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times immediately translated the event into a visible manifestation of the Almighty's favouring the Archbishop's cause; though we, who arc not fond of allowing these supernatural interpositions, nisi digitus vindicc nodus, are rather inclined to unite in opinion with those historians, who believe that Dunstan had previously arranged a part of the miracle, by sawing nearly asunder all the beams of the flooring, except that which supported his end of the room, and trusting to the weight and agita- tion of the company to perform the rest. Calne, however, has been more indebted to a manufacture of broad-cloth than to palaces and councils; they have raised ii to happy independence and general comfort, blessings that seldom associate with courtly !e or ecclesiastical squabbles. We now passed through Corsham, and ascend-

Bo\ hill, caught a view of t\\c higher build of th. from winch we had '

?hree months ago. The pleasii; ii flashed

in upon our hearts, but it \\:o onh a tram imprevuon; tor the next momeni imagii lion uii-

! up a thousand upprehensioiis oi intermc. i in; es and. iianc i ;, tlial

n pliu e m our domestic < ire!' ab-

sence v inch, by man, who is bin ' ol fl-w ;.!; ' ,' be reckoned as Joim. An ho ; :

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