The Church Restorers a Tale Treating of Ancient And Modern Architecture And Ch
The Church Restorers a Tale Treating of Ancient And Modern Architecture And Ch
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Here a mound of green sward, on which, amidst the wild thyme and the harebell, many a shapely stone protruded its bare white form from the 156 THE CHURCH RESTORERS.
mass below, shewing the vast accumulation of ruined magnificence which lay buried beneath. Here was a corbel, quaint and grim, with the cross-springer of some broken vault scarcely ba- lanced on its own failing support. There a great boss, like a complex nest of intricate ramified foliage, lay all bleached and broken on the ground. ...In many parts the mantling ivy clung in over- hanging bowers from the gable and lofty arch, its gnarled and curling grey stem binding and girding together the stones which its own tendrils had dislodged from their ancient bed. All was still and bright on that lonely spot. The birds twit- tered from the roofless clerestory ; the fly and the bee filled the sultry air with their drowsy hum. As of old, the place seemed scarce the abode of busy man. There was but a little village under the abbey walls, built chiefly out of its ruins, as was evident from the many carved stones and curious mouldings and ornaments which might be seen imbedded in the masonry of every cottage and shed.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Here a mound of green sward, on which, amidst the wild thyme and the harebell, many a shapely stone protruded its bare white form from the 156 THE CHURCH RESTORERS.
mass below, shewing the vast accumulation of ruined magnificence which lay buried beneath. Here was a corbel, quaint and grim, with the cross-springer of some broken vault scarcely ba- lanced on its own failing support. There a great boss, like a complex nest of intricate ramified foliage, lay all bleached and broken on the ground. ...In many parts the mantling ivy clung in over- hanging bowers from the gable and lofty arch, its gnarled and curling grey stem binding and girding together the stones which its own tendrils had dislodged from their ancient bed. All was still and bright on that lonely spot. The birds twit- tered from the roofless clerestory ; the fly and the bee filled the sultry air with their drowsy hum. As of old, the place seemed scarce the abode of busy man. There was but a little village under the abbey walls, built chiefly out of its ruins, as was evident from the many carved stones and curious mouldings and ornaments which might be seen imbedded in the masonry of every cottage and shed.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by F a Frederick Apthorp Paley to read onlineMoreLess
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