Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-05-02

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! ('' She is far from the Land where ber young
/ ID hero sleeps y TO the unhappy Sarah Curran,
I II and his manly character Of Emmett, in The
90 Life and death Of Lord E iysrd Fitzgerald .
All through bis life WI ltever the ebbs and
Q flows IN MOore's patriotic feelings toward Ire
: land, be was warm, consistent, and affection
: ate in his homage to the memory Of his early
friend Robert Emmett. R S. M.
RECOLLECrIoxs OF TIE LAST DAYS OF
III SHELLEY AND BYRON.
book WIKI the above title, BY E. J. Ire
(lswBy, has just been published in London.
We make the following extracts from it
Mr. Trelswny's first sight Of Shelley, and
the impression the great man made on him
Swiftly gliding in, blashing like girl, tall
thin STRIPPING held out both his hands and al
though I could hardly believe as looked al bis
n flushed, feminine, and artless face that 1t could
be the Poet, ! returned bis warm pressure.
\ After the ordinary greetings and courtesies he
Il sat down and listened. / was silent from as
tonishmeut was it possible this mild-lookiug,
besrdless boy, could De the veritsble monster
at war with all the world ?-sxeommunicated
by the Fathers Of the Church, deprived Of bis
EfcvH rights by the fat Of grim Lord Chan
cellor, discarded BY every member Of his family,
aud denounced BY the rival sagss Of our liteTa-
hAture as the founder Of 4 Satanic schsol2 /
could not believe il It must be a hoax He
trousers, which be seemed to have outgrOwn,
or bis tailor, as is the custom, had most shame
fully stInted bin in his sizings's
r. And here is a chronicle Of the way in which
he used 70 play with Byronis weak and brag-
w1ging spirit:
"a "Byron used to boast OF the quantity O. vine
,us'hs bad drunk. He ssid, We~foung Wings
ss imbibed olaret, ana 30 saved constitutions;
the Tories stuck TO port, aud destroyed theirs
and their countEy's.' He Dragged, too, of bis
= prowess in riding, boxing, fencing, ant even
~ walking; but to excel in these things. feet are
a. necessary as bands. l. was difficult to avoid
smiling at bis boastiug and sslf-gloFifcatiOn
n In the water fin is better thsz foot, and IN
- that element be did well be was built for
floating, with flexible body, open chest, broad
beam and round limbs. u the sea was smooth
n and warm, he would stay 10 it for hours but
as be seldom INDUCED in this sport, and when
e be did, over exerted himself he suffered severe
= ly, which observing, and knowing how deeply
J. he would be mortified at being beaten, bad
r the maguiuiuity when contending With hin 10
!, gave in"
At last be was compelled, in self-iustifca-
tion, to read Byron lesson;
Il q" He bad a misgiFing IN bis mind that / was
e trlhing with him, and ore day We were on
= the shore, and the B0liuar at anchor, about
= three miles of, he insisted on our trying con-
p illusions we were TO swim 70 the yacht, dine
2 in the sea alongside of her, treading water the
J. while, and then 10 return to the shore. It was
calm aud hot. and seeing he would not be fobbed
OF, we started. I reached the boat long time
2 before he did ordered the edibles 10 be ready,
. and h1atsd until he arrived. We ate our saTe
{ eisureiy, from Of a grating that hoatsd along
2 side. drank a bottle OF ale, and I smoked a
2 cigar, which be tried TO extiHguisb-as be new
= er smoked. We thsn put about, and struck Of
Z towards the shore We had not got hundred
8 yards on our passage, when be Tetched violent
: ly, aad, ss that is often followed by eramp,
] urged him 70 put his hsnd on my shoulder that
d might tow him back to the schooner. sKis|
7 of, you vi,istn, DOME touch me. I'll drown
4 ere give in.' answered as Iago did Rode
n Tigo g A hg for drowning drown cats and
s blind puppies shall 20 on board and try the
y effects OF glass OF grog to stay my stomach
= Come on be shouted, an always better
s after vomiting With difficulty decided him
/ back; went on hoard, and be sat on lhs
/ acconmodstiOn-lsdder with his feet in the
i water. ! handed bin a wiue-gass OF brandy.
