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Article TRAITS IN THE LIFE OF COUNT DE BUCKEBOURG. ← Page 4 of 4 Article AN EASTERN NOVEL. Page 1 of 5 →
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Traits In The Life Of Count De Buckebourg.
hold the monument which the great Mendelsohm has erected to ins memory ; or the judicious history of his life which a voiine author is about to publish at Hanover ; the profound sentiments the noble style , the truth and sincerity of which will be discovered and acknowledged by impartial posterity . The men who laughas I have them thousand
, seen laugh a times , at Buckebourg , on account of his long visage , his flowinohair , his great hat , and little sword , may very well indulge theft smiles 01 scorn , if , like the Count , they are philosophers and Jieroes . The Count de Buckebourg , however , never smiled at the world or upon men but with kindness . Without hatred , without misanthropy , he enjoyed the tranquility of his country-house situated in the bosom of
a thick forest , frequently alone , or with the virtuous woman whom he had chosen for his wife ; and for whom , while living , he did not appear to entertain any extraordinary fondness ; but when she died , his affection for her was so great , that the loss of her brought him almost to the oTave '
An Eastern Novel.
AN EASTERN NOVEL .
SHE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE SHEWS THAT THE PRACTICE " OF VIRTUE RENDERS A FAMILY ILLUSTRIOUS . A FAMILY in a moderate condition dwelt at Vou si , a town dependant on the city of Tchang tcheou in the province of -Hiangnan : three brothers composed this famil y ; the eldest was called Liu the Diamondthe next
, Liu the Treasure , and the third . Liu the Pearl ; the latter was not yet old enough for marriage , but the other two were already married ; the wife of the fiist was called Ouang , and that of the younger Yang , and they had both an those charms that render women agreeable . Liu the Treasure had a strong passion for and
gaming drinking , and discovered little inclination to any thing that was good ; Ids wife wasi of the same character , and had little regard for virtue , greatly differing in this from Ouang her sister-in-law , who was an example of modesty and regularity ; thus though these two women seemingly kept up a good understanding between each other , their hearts were but weaklunited
y . .,. ° , ! S had a son siniamed Hieul , that is , The Son of Reioiciiw ; this child was but six years old when one day stopping in the street with other children in the neighbourhood , to behold a solemn procession , he was lost in the crowd , and did not return home in the evening .
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Traits In The Life Of Count De Buckebourg.
hold the monument which the great Mendelsohm has erected to ins memory ; or the judicious history of his life which a voiine author is about to publish at Hanover ; the profound sentiments the noble style , the truth and sincerity of which will be discovered and acknowledged by impartial posterity . The men who laughas I have them thousand
, seen laugh a times , at Buckebourg , on account of his long visage , his flowinohair , his great hat , and little sword , may very well indulge theft smiles 01 scorn , if , like the Count , they are philosophers and Jieroes . The Count de Buckebourg , however , never smiled at the world or upon men but with kindness . Without hatred , without misanthropy , he enjoyed the tranquility of his country-house situated in the bosom of
a thick forest , frequently alone , or with the virtuous woman whom he had chosen for his wife ; and for whom , while living , he did not appear to entertain any extraordinary fondness ; but when she died , his affection for her was so great , that the loss of her brought him almost to the oTave '
An Eastern Novel.
AN EASTERN NOVEL .
SHE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE SHEWS THAT THE PRACTICE " OF VIRTUE RENDERS A FAMILY ILLUSTRIOUS . A FAMILY in a moderate condition dwelt at Vou si , a town dependant on the city of Tchang tcheou in the province of -Hiangnan : three brothers composed this famil y ; the eldest was called Liu the Diamondthe next
, Liu the Treasure , and the third . Liu the Pearl ; the latter was not yet old enough for marriage , but the other two were already married ; the wife of the fiist was called Ouang , and that of the younger Yang , and they had both an those charms that render women agreeable . Liu the Treasure had a strong passion for and
gaming drinking , and discovered little inclination to any thing that was good ; Ids wife wasi of the same character , and had little regard for virtue , greatly differing in this from Ouang her sister-in-law , who was an example of modesty and regularity ; thus though these two women seemingly kept up a good understanding between each other , their hearts were but weaklunited
y . .,. ° , ! S had a son siniamed Hieul , that is , The Son of Reioiciiw ; this child was but six years old when one day stopping in the street with other children in the neighbourhood , to behold a solemn procession , he was lost in the crowd , and did not return home in the evening .