"
{8} "Eothen," p. 190 in first edition. It was struck out in the
fourth edition.
{9} "Eothen," p. 18. Reprint by Bell and Sons, 1898.
{10} He is very fond of this word; it occurs eleven times.
{11} "Quarterly Review," December, 1844.
{12} "Eothen," p. 46.
{13} Poitier's "Vaudeville."
{14} One characteristic anecdote he omits. Two French officers
were attached to our headquarters; and the staff were partly
embarrassed and partly amused by Lord Raglan's inveterate habit,
due to old Peninsular associations, of calling the enemy "the
French" in the presence of our foreign guests.
{15} Some of us can recall the lines in which Sir G. Trevelyan
commemorated "The Owl's" nocturnal flights:
"When at sunset, chill and dark,
Sunset thins the swarming park,
Bearing home his social gleaning -
Jests and riddles fraught with meaning,
Scandals, anecdotes, reports, -
Seeks The Owl a maze of courts
Which, with aspect towards the west,
Fringe the street of Sainted James,
Where a warm, secluded nest
As his sole domain he claims;
From his wing a feather draws,
Shapes for use a dainty nib,
Pens his parody or squib;
Combs his down and trims his claws,
And repairs where windows bright
Flood the sleepless Square with light.
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