Gents Mag 1849 part 2 p.591
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Gentleman's Magazine 1849 part 2 p.591
opinion, it seems more likely part of an hour-glass stand of the Puritan period, or to have been used for suspending over the tomb of some knight of old - probably one of the elder Philipsons - those mouldering trophies of his martial pride, the banner of his house, and the arms used by him in war; which of yore it was the custom of the English chivalry to have hung "as honours o'er their graves." In the southern aisle his coat of mail Hangs o'er his marble shrine; And his tilting-spear is resting there, His helm and gabardine. Returning from this excursion, I was much struck with the splendid accessary to the scenery presented by the broken outlines of the grey walls and towers of Wray Castle, which, placed on a commanding elevation, harmonizes magnificently with the background of lofty mountains, and contributes, more than any other of the recent architectural embellishments which adorn Windander's lake, to impress a character of peculiar grandeur on its upper reach. H. C. M. Calgarth Hall |
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MR. URBAN,
IN the August Number of the Magazine, page 140, your Correspondent says, in speaking of Calgarth,- "So late as 1789, when Clarke wrote his Survey of the Lakes, there was remaining over the fireplace, in what was then called the dining-room, two devices remarkably well carved in oak. One exhibited Samson asleep on Dalilah's lap, while the Philistines were cutting off his hair; the other was a representation of Jephtha, after his rash vow, meeting his daughter."This must allude to the carved oak chimney-piece now in the library at Greystoke Castle, and which was given to Charles Duke of Norfolk by the Bishop (Watson) of Llandaff. Under Jephtha's vow is the motto - An unlawful vow is ill made, But wors performed. Under Samson and Dalilah - He that slepes in sin must looke To awake in losse and wariness. There were originally four shields with following coats carved upon them: viz. Philipson, Wyvill, Carus, and Briggs. These have now given place to Howard, Brotherton, Warren, and Mowbray. Yours, &c. L. |
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