Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...winged angels in God's sight Heb. i 4. Are servants--Thou His Son. From Heaven above Thine eyes behold Each well-remembered saint; The meek may now Thy mercies prove, And find in Thee a Brother's love, And ardent rise to joys above, Rapt by Thy sweet constraint. In Thy great Temple, O my God, How much I'd rather be A doorkeeper to stand and wait, Or lie and watch before Thy gate Till I Thy glory see, Than exiled reign in royal state For every pleasure free. An exile long, to me at last It is by God's grace given To clasp my kindred by the hand, Again on Zion's hill to stand, And praise God in my Fatherland, O antepast of Heaven I Ch. II THEY ASCEND THE TURRET 177 Politian heard it all distinctly, even to the deep sigh with which it ended,1 and was indeed amazed, for the song was so full of passion throughout, so full of desire, and yet so ambiguous and obscure. Now was recalled to his mind that confession of almost more than sisterly love which had interested him so deeply the day before. Now again he thought of that portrait in Joseph's room, and altogether was not far off from feeling very jealous. At that moment Joseph came out of his library, so Politian advanced to greet him with a pleasant smile, saying how glad he was to find him, and to have another chance of hearing that edifying discourse of which he never tired. "Well, then," said Joseph, "I will now proceed with that discourse on the works of God which I in a way began yesterday, and will continue it as its importance demands, for it is a habit with us, if any particular matter is to be discussed, that it should be carried through duly and exhaustively, avoiding the natural levity and foolish love of variety that is so general, with the view not to be led astray...
