Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please."

SPENSER'S "FAERIE QUEEN," Book I., Canto ix.

Fourth Edition.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

WITH STEEL ENGRAVED PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

HENRY S. KING & Co., LONDON.

1877.

P

SIAN

15 OCT 1964

LIBRARY

(The rights of translation and of reproduction

are reserved.)

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER XVI.

THE FATHER IN HIS HOME-An Atmosphere of Joy-The Out-door

NURSERY-LIFE ON THE MOUNT-FEAR AND FALSEHOOD-THE

TRAINING OF LOVE-FAVOURITES AND FRIENDS IN THE HOUSE, IN

THE STABLE, AND ON THE LAWN

PAGE

I

CHAPTER XVII.

1857.

AGED 38.

"TWO YEARS AGO"--THE CROWDED CHURCH-UNQUIET SUNDAYS—

LETTERS TO MR. BULLAR-REV. PETER WOOD-DR. RIGG-MR. TOM

HUGHES, PIETISTS AND Ouμós-LETTER FROM A NAVAL CHAPLAIN-

LECTURE AT BRISTOL-MARK IX. 44-INDIAN MUTINY-TEMPORARY

FAILURE OF ASSOCIATIONS-THE ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE

13

CHAPTER XVIII.

1858.

AGED 39.

EVERSLEY WORK-DIPHTHERIA-LECTURES AND SERMONS AT ALDERSHOT

-BLESSING THE COLOURS OF THE 22ND REGIMENT-STAFF COLLEGE

--ADVANCED THINKERS-LETTER FROM REV. G. D. BOYLE-POEMS

AND SANTA MAURA-LETTER FROM DR. MONSELL LETTERS TO DR.

MONSELL, MR. LEWIS, DEAN STANLEY, &C.-LETTER FROM CAPTAIN

CONGREVE BIRTH OF HIS SON GRENVILLE-SeconD VISIT TO YORK-

SHIRE CORRESPONDENCE WITH MR. HULLAH ON SONGS-THE LAST

BUCCANEER-THE KNIGHT'S LEAP-A HAPPY CHRISTMAS-LETTERS

ON MIRACLES TO SIR WILLIAM COPE

45

CHAPTER XIX.

1859.

AGED 40.

-

SANITARY WORK-FIRST SERMON AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE-Queen's

CHAPLAINCY-FIRST VISIT TO WINDSOR-LETTER FROM COLONEL A.

JONES-LETTER TO AN ATHEIST-CORRESPONDENCE WITH ARTISTS—

CHARLES BENNETT, FREDERICK SHIELDS ARCHIDIACONAL EN-

CROACHMENTS-LETTER TO THE RURAL DEAN AND THE BISHOP—

LADIES' SANITARY ASSOCIATION-LETTER FROM JOHN STUART MILL

-LETTERS TO MR. SHIELDS, MR. BULLAR, LORD ROBERT MONTAGU—

LETTERS ON MARRIAGE

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69

CHAPTER XX.

1860.

AGED 41.

PROFESSORSHIP OF MODERN HISTORY-DEATH OF HIS FATHER AND OF

MRS. ANTHONY FROUDE-PLANTING THE CHURCHYARD-VISIT TO

IRELAND-FIRST SALMON KILLED-WET SUMMER-SERMON ON

WEATHER-LETTER FROM SIR CHARLES LYELL-CORRESPONDENCE-

RESIDENCE IN CAMBRIDGE-INAUGURAL LECTURE IN THE SENATE

HOUSE-VISITS TO BARTON HALL - LETTER FROM SIR CHARLES

BUNBURY

99

CHAPTER XXI.

1861-1862.

AGED 42 TO 43.

CAMBRIDGE-LECTURES TO THE PRINCE OF WALES-LETTER FROM REV.

S. HANSARD-ESSAYS AND REVIEWS-LETTERS TO DR. STANLEY—

BISHOP OF WINCHESTER-MR. TOM HUGHES--CAMPBELL OF ISLAY-

TRACTS FOR PRIESTS AND PEOPLE-DEATH OF THE PRINCE CONSORT

-LETTER TO SIR C. BUNBURY-BLUE ROCK DOVES AT THE GRANGE

-THE WATERBABIES-INSTALLATION ODE AT CAMBRIDGE-VISIt to

SCOTLAND-BRITISH ASSOCIATION-LORD DUNDREARY-LETTER TO

PROFESSOR ROLLESTON ON DEGRADATION THEORY-COTTON FAMINE

IN LANCASHIRE

123

FELLOW OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY-WORK AT CAMBRIDGE-PRINCE

of Wales's Wedding-WELLINGTON COLLEGE CHAPEL AND MUSEUM

-LETTER FROM DR. BENSON-LECTURE at WellingtON AND ME-

MORIAL-LETTERS TO SIR CHARLES LYELL, TO MR. PENGElly, on

BeeKites—to MR. BATES, ON MOCKING BUTTERFLIES-WHITCHURCH

STILL-LIFE-TOADS IN HOLES-D.C.L. DEGREE AT OXFORD-BISHOP

COLENSO-SERMONS ON THE PENTATEUCH-THE WATERBABIES-

LETTER ON THE ARTICLES-FAILING HEALTH

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151

CHAPTER XXIII.

1864-1865.

AGED 45 TO 46.

ILLNESS-CONTROVERSY WITH DR. NEWMAN-APOLOGIA-JOURNEY TO

THE SOUTH OF FRANCE-BIARRITZ-PAU-AN EARTHQUAKE-NAR-

BONNE-THE SCHOOLBOY'S SEA-BEZIERS-PONT DU GARD-WILD

FLOWERS-NISMES-AVIGNON-SERMONS IN LONDON AND AT WINDSOR

-ENCLOSURE OF EVERSLEY COMMON-DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON.

THOMAS ERSKINE-UNIVERSITY SERMONS AT CAMBRIDGE-MUSCULAR

CHRISTIANITY AND CHIVALRY-MR. JOHN STUART MILL'S LONDON

COMMITTEE-Letter on tHE TRINITY-HON. STEPHEN SPRING RICE

-LETTER ON SUBSCRIPTION-SAVONAROLA-LUTHER AND DEMONO-

LOGY - VISIT OF QUEEN EMMA OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS TO

EVERSLEY RECTORY AND WELLINGTON COLLEGE-THE LITERARY

WORLD-WESLEY AND OXFORD THE MAMMOTH ON IVORY-BEWICK'S

AUTOBIOGRAPHY-DEATH OF KING LEOPOLD-LINES WRITTEN AT

WINDSOR CASTLE

189

CHAPTER XXIV.

1866-1867.

AGED 47 TO 48.

CAMBRIDGE-DEATH OF DR. WHEWELL-THE AMERICAN PROFESSORSHIP

-MONOTONOUS LIFE OF THE COUNTRY LABOURING CLASS-PENNY

READINGS STRANGE CORRESPONDENTS-LIFE OF BEWICK-LETTERS

TO MAX MÜLLER-THE JEWS IN CORNWALL-THE METEOR SHOWER