The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1799-01-07 00:00:00, page 4

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tybe following is a part of the News-
Boy's New Year's.Addrefs, prejent
edto the Patrons of the Mirror^
Concord Jireet on Tue/day last.
'T' '^^^ ^'^ ^^ % * "' * ^
&p! on the wings of Time, fugacious borne,
I. usher'd in aao her new far?, aorn ;
With h&ffy lapse has '9B come reung, so)
fandfound you best—with peace & ,/„ crown'd ;
And tryout Newr-fr, at your doors appear;
To »;fli you health, and—cfk some of your cheer.
Wish wtrkty steps, long have 1 brought, ou Newt,
And " stories drol!," vo»r fantta to arouse :
Noburning fun; (when Sirius darts his fays,
And fainting Nature withers and decays )
Nor boreal blast (when the fierce winter forms
Chili genial Nature, and the ikies 4letor&)
H^reltop'd my course—with you each we< kl've been
Preferring to yotir eyes tome moving fcemfchwQ
F'Mtght wifhthe wide world's de^ds, my nfle page
H? told of "fighting Kings, of Heroes rage.
Os War's alarms, the whirlwind's feepirg breath,
^oftty#nd murders, marriages and de^^
Hhswept Ofer Aftic, on whose fable foot, ^,
Ode bfighi'ning ray of Lienee ne'er has (hone,
Sfofo,/ tell—but Nature's pow'rs decay,
And Man is but aratenfeleh lump of day ;
Or whee bold deeds her raging foot inspire,
They're wife to rob, tty pillage, and to frif
l^rap'din J%„,ftitions darkest nighty
The funs of Asa that tbemfekves from light, '
•HWdltfb, they wiryty &D, or man, or thing,
Aid frmage pay to a ferocious King ;
'White (dreadful choice !) the bowft<iog or the bowl,*
Danpstheir faint vigor, and unmans tneir foul.
In fair Europe haav'nly Science fhjnes,
And Nature's ruder passions, all, refines $v
But curs'd aw&fo, there firce wars inspire,
Lays w;fte their towns, ana wraps their domes in fire.
See Gallia'^ bloody host, on rebel wing,
Spurn down all laws, dethrone, and kill their King ;
Th ir „ufo,w > foi and disown then G> 5
Tbefo,of kfuu, Foltair, Paine and Hobbs ;
O'er Europe, v iol, think to throw the cbm.
And wield the tr^t of the raging m^in ;
For tbis bebulc five kingly moufttra rife,
v Invade the earth, anJ think to fc-le the ikiesl
S# fell left uaiop on net bloody car, 7
Famine, disease, and death, the Tens of war,
Ernerge from France, ber empi t eto maintain,
And o'er the . world extend her wide domain ;
This “ scourge of Gou," fee ruin spread around.
Before her, fee States totter to & ground ;
See Holland vanTh in the raging fire ;
See Frata fikand Switzerland expire ! ,
Unhappy Swiss ! your laud was once the feat
Os all that's elegant, of all that's grert ;
Bright )&,.,, your patriot sons iofy r'd,
They grew immortal, as her i fluence fir'd ;
But thy fair profpeas now are futk in right,
All grafting France has fnatch'd them from our fight;
Bur fce her cenquefts and her arms decline,>
And via'ry's wreath no more her brows entwine ;
Behold her, bloody and atrocious crimes, .
Which cry to heav'n, and the the wrath divines ;
1 And fee the different nations, from afar, )
Awake at last from tahargtesof fear,}
And with impetuous tfanfporttuffi tb war.)
Offended Paul impeh his legions forth
Fromrhe cold region, of the dreary North ;
The star ot ~goeft ffitnes to itghnheww, ,
And guide their vengeance on their deftin d prey.
^L,, with jay, the dread armada joins, t. ^^
Le goes to avenge the wrongs of all mankind:„
Jrita#, whcfe's te&gthen'd long from fa to of,
By cold and fatal afry of puife,
Shall e'ei fhefik—emit one fay of sires)
> The/ with theblm the raises, ffie expire— i ^
On her proud foes, her navies ruin poor
Flames from her decks, and from her bastions roar,
Whose vengeful thunders aim at Gallia's fleet,
And bow those pfoifa e.ptise at her fat.
W kes:"^ fofrmfasto wep;'
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^Thwugh cheateu, long, by Gallic perbuy, ),^fl
i±^^MfyZ^fa^l Q^s
'T^fy^e^Q
' ' ^JMrt,t L J L L'
Thy land,theMud of Heroes, whefe fairfees \ |
Shall ever ornament the Bock of Fame ; <% ^ b %
While 4 lex a reder's fame sh 41 fade aw^y,
!~hfo& SAß ' trophies wither apd de%;
|frd4:,qcf Washington; thy borft sh I rife,
ftryidc the Arih, and pierce the vaulted WB ; ' ;%
While W^Wis lov'd, and <wy4mmeers the bays,\
Anlffyfft fo^ the Mufe,s song shill raife §
FreAi pole to poh Ihali found an A dams' fame.
