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meadows, when I came to an avenue of 

 aged fycamores, which led me to the re- 

 mains of an abbey, not vilible from the 

 road, called by the Welfh, Y Vaner, and 

 by Tanner, Kemmer Abbey,* 



Where pious beadfmen, from the world retir'd, 

 In blifsful vifions wing'd their fouls to heav'n, 



While future joys their nobler tranfports fir'd, 

 They wept their erring days, and were forgiv'n. 



Part of the church of this monaftry is 

 yet left, and the refectory and abbot's lodg- 

 ings are built into the adjoining farm 

 houfe. The other parts are much mat- 

 tered, and the walls in many places patched 

 with modern work to render it of ufe to 

 the farmer, in whofe ground it ftands. 

 The length is very difproportionate for the 

 width, being betwixt thirty and forty 



* It Is called befides by different authors, Cym- 

 mer, Cymner, Cvvmner, Kinner, Kinmer, and 

 Kymmer. 



yards 



