EssaysandCriticisms 10484997
EssaysandCriticisms 10484997
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W IT H S O M E A C C O U N T O F TH E A U T H O R
W . C A RE W H A ZLI TT
LO N D O N
R EEVE S TU R N E R 196 S TR AN D
P R E FA C E .
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s acrific e d .
e ld e r .
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The l at e M r W alt e r Thor nbury in his
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ro manc e .
c ar e e r would h av e b ee n f ar m or e so D ick e n s
p e rh aps thought diffe r e ntly— thought at l e ast
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T hornbury .
W . C . H .
K E NS I N GT O N , J a nnary, 1 8 8 0 .
I N TR O D U C TI O N .
S O M E A C C O UN T OF
T H O M AS G R I FFIT H S WA I N E WR I G H T .
t h at in 1 7 4 9 wh e n Griffiths w as in th e n e ighbour
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X I NTR OD UC TIO N .
v
e e n ing p ap e r— and u s e d to di n e tog e th e r e ight o r
t e n t im e s a y e ar .
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his shop in S t P aul s C hur chyard th e n in P at e r
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writ e rs in it ; in d e e d it is s aid th at Ro s e s p e n
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an d t he C rit ic al R e vie w w e re for a long p e riod , ,
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introduct ion to th e e d itor of the M onthly ,
B e ntl e y s ay s
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M r Griffiths I n ee d not m e nt ion
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y o u k n ow h e h a th on e of the w a rm es t
p la ces in my
hea r t .
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I t w as about the s ame tim e or a l it tl e sub ,
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s e qu e ntly th at W e dgwood an d
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his S ally during ,
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C h is w ick M arch 2 5 ,
H e r husb and allo w e d three .
the R e v J ab e z H irons
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H e ( D r G ) h ad m arrie d . . .
a s e cond t ime
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M is s M e t e yard t ell s us
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as w e ,
o n e A nn Griffiths
, born in 1 7 7 3 b e c am e in 1 7 9 3 , ,
an d th at M rs W ain ew ri ht w as t he l as t survivor of
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In ch ildb e d at the early age of 2 1 M rs Wain ew right
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w ife o f T W E s q o f C h is w ick
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u sh e r in R o s e s ac ad e my and s ub s e qu e ntly e st a
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m oth e r 1
I th ink th at it m ay b e t ak en for c e rt ain
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1
T ho m as ain e wrigh t of C h isw i ck w as one o f the D , ,
t o b e quot e d as d e c ease d,
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IN RT ODUCTI O N . XV
Thi s m od e st com p e t e nc e d e sc e nd e d to
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s tudie s .
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It w as whisp ere d s ays Talfo urd th at he had“
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XX T ODUCT I O N
IN R .
ad mirat ion of it ; b ut e v e 1 to b e le d aw ay by n e w
,
an d fl as hy g aud s I po s tpon e d th e p e nc il to t h e
,
th at I cannot b e s ure .
a s a r e storat iv e ; an d it w as j u s t at th is junctur e
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f avourably of him .
li cation by M e s sr s O ll ie r c all e d
,
. The Lit e rary ,
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P ock e t Book in th e y e ar 1 8 1 9 w h e n h e w as fiv e
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or s ix a d twe nty
n 1
M r Bu x ton Form an h as v e ry
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1
Of Wain e wright s po e t ical
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gi fts w e pp e ar to h av e no
a
e vi d e nc e b e yond t he v e rs e s at p 7 inf ra ; y e t in o n e
,
.
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c le d eye has b e h e ld .
P oe t ice .
xxii IN R T ODUCT I O N .
p ap e r in the J un e nu mb e r to him ,
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in the humour )
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Wea thercock in a w ord , w a s ,
W aine wright .
1 8 2 0 wh e n in o ne of the L ondon M ag az in e s , h e
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p al e l em on coloure d k id glov e s
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But from oth e r .
1
He p eak s o f himself in f act in 1 8 2 2 as a m an
s , , ,
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M ich ael A ng elo s cl ay ske tch e s th at for his A uror a ,
IN RT ODUCTI O N .
I t ak e it to b e cl e ar e nough th at it is to about
,
t hi s d at e th at w e h av e to r e fe r tho s e e l aborat e
,
at s ix
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don our az ure ho s e for the Lady C e rul e a
L az ul i s C onv e rs az ion e at h alf p ast n in e-
Op e ra ,
IN RT ODUCTI O N . xxvii
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if up in t im e — Or m e e t y e at S ir J os e ph s at n ight
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—good b y e .
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H e w as le t us t ak e it for gr ant e d b e tt e r e ng ag e d ;
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his “
m od e st co mp e t e nc e and a rich uncl e at ,
c ro m by O f th e O rdn an c e
1
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Who and wh at M r . .
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1
H e le n born 1 2 th M arch 1 8 09 and Mad eleine
w as , ,
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t e nc e to borro w his own e x pre s sion
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d e r iv e d, ,
( I s t ill quot e W a i
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n e w righ t s w ord s )
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fro ’
m h i s ,
a t an e arly a e it is s c arc e ly to b e b e l ie v e d th at
g ,
FR O M A N O R I GI N A L D R AW N G I
BY T G
. . WA I N EW FI IG HT .
y e ar s .
HE L E N I R A N C ES
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PH OE B E AB ER C RO M BY .
FR O M AN O R G NA L I I D R AW IN G
BY T . G W A I N EW R IG HT
. .
XXX IN R T ODUCTI O N .
a l e tt e r to B e rn ard B arton of th at y e ar he s ay s ,
“
The L ondon I fe ar fall s off
,
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I ling e r am ong
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O f a Hypochondria c in the L ond on for O ctob e r
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C is e ly d e p e nd e nt on th e ir e x e rt ion s in th is w ay for
th e ir s ub s ist e nc e but m e n who m ight b e s et down
,
c
xxxiv IN R T ODUCT I O N .
in the v e in .
1
. A P h ilosoph ic al Th e ory of D e s ign as con
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t e e n y e ar s study) ’
Illu s trat e d with num e rou s
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and F ancy as e x e rt e d in P o e s y
, w h e th e r V e rs e , ,
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wood s M agaz in e t he For e ign ( Q uart e rly) R e vie w
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and th e L ondon M ag az in e .
1819
6 — C at alogu e s of the S o me rs e t Hous e E x hi b i~
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t ion s .
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H az litt in his p ap e r calle d T he D andy S chool,
,
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D sr ae li s
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Viv ian a fin e g e ntl e m an s e e s
1
A notic e o f this publication will b e f ound in M r I re .
Y e t s o l at e as 1 8 3 1 wh e n M o x on of D ove r
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s tre e t ,
st arte d the E ng lishma n s M agaz in e Lamb ’
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D on t e ncourag e po e try A nd as I h av e alre ady ,
author of
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E lia by the ch ar m of dis similitude or
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ch aract e r —
the m an of l e tt e rs has to b e introduc e d in anothe r
,
op e n to sp e c ul ation wh e th e r the m o ie ty l e ft to
the s e cond wife r em ain e d in the family or ,
IN R T ODUCTI O N . xxxix
th e wor s t w as th at th e r e w as n ow an e nd to all
e x p e ct at ion s fro m r e l at iv e s .
in t he hu mour
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an d w as no long e r L ind e n
“
—
Hous e the ve ry n am e its elf—w as fro m a c e ntury s
.
as s oc iat ion s,
a tow e r of str e ngth The trad e s .
Thos e w h o w e r e b e hi nd th e sc e n e s w e r e t o o
w e ll aw are th at the m on e y w as running low and ,
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c o m pl e x ion w h e n on an e arly d ay in D e c e mb e r
, ,
w as e bb ing at such a r at e th at M r an d M rs , . .
Th ey w e r e so m e wh at d ear qu arte rs to h av e
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a frie nd) m on e y l e nd e r ,
an d about £ 2 00 to an
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an d a m an as I h av e st at e d) w as in poss e ss ion
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s t anc e s w as m ad e to w e ar as f ar as m ight b e , ,
w as s o c e ntral th at it s e e m e d a p ity to e ng ag e a
co ach for so s hort a d ist anc e though the w e ath er ,
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w as v e ry s e v e r e and w e t H e l e n s boot s w e re to o
.
m e nt w ithout s om e r e fr es h m e nt is s o ch e e rl e s s .
w as ov e r p e rs u ad e d
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He
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pul s e and s hooting p ain s about the h e ad
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I am I am sur e s o
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H e trie d to r e as s ure he r
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asto ni s h e d as h e h ad l e ft he r m uch b e tt e r th an
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the c aus e of d eath M ischi e f in the br ain D r
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Locock s aid .
susp e cting fo ul pl ay .
1
f ound no proof of oth e r th n n tur l c us e s A a a a a .
wh at she could to M ad e l e in e .
p rov i d e d for .
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S e e Ap
nd ixe
p .
2
i n t he Pallad iu m in the E agle, in t he
H op e an d Provid e nt f or 2 0001
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. e ach , in th e I m p eri al for
3,
and I n th e Pelican f or 5
IN R T ODUCTI O N . x lix
p e t on of t e pol c e s M ss
. b e rcro by s e x e
c ut or thre at e n e d proc e e d ings an d the offic e s th e r e
,
in D e c e mb e r of t he v e ry s am e y ear it w as poor
H e l e n s turn I—the s add e s t blow of all ! S he die d
,
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111 T ODUCTI O N
IN R .
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B e twe e n J anu ary and A pril the pre par ations for ,
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the r e scu e .
A ch e son w as qu it e cl e ar about it .
IN R T ODUCT I O N . lv
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p e rsons inqu ir ie s are m ad e r e fe re nc e s are gi v e n ;
a m e d ic al ag e nt to the co mp any e x amin e s you an d ,
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a st ay w ith him .
th at M ad e l e in e A b e rcrom by w as m arrie d t o
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h i
t e auct on e e r in Picc adi lly ; an d h e al s o told
1
J ames s C hurch Picc ad illy M ay 1 9 1 8 3 2 H er
At S t .
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e ls e wh e re,
an d a r ep e t it ion of the d e t ail s c annot
b e att e m pt e d . E min e nt coun s e l w e r e s e cur e d on
both s id e s and the e vid e nc e w as both e laborat e
,
1
S e e A pp end ix No 2 ,
. .
IN RT ODUCT I O N . lix
w ithdraw n .
p icio n ,
rul e d th at th e po int b e for e th e C ourt w as
m is re pre s e nt ation.
g a lit y an act,
wh ich w as th e n c ap it al
,
H ith e rto .
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feloniou sly knowingly and fraudul e ntly d e mand
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1
A s oli c itor but not th e p artn er in the hous e at Furni v al s
,
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I nn
2
T he s am e r e m ark appli e s .
3
T he ub li sh e r, an d p artne r in the firm o f Payn e an d Foss .
4
B rot re r o f H e nry Fo s s, and a s olicitor .
l xiv IN R T ODUCT I O N .
t h e j udg e s, ho w e v e r, h e b e gg e d to b e allow e d to
withdraw the for m e r pl e a and th e n ple ad e d Gu ilty
,
1
c ap it al n ature .
“
The couns e l for th e B ank h aving e x pl ain e d th at
th e re we re thr e e oth e r ind ictm e nt s but th at the ,
1
T he pr is on e r aft e rward s alle g e d th at he w as tr e p ann e d
into th is s rrb s titrrtio n of plea by t he Go v e rnor of N e wgat e,
a ct ing on in s truct ion s f ro m th e Bank Parlour, and was
l e d to b e lie v e th at by thro wing h im s elf thus on th e m e rcy
o f the C o urt, the p en alty award e d w ould b e o f a no min al
charact e r C redat J udecus A t anoth e r t im e h e insin rrate d
.
2
I t w as j u s t about th is t im e th at a s trong antagon is m to
c ap it al un ish m e nt s e t in, an d th at s o m e p ap e rs ad v oc at ing
p
its aboli t ion app eare d in the M orning H era ld A s ele ction
.
