Part 32 (1/2)

'A NOEL BYRON'

LADY BYRON TO H C R

'BRIGHTON, NOV 15,1854

'The thoughts of all this public and private suffering have taken the life out of my pen when I tried to write onto ood, however, to be drawn out of scenes in which one is absorbed most unprofitably, and to have one's natural interests revived by such a letter as I have to thank you for, as well as its predecessor You touch upon the very points which do interest en, in ”The Prospective” had led me to express to one of the proious crisis is instant; but the , if, as I believe, he is not to be found in England, is an association of such men as are to edit the new periodical

An address delivered by Freeman Clarke at Boston, last May, makes me think hiious ”Free-thinkers” I wish I could send you my one copy; but you do not need, it, and others do His object is the same as that of the ”Alliance Universelle:” only he is still more free from ”partialisestions with respect to an ultimate ”Christian synthesis” He so far adopts Coion itself under three successive aspects, historically,--1 Thesis; 2 Antithesis; 3 Synthesis I land; and he inspired confidence at once by his brave independence (incomptis capillis) and self-unconsciousness J J Tayler's address of last month follows in the same path,--all in favour of the ”irenics,” instead of poleave me so fully and distinctly to the questions I proposed for your consideration was of value in turning to my view certain aspects of the case which I had not before observed I had begun a second attack on your patience, when all was forgotten in the news of the day'

LADY BYRON TO H C R

'BRIGHTON, Dec 25, 1854

'With J J Tayler, though aler to hi A book of his was a treasure to hter on her death-bed {320a}

'I must confess to intolerance of opinion as to these two points,--eternal evil in any for To believe in these would take awayWith a God hoht be eternal; but why do I say to you what has been better said elsewhere?'

LADY BYRON TO H C R

'BRIGHTON, Jan 31, 1855

'The great difficulty in respect to ”The Review” {320b} seems to be to settle a basis, inclusive and exclusive; in short, a boundary question Froreed with ht to be the character of the periodical; but the depth of the roots should correspond with the width of the branches of that tree of knowledge Of soht say, ”They have no root;” and then, the richer the foliage, the er that the trunk will fall ”Grounded in Christ” has to nificance and value I, too, have anxiety about a friend (Miss Carpenter) whose life is of public ilish refor out the good of hu its existence She ht of love I hope she may recover, from to-day's report The object of a ReforNow the desideratum is well- qualified masters and mistresses If you hear of such by chance, pray let uisher Heart, and familiarity with the class to be educated, are all important At home and abroad, the evidence is conclusive on that point; for I have for many years attended to such experiments in various parts of Europe ”The Irish Quarterly” has taken up the subject with rather ment I had hoped that a sound and teht forht-have-been Review”'

LADY BYRON TO H C R

'BRIGHTON, Feb 12, 1855

'I have at last earned the pleasure of writing to you by having settled troublesoladly take a wider range by sy in your interests There is, besides, no responsibility--forthewhether the ”village politician” Jackson or Thompson shall be leader in the school or public-house

'Has not the nation been brought to a conviction that the system should be broken up? and is Lord Pal and so cleverly, likely to promote that object?

'But, whatever obstacles there eneral persuasion e

”Unroasted coffee” will no longer be accepted under the official seal,--another reason for a new literary combination for distinct special objects, a reviehich every separate article should be convergent

If, instead of the probleiven points, it were required to find the centre froh any three articles in the ”Edinburgh” or ”Westminster Revieould accomplish it? Much force is lost for want of this one-st the contributors It would not exclude variety or freedom in the unlinized If St Paul had edited a review, he ht

have adave us an excellent serh far froht have been delivered in any church

'We have had fanny Kemble here last week I only heard her ”Ros always are, than exciting; for in her glass Shakspeare is a philosopher I know her, and honour her, for her truthfulness amidst all trials'