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# Maria Foote

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* "Maria Foote" in Devonshire Characters and Strange Events by Sabine Baring-Gould
* "Foote, Maria," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
# Mariana

* "Mariana", in Poems, Chiefly Lyrical (1830)
* "Mariana", in Poems (1843)
* "Mariana" in the Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900 (1931), edited by Arthur Quiller-Couch
* "Mariana" in the Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1918 (1940), edited by Arthur Quiller-Couch
# Men-at-the-Bar/Marriott, Thomas Weatherley Montague

​Marriott, Thomas Weatherley Montague, editor of Willick's Popular Tables and of Willick's Tithe Commutation Tables, a student of the Middle Temple 16 Nov., 1843, called to the bar 20 Nov., 1846 (eldest son of Thomas Weatherley Marriott, Esq., of Sunbury, Middlesex); born 15 Feb., 1819; married 14 Sept., 1847, Anne, eldest dau. of E. Allies, Esq., of Suckley, co. Worcester.
    7, Montpelier Square, S.W.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Marriott, William Thackeray

​Marriott, William Thackeray, Q.C., M.P. Brighton since 1880, B.A., St. John's Coll., Camb., 1858, a member of the South-eastern circuit, a commissioner of lieutenancy for city of London, a student of Lincoln's Inn 4 May, 1861 (then aged 27), called to the bar 26 Jan., 1864, Q.C. 13 Feb., 1877, bencher 25 Nov., 1879 (3rd son of Christopher Marriott, Esq., of Southport, co. Lanc.); born 1834; married 17 Dec., 1872, Charlotte Louisa, eldest dau. of late Capt. Tennant, R.N., of Needwood House, co. Stafford.
    22, Brunswick Square, Brighton; 56, Ennismore Gardens, S.W.; 6, Crown Office Row, Temple, E.C.; Garrick Club.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Markby, William

​Markby, William, M.A. Merton Coll., Oxon, D.C.L. 1879, fellow All Souls 1882, of Balliol Coll. 1883, reader on Indian law Oxford Univ. since 1878, member of Hebdomadal Council since 1882, puisne judge Calcutta 1866-78, author of Lectures on Indian Law and of Elements of Law, a student of the Inner Temple 9 Nov., 1853 (then aged 24), called to the bar 5 June, 1856 (4th son of Rev. William Henry Markby, rector of Duxford, co. Camb.); born 3 May, 1829; married 22 March, 1866, Lucy, eldest dau. of late J. E. Taylor, Esq., of Weybridge.
    Athenæum and Northbrook Indian Clubs.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Marriott, Charles

​Marriott, Charles, M.A., Brasenose Coll., Oxon, 1874, from Winchester Coll., J.P. co. Leic., high sheriff 1878, capt. Leic. yeomanry cavalry 1873–83, assumed the surname of Marriott, a student of the Inner Temple 9 May, 1870 (then aged 21), called to the bar 26 Jan., 1875 (eldest son of Rev. James Powell (né Marriott) Goulton-Constable, of Cotesbach, co. Leic.); born 14 Oct., 1848; married 10 Feb., 1880, Frances Marian, dau. of Robert Fellowes, Esq., of Shotesham Park, Norfolk; she died 20 Dec., 1882, having had issue (see Foster's Baronetage, Strickland).
    Cotesbach Hall, Lutterworth; United University and Arthur's Clubs.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Markwick, Edward

​Markwick, Edward, "political leader writer," has abandoned his patronymic Johnson a student of the Middle Temple 23 June, 1879, called to the bar 17 Nov., 1883 (only son of Edward Markwick Johnson, late of the royal navy, dec.); born , .
    8, Serjeants' Inn, Fleet Street.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Marples, George Jobson

​Marples, George Jobson, formerly a solicitor, a student of the Inner Temple 26 April, 1881 (then aged 35), called to the bar 3 May, 1882 (eldest son of George Marples, Esq., late of Brinkcliffe Tower, Sheffield); born , 1846.
    Brinkcliffe Tower, Ecclesall, near Sheffield; 1, Temple Gardens, E.C.; Junior Athenæum Club.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Marett, Charles

