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title: Author:Elizabeth Rebecca Ward


text: Author:Henry Inman

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Author:Clement Mansfield Ingleby

Works

 * A Complete View of the Shakspere Controversy, Concerning the Authenticity and Genuineness of Manuscript Matter Affecting the Works and Biography of Shakspere, Published by Mr. J. Payne Collier as the Fruits of His Researches (1861)

title: Author:Clement Mansfield Ingleby


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Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Company v. King/Dissent Bradley

MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY dissenting.

I dissent from the judgment of the court in this case. The parties never contracted that the price to be paid for the wood was to be equivalent to any amount of specie. The price contracted for was one dollar per cord. Specie at that time was worth twenty-one dollars to one of Confederate currency. Can it be supposed that the parties agreed on a value of five cents per cord for the wood? The suggestion does not appear to me to be reasonable. The truth is, that the relation between Confederate currency and specie in North Carolina at that time is entirely unsuitable to be used as a rule in estimating the value of contracts. Specie could not be had at all, and consequently the relation between currency and specie was no guide as to the value of currency in purchasing commodities. The verdict finds that the wood, at the time of the contract, was worth fifty cents in specie per cord; and yet it sold for a dollar in currency. This shows that currency was equivalent to fifty cents on the dollar in purchasing capacity. I hold, therefore, that the law of North Carolina, in allowing the jury to estimate the real value of the consideration in cases where it is impossible to get at the true value of the money named in the contract, is a most sensible and just law.

By what authority do we scale down the price named in the contract at all? Is it not on the ground that the value of the money named by the parties is not a true criterion of the value of the contract? When once we admit this, we make that money a mere commodity, and endeavor to find its true value. How, then, is its true value to be measured? Is it to be measured only by the amount of specie it would purchase at the time, when, perhaps, no specie existed in the country? Why not measure its value by the amount of United States treasury notes which it would buy? They were money, as well as specie. But suppose they were not to be had in the market any more than specie. Under such circumstances, is not the only true method of ascertaining its value the purchasing capacity which it had? I hold that this is the true test, when, as stated by the Legislature of North Carolina in its preamble to the act, it is impossible to scale the value of Confederate money accurately for all parts of the State under the varying circumstances that arose. Under such circumstances, the only fair mode of ascertaining the purchasing value of the currency used is to ascertain the true value of the consideration or thing purchased. This is not to set aside the contract of the parties, but to carry out their contract. It is the proper method of ascertaining what their contract really meant, and giving it full force and effect.

Where a regular current ratio exists between a paper currency and specie or other lawful money, of course it ought to be used as the rule to ascertain the true value of contracts. But when no such regular marketable value does exist, then the next best mode of getting at the value of the contract, or of the currency mentioned therein, is to ascertain the true value of the subject-matter about which the contract was made. This is what the Legislature of North Carolina authorized to be done, and what was done in this case.

I think the judgment should be affirmed.


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Upton v. Tribilcock/Dissent Miller

MR. JUSTICE MILLER (with whom concurred MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE and MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY) dissenting.

I am of opinion, that, where an agent of an existing corporation procures a subscription of additional stock in it by fraudulent representations, the fraud can be relied on as a defence to a suit for the unpaid instalments, when suit is brought by the corporation; and that if the stockholder has in reasonable time repudiated the contract, and offered to rescind before the insolvency or bankruptcy of the corporation, the defence is valid against the assignee of the corporation.

I also think there was evidence of such fraud in this case, and that the question of reasonable diligence in the offer to rescind was fairly put to the jury by the Circuit Court.

title: Upton v. Tribilcock/Dissent Miller


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Jackson v. Jackson/Dissent Davis

MR. JUSTICE DAVIS dissenting.

I agree to the legal propositions advanced by the court; but, in my opinion, the evidence in this case does not warrant the application that has been made of them.

It would serve no useful purpose to discuss the evidence, in order to show that it is so; and I shall, therefore, content myself with saying, that it justified the conclusion reached by the court below, that the property should be divided between the parties. As the appeal only brought up the question of property rights, I am not at liberty to consider the merits of the decree for divorce.

title: Jackson v. Jackson/Dissent Davis


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Talk:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Oregon

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Author:Alleyne Ireland

Selected works

 * Demerariana (1897) Baldwin.; 104 pages
 * Tropical Colonization (1899).
 * "The Cohesive Elements of British Imperialism". The Outlook. 63: 1011–1015. (1899).
 * The Anglo-Boer Conflict (1900).
 * Some Conditions of Success in Colonization. The Independent. 52. 1900. pp. 1593–1597.
 * "A Few Facts about the Colonies of the Great Powers". McClure's Magazine. Vol. 14. (1900). pp. 334–338.
 * China and the Powers (1901).
 * The Far Eastern Tropics (1905).
 * The Province of Burma (1907).
 * Joseph Pulitzer: Reminiscences of a Secretary (1914).
 * Beating 'em to it; or, The sultan and the sausages, by Chester Cornish [pseud.] Illustrations by Alfred J. Frueh. A. A. Knopf. (1917); 120 pages
 * The Truth about the Jameson raid, by John Hays Hammond as related to Alleyne Ireland (1918).
 * Democracy and the Human Equation (1921).
 * Can we save constitutional government? A memorandum (1922); 16 page pamphlet
 * The New Korea (1926) E. P. Dutton; 354 pages

title: Author:Alleyne Ireland


text:
Author:Inez Haynes Irwin

Novels

 * "May Eve; or, What You Must" (1906, Smith's Magazine) (3-part serial)
 * June Jeopardy (1908)
 * Phoebe and Ernest (1910) Illustrated by R. F. Schabelitz hathitrust
 * Janey: being the record of a short interval in the journey through life and the struggle with society of a little girl of nine (1911)
 * Phoebe, Ernest, and Cupid (1912) Illustrated by R. F. Schabelitz
 * Angel Island (1914)
 * The Ollivant Orphans (1915)
 * The Lady of Kingdoms (1917)
 * The Happy Years (1919)
 * Out of the Air (1921)
 * The Lost Diana (novella), Everybody's Magazine (1923)
 * The Happy Years (1919)
 * Out of the Air (1921)
 * The Lost Diana (novella), Everybody's Magazine (1923)

The Maida books

 * Maida's Little Shop, 1909 PG
 * Maida's Little House, 1921

Short stories

 * Phoebe and Ernest
 * "The Lost Children", (1908, The American Magazine, vol 67) (ss)
 * "Phoebe and the Heart of Toil," (1909, The American Magazine, vol 68)
 * "Puppy Love", The American Magazine, (1909, The American Magazine, vol 68)
 * "Phoebe and Her Other Self" (1909, The American Magazine, vol 69) (ss)
 * "Ernest and the Latch Key Question" (1910, The American Magazine, vol 69) (ss)
 * "Phoebe and the Household Gods" (1910, The American Magazine, vol 69) (ss)
 * "Ernest and the Case of Old Mudguards" (1910, The American Magazine, vol 70) (ss)
 * "Phoebe Among the Thespians" (1910, The American Magazine, vol 70) (ss)
 * "Ernest and the Social Game" (1910, The American Magazine, vol 70) (ss)
 * "The Codes of Phoebe and Ernest" (1910, The American Magazine, vol 70) (ss)
 * "Phoebe Makes the Grand Tour" (1910, The American Magazine, vol 71) (ss)
 * Phoebe, Ernest, and Cupid
 * "Ernest and the Law of Order" (1910, The American Magazine, vol 71) (ss)
 * "Phoebe and the Little Blind God" (1911, The American Magazine, vol 71) (ss)
 * Janey
 * "Janey and the Social Revolution" (1910 May, Success Magazine) (ss) [Janey Enters the Social Game]
 * "Janey and the Stork" (1910 June, Success Magazine) (ss) [Janey Snares the Stork]
 * A Renegade Mother (July 1910, Success Magazine) (ss) [Janey Repudiates Matrimony]
 * Janey Takes Her Pen in Hand (Aug 1910, Success Magazine) (ss)
 * Janey Takes a Thinking Part (April 1911, Success Magazine) (ss) [Janey Interprets the Great Bard]
 * Janey Peers Behind the Veil (May 1911, Success Magazine) (ss)
 * Janey Dabbles in High Finance (June 1911, Success Magazine) (ss)
 * "Janey Discovers the Great Illusion", The Red Book Magazine, 1911 June (ss) [Janey Gazes in Her Mirror]
 * Janey and the Little Blind God (July 1911, Success Magazine) (ss) [Janey Tracks Cupid]
 * Other stories
 * "The Queen of Far-Away", Everybody's Magazine, 1904 May (ss)
 * "The Father of His Son", Everybody's Magazine, Jul 1904
 * "A Doorstep Introduction", Pearson's Magazine, Nov 1904
 * "Love Me, Love My Dog", Pearson's Magazine, Nov 1904
 * "The Start", Everybody's Magazine, Dec 1904
 * "Uncle Mark's Match-Making/", The Red Book Magazine, 1905 June (ss)
 * "A Conspiracy Inhibited", The Smart Set, Aug 1906 (ss)
 * "Elvira's Boys", The Red Book Magazine, 1907 Oct (ss)
 * "Those who Sit Up-stairs", The Red Book Magazine, 1907 Nov (ss)
 * "The Amateur House-Party", The Smart Set, Aug 1907 (ss)
 * "In the Dark", The Smart Set, July 1907 (ss)
 * "The Matchbreakers", Hampton's Broadway Magazine, Nov 1908
 * "A Shift in Values", The Red Book Magazine, 1909 Dec (ss)
 * "The Homeliest Child", Harper's Magazine, Dec 1911
 * "The Eternal Challenge", Everybody's Magazine, Jan 1912
 * "With Pitfall and With Gin", Pictorial Review, Feb 1912
 * "The Sixth Canvasser", The Century Magazine, Jan 1916 (ss)
 * "Ladies", The Century Magazine, 1916 (ss)
 * "The Night Before", The Century Magazine, 1916 (ss)
 * "The Woman Across the Street", Ladies' Home Journal, Sep 1916
 * "The Last Cartridge", McCall's, Oct 1922
 * "His Career", Harper's Bazar, Jan 1923 (ss)
 * "A Telephone Exchange", Everybody's Magazine, Dec 1923 (ss)

