Zoological recreations / By W.J. Broderip.

  • Broderip, William John, 1789-1859.
Date:
1847
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Zoological recreations / By W.J. Broderip. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE. The Papers here collected, were commenced by the particular desire of one whose name cannot be written without a renewal of the regret, felt so deeply, by so many, for his untimely loss. The brilliancy of Theodore Hook’s wit, vivid but innocuous as summer lightning, was only equalled by the goodness of his heart, and when he sank, “Like a bright exhalation in the .evening,” he left a dark void, which those who had the happiness of enjoying his charming society, can never hope to see brightened again. For his sparkling conversation flowed continually, and without effort, like an exuberant Artesian well. There was no straining for effect: all was easy—springing from the gaiety of a soul warmed by the presence of those whom he loved. These pages appeared in the New Monthly Magazine under his editorship. When the inimitable Thomas Hood—another irreparable loss—succeeded the lamented Theodore, the <e Recrea- tions” were continued at his request; and they were concluded, when that periodical passed into the able hands of William Harrison Ainsworth.