New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-03-14
Poverty OF the Learned.
the heroes of modern literature the accounts,

Ie copous they are sofrowful.
Xyander sold his notes on Dion Gassius for ii
dinner, He tells us that at the age of eighteen he
studied to get bread.
Cervantes, the immortal genius Of Spain, is sup
posed to have wanted fuod. Camoens, the solitary
pride of Portugal, deprived of the neeessaries Of
life, perished in hospital at Lisbon after having
triumphed in the East Indies, and sailed five thou
sand i've hundred leagues. The Portuguese after
his death bestowed on the man Of genius they had
starved the appellation of ''great.a
Vondel, the Dutch Shakespeare, after composing
number of popular tragedies, lived in great pnF-4
erty, and died at ninety years ofage; then lie had
his coffin carried by fourteen poets, who, without
his genius, probably partook of his wretchedness-
The great Tasso reduced to such diIeTHma
that he obliged to borrow crown for aWeekis
subsistence He alludes to bis distress, when en-
treating his cat to assist him during the night with
the luster OF her. eyes, having no candle TO see to
write his verses.
Cardinal BentivogIio, the ornament of Italy and
of literature, angushed in his old age in the most
distressful poverty; and having sold bis place to
satisfy his creditors lett nothing behind him but
his reputation.
yugelas, the most polished writer of the French
language, who devoted thirty years to his transla
ton of Quntus Curtius, Ga circumstance which
modern tranalatcrs cas- have no conception nf4
died possessed of nothing valuable but his preeions
manuscript. This ingenious scholar left his corpse
to the surgeons for the benefit of his creditors.
Dryden, for less than Gan0, sold Tenson ten
thousand verses, as may be seen by the agree
ment.
Purchas who in the reign of the first James OF
England, spent his time in compiling his {. Relation
of the World" when he gave it to the public for
the reward of his labors, was thrown into prisonat
the suit Of his printer.
Louis XIV honored Racine and Boileau with d
private monthly audience. One day the King
asked what there in the literary world
Racine answered that he had seen d melancholy
spectacle in the house Of Corpiee, whom he found
dying, deprived of little broth. The King
preserved profound silence, and sent the dying
poet sum of money.
Spencer, the child or fancy, lanSulshed out his 4
life in misery. g Lord Bnrleigh," says Granger
who it is said, prevented the Queen giving him
hundred pounds, seems to have thought the lowest
| clerk in his office a more deserving person.
LIE Sage resided in a little cottage while he sup
| Piled the world with its most agreeable novels.
and appears to have derived the sources of his ex-
istence in his old age from the tillal exertons OF an
| excellent son, who was an actor of some genius.
| lLnrIos:titS OF Literature
LIFE IN PARIs-Mode Of Passing Sunday IN The
Fuub0,y.9 81. Ge,naain-A Paris journal says on
this subject;
People rise late. Her Grace, the Duchess,
dresses with the aid of her femme de cltasnbre.;
| His Grace, the Duke, shaVes hinself-for, never
would serf be permitted to touch, with his vulgar
| fingers, the chin belonging to the descendant Of
| a knight Of Malta, or a canonized ancestor, This
| is traditional.
| Breakfast is scarcely over, when the Dukes
| c0achman receives orders to harness she horses,
and their Graces solemnly go to church, where they
piousy listen to (in nnsic) and enjoy the 9
| privilege OF looking upon the Grand E1nefry of
HIS MnJeSty, the EnpetOT bI GIt th6 ISHSsihSs ES-
corting the lady aims collector, Mime Ia Barnnne
de-. The Equerry is in full uniform, and wears
| such a quantity Of medals and decorations as ta
look like peramb bulating minis matists case. The
Baroness is clothed in robe OF MORE antique,
and, like the tomb of Mahmoud at C0nstantinopIe,3
proiusely covered with diamonds For the poor,
task" which all ladies are eager toimpose upon
themselves. 1t is, also, one of the .traditions's
| and by means the worst--of the aristoeratfc
Eaubnurg.
rhe fno tha ION ami GFf-
| ferngs of the poor, give gold Louis The smile
| Of the lovely Baroness is their reward.
The ladies initiate the example OF the gentle
men-the Equerry is hooking at them!
After mass, the Duke and Duchess pay visits TO
the Monsieur lie Marquis de B., Madame Ia Gonn-
tesse de G., the Prince de D., and scfnplioRsiJ
, | avoid crossing the boundaries OF the Fanbonrg.
Never to be seen, on Sunday, on any Q! the pueile
; promenades is another traditional" custom of
that portion of the old nobility which is careful not
: to derogate from Us dignity
During the visits of the Marquis, the Committees,
and the Prince--which occupy several hours--the
. exclusive subjects of conversation are, the
4 present state ut the Catholic world" the " em~
u barrassments of the Holy See" and the sorrows
of n monarch in exile" These ''sotrows 7 evoke
the most delicious dreams. If he We're theFa>"
= the speaker would be "peer Of France"
I 4. Minister, an Embassador,' a Grand chan
cellor,h etc, etc.
Then comes the dinner-hour. The stateG# cold
= ness of the duing-room reaXes little Nflsn des-
sert placed the table, and the Duke sometimes
even condescends to smile, as he raises ais hrse
glass of Cliqupt to his lips.
+ Perhaps, 10 terminate his Sunday, lbs Grace, the
Duke and Her Grace, the Duchess, Mtlt go TO the.
A Theater Francois to witness representation, bT
the comedians in ordinary, Of Che King
~ other old habit! Or they may give the prefer
ence to q musical soree, 1T the H3aasion OF some
n noble neighber Of the genuine stif-necked gene
| ratien.
, In any event. Sunday will be spent in strictly
- "traddonaln manner,
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