Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-09-21
The Countess GnlCcioli.

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view contains an article by II. Wikof, in
the course OF which he refers to the Coun.
tess Guiccioli After describing her ap-
psarance. manner, &C.. he relates ss
follows the history Of her first interview
with the illustrious poet. the association
Of whose name with her own has confer.
red celebrity upon her:
| But besides the agremens Of her person.
abe has other charms still more valuable.
Two prominent traits have always won
me to her side. Great amiabiity, slightly
| tnged with pride, which is as charming
in a tvnrnars II Is ass4At.ht@ So 4ssasfg
ana amazing force Of intel,ect. In this
respect she has astonislted me over and
over again. have eoped with her ON all
subjects--literatureS politics, philosophy.
poetry and lie nrts--in all she dislayed.
not merely erudition, but the incest jtidg-
ment and the most correct taste. She is
marvel, repeat, and Lord Byron couldn't
help it. am sure. Wien he fell head over
heels in love with her. And what
morsel of transeenlant beauty she must
have been Mt sixteen years Of age, when
first they met IT has never been told,
that know Of / have il from the best
authority. Here goes for another dieresst,n
and n short one. The Countess Of Guiccioli
quit tho convent where she was educated
ut sweet fifteen, and was bid to narfy the
old Count of that name. She obeyed her
parents, (whaf cruel sacrifice J married,
and not long afterwardsr To Venice TO
pass a few months Of aaiety. At the
elegant house of the Countess Of ------, /
forget her name--~vide Moore--the young
and timid Countess met Lord Byron for
the first time. He was pointed out to her
rs the great poetic wonder OF the day, and
she to him as the greatest beauty Of Venice.
They were ned--guzed at each other
fot a momelt4--exchange a few Indifferent
words, then turned their respective heads
in opposite directions. and took no further
notice of each other, though they frequent
" met in dances after that. How strange
this mutual Indifference at first sight.
But it was not intended that they should
lodge their destiny in this way; for n
year after that the Countess came again to
Venice, from one Of her country estates,
where he preferred passing the greater
part Of the year. Tile night Of her arrival
she was excessively fatigned, and desired
to go to bed Immediately. But her obstin,
ate old husband--it was his own fault
insisted that she should accompany him to
orera, IL only for few moments. She
refused positively but what can Il poor
wife do when u croteheiy husband will
have bis way? She went to the opera,
not exactly iii the 'humor Of enjoying
Rossi1i. At length it was over, and
e,li- ssss4s .s;1s; siss - Fl : -
begged her to accompany him for a few
moments TO the conversazione OF the
celebrated Countess -----, | couldn't think
OF it before. Tie young bride again re-
sisted and demonstrated but in vaiII---slle
had to 90 to the soitee after the opera in
question but it was so.emDly conipacted
between the parties that their stay should
no, exceed lfat an hour Mt the fartliest.
Soon after they entered the room she was
remarked by Lord Byron. who was there
a rain, and soon after he came up with the
la,1y Of the house and renewed his former
acapain,ance Tie Countess was year
q der. and handsorner. Still the converse
ton Jagged, till by some ciiance---it was
Cupid's work---Byron let drop remark
about Dante. This drew response from
the imaginative girl, so fnl of passionate
enthusiasm to her native bard, that Byron
was startled. lie began to talk OF Italian
poetry, and he soon fonnd that every word
touched chord that vibrated TO the inmost
recesses Of the fair creature . heart, who
eat transfxed with rapture OF his eloquent
and inspired accents. The half hour agreed
on soon passed, and several more soon fled
after it. The old Count now begged aud
entreated in turn, but bis lovely wife
seemed to have lost her senses. She paid
no heed, but sat there motioniess, faseinat-
ed and entranced Who could have
escaped, The subject Dante had the
orator Byron. That night was the most
eventfuI Of her life. The shaft was thrown.
her hearth was pierced through and
through; and from that time forward the
enthusiastic Countess never refused again
to 20 to the soirees Of the celebrated
Countess of--what do you call it