The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1793-11-12 00:00:00, page 4

Zh I what avails the wide capacious mind
With every science accurately fraught ;
The keen eyed fancy, fparklirig and refin’d.
The blaze of genius and the burst of thought ?
Ah 1 what avails the magnitude of foul,
Which urg’d by sterling sentiment alone.
Taught the big bolts of eloquence to roll,
And thunder’d strong convi&ipns round the
_ . ' [throne.
J Bid finking Britain (hake away the gloom,
Which long hadbound her temples in disgrace,
And like the bald,but deathless chief of Rome,
Twin’d evcrlafting laurels in its place.
' Tbefe no bleft veil, no mantle ever threw,
To fcreea a paltry proftkyte from morn.
But ftripp’d them iill more openly to view,
And call’d aloud for aggravated fcorni
When the dull Have or sycophant wnfefs’d,
Ereds on guilt his coronated car.
Or hides his native turpitude of breast.
Beneath rhe venaHazzliogi of a ihr, f
No Gpnlcious blush compels the cheek to glow,
The brow no mark of wonder will display,
Bor fools we fte are always caught with show,
And find that villains will betray.
Can the fine magick of a melting flrdn,
Invert the well known pi i net pies of things,
Remove the figb from agonizing pain.
Or guard the guilty bosom from its flings ?
AHlcd, alas 1 forever to the crime,
No kind exemption can the person claim,
But blackens downward on the lapse of dme/
The equal objeft of eternal flume. „
a I <' . •
Futah I what plea,what language h«s the pow’r,
Howe’er important, tender, or sublime,
To check the funbtam’d fwiftn'efs of an hour,
Or fnaich the glass from ever.flying time ?
or the Mules.
Fromtl'Mi^chu(fV.s Magsztne,/^r May 1789.
[To Editors oj the Maflachufetts Magazine.]
Gentlembn,
7 he followingE.s.£GY was /aid to have been
written by the celebrated C. Ch u rchi 11,
and wds occasioned by the late Mr. Pitt’s ac
cepting ci Peerage. The poet addrefjed him
with a peculiar poignancy,by the name efVyn
(ent, as a Baronet of that name had bequeath'
td a valuable legacy, but a (hcrt time before, to
Mr. Pitt, in confcquer.ee of his patrictick exer
tions. ^be poem was never printed but or.ee,
atid by fbt friends of the Earl of Chatham
great pains were taken tn suppress it. It is
fofcarte, that I believe but few of your read
ers have seen it. As the ex deflations of the
poet were never realized and the nobleman never
forgot the principles of the commoner ,the pub
lication of this poem, cannot at this time in
jure the reputation of Lord Chatham. But
there are many and great poetical beauties con
tained m the p ’ece, which are neither local nor
temporary. This Elegy was retpefifully in
scribed to the Right honourab'e Richard Earl
Temple, as a tefiimony of the Authors vene
ration for that worthy character. Yburs,
Sept im ve.
An ELEGY,
On the late Right Honourable
William Pitt, Enquire.
O L^clfcr ,Jcn of the morning,bow art thou fall'n !
JF when the Rem relentless hand of Fate,
Has fnateb’d some hr r o in his early bloom.
Or friz’d unphying on rhe good and great,
To f«ell the fable triumphs ol the tomb ;
When feme ennobled, felf-exalted sage,
Superiour far to hecfctomb{ of kings,
The friend, the fire, the faviour of an age.
Gives up a realm for Earldom and for firings,
Sharp indignation mingles with distress ; ,
Howe’er he once was godlike in our eyes, .
And spite of alt the pity We pofefs,
We mult retain our justice, and despise.
But when feme high, feme celebrated name.
Flies meanly back from Virtue’s generous race,
And Hains a whole eternity of fame,
To gain a glitteiing ensign of disgrace ;
How must the Feeling bcfom bear its flrife !
How must the voice of gratitude exclaim I
When feme fell hour has feiz’d on mbrethan I‘fe,
And w; ought the worftof murders on his fame?
fain would the Muses for a fav’rite plead,
Fain would they form fomc reconciling plan,
To spare the person, and condemn the deed, “
To brand the baseness, yet preserve the man.
When we lament for pitr io tick fire,
A glorious envy mingles wiih the tear,
And though we weep, we frcretly adinie,
And nobly grudge the glory of its bi.er /
If when the guardians of a country die.
The grateful tear in tenderness fliould Harf,
Or the keen Enguilh of a red’ding eye.
Declare the deep afflidions of the heart,
Hibernian gentleman, who
was very liable to make blunders,
laid, a wager that he would not make
one tor twelve hour! 5/ the wager
was a dozen of the best wine and a
fepp^r. in o-der to be fafe from ,
blundering, this Gentleman Scarcely
uttered thrbe leniences until the time
vVas nearly elapsed, and the bet giv
en up foe. loft, when one of the com
pany observing how long the meflen
ger fl-aid, that had been dilpatched
for th^ wine, O faith ! cries the Hi
bei pian, I suppose he has broken the
bottles, and flays tofill-them again.
