The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29

| HENRI TAME
Truly Taine is tho inventor OF that powerful
machine called scientific criticism. Q oriti.
| cism imniovable. memorable. which In some
| way destroys individual liberty. making OF
| man the simple product Of precise and defined
| factors from which he can under no pretext
disengage himself. such as race. epoch. sur.
roundings: which CLASHES and labels all
literary works like specimens In museum OF
natural history: which socks. above all. the
law. and forgets. In its desire to bring all
things into common. this element Of differ
ence which is felt this vibration Of soul to
soul. this something which escapes and which
Yet this systematist is at times an exq uisits
as one who understands and profoundls s' sp.
hhsr 6rinEng to hs ths
friends lately. the adjec t RH o. Taine
add always an idea expressed
which says in three words all that "a Import
ant t? know. The subject was The Nor
M that people at once 50 couraeeous and
20 coVetous. IRine says In speaking OF them:
spaaer more PFSbais be given with
niilcance: has in some sort O far rea ching and
historical bearing.
SoulH WIS NOSC 0uSL0f0 ana IaOOff.
Gus. Without fortune. he had to work not
only Tor ms own livel hood. but also that OF
a 9 hs1 W9% he adOred and
nov mat glory and success have assured him
a, i .r the material pre-occupations Of his
vague dIs1uietude: material questions do not
rank as secondary in his mind. and one sees
caatins very prosatcaly The pereehtase 's Of
such uf, and such an investment. concerning him.
n NJ ali oh 11
During the early years Of hard work Taine
faGGnred TINT predictions amount Of varied
" MIN authority on 50 many diverse SUBJECTS
s he ar" read h ts5t pos
and stored up his treasures. ''
IN Tai%s being then q 90 appeared
Lo voy%ss en- ae .'f1s.HEe AnslHif Bs.
tween wIiles. his position having improved
ried ne daughter Of an architect Of great tai
eMe w. Dnn S,r and it may DO said that n
never boon crossed by cloud. ''"'o
in. one 81 III 1tpE went to see Tans carry
consented to LOOK over. He Was usn-
er"t INT, to- IT, th r"nm and he rcrceived Tame
ne said f""" without or d! sGafi hm raGn
NIT nobody else TO cut his tot-nails!'
vi ThG &c LaEy was his nclhow Andre Cheyrillon,
mad: II great sensation on its appearance last
ietnr in tho n~r"rd.s ie"r M,ptf.'.
Inlne azores children. ami has some weak
iu,rs on them. II - II" rare thing to find him
'ltlin: hefn" th" wv tn FUSS or EDene in
,,nalr' W'.ic Slc"i's 'hc fvrri'" Hnttana. ad-
iir,,scin& to her III, " ,ld"s' d,thyrambirs. Ills
'lu iilrnHS "tn recito II dozen Snnnets COM
i'pr"nc" i Mention. st. lie, mad. "n the hor.
!cis If 10. ~. TAnnery. i, tie name OF lie
II "A In, -
=" year. Iii. vii" ,ak"s unon herself tho
NIX. OF "a" Ein"yar III" rr,rr zeal and prof
ut CONFUSING mis- e inrhti"n. and his daush-
rr; now -; %! an Intelligence animnt,d aud
Ir' ours wh"n pause in his present great
'HfT'. Les ORG n"> d" 1t Franc" Co!,tcnJr-
'rr an ior her he reads "very,nin: INV md
,|rS Sy 'n3t ir. p, a. Engnn from the
rato worh ri Geore.. ii Of, or ;rown Wi, :''-
Inr h"lrc has been IL the family for many
ar All In! has md rg"nr many tan slorma-
flh y Iiiin% wti"r" IA" g'IInl Snipn is: to it
ave ""n AID II, on one hr tn. 'lining room
ni H. A.n,-;, r'>i.i"n. 90 the tI'or n small
,n ' ~" il"aw'r: tr"n # Nine; T'i',r.
% l. u"ri, Arc 20 u = room II, ,0ve il ~ an
ne,l" 81 t., I'r.'nsr ~ Sa'h wa that he is per-
ln -:nu 'riii he lnlx"s little with h's family
~. :, .;a".,s ENs.i' ini me nous r,nsecrntoi
- ~ ''UNll' h.l'l'ldl W,.lN an necessary
rri~,'- To- wuirh. for hysi"ntr Innsons lie
pr""- hhsc he r,r is quits his den. chang
nf ;E"rcly from bis great armchair in the
'lnn"v corner to the cane chair before his
'riting tail" by the wir,o =.
IN Paris h loads III" same life. and while his
'ilr and ,!du-.ltr VIII, are fond III society
nd N"r} much counted frequent bulls. and
IN" uu', Tam" r"ma H. II hl- iirnSid".
he hHh i"riElIly ab'ur"i III! rilimS which
'nud rt'l Lin on. In ia" "N"uing s"siE. only
nrsr WHO con" T. him. 'fhc hostrs, is as
l"s''"ll" - 81" j inNhtonn he, nai Ia" draw
NJ: gppns Of II" OLD ho'rjIn a." i,l"t ie."ttrs
i en- thrIr h"" - r''gttI",S "pc" II week. not
ni, t. H'l ia" pl...ti.i mt" II .'ut ani let
"-"i 81 III -, t,ui a,-p 'p..tl 'rrru:n"is. pass
= III -'t't@a, n'.p ,."r in any way connected
'lilI IN" Aca ivny or the Nuild ut lttrr-. and
r-il" i,rlrT,' aTar win tL"tr q" souvenirs
II rir" and exceptional SOiiGc and a rccep-
tDa Away hrEeyui"ut.
IA, We Haze III Highest Voice New
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