International studio . feeling. It is a miracle and a marvel, whoseresult one need not fear to overstate. Some-how, too, the life-history of these statues hascrept into the very rainbow-drift of sunbeamsfrom the southern transept. Tliis interior isdistinctly not a museum, and yet not a con-vent, nor yet a minster, and still is always atemple, and, essentially, an ecclesiastic ancient glass, in its early splendour, castits rays on kneeling prince and peasant. Oneexample had a long exile in the house of aGerman peasant in France, who hated it forshutting out the day, and had finally t
International studio . feeling. It is a miracle and a marvel, whoseresult one need not fear to overstate. Some-how, too, the life-history of these statues hascrept into the very rainbow-drift of sunbeamsfrom the southern transept. Tliis interior isdistinctly not a museum, and yet not a con-vent, nor yet a minster, and still is always atemple, and, essentially, an ecclesiastic ancient glass, in its early splendour, castits rays on kneeling prince and peasant. Oneexample had a long exile in the house of aGerman peasant in France, who hated it forshutting out the day, and had finally thrust itinto her attic and replaced it with window-glass. It is now a glory above the altar. Avery beautiful statue of the Virgin, the preyof vandals in war-time, was found by a peas-ant ploughing in his fields, and was for yearsset up in his stable, where it may be that afterall the Virgin was cheered by the memory ofthe softness of the hay of Bethlehem and thewarmth of the sweet breath of those cattle ofthe JEANNEI)ARC [Over arched doorway is statue of \ irgin and Child from Toul, sceneof imprisoninent and trial of Jeanne dArc] TOMB OF CRUSADER
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