The Rosicrucians, Their Rites and Mysteries with Chapters on the Ancient Fire- and Serpent-worshippers, and Explanations of the Mystic Symbols Represented in the Monuments and Talismans of the Primeval Philosophers |
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... hands , concen- trates in a small compass the results of very considerable labour , and the diligent study of very many books in languages living and dead . It purports to be a history ( for the first time treated seriously in English ) ...
... hands , concen- trates in a small compass the results of very considerable labour , and the diligent study of very many books in languages living and dead . It purports to be a history ( for the first time treated seriously in English ) ...
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... in the darkness by his hands upon the wall , and by his toes to make sure first on each step , he resolutely descended ; and he deliberately counted THE UNDERGROUND CHAMBER . 7 two hundred and twenty steps 6 THE ROSICRUCIANS .
... in the darkness by his hands upon the wall , and by his toes to make sure first on each step , he resolutely descended ; and he deliberately counted THE UNDERGROUND CHAMBER . 7 two hundred and twenty steps 6 THE ROSICRUCIANS .
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... hand was armed with an iron bâton , and that he pointed it as if tremendously to forbid further approach . Now , however , the poor man , not being in a condition either to reason or to restrain himself , with a cry , and in a passion ...
... hand was armed with an iron bâton , and that he pointed it as if tremendously to forbid further approach . Now , however , the poor man , not being in a condition either to reason or to restrain himself , with a cry , and in a passion ...
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... has been reported from various hands . Cedrenus makes mention of a lamp , which , together with an image of Christ , was found at Edessa in the reign of Justinian the Emperor . NOTES . II It was set over a certain gate IQ THE ROSICRUCIANS .
... has been reported from various hands . Cedrenus makes mention of a lamp , which , together with an image of Christ , was found at Edessa in the reign of Justinian the Emperor . NOTES . II It was set over a certain gate IQ THE ROSICRUCIANS .
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... hands , they would infallibly use it , and that quickly enough ; for the acquisition of riches and power , say they , is the desire of all men . But this idea proceeds from an ignorance of the character and inclinations of real ...
... hands , they would infallibly use it , and that quickly enough ; for the acquisition of riches and power , say they , is the desire of all men . But this idea proceeds from an ignorance of the character and inclinations of real ...
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