ROSCOE.
ed me particularly to point to my countrymen. Eminent as are erary merits, one among tinguisellectual nation. t for te ory presents no lesson to ting one of y or inconsistency. At best, to steal ale and commonplace of busy existence; to indulge in ttered eas; and to revel in scenes of mental, but exclusive enjoyment.
Mr. Roscoe, on trary, alent. , nor elysium of fancy; but o ted bo of tains, and of treams of kno;daily beauty in ; on e, and groter. It exs no lofty and almost useless, because inimitable, example of excellence; but presents a picture of active, yet simple and imitable virtues, ely, are not exercised by many, or this world would be a paradise.
But e life is peculiarly tention of tizens of our young and busy country, ure and t arts must gros of daily necessity; and must depend for ture, not on tion of time and itled patronage; but on c of erests, by intelligent and public-spirited individuals.
er-spirit, and ely it can give its oo surrounding objects. Like o iquity, erory of ory of ive toeps in all t is elegant and liberal. ide of raf?c; ed from it invigorating rills to refreserature. By ant exertions, ed t union of commerce and tellectual pursuits, so eloquently recommended in one of est ings;* and ically proved ifully t to o bene?t eacitutions for literary and scienti?c purposes, ly been originated, and ively promoted, by Mr. Roscoe; and toance ropolis, it in aion of mental improvement among its inants, ed a great bene?t to tiseratu