New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-04
COLERIDGE.
MIR. CAMPBELLS BRIEF BlOGkAFfii l.

vii, not find the general outline nor the suDs'a"oc
of that essay changed in the more elaborate poS-
raphy now separately printed The author hau III
vesgated his subject too carefully for thar 10 nap
pen But he has now gone more INTO uo'a" II"
formal ion that is scattered In f0ot-no'eS OF last
vear,s volume IL collected and arranged In the
proper place In cases innumerable the form OF eN-
pression has been changed. sometimes apparently
for the sake style but often perhaps Tor tne pun"
pose Of relieving the harshness Of Judgments WHICH,
because they are just. require midh"s9' J" 'r'''-
ing his work the author has fixed more definitely
hs own opinions upon many points for 'A''"P'e
when he comes 10 discuss the relations that existed
between Colerllge and De Quincy he reviews MS
| caution against trusting the Oplnm-eaters S'a'"
ments on account Of their Internal diScrepA'c'eS'
But he adds n reason which goes 70 inc very
ho,fon, ~ all De Oulncey's on every sub
iect. Il do not for moment mean to suggest ''i.
De Quincy consciously mlsrepresentel anything
he remarks bur long before he began 10 write
! about C,lcrllgo his own indulgence in opium-eatinS
Ia deprived him % tho power OF distinguishes w.
/ tween facts and flnc.es" This Is in effect What
+ The Tribune suggested when II said last year III
mentioning Mr. Canphelrs prevlous book. II S"'u."
/ he Remembered whehever men like CoeriIge ana DE
Qiiincey are IN qhrstoh hptno person addicted 70
] In, use " oplum Is capable % telling the truth N
: aiT-raA L. W. hls nwr personality s ne theme
Mr.. Campbells earlier "ssny had special V''ue "'
cause OF thu cIearness with which II put the fac'S
rev AMI old. respecting Coeridg@'s affection tof
N,ry Evans I'm the days when he was n student al
, Ghris,.s llo5p,ial and 1T Cambridge Nobody can
: study that episode in Co'erilGts career without
s,Isnertlnr that I. hll much - Do with the wrong
DOING and the luisfor;uncs Of his lfe- rs iad he
became a frequent visitor at tho mouse ol MARY
Evanss mother. It was 4 Joyous retreat Tor the
bow wh D. II no; lonely * IaIo SAID ne was must
stiil have had many SAT hours. Bu; he gra'u'.y
AMI rentlv unconscous!y fell in Low" with the
AFT rather
sal THIS vas matter Of course. What "a puzz;ing
ab0u, III. case Is that the c'rl t"ttay"i 80 H'''
consciousness II the real feelings Of ~" young man
until Il wts too late Mr.. Campbell thinks that she
only looked upon C,,erilGe as clever boy WINE
he was silently investing nar with all his hopes
IL was rulely awakened At last hy m" sirmis'' u
not tho certainty. that she was about % marry an
other In thu anguish 81 this discovery and under
tie pressure Of some debts. Colerlse ran away
f~u, tine university AMI enst.l ia Che King K"si-
mont Of Light Dragons Hts first thought eVli ~
ly r,s ,ha. BE- would thus disappear forever rom
III. l,roUl. le ~ an his former acgnl'n'arc's hut
,;rer,onine was certain t. h. failure with HIM
SINCE he could ro, s'iri, ~ bis h'~-e n'r clean tho
,ce,utrouonts When b." rrpen'el aal was taken
hlcl Into tie university. he may have supposed mat
u. hat ct rl ~ his OH log" as VII as Of his uni
form IN accidental ueet.nr showed MIN that n"
was mistaken Then De- a2pe''rl 70 Mary Evans
los iet..r ami thus in Mr clnpb"'rs view of the
i.r'ler' NAL. her aware flr he first time - his
f.a,nQq Sla slw that Co,crlgc could uo iongcr
L. looked non as mere boy ami that his letter was
worthy - serious r"sr'is'. HOT ''pF WIS '"-
hyel bar u appears ir.m ms """ .'N''"'D's
ment - have been as k'ni ana momentum ~ loS'''
DE-" Mr. Campbell VII nave ii '''' ''i '''.'' Wv"
dictated ly 'h. Oh s'si,r'y affection mingled wi,h
Ilf' $500! r'nurf'. frI was 'Nif''-'' I'D 'f''''' '.
.,r,t,ia ~ ,rn ln,inese" ~ al events u so'l7h'l
Co.. rire though D. took ont 81 nm "1At rt'l" WI
DIS 'rraNc youih Nil ch'r'fn'i y j. ''f j" III"
r.mp"ol biography. ana not ia ne prrhhlnitF e7-
s1y. that mis- aspect 'i 'h' '''" IN l''S'".''' y"
orthodox novel reader "il 'N'"r''"]' WI" ~ J"
saving thti mercy rom w" ',r'""' sue % ..D
'fiT NJ ''"lh'. 'i"'7 n'' '''" 80 "'"
ofanc. meeting between me ''''' '''' ''' mum
"nf .fif H' ID" n'''- f'' h ''l'' ''9 " vs.
ridge. anil u'' Mary HFin'. "H' 'N'''' NJ '''''-
v!'" Mr ''m'n"i s"pp'@'' '''' "'r''s" ".'
abruptly broken on 'H relations WIN 'l" ''H'F
and thar ihe gin wou.I have sought an 'EplanltoA
- conduct which seemed - der lnc'mIrehcnsh'.
r- Tim his cln certainly D." f''I INTO IN" IN
client Tn meeting h'pp-n'' ~ I''' f'"''r
from London an from 'awnr'F' l"' m"''''
surprise whs great AMI u wis n'i nnrr's'n'h"
well-nigh tainted as hc nays h dl i}ut that th"
girl who cared nothing i1r him except ~ c-''rr
boy should have betrayed her agitation hy a cry al
m'S' shr'N - less easy % ""', s''''' 90 w
IDENTIFY tried Il sr' '"'fl4s". hli ne AN"1rI "'r.
one c,nn,, i'm, wish That sh, hal sicr-efeI FOR
''' ,""',' "'' 49, '"''
toerlise's fa'" mon h"ns III me p"'"h''.
r. d." reaction from this unhdrrin"ss that lei
co,.rllg. +, make hls enlargement" ns S1uthev
.., c. 49,, ,-. ..i 80,
"''''' WIN 'i'' ''''N''' ~ "'' ''N' ''''
upon him that he was got r.l ~ tA" OH love caused
him T.. desert IN. new p,ubflrss II. and hts wife
.. ..t $500 80 49,
III I'''r |''r' H'' many OCCASIONS ''r ''sre''"H
that S0uthey iui"rfcr'l - keep Colerdgr To- his |
ur,ruise In any cas-. Il H. d, D.. observed thar
o,.,,,, was NJ, +, blame f,r c,.rilre.s habit ~
'p''" va "'' ~ >" '''' D." mann "
running away from disIGrc'ablr Obligations HIS
nrhf from r,uhrt!r. AMI from his brl /. ,h,f yyns
80, - =, 81, .., .,.. -, . ,t, i III. -.
10 ~ WV "''' 'N''''' ~ " "'' ''"' "'''''' 80
his Indulgence. In narcotics. Another amUnF his |
tricks 90 ia .,slnr which yls lrr.s.,ntiv nr.r,ls,l
=.
J" 'S ''t'' -''''' vs. '''"" "''' ' '7 3'"'' re
lcft his ."tt'rs unopened AMI then totmrutel him
self with fu,.irir, ,i,,- ,,rf.r,s TN. ,,or.
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