The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-05-18

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Sir Walter Scott. in appearance
j. a larer. grey headed. old man.
with a hlInd eye. a lame leg. and M
%nnnraning physiognom,. He is al
most adored in the circle Of his ar
1naiutance, and laudcd by every
tongue tor social ard shining vi
tues. Had bis pr,son hren gifted
by nature With . full complement u
requisites for a iahori0ua life. tht
world night neser have gained the
treasures of hls Imagination. aud his
life had perhaps been spent IN the
palcTnal occupation Of II husband
man lie was one a clerk IN the
law courts of Edinburgh. but the
uncommon success and large profits
of his works, have raised him a
handsome ind, pendenCe. lie mlscal-
culated hls talents very much in pre-
ierring poetry IN his early pr0dnc-
tions. and he had gained II good
round aye before he discovered his
error. Receiving him as the author
nj the NMrIly Novels. by which
bis name will descend 10 future
times, he was al least lfts-fve be
fore he began them, but hc has en-
~draNoured to repay his lost time III
deed with unrNdmpIcd despatch
liis poems ATE nov hardly noticed,
and his dramatic attempt Wa unsuc-
cesslul. | presume the British world
are expecting his Life Of Napoleon
With the curiosity 10 discover whe-
der the sketches ii real lie by his
pen, will equal those which we're
drawn from the i~nrNhauslihlc re
sources ol his invention. Lord BY.
ron has prophcCled that he could o.
pen To himself Il new department ot
literature, whenever lns noyrls be
gan 10 tire. A student of Irinit,
College, Dublin, once sent him some
poems. requesting his opinions -
Su Walter Scott returned II very po-
lite answer, aud among other adv
ces, he recommended him 10 publish
nothing before he had at least reach
ed tie 4o'il ycarol his lie.
The Duke IL Wellington is a tnll
"arworn looking mdu, With a sun.
burnt complexion. and "A large Ro-
man nose. lis name creates no
more sensation IN London, than If
he had galnrd his rank by any oi
he common place stepsfonrs oil
y aIth or ~Iptturntlal connrxlous.-
lie has 10 far lost hi4 sense Of prin-
cIple and shame, as to torsakc his
Vile, IN associate with an opera
dancer. All tie spoil9 of his cont
mental campaign have been lost AT
the gaming table. and he ias sunk
the hero III the ablect character of a
prn4lonrr and sycophaut al court
His Comprer ~ arms, the marquis 0i
Anglrscy, vino lost a leg at Water
loo, j. a most interesting looking
p|crsonaer. His haud7nne face and
commanding figure, all scanned and
gashcd by the casualties Of War.
present II the observer a living re-
preventative Of Piutarch's heroes.
Thomas Moore, the poet, is !
squat, fuuny-Iootiog short sighted
monkey faced. little man. He live,
entirely on the bounty of the mar.
quis Of L~anSdnwn, for all the pro.
ducts Of his work, have formed 4
minimum 10 his extravaganza. IL
enCc enjoyed considerable share u
the favour Of the hing, when prime,
Of Wales, aud lost 1t by too much
impairment familiarity. His tamt
was very soon al Ils summit, and l.
now rather on tie decline, a fate
that cliu5s to both Rogers h Camp.
bell.
William Roscoe is a most reepcc.
table character. a poet, orator.
historian aud botanist. In the tNa
latter departments he has ccIIrsed
every contemporary. He Was once
a merchant Of large business IN Iii.
yerpo0l, afterwards a member oI
Parliament for that town, aud since
an in5abitant Of the kings bench
prison for many a day. He is "a tall.
thin old man. a good dead stopped III
the shoulders. The mercantile
world of Liverpool showed no"
much they estimated literature, by