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The HISTORY of

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N the city of Rome, reigned the Empress Lucretia, who had a beautiful daughter named Sabrina. When she was six years old the Emperor her father died and her mother committed her to the care of Seven Wise Mistresses famous for wisdom, and resolving hard questions, and for skill and learning exceeded all women in the world. She having been with them seven years, they appointed a day to try her proficiency in learning, and put the three following questions to her:

I. What is the most acceptable thing to God?—She answered, To obey willingly all his commandments.