By flames of life I restore its burning— And then, Seraphic, with you unite In songs of praise at the Throne of Light. [Pg 55] [Pg 55] BRIEF EXPLANATORY NOTES. Page 17, last line; i. e.—Air, Water, Earth, Fire, the four elements, in which, according to the ancient philosophers, all exists, and of which the whole world is composed. Page 17 Air, Water, Earth, Fire Page 24, "Alexanders" i. e.—Such as Alexander III, "the Great," king of Macedonia, etc., the greatest of Military Conquerors; born 356 B. C.; died, 323 B. C. Page 24 Alexanders "Neros" i. e.—Such as Nero, Lucius Domitius, Roman Emperor; born 37; died 68; probably the most prominent type known of wickedness and cruelty, and, nevertheless, a coward. Neros Page 27, "Crest and Foil;" emblematic of Knighthood or Nobility. Page 27 Crest and Foil Page 29, "Brother" "Equal," i. e.—Neighbor, as exemplified by Christ to the Lawyer; see Gospel, St. Luke, x. 25, et. seq. The emphasized "then" on the second line refers to when "for its keeping you shall account;" (see previous stanza, page 28) the sense of the two first lines being: too late then to mend evil deeds by charity. Page 29
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