, 1860-02-02


laron Macaulay now lies close ut the foot Of
Wostulacott's statue Of Addison, whom he ence
70 happily described US tile lnsufsled statesman,
the accomplished scholar, the master Of pure
English clcqueuce, tic consum1nate painter Of
life and manncrs, and 1.-The great satirist who
alone knew how to use ridicuie without abusing
il, vino, without inHicting wound, effected i
great social reform. aud who recouc'lcd Wit
and Virtue after n long und disastrous separa-
ton, during which Wit had been led astray by
l'rofligacy. and Virtue by Fanatici*u,." The
remains IT addison, however. are at some dis.
tancc from tito spot on which the monument
stands-,hcy are in Henry the Scventh's chapel;
aud il WIS not uuti1 three generations had
laughed and wcpt over his pages tlat amy tab
let was raised to his memory in the Abbey. Ma
caul1v said of the statue which now keeps watch
over tho newly closed rrase:-..' 1t represents
dressing gown and freed from his wig, stepping
from ,ha parlor ut Chelsea into bis trim little
garden. with the account of tho Everlasting
Club, OF the loves Of Hlpa and Shaluu,, just fin
isled for the next day Spectator, in his hand"
Thickiy s.rewn near the grave Of Aacaulay are
the relics OF men whose naucs urc still held in
reverence, aud whose works aiorn the literature
Of our country. AS poet not less than bril-
liant essayist, Mncaulay has earned place
among the great men OF the past and present.
and iu death tic author Of ''thc Lays OF An
ciea. Rome," und the ballad on ''tlle Spanish
Armada will face Thomas Campbell. WHO won
u poets fume BY 1.-THE Pleasures Of Hope" A
few fs from The grave Of tbs ennobled poet ct
the nineteenth cen1u-y stands the fine old piece
of gothic sculpture which marks the resting
place fof Chauctr, the father of English pne-
t.y." Just opposite to the tnmb Of Chauccr.
.*ihc day Stare" Of English poetry, is the mon
usncnt Of ''Fae1ie Spcnsss suh'isc Of our
po.trv-who died, Us Ben Jonson tcllF, "for
| lack Of bread. refusing the twenty pieces sent
him by my Lord Of Essex. as he WIS sorry he
| had no time 10 spend ihen,-" Partly obliterated
| BIZ the hand Of time. tue tomb Of Spenscr bears
| tie Inscription, Here lies the body Of Edmund
Spcneer, The prince Of poets in l,is time. whose
| urine spirit needs no other witness tllnn the
works which he left behind him." Beaumont,
tie tirau,a!et sleeps there iuo but no n'etnorl-
| nj or inscription na1ks his resting place: it is,
however, immediately behind Chaucer's tomt.
A marble, much defaccd, erected Ly The Count
ess Of Dorset. bears in very lille s'blc characters,
m inscription written by Ben Jonson for the
tomb ot Drayton. Still llpearc1 Macaula5's grave
there is the small pavement stone, With The iu-
kcriptiou, 40 rare lien Jonson." which Aubrey
Tells us was done at ''the charge Of Jack Young,
who, walking there when the grave was coret:
ing. gave the fellow eightccapeuce to cut it.
II thc rccert relayiug Of the pavement Of the
abtev tue original Stone was removed aud de
stro5+d. 4 few feet distant is the monumcn
Of Cow ley, raised by George, Duke Of Duclipg
| ham. monument roiscd BY Sheffield, DUKE Q
buckingham, marks the grave Of Dryden. " Glo
f:nus John who was followed to his restsn'
rIacc by mo-rners in twenty mourning coaches
each drawn By six horses. and at whose requiem
an ode of Horace was sung with accompaniment
1 | o! ,rumpets and hsu'boys.
The oniy titled poet TINT sleeps IN this part {
the abbey is the Earl OF Roscommon.' the fa
nous master Of the horse to the Duchs IS
York Ut tic Restoration. Another companion I
Macaulay il Nicholas !;owe. There Ire ais
| Matthew prior nnd Lohn Gay, aud he who's
. tomb bore the insc1 1il:ion, IL l'nlt.ton OF 'h
aud Samuel Johusoa, David Garrick, and Riel
ard Briosley Sheridan: and Camden, the faith
0: English historr; Asy, The histesisa o1 L
long Parliament; Clifford, the editor Of the To-
y Qud,trly Reri<so; Dr. Pa1r, and numerous Of