Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-16
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g The rafc assemblagss rich R1nount Of
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csgec6ys.light Of intellect refn'd." Z
ALTHOUGH Lam not efthe tribe Odds
eontent6ed M6rtals who continually eSeerats
thsirowp Duy Cor MS ~hanners, inprhs and
modest ah6thodghI would not, u assr5tex-
change il TOR any other Day past or to comes
yet fancy = perceive certain shades in its
conplexiOn which Fam however very willing
TO sapposet4ay ouiy. strike nay attention from,
thar contrast with its general fairAess. Thus,
frixolisy and. pOpserss have perhaps an un.
reasonable share IN the Conversation of-the
Days while imagine it might become, il
the phrase of cratisn, .eycn the Daughter of,
, Reasoning and the Motbsrsf knowledge,
and these~ishout be%ildsring MIR FIutter in
the mage Of syllogisn, or confCunding Mr.:
{" Dapperamidst the whirling ,ef the spheres. :
When + would wish therefore Conysrsa-
tion to be the Daughter Of Keasoning, do
net near, that SyIIssisms shosld have the:
least share in her Procreation and when I
hzitit-ss the .Afotheg ;of Knowledge il IS not
of pressing lectures nor metaphysical dis
QUESTIONS !: it Is a the parent. Of elegant and
chastened Wit Of sober reasoning efthe in-
> strDDsiEssremark as that delightful .inter-
change Of sentiment which should attend The
Intercourse Of intei!eetuakbeiugs. h. ri.
The pressing psdant who weariessccmpa-
nycwith tssteiess HgleSsingsi fFon ponderous
tonnes is+he spruce philosopher who insults
1T with dogmasieaI Pasadoxes 0E<nodern in-
venliou the matter st'I yaetgentleman, who
finds il eouvenientto think argument beneath
bisnotiee s7rhe buck OF blood, the sentimental
Miss, and the te slipping rotaries of scandal,
are all practical heretics against genuine Con-
versatiou :; tribe which, has continued to in:
crosse in defiance of all the brands Of the In
deFatigabls InquisitiOn Of Wits, cynics and
S6trists. Unjust 6eiieEe, showevershockins
such . notion to the regularly. bred disciples
Of tcnsand etiquette; thai. il is not designed
merely for the discussion of dess,,of the
feals OF s6uckism, and the merits ,af Miss
OwensOn's ROmances, regard it, prostituted
as his 20 these eoatsmptibIe purposes as /
would some stately eai6ee degraded BY the
<sordid uses of The swiheAerd. :: :
To ths>xeyg class Of nay readers who are
.bsst fssssa BY taIspt and knowledge to per-
ceive and esrreea the perssrsiol, Ispeak OF;
Is 70 be aacribed the greatest share Of its
blame. Thstehs bsaialsss willing. ahssickly
plant &c . Missest Boarding School, and an
thai tribe WhicApsgs tases in the almssphsre
! Of adrswine rpo1n, 'sAevad drink inthe stream
of frisolitg, Is NOT sealE sarprising butthat
the wosshipsrs ef Selsass, the Di.eiples Of
Tmses who hays quaf'ea ssshe k,srs fountains
OF Gsaiss and Sentiment should ,ssoop %
partAks IS ssAs muddy ,streaHs is.Nicksd rs
well e. ridi6aloas. Let such exhibit 70 the
swosld Of Mode ceayessatipa IL shepsd be,
1lsgthem stand up % oppose itssprostitutiOn,
and, BY chewing Il IN its own genuine and
rsspsstable guisc, cSmmana che. sespees If
NOT the imiatioa q the frivolous, AnaI do
not bsIisvs my Day isideEcSsn.ia.thOsss
1nieht dsssIcps is proper ssauresRndasasI
colours from the siGiestufe whieh disguises|
Il Is the siscles q hshish, would they no
longer e h0w DOWN. qstO sshss sunseeznly.|
4 AfaiAlEiIs1., Is 60 Mod
ThOueN M buck might snser, the Mis-.
ssigAt Sslssr aha dc -snes might Iook
euissicalIy Tor . tilns sAsagk fSe ding
bap evEJs ssszs and assiaa nsy,I