Shakespeare's England . James youreyes rest upon the retired house of Disraeli. If youwalk in Whitehall, toward the Palace of Westminster,some friend may chance to tell you how the great Dukeof Wellington walked there, in the feebleness of hisage, from the Horse Guards to the House of Lords;and with what pleased complacency the old warriorused to boast of his skill in threading a crowded thor-oughfare, — unaware that the police, acting by particu-lar command, protected his revered person from errantcabs and pushing pedestrians. As I strolled one daypast Lambeth Palace it happened that the pala
Shakespeare's England . James youreyes rest upon the retired house of Disraeli. If youwalk in Whitehall, toward the Palace of Westminster,some friend may chance to tell you how the great Dukeof Wellington walked there, in the feebleness of hisage, from the Horse Guards to the House of Lords;and with what pleased complacency the old warriorused to boast of his skill in threading a crowded thor-oughfare, — unaware that the police, acting by particu-lar command, protected his revered person from errantcabs and pushing pedestrians. As I strolled one daypast Lambeth Palace it happened that the palace gateswere suddenly unclosed and that His Grace the Arch-bishop of Canterbury came forth, on horseback, fromthat episcopal residence, and ambled away towards theHouse of Lords. It is the same arched portal throughwhich, in other days, passed out the stately train ofWolsey. It is the same towered palace that QueenElizabeth looked upon as her barge swept past, on itswatery track to Richmond. It is for ever associated. IX LONDON NOOKS AND CORNERS 95 with the memory of Thomas Cromwell. In the church,hard by, rest the ashes of men distinguished in the mostdiverse directions—Jackson, the clown; and Tenison,the archbishop, the honest, prudent, laborious, andbenevolent primate of William the Third, who wasthought worthy to succeed in office the illustriousTillotson. The cure of souls is sought here with justas vigorous energy as when Tillotson wooed by hisgoodness and charmed by his winning eloquence. Nota great distance from this spot you come upon thecollege at Dulwich that Edward Alleyn founded, in thetime of Shakespeare, and that still subsists upon the oldactors endowment. It is said that Alleyn—who wasa man of fortune, and whom a contemporary epigramstyles the best actor of his day — gained the most ofhis money by the exhibition of bears. But, howsoevergained, he made a good use of it. His tomb is in thecentre of the college. Here may be seen one of thebest picture-gall
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