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IT is said that God frequently in many other cases revealed to the
princess what was about to happen, and that the most occurred to her
and her sisters as witnesses of the Divine love. They all pursue the
same mode of life; they are sedulous about the priests and the houses
of prayer, and are munificent to needy strangers and the poor. These
sisters generally take their meals and walks together, and pass their
days and their nights in company, singing the praises of God. As is
the custom with exemplary women, they employ themselves in weaving and
in similar occupations. Although princesses, born and educated in
palaces, they avoid levity and idleness, which they think unworthy of
any who profess virginity, so they put such indolence far from their
own life. For this reason the mercy of God is manifested and is
conquering in behalf of their house; for He increases the emperor in
years and government; every conspiracy and war concocted against him
has been overthrown of itself.
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