Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-17
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ION OF II, We are induced to make so,,, ..
every thing French being at this time in ro- 80,
'he public, and the sketches occompanvipcr no..o..
Ing peculiar merit We may be psrm;,tod ., -.
press our sHrp'iLc and regret. the dilatnry md ,
certain step with which Frcnch works or tho r,or,
"S"'" MERIT reach this part of the world
Wv VIZ 'o' speak 81 works of sciencr-,fat IL not so
'"uch 20 be wondered at-but works of bs.o,v o,d
biography intimately connected with our own mr.,
al" ""'"aolc to every reader OF such works tho
last 'e" years have been most fruitful. the ve,v
"'"'S "i many OF which, arc unknown To no-sors
""' N"ulu eagerly become purchasers We reccr,
''" 'ies' h'h's I" Oh" Richmond and No,tbor,
Booksellers We proceed With the extroc,s
INC feeF Oh France was familiar with tho r,os,
distinguished Pcrsonages who figured immcd;,,or,.
before, and during tn" Revolution. He sLo,.La
most # these with the utmost vivucity and apnoron,
fidelity. NFP"''"'
| 'O'I"Te-iie Is introduced to Volairc bv his nm.
'e' when after thirty years retirement at Penney bc
revisited Paris t" be worshippod-und TO die.
l'n"&In' my dsappontmcn, when found mrscIf
Lns "O' man. ont rather a skeleton. with it's
'"''S u"'"y covered with black and wrnLIoJ
sAIn. Ills lace was horribly meaprc his ,,,,,,L 49,
'u 'r't 10 The ears; he had teeth and Sordoni,
gn'l uW'u Perpeturly on his pale and thin lps: hrs
/ 'I'I. """eS; have retained TO this hour tho
pN'""'WhGry Impression they produced on me. ,bnr,
were Nv" diamonds. two respondent carbuncIes. 10
"u" "'sp !" 'lose eyes genius. wit, malice. observa
'.'"-'hc more you examined them. the more ev,denb
u appeared th"y could only belong m ono cloy,t,J
! - nature above the common race OF r,on '''
7 Tine Patriarch of Fcrney seemed hon, h.
S'Ie '"iig ana meogrc-hIs hands palc-b,s finer
Onhy-hls smai head was covered v,iIb , H.. go
almost after the fashion of Louis WV an -, -
n"u cap OF black velvet fastened by red rihhn
jnc d ii OF red velvet garushed with gold
me- r'u SIR stockings rolled over the kpea 81
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vest at gid bTOcadc. n velver coat Iilc ,1, hh
"" over al magnificent rose colorcd robe de cham,
- 'L'u N''n "hntc 'ur, winch had been gwen him
ny tue empress OF Russia; The whole ccrtaiulv E.
CD most whimsical costume, but II wps NOT -"
coming NJ: De N"Ialre-one would have been ,lmoet
sorry 10 hnd him Tx" other people: i, was ncccss.
others. S''N' NIX" from
hnng oack behind my uncle hardly d,rr,c A.,
II,, I a"u 'ao'e Curious TO examine he great man
n. NV, TO sPeaE to hm-my great oppression
VI '"' ne should address was wranpcd IN
most respectful admiration, when INV uncIc rtraki -"
v W ny inc hHnd' presented me according 10 ruIeS
soIai'c Praised my figure, and inquired where was.
IN my studi"s' i am III Rhetoric, md I trc,,h,'
as well rs blushing-he perceived Il and ,ssnn
peasant nlr said j make you ar5ads' No SIR brt
i, '''i',,ale ne; his word appeared 20 natler
o su'[[GC-they only make you acquainted
presume with Greek or Latin authorss' Wv ie,rn
ny heart, tho choicest parts Of tho modern en- 80
"seS' Nocinc' Corne'iIe and Votare added | sian
'I'ns our nephew is very gentee young man,
81 ne, with an air of content. which ait rib9,oJ -,
my little ilntlcry. Other visitors arrived 90
lo"N our leave my uncle quite pulled I'D with his me-
P".", az" very much satisfied with the interview
marmontei was the first | remarked AT In,, r,
&c ni" "n was also the first To dspease mo. bo
"aa dry' s"nTp tone Of vOlce-he mIstoot ioor;n e.
