Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-21
LIT r. u a y
uTrLENESs OF THE GREAT.

IL - sometimes oAAN ~ W.
in, To- learn something of the ccccnt.icifies' 'aNhhss
a.! iuihles of remarkable porsons.
Iu,...- gathered together Il number OF personal an,
cc,!0:,-, We propose TO p'lsS away Il ;"'s;;pPVh-. "hu
No.. y holy al unproitubie half hour III relating them
L. ai: rcdicrs.
|; is ,a:a!ul Ia reflect upon the lncrninase VANITY
whic! rhnracterizes iad!iy !!iusirIuus lSts. nhe'i
G:r>:Ir became bald, lc constantly wore Tic ianrei
wreath with which we sec him Represented on medals,
IL, ,rn hope o! corcesiin: the defect: ami cicero d
r..,,iS.n WIS 81 grent, that me even c~"iaposed u Lain
E,.TGyicr N his own rraisc:
a.. :f.r,um,run un,am ,e CHI.ulr Roman.
uDa .J.!Una:c Ecnc when VIA born s'r CONSULT
= Inn, which elected the just "arcaslns ~: Jrr"nal.-
Damn, Elizabeth LEI. :i.JD different dresses in hcr
wnrdrnhn VIXEN -he died; and DORM many years
at the latter part Vi Der lie, would Eot saaCr u iooG,
i~!...glas. in her prcecDcc, i"E i.Gr tibet sh: shouid
,r -cg;vc the rava.e. OF ,:.le upon her count:nanc".
M.-..uss. the G,,st e.rrg.Due OF classic eXGuisites,
IL .,iI To have .wi.lGed the Roman empire with
.ir.s on his ~ilgers.' Sir WG!ier RairiSh was
perhaps the greatest beau on record. us s!locs,
on conr;-lcys. were 40 .ogceou>!y od1rne'i with
precious stones, az 70 haze exceeded 1000 gu:ieas
IN value. and he had 4 sat vi afnior ct so!ld silver
viii. irwcird sword and u.lt, tho worth OF winch was
almost irca,cu!Ab!c. The lgreat DESCRIBES was very
particular about his wigs, and always KEEP; four N his
,ir.-s;uc-c;"set: Il piece of vanity whcrcin hc Wa m
;alcd by Sir Richard Steele, who never expended les"
thai, f.::y .uiacas upon nuo of his large black peri
VIZ. :Iuzmi, w,osc iu: Vito Of a ;i:!c quality, wore
i: very Ion. and flowing down bctwcci! In. shoulders,
with d tie al criDrcd ribbon continuing 1t ct the neck.
Poor GnldSm;tir's innocent Gandri"ias, nnl the story
Gt his peach blossom cont. are GiiaoSi IroVtrbl'l.-
Ponc's ~sclfl0yc was >, Great. thai, according TO Jh:in-
..,i,. Il. mad been BATTERED ill IL though: hiiEsei! one
ct I've moving powers iu the system III ldc.' Allah
Itquiav'S c,o,ism was excessive. y. one Occasion,
he ,~nci,stiy took preca,cacc Of Peter lie Great, IN
.--.iaaiin: their comparative importance WIN me
r!aN.: "sut baud [holII proud Car" he says. IL
xw.las n:aer I.xc!an:ei taile:" Napoleon was vain
0i his small foot. Salvador Rosa was once
i.@r! t" compare with Raphael end Michncl An,
."!", ealing the former dry, and the latter coarse: Hnd
Eiphe-!. again. va, Jealous of the fame rnI sAi'i VI
Mlr,R..l Angelo. llusurth'S historical paintings
~Hira were bad-cguaIed. in his own "pilion' those
- Ii" aid masters. Sir Peter Leiys vanity was 80
".li known, thai q u:ischrevn"S ~ tG-oa''.S ga h;r,
w,.,; amount of tla,tery he would k~!;evc. told MIN
o;rn day tina; ii the Author OF Mankind rNuiH haso
had the benefit of his lLcly's) .oEinionS upon nsa"!!,
W should have all been materially bcneillteo ID PPM
q. personal appearance; to which Inc psr,st e" xpn'T
;,:LE: rc,Ij,.i: .'Eorc Got. safe, ! beiierc you re-
r:.si' =; Hciardo. the Italian poet, nsrfiDse W nS"
an Importance to his poetry, that when ne haa ~,
vra:r! T. suitable name for QUO oil ms heioer' no COS
;he bells ringing IN re HillaSs. M ,.a Hnthiu' r,ie.
vl;n ard env;uus, thai he could endure n"thlIS etpe.
lralod TO be uec. him. though It were hat u Pct"'c
ar statue: and even Lainarisne, the l"iii's' anu nhos y
al ,;,. French poets, roba his charming pages VI hn'
,,.;~ i,.n,,:v by the isOrLiuate self u tbs com
,n,r,ar;cs. lsousseau has beri, called the " seii.tDFtur'
;r- c.otist - and Lord By:o!is life was one long piece
O.! ctntism from beginning to erf. lc was VAN
nc, ii: -oaius, his rank, ms mlsanthropy' ara oven
~ stS Vice., tiIu AZ "e' 49,
.:.:a, AMI his handsome hands. ;,
,,.u.rinusuess, un!iCprily, has Eec,i too commonly
associated With LEARNING and fame. Cn:c. thc censor.
