Henry Matthews in Lisbon - 13 October, 1817

from The Diary of an invalid, being the journal of a tour... in Portugal, Italy, Switzerland and France, 1817-1819, page 24:

Went to mass, where I liked nothing but the music. There certainly seems to be one convenience in the Catholic worship:—for those who attend might, with Friar John in Rabelais, compare their prayers to stirrup leathers—which are made short or long at pleasure.

cite as

Henry Matthews, The Diary of an invalid, being the journal of a tour... in Portugal, Italy, Switzerland and France, 1817-1819, volume 5th edition (London, 1835), p. 24. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1518777761173 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Lisbon

Listeners

Henry Matthews
Judge, travel writer
1789-1828

Listening to

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Music at Mass

Experience Information

Date/Time 13 October, 1817
Medium live
Listening Environment indoors, in public, solitary

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Fri, 16 Feb 2018 10:42:41 +0000
Approved on Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:22:35 +0100