BRIDGE, by Kent, which brings us to the TEMPLE OF BRITISH WORTHIES, by Kent; a Building cut into Niches, wherein are placed the following Buftos; ALEXANDER POPE, who uniting the Correctness of Judgment to the Fire of Genius, by the Melody and Power of his Numbers, gave Sweetnefs to Senfe, and Grace to Philofophy. SIR THOMAS GRESHAM, who, by the honourable Profeffion of a Merchant having enriched himfelf and his Country, for carrying on the Commerce of the World, built the Royal Exchange. IGNATIUS JONES, who, to adorn his Country, introduced and rivalled the Greek and Roman Architecture. JOHN MILTON, whofe fublime and unbounded Genius equalled a Subject that carried him beyond the Limits of the World. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, whose excellent Genius opened to him the whole Heart of Man, all the Mines of Fancy, all the Stores of Nature; and gave him Power, beyond all other Writers, to move, aftonish, and delight Mankind. JOHN LOCKE, who beft of all Philofophers underftood the Powers of the Human Mind, the Nature, End, and Bounds of Civil Government; and with equal Sagacity refuted the flavish Syftem of ufurped Authority over the Rights, the Confciences, or the Reason of Mankind. SIR ISAAC NEWTON, whom the God of Nature made to comprehend his Works; and from fimple Principles to discover the Laws never known before, and to explain the Appearances never understood, of this ftupendous Universe. SIR FRANCIS BACON, LORD VERULAM, who, by the' Strength and Light of fuperior Genius, rejecting vain Speculation and fallacious Theory, taught to purfue Truth, and improve Philofophy by the certain Method of Experiment. In In the Niche of a Pyramid is placed a MERCURY, with thefe Words fubfcribed: Campos ducit ad Elyfios. Leads to the Ely fian Fields." KING ALFRED, the mildeft, juftest, most beneficent of Kings, who drove out the Danes, fecured the Seas, protected Learning, established Juries, crushed Corruption, guarded Liberty, and was the Founder of the English Conftitution. EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES, the Terror of Europe, the Delight of England, who preferved unaltered, in the Height of Glory and Fortune, his natural Gentlenefs and Modefty. QUEEN ELIZABETH, who confounded the Projects, and deftroyed the Power that threatened to oppress the Liberties of Europe; fhook off the Yoke of Ecclefiaftical Tyranny; reftored Religion from the Corruptions of Popery; and by a wife, a moderate and a popular Government, gave Wealth, Security, and Respect to England. KING WILLIAM III. who, by his Virtue and Conftancy, having faved his Country from a foreign Maf. ter, by a bold and generous Enterprize, preferved the Liberty and Religion of Great Britain. SIR WALTER RALEIGH, a valiant Soldier, and an able Statefman; who endeavouring to roufe the Spirit of his Mafter, for the Honour of his Country, against the Ambition of Spain, fell a Sacrifice to the Influence of that Court, whofe Arms he had vanquished, and whofe defigns he oppofed. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE, who, through many Perils, was the firft of Britons that ventured to fail round the Globe; and carried into unknown Seas and Nations the Knowledge and Glory of the English Name. 1 JOHN HAMPDEN, who, with great Spirit and confummate Abilities, began a noble Oppofition to an arbitrary Court, in Defence of the Liberties of his Country; fupported them in Parliament, and died for them in the Fields SIR 3 SIR JOHN BARNARD, who many years diftinguished himself as an active Member of Parliament. The Gold Bath. THE GROTTO ftands at the Head of the Serpentine River, and on each fide a Pavilion, the one ornamented with Shells, the other with Pebbles and Flints broke to pieces. The Grotto is furnished with a great number of Looking-glaffes both on the Walls and Ceiling, all in Frames of Plaifter-work, fet with Shells and Flints. A marble Statue of Venus on a Pedestal stuck with the fame. THE TEMPLE OF CONCORD AND VICTORY, is a large beautiful Building in the antique tafte, decorated with 28 fluted Columns of the Ionic order, and one of the principal Ornaments in the Garden. It has