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St. George For Merry England.
remained in this proud position for some time , until Pope Gelasius III . re-vised the calendar , and George was relegated to the department wherein were those " decent honourable men whose works were known only to God . " Thus for history .
Tradition says : George of Cappadocia was known for his exceeding beauty and bravery . As he was journeying to join his regiment he came to a Libyan city , Avhich was infested by a huge' dragon , who breathed forth pestilence and death . In order to save the city , the king had compacted with him to give him two sheep daily , so
that he abstained from his evil deeds . This was agreed to , and at length all the sheep were gone . Then another compact was entered into , so that the dragon ' s anger should be stayed , and it was that two virgins of the city were to be sacrificed daily . These maidens were chosen by lot , and at last the lot fell upon the king ' s own daughter .
The king endeavoured to save her , but in vain . At this critical juncture George came up , and volunteered to settle the matter by killing the dragon . His offer was accepted , and George proceeded to the mouth of the cave wherein the monster dwelt , when calling upon the sacred name , he stabbed the monster in the throat .
When the king learnt that this had been done in the name of Christ , he was baptised , and gave rich gifts to George , who , in turn , gave them to the poor , and went his way . When he came to Palestine , and found the decree which Diocletian had issued against the Christians , he tore down the edict . For this he was
condemned to the torture and death . First he was put into a cask full of sharp swords and rolled about in it , but he issued from thence unharmed . Then he was given a deadly poison , and that failed to hurt him ; and , at last , the soldiers were commanded to dispatch him . with their SAVords . This finished George ' s earthly career ; but he was
sainted , and his name now lives as the patron saint of not only Holy Russia , Protestant Germany , and fairy Venice , but also merry England , whose soldiers , I have said , would uphold his prestige with their hearts' blood .
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St. George For Merry England.
remained in this proud position for some time , until Pope Gelasius III . re-vised the calendar , and George was relegated to the department wherein were those " decent honourable men whose works were known only to God . " Thus for history .
Tradition says : George of Cappadocia was known for his exceeding beauty and bravery . As he was journeying to join his regiment he came to a Libyan city , Avhich was infested by a huge' dragon , who breathed forth pestilence and death . In order to save the city , the king had compacted with him to give him two sheep daily , so
that he abstained from his evil deeds . This was agreed to , and at length all the sheep were gone . Then another compact was entered into , so that the dragon ' s anger should be stayed , and it was that two virgins of the city were to be sacrificed daily . These maidens were chosen by lot , and at last the lot fell upon the king ' s own daughter .
The king endeavoured to save her , but in vain . At this critical juncture George came up , and volunteered to settle the matter by killing the dragon . His offer was accepted , and George proceeded to the mouth of the cave wherein the monster dwelt , when calling upon the sacred name , he stabbed the monster in the throat .
When the king learnt that this had been done in the name of Christ , he was baptised , and gave rich gifts to George , who , in turn , gave them to the poor , and went his way . When he came to Palestine , and found the decree which Diocletian had issued against the Christians , he tore down the edict . For this he was
condemned to the torture and death . First he was put into a cask full of sharp swords and rolled about in it , but he issued from thence unharmed . Then he was given a deadly poison , and that failed to hurt him ; and , at last , the soldiers were commanded to dispatch him . with their SAVords . This finished George ' s earthly career ; but he was
sainted , and his name now lives as the patron saint of not only Holy Russia , Protestant Germany , and fairy Venice , but also merry England , whose soldiers , I have said , would uphold his prestige with their hearts' blood .