The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-10-02

THE F.lLINGs or GIFTED NKs 1T is singular
Circumstance that many men Of genius have ex.
hibted obvious marks Of human faIliiy Pope
was an epicure, and would liz in bed at Lord
Bolngtroke's for days, unless he was told there
were stewed lnmprrys for dinner, when herose
Instantly came to the table. Even Sir Isaac
Newton gave credit to the tile nonsense Of Judi.
cial asrology he who first calculated the dis.
lance of III. stars and revealed the laws of mo
tion by which the Sapreme Being organized and
keep. in them On bits Of unnumber'd WORLDS he who
lad revealed the my sries Of The stars themselves
Dryd Sir Isaac Newfen's ootenp orary, be.
leved in the same shsnrdiies.
The great Duke Of Marlborough. when visited
by Prince Eugene on the night before battle,
when no doubt the generals were in consultation
upon u measure that might decide the fate Of an
empire, was heard 10 call bis servant TO account
for lightning up four candles in his tent upon the
ofcasI"D, and WIS once aciuey seen on horse
back darnipg his own gloves
Hobbs, who wrote the Eeviaihan,' n drist
in creed, had mos, oxiraonlinary belief in spirits
and arparliois. Locke the philosopher, the
mstler-ofaot Locke, who wrote, and IN fact es-
tabllshed the decision of a,ilgs bv the rule Of
right and reason LAYING down the rule itself-he
delighted in romance. and reyeed in works If
fiction. What was the great Lord Veruum !
Alas, too truly, "the wisestereaesi and meanest
of mankind" A. for Martin Luther, the reiormer,
he wa. So passionate and spchrsiIan like that he
strurh his friends Mrlsnc,hm in paricslar. and
per'laps would have burned him as readily, Us an
lnqu-itor in those days would have burned a
hereto IN the psroxysms At his rage.
Cardinal Ricleltu. III, minister Of great
empire, Relieved in the circulation Of naiiyi,es
hon 4 I. -.
III writings he had givea full liberty Of con-
science. AL xnnder the Great Was drunkard,
and slew his friends in his cups. Cesar insuted
the glory Of hi. talents bv the desire Of govern.
ing his country dpsporicalis. aud died the victim
OF hls AMBITION ihough one Of the wisest, mos,
accomplished and humane ofconqnerors
But we are travelling too far back forexam-
pies which should be taken from later times.
Ta>so Relieved in his goos angel! was often "b.
served Ia converse with ; 5nt he fancrd was a
spin, r dsn,n which he lrclared hs saw Ra-
pharl III" most gifted artsi The world ever pos
s'ssrd. died at the age ~ 'hir,yseven, his con.
sriiuiion weakened by his irregular living -
Dr.. Samuel Johnson was VIGOROUSLY supersti
tirus.
Sir Christopher Wren, who built 81. Panls
Cathedral. WIS believer in dreams. He had
plruri.y once bring in Paris, and dreamed that
woman in a romantic dress gave him som.
daie.. The next day he sent for some dates, in
the full belief Of their revealed virtues aud they
cured him. DR. HALEY had the same supcr-ri.
tous belief. Mrlancihoe hieved in tliesnis ~
sppariiions, and used to say hat one came .
HIM in hi. study and uld Tin to lid Gu,rnr-
his friend, ogr away gtsf sotne time, ll,r in
QUESTION sought his HE HI freud went away
IN consequence, and tLas. by accident, really
saved his life
Addison WAS fond of IL. bottle AMI ia said Ia
have Shortened his days BY it. Bans the poet
was hard Grnker, and there can be no donb'
wore out his constitution by his convivialr -
Goldsmith wasa ganbhr, and III. victim % TIE
fraudulent. Prior was The drrr # common
woman, whom he heb.v9 to hehn argel G'r
rick was n VAN rs any woman and rouillV love,
HatttfN. nU-f-tt- 'truN WIS si'H that uvtugug
was too gr,ss fnr lin 10 swr'luw