. The Decorator's assistant. MoNUMEMT TO Caxton.—The Rev. H. has submitted to Lord Morpeth a pro-posal to erect a monument in Westminster toWilliam Caxton, who set up the first printing-press used in England, within the precincts orsanctuary of the Abbey. Mr, M. suggests forthis monument, that the open space, at theend of the new Victoria-street, in front of theAbbey, would be admirably suited. The cha-racter of the monument might be this—a foun-tain by day, out of which should arise a tallpillar, obelisk, or cluster of Gothic pinnacles,for light by night; the diffusion of light being
. The Decorator's assistant. MoNUMEMT TO Caxton.—The Rev. H. has submitted to Lord Morpeth a pro-posal to erect a monument in Westminster toWilliam Caxton, who set up the first printing-press used in England, within the precincts orsanctuary of the Abbey. Mr, M. suggests forthis monument, that the open space, at theend of the new Victoria-street, in front of theAbbey, would be admirably suited. The cha-racter of the monument might be this—a foun-tain by day, out of which should arise a tallpillar, obelisk, or cluster of Gothic pinnacles,for light by night; the diffusion of light beingthe fit and intelligible symbol for the inventionof printing. THE decorators ASSISTANT. 13.
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