And ht< efrfen fi fc to endless florae,
For Hot'b in vengeance on their deeds (hall frown,
And *ll their names in da<k oblivion drown;
'Thr/ Democratic rpge has thaw'd her head,
And thro' our councils much confifa fpre&l;
Yet, %ffo, fierce and flinging, hate
The rage of Demo's, and perplex'd debate,
With all their Hydra forms roll fwift away,
Mingle^ith ChaoQor pollute the day;
Arid soon (hall Liberty, which man befriends,
fr^ve glorious as that H^v'n to which (hetends,
And all uniting in th bonds of peace,
Cause wars and tumors, ftrite and jars to cease.
r< Now; happy Friends, dispense feme of your %saltb,
To raise yoor Servant's j % and drirkyour h^hh;
So m?y you foend &>c<rio health and peace,
And as time flies, so may year j ysenerftfe :
May you, who've conquer'd hit's meridian ft ge,
Glide smoothly down into the v^le of age.
flrtay you ®fmiddle age, all ,leffings ptuve.
Thefys of filial and connubial hve ;
May fortune bless you with a Competence,
And give you ' fatt'hing pounds' for 'me ger penta;'
May plodding care within ynor roots pe'e( cerce,
Nor fobbing forrovu with you find a home ;
May health and pient, at your board [refine,
And little prattlers deck your brighttft fete ;
May you who triumph in Youth's arden foe,
fro noblefi deeds of high renown aspire ; ?
And m^y nodifappoin'ment e'er cnntrculj
Or chill 'be genial current of the foul, ;
Arid YOU ye Fair, chaste as the Turtle Dve,
Whefe loft and tender b foms glow nib love.
May Virtue's HAo tour fair brows eriwine.
' Virtue's the pain that can with wrinkles fhine;''
May Educet on give your charms new worth,
And call the loveliness of becu^y forth :
To crown yeu f v>ortb, may H fren's faithful fires.
Light you to blits; perfea as your desires ;
And may your Part'nets know your worth to prizt..
And own the conqutf of your radiant eyes.
k AN EVENING PR ATER,
UsaD by A MISER.
OBfod, th u knoweft that I have
nine houtes in the city of Lon
don ; and likewise that I have lately
purchased an ef+ve in fee simple, in
the county of Essex ; therefore 1 bc
feech thee to preserve the two coun
tries of Essex and Midd'efex from fire
and earthquakes. And asl have a
mortgage in Hcttfoidfh re, I begot
thee likewise, to have an eye of com
panion on that county. And for al
the rest of the counties thou mayest
deal with them as thon art pleased.
O enable the Bank to answer all
their bills, and make all my debtors
good men. Give a protperouß voy
age and return the Mermaid sloop,
Which 1 have insured. ,< <
And as thouhaft said, tha^f^<
of the wicked shall be but limit, 1
trust in thee that thou wilt not forget
thy po^fe, having putchafed an
estate in revert, ot fir J. C. a profit,
gate young man.^ , ,
f df^fi'V '°d ts it °b"e r
thy will let there be no finking fund. I
1 And B^^
company, and gaming boules ; and J
I fan&ifv this night to me by prefervl
peace. So be it.l
•1r L:'• * 1
without reason, for all the fair sex thinfc
Him an Adonis. Indeed he has all the quri
ities uhigh ftfperlativelfr pleafc them; for,
besides his pretty simper, fine teeth, sad
finding '° m e caches; he has always at
hand a set of light and pleasant stones for
the entertainment of the ladies. He is io
cbaimihg in himfelf, that, exclusive of his
other talents, he can talk 4 hours together
without any one's perceiving him to ft ci#
from himfelf Qe/fi besides, possessed of
the charidenftic accomplish men < which
mofl powerfully attra&the ladies' e fleem,
being an arrant coxcomb. Jam at a loss,
wH, the men fomnch lay to^heart the flights
of/wemen; I should rather think theni
n^teE of Vanity, as at least proving, that
they arp^exempt from those petty qualities,
with which the great ones are almost al
wa,s found incompatible.
A ^oman is diftinguilhed in a town for
her beauty and other accompliflimencs.
>eveial persons of character and real merit
pay their addresses to her ; but they are
fcpintrlly rcji^ed, whilst a pert brittle
brained coxcomb mail gain her at onc^
When I am told, that a man has mifearri
ed in his addresses to a woman, and that
the, instead of clofirg with hi^ honorable
offers Icarce treats him with common civili
ty,! immediately conclude him a man of
merit ; I could even carry the inference
father, and add that his merit is the very
cause of his mifeatriage.
Virtue and merit are naturally accompa
nied with modesty, which obliges him't©
be open his guaid, whilst the conceited
coxcomb launches out, at random, into jokes
and trifles.Thedormer observes a decent
reterve, the latter is free and merry, and
consequently will always get the better with
# women.-
I do not fay but this rule has a great ma
ny exceptions ; it is, however, the general,
rule."
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MORALS.
IN all changes we mould have regard to
these three things : God's approbation,
our own benefit, and the not harming our
neighbor.
#One day fperit according to the precepts
of virtue, is infinitely to be preferred to M
eternity of vice.
How few are there lik^. Tulley, who
wished that every man's thoughts ^ere
writren in his forehead.
If thou regarded thine own welfare,
health of body, and peace of mind, obfeive.
this short precept, be alwavs Wing good 6
The feeds pf ylitue mou'd be so early
ingrafted into the minds ofchild% ithat
they fhculd not know whether nature or
precept were the teachers of them.
|?"rhe most ignorant are forced to seem,
at lead, to pay a regard to learning,, as the
mo st wicked ate to virtue, such is their in
umfic worth. .^ $
F Coßf&ous tirnie is meanly solid founda^
ion ot all happtnels.
ng can c/uey .9" nxnpii^ncs ana oDicr
I v&nbos, wjH with the f^hilolophet, wHen o-
Ijv'he evtfivaif•.°^