. The baronial halls, picturesque edifices, and ancient churches of England. ondon. Theneighbourhood is remarkably primi-tive. As an example of the pre-vailing character of the houses, wehave copied a group that stands atthe entrance to the Church-yard—a small cluster of quiet cottages,behind which repose the rude fore-fathers of the Hamlet, with braveKnights of imperishable names;and facing which, is an Elm, ofprodigious size and age, that hasseen generations after generationsflourish and decay. The sluggishMedway creeps lazily round the Park, which consists of about 400 acres, finely wooded,
. The baronial halls, picturesque edifices, and ancient churches of England. ondon. Theneighbourhood is remarkably primi-tive. As an example of the pre-vailing character of the houses, wehave copied a group that stands atthe entrance to the Church-yard—a small cluster of quiet cottages,behind which repose the rude fore-fathers of the Hamlet, with braveKnights of imperishable names;and facing which, is an Elm, ofprodigious size and age, that hasseen generations after generationsflourish and decay. The sluggishMedway creeps lazily round the Park, which consists of about 400 acres, finely wooded,and happily diversified with hill and dale. A double row of Beech-trees of some extent,preserves the name of Sacharissas Walk; and a venerable Oak, the trunk of which ishollowed by Time, is pointed out as the veritable tree that was planted on the dayof Sir Philips birth; of which Rare Ben Jonson thus writes,— That taller tree which of a nut was set,At his great birth when all the Muses met: —to which Waller makes reference as the sacred mark of noble Sidneys birth;.
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