Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-05-12
Nor e'er was to the bowers Of bliss conveyed,
Afairer spirit, or more welcome shade.
Oh, gone forever take this long adieu,

Afairer spirit, or more welcome shade.
OH gone forever take this long adieu,
And sleep in peace next thy loved Montague"
Charles Montague is inferred by his side, hav
ing died four years before l7l5 We will mex
notice Queen Elizabeth's. 1t is lofty magnif
icent monument but not stopping here to mi
nutcly describe it, you will pardon the long
inscription give, for it, in the shortest space
tells how she was looked upon and revered by hel
happy subjects That she was the Mother o.
her Country, and the patroness of religion and
learning that she was herself skilled in many
languages, adorned with every excellence Of
mind and person, and endowed with princely
virtues beyond her sex that in her reign, re.
ligion was restored to its primitive purity
peace was established; money restored to itt
just value; domestic instructions quelled
France delivered from intestine troubles; the
Netherlands supported; the Spanish Armada
defeated; Ireland, almost lost by the secret
contrivances of Spain, recovered the revenues
of both Universities improved, by a law Of
provisions, and, in short, all England enriched
that she was most prudent governess,
fortyfve years n virtuous and triumphant
Queen, truly religious, and blessed in all her
great affairs and after calm and resigned
death, in tho sevcntcth year of her age, she
left the mortal part to be deposited in this
Church, which she established upon new foot
ing. She died Mar. Oath, 1902, aged seventy"
Queen Mary, whose reign preceded Eliza
beth's, is Inferred here also At the farther
end is vault in which are inferred the remains
of James, and his Queen, Anne. Near are al
80 monuments TO u number of kings children,
among which, is one to be noticed of the two
princes who were murdered by their treacherous
uncle, in the Tower.
Let us now proceed to St. Paul's Chapel,
which is Of the same size and plan of the St.
Edward and the st. Nicholas. Here mid scores
of Others, we will only note the monuments Of
Sir Henry Relasyse, 1867, Sir John Packering,
1896, Lord Chancellor Bromley, 1889, James
Watt and Sir Giles Danbcrry, 1907. Without
describing any monument, we will give the in.
scrption on James Watts, viz " Not to per.
petuatc name which must endure while the
peaceful arts flourish, but to show that man.
kind have learned to honor those who best de.
serve their gratitude, the King, his ministers
and many mobiles and commoners of the realm,
raised this monument 20 James Watt, who
directing the force of an original genius, early
exercised in philosophical research, to the i'm
provcment of the steam engine, enlarged the
resources of his country, increased the power o.
man, and rose to an eminent place among thu
most llustrious followers of science. and thu
real beneactors of the world. Born at Green
mock, 1876, died at IIeathfeld in Strafforhshire
1919" lie is represented on colossal monu
lnent, with compasses forming designs.
We will now enter the Chapel of st. Edward
1t is nearly as large as that of Henry VII
The first curiosity that calls your attention, il
the ancient venerable shrine of St. Edward
which stands in the centre, and was once con
sidcred the glory of England but it is nov
defaced, and robbed of its beauty, by the 1evo
tees of this extremely pious man, all of whom
are proud to possess themselves of some ston
from his tomb. This shrine was erected b,
Henry III, in 1869, to receive the remains o
St. Edward upon his translation from th
shrine built by Henry II, upon the canoniza
tion of Edward King of England, by Pop
A layop1nr III who nausa1 HI, b. l.
placed in the catalogue of saints, and issued hi
bull to the Abbot, Laurieutus, and the Conyen
of Westminster, enjoining, that his body b.
honored on earth as his soul is glorifcd il
heaven" lie died in 1865. How costly tn
shrine, &c. was, appears by record in th'
Tower, from which VIC learn that, 81 being il
emergencies, Henry III, by consent, pledged
the jewels of st. Edward to 'oreigners, for th'
purpose of building this shrine, and the amour
so obtained was 92,599-4-S," Z" or near $l2,
000." There can be no doubt but what it wa
n work of vast magnfcence from its presen
dilapidated appearance. Near this lies the re
mains of his wife, and also the Prince of IIenr,
]. On the north side, is an ancient tomb o
admirable workmanship and materials--th
panels being of polished periphery, and the mo
saic work round them of gold and scarlet a
the corners Of it are twisted pillars, gilt an
enamalled, and upon it the ciigy of Henry I'll
of gilt brass. lie died in 1902.
Near is the tomb Of Henry V, on each sid
of which are images large as life guarding it
On slab which covers it, lies u headless an,
much multated figure of the King, carved il
oak, all Of which was originally covered witt
silver and the head, it appears, having hcel
cast in silver, they took that, and then the GOV
ering Of the remainder, which was perpetrate
in the troubulous times OF the dark ages.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.