New-York tribune., 1880-06-13
No pleasing intFicaeles intervene.
No artful wildness to perpiex the scene 49,
Grove noda ut grove, each alley has Drotoe,;
And half the platform Just rCbSctS the otheT'

No pleasng intFieaces intervene.
Grove nOda ut grove, each alley mas a DIIntos;
Aud half the platform just rcnscts the o'her'
Popes tasre indeed tolerated various M SS9mred
mock classical temples and ODellss f andi-
at tne ends Of yistas Hrs nSsT s remains and f.
M fac, s6ort tunnel under the high road 70 connect n
grounds with the str sTn IN Sae %nS o S s friends Ss
wholly comprised Of shells ID tne Tusto st rrnrs that
hi, INC @so!s srSrO Sre shut sS becomes
rehecrnG hs. river and soats% % nu ~ iookng-gass IN
suar form friends pleased him py yd sen1r npvs6re
Of spar from the mines OF CGTsE Crstss un and 6nmng
birds nests 1t was, TACT Gorgeous G dniSbed TO
kind architecture win nS %GS nSbv ynT wehcr in good
Taste or not, gave Pope never-ceasng ~ ~
he wrote some onoter lie could
sit in peace with his trends, undsturOeo Dy inc S
din OF the world
" T,bore n,r retreat the best companions grace.
Ceis out Of war; and statSs@S1f @ fr@nIy C@5 81 bowl
Tho feast OF reason aud tue nov OF sGui L., ,,,os
Aud he hose lighIning pierced the IbtIian s ,i,es
Now forms my qnincunx ana now Ianhs MS, NY '"''
Or tnmcs tnc genus of the stubborn plalnn
Almost as quickly as he cOnquru 0pai"'
The groto. woni fear vas peter twnses
BuJ deducug what pie 'sc from such U
S score Of S TS and tS his recngod
friends whom he compliments SO graceluIy' s' P"PS'
the pleasanest III his Dhtury
man of such brilliant wit. familiar with so manv
social circles should have been charmllH h
IT, must however be admitted that the accounts whch
have cuma down 10 do not confirm snch feeonceVeu
Impress Like lis great rival AddlI0n hougn & ior
,tirr reasons he was generally disappointing III hOc-
CIV PNpe as uay be guessed from Spence's reports.
had large iuud OF interesting 'eaay o I'm sHH to r %
Sriv with reverence I've mad tne reputation Tor 10 lnE
sII ot rase win respectful aud safe companion, he
cUuld do himself justice. But ne lnsi nave peGH VIZ
irving 10 his hosts e cOu seldom lay asiue ls sell
co,.eIusness sufficiently write an easy letter anu
inc same fault probably spout Ills cOhNS sdt'V.
H. tr, IN lee at his own tuUc, johnson, when
ihe Prince of Wales was talking poetry 10 m-certany
@ s 5no 70 saw worthy Of the great Pore ana
would tEeD doubt whether 1t was NOT Wise W ]
that she nad hn laugh heartily; ana Spenee,
VINO records the saying Sew is ~ s Youth bat adms
Ihat iu later years ne never went DeyOnu pat,
go smIie~ A hearty laugh would have sounded
rypscIv from The tOucily moody intriguing little man,
wuo COuIu " nardly drink tea WITHOUT stIatat@9,in @
His scnsi,Iveness. indeed appearing by his Often weep
49,, wnan he read moving passages but can haIdly
iuugue him us ever capable VI kenldi sclLaD"uuoh-
His unsocial habits indeed, natural conse-
oucnce OF llcah. He never seems to nave Deeh lnoI
more than the truth when he speaks OF ms use s, "s
hopping Inn through tn5 5o 10 ols tTt i've n des NOT
expect enjoy health fr four days togetner anu
nos lung atr Bathurst 1emnistratts Win nm ior MS
carClessness, usklbg nm whether ~ Is hVV enVsn W
have the headache Or four days 10 the week ana lie sck
aDe,rV INIT ne managed TO do 80 much thorough work
uue such disadvantages, ana ms etters SNOW eSs VI
nardOped Johnson gives painful account OF his pnyh
cal defccts the authority or an ola efVahI Oh L2ru
was SO weak as to be unable TO rise T. urcsS h,mSch
without help He sensitive to cold mat ne nad 70
wear a kiu dOuDlet uuder coarse men snNt )
one Of his sides contracted, and nc couo seaIccy
