The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-04-01
The Waltz.

ago, has never been generally known. Gov.
Andrew of Massachusetts, who was
very fond Of repeating sonorous verses,
and whose memory was remarkably nc
curate,. sought in vain to ascertain the
writer of these. A note in the lately pub
lished and very pleasant "Life and Let
ters of Mary Russell Milford" authorcss
Of "Our Village" states that the line,
wsro written by Sir Henry Englefeld-
some distinguished London Turk Of the
time, for the spirit Of the times is worthy
Of tho seraglio.
Miss Milford. writing on the 4th Of Jan.
1914, to Sir William Elford, an ancient
Tory and litterateur. with whom Miss
Milford long carried on most lively COR
rcspondonce, full of light touches ut all
the current men and topics, most literary.
Of tho hour, thanks him for sending her
the verses, which she had seen before, but
only with tho initials Of the author. She
then says of The new dance that had in
vaded and conquered London society: ~
hope It will not bc long before your "liis-
tory of the Waltz" comes to give the coup
dc grace to this detestable dance. In ad-
tlition to the obvious reasons which oil
women ought to have for disliking It, 1
cannot perceive its much vaunted grnces.
What beauty can there bc in series OF
dizzying evolutions, Of which the weari-
some monotony banishcs all the tricksy
f,ncies of the poetry Of notion" and
conveys to the. eyes Of the spectators tho
idea of parcel of teetotums set a-spin-
ming for their amusement? Well, peace
DO with them! foresee that shall soon
be dulcilled, and forgive tho waltz for the
sake of your prose and Sir II. Englcfeld's
verse, just as one forgivcs the great plague
Mt Florence for the sake of Boccaccio's In.
imitable description"
Docs anybody recall. or did single
reader of this Magazine ever see, spcci-
men of Sir William Elfords Boccaccian
proscP Here, however, arc the familiar
verses of Sir Henry Englcfcld
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