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Article SKETCH OF THE CHARACTER OF Dr. ADAM SMITH. ← Page 3 of 3 Article ANECDOTE OF THE LATE EARL OF LAUDERDALE. Page 1 of 1
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Sketch Of The Character Of Dr. Adam Smith.
thing of the same kind might be remarked , when he attempted , in the flow of his spirits , to delineate those characters which , from longintimacy , he might have been supposed to understand thoroughly . The picture was always lively and expressive ; and commonly bore a strong and amusing- resemblance to the ori ginal , when viewed under one particular aspect ; but seldom , perhaps , convej ' ed a just and complete conception of it in all its dimensions and proportions . —In
a word , it was the fault of his unpremeditated judgments , to be too systematical , and too much in extremes . But , in whatever way these trifling peculiarities in his manners may be explained , there can be no doubt , that they were intimately connected with the genuine artlessness of his mind . In this amiable quality , he often recalled to his friends , the accounts that are given of
good La Fontaine ; a-quality which in him derived a peculiar grace from the singularity of its combination with those powers of reason and of eloquence which , in his political and moral writings , have long engaged the admiration of Europe . In his external form and appearance there was nothing uncommon . When perfectly at ease , and when warmed with conversation , his
gestures were animated , and not ungraceful ; and , in the society of those he loved , his features were often bri ghtened with a smile of inexpressible benignity . In the company of" strangers , his tendency to absence , and perhaps still more his consciousness of this tendency , rendered his manner somewhat embarrassed ; an effect which was probably not a little hei ghtened by those speculative ideas of propriety , which his recluse habits tended at once to perfect in his conception , and to diminish his power of realizing-.
Anecdote Of The Late Earl Of Lauderdale.
ANECDOTE OF THE LATE EARL OF LAUDERDALE .
HIS Lordship was one day walking , through the woods of his fine , seat at Hatton , when he discovered a man with a fowlingpiece in quest of game . The Earl knew the man ; and the man knew the Earl . The Earl resolved to disarm him . The man was ' determined hot to be disarmed . As each party , was perfectly well acquainted with the rank of the other , there could be no mistake .
My Lord called to the man , " Sir , how dare you shoot in my grounds ! Give me your gun . " The man answered , " My Lord , I will not give my gun . " " Sir , I will take it from you then . " The man , who was an old soldier , replied with a noble firmness , " My Lord , your Lordship may attempt to disgrace me ; but by G— I will shoot you before I suffer it . " The Earl looked stedfi-tstl y " at the man ' s eyes ,
and saw him determined in his purpose . Struck with the grandeur of the man ' s soul , hisLordsbip put his hand in his pocket , and pulled out some silver , saying , " Take this , you ' re a brave fellow ! " The man , whose sensibility was awakened by the Earl ' s generosity , burst into tears , threw down his gun , and said , " Your Lordship may do what you please . " Lord L . desired the man to take up his gun , and the silver ; and onl y begged that he would not again shoot without li" cence in his grounds .
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Sketch Of The Character Of Dr. Adam Smith.
thing of the same kind might be remarked , when he attempted , in the flow of his spirits , to delineate those characters which , from longintimacy , he might have been supposed to understand thoroughly . The picture was always lively and expressive ; and commonly bore a strong and amusing- resemblance to the ori ginal , when viewed under one particular aspect ; but seldom , perhaps , convej ' ed a just and complete conception of it in all its dimensions and proportions . —In
a word , it was the fault of his unpremeditated judgments , to be too systematical , and too much in extremes . But , in whatever way these trifling peculiarities in his manners may be explained , there can be no doubt , that they were intimately connected with the genuine artlessness of his mind . In this amiable quality , he often recalled to his friends , the accounts that are given of
good La Fontaine ; a-quality which in him derived a peculiar grace from the singularity of its combination with those powers of reason and of eloquence which , in his political and moral writings , have long engaged the admiration of Europe . In his external form and appearance there was nothing uncommon . When perfectly at ease , and when warmed with conversation , his
gestures were animated , and not ungraceful ; and , in the society of those he loved , his features were often bri ghtened with a smile of inexpressible benignity . In the company of" strangers , his tendency to absence , and perhaps still more his consciousness of this tendency , rendered his manner somewhat embarrassed ; an effect which was probably not a little hei ghtened by those speculative ideas of propriety , which his recluse habits tended at once to perfect in his conception , and to diminish his power of realizing-.
Anecdote Of The Late Earl Of Lauderdale.
ANECDOTE OF THE LATE EARL OF LAUDERDALE .
HIS Lordship was one day walking , through the woods of his fine , seat at Hatton , when he discovered a man with a fowlingpiece in quest of game . The Earl knew the man ; and the man knew the Earl . The Earl resolved to disarm him . The man was ' determined hot to be disarmed . As each party , was perfectly well acquainted with the rank of the other , there could be no mistake .
My Lord called to the man , " Sir , how dare you shoot in my grounds ! Give me your gun . " The man answered , " My Lord , I will not give my gun . " " Sir , I will take it from you then . " The man , who was an old soldier , replied with a noble firmness , " My Lord , your Lordship may attempt to disgrace me ; but by G— I will shoot you before I suffer it . " The Earl looked stedfi-tstl y " at the man ' s eyes ,
and saw him determined in his purpose . Struck with the grandeur of the man ' s soul , hisLordsbip put his hand in his pocket , and pulled out some silver , saying , " Take this , you ' re a brave fellow ! " The man , whose sensibility was awakened by the Earl ' s generosity , burst into tears , threw down his gun , and said , " Your Lordship may do what you please . " Lord L . desired the man to take up his gun , and the silver ; and onl y begged that he would not again shoot without li" cence in his grounds .