The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-17
LECTURE.
HON. WI. PARsoSs-AT THE ATHENEuM
FEBRUARY 10TH.

FEBRUARY loTH
Subject: Richard Brnsley Sheri.
dan, and the orators, wits, and
humorists Burke, Curran, Gold
smith and others, interpreted with char
acteristc anecdotes"
Analysis.-A group.of literary Giants
Or. Samuel johnson and an after.dnner
argument-Shcridon's pedigree -Associa-
tions connected with the name Of Sheri- |
an-Circumstances influencing his char
acter-lIis love of mystery and desire Of |
eh'ect-First literary eilorts-Love songs
and poetical contrbutions-IIis reliance
on his intellectual resources Elaboration
and assduity-The comedy Of THE rivals
Extraordinary command Of resources
School for Scandal-Of wit and humor--
The office Of the satrist-A Chinese aphor-
ism-"An age TO live in American in
dependence asscrted-The French revolu-
tion-Sheridan enters parliament-Ilis
eloquence-The great peachment-The
prince regent and his comprehensive
gilded saloons Of Carlton palace-Reverse
of fortune-A disastrous shipwreck-The
lessons which Sheridan's life teaches-The
rightful employment of our mental facul-
ies-westminister abbey, and the forlorn
genius.
Mr.. Parsons belongs to the ancient
house of Parsons, earls Of Rose, and closely
!, related to the well.known constructor of
the great telescope, the late carl of Rose,
. president the British association, whose
y name may be associated with those of
Franklin, Arago, Humboldt and the great
: luminaries Of the philosophic fields Of s,i-
ence. He was born ut Clontaf, near Dub
u lin, and received his education at the
) academy of Ednburg, under DR.. vii.
: liams, the famous IIomeric scholar, the
friend and associate of sydney Smith, the
= founder Of the Edinburg Review. IL
B graduated at the university Of EdinburG
under Prof. Wilson, the "Cristophe,
North" of Blackwood, and the erudit,
N Pillans, subsequently, entering Lincolr
= Inn, 10 prepare nD' ehO La.. lilo wa. tbou
, engaged on one Of the leading metropolis.
$ tan newspapers, and on many occasion.
:. contributed papers of eminent ability to til,
:. magazine literature Of the day.
$ Following the natural bent OF his tastes
!. and talents he devoted himself to the lee.
g ture platform of Great Britain and Ireland
s whore he at once achieved signal sue.
= cess, and became, perhaps the most popu-
lar nnIlir 1n,,,,r., g +, 10 1.
f At Bradford, England, he was held the
s champion of the workingmen, who fire.
? quently testified their gratitude for his ad
: vocacy Of their cause.
& John Bright was so struck by the pecu.
| liar force and vivacity Of his style AS tc
, emphatically declare that Mr.. Parsons ell.
: oquence had electrified the audience.
h No orator Of foreign birth, unheralded
by political reputation, has ever OBJ.
= tanned so many engagements for his open.
O ing season, or given such general satsfac.
y ti'n to American lyceums. IIeis unques.
O tionably, without any qualification, the
r most eloquent and instructive literary lee.
| turer who has visited our country during
q the present generation. Mr.. Parsons
q speaks without notes or manuscripts.
q Many more testimonials universally
teeming with eulogy such as few elicit,
might be here produced, but the above lam
: guage quoted from the Daily News, Lon
don, New York Herald, &C., is strong
enough to convince all that the antici-
Z pa,ed lecture is treat in store.
Fifteen leading English and Scotch
journals, and three of the principal papers
of Ireland, the New York Herald, New
York Tribune New York Evening Post,
New York Times, Boston Transcript,
Boston Daily Advertiser, Boston Traveller,
Boston Post, Hartford Courant, Portland
Press, Cold Spring Recorder and other
American journals contain eugolistic no.
tices of Mr. Parsons many of which no.
tices and personal tributes from eminent
men are in the hands OF the
d3t.2-l5. LECTURE Con-. Y. NJ. G. A.