New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-07
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SHADOWS OF GENIUS.
MISS KATE A. sANBOEN's FIFTH LECTURE.
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Mss KATE A, sANBoEN's FIFTH LECTURE.
The parlors of the Rev. DR.. Howard Cros-
bv Cureh at Eour,h-ave and Twenty -secondst, were
well filled with ladies yesterday morning. asSemocd 10
listen to Miss Kate A. Sanbors Lecture on vanity ana
Insanity the Shadows OF Genius" THIS IL the fifth In
cnursc OF fourteen of familiar talks on literary
and art topics. which Miss sanborn IL delivering "eu-
nesldy mornings
Miss sanborn in introducing the subject. said II wa'
her aim in the different lectures 10 arouse interest IN the
best authors and the best books She suggested tha' he
cultured ladies OF audiences might add TO the inter
est profit OK the gatherings by contributing opposite
anecdotes or Illustrations. The lecturer first threw
liahr Oh the vain side OF men and women OF
genius Goldsmith's overweaning vanity and love
OF CANDY 1ncry aGUrding tine fist ilus'rauoh'
thcn presented Dickens with his eye-gas ana Top
pish clothes: Bulwer, full dress SUIT and white KIDS
Gteiy, and deliberately dressed ham Madame de otie
decked out with gorgeous head-dress exhibiting he
careful to conceal her feet. " what
can be said OF the vanity Of Wordsworth the speaker
said who ran a himself af srr nen have Keen
Of their greatness. Byron called himself Tue Ma
wanted triumph for his slight military exploits. .Ihere
Is nothing in war said Napoleon, waich cannot 10
taa power Of Midame de stael that he banished her
from France. Lord Chatham said. can save he eo"h
try, and no other man can - . ,.
NEXT 10 love, nothing has greater power to trans
port poet than praise in the right place. when an
author Deps from you honest criticism be prudent the
de res your praise Sheridan has taken off tins quality
of vanity IN the Critic There preate who was
that his style cted for the worse Hereby HIS
young friend admitted the truth OF the prelaes remark
which melted the latter TO excalm In wrath You e,
You young dog; write as well as ever did. Dryden
excessively vain. When young gentleman was
praising the st. Cecilia ode, lie said, you are r,ght
young nober ode never was, and never VIII ne
Produced Dryden thought his plays were superior 10
shak speares and had the boldness to think he could
Improve the Tempest and also Paradise LOST len
nyson did not hesitate to ella III that lac had written ihe
finest lyric that had ever been produced Bunon' Tue
celebrated naturalist, was wont to enumerae 'he h'e
greatest men, tie 1fth being Button.
Lamartine very vain OF his personal appearance
young man." Miss sanborn continued =" lie woua
ascrhe possible virtue To his mother ana duu tnat
he like her Alexandra Dumas celebrated the open
ing OF bis house by having a drama enacted en-
titled, Shakespeare and Dumas IL would have been
in keeping VITA MA character II he had placed Dumas
first such cOnceit Ia colossal that IL becomes SUD,
lime. aud commands respect. ErsSine's vanity ann
eguism his most conspicuous qualities Aiier one
OF bis speeches. his publisher said the address "ouu DC
printed he could get new font OF typ WIN
the necessary number OF capital Is Hannah More al
fcctcd find Ersknes society agreeable she nai
probably enccd by his egOtism when she w!shed
patiatc her own Writings aud dOiLgs Miss Mar
tncau said sue had heard much OF INC VANITY Oh
women. Olt did not know the iult meaning OF
II until had seen Lord BrOughan, jeffrey Bulwer,
Campbell Edwin Lahdsecr. and other men of genius IN
London Then she Oh to Int ana puInlnel
score OF women. herself The yancst OF women words
worth. with party OF gentlemen NJ dinner, alrhel
that he never witty hut once IN his lie, and then
gave the Instances: Il was standing IN front OF my cot
when labOrrr asked me II nat seen Ills Wlie go
by. Ireplcd: any dear fTicnd did not know TIL
this moment that you had n wife" The gentleman
waited moment tninbng he had not finished and then
bar. into n of laughter, which Wordsworth com
place ntly took for relish Of his Wit The lecturer
brou.h personal remni c.nee 10 the .uppor: OF other
mLQ thrown OF i's balance by tine death OF his first
wife, 1t had O"en said that there was no great geu.
without mixture Of insanity. Byron had - tant ot
madness IN ais passionate makeup. IL wound be charity
To suppose that CbttteTtOn was insane. COWptr was
sScdcnborg. VIM. Blake ana john Clare, the Poet Peas
ant, an pres med pronounced or nd FORM OF insanity