| Clara Lucas Balfour - 1852 - 458 Seiten
..." This brook hath conveyed the ashes into Avon, Avon into Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into the main ocean ; and thus the ashes of Wickliffe are the emblem of his doctrine, which is now dispersed all the world over." Chaucer deserves to be venerated as a patriot quite as much as... | |
| William James Linton - 1852 - 94 Seiten
...grave, and burnt them to ashes, and cast them into Swift, a neighbouring brook running hard by. Thus this brook has conveyed his ashes into Avon, Avon into Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into the main ocean ; and thus the ashes of Wickliffe are the emblem of his doctrine, which now... | |
| William James Linton - 1852 - 90 Seiten
...grave, and burnt them to ashes, and cast them into Swift, a neighbouring brook running hard by. Thus this brook has conveyed his ashes into Avon, Avon into Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into the main ocean ; and thus the ashes of Wickliffe are the emblem of his doctrine, which now... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1852 - 684 Seiten
...and burnt them to ashes, and cast them into Swift, a neighbouring brook, running hard by. Thus tf,ú w they into tAe main ocean ; and thms the ashes of Wickliffe are the emblem of his doctrine, which now... | |
| Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1852 - 652 Seiten
...to this day, for the most part of his articles, do remain." " The brook," says Fuller, "did convey his ashes into Avon, Avon into Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into the main ocean. And thus the ashes of Wicklif are the emblems of bis doctrine, which now... | |
| Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland - 1853 - 402 Seiten
...:—"The brook did convey his ashes into Avon, Avon into Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into the main ocean; and thus the ashes of Wickliffe are the emblem of his doctrine, which is now dispersed all the world over." And if we have ever gathered with interest round a Druid's grave... | |
| Alexander Wilson M'Clure - 1853 - 264 Seiten
...unearthed, burned to ashes, and cast into the Swift, a neighboring brook. " Thus," says Thomas Fuller, " this brook has conveyed his ashes into Avon, Avon into Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into the main ocean. And thus the ashes of Wiclif are the emblem of his doctrine, which is now... | |
| Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1853 - 542 Seiten
...brook. On this indignity Fuller makes the following memorable reflection: — "The brook did convey his ashes into Avon; Avon into Severn; Severn into the narrow seas ; they into the main ocean. And thus the ashes of Wiclif are the emblems of his doctrine, which now... | |
| Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland - 1853 - 398 Seiten
...historian, led to that touching reflection on the first of these great men : — " The brook did convey his ashes into Avon, Avon into Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into the main ocean ; and thus the ashes of WicklifFe are the emblem of his doctrine, which is... | |
| Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland - 1853 - 450 Seiten
...historian, led to that touching reflection on the first of these great men : — " The brook did convey his ashes into Avon, Avon into Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into the main ocean ; and thus the ashes of Wickliffe are the emblem of his doctrine, which is... | |
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