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1501 II     |          near which the vessels were tossing in the sea: here they bent
1502 XLVI   |       together, had become loose and tottering by age, and, as the planks
1503 XXXIII |          thickly populated, and some towns were wholly deserted. The
1504 VII    |            gone, and he could see no traces of his footsteps, though
1505 VII    |              to Abbot Eata a certain tract of country called Inrhipum,
1506 PREF   |             what I had written to be transcribed. Moreover, when I learnt
1507 XVI    |            its reverend abbot, Eata, transferred him to the monastery in
1508 XXXVII |         request of you permission to transport your body over to the monastery,
1509 XXXVII |           consent for his body to be transported from the island, and buried
1510 IX     |             was mostly accustomed to travel to those villages which
1511 X      |             of his Lord he could not treat with neglect, but, coming
1512 XXXII  |           each cut branches from the trees in the neighbouring wood
1513 XXII   |             discourage me by various trials of apparitions, and to exterminate
1514 XXVII  |          watch and pray, that if any tribulation assail you, it may find
1515 II     |             rescued out of all their tribulations. There is, moreover, a monastery
1516 XXXIII |              death, whilst the tears trickling down her cheek bore witness
1517 XLII   |              of paradise shall hear?~Triumphant o'er the gates of death
1518 I      |             would hold out, and look triumphantly around to see if any remained
1519 XXX    |              whole year she had been troubled with an intolerable pain
1520 I      |            folly of the prophet: and truly it is said in his honour, "
1521 XLVI   |           presuming in his faith, he trusted to heal himself by the aid
1522 XI     |             God to him who hopes and trusts in the Lord. Behold, He
1523 I      |         turning to Cuthbert, who was trying to comfort him, "Why," said
1524 II     |          began to swell into a large tumour; the nerves of his thigh
1525 XXVI   |              monastic life, amid the turmoil by which he was surrounded.
1526 XVII   |              by the expulsion of the tyrants, become the lawful monarch
1527 XXXVII |        washed his feet, which had an ulcer from a long swelling, and,
1528 XXIV   |             holy King Egfrid, he was unanimously elected to the bishopric
1529 XXII   |          circumstances, and show the uncertainty of prosperity and adversity
1530 XLII   |             doing. As a proof of the uncorrupted state of the clothes, they
1531 XL     |             was then given openly to understand the meaning of the hymn
1532 XXIV   |             England. " She therefore understood him to speak of Alfrid,
1533 XXIV   |           and compelled to submit to undertake the duties of the bishopric;
1534 XXVIII |              now concerning whatever undertaking you may have in hand, and
1535 IX     |            and so zealous in what he undertook, that none dared to conceal
1536 XXXVII |             THE TEMPTATIONS WHICH HE UNDERWENT IN HIS SICKNESS, ANDS HIS
1537 XV     |           power against his open and undisguised enmity. There was a certain
1538 XXVIII |          mouth; and what I have left undone through ignorance or frailty,
1539 VII    |          that master who at one time unfolds his own merits without disguise,
1540 IX     |             which they professed, by unholy deeds; and some of them,
1541 XIV    |              shall be able to escape unhurt from that fire of future
1542 VI     |            of a robust frame arid of unimpaired strength, and fit for any
1543 XXVIII |          Herebert, who had long been united to the man of God, Cuthbert,
1544 XXXIX  |          with those who err from the unity of the Catholic faith, either
1545 PREF   |              if I had not thought it unmeet to insert new matter into
1546 I      |            their bodies into various unnatural forms. On a sudden, one