​Marett, Charles, F.R.G.S., M.A. (scholar), Trin. Coll., Camb., 1842, from Rugby, a member of the Council of Law Reporting since 1865, a student of the Inner Temple 3 June, 1839 (then aged 22), called to the bar 27 Jan., 1843 (eldest son of Charles Marett, Esq., of Southampton); born , 1817.
    55, Chancery Lane, W.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Marjoribanks, Hon. Edward

​Marjoribanks, Hon. Edward, M.P. co. Berwick since 1880, J.P. cos. Berwick and Inverness, matric. Christ Church, Oxon, from Harrow, a student of the Inner Temple 9 Jan., 1872 (then aged 22), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1874 (eldest son of Dudley, 1st Lord Tweedmouth, bar.-at-law, of the Middle Temple); born 8 July, 1849; married 9 June, 1873, Lady Fanny Octavia Louisa Spencer-Churchill, 3rd dau. of John Winston, 7th duke of Marlborough, and has issue (see Foster's Peerage).
    134, Piccadilly, W.; Turf, White's, Marlborough, New, and National Liberal Clubs.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Marrack, Richard Gubbs

​Marrack, Richard Gubbs, M.A., St. John's Coll., Camb., 1872, McMahon law student fourteenth wrangler in 1866, sometime lecturer on conveyancing and real and personal property law to Incorporated Law Society, practises at the chancery bar, edited reports of cases in the Albert and European assurance arbitration, a student of Lincoln's Inn 28 Jan., 1867 (then aged 22), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1870 (4th son of George Matthews Marrack, Esq., late of Crediton, Devon, dec.); born 5 April, 1844; married 1 June, , Jessie, dau. of John Gregory Forbes, Esq., of Egerton, House, Kent.
    Caer Eden House, Bamet, Herts; 9 Old Square, Lincoln's Inn, W.C.; United University Club.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Marples, Benjamin Livingston

​Marples, Benjamin Livingston, formerly a solicitor, a student of the Middle Temple 20 Jan., 1883, called to the bar 26 Jan. 1884 (2nd son of George Marples, Esq., of Brinkcliffe Tower, near Sheffield, Yorks, dec.) born , .
    Brinkcliffe Tower, Ecclesall, near Sheffield
# Meadows v. Irving Trust Company

United States Supreme Court
299 U.S. 464
Meadows v. Irving Trust Company
Argued: Dec. 15, 16, 1936. --- Decided: Jan 4, 1937
Mr. Perlie P. Fallon, of New York City, for petitioner.
Mr. Wm. D. Whitney, of New York City, for respondents.
Mr. Justice ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Meagher v. Minnesota Thresher Manufacturing Company

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United States Supreme Court
145 U.S. 608
Meagher v. Minnesota Thresher Manufacturing Company
C. K. Davis and Frank W. M. Cutcheon, for the motion.
Horace G. Stone, opposed.
Mr. Chief Justice FULLER delivered the opinion of the court.

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# Meadows v. United States

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United States Supreme Court
281 U.S. 271
Meadows v. United States
Argued: March 5, 1930. --- Decided: April 14, 1930
Messrs. Charles Kerr, of Washington, D. C., and Jean S. Breitenstein, of Denver, Colo., for petitioner.
Claude R. Branch, of Providence, R. I., for the United States.
Mr. Justice SUTHERLAND delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Means v. Bank of Randall

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United States Supreme Court
146 U.S. 620
Means v. Bank of Randall
B. P. Waggener, for plaintiffs in error.
Edward H. Stiles and Chas. Blood Smith, for defendant in error.
Mr. Justice BLATCHFORD delivered the opinion of the court.

