ISBN: 9780217993258

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[ED: Softcover], [PU: Cambridge Scholars Publishing], Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Soon the lines of fire die out, Darkness folds its arms about All within these mighty walls. When the last faint echo falls Night and silence join their files In the long cathedral aisles. IN THE GALILEE AT DURHAM CONFESSION We have erred and strayed from Thy ways: We have followed too much our desires, While we hid from Thy heart-searching gaze. We have erred and strayed from Thy ways, And have wandered in sin many days, Where no breath from Thy presence inspires. We have erred and strayed from Thy ways: We have followed too much our desires. IN WALTHAM ABBEY Here is the temple he builded, he, Harold, the bravest of Saxons. Somewhere near it he lies, where once rose the canons' high altar. Altar and rood and choir walls indeed have long crumbled to ruin Only the nave abides yet, with its double arcade of huge columns, Carven eight centuries since with deep groovings of spiral and chevron. Here when the traitorous Tostig, his brother, had fallen at Stamford, Hard by Northumbrian Derwent, with Harold Hardrada, the Norseman, Came, with a few in his train, the victor, King Harold, the Saxon. Afar in the north the foes of his England were broken and flying Anear in the south the foes of his England were gathered together. There in the north had he shivered the might of fierce Harold Hardrada Now in the south must he scatter the armies of William the Norman, He that would make England free, he, Harold, the great son of Godwin. So, as he entered the fane that in happier time he had builded, Slowly he trod the long nave till he came before the high altar, There bowed him down to the pavement, and tarried prostrate and silent. Shadows of morning had shortened to midday and once more had lengthe...Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, [SC: 0.00]<

ISBN: 9780217993258

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ISBN: 9780217993258

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