1547 XXVII  |              temptation may find you unprepared, but rather that you may
1548 XXXIV  |          might occupy himself amidst unrestrained psalmody and prayer in preparing
1549 XXIII  |       removed from the malice of the unrighteous.~
1550 XVI    |            amiss if any one came and unseasonably importuned them to awake
1551 II     |              incapable of telling an untruth.~
1552 XXXIV  |             changed, his eyes became unusually fixed, and the knife dropped
1553 VII    |             when hungry was fed with unwonted food furnished direct from
1554 XXIII  |            denied, whereas their own unworthiness would have been to blame.
1555 XXXV   |           gone regularly through the upper districts, he came to a
1556 XLV    |   restoration of health would ascend upwards from the feet. As soon as
1557 XXXVII |         account. ' When, however, we urged him with many entreaties,
1558 XXXVII |            him, not withstanding the urgency of my entreaties; and at
1559 XVI    |             do or think of something useful." So devout and zealous
1560 PREF   |           memory, some preface, as I usually do, by which its readers
1561 XLI    |             mouth, from which he was uttering the most horrible and lamentable
1562 V      |                              CHAPTER V ~HOW, ON HIS WAY, HE WAS
1563 I      |            immediately abandoned his vain sports, and returning home,
1564 XXXIX  |              what last discourse and valedictory salutation he would bequeath
1565 XVI    |          wear vestments of a rich or valuable colour, but they are content
1566 XII    |              who has not looked upon vanity and foolish deceit. After
1567 XLII   |            the ground, as objects of veneration to the people. This wish
1568 PREF   |            of my narrative, and thus ventured to put my pen to paper and
1569 PREF   |            if you wish to have those verses, you can obtain from me
1570 VI     |              I was told this by that veteran priest and servant of God,
1571 XVI    |              to all that his outward vexations were compensated for by
1572 VI     |                              CHAPTER VI~HOW, AS HE WAS COMING TO
1573 XXXIX  |             WHEN HE HAD RECEIVED THE VIATICUM, HE YIELDED UP HIS SOUL
1574 XIV    |              extinguish the fires of vicious passions and of punishment
1575 XLV    |            that, by a most wonderful vicissitude of . things, he, who had
1576 XVI    |           example, and recalled the _vicked and perverse from their
1577 VIII   |      occasion or other he might fall victim to the love of riches. ~
1578 I      |              to contend with him for victory. For in jumping, running,
1579 XVI    |        better system which he had in view. Moreover, in his discussions
1580 XVI    |              said before, to his own views. For his patience was most
1581 VII    |                              CHAPTER VII~HOW HE ENTERTAINED AN ANGEL,
1582 VIII   |                              CHAPTER VIII~HOW CUTHBERT WAS RECOVERED
1583 XXXVI  |           faithful servant, so as to vindicate him from neglect, even by
1584 XI     |           days the storm lasted most violently; on the fourth day the promised
1585 XXIII  |          name, who, amid the joys of virginity, devoted her motherly care
1586 XV     |            ordinary infirmity, but a visitation of the devil; and so, returning
1587 Bibl   |       Miracles of St. Cuthbert, in a volume entitled Ecclesiastical
1588 XXIV   |             in Scotland, suffering a voluntary exile, to gratify his love
1589 XVIII  |              to his own name, He may vouchsafe to open to us a spring of
1590 II     |              no haste to grant these vows, however earnest; and this
1591 Bibl   |               D.H. Farmer):, and the Voyage of St. Brendan.~ ~
1592 VIII   |            you, inasmuch as death is waiting for me, to learn from me
1593 XVI    |             he, "can displease me by waking me out of my sleep, but,
1594 XIV    |                Is. 43:2] " When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt
