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Colwick Hall: Where Dreams Come to Life
When you allow yourself to be opened up to the wonders of the world, now and again you'll come across something - or somewhere - that instantly wins a place in your heart. During a recent research trip...
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An Historic Spot for the Birth of Tuesday's Child...
Celebrating the birth of 'Tuesday's Child' on January 22 1788...Notwithstanding your writing to Mr. Leslie to furnish Mrs. Byron with money, he has not done it, and she has not any to go with... she...
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Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot? A Meander Across Byron's Bridge...
And when I use the phrase of "Auld Lang Syne!"'T is not addressed to you - the more's the pityFor me, for I would rather take my wineWith you than aught (save Scott) in your proud city:But somehow it...
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An Education in Nottingham Fit for a Lord...
Dear Mamma, - I am very glad to hear you are well, I am so my-self thank god, upon my word I did not expect so long a Letter from you... however I will answer it as well as I can. Mrs Parkyns & the...
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Spending Time at Annesley Hall...
My Dear Mother, - I have sent Mealey to Day to you, before William Came, but now I shall write myself, I promise you upon my honour I will come over tomorrow in the afternoon, I was not wishing to...
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In Search of Amusement at Burgage Green...
I received your present, my beloved Augusta, which was very acceptable, not that it will be of any use as a token of remembrance...You tell me that you are tired of London. I am rather surprised to...
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A Fraternal Invitation to Newstead Abbey...
My dear Augusta, ... So you have much to tell, & all will be novelty. - - I don't know what Scrope Davies meant by telling you I liked Children, I abominate the sight of them so much that I have...
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A Lady's Visit to a Poet's Abode in St James's Street...
Went to Byron's - No 8 St James's Street - in expectation of going to Harrow, a scheme he had resolved on to avoid the threatened visit of a lady. At twelve o'clock, just as were going, several...
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Summoned to the Court of Lady Melbourne...
Dear Ld B - they are gone this Morning to Roehampton and return Satur day. If you like to call upon me to morrow, you will find me at home & I am the more anxious not to miss this opportunity of...
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Standing on the Corner of Bennet Street...
No letter from **; but I must not complain. The respectable Job says, "Why should a living man complain?" I really don't know, except it be that a dead man can't...I wish I could settle to reading...
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Happy in My Way at Newstead Abbey...
My head is at this moment in a state of confusion, from various causes, which I can neither describe nor explain - but let that pass.My employments have been very rural - fishing, shooting, bathing,...
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I Shall Be Making a Visit to Albany Some Day...
I begin to think that after the great cake baked, and the epithalamium composed, with all the other prologues to the performance, the part of Spouse, like that of Hamlet, will be omitted "by particular...
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Shut Up by Ourselves at Halnaby Hall...
My dearest Aunt - We were married yesterday at ten upon ye. Clock - so there's an end of that matter and the beginning of many others. - Bell has gone through all the ceremonies with great fortitude -...
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A Dreary Coast? The Polite Tourist Begs to Differ...
Upon this dreary coast, we have nothing but county meetings and shipwrecks; and I have this day dined upon fish, which probably dined upon the crews of several colliers lost in the late gales.But I saw...
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A Sylph-Like Tiptoe Around 13 Piccadilly Terrace...
Darling Duck - I feel as if B loved himself, which does me more good than anything else, and makes young Pip jump.You would laugh to see, and still more to hear, the effects of your absence in the...
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To Drury Lane by Appointment...
Why have I not heard from you before this? Since last Thursday I have thought of nothing else but you...I was in the boxes the whole of Tamerlane on Monday, right opposite you. I went to see if you...
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In a Hurry to See Mr Murray...
My dear Mr. Murray, You're in a damn'd hurry,To set up this ultimate Canto;But (if they don't rob us)You'll see Mr. HobhouseWill bring it safe in his portmanteau.For the Journal you hint of,As ready to...
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In Search of George Gordon in Bath...
Dear Murray - You need not send "the Blues" which is a mere buffoonery never meant for publication. - The papers to which I allude in case of Survivorship, - are collections of letters &c. since I...
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At Rest in the Market Town of Hucknall...
Dear Sir - Tell Mr. Hobhouse that I wrote to him a few days ago from Ferrara. - It will therefore be idle in him or you to wait for any further answers or returns of proofs from Venice - as I have...
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'April 19 1824' Lord Byron is Dead...
"The misfortune that had befallen us is terrible and irreparable.I scarcely have words to describe it.Lord Byron is deadYour friend, my friend and father, the light of this century, the boast of your...
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