170 Recent Wiltshire Books, PamiMets, Articles, &c. 



their distinguished names upon the stones than to mentally reconstruct 

 the temple and ruminate on its significance." 



" Stonehenge, 8SC," by Sir Noman Lockyer. The Times Literary 

 Suj)plement of December 21st, 1906, contained a long review of this 

 work. 



Georgfe Herbert and His Times, by a. g. Hyde. London : 



Methuen, 1906. Demy 8vo., with 32 illustrations, price 10s. 6d. net. 

 A long and valuable article on George Herbert, by way of a review of 

 this book, occupies the place of honour in theTimes Literary Supplement, 

 October 5th, 1906. 



The aim of the book is to describe the life of the poet and the 

 characteristics of his time. It gives an account of his family and early 

 years, school and university life, his relations with the court of James I., 

 and his life at Bemerton, with an estimate of his place among the 

 religious writers of the 17th century, and the influence of his works on 

 the thought and life of later times. 



Moore Memorial at Bromham. The Celtic cross erected over 

 the grave of Thomas Moore, is illustrated, in Devizes Gazette, November 

 19th, 1906, accompanied by a reprint of the short original notices of the 

 death and burial of the poet, and the unveiling of the memorial window 

 in the Church in 1879, as well as the longer article by Mr. F. MacDonagh 

 in The Irish Packet describing a visit to Bromham and Sloperton 

 Cottage, and practically inaugurating the movement started by the Rev. 

 A. S. Hartigan, then curate of Bromham, which has now culminated in 

 the erection of the cross over his grave at a cost of ;f232, which was 

 unveiled in the presence of a large gathering of English and Irish 

 admirers of the poet on November 24th, 1906. 



Full reports of the ceremony of unveiling the cross and of the 

 speeches made thereat, together with an article on the life and writings 

 of Thomas Moore appeared in the Devizes Gazette, November 29th. 

 The Wiltshire Advertiser of November 29th also reports the proceedings 

 at length, and gives process views of the " Cross," " Group of Irish 

 representatives and others outside the Bear Hotel," and " Scene in the 

 churchyard at Bromham after the cross had been unveiled." These 

 illustrations were reprinted in the issue of December 13th. 



The Spectator of December 8th contained a letter from A. P. Graves 

 on Moore's place and influence in Irish literature. 



Sloperton Cottage. Mr. J. F. Meehan in his issue of The Beacon 

 for May, 1907, has a paper on Thomas Moore (pp. 59, 60) illustrated 

 by a reproduction of a pencil drawing of Sloperton, with a description 

 of the place and its neighbourhood. 



Farley Hospital, a full report of the proceedings of a meeting 

 called to consider the future of the buildings of the Hospital is given in 

 Salisbury Journal, December 1st, 1906. 





