Telegram-herald., 1890-09-28


choir, and the marvellous east window
at It's end, are still almost perfect.
This least or;el" ls the one everybody
has seen through Sir Walter Scott's de-
scripticn Of the .Lsy of the Last
Minstrel:"
The moon'on the east oriei shoac
: Through slender shaits ~ Shaprly stone.
By foliage trlccry combined.
Thou vopidsi have thought some fairys hand
. 'twixt-popl oplaTslstrsight the osier waud
in many trtaAish knot had twlned;
Then framed a spell when the work was done.
And changed The wllow-wreathS to Stone
Indeed the keynote or the wOndrous
art exhibited IL Melrose Abbey seems
TO have been this very "follage tracery
combined" The pedestas for all
statues, and there must have been up
| wards OF 2O0, are composed OF i've
members or cornice. supported by
| palm-boughs. terminating ut the foot
| in = point with a triple roll. The ira
| Gerry of the window mullions j. in foh-
age. The pedestais and canop,es of the
! buttress inches are all ornamcnted in
| garlsnds OF flowers. In the arch OF
| the door once leading up to the clOlsters.
| the WORK upon the hiletls OF marvellous
/ conception and execution, the flowers
| and foliage heing separated from the
| stone behind suspended IN a twisted
! garland. There ls no more superb
stoue-work in all Europe than in the
| mouldlngs. pinnacle-work and foliage
/ OF the remaining seats of the clOster.
The sde-sisles are formed by light
| clustered pillars, richly capitalized, with
gSrlands of flowers and foliage disposed
| deiicstely in the mOuioings. One might
safely gay that the entire decoration OF
! this marvellous interior is simply an un-
/ surpassed nature-study or foliage,
| plants and flowers. wrought IN stone 10
az acc urate 4 semblance as though un-
der the most perfect representation by
| pencil. To my mind. solemn magnti-
| cence and sDlendor mas never elsewhere
| been more perfectly welded 20 the very
| incarnation OF the beautiful through
art. Setting entirely aside the religious
sssocist ons, those impressive emotions
| which ever arise at the sepuitUre OF the
/ mighty dead. or still those more touch
/ ing and exquisite emotions which arc
| the outCrorta OF 6 consciousness that
/ the eyes a1d hearts Of countless men
and women of trsnscendent genIu:
/ have feasted upon the splendid shrine
zs have vo8Ts and mine. know of no
other spot IN the three kingdoms whel
one may come and 50 worship slone,
| with the immortal soul Of AT
whispering svest.y through the silent
/ iiTs al Chiseied stone.
/ IL Me.rose Abbey furnishes examples
+ Of art almost a. bewHching az tae most
/ delicate expressions Of nature itself
F.. DryburEh Abbey, bot four miles a
iant. down 81. weed. holds and fssc'-
mates tre Nsbderer with q Tar more
tender snd subtle charm. The found
Irg of DTybUrEh q of rem0ter antiquity
/ Shan even tasi of the original tai1ec
/ house - cd Melrose. Before TIE al
/ vent of Christian 81 Sc onsTies tne pisce
I vas resofted 20 ~ the DTuds for tBe
/ celebration Of Their mystic rites-ss
/ psrsch6rbach, or burgn. "ths tank
csnster of sacred oaks Dryturgh :
I Celtic name. implies. Mcdsn. = Cui-
I dee PTesbyter. set up tne frst Crristi isl
I establishment e EfvburEh, in aZz
| foT 6l> Yesrs trerfstter lts history
j. insfBihcsnt. Then monks from
/ AinwNE. nndeT tae patron y 2
of ST nugh &c NoTv.ie. con
sisAle of SCotsnd undsr kns Dsvid g E.
I feuu Led here Premonstrste-lt - A p
i ssy 81 splenel d rae1s.o-.s. lts rss
/ oaFneo aicrg s1ta Ae.ross AbSfv -
1 kiWsra az. sfd restored " Al 20
~ kins R0seTf Bruce 1Vice. la lst
su& % 1854 & wss 2 sEef 81 o.
vssts se1 - re Earsfss Ihe ketfr7ss-
non e 6oughtF John Knor. sxtssn
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