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" Praise undefended is satire in disguise.”:
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^•^ adopted b, protef
fMChefterfielduos, chia slitter, ; it
%gebierify accompanied by arro
fence and pride, which with lordly
vehemence oppose modesty, and tx
typate those amiable traits, which a
"&n the chara&eriftic of our Ip,cies,
and that are in them(elver, at once
dignifying and ornamental ; iu b|lq
& influence has been experienced by
numberi of the fefyafe fa, ai i t con
duces to hite rite retention from qfe
ful acquirements, Mod place it more
fyfticulafly on the cultivation of ex
^pr o^V^Bfe compMaiivr
fyf,iX4foui, hdd;gtfmportufi This
ignoble principle whin confpicuoifiy
predominant, depreciates the poflef
for tQ ahtefignificaoty, which mikes;
him univerfail, despised ; grotesque
compliments and raillery at those of
a t@ andrefoed difflric&are
'W'^^^^,vo@,
those nmfculh, or il,ter, bo,
^ ,°A ff^fr-F
,h bun , „ra Md „ cf ,
u communicative of supreme pleasure.
Gossiping, ^d^ rein f ^»B
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Wrongly radiate a faperficial mind,
&^^te&iod sometimes a loose
mrc Exceptions to this rue, where
so Qf good onderftanding fall into
femera rt,„
oeihapi be argument advanced by
feme, topte 1, enormity ; but in
'CTfririfaeft whether verified in
the %ra or more refined clfa it
mu@ inevitably reded diigrace to <he
characler io whom it it centered, &
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,hichwould ,ffierwefe engrofa popu
fa cfaQlp recommend logic,
or ;di,fabjeaWtf coQ fy.
bte,tMlfemale fe, la foreign from
to^, ^CT 0 y
ite&h^r ^ 5° n %!t
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with? agreeable (allies of merriments
, ateffitychimera of fancy or to
the indulgence of an ^ff &^
justly bestowed it unoeceffary ; ea
l°gv ought never to exert itfef in the
ttfDii^a and rQufei genial to the ex°
njinlion'ot her taientSeaii wnicn
-hitf' Aartfrv 11 attended'^
vicious. iomeiiu)vs [#<ll con™
lifted by Satan# in the feduaron of
'''4ityi,'ofch ;it IB at the pref*
ent daw too often tiled a mean to
^rob mrt'ue o, ^imfeT„>; ^
0 V%: ^;' „.RUSSELL ^ DAVIS, CONCORD, NEWHAMPSHIR£. Q^
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disgrace upon a female, for the fake
of a momeorti hfeiviou, gratification,
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and demonftratea a favige heart, sus
ceptible of the yiteft impreffiont. ,~ '
A character of this drfcriptlon ia
admirably delineated, in Owa,'i cel
stated tragedy of the Orphan-!
Tollydore after reiterated atremp, tol
fedtice the beruieoui Mo.;imia,
(which met with repdife (nd merited 1
dilappotament) is fufpe&ed by th,l
mant, who addrefahn fitter in the ;
following, beautiful, energetic lan
gusge, fraught with the liveliest ^
preffioni of folicuude, and truly sub
lime.
" Trust not a roatit; we are by nature 4
falfe,
DtfembliFig, subtle, cruel andinconftant;
When a man ,l</iov, with caution
But if he'fo^^^
? Wtffii pig ff qtetafflied the ^ll
efießi of listening to thole feififh and
unjfrftty&i Ufret&s, who ever ex
ult ib mitehievoto tohdg anti take
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fraud and infamy.
the PHILOSOPHER.
^ ^l,>^4&th^ I^^^ '^V;
“ In the beginning, God made all things."
T^^^.^ ; ^ xt^ e^w
O the contemplative mind,
whatismore ottural than to turn itsl
though" 00 ^ e Beate of all thing, 1
— °urely, the Philosopher must tract
caules to their true Source, before hi
can apply just principles to the events
of nature, or the sentiments of
MAN. '^lrc^°&s
He does not labor to prove that
lire* aworld ; nor that it must
have had a beginning ; he however,
thinks it but just to give some ideas
on its creation ; and afterwardsto de
feeod co <n investigation of the vir
tues ahd the vices, the foperkrtion^ &
the follies of an animal, the most coa
fpicuous in the catalogue of nature.
The ^mmencemeot dfthe hiftory
<ff mankind it an ma to which we
muftever lock back with solemn ven
e&Mffi^ ^ fun end^he.
moon had begun their course; be
ta& ffi^fyp^^
Wil heard, or the name of man was
known; in the beginning God creat
ed the heaven and the earth. To a
begiGtf^ofc@mwe hit led
back by every thing that now exists;
b, tit bittory, til records, all moau
merits of ■uriqbiffi^W^^^°
h tracing the rairfiatons bf past
ag% *e Arrive at a period, which
clearly indicate# the infancy of &
human race. We behold the world
peopled by degree#. We alcend to
}the origin of all those ufeful tod nec-
Kffirvitfi ^fhAnfth^ffimwlFrtfrp rif
' ditcern lociety ana civi nation
riling rude fcinninat tverv
make the period during Which the
wqrld has been Inhabited by the race
of min, not to extend beyond fix
thousand years.
