...moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand, *Twixt...framed a spell when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pale and faint, Showed many a prophet, many a saint,...

...thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplar straight, the osier wand, In many a freakish knot had twin'd ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone !' After this manner, I say, were chapels constructed of old, as witness that of Henry the Seventh...

...east oriel shone, Throngh slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou would*t have thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand, In many a freakUh knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done. And changed the willow-wreaths...

...foliaged tracery combined, That one bad thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed...done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone." The view of an ancient church like this, forcibly suggests to the mind of the spectator Mrs. Hemans's noble...

...foliaged tracery combined. Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand, 'Twixt poplars straight, the ozier wand In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone." The arch is generally the equilateral triangle, or more obtuse. Buttresses...

...foliaged tracery combined ; Thou %vould'st have thought some fairy's hand Twilt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone." On the west side of the south transept, and near the door, upon the wall,...

...would'st have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakii.h knot, had twined; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow-wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pale and faint, Show'd many a prophet, and many a saint,...

...moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt...was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone." And this testimony is the more valuable, as it is clear that the great poet took a very different view...

...Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined j Thou wouldst have thought Borne fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand...done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone." The light ornamental buttresses, or projections, often ranged in parallel rows, also characterised the...

...tracery combined : Thou wouldst have thought tome fairy's hand 'Twist poplan straight tho osier wanJ In many a freakish knot had twined ; Then framed a...the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to itone. But descriptions of buildings, however beautiful they may be, are at best uninteresting ; and...