 | Thomas Fisher - Kent (England) - 1776 - 246 pages
...his fhrine grew as famous for its riches as its holinefs. Erafmus, who vifited it, fays, " a coffin of wood, which covered a coffin of " gold, was drawn up by ropes and pullies, and then an " invaluable treafure was difcovered ; gold was the meaneft " thing to be feen... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1778 - 594 pages
...grew famous for its riches as well as its holinefs. ' Erafmus, who vifited it, tells us, " a coffin of wood which covered a coffin of gold was drawn up by ropes and pullies, and then an invaluable treafure was difcovered ; gold was the meaneit thing to be feen there... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1778 - 590 pages
...grew famous for its riches as well as its holiocfs. ' Erafmus, who vifited it, tells us, " a coffin of wood which covered a coffin of gold was drawn up by ropes and pullies, and then an invaluable trcafure was difcuvered ; gold was the meaoeft thing to be feen there;... | |
 | William Gostling - 1779 - 364 pages
...grew famous for its riches as well as its holinefs. Erafmus, who vifited it, tells us* et a coffin of wood which covered a coffin of gold was drawn up by ropes and pullies, and then an invaluable treafure was difcovered ; gold was the meaheft thing to be feert there... | |
 | Great Britain - 1790 - 926 pages
...his fhrine grew as famous for its riches as itt holinefs. Erafmus, who vilited it, fays, " a coffin of wood, which covered a coffin of gold, was drawn up by ropes and pullies, and then an invaluable trea/ure was difcovered ; gold was the meaneft thing to be fcen there... | |
 | Arthur Aikin - 1803 - 996 pages
...wealthy as it was fancied sacred. Erasmus, who was a wag, and who visited it, tells n>, that a coffin of wood, which covered a coffin of gold, was drawn up by ropes and pullies, and then an invaluable treasure was discovered ; gold was the meanest thing to be seen there;... | |
 | John Britton - 1816 - 396 pages
...utensils, jewels, Ac. are almost incredible. Speaking of St. Thomas's shrine, Erasmus say?, " A coffin of wood, which covered a coffin of gold, was drawn up by ropes and pullies ; and then an invaluable treasure was discovered; gold was the meanest thing that was to be... | |
 | William Gostling - Canterbury (England) - 1825 - 490 pages
...grew famous for its riches, as well as its holiness.2 Erasmus, who visited it, tells us, " a coffin of wood, which covered a coffin of gold, was drawn up by ropes and pullies, and then an invaluable treasure was discovered : gold was the meanest 2 " This was the object... | |
 | Benjamin Winkles - Cathedrals - 1836 - 412 pages
...embroidered, particularly on high festivals. Describing St. Thomas's shrine, Erasmus says, "a coffin of wood which covered a coffin of gold was drawn up by ropes, and then an invaluable treasure was discovered : gold was the meanest thing to be seen there ; all shone... | |
 | John T. Barr - 1851 - 188 pages
...so fast, and so profusely, that Erasmus relates that when he visited the tomb of Becket, " a coffin of wood, which covered a coffin of gold, was drawn up by ropes and pulleys, and then an invaluable treasure was discovered; gold was the meanest thing to be seen there ; all shone... | |
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a coffin of wood which covered a coffin of gold was drawn up by ropes, and then an invaluable treasure was discovered : gold was the meanest thing to be seen there ; all shone and glittered with the rarest and most precious jewels of an extraordinary... 
