Literary by-paths in old England . dead for whomall men entertain a personal affection. For ex-ample, in the floor of Prior Silkstedes Chapel ablack marble stone marks the last resting-placeof Izaak Walton. As soon as he was releasedfrom the burden of business, this childlike oldman, with the ruddy cheek and laughing eye,as Hazlitt imagined him, passed peacefully fromparsonage to deanery, or bishops palace, linger-ing longest, we may be sure, where quiet riversmost abounded. This helps to explain why thehome of his son-in-law, Dr. Hawkins, who was aprebendary of Winchester, proved so increasin
Literary by-paths in old England . dead for whomall men entertain a personal affection. For ex-ample, in the floor of Prior Silkstedes Chapel ablack marble stone marks the last resting-placeof Izaak Walton. As soon as he was releasedfrom the burden of business, this childlike oldman, with the ruddy cheek and laughing eye,as Hazlitt imagined him, passed peacefully fromparsonage to deanery, or bishops palace, linger-ing longest, we may be sure, where quiet riversmost abounded. This helps to explain why thehome of his son-in-law, Dr. Hawkins, who was aprebendary of Winchester, proved so increasinglyattractive in the anglers later years. On theninetieth anniversary of his birth, Izaak Walton,sheltered by his son-in-laws roof at Winchester,sat down to write his will. Having disposed ofhis principal properties to his son-in-law, his379 LITERARY BY-PATHS daughter, and his son, and having arranged thatthese three shall each come into the possessionof a memorial ring bearing the motto Lovemy Memory. I. WV, the old man added, I. Izaak Waltons Grave desire my burial to be near the place of mydeath, and free from all ostentation or charge,but privately. Four months later, when thegreat frost of 1683 held all England in its irongrip, the venerable old man entered into his this grave was prepared for him in PriorSilkstedes Chapel, and the quaint inscriptiontells that — 380 IN OLD ENGLAND Here Resteth the body of Mr Isaac Walton Who Dyed the 13th of December 1683. Alas ! hees gone beforeGone to return noe moreOur panting Breasts aspireAfter their aged SireWhose well-spent life did lastFull ninety yeares and pastBut now he hath begunThat which will nere be doneCrownd with eternall blisseWe wish our Souls with his. Folis Modestis sic flerunt Libert When that quiet funeral took place in PriorSilkstedes Chapel, none of the sorrowing mournerswho were there taking farewell of the aged anglersaw the fresco which is now seen to adorn thewall of that tiny chapel. Its subject is t
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