A Curious Day-Dream and A Festival in Verse
A reflective poem sequence begins with a dreamy scene of eyes painting pictures and a romantic willow, followed by a vivid travelogue fragment describing an Italian seaside religious festival with colorful costumes and sacred rites. Short pieces on Jewish millennium expectations, moral fables, and animal anecdotes round out the page, ending with a reflective verse about youth and age. The tone is literary, with named authors and historical glosses interwoven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Tary
Cat
Nora
Coleridge
Lady Blessington
Irvine
Saltcoats
Ardrossan
Glasgow
Liverpool
England
Eglintoun Castle
Kennington and Stockwell
Epsom Races
Walter Raleighs
Crichtons
Longacre
Circle
Hyde Park
County of
Ayr
Geoffrey Chaucer
Great Dover banquet honors Duke of Wellington in Romney
A grand Dover festival in a large wooden hall cost £1200 and featured banners, armour, and gas lighting. Mayor Walker presided with the Duke of Wellington and numerous peers and MPs in attendance. Lord Brougham praised Wellington, lauding his genius and moral courage, comparing him to Marlborough and César in a sober tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Walker
Romney
Cinque Ports
Stapleton
W. Eden
Arthur Hazlerigg
P. P. Acland
J. Croft
T. Baker
W. C. Smith
W. Warre
F. Mulcaster
F. Bonham
M.P
J. Palmer
Lowther
Egypt
Roman
Arthur Wellesley
Duke of Wellington
Europe
Asia
Salamanca
Talavera
Vimiera
Douro
Assaye
Toulouse
Waterloo
Torres Vedras
Basaco
Marlborough
Temple
César
Julius Cesar
Rome
Wellington Banquet Praises Duke and Naval Heritage
A Cinque Ports banquet honors the Duke of Wellington with cheers and orations praising his defense of liberty and national safety. Speakers contrast him with ancient conquerors, urge continued vigilance, and note a medal commemorating the event and Dover Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
France
Europe
Cinque Ports
England
Nelson
Jervis
Wellington
Duke of Wellington
Minto
Navy
Lord Bill
Army
Francis Burdett
Sir Francis
Times
F. Pollock
Wyon
Dover Castle
Five Powers Not Dispatching Fleet Mission Debunked
The alleged mission by five powers to demand the Ottoman fleet's restoration turns out to be a French paper invention. Anselm appears only as bearer of dispatches to consuls in Alexandria, not a diplomat in a formal mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anselm
Alexandria
Hampton
Hampton Free Grammar School
Peel
Slade
CamBniper
Samuel Long
Messrs
Swann and Sons
George Smith
Manners Sutton
Richard Foster
Gibson
Professor Henshaw
Spring Rice
Francis Thornhill Baring
Portemouth
Sheppard
Baring
Be Hoaupeieas
The Eglinton Tournament Preparations and Arrivals
A detailed tour of Lord Eglinton’s park at Eglinton Castle as preparations for the tournament proceed. Descriptions cover the grounds, lists, pavilions, and spectator galleries, with officials, knights, esquires, and noble arrivals listed and noted for decor, attire, and ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Eglinton
England
Lord Waterford
Post
Scotland
Clement
Tournay
Marquis
Marchioness of
Londonderry
Lady Seymour
Lord Seaham
Frances Vane
Cecil Forester
Archibald Seymour
Irvine
Grant M‘donall
Charleville
Tullamore
Purvis
Marquis of Waterford
George Beresford
Fairlie
Pettat
Lechmere
Hugh Campbell
M. Wallace
W.dann
Miss Upton
Miss Margesson
Listowell
Miss Bushe
Mr. White
Rendlesham
Thellussons
Belhaven
C. Wombwell
Lord Alford
Lord Craven
F. Macdonald
Prince Louis Napoleon
Charles Lamb
Montgomerie
Mr. Lamb
Duke
Duchess of Montrose
Chelsea
M‘donall
Francis Head
George Head
Glenlynn
J. Balfour
Gage
A Murray
G. Campbell
Jerningham
Stevenson
Purves
H. Wilsop
Cox Viscount Drumlanrig
A. Villiers
Also Mentioned on This Page
China
Gutzlaff
Charles’ Nteed
Jane
Silliman
T, J, OuseLey
Dover
Eglinton
Earl of Eglinton
Fairlie Blidemaster
Francis Hopkins
Beresford
Viscount
Maidstone
Lumley
R. Crauford
J. Gordon
C. Boothby
Corry
J. Horlock
J. Fane
Duke of Beaufort
Frederick H. Bathurst
Lord Cranstoun
Mr. Campbell
Capt. Maynard
Richard II
Knighton
Shaucer
Canterbury
St. Christopher
Franklin
Physic
Cresseyde
Chaucer
Sanguin
Richard
Froissart
Smithfield
Bath
Idurste
Hippes
Sporres Sharpe
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