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Sabine Baring-Gould
Sabine Baring-Gould
English Clergyman
Born: Jan 28, 1834
Died: Jan 2, 1924
Cornwall God Great He Love Man
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Among the old Norse, it was the custom for certain warriors to dress in the skins of the beasts they had slain, and thus to give themselves an air of ferocity, calculated to strike terror into the hearts of their foes. Sabine Baring-Gould
Old Air Strike Foes Dress Give Beasts Had Thus Calculated Terror Ferocity Hearts Custom Themselves Certain Skins Warriors Slain Among
It is somewhat remarkable that Cornwall has produced no musical genius of any note, and yet the Cornishman is akin to the Welshman and the Irishman. Sabine Baring-Gould
Genius Cornwall Musical Somewhat Remarkable Irishman Any Note Produced
The great majority of the nobility and gentry of England clung to the doctrine and ceremonies of the ancient church, and yet were united in determination to oppose the papal claims. Sabine Baring-Gould
Great Determination Church Oppose Claims Ancient Great Majority Nobility Doctrine Majority Were Ceremonies England United
Cornish wrestling was very different from that in Devon - it was less brutal, as no kicking was allowed. Sabine Baring-Gould
Kicking Wrestling Brutal Allowed Devon Very Different Less
English churchmen have long gazed with love on the primitive church as the ideal of Christian perfection, the Eden wherein the first fathers of their faith walked blameless before God and passionless towards each other. Sabine Baring-Gould
Love God Faith Church Long First Before Christian Other Fathers Gazed Blameless Perfection Ideal Towards Primitive Eden Walked Wherein English Each
Man, double-faced by nature, is placed by Revelation under a sharp, precise external rule, controlling his actions and his thoughts. Sabine Baring-Gould
Nature Thoughts Man Controlling Rule Sharp Revelation His Precise Placed Actions External
I gave up the notion of writing the life of Joan of Arc, as I found that there was absolutely no new material to be gleaned on her history - in fact, she had been thrashed out. Sabine Baring-Gould
Life History Writing Gave Joan Out Arc Fact Absolutely Had New She Material New Material Been Up In Fact Notion Found Her
Brittany can hardly claim the attention of the tourist as a superlatively beautiful country. The way in which trees are clipped and tortured out of shape disfigures the sylvan landscape; and of mountain scenery, there is none. Sabine Baring-Gould
Beautiful Country Trees Brittany Way Claim Out Tortured Scenery Shape Tourist Attention Beautiful Country None Mountain Which Landscape Hardly
The charm of Brittany is to be found in the people and in the churches. The former, with their peculiar costumes and their customs, are full of interest, and the latter are of remarkable beauty and quaintness. Sabine Baring-Gould
People Beauty Brittany Churches Latter Charm Costumes Remarkable Former Interest Customs Full Found Peculiar
The Breton peasant is said to have a hard head. He is obstinate and resists outside pressure to alter his creed or his customs. Sabine Baring-Gould
Pressure Outside He Head Obstinate Alter Said His Customs Hard Creed Peasant
The north coast of Brittany is eaten into bays from which the sea retreats to considerable distances, and is fringed with reefs and islands. It is a favourite resort of Parisians throughout its stretch, from Dinard to Plestin. Sabine Baring-Gould
Resort Brittany Considerable Distances Favourite Eaten Throughout Retreats Islands North Which Sea Coast Stretch
The martyrologies are catalogues in which are to be found the names of the saints with the days and places of their deaths and, generally, with the distinctive character of their sanctity and with an historic summary of their lives. Sabine Baring-Gould
Character Sanctity Summary Distinctive Generally Days Names Saints Deaths Historic Which Places Found Lives
The Saints are the elect children of the spouse of Christ, the precious fruit of her body; they are her crown of glory. And when these dear children quit her to reap their eternal reward, the mother retains precious memorials of them and holds up their example to her other children to encourage them to follow their glorious traces. Sabine Baring-Gould
Fruit Mother Reward Christ Example Glorious Reap Other Memorials Follow Crown Traces Glory Spouse Dear Saints Encourage Up Precious Quit Children Holds Eternal Them Elect Body Her
Saint Mochua was the son of a certain Cronan, of noble race, and spent his youth in fighting. At the age of thirty, he laid aside his arms and burnt a house, with all its contents, which had been given to him by his uncle, saying that a servant of Christ should take nothing from sinners. Sabine Baring-Gould
Saying Age Youth Son Christ Uncle Nothing Fighting Thirty Spent Given Take Had He Noble House Arms Him Contents Saint Been His Sinners Laid Burnt Which Race Aside Certain Should Servant
In art, S. Bridget is usually represented with her perpetual flame as a symbol, sometimes with a column of fire, said to have been seen above her head when she took the veil. Sabine Baring-Gould
Art Sometimes Seen Fire Flame Took Above Head Column Veil She Said Perpetual Been Her Symbol
In winter, the Icelanders told the tales of the brave men of old in their families, and so the tradition was handed on from father to son, the same stories told every winter, till all the particulars became well known. Sabine Baring-Gould
Winter Son Old Father Men Every Tales Well Well Known Known Became Till Tradition Handed Families Brave Same Brave Men Stories
About two hundred or two hundred and fifty years after the death of Grettir, his history was committed to writing, and then it became fixed - nothing further was added to it, and we have his story after having travelled down over two hundred years as a tradition. Sabine Baring-Gould
Death History Writing Nothing Down Added Hundred Hundred Years Further About Having Over Became Tradition His Years Fixed Committed After Story Then Fifty Travelled Two
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