6 Quotes & Sayings By Sabine Baringgould

Sabine Baring-Gould was a Victorian writer and scholar. He was born on 22 February 1835 in London, England, and died on 15 January 1924. His father was the Revd George Baring-Gould, a Unitarian minister and clergyman. Baring-Gould had three brothers and one sister Read more

He had a lifelong fascination with the Middle Ages and wrote many books about them, including: The Book of Saints and Marvels (1901) and The Book of Heroes (1928).

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Onward Christian soldiers Marching as to war With the cross of Jesus Going on before. Sabine BaringGould
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I went to Iceland in 1861 and went over nearly every bit of the ground made famous by the adventures of Grettir. Sabine BaringGould
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In the primitive church, it was customary for the Holy Eucharist to be celebrated on the anniversary of the death of a martyr - if possible, on his tomb. Sabine BaringGould
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History, whether sacred or profane, hides her teaching from those who study her through coloured glasses. She only reveals truth to those who look through the cold clear medium of passionless inquiry, who seek the Truth without determining first the masquerade in which alone they will receive it. Sabine BaringGould
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At the Norman Invasion, the Saxon thanes were themselves humbled in turn; the manors were given a more legal character and transferred to favourites of William the Conqueror. Sabine BaringGould