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OLIVlSlt GOLDSMITH* I.IVK AND

1743. some traits of. that early time. They ww»llwU«U Mr.

*U5. Hughes's special kindness to him, and «thwk»»tf^'» »f
him, as matters not then to be accounted for,* Tlw gm»d
master, it appeared, had been Charles GoldHimlU'H frii'iitl.
They dwelt upon his ugliness and awkward w»um«-r»t; they
professed to recount even tho Htuelion ho liked or ciwhkrtl
(Ovid and Horace were welcome to him, he I«ite«i tVfrw,
Lwy was his delight, and Tadln* opened him ««>w »*«rwH
of pleasure) ;t they described his temper us iilti'tt-wuHitivi',
but added that though quick to take offenee, iiw wu* i«wv
feverishly ready to forgive. They also Haul, Unit though nt,
first diffident and backward in the extremis he jmtatoivtl
sufficient boldness in time to tttko even u It'rtiU-i'"** l»lwp
in the boyish sports, and purticulmiy at I'WH or bull-
playing.t "Whenever an exploit was proposed or « trivk
was going forward, "Nott Gold-smith" \VUH ccrt»ii» to l»» in
it; an actor or a victim.

Of his holidays, Ballymahon wits the aentml iittnit'titui;
and here too recollection was vivid and busy, tin »*«•« §»
his name grew famous. An old man who tlifwcrtiwl the
sports of the place, and kept tho ball-court in th««*« dnyi*»

* We are told, in a note to Mtu IfodHimV tiarrattvc, tl»tt fn.Hi Mr, II»tgIi»» Im
profited more than from either of tho other iiinMlt'rx, mi he wnttpr»«l wiiJi l»l»i »n «
footing very different from that of nwwtur awl »?hu!w% ** Tliiu ekmmmtmm^ t>*.
"Q-oldsmith always mentioned with rtwjioet tuul gra,tit«'h»," J'my «,

t Mr, Daly's remark, am quoted by Mr. I'rior (i, 84), in tbui ** l» h*«I

" once mastered the difficulties of Ttmtm, ho found j»ltm»mi in tiw |M>rtt«at) »n>l
"occasional translation of that writer." . It w !«»« dwy bi tmiiovtf I«

that it was in consequence of a reproof from bin elder brother liw l«» f«ij

attention to style in writing. Having sent Henry uomo ishort wwl
from school, he received for reply, wo are tolcl, a curt juece »,,f ndvioK, Iwi

afterwards turned to acoount, that "if he hwl but little to my, b»
" to say it well."

$ "He was remarkably active and athletic, of whfaU In j
"exercises among his playmates, and otni«o»tl.v in l«ai-jtiiiy«ng, „.„„„ ,_w _WWB,_W,
"fond of; and practised wlionovor he o«ulcl."' P»oi<.r Htraui,' in Awn

149, 150,



		OLIVlSlt GOLDSMITH* I.IVK AND 1743. some traits of. that early time. They ww»llwU«U Mr.
	U5. Hughes's special kindness to him, and «thwk»»tf^'» »f him, as matters not then to be accounted for, Tlw gm»d master, it appeared, had been Charles GoldHimlU'H frii'iitl. They dwelt upon his ugliness and awkward w»um«-r»t; they professed to recount even tho Htuelion ho liked or ciwhkrtl (Ovid and Horace were welcome to him, he I«ite«i tVfrw, Lwy was his delight, and Tadln* opened him ««>w »«rwH of pleasure) ;t they described his temper us iilti'tt-wuHitivi', but added that though quick to take offenee, iiw wu i«wv feverishly ready to forgive. They also Haul, Unit though nt, first diffident and backward in the extremis he jmtatoivtl sufficient boldness in time to tttko even u It'rtiU-i'"** l»lwp in the boyish sports, and purticulmiy at I'WH or bull- playing.t "Whenever an exploit was proposed or « trivk was going forward, "Nott Gold-smith" \VUH ccrt»ii» to l»» in it; an actor or a victim. Of his holidays, Ballymahon wits the aentml iittnit'titui; and here too recollection was vivid and busy, tin »«•« §» his name grew famous. An old man who tlifwcrtiwl the sports of the place, and kept tho ball-court in th««« dnyi» We are told, in a note to Mtu IfodHimV tiarrattvc, tl»tt fn.Hi Mr, II»tgIi»» Im profited more than from either of tho other iiinMlt'rx, mi he wnttpr»«l wiiJi l»l»i »n « footing very different from that of nwwtur awl »?hu!w% ** Tliiu ekmmmtmm^ t>. "Q-oldsmith always mentioned with rtwjioet tuul* gra,tit«'h»," J'my «, t Mr, Daly's remark, am quoted by Mr. I'rior (i, 84), in tbui ** l» h«I " once mastered the difficulties of Ttmtm,* ho found j»ltm»mi in tiw \|M>rtt«at) »n>l "occasional translation of that writer." . It w !«»« dwy bi tmiiovtf I« that it was in consequence of a reproof from bin elder brother liw l«» f«ij attention to style in writing. Having sent Henry uomo ishort wwl from school, he received for reply, wo are tolcl, a curt juece »,,f ndvioK, Iwi afterwards turned to acoount, that "if he hwl but little to my, b» " to say it well." $ "He was remarkably active and athletic, of whfaU In j "exercises among his playmates, and otni«o»tl.v in l«ai-jtiiiy«ng, „.„„„ ,_w _WWB,_W, "fond of; and practised wlionovor he o«ulcl."' P»oi<.r Htraui,' in Awn 149, 150,