The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1790-02-27 00:00:00, page 4

SEAT of the MUSES.
OD E,
i^Mt ^ a^mb# of Citizen; of Rox
bury , on the Evening of the Birth-,
da, of our Beloved PRESIDENT.
JOIN! j-n th' exalted layt
Come! haiT'h' auspicious day
^^ " 'That gave Him birth : '^^
Who led Columbia's arms
Through horrid war's alarms ;
Now, bright in glory's charms,
Shines round the earth 1?
Sound ! found the Hero's famel
Immortalize his name
In de&hlefs long !•
See, shining pow'rs display'd 1
There Mar* his ^g" fpiead,
And here the martial Maid
Aids him along!
See| fee the chief disclaim
The immortal wreath of Eamo
The world bellow'd;,
His country's liberty,
The palm of vidory,«
In humble piety' ' 1
Afcrib'd to GOD#
See , fee the Chief disarm,
And to his native farm
Retire, renown'd.
Like Cincinnovs now
He holds the, humble plough.
While round the Hero's brow
The laurel's bound.
The happy arts of Peace
In harmony possess , - ,
His noble mind ;
Within his glowing breast
Will real worth <'gre fa'd.
And innocence dxfs% ~
Companion find.
The philanthropick mind,
The good of all mankind, ,
Whose withes bound ;
• And warmer patriot zeal,
To aid the common we\l ;
And arts and feienfe Sill
Dispensing round.
No titles charm his ear; & fe
Them, and the flatterer,
At once declines ;
Contemning tarsand firing!
(The dirty gifts of Kings)— ^
His name, such paltry things.
Alone outlines.
r^W^itf^, ;
Wake! wake each voice and firing 1
Let length'ning paeans ring
Till air be tornl
Join! join each voice Q one—
For, lot Columbia's son, it
Th' immortal WASHINGTON,
To-day was born ! ^t
ANECDOTE.
eteet—tat^to-
OF DR. RADCLIFFE,...
DR. Radcliffs was' not 1 mere
rigid observer of the aphorisms
of Hv„ocriw, than of the precepts of
Bacchus ; he was almost equally 4%;
voted to the God of Phyfick and the
God of Wine. One evening' as he
was facrificing at the Ihrine of the
Purple God, in a tavern, a,Gentle,
man entered in great .haste, almott
brcathlefs—" Do&or my wife is at
the point of death, make haste; come
with me.” " Not until I foefnifo.
a battel, however," replied the
Dodor. I The man, who happened to
^ be a fine athletick fellow, findings
treaty ufelefs,fnatched up the Doaor,
hoisted him on his back, and carried
him out of the tavern. The moment
he fa the Dodor upon his legs, he
received from him, in a very emphact
cal manner, the fol, wing threat :-
New, yw.rafed. I'll cuKt,our wifi
is revet" , The Doaor (the Rory
To the MORALISTS,
ofy^o
INDEPENDENCE.
THERE is no feature
in a man's character
so generally applauded as
that of independence. It is
a property, or a virtue, of
which every one willies to
be supposed the poffefTor ;
and I believe there is scarce
ly an individual who does
note think that he himfelf is
truly the independent man:
Though he can fcarcel,
find another whom he
thinks so—and very proba
bly not another thinks the
fame of him. The oppo
°fite character, common as
it ma, be,is universally des
pised; and every one who is
fufpeded of the want of an
independent mind thinks
himfelf cruelly injured.
That independence is an or
nament to the human mind,
and an essential accomplilh
ment to a good and great
man,is readily admitted. Yet
I have my doubts whether
one in io of my fellow- men
have similar notions of inde
pendence, or the fame idea
of the true meaning and im
port of the term indepen
dence which I have. Sure
I am that individuals are of
,ten commended for their
independence in consequence
of their doing thole things
which are mean, bale and
pitiful.
Those are often termed
.independent who are bold
enough to commit indecen
cy without a blush. He
; who is hardy enough to
scat his fuperiours with
pertness, and his equals with
a contemptuous inattention,
is an independent fellow.
