The Federal mirror — Concord, N.H., 1795-12-04 00:00:00, page 4

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the TARNASSIAN FIELD.
SONNET.
;^ Written on the sea shore.
BY Mrs. Robinson. #?," ,/
YON fmoothexpanfe,that woes tbe parting rd,
To spread a golden man!le o'er its bnaft;
Or whenferine, in em raid lufre dreft ;
Titb feantiug bosom metis the rifng day.
So calm,fo lovely to the wand'rer's eye ;
Ab ! little does the baplejs viaim Anew
What treach'rous quicksands, and rude rocks
of woe,
Conceal'd beneath the Joining furface lie !
Till the dread hurricane with boiferous breath
Howlsfrom allpoints to route theflee, ing wave,
While thron'd upon the winds, remorfelejs death
Points to bh dark dominion of the grave !
So mortals led by Plcafurs's failing train ;
Graj, at the roseate wreath, aidfadthe thorns
of pain ! -
—CT^tym*-- —
VERSES
Sent by a Gentleman to his Lady, with a
Present of a Knife.
A Knife, dear girl, cuts love, they fay ;
Mere medifo love, perhaps, it ma, :
For an, tool of any kind,
' Can Jep'rate what was never join'dr
The knife that,cuts our lent in to,
kVittb&ve much tougher work to do;
Must cut „ur foftnejs, worth andfpirit,
Down to the vulgarize of merit ;
To level fours with modern taste,
Mus cut a world offenfe to wafts ;
<And from , our single beauty' s fiere.
Clip what wou,d dizen out a [core.
The jel, jams blade from me must fever
Senjattox, judgment, fight for ever ;
All mnn'ry of endearments pafl,
All hopes of comfort long to last;
All that mikes fourteen years witbyou
Afummer —4^ a Jbort one too :
All that Deaton feels and fears,
When boars, without you,feem like years.
Till tbit 31 done (and I'd as foots
Believe this knife will chip the moon,
Accept my project andeterr'd,
And leave their proverbs to the herd.
If in a kits—delicious treat ! —
Tour lips acknowledge the receipt ; .
, Love, fond fjueb fufflantial fare.
And proud to play the glutton there';.
All thoughts of cutting will disdain.
Save only—cut and come again.
From an English Paper.
0 . Be—P
ADDRESS to BILLY Pl^
WITH A LOCK OF HAIR.
Oh I Heaven-born minister of flats.
This jock from off my Swinijb pate.
My? humbly /present it :
For face no powder I must wear.
Determin'd I've cut tfm, hair.
And to your honor tent it. '\
Khtw then, vile Tory, I'm a Whig,
And will not be a Guinea Pig,
To fatisf, your craving.'
0 may th, razor one day flip.
Three inches underneath th, lip,
When thou tbyfclf art jhaving,
EPIGRAM.
NED Soaker lay firstch'don the bed ofgrim death.
By brandy bypt up, gasping deeply for breath :
Afriend with much fervor, advis'd him to think
0, bis awful approach to Eternity's brink !
Cries Ned, " For Jucbmatters I W, have car'd,
,1a am well for a world of good spirits pre
par'd.
the HUMORIST.
A SHORT time fr ee, at a crazy
man was ftroling and whiffling
along, he happened to pafi by a num
te of men at work ; fays one of
them (being a noted Uriverfatift and
very hoify) to the man iofihe,@
Where from now, my lad ? direct
from hell, fan the crazy head, keep
ing on bit pace ; —Whit, fays the
Uoiverfalift, have you got a furlough?
No, replied the wanderer, I came a
way through dectOr; for hell is run
ning over with UniVerfalift?/ iod
there is no roorfTbr any body else.
1;^
• the firtf, tad the Archbithop were
! one day about to lit down to dinner
together, when it was agreed that
Archer, the King! fetter, fhou'd fay
grace for them, which he did in the
following words; :=-" Grtyt praise be
given to God, bu: link Land to the
Devil?'
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ODD ADVERTISEMENT.
WANTED immediately, a woman
„who would be pleased with a hus
band —the must be found, wind and
limb=of a moderate fortune—tol
erably handsome, and not fubjeel to
drunkennefi—She mutt not scold but
once a month* —»most comb her hair
' at least once a week—and above all,
(he matt neither chew tobacco or
take fouff, at it always give# me the
heart burn, to have my diet peppered.
A Woman of thia description may
find a place by applying to J. R. of
H , who peffeffes every requisite
to qualify him for a husband.'
<* I give this liberty, because, after
a firia search, I find it will be impos
sible to obtain a wife without thii
customary foible.
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Miscellany.
