Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-02-18
IN THE rauss.
IN THE PRESS.
And will he publlsd in fev wcexs az elegant edition OF
The Miscellaneous Works
OF DAVID HUMPHREYS,
Late Mnr Phnssiay f;om be United Stas 10 tie Court Of
i7ad-id
IN this edition will be included (never
DAVID HUMPHR Z

IN this edition will be included (never
oefore prnted) pesn he Loveef Country in cele-
oraton OF the twentythird anniversary of American In
dependence aiio,.a Poem t5e dtats Of Gen Wsesgtop,
delivered at the american houfe in Madrid the 4th
day of July, 1905 together With one sfn4ler poelcal
compositions and feverai eaays in pfofe.
10 the Poem the death of Gen. Wilmington, will be
annexed ieyerA Letters, wit en- by him while Prcfdcnt
OF the United States, to the Author, while MiniAer
rore'gn Courts explanatory of fone remarks alluded
to IN that Poem. al
The de6gn of the FIX principal Poems, which have /
relation TO each other celebrate the American Rev
o'uion. and indicate the means of its becoming being
TO mankind, The frn wasinended animate the cour-
age and excite the pcfsversnce of TIC armies which
adore ed the iecond by dilpIaying peculiar ad
vanages tor happincfs, TO ncreaie and conf rim pred
ction for our native land the third. by attracting
attention to the future glory Of America make our
conduct worthy of actors 70 dnguiihed theatre ;
the fourth, to ow the necety of induary for promot
ing our profperiy the fifth, dclcibe that love Of
country WHICH efentia to the prefervson OF free
dom aud the iixh to oxeRpjify the qualities OF here
and patriot for imitation the character OF General
Wziiingon. &E.
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try.
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