By " The Bohemian Girl" Balfe gained less than £ISOO, although the " Marble Halls'' ballad in that very popular work put some £3OOO in the pockets of the publishers. Sparrows are very fond of admiring their plumage. Place a little mirror where one of these birds can readily get at it. and for many minutes he will staftd before it, gazing at himself. When Lrf)rd Tenterden lay dying—- " just ere the weary pulse of ,llfe stood -still"—he was heard to murmur to himself " And now, gentlemen of the jury, r I leave you to consider your verdict."
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 31, Issue 9220, 15 June 1900, Page 4
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96Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 31, Issue 9220, 15 June 1900, Page 4
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