This timely bull oecafioned the for- ;
tenure of his wager, and the compa
ny were literally merry at his expense*
fl Dublin Anecdote.
Few years ago a woman who
rented a inug house in Dubin, alarm*
edThe neighbourhood wife a strange
flory of a Ghost, dressed as a female,
in black robes, that opened the cur
tains of her bed, surrounded by an il
lumination like lightning, and with a
ccuntenahce laboring under tome
heavy burthen, beckoned the wo
man to follow her. The person
, haurfted, called in two relations to
sleep with her the next night $ but
they were also equally frightned with
groafls and an uncommon noise, and
left the' house next day,.
The occupier of the house still per
filled^ that fee was not only haunted
but threatened by the Ghost ; and to
this Ilie made the mod fqlemn oaths,
as well as imprecations, and accord
ingly took lodgings in a neighbour
ing. Greet;
The flory having gone abroad,
hundreds were daily drawn by curi
eficy into the flreet where the haunt
ed house was ; and it becoming the
fubjedl of conversation every where^ ;
Mr. Nolan, so well known for his
poetical and political abilities, took
up a fporung bet, ihM he would fuf
fer himfejf to be locked up in ihe'
house, one whole night, without
company of any human being. A*
bouc ni qe c/clock he wen r* and was
feuc u p •, bur, for the fake of defe nce
against dny improper practices;
Charnddwhhffiegewgaw’s fafc’mmjgg^
Exchange intrinfick charade r for found.
Or basely barter liberty for air ;
Their very worth contrafled with the fall,
A new disgrace inevitably Iheds,
Gives the keen curse accumulated gall, [heads,
And drags down wider vengeance on their
Fly with the lightning’s tapidnefs of hafle, "
Where drear Ohio’s melancholly flood,
Glooms with unusual-horror in the waste.
And fwelis quite crimfon’d with Brittania’s
[blood.
Yet rather seek some confine of the earth,
Whe’-eßritifh footfleps neverhave been known
Where the sweet funbeatn dies before its birth,
Or hapless nature burns beneath the zone j
There, while the wondering Ravages applaud.
Retain thy bafenefe, yet preserve thy pride,
As some Rate minion ihfamoufly aw’d,
Yet ftiil dß.ft the priviledge to guide.
Where then unhappy Pynfent,: canfl thou run,
Or flrive to hide, O elevated Have !
What pitying cell can screen thee from the fun,
Or kindly yield a temporary grave ?
Bevond where Zombis with eternal snows
All cold and flrveting in herlelf retires•
Or where parch’d Africk vehemently glows
In all the fiercenefs of autumnal fires.
But why fbovld Pynfent madly urge hir flight,
And poorly servile to a trivial lay,
Explore the bound’ries of perpetual night,
Or fefck the realms of ever scorching day ?
Can the mers casual circumflanCe of pole,
The un meaning, dull variety of clime,
Reflate the or.ee known cheerfulnefs of foul,
Or podr one ray of comfort on his crime I
[f o be cbntinued.y
ENTERTAINMENT.
loaded pistols, and was not released
’till fix o’clock the next morning,
when he was found by his compan
ions faft asleep.
The following elegant Stanzas will
best ffiew the filiation of his mind,
during the time of his vigils, Suffice
it to fay, he saw no Ghost, though he
heard a great deal of noise, and loud
ly threatened to ffioot the firft who.
should approach him, whether of
this world or of the other. The dis
creet Ghost desisted, and the people
got rid of their fears in that neigh
bourhood, —
A little on-ward in the path of life,
And all mug flretch in death their mortalframe,
A few fho^t firuggles end the weary flrife,
And blot the frail memorial of our name
Torn from the Promontory's lofty brew,
In time, the rooted Oak itfelf lies lew.
A Vendue.
*7 ■ • ‘ ‘ ' X. i-C. , • J . k . *
Harue on land the following Articles
and wtfh to dispose of them
on reafenable terms. .
T/i z ■ ‘££ "- - f
O be fold at Public Venduef the
old Constitution of rhe United States,
and;a few hogfeeads of old Conti
nental Money, seven and an half per*
cenN above proof. ’
Cheap for case a few copies of St.
Clair’s defeat: ^lfo, Indian Scalps,
by rhe Box, and feme of the Ohio
Soldiers at a very ’cheap rate/ter
which if not disposed of soon Hlall
have to purchase a quantity of Iron
Mittens, as cold weather is coming.
A quantiuty of old holies excham
ged for white beans or potatoes.
A few keoerent Preachers dama
ged for want, of Salt,.j2 pence by the
dozen groce.
A quantity of Somnus, just im
ported and fit.for Sundays. vATcw
pair Vest Patterns of Grace. A Gon-*
dola made out of the Book, of’ Juoe,
with one Balloon, framed (fqnq the
Revelations, &c. &c. , - ;.
A fewßunches of Gratitude, Obe
dience, Good Manners, Early Edu
cation, &c. &c.
