Gesta Romanorum, Or, Entertaining Moral Stories: Invented by the Monks as a Fire-side Reacreation and Commonly Applied in Their Discourses from the Pulpit Whence the Most Celebrated of Our Own Poets and Others, from the Earliest Times, Have Extracted Their Plots, Band 1

Charles Swan

C. and J. Rivington, 1824

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XXXIII Of Hanging	132

Of Consideration of Life	133

Of Peace Reformation	136

Of the Course of Human Life	137

Of lifting up the Mind to Heaven	143

Of the Precaution necessary to pre vent Error	145

Of Reconciliation between God and Man	146

Of the Measure of Temptation and of Skill	148

Of the Conquests and Charity of our Lord	150

Of want of Charity	152

Of Christ who by His Passion deli vered us from Hell	154

Of Envy	155

Of the Good who alone will enter the Kingdom of Heaven	157

XLVỊ Of mortal Sins	161

Of Three Kings	162

Of the end of Sinners	165

XLIX Of the Illusions of the Devil	167

Of Praise due to a Just Judge	169

Of Extortion	171

Of Fidelity	173

Of good Rulers who are not to be changed	174

Of a Celestial Kingdom	175

Of the Revocation of a banished Sinner	177

Of remembering Death	183

Of perfect Life	189

Of Confession	194

Of too much Pride and how the Proud are frequently compelled to endure some notable Humiliation	196

Of Avarice and its Subtlety	209

LXI Of Reflection	213

Of Constancy	229

Of the destruction of ungrateful Men	251

Of Worldly Anxiety	261

Of Riches which are not to be	268

the secret Judgments of God	274

Notes	281

189	362

Gesta Romanorum

Vollansicht - 1894

Titel	Gesta Romanorum, Or, Entertaining Moral Stories: Invented by the Monks as a Fire-side Reacreation and Commonly Applied in Their Discourses from the Pulpit Whence the Most Celebrated of Our Own Poets and Others, from the Earliest Times, Have Extracted Their Plots, Band 1 Gesta Romanorum, Or, Entertaining Moral Stories: Invented by the Monks as a Fire-side Reacreation and Commonly Applied in Their Discourses from the Pulpit Whence the Most Celebrated of Our Own Poets and Others, from the Earliest Times, Have Extracted Their Plots, Charles Swan
Herausgeber	Charles Swan
Übersetzt von	Charles Swan
Verlag	C. and J. Rivington, 1824
Original von	New York Public Library
Digitalisiert	23. Nov. 2005

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Of Fidelity	16

Of following Reason	21

Of the Envy of bad Men towards the good	25

Of false Allegations	28

Of Depravity conquered by Mildness	34

Of the management of the Soul	41

Of the poison of	44

Of bad Example	46

Of inordinate Love	54

Of honouring Parents	60

Of the Life of Alexius son of Senator Eufemian	65

Of an exemplary Life	80

Of a perfect Life	81

Of venial	92

Of the Sin of Pride	97

Of Tribulation and Anguish	100

Of Overreaching and Conspiracy and of Caution opposed to them	105

Of worldly Fear	108

Of spiritual Medicine	109

Of the Suggestions of the Devil	111

Of Ingratitude	113

Of Humility	115

Of just Recompence	117

XXVIII Оf the execrable Devices of old Women	120

Of corrupt Judgment	125

Of Offence and Judgment	127

Of the Rigor of Death	129

Of good Inspiration	131

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