Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-02-18

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Intimacy with vicious afociate., is alto
productive of erroneous opinions, becaufe,
in our pronenels to imitation, we confider
the fuayity of manners, which endears a
companion more than the purity of his
principles, or the reetitude Of his life
Evil habits may be acquired before the
mind has gained itrength, fulficient to
refilt the force of example. When the
fountain is poiloned, the river will be az
fetted by the malignancy Through IFS
whole courfe. The mind in yorsh re-
lembles field, waiting the towers care.
If the feeds Of WORTHLESS and poifonous
plants be fuf-red to mingle with the foil,
and uiurp the place, defined to more
valuable productions, the fra podefor
quits his feat with reluctance, and is Eel
dom entirely cxtirpated. The vegetation
OF vice is mott rankly luxuriant in the
fhade of idlenels, and when the ground is
once covered with its foliage, no room is
allowed for more falubrious plant to take
root and fourth. If early life be irregu-
lar, eccentricity will equally characterize
age. If the youth be vicious, the man
will generally be perverfe in mind, and
corrupt in life.
Such is the connection between princi-
pie and action that life, habitually vi
cious, is generally productive of weaknefs
and degradation Of the intellectual powers.
Mott men at firR act well, or i'll, without
deep reflection and are indebted TO
chance for their opinions, and to blind
imitation for their conduit. The BEATS
Of the foref may be tamed,, # taken
young, before they are familiariied to
laughter but after initind and imitation
have rendered them favage, the ingenuity
of man may refrain, hut can never lub-
due their fcrocity~. Whatever habits 4
man has acquired, he will labor to defend,
or at l.af to execute. Vices he jufifes !;
crimes b. paliates and if he be notorious
for only one vicious propenfty, he confef-
fes that il is q falling, but continues,
!" man is never perfect, and | have greater
e indictments and temptations, than fall to
6 the lot Of Others. But his temptations
are commonly Of Ills own creation, and
his indictments proceed from his own
bofom. Let him confider that the thief
may as we'll demand inpunity, when he
violates no laws, but thofe, that prohibit
robbery. Such is the manner, in which
the dyke againf immortality is broken
through, and the torrent, which he is
unwilling at frlt, he is at lait unable to
refiit.
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Isadtl avit repuysd.----A gay young
fpark, of deifical turn, travelling in a
Gage coach to London, forced his fenti-
ments on the company, by attempting to
ridicule the Scriptures and among other
topics, made himlelf merry with the tory
of David and Coliah, itrongly urging the
impoflibility Of youth like David. being
able to throw tone with fuficient force,
to fink into 4 giants forehead. On this
he appealed to the company, and in par
ticular to grave gentleman of the de-
nomination called Quakers, who fat filent
in one corner of the carriage. Indeed
friend," replied he. 81 do not think it
at all improbable, if the Philiitine's head
was as loft as thine. "-EOan. MsgaxiAe.
ERosTATIoN.
Garnerin Attended at Berlin on the
evening of the I3th of April, and after
an erial voyage of upwards OF an hour, de-
Cc.rdoJ ~ M:stonvvald.. \ miles dilfanf.
1t does not appear however, that Protector
Harmb0Hdt went with him: Mr.. Harmb-
itaedt's Object was to so as high as was
confident with respiration, and there to
make d variety Of experiments, which on
earth could only be efeeted under the re-
cciver of the air-pump.
A German philofo2het of fome emin-
ence, named Brandt, lately Attended with
a like intent, but on attaining the point of