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Literary
October 17, 1823
The Rhode Island American, And General Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Biographical sketch of poet James Montgomery from Griscom's 'Year in Europe,' describing his physical appearance, gentle manners, unmarried status at 47, Moravian missionary parents who died in the West Indies, education in Yorkshire, Christian convictions influencing his poetry, and his role as editor of the independent Sheffield Iris.
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FROM GRISCOM'S "YEAR IN EUROPE."
JAMES MONTGOMERY.
His person is rather beneath the middle size, his countenance open, and he has an elevation of forehead, and a fulness and tenderness of eye, which my imagination could not but regard as an appropriate seat of that pathos of religious feeling, which spreads through his poetry, its most attractive and endearing quality.
His manners are gentle and amiable, and his style of conversation is animated, seasoned with playful wit, and a great readiness in giving his thoughts the clothing of perspicuous and appropriate language. Montgomery is about forty-seven years of age. He has never been married. His father was a Moravian Preacher, who, as well as his mother, died in the West-Indies, while on a missionary journey among the poor ignorant blacks. James was educated at a school kept under the direction of that sincere and pious sect, in Yorkshire; where, during ten years of his early life, he remained secluded from the world; and where he doubtless received those convictions of the truth of the Christian revelation, which have diffused over his poetick inspirations, their moral tenderness and sublimity.
He is Editor of the Sheffield Iris, a paper which, though it is ranked with those in the opposition, maintains, in reality, a character quite independent of a settled hostility to the government, or of the control of party.
JAMES MONTGOMERY.
His person is rather beneath the middle size, his countenance open, and he has an elevation of forehead, and a fulness and tenderness of eye, which my imagination could not but regard as an appropriate seat of that pathos of religious feeling, which spreads through his poetry, its most attractive and endearing quality.
His manners are gentle and amiable, and his style of conversation is animated, seasoned with playful wit, and a great readiness in giving his thoughts the clothing of perspicuous and appropriate language. Montgomery is about forty-seven years of age. He has never been married. His father was a Moravian Preacher, who, as well as his mother, died in the West-Indies, while on a missionary journey among the poor ignorant blacks. James was educated at a school kept under the direction of that sincere and pious sect, in Yorkshire; where, during ten years of his early life, he remained secluded from the world; and where he doubtless received those convictions of the truth of the Christian revelation, which have diffused over his poetick inspirations, their moral tenderness and sublimity.
He is Editor of the Sheffield Iris, a paper which, though it is ranked with those in the opposition, maintains, in reality, a character quite independent of a settled hostility to the government, or of the control of party.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Religious
Moral Virtue
Political
What keywords are associated?
James Montgomery
Poet
Moravian
Sheffield Iris
Religious Poetry
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From Griscom's "Year In Europe."
Literary Details
Title
James Montgomery
Author
From Griscom's "Year In Europe."
Form / Style
Biographical Sketch In Prose
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His Person Is Rather Beneath The Middle Size, His Countenance Open, And He Has An Elevation Of Forehead, And A Fulness And Tenderness Of Eye, Which My Imagination Could Not But Regard As An Appropriate Seat Of That Pathos Of Religious Feeling, Which Spreads Through His Poetry, Its Most Attractive And Endearing Quality.