Note 1546 — AN ESSAY ON MAN, IN FOUR EPISTLES (continued 3)
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"Storied halls" are halls painted with stories or histories, as in Milton, Il Penseroso, ver. 159:
And storied windows richly dight Casting a dim religious light.
The walls and ceiling of the saloon at Blenheim are painted with figures and trophies, and some rooms are hung with tapestry commemorating the great sieges and battles of the Duke. The tapestry, which was manufactured in the Netherlands, and was a present from the Dutch, is described by Dyer in The Fleece, Book iii. ver. 499-517.