Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1805-1805, 1805-04-08

GU % Story non o4t, aaset tal aaruiaa Blo213fAk
! Who hates not Story Boomfelds verfe may love.
Parody sf Y5yga
INSTEAD Of rummaging my chef of brrn-vare, for
this number, al preient the concluding letter of Stud
Glus
TO THE PILGRIM.
SIR,
The talk Of ptbi1lirg, with critical annotatons, works
like the Farmers Boy and Rural Tales. could have fall
len one whole claims greater than thOie Of Cape
Loft, of very weak intele egregious vanity and
mott depraved tae. copous appendix gives him op
porunity for ar euogum upon his talents and uefu
lneis, as utce Of the peace for the county of Suffolk
(which he patheCay anents the los Ianed by the
Tic in his removal from that office, by unfeeng govern
ment To convince Of his ntrepdity he has ventured
to nterpoate upernumerary in the word literary which
ne ays the analogy of the language ieenled him
dure. This afeStation of Improvement might perhaps
proceed from dere mpre upon his readers the great
neis of his own literary accomplishments which without
double he delpaired of accomplishing
The principle agents in the Farmers Boy, young cow
herd, and Dairy maid the subordinate character iow
with truly admirable and numerous progenyl cows
hores, heep and divers dsnelc animals compete mot
ley grouPewhch the fancy Of Bloomfield has BY com
bination and Formulation wrought int poem of four dull
books Thoie who have realized any of the enes or re-
marked any of the characters of this book will doubte
| bear wtnefs to the fidelity of his descriptions
FOR beauty OF imagery eoquence, force Of language,
rengh OF imagination, correttnel Of lentment any
| of Boomfeld's worxs--vge look IN vain. Hi; compoi-
tons prelent continued waite Of dunel and lDdity
with hardly Jingle flower of fancy reprels exhlarate
the weared reader.
From the examples that might be adduced as
pecimens of the vugary of his dction, ee the follow
Z" Where off the fwinc from anbuih warm and drv.
| Bolt oHt andyfzmpsr headlong their fly,
| .........
| " Look out, the fun fines warm and bright,
know you cat yoar ooras lalt night.
Next remark his profundity Of reflection, and, as Mr.
Loft obierves his 9s.fVe r70raAty:''
| here behold,
| And marvel at the courfe of time
| Though you and are both grown old,
This tree i only in its prime
Much credit is due to hengenuy Of Mr. B. far hs Won
derful dcovery, that will fo1etimes live dperthan
! a man.
The author warns Of the consequences of Ioyebv
beautiful marathon ofi fatal effect upon youthful black
inlth who unwarlY ufered huelf TO be in1amed A. tL
forge OF Cupid, gfafed by the bellows of Venus. 49,
lane paid thar infant; mitchell came Of co,,rrs
| drove the nail awry, and land the horfe
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| She pail d the ltraw roofd fled, in ranges where
Hung many well turnA fhoe, and giitt ring fhare
/ Where Walter,as hs charmer trippd along
Would fqp bis roaring bsAoVvs and Bis Sqe
...........
| ALE eyes have fared I've blown blaf 70 Gronp,
/ Forgot to finite at all, or fnote too long.
IN the icience Of Ghoology-our rhymer las difpaved
acute learning, and advanced new doctrines
shaketpeareS GhOis, however, accompanied with terror
iubhnlty or horror, have not often dnguifed bemfea.
by noe or bluering. We have heard Of ghots ring from
the ground or defending from the clouds and gter;n
before the eyes, but reerved for the inguIsr fec
OF Mr. Bloomfield tbinvent g trOtting lPirit"
/ For much ihe feard the gritty ghoR
] Would leap upon her back.
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| For where the path was bare,
The f'0fATg gb9q kept the fame
! -.
Still on fa4 ped, the gobli. went
Some apology perhaps due dwelling 70 lone on =
iubIect, merrng only neglect and contempt Weret nor
that iome whole influence in the literary world neceGar
gives currency to works any DESCRIPTION had ;ncon6d
erately praed the ebuitions Of Bloomfield IN coo
animation their judgment nun have condemned arkno,
edge this time would have been pent il vain Bur the c
ce which has frequently attended uch" uef abors a.
thole OF Mr. b. has induced others of mIa ,aisnts n
ais the cafe OF the public with their branle and enntv ef
unions Of this Description SUSANNA RosoN bo
is greatly addicted to writing =
" hymns harmonious, fwtet as Infinite:
Flowing 70 free that Poely ere long
Mutt yield 70 numbers and expire Nv fong
How often do the public prints ufy TIE atire Of one Of
our poets
EAgizs lay, fuch ta1e and truth combine,
The lap-dog lives and barks in every line
ne contempt OF readers of tae viii not ALWAYS dcour
age uch authors and une they fomenles feel the rcorn
on Of crcm they will continue to waite their time ana
lcrawl and pauie with heap Of nonlenfe" while thew
are battered by the extravaganza puf which are not ner
maps written by heielvts IN the newspapers that contains
their icraPs. SITDIoSITS S--''
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