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Excerpt from The Lily of Israel: The Life of the Blessed Virgin
IN the golden days of happy childhood we all loved to read that sweet story of Our Lady''s life called The Lily of Israel. The gentle narrative of holy souls was so entrancing and the sacred scenes so bathed in the colors of romance that our hearts were captivated and our souls filled with spiritual gladness.
Alas! When in riper years we turned once more the dear old pages, something was wanting - something seemed amiss. The story was still interesting, still fascinating, but again and again we found ourselves sad at heart. N ow it was the strange use of a word; then it was the unhappy turn of a phrase; again it was some marvelous incident related with a cer tain glowing enthusiasm which carried its writer beyond the confines of credibility, when there was no apparent reason either for invention or rhapsody.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
IN the golden days of happy childhood we all loved to read that sweet story of Our Lady''s life called The Lily of Israel. The gentle narrative of holy souls was so entrancing and the sacred scenes so bathed in the colors of romance that our hearts were captivated and our souls filled with spiritual gladness.
Alas! When in riper years we turned once more the dear old pages, something was wanting - something seemed amiss. The story was still interesting, still fascinating, but again and again we found ourselves sad at heart. N ow it was the strange use of a word; then it was the unhappy turn of a phrase; again it was some marvelous incident related with a cer tain glowing enthusiasm which carried its writer beyond the confines of credibility, when there was no apparent reason either for invention or rhapsody.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Olympe Philippe Gerbet
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781528449427
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 349
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Olympe Philippe Gerbet
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331037248
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Page Count - 351
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