The StJames's magazine and United Empire review . once the home of Ireton; and Andrew Marvels house which oncebelonged to the rapacious Earl of Lauderdale; and Arundel House,once the suburban residence of the Earls of Arundel, and after-wards of the noble family of Cornwallis. The walls and timbers ofeach of these houses are redolent of the history of the seventeenthand eighteenth centuries, and associated with names which willnever die out of English history,—such as Arabella Stuart, Lord A ST110LL ROUND HAMPSTEAD AND HIGH GATE. 419 Bacon, and poor Nell Gwynne. In the Grove at Highgate, theho
The StJames's magazine and United Empire review . once the home of Ireton; and Andrew Marvels house which oncebelonged to the rapacious Earl of Lauderdale; and Arundel House,once the suburban residence of the Earls of Arundel, and after-wards of the noble family of Cornwallis. The walls and timbers ofeach of these houses are redolent of the history of the seventeenthand eighteenth centuries, and associated with names which willnever die out of English history,—such as Arabella Stuart, Lord A ST110LL ROUND HAMPSTEAD AND HIGH GATE. 419 Bacon, and poor Nell Gwynne. In the Grove at Highgate, thehouse is still pointed out where Samuel Taylor Coleridge residedand died; and long will the pleasant walks round Highgate beconnected with his memory. The story of Dick Whittington, thrice Lord Mayor of Lon-don, is known to every one; but his connection with Highgatewill be a sufficient excuse for quoting from Mr. Howitts workalready alluded to, the following paragraph relating to Whit-tington Stone — Descending the hill from Lauderdale House,. WHITTINGTON STONE AND THE XAZAE. HOUSE. towards Holloway, and not far before we come to the ArchwayTavern, we arrive at a massive stone, standing on the edge of thefootpath, which seems to give reality to the tales of our bears this inscription :— Whittington Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor of .... Richard .... Henry .... Henry V. So Dick Whittington was a real man of flesh and blood, flourish-ing in an historic period, and not the creation of some old story-teller, who delighted to amuse children. Here he really sat andlistened to Bow Bells/ which rang him back to be c thriceLord Mayor of London/ Whatever of fable has wreathed itselflike ivy round this old story, there was a bond fide substantial treefor it to twine round. Here Dick sat on a stone (which appears to 420 A STROLL ROUND HAMPSTEAD AND HIGH GATE. have been the base of an ancient cross) and listened to that agree-able rec
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