Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-07-11
."Like untoan householder which VET.
ont early in the morning."

which. besides containing the golden MAJ
inns of divine inspiration, offers rich ,r.a,
70 the scholar, and possesses beauties 10
please the most fastidious taste. 10 glan.
cling over its pages, the most indif.rn,
reader is frequently delighted, at finding
Unexpectedly, the noblest thoughts eloak.
ed in a neatness and elegance Of dictioa
rarely found /; the fancy Of the poets reg..
led with the most gorgeous Imageg; ant
the worldly mind discovers practical les,
sons. suited to every capacity, and point.
ing plain and easy path 10 wealth, cheer.
fulness and CONTEXT.
have hitherto been numbered anOls
those, who neglectful ofthe healthful brele
and the genial sun.beams Of the moiaisg,
are content
ITO lie in dead oblivion, losing hall
The heeting moments OF too short life,
When every muse,
And every blooming pleasure, wait withoUt,
To bIessthe wildly devious morning wax
Rwas not easy 10 convince ne, tha,h (
smiling face OF nature, could exhibit any
charms, to compensate for the loss Of De
luxurious s,umbers OF the morning. or D..
unreal visions Of an idle fancy. | could
see no harm in that which was an egjOy.
meut 10 myself. and affected no one else
asleep, injured not myself, for ] was ina.
tive. nor my neighbor, for was harmless,
But, as man is born to trouble, 50 lie
who expects 10 recline in careless ease, %,
thourhtIess security, will ever be con,M.
ced al last, ii the futihty Of his anticip'-
tons ard will find that pain is always Ell
grated on the stock OF pleasure, and thorn'
profu.ely strewed among the choices
flowers. The prevalence of vice anG nj.
fortune. and the difficulty Of attaining TO =
ny real or permanent happiness in ihs
world, have ever been subjects OF CON-
plant. Wherever we look around Us. We
see the traces of misfortune, and hear tic
auerruIous voice OF discomfort. The hs.
ger Of scorn is ever pointing at some object
OF nity or derision, and each afford, the
gossip some new tale, repIete with vice, iol.
" and misfortune. There is no nan: 50
happy as not to be sometimes preyio
vexation, need, or disappointment--ant
but few who can bear these evils with pa:
tience or resignaiion.-Lifeis rugged
path. beset with dangers, and the wander
err who pursues its devious course must pass
over many inequalities sometimes he sees
, steep activity before him, ard sometimes
finds the ttescherous soil recedlng troA
beneath his weary feat he is opposed by
the strong arm of power, the iDSidiou;
snares Of malice, and the cunning wllesei
hypocrisy. But while re depeciate the
many evils inscparabie from human iraii'
", we are apt TO forget COW much the bur
then is increased by Our own faults and FOL:
lies. Our passions can seldom be gratihed
but at the expense Of orr own Ultimate hap
piness, or Of the feelings, or the interest Of
others and the man who luSuriales IN the
selfish enjoyment Of forbidden pleasures,
un,hinking blasts his own happiness. poi:
sons the cup that bis friend must share, and
bequeaths his sins, his miseries, and his
nisfortunes, together. 10 his posterlty. In
deed, We are 50 closely connectei 10 each
other by the ties Of consanguDity, OF alice
ton, or of interest, that there scarcely eI-
ISIS a wretch so solitary, as moi TO have
some person whose interest may be affected
by his misconduct.
We often see respectable man, reduced
10 besg,ry, by an unfortunate oonnextioGl
with dishonesty or improyiience /; and
we are sometimes exposed to shame, 70
anguish. or 10 danger. By the follies OF o.;
dearest friends. Ii these maNims are true.
we are bound to industry, lest we should
become bur,hensome 70 our connections
10 correctness Of department, lest We
should expose them TO shame our health
Isl the property Of posterty, who throust,
Us may inherit strength or weakness, and
Dur virtues and talents belong 10 society.
whose peaceis disturbed by our misdemea.
pors, and whose welfare we are bound 10
promote.
Such were my reflections, few morning,
since. when sealed On al eninence whIca
overlooks the city. ] contemplated upon
The silence and security in which all AZ
peared to be enrelored. The day hatc'
pened, and the winged moments were beet
ing rapidly away, while thousands remain
ed wrapped in unhealthiul sleep. The SUI
was rising upon unconscious heads, and n.
pening the years Of those who were turlei
in oblivion. The rich hues OF the morning
giowed unseen, and the most delicion: baD'
quot ever offered 10 yoIuptro,r inlsgln'..
ton remained untss.ed. The prcts ctOr' o.
innocence ard OF imbecility, forgot III
hours of labor, and the parents OF heIO''
aud statesmen yet unborn, neglected "
brace :heir nerves by health.ul exen!<.<
could not help eIclaiming with ny ilsg'
rite poet:
|" Falsely luxurious will not man awake
And springing from The ben Of slots enIey
The cool, the fragrant, and the silent hsS
To meditation due ?''
five are 10 consult The interes, and bar
piness ofotheS, as well as to endeavoWf'
promote our owR, the man who wastes hi.
time or prostitutes his talents IS dehn9seal
towards both society and bimselfi and he
who is ambitious OF being either wisAa
viriuous. or an useful citizen, must csss.
nence by becoming an industrious Rsa
he ,p,,v, ,r,,,, helix bx a-er~isa rotINS.