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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County...
The Beauties of England and Wales Or Delineations Topographical Historical and Descriptive of Each County Author:John Britton, Frederic Shoberl, Edward Wedlake Brayley Volume: 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1809 Original Publisher: Printed by Thomas Maiden, for Vernor and Hood [and 6 others] Subjects: Architecture England Wales Architecture / General Architecture / Criticism Architecture / History / General Architecture / Individual Architect Architec... more »ture / Regional History / Europe / Great Britain Travel / Europe / General Travel / Europe / Great Britain Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Carolo Dvci Somersetensi Strenvo Jvris Academic! Befensori Accrrimo l. i: i.-. iii. Pvblicae Vindici Statv Am Lectissimtirvm Matronarvm Mrnis L. J. I. ponendvm decrevit Attdemia Cantabrigiensia Qvam Prxsidiosvu mvnivit Avxit Mvnificentia Pee . niiKis plvs SeXDginta Cancellarivs. On the reverse are the words Haac Statvam Svz in Parentcm pietatis la Academiam stvdii Moavmentvm Ornatiisimas Foeminac Frahcisca, Marchionis de Granby Conjvx Charlotta, Baronis de Gverntey S. P. faciendvm rvravcrvnt M. D. CC. LVI. t Near the middle of this apartment, on the opposite sides, arc two other marble statues. That on the north was carved by Ryshrack, and represents His Majesty George The First. On the pedestal are three inscriptions, from which it appears, that the University, as a memorial of gratitnde for the benefits bestowed on them by this Prince, determined to erect his statue, 62 andand this resolution being communicated to Lord Viscount Towns- bend, that nobleman engaged to have it executed at his own expense; but dying suddenly, the statue was left unfinished, yet was afterwards completed at the cost of his son, who, as it is expressed by one of the inscriptions, was equally the heir to his father's virtues, and to his d...« less