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man, whio resides there, was induced to 
gratify his wishes; he gave him a lodging 
at his country-house, fitted up a room for 
him, and procured him employment from 
the booksellers. Unfortunately, Tomlinson 
found that he could get a small glass of 
brandy for a halfpenny, and a large one for 
a penny; the consequence was, that he 
was drunk every day, and in two months 
had not finished one small book plate. 
At last, having worked regularly for two or 
three days, but wanting a pair of shoes, he 
asked the loan of money to buy them, and 
ten francs were given him for that purpose. 
Instead of buying his shoes, he went and 
bought a bottle of brandy; he staid out all 
night and all the next day ; on that evening; 
he laid out the remainder of his money in 
brandy, and took the road to the river, fol- 
lowed by all the children of the village. 
Arrived on the banks of the Seine, and 
having fallen several times in his way thither, 
he pulled off his coat, took off his crayat 
and hat, put the bottle to his mouth, and 
having drained it of the last drop, he threw 
it into the water, leaped in after it, and 
was drowned. The next morning the body 
was found by the fishermen on drawing 
their nets. 
Thus perished this unfortunate man. 
His fate shews us on what a slender thread 
hangs human life. Had there been a pair 
of shoes in the village to fit him, he would 
‘not have had the money to go to Paris to 
buy some, and he would have been still 
alive: by his talents he could have gained 
£12 to £15 per month, and had work for 
twelve months certain already ordered. 
Only two days before his death, he expressed 
how happy he was, and how well he lived, 
haying excellent dinners and a bottle of 
good wine a-day for twenty pence. 
BARON DENON. 
Baron DomMiniQuE VIVANT DENON was 
born at a small town in Burgundy, of a 
noble family. Destined to shine in courts, 
he was at first appointed Page of the Cham- 
ber. The King, at an early age, appointed 
him Gentleman in Ordinary, and, soon after, 
Secretary of Embassy; and in this quality 
he accompanied Baron Talleyrand to Na- 
ples, and during the absence of the ambas- 
sador remained as Chargé d’ Affaires: in 
which post he had several opportunities of 
displaying a rare superiority of talent, and 
depth of conception. His wit and gaiety 
were proverbial ; the ridiculous never 
escaped him, whether seated on the throne, 
or dwelling in a cottage. 
His wit, more than his politics, having 
the misfortune to displease the Queen of 
Naples, Marie Caroline, at the period of 
the emigration, he incurred her royal dis- 
pleasure, and retreated from Naples to 
Venice, where he was known as the Che- 
valier Denon; his wit and talents, his 
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amiable disposition, and the elegance of his 
manners, gave him a ready introduction to 
the celebrated Madame Albrizzi, and he 
soon became one of her greatest favourites, 
and the soul of her delightful parties. = 
Devoted to the arts with a passion that 
knew no limits, his mornings were entirely 
occupied, in Italy, in improving hirhself in 
the study of the Fine Arts, and particularly 
in drawing. 
Bred in courts, but possessing a mind 
that revolted at tyranny and superstition, 
Denon, when the Revolution broke out, 
adopted its principles; and made use of 
his revolutionary zeal to preserve many 
persons from the revolutionary axe. Virtue 
and innocence were always regarded by 
him as friends and relatives, and he always 
sought to succour them; and not only did 
he save their lives, but sent them money to 
make their escape, while the name of their 
preserver was always kept from them, with 
as much care as if he had been in fear of 
their vengeance. 
Being asked how he had been able to 
form sucha yast collection of curiosities of 
every kind, and of such extreme rarity? 
He replied with his wonted frankness : 
“ At the period of the revolution, when 
the palaces and mansions of the great were 
pillaged, the objects of art which the mons- 
ters did not destroy, were brought to the 
Hotel de Bouillon (the Paris auction mart) 
to be sold by auction. I took lodgings in 
the hotel, and examined the immense quan- 
tities daily brought in; and as both the 
plunderers and the auctioneers were en- 
tirely ignorant of the value of the subjects 
that were sold, I purchased a very large 
quantity of objects of all kinds, at a very 
cheap rate, and thus laid the foundation of 
my cabinet. Fortune has since favoured 
me in every way: her favours have been | 
consecrated to the acquisition of fresh ob- 
jects for my cabinet. Sovereigns, nobles, 
the great, and the learned, have all 
honoured me with marks of their muni- 
ficence and friendship, so that at length my 
cabinet has become what you see it.” * 
Selected by Buonaparte to accompany 
him to Egypt, he by turns wielded the 
sword and handled the pencil, and it was 
difficult to say whether he excelled in arts 
or arms. His stock of gaiety never left 
him, even in the greatest reverses, and 
under the severest privations. 
‘Many instances are recorded of De- 
non’s humanity and feeling, while crossing. 
the Desert. Those who have visited his 
cabinet at Paris, will recollect the terrific 
picture of the Arab dying in the desert of 
hunger and thirst: the sketch was taken 
from nature by Denon, whose modesty 
would not suffer the painter to tell the 
whole of the story ; but we hope, now that 
he is no more, that the circumstance will: 
be painted as it occurred, and that we shall 
see Denon, as the good Samaritan, raising 
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