. Old England : a pictorial museum of regal, ecclesiastical, baronial, municipal, and popular antiquities . fullest meaningof the words, no such opportunity was ever afforded him, not evenin St. Pauls. Is not the grandeur of the whole of that buildingunquestionable? but how much grander would it have been hadhis first design (Fig. 2019), or even his later ones, been fully carriedout! At the commencement of the work, Sir Christopher Wren writesin the Parentalia—An incident was taken notice of by some peopleas a memorable omen : when the surveyor in person had set out uponthe place the dimension
. Old England : a pictorial museum of regal, ecclesiastical, baronial, municipal, and popular antiquities . fullest meaningof the words, no such opportunity was ever afforded him, not evenin St. Pauls. Is not the grandeur of the whole of that buildingunquestionable? but how much grander would it have been hadhis first design (Fig. 2019), or even his later ones, been fully carriedout! At the commencement of the work, Sir Christopher Wren writesin the Parentalia—An incident was taken notice of by some peopleas a memorable omen : when the surveyor in person had set out uponthe place the dimensions of the great dome, and fixed upon the centre,a common labourer was ordered to bring a flat stone from the heapsof rubbish (such as should first come to hand), to be laid for a markand direction to the masons: the stone, which was immxdiatelybrought and laid down for that purpose, happened to be a piece of agravestone, with nothing remaining of the inscription but this singleword, in large capitals, Resurgam1 (I shall rise again). Thefavourable omen was fully realised ; and the second rising of LEIOIITIN 1M ST. STEPHENS, WALBROOK. Chap. OLD ENGLAND. £05 Pauls can scarcely be deemed inferior to the first, notwithstandingthe advantage which the Gothic style generally has over the Italian-Roman style of Wren, both in its superior beauty and its fitness forthe purpose in question. The dome alone of modern St. Pauls isenough to enable the building to stand up in rivalry against themighty reputation of it* predecessor. The interior of the Cathedralis of course fine, but does not correspond in grandeur of design withthe exterior. The most favourable points of sight are from thewestern doorway, looking east (Fig. 2024), and from immediatelybeneath the dome (Fig. 2025). But the first impression, even in thislast-mentioned spot, is somewhat disappointing to a careful observer,who comes with the impression of the exterior fresh upon his dome to such a one seems to h
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