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RICHMO/ID:  TUESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  11,  1804. 


FROM  THE  BEAUTIES  OF  HISTOMY:  ' 

CONJUGAL  AFFECTION. 

SENTIMENTS. 
OF  all  the  pleasures  that  end?ar  human  life,  there  are 
tione  more  worthy  the  attention  of  a  rational  creature  than 
•those  that  flow  from  the  mutual  return  Dfconju^jal  love.  ■ 
When  t\N.;  n. mils  arc  thus  engageU  by  the  ties  of  reci- 
procal sincerity,  «ach  alternately  receives  aiitl  comitiuni- 
eatcs  a  transport  that  Is  inconceivable  to  all  but  those  wht) 
are  in  this  situation  :  hence  arises  that  heart-ennobling  so- 
licitude for  one  another's  welfare,  that  tender  sympathy 
which  alleviates  affliction,  and  that  participated  pleasure 
■which  heightens  prosperity  and  joy  itself. 

A  good  wife  makes  the  cares  oftho  world  sit  easy,  and 
adds  a  sweetness  to  itspleasurc-j;  she  isa  man's  best  corn- 
panion  in  prosperity,  and  his  only  ft  tend  in  adversity  ;  the 
carcfiillest  preserver  of  hisheahh,  and  the  kind;st  atten- 
dant on  his  sickness  ;  a  faithful  adviser  in  distress,  a  com- 
forter in  affliction,  and  a  prudent  manager  of  »11  his  do- 
fnestic  affairs. 

Good-natur/and  evenness  of  temper  will  give  you  an 
tasy  companion  for  life;  virtue  and  good^cflsean  agreea- 
hie  friends  l.,ve  and  constancy  a  good  wife  or  husband. 

A  married  v;onian  should  not  be  desirnisof  attvacting 
theeyes  of  Jiny  man  but  those  of  her  husband. 

Haihat  allows  himself  to  taste  those  pleasures  which  he 
denitshis  wife,  acts  like  a  man  who  would  ..'njoin  Itis  wife 
to  oppose  those  enemrK  to  whom  he  'has  already  surren- 
dered. 

EXAMPLE. 
LEONID  AS,  king  of  Sparta,  suspecting  a  conspiracy 
was  forined  against  him,  flodto  the  temple  cf  Minerva  for 
fhelter,  whereupon  Cl-^ombrutus,  his  son-in-law,  seized 
the^overnm^nt.  When  Lecnidas  v.as  informed  of  this, 
he  made  his  escape,  taking  his  daughter  along  with  him, 
w  ho  chose  rather  to  fly  with  her  father  than  to  reigti  witli 
her  husband?  Sometime  after,  Leonidas  being  restored  to 
the  throne,  he  advanced  at  the  head  of  a  band  of  soldiers 
J  to  the  te'nple,  where  Cleonibrutus,  upottthis  chancre  of  jrf- 
Jairs,  had,  nnnsiSL-,  tied  lor  retttge.  He  there  reproached 
hiitt  with  great  warntitb  for  assuming  the  regal  nower,  in 
vi.Mirinn  0.'  the  ties  of  affinity  between  them,  and  for  ex- 
pelling liim  from  his  own  country  in  so  ignominious  a 
manner.  Cleombrinis.  who  had  nothing  to  answer  to 
these  reproaches,  con inued  seated  in  a  profound  silence, 
ond  with  an  aspect  wl.:ch  su.Ticiently  testij^l  his  confusi- 
on. His  wife  Chel  .nitu  stood  near  withfflfcttro  children 
at  her  feet.  She  had  bTn  equally  unfortunate  as  a  wife 
and  a  daughter;  but  was  equally  faithful  in  each  of  those 
capacities,  and  had  alwa;s  adhered  to  the  unforiuna  e 
side.  All  those  who  were  :,?n  present,  inelted  into  tears 
at  so  moving  a  sight,  and  were  struck  with  admiration,  at 
the  virtue  and  tenderness  o!  Chelidina,  and  the  amiable 
force  of  conjugal  love.  The  uifortunate  princess-,  point- 
ing to  her  rnourning  habit  ard  dishevelled  tresses,  ..  Be- 
lieve me,  O  my  father  I''  said  s,ie,  <•  this  habit  of  woe 
which  1  now  wear,  this  dejec;ion  v/hich  now  appears  iu 
my  countenance,  and  these sorro«»,mto  which  vou  seems 
sunk,  are  not  the  eifecrs  of  that  corknassion  I  entertain  for 
Cleon.brntHS  ;  but  the  sad  remaiijrfffn.y  affliction  for  the 
calamities  you  sustained  in  your  fiigtu  from  Sparta.  On 
What,  alas!  shall  I  now  resolve  ^  While  you  reign  for 
the  future  in  Sparta,  and  triumph  ovet  tiie  enemies  who 
opposed  you,  shall  I  continue  to'live  in  thcdcsilatestate  to 
which  you  see  mc  reduced  ;  Or,  is  it  itiy'duty  .to  array 
myself  in  robes  of  royalty  and  magnificence,  when  I  be- 
hold the  husband  I  received  from  you  in  the  fi  jwer  of  mv 
youth,  on  the  point  of  perishing  by  your  dagger.'  Should 
he  be  unable  to  disarm  your  resentment,  and  move  vour 
soul  to  compassion  by  the  tears  of  bis  wife  and  children 
permit  mc  to  assure  you  Vqat  he  wih  be  punisV.ed  with 
h.ore  seven- V  for  his  impudence,  than  was  even  intend- 
ed by  yourself,  when  he  s.\M  see  a  wife,  who  is 
him,  expiring  ?'  his  feet  ;  for  you  are  not  to  thi' 
my  pre se-.it  condition  I  will  ever  consent  to  out-imhim 
What  appearance  shall  I  make  among  the  SpartaTladies 
r-fier  my  mability  to  inspire  my  husband  with  cojtipa.ssi- 
on  for  my  fa-her ;  or  tu  soften  mv  father  into  i)ity  for  rn 
liusband  >  AVhat  indeed  shall  i'apjjear  to  thein,  but  a 
daughter  and  a  wife,  always  afflicted  and  contemned  by 
her  neares- relations  !"  Chelodina,  nt  the  conclu-.ijii  of 
these  words,  reclined  her  cheek  on  .hat  of  Cleomb'utus  ; 
While  with  h'T  eyes,  that  spoke  her  sorrow  in  ier  tears,' 
Bhe  cast  a  languid  look  on  those  who  were  prev^.nt. 

Leonidas,  jfier  a  few  m.oments  discoi/rse  with  his 
ft-iends,  ordered  Cleorabrutus  to  rise,  and  mimediately  to 
^uit  Sparta  ;  but  earnestly  impoitui  <^  nU  daughter  to 
continue  there,  and  not  forsake  a  father  who  gave  her 
such  a  peculiar  proof  of  tenderness  as  to  spare  the  life  of 
h  -r  husband.  His  solicitations  were  however  ineflfectiialj 
aud  the  .nnm-  nt  Cle^mbru'us  rose  from  his  seat,  she  p!a- 
c-d  oil-  ol  Ik  r  ihi.,->— n  in  his  arms  and  clasped  the  otli.  i 
iilher  own)  »nilwb  .   ..i. .■  had ofl .  i     np  her  Dr..  , i i    tt. 


the  goddess,  and  kissed  the  tltar,  :lic  became  «  vohmtart 
exile  xii:b  terl:,!!  and.   ■  ^ 

How  extreii.cly  affecting  w^s  this  spectacle,  and  how 
worthy  the  admiration  of  all  ag-^i  is  such  a  model  cf  con- 
jugal aflection  !  If  thehcart  of  Cleombrutus,  savs  Plu- 
tarch, was  not  entirely  depraved  by  vain-glorv,  and  a 
boundless  ambi  ion  to  reign,  liji  nt'ld  have  bceii  sensible 
I'lat  even  banisVnvcnr  tir-lf,  .r=>*'tso  \rrui.  us  a  ccntjian;. 
0.1,  Wis  a  felicity  -preferable  to  the  condition  of  a  SQvereign. 


EXTRACTS  FROM 
lEC-lVRFS  ON  EXMAEE  EDUCATION. 

BV  J.    BUttTON. 

*'"*"****  A  mother  well  infonned 
Fvtails  a  ble^jing  on  bcr  infant  charge 

Bettrr  than  riches. [Village  Ci'rate. 

TO  maternal  cire  and  instruction  we  are  in.lebted  for 
our  first  inipi-ovemsnts-,  Bodily  health  and  inental  vigor, 
in  fiuure  lift,  ofteiLpiofieed  from. the  judicio\is  i-nantige- 
ment  of  infancy  anJchilclht)c'd.  The  seeds  of  virtue  or 
vici^c  then  sown.  The  temper  is  then  forined  ;  andhi 
bits  take  rjot.  Th"  child  may  be  sjioiled  by  neglect  or  in- 
dulgence ;  but  a  prudent  and  discerning  motiter  mavhave 
the  satisfaction  of  beiiolding  "  her  s-jns  grow  u;;  as  the 
"  yoong  plants  ;  anH  her  daughters  beautiful  as  thepolish- 
"  ed  corners  of  tl-,p temple" 

Tlie  nursery  is  the  peculiar  depai-tment  (/(  the  female 
sex.  There  they  ou^ht  to  givern.  Note  Jiverninjnt  of 
whatever  kini, -«-heher  political  or  domestic,  is  a-i  art, 
which  must  be  understood,  hefore  those,  who  are  to  exer- 
cise if,  can  be  qualified  to  discharge  its  duties.  This  part, 
therefore,  which  falls  within  the  province  of  the  women! 
requires  from  them  s  .me  knowledge  and  much  applicati- 
on. And,  indeed,  tlie  t\s'o  modes  of  government  I  have 
J^ustj-nentioned^^re  v.'ore  closelv  .-rmnected  than  m.iv  a"- 
hrs:  sTiJiit  appear,  -forit:- by  eac'^ifw.iihi,  mj.,.Vu\a-M- 
come  useful  mcn.bers  of  the  state  ;  so  that  political  ro- 
vernment  may  be  said  to  derive  its  strength  from  themir- 
sery;  if  it  be  allowed  that  the  virtues  of  the  peoo'e  con- 
tribute to  its  st-ahlity.  But  if  chil.lrvitbe  cornip-.td  in  their 
early  years,  their  princijiles  and  ex-amjiles,  as  the/  grow- 
up,  may  tend  to  a  greater  dei>T-rtvity  of  public  manners. 
It  if,  from  Women,  th-,ii,wc  receive  the  nijiments  ofE- 
ducation  ;  ol- thesel  first  imprcssi;n-.s,  wiiich  inav  influence 
our  latter  conduct.  This  tuition  extends  to  both  sexes  • 
to  Boys,  in  the  yoijiger  part  of  life;  and  to  Girls,  to  -.1 
much  later  period. 

The  domestic  situptien  of  your  sex  enables  yoii  to  per- 
form th'.s  office  of  itiBtructioii.  Fathers  are  often  eiiitjloy- 
ed  abioad  ;  or  tlieir  iusiness  may  require  so  mucii  of  their 
time  and  attention,  is  to  aFord  thcin  btit  little  leisure  to 
snj>ei-inten4.iheeduci!ion  of  th.cir  children.  The  Hrst  pu-t 
of  it,  there6|iire,  naturally  falls  to  the  lot  of  the  m-«ncr- 
and  itis  ccri»ir,ly  ,oneof  the  most  pltSasing  and  agfee.Vole 
of  her  doiilestic  em.iloymeais  t  as  whatever  labqur  ma 
attend  the  execution  cf  this  task,  '.he  finds' su/Bcient  rsewii- 
penseintte.fondand  innocent  endearme  its  of  he^ff- 
spnng  t'-'w.ho,  by  thi  care  bestowed  upon  them,  i'l  tiiin. 
"5  ;^  to  virtue,  jnd  instilling  into  their  young  mihds, 
thi  fundtiii«ntal  principles  of  knov  ledge,  will  be  render- 
ed more  worth  objects  of  mate.- ..il  a.Tection '•  Howe- 
ver strong,"  savsthe  aothorofih;  f!eaiiiiesc.fHis-r.>y  "we 
may  5uppo-.e  the  fondness  ofa  father  for  his  ciiildremyei 
they  will  5nd  more  lively  marks  of  tenderne-.s  in  thS-W 
som  of  a  mother.— There  ai-e  no  ties  in  nature  t^a^ifiinnarJ 
with  th/ise,  vvhicli  unitean  afl'ectionatem.'jh^ij^ri-T',.-:,-:;' 
dren,  -Ah.-n  they  repay  Icr  tenderness  v  itF^jjb'ei!' .tcia'ut 
iove.''                                           -                    ,-.'-■ 

1  K  ladies  cannot  be  seeii  in  a  mme  reSpec^abie  l-ght, 
than  when  they  are  en-ipioyed  in  the  offices  of  (k-trKsiic 
life.  The  humble  avocations  of  the  nursery  are  not  boi.iw 
tlieir  care,  bu:  rather  add  a  lustre  to  their  chtiracrer.  The 
love  of  mothers  for  their  progeny  has  been  always'  a  sub- 
ject  of  comiiiendation  ;  and,ii:d.?ed,  it  is  a  passion  so  i-i- 
t.;rwcven  in  their  natures,  that  it  is  next  to  an  impossibili- 
ty to  res'-.t  its  impulse.  For  such  is  its  influence,  that  it 
gives,  as  It  were,  a  new  turn  to  their  affections,  by  remo. 
ving  -.'heir  usual  timidity  ;  and  inspiring  them  v/ith  a  grea- 
ter  o'.-.grceof  courage.  Those  sei-»ice«,  v/hich,  upon  ot'ier 
occasi.ns,  would  have  been  thnu^jht  iusupp;)rtab'.»  h-ive 
notnr..,t,  the  ap.QCu.i.ice  of  dilhciilrv  and  fatig'.ie.  "in 
sickness  they  have  wa-chcti  en  e,  thetn  with  tcntior  con- 
c.n-n  ;  and  have  even  injured  tlieir  own  J, -4.1,  'a-r-serve 
that  of  their  children. 

'         "  Deli^htfut  task  I  to  rear  the  tewkr  /Ao. •?*-,.  .- 

*'  To  teacl^  thevonng  idea  hh-.-j  to  ^ 
**  Topn:.    rt,.  ■'-      -uct-        '■     t'.'t 


There  is  no  employment  more  honorable,  and,  at  the 
sariie  fme,  more  important,  than  that  of  insiructinv-  the 
llZl  •^"f'^'l^-'he  future  hopes  of  the  cominuidty- 
whose  earliest  hfe  iscommitted  to  the  mother,  care.  This 
task  has  providence  assigned  her  :   But  in  the  present  acl 

i  to^T'ZTti''""T'  ™'"'^  ^"'y  isoftc!:"rer^fi:fd 
to  pri!  ;  and  indolince,  how  touch  ..  'Vri  ;-ir.;e'-ia!  o.fF,-/ 
negle.-ico  !  'I'his  proves  the  ntoessitt'of  your  Wein»  early 
trained  to  domestic  habitj.;  lest  a  taste  for  diss,  ,'"„X 
should  lessen  the  force  o^Bfntal  lov- .  whos- opcVatio" 
lens'bilities  ""*"'"  ''  ^^'^'''^''  °^  'he  most  pleasing' 
[to  be  continued.] 
A     FRAGMENT. 

'    „       ,  'SENSIBILITY. 

Not  thit  affected  stuff  which  screar.s  at  the  sight  o.'  i 
si>t  .er,  or  la.iits  at  the  agonies  of  the  dving  fly,  and  "vet 
ca.l  spurn    a  beggar  from  the   door,  ortrett  an  aged  fa- 

re.it  with  neglect. Delia  has  too  moch  good    sense 

00  much  greatness  of  soul,  to  play  off  such  fcightftrt  dis- 
t-^rtionot  feattires.Scsuch  pitiful  debihty  of  mind,  througli 
an  equally  pjtifitl  aftectation.  No  ;  hcvs  is  the  sensibility 
of  a  heart  na-urally  tender  and  ex-qnisitely  benevolet.c. 
Her  stjfc  melnng  eye  bespeaks  a  soirt  that  is  united  to  all 
arounu  her,  i;nd  ready  with  a  sister's  feeling,  to  min-tle 
.heirjovb  andsorrows.  If  she  corfeisa  favour,  it  i<  w'hft 
^,i"  j'''^''.^.^''^^"^''""  '''=''  'n°''^  'ban  doubles  its  Worth.— 
And  ifobUged  to  deny,  it  appears  to  give  her  ailch  fc.ue- 
rous  dist.-ess,  ih-tt  yoa  cannot  Ijuj  l.-.ve  the  poor  girl,  ttrd 
feel  your-.elt  her  debtor.  'VVhei.  we  have  >een  her  at  a 
single  word  from  her  mother,  fly  to  her  harpsichord  and 
p  ay  with  as  much  spirit  as  som-  others  would  exert  to 
please^ a  young  lover- or,  when  we  have  seen  her, 
bcttu  i.u.  as  anaiigt-1,  kneeling  by  hci  gouty  farhc-,  hcipiPj; 
him  on  with  his  shoe-or,whenwe>ve  seenhevin  '-igh 
spirits,  and  the/nest  chat,  all  at  ojice  turn  seriou.s  -inii  si. 
lent  on  heari  tg  the  breath  of  tiander  ;  we  have  feh  that 
if  thet-e  be  a.iy  ont  grttce  whic'i  more  than  another  ini^e^ 
a  yya.i;5  .«*«,.,«  look  |,Ke  an  a,.-J<!i;  i,  U  a  s.--sihiht.  like 
Uel.as.  I  his  sweet  sympathy  wii:i  tiii  „ieasn,  >  and 
pains  ot  others  :  this  lively  expre.5sion  of  joy  at  seel.-,  >;, 
acquaintance  ;  this  amiable  benevolence,  .shining-,  t"  l,a. 
like  t.)_  have  said  speakitig  in  the  co.mLe-.ianr".  i-  -  ,or- 
than  beatitif  ul.  it  is  beauty  itself.  It  can  ittai-.c  -.  homelv 
woma.i  handsome,  andk'a  hardsotue  wouu.n  -n  ■.■■:  A 
'Tis  beauty  in  hand,  and««auty  i,i  rcvc-.si'vn  :  it  i!...;'-.i 
that  tenderness  in  the  fu».wife,  which  kind'-is  «\e'lj" 
vet  s  flame  it.to  r.tpture  ;  iWnsures  tho  dutif-j;.n;s-,  u,  th" 
daughter,  which  causes  the  parent  with  weeping  jo-. ,  to 
bless  his  God,  for  such  a  child ;  and  it  insures  tl-,.t  ^om- 
jiassion  in  th.e  mistress  and  mother,  which  sweet.-ms  evf  ri- 
duty  of  domestic  life,  and  renders  sur  ft.milier.  t'le  r.„r.e, 
r.esof  .ill  those  gentle  virtues  that  adorn  &  bless  mankind. 


•BIOGRAPHY 

U-  Icngh,  aftir:  an  imfMienl  e,:~,u:rv for  many  vearj,  w 
-C-ctw  :(  i,i  ourf^-er  to  «re,e„(  tte  fiuhHc  with  a  ciioas, 
ci:;..T.i(e,  and  elegant  Ufe  ofazi,v.i  Mackenzib,  f., 
a  gemhman  vjho,  Jrom  the  ea.ie  and  eimfiHrity  r-  nVV  / 
i,i  tw  suree-Mhe  -tita;  is,  upon  the  plan  of  the  Specia  > '  .' 
ia<  received  and  flesTved  the  appellation  ofiie>on  >  , 
Addisos.  To  those,  tnho  a.-e  emulous  of  .t  .;'. .  .-,, 
pm^  of  cabiivation,  s,irh  as  are  fell  !,•  the-  '  ,/• 
Sterns  «.*/ Goldsmith,  rAej'dCit  o/'«  .<«  /       ' 

'  Jhepafirs  in  "  The  Lou-g^r,"  „u>hthi  sl^i'-.l:!';     - 
-  -'"""'W  rt^<':mnerJed.   The  writers/this  anie',: 

■       -   '^IK'"''"'    1('''/>'vorire  author,  has  .-jften  htir 

'     'r'iBr  '.*?  ''■''"''  ''■'"  '°  repose,  tl,.:t  he  m,f;ht  f.,i 

f'rSffiofthe  sensitive  HARi.zv,  andt:\.ce  tbe'oa   .   /■:  >t 
jtalStisy  in  the  mind  ,fthe  veng^ul  Muntmbitn.Y 

[ro.,t-'l--o  ■.,■.. 

MR.  Iii,NRY  ■  MAC- .  :[■■  .':2I  ■; 

/UTHOIt    OF    THE    ;.IAN    OF 

Henry  Mackenzie,  a  tain  ein,  . 
elegance  of  genius,  by   iii^  love 
and  aUility  in  business,  and  In- 
versfttion  and  matuiecs,  .vus  ■ 
medjaliout  tiie  year  174f 

HiB  father  was  Dr.  .: 
ed4>raueh  of    .?  anci 
North  of  ScjHti.li 
andfeenevole' 
ed  age  of  ui^' 

The  ge- 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804. 


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f  -vcnti.'-  .IPli-acies  of  the  i)oli-e  li  fra'ure^f 
,-ii;;l»nd  hKi,  just  ali'iut  that  time,  bccmc  ta- 
1  the  best  vjcietv  in  Scorliiid.  Divii  Home, 
I  5,  IJr.  ittbtr.son,  lad  Ur.  Adam  Smiih.Uad 
v;itjJhi5i  .ry,phil.woph),andieloquence,  with 
I  excited  cmjUlinil,  and  in  conditi  ns  of 
n  the  sa  iie  praise  might  appear  desirable 
Ulernan,  rhe  ntan  of  business,  and  the  man  of 
.,,«  rf»IJ.  ,.ho  w  /J.i  liavc  disdained  the  pedantry  cl  ob- 
it-'r»»fiBR'J.i.  Mi^plitrso;:'*  traiisUtion  of  the  remains 
ol  Owtn,  Humz's  tragtd/  of  Douglass,  a  few  other  siic- 
C" 'luj  iiin;cs  i:i  the  litrature  of  fancy,  had  been  alsopro- 
c!u  i,  iron  which  it  bcjfan  :obe  supp  )sed,  that  natives  of 
r.-o  liiid  ev.o  whil.:  perminently  resident  there,  might 
(.ci  )  .1  "Mall  •  excel,  r.ot  merely  in  science,  learning,  and  e- 

r.r i"  '.ertfiment,  but  in  those  compositions  which  re- 

q  1  r  il  I  siiiJl  in  all  the  many  changing  colours  of  En^ish 
piri'C  lo;;y,  in  the  tiivjrdivorsiiics  of  tlie  texture  of  iin- 
l'.  .'  ■•  in  th-^^*  modes  oC  the  superficial  Tri:»nnerj  of 
-•  -  ' -h  form  a?  it  were,  the  colouring  aid  liie 

iture,  in  the  art  of  tou'  h- 
^  to  those  ciiords,  of  0- 
^uisiiely  artiiicial  sounds, 
i  of  English  passion,  and 
f-gics  of  English  iinagiiiation,  are  wont  to 


to    „,,n...  ab 
t!"   peculi  ir  <•■ 


I  ^^tur 

.iH^t 

•ct  fl^u.s 


i.cs,  in  particular,  of  the  English  and  French 

1'  Viction,  were,  tlien,  reLidin  Scotland,  with  ir.- 

ijies.  :  but,  rearl  as  yet  on  y  or  chietiy  by  pen. 

It  is  'vith  ourtasw  in  books,  as  with  our 

As  the  particular  form  of  a  head-drees, 

,:  of  a  coat,  however  in  itself  happily  ele- 

,  i-.o  sooner  descends    to    the  use  of  the 

S  in. art  wife,  or  the  bean  behind  a  compter, 

lines  odious  to  the  ;;,y  flutterers  of  high  life  : 

z  -.13  e  for  literary  atnusemeni  become  general 

1  people — ^and  the  great  shall  be  seen, 

■■'  h  one  another,  fur  the  palm  of  jgno- 

.  ine  species  of  science  or  literature  have 

.    ,..  -tj  a  conntryas  anov<-lty,  and  be    kn<\^'n 

as  one  of  tlie  pUasures  or  tlecorations  of  peo- 

lift.— and  you  shall  see  them  pursue   it  with  a 

V-  ar.l'^nt,  and  a  diligence  tiie  most  persever- 

vantaj^e  in  their  favour,  the  works  of 

ni;  atid  of  Smollett,    could   not  fail  to 

;.'ias.'d  much  in  Scotland  :  but  the  first 

amoitg  the  more  retined  order  of  read- 

: .  itcvi'litit  abatei-1.     Comedy  in  tears,  and 

•    t  t-were,  nnvr,  the  r.t^'c.     The  Tri.ttram 

l.i  j^^iive/le  llthhc  by- KouEseiu,  the 

'    still,  ;o    a  certain  degree,  the 

i'i«J\iYciri'e  vcluiu««    Xliese 

.  highly  tovdmire.     Uponthese, 

,  .it    v.r.s  it)inied.     A  young  man,  with  afond- 

y.itd^,  and  fee^tig  the  (irsL  impulse   of  genius, 

cd,"ii«ppfn  not  M  have  read  them ;  but  he  could 

ct>hver5ation  on  ^ny  subject  related  to  taste  in 

if  fancy,  witliont  bcii-g-  taught  to  tii-nk  tliose 

which  thcv  wereftlistingiiished,  the    best 

graces  of  wliutcver  flK,  elegant  lu  literary-  com- 


wereAlit 


srivingB  not  tip,  lilt^Jfi™  Arabian   palace  of  en- 

,  in  the  cesart,  without  the  exerci»e  of  visible 

i:s  cri  a'ion.     It  is  not  born  with  that  culture 

J  th.sJ  Bias  -J  to  which  we  owe  the  particular  efforts 

t  nr  KKictio.is  whlcli  afterwards   distinguish  it  in  the 

irjil.     Cne  may,  therefore,  hope  to  be  pardoned  in  this 

cnipf.    tract  liiise  circimis'anccs  in  the  state  of  ibcli- 

.ara   aiAas;  of  the  time  of  Mr.  Mackenzie's  earlv 

II,  by  vvh  ch  licwas  guided,  tb  try  with  success,  those 

1.  s  t.f  ttii.ing,  vhich    delight  to   inch  the  heart  with 

r  ■nr*s,  orthvie  il;e  soul  to  delicate  generosity  of  r,en- 

JA,  aitj  c  divert  the  fancy  with  the  flegaiit  poignan- 

>>iiyVv'ic  wit.  ' 

!1 1  Wst  at'fhipis  at  composition    were  poeiital.     He 

.1  vv-!.!l':  very  young,    many  small    pieces    in  verse. 

I    ..vrhoftht:  gen'lcst.   and  kindest  of  tcmjters,  he 

■•'li.blv  by  desireof  the  praise  of  wit,  soiiie- 

'vers  in  satire. 
•It  '.ten, appears  to  have  delight-d iJhicli  ra- 
t.; -'".ViiHi,  rhe  simjdicity,  and  the  ciiarming 
1 -[^r,-,  which  belong  t'o  the  pastoral.  His 
•n-.ime«  the  form  and  plaintive  to'^je  of  the 
to  is  known  to  Itave.  trl^d  -iso,  Jb  accom- 
I.  tl.c  ends  of  ethical  difqoisltioS^ 
"venM-ittemp's  in  Qoesy,  he  was^feopen- 

M  ":■'"•' I-     .-  1  nus  ('i^:ii|Cf^ii,io_ 

'    'I  '^-rri*-17G8, 

'-'t    1  '  •lire-  from 

piece 


P,iri5,  the  ladi.s  of  ihar  capital,  supjiosed  rhe  adven'iu-cs  of 
St,  Prcux  to  have  been  tht^sc  of  the  aurh"r  hiint;eU';  and 
were,  to  such  a  degree,  enraptured  with  the  charming 
man,  that  he  might  probably  have  succeeded  in  an  in- 
trigue with  anv  of  them,  to  whom  he  should  have  chosen 
to  ofter  his  addresses.  The  virtue  of  the  ladies  of  Edin- 
burgh would  be  exceedingly  disgraced  «by  comparison 
with  the  amorous  facilit; ,  described  to  thotte  of  Pj.ris. 
N')r  was  the  virtuous  sensibility  of  Harley  to  be  compared 
with  the  ardent  sensuality  of  St.  I'reux.  But,  we  believe, 
the  same  fancy  in  the  adven'ures  of  Harley,  were  those 
of  tlie  author  of  the  Mjii  <f  Feeling  himself  ,•  and  a  simi- 
lar partiality  to  a  being  so  tender  of  lieart,  endowed  with 
moral  sympathies  so  exquisitely  fine,  and  so  delicately 
good  :  were  extremely  common,  for  a  while,  aoiong  the 
female  readers  of  Mr.  Mackenzie's  novel. 

