Alps and sanctuaries of Piedmont and the canton Ticino (1913)
Butler, Samuel, 1835-1902, Streatfeild, R. A. (Richard Alexander), 1866-1919 · New York, E. P. Dutton & company · leaf 105
granite blocks. The stones on the in-side are so sharp and clean cut that they look as if they werenot more than fifty years old. On the outside, the granite,hard as it is, is much weathered, which, indeed, consider-ing the exposed situation, is hardly to be wondered at. 98 Alps and Sanctuaries… … STEPS LEADING TO THE CHURCH. NO I it is. How softly would it not lie upon the skulls andshoulders of the skeletons. Fancy a dull dark Januaryafternoons twilight upon this staircase, after a heavysnow, when the soft fleece clings to the walls, havingdrifted in through many an opening. Or fancy a…
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