Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-05-28

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TABLE-CHAT IN MOORE's DIARY
One dinner scene at Lord Hollands, specimen of
many is worth giving entire There was good talking
that day in Paris, July 8, 1921:
DINNER HOLLANDS III
Company at the Hollands, Lambton, Lady Louisa
and her sister, Lord Avanley, Lord John Latin Lord
Thanet, Lord Cover &c. Talking of Delille, Lord H.
said that his pretty description Of Ken
sngton Gardens he walked with him once there and he
did not know them when he was in them Mad de Stael
never looked at any thing passed by scenery Of
kind without glance at it which did not however pre-
vent her describing IT, said that Lord Byron could
not describe thing which he had had actually un
der his eyes, and that he did either the spot or mme
diatey after. This, Lord Holland remarked, was the
sign Of true poet to write only from Impressions but
where then do all the imaginary scenes of Dante Milton
&C. Co. II Is necessary TO what describe in order
to be true poet? latin mentioned that Gail the old
Greek professor here, who great friend of Deles
embalmed him after his death, and vanished him,
and after making horrible figure of the poor poet put
wreath Of laurel round his head Lord Holland men
acned having once been into
comPlment n saying that Virgil was lucky IN Msstng
lille answered, 6dvsz-vos Milford que ce gsvos des Ia
o ais tres on Before dinner on my remarking to Lut-
rel fine effect Of sunshine in the garden which very
passed away he sad How often life we should like to
arrest our beauz should be obliged the ce
minutesf they would only stay ten. Aen talking
persons who described what they had seen said that
Adam Smith attended any thing that said in
conversation and get Tor rather perhaps because he did
not attend used to give the most delightful and amusing
accounts OF all that had been said filling up the few
lines his ear had caught from his imagination Talk
ed Of the numerous editions of Voltaire printed BY
the bye, Galois mentioned the other day, instance
Of the great increase of printing and publishing that in
Marmontes lifetime they did not publish COM
pete edition of his works. but printed the popular thing
separate from the rest in order to facilitate the sale
and that it took long lapse Of time so to sell off
the whole whereas, within years past collection
of oil his works including the Theatre which nobody
ever reads has gone off not only successfully but rapidly
de granted however, that reading has not increased in
proportion, but that books become article
of furniture and luxury than Of study Lord
that Lord Exeter burnt his copy of Votare at the begin
ming of the French revolution and that he had been told
Lord Grenville had actually turned copy out of his IL
brary at the time"
We shall meet with little better than this (says the
Literary World though Moore himself does not often
appear wit in his Diary it is but fair in con-
cuding notice of these most agreeable volumes to
give him opportunity of retailing his good things at
parting dinner given to him by his friends when he left
Paris in 1922:
WHAT MOORE SAID.
" The dinner took place at Roberts; about fifty sat
down Lord Trmlestown in the chair among the COM
pany Lord Granard, Sir G. Webster Robert Adair
sc. Colnets band attended, the dinner of Roberts
best and all went off remarkably well. In returning
thanks for my health gave, Prosperity to England,
with eulogium the moral worth Of that country
which felt more, both by myself and the company
from its being delivered in France and produced much
effect. Douglas in proposing Bessys health, after pras
ing her numerous virtues, &C. concluded thus We need
not therefore, gentlemen, be surprised that Mr. Moore
is about to communicate to the world The Loves Of the
Angels having been long familiar with at home
In returning thanks for this mentioned the circum-
of the village bells welcoming her arrival as being
hsrt IN Enula Uhil had min ths ia
France, and concluded thus These, gentlemen are re-
wards and atonements for every thing No matter how
poor may steal through ife-no matter how many
lamities (even heavier than that from which have
been relieved may fall upon me-as long as such
friends you hold out the hand Of fellowship at
parting, and the sound Of honest English bells shall vel
come me and mine at meeting, shall consider myself
Cr@sus In that best wealth, happiness, and shall lay
down my head grateful for the gifts God has given In
introducing the TO the village bells said This
day of vanity for and you, who the fountain
running ought not to complain of its overfowng Lat
tin proposed the health Of my father and mother and
mentioned the delight he had felt in witnessing my
fathers triumph at the dinner in Dublin In returning
thanks for this alluded to Southeys making his Keha-
ma enter iumphantly in through gates the
moment, and said This miraculous multiplication of
one gentleman into has been to a great degree
effected by the oasts into which your kindness has subd
vided me this day concluding thus: have often,
gentlemen heard Of sympathetic ink, but here is a IL
quid which has much better claims that epthet and
If there is glass of such this moment before my good
old father it must think, sparkle in sympathetic reply
to those which you have done him the honor of filing to
him. In proposing the health Of Richard Power (who
presently spoke of him combining all that was
manifest in man, with all that gentlest in woman that
consistency Of opinion and conduct which commands
spec with that smooth facility Of intercourse which
affection; union, il were of the and flower Of
life; Of the sweetness which love and the sodty on
which repose In alludng to the charitable object
Of the Kilkenny Theatre, called it that happy exped
en for enisng gaiety in the Of benevoence and
extracting from the smiles Of part Of the community
happiness we had enjoyed together that time days
passed in studying Shakespeare and nights in acting
discussing him the happy freedom Of those suppers
dmqudm serd Aberas-later enough God knows) where,
as in the supper described by yoltaire-
La lberte, convive aimable,
Nit les deux coudes In table,
Entire lie plasr ct ramour.
proposing the health Of Lord Trmestown spoke Of
his beng particularly h to take the chair at such meet
ing not only from old acquaintance &c. but his love
Of literature and the with which he had prac
ced it his intimate knowledge Of French and English
which placed him n sort Of Janus between the two
languages with double ronted insight into the beauties
Of EACH and enabled him only to make the wild tale
Of Ataa resound, in language worthy OF its sweetness
the banks Of the Thames, but to occupy himself las
proud to say he was doing present teaching the
story Of Laa Rookh the lighter echoes Of the Seine
song sung by Grattan during the night which he
had written for the occasion Left them between and
two, and went to Douglass, where supped."
The last word is inimtable. The poor fellow, with all
that exertion, had not supped
THING WHICH EVERY FARMER SHOULD KSow-If you
wish to drive cut nail into seasoned oak timber and
to have il break bend just have small quantity
of oil near by and dip the nail before driving and il
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