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BURIAL OF TENNYSON.The Remains of the jf*oet Interred in Westminster Abbey.The remains of Lord Tennyson were laid in their final resting place, beneath thepavement of Westminster Abbey, London. The congregation comprised men eminent in all walks of life, statesmen, clergymen author-, artists, members of the dramatic profession, men whose names are household words wherever the Eoglish tongue is known.Many of those who enterod the building carried wreaths, which were place 1 in the Jerusalem Chamber with those already deposited there. The Jerusalem Chamber contained a mass of most beautiful flowers, including 300 superb wreaths and crosses. Among the tokeu3 was a beautiful design sent by Princess Louise, composed mostly of arum lilies and stephanotis.Mrs. Gladstone sent a wreath on behalf of her husband and herself. It was composed of sweet smelling leaves from the gardens at Hawarden and was made by Mrs. Glad-stone’s own bands.'.The Queen sent a wreath composed of laurel leaves, tied with a broad bow of white -ilk ribbon. A card was attached to the wreath, on which, in the Queen’s own handwriting, were tne words: ‘*A mark ofsincere regard and admiration from Victoria, R. I.”Her Majesty also sent an everlasting metallic wreath of laurel, with the letters “V.R. 1.” in gilt worked into a monogram, and bearing the words:‘'A tribute of affectionate regard and true admiration from the sovereign The pallbearers were Mr. Henry White, Secretary of the American Logation; Lord Salisbury, the Very Rev. Henry Montagu JButler, Sir James Paget, Lord Rosebery and Professor I’roude. The choir sang the dead poet’s beautiful lines, “Crossing the Bar,’’ and “The Silent Voices,” the latest poem written by Tennyson, the music of which was composed by Lady Tennyson. The benediction was pronounced by the ' Archbishop of Canterbury.The trustees of Shakespeare's birthplace sent a wreath of laurel from 8hakesp-are’s grave to be placed ou thecoffia of Tennyson.'
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Fisherman And Farmer
Edenton, North Carolina, US
Fri, Oct 28, 1892
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