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architecture. The great difficulty on the 
guefiion is, how to diftinguifh between 
the Saxon buildings and thole of the two 
and three firft Norman Kings? For I 
am convinced the Saxon fiyle and mode 
of building p:evailed generally till the 
middle of Henry the Firlt’s reign.” 
DR. LYTTLETON /0 MR. G. BALLARD. 
“© Sunninghill, Augufi 4, .1750- 
<¢ Tn my way from Oxtord to this place, 
¥ met with fome fine Saxon arch.tecture, 
in the church cf Chekinder, in Oxford- 
fhire. The altar flands tn an alcove, in 
the manner of that at Weft Ham, m Ef 
fex, which Mr. Greencan give youa par- 
ticular account cf, and is a very fingular 
piece of antiquity. hearch, which di- 
vides the chancel from the church at Che- 
kinden, is an exact femi circle, and fup- 
ported by two very elegant pillars, not fo 
thick as thofe at Chrift Church, but the 
capitals equal in beauty to any in that 
churen.”” 
“« Hagley, Sept. 18, 1750. 
In my road from Suoninghill 
to Stowe, I viewed the church of Stuke- 
ats fome account ef which you will find 
Siukeley’s Itinerary. It is a more com- 
ae Saxon firu@ure (though not io richly 
ornamented) even than Iffey ; nota win- 
dow, arch, pillar, or any other part, hav- 
ing undergone the leaft alteration or addi- 
tion, firce it was firft built, except the 
four pinnacles added to-the top of the 
tower, and the chureh-porch. 
€e 
DR. LYTTLETON fo MR. COLE. 
“* Sunainghill, near Beg foot, 
Fuly 8, 1751- 
«© In my way hither { viited the con- 
ventual church of Rumfey, in Hants; 
which is the compleatett and noblcft {pe- 
ceimen of Saxcn soimsiged now remaining 
in England. Every part of it deferves a 
particular defcription: but I fuppoefe you 
[ Feb. 1, 
have feen it, therefore I need fay no more 
about it; but muft cbferve to you, that - 
the Antiquary Society would employ their 
money better, in fending an artift to draw 
and engrave this maft curious ftruéture, 
than in what they have lately publifhed.”” 
To MR. BALLARD. 
. © Berkeley-fquare, Feb. 5, 2752. 
* Your advice to Mr. Fletcher, with 
relation to Cadmon, is quite right, and 
will, I make no doubt, fully avfwer the 
charge cf er graving, and be the nobleft 
{pecimen of Saxon antiquity. I would 
not have all the drawings engraved, but 
thofe cnly which iliuiirate the pies and - 
point cut the mode of buildin ; habits, 
&c. of that age. Mr. Green i be a 
proper pericn todo the work.” 
To MR. COLE. 
‘© Waray. Nov.1, 4757. 
«© The prefent Dean of Durham has 
removed all the rubb:fh, &c. in the fpace 
between the altar and the eaft wail of the 
church, which was anciently cailed the 
Nine Altars (fee Davies’s Rites and Mo- 
numents); and by fo doing, 1t is the moft 
elegant piece of building in the whole fa- 
bric, and the only true Gothic ; all the 
rett being in the thick clumfy fiyle. KRe- 
building the {pires, cn the two weftern. 
towers, would, no d.ubrt, be very orna- 
mental: but the great middle toweris, at 
preient, fo detormed, that that requires 
the firit attemion of tke Dean and Chap- 
ter. I propofed to the Dean and Dr. 
Biand, to ereét little tuivers at ev-ry an- 
gie, ard handfome pinnacics on the bat- 
tlements, between every turret. TFhey 
both approved of my advice, and faid 
they would propote it to their brethren. 
Ii is now fo ugiy , that at a diftance it re- 
fembles the remaining old tower at Ox- 
ford Caftle; which is 2 fhocking obie& in 
fuch a noble cathedral church.” 
ORIGINAL POETRY. 
——L Se 
FROW METASTASIO. 
GENTLE Zephyr, as you fly, 
Should you meet my lovely fair, 
Softly whifper, “‘you’re a figh,” 
But do net tcll whefe Sigh you are. 
Limpid Streamlet, fhould my dear 
Crois your cuirent as you fiow, 
Surmuring tell her, ‘tyou’re a tear,” 
Burnet whefe eyes have iwokn you fo. 
fA. 
GN OPIUM. 
Trazflated from a Latin Poem. 
TBE mea’cine praif’d-in Homer’s faithfal 
ftrains 
Still o’er the Eaft its former fame retains. 
Hesce f{prightly vigour buoys the lighten’d 
limbs, 
In foft delight each laughing feature {wims, 
Till {weet repofe o’er all the ferfes creép, 
And buiy creams empicy the biilsful Seep. — 
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