Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-09-16

'Iper Of the young mimi is turned. al
least in many instances, to humane o
'trorious, accordingly rs it happen
10 fall into skiltui and kindly, or vi.
|skilled and barbarous hands. by All.
.ninisterin5 .orr0sives 100 freely sp
too sreluenti, on the one hand. an,
10y excessive habituai indulgence o.
he other. the natural temper o.
lnhiidbood, though ofordinary miijnes
gets 10 Le morose and violent, or PEE.
Wish aud restless IN the following per-
iods Of agc.
/ Indeed numerous particulars might
be adduced 10 show, what intimat e
and powerful influences certain neon
siderable circumstances, * incidents
seemInsiy trivial, often have. in the
prodnution Of veal or NO to human
life. So that he WHO sets himself to
point out and describe the ron,para
lively small things. pertaining.
whether to Economy. Morals, Educa-
ton. or whatever else that is interest.
ing To humanity. Aud besides, the
i,aherdas!ier, or the dealer in small!
wares, usually accommodates great
er number OF cHs,ouiers, than tLe
Wholesale trader. who disposes of his
goods only b. the piece and the pack
aye.
| 1t is interesting to learn the pro-
pertles Of inaninate nature. and still
more interesting is il, in some respects
to know the nature of several kinds
Of the animals below us but, after
all the knowledge ofthe human kind.
is that which is by far the most inter-
,es,ins to man. Nor slould honest.
feeble elects, to inru.rate d spread
abroad even the minor branches Of
this precious specious of knowledge.
be regarded as futile and useless.
rbe venerable sanrtiiy Of the PuI.
lpit. seems barely IS 4amport with
MiuDte details of tue various namea-
bic follies and frailities which are
found In society. or with direct and
particular effects to remedy them.
10 that, and TO writer's purely theolo.
gieai. belongs especially the more So
ienn AMI weigiity task, OF pointing
out the fatal ailment OF 0ur general
nature and its only remedy, and Of
|explalning and intoxicating the sublime
doctrines. the cardinal virtues. aud
the all important Gaiies Of our holy
reiigion--aiming their shafts against
Sin, rather than at human weakness
land irail,ies. Set a,iseiui subsidiary
lis found in hin, hoproperIy diss ,nts
lon the n.i1IleDessts Of human char
l.eter and concerns. Neither is h,-
|uudertak'ng The less difficult Ut per
Iiornance. by reason HAT his subject.
!lre OF inferior, magnitude; it requiring
/ ia'te AZ close Inspection to tissert the
| sipys Hf a ''a,ter;y 4, The iOues Of q
,aanmD!n. S,iurns,c e., h.ieets E,ssi
E,,teply interesting. will natural,
iexeite attention by their own intrinsi'
Interest, whereas those OF less impor.
.ance, require more dexterity OF mae.
rer TO reuonincud them to attentive
lnotice.
4 :. 10 catch The manners Of living as
lt,iey rise; 10 bold AS it wer. the m,rrot
ilup 10 nature ;''--or. in other words.
|uieely to delineatequalitles affections.
laud passions, in the various shades vt
difference in which they show them.
Selves in different in,iividuais---in d
work that requires the hand of ii
master ;of which very few are full,
Icapah,e, and 10 which 1 make not the
|least pretensiOns----anr ia'iecd to ANY
Thing beyond good plain sense, eonsid
,lerabie rcating. long experience. ant
Iattentiyc observation. II vain, | a.u
inot so vain. as to pretend 10 vie witt
sil:nniag talents, or to rival the hon
ors Of genius. @
| The most celebrated writcrs or
life ami manners, whose works oil
ri this sort have immortriized their
names have written ia a tone almos
: exclusively adapted to the upper rank!
Of society. or else to those versed in
/ learned lore. and, Of course, very lit
, tie accommodate 20 the eircumstan-
I ues. hhbitudes, and interests. d the
Il great comnonaly. On the cont" J
in these essays, have proposed &c
{ my self the humber, but yet more
: extensively useful object. Of phiIoso
Iplizing as il We're on the common
concerns of Diankind--on the ordinary
, lat .irs Of life. And in pursu anoe OF
jinis onjees, have aimed at conveying
lspx thnuy.,ts in fnwest words. and in