Think, Thus :— " Bezause He First Did Floor His
port, And then did floor the porter." A friendly exchange of wit decorated the walls of Balliol between Bartlett and the subject of the following lines, himself the wittiest......
Stu,--the Invention Of This Word Must Be Of A Much
earlier date than that suggested by your correspondent last week. After Bishop Wilberforce inherited the estate in Sussex in right of his wife, I remember hearing that Bishop......
The Rev. Dr. Abbott ... 21 1 0 I Tom
Bullough 22 2 0 Margaret Evans 1 1 0 I Trinity College, Oxford ... 1 1 0 W. M. Cooper ... ... 1 1 0 A. Frewiu ... 2 2 0 David Gillespie... ... ... 3 0 6 E. F. C. Rogers ... .........
Sie,—in Your Courteous Notice Of Ray Book, "pages From A
Country Diary," in your issue of December 24th you remark that it strongly reminds you of a similar effort which appeared in the County Gentleman. As this might, quite......
Sin,—a Friend, Having Written At My Request To Ask A
relation of Mr. Bartlett for a correct version of his lines about the "port" and the "porter," received an answer last Sunday. The version which it gives is very like mine; it......
On The Hill Of Hemimura, Looking Out Across The Sea
O'er the docks of Yokosuka and the warships sailing free 'Midst the Shinto pennons streaming, Lies Will Adams, still a-dreaming Of the busy Port o' London and the Kentish wood......
"why Was His Time Now Waxing Short Cut Prematurely Shorter?
Because at first he floored the port, And then he floored the porter." I have a vivid recollection of the catastrophe, which occurred, unless I am mistaken, in 1849. The......
Sir,—may I Be Allowed To Suggest A Small Detail In
the present "burning question" of labourers' cottages, but one which I have always seen to be a most important factor in the peasants' life,—their kitchen fireplace? Here it is......
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