The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-08-15
pisrsIIanp.
From tic Literary Magasine for 1904.
ssMs ACCOUNT or THE LIRE OF mn. coOrre
THE TRAoEpIaN.

and fcarcely biogra;her has been found 10 heruu0
thole few before the world However consenal the
niytery Of money-making may he with a cheerful
evenuefs Of teNper, it is ceraay inmical 70 genius
and where the oppuent lopnger would foRer, the
man OF trade frowns on the efforts of imagination
our Injuries are exotic, entertainments imported
our public tpeacles lefs excellent a. thew an
proaeh the which they are the iiant
limitations The barrenncf of our literary onan is RIO,
therefore to be wondered nor while the foil though
10 rank has hitherto been 70 uncu,vated ihould it
1urPre, that when native plant has fpruns uo i,s
virtues have not been recorded, or when foreign
one manipulated here. has thrivr though it's quai-
eies may have been ufed enjoyed, they have not
oeen iuheicnely made known, or ul,y appreciated.
HE writer o. the foiiorrng n,emor ~ among the
eafelt IN this country attempt the delin.aon of
living Character, and ,hr ubieas of one of the moR
en,inent ofthofe whole walks OF life have no, been
POLITICAL that have preiented thernieve, to the bo.
EraPher. The undertaking is made with thar dill
dence, which reipea for tn. worlds VOICE and ,be
magnitude OF biographical attempt infpire the wri
motto !" Nenins'n E5esisr hoisi,fr, eif a. k,ua.s
~ ace f:tests 'fe,r5ssasyi.., sif u, diis p,sadt4
mr. ihomas Abshorp Copper was born in 1777,
OF reputable parents his father was fur,.n. aud
acquired eo;,fderable property in the Fan. under
"arran Ratings lnaian adnniaraticn--but of ,he
greater part, If not all OF this. the willow and eh;l
dren were at his DEATH icfrauSed and Left deG;,r,,
When nine years DID, Cooper wa. taken ont of friend
1oip to his family and in Tome fort adop,ed bv Mr.
Sseawin' rue well known anhorof the Ehav on Po
s",ea' JuHice' oy whom he was educate md intend
cd Tor writer. Ee !. probably bne of v.rv fr
who ha-e been arprentiesd to authorhip and as #
isiDpobe TO determine the bent and much NOR, "a
the toundneis and freugth of mind e. Young il
sto,ne~hat remarkable that a man of Goiyin's nm
der'tandng ihould trxin boy TO write books before
It was certaia lie could be induced 10 read then,
What Mr. Godwin's particular method of education
Is. q IN pNt Gpn. -.
ons are advertedto, it fould feer j, was mn, f,c
ten OF re!traint, wee when Coopers resdinefs on oh
iubJectss conidered with his ne ,,;rrnt b.h.s s,r
'ome years paff, belief cannot be in,prefed bp,
that the foundation laid, was of its kind Good ON.
rae "rpr through regular courie of the Greek and
haiin Games and was allie iniruacd in the French
and Italian languages.
Such pupil 60 tuch mater mufl have Lren -opc.
I'd, and deightedby the French revol,.iop. Coor-
er was icareeiy ieventeen when his enthusl, nrcnp,
20 him to re.inquih the pen 70, the fuord and "a
erk eonlmAion IN the arniee Of the urea, renb,ic
Ine Jut proung, fenGsive and uncertain lsure,s ne
the aafhor were biaIted-civc and mural crowns.
ovaions and fabrcs d'honneur were much more o,;,.
termg' and accordingly it already deterpin. ne
Mould engage for the banners of equality aud cohllj
OIL, when the war broke ont between Enplsnd aud
Fra-. iioGded che hri;!;ant profpes9. Of military
promotion and renowu in the caufe Of lbertv Then
II was he turned his attention to the sge and CON-
inundated his wfhcs to his benefator they were re-.
etived with eodnes and regret no. ill AFTER fon.
time ahented to, and then With decided d(spprobati
Or. Ills intention however being found nyipcib,e
MT. t1eleroft undertook 10 give fome preparatory
.eions. ~hc- re ws- -f,r,sah. prepared many diff
heutes occurred, before futabe place r-, be pro-
cured tor his fra appearance at Ian Mr.. stepsen
hemoie offered his aufpices, and Fdinburq wrs con-
s,uoea on. The writer Of this iketch has heard
Cooper deicrbe, with great pieafantry his fra ;n,e
an-rar b..
raw country youth of feventeen On his arrival
m Eoinourg, little eonfcous Of his appearance and in
competency, he waited on Mr.. Ksmbe, made mn IN
the extreme OF ruGc foppery, proud of hi. talent,
little doubling his fuceeIs When he mentioned hi
name and GRAND Mr. Ksn,hl :. ,
,.uh poite inhie to the fare of disappointment,
cooper had been prepared for young Noryel: bur he
was Obliged to exchange ali his exposed celia. far
lew cold executes from the manager, and the rb,,r;r
ione nights alter, his part filed by an old
nan ana PAD player. During the remainder of m.
lea'oh ne Continued with Stephen Kenb!e. wbnu,
ever appearing. from Edinaurg he went wild, the
.ouPi'y 90 Esrc..!e-npon-Tyn Their. he lived as
t 'r-nt, inactive, and undifinguiibed as before.
I'LL owing tothe want OF perlon to fl the part of
Malcolm, in Macbeth, he was can to that humble
eharaeteriD 70 inferior fphere did ne begin 10 move
who is now become of the brighten Iurnin.ri..
OF the theatrical hemphere. His debut was even left
fatterng than his reception from the manager had
been LII the AL fcene he paHed through .ocrably
well, but when ne the lines which conclude
the play
SotbaSti 10 al at szes and 10 earl on.
Wbam re i1Vilc 10 Ifc nf ,yo7vsd at srsae"
alter freching his hands and auo,inp the atttnde
and fme of thankfulaeis, hght -inbaraiIneut clrck
I'D him, and be faufed ftiil keeper hi. pofn.e and
his iook-the profnpter niade himfer heard BY every
ore but the beHildered Naicoln,, who lll continued
mute, every inaarce Of his fenee natnray iucrealng
ten fold his rerrlexty whifpercd the words
In his car Maehtth who lay hauphttred a, BIS fcet
broke the bonds Of deat ailla his dumb h,eceor'
the prompter ipoke slnoR TO YociferstiooTacb
1hane dead or alive joiiled his voicehut this was
Dnjy eonfuiion worle c6nfounded"- be could have
fpoken the amazed prince night with great ;uGc.
have fau so thanks 70 all az once"--b1t his ,,rr-
anee was gone vox fancibuf hait"--a hi, pree,tv
broke out in the pit fhe Glamour foon became gene
rai and the eurt'iD wcHt down, amid lpout Of uni
VERBAL condemnation.
After this diienmfture, Copper returned not j.,,lc
hnuisted to England.
isiriends, Goodwin I'D Holeroft, who were COM
WINGED that he lon,ed the req,bE,e, for perfornrr
OF eirinenee cDt him on q tour of imutoye,,,,, :,
the provincial theatres. They exseSed thar he ,,ld
thus acquire an acquaintance with the aage and ore.
pare hpief Tor the theatres Of the metropolis. An
evil genius feemed all to preide over his wasderirgs
he appeared t. tie zianzgers in Whole cores he wa,
emitted, as raw recruit who pofened no talers for
The protection. Characters Of importance were con-
ifJpfc1 utterly h.Votd III. ,sseh