used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Alford
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anecdotesnounUS /ˈænəkdoʊts/
plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let me pass from this latter fact to some of my own experiences as connected with it.
Auberon
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AugustusnounUS /ɑːˈɡʌstəs/
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
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Author'snounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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BallsnounUS /bɔːlz/
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
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BanquetnounUS /ˈbæŋkwət/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
Bute
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showing who or what does the action
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Byron'snounUS /ˈbaɪrənz/
possessive form of “byron” — English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
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CardinalnounUS /ˈkɑːrdənəl/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
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CatholicadjectiveUS /ˈkæθlɪk/
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
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ClashnounUS /klæʃ/
A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
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cohesiveadjectiveUS /koʊˈhiːsɪv/
causing cohesion
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
being joined in close association
From this reading Let me pass from this latter fact to some of my own experiences as connected with it.
CriticizedverbUS /ˈkrɪtəsaɪzd/
past form of “criticize” — find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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DeannounUS /diːn/
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
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plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
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separated into parts or pieces
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
emphasizeverbUS /ˈemfəsaɪz/
to stress, single out as important
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
divisible by two
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
ExclusiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/
not divided or shared with others
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experiencesnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading Let me pass from this latter fact to some of my own experiences as connected with it.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
Fane
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
fineradjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnər/
(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence
From this reading They indicate the way in which society owes much of its finer polish to it.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Let me pass from this latter fact to some of my own experiences as connected with it.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
GrandsonnounUS /ˈɡrændsʌn/
a male grandchild
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
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HarenounUS /her/
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
HerbertnounUS /ˈhɜːrbərt/
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
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plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
illustrateverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪt/
clarify by giving an example of
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They indicate the way in which society owes much of its finer polish to it.
InclusiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkluːsɪv/
including much or everything; and especially including stated limits
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indicateverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪt/
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading They indicate the way in which society owes much of its finer polish to it.
IndiscretionsnounUS /ˌɪndɪˈskreʃənz/
plural of “indiscretion” — the trait of being injudicious
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They indicate the way in which society owes much of its finer polish to it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They indicate the way in which society owes much of its finer polish to it.
and nothing more
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
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a polite name for any woman
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referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
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LaureatenounUS /ˈlɔːriət/
someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
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letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
a characteristic state or mode of living
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the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
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ManningverbUS /ˈmænɪŋ/
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
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MarianadjectiveUS /ˈmeriən/
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
MelvillenounUS /ˈmelvɪl/
United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)
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Memoir-writer
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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to a great degree or extent
From this reading They indicate the way in which society owes much of its finer polish to it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Let me pass from this latter fact to some of my own experiences as connected with it.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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NoblessenounUS /noʊˈbles/
the state of being of noble birth
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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on one occasion
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
Others
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Ouida
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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owesverbUS /oʊz/
third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading They indicate the way in which society owes much of its finer polish to it.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Let me pass from this latter fact to some of my own experiences as connected with it.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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go across or through
