IV. INTERPRETATIONS.
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Daniel. The most tormented is Isaiah; spiritually sawn asunder. No scene of his martyrdom below, but his seeing the Lord in His temple, and yet feeling he had unclean lips. Jeremiah also carries his cross—but more serenely.
39. And now, I give in clear succession, the order of the statues of the whole front, with the subjects of the quatrefoils beneath each of them, marking the upper quatrefoil A, the lower B. The six prophets who stand at the angles of the porches, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, and Haggai, have each of them four quatrefoils, marked, A and C the upper ones, B and D the lower.
Beginning, then, on the left-hand side of the central porch, and reading outwards, you have—
| 1. | St. Peter. | |
| A. Courage. | ||
| B. Cowardice. | ||
| 2. | St. Andrew. | |
| A. Patience. | ||
| B. Anger. | ||
| 3. | St. James. | |
| A. Gentillesse. | ||
| B. Churlishness. | ||
| 4. | St. John. | |
| A. Love. | ||
| B. Discord. | ||
