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Each was distinguished by the same careful finish in composition  the same classical predilections and lyrical fire, rarely but strikingly displayed. EACH WAS DISTINGUISHED BY THE SAME CAREFUL FINISH IN COMPOSITION THE SAME CLASSICAL PREDILECTIONS AND LYRICAL FIRE RARELY BUT STRIKINGLY DISPLAYED
ot the sunshine; for there is a mild and tender pathos blended with that expression, which bespeaks a soul that has been steeped in the depths of human woe, but has turned their waters (as only poets can) into fountains of beauty and of bliss.” [Sidenote: Beattie’s _Life and Letters of Thomas Campbell_.] “He was generally careful as to dress, and had none of Dr. Johnson’s indifference to fine linen. His wigs were always nicely adjusted, and scarcely distinguishable from natural hair. His appearance was interesting and handsome. Though rather below the middle size, he did not seem little; and his large dark eye and countenance bespoke great sensibility and acuteness. His thin quivering lip and delicate nostril were highly expressive. When he spoke, as Leigh Hunt has remarked, dimples played about his mouth, which, nevertheless, had something restrained and close in it.... In personal neatness and fastidiousness--no less than in genius and taste--Campbell in his best days resembled Gray. DS TO A SUMMER LANDSCAPE THE MOONLIGHT NOT THE SUNSHINE FOR THERE IS A MILD AND TENDER PATHOS BLENDED WITH THAT EXPRESSION WHICH BESPEAKS A SOUL THAT HAS BEEN STEEPED IN THE DEPTHS OF HUMAN WOE BUT HAS TURNED THEIR WATERS AS ONLY POETS CAN INTO FOUNTAINS OF BEAUTY AND OF BLISS FROM BEATY'S LIFE AND LETTERS OF THOMAS CAMPBELL HE WAS GENERALLY CAREFUL AS TO DRESS AND HAD NONE OF DOCTOR JOHNSON'S INDIFFERENCE TO FINE LINEN HIS WIGS WERE ALWAYS NICELY ADJUSTED AND SCARCELY DISTINGUISHABLE FROM NATURAL HAIR HIS APPEARANCE WAS INTERESTING AND HANDSOME THOUGH RATHER BELOW THE MIDDLE SIZE HE DID NOT SEEM LITTLE AND HIS LARGE DARK EYE AND COUNTENANCE BESPOKE GREAT SENSIBILITY AND ACUTENESS HIS THIN QUAVERING LIP AND DELICATE NOSTRIL ARE HIGHLY EXPRESSIVE WHEN HE SPOKE AS LEE HUNT HAS REMARKED DIMPLES PLAYED ABOUT HIS MOUTH WHICH NEVERTHELESS HAD SOMETHING RESTRAINED AND CLOSED IN IT IN PERSONAL NEATNESS AND FASTIDIOUSNESS NO LESS THAN IN GENIUS AND TASTE CAMPBELL IN HIS BEST DAYS RESEMBLED GREY
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