OR,

Stories of the Third Age.

BY

ROBERT ISAAC WILBERFORCE, M.A.

ARCHDEACON OF THE EAST RIDING, CANON OF YORE, &C.

And thou, O fayrest princesse under sky,
In this fayre mirror maist behold thy face,
And thine owne realmes in lond of faery,
And in this antique ymage thy great auncestry.

The which, O pardon me thus to enfold
In covert vele and wrap in shadowes light,
That feeble eyes your glory may behold,

Which ells could not endure those beames bright,
But would be dazzled with exceeding light.

CHAPTER VIII.

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Dialogue with Pamphilus. The Christian Deputy of Tyre 85

CHAPTER IX.

A Roman Villa. The Deputy of the Emperor. The

Midnight Assemblage

CHAPTER X.

Visit to Pamphilus. The due Use of Antiquity. The

Jewish Convert.

CHAPTER XI.

A Christian Church. The Discipline of Secrecy. As-

ceticism

CHAPTER XII.

Story of Rutilius's Brother. The Principle of Interpret-

ing the Scriptures .

100

132

152

175

CHAPTER XIII.

A Visit to Jerusalem

185

CHAPTER XIV.

Prophecies respecting the Jews. Their Nation to be really

looked for among the Converts to Christianity

201

CHAPTER XV.

The Meeting with Marcellus. The Discovery. The Con-