For the Faith of a Chriſtian is not made up of every true propoſition; but of thoſe things which are the foundation of our obedience to God in Jeſus Chriſt, and the endearment of our duty, and the ſtabiliment of our hope.

It is a widely accepted idea that archaic Greek elites consisted of ‘aristocrats’ who ruled by hereditary right and enjoyed a life of leisure thanks to their riches. It is said that in the archaic age only these ‘aristocrats’ possessed full citizenship-rights, allowing them to rule their cities. Their leading position was jealously guarded by means of a gentilician social structure, until the lower social ranks, the dēmos, challenged their right to control every political office and the whole process of decision-making.

And, after all, John, it is indeed a feeable service.

‘Close round us hung, the vapours of the night Had form'd a woofy curtain, dim and pale, Through which the waning moon did faintly mark Its slender crescent.’