yetwemaypraisethemoreselfishlenityofRaymond,whograntedacapitulationandsafe—conducttothegarrisonofthecitadel。
^111Theholysepulchrewasnowfree;andthebloodyvictorspreparedtoaccomplishtheirvow。Bareheadedandbarefoot,withcontritehearts,andinanhumbleposture,theyascendedthehillofCalvary,amidsttheloudanthemsoftheclergy;kissedthestonewhichhadcoveredtheSavioroftheworld;andbedewedwithtearsofjoyandpenitencethemonumentoftheirredemption。
Thisunionofthefiercestandmosttenderpassionshasbeenvariouslyconsideredbytwophilosophers;bytheone,^112aseasyandnatural;bytheother,^113asabsurdandincredible。
Perhapsitistoorigorouslyappliedtothesamepersonsandthesamehour;theexampleofthevirtuousGodfreyawakenedthepietyofhiscompanions;whiletheycleansedtheirbodies,theypurifiedtheirminds;norshallIbelievethatthemostardentinslaughterandrapineweretheforemostintheprocessiontotheholysepulchre。
[Footnote105:SeethemasterlydescriptionofTacitus,Hist。v。