Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-08-13

CHARACTER OF FENELoN. This prelate
FkKELoN) was tall spare man, of good
figure, pale, the nose large, the eyes full of
fire, and mos; expressive of scn'e and talent
have never seen any thing like his counter.
ancc, apd having once seen it, it was impos-
sible to forget it. 1t WAS full of contrdrics.-l
There were gravity and gallantry, seriousness
and gaity !; it was appropriated to the man OF
learning as the bishop, to the bishop as the
man above all there shone forth in it, as in all
the rest of his person, an air perfect grace,
decorum tlelic.,cy, mind, and, more than any
! thing, noblcncss. II required all effartto take
your eyes from him. All his portraits are
speaking, without, however, catching the ex-
act harmony which reigncd in the original,
Tor the various delicate shades chara cter
collected in his face. His manners cores
pond with his appearance; his ease commun-
,icated itself to others there was moreover
an air and agood taste that are only acquired
, by mixing with the best society and the great
world, which diffused themselves over all his
conversations along with which natural
eloqucnce, gentle yet howery, an insinuating
lpoliteness at the same time noble and dis.
crminative. An elocution, neat, easy, and
:, agreeable every thing appeared, AS it fell
from him clear and prcsplcuouS, even mat
s tiers, which in other hands would have been
4 thought embarrassed and obscure. He seem
2 ed never to wish to appear a wiser man than
. the enc he was convcrsiny with; he put him
Iself within the reach Of his auditor without
letting him perc Give it, So that the effect was
like enchantment, and nobody could leave
him, no one not try to return to him. 1t was
7 his rare tacnt-and he had it to the highest
II pitch IF perfection-which all his life bound
! his friends to him, in spite his disgrace, and
e which in their dispersion brought them to-
Itrpt t,pr tn al pf n M n
for him. to attach themselves closer ard cln-
ser to him, AS the Jew sigh, for Jerusalem
and pine for his return, as the unfortunate
}pcople 81 h and wait fer the coming of the
81 Messiah 1t was in the character of a species
of prophet that he had acquired that power
over his followers which, though eyerc' sed il
all sweetness and gent ness, >,t could bea
! no resistance. IF he had returned to Court
+e or entered the council, which was his grant
y, aim he would not long have suffered his Goa
IL idjutors to remaiN as companions. Once a
=, anchor once without need of the aid of others
it would have seen soon dangerous not mere
&C., ly to- resist him, but not to maintain constan
i, condition of .upplencss and admiration toward
.11 him.
MI "In the retirement Of diocese, he lived wit
We the humble and industrious piety of pastor
nc and with the magnifcence and confidence of
he man who felt 10 pains at renouncing wha
nv others might suppose him to regret. He ha
nj the air of keeping tile world at its prope
/, distance. No man ever had the passion
,se pleasing more than he it extended to til
ne servant as wen as 10 inc master never "
RI man carry it further, or with more cor
stant regular, and continued application; an
r,- undoubtedly that man never lived who SUI
- cecded more emncnily. Cambria is a place
he great resort and passage: nothing could equ
m the politencss, the disccrnment, the charmir
h, and agreeable manner, with which he recci
an ed every body. At first he was Stunned
Pat he courtcd no one. gradually, and almost il
- scnsibly, the charm of his manner attracted
.he small body of friends under favor of this Ii
rs. tie crowd, several of those whom fear II;
as kept away, were glad to come and SOW seed
Inv to be reaped i'll other times. From one
u another the fashion caught, and every b9t
;,, went When the Duke Of Burgundy beg;
nc to show himself, the preatc's court was st
the further increased, and really became an {
If tectivc one when the duke became Dauphi
axe ne uu',oer oi persons whom nc MO We
,c coined, the quantity of those who had lodg,
The with him in passing through, the care he HI
nm taken of the sick, of the wounded, who
IA, various occasions had been brought into t
sed city had won the hearts of the troops. l
an was assiducus in his attendance Oil the ht
the pitfalls, and among the officers, high and 10
re. He would keep nvalids at his palace
nc months together, until thry were perfectly
90. established
This mug IN INC character OF a true last
cal The was vigilant in the care cfthcir souls, a
mn. ready at the call of the meanest among the
he and his power of eloquence, and his kno
rat ieuS. - ~. nu'hah hea'', SO sccccssful
. to gaining authority over their minds, he W
mo, inatt,ntive 10 their corporal wants. Su