New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-19
TENNYSON'S TALK.
HIS JUDGMENTS on SOME OF HIS COZ
TEMPORARIES
Mr.. Wilfrid Ward In The New Review.

Mr. Wifrid Ward In The New Review
His companion had been reading Browning ana
had found Sordello somewhat difficult inns con.
fesson amused Ttnnyson When sordeio - cane ~.
What has come to me-? Has my mind gone Her.
Is a poem of which can't understand ssn,s sss u,
a scr, OF dramatic composition ana tor ahaSsas
the human mind And he has eieai ina ~ =.
ton. But poets writing Should D. sweet y r., ".
mouth and ear which BroNnings Is not lie' ~
should be glory Of words as wen as as, ~
mSEss m mniS Ne hy s mo Nth NR G Pulse
spoke OF Brownngs love Of London soce,y' al
once told him that he would Gle IN "h''e "e '"'
This led to a discussion of Goethe.s saving ~ -
bidet elm talent SIGH in der stille some f' r.
marked that Arthur Clough in his oxford 70. ~, !,
shrank from general society i knew PIN I'M W. Yi.
us in France lie was delightful companlon ~ h.
was rather wanting in The sense OF hum %. yad
had great poetic feeling. He read me his IN s'I
Magno.' ana cried like child as he fead u M, !.
spoke OF Cloughs friendship with some OF we ~ "a
ford Tractarians. and Of their separation rsra.en
This led Tennyson 10 tell me OF lax ne nsr re-
gious views How difficult It l. 20 repeat "a. 'e coo
as II really happened George Eliot mao .n,s a
vcrsation with me AZ Adworth and the accoun. 20
her till red in the face. ana then ros i ~
away. you and your molecules. me ~ mnseI sra
al parting shook her hand. ana sald V'Is =. Ii
Il hope you are happy with your moeeu Sr,,s ADJ
p,6, INTO human character but maintained tns,
she not quite so truthful as ~ Is not
Miss Austen: THE character OF Adam fSeIe y = At
quite true 10 human nature. II Is localized. -
reported TO have said that Jane Austen was :, ~
10 Shakespeare. What really SAID was 'ha. S ~
narrow sphere OF life which she ieIinean.a =
pictured hi'aan character a. Ssrtnsneare y
shakespeare Blu, , austen ystens novels are pere
Works on small scaIe-beauiful bits OF sRpHssst "a
told him Of yOwst s As " tSogsh MaSaass We.
delivering lecture 10 an audience OF on. onsors
This led 70 comparison 9i Mae saidy 'IIe was
once the most reverent and ne mos ~, ~ Of pcs
man have known | admire ~ es carlyIe was
wc a rbar na,s witty eonverser but often 80
castle She never spoke before her husea sH he no
listen TO YOU when you talked" I'm Ma' said
replied. hut he hardly took IN ~n.t he Ashbur
ton.s hoTsethe Orange He and Lady As t,s ,srY
the lie OF the party Tn1ss p was woman
sranS SS shs ked ss
that time. i she had a fayoriie', e IL that =
nssded = strong man in England our cro"'~
is being born somewhere. he USED 10 s;stesmee
This led us to speak OF s 9sr WITH Carlyle ~
would not accord 20 anX the title o, Oman ne saM
ruler. Speaking OF one eminen, ~ can with ~ ~
glove You must have an iron sag dsl he irCa
You need not always make people 'e and Disrssa
do S we fa on Justice to the gifts Of the
orator. and TO the latters diplomats. that be ~
scornfui Gladstone Is genial and kn1 vas he ~
se, Sure Sign Of Intellectual ttleness
despise nearly always meant h no charactens.~s
Of barbarans Real civilization aass and NJ
beings to understand each otner a. a little. o.
sture or mnsducated mind which re ss dss
One who has lived has only Syyay s and !pS ~ -
world in its length and breadth ,sn his own =
Views and standpoints Other nth vnf" strong sd'
| quoted this OF Wordsworths WIZ" ~
tion: , srov thss -
Stranger henceforh be warned , ant
Howe er disguised in Its own u s1,n,srups
Ia iittisness, that he who feels .,s"
For any living thing hath i ts., 1ssscusns ~
Which he hath never used; tnss ""'
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