The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-01
The Albion, in noticing Shelley Memorials lately
repubshed in this country

CneWeV luenlOrlQtS lately
republished in this country, remarks:
"Those who expect to find much of Shellevs cor
respondence in the book will be disappointed The
number of his letters is few in comparison to those
OF others to him and to third parties about him.
But the glimpses caught here and there through this
tangled mass of letters will more than repay the
trouble of peering through them. We shall not
undertake to give our readers any new view of
Shelley's character from this volume for the very
good reason, that such novel aspect of the philo
sophical poet is to be obtained from it. Lady Shell
ley has bu: added another item-an important one
to the mass of materials from which the future
biographer of Shelley must select But we give as
tastes OF the quality of the work these extracts.
FIRST the following, from letter by Mrs. Shelley
IN which she speaks of the truly generous behaviour
OF Mr.. Trelawny, whose recent "Recollections of
Shelley and Byron did not place him in the most
amiable and enyiabe light as regards his behaviour
in matters of sentiment.
"Ihe poor girl withe.s like lily. She lives for
her children. but it is living death. Lord Byron
mas been very kind. But the friend to whom we
| are eternally indebted is Trclawny. | have of
course, mentioned him to YOU as one who wishes TO
be considered eccentric, but who was noble and
generous at bottom. | always thought So even
when no fact proved it, and Shelley agreed with
me, as he always did, or rather, with him. We
heard people speak against him on account of hi1
vagarles we said to one another, we like him;
we believe him to be good Once, even, when
Whlm OF his led him to treat me with something
IKE lmpertinence, forgave him, and have now
been well rewarded. In nv outline of events, YOU
will see how unasked he returned with Jane and me
from Leghorn to Lerici; how he stayed with us
miserable creatures twelve DAYS there endeayornr
to keep up our spirits; how he left us on Thursday
and, finding our misfortune confirmed, then with
out rest returned on Frd ay to us, and, again. with
out rest, returned with US to Pisa on Saturday.
These were no common services. Since that he
has gone through, by himself, all the annoyances of
dancing attendance on consuls and governors, for
permission to fulfil the last duties to those gone
ana attending the ceremony himself. All the dsa-
prepahlp and al ha fnf ell
Hunt said, He worked with the meanest, and felt
with the best He is generous to a distressing de-
gree; but after all these benefits to u.s. what most
thank him for is this when on the night of AGONY
that Friday night-he returned to announce that
nope was dead for us; when he had told me that his
earthly frame being found his spirit was no long
er to be my guide protector and companion in this
DARK world-he did not attempt to console me;
that would have been too cruelty useless; but he
launches forth into, as it were an Overlooking and
eloquent praise of my divine Shelley, till was al
most happy that was thus unhappy, to be fed by
the praise OF him, and to dwell the euIogy that
his loss thus drew from his friend''
Here is part OF hithero unpublished letter from
dear Charles Lamb:
81 am busy with farce in two acts, the incidents
tragicomc. l can do the dialogue, CONNER for;
(French,-comme IL fault but the damn'd blot
believe must omit it altogether The scenes come
after one another like geese, not marshalling like
cranes, or Hyde Park review. The story is as
simple as G. D., and the language plain as his
spouse The characters are three women to one
man; which is one more than laid hold on him in
the Evangely. l think that prophecy squinted to-
wards my drama.
81 want some Howard Payne to sketch a skeleton
OF artfully succeeding scenes through whole plav
as the courses are arranged in cookery-book |
to lind wit, passion, sentiment, character and the
like trifes To lay in the dead coors I'd Titianesoue
em up. To mark the channel in cheek (smooth or
turrowed yours or mine); and, where tears should
course, I'd draw the waters down. To say where
joke should come in, or pun be left QUITO BRING
my Persone on and off like Beau Nash; and I'd
Frankenstein them there. To bring three together
on the stage at once they are so shy with me- that
can get no more than two, and there to stand, till
1T is the time, without being the to withdraw
them.
81 am teaching Emma Latin, to qualify her for A
superior governership, which we see no prospect of
her getting. IT'S like feeding a child with chopt
hay from spoon. Sisphus, his abors were as
nothing to it,
How delicious that is! How exquisite and dainty
the flavor of that humor! Would it not have been
detected as Lambs had it been published in the
Hong Kong Register with the following brief
passage, in widely different strain, we close our
extracts tits from Mrs. Sheey's diary, five months
alter the death Of her husband We have never
read any memento mori more simple or more touch
ing.
''DecemJer 3lst.--So, this year has come to an
end! Shelley, beloved! the year has new name
from any thou knewest. When spring arrives
leaves you never saw will shadow the ground and
flowers you never behelJ will star it, the grass will
be OF another growth and the birds sing new song;
the aged earth dates with number