Non-fiction

 * The Californiacs, 1916 (travel)
 * "The Marysville Strike" in Harper's Magazine, April 4, 1914 (article)
 * The Native Son, 1919 (travel)
 * The Story of the Women's Party, 1921 (Published as Up Hill With Banners Flying, 1964)
 * "Literary Portraits: Fannie Hurst", The Bookman (US) June 1921 (article)

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text: Author:William George Jordan

title: Author:William George Jordan


text: Author:Vaughan Kester

title: Author:Vaughan Kester


text:
Author:Samuel Merwin

Works

 * The Short Line War (1899) with Henry Kitchell Webster
 * Calumet "K" (1901) with Henry Kitchell Webster
 * The Road to Frontenac: A Romance of Early Canada (1901)
 * The Whip Hand (1903)
 * His Little World: The Story of Hunch Badeau (1903)
 * The Merry Anne (1904)
 * The Road Builders (1905)
 * Comrade John (1907) with Author:Henry Kitchell Webster
 * Drugging a Nation (1908)
 * The Citadel: A Romance of Unrest (1912)
 * Anthony the Absolute (1914)
 * The Charmed Life of Miss Austin (1914)
 * The Honey Bee: A Story of a Woman in Revolt (1915)
 * The Trufflers (1916)
 * Temperamental Henry: An Episodic History of the Early Life and the Young Loves of Henry Calverly, 3rd (1917)
 * Henry Is Twenty: A Further Episodic History of Henry Calverly, 3rd (1918)
 * The Passionate Pilgrim: Being the Narrative of an Oddly Dramatic Year in the Life of Henry Calverly, 3rd (1919)
 * Hills of Han: A Romantic Incident (1919)
 * In Red and Gold (1921)
 * Goldie Green (1922)
 * Hattie of Hollywood (serialized in Photoplay, July–December 1922)
 * Silk : A Legend as Narrated in the Journals and Correspondence of Jan Po (1923)
 * The Moment of Beauty (1925)
 * The Entertaining Angel (1926)
 * "Old Concord, Seen through Western Spectacles" (1926)
 * Anabel at Sea (1927)
 * Lady Can Do (1929)
 * Bad Penny (1933)
 * Rise and Fight Againe: The Story of a Life-Long Friend (1935)

Short stories

 * "Wanda of the Mysteries" in McClure's Magazine, Volume 40, Number 5
 * "The Peking Pug" in McClure's Magazine, Volume 40, Number 3

title: Author:Samuel Merwin


text:
Author:Christopher Darlington Morley

Fiction

 * Parnassus on Wheels (1917)
 * The Haunted Bookshop (1919) (sequel to PoW) (No scan) $PG$
 * In the Sweet Dry and Dry (with Bart Haley, 1919) illus, Gluyas Williams
 * Kathleen (1920) IA $PG$
 * Tales from a Rolltop Desk (1921)
 * Plum Pudding, of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned (1921) (sketches) IA $PG$
 * The Story of Ginger Cubes (1922) (novelette) illus, W. Gorman
 * Where the Blue Begins (1922) (satire/whimsy)
 * Rehearsal: A comedy in one act (1922) IA
 * Thursday Evening (1922) IA $PG$
 * Pandora Lifts the Lid (1924) with Don Marquis
 * Thunder on the Left (1925)
 * Pleased to Meet You (1927)
 * I Know a Secret (1927)

Non-fiction

 * Mince Pie: Adventures on the sunny side of Grub Street (1919) illus, Walter Jack Duncan (sketches)
 * Pipefuls (1920) illus by Walter Jack Duncan (humorous essays) IA $PG$
 * Making Books and Magazines: a commentary on the motion picture film taken at the Country Life Press (1916) IA
 * Shandygaff (1918) (essays)
 * Travels in Philadelphia, with drawings by Frank H. Taylor (1920) (sketches)
 * Modern Essays (1921) IA $PG$
 * The Powder of Sympathy (1923) illus Walter Jack Duncan  (collection of humorous essays)  IA
 * Religio Journalistici (1924) IA
 * Forty-four Essays by Christopher Morley (1925)
 * Old Loopy: A Love Letter for Chicago (1937) [not renewed] IA

Poetry
Anthologized
 * The Eighth Sin (as C. D. Morley, 1912)
 * Songs for a Little House (1917)
 * The Rocking Horse (1919) IA
 * Hide and Seek (Morley) (1920) IA
 * Chimneysmoke (1921) (illustrated by Thomas Fogarty) IA $PG$
 * Translations from the Chinese (1922) (burlesque poems)
 * Parson's Pleasure (1923)
 * "To the Oxford Men in the War" from A Treasury of War Poetry, ... 1914-1919 (1917)
 * "The Soldier" from Patriotic pieces from the Great War (1918)

Works from magazines

 * "The Haunting Beauty of Strynchine" (1916 Aug, Smart Set) (parody, humor)
 * "An Apology for Boccaccio" (1916 Nov, Smart Set) (essay)
 * "Continuity" (1922, Scribner's Magazine), short story
 * "Baedeker Fibbed" (1925, Harper's Magazine) (humor)
 * "Thunder on the Left" (1925, Harper's Magazine) (4-part novel)
 * Poems
 * "Do You Ever Feel Like God?" (1917 Dec, Smart Set)
 * "O. Henry—Apothecary" (1923, Harper's Magazine)
 * "To a Foreigner" (1923, Harper's Magazine)
 * "Song for a Little House" (1925 May, American Girl)
 * "The Arrow" (1925 Jan, Feb, Harper's Magazine) (2-part novelette)

Other

 * The foreword of Explorers of the Dawn (1922) by Mazo de la Roche
 * One Act Plays (1924)

Works about Morley

 * A Bibliography of Christopher Morley (1935) by Alfred P. Lee

Dedicated to Morley

 * Possession (1923) by Mazo de la Roche

title: Author:Christopher Darlington Morley


text: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Ellerton, John Lodge


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Page:History of West Australia.djvu/501

Rh large cities of the old world, was an attractive one, and in 1886 Dr. Tratman undertook the voyage, but he was not destined to immure himself in the arid and tropical town of Carnarvon. On presenting his credentials to the Government at Perth, the Colonial Secretary perceived that Dr. Tratman's abilities would to some extent be thrown away in so remote a part of the colony as Carnarvon, and a more important and fitting sphere was found for him close to the metropolis at Guildford, where he became resident medical officer. The district under his control is one of the largest in the colony, and Dr. Tratman performed the duties of his office with much acceptance to the Government for five years. In 1891, however, he grew restless, and anxious to achieve greater distinction in the profession of his choice; instead of becoming reconciled to one groove which would yield no further intellectual conquests, he resigned his appointment, went to England, applied himself assiduously to further study, and took the degree of Doctor of Medicine at the London University.

While in England he made a special study of the most modern system of hygiene as applied to the preservation of the public health, and in this domain he made a reputation as one of the leading authorities, which brought his name to the front when the Government had to combat the cholera scare that was the outcome of the outbreak of the scourge in Hamburg and in Russia. At this time Dr. Tratman had been appointed assistant medical officer in his native town of Bristol, but the summons of the Government at the important conjuncture in the history of the country, called him to the performance of a higher mission. He was entrusted with the responsible duty of devising and carrying into effect precautions having for their object the shielding of the United Kingdom from the infection of the dreaded malady that was decimating population on the Continent. The fullest powers were placed in the hands of Dr. Tratman for the efficient fulfilment of this duty. He had special steamers at his disposal for the maintenance of the health patrol unremitting]y day and night, and he worked indefatigably and almost regardless of hours of rest during the crisis of the scare. As is well known, cholera was kept at a distance from the shores of England owing to the watchfulness of the health authorities, among whom Dr. Tratman had a prominent place, and it is satisfactory to know that the Government did not prove themselves ungrateful towards so zealous and capable an officer when the danger passed away. In 1893, when the fortune of Western Australia began to rise, Dr. Tratman, who had achieved the object of his visit to the old country, and who had always cherished a cordial feeling of regard towards a colony in which he had so many friends, resolved to return to the place in which he was held in high and general esteem. On arriving here in 1893 he settled in Perth to practise his profession, and at once established himself so strongly in the confidence of the public that his work became a serious tax upon his energies. In addition to his very large practice, he devotes himself to the service of suffering humanity with a philanthropic spirit, and among the surgeons of the Perth Hospital no one is more active or punctual in the performance of his duty than Dr. Frank Tratman. He is also a member of the Medical Board of Western Australia and president of the Dental Board of the colony.

Dr. Tratman, like all successful men, finds much pleasure in the pursuit of his profession, which touches the master-chord of his energetic nature. He holds the conviction, and the dictum is entitled to much respect, coming from such an authority, that hard work is healthful to mind and body, so long as the task is a congenial one, and is free from the destructive effect of anxiety or harassing surroundings. In a word, it is not industry, but worry, that kills, and in this respect he certainly takes his own prescription, and adds the example to precept, for his hours of recreation spent outside his laboratory or his library are very few indeed. He finds the greatest pleasure in keeping abreast of medical thought and development in all parts of the world, and is a contributor to the Lancet and other leading organs of the profession. To him the announcement of any new theory or principle of treatment, such as that of Pasteurisation, which made such a sensation in the medical world a few years ago, or the disclosure of the amazing possibilities of the X rays of concentrated photographic power, are of the most engrossing interest, and he burns much midnight oil in possessing himself of the most microscopic details of such a discovery. Dr. Tratman is reputed among his colleagues to possess not only a remarkable grasp of medical science, but also a peculiarly terse and lucid method of expressing his views upon the most recondite points of practice. At the age of thirty-six he has already harvested a liberal reward for his devotion to his work, and for his early years of strenuous study. In these days of intense competition, and the attrition of intellect in the professions, he has, long before he has reached the prime of life, climbed to a plane of distinction which many of those who started the race with him would probably be well satisfied to attain to in the full maturity of their careers.

