Yet, in this as
in almost all the churches which I have seen, frightful devastations have
been made among the stained glass windows by the fury of the
Revolutionists....
On gazing at this splendid monument of ancient piety and liberality--and
with one's mind deeply intent upon the characters of the deceased--let us
fancy we hear the sound of the great bell from the southwest tower--called
the Amboise Tower--erected, both the bell and the tower, by the uncle and
minister of Amboise. Know, my dear friend, that there was once a bell (and
the largest in Europe, save one), which used to send forth its sound for
three successive centuries from the said tower. This bell was broken about
thirty years ago, and destroyed in the ravages of the immediately
succeeding years. The southwest tower remains, and the upper part of the
central tower, with the whole of the lofty wooden spire--the fruits of the
liberality of the excellent men of whom such honorable mention has been
made. Considering that this spire is very lofty, and composed of wood, it
is surprising that it has not been destroyed by tempest or by lightning.
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