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The ruined abbeys of Yorkshire (1883)

Lefroy, William, 1836-1900 · London, Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday · leaf 58

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ently in the valleywhich is called Airedale for a place known asKirkstall, for there shalt thou prepare for a brother-hood a home where they may serve my Son. And who, he asked, is thy Son whom we mustserve ? I am Mary, was the answer; and my Son iscalled Jesus of Nazareth, the Saviour of the… … Kirkstall. 33 only roots and herbs, he was joined by others, andthey adopted the way of life of the brethren ofSerath, having all things in common and supportingthemselves by their toil. As the Abbot listened, he considered the attrac-tions and advantages of the valley—its flowing riverand abundant…

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