The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-29

Of SUNRISE. for example. that hs consider, The
r,,t,,t,e. fetrtosiiad sits tle death Rnbes
| ar enntess -
. 2, ret CORY for ihe mistake for Il tins ieii
..t.8= 4at tbs deiesisa
H. ,,l,,,on sui aa,iiaugI ati.f me reign of ter.
ar he mtrIIt have ANONYMOUSLY lei dow from
h,s t,cp ,stfa yolumrs. aud certainly tie number
Is already snaic,en,ls great
To make general CRITICISM OF sueh w0ik
would, indeed, be loss of time 10 estrHef
some pas,aetss.iii be sutioie"' or u We wish 10
,pose an that Is nntrur and incorrect ia the vol
a,ne, /. bi,h We have bcfofo Us. II would be ne,
ee.sary 10 w,lls Al leasl as many '"o'e.
TAo,r having commented very severely upon
H. ,,r,,reeincs. of Sn Wafer Seefis statement.
9Th rr.nrct ta the terms upon which men ofiei-
t.rs vrte admitted into the society oithe highest
orders n the contradictions toto whict he fails
IA this point at one time acknowledging them 10
have bee, received upon looiing oiprociiyi
6st another With contempt the writer OF the ar
icr before ns proceeds 10 repel. Indignantly crr-
tain sspcrsinns OF indelicaey cast upon Montes-
onieu aud Hossean. lie then remarks upon the
insutiioirncy Of the causes which scout alleges
~ havr produced some of the most important
ACT, Of the revolution, and ridleules the idea
that, once began, its fogress could have been
nfre,ted either by an armed force OF any eircum.
stances SO insignificant as those which are men
tioned. lie reproaches SIf Walter with an ut
10, ,gneranee of the spirit when animated, aud
IN. paftics which divided. L'h@embtec Consta-
ua,lie. and concludes his esenInatIon of the two
6,s, Volumes Of. the Life of Napoleon. by alln-
ding 10 the trnng objects sIlob. without under.
standing IA ~, the hist rian has dwelt upon,
during period NJ once the most eventual aud
inporta n of modern Ill tory. He closes bis
criticism in the following manner
We ShnlI not NJ present pursue any inrther
tins isagresablc review. At a intIe period We
shall take up the Life Of Napoleon though
we are afraid II will nol obigc us 10 rctrnct our
first opinion, nor induce III 10 apologize 10 one
who has so ofcn before received The tribute oil
our admin alton, for the liberties We have now
taken 1.-THE more Important paftoi tins Work
nresrns less gross and puetile absurdirs, Al Ger
tainly IL noi written With either more truth OF tai.
rni and thought may appear Ihdiscreet with on.
Il, , ,r,n.iotion hefuT. US to crticsc its style yet
il IA impos,,blc nor 10 remark, that Intentionally.
add n. il were I. put the finishing stroke to what
4 most ridiculous the author has ~ Tins instance
,donted a peculiar mode oi hlne, aud one
fbati. sluenlafly unfortunate. Noperson doubt.
I'd. at least up 10 the present time, but that the
lno raphcr of Dryden nnh SWIM was cudo"ed
with the talent of drawing ingenious compHi-
sons tho h was Supposed that he had sufficient
taste not To lavish them upon every &C aston, non
10 apnIs them improperly. But IN this instance
more wa, presumed than ought TO have been
Sanchn Pnnaa discours with regard 10 prov
cribs. ale What SCOTS History Is with respect 10
comparisons. very thing that he has scraped
together ia feadng TIE G. eek and Latin Classics
.tth ,tya,. tpYs al f..at a.
ofthr day, or with the io"lers, sportsinru, herds
men aud poarhers of his novels, hc has pressed
pele ncie iutn the service OF this last sad produc
ton OF his lnisinrlunes. precisely in the same
manner. as at tn moment of shipwr"ck. we
throw overhead our baggage X treasure. Nc.
deaf Minerva rrespefo, Robin lloed. Magelans,
Hounds. Ravens. Tigers, the anornou' sefprot,
Anaconda the Outn OF Homer, Thalaba, &c.
eonnecacd with such events and such men i--One
may Judge of the medley ny manqae piu,
que Ia Giratt.