Identifier: livesofsaintswit09bariuoft (find matches)
Title: The lives of the saints. With introd. and additional lives of English martyrs, Cornish, Scottish, and Welsh saints, and a full index to the entire work
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), 1834-1924
Subjects: Christian saints
Publisher: Edinburgh : J. Grant
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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by the sight ofdanger carries every mind away along the stream of enthu-siasm. I was told of a stranger who expressed himselfstrongly as to the barbarism of this festival, his tender feel-ing made him abhor what he had not seen, and that a friendwho knew from experience the charm of this national plea-sure, induced him, though filled with abhorrence, to visitthe Corrida. At the sight of the noble combat he was alsoseized by the sweet, wild intoxication, and eagerly asked hisfriend when the next bull-fight would take place. I onlyregretted that my sojourn in Spain was not long enough forme to enjoy this splendid sight again. •Alypius was overmastered. On every opportunity he wasagain in the Colosseum; and he resumed his visits to thecircus, his passion for horse and chariot races having re-vived, beside this new rage for gladiatorial fights. But withalhe lived well, was chaste and temperate, upright and truth-ful^ was generally respected, and became assessor of justice *— — »j(
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THE VIRGIN CROWNED BY THE FATHER ETERNAL. At the foot S. JOHN, S. AUGUSTINE, S. JEROME and S. ELOI. From a Picture by S. Boticelli in the Academy des Beaux-Arts, Florence. Aug., p. 146.) (Aug. 15. i* _ _^ August IS.) ^- Alypius. 147 in the court of the treasurer of Italy. In this charge heshowed the strictest integrity. A powerful senator, whosefavour was courted by many, and whose resentment wasdreaded by all, had made an unjust usurpation, and whenthe case was brought before the tribunal, heavy bribes wereoftered. The judge wavered. But Alypius indignantly re-jected the money, and disregarding the threats of the senator,he threatened that if the judge did not give sentenceaccording to justice he would leave the bench. When S. Augustine came to Rome, Alypius clave to himwith all the warmth of old friendship, and in 384 accom-panied him to Milan. There the two friends werejoined by Nebridius, another African acquaintance. Theylived happily together, and were now subject 10 the influen

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