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# Miller v. Ammon

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United States Supreme Court
145 U.S. 421
Miller v. Ammon
Action on an account by Ernst Ammon against Aut Miller. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error. Reversed.
STATEMENT BY MR. JUSTICE BREWER.
On March 16, 1887, the plaintiff in error, defendant below, then a citizen and resident of Wisconsin, purchased of the plaintiff, in Chicago, 1,125 gallons of sherry wine and 1,100 gallons of port wine, at an agreed price of $5,287. The purchase was on 90 days' credit, and the wine was delivered to defendant in that city. Thereafter, the defendant having failed to pay for these goods, plaintiff commenced this action in the circuit court of the United States for the southern district of Iowa to recover the purchase price. The defendant pleaded as a defense that by chapter 24 of the Revised Statutes of Illinois it was provided that 'the city council in cities * * * shall have the following powers:
'An ordinance concerning the licensing of wholesale liquor dealers.
'Section 1. No person, firm, or corporation shall sell or offer forsale any spirituous or vinous liquors in quantities of one gallon or more at a time, within the city of Chicago, without having first obtained a license therefor from the city of Chicago, under a penalty of not less than $50 or more than $200 for each offense. But no distiller who has taken out a license as such, and who sells only distilled spirits of his own production at the place of manufacture, shall be required to pay the license herein prescribed on account of said sale.
'Sec. 2. All such licenses shall be issued in accordance with the general ordinances of the city governing licenses, and for every such license there shall be charged at the rate of $250 per annum.'
That plaintiff was then a wholesale liquor dealer in the city of Chicago; that he was not a distiller and had not a distiller's license; that the wine mentioned in the petition was vinous and intoxicating liquor, within the meaning of said ordinance; and that the sale of the wine mentioned was in violation of said law and ordinance. A demurrer to this answer was filed, and, after argument, was sustained; and, the defendant electing to stand by his answer, judgment was rendered against him for the amount claimed in the petition. To reverse such judgment the defendant sued out this writ of error.
C. C. Cole, for plaintiff in error.
Louis J. Blum and Edgar C. Blum, for defendant in error.
Mr. Justice BREWER, after stating the facts in the foregoing language, delivered the opinion of the court.

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# Miller v. American Bonding Company

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United States Supreme Court
257 U.S. 304
Miller v. American Bonding Company
Argued: Nov. 8, 1921. --- Decided: Dec 12, 1921
Mr. James G. Glessner, of York, Pa., for plaintiff in error.
Mr. Francis B. Bracken, of Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant in error.
Mr. Justice VAN DEVANTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

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# Men-at-the-Bar/Pitcairn, Robert

​Pitcairn, Robert, matric. Oriel Coll., Oxon, practises before the supreme court at Victoria, a student of Lincoln's Inn 3 June, 1863 (then aged 21), called to the bar 18 Nov., 1867 (only son of Robert Pitcairn, of Hobarttown, Tasmania); born , 1842.
    Melbourne, Victoria.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Pitt-Taylor, Francis Henry

​Pitt-Taylor, Francis Henry, B.A. Trin. Coll., Camb., author of A Treatise on Bankruptcy Act 1883, a student of Lincoln's Inn 27 Dec., 1871 (then aged 21), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1874 (3rd son of John Pitt-Taylor, judge county courts); born , 1850.
    58, Eccleston Square, S.W.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Place, George William

​Place, George William, B.A., LL.B. Dublin Univ., a student of the Middle Temple 10 Nov., 1873, called to the bar 17 June, 1885 (eldest son of Charles G. Place, of Maryborough); born , .
    49, York Road, Kingstown, Ireland.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Platt, Charles

​Platt, Charles, M.A., Trin. Coll., Camb., 1864, B.A. 1844, clerk of assize and associate on South-eastern circuit since 1876, on Norfolk circuit 185—-76, a student of the Inner Temple 24 April, 1840 (then aged 19), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1852 (eldest son of late Sir Thomas Joshua Platt, baron of the exchequer, etc.); born , 1821.
    61, Queen's Gardens, W.: 1, Harcourt Buildings, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Pisani, Pliny Henry

