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The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 By: Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) |
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OF THOMAS DE QUINCEY. EDITED FROM THE ORIGINAL MSS.,
WITH INTRODUCTIONS AND NOTES.
BY ALEXANDER H. JAPP, LLD., F.R.S.E.
VOLUME I. LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN. 1891. [ All rights reserved. ]
SUSPIRIA DE PROFUNDIS. =With Other Essays,= CRITICAL, HISTORICAL, BIOGRAPHICAL,
PHILOSOPHICAL, IMAGINATIVE
AND HUMOROUS, BY THOMAS DE QUINCEY. [Illustration] LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN. 1891. [ All rights reserved. ]
To
Mrs. BAIRD SMITH and Miss DE QUINCEY,
who put into my hands the remains in manuscript
of their father, that I might select and
publish from them what was deemed
to be available for such a purpose,
this volume is dedicated,
with many and
grateful thanks for
their confidence
and aid, by
their devoted
friend, ALEXANDER H. JAPP.
PREFACE.
It only needs to be said, by way of Preface, that the articles in the
present volume have been selected more with a view to variety and
contrast than will be the case with those to follow. And it is right
that I should thank Mr. J. R. McIlraith for friendly help in the reading
of the proofs. A. H. J.
[Transcriber's Note: This etext contains letters with macrons, and have
been noted as such: =u represents "u" with a macron, and )o represents
o with a breve.]
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER PAGE GENERAL INTRODUCTION xi I. SUSPIRIA DE PROFUNDIS:
Introduction, with Complete List of the 'Suspiria' 1
1. The Dark Interpreter 7
2. The Solitude of Childhood 13
3. Who is this Woman that beckoneth and warneth
me from the Place where she is, and in whose eyes
is Woeful Remembrance? I guess who she is 16
4. The Princess who overlooked one Seed in a Pomegranate 22
5. Notes for 'Suspiria' 24 II. THE LOVELIEST SIGHT FOR WOMAN'S EYES 29 III. WHY THE PAGANS COULD NOT INVEST THEIR GODS WITH
ANY IOTA OF GRANDEUR 33 IV. ON PAGAN SACRIFICES 39 V. ON THE MYTHUS 43 VI. DAVID'S NUMBERING OF THE PEOPLE THE POLITICS OF
THE SITUATION 47 VII. THE JEWS AS A SEPARATE PEOPLE 62 VIII. 'WHAT IS TRUTH?' THE JESTING PILATE SAID A FALSE GLOSS 68 IX. WHAT SCALIGER SAYS ABOUT THE EPISTLE TO JUDE 71 X. MURDER AS A FINE ART 77 XI. ANECDOTES JUVENAL 85 XII. ANNA LOUISA 89 XIII. SOME THOUGHTS ON BIOGRAPHY 100 XIV. GREAT FORGERS: CHATTERTON AND WALPOLE, AND 'JUNIUS' 125 XV. DANIEL O'CONNELL 132 XVI. FRANCE PAST AND FRANCE PRESENT 143 XVII. ROME'S RECRUITS AND ENGLAND'S RECRUITS 147 XVIII. NATIONAL MANNERS AND FALSE JUDGMENT OF THEM 163 XIX. INCREASED POSSIBILITIES OF SYMPATHY IN THE PRESENT AGE 165 XX. THE PRINCIPLE OF EVIL 168 XXI. ON MIRACLES 173 XXII. 'LET HIM COME DOWN FROM THE CROSS' 177 XXIII. IS THE HUMAN RACE ON THE DOWN GRADE? 180 XXIV... Continue reading book >>
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