Daniel Webster in England; . , the scene of the Lay of the last is an interesting ruin, and the perspective on en-tering is fine. It had one great deficiency which Icould not overcome; the absence of the ivy whichadds so much to most other ruins in Europe. Theguide, Johnny Bower, a bit of an artist (of whomwe purchased views of Abbotsford, and of theseruins), remarked that ivy, was the particular dislikeof the Laird, it being so destructive to ruins, in-sinuating itself between the stones, and thereby caus-ing them to fall. This observation surprised me, asI had previously quite a
Daniel Webster in England; . , the scene of the Lay of the last is an interesting ruin, and the perspective on en-tering is fine. It had one great deficiency which Icould not overcome; the absence of the ivy whichadds so much to most other ruins in Europe. Theguide, Johnny Bower, a bit of an artist (of whomwe purchased views of Abbotsford, and of theseruins), remarked that ivy, was the particular dislikeof the Laird, it being so destructive to ruins, in-sinuating itself between the stones, and thereby caus-ing them to fall. This observation surprised me, asI had previously quite a different impression, thatby its clinging support, a fine column, or an arch, hadbeen often hereby, preserved, to the delight of all anti-quarians, and lovers of the picturesque. This abbeywas built by the Cistercians, an order of monks, for-merly from Normandy, I think ; notwithstanding itswant of clasping tendrils, no one can feel any-thing but deep interest in a spot, so hallowed with [ 290 ] A PAGE OF THE JOURNAL illlilf. ft * Fold-outPlaceholder his fold-out is being digitized, and will be insertec future date.
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