“By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.”

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Forgetful that it was in the hands of the Saracens. ↩

The heathen Gods were looked upon by the Christians as demons. Hence Florence was the city of Satan to Dante in his dark hours, when he thought of Mars; but in his better moments, when he remembered John the Baptist, it was “the fairest and most renowned daughter of Rome.” ↩

The Lily on the golden florin of Florence. ↩