weekly, and quarterly journal, which, on occasions of this kind, furnish their readers with such details as they are able to obtain, and who in no case confine themselves strictly to the public career of the deceased.
Although some facts in the private life of Mr. Thackeray will be found to be touched upon in these pages, the writer is not conscious of having written a line which could give pain to others.
The writer cannot conclude without acknowledging the kind assistance he has received in furnishing anecdotes and other particulars from Arthur Kinglake, Esq., Dr. Chambers, Mons. Lacroix, Mr. Goodwin, Mr. George Linley, and others whose names he is not permitted to mention.
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