Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-05-16

$ For pale and trembling, anger rushcs in,
With f4,ltaring speech, and eyes that wide
ly stare
Fierce as the tiger, madden than the seas,
Desperate, and rous'd with more than hO-
NAN strength DR.. .drmstrons.
ADMITTING, for SOFT is, that tho lines
above give a just aud striking picture OF vio-
,leat anger one who has any regard for Dig
nifty OF character or decency of department.,
Cannot be too careful not to indulge it in the
extreme. Anger is an ingrained passion of
human nature; and is not to be eradcated,
but governed. In itself it is not sinful, but
becomes SO, both by excess, and by its being
employed upon improper objects. To go
Yern it, esq. Gladly in minds of more than
common warmth, IS duty as difficult as ne
ecssary; requiring much prudence, resolu-
ZION and watcnfuncss. Yet Socrates obtained
complete dominion oyerhisown temper, which
WAS naturally choler;c and violent: and If one
conlddo this by the mere force oil natural rea-
son, mucn more might christian, to whose
reason arc supraddcd the unspeakable helps
81 ft'yine revelation.
The question which the Almighty put to
the pet,ish prophet, would be Useful for 80 to
apply 10 ourselves Whenever VIC perceive an
ger b- Ginning to burn in our bosonls---" Dost
thou well to be angry :" Il we ,serc careful
20 make it d point to ask ourselves this qucs-
tion as soon as our spirits were begi ming to
take fire, and 20 give it Only three minutes re-
fiection; perhaps for tire most part VIC should
BE- ashamed OF Our anger, and suppress it, OF
at least check its excess and violence. We
often should find, either that the object were
too co0temptiblc, or tine occasion improper or
too trivial, or the pro.ocasion imaginary. or,
II rah, not Of sufficient Importance to disturb
a,4d convulse our minds, and shake the whole
frame OF our bodies.
The following; short rules upon this sub, ect
may possibly be of service to person ,ood
sense and good morals in the n.in, who, ne
vertheless, are too apt to let their passions
get the start of&heir judgments.
/. AT no time and OH no occasion permit
Yourself to be angry to such degree as to
Impair yoar reason. IMoxication with anger
is as bad as intoxicatiou with liquor. Rage,
whilst it raises in the mind, hurricane which
sweeps reason, from the throne, docs at the
same time render the Countenance ghastly,
ftightful and hioeouss and it's momentary eft
feots sometimes are such, as whole years OF
bitter repentance cannot repair.
2. Never be very angry for such length of
time as to destroy or disturb your next nights
repose. G Let not the sun SO down upon thy
wrath" For anger, long continued, becomes
malice: the former is human passion, the
latter is diabolical.
3. Never be angry out of time and place.
For inst nee, if you are clergyman q speak
with much rcspcctJ never he angry. or seem
sos In the pulpit Seoidi,g wont do there
II is not the way to make crooked things
straight. The better way is, +" Shaking the
truth in ic1,e."
l. Never be angry in dispute, because your
antagonist Is weak and absurd, or because he
is too strong for YOU or has the better of the
argument, or because you cart make other
people think as youdo.
S. Never be angry at trifes scarce worth
notice, nor till you are sure that you have snf
tacient cause.
s. Never BIO angry at what could not be pre-
vented, and Cannot be remetlicd. For this
would be striving with Pro, idcnes.
7. Never be angry at What does not con-
Germ you, or when you can ohtsm by it no sa-
dsfaction. Else you disturb your mind III
vain.
N'S'SA " oIs)sy ~ - sA'NSNN>s~'A - 49,
Which you have brought upon yourself.
9. Never be angry at conduct In others, no
worse than you in some respect or other allow
n yourself Pull out the beafn; reform your
Nii' before with angry zeal you cast the stone
your neighbor.
10 Never be so exceedingly angry with a
show-oelng, as to be incapacitated for max
% tins conditional petition to heaven: As
prsive, forgive me- Cosnectieut CourGat.
CARD TABLE EPITAPH.
VIA beautiful woman, whose ruin by being q
great frequenter of clubs occasioned her
premature death
s:s relgn'd the queen Of hearts. |
IKE sparkling dianonds were her eyes 8
~ through the knave of ci,,5s' false arts,
Asse bedded by sfQGe she hes +,