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TheGermsofEnglishProseWorks

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TheGermofEnglishProseWorks

1.TheBreak-UpofaGreatDroughtbyWilliamHaleWhite1

2.TheMasterbyH.M.Tomlinson(1873-1958)2

3.NilNisiBonumbyWilliamMakepeaceThackeray4

4.TheForgottenManbyWilliamGrahamSumner.18

5.TheTaskoftheModemHistorianbyThomasBabingtonMacaulay11

6.DonQuixotebySirWalterAlexanderRaleigh17

7.IntroductiontoHistoricalEssaysbyErnestPercivalRhys23

8.Dr.JohnsonandHisTimesbyThomasBabingtonMacaulay27

9.ImpeachmentofWarrenHastingsbyThomasBabingtonMacaulay32

lOThePuritans.1byThomasBabingtonMacaulay36

11.MachiavellibyThomasBabingtonMacaulay39

PARTI39

PartII44

PartIII52

12.TheSourcesofIdealismbyGeorgeBernardShaw59

13.TheCollectiveWisdombyHerbertSpencer61

14.OnDestroyingBooksBySirJohnCollingsSquire163

15.PopularAuthorsbyRobertLouisStevenson65

Parti6.5

PartII66

PartIII67

PartIV69

16.OnTheChoiceofaProfessionByRobertLouisStevenson71

17.OnLoveByFrancisBacon74

18.TheCrystalVasebyMauriceHenryHewlett76

19.OntheArtofLivingwithOthersbySirArthurHelps82

20.TheEnglishConstitutionbyHenryHallam84

21.ACityNight-PiecebyOliverGoldsmith87

22.ArtbyJohnGalsworthy88

23.APortraitbyJohnGalsworthy90

24.Evolution1ByJohnGalsworthy98

25.MyCopyofKeatsbyRichardDowling101

26.RecapitulationandConclusionbyCharlesDarwin107

27.TheOriginofSpeciesbyCharlesDarwin112

28.OnFriendshipbyA.Clutton-Brock113

28.SundaybeforetheWarbyA.Clutton-Brock115

(1868-1924)115

29.FrenchandEnglishbyG.K.Chesterton117

30.TrialofMarie-AntoinettebyThomasCarlyle119

31.TheAltruistinPolitics!ByBenjaminNathanCardozo121

32.ATragicIncidentatRavennabyLordByron126

33.RamblingsinCheapside.BySamuelButler127

34.TheStage-CoachmenofEngland:ABullyServedOutbyGeorgeBorrow134

35.UncleanBooksbyArnoldBennett139

36.ArtistsandCriticsbyArnoldBennett140

37.OnanUnknownCountrybyHilaireBelloc141

38.MyLastWalkwiththeSchoolmistressbyOliverWendellHolmes144

39.AMessagetoGarciabyElbertHubbard1147

4O.ScienceandCulturebyThomasHenryHuxley.1150

41.MyWinterGardenByCharlesKingsley.1159

42.TactbySirJohnLubbock172

43.CatchwordsandClaptrapbyRoseMacaulay176

44.MournfulImaginationbySummerHess185

45.BattleshipSunkByJenniferDeBruhl187

46.FaithorFictionbyCodySanders190

47.Mrs.What's-her-nameByHeatherJolly192

48.Modern-daySocratesbyMattheaHungerford194

49.MethodsofTeachingMacbethbyLisaHandzus197

50.KyleMaynard:WonderBoybyKiraChalmers200

51.AnAnthemforAmericabyLauraClontz202

52.MoreThanJustaGuitarbyJordanReich203

53.CultActivityinRaptureofCanaanbyLaurenMcCall204

54.Canaan'sHandsbyColleenShaw206

55.LiteratureandSciencebyC.J.Home207

57.PrefacetoLyricalBalladsbyWilliamWordsworth215

58.TheFourAgesofPoetrybyThomasLovePeacock216

59.LiteraryCriticismfromSpectatorNo.291,February2,1712223

60.ShootinganElephantbyGeorgeOrwell226

61.RevengeisSourbyGeorgeOrwell229

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62.OntheQualificationsNecessaryforSuccessByWilliamHazlitte231

