No sad associations with the young Beech of the Frith Common--Its dignity and proportions--Majesty and luxuriance of Forest-trees--Aggregate effect produced by Woodland Scenery--The Tree which stands alone can best be understood--Poetry.--_Page 195._
The Roots of aged Trees--Sketch of the Oak of Salcey, at different hours of the day and night--Solemn Aspect of the old Oak when seen dimly in the clear nights of the summer solstice--Loneliness of its place of growth--Songs of early Birds--Silent at Noon-day--Sounds heard at Eventide--Conjectures respecting the old Tree.--_Page 207._
Beauty of Woodland Scenery, superior to all others--Purity and freshness of the Breezes that sport over wild thyme and short herbage--The Duke's Walking-stick, and the Seven Sisters--Trees in Welbeck Park.--_Page 213._
Tradition respecting the Queen's Oak--Sketch of the surrounding Scenery--Inhabitants of Grafton Castle--Marriage of Elizabeth Woodville to John Gray--Abbey of St. Alban's--Battle fought beside its walls--John Gray wounded--Visit of Henry VI. to the dying Youth--Confiscation of his Estates--Return of Elizabeth to her Father's house--Hunting Visit of Edward IV. to Whitlebury Chase--Elizabeth intercedes for the restoration of her Husband's Estates--Frequent meeting of Elizabeth and Edward beneath the old Oak--Poetry--Marriage at Grafton--Scene in the old Palace of Reading--Dress of the Queen--Fêtes and Tournaments--Coronation of Elizabeth--Count James, of St. Pol, invited to attend--Meeting of Cicely of York and the Duchess of Bedford, beside the cradle of their Grandchild--Flight of Edward--Retirement of his Queen to Sanctuary--Birth of a Prince--Return of the King, with the Lord Grauthuse--Great Entertainments--Betrothing of the young Duke of York with Anne Mowbray, infant heiress of the Duchy of Norfolk, in St. Stephen's Chapel--Scene in the Sanctuary of Westminster--Desolate condition of Elizabeth--Her Conversation with Archbishop Rotherham--Sophistry of Richard III.--Visit from the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Queen--Her unwillingness to part with her Son--Fearful Tragedies succeed--Aged Woman in the Abbey of Bermondsey--Her venerable appearance, beautiful in its decrepitude--Tolling of the Convent Bell--A small Boat with the Queen Dowager's Coffin on board, seen on the River--The Queen's Daughters accompany it to St. George's Chapel--A few old Men, meanly dressed, light on the Funeral--Closing Observations.--_Page 217._