Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-25

And well might Lord Byron, in speaking Of her.. cali
ht "m's' gorgeous LAIR BLnss,roros.'' Gs aeldon
"aso mortal eyes rested on a more magnificent specimen
o' "onlah-kipd. IN this instance, all the ideas &c her
oa'raor1lnafy beauty, which had gathered from publish
ed Portraits. were mora than rcalizAh, atthruah il VS.
evident thai hoy ladyship had passed The point Of psrfscs
."', ono was rather more en- boa point than ! expected
10 nave aeen her-bot what in others would have hsen
a dsieri, seemed, in her ease. to be an added charm. As
abe eafclessy leaned against The pilaf Of Net box, she 10.
al'zed B,fon's description her form
Ihs'ng somewhat large, md languishing and lazy,
hai nl a beauty that would drive YOU crazy,
She was elegantly, aud almost as a matter ~ c.urss
simply dressed. A black velvet dress displayed her ru-
peru hlnfe TO the btst adyaniaga-h~r hair Was disr,ssd
T., much The same mode as We ser IN portraits Of Queen
\ ieiofia, aud a singlo row of large pearls encirclsd her
he,d "A pearl necklace. a diamond s,nnach.t. and !
PLAIN gold bracelet, were her OILY extra personal adusn-
inents.
II would bo absurd in me Ia attempt a description II
Lazy BLEssiNoroN's style Of beauty. The enuravrd
portrait oi her. by Sir Il,oma. L.awrsncr, which every
one has seen. viii convey all the inturnialiun thai IL no.
eessary on this point. Neither Ciaiun NOR Paris havs
al all succeeded ~ poriraying her. With respect 10 lit
eraiy requirements. Lazy BLrssiseror cann.t be rs,ei
'enlnfkahle high. She Is lively. pidaani. and pleasant .
aud her literary sotrccs. despite the scandalbus rnn.sa
already alluded to, arc a mattel, COR Rugcrs's breakfasts.
bni an suro need not deinIn the reader with further
particulars respecting ono Of wh5n Willis has written
BIZ much aud 80 well.
Standing behind LADY BLrsslNeroN. and familiar.
y eonsetslng with hor, was the famous Cousr U'Ox,
SAY,
1.-The glass Of fashion and the mould Of t,tmp
Count DOrsoy is a san.in law Of the Cuun,css's; hut
although separated from his wife. he is On very unnt
terms viii, her mother. As he sluod, his fine form re-
lieved by HE dfapery Of the box. he certainly appeared ii
BIZ one Of the beat looking, y certainly the very best drcs-
sed man ever saw. say one Of tho best looking; fr
he by no means carries away the palm in this respect.
lie Is rather eftemlnate Than ntllcrwisc in face. His hair
Is ~sllght-so are his ~whiskeIs, which almost concealed
The lower part of his lace, AMI meet, in monsi rous bush.
lness, Under his well shaped chin and 30 Is his cou.
pheNioh. Seen In his profile. his features are exqnisitely
regular; but sill there Is an unissnly suit irss--a prriti-
moss, which III becomes a lord Of creation, ahoni H.. His
dress was lanllless In color and rnt-perfrctly plain and
sltnn'e, aud hitting To a nicely, hii could not help smi-
ling at the pains he must have taken with his ,olIe,. Ar.
Ter all, the taller had u good deal 10 do with his Count
slap-and if there Is one thing ON ret,h which In ners
ridiculous than another, ii is the man who only lives Tot
his looking glass
But Courr D'Ous,y is by no means a brainless bean.
Few men are more accomplished than he. Tie il a grace
fol sketoher--an excellent musician and his recent alta
tue ei the Duke of wellington proves him 10 he aR
able artist. Alasl all these aida could not save him rum
the rude "trip Of tho Sberi1is officer; for he Coun, has
been recently n prisoner for debt. aud am not sure that
he is not yet within four walls. furnishing bunch"
with material for the ''Dossay Portraits"
Writing just now Of Lurd Eyrun, reminds me ofLi.
by Bnyor, whom saw nj Clifton about three years agw.
do not Know that | ought 10 class her among au,hvre~-
sea; but she Is 50 intimately connected with literary msla
tets, iha, a slight sketch of her may not BIZ witI,out into
rest.
