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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt: ...miracles, and besought his prayers for a prosperous journey. The bishop blessed him, and, predicting for his return a great tempest and a contrary wind that should rise suddenly, gave him a pot of oil, saying, "Remember that you cast into sea this oyle that I give you, and anon, the winds being laied, comfortable fayer weather shall ensue on the sea, which shall send you againe with as pleasaunt a passage as you have wished." The tempest came as predicted. The sailors essayed to cast anchor, but in vain; the water began to fill the ship, and "nothing but present death was looked for." At the near approach of death came the thought of the bishop and the pot of oil. Taking it in his hand, the priest cast of the oil into the sea, when, as if by magic, it became quiet and calm, and the ship was delivered. Bede declares that ho had it from "a very creditable man, a priest of our church, Cymmund by name, who saied that he had hearde it of Vtta, the priest in whom the miracle was wrought." Modern experiments have demonstrated that this was no miracle, and the scene no doubt occurred. 172. Mr. Charles L. Eastlake, architect, Fellow of the Royal. Institute of British Architects, published "Hints on Household Taste," in 1868. The author, as I understand, is now keeper of the National Galleiy, London, in succession to Sir Charles Eastlake, the well-known painter, and president of the Royal Academy. Is Mr. C. L. Eastlake any and what relation to Sir Charles? When was ho born, and where can I find a biographical account of him? Some of the ordinarj biographical dictionaries mention that Sir Charles married late in lite and died without children. None mention Mr. C. L. Eastlake. 173. To what poet does Tennyson refer in the opening ...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1232321044
- ISBN 13 9781232321040
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages208
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