And when he came to that word, 'do not forsake us,* he burst into tears, and wept much, and an hour after he began to repeat what he had commenced, and we, hearing it, mourned with him. By turns we read, and by turns we wept, nay, we wept always whilst... The Complete Works of Venerable Bede: Life, poems, letters, etc - Page lxxxiby Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1843Full view - About this book
| Elizabeth Rundle Charles, Henry Boynton Smith - 1864 - 420 pages
...we hearing it mourned with him. By turns we read, and by turns we wept ; nay, we wept always while we read. In such joy we passed the days of Lent till...rejoiced much and gave God thanks because he had been counted worthy to be so weakened. He often repeated that " God scourgeth every son whom he receiveth... | |
| Alban Butler - 1866 - 444 pages
...an<i an hour after he began to repeat the same anthem he had commenced, and we hearing it, grieved with him. By turns we read, and by turns we wept ; nay, we always wept even when we read. In such joy we passed the fifty days, and he rejoiced much, and gave... | |
| Augusta Theodosia Drane - 1867 - 508 pages
...he came to those words " leave us not orphans," he burst into tears and wept much, and we also wept with him. By turns we read, and by turns we wept; nay, we wept continually while we read.' . . . During this time he laboured to compose two works well worthy to... | |
| Sabine Baring-Gould - 1873 - 452 pages
...and began to repeat the antiphon he had begun. By turn we read, and by turns we wept — nay, we wept whilst we read. In such joy we passed the days of Lent, till the aforesaid day. He often repeated, ' The Lord scourgeth every son whom He receiveth,' and much more out of Scripture... | |
| Alfred Cooper Fryer - 1880 - 224 pages
...To the reading and singing of his pupils he listened eagerly. "By turns," writes his biographer, " we read, and by turns we wept ; nay, we wept always...whilst we read. In such joy we passed the days of Lent, and he rejoiced much, and gave God thanks, because he had been thought worthy to be so weakened." Among... | |
| Alfred Cooper Fryer - 1880 - 224 pages
...To the reading and singing of his pupils he listened eagerly. "By turns," writes his biographer, " we read, and by turns we wept ; nay, we wept always...whilst we read. In such joy we passed the days of Lent, and he rejoiced much, and gave God thanks, because he had been thought worthy to be so weakened." Among... | |
| Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1881 - 608 pages
...departure.' •• He also sang antiphons according to our custom and his own, one of which is, ' O glorious King, Lord of all power, who. triumphing...because he had been thought worthy to be so weakened. lie often repeated, ' That God scourgeth every son whom he receiveth ;' and much more out of Holy Scripture... | |
| Anna Jane Buckland - 1882 - 544 pages
...do not forsake us,' he burst into tears, and wept much, and an hour after he began to repeat where he had commenced, and we, hearing it, mourned with...we read, and by turns we wept, nay we wept always while we read. During these days he laboured to compose two works well worthy to be remembered, besides... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 492 pages
...repeat what he had commenced, and we, hearing it, mourned with him. By turns we read, and by turns w& wept, nay, we wept always whilst we read. In such joy we passed the days of Lent, till tho aforesaid day; and he> rejoiced much, and gave God thanks, because he had been thought worthy to... | |
| Edward Backhouse, Charles Tylor - 1887 - 640 pages
...into tears and wept much, and an hour afterwards he repeated what he had begun. We hearing it, wept with him ; by turns we read, and by turns we wept, nay, we always read with tears. He often repeated, ' God' scourges every son whom he receives,' and the saying... | |
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