Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-28

which lay upon lady's work table, he oOserv-
ed. that "Sterne had mo beauties Every thing
he SAYS is constrained in order to appear easy
All his flowers are stercoraccous." Ihe4ahink'
ing the epithet 100 pedantic, he saids&a mean
hotbed.beauties; not natural sentiments taxing
root In the heart, bur forced and impelled INTO
growth" We ran him hard with the story OF
LIE Fevre, the bene VIOLENT singularitles OF oncie
Toby, and the pathetic portraiture OF poor wa
ria But i, would not do. He allowed him no
merit, but that of being dexlerous plaglary.
He said that "Sterne had little or no book
learning Whilst he was about his 'Iristrlm
Shandy,' he was seen in Becket's shop, or at
old Mr.. Paine's, transcribing from obscure
books. DR.. Ferriar, Of Manchester, had de-
tected his thefs from Burton's Anatomy OF
Melancholy work once almost forgotten, but
which owed its resurrection 10 an inordinate
praise of Sam Johnson But the most bare
faced Of Sterne's plagiarisms occurred IN the
sermon, read by Corporal Trim; nearly the
whole that relates 10 ecclesiastical persecution,
having been remorselessly taken from fine
sermon preached by DR. Bentley before the Uni
versity of Cambridge. The pathetic picture
Of the victims perishing by the Inquisition, was
Numbered from it The admired passage OF
sthe soul (adyer,ing to their lingering deaths)
towering upon the vet quivering lips, as if 10th
10 DEPART WIS, word for word, Bentley's."
Amongst the men Of distinguished talents,
in whose society Parr delighted, was Bobus
Smith. He was good Greek scholar, had
been educated a, Eton, was contemporary with
Canning and Frele, and one Of the principal
contributors to that remarkable specimen OF
juvenile talent-"The Mierocosm." By the
way, Bobus is merely an Etonion nick name,
which he has retained through life. SO COM
pletey is 1t identified with him, that remem-
Der the door of drawing room being thrown
open before dinner, where large party was as
sembletl, and the servant calling out hastily,
Mr.. and Mrs Bobus Smith. 1t is foolish ha-
bit (for must be allowed to digress ullc)
that of giving nick names. A salirical family,
once visited were upoh intimate terms With
the late Mr. Hollord, the master in chancery.
He was somewhat addicted TO pressing, and the
girls in that house used to call him Bore Hol-
ford. This they did so habtuallv, that the SER
wants caught it, and the mex: time he came
there TO dinner he was announced before a
great number of persons 10 the lady OF the
house, in loud voice, "Mr. Bore Holford,
ma am"
When at the bar have often safe near DO
bus, in fuII grin al his pleasantly and wit
He was then without brief, but he amused
himself and US with entertaining commentaries
on the speeches of men in business. JENNY
Park, now Judge of the common pleas, hap
pencd on one occasion to be up, and was en-
deavouring to be pathetic, but in the worst
taste imaginable. Observing sarcastic smile
on Bobus's countenence, asked him what he
was thinking of? "Why," said he, 81 was abso
Iutey lost in admiration at the curosa infeHciias
of Parks parhos!" Some one asked him what
he thought of,he style Of "Ado!phus' History
of England" "StyIe! Said Bobus) it is not a
STYLE al all; but, as Swift said Of Dr. Burnetr's,
VIVA, the poverty of the language compels me
to call one" | remember meeting Smith hur-
rying from under the curtain of the court of
kings bench, as if anxious to get away. Giles,
a barrister, who had great many insurance
Iriefs, and was long, loose, rambling speaker,
was then in the middle Of an argument in an in
surance cause. Seeing Smith coming out, l
asked him what was doing "Oh, (replied he
there's nothing but the good snip Giles, with
out cargo, bound no where, with liberty to
touch every where"