A Historical Description of Westminster Abbey: Its Monuments and CuriositiesJames Truscott, and sold by the Vergers in the Abbey, 1901 - 132 Seiten |
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... side , and the small case on the east side of the screen facing the choir contains the " choir " organ . The organist sits behind the latter organ , where the manuals , or key boards , are placed . It may easily be imagined , that to ...
... side , and the small case on the east side of the screen facing the choir contains the " choir " organ . The organist sits behind the latter organ , where the manuals , or key boards , are placed . It may easily be imagined , that to ...
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... side of the altar , giving access to the shrine behind . The doorways are arched and richly moulded , and the hollows are filled with bold carving deeply undercut . On either side of each door is a large canopied niche with pedestal ...
... side of the altar , giving access to the shrine behind . The doorways are arched and richly moulded , and the hollows are filled with bold carving deeply undercut . On either side of each door is a large canopied niche with pedestal ...
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... side , which was lately hidden , has now been restored to its original state and use , and the old wood canopies , all forming the sedilia , have been lowered on to the seat of stone and made complete . Viewed as a whole , the rich ...
... side , which was lately hidden , has now been restored to its original state and use , and the old wood canopies , all forming the sedilia , have been lowered on to the seat of stone and made complete . Viewed as a whole , the rich ...
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... side aisles , and lighted by a middle range of windows , over which there is an upper range of larger windows : by these and the under range , with the four capital windows , the whole fabric is so admirably lighted , that the spectator ...
... side aisles , and lighted by a middle range of windows , over which there is an upper range of larger windows : by these and the under range , with the four capital windows , the whole fabric is so admirably lighted , that the spectator ...
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... side of the Nave , in illustration of the " Noble Army of Martyrs . " The Clerestory windows eastward of the Transepts offer the means of representing the " Glorious Company of the Apostles . " In the east window in the Apse , below the ...
... side of the Nave , in illustration of the " Noble Army of Martyrs . " The Clerestory windows eastward of the Transepts offer the means of representing the " Glorious Company of the Apostles . " In the east window in the Apse , below the ...
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Abbey Abbot Admiral afterwards aged Aisle altar ancient Anne arms Baron Bart beautiful beneath Bishop born brass British buried bust Captain Chapel Charles Charles II Christ Church command Countess Countess of Stafford crown daughter Dean of Westminster death died April died August died December died July died March Duchess Duke Earl East Edward Edward III Edward the Confessor effigy eminent England epitaph erected this monument feet figure following inscription friends GEORGE MONCK Henry VII interred Ireland James January King Knight Lady Latin inscription London Lord Majesty's marble married Mary medallion memory of Sir monument was erected noble North ornamented Parliament pedestal placed Poet Prebendary Prince Privy Privy Councillor Queen Elizabeth reign represented Richard Richard II Richard Westmacott ROBERT Royal sacred sculptor side Sir John Sir THOMAS stone tablet THOMAS SPRAT tomb Tower trophies virtues Viscount Westminster Abbey Westminster School wife William window
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Seite 34 - Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us. The Lord hath wrought great glory by them through His great power from the beginning.
Seite 9 - Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy Glory. The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee. The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee. The noble army of Martyrs praise thee. The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee; The Father, of an infinite Majesty; Thine adorable, true, and only Son; Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.
Seite 33 - When I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions and debates of mankind.
Seite 93 - The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, and blessed be the name of the Lord.
Seite 31 - Sleep within these heaps of stones: Here they lie, had realms and lands, Who now want strength to stir their hands: Where from their pulpits seal'd with dust They preach, 'In greatness is no trust.
Seite 33 - ... for my own part, though I am always serious, I do not know what it is to be melancholy; and can therefore take a view of nature in her deep and solemn scenes with the same pleasure as in her most gay and delightful ones.
Seite 33 - Here, where the end of earthly things Lays heroes, patriots, bards, and kings ; Where stiff the hand, and still the tongue. Of those who fought, and spoke, and sung ; Here, where the fretted aisles prolong The distant notes of holy song, As if some angel spoke agen, " All peace on earth, good-will to men...
Seite 33 - There are in this loud stunning tide Of human care and crime, With whom the melodies abide Of the everlasting chime ; Who carry music in their heart Through dusky lane and wrangling mart, Plying their daily task with busier feet, Because their secret souls a holy strain repeat.
Seite 107 - Unblam'd through life, lamented in thy end ; These are thy honours ! not that here thy bust Is mix'd with heroes, or with kings thy dust ; But that the worthy and the good shall say, Striking their pensive bosoms — Here lies Gay...
Seite 34 - ... then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men...