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O R,
GENERAL
To the Printer of the Pennsylvania Packet.
SIR,
The following little Essay ^aits upon you for a
place in your next paper—lt was occaftoned by
bearing the affecting complaint of a virtuous young
Lady againfl a person who seduced her affec
tions —not long f nee—and then most cruelly de
serted her. Tour publishing it may be a caution
to the youth of both sexes. .M.
Where you, ye fair, but cautious whomye trust;
Did you but think bow feldomfools are just,
So many of your Jex' would not in vain
Ofbroken vows and faitblefs men complain,
©fall the various wretches love has made,
How few have been by men of sense betray'd?
Convinc'd by reason, they your pow'r confefs, )
Pleaf'd to be happy as you're pleaj'd to blef, C
Und, confeious of your worth, can never love you less.)
Rowe's Fair Penitent.
,%Q«'l HERE is a tenderness in the na
' ture of the female sex, which will
j T ^{ not Differ them to fee another in
& -pain without feeling a double por
4, > tion of it themselves: and when
°™ t^^ t h e y f ee t h e p er son whom they
think the most perfect of his kind, dying at their
feet, and are, by his insinuations, made to be
lieve that nothing but their compassion can re
lieve his miseries, virtue but faintly makes resist
ance, and soon, too soon, her admonitions are
intirely rejected, as more severe than is consistent
with humanity. It is evident, by the prodigious
rifles they run of losing every thing which ought
to be dear or valuable to them, that their sex,
when really poflefled of the pallion of love, give
proofs of their sensibility to a much greater excess
than ours. A view of pleasure in the gratification
of a man's wishes, joined with the pride of having it
in his power to subdue, are powerful motives to
excite his prosecution ofit. No ruin of character,
no loss of fame, glare in his face, and stop the
progress of his passion: religion is all that can de
fend him from the joint assaults oflove, of vanity,
of nature. But it is not so with amiable woman;
a thousand different, dread ideas strike her with
horror at but a thought of giving up her honour.
When woman falls a prey to the rapacious wishes
of her too dear undoer, the falls without excuse,
without even pity for the ruin her inadvertency
has brought upon her. So truly has a celebrated
poet made Jane Shore complain on this occasion,
that methinks it should be a warning to the whole
sex.
Such is the fate unhappy women find,
Undfucb the curse entail'd upon our kind,
That man, the lawless libertine ! may rove,
Free and unquefion'd thro' the wilds oflove;
While woman, sense and nature's easy fool,
If poor weak woman swerves from virtue's rule;
If, firongly charm'd fee leave the thorny way,
^nd in the fofter paths of pleasure flray,
Ruin endues, reproach, and endlejs foame,
/ndqne falfeftep intirely damns her fame:
In vain with tears the lofsfoe may deplore, )
In vain look back to what foe was before, C
She sets, like stars that fall, to rife no more. )
This I would have every woman imprint in her
mind, that, when pressed too closely by the adored
purfiier, and perhaps too by her own secret incli
nations, flie may remember that (he but fliares the
joy, while the remorse, the grief, the shame, and
the heart-rending care is all her own. The proud
triumpher having gained his conquest, forgets the
difficulties by which it was attained; his foft pro
feflions, his vows, the counterfeited agonies, all
the innumerable artifices which pleaded in his be
half, and joined to seduce the too believing maid,
are now no more remembered, and cold indiffer
ence is the best of what succeeds pofleffion. Nay,
even when desire is highest, and mutual ardour
promises the utmost felicity which that passion can
afford ; even then flie is blessed but by halves, her
sweets are mingled with bitters, and the most
seeming happy lover is a real wretch. How mad
then must a woman be to run herfelf into such cer
tain miseries, for an uncertain, wavering, short
andimperfed happiness. It is, methinks, a fail
ing which, in spite of all that may be alledged in
its defence, is so vdffly contrary to reason, good
sense, and even the firft great law of nature, felf
prefervation, that, did not too many instances
confirm the truth of it, one should scarce believe
any infatuation forcible enough to oblige her to be
guilty of it.
