Also important were the lavras (colonies of hermits) established in Palestine between the fourth and early sixth centuries, notably those founded by St Euthymius (+473) and his disciple St Sabas (+532).

... diminishing the velocity with decreasements like to the increasements acquired in the descent

The face of the Moon appearing to me to be full of indifferent high mountains.

Be good, my boy, and God will make you great. Then she said she was cold, and . . . murmured: I'll away, I'll away to the Promised Land—to the Promised Land. […] It is cold—so cold—God keep my boy!