Clemency (Or Mercy)
was deified by the Greeks, and had an altar in Athens, erected by the kindred of Hercules; and a temple dedicated to her by order of the Roman senate, after the death of Julius Caesar, on some of whose denarii this goddess appears. The poets describe her as the guardian of the world, and picture her as holding a branch of laurel, or olive, and appear to show that gentleness and pity ought principally to distinguish .victorious Warriors. The Greeks and Romans gave the name of asylum to the temples they: erected to this goddess.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More