HEMINOFORD. WALTER. 



HENDERSON. THOMAS. 



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of Valencia, the Lid Ooostantine, and other Foam*' wu published 

 in IStt. 



IB 16*5 Mrs. Brawn* nooved, with her mother, her inter, and her 

 own COM, to Khyllon. near St. Anph. Her ister had returned, in 

 1811, from UrnuanT, wbtre cne of her brothers wu attached to the 

 Vienna ub**sy, bringing with her a fresh lupply of German books, 

 ad MM. Hemans's delight in Uermau literature may be dated from 

 that time. Her ' Lays of many Laud*,' moat of which appeared in 

 the 'New Monthly Mojrasine,' then edited by Tboma* Campbell, wen 

 xmssliil by Herder ' Stimmen der Vulker in Laedern,' and preceded 

 by 'The Forest Sanctuary,' formed her next volume, publihcd in 

 which was followed, hi 1828. by the 'Kecordi of Woman.' 

 Most of theee poem* were written at Rbyllon, and many of thoae in 

 th lat Tolume are tinged by the melancholy ocouioned by the recent 

 death of her mother, for whom her affection wa* always exceedingly 

 strong. 



In the autumn of 182S, on the marriage of her tUter, and the 

 removal of her brother, who was in the army, to Ireland, Mrs. Hemana 

 established henclf at the village of Wavertree, near Liverpool, in the 

 expectation of obtaining good ichooli for her children and pleasant 

 society for henelf. Sho had however little success in either of there 

 object*. In the early part of the summer of 1S29 Mrs. Ueinans paid 

 a \isit to Scotland, and was introduced to Sir Walter Scott, with 

 whom ah* afterwards (pent several days at Abbotsford. In 1830 the 

 published another volume of poetry, ' The Songs of the Affection*,' 

 and in the summer of the same year paid a visit to the hikes of 

 Cumberland and Westmoreland. She remained a fortnight with Words- 

 worth at Rydal Mount, and then took up her residence at Dove-Nest 

 Cottage, near Amblesi.le. After remaining some weeks, she was induced 

 to make a second visit to Scotland, on which occasion she spent the 

 greater part of the time at Milburn Tower, the seat of Sir Robert 

 Luton. During this visit she formed a friendship, in consequence of 

 which she was induced to visit Dublin before she returned to Waver- 

 tree, and ultimately decided on leaving England, and fixing her abode 

 at Dublin, 



In the spring of 1831 Mrs. Henians left England for Dublin, where 

 she took lodgings. Her health, from the time of her leaving Kugland, 

 became rapidly worse, to which the advancing age of the sons 

 remaining under her care was an additional cause of anxiety. The 

 latter months of 1833 wen busily spent by Mrs. Henians in arranging 

 and preparing for publication the three collections of her poems 

 which were published in the spring and summer of 1834 : 'Hymns 

 for Childhood ; ' ' National Lyrics and Songs for Music ; ' and ' Scenes 

 and Hymns of Life.' 



In August 1834, Mrs. Hemana took the scarlet fever, and when 

 imperfectly recovered, caught a cold; ague was superinduced, and 

 never left her till it was subdued by her hut fatal malady, dropsy, 

 which befon the end of 1 834 had assumed an unequivocally dangerous 

 aspect. The summer residence of the Archbishop (Whately) of 

 Dublin was placed at her disposal; change of scene and the kind 

 attention* of the archbishop and his wife afforded some relief, but no 

 permanent benefit ; and in order to be near her physicuns, she was 

 taken back to Dublin. On the 26th of April 1835, Mrs. Hemana 

 dictated her hist poetical effort, the ' Sabbath Sonnet.' She continued 

 to sink gradually till May 12, 1835, when, after a long and quiet sleep, 

 she died without a sigh or movement. She was buried in St. Anne's 

 Church, Dawson-ttreet, Dublin, which is close to the house in which 

 she died. A tablet was erected by her brothers in the cathedral of 

 St. Asspb, " in memory of Felicia Heinans, whose character is best 

 pourtrayed in her writing*." A volume of 'Poetical Kemains' was 

 published after her death. 



