Cathedral days : a tour through southern England (1887)
Dodd, Anna Bowman, 1855-1929, Deane, E. Eldon, ill · Boston : Roberts Brothers · leaf 388
at Winchesterhad the courage to refuse to receive that fascinat-ing little wanton Nell Gwynne, who had accompa-nied her royal lover on a visit to that city. Whenthe bishopric of Bath and Wells became vacantshortly after, Charles II. proved himself even greaterthan this stout Christian. He rose to… … WELLS, AN ENCHANTED CITY. 343 bishops could thenceforth take his strolls on yon-der lovely terrace, and feast his poets eyes on theloveliness of this goodly estate, until he was ban-ished to Longleat; for he fell with his benefactor.But the author of those poetic hymns, Morning,Evening, and…
Cathedrals
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