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ILLUSrRIOUS OUNCES.

however, Tor uniya few Instances. Piriro
di C"rt"na, the painter. was thou. Int so stu
p'd that he WAS nicknamr,l a., Head
when a hoy; aud Tomaso Guidi, WAS gene.
rally know" as 'lIravy Tom' (Massoccia
Io"'asacco.) though by diligence he after
wards raised himsrllto the hirLes, cmiuence
Newton, when at school, stood vt the bot.
tom OF the lowest form butons The boy
above Newton having kicked him the Ounce
showed his pluck by cbAlesgipg hiinto fight
aud bca, him. Then lief SCI 10 work With q
viii, aid determined also to vanquish, his
Antagonist as schp!ar, which lie did rising
TO The top of his'cIass. Many ofour great.
est d''ines have been anything bn, I, PIE
cocious. Isaac Barrow, wll.u. at the Char.
Ter school house, WAS notorious chiefly for
his strong temper, puguacious hnbi,s and
rroverbial idlen"ss at a scholar. ard he
caused such grief to his parents, that his
father used to say that if it pleased God to
take f'om hiasany Of his children, liz hoped
II might Ce ISAAC, the least promising of
them all. Adam Clarke, when buv, was
prociai'n"d by his father TO he Il grievous
Ounce though hccoul,l roll large stones
about. Dean S"i'i, one oflhe e.. Attest wr;.
:ers of pure nglish, WAS 'p!urkeI' at Dub
II" University, and only obtained; is recon-
m"n'la'ion to Oxford, 'sI,eciala g,a,ia.' The
we'll known Drs. Chalmers aud Cook wer.
boys together Mt the parish sthool Of ST.,
Andrews; and they w're found so stupid
and tn'schevous that the master, irritsttd
hy"nd measure, dismissed them both AS
incorrgille duucra.
The brilliant Sheridan showed so little
capacity AS. a hoy, that he was presented to
Il tutor by his mother with the compliment
t"ry accompaniment, tha, he WAS an incor.
r,glt'l" Ounce. Wallcr Scotiswas all but n
Ounce when boy, always much rcadier for
thicker than apt at his lessons. At the
E'!nhnrg University. Professor Dalzcl pro-
nouuce'l upon him The sentcrre that Ounce
lie was, dunre lie would remain. Chatter
ton WAS returhcd on his mothers hun.ls as
"A fool, Of whom nothing roul,! be made
B"'ns was a dull boy, good only at athletic
~xercis"s. Goldsmith spoke Of himself as
Il plant that foweIed late. A;fieri left col
l"ge as wise rs when he entered it, and did
nat begin the studies bv whi |, he .distin-
gui>lrd himself, unit; he had ron overshaif
OF Europe. Robert Civ. WAS dunGass II
not reproba'e, wien youth but always
full OF energy, even in badness. ..Hisfa
'r, glad to .g"t rid OF him, shipped him of
to NJ adras; aud he lived to lay the E,unda.
,ion:of the British power in India. Ma
poleon and Wellington were both dull boys
not distinguishing themselves in any way
at school. OF ,he:forner the Duchess of
dAbran'es says, 'hs bad good health. hut
was in other respects Ike other boys' John
Howard, the philantlropist. was another
'liustr1"us Ounce, learning next TO nothing
during the seven years be was at school.
S;epheson, as youth, was distintinguished
chiefly for his skill at bu'ting and wrest-
ling and att-n'iionto his work. Tue bril-
liant Sir Humphrey Davy was no cIessfer
tha" other boys; his teacher, Mr.. Davies
Gilbert, says.of him. while he was with
me, / could not; discern. the qualities by
which h. wa Snost distinguished.'. Iudesd
he hitnseIfin ann, life, thought it fortunate
thafhe Had been left TO :. enjoy so, much,
idtsness.a al schools Wa,l'%as 4 dull SCHOLAR
notwithstanding the pretty stories told about
his precosi,y; buts1e was, :sbas was. better. I.
Patient and persevsfahsS Cad. i.Swss byslba,.
means. aid by. his easslsBy 81 soitivaied: in:
ven.iveness. that lie was sspsbisd sto perfect
his steam engine: ~ s. sEs s42 e =
NAME DeH,v47iossss Robert, famous
in councils Richard, Iiberals julia. soft
and ttnler.hairrd: David. beloved. yssiss.
annah,a lily. Walter, signifying to rule
.a,s army. sMaral', bitter. Rache,, sheep.
William, f'omlhe Danish, shield. LII
3sifsr., Iightbearer Chloe, from the Latin,
green iIerh, Dorcae, asrovbuck. Thomas
means twice. Roger, desire, for rests Ger
:trnds, ,trde.tohsr trust. Nary signifies
tear. ssrak!sdy or Pfinness.s Charles,
;ssoa': Ekse, saIor. George, 4 a.busIasd-,
man. snse"rah, a. bee. Don, bro@DS del
Henry, honor. ,Asedsles, tears and. Ipssii,; j
tence. Hannah, nereifoI, gtaefous.t ;Evst
she lived. Estlserr hidden, secret. Benlal..
married, Edx Edgar Edwin, wiipe.sess;
Margaret signifss slss Alfred a!Llpeace;;
sophis, wisdom. fonia prudence. TEN:
pernpre. Nanas Anna gracious. e fFsan.
eis. from tts Teatenis, fee. sEatbssipe,
pure. bright, Rhodasa sfssss !Rs,h; a.is-
irl fullness. Isasex ls1gl.sss, gtiIlis, al
ieas 9kiIif. asIoyer Of horsas. Andrrw;
man " aud eoaragsous.. Edgens, snobly;|
se,s q S (. . aens sss q
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