that raised her above every
but the parental one,

other joy

and that still shared with him,

his generous country with public monuments
has eternized his fame.

This humble tribute

is but to soothe the sorrowing breast
of private woe.

On the opposite side of the pedestal:

In the year 1831,
This interesting memorial

of a near and highly venerated relative,
was, by the kindness of his son
JOHN EARL OF CHATHAM,
presented to the Duke of
BUCKINGHAM AND CHANDOS,
by whom it is here placed
in remembrance of the early
and long attachment of that great man
to these tranquil scenes,
and of his close connexion
with the family of
their Proprietors.

On the left hand is

A CASCADE,

which falls from the upper into the lower Lake, on the bank of which is

THE HERMITAGE,

designed by Kent, and executed in rough unhewn stone, situate under a rising wood, and commanding a view of the Rotundo placed on the opposite shore.

THE TEMPLE OF VENUS,

is a square building, designed and executed by Kent, connected by circular arcades to a Pavilion at each extremity: the fronts of these Pavilions are rusticated the centre is marked by a large circular recess, in which is an arched doorway; it is decorated with Ionic Columns, and over the entrance is this inscription:

VENERI HORTENSI.

Upon the Frieze is the following Motto from Catullus:

Nunc amet qui nondum amavit ;
Quique amavit, nunc amet.

Let him love now, who never lov'd before;
Let him who always lov'd, now love the more.

In the centre of the building stands a marble statue of Venus. It was discovered in an excavation near the Palace of the Cæsars at Rome, and was brought from Italy by the Marquess of Chandos. The legs are modern, and have been restored; but the upper part of the body is beautifully formed, and was a favorite study of the celebrated sculptor, Canova.

From the back part of the building, through an arch corresponding with that in front, is a view of the approach from Buckingham, and of part of the Park.