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" ... all this was very solemn. But the charm was the entrance of the abbey, where we were received by the dean and chapter in rich robes, the choir and almsmen bearing torches; the whole abbey so illuminated, that one saw it to greater advantage than by... "
Memoirs of Horace Walpole and His Contemporaries: Including Numerous ... - Page 471
edited by - 1851
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Once a Week

Eneas Sweetland Dallas - England - 1870 - 788 pages
...But better was to come, for Walpole's critical eye. " The charm was the entrance to the Abbey, where we were received by the Dean and Chapter in rich robes,...appearing distinctly, and with the happiest chiaro oscuro When we came to the chapel of Henry the Seventh, all solemnity and decorum ceased. No order...
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