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...r profusion and splendour, than was to be found at Windsor, Winchester, or Westminster. All the high born sat on the dais, raised on two steps with go... ...lation. It was then that the Countess heard that there was a nun at Wilton Abbey so skilled in the treatment of wounds and sores that she was thought ... ...the time they reached the descent into the long smooth valley where Wilton Abbey stood, and the 24 Grisly Grisell spire of the Cathedral cou... ... manor so important, and within the last century in the more fashion- able abbeys Latin of a sort, French “of the school of Stratford le Bowe,” and th... ...o himself the next appointment to this as well as to certain other wealthy abbeys. The nuns in much distress appealed to the Bishop, but he could do n... ...me. “Ha! how now! Methought my Lady of Salisbury had be- stowed her in the Abbey—how call you it?” “Aye,” returned Warwick; “but since we have not had... ...eign woman and her brat, who is no more hers than I am, but a mere babe of Westminster town carried into the palace when the poor King Harry was besid... ...ing hoped all was peace, we spoke our vows to one another in the garden of Westminster. She gave me this rook, I gave her the jewel of my cap; I read ...

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...d been a temple to Apollo, a church dedicated to Saint Peter, which is now Westminster Abbey. And, in London itself, on the foundation of a temple to ... ...ple to Apollo, a church dedicated to Saint Peter, which is now Westminster Abbey. And, in London itself, on the foundation of a temple to Diana, he bu... ...e it many a time and often, I have no doubt. Dunstan, Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, was one of the most sagacious of these monks. He was an ingenious sm... ... his eyes, as you will wish they had, when you read what follows), and his abbey was given to priests who were married; whom he always, both before an... ... still the real king, drove all married priests out of the monasteries and abbeys, and replaced them by solitary monks like himself, of the rigid or ... ...r anybody to care much about him. On Christmas Day, William was crowned in Westminster Abbey, under the title of William the First; but he is best kn... ...the Red King, being a Sunday, Fine Scholar stood before the high altar in Westminster Abbey, and made a solemn declaration that he would resign the C... ...nd kept him in the Bishop’s prison. The King, holding a solemn assembly in Westminster Hall, demanded that in future all priests found guilty before t... ...hey were going too far. Though Thomas a Becket was otherwise as unmoved as Westminster Hall, they prevailed upon him, for the sake of their fears, to ...

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...der of her earliest University, having been himself educated at Paris. The Abbey of Coldingham is described from a local com- pilation of the early pa... ...ore till I be of full age; nor would I, save that I were safe lodged in an abbey; then might Patrick and Lily be wedded, and he not have to leave us a... ...ve of him, they had set out to spend Passion-tide and Easter at Coldingham Abbey, after the frequent fashion of the devoutly inclined among the Scot- ... ... Halbert suggested, some of their people had returned and taken him to the Abbey of Coldingham, and as this was by far the safest lodging and refuge f... ...n-schaw.’ After a grave Easter-tide spent at Leicester, the Court moved to Westminster, where Henry had to meet his parliament, and obtain supplies fo... ...hed in rose-water, the royal party took their seats in barges to return to Westminster by the broad and beautiful highway of the Thames. Here at once ... ...King Henry of James, as they stood together at one end of the tilt-yard at Westminster, watching Malcolm Stewart and Ralf Percy, who were play- ing at... ...f sight, though there were some open fields and wild country ere coming to Westminster, all as if she did not see them, but was wrapped in deep contem... ...ve from Vincennes to convey Henry of Monmouth to his last resting-place in Westminster Abbey. Bedford could not be spared to return to England, and wa...

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...uildings of the Priory on the others. It was only a Priory, for the parent Abbey was in the country; but the Prioress was a noble lady of the house of... ...fact, the moving spring, not only of the ac- tual house, but of the parent Abbey, manager of the property it possessed in the city, and of all its mon... ...elf, ‘but I trust, my sweet cousins, that you will favour my poor house at Westminster with your presence at a supper, and share such entertainment as... ...ld have bitten the Cardinal.) ‘But I will take order with my Lord Abbot of Westminster for a grand requiem mass for the good Queen Joanna, at which th... ... King came or sent each day to St. Helen’s to arrange about the requiem at Westminster, and when their late travelling companions invited the young la... ...and purple for his nieces, and like- wise palfreys for their conveyance to Westminster; and made it understood that unless Lady Joanna submitted to be... ...ack, came to assist her from her palfrey before the beautiful entry of the Abbey Church, and led her up the nave to the desks prepared around what was... ...ur of the Black Knight of Lorn. The Cardinal was present, but the Abbot of Westminster celebrated. All was exceedingly solemn and beautiful, in a far ... ...the best bar- gain they could by representing that they were tenants of an abbey, so that the death of the gander was sacrilegious on that account as ...