(To  ie  coiitimiei.) 

CHARACTER  O?  DOCTOR  SMOLLET. 

The  person  of  Dr.  Sm'iUctt  was  stout  and  well  propor- 
tiiiied,  his  counte.iUnce  engaging,  his  manner  reserved, 
with  a  certain  air  of  dignity,  that  seemed  to  indicate  tliat 
he  was  ever  ready  to  serve  the  uttfortunate,  and,  on  some 
occasions,  to  assist  them  beyond  what  his  circumstances 
could  justify. — Though  fev/  could  penetrate  with  move 
acuteness  into  character,  yet  none  wtis  more  apt  to  over- 
look misconduct,  when  attended  with  misfortune.  Heli- 
ved  ill  an  hospitable  manner,  but  he  despised  that  hospita- 
lity, wliicli  is  founded  on  ostentation,  which  enteviains 
only  those,  whose  situation  in  life  flatters  the  vanity  of  the 
entertainer,  or  such  as  can  make  returns  of  the  same  kind  ; 
tiiat  hospitaiity,  wriich  keeps  a  debtor  and  creditor  ac- 
count of  dinners.  Smolltttt  invited  to  his  plain,  bitt  plen- 
tiful Itiljle,  the  persons  whose  cliaractefa  he  esteemed,  in 
whose  con-,  ersation  he  delighted,  and  many  for  no  other 
reason,  than  because  ihcy  stood  in  need  of  his  countenance 
and  protection.  As  nothing  vv»s  more  abhorrent  to  his 
nature,  than  pertness,  or  intrusion,  few  things  could  ren- 
der hiin  more  indignant  than  a  cold  reception ;  to  this, 
however,  he  imagined  he  had  sometimes  been  e.'iposed,  on 
«pi)lit:ation  in  favor  of  ot'iers  ;  for  himself,  be  nevermade 
an  ajiplicatiolWtoany  great  man  in  his  life. 

Free  from  va'nily,  .Smollett  had  a  considerable  share  of 
pride,  and  gi-cat  sensibiiiry  ;  his  passions  were  easily  mo- 
ved, Mid  too  impetuous  when  routed;  he  could  not  conceal 
his  contem[)t  of  folly,  his  detestation  of  fraud,  nor  refrain 
from  proclaiming  his  indignation  against  every  instance  of 
oppression.  Though  Smollett  posses»ttd  a  versatility  of 
stile  in  writing,  v/iiich  hf  coiiU  accoitimodale  to  every 
chai'^i^i^c,  b£-ijad-rb»-Mi^jie«ic&s  iTi4«>4'^0Trd»c/  I*;.iJ,i.-»ri,- 
liig,  drtigeijce,  and  natur.tt  acnteness,  w-ould  have  render- 
ed him  eminent  in  the  science  ot  medicine,  Jittd  he  perse- 
vered iUjthat  profession  ;  other  par's  of  liis  cnaracter  were 
ill  suited  for  augmentini;  Kis  practice.  Ke  could  neither 
stoop  to  impose  on  credulity,  nor  humour  caprice.  He 
was  of  an  intrepid,  independent,  imprudent  tiisposition, 
equally  incapapbleof  deceit  and  adulation,  and  more  dis- 
posed to  cultivate  the  acquaintance  of  those  he  could  serve 
than  of  those  who  could  serve  him.  Athat  wonder,  that 
a  man,  of  this  character,  was  not,  wli4  iscalled,  success- 
ful ill  life .' 


INTERESTING  LAW  CASE. 
COURT  OF  KING'S  BENCH,  DUBLIN,May\5. 

BREACH  or  PROMISE    OF    MARRIJ4E. 

FITZGERALD  i,    HAV/KSWORTH. 


:.;..,  re.^iv^djtanlulM  fa. 
sagacious  Eoiil.-seller«  to 
e<-pi  -monej.*vbe  made  ^t- 
iir..vdi!lltii!tv  wa^,  at  last,' 


td,      li  cag,, 


ithou 


.■'tr-  si.ort  time  bc- 
|>>  tni'.usiasm,  ca- 
rd l!t:-  ynufij^wer; 
■  .ativc  sentiment.^ 


Yesterday,  in  the  King's  Bench,  a  verdict  for  2,5001.  and 
6d.  costs,  was  giv.>n  for  the  plaintiffagainst  the  defendant. 
Few  trials  at  Nisi  Piins  have  more  engaged  the  publicar- 
tention,  or  e-xcited  an  hijher  degiee  ^if  interest  i  and  wiie- 
ther  we  consider  the  nature  of  the-  action,  the  porti.m  of 
the  time  it  occupied,  or  the  celebrity'  of  at  least  oneof  thift 
parlies, .it  was  eminently  caJculat*!  to  call  forth  much  cul 
nosity.  The  trial  lasted  three  days,  from  Tuesday  ^lorn.^, 
ing  till  late  on  Thursday  evening.  ' 

The  defendant  is  a  young  cleri;yman,  who  has  figured 
as  a  preacher  In  most  of  the  churcl^  of  this  metrojiolis, 
tliin  the  la.tt  Kv..  yfai.,  »n;:  wJio«»4iis  admirers  e"nsi« 
^■r  a-,  scarrely  iuliii.ir  to  Kirwan  him.sclf.  In  the  year 
179!.,  Mr.  Haw^kswnrdi,  being  then  in  his  twentieth  year, 
and  on  the  point  of  taking  his  degree  in  College,  became 
attached  to  Miss  fitzgeiald,  who  was  then  scarcely  six- 
teen.— Thisvoinig  lady  was  the  daughter  of  a  respectable 
ojf.^cr,  V.  ho  had  retired  from  the  service  with  much  ho- 
nor, but  no  great  shaie  uf  wetilth,  and  had  fixed  hi',  resi- 
dent e  ia-  Castletown,  a  beautiful  village  in  the  n<  gWiour- 
hood  of  Mountrath,  in  Queen's  County.  Mr.  Haw  ■  .t  orth 
scon  gained  her  afteciions,  but  still  he  was  notttititdcd,  tut. 
Ids  father  was  an  enemy  to  early  niarriai>t3,an3  ofc'^ir*, 
an  iiiirftediatc  union  was  iiTipossibie.  Time  or  a-w.-len. 
lie  apprehended,  mij;ht  defeat  his  hopes,  lira  pare  ,  ac. 
Ihority  consign  her  to  the  arms  of  another  In  his  I.-..t'  ^. 
ihci;fore,  he  uri;ed  her  with  all  the  ardor  of  a  doatii.j, 
lover,  ;t>  enter,  Ir,io  a  solemn  engagement  never  to  man-v 
any  but  him  ,•  and  to  encourage  her  to  make  this  vow,  lie 
called  upon  liis  Cod  to  forsake  him,  when  he  forsook  h  r 
I  Tl  •:  Ic'ijr?.  xMtt  read  it,  evidence,  and  though  rh«y  ■•>.- 
'i  1  ■  ,  i-,-iiv  .,;  , ,  I  iryelegancnt 
'  ariti'were 
ijiijofei.x 


teen  :  at  length  they  made  that,  and  thus  the  connection 
continued  until  the  )  ^r  1S02. 

Meanwhile  Mr.'  Hawkesworih  had  been  crdained,  had 
become  ft  popular, preather,  and  w  as  n.nth  follcwed.  In 
Jai  uary,  lfc02,  hetcalltd  en  a  Mrs.  PalnJ^r,  a  ]>articular 
friend  of  Miss  Fit7,gcrald,'and  after  scuif^eliminary  con- 
versation, lie  told  her  he  was  ready  to  .Mliil  his  engage- 
ment with  Miss  Fitzgerald,  ifi^er  friends  would 
give  her  ICOOl.  and  begged  she  would  communicate  his 
intentions  to  theni.  Mrs.  Palmar  delivered  the  message. 
A  council  of  war  w-as  summoned.  Captain  Fit/gerald,  the 
father,  agreed  to  give  four  hundred  pounds,  the  uncle,  also 
an  old  olTicer,  agreed  to  give  two  hundred  ;  and  the  brother 
to  the  )  oiing  lady,  who  was  then  serving  with  his  regi- 
ment in  Malta,  upon  being  writen  to,  ir.imediatelj  pro- 
mised to  add  the  remaining  4001.  out  of  the  honorable 
earnings  of  his  profession  ;  and  thcugh  he  was  then  ac- 
tnall)  in  treaty  for  a  majority,  he  clieerfully  postponed 
his^own  proinolion,  to  the  happiness  of  a  beloved  sibter— 
he  did  more,  he  came  to  Ireland  to  be  a  witness  of  that 
hajipiness. 

Hawkesworth  seemed  delighted  with  his  arrival,  every 
thing  was  settled,  the  wedding  clothes  prepared,  a  special 

licence  jirocured,  and  even  the  ring  was  purchased.- 

Mrs.  Hawksworth  and  young  Captain  Fitzgerald  went, 
down  to  the  country  on  Friday :  the  next  day,  Saliirdaf 
was  to  to  be  the  happy  day  :  when  lo !  hisread  cf  the 
bridegroom,  a  billet  dtnix  was  del  vered  to  the  company, 
at  Castletown,  begging  to  be  excused,  as  he  was  obliged 
to  go  home  on  pecuniary  business.  Frcm  this  period  un- 
til the  action  was  brought,  the  intei-val  was  filled  with 
evasion  ;  the  torch  cf  love  seemed  completely  extinguish- 
ed, and  the  visions  of  his  early  days  to  have  vanished  fore- 
\.  ver.  The  acti,cn  Was  then  b'rr.cght,  and  the  verdict  25001, 
onim.:nt;urate  with  his  property. 


AGRICULTURAL. 


PLAISTER  OF  PARIS. 

[The  farmers  of  I  he  Eastern  States  are  said  to  have  ckriveit 
great  advantages  frojn  the  use  of  Plaister  of  Ports  as  a 
manure.  It  h  certain  that  the  greater  part  of  our  soil  ,t 
of  that  tjiiality  supposed  to  be  most  suita/.le  til  its  cperation. 
Why,  therefore,  the  Virginia  Farmers  are  so  much  averse 
to  it,  appears  somcjihat  strargc. — The  following  extract 
frmn  a  publication  rfyudge  Paers  on  the  Slilject,  VtUy  be 
ser~jiceai/le  to  those  vjho  chouse  to  irj  e>i>etinx>  -;■ 

Oj'estion.     How  long  have  you  used  iheplaistir 

Ansv.^er.  Ab.iut  twenty-five  years.  1  was  among  the 
first  who  began  the  use  of  it  in  Pennsylvania. 

Q.  Ill  what  condition  was  your  land  when  you  beff.n 
to  apply  it  .*  '  .  * 

A.  Worn  out  by  long  and  bad  Sulture  :  full  of  weeds 
and  other  n^Blus  jjtants. 

Q.     Wh^^iantity  per  acre  h?ve  you  generally  used  ! 

A.  Iliave  seldom  used  more  than  two  bushels  pfracr* 
in  one  season,  but  generally  on^j'and  one  and  a  half,  bush, 
els,  which  I  find  sufficient  if  repeated  yearly,  whilst  inclo- 

Q;     What  soils  are  the  iijbst  proper  for  this  manure  ! 

A.  Ligiit  soils,  dry  antl' sandy,  or  loamy.  On  clay  I 
never  succeed,  though  I  Ij^ve  heard  of  its  being  used'  in 
clay  with  a  degree  of  su^ess. 

(i;  Have  you  repeated  the  application  of  it  with  or 
without  ploughing  ,'"at^what  intervals,  and  with  what  ef- 
fects ?  ' 

A.  I  have  benefiq 
and  without  ploughi.  ^ 

alter  cultivation,  and  dressing  slightly  with  stable 
or  with  ]>lotighing  in  green  manures,  such  aj  Buckwheat 
in  fui!  blossom..' 

C>:  Do  yotirind  tbjij  it  renders  the  earth  steiije,  after 
its  useful  effects  are  gone  ? 

A.  I  pei-ceivc  no  greater  degree  of  sterility  after  pluit- 
ter  than  after  dung. 

Q;  Towhat  products  can  it  be  most  profitably  appli- 
ed :  grains  and  what  kinds,  grasses  and  what  kinds  ? 

A.  Its  eifect  is  immediate  upon  grass  of  all  kinds,  and 
upon  Indian  corn  \  and  upon  ail  other  kinds  of  grain  the 
year  following,  when  it  is  well   mixi-d  with  the  soil   by 

ploudyK' 

QJ^^hen  is  the  best  time  to  scatter  it  1 

AflHfrom  the  first  of  March,  if  the  ground  is  clear  of 
frost,  to  the  first  of  May,  being  careful  aKvays  to  choose  a 
caltn,  foggy,  or  damp  time. 

Q.  Wliat  is  the  greatest  product  per  acre  of  grass,  &c. 
you  have  known  by  the  means  of  plaister  ? 

A.  Ai  much  as  from  any  other  manure;  1  never 
weighed,  or  kept  an  exact  account  ;  I  think  I  have  had 
fi^-e  toivs  per  acre,  at  two  cuttings,  in  one  season;  and! 
have  sothetimes,  cut  a  third  crtqi  ;  though  I  seldom  do 
this,  as  I  |n-efer  seeding  the  third  growth. 


fiQi|^  repsated  the    application,    with 
fh^^Kbut  I  succeed  best  in  a  repetition 


ANECDOTE- 

A  dashing  highwayman  being  at  the  place  of  execiitior 
in  company  with  a  chimney-sweeper,  and  anxious,  wha 
extr  spots  there  might  be  on  his  repura'ion,  to  presei  i  ■ 
ills  leather  breeches  unsullied,  desired  his  compavi' ii  •. 
SI  J 'd  at^  a  greater  distance —  "  W  v ,  '..-p't^rl  S-.tt),} 
t  .'  ,'  It  I  as  much  richt  lo  be  1.. .t  .i«  >ou  luvt  ."' 


No.  1. 


THE  MINERVA. 


FOK  THE  MINjLRVA. 

Misses.  Cook  &  GKA-iTLASD, 

I  AM  glad  to  hear  *at  the  first  nomher  of  The  Mi- 
VCBVA  will  appear  on  Tues<lay  next. — The  success  which 
you  have  met  witli,  proves  beyond  contradiction,  that  the 
taste  of  my  cnunirymcn  is  not  so  depraved  as  some  pec- 
pie  have  falsely  asserted.  It  proves  ton,  that  a  regard  for 
Jiteraiureis  rot  extirij;uishcd  by  ihat  spirit  of  poli  ical  en- 
quiry for  which  the  Virginians  are  pariicularly  dis  ini;uish- 
ei. — It  has  been  thought,  that  the  taste  of  society  might 
be  ascertained,  by  the  writers  which  it  patronised.  If  this 
be  a  just  criterion,  we  are  certainly  becoming  more  refin- 
ed. A  few  years  past,  each  day  presen'.ed  therep;i.ation  oi 
some  individual  sireirhed  upon  the  Wheel,  and  the  cur- 
tain  torn,  which  .should  always  separate  domeslic  concerns 
from  public  inspection. — There  a.*?  occurrcncujj  L.  fam  - 
lies,  where  harmony  and  virtue  range  to  tlievtry  confine-; 
rf  human  perfection,  which -the  sleepless  eye  of  illiberal 
critics  should  never  beWild,  "or  the  forked  tongue  of  slan. 
dcr  repeat.  In  the  hands  of  fuch  infaimus  insruments, 
foibles  the  most  venial,  beco\ne  vices  he  most  hideous  and" 
alarming :  and  when  reproduced  by  the  sable  pencil  of 
such  malignant  agents,  assume  a  form  terrible  to  society. 
Suspicion,  so  fatal  to  good  neighbourhood,  becojiiesa  nc- 
ofssary  centinel ;  and  hails  as  a  traitor,  him  whom  we 
should  otherwise  greet  as  a  friend  and  a  brother. 

I  have  defended  my  countrymen  Ujjon  the  gfund  of  the 
palronage  yoti  have  alieady  received.  It  certainly  is,  in 
the  commencement,  a  substan-ia!  basis,  since  you  onlv 
promise  us  moral  and  literary  aoiusements ;  an  ali- 
ment upon  which  vulgar  and  vicaei^  •  minds,  cannot  j 
thrive  :  these  flourish  a|.-*ne  upon  the  destruction  of  pl«Lti 
excellence  they  cttimot  reac/j. — Ityoti  wi^h  to  second  tHiJ^e- 
fence,  give  it  a  fair  e.tjjcrinient.  Select  for  your  Maga- 
zine with  attention  and  caution,  and  never  perplex  your 
readers  with  trite  *nd  ordinary  productions — Y^>u  wili  soon 
£nd  that  people  arc  sometimes  seized  with  an  itc/jjbr  K^-rit- 
ing  ;  and  if  j'ou  arc  fearful  of  giving  offence,  you  w-ill  fur- 
nish a  vehicle  through  which  they  will  pour  th:;ir  tedious 
nonsense  upon  tlte  public.  Assure  yourseive^,  my  young 
friends,  that  Editors  gain  nothing  by  such  tithidiLV.  They 
l.oose  all  the  aid  of  gocd  writers.  Authors  are  particular- 
ly cauiious  how  they  introduce  their  essays  into  had  com- 
pany. Their  ;.ensaiions  are  much  alive  Ui>on  these  occa- 
sions. You  had  therefore  better  rely  ujjon  judicious  selecti. 
us  from   approved  writers,  than  to  degrade  your  Ma 


tine  b}'  an  imprudent    propensity  to   furnish   something 
Men    of 

-tc-be-tHs^ItTil-Xtlttr.'.  kii.^-.i-  p 


original. 


"  sense  had  ralh>-r  read  a  good  < 
■       "  ""TRIttr.'.  Mi.g-.i- perusui  o; 

sometimes   give  us  fo' 


sucli  tasteless  nonsense  as  printt 
original  vwfter. 

With  a  view  to  ycnr  future  prosperity,  I  have  tjikcn  the 
liberty  to  make  the  preceding  observations.  In  a  short 
time  however,  I  am  conscious  that  The  Mineuva  will 
eoinmand  such  aid,  as  to  render  all  future  exertions  on  my 
part  eiiiirel)'  useless.  X. 

Your  sincere  friend, 

MENTOR. 


^  TO  THE  EDITORS. 

Gestlcmes, 

.SINCE  your  design  for  furnishing  the  ladles 
with  a  periodical  jinper  has  been  published,  I  have  fre-< 
quen:ly  had  occasion  to  notice  tlieir  observations  oit.  l4^ 
subject.  I'hcir  expectation  appears  perfectly  on  the  alert ;  8i 
has  excited  in  your  correspondent,  conjitlerable  solicitude,' 
that  you  may  succeed  in  giving  pleasure  andeniertainirient 
to  a  niajcrity  of  iliem.  They  all  appear  pleased  witlrvft 
object  :  But  let  me  tell  you,  many  of  thcin  hav-e  al«ady 
laid  down  rules  by  which  th^jexpect  you  to  act ;  and 
they  are  so  direcdy  contrary  iinlome  of  their  opinions, 
that  Ifea^itwill  be  impossibl|ito  give  universal  satisfac- 
tion.— A  single  lady  of  three  s^e  says,-  she  '■  will  not  pa- 
troiuaMPtirdfctails  of  faithfulTBp  :  of  honest  courtshj])  ; 
of  mls.'^iuteftstedness  imman^— *rhe  Coquette  "  longs 
t<j  see  your  pages  filled  with  the  siglis  of  wounded  swains, 
li-.igering  u:.dcr  the  irresistible  charins  of  inimitable  beau- 
ty." Euttlic  refined  simplicity  of  Julia  sa,ys,  "  I  have  no 
doubt  the  Editors  know  their  duty  :  let  them  ccnstjre  us 
where  censure  is  due  ;  but,  above  all,  I  hope  tliey  will  be 

sparing  of  tiattery" This  obscmation;  Messrs.  Editors, 

so  forcibly  struck  me,  IhatlcannSt  forget  it ;  and  I  trans. 
mit  it  to  you  as  a  just  criterion  by  whicli  you*iay  guide 
your  fu'ure  laboiu's.  Ali©xij 

The  Editors  thank  their  corresponden's  for  thdTcommu- 
nicadons,  and  hope  they  may  profit  by  their  advice. 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 

THE    R  AM  BL  E  R.—no.l.       '  ' 

IT  was  a  beautiful  evening  in  the  month  of  June,  when 
a  refreshing  breeze  and  the  enchanting  verdure  of  the  ad- 
joining fields,  tempted  me  to  stroll  beyond  the  limiis  of  tfie 
City?  the  picturesque  scite  ofRichnl.ind  connnands  the 
spontaneous  admiration  of  the  beholder ;  and  the  level  but 
beau.iful  country  in  its  vicinity,  fonnsa  striking  contrast 
to  the  Uomatitic  situation  of  the  City. 
■ . .  ^  *"  pleasing  and  diversified  scenes  of  nature,  in  its  full 
bioom  and  luxuriar.c?,  banished  from  my  iriind  the  cares 
»iid  djiimcmUBf  of  Ule,  whUe  I   rambled   unthinkinglv. 


n  -1  :iel  1  to  .icl.l  ;  thi  litde  feathered  trilje  around  nie, 
wa  ble.l  their  simple  lays  in  ••  tuneful  rnelodv"  to  the 
tiiunnuring  falls  of  the  river,  while  the  mocking-bird, 
percWed  on  the  waving  top-branch  of  a  towering  cedar, 
repeated  their  various  notes  wi^h  wonderful  accuracy. — 
The  recollec'ion  of  my  misfortunes  was  entirel)  dissipat- 
ed by  this  enchanting  scener^,  atid  by  a  pleasing  reverie 
which  had  stolen  upon  my  mind  ;  I  bad  read  pastoral 
odes  and  ru'-al  descriptions  with  inexpressible  pleasui-e  ; 
but  I  had  viewed  them  not  as  a  true  picture,  but  as  the  splen- 
d'd  sallies  of  a  lively  imagination  ;  1  was  now  convinced  of 
their  reality  ;  and  nature  tinadoraetl,  never  before  ap- 
peared to  mc  ha\f  so  beautiful  or  interesting. 

In  this  tratiquil,  soothing  state  of  mind,  I  had  imper- 
ceptibly wantlertd  .several  iniles,  when  a  vivid  flash  of 
sulphureous  ligiitning  roused  me  from  my  reverie  ;  aitd 
I  discovered  that  the  horizon,  which  bti^a  little  while  be- 
fore was  transpttrenlly  clear,_^  was  now  overcast  by 
dark  and  threatniitg  clouds, pr-*.agi;-^yn  impending thu..- 
dcr  stortrj,  that  warned  n^'ioseek  immediate  slimier  from 
its  fury.  _  The  rainbeg^  prescn'ly  to  4t.scend  \]\  copious 
tortents,  and  not  parceitfiTig  a^-^  habif^tion  wit'hin  less 
Bian  a  milevl  rctraat^l^p  a  parcel  of  sprtadi."vg  oaks  at 
'a^mall  tlistaffij^frt^i  trie,  wit'ch  formed  a  tolerable  shel- 
ter fronjjj^  .(jjn  :  for  althoudi  i\Ir.  ^'ol^ey  in  his  late 
treatise  «»  on-tne  soil  and  cliitiate  of  the  U.  Spates,'*  has 
asserted,  that  with  us  "  ii;"is  tliey<K6/o«  to  go  abroacl  with- 
out umbrellas,  and  get  as  wet  as  water-fov^ls,**  yet  I  pro- 
test that  no  Frenchman,  iiot  even  the  e::<|uisitely  .ensitive 
Mr.  Volney  hiiiiseTf,  has  a  greater  aversion  to  wet  clothes 
than  I  have. 

The  \iittt:nce  of  the  storm  (iontinuing  unabated,  and  be- 
ijta  acc^toflfcd  to  accommodatie  myself  at  all  times  as 
|!^11  as  possible  to  my  situation,  I  sat  quietly  down  on  the 
root  of  a  neighbouring  tree,  and  began  to  philosophize  on 
the  subliinity  of  t^.e  divine  .Creator.  The  repeated  peals 
of  majestic  thunder,  accoinpanied  by  almost  incessant 
lightning,  which  darted  in  zig-zag  lines  alotig  the  trou- 
bled hori.-on,  presented  ii  grand,  yet  awful  spectticle.  The 
approach  of  night  now  added  additional  glooin  to  the  scene  ; 
while  the  rain  driven  along  in  colums  by  a  strong  North 
■wind,  appeared  like  volumes  of  smoke  Hitting  iitthe  air. 

While  waitingwith  impatience  fox  the  dispersion  of  the 
storm,  my  attention  was  arrested  by  the  sound  of  a  female 
voice  ;  I  started  from  my  seat  with  surprize,  and  listened 
with  anxious  solicitude  : — hut  all  was  still  as  death,  save 
the  roaring  of  the  troubled  elements  : — ^presently  a  few 
plaintive  sounds  a^ain  readied  .ny  ear,  but  I  was  unable 
to  distinguislt  their  meaning.  My  curiosity  was  e-vciteJ 
to  tile  highest  pitclt  ;  fttU  of  anxiety  and  apprehension  for 
the  uttfortuiiate.mou/ner,  I,  8t«>l&  soi."ily  -f&wAvda  the  s]>ot 
from  whence  the  sound  had  i.'^stied,  I  etideavoured,  l>ut 
in  vain,  to  gain  a  sight  oif  the  distressed  stranger  j  tlie 
thickness  of  the  shrubbery  and  the  darkness  of  the 
night  completely  obscured  her  from  my  inquisitive  t^ve  ;  — 
she  again  resumed  her  plaint  ve  soliloquy,  and  I  distinctly 
heard  the  following  words;  "Ah!  cruel  W  Uiani !  how 
•'  could  you  treat  me  thus  !  To  seduce  me- from  my 
"  fond,  my  loving  parent s,^jily  to  ruin  and  forsake  itie, 
"  was  cruel  indeed  !  How  could  .you.^most  ungra-e- 
"  ful  youth,  thus  abandon,  thus  tor^tire  your  poor  So- 
"  PliiA  ?  But  I  will  not  reproach  you;  I'wiil  not 
"  call  youingraie;  may  that  just  God  who  sees  all  out- 
**  actions,  and  knows  all  our  sentiments,  &jrgive  yen, 
"  as  I  sincerely  do — but  how  dare  I  call  on  the  name/j; 
"  ^  CtOtar  !^  KE  is  tlie  protector  of  the  innocent  tm-.l 
,■>■  theiuisluoiR  ;  1,  alas  !  airi  not  ainong  that  number.'^— 
H<j[^  convulsive  sobs  here  interrupted  her  sptech  :  Sie 
■<.;ars  which  si*  shed  probably  relieved  her  oppressed  hear. 
;«-«-after  a  shor^ause  she  continued,  ■•  If  thou,  O  Merciful 
"  God,  will  forgive  the  transgressions  of  an  nnforttmnie 
"  girl,  receive  now,  my  Creator,  the  hnmble^supplications 
"  of  a  repentaitt  sinner."  »•*»***  Tjie  incessant 
torrent  of  rain  whtclt  now  poured  from  ttie  Hetivens,  pre- 
vented irie.  from  hearing  the  remainder  of  her  mthncho- 
ly  suiiplleation — the  lightning  whifch  now  and  th^-| 
mined  tiie'Hfeary  scene,  at  lengtli  discovered  to 
person  of  the  fair  mourner.  Sne  was  ktleeling  at  the  foo:"! 
of  a  majestic  oak,  whose  Itixuriant  branches,  covered 
with  thick  foliage,  in  some  measure,  sheltered  liei^  from 
the  violence  of  the  storm  ;  her  hands  were  raised  in  a 
suppliant  posture  towards  Heaven,  while  drops  of  rain, 
trickling  down  her  forehead,  mingled  on  her  death-j-^l 
check,  widi  the  biriny  tears  which  Howed  profuseiy  from 
her  large  blue  eyes.  Her  features  conviirced  me  that  she 
had  once  been  handsome — but  her  roses  had  been  blighted 
by  keeti  affliction,  and  beauty,  alas  !  had  fled  forever  !  Her 
ctnaciated  form  applied  sinking  fast  under  the  loa^  of 
griefwhich  distmcled  her  mind.  While  I  viewed  this  pii* 
tifu!  obj.^ct,  every  sensation  of  horror,  of  compassion,  and 
of  detestation,  successively  agitated  iny  breast ;  my  pity 
for  the  suffering  victim  of  seduction,  was  equalled  only  by 
my  hatred  of  her  abandoned  seducer, — My  mind  was 
wrought  up  to  the  higliest  pitch — and  fi((rgetful  of  my  situ- 
-.aiion,  I  involuntarily  exclai'ited,  "  'V'^s,  po^r  unfortunate 
"  moiirner  ;  Heaven  will  hear  thy  contrite  prayers  ;  and 
"  that  just  God   who  rewards  the  innocent  and  punishes 

*'  the  guilty — that  God  will  avenge     thy    wrongs." 

