The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-18
Some Whinas OF Authors.
Temple Dar.

r.rneadts. the philosopher, seldom
.',. without dosing himself with he'll
"'" ''',.,r,. Aschylns, EupOlis, Cratinus.
T"n;,,s are said never to have sat down
- .n,o,,,Is,se till they were intoxicated.
,'..,.,,; ,tc raw meat to assist, he said,
~ =. imagination. Shatlwell, DE Quin-
~. Nv Psaln,.naazar, Dean Milner, COler-
% ~. and bishop H"rsley, stimulated
,h-,,,s,Iyrs with opium, sss De Mussct
." us: ron:ss. without aLsinthe. Gray
..!,Iom SIT down to compose without
,;r.t 1t raGii,y through some cantOs Of tho
.r;.ry queen" Cornelle fired himself
Nth iLc ,nr,.>aI OF "Lucan." Black
',"nc % never wrote Without bottle Of
,..r, wine on his desk, nor Schiller with
ll.,t =, flask Of Rhenish within call.
M When his Imagination was sluggish he
w"nlI sit dawn with his feet in hot
watrr. drinking coffee ITO thaw the
,,".t "" ON Ills Wits" Montaigne was new
- happy without his cat, and with his
pen il lis right hand while bis LEFT was
smoothing the glossy back OF hi: 1avof-
jte tal,by, nesiitated his "Es.ays." Box
,ornr. the great Dutch scholar, could
never write II word without . pipe In
hi, mouth, and - he preferred u
long pipe aud yet required the
Ms, uf both hands, lie bethoGght him
o; 4 very inge MONS device. Tie had y
h,t with an enormous br;m, which i'm
,..n,icl in front Of his face; through
hi, I l,c n,a.le Il hole TO support his pipe
linus securing the double advantage Of
shading his eyes and enjoying without
Inconvenience his favOrite luxury. and
IN ,,iS way h. produced his vOiuminous
and valuable writings. Hobbies had The
.,,rc weakness, "tcn or twelve pipes
with = ca,ullc' helms, his invariaile con-
.,uni;ant. ut the desk, and DIR. Psrr was
not ls.s, dependent on tO('ascO. Southey
..u,ll never write i line except at his
desk. will, his M,Oks around him and
with ;:n.iar objects near by. Milton
uaa. lie said, never compose anything
20 his satisfaction except between the
y,,nal ami autampal equinox. AT those
>s.,>ons his poetry came like IN lnspira-
lion. .\t other times, in spite OF the
i.,.,,, Strenuous efforts, nc would be una
hle t" bring to birth . single verse.
TLnn:>cn. Collins, and Gray hal the
sl;r su,wrstitiOn about themselves.
Johnson, witt, bis usual bluff common
sense. ridl;cu!% such such fancies, and
ruIh then, unworthy of amy sensible
nna--t;;r good DOCTORS theory being
ll,a! man who had the power ot writ.
inr always could write ''it iae.et h)n'se'f
dsvy.lly - it," William Prynne,
the voi.i.'inDU@ author Oi Inc
"Hi,s.,c,nStrix" was nothing with
"ut = long quilted cap which came
IN inch oyer his eyes" Bullion was
helpless without y slOtlceS shirt anu
starcnt; tri:. Still stranger were the
wl,;n,s "i {. .rai,a,,, the author Of 1.-THE
>ah'sth," and H"gg, the Ettrick Shei'-
hsr! who, il W. are to believe DE Qu!n-
o'y. fn:n.: ;rrh vein never ran happ!!v
unless t,c sat down to their tasks with
hn,r AMI spurs on. An eminent mod
rr!. novels; finds his pen and imaEina--
lin rowyrcss unless he sits surrounded
~ !;.rl,r.; c.n.llc> in ('urkenrd room,
and Horace Waiim!c tells US that LORD
Orrcry found l,n stimulus 80 Cffi:acl"us
- shar;, lit of the gout. The great
Dtri, ~";:n ar. ls..:.k Eos.ills, and our
pact. j"'!n lhilipl's. would employ
>"rran: |" comb their hair while tncy
,la,iilalr their works. COlerl1Ee toIo
ilazli!; that when engaged in cOnlposi'
lion l:.' N,'vcr :,uni his vein 50 harpy
rs WHEN walking over uneven gl"'''lu
"maIin: d" his way through u copict
vii, III. tw;gs brushing l.is ;ace
N"rl>wnr!l,. on the other lland. prefer
rr':: >irsi lit gravel walk where .lt
"i',: w..;l.:;'r mechanically and win
M: ANY -s:;mcnt to ANA frs': III th''
Va: . most all his latter poems were
""n!"s*l. Lord Bacon had i fancy i"'
!n'n.in: Tie :;,,,cs OF :, bottle q. clare
a. 4. oh is.SS h:lN
h'"'y ui''urn,sl.