Sights and Thoughts in Foreign Churches and Among Foreign Peoples

Frederick William Faber

J.G.F. and J. Rivington, 1842 - Cathedrals - 645 pages

Contents

• Travelling in the Middle Ages 1: 8
• Amiens 7: 8
• Thoughts on interesting Cemeteries: 20
• CONTENTS: 33
• Chartres: 36
• Avignon: 43
• Reflections on the Pontificate of Boniface VIII: 61
• Vaucluse: 80
• The Loves of Petrarch and Laura: 86
• Provençal Scenery a type of the modern temper: 101
• First sight of the Mediterranean: 112
• CISALPINE GAUL: 135
• The Monk and the Missionary: 141
• The honor of the Mother of God: 147
• Danger of travelling in Roman Catholic countries: 154
• Charles V and Francis 1: 160
• The wrath of Kings Rome in the Holy Week: 166
• Milan: 182
• The fortunes of the Milanese Church: 198
• The Cloisters of San Ambrosio Political indif: 211
• What the streets of Milan have seen: 218
• Manzoni and Von Raumer: 225
• Arnold of Brescia: 234
• Latin Literature: 246
• Political sentiments Miracles and Legends: 271
• Venice: 282
• Power of suffering: 288
• Popish Mummery: 302
• A sketch in a garden in the November of 1535: 308
• The times of Paolo Sarpi: 327
• Thoughts on the Lido: 333
• The Armenian Convent: 353
• Trieste: 373
• Corfu: 393
• Navarino: 402
• Athens: 408
• Oropo: 435
• Parnassus: 471
• The Rydal Road and Ambleside by night: 479
• Corinth: 497
• Mycenae and Napoli di Romania: 508
• Iero and the Dream on the ruined steps there: 514
• Epidaurus: 528
• Paganism Pagan View of Nature Animals: 547
• Athens: 554
• Christian Athens: 566
• A Morning Walk in Athens: 573
• Last Evening in Athens: 582
• Greek Scenery: 590
• Syra: 599
• Smyrna: 601
• Practical and may be useful to young Catholics: 607
• The Odyssey and the Excursion: 631
• The Four Consistories the Apparition on the Sea of Marmara: 637
• The Illegible Vellum Sunrise on Constantinople: 643

Bibliographic information

• Title: Sights and Thoughts in Foreign Churches and Among Foreign Peoples
• Author: Frederick William Faber
• Publisher: J.G.F. and J. Rivington, 1842
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Sep 9, 2008
• Length: 645 pages