The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register. (Wilmington, Del.) 1824-1825, 1825-02-24

Improvement III Styte, since the publication
of " Structure No -
The latter composition appears to have
been produced with considerable iabour--
smells too much of the tamh-is rather 6om-
castle, and little too Darious; but the adj
dress is somewhat easy and very natural
displays great sensibauy-is remarkably
simple and seems to have but one object in
view. We doubt not, Judging from such RAJ
pid progress, that Mr.. b. might soon become
an adept in some kinds of composition.
Having considered the general merits of
the address, we pass on to its harticuiur
beauties.
The propriety and precision of the Ian
guage is very commcndable in the follow.
ing instances; Mr.. b. speaks of diuertinr
the public tribunal" Other great wrters
would probably have said, "diuertiar the
public ATTENTION or judgment; but Mr.. B.
must be correct and we hope that hereafter
our Lawyers and Judges will learn to be more
accurate in the use of language.
Again, mention is made of "a work writ
ten few years since under the mirac uloue
8uferintendence, not of Paul of Damascus
but of Saul of 1arsus" How a work can
be written under the SUPERINTENDENT Of ito
author, is somewhat "miracuious" We
have Always thought that an author did
something more than suteriufend his Own
work. But perhaps Mr.. B. only Snheria-
re,f1o HE ofr,r nrJ ~
induced to think that "Paul" might have
done the same by his letters. In another
place we meet with this expression, ..Ncver
since language Numbered in the ear, or Heht-
ened in the mind" &c. that language should
"thunder in the ear" is nothing strange,
and we presume that Mr.. BIS address, fit
had been delivered "piua poce," would have
been, as to noise at last, truly terrible; but
that language should "tighten in the mind"is
not quite SO plain. It sometimes is the means
Of conveying light to the mind, but we were
never sensible of its producing Fash in the
mind, any more than in the eyes.
Passing by Mr.. BIS mathematical accuracy
in calling the letter G. semicircle, we find
that he speaks of the proposition 10 as
"term." No dictionary that we have ever
seen gives il such an appcllation; but we sup
pose that the ono which Mr.. b. will, without
doubt, shortly issue, will contain numerous
innovations, and Ills among the rest The
following sentence was no doubt considered
by its author as wonderfully clear and def-
4
nHe; "What shall a man presume to 8tread
the mantle of Elisha with the dignity and
8anctny of the priesthood and thus bind ut
the biotcheS in his christian character" To
"Sfread mantle with dignity and thus
bind Nh 6lotcheS," is certainly language too
sublime and ncomhrchenSi5ke for vulgar
minds. We beg the public further to OBJ
serve the very clear and novel idea which
Mr.. b. has on the distinction between works
of arr and nature. When we wrote our
Review" we were not aware that 7rine
naturally drofhed from the vine, as potatoes
grow upon the root; and therefore we con-
sidered it a production of art and called Noah
its first Inventor" or manufacturer. BUTT
seems we were mistaken, and that in Mr.
BIS country at least, wine flows from the trees
or vines, and must therefore be classed with
ahtiieS and Potatoes. So then we must, for
the future, lay aside our prejudiccs and pre-
possessions, and look upon zvine, brandy, &c.
and, consequently, houses, ,.sh9ls and gram
mars as mere productions ofnature, of which
it would be absurd to say that they had sin
vent0rS. RI! We really could not help Dor
rowing in this place one of Mr. BIS tri0s; we
hope he will excuse us. In our remarks on
Mr.. BIS structure we used the phrase, 1--WE
fear nothing to the cause of Christ" TO which
great exception is taken. We are sorry for
this, because whilst writing that sentence
we had some doubt whether the word 10 were
proper in that place, but were finally deter
mined i'll its favour by Mr.. BIS o7Yn language
and thought to gain his appreciation. awe
:, fear nothing to the cause of Christ" appeal
ed to US as graceful as "sharpened 10 the
work of death" orr sentence, by supplying
the Elipsis, might read thus, 1--WE fear no
injury viii happen 10 the cause of Christ.
; Last, though nat least, is the poetic talent
displayed in the address; witness the follow
: ing coupet;