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present -and gratifying that it should be associated with this
undertaking (cheers). He had only to say of himself that he was
but a country gentleman -but deemed it an honour as well as his
duty to do what he could in support of civil and religious
liberty (cheers). He was proud that his name was associated on
that column with the name of the Marquis of Breadalbane; for
when I think of what he is doing for the public good in England
and Scotland, I feel justly proud at having my name associated
with his (cheers).

The chairman next gave the health of the Rev. Dr. Twisleton,
Canon Residentiary of Hereford -a gentleman descended from a
noble stock, and descended from a noble father, who honours the
cause of public liberty, and adorns that cause by the
sacredness of his office and the purity of his character. Drank
with animation.
..The Rev. Dr. Twisleton briefly returned thanks. After this
the company broke up, much delighted with the ceremony and
conviviality of the day.

At the dinner we observed, besides the noble chairman Lord
Nugent, Sir J. Easthope, M. P., W. H. Tancred, Esq. M. P., Rev.
Dr. Hampden, Rev. Dr. Twisleton of Hereford, Dr Lee, Sir Saml.
Hancock, Lowndes Stone, Esq., C. S. Ricketts, Esq., Rev. T.
Hayton J, Lloyd, Esq, and many other gentlemen, whose names we
could not learn, and several members of the University and
numbers of county gentry around. But we must not forget to
mention that the dinner was graced by the presence of Lady
Nugent, Mrs. and Miss Hampden, Miss Stone, &c.

Eulogy

HAMPDEN!
THOU SHOULDST BE LIVING AT THIS HOUR;
ENGLAND HATH NEED OF THEE : SHE IS A FEN
OF STAGNANT WATERS : ALTAR SWORD, AND PEN,
FIRESIDE, THE HEROIC WEALTH OF HALL AND BOWER
HAVE FORFEITED THEIR ANCIENT ENGLISH DOWER
OF INWARD HAPPINESS. WE ARE SELFISH MEN,
OH! RAISE US UP. RETURN TO US AGAIN :
AND GIVE US MANNERS, VIRTUE, FREEDOM, POWER.
THY SOUL WAS LIKE A STAR, AND DWELT APART,
THOU HADST A VOICE, WHOSE SOUND WAS LIKE THE
SEA,
PURE AS THE NAKED HEAVENS, MAJESTIC, FREE;
SO DIDST THOU TRAVEL ON LIFE'S COMMON WAY,
IN CHEERFUL GODLINESS; AND YET THY HEART
THE LOWLIEST DUTIES ON HERSELF DID LAY.
Adapted from Wordsworth

Editor’s History of Hampden

."Our army, after they had possessed themselves of Reading,
did nothing remarkable that summer, only there happened some
skirmishes, in one of which THAT MOST EMINENT PATRIOT COLONEL