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'iors II 10 hls opinion 'hst wordsworih. m.
Hks Col~ridx- wrote IN, much poetry. Bat
his poetry tssss concentrated fotri. ss wsii
NJ shoss which psrmlt him ~ be- d.rns~ md
whom at last u found Ia. rsd ~ operation ircs
from tho raak growth q tho nrS: quarter u
THE century II exercised . great fsr:iiiina AMI
cul;ivating power: insomuch tha, within th.
limits Of the thoughtful c!as--s the mind of a
least ono generation NAV b~ said to ha,c been
moulded by II. The snwt opening o''heir minds
20 Wordsworth WAS effected by froi Wilson
in Blackroods Ndgasins and this opening was
widcned. think. by two articles ~ mine In tho
Q.dr''rly Rrrie,r. one of which I was told by
tho publisher At tho time hal doubled the sails
% his works. His popularity with these classes.
and through them with others. lasted for some
twenty years. He never lost his hold Of the
generation BY which he had nrst been appre-
ciatod: but another generation arose which
preferred to have q poet Of its own-a great
poet In his midland Wordsworth went into
occultaton during the transit Of Tennyson."
Taylor adds In q foot note written In 1879. that
80 the occuitation did not last many years. and
l think that now Wordsworth's poetry shines
through tho higher order OF minds with u
radiance again unrivalled."
When. In 1881. the author SAW Walter Scott.
tho lattrrs health had been broken by more
than one shock OF paralysis. Il was" he tells
us. much and mournfully impressed by his
manner and appearance. There was homeiy
dignity and a sad composure in them which.
perhaps. belonged to his state OF health. and
consciousness that his end was not far on and
along with these there was the simplicity and
singleness he must have had from nature. The
animation and fertility OF discourse with
which also nature had gifted him were brought
low. witnessed only one little 1uickening Of
the spirit" Apropos OF Wordsworth's visit to
Abbotsford which took place soon afterward.
and gave occasion to a we'll known sonnet.
Taylor observes that Scott and Wordsworth
dwelt In regions as far apart as 1t was possible
for men to occupy who each covered so large a
space Neither. I should think. could apprec-
ate the other in full measure; but Scott would.
Wordsworth than Wordsworth OF Scott. =
They were as little alike in their aspect as in
their genius. The only thing common to both
countenancos was that neither expressed a
limitation. You might not have OWNED from
either frontlspiece the treasures OF the VOL
ume: 1t was not likely that you should
but whoh you knew that there they were.
there was nothing but what harmonzed with
your knowledge. Both were the faces Of con-
siderable mon. SCOTS had character OF rus
ticity. Wordsworth's WAS a face which did net
assign itaelf to any class. II was a hardy.
weather-beaten old face. which might have be-
longed to a nobleman. q yeoman. r mariner, or
a philosopher. for there was so much OF man
that you lost sight OF superadded distinctions,
For my own part. I should not. judging by his
face. have guessed him to be poet To my
eyes there was more OF strength than refine
ment in the face. But think he took dif-
ferent view OF 1t himself. Whatever view no
took. IL occasion arose no would be
sure to disclose IT. for his thoughts went
naked. I WAS once discussing with him
the merits Of picture OF himself hanging ON
tho wall in Lockhart's house In London. Some
one had said 1t was like. Yes he ro-
piled: I cannot deny that there is a likeness;
such likeness as the artist could produce 1t
is like mo so far as he could 60 in me: II is like
II you suppose all tho finer faculties Of ths
mind to be withdrawn; that. I should say. is
Wordsworth. the Chancellor OF the ExcheQuer
Wordsworth. the Speaker OF the House Of
Commons" Franknoss OF this kind more
than once exposed Wordsworth to misconcep.
ton. but Taylor. who knew him we'll. insists
that. In this thero was not more
vanity than belongs to other men.
tho difference being that what there
was. like everything else In him. was wholly
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