Excerpt from Fragmentary Records of Jesus of Nazareth: From the Letters of a Contemporary Of speaking of cherished Objects not only jars on the taste Of those who feel that reverence and beauty are closely akin, but gives some thing like a shock of pan to loving and adoring hearts. If the end may not justify the means, it is hoped that in this case the recollection of it may at least explain them, and show that what seems a lack Of reverence is only like the holding back Of the outbursts of loyalty 'ou a coronation day while the crown is being placed on the monarch's brow, a pause that makes the glad acclamations ring out afterwards with warmer enthusiasm. The love and loyalty have not ceased to exist while the nature Of the ceremony forbade their expression. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.