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as she was generous with their pecuniary results。                She was a friend who 

inspired the strongest attachments�察�she was a finely sympathetic woman�察�

with a great accordant heart and a sterling noble nature。               No claim can be 

set   up   for   her�察  �thank   God�察  �to   the   possession   of   any   of   the   conventional 

poetical qualities。 She never by any means held the opinion that she was 

among the greatest of human beings�察�she never suspected the existence of 

a conspiracy on the part of mankind against her�察�she never recognised in 

her   best   friends�察  �her   worst   enemies�察  �she   never   cultivated   the   luxury   of 

being   misunderstood   and   unappreciated�察  �she   would   far   rather   have   died 

without seeing a line of her composition in print�察�than that I should have 

maundered about her�察�here�察�as ;the Poet;�察�or ;the Poetess;。 

     With the recollection of Miss Procter as a mere child and as a woman�察�

fresh upon me�察�it is natural that I should linger on my way to the close of 

this brief record�察�avoiding its end。         But�察�even as the close came upon her�察�


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so must it come here。 

     Always   impelled   by   an   intense   conviction   that   her   life   must   not   be 

dreamed away�察�and that her indulgence in her favourite pursuits must be 

balanced by action in the real world around her�察�she was indefatigable in 

her     endeavours       to   do    some     good。       Naturally      enthusiastic�察    �and 

conscientiously impressed with a deep sense of her Christian duty to her 

neighbour�察�she devoted herself to a variety of benevolent objects。                   Now�察�it 

was the visitation of the sick�察�that had possession of her�察�now�察�it was the 

sheltering   of   the   houseless�察  �now�察  �it   was   the   elementary   teaching   of   the 

densely ignorant�察�now�察�it was the raising up of those who had wandered 

and got trodden under foot�察�now�察�it was the wider employment of her own 

sex   in   the   general   business   of   life�察  �now�察  �it   was   all   these   things   at   once。 

Perfectly unselfish�察�swift to sympathise and eager to relieve�察�she wrought 

at   such    designs    with    a  flushed    earnestness      that  disregarded      season�察�

weather�察  �time   of   day   or   night�察  �food�察  �rest。  Under   such   a   hurry   of   the 

spirits�察  �and    such   incessant    occupation�察     �the  strongest     constitution    will 

commonly   go        down。     Hers�察   �neither   of   the  strongest    nor   the  weakest�察�

yielded to the burden�察�and began to sink。 

     To   have   saved   her   life�察  �then�察  �by   taking   action   on   the   warning   that 

shone in her eyes and sounded in her voice�察�would have been impossible�察�

without changing her nature。            As long as the power of moving about in 

the   old   way   was   left   to   her�察  �she   must   exercise   it�察  �or   be   killed   by   the 

restraint。    And so the time came when she could move about no longer�察�

and took to her bed。 

     All the restlessness gone then�察�and all the sweet patience of her natural 

disposition purified by the   resignation of her soul�察 �she lay upon her   bed 

through the whole round of changes of the seasons。                 She lay upon her bed 

through     fifteen   months。      In   all  that  time�察  �her   old   cheerfulness     never 

quitted her。      In all that time�察�not an impatient or a querulous minute can 

be remembered。 

     At   length�察  �at   midnight   on   the   second   of   February�察  �1864�察  �she   turned 

down a leaf of a little book she was reading�察�and shut it up。 

     The   ministering   hand   that   had   copied   the  verses   into   the  tiny   album 


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was soon around her neck�察�and she quietly asked�察�as the clock was on the 

stroke of one�此�

     ;Do you think I am dying�察�mamma�拭─�

     ;I think you are very�察�very ill to´night�察�my dear� ─�

     ;Send for my sister。      My feet are so cold。       Lift me up�拭─�

     Her sister entering as they raised her�察�she said�此          �It has come at last� ─�

And with a bright and happy smile�察�looked upward�察�and departed。 

     Well had she written�此�

       Why shouldst thou fear the beautiful angel�察�Death�察�Who waits thee at 

the portals of the skies�察�Ready to kiss away thy struggling breath�察�Ready 

with gentle hand to close thine eyes�拭�

     Oh what were life�察�if life were all�拭         �Thine eyes Are blinded by their 

tears�察�or thou wouldst see Thy treasures wait thee in the far´off skies�察�And 

Death�察�thy friend�察�will give them all to thee。 



     CHAUNCEY                HARE           TOWNSHEND                EXPLANATORY 

INTRODUCTION              TO    ;RELIGIOUS          OPINIONS;        BY    THE      LATE 

REVEREND CHAUNCEY HARE TOWNSHEND 



     Mr。    Chauncey     Hare    Townshend      died   in  London�察    �on   the  25th   of 

February 1868。       His will contained the following passage�此� 

       ;I   appoint   my   friend   Charles   Dickens�察  �of   Gad's   Hill   Place�察  �in   the 

