New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-28
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q. IAdy of Quality" Miss William Wynn, niece
Of Earl Temple first Marquis of Buckingham, ana
Iord Grenvine. A whimsical blunder is made by
,Ao writer of this article who ascribes to Pope the
t,st NJ the familiar lines from Dr. Jobnsons "Nan-
NV of Human Wishes:"
From Narlborough's eyes the streams Of dotagc flow
And Swift expires driveler and a show
"The History of Highways is the subject of an
interesting paper showing the progress OF the in
,entiops. which, according TO Lord hacauay, have
Nth the exception of the alphabet and the printing
nress done the most for the civilization OF our
sneeies." In an article on 1.-THE Basque Country"
civen several curious specimens OF the poetry OF
The remarkable people whose traditions dwell on
struggles bstween Kings of Navarro and Callphs OF
the West. The Biography of Bonstettcn,' the
.enil Swiss octoeenaran, abounds in agreeable
details concerning the personal character oil winter
who was once celebrated for his brilliant position
both IN the world of letters and IN society " lie
WAS born in TAG, and surviving TO the great age
efeiehty-six he belonged TO the life OF two cen
tnries he witnessed and he also took part IN the
most complete revolution in manners, politics edu-
cation literature, and art that was ever effected IN
spy age of the world. His boyish visits were TO
Eerney. then the residence of Noltaire: his hrs'
enthusiasm was for the theories of Rousseau and he
uis no. az he read that in his time order was to be
broken ND into chaos, and chaos was again to set
Vie down into order Gibbon was tho historian,
Gav the classical poet, of his youth; but his last
hours were occupied by Victor Hugo's impassioned
pages and he was led by Lamartne TO hnger IN
thought by the tideess margin OF the gulf of Bae.
He sat in Madame du Defends rooms while the
Encyclopedsts were still in the zenith of their
fame; and down TO the period Of her marriage, he
enjoyed that exquisite friendship Of Madame dc
Circourt which afterwards attracted around II oil
that was most brilliant wise, and refined in the
modern life of Paris. II is curious to run ones eye
over list of Bonstetten's contemporaries. In his
holiday rambles in the woods of YyerduD, he met
g strange man with such fiery eyes as were never
seen in Yyerdun' that restless stranger was jean
Jacques Rousseau. At party at Nine. de Yer
Denon's he was introduced when still lad, to her
dsmoiseAe de compagnie, Mademosee Curchod: Al.
Necker having been refused by the mistress of the
house, afterwards married that humber companion
who had already inspired the only love of Edward
Gibbons life; and to Bonsietten Madame Necker
proved constant friend rs she was also the cause
of his hereditary friendship with her daughter Mad
nme de Stael. At Geneva, Moultou and Abauzit
received him into their houses, and Bonnet stroye
bard TO be at once his guide, philosopher, and
friend There were Matthson, Muller Diderot,
aNembert, Gray and Wicland, with Mdmes. Geof-
frin, Bondel, and FREDERICK BIiin-al ties made in
England, Heidelberg or Paris, before the outbreak
OF the French Revolution. Later there were the
two Schlegels, Humboldt, Rumford, Pestalozzi,
Huber Junne, Pctet dc Rochemont Benjamin
Constant Ssmondi, Portals, Zschokke, and Lac
Tetelle: there foreign poets Byron, Hobhouse,
and Ghlenschlsger; learned ladies like Mdmes.
Krtdner and Necker de Saussurc authors like
Teek, Werner, aud Chamisso; artists like Dan
neeker and Overlook. These are of the shad-
ows which pass across The magic lantern OF his va
ned and amusing existence He lived for society,
aud probably no man ever enjoyed a wider range OF
, it." The relations of NJ Bonstetten with Madame
de Stael present IN attractive picture. We have
seen of how long standing the friendship of II.
de Bonstetten with NJ. and Mdme. Necker. After
the fall OF the monarchy, Louis XYI.s minister es-
sablished himself in his old home at Coppet, and
found in the nsing reputation OF his daughter some
counterpoise for his personal failures and his great
political sorrow. In 1897 NJ Necker died. II was
then the business of NJ. dc Bonsietten to endesyor
10 console his daughter. To such task he had
prescriptiye right, being at once her own and her
fathers oldest friend and the companion whom
Madame dc Stael had most anxiously endeayored to
secure for her tour in Germany. Bonstetten re-
membered Germaine lively and iInpetuous child,
and he found her in her bereavement full of the
same passionate spirit as she poured out her love
for her father in alternate foods of tears OF bursts
ef tender and eloquent words. She would not re-
main at Coppet. i will 90 10 Italy she told Bon
-stetten; . viii carry my burden there; in that
land am told, people are partly able TO forget
their existence. God only knows was Bonstet-
tens remark to Frederick BTun, whether this
creature would be happy bad she all the world can
giye-this world IS too nation for such fiery SOUL
and l fear that Of the cap OF love, she will drink
nothing but the dregs and lees Madame dc Stael's
great intellectual energy, If it served to intensity
her feelings was able to prevent her losing herself
seven i'll sorrow. When she did return 10 settle at !
ConDet, the house, lately one Of mourning, became
- thedespotsm Of Napoleon. lus 1iosi |
yh,ilpent sroi upon ths continent Of Europe.
French. German, and Danish authors brought their
works to be discussed in hex salon Eslian.i Con-
sant fed her With the politics Of the city she vas
forbidden TO revisit, and Madame Kriidspsy enter
tanned the circle With hsrnew,y acquired mysticism,
and with her piquant recolloctons of the past.
Bonstetten remarked You hear more wit at Cop
pet in one day than you hear in year o. other
places. IL is impossible 70 be ceyerer than
Sehegel and his Gernan-French is so witty, 20
,,.ti,c ap1 ~ drnll that agary adveraa-y "a dc