Word: cumberlandism
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...gentle and pastoral, so wild and lonely; with sea and lake and river there is always the sound of running water, and its strong people have their feet in the soil and are independent of all men." Cumbrian natives say the same thing in fewer words: "Canny auld Cumberland bangs them a still...
...left them smooth and orderly. For his quiet success, many a friend believed he would be properly rewarded by his sovereign. Now only a Knight, he might well be advanced to a Baron and take the title of Lord Howard of Greystoke, since he was born at Greystoke Castle, Cumberland. Should the Labor Government overlook his Conservative politics and noble lineage, it might permit King George to make him Viscount Greystoke, even Viscount Cumberland...
...since Cumberland has once been a royal, ducal title, a mere Viscount would probably not assume it. † Contrary to popular impression, the British Embassy never became "dry." Its cellars were amply stocked with liquor before the Howard ban became effective. Alcoholic drinks continued to be served by the Ambassador from this supply...
...consider too precious to let England lose at any price. If such a list exists it could hardly fail to include Titian's Diana, and Actaeon, Reynolds' Master Crewe, Romney's Gower Children, Raeburn's The MacNab, Gainsborough's-portrait of Anne, Duchess of Cumberland (owned by the King), Lawrence's Lord Lyndoch, two of Lord Ellesmere's Raphaels, or Rembrandt's Rabbi in a Chair. One picture which might well have, been included but evidently was not is Sir Thomas Lawrence's Master Lambton...
...sallied out against the Union fleet blockading Norfolk. As they went into action, Sailor Buchanan spoke to his men. Said he: "Those ships must be taken, and you shall not complain that I do not take you close enough. Go to your guns!" Down went the U. S. S. Cumberland; the Congress went up in flames. Sailor Buchanan, wounded in the thigh, was promoted to Admiral. Soon after the Virginia's drawn battle with the Monitor, Norfolk was abandoned, the Virginia scuttled...