Mrs. Hemans's love of the art to which she had devoted herself was 

 intense, and her appreciation of it was serious and high, as a means 

 to purify and elevate the mind. In her later years her religious 

 impressions became stronger, and her poetry became more tinctured 

 with religious thoughts and feelings. Poetry was the object of sll her 

 todies, and she sought for it* materials in history, voyages and 

 travels, and the fine arts ; but her especial delight was to contemplate 

 the sonus of nature in all their aspect* of beauty, and to muse upon 

 the associations and sympathies connected with them. Her thoughts 

 are unborrowod, an never vague or indistinct, and always seem to 

 Bow naturally from the scone or drcumnUnce present to her mind. 

 She is most sucoeuful when the subject is native, something which 

 she has seen, or something which by it* associations calls up the 

 sympathies which an familiar to her. Her poetry is thus peculiarly 

 and strikingly the representation of her own character, of the thoughts 

 and feelings of the woman ; it is essentially lyrical and descriptive, 

 nil. d with imagery, sometimes overflowing with it She has no 

 dramatic power ; she cannot enter into the thoughts and feelings of 

 others; she can only exhibit her own. Her tragedy was deservedly 

 condemned. Her great defect is the similarity of tone and trtattucut 

 which pervade* all her works. Many of her lyrical pieces are 

 exceedingly beautiful. 



(Charley, Mtmoirt of Mn. Htmanti; Mrs. Hemans's /Vnu.) 



HEMINUFUKD, WALTKlt, sometimes called HKMI.StiltlTIlOH, 

 a canon regular of the Austin I'riory of Ui-ebum, or Uisb irough, in 

 Yorkshire, where he died in 1347. His history, which begins from 

 the Norman ' 'un.ju-st, continue* to the reign of King Edward IL It 



wu first published by Qale in his 'Soriptoro* V.,' foL, Oxford, 1687 ; 

 and again by Hearne, in 2 vols. 8vo, Oxford, 1731. 



BSMUHO. HANS. [MKUUNC, HANS.] 



HKMSTKUIIl- YS, TIHKIUUS, the son of a French physician, was 

 born at Oroningen in 1689. He entered the university of that town 

 in his fourteenth year, and studied theology and philology under 

 Broun, oriental literature under Sehulteus, and mathematics and philo- 

 sophy under lieruouilli. He afterwards went to Leydeu to hear the 

 lectures of Peruonius on ancient history, where he was engaged to 

 put in order the manuscripts belonging to the university library. In 

 his nineteenth year he was appointed professor of mathematics and 

 philosophy at Amsterdam, and shortly afterwards undertook to com- 

 plete an edition of Pollux which Lsderlin had left unfinished. ]lentiey 

 in (two letters to Hemstorbnys pointed out the faults of this edition, 

 which so much discouraged Uemsterhuys that he did not open a Greek 

 book for two months afterwards. Conscious of his own deficiencies, 

 he resolved to acquire au accurate knowledge of the Greek language, 

 and for that purpose read through all the Greek writers in chrono- 

 logical order. In 1720 he succeeded Lambert Bos at Frauecker as 

 professor of Greek; and in 1740 removed to Lcyden, when he was 

 also professor of the same language. He died April 7th 1706. 



Uomsterhuya did uot write much, but ho was an accurate and 

 laborious scholar ; and it was principally owing to hu reputation and 

 exertions that the study of the Greek language, which had been greatly 

 neglected in Holland, again became general iu that country. He intro- 

 duced what has been called the analogical system, which prevailed in 

 the universities of Holland for along time, and which is fully developed 

 in the writings of Leuuep. Uemsterhuys was not only a good classical 

 scholar, but he was acquainted with several of the oriental languages, 

 and had a considerable reputation for hit knowledge of mathematics 

 and philosophy. 



