We each endure his own manes, thence are we conveyed along the spacious Elysium, and we, the happy few, possess the fields of bliss; till length of time, after the fixed period is elapsed, hath done away the inherent stain, and hath left the pure celestial reason, and the fiery energy of the simple spirit.” ↩

• “God of clemency supreme”; the church hymn, sung at matins on Saturday morning, and containing a prayer for purity. ↩
• Luke 1:34:⁠— “Then said Mary unto the angel. How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?” ↩