CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER XIX.-1848 (continued).

LETTERS TO THE REV. HENRY MOORE, AUBREY DE VERE, ESQ., MISS

FENWICK, THE REV. Edward COLERIDGE, 272-290.

I. Dr. Arnold's School Sermons-His Comment on the Story of the Young

Men who mocked Elisha-Individuals under the Mosaic Dispensation dealt

with as Public, not as Private Characters-Dr. Hammond's proposed render-

ing of 2 Peter i. 20. (272-274). II. Mr. Longfellow's "Evangeline❞—

Hexameters in German and English-" Hyperion," by the same Author—

"Letters and Poetical Remains of John Keats" (274-276). III. Justice

and Generosity-"Vanity Fair"-The World, and the Wheels on which it

moves-Thackeray, Dickens, and Currer Bell-Devotion of Dobbin to Amelia

(276-278). IV. Mr. Carlyle on Hero-Worship-Ceremonial, in his View,

the Husk of Religion; Veneration its Kernel-Veneration rightly bestowed

on Mental Power as an Image of one of the Divine Attributes-Voltaire justly

Admired by the French for his Native Genius-Association of Goodness with

Wisdom, and of Poetry with Philosophy-Mr. Carlyle's Heroes described by

him as Benefactors, not merely Rulers of Men-Instances of Voltaire, Rous-

seau, and Cromwell-A True Sense in which "Might is Right"-Character of

Mirabeau-Comparison of Mr. Carlyle as a Moralist with Lord Byron, as an

Historian with Lord Macaulay-Aim and Spirit of his History of the French

Revolution (278-290).

CHAPTER XX.-January-July, 1849.

LETTERS TO MISS FENWICK, MISS MORRIS, MRS. J. STANGER, MRS.

R. TOWNSEND, MRS. PLUMMER, AUBREY DE VERE, ESQ., HON.

MR. JUSTICE COLERIDGE, EDWARD QUILLINAN, ESQ., REV.

EDWARD COLERIDGE, 291-309.

I. A sad New Year-Alarming Illness of her Brother Hartley (291, 292).

II. His long Absence and unexpected Death-Disappointment of long-

cherished Hopes-His attaching Qualities-His Grave in Grasmere Church-

yard-His last Hours (292-294). III. Affectionate Behaviour of the Old

Friends at Rydal Mount on this Occasion-Mr. Wordsworth's Opinion of

Hartley's Character and Genius (294, 295). IV. Christian Use of

Sorrow (295, 296). V. Sensitiveness about Public Opinion (296, 297).

VI. Visit to the Dudley Gallery-Early Italian Masters, Fra Angelico and

Fra Bartolomeo-Fra Angelico and Dante (297, 298). VII. Strong-

minded Women (298). VIII. Dean Stanley's Sermons-Study of

German Theology (298-300). IX. Review of Lord Macaulay's History

in the Quarterly-Miss Strickland's Life of Maria d'Este-Remarks on

Governesses in an Article on "Vanity Fair" 300, 301). X. "Une

Femme Accomplie " (301, 302). XI. Failure and Success-Her Son's

Choice of a Profession-Metaphysical Training a Desideratum in University

Education-A General Council of the Church to be desired for the Settle.

ment of Controversies (302-304). XII. Modern "Miracles" (304).

XIII. Lights and Shadows-"Latter-Day Pamphlets' "Chartism".

Shirley”—Walking Powers not Lost (305, 306). XIV. Afternoon Calls

-Hurried Composition-Middle-aged Looks-Simplicity of her Mother's

Character (306, 307). XV. Early Associations with the Seasons—

Vaughan, Herbert, and Crashaw (308). XVI. Miss Sellon at Plymouth

-Lord Macaulay's History-Cruelty of James II. (308, 309).

CHAPTER XXI.-August-December, 1849.

LETTERS TO MRS. J. STANGER, Aubrey de VerE, ESQ., HENRY TAYLOR,

ESQ., MISS FENWICK, MRS. FARRER, 310-318.

I. "Sacred and Legendary Art," by Mrs. Jameson-Parallel between the

Classic Mythology and the Hagiology of the Roman Catholic Church (310,

311). II. Hearing and Reading-Facts and Opinions (311). III.

Judgment of the Privy Council in the Gorham case-)
-Depreciatory Tone of

the "Latter-Day Pamphlets "-Pictures belonging to Mr. Munro of Hamilton

Place (312, 313). IV. Scotland and Switzerland-Historical Interest

attaching to the former-Bathing in the river Greta (313, 314). V.

