Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-24

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crowns his victorious hand with deeds 81
Woman embellishes every thing, endears
every thing; without her, man, deprived. OF
corfort il, his existence, and solace IN his
sufferings, would be most wretchedly wan
dering, in solitary gloom, .thro' cheerless
world Woman is in the order ct society,
what the sun is in that Of nature: then, dis
daining every art, let woman, ike the sum-
shine with her own glory: and is It in the
mower ofhuman art to add to the whiteness
4 of that fair lily, to the hue OF that lovely
rose? No !; oh sweet modesty, adorable
innocence mistic and sacred, vel, under
whose heavenly shade nature first concealed conc
from mortal eye the unspotted charms OF fe-
male beauty !; il belongs to you, and to you
only. still to embellish, to ennoble, those ele-
.psnt and beauteous forms, which seem to
have bsen erected as terrestrial temple OF
the sweet affections that spring from you
and never does woman present herself TO
our view with SO irresistible power and SO
fascinating grace, as when her features re-
feet the purity of your image, and her dress
s. the loose simplicity" ofyour lovely spirit
Let then lady's toilet be kind ofsanctua
~ sacred to innocence and modesty let
art approach it, not as vile usurper, but
like an humble votary, TO pay the respectful
tribute of his homage to that noble and d.
vine original, Of which his most labored ct.
forts can hardly present an imperfs Ct copy.
A man offevling and sense, will seldom
be eaptivated by the beauty of female fea-
trres, bu, inasmuch as they express some
moral quality. The feeling principle which
exists within us, independent of matter, will
seek for something congenial to itself; and
il seems as if human feasnres, and their ever
VARYING shades, are but medium by which
sympathetic nature watts soul to soul. They
point out to a woman how much, III pleasing
and captivating, external features are sub
servient to inward passions how much the
influence of the former depends on the pro-
per regulation OF thellatter.
6 Those at first, tn unwary heart may gain,
But ahesc, these only, can the heart retain.
Women's faces, like polished glass, will
be sullied even by the breath Of zephr.-
Strong unnatural pas sions soon darken the
sweet brightness Ct their contenances, dis
oyde. the harmony ofitheir fine proportions.
roughen the smooth and delicate texture OF
attractive powers eegenuine beauty where
as the friendly virtues of innocence, peace,
goodness, when they dwell in their hearts,
will breathe their own purity even, on the
outward form Of the body, in which they are
enclosed, expand the indifferent feature IN
to ray Of beauty, and form those ever love.
~ combinations, from which spring charms
ever new, graces ever sweet. i i,
The laurels which beauty owes to the
guiles of gaudy art, will soon pass and de-
cay those it owes to the influence of sweet
virtue will last as long as virtue itself BY
the former, women may perhaps, enjoy the
momentary advantage OF an usurped victo.
ry but by the latter, they WILDE crowned
by our affections, with the never fading ho-
nors off, we'll deserved triumph.
Oh, woman! be always good, and you
will always be lovely be more DESTROYS of
being approved by our hearts than courted
by our eyes. Cultivate the advantage of
well informed mind, of an innocent and se-
nercus heart they, more than the vain tolls
of art, will brighten every grace and sweet
ell every smile. tits these which will en-
circle yeur eyes with the radiant lustre of
soothing meekness, and attune your voice 10
the angelic sound Of sweetness. By these
you become mighty, though weak irresist-
ibie, though defeneeless. By these, even
amidst the gloomy winter of your age, you
still keep and present our fancy with some
Of the lovely flowers which have adorned !
the spring OF your youth.
From an Enghi.h Paper. 1