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 law. But the grand design which drew the attention of the whole kingdom; was, the cathedral of St. John, which was raising by the great Gilbert;—that great man, whose invention perhaps was never exceeded, was indebted to nothing but his imagination for the design of that astonishing edifice: the architecture, grandeur, and extent, far exceed St. Peter's at Rome; and is certainly one of the greatest monuments of George's magnificence, and even a wonder of the world. In the year 1921, Stanley, besides this superb cathedral, containing forty-three parish churches, many of them famous over the whole world for their architecture and magnificence; and was four miles in length, and near as much in breadth.

Among those glorious establishments which reflect so bright a lustre on the reign of this great King; one of the