Tunbridge Wells (314, 315). VI. Cholera and Infection-Need of

Sanitary Improvements-Evening Walks at Herne Bay-Sisterhoods-

Remarks of Sir Francis Palgrave on the Resurrection of the Body, and on

the Gospel Narratives of the Healing of Demoniacs-A Last View of Herne

Bay-Home and Social Duties—Archbishop Trench on the Miracles-

Associations with Places-Love and Praise (315-322). VII. Kentish

Landscapes-Scenery of the Lakes (322, 323). VIII. Remarks on an

Article on "Tennyson, Shelley, and Keats," in the Edinburgh Review-

Inferiority of Keats to Shelley in point of Personal Character-Connection

between Intellectual Earnestness and Moral Elevation-Perfection of his

Poetry within its own Sphere-Versatility ascribed by the Reviewer to

Keats in Contrast to Coleridge-Classification of her Father's Poems, showing

their Variety (323-328). IX. Personal Likeness between Mr. Coleridge

and Lord Macaulay (328).

CHAPTER XXII.—January-July, 1850.

LETTERS TO EDWARD QUILLINAN, ESQ., AUBREY DE VERE, Esq., MISS

FENWICK, MRS. T. M. JONES, MISS MORRIS, MRS. R. TOWNSEND,

PROFESSOR HENRY REED, 329-359.

I. Chinese Selfishness-The Irish Famine-Objects of Charity-Church

Decoration, and the Relief of the Poor-Butchers' Prices-Sudden Death of

Bishop Coleridge (329-331). II. Various Occupations of S. C.-Fatigues

of Chaperonage-Barry Cornwall at a Ball-Waltzing Invitation to the

Lakes-Effect of Railway Travelling on her Health (332-334). III.

'Telling" Speeches not always the Best (334, 335). IV. Death of Mrs.

Joanna Baillie (335). V. Mr. Carlyle's "Latter-Day Pamphlets" com-

pared with his "Chartism"-Ideal Aristocracy-English Government (335,

336). VI. Illness of Mr. Wordsworth (337). VII. Hopes of Mr.

Wordsworth's Recovery-His Natural Cheerfulness-Use of Metaphysical

Studies (337, 338). VIII. A Relapse-Regeneration in the Scriptural

Sense implies a Moral Change (339-341). IX. Death of Mr. Wordsworth

-Sense of Intimacy with her Father, produced by her Continual Study of

his Writings (341-343). X. "Now we see through a glass darkly; but

then face to face" (343, 344). XI. Breaking of Old Ties-The Times

on Mr. Wordsworth's Poetry-True Cause of its Different Reception on the

Continent, and in America (344-346). XII. "The Prelude " (346).

XIII. The Prelude a greater Poem than the Excursion-Collection of

Turners at Tottenham-Lycidas, by Fuseli (346, 347). XIV. A

Staffordshire Country House (347, 348). XV. Critique on Mr. Ruskin's

"Modern Painters "-Figures and Landscapes painted on the same Prin-

ciples by the Old Masters-Instances of Generalizations in Poetry and Painting

-Turner "the English Claude "-Distinct kinds of Interest inspired by

Nature and by Art-Subjective Character of the Latter-Truth in Painting

Ideal, not Scientific-Imitation defined by Writers Ancient and Modern-

Etymology of the Word-Death of Sir Robert Peel-Vindication of his

Policy (348-354). XVI. The Black Country-T- Wood; the Dingle;

Boscobel; Chillington-Liberality and Exclusiveness-The Wolverhampton

Iron Works-Trentham-B- Park-Leicestershire Hospitality

359).

CHAPTER XXIII.-July-December, 1850.

(354-

LETTERS TO MISS FENWICK, AUBREY DE VERE, ESQ., PROFESSOR

HENRY REED, REV. EDWARD COLERIDGE, MISS MORRIS, EDWARD

QUILLINAN, ESQ., HON. MR. JUSTICE COLERIDGE, 360-384.

IX.

I. Rain, Roses, and Hay-Experiences of Wesley as a Preacher among the

Agriculturists and Manufacturers-Influences of Society, Education, and

Scenery, on the Development of Poetic Genius (360, 361). II. Domestic

Architecture, Mediæval and Modern (361, 362).
III. First appearance

of Mr. Tennyson's "In Memoriam "-Moral Tone of the "Prelude'

Neuralgia, and Dante's Demons (362-366). IV. "In Memoriam": its

Merits and Defects-Shelley's Adonais (367). V. Public Singers-

Lovers at the Opera (367, 368). VI. Mr. Coleridge's Influence as an

Adviser (368). VII. Spiritual Truths beheld by the Eye of Faith in the

Light of Reason-The Gospel its own best Evidence (369, 370). VIII.

Character of Christian in the "Pilgrim's Progress (370, 371).

Comparative Merits of Sir Walter Scott's Novels-Severity of Satirists on

the Faults of their own Country or Class (371, 372). X. Sympathy of

Friends-Collection of her Brother Hartley's Works-Article in the Quarterly

on the Homeric Controversy-Infidelity Attacks on Revelation (372-374).

XI. Her native Vale of Keswick; and the Valley of Life" Alton Locke"

(374). XII. Early and late Periods of the Wordsworthian Poetry com-

pared with Ancient and Modern Art-Mr. Ruskin's "Modern Painters'

Scott's Novels-Character-drawing in the “Black Dwarf "—The Anti-Papal

Demonstration-Aversion to Popery in the English Mind-The Pope's Move

political not religious-Intolerance of Romanism (375-384).

