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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st August 1881, Edition 1 of 1, Page 578

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      188 Fleet Street : August 1, 1881.

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      I npHE ^ JL ^^ p ^ . ^^^ v regret ^^^ ^^^ « loss H ^ k ^^* ^^^ ^^ of than ^^ ^ fc ^^ Dean ^ h *^ f ^ fc ^^^ would V w ~ Stanley — ^^^ k ^^ ^^^^ V ^ have ^ . ^^^/^ r has ^ ^^ , been T probabl ^^ ^« r ^^^ ^^^* occasioned ^^^ ^> v ^ y ^ i ^ ^ h ^^ v excited ^^^ *^ ^ B ^ ^^ ^^ ^ B ^ ^ V ^^ a b r ^^ r y wider V the ^ i # ^ K ^ tm ^*^ sympath death ^^^^ k ^ k ^ w ^ v * 1 ^^ ^^ of ^^ " ^ ^^ y and any ^^~^ v ^^^^ v has other " ¦ " " ^ caused ~^ " — ' di ^ ¦ ^ gnitary ^^^ K " more ^^—~ ^ v " ^ r ^ p *^ B general of ^ ^ ^ L the Kill V *^ Church f > d ^ 1 of * " ¥ ^ land 1 " 1 for I * while ^ of his l brethren 1 I would T be 1 I sincerel * 11

      those i of their ¦ h Eng own ¦ , hous » y ethe many catholicity b of the Dean of ¦¦ Westminster just as had made y lamented — ' for r him by

      ¦ ma cas — - e ny - ^ r - ^^ was friends — r ™— * ve ^ v ry - n ^^ ^^ ^^^ outside far — — i from ^^ * ^^ i ^^ ^^ ^^^ as ^ i being - within ^^ , ^ m i ^^ * ^ m ^ m the ^^ r ^^ the ¦ i i mere ^» ' ^^^ v ^ pale ^ f' ^^ b ^^ i ^^ equivalent ^^ ' ^ of - ^^ ^^^ Ang k ^^ ^^ ^^ - ^ v licanism 7 * ^ of ^^^^^ - ^^^ ^^ ( u ^»^ n ^^ . a ^^ 'doxy Not "i ^ t ^— ' - i ^^ — onl — ' — ^ - ^ t y but — orthodoxy — - ^— j . heterodoxy 1 — — 1 — which 1 loved ^^ v ^*^^^ ¦ » ^ in ^ ^_ ^^ j and ^ i his as I ^^^ 'ft '

      revered him , and the announcement of his unexpected rny death was received on all sides with genuine expressions of sorrow . How far this wide popularity was due to his literary work I

      their tnen it would ? intrinsic intrinsic not perhaps worth wortn ana and be easy beau beau to ty tv . determine but but made made ; for tor but him nim his many manv writings friends trienas not onl bv by y tneir their won winsome winsome many admirers ton tonee , and and by f [

      if he had never succeeded to the , chair of Abbot of Westminsterhe would still have had , enduring fame in English literature . If we had to name the Dean , ' s greatest gift in the use an

      of the pen , we should be inclined to say that it lay in the power of description and vivid portraiture , and in that marvellous capacity for assimilating the history of it "the places or «

      b Duiiaings uildinsrs wnic which n he He sketched sketched , until til his ins canvas canvas became became as as instinct instinct witli with life lite when wnen it presented "presented to in us a glimpse of the dead past as when it gave harmonious colouring to the scenes of the active present . It was perhaps due to this quick perception of the points of what he saw or of what

      part he describing recalled of a word things to his -painter as mind they . , that His are , lie ' and Sinai was in and most filling Palestine successful in the picture exhibits as an of author in things a marv when as ellous they lie have way was been his playing abilit ; and y the in in

      the the same same way wav he he brouo broug-ht ht haoJr back to to life liffi the t / h f * memories mfimorifts of of the th e * two two great o-reat churches nhnrches witii with winch which he ha was connected—the Cathedral of Canterbury as Canon _ , and the collegiate church of Westminster minster as as its its Uean Dean . . In Tn all all tliesp these . works workshistori historical cal ft . o . r . nra . o . v was -was nobly noblv mated mated with with richness richnftss

      of description and fertility of illustration , , and , so long accuracy as English literature lasts , these books will be their author ' s best memorial . The grace of diction which Stanley so eminently possessed ^/ vrwwvuuuu , and UlUU the VUU fluency llUV ^ iV V of \ J 1 . writing * IilUlllg which *» JLJ-J-V ^ JLl . made U . LCA >\ Jl \ s it J . \ J CU a comparativel \ j \ -JJLXJ . yjCUA . Cv Ui . Y \^ JL y V sli K 3 JLJ g ht XX U effort VIXVi V to w him "iiu to W-r g gllV ive !