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M r Forst e r in his Life of D ick ens g iv e s th is
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th e y th ink I am h e r e for I
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co mrad e s s id e at th is m om e nt or induc e d to b e nd
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e
1x vi IN RT ODUCT I O N .
n am e b e c au s e
,
s uch w e re th e ir r e l at iv e po s it ion s ,
e 2
1x viii IN R T ODUCT I O N .
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It is now w e ll known M r Thornbury t e ll us , .
,
of tr ac e s of v e g e t abl e po is on in M is s A b e rcrom by s ’
r e mai ns .
r at ions .
he obs e rv e d “
to sp eak to you of hum an ity or of
, ,
”
S ir s aid h e
, you cit y me n e nt e r on your sp e cu
,
pot e nt as e v e r .
i
But putt ng t e h D ia ry as id e o ne incontrov e rtibl e
1
,
y e t ,
fro m t h e v e ry hold of the sh ip wh ich w a s
1
I nquiry has b ee n m ad e at the I m p e r ial and Pelic an
O ffic es f o r t he M S , but , although the s e cre t arie s o f tho s e
.
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as b e ing at th is t im e a m an w ith a m as s iv e h e ad
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of brain 1
.H is e y e s w e re d e e ply s e t in his h e ad ;
h e had a s qu are solid j aw ; he w e re his h air long ,
s e n s u al h ab it and an Op iu m e at e r
,
2
A s to m oral
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.
H e s e e m e d to b e poss e s s e d by an ingrain e d m al ig
1
A m ass iv e h e ad , ho w ev e r , do e s not n e c e ss arily hold an
e x c e pt ion al v o lu m e o f br ain I t h as b ee n r e m ark e d , th at
.
2
T ho mas D e Q u inc e y had acq ui re d at O xford a lik in g
f or op ium , and w e all kno w th at he cont ribut e d to t he
L ond on JII ag az ine a s e rie s o f p ap e r s c alle d th e C onfe ss ion s o f
“
Th is w as in 1 8 4 4 .
of profitabl e or e v e n of d e corou s sp e e ch
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P e rh ap s he proc e e ds
,
this cl inging to the l e e s
,
o n e o f t h e F i ne Ar t s
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.
1
I n ea rli e r an d h appie r d ays , C o rn eliu s Vink b oom s
e nu m e rat es a s lee k cr e atur e o f th is ki nd as anrong t he
cont ent s of T he A mat e ur s B oudo ir
’ ”
.
l xx vi T OD UCTI O N
IN R .
1
T he e x act d at e m ight, p e rh ap s , b e as c e rt ain e d by an
inv e s tigation o f the o ffic ial p ap e rs on th e spot I t was, in .
p e culiarly pl ac e d H is n e c e s s it ie s m or e th an k e pt
.
choic e l iqu e urs and win e s fro m fair It alia his r are
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,
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p e c t in l
gy d e plor e d t h e loss to t h e L on d on of J anus s
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c ap ital pro s e th at the horiz on b e g an to d ark e n
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influ e nc e .
,
art rant and aes th et ic
vapours as in the gold e n d ays of Lind e n Hou s e and
t he L ond on w h e n the blith e and gu il el e s s J anu s
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ness !
Talfourd in fact su ms up w ith the O bs e rvat ion ;
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s e e m e d and wh at he w as .
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IN R T ODUCT I O N .
s is t e r fe ll a v ict im to an e p id e mi c Of sc arl e t fe v e r
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h e r s ist e r s c ase I h ardly know w h e th e r it is worth
.
Lam b w h o m u s t h av e s e e n he r r ep e at e dly in h e r
,
a wo m an of so m e m e an s H e would b e at the .
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pre s e nt m om e nt b ar e ly fifty , .
MOD E S T O FF E R O F S E R V I C E F R O M M R B O N M O T .
T O T HE
E D IT O R O F T H E “
L O N D O N M A GA Z IN E “ .
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1 “ ondon M ag az in e J
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anu ary
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1 82 0
. As cribe d to
Wai nw right conj e cturally ] .
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2 ESSAYS A ND CRI TI C I SMS .
no m ore difficile ,
S p e ns e r Milton an d all th e po e t s th at h av e e v e r
l iv e d —d e ad th ing s with inbre ath e d s e ns e I am
, ,
s p e ar e Ohe j am s a tis
.
,
m e th ink s you e x cl aim
h e re It is e v e n s o ; and I could d e tail ten
.
e x pr e s s a st art or a shrug or a c as t in g up of e y e s
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p e n m an .
th e M u s ag e t e s .
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nois e d abro ad and e er anoth e r hour s h all h ave
,
E BO N MOT . .
PS
. .
— To dis tingu is h contributions by the gn a si
p e n of Bon m ot .
[ W e b e l ie v e w e o w e to M r Bon m ot s goodn e ss .
’
duction ] .
ANC E S TR A L E N O R M ITI E S .
N or do w e kn ow th at it c an in any country b e , ,
British one .
B ut wh at can h id e the Po e t s s h am e ,
’
Virgil, wh o s an of w ar an d farmin g,
His c as e is n e ar y as alarming ,
B ut h e w as gott e n by a sm ith ,
T o A ttica s d is grac e
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.
All d e c e nt p e n s r efus e
T h e re s S ocr at e s , so wis e and pur e ,
’
We re but of ye s t e rd ay
O n e m or e — that E s op—was th e r e e v e r
A s lave w r it e fab les —I S h all n ev e r
Tis now high tim e to s tay
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A m e re upho ls t e r e r g ot M olie re ,
An d R ollin w as a cutle r s h e ir,
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An d Wh at s -his n am e m ad e j ugs
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An d he to wr it e b lank ve rs e
We re he a butcher all m us t fe el
T w o uld hi s poor s on d isgrac e
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Im
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glad to fi nd th e r e is a doubt
From w h at trunk C h auc e r w as a sprout
A nob le on e s om e s a
B ut w his p e rs go th at haucer s fath e r ’
S E N TI ME N TA L ITI E S O N THE FI NE A RT S .
1
B Y J AN U S W E ATH ER CO C K, E S Q .
NO I . .
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G OET H E S FAUSTUS .
d ie — wh e n e v e r w e th ink O f th e m s e e m to breath e
,
1 “
[ London M agaz in e , Fe b .
12 E SSAYS AND C RI TI CI SMS .
ab s urdi ty .
NO 2
. F au s tus an d his frie nd Wagn e r are
.
Fa us t ( c ar e l e ssly)
. .
, .
ho m e to hi s study .
NO 1 4
. . Th e unrivall e d fl irt ation of one coupl e ,
for th em s elve s .
The s am e m ay b e s aid o f— No 1 5 . .
NO 1 6
. . The unh appy g irl m ourns the cons e
quen ce of he r e asy co m pl ianc e with swoll e n e ye s .
me lancholy s ong .
NO 1 7
. . The wr e tch e d cr e atur e d e s e rt e d as , ,
NO 1 8
. . S he e nt e rs a church during mas s and , ,
lids lost to outw ard Obj e cts turn e d inw ards on her
, ,
th e cold m oonlight
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P ush confid e ntly
. s ays ,
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M e phistophile s to F an s tus I will ward !,
Ward
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tha t ! thund e rs th eir ant agon ist ; tis don e is
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,
“
murd e r e rs e s c ap e : Lig hts ! lights ! Bolts rattl e
fro m with in e v e ry door O ld an d young burst out ;
M arg a ret am ong the r e st S h e h e ar s gro ans ;
p ie rc e s the bu z z ing circl e —an d s e e s—p antin g forth
.
C
18 ESSAYS AN D C RI TI C I SMS .
N O S 2 1 , and 2 2
. M e p hist ophile s in ord e r to
.
W e mu s t Ob s e rv e h e re th at our h e ro s e em s the
wors t acco mm od at e d of the w hol e p arty in r e sp e ct
of a conv e yanc e In 2 2 the w hol e s c e n e of ini
.
,
m e nt al agony t k
a e s pl a c e — ho w e ve r she r e fu s e s ,
d e ath
A ho ars e w e ll known vo ic e c all s without
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O ff !
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in th at b e atific tranc e .
arm ,
he w re nch e s aw ay the mis e rabl e F au s tu s .
[M E . B O N MO T S VI S I T T O
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TH E ED I TOR OF
“
TH E L O N D O N M A GA Z I N E .
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L ondon M a azin e M arch g
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1 8 20 .
22 ESSAYS A ND C RI TI CI SMS .
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o ne ) and
,
our w orthy frie nd Bonm ot e nt e r e d .
so m e s aid w as m or e l ik e wh at a M ag az in e w as
,
s e v e r al c am e n e ar e s t to w h at a M ag az in e ought to
,
m od e s ty th at W E H O PED W E S HOULD ]
,
24 ESSAYS AND C RITI CI SMS .
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l ast articl e w as hol ding up a p etit verre d eau d e vie
,
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1 8 th a t the very la tes t w e r e th e E ditor s l ast w ords
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,
gilt
Fre nch l am p h aving a ground gl as s glob e p aint e d
,
- -
[
1
F lor e ntin e wi n e I b elie v e of r ath e r s w ee t fl av our
A , ,
.
t iv e ly on t he h e ad of puss
It w as a s ight th at turn e d all our g all into
blood ! Fancy co mfort able r e ad e r ! I mprimi s
, ,
A v e ry good s iz e d roo m
-
It e m A gay Brus s e l s. .
’
P
ski ll of R oge r yn e and ou C h arl e s Le wis
a r
1 “
It e m A piano by Tom k is s on It em A D a
.
, . .
, , ,
H e re S h all he s e e
no e n em ie s but airy s w e e t vo ic e d wo m e n ; qui ck -
A n d w e ll m ay S he b e s o for th e r e is th at in the
, ,
am orou s of m is ch ie f
”
-
A d ark h aire d g irl
-
,
curl e d ,
’
a pp e ars at the first Sight to b e putting H aml e t s
, ,
S e n tim e nt ality .
e lm s ,
and sl e nd e r a c a c ias w av ing th e ir fe ath e ry
the e dg e s .
gl e d bosquets ) .
P S NO 1
. . W e quit e forgot a fop in the corn e r
. .
,
H e is in
’
aft e r M L an cre t s w ork s at l arg e
. .
,
—
,
m i d The R e p as It ali e n is
”
as ca n be w e ll i ag n e ,
a mi r aculous e x c e ption .
”
G ard e n of lov e known by the Sple ndid and
,
coloure d
s atin s m arbl e portico e s w ith iv y an d the gaddi ng ,
”
vin e o e rgrow n braz e n fount ains Sp arkli ng j e w e ls
, , ,
It alian Brun e tt e s .
”
O ur favourit e S toth ard et tu B r ute ! has ,
BY JA N U S WE A T H E R OO OK ,
ES Q .
No II I. .
S econ d, p 8 5
. 4 to L ondon 1 6 2 0
. . . .
the Firs t, p .
glowing ,
, ,
, , ,
”
Lines wr i tten in M a rch.
ESSAYS AND C RI T I CI SMS . 37
Th e cock Is crowi ng ,
T he s tream is flo wi n g,
Th e s m all b ird s t witt e r,
Th e lak e doth glitte r,
The gr ee n fi eld sle ep s in the sun
Th e o ld es t an d younges t
Are at w ork with th e s tron ge s t
Th e c attle are gr az in ,
g
Th e ir h e ads n ev e r rais ing,
There ar e f or ty f eeding like one !
L ik e rmy d efeate d
an a
T he s no w h ath r e tr eate d ,
A n d n o w doth far e ill
O n th e top O f the b are hill ;
T h e plough boy 1 s w hoop ing—anon—anon
-
T h e re s j o y i n th e m ountains ;
’
ry comm on sight to
eve m e di d see m
A pp ar elle d I n c ele s tial li ght .
38 ESSAYS AND C RI TI CI SMS .
i i i
1
S ee D ibdin s B ibliogra b ical D e c ame ron, though
’
al
really one ought to b e g p ar on for quoting so priggis h a .
p erform ance .
40 ESSAYS AN D C RI T I CI SMS .
Unsatis fi e d ,
“
c an s t thou t e ll ? Inde e d I c an t ! s aid I w ith ’
”
you lo s t your s e n se s ? crie d he with e ag e r ,
’
Y ou ll d in e h e re to day ? you ll sleep h e r e to
’
am u s e y o ur s e lf m y d e ar S ir —m y d e ar f r iend !
,
B on as oni
T h is w a s absolut e fa ct z— th e unfortun at e It alian
lay hidd e n an d s m oth e r e d, und e r a m ount ain of
,
”
foli os and portfolio s, lik e P e li on on O s s a p ile d .
h
t e gr e y clot h e d t
-
a bl e ,
— w as but th e w ork of a
m om e nt ; anoth e r s e cond saw m e , with h e adlong
h as t e s pl as h ing aw ay the ink in a h id e ous scrawl
,
1
In th ese tim es wh e n h e who can cut th e cle ares t s trok e
,
on a copp e r plat e or dot out th e s o f te s t s h adow and not he
-
, ,
w ho m ak es t h e pur e s t outlin e is th e b es t e n r av e r
,
w h en
those w ho write e ss ay s on p rints rrefe r the r e nch s chool
to th e I talian and fi nd f ault with are A ntoni o it m ay b e
, ,
e ffe ct or fin is hi ng to r e co mm e nd th e m
,
m an y of w h ich are
,
e t la plus r e c e nt e c e ll e d e 1 5 7 4 ; on p e ut donc
-
,
’
1 03 v ol 1 5
p. . . . .
L ondon 1 7 9 3 . .
44 ESSAYS AND C RI TI CI SMS .
m an s abod e
’
W e fee l as if th e y pre s e ntly woul d
.
curl d fl am e s
’ ”
p aw upw ards a
,
g ainst th e occ id e nt ,
ESSAYS AND C RI TI CI SMS . 45
a c annon .
a f e w l in e s ,
miraculou s .
H o w fas t th e y w h eel aw ay
Y e t v anis h not —th e w ind is in the tre e
B ut th e y are s ile nt —
,
s till th e y roll along
, ,
S till d ee p e ns its unfatho m able d e pth .
Wordsworth s P oems v ol I p 3 02
’
,
. . . .
B a r tsch, v ol 1 5 p 1 3 9
”
P a ce
. . . . .
as forc e d to br e ak in upon H yp p o
( H e r e I w
lito s fe rvid e loqu e nc e for fe ar th at h e wo ul d
’
,
[
1
N o such book o f cours e
, , t ]
e xis s
ESSAYS AND C RI TI CI SMS . 49
I O h ! ah ! It strik e s m e as I s ai d b e for e th at , ,
Th e e the e v e ry -
pl ac e w ith—
, ,
-
gusto e nj oying Janus ! but th at p er
-
”
h aps thou he e d es t not Not a rush s aid I ;
.
,
tr ee s with s uch a
1
By G I lo v e you , M r C ook , ( sai d S ir God fr e y
.
Pop e , .
te nour o f his conduct The laws of the land , and the law s
.
-
,
C rie “
Al l his finish e d
T o th ee , O H eav e nly F ath e r I comm e nd
M y parting s oul ”
.
S and ye s C hr is t s P as sion
’ ’
.
it in the Sp irit .
56 ESSAYS AND C RI TI CI SMS .
tooling ?
The firs t gl anc e at it will e n abl e us to an s w e r
s entimen t th e o ne th ing w ant ing in C ar acoi s
’
-
.
JAN US S J U M B L E
’ 1
E NTE R L A C E D W ITH HY S I O UR N EY TO T O WN ;
t o p e ruse , and C oy D am es to re m e m be r .
L ord S urrey .
C HAP . I .
s aw th at w e w e r e m ad and g av e w ay , .
wh e th e r th e y h ad not burs t
-
,
”
the ir b and s of Sl e e p as und e r at the rattli ng “
,
Tom M oore.
r eg na an d th at honoure d G
- h e e of high R om a nce ,
sol ely an d w holly by the lacem ea; tene bris ex tra hens
h and of J anu s We ath e rcock in the county of M id
dle s e x E s q —Y e s mil e — I s e e you —y e profan e
,
, , ,
h av e on my s id e th e as se rtion of an anc ie n t
whi ch is always a s ettler for the m od e rns— an
as s e rtion too w hich w e n e ve r re coll e ct to h av e
h e ard e v e n qu e s tion e d —th at
, ,
1
We fin d noth ing conc e rning th is hug e T r e e , though
can
w e h av e carefully e x amin e d R og e r B acon , B e d e , G e o ff ry of
M onm outh, G ild as , Frois sar t, C am d en , & c , & c The only
. .
-
the m onth o f lov e an d j olli ty wh e n e v e ry thin g ,
grows gay ,
-
x is -
x ~
x s
«
a
s -
x
1
I ng enuas ar tes, we transla te ,
The s cien ce o f P rin t C ol
let tin g .
62 ESSAYS AND CRI TI CI SMS .
cre at e d again an e w as it w e r e by t he w e s t e rn
br e e z e —the odorife rous bre ath of Spring blowing
, ,
as w e w hi sk e d r ap idly along gr e e n l an e s b e t we e n ,
an d thr ee turnp ik e s .
“ ”
we ,
with out any brea kf as t .
ej ac ul at e d he wh at shall w e
”
I nd eed S ir
“
, , ,
g e t r ea dy ?
Why nothing p art icular ,
answ e r e d we , ,
air , ,
1
M r Weath e rcock
. lic e ntious ly sin gular I n his plur als ,
IS
,
S o m e tim es h e is we, an d s om e tim es I , giving t ereb y
r eas on to s us p e ct th at he int e nds to thro w ridicul e on us ;
w hi ch ( if w e w e re onc e s ur e o f it) w e w ould r es e nt, by
r e nd e ring him imp e rs onal for the r e st of his life Th e .
s tom ach S fi
an d — an d— (mutte rrngly) o ur n e rv e s
are r ath e r w e ak ,
or s o.
”
Y e s sir , .
”
s elv e s w ith till all is r e ady
No s oon e r s aid th an don e , —
.
,
and in a v e ry Short
’
sh arp b ark of the print colle ctor s t e rrie r 1 who on , ,
, ,
2
J anus here b e tr ays him s elf W e had bef ore susp e ct e d .
M ess rs .
’
s f ull le v e e is about thr e e o clock
’
.
I I F S A
. . . . .
68 ESSAYS AND C RITI C I SMS .
s mil e d
“
and top boot s -
M r . .Is this pos .
-
,
”
D od w ell s b e aut iful Vie ws in Gre e c e and ru sh e d
’
r
ae r
ae r
ae as
r
ae r
ae
r
ae r
ae
-
x
1
C H AP II .
”
our M r Fin e A rts. .
you do this ,
r
ae r
ae r
ae r
ae r
ae
r
ae s
a s
a s
a r
ae
s
a s
a r
ae s
a ar
e
r r
an d
e
a ae
re t urn e d s ick h e arte d -
,
1
Th es e incoh e r e nc es an d ch asms affli ct us ( the E d itor )
s or ely . Th e e xtrao author has e ith e r not wri tt e n ,
C HA P III. .
, ,
t is e me nt s w ith s cr e w e d up —
,
s e arch ing ey e
“
A nyth ing you pl e as e S ir r e plic at e d th e w a i tére , , ,
-
who h e aring us s p e ak and not b e ing w ell abl e
, ,
H e nri Q u atr e — m u m bl e d w e “
The C art e ? Y e s
,
”
, ,
.
72 ESSAYS AND C RI TI C I SMS .
an d tr ad e s w e nt of O ld to th e form at ion of a m an
country a n d ,
wh n e c n g et nothin g e l
e w a s e — an d
[ H azlitt ]
1
74 ESSAYS AND C RI T I C I SMS .
so far ,
all thi s is
ve ry w e ll But sur ely in th e cen .
,
s o m e thing th at w ould s ui t ,
M o ll
se e an d a gl s s of M aras ch no
a ,
i 1
W e might .
p rob ab l
y say i ncap a ble) in t hi s b us in es s : an d our op ini on
1 s j ud gm g fro m h ears ay th at th e a e m a
, g y t ak e les s ons o f
g e nt ility from the C obourg an d the M is s D e nn e ts —par
,
D i ou de d ans e
” 1
to introduce th e s e l adie s into
,
S omewhe re in S outhey .
oc e an of s ounds .
n au se ou s tras h as “
L ov e am ong the R o s e s ,
w ords
m lov e 18 li k e the re d re d ros e
y
That s n e wl s p rung in J un e
,
y
O m y lov e 13 li k e the m elody ,
de ath of B ion ,
M o an wi th m e m o an y e w ood s , ,
a
s a
t a
s as
1
Allo w us h e r e to e x press a wish , th at M r H av ell .
.
,
w h e th e r th is is due to h e rs e lf or the m an ag e r w e ,
, ,
ESSAYS A ND C RI TI CI SMS . 81
th at he
fe lt h ims elf at home in C G ard e n Th e atr e
—he dis charge d his functions in such a doubtful
.
y e t wh at
can w e s ay of him b ut —tha t he m us t d o even tha t
. .
, ,
n d b n d f d E u en e d e B i r on th at im p of f m
—I t go e s to our h e arts how ev e r to alte r any
a o a e g a e .
, ,
.
,
w e ll
. If d e viation s from the g e nu in e m od e ls are
occasi on a lly to b e allo w e d h ow d ifficult it w ill b e ,
t o dr aw t he li n e of d e fe nc e ag ain s t th e inro ad s of
l az in e s s an d anachronis m atic lic e ntiou s n e s s As .
’
gr e s s of H e ctor of Troy and old F re d eric s Pru ss ian
Gr e n ad ie rs — of M C
,
D e ntatu s and th e Kn ights
. .
1
As Miss Porte r s S ir Willi am Wallac e do es
’
.
.
84 ESSAYS AND C RI T I C I SMS .
JA N U S W E AT HE RC O C K S ’
D IA L O GU E O N TH E
E XH I B I T I O N A T S OME RS E T-HO U S E .
2
d
. .
Ed L M
. . .
thing it is e s t e e me d by t he b e st judg e s , ye t, to m y
poor th inking th e r e is s o m e th ing wrong about the
,
r E V Utt e rs on ] h l t e rar or d nd e bt e d
1
[ M . . . T e i.
y w l is i
to the sam e ge ntlem an for the re publication of s om e curious
pi e c e s of e arly E nglis h c e try —and if r e ort spe ak s truth ,
the y m u st th ank his ady f or a clev e r ragm e nt in th at p
i nt e r es t ing litt le v o lum e T ales o f the D ead ”
.
2
L ondon Magazin e, Jun e, 1 8 2 0 .
ESSAYS AN D C RI T I C I SMS . 85
the ch aract e r v e ry w e ll .
, ,
M r Wagt ail ?
.
C o mm itt e e of Tas t e
”
.
gl anc e sho w s it !
J on N 0 M r W e ath
.
,
.
, , ,
, ,
’
I v e don e who is it by
J on Jack s on aga in—H e is g e tt ing on fast ;
,
’
J an Q u it e right M r Wagt ail ! Y ou v e a fine
.
, .
- - - - - -
.
g
PQP m y s oul ! ( D runk e n B arn aby 1 9 6 ) I d id not
’
h an d — H o ! ho this is M r Turn e r s R o m e is it ? .
’
littl e
J a n E nough ! my good S ir le t us p ass on to
.
,
J on It w ould s e e m s o ind e e d : b e s id e s th is is
.
,
J a n S t ill it is v e ry lov e ly
. I mu s t po s itive ly
.
’
youthful fire glo w s in thi s O ctog e n arian s soul .
J on It is ind e e d ! b e s id e s th e re is a good d e al
.
,
h ead ach e .
J on W e ll S ir w e h av e nt m uch m or e to ( 10
’ °
.
, ,
1
I n f act, he knocke d his fac e o ff —J J . .
ESSAYS A ND CRI T I C I SMS . 93
V e n e tian ! T o b e s ur e th e p e rs on of V e nu s is only
’
a portrait of M rs O th e ac ad e m y m od e l ; but
.
hon e s t an d downright .
J on Y e s ! and th e fl e s h is in a v e ry b e autiful
ton e of colour — an d w h at a pulpy m arro w y touch
.
, ,
fin d
’
J a n P l e nty of food for an e ntir e d ay s r e cre a
.
”
v e1n .
J a n Y ou h av e n e v e r r e ad th e N ib e lung s ong
.
d e ad e ye s , lik e bl ack b e ad s ?
‘
J on Th at is your d e ar Mis s S t e ph e n s , by S h e e !
.
94 ESSAYS AN D C RI TI C I SMS .
,
.
J on H a ! h a ! ha ! v e ry w e ll ! you re a w ag M r
’
. .
,
n e t w h ich he e x h ib it e d l as t y e ar N e v e rth e l e ss
I w ish th e y w e r e min e —
.
, ,
ne thy by t he P re s id e nt .
1
Wh at thi nk you of the H ang e rs w ho pl ac e d s uch
an abo mi n at ion as H ayte r s D uk e of We ll in gton
’
1
F arrington ,
S mirk e , an d Hilton .
96 ESSAYS AND C R I TI CI SMS .
M U C H AD O A BO U T N O T H I N G .
1
B lackw M ea . .
Q uo s ( to wit ,
t he a foresaid I mi tatatores M agazin es , ,
an d C o, )
E GO Id . ap ud Vi g r .
”
bre ath the r e for e is no puff in the e vil se ns e and
w e m ay ass e rt —
, ,
e ctur e .
M agazin e , J un e, 1 8 2 0 .
ESSAYS A ND CRI TI C I SMS . 97
-
, , , ,
h im s e lf in th e film y v e il of a mi sl e ading l e tt e r ,
o ne v ainly s e e k s in th e m e agr e n e s s of A B or Q . . .
or X Y Z .
1
A n d in good tru t h th e re is y e t anoth e r
-
, ,
d e al e r in w ho h as vouchs afe d
to us both his p atrony m ic and s pon s orial app e ll a
“
1
D e Q uinc e w rot e in the L ondon M agazin e und e r
[
ini tials X Y Z .
the
98 ESSAYS AN D C RIT I CI SMS .
f am iliar ish -
tog e th e r — and truth to s ay he is the , ,
fidle r po e t an d buffoon
, ,
H e can no t las t long W e
. .
an d anoth e r co m e on — in a m o m e nt without
, ,
d am ag e ? N 0 m an ! A n d y e t s uch is Bonm ot ;
— though he c e rt ainly do e s afford one s p e ci
m e n o f imm ut ability in th at p e rfe ctly s e mp e r
id e nt ic al dis pl ay of id io s yncratic eg otism whi ch
runs through and l e av e n s all hi s v arie tie s C aena t .
,
a bl e s s in g but a curs e .
1 00 ESSAYS AND C RI TI C I SMS .
, ,
A C EN T URY o r GOOD T HI N G S ;
Thoughts o f
E GO M E T B O N M O T, ES Q .
and fir s t
,
of all ( lis t list oh list to a l is t of titl e
, , , ,
op e ra or farc e th at h as b e e n is n ow b e ing or
, , , ,
by E gom e t Bonm ot .
an d s e d at e : fun is v e ry w e ll in it s w ay but to , ,
t wo thre e um — um — el e v e n — only e l e v e n s h e e ts
, ,
of R EMARK S— m ad e by a d e ar an d b o s o m frie nd of
m in e upon a dr am a t ak e n by anoth e r d e ar and
bo s o m frie nd of min e but w ith m an ifold m o s t ,
(n e arly ,
ESSAYS A ND C RI TI CI SMS . 1 05
if up in tim e —
, ,
o r m e e t y e at S ir J os e ph s at n ight ;
’
, ,
h e av e n has s e nt us “
R em a rks on J a n H a ttera ile s
’
.
O bs trep er o u
s trag ed i ca lled D O NNE R A ND BLI TZE N
, ,
p e n as b e e n s cr E tor s l k e at s uch -
don e .
,
’
, ,
, ,
s am e
r e qu is it e beginning middle an d en d y e a w h at is
, , ,
im port ant d ivis ion s are , one and all congruou sly ,
M R . W E A T HE R C O C K S ’
P R I VA T E
1
C OR R E S P O ND N
E C E,
I N TE N D E D FO R T H E P UB L I C EY E.
ee , , , .
”
,
g u i ,
[ L ondon M agaz in e S e pt
1
.
,
110 ESSAYS A ND C RI TI C I SMS .
,
* * a“
ad r one m i o b e c aus e we th at is N e d L
p
and I — I m s t ay ing w ith N e d— w e toddl e d up to
,
(
’
1 C ha ntry s P ea le S cenery 4 to P ar ts I a n d I I
’
. . . .
,
an d th e cro s s in B ak e w e ll C hurch
y ard by I le .
b e s ott e d imitation of R ub e n s 1
an d Watte au .
( Vas es C recs b e hu m bl e an d am e nd
,
A s to .
1
On w ho se
r e al colour h e is no m ore ca able of laying
hold tha n on the grand e ur of Michael A ngego
,
.
ESSAYS A ND C RI TI C I SMS . 113
B evil S e ym our
’
P sh aw ! I m ean ,
1 Mr W
e ath e rcock s C O N TR I B U T O R ]
’
.
2
T he w ell kno w n tr e atis e on H orse m an sh ip by the
-
D uk e ]
1 14 ESSAYS A ND C RI T I C I SMS .
P S
. .
— Th e r e b e n e fit for H arm e r at the
w as a
,
I w e nt to the Fiv e s C ourt in
th e e x p e ct at ion of a p r im e tr ea t but it w as m o s t
wre tch e dly att e nd e d by la ds of the f an cy know ing ,
numb e r th an I e v e r r e m e m b e r to h av e s ee n b e fore .
”
it w as a comp lete d o .
a morous o
”
o a r o w a i n a h be v ro s & 0 do w n t o Xa X/c e o s d a w
’
. .
[
1
M r S W S inger ]
. . . .
1 16 ESSAYS AN D C RIT I C I SMS .
A study f r om N a tur e
” ”
NATU RE ( a pig stye ! )
m e rcy on us ! Who t aught th e e colour—
.
,
abu s e r !
O ,
Ame n !
’ ’ ’
But go on
.
‘
’
of all fe ath e rs B e ast s of all bristl e
. No ah s .
p er d r ix ' “
Th e prov e rb is so m e wh at m u s ty
Th e re is a gl ut of pupp ie s and rat s sh e e p and ,
“ ’
dung hills
-
N ay loo k at E dw in L ands ee r s
.
,
ing O ne m ak e s up on e s m ind th at he is an
’
’
-
’
study the e x pre ss ion as he c alle d it l I c are not
,
( I n e v e r im ag in e d th at h e d id ; but le t m e t ak e th is
)
opport un ity to as s ure him th at as a man I hold , ,
m ark ch as t e E v e
,
T hy d ew y fing e rs draw
T he gradu al du sky v eil .
1
2
T h is
b eautiful hym n of C ollin s m akes in m y O pinion , ,
m en s ,
T h ese v olum e s are s uf fi ciently ob s cur e ( M r .
1 20 ESSAYS AND C RI TI CI SMS .
H e b e S ir W B ee ch e y A p icture wh ich
. . .
in D e lo s .Th is is a s w e e t cl as s ic al co m po s it ion of
th at fas t improving L and s c ap e Paint e r
-
It is -
.
1
I n the M elo D ram a of th e Portfolio
-
.
ESSAYS A ND C RI TI CI SMS . 1 21
’
w ill h av e s o m e th ing far n ear e r G e l e e I c an t do .
’
G e o A ne s ly ( 3 9 an I ta lia n Flower
.
,
as an
s tud e nt m a
y s e e ho w m uch a s ubtl e ob se rvat ion of
t h e e l e m e nt s in th e ir wild mood s do e s for a m o s t
, ,
o
f Victory ,
in a s ingul ar t ast e of colour He .
A Fa rm Y a r d by I Ward R A (4 7) is of
,
.
, .
m e nt m ore at l arg e ( 5 2 ) “
the H ors e C ur a nd , ,
, ,
l dl y t ak e th is opportun ity of r e co mm e n di ng
g a
“
t ions it is tru e may not contrib ut e to the cr e a
, ,
1
I n t he m e an w hile , le t m e coun s e l the ad mi r er of
b eautif ul s c e n e ry to purch as e W W estall s ch eap and fai th
’
.
Hunt .
X
'
K
"
Y ou fi n e r le o f th e rth
ipn
c ea ,
9t -
x a
s
T o o far fo r m e to s e e , th e L im n iad t ak e s
H e r pleasur e 1 n th e lak es .
H e r an d h er s is t e rs p laying th e ir s w e e t W iles
A bout a bo at, w h ich o n e o f th e m s its in
A n d w ill not le t th e m win
T ill com e s a s udd e n gu s t , and p art s th e m w ith n e w sm ile s
‘
t e ar m y s e lf aw ay .
h as se v e r al oth e r v e ry cl e v e r b it s .
Th is art is t s
’
C up id a nd P syche E tty .
1
Foliage, 1 8 1 8 , p . vi —x iii .
1 28 ESSAYS A ND C RITI CI SMS .
m e rit b ut m y w ant of s p ac e
,
A nd firs t if I w as .
,
r o m t h e E l e ctr a o op hocles
f f S I s hould fill
’
young Land s e e r s c apit al p ictur e of the R iva l C a n
d id a tes ( tw o dog s cont e nd ing for a s t ick thro w n
into the w at e r by s o m e s h e ph e rd boys ) M rs . .
”
0 Gold ! as Th e ocritus s ays on a d iffe r e nt occ a
ESSAYS AN D C RI TI C I SMS . 1 29
n e w p ar agraph
S O L—We ll h ow ! S h all I Sp e ak out or not ?
.
, ,
C oll i ns R A
,
! . Bravo ! Th at s fine ! it w arm s ’
l e v el b arr e n
,
-
l ak e w hi ch s e e m e d v e ry much ash am e d of th e m
s e lv e s it put m e in m ind of H ampst e ad H e ath in
,
, , ,
p e tty : wh e n it s hould h av e b ee n m as s y s im pl e in ,
K
1 30 ESSAYS AND C RI TI C I SMS .
g u s to
,
t he colour ing w e ak ch alky in appropriat e , , ,
th e g e nu in e po e t th e pos s e ssor of
“
, th at pow e r
which draw s all th ings to o ne wh ich m ak e s
things anima te a n d inanima te take one colour and
s e rv e to one e ff e ct : —in st ead of this O ph ir has
, ,
”
’
t r e ating B e ls haz ar s vis ion would h av e a grand
an d impr e ss iv e e ffe ct : not ind e e d nov e l b e ing ,
’
C hald ea s see s r w e re good
a
s a
s as a
t
And B ab el s m e n o f
’
e
Ar e wis e and d e e p in ore .
to ils up it s acclivity
1 36 ESSAYS A ND C RI TI CI SMS .
ing up the
fatt e st w ith the e ye of your oes oph agus
for a w hole m onth tog e th e r ? Go to ! thou art a
n aughty invisibl e an unpunctu al myste ry !
,
”
“
N ay ! graciou s Fractioso I am al w ays tru e as a
Y e a but it m ay
”
tol e do to the appo inte d day .
“
,
s o m e t im e s e rr a l ittl e in t he m onth
“
Good you .
1
Talk . Th is s e nt e nc e induc e s anoth e r of gr e at e r
l e ngth w h e r e in the plot thi ck e ns ; a third com
’
[ H az litt ]
1
ESSAYS AN D C RIT I CI SMS . 137
r a
t -
x -~
x r
Th e r e w as a s top m y countrym e n ! ,
, ,
Wh e n th e flo w e rs are ap carin g
I n th e b lyth e m onth o f ay
this m ile is
Si as e mi n e ntly prop e r f or its truth as any thi n
g ,
in th e C h ian , an d to the b e s t o f m
, y b elief e qu ally novel ,
.
ESSAYS A ND C RI TI CI SMS .
b e es th e
H um a bout glob e s of clov e r an d s w ee t p e as
and rly b ird s s h ak e aw ay the m o is tur e from
the ea
s how e r : th e n m us t
’’
the young t w ig s in a ro arie ,
1
w ith it s b irch cove r e d s t e e p s
‘
grov e s of -
e v e n my
1
S e e his Flower a nd L eaf , C omp la in t f
o the B la ck K night,
&c . &c .
ESSAYS A ND C RI TI C I SMS .
f 1
is M e n e l au s H el e n — and th e
’
frie nd ‘
S av e w h at the d e wy m orn
C ong eals upon each little sp ir e of grass ,
Whi ch car eless s h e ph e rd s b eat dow n as th e y as s .
Wotton or a leigh
s m oth e r .
Ne v e rth e l e s s h e re I am in L ondon ; h av e b e e n
,
1
An d mi rable Ge rman art is t w ho s e s tyle o f touchi ng
a ,
raging p e ncil .
’
d is cu s s ing the ch ar act e rist ic fe ature s of the art is t s
mind th an the imm e d iat e e m an at ion of it b e for e us
, ,
is th at u s e ful m e mb e r of the A c ad e m y, S am u e l
S trong e r w ith his gra c iou s nod —
,
th e r e d ark und e r ,
th e s tre am of li ght re s t s A lc id e s ( of w ho m s o m e
,
Le t us look at 1 08 0, by G andy It is an im i .
’
t ation of Pirane si s C ap r iccios, con s ist ing of v ariou s
frie z e s and p ie ce s of pl at e an d is v e ry fanciful ,
“
1
I h av e not orgotte n
f th at w ond e r o f f or e shorte ning,
o f conglob at ion an d e cc e ntric ity, t h e E l p e'nor on the A r ch/i
”
trave ( O b v a d It 5 5 2
. E M rfiuwp 6 6 7 1 5 c o ws ve wr a r o s , & c
. .
’
nor ’
.
1 48 ESSAYS A ND C RIT I CI SMS .
’
a trifl e for a fee l ing transcript of the prie s te s s
th e h e ad s of R ob e rt s on H aughton N ew ton an d , , ,
body co m pr e h e nd s b e tt e r th an my s e lf Th e re
should b e t w o of us—o ne for Ercle s v ein and
.
, .
e R ent D a y I e s t e e m ch ie fly
( T h , ) I look at t h e m .
that Fuse li ’
La ! Wh at a frightful
thi ng I h at e hi s fancie s of fairie s and Spirits and
1 50 ESSAYS AN D C RI T I C I SMS .
( S p e ak .
, ,
s am e t im e qu it e a s li k e as n e c e s s ary
’
N orth cote s .
bray ,
j e c t,
h i s g e n e r al e x e cut ion of i t h as m y w arm
and s inc e re co mm e nd ation Ho w ard s S a brina .
’
( )
6 2 s e e m s to w ant m or e a ct ion a n d e n e rgy .
, ,
an d d e s e rv e d gr e at e r co m me m or at ion th an it re
’
th e artis t s n a tur a l s tyl e p e rh ap s he w ill t ak e this
for a co m pl im e nt —I don t m e an it for o n e H e ’
.
H a ll E ss ex ( 1 1 2 ) is v e ry w e ll w orth any on e s
’
’
look c andi dly at G G his i s l arge print of C ep halus
.
a nd Venda ng es d e Venus
B on as one
’
P r ocris , s ,
( B art s ch vol x v No
,
. or the arrang e m e nt of th e
. .
’
curl s in M A nton io s D a nce of C hild ren or his
.
,
, ,
s w e ll in g br e a s t p alp it at e s .
1
A pictur e in the las t E x h ib ition .
1 58 ESSAYS A ND C RI T I CI SMS .
at onc e t h e p re e m in e nc e
-
of the s tyle of Titian
o v e r th e too fr e qu e nt blu s t e ring s an d attitudi
’
or M rs A nne sly s M is tak e e n titl e d S a ta n & c
.
, , .
e x e c ut e d fig ur es ; put it in ag ain in a b ro ad m as s y
,
ESSAYS AN D C RI TI C I SMS . 1 61
S e e R e yn old s s Works , S ix th D is
’
an d E e ckhout .
P or tr a it of D r .
( 4 2 7 i
) s not only w ell
p ain t e d , as b e co m e s a l at e pup il of Lawr e nc e , but
absolut e ly m or e like tha n the or ig in a l .
it in s p it e of T o m J on e s and Mr S te phano ff
,
I . .
o
f the C ap e, the
b e aut iful work s o f M r C onst abl e .
,
till wh e n I b id far e w e ll !,
J une 1 8 .
PS . D ea r me ! I
’
ve qu it e forgot the M asonry !
M r S ing e r
. .
ESSAYS A ND C RI TI C I SMS . 1 65
No I . .
C L L E C TI O N S
RE O IN A C O U N TR Y C H U R C H Y A R D .
D o w n by a flo w e ry e e n e I w e nt,
Full thi ck of ggrras s , ll s oft and sweet, gi
With fl owres f ull f air e und e r f e e t,
A n d little us e d , it s e e m e d thus
For both Flor a an d Z e pherus ,
T h e y tw o th at m ak e fl o wrés gro w ,
H ad m ad e th e ir d w e lli ng th e re , I tro w
as is as a
s a
s is
I t 1 8 no n e e d e f or to ax e
Wh e re th e re w er e many gr ee ne groves ,
if 96 X
“
96 X
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1
L ondon M g a in e , S e t em b e r, 1 8 2 1 T h V ink
p
a z es e .
, ,
a nd a m u
g of ho m e br e w e d s ound
-
ale for wh ich ,
e v e r it m ay b e is j u s tly fam e d
,
An d touchi ng .
or th e re abouts T ru e it is th at my r e treat is
.
,
, s ton e s
-
,
«
dre s s e d in a red coa t a nd yellow wa is tcoa t an
Wh e r e is— ( con
.
, ,
“ ”
S ur M eas te r s ay s as th at
, ,
, , ,
’
axi ng an d quie ring all up an d down and th at s ”
,
A ye—aye
,
(
”
d on t w ant nothing E
’ ”
x it R a l h
.
p .
1 70 ESSAYS AN D C RI TI C I SMS .
b acon and ch e es e
,
Bluch e r do you love fat ,
p e n nor ink ) S o ! .N o w I b e g in .
AR T I CLE .
O ne is th at s e v e ral of th e fin e st p ictur e s h av e
,
, ,
as s e rtion H e w as th e gr e at e st m as t e r, if not th e
.
styl e are
,
5 S or 6 8
. .
£ 1 1 1 s 6 d or £2 2 s . . .
ESSAYS AND C RI TI C I SMS . 1 77
£ 1 1 l s 6 d or £ 2 2 8
. . . .
, NB . . .
“ “
1
S e e the Pie tr o M artire , the D avi d and Goli ath ,
” ”
C ain and A b e an d
“
S acrific e o f A brah am , all give n in
”
Le F e br e s Op era S electiora, é c
’
Ve n 1 6 8 0 . . .
1 80 ESSAYS AND C RI TI C I SMS .
ground in the
ind igo sh ad e s of the w ild wood surrounding the
c as tl e M r W e st all had onc e a gr and R e surre c
. .
”
t ion of Laz arus full of b e autiful colour w e ll
, ,
i
mp as ted and most furiously e x e cut e d and at M r
,
.
ESSAYS AN D C RI TI C I SM S . 181
h ow e v e r t ak e a fe w of th e m such as th e y are
, ,
T P h illi ps E s q R A po s s e s s e s a r e p e tition of
.
, ,
S t J e ro me th e Virg in and An g e ls ; a fin e
.
, , rich
thing (A gos C arra cci ) 1 5 s or £ 1 1 S
. . . . .
The M arriage at C an a ,
in the S chol a It alic a . .
( p
Vo l a to
) . 53 .
an d appropriat e .
n e gl e ct e d and unknown ( e x c e pt to a f ew ) in th e s e
d ays w h e n s ordid vulg arity and accid e ntal d e
,
’ “
T oth e r to w rit e
,
pl ans for adv ancing th e fin e
art s & c Wh e n p e ople from hav ing th e b e s t m od e ls
,
.
,
c on s t antly b e for e th e ir e y e s, b e g in to co m pr e h e nd
o f hi story : w h e r e to ch ang e an d tr an s m ut e th e m
, ,
1
M ort d Arthur and of Undin e in ord e r to b e in
’
, ,
’
P olidoro s fin e st work , which st ill e x ist s in ru ins ,
is th e long frie z e of the Fa ble of N i obe e ngrav e d ,
ut on c ap s int e nd e d f or a v e ry d i ff e re nt s e t o f e o le It
p
p
.
~
C arrav aggio A lb ano Gu ercino L anfr anco and
, , , ,
4 to B asl e
.
, s e cur e th e m imm e d iat e ly ; and
,
No II
. .
G i uLi o R OMAN O .
S elden s Table Ta lk .
[
1
L ondon Magazin e, O ctob e r,
1 90 ESSAYS AN D C RI TI C I SMS .
o ne m ay t ak e a vie w—if
noon a o ne can at
, ,
’
s e l e ction . O 1 h e r e is M r Golding s long e xp e cte d
.
ought to kno w b e tt e r th an m y s e lf ; an d w h e n I
1
I h av e h eard s o m e p e ople say th at th e e ngrav e r has
,
:
ESSAYS A ND C RI TI C I SMS . 1 93
“
D e nt atu s from M r H ay d on s w e ll kn o wn p icture t
’
-
“
glas s ? D raw n an d e ngrav e d on wood by
H arve y O n wood S o it is by J up it e r ! Truly ,
, ,
too on an out o f—
, th e w ay s iz e d p ie c e of bo x w ith
- -
. book e dit e d by ,
m e an ,
b ald matt e r of fact ; wh ich is j ust co ming
round ag ain to the first st at e of p aint ing ,
s ol e obj e ct ; if th e e ye w as d az z l e d and d e c e iv e d ,
d e e m it altog e th e r im p e rt in e nt to e nd e avour t o
r e p ar e a f e w m ind s to r e c e iv e p atie ntly an d im
p
p e tul antly th e t end e r shoots wh ich will I trust , ,
1
T o sim plify p e rspicuo us it is n e ces sary to m ake
an d be
th is bro ad o po sition of t e rms though it is n eith e r
s uffic ie nt ly d ep
,
1
I n allu sion to th e lo s t Ar e tino print s, Fu seli s ays, S ome
h av e ob ecte d to the char acte r of hi s physiognomi e s as
'
1
Wieland s O b e ron a b e autif ul rom anc e m uch in
S ee
’
, ,
e nichino Lanfranco
,
an d M ign ard
, an d s t and ,
’
A ng e lo s Braz e n S e rp e nt G iuli o s R ap e of Hyl as
’
, ,
”
s atyrs too an d faun s d ark v e il e d gro an
-
and th e ,
,
advanc e
A nd put s trang e pity in th e ir horne d co unt en anc e .
“
group , virtuous lov e with v an s d ej e ct e d , hold s
,
’
S ist in e C h ap e l aft e r M A gnolo by C araglio s .
a tt e nd ing to t he d e t ails .
t ainty for l l 1 4s 6 d or 2 l 2s 0d N B —I t is
,
. . . . . . .
, .
Raph ae l U rb in M as s ard 2 l 2 s 0d or l l l l s 6d . . . . . . .
d iminish e d h e ad .
Qt v an U ink hndms ,
. his magmas f or ZBiIettamti .
1
No . III .
TH E A M ATE U R S ’
BO UD O I R, OR A VI S IT TO J AN U S .
P
21 0 ESSAYS AN D C RI TI C I SMS .
H is
notion struck m e as a lucky hit Th e re for e .
— I forg e t who M y r e qu e s t w as im me di at e ly
,
’
t ill the pl ac e ge ts a littl e air e d ; I h av e n t b e e n in
it th e s e two m onth s —and t e ll m e wh at you th ink
of th at buhl c ab ine t ; it c am e from Ld S .
’
.
1
Q u arte rly It is a good touch ston e for cl e ar h e ads
.
-
.
1
Tak e thi s fragme nt by N ovalis (V on H ard e nb urgh)
quot e d 111 the s a e article as a s p e cim e n
m ,
“
T h e w orld o f
.
w it ill n atur e d
-
M r S is lik e wis e e ng ag e d or
. . .
,
q u e n ce in t h e e y e s of t h e publ ic Al lo w m e t o .
“
obs erv e s th at the author h e re s how s the n e ces
s ity of a firm an d po s it iv e b e lie f s inc e e v e n tho s e ,
c an g iv e th e E ngl is h r e ad e r no v e ry s at is factory
”
e v e r as
,
the pre c e di ng pr elud e ( so the traducte ur
e l e g antly h as it) and the prologu e are om itt e d it
‘ ’
,
ESSAYS A ND C RI TI C I SMS . 21 7
in B o os e y s pr e tt ily print e d 8 v o
’
.
e y e s ! wh at a rd e nt thi r s t for e x c e ll e nc e an d wh at ,
7
”
and in fol
e t du P al ais P itt i ( Gr 1 8 9 1 8 1 3 . . .
fol Paris 1 7 8 6
.
,
prints about “
M al ,
’ ”
v asia s C l austro d i S M ich e l e in Bosco d i Bologn a . .
( fol Bologn
. a 1 6 9 6 2 0 e tch ing,
s aft e r t h e b e st , ,
7 4 0 b e autifully e x e cut e d pl at e s R e cu e il ,
D E s tampe s & c d it le C ab in e t d e C ro z at
’ ”
( 2
vol s im p fol Paris 1 7 2 9 —4 2 1 8 2 prints fro m
. .
,
. .
.
, ,
Girol am o M
£1 3 utian o,
Larg e p ap e r, in fine .
“ ’
condition , D ubois M ais s on ne uv e s P e in -
”
tur e s d e s V as e s A nt iqu e s by Milli n ( P ar is
1 8 08 — 1 0 2 vols im p fol about 1 5 gui n e as pl ain ,
.
, ,
. . .
,
costum e ,
The sub s e qu e nt as s e mbl ag e forme d
by S ii W H amilton , and publi sh e d by Tischb e in
.
,
( p
N a o h 1 7 9 1 ,
4 vol s fol 2 4 0 outl in e s, 1 2 guin eas )
. .
,
“
L Antichite di E rcol ano ( N ap oh 1 7 5 7
’
folio . .
,
.
,
M aj or S mi th s O ld E nglish C ostum e
“ ” ’
1 2 gu in e as . .
( ) “ i
’
fol colour
. e d pl at e s 1 5 l S t ru tt s l a bor
, ous work s
.
, , ,
i
1 Pe tit e Palac e o f Pe tt e his Ple as ure , the argu
In a
”
thu s — “
C e ph alus, a lus tie y oung g0 allaunt, and Procris , s '
B at e s s Fun e ral S e rm on
’
clus ;
for M r B ax t e r ;
.
—A de lung s “
Mithrid at e s and ’
,
”
1
T he rticle s h aving a s tar refix e d form ( with Pe rie r s ’
( V olp ato, 1 0s 6 d
) p ant in g with the d ivin e afflatus
. .
,
h as t e n s to m e e t his M ak e r ( C un ego, 5s ) Y ou . .
( th e e x -
an im at e body of C hris t, suppo rt e d on the
g
r e gard to th e choic e o mas ters, I am d e cid e d, it i s by no
f
m e ans my wis h to t ie ev e ry one dow n to my cho ic e of s ubj ects,
f or wh ich r e as on I h av e o ffe r e d s ev e ral oth e rs, p e rh ap s
e qu ally good , though I ear h ard ly so r e as on ab le
f I nd e e d , .
s am e , w h ich co s t 8 l .
.
2
T h at m ultitudinou s compo sition , or rath e r dis traction ,
s o w ell e ngrav e d by M Anton io , in r e turn f or t he r ep e al o f
.
,
. . .
H e ll g at e s
- a d ash ing re coll e ction str uck out .
ESSAYS AN D C RITI C I SMS . 2 29
no, no I f e el
T he link o f n ature draw m e fl e s h o f m y fl esh ,
B on e o f m y bon e thou art, an d f ro m thy s t at e
M in e n ev e r sh all b e p art e d , b lis s or w o e .
a
s as as as a
t .
to h e av e n m ut e and s ad for m an
“
,
Th e print .
”
C och in s culpt
,
though you m ay not so im
.
, St .
as onc e slightly
’
are t s church Bologn a It w
g , .
q
Giulio R o m ano ( 2 l 2s ) —turn your ch air round if
you pl e as e —has not y e t m e t with its due shar e of
. .
,
—
Th
y lightly leap in d anc e
e
With d elicat e f e e t who h aving duly b ath e d
T h e ir t e nd e r bod ie s in P erm es s ian s tr e am s ,
s 6d )
a ft e r a S how e r w ith th e R ainbow
, ( d itto 7 , ,
. .
2 32 ESSAYS A ND C RI TI CI SMS .
, ,
1‘
too bl ack gr av ur e La M aitr e s s e du Titian ( l l
m ay b e ord e re d at the s am e t im e — Al s o th e y w ill
.
( D or igny c rc 1 8 v ry fi n l l 1 1 6 d )
-
s a e, s ; e ,e 3 , . . .
’
D uch ang e s Io aft e r C orr e ggio Giul io R o .
m ano s 1"
R ap e of Hyl as ( 5 s ) M A ng e lo s
’ ’
Jo el ,
. .
,
"
D m i C om
’
( V olp a to 1 0 3 ,
6 d ) a n d . o e n ch in
.o s
1
m u ni on of S t J e ro me ( Jaco Fr e y 7 3 or 8 3 f ar
. .
, . .
.
, ,
Willi am ! ”
g
b e aut e ou sly d ivin e and h e art th awing conc e ption of -
s ea
.
of wors e th an w olfish cru elty Le t so m e of our .
S acch i, S t R om u ald ,
.
A ntiqu e L Am our Gr e c ),
’
(
P ou s s in , E ducation d e B acchu s ,
’
R ub e n s, Ve nus e t A donis,
T it ian , Francis I ,
D a Vi nci P ortrait d e Fe m m e ,
Pio m bo , La Vis itation d e la Vie rg e,
v e ry fin e
D o m e n ich ino , L e C onc e rt,
D e l S arto C hris t au T o m b eau , c alle d th e
R affael d el Mass ard .
P aris e t V e nu s , H e in a .
,
F aucon ,
2 3 4: ESSAYS AND C RIT I CI SMS .
gr e e n m o
rocco chaise longue .
L E TT E R T O C O R N E L I U S VA N VI N K B O O M S , ES Q .
I
O N T HE EXETE R EX H IB I TI O N OF P A I N TI G S
N .
E xeter, 1 6 Oct , 1 8 2 1 .
E S S AY S AN D .
o nc e to succ e s s !
A n d a v e ry rich
’
fame is a p lump er
,
S EN Ex .
2 38 ESSAYS AND C RIT I C I SMS .
L E TT E R F R O M J A N U S W E AT HE RC O C K ,
Es Q .
l
[ Ed . L M
. .
]
VorS hipf ul m as t e r
N h av e
I a great d eal of ,
I c annot
t ell wh at to ,
say to you .
’
2
l as t Lion s H e ad I l earnt th at oth e r folks are
willi ng to s e rve you as the C aliph O mar did the
A l e x andrian l ibrary and r e nd e r the L ondon less
,
f ul l o
f li tera tu r e Now d
. e ar inv is ib ili
, t ie s I would ,
1
L ondon M agaz in e, M ay, 1 8 22 ]
A h ead ing w h ich follo w e d the t itle o f e ach of the
num b e rs, and cove r e d any m isc ellan e ous ite ms, wh ich
2 40 ESSAYS AND C RI TI CI SMS .
E nglis h Ho me r Wh e re w as I ?
. O h ! ah r .
“ ”
n ature of M ag az in e s Y e s ! w ell. I l e av e y ou ,
-
l ss of m ag az in e r e ade rs as m ag az in e s w e re
c a ,
H elicon 1
.C l ap E lia on the b ack for such a s e rie s
i
of good b eh av our Flog your s trong hor s e .
2
,
3
a sk our idl e r by the gre e n se a wh e re for e he gav e ,
1
J anu s is getting critical Th e b ad b it is co ming
.
,
2
W e h av e no horse nor as s n e it e r am ong our con
, ,
”
O
m
th e author [Allan C unn ingh a ] of t h e t ales of L y dal
cro ss is a v e ry slight g e ntlem an i n d e li c at e h ealth .
3
Ou R am b le r
. .
2 42 ESSAYS AND C RI TI CI SMS .
or ig in a l as my frie nd S
t
,
a
s ay s is s uffi ,
3
i h l
obl qu ity do e s t e ab e st s chol ar of the d ay
confin e his att e ntion e ntir ely to the Fre nch E arly
P o e t s Is not the ex quisite the s till uncompre
.
,
2
J anus has c e rtainly don e f o r h im s elf in the good opin ion
of Mr H e rb ert as h e con sid e rs it the liv eli es t ap e r he
h as ev e r wri tt e n ; and has alr eady qu arr elle d withtw o o f
,
.
3
We do not know how to apply thi s advic e f or we ,
d e fin it e articl e “
The po s t is ju s t go ing out
.
,
”1
J A NU S WEAT H E RCOC K .
PS . .
—H
v n t room for my po s tscript aft e r all
a e
’
.
,
’
l ife it s tru e : wh at ll you lay it s a lie’
— Fond of ’
1
S e e E ngli s h corr espond enc e in enera l .
2
L e t J anu s go h im s e lf , an d b e t aw e d into an a rticle ,
as
h e has und ert ak e n all th at s ort o f th ing
“ ”
.
ESSAYS AN D C R ITI C I SMS . 2 45
g e nus W eathercock s
’
33 9 51 5 0 11 5
1
A GAI NS T W R IT I N G AN A CCO U N T OF
THE E XH IBITI O N .
A V E RY I N G E N I O U S PA P E R ,
W IT H T WO M O TTO S WO R TH A LL
T HE R ES T B ES D I E .
[ L ondon
1
M ag az i n e J un e , ,
24 6 ESSAYS AN D C RI TI C I SMS .
all th is is too t e rs e
“
D um br e vis e ss e l aboro
O b s curus fio — I t s the b e s t p art of my articl e f or
,
’ ’
b e c aus e , ,
S ome rs e t hous e -
I d ar e s ay you may d is cove r
.
,
with th is
S O ! w e are arriv e d ! P u—g—h / ( I look on a
.
p rint e rl
y arr ang e
-
d e x cl am at ion of th is ki nd a s a rr
and h ow aw k
his gr e e n d e n at th e v e ry fe e t of H e rcule s Sp ar e s ,
p u— g h ! t h e th ird t im e — or wh at i s st ill b e tt e r
b e c aus e S h aksp e rian—p ah
,
-
5 7 ! S t ill uncomp as s abl e ! Thus th e n w e sw e at
down the mass for our use P ortr aiture attracts
.
