, 1876-01-15

isnni!sneons. nut nnttr this under !ho an.
j. ths or1sui.siien tl.t Fssnee ers.ted ri
itself =" Tho commencement Of the century. at tho
rsSoaons eae. upas,' asslons Sss
e's.sc.. the of iha Church ii,s conduct oi lis
opss areeo n aaa Ct III sss. Ssse
aud arts. This u why, when ~ Wish 10 i,ndeTHlsnli
1atH Ut gs1s e. srsIs tafIa %
rty,n.
voLfsrnE, tsorssEAu. hnsrEaouiEu, Erc.
volume IL shattn wlllcl, Iano discusses critically
| yet with charming Freedom md charity. tho
writer's OF the aac,en regime. lfn has bestowed
upon h!e non. n.plctures OF afontcsgmtou and Vol.
titns which would Justify many IN nutlior, to his
n"n thinking, in making volume Of them.
But hero shoy are only part Of tho general
soncno--n supo,b addition to tue marvellous
is dlsssranRol. and wloro everything Is noro.
Each page epark1ca not only With original
thought, but with brilliant mud eloquent ian-
Cnago:
Rousseau lho Eays1 made tho awn visible to rcopls
who noFer aro6s until npon tho open country u eyes
unnccusoned to rest oLiet obeots than lha walls
q saloons md palaces; ths garden Il Naturo per
hedges aud in rsc..,iasar el'eya she fields, soues,
ne family .hs .e.l paypIe ade:ttou.!e ana simpo
Iryns OF tho world. by thu aud The cotnplca-
ton Ct luxury, BY ths uniform comedy which. under
tho 9Ase q huhhien lights, they re-tnactel every
This, NJ Tainc thinks, WAS tho chtef reason
Nousaesu's sfccess. lilo docs uot accord hia
high placo as t1uo srtlst, Tbo clasy OF narsnna
who formed Kouaaeau's PUBLIC uuuor tho uid
regina woie incapab!c OF IujsfnC whethor OK
not q work WAS natural aud tifnttfe 1hhv
could uot." eaxv tLo CRITIC. datnnnish r,nn III
Getween eoutnentaity aud aenBiblity. They,
followc! their author aB q reyealaE, as prophet
even to tho end Of bis ideat world, rather moro
bNcatfHn nf hin nYhVghfnttDr9 Than hapn RI
his Observation-Disclosures him nB far IN tho natl,
OF error az on tho road Of truth" Tho contrasts
mechanically elegant mpn aud women who war,
overloaded with (lpeEy, who walked. sat dnwn.
rose, bowed, and even ato acco1din0 to spma
conventional and recoRutzod rsc,po thoao coU-
lrAats Which made Tie mothcrs vino Rad
cordiuC to our autbor. OF tho ntnost eeryIco To
tnnfr time I,nuaaha, wez a nnworful norrnor
izer. Or his ssylo Il. Taiao aays ' '''''''
!. Is too etr.,nsd: Tho authorla
ehar.eters. Ils Jana plaads nd al'.sr!ae through
twenty pager It tins on the duel. on love- duly,
Do honor 10 rnofasi.t and ssademisiss E,sry~bors
s,ntcnse1 :a Of Tint y
,s Il. q 9na
ser tao precise eoqWenee OF lngs to ths fceho ole.
luence 81 words. IN tho eighteenth century 1t was
was !n fact tho eostu% DE- etrenot tho dress CLOTHES
whh 70 VI rs 70 aoa neioso a could bs ad-
naornt s%Pahr %aino .. napss people,
r7ov,, xc,c,,, tn orn,,,., ,,t,,. ,.. y... ,,,
,rnv nt ds.s ar vsrv np,,.r "a ssa sas io yeara
n p,oso's sotss .ase, aon fstld ud
sccoItnn y. ~. nssnns ~ X or ~
tho aery esat and te serid Of .sdsp a;s liz
ha ausTrted from them in oyder to rcpscss item liz
had not that iod basis Of good practical sense that
dyks Of sueal prudeuec which, M The Of aoatcs-
qulto, and esen IN so'talEe, prevented o1cessca
Iniue clashes Dlerot and Rousseau AB tho Bec-
ond generation Of writer's OF the etghlccnth cel,-
tury whose 1ueutal enui!ibr,um VIVA noe M a1anL
~ i T. =. , LILY S"a 'os@aef "ion 1e
t&aAs ~ tne ntS'' -..--.
rst No writer haa been In eras.cr degrso mater Ct
hsIsslf ealmer IN exterior, mpse Rufo of h!s express
slon Ills voice nese hsd no.sy accents; lie said tho
concentrated all ,ho eesence Of dc,potsn. lis e.
gua; ol sarcasm. Tho Whole nav phIlosopLy wa TN.
folded under hta baud with innocent air. lu pastoral
~ n ass = Traxsf @ n ft.nk iss1 Sone o.
nor p1o.'una sentiment nor ytsasy Of
nor Vigorous pfeti.ton. nor playful. grace.
nor nor unforeseen 7,, buries?"s, 70! variety of
lusentou. tr!ess apoogues. .tories Portraits, a!i.
lo1uos, on serious oec4Eions, ca well a. ut Tho
na.aaofsae, his attisnas irl9rro aehsbe aud "
with almost English gravity. II lie si,larsea upon
ene nieeency q tLlnga wilh tae utmoss deeency
q langnage At Ae height q buhooaeFy as well ss ut
The tint. Of license, hs fsnsin. H. ,a man Of good 80
cets born anu BROUGHT up ~ taat aFstoeratfa ciFco
whafc liberty ~ eonEese but WHERE sdvosr-uirFe Il
aupEeJue: where every thought u permitted, but |
xAcre Zach word ls wcighea whra one has tho right
g say Tut on condition thas he no7er for
acts himself.
Tho admiration which H. Taine exhibits for |
Yoltnira touchea the Lonnds Of nntltnslsan1.
Harn i. 4 sketch which wIt show hia nnnrcrjos
,;nr ~ .,1o RAJ Era;,.i,n."n, njtt 8 1tPA'1
" W.. y. 1o k.Ss. ,s. sss, R..ss
] w. sse n,te5 os T aa w mora e1eSn ana
ennui KY oettst covered tnf conversation moro vsi.
y ussa ~ ,c ~ LIZ 1ne sovereign o. eosiabao
htN. L.. ~ rhssn "'sa I'M n1i ao1Sn sooa a4lssa,
soflu man a haa ha s9issy PASSPORT .nd as nor.
ay cesta Of 5e'aa M Men received eSefy%asse: Ihcre
1nd 70 SfnAt abundance al the gifts OF tbb conYet84.