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on the other, Hiftory, with her book (hut; between both 
is the buft of the deceafed upon a raifed altar of fine mar¬ 
ble. Over this is ahandfome pediment, on theafcending 
Tides of which are two boys, one with an hour-glafs in his 
hand runout; the other holding a torch reverfed. On 
the apex of the pediment is an urn, and on the bafe of the 
monument a long infcription, fetting forth the principal 
employments in which he had been engaged ; all which 
he executed with uncommon addrefs, and the molt firm 
integrity. On the outermolt fide of the buft is a Latin 
infcription, importing, that, while he was’Lufied in writing 
the hiltory of his own times, death interpofed, and broke 
the thread of his difcourfe and of his life, on the iSth 
of September, 1721, in the 57th year of his age. 
The defign and workmanlhip of Shakefpeare’s monu¬ 
ment are both extremely elegant. In the figure of the 
immortal bard the fculptor has molt delicately exprelied 
liis attitude, his drefs, his genteel air, and fine eompol'ure. 
Thehesdson thealtaron which he lean's, which arelikewife 
proper ornaments to grace the tomb, reprefent Henry V. 
Richard III. and queen Elizabeth. In fhort, the tafte 
here fhown does honour to thole great names under vvhofe 
direction, by the public favour, it was fo elegantly con- 
ftruffed; namely, the earl of Burlington, Dr. Mead, Mr. 
Pope, and Mr. Martin. It was defigned by Kent, and 
executed by Scheemakers; and the expenfe defrayed by 
the grateful contributions of the public. Inltead of a 
long and laboured infcription, the following appropriate 
lines, from his own play of the Tempelt, appear on a fcroU : 
The cloud-capp’d towers, the gorgeous palaces. 
The fiolemn temples, the great globe itfelf; 
Yea, all which it inherit, ihall diflolve, 
And, like the bafelefs fabric of a vilion, 
Leave not a wreck behind. 
The monument eredled in 1762 to the memory of the 
elegant poet of the Seafons, &c. is well defigned and well 
executed. The invention we owe to Mi. Aosni, the woik- 
manlhip to Michael Henry Spang. Thomfon is reprefented 
fitting with his left arm leaning on a pedeltal; holding a 
a book in one hand, and in the other the cap of Liberty, 
in allufion to bis poem of that name and his independent 
principles. Baffo-relievos on the pedeltal exhibit the four 
fieafons, to which a boy points with his finger, arid offers 
a crown of laurel to the genius'who fang them fo well. 
An ancient lyre and a mafk are depofited at the feet of 
the figure; and the whole is fupported by a focle, upon 
which we read the following infcription : James Thom¬ 
son, Astatis 48. Obiit 27 Aug. 1748. “Tutored by thee, 
fweet Poetry exalts her voice to ages,.and informs the page 
with mu tie, image, fentiment, and thought, never to die.” 
Again ft the fouth wall of this crofs is a lofty and mag¬ 
nificent monument, inclofed with rails, and decorated 
w ith figures as large as life, erefted to the memory of 
John duke of Argyle and Greenwich. The figure of Mi¬ 
nerva is on one fide of the bafe, and that of Eloquence on 
the other; the one looking forrowfully up at the principal 
figure above, the other pathetically difplaying the public 
lofs at his death. On the top is the figure of Hiftory, 
with one hand holding a book, and with the other writ¬ 
ing, on a pyramid of finely-coloured marble, the titles of 
the hero whofe aitions are frippofed to be contained in 
the book ; on the cover of which, in letters of gold are in- 
feribed the date of his grace’s death, Oct. 1743. On the 
pyramid is the epitaph in verfe; under which is written 
in large letters, 
JOHN DUKE OF ARGYLE AND GR 
At which point the pen of Hiftory Itops; the latter title 
having become extinft on his death. 
