, 1869-05-30

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LITERARY SKETCHES.
tsGcorEe Ellot.s nnd George Lruex.
From the GdiarJ for Juu<.
Iteresy regulations are, In Que rcgpeek Ike
Wtnss1so1ne a1e g1earlE Improved by {ons roy
axe, while others lose a1 Test and strength ia the
hartly any difference, one wouu ih!nG between
tho rteE2sJ tste Of the public Of London and thai
of M tns puo!ic Of SeT Yesk: aad yet r 1s Certain
urated In tie one clty and OILY barely fnoxn and
cotdly recognized IN the other. Every one, Of
sohes as ~ 'Ia5
forf than u LoEdoI: ecrtatn American w1l-e11
more talked OF In London than In New
yo1n IT, gsnsl noeus Of England 90 pes sss
and Lowe. among American ro:ta TIE averase
En2lshman knows hardly any1hing OF any Amers-
! 10 thtnk, lar more Wholesale sna enthusiastic
admiration In England shan II hts oTa country.
Robert nEehana ne scoistsh poet stss ~, have have
than Goethes "He1mann nnl Dnrothea, t1dC-
mcnt which presume and hope It would DC !u-
possible 70 SET any American scno;aT sna c5,t'c to
other land, II i wen Known thai bosn the Brown.
ines-certalnly Mrs. iroxnsns-found quicker ind
iaSd. Lately, We il London n.ve taken 70 discuss
| Ing aud debating over Walt Whitman With \
| warmth and interest which people IN New YORK
,Sor p0t Of " o1s q Cnnes Herens Dc
| 1ppcats to nc to have more dtvoEed 3D.
a,Irrs among ste sest e!a:s ct ssatsfa
# would be hari,y pos*thtc Tor any man to bt
| more popular and more fuccesfM than Dickens is
IN Ens,ana; INT New fork ,oaEasls quote him
Grently than Lor,!ea rapers DOL do rot :atak
any day has passed since nrst came to this coun-
At iess. M Two or three all,ssoas to Desens Ia he
! leading articles Of the daily rarccs-and cues
| ion whether, among critics s:aad,aS IS high IN
ems cou,d md INC enthusiastic, the almost lyrical
devotion OF Curtis admiration. Charles Resae,
asain Is mote Eesesai'{ and warmly aaatscd here
ess ssa Wig III II oa s.
Ameesn rsasrs 1assan ., sssss ssss ns9e :ne
doubtless testified 'tsc;lca!'1 ssc:r zeco9 9uson OF
the genius OF Ibis e1rs 7r!loary wo,aan bu. there
her in New YORK thsn IN Lcadoa- Tne general
| verdict Of English czttc1km would, feet no
doubt, plsce George El!Gt On n;sas! Pedestal
10 The s7eat Immortal few whose xenn. and fame
uie q Dutilc tssse 30 far s have bsea anie al 70
"esc1Sc, Iio aot tn.nk Ills y he opinion OF
| American c1tueiEm- .. .-
ln any case. the mere 9ueston WI sScose ny
| regard As the greatest living novelist Of Eng
1and; as, on the whole, the greatest
np1v 1 Georyc @ sand and Harriet Martineaa could
| fairly be compared with her; aud, while Miss
| Mar1tncnu, OF course. Ia far tnler1ur IN a1t the
higher gifts Of na&i nation And tho higher fnc1l-
lies Of art, George sand, With al her pasS.ou her
rich fancy, and daring. subtle Aaalyas Of certain
natures has neyer eshlht:ea e. thn serene s'mmst. met
Manner" Mrs, Lewes 1t would be ALLEGATION to
TT to assume that there y s!i a1y 1assery about
se q ses Vito ans nets as TI:
Few, indeed, are the tetngs who have evar co.u.
biaed 20 many high qualities in one pcrson a. AEa
iatsr ases I'd a easayst liz tass scs@si tacn 10 70
les4l her wholly lato the soneEhat barren hclds
whrse German nesarh,sics snieavos TO come 70
She became contributor to TIC Westminster ID
rae; tten ste became IL Assistant FL TOT, and
Wyned M tna uadHF aicp INC : ha =, "
iHra iiaHlrriy nc lived ier time, aad q
vncse louse Sic s:S: -, Ees ,g ,Gsotgs ncaE @
rant talEcr, u1usic!an Of cxtrlo:dnaIJ Skill She
h,s ulrs.cal sense delicate aul exquisite that
hs;s e;s Sa lS Tss,: d En- tas :o e.
of tone ard touch, without which Fealy ssleniiac
ie lonui IN continuation w::a a cran1ac
IL, .ss Ill., gssssa E2a:s h.. ss'eaSs as.ert q
rnany sciences as well as ntera:uves, Probably
no other novel writer. since novel Writing became
business EYER Sas oaS ne 2! Sei ssn r
Than the union Of the sc.enE:ac ard the literary,
OF artistic ten1peraMsnts So rare Is 1t, that the
exceptional, the almost SOLITARY instance Of Goethe
comes IN At eace, distinct AMI str.sicc. 10 the
mind. English novciists CT: even less usct
70 have anything Of % seis2'iae tasts ,s tn,a I,
| SCIENCE, and has, indeed, as title knowieigp OF
! sny Kind, save that which Is derived from obser.
yation. n any resrecsao:c Eng:sa:Eaa eoold Tsa
. yersed III The lgn1cr literature Of screral Ian.