She  sjtrang'nimbly  from  her  kneeling  posture  with  an 
exclamation  oi  mingled  surprize  and  fear  ;  then  looking 
wildly  around  she  uttered  the  following  words,  accompa- 
nied by  the  most  frtintic  gesture.  '  la  not  that  the  voice 
of  a  man  ?  Hast  thou  come  again  to  torirtent  me  dacmijn .' 
Will  no  place  hide  me  from  thj  sight  ?  Whither,  Oh  whi- 
ther shall  I  fly.' She  no  sooner  uttered  these  words  thati 

she.. I. ran./  irtc, '.h*  woods  with  surtri^insr  veioriiv.ai  i  w  ,■ 


immediately  ob.-cured  from  my  si-ht.— 1  tat  for  some 
minutes  niotioiless,  absorbed  in  silent  ntclaiicholy  ; — 1  at 
length  awoke  from  my  stupor;  and  fin.ling  that  tne 
clouds  weredispersed,  I  got  up  with  a  philanthropic  sigh 
to  proceed  to  town.  Bur  as  my  reader  is  jirobably  tired  by 
this  time,  as  well  as  myself;  the  reilections  which  occurred 
tome  on  my  walk,  as  we*!  as  some  other  remarkable  inci- 
dents, shall  be  reserved  for  nw  2d  Number. 

HARLEY. 


TO  THE  P.\TnoNS    OF    THE 

LADY'S  MUSEUM,  ijf  WEEKLY  MAGJZIKS. 

SOME  explanation  is  doubtlesss  due  from  the  propri- 
etors of  this  paper,  to  their  subscribers  and  to  the  public, 
for  having  changed  the  title.  The  only  excuse  which  we 
have  to  .offer,  'is;  that  we  conceived  the  present  title  more 
expre'ssive  atid  appropriae  ihanthe  f-Jtmer,  ».n-'.  :,,-i;.  ■•;.  -^ 
^Jlso,  it  would  be  more  agrteaole  to  cur  patrons,  we  didno^ 
hesitate  to  adopt  it. 

It  has  been  very  generally  admitted  by  persons  of  every 
class  anidescription,  that  if  this  paper  is  properly  conilucteit, 
it  wil^  be  higlily  beneficial  to  society.  To  sav  touch  con- 
ceiningthe  plan  on  which  "The  MiNERVA"wil!  be  con- 
dttcted,  would  be  superfluous.  The  paper  must  speak  for 
Itself;  it  is  '.low  before  the  public,  and  to  their  jiitlgment, 
with  deference,  we  submit  its  fate  ;  hoping,  never-h.lets, 
that  they  will  view  with  a  lenient  c\e,  any  casual  inir.rt- 
.pricties  which  may  have  escajied  our  notice,  and  make  suit, 
able  allowance  for  the  yoitth  and  inexperience  of  its 
Editors. 

We  should  conceive  ourselves  guilty  of  ingrattr 
tude,  did  we  not  render  our  thanks  to  those  g-.\tlertien 
who  have  actively  interested  themselves  in  fav  ir  of  tur 
undertaking. — Let  us  not  at  the  same  time,  forget  the  fa- 
vors  which  we  hate  received  from  some  of  the  pronrieiors 
of  Newsj,apers  in  this  city  ;  the  gcndemen  to  whom  we 
now  allutft,  have  behaved  towards  us  with  a  liberalii  v  spl. 
ijin  experienced,  we  believe,  by  young-begiiinlers,  from 
persons  of  their  own  profession. 

We  take  leave  of  our  patron.s  for  the  piesent,  with  an 
assurance,  th:n  although  we  are  nigWy  d^flirlent  of  ou.-  a. 
bility  todo  complete  justice  to  the  undertaking  in  which 
we  are  engaged,  yet  that  notliing  which  is  in  oi:rp-<werlo 
perform;  shall  be  wanting,  to  render  "The  Mi»eiva" 
worthy  of  theirpatronage. 

rjIE  PSOPRIETOES. 

OCJ-  Thcfrst  mnnber  ,f '•  The  MiNEitVA"  W/if  he  uU- 
tnjuuU  ger.a-a!ly  throvnb  this  City,  tbaf  ere-y  peram^vf" 
hL-:v  an  oppartuniiy  ojperusin-g  it .  A iuisrrijjtiM:  /  i/icr  it,/: 
I  titn  be  carried  rau.ui;  w/mi  those  iiihn  are  pleased  rMth  Uie 
pulilicat'ian,  may  sniscrih  to  it,  mthitit  the  tr,ml/le  ifcal'.- 
Iiig  at  the  nJtce.—A  mnilar pl,m  iiitl  he  pursued  in  Ku--^- 
Imrg  li;iJ  in  Frcderich/iiirg.  Every  person  suhcrioir.^^  after 
the  appearance  of  the  paper,  v!ill  be  expc-te!  to  pay  the  ait- 
i.ual  subscription,  TWO  voLhAKS,  in  aui-iince.       '  ■- 


WEEKLY  SUMMARY  OF  INTELLIGi?,N-C::. 


EUROVEAN: 

London  papers  to  the  l'3:hnfjnly  state,  that  French  d?'- 
serters  wlio  had  arrived  at  Deal  from  Boul^gr.e  ii  forn-.'cd, 
that  the  French  army  is  not  very  well  satisfied  v.-iih  iio- 
naparte's  assuming  the  Imperial  digi.iry.  -Notice  beuig 
seitt  to  the  army  at  B.-'ulogne  of  the  day  Botiaparie  ••a;  iS 
be  proclaimed  Emperor,  on  that  day  .he  g.-neni  c.^tn- 
mandinghadan  Imperial crownafhxert  on  hi',  tent,  wt;»r7e 
it  remai«edaild,ay  ;  but  at  night  itwas  torn  ofl^a; -1  tr.ni. 

pled  under  foot  by  the  soldiers. Madame   Mere  .U'  has 

caused    a  memorial  to  be   printed   and  (".isi    Imred  every 

where  shewing  the  innoccne  ot  her  hushauu. By  let. 

ier.i  from  Portsmouth  it  is  again  affirmed,  that  the  Fre-.ch 

leditate  a  serious  attack  on  Jersey  and  Guerr.sey. ^Thft 

^roops  within  the  vicinity  of  Brest,  within  a  circle  of    1- 

;t]es,  have  received    instructions    to  concentrate  'hen-- 

that  town,   that  they  mny  be  ready  foe..,nr.,.k 

moment's    notice We  learn    by'^' acv   ui.t.« 

fro^  r)u'.<lin,  that  symptoms  of  dis;urbance  are  again  lii  .- 

coyied   in    Ireland.      Some   days    ago,  we  hcaixl   thr.t 

nii^Sight  meetings  had  been  held  in '.'•i;.'  cjuniy    c:'  iC'.i- 

Jdare. 

"    .  :  DOMESTIC; 

■Some  mi  understanding  is  said  to  have  taken  pltice  be- 
tween the  U.  States  and  tlie  court  of  Madrid,  on  account 
of  Louisiana,;  it  is  presumed,  however,  tli.-t  the  haughty 
Dons  will  not  be  anxious  for  a  rupture,  as  Ihey  may  there- 
by endanger  t'neir  American  possessions.— Several  ac- 
counts from  Euro]ie  assert,  that  the  French  Oeneril  Tm*. 
reau,  is  now  on  his  way  to  this  country,  where  it  is  s.M 
he  has  been   banished  for  two  years,  by  the  F.mpcror  Na- 

]ioleon. The  latest    New-York  papers  state,  tiittr   t.tc 

British  frigates,  the  Leandcr  and  C.tmbrian,  contir.tic  •.a 
insult  and    capture  our  merchantmen  coming   i-to  that 

port In  the  defeat  of  Dessatines,  at  St   Ji>^o  by  gen. 

Ferrand,  the  former  had  one  thotisantl  nw^  kill-'d  and  a 
great  many  tvounded  ;  the  enragctl  black  >,)iief,  to  avcnp;tt 
hij  U*sE,  cruelly  ordered  several  ivhit«:3  and  tTiutattofS  to 
be  niaisacreed,  and  the  cities  of  Monte  Christe,  and  lo,  t 
Uauphtn  reduced  to  ashes.  St.  Domingo  is  in  a  c.^iir- 
plei6  state  of  defence,  and  if  the  French  agents  i.i  ih-  J. 
nited  Stales  exert  thcmtelves  in  its  favor,  it  ir.ust  ''.  1 
out  until  peace  is  esiiiblisned,  however  reuto'f  '.tat  ,     ,  ■•' 


THE   MINERVA. 


Vol.  1. 


SELECTED  POETRY. 

EXTRACT. 

TROM  fHE  PORT  FOLIO. 

VIKTUE. 

0  VIRTUE,  source  of  every  heart-felt  jny, 
Shall  not  thy  living  channs  my  lyre  employ  ; 
■Shlil  1  not  own  that  in  thy  hallowed  name, 
Conicntmcnt,  ];eace,  and  every  pleasure  came  ) 
'I'lio'  povcrful  wealth  in  many  a  venal  state. 
May  raise  our  rank,  anJ  bid  the  mean  be  great, 
Vet  ssv,  poor  mor'al,  'mid  the  pompous  glare. 
Can  riches  sm^oth  the  furrow'd  hrow  ol'  care  ? 
From  the  (iroui!  gates  bid  Death's  grim  form  retire  .' 
Or  wake  'lie  spark  jur,t  ready  to  ex|)ire  '. 

And  what  is  Honour,  you;h's  illusive  theme  ! 

A  ihin-blown  buliblc  dancing  on  the  streamj 

Ir  floats  awhile,  biioy'd  up  by  inward  wind, 

Then  sudden  burs.s,  and  leaves  no  trace  behind  i 

Lo  !  Beamy,  blooming  as  the  morn  of  May, 

Surveys  her  rosy  charms  and  seems  to  sa;. — 

"  Riches  ami  Honour,  what  are  they  to  me  '. 

At  Beauty's  dazzln.g  throne  they  bend  the  knee, 

Mv  smile  the  most  dejected  heart  can  cheer; 

M»,/rown  cm  bid  the  boldest  bosom  fear  : 

nicbes  and  Honour,  what  arc  they  to  me  ! 

At  Beauty's  dazzling  throne  they  bend  the  suppliant  knee." 

Va'n  Beauty,  know,  that  thou  must  soon  be  laid 

}■!  (he  cold  grave,  and  all  thy  glories  fade  i 

}Iut  Virtue  stiil  serene  and  mild  ai)pears, 

And,  firm  and  faithful,  lifcs's  sad  journey  cheere, 

Supports  our  steps,  though  faithless  riches  fly,  , 

And  all  our  honours  in  oblivion  lie, 

I'nfolds  celestial  charms  which  ne'er  decay, 

Tho' carrh-born  Beauty,  withering  fade  away, 

1'caches  to  meet,  u-.imOved,  Death's  stingicss  dart, 

And  points  to  scenes  where  sorrow  has  no  part. 

'  BARLEY. 

THE  SOLDIERS  DREAM. 

tY  THOMAS  CAMPBELL,  Esq. 

AuTHon  or  the  "Pleasubis  or  Hope." 

(  !  p^  bugles  had  sung,  for  the  night-cload  had  lowr'd, 
Ai.d  the  ccmincl  stars  set  their  watch  in  the  sky,* 
And  thousands  had  sunk  on  the  ground  overpower'd, 
The  weary  to  sleep,  atid  the  woandcd  to  die  ! 

~  When  reposing  that  night  onr.iy  pallet  of  straw, 
I',y  the  V  "If-scaring  faggot  that  guarded  the  slain, 
At  the  dead  of  the  night  a  sweet  vision  I  sav/. 
And  twice,  ere  the  cock  crow,  1  dreamt  it  again. 

M'-ihouKht  from  the  battle-fields  dreadful  stray ,■ 
Far,  far",  had  I  roam'd  on  a  desolate  track, 
Till  nature  and  su.ishine  disclcs'd  the  sweet  way 
To  the  house  of  my  father,  that  v^-elcom'd  me  back. 

1  flsw  to  the  pkasant  field's  travill'd  so  oft 
Jnlitt's  irorningiiiarch.whenmy  hosom  was  young, 
1  heard  mv  own  mountain  go«s  bleating  aloft, 
Andweil  knew  the  strain  that  the  corn-reapers  sung. 

Then  pledged  we  the  wine  cup,  and  fondly  we  swore, 
r.-om  mj  home  and  my  weeping  friends   never  to  part ; 
Mv  little  ones  kiss'd  me  a  thousand  times  o'er, 
A..d  my  wife  sobb'd  aloud  in  the  fulness  of  heart. 

Slav!  slay  with  us!  rest!  thou  art  wear)- and  worn, 
And  fain  was  the  war -broken  soldier  to  stay  ;  ^ 

But  sorrow  retum'd  with  the  dawning  of  mom,       W- 
Aitd  the  voice  in  my  dreaming  car  mcked  away.        « 


TMM  MOOSE'S  FABLES  FOR  LADIES. 

THE  SPIDER  AND  THE  BEE. 

THE  K-mphwho  walks  the  public  streets, 
Axid  F.e's  her  cap  ai  all  she  meets,     " 
May  ca'clii'.ie  fool  whoturns  to  stare, 
Jiut  men  of  sense  avoid  the  snare. 

As  or  the  margin  of  theflood 
\Vithsill<enUne  my  Lydia  stood, 
J  smil'd  to  see  the  pains  you  took^ 
To  cover  g*er  the  fraudful  hook. 
Aiongthc  forest  as  we  strayed. 
Ton  Saw  the  boy  hislimetwigs  spread  j 
Cuct&M  you  the  reason  of  his.ftar  ? 
I, est  heedless  we  approach  too  near. 
Tor,  as  behind  the  bush  we  lay 
T'.ic  linnet  flntter'd  on  the  spray- 

TTeci'.sthere  such  caution 'o delude 
'•       ■  caly  fry,  and  fcather'd  brood  { 
*    .»  ;■    i.K  ^ou  with  infevior?rt. 


•Jhe  maid  who  modestly  conceals 
Her  beauties,  while  she' hides,  reveals; 
Give  but  a  glimp.se,  and  fancy  draws 
Whate'er  the  Grecian  Venus  was. 
From  Eve's  first  fig-leaf  to  brocade, 
All  dress  was  meant  for  fancy's  aid, 
AV'hich  evermore  delighted  dwells 
On  what  the  bashful  nymph  conceals. 

When  C:elia  struts  in  man's  attire, 
She  shewstoo  much  to  raise  desire. 
But,  from  the  hoop's  bewitching  round, 
Her  very  shoe  ha.s  power  to  wound. 

The  roving  eye,  the  bosohn  bare. 
The  forward  laugh,  the  wanton  air, 
May  catch  the  fop,  for  gudgeons  strike 
At  the  bare  hook  and  bait  alike. 
While  salmon  play  regardless  by. 
Till  art  like  nature  forms  the  fly. 

Beneath  a  peasan-'s  homely  thatch 
A  Sijiderlong  had  held  her  watch  i 
From  morn  to  night  with  restless  care 
She  spun  her  web,  and  wove  her  snare- 
Within  the  limits  of  her  reign. 
Lay  many  a  heedless  captive,  slain. 
Or  flutl'ring  struggle  in  the  toils 
To  burst  their  chains  and  shun  her  wilcsi 
A  slraving  Bee  liiat  perch'd  hard  by, 
Bfheld  her  with  disdainful  eye. 
And  thn.s  began  :   ■  Mean  thing  !  give  o'er,  ■ 

•  And  lay  thy  slender  threads  nn  more  ; 

•  A  thoughtless  fly  or  two  at  most, 

'  Is  all  the  conquest  thou  canst  boast, 
'  For  Bees  of  sense  thy  arts  evade, 
'  We  sec  so  plain  the  nets  are  laid. 

'  The  gaudy  tulip  that  displays 

'  Her  spreading  foliage  to  the  gaze, 

•That  points  her  charms  at  all  she  seeS, 

■  And  yields  to  every  wanton  bixeze, 

,    '  Attracts  not  me  :  Avhcre  blushinggrowS) 
'  Gunrded  with  tltprns  the  modest  rose, 

■  Bnamour'd  round  and  rojnd  I  fly, 
'  Or  on  her  fragrant  bosorii  lie  i 

•  Reluctant  she  iny  ardour  meets, 

'  And  bashful  renders  up  her  sweets. 

'  To  wiser  heads  attention  lend, 

'  And  learn  this  lessor,  from  a  friend  i 

•  She  who  with  modesly  retires, 

■  Adds  fuel  to  her  lover's  fires, 

■  V.'hile  stich  incautious  jilts  as  you, 

■  By  folly  your  own  schemes  undo.' 

THE  VOICE  OF  LOVE. 

SWEETLY,  on  the  hawthorn  spray, 
Shakes  the  thrush  his  silver  lay; 
Sweeter,  in  the  listening  dale. 
Plaints  the  pensive  nightingale  i 
But  a  nuisic  far  above 
Is  the  gentle  Voice  of  Love. 

Smooth  the  servile  note  of  praise 
That  the  courtier's  care  repays. 
When,  in  fortune's  flattering  houf       '' 
High  he  holds  the  helm  of  pow'rt       f    • 
Bin  a  music  far  above 
Is  the  gentle  Voice  of  Love. 

Grateful  tothe  soldier's  ear 
Thrills  the  glorious  din  of  war  ; 
Grateful, o'er  th' embattled  ground 
Swells  the  cannon's  solemn  sound  ! 
But  a  music  far  above 
Is  the  gentle  Voice  of  Love. 

Welcome  tothe  farmer's  toil 
Ceres  yields  the  golden  spoil  ; 
Loud  the  peals  of  jnyance  com* 
I'sh'ringin  hi>  har.c-.t  home  ; 
But  a  music  far  above 
Is  the  gentle  Voice  of  Love. 

»  Be  but  bright  Eliza  mine  ; 
Pow'r,  and  fortune  I  resign  ; 
Flanerv,  with  your  syren  creW, 
War,  with  all  your  charms,  adieu  } 
For  vouB  music  far  above  — ^   _r 

Is  the  gentle  Voice  of  Love. 

A  DOUBLE  ENTENDRE, 

A  CITY  fop,  with  haughty  walk. 
Would  often  o'er  the  conmion  stalk. 
One  day,  in  boots  that  would  surjiasa 
The  r?fl'exivity  of  glass. 
When  stepping  o'er  the  broadway  street, 
A  pup  came  barking  at  his  feet, 
A  stander-by  obser\-'d  the  play. 
Andwonder'dwhyihe  pup  should  bay. 
A  boy  replied,  with  wit  acute, 
"  He  »eM  A  yuS'i'v  ixTiiBSOOT." 
'  '  mtmt,    -  •    -  •  '  -■■"T--         ■    - 


L  TL'cf,!hi:-i„g  jjalhttk  •■a.-ratke  hjnm  tU- pen  of  tkc  vdl- 
inir.vn  Nircelist,  Hellen  Maria  ■\Vii.liams  ;  it  relate^ 
to  occur/'cricej  stii'Jresb  in  the  recollection  of  Virginians — 
/*  rcTninds  us  of  those  melancholy  catastrophes  by  ti'hicb 
someofour  readers,  perhaps,  have  been  bereaved  ofafntbert 
a  brother  or  a  bosum  friend.'^ 

EXTRACTED  FROM  JULlA — A    NOVEL. 

"  Mr.  Herbert  had  an  estate  in  the  neighbourhood  of 
Norfolk,  in  Virginia,  and  his  house  was  iv-ithin  halt"  amile 
of  the  town.  This  gentleman  had  two  sons  and  a  daugh- 
ter. The  eldest  son,  who  was  personally  known  to  Gen- 
Washington,  had  been  appointed  one  of  his  aid-du-campss  ■ 
and  was  with  the  main  army  *  the  younger  son  remained 
with  his  father,  and  was  walking  with  him,  and  his  sister 
on  the  lawn  before  their  house,  when  the  cry  of  annswai 
heard.  The  young  man  hastily  tore  himself  from  his  sis- 
ter, flew  to  his  arms,  and  ruslied  towards  the  town  ;  hifi 
father  prepared  to  follow.  Surprise  and  horror  had,  foir 
a  few  moments,  deprived  Sophia  of  the  power  of  speech 
or  motion  ;  but  she  now  clung  round  her  father's  neck; 
and  implored  him  not  to  desert  her.  He  disengaged  him- 
self from  her  hold,  intreated  her  to  be  calm,  4nd  go  in. 
stantly  to  the  house  ;  told  her  he  would  soon  return,  and 
recommended  her  to  the  rare  of  Heaven. 

"  Sophia  looked  after  him  in  silent  agony,  and,  when, 
he  was  out  of  sight,  still  continued  standing  in  the  same 
attitude,  unable  to  .>hed  a  tear.  At  length  she  saw  a  sol- 
dier running  past  the  end  of  the  lawn,  and  called  to  him  to 
stc>p.  The  soldier  paused  a  moment — he  was  one  of  her 
father's  ten?nts.  "  Ah,  Madam,"  he  exclaimed.  "  all  is 
over^'our  troops  have  given  way,  and  the  English  have 
set  fire  to  the  town  ;  I  have  no  time"— ^ — "  Stop,"  she  ea- 
gerly cried,  with  horror  in  her  looks,  *'  Have  you  seen  my 
father  and  brother  ?"  "Ah,  Madam,  you  will  never  see 
your  brother  more  ;  I  served  in  Itis  coir.pany,  and  saw  hilrl 

fall,  and  I  fear- "     Sophia    waited  not    for  more,  slie 

gave  a  piercing  shriek,  r.nd  flew  with  precipitation  to- 
wards the  town  ;  but,  as  she  approached,  the  sight  of  the 
spreading  flames,  the  tumultuous  cries  of  the  women,  antl 
the  clash  of  arms,  made  her  shrink  back  involuntarily. 
She  had,  howevci-,  gone  too  far  to  retreat,  and  was  mingi 
led  with  a  crowd  of  helpless  women  and  children,  who 
were  flying  in  desperation,  they  knew  not  whither  ;  some 
hastening  froiTt  the  scene  of  desolation,  others  returning 
with  distracted  countenances,  to  save  an  aged  parent 
from  the  fury  of  the  flames.  Careless  of  danger,  and  al- 
inost  insensible  of  her  situation;  Sophia  slid  pressed  for- 
ward, till  she  was  stopped  by  a  bleedingcorpse  which  op- 
posed her  passage;  when  casting  her  eyes  down  She  per- 
ceived the  features  of  her  brother,  disfigured  by  death,  and 
covered  with  blood.  She  clasped  herhanjs — her  lips  mo- 
ved, but  they  had  lost  the  power  of  utterance  :  her  whole 
frame  trembled;  and  she  fell  senseless  on  her  brother's 
corpse. 

"  When  sbc  recovered,  she  found  herself  supported  b^ 
•an  English  ofiicer,  who  gazed  on  her  with  a  look  of  ear- 
nest solicitude.  She  appeared  for  some  minutes  uncon- 
scious of  all  that  had  parsed  ;  but,  when  her  recollection 
returned,  and  she  perceived  the  dead  body  of  her  beloved 
brother,  her  sufferings  were  renewedin  all  their  bitterness.. 
Disengaging  herself  from  the  arm  that  supported  her,  she 
pressed  the  remains  of  her  brother  to  her  bosom,  and 
bathed  theiti  with  her  tears.  The  officer  entreated  that  sh< 
w'ould  permit  him  to  lead  her  from  that  spot,  telling  her 
the  flames  would  soon  reach  it,  and  that  her  life  was  ga 
danger.  "My  broiher  !"  she  cried,  "  my  beloved  bro- 
ther !"  Then,  starting  with  sudden  horror,  she  exclaim- 
ed, "  Oh  merciful  HeaVfen,  my  father  !  where's  my  fai- 
ther  !"  ^ 

"  She  attempted  to  snring  forward,  but  the  officer  seir- 
ed  ber  arm.  assured  hdi|(hat  the  town  was  i\,;arly  consum- 
ed and  entirely  desertecCand  beg.-jed  she  would  suffer  him 
to  conduct  her  to  some  place  of  shelter. 

"  Without  daring  to  cast  her  eyes  again  on  the  fatal  ob- 
ject at  her  feet,  she  walked  slowly  away,  leaning  on  her 
protector's  arm.  They  turned  froirt  the  town,  and  reach- 
ed the  lawn,  which  led  by  a  gende  ascent  to  her  flther's 
house.  "  At  the  end  of  this  lawn."  said  site,  "  is  the  dwel. 

ling  where "   "  Ah,  I  fear,"  answered  the  stran; 

but, before  he  could  proceed,    Sophia  lifted  her   eyes 
perceived  the  whole  mansion  was  in  flames. 

"  A  person  wringing  his  hands  in  all  the  anguish  of  des- 
pair, approached  ■  he  was  her  father.  She  threw  het- 
self  on  his  bosoin  ;  "Havel  still  my  dear  father  left 
me  '"  said  she,  in  a  voice  half  choaked  with  sobs.  "  My 
son  !"  exclaimed  the  wretched  parent,  "  my  dear  boy  '." 

[To    BE    CONTINUED.] 


Printed  By 
yOElf  L.  COOK  b"  SEATON  GRAKTLAKD, 

TWO  doors  BELOW    THE    SwaN-TaVERN, 

rUERE    PBISTING    IN    GENERAL    IS     EXECUTED    tVIT» 

PnOMPTUSSS    AHO    ACCURACY. 


.ad 


Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE. 


[VCUME    1.] 


niCHMOyiU  :—ru E S D AT.  SEPTEMBER  18,  1804. 


[Number  2.] 


^-             TERMS  OF  "  THE  MINERVA."  "^  i 

4C-  •€!*■  ^ 

^.  lit.—"  The  MivEnvA"  w!!!  be  ncutly  primed,  C^ 
^.     weel^ly,  on  a  half-sheet  Super-Royal  paper.  .*^  j 

^0-  2d. — Tlw  terms  are  two  dollars  per  annum  "3^ 
^&'     to  l>e  paid  in  advance.  ••^ 

V^"^. — A  handsome  title-page  and  '.able  nf  contents  '^f 
^-  will  be  furnished  (gratis)  at  the  completion  of  'S^ 
^-     each  vnluiiic.  .gpt 


EXTRACTS  FROM 
LECIUSES  ON  FEMALE  EDUCATION. 


[concluded.] 

The  two  extremes  of  severity  and  indulgence  should  be 
ftv,,ideJ.  if  pareflls  wish  to  l)e  hononr>d  and  respected  by 
tlieir  children.  The.  fr>rmermode  of  treatment  iiiay,  in- 
deed procure  obedience  ;  but  it  will  not  proceed  fipm  af- 
fection ;  and  when  Ihey  are  once  exu-icared  from  the  disa- 
greeable restraints  im])osed  upon  thent,  while  under  the  pa- 
rental roof,  thej-  will  retain  an  aversion  to  that  authority, 
which  they  so  much  dreaded,  and  they  will  Itave  hue  little 
teverence  for  those  who  exercised  it.  With  respect  to 
ftf-rnselves,  this  reverie  of  situation  may  be  fatal.  They 
V'li  make  an  ill  usk  of  their  present  freedom  ;  they  will 
enjoy  it  w  theut  moderation  ;  and  will  probably  rush  into 
the  e.vtremes  of  dissipation. 

