The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-15


"Roth, l. something of scholar. She has
lately perused Murphy's translation OF Taci-
tbs, and asserts that certain Ehonina, men
toned in the appendix 20 the I'm book OF
The history, is still more intert sting thar thy
favorite Agrippina. She prefers, she SAYS,
the soft green of Eponina's tender soul to
the glaring brilliancy OF the Roman Heroine "
Eerly, verify say unto ihee, Ruth, aim.
indeed and III trutn an Old Bachelor Be-
hold The portrait of my person. amup.
wards of six feet high and as thin as tina,
knight whom Cervantes has immoItaized
My locks have been bleaehed by the SHOWS
lot sixty winters. My nose and chin have
sailed out, like two doughty champions, to
meet IN mortal combat; and, from the me-
| nacing attitude in which they now stand
surveying each other, 1t is obvious that they
| must soon have meeting, in spite of my
teeth: While my mouth recedes from the
held IN dismay. and its corners retreat to
my ears, as ii tor the convenience of wills
penng their terrors, unheard by the formi
dable champions IN front. After this, be.
lieve my friend Tim will not think the pref
! ty Ruth in much danger from me. call
her pretty; because l cannot think of a
quaker girl, without associatiug with her
image, the ideas of neatness, sweetness &
simplicity, together with those sparkling
eyes and blooming checks, which health
and Innocs nee so constantly bestow. beg
that Ruth will accept my sincere thanks for
the honor which she does, me in perusing
those papers: and promise her, if She Con-
tinues to do me thai honor, that whether !
am able to aGiuse and instruct her or not, no
sentiment shall ever iali from my pen 10
give pam 10 her hear. or deepen the INT
upon uer innocent cheek. Her favorlte e
ponina Is certainly very interesting cha
iraCter. HE accidents Of her lite and OF her
death, are striking ana affecting in nigh
degree. Her visits to the cave OF her rebel
aud fugitive husband, during nine wears of
his conceaiment and dependence on her for
bread and lite and happiness, shew her in
a point OF light calculated to win the love
OF any heart, and would ,hink produce a
fine effec, dramatic represantation-
But was tenderness the most shining traite
OF Epooina' character! We are told that
she and her husband were at length disco
vered and carried % Rome in chains that
Fespasian, forge ing his usual cleinency
Sabiuus (the husband) was Condemned -
that Epon'na, determined not to survive him.
cha"ged ner supplicating tone, and with
spirit unca,quered, even in ruin, address ed
the tyrant illus Death has no terror ior
me. have lived happier under e. ound,
thai You upon your throne. Bid Your ass S
sins strike their bow-with Joy l leave
Here was a courage AM magnaAimity truly
Roman. What a pity is it. that CACTUS
account OF this affair has per,shed 1t is
easy TO imagine what figure TINS story
mus have made III the hands OF such a mas
ter; and how much more interesting, sid,
EponIna would have been il, instead of ga
binuS, VINO is represented III an aspect of
ter0city and rashness, g ambitious, bold and
ente prising ner love and cunstan-v had
been justified by such a husband as Germa-
NOUS. Perhaps Agrippina'S principal adj
vantage over Ruth'S iavUrite, c, rsists IN
his that besides The intrinsic light of he.
own character, she reflects also, the additi.
onal lustre of her noble iord.--rhis howe
yer l. merely aquesIion ot tds, about which
We re told, Their is no dsputing and ii
there were. would cheertuiiy yield "a pont
Ut muc mvre Importance than this, TO NV
fair reader.
My tie. d, Lovetruth, has done Justice to
my tives, and TO the Cause. The cause is
Ger rinly great and glorious n nd might
well ciaiseHsG i conspiracy of ali the aUie
pens o the state: l nave very little doub;
that such Cooperation would place the Cha
racter of the rising genera lon On gr unds as
high as that which her great torefathers.
the iilusIri0uS statesmen and pa riots of the
rcvoluti n occupied. WY own station IN t,,ai
distinguished crisis, was, indeed, very
humble one and early in it, as already sta
ed, / was Disabled rom continuing my ex
ertions. Yet humole as was my station
and short as my race vas, had 0pportuni
ties enough of observing, hat the men of
those days, iii every great and noble nc
quirement III the energy and range OF mind,
and In disinterestedness, manliness and soil
dizzy of every charac er, mold up an KAN
pie to their postcrity, in the following of
which, they may exert ali their strength and
have occasion tor all the stores OF yirtuous
emulation.
AS to my own humble efforts TO assist tn S
intellectual resurrection, / do not know what
their success may be. Nor is it, indeed, my
business to enquire. Success is not always
to be Commanded but our duty, whatever
1t may be, is always to be done, and the is
sues Of our actions to be left to him who is
best able to direct them.
~" We are sorry that from the hurry in
which our paper is put to press, so many
errata should escape us--par iCuiarly in the
elegant papers of our friend, " The Old Ba.
chelor. "-ln some OF the impressions OF ,he
last No. instead OF SIZE. in tho motto, read
LIB; and instead of g the grace and ADM
"alioH of Millions Euphrosyne," in the LIST
Par read, A." the grace and animation, &C."
~ See the Charleston head for the last
news
~ The American Merchants have ap-
piled TO the British Ministers, as TO their or