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The epistle of Clement of Rome, the oldest extant Christian writing after the Apostles, refers to the barbarities inflicted upon Christian disciples by this tyrant. The Senate now took the initiative, and placed on the throne one of their own number, Nerva, an old man of mild and virtuous character. The administration was in every point in contrast with the preceding.
'We only wanted to make Tina feel at home, giggled Angela. 'It would be no matter, pursued Clement, 'if it were merely quizzing myself. I am used to that; but this is trenching on sacred ground. 'Bless me, your old white beam! exclaimed Angela, with an affected start. 'It is exceedingly improper and irreverent, said Wilmet. 'I am ashamed that such a thing should have been done in this house.
"But here in this pleasant place let us dismiss such unpleasant thoughts," the pope more cheerfully continued, after a pause. "Here I will forget that I am pope; here I will never be anything more than brother Clement of the Franciscan convent, nor shall the cares and troubles of the pope, nor his holiness or infallibility, accompany him to this dear quiet place.
Francis stand on one side; on the other is a shepherd crowned with laurel. Francia, according to tradition, painted his own portrait as St. Francis; and his friend the poet, Girolamo Casio de' Medici, as the shepherd. 3. John the Evangelist, and St. It is engraved as such in Litta's Memorials of the Bentivogli. Girolamo Casio received the laurel crown from the hand of Clement VII. in 1523.
'You do not know what this is to me, said Clement, earnestly; 'I wish you did. Then perceiving the recurrence to his old propensity, he sighed pitifully and hung his head, adding, 'It is of no use till Saturday, the Vicar is gone to his sisters. 'Very well, you can get a return ticket on Saturday that is, if the organist is come back. 'Lance must play; I am not worthy.
The latter bowed, bade him good morning, and departed. When Mr. Clement said he had some visits to make, we must, lest the reader might suppose they are visits of ceremony, follow his steps in order to learn the nature of these visits.
So, very few people suspected that there was anything amiss with the grave young music-mistress. One person did see the vague change in her manner; but that person was Clement Austin, who had already grown skilled in reading the varying expressions of her face, and who saw now that she was changed.
Those who disbelieve in the influence of the individual on the fate of mankind may ponder the possible results to history and humanity, had the dagger of Jacques Clement entered the stomach of Henry IV. rather than of Henry III. in the summer of 1589, or the perturbations in the world's movements that might have puzzled philosophers had there been an unsuspected mass of religious conviction revolving unseen in the mental depths of the Bearnese.
If she received no other recompense, save the glory of having restored the service of God, she ought to express her gratitude to the King for having given her the opportunity of so doing." The affectation of clement intentions was still maintained, together with the empty pretence of the royal visit.
"That is French verse, Rabbi, I think, but it sounds archaic; is it from a Huguenot poet?" "Assuredly," replied the Rabbi, not one whit astonished that a man should come out from a hedge on Kilbogie road and recognise his quotation; "from Clement Marot, whom, as you remember, there is good evidence Queen Mary used to read. It is you, John Carmichael."
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