. The Wye and its associations. A picturesque ramble. f deadthings, and feelings, and persons. They are 158 THE WYE. spots, to use the fine but unappreciated image ofMaturin, Where memory lingers oer the grave of passion,Watching its tranced sleep ! The admirable taste so unequivocally dis-played by the monks of old; in the selection ofsites for their ascetic retreats, could not haveoverlooked this characteristic of the Wye; andaccordingly we find, in the most beautiful of thesedelightful nooks, standing on a gently swellingmeadow, by the banks of the lake-like river, thefinest conventual ruin
. The Wye and its associations. A picturesque ramble. f deadthings, and feelings, and persons. They are 158 THE WYE. spots, to use the fine but unappreciated image ofMaturin, Where memory lingers oer the grave of passion,Watching its tranced sleep ! The admirable taste so unequivocally dis-played by the monks of old; in the selection ofsites for their ascetic retreats, could not haveoverlooked this characteristic of the Wye; andaccordingly we find, in the most beautiful of thesedelightful nooks, standing on a gently swellingmeadow, by the banks of the lake-like river, thefinest conventual ruins in England. Tintern Abbey, though one of the oldest ofthe Cistercian communities in this country, wasnever famous either for its wealth, or the numberof its brethren ; and at the dissolution it con-tained only thirteen monks, supported by a rentalof between two and three hundred pounds at thehighest calculation.* It was founded in 1131by Walter de Clare, and dedicated to the Virgin * According to Dugdale, £132. Is. 4d.; aud Speed, £256. lis.
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