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232 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI. to give him during his illness in Rome. She came ; some say she was already on her way. The cakes were eaten, but there was no abatement of his malady. His disciples Elia and Bernard de Quintavalle were kneeling by his bed. To each he gave a piece of the cake, and crossing his arms to reach Bernard with his right hand, he laid a hand on both and blessed them, bequeathing to Bernard the govern ment of the whole Franciscan Society. He then dictated his last will, and solemnly commended his followers to the Most High. His last work done, he was laid on the bare ground. The evening it was Oct. 4, 1226 was soft and calm. The western sun was glowing in the balmy autumnal air. The requiem for the dying ceased, and the faltering voice of the saint was heard. With my voice have I cried unto the Lord, "bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto thy name. A moment, and Francis was free. Y Whatever judgment we may form of the life of St. Francis as the founder of a powerful Order, none who have read the tales which loving biographers have delighted to treasure up and hand down to us, can question that Francis was one of the gentlest and tenderest of men. His love for dumb creatures was a beautiful and winning trait in a rude and blood-stained age like that. They evidently felt some mag netic power in the earnest and holy preacher; the tales of the trust and ministry of these dumb creatures to their friend cannot all be false, nor need we question the truth of them merely because they seern so marvellous to our own prosaic minds. The bees are said to have settled harmlessly on his lips. The birds flew round him in flocks, and when the twittering of the swallows disturbed him as he was preaching, Hush, my sisters, won instant silence, that he might declare his Lord s will. One of the earliest Italian poems is a simple outpouring of his heart to his brother the sun, his sisters the moon and the stars, his brother the wind,
WELCOME DEATH. 233 his sister the water, his brother the fire, his mother the earth ; he calls them all in words of touching pathetic simplicity to awake and join him in praise. And it is in beautiful harmony with this strange sense of kindred with nature, which made the bees, the birds, the beasts his tender and vigilant ministers, that when he felt the death shadow falling around his spirit he could breathe out the words, Welcome my sister, Death.
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- TS STOICS AND SAINTS LECTURES OX
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CONTENTS. LECTURE 1. ATER AGE or GR
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I. THE LATER AGE OF GEEEK PHILOSOPH
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4 LATER GREEK PHILOSOPHY. It is sig
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6 LATER GREEK PHILOSOPHY. a moral n
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8 LATER GREEK PHILOSOPHY. responsib
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10 LATER GREEK PHILOSOPHY. said to
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12 LATER GREEK PHILOSOPHY. of the S
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14 LATER GREEK PHILOSOPHY. age of d
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" 16 LATER GREEK PHILOSOPHY. n
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18 LATER GREEK PHILOSOPHY. The ques
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20 LATER GREEK PHILOSOPHY. his own
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22 LATER GREEK PHILOSOPHY. The eye
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24 LATER GREEK PHILOSOPHY. the Epic
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26 LATER GREEK PHILOSOPHY. affairs.
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II. EPICTETUS AND THE LAST EFFOET O
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THE STOIC IDEA OF GOD. 31 things re
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THE STOIC EXCLUSIVENESS. 33 that St
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STOICISM AT ROME. 35 knowable ; and
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THE ETHICS OF STOICISM. 37 was rega
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SENECA AS STOIC. 39 many disciples
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THE DIVINE FATHERHOOD. 41 was noble
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RESTEICTED IDEA OF FATHERHOOD. 43 a
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STOIC LIMITATIONS. 45 strength of s
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THE NOTE OF DESPAIR. 47 others, but
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III. MARCUS AURELIUS, AND THE APPRO
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52 MARC QS AURELIUS. of his bitter
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54 MARCUS AURELIUS. furnish instruc
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56 MARCUS AURELIUS. of Marcus Aurel
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58 MARCUS AUEEL1US. was making the
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60 MARCUS AURELIUS. questions, thos
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62 MARCUS AURELIUS. administered wi
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64 MARCUS AURELIUS. thought of the
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66 MARCUS AURELIUS. against one ano
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68 MARCUS AUEELIUS. These extracts
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IV. WHY COULD NOT THE STOIC REGENER
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74 THE STOIC FAILURE. like the idea
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76 THE STOIC FAILURE. Consolation o
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78 THE STOIC FAILURE. Christian utt
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80 THE STOIC FAILURE. The Eoman Chu
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THE STOIC FAILURE. a man was conver
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84 THE STOIC FAILURE. It must be re
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86 THE STOIC FAILURE. not to cultur
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88 THE STOIC FAILURE. as to what wa
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90 THE STOIC FAILURE. pining, and w
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92 THE STOIC FAILURE. The world whi
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V. THE MONASTIC SYSTEM, AND ITS EEL
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FANATICISM OF EARLY ASCETICS. 97 In
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MEDIEVAL SAINTHOOD ASCETIC. 99 had,
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A TRUE CHRISTIAN SOCIETY. 101 The f
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STARTLING PHRASES IN THE GOSPELS. 1
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ROOT IDEA OF MONASTICISM. 105 loves
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ORIENTAL ASCETICISM. 107 even so di
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THE MONACHISM OF THE WEST. 109 and
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BENEDICT OF NURSIA. Ill France, wer
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THE BENEDICTINE RULE. 113 believe i
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DEBT OF AGRICULTURE TO THE MONKS. 1
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BENEDICTINE OBEDIENCE. 117 their re
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CRITICISM OF THE RULE. 119 with the
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THE MONKS AND THE CHURCH. 121 sanct
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THE WORK OF BONIFACE. 123 the high
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THE UNITY OF CHRISTENDOM. 125 It mu
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FUNCTION OF THE CHURCH. 127 in hist
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SOCIAL INFLUENCE OF THE MONKS. 129
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THE MONKS AND HUMAN AFFECTIONS. 131
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THE MONKS AND PATRIOTISM. 133 tende
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LEARNING IN THE MONASTERIES. 135 me
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SUMMARY. 137 tempting theme : how t
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VI. ST. BERNARD, THE MONASTIC SAINT
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142 ST. BERNARD. Little dreamed Inn
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144 ST. BERNARD. honestly no doubt,
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146 ST. BERNARD. bringing in more s
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148 ST. BERNARD. will of its head.