1595 XVII   |           eyes and the thoughts from wandering, that the mind might be
1596 XXIII  |             in her chest. The abbess wanted it again a few days after,
1597 XXIV   |          whose life one year only is wanting, to be considered as having
1598 XXI    |           SEA WAS SUBSERVIENT TO HIS WANTS ~BUT not only did the animals
1599 XLVI   |             was cured. Felgeld after wards told me the same thing,
1600 XVIII  |           them off on account of the washing of feet, which then takes
1601 XXXI   |        inward pain left him, and the wasting of his outward members ceased.
1602 XIII   |             attentive heart and with watchful feelings, lest the devil,
1603 XXVII  |            let us act cautiously and watchfully, lest, perchance, through
1604 XI     |      distress. If our faith does not waver, I do not think He will
1605 XI     |              the man of God began to wax strong in the spirit of
1606 XXXVII |          said he, "after having been weakened by three weeks of continued
1607 XVI    |            their sins, pitying their weaknesses, and would himself point
1608 XXXII  |          betook himself to his usual weapon, prayer, and bestowing his
1609 Bibl   |               Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow (trans. D.H.
1610 Bibl   |             Rockford IL: Tan, 1977) ~Webb. J.F., trans., The Age of
1611 XXIV   |          Lord that she might be all:)wed to see him and to speak
1612 XXXVII |        having been weakened by three weeks of continued suffering.
1613 XV     |           God consoled him: " Do not weep because I am likely to find
1614 I      |              him, but he persists in weeping. They ask him why he burst
1615 XXXIX  |           spoke very little, for the weight of his suffering prevented
1616 XXI    |              mildly, and giving them welcome in God's name, asked them
1617 XLI    |             PLACE WHERE THE WATER IN WH1CH HIS CORPSE HAD BEEN WASHED
1618 II     |        Presently he said, "Boil some wheaten flour in milk, and apply
1619        | whence
1620 XXIII  |            would have been to blame. Whereof, as I said before, Heaven
1621        | whereupon
1622        | wherever
1623        | while
1624 I      |             the excitement of boyish whims, several of them began to
1625 XXXIX  |            consent in any way to the wickedness of schismatics, and so place
1626 XXI    |       opening, which was twelve feet wide. He therefore asked the
1627 XLIV   |             of the reverend and holy Wilbrord Clement, bishop of the Fresons,
1628 XI     |         miraculously fed them in the wilderness, He may take pity on us
1629 XXII   |            were tempted the numerous wiles of their ancient enemy,
1630 Bibl   |            Eddius Stephanus: Life of Wilfrid: Bede: Lives of the Abbots
1631 XXXVII |         return to him. ' When God so wills it,' said he, ' and when
1632 XX     |            the field, spread out its wings in a pitiable manner, and
1633 XXVIII |              of the cup of celestial wisdom, Cuthbert said, among other
1634 XXXVII |             to prevail upon him, not withstanding the urgency of my entreaties;
1635 PREF   |              examination of credible witnesses to hand over what I had
1636 XXII   |            life of monks may well be wondered at, who are subjected in
1637 XLII   |            and said, ~" What man the wondrous gifts of God shall tell?~
1638 IV     |         himself was awake, as he was wont to be, and engaged in prayer,
1639 XVI    |         appearance which the natural wool of the sheep presents. ~
1640 XXIII  |             complaint became so much worse that she thought she should
1641 XXV    |          servants tormented with the worst infirmity, and is this day
1642 XXXVII |               I have preserved it to wrap my corpse in.' On hearing
1643 XLII   |           body of the saint had been wrapped. The bishop thanked them
1644 XXXVII |          will place my body therein, wrapping it in linen, which you will
1645 I      |             For in jumping, running, wrestling, or any other bodily exercise,
