Westminster abbey and the cathedrals of England (1895)
Farrar, Frederic William, 1831-1903, Milman, Henry Hart, 1791-1868, Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, 1815-1881 · Philadelphia : J. C. Winston & co. · leaf 47
ulpture by whatit introduced as by what it dis-carded. It was marked by sheerpaganism, vapid allegory, ostenta-tious science, pseudo-classicalisra, insincere or affected religionism, and monstrous in-congruities. A few instances will illustrate the disastrous change. Let the visitor walk, first, to… … TOMB OF I^ADY ELIZABETH NIGHTINGALE. Wrstviinstcr Abbey. 41 royal lad}- lying before us in her simple religious dress, with her face emaciated byasceticism, and furrowed, as in life-time, with many a tear. The hands, folded inprayer, are delicately perfect. There is no pride or pomposity about this…
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