Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-01-07
From The Franklin Gazette.
THE VISION FRAGMENT.
- saw the scroll
Its fearful length unfolded far beyond
The utmost ken of Angel!
** - ETERNITY was there !

Whom first saw advancing, gave the sign,
And heavens vast courts were still! with
rapid strides time |!
Approached the Monarch, hoar, unwearied
To him, the chief, he, trembling yielded
up 1.-THE signet,
His dread account The Cherub raised
JrHovAH's manuel! And on the parchment
% was imprest Gpets sounded
ANOTHER YEAR!---Again the trum-
The tunefal harps again lent melody
And swelrd on high the blest--the sacred
song w.
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WOMEN.
II appears from Seneca. that the ancient
Egyptians, in the disposition which they
allotted to the genders of their nouns, paid
q singular and delicate compliment to the
fair sex. In the four elements, beginning
with water, they assigned the ocean as a
rough boisterous existesce, to the male sex;
but streams and fountains they lett to the
more gentle females. IS to earth, they
made rocks and stones male but arabic
and meadow lands female. Air they divi-
ded thus: to the masculine gender, rough
wind and hurricanes of every kind to the
female, the sky and the zephyrs. Fire,
when of a consuming nature, they made
male; but artificial and harmless flames they
consigned to the feminine class. Not so the
Romans. They made most awkward, and,
in some instances peculiarly ridiculous. dis
tributinn of genders. Indeed, even the
poets of that celebrated nation seem to have
been little disposed to show any species OF
eallantry to sex, an attachment to which,
{probably, caused the rise and existence OF
their art.
In West Greenland, ;. the women are sub
iected to carry heavy loads, even from their
younger years: their dress is chiefly skins;
and they perform the Offices OF butcher, cur
ricr, cock make also cloths, shoes, boots,
build and repair their houses and tents, as
far as regards the masonry: the men only
dong the carpenters work.
In Sweden, the women follow the plough,
row on the water, serve the bricklayers,
and do all the common drudgeries OF bus.
banlry.
The women in Poland have watchtul
eye over their daughters, and, in the dis
trict of Samogita particularly, make them
wear little bells before and behind. to give
notice where they are, and what they are
about.
"Whea hou prayest enter INTO thy closet. y
The closet! O delightful, blessed re-
treat. Here earth holds her peace, and the
voice of heaven alone is heard! Here nc
trifing thoughts, no worldly cares dare ap.
proach, to disturb my mind or interrupt my
meditaiions. Here can reveal my mind
to the most High, ease my burdened breast
and deyoIye all my difficulties upon God
"Shut out " from the hustle and confusion
Of the world, soar above ITS "beggarly
elements" and enjoy sweet communion
with the father of spirits Here my weary
soul can repose in the bosom Of the pro
mise; here am linvigorated, Strengthened
and encouraged, and retire from my de-
votion, "like giants refreshed with new
wine"
Christian! il thou wouldst possess thu
life and power Of goodness, and enjoy tn
smiles Of thy creator while journeying thro
this "vale Of tears" frequent thy closet
there erect an altar, and offer thy morning
and evening sacrifices, and let the incen''
OF pure devotion ascend like cloud of fra
GRANGE before the throne OF mercy. Their
bow the knee before the majesty of Hea
ven and earth, and "prayto thy father srh
seeih IN secret" and thy reward shall b.
open and abundant