Claudia and Pudens, Or, The Early Christians of Gloucester: A Tale of the First Century

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Hamilton, Adams, 1861 - Great Britain - 270 pages

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Page 238 - But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
Page 110 - ... square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their flocks and herds, or to some particular animal, the real destroyer of them ; each person then turns his face to the fire, breaks off a knob, and zlinging it over his shoulders, says, "This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses ; this to thee, preserve thou my sheep ;
Page 186 - You shall not find the sons of Atreus here, Nor need the frauds of sly Ulysses fear. Strong from the cradle, of...
Page 110 - The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation : on that, every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their flocks and herds, or to some particular animal, the real destroyer of them ; each person then turns his face to the fire, breaks off a knob, and...
Page 185 - Well reported of for good works ; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.
Page 110 - After that they use the same ceremony to the noxious animals : "This I give to thee, O Fox! spare thou my lambs ; this to thee, O hooded Crow ! this to thee, O...
Page 110 - They cut a square Trench in the Ground, leaving the Turf in the Middle; on that they make a Fire of Wood, on which they dress a large Caudle of Eggs, Butter, Oat-meal and Milk, and bring besides the Ingredients of the Caudle, Plenty of Beer and Whiskey ; for each of the Company must contribute something.
Page 159 - Pollio et incipient magni procedere menses. te duce si qua manent sceleris vestigia nostri, inrita perpetua solvent formidine terras. ille deum vitam accipiet, divisque videbit permixtos heroas et ipse videbitur illis, pacatumque reget patriis virtutibus orbem.
Page 202 - Their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words unto the ends of the world.

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