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Gleanings.

The noble mansions which arose along the Northern bank of the Thames, called "the Strand," were placed on the sites of despoiled episcopal residences and ecclesiastical grounds.......

A New Lease For The College Of Arms. What In

the world can be done to save one of our venerated insti- tutions, which seems likely to expire of mere inanition ? It appears that the College of Arms is on its last legs; and......

The Poet's Farewell To Love.

IMITATED FROM THE SPANISH. " No oso pensar el dia y hora quando His ojos comengaron a mirarte."—Boscaw. When first with all a lover's pride I wooed and won thee for my bride, I......