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It sees in morality the basis of religion; it discovers the fact of man's freedom to conform or not to conform to the eternal law; it unveils the reality of life beyond this earth-stage of existence, and last and chiefest of all, it discerns, in the words of Immanuel Kant, "a natural idea of pure theism" in the unmistakable reality of the moral law, from the very obvious fact that laws do not make themselves, but are enactments of reason or intelligence.
It is the glory of Christ that he unveils the sovereignty of character and crowns manhood with all-maturing and all-perfecting love. Looking backward, man finds that all religions fall into four classes: There is the religion of fear and force, when man offers sacrifices to appease the gods and conciliate justice.
In Naz a man is never allowed to see the face of his wife till she has borne him a child a modification of the Futa rule. The inquisitive French husband unveils his wife, and, like Psyche in Apuleius, drops wax from a candle on her cheek.
When this species of miscarriage had to be buried, as there was urgent need to get rid of it, Monsieur uttered loud cries, and said that he had written to his brother so that there might be a grand funeral service at Saint Denis. Of so absurd a proposal as this no notice was taken, which served to amaze Monsieur for one whole month. M. Colbert. His Origin. He Unveils and Displays Mazarin's Wealth.
She appears; he suddenly confronts her; and, dragging her forward, unveils before himself and the Princess the death-like features of his old love.
The superficial, no doubt, will mistake this little book for a somewhat laborious attempt at jocosity. Because, incidentally to its main purpose, it unveils occasional ideas of so inordinate an erroneousness that they verge upon the ludicrous, it will be set down a piece of spoofing, and perhaps denounced as in bad taste.
And now I must be running away; I've got to open a Free Library somewhere. You know the sort of thing that happens one unveils a bust of Carlyle and makes a speech about Ruskin, and then people come in their thousands and read 'Rabid Ralph, or Should he have Bitten Her? Don't forget, please, I'm going to have the medallion with the fat cupid sitting on a sundial.
But, in the second clause, in which the emphasis rests not so much upon the fact of departure as upon the goal to which He went, we read: 'I go to the Father. Hitherto we have been contemplating Christ's departure simply in its bearing upon us, but here, with exquisite tenderness, He unveils another aspect of it, and that in order that He may change His disciples' sadness into joy; and says to them, 'If ye were not so absorbed in yourselves, you would have a thought to spare about Me, and you would feel that you should be glad because I am about to be exalted.
Nearing the end. Estimate of the Reverend F.B. Wheeler. Early poem. Leaves "Locust Grove" for last time. Death of his brother Sidney. Letter to Cyrus Field on neutrality of telegraph. Letter of F.O.J. Smith to H.J. Rogers. Reply by Professor Gale. Vicious attack by F.O.J. Smith. Death prevents reply by Morse. Unveils statue of Franklin in last public appearance. Last hours. Death.
Parsifal heals his wound with a touch of the sacred spear, and taking his place, unveils the sacred chalice, and kneels before it in silent prayer.
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