At each angle of the crossing are masses of Shafted piers, connected by wide and lofty rounded arches.
"The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church"
A. Hamilton Thompson
Two rows of many-Shafted columns stretch back to where, in the far background, rises the elaborate magnificence of the High Altar.
"Mr. Faust"
Arthur Davison Ficke
Then they dry, rot, and fall off, so when the trees mature they are clean-Shafted.
"The Young Forester"
Zane Grey