, 1869-05-16
MR. DICKENS MORAL SERVICES
TO LITERATURE


time.
MR. DICKENS MORAL SERVICES
TO LITERATURE.
From The Lo.lion Spectator.
We > lsh It Tese possible 10 do reaI justice to
those oiour men Of genius who s!4ll remain AMONG
us With leha Of e1aEyeEat4oa and We nigh almost
say Of csricatur:, than seems 10 Characterize
those feasta which We give in theft honor. Fer
n m,1ers could save iei mnsa piessa7e IN Teaaing
the report Of the Liverpool banquet And Of Loni
DAne1in's ve1J able and eloquent. ba, annoiula-
led, paneSFrtc. No one cat help feelsug that IN III
respects but one, nalGrlr, that Hr. Dickens Tor
tunaseiy Is stu with ua, speeches OF tnat knd are
% a;J al iGa uis Souam ans1 i oay
NANe ,Ae ssaye:.s st.ll E7een a.'o7e them; De
Ell 81 6us - nnsn ssa' "'aa ssaa De 1Ss II.
trnin =" lie prrsentlbus Mi INST opt!mur .
Eoula Be nearer the nsrk- The psnegy7tsts Of
such rally great writer's as Sir. Dickens nra apt
10 speak rs II the nghia could be su1hciently mp
rrectaied without the nhalovs, and BY 80 doing
nte1asy insight {, N ausasr WHO can % swal,ov ~ 30 20
much Rda1tDg intellectual erlogy without being
re!oited ~ lts singular unuormity Of snne md
nut bisme Lord Dutfe1tn or lnr othe. epeate{ nj
tie Liverpool banquet for this: the tanlt les With
matters, Thich always e1psts an1 DE-
nnds e compliment 70 b. unr,s sntas1
tsns as' .n Moving 81 H. bessn e ' soIss e
wnuld nnd no so1t Of reiectipu Of 1aetr s2ecihc
characsel1stics IN such snceches as those or the
pubic opinion OF Mr. D,ckpns literary ne11ts, and
The public opinion Of ltcrarg lncttts, though 1t Il
almosl sure ID have something oi substantial foGn
dLtion- is also pretty sure 10 BE- ahapeless AID
TsGue and Nttle coarse
We are 10: going to attempt any general esit-
ne Of that gtnua, blt on one point, on Which
L.
Mr.. Dicktn Wo1Ns have rendered to England aud
al tie English speaking rnces, we shonld Ike to
"lllo.c-in1eel We le1leve 1t En1 gain. b. n
lltc discrimination aad precsasol, In Place Of
taas BE- nas penaercI Us bIashter nu mne
3,uasen,e ny the production md dtstrioat.on Of
turt kindly spirit Of domestic affection which has
been The main pllrrort Of his tearhtng." md thai
he h as msue us wiser aud better, more loving
anti more human, taughl rs the duty Of ga!ety and
the religion Of mlnh,, white ret the lanoeut play
moro distinctly the depths OF passion In his n3-
tu1e 40 the laughter Of ihc u}oa5 lis thousand
SHINING shores Is buy another expression OF those
unreasonable forces which lie latent its l,osom.'
Tint Is nne image OF Lord Du1Etrtns: but. 10 our
apprehension, sIng1!hrly misleading one. No
e eksns ns s9taana
than &c do We DOUBT Il thsEe ere1 were 80 great
hpmofiss IN the world before. Asissophaue:' ana
Dickens humor as oni, revealing mora distinctly
we depths Of passion IN hts nAsute seems to rs
Tg ST.ngu1At ntsaa ~ 81 us gen,os.
IN re- grea,ess 81 nts ees y IMAGINATIVE Rot,
.us =. n ~ sS, ~ os x ~,
Sost deai in the III ~ mxture Of R lo,e =; and terrn
~hleh sae feels for Sues. Tne.e Is very ecA and
lfue ratnos N me. aestn o. utt!e II, iaal Dotnbe5
We think, in the picture q little Nell, which. s1tn
R.eA1 difference u Losd Dn1tesin, NC cannot help
st!aiaed, and cons1,onsy indulged and petted hits
Of senflLuen1allsm. constantly passing the verge
OF mandln ea:o1lonails1a- Dut take his great aud
scareely Know M, genus, approaehlas nts IN
sanGs 50 nsas5 ass1u & oi a. asnas ,nn
whenever II attempts passiop- Ansi - TOT SAYING
direct e1preasinn-of Ms passion, = inras:aale,
IS thai i oiten IN q otner hr'solists.ss q
noan .aese sa wre aaa II thsr
Highest touches Of lnmuf, seem 10 rexlaaer lne
highest ware Of seorn OF pity N thelr nature 5ut
fan over dickens sreaIgsss lGais 0! hamoi. Mrs.