​Pisani, Pliny Henry, a student of the Middle Temple 11 Jan., 1881, called to the bar 17 Nov., 1884 (2nd son of Henry Peter Pisani, of Gibraltar, and of the Inner Temple, bar-at-law); born , .
    38, Keppel Street, W.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Pitt-Lewis, George

​Pitt-Lewis, George, recorder of Poole Jan., 1885, a member of the Western circuit, one of the originators of and since its establishment in Dec, 1883, a member of the Bar Committee, author of Pitt-Lewis' Complete Practice of County Court, assumed the additional surname of Pitt by royal licence 1876, a student of the Middle Temple 28 April, 1868, certificate of honour 1st class May, 1869, Inns of Court studentship Nov., 1869, called to the bar 10 June, 1870 (eldest son of Rev. George Tucker Lewis, of Exminster, Devon); born 13 Dec, 1845; married 15 Sept., 1881, Mai, only surviving child of late Genl. John George Palmer, late staff corps Indian army.
    12, Airlie Gardens, Campden Hill, W.; 4, Paper Buildings, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Pisani, Henry Peter

​Pisani, Henry Peter, B.A. London Univ. 1851 from St. Edmund's Coll., Ware, practises before the supreme court of Gibraltar, a student of the Inner Temple 15 April, 1852 (then aged 20), certificate of honour May, 1860, called to the bar 6 June, 1860 (youngest son of late Dominick Pisani, of Genoa, merchant); born , 1832.
    Gibraltar.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Piston, Maurice Edmond

​Piston, Maurice Edmond, practises before the supreme court of the Mauritius, a student of the Middle Temple 12 Jan., 1863, called to the bar 9 June, 1865 (3rd son of Eugene Piston, of Mauritius, advocate of Paris); born , .
    Mauritius.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Pitcairn, David

​Pitcairn, David, M.A. (late fellow), senior mathematical scholar Magdalen Coll., Oxon, B.A. (sixth wrangler), St John's Coll., Camb., 1858, member of joint (legal) Board of Examiners 1877-81, joint editor of Shelford's Companies, a student of Lincoln's Inn 13 Jan., 1859 (then aged 23), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1863 (5th son of John Pitcairn, of London, merchant); born , 1836; married 26 Sept., 1871, Mary Hine, 2nd dau. of late Francis Sheppee, physician-general Bombay army.
    Belmont, Harrow-on-the-Hill; 7, New Square, Lincoln's Inn, W.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Platt, Edward

​Platt, Edward, a student of the Inner Temple 1 Nov., 1827, called to the bar 22 Nov., 1839 (7th son of Samuel Platt, Esq., of London); born , .
# Men-at-the-Bar/Bremner, Alexander Martin Bunster

​Bremner, Alexander Martin Bunster, M.A. Trin. Coll., Camb., 1875, a member of the South-eastern circuit; a student of the Inner Temple 24 April, 1865 (then aged 18), called to the bar 7 June, 1869 (eldest son of Alexander Bramwell Bremner, Esq., of Petersham, Surrey); born , 1847.
    3, King's Bench Walk (North), Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Bremner, Henry Hodgson

​Bremner, Henry Hodgson, B.A., Clare Coll., Camb., 1867, matric. London Univ. 1863, deputy registrar of the court of passage of the city of Liverpool 1 Oct., 1884, a member of the Northern circuit, a student of the Inner Temple 28 Jan., 1867 (then aged 24), exhibition advanced C.L. 1869, called to the bar 17 Nov., 1869 (2nd son of Henry Bremner, of Liverpool, attorney-at-law); born 4 May, 1842.
    Blundell Sands, near Liverpool.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Bremridge, James

​Bremridge, James, went the Home circuit, a student of the Middle Temple 1 May, 1841, called to the bar 3 May, 1844 (eldest son of John Bremridge, of Barnstaple, Devon, merchant, dec.); married 12 Feb., 1870, Mary Ellis, eldest dau. of late Rear-Admiral George F. Herbert; reported dead 1884.
    Tunbridge Wells.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Braunfield, Reginald