,
”
C olloquy with R ob inson C ruso e S toth ard look .
,
1
Who po ss es ses th is g e ntlem an s painting from the ’
di X
~ it
at X
'
X
“
if if 1‘
'
Wh e n lo,
Wh e th e r fro m e nvy or fro m treach e ry
, ,
O r th at it had a burni ng a p et it e
T o touch the sil k e n sk in t at lo ok d so wh ite
’
,
T h e wick e d lam p in an unlucky hour
, ,
“
H av e you look e d at this young l ady who w e ars ,
a t h e r w e ll A11 truly I h av e
”
, We ll S ir ! .
,
“
is th is all ?
L — d h ave m e rcy on us !
”
B acchi c cymb als .
, ,
s e conds and t ak e
,
pr e cis ely—tw o s ev e n eighths -
“
wh at of th at to b e the m ost vulg ar the m ost
”
,
S
2 58 ESSAYS AND C RI T I C I SMS .
discomfiting ,
una ns wera ble
qu e ry th at A pollyon
e v e r thr us t in a m an s h e ad
’
It is as b ad as a p ail .
,
’
, ,
s aid M r Hob s on
. .
rocks and wild flow ers the torr e nt and its spr ay
-
,
I c annot
withdraw but turn b ack at e v e ry st ep —I s igh
,
, ,
The S t
, , .
’ ’
C atherine and P syche in the l ast Exhi bit ion at
, ,
ESSAYS AND C RI TI CI SMS . 2 61
j e ct io n s,
m i ghty sound in th e m s e lv e s but tr av e s ,
”
the e y e s into your B oudoir ? Why it is not ,
“
1
Pale y onc e s ai d th at h e could not aff ord to ke e p
a con s cie nc e T his d e clar at ion was hon es t at any rat e
2 64 ESSAYS A ND C RI TI C I SMS .
The W ar A ng el of the e le
—
t he h e av e nly L ov e .
PS .
— Give
my r e sp e cts to your M r F in e Art s, .
1
de file d
p aw s from it I h at e th at fello w most p articul arly
. .
H azlitt ]
gO ur fri end M r We ath ercock has omitte d to notice M r
1
. .
L eslie s ’
RivalsWith s om e d efe cts of e x e cution nothin g
.
”
,
THE D E L I C A T E I N TRI C A C I E S 1
.
H e h ad uch
kirmis hin g cuttin g kind of a slashi ng
s a s ,
d h m m i &
’
g e -
e w ha t s an t
,
e s e ll O f a tt ng c abb ag e s c , , .
,
h am and Turnh am gr e e n
, S e v e ral noticea ble me n
-
.
O n e of th e m “
s o aring al oft in th e high re gio n o f
‘ ’
his fancie s w ith his g arl ands and s ing ing rob es
,
2 68 ESSAYS AND C RI TI CI SMS .
lucid .
—
. .
qu it Is not th is v e ry cl ev e r r e as on ing ? An d if
.
1
d id act ic on the Elgin M arbl es would h ave the
kindn e ss to con sid e r the forc e of m y conclus ion s
as e nfe e bl e d by th e r o ttenness of my pr e mis e s ( not
my t e n e me nt s an d h e r e d it ame nt s) I as s ur e him ,
’ ’ ’
st air s
—n ev e r mind
I s ay th at on th e honour of a g e ntl eman I will
, ,
an d pr e c is e as h ard as e v e r I can
,
.
“
Grosve nor S quare ! An d is th e hous e here ,
”
J anus ? No S ir ! but it is not a gr e at w ay off
, ,
[
1
H azli tt s
’
p ap e r on th at s ubj e ct in the E ncyclop ce dia
B ritannica ]
2 70 ESSAYS AND C RI TI CI SMS .
—
I mean and h e r e w e
“
H e r e ! M e rcy on us
why h e re l iv e s L ord Hush ! for your l ife !
S t e p in qu ickly— S t and clos e b e h ind th is bouncing
laure l on the l e ft t ill I ve r e lock e d —Th e r e
’
p g
nonn e M ercandotti !
,
Now did you e v e r ,
S ap
hi re s c e nt e r e d with d iam ond Sp ark s ! My littl e
p
frie nd E mily S has the twin p air .
1
Th e S e nsit iv e Plant ( 8 v o, O llie rs ) A po em ins pire d
. .
eye
Janus !
I n d ark ob livion le t th e m d w ell .
th e H og H e no w ork e e h e e at he drink he S le e p h e
“
, , ,
C HAP II
. .
D id sh e
throw h e rs elf ov e r M r J anus , .
sh all n ev e r know .
916 9K
:
C R AP . III .
, .
,
Ah .
,
c omm e nc e d a s e cond t im e I d e cl ar e I fe e l as if
I w as s e t b ackw ards two hours of my li fe Y ou .
—
I Sh all n e v e r do it w ithout a bottl e of soda
Fiz whiz — wish— wush — b ounc e —Uh ! Uh ! O
.
di ddl e —v e ry w ell !
“
C o m e com e M aste r Janu s ! b e s e rious for a
, ,
’
gown th is w ay and t witching her ribbons t oth e r
, ,
.
him on e an d so S ir
—
, ,
’
Th at s all S ir “
Y e s S ir
,
It is all inde e d ! all
.
,
.
M r S e cr e -
”
tors !
O h ! pray d ear—ch arm in g l adie s ! do Sp e ak for
m e ! I ll n e v e r—( The d ouble d oor r ecoils a nd
,
’
E xit J anus ! )
280 ESSAYS A ND C RI TI C I SMS .
t al — “
a h air w ill do it !
”
in go e s the h air and up
’
go e s o ne sc al e to the h e av e ns ! Wh e w ! Th e r e s
some thing wrong about the s c ale s and he re ctifie s
H OW - -
tun e
H e r e w e go up up up , , ,
And h e r e w e go do wn do wn dow n a , , ,
man .
p
b e afraid of hur ting it —I w arrant it toug h as— as
, ,
purs e
Y e t I co uld g iv e it an un m e nd abl e sli t S h all .
am e nd m
’
e x c e ll e nt b e c au s e appropriat e as I Sh all d e m on
,
a m n ot m u s t b e ch ang e d
( By th e b y e , th e pr e s e nt I
into the im p e rfe ct I wa s n ot wh at tim e you s h al l ,
“ ”
A ris e s out of its p e rfe ct r e ve rs e I th ink I s aid ,
are aw ar e doubtl e s s
,
th at e ve ry ove rture to an
,
fruit .
a nd i ts m m m ak e it
”
p r oe i u wh i ch thr
, e e word s
”
i s l ik e M r M s mouth
“
all on the oth e r s id e In
’
.
,
. .
2 84 ESSAYS AND C RI TI C I SMS .
r e am of tint e d p ap e r
(th e r e is g re at varie ty at
H e ath s) : and thirdly a fe w loos e hundr e ds
’
, , .
l
’
1
NB . .
—N O conn e ction with any p e rs on Of th e sa me
'
p e nb e k e W a
,
tt e au E lsh e im e r See
( H
,
o w th e ir ,
.
v an Le yd e n B urgmair Altorf e r — or
,
strange , ,
, ,
“
gods ? at M az z on i s and P ap e ra s , I trow !
’
Ah !
’
though p e rh ap s his t w in ,
W e s tand ,
th at f orm and fac e b ehold
and in
Wh at mind can m ak e wh e n N atur e s s elf w ould fail ;
,
’
, ,
The p altry j ar on O f th e m arble m art
Wh e re Pe d antry g ulls Folly —w e h av e e ye s
g ,
m irror of gr e at P h idias 1
.
1
A noth e r instanc e in our t im e A young G e rman .
c an b ut j u s t m an ag e to run ov e r th e cont e nt s of
s ugg e stions
. . Y on bracke t must b e low e r e d a foot ,
o f D e id am ia !
u
bo s o m ind e virgin at e !
In F ouqué s pure r o manc e The M instrel L ove
’
, ,
2
The s i mp lest munditiis of F lac ons is thus f e elingly
r e nd e r e d by E lton .
296 ESSAYS AND C RIT I C I SMS .
in a te nd e r d e mi tint - .
,
-
th e s ubl ime h e ad
of J up it e r IEgiochus in wh ich I al most r e g ard as
,
ESSAYS A ND C RI TI CI SMS . 29 7
( to b e s tud ie d w i th a m ag ifi )
n er H e rcul e.s ( Theseu s)
2
art . The port e ntous S ph in x st ill and m in a
c ion s as a gro w ing storm cloud H e racl e s d e s troy
-
.
s tring on th e ob s c e n e fo w l v ainly he at in w it h
g
loud w ings the air N e ar the Th eb an h e ro w e w ill
.
g irt Le m no s w as t e d w ith l e an d is e as e
, ,
1
I n the h istory o f the fin e art s am ong the Gr ee k s , th eir
d e v e lop m e nt w as s ubj e ct e d to an in v ariab le law o f s e para
t ing, in t he m o s t r igid m anne r, e ve ry th ing d iss imilar, and
a ft e rw ard s co m b ini ng an d e levat ing t he s im ilar , by int e rn al
e x c e lle nc e , to o n e ind e p e nd e nt an d h arm onious W ho le .
2
T hought s on O utlin e , 4 to , 2 6 plat es, 1 7 9 6 .
298 ESSAYS A ND C RI TI C I SMS .
, ,
or rath e r d isaray d
Aray d ,
’ ’
A ll in a v e le of s ilk an d s ilv e r th in ,
T h at b id no w h it h e r alab last e r s k in ,
B ut rath e r s h e w d m or e w hi t e if m or e m ight b ee
,
IM a 5. t . 1 86 .
C h ap m an ( C o w p e r is fl at and w rong in my ,
o p in ion )
Th e y f ound him s e t
D e lighte d w it h h is s o le m n h arp wh ich cur iously w as ,
f re t,
that em b rac t ’
p lation f e d .
a sort of suppl e m e nt to th e c as ts I r e co mm e nd ,
1
d c lack e d
. .
ESSAYS AND C RIT I CI SMS . 3 01
, ,
a nd d e form ity
1
.
-
, ,
1
T he ch aract e rist ic o f th is od iou ly s qu eam ish c ant ing
s
, ,
p ro filgat e age 1
3 02 ESSAYS AND C RI TI CI SMS .
t he e ncourag e m e nt m y j ej un e p ap e rs h av e r e c e iv e d
from your unvarying good n ature H e re p e rmit
m e to d igre s s for a f e w lin e s on a s ubj e c t on wh ich
all m e n are flu e nt f e w a0 1 ee ab le— s el M any of
'
1
C orn elius Van Vink b o om s and J anu s We ath ercock ]
ESSAYS AND C RI TI C I SMS . 3 05
and p r t nto my
s i i i F irs t C on tri b u I
tion th at S w as , .
[1
J ohn S cott ,
or ig in al E d itor o f th e L ondon Magaz in e ]
3 08 ESSAYS AN D C RI TI C I SMS .
c am e a bl ank .
a t th is m o m e nt I fe el fr e s h as y e st e rday roun d
, ,
I br e ath e it —
,
e ve ry art icle
”
.
3 10 ESSAYS AND C RI TI CI SMS .
—
,
1
If the r ead e r adore s S h ak e s p e ar e ( not the f am ily on e ,
n or the a cte d o n e , ) h e w ill b e p leas e d w ith the e laborat e
a nd po e t ic al crit iqu e on R o m e o an d J ulie t , tran slat e d f ro m
2
n atur e of his cou s in Bridg e t gild ing all Th e r e .
“
h and s acro s s Th at s am e p arty Sh all ne v e r
.
