Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-11-20
Correspondence.
Letter from Boston.
ltrom our Boston Corr espondent
MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE-sNow STORM
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BDSTpN Nny I-,b 1879


James t. Fields, the distinguished scholar.
author and editor. opened course Of six lee
lures on Modern English Literature. in Lowell
institute. last Wednesday evening. He took
for his subject. "Charles Lamb and his Friends
lie Is very popular here. and hundreds went
away from the ticket office unable 10 secure
tickets. The seats were well filed long before
the hour of commencing No man is better
fitted for the task that he has undertaken than
ne Tor he has had the advantages of wide per-
sonai knowledge with all modern'authors. He
has pleasant voice. and his lecture was given
in delightful way which enlisted the closest
attention of his audience. will endeavor TO
give you brief sketch of the lecture lie he
gun As follows: BY common consent. the Lit
eraiure Of England i one of the noblesi in the
world. and have been guided in nv selection
of subjects. for the six evenings. bv an earnest
desire to do what can 10 help bring back
something of that old Enthusiasm which for
merry was, in measure, manifested here
The schools and academies of the present day
do not devote sufficient time and attention TO
thl> study. No one properly informed Will de-
ny that we have lost ground in that spe,isl ra-
gard for our own literature, which properly be-
longs 10 1t. 1t is not quoted, read or studied as
II was forty wears ago. In speaking of Charles
Lamb. he said: People used TO call Sir William
pugdale in England. "a dungeon Of learning"
Now the men and women Of whom | wish 10
speak TO YOU in this course of lectures. had
learning, but there was nothing dungeon
esque about them. The majority of them in
Arnold'> phrase, Were all sweetness and lipht :,
and the man we have met 10 consider on this.
our first evening. rightly deserves the place of
la E-frr- 4 -
found him out. He had those faculties Of coIr-
tc>Y- generosity. humanity and bengniiy. which
strengthen virtue. enrich the fancy. Danish sci
h>h passion and teach the aptcst lessons of
sweet and honourable thought and action. His
wit was unrivalled. His wisdom was plain
spoken and tipped with constant humor. In
the whole range OF essay writing. | scarcely
know an author oAhis compas. who - f.rd.
and fertillze> the mind a. Charles Lamb. Ills
pure English style will help u 10 loye good
books more. and TO regard our fellow creatures
with klndler eyes. Mr.. Fields then gave a
short sketch 81 Lambs life He wa. a clerk
Tor the great last India Company and was well
known a. one of the best accountant, in the Of
nee, Inc speaker said. If you had told some
OF those gentlemen who did bushes. with him.
that Lamb was the author Of ESSAYS and poems
they would not for moment have believed
you. lie attended school until he WIS fifteen
and then went out into the world 10 earn hi,
own llNlihood and support his father. mother.
-; =, si,ttt =, nome. liner" i INSANITY
inmate ~ a ,n,j -, -, va LOT YEAR an
>"li, At The agc Of twenty. was Obliged to enter
one. ana remained six weeks. They were very
poor. and it was with only the greatest ccouo-
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Lambs friends in very entertaining manner.
among whom were CARLISLE. pcluiucV an
dor and Colrridce. He closed by adyi-in: all
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