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The instrument was the germ of the modern organ The first mele to be presented partakes of the nature of the allegory, a form of composition not a little affected by the Hawaiians Mele A Hamakua au Noho i ka ulu hala Malihini au i ka hiki ana I ka ua pe'epe'e pohaku 5 Noho oe a li'u-li'u A luli-luli malie iho.— Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula
The task was not easy; for it was necessary to make two sacraments the most prominent objects in the allegory, and of all Christian theologians, avowed Quakers excepted, Bunyan was the one in whose system the sacraments held the least prominent place.— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
[350 5) The documents of revelation (Apostolic writings), just because they are such, must be interpreted by means of allegory, that is, their deeper meaning must be extracted in this way (positive).— History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7)
They admitted that they concealed the highest truths under the veil of allegory, the more to excite the curiosity of men, and to urge them to investigation.— Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Transmigration of souls taught by Pythagoras as an allegory was accepted literally, 398-m.— Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry

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