And I have often heard the
term applied to those who
seemingly take pleasure in
{wearing in publick compat
nies, or private circles, and
;especially before those td
whom it is peculiarly dif
.agreeable. Incivility to
wards the ladies has likewise
not infrequently been term
ed independence. Cdnduft
of this kind however, is not
so commonly esteemed a
mark of independence by
others, as it is by him who
has the honour ; of being the
a^or. Sdfond are some of
being thought independent,
and fearfd left they fhquld
f*; l^i^rthur^A^^^&L
they seem to court oppor
tunities to behave with an
acknowledged impropriety,
that they may thereby e
vince to their acquaintance
this important point. For
finely, they argue, no one
can doubt but he who has
independence enough to be
have like a blockhead, has
likewise a full Share of in
dependence to conduct with
propriety. But their con
du& proves too much -
those very a&sof impropri
ety prove a want of firmnefs
and refoliation—a want of
manly independence to be
have as becomes them--why
would one wound the ear
of that gentleman or lady
who is displeased witli an
oath? why but to convince
them that he is indepen
dent? But if he is prompt
ed by motives of this kind,
it is a plain and dire& proof
that he is not independent
—otherwise he would never
pals the bounds of deco
rum, tranfgreiling the light
of his own judgment and
the feelings of his heart,
through a dastardly grov
elling fear that his acquaint
tance and the wbrld would
think that he was not inde
pendent. Such dilpofitions
as these can never be per
suaded from error and im
propriety by their friends,
left a compliance to their
most reasonable arguments
Should fugg^ft a want of
firmnefs and independence
of mind—if they have once
asserted a thing to be true,
and are afterwards convin
ced of their mistake, it must
not be acknowledged, but
the proportion nfuft be de
fended in support of their
own independence.
The persuasion re
proofs—and the. commands
of parents must be disre
garded from similar motives.
Characters of this kind al
ways remind me of the poor
henpecked hufoand,who re
futed to eat his supper be
caufe.his wife told him it
was ready—he had been in
company one evening from
home, and had been rallied
by his neighbours for lett
ing his wife wear the bree
ches, as they termed it—he
returned with a determined
resolution, that in future no
one should have any occa
sion to suggest the supre
macy of his wife-foe on
his return, like a kind and
, F ^3^4hi rd wiffe^fil I
ing him hungry, prepared a
bowl of milk, knowing him
to be fond of it—crumbed
the bread —set it upon, the
stool, and asked him to eat
his fupper —he sprang like
a madman —swore he knew
when to eat his supper with-,
out her direction —she had
wore the breeches, he laid, ;
long enough—^ he would 4
have her know, that he was
master in his own boufe—^
and was; not to be ordered
about be her—kicked over
the stool—broke his bowl—•
Spilled the milk— and went
to bed half flarved—but as
independent as a prince.
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Notice,!
WHEREAS, the inha^
bitants of the town of Ffe
erfodja the county of Hillsborough,
Rate of N^w-Hampihire, presented a
petition to the General Court 31 thrir
last fafion, for permiflion to lay a tax'
of one penny per acre on all the land
iri laid town during the term of threo
years, for the purpose of repairing
roads in said town—And as the fe<
cond Tuefday of the next session of
the General Court is appointed them
as a day of heariag—this is to give
notice to ahy p^rfoti concerned, to
appear then, and (hew cause, if any
they have, why the prayer of said pe,
tition m 3V not be granted.
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T HE Commissioners ap~
. , pointed to receive and examine
the claims against the reflate of ZB
BULUN GJDDINGE, Esq. late of
Exeter, deceased, represented infol
pent, give notice, that they will at
tend said business at the boufe of
Col. Eliphalet Giddings, on
«he second Monday of February next,
an^ of the five following months from
3 o'clock to 7 P. M.
Exeter, -Jan. 22, 1790. ~
Salts 0/ Allies
wanted.
THE highest prices
giten for SALTS and con
demn'd POT-ASHES, at the Pead-
Alh Works in Exeter.
January 9, 1790. (20 f.('
Debtors & Creditors,
A LL Persons indebted tty
or having any "Claims on the
estate of JONATHAN GREELE.%
junr, late of Eaft^Kingfton, Esq. de
ceafed,are desired to apply to. MART
GREELEY, Admiimfratrix to said
estate, in order for settlement.
THOMAS'S
Maffaebujetts Conneaicut, RbodriJlaniJtl
*NrobampJhire and Vermont
ALMANACK, .
'For sale at tbifOnFlci.
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fare WEATHERWISE'S
VV ALMANACK,
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