extend his acquaintance to one of the rarest and most delicate of the
Humorists of England.

B. W. PROCTER.
_May_, 1866.




CONTENTS.



CHAPTER I.

Introduction.
Biography: Few Events.
One predominant.
His Devotion to it.
Tendency to Literature.
First Studies.
Influence of Antique Dwellings.
Early Friends.
Humor.
Qualities of Mind.
Sympathy for neglected Objects.
A Nonconformist.
Predilections.
Character.
Taste.