“I have read of a glass kept in an idol temple in Smyrna that would make beautiful things appear deformed, and deformed things appear beautiful; carnal sense is such a glass to wicked men, it makes heavenly things which are beautiful to appear deformed, and earthly things which are deformed to appear beautiful.”
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Ralph Venning
Ralph Venning, a figure from 1621 to 1673, with limited information regarding his profession and category. more
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