Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-11-05
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WILLIAM RAMSAY, JR.'

uA gale OF odorous sweets "a waited around,
Ss from meadows OF freshness, and Of choicest
fragrance"
"Will not lilies spring frcmtths spot where
his names repose, from has tomb and favored
ashes"
ssTears are debt due to hu man misery, and
the woes of mortality affect the mind"
Oh memory sacred gift: tothee we
owe the recollection of past events,
whether they have been the source of
misery or pleasure. Thou unfoldedest
TO US the grateful opportunity of rec
viewing times which are past, and
which can never be recalled. With thy
aid, I shall endeavor TO trace the exit,
and recspitulate the virtues OF bro
ther, whom it has pleased the Almigh.
xy Disposer of Events to remove from
my socieey. In this attempt invoke
Thy aid o Hope. who art the good
mans friend. Thee supplicats to as.
sist ma in anticipating the final condi-
sion of him whom did love and admire;
who was the friend Of all, worthy of
haying lived many years longer on this
transitory stage. Thrice, Oh God, had
shy Divine uarcy been extended to.
wards the author; thrice had he pas
sed through the ordeal Of burning fever,
yet still thy adorable mercy snatchsd
him from the gates of Death. But it
pleased thee, o Father Of Mercies, to
take from me io his vigor and bloom OF
DAYS. dear brother, VIE was the
crown of JOY to his loving relations.
and the hope and stay of consolation to
she declining age Of fond and widow
ed mother.
In tho sad extremity of human ma
ture, it was thy will, o OmnipotSnt Pas
rent, to bestow on her sufficient forti-
tude; for in him whom thou separated
from her, vas conceDtered every
earthly bliss which she could have wish
cd He, by thy over ruling providence,
was gifted with every virtue to render
his surviving parent happy and to dlf.
fuse around his relatives the charms OF
love and benevolence. In the domes-
tic circle, which was his choice, ne
xhere exhibited every pleasing quality
TO calm the anxiety ofage, and to check
che premature wishes of youth mild
and conciliating in manners, but dignl-
fed with the wisdom of solid sense, he
know how to gain the affections Of sc>
quaintances, and at the same time to
repress the irsolence of frivolous Curl
osity. Animated by every noble feel.
ing ofexaltsd humanity, his soul was
always ready to devise the plan, and his
hand to execute the work of charity.
His countenaDce beaming with the most
ooncilisting ssnsibility, invited The
good regards, and never spurned but
always cherished the wishes of the de.
iected and miserable. Firm in charac
ter, and fearful only to do wrong. in
the trying contest of his country's de.
fence, he displayed magnaninity and
activity of mind which would have dis.
tingui she'd youthful patriot of the re. |
'volution. An equanimity OF temper,
seldom the lot of any, illustrated his
manners. which, though not gay, were
marked by defineation Of feature be- !
coming the philanthropistoDly.
In every situation of life in which he
was placed, whether by his own re-
quest or by the consent of HE fellow
cidzens. he showed the same dignihed |
co,nposure and mild attention to please
and inform all who were within the
scope of his occupations. Although |
his years have not been many, and che.
quered too at an early age with Incl.
dents which belonged 10 the departure
of an indulgent father, be supported |
his situation with the dignity of a man,
and attracted to himself the love of q
whole family, who we're endeared to
him by the display of his virtues and
the inheritance of paternal qualities.
How great was that self command
which could bear with such correct de-
meanor the various offices of father,
brother and friend, Uniting every
manly virtue which could adorn or add
an ornament to the true character of ,
man, whilst he lived, he blessed. and
since he 10 dead. the remembrance of
such noble traits of soul spreads sem /
eibility, hewever melancholy, yet pia.
old around the hcarts of his surviyors
10 him who has no elder brother bis
ssss is Tall Of ssdsssa When he "a.