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countenance remained serene, and fine his addressto the council: “ If St. Elmo’s fall give us concern,it was also splendid, and exceeding holy, nor shouldcause us any consternation! Not at its fall shouldwe wonder, but exult that the noble few could holdout so long ! 1,1

1 Bosio : par. iii. 57?.