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Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please."

SPENSER'S "FAERIE QUEEN."

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

EIGHTH ABRIDGED EDITION.

WITH PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

LONDON:

C. KEGAN PAUL & Co., I, PATERNOSTER Square.

1880.

EIAN

15 OCT 1964

LIBRARY

[The rights of translation and of reproduction are reserved.]

CONTENTS TO VOL. II.

CHAPTER XIV.

1856. AGED 37.

Winter at Farley Court-Letters to Mr. Bullar-Letter from a Sailor at

Hong-Kong-Union Strikes-Preface to Tauler's Life-Fishing

Poems and Fishing Flies-Study of Phryganæ-Invitation to Snow-

donia-Visit to North Wales-American Visitors

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CHAPTER XV.

The Father in his Home-An Atmosphere of Joy-The Out-door Nursery

-Life on the Mount-Happy Sundays-Fear and Falsehood-The

Training of Love-Favourites and Friends in the House, in the

Stable, and on the Lawn

CHAPTER XVI.

1857. AGED 38.

Winter at Home-Bright Summer Days-The Crowded Church-Char-

lotte Bronté-Speculation and Practice-Work beyond the Grave-

Pietists and Ovpòs-Tom Brown-"Go Hark "-Love beyond the

Grave "Two Years Ago"-Indian Mutiny-"Christ Reigns'

Humour divine-Temporary Failure of Associations .

CHAPTER XVII.

1858. AGED 39.

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Eversley Work-Diphtheria-Lectures and Sermons at Aldershot-Bless-

ing the Colours of the 22nd Regiment-Staff College-Advanced

Thinkers-Letter from Colonel Strange-Esau and Jacob-Poems

and Santa Maura-Birth of his Son Grenville-Second Visit to York-

shire-Correspondence with Mr. Hullah on Songs-The last Buc-

caneer-Letters on Miracles to Sir William Cope-A Happy Christmas

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CHAPTER XVIII.

1859. AGED 40.

Sanitary Work-First Sermon at Buckingham Palace-Queen's Chap-

laincy-First Visit to Windsor-Letter to an Atheist-To Artists-

Charles Bennett, Frederick Shields-Ladies' Sanitary Association-

Exhausted Brain-Pollution of Rivers-The Eternity of Marriage

CHAPTER XIX.

1860-1862. AGED 41-43.

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Professorship of Modern History-Death of his Father and of Mrs. Anthony

Froude-Planting the Churchyard-Visit to Ireland-First Salmon

Killed-Wet Summer-Sermon on Weather-Letter from Sir Charles

Lyell-Residence in Cambridge-Inaugural Lecture in the Senate

House-Reminiscences of an Undergraduate-Lectures to the Prince

of Wales-Essays and Reviews-Children's Employment Commission

-Death of the Prince Consort-"The Water-babies"-Installation

Ode at Cambridge-Visit to Scotland-British Association-Lord

Dundreary-Degradation Theory-American Lectures-The Pro-

fessor and the Boats-Cotton Famine in Lancashire

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CHAPTER XX.

1863. AGED 44.

Fellow of the Geological Society-Geology of Palestine and the Bible—

Work at Cambridge-Wellington College Museum-Lecture at

Wellington-Letter from Dr. Benson-Wonders of Science-Man

and the Ape-Mocking Butterflies-A Chain of Special Providences

-Toads in Rocks-Prince of Wales's Wedding-D.C.L. Degree at

Oxford-Bishop Colenso-Sermons on the Pentateuch

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Illness-Controversy with Dr. Newman-Apologia-Journey to the South

of France-Biarritz-Pau-Narbonne-The Schoolboy's Sea-Beziers

-Pont du Gard-Nismes-Avignon-University Sermons at Cam-

bridge-Letter on the Trinity-On Subscription-Savonarola-The

Literary World-Wesley and Oxford-Bewick's Autobiography-Visit

of Queen Emma of the Sandwich Islands to Eversley and Wellington

College-Death of King Leopold-Lines written at Windsor Castle. 164