These had their sweet bells that pierced the forests for many a league at matins or vespers, and each its own dreamy legend. Few enough, and scattered enough, were these abbeys, so as in no degree to disturb the deep solitude of the region; yet many enough... Tait's Edinburgh Magazine - Página 188editado por - 1847Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1847 - 884 páginas
...own dreamy legend. Few enough, and scattered enough, were these abbeys, in no degree to disturb tho deep solitude of the region ; many enough to spread...net-work or awning of Christian sanctity over what elso might have, seemed a heathen wilderness. This sort of religious talisman being secured, a man... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1852 - 562 páginas
...towered into tragic strength. 'Abbeys there were, and abbey windows, dim and dimly seen — as Moorish temples of the Hindoos,' that exercised even princely...courage to wander for days in their sylvan recesses." — Mis. Essays, pp. 91, 92. We quote finally the grand and solemn picture with which the essay, full... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1854 - 360 páginas
...scattered enough, were these abbeys, so as in no degree to disturb the deep solitude of the region; yet many enough to spread a network or awning of Christian...never attracted much notice from Europe, except in 1813-14 for a few brief months, when they fell within Napoleon's line of defence against the Allies.... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 454 páginas
...scattered enough, were these abbeys, so as in no degree to disturb the deep solitude of the region ; yet many enough to spread a network or awning of Christian...never attracted much notice from Europe, except in 1813—14 for a few brief months, when they fell within Napoleon's line of defence against the Allies.... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1865 - 320 páginas
...scattered enough, were these abbeys, so as in no degree to disturb the deep solitude of the legion ; yet many enough to spread a network or awning of Christian...never attracted much notice from Europe, except in 1813-14 for a few brief months, when they fell within Napoleon's line of defence against the Allies.... | |
| John Ruskin - 1865 - 256 páginas
...scattered enough, were these abbeys, so as in no degree to disturb the deep solitude of the region ; yet many enough to spread a network or awning of Christian...what else might have seemed a heathen' wilderness." l Now, you cannot, indeed, have here in England, woods eighteen miles deep to the centre; but you can,... | |
| John Ruskin - 1865 - 302 páginas
...scattered enough, were these abbeys, so as in no degree to disturb the deep solitude of the region ; yet many enough to spread a network or awning of Christian...what else might have seemed a heathen wilderness." * Now, you cannot, indeed, have here in England, woods eighteen miles deep to the centre; but you can,... | |
| John Ruskin - 1867 - 144 páginas
...scattered enough, were these abbeys, so as in no degree to disturb the deep solitude of the region; yet many enough to spread a network or awning of Christian...what else might have seemed a heathen wilderness." * Now, you cannot, indeed, have here in England, woods Ighteen miles deep to the centre; but you can,... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1871 - 366 páginas
...scattered enough, were these abbeys, so as in no degree to disturb the deep solitude of the region; yet many enough to spread a network or awning of Christian...never attracted much notice from Europe, except in 1813-14 for a few brief months, when they fell within Napoleon's line of defence against the Allies.... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1871 - 360 páginas
...scattered enough, were these abbeys, so as in no degree to disturb the deep solitude of the region; yet many enough to spread a network or awning of Christian...courage to wander for days in their sylvan recesses. Tue mountains of the Vosges, on the eastern frontier of France, have never attracted much notice from... | |
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