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in   the   most   leisurely   way   and   in   the   most   delightful   society�察  �the   fine 

pictures and noble apartments of Stafford House again。 

     。 。 。 On Tuesday Mr。 Hallam took us to the British Museum�察�and being 

a director�察�he could enter on a private day�察�when we were not annoyed by a 

crowd�察�and�察�moreover�察�we had the advantage of the best interpreters and 

guides。     We did not even enter the library�察�which requires a day by itself�察�

but confined ourselves to the Antiquity rooms。 。 。 。 As I entered the room 

devoted to the Elgin marbles�察�the works of the ;divine Phidias�察─�I stepped 



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with awe�察�as if entering a temple�察�and the Secretary�察�who was by my side�察�

observing it�察�told me that the Grand Duke Constantine�察�when he came a 

few   days   before�察  �made�察  �as   he   entered�察  �a   most   profound   and   reverential 

bow。     This    was    one   of  my    most    delightful   mornings�察    �and    I  left  the 

Antiquities with a stronger desire to see them again than before I had seen 

them at all。 

       Sunday�察�June 27th 

       。 。 。 I went on Wednesday to dine at Lord Monteagle's to meet Father 

Mathew�察  �and   the  Archbishop   of   Dublin   ��Dr。   Whately��   also   dined   there。 

Father   Mathew   spoke   with   great   interest   of   America   and   of   American 

liberality�察�and is very anxious to go to our country。             He saw Mr。 Forbes at 

Cork and spoke of him with great regard。 。 。 。 On ��Saturday�А�Mr。 Bancroft 

went   to   the   palace   to   see   the   King   of   the   Belgians�察  �with   the   rest   of   the 

Diplomatic Corps。         After his return we went to Westminster Hall to see 

the prize pictures�察�as Lord Lansdowne had sent us tickets for the private 

view。     The   Commission   of   Fine   Arts   have   offered   prizes   for   the   best 

historical pictures that may serve to adorn the new Houses of Parliament�察�

and the pictures of this collection were all painted with that view。                One of 

those which have received a prize is John Robinson bestowing his farewell 

blessing upon the Pilgrims at Leyden�察�which is very pleasing。                     It was to 

me like a friend in a strange country�察�and I lingered over it the longest。 

       July 2d 

       Wednesday   ��evening�А  �we   went   to   Lady   Duff   Gordon's�察  �who   is   the 

daughter   of   Mrs。 Austin�察  �where   was   a   most   agreeable   party�察  �and   among 

others�察�Andersen�察�the Danish poet´author of the ;Improvisatore。;                    He has 

a   most   striking   poetical   physiognomy�察  �but   as   he   talked   only   German   or 

bad French�察�I left him to Mr。 Bancroft in the conversation way。 

     The next morning before nine o'clock we were told that Mr。 Rogers�察�

the poet�察�was downstairs。          I could not imagine what had brought him out 

so early�察�but found that Moore�察�the poet�察�had come to town and would stay 

but a day�察�and we must go that very morning and breakfast with him at ten 

o'clock。     We   went   and   found   a   delightful   circle。   I   sat   between   Moore 

and Rogers�察�who was in his very best humor。                 Moore is but a wreck�察�but 

most a interesting one。 



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      LETTER�此                      �To Mr。 and Mrs。 I。P。D。 

          Nuneham Park�察�July 27�察�1847 



     My dear Uncle and Aunt�此           � 。 。 I must go back to the day when my last 

letters   were   despatched�察  �as   my   life   since   has   been   full   of   interest。 On 

Monday evening�察�the 19th�察�we went to the French play�察�to see Rachel in 

;Phedre。;      She far surpassed my imagination in the expression of all the 

powerful passions。 。 。 。 On Tuesday Mr。 Bancroft went down to hear Lord 

John make a speech to his constituents in the city�察�while I went to see Miss 

Burdett´Coutts   lay   the   corner´stone   of   the   church   which   ;the   Bishop   of 

London has permitted her to build�察─�to use her own expression in her note 

to me。     In the evening we dined there with many of the clergy�察�and Lord 

Brougham�察       �Lord    Dundonald�察     �etc。   I   went    down     with   the   Dean    of 

Westminster�察      �who    was    very   agreeable    and    instructive。    He     and   Dr。 

Whately      have    the   simplicity    of  children�察   �with   an   immense      deal   of 

knowledge�察  �which   they   impart   in   the   most   pleasant   way。     Saturday�察  �the 

