Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-11-28

30 tnat they arc eAuuliheu
Without emotion, and as they do not
express passion or intellect, they are be-
held without love. never said one
OF the mistresses Of a royal profigate OF
France, dreaded the rivalship OF a mere
unpublished lump Of voluptuous beauty ;
but the wiles aud sorcery OF a senilmen-
tai Gree cannot be resisted. ORDINARY
features, when lit up with the sunbcams
of sens,bility, generally excite the same
passions which they express; and the
winning attractions OF their smile invests
them with adventive charms like varie-
gated hues with which a brilliant ram.
bow tints the gloomy clouds. This is the
fascinating charm which captIvates with
out the aid Of nature; it eminenlIy dis
plays itself in q silent complaint of pa
tient suf%ferance, in poignant affection;
and in tears, whether oftransporting joy
or Of wailing sorrow, it is more irresisti-
BILE than the artful languishments of UNI
.lettered beauty. Looks, which do not
correspond with the feelings of the heart,
cannot be assumed without la5Our and
pain, as masked alfe ctlon is easily known.
The artificial aspect is as poor a substi-
ute for the expression Of sentiment, as
the smear OF paint for the blushing roses
Of blooming complexion.
1t has been remarked, that the counte-
! nance is a mirror that reflects the pre-
dominant passions Of the soul, and dis
plays an angry, a disdaintnl, and a sus-
picious temper, in prominent characters,
that are universally understood. 1t is al
so equally true, that the more pleasing,
exalted and softer passions of the female
heart ,egibly impress their signatures up
on the visage. Beauty then may be poo
nounccd a bright emanation OF intellcc-
| tual excellence, that reflects in its llmpid
current the brilliant atmosphere Of a
sprightly temper, and the galaxy Of rcfi-
ned sentiment
In the winter of life, when the gaudy
flowers of personal beauty are nipped by
the rude breathing Of age-when the
lustre of the blue ives are dimmrd, and
the bloom Of rosy CHI eks laoed, how fall
len then will be an unideaed woman
VINO has no ~csource in the treasury OF
the mind; she will remain IA tyrant with.
out power, n prey to envy and remorse
A WOMAN ofintcllectual accomplishment,
on the contrary, in the evening of life,
will draw at the fountain Of the graces,
the !impid bslsam Of literary knowledge;
difiuse the pleasure OF instruction to her
children, and illuminate by her cheerful
conversation, all who are circled within
the attractive sphere Of the society in
which she moves. Beauty is as fleet
ing and fragile as the bloom Of an ex"t-
ic flower, blown under the chilling inAu-
ence OF the northern breeze; education
alone is the towering oak that defes the
tempest of years.
The most inestimable blessing which
the benign bounty of the creator has be-
slowed upon man, is the possession of a
%viriuous, amieble and educated woman
her love the highest delight which
~gladdens him in the vale of suffering; il
is u green basis that spreads for him its
grassy verdure in the desert despair tn
the possession of a lovely sympathetic
woman, even in the solitudes orlife only
Illuminated by her smiles, the soul is
more gratified than upon the throne oil
Napoleon, when the world honered il
with its homage, and were dazzled with
the lustre ofits glory.