The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-23
THE TURE SEAS ON.


Mr. rhacherny's Second Lecture.
The secondof Mr.. Thnckersys course Of lectures on
the Huucrous Writers Of Queen Anne's Reign uwas
delivered last evening to audience numerous as
greeted his first public appearance in this city Friday
pght The subjects Of last evenings discourse Con
Qreve and Addison In connection the first he alud
ed to the belief entertained at that time by the Debstng
Club Of CsmSrdse that the Premier had al ways person
commissopett to attend their meetings the purpose Of
selecting the ablest Of the disputans recipient of
royal favor and the composition Of Latin In
prsiss Of members OF the royal family or govern
ment passport to promotion An the wits save
one, sbsut whom he might speak in this course-haa
touched the kings coin and bad at period of their
lives happy quarter.day coming round to them VIM
Copgreyes pirdsric odes would be found In JohGsons
Poesn His wit and humor recomme nded him to court
favor and his FIRST play Of the Old Bachelor ought
him into the patronage Of Lord Halifax, who .antly
made him OF the commissioners for licensing hackney
coaches Soon after he got place In the pipe Office and
pest in the custom house value f6o0 year. Does ID
not, said the lecturer sound liks fabe-a place in
he pipe ofca There ara nen of letters these days Ia
England; bupI ooubt whether there pipe office left,
as The public have smoked them long ago. lie consider
CoDgreve as the most eminent literary swell OF .
age; he the talltst Of wigs put with the
great.st air. Ee c0kted by wits ani poets
he day. be loved and and jllted the Desut
ul Bac. gde; and the Dutchoss of Marlborough mad
such admiration OF HIM that when he died
ivory hguft made in imitation of him and large
coli viii equity feet He saved LBom1 money by his pipe
Office and bis custom house Office and he LEFT it,
Bracsgrdle who wanted it, but the Dutchess MARI
borough who dld not want H. The lecturer referred
the part which Conereve bore in tho war waged
sgainst comedy by Collier, and then said he would
not quote any scenes from his plays; but the wit
Of the dialogues ne compsred the Of comp
ments between bsrsemsn and ishwonian ut Billings
gate though some Of his verses had been pronounced
equal TO Horace's. We have seen, continued lsc
tuter in swift humor which Kept hin apart melan-
cboly, and We ave seen in CoDgreye OBJ of
smother school Whose morality TO eat dsink and BIZ
merry, snd then 20 10 the deuce-f there be deuce
when the timo comes. But we to Wit of
another stamp, the bonored Addison l cannot but
fancy he was also OF the lonely ones OF the
Wofd 1t is in The nature OF such Of Intellect
olilaiy IN the world to be in It, but not of it kind
just impartial his fortilude was not tried beyond
his endurance, his affections not much used; wi iaer
witier eaimer, and more instructive than every
with whom he met, how could Addison suffer- de-
sire, ADMIRE The lecturer then gave brief sketch
OF Addisons life, fsm the short biography written OF
him by Johnaon which it Is unnecessary for to
reIeat He Ieccd some of the ues Of his prize
pee Of the Campaign, written celebrate the Duke
for him the post Of Commissioners of Appeals although
there tome bad lines In that poem any body
might desire 70 find fault with In l7l3 his tragedy Of
Cato brought forward when wings and tories ap
plauded alike and every body praised it, old John
Dennis. He appointed Secretary to Ireland in Ill.,
from whence he wrote some letters to Lord Hardwck
which stiil exant and suddenly marrying his lord
ships mother be died in three years after this splendid
but cheeress union 1t is his reputation az the
summation Of political que sons The whg side that
we admire Joseph Addison most it is as tattler of
smail talk spectator Of mankind, that cherish and
love him and owe to him much pie any other
human being that While Swift went
about hanging and uDspsriDg-a literary Jeffrey
AddisoDs the kindest Of courts, where only
minor cases were tried Of peccsdiiloes against
society. Addison was 80 good honest so
choerfuy selfish, that he had no deep sentiment
and IL doubtful whether until alter his marriage he
had ever lost nights sleep abouI any la his
life; the only woman he did know he did not write
about Aooison was of pjour, fevorend OF mind
Commend me sa.o the lecturer to that preacher
without ordelt-this pnllon OF the tie wig Wnen this
toss ftcn tpe world Khosa ucsuesse9 he describes
so bsneyt nsy Gp ~ 10 he¥ which shines over us
all, chp h.iulJ Faecy auy hu1an face ightened up
with moe fltue IUptuie than that of Joseph Addison
III Swft,s life laS lie mgst wreiched, Addson's
Of the Inst abo-s life prosperous and beautt-
ful calm Gea Tine, affection worthy
Of him. and Cltts name.