 | 1818 - 762 Seiten
...the choir and almsmen bearing torches ; the whole abbey so illuminated, that one saw it to greater advantage than by day ; the tombs, long aisles, and...roof, all appearing distinctly, and with the happiest chiaro scuro. There wanted nothing but incense, and little diaples here and there, with priests saying... | |
 | 1818 - 606 Seiten
...tombs, long aisles, and fretted roof, all appearing distinctly, and with the happiest chiaro scuro. There wanted nothing but incense, and little chapels...not complain of its not being catholic enough. I had been in dread of being coupled with some boy of ten years old ; but the heralds were not very accurate,... | |
 | 1818 - 806 Seiten
...the choir and almsmen bearing torches ; the whole abbey so illuminated, that one saw it to greater advantage than by day ; the tombs, long aisles, and...roof, all appearing distinctly, and with the happiest chiaro scuro. There wanted nothing but incense, and little chaples here and there, with priests saying... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1818 - 622 Seiten
...the choir and almsmen bearing torches ; the whole abbey so illuminated, that one saw it to greater advantage than by day; the tombs, long aisles, and...roof, all appearing distinctly, and with the happiest chiaro scuro. There wanted nothing but incense, and little chapels here and there, with priests saying... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1818 - 600 Seiten
...robes, the choir and almsmen bearing torches; the whole abbey so illuminated, that one saw it to greater advantage than by day; the tombs, long aisles, and...roof, all appearing distinctly, and with the happiest chiaro scuro. There wanted nothing but incense, and little chapels here and there, with priests saying... | |
 | 1819 - 630 Seiten
...the choir and almsmen bearing torches ; the whole abbey so illuminated, that one saw it to greater advantage than by day ; the tombs, long aisles, and...roof, all appearing distinctly, and with the happiest chiaro scuro. There wanted nothing but incense, and little chapels here and there, with priests saying... | |
 | 1819 - 950 Seiten
...torches ; the whole Abbey so illuminated, that one saw it to greater advantage than by day ; the touibs, long aisles, and fretted roof, all appearing distinctly, and with the happiest chiaro scuro. There wanted nothing but incense, and little chapels here and there, with priests saying... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1820 - 526 Seiten
...robes, the choir and almsmen bearing torches; the whole abbey so illuminated, that one saw it to greater advantage than by day ; the tombs, long aisles, and...roof, all appearing distinctly, and with the happiest chiara scuro. There wanted nothing but incense, and little chapels here and and there, with priests... | |
 | Robert Huish - 1821 - 746 Seiten
...tombs, long1 aisles, and fretted roof, all appearing distinctly, and with the happiest chiaro obscuru. There wanted nothing but incense and little chapels...not complain of its not being catholic enough. I had been in dread of being coupled with some boy of ten years old ; but the heralds were not very accurate,... | |
 | Franklin James Didier - 1822 - 218 Seiten
...robes, the choir and almsmen bearing torches; the whole Abbey so illuminated, that one saw it to greater advantage than by day; the tombs, long aisles and...roof, all appearing distinctly, and with the happiest chiaro obscuro. There wanted nothing but incense, and little chapels here and there, with priests saying... | |
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... all this was very solemn. But the charm was the entrance of the Abbey, where we were received by the Dean and Chapter in rich robes, the choir and almsmen bearing torches; the whole Abbey so illuminated that one saw it to greater advantage than by... 