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........................................... 155 IV . ON JAMES CRAGGS, ESQ. IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. ........................................................... ............................... 155 IV . ON JAMES CRAGGS, ESQ. IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. ....................................................................... ............................................ 156 V . INTENDED FOR MR ROWE, IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. ........................................................... ................................ 156 V . INTENDED FOR MR ROWE, IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. ....................................................................... ........................................ 157 VIII. ON SIR GODFREY KNELLER, IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY, 1723. ..................................................... ............................ 157 VIII. ON SIR GODFREY KNELLER, IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY, 1723. ..................................................... 158 IX.... ....................................... 158 IX. ON GENERAL HENRY WITHERS, IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY, 1729. ................................................. ... ........................... 158 IX. ON GENERAL HENRY WITHERS, IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY, 1729. ................................................. 159 X. ON MR... ....................................................... 159 XI. ON MR GAY, IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY, 1732. .....................................................

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... mysterious powers and ancient secrets that towered into tragic strength. “Abbeys there were, and abbey windows, dim and dimly seen—as Moorish temples... ...that you fancy;” which is like referring a man for his salle à man- ger to Westminster Hall or Fleet Street. Augustus, in a letter still surviving, te...

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...e could contest a point with her. Being known on her own authority as Miss Abbey Potterson, some water-side heads, which (like the water) were none of... ...dignity and firmness, she was named after, or in some sort related to, the Abbey at W estminster. But, Abbey was only short for Abigail, by which name... ...some sixty and odd years before. ‘Now, you mind, you Riderhood,’ said Miss Abbey Potterson, with emphatic forefinger over the half-door, ‘the 64 Our ... ...h, ‘if I behave myself, you can’t help serving me, miss.’ ‘Can ’t I!’ said Abbey, with infinite expression. ‘No, Miss Potterson; because, you see, the... ...tion. Bradley Headstone and Charley Hexam duly got to the Sur- rey side of Westminster Bridge, and crossed the bridge, and made along the Middlesex sh... ...things are not always what they seem. I saw a man examined as a witness in Westminster Hall. Questions put to him seemed the simplest in the world, bu... ...cher?’ ‘Thank you, Mr Headstone. In which direction?’ ‘In the direction of Westminster.’ ‘Mill Bank,’ Miss Peecher repeated in her own thoughts once a... ...assed over London Bridge, and re- turned to the Middlesex shore by that of Westminster, and so, ever wading through the fog, waded to the doorstep of ... ... wonderful godmother to do that deed.’ Thus conversing, and having crossed Westminster Bridge, they traversed the ground that Riah had lately traverse...

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...e Hugh Millar who alleged that the huge stone under which Edward sleeps in Westminster Abbey agrees in structure with no rocks nearer than those whenc... ...r who alleged that the huge stone under which Edward sleeps in Westminster Abbey agrees in structure with no rocks nearer than those whence the mighty... ... mourner when those honoured limbs were laid in the holy ground at Evesham Abbey. They told me, who saw him that day, that his weeping for his godfath... ...nnocentium. IF NOVELTY has its charms, so has old age, and to us the great abbey church of Westminster has become doubly beloved by long generations o... ...OVELTY has its charms, so has old age, and to us the great abbey church of Westminster has become doubly beloved by long generations of affection, and... ...imself, as one of the hallowing 32 The Prince and the Page patrons of the Abbey—nay, since at least his relics were en- tire and undoubted, as its ch... ... meantime Edward and his fam- ily were occupying it during their stay near Westminster, and their barge was brought up to the wide stairs of its noble... ...our to tarry there this night, and ride it back in the morn to meet him at Westminster.” Richard knew that this invitation might be safely accepted wi... ...as comparatively empty and quiet, as all the world were keeping holiday at Westminster; but even as it was, the pas- sengers seemed to swarm in the st...

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...ivided into twenty-one books, chaptered and emprinted, and finished in the abbey, Westminster, the last day of July the year of our Lord MCCCCLXXX?. C... ...into twenty-one books, chaptered and emprinted, and finished in the abbey, Westminster, the last day of July the year of our Lord MCCCCLXXX?. Caxton m...

