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Psalm 126, v. 1 (Psalm 127, v. 1 in the Authorized Version ,

697
De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine; Domine, exaudi vocem meam.
Up from the depths I have cried to thee, Lord; Lord, hear my voice.

Psalm 129, v. 1 (Psalm 130, v. 1 in the Authorized Version)

698
Vanitas vanitatum, dixit Ecclesiastes; vanitas vanitatum, et omnia vanitas.
Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; vanity of vanities, and everything is vanity.

Ecclesiastes ch. 1, v. 2

699
Rorate, coeli, desuper, et nubes pluant Justum; aperiatur terra, et germinet Salvatorem.
Drop down dew, heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down righteousness; let the earth be opened, and a saviour spring to life.

Isaiah ch. 45, v. 8

700
Benedicite, omnia opera Domini, Domino; laudate et superexaltate eum in secula.
Bless the Lord, all the works of the Lord; praise him and exalt him above all things for ever.

Daniel ch. 3, v. 57

701
Magnificat anima mea Dominum; Et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo.
My soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

St Luke ch. 1, v. 46.

702
Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine, secundum verbum tuum in pace.
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: according to thy word.

St Luke ch. 2, v. 29

703
Pax Vobis.
Peace be unto you.

St Luke ch. 24, v. 36

704
Quo vadis?
Where are you going?

St John ch. 16, v. 5

705
Ecce homo.
Behold the man.

St John ch. 19, v. 5

706
Consummatum est.
It is achieved.

St John ch. 19, v. 30

706
Noli me tangere.
Do not touch me.

St John ch. 20, v. 17

707
Magna est veritas, et praevalet.
Great is truth, and it prevails.

III Esdras ch. 4, v. 41 ,

Bickerstaffe, Isaac
1733–1808
1
Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love,
But—why did you kick me downstairs?

"An Expostulation" (1789)

2
I care for nobody, not I,
If no one cares for me.

Love in a Village
(a comic opera with music by Thomas Arne, 1762) act 1, sc. 2

Bickersteth, E. H.
1825–1906
1
Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin?
The Blood of Jesus whispers peace within.

Songs in the House of Pilgrimage
(1875) "Peace, perfect peace"

Bierce, Ambrose
1842–1914
1
alliance
,
n
. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pocket that they cannot separately plunder a third.

The Cynic's Word Book
(1906)

2
battle
,
n
. A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue.

The Cynic's Word Book
(1906)

3
history
,
n
. An account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.

The Cynic's Word Book
(1906)

4
peace
,
n
. In international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.

The Devil's Dictionary
(1911)

Biko, Steve
1946–77
1
The liberal must understand that the days of the Noble Savage are gone; that the blacks do not need a go-between in this struggle for their own emancipation. No true liberal should feel any resentment at the growth of black consciousness.

"Black Souls in White Skins?" (written 1970), in
Steve Biko—I Write What I Like
(1978).

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