Talk:Chatham Vase

Vase copy

There is a copy known as the Chatham Urn in the gardens of Stowe House. The inscription must be more legible because there are a couple of sources on the Internet that give the inscription with punctuation. One is The Stowe Catalogue which claims the inscription is...

Sacred to pure affection, this simple Urn
stands a witness of unceasing grief for him, who,
excelling in whatever is most admirable,
and adding to the exercise of the sublimest virtues,
the sweet charm of refined sentiment, and polished wit,
by gay social commerce,
rendered beyond comparison happy
the course of domestic life,
and bestowed a felicity inexpressible, on her,
whose faithful love was blessed in a pure return
that raised her above every other joy but the parental one,
and that still shared with him.
His generous country with public monuments has eternised his fame:
this humble tribute is but to soothe the sorrowing breast of private woe.

The two sources disagree on "most admirable". The second source uses "so admirable" which is consistent with the main Wikipedia article.

Perhaps someone visiting the Vase or Urn could check which word is used.

JBel (talk) 20:40, 20 February 2008 (UTC)