ain; will sail,
I think, along with this Letter; a semi-articulate but solid-
minded worthy man. We have other officials and other
_litterateurs_ (T.B. Macaulay in his hired villa for one): but
the mind rather shuns than seeks them, one finds solitary quasi-
devotion preferable, and [Greek], as Pindar had it!

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* The late Hon. Edward Twisleton, a man of high character and
large attainments, and with a personal disposition that won the
respect and affection of a wide circle of friends on both sides
of the Atlantic. He was the author of a curious and learned
treatise entitled "The Tongue not Essential to Speech," and his
remarkable volume on "The Handwriting of Junius" seems to have
effectually closed a long controversy.
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Richard Milnes is married, about two weeks ago, and gone to
Vienna for a jaunt. His wife, a Miss Crewe (Lord Crewe's
sister), about forty, pleasant, intelligent, and rather rich:
that is the end of Richard's long first act. Alfred
Tennyson, perhaps you heard, is gone to Italy with his wife:
their baby died or was dead-born; they found England wearisome:
Alfred has been taken up on the top of the wave, and a good deal
jumbled about since you were here. Item Thackeray; who is
coming over to lecture to you: a mad world, my Masters! Your
Letter to Mazzini was duly despatched; and we hear from him that
he will write to you, on the subject required, without delay.
Browning and his wife, home from Florence, are both in London at
present; mean to live in Paris henceforth for some time. They
had seen something both of Margaret and her d'Ossoli, and
appeared to have a true and lively interest in them; Browning
spoke a long while to me, with emphasis, on the subject: I think
it was I that had introduced poor Margaret to them. I said he
ought to send these reminiscences to America,--that was the night
before we left London, three weeks ago; his answer gave me the
impression there had been some hindrance somewhere. Accordingly,
when your Letter and Mazzini's reached me here, I wrote to
Browning urgently on the subject: but he informs me that they
_have_ sent all their reminiscences, at the request of Mr. Story;
so that it is already all well.--Dear Emerson, you see I am at
the bottom of my paper. I will write to you again before long;
we cannot let you lie fallow in that manner altogether. Have you
got proper _spectacles_ for your eyes? I have adopted that
beautif