Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-08
FINER IL THOUGHT.

Whit Is nan? A pnor insignificant
worm, crawling on the carpet of the
earth-a being scarce worth name
a vapour shadow Ito day b. is here
crowned with hoaOrS, titles and distiaC-
tons, to morrow cut down by the sthe
of death, and consigned to tie gave.
His dignifsd titles, honors and di>hnc
tons gained him respect, and, Of course,
greatness among men. When he de,
cends to The tomb, a few tears follo
hin there. and at the house vppoiAted
for all living, tear there dyoDs, ritb
sympathetic Expressions, but are saou
forgotten. on leaving die Silent GENE i,
AID ,ll his diSt,n. w<hett honcr>--iar a
few years they NAV by chance lie men.
tened 5ut tcw more added "a that,
and It will not De rcootectcd tnat ties
was such being once among the living.
The glittering Vf title, Sought alter with
such ayidijy, to be possessed OF by mar,
at the expense, the los OF every virtue,
nwoald aDpsac, VAS to yaia them a pre-
eniasace e,er death, and ensure 10 them
an existence while time shall last or. at,
least 10 proc vastinate tie thr1stins OF his
deadly arrow Alas Vain Man would
be wise, though he be born like wild
ass colt (; not remembering or duly
considering, that he wheis wise in his
own concert is 4 tool, that death is not to
b. b.i5eJ, nor any title that man can
invent, viii arrest the execution ofhiS
MISSION. When death appears, what
eEhrt can resist his stroke, or What pos
er can he be awed by Does the pleas III
youth avail any thing Does beauty II
Does usefulness of life ? Alas does on
f'uess tor the change Alfare inadnis,
Nbe! Does exalted piety. lite wei
spent in the cause Of humanity an'i God !:
To such he appears, to convey him to
The bosom OF his elder brother, Cir, i
and To the arms Of his father and h,sI
Gtd. 10 the basely wicked, the Sab.
bath-brcaker, the drunkartI. the gamble |!
the nctoriously opcnly protsnr, does his
arrow not pass ever these ? Dreadful
Thought! in the midst OF wickednt.s.
while tAe cup of wretchedness is running
over while in the zenith Of his slerv in /
sin he appears, the messenger OF tsr.
70 : IL Consign them tn the pit nj infa-
nv, horror, and everlasting despair Ia
be hat up for ever in darkness, with the
Prince Of devils.
earthly object can take away the
stias Of death, or arrest the stroke, If
be na1repared foe his coming. for ought
know, il NAV be before cocS-crow, or
before the rising otto morrows snn. shat
does all the splendid, of my house. the
costly attire of nv body, my su:atuoue I
aales. my digni6ed titles, yea, nv rich.
9, avail me, since on pefecJion, when
leave them, IT will be TO reap the reward !.
misery for ton great fondness for,
benz my heart being there, causing re
htorget my Goo, and too coidly 10 wor-
sh'p him. and to serve him. at home or
aO7oad; they being calculated to wean
ne from parent, to whom is due un. !
eeasiug praise
Wy living and not remembering that
e3'h LUIS period to all things in time,
vii also avail me nothing, bat will add
10 nv torments. L
"To all mer ii is appointed once
10 die says the wise man and
'arn TO gemind US ofthe sad improve.
meat OF the talents committed 10 us.
ne tells US, after that =" tie judg.
men'>" Nj ny are the changes ami
ehADces OF man in this life, bu, here
.aGs end lea b c!Sses cry scene
quo 10 whatever situation il finds u.s.,