, 1870-07-17

already.r The difference between the two
rat es iA that the incougTnity which ThscEeIay
ielnleates with his usual swift aud o'ttes
strokes, il the incongruity Of the heart, the
senozse and Eecky's selttsh eelf-reprosch
MlIle the couplet IN Pope contains nosnne
but carsfnl incongrutty 81 metaphors anu Q!
literary proportions. Butlesque, uavests,
car7catufe. parody, eatlre, consemrtnons rAta'
!,ie Of that 6t'fn ana sasuFtine k'na N "msn
humor rooted IN tie deepest and most aeltcats
sense OF Inconsistencies OF human motive ana
feeling. are I'll Saraeuee OF the same genius,
essays " !hcongruats ~ nlnaA more os IT.
susceptible to the pleasant shocE caqtea ~
various shades OF lnconSrmtE Mheh ha.ales
ande1 TIL ne ands II stopping oung-aolG, oS
il in precisely the same mood of mIna whtcn
gives birth to lun'or. anu II ~ aoea not e1Aet~
y touch the springs Of tAnghter, II y ohis "
cA,iso the contrasts between tne naznala!l9n o.
the tiesh ana tne 'flnmpas Q. .ne eI',1. ';, ja,e
ton that We have ceased to feel the incohSru-
ity ~ eu1pslse, which Is an aoaolata conan
ton Of the specific effect OF either VIII Q! au-
mor-
The difference go deenly felt betwecn q wit
and humorist consists only,vc believe, in the
e,eater degree Of sharp intellectual paradox
on The one hand, or Of The paradox Of person.
ii and snhicrtiyo feeling On tho other which
!. at lie bssis Of the SUNRISE. When voltai1e
,l.~eti,.el taking medicine As .sput.iue drugs
which We know little into bodice Of which We
k.ow less" the whole form OF the criticism
v =. .harriy intellectual. pul inyolved exceed
i,,rly iittte If any. Of that Tapid gliding from
o,sc rersnusl and eubf.c;jye n11nsc Of feeling
tn auother OF an opposite Kind to which Il
s,,nlr in naradt xieal contrast. which ia
~ IL, csvenrc M humor. t;rt when Coleri1Cc
in ii, LITTER att.ck on somebody's rorter.
a.pt1ted tlst !. tlrers from the bottom half
aav m. and frotl from the ion halfway
dnsp cnn.titutcd prrkius' Entire. THAT was 4
tla.h HALFWAY betveeu wit and humor. The
Theoretical accuracy ct the exposition, the
satire implied in the contrast between this
f}uricns combination Of drees and troth, and
the wnrd Eut;rc 1iaieo(r, which expresses spe-
ritcallv wholcuess and soundncss OF eseencc.
| we're Ill what sc should call Wit: but the rip-
! pic Of personal feeling 10 passing from tho
di~guet Of thirsty man who hs4 found his
| Porter Ill nndrinkable to so Intellectual =
| fo1n Of iuyectiye on it, is Of the very essence
! al hur,or. Again, Ch,1fe. Lambs tipsy de-
! light when the Cumberland stamp distributor
! rs,d that Shakespeare was very clever man.
| delight which he displayed by Lighting
lcd-candlc, dancing round bin. and calling
on', !" Allow me- to bare look At mat gentle
mans organs, while WcrdswoEth, u nttet
nosto.; ss'ea 70 le.u2m hM y ae..etaS. ntfa H.
Sehaties, ny dear Chas'es mas p1se An'
NOR There VAS harolS any 1hteAeSsual oPeia'
tim 1nSo!vel IN tue matter Al ALL on'y tne
rar'd transition Or lambs own pessona' 1sel,
ing from sleepy 1ndlnefe1iee 10 the mosr rla S.Mo
curiosity on hearing 70 hil! semalk' WEI
ltsmb, IN spite OF hts fopo1'ue oIauos.anc." a
ter, was apparently stimulated INTO Tue mo3
| intense desire TO explore inc sources OF sacl
moral enigma: and the humor Lies III NJ:
has'nE reahzed ths ahsaEaNs 81 !he 1Maas- Il
much more siridlt than he realized The con
|
tl'st he eould only ignore the latter a4togethel
in his delight at finding fine sreclmen OF th
| literary idiot. SO. again. Lambs ready ans"e
} to tho Higheate omnibus conductor, who rn
, hi- head in 70 sek, - Aa full inside = vile! !.
, I really can't answer for the other lsdic
: aud gentlemen, but that lsst riee
cf rutiding At Nre. Gilman's III
the business for me-" was 60 humorous. nc
!, from the ready pun on the meaning OF Ii
= conductor, but from the picture it presents I
\ ns Of the interior mind OF Charles Laml
- e1avclv aasuming that the question was d
y r,-tcd tn the state Of his stomach aud OF Il
: impulse Of perfect candor which appeared I
= ! induce him to make this frank confession |
- :, the assembled company.
