Period of reflection, prayer, or meditation, practiced communally or in solitude
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Saint Gregory the Great: thinking himself unworthy to be Pope, he retires to a cave and studies the scriptures, but churchmen come to persuade him to return to Rome. Engraving by P.P. Moles, 1769, after C. van Loo.
Vanloo, Carle, 1705-1765.Date: [1769?]Reference: 8617i- Pictures
A pool surrounded by a rocky embankment thickly wooded with trees, in which a monk reads from a book and another monk stands in front of him. Engraving by W. Woollett and W. Ellis, 1778, after R. Wilson.
Wilson, Richard, 1713-1782.Date: 4 June, 1778Reference: 3162958i- Pictures
Thomas Gray, recalled after his death as having often sat at Stoke Poges contemplating the flowing of a stream in the middle of the day; representing noon. Engraving by I. Taylor jr after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: Dec.r 20 1782Reference: 2913421i- Pictures
An aged parish clerk sitting with his dog outside his cottage in Devon. Etching by T.H. Williams, 1799.
Williams, T.H., active 1796-1815.Date: Jan.y 1800Reference: 3042805i