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USTRALIA is so young and so large that there are immense areas of her country unsettled, and even unexplored. In the north of Western Australia, in the Northern Territory of South Australia, and in remote Queensland, there are expansive stretches still hid in their primal gloom. No white man has trod these wastes, no pathfinder has picked his curious way through these tropical regions; the natives—the children of the bush—remain lords of their primeval birthplaces. When taking Australia in a comprehensive bird's-eye view comparatively few and isolated settlers will be seen—an infinitesimal number according to the laws of population. In the old world population is in places reckoned at so many people to the acre; in Western Australia it is approximately eight square miles to one white man.

Much of the country in the Kimberley division of this colony is substantially unchanged from what it was a hundred years ago. The white man has no footing there; eternal stillness is not broken by the songs of commerce, the language of cattle and horses and sheep; the black is undisturbed and holds his corroborees beneath the mangrove. News comes to him at times by means of rumours carried from tribe to tribe that white-skinned people have been seen to the south, but he gives them little thought and is quite oblivious to the pathetic doom which is daily drawing upon him. The writing is on the wall; natural law will not be circumvented; he shall soon be known no more.

As yet the northernmost station is that owned by Messrs. Connor and Doherty—the "Newry." It lies somewhat west of Wyndham, and comprises 1,200 square miles of excellent grazing land. Beyond Newry in almost every direction there is good country to be taken up, which in days to come will undoubtedly prove an invaluable asset to Western Australia.

We are referring in another page to the career of Mr. Francis Connor, M.L.A., of that enterprising firm of pioneers and civilising couriers of which Mr. D. J. Doherty is the other member. Dennis Joseph Doherty was born at Newry, in Ireland, in 186l, and there obtained the foundation of a strong and hardy constitution; the pioneer of Australian "back blocks" requires an iron constitution. He attended St. Coleman's College until 1876, and had as a fellow-student his present partner, Mr. Connor. The two boys played together and studied in common, and roamed the environments of their native district in each other's company. The most prophetic soul then watching them would not have imagined a future career in such strange comparison, as was actually to take place.

Upon leaving school, young Doherty entered a linen spinning factory, while young Connor was associated with his father in an auctioneering business. For five years Mr. Doherty puzzled his mind in watching the ingenious process of linen manufacture. Soon after the notorious Phœnix Park murders he left Ireland, and found his way to Sydney, New South Wales. His colonial career began in a comparatively modest capacity under a firm of general importers in that city, with whom he remained for four years. Meanwhile he was delighted to welcome to Australia his old school chum, Francis Connor. The young men wisely put their heads and bodily vigor and capital together, and determined, in 1886, to come to Western Australia. Attention was at that period being gradually attracted to the Kimberley Gold fields, which rumour said contained some promise. Not averse to "roughing it" in the sparsely settled parts of the continent, they embarked in May of that year in the Afghan, the first steamer sailing for north west ports from the eastern colonies. They took merchandise with them which they hoped to sell at a substantial profit, and landed in Cambridge Gulf at what is now well known as Wyndham. There they opened a store in a tent, and while Mr. Doherty looked after this, Mr. Connor procured teams and carted provisions to the fields at Hall's Creek. Needless to say, both gentleman were thrown into the vortex of vicissitudes and were put to many inconveniences and trying labours. Their venture succeeded, as such bold enterprise was bound to do, and the profit on their original shipment of stores was encouraging. They sent for further consignments, and in course of time the store of Connor and Doherty became the best known in that part of Western Australia. It was so firmly established that, still in existence, it is now recognised as indissoluble with Wyndham and the surrounding country. So well did the store prosper that the firm turned its mind to other industries. The early training of Mr. Connor encouraged him to enter into pastoral pursuits. Cambridge Gulf is in closer proximity to India than most ports of Australia, and because a lucrative industry in importing Australian horses was already established, the firm naturally

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Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay

A smart and stylish girl you see, Belle of good society; Not too strict but rather free, Yet as right as right can be! Never forward, never bold,— Not too hot, and not too cold, But the very thing, I'm told, That in your arms you'd like to hold!

 Ta_ra_ra Boom_de_ay, Ta_ra_ra Boom_de_ay, Ta_ra_ra Boom_de_ay, Ta_ra_ra Boom_de_ay; Ta_ra_ra Boom_de_ay, Ta_ra_ra Boom_de_ay, Ta_ra_ra Boom_de_ay, Ta_ra_ra Boom_de_ay;

I'm not extravagantly shy, And when a nice young man is nigh, For his heart I have a try— And faint away with tearful cry! When the good young man, in haste, Will support me round the waist; I don't come to while thus embraced, Till of my lips he steals a taste!—
 * —Ta-ra-ra, &c.

I'm a timid flower of innocence— Pa says that that I have no sense,— I'm one eternal big expense; But men say that I'm just immense! Ere my verses I conclude, I'd like it known and understood, Though free as air, I'm never rude,— I'm not too bad and not too good!
 * —Ta-ra-ra, &c.

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Talk:Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay

 * Is there a scan or source available so that this text can be validated? Thanks,  Mattisse (talk) 12:01, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I am unaware of one. The book I used is available in many libraries. I can send you photos of the pages if you cannot locate it.--Longfellow (talk) 13:55, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Something published in 1984 is unlikely to be available, however, the editor's sources for that edition could be obtained very easily. I'd be willing to set it up, and show where to look for a scan, we could eliminate any errors in later editions and it is more convenient than users sending each other images; which is still no use to the reader. cygnis insignis 14:29, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

 * It is available in many libraries. However, if there are better sources available then of course they should be used.--Longfellow (talk) 14:47, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The sources they give should be a good start, you might browse through the openlibrary site - it usually sorts results by "read online". I'm happy to set up whatever you find. Does the text have underscores, btw? cygnis insignis 14:59, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
 * They reproduce original sheet music held in various collections, mainly The Raymond Mander & Joe Mitchenson Theatre Collection. This collection is not online.--Longfellow (talk) 21:17, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

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Author:Richard Morton

Works

 * Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay

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Rh ground, either for coping with competitors or with difficulties, needs, or demands; as, "to have the advantage of a good education." It is frequently used of what one has beyond another or secures at the expense of another; as, "to have the advantage of another in an argument," or "to take advantage of another in a bargain. Benefit is anything that does one good.

adverbs and the infinitive "to." See.

a few. Condemned as employing the singular article before an adjective plural in sense. Usage sanctions a hundred and a great many, these expressions being viewed as collective. A few is correct idiomatic English, with a sense distinctively different from that of the adjective used alone; as, "A few men can be trusted" (i.e., a small but appreciable number). "Few men can be trusted" (i. e., scarcely any) is practically equivalent to the negative statement "Most men are not to be trusted."

affect. Compare.

against: Never shorten this preposition into again. Such a usage is either dialectical or obsolete; and save in such usage there is no preposition again, or as sometimes spoken by persons careless with their speech agen.

aggravate, exasperate, irritate, provoke: A fever or a misfortune may be aggravated, but not a person.


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Author:Horatio Winslow

Works

 * contributed to Fantastic Universe (No. 12) and McClure's Magazine
 * Action! (1920) (in Argosy All-Story Weekly, July 24, 1920)

title: Author:Horatio Winslow


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ago all of them The person is, perhaps, exasperated or provoked. To aggravate, from the Latin aggravo "to make heavy," is to intensify, and applies only to conditions of fact; provoke, which calls forth anger, and exasperate, which heightens (or roughens) anger already provoked, allude to mental states. A patient may be so irritated that his condition is aggravated. Here to aggravate is to make worse; to irritate is to annoy, provoke.

ago. Compare.

agreeable: Do not spell this word agreable. Its component parts are agree plus able; always double the "e" before the "a." Agreeable is often erroneously used for agreeably in correspondence. In this sense it is a commercial colloquialism, meaning "being in accordance or conformity," as with some previous action. "Agreeable to your request I have forwarded the goods." Correctly, this should be rendered "Agreeably with your request, etc.," meaning "so as to be agreeable."

agreeably. Compare.

aid. Compare.

ain't: Avoid as inelegant. In such a phrase as "he ain't," it is both vulgar and ungrammatical; "he isn't" is the preferred form. "The contraction ain't for isn't is a vulgarism which ought not to need criticism. Yet ''tain't so' said an educated preacher once in my hearing. The safe rule


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 * "Yield Not to Temptation", 1868, including musical setting "Palmer"

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 * Life on the Lagoons
 * Venetian Studies
 * John Addington Symonds, a Biography
 * (ed.) Calendar of Venetian State Papers, for the Public Record Office

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 Dalrymple, William Robert Elphinstone, 1s. Charles Elphinstone, arm. , matric. 11 Oct., 1872, aged 18.  Dalston, Christopher, s. Christopher, of Johnby, Cumberland, gent. , matric. 1 April, 1717, aged 16.  Dalston, John, s. John, of Kertland, Cumberland, arm. , matric. 26 Feb., 1723-4, aged 17 (? M.P. Westmoreland 1747, until his death 26 May, 1759).  Dalton, Charles Browne, 2s. Charles, of Kelvedon, Essex, cler. , matric. 2 July, 1829, aged 19; B.A. 1833, fellow 1834-45, M.A. 1836, junior bursar 1837, chaplain of Lincoln's Inn, preb. of St. Paul's Cathedral 1845, vicar of Highgate 1854-78.  Dalton, Charles Henry George Fitzgerald, 3s. Henry, of Hound House, Surrey, cler. , matric. 23 May, 1861, aged 18; B.A. 1864, of Lincoln's Inn 1865.  [5]

Dalton, Colin Grant-, 6s. Dalton Foster, of Parkstone, Dorset, arm. matric. 24 Nov., 1876, aged 18; B.A. 1880, M.A. 1883, vicar of Wincanton, Somerset, 1885.  Dalton, Fitzgerald Verity, 1s. Henry Robert Samuel, of Dean, Beds, arm. , matric. 4 June, 1881, aged 18.  Dalton, Frederick Thomas, 3s. Charles Brown, of London, cler. , matric. 22 Oct., 1874, aged 18; scholar 1874, B.A. 1878, M.A. 1884, of Lincoln's Inn 1881.

