New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-13
HORACE AND JCTENAL.
THE FIRST or MISS sAyBoRNs THURSDAY MORNING
LECTURES.

/ THE FIRST or MISS SANBORNS IHUkSDAI MohN-'"
LECTURES
Miss Kate SanbOrn began her course OF
Thursday, morning lectures yesterday the paror or
Dr. Crusbys church, at Fourth-aye ana iwenf-se'ouu
a. Notwithstanding the threatening weather the parior
vas early filed with ladies' and promptly ~ IL O'Clock
the lecturer began She said she had intended to take
for her first "Tbc Ancient Sarsts and their Mod
err Imtaors" bus had found that onehaf tho subject
was enough for her. and she did not doubt IL would be
for She alluded TO attempts 10 denho hnV
ndeHnabie thing called wit
We ali .toyy she said that an appearance OF gravity
f. the essence fimposture and that serious life IL no
indication Of honesty. such outward manifestations
are kc unioaded wooden guns mounted OIL parapet-
tbev are intended 10 conceal weakness. A. bottom
every one likes good laugh In ancient times the
theatre occupied the place Of the modern press BY it
peope were praised rdiculcd satirzcd aud traducel
None were free from It's scorpion sting until the law
forccd the bards TO De civil. In Old, England wit
Wa considered as synonymous with knowledge.
Pope attributed distinct meanings TO w.t. which
were 10 be determined from the context Robertson
scid 81 Dr. johnson that his rdicule not the stab OF
unlrvolsnce hut was oil poured Nound-'he oil Of
,ifrio Some dunk the only OF VIII Is TO assai and
that IN thi, direction Il ands Us highest accomplish
menI And the awlcss violence OF the Grecian writer's
fine profan, testing Voltare aud the blng sarcasm of
SWIFT produce the impression that wit can be possessed
by no man Of - good heart Lightning has been called
the wit OI heaven Dut TIC WI VI e'' "''' ih'"'n
Is gcninl and Inspiring, and is heard with delight The
,-ofe..od wit. were admired, but at the same
tme feared and mated.
or the ciiice of the Roman sa1rst Horace was the
hest representative. IN the course Of asketch OF the
m of Horace the lecture said, after aludDg to bis cow
ordcc As soldier. He bad 10 write but not to
n,ht and fed leaving shield TO the enemy. which
WA the cfcatest military disgrace. He became writer
ort of necessity lie Eplcurean and Stole yet rid
ici,cd both sccts lie Irlcts'd economy snd PRAISED
,ir.yagrlncc; hc Lived moderately and praised pleas
ufe uro ss.d r1yalst. De never eHIo4 z'd tn Gov
erument that protected him; he tasted the honey OF
ropur favor but dcspised the democracy. lie di not
conn, tine great uor wrIe such machine poetry Ten
mann writes now when of NctOrias children mar
rlc..ra'rs tie mated business. aud delighted ia liter
/ ary men nd letters.
oui lp..f'.s Iu llc Augustau age lyric poetry was
Wonulr aud Horace the principal author oi A. lis
porm- we're amaory, cornwall moral and political. LII
4, ~ "a lie .ubsued hs FIRST sltrlcal poeula--lO CAL
nom aatirr- would be 20 Use too severe word Horace
wa, Areu but was also charitable In ms lndgmenls
~ nnra 81 what vac the origin OF satire Dryden
avs ss invented 30 Eden, when Adam and I've laid
rom selfish spleen. but Horace seldom assumed
40 Co. Off Hc wrote OF iolilrs Win n'thet en-
tu.I nor lud ul'ion. lie WAS tne pattern Tor The
s|-inioy.,nd The TgiHcr The Aucnstan axe Il famed
fir tne cultivation 0 literature. Il wa, iauionablr 10
,r f.tr. aud tie literary BORIS seeking patrons are
wru fdicul~d rs Horace tia the same IN thus century
,r,ui request. thc editor OF monthly magazine. 10
Was presently returned VITA the request Tat II hhd
"iN NJ ~ ~, I'M .end 10 more poetry 10 M" sanc
wtty tel. 90 The bore WHO Opeus every thHs be secs
o Translated poetry James Frecmln Clarke says B..
