Section F, G and H

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"Section F, G and H"

"Now we see through a
glass darkly; but then face to face." 1 Cor. xiii. 12.
(c) With the faces or finished surfaces turned
inward or toward one another; vis à vis; -- opposed to
back to back. -- To fly in the face of,
to defy; to brave; to withstand. -- To make a
face, to distort the countenance; to make a
grimace. Shak.

Face (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Faced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Facing (?).] 1. To meet in front; to
oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of
stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; as, to face
an enemy in the field of battle.

I'll face

This tempest, and deserve the name of king.

Dryden.

2. To Confront impudently; to
bully.

I will neither be facednor braved.

Shak.

3. To stand opposite to; to stand with the
face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the
general faced the park.

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Notes and Queries, Number 01, November 3, 1849 (page 50) First and Last Things (page 100) Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing (page 249)

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