63.OnEffeminacyofCharacterWilliamHazlitte241

64OnPrejudicebyWilliamHazlitt245

65.OnDepthandSuperficialitybyWilliamHazlitte252

66.AreopagiticabyJohnMilton260

论出版自由（节选）约翰密尔顿261

67.OfBeautybyFrancisBacon262

论美262

67.JulybyAlliceMeynell262

七月（节译）爱丽丝•梅内尔262

68.TheOrganbyWashingtonIrving263

管风琴华盛顿•欧文263

69.0nRecollectionofChildhoodbyRichardSteele263

童年回忆（节选）理查德•斯蒂尔263

70.TheDeadbyJamesJoyce264

71.兰亭集序英译文264

72.HolyDyingByJamesTaylor265

死得崇高266

73.EuphuesbyJohnLily267

74.TheSpheresofLiving（人生的四种境界）冯友兰267

75.ThreePassionsBertrandRussell268

76.AnIllusionbyWilliamSomersetMaugham268

77.CivilizationandCulturebyT.S.Eliot268

78.BoyhoodRememberedbyMarkTwain269

79.ImperfectSympathiesbyCharlesLamb270

Afterwords:KnackofLearningtoWriteinEnglishByGuanYingsen274

1Recitation,PlagiarismorRevision,andRecreation274

2如何写经义类型的作文276

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1.TheBreak-UpofaGreatDroughtbyWilliamHaleWhite

Forthreemonthstherehadbeenhardlyadropofrain.Thewindhadbeenalmostcontinuouslynorth-west,andfrom

thattoeast.Occasionallytherewerelightairsfromthesouth-west,andvapourrose,buttherewasnothinginit;there

wasnotruesouth-westerlybreeze,andinafewhourstheweather-cockreturnedtotheoldquarter.Notinfrequentlythe

cloudsbegantogather,andtherewaseverysignthatachangewasathand.Thebarometeratthesetimesfellgradually

dayafterdayuntilatlastitreachedapointwhichgenerallybroughtdrenchingstorms,butnoneappeared,andthenit

beganslowlytoriseagainandweknewthatourhopeswerevain,andthataweekatleastmustelapsebeforeitwould

regainitsusualheightandtheremightbeachanceofdeclining.Atlastthedisappointmentwassokeenthatthe

instrumentwasremoved.Itwasbetternottowatchit,buttohopeforasurprise.Thegrassbecamebrown,andinmany

placeswaskilleddowntotheroots;therewasnohay;myriadsofswarmingcaterpillarsdevouredthefruittrees;the

brookswerealldry;waterforcattlehadtobefetchedfrompondsandspringsmilesaway;theroadswerebrokenup;the

airwasloadedwithgrit;andthebeautifulgreenofthehedgeswaschokedwithdust.Birdsliketherook,whichfedupon

worms,werenearlystarved,andweredrivenfarandwideforstrangefood.Itwaspitiabletoseethemtryingtopickthe

soilofthemeadowashardasarock.Theeverlastingglarewasworsethanthegloomofwinter,andthesenseof

universalparchingthirstbecamesodistressingthatthehousewaspreferredtothefields.Wewereclosetoawater

famine!TheAtlantic,thesourceofallalike,wasasleep,andwhatifitshouldneverwake!Weknownotitsways,it

mocksallourscience.Closetousliesthisgreatmystery,incomprehensible,andyetourverybreathdependsuponit.

Whyshouldnotthesweettidesofsoftmoistairceasetostreaminuponus?Noreasoncouldbegivenwhyeverygreen

herbandlivingthingshouldnotperish;noreason,saveafaithwhichwasblind.Foraughtweknew,theocean-begotten

aerialcuirentmightforsakethelandanditmightbecomeadesert.

Onenightgreybarsappearedinthewesternsky,buttheyhadtoooftendeludedus,andwedidnotbelieveinthem.