On the weft wall is Handel’s monument, the laft which 
that eminent ftatuary Roubiliac lived to finifh ; and it is 
a curious faff, that "this ingenious fculptor firft became 
confpicuous, and afterwards doled his labours as an ar- 
tift, with a figure of this extraordinary man. The firft 
was erefted in the gardens at Vauxhall, (lee Lambeht, 
*yol. xii. p. 804.) and the Jail is this monument; in which 
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the whole figure is very elegant and highly finilhed, and 
the face is laid to be a ftrong likenefs. The left arm is 
refting on a group of mufical inftruments, and the attitude 
is expreffive of great attention to the harmony of an 
angel playing on a harp in the clc-uds over his head. Be¬ 
fore it lies the celebrated Meftiah, with that part open, 
where is the much-admired air, 1 know that my Redeemer 
livet/i. Underneath is the following lliort infcription : 
“ George Frederic Handel, born February 23, 1684, died 
April, 14, 1759.” 
Near this is a very elegant monument, ereded to the 
memory of that eminent divine and philofopher, Dr. Ste¬ 
phen Hales. In the front are two beautiful figures in re¬ 
lief; the one reprefenting Botany, the other Religion-. 
Tlie firft is prefenting a medallion of this great explorer 
of nature to public view ; the latter is deploring the lofs 
of the'divine. At the feet of Botany, the winds are dis¬ 
played on a globe, which alludes to his invention of ven¬ 
tilators. See vol. ix. p. 171. 
On the fame fide is the monument ereded to the me¬ 
mory of David Garrick. It confifts of a figure of this 
unrivalled ador, in an animated pofition, throwing alide 
a curtain, which dilcovers a medallion of the great poet 
whom he has illuftrated ; while Tragedy and Comedy, 
adorned with their refpedive emblems, and fupported by 
a pedeftal, feem to approve the tribute. The carefling at¬ 
titude, airy figure, and finiling countenance, of the Comic 
Mule, is indicative of the fatisfadion file derives from at 
length beholding a memorial of her favourite; while 
Melpomene, with a more majeftic and dignified mien, 
railing her veil, gazes with charaderiflic admiration on 
the “ fovereign of the willing foul,” w hom file at once 
delights in and deplores. The fimilitude to Garrick will 
be felt by every lpedator who holds the features of the 
original in remembrance ; and where isfhe perfon of tafte, 
•who has feen him, even once, and can forget the refem- 
blance ? The back ground is formed of a beautiful dove- 
. coloured marble, to relieve the figures, which are in pure 
ftatuary marble. Garrick died in January 1779, when lie 
wanted about a month to complete his 62b year, though 
on this monument lie is declared to be 63 years old, and 
on that in Lichfield cathedral 64. 
The tomb to the memory of Geffrey Chaucer was 
ereded by, and at the expenfe of, Nicholas Bingham, in 
1356. It is elegant ; and, though fmall, difplays the lux- 
uriancy of the Gothic liyie of that time. 
A plain tablet with a pediment, and fupported by two 
confols with wreaths of laurel, confiitutes the monument 
of Spenfer. The following infcription is neatly engraved 
on the tablet. “ Here lyes (expeding the fecond comynVe 
of our Saviour Chrift Jelus) the body of Edmond Spenser, 
the prineg of poets in his tyme ; whole divine fpirit needs 
noe othir witnefle then the works which he lefc behind 
him. He was born in London in the yeare 1510, and 
died in the yeare 1596.” According to Camden, the ori¬ 
ginal infcription was in Latin ; and, as Spenfer was buried 
near the tomb of Chaucer, the following allufive epitaph 
was added to tlie infcription ; though it taftes.a little of 
the monkifh (tyie, it has yet fo.much point about it that 
we think it worthy of being preferved in our furvey. It 
runs thus: 
Hie prope Chaucerian Jitua cjl Spenferus, lit ilii , 
Proximus ingenio, proximus et tumulo. 
Hie prope Chaucerian, Spenjcre poeta, poetain 
Conderis, et verfu quam tumulo proprior. 
Anglica, te vivo, vixit viguitque poejts: 
Nunc peritura timet, te moriente, mori. 
Dart, in his beautiful Hiftory of the Antiquities of Weft- 
niinfter Abbey, has it tranflated as follows : 
Here plac’d near Chaucer, Spenfer claims a room; 
As next to him in merit, next his tomb. 
To place near Chaucer, Spenfer lays a claim : 
Near him his tomb, but nearer ftiil his fame. 
Witli thee, our Engiifh ver.fe was rais’d on fiigR ; 
now declining, fears with thee to die. - 
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