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Guthlac, by his canoe-voyage into Crowland Island, became the spiritual father of the University of Cambridge in the old world; and therefore of her noble daughter, the University of Cambridge, in the new world which fen-men, sailing from Boston deeps, colonized and Christianized, 800 years after St. Guthlac's death.
He felt as if God, and the Mother of God, and St. Guthlac, and all the host of heaven, were shrinking back from him likewise. He turned to supplications, compromises, what else was left? "At least you will let me have speech of her, or of my mother?" "They must answer that, not I." Hereward sent in, entreating to see one, or both.
There is nothing at Stow; Buckden was built later; and the other footprints of this building saint are lost upon the sands of time. Of the earth. I.e., Saints and Lances. Side chapels. Or of SS. Dennys and Guthlac it may be. It is a pity in that case that the bishop lies under the old "dean's eye," and vice versâ.
Edmunds Hengrave Hall Ely Peterborough Crowland Abbey Guthlac Norwich Castle and Cathedral Stamford Burghley House George Inn Grantham Lincoln Nottingham Southwell Sherwood Forest Robin Hood The Dukeries Thoresby Hall Clumber Park Welbeck Abbey Newstead Abbey Newark Hull William Wilberforce Beverley Sheffield Wakefield Leeds Bolton Abbey The Strid Ripon Cathedral Fountains Abbey Studley Royal Fountains Hall York Eboracum York Minster Clifford's Tower Castle Howard Kirkham Priory Flamborough Head Scarborough Whitby Abbey Durham Cathedral and Castle St.
But he did not draw it; for he thought he saw overhead a cloud which was very like the figure of St. Guthlac in Crowland window, and an awe fell upon him from above. So they came to Crowland; and Hereward landed and beat upon the gates, and spoke high words. But the monks did not open the gates for a while.
As for the other money, I left that with the abbess after I had seen Alswythe, for it was less mine than hers. But I asked Dudda if he were able to use a sword. Whereupon he grinned, and said that Brother Guthlac tended the abbot's mule, and had taught him much when he came to the stables daily. He also showed me a bruised arm and broken head in token of hard play with the ash plant between them.
His next poem, Juliana, the legend of a virgin-martyr, indicates a transition in his spiritual life; sorrow and repentance are its predominant notes, and in these respects another poem, St. Guthlac, resembles it. The Phoenix, and the second part of Guthlac, though not certainly his, are generally attributed to him.
Then Wislac stood up and crowed like a cock, and instantly the men began to turn and sit up, and as their eyes lit on the standard raised in their midst, became broad awake, each man rousing the next sleeper if one lay near him. And there was the bishop, finger on lip, and they were silent. "Verily I thought on the hard chapel stones," muttered Guthlac, the lay brother, behind me.
At length danger seemed to show itself plainly: just as the sun set, a dark shadow moved from a distant angle of the forest on the plain beneath, and the words "The enemy!" escaped simultaneously from Alfred and Guthlac as the setting sun seemed reflected upon spear and sword, flashing in a hundred points as they caught the reflection of the departing luminary.
I go forth at the call of duty, and thou couldst not bid me to stay at home that men may call me 'niddering." "Nay, nay, my lord, forgive thy wife's weakness; but why take Wilfred too?" "He will be in no danger; he shall tarry with old Guthlac by the stuff.
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