excerpt from 'Account of life as a chorister in the nineteenth century' pp. 5-6 (138 words)
excerpt from 'Account of life as a chorister in the nineteenth century' pp. 5-6 (138 words)
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At Eton we were called by the Etonians “Canaries” & some of us received considerable kindness & many presents from them. [...] Lord Edward Pelham Clinton, afterwards Duke of Newcastle was also very kind & I remember he once took me to a confectioners & gave me what was then called “Strawberry mess” viz strawberries beaten up with sugar & cream. I had a bowl full & after that I had a large tumbler of iced lemonade & after that - I was – well ill. His sister Lady Susan was very fond of Bluett the best singer & the best looking boy in the school. She wrote him many little love letters & sent him very handsome presents. I never heard a boy with such a lovely voice but I am afraid his voice & his “good looks” helped to his ruin.
At Eton we were called by the Etonians “Canaries” & some of us received considerable kindness & many presents from them. [...] Lord Edward Pelham Clinton, afterwards Duke of Newcastle was also very kind & I remember he once took me to a confectioners & gave me what was then called “Strawberry mess” viz strawberries beaten up with sugar & cream. I had a bowl full & after that I had a large tumbler of iced lemonade & after that - I was – well ill. His sister Lady Susan was very fond of Bluett the best singer & the best looking boy in the school. She wrote him many little love letters & sent him very handsome presents. I never heard a boy with such a lovely voice but I am afraid his voice & his “good looks” helped to his ruin. |
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