LOST THE LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLISM AN INQUIRY INTO THE ORIGIN OF MYTHOLOGIES BY HAROLD BAYLEY "The English mind, not readily swayed by rhetoric, moves freely "One may, for a moment, arouse interest by a new hypothesis, but VOL. I LONDON WILLIAMS AND NORGATE 14 HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, W.C. Folk love Helfer 5415-09 2 v. INTRODUCTORY Emblem-trademarks of the Middle Ages-The Huguenots and Paper-making-Working-men's Guilds-Freemasonry and Gnosticism-The Intimate Relation between Symbolism and Language-Antiquity of Place-Names. The Bohemian Brethren-The Sword of the Spirit-The Helmet of Salvation-The Staff of Faith-The Girdle of Righteousness -The Wings of Aspiration-The Spectacles of the Holy Ghost The Unicorn- The Fleur de Lys - Lux lucet in tenebris-The Candle of the Lord The "Anointed of the The Ladder of Perfection-The Pole Star-The Delectable Moun- 32-54 |