FLOREAT ETONA
MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited
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The Great Court of Eton College.
Engraved by J. Black after W. Westall, 1816.
FLOREAT ETONA
ANECDOTES AND MEMORIES
OF ETON COLLEGE
BY
RALPH NEVILL
MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED
ST. MARTIN’S STREET, LONDON
1911
IN MEMORY
OF MY DEAR OLD ETON FRIEND
S. S. S.
Still are thy pleasant voices, thy nightingales awake;
For Death, he taketh all away, but them he cannot take.
The Author wishes to acknowledge the greatdebt of gratitude which he owes to those whohave assisted him by the loan of books, photographs,and prints.
First and foremost stands the Right HonourableLewis Harcourt, M.P., who has most kindlyafforded him access to his unique collection ofEton books—eventually destined, it is understood,for the school library.
The Earl of Rosebery, K.G., has also showngreat good-nature in lending a number of interestingprints, reproductions of which will be foundamongst the illustrations.
Especial thanks are due to Mr. Robert JohnGraham Simmonds, resident agent of the Hawkesyardestate, who took considerable trouble tofurnish valuable information concerning the oldEton organ case, a photograph of which, by thecourteous permission of the Dominican fathers,was taken in their chapel at Rugeley. Thephotographs of the old oak panelling formerly inthe Eton Chapel were obligingly contributed by[viii]...