Onthebrightwintryday，thelastbutoneoftheoldyear，hewaslaidinhisgraveatKensalGreen，theretominglethedusttowhichthemortalpartofhimhadreturned，withthatofathirdchild，lostinherinfancyyearsago。Theheadsofagreatconcourseofhisfellow—workersintheArtswerebowedaroundhistomb。
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INTRODUCTIONTOHER\"LEGENDSANDLYRICS\"
Inthespringoftheyear1853，Iobserved，asconductoroftheweeklyjournalHouseholdWords，ashortpoemamongtheprofferedcontributions，verydifferent，asIthought，fromtheshoalofversesperpetuallysettingthroughtheofficeofsuchaperiodical，andpossessingmuchmoremerit。Itsauthoresswasquiteunknowntome。ShewasoneMissMaryBerwick，whomIhadneverheardof;andshewastobeaddressedbyletter，ifaddressedatall，atacirculatinglibraryinthewesterndistrictofLondon。Throughthischannel，MissBerwickwasinformedthatherpoemwasaccepted，andwasinvitedtosendanother。Shecomplied，andbecamearegularandfrequentcontributor。ManyletterspassedbetweenthejournalandMissBerwick，butMissBerwickherselfwasneverseen。
Howwecamegraduallytoestablish，attheofficeofHouseholdWords，thatweknewallaboutMissBerwick，Ihaveneverdiscovered。