Men Of Mark Twixt Tyne And Tweed A C

Author : Richard Welford
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ISBN 13 : 9781332565368
Total Pages : 732 pages
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Download or read book Men of Mark 'Twixt Tyne and Tweed, Vol. 3 of 3 (Classic Reprint) written by Richard Welford and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Men of Mark 'Twixt Tyne and Tweed, Vol. 3 of 3 But little information has come down to us respecting the early days of a learned but eccentric country parson - Robert Lambe, M. A., vicar of Norham. It is believed that he was a native of Durham, born there a year or two before the accession of the first George to the English throne. But of his parents, their names, and position in life, no record has been preserved Educated at St John's College, Cambridge, where he took his Arts degrees, he was preferred to a minor canonry in Durham Cathedral, and, in 1747, obtained the curacy of South Shields, being then about thirty-six years of age. Within a few weeks from the date of this appointment, the Dean and Chapter living of Norham became vacant, and it was conferred upon him. In October, 1747, he migrated from the southern harbour town of the Tyne to the charming village in which "Norham's castled steep, and Tweed's fair river broad and deep," form a picturesque retreat for a contemplative mind. At Norham his history may be said practically to begin. A singular story of Mr. Lambe's courtship and marriage was told by the Rev. James Raine, in a paper read before the Newcastle Society of Antiquaries, and published in the "Archaeologia AEliana" - "He had not long been settled at Norham before he began to feel the want of a wife; and along with the want came the recollection of a young woman who resided in Durham, of the name of Philadelphia Nelson, the daughter of a well-known carrier between London and Edinburgh, and a female of high character and respectability, upon whom he was not long in setting his affections. The result was a proposal by letter; and in due time the love-sick vicar was accepted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."