A book of memories of great men and women of the age, from personal acquaintance (1877)
Hall, S. C. (Samuel Carter), 1800-1889, St. John, Cynthia Morgan, 1852-1919. fmo, Wordsworth Collection · London, Virtue · leaf 77
t, abound in true pathos, and have a rich vein of humour running throu^^h themall. The kindliness of his heart and the playfulness of his fancy are spread overevery page. If his maturer taste and extensive reading compelled him to try allmodern writers by a severe standard, he reproved with the… … THE GRAVE OF CHARLES LAMB. so largely aided to render them popular in our age.* If his style reminds us forciblyof the old inventive poets, he never appears an imitator of them. His mind wasakin to theirs ; he lived his days and nights in their company. I copy these lines from Mrs. Halls Album; I…
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