The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-19

SheIley's eyes by tho Introduction into his
n home Of H. a mathnrs h ,SnS.r to w dHna vas dele e.
September Shelley wrote n sonnet to his child,
which expresses, bis deep love for tho mother
in London, lest tho Scotch marriage should
riot,s sister Eliza, however. whom Shelley had
now become hateful to him. Aud in tho very
month OF tho London marriage we find him
BBeqii,niHNlfileaso, having fnNSS y" "escspea. fii ii ihss society %,Ia !e oi
oil that philosophy nnn friendship combine,
from he dismayinE solitude Of myself, Cor,
cold and reserved, lis the roverso OF this, rs
she l. tho reverse Of eyerythinE bad; she IN.
herttS all tho DIVINITY OF her mother" Then
comes u stanza, beginning
Thy dewy looks sink in my breast.
Thy gentle words stir poison there.
It has no meaning, he SAYS it is only written
IN thought. 1T IL evident from this pathetic
piness in his home had been fatally stricken"
To me what Is evident is rather that Shelley
t haa; ,G fh ass f Of hi RRs sSstim s @Tri i s nEhiH let Erin IN
speak for mo- too vivid sense TINT here lin
tho. society Of the Boinvillo family were peace
come some more ~yersesto the Doinvilles. which
contain tho. first good stanaa that Shelley
w ,yh}tS pm IN niNsS coGse nro q pSem to Harriet, 81
as the poem itself. II she has something to
endure from, tho Boinyille nttnchmentl, 1t is
upon her loving endurance. for 500 how pale
and wildercd anguish has mnde himl" Har-
riet, unconvinced, seems to have gone Off to
Bath In resentment, from whence. however,
she kept up u constant correspondence with
Shelley, who was now OF ago, and busy In Lon
own ' wants and ilYi those OF the friend pV and former ",r
At Godwiin's Shelley met Mary wollstono-
says sHS T She lad Sif brsa,hed aSrin Il her rfo, sn RHsq IifS
Of Tune moss called 1T GodWSin's: with Shelby R.H
Goodwin was out. but n door was partially and
softly 5 2nened; a thrilling yoicG called 'SheIIey,r
f f'r-iaErei T raic indeed .S anu WITH iith'a 4 pier dns
We're @sls A% sseIIsy " f nnd q @M ' a to o Ai,G aas,hsG:
before the close Of June they knew and iclt,''
snys Prof: R Yy dsnr ""thTn,b each Sh WI to the q other
Pnncras. where her mother was buried, became
n place nov ddo o shcrG ndl to Mary SINCE on
cne ev9 his ho6 day i b}s loSe hG mpd pe sSr. II forth sian his dS
everlasting union; placed her hand in his In
July Shelley gave hrr a copy Of Queen Nab"
der dedication to Harriet he wrote: Count
Slobendorf was about to marry u woman who.
attracted solely by his fortune, proved her sell
added an inscriplion on her part: II love the
author beyond all powers o!.cxprcssion y
by that love we have promised 10 each other,
although may not be yours | can never be
anotler's'-and more to tho sarne effect.
Amid these exe!!ements shelley was for some
ntS itiou =, 80 A-l' " Nv tIllitu W
happened. She was expecting her conGne-
hnppened." She wrote, III do not hear from
state tai of suspense" shelley then wrote VT to her.
arrived there he told her tho state OF his feel
ings;, and prop%sed separation. The shock
m abetwe aar his old ID fe %ha sh to@yri ia} far rfacS snd
his now passion for Mary. showed in his looks.
in his gestures, In bis speech. the state of u mind
an insurrcction''" Godwini grew II, ai,,;" about ut
his daughter, and after a serious talk with her
wrote to Shelley; Under such circumstances
cisivc measures seem tho best" In tho early
morning OF the 2sth of July, 1914. Mary God
summon air; she and Shelley went of together
in a post chaise to Dover, and from thence
crossed to the Continent
.Troyes on their, way to Switzerland. From
Troyes Shelley addressed n letter to Harriet. OF
which the best description is that it is precisely
the letter which II man in the writer's cir
cumstGnces should MOI have written:
Ny dearest Harriet nG begins. write to yon from
NV will a; Ia,, ma { Sne n drT ana constant Nisna 70
feeling. vii, ,sye. w,iluilyi be inlnteI From none can
selfish, or have beloved riends of their own.
Then follows a description of his journey with
Mary from Paris. through u fertile country.
inhahitants nor the beauty Of the scenery. with
n mule to carry our baggage, rs Mary. who has
not been suflicicntly, well to walk. fears tho
fatigue OF walking, Like st. Paul to Timothy.
he ends with commissions:
! wish you to bring with you the two deeds which Ia
ss.iismeh mas DO 5" h r5Gr patt m 1"f iy" any A .. . yoar a @ sSpy Of h sns
what shall, be done about rhe ,6oksi Yon can consult
most naectIonateiy yours "'"' ~ s..
! write IN great haste, We depart directly.
Harriet did not accept Shelley's invitation to
join him and Mary in Switzerland. Money
diflculties drove. the travellers back to Eng
land in scptemheri Goodwin would not soc
mandcd. and ~cn:erly accepted, pecuniary help
from his crring spiritual SON. ,Botwcon God
wins wants t. and md 1 ,br g Hnrr Saell %yo was a;u hard
iieved that he would return TO her; $40. which
remained in her hands. In November she was
He went to see Harriet, but - the interview LETT
husband and wife each embitterod against the
other, Friends, wcre severe; when Mrs;
even sarcastic says Prof. Dowden. Soil
tude.," he continues, embarrassed. by debts
cicty OF n few friends. and the delights of study
winter, months to Shelley months Of I'M
tors we're pesterins. and even Harriet gave
trouble. In %anuary. 1915: Mary had to. write
IN her journal this gn;ry; harriet sends her
One day about Ills tine shelley asked Pea
with money lenders q Not only had Shelley
dealings with money lenders, he now had deal
to read largely. In January, 1915. his grand
father, Sir Byssho shelley, died. Shelley went
down into SUSSEX: his father woulu not suffer
him to enter the house. but he sat outside the
door ana read Cnmus while the reading, of his
Grandfnther's viii! went on inside. In February
was born ,Mary's first child. a girl, who lived
but n few days. All tho spring Shelley was i'll
and harasscd. but by June it was settled that
he should have an allowance from his father
of $1,000 u year. and that his debts lin
Guiding Gl,2oj promised by him to God
win should he paid. He on his part paid
Hlarriet's debts, and allowed hcr goo a year.
In August no took II house on the borders OF
Winasor Park. and made q boHting excursion
sion which produced his first entire poem Of
value, the beautiful "Stanzas in Lechlndo
Churchyard." Thcy wore followed. later in the
autumn, .byo". Ala,toT" Henceforth. from tins
Leghorn and Spc2zla., in july, 1922, Shoiley's
literary history is sufficiently given in the do
lightful introductions prellycd by Mrs. Shell
Icy TO the poems Of cach year. Much Of the
OF his lifc is ( there given also: but with
some Of those "occurrcnces nj his private life"
on which Mrs. shelley iorbore to touch. and
Dowden's book, we Layo still TO deal.
Mury's first son. William. was born I'm .Janu-