Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-07-16
DR.. fkLNAGH'S SBRHON.
THE EMINENT DJvINE.s SUNDAY
DISCOURSE.
SohIects ~wcfnsn wroared"-Iessons
Drawn PROM the Conduct OF Nashti.
the veiied-rhe Glory OF Those Who
>tsunch the Battle Wounds, A.
Florence Nightingale Did.

Florence Nightingale Did.
TIKI: Bring vashti. the queen. before
The king with the crown royal. 20 show the
people and the princes her beauty: FOR she
WAS fair 20 look upon. But the Queen
Nsshti refused 20 come. Esther T., II. u.
We stand amid the palaces Of Shcshan.
The HiDnacies are RhRfne with the morning
light. The columns rise fcstocned and
wres;hed: the wealth o. empires flashing
from THE groves. the ceilings adorned With
images q bird and beast. and scenes Of
proves and conquest Tho walls arr
huns WITH shields. and eclbiarc1eG until Il
seems that tie whole round % splenacrs s. /
exhausted. Each arch j. a mighty leaf II
architectural achievement Golden stSrs
shining down on glowing arsbcs1ue.
HanCinCs Ct embroidered work IN which
Ulncle The tluereSs 81 the SKY. the
creenneSs ~ the grass ana the
whteress 90 thc Sea-foau. Tapestries
hung on silver rirCS. wedding together
the pillars az marble. paviii0us reaching
oct in every direction. These Tor repose
tlca with luVuriant ccuclcs. in which
weary limbs sink rutil all fatigue b. sub
merged. Those Tor clrcu~sI where kir -
drink down kingdom AT one s~ai'ow
Amazing spectacle Iich- 70 silver drip
Tirc down over stair of ivory ou shields
90 sold. Flocrs 20 stained marble. sunset
red and rirht black. anG iniait with
cleaning pearl. L. connection with tl.s
palace .lere IS q garden. whcre the mighty
men - foreign lands are seated az ban
Cr@t. Lricr the spread % oak and linden
a1t acacia The tables aye arranged. The
breath 80 hcrcvsuckle ara fra. klrerr-e
Ills ttc ai-. Fountains leap uv into the
light. the spray srlcs through VITA rain
bows falll-c into crystalline baptism upon
towering shrutS-then rollins down
Through channels 90 marble. and widening
cut here and tleTe into pools swi-irc
with the truv tribes 20 foreign AQUA
RUNS to-ierei vita scarlet ane-ones.
hvre-icuus. and ISny-cclorei ranurruii.
Meats 90 raresi bird and beast smoking
e. amid wrflths % arcma-ics TIE vases
t-ei VIA aTrr1t~ AMI almonds The
baskets fflei uQ WIKI arrlcct~ ana lr- and
oranges and Iome grArates. Nelrl- taste
fully twirel With leaves 20 acacia. The
triCtt waters ofEul1us illirc the urns and
c-cTrir- outside tte Yin ir flashing beads
amid tre t-accres. Wine from The ROYAL
vats 90 Isvala- and Shirar. ir bottles %
Hinged she'll. and lly-shar.-i cups 90 silver.
ard farous ana ts-karts of solid gold.
The music rises higher and tle revelry
breaks cut into wilder transport. ana the
wi-e has flushed tle cheek ana tcu ei
the brain. and louder than al other voices
are the hicccuCh 20 the iuerriates the CAB
tle % fools. aritle song 90 the lrurkarf-.
II another part 90 the palace Queen
Nash.i - elte-tairil- the Princess cfpersia
az banquet. Drunken Ahasrerus SAYS O.
his servants "lc- So and fetch Nashri
trCl thar banquet WIKI tLc women. an
bras 1erto t-is na-l- Gel. VIII the men. az 2
l-t ue display her beauty. The servants
Immediately STARR % obey the kings con-
Zarl. llt there wls rule IL Oriental
society thar 10 woman might appear iu
public without having her face yelled.
= -trr Uae "a rar date that 70 r-n dare
dispute. demanding that Nashti come ID
unveiled letcret1e multitude. However
there was D. NlsEtl.- sous "a Principle more
regal tlar Ahlslerls. more rr.liar. than
the gold 90 Shusha1 90 -Cre wealth than
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