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Abbey Abbot aisle altar ancient Archbishop arches architecture artist beautiful Becket Bishop building built buried Canterbury carved century chantry Chapter House choir Christian cloister Confessor crown crypt Cuthbert Dean Stanley death died diocese door Duke Durham DURHAM CATHEDRAL E. A. Freeman east end Edward Edward III Edward the Confessor effigy England English episcopal epitaphs erected exquisite figures Gloucester grave Henry III Henry VII honour inscription interesting John John de Villula King King's Lady Chapel LITTLE EASTON look Lord lovely marble memory ment Minster monastery monks monument nave noble Norman once palace pass Perpendicular Philippa of Hainault pillars prelates present Prince Queen reign Richard II Roman roof Roubiliac round royal saint says screen sculpture shrine side south transept stand statue stone stood tion tomb of Sir tower tracery transept visitor walls west front Westminster Westminster Abbey William Winchester WINCHESTER COLLEGE window words
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Page 14 - When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman ? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. 11 For ye have the poor always with you ; but me ye have not always.
Page 265 - And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: and thy life shall hang in doubt before thee ; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life: in the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even!
Page 73 - He was born at Pembroke castle, and lieth buried at Westminster, in one of the stateliest and daintiest monuments of Europe, both for the chapel and for the sepulchre. So that he dwelleth more richly dead, in the monument of his tomb, than he did alive in Richmond, or any of his palaces.
Page 116 - Statesman, yet friend to Truth! of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear; Who broke no promise, served no private end, Who gained no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approved, And praised, unenvied, by the Muse he loved.
Page 259 - His body is buried in peace, but his Name liveth for evermore.
Page 125 - 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...
Page 115 - Here lies HENRY PURCELL, Esq., who left this life, and is gone to that blessed place where only his harmony can be exceeded.
Page 21 - Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a dullness to my trembling heart. Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice; Nay, quickly speak to me, and let me hear Thy voice — my own affrights me with its echoes.
Page 119 - Yere sought death arm'd with the sword and shield, Death was afraid to meet him in the field ; But when his weapons he had laid aside, Death like a coward struck him and he died.
Page 112 - TO HONOUR THOSE WHO BEST DESERVE THEIR GRATITUDE, THE KING HIS MINISTERS, AND MANY OF THE NOBLES AND COMMONERS OF THE REALM RAISED THIS MONUMENT TO JAMES WATT, WHO DIRECTING THE FORCE OF AN ORIGINAL GENIUS, EARLY EXERCISED IN PHILOSOPHIC RESEARCH TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE...