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Greylocks

An elderly man encountered on the river, critical of the past.

minor

Also known as old Greylocks

First appearance: XXII: Hampton Court and a Praiser of Past Times

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The horse that pulls the cart; Dick shakes the reins and urges Greylocks onward.

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Clara
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IV: A Market by the Way
The horse that pulls the cart; Dick shakes the reins and urges Greylocks onward.
VI: A Little Shopping
The horse that Dick affectionately pats and calls 'old fellow' during the discussion about the disease of Idleness.
VII: Trafalgar Square
The old horse that pulls the cart, mentioned as resuming his jog-trot after the road-mending delay.
An Old Friend
The horse that pulls their cart; Dick stops at the market to rest and feed him.
XIX: The Drive Back to Hammersmith
The horse, patiently waiting and receiving affection from children before the drive.
XXII: Hampton Court and a Praiser of Past Times
The old man (Greylocks) invites the party to his cottage, praises the competitive spirit and literature of past times, and questions the value of the present age's contentment.
XXIII: An Early Morning by the Runnymede
The old grumbler persists in his nostalgia for the past, arguing that the landscape has deteriorated, but is eventually silenced by Ellen's passionate defense.

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