Trust net to man ; we are by nature falfe,
Difembling, subtle, cruel, and incon slant.
When a man talks oflsue, with caution trust him ;
But, if be Jwears, he'll certainly deceive thee.
No man ought certainly to make his pretensions
to a lady till he is fully convinced her person, her
temper, and her fortune are perfectly agreeable to
his circumffances and way of thinking; for want
of such previous knowledge, he undertakes at
random the most important affair of life, and no
wonder if he involves himfelfin difficulties and un
rafinefs.
V O L. 111.
MONDA Y,
Love, whatever some may think of it, is not a
passion to be sported with ; nor is the affections of
a lady to be attempted till a man is assured his
own is fixed on a lasting principle. All imagina
ble caution is necefl'ary and advifeable before hand:
but after his profeffions of regard, after his services
and felicitations have won the heart and made him
dear to her, reason, honour, justice, all oblige
him to make good his engagements, and to be so
licitous of her peace. Then there is no retreat
ing, nor can any thing but her loss ofvirtue juftify
his leaving her; and whether he has promised her
marriage or not, makes very little difference ; for
fiirely, if he has courted her and gained her affec
tions, upon the reasonable fuppofitioh that he in
tended making her his wife, the contract is, in the
fight ofheaven, of equal force. He who basely
imposes on the honest heart of an unfufpe&ing
girl, and, after winning her affections and esteem
by the foft and prevailing rhetoric of courtship,
can ungenerously leave her to sorrow and com
plaining, is more detestable than a common robber,
in the fame proportion as private treachery is more
villainous than open violence. The crimes of
falfehood and ingratitude in the affairs of love,
because the law has provided no punishment for
them, are looked on by too great a part of the
world only as matters of sport and ridicule, but
let not the guilty heart triumph in security; a time
may come,
When the deceiving ruiner foall find,
That vows once made, of wbatfoever kind,
Are register d in heaven, and cannot cease to bind.
^^^^^^^^
January 5, 1774.
To the P ÜBLI C.
TH E rolling up of the numbers, blanks and
prizes, of the third-class of the Pettie's 111 nd
cash lottery, for Norrington Presbyterian church,
Whitpain Lutheran church, &c. &c. is begun, and
as soon as finished the drawing will positively com
mence, of which there will be notice given shortly,
in a future advertisement. Those gentlemen who
have had tickets to fell, are requested to return such
of them as are not fold before the zoth instant.
N. B. There remain a few tickets to be disposed
of.
SETTS OF LAST YEAR'S
VOT E S,
Of the Honourable House of Representatives
of this province, concluding with the accounts of
that year, to be SOLD by
HENRY MILLER, Printer,
In Race-street, opposite Moravian Alley:
Where also may be had, the Weekly Minutes of
the Honourable House of Alterably, beginning
with the last October session.
WANTS EMPLO Y,
AM A Nos thirty years of age, well acquaint
ed with farming, who can write a tolerable
hand, cypher, &c. he is well acquainted with
country store-keeping, and can be well recommend
ed. Enquire of Mr. John Grant, in Second
ftreet, opposite to Mr. George Bartram's.
New-York, December 14, 1773.
PROPOSAL. S
For PRINTING by SUBSCRIPTION,
The Memoirs of the Life of the
Rev. GEORGE WHITEFIELD, A.M.
Late Chaplain to the Counted of Huntingdon.
TN which ever, circumflance worthy of notice, both
1 in bis pubic and private character, is recorded.
Faithfully feiedhd from bis original papers, journals
and letters, IlluJirated by a variety of interring and
entertaining anecdotes, from the bejl authorities.
To WHICH ARE ADDED,
A particular account of his death and funeral; and
extracts from the sermons which were preached on
that occasion.