The principal works of Hemsterhuys an : the latter part of the 

 edition of ' Pollux ' by Ledorliu, 17uO ; ' Luciani Colloquia et Timou,' 

 1708 ; ' Plutus ' of Aristophanes, 1744 ; ' Latin Orations,' published by 

 Valckenaer, 1784; Latin translation of the 'Birds' of Aristophanes, 

 in the edition. of Kuster; 'Notes and Emendations ou Xenopbou of 

 Ephesus/ inserted in the third volume of the ' Miscellauea Critica ' of 

 Amsterdam. He also edited the early part of the edition of Lucian, 

 which was completed by Iteitz. The life of Hemsterhuys has been 

 written by lluhnkcn. 



HE'NAULT, CHARLES-JEAN, born at Paris in 1685, was the son 

 of a fermier-gche'ral. He showed at on early age a taste for literature, 

 and wrote several poems. Being made iuteudaut-geueral of the queen's 

 household, he became by his pleasing address and suavity of manners 

 a great favourite with the high society of the capital. He was also 

 appointed president of the Court of Euqucte*. In 1723 he was made 

 a member of the French Academy. At the age of fifty he withdrew 

 from the fashionable world, and gave himself up entirely to study and 

 to practices of devotion ; but his devotion was free from moroaeness 

 or superstition. He died at Paris in 1770. The work for which 

 Henault is best known is his ' Abregd Chronologique de 1'Histoire de 

 France,' which is a very good model of works of that kind. It has 

 gone through numerous editions, and has been translated into several 

 languages. Iu two small volumes the author has registered under 

 each year every event of any importance in the annals of the French 

 monarchy, from its first establishment to the death of Louis XIV.: 

 with a happy conciseness of expression he has cleared up many 

 doubtful or controverted points, and he has introduced many wise, 

 moral, and political reflections ou tho character of men and times. 

 The arrangement is clear, and the hand of a man deeply versed in 

 the laws and the records of his country ia visible throughout the work. 

 Hduault has had many imitators and coutiuuutors. lluuault wrote 

 also Histoire Critique de 1'Etablisseuient des Francois dans les Uaules,' 

 and several dramatic works collected under the title of 'Pieces de 

 Theatre,' 1 vol. Svo, 1770. 



HENDERSON, THOMAS, was the sou of a respectable tradesman 

 at Dundee, where ho was bom December 28, 17U8. After au educa- 

 tion such as his native town could afford, he wu apprenticed to a 

 writer (or attorney) for six years. At tho end of this term he was 

 sent to Edinburgh, at the age of twenty-one, to complete his legal 

 instruction. He was then successively secretary to tho celebrated 

 judge John Clerk of lildiu, the Earl of Lauderdale, and the Lord 

 Advocate Jeffrey, and iu these employments he continued till 1831. 



During his residence at Dundee, Henderson acquired a taste for 

 practical astronomy, as well as for the history and literature of that 

 ccience. At Edinburgh he frequented the observatory, then a very 

 small establishment, but sufficiently well equipped to give valuable 

 opportunities to a learner. Weak health and a tendency to disorder 

 in the eyes are very poor aids to an astronomer, but they did not 

 hinder Mr. Henderson from bringing himself into notice, though his 

 puii nt ilic pursuits could only be the relaxations of a life of business. 

 In 1824 he began to communicate with Dr. Thomas Young, tueu 

 superintendent of the ' Nautical Almanac,' whom he assisted both 

 by methods and calculations. The consequence was, that at Young's 

 death it was found that he had placed in the bauds of Professor 

 Uigaud a memorandum desiring that tho Admiralty might be im- 

 mediately informed, as soon as his death should take place, that he 

 knew of no one more competent than Mr. Henderson to be appointed 



