New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18

by the very look of his face, scattering influ-
ences seeds scattered, to be found fourish,
| ing rs a bapyan grove after q thousand years. L
beg your pardon for all this preaching; If 1t be
| superfluous. impute 1t to no miserable motive.
| Your objections to Goethe are very natural, ana
| even bring you me nevertheless, am by
| no means sure that il were not your wisdom, at
| this moment to set about learning the German
Language with view towards studying nim mall
ly! do not assert this. but the truth OF IL wouIl
not surprise me- Believe me- II Is nnposss,o 30 if
can be more Puritan than l. nay, often feel as u
were far too much so; but John Knox n,ll,sghIi,
| could he have seen the peaceable lnpreghaplo
| fidelity of that mans mind, and how 10 III II, also'
duty was infnlte-Knox would nave passeu Or T.;
wondering. not reproaching. But VIII ,eIi you III
| word why | like Goethe: his Is the only nedIIny
mind of any extent that have discovered IN EIoPe
long generations il was he that dnne
Behold even in this scandaouss sceptlcocPlCue"I.
| generation, when all is gone but hunger ann can II
is still possible that man be man FOR wDlch IaSt
Evange the confirmation and rehabilitation OF all
| other Evangels whatsoever, how can ne 700
gratefuI9 On the whole suspect you yet KNOW w
| only Goethe the Heather (Ethnic); but you VIII
| know Goethe the Christian by and by, and Ike
| that one far better
| And then as to misery" and the other dark
ground on which YOU love to genius paint itself
| -aasi consider whe her misery Is not Ill health
too; also whether good fortune not worse 10 Dear
| than bad and on the whole whether tue glorious
serene summer Is not greater than the widest hur
rcane-as Light, the Naiura lists say, is stronger
|
Philip soher-and indeed have hardly sad a. inuch
about Goethe since | saw you, for mott hing reighs
mere bat twilight deuslon fdser Tor the time man
midnight darkness) that subject, and feel tliat
the most suffer moi hi,g thereby, having properly
| nothing or little TO do with such matter put
with you. who are not seeking recipes lor nappi,
ness" but something far higher, 1t Is not So ana
| therefore | have spoken and appeal ed ana hOpo
| the curiosity, if have awakened any, VIII 90
you mischief.
Blu now as to myself: for you will grumble at
sheet of speculation sent far am here still, rs
Rob Roy on Glasgow Bridg-, bdIng tTysto
busy extremely with work that Will not profit me
at all i'll some senses: suffering rather IN healn
and nerves, and still with nothing like dawn on any
quarter of my horizon. The Diamond Necklace
has not been printed, but will be, were mis- French
Revoutioa" out whlch latter however, drags itsett
along i'll way that would fill your benevolent
heart with pity. am for three small volumes now,
and have one done. 1t is the dreadfuest labor
with these nerves. this liver ever undertook;
all Is 80 Inaccurate Superficial vague, III the mum
berleSs books | consult; and without accuTacN AT
least, what other good is possible Add 10 ms that
have no hope about the Thing, except only that l
shall be done with 1t can reasonab expect notn-
ing from any considerable class herA but at best to
be scOded and reprOached perhaps to be lett stand
ing " on my own basis, without note or comment oil
any kind-save from the Bookseller, who Will lose
his printing. The hope have however, is sure: 1t
life lent me- shall be done with the business; l
will write this History OF Sanscnl 1ttsm the NORA
best phenomenon meet with since the time OF the
CrusadeS q earlier after which my part Is played,
AS Tor the future. heed 1T little when 80 busy
but il often seems to me If one thing were be-
craft tnan literature for these years that may Ie-
mann to me. Surely oitea say, if ever man had
tinger-Ot-PrOvidence shown hun, thou hast IT.
literature will neither weld the bread nor stomach
digest bread with quit 1t in Gods name shOuldst
thou take spade andlnattock Instead. he truth II,
believe literature be good dead and gone III
all parts OF Europe at this moment, and nothing but
hungry Revolt and Radlcilisn appointed us for
perhaps three geD eTauOns; | 40 not sec how a man
can honestly 1--we by writing in another dialect Than
that, In England at least so that If YOU determine
not living dishonesty II Will behove you to look
1tht f,tn h.f a.sFfa yituf
ls what with some distinctuess. | suffer also terri
bly, from the solitary existence have all along had,
il Is becoming kind OF passion with me To feel
myself among my brothers. And then. How Alas!
