Historical Miniatures

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G. Allen, Limited, 1913 - 362 من الصفحات
A philosopher and poet here describes the visions which a study of the history of mankind has called up before his inner eye'
 

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الصفحة 237 - O thank the Lord, for He is good, And His mercy endureth for ever,' their voices were choked, and they ended their days like the Maccabees.
الصفحة 117 - And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it, for the glory of God doth lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof...
الصفحة 236 - I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he will stand at the latter day upon the earth;" (that is, that he will there exert his power:) "and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God; whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another...
الصفحة 296 - Orpheus with his lute made trees, And the mountain tops that freeze, Bow themselves when he did sing ; To his music plants and flowers Ever sprung, as sun and showers There had made a lasting spring.
الصفحة 133 - I delight in the law of God after the inward man : but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
الصفحة 44 - Jove, wherefore in the name of heaven didst thou place in the light of the sun that specious " evil to men, women ? for if thou didst will to propagate the race of mortals, there was no necessity for this to be done by women, but men might, having placed an equivalent in thy temples, either in brass, or iron, or the weighty gold, buy a race of children, each for the consideration of the value paid, and thus might dwell in unmolested houses, without females.
الصفحة 155 - Be perfect ; be of good comfort ; be of one mind ; live in peace : And the God of love and peace shall be with you.
الصفحة 200 - Brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace, and the God of love and of peace shall be with you.

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August Strindberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden on January 22, 1849. He was educated at the University of Uppsala in Sweden, but left without a degree. He began to write while supporting himself at a variety of jobs, including journalist and librarian. He wrote several novels including The Red Room and Black Banners, but was best known as a playwright. His plays include The Father, Miss Julie, Creditors, A Dream Play, and The Ghost Sonata. He also wrote an autobiography entitled The Son of a Servant. He died on May 14, 1912 at the age of 63.

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