...ke, he could but say in many phrases what he now said in a few sincere words,—that he was deeply grateful for the kindness which had been shown him. After visiting the House of Lords with Mr. R. C. Winthrop , on one occasion, he was accosted by a laboring man in the street, who asked permission to speak with him, and recited a verse of Excelsior, before which the poet promptly retreated. Passing to th...