Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-20
DRAMATIC POETS or IRELAND.

The members Of the Dublin Library societv dined
q" lhn.sday at Morrison's, To celebrate the
sung eYen ot The laying of the FIRST stone of their
nrw building M D'Oer street L. Gen. CocE burn was
~ The char-Among variety OF toass the chairman
cave Richard Shell, Esq. aud tie dramatic poets of
ireland" Mr.. She'll in returning thanks delivered
beautiful enosy ON the dUatic poets Of bis country
lie said
The Chairman had associated bis (Mr sbpiys) name
win The dramatic literature of the conHtrt-but ne
feared that his kibdnes had defeated It's purpose by its
tAcost' " ""s not When all heaven Oui, that the
g1W worn vas To he observed aud any merry dtstiuc
toh "bnb ne mao ohtaiprd, raied its Intellectual ray"
beoe lhe" trp dnd collected Iustre to which their lin
e'n ~ had appToathed the feeble scHtiaiious 81 an
nndis inguishsd mare which DO lived lis evanesccnt
IieW tfom be ohscnity by winch II was surrounded -
MOI ~ SPEAK Of himself there vas no udtgidu.l "A no
coud not shrink from The i!lHsitOus company isio
WhCh bs had hcru introduced no vere me dfs,,s,;c
as Of ITei3ud ely, Of ibai host Of pieovfjc
ifteec Who migrated The English LANGUAGE before
u was det"ged ~ rteucb ieehl,ness aad innovaon--
CObgfeve, whose spifu seemed be the nest evanofa
ton oi rurihcd miTh aud Which was 50 inCapaile of
diness, that where ~ meant 10 raiHt fool, be nvo
WnlMIy produced "it -Fdiquhaf, upon Whase hiit tn
ns'H n'n CASTOR" Der aTchest looks from her bright
aHu fascinating elcs Goldsmith W!use ipgrndity v "a
w. 'e"sbIne ace OF Tue h'"inipe, AMI, by happy
'Imu't 0' 'fhipiliiy, ~ - hifliesi moments, was
be1fved Wiil iears-fuh SAID MI Shea et me tnt for
gllDt har'c ~ SpHibc,He whose domestic spiiit CON
queen the liaGc muse tom tie pa The humber
hafaiions OF sscuoro misery aud presented IN the
ahcliops Of The wdo" AVID The suaeings NJ the slave
much uute Appropriate ul pcts Of s,u,raftt IA re-
subjects Of The icgii0tc compassion Of fespotls 90
vernnents-in The pnppops tortcss. ~ beces ga
tirgs. 10 those who pronounce their cold, otarular
snd soicsl maiedicioss against The useIunss and ma
tauy OF the stage would oppose me eSau,pie of Son
thelne. Let II be befed tat be was he nrst who
~ depicting The nseres Of the African save raised mn
ne heart Of Eng"ui that si6rt Of yirnous Indignation
"hch az length rrrst out into great legislative agt
nhch has conferred mote solid g.oiy upon her name
than The thfoug of uiuupbs by hch she is SURROUND
ed lti b he remembered that What was atcompiist
Ell ny WtbeIotce, thai gfeat ybiosOph Of humanity
was btgrn by Sonthefue.
n speaking Of sHy thing which concerned The feiic,
OF mankind, 10 was an easy usufupg which led him e.,
a Offr
ojeci II The oaduess snd admiration Of his tosnttv
twas hat0 o. feeruine tie pfep0HdcIauce 6f be- lie
tay 0F Ills political drscrs Lie The hero Of ore 81
we hnfvsird productions. Lc was his own Rtv,t.-
sNclcan (on the stage AND boo t'e seaeJt) secned ~
possess eGnal puwets ~ observation-disclosures 1Ist his own
RtkE, VITO tempted by difisss and w. the 'ufst u All
i've reckcssuess o! 6c1ancb vonid never sell the PIC
tore osir Oliver, poor Sheridan solicited nv povef7
and Gbdei tbe i1ndeBce q punyeiy nayaia'ioB could