New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-10
THE LOWELL MEMORIAL
LESLIE STEPHENS ADDRESS IN WESTMlN
STER ABBEY.
From The London Times.

From The LONDON llHies
Mr.. Leslie stephen said that what ne had to q
was to give some answer to the question VIII
they had met there vo so aG 70 not the compe
answer would be suggested TO any one VINO yisaeS
The long line Of illustrious men whose mon,
ments raised there who had passed the per-
would he believed have unanimously recognize cog nr
in Lowell a congenal disciple There was scarce rec
obviously marked out by mind and character
the high calling Of man more OF un sss or zsa
Mr.. Lowell. Upon him had fallen no small L sn
literature s% He was true poet who always sp,d
his heart. and therefore always SPOKE noo
our language and the great men OF old he mig
say would have admitted him to no low place
sympathetic and penetratiye Interpreter OF shei5
talked of the great EIizabethan dramatisss IS.
Theatre. and had accepted from them an N ~
psrfec, power to very combnaton Of oshe,
qualities Lowell was mos, tnorough studeni
MN or the Smallest details Of grammatical
construction or versication Then ne had ne
OF the true scholar. He was man f formed, 70
grapple with libraries to swallow ana aSs eoS
have been less of a 'Dryasdust' whom Low WEI
used to describe as an b @ things
From any such danger Lowell was perrec, ny res 81
D f hs cond not help knowing bores, but when he
saw one he was aware that there were such thing
iirS 70 believe they were admirable because they
had been kept for two or three centuries INA
a aGvg w have quiet smile at himself, knOs:
ing the right value OF the e,o ooJsess nne of
the greatest masters since the congenia spirit
Charles Lamb had wbeb %as Called /" he
t n,@q lover who enters and with p:
n np' sse sema Of old e pay
humorst; but II humor couid enter , in revealsd
p broaSh n mouth Of Hosea Bglow tina, yp
YANKEE So redoent OF the soil. pthest OF orator s
imposture and empty pretence by a fine nea ~
r, was n f Of R Rer SaO or IN
most tremendous causes that ever aroused the,,px
sCs Of counts Hs w whs he e Sne me
crush the gigantic Of slavery lie was ' Ps
fore besides beside GpS MIN ali his DVss a
also purpose as sr SnS S as the s
pelitica partisans with wit keen. and Win az
power OF taking part In the controversy "a tie Is
chief has been that they had put their strensos
power at the service of mere personal am 'arssSo.
to rdT Tbst t Wss NOT owes way When he
the weapon the instrument as Worasw ro,e which
became In nis h crassders against Of
evils that was ever n n; s the weak anu
'' One Of the most Characteristic things was
fine ssDs and eS9Ssts
man be otherwise who struck his roots 80 aeep ,sh
the s Of the ys sas the old
all it's troubles and impostures and traisss Of
somehow II he might use characteristic PHI phi man
his worry through to better days when true ant q
would cast away the old slough and come vu ga
they all hoped to In the future lie ns'ii mers
good American, the most perfect faith tnas uss b
lea would be In the van OF progress oecasu nsher1
thought that the stern morality OF ms hr syusp
permeated the American blood and that inc" y
pathies had been enlarged -, Ia ~
lie was a gentleman to the backbone. ana MAJ ~
tr,lest and Hottest motives. He had taken the hnI
polish that thorough culture could give MN; 800
which enabled him TO take natural place ~ Svu q
and Cabinets. He had also curious ie iin y..sS
speech which at once placed him In sympathy
HIS audience and enabled him to win his way in.SS
the hearts OF all he met He CMr stephen s ~v Wss
proud of anything The memorial had been pisc ~
exclusively by EngIshmen. The committee d nau
ceived kind offers from America but they decnhhs~
to accept Them with all gratitude. because vnex
wished to show that It was spontaneous s"' "
their countrymen