The Cathedrals of England: An Account of Some of Their Distinguishing Characteristics; Together with Brief Historical and Biographical Sketches of Their Most Noted Bishops |
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abbey abbot Alban's altar Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of York beautiful Becket building built buried burnt called canonized cathe cathedral is dedicated central tower chapter-house Charles Charles II Chester CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL choir clerestory clergy consecrated cross crown crypt Dean death dedicated to St Doctor dral Duke Dunstan Durham east Edward Edward the Confessor England feet Galilee Gloucester GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL head height of central Henry VIII Hereford Holy king's LENOX TILDEN FOUNDATIONS Lincoln Lord miles from London miracle monks nave never NEWCASTLE CATHEDRAL NOTED BISHOPS Bishop Old Foundation Oxford Oxford Cathedral parish church Paul's Peter Pope preached prelate PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR Queen Elizabeth Queen Mary rebuilt reign REMARKS replied Ripon roof saint Salisbury Saxon saying sent sermons shrine SOUTHWELL CATHEDRAL spire Thomas Fuller throne tion tomb Victorian New Foundation west front width at transept William Winchester Worcester WORCESTER CATHEDRAL Wren YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Page 57 - And she may still exist in undiminished vigour when some traveller from New Zealand shall, in the midst of a vast solitude, take his stand on a broken arch of London Bridge to sketch the ruins of St. Paul's.
Page 119 - Underneath this sable hearse Lies the subject of all verse: Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother. Death, ere thou hast slain another Fair and learn'd and good as she, Time shall throw a dart at thee.
Page 232 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Page 152 - THE bark that held a prince went down, The sweeping waves rolled on ; And what was England's glorious crown To him that wept a son ? He lived — for life may long be borne Ere sorrow break its chain ; Why comes not death to those who mourn? He never smiled again...
Page 188 - Th' illustrious house of Hanover, And Protestant succession, To these I do allegiance swear While they can keep possession; For in my faith and loyalty I never more will falter, And George my lawful king shall be Until the times do alter. And this is law that I'll maintain Until my dying day, sir, That whatsoever king shall reign I'll still be the Vicar of Bray, sir.
Page 170 - I do not love thee, Doctor Fell, The reason why I cannot tell ; But this I know, and know full well, I do not love thee, Doctor Fell.
Page 170 - Westward the course of empire takes its way, The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day : Time's noblest offspring is the last.
Page 180 - And everybody praised the Duke Who this great fight did win." " But what good came of it at last ? " Quoth little Peterkin. " Why, that I cannot tell," said he,
Page 93 - The external appearance of an old cathedral cannot be but displeasing to the eye of every man, who has any idea of propriety and proportion, even though he may be ignorant of architecture as a science...
Page 146 - The King to Oxford sent a troop of horse For Tories own no argument but force ; With equal care to Cambridge books he sent, For Whigs allow no force but argument.