Then to her Patron Saint a previous rite
Resounded with deep swell and solemn close ,
Through unremititng vigils of the night ,
Till from his couch the wished for sun uprose .
He rose and straight - as by divine comamand-
They ,who had waited for that sign to trace
Their work's foundation ,gave with careful ahnd
To the high altar its determined place .
William Wordsworth .1823
On seeing the Foundation preparing for the Erection of Rydale Chapel Westmoreland .
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