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MISANTHROpE.

f8as.e MIOAlN i l1NOfE4s 49,.
It is to be hoped for the honor of human ma
turs that complete Misanthrope never en-
listed. Certain advances towards this de-
grading state Of intellect have however UNI
douhtcdiy been made. An elegant author
8 observes, s. There is sublime and tender
I melancholy, almost the universal attendant
on genius, which Is too apt to degenerate
into gloom and disgust with the world"
! Its cause of disgust, of It's avoiding the
!, haunts of busy Lie, and ii its seeking the
shade OF solitude, arises from its disappoillt-
ment in the high and romantic opinions it
had formed of tie sincerity aid virtue Of
man, and from It's defeat in its warm and
visionary plans of happiness. In the iol-
lowing poem the author has endeayored to
exhibit MisAsTHRoPY in its last STAG Of
depravity. linAon of AtLeiis,is tie model
from which he has drawn his represenlatl-
on
IT'S night again--no more let IRONING
rise,
Or hated light salute those damned eyes,
Wrspt in these gIoo1as, ano hnsl< III awe
profound,
Be every object, every human saund;
What pieases them . may. 3 er Stare
Be dead each feeiing--reisn aiol.e Desl air.
Alone, distracted, buried III tits csye,
Unseen, unknown, forever letime faye.:
Let no foul reptile dare approach this pare,
That bears resemblance to tie huiranfaee.
No feather'd scc3ster dare sttfle It's thseat,
And fill these tsskets watl. its ioye-sick Iote;
But let the how.ing Of thetiaeasts of prey
Rise OH the blast and drown each tender iay
The OWLS sFrill cryv the aN4ui groan ct s.cath,
And shrieks CT spirits tfenatie Ger tie heath.
Man, man, fell man,.ily far this haunted shade,
My air poilule not, noe.my path inT.fle;
|, If in my walks meet thy .flighifui fern,
I'll rcnd thee pieeenseal to the Rowing storm
I'd pity not, have argoi to feel,
My bosoEl's harder than the ponsI.d steel;
( / have no pity--.none Will receive,
May Gelds torment him w.so sor ne would
grieyc.:
Harder thai, marble be TRANSFORMED that tear,
Which falls in sorrow DER my silent bic;
want no friends to follow my remains,
No signs. of mourning, and no pictss strains;
No lovely wife to melt IN senGercst woes,
30 little cllildren--al mankind be foes!
When deaths cold slurI.Eer comes to close
these eyes,
And my soul lsborsin eercc agonies,
I'll smile disdainfu at the dart OF death,
And pour forth curses With my latest breath;
Around this haunt III cast nlygliInnlering light
And silk trinmphantin depths OF night;
Then may the,tygec make my grave his dsns
To guard nv bones from every human ksr,
From fields ofslaughter tfither bring his locd,
And drcnch.my ashes sTitti q victims blood.
once had mercy; once tbs breast could
glow,
And melt with, pity at another's wee:
Once. sweet beneyoIcnce for all mankind
Prompted my actions, and each thought re-
find;
The lnouFnful tale then Slain d my willingea
And with my gifts 1 always gave a,tear
But when misfortune fell upon my head,
And drove me from my little peaceful she'd,
No friendly arms were open to my cries, p
No roof to shield me from the wintry skies;
Those very wretches shatany bounty fed,
With pride .eisdaiEfllI from my footsteps fed
Once fair'wife reclin'd within my arms,
Sweeten'd my peace with her .seGucing
charms,
Soften'd each passion by her magic art, =
And stole to1rapttlre this deluded heaftS
But when fell, designing villain came,
She fed with him and loaded ne with shame
had child, he was my only boy,
Ny dawning prospect, and,my evening 10y;
Nature had formed him with her utmost care,
With each attraction that Car. win the fair;
His stature rose in strength and manly grace
The rays of genius fghten'd on his face.
O how How'd him, but how Iii repaid
y.Was all my fondness and parental aid
Hetoo forsoek me for hariots bed,
And lavish'd curses on his fathers head!
o shudder nature atthy dark disguise
Man, boosted man is infamy and hes.
HI now go prowI, the wandering mazes
tread,