At the examination he came off most brilliantly in Latin, Greek, mathematics, and other things too; in fact, a double first-class man, as I think they call it." "I have never heard of so extraordinary an individual," said I.

"I could no more have done what you say he did, than I could have taken wings and flown.

Pray, what was his name ?" "His name," said the old gentleman, "was Earl." I was much delighted with my new acquaintance, and paid him frequent visits; the more I saw him the more he interested me.

He was kind and benevolent, a good old Church of England Christian, was well versed in several dialects of the Celtic, and possessed an astonishing deal of Welsh heraldic and antiquarian lore.

Often whilst discoursing with him I almost fancied that I was with Master Salisburie, Vaughan of Hengwrt, or some other worthy of old, deeply skilled in everything remarkable connected with wild "Camber's Lande.".