1646 XXX    |              he in pity anointed the wretched woman with holy oil. From
1647 PREF   |              taken care to commit to writing what I clearly ascertained
1648 X      |                              CHAPTER X~HOW CUTHBERT PASSED THE
1649 XI     |                              CHAPTER XI~HOW, WHEN THE SAILORS WERE
1650 XII    |                              CHAPTER XII~HOW HE FORETOLD THAT, ON
1651 XIII   |                              CHAPTER XIII~HOW HE FORESAW A VISION
1652 XIV    |                              CHAPTER XIV~HOW, WHEN A HOUSE WAS REALLY
1653 XIX    |                              CHAPTER XIX~HOW HE SOWED A FIELD WITH
1654 XL     |                              CHAPTER XL~HOW, ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUS
1655 XLI    |                              CHAPTER XLI ~HOW A BOY, WHO WAS POSSESSED
1656 XLII   |                              CHAPTER XLII ~HOW HIS BODY AFTER NINE
1657 XLIII  |                              CHAPTER XLIII~HOW THE BODY OF BISHOP EADBERT
1658 XLIV   |                              CHAPTER XLIV~HOW A SICK MAN WAS CURED
1659 XLV    |                              CHAPTER XLV ~HOW A PARALYTIC WAS HEALED
1660 XLVI   |                              CHAPTER XLVI~HOW THE HERMIT FELGELD WAS
1661 XV     |                              CHAPTER XV ~HOW HE CAST OUT A DEV1L
1662 XVI    |                              CHAPTER XVI~HOW HE LIVED AND TAUGHT
1663 XVII   |                              CHAPTER XVII~OF THE HABITATION WHICH
1664 XVIII  |                              CHAPTER XVIII~HOW BY HIS PRAYERS HE DREW
1665 XX     |                              CHAPTER XX ~HOW THE CROWS APOLOGIZED
1666 XXI    |                              CHAPTER XXI ~HOW EVEN THE SEA WAS SUBSERVIENT
1667 XXII   |                              CHAPTER XXII~HOW HE GAVE SALUTARY ADMONITIONS
1668 XXIII  |                              CHAPTER XXIII ~HOW ELFLED THE ABBESS AND
1669 XXIV   |                              CHAPTER XXIV~OF HIS PROPHECY IN ANSWER
1670 XXIX   |                              CHAPTER XXIX~HOW, THROUGH HIS PRIEST,
1671 XXV    |                              CHAPTER XXV~HOW, WHEN ELECTED TO THE
1672 XXVI   |                              CHAPTER XXVI~OF HIS MANNER OF LIFE IN
1673 XXVII  |                              CHAPTER XXVII~HOW, THOUGH AT A DISTANCE,
1674 XXVIII |                              CHAPTER XXVIII~HOW HE FORETOLD HIS OWN
1675 XXX    |                              CHAPTER XXX ~HOW HE CURED A GIRL OF
1676 XXXI   |                              CHAPTER XXXI~HOW HE CURED AN INFIRM MAN
1677 XXXII  |                              CHAPTER XXXII~HOW, BY PRAYBR, HE RESTORED
1678 XXXIII |                              CHAPTER XXXIII ~HOW, AT A TIME OF SICKNESS,
1679 XXXIV  |                              CHAPTER XXXIV~HOW HE SAW THE SOUL OF A
1680 XXXIX  |                              CHAPTER XXXIX~HIS LAST INSTRUCTIONS TO
1681 XXXV   |                              CHAPTER XXXV~HOW HE CHANGED WATER BY
1682 XXXVI  |                              CHAPTER XXXVI ~HOW SOME OF THE BRETHREN,
1683 XXXVII |                              CHAPTER XXXVII~OF THE TEMPTATIONS WHICH
1684 XXXVIII|                              CHAPTER XXXVIII ~HOW, DURING HIS ILLNESS,
1685 XLVI   |             planks somewhat careless]y put together, had become
1686 VI     |           living in our monastery of Yarrow, and amid the last sighs
1687 XXII   |             at me as if to kill me ! Yea, they sought to discourage
1688 XXXIV  |             was his name,) "who died yesterday by falling from a tree."
1689 XXVII  |             joyful and hallowed day. Yielding to their prayers, I went
1690 XII    |              you perceive that eagle yonder? It is possible for God
1691 Bibl   |               London: J.M. Dent; New York: E.P. Dutton, 1910), 286-
1692        | yours
1693 I      |              curb the sallies of his youthful mind. For, as Trumwine of
1694 XVII   |             of Gods shall be seen in Zion. " At his first entrance