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... church . What do they long for , these ever - whispering firs , that are always remembering the murmur of the distant sea ? This is the country in summer days , or in the quiet days of sunny autumn ; but it has its wilder days of ...
... church . What do they long for , these ever - whispering firs , that are always remembering the murmur of the distant sea ? This is the country in summer days , or in the quiet days of sunny autumn ; but it has its wilder days of ...
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... a flat terrace , in the midst of all this , stands the monastery , a huge square building with inner courts , in the centre of which is the church , with its THE HOLY FOUNTAIN . 21 square tower lifting itself 20 VALLOMBROSA .
... a flat terrace , in the midst of all this , stands the monastery , a huge square building with inner courts , in the centre of which is the church , with its THE HOLY FOUNTAIN . 21 square tower lifting itself 20 VALLOMBROSA .
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... church . The Emperor Conrad II . , with the Empress Gisela and all the Court , paid him a visit , and , touched by the piety and poverty of the little community , made them large presents . Gifts and grants of land poured in on all ...
... church . The Emperor Conrad II . , with the Empress Gisela and all the Court , paid him a visit , and , touched by the piety and poverty of the little community , made them large presents . Gifts and grants of land poured in on all ...
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... church erected ; and finally , in 1640 , the façade , as it now appears , was added under the pastorate of Don Averardo Niccolini of Florence , and the church and mon- astery enriched by pictures , statues , codices , en- gravings , and ...
... church erected ; and finally , in 1640 , the façade , as it now appears , was added under the pastorate of Don Averardo Niccolini of Florence , and the church and mon- astery enriched by pictures , statues , codices , en- gravings , and ...
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... church , and all the priestly ornaments and dresses , to give their proceeds to the hungry . I give these particulars to show the spirit which animated this noble abbot ; and between then and now the reader himself may make the ...
... church , and all the priestly ornaments and dresses , to give their proceeds to the hungry . I give these particulars to show the spirit which animated this noble abbot ; and between then and now the reader himself may make the ...
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