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equally manifest。;Vol。 i。 p。 496。 

       Of his works�察�thus�此�

       ;Though his mind was cast in the antique mould�察�it had opened itself 

to every kind of impression through a long and varied life�察�he has written 

with equal excellence in both poetry and prose�察�which can hardly be said 

of any of his contemporaries�察�and perhaps the single epithet by which his 

books would be best described is that reserved exclusively for books not 

characterised only by genius�察�but also by special individuality。                They are 

unique。     Having      possessed    them�察   �we   should    miss   them。    Their    place 

would be supplied by no others。             They have that about them�察�moreover�察�

which renders it almost certain that they will frequently be resorted to in 

future time。     There are none in the language more quotable。               Even where 

impulsiveness and want of patience have left them most fragmentary�察�this 

rich compensation is offered to the reader。            There is hardly a conceivable 

subject�察   �in  life  or  literature�察  �which    they   do  not   illustrate  by   striking 

aphorisms�察     �by   concise     and   profound     observations�察    �by   wisdom      ever 

applicable to the deeds of men�察�and by wit as available for their enjoyment。 

Nor�察�above all�察�will there anywhere be found a more pervading passion for 

liberty�察�a fiercer hatred of the   base�察�a wider sympathy with the   wronged 

and the oppressed�察�or help more ready at all times for those who fight at 

odds and disadvantage against the powerful and the fortunate�察�than in the 

writings of Walter Savage Landor。;Last page of second volume。 

       The impression was strong upon the present writer's mind�察�as on Mr。 

Forster's�察   �during    years    of  close   friendship     with   the   subject   of   this 

biography�察     �that  his  animosities     were   chiefly   referable    to  the   singular 

inability in him to dissociate other people's ways of thinking from his own。 

He had�察�to the last�察�a ludicrous grievance ��both Mr。 Forster and the writer 

have often amused themselves with it�� against a good´natured nobleman�察�

doubtless perfectly unconscious of having ever given him offence。                      The 

offence     was�察  �that   on   the  occasion     of  some    dinner    party   in  another 

nobleman's       house�察   �many     years    before�察   �this  innocent     lord   ��then    a 

commoner�� had passed in to dinner�察�through some door�察�before him�察�as he 

himself was about to pass in through that same door with a lady on his arm。 

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carriage     of   himself     towards     ladies    there   was    a   certain   mixture     of 

stateliness   and   deference�察  �belonging   to   quite   another   time�察  �and�察  �as   Mr。 

Pepys would observe�察 �mighty pretty to see;。                  If he could by any effort 

imagine himself committing such a high crime and misdemeanour as that 

in question�察 �he   could   only  imagine himself   as   doing   it   of   a set   purpose�察�

under     the   sting   of   some    vast    injury�察  �to  inflict   a  great   affront。     A 

deliberately      designed     affront   on   the  part   of  another    man�察   �it  therefore 

remained to the end of his days。            The manner in which�察�as time went on�察�

he    permeated      the   unfortunate     lord's   ancestry     with   this   offence�察   �was 

whimsically   characteristic   of   Landor。         The   writer   remembers   very   well 

when only the individual himself was held responsible in the story for the 

breach of good breeding�察�but in another ten years or so�察�it began to appear 

that   his   father   had   always   been   remarkable   for   ill   manners�察  �and   in   yet 

another ten years or so�察�his grandfather developed into quite a prodigy of 

coarse behaviour。 

     Mr。   Boythornif   he   may   again   be   quotedsaid   of   his   adversary�察  �Sir 

Leicester Dedlock�此         �That fellow is�察�AND HIS FATHER WAS�察�AND HIS 

GRANDFATHER   WAS�察  �the   most   stiff´necked�察  �arrogant�察  �imbecile�察  �pig´ 

headed numskull�察�ever�察 �by some   inexplicable mistake of   Nature�察�born   in 

any station of life but a walking´stick's� ─�

     The strength of some of Mr。 Landor's most captivating kind qualities 

was     traceable    to  the  same     source。    Knowing       how     keenly    he  himself 

would      feel  the   being    at  any   small    social   disadvantage�察     �or  the   being 

unconsciously        placed     in   any    ridiculous     light�察  �he   was    wonderfully 

considerate of shy people�察�or of such as might be below the level of his 

usual   conversation�察  �or   otherwise   out   of   their   element。      The   writer   once 

observed him in the keenest distress of mind in behalf of a modest young 

stranger   who   came   into   a drawing´room  with   a glove   on   his head。             An 

expressive commentary on this sympathetic condition�察�and on the delicacy 

with   which   he   advanced   to   the   young   stranger's   rescue�察  �was   afterwards 

furnished by himself at a friendly dinner at Gore House�察�when it was the 

most   delightful   of   houses。   His   dresssay�察  �his   cravat   or   shirt´collarhad 

become       slightly   disarranged      on    a  hot   evening�察    �and    Count    D'Orsay 

