Literary by-paths in old England . ese other im-mortals that the shrine which is first sought isNo. 24 Cheyne Row. Once Carlyle settled down in London he didnot flit from house to house as so many otherfamous writers have done. Perhaps that was 307 LITERARY BY-PATHS owing partly to the care he expended in search-ing for a suitable home. He travelled manymiles on that search; walked hither and thitheruntil his feet were lamed under him. At length his good fortuneled him to Chelsea,and the house hechose there shel-tered him for therest of his lie safe at abend of the river,he wrote to hi
Literary by-paths in old England . ese other im-mortals that the shrine which is first sought isNo. 24 Cheyne Row. Once Carlyle settled down in London he didnot flit from house to house as so many otherfamous writers have done. Perhaps that was 307 LITERARY BY-PATHS owing partly to the care he expended in search-ing for a suitable home. He travelled manymiles on that search; walked hither and thitheruntil his feet were lamed under him. At length his good fortuneled him to Chelsea,and the house hechose there shel-tered him for therest of his lie safe at abend of the river,he wrote to hisanxious mother,away from all thegreat roads, haveair and quiethardly inferior toCraigenputtoch, anoutlook from theback windows into mere leafy regions, with hereand there a red high-peaked old roof lookingthrough ; and see nothing of London, except byday the summits of St. Pauls Cathedral andWestminster Abbey, and by night the gleam ofthe great Babylon affronting the peaceful Carlyle took possession of the house in 308. Carlyle Home IN OLD ENGLAND Cheyne Row it consisted of three floors and ahalf-sunk basement, and the rent he paid wasbut £35 ! Some years ago it was announced as To Let, and whoso inquired the rent foundthat the figure had risen to £90. But now noteven £90 a year could secure it, for the buildinghas properly passed into the possession of theNation, and will be carefully preserved to receivethe homage of generations yet unborn. It is fullof Carlyle relics, but to the seeing eye it is evenmore peopled with the shades of those sons anddaughters of fame who have gathered withinits walls. Here, as in Scotland, where no adequate me-morial of Carlyle is to be found, the wise discipleof such a teacher comforts himself with thesewords: For giving his soul to the commoncause, he has won for himself a wreath whichwill not fade and a tomb the most honorable,not where his dust is decaying, but where hisglory lives in everlasting remembrance. For ofillustrious
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