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Cathedrals and cloisters of the south of France (1906)

Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 69

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ing in the guard-room behind, keeping watch towards Castel-viel, must havegiven heart to the timid souls who used to hide and pray inthe church. Numbers are usually as dry as genealogies, but 52 Languedoc. there is something awe-inspiring in large spaciousness; andwhen one considers the open of… … the effigy of saint CECELIA BENEATU THE PAiUSU ALTAR. —ALBI. of the vault, must liave felt the immensity of the power andpresence of God in this the mightiest of His earthly houses.Such feeling is lost in the interior of to-day. The guard-room has become a peaceful chapel; the big round piersflank…

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