New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-06
Bride of Abydos.' which said was too much.

Bride of Abydos' which i said was too much.
and that if he could afford it at the end OF SIX
months / would then direct how II might be
disposed Of; but neither then nor al any other
period have | ever awaited myself Of the profits
on my own account. For the republication o
| the Satire / refused four hundred gum ~, and
( for the previous editions never asked nor -
ceived SOU nor for any writing @taie' r.
Toward the close OF the following year. Wia
pccuniary difficulties pressing him hafc. ne W ~
compelled TO part With his library. MURRAY,
hearing OF the trouble. sent him tl-."p. ana
offered him more. Byron returned the cheek
with a manly letter. full Of appreciation and
| warm feeling Il have inclos-d your dratt
| torn" he writes in the postscript Tor fear OF
! accidents by the way wish you would not
throw temptation in mine. 1t is not from as
/ dain OF the universal idol nor from a present
SiIperfuity OF his treasures. l can assure you.
that ! refuse to worship him: hut " nat - night
is right, and must not yield 10 circumstances"
II Was in this year. l>l6. that The siege ..
Corinth" and ~Parisna' acre published. Mur-
ray offering loo eu!reas Cor the copyrghis
Byron ultimately accepted the money and sat
isfied some OF his creditors. but al nrst NJ re-
fused II and proposed that il be divided among
Coleridge Maturin and Goodwin shelley God
win) Murray demurred, thinking perhaps.
| that his knowledge Of Byron's affairs and MS
previous offer Of money had given him the r-At
TO direct the expenditure of the cash. me
poets reply is sublime in lis rvbuNe u the pre-
Numption of the publisher. The things in qu"s-
ton shall not De published at ALL and there
an end of the matter" he declares. and adds
curt postscript: You will oblige me by return
ing the manuscripts by the bearer immediate
ly" He would retain the whip hand though
the heavens fell.
1t is interesting 70 note. too. that this passing
Quarrel turned really upon his generosity toward
others The letters are dotted with the eyl-
dences Of his thoughifulness. Even the deSpi-
cable Goodwin commanded his consideration. IS
ills very incident shows not only in lis cen
trail motive but in a collateral bit OF Kindness.
II shall be very glad if il be OF any use =
Goodwin" ne says to Rogers in speaking OF tho
money. only don't let him be plagued. nor
think himself obliged and all that which makes
people hate one another" a sentiment GS --
ing a shrewd understanding of human nat:rr
if not of the type Of it particularly involved
He was always helping authors. y really have
10 LITERARY envy" he declares 10 Moore. and
the proof Of it lies in his warm eSpousal %,
Colerdce's and of those of numerous oth'rs
who unlike Moore. 10 whom he was ferNiiN
devoted could not claim the privileges of frisr
ship. He gave not only money. but time and
influence Writing to Moore ne says, by the
way, ii poor Coeridse-who is a man Of Won
derful talent and in distress and abou, 70 pub
lish two volumes OF PoeSy and Biography and
who has been worse used 10y the critics thar.
ever We were--will YOU. il he comes out. prom
Use me TO review him fsNordhy N The Edia-
burgh Review PRAISE him think YOU must
but YOU Will also praise him well--of all things
the most difficult II Will be the making or
him" Months after. from Switzerland he Is
writing to Murray. and. abiding evidently 70
some remark mac, by his correspondent. he cN-
claims: chr .stahrr-I won't have any one
sheer at Christabel, IL is fine wId
poem or his apprcciatve spirit. his help
fulness and loyalty. the letters offer. in
truth. one long and radiant record. TIL
trait OF sympathy comes out il 4 THOUSAND