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Article THE MASONS OF THE MIDDLE AGES. ← Page 13 of 14 →
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The Masons Of The Middle Ages.
depicted sitting upon a rainbow as the judge of mankind ; beneath was the resurrection of the dead ; on one side the elect were entering heaven by its golden gates ; on the other , the condemned were being inclosed in the jaAVS of the dragon . To the right and to the left everything seemed to be living .
Kings with their crOAvns , the poor in their rags , —each and all Avere shoAA'n according to the highest rules of art , forming a perfect unity of conception and design , which charmed while it astonished the eye . Wonderful to narrate , Avhilst Sabina studied this incomparable plan of the cathedral , she felt the germ of new
faculties developing Avithin herself . Her intelligence seemed to expand ; she appeared to understand her art more and more thoroughly , with all its significations , all its magnificence , and in all its grandeur . In short , she triumphed . Polydore was vanquished , and the children of Erwin succeeded to the position , which their father had so honourably filled .
This masterpiece of Sabina ' s was received with enthusiastic acclamations by the Council of Strasburg . They asked how it Avas that her genius had so suddenly appeared ? hoAV it Avas that she , who had been till lately almost unknown , had all at once astonished them by a work so startling ? In a short time afterwards , it was announced far and near ,
through the toAvn , and throughout the empire , that the continuation of the works of the cathedral of Strasburg were definitely confided to the charge of the children of the old Erwin . Polydore seemed to receive this unexpected intelligence as a most cruel blow ; he immediately quitted Strasburg , and only reappeared on a singular occasion , which we leave the legend itself to relate .
Bernhard Saunder occupied a small room opposite to the tower , where he passed his nights in labour , sweetened by the hope of soon becoming the husband of Erwin ' s daughter . One night , when Avearied by incessant emotions , which made him restless , he rose and leaned sadly out of the window .
The night was dark ; the wind howled around the deserted toAver ; large drops of rain drenched the flag-stones of the square in which the cathedral stands . Bernhard , entirely occupied with his OAvn thoughts , leaned his head on one of his hands , Avhen he was disturbed by a loud and increasing noise , which appeared like that of a hammer breaking stones , resounding in the silence of the night .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Masons Of The Middle Ages.
depicted sitting upon a rainbow as the judge of mankind ; beneath was the resurrection of the dead ; on one side the elect were entering heaven by its golden gates ; on the other , the condemned were being inclosed in the jaAVS of the dragon . To the right and to the left everything seemed to be living .
Kings with their crOAvns , the poor in their rags , —each and all Avere shoAA'n according to the highest rules of art , forming a perfect unity of conception and design , which charmed while it astonished the eye . Wonderful to narrate , Avhilst Sabina studied this incomparable plan of the cathedral , she felt the germ of new
faculties developing Avithin herself . Her intelligence seemed to expand ; she appeared to understand her art more and more thoroughly , with all its significations , all its magnificence , and in all its grandeur . In short , she triumphed . Polydore was vanquished , and the children of Erwin succeeded to the position , which their father had so honourably filled .
This masterpiece of Sabina ' s was received with enthusiastic acclamations by the Council of Strasburg . They asked how it Avas that her genius had so suddenly appeared ? hoAV it Avas that she , who had been till lately almost unknown , had all at once astonished them by a work so startling ? In a short time afterwards , it was announced far and near ,
through the toAvn , and throughout the empire , that the continuation of the works of the cathedral of Strasburg were definitely confided to the charge of the children of the old Erwin . Polydore seemed to receive this unexpected intelligence as a most cruel blow ; he immediately quitted Strasburg , and only reappeared on a singular occasion , which we leave the legend itself to relate .
Bernhard Saunder occupied a small room opposite to the tower , where he passed his nights in labour , sweetened by the hope of soon becoming the husband of Erwin ' s daughter . One night , when Avearied by incessant emotions , which made him restless , he rose and leaned sadly out of the window .
The night was dark ; the wind howled around the deserted toAver ; large drops of rain drenched the flag-stones of the square in which the cathedral stands . Bernhard , entirely occupied with his OAvn thoughts , leaned his head on one of his hands , Avhen he was disturbed by a loud and increasing noise , which appeared like that of a hammer breaking stones , resounding in the silence of the night .