Onthisparticulareveningtheywerealittleheavier,andthewindow-cordsweredamp.Theairwhichcameacrossthe

cliffwascool,andifwehaddaredtohopeweshouldhavesaidithadascentoftheseainit.Atfouro'clockinthe

morningtherewasanoiseofsomethingbeatingagainstthepanes-theywerestreaming!Itwasimpossibletoliestill,

andIroseandwentoutofdoors.Nocreaturewasstirring,therewasnosoundsavethatoftherain,butabusiertime

therehadnotbeenformanyalongmonth.Thousandsofmillionsofbladesofgrassandcornwereeagerlydrinking.For

sixteenhoursthedownpourcontinued,andwhenitwasduskIagainwentout.Thewatercoursesbythesideoftheroads

hadalittlewaterinthem,butnotadrophadreachedthoseattheedgeofthefields,sothirstywastheearth.Thedrought,

thankGod,wasatanend!

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2.TheMasterbyH.M.Tomlinson(1873-1958)

ThismasterofashipIrememberfirstasaslimlad,withashysmile,andlargehandsthatwerelonelybeyondhis

outgrownreeferjacket.Hiscapwasalwaystoosmallforhim,andthesoiledfrontalbadgeofhislinebecameacoloured

buttonbeyondhisforelock.Heusedtocomehomeoccasionally-anditwasalwayswhenwewereonthepointof

forgettinghimaltogether.Hecamewithahugebolsterinacab,asthoughoutofthepastandnowhere.Thereisa

tradition,abooktradition,thattheboyapprenticedtotheseaacquiressaucyeyes,andaself-reliancealwaysreadyto

daretothatbleakextremetheverythoughtofwhichhorrifiesthosewhoarelawfulandcautious.Theyknowbetterwho

livewheretheshipsare.Heusedtobringhisyoungshipmatestoseeus,andtheywerelikehimself.Theireyeswere

downcast.Theyshowednoself-reliance.Theirshynessandpoliteness,whentheoccasionwasquitesimple,were

absurdlyincommensurateevenwithmodesty.Theirsisters,notnearlysopolite,usedtomockthem.

Asourownshyladwasneverwithusforlong,hisdeparturebeingasabruptandunannouncedashisappearance,

wecouldwillinglyendurehim.Buthewasextraneoustothehousehold.Hehadtheimpendingnatureofanewand

superfluouspieceoffurniturewhichisintheway,yetneverknowsit,andplacidlystayswhereitis,initswooden

manner,tillitisplacedelsewhere.Therewasamorningwhen,ashewasleavingthehouse,duringoneofhisbriefvisits

tohishome,Inoticedtomyastonishmentthathehadgrowntallerthanmyself.Howhadthathappened?Andwhere?I

hadfollowedhimtothedoorthatmorningbecause,lookingdownathiscapwhichhewasnervouslyhandling,hehad

toldmehewasgoingthentoanexamination.Aboutaweeklaterheannounced,inacasualway,thathehadgothis

master'sticket.Afterthefirstshockofsurprise,causedbythefactthatthisinformationwasanunexpectedwarningof

ouradvanceinyears,wewereamused,andwecongratulatedhim.Naturallyhehadgothiscertificateasmastermariner.

Whynot?Nearlyallthematesweknewgotit,soonerorlate匚Thatwasboundtocome.Butverysoonafterthathegave

usagenuinesurprise,andmadeusanxious.Heinformedus,ascasually,thathehadbeenappointedmastertoaship;a

verydifferentmatterfrommerelypossessingthelicensetocommand.

Wewereevenalarmed.Thiswasserious.Hecouldnotdoit.Hewasnotthemantomakeacommandforanything.

Afellowwho,notsolongago,usedtowalkamilewithatelegrambecausehehadnotthestrengthofcharactertoface

theladyclerkinthepostofficeroundthecorner,washardlythemantooveraweacrowdofhardcharactersgatheredby

chancefromTowerHill,socializethem,anddirectthemsuccessfullyinsubduingtheconflictingelementsofadifficult

enterprise.Nothe.Butwesaidnothingtodiscouragehim.

