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meant to denote , in all probability , the extent and vastness of those travels ^ rhich had been the occasion of such a wonderful collection of curiosities . On the north end a dragon , with six grotesque and formidable heads , is seen attacking a man ' s skull with a determined fury and purpose by no means to be overlooked ; and the south end is adorned with the family arms . On the slab is the following : —
John Tradescant , Died a . d . mdcxxxviij .
Jane Tradescant , his wife , Died a . d . mdcxxxiv . John Tradescant , his son , Died 25 April , a . d . mdclxu . _^ John Tradescant , his grandson , Died 11 September , a . d . mdclij . Hester , wife of John Tradescant the younger , Died 6 April , a . d . mdclxxviij .
Know , stranger , ere thou pass , beneath this stone Lye John Tradescant , grandsire , father , son ; The last dyed in his spring , the other two Lived till they had travelled Art and Nature through , As by their choice collections may appear , Of what is rare , in land , in sea , in air ; Whilst they ( as Homer ' s Iliad in a nut )
A world of wonders m one closet shut ; These famous Antiquarians that had been Both gardiners to the Rose and Lily Queen , Transplanted now themselves , sleep here , and when Angels shall with their trumpets waken men , And fire shall purge the world , these hence shall rise , And change this garden for a paradise .
The tomb originally erected on this spot , In the year 1662 , By Hester , relict of John Tradescant the Younger , Being in a state of decay , Was repaired by subscription in the year 1773 . After the lapse of two centuries since its erection , It was entirely restored by subscription , In the year 1853 .
The monument is very appropriate to the excellent individuals to whom it is designed to honour , and its restoration has been effected with singularly good taste . A stone in its neighbourhood , placed to the memory of Yice-Admiral Bligh , records that that gallant officer was the first person
who transplanted the bread-lruit tree from Otaheite to the West Indies , and is thus lying side by side with the worthy characters who did so much for botany and natural history in general . It would be a grievous injury indeed to the memory of such men if they were forgotten . Posterity has its debts to pay , and cannot mil - » i -. ^ . / . ¦ 1 'I /»
be allowed to escape a due expenditure ot thanks lor services rendered as well to it as to its predecessors . Never would mankind be guilty of greater injustice , if the name and actions of these famous Tradescants were suffered to pass into waters of oblivion , or to bo unrecognized by future generations .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
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meant to denote , in all probability , the extent and vastness of those travels ^ rhich had been the occasion of such a wonderful collection of curiosities . On the north end a dragon , with six grotesque and formidable heads , is seen attacking a man ' s skull with a determined fury and purpose by no means to be overlooked ; and the south end is adorned with the family arms . On the slab is the following : —
John Tradescant , Died a . d . mdcxxxviij .
Jane Tradescant , his wife , Died a . d . mdcxxxiv . John Tradescant , his son , Died 25 April , a . d . mdclxu . _^ John Tradescant , his grandson , Died 11 September , a . d . mdclij . Hester , wife of John Tradescant the younger , Died 6 April , a . d . mdclxxviij .
Know , stranger , ere thou pass , beneath this stone Lye John Tradescant , grandsire , father , son ; The last dyed in his spring , the other two Lived till they had travelled Art and Nature through , As by their choice collections may appear , Of what is rare , in land , in sea , in air ; Whilst they ( as Homer ' s Iliad in a nut )
A world of wonders m one closet shut ; These famous Antiquarians that had been Both gardiners to the Rose and Lily Queen , Transplanted now themselves , sleep here , and when Angels shall with their trumpets waken men , And fire shall purge the world , these hence shall rise , And change this garden for a paradise .
The tomb originally erected on this spot , In the year 1662 , By Hester , relict of John Tradescant the Younger , Being in a state of decay , Was repaired by subscription in the year 1773 . After the lapse of two centuries since its erection , It was entirely restored by subscription , In the year 1853 .
The monument is very appropriate to the excellent individuals to whom it is designed to honour , and its restoration has been effected with singularly good taste . A stone in its neighbourhood , placed to the memory of Yice-Admiral Bligh , records that that gallant officer was the first person
who transplanted the bread-lruit tree from Otaheite to the West Indies , and is thus lying side by side with the worthy characters who did so much for botany and natural history in general . It would be a grievous injury indeed to the memory of such men if they were forgotten . Posterity has its debts to pay , and cannot mil - » i -. ^ . / . ¦ 1 'I /»
be allowed to escape a due expenditure ot thanks lor services rendered as well to it as to its predecessors . Never would mankind be guilty of greater injustice , if the name and actions of these famous Tradescants were suffered to pass into waters of oblivion , or to bo unrecognized by future generations .