THE NEW UFE
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magiiuition) that I had nothmg left for itbut to do all his Hdding continually. Heoftentimes commanded me to seek if Imight see this youngest of the Angels:wherefore I in my boyhood often went insearch of her, and found her so noble andpraiseworthy that certainly of her mighthave been said those words of the poetHcHner, ** She seemed not to be the daughterof a mortal man, but of God.** 6 And albeither image, that was with me always, was anexultation of Love to subdue me, it was yetof so perfect a quality that it never allowedme to be overruled by Love without thefaithful counsel of reason, whensoever suchcounsel was useful to be heard. But seeingthat were I to dwell overmuch on thepassions and doings of such eariy youth, mywords might be counted something fabulous,I will therefore put them aside; and passingmany things that may be conceived by thepattern of these, I will come to such as arewrit in my memory with a better distinctness.
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