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ready 10 own than 10 correct his faults. and that
he considered his oandor in acknowledging
them an dnsnde honordbls
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them an dmende honorable.
| Nv.
We learn that tho scheme Of living which
| Byron followed at this time, about q yenr be-
fore his death, consisted not only In dieting
| himself on vegetables, drinking vinegar. and
taking medicine in excess but, at times, In en-
during pangs of hunger, by means of which he
hoped TO master q natural tendency to stout
ness, and by keeping thin TO preserve that hner
outline of face and symmetry OF form which
gave interest to his appearance and youthful
ness to mis- figure. He explained to the Bless
inRtons that no choice was left him but to sacri-
fec his body to his mind, that II ho lived as
others he would not only be Ill, but would lose
his Intellectual faoultics. To eat animal food,
he argued, was to onGendor animal APP
petites; as proof Of which he instanoed the man
ner In which pugilists arc fed: while to live on
lsh and vegetables was to support existence
without pamperluR 1t. lie took evident pride in
arriving at results which cost him so much
pain; and, with boyish air, would ask, Don't
you think get thinnor7" Or again, "Did you
ever see any ono go thin as I'm who 10 not Ill f'
There is no doubt that his desired condition Of
thinness was obtained at the expense of his
health. He obstinntoly resisted the advice OF
medical mon and friends who assured him Of
the folly of continuing nusterities that were un-
dermninR his constitution, which would have
no power of recovery, they told him. II 10 were
once attacted by illness. The prediction was
not long attorward fulfilled.
The indifference exhibited by Byron 10 the
beauties OF nature surprised Lady Bessington
and no said lauEhinRly, =" I suppose you expected
me to explode into some enthusiastic exclamn-
tions on tho soa, tho sconery. &C., such as poets
indulge In, or rather supposed to indulge in I
but tho truth 10, hate cant Of every kind, and
the cant OF the love of nature as much as any
other" His Views regarding art caused even
greater astonishment. He liked music without
knowing anything of 1t as science. of which he
was glad, as he feared perfect Knowledge
would rob music Of half Its charms. AT
present only know" he said, that u plaintivo
air softens, and lively one cheers me.
Martial music renders mo brave, and vo-
luptuous music disposes me to DO luxurious,
even effeminatc. Now. were l skillod In
the science, l should become fastidious;
and, instead Of yielding to the fascination OF
sweet sounds, should be analyzing criti-
cising or connoisseurizing ito use a word OF my
own maktnR) instead Of simply enjoying them
as at present. In the same way, never have
studied botany. don't want to know why
certain flowers please me: enough for me that
they do. and leave to those who have no bot
ter occupation mo analyses OIL tue SOURCES Oh
their pleasure which can enjoy without the
useless trouble" His love OF flowers, In truth.
amounted to n passion and this and his charity
were two beautiful traits in his character. He
nSver refused to give when asked, and always
gave with gentleness and kindness that en-
hauced tho giving, so that the poor know and
loved him, and came to him in their needs and
sorrows. 1t seems that not only flowers but
perfumes also had strong oflect upon him,
lnd, as he said. often made him sentimental.
We have reproduced tho impression made by
Byron on Lady Blessington. Now let
what he thought OF her. On returning from his
flrst call he sat down and wrote to Moore; -
have jus. seen some friends of yours who paid
me a visit yesterday, which, in honor Of them
and OF you. returned to-day; as reserve my
bears skin and teeth and paws n nd claws for our
enemies. Your allies. whom found very
agreeable personages. are Milor BlessinKton and
epOuse, travelling with q very handsome com
psnion in the shape Of a French count ito use
Farquhar's phrase in Tho Beau's stratagemD.
who has all the H!r OF a CHI,tdor dsehnirt. anil
Is one OF tho fe " specimens have seen Of our
ideal Of q FrenChman before the revolution an
old friend With now face. upon whose Ike
never thought that we should look again.
Aiiladi seems highly literary. to which, and your
honor's acquaintance with tho family. attrib-
ute the pleasure Of having seen them. She 10
also very pretty. even in u morning. n species Of
beauty on which the sun Of Italy does not shine
SO frequently rs the chandelier"