Tothe ancient phltofophm, crea
tion from nothing appeared an uain-
Mffigible idea.
^Thte, maintained the eternal exift
ante of matter, which they supposed
{to be modelled by the sovereign mind
;ofthe universe into the thing which
gives it any title to the authority of
tyeliuen.f The doctrine of two
fofut&ht independent principles^
God sod matter, the ooetaive, the
'Other psffive, is an bypothtfir which;
prefeors difficulties so human reafbn,
at least as great as the creation of
matter from nothing. 'Adhering,
tied to the teflimonf of fotyure,,ei
believe that in, the begintirg yod
j created, or fom non-existence bro'c
into being, the heaven and the earth#^
But iti&gh fee .wss a period;
#hen this globe did not exist, we ve
bo reason to thick; that the wisdomj
iff power of the Almighty were then
without exeicife or employment.
Boundless is the extent of hit domin
ion. Other globes and worlds, en-;
feh@4 ty other funs, may then
have occupied, as they still appear,
theimmenfe regions of (pace. Noor
tertefs orders of beings to us un
known, people the wide^ ektent of
I thz ufriverie ; and afford an endless
tamely of otjdts to the ruling care
of the great Father of all.' At
length, ih 4^!^ Maprore, of
hh government, , there arrived a peri
od when rhe earth was to be called in
to existence. When the signal mo
ment, peedeftipated from all eterni.
ty, was come, th. Deity arose in his
might § and with a word created the
world. Whate ilinftfous moment
was that, when, from oon-exiftence,
there fprargat once into being, this
mighty globe, on which fo,„r
minions of cf, ures now dwell ! Nq
preparatory measures were required*
No long circuit of means Wrf em
ployed. He spake acrid if*, d° ne:
;He commanded rind it flood U^
The earth was at fi'ft without form,
and void § and daiknefi was on the
;fee of the deep. The Atofaht,
furyeyed the dark ibyfs ; and fixed
bounds to the several divifions-of na
ture. He said, " Let there be light,"
!and there was light., Ttei? for
ed the sea, and, he dry land. The
mountains rose, and the rivers flow
edJ The fun and moon began their
course in the fki^ Herbs & plants
/clothed the ground. The alr, the
j earth, and #e waters, were ; ftored
iriffrilw* mOffite inhabi'ants. At
la'ter the image
ofG^ He'#mired, walking with
cwmefeoce ercß ; red received ,^
Creator's benediction as the lord of
this new world. The Almighty be
0 onnd Superior
I beings saw with wonder t is newa
.divine perfections in a light which#
are at once edifying arid comforting
to man. ^^::pr.<^
FROM THE NIGHTINGALE.
, MESSRS. EDITORS,
VV HO can he'p admiring the
variety oi charaaers ap^ things whiqh
conftirure this vale of tean ? The
mod stoical, as well as laugh er-tov.
ing, can scarcely refrain from dim
pling their checks, when they have
once rightly contemplated the betet
ogenious mafi of moving substances,
which, like the flumbiing blocks of
Hrael, fall in their way. Beri He[din
has obfetved, and with not a little
pteafure noted, the great difference
visible in the conduft of men ; & be
assured, ye grave coiners of morality,
that hii palate is not faftidious, tho"
he offers (this da,) for iby peiufJ,
fame few remarks on the beings, who
hover round the fairer sex.
Dick DaJh away, burning with the
teffons of Cheftecfield, and ripe for
the vi^eft prostitution of the small tab
enti cf wifdodi, which the God off
nature kindly gave him, fixes on bis
best attire— wi.h all theunerfioeb of a
mils, just efuaped from a boarding
school $ empties the drudging box on
his vacant fku ! l, and, having made
the forface of his bow-covered Ihoes
vie with the gloffiaef, of his loghead
—fillies forth, to where achoice cir
cle have convened their ,ttt, fdw.
With all the grimacing affability
of univerfil affeaion, he fa ! utee every
one prefect; looks rapturously in
each one's face, and fems to express
that hil happinefi depends 00 the en
joyment of all. Having capered
round the room for halfan hou , ad
exhausted the bombaffity of Jobnfon
-—lmiies " most confumdiy grace,
fol on the sweet circe," and wufr
bowing reluaance feats himfelf in the
middles that he may be allowed the
superlative privilege of nodding tier*
nally.
" What a charming fellow be is,"
whifpertßflty Fiounce to the ogling
damfelof (eventy, Mifi Hoptlefs L:ng
/#%& "O I divine lad" re-whilpers
the d^mlel.
We'll leave these young ladies to
M&k rapiuroufly, and observe the gen
tleman, who is now entering the
room. „ Behold the difference—in
the fame g^b he wore io the office,
or counting houfe= gratefully en
ter#; a flight inclination of his head,
pays obeiltDce, and a "how do you
do" prepares for the occupation of a
feaft Modest in his observations and
candid fa opinion-be gives pleafUrt
ft)thofe who hear, and equally hap
py is The whole chair is at a distance,
as her whole fitteth near him.
'? W^ is that, who
violently buifteth open the door I
"God save ye, ladies" proclaims him.
^^^^^
handkerchief, with the blattering of a
post, who has out-Gripped the wind,
fopk^fy^l*ugbf<r ,qd vocif"
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