[69] Vanbrugh, the architect, noted for the solidity of the structures he designed, and on whom the epitaph, one of the best epigrams ever penned, was proposed:
'Lie heavy on him, Earth, for he
Laid many a heavy load on thee.'
[70] London: Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey and Co.
[71] Krilof's Ass and Nightingale bears some resemblance to the fable here given; but, instead of the cuckoo, the cock is one of the competitors.
CHAPTER XVI.
CONCLUSION.
'Out, out, brief candle.'
Shakespeare: Macbeth.