Shakespeare's England . peare have been based upon it, by ODonovan and by William Page. InSeptember, 1764, John Ward, grandfather ofMrs. Siddons, having come to Stratford witha theatrical company, gave a performance ofOthello, in the Guildhall, and devoted itsproceeds to reparation of the Gerard Jon-son eliigy, then somewhat damaged by original colours were then carefully re-stored and freshened. In 179-3, under thedirection of Malone, this bust, together withthe image of John-a-Combe — a recumbentstatue upon a tomb close to the east wall ofthe chancel — was coated with white pai
Shakespeare's England . peare have been based upon it, by ODonovan and by William Page. InSeptember, 1764, John Ward, grandfather ofMrs. Siddons, having come to Stratford witha theatrical company, gave a performance ofOthello, in the Guildhall, and devoted itsproceeds to reparation of the Gerard Jon-son eliigy, then somewhat damaged by original colours were then carefully re-stored and freshened. In 179-3, under thedirection of Malone, this bust, together withthe image of John-a-Combe — a recumbentstatue upon a tomb close to the east wall ofthe chancel — was coated with white that plight it was exlricated, in 18G1,by the assiduous skill of Simon Collins, whoimmersed it in a bath which took off thewhite paint and restored the colours. Theeyes are painted light hazel, the hair andpointed beard auburn, the face and handsflesh-tint. The dress of a scarletdoublet, with a rolling collar, closely but-toned down the front, worn under a looseblack gown without sleeves. The upper. ir^^m^ »i& Mr SHAKESPEARES HOME. 177 part of the cushion is green, the lower partcrimson, and this object is ornamentedwith gilt tassels. The stone pen that usedto be in the right hand of the bust wastaken from it toward the end of the lastcentury by a young Oxford student, andbeing dropped by him upon the pavementwas broken. A quill pen has been put inits place. This is the inscription beneaththe bust: — Ivdicio Pylivm, genio Socratem, arte Maronem,Terra tegit, popvlvs mJEret, Olympvs habet. Stay, passenger, why goest thov by so fast ?Read, if thov canst, whom enviovs Death hath plastWithin this monvment: Shakspeare: with whomeQvick Natvre dide; whose name doth deck y« tombeFar more than cost; sieth all y he hath writtLeaves living art bvt page to serve his witt. Obiit Ano. Doi. 161G. ^tatis 53. Die. 23. Ap. The erection of the old castles, cathedrals,monasteries, and churches of England wasaccomplished, little by little, with labori-ous toil protracted th
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