 I had begun to state, the bishop was alone, busied in reading or praying in the oratory of that place, when, on a sudden, as he afterwards said, he heard the voice of persons singing most sweetly and rejoicing, and appearing to descend to the earth from...  Bonner Beiträge zur Anglistik - Page 271899Full view - About this book
 | 1853 - 496 pages
...and his companions were gone to the church, as I had begun to state, the bishop was alone, busied in reading or praying in the oratory of that place, when,...most sweetly and rejoicing, and appearing to descend to the earth from heaven. Which voice he said he first heard coming from the south-east, that is, from... | |
 | Bede (the venerable.) - 1853 - 488 pages
...and his companions were gone to the church, as I had begun to state. the bishop was alone, busied in reading or praying in the oratory of that place, when,...most sweetly and rejoicing, and appearing to descend to the earth from heaven. Which voice he said he first heard coming from the south-east, that is, from... | |
 | Elizabeth Rundle Charles, Henry Boynton Smith - 1864 - 444 pages
...the Holy Scriptures and praying in the oratory of his monastery, he heard suddenly the voice of many persons singing most sweetly and rejoicing, and appearing to descend from heaven, from the southeast (where the throne of Christ is), until it drew near the roof of the orate ry, and... | |
 | 1876 - 340 pages
...and his companions were gone to the church, as I had begun to state, the bishop was alone, busied in reading or praying in the oratory of that place, when,...most sweetly and rejoicing, and appearing to descend to the earth from heaven. Which voice he said he first heard coming from the south-east, that is, from... | |
 | Paisley abbey - 1876 - 336 pages
...and his companions were gone to the church, as I had begun to state, the bishop was alone, busied in reading or praying in the oratory of that place, when,...most sweetly and rejoicing, and appearing to descend to the earth from heaven. Which voice he said he first heard coming from the south-east, that is, from... | |
 | Sabine Baring-Gould - 1879 - 536 pages
...necessary. One day, when he was thus employed abroad, and his companions were gone to the church, the bishop was alone, reading or praying in the oratory of that...when, on a sudden, as he afterwards said, he heard voices singing most sweetly, and rejoicing, and appearing to descend from heaven. And this sound seemed... | |
 | Saint Bede (the Venerable) - 1881 - 608 pages
...ECCLESIASTICAL HISTOH?. [B. IT.C.JL panions were gone to the church, as I began to state, tli« bishop was alone reading or praying in the oratory of that...and appearing to descend from heaven. Which voice be said he first heard coming from the south-east, and that afterwards it drew near him, till it came... | |
 | William Stukeley - 1883 - 446 pages
...'• Being one day " alone reading or praying in the oratory, on a sudden he (Owin) heard the voices of persons singing most sweetly, and rejoicing, and appearing to descend from heaven. Which voice he raid he first heard coming from the south-cast, and that afterwards it drew near him, till it came... | |
 | Edgar Charles S. Gibson (bp. of Gloucester.) - 1884 - 156 pages
...the little church where Chad was praying, when — so runs the tale — he suddenly heard the sound of persons singing most sweetly, and rejoicing, and appearing to descend from heaven to earth. The voices gradually drew near to him, till they came to the church where the bishop was,... | |
 | John Henry Overton - 1897 - 516 pages
...remarkable man — who had followed Chad from Lastingham to Lichfield, was working in the fields, when he heard ' the voice of persons singing most sweetly...rejoicing, and appearing to descend from heaven.' The voice, coming from the south-east, drew near him, till it came to the roof of the oratory where... | |
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