Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-10-20

clouds that 81 round the SettIuG1
ous u,ap1 hem 10 be alike baseless asthe
re- or a vision" and only grieving that 'ney
.ho,,ld en- .6ou disappear. How often nave l.
Ill ,or;np over the masses oflearning ie1' Us
~, The fathers of the English law, and survey
~. them as would the remains OF some spN".
d;d ancient structure, venerable by age, OUT ye'
mapni6cen, in decay, paused amidst inc gran.
deur Of their solitude, and held COMMUNE"
with my own soul as TO my future oes"ny y,
life. From a child was an enthusiast anu o.
this period Of my life was doub!y so. 1 nav
often thought SO long upon the powers OF mos
.rea, men who once, by their genius, w'eided
the wills of whole nations, that, wraPt ~ ki"u
Of delerious fancy, l would begin almost 10
,b;,k that God had not denied me the ike
mowers. have put my hands 20 my eyes 70
shn, out the splendors which dazzlrd them, anu
exclaimed,
DIVISIONS of glory. spare my aching "gn''
And We, there was no spice Of vanity IN all ms:
il was simply what have said, the outbreak
;nr, of an enthusiastic mind as ye' guiieiess
and gui,less.
All, "Cew. indeed, have felt how hard II Is 10
climb" did no, calculate the rugged acc",i !.
! tie. that Law in the road 10 eminence 'houh"'
| ,ha, road was like "a velvet lawn sn'veh W
the scy,he, and smoothed by the roller l nave
found i, full Of thoras and b'iers. Inc a'''e'
nations Of youth have melted away one oy one.
| The aspir atons of heart which once oea'
high for tame, have sunk down 10 genie WISH
90 for health, peace, and conien'ment. nc
dreams of my happier days are, to be sure, 'tea-
sured up, but only 10 be reflected on as dreams
and 10 serve as a useful lesson for the future
I have babe farewell TO all those high hopes
switch make ambition viilue.-Othello's oc-
cupa,ion's gone"
I Cast down, butnot hear, broken-6isappoint
| ed, but not thrown into despair-grIesed, bu'
not without, hope, the recital OF the eve"ts o.
my former life only gives me pain Tor mo-
ment, I have quietly settled myself IN TIL:
agreeable town; and, best with moderate com
Science, and in obscure tranquility, strive &c
forget nv misfortunes by IA fec,iug upon the rir
tues, criicisng the conduct, studying the cha
racters, and morslizing upon the vices oil those
around me. A pleasant old woman is'my nea
neig hbor; she always receives me kindly snI
lcour,eousIy, and often aids me in my inquire
concerning men and things. My three iri nds
of whom | have already spoken, and iron
whom you will shortly hear, meet al my hous
two or three times week; and in .heir com
pany even yet enjoy unalloyeG happiness
We are all bachelors, and believe The sen'i
meni is held in common amongst US, OF re
naming so, a, least for some lime TO come. q
my friends do not intend TO speak, furthr
than ,h.t they love bottle Of Madeira, pref
~ woman and one another They are nei'he
so modest nor prudish as to decline drawing
their own portraits; and / have refused TO b.
the limrer, lest should hatier the likencsses
Whatever traits Of character possess ma.
lbe developed in my future numbers. with al
nv faults have an open disposition, aaG GU
Of the abundance of the heart the mouth speak
,--vsuy- suuuIu Upver De rong
Solomon tells us, that wards f ly spoken az,
like apples Of gold in a picture Of silver. A
an approximation to the rule, with his intro
duclion of the Club 20 the notice Of the public
l subscribe myself Mr. Editor,
| Your obedien' servant,
THEOPHILUS VIRGINS, ESQ.