Cathedral days : a tour through southern England (1887)
Dodd, Anna Bowman, 1855-1929, Deane, E. Eldon, ill · Boston : Roberts Brothers · leaf 206
ethren come from all parts of the kingdom, theOnly eligibility being their inability to earn theirown livelihood. It is as well, assuredly, that the number islimited to thirteen. If inability to earn ones ownlivelihood be the only test, the hospital would other-wise be as crowded as a Roman… … A COLLEGE AND AN ALMSHOUSE. 181 to meet the little old gentleman who was comingtowards us. The place did, indeed, breathe the most tranquil,peaceful, unworldly calm. It was so still that ourfootfalls on the gravel walk made resoundingechoes. It was so neat, so bright, so exquisitelydainty, with its…
Cathedrals
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