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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!
James NasmythJames Nasmyth, Engineer: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #476
Gloria in excelsis is the most moderate beginning I can think of.
Charles DarwinLife and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2087
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“Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra pax hominibus.”
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
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!
Jean-Henri FabreBramble-Bees and OthersTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3421
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.
Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) BirdA Lady's Life in the Rocky MountainsProject Gutenberg ebook #755