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Excerpt from Compton Audley, Vol. 1 of 3: Or Hands Not Hearts To Thee, to Thee, On this appointed day shall thanks ascend, That Thou hast brought our warfare to an end. Oh, 'tis a goodly Ordinance! the sight, Though sprung from bleeding war, is one of pure delight. Bless thou the hour, or ere the hour arrive, When a whole people shall kneel down in prayer, And at one moment, in one spirit strive, With lip and heart, to tell their grati...

Excerpt from Compton Audley, Vol. 2 of 3: Or Hands Not Hearts It is one of the vulgar errors to believe that to be rich and liberal is the only requisite to become the "veritable Amphitryon, " but those who have weighed the matter, and reflected on the qualities that are indispensable to merit this title, will soon be convinced that a good Amphitryon is a rara avis. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare...

Excerpt from Plays, Players and Playhouses at Home and Abroad, Vol. 1 of 2: With Anecdotes of the Drama and the StageAnd in the graceful buskin tread the stage. Fr, a. Translation from horace.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally rec...

Excerpt from Plays, Players and Playhouses at Home and Abroad, Vol. 2 of 2: With Anecdotes About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in th...

Excerpt from Celebrities I Have Known, Vol. 2 of 2: With Episodes, Political, Social, Sporting, and Theatrical James Smith, one of the authors of the "Rejected Addresses, " the son of a solicitor to the Ordnance, was born in 1775. In 1802 he joined the staff of the "Pic-Nic" newspaper, which, after changing its name to the "Cabinet, " died the following year. In 1812 the two Smiths became famous by their inimitable parodies on the writings of...

Excerpt from Fifty Years' Biographical Reminiscences, Vol. 2 of 2When I was in Holland last year, and the waters were out, I thought some of the Dutch Cuirassiers would have never got over the ground.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digit...

Excerpt from Compton Audley, Vol. 3 of 3: Or Hands Not Hearts "All the world's a stage." "The play's the thing." Shakspeare. "Like wandering Arabs, shift from place to place The strolling tribe. And fawning cringe, for wretched means of life, To Madam Mayoress or his Worship's wife." Churchill. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is ...

Excerpt from Celebrities I Have Known, Vol. 1 of 2: With Episodes, Political, Social, Sporting and Theatrical Earl OF carlisle, author, poet, and lecturer - monody ON his brother frederick george howard - capping verses tobacco - vauxhall gardens - byron's attack ON lord car lisle's grandfather - henry kirke white's stanzas ON the above nobleman - A dancing lord-lieutenant 131. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thous...

Excerpt from My Recollections From 1806 to 1873, Vol. 1 of 2 TO resume - at the time I write Of, drinking was one Of the grossest vices of the day, and as the Goodwood Hunt was then in its glory, Stoke was the scene of many vivacious and bibacious nights. Six O'clock was the latest hour at which people sat down to dinner, indeed in many houses, it took' place an hour earlier, and as among the fox-hunters there were at least some half-dozen fo...

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Excerpt from Memoir of Charles Gordon Lennox, Fifth Duke of RichmondIn 18 1 8 the Duke was appointed governor-general of Canada, but he enjoyed a brief tenure of his honours, for he died in Upper Canada, on August 28, 1819. As so many statements, more or less incorrect, have been published about the sad death of this popular nobleman, the following account, Obtained from an eye-witness, will probably be read with interest.About the PublisherFo...

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Excerpt from Drafts on My Memory, Vol. 1 of 2: Being Men I Have Known, Things I Have Seen, Places I Have VisitedDukes Of York, Beaufort, Richmond, and St. Alban's, the Prince Louis Napoleon and the Em peror Napoleon III., are among the inmates Of my royal and noble gallery, which is closed by the bust of the late Prince Consort.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgot...

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Excerpt from Sport at Home and Abroad, Vol. 1 of 2 Characteristics OF july - trawling - favourite haunts OF thames fishermen - grouse-shooting - A regular sell - the ptarmigan - black grouse - red grouse - A frenchman's remarks ON cricket - olympian games and english races - ancient laws aganist gaming 304. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com Thi...

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