. The great seals of England and some others . g changes, has remained ever sincethe Seal of the Commonwealth, and is one of the very bestin the somewhat absurd collection of State Seals with theircrude attempts at symbolism. GEORGIA. The impression is so poor that it is almostimpossible to see the device. On one side are some silk-worms feeding on a leaf, with the motto, Non sibi, sedaliis (not for himself, but for others). On the opposite sidean elegant house and other buildings, with sheep and cat-tle; a river running through the same, with a ship under fullsail and the motto, Deus nobis ha
. The great seals of England and some others . g changes, has remained ever sincethe Seal of the Commonwealth, and is one of the very bestin the somewhat absurd collection of State Seals with theircrude attempts at symbolism. GEORGIA. The impression is so poor that it is almostimpossible to see the device. On one side are some silk-worms feeding on a leaf, with the motto, Non sibi, sedaliis (not for himself, but for others). On the opposite sidean elegant house and other buildings, with sheep and cat-tle; a river running through the same, with a ship under fullsail and the motto, Deus nobis haec otia fecit (God hasgiven us this repose). (Flag of the U. S. Preble, p. 631.) CONFEDERATE STATES SEAL. An equestrian figure of Washington surrounded by awreath of cotton, tobacco, sugar-cane, wheat and ;—The Confederate States of America. Motto;—Deo Vindice, which they understood to mean, with Godfor our leader we will conquer (The News, Richmond,April 23rd, 1863, Wm. T. Thompson, Editor). Date, , 1862. 46 Plate Great Seal of the Province of of William Penn. 1699. A FEW CHARACTERISTIC SEALS. CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL. XIII the interior of the same, with the murder ofThomas a Becket, 1170. Legend, much abbreviated, Ictibusimmens Thomas qui corruat ens Tutor ab offens urbis sitCanturien (Thomas who may fall by the heavy blow ofa sword, may be patron of defence to the city of Canter-bury). A not unnatural, but rash remark of King Henry II.,who was rendered furious by the incessant opposition of thecantankerous a Becket to his attempts at reform, incited fourknights, Reginald Fitzurse, Hugh de Morville, William deTracy and Richard le Breton, to remove the cause of Henrysrage. The martyr kneels in front of the altar; beside it stands,though he did not stay long, as the martyr spirit was notstrongly developed in him, John of Salisbury (?), later Bishopof Chartres, France. At Chartres John erected a windowin commemoration
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