“Should it be burdensome for thee ... she will for thy sake herself raise me up when I chance to fall, and console me when sorrowing.”
St. Leander of Seville.
“Consolatrix Afflictorum”
The following letter will explain itself.
The original was read to me by my friend on one of those days during my stay with him; and he allowed me, at my request, to make a copy. The sermon referred to in the first sentence of the letter was preached in a foreign watering-place on Christmas Day.
“Villa––––
“December 29, 18––