Contents — The Little Flowers and the Life of St. Francis, with the Mirror of Perfection

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The Little Flowers and the Life of St. Francis, with the Mirror of Perfection · Complete three-work composite: CCEL Fioretti; Salter 1904 Life and Miracles; Evans 1899 / Goretti 2025 Mirror

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Chapter CXI Of the fish that he did fancy in his sickness Anothertime, when he was grievous sick in the Bishop’s palace of page-130.xml#element-6
Chapter CXII Of the meats and cloth that he did fancy about the time of his death W page-130.xml#element-20
Chapter CXIII And first, of the love that he had specially toward the birds that are called crested larks, for that in them was the similitude of a good Religious Whollywrapped up in the love of God, the Blessed Francis did page-133.xml#element-1
Chapter CXIV That he would fain have persuaded the Emperor to make a special law that in the Nativity of our Lord men should make good provision for the birds, for the ox and the ass, and for the poor Wethat were with the Blessed Francis and have written these things page-134.xml#element-6
Chapter CXV Of the love and obedience of the fire unto him when he made himself be burned by cautery Whenhe had come to the hermitage of Fonte Palumbo near Rieti for page-135.xml#element-1
Chapter CXVI That he would not quench nor allow to be quenched the fire that did burn his hosen Amongall the inferior and insensible creatures, he had a special affection page-136.xml#element-15
Chapter CXVII How he would never wear a pelt for that he had not allowed it to be burned W page-137.xml#element-1
Chapter CXVIII Of the special love that he had toward water and stones and wood and flowers Nextto fire, he did specially love water, wherein is figured holy pen- page-137.xml#element-25
Chapter CXIX How he commended the sun and the fire above other creatures A page-138.xml#element-29
Chapter CXX These be the Lauds of the Creatures that he made when the Lord did certify him of His Kingdom Mosthigh, almighty and most gracious Lord, Thine be the praises page-139.xml#element-15
Chapter CXXI And first, how he made answer to brother Elias that did rebuke him for showing so much joy W page-141.xml#element-1
Chapter CXXII How he did induce the leech to tell him how long he should live Inthose days, in the same palace, did a certain leech of Arezzo visit him, page-142.xml#element-15
Chapter CXXIII How, when he did hear that he should die so soon, he did forthwith make be chanted the Lauds that he had made Afterthese things, a certain brother said unto him: “Father, thy life page-143.xml#element-1
Chapter CXXIV How he gave his blessing to the city of Assisi when he was carried unto S. Mary’s that he might die there Themost holy father, being now certified as well by the Holy Spirit page-144.xml#element-6
Back matter Colophon page-147.xml#element-1

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