Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-07-14
IcoMMUNIcATIoN'I

IcoMMUNIcATIoN
81 Gentle. and welded love, no" iair art 'lou
NJ - ,;,h. how verv rich, vet free OF blame
IT,, cal,n. and how secure the perfect hours
p.ss onward to security with thee,
without sigh, or backward LOOK OF sorrow
This ballowed institution, how highly
10 be appreciated! how much entitled ~
the sacred regard and religious venera'ioi
If mankind. When two vlrtuous anu
conuepial hearts are united by tins orai
nance Of heavenly origin, this sacrament
of love, the happiness resulting may oe
/ considered temporal foretaste OF tha1
which the good may expect to reaize III
the angelic abodes. The tender hgaiheh's
j of connubial endearment, resemble the
blendid beauties of the rainbow, ana the
delicate tendrile of the honeysuckie, en-
circring, as as it were, with adhesive al
/ feetions the blooming branches OF the
rose tree, imparIing a charm around, ana
8 illustrating the felicity that must ever How
4 from purify and excellence comoined.-
Of what materials must he be formed who
never felt the influence of female lowell
! ness . But. THANKS TO the author OF all,
kind nature never could have designed
and executed so miserable piece OF
workmanship. Surely. Ii one such there
| be, some OF her journeyn.en must have
made him, and not made MIN We'll; he i'm
! states humanity so abomlnaOly.' Milton
| tells US OF no biithing Upas having been
seen amidst the blossoms Of Paradise
He who reflects on the train of blessings
attending TINS envl, be allotment OF hui
man life when crowned with harmony
and Joy, cannot but eel his mind impress
! ed win a sense OF the inestinable worth
Of the softer sex, wlLnout whose presence
this world atfor4s no sunbeam 70 cheer,
no zephyr 10 rezaie, no tiowret to adorn,
no balsam 10 assuage, no velvev pillow to
support Us when TREMENDOUSLY bending
under the cruel pressure Of misfortune
On, woman woman when pain and
anguish wiring the brow, miniStering an
gel thou
The nesatiye enloyments of an insul-
4 ateG bachelor, are al best but tritling and
! unstable; as transient as the morning
cloud for nothing is permanent but what
is predicated upon the eternal oasis of
moral sanction, virtuous oblIgation-
When by mandate of Providence, the
\ single mar is prostra, ed on the restless
couch OF pain, forlorn indeed Is his condi-
ton, even with the nOst soothing atten
dance Of a nurses care, with no amiable
consort to linser by his side, administer
to his wants, maze the anxious and sym
patheLicE inquiry, enIiven his hopes with
the encouraging smile of eonjugal tender
ness, or drop the tear OF sorrow on his
bosom for those pangs for which there is
no alienation. But he, who prudential
" provides himse f with partner calcu
lated to make the son of prosperity shine
with increasing splendor, and dispel the
coverings of adversely by Jealous par
ticipa5ion OF his cares, has built his house
upon rock, in which her cheerful econo-
my, her parental concern. her active be-
nevolence, her unaffected hospitality and
unwearied solicitude for her husbands
present COMFORT and advancement, and for
his everlasting peace, occasion his home
TO be the mansion of contentment, the
temple from which his evening prayer and
morning orison, should gratefully ascend
for so signal proof OF Gods favor and
benihcence-Welit then it evidently be-
comes US % lessen the cares of this life,
and enhance its pleasures by "a choice OF
that better part which though it may
be taken away from US by the hand of re
lentless fate, will leave a spotless memory
behind, to be treasured in our affections
The lilly that opens in the valley, diffuses
an Ordor which survives It's too early de-
cay. The tlesting footsteps OF time do
not admit of procrastination in the exc
cutions Of our designs. He hurries past
US with rapid strides, reminding US only
OF his departure by the ravages of his des
olating progress Youth is the most ap
propriate season for this tender connex-
Ion; and ne who would revel in its charms,
should make choice of the sharer of his
heart in the morning of his days, and ex
Claim with Goldsmith's romantic lover
NO. never from this hour topart,
Wei i've and love SO true,
The sign that rends thy constant heart,
So SAal break thy Edwin's too