. Old love stories retold. «53& *-? ?— — --£ ?% 9!) ?. Lot Old Love Stories RetoldIt is strange to think that such infinitesimalfemininity as Fanny Brawne should inspire a dyingman to write such undying words — O! whywere they not written to Cleopatra — or atleast a Charmian! — but the heart of the poetis a divine mystery. [100] VI Heine and Mathilde THE love story of Heine and his Mathildeis another of those stories which fix atype of loving. It is the love of a man of themost brilliant genius, the most relentless, mock-ing intellect, for a simple, pretty woman, whocould no more understand hi
. Old love stories retold. «53& *-? ?— — --£ ?% 9!) ?. Lot Old Love Stories RetoldIt is strange to think that such infinitesimalfemininity as Fanny Brawne should inspire a dyingman to write such undying words — O! whywere they not written to Cleopatra — or atleast a Charmian! — but the heart of the poetis a divine mystery. [100] VI Heine and Mathilde THE love story of Heine and his Mathildeis another of those stories which fix atype of loving. It is the love of a man of themost brilliant genius, the most relentless, mock-ing intellect, for a simple, pretty woman, whocould no more understand him than a cow canunderstand a comet. Many men of genius haveloved just such women, and the world, of course,has wondered. How is it that men of geniusprefer some little Mathilde, when the presidentsof so many womens clubs are theirs for the ask-ing ? Perhaps the problem is not so difficult as, atfirst sight, it may seem. After all, a man ofgenius is much like other men. He is no moreanxious than any other man to marry an encyclo-pedia, or a univ
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