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Excelsis
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In those days the boring of a steam-engine cylinder was considered high art in excelsis!
Gloria in excelsis is the most moderate beginning I can think of.
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“Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus.”
Shall we never behold the realization of that sublime vision which is sung on Sundays in the smallest village-church: Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis!
No worthier temple for a "Te Deum" or "Gloria in Excelsis" could be found than this "temple not made with hands," in which one may worship without being distracted by the sight of bonnets of endless form, and curiously intricate "back hair," and countless oddities of changing fashion.