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Sir George died in 1853. His journal does not appear to have been published. Dr. Hughes, who died Jan. 6, 1833, aged seventy-seven, was one of the Canons-residentiary of St. Paul's, London. He and Mrs. Hughes were old friends of Sir Walter, who had been godfather to one of their grandchildren. See Life, vol. vii. pp. 259-260.
Maclean has the reputation of great learning: he is seventy-seven years old, but not infirm, with a look of venerable dignity, excelling what I remember in any other man. His conversation was not unsuitable to his appearance. I lost some of his good will by treating a heretical writer with more regard than in his opinion a heretick could deserve.
With the passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá the first century of the Bahá’í era, whose inception had synchronized with His birth, had run more than three quarters of its course. Seventy-seven years previously the light of the Faith proclaimed by the Báb had risen above the horizon of Shíráz and flashed across the firmament of Persia, dispelling the age-long gloom which had enveloped its people.
In his pockets were an Agnus Dei, a taper of green wax, two bits of hareskin, two dried toads which were supposed to be sorcerer's charms a, crucifix, a Jesuit catechism, a prayer-book, a pocket-book containing two Spanish bills of exchange one for two thousand, and one for eight hundred and seventy-seven crowns and a set of writing tablets.
This was an old woman in the village, seventy-seven years old, who had lost her teeth, had blear eyes, a great mouth and large nose; in short, was a very hideous figure. They were going to take her to prison, but I interceded for her. When she came to thank me I asked her what fancy it was that had induced her to go about playing the ghost instead of sleeping.
"Seventy-three, seventy-four, seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-seven " All at once, clear, unmistakable, on the resounding plane of the table was heard a slight metallic note. "The ring!" It was Maude Lille's quick voice that had spoken. Mrs. Kildair continued to count. "Eighty-nine, ninety, ninety-one " The tension became unbearable.
The entire building has long since disappeared, but while in Alexandria its location was pointed out to me. In the list of ancient wonders, however, the Pyramids of Egypt were given first place. There are seventy-seven of these pyramids altogether. Three of them are located less than a dozen miles from Cairo, the others being up the river Nile a half day's journey.
Gladstone's entrance at 10.30 P.M., after an exhausting day and he, the man of seventy-seven, sitting down to work between the Chief Secretary and the Irish leader, till at last, with a sigh of weariness at nearly 1 A.M., the tired Prime Minister pleads to go to bed. Or that most dramatic story, later on, of Committee Room No. 15, where Mr. Morley becomes the reporter to Mr.
The temperature, they decided, must be about seventy-seven. And what a night the last one had been! Mr.
Having established near the sea-coast a settlement which he named San Miguel, to serve as a key of communication between him and his ships, Pizarro set out boldly on his march, having with him but one hundred and seventy-seven men, nine of whom showing signs of sinking courage, were soon sent back to the settlement.
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