Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-05-11
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For, thouek. sonesimes i males dee
weep and vail,
And eufsethy snr and early drudge and
lwishous thas would con-. n heavier
Isoss IL, onruly ps..ion., and di.s..es
The ancient Pos.., ,lslieb,iDs il se.i.I
IN, have amused themselves and eredn.
lons readers with i gorgeous DESCRIPTION
Of the golden age. An age, which, &c.
Eeofding 70 ppeical chronology. existed
prior y the primal curse. In this biesk
period, Is the isbles Of Own fssgn, no
coulter pierced he eafih's surface. hos
ney distilled from oaks, and wine g0rs
glsd spontaneously from springs. This
Is undoubtedly q vision Of the night.
But, IL il had been realized, and men,
ike the austerc governor III the gospel
could have RAPED thhcye they Rad nee
SCUM, and gathered scksre they lad noe
stretUed, such . state Of inaction would
produce an extreme Of WEAKNESS, more
intolerable than the drudgery Of the field.
A profound observers has remarke that
If al the year were PLAYING holidays, 70
sport would be, % tedious as 70 work
and five mark The mem Of pleasure, whom
the legacy, or the partially Of parents
has enriched, we shall discover the truth
Of this observation. Who u 90 anxious.
who loses 90 much rest, who 90 worketA
NTH his hands, as the nocturnal game.
ster What perils, what storms, what
fatigue the drunkafd encounters, hayi.
eating the raging ocean Of wine.
To what injury, and to what in!afhy is
the liber,ine exposed, who nightly hannts
the recesses Of dsbanchery, or who pro-
vokes the vengeance of the husband BY
tempting the loyalty Of the wife. What
tolls, what watchings, what anxiety are
endured ~ every sensualist, whether he
roves through the Haratn Of Variety, OF
labours to suliy the purity Of virgin limo.
eence. yetall these make delight trade,
/" And coy 2erdition every hour purshe.n
- For myssif, cannot HELM thinkiuas
that guiding tender grass l. more easy,
than cutting unlueky cards that the h.
bourer with . corn basket on his shout.
der Is less burdened, than the tipler witH
the load Of his stomach and thar The
= ilaxenheaded plough-boy, " tracing the
straight and undertaking furfow, has Z
lightertask to fulfil. than he, who bewil.
ders himselfin the maxes Of wantonness,
who III The Twilight, IN the rvening, ii
he black and darl a;ghf, hurries after
her, who il emphaticalLy called " the
arrange woman" and 4 whose house II
the way 20 Hell, going down tothe chm
bers Of Death. /, s., .5s ~.
Repair then with alacrity, happy hus!
bandnen, 10 ldb CIRCUS lverk. Trust me,
We sleep sounder than he, who advises
YOU. and who is destined to have no
acres to till, but who, with throbbine
temples, tolls over the weekly sermon. Z
As wander through rural lanes, wiiha
head perplexed with anxious thought,
and with 1 heart lacerated by many an ar.
row Of adversely, still / am always tran:
quilized,= when regard the operations
Of agriculture. gaze with pleasure as
YOUR bnrsting barns, your web ordered
cottages, and your fruitful fields. ! see
that, IN consegHense 81 yoar id6sar, YOU
are healthy and happy. While you. je-
cund. drive yonr teams a6sld, and inhals
IL baisamie favour of the earth, you
consult your fortune BY theone, and your !.
nre,eryation by the Other. Continue 20 !
yenera,e the plough and TO feed the o..
and YOU win turnup gold with the 6rst,
and draw 70 your dwelling fine goH with
the second. Let Others, a. L has been
eloouentIy said. dig ior factitious wealth
Is the bowels Of the earth, your brightet j
ore Is derived from its upper stratum.
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