Compiled by the Rev. John Gillies, D. D.
CONDITIONS.
I. It jball be printed in large twelves, on good pa
per, and with new and neat types.
11. It will conJifl of about 300 pages, and the price
to fubjertbers will be no more than Six Shillings, neatly
bound and lettered, although the London edition is near
double that price.
* 111. It Jhall be put to the press as soon as 300 have
fubferibed; and the names of the Jubferibers Jhall be
printed at the beginning.
IK. The book as soon as finijbed, will be delivered
to the Jubferibers, upon paying Six Shillings.
K. Those who subscribe for twelve books, to have a
thirteenth gratis.
*, The universal efeem and applause which Mr.
Whitefield received from people of all ranks and deno
minations on the extensive continent of Britifb America,
which be lifted seven different times, encourage the
fubfrribers to hope, that this book (compiled by a learn
ed Divine) which gives a particular account oj the
life, travels, &c. of so worthy and eminent a minister
of the gospel, wid meet with that encouragement
which it f juJily deserves.
HODGE and SHO B F. R.
Subscriptions are received by Hodge and Shober,
tbe publfbers, at the Newefl Printing- office, in Maiden
Lane, near the Fly-Market, in New-York ; by John
Dunlap, mid James Humphreys, junior, printers, in
Philadelphia, and by all the printers and kookfetiers on
tbe continent.
D UN L A P's
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A neat ASSORTMENT of
LOOKING GLASSES,
Just imported in the Montague, Pickles, from
London, to be SOLD by
JOSEPH STANSBUR Y,
Opposite Christ-Church in Second-street.
Salem, New-ferfey, Jan. 10, 1774.
Xrr O TICE is hereby given, to all
perlons who have any demands against the
' ", ?' John Nicholson, Esq; late of the coun
ty °f Salem, deceased, to fend an account of their
ic pecrive debts to the fubferiber, at Salem, in or
<er that they may be adjusted: And all persons
who are any ways indebted to the said estate, are
hereby requeued to difeharge the fame without de
^y- JOHN CAR EY,
One of the Executors.
JAMES WILLIAMSON,
Book-seller, Book-binder and Stationer,
in Market-street, three doors below Wade and
Hempill's Itore, Wilmington, has just now for
sale,
A NEAT collection of valuable BOOKS
and STA FIONARY, among which
are the following: Burkitt on the New Testament;
Clark's Martyrology ; Cruden's Concordance ;
Oftervald s Bible, with and without Apocrypha ;
Stackhoufe's history of the Bible, 6 vols. Dodd
ridge's Family Expository, 6 vols. Harvey's works,
6 vols. Clarissa Harlow, 8 vols. Sir Charles Gran
difon, 7 vols. Knights of Malta, 5 vols. Thomp
fin's works, 4 vols. Pope's works, with cuts, 6 vols.
Addison's works, 4 vols. Locke on human under
standing, 3 vols. Garrick's works, 3 vols. Hum
phrey Clinker, 3 vols. Gil Blas, with cuts, 4 vols.
Don Quixote, 4 vols. Fable of the Bees, 2 vols.
Peregrine Pickle, 4 vols. Swift's hittorical works,
3 vols. Buchanan's history of Scotland, 2 vols.
Barrow's collection of voyages; Shaftefbury's Cha
ra&eriftics, 4 vols. Vertot's Revolutions of the Ro
man Republic, 3 vols. Spectator ; Tatler; Guar
dian ; Rambler; American Negotiator, or the dif
ferent currencies of the colonies made easy ; Ge
neral history of Polybius, 2 vols. Bailey's, Fenning's
and Universal English Dictionaries ; a lady's travels
into Spain, 2 vols. a Catalogue of the royal and
noble authors of England, with lifts of their works,
&c. &c. variety of blank books, ruled and unruled•
Morocco and Spanish letter cases ; paper, quills,
wax, wafers, penknives, money scales and weights,
&c. &c. &c.
