The wanderings of a pen and pencil . day evening, after a tranquil retrospect of scenes and actions, andvicissitudes of the past, we arranged our compact necessaries for homewardflight, and the evening of the next day found us listening to the mad prattlingof our excited juvenile companions. We have no apology to make for anything in this form which may be accused of haste and incompleteness. Itis what it professes to be — a Wandering. Should these pages induce some bilious book-worm, or gentle studiousinvalid, to desert the library for the mountain, or the solemn abbeys of his Monasticon for
The wanderings of a pen and pencil . day evening, after a tranquil retrospect of scenes and actions, andvicissitudes of the past, we arranged our compact necessaries for homewardflight, and the evening of the next day found us listening to the mad prattlingof our excited juvenile companions. We have no apology to make for anything in this form which may be accused of haste and incompleteness. Itis what it professes to be — a Wandering. Should these pages induce some bilious book-worm, or gentle studiousinvalid, to desert the library for the mountain, or the solemn abbeys of his Monasticon for the green quiet places where the originals hasten to decay,the purpose will be answered ; their tongues will be loosened, and theirpencils will be worn for public benefit; — and may they have more leisure thanwe at present can find for the arrangement and better ordering of ourscattered manuscript. Woe s me, that all my simple loreHas been unfit to rescue more,And that my guideless, rustic skillHas told the ancient tales so INDEX. Alvecote Priory, 88. Ancient British pillars, Wolverhampton, 13. Anker River, 87. Annington, 85. Ashford, 319. Avon River, 278. Bablick Ferry, 163. Bakewell, 319. Bayard and his colts, 65. Bear and Ragged Staff, at Cumnor, 157. Bentley Hall, 5. Berklands, 354. Bescott Hall, 69. Bilston, 27. Bilston dialect, 29. Black Cross of Abingdon, 161. Black Ladies Convent, 48. Blade of venison, 281. Blowing stone, 270. Boscobel House, 37. Bosworth Field, 119. Breadsall, 309. Brightwell Baldwin, 243. Breowood, 47. Burdetts legend, 89. Cadeby, 115. Calne, 278. Cannock Chase, 295. Cassington, 193. Castleton, 323. Charles I. Escape from Hopton, 10. At Southwell, II. Escape at Boscobel, Park, grand-daughter, Hall, , , Rosamond, 224. 1Clifton, , , 35. Coles-pits at Coxwell, , Hall, Church, , 243. Dale Hermitage, 314.
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