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Article THE MURDER OF ARCHBISHOP A BECKET. ← Page 4 of 4 Article FRIENDSHIP: Page 1 of 1
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The Murder Of Archbishop A Becket.
The eighty monks followed , each striking him throe times . Such was the penance . Then Henry Plantaganet arose , but not as yet to depart . For the rest of the clay , nay , through the night till morning , ho remained in silence , without food , without sleep , by the martyr ' s tomb . From the moment of Becket ' s murder to the time of the Reformation , his tomb in Canterbury Cathedral attracted countless multitudes of pilgrims , and
the church reaped a rich harvest from their oblations . On the overthrow of Roman Catholicism in the sixteenth century , the archbishop's shrine was dismantled and plundered , ancl the name of the saint himself expunged from the calendar . It is not our purpose to regard the event in other than an historical light ; or to offer any opinion as to Becket \ sincerity or otherwise . We will content ourselves with , remarking that there are still those who aver that he was nothing more than a scheming priest and audacious rebel , whose death Avas a righteous judgment on his overweening ambition , while others contend , with equal warmth , that he was a holy man and a martyr .
Friendship:
FRIENDSHIP :
An Impromlu to the liec . B . 0 . Baker , M . D ., Honolulu . ity SAVARICUS . friendship ' s name I greet thee , friend ,
IN Though seas between us roll ; No time , no distance , can e ' er rend The sympathy of soul . A bond so firm , so good , ancl true , Doth not exist in vain ;
For boundless thought can travel through The mountain , sky , or plain . So , blest by mem ' ry ' s magic power , We live the past , once more ; In " fancy free " at any hour ,
We roam from shore to shore . Then say not " friendship ' s but a name , " " A charm that lulls to sleep ; " A better state for it I claim—Remembrance we can keep .
And , aided by a simple thing—A picture , flower , or word , Our joyous hearts spontaneous sing . So kindly are they stirr'd .
Sheemess-on-Sea .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Murder Of Archbishop A Becket.
The eighty monks followed , each striking him throe times . Such was the penance . Then Henry Plantaganet arose , but not as yet to depart . For the rest of the clay , nay , through the night till morning , ho remained in silence , without food , without sleep , by the martyr ' s tomb . From the moment of Becket ' s murder to the time of the Reformation , his tomb in Canterbury Cathedral attracted countless multitudes of pilgrims , and
the church reaped a rich harvest from their oblations . On the overthrow of Roman Catholicism in the sixteenth century , the archbishop's shrine was dismantled and plundered , ancl the name of the saint himself expunged from the calendar . It is not our purpose to regard the event in other than an historical light ; or to offer any opinion as to Becket \ sincerity or otherwise . We will content ourselves with , remarking that there are still those who aver that he was nothing more than a scheming priest and audacious rebel , whose death Avas a righteous judgment on his overweening ambition , while others contend , with equal warmth , that he was a holy man and a martyr .
Friendship:
FRIENDSHIP :
An Impromlu to the liec . B . 0 . Baker , M . D ., Honolulu . ity SAVARICUS . friendship ' s name I greet thee , friend ,
IN Though seas between us roll ; No time , no distance , can e ' er rend The sympathy of soul . A bond so firm , so good , ancl true , Doth not exist in vain ;
For boundless thought can travel through The mountain , sky , or plain . So , blest by mem ' ry ' s magic power , We live the past , once more ; In " fancy free " at any hour ,
We roam from shore to shore . Then say not " friendship ' s but a name , " " A charm that lulls to sleep ; " A better state for it I claim—Remembrance we can keep .
And , aided by a simple thing—A picture , flower , or word , Our joyous hearts spontaneous sing . So kindly are they stirr'd .
Sheemess-on-Sea .