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He was always with the ecclesiastics, to praise and direct the

zealous, and to excite the lukewarm; he visited the lazarettos to

console the sick, and encourage those who assisted them; he

travelled over the city, carrying aid to the miserable who were

sequestered in their houses, stopping at their doors and under

their windows, to listen to their complaints, and to give them

words of consolation and encouragement. Having thus thrown

himself into the midst of the contagion, it was truly wonderful

that he never was attacked by it.