The Mystic Star, Volumes 14-15

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1871

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Page 206 - And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold; Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord.
Page 206 - The angel wrote, and vanished. The next night It came again with a great wakening light, And showed the names whom love of God had...
Page 59 - So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
Page 40 - And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul : but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Page 194 - And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man.
Page 286 - All crimes shall cease, and ancient fraud shall fail ; Returning Justice lift aloft her scale ; Peace o'er the world her olive wand extend, And white-robed Innocence from heaven descend.
Page 175 - Chaos heard the potent word ; Through all his realms the kindling ether runs, And the mass starts into a million suns ; Earths round each sun with quick explosions burst, And second planets issue from the first ; Bend, as they journey with projectile force, In bright ellipses their reluctant course ; Orbs wheel in orbs, round centres centres roll, And form, self-balanced, one revolving whole. — Onward they move amid their bright abode, Space without bound, the bosom of their God...
Page 66 - While thus he pondered, presently he sees, Hard by the casement — so the story goes — A little band of busy, bustling bees, Hunting for honey in a withered rose. The monarch smiled, and raised his royal head ; " Open the window !
Page 215 - Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter ; 20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks.
Page 280 - But oh. how dark. how drear. how lone. Would seem the brightest world of bliss. If. wandering through each radiant one. We failed to find the loved of this !— If then no more the ties shall twine.

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