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London Lyrics By: Frederick Locker-Lampson (1821-1895) |
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LONDON
LYRICS
By FREDERICK LOCKER WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES
BY A. D. GODLEY WITH A FRONTISPIECE
BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK LONDON
METHUEN & CO.
36 ESSEX STREET, W. C.
MDCCCCIV CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION vii
The Castle in the Air 1
The Cradle 8
O Tempora Mutantur! 12
Piccadilly 15
The Old Clerk 19
The Garter 23
The Pilgrims of Pall Mall 30
The Russet Pitcher 34
The Enchanted Rose 39
Circumstance 42
A Wish 43
My Life is a— 46
Vanity Fair 48
Bramble Rise 51
Old Letters 56
Susannah 59
My Firstborn 63
The Widow’s Mite 66
St George’s, Hanover Square 68
A Sketch in Seven Dials 70
Miss Edith 72
A Glimpse of Gretna Green, in the Distance 75
The Four Seasons 78
Enigma 80
Enigma 81
To the Printer’s Devil 83
NOTES 85 INTRODUCTION
The father of Frederick Locker Lampson (or Frederick Locker, according to
the name by which he is generally known) was Edward Hawke Locker, at one
time Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital. He is described in the
“Dictionary of National Biography” as “a man of varied talents and
accomplishments, Fellow of the Royal Society, an excellent artist in
water colour, a charming conversationalist, an esteemed friend of Southey
and Scott.” Frederick, the author of “London Lyrics,” “was born,” Mr
Augustine Birrell, his son in law, writes in Scribner’s Magazine
(January 1896), “in Greenwich Hospital in 1821. After divers adventures
in various not over well selected schools, and a brief experience of the
City and of Somerset House, he became a clerk in the Admiralty, serving
under Lord Haddington, Sir James Graham, and Sir Charles Wood. He was
twice married—first, to Lady Charlotte Bruce, a daughter of Lord Elgin
(of the Marbles); and secondly, to the only daughter of Sir Curtis
Lampson, Bart., of Rowfant in Sussex.” The present volume is Locker’s earliest literary venture; produced,
however, at the comparatively mature age of thirty six. “In 1857,” he
says in “My Confidences,” “I published a thin volume—certain
sparrow flights of song, called ‘London Lyrics.’” Subsequently, about
1860, Thackeray, who was then editor of the Cornhill Magazine , invited
Locker to contribute; and poems published there and elsewhere were
collected and reprinted from time to time, the original title being
always retained. Ten editions, besides some selections privately
printed, appeared before the poet’s death... Continue reading book >>
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