The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-12

! The beauteous youth has gone,
| The much iov'd objects hed
! Enter'd his long eternal home,
r. And Numbered with the dead,
He who has exercised for the ordinary
period of. human life the full possession of
sublunary enjoyments, who has PLAYED his
part upon this stage below with merit and
applause, who has fulfilled all his engage
ments, and who has disappointed no hopes,
yields his last breath with tranquil resigna.
ton and calls forth a long lived sorrow
from the eyes o. affectionate regard
But the youth whose morn displays to his
view variegated charms and attractions.
whose rising and expanding lustre informs
him that the time is fast Coming when a
meridian effulgence shall shine full upon
him, teasts his senses upon. the gladdening
prospects that crowd upon his view, and
sees with melancholy loathing and reluc-
lance. the bright sun of glory fatally darken-
ed and obscured, before il has attained its
Zenith.
The fari guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes The blind fury with tn abhor'd shears,
And Sits the thin spun life"
Such was the condition of this chosen youths
who has just been numbered with the dead
youth, whose. early prospects we're pro
missing and brilliant, and whose first move
ments IN the world gave reason to presage
ms fu'ure consequence and importance
ii were idle TO preface the narrative of what
his expeditions were, by saying that. lie
had the honor and advantage to be related
30 one o. the most brilliant worthless that
our cGnntrl has produced tor he disdained
| TO gather dts inction from that which the
tickle hand of fortune had cast upon him.
ed up under the eyes of provident and
III CtiOnate naren hic tnFa
ed those hrNt impressions which always
designate The goal of its future regard. -
10 mind by mature strong, vigorous and
resplende mt. were given those advantages
OF education which are necessary to forward
the march ct the human intellect by facilita-
ting i operations Fully Convinced of the
absurd ty of believing that nature alone tan
enable us t. stand finn upon the slippery
| pinnacles OF tame, he was resolved b, he
digni'y of learning to give port and stature
10 his mind and thus by wedding genius TO
eTudt;s:', t. give birth 81 solid and iis SRA
| bic gre.tness
After having gone through regular course
OF scholastic education. he repa red to WI
nan and Mary College with view of com
p!eting his coilegial studies and it was
there that his indisposition first became Sc
rlous. Being naturally of slender and de-
llcate constitution, he probably did not pay
that attention to his health, which was re
cessary for its preservation. While at Col
lege last winter he took violent cold, which
from its long duration and consequent de
tDihtating Influence, proved Eaa!!y 70 hive
been The precursor of his dissolution. DurN
| ing this state OF weariseme indispos,ion, al
| though unable to prosecute his studies with
any degree OF serious attention, he remained
at College considerable time. At Ienp h
through the persuasion of his friends. he ieft
Williamsburg for Norfolk, where he cacu
lated on meeting with his brother. who was to
accompany him in little excursion out to
sea. But having reached Norfolk and hay
ing been disappointed in not meeting with
ms brother, and with all, finding no favora-
BILE change in his indisposi,ion, he abandon
ed the idea of going to sea, and returned To
college. where he continued until the term.
nation OF the course. His complaint by this
time wore settled aspect which induced
his friends to recommend an immediate re.
turn to his fathers family. On his way, ne
remained several days in Richmond. and
during his stay here favorable opinions were
entertained from the appearance of a slow
oonvalescence. Greatly DESTROYS of reach
ing home, and of getting under the nursery
OF fond mother, (that best lof ply sicians1
he left Richmond for his fathers seat hi
was so unfortunate on the way, as to he ex
posed TO the iDtemperance of a heavy rain
that brought on an alarming pleurisv.
As soon as he recovered little from tb;s
Temporary spell of danger, he went tn phi
Iadelphia, where he placed himself under rho
direction of Doctors Rush and Physic who
determined that his complaint was a settled
pulmonary affection. They did what thcv
could for his preservation. But both medi'
cal and surgical aid proved of no avail. His
doom was unalterably fixed disease had
invaded those extremities, where it seldom
ends but with death and it was there that
he paid the last debt due to nature.
The disposition of my much regretted
friend. was sweet and engaging MT liable
TO be soured by the little asperities of life
or rufFed by every fashionable blow of adver.
sjty. His heart was noble and benevolent
habitualiy exercising the tend, rest Offices of
humanity, AVID ever ready to trahsfuse the
sweet balm of sympathy and commisera ion
into the corroded breast Of sorrow -" He
bore heart that Eovy cod d not but call fai %
Nor was he remarkable for any thing, more
than for extraordinary purity Of lie. Plea
sures that were unholy or impul e in the eyes
Of God or of man, Invited him to share them
in vain. Ever disposed to be the friend OF
merit, he looked with All eye Of pity and
contempt upon the vitiated and exhausted Il.