Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-05-05

TO give him entrance
! While his approaches make little holiday,
And every face ID dreIssA smiles TO meet him.
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There are some men of such delicate
sensIb lly that the slightest circumstance
| IN their favour, or the least attention to-
! wards them will make them incouce,vabiy
happy. They are equally sens Die 20 in
attention the slightest degree Of which
gives tue n the most exquisite torture.
know not whether such fine feeling. are
desirable. Surely ,hoge who posse SIS ,hem
experience soine moments OF the most
delightful sensations, such as men of less
| sub;lized feelings or of blunted sensi-
o'hiy arc entire strangers 10. But IN the
Presen, unpolished state of our manners,
! these fleeing moments of happiness are
| cu'weigAed by tedious hours OF misery
Sucn men will also be most scrupulously
attentive 10 The feelings of others. They
possess genuine politeness. Their socie-
~ is the school in which polilcness i.
| caught in al its various notifications. Is
there man, Of feelings so callous, of a
Heart so deadeOed to all genuine delight
as TO wound Intentionally the sensibility Of
such men? No! There cannot be Ha
HAN nature is not so deprayed w hene-
yer 1t happens it must proceed from igno-
rance.
II we wish therefore to be masters of
that beautiful AVID agreeable accomplish
ment; To conciiiaIe the affections of men,
To be received with open arms into the
bosom of confidence, cultivate the acquain-
lance oil such men, converse with them
on various subjects, watch the emotions
OF their hearts, emotions which will dis
play themselves III their candid counte
nances, according as your conversation
and conduct please or offend the delicacy
oil their feelings. Observe too how they
adapt their conversation TO the capacities
OF those with whomth they associate, and the
ordinary topics OF ,heir conversation!
S'aniy is young man of my acqusin-
lance. He possesses the disadvantages
without tie advantages OF a scientific e.
duca ion. Because ne has been to a col
iese he conceives he is entitled TO lock
upon halt The world with contempt. He
passes BY his old acquaintanoes and pre-
ends not to see some and not 10 know O
Tiers. They cordially hate him. In con
verSaii4n lie is dogmatical. Is angry if
you pretend TO doubt the correctness of
has opinions. stops you III the course of
an argument, and tells you pointediy your
opinion is absurd. Swcars Ia il and then
! talks upon some ether subject. His 10
quac.ty is so loud and IrcessAnt that i
shocks the deiicacy ot he ear, and tires
the patIerce OF every one who listens t.
BIN Sometimes every person leaves
! the room while he - ;a!krg lie is then
IN frenzy Of anger, Tells the next Per
son ne meets with OF the stupidity of
! the company when treated him so i'm.
! politely, saying a. the same time. that a
man OF his genus and 4uainmenis can en-
loyno satisfaction in sucn lliiteraie circles.
Insults you by telling you what he has
learnt. Inform you with what facility Re
mastered particular branch of science.
Tells you what Ny. such ono said Of
him. Then exc,aims III by C. he is
fine fellow. Informs you h. had III
! fonor OF dining with one, receiving = card
from another, OF having long discussion
with third at tie COTE house. Tells you
| how completely he answered ard ennfu.-
! ed every argument he urged how ingeni-
ously ne detected their faIlacy and expos
ed their ahsurdity, and in What ridicu-
ious light hisaniagonist was placed. In
! CURES OF you, perhaps, what tbs laoics
SAID OF him, 81 The same time informing
you hat he heard theydid say respecting
him. Tells YOU that Miss - il diving
III love win him, and that he had made
| her believe he was as much in love with
! her, merely to have little amusement
| with the vain creature.
In his conversation with ladies his Ian
! guaSe IL unintellsIble boh to them aud
himself. He talks of the contraction of
! his bbres and hbuls, his vibrations and vi.
bratiuncles, the formulation Of his optic
nerve, bis syllogsms, his majors, his mi
nors, bis catachresis his ant4nonomasias,
his dIagonals. lis parellelIograms, his pe.
| peds, and thousand other harsh and bar
barous words which they never heard of
! It lady PLAYS on ne, pianoforte, it is a
hundred TO one if h. does not observe 10
her that such a eatscousiic sound is very
beautiful.
He j. the laughing stock for the whole
neighborhood. WheR he is seen ap.
preaching a gcn.lenan's house. | have