| care dOIt for Radcalism, nay feel II to be
a wretched necessity, unht Tor me; Conservatism
being not unfit only but false for ne yet these TWO
are the grand CategOres under which all English
spiritual activity that 80 much as thinks rcmuncra-
ton possible must range itsef. / look around ac-
cofdngly on "A most wonderful vortex Ol things;
aud pray TO God only that as my day is 50 my
strength may be- WHAT will come cut of II II
wholly uncertain: for have possibilities too; the
possibilities of London far rom exhausted yet
have brave brother who invites me 10 come and
be quiet with him III Rome brave friend known
to YOU who opens the door OF new western world,
and so will stand considering and consulting,
at least TIL the Book be over Are al these things
interesting to yOuH know they are
As ior America and LectuTiHg, IL Is a thing | do
sometimes turn over. but never yet with any ser-
ousuess. What your friend says OF the people being
more persuaOabo, 50 far "a having no Tue con TO
vcrsy, ETC., etc, Will go, can ost real undcI-
stand 1t. But apart from that, / saoul,l rather
fancy America mainly new Commercial England,
with a fuller pantry-tie more or NJ tie less. Inc
same unQuenchable, almost irighttully unIestlng
spirit OF endeavOr, directed WOE Is me! u the |
making of money or moneys worth; namely food
fuer and finer and gigm2nc rcnOwn higher and |
higher: nay, must not your glgmanlty be a purse.
ggmanity, some hali-shade worse than a
IS not a Whit worse; only rougher moIo
substaniial; on the whole betleri At all events |
ours is fast becoming identical with IL; for the ped
igree ingredient Is as near IA nay he gone: GdJ"es
de PdTQen ct UOHs Jdcs pas pcndre, tins II very
nearly the whole Law, FIRST Table and second. so |
that YOU see, when set loot on American land, II
will be on no Utopia but on a conditional piece Of |
ground where some things are to Ue expected ami |
other things not | may say, on the other hand |
that LectuIing Tor would rather IL were speaking
is thing have always had some hankerlne after
IL me could really swim III that element |
were / once thrown into it; that III fact ii wound de-
We op several things III me which struggle vlOleIty
for dc velUpment. The great want l nave toward |
such an enterprise is one You may guess at: want
OF a rubuc of "a title 10 name my speech by. Could
anv one but appoint Lecturng Professor OF |
TeufelsIrOckh's science" Things Ia general" To !
discourse of Poets and Poetry IN Hazlilt style,
talk stufiabout the Spirit of the Age, were most
edifying: one knows not what TO call hi nseli. |
However, there Is 10 doubt that were the child born
il might be chrstened; wherefore l VIII really re-
quest you TO take the business IN 10 your consideration
and give me Ill the most rigorous sober manner you
can some scheme of 1T. How many DIscourses; what
Towns: the PROBABLE Expenses, the probable net In
come, the lime etc. ETC.; all that you can suppose
man wholly ignorant might want % know abO q 1t.
America should like well enough 10 visit, much
/ should dDOlDcf part country: II, as Is
you see, distinctly possible that such a thing might
be; we will keep it hanging. 10 solace ourselves
with it till the time decide.
SOME ENGLISH CELEBRITIES
Carlyle 10 Emerson. 1885
Did tell you that / saw Wordsworth this win
teri Twice. at considerable leneth; with almost
no disappointment. lie Is natural man winch |
means whole immenstIes here ana now; flows like
n natural well yielding wholesOmeness,-
though, as it would not but seem TO me, III small
quantity AID astonisbngly diluted. fTanker ut
of finz md nla II nIlgl
never heard from any man; az least never, whom
could honor for utterIng them. | am thankful for
WordswOrt in great darkness and perpetual
sky -r0ckets and cOTuScatlOns, one were for the
smallest clear buTning iartbing candle