Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-14
ALEXANDRIA:
,rroNEsDAY, JvsE Is.
:, pp4Ev REMARKER.

,,r ngIEr REslARKER.
i, e',ioping advisory remark made
jag ;..'sa;red prophet to his iam!ilar
go Ina ! yolume Of instruction:
ED !, s,st tlou great taings orthyse'f Z
4 49, 49, pot-Nothingi more certain
q AZ !. sanity Of human greatness, not
sss 49, CO. that ii is traasitary aud perlsha-
H. also. becalse,i it is often accom-
'*s',. viii 4 u,are than ordinary share
3 '.;.s and ycsation. :
,eEl.o'c,nsilIsr t'se,iirst and greatest OF
lily distinctions, mean extraor-
Wolf .,;its n nature--eyen these, for
'la a;,,t F. BART are heavily taxed by the
,. fla Laa,l of the giver. The few
a = iT real original genius, few indeed
1flD ns~;son oftke nalnber.of those who
eo l.l : !, thaellign distinctioni SO far
y s ss;oa TIE happlest. are often the.
PROM a .refehe,l of motais. fhe.irritable-'
's'' and s,lecl Of distinguished authors,
q ss,eciia!ly Of poets, are progerblai.-
~ = me texture and tone of the rervons
tan y M which qualify them to scar into
X regions Of fancy, or tor galnting ma
-. =. Is all her hues, disapaIify them for
.,,riag in an equal measure with the
,s.t IF mankind, the common comforts
nj blessings ofiise; not to mention the
s,tsrness d rivalry and the torments Of
$sIsgsy. uAichthey are fatel to feel and
s,lare.. So taat, as regards ease and
s,l,iort. plain common sense, with con-
,rolJsd PASSIONS, is far better than genius.
sSea taxed, as it often is, WITH morbid
.a,ly;;lity, aad~with passions violent and
ra5 mernabie.
Inc greatest beauties are seldom the
r,ost aHiabIe, the most discreet and re-
.,cctabIe, or the most happy Of women
While not unfrequeutLy, their beauty has
been their ruin. And indeed it we were
| & make general survey OF the extraor-
xoary pilts Of nature, and weigh toge-
ter n the balances, their advantages
and disadvantages as regards tie COM
irts of the possessors, We should fed
/ fiat in many, it net IN most instances,
he latter are fully equal to tkesformer.
Nsr are, the gifts OF fortune exempt
from heavy taxation. Vast wealth brings
roca IFS possessor load of incessatt
care. generates dispositions and feelings
Incompatible with quiet enjoyment, aud
|sft.times makes proiiisates Of her chll-
dssu. Nav, even power. that idol OF
human smbition-eyen power, Tor ahich
riches themselves are chiefly coveted, is
ordinarily accompanied with more OF
yexatieu tban enjoyment.
While on tine, | was reading in the
Elfoits Of General Lee, that 6 Wash
ilston, when speaking on the subject OF
death, would oitendeciare, that he tcoeit!
act rspass his iiffs acre it in his optioa."
While reading this extraordinary passage
Twas touched with momentary sur
Eue. What! can this thing be so p
The man whose life was covered with
glory, beyond that of almost any other
nortat-coald he be unwilling to travel
over again the same brilliant path, aud
% ENJOY anew the same high honors =
Gould he find such a life tedious and irk-
solne A few moments reflection we're
ssaiEc'ent. however, to convince me that
We thing mas neitherincredible nor won.
eeriul. In the seven years OF war, and
ue eight years of his administration, his
s0ac'tude and anxiety, lest, haply, by
"0le imprudent step, ne shonid commit
a ... interests of his country, far, out
weighed IN all probability, every thing Of
:, s enjoyment that human greatness can
ss'cw. Nor is unreasonable to think,
slat during thase fifteen anxious years,
"aay day laborer, nay, many a menial
- SSrsant, enloyed a greater portion of un.
sloyed worldly comfort, than the illus
s,Oas man whom the world held in such
'uiuiCatl0n.
s,. LIE oesject0f tie foregoing train Of re.
h,sas oas' Is not at all to decry genius, or
= eauty' Or riches, or power; but rather
raw e'i.ice That man or woman, in mode.
~ as circumstances. and ungifted With a.
uncommon endowments, may be quite
sa' "appy without these splendid a,istinc.
j." !, as those are vino possess taem.-
:a n, '. enjoyment OF every essential oem-
pesa at 1ais world can afford, there is
ss,s ~ Oaiy OF health aud competence. to
se, en- WITH contented mind 4 thankful
Conaecticat Courant.
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