Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-11-21

we nope that the managers Of o ms ely
VIII hasten to give the public g ~ Uuf lLeajre
hlty OF hearing this viruoso y ." OpPoHu,
i--Sir. have no,douht w.,
Iusllhes the opinion you have Of dur VI taller,
periorlty {; but can never h 10 u u Your su>
to the public OF a Judgment c we oIgaq
until ! have had the pleasure e' Of o., loFQ
you. vi asaTiDe
lie III you find that my deIi,,,u
modified too much the euIogum y has
powers, depend upon yoI 7 IN !. 81 mg
adleu--and he leaves me with b S''et II
in my hands. :" us iOtce
John, entering Sir, here arc ,u.
"hlch are 10 be inserted ia the pace, '''e'
l. reading =" NJ. Wolfram. from rr' H. y
emma theatre, proposes 10 give con rre '.
This modesty equals the lalenrot w. q
iram whose merit does no, make i ~ -. o.
sary to blow all the trumpets Of t. "Sces'
make itself known indeed men If a &c 70
ty powers and men OF talents bo, I''1'
themselves justice. The first wish I +" u
gle their nothingUess out of Our sioIj,T
Their charlatanism is the handagso "s -
which they hope TO blind all ewes - " SIh
weakness. Talents on the conirarv ~ , ~eI,
DO wrong 10 attract attention by tho ";ula
g!ers; il gains all by being CLEARLY sss w
l. remaln1ng one,-Who is hi, e. |
pheus triIling IN the entry. ''' w.
The Singer, coming IN Sir yon h..
me repeating song which nv Ano1n 81,
given birth to. feel still under the iDGa
ence Of my genus '"D''
Sir it is fortunate for OUf Pobymni,
for the good goddess is nea.Iy aba1dnnoi
Merely some piulu romanCes.
He What sir, you CaumDlate romano.
know that romance is the saving anchor ~
the shipwreek with which bad taste lhre,,
ems us. This Rossmi thinks himself tSo
ire of genius, because he has comno.sj
twenty operas, which bad taste fsueTs
He is not dranatic--he does not know .,
Gretry says, how 10 place The statue on n,
stage. You know the rest sir; as tone
my statue is my romance, it is my sops
it is melody and my pedestal, it is a sim.
pie guitar.
L-Fai.h sir, admire much your "a.
tue, but it is Ill perchsd on a pedestal
which is not more solid.
He AS | have told you, have plsc ID
dixie to the torrent OF fashion In ny
compositions | have replaced song in he
rank to which it belongs. Harmony is a
servant; it ought to be 10 the service Of
melody aud the latter ought always 10
command it. My romanCes will be vic.
torious refutation Of the contrary system.
But believe you have mol much 10 DO
with the poetry OF music. advise va
10 read my work.
Me, eating on him oat.-Ths would
be quarter OF an hours employment 70,
| me.
He, 1sih a smile Of satisfaction. No,
you understand, few more conversations,
and the reading of my book, and you wiII
know almost as much as myself.
/ /, IeaDing Ike door half open This i
surely my leVee day From this maag-
script sticking out of his pocket, this gsp'
tleman VINO is coming forward, as iTa'
CINE, one of those agreeabIes whom llO.
race compares to those gracious animal;
who never detach themselves from the skin
Of a poor man until they are goTged viii
his blood.
| NJ. Ptagict.-My name may be 10.
known to you, but you are acquainted with
many Of my productions, my modesiy be;
prevented me from putting my name 10
them but almost ali good anonymous pc
/ ces are nine.
! Ito be anonymous only furnishes
veil Of gauZe which does not need to h
lifted by the indiscretion OF the authors
friends because the eyes OF the public
know how to penetrate it, | am ceFiaIn
that in spite of your precautions yCufDa@'
is known TO me.
NJ. Plagint.-Sir, my name is PIag1at
Sir, you bear name which is woe,
| Iy extended in the FepltIic Of letters, ana
as journalist may be one Of your Tsll'
tons.
He.-I am enchanted to find myself 50
celebrated. want to publish saHe
with which am quite pleased and l'G
could not 30 better than consult an eur
tor. 1t is a manner OF writing much USED
by them.
I.-Yes, it is much liked, but it $
weapon which in the hands OF some Peo'
pie resemble the sword of Slr. Jo1adlsIs'
a weapon which is entirely innocent Of luz
crime of wounding any one. ,...r
VI PlGgiGt.--( After seating DIIlsy r
without benz asked, with all the uThaOV
of compiler y Sir, | will read /. !,
Sir, hear you (asidt ,1 while O s, p
reading, but this is Horace altogether OH !.
| am sorry to interrupt you, but Postt i 10
the time OF Augustus who had toIe'd do,
knack al verses, seems TO re to have O'''
rowed your tairest ideas ,bIs
NJ Plogtat.-But the learned .lu I,o,s
on each other, it has been SAID lI'eF''D'
has its menechmes l. h.
NJ Il believe sir that you are only Iai
brother of Horace but the evil mIndeu % G"i
say that you are his son. and perhaps "1 q
his works are only bad transIaIIO1 liz i,
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