Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-08-05
Fr2m a British Magazine.
MR.. RDSC De.

MIR. RDSC DE.
| The his DRY of the exc rated author Of
the life of Lorenzo dc Medicis, eyinces the
wonderful effects resulting from ass,duous =
industry, snOera,ided to the intuujve rapi
dlty OF genius. Fivnred by no advantages
ct education, tostered by no patronage, raj
.ed BY tne native energies ofhs IN nd alone,
Nr. Roscoe has reached Il pitch ofhterarv
commence, which IS rarely attained even bv
those who have made he hes, use of the
privileges of academic instruction.
| dis parents moved in The nenhler sphere
Ipf NE; they were OF course preclutled by
'her circumstances from giving tner son
very extensive education and with q
iNVranse perversenesS or temper he ubstI
lnately reused to attend at thc dav. school
wa re his father wished hm 10 ne tsugh.
writing nd arithmetic, IN CO.'S auence
he n not even tue common opportunities OF
! ofqu'r'ng kno hedge, usually enjj Eyed by
| lose OF the same station in life as himself.
n was flted 90 he tue architect os his own
.ame.
t'u though he threw Of the trammels o.
We school, nc IS not Idle :--he read much,
IL Thought more
| At an carly age he was articlcd as clerk
IT, the o'hce o Mr. Ewes, an ,t'orney in
Llverpao,. Soon after his period he was
. nitate 20 ualerlake the s-nlv of the
| IHin iangueye, - 9,s az his companions
>2astins ioat h h,a s,d CI,sr lie Ami
I ga, and s.'cAklng in i7gh term l9f the e.
H. gance of the style, md the sen tments G.
hat composition. Mr.. Roscoe Immediate e.
" procured the tire use IN question !; and
l'npothing has difhcGlggs ly pc le,ual refc-
'ence TO his grammar lie drGAsgd through
| u task which emulation nsA melted HIM
undert Ike. Th- success w,nch he expe
| ',enesd IN his frs effort prepp;ed him To
4 pr0cerd; and nc iId not stop1n his c areer
III ne nad read the most stingu she'd of
the LG-in classics. In this pursu he was
Encouraged by The friendly intercourse ~
Mr. Frenc's H)iIen. an eccentric genius
AMI excellent scholar.
Having made considerable progress I'm the
Latin language, Mr. II. still without the j.
sistance OF "A IN ,ster, proceeded To the stu
ldy OF the French and Italian. The bes,
jauthors Ia each If those tongues soon be.
&c me familiar to him and il is supposed
ihlt few natives of the country have so ge
neral and recondite a knowledge of t.iiar
literature, as he subject of the present me.
, NOR.
During the whole of this period, Mr..
Roscoe regularly attended at the Office and
his seasons of study were the intervals o.
business.
His attachment to the muse was Of a We.
ny early date. While yet boy he read
with avidity the works of the best English
poets. OF ,heir beauties he had AN exqui
Ute sense l1d 1t may easily be mas, ~ {
ut the earliest ef his competitions were
Of the poetic clnss. Mount Peasant" q
.scriptive p EN-, which he wrote in his
5th year, IS a record no, only of the fei
Hty OF his genius, bur of the correctness
ms tas.e.
soon after ihe expiration of MS cIerl,
hip, MIR K was taken INFO partner hn
~ Mt. AspiHwall, q very respectable
',ney OF the town Of Liverpool aud tn,
ntIre infringement f an Office, exiensv
pactce, aud high IN reputation, DE-
,olved upon him alone. In ,hs s,tua
IN he conducted himself 10 such a man.
or as % gam universal respect. For
olwithsta ding his various pursuits, he
al pad strcl attention TO mis- profession
and mad acquired a liberal and mlnu 4
k ,Owledge OF law. And in c carDess ol
comprehension, and rapidly of dispa CIR
10 business, he had few equals.
About this time ne commenced an &C
lqnaintance with he laie DIR. Enield#, apo
he present Dr.. Aiken, then resided al
Warrington, The former being ,utor Of he
bellies le,,res in the Warrington academy
and the latter established as a surgeon in
that town. Tnese gentlemen had fhe
honour OF being early sensible of his
surprising talents, and they contraelci
With him friendship which was sure
be lasting, as was built on the solid
bass of mutual esteem.
When he voice Of humanity was rails
ed against the slave trade, Nc. r fearless
lofthe Inconvenience to which The circum.
anoes of his local situation might ex-
pose HIM, stood forth a jealous and en-
ughieoed advoca e for the aboli ion Of thar
nhuman traffic In his boyish days, TO-.
decd he had expressed his feelings on
When Or. Z. published the I'd Uoi.
NJ Me Sheaker, mr.. Il. furnished MIN
ri" IN leSy on Pify, and an ode 20 T.
IsaeaaOE.