​Braunfield, Reginald, undergrad. Magdalen Hall, Oxon, a student of Lincoln's Inn 9 June, 1866 (then aged 24), called to the bar 30 April, 1869 (2nd son of Charles Braunfield, late of Calcutta, merchant, dec.); born ,1842.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Brassey, Sir Thomas

​Brassey, Sir Thomas, K.C.B. 1881, secretary to the admiralty Nov., 1884, civil lord of the admiralty 1880-4, J.P., D.L. Sussex, M.P. Hastings since 1866, Devonport in 1865, hon. commander Liverpool brigade royal naval artillery volunteers, educated at Rugby, M.A. Univ. Coll., Oxon, 1862, a Younger Brother of Trinity House, associate of Institute of Civil Engineers, president of Statistical Society 1879-80, author of Work and Wages, British Seamen, etc., a student of Lincoln's Inn 5 May, 1858 (then aged 22), called to the bar 26 Jan., 1866 (eldest son of Thomas Brassey, Esq., of London); born 11 Feb., 1836; married 9 Oct., 1860, Anna, dau. of late John Allnutt, Esq.
    Normanhurst Court, Battle, Sussex; Bukeley Grange, Cheshire; 24 Park Lane, W.; Reform, Devonshire, Brooks', Athenæum, United University, National Liberal, Whitehall, Bachelors', Royal Victoria Yacht, Burlington, and City Liberal Clubs.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Branson, Reginald Montague Auber

​Branson, Reginald Montague Auber, practises before the High Court of Judicature Bombay, author of Cases relating to India decided by the Privy Council, a student of the Middle Temple 27 May, 1862, certificate of honour Trin., 1865, called to the bar 9 June, 1865 (3rd son of James William Branson, of Madras, and of the Middle Temple, bar.-at-law); born .
    Bombay.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Brasier, John Henry

​Brasier, John Henry, M.A., Trin. Coll., Camb., 1847, a student of Lincoln's Inn 10 April, 1845 (then aged 27), called to the bar 8 June, 1849 (only son of Samuel Brasier, Esq., of London); born , 1818; married 1 Feb., 1859, Elizabeth Cassandra, widow of Edward Cobbold, Esq., dau. of late Rev. T. C. Boone, vicar of Kensworth, Herts.
    Surbiton Hill, Surrey.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Bray, Edward

​Bray, Edward, B.A., Trin. Coll., Camb., 1873, an examiner of High Court of Justice since Feb., 1884, equity draftsman and conveyancer, a student of Lincoln's Inn 7 Nov., 1870, called to the bar 7 June, 1875 (2nd son of Reginald Bray, Esq., of Shere, Surrey); born 19 Aug., 1849; married , , Edith Louisa, dau. of Rev. John Hubbard.
    18, Clarendon Road, Kensington, W,; 5, New Square, W.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Bray, Reginald More

​Bray, Reginald More, M.A., Trin. Coll., Camb., 1871, a member of the Southeastern circuit, a student of the Inner Temple 21 Jan., 1863 (then aged 20), called to the bar 17 Nov., 1868 (eldest son of Reginald Bray, of London, solicitor); born 26 Sept., 1842; married 14 July, 1868, Emily Octavia, dau. of late Arthur Kett Barclay, Esq., of Bury Hill, Surrey, and has issue.
    Heathbome, Wandsworth Common; 4, Crown Office Row, Temple, E.C.
# Men-at-the-Bar/Branson, James Henry Spring

​Branson, James Henry Spring, late first judge Small Cause Court Madras, a student of the Middle Temple 6 Sept., 1859, called to the bar 11 June, 1862 (eldest son of late James William Branson, of the Middle Temple, bar.-at-law); born , .
    Madras.
# Modern Russian Poetry/From "The Twelve"

