Note 9 — Front matter (continued 2)
Reading edition
The Pope, in the Allocution of April 20, 1849, says that Spain first stirred up the other Catholic nations to form a league among themselves for his restoration (Recueil, p. 228). His description of the Holy City during his absence was, "a thicket of roaring beasts"—silvam frementium bestiarum (Id. 224). His description of himself at the same time was "being counted worthy to suffer shame for the name of Jesus, and being made in some measure conformable to His passion" (Id. p. 234).