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CONTENTS PAGE The First of the Hermits 1 The Roses from Paradise 11 The Saint with the Lion 19 Synesius, the Ostrich Hunter 35 The Struggles of St. Augustin 50 Germanus the Governor . 6S Malchus the Monk 86 The Saint on the Pillar 95 The Apostle of Northumbria 107 St. Columba 126 Brendan the Sailor 141 The Charm Queller 155 Dunstan the Friend of Kings 166 St. Margaret of Scotland i8S St. Elizabeth of Hungary 196 Saint and King . 215 The Preacher to the Birds 241 Richard the Bishop 261 Colette 277 The Apostle of the Japanese 290 The Servant of the Poor 315 The Founder of Hospitals 326 The Patron Saint of England 338
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How St. Anthony met a centaur and a satyr ...... To face p. 4 The Roses from Paradise . . . " 16 Synesius attends the lectures of Hypatia . " 36 Crossing the river .... " 90 The delusion of the Saint . . . " 104 The man on the White Horse comes to heal St. Cuthbert . . . . " no Raphael and the Angels carry St. Senan to the Island ..... " 162 The sensible woman gets Dunstan to leave his cell " 172 'Although he could not read, he would turn over and examine her books, and kiss those which she liked best' . . " 188 St. Francis preaches to the Birds . . " 258 St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon . . . . " 342
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