Chapter Seven-Hilled City to Seven Wise Masters of S by Brewer's Readers Handbook

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.

But then they never came to “the Seven Towers.”
   —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.)