The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-09 00:00:00

ANCIENT AND CLASSIC PILE

the writer feels can never be obliterated from his memory ; his
mind on the instant 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 earnestly invoke 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 lady, to aid the historical account of Dugclale by ,elections
of her own, and guided by ajudgment 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, to be ready six weeks antecedent
to the sale.

V The
sitilation of this monastery is familiar to most of rs. It is
on the borders of the three fine counties of Dorset, Devon, and
Somerset, 15 miles 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 remindtd that, in days of yore, the taste of the monks
in the selection of their lands was never questiared, and, amidst all
the good things of this world, they were remarkable for the accuracy
of their Judgment.
In selecting the best of everything, 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 throuHgh the
RIVER AXE calmer waters spread.
TE
so 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,
brook which murmured like a bird.
CAN MORTALS NOW DESIRE ?"
It may Ti
vsot
ti quaff
livaT mo
beff a
asked,
The sporting qualities extend to everything a gentleman's heart
can contemplate ; by the way,
E
THE MONKS CELEBRATED WALK
Is in high preservation. And to omit a panegyric upon
THE ANCIENT TAPESTRY
THAT ADORNS THE STATE ROOMS
ADMIRATION OF THE WORLD.
WONDER AND
a rival ; and the writer is would approach sacrilege. It really and truly may be accounted the
It fearlessly challenges
ex-
ceedinglythis description with being too vivid.
moment charge
h is no flight of fancy, but a veri-
t assured ere
desirous that the reader should not for one
He may rest
table and unassuming repoer
limits prescribed, and therefore (with
already extended beyond th
imp erfect recital, merely observing
ends this verY P
t. This description, it is perceived, has
lament) the writer
that the terms used by the
horncoMbe, in exchange for the
to the holy fathers her manor of T
be " well wooded and fertile,"
barren lands of Brightley, stating it to .
n proof whereof it may
foundress of the abbey when she tendered
are trebly appropriate in the present day,
li
.7e Farm (the
be stated that the Messrs. Fowler, of Gra ii,,ed
isst.
41b., and for
estate), bred a horn ewe in 103, which weigh
respectable, and without one tenantry are very
size and beauty it has never been equalled. The
indeed, the latter
principal
The rent is word could not find a place in their vocabulay.
exceed-
ingly low. The demesne extends to nearly
TWELVE HUNDRED ACES OF RICH
• MEADOW PA.STURE, ARABLE, AND WOOD LANDS,
spite of the railway guinea of arrear ; .
Such osrLY TITHEFREE, AND TAXES MODERATE.
is a faithful n
aeicarffroa,:teiovoei,a;l2aatodit ntheedo
lnitoutebevalue
e r vo
fe d ; indeed, seeing the abundance of unemployed capital (In
present is a
ment in laud, which influential opportunity of possessing an invest-
it regards the alteration in pref,rable to all others—for, as
money,is er) un-
common
the
Mr. Robins, in another notice the corn-laws it has been observed by
of sale, a fact which every day renders
more and more certain, that
.. WEHAVE ALL BEEN MORE
There are FRIGHTENED THAN HURT."
MANORIAL RIGHTS AND PRIVi LEG"
of considerable extent, and the principal part of the
estate
a ring fence. The neighbourhood is highly respectable.is within
and Nobles are amongst those who prefer to domesliemataen3s ; Lords
admired county, and within a few miles of the abbey, it,
elle
tah,ls.
joining county of Somerset, are the splendid seats of Earl Poulett and
Lord Bridport. Markets are everywhere abundant ; in fact, Mr.
Robins has taxed his ingenuity 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;
White Hart, Bath ; Castle, Taunton ; Chard Arms Hotel, Chard ;
Mr. Whitaker, solicitor, 12, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Mr. Paul,
solicitor, The Close, Exeter ; Mr. Salter, solicitor, Chard ; the Auction
Mart ; and at Mr. George Robin's offices, London, at Two Shill-
ings,each, (this being with the soleview to prevent a uSelefie and Imre-
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