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watch and then to speed; for the helmet of Pluto, which maketh the politic 
man go invisible, is secrecy in the council , and celerity in the execution. 
£upl]orki6\ (^plenden^. 
On the wild rocky hills of 
Judea and in the immediate 
neighborhood of Jerusalem, this 
emblematic plant is found. It 
is a peculiar plant, thorny, with 
a few bright green leaves and 
an abundance of light rose blos¬ 
soms. 
The “Crown of Thorns” 
worn by the Savior is supposed 
to have been made out of this plant, and its thorny branches were frequent¬ 
ly used for the chastisement of offenders. Indeed, some sacred Historians 
assert, that the drink given to our Savior before His death, was made from 
the juice of this plant. 
Humiliation. 
“Learn of Me, because I am meek and humble of heart.” 
—Jesus Christ. 
HERE are people who are ready to undergo pain, poverty and death 
itself, rather than bear the world’s contempt and humiliations. 
Do you, perhaps, belong to that weak-minded class of Christians, 
also ? 
If you do, I would advise you in all earnest to look up, in spirit, to 
