His research in questions of faith led him to the Roman Catholic Church in 1857; and in many of his poems, notably in the volume of sonnets called "St Peters Chains" (1888), he made rich additions to devotional verse.
His research in questions of faith led him to the Roman Catholic Church where in 1851 he was received into the Church by Cardinal Manning in Avignon. In many of his poems, notably in the volume of sonnets called "St Peters Chains" (1888), he made rich additions to devotional verse.