Those of the Abbeys of St. Stephen and the Trinity, at opposite extremities, constitute the principal features in the view.
"Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)"
Dawson Turner
Nearer still, the city of Caen extends itself from side to side, terminated at each extremity by the venerable Abbeys of William and Matilda.
"Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)"
Dawson Turner
The most magnificent churches and Abbeys, with their sculptured pillars and vaulted ceilings, were thought of as mean in comparison of what was now before us; indeed, I for one could not help imagining that these very churches and Abbeys had been built in humble imitation of this, which looked like a temple reared by some beings more powerful than men.
"The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815"
G. R. Gleig