stand upright Till lie laced into bodice made Oh
stiff canvas his legs slender that ne hAu "
wear pairs of stockings, which ne was unaOe 10
draw anu OH without nep HIS teat had To DC raist9
10 brlng MIN level with common tables Iu one OF
his papers in Ihe Guardian hG describes himself ag%PnT %
long legs and arms spider no i'll emblem OF MN nc
mas been taken nj distance Tor small WimdnH, hs
facp SAYS JOhnsyn. was not displeasg ana the pOr-
trails are emilently characteristic Tnc thln, drawn
features wetr expression Of habtual pam but afe
| saeIus to be the chlacteristc pOeticai beauty
1t was, after all, gallant spirit Wnch got SO uGn %
OF all It's feebene>s, Tor hitysiX years Ihe Servant
whom johnson quotes sad tat sne ws cjep i tUi no
bed tour tunes III one night, IN tne IEeadlu WINTER @ VI
40" to supply hm with paper, lest ne shSud lose
thought HIS constitution was already breaking GOWh
but the intellect was still STRIVING TO save every n9en
allowed 10 HIM. lis friends laughed AT MS hdDt o
ssSng "nSn eqG SiS cd dn him by swift
great part OF the Had Is written upon the backs Oi let
Iers The habit seems have been regarded as Illus
trative OF his economical habits but 1t Was also natural
to man who was the watch to turn every fragment
Of time TO account. II anything was TO ne Dhsncu ne
must snatch a brief intervals allowed Dy LIS many
innrnltIes, Naturally he fell nto many OF the sedn-
He was constantly wanting coffee, winch seems TO have
soohed MS Ieadacnes aud this ana his other wants
he ued 10 wear out his friends houses
by frt Quent andI frivolous eTfands Yet lie was ap,
pIrentlY KIND master His servants lved Win MIN ~ ~,
they came friends, and hc took care 10 pay go we e
unfortunate servant sleep was broken ny MS calls
mar she sad sLe would want no wages III "A fanlIy
where size had TO wait upon Mr. Pope Another FORM OF
cfinduCeuce was M ul1OuS 10 himself lie pam
pcrcd appetite with highly seasoned Dishes ana lkeu
Ia receive uecacius from MS friends. HIS ut ath was
muucd Dy OF his friends, says Johnson 10 - ell
vrr saucepan VIII ch 1t his deRht to eat pOted
mpreys." lie would always get up Tor dinner I'D spite
nf heniuchc wncn told tnat tins delicacy was pro-
yIcd Yet as Johnson also observes the tNcesses chu-
nof have been very great they did not sooner cut
shorT so flarl.c an existence Two bites and sup
more tpdn YOUR STINT" says Swift will cost you more
| man other, paV a regular dCDauch."
Al home, indeed b. appears to Lave been GenCfaliy
,,seIulous. PROBABLY the baolts OF his rhrcnts niue
LouschOd were very simple and Pope, like Swlit knew
tine value independence well enough To Oe Bybttuat-
cnlly economical. swift, indeed, mad more generous
heart End Ordly indifference " making money ~ his
| urt,uvs winch Pore, who owed his fortune chlt1y u
his Homer did not attempt to rival. swift nlludes III
hs lei TO AN anecdUte, which we may hope does not
rrnresent his hab!tual practice Pope appears, WaA
entertaining couple OF friends, and when 1Our glasses
had been consumed from put, retired, saying: Gen
femen leave you 10 your Wine" tell that story u
| Everybody" says Swift, IN cOmmehdation OF MI
Pone's ahstemOusness :" but lie tolls H. one may guess
with rnefu countenance. At times, however, II seems
| tnnt Pope could give "spencid dinner" aud show nI
want of the skill! and elegance which such perform
qualities which - not uncommon thOjEl
| someimes called inconsistent. He valued money ~
man values II who has been and fees 1t essential
nus comfort to fairly beJ Ond tue reach OF want aht
was ac Ordngly pretty sharp at making bargain WIN
| nubisher or arranging terms with cOllaD0iatOr
| But ne could also be liberal on OccasiOn