Grey Friar

noun

The whole of the Charterhouse breathes the old man's spirit; is perambulated by his frail ghost, the shadow of a Grey Friar.

Just punishment of a Grey Friar for the unwonted penance that he would have laid upon a maiden.

Wicked act of a Grey Friar of Perigord, who, while a husband was dancing at his wedding, went and took his place with the bride.

But according to these principles the Grey Friar ought to have left us enough to carry us through our journey.

Among them appears-477- a grey friar, an object of both reverence and dread to those near him.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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