Autobiographical Notes of the Life of William Bell Scott, Volume 1 W. Minto, editor 1 This electronic document is a partial reconstruction of the original edition. Only certain material relevant to DGR is gathered into this work. The complete document is scheduled for transcription later. Autobiographical Notes of the Life of William Bell Scott W. Minto Harper and Brothers New York 1892 xi + 356 This is volume 1 of the American printing of the work first published in London in 1892; both editions appeared in two volumes. Library of the University of Virginia pr5349.s2a8.1892 Commentary
Introduction

Both volumes of this work comprise one of the more important early biographical works from an intimate member of the Rossetti and Pre-Raphaelite circle. See also volume 2.

Textual History: Composition

Textual History: Revision

Printing History

Pictorial

Historical

Literary

Translation

Autobiographical

Bibliographic

<hi rend="c">THE CHURCH PORCH, II. (TO C. G. R.)</hi> Sister, arise: We have no more to sing Or say: The priest abideth as is meet, To minister. Rise up out of thy seat, Though peradventure 'tis an irksome thing To cross again the threshold of our king, Where his doors stand against the evil street, And let each step increase upon our feet The dust we shook from them at entering. Must we of very sooth go hence? The air, Whose heat outside makes mist that can be seen, Is very clear and cool where we have been; The priest abideth ministering, lo, As he for service, why not we for prayer? It is so bidden, sister, let us go.

by the bye, do you mean after all to settle in London again, or to go out at some distant period in Newcastle, and have written over you—

“Here lies Dunscotus Who died of lotus”?