Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-28
From the London sMoyaire Poe, ),
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Literature

I - N'i'Si't ''''''t cuIu I " o tha
duction of Lortis BenepGgta tte e 70.
of the author alone, is Sufficient :, ia,
curiosity and interest, for it 5 d;G@,' 's
Imagine the brother Ola Nanolra en-, !. y
lily sitting down to indite fiction ,sl'
ltale OF amusement, perhaps, a s;nH, use
presentation of the scenes Of cn;@, Z
domestic life If a Bonapa,te yr,, aS
Iail--eyen if he wrote Cmarcs U
would expect that 1t should be If ~ iIQ
|roic description that he should fv T. Nc
lin the days of chiyalry; that it .5,i3
breathe flames, and tell only or b. .tjV
lost or won. no such TIL g--.tis , ,,ls
as summers eve, yctpoos essiag an =
brilliant coloring Of its skies, and Al a.
tender warmth Of its atmos; here jf We
deed it be the production OF the bgo, .'r'
of Napoleon, (and We have no good -. -"
| son for doubling that it is sol we msvr;%
truth say, that the man who Gould vr S1
| thus, is in nature worthy OF a bette l., ~
Idred.-This little work, besides bcinr !;
|teresting and asfectine, IS highly ampsa.
|and because we wouid not iJre,t,I f.
pleasure Of the reader by giving him =,
Iextract which might conv a ccnr,ej
Idea OF the plot, re shall simrly GONNA
ourselves to one, which cfFers a nest lrsr
land no doubt just idea, Of Z eGcb scene,
and manners -
In reality theFrench ran in search Of
iamusements, with blindness and fr,v
moi unitequentiy ridiculous. TheirrIe,
,sures are no other than motion and c,;
|ety is their ruling sentiment. They n.
low the charms, and not the soHd end O.,
!ssntial Of lie. They aEecr Great n;cetv
n matters of morals, and yet a5glte,yi,
10 where less shameful ard VINO Win
| cry out against this state ofdns. follow
nevertheless in secret the example olh,
lreat.
" VoItaire has said, that their ian.
iguage is bold Deggar, to whom one mus,
i@iye charity against ones viii II nav
be added, tbat the nation, Is friAsI
Icoquette, of whom at the Sane rime The
tone, the. language, the Pretcnlions. are
iGf IN extreme deGcaGy, and Of which the
perpetual contrast is couseaggiidy rIi.
Jealous. I have seen al Paris N the
course OF one and TIE same herr. }vo
ladies weep and feint, az tie jplh
BED OF q friend, AMI t opt f3r anaId
bail. / have seen one Of tie tg,J pg!a
the next day CT bpsring te sr, lie
disinai EJECT Other dissipation, aid tie
ra.,e tas amusement aad TIE reNOgs &c.
veF, Sti.l mere E.ortai than the Ctac..
meanwhile Der companion went % as 3.
suai. have seen more than 0Ge O.: toe
rerS0ns whose lives lave for tnei? mu-0
start 2He soeei, cnioy only an e&isteaa
fall a pain aad always last s. iC0 lG..
Shows, fashionable promenades, ball,
great entertainments, roGts, are f:'ed@.
~ WIZ actresses running after enrtta.a.
ments, rUuts, are filed only uit2Gctesse5
2unnin% after entertainments aI.a .jgLt,
wit! as much seriousness, trouble L foil
.ae + tr.ey were charged with the leto'
lance Of tie task :a3 il all these 7.ga
they found there were their reIatiors.1d
members of their family; as II ao@;;
ere not a thing belonging to tae~'
.aaFe seen tHem play comedy Win IT,:
dearest affections : ! have seen VOC vii
scarcely believe IL infants from decade
at tie doors of masked balls, at Geek
in tie inGraiug. CO. iag for t1eir C.,i ei',
aud waiting Til they Should have 'c ..'
70 quit the scene OF disorder, ara ii'5
the!n heated and corruptedmHL itao
seen BENEDICT ola husband ASSIST. IL
entertainment which his vie as.2
gave at his house, at which three t6GT'"i"
persons were invited, and UAfle ~
mistress of tie house danced a Pa'o'
deu.r with the first dancer at tie o@e'~'
herself playing the tambouI.nc, md o'.y-
Ing in a curious and malignant cISSoii
/ have seen her after this. Iay.S,,o
/ with her imagined triumph. return ll~
her magnificent bed chamber, thr0vtS ,eb
self upon sofa opposite the door, WIND
remained open, a crowd pressing i'-"J
her. to offer her assistance sans Of
strong waters. while she amused LeI sd
with displaying her beautiful bar, . az,
her beautiful naked arms, ard c0G" n.
ling thousand attitudes aud coDtoI 'E,ri
+ lave seen Ter unaccountabie Egs~nt
at the moment giving chairs to the Iy =, A,
ranks of the throng to enable taea ,I y" +
more at ease to sheer at Inn, ~ re- far
Ills wife. and carry CNi,llT' 81" an.
as to spread with his own haG ..,t D ~
'kiDs upon the furnitHr' ncHdeT 90" ...l.o,r
spectators might stand uPon 1t "' ',i.ls
Iiniurirs it, and more reaaIiy c'D,s... ON.