Observations on the State of Religion and Literature in SpainBowring, John
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Observations on the State of Religion and Literature in Spain
Bowring, John
Catholic Church -- Spain; Spain -- Description and travel; Spain -- Religion; Spanish literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
{16} I have seen him join the religious processions at Madrid, but with
evident indifference and impatience. In the really interesting
solemnities of the 2nd of May, (to commemorate the earliest victims of
the Revolution,) in the presence of the Court, the Nuncio, and the
dignified ecclesiastics of Spain, he played idly with his wax taper and
his pocket handkerchief, and walked out of church in the middle of mass.
If he ever amused himself with embroidering garments for the Virgin,
(which I do not believe,) or feigned a special devotion in the
ecclesiastical ceremonies of his country, he has not thought it necessary
to wear the mask of hypocrisy any longer.
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