Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-26
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For the OF Husband and wife and ,opns no.,
sons OF either sex, who deslue themselves for The
mhteo STATE Translated into French from the original
German Of GoIiah Werner, pastor of Nuremburr hv
Eiienne Drval and from the F rench into English BY
an N eIcaH
When saw the publication of this uniaae treatise
announced M the Gazette few days since nodesty
necessarily took alarm at the tide and prudruce
was AppIenensNe mol only OF the manner but % the
moral tendency of such a work 1 uoutfeI ohrtber
ht evils II might design 10 and correct, cnpIi
"a eNpi"sssu III ianguag. suincienily chaste
offend the ear ct modesty; and should ti,e address -
tnt a"hor ana his iransatos psiliae this objection
there yet remained doubt whether the evils ol comm
gal life thus publicly unveiled would MT ne aggravated
rather than reformed. Ny curiosity however brcan,e
so impatient, that at last resolved 10 procure COW
secretly aud To peep into il WITH the utmost cauio,,
80 ihai might he guard against the nr,t sym,,
iucClcate charaster. s W
fhe elandrstine purchase made. a neat volume
OF Tue l2mo size was brought to me, printed npon a
hahos"he type and paper ; but before ! bad read
parsgraph turned to the title IN front OF wbic INV
attention was attracted nv tue nsst prepossessnp por
fait ever my eyes beheld the The venerable
an'hor, Goiah Werner, pastor Of Nuremberg THINK $
10 myself the original of snch pcnraiI ceuld So
any thug shocking TO female decacy OF scorers
Wnlch prudence would MT authorize, | am rea0y TO
reiinquIsh any pretensioBs TO pbysognomy whether
gIonnoed on the instructive impulse Of human eviiags
OF the more debefats calculations Of and expe
Ience-toT this divine face combines at once AIN The
traits OF the mos: benefcent nature a,,1 cl,,i,,,
morals ~
After dwelling some minutes upon the sweet baf,no,v
OF luis interesting aud expressive cohntenanre Iiu,n j
With great confidence 10 peruse the text The advsr
iisenent Of the uauslatOrs sill Increased nv nsres,
~ Tue WORK aud the Introduction added t. the conf
denre mad derived from the progressing psrtrs Of
the author. -
TIE introduction commences as follows
g lie sacred Ninri grant ME celestial lire
Anh all INV intellectual powers inspire
WIZ requisite disceTnHent, them provide
; ana oeI my head my heart my pen PTesise
While essay important truths trace
Truths Interesting 10 the human race
Celestial Truths, by heavenly virtues pTz'd
~ reason owned, by wisdom authOriz'd;
BY prudence FOLLOWED. and by Judgment sought
Nor bni by fools and madmen set at naueht
Oh may they prove, as from the heart designed
! Solid, ane useful lessons ~ mankind"
have now read The bonk entire but long before
go 10 zoe end OF 1t, forgot the prejudice and caution
WIN ~nich commenced u and free to declare
my perfect concurrence with the translator that
one cannot bn perceive ia the tone Of good nature and
Hankntss "hirb tegus throughout tie work that i,
comprises excellent principles the purest morals
ana ADVICE CONN med oy the holeso
remove The envelope, which al first sight excies
smile, aud you are presented with the best
olvTlne end happiness that be put into the hand
] Of either sex" VIRc:tNiS