Bu*:  a  rigid  and  unkind  behaviour  is  so  seldom  shewn 
f>7-pareh*ti  to  their  obildren,  that  a  partial  and  niisguided 
f  ir.Jnesi  is  mti-h  i>:"-e  to  he  apprehened.  Ti,e  eff?::ts  of 
this  arc  S'jon  perceived.  Forwhen  ch'klren  are  unreason- 
ably indulged  in  ail  their  wants,  and  their  inclinations  gra- 
tihed  wi-hout  controtll,  they  have  no  sense  of  duty  or  obe- 
dience ;  but  generally  oftend,  by  their  rude  and  disrespect- 
Cill  ma  iners.  The  favours  they  have  received  e.tcite  nei- 
ther 1  ve  nor  grii  ituJe  ;  but,  on  the  con'rary,  render  them 
more  untit  for  the  employments  and  civilities  of  active  & 
social  life. 

To  avoid  these  fwo  extremes,  prudence  anff  fortitude 
are  qualities  absolutely  necessary  for  discharging  ariglvt  the 
material  o.nce.  Knowledge  will  be  wanted  to  direct  the 
^ud^inent  in  forming  a  right  plan  ;  and  resolution  will  be 
Tequiredto  execu'e  it  wi'h  cTect.  It  is  to  i\o  purpose  to 
advise  chidren  ]i'operly,  unless  care  be  taken,  that  the  ad- 
vice be  foil  . wed. — Good  aud.  wholesome  iiia.\ims  will 
inaka  birt  little  iinpression,  unless  they  are  enforced  by 
«ome  degree  of  authority.  The\  will  soon  be  disregarded, 
if  they  are  notveceived  with  respect.  And  they,  who  be- 
gin to  despise-  sahi'ai-y  counsel,  will  soon  proceed  to  the 
ne.x"  step — that  of  d'^'^pising  those  who  gave  it. 

But  if  thisfxfie-ktndness  besuRTeredto  operate  at  school, 
as  well  as  art  h^  me  :  if  cMdre'n  be  encouraged  in  a  disobe- 
dienfcetotliose  roh's  which  are  necessary  for  the  purpose 
of  CT^duclit-.g  the  busint'^s  of  education  ;  if  because  of 
t^eir  dislike,  their  apj>licarion  is  to  be  relaxed,  and  fre 
qilentlj' interru:)'ed  by  unr.easonablc  ainusements ;  and  if 
frivolous"  Cf.'mphiin^s  are  to  be  seriously  attended  to,  such 
an  in^ai*f«vance  is  not  only  lm))roper,  but  must  be  e.xtreme- 
ly  prejudickil.  '  N  i  improvement  c^n  or  ought  to  be  hop- 
ed for  under  «ncb  circumstances  ;  and  yet  perhaps  it  is 
expected  as  much  as  from  those,  wlio  are  docile  and  dili- 
gent.        ^      • 

To  precept  should  be  added  example.  This  proves  the 
necessity  of  mothers  having-stich-  a  command  over  their 
own  tempers,  and  conforming  to  such  habits  of  regular 
conduct,  fts,  at  no  lime,  to  alford  their  ch^dren  an  oppor- 
,tuuity  of  remarking  XHy  of  those  improprieties  in  their 
'  own  behaviour,  which  they  had  admonished  tlieni  to 
avQid. , 

A  mother,  employed  in  the  important  business  of  im- 
proving the  minds  and  crrrecing  the  dispositions  of  her 
children,  is  not  ottly  acting  the  par:  assigned  her  by  nature, 

"but  is  also  performing  a  duty  highly  respectable  as  well 
as  useful.     She  will  be  held  in  the  same  veneration  as  was 

.-Corndia,  the  Illustrious  mother  of  the  Gracchi;  who,  after 
the  dea  ii  of  her  husband,  applied  herself  to  the  care  of  her 
famdy,  withawiidom  and  prudence  that  gained  her  uni- 
versal es'eem.  Her  two  sons,  Tiberius  aud  Caiu>,  were 
insructed  by  her  with  so  much  skill,  thjt  though  they 
were  bom  with  the  most  happy  ►alents,  it  was  judged,  that 
they  were  more  iuUebtcd  to  education  than  nature. 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 


Messi  s.  Cook  &  Grantlakd, 

1  KE  Editors  of  several  An  erlcan  newspapers,  have 
lani,,  i.ublished  the  character  i,i  V\  illiaw  I-i .  ,,Ea:4L 
or  CliA-,  h  AJi,  as  drav/n  b\  ('hiet  Justice  biarsliaU  i.ili.s 
liie  <  f  General  Washingioa.  I  wke.  .he  liber .y  to  tra.i;.. 
nut  ;  I  u  another  por  tait  oJ  that  great  man,  by  Elw  eele. 
brated  Irish  Oratcr,  Henry  Gb.\tion. 

CHARACTER  OF  WILLIAM  PITT. 

The  Secretary  stood  alone — modern  degeneracy  had  not 
reached  him — urij^iual  ami  unaccommouatin^ — ti.c  icu- 
tuies  cf  his  character  hau_tiic  naruihooU  oi  a  .titpu^) — ms 
august  mind  overawea  n,«_(tst;  j  anu  one  cj  nis  s,/vcrcigiis 
thought  majesty  so  imp^irca  in  his  pit^cce,  tliat  lie 
conspired  to  remove  hi,ii  in  orxler  to  be  rtticvea  fruiii 
his  superiority.  No  siate  chicanery^ — no  narrow  s;, stem 
of  vicious  politics — no  id.c  contest  for  nrmisjcrial 
victories  sunk  him  to  the  viiigar  level  ot  the  ^reat — bu: 
overbearing,  persuasive,  ana  impracticable — liis  objecc 
was  England — his  aiiibitiou  was  fame. 

"Without  dividing,  he  destroyed  party — without  cornipt- 
mg,  he  made  a  veuul  a^^e  unanimous.  France  suniv  be- 
nciih  him — with  one  ha.,d  he  smote  the  house  of  Bour- 
bon, and  wielded  in  tiie  other  the  Democracy  of  England. 
The  sight  of  his  mind  was  iiihiiitt,  and  his  schemes  were 
to  ahcct  not  England — hot  the  present  age  only — but  Eu- 
rope and  posterity. — Wonderful  v.ere  the  means  b)  which 
the;ie  schemes  were  accomplished — always  sedsanabie — 
always  adequace — the  suggestions  of  an  understanding 
animated  by  ardor  and  ealighiened  by  prophecy. 

The  ordinary  feelings  which  made  life  amiable  and  in- 
dolent— those  sensations  which  sofien,  aiure,  and  vulga- 
rize, were  unknown  to  hi.nn.  No  domestic  diiliculties— *• 
no  domestic  weakness  reached  him — ^but  aloof  from  the 
sordid  occurrences  of  life,  and  unsullied  by  its  intercourse, 
he  came  occasionally  into  our  system  to  cou.isel  a.id  to 
decide. — A  character  so  exalted,  so  strenuous,  so  various, 
so  authoritative,  astonished  a  corrupt  age,  and  the  Trea- 
sury trembled  at  the  name  of  Pitt  through  all  her  classes 
of  venality.  Corruption  imagined,  indeed,  that  she  ha^. 
found  defects  in  this  statesman,  and  talked^kch  of  tlu; 
ruin  of  his  victories — but  the  history  of  his^iiniry,  a. it, 
the  calamities  of  the  enemy,  answered  and  refuted  iier. 

Nor  were  his  political  abilities  his  onlv  talents.  His 
eloquence  was  an  sera  in  the_ienate  peculiar  and  spsntane- 
ous,  familiarly  expressing  gigantic  sentiments  and  in- 
struc.ive  wisdotTi  :  not  like  the  terrene  of  Demosthenes, 
or  the  s)ilendid  confl.igration  of  Tiilly,  it  resembled  some- 
times the  Thunder  &  sometimes  the  music  of  the  .spheres. 
Like  Murray,  he  did  not  conduct  the  understanding 
through  the  painful  subtlety  of  argumentation.  Nor  way 
he,  like  Townsend,  forever  on  the  rack  of  exertion  ;  bu; 
rather  lightened  upon  the  subject,  and  reached  the  point  bv 
the  flashings  of  his  mind,  which,  like  those  of  his  eje, 
were  felt  but  could  not  be  fdlowed. 

Upon  the  whole,  there  was  in  this  man  something  that 

could  create,   subvert,    or   reform — an  understanding a 

spirit  and  an  eloquence  to  summon  niankind  to  society, 
or  to  break  the  bonds  of  :lavery  asunder,  and  to  rule  the 
w  ilderness  of  free  minds  with  unbounded  authority  ;  some- 
thing that  cruld  es-ablish  or  overwhelm  empires,  and 
strike  a  blow  in  the  world  that  should  resound  through 
its  universe. 

g^  In  the  European  Magazine  for  February  1793,  it 
is  stated  up-'n  good  authort.-,  that  the  foregoing  characer 
was  certainly  written  by  Grattan.  No  pel-son  now  dis- 
putes the  fact.  Previtai.'-ly,  it  had  been  alternately  attri- 
buted to  Hume  and  Robertson. 


MONTESQUIEU 
Is  a  striking  instance  of  great  talents  and  astonishing  in- 
dustry at  a  very  early  age.     When  only    twenty,  he   had 
already  prepared  materials  for  his  great  work,  by  copious 
extracts  from  the  voluminous  writings  which  compose  the 
system  of  civil  law.  His  modesty  however,  prevented  him 
from  exp  jsing  himself  too  soon  to  the  public  eye  ;  andlie 
had  attained  the  age  of  thirty    two  befoi-e  he  ventured  to 
publish  the  Persian  letters,  his  first  literary  attempt.     He 
perhaps  rememberetl  the  maxim  of  Horace, 
Si  quid  tamen  ftlitn. 
Scripseris,  in  Metii  descendal  judicis  Axtres 
Et  Putris  et  nostras  .-  itonuirlfjrue.  prematiir  iii  anntttn. 

A  rule  which  may  be  applied  to  every  species  of  author- 
ship, as  well  as  to  poetry. 


.his 


lis  travels  were  planned  and  executed  with  the 
'itol  prudcnceand  reflection.  His  view  in  Icav: 
n  ctunti-),  was  to  siudy  the  laws,  constitu-io..,  ...„. 
rrei-s  cfoihersi  to  sec  and  convene  with  the  learned 
polite,  andjhe  ingenious  artist  of  each.  For  this  pur- 
I  pose,  he  waited  till  !  udy  had  infom.ed  his  mind,  a-d  re- 
necti  ni  haa  r,.aiur<d Itis  judgment.     By  ,he  timi,  he quit- 

"/.?rV  t  ■"  "'";■"''  "  ""/'"  ^'Se.  and  his  rime 
was  .heady  ki.iwn  aid  icsj.ec.td.  Ke.v.a.-  i-ievi.-i.'l  e 
lec.edani<nibercf  .LeFtcuch  Ac-ad«mJ<.and  in  crdcr 
to  be  totally  ir.dependenr,  and  be  able  tc  tlev  ;e  h-s  vh  Ic 
time  to  the  cbjec-.s  he  had  in  view,  lie  resigned  "his  si'ua  i 
on  as  a  magisira.e  of  LcrUtaux.  Af  :er  "v^s^nnc  Geri-a" 
ny,  Hungary.  1  aly,  Switzeiland.  and  Holland;  he  came 
t.  England,  where  he  resided  a  considerable  tirre  Put 
he  arrived  too  late,  fcr  Lccl.e  and  New  ,  r., -le  ,ii  Men 
worhy  to  be  assccia.ed  will  him,  were  dtatl.  Ii;  w^.  ■ 
hcwever,  much  no.icec,  by  .he  Qi.ccn  <f  England,  the  c* 
ebratea  Car.  line,  ,v,  ho  cUriva  ea  the  sciences  and  had 
i  ng  been  in  ccrrespendence  with  the  most  lean  ed  men 
oi  her  time. 

Mr.  de  Montesquieu  had  one  pccvl'arity  ;  he  rp#ir 
wcidd  sufliji  any  painting  or  bust  to  be  taken  o'f  i.-n  Hi» 
aversion  to  ar.y  luoh  design  was  long  insurmt  uniable!'  At  ' 
lei.g.h,  Easiier.a  ctkbrated  artist,  travelled  from  Lc-rd"n 
to  I'aris,  on  ]  urj  ose  to  procure  a  likeness  of  the  treat  Au- 
thor of  the  S-.pirit  ci  Laws,  which  might  otscetd'oTOs. 
tcrjty..  But  Mr.  dc  M.  ci.lier  from  molives  of  modesty, 
or  because  he  was  unwiliirg  to  spare  the  necessary  inie 
consi;,ntly  resisted  the  pressing  solicitations  of  tl  r  ^r-ist' 
At  lasst,  Dassier  after  employirg  niany  o'her arguments 
in  vain,  said  to  him,  "  Do  not  y,  v.  d.ink  there  is^as  miv  h 
pride  m  refiisingmy  prcptjal  as  there  wonk!  be  m  con- 
.■enting  toit  ?"  This  shrewd  and  lively  question  disanii- 
ed  the  severity  of  Mr.  de  M.  and  he  submitted. 

1  his  great  man  died  at  Paris,  at  a  distance  from  his  fa- 
mily ai  o  connections,  but  surrounded  anddceplyrcrictted 
b\  all  ihe  le-ari.ed  and  illn«tricu3  characters  cf  that  can/al. 
Louis  XVth  made  repeated enquiiies  after  his  health  and 
his  ii;  use  ,was  never  for  a  morrent  free  from  a  crow'rt  of 
frienos  and  admirers,  who-  anxiously  waited  the  event  of 
bii  long  and  painful  illness.  He  expired  at  the  aget  f  six- 
:y  si-:,  iwth  ihc  c-Jm  inTepiclii-y  t>f  arihohcst  and  upi-  ->  "it ' 
man,  -vtiio  had  all  his  life  devoted  his  talents,  i.is  time 
and  his/ortune;  to  the  service  of  his  fello-.v-cioatures         ' 


i"  Jfi 


'CI  firm  the  loot  mmba-  of  "  The  ENQ.rtsEa'. 
"  The  Raimeow— No  V,  Part  1st,  o«  t^•e  j.mcricun. 
Genius."  It  is  great  pity  that  these  elegant  E^a^.s,  vhi^b 
bear  such  Lmorable  testimony  of  tie  literary  ciarr.etcr  of 
Virginia,  have  not  been  generally  republished^  at  le^^t,  in 
the  papers  cf  air  cmn  state. 1 

THERE  is  not  a  country  on  the  face  rf  thi-  :  I  '  >r, 
\yhich  nature  has  been  more  bountiful  than  to  1.  I  ,  ,.d 
Sales.  The  felicity  of  our  situation  ar.d  -he  dvcv-'Petl 
blessings  we  enjoy,  have  been  the  I  heme  of  janegvric.  -.in- 
til  it  is  no  longer  possible  to  advance  a  new  idea,  t  .'i  mo- 
dify>nold  ore,  so  as  to  give  it  an  appearance  of  n'veky. 
Without  eniering  on  a  m-nue  repetition  of  those  ndvan  a- 
p;es  cf  soil,  clima*e,  |)r^ducfions,  and  remo  eness  fi .  m  the 
Eastern  con'iuent,  which  seem  to  promise  us  an  cterniycf 
happiness  ;  I  shall  confine  my  present  remarks  to  those 
mora!  causes  which  are  intimately  connected  with  thecha- 
rac5jBr  of  anation. 

Eltropeans  have  sometimes  accused  /.m-;ica  "f  apovcr. 
ty  of  genius  and  weakness  nf  intellect,  which  place  her 
much  behind  the  ancient  world ;  and  even  the  enligh'ened 
Buffon  has  adojned  the  ido:t  tlia:  nature  is  more  feeble  in  her 
efi'orts,  in  the  Weslern  than  in  tlie  Easiern  Hemisphere, 
harge  itstlfis   aproif  that  E.iiopcan  sagacity  is  still 


could  onl> 

'  of  the  roil  on  v.diich 

atempt  for  all  other 

nprovements,  are  not 

A  philantropistwill 


far  from  h-iving  obtained  i's  perfect 
been  dictalcdbyap  illiberal  prcfereiu 
we  have  been  accidentally  cast,  and  ac 
nations  whose  habits,  manners  and  in 
similar  to  those  of  our  own  country. 

jiaiise,  before  he  consigns  to  oblivion  the  fairest  port'on  r>f 
cnr  i>laret ;  and  a  philosopher  will  forfjct  that  he  has  any 
other  country  than  ihe  globe  it.self,  while  he  pierces  wiih 
ardent  gaze  the  mysteries  of  nature.  If  v.-e  ct.sj  our  eves 
overthc  map  of  America,  we  shall  pei-ceivethatnatine  has 
not  merely  consulted  its  convcnienc:-  or  happines.i  in  the  dis- 
irbution  cf  lierfavours  ;  she  has  done  more  ;  she  has  put 
fnr»hallher  strength,  and  ercctedmonuments  to  lief  r  wn 
glory.  She  has  workft^on  a  scale  of  grandeur  aptl  n  ag- 
nihcence,  bcfo-re  which  the  br-aaied  prodigies  r-f  F.ur-pe 
hide  iheirdiminishect'heads.  Wher-- will  F.urcpe  shi'v  lier 
Aiic'es  which  heatc  their  snow -ct- ^t  sumifiirs  ab-.-ve  lie 
clouds  ?  Where  are  licr  Aiiiazon  and  La  t>'fti2  which  wout.-l 
be  regartUd  as  fabulous,  did  nor  anthentic.histcn  a"-st 
them  >  Where  will  .-he  .-vhihit  lakes  like  those  o.f  Cs  .  .- 
da,  which  convet -.->■'  w-th  ^:.i,h  other  and  with   the  ocean, 


^ 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804. 


bind  aJl  ilicrtonliem  jiart  of  tliis  great  cDntiRem  into  one 
lnv.ii~.  loMe  com-^icrc-al  chain  ?  'iiie  most  enthusiastic  ad- 
mirers bi  Europea;ic.<crrtnie  in-jsi  sUriiiK  fnjiiiihis  com- 
parison i  av.d  atx  far  ackuoxvljagc  that  nature  is  here  at 
least  as  'j^i  in  her  ske.c'.ies  anfi  a»  vigorous  in  her  pro- 
ducvinna  ;^on  the  Eastern  Continent.        ^ 

Wh^-rt  rhcse  irnths  present  themselves  to  oiir  minds  with 
irrcsist.blc  »''»fct,  arc  we  to  conclude  thar  the  hand  which 
has  I'tviihcd  such  unequalled  favors,  has  peuuriously  with- 
held ihc  more  estimable  endowments  of  the  mind  and  the 
heart  !  Has  a  paradise  been  given  to  degenerate  souU  who 
arc  insensible  to  its  chafins  i  Is  nor  the  mind  of  tiie  A- 
jrrcricanaiificicritl/ expanded  to  ta:kfe  in  these  vast  objects 
in  all  their  magnitude  and  suWimiiy  ?  I  will  not  insult  my 
cjuntryin?n  by  addressing  the  question  to  *Ae?«.  I  [jd'celve 
aglow  of  indignation  on  every  Cheek,  and,  while  1  wr.te, 
1  feci  itdiificull  to  suppress  my  own.  But  it  will  be  a  more 
instructive  task  to  examine  the  basis  of  these  exalted  pre- 
tensions (  to  p:iy  the  just  tribute  of  deference  and  homage 
to  fiuTopean  superioriiy.if  it  should  lie  established  by  in- 
ycHi^alion  ;  or  to  render  to  the  iiiHuhe(T  American,  the 
honors  which  nature  has  conferred  vlpou  liiui,  but  which 
iioman  ignorance  has  vainly  endeavoured  to  obscure. 

It  has  been  a  qnesiion  of  endless  speculation  among  the 
curious,  at  v/hix.  time  America  was  i>eopled,  and  whether 
iier  inhabitants  are  her  owrf  offsfiringi  or  emigrants  froix] 
the  ol.l  continent.  If  we  are  to  suppose  America  cot;v:il 
v/ith  the  world,  and  that  she  became  peopled  as  soon  as 
tile  other  pans  of  the  earth,  we  may  he  asked  with  triumph 
Opon  wha,t  principle  wearctoaccount  for  her  vast  inferiori- 
ty in  intellectual  improvement  ?  Why  did  the  adventu- 
t'uus  bauds  of  enlightened  Europe,  who  first  e:^.plored  our 
slfores,  fiml  thcna'tive  American;  niked,  ignoTant  and  fe- 
rocious ?  Upon  the  siTppositioh  of  equal  talents  &  equal  ad- 
va;Kages  of  soil  and  cliiir.ite,  we  may  be  told,  that  we  have 
a  right  to  expect  an  equal  pi'ogression  jn  thre  arts  and  sci- 
ences in  any  given  time.  The  same  causes  must  always 
produce  the  same  effects.  If  the  American  genius  had 
b-en  equal  to  the  European,  it  ought  in  the  same  lapse  of 
vcars,  to  have  explored  as  many  sciences,  invented  as  ma- 
ny ar  s,  and  humanized  and  polished  manner's  in  an  equal 
<iegree . 

This  reasoning  is  at  first  sight  specious  and  imposing  ; 
bur  cannot  withstand  ihc  test  of  rigid  enquiry.  I  shall  as- 
sume the  hypothesis  most  disadvantageous  to  my  position; 
that  America  is  as  eld  andhasbten  as  long  peopled  as  Eu- 
rope, Asia  or  Africa.  I  sliali  also  make  the  comparison, 
with  thf  most  enlightened  part  of  tlVe  old  world.  When 
1  s?lect  £imjpe  for  this  purpose,  it  ought  not  however  to  be 
forg')Tten.  that  the  arts  and  sciences  haVe  not  originated 
with  her,  hut  have  sprung  up  in  Asia;  frorrr  fhencehave  been 
,  transplanted  to  the  scuihern  pans  of  Eui'ope,  and  by  ve- 
ry slow  disgi-ees  have  j[^vead  themselves  intoTncrre  Noith- 
ern  cliniivtes.  >s  is  also  worthy  of  remark/  t>iat  those 
cfauntries  into  which  the  sciences  were  first  received,  where 
the/  were  most  patronized,  and  flourished  with  richest  lux- 
oriancc,  are  no-^  the  gloomy  residence  of  want,  ignorance 
and  despotism. 

Whoever  has  observed  the  progress  of  thehumarr  mirtl, 
nmst  have  perceived  that  its  first  struggles  with  ignorance 
ifrerriways  more  painful  and  difTicult,  than  its  subsequent 
effors.  T^c  steps  by  which  weasccld  from  discovery  to 
discovery,  from  science  to  science,  are, short,  gradual,  na- 
toral  anft  li^y.  But  to  leap  at  once  from  a^l>soluie  igno- 
rance even  to  the  humblest  rudiment  of  linowredge,  is  in- 
deed an  K'ercuiean  task,  and  more  frequently  results  from 
lucky  accident,  thin  a'Ty  eftbrt  of  the  nimd.  This 
remark,  which  is  her**  applied  to  the  general  p.'ogress  of 
rnankind  in  the  career  of  Vmpmvement,  is  exemplified  and 
.uiily  established,  by  their  r^vimcts  in  every  particular  sci- 
ence. Until  the  beginning  of  the  eighteenth  century,  tlte 
world  had  adopted  the  ideas  of  Ari^totJe  on  all  metaphy- 
sical subjects,  and  it  would  have  been  Masphcmy  to  have 
tioubted  x'he'n  orihcAosy .  LotUe  explort'"d  tlie  inlets  of  the 
understanding,  and  explained  some  of  its  processes  ;  and 
what  has  been  the  consequence  ?  Within  the  coarse  cf  one 
century  a  gaWixy  of  illustrious  jihilosophers  have  arisen, 
who  seem  to  have  left  scarcely  any  thing  to  be  discovered  I 
horcafer.  For  m'ftiy  ages  astronomers  had  vibrated  from  ' 
one  absurdity  to  another,  which  were  all  at  length  nua/- 
/jii'ff/ up  in  the  vertices  oC  Descartes;  a  greater  absurdity 
than  all  the  rest.  Newton  appeared  ;  recalled  the  mind 
from  its  devious  eccentric  track  ;  gave  it  ^  projectile  m\- 
palse  and  taught  it  to  move  in  the  orbit  of  truth.  The 
world  ha9  not  since  prodvced  a  N&wton  ;  but  a  thousand 
humble  faV.owers  have  arisen,  who  Imve  carried  the  sci- 
ence of  astronomy  beyond  the  utmost  limits,  which  even 
his  atherial  genius  could  reach.  These  examples  are  suf- 
ficient  to  establish  the  position,  that  thtjirsi  stsp  in  the pro- 
^cztofthe  bifTntn'minaig  the  m^t  difficiUt.  and  tbatmihcn 
ihU  IS  attained,  all  the  rest  ii:ill  naturail)'  follow. 

If  these  propositions  are  correct,  it  will  follow  that  when 
we  compare  two  nations  with  each  other,  we  should  first 
enquire  whcher  their  situations  have  l>een  equally  auspici- 
ous to  their  gaining  this /r*f  */(•;,,  and  whether  untoward 
circumstances  have  occurred  to  rerard  their  progress  afrcr- 
wards.  I  shall  endeavour  to  shew,  that  the  superiority 
which  Europe  ha.s  enjoyed  over  savage  America",  results'. 
in  fact,  from  the  fortuitous  circumstances  which  attfi.ded 
lier  fir.'^t  settlemen*.  by  which  she  was  enabled  both  to 
ina'-e  an  earlier  advance  in  science,  auid  to  pursue  her  tls- 
-uverics  to  s  greater  extent. 


n.  These  colo- 
nother  country, 
*hemselv^;s,  but 
as  they  related 
We   know  but 


Greece  was  iiihnbittd  by  savage  and  barbarous  tribes, 
when  the  Phoenicians,  a  people  of  Asia,  sent  forth  coioniea 
who  took  up  their  ;ibodc  within  her  bosc 
nists  carried  with  thein  the  arts  of  x\\t 
which  \Ci-rcind?ed  very  inconsiderable  ii 
highly  important  as  I  iiave  already  shewr 
to  the  future  progress  of  their  possessors, 
little  of  Phxnxia,  or  whe-her  she  derived  htr  knowledge 
from  others,  or  gave  b'rth  to  it  herself.  But  whatever 
w:is  thcmodeby  .vhich  she  acquired  it, we  may  presume  that 
it  resulted  from  nearly  the  same  causes  which  conspired  to 
preserve,  enlarge  and  ripen  it,  after  it  was  transferred  to 
the  Greeks.  As  this  perifjd  is  more  within  the  compass  of 
history,  our  conclusions  from  it  will  be  more  just  and  accu- 
rate, than  from  any  prior  xra. 

