He reads German, French, and, of course, Italian, and plays on the piano remarkably well, for which Robert deserves the chief credit.

A very gentle, sweet child he is; sweet to look at and listen to; affectionate and good to live with, a real 'treasure' so far.

His passion is music; and as we are afraid of wearing his brain, we let him give most of his study-time to the piano.
So you want me, you expect me, I suppose, to approve of the miserable, undignified, unconscientious doings in England on the conspiracy question ?[58] No, indeed.

I would rather we had lost ten battles than stultified ourselves in the House of Commons with Brummagem brag and Derby intrigues before the eyes of Europe and America.

It seems to me utterly pitiful.