George Morland; his life and works . n him within rigid lines,and, as Mr. Richardson expresses it, to train a wild-flowerin a hot-house, with the result that when his son was freefrom his control his naturally ungovernable habits led himinto the wildest excess, and he indulged in the reckless,jovial, unhealthy life from which it had been his fathersmost earnest desire to keep him. i6 GEORGE MORLAND From about his nineteenth year, says Dawe, he beganto evade all restraint, and fell into those very errors fromwhich his parents had endeavoured to deter him by ill-judged means. He then first gave
George Morland; his life and works . n him within rigid lines,and, as Mr. Richardson expresses it, to train a wild-flowerin a hot-house, with the result that when his son was freefrom his control his naturally ungovernable habits led himinto the wildest excess, and he indulged in the reckless,jovial, unhealthy life from which it had been his fathersmost earnest desire to keep him. i6 GEORGE MORLAND From about his nineteenth year, says Dawe, he beganto evade all restraint, and fell into those very errors fromwhich his parents had endeavoured to deter him by ill-judged means. He then first gave the rein to thosepassions which eventually impaired his intelligence anddestroyed his constitution. His Sunday walks were soonexchanged for a ride with some favourite mistress, withwhom he scrupled not to visit his friends, and exhibithimself boldly in a chaise or phaeton, when he couldprocure the necessary supply of cash; and so much washe the dupe of folly that one of these woman had theaddress nearly to persuade him to marry Co CHAPTER II EARLY DAYS The expiry of Morlands apprenticeship launched theyoung artist free upon the world, and the result of theunnatural training he had received at his fathers housewas at once apparent. In a striking manner Dawe con-trasts the extremes of character observable in GeorgeMorland and his father. The elder Morland, he says, was economical but liberal; his son profuse withoutbeing generous. The one was remarkably methodicalin his habits; the other uncertain, restless, and characterised the one, dissipation of every kinddegraded the other. The manners of the parent werepolite and humane, his society select and son, on the contrary, associated only with the de-bauched and illiterate, and his feelings were obtuse; butin talent he as far surpassed as in sensibility and moralshe was thus lamentably inferior to his father, whoseimagination was sterile and tardy, while that of the sonwas rapid and proliiic
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