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Article CHARACTER OF POLITIAN, ← Page 2 of 2 Article THE HISTORY OF MADAME AND MONSIEUR. C— Page 1 of 6 →
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Character Of Politian,
tjition , though without much ingenuity , was one instance of it , jivho candidlv told him ' that the ancient owl was an emblem of wisdom , w hiht the modern one had only its eyes , its plumage , and its beak . ' politiano had also a long difference with the learned George Merula , patronized by the Sforza family ; with Sannazarius , who observes of liini , in the style of the times , ' nescio quis pulitianus , ' Ni Pulex majis sit vocandus hie ;
pud with Bartolomeo Scala , the Secretary Gonfalonier , and Historian oi'Florence . The favours which Scala received from Lorenzo shew Ivery clearly , that whilst he attended to the balance of power between States and kingdoms , he had the peace to preserve between these literary republicans . Lorenzo , in fact , as may be gathered from the writers of the times , was their generous mediator , and a great part
ofhis leisure hours was devoted to settle their disputes , and reconcile those fierce spirits to each other . Like-a kind and indulgent parent , he had often occasion to interpbs _ his authority , with the ' Ne pueri , ne tanta anirais assuescite bella !' though their irritation sometimes made the restoration of peace a work of difficulty . Politiano ' s favourite disciple was Piero de Ricci ,. more known under the Latin name of Petrus Crinitus , who arrived at some , literary reputation .
The History Of Madame And Monsieur. C—
THE HISTORY OF MADAME AND MONSIEUR . C—
A REAL AND AN AFFECTING TALE , ? nODl _ CED BY -TIIE TRENCH REVOLUTION BURIN G TIIE TYRANNY 0 » ROBESPIERRE . RELATED BY MISS WILLIAMS .
TV / TADAME C— -r— , was the daughter of a nobleman of high rank , J . Y 1 i ) at s j xteen years of age , married Mops . C—— .-, by whom she was passionately beloved . That Madame C ¦ was beloved , I could very easily believe , while I discerned the graces of her mind and beheld the fine expression of her countenance , from which sorrow , not time , for she was now only in her twenty-fourth year , had snatched the first fresh tints of beauty , but had left an expression which blendedamore tender sentimentwith admiration . Moris . C ,
who detested the princip les of the French revolution as cordially as most men of the same rank , was only prevented from emigrating 'when first that event took place , by the representations of his wife , whose more enlarged mind exulted in that change of system which fhe dared not openly app laud : she had often wept over the miseries of the oppressed people , and was more disposed to rejoice in the * amelioration of solid substantial wretchedness , than to lament the ideal
deprivations of greatness , ' . After the memorable tenth of August , she VOl , XI . D ,
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Character Of Politian,
tjition , though without much ingenuity , was one instance of it , jivho candidlv told him ' that the ancient owl was an emblem of wisdom , w hiht the modern one had only its eyes , its plumage , and its beak . ' politiano had also a long difference with the learned George Merula , patronized by the Sforza family ; with Sannazarius , who observes of liini , in the style of the times , ' nescio quis pulitianus , ' Ni Pulex majis sit vocandus hie ;
pud with Bartolomeo Scala , the Secretary Gonfalonier , and Historian oi'Florence . The favours which Scala received from Lorenzo shew Ivery clearly , that whilst he attended to the balance of power between States and kingdoms , he had the peace to preserve between these literary republicans . Lorenzo , in fact , as may be gathered from the writers of the times , was their generous mediator , and a great part
ofhis leisure hours was devoted to settle their disputes , and reconcile those fierce spirits to each other . Like-a kind and indulgent parent , he had often occasion to interpbs _ his authority , with the ' Ne pueri , ne tanta anirais assuescite bella !' though their irritation sometimes made the restoration of peace a work of difficulty . Politiano ' s favourite disciple was Piero de Ricci ,. more known under the Latin name of Petrus Crinitus , who arrived at some , literary reputation .
The History Of Madame And Monsieur. C—
THE HISTORY OF MADAME AND MONSIEUR . C—
A REAL AND AN AFFECTING TALE , ? nODl _ CED BY -TIIE TRENCH REVOLUTION BURIN G TIIE TYRANNY 0 » ROBESPIERRE . RELATED BY MISS WILLIAMS .
TV / TADAME C— -r— , was the daughter of a nobleman of high rank , J . Y 1 i ) at s j xteen years of age , married Mops . C—— .-, by whom she was passionately beloved . That Madame C ¦ was beloved , I could very easily believe , while I discerned the graces of her mind and beheld the fine expression of her countenance , from which sorrow , not time , for she was now only in her twenty-fourth year , had snatched the first fresh tints of beauty , but had left an expression which blendedamore tender sentimentwith admiration . Moris . C ,
who detested the princip les of the French revolution as cordially as most men of the same rank , was only prevented from emigrating 'when first that event took place , by the representations of his wife , whose more enlarged mind exulted in that change of system which fhe dared not openly app laud : she had often wept over the miseries of the oppressed people , and was more disposed to rejoice in the * amelioration of solid substantial wretchedness , than to lament the ideal
deprivations of greatness , ' . After the memorable tenth of August , she VOl , XI . D ,