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...ndants. Spirits. (Scribe:) (Keeper:) (Servant:) (Messenger:) SCENE: London; Westminster; Kimbolton Henry VIII 4 KING HENRY VIII THE PROLOGUE I come ... ...t. [Exeunt with trumpets .] Henry VIII, Act I, scene iv 24 ACT II SCENE I: Westminster. A street. [Enter two Gentlemen, meeting .] First Gentleman :... ...ll. [Exeunt.] Henry VIII, Act III, scene ii 61 ACT IV SCENE I: A street in Westminster. [Enter two Gentlemen, meeting one another .] First Gentleman... ...sir! where have you been broiling? Third Gentleman : Among the crowd i’ the Abbey; where a finger Could not be wedged in more: I am stifled With the ... ...an! GRIFFITH: At last, with easy roads, he came to Leicester, Lodged in the abbey; where the reverend abbot, With all his covent, honorably received ...

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...uiet, lovely road, past the great cardinal’s stately palace, toward a far more mighty and majestic palace beyond— Westminster. Tom stared in glad wond... ...nd in a minute or two was as warm and comfortable as he had ever been in the downy couches of the regal palace of Westminster. Pleasant thoughts came ... ...he late King is to be buried at Windsor in a day or two—the 16th of the month—and the new King will be crowned at Westminster the 20th.” “Methinks the... ...d him to death. The King was furious over these inhumanities, and wanted Hendon to break jail and fly with him to Westminster, so that he could mount ... ...crowd of people who were watching with deep interest certain hurrying gangs of workmen who streamed in and out of Westminster Abbey, busy as ants: the... ...ple who were watching with deep interest certain hurrying gangs of workmen who streamed in and out of Westminster Abbey, busy as ants: they were makin... ...and the Pauper XXXII Coronation Day et us go backward a few hours, and place our selves in Westminster Abbey, at four o’clock in the mornin... ...he platform. The entire multitude rose, and the ceremony of the Recognition ensued. Then a noble anthem swept the Abbey with its rich waves of sound; ... ... nobles lifted a coronet and poised it over his or her head—and paused in that attitude. A deep hush pervaded the Abbey. At this impressive moment, a ...

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...where he lived, and within some miles of Barchester Cathedral, and also at Westminster, where he was at school, that young Henry could box well and wo... ...to appear in these latitudes dedicated to law, subversive of the courts of Westminster, and antago- nistic to the Rolls and Lincoln’s Inn; but nothing... ...rom so misty a pro- fessor; and when he came to tell us that the heroes of Westminster were naught, we began to think that he had written enough. His ... ...is interview with the attorney-general. He determined to take sanctuary in Westminster Abbey, so he again went thither in an omnibus, and finding that... ... with the attorney-general. He determined to take sanctuary in Westminster Abbey, so he again went thither in an omnibus, and finding that the doors w... ...con would certainly not come to morn- 143 Anthony Trollope ing service at Westminster Abbey, even though he were in London; and here the warden could... ...rtainly not come to morn- 143 Anthony Trollope ing service at Westminster Abbey, even though he were in London; and here the warden could rest quietl... ...on their prayer-books; an old man on crutches; a party who were seeing the abbey, and thought they might as well hear the service for their twopence, ... ...o the necessity of leaving the hospital, Mr Harding walked up and down the abbey, or sat still meditating on the same stone step, hour after hour. One...

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...ntil that he came into a forest and into a great valley, where they saw an abbey of nuns; and there was a squire ready and opened the gates, and so th... ...out any adventure. And at the fourth day after evensong he came to a White Abbey, and there he was re- ceived with great reverence, and led unto a cha... ...: Bear this shield unto the good knight Sir Galahad, that thou left in the abbey, and greet him well by me. Sir, said the squire, what is your name? T... ... death. Then he fetched his horse, and brought him with great pain unto an abbey. Then was he taken down softly and unarmed, and laid in a bed, and th... ...ay fifteen days that thou be ready armed on horseback in the meadow beside Westminster. And if it so fall that there be any knight to encounter with y... ...r of knights that were there at that time drew them unto the meadow beside Westminster where the battle should be. And so when the king was come with ... ...ch Sir Pinel was cousin unto. Then was Sir Patrise buried in the church of Westminster in a tomb, and thereupon was written: Here lieth Sir Patrise of... ...pse, and all, were put into Thames; and so the man steered the barget unto Westminster, and there he rowed a great while to and fro or any espied it. ... ...le Round. And the cry was made that the day of the jousts should be beside Westminster upon Candlemas Day, whereof many knights were glad, and made th...

