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On The Different Modes Of Reasoning
prove that they are superior to the rest , and deal out their contempt accord ingly . We ma j' therefore venture to lay it down as a fixed position , that it is personal interest , differently modified , which producer such sn astonishing diversity of human opinions , and which is tiie sole dispenser of praise and blame between particular societies as well as individuals .
The Character Of Waller, As A Man And A Poet.
THE CHARACTER OF WALLER , AS A MAN AND A POET .
BY MR . PERCIVAL STOCKDALE . THE endowments of Waller ' s mind were recommended by rise graces of his form . Mankind are so subject to thefascip . . ion of externals , that the effects of the most elevated genius and virtue are greatly obstructed by persona ! disadvantages . Worthcovered
bde-, y iormky , gains upon us but by slow approaches , and must notexviect to be-generally Weil received til ! the world is convinced of its reality . by repeated experience . But to biin in whom nature hath united amiable qualities ancl great talents with persona ! elegance , we are immediately prepared to pay homage . While the eye surveys , the mind wishes to esteem and to admire .
Waller ' s person was handsome and graceful . That delicacy of soul which produces instinctive propriety gave him an easy manner , which was improved and finished by a polite education , and by a familiar intercourse with the great . The symmetry cf his features was dignified with a manly aspect ; aud his eye was animated with sentiment and poetry .
His elocution , like his verse , was musical and flowing * . In the senate , indeed , it often assumed a vigorous and majestic tone , which , it must be owned , is riot a leading characteristic of his numbers . He was so happily formed for society , that his company was sought for by those who detested his principles and his conduct . He must have had very engaging qualities who kept up an intimacy with people of two prejudiced and exasperated parties ; and who had the
countenance of kings of very different tempers - and characters . He was a fhvaurire with the pen-sons of either sex of the times in which he lived , who were most distinguished for their rank and for their genius . The mention of a Morley , a St . Evremond , a Dorset , a Clarendon , and a Falkland , with whom he spent many of his social hours , excludes a formal eulogium on Ids companionable talents . Let it suffice ,
therefore , to observe , that his conversation was chastised by politeness , enriched by learning , and brightened by wit . The warmth of his fancy , and the gaiety of his disposition , were strictly regulated by temperance and decorum . Like most men of a fine imagination , he was a devotee to the fair sex : but his gallantl y was not vitiated with debauchery ; nor were his hours of relaxation * nd mirth prostituted to profahejjess and infidelity . Irreligjpn at . d
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On The Different Modes Of Reasoning
prove that they are superior to the rest , and deal out their contempt accord ingly . We ma j' therefore venture to lay it down as a fixed position , that it is personal interest , differently modified , which producer such sn astonishing diversity of human opinions , and which is tiie sole dispenser of praise and blame between particular societies as well as individuals .
The Character Of Waller, As A Man And A Poet.
THE CHARACTER OF WALLER , AS A MAN AND A POET .
BY MR . PERCIVAL STOCKDALE . THE endowments of Waller ' s mind were recommended by rise graces of his form . Mankind are so subject to thefascip . . ion of externals , that the effects of the most elevated genius and virtue are greatly obstructed by persona ! disadvantages . Worthcovered
bde-, y iormky , gains upon us but by slow approaches , and must notexviect to be-generally Weil received til ! the world is convinced of its reality . by repeated experience . But to biin in whom nature hath united amiable qualities ancl great talents with persona ! elegance , we are immediately prepared to pay homage . While the eye surveys , the mind wishes to esteem and to admire .
Waller ' s person was handsome and graceful . That delicacy of soul which produces instinctive propriety gave him an easy manner , which was improved and finished by a polite education , and by a familiar intercourse with the great . The symmetry cf his features was dignified with a manly aspect ; aud his eye was animated with sentiment and poetry .
His elocution , like his verse , was musical and flowing * . In the senate , indeed , it often assumed a vigorous and majestic tone , which , it must be owned , is riot a leading characteristic of his numbers . He was so happily formed for society , that his company was sought for by those who detested his principles and his conduct . He must have had very engaging qualities who kept up an intimacy with people of two prejudiced and exasperated parties ; and who had the
countenance of kings of very different tempers - and characters . He was a fhvaurire with the pen-sons of either sex of the times in which he lived , who were most distinguished for their rank and for their genius . The mention of a Morley , a St . Evremond , a Dorset , a Clarendon , and a Falkland , with whom he spent many of his social hours , excludes a formal eulogium on Ids companionable talents . Let it suffice ,
therefore , to observe , that his conversation was chastised by politeness , enriched by learning , and brightened by wit . The warmth of his fancy , and the gaiety of his disposition , were strictly regulated by temperance and decorum . Like most men of a fine imagination , he was a devotee to the fair sex : but his gallantl y was not vitiated with debauchery ; nor were his hours of relaxation * nd mirth prostituted to profahejjess and infidelity . Irreligjpn at . d