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XXXIV.
“Οταν παραδοξον η, και μη προς την εμπροσθεν δοξαν, ωσπερ
εν τοις γελοιοις
.”
Arist Rhet, lib. iii. 11.
The laugh to man alone is given,
For differences of earth and heaven
Are found alone in man's estate,
So little yet withal so great.
For differences of earth and heaven
Are found alone in man's estate,
So little yet withal so great.
Angels above, and beasts below
Ne'er in themselves such contrasts know;
For nought doth in their natures dwell
Incongruous, unsuitable.
Ne'er in themselves such contrasts know;
For nought doth in their natures dwell
Incongruous, unsuitable.
“Wherefore did Sarah laugh?”
Gen. xviii. 13.
Their mother's laugh—it is indeed
The name of the accepted seed,
So beyond thought the mighty change,
In that salvation new and strange.
The name of the accepted seed,
So beyond thought the mighty change,
In that salvation new and strange.
They on their way who walk and weep
Shall laugh ,on wak'ning from their sleep,
When they in glad surprise have found
The everlasting arms around.
Shall laugh ,on wak'ning from their sleep,
When they in glad surprise have found
The everlasting arms around.
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