! guaecs and strongly !mo.ed With artistic taS.es
he asd 20 os e
Lord IJttnn science Il q mere sham. Charlotte
yron,e WIS Ill genius and lgno1anco. Anz Lc~ei
rage Or nction nny. hnh nho never written tint
Z ofpoesy or prosc, she rnrss hare been Icsar!es
: as woman Of vast anA vssiel kslowledr9: y 20
msn who could taizs decrsy w. a2a sM5 'Eataan5 :saa
classical Gss f0p', ,s R'5 se s's ana nso,ssss ssssa
! sa1s pefforner, and could bring forth ne mos
.lcLca.e anu lender nln'na Of aature ahI poetr9
b living leer In the hear; OF some sll1ple, ot~fash
Q eu Sco,cu or EuSlan ba,iot. Saturr. indeed
seemed TO have given 70 this e1trannilrars wo:uss
y iii the e1is wnr1sn conlt asE or haye-save one
c Ii will not. bure he considered piece ot Ko4
slipping personality II c!lndc 10 q fact wh4el
e nluat some ,lay OF otse., re PAT Of literary NJ
~
anfe there Is nothtrr whatever to attract adu.fra
! ton Hefs Is not ese1 face IKE tnat " cha1
losse Cnshman nhlch. At ssast mug aLe at rs te
1e staei Or E,izabeta RaI7ets Browning. infor.ne
lc Ieveas wnst ~r IN England call decidedly plain
70 what people In NeN York cal hnrcf5: ani VIZ
T. persons ho Oil 10. csse 70 soltsn the iosss Gt
y upp1easant truth would describe fspbaoy h4
u efi, harder and mort emphatic adjective.
q ThH wouan thus rarely gifted with p"stly N
music AID tnaeiDsnoa.tsas ase.pHnea sa u AZ: u:an
r bo.tuus Of m.a literary drcdServ-does het see
d. to have found o8l rnul she hhd pared what
e. conyrnlippally regarded tbs ago Of rotasnc1
ey Ia, sae aad "a he1 lanscrndeat above all oshs
It Gifts TIE faculty OF tie novelist When ~ antnt
e who is not very Eoon: Eafes eeA n.E y tass,M
ulpny attempts tn the sAne direction. ard n1 pu
iannrs nni IN eager dcmaai 10. the gttr1.s ~
stssnss wnlse Mhen ns5
ihorne i ii these hare been ushted lnto sueee,
Ly The bLazc of the later triumph E1s II docs n
seem that Mss Nar:ca Esaas, rs shs :hen Va
ever ptLllssed ANYTHING In the way Of 1caoa pr'
19aa 70 5se u I'D We,e Jul ealled Seen
siderable astcnnou. AMI weEc much aalGt-ed: ,
sp.ef1 as sf1 'ss 1seh n9so 1Poateea { asu Beae
Ss-kRas:e:,. S-kRa: Wnn the nun,ieat.on 8 "Ada
rtGe:' came eossplcte tftnnua: TIE auth
was elevated At once, and b. acelat31co2- 20 (
highest rank among Ey1nG loyel!sts. I mink ~ +
NSs 10 the yc.y nrst nEc:hef # the Cc17sAE! Il
sSos, 1as anasssFs e sse ay rse T.
alphabetically And ~ theH Initials SPOKE o.
q sae nsst 7SD.7St *, ,.ses,n2,s .en %
he11ea n.sss'sy, st = -; i tnaa ~ e1 ttr qer7 Is
10 recognize tie genus manifested II -
Eyrc." Ths publishers ecnt tila some oi
nsooi-sheess fos "a aAvsee. .9,. aS1 1aaeSesas saw
Tue place wh!ch Us, Lewes thus 70 fud let
wa, she has Of eoaIse, AWAY matntalrt
nsI petition o;asr 6 'vls;as saasa 'ap,se 94e
sseE q Ens,aad Is sensia1ae pesnnaT an. ea5to;
She y trst-and thefc Is no EeconL No lEt
autnoreas IN Britain y ever now ecmraIrd -
sentence which SPOKE Of George Slot nod y
N1ioch As being the E:eatcss Enetl.s ar:hoEt sa
the neld OF uctson. II seemed vr11 odd a1n fun
: have thought Of t.acIeuE4 together ssea p
n. E1iter: a Sot Ilss Xuloen and GeorSe E,iot! h
en Luton and AoeeIt Bs1Hn:nE 4. 1.se a., r.
MEl. Marx Lemon noFs!s sna tnAttcs Dexe0
ct | A.1T, Lcwes hls E.adc people rcsd noTta Ehn p
asc, haps neveE rcad 1e:!on t:on a3y o:a-T @ m
re- study OF schotars AID thinkers kad st1t
oke zen. ucr books arr t,ec3ssed by the S1av
os c:s!cs - productions .! tae n,Sasst 7enoo q
-h adected % regant 7saekc.ay Is 1ae1c cYE
to and DicAens = little better thsn = pFoEcsdo
tadoon, haye dtsc=sset '' The Anl On the 20:
scc cassie Oi course II wpnld k . SeJ do.b:
49, lind OF ne11t which commanded the .dna1Ht1or
eal literary FIGS ped bull that u not the n
re- hesrts md irteseaces brs Il r. thei- penl.a:
ed nenaao men NJ eoa 1.svaase ii novels, saey 81
,nsI even by thrir own canors and pstncref to rec
ais plxs the deep clear thozEat t1e noble cat:
rars he peaet1ailnS. asa:!aeA pose1; EaSa &c
,se. @ dsnt u AN, asmost ssG5 @ saap,at pnare...;s -