County of Kent�察�Esquire�察�my literary executor�察�and beg of him to publish 

without   alteration   as   much     of   my  notes   and   reflections   as   may   make 

known   my   opinions       on  religious   matters�察  �they   being   such   as  I  verily 

believe would be conducive to the happiness of mankind。; 

       In   pursuance   of   the   foregoing   injunction�察  �the   Literary   Executor   so 

appointed   ��not   previously   aware   that   the   publication   of   any   Religious 

Opinions       would    be    enjoined    upon     him���察   �applied    himself    to   the 

examination of the numerous papers left by his deceased friend。 Some of 

these   were   in   Lausanne�察  �and   some   were   in   London。   Considerable   delay 

occurred before   they could be got together�察 �arising out of   certain   claims 

preferred�察�and formalities insisted on by the authorities of the Canton de 


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Vaud。      When at length the whole of his late friend's papers passed into 

the Literary Executor's hands�察�it was found that Religious Opinions were 

scattered up   and down through   a variety  of memoranda   and note´books�察�

the   gradual   accumulation   of   years   and   years。       Many   of   the   following 

pages were carefully transcribed�察�numbered�察�connected�察�and prepared for 

the press�察�but many more were dispersed fragments�察�originally written in 

pencil�察   �afterwards     inked   over�察  �the  intended     sequence     of  which    in  the 

writer's   mind�察  �it   was   extremely   difficult   to   follow。    These   again   were 

intermixed   with   journals   of   travel�察  �fragments   of   poems�察  �critical   essays�察�

voluminous correspondence�察�and old school´exercises and college themes�察�

having no kind of connection with them。 

     To publish such materials ;without alteration;�察�was simply impossible。 

But finding everywhere internal evidence that Mr。 Townshend's Religious 

Opinions had been constantly meditated and reconsidered with great pains 

and sincerity throughout his life�察�the Literary Executor carefully compiled 

them   ��always   in   the   writer's   exact   words���察  �and   endeavoured   in   piecing 

them together to   avoid  needless   repetition。          He  does not doubt that   Mr。 

Townshend   held   the   clue   to   a   precise   plan�察  �which   could   have   greatly 

simplified   the   presentation   of   these   views�察  �and   he   has   devoted   the   first 

section      of   this   volume      to   Mr。    Townshend's        own     notes    of   his 

comprehensive intentions。           Proofs of the devout spirit in which they were 

conceived�察  �and   of   the   sense   of   responsibility   with   which   he   worked   at 

them�察�abound through the whole mass of papers。                 Mr。 Townshend's varied 

attainments�察�delicate tastes�察�and amiable and gentle nature�察�caused him to 

be beloved through life by the variously distinguished men who were his 

compeers       at  Cambridge      long   ago。    To    his  Literary    Executor    he   was 

always a warmly´attached and sympathetic friend。                  To the public�察�he has 

been   a   most   generous   benefactor�察  �both   in   his   munificent   bequest   of   his 

collection of precious stones in the South Kensington Museum�察�and in the 

devotion of the bulk of his property to the education of poor children。 


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          ON MR。 FECHTER'S ACTING 



     The    distinguished      artist  whose    name    is  prefixed    to  these   remarks 

purposes to leave England for a professional tour in the United States。                    A 

few words from me�察�in reference to his merits as an actor�察�I hope may not 

be uninteresting to some readers�察�in advance of his publicly proving them 

before an American audience�察�and I know will not be unacceptable to my 

intimate     friend。    I  state   at  once   that   Mr。   Fechter    holds   that  relation 

towards me�察�not only because it is the fact�察�but also because our friendship 

originated   in   my   public   appreciation   of   him。      I   had   studied   his   acting 

closely�察  �and   had   admired   it   highly�察  �both   in   Paris   and   in   London�察  �years 

before we exchanged   a word。            Consequently  my  appreciation is not the 

result    of  personal    regard�察   �but  personal    regard    has   sprung    out   of  my 

appreciation。 

     The first quality observable in Mr。 Fechter's acting is�察�that it is in the 

highest degree romantic。          However elaborated in minute details�察�there is 

always a peculiar dash and vigour in it�察�like the fresh atmosphere of the 

story  whereof   it   is   a part。   When   he   is on   the   stage�察  �it   seems   to   me   as 

though   the   story   were   transpiring   before   me   for   the   first   and   last   time。 

Thus there is a fervour in his love´makinga suffusion of his whole being 

with the rapture of his passionthat sheds a glory on its object�察�and raises 

her�察�before the eyes of the audience�察�into the light in which he sees her。                 It 

was   this   remarkable   power   that   took   Paris   by   storm   when   he   became 

famous in the lover's part in the Dame aux Camelias。                    It is a short part�察�

really   comprised   in   two   scenes�察  �but�察  �as   he   acted   it   ��he   was   its   original 

representative���察  �it   left   its   poetic   and   exalting   influence   on   the   heroine 

throughout the play。        A woman who could be so lovedwho could be so 

devotedly and romantically adoredhad a hold upon the general sympathy 

with which nothing less absorbing and c

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