"The official biography of I <ong fellow la
characterized by its good manners." < ?r, in
speaking of the landnra|?e gardening projects
of George Beaumont: "It Is Interesting tb
observe how he obtains suggestions from the
poets and makes their Pegasus plough his
Held " Hmisdh bound from paragraph to
paragraph, unchecked by frost of awkward
ness. his thought luxuriantly flowers Along
the way are strewn bits of information, s'Wh
as that John Motley was a Lincoln scholar
or that Buskin once fancied himself great
ill the science of geology and indeed. In
figure outline engraving too or an en
chanting description of Thackeray "as a co
lossal Infant smooth, white, ahlnv. ringlety
hair, a roundish face, with a little dab of a
nose U|stn which It is a perpetual wonder
how he keeps his spectacles; a sw et but
rather piping voice, with something of a
childish treble alxnit It and a very tall,
slightly stooping figure" fp 380,1 AN If t x
to quote. In a few selections, enough to give
the feeling uf an author, fills the last < d
of a critical equipment, which In Mr, Wood
bury reaches Its high mark In Am? r|i an
letters. An overwhelming power of analysis
and Induction Joined to beauty and sincerity
of expression opens lo him his rightful sta
Hon In that strong group of wrflfrh Kmrron,
laiwell, Howells are bright, particular stars
And here In the "Literary Memoirs of fp.
Nineteenth Century" are classics wluiti w>
all can understand and lova.
