The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 13, No. 370, May 16, 1829

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Various. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 13, No. 370, May 16, 1829

LALEHAM PARK:

LINES WRITTEN ON VISITING THE ISLAND OF IONA

LIGHT AND DARK GENII

DR. JOHNSON

ON GOOD AND EVIL DAYS

THE NOVELIST

ANNE OF GEIERSTEIN

THE TOPOGRAPHER

SAWSTON HALL.1

MANNERS & CUSTOMS OF ALL NATIONS

CHINESE CITIES

FIGS

ALNWICK FREEMEN

THE ANECDOTE GALLERY

DOCTOR PARR

YOUNG NAPOLEON

AN ESKDALE ANECDOTE

THE SKETCH-BOOK

CREATING WANTS

THE GATHERER

GUDE NEWS

EPIGRAM

AN EXPLETIVE

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Circumstances, in themselves trivial, often confer celebrity upon places hitherto of unlettered note. Thus, a beautiful villa at Laleham, a village in Middlesex, eighteen and a half miles south west of London, has acquired frequent passing notice from its having lately become the temporary residence of the young "Queen of Portugal," whose removal to England appears to have been a prudent measure to keep her petite Majesty "out of harm's way."

Laleham is delightfully situate on the banks of the Thames, between Shepperton and Staines, and is famed for the entertainment it affords to the lovers of angling. The river narrows considerably here; and about the shallows, or gulls, the water is beautifully transparent. The above temporary royal residence is built in an elegant villa style; and the grounds have been very tastefully laid out under the immediate direction of the present proprietor, the Earl of Lucan. They comprise 40 acres, with some very fine elm timber.

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In this delightful retreat, the young Queen and her suite at present reside; and so pacific is our taste, that to enjoy the tranquil scenery of Laleham, and the sports of the stream that waters its park, we would willingly forego all the cares of state, and leave its plots and counterplots to more ambitious minds. We could sit by the waters of Laleham, and sing with the muse of Grongar:

But great as may be our content, we hope to see her Majesty speedily restored to the bosom of her family, provided she be secure from the perils of her distracted country.

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