Greek letter men of Philadelphia . S. HOUSE OF ALPHA CHAPTER OF DELTA PSL NEW YORK DURANTE VITA Arcana coelestia ;Sic sunto perpeiua. DURANTE vita; aye to end of life,What hallowed, golden mennories are Recollections thronging plain,Uprise the colums of a lofty hooded monks nor priestly denizensIts altars guard, or dole its benisonsTo cringing devotees whose every wordIs by direction of some mitered humblest pilgrim to this mystic shrineA monarch is, by kingly rights divine :While most exalted of this knightly clan,Despite his rank, is but a fellow bro

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Greek letter men of Philadelphia . S. HOUSE OF ALPHA CHAPTER OF DELTA PSL NEW YORK DURANTE VITA Arcana coelestia ;Sic sunto perpeiua. DURANTE vita; aye to end of life,What hallowed, golden mennories are Recollections thronging plain,Uprise the colums of a lofty hooded monks nor priestly denizensIts altars guard, or dole its benisonsTo cringing devotees whose every wordIs by direction of some mitered humblest pilgrim to this mystic shrineA monarch is, by kingly rights divine :While most exalted of this knightly clan,Despite his rank, is but a fellow brothers on a common level ancient ties to weld, the new to greet;And hither may the wanderers returnWhose hearts for friendship unalloyed still yearn,Inscribed above this portal as you passAppears the simple word, temple beautiful, O temple fond associations cluster there!The hopes, ambitions, loves of Springtime days,That linger in a mellow Autumn haze ;A fellowship which casteth out all fears,Unshaken

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