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VI THE PIETÀ In the busy years of Christ’s ministry we do not read of his often being with his mother Mary. He was going about the country preaching and healing, and gave himself wholly to his mission. Yet we know that the love between mother and son was...
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IV MOSES In Michelangelo’s statue of Moses the great Hebrew leader is represented at the height of his career. He was a prophet, a poet, a military commander, and a statesman. The story of his life will show how all these qualities could be combined in one...
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II DAVID Long ago in the country of Palestine lived a lad named David, who kept his father’s sheep. His free life out of doors made him strong and manly beyond his years. The Israelites were at this time at war with the Philistines, and David’s quick wit...
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I THE MADONNA AND CHILD About two thousand years ago a babe was born in the little Judæan village of Bethlehem whose life was to change all history. His name was Jesus, and every Christian country now takes his birth as a standard from which to reckon time. When we...
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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Michelangelo, by Estelle M. Hurll This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included...