Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-06-10

..;..a by thofe Inhabitants Of the Sc
f sse'',,'ssorId. Who had formerly been au.
e'. Il. laid he had viewed with emo
i'a'' i pity and aaonilhment the fire.
pom i publications which had not The
sa = ,ooearance 6frevision and.corretfion,
4 - = s IN had been ufnered INFO the world
u IN daring confidence Of fucceis and ap-
~ ,s,,;o,. which ever accompany iguo-
=. and vanity. ] was much dhpoied
p ss,sauase the levefity Of this remark,
s...,ss ] thought il iniome degree sppli-
ME 10 myfsff. The quicknefs Of his
.crehsn6on perceived my motive for
(. sx,eouasion, sndhe obierved, that an
:. writer does nor deferve thar
tss,s csnfure, which IS juasy due to
,sI,. who prefix their names to their
se,ks, with that4elf cornplacency, which
! perpetual concomitant of profound ig-
,o,auce; bot which,generally receives thar
Sl,OOo;n,ulcus and chsgrin it 70 richly
id:ryes.
Unlels man be obliged'to write for his
a,iIy iufenance, he cannot be jlItihed 10
S,aiy launching into public reception the
.6Gons OF momensary ardour, without
CAREFUL reyiion and correction. It laid
h, man have no ability to write with
nopriety, he ihould entirely delft from It.
Ifhe have talents for elegance of dittion,
aopristy and force of language, he is
sbligst:d to PATS his productions through
d. ordeal OF true criticifn, before he ex
Dofes them TO the public eye. ] aked him
shether his centuries were directed againa
my tartiealar 5uvteile produ7ion Of ma-
Ars times. He anfwered. in the mega
/ i've; on the contrary be obleryed thar a
wry late publication in my country had
Induced the Inppoh;icn that the purity sf
msiens poetry had revived rom It's
hng Gunhef. ] shought my rompanion
hid, char bsay and poor feribbleT, and
aN wosss Judg of merit, alked him the
rsalor .. desering the publication Of his
Fri 10 {, remote a period. He repli-
d 9 IN aternum pingo," I" am
painting for eternity ] laid that time
bad proved bis oofervation jalt and
that the labors Of his Fen would never
be forgotten. Thought it would not be
TOO epifodicai to remark that the caertbe,
Jiubesd' had lately ragged in an alaoniihing
degree.
In one glad glare tracts, fsrnnous, pamphlets
vie,
And hot pref d nonfenie claims dignity"
,honghr nay celeiial companion ob-
isved thar the Invention Of printing had
rhered into light many productions,
which weBld othetWife have remained
ntheir original chaos. When / was on
,rrh philcsophy Aourifhed, and poetry
h.athcd It's native fragrance. But by in-
t.usion Of various arts, the tate Of mo-
dans has become yitiated and depraved. !
iniwered hisH thar the abuie Of thing was
no argument againIi Its excellence and u
iility. Laws faould be enacted to prohibit
PUBLICATIONS. p.rnicioua 10 fociey, and TO
ipppreis tho!r already pueliihcd. Ayho'
the preis has been the vehicle of error and
iouf., IT has likewife been the vehicle OF
Nuth and juft condemnation.
sWhas'sa fine type, whsre truth ezsrr her
rule
Science is feisner. and fool'sa fool"
After this conversation he babe me
,dieu, tho not wishour fome promife OF
'speating his yiff. / thought ! would
attempt 60 receive advantage from his
isnarks, and was npon the point Of re-
'0lsing never TO expofe nay Iucublations
iopublic confidence, when / unfortunately
swoks before I had complicated my reio-
lasiOn.
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