Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01
PERSONALITIES OF LITERATI.
JER ROI.D.

| 10 1-uncn, anu eultOr OF various puDllCatlOnS,
is man about fifty years of age, and in per-
son is remarkably spare and diminutive:-
| His face is sharp, angular, and his eyes Of
greysh hue. He is probably one Of the
most caustic writer's of the age, and, with
keen sensibility, he often writes under the
| impulse Of the moment articles which his
cooler judgment condemns. Although be-
lever in hydropathy, his habits do not con-
form to the internal application of Adams
ale. His Caudle Lectures have been read by
every one. In conversation he is quick at
retort--not always refined. He is a husband
and grandfather.
MACAULLY.
The Honorable r. B. Macaulay is short
in STATURE round and with growing ten
dency to aldermanic disproportions. His
head has the same rotundity as his body and
seems stuck on it as firmly as a pn-head.
This is nearly the sum of his personal de-
fects; all else, except the voice (Which is
monotonous and dsagreeable.) is certainly in
his favor. His face seems literally instinct
with expression his eyes. above all, full of
deep thought and meaning. AS he walks, or
rather struggles along the street, he seems
in state of total abstraction, unmindful of
all that is going on around him, and solely
occupied with his own working mind You
cannot help thinking that literature with
him is not a more profession or pursuit but
that it has almost grown part OF himself,
as though historical problems or analytical
criticisms were part of his daily food.
BAILEY.
A correspondent of the Tribune, writing
from Nottingham, England, says: 81 have
seen Bailey, the author Of "Festus" His
father is proprietor of the Nottingham Mer
curry, and the editorial department rests upon
him. He is thick set sort Of man ofa sta
ture below the middle size complexion dark,
and in years about eight and thirty. His physi-
ognomy would be clownish in expression, if
his eyes did not redeem his other features.
He spoke of "Festus," and of its fame in
America, of which he seems very proud. In
England it has only reached its third edition,
while eight or nine have been published in
the United States"
DE QuINcEY.
He is one of the smallest legged, smallest
bodied, and most attenuated effgies of the
human form divine that one could find in a
!, crowded city during days walk. And il
. one adds to this figure clothes that are nei
: ther lashionably cut nor festidiously adjust
: ed, he will have q tolerably rough idea o.
e De Quincy. But then his brow, that pushe.
S his obtrusve hat to the back part of his head
e and his light grey eyes, that do not seem t.
n look out. but to be turned inward sounding
the depths OF his imagination, and searching
@ out the mysteries Of the most obtruse logic
'. are something that you would search weel
s to find the mates to, and then you would b.
= disappointed. De Quincy now resides q
Lasswade, romantic rural village, once tn
residence of Sir Walter Scott, about seve
miles from Edinburg Scotland, where an a
fectionate daughter watches over him, an
IS where he is the wonder Of the country peopl
'f for miles around.
LANARTIRE. ...
II Lamartne is-yes, young ladies, positiTsl
% "a prim looking man with long face, shor
u grey hair, a slender figure, and suit
. black. Put pen behind his ear and |
u would look like confidential clerk" Gi,
" his face more character and he would remr
you of Henry Clay. He has fine hea
iie phrenologically speaking-large aed rour
Ie at top, with spacious forehead. and a seal
> allotment of cheek. Prim is the word, thoug
III u There is nothing in his appearance which
y ever so remotely suggestive of the romanti
u He is not even pale, and as for rolling shi
y collar, or Byronic tie, he is evidently n
10 the man to think of such things. Romano
in fact, is the article he lives by, and, i'll
other men, he chooses to "sink the shop
ns -. at least when he sits for his portrait.
II. DUMAS.
On the contrary, is a hurly fellow. II
RI large red, round cheeks stand out, till tn
b, seem to stretch the very skin that cove
a thsm, and looks as smooth as q polished a
ed pie. His black crsped hail is piled hi,
elf above his forehead, and stands divided in
ut unequal masses, one inclining to the rig
rt and the other to the left. His eyes are dan
and his mouth sensuous, but not to the degr
he of vulgarity. His person is large. and
nd flowing mantle red. He is q gentleman
III, lay bare his throat and look romantic, n
ed Byroncally so, but practically. Yet he loo
he good humored, and like man whose capa
at ty for physical enjoyment is boundless. Ii
re negro blood is evident enough to one W
ng knows he has it /; but it would not be dete
nd ted by one who knew it not. 1t appears
he the peculiar rotundity Of the man aud all |
Ter parts it crsped and heaped his hair
ill made him dress up in flowing red TO have
re, portrait taken. But his complexion is only
'as shade darker than the average. The portri
reminds us for .-:oment OF the late Thom
to Hamblin. the actor.
he EUGENE SUE.
= Is neither prim nor burly. He is man
gn large frame, over which loose black coat
nd carelessly buttoned Complexion light, ey
-. | piue nalr OuCe bIaCh, HO" pSPPet Si'u 90
nr, whiskers volumnous, eyebrows black al
nd thick, good forehead, And the lower ia
oe- ample. This conveys no better idea Of &
mt mans appearance than French passport
I'm But the truth is. Sues conntenance and Fl
ue ure have none of those peculiarities viii
nt' make description possible. He looks in
or portrait like comfortable, careless eide,
u.s. gentleman, taking his ease in an easy ch.
aud easy coat. He does not look like an a
thor-authors seldom do His air is rath
j. that of a prosperous citizen. Sue is only
he years old but he has lived fast, and looks I
ng Lamartine is SO, and would pass easily for
is Dumas is fifty, and could get credit for thin
ay eight.
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