New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-18

and the spirit OF the Afflicted she could not
refrain nom breaking forth into tears flowing from
heart thoroughly effected with compassion and Benev0
lence Thus did many Of her good works While Sc hved
20 up memorial before God and some she left to fo
low ter.
She dyd Ian o. J72s7 in the 57tb year Of her Age.
1t ratder pity she dyd when she did. for she prob
ably would have liked to adopt me. Twoud have paid
her live 40 years longer to do it, Ny mind is at
ease though There was but one thoroughly good
worau in the world and she's dead No need OF looking
further
This monument explains why people ride 80 much In
hanson nowadays instead Of driving about in their
own carriages. In 1852 Thomas Thyme ESQ., was shot
In his own coach by three hired assassns, while drv
ing through Pail Mall. Tic story Id told with every
ciTcumstantiay n sculpture. The poor gentleman sits
In his COACH and you the assassins filing their blun-
derbusses In at the window while the coacman whips mp
his horses The murder traced homc-the instiga-
ton of ito Count Koningsmarck twho could sec no
way of marrying Thynie's wife without first making her
wlowj hut he was never hanged for II, believe III
deed don't know but he is buried in the Abbey too
When Ger take my walks abroad,
How raDy poor see;
And SO mostly stay ut home,
lest they should go for me.
That isn't Watts exactly, though it sounds like him.
But here is the good d. d. himself In white maroie-but
a little remove, though from the Poets Corner which
oxcites Mrs. M,iningory's Indignation "They were no
iudgce of music" she says.
Another reminder Of rebclliOus country. =" VII
liam Wragg es" OF South Carolina. when the colonies
rcyocd took part with good King George, and sailed
for England but wrecked and lost OIL the coast OF
Holland. 1t couldn't have gone much worse with him
had he STAYED IN South Carolina till now-unless, indeed
lac had bought tho bonds Of the State Januarys and
Juys for instance.
THE POETS CORNER.
TIE POETS CORNER After all these thrce-story mon
unents to rifraf OF people VIC never heard M before
IL IL pleasant 10 got where know pretty nearly every
body Simple busts and plain memorials, mostly, are
the rule here. This Is IL should be- Those who con-
sent politicians and generals and dukes, when they
might perhaps be poets reporters, deserve the costly
monuments as sort OF compensation IL Is Goethe
think who in Little poem pictures the sharing ont OF
the earth by Jupiter when IL Is done, poor bard pre-
sen,s himself " And what for mel "Alas, poor poet
had forgotten thee; all earth II given away ana thou
hast no part therein but hitler, bring thy harp and
take thou o seat by my sde?
For actors OF emnence the Abbey seems TO be " The
Little Church Around the Colner; its arms arc open to
tcl-even that nearest its heart the Poets &c
sides Shakespeare, Bctterton, Burton Booth, Garriek
and Jrs Prichard have places here. Mrs. Sddons and
her brother John Kemble, Spranger Barry and his wye
Mrs Iracegirdlc, Mrs. Oldheld. and Mrs Cibbar are
buried or have memorials aisle and chapel I'm different
parts OF the building. Theologans, too are tucked
snugy here ali Thomas Parr (who was neither poet
teoioeian nor actor Ibcieve but simply modern mate
" ~
unregcnete lip an opportunity OF saying that pe
few of the poets in the list stand above Parr.
The l,ruuid in this fist broken for Chaucer
ArcInus Ward lamcued that so good poet had never
learned spelty though that other poets have not
better learned the secret OF his spell Buried III HOO
the present tomb not erected un'i l55l Lately
magnificent stained glass window has been given him.
Sen ser II, x Lad place and buried to Chaucer
But beginning the right VIC enter from the nave let
us 20 around in order.
ON the tomb OF Isaac Casabon scholar and critic you
may see the monogram, l. w. 1903. roughly scratched
This records visit OF Isaac Walton that year In the
Anglers song, ride The Complete Angler sr izaak
sings:
Neither his poor estate humble home torment him.
Less he would have liked II e.s his God had lent MIN.
And when he dies urfs DO for TOMB content hln
why them did he syy nick his initials here, making
marble tomb in Westminster his own, as 1t werct
Addison Macaulay Tnackeray Handel. the great Duke
OF Argyll-who has a great ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DE-
Johnson. Dickens, Gay-whosc opitaph,
Life IL Jest, and all things show IT,
thought once and now know ~,
written by himself do not at all like. Life may be
Test but death means business" and voice from the
grave sounds in minor key than pitched in major
The smiles OF skeletons have seldom been
Rowc-whoSe widow, after writing that she
With tears nscribes this monumental store,
That holds thy ashes and expects her own,
went of and married again instead OF resting Ton her
oars with Rowe. Thomson, who has the compliments OF
the Seasons paid to him pcrpctually in laurel crown
which young man at his feet offers
SHAKESPEARE.
And now Shakespeare! But after thinking IL over
good while I've concluded TO let the Divine Williams
alone Let me tall back on my gude-book, and give you
An extract thercfrom Twill be much finer than any dc.
scription can myself write:
The figure OF and his attitude, his dress
his shape his gnteel air and fine eomosuTe al 80 deli
admired those beautiful lines of his that appear on
the scroll are e n%EPy e s3rseou. palaces
The solemn temples ne great s,i globe itself.
Sa al ss Which me s.. "n ac s 81 v fisS'e
leave mo not ',V wreck p behind lrhe Tempcs.
In short the taste that is here shown does honor TO
those great under whose direeuon by TIE pupe
favor, II WAS 50 elegantly constructed
This gude-book Is my shield aud refuge. III Is WIFI
ten for the yergers" and In vergers English. | have
heard Of Memorials OF Westminster Abbey, by Arthur
Penrhyn Stanley Can this be the book 1t abounds III
bits OF nice description ION top lof the Duke OF Rich
mond's monument is q fne figure Of Fame, taking her
flight and resting only on her toe hne bust To
Sydney, Earl Godophln with a rich cravat." What
woult a walk through the Abbey be without such
guide as this to comfort, counsel, and commando IT'S
almost ~ goods Il yerger's self.
GROUP or POETS.
southcy (of the other two OF the Trio OF the Lakes
Wordsworth IN the Bapstery-as the nearest ap-
proach TO lake perlapsat the west end OF the Abbey
Coeridge has no memorial here at alb Campbell-whose
Last Man furnishes the appropriate lines for his mon
ument:
This spirit shall return 10 Him
Who gave its heavenly spark;
Yet think not sun, IL shall he dim
When thou Thy self art dark!
Mott shall live again. and shine
In bliss unknown to beams Of thine,
BY Him recalpd to breath,
Who captive led captivity,
Who robbed the Grave Of Victory
And took the sting from Death!"
Granville Sharp whose phianthropc life was one OF
OF the randest poems Matthew Prior who ought to
be mentioned last Notwithstanding his name for he was
hut duner at verse Milton, regarding whom our Guide
,,s u,os A great cmcal and political