Seven Times Christ Spoke on the Cross: (1) “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do;” (2) “To-day shalt thou be with Me in paradise;” (3)“Woman, behold thy son!’ etc.; (4)“My God, My hast Thou forsaken Me?” (5) “I thirst;” (6) “It is finished!” (7)“Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit.”
Seven Towers (The), a state prison in Constantinople, near the sea of Marmora. It stands at the west of the Seraglio.
—Byron; Don Juan, v. 150 (1820)..
Seven Virtues (The): (1) faith, (2) hope, (3) charity, (4) prudence, (5) justice, (6) fortitude, and (7) temperance. The first three are called “the holy virtues.” (See SEVEN MORTAL SINS, p. 985.)
Seven Week’s War (The), that between Austria and Prussia, in 1866, for the supremacy of Germany. The war was declared by Austria, June 17, and the Peace of Presburg (giving Prussia the victory) was signed August 20.
Seven Wise Masters. Lucien the son of Dolopathus was placed under the charge of Virgil, and was
tempted in manhood by his step-mother. He repelled her advance, and she accused him to the king of
taking liberties with her. By consulting the stars, it was discovered that if he could tide over seven days
his life would be spared; so seven wise masters undertook to tell the king a tale each, in illustration of
rash judgments. When they had all told their tales, the prince related, under the disguise of a tale, the
story of the queen’s wantonness; where-upon Lucien was restored to favour, and the queen was put to
death.—Sandabar; Parables (contemporary with king courou).
(John Rolland of Dalkeith has rendered
this legend into Scotch verse. There is an Arabic version by Nasr Allah (twelfth century), borrowed from
the Indian by Sandabar. In the Hebrew version by rabbi Joel. (1270), the legend is called Kalilah and
Dimnah.)