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9 Flower was summoned before the House of Lords, for remarks made in the Intelligencer against Richard
n, bishop of Llandaff, whose political conduct he had censured. After a short hearing he was adjudged guilty of a
of privilege, and sentenced to six months in Newgate Prison and fined. Flower's attempts to obtain revision of the
dings by application to the court of the King's Bench were unsuccessful.
release, Flower gave up his newspaper, and established himself in business as a printer at Harlow in Essex. Flower
Dalston on 17 February 1829. Benjamin Flower had two daughters Sarah and Eliza.
ower 180331846 (top left opposite page) was a British musician and composer. In addition to her own work,
became known for her friendships including those with William Johnson Fox, Robert Browning, John Stuart Mill
rriet Taylor.
lower Adams 180531848 (bottom left opposite page) was an English poet and hymn writer. A selection of hymns
ote, published by William Johnson Fox, included her best-known one, "Nearer, My God, to Thee", music
ed by her sister Eliza reportedly played by the band as the RMS Titanic sank in 1912.
lower and her sister Sarah became acquainted with the young poet Robert Browning. Flower was shown a
ript of Browning's Incondita, a collection of poems written at the age of 12, by his mother. Impressed, Flower
them to W. J. Fox. Fox also liked the poems but convinced Browning that they were not good enough for
tion. The poems were eventually destroyed by Browning, with much of his other work, in 1884. Browning
ed a boyish love for Flower, nine years his senior, and remained fond of her until her death. She was the
ion for his poem "Pauline".
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