Castles and abbeys of England in poetic and romantic lore (1915)
Schuch, Edw · Minneapolis, Minn., Press of Augsburg publishing house · leaf 80
my ear, I meditate On this worlds passing pageant, and the lot Of those who once majestic in their prime Stood smiling at decay, till, bowed by time Or injury, their earthly boast forgot. They may have fallen like thee! Pale and forlorn. Their brow, besprent with thin hairs, white as snow, They… … NETLEY ABBEY. 77 ** * I HEY are not the ruins of Netley, but of Para- ■■■ dise. O! the purple Abbots, what spot theyhave chosen to slumber in. Thus exclaimed SirHorace, at the sight of Netley Abbey, and his wordsare no vain boasting either. One never realizes the charm of this hallowedspot until It…
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