The Charm of Oxford by Joseph Wells
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compared to "seven chambermaids."
Not the least interesting feature of the Founder's chapel is its detached bell-tower, seen in the next picture, on the north side of the cloisters. He obtained leave to place this on the city wall, a large section of which the College undertook to maintain-thus adding a permanent charm to their own garden. The magnificence of the Founder Bishop is well seen in his splendid crozier, bequeathed to him by his college, and still preserved on the north side of the chapel. The results of his work, for Oxford and for learning, will be briefly told of in the next chapter. [Plate XI. New College : The Tower] NEW COLLEGE (2) HISTORY "Round thy cloisters, in moonlight, Branching dark, or touched with white: Round old chill aisles, where, moon-smitten, Blanches the Orate, written Under each worn old-world face." L. JOHHSON. William of Wykeham's College had other marked features besides its magnificent scale. Previous colleges had grown; at New College |
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