The history of this Church, known originally as All Hallows, goes back to the twelfth century, but the present building, designed by Dr. Aldrich, a former Dean of Christ Church, has only been in existence since 1708, the old one having been destroyed in 1699 by the fall of its spire. — from Oxford by Robert Peel
city heaves Oft beneath its earthy
All the sea-shapes undulating At my gates forlorn are waiting, All the dreary faint-eyed people Watch me in my hollow steeple, While the glass-clear city heaves Oft beneath its earthy eaves. — from The White Sail, and Other Poems by Louise Imogen Guiney
changes had occurred both in England
During the months which had elapsed since the time when the Castle of St. Andrews had become a refuge for those who had so summarily and unscrupulously murdered Beaton, changes had occurred both in England and in France which deeply affected their interests. — from John Knox by William M. (William Mackergo) Taylor
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