Note 67 — Front matter (continued 3)
Reading edition
It is impossible in this small book to give any idea of the various influences at work upon the young franciscan order during the life of the saint. I can only refer my readers to the charming pages of M. Paul Sabatier, who gives us a vivid picture of these early days in La Vie de Saint François, and in his introduction to the Speculum Perfectionis.