New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-28
Dr. Jurine. attended her in her last Illness, and
through their correspondence we learn some i'ai's
Of her character in sickness and in death.

Through their correspondence we learn some trais
Of her character in sickness and in death
Tier physical forces decreasing. she seemed being
let down gradually but her intellect never couhel
even for moment On the contrary, she was never
more eloquent than during her illness, and she never
isept would allow herself 10 sleep lest she shvuu
never bor invalid husband (Rocca) again Shc "os
haunted by the idea that during her emmber Ms
or her might be closed forever The evening W
fore her death she gave sorno orders about ne ~
cinos being taken to him and liitlo later sad 20 :"
Rocca have told the servants 10 light fire III your
room the evening IL very cold" Alas u Was ne onl'
of death beginning TO creep over herself, ioi t Ne
ing DULY nh was very warm. She addta i" ~
go to Naples this Winter-now goodnight oh the
following morning she died. quietly ana "'''''"' pam
"Bonstctten was much affected by the news
He went to Coppet to receive her remains ana 10
! lay them beside those of her father ana nothcf'
Abiding 10 her in one of his letters, he said:
.One Of tho HIGHEST and best traits VI her character
WINS her true and most generous power OF forglvlnf
and what gave real worth TO her goodness OF heai ~
that no one knew mankind betier th si,e ui''' az" '
no one was ever more able 10 revenge themselves by
witty rct0rt; the goodness of somo people CONSISTS
think the that they do not know their neichoo
and do not see how bad they Bat this not the
case with Madame dc Sael cannot yet feel that she
is dead 10 me. What a loss What blank iEoih
henccforth in my life My heart aches with No" pam
every time that my eyes light the heads Of the waV
inc pOplars that surround her grave miss hcr IN u
she were part of myself"
Mr.Kirk's Charles the Bold receives slender
modicum of praise, although coPious abstract is
given of some Of the most interesting portions OF
its contents "The execution Of the work, says
the writer, "is extremely unequal. II exhibits, it
is true, many of the best qualities which We look
for in historic composition, but It's dement's are
many, and OF kind which will 90 far to destroy ITS
permanent success. MIR. Kirk deserves great credit
for the careful and copious collection Of materials
he has brought together; but he is not equally skill
full in the use of them. His narrative Is frequently
disfgured by an excessive desire 20 produce effect
and 40 captions and argumentatve his political
disqusitions, that he drags us through two and
half pages Of successive intcuogations which take
our breath away before We get half through them
Defects and merits are mingled in Mr.. Kinks style
in much the same proportion as IN his matter. He
is often brilliant, vigorous, and full of anmation
indeed, his manner of description, If chastcnod by
a severer taste, would be excellent. But OF the
value of simplicity he seems entirely Ignorant he
appears TO be always striving To dazzle and TO over
whelm, or to deafen with cataract of speech.
Sometimes he sinks below the level of Il house
wifes proyerb, and sometimes he strains himself TO
tue most iludteu HfdHulioluth'c' Ills hct"PhO'S
are showrred about with reckless hand, and they
are too often far-etehed, absurd involved, and IN
true, and sometimes even approach the yngarty OF n
pun. throne is shut;lecock rivers are bull
" arks, treaties radiate and dazzle the Swiss
Confedcracy is ia battery We read Of Caesar
and his gsisfor;unes and of the musket hanging
/ fire for half a century So carccssly redundant,
moreover, is his verbiage, that in the course of
three pages OPP. l75-l57) the same sentence occurs
twice in almost identical words. The work, in
Short stands greatly in need Of careful revision and
rigorous condensation; the three volumes with
which We are threatened might with advantage be
reduced TO two; and much superhuous matter omit
ted If Mr.. Kirk be induced to adopt any ofthese
suggestions we shall be indebted TO him for book
Of considerable interest and power which may bear
comparison with the best historical productions of
his countrvmcn."