John Critchley Prince

War by John Bolton Rogerson.

The Request by John Critchley Prince, author of Hours with the Muses.

A Farewell by E.C.S.

The Emblem of Life by W.B.

Oh, for that time when musket, spear, and sword Shall be but relics of an age of strife, Forever blotted from the page of life! When earth shall be the home of peace, O Lord! And man shall dwell in love, according to Thy word.

End of War by John Bolton Rogerson.

The Request by John Critchley Prince.

From the Atheneum Souvenir of 1843.

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For more information or to volunteer, please contact LibriVox.org. Lancashire Characters and Places by Thomas Newbigging Manchester, Brook and Crystal, 11 Market Street London, Simpkin, Marshall & Company, Stationers Hall Court, 1891 John Critchley Prince Alas, each wish is wiser than the deed.

the life and writings of john critchley prince afford a remarkable example of the power which is sometimes given to express beautiful and noble thoughts in becoming an even elegant language in spite of deficiency in education and a bringing up amid surroundings of the most abject and depressing character bearing the circumstances of his training or rather lack of training in mind prince's sustained flow of language is marvellous and the gracefulness and efflorescence of his diction are not less striking at the outset it may be admitted that john critchley prince was not a great poet that he was a poet no one will dispute and that he holds a leading place among the minor english bards is equally incontestable the story of his life his poor miserable life especially in his later years i do not care to tell but that story is given in detail by dr lithgow and may be summarised in a few sentences prince was born at wigan in the year eighteen o eight he had a wretched father selfish intemperate harsh in his conduct threatening and on occasions inflicting dire chastisement on the son for attempting after a long day's drudgery to gratify his taste for reading the conduct of this parent was simply inhuman in its brutality On the other hand, his mother was a woman of superior mould, and strove under adverse conditions to afford him such education as he obtained in his early years.

Prince inherited the paternal habits of intemperance with all his mother's good qualities.

He married before he was nineteen.

Rose, the bard of colour, acted as vice-chairman.

Upwards of forty were present, amongst whom were Mr. John Critchley Prince, Mr. Scholes, author of The Bridal of Naworth, Elijah Ridings, Alex Wilson, Mr. George Faulkner and a number of other literary gentlemen.

The chairman opened the proceedings by briefly stating the nature and objects of the meeting.

While the members of various trades and professions were in the habit of assembling together at stated periods for the purpose of advancing their common interests and creating kind and reciprocal feelings, it had been considered that periodical meetings of literary men were equally desirable and beneficial.

Manchester, July 1842.

End of preface.

The Poet's Welcome by John Critchley Prince, author of Ours with the Muses.

From The Festive Wreath, edited by John Bolton Rogerson.