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Title: A Christian philanthropist of Dublin : a memoir of Richard Allen
Year: 1886 (1880s)
Authors: Wigham, Hannah Maria Peile, 1826-1907.
Subjects: Wigham, Hannah Maria Peile, 1826-1907.
Publisher: London : Hodder and Stoughton
Contributing Library: Gumberg Library, Duquesne University
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ll, then confined at Kilmainham.Tom Steele called on J. Sturge the next day, JamesHaughton and Dr. Gray (editor of the FreemansJournal) came to dinner; the conversation was principallyconnected with OConnell. The next summer but onewe were at Bray for a few weeks, uncle coming out mostnights, sometimes spending a day, when we made ex-cursions to the Dargle, Devils Glen, etc. ; it was a veryhappy time. After returning to High Street we con-tinued our trips for a while. Every Sunday was spentat Mountain View. Charles Lever used also to visit atHigh Street after their return. Uncle took an activeinterest in publishing the Irish Tevipe7tince and LiteraryGazette. I remember speaking to him of the copiespiled up in the wareroom in High Street, and thinkinghow much interesting matter they must contain. In 1847 Brooklaw^n, Blackrock, became their home.It is a lovely cottage-like house, surrounded bygreenhouses, gardens, and fields, through whichruns a little brook, and this was Richard Allens
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TOURS ON THE CONTINENT 71 home to the end of his Hfe. His wife and he madefrequent visits to the Continent; indeed, an annualtour was usually the form of relaxation they in-dulged in. It is not difficult to imagine, that withthe delight they both had in nature and in art howintense their enjoyment must have been. As usual,Richard Allen could not be satisfied without im-parting some of this enjoyment to others, and asthe greatest happiness to the greatest number washis object, he used to write long chatty letters whenon his tours, which were published in the GeneralAdvertiser^ and so multitudes of people all overIreland were brought into companionship with themas they visited Paris, or the old German or Belgiancities,—made their way up the Rhine, luxuriatedin the beauties of Switzerland, traversed the classicplains of Italy, or revelled in the treasures of artin the galleries of her grand old cities. RichardAllens delight in the beauties of nature was verygreat. Whether at home or ab

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