fix Statues on the top, as large as Life, and the front Pediment is adorned with a Piece of Alt-relief, by Mr. Scheemaker, representing the Four Quarters of the World bringing their various Products to Britannia. -In the Frize of the Portico is this Infcription: Corcordiæ et Victoriæ. To Concord and Victory. In the Ante-Temple there are two Medallions defcribing Concordia Foderatorum: Concordia Civium: Concord of the Allies: National Concord. From this Portico is feen, in a diagonal line, AN OBELISK in the Park, above an hundred feet high, infcribed to Major General Wolfe. Oftendunt Terris hunc tantum Fata-- The Fates but fhew him to the World. 1759. This Obelisk ftands upon a Hill in the approach from Northamptonshire, which is very magnificent: At the Entrance from the Duke of Grafton's Foreft, there are two Lodges, from whence a very broad line, of three miles in length, conducting us through Woods, is terminated by the Temple of Concord and Victory.In the other diagonal Line from the Temple, ftands a lofty fluted Column, erected to the Memory of the late Lord Viscount Cobham. A Gravel A Gravel Path leads by the Statue of Hercules and Antæus, skirting the Valley, to the Circle of the Dancing Faun, furrounded with Statues of Shepherds and Shepherdeffes. "And every Shepherd tells his Tale, "Under a Hawthorn in the Dale." Milton. Winding through a Wood, not far diftant, rife The Fane and Statue of PASTORAL POETRY, holding in her Hand a Scroll, with thefe Words, Paftorum Carmina canto. I tune the Shepherd's Lay. The fane is adorned with Therms, &c. Here a moft pleafing Foreft-Scene presents itself, formed by exten five Lawns of the Park, bounded with old Oaks : next we cross over the Valley, and foon come to LORD COBHAM'S PILLAR, one hundred and fifteen feet high. Round the Base of the Column is written, L. Luculli fummi Viri Virtutem quis? At quam multi Villarum Magnificentiam imitati funt? Tully's Offices. "Who hath imitated the Virtues of L. Lucullus, a truly great Man? but how many the Example, in mag. nificently adorning their Country-Seats?" On the Pedestal are the following Infcriptions: To preferve the Memory of her Husband, Quatenus nobis denegatur diu vivere, quo nos vixiffe teftemur. "Inasmuch as the Portion of Life allotted to us is fhort, let us leave something behind us, to fhew that we have lived." A circular Stair-cafe leads to the top, which com. mands mands a View over great part of the Counties of Buckingham, Oxford, and Northampton. THE LADIES TEMPLE, is built upon Groin Arches, with Venetian Windows, and two Niches in each Front, decorated with Vases; a great flight of Steps leads up to a Corinthian Portico, and from thence to a Room, fupported by Scaiola Columns, the Walls of which are adorned with the following Paintings, by Mr. Sclater. On one fide are Ladies employing themselves in Needle and Shell-work-On the oppofite fide are Ladies diverting themselves with Painting and Mufic. The Soffite, or Ceiling, from the Temple of the Sun and Moon at Rome. THE GOTHIC TEMPLE, is a large Building of yellow Stone, 70 feet high, upon a rifing ground, adorned in the Gothic way, with carved work and painted glass. The difpofition within is very beautiful: we enter a circular Room, the Dome of which is ornamented with the Defcents of the Temple Family. On the second story is a Gallery: The Tower affords a very extensive View round the Country. In a Recefs, near this Temple, are placed fome very good Statues, by Ryfbrack, of the feven Saxon Deities, who gave Names to the Days of the Week.-The House and the Portico of the Temple of Concord and Victory have a beautiful effect from the Temple. THE PALLADIAN BRIDGE; the Roof of which is fupported by Ionic Pillars. From hence we pafs into the great Terrace-Walk, which is 3000 feet long. THE TEMPLE OF FRIENDSHIP, is a large Structure of the Tufcan order: on the Outfide is this Motto: Amicitiæ S. Sacred to Friendship, The Infide is furnished with Bufts of the late Vifcount Cobham and his Friends, viz. Frederick Prince of Wales; the Earls of Chefterfield, Westmorland, and Marchmont; the Lords Cobham, Gower, and Bathurst; Richard |