Dalton, Gustavus George, 1s. Edward, of Dublin, Ireland, arm. , matric. 16 June, 1829, aged 18.

Dalton, Harrison, 5s. Richard, of Gipping, Suffolk, arm. , matric. 5 July, 1845, aged 20; B.A. 1849, M.A. 1852, bar,-at-law, Middle Temple, 1849.
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Dalton, Henry, M.A., Dublin (B.A. 1827, M.A. 1845), ad eundem 2 June, 1852, chaplain to the Duke of Leinster, and curate of Clovelly, Devon, died 6 Nov., 1869.

Dalton, Henry Robert Samuel, 1s. Henry, of Bridgenorth, Salop, cler. , matric. 2 June, 1852, aged 17; B.A. 1857.

Dalton, Rev. Herbert Andrew, 1s. Charles Brown, of Lambeth, Surrey. , matric. 18 Oct., 1871, aged 19, scholar 1871; a senior student 1875-8, B.A. 1875, M.A. 1878, assistant-master of Winchester College 1884.

Dalton, James, s. John, of Pembrey, co. Carmarthen, pleb. , matric. 13 Feb., 1732-3, aged 19.

Dalton, James, s. Thomas, of Crosby, Cumberland, pleb. , matric. 26 March, 1763, aged 18; B.A. 1768, M.A. 1771.
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Dalton, Rev. James, o.s. Cecil Wray, of Dimsdale, co. Durham, cler. , matric. 20 Nov., 1850, aged 19; B.A. 1855, M.A. 1859, died 7 Nov., 1862. See Foster's Yorkshire Collection.

Dalton, John, s. John, of Whitehaven, Cumberland, cler. , matric. 2 Nov., 1725, aged 16; B.A. 1730, M.A. 1734, B. & D.D. 1750.

Dalton, John, s. Nathaniel, of Cucklington, Somerset, cler. , matric. 1 June, 1742, aged 17; B.A. 21 Jan., 1745-6.

Dalton, John, s. John, of Cucklington, Somerset, cler. , matric. 27 May, 1772, aged 17.

Dalton, John, s. Francis, of Swaffham, Norfolk, arm. , matric. 26 Oct., 1809, aged 18.
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Dalton, John, 2s. Edward, of Fulham, Middlesex, gent. , matric. 5 Nov., 1822, aged 25.

Dalton, John, created D.C.L. 21 June, 1832, author of 'The Atomic Theory,' prof. of mathematics and natural philosophy in the New College, Manchester, 1793-9, F.R.S., gold medal 1826, member of the 'Institut du France,' president of the Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Chemical Arts Departments of the British Association at Oxford 1832, died 27 July, 1844. See Life, by Lonsdale.

Dalton, Joseph Bardgett, 3s. Thomas, of Whitehaven, Cumberland, cler. , matric. 9 Feb., 1860, aged 17; B.A. 1863, M.A. 1866, vicar of St. James's, Whitehaven, 1871-8.

Dalton, Nathaniel, s. Nathaniel, of Cucklington, Somerset, cler. , matric. 15 April, 1772, aged 16.

Dalton, Nathaniel, s. John, of Cucklington, Somerset, cler. , matric. 27 May, 1772, aged 18.
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Dalton, Ormonde Maddock, 2s. Thomas Masters, of Cardiff, co. Glamorgan, arm. , matric. 10 Oct., 1884, aged 18.

Dalton, Richard, 1s. Richard, of Brighton, Sussex, arm. , matric. 2 July, 1832, aged 18; B.A. 1837, M.A. 1850, rector of Kelmarsh, Northants, 1862.

Dalton, Richard Charles, 1s. Richard, of Bircham, Norfolk, cler. , matric. 14 Oct., 1882, aged 20.

Dalton, Richard Harrison, 1s. Harrison, of London, arm. , matric. 15 Oct., 1877, aged 19; of Lincoln's Inn 1880.

Dalton, Thomas, s. Ed., of Pembrey, co. Carmarthen, pleb. , matric. 29 Feb., 1731-2, aged 17; B.A. 1736.
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Dalton, Thomas, s. John, of Crosby, Cumberland, pleb. , matric. 6 June, 1753, aged B.A. 1757, fellow, M.A. 1760, B.D. 1776, vicar of Carisbrooke 1782, until his death, 12 May, 1822.

Dalton, Walter, 3s. Arthur, of Swansea, co. Glamorgan, gent. , matric. 30 Nov., 1858, aged 18; B.A. 1864, M.A. 1865.

Dalton, William, s. Richard, of Bond Street, London, arm. , matric. 12 March, 1742-3, aged 17.

Dalton, Rev. William, M.A., Dublin, (B.A. 1823), 2s. George Forster, of Dublin, Ireland, arm., admitted 'ad eundem' 25 June, 1840. , incorp. 19 Nov., 1846, aged 45; B.D. 26 Nov., 1846.

Daltry, Sidney John, 1s. Thomas William, of London, cler. , matric. 15 Oct., 1877, aged 19; scholar 1877, B.A. 1881, M.A. 1884.
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Daltry, Rev. Vernon Geoffrey, 2s. Thomas William, of Madeley, co. Stafford, cler. , matric. 23 Oct., 1880, aged 19.

Daly, Hon. Bowes Richard, 4s. James, of Lochray, co. Galway, arm. (after baron). , matric. March, 1834, aged 18; B.A. 1837, of Killough Castle, co. Tipperary, high sheriff 1864. See Foster's Peerage,.

Daly, Charles, s. Dennis, of Raford, co. Galway, arm. , matric. 5 Jan., 1738-9. aged 17.

Daly, Dennis, s. James, of Dublin, Ireland, arm. , matric. 26 Nov., 1764, aged 16; muster-master-general Ireland, M.P. Galway 1767-8, and for the county 1768-90, Galway 1790, until his death 10 Oct., 1792, father of James, 1st Lord Dunsandle. See Foster's Peerage.
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Daly, Dennis, 1s. James, of Dublin (city), arm. (after a baron). , matric. 12 Dec., 1828, aged 18; 2nd Baron Dunsandle, a representative peer since 23 Sep., 1851. See Foster's Peerage.

Daly, Edward Owen, 1s. Owen, of Hull, Yorks, gent. , matric. 11 Oct., 1872, aged 19; B.A. 1876, B.Med. & M.A. 1882, D.Med. 1885.

Daly, Hugh, 4s. Henry Drunot, of Ryde, Isle of Wight, arm. , matric. 16 Oct., 1879, aged 19.

Daly, Joseph Morgan, s. Denis, of Mote, co. Meath, arm. , matric. 21 Nov., 1793, aged 16.

Daly, Kees, s. John, of Montserat, arm. , matric. 13 July, 1731, aged 18.

Daly, Robert (B.A., Dublin, 1803, M.A. 1832, B. & D.D. 1843), s. Dennis, of Loughrea, co. Galway, arm. , incorp. 26 April, 1804, aged 20.
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Rh contractions is never to use them in public speech. This is the instinct of a perfect taste.", English Style, lecture ii. p. 25.

alienate, antagonize: Alienate which means "estrange," should never be used for antagonize, meaning "contend against" or "bring into opposition." Thus, you alienate your friend because you antagonize his views.

all. See under, , and compare.

allege: Do not spell this word alledge. It has no connection whatever with ledge, a shelf. Allege is derived from the Latin adlegio, clear, and came to England with the Normans in the Norman French form aligier, Old French, esligier, from the Latin, ex, out, and litigo, to carry strife. It means, to assert.

alleviate, relieve: Distinguished from relieve, as alleviate, by lightening (Latin ad, to, + levis, light), mitigates or makes less burdensome, and relieve, by removing (Latin re, again, + levis, lifting up), supplies what is wanting.

Alleviation affects internal sensations, affording comparative ease, whereas relief operates upon external conditions, removing pain. You alleviate suffering and relieve distress or poverty.

all of them: This phrase furnishes an excellent example of the common carelessness of speech. Of signifies from or from out; and whereas one can


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 Brown, Edward, 4s. William Henry, of Great Marlow, Bucks, gent. , matric. 5 Feb., 1877, aged 24; B. Mus. 1878, D. Mus. 1883.

Browne, Edward Austin, 1s. William Sainsbury, of Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, cler. , matric. 16 Oct., 1879, aged 19; B.A. 1883, M.A. 1886.

Brown, Edward Balcombe, 1s. William Robert Edward, of Wellington, New Zealand, gent. , matric. 13 May, 1876, aged 18; B.A. 1879, bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 17 Nov., 1880. See Foster's Men at the Bar.

Brown, Edward Chamberlayn, 1s. Edward, of Windsor, Berks, arm. , matric. 2 Nov., 1824, aged 20; B.A. 1829.

Brown, Edward Cotgrave, 5s. John, of Kinwarton, co. Warwick, arm. , matric. 17 Oct., 1885. aged 19.[5]

Browne, Rev. Edward George Stanley, 1s. Edward Stanley, of Plymouth, Devon, gent. , matric. 9 April, 1864, aged 19; B.A. 1867, M.A. 1871.

Browne, Edward Harold, Bishop of Winchester, created D.D. 16 June, 1885, and also D.C.L. 13 June, 1877;, Cambridge, B.A. 1832, fellow, M.A. 1835, B.D. 1855, D.D. 1864, bishop of Ely 1864-73, of Winchester since 1873, and prelate of the most noble order of the Garter (son of Robert Browne, of Morton House, Bucks), born 6 March, 1811. See Foster's Peerage.

Brown, Edward Hyder, 1s. Charles, of Ashcott, Somerset, arm. , matric. 16 Nov., 1826, aged 19.

