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    position it occupies ! His followers hnvo caught much of the grace , the sparkle , the exquisitely rof med gaiety of his stylo ; but tho beauty and originality of his melodies no other modern French composer has bo much as approached . Profound musical authorities may talk and write by tho hour together about tho technicalities of the art—the man of cjonius is tho rnan who can write " a tune ; " and the man of none , is tho learned musical humbug who gives us nothing to 1 mm in tho morning , as a reward for having patiently listened to him overnight . Charming » tunes" abound in ha Sirbie , and all that fell to Marie Cubol ' s share wore charmingly sung . 1 Wo who imagine that glio is only excellent in florid and showy music , should hear her in Sic lovely solo of tho second

    rate LA SIRENE . At last , Marie Cabei has appeared in one of Aubor ' s operas ; and , as wo anticipated , has delighted her audience . Tho finest music she lias had to sing since her appearance at tho St . James ' s Theatre is tho music she hns sung best . Le Bijou Perdu and La Promise , though written expressly for te ™¦ * ? Ot enabl ° Uer to do herself full justice , for the simple reason that M . BO .. Adam and Clapisson are not men of genius , and could not put her voice to its legitimate use—or , in other words , could not set her the pleasant task of singing such fresh and lovely melodies as abound in La Strom lint opera is by no moans tho best of Aubor's works—yet , compared with all that hns boon done by tho pupils o his school , what a superior and sena-

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    DouoirB the First . You may stare , but it ' s a fact , that I was once nearly falling in love with a Quakeress J Such a pretty , demure , drab little creature ! with tho softest wickedest blue eyes that would have seduced a philosopher , and fascinated a saint ; with infinitei coquetry in her formal attire ; with coal-scuttle bonnets , thoverv ugliness of which only rendered her facomoro provokingly bewitch - ing ; with such quiet , prim manners , that ovory instant you wore nearly exasperated into kissing her , by way o breaking through that intense propriety 1 A Quakeress , in short , such as I never saw before ( it is true I never saw one before ) , and such as I fervently hope , for tho sake of my virtue and celibacy , I shnll never see again . If you but know the temptations L resisted , the perils I victoriousl y overcame , you would marvel that A am not at this moment tho father of a numerous drab progeny . She had a passion for blaclc whiskers , and adored coxcorabs-I need say no more ! it _ li -in * « ° * comb > Vivian , but tell us about tho water-cure . " ' A ! JS SL ? f ^^ 0100 ' , - 8811 ! " from the ru < WicBt HP" * ^ tho world , snapped tho thread of biographical reminiscences at this point . Tho d vincst of

    black eyes were reading over my shoulder this chapter of youthful experience . Had those eyes been as patient as they are lovely they would have read , as you , dear reader , will , the justification of that reminiscence , and its strict historical application to the matter in hand , namely , the Water-Cure . You must know that at the time I speak of Hydropathy was just becoming " the rage : " everybody ' s mouth was full of cold water . I , being always of Pindar ' s opinion respecting the aristocracy of hydrated existence , had burst into sudden enthusiasm respecting the possible virtues of this new medicine . Declaiming one day in impassioned rhetoric teie-h + tete with Deborah , she drew herself up with an indescribable air de tete , and the delicate suspicion of a sneer in her tone , informed me that she thought

    people , now-a-days , made too much fuss about washing themselves . " For my part , " she added , with an ineffable toss of the head , " I would rather read my Bible . " This truly feminine and theological mode of putting the case suddenly shattered all my hopes : " nipped in the bud" ( to speak poetically ) all the *• bloom of young desire and purple light of Love" which at that moment lent a splendour to my Deborah . I could stand her coal * skuttle bonnet—I could stand being tutoye—I could stand the familiarity of * ' Friend Vivian "—but the state of epidermis implied in that preference for her Bible , opened vistas of conjugal disagreement too terrible for a man of my sensitive nature . I left her ( not broken-hearted , we . will hope ) , and clung more fervently than ever to clean celibacy ! On my signet ring I engraved with hidden significance

    apio ~ Tov jieu v 8 < op . Thus you see how at one critical period of my life the Water-Cure was my salvation . ; again , a few weeks ago , when in danger- ^ -not of matrimony , but of something almost as bad—when a congested brain , arising from protracted interviews with " The Fathers , " varied-by lobster-salads at early periods in the morning , and a general tendency to dine out and sup elsewhere—^ -at a moment -when I had serious thoughts of shaving my head and wearing gaiters—when misanthropy was settling into something more than a mood , from which , hospitable Hampshire failed to wean me , and the racket of Paris brought no oblivion—at this momenta visit from my friend , Dr . Balbirnie , which ended in a visit to him , at Malyern , came as hydropathic salvation No . 2 . Dr . Balbirnie is a man of science , and enough of

    a man of letters to sympathise with and understand the ills to which , literary flesh is heir . He persuaded me to come and try Malvern : the image of Deborah and my former peril rose up from out the shadowy past , and warned me to accept . I did : I went , I washed , I vanquished—not all my ills entirely , but many of them . After less than three weeks I came back "ten years younger , " according to the veridical report of friends , certainly very much better ; and if the gods had willed me to remain there another three weeks in perfect peace , I believe every symptom would have disappeared ; but the gods wouldn't will it : " not so , but the reverse of so , " did they will ; and , as a consequence , I feel my head in a somewhat dilapidated condition , though I eat well , sleep well » walk well , and look well . Imperfect as the result has been , my slight practical acquaintance with

    Hydropathy at Malvern has sufficed to convince me of the immense benefits which literary people , and all suffering f rom chronic disease , will derive from that treatment when in judicious hands ; though I fancy a bungler would kill you as well with water as with calomel . It is perfectly unnecessary for me , or you , or any ' « unprofessional gent , " accurately to determine how much of this benefit is owing to Hydropathy , as a medical scheme , and to water as a curative agent , and how much to Malvern air , Malvern hills , strict regimen , early hours , pleasant hope , pleasant faith , and a mind relieved from the res angtista domi . As little as it matters to a " party" in the pit , who is laughing at Keeley or crying at Mrs . Stirling , how much of tho

    fun or pathos moving him is due to the author or actor . Men go to Malvern to be cured , as they go to the pit to be amused ; and the only question to be raised is , not how they are cured , how they are amused , but whether they are so . Next week I will describe briefly the hydropathic processes , and my sensations under them . This paper must be considered as preparatory : just as at Malvern , before packing you in the wet sheet , if they think you not fit to bear that process , they _ prepare ibr it by placing a wet towel or two on your chest and abdomen , "' so have I prepared your mind by this preparatory dou ? he- "VWn .

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  • Leader (1850-1860), July 8, 1854, page 644, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2046/page/20/