[17] Auguste Brizieux
[18] Uncle Tom's Cabin, published in 1852.
[19] Mrs. Jameson's Legends of the Madonna.
[20] General Franklin Pierce.
[21] 'Tamerton Church Tower, and other Poems.'
[22] In a letter to Miss Mitford, written four days later than this, Mrs. Browning alludes again to the performance of 'Colombe's Birthday:' 'Yes—Robert's play succeeded, but there could be no "run" for a play of that kind; it was a succès d'estime and something more, which is surprising, perhaps, considering the miserable acting of the men. Miss Faucit was alone in doing us justice.'
[23] A few lines have been cut off the letter at this place.
[24] A letter to the Athenæum on July 2, 1853, giving the result of some experiments in table-turning, the tendency of which was to show that the motion of the table was due to unconscious muscular action on the part of the persons touching the table.
[25] Senatore Villari.
[26] Mr. George Barrett. The omitted passage describes an act of generosity by him to one of his younger brothers.