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When I first saw this eminent person, he gave me the idea of a French Virgil. WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS EMINENT PERSON HE GAVE ME THE IDEA OF A FRENCH VIRGIL
nds were as beautiful as if they had been the works of art. His figure left nothing to be desired, particularly by those who found rather a grace than a defect in a certain light and gentle undulation of the person when he entered a room, and of which you hardly felt tempted to inquire the cause. Indeed it was hardly perceptible,--the clothes he wore were so long.... His face appeared tranquil like the ocean on a fine spring morning, but, like it, in an instant became changed into the tempestuous and terrible, if a passion (a passion did I say?), a thought, a word occurred to disturb his mind. His eyes then lost all their sweetness, and sparkled so that it became difficult to look on them.”--1819. THOMAS CAMPBELL 1777-1844 [Sidenote: Leigh Hunt’s _Autobiography_.] “They who knew Mr. Campbell only as the author of _Gertrude of Wyoming_, and the _Pleasures of Hope_, would not have suspected him to be a merry companion, overflowing with humour and anecdote, and anything but fastidious....  SECON OF WORD PORTRAITS OF FAMOUS WRITERS THIS IS A LIBER OF X RECORDING ALL LIBER VOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY DALE POOLEY WORD PORTRAITS OF FAMOUS WRITERS EDITED BY MABEL E WOTTON THOMAS CAMPBELL SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SEVEN EIGHTEEN FORTY FOUR FROM LEE HUNT'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY THEY WHO KNEW MISTER CAMPBELL ONLY AS THE AUTHOR OF GERTRUDE OF WYOMING AND THE PLEASURES OF HOPE WOULD NOT HAVE SUSPECTED HIM TO BE A MERRY COMPANION OVERFLOWING WITH HUMOUR AND ANECDOTE AND ANYTHING BUT FASTIDIOUS
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