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150 ST. BERNARD. that a man must ha
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152 ST. BERNARD. spicuous courage i
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154 ST. BERNARD. vaulx, and died in
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156 ST. BERNARD. in his own noble m
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158 ST. BERNARD. weight was entirel
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160 ST. BERNARD. entered a church t
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162 ST. BERNARD. of the era, he was
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164 ST. BERNARD. It is not possible
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166 ST. BERNARD. hope, our portion,
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168 ST. BERNARD. vision which was b
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170 ST. BERNARD. the persecution of
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VII. ST. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY; THE
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POWER OF THE SAINTLY IDEA. 175 hair
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INDEPENDENCE OF THE CHURCH. 177 chu
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" POWER OF THE BISHOPS. 179 te
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Page 193 and 194: A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. 183 hierarchic
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Page 197 and 198: * APPOINTED CHANCELLOR. 187 father
Page 199 and 200: favour with all classes ; clergy, k
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Page 207 and 208: THE STRUGGLE WITH THE KING. 197 ser
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Page 213 and 214: VIII. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, AND TH
Page 215 and 216: POWER OF THE SAINTLY LIFE. 205 Prim
Page 217 and 218: GROWTH OF THE POPULAR ELEMENT. 207
Page 219 and 220: VII. ST. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY; THE
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Page 223 and 224: HIS FIRST VISION. 213 The night aft
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Page 229 and 230: BIRTH OF THE MENDICANT ORDER. 219 s
Page 231 and 232: THE POPE AND THE MENDICANT. 221 whi
Page 233 and 234: THE RULE OF INNOCENT III. 223 writt
Page 235 and 236: PREACHERS OF PURE CHRISTIANITY. 225
Page 237 and 238: SINCERITY AND SIMPLICITY. 227 Pover
Page 239 and 240: VISIT TO THE SULTAN. 229 and dignit
Page 241: REPORTED MIRACLES. 231 broken man b
Page 247 and 248: IX. ST. LOUIS OF FRANCE : THE SAINT
Page 249 and 250: CONSECRATION OF THE NATIONAL LIFE.
Page 251 and 252: IDEA OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE. 241
Page 253 and 254: HARMONY OF OPPOSING FORCES. 243 usu
Page 255 and 256: KEIGN OF PHILIP AUGUSTUS. 245 and t
Page 257 and 258: ELEVATION OF THE SECULAR LIFE. 247
Page 259 and 260: v* INFLUENCE OF THE CRUSADES. 249 t
Page 261 and 262: JOINVILLK S LIFE OF THE KING. 251 I
Page 263 and 264: CHARACTER OF HIS MOTHER. 253 belief
Page 265 and 266: PASSIONATE LOVE OF JUSTICE. 255 wit
Page 267 and 268: A SYLVAN JUSTICIAE. 2oY travel home
Page 269 and 270: " " HE RESISTS UNJUST CLA
Page 271 and 272: " HIS COURTESY. 261 and then t
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Page 277 and 278: X. JOHN WYCLIF, REFORMATION. AND TH
Page 279 and 280: FALL OF BONIFACE VIII. 269 offering
Page 281 and 282: PREPARATION FOR WYCLIF s WORK. 271
Page 283 and 284: CORRUPTIONS OF THE CHURCH. 273 4 It
Page 285 and 286: PAPAL RAPACITY. 275 But it were any
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DEFENCE OF THE EIGHTS OF THE CROWN.
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CONSTANT APPEAL TO THE SCRIPTURES.
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CITED ON CHARGES OF HERESY. 287 Ear
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TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE. 289 great
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PERMANENCE OF HIS WORK. 291 are wro
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to INDEX. Abelard, Peter of, 116, 1
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INDEX. 295 family, seq. ; Papal Nic
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