New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-25
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
RECoLLECTloNS OF MR.. GRoTE.
NtACNIII.AN,S MAGAZINE. April

edge His opinion Of two of his eminent cotempo-
Kies is described as follows:
SIR G. C. LEWIS AND lR. BUCKLE.
.. Barrow va" Green early isG2 Sir George G
wss Astronomy q the sSoSs much n'u ajCSs
fs author with whom he felt great sympathy He was
sanity of the interpretations of hieroGlyphics believe
shat Macauay had been Skeptcal ON the same subecU
81 the doubts expressed as to t6e crcumnav Of
Africa by the Ph@ncians, although these doubts Mere
spposed the view which had been taken in the HIS
rory OF Greece" On the other hand when Lewis page
go e5prsssf9 So9os as 70 ne So M With the
extinct animals having been subsequently, de de-,
.tsSnSe excess 81 ssePucSn So arose some Years
later. when consulted Mr. GrOte on an article p taas
was writing ON Lonseyly for re Ioy9.g'sGy sntcis
that subject H. whether any one had ever reasno
known. Thoroughly agreed with Lewis to the Sigh.
value to be attached 10 carry ttdl5Ous W. ~
ground for the belief that Troy had existed A1other
historian Of own time, OF whom MI SrSte al"aIs
Grote said indignant at the way IN WhlSn MI;
Buckle attacked for making sncn grSt nun hero
lie mentioned incidentally. TO illustrate the variety
of MT Buckles accomplishments, that he was
Grsrate chesspayer and could play WIN a., MS pSk ~
the board lie spoke IN high terms OF MT Buekes
style which he regarded as lone OF me pest anu neeS
from the reisning deieCts Dy tus last tS'n NO su
that hc meant especially the continual ann az snllness
on beng asked how far Eaeaulay was liable TO such
5ald that he considered Nacauays siylo de
an extreme instance of il. With some other CO.
temporary historians he sympathzcd lesss Dr.
of the Caesars. lie naturally brought similar charge
against work Of the Emperor Napoleon; though he
sonsdeTed the Emperor quite sincere aud earnest IN hs
C@sarism asked him whether he dld not CONSIDER that
Roman freedom was practically eAtihet before 'ne unV
OF julius Cesar. lie said that, although under Arus
and sulla liberty in SO many respects put down,
there was more needOm OF speech allowed thah ShUer
Caesar.
Mr Grote was very jealous Of the tendency to OK
plain historical phenomena by speculative theories
IN the absence of sufficient positive data. With this
excessive use of the imagination" to apply Professor
TyDdalps phrase, he in the habit OF chaIgngthe
German historian MOmmsen, who, III tins respect as
he thought was scarcely less defective than Niebuhr
himself Nor would he admit to place among the
exact sciences the
MODERN SYSTEMS OF SOCIOLOGY.
On similar grounds be differed those who treat
sociology an approximately exact science and VINO
regard history soluble theorem and as compound
of few simple factors. Thus, while feeling great az
naton for Come, lac said that both CCmte ana BoeAe
history indeed he went far as TO say (der
tng therein from tine view somewhere expressed ny M
MID that be thought Comics historical survey the least
Instructive portion OF Comics great WORK MI
Grote's omuOns this subject are stated IN very
klud which he wrote 10 me respecting my paper
Historical Prediction" should mention that that
PAPER was written after discussing tue subject with Mr.
Srv!e and it expresses believe ms views ed1 sr
Mr. GrOte first, Napoleon, after Tlst might have
produced great and permanent effect On the world
secondly that the gocentrc theory was once as hrmy
held the helOcentric is; so that, even Ia the
sxaeter sciences "a JOrlior IN sooology we must not
clam inialllbiity or lmmuaIty from crltIelsh
1t win surprise many readers to learn that Mr.
Erote when young, evineed decided talent for
poetry and that but for the influence of Mr.. James
Mill, and other followers of Jeremy Bentham, who
sailed poetry misrepresentation in verse;" he might
have devoted himself to lyrics instead OF history
But he had 40 sympathy with
The LIVING ENGLISH POETS
Re spoke to me Of Lord Derbys Homer Ghoogh at the
"creaitable work. but understood him to cay that
method We had better content ourselves with Pope.
asked him respecting what seems TO so many readers
hnta ~ Calydon rs an imitation OF an early Greek
play. Mr. GrOte did not take the same view but SAID
Gat the best English substitute ior creek Tragedy ne
considered 10 he samson AgOnstes" on being asked
against the extreme adnTatlon felt for Paradise Lost
b. the last generation lac spoke OF the being IN
e aye les IN Pab5Ja16n1a lie ad that his fayorite
English poets Milton, Dryden and IL think Pope
admitted that there we're 10 doubt very nne pas
other parts he DID not class shakespeare with lose
have named. lie aad NO liberation OF the Obscure
poetry Of the present day. told hum that
distinguished friend and cOtemporary OF his own
S ssS Of S %n daT to some pory in the decline Of
ihe classical period and auguTed no good from the re-
thOugh the poetry OF Cauuian clear, ana liked much
better than that Of our day, AZ the same time, he
patty with the poetic tastes OF the rising generation
yson and Browning must supply want, people APP |
peared TO like them much; lie seemed 10 be hop
ing against hope that the bad taste his own, and
that the taste OF the age was not becoming Uuated
Although he cherished no sanguine hopes with re-
gard 70 the future development of English politics,
he was in favor from theoretical considerations Of
THE ENFRAScHIsEMEST WOMEN
asked HIM whether he did not think that, intel
lectuay physically the average woman IS inferior 10
the that the acknowledgements OF women
would lower the level OF Intelligence among the eleceora
He replied that he thought with Plato that ia intellect
class woman, and secOndcass man to "A secOndclass
woman; but that hrstclass woman might be better
that the sex shOuld lie DISTINGUISHED.
Mr.. GrOte took deep interest in the discussion of
scientific questions. and at early period Of the
controversy in regard to ''the origin of species"
AyOwed himself
DISCIPLE or DARWIN.
He Of course, strong EyOlutionis; and be spoke
in high terms OF Professor Huxley's "Pace Of
" who, while recognizing Darwinism up
10 certain point, thought tie theory inadequate
Of the numerous instances ia which the adopts
the special sciences seem 10 lack the aptitude for wide
generalization
lie prominently Independent thinker,
embracing in his reflections wide range of Subjects
and freely expressing
VIEWS THEOLOGY.
Respecting Mr.. Grote's very interesting remarks
Theology will say but little and that little shall
which he did not hold He had DO sympathy whatever
with Cemtes "Religon Of Humanity which he con
edered an entire departure from the principles the
PAloso5kie PosUe he told me OF the good saying
the COIntst creed There II no God and Augste Come
which Comic speaks about the real ideal founder
of the great system which Conte, and other assaants,
and / asked whether a doubt suggested TO the
existence Of such perEon. He SAID tnat for himself
on the other hand, he bad strong sense OF
che weakness OF the logic % ,N WHAT may DO