Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1845-01-23

VII. and Elizabeth, his Queen, the last
Of the house of York. tina. wore the
English crown. Beneath the pavement
are several distinct royal vaults, where
lie the mortal remains of James /. and
his Queen, Charles II. and William
and Mary, Queen Anne. and George
IL. The tombs Of Queen Elizabeth,
and Mary Queen of Scots, have al
ready mentioned as being in dif'eren.
aisles Of this chapel.
As ! walked amid the sepulchral
monuments. so thickly clustered in
these caves Of death, and pausing on
some marked spot, reflected that I was
standing over what once had been a
king, the sense of emptiness Of all
earthly power and pagean.ry, Of the
vanity of all human ambition. was aw-
fully overwhelming. Beneath my fee.
rePosed the dus. of sovereigns once
renowned. who had filled large space
In the eyes of mankind, and whose &C.
tons form no unimpor,an, part of the
enduring record of history; but of all
their glory and kingly state, what now
remains? A little dus. is all. Their
pomp is brought down 10 the grave.
| thought of that passage in Isaiah.
where the deceased monarchs of the
earth are represented in the regions of
The dead, reposng n grandeur suitable
10 their former dignity, each in his
royal conch surrounded by his arms
and trophies. 8 Ai.ot them lie III glory.
every one in his own sepulchre. y
When the funeral vault in this ancient
Abbey is opened anew. and another
monarch is gathered to his fathers, one
can almos, imagine the awfully sublime
description of the prophet verified, and
the shadows Of the mighty dead rising
from touches TO receive to their com.
another of their race
SHADES from beneath is moved for
thee,to meet thee a! thy coming; i. stir
eth up the dead for thee, even all the
chief onas Of the earth; it raiselh UP
from their thrones all the kings All
they shat arsu uevr,,,s- ..u- nnia- ihaa-.
Art InoG become like unto us!'
After visiting the chapels, | next
sought out the most remarkable monu-
men,s in other parts Of the Abbey, such
as those Of the Earl Of Chatham, Lord
Mansfield, Sir Isaac Newton, aud 9TH
ers whose names are conspicuous in the
annals Of England. In one spot, be.
meath the pavement. William Pitt.
Charles James Fox, the Marquis OF
Londonderry and George Canning lie
ver,. near each other. The grave has
cownoseo the differences Of discordans
s,a,esmen-sios by side they sleep IN
death. sc
But the most interesting part OF
The Abbey is The Poets Corner mere
are congrega,ed the memorials OF de-
parted genius, whose more enduring
monument is in the minds OF myriad
men.
Here the eye rests on the statue OF
Shakespeare, to which the sculptor's arr
has impaired all tina. intellectual digni-
tv. that intense and sublime expression
which we so readily believe must have
marked the aspect of the great poet
when lofty themes were working IN MS
soul. His hand grasps Scroll on
which is inscribed his own well known
lines, whose power can no where ne
more deeply felt than within the walls
Of Westminster Abbey.
The cloud capt towers, the gorgeous pa
laces,
Tho solemn temples, the great globe Itself,
Yea. all that it inherits, shall dissoiVe'
And. like the baseless fabric Of visioh'
Leave not a wreck behind.
4 On the pedestal of the monument ar
| three heads, representing Henryv
{ Richard III. and Queen Elizabeth
i ,hree sovereigns whose histories al
) las,ingly associated with his name. :.
: 20 RARE BEN Johnson" IS me y
, .er;n,;on which designa.es Shakespeare
!. distinguished contemporary. ~ IN
,,nes IN the monument 10 Gray. ! u
oo,lec, onlv the last two, where EN-
4 land is represented az rivall.ng a"c'e'
:, Greece IN .he choiseness OF her poe
e cal treasures:
-. .shs felt Hoaler's FIRE in ailton's stra, !,
/" 4 Pindar's raptdretin the Tyre o. gray,
= Feelings no. easily expressed CROW !.
q .oou The mind, as the eye dlstlngnis
- - The names Of CHANGER, Milton ~
don. Goldsmith, Thompson &C. a
'e dances from monument 10 monnmt
- e ,hose whose sweet strains nave oe
10 !. familiar with early youth. ana inc'sl
~ lied. as /. were. in the very texture e
~ no mind Addison has statue. y
"' &c The more recent monuments y ~
", .oDayid Garrick, who d,ed IN ~
No ayaa, stone in front Of il. marked
OF ~ Garrick," designates the gravrs
IDS b,s wife. DR. Johnson lies near y
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