St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-05-11
- ST CLOUD @MfNAEsQfA.a THURSDAY MAY IT,

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Alexander Pope. F..
Alexander Popa was the son OF Ro-
man Catholic trader of Broad street,
Ao9dpn who had apassed. i. competence
Nd tethed tot1e136sor Fdt5st ase1joy
it at his ease. Alcxander's health was
80 delicate that he spoke Of his life as :
long disease. He was even unable TO
dress Or undress himself. and it became
a necessity that he should be clothed
in furs aud flannel. ..Heliaherited from
bis father crooked, apider-shaped form,
poti,ev,t tso't >ehjndyaF <ePre,
and from his mother an aching. These
physical .Rss4iarisis& coupled with that
morbidly Sensitive disposition which
81 i i-pqsts. es see'!giapqtsd vi to
make him = bitter, cynical man.
Whila> trauslatiny Honers ~1lliad; he
met 1th = seatsAcs which, betA he aud
his assistant We're 1 unable to q tconstrue..,
so6s ole 1do happsned td be1nel& at
the time' suggested 'std that if an interpo-
cation mark was placed At the end Of
the = ssaP1tfacs 81 t9hfft.pifbsH'Y fseald be 'e:
moved. The suggestion was tried and
succeeded 3 Reps, ,d1islieiag thss,itter:-
ference and the success Of it, turned
round aud asked In =, i sarcastic " way,
.xAaaaxhst;ig N eipterrogation mark,
sPqy? Otis ,aopqasty, erookeds little
mark that asks questions Unlike Ill
eeFf !fsstfl% lshfr 5vaIF1ird
seen or heard Of, he was morbidly vain:
We have always thought that this il
the result Of = wise law of compensa:
ton which God has established. Could
Ite1> 4efhknielve! & b3eH see Hen;
the humiliation would be so great thai
their t.E existence i4a would become as s aqspaur
able. g., ras,oyrrns .
There was nothing great about Pop<
but his minds nothing 6ne hpt bis
sbodg I'D iaAdh;s ey&; lGtllsS beau:
tiial but his voice and his number s.
In his youth h. rvas called the little
nightingale" because Of his melodioa>
,y9iae, and ! vas z sfts!5ar4 f9r the !9 s,ne
II }ess0a caiiea thl'1kk%Ais Nm glH& <id:
emham," the name Of his villa.
'"a His fest'publications were. the E4s.y
on Criticism, Windsor Forest resi- and the
Temple of F anne, at the age Of twenty:
:sigh~ rha7as. 30 e7coazIaaa So ii.
reception which these poems met, that
he began ahiai great=werk, tho transla!
ton of Homer. Until Completed i,
was cobsalaiaatp coana aiaatp Cd l @ hind. When
ERsepe 4ahsed = Ac9 ef2aazta ;sharehr be
went to sacrifice aud to libatious. He
adassetsvbJils$o8> Ebryses, and
J instead a ID et the Lords Prayer began
aGod of the Silver Bow" He had Iii
reward, rd,haxeye.se It=imuediately13b
Ee.we popular, and Che profits xexf 81
great tA<sh. g. xss .bl. build tassvil,
Ia xhieh vas sdeatined u b6eoms .slas
seal: He Wis she inst Of tie foeli.h
poe2 Who received !. competence from
the a.si;. isa<Ri93t,s9g9:ssf Ss the nss.':! s!
skefHEst, s fry = 1ettsf post 4 >hh''s j.
His ailla a ;fxidemhan, bseams ,ed
remained du.;;pssn Elist s. life, the 'iee,at,j
centre, ~as London vaJ vthe>polit;ca
centre, Il England: There ths III @.r;;
celebtt'ess df tie day4B6lingbipke
1h.estasisselea, y. !! q 6 Sin Heet:e,'-- --..;veren5p
To- coqgreg.te, ss.:Thithaf.. we're alfe feye'
turned, x'iiiiiagg, III. the good oths sod
might agivis sKehT : Thls;g 2 with r. de
fetmsd, -a1arfsd <,pd diseased 6Sdy
With : morbialy sensitive md morbid
{Bv.iuais syuiesE. '
[iag none pf the }hsfps !4a 8 2,I d'spa;tio'
For graces Of .per,on calculated to Plsas'
lEor f.ie,6s&z, Thd REksasi azpltropa Al
[sz.hdst - aps ~ 4 issiqla .thS 'Sigbs,t %
Fsitiep sxhieh had ls been ressbe,
|by =.uy British aathor, and ruiea th'
literary kingdom Of England wih uu
[[ai,pa.oa sxll.I e dP.il y & shs asy & III
(de:tA q E4nsddns.3 s .1.y.s[l' Il Il
5 - .sasa5:7Iyst..ls.i1;rz..s: Al 4. i q s
!, ID sh<dysarb91 AID, Clovis ensrg
led fow~the Gssmsn Wildernes6 an,
est.blisheds:tao. Frankishz kingd1h.-
For two, centuries: after: BIZ: deasl th!
government, Vas = ], IL i ! = chaotic stite an,
vitboo,u'tt a AZ =, ,re.'l head. But.t 1sagti
lPepieo AezisA1 .eds h,at seen. Charlie
IMartel, ,otheoohs celebrated fos hejust
1pess and 16fmhsssaa' = II reiso,s and the'oth
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