New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18
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THE French Revolution" did not reach me un n.,
! three weeks ago, having had at least two l9n'
pauses by the way, as | find. since landing DC
| tween many visits received, and some literary
| baranguing done. have read two volumes ana MAJ
| the third : and think yOu a very good giant
| disporting yourself with an original ana VAST am
bition of fun; pleasure and peace not being strong
| enough for yOu you choose to suck pain also, an,
| teach fever and famine 10 dance aud sing. Ihiht
| you have written wonderful book. which VIII ,as
| very long time. | see that you have created ms
! tory, which the world will own TO be such. OF
have recognized The existence of other persons tnai
officers, and of other relations than ciyIsm. 1Ou
have broken away from all books, aud written
mind. IL ~ a brave experiment, and the success Il
| great. We have men in your story and NOT nalhe'
| merely; always men, though | may dount sonie-
times whether have the historic men. we hv W.
great facts-and selected facts-truy set down. we
have ALWAYS the co.prescnce OF liumahtE s a,UT
wi h the imperfect damaged individuals. Inc spuI
right of wonder is still left 10 us; ana we nay
righteous praise and doom awarded. asslTonI. VII,
out cant. Yes, com Ort yourself on tbat partcu,"
o ungOdliest divine man! thou caniest never.
| Finally we have nOt-a dull word. Never was lheie
a style rapid as yOurs-whch no RAIDER eau ou.-
run and So il is for the most Intelligent suppos1
nothing will astoniSh more than the audaclouH VII
and chccrfulness which no tragedy and no hng1,-
Jude of events OvcrpOwero or daunt Henry ' III.
loved a Man. and see with JOY my bard always
equal 10 tine crisis he represents. And 80 ! thank
YOU for your labor, and feel that your contempt
IA les ought to saw All hail, Brother! live orevrr
not on V IN the great Soul which thou largely IN
hilest. but also as a named person In this thy
definite deed.
will tell you more of the book when | have once
gor il at focal dista1ce-if that can ever be-and
muster my objections when | am sure of their
ground. insist, OF cours,. that il might be more
simple less Goihicay eiflOresccnt. You Will say no
rules for the il uInnaton of windows can apply TO
the Aurora boreas. However. find refreshment
when every now AID then special fact slips INFO
the narrative couched in sharp and bnsness-llke
terms. This misunderstanding IN the book ~ GER
taInly admirable; the lines are ploughed burrows;
but there was cake ana ale before, though thou be
vIrtuous Clarendon surely drew sharp outlines for
in Eal lIarnpIpn he ~ 4 e.
iance sKy-vaul ing. wish could talk with
you tace to face for one day, and know what your
uttermost frankness would say concerning tho
book.
THE sOCINGAN TEMPEST IN A wAsHBowL."
Carlyle 10 Einerson. 1880
lead a most dvspcptic, solitary sclf-Shrouded
life; consuming. # possible III silencc,mv CON
siderable daily allotment of pain; glad when any
strength is left In me for working, which
rare q case of late. The ground OF nv
existence is black Death; too black. when al
void too; bu at times there pant themselves on II
pictures of gold and rainbow and lightning: all the
brighter for the black ground. suppose. Wlthal |
am very much of fool A certain Mr.. Coolidge.
Boston man of clear iron visagc and character. came
down to me the other day with Sumner; he lett
newspaper fraom mt containing The Soclnian
Pop's Dcnunciation of Emerson" The thing de,
nounced had not tnrn arrived, though orc, asked
for AT Kennels; it did not arrive TIL yesterday. hut
had lain buried IN balesof know not what. We
have read only once and not yet at tue bottom
of it. Meanwhile a. judge, the Soclnian tempest
in q washbOw Is all according 10 nature, and VIII
be profitable 20 yOu-not hurtiul. A IN IN Is called
to let his light shine before men; but he ought To
understand better aud bet or what medium II Is
through. what reuuas it falls on; wherefore look
there. | hni III this, rs III the TWO Othrr
Speeches. that noblest selfasSertion, and believing
originality, which i Ike sacred IRE, the beginning
of whatsoever is to flame and worS : and for young
men especially sees not Whit could bc more vvl-
fying Speak therefore, while you feel called a. do
IT, and when You feel called. But tor yourself. my
friend, prOphesy II will not 90 Away; a faculty
in yOu for a sort of speech which itself action
an artistic sort You tell us with piercing
empasIs that mans soul is greati show Us
a great soul Of man. IN some work SYM
bolic Of such; this is the seal of such
n message and YOU will feel bv and by that you
called to this. ! long To some concrete Thing,
somr Event. Mans Life. American Forest, or piece
of Creation. winch tins Emerson loves and wonders
at well EmersOnzed, dcpIctured by Emerson, hllcd
with the life of Emerson, and cast forth no iim
then to live by itself. II these ordtons balk me Of
TINS, how profitable sOcyer they b. for Others, viii
not love them.
WEBSTER A NAsTIFFMOUTHED MAN.
Carlyle 10 E1erion 1889
Not MANY da ago / at breakfast the
lie IS magnificent specimen Won III gh SAY 10 az
the world. this your Yankee Eugllohman such
Limbs We make IN iankeeland A. a LoRic-tcncrr;
Advocate or Parliamentary Hercules one would
incline Ia back hun AT first sight against all the
extant world. he tanned complexion. that
amorphous crag-hkc face; the dull bl ok eyes
undcr their prcc pce Of brow~ like dull anthracite
furnaces needing only 10 be blown; the inastih-
mouth, accurately closed. ] have not traced ~
much OF hilcul Deih'l KIT az llai I'lilp'I VI
in any other man. guess should not Ike To be
your Niger Webster II not lOquaclous, but he
In pertinent conclusive; al snihed perfectly bred
man. though not English IN Drr' ding; man
worthy # the best reception from US. AID meeting
such, understand. lie did speak much with
me tina; morning, but scemrd not az all To dislike
me. 1 mediate whether n i fit or NOT tt that |
should seek out his Tesidcncc. and leave my card
too, before / goi Probably not, for the man Is
political seemingly altogc' her. has been at the
Queens levre etc, etc. IL II simply as mastil-
nouthcd man hat he ia interesting TO me, and not
otherwise at all.
EMERSON on WEBSTER
LinsTsOn 10 carlyle. 1883.
cannot tell you how glad | am that You have
seen my brave senator, aud seen him ~ ] see him.
All my days have wished that he should 20 to
England. and never more than when listened two
or three times debates in the House of Commons.
We send out usually mean persons public agents.
mere partisaus. for whom can only hope that no
man with eyes will meet ,hem; and now those
thirsty ewes those portTat-raIng portrait painting
eyes of thine. those fatal perceptions, have fallen
full on the grca forehead which | followed about
all my young days. from court house 10 Senate
chamber from caucus 10 street. He has his own
sins no doubt. Is saint, IL a prOdlgaL He has
drunk this rum of Party long that hIs sTo lg
head IA ed Ike the soft