Excerpt from FasciculusA stranger, wandering forth one sunny day, Glad to escape the din of crowded streets, Sought those twin towers of grey, that overtop, In grave and silent majesty, the roofsOf Western London.'Twas the hour of prayer, A soft and solemn chant was streaming slowFrom the inner quire. And, save himself, but oneStood there to break the spell of solitude, -About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.