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Ceremony Of Opening Wearmouth Bridge;
CEREMONY OF OPENING WEARMOUTH BRIDGE ;
AVITH THE ORATION AND SERMON ' CIVF . N OH THAT OCCASION' : AND ALSO A DESCRIPTION OF THAT
STRUCTURESume superbiarrr Qutssitam mentis . HORATH . Od . XXX . Lib . iii . Carmirmm
A CTIONS , brilliant , either from their appearance or tendency , ^ ¦ " - have , in general , been thought worthy of being preserved beyond the moment of their existence . They have been recorded , to assist the remembrance , and gratify the curiosity , of cotemporaries ; and have been handed down as examples , to excite the regard and imitation of posterity . The influence of both these motives will justify an attempt to preserve . the process and circumstances attending
the erection of such a structure as that of Wearmouth-Bridge .-To those who have had an opportunity of marking the progress of this great work , and Avho were the Avitnes ' ses of the interesting manner of its Opening , no apology need be offered for an attempt to fix on their minds the Order , the Ceremonies , and the public DiscoursesAvhich Avere then exhibited . Andcertainlyno hiher
ex-, , , g ample can be presented , than that of a stupendous work , of the utmost national utility , invented , carried on , and perfected , by the genius , perseverance , and munificence of a public-spirited individual ; together Avith the magnificence of the spectacle , the solemnity of the rites , and the interesting , general impression , which attended its completion .
At what time the first notion of this great Avork struck the mind of its patriotic inventor , by what gradations it became matured , by Avhat accessary ideas it was expanded and improved , aud with what counsels and scientific researches it was confirmed and completed , are circumstances , though interesting to philosophy and the" arts , beyond the province assigned to the present publication . This narrative of
the facts-and circumstances attending the construction of Wearmouth Bridge commences with the laying of the Foundation Stone of the North Abutment , on the-24 th of September , 1793-. A-sketch of the Procession and Ceremonies used on that occasion Avas , in some measure , given by the . publications of the time ; and . those , who would VOL . VII . G g
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Ceremony Of Opening Wearmouth Bridge;
CEREMONY OF OPENING WEARMOUTH BRIDGE ;
AVITH THE ORATION AND SERMON ' CIVF . N OH THAT OCCASION' : AND ALSO A DESCRIPTION OF THAT
STRUCTURESume superbiarrr Qutssitam mentis . HORATH . Od . XXX . Lib . iii . Carmirmm
A CTIONS , brilliant , either from their appearance or tendency , ^ ¦ " - have , in general , been thought worthy of being preserved beyond the moment of their existence . They have been recorded , to assist the remembrance , and gratify the curiosity , of cotemporaries ; and have been handed down as examples , to excite the regard and imitation of posterity . The influence of both these motives will justify an attempt to preserve . the process and circumstances attending
the erection of such a structure as that of Wearmouth-Bridge .-To those who have had an opportunity of marking the progress of this great work , and Avho were the Avitnes ' ses of the interesting manner of its Opening , no apology need be offered for an attempt to fix on their minds the Order , the Ceremonies , and the public DiscoursesAvhich Avere then exhibited . Andcertainlyno hiher
ex-, , , g ample can be presented , than that of a stupendous work , of the utmost national utility , invented , carried on , and perfected , by the genius , perseverance , and munificence of a public-spirited individual ; together Avith the magnificence of the spectacle , the solemnity of the rites , and the interesting , general impression , which attended its completion .
At what time the first notion of this great Avork struck the mind of its patriotic inventor , by what gradations it became matured , by Avhat accessary ideas it was expanded and improved , aud with what counsels and scientific researches it was confirmed and completed , are circumstances , though interesting to philosophy and the" arts , beyond the province assigned to the present publication . This narrative of
the facts-and circumstances attending the construction of Wearmouth Bridge commences with the laying of the Foundation Stone of the North Abutment , on the-24 th of September , 1793-. A-sketch of the Procession and Ceremonies used on that occasion Avas , in some measure , given by the . publications of the time ; and . those , who would VOL . VII . G g