...magnificent cathedral, with pillars and arches : a temple not made with hands, of which we might truly say, "Father, thy hand Hath reared these venerable columns, thou Didst weave this verdant roof." I have never, either at home or on the Continent, seen architecture which could rival my cathedral....

...boundless power And inaccessible majesty. Ah, why Should we, in the world's riper years, neglect God's ancient sanctuaries, and adore Only among the crowd, and under roofs That our frail hands have raised ? " THE OESURAL PAUSE. The " csesura " is a peculiar pause of the sense in the line •which breaks...

...Tom Chiltree recited it all, in a soft melodious tone. Perhaps no words of praise uttered that night "among the crowd, and under roofs that our frail hands have raised," found more acceptance at the throne of God. Father, thy hand Hath reared these venerable columns; Thou...