"Saint Francis" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... who had found them on his way down the hill, and had given the man I know not how many pesos for them. They certainly were worth it, because they were made from the stake at which the martyrs in Japan were burned; and because they had touched the whole body of my most glorious patron saint Francis Xavier, at Goa; these are the reasons why I prize them ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 (Vol 27 of 55) • Various
... us that there can be infinite beauties in a little space—untold joys within a day—and he asks us to take short outlooks. Saint Teresa and Saint Francis de Sales were before him in this; but Eug['e]nie de Gu['e]rin exemplifies its value much more than any other modern writer. Her soul was often sad, but it never ceased to find joy in the little happinesses of life. In our country, ...
— Confessions of a Book-Lover • Maurice Francis Egan
... Friar. Holy Saint Francis! what a change is here! Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, So soon forsaken? young men's love, then, lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes. Jesu Maria, what a deal of brine Hath wash'd thy sallow cheeks ...
— Romeo and Juliet • William Shakespeare [Collins edition]
... twenty-three years old, Very Reverend Father; and that is an early time in life to end it. No doubt, also, in killing me they will use torture. And I long fervently to live, not only for the pleasure of it, but also that I may do good service to God, and to our Father Saint Francis, by saving many heathen souls. Therefore I beg that when the army marches to the reduction of this hidden city that I may be one of our brethren who will go with it, to hold by tender preaching of God's goodness and mercy such heathen as may remain ...
— The Aztec Treasure-House • Thomas Allibone Janvier
... the hands of the clock to the time when the pueblo straggled over the sand hills which faced the water of the bay of Saint Francis, under the shadow of Loma Alta. What do we see? Where today the Merchants Exchange Building, central office of San Francisco's commercial life, heaves its bulk into the air was the cabin of Jacob Leese, trader. Houses were few and far ...
— Fascinating San Francisco • Fred Brandt and Andrew Y. Wood
... the snow, bareheaded in the rain, Saint Francis wandered up and down the world smiling for the great love that was ...
— The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts • Abbie Farwell Brown |
