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During all his leisure time, the future engineer and his chum Bill Thirlwall occupied themselves with making clay models of engines, and fitting up a winding machine with corks and twine like those which lifted the colliery baskets.

Bishop Harold Browne, after his accession to the See of Winchester, was only able to attend twice or three times after the year 1875. In that year Bishop Thirlwall died, and Bishop Ollivant ceased to attend, but remained a corresponding member till his death in 1882. Vacancies, I am informed, were filled up till October 1875, after which date no new members were added.

This letter was dispatched the next morning by Mr. Van Brunt; and Ellen waited and watched with great anxiety for his return from Thirlwall in the afternoon. Mother earth rather than aunt Fortune. The afternoon was already half spent when Mr. Van Brunt's ox- cart was seen returning.

"Yes, Sir. I'm very much obliged to you." "Well, I will say! if you han't the prettiest fit out in Thirlwall shall I help you? will you have a cheer?" "No, I thank you Sir; I'll bring him up to this step; it will do just as well. I am very much obliged to you, Sir." He did not seem to hear her thanks; he was all eyes; and, with his clerk, stood looking after her till she was out of sight.

Just as Thirlwall and Grote give us studies of Grecian history from the standpoint of Monarchism and Republicanism, so in the Kings and Chronicles we have studies of Hebrew history from a prophetic and priestly point of view.

She had taken it for granted that Miss Millar was simply a spoilt child, without more ability and information than had just served her to surmount the preliminary test of admission to Thirlwall Hall, where, nevertheless, she had no business to be. Her time would be completely wasted; she would only be wretched, and serve to make other people uncomfortable.

Well, I've been there this six weeks, doing all sorts of things, you know taking your place, Ellen don't you wish you was back in it? Well, a couple of weeks since, Mrs. Van took it into her head she would have up the waggon, and go to Thirlwall, to get herself some things a queer start for her; but, at any rate, Van Brunt brought up the waggon, and in she got, and off they went.

* "Both he and she were noble and generous, but his was the soft heart and hers the stern one." -Carlyle's Life in London, vol. ii. p. 171. The same can be said of Thirlwall, barring the groundless insinuation that he was dishonest in accepting a bishopric.

Grote has written learnedly on Socrates and the other great lights. Lewes's Biographical History of Philosophy has the merit of clearness, and is very interesting, but rather superficial. See also Thomas Stanley's History of Philosophy, and the articles in Smith's Dictionary on the leading ancient philosophers. Schleiermacher, on Socrates, translated by Bishop Thirlwall, is well worth attention.

He was not a very good writer, but displayed very great industry and learning with a sound and impartial judgment. John's College, Cambridge, and Dean of Ely, who, besides other work, established himself in the same class of historians with Hallam and Milman, Thirlwall and Grote, by his extensive History of the Romans under the Empire.