Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-04-19
TIE HUMBLE ADnREss OF
CITIZEN NAPPERTANDT.

From dangers thrcat'uing pond'rous fnndsj
TIL aliuremsnt of pirates guns
From men unhoPeful of promotion,
On i@s,ty's fszf5FaSps oasaHi
That prefume with veneration,
1o give adhiFirg thought expredion,
And tribute Of ny Mnfe to render,
To freedoms patron and defender:
Nor cares A8ule 70 much devoted,
To thoic whom merit has promoted,
To rank With Noblcs that inherit
The oftentstious claim of merit
From certain qusities Of birth;
TO; but with deep inherent worth,
She claims rsnk-snd begs permiilion,
To iPesk her mind and difPoGtion.
And fri, fhe VOWS upon her honor
MAY ali the Fayies faifen on her,
II aught Che utter nfnce-ely)
Like you ihe loves her eogntry dearly.
Like you, IN ipeech, fhe's always humble,
And thinks It indilcreet TO grumble.
Tho with the charge of keeneit latire,
An hon Of wits 1lould level At her.
Like you Of witdom whatfoever,
The Cod of Chaace vas peas'd to give her,
Exerted on tn exalted plan,
TO happily tie ftate Of man,
She offers 70 the human race,
With moH benign ard Iib'ral grace;
That IS 20 fay, = explain the figure,
And not give language 100 much rigor,
Rsjeeis whom honefy commends,
And juG ike you, Cir, loves her friends.
Fer honeay's fate device
2 hat, like infer Of his price,
OF lowbTed truth is 70 tenacious,
TO deyale however gracious
However hopeful irign'd compliance,
OF ltading parties 10 alliance
And tho, a. with 4 murm'ring wife,
a gentle be.eb nigh, end the hrife
Yet honehy cannot Afford.
The kind conci.iating word.
lis true PhioloPhy can teach,
That iweet bcnlgnity Of lpeech,
That loothing cordial Of diltemper,
That gives the miad iis proper temper,
And, ike the varying mouth Of old,
As lults the cline, blows ~ or cid.
PARDON the wand rings Of tire Mute,
IF over frequehtly ihe NE,
IN giving fancy lib raj icope,
5y way Of compliment, a troge
Her mean ng's good, and that's enough,
And ihOuld the merit rebuff
From blnnd'ring into contradiction,
And aaking ferrous fact Of fiction,
She's iursiy nol 10 dread the danger,
OF following the ingenious Granger
Or Galaiin the faithful ranter.
Whoie tongue 70 long kept up the cantcr,
Like Phylcian's TRULY feed,
And aoutiy trudgd in time Of need,
To bring dehv rance 70 the nation,
And friends Of mObs to public llation:
And hnCe, bangHn1 g9euqye,
Il Is the lot of man 10 vary,
Yourlelf, and It's the mightiea wonder,
NAV iometimcs chance 10 make bIuDdeT.
With fuch 10 JON, lis mod notorious,
To err little. All, y glorious,
And # the Muic il not mlTt4Ien,
Thus reafon'd the luxurious Bacon.
And now, tie Mules f" g3loz'5"t Gated,
And ike with like afociated,
I retrofpe0 or paR oppreiIion,
GRAPHING the vtas of the nation
Long, FIR, have Democrats Of merit.
Felt the dread fangs upon thsir lpTit
Seeing their worth and rank neglected,
And pfofFsr'd ferviess rejected;
Seeing the virtuous mob degraded
And whiikey parties foreiy j4dcd
Kyoa pent up ID gloomy jail,
Robb'd Of the liberty to rail,
And ev'n, at thoie bic fsoa,i degrading
The freedom Of s.be5srailg
Randy 5 inlulted in his eass,
(Of privilege a daring rape ,
Yet guilty doom'a OF indecoTum,
Recauie a member Of the forum,
His bLayJogs-gs4rys chofe write,
In etter harmed and polite.
Jua 10 the PrehdeEt relating,
From riff and EieEs HE near sfcaping;
Ha1l giv'n TO Britifh rope to triangle,
In which nhsmanly TO dangle,
Like bacon from cottage girdcr,
Only for tirGey and @Eyffr
O Mufe here llep aide moment,
And fullenly, without a comment,
Shed foods Of tears from wrathluleye6,
Or guilty earth in which he lies
Then turn to Nis5oiGr and fay,
"Shonid Ger 70 black, 70 foul day,
/" O'ercafl the fame Of onc 70 true,
{" TIL vent my lorrow thus for you"
Thus triumphd tyranny and torture,
IN governments in ev'ry quarter,
Till reafon pointed our plan,
That fierce " igfayiafsdt waa'
Should, like Mahomet in his FITS,
Madiy fagacious, ofe his wits,
And through delirlum take advice,
How earth might make parable
And now, in Pr5f5ea;iai lille,
See man in paroxylm wild,
R4ving in chains throughout crcationi
And ltrugsiing for emancipation
SEi9hty indeed : his furious aim,
IT'S LIsERTY--or what's the fame
IN view of logical projectors,
And philosophical difie6ters,
'Tis power to level contributions,
And calm the world By revolutions.
Cal but an eye acrols the ocean;
There's liberty il high promotion
In naryOzs fenfe, il there denotes,
Merely the right of cutting thr0ats
But taken in its full extent,
81 means the power q goversmeut,
As contributions grow TOO feeble,
To quellthe nurmers ofthe people. " @
: 80 7usfi7as il yap SisgiS Mr. Crifis. ".
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