The Mill on the Floss on The Christian Year: “Beauties of the Spectator," "Rasselas," "Economy of Human Life," "Gregory's Letters,"--she knew the sort of matter that was inside all these; the "Christian Year,"--that seemed to be a hymnbook, and she laid it down again; but _Thomas à Kempis?”
Eminent Victorians on The Christian Year: “The superabundance of his piety overflowed into verse; and the holy simplicity of the Christian Year carried his name into the remotest lodging-houses of England.”
The Odd Women on The Christian Year: “Alice turned over 'The Christian Year,' and endeavoured to console herself out of it, whilst her sister prepared the meal.”
The Heir of Redclyffe on Lyra Innocentium: “The smile of heaven comes on. So waits the Lord behind the veil, His light on frenzied cheek, or pale, To shed when the dark hour is gone. --LYRA INNOCENTIUM”