"Fearless he was, and scorning all disguise,

What he dared do or think, though men might start,
He spoke with mild, yet unaverted eyes;
Liberal he was of soul and frank of heart,

And to his dearest friends, who loved him well,
Whate'er he knew or felt he would impart."

SHELLEY.

London:

JOHN BEDFORD LENO, 56, DRURY LANE, W.C.

1862.

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THOMAS MARTIN WHEELER

AND

GEORGE WILLIAM WHEELER,

THIS LITTLE BOOK IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED

BY

THE AUTHOR.

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INTRODUCTION.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

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Wellclose Square-Birth and Parentage-Mrs. Day's

Courage and Piety-Stoke Newington-The Rec-

tor Puzzled-School Days-Thomas Phillips-The

Charter House-Early Traits--A_Battle and

Triumph-Corpus Christi College-Richard Lovell

Edgeworth-Rousseau-An Unaccepted Challenge. 14

CHAPTER II.

Wise Resolutions-Physic and Law-Life in the Middle

Temple-Law Courts and Asylums-Sir William

Jones-The Passing Cloud-The Spider-The Muses

-Delia's Tomb-A Pedestrian Tour-The Wye-

The “Lady of the West "-Edgeworth-town—Love

Effusions.

CHAPTER III.

The History of Little Jack and its Moral-Dealing with

Enemies-Songs of Freedom-The Devoted Legions

-The Desolation of America-John Bicknell-

The Dying Negro-Poetical Extracts.

CHAPTER IV.

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Self-Conquest-Eccentricities A Journey to Shrews-

bury-Lucretia and Sabrina-A Trip to France-

Troubles by Land and Water-An Officer Rebuked—

Returns to England-Dr. Darwin and the Lichfield

School-The Orphans, their Fortune and Destiny. 58

CHAPTER V.

A Trip to Derby-The Portrait-The Sneyd Family-

Honora and Elizabeth-John Andre-Rejected Ad-

dresses-Personal Restraints-Leaves Lichfield-

Travels in France, Holland, and the Austrian Ne-

therlands-Visits Rousseau-Political Pamphlets-

Fragment of a letter on Slavery-Dr. Scott's Criti-

cism-Extract.

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