Ofcourse,hewasadelightfulfellow.Heoftenamusedus,andhedidnotalwaysknowshy.Hewasfrank,hewas

gentle,butthatlargevacancy,thesea,wherehehadspentmostofhisyounglife,hadmadehim-well,slow.Youknow

whatImean.Hewascuriouslyinnocentofthosedangersofgreatcitieswhicharenothingtousbecauseweknowthey

arethere.Yethewasalwaysonthealertforthievesandparasites.Ithinkheenjoyedhisbeliefintheircrafty

omni-presenceashore.Proudofhisalertandknowingintelligence,hewouldrelatealongstoryofthewayhehadnot

onlyfrustratedanartfulshark,buthadenjoyedtheprocessinperfectsafety.Thatwe,whorarelywentoutofLondon,

neverhadsuchadventures,didnotstrikehimasworthathoughtortwo.Heneverpausedinhismerrimenttoconsider

thestrangefactthattohim,aloneofourhousehold,suchwaysideadventuresfell.Withashrewdairhewouldinformus

thathewasabouttoputthesavingsofavoyageintoanadvertisedtrapwhichacountryparsonwouldhavesteppedover

withoutasecondcontemptuousglance.

Hetookhisshipaway.Theaffairwasnotdiscussedathome,thougheachofusgaveitsomeprivatedespondency.

Wefollowedhimsilently,apprehensively,throughthereportsintheShippingGazette.Hemadepointafterpointsafely-

St.Vincent,Gibraltar,Suez,Aden-afterhimwewentacrosstoColombo,Singapore,andatlengthwelearnedthathe

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wassafeatBatavia.Hehadgotthatsteameroutallright.Hegotherhomeagain,too.Afterhisfirstadventureasmaster

hemadevoyageaftervoyagewithnomoreexcitementinthemthatyouwouldfindinSundaywalksinasuburb.Itwas

plainluck;orelsenavigationandseamanshipweregreatlyoverratedarts.

Adaycamewhenheinvitedmetogowithhimpartofhisvoyage.IcouldleavetheshipatBordeaux.Iwent.You

mustrememberthatwehadneverseenhisship.Andtherehewas,walkingwithmetothedockfromaWelshrailway

station,amaninacheapmackintosh,withanumbrellaIwillnotdescribe,andhewascarryingabrownpaperparcel.He

wasappropriatelycrownedwithabowlerhatseveralsizestoosmallforhim.Glancingupathisprofile,Iactually

wonderedwhethertheturmoilwasnowgoinginhismindoverthatconfessionwhichnowhewasboundtomake:thathe

wasnotthemasterofaship,andneverhadbeen.

Thereshewas,abulkymodernfreighter,fullofderricksandtime-savingappliances,andherfunnellordingitover

theneighbourhood.Themanwiththeparcelunderhisarmledmeupthegangway.Iwasnotyetconvinced.Iwas,

indeed,lesssurethaneverthathecouldbethemasterofthishugecommunityofenginesandmen.Hedidnotaccord

withit.

Wewerenosoonerondeckthanamaninuniform,grey-haired,withaseamedandresoluteface,whichanyone

wouldhaverecognisedatonceasasailor's,approachedus.Hewasintroducedasthechiefofficer.Hehadataleofwoe:

troublewiththedock-master,withthestevedores,withthecargo,withmanythings.Hedidnotappeartoknowwhatto

dowiththem.Hewasaskingthisboyofours.

Theskipperbegantospeak.AtthatmomentIwasgazingatthefunnel,tryingtodecipheramonogramuponit;butI

heardanewvoice,rapidandincisive,sureofitssubject,resolvingdoubts,andmakingthecrookedstraight.Itwasthe

manwiththebrownpaperparcel.Itwasstillunderhisarm-infact,theparcelcontainedpinkpyjamas,andtherewas

hardlyenoughpaper.Therespectofthematewasnotlessenedbythis.

Theskipperwenttogazedownahatchway.Hewalkedtotheothersideoftheship,andinspectedsomethingthere.

