Gorres at Munich. One day the conversation turned on a remark in tfyat deep writers Philosophy of Mysticism, to the effect that saints most re markable for their mystical learning and piety were far from exhibiting, in their features and expression, the characteristics usually attributed to them. They are popularly considered, and by artists represented, as soft, fainting, and perhaps hysterical persons ;whereas their portraits present to us countenances of men, or women, of a practical, business-like, working character. The author asked Gorres if he had ever seen an original likeness of St. Teresa, in whom he had thought these remarks were particularly exempli fied.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org