Browne, Edward Palliser Carew, 5s. Thomas Browne, of Lancaster, gent. , matric. 3 Nov., 1871, aged 18; B.A. 1876, of the Inner Temple 1874.

Browne, Edward Slater, 1s. Robert, of Marylebone, Westminster, gent. , matric. Nov., 1848, aged 17; B.A. 1852, M.A. 1855, P.C. St. Katherine's, Savernake Forest, 1864, sub-dean of Sarum 1882-7.
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Browne, Edward Thomas, o.s. Edward Payne, of London, gent. , matric. 22 Oct., 1884, aged 18.

Browne, Elias, s. Daniel, of Sandford, Devon, gent. , matric. 22 March 1727-8, aged 19.

Browne, Elliott Kenworthy, 1s. William Kenworthy, of Goldington, Beds, arm. , matric. 12 Oct., 1866, aged 19; B.A. 1870, M.A. 1881, rector of North Stoneham, Hants, 1886.

Brown, Rev. Ernest Faulkner, 3s. William, of Chester, gent. , matric. 11 Oct., 1872, aged 18, scholar 1873; B.A. 1877, M.A. 1880, Oxford University missionary to Calcutta 1880.

Browne, Francis, s. Francis, of St. Margaret Patton, London, doctor. , matric. 28 Jan., 1734-5, aged 19; B.A. 9 Feb., 1737-8.
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Brown, Rev. Francis Walter, 1s. Walter Lucas, of Wendlebury, Oxon, cler. , matric. Oct., 1860, aged 18.

Brown, Frank George, 2s. John, of Nottingham, gent. , matric. 16 Oct., 1875, aged 36; B.A. 1879.

Browne, Frank Gore, 3s. Thomas, of Auckland, New Zealand, knight. , matric. 11 Oct., 1878, aged 18; B.A. 1882, bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 6 June, 1883. See Foster's Men at the Bar.

Brown, Frederick, 2s. Joseph Thomas, of Walcot in Bath, arm. , matric. 13 June, 1832, aged 16; B.A. 1836, M.A. 1839, rector of Nailsea, Somerset, 1839-68, died 11 March, 1886.

Brown, Frederick D., created M.A. 13 Feb., 1883.

Browne, Rev. Frederick Herbert, 2s. Edward Stanley, of Chatham, Kent, arm. , matric. 11 Oct., 1867, aged 18; clerk 1867, scholar 1868, B.A. 1872, M.A. 1874, head-master of Ipswich School 1883.
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Brown, Frederick Hewlett, 1s. Thomas Edwin Burton, of Lahore, East Indies, D.Med. , matric. 16 Oct., 1882, aged 19; demy 1882, B.A. 1886.

Brown, Rev. Frederick John, 1s. James Heakes, of Macclesfield, Cheshire, gent. , matric. 22 Oct., 1867, aged 18; B.A. 1872, M.A. 1874.

Browne, George, s. Robert, of Forston, Dorset, arm. , matric. 14 Jan., 1717-8, aged 18.

Browne, George, s. Thomas, of London, gent. , matric. 30 Nov., 1773, aged 19.
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Browne, George, s. Henry, of Isle of Jamaica, West Indies, arm. , matric. 17 Dec., 1789, aged 17.

Brown, George, 'tabularum chalcograph, &c., venditor,' privilegiatus 20 Jan., 1832.

Browne, George Augustus, 6s. William, of Holywell, Oxford (city), cler. , matric. Jan., 1825, aged 17; B.A. 1829, M.A. 1831, chaplain Magd. Coll., d. 8 Oct., 1853. Bloxam, ii.

Brown, George Blamire, 1s. John George, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, gent. , matric. 28 Jan., 1873, aged 18; B.A. 1876, M.A. 1882, vicar of Chalgrove, Berks, 1885.

Brown, George Clerke, 2s. Arthur Henry Clerke, of Kingston, Oxon, arm. , matric. Oct., 1872, aged 17; B.A. & M.A. 1883.
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Brown, George Gibson, 2s. John Crombie, of Edinburgh, arm. , matric. 13 Oct., 1884, aged 21.

Brown, George Gilbert, 1s. Alfred, of London, gent. , matric. 20 April, 1885, aged 19.

Brown, George Gilpin, o.s. John Gilpin, of Stockton-on-Tees, cler. , matric. 4 June, 1834, aged 18; of Sedbury Hall, Yorks, assumed the additional surname of in 1854.

Brown, George James, 1s. George Francis, of Juampoor, East Indies, arm. , matric. 23 May, 1850, aged 17; B.A. 1854, M.A. 1857, domestic chaplain to Duke of Marlborough 1858, incumbent of St. John Evangelist, Edinburgh, 1883.

Browne, George Lathom, 3s. William, of Southwark, Surrey, arm. , matric. 22 March, 1834, aged 18; bar.-at-law, Middle Temple, 11 June, 1841. See Foster's .
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Browne, Rev. George Owen, 5s. Thomas Birch Llewellyn, of Flint, cler. , matric. 19 Oct., 1872, aged 24; B.A. 1875, M.A. 1881.

Brown, George Richard, 5s. Walter, of Stonesfield, Oxon, cler. , matric. 23 Oct., 1834, aged 17; B.A. 1838, M.A. 1841, vicar of Kirkham, co. Lancaster, 1862, until his death 11 March, 1875.

Browne, George Rickards, 1s. Thomas Briarly, of Roos in Holderness, Yorks, cler. , matric. 13 Oct., 1873, aged 19; scholar 1873, B.A. 1877;, M.A. 1880, chaplain of Christ Church 1879, and of New College 1880.

Browne, Sir George Sackville,, created D.C.L. June, 1823, (2nd son of Rev. St. John Browne, D.D.) major-general , died at Brussels 1 Jan., 1828.

Browne, George Sackville Henry, 9s. Arthur, of Kingsale, co. Cork, arm. , matric. 29 Nov., 1838, aged 25.
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Brown, George Thomas Gilpin, 1s. George Gilpin, of Sedbury, Yorks, arm. , matric. 19 Oct., 1867, aged 19; of Sedbury Park, Yorks.

Brown, Gerard Baldwin (subs. Desiderius, B.B,), o.s. James Baldwin, of London, cler. , matric. 25 Oct., 1869, aged 19; scholar 1869, B.A. (and fellow) 1874, M.A. 1876.

Browne, Hamilton Edward, 3s. Robert William, of London, gent. , matric. 16 Oct., 1879 aged 19; B.A. 1883.
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 Brown, Harold Alexander, 1s. John, of Calcutta, gent. , matric. 16 Oct., 1884, aged 18.  Brown, Harold Holgate, 2s. James Taylor, of Nayland, Suffolk, cler. , matric. 2 June, 1884, aged 18.  Brown, Harry Garrard, s. Henry, of Salisbury (city), doctor. , matric. 29 Oct., 1782, aged 21.  Browne, Harvey Atkyns, s. Bartholomew, of Kennington, Surrey, gent. , matric. 25 Feb., 1818, aged 18; B.A. 1822, M.A. 1824, rector of Stow Maries, Essex, 1836.  Browne, Henry, s. Obadiah, of Whiston, co. York, cler. , matric. 8 June, 1722, aged 18; B.A. 1726.  [5]

Browne, Henry, s. Henry, of St. Giles's, London, arm. , matric. 21 June, 1733, aged 18.  Brown, Henry, s. Samuel, of Leicester (city), pleb. , matric. 15 Dec., 1733, aged 18; B.A. 1737, M.A. 1740.  Browne, Henry, s. Robert, of Hoby, co. Leicester, cler. , matric. 14 April, 1739, aged 19.

Browne, Henry, s. — B., of St. Martin's, Leicester (city), gent. , matric. 11 May, 1779, aged 19; B.A. 1783.

Brown, Henry, s. Henry, of Edingley, Notts, gent. , matric. 14 May, 1790, aged 19; B.A. 1794.
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Brown, Henry, 3s. John, of St. Mary's, Carlisle, cler. , matric. 2 April, 1819, aged 16; B.A. 1822, M.A. 1827.

Browne, Henry, 4s. William, of Holywell, Oxford (city), cler. , matric. 31 May, 1821, aged 18; B.A. 1825, M.A. 1828, rector of Letheringsett, Norfolk, 1861, until his death 13 Oct., 1872.

Brown, Henry, 3s. George, of St. George's, Bloomsbury, London, arm. , matric. 12 Feb., 1822, aged 17; B.A. 1826, M.A. 1830, rector of Woolwich 1851, vicar of Boreham, Essex, 1845-51, died 2 May, 1875.

Browne, Henry, 1s. John, of Jamaica, arm. , matric. 28 May, 1841, aged 18; B.A. 1845, rector of Eastham, Tenbury, 1853, J.P., D.L. co. Hereford.

Brown, Henry, 1s. James Sers, of Melton Mowbray, co. Leicester, arm. , matric. 18 March, 1847, aged 21.
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Brown, Henry, 1s. Henry, of New Windsor, Berks, arm. , matric. 16 Jan., 1869, aged 19; B.A. 1872, M.A. 1884.

Browne, Henry Albert, s. William Loder, of St. Andrew's, Holborn, London, gent. , matric. 15 June, 1818, aged 18; B.A. 1822, rector of Toft next Newton, co. Lincoln, 1832, until his death Oct., 1883.

Brown, Henry Christian, 2s. George, of St. George's, Hanover Square, London, pleb. , matric. 17 Oct., 1832, aged 19;, B.A. 1838.

Brown, Henry Clerke, 1s. Arthur Henry Clerke, of London, arm. , matric. 13 Oct., 1871, aged 19; B.A. 1876, M.A. 1878, bar.-at-law, Lincoln's Inn, 15 May, 1878, See Foster's Men at the Bar.

Brown, Henry Eden, 3s. William, of Wimbledon, Surrey, arm. , matric. 27 May, 1863, aged 18.
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Browne, Henry Ernest, 2s. Alfred, of Flitton, Beds, cler. , matric. 29 Feb., 1856, aged 18;, B.A. 1862.