Connedherlength,calledupinafriendlybutauthoritativewaytoanengineerstandingbyanamidshiprailabove.He

camebacktothemate,andwithaneasyprecisiondirectedhiswillonothers,throughhisdeputy,uptothetimeof

sailing.Hebeckonedtome,whoalso,apparently,wasunderhisaugustorders,andturned,asthoughperfectlyawarethat

inthisplaceIshouldfollowhimmeekly,infullobedience.

Oursteamermovedoutatmidnight,inadriveofwindandrain.Therewerebewilderingandunrelatedlightsabout

us.Peremptorychallengeswereshoutedtousfromnowhere.Sirensblaredoutofdarkvoids.Andtherewastheskipper

onthebridge,theladwhocausedusamusementathome,withthisconfusioninthedarkabouthim,andanimmense

insentientmassmovingwithhimathiswill;andhehadhishandsinhispockets,andturnedtotellmewhatacoldnight

itwas.Thepier-headsearchlightshowedhisface,alert,serene,withhisbrowsknittedinalittlefrown,andhisunderlip

projectingasthesignoftheprideofthosewholookdirectintotheeyesofanopponent,andcarenotatall.Inmyberth

thatnightIsearchedforamoralforthisnarrative,butwenttosleepbeforeIfoundit.

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3.NilNisiBonumbyWilliamMakepeaceThackeray

AlmostthelastwordswhichSirWalterspoketoLockhart,hisbiographer,were:"Beagoodman,mydear!"and

withthelastflickerofbreathonhisdyinglips,hesighedafarewelltohisfamily,andpassedawayblessingthem.

Twomen,famous,admired,beloved,havejustleftus,theGoldsmithandtheGibbonofourtime.Ereafewweeks

areover,manyacritic*spenwillbeatwork,reviewingtheirlives,andpassingjudgmentontheirworks.Thisisno

review,orhistory,orcriticism;onlyawordintestimonyofrespectandregardfromamanofletters,whoowestohis

ownprofessionallaborthehonorofbecomingacquaintedwiththesetwoeminentliterarymen.Onewasthefirst

ambassadorwhomheNewWorldofLetterssenttotheOld.Hewasbornalmostwiththerepublic;thepaterpatriaehad

laidhishandonthechild'shead.HeboreWashington'sname:hecameamongstusbringingthekindestsympathy,the

mostartless,smilinggoodwill.Hisnewcountry(whichsomepeopleheremightbedisposedtoregardrather

superciliously)couldsendus,asheshowedinhisownperson,agentlemanwho,thoughhimselfborninnoveryhigh

sphere,wasmostfinished,polished,easy,witty,quiet;and,socially,theequalofthemostrefinedEuropeans.IfIrving's

welcomeinEnglandwasakindone,wasitnotalsogratefullyremembered?Ifheateoursalt,didhenotpayuswitha

thankfulheart?Whocancalculatetheamountoffriendlinessandgoodfeelingforourcountrywhichthiswriter's

generousanduntiringregardforusdisseminatedinhisown?Hisbooksarereadbymillionsofhiscountrymen,whom

hehastaughttoloveEngland,andwhytoloveher.Itwouldhavebeeneasytospeakotherwisethanhedid;toinflame

nationalrancors,which,atthetimewhenhefirstbecameknownasapublicwriter,warhadjustrenewed;tocrydown

theoldcivilizationattheexpenseofthenew;topointoutourfaults,arrogance,shortcomings,andgivetherepublicto

inferhowmuchshewastheparentState'ssuperior.TherearewritersenoughintheUnitedStates,honestandotherwise,

whopreachthatkindofdoctrine.ButthegoodIrving,thepeaceful,thefriendly,hadnoplaceforbitternessinhisheart,

andnoschemebutkindness.ReceivedinEnglandwithextraordinarytendernessandfriendship(Scott,Southey,Byron,a

hundredothershavebornewitnesstotheirlikingforhim),hewasamessengerofgoodwillandpeacebetweenhis

countryandours."See,friends!"heseemstosay,"theseEnglisharenotsowicked,rapacious,callous,proud,asyou

havebeentaughttobelievethem.Iwentamongstthemahumbleman;wonmywaybymypen;and,whenknown,

foundeveryhandheldouttomewithkindlinessandwelcome.Scottisagreatman,youacknowledge.DidnotScott*s