These  colonis:s,_ small  in  number  ;  surroiiilded  by  nume- 
rous binds  of  hostile  barbarians  ;  and  unable  to  occupy  an 
extensive  territory,  contracted  themielves  within  the  walls 
of  diies,  together  with  a  small  margin  oi'land  aroundtliem. 
Ai  population  inci'cased,  this  landbecarrie  insufficient  for 
their  support,  and  hence  they  were  driven  to  the  invention 
ol  new  arts  ;  hence  they  resorted  to  commerce  as  a  mode 
of  procttring^vibr.is'^ence  ;  hence  many  turned  their  enquiries 
into  the  walks  of  literature, Si  gave  to  Greece  her  splendid 
pre-eminence  over  the  nations  of  antiquity.  Greece  lost 
her  liberties,  but  retained  her  science.  Th?  barbarians  who 
came  to  dei^noil  her  of  her  wealth,  carried  ofFalsQ  a  more 
precious  treasure,  of  whose  va!ue  they  xye.re  unconscioiis, 
the  seeds  of  I  earning  &  the  sublime  speciilations  ofethicks, 
which  required  only  time  to  germinate  and  mature.  The 
rifled  flower  faded  ande.ij)ircd  ;  but  its  sweets  were  hoard- 
ed ifp  by  the  industriotis  plunderers,  to  become  the  sources 
of  a  more  permanent  delight.  The  human  mind,  which 
had  flowed  like  a  majestic  river  through  the  favoured  soil  of 
Greece,  and  cfispenscd  its  blessings  around,  now  chr^.nged 
its  chai)nel,  and  by  this  m^'lanrholy  alluvion, .Teft  its  inici- 
ent  bed  a, naked, .dreary,  and  sterile  dcsart.  It  happened, 
fnrtonately  for  Europe,  that  all  the  countries  into  which  li- 
terature was  introduced,  after  the  ruin  and  subjugation  of 
the  Grecian  states,  were  limited  like  them  in  extent  of  ter- 
ritory, abounding  in  inhabitants,  and  condensed  within  the 
dirnensions  of  single  cities.  The  necessary  consequence  of 
populous  communities,  is,  tTiat  a  cTivision  of  labor  should 
take  place,  which  infallibly  leads  to  excellence  in  alf  the  arts 
which  embeTTish  life,  a^  well  as  in  those  which  minister  to 
the  ^vants  of  men.  Trie  Arcadian  scenes  of  rural  Tife  trtay 
be  the  residence  of  peace,  simplicity,  innocence,  and  hap- 
piness ;  but  it  is  in  tlic  collision  of  towns,  that  the  human 
energies  aVe  called  forth,  and  the  humTn  mnid  swelfs  into 
gigantic  stmire.  It  is  in  towns  iho't  the  arts&.  sciences  re^ 
celve  their  birth  ;  and  there  at'sothey  are  Carried  to  perfec- 
tion. Rome  assumed  the  wrcitli  of  the  muses  whicfi  had 
been  plucked  from  the  brow  6f  Greece  ;  and  sh^  in  turn 
resigned  it  to  the  Northern  barbarians  who  have  founded 
the  present  political  societies  of  Europe.  I'rom  this  rapid 
review  of  the  progress  of  learning,  it  appears,  that  Europe 
was  peculiarly  happy,  first,  in  having  received, the  germs 
of  literatiire  from  another  couiitry  ;  and  secondly,  in"  hav- 
ing them  deposited  in  cities/ which  like  hot -beds  quickened 
their  ^^rowtJBfc, 

The  siiidHfn  of  America  was  the  reverse  of  all  this.  A 
country  of  unbounded  extent ;  possessing  spontaneously  e- 
vcry  species  of  wh<  lescme  aliment  ;  its  forests  filled  with 
those  animals  which  invite  man  to  the  chase;  these  appa- 
\  rent  advantages  of  nature  are  the  real  causes  of  the  retar- 
dation of  ihe  human  intellect  in  America.  None  of  those 
causes  existed  which  cculd  cotnpd  \\\e  American  to  take 
the  j?r*f  jfe/>j  towards  improvement  ;  and  men  are  only  to 
be  diiven  from  ignoi^nce,  by  the  strong  arm  of  neces- 
sity . 

Arherica  it  is  true  was  occupied,  like  ancient  Greece,  by 
inhospitable  and  ferocious  tribes.  But  this  circumstance 
could  only  induce  them  to  remove  farther  from  each  other, 
which  an  Jnoounded  continent  enabled  them  to  peform, 
withotit  limitation.  Nor  should  it  be  forgotten,  that  imi- 
fomi  experience  telh  ns,  that  there  is  a  certain  fascination 
in  the  wild  and  unrestrained  state  of  nature,  which  would 
forever  deter  men  from  the  yoke  of  civilization,  did  not 
necessity  e^itame  them. 


In  she 


word  1 


ing  cause  against  this  rule,  the  learned  Geniletwan 
a  great  variety  cf  instant-js,  whcro  the  wjrd  tnitit 
meant  to  exclude  the  day  speciiied,  and  alluded  to  the 
hich  Mr.  Dallas  had  arg)ied  to  be  sv.ioninmus 
The  Attornex-General  asked  Mr.  Dallas,  if  he  had  invited 
Kim  to  dinner,  whether  he  would  argue  that  the  dinner  it- 
self was  meant  to  be  excluded,  and  that  he  was  to  go  a- 
waywhcn  dinner  was  served  up  ?  |Ie  then  quoted  a  va- 
riety of  cases  on  civil  contracts,  where  the  word  until  was 
allowed  to  include  the  day  named^  such  being  the 
ai)parent  intention  of  the  parties  on  the  face  of  their  deed 
— he  applied  this  to  the  record  before  the  court,  which  he 
argued;  sufficiently  shewed  that  it  was  intended  to  include 
the  29th  November  in  the  term  of  the  holding  of  the  de- 
fendants— Mr.  Erskinc  in  his  argument  elucidated  the 
pomt  by  another  quotation  to  i)rove  that  the  word  until  in- 
cluded the  day  named  :  he  cited  a  poetical  line. 

*•  As  chaste  as  id  tintil  the  •marriage  c/av- 

Mr.  Dallas^in  reply,  insisted  that  the  words  nuto  and 
until  were  syfidhimous,  the  one  applying  to  space,  tlie  other 
to  time,  and  cited  a  case  to  shew  it  had  been  decided  that 
unto -a.  place  meant  to  exclude  the  place  itself. — With  res- 
pect to  the  illustratJo«s  of  hie  learned  friends,  he  thought 
they  made  against  them.  He  would  answer  to  the  leai-n- 
ed  Attorney-General's  case  by  another.  Supposing  he  had 
done  himself  the  honor  to  invite  the  Attorney  General  to 
dinner  with  him,  and  knowing,  as  he  did,  the  great  value 
of  his  time,  he  had  said  that  he  need  not  Lome  [.;)f;7dinner. 
Notwithstanding^!}  the  good  temper  of  the  learned  gen- 
tleman, he  believed  that  he  would  think  it  a  bad  joke,  if 
he  were  not  to  send  for  him  until  dinner  was  over,  and 
then  justify  it  by  the  learned  Gentleman's  own  arguments, 
that  until  dinner,  meant  to  include  dinner,  that  his  invita- 
tion consequently  was  not  until  it  was  over.  But  his  leanir 
ed  Friend,  Mr.  Erskine/had  been  more  unfortunate  still 
in  his  quotation  of 


MISCELt.ANEOUS- 

LAW  INTELLIGENCE. 

Court  of  King* s  Bench— London,    May  11. 

THE    KING    VS.    STEPHENS    AND    ACNEW, 

The  Attorney-Geheral,  Mr.  Erskine,  Mr.  Garrow  and 
Mr.  AH^bot,  shewed  cause  against  the  Rule  obtained  by 
Mr.  D:.llas,  for  arresting  the  judgment  m  the  cause.  The 
twodefendents  were  convinced  of  extortion  in  taking  a ' 
lackof  rupees  from  an  Easi-India  Rajah,  which,  by  our 
laws,  is  declared  to  be  extortion.  The  information  a- 
gainst  them  stated,  that  being  persons  in  ofiice  under  the 
East-India  company,  from  the  26th  of  December,  until 
the  29th  of  November,  during  the  time  they  so  continued 
in  office,  to  wit,  on  the  20th  of  November,'  did  take  the 
bribe  in  que^^ion.  Mr.  Dallas  obtained  a  rule  to  shew 
cav'.iio  on  the  ground,  that  until  the  29  of  November,  ex- 
cluded that  day  ;  and  that  taking  the  bribe  on  the  28th, 
whkh  was  the  dav  after  their  office  was  stated  on  record 
to  oease,  did  nor  bring   them  withia    the  word  of  the  act. 


Chaste  as  ice  until  iLe 


age  day.'* 


There  was  no  fraction  of  a  day  in  law,  and  therefore  if 
until  was  inclusive,  the  lady  must  be  chaste  the  whole  of 
the  marriage  day,  <tfhich  he  feared  any  lady  would  hardly 
think  to  be  justified  by  this  exposition  of  the  word  until  ^ 
and  some  thirty  years  ago  T>is  leapiied  friend  would  have 
argued  differently  on  this  subject.  Mr.  D.  then  proceeded 
to  adduce  a  grea.t  many  fegat  authorities  to  suppott  his  o- 
plnion  and  denied  that  any  argument  could  be  drawn 
against  him  from  those  cases  which  related  merely  to  mat- 
ter of  contract  inasmuch  as  they  were  inapplicable  to  mat- 
ter of  criminal  charge. 

The  Court  said,  they  must  take  time  to  consider  of  tk« 
case. 


MR.  FOX'S  BUST. 

His  Grace  the  Duke  of  Bedford  has  erected,  in  th« 
Garden  at  Wohurn,  a  Temple  consecrated  to  Friendship, 
and  decorated  with  busts  and  poetical  tributes  to  his  most 
valued  intimates.  Several  votaries  of  the  muse,  including 
General  Kirkpatrick,  have  attempted  to  celebrate  Mr.  Fox 
— but  his  Gi-ace,  who  acted  as  Marcenas,  has  given  the 
preference  to  the  following  tasteful  lines  from  the  elegant 
pen  and  refined  genius  of  the  Duchess  of  Devonshire,  in- 
scribed on  a  pedestal  sujiporting  a  Very  fine  bust  of  Mr. 
Fox : 

Here,  midst  the  friends  helov*d,  the  man  behold. 
In  truth  unshaken,  and  in  virtue  bold  ; 
Whose  patriot  zeal  and  uncorruptedmind 
Dar'd  to  assert  the  freedom  6f  mankind  ; 
And  whilst,  extending  desolation  far, 
Ambition  spread  the  baleful  flames  of  war, 
Fearles  of  blame,  and  eloquent  to  .save, 
'Twas  he — 'twas  Fox — the  warning  counsel  gave  ! 
'Midst  jarring  conflicts  stcm'dthe  tide  of  blood. 
And  to  the  menac'd  world  a  sea-mark  stood  ; 
Oh  !  had  his  voice  in  mercy's  cause  prevail'd. 
What  grateful  millions  had  the  Statesman  hail'd! 
\Vhose  v>'isdom  bade  the  broih  of  nations  cease, 
And  taught  the  world  humanity  and  peace  ! 
But  though  he  fail'd  succeeding  ages  here 
The  vain  yet  pious  efiort  shall  revere  ; 
Boastin  their  annals  his  Ulustrious  name, 
Uphold  his  greatness,  and  confirm  his  fame  ! 


A   Ci-RE  rOR   THE  BITE  01*  A  SXAKE. 

Olive  Oil,  or  as  it  is  frequently  called,  Sallad  Oil.  is  ^n 
excellent  remedy  for  the  bite  of  a  poisonous  snake.  This 
should  be  rubbed  on  the  part  affected,  a?  soon  as  possible, 
while  held  over  a  pan  or  pot  nfcoals.  The  embrocaMon 
should  be  continued  till  the  swelling  subsides,  and  the  heat 
be  as  great  as  c»n  well  be  borne.  This  remedy  is  neither 
painful,  tedious,  or  expensive,  and  I  am  well  assured  is  ef- 
fectual for  the  bite  of  any  reptile,  however  venemous. 

It  may  not  be  without  use  to  mention  here,  that  Oliva 
Oil  is  the  quickest,  easiest,  and  best  cure  for  iumsy  scalds, 
Ijfc.  that  has  ever  come  to  my  knowledge,  and  is  so  useful 
in  a  family  that  none  ought  to  be  without  it. 


A  Friend  to  SimpUs 


Vol.  1. 


THE  MINERVA. 


ADVICE  TO  YOUNG  LAbltS. 


THE  lanRuai^-'Vr  aMntion,  especially  if  delicate,  is 
pleasing  to  mo^t  persons.  Listen  not  however,  with  ea- 
ger attention,  to  the  coiupliments  paid  >ou  by  the  other 
•ex  ;  nor  l>elievc,  bec-uisc  the;,  niav  utter  a  few  tc.-.dcr  ex- 
pressions, that  they  are  enair.prcd  witli  you.  Kemembcr 
tha;  some  gentlemen  think  it  a  duty  they  owe  ro  ladies,  to 
be  very  comi::aisant  to  them  ;  but  the  very  same  rompli- 
inents  they  1)8)  to  one  lady,  wil.,  with  equal  ardor,  the 
ne.xt  moment,  be  conft-rred  by  them  on  another. 

Avoid  a^ectaljim  ;  it  indicates  a  want  of  sense.  Affec- 
tation is  also  disc^'reeable;  it  will  expose  you  to  ridicule; 
wtd  may  obscure  the  good  qtialities  }uu  pos^ss. 

While  you  shall  hold  virtue  in  the  highest  esteem, suf- 
ier  not  yourselves  to  be  charged  with /)ruc/ery.  It  may 
cause  your  virtue  to  be  suspected,  and  is  often  a  cloak  for 
at  depraved  heart. 

Blush  not  to  be  thought  nligioat ;  nothingcan  so  digni- 
fy and  bless  liuinan  nature  as  religion.  But  while  you 
strive  to  be  stncdy  rctii^inua,  you  will  discarU  all  the  parade 
and  ostentation  of  hjjtucnsy. 

Be  not  hasty  to  propagate  a  report  unfamnrable  to  any 
ofyourse.x.  It  is  an  evidence  of  a  Aaa  Aetnf,  to  publish 
with  pleasure,  the  foibles  or  vices  of  others.  Such  con- 
duct must  be  very  uiibeccming  in  youn^  ladies,  for  rea- 
»ons  too  obvicus  to  mention  ;  and  they  should  always 
remember,  that. the  vices  of  cthets,  add  not  to  their  own 
Virtue. 

If  a  present  is  conferred  by  you,  on  a  gentleman,  it 
•houldbe  done  vi'iiii  great pruiienK  ;  and,  it  should  be  ob- 
served, that  ei^ual  ptt<dence  is  required  of  you,  in  receiving 
a  present  from  one  not  of  your  sex. 

It  should  be  considered,  that  beauty  is  no  sign  otmrrit ; 
*nd  that  a  handsome  person  may  be  rendered  disagreea- 
ble b)-  pride. 

It  will  3jdd  to  your  re/iitteltion  nfeyer  to  be  guilty  of  detrac- 
tion, but  to  shew  a  regard  rather  ifor  the  bonor  of  others. 
hnd  to  jour  peace,  never  to  indulge  the  paksion  of  enrji. 


TOBACCO. 

HAIL,  Indian  plant  '.  to  ancient  times  unknown  ; 

A  modern  truly  thou,  and  all  our  own. 

While  through  the  tube  thy  virtues  areconvey'd, 

Thou  giv'st  the  slalesman  schemes,  the  student  aid ; 

But  soon  as  pulveris'd  in  smart  rappee. 

Thou  strik'st  sir  Foplings  brain — if  brain  there  be  ; 

He  shines  in  dedications,  poems,  plays  ; 

Soars  in  Pindarics,  and  asserts  the  bays. 

Thus  dost  thou  every  taste  and  fancy  hit  i 

In  SMOKE  thou'rt  wisdom,  and  in  snvff  thou'rt  VviT. 


AEROSTATION. 

A  young  man,  a  pupil  of  Blanchard's,  arrived  lately  in  a 
balloon  at  Cussionieres.  He  had  been  as  high  as  2,400 
yards,  and  abrve  the  mountains  of  Bugei.  He  was  only  4 
hours  and  a  half  in  inaking  12  leagues. 


AGRICULTURAL. 

METHOD  OF  IMPROVING  JVOSN  OUT  LAND. 

A  Poundof  turnip  seed  sown,  after  harvest,  upon  an  a- 
cre  of  light,  sandy  or  gravelly  land,  that  is  poor  or  worn 
out  by  over-ploughing,  and  where  manure  is  wanting  (the 
crop  of  which  being  ploughed  in  when  grown  high)  will 
in  two  months*  time,  die  away  and  rot,  and  enrich  the 
land,  as  ntuchas  20  loads  of  common  manure  to  an  acre. 


ANECDOTES. 

tord  Falkland,  the  author  of  the  play  called  The  Mar- 
riage Night,  was  chosen  very  young  to  sit  in  Parliament ; 
and  when  he  was  tirst  elected,  some  of  the  members  oppos- 
ed his  admission ;  urging  that  he  had  not  sowed  all  his 
wild  oats.  Then,  replied  he,  it  will  be  the  best  way  to 
sow  the  remainder  in  the  house,  where  there  are  so  many 
geese  to  pick  tliem  up. 


Some  time  after  theconclusion  of  the  late  war,  a  youtig 
,  American  was  present  in  a  British  playhouse,  where  an 
interlude  was  performed  in  ridicule  of  his  countrymen.  A 
nunriber  of  American  officers  being  introduced  in  tattered 
uitiforms  and  bare  fooi,  the  question  was  put  \o  them  se- 
verally— What  was  your  trade  before  you  entered  into  the 
army  !  One  answered  a  taylor,  another  a  cobler,  Stc. — 
The  wit  of  the  piece  was  to  banter  them  for  not  keeping 
theriiselves  clothed  and  shod  ;  but  before  that  could  be  ex- 
pressed, the  American  exclaimed  from  the  gallerj'  "  Great 
Britain  beateo  by  taylors  and  coblers  \  Huzza  '"  Even 
the  prime  mijister,  who  was  ])resent,  coilld  not  helpsmil- 
ini;,  amidst  a  general  peal  of  laughter. 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 

OBSERVATIONS  ON  PHT.-IOGNOMY. 

THE  immortal  Addison  in  the  86th  Number  of  the 
Spectator,  makes  some  very  sage  observations  on  the 
Science  of  Physiognomy '  We  are  nf>  sooner*  says  he, 

•  presented  to  any  one  we  never  saw  before,  but  we  are  im- 

•  medially  struck  with  the|  idea  of  aproud,?.  reserved,  ua 

•  aflible,  or  a  good  nattired  Man  ;  and  upon  our  first  go- 
'  ing  into  a  company  of  strangers,  our  benevolence  or  aver- 
■  on,  awe  or  contempt,  rises  naturally  toward?  sevc  al  pai  - 
'  ticular  persons,  before.we  have  heard  them  speak  a  singU 
'  word,  or  so  much  as  know  who  they  are.* 

It  is  certainly  true  that  we  always  form  some  opinion 
of  a  man's  character  upon  first  sight ;  but  experi'tice  must 
have  taught  every  one  who  has  had  sufticienj  imercourse 
with  the  world,  tbat  such  prepfisscssions  are  as  utijuat  as 
they  are  fallacious.  It  can  be  no  harnt  ^  to  entertaiki  a  fa- 
vorable ideaofa  stranger,  who  hasbeen  blessed  with  pleas- 
ing features,  although  we  may  sometimes  have  occasion 
to  repent  our  credulity  ;  but  to  suffer  ourselves  to  be  strong, 
ly  prepossessed  against  a  person  because  his  features  are 
not  so  regular  or  so  cotnely  as  some  which  we  have  seen, 
is  highly  illiberal.  True,  it  is,  that  some  countenances  are 
so  very  strongly  niarked  with  the  lineaments  of  vice,  that 
a  person  might  distinguish  the  possessor  to  be  aVil:ain  by 
moon-light — but  for  the  honor  ol  huiVlan  nai;ure,  such  face's 
are  extrentely  rare,  esijccially  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic. 

'  Every  passion'  continues  Mr.  Addison,  •  givesaparti- 

•  cularcast  tothe  countenance,  and  is  apt  to  discover  itself 
'  in  some  feature  or  other.  I  have  seen  an  eye  curse  for 
'  half  an  hour  together,  and  an  eye-brow  call  amanscoim- 
'  Arel.  Nothing  is  more  common  than  for  lovers  to  com- 
'  plain,  resent,  languish,  despair,  and  die  in  dinnb  show.' 
Few  of  the  fair  sex,  1  believe,  will  pretend  to  dispute  the 
Spectator's  assertion,  as  to  the  power  which  the  passion 
of  love  assumes  over  the  features  of  the  •*  human  face  di- 
vine ;*'  but  although  I  conceive  it  quite  easy  to  jutlge  by  a 
lady's  physiognotriy  witenshe  is  in  love.St  with  w  honi,  pro. 
vided  her  lover  be  present ;  yet  I  protest  that  I  could  ne- 
ver rightly  discover  the  temper  of  a  lady,  either  bv  her 
countenance  or  behaviour  when  incompany.  Sheisthen 
all  politeness,  good-nature  and  afiability  ;  report  however, 
says,  that  she  is  sometimes  strangely  metamorphosed  when 
free  from  the  scrutinizing  eye  of  her  admirer  ;  but  I  dis- 
credit such  insinuations,  as  they  are  generally  used  by  pec. 
vish  old  Batchelors,  who  envying  the  happiness  which 
their  married  friends  possess,  and  which  they  cannot  at- 
tain,  seize  every  opportunity  of  lessening  the  merits  of  the 
fair  sex  in  the  estimation  of  single  men. 

*  Those  who  have  established  ph;  siognoiny  into  an  art, 
'  and  laid  down  rules  of  judging  Mens  tempers  by  their 
'  faces,  have  regarded  the  features  much  more  than    the- 

*  air.     Martial  has  a  pretty  epigram  on  this  subject : 

*  Thy  beard  and  head  are  of  a  different  Dye  / 

*  Sbnrt  iif  one  Font,  distorted  in  an  eye  .■     >■ 
■  With  all  the  Totals  of  a  Kna-oe  complete,' 

*  ShunUVst  thou  he  honest,  thouWt  a  devUisb  Cheat.* 

'  In  the  mean  time  I  think  nothing  can  be  more  glorious 
'  than  for  a  man  to  give  the  lye  to  his  face,  and  to 
'  be  aiihonest,  just,  good-natured  man,  in  spite  ofaIltho.se 
'  marks  and  signatures,  which  Nature  seems  to  have  set 
'  upon  him  for  the  contrary.  This  very  often  hapjtens  a- 
'  mong  those,  who,  instead  of  being  exasperated  by  their 
'  own  looks,  or  envying  the  looks  of  others,  apply  them- 

*  selves  intirely  to  the  cultivating  of  their  minds,  and  get- 
'  ting  those  Beauties  which  arc  more  lasting  and  ornamen- 
'  tal.  I  have  seen  many  an  amiable  piece  of  deformity  ; 
'  &  have  observeda  certain  chearftilness  in  asbad  a  systein 

*  of  features  as  ever  was  clapped  together,  which  hath  ap- 
'  peared  more  lovely  than  all  the  blooming  charms  of  an 
'  insolent  beauty.  There  is  a  double  jjraise  due  to  virtue, 
'  whenitis  lodged  in  a  body  that  seems  to  have  been  jire- 
'  pared  forthe  reception  of  vice  ;  in  many  such  cases  the 
'  soul  and  the  body  do  not  seem  to  be  fellows.* 

I  have  been  so  often  deceived  in  lYiy  opinion  of  inen, 
when  I  have  judged  them  by  the  abstl-Use  science  of  Phy- 
siognomy, that  I  have  at  length  become  e-xtremely  wary  of 
fonriing  a  good  or  bad  opinion  of  a  strange  face,  before  I 
am  somewhat  acquainted  with  the  character  and  ntind  of 
the  possessor.  During  my  researches  for  discovering  the 
truth  of  Physiognomy,  I  have  had  frequent  occasion  to 
notice  the  difference  of  opinion  bet\veen  the  sexes,  relative 
to  feminine  beauty.  Every  gentleinan  extols  the  charms 
of  a  handsome  lady  t  but  few  ladies  concur  in  giving  just 
praise  to  the  accomplishments  of  their  female  acquain. 
tance  :  Ihave  toogood  an  opinion  of  the  fair  sex,  to  be. 
lieve  that  the  clearness  of  their  vision  can  be  dimed  by  en. 
vy  ;  but  I  am  really  at  a  loss  to  account  for  this,  inconsisi, 
ence  in  any  other  way. 

WALLER. 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 
Messrs.  Cook  &  Gr.^ntland, 

1  AM  glad  to  find  that  you  have  commenced  yourpa- 
per,  as  I  am  convinced  that  if  it  is  conducted  with  taste 
and  decency,  it  will  be  found  highly  entertaining  and  in- 
structive. No  periodical  papers  are  more  valuable  than 
well  selected  Miscellanies,  occasionally  interspersed  with 
original  Literary  Essays, — It  is  somewhat  surprising,  con- 


sidering that  Virginia  is  the  most  ancient  rf  l,e  L.Jtrd 
States,  and  thatlicr  inii  ibitants  have  been  highl,,  ei.imenc 
for  their  literarv  att.ii,-iment5,  that  a  publication  n  this 
kind  hitd  never  before  been  undertaken.  N.»  one  ca:t  pre- 
tend that  our  newspatjers  are  calculated  for  the  entertain- 
ment of  female  readers — Nothing  can  be  more  absurd 
than  to  suppose,  that  the  gentleness  which  peculiarly  marks 
the  feminine  character,  should  be  delighted  with  detailed 
accounts  of  battles,  massacres,  &.C.  ;  or  that  thej  should 
feel  themselves  highly  interested  in  dry  discussions  ..f  poli- 
tical controversy.  Besides,  1  never  see  aLuly  wiih  aiiews. 
paper  in  her  hand,  but  I  aii\  uneasy,  lest  her  eye  should  by 
change,  glance  upon  one  of  those  obscene  advcrtisenienls 
or  wantcn  jests,  with  which  they  arc  commonly  pretty 
plentifully  stocked. 

Your  obedient  servant, 

SfeNEX. 


TO  CORRESPONDENTS. 

*'  H  AjtLEV  No.  2,"  wis  received  too  late  for  this  dayS 
paper  ;  it  shall  certainly  appear  on  Tuesday  next 


,vhen  convenience  will 


Edwaud"  shall  hive  a  pla 
pertnit. 

"  Alfred**  is  received  ;  but  being  merely    an  echo  to 
Harlev,  is  deemed  inadmissible. 


WEEKLY  SUMMARY  OF  INTELLIGENCE. 


EUROPEAN. 
It  is  reported  in  the  foreign  papers,  that  Russia  is  arm- 
ing against  France,  and  meditates  an  attack  against    her 
on  the  side  of  Italy,  by  means  of  an  armament  from  the 
Black  Sea,  and  the  co-operation  of  the  English  fleet  in  the 

Mediterranean. A    commission,  composed    of  the 

Government  State,  has  been  nominated  by  the  govern- 
ment, to  repair  to  Paris  and  congratulate  Bonaparte  on  his 
exaltationto  thethrone.  The  time  of  theirdeparlure  isnot 
yet  fixed,  and  will  not  perhaps  take  place  before  the  coro- 
nation.  The  day  of  the  coronation  is  not  ict  fixed  ;  but 
that  ceremony  will  not  be  dispensed  with.  '  The  thirty-six 
cities,  whose  mayors  are  to  assist  at  it  by -their  oaths,  have 

been  selected  by  the  Emperor.^ A  letter  from  GibraJ- 

tar,  dated  June  11,  states,  that  ••  the  Gibraltar  of  80  guns, 
commanded  by  capt.  Reeves,  arrived  this  morning  from 
the  fleet  of  Totilon.  which  he  left  on  the  31st  May.  By 
the  Gibraltar  we  learn,  that  the  French  fleet  did  come  out 
as  was  reported,  but  did  not  dare  to  go  beyond  the  protec- 
tion of  their  own  batteries ;  Lord  Nelson  however,  imme- 
diately resolved  to  attack  them  close  to  the  harbours  mouth 
and  Admiral  Campbell,  with  two  ships  of  hisdivision,got 
into  action  with    them,  when  the  whole  French  squadron 

m, mediately   retired  into    Toulon." The    Admiral 

Alphin,  an  East-Indiaman,  capt.  Rogers,  has  been  taken 
ken  by  the  squadron  tinder  Admiral  Linois.  Thisintelli. 
Fence  is  received  by  the  Dutch  Indiaman,  La  Misauia, 
sent  into  Plymouth  by  his  majesty's  frigate  La  Loire,  the 
captain  of  which  states,  that  when  he  left  the  Isle  of 
France,  there  were  lying  there,  the  Countess  of  Suther- 
land.      Country     ship.    Admiral     Alphin,      and     a    brig 

all  captured  and  sent  in  by  Linois.: ^  report  prevails 

at  Dover,  that  nearly  one  hundred  sail  of  the  enemy's  gun- 
boats,  under  convoy  of  a  sloop,  have  within  these  few 
days  effected  their  escape  from  Boulogne  to  Cherbourg. 
They  proceeded  so  near  in  shore,  that  it  was  impossible  for 
the  English  ships  either  to  intercept  them,  or  in  any  ma- 
terial  degree  to  interrupt  their  progress. 
DOMESTIC. 
General  Moreah  has  certainly  embarked  for  the  United 
States,  whereat  is  said  he  was  determined  to  pass  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life  i  it  is  reported,  that  he  intends  settling 
either  in  Philadeljihia  or  the  western  parts  of  Pennsylva- 
nia.  A  letter  from  capt.  Stewart,  of  the  brig  Syren, 

dated  April  25,  to  his  friend  in  Philacielphia,  announces 
the  capture  by  him  of  the  brig  Transfer,  a  Grecian  vessel, 
from  the  Archipjelego,  laden  with  valuable  merchandize, 
and  19  Turkish  soldiers,  bound  to  Tripoli. — The  commo- 
dore had  valued,  equipped,  and  taken  her  into  the  service 
of  the  U.  States.    The  Syren  was  to  proceed  to  the  block- 

ade  of  Tripoli. A  letter  from  an  officer  on  board  the 

U.  S.  schooner  Nautilus  says,  we  send  you  a  brig  we  cap- 
tured oft'  Tripoli,  standing  in,  under  English  colours,  in  vi- 
olation of  the  declaration  of  the  blockade  of  that  port. 
Being  advised  by  commndore  Preble,  we  send  her  to  A- 
merica  for  adjudication.  We  had  an  engagement  for  an 
hour,  with  11  gun-boats,  offTripoli,  within  half  gun-shot 
of  the  batteries.     We  drove  them  into  port,   without  any 

loss  on  ouVside An  article  under  the  head  of  Madrid 

May  24,  says.  The  American  envoys  are  shortly  expected 
here,  who,  it  is  supposed,  are  commanded  to  settle  with 
ourMinistry,  on  several  collateral  si^bjccts.  1st.  The  dis- 
cussions which  took  place  last  year,  between  the  American 
governinent  and  the  governor  of  New-Orleans  ;  2d. — Ar- 
rangements  which  concern  Spain  in  the  cession  of  Loui- 
siana to  the  United  States  ;  3d.  Propositions  made  by 
this  government,  on  the  subject  of  the  Floridas.  It  is  sup- 
posed that  these  plenipotentiaries  will  bring  with  them  the 
ratification  of  the  convention  past  in  the  month  of  August 
last,  between  their  government  and  our  minister  resident  in 
America;  &  that  they  will  commence  a  negociation  with 
a  commission  appointed  to  settle  with  them  several  less 
important  points  hitherto  undecided  ;  such  as  the  line  of 
demarcation  ou  the  frontiers,  ^c. 