Brown, Henry Forbes Darell, 1s. Lionel Edward, of Welland, co. Worcester, cler. , matric. 23 Jan., 1886, aged 18.

Brown, Rev. Henry Handley, 3s. Francis, of Wellbourne, near Grantham, co. Lincoln, arm. , matric. 9 Feb., 1832, aged 18;, B.A. 1836, M.A. 1840, missionary in Auckland, N.Z. 1859.

Brown, Henry Langford, s. Thomas, of Coomb Sachfield, Devon, arm. , matric. 6 Nov., 1741, aged 19, of Grays Inn 1741.

Brown, Henry Langford, s. Henry, of Silverton, Devon, arm. , matric. 26 April, 1776, aged 18.
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Browne, Henry Lewis St. Barbe, 2s. William, of Sidmouth, Devon, arm. , matric. 17 Oct., 1868, aged 19.

Browne, Henry Llewelyn, 1s. Thomas Birch Llewelyn, of Flint (town), cler. , matric. 13 May, 1859, aged 18, scholar 1859, B.A. 1863; fellow 1866-76, M.A. 1866, rector of Hampton Poyle, Hants, 1875-6, vicar of Monk Sherborne 1876, until his death 25 April, 1886.

Browne, Henry Martin, 2s. John Wilson, of Claughton, Cheshire, gent. , matric. 26 Oct., 1872, aged 19.

Brown, Henry Rowland-, o.s. Henry, of Pinner, Middlesex, arm. , matric. 24 Jan., 1884, aged 18; B.A. 1887.

Brown, Rev. Henry Sidney, 6s. Thomas, of London, gent. , matric. 14 Oct., 1871, aged 19; exhibitioner 1874, B.A. 1876, M.A. 1878.

Brown, Rev. Henry Vaughan, 3s. William, of Whitchurch, co. Hereford, gent. , matric. 12 Oct., 1872, aged 19; scholar 1872, B.A. 1876, M.A. 1879.
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Brown, Henry William, 6s. Walter, of Stonesfield, Oxon, cler. , matric. 26 May, 1841, aged 17; B.A. 1845, colonial chaplain West Australia, 1861.

Brown, Herbert Edward, o.s. Henry Charles, of Lewisham, Kent, gent. , matric. 29 Oct., 1867, aged 19; B.A. 1871, M.A. 1876.

Brown, Herbert Rochfort Johnson-, 3s. John, of Cheltenham, arm. , matric. 16 Oct., 1883, aged 19; B.A. 1887.

Brown, Hercules Langford, 1s. Hercules Edwin, of Froxfield, Wilts, arm. , matric. 23 Oct., 1885, aged 20.
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Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes, 1s. Hugh Horatio, of Nice, South France, gent. New Coll., matric. 10 Oct., 1873, aged 19, of Newhall, co. Edinb., and of Carlops, co. Peebles.

Browne, Isaac Hawkins, s. Isaac, of St. Andrew's, London, arm. , matric. 4 May, 1763, aged 17; created M.A. 14 July, 1767, created D.C.L. 9 July, 1773, then of Badger, Salop, M.P. Milbourne Port 1774-5, Bridgnorth 1784-1812, died 30 May, 1818.

Browne, James, s. James, of Isle of Nevis, West Indies, arm. , matric. 15 Aug., 1726, aged 16, of the Inner Temple 1726.

Brown, James, s. James, of Cirencester, co. Gloucester, pleb. , matric. 17 Dec., 1748, aged 18; B.A. 1752.

Brown, James, s. James, of Bristol, co. Gloucester, cler. , matric. 20 March, 1781, aged 18; B.A. 1785.
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Brown, James Algernon, 4s. John Washbourne, of Uffcott, Wilts, gent. , matric. 24 June, 1870, aged 17; B.A. 1873, M.A. 1877, bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 17 Nov., 1877. See Foster's Men at the Bar.

Browne, James Caulfeild, M.A., Cambridge (B.A. 1827, M.A. 1840), o.s. George, of Sunninghill, Berks, arm. , incorp. 26 June, 1845, aged 41; D.C.L. 6 July, 1845, vicar of Dudley, co. Worcester, died 11 March, 1870. See Foster's Peerage,.

Brown, James Cyril, 1s. John Morgan, of Tillenham, co. Monmouth, cler. , matric. 19 Oct., 1874, aged 19; B.A. 1878.

Brown, James Layton, 3s. Charles, of Leeds, co. York, arm. , matric. 5 May, 1824, aged 18; B.A. 1828.
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all over almost subtract a certain quantity from an entire number, one can hardly refer to that number as still existing, in any shape whatever, if one subtracts the whole; for from out implies a remainder. You may say "ship some, or any definite number, say ten of them," or "ship them all," but not "ship all of them."

all over the world: A common but undesirable locution for "all the world over" or "over all the world."

allow, permit: Discriminate carefully between these words. Allow implies no attempt at hindrance; permit suggests authorization to do. One allows that to which one interposes no objection or takes no step to prevent; one permits that to which one gives express consent or authorization. In some parts of the United States allow is used in the sense of "think, think likely, intend"; as, "he allowed he would go"; "he allowed to pay it." It is used also in the sense of say. Both uses are wholly inadmissible.

all right: In best usage this term is always written as two words. Formerly alright was in vogue, but it is now obsolete.

allude: This word is frequently used as synonymous with mention but this is a careless and improper treatment of the term.

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 * Periodicals
 * "Historical Sketch of the Kingdom of Pándya, Southern Peninsula of India", in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vol. III

 * Compilations
 * Works by the late Horace Hayman Wilson
 * Vol 1, 2 Essays and Lectures chiefly on the Religion of the Hindus
 * Vol 3, 4 , 5 Essays (analytical, critical and philological) on subjects connected with Sanskrit Literature
 * Vol 6, 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 The Vishṅu Puráṅa: a system of Hindu mythology and tradition
 * Vol 11, 12 (no scan on Commons, but see below), 13 Select specimens of the theatre of the Hindus

 * Anthologized
 * "The Ganges" in Poets of John Company (1921)

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 * Rig-Veda Sanhitá
 * The Mrichchakati, or The Toy Cart, translation from Śūdraka (1826):
 *  Select Specimens of the Theatre of the Hindus
 * 1st ed., in 3 vols. (1827)
 * 2nd ed., in 2 vols. (1835)
 * Vishnu purana (1840)
 * The Mégha Dúta or Cloud Messenger, translation from Kalidasa:
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Name: 	James Conway Walter Age in 1911: 	80 Estimated birth year: 	abt 1831 Relation to Head: 	Head Gender: 	Male Birth Place: 	Langton-by-Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England Civil Parish: 	Woodhall, Thornton, Martin and Langton County/Island: 	Lincolnshire Country: 	England Street address: 	Langton Rectory Horncastle Marital Status: 	Widowed Occupation: 	Clerk In Holy Orders-Rector Registration district: 	Horncastle Registration District Number: 	419 Sub-registration district: 	Tattershall ED, institution, or vessel: 	12 Piece: 	19819 Household Members: Name 	Age James Conway Walter 	80 Sarah Lee 	50 George Ball 	18
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WALTER, JAMES CONWAY. Adm. pens. at CLARE, July 5, 1849. S. of the Rev. Edward (1819). B. at Langton, Lincolnshire. Matric. Michs. 1849; Scholar. Migrated to St Catharine's, Mar. 22, 1850; B.A. 1853. Ord. deacon (Chichester) 1855; priest, 1856; C. of Patcham, Sussex, 1855-7. C. of Holy Trinity Chapel, Brighton, 1858-65. C. of St Patrick's, Hove, 1865-9. V. of St Andrew's, Langton (Woodhall Spa) and Kirkstead, Lincolnshire, 1869-89. R. of Langton, 1890-1913. Author, Letters from the Highlands; Highland Forays; The Genuineness of the Book of Daniel, etc. Died Mar. 19, 1913, aged 82. (Crockford; The Times, Mar. 22, 1913.)
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"… The Rev. James Conway Walter, of Langton Rectory, Horncastle, writing to the 'Guardian' on the relatios of Cchurch and Dissent, relates how he once performed the burial service for the wife of a Presbyterian minister in the Presbyterian church and in the burial-ground attached to it. 'The funeral,' adds Mr. Walter, 'took place on Sunday afternoon, and the whole funeral party attended the evening service of my own church. I may add that from that time forward, whenever I had a collection for any object of public general interest, if I invited the different Dissenting ministers to collect for it, the Wesleyans, Presbyterians, and Primitive Methodists would have collections at their morning service, and send some member of their families to put their collections into the offertory bags at my evening service. I think, if there was more of this fraternal spirit prevailing, it would be better for all parties. I call myself a High Churchman.'"
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 * A History of Horncastle from the Earliest Period to the Present Time (1908)
 * Letters from the Highlands
 * Highland Forays
 * The Genuineness of the Book of Daniel
 * The Ayscough family and their connections

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 numerous contributions to the ‘Annals and Magazine of Natural History.’ In 1843 he was elected president of the Natural History Society of Belfast, which he joined in 1826. He died unmarried on 17 Feb. 1852, while on a visit to London, and was buried at Belfast.

Forbes and other naturalists of the time esteemed him highly. His chief work was his ‘Natural History of Ireland,’ of which the first volume appeared in 1849, and the fourth posthumously in 1856, under the editorship of [q. v.], [q. v.], and [q. v.] It is still the standard book on its subject, and, besides its valuable scientific details, contains many passages of general interest. He was the first observer who described the wonderful breeding places of murrans, whirrans, albanachs, skearts, herring-gulls, gamehawks, and other rare species which are to be found on the coast of Clondehorky, co. Donegal. His portrait occurs in Ransome's ‘Scientific Portraits.’

