Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-03
NV Trim to Europe.

stead Of taking the cars oscA ."
Bridge station, vent by = branch road to an
other station. not far from the Abbey. found
our uay into ii, and explored it, To-Day L.
with NEST of the party, went there a sec"nu
time. Other large parties were visiting TIE
Abbey at the same time. Service was gong
on when We vent in, in the afternoon Inc
singing vas fine. but when we came to the
prayers. ve could not distinguish the ~ords
nor follow the reading. Ii must be always
impossible for large audience to hear
much except the music.
WEsrMISsTER ABBEY
il an immense pile Of buildings. inciudinR
the minister or church. the clois,ers. the dean
bou.e the school established BY Queen Eiiz-
abeth. and various other appendages ana
covering with the wards and gardens, num-
her If acres. II is situated in one OF the
mos, ari.t,cratic parts of London. close by the
Hou.e. of Parliament and not far from Buck
ineham Palace. ST. James Palace. Marloo-
rough House, Green Park. and even Hyde
Park. Curiousy enough. history tells US
that this SPOT was once inclosed by an arm OF
the Thames. and was called Thorney Island,
because oyergrown with thorns. One OF the
Saxon kings built church on this island In
Tho IN re,tnry. The first stone building
arec,.J bx Edward the Confessor. about
.oo y.,,. ,yo $50 or 200 wears later, Henry
mr. erected the principal parts of the present
abbey. twas called Westminster. to distin-
guish il from -. Paul's then called Eastmin-
ster. The name Of Abbey was derived from
a part of il being formerly occupied for mon
astc purposes The outside view Is obstruct-
II. extreme length being 500 feet, its width
$500 ,h. ,ransen,. about POO. and the height
Of the roof about lO6. Its interior appear
.,n. ia v.rv GRAND Its majestic height, its
-, 80, II. ..d;m RELIGIONS LIGHT" and
=. .onr,le., ,ennl,bral Monuments. fill the
81 .:,h soIamn ave II ia much better
eel co. m.p.o,eum than far an audience
rn"m Almost everv mart of il is crowded
81, monument. ,f the dead in every shane
anJ 1.ru some Of ,bcm tasteful and beauti-
s.I o,har. .ntic;sn,lx bIeous Noblemen
.,a,a.men noe,s artists warriors and church
J,r,n;,,,;ss have tbe;r monuments here. as
Iii ,s Iong line. of kings and aueens. no.
,;ceJ one If Gen. Wolfe and one of Major
A,Jre .mongst others of military fame. not
e. men,;on some whose fame has not extend
oil f,r I'm the noet,s corner are memorials
80, Tt ~. D., ~,
nd
nav o,h.rs mart of the Abbey is within
an ron ra;I;ng and ia only opened on nav
men, of an extra fee. 4 guide goes with
each partv. and explains the notable things
a., h.. s.or ,r;tb;r tho rail Vara are tho
w = =.
tonibs oi tHe Nngs anu queehs vi P"st aSes'
ana other reharkaoie persohaees. vi '"ese
we saw there tne cosby monuments Vi queen
Eilzapefn anu queen Marv, also t'at Oh WARY
Queen OF scots. Hehry VII ana $" on as iar
BACK as hehry III we went INTO 'he chaPei
OF EDWARD the ,oniessor, anu one or Two
o'ner c""Peis' al !" t"e "opet' iarn'sheo i"
antique st!'e, ana .ohs since oisuseu.
A''io"ss, ."e "o'ice"o.t n"hu~,en's. was
ont tree'eu ~ ''e'n1r! VI ,'a"! N!sn'.'s"ie
ny "er nu'oa"u' scu'P'ureu !" 'r ne hnes! 'lar-
oie' anu T,''i 'na .., n.nu nei. !: III.
nsure o' De"."' VII" a." uP''''e' oar' "'"eu
AT tne 'aoF hear'' sne rec'ihihg on ne:
husoa"u rev .I"', ~l'sis' ne raises MS ri.h'
ar" !" y. MELVIN. "is ''u"'.'""ee
eAp'eSsN' vi '.e "'''"'' 'e%, an. "re'u,
p"' '''''c "i' SP"'' with mn an" III!
VI" "'' SCI W. !" e" ~, " nun
"reo,n P''' VI ~"'' . saw Inc most snock-
ing th'ng was the ePitaph Oh the poet LAY,
written, THINK ny himself
,h",rh, ~ on.a and n ,,f $500,
o"s' ~ '"''' nv" "o" N"o" IT,
iooNeu y" val" lot ',,a' one ",',eh oy ben
"oh"s"" "" tue "eath vi nooie Iauy. whlch
is the most perfect gem to be found amongst
epitaphs:
"J-nderneatb this sion. doth II.
As much virtue as could die:
which. when alive. did vigor give
-, =, "'"'. 'e""'! rs eo"'a nve'
There are but few paintings in the Abbey :;
bc,,, wo,Jr;,,, o,aa,, anJ q. guy" re- E,n1,
w, fleeing to sanctuary with her children for
safety, during the usurpation and TYRANNY of
Richard III Anurr !, tho roy.I r.vI, oo,
tains the remains of her two sons ,ha 1;,,Io
princes smotbcrcd in IN. Towcr h. IL
ter Elizabeth lived TO be the oueen NJ Ucnrr
VII. after Richard had been daf..,od a,a
slain. and the mother of Henry viii apdher
tomb and monument are with her bnsband..
Thus ssthe whirliyio of time br;r,s in ;,s 20
venges." II points a moral IN hoholJ ,ho
monuments of Mary Oueen If Scots a,ona
side of that of her great rival NOV ,.a IS.
saw. her execut;oner Oucen El;raLa.b ~.
enmitv and hatred are buried in Tho 80
So ali these great ones who once oxa,,;se.;
so much mower. and Allied so ,arao 60 =,
the ewes of the world becomo az ,os. ~.
handful of dust.
"Imprrial Cesar d..a AM,
May stop hole to keep the wind away''''
.rbe g,o,;e. of ou- ,,,,h and Co..
Are shadows, not substantial things
There is no armor against fate.
pr1in lays ms ICY hand on kings"