8 


1  llJb.  MIN  ER  V  A. 


Vol. 


1. 


■^  SELECTED  rOETRV.  ^ 

%»:  ~~"  ^ 

\n%t  peculiar  entrgy  nfnorn,  !n  itt  eperat'iont  n*  youthful  \ 
genius,  M  expressed  vjtfi  exalltnt  effect,  in  tbe^olliKtiiig 
pr.xtagefnnn  Campbell's  Pleasi'r^  or  tioPE."] 

Cnr.Kcn'al  Hope  !  rtiy  passion  kindling  f>':Wer 
Hfw  b'ight.  how  srronfe, 'in  youth's  uniinubl'^d  tour ! 
On  yon  proud  height,' tiifh  Genius  hand  In  liand, 
I  tec  thee  light  and  wave  tliy  golden  wand.  , 

Go,  Child  of.Ueav'nJ^^thy.uayigetl  wonlsproclain  1 
'Ti5  ^hi.'e  to  search  the  boMi.i'.less  litl.lsof  fime  !      - 
l,o!  Newton,  Priest  of  Nature, 'thineX  ai'ar, 
S^anji  the  wide  world,  and  r.unibcrsev'ry  star  !     . 
WiU  thou,  with  hiln,  niystennus  rites  apply^ 
And  wn'cli  the  shrink  with  wonder  beaming  eje  f 
Yes,  thou  Khalt  irlaHt,  v.ith'magic  art  profound. 
The  speed  of  light,  the  circling  inarcli  of  sound ; 
With  F^anlilin  {^a«p  the  lightning^  fiery  wing. 
Or  )  ield  the  lyre  oflleav'n  another  string. 

The  Swedish  sage  adinires,  in  yoijder  Ijow'rs, 
Hs  winged  inseir*  and  his  roiy  ffmv^s  j  _' 
Chills,  from  their  woodland  haunfsThT  savage  train  ""  " 
^V■.Ih  s'lmding  horn,  and  oounts  them  on  the  plain- 
So  O!'0e,  a:  TJ«^av*ns  comri-and  the  wand'rers  came 
To  Bdcii'e  »hailt»Tld  heard  ttieirviii'lousnamc. 

Far  from' the  world,  in  yon  sequesterMcliine, 
?l -w  j)is«   he  sons  rf  \Vi«^doiii,  more  sublime ; 
Calm  as  the  fi-U^  o/IIeav'n,  his  sapient  eye 
Tli-l-^v'd  A  henian  lif's  'o  realms  on  high! 
Ad'nlii.ig  Plato  on  h(s  spoiles:.  page, 
B  a^'nn  ^^,(  bright  dictates  of  file  Kai|)er  sage  : 
•  Sl'.all  Na  ive  hoiuid  lo  Eanh's  diurnal  spa4 
T'.c  fire  ol  God,  th'  im!i!Ortal!soul  of  man  .'* 

Tum,  Child  of  Heav'n,  thv  rannirc-lighten'd  eve 
To  Wisdom's  walks,  the  sat'red  Nine  are  nigh  ; 
K»,rk  !  from  bright  spires  that  gild  tlie  Deljihian  height, 
fro-iis, reams  that  wander  in  ecenitil  li.rjht, 
?anj^3  on  their  hill,  Harinonia's  daughters  swell      ' 
n  he  iiiingii'ig  tones  of  horn,  and  harp,  and  shell ; 
IVj.-ij  froi'i  ius  vaults,  the  Lo\  Ian  murmurs  flow, 
And  Piihia's  awful  organ  peals  below. 

Brlov'd  of  Hi^av'n  !  the  smiling  Muse  shall  shed. 
Her  moonlijhtKaTo  on  thy  beauteous  head; 
Shall  swell  thy  heart  to  raptuic  uncojifin'd. 
And  breathe  a  hrly  iiiadness  o'er  thy  mind. 
I  s'.e  the^ir^:iTn  liVr  guardian  pow'r  beneath. 
And  talk  wi'h  s]\iri's  en  the  midnight  lieath  ; 
Iriquire  cfgi\i|TyA\a]vd'rcrs whence  they  came, 
Andask  each  Mood-s-ain'd  form  his  earthly  name  ( 
Then  «  eave  in  raj.id  veric  the  deeds  ihey'tell. 
And  read  the  trembling  world  the  taksof  hell. 

When  Venn?,  thron'd  in  clrudsef  rosyhue, 
Flirpsfrr.m  her  g.-lden  urn  -he  vesper  dew  ; 
Ai.dbids  fon.l  man  her  (;linnniering  noon  employ, 
S:icix-d  f  kve,  and  walks  of  tender  joy  ; 
A  n  ilder  mood  the  goddess  shall  recall. 
And  S'  !•  as  dew  tl.v  tores  rf  tjuisic  fall  ; 
While  Bi-auo's  deeply  pic  ur'd  smiles  impart, 
A  pa-g  more  dear  than  [.Icasure  to  <he  heart- 
Warm  as    hy  sighs  shall  flow  the  Le.bian  strain. 
And  pKad  in  Beauty's  ear,  nor  plead  in  vain. 

Or  Witt  thru  Orphean  hymns  more  sacred  deem. 
And  s-epthy  soiigii^  Mercy's  ir.cUow  stream  ; 
?  f  !  e-  .ivc drops  ihe  radiant  eye  beguile— 
For  Beauty's  ic.irs  are  kvelicrchai.  her  smile  •— 
On  Nn  ute's  thri  libing  anguish  pour  relief. 
And  teach  impas»iou'd5;OuU.the  Joyof  Grief  ( 

Yes  ;  to'hy  tongui  shall  seraph  words  h-  eiv'n 
A  "d  pow'r  on  earth  to  j  lead  fhe  cruse  of  Heav'n  •' 
The  proud,  the  eoklun:r.M,bl..dheartcf  stone.    ^   ' 
1  hat  never  inus'd  on  sorrow  hot  its  own 
Unlocks  a  generous  store  »fih-  c"mmand,   '  '  ' 
I.  ke  Horeb'srtcksbenea  h  the  pr'-pl^ti's  hind, 
-' hclivn'-nUmtber  of  his.kindred  eaPh, — 
Charn.'d  in-o  soul,  rfct^ivtts'a  «ec^^d  Mr-h  ■ 
Ff  Is  rh-  d-ead  potv'r  another  heart  aBord, ' 
W  hrne  I  j.r.ion  icuch'd  hanti8nf-us  strii^s  acc-rd 
T  nie  as  tl  e  circlirg  spheres  to  K^tln-e's  [.llin  : 
Ai;d  man,  the  broiher,  lives  the  friend  cf  man! 

pv,^»,.  a,  ,h-  p^itar  rtjs*  a»>Jea,v'n:sjc'omraand,l. 
W1  en  1  r,,l marrh'J  ah ,-g't),.  d.-s.rt  Imid, 
I  la/  (■  ■hrough  ihei-.i^htonl9i)cl,  wilds  afar, 
Art!  t<l(.  he  p^h- aiii  vei'-ssitiflg  s:ar  : 
Jo  !  hrai'n'ly  Genius,  in^hy  a-),r,se  divine, 
H  ].e  u  thy  star,  her  light  is  evfir.nltins.'? 


INVOCATION  TO  SLEEP. 

FIt03r  THE  PLAY  OF  TAMERLANE. 
To  thee,  O  gentle  s.le.jp,  alooe 

Is  owing  all  ourjjeace — 
By  thee  our  joys  are  lieighten'd  shown, 

By  thee  our  sorro>v5ccas«. 

The  nymph  whose  hand  by  fraud  or  force 

Soine  t\ rant  has  possess'd. 
By  ,thee  obtaining  a  divorce, 

Ijiherown  choice  is  blest. 

OU  !  stay,  Aspasiabids  thee  stay. 

The  sadly-weeping  fair 
Conjures  thee  not  to  lose  in  day. 

The  object  of  her  care  J . 

To  grasp  whose  pleasing  form  she  sought! 

That  motion  thac'd  her  sleep  i.  i 

Thus  by  ourselves  aro  of ^'nesc  wriught 

The  griefs  for  which  we  weep. 


A  poi:m. 

TramUxteiJr^n  the  original  Irish. 

The  parting  sun-beam  dances  upon  the  smooth  surface 
of  the  water,  dariit.g  hi:_  lengthr.,ed  ravs  through  the 
thick  filiage,  whtr^  the  gemle  Zephynis  sijjhs  aiv.id  th.e 
quivering  leaves  of  the  tall  poplar,  iuvi'iogthee,  my  Amia, 
to  partake  of  its  shade — the  humble  v  ilbiv  weeps  thy  ab- 
sei'ce,  and  the  wren  droopsherwings  m  ocrrow,  auJ  (hrUls 
no  more  the  soft  notes  of  delight,  unless  enliyencd  b/  thy 
presence.  '      ■  *      ' 

And  wilt  thou  not  come,  tny  Anna,  as  thou  were  wont, 
and  with  thy  smiles  give  new  life  to  the  fading  Howers  of 
the  garden  foot; where  the  soft  grass n-.vltes thy  step,  and 
the  daisy  springs  to  kiss  thy  f-'et. 

Coirie,  my  Anna,  thou  charm  if  my  heart:  come,  that 
I  may  press  thy  beairies  to  the  bosom  of  love  :  Come, 
that  I  inay  view  the  soft  expression  of  delight  that  glows 
in  the  ir:ihlress  of  tiiy  blue  eyes. 

The  sun  has  withdrawn  his  beauties  from  me,  and  hid 
his  glory  bifvond  the  wood-clothed  tUinriiics  of  the  western 
liills  i  yet  a  last  ray  tinges  the  Hcccv  cloud  with  red,  and 
prolongs  awhile  the  existence  of  dny. 

Where  art  thou  my  Anna  !  Hearest  hot  thou  'he  ac- 
cen's  of  love  swell  along  the  vale  ?  Hearest  thru' not  the 
sigh  of  sHspence  Hoat  on  the  wings  of  the  wind!  Oh  ! 
come  and  sooth  iny  woes  with  thy  smiles,  and  beguile 
the  passing  hour  with  the  song  of  love,  whilst  surround- 
ing ni'ure,  charmed  with  thy  liarnaony,  responsive  echo — 
re-echoes  sweet  syirtphotiy.  ,    .  '   '' 

Thou  ccmcst,  my  Aivna,  sweet  tomy  sotil'as  wild  ho- 
ney to  the  taste  of  infancy ;— welcome  to  my  sight  as  the 
hospliable  fire-side  to  the  ccld,  wearv,  and  benighted  tra- 
veller. -  -.      . 

Thou  coiTiest,  my  Anna,  love  dancing  in  thine  eye,  and 
pleasure  budded  with  impatience,  beiiining  on  thychuntc- 
raiicc — AtTT  why,  my  Anna,  didst  thou  stay  !  Come  to 
my  arms,  thou  child  of  innocence  and  virtue — bestow  on 
me  the  guardianship  of  thy  purity  and  never  leay.e^  rue 
more — wl-.en  sleep  Aveighs  heavy  on  my  .\)ina'st:ve'.lJds, 
recline  thine  head  on  iny  eitrapiur'db^srm  ;— I  w  11  watch 
thy  slumbers  as  the  tender  inoth^r  watchcth  her  voung — 
and  wlieu  thou  wakest,  my  Anna,  these  arins  shall  shield 
thee  from  the  rough  wind. 


THERE  is  something  irresistably  pleasing  in  the  con- 
versation of  a  fine  v^-otnan  ;  even  tliough  her  tongue  be  si- 
lent, the  eIoquei>ce  of  hercyes  teaches  wisdom.  Themind 
syinpa'hises  with  the  regularify  of  the  object  in  view,  and, 
struck  with  external  grace,  vibrates  into  respondent  har- 
mony. 


which  Naomi  expresses 
of  Scrijiture,  ••  Whithc 


N.^RRATIA'E   or  Miss  HERBERT, 

EXTRAdED   FROM  yULlA.—A  NOVEL.  ■ 

(continued ) 
"  After  a  scene  which  can  be  better  imagined  than  des- 
cribed, Mr.  Herbert  and  his  daughter  retired  to  a  hain- 
let  in  the  neighbourho'otl,  v,-here  the  English  ol^ccr,  Ca]ir. 
F— — .  when  he  went  tovi'jit  <heni  •^he  ne-,-t  dav,  found 
Sojdiia  sitting  b»  her  farter's  b-dsido,  whoin  fangite  of 
body,  joined  to  the  most  vehement  etnotions  of  mind,  had 
thrown  into  a  fever.  His  pulse  throbbed  violently,  and 
his  soul  seemed  bursting  wi'h  indigrtatioft  and'  despair. 
Sophia's  countenance  was  pah,  and  he'r  loo'ks  spoke  the 
ooM-.plaints  to  which  her  lips  refused  utterance.  Soon 
af-erCapt.F — 'reached  the  cottage,  a  peasant  led  into 
the  room  an  old  man  near  eighty  years  of  age- ;' Avho  was 
a.vEnJrfthmon,  that  had  giine  to  .America  in  his  yomh, 
as  -ite  servant  of  Mr.  .Herbert's  ;father,  and  now  passed 
h's  declining  years  under  the  protection  of  the  son.  This 
old  man  had  crawled  to  the  town  the  preceding  night,  in 
searcli  of  his  mas'er.  andhadbeen  seen  sitting  under  the 
shelter  of  a  barn,  by  an  American  countrvmin  who  kfitw 
him,. and  led  him  to  the  cottage.  Sophia  (lew  .with  ea- 
,t:e-ne':s  to  mee'  him  :  site  had  been  taught  to  reverence 
himinfanrv.  and,  more  advanced  years  h'"'  confirmed 
'he  habit  cfchildjiood  into  a  sentiment  of  the  soul.  Ho- 
belt  luul^erv^dliergraixifather  with  a,   ■unplicity  of  af- 


fection, and  a  pride  of  integrity,  which  claimed  the  «ann- 
est  returns  of  gratitude.  I  his  valuable  domestic  had  SAt 
t  sentiment  of  s-eiifast  fidelity 
;o  Kuih,inthe  beaunfuUknguage 
thou  gocst  I  wil!  go,  and  where 
thoul.cgest  I  will  ledge  ;  thy  people  shall  be  my  peoi.le, 
and  thy  U  d  shall  be  my  God  ;  where  thou  d'sest  w'l  J  I 
die  and  there  will  1  be  buried.  The  Lord  do  so  to  m«, 
and  more  also,  if  aught  but  death  part  thee  and  me." 

"..Sophia  took  the  old  man's  arm  from  the  countrv- 
man^^", Robert,"  said  she,  -  I  hope  you  are  not  imich- 
hurt.  "Ah,  Miss  Sophy,"  said  he,  shaking-  his  head, : 
"  no.mitter,  since, ycu  are  safe,  and  mv  master."  "  Ro- 
b-rt!'  said  Mr.  Herbert;  but  his  voice  seemed  clioaked, 
and  he  did  not  attempt  to,  proceed.  I  see  vou  are  ill. 
S:r."  rej  lied  tf.e'old  man,  "  and  no  wonder.''  Poor  Mr!' 
Charles— U.ved him  bice  my  own  child,  and  he  wa». 
pleasealtoletmccall  hi-n  so  ;  but  the  dear  youth  is  now"' 
— A  Hoodot  tears  bedeweitthe  old  man's  checks  j  lie  wip-' 
cd  them  away  witii  his  whi.e  locks  -.  Ah,  Robert,"  salcT 
Sophia,  "  you  wdl  kill  us  if  you  talk  so."  -  I'll  say.,,,, 
.iiore  answered  he,  "  thoujjh,  if  it  had  pleased  Heaven^ 
to  takeapoorplomaii,  and  spare  him"—"  Si- down,  and- 
compose  y<-,urs£lt',"  said  Sophia.  The  ollicer  assis-ed  in- 
placpio  h.m  atthe  foot  of  his  .riaster's bed.  Mr.  Herbert 
ttxed  hise;.-cs  upon  bin..,  with  a  gloomy  look,  in  which, 
despair  waspain.ed.  --  I  a-.ii  a  g.wd  deal  bru-sed." 
the  old  man.  "  J-fo\v  wore  yofi  '  '  '  '  "  '  *^ 
Mr.  Herbert.     •>  Last  nij-ht.  Sir. 


sieai  oruiseu,       : 
sed,    RoKrlT*  ; 


,,    ,  ,,  <,.--,  when  I  found  yon  were, 

all  three  gone,  what,  thought  I,  .sh-.dd  I  stav  for  here  fi 
It  any  haiTYi  happens  to  them,'  thought  I,"  I  sf  all  have  no,^ 
thin.g  more  tolive  fcr  ;  so  I  cratvled  c.-.,  and  rcachcil  the 
lilace  where  poor  Mr.  Charles-^'  Here  the  old  man 
-paused  a  moment.  "  I  kissed  his  poor  corpF-c,  Sir,  ■ana 
spoke  to  it,  as  if  itcould  answer  me,  and  then  when  tlie 
names  came  near,  I  draygcd  it  awav  as  well  as  Icould; 
but  my  strength  failed  i,:e,  and  I  fell  against  some  stonis. 
ii.at  bruised  me  a  good  deal.,  So  1  lay  all  night  by  mvt 
poor  young  masters's  side  ;  and  wh^u  ir  grew  light,  atij 
ihey  came  to  bury  the  dead,  I  kis.cd  his  cold  hand,  and 
went  a  little  way  off:  but' I  saw  wTiere  thev  laid  histi;  I 
shall  know  the  spot  if  the  grass  jZwirf./grow'over  it.""  ' 

"  Capt.  F wetitup  to  'Roh'.tt,    av:d   begged  he 

would  sayroiTlore:  Ktbert  answered,  "  I  have  done. 
Sir;  he's  in  his  grave  ;  but  If  youhadknrwn  him.  Sir,  so 
kind-hearted  and  so  hiufible  he  was  :— He  has  of  en  made 
ruc  lay  hold  of  his  arm,  andlcil  me  to  v.iy  v/ic!>er  seat  at 
the  endortlje  garden.  Sit  down,  R-bs.-t.  hc-»vould,  sa-.', 
and  bask  a  little  in  the  sun,  it  wi!l  do  you  g.-od  :  but  V's 
all  over  now.  Yes,  Sir,"  turning  to  his  ir.ao.er,  •■  they 
have  destroyed  every  thing— the  shrubbery  is  allctttAaw.!, 
and'trrti  topieces.  exce'pt  a  branch  here  and  there;  tW 
is  blov.n  by  the  wind  ;  it  woi.U  have  bri!te  your  iieart  to 
see  it."' 

"  Mr.  Herbert's  fever  increased,  and,  for  some  days," 
his  life  was  in  danger.  Captai.-  F brought  the  sur- 
geon of  his  regiment  to  v'ait  him,  and  witf.essri,  in  hi« 
0\V'A  fi'eqi-.ent  visits  to  the  cottage,  the  flial  ;::er.-  of  So- 
phia, who  watched  day  and  iii  rht  by  the  bod-siie  of  her 
father,  attended  him  with  iir.rcr.iittiiig  tenderness,  a:.d  at 
lengtli  iiad  the  consolation  t.f  see'mg  his  health  restoi-e.l. 
"  You  will  not  w-ondcr.  Sir,  that 'hose  distresses  which 
t-enderedSophia'sbeauty  move  touching.  andscrwe*l  to'dis- 
Ijlay  the   virtues   of   her   heart,   soon  converted  Captaih 

F : 'spiv  into  the  enthusia.sm  of  passion.     Nor  was 

Sophia  insensi'ole  to  the  itisrit  of  her  geiierotts  lover.     Ai- 

though  Mr.  Herbert  lamented  that    Cap.ain  F was 

•an  Englishman,  he  did  notsulfer  political  piTJudice  to  sub- 
due those  sentiments  of  esteem  and  gratituite  which  the 
conduct  of  that  yptlijg  man  liail   nobly  merited,  and   con- 

sf  ntcd  that  his  daughter  should  mar.-y  Captain  F 

at  the  e.-id  of  the  summer  campaign.  Mean  time  he  tftn- 
dusted  her  to  th-s  dista.it  village,  which  he  knew  our  ear. 
ly  friendship  wouldrender  an  agrt:eablc  situa,tiou  to  h.*r, 
while  she  waited  the  events  of  t'ne  sumiiiK-.-  B.-fore  .Mn 
Herl>ert  set  out  for  this  place,  he  weafv  attended  by-  So- 
phia, to  take  a  last  look  of  .his  jtossessioits.  Wiien  S>- 
phia  liad  described  to  me  the  melancholy  pictore  they  pre- 
sented, she  added  these  word-,—,-"  I  could  bear  to  gx^e  urn 
o:i  the  ruins  of  that  one:  happy  d, veiling,  did  I  cmsiilfr 
them  merely  as  the  relia  of  kit  iplcr.dvr:  tut  i:  was  the 
scene  of  all  my  pleasures  !  this  is  what  aiii.c  s  me.  Had 
the  same  ties,  the  tiame  soothing  lecoUec  ions,  endearci 
the  sheUer  of  a  cottage,  the  straw  that  tha'ched  its  rtKif 
woulflhave  been  sacred,  and  ctdied  forth  my  aStctions  tti 
forcibly  as  the  mansion  which  is  laid  in  ous*.  Paisir.g 
by  the  side  of  that  sinall  stream  which  runs  near  the  b-*!- 
tomofthe  lawn,  I  saw  some  of  the  sticks  with  wivich  nky 
father  had  limself  formed  niy  latirel  bower,  tu!ceQ  away 
by  the  ctirrsnt.  They  floated  on  the  si:rfacc  of  the  wateri 
I  looked  after  them  wl*ha  vehement  sensa'ion,  wbic'o  {I 
almost  tremble  to  recall.  When  I  turned,  I  spijd  .some 
scattered  brandies  of  the"  laurel,  which  he  h-jd  tivis-ed 
round  those  very  sticks,  witherin.g  o."*  the  gyund:  i 
snatched  vhem  up  instantly,  bached  thetn  with  ins-  'ears* 
and  have  preserved  them  till  titer  last  leaf  is  wi  hered  " 

[to  Itit  CONCLtTDED    1:7    OUR   NEXT.] 


PRIsjTEO    BY 

'  yPUN  L.  COt)S  iJ  SZAtOH  GR.lNTLtND, 

.,,  ..TWO  DOORS  BELOW   THE    SwAN-TxVEBN, 
■(VHERE    ratj-iTIJJG    .1.N    GEKEIIAL    IS     EjtipciKO    I7ITa 
rKOMSTKJEis'  AND    ACCURACY, 


Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE. 


[Vol 


1] 


mcHMOtm  —ru E  s D  A  r.  September  25, 1804. 


[N. 


3.] 


JMJIMS  OF   ••  THE  MINEIiVA." 

l.t.— "  The  Misery  a"    will   be  neatly  printed, 
weekly,  on  a  liilf-shect  Super-Royal  paper. 

2<1.— The    terms  are  two  dollars  per  annum  to 
l)c  paid  in  advance. 

3d.— A  handsome  title-page  and  table  of  contents 
nil  he  furnished  (grati>)  at  the  completion  of  each 


FROM  THE  BEAUTIES  OF  HISTORY. 
THE  CHARACTER  OF  A  GOOD  HUSBAND. 

THE  good  husband  is  one,  who,  wedded  not  by  inte- 
rest but  by  choice,  is  constant  as  well  from  inchnaucn  as 
front  principle  ;  he  trea's  his  wife  with  delicacy  as  a  wo- 
man with  tenderness  as  a  friend  :  he  attributes  her  follies 
to  her  weakness,  her  imprudence  toli,;r  inadvertency  :  he 
passes  then,  over  therefore  with  good-nature,  and  pardons 
them  with  indulgence  ;  all  his  care  and  industry  are  em- 
ployed for  her  welfare  ;  all  his  strength  and  jiower  aro 
exerted  for  her  support  and  protection  ;  he  is  iin  re  anxi- 
ous 10  preserve  his  own  character  and  reputation,  be- 
cause hers  is  blended  with  it. 

EXAMPLES  OF  CONJUGAL  AFFECTION. 

JULIUS  SABINUS,  having   engaged  the    interest  of 
the  Ciuls,  caused  himself  to   be    proclaimed  emperor  of 
Rome  ;  bu-  bei  ig  defeated,  he  Hed  to  his  coun'ry  house, 
and  set  it  on  fire,  in  order  to  raise  a  report  that  he  had  fe- 
rishcd.     This  scheme  answered  his  end,  far  he  was  there 
betievcd  to  have  suffered  a  voluntary  delrh.     But,  in  the 
mean  time,   he  lav  concealed  with    his  treasures  (for  he 
--...Um,ne*selj  tkh)  in  a  cava  which  he  had  ca.iKd  to  be 
dugina  soi;;,trv place,  and  which  was  known  only  to  two 
of  his  freed-men,    upon  jvhose  fidelity  he  could    depend. 
Hemighteasilv  have  withdrawn  into   Germany;  but  he 
could  nut  prevail  on  himself  to  abandon  his  wife,  whom 
hepasoionatel'.-  loved.     Sabinus,  that  no  one  might  doubt 
cf  his  death,  tiid  not    for  some  time,  even   undeceive  his 
wife,  who  5olemni/.cd  his  exeijuies  with  great  pomp,  be- 
wailed liim  with  many  tears,  and  at  last,  no   longer   al)le 
to  bear  the  loss  of  a  husband  for  whom  she  had  the  sin- 
cerest  affecion,  resolved  not  to  outlive  him,  and  began  to 
abstain  from  all  food.     This  news  alarmed  Sabinus  ;  a.id 
therefore,  bv  means  of  Marlialis,   one  of  his  freed-men, 
he  informed    her  that  he  was    still  alive,  and  acquainted 
her  with  the  jilace  where  he  lay  concealed,  desiring  her  at 
the  saiTie  time  to  si;ppress  her  joy,  lest    the  secret   might 
Ihence  be  betr;i.)ed.     Einpona heard  the  relation  with  in- 
expressible pleasure,  and  pretending  business  in  the  coun- 
try, fl;w  to  her  husband.     The  cave  to  her  v.as  then  pre- 
ferable to  a  palace,  for  there  only  she  r.  3  s   happy.     She 
went  ficquenily  to   see  him,  and  sometimes  contrived  to 
stav  whole  weeks  unsu';]iec'-c(i.     When  at  Rome  she  con- 
tinued to  bews'l  him  as dead.and  conccaledthe  wKoIe  with 
exemplary  fidelity  and  wonderful  address  ;  nay,  she  fou'.id 
means  to  convey  him  into  the  city,  upon  what  motive  I 
know  not  j  and  from  thence  back  to  his  cave,  so  well  dis- 
guised tha   he  was  by  no  one  known.     But  after  he  liad 
Jiassed  nine  years  in  this  manner,  he  was  at  length  disco- 
vered by    some  persons  who  narrowly  watched   his  wife, 
ujion  her  freqtiently  absenting  herstjlf  from  her  own  house, 
and  fcllowed  her  to    the  cave    without  being  tliscovcred, 
Sabinus  was  immediately  seized,  and  sent  to  Rome  loaded 
with  chains,  together  with  his  wife,  who  throwing  herself 
at  the  emperor's  feet,  and  preicnting  to  him  her  two  ten- 
der infants,  endeavoured  with    her  tears  and  iijtreaties  to 
move  him  to  compassion.     Vespasion,  the  emperor,  could 
not  help  weeping  at  so  affecting  an  object  ;  nevertheless, 
lie  condemned  both  her  and  her    husband,    and    caused 
them  soon  after  to  be  executed. 


