Life and Letters of Frederick W. Robertson (Volume 2) (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1865. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX I. DURING Mr. Robertson's tour in the Tyrol and his sojourn at Heidelberg in 1846, he wrote a series of letters recording daily and minutely all the events of his voyage, and the impressions he received. These letters were written to his wife. With her consent, portions of them were submitted to the Editor's judgment, and they appeared so useful, as elucidating a remarkable period of Mr. Robertson's life, that Mrs. Robertson was requested to permit their insertion. Being a connected account of one particular period of his life, and having more narrative than strictly biographical interest, it was considered best to present them to the public in an Appendix. To this Mrs. Robertson agreed, and she has kindly consented to the publication of the following extracts. In many ways they are extremely interesting. Those who will remember that they were written at a time when, as I have said, he was passing through the great mental and spiritual crisis of his life, will look through them, and not in vain, for hints as to the drift of his thoughts, and the direction in which his spirit was developing itself. They exhibit also his delight in natural scenery, and the delicate way in which he observed it. His reverence and love for Color appear in his descriptions. The rapidity with which he made his "course," the determination and contempt of pain which carried him, 258 APPENDIX L in spite of a strained sinew in his ankle, over twentysix miles of mountain walking, belong to and illustrate his character. It is curious to see, with all his professed love of loneliness, how fresh his interest was in all classes of society; how he enchanted the German counsellor; how he drew round him, with his customary magic of manner, the rough shepherds of the Tyrol; how he charmed while he taught the E...