A Historical Description of Westminster Abbey, Its Monuments and CuriositiesVergers in the Abbey, 1893 - 132 pagina's |
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Pagina 15
... poet ; five of the epitaphs on this tomb are of her composition , of which three are in Latin , one in Greek , and the other in English , which is here transcribed as a specimen , the rest being to the same purport : - " Right noble ...
... poet ; five of the epitaphs on this tomb are of her composition , of which three are in Latin , one in Greek , and the other in English , which is here transcribed as a specimen , the rest being to the same purport : - " Right noble ...
Pagina 27
... poet , and , in his more advanced years , a fine writer . Over his Grace's effigy are inscribed in Latin , sentences to the following import : - " I “ lived doubtful , not dissolute - I die unresolved , not unresigned . " Ignorance and ...
... poet , and , in his more advanced years , a fine writer . Over his Grace's effigy are inscribed in Latin , sentences to the following import : - " I “ lived doubtful , not dissolute - I die unresolved , not unresigned . " Ignorance and ...
Pagina 37
... poet . On leaving this Chapel , on your right is a monument to the memory of WILLIAM PULTENEY , Earl of Bath , with a medallion and urn , supported by Wisdom and Poetry . The inscription is as follows : - " Erected to the memory of ...
... poet . On leaving this Chapel , on your right is a monument to the memory of WILLIAM PULTENEY , Earl of Bath , with a medallion and urn , supported by Wisdom and Poetry . The inscription is as follows : - " Erected to the memory of ...
Pagina 85
... poet , who , in his " Pharsalia , " describes the aspiration of Julius Cæsar to solve the problem , even then before the world , of the causes and source of the Nile . The verses may be thus translated : - So great is my love of truth ...
... poet , who , in his " Pharsalia , " describes the aspiration of Julius Cæsar to solve the problem , even then before the world , of the causes and source of the Nile . The verses may be thus translated : - So great is my love of truth ...
Pagina 88
... Poet is represented , and the quiet and sacred spot in which it is placed , apart from the crowd , and in a peaceful ... Poets ' Corner door , and proceed round the West end , and up the North Aisle , into Henry VII.'s Chapel , where the ...
... Poet is represented , and the quiet and sacred spot in which it is placed , apart from the crowd , and in a peaceful ... Poets ' Corner door , and proceed round the West end , and up the North Aisle , into Henry VII.'s Chapel , where the ...
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Pagina 9 - God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting. To thee all Angels cry aloud; the Heavens, and all the powers therein. To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy Glory.
Pagina 34 - Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us. The Lord hath wrought great glory by them through His great power from the beginning.
Pagina 93 - The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, and blessed be the name of the Lord.
Pagina 124 - Rejoice the soul of thy servant : for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Pagina 34 - But will God indeed dwell on the earth ? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee ; how much less this house that I have builded...
Pagina 109 - Unblam'd through life, lamented in thy end. These are thy honours ! not that here thy bust Is mix'd with heroes, or with kings thy dust ; But that the Worthy and the Good shall say, Striking their pensive bosoms — Here lies GAY.
Pagina 33 - When I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions and debates of mankind.
Pagina 33 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb-stone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow...
Pagina 36 - THOSE WHO BEST DESERVE THEIR GRATITUDE THE KING HIS MINISTERS, AND MANY OF THE NOBLES AND COMMONERS OF THE REALM RAISED THIS MONUMENT TO JAMES WATT WHO DIRECTING THE FORCE OF AN ORIGINAL GENIUS EARLY EXERCISED IN PHILOSOPHIC RESEARCH TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE...
Pagina 111 - The eclipse of Nature spreads my pall, — The majesty of Darkness shall Receive my parting ghost. This spirit shall return to Him That gave its heavenly spark; Yet think not, Sun, it shall be dim When thou thyself art dark ! No! it shall live again, and shine In bliss unknown to beams of thine ; By Him recall'd to breath, Who captive led Captivity, Who robb'd the grave of Victory — And took the sting from Death.