 Whose birth was in their tops, grew old and died Among their branches, till at last they stood, As now they stand, massy and tall and dark, Fit shrine for humble worshipper to hold Communion with his Maker.  A French examination hand-book - Page 106by Paul Guesdon - 1867Full view - About this book
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