Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-25

tines But now the classics "tabooed and patriotic
lore is to occupy the field alone The disciples Of Loyoa
must henceorth yield the palm of scholarship to the
sons Of ST. Benedict whose hereditary pseuum it has
been to revise and edit the Reoendssi Par though
we may permitted to doubt whether the present pont
fcal patronage Of these studies peculiar to this
DER win produce linguist profound Du Gauge,
Archaeological learned Bauze orentast equal
DHerbeot historian like Fleury, controversalist
so doughty and cogent Mabillon which would
add glory to any people, and which the boast
of the French Benedictines.
But turning away from such disqustons which belong
quite much polemca theology to the history Of
classical literature, let glance for moment at the life
and fortunes Of the Roman author whose disca neJra
Mr.. Newman has cruelty lacerated in his unrhymed
metres" Horace has long been the delight Of English
classical scholarship Lord Shaftesbury used say that
he was the 'mos gentleman like Of all the poets" The
labors Of Bentley, Tate, and Milman have been en-
Enthusiastically devoted to his text commentary and bio
graphy OF all the travellers through Italy, very few it
is said, extend their wanderings far from Rome
Lcenza the supposed seat of Horaces Sabine farm and
of those few the greater part English nsomuch that
it is commonly believed by the Italian peasany that
Horace Englishman for they conceive Of
any other of interest in long dead and
sainted than that Of copatriotism consangunity.
his life such that he has left character less his
torical than poetcal. 1t is well said by Dean Milman
that the poetry of Horace is the history Rome during
the great change from republic into monarchy, dur
ing the sudden and almost complete revolution from
turtles of and civil faction to that peaceful period
which is called the Augustan Age of Letters Of Rome,
Of the Roman mind, he adds, know any thing
who is not profoundly yersed in Horace, and whoever
really understands Horace will have perfect and
accurate knowledge of the Roman mind and than
the dgent and laborious investigator of the Roman
antiquities And in this connexon may say that is
ments on the Horaian Lyrics are SO arranged as in
to exhibit biography of the poeta task which
was, however rendered comparatively easy from the
prominent individuality of the Roman bard and from the
relations he sustained the political events of the
day. From the poets writings aided in few miner
matters by the Lives of suetonius we able to con-
struct his complete biography BY the aid of these
can actually draw his profile and paint his likeness.
In his Epstle he describes his physical habit but NJ
Mman has grouped his features few lines as follows
We quote the references:
s.Ic was of short stature with dark eyes and dark
hair, (pd Art. Poet, 81 but carly tinged with gray,
(Carm. Ill, IA, 25) In his youth he toeraby
bust, (Epst l. 26 but suffered from complaint in
his eyes, Sa l., s. 20 In more advanced age he grew
fat and Augustus oked him about his protuberant belly
(Aug. Epist. Fr0gn Apud Saeon, rita His health
always good; he not only weary of the fatigue
of war, but unfit to bear it, Carm. H., 6, 4; Epod l.,
15;) and he seems to have inclined to vaetudnarian
habits, (Eist L. Z, 81 When young he irascble in
temper, but easily pacabe, (Carn L. 49, % &C.; Epa
l., 20, 25.) In his dress he somewhat careless,
(Ep L. l, 94.) He liked choice wine, and in the
cety of friends scruped not to enjoy the uxuries Of his
time, (Carn' passfm