New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-31

WOLF GcYSS: D. Appleton g. 20. :" D.oa ,, VI,
u. o. rsnntstion of this work IS 50 wei es'ao-
.1 Iss ali panegyric would be supc;hnous'-
lsssH VS. -no.t;on of curious facts and incidents
ts = to Literature and literary men, which
F'Ai h,rs else to be found in so briefa compass
s..;ru is to stimulate the literary curiosity Oh
u oes. ta ,r,b taste for It's tranquil pursuits
''cs; ;a a in their requirements. Here is d
~ ~, ,ns selected almost at random which may
Pls s,s a spccimca of its various contents
s.'se ,,a > OF THE LEARNED:
IN ia mon. has not always disturbed The man
lnpfso.u, he nrogress Of his studies, but oilen
d e'aa.,onably has greatly promoted tneia- -,
gtauesu poetbius composed his work On iDe
10 PLlsaa If Philosophy; and Grotius wrote his
CS1'o'noay on Saint Matthew, with other works;
ion1 sl.a 81 his allotment Of time to different STU"
dc pS Jar;or his confinement, 10 very Instructive
eso..S,nsn. in the dungeon OF monastery III OF
bIcn aanoo,ed his excellent Paraphrascs OF tie
ps.lns Of David. .r,so.h,a hook in
oslss asb language during his captivity in Bar
5g. e.. we'll known law production, was written
FEM confned in the Fleet for debt; the
r ,hs Mace, though not that oil the auInor'
tsns hssp preserved and another work, fieta
d. ious s, ,bs Laws of Art and Nature IN Knowing
alag psies Of Metals, &C., by Sir John Peitus'
.ss,s Sbo gave il this title iron the circumstance
i having translated il from the German during
=. ~ rou6or lnsnt in this prison. o
Imis the Twelfth, When the Duke OIL ofieans'
Lyl' ;mprisoned in the Tower OF Bourges, ap-
s@o ts,mssIf ~ his studies, which he bad hitherto
r.,,,etsd he became, in consequence, an eniight-
sp. a..~,rst Queen of Henry the Fourth, King OF
80 confined in the Louvre, pun sued very
'.Ns ,be studies Of elegant literature, and COM
80 ysrv sklul apology for HE irreg uarllies OF
hu conduct. ~, ,,sl ooof;nsmen, a,
uslmsby. wrote the Eikon Basilike, 'Ibe Royal
i".ssi addressed 10 his son this work has, how
a.s bssp attributed by his eaemies 10 Df. Garden,
vso vss incapable of writing The book, though not
ddisownng II.
ossen EIizabsth, while confined by her sister
u,,s wrote several poems, which we do not find
~ syer could equal after her enlargement; and II
and Alary Queen of Scots, during her long impris-
snneut by Eliz abelh, produced many pleasing po'
ste compositions.
81 Waiter Rawleigh's unfinished History OF the
Ward which leaves US 10 regret that later ages
,dno, been celebrated by his sublime eloauence,
r1s M, iuiiro or cssvan years OF imprisonment IA
- ,r,,sn for The use of Prince Henry, as he and
n,Iisgton who also wrote 'Aphorisms' for the
pIsee hs,s told us the Prince looked over the
nsuu,eript. OF Rawleigh it is observed, TO employ
~ Isn,uare Of Hume, "They were struck with
IA r.tsbsiye genius OF the man, who, being edu.
and amidst naval and military enterprises, had
,rpas,sd in the pursuits of literature, even those
4 ihose Of the most rscluse and sedentary lives
nd ibsy admired bis unbroken mognanmiry which,
tAis ace and under his circumstances, could en-
T.. nrnu
a hn History Of the World. He was, however,
,sled il this great work by The learning of several
eminent persons-a circumstance which has not
kea notced.
The plan Of the Henriade was sketched, and the
,rser par, composed, by Voltsire, during his i'm
piscnment n the Bastile; and the Pilgrims Pro-
gas Of Bunyan was produced in similar situa-
S,a
Howell, the author Of Familiar Letters, wrote
be chief part Of them, and almost all his other
works. during his long confinement in the Fleet
Prison. He employed his fertile pen for subsis-
ncs; and in all his books We find much entertain
nent
Lydiat, while confined in the Kings Bench for
2il, wrote his Annotations on ibe Parian Chron-
:ls, which were first published by Prideaux. This
vas that learned scholar whom Johnson ailudes 10;
N sIcsion not known 10 Boswell and others.
iha learned Selden, committed 10 prison for his
Attacks on the divine right OF tithes and The kings
prrosatye, prepared, during his confinement, his
history Of Eadmer, enriched by mis- notes.
Csnilnal Polignac formed the design Of rsfuting
ue arguments OF the sccpGcs which Bayle had been
lueslDg in his dictionary; but his public occupa-
u0as hndsEed him. Two exiles at length fortu-
hlely gave him the leisure; and the Anti Lucrstius
y .ae huit oil the court disgraces Of it's author.
ffeet, when imprisoned in the Bastile was per-
siliec only to have Bayle for his companion. His
urhcnary was always before him, and his princ-
pes were got by heart. To this circumstance Wa
sse MS works, animated by all the powers Of scep-
sH William Daveusnt finished his poem of Gond-
sruhe Casie. y ,"' '''''' :" 20
zoe, when imprisoned in Newgate tor u poiit-
paDpaiet, began his Review periodical paper,
sa3a mas extended 10 nine thick volumes in quario,
-, mas been supposed, served ss the model OF
aheseessled papers OF Steele. There he also com.
los,S his June Divine.
asaassor.'s curious work on Ambassadors is
nom ms prison, where ne had been confined
i..ss A,s naairs. lie soitened the rgor Of those
~ - nouns by several historical works.
o. me MOST interesting facts Of this kind is the
~ ~ Italian scholar, of the name of hiaggi.
sty sddic,sa TO the study Of the sciences, and par
s'sis % lle mathematics and military architect.
= c.iended tansagusta, besieged by the Turks,
,ssnang machines which deslro, ed their works.
nas en-, was taken III ls7 they pislaged his
H.. ss,y, sad earned him away in chains. Now u
s'sr ma daily labon,, he amused grea, part
s,sar a'sai ey literary compositions. DE Tiurin.
ras. e, 90 Bells, treatise still read by the Gu
Ts ses actually composed by him when a slave
~. Without any other resource than the cru
sc....a Gus own memory, aud the genius of which
I, 's''s could not deprive aim.
~ Gnswold. in his .Curiosities of American
s's's'u's' which forms a part of this volume,
. seasctsd mass of information respecting
llia'cte of the early times of this Country,
sasa sOfgreat value. Here is Revolutionary
~ vatan BY Doctor Prime of Newly
sa aaes The passage of The Stamp Act, which
Is sa.s1ss the patriotic spirit ofever that memora,
sosG FOR THE SONS OF LIBERTY.
40 story We 're told
Rnsa j. how our fathers OF old
NO rage Of the wind and the waves,
ana erncs'd the deep DER
Alhe.. Q this desoiale shore,
All Were loath 10 be slaves, brave bows
tsey weie ioath to be slaves.
Ye,a strange scheme of late
B, H.. mas BEEN iormed in TIE state
MOI Of political knayes
~. ~ no IN score, rejoice
IA Thar the Psrlismap,'S vo;,.