,h Verse side of Oobcln tapcstry-the figures
VA va, ~. coinr are There Tut the charm is wanting
Horace OF the most diien poets to pre'orvr IN
To make free translation and simply give the thought
and substance rIGr the act OF the ctbist VINO uAhs-
forms the diamond M" chnItYal p.}lt hoNrN =
h.s given some TRANSACTIONS OF Horace that are cOnsid-
eiTG t,rrr next cons drrrd Uoraccs HE "a indcat-
Ing tue man. HIS father was manumitted slave. Hnd,
atboush Horace born iree he never got over tho
faint II was luxury 10 .uleys Nnoso b'oA.- anu
fathers were cousus to Eel that no was TIE son oi
iTrrdman The influence of dorHcc upon later writers
gas urohgous. some nave ranked him "a H 10 Homer
Tho Frruc1 critics ana authors never Wetrled ol
inflated Horace" Gbbon said, :" Horace Is always
I'm nv pocket and often IN my hand Milton ana host
nave many own day. Like Burns. Horace sprang
from Tue people HIS I',her ,ovh hlln' II tnc usn u.
fathers accidental cogld spare the expense OF lie De
cane soldier when young aud that hr ran away from
his first ttc ought 20 be- profoundly grateful HIS
scr dyng his property beiUg conscated. ne took
=" se In his early literary catcer he became known
~ severe ampooncr, although he regretted this late.
I'D aoogzed Tor IT, People began 10 hear Oi the son uf
eS air adv enjoyed by virgil But yrr dtfoduced
Horace thc utrou Of letters ana r. IN thls tme me
name OF MrccuaS was forever associated wth thhl OF
Horace, IL did KIND tnins N PltsenlnG h"rarr WIN
his sabine arn. There Horace hult VIVA. iIe traces ;
no., hat the natives believe that Ilurac" was an EEg-
lisnman Here Horace loved 10 d"v anu "pru o%,oI
tor his hooks and his life or dreamy e'sc
himself The country mouse ~ 'c CIV tlA 10 io'ui
his humble home and bits OF cheese, remlhAs one OF
ieh, 1' ms Come one says that when You
rake commonplace" ma ter ana haAS u l'u1I.il u u
yycfnsed To ~ TO Kome when comnahded lie was no
o M, Joves Ike most other loves-a little
Glow and tr shiyer lie was Ike the young aud The
OLD pSou'o made nm stout aud bald Both Virgil and
- tIrc lament lost loves, ana Doth Vcd happy
nol"0' ,iar,,r. influence on modern literature can
fiua led |
p"Is9es orr oratory North, BnrRc Hastings Erasmus
Phrais Skcliou Dryden. swift, Pope, Addison, Steele
4 I dur IT, lie the last student that cul
uyated the art Of lie as LIBERAL art
Tnvena IN his tyle and III ms way OF LOOKING at NC
ocontrasf 10 Uotart Horace II ul Of charming ego
i,m Juyena spoke OF himself ana we nave iil,
I'm nun f his life. He wrote one SATIRE ana was theI
, sem but was heard aRan.and fOran unucky refer
''. IN uopnlai actor was bauished to Egypt IDat II
mi we know OF him. aud yet mat Is a!i denied JnVehl
W. ms iorrrtuntr oil Wendell Phillips, and yet he haC
The strength of forty Phillpses lis scatlng sarcasm
n rcbukr gave HIN pOwcr under the Empire, when fh'
,"',iJ drank lied aud blasphemed more than at any
! other time heariinrss OF scorh unueilles MS COTS
bumor and bitter laughter He was DgbraWny hghleI
, | oId Rome against the Empire was MS cause
! M. constant tendency was to lash some one. HC
ic.t heavy rings weary them H. hated both sin and
1 sinner. He was not alone a good hateri he was
heard prayers and derided them. lie dealt hot AND
| stnpug satire lle found niue steadast virtue h{
. for.rncrs were his aycraion especially the Greeks
III c and Inc described their wickedness I'm all IL
d@l lie IL said TO seem like one who In youth nae
l
to ,n, Win II and that he described 10 rather thai
=. | rondcuned IT, His works are scarcely ut for Tex
monks f.r our you'll b. Yet have IN our dly cerlca
a moImtrbauas who point ont to young men just wncr
me most dreadful wickedncss u 10 bo found Juyena
= | st,uds alone and there will never be mon
!, ! nrc him Imagine JuvcrM la our time, IN IN
y | time ~ tho Ring" and think now qmc
:, | yould have been the answer To the mDudent qucs
:, | Gou Of the gross Tweed Something would nav
J, | neon done ABOUT il" that would have hell
!, M, ms carcass 10 the or all Juvcnsl sever
=, ON women lie WAS "a Old bachelor ana was mar
= an All akr-tne Mrs Caudle and the bluestocking az
4 | ri
" eclsfns without a SINGER. THINK what bc would nav
= sad OF her who would have the temcuy TO mount I'D
lecturers platform Nor does she seem more tpy0rlt
~ now than two thousand years ago lihughter Ia
~ subject grows painful. IKE Horace DETER tma