, 1873-12-14


an tho gem Of tho Oxford colleges. Maedalon
IL, trflly glorious establishment, auil 80 do nut
woller that tho old University la,toatc, A,,touv
a Wood, in singing ita praisoB, bursts into 4
rnrturois stratn, quito above 1ia usual propaio
style. Grand oil Iu!lainga t''s college has. tlat
gla,l:en tho vyo mud capsiyate tho Imagination,
from tho
High cmhowca roof
Will nntlqtia plllarE ninnsy proof,
and tho stately Lowor with ita 'stnnalte and
molodouB ring Of bolls,' down to stutltous c1ois-
tors; trim gartlenB, too, It has, full Of rare
plants aud flowora; sn,ootll.shavon lawns, a,itl
arcllcd walks o'twiug!t groves; wator-wa|l;a "na
lelcc.ablo as tic baulsa of Elotau wllero Apollo
l,inlsof was wont to walk aud ring his 1ays -
and riyers which 10 pleasantly. and w,tl, uaur-
lnltrug noise, wind mud turn. that We aro al
must ready to agroo with honest Wood, TINT ono
may, in manner, soy Of them TINT which the
people Of Angoulomo In Franco woro wont to
say Of their Riyor Touyre. tint It is ''covorea
over mud c1equorol with swans, paved mud
tioored with trouts aud llanlmed mud l1ordornd
with crovcoH." The buildings Of this colloge.
which aro comprised within throo quaGranglcs,
cover MI area Of 0 acren Tho grounds COM
lrtso moro tlnu 100 ncros. Entoring tho coll
logo NY tho beautiful now gateway, with
its canopiod statues Of AIary Magdalon, st.
John Tho uaptist, and tho founder jYillinn Way,-
Lotto. Lord Chancellor Of England In tho roigu
Of Henry VIZ, wo arc greeted with ono Of tho
most striking displays Of architectural beauty in
Oxford. Diroctly fronting uB is tic yest end OF
tito clapo,"ith & gorgeous window, aud bonoa.h
IT MI elnborntofy- y-ornamentcd doorway with @
slal'uw porch richly seulpturcj, aud H,rInountcd
By five statues in cahoriod nelleB..-which, with
tho lofty tower, $50 feet higll with ts d,ade1n Of
pnnacloe aud froLtct1 bRttlements, forms ono Of
tic most imposing npooaclc8 VIC have yet vii
neGuea. The Chapel which, about forty years
ago, was thoroughly restored, ut IN axpense Of
600, is m architectural gem. Tho altar-
acrcon, tho oak-seats and stalls, tho organ-
acroen Of Btono,--nll tic carvings wl,othor Of
atone or wool,-aro executed with tho rarost
felicity. afagniticont oautlelabra. oxgui-
asto paintings, aud superb painted win
slowa, aro among tho other beauties of this
unique place Of worship; aud. whon wo add the
powerful organ, which Cromwell carried off to
Hampton Court, but witch Charles II. restored,
it must b. admitted tint this chapel has few
peers oven in this land Of chapels. Wo regret
TINT It was not our good fortune to attend
choral service III 1t. and boar
To tho full-roiccd choir below:
for 1t is amid to DO SOLEMN and impressive In
degree rarely equaled.
Visiting the library; tho clotstors, With their
gro.osque figures, which have 30 puzzled the
antiquaries; aud tho hall, hung arouul with
portraits, wo noxt pass by narrow passng9 into
the chapaiu's quadrangle, whore wo have AL
other glorious viou OF
THE TOWER,
from Its base to tho top. It's simplicity Of
ntructure and its graceful pEoportions-ita
nnon Of real solidity with extromc IightneBs
Of appearance-mako 1t ono of tho finest
structures Of it's class in England. Tradition
saya tint upon the top, formerly, Oh overy May
morning at o'clock, requiem was Bung for the
soul Of Honry VII; aud tho custom Of chanting
hymn tLcrc, beginning
To Deum Patrem couus,
10 laudibus prosequimur,
on tho samo morning eaeh year, Is still pre-
served.
How shall we do Justice to
THE cMAnM1So GROUNDS
Of slgdalen,-the meadows with thoir winding,
trea. embowercd walks along the banks Of the
Oherwoll, their rustic bridgep, and the peep at
the ant1quo-looking wator-mill? Can aug trooa
10 grauter, any lawns moro soft aud pleasant,
any scholastic ret1oatB more cool and shaJy, any
viewa more picturesque than theao? And then
I ,,.,. I1n naa: n .eo ~, 'uonas',U m,, oas, tne
secma, us another haa aald, to step
out Of tue High~Btreet of great city upon
quios, secluded nook, where deer aro quito un-
copca,nedJv b, ,ows;nr nnnn,, huco o,1 a1na7 r.
WIS IN these loarnea groves TINT Addison loved
TO llnGer; hero dlobon studied; here tho mclan-
cho}y Collins wooea tho gonius Of poetry; here
glorious "Kit North" drank hie earliest draHohta
of hinnoc,oro. an, boro H., .,o. =, oo,,o rn;1,
n'a"s o'hef Eaeush'nen, OF equal genius. echo
tic words OF Antony a Wood:
Thou dear old college, by whatever narne
Natives or atr4ngera call our Oxford Queen"
ai,SIn GI iso, eyS Msys lGnS past tnon aft tho s1me'
o.".s4!,- ~. I1'eua'suIor a1asoalone'
oor a1Slcie la iong and yet
WE HAVE SAID NOTHING
Of tue beautiful Sllollonian Theatre. whore the