The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-12-29

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in comparative physiognomy, a science
which has at least its amateurs, if not
its professors. Here isa graphic sketch
of dreamy, will-less Coleridge, from
Carlylcs Life of Sterling -
The good man, he was now getting
old, towards sixty perhaps and gave
you the idea of life that had been full
of suffering life hcavy-laden, half
vanquishcd. still swimming painfully. in
soas Of manifold physical and other be-
wildcrment. Brow and head were round
and of massive weight, but tho face was
fabby and irresolute. The deep eyes.
of a light hazel, were as full of sorrow
as Of inspiration confused pain looked
mildly from them, as in kind of mild
astonismncnt. The whole figure and air
good and amiable otherwise, might be
called flabby and irresolute; expression
weakness under possibility of strength.
lie hung loosely on his limbs. with knees
bent, aud STOPPING attitude in walking.
he rather shuflled than lccislvely slept !:
and II lady once remarked, he could new
er fix which side of the garden walk
would suit him best, but continually
shifted, in cork-scrcw fashion, and kept
trying both y heavyladen, Eigh-as-
piring, aud surely much suffering man.
His voice naturally soft and good had
contracted into plaintivc sAufilc and
sing'song lie spoke as if preaching
you would have said preaching earnest
y and also hopelcssly--thc wcightiost
things. | still rccollcct his object and
subject terms of continual recurrence
i'll the kantcan province and how he
sung and snuillcd them into 'om-m- icct. ;
and 'snm-m-j -ject,' with kind of solemn
shake or quayer, as he rolled along No
talk in his century, or in any other, could
be more surprising"
1Wopos-we Glanced to meet a
sketch of Carlyle himself cut some
months ago from the D"1yricS oni
GollOcay Courier, which the reader
may not have seen, or if he has, may be
Carlylcan enough to wish to sec again -
The long, tall, spare figure is before
mc--wiry thought, and elastic, and quite
capable Of taking Il long tough spell
through the moors Of Ecclefechan, or
clsewhcrc-stretchcd at carcl ,ss, homelv
case i'll his elbow chair, yet ever with
strong natural motions and starts,as the
inward spirit stirs The face, too, is
before mc-long and thin, with certain
tingc of paencss, but no sickness or at.
tenuation, firm, muscular, 9nd vigorously
marked, and not wanting some glow of
former rustic color-pcnsivc, almost
solemn. yet sllsg, 9psgq, and e0t44lu rs aggtlctaT-
lv hannens. is the chief outward index
Of the soul-an eye is not easy to des-
cribe, but fch ever after one has looked
thereon and therein 1t is dark aud full
shadowed over by compact. prominent
forehead But the depth, the ,xpros
sion, tho far inner play ofit-who could
transfer that even to the eloquent can
vas. far less to this very ie-cloquent pa
per 1t is not brightness, 1t IS not
fash it is not power cvcn-something
beyond all these The expression is, so
to speak heavy-laden-as if betokening
untold burdens of thought, and long.
long fiery struggles, rcsolutcly endured
endured until they had been in some
practical manner overcome to adopt
his own fond cpithct, and it comes near
est to the thing-his is the heroic eye,
but Of hero who has done hard battle
against Paynim hosts. This is no dream
of minc-I have often heard this pccu-
liarity remarked. The whole form aud
expression of the face remind me OF
| Dantc--it wants the classic element, and
the mature and matchlcss harmony
which distinguish the countcnance Of the
great Florentinc but something in the
cast and in the look, especially the hcay-
y-ladcn but dountlcss eye, is very much
alike. But he speaks to me. The
tongue has the Soush Of Annandalc-an
ech) of the Solway, with its compliments
to old Father Thames a keen, sharp
ringing voice, in the genuine Border
key, but tranquil and sedate withal--
ncighbourly and frank and always i'll
unison with what is uttered. Thus does
the presence of Thomas Carlyle rise be
fore me-a true man in all his bearings
and in all his sayings. And in this same
guisc do seem to hear from him all
those Lattcr-Day Pamphlets Ever
such in his convcrsation--he sees the
very thing he speaks of; it breathes and
moves palpablc to him. and hence his
words form picture. When you come
from him, the impression is like having
seen a great brilliant panorama every
thing has been made visible and naked
to YOUR sight. But more and better fai
than that you bear home with you AZ
indelible feeling of lore for the nah
deep at tho heart, long as life No MAJ
has ever inspired more Of this persona
affection"
This ends the strictly physiognomica'
part of our chapter for the following
extract from a late Fraser, upon Lord
Brougham, is descriptive only Of tn,
more striking traits of his character
Punch having made the universe famil
lar with the features of his eountenancC
and the peculiarities of his frame =
As for Lord Broughams eccentric
ity, to the vulgar eye it stands confes
sed, fact. In the vulgar accoptatiol
of the word, Lord Brougham is daringl,
eccentric In free countries, it is no
permitted to men to differ from thei
neighbours, except in very slight and i'm
perceptible shades. Custom out-tyran
niscs absolutism. in Franco or in Ger
many one may do as one likes, becaus
society is ground down by a ruthles
despotism but in England do as yo
} like if you dare Lord Brougham, i
seems, chooses to dc as ho likes. Afte
a long day of arduous labor, he prefer
a walk to ride and if his blood want
circulating, he walks fast when h
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