The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-01-29
APAIR oFPoRrRAIrs.

siSh' o"b"~i'1 u oheti Natibh "ho lfRh'i
OF expression. They are taken from a
work by Sir ). L. Bridges
Thurlow, the Attorney General Of
this day, wasa manof very singular pow
ors and temper. When boy, he WI
more marked by caprice, cccentrieiiy
aud audaCity Of mind, than by decided
and leading talent. 4 college, lie cid
not distinguish himself by industry but
he became Intimate with the set OF which
Lord Weymouth WIS at the head n
circumstance whlch in due time opened
the path 10 his advancement. When he
Vas called TO the haf, he was slilI IDLE
: and uDtiNcd he WIS man Of pleasure
and lost much Of hrs time in social dis
sipalion. II he read, nobody knew
Wuen he read bni IN he IN DIST OF SEEM
ing iaaueution, and OF utter neglect Of
the doll, technical studies of his profess
SION, he sometimes betrayed a sleeping
fire, and force Of talent, which electro
fed those who looked for nothing from
him but the sareatic energies of the
rough, clustering bon ricant, aud the
capriclous sdbes 81 a mJu whose en-
Iloymcn, lay IN the social conflicts Of the
table.
Yet Thurlow's intellectual acquir-
ments were great, though Of SO singular
a kind that ii is difficult to define them.
He cot at nothing b. regular process
yeti he, more often than not, got al The
lright.--llis faculty seems 90 have been
sagdcly.--Now sagacity, is, as con-
eelvc, power, or eiil, which is part
lly intutivc. lnasmuch as such pow
er is irequently unable 10 tell the grounds
Of its own conviction, self-conhdcnce
is necessary to give effect to it, or ii will
be driven from It's hold. OF this self
confidence, ThurloW had enough, and
more (han enough. lie had surly,
ambitious, oyerbearing temper spl, en-
which prompted him to despisc and hate /;
but he had bursts Of good hum0r, and
tgloanls of generosity. lie liked ha ac-
{ ustomed companions, and cid not oil
ten desert them. lie sometimes could
be fond Of good nature, and innocence,
and hlgb genius, or William CoWpor
would not have So long been tho famll-
lar companion Of his youth it was
Gowpcrs abundant aud native humor
winch probably delighted him. must
admit, that in his prosperity, he long
FORGOT poor Cowper, vino had disap-
peacd from lhe world.
Some men have countcnance, u
brow, a voice, a manner, which almost
alone serve to carry authority, and e.
ven conviction with them. Thuflow
possessed tul5 yast advantage for the
station ia Which he was placed If he
could bui yct his two OF three first steps,
the rest were likely 10 follow. Some
occasion, | now forget what, threw
those within his reach, and then BE-
went forward by his own unbcndng
weight. lie had an art Of gong by
leaps, in such an oracular way, thai no
one dared demand an account Of the IN
tclmodiate space. lie, therefore, nc
yer betrayed ignorance and arrived
al ends without tie trouble Of details
lie always talked ilercely, and decided.
~ as if
" More was meant than met the ear
He had = sort Of ma>ter->plrit in what
ever he did which 6,,cd hIn ~ nrcs,d.
E over a dj0icoIt and 9nroJy conrt oro.
D yjded the ooInion4 he formed flor 1hly
\ were oo;u;ooy ratber Than co1clnsionsl
I were prno,,uv cofrec, IInlnckily'
e Ybnrlow was made nm If nrrmd,cr,'
10 usethar word N is or.Iin,ry sonssl
bnt the s,renotb Of his msioht ;n,n III .
human character. made his iudgmepry.
ON tbe whole. SopnJ
&, nc kept Tue pfae'''ien ,', IL o,''ll'
otdoi ne "oula nor i.i niue mon Dab
: pc ana consume Tue ''"'c o. 'nc court )
ne kept COACUHlDlg ana HIDiUsII} III