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A MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF CAPTAIN COOK. 



It consists of an ancient Sarcophagus. In the die of the 

 piedestal is a medallion of Captain Cook in marble, and 

 under it, in a tablet, 



JACOBO COOK, MDCCLXXV1II, 



From a bench is seen 



A FOUNTAIN 



of white marble, from whence flows a Spring of the purest 

 water. On a tablet is placed the following inscription 

 from Thompson : 



Here pause in silence, while beneath the shade 

 Of solemn Oaks, that tuft the swelling mounts, 

 You pensive listen to the plaint of rills, 

 That purling down their dewy murmurs shake 

 On the sooth'd ear. 



The walk leads on to 



THE GROTTO. 



The trees which stretch across the water, together with 

 those which back it, and others which hang over the cavern 

 form a scene singularly perfect in its kind. The front of 

 it is composed of the roughest stones and spars. The inside 

 is finished with a variety of shells, spars, fossils, petrifac- 

 tions, and stalactites. At the upper end is a circular recess, 

 in which are two basons of white marble : in the upper is 

 placed a fine marble Statue of Venus rising from her bath, 



