“Such was the will of the Father that his Son, blessed and glorious, whom he gave to us, and who was born for us, should by his own blood, sacrifice, and oblation, offer himself on the altar of the cross, not for himself, by whom "all things were made," but for our sins, leaving us an example that we should follow his steps.” ShouldMadeFatherBornSinStepsSacrificeBloodExampleSonOffersAll ThingsCrossesBlessedLeavingGloriousAltarsBlood Sacrifice Book:Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi Source: Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi
“They even say that an altar dedicated to Ulysses , with the addition of the name of his father, Laertes , was formerly discovered on the same spot, and that certain monuments and tombs with Greek inscriptions, still exist on the borders of Germany and Rhaetia .” StillsCertainFatherNamesSpotsBordersGreekGermanyDedicatedMonumentAltarsTombsUlyssesInscriptions Book:The Agricola and Germany of Tacitus Source: The Agricola and Germany of Tacitus
“We hail the return of the day of thy birth, Fair Columbia! washed by the waves of two oceans Where men from the farthest dominions of earth Rear altars to Freedom, and pay their devotions; Where our fathers in fight, nobly strove for the Right, Struck down their fierce foemen or put them to flight; Through the long lapse of ages, that so there might be An asylum for all in the Land of the Free.” MenLongTwoMightAgeEarthFightingFatherFreedomPayLandReturnBirthOceanFairsWaveDevotionFlightFierceOur FatherAltarsDominionHailAsylumsColumbiaLapsesLand Of The Free Book:The microcosm, and other poems Source: The microcosm, and other poems