"He had the faculty of seizing upon the thoughts rather than the words of the authors he consulted, and thus making them a portion of his own mind. Perhaps, hardly a priest in England was more deeply versed in ascetical and mystical theology, or had had more experience in the operations of grace in souls."
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William Seth Agar
William Seth Agar (25 December 1815 – 23 August 1872) was an English canon.
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