My own conviction is, confirmed by a very close study of parochial registers, that some of the very best blood in England is to be found among the tradesmen of our county towns. Sabine Baring-Gould bloodcloseconfirm Change image and share on social
On many accounts, Cornwall may be regarded as one of the most interesting counties of England, whether we regard it for its coast scenery, its products, or its antiquities. Sabine Baring-Gould accountantiquitycoast Change image and share on social
In winter, the Icelanders told the tales of the brave men of old in their families, and so the tradition was handed on from father to son, the same stories told every winter, till all the particulars became well known. Sabine Baring-Gould bravefamilyfather share on social
The love of Louis XVI for mechanical works is well known. He had a little workshop at Versailles where he amused himself making locks, assisted by Francois Gamain, to whom he was much attached and with whom he spent many hours in projecting and executing mechanical contrivances. Sabine Baring-Gould amuseassistattach share on social
There is no myth relative to the manners and customs of the English that in my experience is more tenaciously held by the ordinary Frenchman than that the sale of a wife in the market-place is an habitual and an accepted fact in English life. Sabine Baring-Gould acceptcustomenglish share on social
There is nothing so striking to the eye on a return to England from the Continent as the stateliness of our trees. I do not know of any trees in Europe to compare with ours. Sabine Baring-Gould comparecontinentengland Change image and share on social
The martyrologies are catalogues in which are to be found the names of the saints with the days and places of their deaths and, generally, with the distinctive character of their sanctity and with an historic summary of their lives. Sabine Baring-Gould cataloguecharacterday share on social
The tribal system from which the Celt never freed himself entirely was the curse of the Celtic race, predooming it to ruin. Sabine Baring-Gould celtcelticcurse Change image and share on social
Brittany can hardly claim the attention of the tourist as a superlatively beautiful country. The way in which trees are clipped and tortured out of shape disfigures the sylvan landscape; and of mountain scenery, there is none. Sabine Baring-Gould attentionbeautifulbrittany share on social
The stream of civilisation flows on like a river: it is rapid in mid- current, slow at the sides, and has its backwaters. At best, civilisation advances by spirals. Sabine Baring-Gould advancebackwatercivilisation Change image and share on social