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Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: The universal practice of closing the eyes of the dead may be thought to have originated in the desire that he might be prevented from seeing his way.

The universal practice of closing the eyes of the dead may be thought to have originated in the desire that he might be prevented from seeing his way.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: It is somewhat remarkable that Cornwall has produced no musical genius of any note, and yet the Cornishman is akin to the Welshman and the Irishman.

It is somewhat remarkable that Cornwall has produced no musical genius of any note, and yet the Cornishman is akin to the Welshman and the Irishman.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: According to Celtic law, all sons equally divided the inheritance and principalities of their father.

According to Celtic law, all sons equally divided the inheritance and principalities of their father.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: I went to Iceland in 1861 and went over nearly every bit of the ground made famous by the adventures of Grettir.

I went to Iceland in 1861 and went over nearly every bit of the ground made famous by the adventures of Grettir.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: The whole of society is like a cabbage-stalk covered with caterpillars, and none is satisfied till it has crawled to the top.

The whole of society is like a cabbage-stalk covered with caterpillars, and none is satisfied till it has crawled to the top.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: ...Under the veil of Mythology lies a solid Reality.

...Under the veil of Mythology lies a solid Reality.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: When the British became Christian, Christianity in no way altered their political organisation.

When the British became Christian, Christianity in no way altered their political organisation.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: Man, double-faced by nature, is placed by Revelation under a sharp, precise external rule, controlling his actions and his thoughts.

Man, double-faced by nature, is placed by Revelation under a sharp, precise external rule, controlling his actions and his thoughts.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: Cyder was anciently the main drink of the country people in the West of England.

Cyder was anciently the main drink of the country people in the West of England.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: The prime feature in Cornish geology is the upheaval of the granite, distorting, folding back, and altering the superincumbent beds.

The prime feature in Cornish geology is the upheaval of the granite, distorting, folding back, and altering the superincumbent beds.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: I look back with the greatest pleasure to the kindness and hospitality I met with in Yorkshire, where I spent some of the happiest years of my life.

I look back with the greatest pleasure to the kindness and hospitality I met with in Yorkshire, where I spent some of the happiest years of my life.

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

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

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: God's truth is helped by no man's ignorance.

God's truth is helped by no man's ignorance.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: The Breton peasant is said to have a hard head. He is obstinate and resists outside pressure to alter his creed or his customs.

The Breton peasant is said to have a hard head. He is obstinate and resists outside pressure to alter his creed or his customs.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: Each man seeks his own interest, not the general interest. Let his own selfish interests be touched, and all concord is at an end.

Each man seeks his own interest, not the general interest. Let his own selfish interests be touched, and all concord is at an end.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: In ancient British times, the whole country belonged to tribes, and the tribes owned their several districts. At the head of each tribe was the chief.

In ancient British times, the whole country belonged to tribes, and the tribes owned their several districts. At the head of each tribe was the chief.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: Cornish wrestling was very different from that in Devon - it was less brutal, as no kicking was allowed.

Cornish wrestling was very different from that in Devon - it was less brutal, as no kicking was allowed.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: Happiness is only attained by the free will agreeing in its freedom to accord with the will of God.

Happiness is only attained by the free will agreeing in its freedom to accord with the will of God.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: The tribal system from which the Celt never freed himself entirely was the curse of the Celtic race, predooming it to ruin.

The tribal system from which the Celt never freed himself entirely was the curse of the Celtic race, predooming it to ruin.

Sabine Baring-Gould quotes: No man need go blindly to destruction, for God has given him guidance and power of seeing whither he goes.

No man need go blindly to destruction, for God has given him guidance and power of seeing whither he goes.