The Rural Life of England
The Rural Life of England
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The Greek and Armenian bishops were shut in the sepulchre at two o'clock with a single Turk, who is Digitized by Google 176 EASTER FESTIVITIES.
well paid to declare that he saw the fire descend mi- raculously, or, at least, to keep silence. Before they enter, the sepulchre is publicly inspected, and all the lamps extinguished.
At twenty minutes to three, the fire was given from the window, and was received with a tremen- dous and universal shout through the whole church.
On its first appearance..., the torch was seized by a boy who rubbed it against his face, hand, and neck, with such vehemence as to extinguish it, for which he was well beaten by those near him. Eight different times was the fire given from the window, and as every pilgrim carried candles in his hand, in bunches of four, six, eight, or twelve, in ten minutes the whole church was in a flame, and in five more nearly every candle was extinguished. But what enthusiasm ! The men rubbed them against their heads and faces, their caps, and handkerchiefs; and the women uncovered the bosom, directing the flame along their heads, nechsy and faces, and all crossing themselves during the operation, with the utmost devotion and velodty.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The Greek and Armenian bishops were shut in the sepulchre at two o'clock with a single Turk, who is Digitized by Google 176 EASTER FESTIVITIES.
well paid to declare that he saw the fire descend mi- raculously, or, at least, to keep silence. Before they enter, the sepulchre is publicly inspected, and all the lamps extinguished.
At twenty minutes to three, the fire was given from the window, and was received with a tremen- dous and universal shout through the whole church.
On its first appearance..., the torch was seized by a boy who rubbed it against his face, hand, and neck, with such vehemence as to extinguish it, for which he was well beaten by those near him. Eight different times was the fire given from the window, and as every pilgrim carried candles in his hand, in bunches of four, six, eight, or twelve, in ten minutes the whole church was in a flame, and in five more nearly every candle was extinguished. But what enthusiasm ! The men rubbed them against their heads and faces, their caps, and handkerchiefs; and the women uncovered the bosom, directing the flame along their heads, nechsy and faces, and all crossing themselves during the operation, with the utmost devotion and velodty.
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