THOMPSON, WILLIAM (1811–1880), pugilist, known as ‘Bendigo,’ was born at Nottingham on 11 Oct. 1811. He was one of three sons at a birth, and these boys became popularly known as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. In youth Thompson became a formidable pugilist. In 1832 he beat Bill Faulker, a Nottingham notoriety, and in the following year defeated Charles Martin. In his first challenge in ‘Bell's Life in London’ in 1835 he styled himself ‘Abednego of Nottingham,’ and from that date he was spoken of in the sporting press as ‘Bendigo.’ His first important fight was on 21 July 1835, near Appleby House, about thirty miles from Nottingham, when he met [q. v.] In the twenty-third round Caunt, wearied with Bendigo's shifty conduct, struck him a blow while he was on his second's knee; by this foul blow he lost the fight, and the stakes (25l. a side) were awarded to Bendigo. His next fight, on 24 May 1836, nine miles from Sheffield, was with John Leechman, known as ‘Brassey,’ whom he defeated in fifty-two rounds after a severe contest. On 24 Jan. 1837, at Woore, near Newcastle, Staffordshire, he encountered Charles Langan, who gave in at the close of the ninety-second round. On 13 June following at Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, he defeated William Looney in a fight extending to ninety-nine rounds.

Again facing Caunt on 3 April 1838, Bendigo was this time unsuccessful. In the presence of fifteen thousand people—the aristocracy forming no inconsiderable portion—he fought Deaf Burke at Heather, Leicestershire, on 12 Feb. 1839, when in the tenth round Burke butted him twice, and the referee gave a decision that the blows were ‘foul.’ During the same year James Ward presented ‘a champion's belt’ to Bendigo at the Queen's Theatre, Liverpool, amid the acclamations of a large assembly of people.

On 23 March 1840, while throwing a somersault at Nottingham, he so hurt his kneecap that he was laid up for two years. He was taken into custody by the police on 28 June 1842 and bound over to keep the peace to prevent his fighting Hazard Parker. A fight for 200l. a side and the belt came off with his old opponent Caunt on 9 Sept. 1845, when a decision, much disputed, was given in his favour. His last appearance in the ring took place on 15 June 1850 at Mildenhall, Suffolk, when, for 200l. a side, he fought [q. v.]; he would probably have been defeated, as his age told against him, had not Paddock finished the combat by a foul blow.

Bendigo was 5 ft. 9¾ in. high, and his fighting weight was eleven stone twelve pounds. He was very clever with his hands, possessed much judgment, and in his battles with men taller and heavier than himself showed coolness and self-restraint. It is generally stated that the Victorian goldfield, now an Australian city, was called Bendigo after the popular pugilist. After his retirement from the ring, Bendigo fell under the influence of Father Mathew and Richard Weaver, took the pledge, and ultimately became a dissenting minister. While on a visit to London he was a preacher and a leader of revivalist services at the Cabmen's Mission Hall, King's Cross Circus, and also a preacher in the Holborn Circus. He died at Beeston, near Nottingham, on 23 Aug. 1880.

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 kept by a Mr. Richardson, and afterwards from several private tutors, the last of whom was the Rev. Thomas Scott, perpetual curate of Gawcott, Buckinghamshire, and father of Sir George Gilbert Scott [q. v.] Thompson entered Trinity College as a pensioner in 1828, his tutor being the Rev. George Peacock [q. v.] A lifelong friendship resulted from this early association with one whom he used to describe as ‘the best and wisest of tutors.’ Connop Thirlwall [q. v.] was junior dean and Julius Charles Hare [q. v.] one of the assistant tutors. Thompson derived great benefit from Thirlwall's lectures. In 1830 he was elected a scholar of his college, and in 1831 he obtained one of the members' prizes for a Latin essay. He proceeded to the B.A. degree in 1832, being placed tenth senior optime in the mathematical tripos. He was subsequently fourth in the first class of the classical tripos, and obtained the second chancellor's medal for classical learning. In 1834 he was elected fellow of his college, and in the following year proceeded to the M.A. degree.

Thompson's classical attainments marked him out for work in college, but, as there was no immediate prospect of a vacancy among the assistant tutors, he accepted in 1836 the headmastership of an experimental school at Leicester, called the collegiate school. In 1837, on the appointment of E. L. Lushington to the Greek chair at Glasgow, he was recalled to Trinity College and became one of the assistant tutors. He was ordained deacon in 1837 (4 June) and priest in 1838 (27 May). In 1844 he was appointed a tutor. In that capacity Thompson followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, George Peacock. In days when undergraduates were kept at a distance by their seniors, he made his pupils feel that he really stood to them in loco parentis. He could be severe when discipline required it, but he was always inflexibly just and untrammelled by pedantic adherence to tradition.

Thompson remained tutor of Trinity till 1853, when he was elected regius professor of Greek, and was appointed to a canonry at Ely, at that time annexed to the professorship. After his election as Greek professor, he was nominated one of the eight senior fellows of his college, under the belief that the statutes, as revised in 1844, permitted the Greek professor to remain a fellow. A chancery suit was, however, instituted against him by the Rev. Joseph Edleston, the fellow next below him on the list, and, judgment having been given against Thompson by the lord chancellor on 4 March 1854, he became a nominal fellow only, retaining his rooms in college and residing there when not at Ely. In the spring of 1856, in company with William George Clark [q. v.], he visited Greece, and spent some months in studying Athens and the Peloponnese.

Thompson's lectures were modelled upon those of his early teachers, Hare and Thirlwall, while containing characteristics peculiar to himself. ‘It would be difficult to speak too highly of his scholarship,’ wrote Dr. Henry Jackson in the ‘Athenæum’ for 9 Oct. 1886. ‘He had read widely and deeply, yet his strength lay not so much in the amount of his reading, or in his command of it, as in his sure judgment and fine tact. His criticisms were appreciative and sympathetic, those of a lover of literature rather than of a grammarian.’ His translations reflected the original with exact fidelity, while they had a literary flavour and distinction of their own. His views on the direction of classical study exercised a powerful influence on the university.

The author of his choice was Plato; and, though his over-fastidious temper prevented him from publishing either a complete edition or a translation, both of which he is said to have once meditated, he has left behind him much that is valuable. Of his published works the most considerable are his editions of the Phædrus (1868) and the Gorgias (1871). These are admirable specimens of interpretative exposition. The notes are learned and judicious, and the introductions masterly. Of his minor works, the most important is the dissertation on Plato's ‘Sophist,’ read before the Cambridge Philological Society on 23 Nov. 1857 (‘Trans. Cambr. Phil. Soc.’ x. 146; reprinted in ‘Journal of Philology’). This paper was directed against Whewell, who, after Socher, had called in question the genuineness of the dialogue. But Thompson did not confine himself to this polemical issue. He made it the occasion for a singularly acute investigation of the logical bearings of Eleaticism, and of the influence of the Zenonian logic upon the history of Greek philosophy. The paper on the ‘Philebus’ (1855) is a brilliant fragment (‘Journ. of Phil.’ xi. 1882). In general accord with the theory of Schleiermacher, Thompson held that the Platonic dialogues, with all their diversity of style, treatment, and subject, rest upon and present a definite system of philosophy.

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 Greek in December of the same year. In 1867–8 he was vice-chancellor of the university. The twenty years of his mastership were years of activity and progress. Although he disliked the routine of ordinary business, he had a strong sense of the responsibilities of his office, and shrank from no effort where the good of his college was concerned. He was alive to the necessity for reform, and the statutes framed in 1872, as well as those which received the royal assent in 1882, owed much to his criticism and support. He died at the master's lodge at Trinity on 1 Oct. 1886.

Thompson was tall, and bore himself with a stately dignity which was enhanced by singularly handsome features and, during the last years of his life, by silvery hair. The portrait painted by Mr. Herkomer, R.A., in 1881, which hangs in the hall of Trinity College, gives a lifelike idea of him at that time, though the deep lines on the face and the sarcastic expression of the mouth are slightly exaggerated. When Thompson first saw the picture he is said to have exclaimed, ‘Is it possible that I regard all mankind with such contempt?’ Those who knew him superficially thought him cold, haughty, and sarcastic. In reality he was shy, diffident of himself, and slightly nervous in society. But he had a quick appreciation of the weak points in an argument or a conversation, together with a keen literary faculty, so that he would rapidly gather up the results of a discussion into a sentence which fell, as though of itself, into an epigram. One of Thompson's sayings, ‘We are none of us infallible, not even the youngest among us,’ has become proverbial. It was a reply made incidentally at one of the college meetings held for the alteration of statutes in 1877 or 1878, to a junior fellow who had proposed to throw upon the senior members of the society a new and somewhat onerous responsibility. To the young, the diffident, the little known, the poor, Thompson was uniformly kind, helpful, and generous; it was only for the vulgar, the pretentious, the vicious, or the sciolist that he had no mercy. He had a wide knowledge of English and foreign literature; he travelled a good deal, and spoke French and German fluently; he was fond of art, and a good judge of pictures and sculpture.

Besides the editions of dialogues of Plato already mentioned, Thompson published: He also edited ‘Lectures on the History of Ancient Philosophy, by William Archer Butler, M.A.,’ with notes, Cambridge, 1856, 8vo. The following papers by him appeared in the ‘Journal of Philology,’ viz.: ‘Platonica’ (vol. v.), 1874; ‘Euripides,’ lecture delivered 1857 (vol. xi.), 1882; ‘On the Nubes of Aristophanes’ (vol. xii.), 1883; and ‘Babriana’ (vol. xii.), 1883.
 * 1) ‘Old Things and New,’ sermon in Trinity College Chapel, 15 Dec. 1852, Cambridge, 1852, 8vo.
 * 2) ‘Funeral Sermon on Dean Peacock,’ preached in Ely Cathedral, 14 Nov. 1858, Cambridge, 8vo.
 * 3) ‘Family Prayers,’ Cambridge, 1858, 8vo.