C.W'AnES.king  of  the  Persians,  being  deposed  and 
imprisoned  by  his  subj-cts,  his  queen,  who  alone  remained 
a'lached  to  him  in  all  his  misforiunes,  never  failed  to 
bring  him  necessaries  with  her  own  hands,  though  she 
V  as  not  permitted  to  see  him.  Observing  the  keeper  of 
the  casile  enamoured  with  her  beauty,  she  so  effectuiUy 
»->othed  his  passion  as  to  gain  access  to  her  husband. 
and  thereby  procured  his  enlargement  ;  for  staying,  as  she 
of;en  did,  late  in  the  evening,  she  dressed  the  king  in  her 
own  cloatlis,  in  wlucli  he  went  out  undiscovered  till  Ca- 
vadcs  had  time  enough  to  make  his  escape.  He  flc*lo 
the  king  of  the  Eu  liaViics,  by  whose  assistance  he  was  re- 
stored 10  Inn  throne  and  kingdom. 


MR.  HENRY  MACKENZIE, 

AUTHOK  OF  THE  MAN  OF  TEELl  ;;C,  8^C.  &.C. 

[^Continued from  pagf  2.] 

SINCE  the  names  of  La  Natml/e  Helahc,  and  of  St. 
Pmix,  have  been  licre  mentioned,  one  is  naturally  tempt- 
ed to  add,  without  meaning  any  insinuation  adverse  to  the 
idea  of  the  originality  of  Mr.  Mackeniie'sgenius,  that  the 
cliaracter  and  adventures  of  Harlcy  have  been  said  to 
be  imitated  from  those  of  the  liero  of  Rousseau's  novel, 
wi'h  a  freedom  and  deviation,  indeed,  which  aln^ost  ere- 
ale  an  original,  yet  with  a  resemblance  sufncient  to  indi- 
cate v,' hat  model  the  writer  had  in  his-  eye.  Harley  is  St. 
Preux  in  all  but  the  fire  of  genius  SMl^of  passion.  Instead 
of  the  glowing  sensuality  of  the  hero  of-  the  French  novel, 
he  is  refined  to  a  sainted  or  angel  purity  of  soul.  He  rea- 
sons little  ;  he  needs  not  to  be  guiiled  by  the  C')ld  precepts 
of  reason  ;  he  has  moral  sensibility  to  keep  him  aver  ami- 
ably in  the  right;  but  then,  his  moral  sensibility  is  alive 
even  to  a  degree  of  morbid  delicacy  and  tremulous  feeble- 
ness. His  adventures  arc  such  as  tend  to  shew  his  cha- 
racter in  aljthe  lights  necessary  to  make  us  see  it  fully  & 
distinctively.  ..He  is  educated  in  retirement  :  he  comes  to 
town,  and  tUere  visits  some  remarkable  scenes,  and  lias  a 
part  in  some  striking  incidents;  he  renrnsio  the  country, 
and  al\er  languishing  a  while  in  love  whiclt  he  dares  no-. 
tell,  expires  in  a  joy  too  great  not  to  overpower  his  feeble- 
ness, at  the  verv  moment  when  he  learns  that  his  l',vc 
w(  uld  not  be  unrcturned.  All  the  imagery  and  inci.le.its 
of  the  piece  accord  with  the  cast  and  spirit  of  the  princi- 
pal character.  They  are  delicately  tender  ;  and  they  are 
adapted  to  touch  the  springs  of  tenderness  in  the  heart. 
Tlie  author  delights  in  the  detail  of  minute  imagery  ;  ant' 
he  knows  how  to  make  that  exquisitely  interesting  whicli 
would  be,  in  other  hands,  trivial  a.id  insipid.  In  a  work 
with  such  l>ea'itics,  one  forge**  all  iif  verify  .of  i4K*^rven-  ::' 
regard  of  style.  But,  the  style  ef  the  iW.w  of  Fetlii:g  might 
defy  such  severity.  It  is  pure,  more  pure  indeed  from  Scot, 
iclsms  than  from  .Gallicisms,  sweet,  and  elegant  with 
dignity,  but  witiiout  pomp. 

The  amhor's  name  remained,  for  a  time,  unknown  be 
yond  the  circle  of  his  private  friends.  But,  in  England  as 
in  Sct)tland,  it  was  thought,  that  he  iniist,  certainly,  lie 
the  most  amiable  of  men  ;  and  the  ladies  in  particular, 
were  anxiously  desirous  to  learn — tvlio  in  the  world  it 
migh*  be  !  ."i  Mr.  Eccles,  a  young  Irish  clergyman,  be- 
came, amidst  these  circunistances,  ambitious  to  usurp  the 
praise  of  it.  For  some  purpose,  v/hetherof  love,  of  inte- 
rest, or  of  i«ere  vanity,  he  was,  it  seems,  capable  of  tal;- 
ing  the])ains  to  transcribe  the  whole  work,--and  even  of 
marking  his  manuscript  witli  erasures  and  interlineations, 
to  give  it  an  air  of  being  that  copy,  in  whicli  the  author  had 
v;rougUtthe  last  polish  on  his  piece,  before  tr.anscribi ng  it 
for  tiie  press.  The  manuscript  was  fmind  among  thatgen- 
tloman's  papers,  after  hic.dea'h  ;  and  liad,  for  a  time,  the 
cfiect  to  excite  among  persons,  who  were  not  better  in- 
formed, the  persuasion  for  wiiich  he  seems  to  have  inten- 
ded it. 

The  success  with  which  the  Man  of  Feeling  had  been 
published,  encouraged  its  real  author  to  give,  within  no 
long  time  after,  to  the  world,  a  poem,  under  the  title  of 
Pleasures  of  Happiness,  «hich  the  writer  of  this  memoir 
has  not  happened  to  read,  but  which,  though  not  often  re- 
printed, has  been  much  comtnended  by  persons  well  able 
to  judge  of  its  merits. 

In  the  Man  of  tbeWorlilyir.  Mackenzie  next  produced 
a  sort  of  second  part  to  -he  Man  of  Feeling.  It  bre.ithes 
the  same  tone  of  exquisite  moral  delicacy,  and  of  refined 
sensibility.  In  his  farmer  fiction,  tlie  author  had  imagin- 
ed a  hero  who  found  all  the  pleasures  and  all  the  pains  of 
his  life,  with  all  the  amiable  peculiarities  of  character,  in 
constant  obedience  to  every  emotion  of  his  moral  sense  : 
In  the  Man  nfthe  World  he  exhibited,  on  the  contrary,  a 
person  rushing  headlong  to  misery  and  ruin,  and,  sjiread- 
ing  misery  allaround  him,  bypursuinga  liappiness  which 
he  expected  to  obtain,  in  defiance  of  the  moral  sense. 
What  other  system  of  moral  phyloso|ihy  had  ever  the  ad- 
vantage of  illustrations  so  elegant,  as  these  volumes  af- 
ford of  that  of  Hutcheson,  and  his  ])upil,  Smith  .'  It  was 
not  ungraciously  received  by  the  public  i  yet  not  altogether 
with  that  eir.hu'siasm  of  delight  and  admiration  which  the 
Man  of  Feeling  liad  commanded.  Tlie  Man  of  the  World 
was  but  the  common  character  of  a, person  sacrificing  all 
better  consi'\erations  to  the  headlong  pursuit  of  selfish  and 
sensual  r/ujjure.  This  character  had  been  often  before 
dva-.vri,  'and  often  with  a  bolUi;r  hand,  wuh~happier  dex- 
tenty,  with  deeper  skill. 


Heprtduced  a  tragedy,  under  tlie  title  of  the  Prince  rf 
Tunis,  which  was  acted  at  the  Edinburgh  Theatre.  Tlie 
reprerentation  was  repeated  with  applause  for  six  nights. 
Mrs.  Yates,  then  at  Edinburgh,  appeared  in  the  principal 
female  chai-act-^r.  It  has  never  been  performed  at  any  of 
the  theatres  in  London. 

In  the  year  1776,  Mr.  Mackenzie  married  Miss  fcnuel 
Grant,  sister  to  Sir  James  Grant,  of  Grant. 

'Some  years  after,  he  and  a  few  of  liis  friends,  who  us* 
ed  to  meet  rccasicnally,  for  con\  ivial  conversation  at  a 
Tavern  kept  by  one  Ba)ll,  a  Frenchman,  projected  the 
publication  of  a  series  cf  papers  similar  to  the  Specta'or^- 
on  morals^nnanners,  taste.  Si  literature.  Tliey  were  iinltcfl 
in  a  club,  which  hadthe^name  of  the  Tabernacle,  and  v/ere 
all,  cr  almost  all,  lawyers.  Mr.  Mackenzie  was  at  the^ 
head  of  the  project.  Mr.  CraiiJ,  Mr.  Cullen,  Mr.  Banna- 
tyne  Macleod,  now  judges  in  the  supreme  c;-urts  rf  Scot- 
land, the  late  Mr.  Abtrcmmbie  who  died  a  Jidje,  Mr. 
Solicitor-general  Blair,  and  Mr.  George  Home,  clerk  of 
session,  agreed  to  become  his  coadjutors.  The  pat,"-rs 
were  to  be  published  in  weekly  numbers  ;  and  in  allusion 
to  the  representations  which  they  were  to  exhibi:  rf  hu-i 
man  life,  sentiments,  and  manners,  it  was  settled  to  give 
thein  the  common  title  of  The  Mirror. 

This  scheme  was  carried  into  effect.  The  papers  were 
ptiblishcd  in  weekly  numbers,  each  filling  a  sheet  in  ftdiA. 
The  succession  was  continued  for* inore  than  two  years.. 
The  price  of  a  single  copy  of  each  number  was  three  pence. 
About  three  or  four  hiindreil  only  were  sold,  in  single  pa- 
pers ;  but  this  sale,  though  inconsiderable,  served  at  least 
to  make  the  v^Kolevcry  advantageously  known'.  The  suc- 
cession of  the  numbers  was  no  sooner  closed,  than  the 
whole  v.'cre  republished  in  three  duodecimo  volumes.  I.i 
England,  especially,  tlicyv'ero- now  read  with  great  ap- 
;  huse.  The  approbation  thtfy  received  in  London,  v/liich 
1'^x  such  a  species  of  compositions  iiiiiartictilar,  is  the  very 
Vthens  of  modern  Eurcpe,  seemed,  to  stamp  an  authori.y 
.in  the  praises  of  those  by  whom  they  were  crmniended  in 
Scotland,  sufficient  to  put  all  censure  to  .silence.  A.s  th  : 
aulhi^is  fiiingledin  the  iiigiicii  cirilics  of  iashiovaiuc  ;.i'd 
literary  life,  they  wantetl  not  opportunity,  while  their 
names  remained  unknown,  to  promote  the  reputati.-ni  of 
their  work,  by  many  little  artifices,  which,  though  pei4ect- 
iv  honorable  and  disingenuous — for,  of  noneelse  was  any 
of  them  capable — could  not  have  been  equall;.  used,  if  they 
bad  from  the  .first,  openly  avowed  it  to  be  theirs.  Tiie/ 
had  the  discretion  to  hide  their  names  from  being  at  all 
mentioned  in  relation  to  it,  till  its  success  was  complete  \ 
indth^;n,lhe  appropriation  of  the  diflerent  papers,  in  a 
new  edition,  to  those  by  whom  they  have  been  respect've- 
ly  written,  served  but  to  renew  and  augment  the  public 
curiosity  respecting  the  whtjle.  They  took  money  for  the 
copy-right  ;  out  of  which  they,  first,  bestowed  an  hun- 
dreii  pounds  in  cliarity  to  the  Orphan  Hospital  ;  and  with 
the  rest,  purchased  an  hogshead  of  claret  for  the  use  of  the 
club. 

[  To  be  concluded  in  our  ;rexf .] 


Mrs.    R  A  U  C  L  I  F  F  E. 

THIS  lady's  novels  have  a  bewitching  interest.  Tbe 
power  of  painting  the  terrible  and  the  mysterious  is  hcr's 
in  an  eminent  degree  ;  but  her  sketches  of  landscape, 
th:'iVgli  always  indicatinga  skilful  painter,  aretocnume- 
r.nis  andnfinute.  They  may  be  called  the  tr.iniature  pic- 
ture of  nature.  Whether  in  the  vales  of  Arno,  or  amor.g 
the  craggs  of  the  Appcnnines,  unsatisfied  with  general  rle- 
scr-pti-^n,  she  chooses  to  note  every  spire  of  grass,  ai'd  e- 
very  shrub  of  the  rocks.  In  the  labyrinthian  scenes  rf  lier 
cas  les  and  her  forests,  the  attemive  critic  ma^  disctrr  a, 
degree  of  iiiiesse  and  stage  trick,  which  often  re',ieaterl,' 
oflends,  ratlier  than  surprises.  When  curiosity  pants  to 
tliscover  the  secrets  of  a  desolate  chamber,  or  a  ruinated 
tibtiey,  soinW,  perhaps  many,  impediments  may  be  judicii 
ously  thrown  in  Fancy's  way.  But  the  rusty  and  bloody 
key,  the  glimpse  of  faneietl  appnritions,  the  per]  lexcd 
path  and  the  impracticable  stair-case  occur  so  of  eti  in 
Mrs.  Radcliff's  midnight  rantbles,  tha'  they  soon  1  .ose 
their  power  of  deception.  But  let  pruiting  critic'.sjn  lop 
what  it  may,  the  laurels  of  this  ladv  cann-;'  be  injuted. 
Her  style  i)Uie,  harmonious  and  forcible,  might  b-i  atno- 
del,  even  to  masculine  writers.  In  the  e\l»tbi*ion  of  the 
nicer,  and  less  obvious  shades  of  character,  she  lias  Cft.jht 
the  strength  and  the  spirit  of  Tacitus  St  SnAKESV^AftEi 
The  family  of  La  Luc  is  an  enchanting  gi-up,  n't  liiSt 
ai{reeab  e  Irom  its  resemblance  to  the  La  Roche  "f  ^.<.«ti 
kenzie  ;  a.'d  the  fierceness  of  Mmioni,  and  the  fear»  lA 
Emily  St.  Aubert,  are  aduiirably  tuatrasled. 


10 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804. 


TO  THE  EDITORS  OF  THE  MINERVA. 

GCNTLEHEIff 

BV  printintj  the  enclosed  piece  in  your  next "  Miner- 
va," you  will  oblige  many  of  your  female  subscribers,  aad 
among  others, 

Vour  obedient 'Servant, 

ELIZA. 

[T'.>e  piece  nthded  to  by  aw  f air  correspondent^  taat  publUbed 
jOJ«f  lime  tince,  in  "  The  Enquirer,"  under  tie  title  of 
"  Rainbow  No.  2,  on  the  condition  of  women." 
The  elegant  tinpticity  of  style  viitb  vibich  this  Kttay  it 
viritten,  certainly  entitles  it  to  the  eaarmiums  vibich  it  hat 
already  reeeived — Tbis  gallant  -writer,  in  our  opinion,  de- 
eervesjrotn  the  fair  sex,  tl'e  honorary  title  nf  their  Lilera- 
r/  Champion,] 

IThar,  been  .saifl  that  the  civili/ation  o  f  a  country  imay 
be  fairly  esliiiiated  by  th'^;  degree  of  res]>ect  which  is  paid 
to  iis  woini-Ti.  Thcsciuiiiieiii  is  notmore  gallant 'ban  it 
is  just.  I^s  truth  has  been  demonstrated  by  Messieurs  A- 
Ic.vandci',  Thuiiias,  Russell,  and  various  other  writers; 
who,  f'T  this  purjlose,  have  resorted,  not  to  any  abstracted 
enquirie.t  into  the  characters  of  the  sexes;  but  to  a  direct 
ajij^al  to  the  experience  of  nations.  They  l;ayc  shewn,  by 
a  curitus  and  most  intties-ing  ii,v«;slig-ation,  that  fron,  the 
beniglitcd  and  sensual  savage  ol"  New-Zealand,  or  of  Noot- 
ka  Sound,  through  every  gradation,  iij)  tothe  jjolishedgffn- 
tleman  of  Europe  or  America,  the  deference  and  venerati- 
on for  \\\c-  feinale  part  of  society  is  exactly  in  proportion 
to  the  decree  of  refineineni  which  each  nation  has  atiain- 
eil.  In  a  national  point  of  view,  Virginia  need  not  shrink 
from  this  test  of  her  refinement.  In  ev'ftry  social  circle  in 
which  the  se\es  are  blended,  we  may  observe  a  sanctity  as 
w?Il  as  a  tenderness  of  attention  to  tlie  fair,  which  would 
not  disgrace  a  knight  in  the  jiruudest  days  of  chivalry. 
But  the  moralist,  wlio  aims  at  the  culture  of  the  virtues. 
V  ii!  direct  hisatientiminot  so  much  to  tlie  manners  of  the 
dra>ving-room,  as  to  those  which  may  be  observed  in  still 
more  private  life.  He  will  I  )ok  through  the  ceremonies 
which  men  may  act  fr.jm  deference  to  their  company,  and 
by  which,  indeed,  they  recognize  and  bow  obedience  to  the 
sentiment  above  cxjiressed  ;  he  will  look  through  these 
b'i-^d^  '.f  s:ate,  into  the  bosom  of  the  private  famll)-,  and 
watch  the  m  inners  of  the  husband  and  the  father  when 
every  restraint  is  removed.  It  will  be  bv  the.  discoveries 
v'-i-  \\  he  .h-Ul  niake  here,  that  he  will  direct  his  admoni- 
tion .  ;  a.ul  on  this  ground,  I  fear  thatthe  moralist,  notof 
Virginia  only,  but  of  .til  those  states  which  boast  of  their 
reiiin'mon'.,  will  find  too  much  room  for  censure  and  ad- 
nritiiion. 

\\';'.at  is  trtie  of  nations,  inthiscase,  is,  I  presume,  equal- 
ly true  of  inilividuals  ;  or  in  other  words,  the  civilization 
of  the  mm,  like  that  of  the  nation,  m;iy  be  fairly  estimat- 
ed b/  the  degree  of  respect  which  he  pays  to  the  fair. 
When  I  speak  of  civilization,  1  do  not  mean  science; 
since  we  have  sometimes  seen  a  very  highly  illuminated 
mind,  connected  with  a  cohl,  a  malignant,  or  a  feiocious 
heart ;  but  by  civilization,  I  mean,  that  change  which  is 
wrought  upon  tlie  savage  man  by  the  huinanizing,  anften- 
in^,  refining  power  of  social  virtue.  Neither,  by  respect  to 
thefar  do  1  mean  ilic  bows  and  grimace  of  a  petit  inititre, 
wl.it'i  a  monkey  might  learn  ;  nor  the  still  more  imposing 
€x-.erior  of  elegance  and  sensibili'y  which  a  Zeluco  could  as- 
sume ;  but,  by  rcspMt  to  the  fair,  I  mean  a  genuine  and 
tent'.cr  delerence,  which  lias  not  merely  glancetl  upon  the 
san'ace,  but  penetrated  and  pervaded  every  portion  of  the 
he?rt  ;  1  mean  not  an  occasional  shew,  but  a  sincere,  a  pe- 
rennial, an  h.ibitual  re.|'ect  and  affection,  which  renders  a 
man  involuntarily  assidiit-iis  to  the  wants,  and  sym'pathetic 
with  the  minutest  sufferings  of  the  softer  and  gentler  sex. 
With  these  explanations  I  resame  my  position,  and  I  beg 
my  loale  reader  to  assure  himself  tl-.af  whatever  figure  he 
may  make  in  other  respects  ;  liowever  brilliantly  he  may 
shi'.ie  as  a  manof  erudition,  genius,  wit,  or  humour,  he  is, 
Hv-vtrtl'.ck-iS.  civilized  or  not,  in  proportion  as  he  haslearn- 
cd  to  resjject  the  fait  :  and  more  particularly  that  portion 
of  them  whose  protection  he  n^ay  have  assuined. 

It  is  a  f..niirnful  tru'h  that  the  life  of  tlje  linest  girl  a- 
tnong  us,  is  too  ofien  a  series  of  sulVering  and  of  sorro\^ 
Too  many  of  them  pass  on  to  death,  without  having  once 
found  rhe  "  suiniy  slope"  of  tranquility,  on  which  they 
could  repose  and ticclare  themselves,  forainoment,  atease. 
Their  suflerings  begin  often  with  life.  The  restraints  of 
their  chldhood  even  when  they  are  salutary,  a*  sources  of 
trouble;  because  their  motive  is  not  yet  perceived  by  the 
young  and  inexperienced  mind.  But  not  unfrequentjy  tlie 
restraints  t>f  childhood  instead  of  being  promj)ied  by  iia- 
renial  wisdom  and  tenderness,  arc  the  momentary  dicta  es 
of  lie, idl,)ng passion  and  bru'aleruelry.  Tl^istyrannv  com- 
jnenced  in  their  childhood,  is  extended  even  to  their  ma- 
^ur^r  years  ;  audit  becomes  the  more  severe  as  it  is  then 
iiiHiced  on  a  mind  rajiable  of  estimating  its  wrongs,  and 
of'Cn  exerted  on  those  scnsibiUiiesof  the  heart  which  can 
l(  a-i-  brock  the  curb  and  lash  of  auihinity.  Marriage  itself 
is,  to  '  f  n.juen-.l-  ,  little  more  than  a  change  of  t)  rants  ; 
and  the  idol  tf  the  sighing  and  adoring  1  vcr,  dwindlci 
down  into  ilie  neglcc-cd.  oppre'.ied,  insuUet'  drudge  of  an 
unprincipled  and  proftigatc  husband.  If  tlie  poor,  lonely 
piutimcr,  gives  birth  to  sons  ;  the  Isolds  on  with  letiiorse 


to  the  time  when  they,  in  their  turn,  armed  with  the  au- 
thority of  a  husband,  shall  "  play  such  fantastic  tricks  be- 
fore high  Heaven,  as  will  mnke  even  angels  wee),";  if  she 
gives  birthto  daughters — h  would  not  beft  subject  of  great 
wonder,  if,  like  the  miserable  mothers  on  the  banks  of  the 
Oroonoko.  she  should  slay  them,  out  of  compassion,  and 
smother  them  in  the  hour  nf  their  birth, — How  many  wo- 
men have  here  theirhistory  skeithed!  Look  closely  into 
tile  domestic  movements  of  our  people,  and  >ou  will  iind 
that  this  sombre  picture  has  too  many  originals.  I  am 
not  accusing  parents  or  husbtmds  with  the  practice  of  sa- 
vage virlence  on  their  daughters  or  their  wives  :  to  a  ge- 
nerous woman  there  are  iiiany  wrongs  infinitely  morelin- 
miliating  and  agonizing  than  the  infliction  of  actual  vi- 
olence. 

The  destiny  of  poor  Maaia  difl'ered  in  some  respects 
from  the  preceding  sketch.  Maria  was  among  the  f;*:rest 
and  sweetest  girls  that  1  have  ever  known.  If  the  love  of 
the  fondest  and  best  of  parents — if  the  most  enchanting 
grace  and  beauty — if  the  pure  sjiirit  and  disposition  of  a 
seraph  could  have  saved  her  from  misery,  Maria  had  been 
saved.  My  heart  bleeds  at  the  recollection  of  her.  But 
let  me  try  to  command  myself  while  I  tell  this  tale  ofj.iy 
turned  into  sorrow  ;  of  the  fairest  hopes  reversed  and 
blasted — of  the  brightest  lustre  and  beauty  extinguished 
forever. 

Her  parents  were  not  rich  ;  but  they  were  good.  Al- 
though they  hatUived  much  in  the  world,  they  retained  a 
simplicity  of  character  which  is  now  rarely  encountered 
except  in  the  description  of  poets,  Theirbenevolent  breasts 
were  fraught  with  a  tenderness  of  feeling  whose  luxury  is 
known  only  to  the  poor  and  humble.  The  rich  and  the 
prosj>evous  know  it  only  by  name.  Their  simplicity,  their 
benevolence,  their  sensibility  were  concentered  in  the  bo- 
soin  of  the  >  oung  Maria — They  gave  an  emphasis  to  her 
opening  beauty — sullused  her  cheek  with  a  richer  hue — 
and  rode,  in  triumph,  on  the  beams  of  her  eyes,  through 
the  heart  of  every  beh.  Ider.  1  remember  Maria  at  her 
first  api)ear.ince  in  the  ball-room.  She  was  then  about 
fourteen  years  of  age.  The  enqury  ran— —'«  what  rose- 
bud of  beauty  is  this  ?"  The  epithet  was  applied  with 
])eculiar  propriety  :  h  depicted  in  one  word,  her  youtli,  her 
beauty,  her  innocence  and  sweetness.  She  danced;  when 
light  and  etherial  as  a  sylph,  she  surpassed  whatever  we 
have  read  of  the  wild,  the  striking,  the  captivating  graces 
displayed  by  the  runil  beauties  on  theflowery  side  of  j€tna. 
It  was  easy  to  read  in  the  countenance  of  this  gaj' and  art- 
less young  creature  tlie  exalting  expectations  with  which 
she  was  entering  on  life.  Her  childhood  had  passed  away 
amid  the  blandishments  and  caresses  of  her  food  [jarcnts  ; 
all  had  been  ease,  indulgence,  and  gratification  ;  admired, 
ajiplauded  and  beloved  by  every  body  who  saw  or  knew 
her,  every  day,  every  hour,  every  minute  had  been  filled 
with  animation,  joy  and  rapture.  As  yet  she' had  frolick- 
ed only  on  "  life's  velvet  lawn,"  covered  with  a  caiiop)  of 
hlooniingamaranth  ;  and  her  young  fancy  was  teemitig 
with  visions  oi  bliss  in  bright  and  boundless  prospect.  A- 
las  !  poor  Maria  !  How  soon  was  this  serene  and  joyous 
lliorning  overcast !  A  lover  presented  himself.  Like  Maria, 
he  wl:s  in  the  bloom  of  youth,  and  had  every  advantage 
of  person  and  address  ;  but  his  breast  was  not,  like  Maria's, 
the  residence  tf  pure  and  exttlted  virtue.  He  lovetl  her  in- 
dectl  ;  or  rather,  he  was  infatuated  by  her  beauty  ;  but  he 
was  incajiable  oi  forming  a  correct  estimate  of  the  treasure 
which  was  lodged  in  her  bosom  ;  of  that  heart,  whose  pu- 
rit) ,  delicacy,  fidelity,  generosity  and  sensibility,  an  angel 
might  have  avowed  without  a  blush.  The  dupe,  however, 
of  fervent  and  pathetic  professions  she  accepted  this  man  ; 
and  Maria,  wlio  was  formed  to  crown  the  hapjiiness  of  a 
sensilile  and  virtuous  man,  became  the  miserable  wife  of 
a  weak  and  vicious  one.  Merciful  God  !  Must  I  remem- 
ber the  contrast  which  I  so  often  witnessed  in  agony  ! 
Poor  Maria !  Her  velvet  lawn  was  exchanged  for  a  wil- 
derness of  briars  and  brambles:  her  amaranthine  canopy 
for  the  keen  and  ctuting  blasts  of  a  winter's  sky,  I  have 
seen  Maria  in  the  thronged  assembly-room  when  every 
eye  was  fixed  upon  her  with  delight,  and  followed  her  in 
speechless  admiration  thro'  the  mazes  of  the  graceful 
dance ;  and  I  have  seen  the  same  Maria  far  removed  from 
the  world's  society,  and,  even  yet  in  the  bloom  of  youth, 
all  lonely  and  drooping  like  a  wounded  flower,  I  have 
seen  the  lovely  girl,  presiding,  like  a  bright,  propitious  pla- 
net, at  her  father's  hospitable  board  ^  and  I  have  seen  her 
the  solitary  ;ind  menialdrudgeof  herown  gloomy  and  for- 
saken household.  I  have  beheld  her  the  anhnating  soul  of 
the  polished  circle,  dispensing  light  and  life  by  her  smiles 
— and  my  own  soul  has  sunk  within  me,  to  see  her  insu- 
lated from  theworld,  tind  pierced  and  languishing  under 
the  neglect  ofheron^e  ardent  and  assidious  husband.  She 
had  seen  the  time  when  every  transitory  dejection  of  coun- 
tenance had  been  wa'chedby  him,  its  cause  sedulously  ex- 
plored, and  consolation  administered  wiih  a  tenderness 
which  could  not  fail  of  its  effect.  But  now,  without  a 
single  enquiry,  without  one  touch  of  pity,  he  could  see  her 
face  pale  with  sorrow,  and  her  once  radiant  eyes  dim  with 
weeping.  At  such  a  moment,  instead  of  bending  before 
her  as  he  had  once  done,  and  pressing  her  hand  to  his 
sympathetic  heart,  he  could  cast  on  her  a  look  so  cold  and 
chilling  as  to  freeze  the  vital  stream  of  life  even  in  its 
fountain,  fling  out  of  his  house  with  contempt  and  disgust, 
and  lavish  on  thevicious  and  impure  those  afTictionate  at- 
ten'ions  which hehad  solemnly  vowed  to  her  alone.  He 
niiglu  have  been  happy  ;  and  he  might  have  i-eallzed  to 
his  beauteous  wife  all  tliosedreams  of  conjugal  inncccnce 
and  bliss  with  which  her  youthful  fancy  was  wont  to  Re- 
gale her.    Bui,iusteaU  of  these  pure  and  calm  joys,  whosi? 


recollection  might  have  gilded  even  the  moment  of  death, 
he  chose  riot,  debauchery  and  ^-uilt  :  to  hi  s  own  virtuous 
and  celestial  bed,  he  preferred  habitual  impuritv  and  pros- 
titution ;  and  instead  of  the  per|,e>ual  spring  which  she 
had  fondly  anticipated,  po  or  Maria  experienced  only  per- 
petual winter.  The  blast  was  too  keen  for  her  tender 
frame.  She  is  gone  ;  and  with  her  sister  angels,  she  has 
found  that  1  eacc  which  her  unfeeling  husband  refused  t.o 
heron  earth.  Her  death  stunntd  him  into  his  senses.  In 
vain  he  endeavoured  to  recall  her  fleeting  breath  ;  in  vain 
he  promised  and  vowed  if  she  could  be  restored  to  him,  to 
atone  for  his  past  neglect  by  future  tenderness.  To  liim 
the  resolution  nf  amendment  came  too  late  ;  may  it 
come  iiijtime  to  a  portion  of  my  readers. 

y. 