KingofEnglandgiveagoldmedaltohim,andanothertome,yourcountryman,andastranger?'1

TraditionintheUnitedStatesstillfondlyretainsthehistoryofthefeastsandrejoicingswhichawaitedIrvingonhis

returntohisnativecountryfromEurope.Hehadanationalwelcome;hestammeredinhisspeeches,hidhimselfin

confusion,andthepeoplelovedhimallthebetter.HehadworthilyrepresentedAmericainEurope.Inthatyoung

communityamanwhobringshomewithhimabundantEuropeantestimonialsisstilltreatedwithrespect(Ihavefound

Americanwriters,ofwide-worldreputation,strangelysolicitousabouttheopinionsofquiteobscureBritishcritics,and

elatedordepressedbytheirjudgments);andIrvingwenthomemedalledbytheKing,diplomatizedbytheuniversity,

crownedandhonoredandadmired.Hehadnotinanywayintriguedforhishonors,hehadfairlywonthem;and,in

Irving'sinstance,asinothers,theoldcountrywasgladandeagertopaythem.

InAmericatheloveandregardforIrvingwasanationalsentiment.Partywarsareperpetuallyragingthere,andare

carriedonbythepresswitharancorandfiercenessagainstindividualswhichexceedBritish,almostIrish,virulence.It

seemedtome,duringayear*stravelinthecountry,asifnooneeveraimedablowatIrving.Allmenheldtheirhand

fromthatharmless,friendlypeacemaker.IhadthegoodfortunetoseehimatNewYork,Philadelphia,Baltimore,and

Washington,andremarkedhowineveryplacehewashonoredandwelcome.Everylargecityhasits"IrvingHouse."

Thecountrytakesprideinthefameofitsmenofletters.Thegateofhisowncharminglittledomainonthebeautiful

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HudsonRiverwasforeverswingingbeforevisitorswhocametohim.Heshutoutnoone.Ihadseenmanypicturesof

hishouse,andreaddescriptionsofit,inbothofwhichitwastreatedwithanotunusualAmericanexaggeration.Itwas

butaprettylittlecabinofaplace;thegentlemanofthepresswhotooknotesoftheplace,whilsthiskindoldhostwas

sleeping,mighthavevisitedthewholehouseinacoupleofminutes.

Andhowcameitthatthishousewassosmall,whenMr.Irving'sbooksweresoldbyhundredsofthousands,nay,

millions;whenhisprofitswereknowntobelarge,andthehabitsoflifeofthegoodoldbachelorwerenotoriously

modestandsimple?Hehadlovedonceinlife.Theladyheloveddied;andhe,whomalltheworldloved,neversoughtto

replaceher.Ican'tsayhowmuchthethoughtofthatfidelityhastouchedme.Doesnottheverycheerfulnessofhis

after-lifeaddtothepathosofthatuntoldstory?Togrievealwayswasnotinhisnature;or,whenhehadhissonow,to

bringalltheworldintocondolewithhimandbemoanit.Deepandquiethelaystheloveofhisheart,andburiesit;and

grassandflowersgrowoverthescarredgroundinduetime.

Irvinghadsuchasmallhouseandsuchnarrowrooms,becausetherewasagreatnumberofpeopletooccupythem.

Hecouldonlyaffordtokeeponeoldhorse(which,lazyandagedasitwas,managedonceortwicetorunawaywiththat

carelessoldhorseman).HecouldonlyaffordtogiveplainsherrytothatamiableBritishparagraph-mongerfromNew

York,whosawthepatriarchasleepoverhismodest,blamelesscup,andfetchedthepublicintohisprivatechamberto

lookathim.Irvingcouldonlyliveverymodestly,becausethewifeless,childlessmanhadanumberofchildrentowhom

hewasafather.Hehadasmanyasninenieces,Iamtold-1sawtwooftheseladiesathishouse-withallofwhomthe

dearoldmanhadsharedtheproduceofhislaborandgenius.

