CHRYSOSTOM
84 to 90. The Introduction. The personal touch of these pages gives an insight into the tender, sensitive nature of Cardinal Newman. He was a man not only of intense and powerful intellect, but of delicate and affectionate heart. It is his gracious, winning appeal that renders him irresistible in influence.
90: 12. Chrysostom. "Golden mouth," from his eloquence. He is counted among the great Patristic writers.
90: 21. Antipater. Son of Herod the Great; called by Josephus "a monster of iniquity." He was put to death, 1 B.C. 90: 22. Fulvia. Wife of Marc Antony; noted for her cruelty and ambition.
92: 6. (a) Gallus. (b) Ovid. (a) Governor of Egypt under Augustus; accused of crime and oppression, and banished. (b) A celebrated Roman poet, author of Metamorphoses; exiled by Augustus for some grave offense never revealed.
97: 12. The seasons. This apt and ingenious analogy is regarded as one of Newman's more beautiful passages.
100: 30. Chrysostom's discriminating affectionateness. The reason, probably, why he has so great a hold upon the heart of posterity—love begets love.
105: 8. Cucusus. In Caucasus, east of the Black Sea and north of Persia.
108: 19. Troas. In Northwest Asia Minor. Troad contains ancient Troy.
105 to 110. The letters of Chrysostom. The charm of his genius, the sweetness of his temper under suffering, and the unselfishness of his lofty soul appear in these simple lines written on the road or in the desert of his banishment.