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enables you so convincingly to bear. As to the story, you may remember that I received it from the Honourable Mrs. Byron, and under-stood it to have been written by Lady Anne Lindsay," etc.
Mr. Leeves received no remuneration what-ever for his music, and had to rest content with the approbation of his private friends !
It is recorded that when Mr. Leeves first heard Miss Stephens (afterwards Countess of Essex) sing "Auld Robin Gray," he was so much delighted with her expression and her melting tones that he shed tears. The song-stress was most gratified on hearing of the effect of her singing, and wished to be introduced to the venerable author, which desire was readily gratified.
. And now let us examine the old French romance by Paradis de Moncnf. Let me at once acknowledge that my first acquaintance with this poem dates from the early part of 1889, when I came across some correspondence on the subject in the "St. James's Gazette." One gentlemen wrote to the effect that " one of the happiest instances of the kind of plagiarism which, like charity, blesses both giver and re-ceiver, is to be found in the famous ballad of 'Auld Robin Gray/ which, as some of your
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