THE WHIM,
WE boast continually of our rea
son, though nothing can have
left influence on our condu&. We
acknowledge its superiority only by
making it the fubjed of our idle
praise, whilst our actions are dilated
iolely by caprice, and form individu
ally what we call by the fofter appel
lation of a whim.-
Amanda loves, and is beloved by
Flavius. She has taste enough to ap
prove hit figure, which is elegant and
graceful, and too much good sense
not to know he i< possessed of every
manly virtue. Yet if Flavius ap
proves any part of her dress or orna
ments, the favored article is inftahtly
laid aside. If he solicits half an hour's
conversation, though her withes re
spond to his, foe hurries to a ball,
where (he forces a temporary gaiety,
despises every ^individual of the ooify
group, and " her feelingrprey upon
her heart." She will trifle with a
coxcomb in the presence of Flavius,
though (he fees the uneasiness it gives
him, and talk unmeaning fcwdil be
fore him, though the h^ztrds his o
pinion of her heart. Yet Amanda
possesses what the world calls pru
dence- fhe'knows the impropriety of
this coqdua, and if called on to jufti
fy it, could only answer by faying, it
was her whim.
Seretonifu is a man of an excellent
heart, of a superior understanding,—
He possesses a knowledge of the
world, and a faculty of distinguishing
characters, which is almost intuitive.
With these valuable qualities, it may
be imagined that his life was a model
orexemplary caution. Yet Seretoni
ui is drily Teen io the company of
known gamblers, men of dissipated
lives, and broken fortunes ; with these
he will fit down to play, though he
knows he has not the remotest chance
of fuccefi. He will get drunk with
men, with whose debauched character
he is well acquainted, and whose con
vivial talents he despises. No map
can arraign this conduct more than
Sere&iughimfelf, and yet the fame
ablurdities are renewed every day.—
1 Were you to meet him in the morn
ing, he would certainly li(ten to your
arguments, but nothingcould prevent
him from going in pursuit of his
wbiw.
Camilla is a womaoof the utmost
foftoefs of dilpofrion. Th&habits of
iher conftiturion are delicately femin*
r| ine, . The gentle breezes " blow on
? her face too roughly, end an accent |
Ir.uderiban utual will difeomppte her
tenure frame. Yet Camilla aff^s
masculine airs and mrfeuline attire.
She profrffes a fondnefs for m^e par
ties, ,though their loud merriment
makes her nervous for a week after.
She once joined a fox-hunt, when on
a tint in the country, though the vio
lence of the exercise, with her agita
tion on feeing the poor creature when
killed, brought on an indilpofitibn,
which had,nearly deprived her of life.
Yet if you fhduld meet the sweet Ca
milla bending under the weight of her
mafculioe attire, the charming girl
will (mile and tell you—" It is all a
whim."
From the Litchfield Monitor.
BE neither mimically in, nor ridiculously
out of the fafhion; let yourapparel be
near, not chargeable, fitted as well to your
estate, years and profeffion, as to your per
son. Afool is known by bis coat.
There is not in the world a farer sign of a
little fouLthan the striving to gain refpe& by
such defoicable means as drels & rich clothes !
none will depend on these ornaments but
those who have no other.
A fine coat is but a livery, when the per
son who wears it discovers no higher sense
than that of a footman.
Pamper not the body ; youth wants a
bridle, not a four.
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Henniker, Nov. 26, 1795. - 2 n
CONCORD BRIDGE. ™
THE owners of Shares No.
30, 31,34; 40,53.58, 65, 66, 67, 73, 89,
90, and 93, in fajd Bridge, are hereby noti
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the seventh day of December next, at one of
the clock, p. m. untefs the assessments on
. the fame are previously paid.
B, order of, the Direaors,
JOHN COLBY, Jr, Clerk, p. t.
Nov. 20/1795. 1
^Vost"
Is wanted on a good route—to whom good
encouragement will be given by
RUSSELL & DAVIS.
0 APPLY IMMEDIATELY.
Runaway Lad.
JOHN ROBINSON has absent-
J ed himfelf from me, contrary to my or
ders, this is to forbid alfperfons harboring,
trusting or employing him, on the penalty of
the law. Said lad can work at the Taylor's
business. Whoever will return said lad to
me, Ihall have half a cent reward, and no
charges paid by me, 1
ZEBULON ROBINSON.
Pembroke, Nov. 18, 1795% 1
Excellent New HIDES.
TO BE SOLD,
And ready for de livery #
Several Thousand very large
and excellent HIDES,
allowed by good judges to be equal to ahy
ever imported into America —Said Hides
will be fold for cne third Cash or Beef down
—the two thirds will be put on very lengthy
credit, with approved security, for coarse
Thick Leather Men's Shoes, or Country
Produce of any kind.
Hides delivered at Concord or
Haverhill.
NATHANIEL LADD.,
Concord, 6th Nov. 1795. ' 9
Edward Prefcot's Estate.
THE fubferibers being appoint
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ors to the eftite of EDWARD PRESCOT,
late of Thornton, in said County, deceased,
represented insolvent;
Hereby give notice, that we
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Loses foss, [%%
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