Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-07-01
BUSY PART Of Me WORLD.

may be divided into the yirtuous and the
vicious; the vicious again into the coyet-
Gus, the ambitious, and the. sensual. Inc
Idle part of mankind are IN a state interior
to any of these. All the other are engaged
In tne pursuit of happiness, though often
misplaced, and are therefore more likely
TO be attentive TO such means as shall be
proposed to them for that end. The idle,
who are neither wise for this world nor the
next, are eI..phatically called by DIR. III
lotson, fools at large they propose 70
themselves no end, but run adrltt with
every wind. Advice would therefore be
only thrown away upon them, since they
would scarce take the pains TO read 1t.
shall not fatigue any of this worthless tribe
with large harangue, but VIII leave them
with this short saying of Plato; that fa6or
is as preferable 70 idleness, as Brightness TO
rust.
The pursuits of the active part OF man
kind are either in the paths of religion and
virtue :. or, on the other hand, IN the ROADS
TO wealth, honor, or pleasure. | shall
therefore compare, the pursuits OF avarlce,
ambition, and sensual delight, with their
opposite virtues; and shall consider which
of yhese principles engages men IN course
Of the greatest labor, suaeriag' ana ASST.
duitv. Most men in their cool reasoning ft,
are. wii.ingvo allow that course CT virtue
will in the end be rewarded the most am
ply, bu, represent the wayto it as ragged
and narrow. Ii therefore II can be made
TO appear that men struggle through as
MANY troubles to be miserable as they 90
20 be happy, my readers may perhaps DC
persuaded to be good when they hnd tney
shall lose nothing BY II.
First, for AvQrice. The mlser is more
industrious than the saint; the pans OF
getting, the fears of losing, and the inablil-
ty of enjoying his wealth, have been the
mark of satire in all ages. Were his re-
pentance upon his neglect of good bar
gain, his sorrow for being over-reacheoi'
his hope of improving sum, and ms tear
of falling into want. directed to their pro-
per objects, they would make so many oil-
ferent Christian graces and virtues. ne
may apply to himself great part OF OF
Paul's catalogue OF spferings On :0urnsy-
ing often; in bsrib Of matters, IN pert4s q
ye5bers, in beriLs among tatse orethre'ls IN
zvearinees and paiafalness, IN 10ateh.ags
rr,-r,--.r-<,sasa thi'-RtT taSdA155gS
he lag up to himself treasures in HedUen !!
or, If may in this place be allowed to add
the saying of great philosopher, ne may
provide such possessions as tear neither
arms nor men, mar Jove himself!
In the second place, it we look upon the
tolls of ambition in the same light as we
have considered those OF avartce, we shall
readily own thar far less trouble is requisite
to gain lasting glory, than the power and
reputation of few years, or IN other words
we NAV with more ease deserve honor than
obtain it. The ambitious man should re.
member cardinal Wolsey's complaint -
g Had served Cad with the same apPii-
cation wherewith | served my king, he
would not have fcrsaken me in my OLD
age" The cardinal here softens his ambl
tion by the specious pretence OF SERVING his
king: whereas his words IN the proper
construction, imply, ssas if, instead OF being.
acted by ambition. he had been acted yre-
ligion, he should have now found the com
forts of it, when the whole world had turn
ed its back upon him.
ThirdGy. Let US compare the pains of
the sensual with those of the virtuous, &
see which are heavier In the BALANCE. 1t ma
cm { arge at the FIRST lew hat he men
of pieasoe should be advised to change
their course because they lead q painful
life. Yet we see them SO active and yigilant
In quest of delight, under so many disquiets
and the sport of such various passions, let
them answer as they cat, if the paius they
undergo do notovsrweigh their enjoyinenss
The in6delities 90 the one part between
the two sexes, and the caprices on the
ther, the dehasemeni OF reason. the Pangs
of expection, the cisappoinsmentsin pos
= ssessana fhA sfin0s nf remorse tht. yanj.