 | Arthur Cleveland Coxe - England - 1856 - 366 pages
...air and light through a grating, lies the architect himself — the truly great Sir Christopher. " Lie heavy on him earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on thee !" But now you come to the circular vault, upheld by massive pillars, and lighted partially from the... | |
 | Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1856 - 384 pages
...end. . 746. Two parts of us successively command : The tongue in peace, but then in war the hand. 747. Lie heavy on him, earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on thee. 748. Each must in virtue strive for to excel : That man lives twice who lives the first life well.... | |
 | 1857 - 834 pages
...was celebrated for building heavy structures, and consequently this epitaph was composed for him. " Lie heavy on him earth, for he laid Many a heavy load on thee." The seat was presented by Queen Ann, to John, the first and great Duke of Marlborough, for his victory... | |
 | Shearjashub Spooner - Art - 1858 - 336 pages
...Whitehall, in 1726. In his character of architect, Dr. Evans bestowed on him the following witty epitaph : " Lie heavy on him, earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on thee " ! ANECDOTE OF THE ENGLISH PAINTER JAMES SEYMOUR. He was employed by the Duke of Somerset, commonly... | |
 | Paul Hamilton Payne - Literature, Modern - 1859 - 610 pages
...epitaph was made, in caustic allusion to hissupposed leaning to the heavy style in architecture. " Lie heavy on him earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on thee." Certainly there are stirring associations connected with Blenheim. But were I an Englishman I do not... | |
 | Paul Hamilton Payne - Literature, Modern - 1859 - 610 pages
...epitaph was made, in caustic allusion to hissupposed leaning to the heavy style in architecture. " Lie heavy on him earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on tliec." Certainly there are stirring associations connected with Bleiihi'im. But were I an Englishman... | |
 | Katherine Thomson - 1860 - 376 pages
...houses,' and Dr. Evans to write this epitaph for the builder — A GOOD WIT, AND A BAD ARCHITECT. 121 ' Lie heavy on him, Earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on thee,' Sarah haggled over ' seven-pence halfpenny a bushel :' Van retorted by calling her ' stupid and troublesome,'... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - Bookbinding - 1861 - 368 pages
...ridiculed for their ponderous hugeness. The close of Dr. Evan's epitaph upon him is well known : — " Lie heavy on him earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on thee." When he was made Clarencieux King-at-arms, Swift said he might now 'build houses.' The secret of this... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton - Great Britain - 1861 - 504 pages
...emptied quarries, rather than built houses," and Dr. Evans to write this epitaph for the builder — "Lie heavy on him, Earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on thee," Sarah haggled over " seven-pence halfpenny a bushel :" Van retorted by calling her " stupid and troublesome,"... | |
 | Ireland - 1861 - 816 pages
...a long anticipation) that weu-known comic epitaph, writ for a preceding architectural knight — " Lie heavy on him, Earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on thee" — to the shoulders of the designers of Oxford and Dublin Museums, and other elegancies, we shall... | |
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Vanbrugh , and is a good example of his heavy though imposing style (*Lie heavy on him, Earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on thee"), with a Corinthian portico in the centre and two projecting wings. 
