Chap-books of the eighteenth century . of Dendrology,who exhibited to the Horticultural and Linno^an Societies, in1834, a branch of hawthorn, whicli, he said, had hung forseveral years in a hedge among other trees ; and, though with-out any root, or even touching the earth, had produced, everyyear, leaves, flowers, and fruit! Of St Joseph himself, Alban Butler gives a very meagreaccount, not even mentioning his death or place of burial;so that, outside Glastonbury, we may infer he had small re-putation. We must not, however, forget that he is supposed tohave brought the Holy Grail into England
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . of Dendrology,who exhibited to the Horticultural and Linno^an Societies, in1834, a branch of hawthorn, whicli, he said, had hung forseveral years in a hedge among other trees ; and, though with-out any root, or even touching the earth, had produced, everyyear, leaves, flowers, and fruit! Of St Joseph himself, Alban Butler gives a very meagreaccount, not even mentioning his death or place of burial;so that, outside Glastonbury, we may infer he had small re-putation. We must not, however, forget that he is supposed tohave brought the Holy Grail into England Wynkyn de Worde printed a book called The Life ofJoseph of Armathy, and Pynson printed two—one DeSancto Joseph ab Arimathia, 1516, and The Lyfe of Josephof Arimathia, 1520. THE WANDERING JEW; SHOEMAKER OF JERUSALEM. Who lived when our Lord and SaviourJesus Christ was Crucified, And by Hi??i Appointed to Wander until He co??ies again. With his Travels, Method of Living, and a Discourse with some Clergymen about the End of the Printed and Sold in Aldermary Church-Yard,Bow Lane, London. ( 29 ) THE WANDERING JEW. This version is but a catchpenny, and principally consistsof a fanciful dialogue between the Wandering Jew and aclergyman. This famous myth seems to have had its originin the Gospel of St. John (xxi. 22), which, although it doesnot refer to him, evidently was the source of the idea of histarrying on earth until the second coming of our Saviour. Thelegend is common to several countries in Europe, and we, inthese latter days, are familiar with it in Dr. Crolys Salathiel,St. Leon, Le Juif Errant, and The Undying One. Itis certain it was in existence before the thirteenth century, for itis given in Roger of Wendover, 1228, as being known; for anArmenian archbishop, who was then in England, declared thathe knew him. His name is generally received as Cartaphilus,but he was known, in different countries and ages, also asAhasuerus, Josephus, and Isaac Lakedion. The usua
Size: 1474px × 1695px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectchapboo, bookyear1882