Soon expert .a groce of Gamblers^
Pick-Pockets, and other Rogues
which I (ball have to fend to the
Ohio in exchange for Scalps. , ,
Illiterifte School Mafters,by whole
sale or retail.
A few Quack Dolors, and a small
number of Pettifoggers cheap for
Case.
Lately imported from Europe in'
Brig Polly, Capt. Honejius, Publick
CEcoqOmy, Public Credit, Humani
ty and Virtue, which I (hall have to
fend to the feat of Government in a
Waggon. ‘X 4
Have on hand, a quantity of Cha
rity and Temperance, cheap and
good. Likewift'
A few pounds of Modesty, fit for
Ladka/ * f
• "7 .
- STANZAS,
Written in a haunted Room.
IF from the dear mints of‘the filer t dead
Our ling depot ted friends could rife anew ;
Wh^ feel a horror, or conceive a dread
To fee again tbofe friends whom once we knew ?
Father of all f thou gavfi not to cur ken.
To view beyond the ashes of the grave ;
'7 is not the idle tales of busy men
That can the mind appal.—-The truly brave,
Seated on rcafon's adamantine throne,
Can place the foul, and fears no ills unknown.
In this lone room, where stow I patient wait
To try if fuls departed can appear,
O could a Burgh efeppt bis prifisn gate,
Or could I think M'ciKhe’s form was near.
Why ft ar to view thi Jbades which long must be
Hatred io Freedom and to Charity P
O ! if the flinty prifin of the grave
Could lofi its doors, and let the fpirii fleet
Why not return the wife, the just, the brave*.
And set, once rmre, the pride of ages free ?
Why not redone a Socrates again ?
Or give thee, Newton, as '.he Urft of men ?
Soon expect nom London^ vid
Madrid, a cargo of Nobilitv, a 1 few
Kings : Alfa, A number of Guillo-,
tines cheap for Cash.
Wilh to dispose of a few yards es
French Ambaifador, by the pound.
Alfa, Some Bunches of Onions and
Rice with a few quartersof Mutton.
Aristocrats. Jacobins and Sans Cu
lottes, which after mixing them by
the ears purppfe.to fell Chc^p.
Lately from Paris, a few Bottles of
Female Ehroifm, with a large assort
ment cf the like articles. Terms of’
payment made ealy tothe purchaser,
Ihor 1 credit, with good security. -
The fubferiber .flatters himfdf that
said articles will fell soon as the .moll
of them arp much wanted. ;
Humphrey Gubbin..
John Dean, jun.
JnFOBMS liis Cuftpmers and the
public, That he has just received
Weit-Ihdia Goods,
Hollowr Ware, in general,
and Paper- Hangings...
All of which will be fold cheap for
♦ Caffi.* Y r ' ;
Exeter, Oil. IS. ■ ‘
TO BE SOLD: BY- •
HENRY RANLET,
At his Pri NTr^G-OFf ice, neyt. dAor to
Meflrs. Gilman uj Boyer’^,
As cheap as (an be pur chafed in Bbjlon^
■' or elfewheref f •
A General Assortment of
Books ^ Stationary ;
Blank Justice’s Writs,
printed on (he new plan.
Justice’s Executions, ’
Warrantee and Quitclaim Deeds, a
Apprentice Indentures,.&c.
R A G S.
Calh, Wri tingpaper,
or Books will be exchanged for clean
Cotton and Linen RAGS,
at H. Ran i e t’s Printing-Office, Main^
\ Street, Exeter. ’
। . ■■■ -—— — f—r-r ! . ' -
Wanted immediately, a large quantity
Green Sheep-Skins,
For which agenerous price will be given*
’ "V?'’ i “* ’ J .1<- ,/ ' ■ 11 i 4
Tbit day Phli/bed, by
Lamfon & Odjorne,,
And for fate at their Btfk-Store,
The. Improvement cf.the Mind—•
By ISAAC V^ATTS, D. D.
THli ^ork, being competed in the ©a
turity of bis understanding, is thought
fbpeHpr la.aßy of his prodo^ions per- bat the
very mention of f Fat is is a Sufficient recoa
mendadon.
Liktwye — ,
Grace Abounding to the Chief or
Sinners.— By John Bunyan.
The very extraordinary powers of mi ad an
the eminent chriflian qualificat ons of;tb.o Aui
thor, joined with the m&ny perfecuticns e
Offered, and, like rhe Apostle Paul,furmount
:d, are too well khbwn to need particular oo-
Fervauon here, and too difinguilhed not to a »
r crd ample recommendation to nil the wor ff
jf his inspired Ith cnooogn ^beretore
io observe— j r is
Come and read, all ye that f^r Gsd, and Jet^
what he wtll do for your fouls.
Like wife, lately rtetived, and for j ale.
The Merry Story-Teller* -
Being a variety of ftorics, ‘fared to enter-c
arn a Winter Evening, or to add Ba ^
tumour io the leiftne interval ‘M®*
G O O D S.
Frefly AJjortment of
Fall and Winter
I!f • •
ALSO,