Intnan smlf's eplcal a,lgator. The transccn1en.al
iadles' dissertations on tae sublime, MI " eues,
stn's5s letter On ne saepend, ~; lliiys1cSs s.a
The l5olgvr's relations to Chariey Bates, Soat
{ asnoleH genius tor 'sthe Rinehln lay Mr
heuse, % ". s Toots III w sais,oosts, % Mr. resier
Il Ats, conversation With thu .danetn2
master on the political sconoay 2
! TrKeos1J,s buttons, Traddfes !" dear CIR" NIT
,, + W!ifers tour coppetp!ateen ,aFsls sua
MegEs Iotsy NJ neaas ,Sd n9ptesi lossnn' Az
and ln.uisable y II y Ls ths ludex Of any dsS!
: passion lying oencath Ihe tn'a Assoat ~ ~
sressaess ] q his asaissemssss . nsnertst, i
~" ses1 1 I'LL ~ u Ir ISon iue.S @ tnapa ~ p
=, ihsfs = mote pasaGa u ShnaeS ~ LAM, tnete
Dickens ~ is eMe tna. rs % rae!oaTamafe eno,s
RE oItsn ssfy fIscute4} @ We, ~vtnen ugsna ~ y,
E,1iuel ei N[, lNE - AL - 1 ~, -, ~
4; xIeNi NOW eonsae,.e !1wet, , ntS - l.. 4, x
r thing nut lne PoNeI o. .Ins Eaeunns aH1s ~ "
| toneE o. meloutaiua eousSlpus| RootnS o1'A
, after stroke 70 The Desired edeeL -,
Thai DeKsns NORA pnuenss nss nsiI sso Oh ~
!, has % teen Certainly proieandly humane. Tae b.
ued aent onus faI y ~ ~, ~ ~
tfr 2! posnsnSLs II ~ a II En,iersneattn 1o,In
Tie feeling eSPSS,s1 nn1fs ~ ;,, "1e'en' q enu ms,
ncrnca rna ':s eoI.r sneerc ;hnurh irss cTe
a, w III I'M na,I,Ii n er1,c1tr IA not mnss Ert
tn.r ,ns Snn-emnt fo- h,1,&rSr N 1nr nsTror.
sf e ~ - ~, ~ s ~ W.
ia ,,s1Te,s h ,ta IN ~, Sas w..
me nnosst A h.o not ~, IT AZ up -
=, ~ sn,3 ~ e,rrc ns1an nrcrsa - h,s .rnIs
r. fs..ehood @ thc ,ss o sssvee " sao
n ,,t " ~ Thc ~ ~ cnnsne arersn
[r. ~ .nnoointa s,rrnr+,r .ni rrn;.s,n Tha nre
H. NE.lc5 Enseu ls1S laso m aost =, ~
nhlsa1 n ~ Ha,1 .ae h'n' ..ea- "n
I'll s9,t9s, - " ,eostnnrnr ~ tsmnetnnent
- strong disposition TO approve tue ais15!bauna
10 punch and Ilum-puclnf. sap inea a,I nsats y.
u ! NJ. Wa5ti,e IN apictW.es, aud % considers,
extent Mr.. lsekWick h1toseii, Feprescnls kne sof.
:. Thetofaty En!en Is elcf3ten so ESspSl ~ ~
tnrl&Ua4 laes tae IN ~ assaas Gna. 80 \. 49,
nj cthcrA Ihe mGoatana o. Scroose eonse,sa ~
~ 1toa MtStlneSs 70 Eeuetnt., 11n..s n. VIZ @ ~
~ OF Eentaiily is better Lhan the catGhsl
sot5 cI pfAse A.tSAea ~ srps! Seals t,n. ~
81 nnu MoSn pW ss:s,srs i,as u e1r