Literary Reminiscences From the Autobiography of An English Opium Eater
Literary Reminiscences From the Autobiography of An English Opium Eater
De Quincey Thomas
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The pulses of light are not more quick or more inevitable in their flow and undulation, than were the answering and echoing movements of her sympathizing attention. Her knowledge of literature was irregular, and not systemati- cally built up. She was content to be ignorant of many things ; but what she knew and had really mastered, lay where it could not be disturbed in the temper of her own most fervid heart. In whatever I say or shall say of Miss Wordsworth, the reader may understand me to ha...ve the entire sanction and concurrence of Professor Wilson. We both knew Miss Wordsworth well ; and we heartily agreed in admiring her. Such were the two ladies, who, with himself and two children, and at that time one servant, composed the poet's household. They were both somewhere about twenty-eight years old ; and if the reader inquires about the single point which I have left untouched in their por- traiture viz. The style of their manners I may say that it was in some points, naturally of a plain household simplicity, but everyway pleasing, unaffected, and (as respects Mrs.
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