      a of book speech to the ; in world fact , as , compensated one listened him to his largel sermons y for his from want the of Abbey oratorical pulpit power it was and almost of readiness impossifor ble verses not to from reflect his j how well had they appeared would in read Macmillan \\ S in print \ S l ' s . Magazine ISTor did and the Dean elsewhere excel onl and y - — - ^ in althoug prose h ,

      music — —— » - ^ ^— was — - — ¦>*¦ ^— not ^~ -w — — — among —¦— ~^ r pen m ^ r ^ rf j his ^ ^ t ^ 'wt endowments ^ a ^ w V- ^ v m ^ r m ^ r ^^ ^^ t ^ ^^ ^»^» , ^^^ he —*¦ * ^ wrote SV m W v v < \ h / V 9 ymns V % -r ¦* * ~ vv so \_ f \ s / \ f musical ^ V m V \ S * SV ¦ *^* k ^ -. ^ that ^^*>*»/ ^^ they «^ ¦ * ^^ ^»« ^ r- have ; m *<¦ ^^ oftentimes , v — - — — — —— ^^ — been sung . That he did not write more , was due in a great degree to the multiform duties

      sp wnicn which irit in accumulated accumulated the great national upon UDon him him tem as as p he he le advanced advance which he d m in so years veara dearl , . y for for love Tip he d was was and not not so carefull merely merelv y .. tli tne watched e controlling controllin over g , but " -- *» w he ^ - « .-v ^ - was »» •^•• F-r « als ^« a . *^ o - * -r ^ a v read - * . ** s % JV \* y iy . hel AJ . V / -1 | . per ^ V / A . in JkAJL many X 11 MI 1 X T p ty hilanthrop XXXlUfJ-XU ^ IJ . \ - / L / XV ic and L ( IXXVV social ( JVVXUIX works Tl ^^ O-J ^ -K 7 , « and «^ v « - *> ^ - ^ notabl * J . v ^ w *^ # r ^ - — of . y in — all ¦

      schemes intended to promote the elevation of the working classes . In thinking Dean familiar Stanley , in it literary may be said circles with , included truth , c among Who has those not who lost were a friend present ? and on Monday the long at list his of funeral names , ives sufficient ^ kv ^ AV ^ Aa evidence \ A \ yAXVW 1 how Wf widel iUVAJ he was known 1 V 11 V and CVX 1 VA how JlJ . ^ . / deep | l 1 ¥ 1 he was LUtJ loved / iby all who

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      toils .

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      gratefu issue Youths we l for woul ' any Institute d wish donations to - intimate for that St . mi that Bride ght the be ' s , Treasurer forwarded Fleet Stkeet is to Thomas him . —In by D reference those . Galp amongst in , to Esq our ., the who notice trade would in that last be be sympathise fMMi uxAiwv / ¦ with the Jlv / movementHe and the Editor of the \ i Publishers JL . \\\ Circular i /\ ¦ / would ¦

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      tended . The promoters of the movement are much encouraged with the liberal promises support should read up as to from the present Messrs . time Cassell . The Petter £ 25 a & ye Gral ar noticed in . in our last as from the Treasurer , , p

      To The The History First Portion And Lit...

      to the The history first portion and literature of Mr . Henry of America Stevens sold ' s collection at the of rooms rare of books Messrs and . manuscri Sotheby , p Wilkinson ts relating ,

      &> Hodge , produced £ 2 , 387 . 14 s . 6 d . ; the , Franklin collection , the upset price being . £ 7 , wv , having xic * vxxxg been kfccxx withdrawn Wll / UUiawil , , owing < JWJLIlg , , it It . is 1 » said tettiU , to LU -its ILH purchase pU . L < JXX £ L » U b Uy y the 1 / IXO -American CXJXiOX x ^ tf / xx Governmen v * v ~ .

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      Iv letters the x « LLex Governor - » ujl of Washington YvaoAixiigujix to his youthful wxieii when friend he ne was was Georg but uux e 22 Washing zz to to 25 zo ton years years , ' the of widow age age . . ' s These nicao son , ' and wore wcio 18 brought m auto *~ -o ^ ciai r f ^

      Eng the letters land by of the Washington Governor , in Dinwiddie one of which , in 1758 , referring , and are to of hia great engagement historical against interest the , esP * ® *] !\ J 1 on the Ohio , he says : — ' 1 had no view of acquisitionbut that of honour , by serving iaj

      full Amsterdam Ams Another y terdam my lot King , dated da consisted ted and 1606 JLOUb country of . 5 a A £ . pair ' in . . This of diameter diameter g series lobes , , of terrestrial on on documents stand stands , and with sold th celestial copper cooner for , £ 425 by fittings nttmgs William to Mr , , . le Blaeu < ttere J uarHW T , o ^ f

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 1, 1881, page 578, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01081881/page/2/