 | 1843 - 706 páginas
...different cells, and were horror-struck at the self-inflicted tortures. Each bed consists of a wooden plank raised in the middle, and on days of penitence, crossed...occasionally wears a band with iron points turning inwards ; on her breast a cross with nails, of which the points enter the flesh, of the truth of which... | |
 | Madame Calderón de la Barca (Frances Erskine Inglis) - 1843 - 454 páginas
...were horrorstruck at the self-inflicted tortures. Each bed conPENANCES. 11 sists of a wooden plank raised in the middle, and on days of penitence, crossed...occasionally wears a band with iron points turning inwards ; on her breast a cross with nails, of which the points enter the flesh, of the truth of which... | |
 | Madame Calderón de la Barca (Frances Erskine Inglis) - 1843 - 464 páginas
...horror-struck at the selfinflicted tortures. Each bed consists of a wooden plank raised in the 224 PENANCES. middle, and on days of penitence crossed by wooden...occasionally wears a band with iron points turning inwards ; on her breast a cross with nails, of which the points enter the flesh, of the truth of •which... | |
 | 1844 - 546 páginas
...different cells, and were horror struck at the selfinflicted tortures. Each bed consists of a wooden plank raised in the middle and on days of penitence crossed...with a cross lying on it, which they hold in their hand when they lie down. The nun lies on this penitential couch, embracing the cross, and her feet... | |
 | Robert Anderson Wilson - 1855 - 424 páginas
...ditferent cells, and were horror-struck at the selfinflicted tortures. Each bed consists of a wooden plank raised in the middle, and, on days of penitence, crossed...the bed is made too short for her, upon principle. Kound her waist she occasionally wears a band with iron points turning inward; on her breast a cross... | |
 | Robert Anderson Wilson - 1856 - 440 páginas
...different cells, and were horror-struck at the selfinflicted tortures. Each bed consists of a wooden plank raised in the middle, and, on days of penitence, crossed...which they hold in their hands when they lie down. The nuu lies on this penitential couch, embracing the cross, and her feet hanging out, as the bed is made... | |
 | Frances Power Cobbe - 1863 - 258 páginas
...nun of St. Theresa (Carmelite), described by an eye-witness : " Each bed consists of a wooden plank raised in the middle, and on days of penitence crossed by wooden bars. The pillow is wooden. The nun lies on this couch with her feet hanging out, as the bed is made too short on principle. Round... | |
 | Frances Power Cobbe - 1863 - 264 páginas
...nun of St. Theresa (Carmelite), described by an eye-witness : " Each bed consists of a wooden plank raised in the middle, and on days of penitence crossed by wooden bars. The pillow is wooden. The nun lies on this couch with her feet hanging out, as the bed is made too short on principle. Round... | |
 | William Butler - 1892 - 410 páginas
...self-inflicted tortures. Each bed' consists of a wooden plank raised in the middle, and on days of penance crossed by wooden bars. The pillow is wooden, with a cross lying on it, which they hokl in their hands when they lie down. The nun lies on this penitential couch, embracing the cross,... | |
 | Madame Calderón de la Barca (Frances Erskine Inglis) - 1910 - 400 páginas
...different cells and were horror-struck at the self-inflicted tortures. Each bed consists of a wooden plank raised in the middle, and on days of penitence crossed...their hands when they lie down. The nun lies on this peniiential couch, embracing the cross' aml hor feet hanging out, as the bed is made too short for... | |
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... lies prostrate on her face till dinner is ended ; and while in this condition, her food is given her, of which she eats as much as she can, which probably is none. " We visited the different cells, and were horror-struck at the self-inflicted tortures.... 
