1: "Delere licebit Quod non edideris: nescit vox missa reverti."-Hor. Art Poet. 389-90.
- Chapter I. Reasons for writing the Life of St. Martin.
2: This is a remarkable asseveration in view of the many miraculous accounts which follow. When we re[...]
- Chapter II. Military Service of St. Martin.
3: Sarwar.
4: Pavia
5: The text is here corrupt and uncertain, but the general meaning is plain to the above effect. Hahn[...]
6: Sulpitius uses reges instead of the more common expression imperatores.
7: Sulpitius manifestly refers to baptism in these words. However mistakenly, several others of the e[...]
- Chapter III. Christ appears to St. Martin.
8: The place here called by Sulpitius "Ambianensium Civitas" was also known as "Samarobriva," and is[...]
9: St. Matt. xxv. 40.
10: There is a peculiar use of quamdiu in the old Latin rendering of the passage here quoted. It is us[...]
11: Comp. Tacitus, Agric. chap. 5, "electus, quem contubernio aestimaret."
- Chapter IV. Martin retires from Military Service.
12: Commonly known as Julian the Apostate.
13: This city was called Borbetomagus, and is represented by the modern Worms.
- Chapter V. Martin converts a Rubber to the Faith.
14: This city of the Pictones (or Pictavi) who are mentioned by Caesar, Bell Gall. iii. 11. Their terr[...]
- Chapter VI. The Devil throws himself in the Way of Martin.
15: Comp. Ps. cxviii. 6.
16: An island near Albium Ingaunum-the modern Allenga, on the gulf of Genoa. The island was so named f[...]
- Chapter VII. Martin restores a Catechumen to Life.
17: All this seems to be implied in the words "institui disciplinis."
18: "adesse virtutem."
19: Or "powers" according to the use of the greek word du/namij in Luke viii. 46.
- Chapter IX. High Esteem in which Martin was held.
20: Here again it is to be noted what fatal consequences were supposed to flow from dying without rece[...]
21: The Turones occupied territory on both sides of the river Loire. Caesar refers to them (Bell. Gall[...]
22: It is clear from this passage that the people at large were accustomed in ancient times to give th[...]
23: We here adopt Halm's reading "cogitabat," in preference to the usual "cogebat."
24: Ps. viii. 3.
- Chapter X. Martin as Bishop of Tours.
25: The word translated "avenger" in the English A. V. is "defensor" in the Vulgate, and thus the man [...]
26: Cf. St. Matt. iii. 4.
- Chapter XIII. Martin escapes from a Falling Pine-tree.
27: In St Matt. xi. 8, there is a reference to those "that wear soft clothing,"-oi ta\ malaka\ forou=n[...]
28: Perhaps "suam" here stands for "ejus," as in other passages of our author. The meaning will then b[...]
- Chapter XIV. Martin destroys/Heathen females and Altars.
29: It seems better to preserve the parenthesis than to translate the words as they stand in Halm's te[...]
- Chapter XVI. Cures effected by St. Martin.
30: Literally "a covering made of Cilician goats' hair." It was called cilicium, and was worn by soldi[...]
31: The Latin word gratia here corresponds to the greek xari/sma. St. Paul says much respecting the va[...]
- Chapter XIX. A Letter of Martin effects a Cure, with OtherMiracles.
32: The name Treveri at first denoted the people (as often in Caesar, Bell. Gall. i. 37, &c.), and was[...]
- Chapter XX. How Martin acted towards the EmperorMaximus.
33: "Nubes," lit. "a cloud."
34: "Regni necessitatem" -an awkward expression.
- Chapter XXI. Martin has to do both with Angels and Devils.
35: There is considerable confusion in this sentence.
36: Halm reads the imperative "videris," "consider."
- Chapter XXII. Martin preaches Repentance even to the Devil.
37: Halm reads "aut sibi nuntiata fratribus indicabat."
- Chapter XXIV. Martin is tempted by the Wiles of the Devil.
38: This is a truly noteworthy passage. It anticipates a wellknown sentiment of Burns, the national ba[...]
39: "Prece" for the usual reading "prae se."
- Chapter XXVI. Words cannot describe the Excellences of Martin.
40: In spite of the combined testimony of Martin and Sulpitius here referred to, few will have any do[...]
- Chapter XXVII. Wonderful Piety of Martin.
41: "Summus sacerdos": "that is," remarks Hornius, "bishop. They were also in those ages styled Popes[...]
42: Lit. "are barking round about."
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