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If any of our readers suppose that the monastery of our day is relieved from many of those insane penances we associate with the past , Mr. Taylor will give a very different impression . St. Pachomius , an Egyptian Cænobite , said that ...
If any of our readers suppose that the monastery of our day is relieved from many of those insane penances we associate with the past , Mr. Taylor will give a very different impression . St. Pachomius , an Egyptian Cænobite , said that ...
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This volume deals with the simpler household stories , which many of us suppose education has entirely routed and put to flight ; until , upon enquiry , we find that in many districts superstitions abound still , although men and women ...
This volume deals with the simpler household stories , which many of us suppose education has entirely routed and put to flight ; until , upon enquiry , we find that in many districts superstitions abound still , although men and women ...
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One might suppose that he makes a mistake , and confounds peace with indolence ; but he dwells too many the word peace , and knows too well the meaning of words , to allow us to suppose he uses it in any other sense than a cessation ...
One might suppose that he makes a mistake , and confounds peace with indolence ; but he dwells too many the word peace , and knows too well the meaning of words , to allow us to suppose he uses it in any other sense than a cessation ...
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Contents
JANUARY | 1 |
ANNALS OF A QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD | 27 |
LIFE INSIDE THE MONASTERY | 42 |
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