. God's troubadour; the story of St. Francis of Assisi . From a Painting by Signorelii. Photograph KNIGHTS GOING INTO BATTLE. From a Fresco by Giotto. ST. FRANCIS BEFORE THE THE NEW YORK ..LIC LIBRARY TOR, LENOX ANDC TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. WITH THE CRUSADERS tried to do in Egypt, since the day, andlong before the day when young Joseph putthem all to shame. The Wise Men woreturbans and long flowing robes. They hadwhite beards, and deep-set eyes, and solemnfaces. In front of the throne stood Francis andhis one Little Brother. They were bare-headed and barefooted. Their rough greyrobes were
. God's troubadour; the story of St. Francis of Assisi . From a Painting by Signorelii. Photograph KNIGHTS GOING INTO BATTLE. From a Fresco by Giotto. ST. FRANCIS BEFORE THE THE NEW YORK ..LIC LIBRARY TOR, LENOX ANDC TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. WITH THE CRUSADERS tried to do in Egypt, since the day, andlong before the day when young Joseph putthem all to shame. The Wise Men woreturbans and long flowing robes. They hadwhite beards, and deep-set eyes, and solemnfaces. In front of the throne stood Francis andhis one Little Brother. They were bare-headed and barefooted. Their rough greyrobes were dusty and torn and stained withblood. They seemed no match for the tallmagicians, who looked down on them withscorn, thinking them madmen or fools. Butthe Soldan was grave and thoughtful. Hewanted to know which spoke the truth, hislearned counsellors, whom he had alwaystrusted, or these simple, poor men, withtheir new teaching. The Wise Men could give no help totheir Sovereign, and, at last, Francis said: My lord, bid your slaves build here a firebefore you, great and hot; it may be that GODS TROUBADOUR God will show us a sign. When the redfire blazed high, Francis spoke acr
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