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“ But how small a share of Samsoe’s worth, was his merit as a poet! “ I shall endeavour to sketch his person and character. He was tall, and well made, though he lost much of his height from an habitual stoop. His countenance was dark, and his features full of expression ; his line eyes, in particular, looked the very soul of intelligence. In his dress and exterior he resembled the neatness of a Briton. In feats of activity, strength, or boldness of enterprise, he was un­ equalled ; and he evinced, how useful he could be to others, in those three horrible days of the conflagration of Copenhagen ; where he gave proofs of indefatigable perseverance and strength. “ While his patrimony lasted he was not strictly an oeconomist, but when his benefi­ cence had assisted him to get through it, he learned to earn and save. When free from mental vexations, he was inexpressibly amiable in his manners and conversation, and this winning gentleness seemed rather to increase, than abate, with his years. At other moments,