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Domestic News
March 1, 1799
Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
A Philadelphia report praises the letters of pseudonymous writers Curtius and Hortensius for their virtue and elegance, lamenting Curtius's death while noting Hortensius lives prosperously in Virginia.
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PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 16.
A judicious writer in the New-York Argus says: The letters of Hortensius may be from the pen of Curtius; or, if Curtius is not Hortensius, they are contemporaries in virtue and talents. Nothing can exceed the exultation of an honest heart, on the reading of such letters, and the man that could stigmatize the authors with base designs must be a monster soul indeed."
While we deplore the loss of that all accomplished young man whose letters under the signature of Curtius have exalted the classical character of our country and that he is no more; we with pleasure announce that the letters of Hortensius are not the productions of the same pen, though distinguished no less by simple elegance and lucid tho' precise demonstration—we have the pleasure to add, that the author of the Letters of Hortensius "lives a prosperous gentleman" in his native State of Virginia.
February 18.
A judicious writer in the New-York Argus says: The letters of Hortensius may be from the pen of Curtius; or, if Curtius is not Hortensius, they are contemporaries in virtue and talents. Nothing can exceed the exultation of an honest heart, on the reading of such letters, and the man that could stigmatize the authors with base designs must be a monster soul indeed."
While we deplore the loss of that all accomplished young man whose letters under the signature of Curtius have exalted the classical character of our country and that he is no more; we with pleasure announce that the letters of Hortensius are not the productions of the same pen, though distinguished no less by simple elegance and lucid tho' precise demonstration—we have the pleasure to add, that the author of the Letters of Hortensius "lives a prosperous gentleman" in his native State of Virginia.
February 18.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Curtius Letters
Hortensius Letters
Pseudonym Writers
Political Discourse
What entities or persons were involved?
Curtius
Hortensius
Where did it happen?
Philadelphia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Philadelphia
Event Date
Feb. 16
Key Persons
Curtius
Hortensius
Outcome
death of curtius
Event Details
Praise for letters by Curtius and Hortensius in newspapers; Curtius deceased, Hortensius alive in Virginia.