A history of the Knights of Pythias and its branches and auxiliary; together with an account of the origin of secret societies, the rise and fall of chivalry and historical chapters on the Pythian ritual (1910)
Webb, Hugh Goold · Anaheim, Cal. : The Uniform Rank Co-operative Association · leaf 93
hristian era, the mysteries were continued andwere only finally destroyed by Theodosius the Greatwho ruled the Western Empire from A. D. 346-395. 58 HISTORY OF KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS It must be remembered that the description heregiven is of those mysteries after the purity of theinstitution had passed… … HOMERS HYMN TO THE EARTH,MOTHER OF ALL p. B. Shelley 0 universal mother, who dost keepFrom everlasting thy foundations deep,Eldest of things, Great Earth, I sing of thee;All shapes that have their dwelling in the sea,All things that fly, or on the ground divineLive, move, and there are…
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