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140 THE DEATH OJ? MKS. JAMESOSF. g
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XXI.—THE DEATH OF MRS. JAMESON.
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It is no common loss which, we have this...
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To The Editor Of The English Woman's Jou...
it bered home and , even the if same comp girls leted always , until keep it has to been the same paid class for . . The A larg classes _-e bag are belongs
numto each , classin which the articles are kept _^ and each visitor receives the ing deposits -. The from teachers , her own try pup to ils encourage , and pays the them girls to to the bring treasurer their the old same clothes even to - is evidentlat little
mend tention in shyness the instead management to and these pride of the purchasing in of success the the way school and of ne comfort this \ , v , because but . I there of have it the is alluded institute found that to y mainl these upon present y small de a pend strict a details .
at-It need not be said that the benefit of a school like this is not confined to the at their mere teaching homes to when sew sickness : the opportunities or absence it from leads to other of visiting causere the quir girls es
own , any , , hand both and the teachers and regular the and hard few -working hours ilsfeel ' - intercourse on grateful the other for between . , are sources the better of good -educated that I believe on one pup
, I am , Madam , Faithfull
y yours , _CahoixHste Brat ,
Coventry , _February 20 th .
140 The Death Oj? Mks. Jamesosf. G
140 THE DEATH OJ ? MKS . _JAMESOSF . g
Xxi.—The Death Of Mrs. Jameson.
XXI . —THE DEATH OF MRS . JAMESON . . - _<&» - _——
It Is No Common Loss Which, We Have This...
It is no common loss which , we have this montli to record . The life which has been so suddenly cut off was not merely that of a
woman who had achieved high distinction in literature , but of a great and good character , whose social influence extended far and
wide . Let others sum up the long record of Mrs . Jameson ' s laborious workslet the student o £ art consider the series of her
their volumes accurate on his research ; special thei subject r philosop , analyse hical their thoug excellence ht and power , admire of
poetical criticism . It , was as an art-critic of rare perfection that she was best known to the purely intellectual public at home and
att abroad ained , . and How that many public forei will gn do households justice to will the grieve emin for ence the which English she
the ma Dresden frie n affectio d , learned who , in nate Pa knew r and is heart , will literary how which regret to symp circles recognised the athise bri in g Rome ht with merit mind , in every , the and Florence accomp cheered nation , in lished _^ s the Vienna best student talker ; how , in , ,
, and made the studio and the salon gay and pleasant with her cordial smile ! To see her kindle into enthusiasm amidst the gorgeous
natural beauty , the antique memorials , and the sacred Christian relics of Italy , was a sight which one who witnessed it will never
fo vi rget ne bre overha . galle There ng ies ing is of not forei so a uthern cypress palaces gardens upon or , a the or catacomb Roman a picture hills spread in , or those out a sunny vast vast
and som dark under r the mart gn yr-churches , of the City of the Seven Hills , which is not associated with some vivid flash of her intellect and
imagination , and with the dearer recollections of personal kindness .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), April 1, 1860, page 140, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01041860/page/68/
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