rank and fortune require diamond buckles.
Paste or Bristol stones should never approach a gentleman of
any age. Roomy shoes, not of varnished leather. Broad
shoe-buckles, well polished. Cleanliness is an ornament to
youth, but an indispensable necessity to old age. Breeches,
velvet or velveteen, or some other solid stuff. There may be
serious objections to reviving the trunk breeches of our
ancestors. I am afraid that hoops would follow in their train.
But the flapped waistcoat, the deep cuffs, and guarded
pocket-holes, the low collar, I should hail with pleasure; that
is, for grandfathers and men of grandfatherly years. I was
about to add the point-lace ruffles, cravat, and frill, but I
pause in consideration of the miseries and degraded state of
the lace makers."

Occasional passages in his letters are very beautiful, and very sad.
Here is one--adverting to some attack made upon him:

"'This jargon,' said my orthodox reviewer, 'might be excused in
an alderman of London, but not in a Fellow elect of Oriel,' or
something to the same purpose, evidently designing to recall to
memory the most painful passage of a life not over happy. But
perhaps it is as well to let it alone. The writer might be some
one in whom my kindred are interested; for I am as much alone
in my revolt as Abdiel in his constancy."

We are glad to see valuable testimony borne by Mr. James Spedding as to
his habits having left unimpaired his moral and spiritual sensibility:

"Of his general character and way of life I might have been
able to say something to the purpose, if I had seen more of
him. But though he was a person so interesting to me in
himself, and with so many subjects of interest in common with
me, that a little intercourse went a great way; so that I feel
as if I knew him much better than many persons of whom I have
seen much more; yet I have in fact been very seldom in his
company. If I should say ten times altogether, I should not be
understating the number; and this is not enough to qualify me
for a reporter, when there must be so many competent observers
living, who really knew him well. One very strong impression,
however, with which I always came away from him, may be worth
mentioning; I mean, that his moral and spiritual sensibilities
seemed to be absolutely