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... measuring-tape and driving I don’t know what im- provements right through Westminster Abbey and fully believed in the streets to be knocking everythi... ...ape and driving I don’t know what im- provements right through Westminster Abbey and fully believed in the streets to be knocking everything upside do...

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...RINCE HENRY : Peto, how now! what news? PETO: The king your father is at Westminster: And there are twenty weak and wearied posts Come from the nort... ... Doll? [Exeunt.] Henry 4th, Part 2, Act II, scene iv 38 ACT III SCENE I: Westminster. The palace. [Enter KING HENRY IV in his nightgown, with a Pag... ...away. [Exeunt.] Henry 4th, Part 2, Act IV, scene iii 60 ACT IV SCENE IV: Westminster. The Jerusalem Cham ber. [Enter KING HENRY IV, the Princes Th... ... I come, Master Shallow; I come, Master Shallow. [Exit.] ACT V SCENE II: Westminster. The palace. [Enter WARWICK and the Lord Chief Justice, meetin... .... First Beadle : Very well. [Exeunt.] ACT V SCENE V: A public place near Westminster Abbey. [Enter two Grooms, strewing rus hes.] First Groom : Mor... ...le : Very well. [Exeunt.] ACT V SCENE V: A public place near Westminster Abbey. [Enter two Grooms, strewing rus hes.] First Groom : More rushes, mo...

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...my sweet duke: Methought I sat in seat of majesty In the cathedral church of Westminster, And in that chair where kings and queens are crown’d; Where ... .... Go, lead the way; I long to see my prison. [Exeunt.] ACT III SCENE I: The Abbey at Bury St. Edmund’s. [Sound a sennet. Enter KING HENRY VI, QUEEN M... ...nce’ house, And calls your grace usurper openly And vows to crown himself in Westminster. His army is a ragged multitude Of hinds and peasants, rude a...

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...tion across a dinner table; such as, whether, if the public were admitted to Westminster Abbey for nothing, they would or would not convey small chise... ...a dinner table; such as, whether, if the public were admitted to Westminster Abbey for nothing, they would or would not convey small chisels and hamme...

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...bringing him at last a fair son, all in his exile, and she in sanctuary at Westminster. The London citi- zens are ever touched through all the fat abo... ...ould not be debarred. He would make the public offering on the Epiphany in Westminster Abbey. He had done so ever since he was old enough to totter up... ...debarred. He would make the public offering on the Epiphany in Westminster Abbey. He had done so ever since he was old enough to totter up to the alta... ... Lancaster, was slain, Somerset and his friends had taken sanctuary in the Abbey Church, Queen Margaret and the young wife of the prince in a small co... ...d still more for the terrible realities of the battle of Barnet. At Bolton Abbey Harry found monks who encour- aged his craving for information on nat... ... pay homage to the new sovereign in their own names, and rode with them to Westminster. There a very different monarch from the saint of Harry’s memor...

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...oom and curse …. Martineau, how is one to get the Avebury frame of mind to Westminster?” “When Westminster is as dead as Avebury,” said the doc- tor, ... ...also there were the ruins of a great Benedictine 115 H G Wells church and abbey that had once rivalled Salisbury. Thence they would go on to Wells to... ...ells to see yet another great cathedral and to dine and sleep. Glastonbury Abbey and Wells Cathe- dral brought the story of Europe right up to Reforma... ...with its prim lawn and flower garden they ended the day’s journey. Tintern Abbey they thought a poor graceless mass of ruin down beside the river, and... ...e an effort, but after some artificial and disconnected talk about Tintern Abbey, concerning, which she had no history ready, and then, still lamer, a... ...y she had not followed them, and enlarged upon the moonlight effect of the Abbey ruins from the inn lawn. But the scared congratulations in her eyes b...

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...e in a cart such as greengrocers use. He was driving from the direction of Westminster Bridge; and close behind him came a hay waggon with five or six... ...s to the river he was able to distinguish it quite plainly. He walked from Westminster to his apartments near Regent’s Park, about two. He was now ver... ...ear Halliford, and while my brother was watching the fugitives stream over Westminster Bridge, that the Martians had resumed the of- fensive. So far a... ...t only along the road through Barnet, but also through Edgware and Waltham Abbey, and along the roads eastward to Southend and Shoeburyness, and south... ...ere rumours of Martians at Epping, and news of the destruction of W altham Abbey Pow- der Mills in a vain attempt to blow up one of the invaders. Peop... ...rompton Road came out clear and little in the sunrise, the jagged ruins of Westminster rising hazily beyond. Far away and blue were the Surrey hills, ...