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Anecdotes Of Dr. Goldsmith.
well as of its friends , that they can commemorate the name of Goldsmith as a shining example to the contrary . " Early compelled ( like many of our greatest men ) into the service of the Muses he ' never once permitted his necessities to have the least improper influence on his conduct , but knowing and respecting the honourable line of his profession , he niade no farther use of Fiction than to set off the dignity of Truthand in this he succeeded so
hap-; p ily , that his writings stamp him no less the man of genius than the universal friend of mankind . " Such is the short outline of his public character , which , perhapsj will be remembered whilst the first-rate Poets of this country have any monuments left them . But , alas 1 his nobler and immortal part , the good man , is only consigned to the short-lived memory of those who are left to lament his death .
" Having naturally a powerful bias on his mind tothe cause of Virtue , he was cheerful and indefatigable in every pursuit of it . Warm in his friendships , gentle in his manners , and in every act of Charity and Benevolence , ' the very milk of human Nature . ' Nay , even his foibles and little weaknesses of temper , may be said rather to simplify than degrade his understanding ; for though there may be many instances adduced to he was ' no man of the world' most of those
inprove , stances would attest the unadulterated purity of his heart . " One who esteemed the kindness and friendship of such a man , as ¦ forming the principal part of the happiness of his life , pays this last , sincere , and grateful tribute to his memory . April 4 , 1774 . I I I II'IT'III III I IU ¦ III ! '
Character Of Sir Anthony Brown.
CHARACTER OF SIR ANTHONY BROWN .
IT is a pleasure to stand on the shore , and to see the ships toss ' tf about on the sea . An even temper begets awe and reverence , Whilst the wide extremes create either on the one hand contempt and insolence , or on the other discontent and murmuring . —Haughty and violent courts never bless the chiefs with a settled peace . Timeand method ( said he ) are masters . There are three parts in
my Business—preparation , debate , and perfection—opinion governs the world . Princes surrounded with pomp and state may be oft envied and hated ; without it they are always scorned and despised . Out-Ward esteem to a great person is like the rind to fruit , which though hut a thin cover preserves it . Fortune is like a market , where many times if you can stay a little , the price will fall—the
circumstances of an occasion must be well weig h'd ; watch the beginning of an action and then speed . Two things make a complete politician—secresy in counsel , and celerity in execution—his excellency consisted more in choosing his officers and followers , than in acting himself ; the deserving and the brave were often seen at his gate , hut not in crowdsto avoid popularityhis favor was equal to all
, ; , that none might be insolent or discontented , yet so discreetly dispensed as m ? rde the preferred faithful , and the expectant officious . — Patience and time facilitates all things ; with prudence and reflection * man will subdue his own passions , and those of others ,
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Anecdotes Of Dr. Goldsmith.
well as of its friends , that they can commemorate the name of Goldsmith as a shining example to the contrary . " Early compelled ( like many of our greatest men ) into the service of the Muses he ' never once permitted his necessities to have the least improper influence on his conduct , but knowing and respecting the honourable line of his profession , he niade no farther use of Fiction than to set off the dignity of Truthand in this he succeeded so
hap-; p ily , that his writings stamp him no less the man of genius than the universal friend of mankind . " Such is the short outline of his public character , which , perhapsj will be remembered whilst the first-rate Poets of this country have any monuments left them . But , alas 1 his nobler and immortal part , the good man , is only consigned to the short-lived memory of those who are left to lament his death .
" Having naturally a powerful bias on his mind tothe cause of Virtue , he was cheerful and indefatigable in every pursuit of it . Warm in his friendships , gentle in his manners , and in every act of Charity and Benevolence , ' the very milk of human Nature . ' Nay , even his foibles and little weaknesses of temper , may be said rather to simplify than degrade his understanding ; for though there may be many instances adduced to he was ' no man of the world' most of those
inprove , stances would attest the unadulterated purity of his heart . " One who esteemed the kindness and friendship of such a man , as ¦ forming the principal part of the happiness of his life , pays this last , sincere , and grateful tribute to his memory . April 4 , 1774 . I I I II'IT'III III I IU ¦ III ! '
Character Of Sir Anthony Brown.
CHARACTER OF SIR ANTHONY BROWN .
IT is a pleasure to stand on the shore , and to see the ships toss ' tf about on the sea . An even temper begets awe and reverence , Whilst the wide extremes create either on the one hand contempt and insolence , or on the other discontent and murmuring . —Haughty and violent courts never bless the chiefs with a settled peace . Timeand method ( said he ) are masters . There are three parts in
my Business—preparation , debate , and perfection—opinion governs the world . Princes surrounded with pomp and state may be oft envied and hated ; without it they are always scorned and despised . Out-Ward esteem to a great person is like the rind to fruit , which though hut a thin cover preserves it . Fortune is like a market , where many times if you can stay a little , the price will fall—the
circumstances of an occasion must be well weig h'd ; watch the beginning of an action and then speed . Two things make a complete politician—secresy in counsel , and celerity in execution—his excellency consisted more in choosing his officers and followers , than in acting himself ; the deserving and the brave were often seen at his gate , hut not in crowdsto avoid popularityhis favor was equal to all
, ; , that none might be insolent or discontented , yet so discreetly dispensed as m ? rde the preferred faithful , and the expectant officious . — Patience and time facilitates all things ; with prudence and reflection * man will subdue his own passions , and those of others ,