The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17
No a0s7.

| Arcturus and his sons. / shine IN mir
-ors, and when ecfre ahhears make
him visible and a'd his uotions have
distlayed this feat and " IN do it again in
| The presence Of fhilos,fihe' | helhed
the Ole and. elegant WRIT. TO confer a
favor on liberty, 6v writing the beautiful
life Of Patrick Henry JOHN QUINCY
ADAMS delivered an eloquent ora ION on
md hendrnce, was near to assist him,
6rfore his face, and the SUPPORTER of his
right hand-at the same time was doing
much business thousahd miles away
Lam not only Powerful, 6u, rich. for I
hold even the Longitude an,d>, my hid
den 'reasures! Not only d. nut a Polish
on'he human b ain butor ass. wo, d, ron,
silver and tone. on bodies that reflect
light, aud IN b die> that a6soro its rays,
] am as visi6 IN the andirons Of the A
mericsD iade 5 farlor, as ia the diamond
buttons OF the lofty courtier's coat am
| co 'sf cuous III tin or in glass of water.
In the star Of prince Esterhazy's coat. in
he king OF England crown, and IN the
| curious little cooked bar once worn b.
MISREPRESENTATION Pays tribute Il
my EMPIRE. for my dominion is more
extensive than tina, of Caesar more last.
ing than that of the four great monarchies
toreto'd b. Daniel at BABY Ion, when The
| flrst OF them " as only giant in its cradle.
can help TO form a Gavanic battery,
The size of which would frighten sir
Humphrey Davy, as'ound the royal
acaaemlcian for was originally made
% n zzle the wise and astonish the Igno.
ran' radiate heat, mel, ice, and saise
the dltfereDtial thermometer. l hr e6y
claim the honor of instructing and MIRO
wing that true American hhilosohh -
who is at once light to his coun aud
iumiOarv in the scientific wor d of
him II NAV DC truly said, that the wise AID
good among men will never regret that
he is doing full credit to all his h,ufes-
sions; hat he donors every thing tnsr-
lean about him, EXCEPT his own name,
enc in that name his talents shine by lhe
oquer ofcontrosf"
A. af'nle'. have left the no 'crs of
kafhaei, Reu6ens, Corregio, ReNoolds
and West. four thousand years 6eH;nG
my least attainmenis | hain.ed 18th
With colors they never saw, . d wen
make that, which itself coio,ie~', be-
come enchanting for IT 1, THAT m
nand' d every lint Of Eden II is nat
Displayed every beauty of paradise!
Encomhassed with The erid nee of all
the PLANETS in their spheres, Of al th at
dwell IN darkness, and every eye that
ever saw light am b. d in my asser>
tons, out vERAorrY is uY text and my
sermon. Nor do ! deem ii unwIse To
couch deeh instruction under simlitudes
and ambignities.
An sflseaI may be made and not -
vain, fpr evidep----or my assertions,
| 10 the eclih.~--1rfianetary m oons, TO ;he
| sS-.Ns whic h f"ogress on the surface, or
he transit OF Venus over the sum, disk
Take the telescope of HerscheIi. Let
the human eye heDetrate the immensely
OF pace 10 EXPLORE a million of worlds,
and examine the sSack Of 100 fiery cons
cts. TO my claim every star viii give
evidence-to my honor every comet will
6ring froof-I have not tod one half
the ruth of myself herhahs eternity
| alone can tell il sil. ahJt-ar in almost
every thing, and am cshs6e of including
every thing which cap.6e bought WIhin
the Comfsss OF an inch, Or be comfre-
heDded m immensity of shace EXCEPT
what all wise men deem incomh ene nsi.
Ole. The bow of Promise is in my hand,
the arrows of light are in my culver !
Nothing Is too little or too great Tor me
EXCEPT God and religion at the Divine
footstooi cast down my crowns and
translate my trohhies into Praise for by
ms ordination during time 1 triumph az
Niagara. rule on earth | shine in
heaven The All Powerful has crowned
nv brow with thousand rain6ows for
dladem- and even now | drive the chariot
| ofthe sun.
| nurse human reason as favoriIe
babe, and sometimes teach the lively in.
FAINT 10 run alone. II dark hhilosohhy
and 6I.nd tyranny had not ot11osed my
Iff"gre 81 would ere DOW have Durture6
all the children Of tho world. e.rcept the
babe Of Bethlehem; my strength all fails,
faint when | come to the tbreshh Id Of
the msDger, and am overcome before the
goodness Of Deity Though exc ell
ling l. must 'el confess have ahhesred
very conspicuous in the cruciixiob, l
inust own that am too well ACQUAINTED
WIN nail,a cross,and crown OF thorns.
Dot my lOItiness was humble when
darkness covered the earth from the 9Th
the ninth hour-aDd in the morning Of
tha' DAY on which the r deemer burst
!ne oars OF the grave and brough, life aud
immortality to light, re.ascended 10
dominion 6y The fiat Of his word and 10