Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . ad of hay at five oclock in the morning. He possessedthis same activity and vigor of mind and body until the time of his last illness. 386 LORENZO DA PONTE. An incident occurred in the latter part of his life, which furnishes, perhaps,a strong evidence of his prevailing conscientiousness and integrity. An ac-quaintance of his, who owe
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . ad of hay at five oclock in the morning. He possessedthis same activity and vigor of mind and body until the time of his last illness. 386 LORENZO DA PONTE. An incident occurred in the latter part of his life, which furnishes, perhaps,a strong evidence of his prevailing conscientiousness and integrity. An ac-quaintance of his, who owed him borrowed money, failed. A son-in-law in-formed Mr. Hicks of the fact, at the same time showing him that he had beenmade secure. But how is this ? said Mr. Hicks, does he not owe thee ?« Yes.—And has he secured thee?—Yes.—And all his creditors? No he could not do that.— Then he should not have secured thee or Mr. Hicks immediately directed his debtor to place him upon thesame footing with the rest; it not appearing strictly right to him that a distinc-tion should be made between confidential and other creditors. Mr. Hicks died at his residence in Jericho, Long Island. His most im-portant writings are his letters and his LORENZO DA PONTE. LORENZO DA PONTE, an eminent Italian scholar, and melodramatic poet, andwhose name is associated with that of Mozart, as furnishing the librettoes tosome of his most celebrated operas, was born on the 10th of March, 1749, atCeneda, a small town in the Venetian states, endowed with a bishopric andseminary. His father was a poor leather-dealer, under theMosaic law, in theprecepts of which, from his early knowledge of Hebrew, we are induced tobelieve Lorenzo was brought up until his fourteenth year. At this age, anxiousto become instructed, and feeling the humiliation of a social position on whichan unenlightened public opinion leaned with prejudice, he sought in Chris-tianity a relief. His origin had hitherto
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