The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-07-05
What They Did at Early Age.
At Fifteen. Victor Hugo pre-

AT Sixteen. BOssuct dazzled
all who heard him by his elo-
quence; and Leigh Hunt was
prolific writer of verses.
At Seventeen. Michael Angelo
had room in the palace Of Lorenzo
de Medici, Mozart had entranced
the courts of Germany, Chateau
BRAND had u commission, Alex
ander Hamilton commanded the
attention of his country, Wash
ington Irving delighted the read
ers of the Morning Chronicle.
AT Eighteen. Charles Spur
geon was pastor of q congrega-
tion; Zwingli had read the New
Testament so well as to doubt the
authority of the church; Grotius
had published an edition of "Mar-
cianus Capella."
At Nineteen. Bach was organ
ist at Armstadt, George Wash.
ington was a major, Webster had
understood Espinasse, Bryanthad
written "Thanatopsis," George
Stephenson was carrying in his
brain an improved steam engine,
Galileo was awake to the secret
ofthevibrations Of the bronze lamp
Of Pisa cathedral.
At Twenty. y.-Robert Hall had
an enthusiastic audience, AleXan-
der mounted the throne, Weber
was producing symphonies,
Schelling had grappled with the
philosophy of Kant, Wallace had
made assault against the arbi-
trary dominance of Edward l.
AT Twenty-one. - Beethoven
had added a great name to music,
Kirke White had left his tremu-
lous Tyre, William Wilberforce
was in Parliament, Mazzini was a
prisoner in the citadel of Savona.
At twenty-five. Alfred began
one Of the most magnificent
reigns which England has ever
seen, his commander had made
Wallenstein captain of the con-
quered fortress of Grau, Hamp-
den was in Parliament, Savon-
arola was robed with a splendid
name, Algernon Sydney had an
tagonized Cromwell, Rossini had
excited an enthusiasm unequaled
in the world of music, Schiller's
"RObbers" had been written,
Richelieu was bishop, Sir Phil
ip Sidney had been sent to com
plete the alliance of Protestant
ism.
At Twenty-three. - Servetus
had found the intolerance of fan
atheism, Spinoza was eXcommuni-
Gated, Reubens had compound
ed from the splendor of Paul
Veronese and the glory of Tin
toretto that fiorid system of man
nered magnificence which is the
element of his art and the princi-
pie of his school," Browning had
written "Paracelsus," Sir Henry
Vane had filed Boston with en-
thusiasm, Richard Wagner car
ried with him the music of "Lo-
hengrin, Whitfield was preach
ing in the Tower Chapel at Lon
don, Bailey had written "Festus, 4"
Emmett had thrilled Ireland with
pathetic patriotism, Arthur Hal
lam had furnished Tennyson
with his treatise on "Human Ma
ture."
At Twenty -four. -Bismark was
captain of Kings Cavalry, Alex
ander had taken Thebes and had
crossed the Hellespont, Ariosto
had made his muse support a
family, Dante was a distinguish
soldier and poet, Ruskin had
written "Modern Painters, San
ta Ana had expelled the Royalist
from Vera Cruz, Rutledge was
the orator for the colonies, Scipio
had commanded the armies Of
Rome, Sheridan had written "The
Rivals" Rienzi had come forth as
the second Brutus, Richter had
charmed Herder.
At Twenty five. Bernard had
changed "lhe Valley of Worm
wood" into ClairvauX, AIschylus
was the greatest tragic poet of
Greece, Xavier lectured ON Artist
otle, Coleridge had written "The
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