Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-07-29
THE DICTIONARY OF LOVE.

one may infer, without malice, that he
has not always been such to hereyes.
Cvn1r1Es.-Thsight troops OF love. !,
CANDoR.-As delicate as the rose, ana
nothing can blast it.
CHA1N.-Off flowers, when one Is loved
Of iron, when one is not.
CoNPosURE.-With the greater part OF
women, the exterior is composed, while
the interior is disturbed.
Observation-Disclosures is the virtue OF
women. They alzcays love. The only
difference is in the object.
DATE.-This LOUe dates from lar. IL Is
good French, but little used.
DREss.-A woman's dress is commonly
the Mirror of her soul, the Therm0me-
ter of her virtue.
ExCHANGE.-The most ilourishlng part
of the commerce OF love.
TNsURANcE.-lf there was, for love, an
insurance company, it would soon be
ruined.
Observation-Disclosures is the nonenti-
ty of the soul. Love is the life OF 1T.
NEuTRAL.-Love knows no neutrals. Lie
is continually at war with the whole
world.
ORSAMENT.-Modesty is the greatest or
nament of beauty. 1t will never change
with fashions.
PuR1rY-Cons.ancy is the crucible OF
love. Ii is there it purifies itself. bu'
alchvmy is science toe difficult!
SHow.-NIy principles, my virtue, my ii
deity, my oaths. my coDstancy, all this
merchandise is commonly nothing but
show.
Sererul weighty reasons 1chy l in particu-
lar ought to be excused from taking the
Newspapers.
There's no occasion for my taking the
papers; ! am in neighbor IS store
every day and see it as soon as it comes.
There's no use in my taking the paper.
for we can't have it minute after it
comes into the store; one or another
catches it up so quick.
/ have no need to take the paper; I
can always read it at the BARRIERS.
/ need not take papers !; for I'm so
much abroad among people, that Lean
hear all the news before it comes out.
l don't want the paper 1 can enquire
all the news at the post Office. and see the
arrivals in Philadelphia papers, and that's
all / want to know.
1t is no matter about our taking the
paper; Ca man once told the printer }
father generally goes to meeting every
Sunday, and comes back by Mr.. Ms,
as it is no more than three miles and
half out of the way, through the woods,
and borrows his paper every week.
1 don't want the paper there's par
eel left at the school house every week
and the boys bring one home for us to
read.
We don't want the paper there's one or
two left at the house for the back neigh
bors, that we read.
1 don't want the paper but few mi
nutes, just to run over the foreign news,
or see what Congress or the Legislature
are about, or look at the advertisements,
and any body will lend one long enough
for that, without taking it myself.
From the american Daily .fd1ertiSer.
TRAITS OF LIFE. "Thcre are peo-
ple,' continued the corporal, ''who can't
even breathe without slandering neigh
Dor. -" You judge too severely" re
piled my aunt Prudy-'.yery few are
slandered who do not deserve it'-s'That
may be-" retorted the corporal, i" but !
have heard very slight thiags said ofyou."
The face of my aunt kindled with anger
-" Me ~ exclaimed she, s. Me !!
slight things of Me! what can any body
say of Me Z" SO They say," answered
the corporal gravely. and drawing his
words to keep her in suspense" that
that You ARE-No BETTER THAN You
SHOULD BE !'-Fury flashed from the
eyes of my aunt---'' Who are the wretch
es 7''-s. l hope they SANDER no one
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