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...First International Peace Conference at the Hague, minister to Great Britain and other courts. He is the author of several historical books, and a member of several Academies of Sciences and literary societies, more particularly, a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences in Serbia, of the South-Slay Academy of Agram (Croatia), and an honorary member of the Royal Historical Society in London...
...style. The tone suggested by the first line, "Dulling their background like two pearls in a cabbage patch," is fortunately not maintained throughout. A sketch, Mr. Skinner's Indian tale "The Love of a Friend," is simple and good. Perhaps the Apache saying which heads it--"Any man can slay an enemy, but only an Apache is brave enough to kill a friend"--anticipates too much the conclusion...
...admit that his power was finite. This was the position of John Stuart Mill, - the Manichaean view, though Mr. Mill did not go so far as to personify evil. The Calvinistic view is really nearer to modern thought, when it is expressed in the words, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust...
...table beside Carl's beautiful wife and daughter. The crowning demand w. s that Gawain should cut of his host's head. With great reluctance he did as requested, and there sprang up a noble prince, who warmly thanked him, and told how he had been condemned to slay all guests who refused his demands. Gawain was the first obedient guest and the one to relieve...
...bravely and humbly for repentance. Fear of God does not need to be a sorlid fear but an honest and inspiring awe. Fear of God is the beginning but not necessarily the end of wisdom. Jesus Christ as well as the old Jews taught a manly religion; "though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him," expresses their attitude toward...