CHAPTER XXIV.-1851.

LETTERS TO THE REV. HENRY MOORE, MRS. MOORE, MISS FENWICK,

MRS. FARRER, AUBREY DE VERE, ESQ., EDWARD QUILLINAN, ESQ.,

PROFESSOR HENRY REED, 385-402.

I. Causes of the Indifferences to the Papal Aggression displayed both by

Ultra-High Churchmen and Ultra-Liberals-Mixed Character of all National

Movements--The Three Chief Religious Parties, and the Right of each to a

place in the English Church (385-388). II. Letter to Countess Ida Hahn-

Hahn by Abeken- "Death's Jest Book," and other Dramatic Works, by

Mr. Beddoes (388, 389). III. Mr. Carlyle's "Life of Sterling"-Auto-

biography of Leigh Hunt-Epicureanism (390). IV. Early Reminis-

cences of the Character and Conversation of Mr. Wordsworth and Mr.

Southey-Youthful Impressions mostly Unconscious-The Platonic Ode-

The Triad compared with Lycidas-The Prelude-Testimonies contained in

it to the Friendship between her Father and Mr. Wordsworth (390-394).

V. Visit to the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park-Sculpture and Jewels-The

Royal Academy of 1851-Portrait of Mr. Wordsworth by Pickersgill-

Supposed Tendency to Pantheism in the "Lines on Tintern Abbey" (395-

398). VI. Intellectual Tuft-hunting (398). VII. The Bears of

Literature-Margate-Bean-fields and Water Companies-Leibnitz on the

Nature of the Soul-Materialism of the Early Fathers-Historical Reading

-Scott's Novels (398-402).

CHAPTER XXV.-July-December, 1851.

LETTERS TO MR. ELLIS YARNALL, PROFESSOR HENRY REED, AUBREY

DE VERE, ESQ., THOMAS BLACKBURNE, ESQ., MISS FENWICK, 403-431.

I. A Visit to the Zoological Gardens (403, 404). II. Immortality—

Causes of Ancient and Modern Infidelity-Comparative Advantages of

America and Europe-Copies from the Old Masters-The Bridgewater

Gallery The High Church Movement-The Central Truth of Christianity-

Merits of Anglicanism as compared with Romanism, Quakerism, and

Scepticism-Danger of Staking the Faith on External Evidences-Pre-

eminence ascribed by certain Fathers and Councils of the Church to the See

of Rome-The Protestant Ground of Faith-The Theory of Development-A

Dinner Party at Mr. Kenyon's-Interesting_Appearance and High Poetic

Gifts of Mrs. Browning-Expression and Thought in Poetry-Women's

Novels Conclusion (404-418). III. Prayer for Temporal and Spiritual

Benefits (418). IV. Increase of Illness-Fancied Wishes-Trial and

Effects of Mesmerism-Editorial Duties still fulfilled-Derwent Isle and

Keswick Vale-Visit of the Archdukes to General Peachey in 1815-Old

Letters-Death, and the Life beyond it (418-422). V. Leave-taking-

Value of a Profession-A Lily, and a Poem-Flowers-Beauty and Use

(422-424). VI. Proposal to visit the South of France-Climate and

Society of Lausanne-The Spasmodic School of Poetry-Article on Immor-

tality, in the Westminster Review-Outward Means a part of the Christian

Scheme-The "Evil Heart of Unbelief "The Foundations of Religion

(424-428). VII. Gradual Loss of Strength-Credulity of Unbelievers—

Spiritual Peace-Thoughts of Past Years (428, 429). VIII. Congratula-

tions on a Friend's Recovery from Illness-Her own State of Health and of

Mind-Wilkie's Portrait of her Brother Hartley at Ten Years old-The

"Northern Worthies "-A Farewell (429-431).

Memoir.

RECOLLECTIONS

OF THE

EARLY LIFE OF SARA COLERIDGE.

WRITTEN BY HERSELF,

In a Letter addressed to her Daughter.

I.

September 8th, 1851, Chester Place. MY DEAREST E--I have long wished to give you a little sketch of my life. I once intended to have given it with much particularity, but now time presses *—my horizon has contracted of late. I must content myself with a brief compendium.

I shall divide my history into childhood, earlier and later, youth, earlier and later, wedded life, ditto, widowhood, ditto, and I shall endeavour to state the chief moral or reflection suggested by each-some maxim which it specially illustrated, or truth which it exemplified, or warning which it suggested.

My father has entered his marriage with my mother, and the births of my three brothers, with some particularity, in a Family Bible, given him, as he also notes, by Joseph Cottle on his marriage; the entry of my birth is in my dear mother's handwriting, and this seems like an omen of

The fragment of autobiography was begun by my mother during her last illness, a few months before her death.-E. C.

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