Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-07
to this day, had he valued his real
r . . ,>,,cJ, nc I did.


fame IA mach as ! din.
Mr.. Moore WAS lively, polite
busting, fall Of amenities aud acqn'
e.ccnccs, into which he conir'ved I"
throw sort Of roue ehcnlng OF cor
diality, like the crust of old port. II
.cemed happiness to him to say
yes" There was just enough OF an
irishmau in him 10 flavor his speech
and manner. He was little mare
particular. perhaps. in his or,hoHPy;
hut not more So tlan became n poet
and he appeared To me- the last m'n
in the world to cut his country, even
for The sake Of high lie. A. 10 his
person. AL the world knows that he
Is rs lit,!e Of stature, rs hc is great IA
| wit. II is said. thai an iiln>irions per.
-ona.e, in ii, of play fulncss, once
,hycatane,! to pat him in " inc cooler.
A proposition which Mr.. Moore took
10 be more rnyal than Poiitc. \
Spanish gentleman. w.iam | met on
he Coa,incmt. and who knew i'n
veil. said. in lis cn"rgctc Eag'lSh.
%i,ich hc spoke none ,h' worse for Il
wrong vowel or SO 5" Now. there's
Merr, Thomas .Noerr; l look upon
W,err as an active little mea." TINS
IS true. He reminds u. Of those ac-
tive little great men who abouhd 80
remarkably in Clarcndon's history.
Like them he would make an excel
icnt practical par,izan, and it would
have done him good. Horseback,
and little Irish Il fi.htiny, would have
seen far play with his good living.
and KEEP his look as jrven'lc as hl'
spirit. lis forehead is bony ana full
ol' character, with bumps" o. wi.
large and radiant enough TO transport
phrcnologist. His eyes arc AS dark
and as fac as you would wish to see
under IA set of vine leaves; his mouth
generous AMI COOL hn.nnurcd with
limples; his nose sensual. prominent.
and at the same time tha reverse OF
a1l!.inc. There was a very peculiar
ch ,ractcr in it, as if it were looking
forward, and >ccn.ing "A feast or an or,
chard. The face, npoa the whole l.
IRISH. not lnrulllcd with care and pass
ION; hut fcst,viiy i. tho predominant
expression. Whcn Mr.. Moore WAS 4
child, he is sail to have been eminent
ly handsome, Cupid for Il picture
and Notwithstanding. the trick. whicl
both JOY and sorrow have played witt
his ia&c. yoa can fancy as IN ich.
He play, and sings with great taste
on the piano forte, and is known IL !
graceful Composer. Ills voice whcl
Is Il In,ic hoarsc m sp 'akiI:. Cat lcas
used to think soy soticns into
breath. like that OF a date, when sing
uns. In speaking, h. is emphatic II
rolling oul the letter. perhaps ont o
a despair of being able to get rid q
the n.ti) pccu,iarity. The slrnc
u,rc Of vcrs.lica,io,. when KNEW him
WA. more artificial than il has bccj
STAGE and in h,S serious composition
, suited hlm better. lie has hardly Eail
, enough in what he does 10 give wa
, to h.s impulses, except when they ar
. lively, and artificial lnoagh,S dc;na'
=, similar embotiinc.t.-Bnt he COi
lc.nplated The fine. easy playing. mu'
o cular style Of Dryden, with sort
# PEI, iious pleasure. ! remember h
!. quoting with delight II coapict of DR.,
+. drn's, which came with a parl'cui;
>, race out of his mouth
r. "Lct honor and prefsrmont 90 for gold;
i Bat GLORIOUS beauty is not 10 be sold"
. Beside the pleasure tock IN NJ
:. Moore. society as IA man of wit, | III
h great esteem as \ man Of cnn!0r III
: Independence. His letters were Il
a ofali shai W., p.cas.a,.-L:iga H"''
!. .Ntic JVork.