From this reading Let me pass from this latter fact to some of my own experiences as connected with it.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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PoetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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polishnounUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃ/
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading They indicate the way in which society owes much of its finer polish to it.
portraitsnounUS /ˈpɔːrtrəts/
plural of “portrait” — a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
RivalverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/
be equal to in quality or ability
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RivalsnounUS /ˈraɪvəlz/
plural of “rival” — the contestant you hope to defeat
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RoutinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
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SalonsnounUS /səˈlɑːnz/
plural of “salon” — gallery where works of art can be displayed
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express in words
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
sectionsnounUS /ˈsekʃənz/
plural of “section” — a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
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Shelley'snounUS /ˈʃeliz/
possessive form of “shelley” — English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
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having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
sketchedverbUS /sketʃt/
past form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
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a male human offspring
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StanleynounUS /ˈstænli/
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
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of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They indicate the way in which society owes much of its finer polish to it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Let me pass from this latter fact to some of my own experiences as connected with it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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TypesnounUS /taɪps/
plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading VIGNETTES OF LONDON LIFE Byron's Grandson and Shelley's Son--The World of Balls--The "Great Houses," and Their New Rivals--The Latter Criticized by Some Ladies of the Old Noblesse--Types of More Serious Society--Lady Marian Alford and Others--_Salons_ Exclusive and Inclusive--A Clash of Two Rival Poets--The Poet Laureate --Auberon Herbert and the Simple Life--Dean Stanley--Whyte Melville--"Ouida"--"Violet Fane"--Catholic Society--Lord Bute--Banquet to Cardinal Manning--Difficulties of the Memoir-writer--Lord Wemyss and Lady P---- --Indiscretions of Augustus Hare--Routine of a London Day--The Author's Life Out of London
precisely as stated
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
VIGNETTESnounUS /vɪˈnjets/
plural of “vignette” — a brief literary description
From this reading VIGNETTES OF LONDON LIFE Byron's Grandson and Shelley's Son--The World of Balls--The "Great Houses," and Their New Rivals--The Latter Criticized by Some Ladies of the Old Noblesse--Types of More Serious Society--Lady Marian Alford and Others--_Salons_ Exclusive and Inclusive--A Clash of Two Rival Poets--The Poet Laureate --Auberon Herbert and the Simple Life--Dean Stanley--Whyte Melville--"Ouida"--"Violet Fane"--Catholic Society--Lord Bute--Banquet to Cardinal Manning--Difficulties of the Memoir-writer--Lord Wemyss and Lady P---- --Indiscretions of Augustus Hare--Routine of a London Day--The Author's Life Out of London
VioletnounUS /ˈvaɪəlɪt/
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading VIGNETTES OF LONDON LIFE Byron's Grandson and Shelley's Son--The World of Balls--The "Great Houses," and Their New Rivals--The Latter Criticized by Some Ladies of the Old Noblesse--Types of More Serious Society--Lady Marian Alford and Others--_Salons_ Exclusive and Inclusive--A Clash of Two Rival Poets--The Poet Laureate --Auberon Herbert and the Simple Life--Dean Stanley--Whyte Melville--"Ouida"--"Violet Fane"--Catholic Society--Lord Bute--Banquet to Cardinal Manning--Difficulties of the Memoir-writer--Lord Wemyss and Lady P---- --Indiscretions of Augustus Hare--Routine of a London Day--The Author's Life Out of London
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They indicate the way in which society owes much of its finer polish to it.
Wemyss
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From this reading VIGNETTES OF LONDON LIFE Byron's Grandson and Shelley's Son--The World of Balls--The "Great Houses," and Their New Rivals--The Latter Criticized by Some Ladies of the Old Noblesse--Types of More Serious Society--Lady Marian Alford and Others--_Salons_ Exclusive and Inclusive--A Clash of Two Rival Poets--The Poet Laureate --Auberon Herbert and the Simple Life--Dean Stanley--Whyte Melville--"Ouida"--"Violet Fane"--Catholic Society--Lord Bute--Banquet to Cardinal Manning--Difficulties of the Memoir-writer--Lord Wemyss and Lady P---- --Indiscretions of Augustus Hare--Routine of a London Day--The Author's Life Out of London
at the time that
From this reading They emphasize the fact that, when I first knew it myself, it was very much smaller than it has since then become, and, though divided into sections even then, was very much more cohesive.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The few portraits and anecdotes which I have just sketched or recorded are sufficient, let me say once more, to illustrate two general facts.
Whyte
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From this reading VIGNETTES OF LONDON LIFE Byron's Grandson and Shelley's Son--The World of Balls--The "Great Houses," and Their New Rivals--The Latter Criticized by Some Ladies of the Old Noblesse--Types of More Serious Society--Lady Marian Alford and Others--_Salons_ Exclusive and Inclusive--A Clash of Two Rival Poets--The Poet Laureate --Auberon Herbert and the Simple Life--Dean Stanley--Whyte Melville--"Ouida"--"Violet Fane"--Catholic Society--Lord Bute--Banquet to Cardinal Manning--Difficulties of the Memoir-writer--Lord Wemyss and Lady P---- --Indiscretions of Augustus Hare--Routine of a London Day--The Author's Life Out of London
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let me pass from this latter fact to some of my own experiences as connected with it.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading VIGNETTES OF LONDON LIFE Byron's Grandson and Shelley's Son--The World of Balls--The "Great Houses," and Their New Rivals--The Latter Criticized by Some Ladies of the Old Noblesse--Types of More Serious Society--Lady Marian Alford and Others--_Salons_ Exclusive and Inclusive--A Clash of Two Rival Poets--The Poet Laureate --Auberon Herbert and the Simple Life--Dean Stanley--Whyte Melville--"Ouida"--"Violet Fane"--Catholic Society--Lord Bute--Banquet to Cardinal Manning--Difficulties of the Memoir-writer--Lord Wemyss and Lady P---- --Indiscretions of Augustus Hare--Routine of a London Day--The Author's Life Out of London
