Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . might be made ofTrinity men who have been pre-ertiinent in intellectual activity andachievement in separate spheres, asSoutherne, Burke, Goldsmith, LordMacartney, Malone, Maginn, Anster,Todd, and Lever. To this Universitybelongs the honor of having firstscholastically recognized the merits ofSamuel Johnson, and conferred uponhim the degree of doctor. The principal e
Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland . might be made ofTrinity men who have been pre-ertiinent in intellectual activity andachievement in separate spheres, asSoutherne, Burke, Goldsmith, LordMacartney, Malone, Maginn, Anster,Todd, and Lever. To this Universitybelongs the honor of having firstscholastically recognized the merits ofSamuel Johnson, and conferred uponhim the degree of doctor. The principal exterior front ofthe University buildings is a struc-ture of the Corinthian order, 308 feetin length, four stories in height, ter-minating with two handsome pavil-ions, ornamented with coupled pilas-ters, and elevated above the mainbuilding by an attic surmounted by a balustrade. Over the arch of the principalentrance is a pediment supported by four tall Corinthian columns; and in thecourt-yard, at either side, the statues of Burke and Goldsmith. The effect of this,with the old Senate House, which is at right angles to it, gives to the open plazaan appearance jaerhaps not to be rivaled by any other of the beautiful views m24. Albert Memorial. 370 PICTURESQUE IRELAND. Dublin. Within the college boundaries are four quadrangles which extend back-ward for more than a quarter of a mile. All of these contain lofty stone resi-dences. Behind these again, extending another quarter of a mile, is the CollegePark, of thirteen and one-half acres, wherein is held the famous Annual AthleticMeeting. In the center of the two front quadrangles is a beautiful campanile,the bells of which correspond in their boom with those of St. Pauls, structure is ornamented by statues of Divinity, Medicine, Law, and Science,and cost _;^ii,ooo. When the excavations were being made for its erection,some stone coffins and part of the old priory were discovered. The humanremains were reinterred beneath
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