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Masonic Sketches
seen Sir Walter gallantly escorting the beautiful and accomplished Miss Bouverie ( afterwards Countess of Roslin ) through the ruins , who appeared delighted with his society . The last time he saw the poet and the lady together they were admiring the beautiful arch containing a drop representing the star of Bethlem in the centre , and AA'hen last
he visited this ancient mausoleum on enquiring where the countess was buried : the cicerone replied , under the " Star of Bethlem / " And here , under a plain slab-stone , reposes the ashes of a form which " had once shone in the light of a nations eyes . " Not far from this spot , but in different habiliments rest the ashes of ten Barons of Roslin , clad in armour , and Avithout coffins . Sir Walter Scott , Avith poetic licence , doubles the number : —
" There are twenty of Roslin ' s Unions bold Lie buried within that proud Uinvpelie -, Each one the Holy vault doth hold—But the sea holds lovely Rosabolle ! And each St . Clair was buried their-. With candle , with book , and with knell ; But the sea caves rung , and tiie wild woods sung The duvge of Lady Rosabelle . " Log of the last Minstrel .
On the 14 th of September , 1842 , this picturesque ruin was visited by Her Majesty and her Royal Consort , Avhen it underwent a careful and attentive examination . Her Majesty and the Prince were evidently struck on entering this " ancient fane" at the smallness of its dimensions , which form no proportion to the elaborate and almost
endless sculpture which everywhere abounds . Her Majesty spent sometime in surveying this truly Avonderful ruin , and was about to descend into the subterraneous Chapel or Crypt , Avhen the cicerone quaintly assured the Queen that " there was naething there worth seeing . " Her Majesty and the Prince laughed heartilat the
y legendary account given by the exhibitor of the Prentice * pillar , which- the Master Mason could not execute until he went abroad to see the original . In the meantime his apprentice , who had seen the drawing , executed the pillar before his master returned . The master , stung with jealousy at his apprenticeinstead of rewarding him for his ingenuity
, , struck him on the head with a hammer , in proof of which three sculptured heads , the Master Mason , the Widow weeping for her Son , and the Son , Avith a red mark on his forehead , are pointed out as the A eritable evidences of the fact .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Sketches
seen Sir Walter gallantly escorting the beautiful and accomplished Miss Bouverie ( afterwards Countess of Roslin ) through the ruins , who appeared delighted with his society . The last time he saw the poet and the lady together they were admiring the beautiful arch containing a drop representing the star of Bethlem in the centre , and AA'hen last
he visited this ancient mausoleum on enquiring where the countess was buried : the cicerone replied , under the " Star of Bethlem / " And here , under a plain slab-stone , reposes the ashes of a form which " had once shone in the light of a nations eyes . " Not far from this spot , but in different habiliments rest the ashes of ten Barons of Roslin , clad in armour , and Avithout coffins . Sir Walter Scott , Avith poetic licence , doubles the number : —
" There are twenty of Roslin ' s Unions bold Lie buried within that proud Uinvpelie -, Each one the Holy vault doth hold—But the sea holds lovely Rosabolle ! And each St . Clair was buried their-. With candle , with book , and with knell ; But the sea caves rung , and tiie wild woods sung The duvge of Lady Rosabelle . " Log of the last Minstrel .
On the 14 th of September , 1842 , this picturesque ruin was visited by Her Majesty and her Royal Consort , Avhen it underwent a careful and attentive examination . Her Majesty and the Prince were evidently struck on entering this " ancient fane" at the smallness of its dimensions , which form no proportion to the elaborate and almost
endless sculpture which everywhere abounds . Her Majesty spent sometime in surveying this truly Avonderful ruin , and was about to descend into the subterraneous Chapel or Crypt , Avhen the cicerone quaintly assured the Queen that " there was naething there worth seeing . " Her Majesty and the Prince laughed heartilat the
y legendary account given by the exhibitor of the Prentice * pillar , which- the Master Mason could not execute until he went abroad to see the original . In the meantime his apprentice , who had seen the drawing , executed the pillar before his master returned . The master , stung with jealousy at his apprenticeinstead of rewarding him for his ingenuity
, , struck him on the head with a hammer , in proof of which three sculptured heads , the Master Mason , the Widow weeping for her Son , and the Son , Avith a red mark on his forehead , are pointed out as the A eritable evidences of the fact .