24th�察  �we   were   to   leave   town   for   our   first   country   excursion。 We   were 

invited   by   Dr。   Hawtrey�察  �the   Head   Master   of   Eton�察  �to   be   present   at   the 

ceremonies       accompanying        the  annual     election   of   such   boys    on   the 

Foundation as are selected to go up to King's College�察�Cambridge�察�where 

they are also placed on a Foundation。            From reading Dr。 Arnold's life you 

will have learned that the head master of one of these very great schools is 

no unimportant   personage。          Dr。  Hawtrey  has   an income   of   six   or seven 

thousand   pounds。       He   is   unmarried�察  �but has   two   single   sisters   who   live 

with him�察�and his establishment in one of the old college houses is full of 

elegance      and   comfort。      We     took    an   open    travelling    carriage   with 

imperials�察  �and   drove   down   to   Eton   with   our   own   horses�察  �arriving   about 

one o'clock。      At two�察�precisely�察�the Provost of King's College�察�Cambridge�察�

was to arrive�察�and to be received under the old gateway of the cloister by 

the   Captain   of   the   school   with   a   Latin   speech。   After   dinner   there   is   a 

regatta among the boys�察�which is one of the characteristic and pleasing old 

customs。      All   the  fashionables   of  London   who have   sons   at   Eton   come 



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down to witness their happiness�察�and the river bank is full of gayety。                 The 

evening   finished   with      the   most  beautiful   fireworks   I    ever   saw�察 �which 

lighted   up   the   Castle   behind   and   were   reflected   in   the   Thames   below�察�

while the glancing oars of the young boatmen�察�and the music of their band 

with a merry chime of bells from St。 George's Chapel�察�above�察�all combined 

to   give   gayety   and   interest   to   the   scene。 The   next   morning   ��Sunday���察�

after an agreeable breakfast in the long�察�low´walled breakfast´room�察�which 

opens   upon   the   flower   garden�察  �we   went   to   Windsor   to   worship   in   St。 

George's Chapel。         The Queen's stall is rather larger than the others�察�and 

one is left vacant for the Prince of Wales。 

       LONDON�察�July 29th 

       And now with a new sheet I must begin my account of Nuneham。 。 。 。 

The Archbishop of York is the second son of Lord Vernon�察�but his uncle�察�

Earl Harcourt�察�dying without children�察�left him all his estate�察�upon which 

he took the name of Harcourt。             We arrived about four o'clock。 。 。 。 The 

dinner was at half´past seven�察�and when I went down I found the Duchess 

of Sutherland�察�Lady Caroline Leveson´ Gower�察�Lord Kildare�察�and several 

of   the   sons   and   daughters   of   the Archbishop。     The   dinner   and   evening 

passed off very agreeably。         The Duchess is a most high´bred person�察�and 

thoroughly courteous。         As we were going in or out of a room instead of 

preceding   me�察  �which   was   her   right�察  �she   always   made   me   take   her   arm�察�

which was a delicate way of getting over her precedence。 。 。 。 At half´past 

nine     the   ��next   morning�А     �we   met    in   the   drawing´room�察      �when     the 

Archbishop led the way down to prayers。               This was a beautiful scene�察�for 

he is now ninety�察�and to hear him read the prayers with a firm�察�clear voice�察�

while his family and dependents knelt about him was a pleasure never to 

be forgotten。 。 。 。 At five I was to drive round the park with the Archbishop 

himself     in  his   open   carriage。     This    drive   was    most   charming。      He 

explained everything�察�told me when such trees would be felled�察�and when 

certain tracts of underwood would be fit for cutting�察�how old the different´ 

sized deer werein short�察�the whole economy of an English park。                     Every 

pretty  point   of view�察 �too�察  �he   made   me   see�察 �and   was   as   active   and   wide´ 

awake as if he were thirty�察�rather than ninety。 。 。 。 The next morning�察�after 

prayers and breakfast�察�I took my leave。 



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          LETTER�此                      �To A。H。 BISHOP'S 

     PALACE�察�NORWICH�察�August 1st 



     My dear Ann�此       �How I wish I could transport you to the spot where I 

am writing�察�but if I could summon it before your actual vision you would 

take it for a dream or a romance�察�so different is everything within the walls 

which enclose the precincts of an English Cathedral from anything we can 

conceive   on   our   side   of   the   water。   。   。   。   Some   of   the   learned   people   and 

noblemen       have   formed     an   Archaeological      Society    for  the   study   and 

preservation   ��of�А  �the   interesting   architectural   antiquities   of   the  kingdom�察�

and ��it�А �is   upon the   occasion of   the annual   meeting   of   this   society  for   a 

week at Norwich that 
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