 | Temple Christian Faber - 1857 - 502 pages
...them) of the basin in which Christ washed His apostles' feet, the pilgrims turned their eyes towards a small crucifix attached to the cross. ' When the...continues throwing out sparks of fire against the storm ; and if it were not for this, nothing would be left upon earth.' " The pious pilgrims were deeply... | |
 | William Maxwell Blackburn - 1867 - 464 pages
...cross there ? ' they asked by their silent gaze. ' When the devils send us hail and thunder,' said the priest, ' this crucifix moves about so violently,...storm. If it were not for this, nothing would be left on earth.' The credulous pilgrims, with their hair almost standing on end, were deeply moved by the... | |
 | 1881 - 696 pages
...Croix, near Tallard, on a pilgrimage. "The cross in that place," said his parents, "is made of the very wood on which Christ was crucified." The family began...were not for this, nothing would be left upon earth! " A new episode completed the picture by mingling a suspicion of criminal disorders with these superstitions.... | |
 | Frederick John Snell - 1900 - 268 pages
...take him thither on a pilgrimage. ' The cross in that place,' they told him, ' is made of the very wood on which Christ was crucified." " The family...'sees or knows aught of these things except myself and this man.' The pilgrims turned their heads, and saw a strange-looking person standing near them. '... | |
 | Frederick John Snell - 1900 - 268 pages
...take him thither on a pilgrimage. ' The cross in that place,' they told him, ' is made of the very wood on which Christ was crucified." " The family...'sees or knows aught of these things except myself and this man.' The pilgrims turned their heads, and saw a strange-looking person standing near them. '... | |
 | 1868 - 1206 pages
...moves about so violently, that it seems to get loose from the cross, as if desirous of running »t the devil ; and it continues throwing out sparks of...storm. If it were not for this, nothing would be left on earth." But the wily priest added, to silence any objection that might naturally arise, " No one... | |
 | William Maxwell Blackburn - 1865 - 366 pages
...little cross there?" they asked by their silent gaze. " When the devils send us hail and thunder," said the priest, "this crucifix moves about so violently,...storm: if it were not for this, nothing would be left on earth." The credulous pilgrims, with their hair almost standing on end, were deeply moved by the... | |
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His apostles' feet, the pilgrims turned their eyes to a small crucifix attached to the cross. ' When the devils send us hail and thunder,' continued the priest, ' this crucifix moves about so violently that it seems to get loose from the cross, as if... 