“I am surprised you shd. say fancy and aesthetic tastes have led me to my present state of mind: these wd. be better satisfied in the Church of England, for bad taste is always meeting one in the accessories of Catholicism.” MindStatesChurchTasteEnglandMeetingsSatisfiedFancyCatholicismState Of MindAestheticAccessoriesBad TasteChurch Of England Book:Delphi Complete Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins (Illustrated)
“... it was religion that saved me. Our ugly church and parochial school provided me with my only aesthetic outlet, in the words ofthe Mass and the litanies and the old Latin hymns, in the Easter lilies around the altar, rosaries, ornamented prayer books, votive lamps, holy cards stamped in gold and decorated with flower wreaths and a saint's picture.” BookSchoolChurchPrayerChristianityFlowerHolyMassGoldSaintUglySavedCardsLatinAestheticEasterLampsOutletsAltarsLiliesHymnsRosaryWreaths Author:Mary McCarthy