. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English architecture . ctures that the origin of the ideaof the dragon comes from some great saurianwhich once really existed. In early sculpture, as, for instance, on thewonderful Saxon capitals of the chancel archof Selham, Sussex, and on the Tournai fontat Lincoln Cathedral, the dragons tail some-times terminates in a head or heads. This isin allusion no doubt to the sixth Trumpet ofRev. ix. 19, where the horses with lion headsof the Vision have their power in theirmouth and in their tails : for their tails werelike unto serpents, and had head
. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English architecture . ctures that the origin of the ideaof the dragon comes from some great saurianwhich once really existed. In early sculpture, as, for instance, on thewonderful Saxon capitals of the chancel archof Selham, Sussex, and on the Tournai fontat Lincoln Cathedral, the dragons tail some-times terminates in a head or heads. This isin allusion no doubt to the sixth Trumpet ofRev. ix. 19, where the horses with lion headsof the Vision have their power in theirmouth and in their tails : for their tails werelike unto serpents, and had heads, and withthem they do hurt. These horse-like creatures here are dreadministers of some judgment of God. We have incidentally mentioned the dragonin connection with the panther, and as attack-ing the young elephants. It is also the enemyof the doves which are to be found shelteringon the Tree of Life. This tree is supposed togrow in India : doves lodge in its branchesand eat its sweet fruit. The dragon is afraidof the tree, and flees to whichever side is not in 162.
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