, 1876-01-16
"reminiscences of Robert HoydOn,
the Great Painter.
Gossip About George IT,, Queen Vic.
tor;a, the Dake Of wellington,
tie FRS. Napoleon,
TalIeyraci, lord Drousl1am, Sheridan,
I.crd Melbourne, Byron, IIaz!itt,
Leigh Hunt, and Charles
GrcYii!c.-
Er!rce.s from EcEteu's Le,ts7s aad 7able-1u'E.
GEORGE Il

" the n's"s.F p.cpeNsl0cs OF GeoE56 Nv.
Ha:1on has LIS etoF:e5 to relate Thus: 3" ST
IIom2s hammond ones told mo curious thing
OF George ~; that he vas always hoarder
III: tli:s on ore OCCASION "scn be was supposed
70 9e Sn:naa;ess 3nt 'EsoiTens cud his houst
'7as absolutely beset By inpc7tunate creditors
tie iEnce. tetore Ta..sin5 out, net Hammond
re1t over to Ett7e desk il h:s rcom and tool
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hs'eo Lazy -"'e'ue'' oE 4Eo1oaS' "aen speak
inE. OF Lln;' world often ss7 that, although
George II. WAS Tic bean idea. of 4 reformed
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s'u u's's u "ti i@aA7' eonSsoe's y
oeotsea Gown The hasr:eEs oetTcea h:ch anu LOW
lie. ana that wo should suffer from IT."
QUEEN VICTORIA
! Tro7n tta e,,oo ,~rhov;4v va r,rc cnrions
'A w." oN'
instance OF e'1een 'iesosla ) fetent1'e memory.
Unc csy N l921--e When sEo "as fr1ncess VIC
to.ia, and tie Queen OF Nu1tenbrrg Was
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Queen. "2s H:es2as e. iofcaeon. ~ tuas
TINE tho Princess Victoria diEcd 1t l
rc.oci. AZ LIE g.. down tl:o Princess Victoria
17vcl to I, n, In. beng bcr. for;,ard lie did not
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1'"scsS oo"s ~ YOU AA'..I'olo ";ohea up
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Icycr noticed lin then CT again. The yea~ after
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tae luc7ess OF laehs' "':o Sa'a' 247 eeaf' aon
>oE Eot!cc 81 Il!c!r2s l1:-nr1cua. your oljest
tricrd:" She bcn: he. head slightly AMI sa:d,
sir ;,p,.;!e- ,;,,n,o.. :1a~t;on tells rs vas .
.r!.:..f:l s:tt1r, bccav~a lc was 20 full Of his
rc.2',ecuo:,s aet ancclctcs, He oacc told him
Tho O:ecn knew 4 l;rt:e Of everything AID roth
,u., turro.:,,,:. lie used % zee her, when p1iu-
.srs Victoria ot.a., drawing from v1etchcd
r-,lta rot worth s:xy,cnco. IL asked her if eho
f.ceT IIo15ra;. MS he.ss3 She Lad never heard
Of them, lie found her OIL c:,othcr occasion
reading 1'h,5rrs. lie c4l:cd her it STE
knew Ts4.i;as7 sio said they tad her it
acrico:a. SIZE t-om;scit sl,o would and she i,d
~ cod lie n~.. ting EXPRESSED t.rcat delight.
Eo co:,r!.::,cI to Sir john Conroy Of her no.
Iayicr tie mems TO .ccu,-e = ftuc- taste il, art
ih1n the *.liscr5b1o rr7u,s put before her vera
likely to create. This bore cut Sir johns re-
rays 10 me-" E.;.es Harden, IS :ue lrinceEs
and her .no:ber WIRE .ea@itg nv exhibition
room nf Xauothca. IEc7 kIe,y ro:h:u5 CT high
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