The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-05

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wnsrs hs man. evidently used to the business wAssa
Both he and coimsn were as usual, very good but
carried away much wne and The wine had es
| the conversation. .sF
"i.ord Byron's actIons,D writes the Rev. W. Har.
ness. his sciooifeow and friend $50 far as they fell
under my own observation. were kind-hearted. gen
was told me by himself In those hts of self-accusa-
ton winch he had 80 strange habit Of indniging;
| Cromwell is In one OF his most excited moods, verg-
ing on insanity, his daughter enters the room. walks
Sp 70 sh a pa S sns hS %e ron paye
promised ne tnls should not happen leads him or
| obedient as child. Byron's sister had the same
Kind OF influence over ain. II may have been spell
OF his own weaving but IL was spell OF power;
and we are convinced that he never spoke lightly
thor, it may be as wei to ascertain what Sort Of a
person the sister was; for though the poetic magina
ton can build on slight Foundation. there must be
some semblance or one. and we have to decide not
simply whether AIRS. Leigh was likely to inspire an
whether size was tue sort Of woman to reciprocate
| and IN position to indulge It with tmpunity. Tue
reckessness with which this iady's reputation mas
been outraged 10 one OF the most extraordinary aud
repulslye features OF the controversy;
Earl Stanhope has kindly permitted US 10 prnt tho
| following extract from private letter written by
him-
Twas very well acquainted with Mrs. Leigh about forty
years (aasD, and used TO call her at S. James
Palace 70 hear her about ard Byron she was very
a .ay 81 on s :ns &c
rsmey IL her person and appearance
Sas n %s her s1 have ave hss s
lave ana s u her ming a SSd % snd % s
be or such crime as Mrs Bsecher stowe so unwarrnn
ably seeking to cast upon her memory
the Dowagsr Lady SHELLEY woman Of large
quainted with Byron aud his contemporaries,
writes thus
bands shooting nssr Newmarket. when Lord Byron IL
asionIshnsa,, wfsshsd small house,
gu the %on % ss g like
a 1s went VIII her AZ her e 70 pa,
she sM Leigh s1psss,sa ne creates, ,anKs,y thai his
a. a., expected. ooking demonise, as 20 often ga
f. aassaaasa: w.. -, pexSs.assay. being ihsa,
innsr and tasss to m. great deal about byron acr
wards when resided u the oHa.ty and
London was q syron's iee have heard from Lady 4
ton z, her perfsely sarrss.. ssss .sSs
s g es sns se ns s had ons
her. She mus, 1870 wien byron
poetry She had sad moiorunos in her later years er
e @d E s How any one e, eo s Gave sf sssa
wicked 10 write 50 horrible story Of ona too long dead
friends left who could Fsfa' tho story beyond
Lord stanhopes and Lady shelley's Impressions
are confirmed by the surviving friends and acquaint
ances OF Mrs Leigh Her husband. Lieutenant Col
onel Leigh, OF the celebrated Tenth Hnssars, had
s lie a WAS was s ID eo N
OF the Prince Regent, the Dukes q Bedford, Rut.
land and Cleveland, tho Earl Of Egremont. Lord
Rlyora aud ut arh -ffp narr
He and Mrs. Leigh occupied apartments In Flag
Court, St. James Palace gwen to her on being APP
1914 1916. She died there November 81, 1851; one
OF daug never quilted her and was with her
when she died. daughter and a son are sill iiv
Ing, whose feelings may be guessed. she lett the
most favorable impression on all VINO had an oppor
q eonrye u TO Know sboa one ae
other, good bad or indifferent. In fact her habits
manners and appearance were complete antidote
to cauulny especially this sort OF calumny.
1t Is well worth while TO run over Byrons printed
illusions to his sister IN prose and verse, only 70
show what the perversty OF the critical mind can do
IN the way OF misconstruction when there is fore
gone conclusion TO be worked out The attempts to
utter failures His manner OF Mealizlng her mega
tlyes the charge; and II he mad been conscious Of
Ms1 S.p sss s ss ssss
Sar ms wqiss om @ a &c H. as
February 4, ls1i:-"Mrs. Leigh 10 with me; much
pleased with the place, and less 30 with me
price can reconcile herr The first member
Of this sentence-'.Mrs. Leigh is with me"-nas
actually been quoted OF omn0us Importance, coupled
with letter OF the following March to Moore, int-
mating that he tByron) had something 'uneemfort
ing his muitiform arrangements, alaatory and
pecuniary. Guilt has also been discovered In this
entry OF his Journal for March, 1874:
Augusta wants to make up with Carlisle. have
sHs s 4: Il. es esoy ssS .yA though
On Apri TO- 1916 (he left England on the 2sth).
three months after the separation, be writes to Mr..
Rogors:-"My sister Ia now with me and leaves
time at ali events Il ever; and, under these circHn
stances, l trust to stand excused to you and Mr..
svsnna Tns a. verses he IL
were ''Stanzas to Augusta" Including
OH bess be thine uubroken light,
Thu. wss Cd me =, ~ ae |S a sys
Forever shining swso,iy Nigh
And s whsn , the e y uRsn y:
Then pSrs5 .ps ss =. ssns's !. an%s
she was the purifier, the comforter, who lghtened
his darkness instead OF deepening It, SO, in the sec
to the calumDy:-
Though human, thou dd'st not deceive me.
Though loved thou iorborest to srievs me-
Though slander q, thou ooulda shi,e.
Though trusted, thou dids not dsclaim me
ThaasG S ws slff twas not n 70 dsisms me.
! The "Epistie to Augusta begins thus
| Ny ssteri my swee. sister, " name
| bearer and parer were, 4 should be thine;
l Mountains and seas divide us, but claim
No tears, but tenderness to answer mine
Tns Is the poem, written at Dodati In the autumn
| OF 1915, In reference TO which he writes 10 Mr..
Muiray:-"There IS among the manuscripts an
! Epstle to my Sister, on which should wish her
| opinion TO be consulted before Publication In a
subsequent letter.-"My sister has decided on the
| omission OF the lines. Upon this point her opinion
viii be followed" They were first published IN $780,
On the title page OF the presentation copy OF the two
| first cantos OF "Childs Harold" he wrotc:--"To
Augusta, my dearest sister and my best friend, who
has ever loved ae much better than deserved. this
volume Is presented by her Jothef's son and most
aGectionate brother, B."
| eManred,n again, would never nave been written
by man conscious OF Gaiit and norDidly apprehen-
siye or detection Besdes, II "MaDfred'' proves
anything, proves too mucn:
| have shed
| Blood, but not hers; and her blood shed.
| i saw aud could moi stanch H.
These lines led Goethe TO believe Manfred based