Bernard OF MORLAIX, a monk of Cluny about 1140, is said to have been born of English parents at Morlaix in Brittany. He is the author of the remarkable poem De Contemptu Mundi, in 3000 long rolling, 'leonine-dactylic' verses, which has been freely translated by Dr Neale as The Rhythm of Bernard of Morlaix. From this 'Jerusalem the Golden' and other well-known hymns are taken.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 99
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