“Beagoodman,mydear!"Onecan'tbutthinkoftheselastwordsoftheveteranchiefofletters,whohadtastedand

testedthevalueofworldlysuccess,admiration,prosperity.WasIrvingnotgood,and,ofhisworks,wasnothislifethe

bestpart?Inhisfamily,gentle,generous,good-humored,affectionate,self-denying;insociety,adelightfulexampleof

completegentlemanhood;quiteunspoiledbyprosperity;neverobsequioustothegreat(or,worsestill,tothebaseand

mean,assomepublicmenareforcedtobeinhisandothercountries);eagertoacknowledgeeverycontemporary'smerit;

alwayskindandaffabletotheyoungmembersofhiscalling;inhisprofessionalbargainsandmercantiledealings

delicatelyhonestandgrateful;oneofthemostcharmingmastersofourlighterlanguage;theconstantfriendtousand

ournation;tomenoflettersdoublydear,notforhiswitandgeniusmerely,butasanexemplarofgoodness,probity,and

purelife.Idon'tknowwhatsortoftestimonialwillberaisedtohiminhisowncountry,wheregenerousandenthusiastic

acknowledgmentofAmericanmeritisneverwanting:butIrvingwasinourserviceaswellastheirs;andastheyhave

placedastoneatGreenwichyonderinmemoryofthatgallantyoungBellot,whosharedtheperilsandfateofsomeof

ourArcticseamen,IwouldliketohearofsomememorialraisedbyEnglishwritersandfriendsoflettersinaffectionate

remembranceofthedearandgoodWashingtonIrving.

Asfortheotherwriter,whosedeparturemanyfriends,somefewmostdearlylovedrelatives,andmultitudesof

admiringreadersdeplore,ourrepublichasalreadydecreedhisstatue,andhemusthaveknownthathehadearnedhis

posthumoushonor.Heisnotapoetandmanoflettersmerely,butcitizen,statesman,agreatBritishworthy.Almost

fromthefirstmomentwhenheappears,amongstboys,amongstcollegestudents,amongstmen,heismarked,andtakes

rankasagreatEnglishman.Allsortsofsuccessesareeasytohim;asaladhegoesdownintothearenawithothers,and

winsalltheprizestowhichhehasamind.AplaceintheSenateisstraightwayofferedtotheyoungman.Hetakeshis

seatthere;hespeaks,whensominded,withoutpartyangerorintrigue,butnotwithoutpartyfaithandasortofheroic

enthusiasmforhiscause.Stillheisapoetandphilosopherevenmorethanorator.Thathemayhaveleisureandmeansto

pursuehisdarlingstudies,heabsentshimselfforawhile,andacceptsarichlyremunerativepostintheEast.Aslearneda

manmayliveinacottageoracollegecommon-room;butitalwaysseemedtomethatamplemeansandrecognizedrank

wereMacaulay'sasofright.YearsagotherewasawretchedoutcryraisedbecauseMr.Macaulaydatedaletterfrom

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WindsorCastle,wherehewasstaying.Immortalgods!Wasthismannotafitguestforanypalaceintheworld?orafit

companionforanymanorwomaninit?Idaresay,afterAusterlitz,theoldK.K.courtofficialsandfootmensneeredat

NapoleonfordatingfromSchonbrunn.Butthatmiserable"WindsorCastle0outcryisanechooutoffast-retreating

Old-Worldremembrances.Theplaceofsuchanaturalchiefwasamongstthefirstoftheland;andthatcountryisbest,

accordingtoourBritishnotionatleast,wherethemanofeminencehasthebestchanceofinvestinghisgeniusand

intellect.

Ifacompanyofgiantsweregottogether,verylikelyoneortwoofthemeresix-feet-sixpeoplemightbeangryat

theincontestablesuperiorityoftheverytallestoftheparty;andsoIhaveheardsomeLondonwits,ratherpeevishat

Macaulay'ssuperiority,complainthatheoccupiedtoomuchofthetalk,andsoforth.Nowthatwonderfultongueisto

speaknomore,willnotmanyamangrievethathenolongerhasthechancetolisten?