Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-07

London Truth, February Goth: "Mr. Ten |
nyson's orders in reference to the admission
of visitors are of the strictest kind lie has
more than Wordsworth horror of tourists,
and is equally inaccessible to neighbors. The
fact is, like other mortal men, he prefers TO
choose his own company, though letter OF
introduction will always insure the most
courteous of receptions. But Mr.. Iennyson
can be much more than courteous with
sympathetic person; he can be the most
charming of companions. LoungIng In a
comfortable arm chair, and smoking his pipe
he is a great smoker-the laureate will talk
on any and every subject, and equally well on
all. Generally speaking, Mr. Iennysen
views are those OF cultivated liberal OF the
school of Brooks, rather than OF BIRMINGHAM
Indeed, he is by birth and training something
! of an arlstocrat, with a pedigree such as lew
members of the house of lords could rival.
The Tenuysons are, perhaps, the Oldest family
in Lincolnshire, whlch1s saying good deal.
Besides being liberal, Mr.. Tennyson has
good deal in common with the lingo; or,
rather, he understands aud sympathlzes with
| the best features of imperialism. lie was one
of the promoters of the Crlmean war, and
| readers of Maud will remember the
| passionate ouJburst OF exutatlon With
| which he welcomed the commence
ment of hostilities. Again, when the Times
| was coolly proposing, GprOpOS OF nothing IN
| particular, that we should cut of Canada
| from the empire, 1t was the laureate WAC ut
| tered the most eloquent protest against so
| fatal a policy. In religion he may be de-
| scribed as a broad churchman-very broad
| but with the keenest sense OF the beauty OF
| what our German cousins would call the
| christian mythHS. Among the dearest OF
| his personal friends was Frederick Maurice,
vino stood godfather to one OF his boys.
| ADrODOs IF friends, | remember to have
heard an uncomfortable person de-
clare that Arthur Hallam was but very
| slightly known to young Iennyson. Inc al
legation Is really too monstrous to beneVe,
for though 1t is easy to overrate In Memo
yiall, the poem certainly contains some ct
the finest passages IN the language, ana one
| would be keeniy disappointed to learn That
| It was founded on uusubstantIal hctlon- IN
| literature Mr.. Tennyson's tastes are far more
| correct than those OF many famous poets. de
sincerely loves the great masters, Shake
che gathers that Homer Is his tavorite
among Roman, Lucretius. For his poem
on the latter in Macmillan he received,
believe, a guinea a line, or some
three hundred in all-not bit too
| much. Albeit, Dryden was paid but two
hundred and fifty pounds for ten thousand
lines. OF course he has his literary averslons.
Perhaps of living writers the less said the
| better; but it was certainly unfortunate that
Bulwer Lytton should have talked OF MI
Tennyson's being pensioned, and that Mr.
Tennyson should have Tetorted by calling tht
| author OF REMAIN Il Udnu-bOA III IAiS9C NeNJ
men we're foolish enough to say what they
meant. The laureate's Irritabihty, however
is generally of the right kinda noble rage
because the right thing is not beng done o.
, said. He is no respecter of persons. A lady
of very high rank, indeed, almost the highest
was once reading LOckSley Hal aloud IN th'
| presence of the author, VINO suddenly jumped
: no impatiently and SNATCH ed the book out o
| her hand, saying: That's not the way t.
read it, He then acclaimed the verses him
: self. i call that shouting it, was the lady
| comment. In other ways the laureate assert
his independence of social restraints, and n
: one dares gainsay him. The curious may b
7 Interested to learn that the laureate is some
u thing OF a bon UiUdHf, as indeed bard shou
! be. Perhaps it would be more correct to sa.
u that he, like Macaulay, is an excellent cateTe
= for Others though now comparatively lnuiI
l. ferent to these things hlmseil
The reader who shall taste IN
ic laureate's wine Will be fortunate indeed.
l. am NOT referring to the official sack 80 niue
A. "a TO some marvellous Amontlllado, the prlc
of which | am really afraid to state to an vi
6alievine, generation Probably no such q
was ever made since Lord Nelson received Y
- ISOOl n dozen bottles of the vintage OF 1872
We | Mr.. Iennyson Is of course power IN soclet
10 | not the less SO because the man las dlstlT
r. | Cuished from the poetJ is SO little heard O