To their brother fallen low.

Hope they brought, and gentler feeling,

To his torn, despairing breast,

And that evening found him kneeling

In the chapel with the rest.

None arose to judge or sentence:

He whose sin they most deplored,

In his long and sad repentance,

Was with charity restored.

Il Crocifisso della Providenza

Il Crocifisso della Providenza

The crucifix about which this story is told is still to be seen in the church of the Carmine, where it is kept in the Corsini chapel; and it is always shown to the public on the first of May, when also (as the ballad relates) a festa is held in the house once occupied by the three sisters, in the Via dell' Orto.

The crucifix about which this story is told is still to be seen in the church of the Carmine, where it is kept in the Corsini chapel; and it is always shown to the public on the first of May, when also (as the ballad relates) a 

 is held in the house once occupied by the three sisters, in the Via dell' Orto.

The house seems to have been little changed since they lived there; it now bears the number 10, and is easily recognized by a niche in the wall, containing a representation of the crucifix, and the chest piled with loaves.

The house seems to have been little changed since they lived there; it now bears the number 10, and is easily recognized by a niche in the wall, containing a representation of the crucifix, and the chest piled with loaves.

From time immemorial, a lamp 

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