The life and letters of James Martineau . ry composure of a countenance moulded by emo-tion, and often tremulous with pity and with love. Her quickness of feeling extended, no doubt, to her temper, sofar as to render her displeasure at wrong emphatic, andto warn us also, if we did not wish to be laughed at, todo nothing awkward or stupid under her eye. But it se-cured no less the praise of well-doing, and a bright responseto whatever was generous and noble. And so he lookedback with unalterable reverence and affection to his trueand tender-hearted mother — a woman of rare capacity,nobleness, a
The life and letters of James Martineau . ry composure of a countenance moulded by emo-tion, and often tremulous with pity and with love. Her quickness of feeling extended, no doubt, to her temper, sofar as to render her displeasure at wrong emphatic, andto warn us also, if we did not wish to be laughed at, todo nothing awkward or stupid under her eye. But it se-cured no less the praise of well-doing, and a bright responseto whatever was generous and noble. And so he lookedback with unalterable reverence and affection to his trueand tender-hearted mother — a woman of rare capacity,nobleness, and wisdom. ^ Mrs. James Martineau, in aletter to her sister, written on the 22d of November, 1838,speaks with the greatest pleasure of her intercourse withher mother-in-law, who was then on a visit in Liverpool,and says, She is a glorious woman, and I delight in heras much as ever. In 1836, when Harriet Martineau re- 1 Bi. Mem. 2 Mr. Hilary Bonham Carter, who had a pcreat admiration for her. 3 Letter to the Daily News, Dec. 30, 1S84. 4. DR. MARTINEAU S MOTHER 1845-6 FROM A SKETCH BY MISS HILARY BONHAM-CARTER I805-I8I4] PARENTS turned from America, Mrs. Martineau was a guest at MountStreet in Liverpool, and a letter of the time dwells withdelight on Harriets visit, and on her mothers pride inher, looking as if her every wish were fulfilled. It would not, however, be just to conceal the fact thata different kind of portrait has been drawn of this con-fessedly talented lady, and that occasionally timid andsensitive young people regarded her decided ways withsome alarm. This, however, was not a universal experi-ence, as the following extract from a letter of Mrs. Wildeswill show: — Surely never was any parent more imbued with Motherlylove. It was she who brought your talents all forth, and madeyou what you were. She was particularly and deservedlyproud of your brother Tom, Harriet, and yourself. Well doI remember you a little fellow, in nankeen frock, standingat her knee, engag
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