In three weeks will be published, and fold by said
James Williamson, a valuable little piece, en
titled, " A Present for an Apprentice, or a sure
guide to gain both esteem and estate," (price < ne
shilling) a performance worthy the perusal of per
sons in every sphere of life.
Philadelphia, January 17, 1774.
The most violent TOOTH-ACH,
Cured in a few minutes without drawing, by an
Essence which gives immediate ease therein.
BY applying this Essence outwa^dy it will re
move ail kinds of fuelling in the cheeks or
pain in the ears, and is an absolute cure for the
head-ach if ever so violent : It likewise eases the
rheumatic pain in any part of the body. This va
luable Essence is prepared and fold in bottles, at
One Dollar each, with particular directions in
print for using it, and may be had (at Mrs. Devine's
inPenn-ftreet, a few doors from John Hart's vendue
store) of Mr. M'GINNI S, Surgeon-Dentiff,
who takes this method of acquainting the ladies and
gentlemen, and the inhabitants in general of this
part of British America, that he performs the dif
ferent operations on the teeth and gums,_difplaces
all the fuperfluous teeth and stumps with the great
est ease and fafety, and if the found teeth be ever
so black he will make them as white as ever they
were, without giving the least pain to the patient;
and he prepares his inimitable Tincture, which in
ten days cures the feurvy in the gums, be it ever so
inveterate or long standing, it likewise preserves
the teeth from rotting, keeping such as are decay
ed from being worse, and it effectually eradicates
that nauseous complaint called a stinking breath,
which generally proceeds from decayed teeth, scor
butic gums, or n?gle&ing to keep them clean ; it
beautifies the teeth, let them be ever so black,
cleansing them from those sandy tartarous particles
that adhere to them, which occasion rottenness, and
bring on frequent tooth-aches ; a few times using
will (hew the excellency of this dentifrice, more
than if a volume was wrote in its praise.—He like
wise prepares a powder which polities the teeth,
giving to them and preserving the most beautiful
enamel. What can be more ufeful or ornamen
tal (especially to the fair lex) than a let of regular
and beautifully polilhed teeth, embraced by found
and healthy gums ?
As he makes but a short stay in this city, he re
commends to the public to make speedy application.
His tin&ure and ponder are fold at the small price
of 6s. with printed directions ; and if any person
uses this tincture above three or four times, with
out perceiving a visible and fatisfa&ory profpe& of
being loon cured, they shall have their money re^
turned on application.
Ladies and gentlemen who labour under any of
these disorders, and aie pleated to favour him with
their commands, will be attended on the fhortett
Rotice.—The poor, tormented with the tooth-ach,
cured gratis.
N. B. Orders will be received by Mr. M'Ginnis,
at Mrs. Devine's in Penn-street, where he now
lodges, and will give due attendance from eight
o'clock in the morning to five in the afternoon.—
His stay in this city will be only till the firft of
April next.
T HE
ADVERTISER.
JANUARY 17th, 1774.
Lately imported in the ship Montague, Captain
Pickles, from London,
Doctor hill's new improved ftomachie
TINCTURE: It is an excellent medi
cine for all weak stomachs; it gives a very good
healthy appetite and found digestion, and prevents
many diseases. Allo a frefh quantity of Dr. Hill's
American BALSA M, of which the virtue
and goodness are now so well khown in America,
that it is an infallible and the most innocent,
sure and effectual medicine ever yet known, for
all coughs, colds, fwimmihg in the head, and is a
very admirable remedy, for children in the hooping
cough, and in most all their disorders: By the pro
per use of this balsam for a reasonable time, many
have also received great benefit and relief, and some
have been effectually cured of the most painful
rheurtiatifm, gravel, cholic, &c. &c. Dr. Hill's
own directions, printed in London, is wrapped
about each hottle ; and to prevent counterfeiting of
these medicines, they are only to be fold, in Phila
delphia, by William Sitgreaves, merchant, at his
house on the north fide of Market-street, near the
Court house ; at Laneafter, by Lbdwig Lauman,
merchant ; at Germantown, by Christopher Sour,
printer; at New York, by Michael Hoffman, /hop
keeper ; and by the ftibferiber, at his place in King
fefs, near the lower ferry on Schuylkill, and no
where else for the present time.
