 | Alban Butler - 1845 - 404 pages
...weight of silver ?" The abbot, without casting his eye upon the chest of silver, replied : " Daughter, he to whom you made this offering, very well knows how much it weighs without being told. If you give it to God who did not despise the widow's two mites, and even preferred them... | |
 | Alban Butler - 1857 - 1074 pages
...weight of silver?" The abbot, without casting his eye upon the chest of silver, replied, "Daughter, he to whom you made this offering, very well knows how much it weighs without being told. If you give it to God, who did not despise the widow's two mites, and even preferred them... | |
 | Henry Gibson - 1877 - 382 pages
...Saint, without taking his eyes off his work, " He to whom you have made the offering, knows very well how much it weighs without your telling him. If, indeed, you had given it to me, there might be some reason to inform me of the weight ; but if you really intended it as a present... | |
 | Edward Berdoe - 1892 - 608 pages
...weight of silver ? ' The Abbot, without casting his eye upon the chest of silver, replied : ' Daughter, He to whom you made this offering very well knows how much it weighs without being told. If you give it to God, who did not despise the widow's two mites, and even preferred them... | |
 | Edward Berdoe - 1897 - 608 pages
...weight of silver ? ' The Abbot, without casting his eye upon the chest of silver, replied : ' Daughter, He to whom you made this offering very well knows how much it weighs without being told. If you give it to God, who did not despise the widow's two mites, and even preferred them... | |
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... charged him to give nothing to those of Egypt, that country being rich and plentiful. Melania continued some time standing, and at length said : ' Father, do you know that here is three hundred pounds weight of silver ? ' The Abbot, without casting... 