Lady Byron frequently takes up her Temporary resi-
dence Al the place have just mentioned, and il was dus
ring tine Of her visits there that | saw her, with Lady
King, (now The Countess Of Levclsce. } the "Ada' n
Lord Byron's poem. sifoning through the Znluxicsl
Gardens, on Clifton down. As they stood befors The
elephant, feeding the animal with fruit aid cakes, I had.
a good view Of both.
Lady Byron's countenance was anything but pperos-
sessihg, and should think i, never could have bsea
handsome. There was n sirswish Look about II. and ID
I ,4.l ..I.. L.. Al. ,i.l. =. 4 - -
TO hive seen ~disfgure a human conaienance. Perhaps
trouble might have done It's work. and ~ploughed ihose
~disdainful lines; or the CONSTANT effort 10 show contempt
for the worlds opinions or conjectnres, may have chilled
the heart, and 4, frozen up the features into rrpulsive-
ness. Whatever may have been the cause. M il vas
the widow Of the great Poet looked anything bu, ami
able.
Ada" was fioe. busori girl, with q good .humored.
not over inlelle ,tusl conntrnahce. ! luokvd in vain FIR
sumo resemblance to him who has imnor,aliaed hot
name. She seemed 10 be nightly amnAed BY the hua-
keya, who were eanbolling in a lsfye cage; and len the
''sule daughter of Byron's ''house and heatt' screams
ing with delight at the tricks Of a Champanzec.
Before close this paper. would say a few words 70.
specting an English lady, whose history. AZ a woman;
has been brilliant. | allude to the gifted daughter II
Richard Brinalcy Sheridsn-MRs. NoRToH.
| saw her orce, aud only once; If wac al one Of Car.
lyle's lectures. Blu, hers was a face, which. once louked
upon, can never bo forgotten. ! had heard much nf lean-
ty, aud seen some foe specimens Of u. hut mill ! snw
Mrs. MORTON, never hnew what Intellectual lovelinese
IN realty was. u Fe1Ilfu III II iSituIe uau lhtlSutO Ill
the treasures it could conlnand. in order to furnish Z H..
ting tabernacle for so brilliant a mind 10 inhabif. Hsf
complexion was very pale and clear. and her hair. jet
black. was simply braided ON each side on the head, and
confined by a diamond circlet behind. Her eyes wers
large, dark. and lusiro,is. yet feinininely soft In iheIf ex-
preston; the nose was puie Grecian; the upper lip curve
ed and thin, whilst the lower was full, and both were VI
the riches, ooraliine hue. Her neck and throat were
gracefully moulded, and The bust and figure esquisitely
proportional. But it was the spirit, which lighted mp that
beautiful temple, which, after all, formed irs chirtrst ate
traction. No ohe could gaze un Mrs. Norton for an in
slant, without feeling that he was in the presencs Of ge-
MUS. Well has she been called the b. ron Of Pariessee.
She has all the lervor of The great poet, and for impas-
stoned eloqaence and sterling poetical rigor she has not
rival.
Severely has this admirable Poe,ess and estimoble woA
man been persecuied; but she has come lort, from tho
furnace, without even the smell Of fire upon her raiment.
In The opinion of all whose good opinion is Of any value.
she cannot stand higher than she does; and by that hrst
and trursi verdict, The general voice of her ceantry~O-
men, she stands guillless, whilst her d~espicable enemies
are scoriicd and condemned. have deemed il but right
to say thus much on a subject. which is all impsrtant.
so far as regards the fame Of a true Poetess. and nu5Is.
hearted woman; otherwise | would never hare advcfted
TO it.