He had laid aside every mark of royalty or of distinguished station; he was clad only in the thin white linen dress of the penitent, and there, fasting, he awaited in humble patience the pleasure of the Pope. But the gates did not unclose. A second day... The Lives of the Saints - Page 374by Sabine Baring-Gould - 1873Full view - About this book
| Henry Hart Milman - 1854 - 578 pages
...SUBMISSION OF HENRY. 109 linen dress of the penitent, and there, fasting, he awaited in humble patience the pleasure of the Pope. But the gates did not unclose....discrowned King. Every heart was moved except that of the representative of Jesus Christ. Even in the presence of Gregory there were low deep murmurs against... | |
| Henry Hart Milman - 1861 - 554 pages
...only in the thin white linen dress of the penitent, and there, fasting, he awaited in humble patience the pleasure of the Pope. But the gates did not unclose. A second day he stood, cold, hungry, and mocked bv vain hope. And yet a third day dragged on from morning to evening over the unsheltered head of the... | |
| Henry Hart Milman - 1864 - 462 pages
...of the penitent, and there, fasting, GmOMahe awaited in humble patience the pleasure Jan' 25. 10"' of the Pope. But the gates did not unclose. A second...discrowned King. Every heart was moved except that of the representative of Jesus Christ. Even in the presence of Gregory there were low deep murmurs against... | |
| Andrew Miller - 1874 - 608 pages
...only in the thin white linen dress of the penitent, and there, fasting, he awaited in humble patience the pleasure of the pope. But the gates did not unclose....discrowned king. Every heart was moved, except that of the representative of Jesus Christ. Even in the presence of Gregory there were low, deep, murmurs against... | |
| Charles Sherwill Dawe - 1874 - 282 pages
...only in the thin white linen dress of the penitent, and there, fasting, he awaited in humble patience the pleasure of the pope. But the gates did not unclose. A second day te stood, cold, hungry, and mocked by vain hope. And yet a third day dragged on from morning to evening... | |
| Henry Hart Milman - 1880 - 538 pages
...only in the thin white linen dress of the penitent, and there, fasting, he awaited in humble patience the pleasure of the Pope. But the gates did not unclose....evening over the unsheltered head of the discrowned O King. Every heart was moved except that of the representative of Jesus Christ. Even in the presence... | |
| Famous people - 1883 - 552 pages
...clad only in the thin white dress of the penitent, and there, fasting, he awaited in humble patience the pleasure of the Pope. But the gates did not unclose....discrowned King. " Every heart was moved except that of the representative of Jesus Christ. Even in the presence of Gregory there were deep murmurs against his... | |
| Sabine Baring-Gould - 1886 - 484 pages
...dress of the penitent, and there, fasting, he awaited the pleasure of the Pope in tht castle yard. But the gates did not unclose. A second day he stood, cold, hungry, and mocked by vain hope. At the close only of the third day did Gregory receive and pardon him. But Gregory had now, for his... | |
| Norwood Young - 1901 - 440 pages
...only in the thin white linen dress of the penitent, and there, fasting, he awaited in humble patience the pleasure of the Pope. But the gates did not unclose....discrowned king. Every heart was moved except that of the representative of Jesus Christ.' At last, on the fourth day, the intercessions of the Countess Matilda... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1903 - 888 pages
...only in the thin white linen dress of the penitent, and there, fasting, he awaited in humble patience his head, And with a natural sigh, ' 'Tis some poor... L 硋 W"; 1903 W. & R. Chambers"! representative of Jesus Christ. Even in the presence of Gregory there were low, deep murmurs against... | |
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