60 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



on three of it's fides, have been ftatues 

 of no lefs than thirty faints, each as 

 large as life ; of thefe, two have heen 

 deilroyed hy falling from their niches. 

 Mifs Seward, in her verfes on Wrexharn, 

 has exprefled in beautiful numbers the 

 elegance of this building. 



Her hallow'd temple there religion {hews, 



That erft with beauteous majefty arofe, 



Jn ancient days when gothic art difplay'd 



Her fanes in airy elegance array 'd, 



Whofe namelefs charms the Dorian claims efface, 



Corinthian fplendor and Ionic grace. 



In the church-yard are feveral fingu- 

 lar infcriptions ; of thefe I tranfcribed 

 the two following. The firfl was on the 

 tomb of Elihu Yale, who died, in the 

 year 1721. 



Born in America, in Europe bred, 

 la Afric travelled, and in Afia wed j 

 Where long he liv'd and thriv'd -In London dead, 

 JM'jch good force ill he did, fo hope all's even, 

 And that his foul thro' mercy's gone to Heaven! 

 , You that furvive and read this tale, take care 

 For this moil certain exit to prepare, 

 Where bleft in peace the actions of the juft 

 Smell fweet nnd bio (To in in the filent dtift. 



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