THE

AUTOBIOGRAPHY,

TIMES, OPINIONS,

AND CONTEMPORARIES

OP

SIR EGERTON BRYDGES,

BART. B. J.

(Per legem terrae) Baron Chandos of Sudeley, etc.

DRAWN AND ETCHED BY FRANCIS DANBY A.R.A. CENEVA. APRIL. MDCCCXXXIV.

The Body May decay - but, by the might

of the Soul's flame, Mind will not lose its light!

S.E.B.

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THE

AUTOBIOGRAPHY,

TIMES, OPINIONS,

AND CONTEMPORARIES

OF

SIR EGERTON BRYDGES,

BART. K. J.

(Per legem terrae) Baron Chandos of Sudeley, etc.

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

Death of Matthew, second Lord Rokeby-His birth-His cha-

racter-Family of Robinson of Rokeby-Primate Robinson, first

Lord Rokeby-Horton-The second lord's peculiar habits-How

he managed his domains-His forbearance to make interest of his

money-His distrust of the Bank of England-Lets his beard grow

-A great walker-His singular dress and person-Beloved and

adored by the yeomanry and peasantry-A great reader-A con-

trast in manners and habits to his father-Always manly and

straightforward-Free from dark passions-Strangers of rank, who

visited him from curiosity, surprised at his manners of the world—

His landed and monied property-A contrast to his sister, Mrs.

Montagu-Mrs. Montagu imbibed a literary taste from Dr. Con-

yers Middleton-Her disposition and literary genius—Bon mot of

Lord
- She could not bear the rude manners of Johnson -

Character of her by Lord Bath, confirmed by Burke-Her Essay

on Shakspeare-Her sister, Mrs. Scott- Her brother, the Rev.

William Robinson-A friend of Gray the poet-His character and

death-Hammonds of St. Alban's Court in Kent-Poems of Wil-

liam Hammond-James Hammond, the elegiac poet-George San-

VOL. II.

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