FROM "THE TWELVE"
9
The city's roar is far away,
Black silence broods on Neva's brink.
No more police! We can be gay,
Comrades, without a drop to drink.
A boorzhooy, a lonely mourner,
His nose tucked in his ragged fur,
Stands lost and idle on the corner,
Tagged by a cringing, mangy cur.
The boorzhooy like a hungry mongrel:
A silent question stands and begs;
The old world like a kinless mongrel
Stands there, its tail between its legs.
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# Modern Russian Poetry/From "The Daemon"

Written in 1839, first published in 1842.
FROM "THE DAEMON" (Part I, xv)
On the sightless seas of ether,
Rudderless, without a sail,
Choirs of stars uplift their voices,
Where the mist-waves rise and fail.
Through the hemless fields of heaven
Wander wide and tracelessly
Clouds, unshepherded, unnumbered,
Pale, ephemeral and free.
Hour of parting, hour of meeting,
Neither gladden them, nor fret;
Theirs no yearning toward the future,
Theirs no haunting of regret.
On the grim day of disaster
These remember, worlds away:
Be beyond earth's reach as these are,
And indifferent as they.
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# Modern Russian Poetry/From Alexandrian Songs

FROM "ALEXANDRIAN SONGS"
Dying is sweet
On the battle-field
In the hissing of arrows and spears,
When the trumpet sounds
And the sun of noon
Is shining,
Dying for country's glory
And hearing around you:
"Hero, farewell!"
Dying is sweet
For an old, venerable man
In the house
On the bed
Where your forebears were born,—where they died,
Surrounded by children
Grown men,
And hearing around you:
"Father, farewell!"
But sweeter,
Wiser,
Having spent the last penny,
Having sold the last mill
For a woman
Who the next day is forgotten,
Having come
From a gay promenade
To the sold, dismantled mansion
To sup,
And to read the tale of Apuleius:
The hundred and first reading,— In the warm, fragrant bath,
Hearing no farewell,
To open your veins;
And through the long skylight
Must come the scent of stock-gilliflower;
Dawn must be glowing,
And flutes be heard from afar.
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# Modern Russian Poetry/Funeral

FUNERAL
Of funerals, the saddest
Is love's that dies unanswered.
The soul has two to bury:
The soul of the beloved
And its own other selfhood.
And a third enters, living,
The funeral flame that wraps them;
His wings a yoke has weighted:
Him the wise lips of lovers
Call in their kisses, Eros, And gods: the Resurrector.
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# Modern Russian Poetry/Fyodor Sologub

Fyodor Sologub
(Pseudonym of Fyodor Teternikov; born 1863)
In Sologub the sick fantast thumbed his nose at the respectable schoolmaster. One would expect neither in the son of a tailor and a peasant woman, who had grown up in the house where his widowed mother was a servant. For ten years after his graduation from Normal School the young man taught in the provinces, learning to know the Main Streets of Russia, which were to furnish the stuff of his prose. At the age of twenty-nine he transplanted himself to St. Petersburg, where his uncanny verse and short stories gave him the entrée to the modernists' circle. In 1907 he retired from pedagogy, and devoted himself entirely to literature. A few years later his complete works were published in twenty volumes, five of which were poetry, the remainder fiction and drama. He is a stay-at-home, and has remained one, the revolution notwithstanding.
If Sologub did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. The decadent gesture, which was a pose or a purpose in others, is his natural attitude. He sees the universe as a ghastly menagerie in which the beasts have become wonted to their own stench. From this he escapes to a world of impossible imaginings, and fills his isolation with liturgies to his own ego, hymns to the devil, hosannahs to death. His unearthly world is fevered with fleshly lusts. In his lucid moments, however, he achieves the charm of a Blake-like innocence, and his hemlock is mixed with the honey of an enchanting music. His poetry is the core of his work. His prose is fantastic and Poe-esque, yet in one work at least, notably "The Little Demon," he follows the Russian realistic tradition of revealing human nature's repugnant depths.