Sabine Baring-Gould : (3)

" Black was not the universal hue of mourning in Europe. In Castile, white obtained on the death of its princes. " - Sabine Baring-Gould

" 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 Baring-Gould

" The stream of civilisation flows on like a river: it is rapid in mid- current, slow at the sides, and has its backwaters. At best, civilisation advances by spirals. " - Sabine Baring-Gould