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Remarks On The Imitative Power Of Instrumental Music.
in the exercise of which , consist both the glory and the happiness of human life , or they are those from which it derives its most delicious pleasures , and most enlivening joys : or , at the worst and lowest , they are those by which it calls upon our indulgence and compassionate assistance to its unavoidable weaknesses , its distresses , and its misfortunes .
Sketch Of The Character Of Dr. Adam Smith.
SKETCH OF THE CHARACTER OF Dr . ADAM SMITH .
BY MR . STEWART .
OF the intellectual gifts and attainments by which Dr . Smith was so eminently distinguished ; of the originality and comprehensiveness of his views ; the extent , the variety , and the correctness of his information ; the inexhaustible fertility of" his invention ; and the ornaments which his rich and beautiful imagination had borrowed from classical culture ; he has left behind him lasting monuments . To
his private worth the most certain of all testimonies may be found in that confidence , respect , and attachment which followed him through all the various relations of life . The serenity and gaiety he enjoyed , under the pressure of his growing infirmities , and the warm interest he felt to the last in every thing connected with the welfare of his friends , will be long remembered by a small circle , with whom , as long as his strength permitted , he regularly spent an evening in the week ; and to whom the recollection of his worth still forms a pleasing , though melancholy bond of union .
The more delicate and characteristical features of his mind , it is perhaps impossible to trace . That there were many peculiarities , both in his manners , and in his intellectual habits , was manifest to the most superficial observer ; but although , to those who knew him , these peculiarities detracted nothing from the respect which his abilities commanded ; and although , to his intimate friends , they added an inexpressible charm to his conversation " while they displayedin
, , the most interesting li g ht , the artless simplicity of his heart ; yet it would require a very skilful pencil to present them to the public eye . He was certainly not fitted for the general commerce of the world , or for the business of active life . The comprehensive speculations with which he had been occupied from his youth , and the variety of materials which his own invention continually supplied to his thoughts ,
rendered him habituall y inattentive to familiar objects , and to common occurrences ; and he frequently exhibited instances of absence , " which have scarcely been surpassed by the fancy of La Bruyere . Even in company , he was apt to be engrossed with his studies ; and appeared , at times , by the motion of his lips , as well as by his looks and gestures , to be in the fervour of composition , I have often , however , been
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Remarks On The Imitative Power Of Instrumental Music.
in the exercise of which , consist both the glory and the happiness of human life , or they are those from which it derives its most delicious pleasures , and most enlivening joys : or , at the worst and lowest , they are those by which it calls upon our indulgence and compassionate assistance to its unavoidable weaknesses , its distresses , and its misfortunes .
Sketch Of The Character Of Dr. Adam Smith.
SKETCH OF THE CHARACTER OF Dr . ADAM SMITH .
BY MR . STEWART .
OF the intellectual gifts and attainments by which Dr . Smith was so eminently distinguished ; of the originality and comprehensiveness of his views ; the extent , the variety , and the correctness of his information ; the inexhaustible fertility of" his invention ; and the ornaments which his rich and beautiful imagination had borrowed from classical culture ; he has left behind him lasting monuments . To
his private worth the most certain of all testimonies may be found in that confidence , respect , and attachment which followed him through all the various relations of life . The serenity and gaiety he enjoyed , under the pressure of his growing infirmities , and the warm interest he felt to the last in every thing connected with the welfare of his friends , will be long remembered by a small circle , with whom , as long as his strength permitted , he regularly spent an evening in the week ; and to whom the recollection of his worth still forms a pleasing , though melancholy bond of union .
The more delicate and characteristical features of his mind , it is perhaps impossible to trace . That there were many peculiarities , both in his manners , and in his intellectual habits , was manifest to the most superficial observer ; but although , to those who knew him , these peculiarities detracted nothing from the respect which his abilities commanded ; and although , to his intimate friends , they added an inexpressible charm to his conversation " while they displayedin
, , the most interesting li g ht , the artless simplicity of his heart ; yet it would require a very skilful pencil to present them to the public eye . He was certainly not fitted for the general commerce of the world , or for the business of active life . The comprehensive speculations with which he had been occupied from his youth , and the variety of materials which his own invention continually supplied to his thoughts ,
rendered him habituall y inattentive to familiar objects , and to common occurrences ; and he frequently exhibited instances of absence , " which have scarcely been surpassed by the fancy of La Bruyere . Even in company , he was apt to be engrossed with his studies ; and appeared , at times , by the motion of his lips , as well as by his looks and gestures , to be in the fervour of composition , I have often , however , been