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HILL, Edward Bernard Lewin was born on January 13, 1834 in Bruce Castle, Tottenham. Son of Arthur and Ellen Hill. Nephew of late Sir Rowland Hill, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Commonplace Book early in the year 1848, a boy of fourteen, and have kept it up ever since. Boy like, I started with the idea of copying out whatever I admired, but I soon found out that that would not do and learnt to restrict my copying to what I wanted to have at hand and what was not accessible to me. In the little literary work I have done I have found my Commonplace Book very useful, and had it not been for my records I should have lost sight not only of many well-expressed serious thoughts but of many a quip and quaint turn of phrase, both in verse and prose. To start a Commonplace Book is usual enough, but I do not know any one else who has kept up such a book for so long as sixty years. At the suggestion of friends I have made a selection of these extracts in the hope that they may afford pleasant reading to others who, like myself, have no pretence to scholarship. I may add that I was for forty-three years in the Post Office (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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Excerpt from Verse, Prose, and Epitaphs: From the Commonplace Book of Lewin Hill, C. B., 1848-1908 I began my Commonplace Book early in the year 1848, a boy of fourteen, and have kept it up ever since. Boy like, I started with the idea of copying out whatever I admired, but I soon found out that that would not do and learnt to restrict my copying to what I wanted to have at hand and what was not accessible to me. In the little literary work I have done I have found my Commonplace Book very useful, and had it not been for my records I should have lost sight not only of many well-expressed serious thoughts but of many a quip and quaint turn of phrase, both in verse and prose. To start a Commonplace Book is usual enough, but I do not know any one else who has kept up such a book for so long as sixty years. At the suggestion of friends I have made a selection of these extracts in the hope that they may afford pleasant reading to others who, like myself, have no pretence to scholarship. I may add that I was for forty-three years in the Post Office service. 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.
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HILL, Edward Bernard Lewin was born on January 13, 1834 in Bruce Castle, Tottenham. Son of Arthur and Ellen Hill. Nephew of late Sir Rowland Hill, Knight Commander of the Bath.
Studied at Bruce Castle School.
Entered the Secretary’s Office, General Post Office, on a nomination by Lord Canning on 5 September 1855. Retired on pension on 13 January 1899. Decorated for long and distinguished service. Late Senior Assistant-Secretary, General Post Office.
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Club: Kingston.
Companion of the Bath 1897.