= and screened him from the burning sun. He
e was IN sullen mood, bat after time resumed
Is bis usual tone. Nothing cosld induce him to
i- be landed IN the echooneT's boat, though pro-
i tested had had enough OF the water. 'You
= may do as you like be called out, and pumped
e 10, and We swan on shore. He never afterwaTd
D alluded to this event, nor 20 his prowress in
swimming, to ne. except in the past tense. He
a was ~, aud kept his bed for two days after
:, BFR5E,s RIGHTEOUSNESS.
n g In all the transactions bet Eeen Shelley and
Byron in which expenses had occurred, and
; they were many, the former, as was bis custom,
= had paid all, the latter promising TO repay: but
2 as no one ever repaid Shelley, Byron did not
Il see the necessity Of his setting the example
: and now that Mrs. Shelley was left destitute
: D. her husbands death, Byron did nothing for
L Der. He regretted this when too lste, for in
7 our voyage 10 Greece be alluded 10 Shelley,
3, saving, Ire, you did What shOuld have done,
3 let Us square accounts tomorrow must paw
= nv debLs' | merely observed, Money is If
6 no uss-at sea, and when you get on shore you
It viii 6ad you have none to spare - he probably
thought so too, for be said nothing more on the
e subject"
= THs NOBLE POETS MANNER OF LIFE IN TALL
= 80 The Pilgrim moved abo It like Pasha, with
s host Of attendants, and all that be and they
5, required the journey. So far ss | could
g lesra from Fletcher. his yeoman bOld-and be
Z had been sith him from the time Of his first
, leaving England, Byron wherever he was, so
l. far as It was practicable, pursued the same
lazy, dswdiing habits be continued during the
x time ! knew him. de Was seldom out OF his
s bed before noon, when be drank a cup OF very
l. strong green tea, without sugar or milk. AZ
e two be ate a biscuit and drank coda water. At
s three be mounted bis horse and ssuntsred along
% the road-snd generally the same roa6-if
b alone, rackinE his hraiHs for fitting matter and
3 Thy mes for the coming poem, he diBsd at seven,
II as frugaliy as aBcbo-ltes said IN story books
: 10 have done, at nine be visited the family OF
"a Count GAMBIA, on bis return bone he sat read
: ing or composing until two or three O'Clock in
.s the morning, and then to bed. often feverish,
u restless and exhausted--to dream, ss he said,
n more than to sleep"
3, A GOSSIP WITH THE AUTHOR or THE OENci"
? OS THAT AND OrnER Work.
" In answer to ny questions, Sasliey said,
J. Ia writing the CsHcP my object vas TO see
h. how I could succeed IN describing passions |
sr have never felt, and 10 tell the most dreadful
is story in pure aud refined language. The image
,e Of Beatrice haunted me after seeing her por-
,e trait The story is well authenticated, and the
,s details far more horrible than | have painted
D. them. The Cenci' il work OF art; Il is not
2, cOlored bg my feelings, nor obscured by ny
e. metaphysics I don't think much OF II. 1t gave
me less trouble than anything have written Of
IN the same length. ! am noW writing play for
,n the stage. Il is afeetston to say we write a
10 play for any other purpose. The subject is
" from English history IN style and manner
be- shs 0 approach as near our great draU,ailst as
to my feeble powers viii permit. King Lear IL
4 nv model, for that is nearly perfect. ] am
eg amazed at my presumption. Poets should be
" modest Ny audseity saVors ot madness
Considering the labor requisite to excel In com
- position. think il wsuid be better to stick to
u { one style. The clsmor for novelty is leading
4, us all astray. Yet, at Ravenna | urged Byron
a TO cone out OF the dismal wood Of error into
- the sun, 10 write something new and cheerful.
n Doc Juan is tie resnlt. The poetry is su-
~ Bsrior to Chiide Harold and the plan, or
= rather want OF plan, gives scope 10 his aston
~ ishing natural powers nv frispfs say ny
Promethsus' is too wild, ideal. al perpleKed
with imagery. l. may be 80. mas no ressm
blanee to The Greek drama. itis original, and
cost ne severe mental labor. Authors, like
mothers, prefer the children who have given
Ia them most trouble. Milton preferred his Pa
be radise Rsgained,' Petrsreh bis Africa and
b. Byron his D1gs Of Venice / have the
ng vanity to write onlg for POeticsl minds, and
-Sgst Be satisfied wi b few readers. Byron is
b, ,ious be writes for all, and al read his
n worAso
E A GLIEPsE OF TsE Tso PoErs IN THEIR FRI
q VATE HABITs
= eOn returning 70 Pisa, found tie two poets
rs going through the same routine Of habits they
~ bal adopted before my departure; the one get
Or ting out of bed after noon, dsvdling about IN
At al two or three, following the same road o.
b horseback, stopping at the same Podere, hrins
ed bis pop-guns, and retrscing bis steps AZ ths
en- same Glow pace; his frugal dinner, followed By
i'd his accustomed visit to an Italian femiiy-anc
d. then-the midnight lamp and the tnnorta
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