WI" ana had the ridiculous affsctuton of cTyinr down
we T'e BehIuscs OF The age of Louis XIV; he Win
'u' doubt hoped # he could deihroue rhen, bo ~,
usurP lheir places This calculation filled far N s,t
81 al 'hs Marmnncs past, present and to como the
n"n'gc due to Bo'cau, anu Racine will never CEASE
- IN lGf Tho si,.,z-
me T,nof OF the Tales designated as moral
o,gins Z" tan INTO he deep oblivion in which m, as
'u'lio" OF his works has been plunged"
ne Pecr next draws La Harpe as a set-ofF N HE
peculiarly 10 Marmontcl
N more favorable opinion of him fM,,,,o,,on
was entertained IL 1884. H., with I'm H,rnc n.I
p.eu nc hTsi rank IN literature; but La Harm did
no Ike Inn, and the compliment p,os rp,,rnJr ~
what an eXCrcu' persona GO vns the i,,tI -. w
DC In l1arn"! Ea on up with envy cnrorcJ ,r,Ii ~
MS cont mporancs, he followed a d,rP.Ton, ,n,,n
'"" MhFLn"niei' aitho ut bottom, he held The sann
OPINIONS; he had undertaken the task of nyoI,ir Tho
dead beyond measure, in order T. dcnrcc,a,99 L.
n'rii ui h. living. IT, be- entitled In b,s os,co-n
~ was necessary 10 he duly aud faithfully bur,nd b,
ou'og.rs "eIS ot funeral orations; ms safcs were
constantly addressed to those whose rivalry me corcd
oy only gar'ng az HIM. you would discover thor tho
c"Hs'iou6hcr1 OF ms own merit was suffncsnp him:
yanI,y 'Nudcd from oil his pores; he thought 6,mseG
great genius the duilcst could obsc We ibis naa,n
OF scli-iovcsnnd you could not helm rcnc,t,n "
ScIl wncn you had La Harpc bcior. YOU the cngro,r
o' l'c Dr"n ai once 50 just and so malrrnant-
49, vo"s voula> f'',e Az rlu'ot
,n' fortune immense, 81 pouraut rr.ii-c
nous dcvez achercf La iiarpc CO qn'I vau,
n lc vCndc CO qu'i scsrrmc '''
rms writer, though destitute Of inla cinarion mil
scn'lhlny did not however, want taqfr md 30 L u'
INC fccWTc Of criticisms in the .Hcrcure bc dsoo,5
INC Drsi established regulations. on which his sc,li
"'"nys made some gashcs, moro or loss d,on. h.
granted favor to no ono. Hc ~, said tbc ALL ~
INC wha J bav" found ont too late to nv sorrGv,
cross d'g iha' rs constantly btng. and woulJ Ell
p'' "hcn n' no longer has teeth. In Uarns yos
In,upPon'bo by ih" prclcnicn he rnsn,c.Icd r. S
~ ~, WV, I"n' RATION o. mus, whafcvrr # mirbt be
3D. ony move m the circle which no dc,cribcd wiibS
"p''''f'tJ winch coudscaTcciy be endured"
or Madame de Gcn.is, "rbat ,bo ,voIr ,r,,h
a'"' iacc'' rs She was called by the unfortunate
"o"' ""ionoitc, tho Peer speaks N the harshest
"rms. lic says 'ho was shocked ~ the ruinors 90
'ar'nco Of every rons about her and the little eo,,
NC TOOK Of her person. She was ri ircessant b,h
'lcr and would suffer M ono 10 rot N q ,,I -