The imperial island; England's chronicle in stone; (1886)
Hunnewell, James Frothingham, 1832-1910 · Boston, Ticknor · leaf 332
damaged.Compared with many in St. Peters at Rome, or in St. Denis,near Paris, they lack size and splendor, and they have not beenas well kept as those at La Superga and the Escorial; yet theEnglish group is not surpassed in age or interest by any otherin Europe. In this part of the Abbey, it should… … ■ ! WESTMINSTER ABBEY. 235 is very large, and, also, is remarkably shabby. Beneath theseat is placed the stone of Scone, that was brought from Scot-land with the Scottish regalia by Edward I., since whose timeall the sovereigns have been crowned while seated on it. Ac-cording to the story, it is a…
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