We can understand too well that here were young fervid hearts in an explosive condition; young rash heads, sanctioned by a man's experienced head.
Here at last shall enthusiasm and theory become practice and fact; fiery dreams are at last permitted to realize themselves; and now is the time or never!--How the Coleridge moonshine comported itself amid these hot telluric flames, or whether it had not yet begun to play there (which I rather doubt), must be left to conjecture.
Mr.Hare speaks of Sterling "sailing over to St.Valery in an open boat along with others," upon one occasion, in this enterprise;--in the _final_ English scene of it, I suppose.

Which is very possible.
Unquestionably there was adventure enough of other kinds for it, and running to and fro with all his speed on behalf of it, during these months of his history! Money was subscribed, collected: the young Cambridge democrats were all ablaze to assist Torrijos; nay certain of them decided to go with him,--and went.

Only, as yet, the funds were rather incomplete.

And here, as I learn from a good hand, is the secret history of their becoming complete.

Which, as we are upon the subject, I had better give.