The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-09-24
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James /.

gendethot,"ho, aiter suffering, probably
III religious account long imprisonment
With coniiscation of his estate under tie
reign OF Mary, bad entered into hol, orders.
Ills mother being left in INDECENT rrcnm
stances, remarked 10 master hrirklayer.
She was, however n woman of a LOFTY spir-
II, and after her son had received some pre-
llnllnary instruction, She found generous
Friend who undertook to support him at
Westminster school. Ofths celehrate,se
mlnary, the excellent Camden was at this
lime second master an instructor worthy
oi such pupil, By the testimony of Jonson
himself, who IN one Of his cpigranls thus
gratefully apostrophises him
Camden, most reverend head. towhom owe
Ail TINT ma in arla and TINT know -
On quitting school, bis former benclaetor
obtained for him an exhibition nj Cam
bridge but extreme poverty compelled
Inn 10 trar himsclf from the University at
the end Ola few weeks or months, and To
submit Ia be initiated in the humble calling
ofhis step-lathef. Tie modification Of such
a change was too bitter to be long endured,
and IN lit of despair the young student
enlisted for the war in Flanders, in the ca
paclty ola volunteer. Here he sitnalizrd
ms Salor by staying an enemy and carving
oil his smell in sjgbl of bntb ARMIES hnt .,
single campairn annenra IA h.,, s.t;s,oI
him with a mndp oflif. evrn n,a,e ia.n,,,-
patible with the eltll,, ation of let,.,a ,h,o
the irksomc drIdunIo of a mechanical n.,.
der and hc returned Ia scrk , snLs,.i.ns,
in the service Of the slaoe M, frat .,,.,s
OF his dramatic rare,rarc involved IN DOM,
aud obscuritv il i proLoblr ho..,e,.. f,,t
like the most llustriptis ofhi. ,ontemnnra-
ries. he hcgnn ~ alarfor: hut that M, snc
cecding gteatIy IN thig denart,na,t and ,t
the same time gi ine indications ofial,nt IN
another and = 6ipher. h. rrndna1ly lad s.
side hr hG,Lin. and WA eupaqed bv tb.a.
trical managers according 10 fine mode al
that day, rs u member and maker of nlays.
whom ibcy At fret cmnlovcI ns an ,nory.
nous assisantto more n,.,ctis.d dram,t;sis
and after tin,e inln,red in the ri,iloor
of briupinr foltb niercs uudcr iii, a,,t,
name.
The ,l,sastrons circun,.tonco oe lillio, a.,
brother actor in n duel. ,ntcrr,nt.1 fine IL
terary engagements of .Jonson almost in
their commencement. bv enbicrfino hin, IA
an imprisunllpnt. ann,,r,tlv Of cn,a;dcr,.
bic duration. about In yr,r,,oq ar / A
Catholic priest. With fine busv ze,i which
then DISTINGUISHED The order Visited hin, il,
his confinement and conycrtcd tin, IN lie
Komish faith. which hn,vcvct IT. tLa
lapse of twelve Vears he a, Gn1he, CYAN.
inaiion renowned. GA bis liher.tio, Ian.
son returned 10 his cnuloyment and il,
spite of poyrrty. tbonobt III f. Ln,.5on liz,
srlf with a ,yiCG. IIis ,,rl.r eG,rts i, m.
DIANA are NOT n nr.sent ,i;st;nu,,;,I,,,11.. .
b,4l in The vc,rt5oa IN. oqd ,,,..,,. Ia a,,o
Every Man in his IIn,nour cs,,blisL.d Tia
FAM and hi3 nan,,larit, II wac H.. nr.,c-
tee of our early dramafists ia lav III. aeeno
Of their comedies either in poai3 mr. If,It .
from the novels. roo,,nr,s ~. Noon. ri
which coi,ntri,s tbpir ulots ,,er. nsnsay
borrowed ; and Jooson IN Tho Gpsi drna.,6t
Of dis niece had conr,,,,nd ,,tI,is f,stton
though thc plof ser4,s Ia bn,. h,,., '..,;,,i,,
al, and the characters were .saeni5allV rn-
dish. But his eto,ll.nt ird,,,ont aoo,
t,il,ht him to di.o,rl tI;o ;1,co,,'ss,,:,,, .,J
in a NOR. Goi,h.d on,.'..r,l,;, drs,5,a y9.L;,l'
he cave To lhrst,ae i5r.r years .,ftoe,,ard,
he chaurrd tho Jt,l;a,n Mann. ;. P,,,,,.sh
and ,d,ntrd ,bo ,,,,nno,sto' ,l,e ,,.,;d.,,, ~
London. To which fbaactino v,,sno,y t,.a,s.
lerred II was by ti3 nrocess lbat thev
first became posses.rd Ola ,cq,.lsr EnclisI
comedy and tbe anthor rnc,nrs,sad hy
public nnnl,l,s. nrocnrdcd to a.snn,. ,l,,.
character, for which bofb nature and stndv
had eninently qualified himor a eonic Ca
tlrigt and mor,lis, Ina scr,ca. of dranat;c
composljoos constructed nm the sfr,ctest
rules of ancient arr. which no man more
earnedly understood. he dclinealrd Win y
yigor, a dist;nctiycnesg. and. il is believed
an accuracy. neger suiu,sgcd tbe yiees'
foliics and affections mr. i, ,ig own .nI,,.,s,'
the hllmours of his day, and so,nefineq we
are told, ofparticalar aaa well known indi-
ydaala II il eh..ia,,e ,i,., s.r .,ltll,
ia, ,,,,,.,,,,., ,..,.. r..