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curious volume of English poems in MS ., written by a brother of the name of Eloi : his original one it was impossible to ascertain . Some of them were curious , and reminded me of the monkish rhymes : a short specimen may not prove uninteresting . It is from a poem called the Messiah , and particularly excited my companion ' s attention . airious volume of English poems in MS ., written by a brother of the lame of Eloi : his original one it was impossible to ascertain . Some of hem were curious , and reminded me of the monkish rhymes : a short specimen may not prove uninteresting . It is from a poem called the Messiah , and particularly excited my companion ' s attention .
tcrnity entered in procession , with their superior at their head , chanting Latin grace . The library is a long gallery leading from the refectory to the prior ' s apartment . The hooks , chiefly old fathers of the church , are arranged presses . The only valuable one ' s are a few missals and an exquisitely illuminated MS . of Virgil , most laboriously illustrated with the pencil . : rnity entered in procession , with their superior at their head , chanting Latin grace . The library is a long gallery leading from the refectory to the prior ' s partment . The hooks , chiefly old fathers of the church , are arranged 1 presses . The only valuable one ' s are a few missals and an exquisitely iluminated MS . of Virgil , most laboriously illustrated with the pencil .
Above the presses are a number of pictures , representing the life of St . Bruno , copied from the celebrated series'by Le Soeur , in the gallery of the Louvre , commencing from his retirement from the world , his being summoned to Romej . his refusal of the mitre from the hands of the pope , his miracles and death in the full odour of sanctity . Just as we were on the point of leaving the library , Spencer remembered a Uiove the presses are a number of pictures , representing the life of it . Bruno , copied from the celebrated series'by Le Soeur , in the gallery if the Louvre , commencing from his retirement from the world , his leing summoned to Romej . his refusal of the mitre from the hands of he pope , his miracles and death in the full odour of sanctity . Just as ve were on the point of leaving the library , Spencer remembered a
" A god , and yet a man ,
A maid , and yet a mother ; AVe wonder how wit can Conceive this , or the other . " A god—and can he die ? A dead man—can he live ?
AVhat wit can well reply , What reason Reason give ?" Ifc concludes by an exhortation to faith . The prior ' s apartment was by far the best furnished in the building , the walls hung with portraits of his predecessors , the windows of rich stained glass .
We afterwards visited the dormitory ; the beds or hard mattresses were placed on wooden frames , ivhich caused me to express a hope that ours ivould be a little more suited to our previous habits . This was the first intimation to my companion of my intention of passing the night within the walls , whose opposition and horror were loudly expressed ; nor was he reconciled to the arrangement , till he found that
the hour when departure was permitted had passed , and the gates fastened for the nig ht . AVe were soon afterwards summoned to our evening repast . Previous to retiring for the night , I once more visited the chapel , to be present at the funeral service of a brother , who had expired the evening before . The body was placed , in a rude coffin ,
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The Trappists.
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curious volume of English poems in MS ., written by a brother of the name of Eloi : his original one it was impossible to ascertain . Some of them were curious , and reminded me of the monkish rhymes : a short specimen may not prove uninteresting . It is from a poem called the Messiah , and particularly excited my companion ' s attention . airious volume of English poems in MS ., written by a brother of the lame of Eloi : his original one it was impossible to ascertain . Some of hem were curious , and reminded me of the monkish rhymes : a short specimen may not prove uninteresting . It is from a poem called the Messiah , and particularly excited my companion ' s attention .
tcrnity entered in procession , with their superior at their head , chanting Latin grace . The library is a long gallery leading from the refectory to the prior ' s apartment . The hooks , chiefly old fathers of the church , are arranged presses . The only valuable one ' s are a few missals and an exquisitely illuminated MS . of Virgil , most laboriously illustrated with the pencil . : rnity entered in procession , with their superior at their head , chanting Latin grace . The library is a long gallery leading from the refectory to the prior ' s partment . The hooks , chiefly old fathers of the church , are arranged 1 presses . The only valuable one ' s are a few missals and an exquisitely iluminated MS . of Virgil , most laboriously illustrated with the pencil .
Above the presses are a number of pictures , representing the life of St . Bruno , copied from the celebrated series'by Le Soeur , in the gallery of the Louvre , commencing from his retirement from the world , his being summoned to Romej . his refusal of the mitre from the hands of the pope , his miracles and death in the full odour of sanctity . Just as we were on the point of leaving the library , Spencer remembered a Uiove the presses are a number of pictures , representing the life of it . Bruno , copied from the celebrated series'by Le Soeur , in the gallery if the Louvre , commencing from his retirement from the world , his leing summoned to Romej . his refusal of the mitre from the hands of he pope , his miracles and death in the full odour of sanctity . Just as ve were on the point of leaving the library , Spencer remembered a
" A god , and yet a man ,
A maid , and yet a mother ; AVe wonder how wit can Conceive this , or the other . " A god—and can he die ? A dead man—can he live ?
AVhat wit can well reply , What reason Reason give ?" Ifc concludes by an exhortation to faith . The prior ' s apartment was by far the best furnished in the building , the walls hung with portraits of his predecessors , the windows of rich stained glass .
We afterwards visited the dormitory ; the beds or hard mattresses were placed on wooden frames , ivhich caused me to express a hope that ours ivould be a little more suited to our previous habits . This was the first intimation to my companion of my intention of passing the night within the walls , whose opposition and horror were loudly expressed ; nor was he reconciled to the arrangement , till he found that
the hour when departure was permitted had passed , and the gates fastened for the nig ht . AVe were soon afterwards summoned to our evening repast . Previous to retiring for the night , I once more visited the chapel , to be present at the funeral service of a brother , who had expired the evening before . The body was placed , in a rude coffin ,