The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-25 00:00:00

THE GREAT LEVIATHAN OF THE WEST,

Its fame has been held in the highest veneration from generation to
generation, and it is now avowed to have no successful rival amid
the vast variety of monasteries to be found throughout the country.
The first impression on beholding this _ _

ANCIENT AND CLASSIC PILE
the writer feels can never he obliterated from his memory ; his
mind on the insteht seemed to be subdued Into a most devout and reli-
gious state —one of absolute wonder—mixed up with bound-
less admiration; it was a joyous spectacle, but Mr. Robins cannot
too earnessy itivoke all those who possess a soul congenial with ob-
jects of antiquity to go to the Abbey, and then judge for themselves ;
they will, with one accord, proclaim how absolutely impossible it is
to convey in suitable terms the panegyric which would be awarded
to it. However. these preliminary remarks must arrive at a conclu-
sion ; the form prescribed to the length ofan announcement will not ad-
mit of more, but the writer promises, in his printed particulars, to
go into a little historical statement that will be acceptable, at
least to the learned, and all such as are well versed in our history ;
and he is fortunately enabled, by the assistance of a very highly
talented lade, to aid the historical account of Dugdale by ,elections
of her own, and guided by a judgment and cleverness that has never
been held in doubt. To gratify the learned and the curious in distant
parts, Mr. Robins has determined to append to the explanatory par-
ticulars of the several farms and lands a plan of the whole, with a
beautiful drawing of the Abbey.

The situation of this monastery Is familiar to most of s. It is
on the borders of the three fine counties of Dorset, Devon. and
Somerset, 15 :tiles from Taunton, 3 from Chard, about 50 miles
from Bristol and Bath, and within a deligh ful ride of 5% hours
from London, which the approaching railway through Chard will
reduce to about 4 hours, and also bring it within fifty
minutes' ride of Ex ter. The county in which the Abbey
is paced will not yield to any other. The reader needs not
be reminded that, in days of yore, the taste of the monks
in the selection of their lands was never onesti,red, and, amidst all
the good things of this world, they ware remarkable for the accuracy
of their judgment.
In selecting the best of everythin7, even
THE FAT OF THE LAND

was not
ACCOUNTED TOO GOOD FOR THEIR REFINED TASTE.
This princely property is all freehold of inheritance, surrounded by
lawns and pleasure-grounds, with gravelled walks between rows of
umbrageous trees of great size and stateliness, interspersed with or.
namental waters, cascades, and waterfalls sparkling with foam, and
here and there a statue to diversify the scene. The Park, which is
one of great beauty, is stocked with deer, whose venison has ob-
tained the highest celebrity for its fatness and fine flavour, while the
soft undulating foliage of its magnificent and
TIME-HONOURED TREES
is perpetually deluding the eye into a belief that it was of almost
boundless extent, and imparting just such an air of tempered wild-
ness as would gratify the lover of scenery, without offence to those
who are inclined to look rather for the evidences of the superintend-
ing hand of care and cultivation. Indeed everything seems to in-
crease the charms of a spot so rich in nature's beauties. Of the orna-
mental waters in front of the Abbey it is recorded—
Before the mansion lay a lucid lake,
Broad as transparent, deep and freshly fed
By a river, which its softened way did take
In currents through the calmer waters spread.
THE RIVER AXE
ao renowned by the disciples of Isaak Walton for its piscatory
pleasures and delicious trout, winds, In serpentine beauty, through
the fair demesne. -

Lost for a space through thickets veering,
But broader when again appearing.
It was here that
The branching stag swept down with all his herd,
To quaff a brook which murmured like a bird.
It may still be asked,
" WHAT MORE CAN MORTALS NOW DESIRE ?"
The sporting qualities extend to everything a gentleman's heart
can contemplate ; by the way,
THE MONKS' CELEBRATED WALK
is in high preservation. And to omit a panegyric upon
THE ANCIENT TAPESTRY
THAT ADORNS THE STATE ROOMS
would approach sacrilege. It really and truly may be accounted the
WONDER AND ADMIRATION OF THE WORLD.
It fearlessly challenges a rival; and the writer is ex-
ceedingly desirous that the reader should not for one
moment charge this description with being too vivid.
He may rest assured here is no flight of fancy, but a veri-
table and unassuming report. This; description, it
miLi tosni sdriopneorte;Celm,iVrce.dhp,aahrtdails;,
already extended beyond the limits prescribed, and therefore (with
lament) the' writer ends this very imperfect recital, merely observing
that the terms used by the foundress of the abbey when she tendered
to the holy fathers her manor of Thomcombe, in exchange for the
barren lands of Br!ghtley, stating It to be " well wooded and fertile,"
are trebly appropriate in the present day, in proof whereof it may
be stated that the Messrs. Fowler, of Grainge Farm (the principal
estate), bred a horn ewe in 1833, which weighed 18st. 41b., and for
size and beauty it has never been equalled. The tenantry are very
dtremiathespoluial
word le' one
place
in
extendstguinea
"n
The rent
itshelatte
TWELVE HUNDRED ACRS OF RICH
c.efaabraluyri ar ye a.
r ;
respectable,exceed-
ingly
lcoewui.d
AND TAXES MODERATE.
TITHE-FREE, _
MOSTLY
nToarefind
that it need not be observed is very un-
common;
narrative,
MEADOW PASTURE, ARABLE, AND WOOD LANDS,
Such is a faithful .
indeed, ,
la) and the little value of money, the
railway, ram ,
spite of the
seeing the abundance of unemployed capital (in
presentprefaable to all others—for, as
ment in land, Wlrivs it has been observed by
isal opportunity of possessing an invest-
it regards the alteration .
of sale, a fact which every day renders
Mr. Robins, in another notice
more and more certain, that
" wEHAYE
is a most iiricuenitin
There are AND PRIVILEGES
THAN HURT."
corn ,
and Nobles amongst who prefer ftl e estate is within
respectable ; many Lords
a ring fence. The neighbourhood is highly respe
of considerable
eeNLxLOt eRB .ItEA, EaLNn d
thoseMthtOeh RIGHTSRe
principalE FRIGHTENED
p a r tt )
domesticate in this
joining county of Somerset, are the splendid seats of I tt and
Earl Pon e r
admired county, and within a few miles of the abbey, in the ad-
Lord Bridport. Markets are everywhere abundant ; in fact, M .
Robins has taxed his In..7enuity in vain to try to discover a fault.
The full description, with plans and a drawing of the famed
Abbey, are ready and may be had at the White Lion Inn, Bristol;
ihiiitaarkt'er,Basothlic;itCoranle2: Teinucontlonn,s;lCnnh-afiredltdoAs
solicitor, r, i he Close, Exeter ; Mr. Salter, solicitor, Chard ; the Auction
Mart; and at Mr. George Robins's offices, London, at Two Shill-
ings each. (this being with the sole view to prevent a useless and tulDra
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