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Landor became flushed�察�and greatly agitated�此                 �My dear Count D'Orsay�察�I 

thank     you�    �My     dear   Count    D'Orsay�察    �I  thank   you    from   my    soul   for 

pointing out to me the abominable condition to which I am reduced� �If I 

had     entered    the   Drawing´room�察        �and    presented     myself     before    Lady 

Blessington in so absurd a light�察�I would have instantly gone home�察�put a 

pistol to my head�察�and blown my brains out� ─�

     Mr。   Forster   tells   a   similar   story   of   his   keeping   a   company   waiting 

dinner�察  �through   losing   his   way�察  �and      of   his   seeing   no   remedy   for   that 

breach of politeness but cutting his throat�察�or drowning himself�察�unless a 

countryman whom he met could direct him by a short road to the house 

where   the   party   were   assembled。        Surely   these   are   expressive   notes   on 

the gravity and reality of his explosive inclinations to kill kings� �

     His   manner   towards   boys   was   charming�察  �and   the   earnestness   of   his 

wish to be on equal terms with them and to win their confidence was quite 

touching。      Few�察  �reading   Mr。   Forster's   book�察  �can   fall   to   see   in   this�察  �his 

pensive      remembrance        of  that   ;studious     wilful   boy    at  once    shy   and 

impetuous;�察      �who     had   not   many     intimacies     at   Rugby�察   �but    who    was 

;generally popular and respected�察�and used his influence often to save the 

younger       boys    from    undue     harshness     or   violence;。      The     impulsive 

yearnings of his passionate heart towards his own boy�察�on their meeting at 

Bath�察  �after   years   of   separation�察  �likewise   burn   through   this   phase   of   his 

character。 

     But    a  more    spiritual�察  �softened�察   �and    unselfish    aspect   of   it�察 �was  to 

derived     from   his   respectful    belief   in  happiness     which     he  himself    had 

missed。      His   marriage   had   not   been   a   felicitous   oneit   may   be   fairly 

assumed for either sidebut no trace of bitterness or distrust   concerning 

other marriages was in his mind。              He was never more serene than in the 

midst of a domestic circle�察�and was invariably remarkable for a perfectly 

benignant interest in young couples and young lovers。                    That�察�in his ever´ 

fresh    fancy�察  �he   conceived     in  this   association    innumerable       histories   of 

himself involving far more unlikely events that never happened than Isaac 

D'Israeli ever imagined�察�is hardly to be doubted�察�but as to this part of his 

real history  he   was   mute�察  �or   revealed   his   nobleness   in   an   impulse   to   be 

generously just。        We verge on delicate ground�察�but a slight remembrance 



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rises   in   the   writer   which   can   grate   nowhere。   Mr。   Forster   relates   how   a 

certain friend�察�being in Florence�察�sent him home a leaf from the garden of 

his old house at Fiesole。         That friend had first asked him what he should 

send him home�察�and he had stipulated for this giftfound by Mr。 Forster 

among his papers after his death。            The friend�察�on coming back to England�察�

related to Landor that he had been much embarrassed�察�on going in search 

of the leaf�察�by his driver's suddenly stopping his horses in a narrow lane�察�

and presenting him ��the friend�� to ;La Signora Landora;。                     The lady was 

walking   alone   on   a   bright   Italian´winter´day�察  �and   the   man�察  �having   been 

told to   drive  to   the Villa  Landora�察  �inferred that   he   must   be   conveying   a 

guest or visitor。      ;I pulled off my hat�察─�said the friend�察 �apologised for the 

coachman's mistake�察�and drove on。 The lady was walking with a rapid and 

firm step�察  �had bright eyes�察  �a   fine fresh   colour�察  �and looked   animated   and 

agreeable。;      Landor   checked   off   each   clause   of   the   description�察  �with   a 

stately nod of more than ready assent�察�and replied�察�with all his tremend
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