,;cii;r IT, ,,,s ;rts ;nteuacsnsi scnse ~ ;neo
@s"ns ,,x .. ny u n'sn ~, .nS ia rn.,
I. hIun fss., =. ~, eu.S .o,3;t,on ~ norsor
1an,;,.o - .ua,1,er ,,nnst ;nconceiyshje
.,o.., ,s ,,,n,,,et,nn nm !, u1,ich il imnlif
- i, h,,,nr ~ tI,c c,aa ~ Mr D;rkcns ,re Iii,
70 w. m.r f,,,1v var t1,st thcrn vas conuaratiy
se !, ,ttis W. ~ e. NJ IA and ,rn,r assGun.I;,
:,,n,,,t az thc b,motist in him, Even
Al n. 1anre1s snncasase ti,e sncccescs in the Say
T. pps,cdy and trsyextrs viii Which hs opcned !,
H. !, t,r;rIv;cE p,ncrs" are fc.ts OF burnor.
Il instarcc, s.there "a. tho man Who h.l trac
Il. to thsir source The mighty pouds Of Han
~ ~ st.ajs md enlightened the scientific wol
y, H,h lin M thsoE e. tittssb,ts M ssIu, nd
~ xs,1 Nv ~ ,s ,hc sslsnt wa.cn. Of he one OF
~ fr,,.,v asy OF a .olit,ry srcc;ucu OF the oil
w i i. liz ,nmost rccestes Il "a eazthen j.r,
ta s'ea a,,,n.a.;ra,r tn'r ,sonr Kind The cnnten
=, a1Il,oh n;,t artnr, ;pto the ostcn
u; 80 ~..e1 t;.et,,a ~ -, rI,t.,, .cicnce the Il
81 wy W.T. .,h;'h hc choosc. t,,e illustrst;ons M
J, ~, r1i,,;,., n i and te Ich. s,uniinc IT,
Il Hn.a''ps ~ IT, H.'a s'4. LIN ~ IL. nI,tse, ~
10 = VIZ "neh ne 81 t.ns,,a-+ ~, rc., "
r. ts ne.s TO- 70 eo sd ~ cYner;st r1
il ,n.c:oE " ~ ENG, HI nIhn ~ ;th t
ne l.s Eoas1 Tue enfn1 n'y ~ ~, H
ann the md down @
ng Allied nonsense. 'nes tne same sataeMnss
PSsne'h ous Ss.s nss;s numut r., 49,
gh @hoe o. INC aanins s.e Tl.- ~ tp,tr
he IN Ae1ah EnH.aea"N .f,;a..aS na ~ h.stit.l -
Id NM1i WI1tes tn3s ever! Hhsatus pesue
his Slime Is ~ nsinseH 81 Enle see-Gou..ne
tsh or 3ttss Codger o14tes on tne tnHunS hat
IEn | o. ahe umpfcssions cn nes teeAnSs waen WI
Of she finds herself introduced 70 tosrato
re- Homlny." hut asks hcFssH why ena
al them her fcei!nss, or Why Impressed theS !
nv | CT II Impressed they are At Al!, or II II
ycaliy is. oh. gatrinE oae: !ogss.n 9
nc. Honiny, or any active principle TO Which
i. Eiye these tislet, the fNa.nor sure!y cons
Of in the exhibition Of that close afiaity hetN
kea inflated intellectual ambition AID posi
iiiocy, which By harpy AMI easy touches Of
hIs asge1ation the hrmosist renders
you e e.e ~. .,,. ..G.. ~ ;,,,,Isn' ,,S
~. usen ,w ". .ni ;a.1.;rs. .A h;rassH s,n,n ~
with the eecrct frr1uEe OF paradox, als
ent, plasr on the moral ra1aao1es OF the I
h;s within while tic Wit cccrpie. . critical
external position. and makes his play will
s,d Ct clozs-purroeee and auttheses be discover
rn- TIE field or external Thought or artiou.
sst- NOT decisive note Of the former Is the pr,
i'm. euce for speaking By the very month o.
Cetron 10 be made 1ndic1oue, Of the l.tte
tall 1..fercnce for 1auncti7g criticisms 1t
iron, rutelde. Where hnnaor aud
~,,o, are blended. ae they 20 often
NV. NV. the procedure is lcuh1e. -, in
~. sA,ins of Cole1dse VIC have analyzsd abe
hare tlsctcis, N she hlst place, shsIp in:clle
y.a1adcx 10 excite amusement: and
Hlen We pass beneath il 70 the plar OF fe
snop aud motive in the mind OF the Wit, We
Sroteelue eoutfsets ot moral scenery
are moro amusing et1ll, because they di
a1ce humos ~ we'll ~ Wit.
ms And II Dickens may fairly he called =
ane: hrnori.tt i'll his moods Of buzlesque ind
saw e;s' snsn @ ~ .n - .ne en n.t ~ u