Show 46 SEVEN EVER A MYSTIC N NUMBER ER of particular si significance in all history the figure seven seems to stand out prominently among its monosyllable monosyllabic companions Is it because it Is the only numeral that eliat lias has two tuo syllables whatever the explanation it Is certain that severi seven Is regarded as a mystic number and has always had a peculiar attraction for us in the first place we have hare the seven wonders oi of the world the egyptian pyramids pyramid the mausoleum erected by arte masla at the temple of artemis at ephe bus S the walls and ilan hanging ing gardens at babylon the colossus of rhodes the statue of zeus by phidias in the great temple of 0 olympia Olymp ln and the pharos or lighthouse at alexandria secondly the seven wonders of the middle ages the coliseum at rome the great wall of china the catacombs Cata combs of alexandria the ruins of stonehenge the porcelain tower of the mosque of st sophia at constantinople stantin ople the seven wonders of the new world are yellowstone park the garden of the lie gods goals niagara falls natural bridge yosemite valley mammoth cave and giant trees the seven virtues are falth faith nope hope charity prudence temperance justice and fortitude the seven deadly sins pride envy anger greed sloth gluttony and covetousness the seven champions of christendom st george england st andrew scotland st david wales st patrick ireland st denis france st james Sp spain aln and st anthony italy while the seven sages of greece the seven wise men lien were solon of athens ot of miletus reri ander 0 of f corinth rit Fitt crus of mitylene Ml tylene C Cleo leo bulus of aidus mas eins of ariene and chillon of sparta the seven hills of rome nome are the palatine capitoline quirinal Ca Cac llan ellan EsquIl esquillie lne and the seven sleepers of ephesus were said to be seven christian youths who inho fell asleep in a cave and did not awake till two or three hundred years later inter the seven seas are north arid and south atlantic north and south pacific the arctic the antarctic and the he indian ocean and the seven stars or planets the sun the moon mercury gnus enus mars saturn and jupiter there are also the seven ag ancs senen liberal arts the seven psalms and the seven great hymns montreal family herald |