Historical Description of Westminster Abbey, Its Monuments and CuriositiesAnonymous
History
Historical Description of Westminster Abbey, Its Monuments and Curiosities
Anonymous
Westminster Abbey
THOMAS LIVINGSTONE, Viscount Teviot.--The top of this monument is
decorated with the arms, supporters, and crest of this nobleman, and with
military trophies, alluding to his profession of a soldier. On the face of
the monument is a long Latin inscription, showing that he was born in
Holland, but descended from the Livingstones in Scotland; that from his
childhood he was trained to arms; that he attended the Prince of Orange
into Britain as a Colonel of Foot; that he rose to the rank of
Lieutenant-General, and General of the Scotch forces; was made Master of
the Ordnance, and a Privy Councillor; that he secured Scotland to the
King, by one decisive action on the Spey, for which he was advanced to the
dignity of Viscount. He died January 14, 1710, aged sixty.
EDWARD DE CARTERET.--This neat monument is ornamented with cherubs, and
with festoons of leaves and fruit, finely embossed, and was erected to the
child whose name is inscribed upon it, who died in the eighth year of his
age, Oct. 30, 1677. He was son of Sir Edward de Carteret, Gentleman Usher
to Charles II.
PHILIP CARTERET.--Figure of Time, standing on an altar, and holding a
scroll in his hand, whereon are written, in sapphic verse, lines to the
following import, which he is supposed to be repeating:--
"Why flow the mournful Muse's tear,
For thee, cut down in life's full prime?
Why sighs for thee the parent dear,
Cropt by the scythe of hoary time?
Lo! this, my boy's, the common lot;
To me thy memory entrust;
When all that's dear shall be forgot,
I'll guard thy venerable dust.
From age to age, as I proclaim
Thy learning, piety, and truth,
Thy great examples shall enflame,
And emulation raise in youth."
Over all is the bust of the noble youth here alluded to, who was son of
Lord George Carteret, and died a King's scholar, at Westminster, ripe for
the University, March 19, 1710, aged nineteen.--_David, sculptor._
Above is a memorial window put up by friends of the great engineer, ROBERT
STEPHENSON--George Stephenson, Telford, Smeaton, Robert Stephenson, Watt,
Rennie:--Bonha Bridge, over the Nile; William of Wykeham; Britannia Bridge
(tubular), over the Menai Straits; Hiram; Building of the Second Temple;
Bezaleel; Building of the Temple by Solomon; Noah; The Erection of the
Tabernacle; Tubal Cain; Building of the Ark by Noah; Victoria Bridge, over
the St. Lawrence; Sir C. Wren; High Level Bridge at Newcastle-upon-Tyne;
Mch. Angelo; The Colosseum at Rome; Archimedes; Building of a Roman
Aqueduct; Euclid; Treasure Cities of Egypt; Cheops; Building of Nineveh.
The next is to the memory of JOSEPH LOCKE, R.A., and President of the
Society of Engineers:--Our Lord in Majesty; The Lord healing the impotent
at Bethesda; Our Lord healing the withered hand; Resurrection of Our Lord;
Our Lord and disciples walking in the corn-field.
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