“ ”
at e d in th e s w e e t w ick e d c atch e s bout the ’
c h im e s at tw e lv e y e t I s ay to th e e v is it London
,
[ 1
T he R e v . H F C ary
. . . H e w as als o a contributor to
the M agaz in e of L ives f
o the P oets in continu ation o f
J o hn s o n ] .
[
2
M is s L amb ]
3 14 ESSAYS AND C RI TI CI SMS .
plot qu aintly
,
r e sp e ct wh at e v e r is beautif ul a nd g ra n d un de r
t he s e e x t e rn al m od ific ation s wh ich are n e c e s s ary
to th eir e x is te nc e and wh ich s o m e tim e s s e e m e v e n
,
m od el s h e r fac e s truly th e re w as n e v e r m an l e s s
,
, ,
c h ee r . In it w e s e e how
w ild e rn e ss and w ood ,
B lank oc e an an d m e r e sk y s upport th at m oo d
, ,
Wh ich w ith t he lofty s an ctifies the low .
A ll an C m! The l as t gre e n gl as s ov e r ,
H e alth to th e e and h er
T o w ho m th e warble of thy lip is d ear e s t .
L et H er s m iling hair ,
Unt w is t e d , w ind at le n gth
T o th e w ild W ind s trick s o m e c ar e
’
,
w h il e
thou strik e st a dying not e in the h and of
W e ath ercock A d ie u ! too s e ns itiv e frie nd follow
.
,
T alk 2 “
,
th at cunninge mas t e r of fe ns he th at w il l
t hru s t you cl e an through the e y e of a n e e dl e
who unloo se s the m o s t knot t e d qu e s t ion familiar ,
1
S e e th at e x qu is it e lyr ic , am ong th e m inor po em s at t he
e nd o f M arc ian C o lonn a . M arc ian C o lonn a i s a d ainty
boo k ) [S o said M r L e igh H unt ]
”
.
2
Hazlitt ]
3
T h e odor e H ook , o f course ]
3 20 ESSAYS AN D C RI TI C I SMS .
'
1
dow ns of w oody ! Thou who h as t t aught .
2
o uS p icture s h i
T y v e rs on of
. A tys h ath th e
thund e ring forc e of so m e old anvil cl ad c avali e r s -
’
But E LI A S gho s t is im p at ie nt
’
.
“
would b eat out into whol e sh ee t s I s ay without .
“
to c e nsur e in oth e rs his own vic e Truly w ith .
out aff e ctat ion for nothing rubb e d him the wrong
”
”
aft e r a s ort his print e d ( not p aint e d) mis tr e s s e s .
As p e rp le x e d lo v e rs us e
A t a n e e d wh e n in d e s p air
,
no oth e r w ay th e y kno w
.
A cont e nt m e nt to e x pr e ss ,
B ord e rs s o upon e x c e s s ,
T h at th e y do not ri ght ly w o t
Wh e th e r it b e p ain or not .
Fa rewell to Tobacco .
1
S o m e wh e r e in Fulle r .
3 22 ESSAYS AN D C RI TI CI SMS .
, ,
H is d e ath w as s o m e w h at s udd e n ; y e t he w as
not without wormy foreboding s S o m e of th e s e he .
A C HAR AC T E R O F T H E L AT E E L I A 1 .
BY A FRI E ND .
( it w as wh a t he w is h e d ) to s e e his p ap e rs colle ct e d
into a volum e The p ag e s of the Lo ndon M ag a
.
an d H an d th e co mp any as s e mbl e d th e r e to W e l
’
.
,
, ,
To s ay truth it is t im e h e w e re gon e
, The .
w as w e ll found e d
-
C rud e th e y are I grant you
a so rt of unlick e d incondit e th ings —villainously
.
,
s on
( his favourite figur e
) h e s h ado w s forth t h e
forlorn e st ate o f a country boy pl ac e d at a L ondon-
s chool ,
f ar fro m his frie nd s and conn e ctio n s—in
d ir e ct O ppo s it ion to hi s o w n e arly his tory If it .
in his h e ro or h e ro in e s p e ak ing of th e m s e lv e s
,
.
,
s tory m od e s tly ?
3 26 ESSAYS AND C RIT I CI SMS .
H e s ow e d doubtful s p e e ch es
.
,
s e e m e d d e t e r min e d th at no o n e e l s e should pl ay
s t atis t !
an d bo w e d an d curt se y e d as h e thought in an e s
, ,
, .
y oung e r th an h im s e lf H e d id not
. confor m to t he
m arch of t im e b ut w as di agge d along in the pro
,
or
ture .
“
upon the old d ays of the India Hou s e wh e n ,
”
a f ae s imi le of P op e — h e w as a m in iatur e of a
app e ar e d s e p ar at e ly ; th e y s hu ffl e d th e ir w ay in
T HE E S S E N C E O F O PE R A .
1
I MO GE NE ET ALM ANZO R .
S uj et d e cet Op era .
P ar le s e cours d un D ie u r e s s u s c it e a la fin
’
.
P R OLO G UE .
Pe upl e s, ; que 1 O n
’ ’
e ntre z S av ance .
( A ux r )
cha n teu s .
V ou s, t ach e z d e pr e ndr e le t e mp s .
(A use danseurs)
V ou s , le j arr e t t e ndu p art e z b ie n e n c ad e nc e
, .
ACTE I .
votre alegre s s e
L e C ha ur . C h antons d ansons montron s notre
, ,
ale resse !
g
ACTE II .
I mogene . A mour —
Tumulte de guerr e . L e P rince p ard i t,
p ours uivi p ar ses E nn emi s
—C h r
.
L e P rince
’
C omba t L a P rincesse
. s evanoui t . es t tué )
. e
Pr inc e
A lma ns or H e l as ! .
I m og ene Q uoi l
.
’
A lm ans or J e x p i r e
. .
I m og ene O h , m alh e ur !
.
doul e ur !
Le C ha ur C h anton s d ansons montrons notre
.
, ,
doul e ur !
ACTE I II .
I mog en e Ah ! qu e l m o me nt !
.
A lm a nzor, O il s uis j e -
prodig e
L e C hee ur C h anton s d ansons, montrons
.
,
prod ig e '
3 36 A PP E ND IX .
-
p
in the pr es e nc e o f S am u e l R o se o f L incoln s I nn B ar
’
r is te r at Law
- -
2 4th D ec , . 1 803 .
A PPE AR E D PE RS O NA LL Y T he R ev e re nd C H RI S
T O PH ER L A K E MOO D Y o f T urnh am Gre e n in the
Parish O f C h is w ick in the C ounty o f M idd le s e x C le rk
D octor o f L aw s an d m ad e o ath th at h e kn e w and w as w ell
acqu aint e d w ith R al h Gri ffith s lat e O f T urnh am Gr e e n
d e c e as e d C L MOO D Y
. . s am e d ay t h e s ai d C hr is
t oph er L ak e M oody D octor O f L aw s w as duly s w orn to the
truth of th is A ffid avit b efor e m e S PARS O N S urrogat e .
Ps t E d wd T olle r N P
. . .
A PP E N D IX . 3 37
[N o .
( From th e Times, J un e 3 0,
C O U RT O F E XC HE Q U E R, W E S T M I NS T E R .
( JU N E 2 9 TH .
)
( B efor e L O R D AB I N G E R and a S p e cial J ury ) .
WA I N E WR I GH T v B LAND and O th e rs
. .
F Po LL o cx M r T H ES I G E R and M r R OB I NS ON f or the
.
, .
,
.
,
d efe nd ants .
,
.
r ead ) .
C ro ss e x amin e d by th e A TTO R N E Y G E N E R A L
-
M iss -
“
had s aid to D r L oc ock , D octor, I was gon e to h e av e n , but
.
d ays
C ro s s e x am in e d —
.
d ay of h e r illn e s s .
C ro ss e x amin e d
- O n the day she di e d M rs Waine wright
.
-
.
Waine wright went out imm ediat ely afte r A t two o clock
. . .
’
.
M rs N I C H O L
. Was landlady of th e hous e in C ondui t
.
but s till eas ily e x cit ed, b ut her puls e was agitat ed H e .
3 42 A PPE ND IX .
b e gged she m ight b e k ept quie t and the child k ept out of ,
,
s e nt f or b e t we e n t w o and thr e e S eve ral w e r e in the .
a ccount f or it
C ro ss e x amin e d —
.
-
D id not ap l a le ns . O b se rve d a fe w .
h ad no m on e y to p ay the pr em ium T he m on e y w as s up .
ad m in is t e re d a m e d ic in e
L ord AB I N G E R int e rrupt e d the Attorne y G en eral and -
e r n am e th e n by t he 1 3 th G e o I II
,
c 4 8 th e y w ould b e . .
,
.
,
APP E N D IX . 3 45
invalid as w ag e rin
po li c ies b e caus e no m an coul d I ns ur e
g ,
, ,
th e hi gh se as it w as no d e fe nc e if s he h ad b e e n kille d by
,
C O U RT O F E XC HE Q U E R , WE S T M I NS T E R .
T H U R S D AY , D E C E M B ER 3 RD .
D r L o co c x o f H ano v e r s u ar e d e po se d th at h e was
.
,
-
,
-
.
A PP E N D IX . 3 49
2 1 s h e was “
totally un prov id e d f or an d r e qu es tin g the ”
,
c ont inu anc e o f h e r p e n sion o f 1 0 a y ear w hi ch sh e e nj oy e d -
,
s he w as “
totally unprovid e d f or The p e ns ion w as .
”
grant e d in 1 8 1 2 .
ladi es . H e is s ur e of t he d at e of the 1 8 th b e c au se h e re ,
c e iv e d a s um o f m on e y at th at t im e w hi ch he w as count ,
ing an d left on s e e ing M iss A b e rcrom by
,
H e w e nt to he r .
,
“
an d s aid ,M is s A b e rcrom by I b eliev e ? S he r e pli e d , ,
“
Y es E lle n S he wis h e d to kno w th e form o f as s ignme nt
”
.
,
H o M As K I R K an attorn e y d e po se d th at an as s ignme nt
, ,
of t he policy in the Pallad ium w as w ritte n by him ov e r a
draft wr itt e n in p e nc il wh ich w as brought to him by a
,
D e c em b e r 1 8 3 0
L ord A B I N G E R —
.
,
m ad e in the books of th e m on e y I r e c ei v e d
T H O M A S K I R K continu e d hi s e vid enc e —
.
T h e r e w as s om e .
d e po s e d th at on th e 2 5 th of S ept em b e r 1 8 3 0 a proposal , ,
J A M E S B I R D , an attorn e y, d e os e d, th at on the 1 3 th of
D e c em b e r M rs Waine wright an M is s A b e rcro mby c am e to
.
c ro m by m e rel S ign e d h e r n am e H e kn e w M is s Ab e r
.
took th e m away .
APP E N D IX . 353
attorn e y w as produc e d by M r .
,
O ffic e ) Th e con sid e ration f or the w arrant o f attorn ey w as
.
2 A
3 54 A PP E ND IX .
W ho le o th e d e bt and co s ts w e r e p aid in
f anuary, 1 8 3 1 , J
without a sale .
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.
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IN .
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Ful e r, J o hn, 3 22 Guis e ppino , 2 20
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228 , 229 , 2 52, 28 7 H t
am il o n, G av e n , 1 8 7
H t
amil o n, S ir W .
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ank s , M r , W i n e ss , 3 40 3 49
,
.
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B t
Gallo , as iano S an , 227 H ard e nb urg h , V o n , 2 1 3 , 27 6
Gand y , 1 2 1 , 1 2 8 , 1 45 H r
a ris , W A , 2 3 7 .
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Ga o f o lo , 2 20 H arve y , W , 1 9 3 , 1 9 4 .
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G as pa , 28 5 H t C t
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a g h o n , M r , M in .
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. 261
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.
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3 62 IN DEX .
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