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The six sisters of the valleys : an historical romance - University Library

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132 THE SIX SISTEES OF TEE VALLEYS.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re lie, body ! forlorn <strong>an</strong>d broken.<br />

<strong>The</strong> hairs <strong>of</strong> thine head are still numbered<br />

by Him who loves <strong>the</strong>e to <strong>the</strong> end. Fear<br />

not, thine ashes shall break forth resplen-<br />

dent with immortal beauty in <strong>the</strong> day when<br />

<strong>the</strong> Lord ariseth to judge <strong>the</strong> earth. <strong>The</strong>n<br />

shall body <strong>an</strong>d soul meet again in triumph,<br />

never to be parted, <strong>an</strong>d <strong>the</strong> days <strong>of</strong> thy<br />

suffering thou shalt remember no more.<br />

T& 7fC ^v 7J? TIC<br />

" Religio cogi non debet : verbis potius<br />

quam verberibus res agenda est. Longe<br />

diversa sunt carnincina et pietas, nee potest<br />

aut Veritas cum vi, aut justitia cum crude-<br />

litate conjungi : cur ergo tarn crudeliter<br />

vex<strong>an</strong>t, cruci<strong>an</strong>t, clebilit<strong>an</strong>t, si salvos<br />

volunt ? aut unde pietas tarn impia ut eos<br />

miseris modis perd<strong>an</strong>t, aut inutiles faci<strong>an</strong>t<br />

quibus velint esse consultum."<br />

(about a.d. 350).<br />

—<br />

Lact<strong>an</strong>tius

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