MARTIN F O Y,
Profeffor of Dancing and Music,
BEGS leave to assure his friends and employe
ers that he will return to Philadelphia imme
diately, and intends to open fchobl in the Assembly
Room as soon as he arrives.
WANTS EMPLO Y,
A YOUNG MAN, lately from England, of
a good character, and well recommended;
he writes a good hand, uriderftands accompts, and
is very capable of serving in either a store or fliop&
Enquire of Francis Jeyes, in Vine-street,
Upper Freehold, Monmouth County, N. Jerfeyi
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
MADE his escape from the subscribers, oil
the 18th of December, 1773, a certain
DAVID CARMACK, a young looking man,
with black hair; had on a lightish coloured wrap
rafcal, and had a change of other cloaths 6 Who
ever takes him up and brings him to us, or secures
him in any of his Majesty's gaols, so that we may
get him again, shall have the above reward, and
all reasonable charges, paid by
ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY, ahd
MOSES CLAYTON, Constables.
THREE POUNDS REWARD.
&^^^= R AN AWAY from the
fubferiber, living in Giou
cefter County, Weft New.
U Jersey, on the 2,th of Decern
g ber ' a ^ a certain OWEN
%ct"O B°"'", country born, a
°°u'! went y-feven years of age,
'' e ' et ten or eleven inches
— high, full mouthed, daikeyes,
long black hair, Aim for his heighth, and walks
very strait ; had on when he went away, a pair of
striped trowfers, a grey jacket, a blue under ditto,
a check shirt, a good beaver hat not quite half worn,
a pair of double channel pumps and good ftockiigs;
he took with him when he went off, a suit of fuper
fine blue broadcloth, and can dress well ; he has
been employed in the fubferiber's flat about two
months, and has been with hay to Philadelphia.
Whoever takes up the said Owen Bowen, and con
fines him in any of his Majesty's goals, so that he
may be brought to justice, shall have the above re
ward, paid by JOHN KILL E.
N. B. All masters of vciTels are forbid to caf
ry him off at their peril.
'TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
RAN AWAY the 26th of December last,
from on board the ship Betsey, an Irish fervent
man, named JOHN MAGEE, of a fair com
plexion, about five feet seven inches high, a brick<
layer or stone mason by trade, and took his trowel
with him ; had on when he went away, an old
maccaroni beaver hat, a wig with one buckle in it,
an old brown coat and waistcoat, one white shirt,
an old pair of calf-fkin breeches, an old pair of rib
bed worsted flockings, a pair of white thread ditto,
and an old pair of shoes. Whoever takes up laid
MAGE E, and will bring him to the fubferiber,
living in Market-street, Philadelphia, or secures
him in any gaol, so that 6e may be had again, fhail
have the above reward, and all reasonable charges,
paid by JOSEPH CARSON.
Tr HIS is to give notice to E DWARD
GREGORY, late of New-Garden, school
master, that his lon THOMAS GREGORY,
is arrived here in the ship George, from London
derry, and is now at tfe house of WILLIA M
APPLEBY, Cordial-distiller, at.the Stone
Bridge, in Philadelphia.
N. B. Said Appleby has a large quantity of
Cordials to dispose of at the lowelt price.
T O -MO R RO W,
At ONE O'CLOCK, at
JOHN H AR T's
VENDUE -STOR E,
At the corner of South and Front-Streets,
Will> begin the SALE of a large and neat
assortment of
M ERCHANDI Z E.
NUMB. 117.