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Poet Laureat to King Charles I. and died in
1688, aged sixty-three.  On this stone is
inscribed O RARE SIR WILLIAM DA-
VENANT! and this probably gave the
thought of putting the like inscription on
the monument afterwards erected to his
predecessor Ben Johnson.
Under the pavement near Dryden's tomb,
lie the remains of Francis Beaumont, the
dramatic writer, who died in London in
March, 1615, and was buried here without
either tomb or inscription.
Affixed to the pillars in this cross,
are also two table monuments; which we
shall but just mention, one for Samual Bar-
ton, D. D. a Prebendary of this church,
who died in Sept. 1715, aged sixty-two:
and the other to the memory of Anthony
Horneck, D. D. who was born at Witten-
berg in Zealand, but was educated at Ox-
ford, and became King's Divinity Professor
and Chaplain, a Prebendary of this church,
and a Preacher at the Savoy.  This gentle-
man, who was remarkable for his piety,
died of the stone on the 30th of January,
1696, aged fifty-six.
23.  On entering the south side, there is
next the wall a monument erected to the
memory of Sophia Fairholm, Countess of
Anan-
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Anandale.  It is the representation of an
ancient sepulchre, over which a stately
edifice is raised, ornamented at the top
with the family arms.  She died in the
year 1716, aged forty-six; and the monu-
mental inscription informs us, that it was
erected by her son the Marquis of Anan-
dale, as a mark of his duty and gratitude.
24.  The monument of the brave Sir
Cloudesly Shovel, who here appears a very
unmeaning figure, with a large stiff wig,
reposing himself upon velvet cushions under
a canopy of state; and on the base is repre-
sented in bas relief, the ship Association in
which the Admiral last sailed, striking
against a rock, with several others perishing
at the same time, and at the top are two
boys blowing trumpets.
This monument has been highly cen-
sured by all persons of taste, tho' it is erected
to his memory at great expence, and even
by his Sovereign Queen Anne.  The great
Mr. Addison has justly exposed it in the
Spectators, and complains at this brave
rough English Admiral's being here repre-
sented by the figure of a beau; and also
censures the inscription, which instead of
celebrating the many remarkable actions he
had performed in the service of his country,
only