New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-05


and told the storywhich afterward heard al hrs,
hand from Lady Blcssington-of LORD ByL0ns n nS
which lay that Infamous lamPoon; OF hs literary n,y
judgments the following are tpesmes: 81 ' az
Tasso not a hne worth anythlng-yes, line He de.
clared almost all Wordsworth 10 be good Lander was
eonsderabIe CO Collection Of pictures Ills JUDGMENT was
amusingly at variance with popular opinion ne s
TOR preferrsd John Of Bologna Were he rch he said,
he would give $1,000 for 1.-THE Iranstgnraton, p,
Next to Raphael Fra Bartoomeo he loved perngno
He lent me several volumes OF ms lmabih"i' AiA
logues," which read with mixed feelings.
Mr. Robinson was connected with The Times at one
period, as correspondent from Spain and Germany,
and as foreign editor He gives interesting sketches
Of some Of his associates:
connect d with The Times while wrete Tor IT Iae
writer of the great leadershe fash articles when mauo
q noise-was Peter Fraser, then Fellow OF corpus
Christi, Cambridge, afterward Rector OF kegw0rIh, IN
Ieicestershire He used TO SIT IN Mae nawer made
Known as editor or writer, and would probably have
thought it degradaon but he was prime aaCsef si TO
do So He was q man OF general ability. ana when
engaged for The Times was powerful annaeS
perhaps surpassed him. was the authof o, Inc p
signed "yetgs-that Is Sterling the ather o whose
remains Julius Hare has published; AT.
There is another person belonging 40 'n worth
T Willing wn %SOut indeed have known to be
S %H waiter T na e used to neeo %
ably line old gentleman. He was tall with stately
much with the pen, but was chiefly consulting man
When Walter was away he used to be more az tne
Combe II was not TIL after had left the office that
learned what shall now relate. AT inns time anu
Kings Bench Prison, aud when he came 10 Printing
House-square 1t was only by virtue OF DAY RUE
pvns hts debts This he would not permit as did
not acknowledge the equity OF tho claim Tor when no
suffered d e ssd Eer f Oh ha an He
used to be attended by young man who was SOFT OF
wears of his life man letters and wrote books anony
mously Some OF these acquired great temporary pop
by the aid OF prints worthless the text TO be seen
eyerywhere-nOw only In old circulating libraries IDs
is "fhe Travels Of Dr. syntax in search OF the Plctur
understand that he was man Of fortune when Young
and Travelled in Europe, aud even made journey WIN
literature when house and land were gone ana spent
and when his high ceased 10 De ps nf &
YOUTH was very fond Of talking and used TO ENJOY
the anecdotes he told after dinner n9 ono d dsy in
all lie related with greedy car fraser tald aughR 10
wi nd comhe believe Whatever gentleman
Gays till have some reason TO the contrary wen,
Them said Fraser "yOu must believe nothing he says
that is about himself What he relates often true, ex'
cent that he makes himself tho doer He gives us Wen
selJ" This OF course was a sad interruption to my
pleasure. might otherwise have enriched these renin'
rick Mis- siddon aud other worthless oil the last genera
ton. -, - III. .o...i,,,.
Anyot related 10 curious story which lie heard ROW
Dr. Parr. The Doctor was at large dinnerparty, when
C0mbe gave very pleasant and interesting account OF
his building n weLknown house on Keswick Lake. He
very much into details TIL az last the patience Oh
one the party exhausted and lac cried out; Nhy
what an mpudent fellow you arcl You have given
very aud capital account OF the house. ana wonder
father It was never OF the family, and Is In my own
possession at this moment" CoInbe was not IN me least
abashed but answered with the greatest nonchdanet
~ am obliged to YOU for doing justice 10 the fidelity OF
my description; have doubt " u your property, ana
l hope you Will live long TO enjoy IT,
There IS hardly q distinguished character in the
literature of England Germany during the last
two generations of whom Nlr. Robinson has not
something interesting TO say. lie brings US right
into their company; tells with the most engaging
frankness how they impressed him. and yet is never
impairment. lie was intimate with Lady Byron
during the last years of her life. and leaves picture
OF her cstimablc character and strength Of mind
from which we copied few touches some weeks ago
in referring TO the controversy with which her
name is now so sadly associated. Blake, the
mad painter and poet; Edward Irving; Lady
Blessington; Arnold Of Rugby; Robertson OF
BIightOn Mrs. Barbauld; Joanna Baltic !;
Frederic William Faber; Erskino Lord Ellenbor-
ough Curran these not q 1.-THE of the famous
figures which 1it through his pages and talk TO us by
the aid Of his pen. He survived all the friends OF his
youth and manhood but his sunny disposition
brought HIM of new ones in old age, and so he
was never left alone. OF the present generation Of
authors though lie among them, he has little or
nothing TO tell us In the present volumes. Perhaps
from tho store Of manuscripts which are still pre-
served some future editor when we have passed
away may draw out the matter OF q few supplement
tary books for the entertainment of new generation
of readers We hope he may do his work as well as
Mr.. Sadler.
Hurd & Houghton have added TO their new
uniform edition OF Hans Christian Anderscn's works The
T,oo BGroHessos the Of which ID laid in
Denmark.