DEDICATION. TO ELIA, whose lively pen has so vividly depicted the character of Christ's Hospital, the following pages are dedicated, gratefully and respectfully. PREFACE. The following pages have been drawn up from the writer's recollection, occasionally assisted by a neat little compilation, called, A Brief History of Christ's Hospital from its Foundation by King Edward the Sixth, to the Present Time. To this history the writer is indebted for those lines which conclude the volume; and, while he makes the acknowledgment, he begs to return his thanks for the assistance which he has derived from that work. |