THOMS, WILLIAM JOHN (1803–1885), antiquary, born in Westminster on 16 Nov. 1803, was the son of Nathaniel Thoms, who was for many years a clerk in the treasury, and who, among many similar appointments, acted as secretary of the first commission of revenue inquiry. William began active life as a clerk in the secretary's office at Chelsea Hospital, a position which he held till 1845. From an early age he took a keen interest in literature, and especially in bibliography. He received much encouragement from [q. v.], the antiquary, through whom he became acquainted with [q. v.] Douce encouraged his studies, lent him books and manuscripts from his great library in Gower Street, and gave him every assistance in editing ‘Early Prose Romances.’ This, Thoms's first publication, comprised, among other English tales, ‘Robert the Devyl,’ ‘Thomas a Reading,’ ‘Friar Bacon,’ ‘Friar Rush,’ ‘Virgilius,’ ‘Robin Hood,’ ‘George a Green,’ ‘Tom a Lincolne,’ ‘Helyas,’ and ‘Dr. Faustus.’ It appeared in 1827 and 1828 in three octavo volumes. In 1858 a revised edition appeared, with which, however, Thoms had nothing to do. He followed this collection in 1834 by ‘Lays and Legends of France, Spain, Tartary, and Ireland’ (London, 12mo), and ‘Lays and Legends of Germany’ (London, 12mo). In 1832 he made his first essay in periodical literature as editor of ‘a miscellany of humour, literature, and the fine arts,’ entitled ‘The Original.’ It had, however, a short life of little over four months.

In 1838 he was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and in the same year was appointed secretary of the Camden Society, a post which he held until 1873. In 1838 also he published ‘The Book of the Court’ (London, 8vo), in which he gave an account of the nature, origin, duties, and privileges of the several ranks of the nobility,


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PREFACE.

HE following pages may truthfully be said to be the result of labours, extending over many years, and of researches in directions too many to tell.

Born within almost a mile of Horncastle, and only by a few months escaping being born in it, since his father, on first coming to the neighbourhood, resided for a time in Horncastle, the author, from his earliest years (except for periodical absences) has been connected with the life, social or civil, of the place, probably more closely and more continuously, than any other person living, in like circumstances.

The notes on which this compilation is based were begun more than 30 years ago. While writing a volume of Records of more than 30 Parishes around Horncastle, published in 1904; and, before that, while describing about as many more, in a volume, Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood, published in 1899, he had constantly in view the crowning of the series, by the history of the old town, round which these sixty, or more, parishes cluster; the haunt, if not quite the home, of his boyhood, and familiarized to him by a life-long connection.

For this purpose sources of information have been tapped in every possible direction; of public institutions, the official records, and title deeds, where available, have been carefully consulted; especially should be here mentioned various deeds and charters, which are quoted in Chapter II, from the archives of Carlisle Cathedral, which have not hitherto been brought before the public, but of which the author has been allowed free use, through the courtesy of the librarian. These are of special value, from the long connection of the Manor of Horncastle with the See of Carlisle.

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 of the great officers of state, and of the members of the royal household. A second edition appeared in 1844. Thoms illustrated his treatise with anecdotes and quotations drawn from sources often inaccessible to the ordinary student. Other works of antiquarian interest succeeded. In 1839 he compiled for the Camden Society ‘Anecdotes and Traditions illustrative of Early English History and Literature from Manuscript Sources’ [see ]. In 1842 he published an edition of Stow's ‘Survey of London’ (London, 8vo), which was reissued in 1875 without his sanction. In 1844 he prepared for the Early English Poetry series of the Percy Society an edition of ‘The History of Reynard the Fox,’ prepared from that printed by Caxton in 1481.

In 1845 Thoms was appointed a clerk of the House of Lords. Before long his reputation as an antiquary, combined with the charm of his conversation, drew to his room in the printed paper office many of the most learned members of the house, including Brougham, Lyndhurst, Campbell, Macaulay, Stanhope, Ellenborough, Lyttelton, and Houghton. The duties of Thoms's new position permitted him to continue his literary labours, and in 1846, under the pseudonym of Ambrose Merton, he published two volumes of tales and ballads, entitled ‘Gammer Gurton's Famous Histories of Sir Guy of Warwick, Sir Bevis of Hampton, Tom Hickathrift, Friar Bacon, Robin Hood, and the King and the Cobbler’ (Westminster, 16mo), and ‘Gammer Gurton's Pleasant Stories of Patient Grissel, the Princess Rosetta, and Robin Goodfellow, and ballads of the Beggar's Daughter, the Babes in the Wood, and Fair Rosamond’ (Westminster, 16mo). In 1849 he translated Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae's ‘Primeval Antiquities of Denmark’ (London, 8vo).

Shortly afterwards he turned his attention to another form of literary enterprise. As early as 1841 he strongly felt the need of some periodical which might give antiquaries and bibliographers the means of making known to each other points on which they required information. In 1841, with the co-operation of his friend (1802–1869) [q. v.], he projected a magazine to supply the deficiency. The journal was entitled ‘The Medium,’ and some specimen pages were actually set up in type. Bruce was, however, compelled for domestic reasons to remove to the country, and the project was for the time abandoned.

In 1846, however, Thoms persuaded [q. v.], the proprietor of the ‘Athenæum,’ to open its columns ‘to notices of old-world manners, customs, and popular superstitions.’ Thoms introduced the subject on 26 Aug. in an article headed ‘Folk Lore,’ a term which was then first introduced into the English language. In 1849 he resumed his project of providing a paper ‘in which literary men could answer one another's questions.’ Dilke encouraged him, with the result that the first number of ‘Notes and Queries’ appeared on 3 Nov. 1849. The name was chosen by Thoms, and he selected for a motto Captain Cuttle's phrase, ‘When found, make a note of.’ In form the journal was modelled on the ‘Somerset House Gazette.’ It was published by George Bell. The price was fixed at 3d., which was raised to 4d. in January 1852. Among the earliest contributors were John Bruce, John Payne Collier, Bolton Corney, Peter Cunningham, Alfred Gatty, Edward Hawkins, Samuel Weller Singer, Mackenzie Walcott, and Sir George Cornewall Lewis. At the end of a few weeks the circulation had reached six hundred copies, and it continued to increase steadily. Thoms acted as editor until September 1872, when he was succeeded by [q. v.]

Meanwhile, in 1863, Thoms was appointed deputy librarian of the House of Lords, a post which he resigned in 1882 in consequence of old age. During this period of his life he published several antiquarian works. In 1865 appeared ‘Three Notelets on Shakespeare: The second was reprinted from the ‘Athenæum,’ and the third, which was based on an error of identification, had appeared separately as a pamphlet in 1849, London, 12mo. In 1867 four articles from ‘Notes and Queries’ on ‘Hannah Lightfoot,’ ‘Queen Charlotte and the Chevalier d'Eon,’ Dr. Wilmot's ‘Polish Princess,’ and ‘Lord Chatham and the Princess Olive’ were collectively reprinted in book form, with some additions. In 1872 he reprinted from ‘Notes and Queries’ ‘The Death Warrant of Charles I, another Historic Doubt,’ London, 8vo, in which, by a careful examination of the actual document, he convincingly demonstrated the difficulty experienced in obtaining the requisite signatures for Charles I's death warrant, and the irregularity of the expedients to which the army leaders were reduced. Another edition was published in 1880. In 1873 appeared his iconoclastic treatise on ‘Human Longevity, its Facts and its Fictions,’ London, 8vo, which raised a storm of dismayed protest by its forcible contention that the authentic cases in which human life had been prolonged to a hundred
 * 1) Shakespeare in Germany;
 * 2)  Folk-lore of Shakespeare;
 * 3)  Was Shakspeare ever a Soldier?’ London, 8vo.


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 respectable family, for generations connected with the town and county), has most kindly given him the use of various family MS. notes, bearing on parish and other matters. Mr. Henry Sharp has freely assisted him with most varied information, derived from long years of connection with the town, in public or private capacity. The late Mr. Henry Boulton, ancestrally connected with various parts of the county, was remarkable for a mind stored with memories of persons and things, in town and neighbourhood, which he freely communicated to the author, who saw much of him in his later years. While, last but not least, the late Mr. William Pacey, whether in his "Reminisences of Horncastle," which he contributed to the public newspapers, or in his personal conversations, which the present writer enjoyed for many years, yielded up to him treasure, collected by an indefatigable student of local lore, who entered into such work con amore.

To all these the author would now fully, and gratefully, acknowledge his indebtedness; but for them this work could not have been produced in anything like its present fulness. In some of the matters dealt with, as for instance in the accounts of the Grammar School, as well as in other portions, he may fairly say, in the language of "the pious Æneas" (slightly modified), "quorum pars (ipse) fui," (Æneid ii, 6); and in these he has drawn not a few of the details from his own recollections.

In stringing these records together, of such varied character, and on subjects so numerous, he cannot but be conscious that, in the endeavour to give all possible information, and to omit nothing of real interest, he may, on the other hand, have laid himself open to the charge of being too diffuse, or even needlessly prolix. Others not sharing his own interest in the subjects treated of, may think that he has occasionally "ridden his hobby too hard." If this should be the judgment of any of his readers, he would crave their indulgence out of consideration for the motive.

These are the days of historic "Pageants," drawn from life, and with living actors to illustrate them. We have also our "Gossoping Guides," to enable the tourist to realize more fully the meaning of the scenes which he visits. From both of these the author "has taken his cue." He had to cater for a variety of tastes; and while, for the general reader he has cast his discriptions in a colloquial, or even at times in a "gossoping," form, he believes that the old town, with its "Bull Ring," its "Maypole Hill," its "Fighting Cocks," its "Julian Bower," and other old-time memories, can still afford pabulum for the more educated student, or the special antiquary.

Like the composer of a Pageant play, his endeavour has been rather to clothe the scenes, which he conjures up, with the flesh and blood of quickened reality, than in the bare skin and bones of a dry-as-dust's rigid skeleton. How far he has succeeded in this he leaves to others to decide; for himself he can honestly say, that it has not been from lack of care, enquiry, or labour, if he has fallen short of the ideal aimed at.