.n III: return frGpl Spain, whs 50 rsc'iho":"ns foa'
-, sa,i i,a iell.i.orse. 70 save Inc ~r%rrrtr oi coIrcy'
~. IL. animal by saa IL Italy. AtIiius ReSu!u'. at
81. 5,rir, Of his ~arrlt.ss glory II Atrics' entfcatcc
narrL .>>i.. ~ I.iurn bone l.. Tie nt.niSciicn. "l hi'
:s,S:r. v Incl, c"n.A!ei bet OF 's:cA acres '"eslHI
.is; iis .pS, ans had been G':iraadiax MIN I'll ces'ai'
s.:.cuitara! implements. and that lie TSt :iiNious %
'jrpa alta !.s ali m:s. Lord i,a:o,i i" Il ineianSiipiy III
,,t.Ige Of the CoD!uiua c5tsilGd 10y aSiLire osts a
sea. lDiGl. SwHt. IL his Cd age. we aT.riei1ns' "Ho
Ind a.solu:t terror Of visitors. "N h"u Ills 's',Litt u
either sex cane 10 him. III ".,Ic:rti"a IL = dlhiier, III:
..,s;u4 Taa - .i:e cGery one a .i:i!Enk, tSst lhes
ln.y.t Please themselves with ti:cir prov! Ion. "
f.a great Duko Of Marlborough, IL II snid 10y Natht:
lay. :hl, "bis splendid qualities were E,ingie" viii I'll
49, nj II" Most $0rGlC Kind
W. w:, :,nw earn 10 th2 errors ct seit-indnisencc
S"r:aiDs, PIa:o. Asa;E"n. Ar;Stnlsan!:cs, ana o'"eF'
u: IA, mas. celebrated Greeks, GraIS Hrnc TO e SER
irs.a.: rs,"n;; aud Plato says. in i,is SJ'.D1sin"
'La: >nc,at1. kept sober longer than any. lioerlu
VS. 81 mach cdiic;cd to this vice, that be hau ire
,i%a'!v I" b. carried from tie sen1te-house. ta!'
Was 'n. If The bottle. Ben Jonson dellghtou II
''I'""s d:ansh:. t! Canary wine. ard even contiIYe'
t. nav" Pee "I ;.IHi liquor added 10 hs yenfiy i-'"
>1'i ~ r"i'.aurc";c. Tao fine Intellect OF Co.erids'
Ma % s;or"' ;,i %Tr H. ny THIS un:!ssrr% PROPENSITY
r'':'t"ii"ic :nothhty 1T .AIdlson was stained Gy thu
"nc error. Sr kIc'Hrd Storlc, Fielding, and Stern,
s'iaf"! thc p'eFn!''- ;:">tr :nr Hard drinking. MnXar
- Nuullslii WIS u NcTN
Incorporate RAJ; an! iIn,ur;ll gave a !uiicruus inn
r,,rtuii;S |" the sa:iris:,s love vi ;,nr;rr, by rcprcrcut
IN: lu6 il tie character q: q bear with "A mug of tls
Liquor IN ia pas. lCss-, aggravated his mental ;rr;
j:ll,i.v by the use OF wIIcs. despite ;!c rutrent;,.,
IN, yliysi:isns. Durig:. HI: iyr: i,nYr;snn,.,,r =.
peaks gratefully in tLs ici!%!s OF sn%,- swrcr;,.at
,t..h which he lad been supplied. nni acvr l. ~
-ssr. H.. relates with del; ;h; the g,."i lhlnca m,
We're Iro>ia,4 Tor hin Icy his ratrnu, lis Duke 4,
Han:ua--"t In, breed und fruit, III" fish ar; ee.b, IN
wil.cs. si,a,p and brisk, aud the corhectious." l.,a,
wilo was .vmewbat Vf AL epirurt. when staying
81. L"s." X bis ffieta Lord Bo!inshroke, w"uli Ii
IA bs,! ;or dsys together. ualesS be benrd there wei
{" :n s,ewc! ~lamprcys ior dinner. wien ae woG
forthwith Gr.Se, and make ilS eiS;e&rsEr:a q; NS'a..
ir. !chiis.n iad t. vo.acinut liking fr u leg OF u,u
.oI. ~ my Aunt IorL's,' he said, IL ute 50 Iir
% = ieS; ., n:ut;na' shat size used 10 talk VI IL
1eH:l':Ian occc created Lil tc U Gish Of new hone
aa'; >;rut.d cream. " which he rat-ok soe2oruou
IL. ;Est is olta:s!Icr was aiarllci.
pai:, Tie ;amous scto-. has bc>n known to trar
frI.n L"i.,,n 20 Bath. for Tie .,.isa 2..le u disii
u,,"n II iota i,ory. iSr. E'rr. in u private lcttc
c"n!rsses II his passionate lovc oi liza, GrS,G lobster
VIII a vr"fu>ivn of slriap.sairc. Shelley wSs {
,uany wears 4 vegetarian; .und in The ,,toS 70 Ills eg
lest edition OF Queer. NAB, speaks with cnthGsI,u,
OF a dinner .. "src'ns, potatoes. AMI iulni,s." 4,
o.t" WAS excessively ioui of ,uriips. lie ate fai
and Of whatever was nearest to him, often besinnil
Y:D the bread upon Tie table before the other dish