New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-02

crier OF the court at Westminster hall ostr Tho
yay. /, of morc moraent IN the eyes ct men than
ne whole lot of ye-yea. even the live bcsdie OF
'ancras parish j. more gorgeou-, and '"i"h''
Nakley oftener in the mouth, Of men. What had
,Du IN life more than have now power 10 abn-,
,-ilatfery to BE- befooled in the oar with-aDd
.om- to contrastwith the GanA, dark hole wherein
re slowed away your miserable relics. BAN Jet
ne hre-as long a. can, a. well d, can, and a.,
rontrnted a. ! can: let me thank God fpr what
ave, which j. better 70 ne than all your 'uoiei "a
ECU. ma ies,ie. and grace. ever bad ~ yours TN
reterie. mine the present and the. i'iute lenses
I'd when death comes fof his debt, what can
efal ne worse than to be- like you-buried and
rsotten, Where wil be then, in briei the DIT
renee between usi no more than this-you rot
within. | without Westminster Abbey
10 come down a peg or TWO. leaving media
os. 10 n arvev who Understood that sort % thing
10 Abbey i, a pleasant lounge il warm. or ~
sould rather ,ay vcrv i0f weather: them u ], o'
a Temperature Of an ordinary ice-house, and Viii
| mir Of corn sole. q ugiii-r. and sNul.caP-
eitbout which 100 one vho does not wish TO JON
..rr,ny With the i,a-troa. dead .ho4ld enter the
.ne-we can get ou very pleasantly: depo-iiine
our ha, and cane with fooli-n-iacod, whi-Ner'
hinged man in black gownin Poet Corner you
laue.c about. looking a. tie tomb OF john DrydeH
bsersins. ~ the way. that the mob emah " no Aad
ne honor of contributing the sione-a Duke OF
Buckingham. We bceye-as, ha1 h, own name
ut IN letter. a, large Is those Of tho great nan he
processes 10 commemorate this is like the picture
Z .J,rag Tar g,ang 80 heaven holding on bi.h-
~. tail Nhirbrral tie brewer put up bust OF
Milton in Cupr.e-atc Church, but be had the
God taste not t. in,crbc beneath u. " put ny here
y Whitbrcod the brewer however when n
axe doe, handsome thing, be has a night to take
ere that h, merit shall be- handsomely acknoH-
-dged.
In mat corner behold the chastc.t tablet and
he.t inscription in tie church,
RARs ssN JOHNSON
There J. de tablet to the memory Of poor Gold
NTH. the profile ot the poot-a true Hbernian
.rofe bv the WY with the inscription from tn
ZEN OF the Great sam Johnson: then there = the
monument 10 Shakespeare. AID Pnor and Cray
ud-bui batch has Dy this tine been collected.
I'd You are desired 10 move onward. stopping
,uly 10 dcposi, l.ur "l1zy' on the tomb OF some
icfunct Abbot who mas tue pcrpotua. ciiinN q" III
yer railing 10 bis "ar-lty tie good o.d soul car
20, hear it-aud YOU are free of the house. The
GUIDES, we have sad. conduct y"u q: such a
npid rate. Il al You have no time 10 admire or
would occupv with pleasure an entire day. and
hat Of Henry VII. YOU would hardly thoroughly
c<hau., in two: when the guides leave Won, how
ever, YOU can stroll more AT leisure through the
body of the church and if you have "A sentimental
Cow-mcdi,ator, one who VIII not talk. but who
vii think with You. there l. no greater pleasure
of the calm. c0niemplariye kind. than fitting from
tomb To tomb aud rau-ng 70 recall wandering re-
collection. of the doiug~ in the flesh Of the moul-
derng tenant, below. \, the effect Of contrast.
"a cannot do better than spend Tie fore part OF
YOUR dny in Westminster Hal, amid the rush OF
witnesses ana clients, lhe hustle Of attorneys,
The tedious form. tie solemn pate,
The pert dispute. The dull debate
Thedrow,y b,nch lie baubing hall
lud thea walk aro-s tine way to the Abbey. The
vanity OF all human ambitions cannot bc more for
chilly illustrated. In the Hall. You see learned
gentlemen in WIGS. growing. arguing, and combat
ing like rival bauiam- for fame on see tIoIde-
perfect swarm, Of tn brlctie,s, condemned for
f. To- look ou while other men are eating; or what
4. an huaIrpd-.nld worse. 10 listen, while other
men speaking. for the hopeless thirst Of fame
ON behold awful. eminent judges on the bench,
presenting wears ct midnight anxiety and toIl,
uploycd IN reaching that cuvicd elevation. FOR
d, hope Of fame. Has minutes walk bring,
,,u To- stint CITY. where kings. heroes beauties.
uc.. fortunes, sleep ncglectcd-ih- sleep OF deaf.
no one remembering. caring for. or troubling
cir heads abort them We behold IN the tomb.
IS petty !, grlndcur-benu'y, how unsishly-
me. how oh-curc-fcruue how mean-aud ii.
,jer Thu. We return t. the legal arena. so far from
seeing any thing admirable. OF mighty. or great.
Ne behold i'ile busy hive Of singing unYrofila-
be creatures. humming AID dronng away their
ulc lives. and leaving no more lasting memories
behind them than the drones OF the hive Of lesser
lscc;s.