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Memoirs Of William Perfect, M. D.
The " Pastoral Sketches , " wliich obtained a succession of silver - medals , and appeared in the Sentimental Magazine , possess a strain of rural elegance and taste , and are not among the least happy imitations of Shenstone and Cunningham . These juvenile efforts of merit have , been since revised , corrected , and reprinted in the Gentleman ' s Magazine , andseveralOdes , Sonnets , Elegies , & c , & c , have occasionally likewise been inserted in the EuropeanUniversalFreemasonsand
se-, , , veral other periodical prints , and breathe that pure spirit of poetry , good taste , and delicatesentiment , which will always command attention , and not unfrequently excite admiration . Among his -earliest performances we recollect a " Bavin of Bays , "' in one volume nmo , " The Laurel Wreath" in two volumes nmo , both printed by subscription , and honoured with a numerous list
of respectable names ; next to these we find "An Elegy on ihe Great Storm in 1773 , " which had an uncommonly rapid sale ; indeed it contained a most beautiful description of that awful and memorable war of the elements : the intense heat which preceded it is emphatically expressed in the following beautiful line : " When nature panted from her inmost scat . "
The " Snowy Day , " a pastoral sketch , has been esteemed a faithful copy of that picturesque scene , and his other fugitive p ieces possess very considerable merit . He is also the author of '' - Ennevilla , au Elegy "" Tbs Deserted Rookery "— " The Peasant , ofthe Cliff "— " The Crisis , " and many other pieces which have never j-et been published , but which , from tlie specimens he has already given in this line of writing ,
• vie hope he will be induced to make better known . It is but justice to Dr . Perfect to remark , that he is particularly interesting and graceful in the delivery of his orations ; his wit and vivacity render him a most agreeable companion , and his convivial powers occasion his company to be courted by the first characters of the age . No traits , however , are more conspicuous th-an his hospitality and good natureand if his feelings are sometimes roused to a momentary warmth
, candour will attribute if to a nice sense of honour , and a strict adherence topropriety . A rich vein of humour pervades his conversation , and-when inclined to be satirical his remarks neither proceed from illtemper or malignity , but are always directed by liberality , which will never prostitute the mirth , of the moment to mean reflection or personal invective . The same adherence to rectitude is conspicuous in all
his literary productions , wheie servility has never directed his pen to false panegyric or fulsome adulation . He hasacquired an independency by the most laudable industry , and his innocent hilarity well display that native goodness of heart which is exemplified in the exercise of benevolence , and humane attention to meliorate ihe sufferings ofthe unfortunate persons who become the- immediate objects of his
peculiar care and compassion . Dr . Perfect is , in the relations of private life , a kind Master , an affectionate Parent , a steady Friend , and lives as much beloved by bis acquaintance as perhaps any Gentleman in the kingdom , and as much respected by all those who-know him best . He unites the qualifications of the Scholar with those of the Gentleman ; he has long distinguish-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Memoirs Of William Perfect, M. D.
The " Pastoral Sketches , " wliich obtained a succession of silver - medals , and appeared in the Sentimental Magazine , possess a strain of rural elegance and taste , and are not among the least happy imitations of Shenstone and Cunningham . These juvenile efforts of merit have , been since revised , corrected , and reprinted in the Gentleman ' s Magazine , andseveralOdes , Sonnets , Elegies , & c , & c , have occasionally likewise been inserted in the EuropeanUniversalFreemasonsand
se-, , , veral other periodical prints , and breathe that pure spirit of poetry , good taste , and delicatesentiment , which will always command attention , and not unfrequently excite admiration . Among his -earliest performances we recollect a " Bavin of Bays , "' in one volume nmo , " The Laurel Wreath" in two volumes nmo , both printed by subscription , and honoured with a numerous list
of respectable names ; next to these we find "An Elegy on ihe Great Storm in 1773 , " which had an uncommonly rapid sale ; indeed it contained a most beautiful description of that awful and memorable war of the elements : the intense heat which preceded it is emphatically expressed in the following beautiful line : " When nature panted from her inmost scat . "
The " Snowy Day , " a pastoral sketch , has been esteemed a faithful copy of that picturesque scene , and his other fugitive p ieces possess very considerable merit . He is also the author of '' - Ennevilla , au Elegy "" Tbs Deserted Rookery "— " The Peasant , ofthe Cliff "— " The Crisis , " and many other pieces which have never j-et been published , but which , from tlie specimens he has already given in this line of writing ,
• vie hope he will be induced to make better known . It is but justice to Dr . Perfect to remark , that he is particularly interesting and graceful in the delivery of his orations ; his wit and vivacity render him a most agreeable companion , and his convivial powers occasion his company to be courted by the first characters of the age . No traits , however , are more conspicuous th-an his hospitality and good natureand if his feelings are sometimes roused to a momentary warmth
, candour will attribute if to a nice sense of honour , and a strict adherence topropriety . A rich vein of humour pervades his conversation , and-when inclined to be satirical his remarks neither proceed from illtemper or malignity , but are always directed by liberality , which will never prostitute the mirth , of the moment to mean reflection or personal invective . The same adherence to rectitude is conspicuous in all
his literary productions , wheie servility has never directed his pen to false panegyric or fulsome adulation . He hasacquired an independency by the most laudable industry , and his innocent hilarity well display that native goodness of heart which is exemplified in the exercise of benevolence , and humane attention to meliorate ihe sufferings ofthe unfortunate persons who become the- immediate objects of his
peculiar care and compassion . Dr . Perfect is , in the relations of private life , a kind Master , an affectionate Parent , a steady Friend , and lives as much beloved by bis acquaintance as perhaps any Gentleman in the kingdom , and as much respected by all those who-know him best . He unites the qualifications of the Scholar with those of the Gentleman ; he has long distinguish-