Abroad Again; Or, a Fresh Foray in Foreign Lands
Abroad Again; Or, a Fresh Foray in Foreign Lands
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Chandeliers of skulls and thigh- bones, ornamental frescos of the small bones of toes and fingers, altars of leg and arm bones, and twining designs of bits of vertebra, — every part of the human skeleton put into this grim and horrible architecture and dec- oration.
Not only is this lavish display made of the last remnants of mortality, but in a niche in each of the divisions above mentioned is the skeleton, or dried mummy, of some worthy brother, who perhaps was thought to have been too good i...n the flesh to be broken up and mingled indiscriminately with his fellows. And there they sit in their mouldering cowls, the shining bones peeping out here and there through the rents in their tattered robes, and their eyeless sockets and grinning jaws seeming to express a hideous laugh ; or with a bunch of withered flowers, as one had in its bony grasp, and in its half fallen-over position, and head pushed at one 12 Digitized by Google 178 SUPPRESSION OF THE CONVENT.
side, having a sort of terrible expression, as though it had perished in the act of plucking the flowers that it held.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Chandeliers of skulls and thigh- bones, ornamental frescos of the small bones of toes and fingers, altars of leg and arm bones, and twining designs of bits of vertebra, — every part of the human skeleton put into this grim and horrible architecture and dec- oration.
Not only is this lavish display made of the last remnants of mortality, but in a niche in each of the divisions above mentioned is the skeleton, or dried mummy, of some worthy brother, who perhaps was thought to have been too good i...n the flesh to be broken up and mingled indiscriminately with his fellows. And there they sit in their mouldering cowls, the shining bones peeping out here and there through the rents in their tattered robes, and their eyeless sockets and grinning jaws seeming to express a hideous laugh ; or with a bunch of withered flowers, as one had in its bony grasp, and in its half fallen-over position, and head pushed at one 12 Digitized by Google 178 SUPPRESSION OF THE CONVENT.
side, having a sort of terrible expression, as though it had perished in the act of plucking the flowers that it held.
What to read after Abroad Again; Or, a Fresh Foray in Foreign Lands?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Curtis Guild to read onlineMoreLess
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