嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
letters from england(貫哂蒙声栖議佚)-及13何蛍
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��
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
52
´ Page 53´
LETTERS FROM ENGLAND
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。
53
´ Page 54´
LETTERS FROM ENGLAND
54
´ Page 55´
LETTERS FROM ENGLAND
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
55
´ Page 56´
LETTERS FROM ENGLAND
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。
56
´ Page 57´
LETTERS FROM ENGLAND
57
´ Page 58´
LETTERS FROM ENGLAND
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
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��