Lefroy, William Chambers · London : Seeley and Co., limited; New York, Macmillan & Co. · leaf 292
ur feet have brushed thedew and our eyes and hearts found rest, while eventhe half-scornful contemplation of a purely spiritualconflict has soothed the frctfulness of our souls.Not for to-day or to-morrow, but for ever, did thesemonks design their building or mould their disposi-tions, confiding,… … *f^%^-: rag ;tMl T&* k Whitby 275 upon its life. There is a climb, a sense of effort, afreshening breeze, strange prelude to the stalepedantry of archaeology, and the mouldering presenceof a long dead past ; for here, almost on the edge ofthe dark laminated cliffs, rises the last but not…
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