The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-03-20
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! Weselnster Abbey.

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=, - Here it stands-the dream Of many
years / see realized! Westmlnstei
Abbey is before me + - Tt4, :. -. 4,
Its impossible not TO be, struck al
once. aud deeply with this ancient and
venerable pile. It's very Situation
close By all The memorial Of Epgland,s
preatness-iis Hall Of. Laws. where II
that n. respectable in IFS history has
been wronght-its Senate. where some
of the founders of nur beloved canntry
frst asserted the glorious principle. of
libe5iy-and, then the old. gray: males,
tic bnifdins itself-ail inspire feelings
ef deep meditation, - szs.gs.t+.,f s..f
The best approach 70 il is from the
nar;herni side fto,n which point. YOU
get the length of The Abbey, and the
iuagniflce nj tTansept entrance with IFS
creats window, its innnmerahfe arches
en,circtir,- the do-3r-yvays. and itS rich
isacery az carved work covering the
C05-L.-. -.x.,.ss. saf fskletfs.tt'af tis4 s0t feE
,atThis should be open, but instead OF
fhis nphle mode of entering the balld-
Ing You must 90 round. as # ashamed
Of yonr object, through a long stone
allsy TO little door. with a second door
boxed against that. So that eager as s. !
was 10 be inside. / had some little diff
cnliv Ia. insinuatiqg myself INTO the
lehbp. which was, until the opening OF
the Warld.s, Fair--so ny. guide. said
4 nav nlaee as tn theatre. However
thev have thonght. better OF IT and
abolished the tax But can think 2 20
longer Of such things. am! on holy
,rraund., On ground consecrated BY the
ashes d the dead. On ground hallow
ed by the memorials ut genins. In tte
whole world where is there q place so
rife. with glorious recofIections as yorl-
tser l;ttle corner-the g Poets Corner.n
ASH IS called! Poets! aye. the pro-
,pheis OF civilization-they who educate
the heart. and spFepare ii Tor the adj
vancemenf OF the intellect;
Never before, on account of the many
wears devoted To objects of an opposite
character, have I felt myself 50 com
Tnriaiely under the fhfaldom Of the ideal
Here. in the presence of the mighty
srninstfels Of the past az knowledge the
hoWer the imagination may exert. even
aver 4 mind long accustomed 10 the
y;,gid 4 axioms and possulates of Eneiid
ssThere,s old Michael Drayton, the
ffsf ofs the peasant poets-a plain bat
feeling face he has. There rare Ben
s5onsonn starts fF0m the wall in all his
sS.,a;rs yiisore ssaafs eas Il ss44
; There BnSIer-1he Of Hudibras--Iies.
His face betfays ! more saFdonic smile
Z man 4 lacked for -. ~ l't&th s'sltsst' !
"a, And. mere greater sfili-speneer.
I The nufssst Of Esiglfsh bards, lies, in a
characteristic shrine. Of the plainsst
4 GGSslIa s9To essl tsSd .agaa af eli
And beside alim-witia his rneian-
ehbiy but majestic head-statads. the
? last of John Milton. s. 4 ss@ ss'7ies'
Milton! giant Of trafFi and .Iibefiy-
YfS,6u that @ieIdest 30 wen the. weapan
IL Inv nervous language. whsthe IN
Tie iofIiest epic the world has ever
knowrs Or IN thase noble 9reatises,
6, which asa e. With thsp sDnhd tsf trumpet,
1pfoclaimasf the common fightssm our
2 ed0af humanity. Thoii that. as CFot1-
swssrs secretarys diast 80 much for thy
country that she may we'll look back
with regret and innging 70 that peace
Z mi and gIoriofs Republic !t Well hast
aholI deserved the homage Of alie mil
lions o smother land, Who have so
fsIIy IA fiized thy glorious dream r.
-tfasltfSi,s tiusf OF Genius IS more powerful
4kan the arm al Cesar Here can
ss,st see them cataIbgued in rny gtiiiie
hoax. and fancy I canar RECOGNISE them
:; ri Ihe huge, sliapeless piles Of masonry
) issvondLIisreo are the heroes sof the
ysYsie I;eld. How few people Gather
ssnnd them. Y6d watc6 no group, Of
kSnalihe faces, wrapl as IN Tins little
r.isn 81 memory, this cornef af'tsse old
: rhngch. ii tnsits sehah hnsiasans over .she
sssI;as their flfss favoFises--tlieir
hoHsehold gods. -.
: aefa HE psge waschefs ef the fuiafe
come 10 take sthsir inspiFatlSn. as sfey
pause ovsf such names - ebaacs''