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plice of sacerdotal iniquity ; the condition of the husband , betweeii wife and priest , was scarcely to be envied in this scene of" FLOGQISra BY PROXY . " A woman who had gone to make her confession was followed to the church by her husband , who , fortunately for the wife , entertained doubts as to her
fidelity . He secreted himself for a time ; when , happening to observe his spouse lea by the confessor behind the altar in order to be flagellated , he at once made his appearance ; objected that she was too tender to hear the punishment , and offered to receive it in her stead . This proposal the wife greatly applauded ; and the man had no sooner placed himself on his knees , than she exclaimed : * Now , my father , lay on stoutly , for I am a great sinner I '"
We find , also , that monks are the bitter antagonists to baths and washhouses , and that they hate a pnmp with the horror of a mad dog : — " Berad ^ at used no clothing , except a close sack of skins , which had no other opening than one for his nose , and another for his mouth . The abbess Teresa , in order to torment her body , which was naturally weak and delicate , made use of hair shirts , nettles and scourges , and even used to roll herself among
thorns . Eufraxia belonged to a convent containing one hundred and thirty nuns , not one of whom ever washed her feet—the very mention of such an indulgence as a bath being an abomination to them ! " - * - Home Thoughts . Conducted by Mrs . Octavius Te , eire Owef . Piper , Stephenson , and Co ., Paternoster-row . —This monthly publication is undoubtedly one of the best of the cheap serials , and contains admirably written papers on history , fiction , sociology , and science . The annual volume is very elegantly got up : and besides a
vignette of London and the Tower , contains some lines relative to both , the quality of which may be judged of by the great notice the following extract from them has already attracted . Speaking of London , the writer says : —
" Thy walls are living legions , the thick slime Of fraud is traced on them from every clime : The natt ' rer proffering love with fulsome guile , The sland'rer sapping worth with meaning smile ; The sensual judge , whose private life ' s the sport Of the hoar infamy he chides in court ! The minister , who puts forth every grace , Not to preserve his country , but his place ! The wily prelate deprecating pelf ,
Yet whose whole life is one hard war for self ! The editorial ' thunderer' whose pen Bids virtue triumph o ' er the sons of men , Yet of elastic moral not too nice , Keeps a neat villa for his favourite vice . ' The novelist , whose interesting scenes Draw tears like rivers from each * miss-in-teens / Till they adore ' the dear delightful man /
Whose life would scare them , could his lite they scan ! All parasites alike , one trade they drive , Gold the sole aim for which they lie and strive ; "Whilst London , thou ! whom no disgrace can pall , A most indulgent parent , shield ' st them all !"
The " Lost Heir , " by the editress , is a beautiful story , and fully maintains her high name , as indeed does the whole periodical throughout . The price of this magazine ( 3 J . each month ) is too low , at least by four times , for its merit .
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plice of sacerdotal iniquity ; the condition of the husband , betweeii wife and priest , was scarcely to be envied in this scene of" FLOGQISra BY PROXY . " A woman who had gone to make her confession was followed to the church by her husband , who , fortunately for the wife , entertained doubts as to her
fidelity . He secreted himself for a time ; when , happening to observe his spouse lea by the confessor behind the altar in order to be flagellated , he at once made his appearance ; objected that she was too tender to hear the punishment , and offered to receive it in her stead . This proposal the wife greatly applauded ; and the man had no sooner placed himself on his knees , than she exclaimed : * Now , my father , lay on stoutly , for I am a great sinner I '"
We find , also , that monks are the bitter antagonists to baths and washhouses , and that they hate a pnmp with the horror of a mad dog : — " Berad ^ at used no clothing , except a close sack of skins , which had no other opening than one for his nose , and another for his mouth . The abbess Teresa , in order to torment her body , which was naturally weak and delicate , made use of hair shirts , nettles and scourges , and even used to roll herself among
thorns . Eufraxia belonged to a convent containing one hundred and thirty nuns , not one of whom ever washed her feet—the very mention of such an indulgence as a bath being an abomination to them ! " - * - Home Thoughts . Conducted by Mrs . Octavius Te , eire Owef . Piper , Stephenson , and Co ., Paternoster-row . —This monthly publication is undoubtedly one of the best of the cheap serials , and contains admirably written papers on history , fiction , sociology , and science . The annual volume is very elegantly got up : and besides a
vignette of London and the Tower , contains some lines relative to both , the quality of which may be judged of by the great notice the following extract from them has already attracted . Speaking of London , the writer says : —
" Thy walls are living legions , the thick slime Of fraud is traced on them from every clime : The natt ' rer proffering love with fulsome guile , The sland'rer sapping worth with meaning smile ; The sensual judge , whose private life ' s the sport Of the hoar infamy he chides in court ! The minister , who puts forth every grace , Not to preserve his country , but his place ! The wily prelate deprecating pelf ,
Yet whose whole life is one hard war for self ! The editorial ' thunderer' whose pen Bids virtue triumph o ' er the sons of men , Yet of elastic moral not too nice , Keeps a neat villa for his favourite vice . ' The novelist , whose interesting scenes Draw tears like rivers from each * miss-in-teens / Till they adore ' the dear delightful man /
Whose life would scare them , could his lite they scan ! All parasites alike , one trade they drive , Gold the sole aim for which they lie and strive ; "Whilst London , thou ! whom no disgrace can pall , A most indulgent parent , shield ' st them all !"
The " Lost Heir , " by the editress , is a beautiful story , and fully maintains her high name , as indeed does the whole periodical throughout . The price of this magazine ( 3 J . each month ) is too low , at least by four times , for its merit .