Essex and the Maid of Honour. by Horace Smith, 139, Author of Brambletye House, TH" palace of Nonsuch, near Ewell, in Surrey, was aded by Henry the Fighth, as its proud tave sufficiently attests, to aford an unrivalled specimen of l's nagnificence and taste; but, while he was lavishing his treasures in this most unnecessary addition to his reval residences, Death was sherpeung the dan whch was to tumble down the o tentations tyra e and consign him to his last narrow place the omb. Nonsuch was left unfinished an unfic id yo nise of splendour, a gorg.ous and yet mancholy evidence of the uncertainty of human grandeur; and Queen Mary, shrinking from the cost of its comTMpleton had it in contemplation to pull it do a 10 auce farther charges; when the L' of Aundel, for the love and honour he bore to his vid master," pured the place, and finished it according to the ongit a design. Not a vestige of it now remains, it bas passed away with the other elaborate gewgaws of Esser and the Maid of Honour. By Horace Smith, Esq. Author of Brambletye House, THE palace of Nonsuch, near Ewell, in Surrey, was intended by Henry the Eighth, as its proud title sufficiently attests, to afford an unrivalled specimen of his magnificence and taste; but, while he was lavishing his treasures in this most unnecessary addition to his royal residences, Death was sharpening the dart which was to tumble down the ostentatious tyrant, and consign him to his last narrow palacethe tomb. Nonsuch was left unfinished, an unfulfilled promise of splendour, a gorgeous and yet melancholy evidence of the uncertainty of human grandeur; and Queen Mary, shrinking from the cost of its completion, had it in contemplation to pull it down to save farther charges; when the Earl of Arundel, "for the love and honour he bore to his old master," purchased the place, and finished it according to the original design. Not a vestige of it now remains; it has passed away with the other elaborate gewgaws of |