Every Sunday, the Englishman is raised to heaven by the choir, and then taken to her bosom by Mother Earth.
In 1819, while on a five-year visit to England, American author Washington Irving began publishing his ‘Sketches’, which included the famous tale of Rip van Winkle. There were also a number of affectionately teasing reflections on the English. This extract from ‘Sunday in London’ picks up the Englishman as he makes his devotions in the parish church.
Posted January 29
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Irving walked through London one Sunday. He heard music coming from churches. It moved him. [Heart. Stroll. Strike.]
Picture: By Edmund Blair Leighton (1852–1922), Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.. Source.
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