William Allingham’s diary, 1871

In Battersea Park. We go by rose- garden ; ask the gardener a question, and he answers in a rude surly fashion ; we agree that these are ' Saxon ' manners, and that…

With Carlyle. Old Saints. Shake- speare : C. said with emphasis, ' The longer I live, the higher I rate that much -belauded man.' He thought that Shakespeare was…

C, and Sir , who talked again of the Poor Law. C. complained to me of having too much of this from the worthy Baronet. I told him of the apprentice who, getting…