The Loly Grail: With introd. and notes by G[eorge] C[ampbell] MacaulayMacmillan, 1893 - 86 pages |
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Page ix
... Evil has been growing in strength , the foundations of the edifice erected by Arthur and his great Order are being secretly sapped can the ruin be averted by a great movement of enthusiasm for spiritual things ? Surely in this direc ...
... Evil has been growing in strength , the foundations of the edifice erected by Arthur and his great Order are being secretly sapped can the ruin be averted by a great movement of enthusiasm for spiritual things ? Surely in this direc ...
Page xiii
... to become apparent . They turn our attention away from the court , so as to give time for the evil to grow . It would not be possible to pass without a violent shock from Gareth and Lynetle to Merlin and Vivien INTRODUCTION . xiii.
... to become apparent . They turn our attention away from the court , so as to give time for the evil to grow . It would not be possible to pass without a violent shock from Gareth and Lynetle to Merlin and Vivien INTRODUCTION . xiii.
Page xiv
... evil has spread . The tragedy of the two brothers is directly due to loss of faith in Guinevere's purity ; and Merlin with all his varied powers falls a prey to the seductions of Vivien . The victory of Sense over Soul seems to grow ...
... evil has spread . The tragedy of the two brothers is directly due to loss of faith in Guinevere's purity ; and Merlin with all his varied powers falls a prey to the seductions of Vivien . The victory of Sense over Soul seems to grow ...
Page xvi
... evil thing . Perilous it may be , as to sit in Merlin's chair was perilous , but perilous for good as well as for evil . The teaching really is this , that religious impulses like other impulses must be chastened and kept within due ...
... evil thing . Perilous it may be , as to sit in Merlin's chair was perilous , but perilous for good as well as for evil . The teaching really is this , that religious impulses like other impulses must be chastened and kept within due ...
Page xix
... evil deeds and thoughts and words of his life arose and cried against him , ' This Quest is not for thee . ' And suddenly he found himself in a desert of sand and thorns , and thirsty unto death , so that he too cried , ' This Quest is ...
... evil deeds and thoughts and words of his life arose and cried against him , ' This Quest is not for thee . ' And suddenly he found himself in a desert of sand and thorns , and thirsty unto death , so that he too cried , ' This Quest is ...
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