Gasquet, Francis Aidan, Cardinal, 1846-1929 · London : Chatto & Windus · leaf 53
t to the rules and com-manded no one as a master. He sustained the infirmitiesof others and made them strong. His deeds correspondedwith what he taught: his example preceded his pre-cept. He inculcated a prompt attendance at divineservice and, supporting his aged limbs upon his staff, healways came… … ^^msm-:> Battle AbbeyNoah amidst the waters. Whilst he never willinglyrejected the raven, he always gladly received thedove. He governed the clean and the unclean and wasa prudent ruler under all circumstances. . . . [Whilstseeing to the cultivation of the monastic lands] heoverlooked not the…
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