...ill-nature itself ; in short, I have thought myself into Description of his room. A turn for the better. a settled melancholy and an utter disgust of all that life brings with it. ... Your last letter, I repeat it, was too short ; you should have given me your opinion of the design...

...detest that which I am obliged to partake of here. ... I can neither laugh nor drink, have contracted an hesitating disagreeable manner of speaking, and a...an utter disgust of all that life brings with it." l That this picture is strongly coloured by the depression of the moment is manifest. " Never," says...

...neither partake of the pleasure of a revel, or contribute to 1 5 raise its jollity. I can neither laugh nor drink ; have contracted a hesitating, disagreeable...brings with it. Whence this romantic turn that all 20 our family are possessed with ? Whence this love for every place and every country but that in which...

...neither partake of the 5 pleasure of a revel, nor contribute to raise its jollity. I can neither laugh nor drink ; have contracted a hesitating, disagreeable...and an utter disgust of all that life brings with 10 it. Whence this romantic turn that all our family are possessed with ? Whence this love for every...

...appearance,' ie at thirty years of age. ' I can neither laugh nor drink,' he goes on ; ' have contracted an 35 hesitating, disagreeable manner of speaking, and a...an utter disgust of all that life brings with it.' It is obvious that this description is largely coloured by passing depression. ' His features,' says...

...neither partake of the pleasure of a revel, nor contribute to raise its jollity. I can neither laugh nor drink, have contracted a hesitating disagreeable...visage that looks ill-nature itself ; in short, I have f thought myself into a settled melancholy, and an utter disgust of all that life brings with it. —...

...not that strong, active man you once knew me. ... I can neither laugh nor drink; have contracted an hesitating, disagreeable manner of speaking; and a...visage that looks ill-nature itself; in short, I have brought myself into a settled melancholy, and an utter disgust of all that life brings with it." Letter...

...have contracted a hesitating, disagreeable manner of speaking, and a visage that looks ill- ' nature itself; in short, I have thought myself into a settled...and an utter disgust of all that life brings with 10 it. Whence this romantic turn that all our family are possessed with ? Whence this love for every...

...steadily grew. At the beginning of the year he had written to a friend that he had " thought himself into a settled melancholy and an utter disgust of all that life brings with it " ; but this was now lightened by the prospect of success. To the same friend he described himself...

...with two great wrinkles between the eyebrows, with an eye disgustingly severe, and a hig wig. * * * I have thought myself into a settled melancholy, and...an utter disgust of all that life brings with it" Who would infer it from his cheerful poetry and genial prose ? His melancholy was rather a thing of...