ELIZABETHAN WINDSOR.

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Walpole thought worthy of being reprinted at Strawberry Hill; and, as we have done on a former occasion, we shall place at the beginning and conclusion a view of the castle as it at present stands, in order to give the reader the benefit of the comparison.

KING HENRY THE EIGHTH'S GATE, WINDSOR CASTLE.

WINDSOR, a royal castle, supposed to have been begun by King Arthur, its buildings much increased by Edward III. The situation is entirely worthy of being a royal residence, a more beautiful being scarce to be found; for, from the brow of a gentle rising, it