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OF DWARFS.
branches, which began to spring at the height of only
twelve feet from the ground. In consequence of this,
several of these cumbrous limbs lately broke off the
parent trunk, and are now lying as described in the an-
nexed engraving, which is an exact view of this venerable
relic of antiquity as it appeared on the first Friday in
July 1805, being the first day of the annual fair. Before
this accident the trunk measured 48| feet in circum-
ference.
To prevent the recurrence of an accident which might
be productive of such fatal consequences to those within
the sphere of its operation, the lord of the manor, we are
informed, has decreed the fall of this celebrated tree.
This will render our engraving doubly valuable to all
those who wish to possess a representation of Fairlop
Oak, when the original is no longer to be seen.
Of Dwarfs; with biographical particulars of some of the
most remarkable.
The existence of nations of pygmies, is an idea long
exploded by the well-informed, and doubtless originated
in the natural love of mankind for the marvellous. That
nature often deviates from the common route, giving
some men a stature far exceeding the ordinary stardard,
while that of others is in the same proportion below it, is too
obvious to admit of a doubt. The latter we call Dwarfs,
and to this diminutive class, belonged the individuals to
whom the following particulars refer.
The first we shall mention is the celebrated English
dwarf Jeffery Hudson. He was born at Oakham, in
Rutlandshire, in 1619, and when about eight years of age,
measured but eighteen inches in height, and was retained
in the service of the Duke of Buckingham, who resided
at Burleigh-on-the-Hill. Soon after the marriage of
r- Charles
OF DWARFS.
branches, which began to spring at the height of only
twelve feet from the ground. In consequence of this,
several of these cumbrous limbs lately broke off the
parent trunk, and are now lying as described in the an-
nexed engraving, which is an exact view of this venerable
relic of antiquity as it appeared on the first Friday in
July 1805, being the first day of the annual fair. Before
this accident the trunk measured 48| feet in circum-
ference.
To prevent the recurrence of an accident which might
be productive of such fatal consequences to those within
the sphere of its operation, the lord of the manor, we are
informed, has decreed the fall of this celebrated tree.
This will render our engraving doubly valuable to all
those who wish to possess a representation of Fairlop
Oak, when the original is no longer to be seen.
Of Dwarfs; with biographical particulars of some of the
most remarkable.
The existence of nations of pygmies, is an idea long
exploded by the well-informed, and doubtless originated
in the natural love of mankind for the marvellous. That
nature often deviates from the common route, giving
some men a stature far exceeding the ordinary stardard,
while that of others is in the same proportion below it, is too
obvious to admit of a doubt. The latter we call Dwarfs,
and to this diminutive class, belonged the individuals to
whom the following particulars refer.
The first we shall mention is the celebrated English
dwarf Jeffery Hudson. He was born at Oakham, in
Rutlandshire, in 1619, and when about eight years of age,
measured but eighteen inches in height, and was retained
in the service of the Duke of Buckingham, who resided
at Burleigh-on-the-Hill. Soon after the marriage of
r- Charles