Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-12

,vas This character not altogether 0Sifi4sa Win WI
something that, but for shis selishpfss, mlsh'
have made him in reality what he oiYn appear
ed-amiable in feeling, II not just inmind. ne
was sensitiyely alive TO whatis called senimsn',
the heroines Of The stage drew frort MIN real.
tears; Rosoius reused him, in lmaHpat'on n ..
least, 10 The swell of virtue. He ha5neeh seen
10 weep over Lear, and redden indignantly WIZ
IIo,spur. A tale we'll told would eleftriiy nun
with the passions of the story; in the senate nc
would catch the FIRE ofthe speaker: aga IN ca
thedral,h would meltin rapture to safreo song
But all this could pass in the tranbi'loh OF
moment. The effect. however slrqng' never
surprised him into one single deviation from
his main object. Never, as TO this, was ne Oil /
his guard: if indeed, he was not able sometimes !
70 make those emotions (accordng to the cha
racter Of those who witnessed theh) subseryient
10 the pointhe at the time had 70 carry nus
everv where true to himself, and master oil the
great qualities for rising that have been ennme-
rated, let no one presume to despise him.
A bdagniifco Of The First Class.-We eontras. /
this person with another ola very different cast
and condition, but one equally skilled anu prac-
Used in the noble art of rising.
"The Earl Of Cleveland was cousin, ohiy
once or twice removed from the Ear OF wow
BRAY, who, through his mother, derived very
considerable proportion Of his estates from 'ne
Cleveland family. Sprung from one OF the
most powerful and ancient lineages OF Inc KING
dom, be ranked, if moi first, yet among the very
first of the nobility; and to this he added 'or-
tune. which, inaugent as he was TO very mag
ni6cent taste, he knew very well how 10 pre-
serve It was-observed, indeed, that however
great his expenses, they were all oil personal
nature, instruments OF his power or his plea
sures; and tina, no great public institution or
national establishment, & still less that private
charities, had ever been benefited by ms vast
wealih He was endowed with great and COM
prehensive talents; had a shrcwdness and reach
| Of understanding, which Few gould equal, ana
which was well turned 10 accotnt, both on, ne
turf and Al the card table, as well in the clo-
get, no, merely Of the minister, bu, Of the high
lest parsonage Of the realm. This, and avery
active propensity to party politics, had made
| him, though not al present In the admin's'ra-
non. all powerful with the minister. twas
said, indeed, thar he rode the administration las
| he did the subaterns1 with hard and heavy
curb. which he seldom relaxed, till be carried
whatever ohjec, he bad before him In dong
,his, he had mol unfrequently changed his ine
| OF action, and was cour, 10 day, or country TO-
morrow, with most fearless contempt OF the
animadversionst 10 which such conduct exposed
him. Nor did this proceed from meanness, SO
much as from the absolute holiness OF his spirit,
which laughed al the fear of off, nding any one,
! since 10 every one hethought bimsel II superior.
Tbus ambition might be said 70 have been his
greatest passion, Had il not held a divided en-
pirr with another, which governed him quite as
strongly, and, indeed, absorbed more OF MS
time: we mean devotion TO the fair. IL Is IN
! him; how many emissaries il forced him 10 en-
plcy; and what expenses,-but no! we should
wrong his prudence If we did no, confess, that
leaeer as he was to crafty his wishes in this re-
spect, he never suffered them TO surprise him
into any thing hike what he called prohigate
proiusion. And yet, TO speak of the person of
the magni6co, AN eye observer would look in
vain for the graces Of Antonious orthe features
of Apollo His features, indeed, were, from
nature, unexpressive, and his person Tar from
attractive; SO that when we consider this part
Of his history. and how successful he was in en-
shaving the admiration ofth sex, we are tempt
ed 10 exciaim, with one who was as observing
ofna,ure as poetical in. description:
.Unseemly man to please fair lady's eye
Yet he of ladies oft was lov'd full dear,
When fairer faces were hid standen bye;
0 who dpes knowSthe bent of woman's phantasy!'
ITO do Lord Cleveland justice, however we,
are bound to own, that what nature had refused,
education and habit had supplied The lofti-
ness Of his mind, ill-directed as it was, had COM
muDicated itself to his manner; and this, aided
by the air Of the cour, in which he had been
bred, had given HIM an imposing look, and,
when he pleased, dignity OF demeanor which
seldom wen, unremarked; SO that, on seeing
him, you could not help admitting there was
the ali OF man oil quality abou, him. short
all fashion bowedto him, and had chosen him
for her monarch, and we know what that will
efsctin woman's heart. But he had also
another property which always makes its way
with the sex; that Of great personal bravery.
when, as had beensthe fact, either the passion
we are upon, or the iisdan with which he. often
treated others, had exposed him to be called to
The field. My Lord Herbert (himself a great
iknighD tells you of Monsieur de Balagny,
who was the agliest man in France; but he was
also the brayest; and Monsieur de Balagny was
accordingly the greatest favorite of the ladies.
Lord Cleveland was, as we have said, nagni-
6cent, and he made magn6cehce subservient TO
tie TWO great passions we have COMMUNICATED.
His entertainments, both at home and abroad,
~, If