Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-07-21

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such that all appears to barmonize, and
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Another Object by which the visitor
educates his eye is the bdldachinO, or
canopy, that stands near the opening or
descent to st. Peters tomb. This canopy
to the grand altar, which is directly over
the tomb itself, appears but an ordinary
pavilion under the center Of the great
dome, but it is nearly hundred feet
high; and with all your admiration at
the wonders Of st. Peters, you cannot
repress the wish that Urban VIII. had
shown himself less a vandal, and left the
great plates of ancient bronze where they
belonged, in the Pantheon, instead of strip
ping them off to melt down for the Orna-
mental screen to this modern altar; for
he took nine thousand pounds of the Ro-
! man bronze for this purpose from that
Pagan temple. In fact, go where you
will in Rome, one will find that the finest
of the old Pagan temples, erected to JApi-
ter or Mars, or other heather deities, have
been laid under contribution for modern
Christian churches. The Coliseum ap-
pears to have been quarry for modern
palaces, and the Pantheon and Caracal-
las Baths mine of marble and sculpt-
ure for various popes whose brains have
burned with desire of architectural i'm
provement and decoration.
After lingering round this wondrous
point d'appui beneath the dome, my gaze
was attracted by another one Of those
world-renowned objects whose acquaint-
ance we make in early youth in the story
books, and continually renew ip travel
ers' letters, novelists' descriptions, and
pictured representation - the seated
bronze figure of St. Peter, whose metal
toe receives 80 many labrel salutes as to
require no chiropodist, but rather pro-
tector against the constant attrition
which wears away even the solid bronze.
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statue, with one hand grasping the pom
titical key, and the other appraised in the
attitude Of bestowing papal blessing
first two fingers extended, and thumb
and last two closed. The bronzed toe of
the seated figure projects few inches
beyond the pedestal; and an examination
of it revealed smoothly worn depression
caused by contact of innumerable lips OF
the faithful.
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three gathered near, apparently waiting
their turn after should have finished
what they might have considered my de-
votions. therefore stood aside, wheI
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child. She kissed bronze toe, pressed
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