36 SIR ISAAC NEWTON. 



less filthy courts and alleys. A splendid 

 hall and library, new lodges and build- 

 ings, have been erected, more conducive 

 to the comforts of the inmates, and more 

 in accordance with the original intention 

 of this regal endowment. 



The noble quadrangle of Trinity, with 

 its spacious hall, hung round with por- 

 traits of men eminent for the* services 

 they have rendered science or religion ; 

 its library, replete with ancient manu- 

 scripts, and the works of antique and 

 modern writers ; its chapel, famous for 

 a work that has rendered the chisel of 

 the sculptor almost as immortal as his 

 subject the great Sir Isaac Newton - 

 by turns attracted my attention and en- 

 gaged my time. Neither did I overlook 

 a similar, though not equal, production 

 in the Senate house ; and, in " looking 

 upon this picture and upon that," I 

 could not fail to compare the talents 



