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cathedral ) of ^ Llanbadarn Fawr , Cardiganshire . The lines run thus : — " To the church I will you call , And to the grave will sommonge you all . "
The date of this bell is 1746 , as also of one hanging next to it , which is prepared with an answer to the question , " Who made you ?" for it quaintly says , setting a good example for the imitation of advertisers— " John Stares made me . "
Ah ! John Stares , your handiwork lives , and calls the folk to church with as clear a Voice as formerly , while you slumber in the cold damp churchyard ! It is curious that in England alone bells are rung in tune , and ringers pride themselves on the number of changes which they can perform in a given time . The number of changes which may be
rung on a few bells is very great , and it would take many thousand years to ring all the changes of twenfcy-four bells . Por an explanation of this we must refer the reader to a paper on changes in Dr . Bees' "Cyclopedia . " The Russians are fond of bell-ringing , but they , with other nations on the continent , delight in a confused and noisy jingle ; and bell-ringers are good in proportion to their activity , and the quickness with which they pull the bell-rope .
In common with many popular persons and things , the bell has become the sign of many inns , among which is the Bell of Edmonton , which Captain Grilpin strove so unsuccessfully to reach . A notice relating to this gentleman appears in Mr . Eennell's " Antiquary , " with other choice and remarkable fragments : —
" The gentleman who was so severely ridiculed for bad horsemanship , under the title of Johnny Qityin , died a few days ago at Path , and has left an unmarried daughter , with a fortune of £ 20 , 000 . — Nov . 1790 . " The Rev . A . G-alty has lately published a voluminous and
interesting work on the bell , to which we would refer our readers who wish to study this subject , but have now merely jotted down a few notes in detail ; and there is an interesting notice of this work in a late number of the " Quarterly Review . " There is also a paper on the bell in Dr . Hook ' s " Church Dictionary , " which we will take this opportunity of recommending as an invaluable work for reference .
CHAPTER III . OLD BOOKS AJtfD RECORDS . ce Out of old books , in good faith Cometh all this new science that menlere . "—Chaucer
A oiiA-isrcE at any old manuscript book imprinted with the pen makes us bless the memory of our first printer . Whilst the ancient anther was transcribing his work he could have easily written another , and saved not only golden hours , but many a precious quill . Tho following is the title of a IMS . book very creditably copied by a
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cathedral ) of ^ Llanbadarn Fawr , Cardiganshire . The lines run thus : — " To the church I will you call , And to the grave will sommonge you all . "
The date of this bell is 1746 , as also of one hanging next to it , which is prepared with an answer to the question , " Who made you ?" for it quaintly says , setting a good example for the imitation of advertisers— " John Stares made me . "
Ah ! John Stares , your handiwork lives , and calls the folk to church with as clear a Voice as formerly , while you slumber in the cold damp churchyard ! It is curious that in England alone bells are rung in tune , and ringers pride themselves on the number of changes which they can perform in a given time . The number of changes which may be
rung on a few bells is very great , and it would take many thousand years to ring all the changes of twenfcy-four bells . Por an explanation of this we must refer the reader to a paper on changes in Dr . Bees' "Cyclopedia . " The Russians are fond of bell-ringing , but they , with other nations on the continent , delight in a confused and noisy jingle ; and bell-ringers are good in proportion to their activity , and the quickness with which they pull the bell-rope .
In common with many popular persons and things , the bell has become the sign of many inns , among which is the Bell of Edmonton , which Captain Grilpin strove so unsuccessfully to reach . A notice relating to this gentleman appears in Mr . Eennell's " Antiquary , " with other choice and remarkable fragments : —
" The gentleman who was so severely ridiculed for bad horsemanship , under the title of Johnny Qityin , died a few days ago at Path , and has left an unmarried daughter , with a fortune of £ 20 , 000 . — Nov . 1790 . " The Rev . A . G-alty has lately published a voluminous and
interesting work on the bell , to which we would refer our readers who wish to study this subject , but have now merely jotted down a few notes in detail ; and there is an interesting notice of this work in a late number of the " Quarterly Review . " There is also a paper on the bell in Dr . Hook ' s " Church Dictionary , " which we will take this opportunity of recommending as an invaluable work for reference .
CHAPTER III . OLD BOOKS AJtfD RECORDS . ce Out of old books , in good faith Cometh all this new science that menlere . "—Chaucer
A oiiA-isrcE at any old manuscript book imprinted with the pen makes us bless the memory of our first printer . Whilst the ancient anther was transcribing his work he could have easily written another , and saved not only golden hours , but many a precious quill . Tho following is the title of a IMS . book very creditably copied by a