AGRICULTURAL. 
TURNIPS. 
In  England  large  fields  of  turnips  are  annually  sown  for 
the  support  of  cattle  during  the  two  last  months  in  the 
year,  which  produce  is  e-teemed  .as  highly  beneficial  to  the 
larnrer  ;  but  very  frequently,  and  particularly  in  drv  sea- 
sons, they  are  destroyed  by  an  insect  which  is  there 'called 
the  Fly.  An  experienccil  and  respectable  farmer  some 
years  ago,  advertised  jn  the  public  prints,  that  if  a  sub- 
scnptton  was  raised  to  the  amount  of  I  think  500  guineas 
(to  be  deposited  in  the  hands  of  a  banker  and  left  to  a 
coinmittee  to  determine  whether  he  was  entitled  to  the 
premium)  he  would  i.ublish  a  certain  rem.edy  against  these 
destructive  insects  ;  the  subscription  was  soon  made  on 
lie  conditions  jiroposed,  and  accordingly  the  farmer  pub- 
lished to  the  world  in  substance  as  follows  : "  The  tur- 
nip is  desroyed  by  the  fly  shortly  after  it  appears  ib  .ve' 
.groiind  ;  the  plant  in  that  state  will  bear  the  pressure  of 
the  toot  or  any  other  smooth  substance,  and  raise  itself  a- 
.gain.  This  insect  is  destructive  only  in  the  night  season, 
.uul  is  so  tender  in  its  nature,  that  the  least  touch  puts  an 
end  to  us  existence  ;  I  therefore  recommend  that  you  lake 
the  shoes  from  your  horse,  and  put  hi.n  to  a  large  wooden 
roft-r,  and  go  carefttlly  over  your  field  of  turnips  M  vvd. 
mgh  :  1  his  m  all  probability  will  secure  von  a  crop  and 
thus  amply  compensate  for  your  labor."— This  simple  re- 
medy was  received  with  astonishment,  and  immedii'cly 
piit  in  practice  by  thousands,  who  on  experiencing  its  good 
ehects,  reported  favorably  to  the  committee,  and^  the  pre- 
mium  was  adjudged  to  be  justly  due  to  the  inventor. 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


Dr.  JOHNSON. 
When  Dr.  Percy  first  published  his  collection  of  ancient 
English  Ballads,  jjerhaps  he  was  too  lavish  in  commen- 
dation of  the  beautiful  s  mplicity  and  poetic  merit  he  sup- 
posed himself  to  discover  in  them.  This  circumstance 
jirovoked  Johnson  to  observe  to  him  one  evening  at  Miss 
Reynold's  tea  table,  that  he  could  rhyme  as  well,  and  as 
elegantly,  in  common  narrative  and  conversation.  Forin- 
stance,  says  he, 

As  with  my  hat  upon  my  head 

I  -Wiili'd  along  the  strjnd, 
I  there  did  lueet  another  tnan 

With  his  hat  in  his  hand. 

Or,  to  render  such  poetry  subservient  to  my  own  immedi- 
ate use, 

I  therefore  pray  thee,  Benny  dear. 

That  thou  wilt  give  to  me, 
With  cream,  and  sugar  siftcn^d  we//. 

Another  dish  of  tea. 
Norfear  that  I  my  gentle  niaid^ 

Shall  long  detain  the  cup. 
When  once  unto  the  bottom  I 

ILne  drank  the  liquor  up. 
Yet  hear,  alas  /  this  mournful  truth, 

Nor  hear  it  mith  afrovin  ; — 
That  thou  canst  not  make  the  tea  so  fast 

As  I  can  gulp  it  doiun. 

And  thus  he  proceeded  through  several   more  stanzas, 
till  the  reverend  critic  cried  out  for  quarter. 


BEAUTY. 

If  the  opinion  of  JB  a  con  be  thought  to  deserve  mufh  re- 
gard, very  few  sighs  would  be  vented  for  eminent  and  su- 
perlative elegance  of  form.  •' For  b?antiful  women  (says 
he)  are  seldom  of  any  great  accomplishments,  because 
they,  for  the  most  part,  study  behaviour  rather  than 
y  r  ue." 

We  recommend  the  care  of  their  nobler  part  to  women, 
and  tell  them  how  little  addition  is  made,  by  all  their 
arts,  to  the  graces  of  the  mind.  Cut  when  was  it  known 
tliat  female  goodness  or  knowledge  was  able  to  attract 
that  ofliciousness,  or  inspire  that  ardour,  which  beauty  pro- 
duces whenever  it  appears  I    ^ 


Singular  party. — Francis  Sheppard  Esq.  of  Kinbu- 

ry,last  week  entertained  a  dinner  party  of  ten,  consisting 

of  the  Rev   Rector  of  Hampstead,  and  nine  of  his  parish- 

I  [  oners,  whose  joint  age  amounted  to  794.    Among  the  jc/llj- 


Vol.1. 


THE  MINERVA. 


11 


7'm./(  liuch  there  was  :Hit  au  i.ivaJid  ;  they  cat  heartily, 
(Ji-iiik  Cnrl)',  and  called  their  host  a  boy,  having  only  at- 
u.r.ed  she  age  of  69. 

Counter  Hlrt Mon.lay  se'eniiight,  a  party   of  elderly 

ladies,  ;t;  Allonby,  iiietun  a  friendly  visit  j  amongst  whom 
Mtrc  ihics  widowi,  of  ihc  name  of  Mary,  ivhoic  united 
ajj("  .Tiiountcd  to  2S1  y5ir<  ;  and  whose  gaie'y  of  spiri's 
is  h-„iJly  to  be  exceeded  by  the  most  blmming  of  iheir 
sex  !  It  is  further  remarkable,  that  one  of  there  three 
Marys  has  two  sisters,  new  liviiijv  within  half  a  mile  of  the 
place  of  their  nativity,  whose  ages,  added  to  her's  make 
2j;  years  ! — and  the  eldrif  of  them,  inthccour'e  ofafew 
weeks  past,  spun  nine  haitks  of  excellent  yarn,  by  the  an- 
cient mode  of  rock  and  .spindle. — It  appear-,  that  the  uni- 
ted ages  of  the  live  must  be  upwards  of  4.30  i  averagint;, 
ar  least,  86  Ncars  each  ! — A  ciicumstante  not  to  he  paral- 
leli-d  in  the  N  jrth  of  England,  in  any  place  of  only  equal 
pO|tulation.  [Gree:;ock.  I^aI'eh.] 


A  patent  has  been  taken  out  in  England  by  Mr.  Roche, 
for  till-  cure  of  the  Hooj)lng  Cough,  by  external  ajjplicati- 
on  only.  The  medicine  is  co-nposed  of  essential  oils  in 
the  dilferent  propcrtionc,  cf  elder,  carraways  rosemary,  in 
which  are  mixed  leaves  of  red  roses,  camomile  flowers, 
he.  to  be  siiirmieredovera  slow  lire  24  hour..,  and  pressed 
through  a  sieve— lake  a  small  quantity  of  this  mixture  and 
rub  it  over  the  pit  of  the  stomach  10  minuies  before  a 
fire  just  prcviou'!  to  bed  time  ;  keep  a  flannel  on  the  part 
during  the  whrle  nighr.  and  exchange  it  fir  anotheriiicce 
of  flannel  in  the  day  time  ;  use  1-2  tea-sp'onful  for  an  in- 
fant u!(dcr  6  nrmihs.  and  one  tea-spoonful  for  a  child  2 
years  old,  at  each  enibrocanon. 


MUSIC. 

PuLLEA>»,  an  instrument  itiaker.  at  Moscow,  (in  Rus- 
sia) has  invented  a  curious  musical  instrument,  called 
Orchestrino,  which  has  been  heard  in  the  different  thea- 
tres in  Russia,  with  great  ap])lause.  It  has  the  saitie  ef- 
fect upon  the  audience  as  a  well  composed  orchestra  of 
100  select  musicians.  He  has  obtained  from  the  Emperor 
oi  Russia  an  exclusive  privilege  for  ten  years,  and  intends 
to  travel  with  it,  and  visit  the  principal  towns  and  cities  in 
Europe. 


BURLESQUE. 

rANEOYBICK    ON    DRUNKENNESS. 

Who  BjTlTsfra^eTJrby  III  fortune  sunk, 
Feels  not  his  soul  enliven'd  when  he'  i  drunk. 

Swift. 

Hippocrates  says,  that  it  does  annan  good  to  get  drunk 
once  a  titonth.  I  won't  say  it  follows,  that  it  imist,  of 
course,  do  him  much  more  good  '.o  get  drunk  daily  ;  but  I 
know   there    are  many    pcojile   who  from    practice  seem 

firmly  persuaded  of  it Horace  next  teljs  us,  that  people 

whodriuk  water,  can  never  make  good  poetry;  and  Athe- 
na-ns  assures  us,  that  Alcxus  and  Aristophanes  wrote 
poetry  when  they  were  iiil'-'xicated.  Socrates,  too  was  a 
clever  ftllow  ;  and  he  according  to  Lucian  was  always 
drujik,  for,  in  conf'trmity  to  his  own  confession,  he  saw 
all  things  douljle.  Further,  let  us  take  the  word  mtthc  ; 
what  does  it  signify  >.  wh.v  both  mirth  (the  sou  of  Bacchus) 
and  Druntenness,  so  nearly  are  they  allied.  Then  Flaccus 
a;Virins  that  wine  makes  us  eloquent  ;  and  this  is  confirm- 
ed by  Kotzebue,  in  his  Benvowski,  where  we  read  that 
fish  are  unite  for  no  other  reason  than  that  they  drink  no- 
thing but  water. 

Beside,  when  are  men  so  full  of  morality,  truth,  and 
charity,  as  when  they  are  half  seas  over  ?  And  let  me  add, 
that  Hogarth  observes,  tlut  "  all  the  common  and  neces- 
sary motions,  for  the  purposes  of  life,  are  iierformed  by 
men.  in  straight  lines  ;  but  the  graceful  and  ornamental 
Tiiovenients  are  maJe  in  curved  lines."  Such  are  all  the 
movents  of  a  drunken  inan  ;  he  must  therefore,  be  the 
most^raco/i(/ of  men.  It  may  be  said  indeed,  that  the" 
vine  has  produced  much  evil  i  and  I  iriay  be  told,  as  a 
proof,  that  Erig.rne  was  discovered  by  Bacchus  in  the 
shape  of  a  l)unch  of  grajics.  Well,  I  know  it  ;  and  I  knov. 
also,  that  Erij-ue  is  not  the  only  girl  that  has  been  disco- 
vered by  means  of  the  grape.  But  now  in  opposition  to 
that  circumstance,  which  is  so  trifling  when  compared  to 
the  advantages  I  have  already  stated  ;  let  me  ask,  whe- 
ther soberness  has  not  its  direful  evils  ;  was  not  Hernia- 
goness  banished  Epherus  for  too  great  sobriety  •  Could  in- 
ebricy  cause  any  thing  more  afflicting  than  banishment  .'— 


*?^ 


ANECDOTES. 

Dr.  Johnson  being  asked  what  was  love,  answered, 
•'  It  was  the  folly  of  a  wise  man,  and  the  wisdom  of  a 
fool  .  and  Dr,,den  being  asked  the  same  question  by  a 
lady,  repI.eJ-— It  is  a  subject.  Madam,  I  have  seen, 
telt,  and  heard— but  never  yet  could  uudet«tanU." 


A  GOOD  EXCU.SE. 
Why  not  send  for  a  Doctor?  said  a  man  to  his  friend. 
Because  replied  he,  tUo-  very  Ul,  I  do  not  yet  wiiih  to  Uie. 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 
THE    R  AM  BL  E  R.—T<o.n. 

THE  objects  which  surrou:*.ded  me  on  my  return  to 
town,  were  little  calcula:ed  to  dispel  the  gloom  which 
hung  over  iny  mind  j  the  silence  of  the  night  was  inter- 
rupted at  intervals  by  the  d  smal  cries  of  the  lonely  Scr?cch 
Owl,  and  by  the  continual  rojir  of  the  turbulent  river  dash- 
iiig  its  impetuous  clay  colored  stream  against  the  rugged 
corners  of  projecting  rocks.  The 'lying  clouds,  glid.ng 
swifdy  beneath  the  M)on,  sonoetimes  cotnpletely  obscur- 
ed her,  and  left  the  earth  in  entire  darkness  ;  at  other 
times  site  shed  a  feint  light,  whicli  enabled  tne,  indeed,  to 
pursue  my  path,  but  had  no  ctfect  to  enliven  my  drooping 
spirits.  I  strove,  however,  to  be  ch?a,*fiit ;  I  attetnpred  to 
hum  a  lively  tune  ;  but  the  sounds  half-uitered,  died  on 
my  lips  :  pshaw,  crietl  I,  this  is  nonsense  mere  childish- 
ness ; — I  irietl  a  second  titne  : — rhe  eilbrt  was  vain — it 
was  iin])ossible  to  controul  at  pleasure,  the  operations  of 
nature.  I  indulged  myself  therefore,  in  those  sad  reflecti- 
ons, which  although  very  far  from  being  at  any  time  high- 
ly agreeable,  were  then  in  complete  unison  with  my  feel- 
ings. 

One  idea  succeeded  another  in  rapid  succession.  My 
thoughts  wrt-e  at  length  concentrated  on  my  own  raiit'or- 
tunes.  I  retraced  in  msnnry  the  though  less  hours  of 
infancy  ;  but  the  pleasures  which  I  then  e.ijoyed  v.'ere  of 
but  short  duration  :  a  few  steps  from  childhood  brought 
me  into  a  state  of  anxiety,  of  disquietude,  of  unceasing 
torment  ; — the  God  of  love  now  fixed  iiis  rankling  an-o>v 
in  iny  youthful  heart — tittle  only  couldassuage  the  paiu — 
the  wound  was  incurable. 

We  sometimes  feel  a  pleasing  melancholy  in  retracing 
ourjiast  misfortunes  )  especially  when  the  eliects  of  those 
misfortunes  are  at  an  end  ;  but  this  u^as  not  the  case  with 
me.  The  object  of  my  first  and  only  love  was  indeed  lost 
to  me  forever ;  1  had  not  the  most  distant  prospect  of 
gaining  the  inestimable  prixe.  The  fair  one  on  whom  I 
had  placed  my  affections,  whose  person  was  ornamented 
by  every  grace  and  accomplishment ;  whose  heart  was 
ennobled  by  every  virtuous  sentiment ;  whose  mind  wa^ 
an  index  to  delicacy  and  humane  sensibility  ;  this  angelic 
lady  was  now  the  partner  of  another.  I  could  not  help 
comparing  rny  suiTerings  with  those  of  the  lamented  Weu- 
'1  Eu.  But  there  was  one  strong  distinction  between  us  : 
in  the  passionof  Werter  there  wa^  probably  some  degree 
of  criTiiiiiality  :  he  was  enaiTtour.:d  with  the  wife  of  his 
friend  : — my  case  was  very  different,  yet  not  fess  deplora- 
ble. In  the  fervour  of  youthful  passiini,  I  had  imprudent- 
ly sought  the  acquaintance  o*"  a  b^tutiful  girl  whose  for- 
tune was  far  superior  to  my  own — a  moment's  reflection 
would  have  convinced  me  of  the  impropriety -of  cherish- 
ing a  passion  which  I  could  not  dare  to  reveal — but  at 
that  time  1  had  no  idea  of  love.  I  was  delighted  with  her 
conversation  and  lost  no  opportunity  of  enjoying  it ;  her 
just  and  humane  observations  convinced  me  of  the  sound- 
ness of  her  understanding  and  of  the  goodness  cf  her  heart ; 
that  heart,  alas  !  which  has  caused  me  so  many  pangs  !  — 
About  this  time  a  gentleman  of  affluent  fortune  declared 
himself  the  suitor  of  this  charming  girl,  and  a  report  pre- 
sently circulated  that  his  addresses  were  not  disagreeable 

it  was  tlien  I  first  felt  that  I  was  in  love  ;  then  my  heart 
discovered  to  iric  this  hidden  secret — a  secret  fatal  to  niv 
future  happiness. — I  was  sometimes  almost  tempted  to 
avow  my  passion  ;  but  with  proud  and  avaricious  parents, 
I  was  well  assured  that  my  indigence  would  be  an  insu)ie- 
rable  obstacle  to  my  success  ;  I  finally  determined,  there, 
fore,  that  my  own  wounded  heart  should  be  the  onlv  depo- 
sitary of  its  own  secret.  The  constant  disquietude  of  my 
mind  preyed  upon  my  spirits  and  visibly  impaired  mv 
health.  My  friends  scarce  noticed  the  change  in  my  be- 
haviour :  and  no  person,  I  believe,  guessed  the  cause  ;  most 
people  are  too  much  attracted  by  their  own  personal  con- 
rcrns,  to  pay  unnecessary    attention  to   those  of  their  ac- 

In  the  mean  time  the  wedding-day  of  my  adored  fair 
■Ji-e  was  fixed  :  it  would  have  been  impossible  for  me  to 
have  witnessed  the  nuptial  ceremony  without  visible  agi- 
tation :  on  pretence  of  business,  therefore,  I  precipira-tU 
]nittcd  Richmond,    and  wandered,  in  a  state  ofdespa'r, 

lirough  every  part  of  the  country  where  there  was  n. 
loobability  of  my  being  recognized.     At  length  I  became 

iicdofthis  unsociable  roving  life,  and  determined  once 
more,  to  mingle  in  society,  and  endeavour  by  that  means 
to  wear  oll'the  melancholy  which  solitude  had  only  served 
to  increase.  With  this  view  I  returned  to  my  native  resi- 
dence, and  was  joyfully  received  by  my  former  friends. 
Every  thing  around  me  recalled  to  my  memory  some  cir- 
cumstance connected  with  the  grand  cause  of  my  unhap- 
piness  :  in  yonder  portico  I  had  first  beheld  the  object  of 
my  esteem  and  affection  :  under  the  beautiful  wecping- 
w  illows  which  shade  that  yard,  I  had  often  enjoyed  her 
agreeable  company.  After  some  time  I  became  more 
tranquil  ;  and  although  I  could  not  be  happv,  I  was  yet 
tolerably  chearful.  My  preiiossession  for  rambling  was 
not  yet  extinct ;  I  fancied  tliata  reflectingmind  might  en- 
joy inore  exquisite  pleasure  from  the  contemplations  of  a 
lonely  stroll,  than  from  the  hilarity  of  the  ball-rAom  or 
the  theatre ;  from  that  motive  I  had  taken  the  walk,  the 
events  of  which  I  have  already  related.  If  anv  have  felt 
themselves  interested  in  the  fate  of  the  unfortuna'e  Sophia 
or  in  the  recital  of  my  own  history,  they  are  invited  to  ac- 
company me  through  my  third  niunber. 

HARLEV. 


MARRIED 
On  Thursday   evening  last.  Ma.  Wili 
ofjthis  city,  to  the  amiable  Miss 
of  Mr  James  Price  of  Henrico. 


WnF.!i 
Price,  dau^hier 


May  tbii  ymthjal  pair  tucb  ri^urefitd. 
In  Hj-mvi's  bmds  as  calm  tb^anii'ri-rg  mind. 
May  pure  affection  its  choicest  gifts  irttovi, 
And  happiness  cause  their  virtuous  hearts  toglovi. 

■ -In  Fredericksburg  on  the  17th  inst.  bv  the  Rev.  James 

R.  vlVtiuichie,  Mr    y.in    L.  Shuleiice.  to  Miss  oTvil 
eldest  daughter  of  Mr.  William  Davis  of  that  place. 
Long  may  they  lead  .;  h  ippy  iifc. 
Free  from  care  and  free  fijin.  strife. 

— rnsD— 

In  this  city  on  Thursday  night  last,  after 
of  nine  da.  s,  Mr.  Christopher  L.  Smith. 

——in  Goochland  county,  on   the  15th  instant,  Mr. 
Josiah  Hatcher,  in  the  26th  year  of  his  age. 

■ -n  -A.melia  county   on  the  I6th  inst.  Mr   Ra'^ert 

Jmes.  He  has  left  to  mourn  his  loss,  a  wife  and  ten  c  hil- 
dren— He  was  a  kind  and  affectionate  husband  a  'entU-r 
ptirent,  one  among  the  best  of  masters,  and  a  faithful 
friend. 

——-in  Dinwiddle  county,  on  the  10th  instant,  A/rj. 
Tabitha  Paine,  consort  of  capt.  Jacob  Paine. 


WEEKLY    SUMMARY  OF  INTELLIGENCE. 


indisposition 


EUROPEAN. 
London  papers  to  the  25.!.  Julv  staf»,.ihat  Gen.  Ange- 
reau  had,  on  the  28th  ult.  two  long  cttej>«nces.-,vith  Bo- 
naparte, previous  to  his  departure  fr,r  Bi*st.  At*e  hc^t 
fallcyrand,  Berthier,and  a  few  enatrrs  and  itiinisters  of 
State,  most  in  the  confidence  of  the  Corsican,  xim  pre- 
sent. Angcrcau  is  said  to  have  pkdged  himself  for  the 
success  ot  the  landing  in  England,  provided  the  plan  whi.  h 
he  has  him^elt  projected  for  effecting  the  c*crpri;e,  be  a- 
dopted  without  any  change  or  alteration,    and    Bona„arte 

IS  stated  to  have  acquiesced  in    the  condition. Some 

mihtary  movements  which  have  been  suddenly  ordered  by 
the  English  government,  corroborates  with  the  statement, 
thtit  a  serious  attempt  is  expected  to  be  made  immediate- 
ly by  the  enemy.     Mr.  Addington   too,    in  the    house  of 

commons,  seemed  to  consider  the  peril  as  impending 

It  IS  lei^orted  that  Bonaparte  upon  receiving  the  in  ■  vs- 
pecting  the  duke  d'Enghein,  from  the  Russian  minister, 
in  aclmiax  of  rage,  wrote  a  uoie  with  his  own  hand,  t<> 
the Emperorof  Russia  m  the  most  vindictive. st-le.  This 
was  instantly  dLsjiatched  j  but  after  sever:.!  liouVs  rcincn. 
strance  from  Talleyrand,  another  courier  was  dispatched 
to  stop  the  delivery  of  this  philippic.  The  messengers 
leached  Petersburg  on  the  same  dav,  btit  th'.  fln:,.ing  note 
ai living  first,  had  been  delivered.  The  Emperor  cT  R.i-,. 
ria  has  ordered  copies  of  it  to   be   sent  to  every  coun  in 

Europe. ^ — A  report  is  generally  circul.Ked,  that  in  crit- 

■icqu.-nce  of  the  insolent  letter  sent  by  Bonaparte  to  the 
Emperor  of  Russia,  that  he  had  actually  declared    war  a- 

gainst  France In  addition  to  ihe  'angry  expressions 

made  use  of  by  Bonaparte  in  his  answer  to  the  Russian 
reirionstance,  it  is  stated  that  he  said,  "  it  v.'as  sti-ange  that 
the  Emperor  of  Russia';  who  was  sunounded  by  the  ui.- 
p.-iiicipled  murderers  of  his  father,  shoiilt'  dare  charge  hira 
with  the  murder  of  the  Duke  d'Eiighicn."  All  this,  how. 
ever,  we  give  merely  as  report. A  let  "er  from  Dub- 
lin of  the  10th  July  says,  "  the  situation  of  this  country 
growsevcry  hourmore  crilical.  From  various  accounts 
received  this  day  from  several  adjacent  counties,  a  spirit 
"f  insurrection  apjiears  to  be  jiretty  general  among  the 
lower  ordei^s.  It  is  confidently  reported  that  thcv  ai-e 
sworn  to  rise  the  moment  they  receive  an  account  of  the 
enemy  being  at  sea." 


immense  harvest 
ndies  in  particular 
1  general  advarc- 
is  onlv  five  dollars 


DOMESTIC. 

An  extract  of  a  letter  from  Bordeaux,  dated  June  U.I, 
states,  that  "  the  exportation  of  .all  sorts  of  grain  and  flour 
frcm  this  country  to  Spain  and  Portugal  being  now  per- 
mitted, must  render  speculations  from  our  side  in  those 
articles  hazardous.  We  shall  have  an 
and  vintage  iliis  year.  Wines  and  Bra 
are  looking  down.  Colonial  produce  ir 
ing.     The  price  of  flour  at  Bi;rdeaux  w: 

a  barrel  at  the  time  the  above  letter  was  written." 

A  letier  received  by  a  me-chant  of  Piiiladelphia,  slates, 
that  Mr.  Pinckney,  our  Ministerat  Madrid,  was  to  leave 
that  ciry  on  the  29th  July,  having  sold  all  his  furniture, 
and  engaged  the  necessary  .voitures,  or  calesas,  to  carry 
him  to  the  sea   port  town,  whence  he  was  to  embark  for 

America A  letter  from  Guadaloupe  dated  Augoit 

22,  says,  that  the  officers  of  the  three  American  ves.  •!^■, 
brought  into  Point  Petre,  have  been  tried  for  piracy,  in 
consequence  of  having  fought  their  vessels,  and  .sentenced 
to  death  !  but  execution  is  delayed  until  advices  from 
France  can  be  had  on  the  siibiec'  A  malignant  f>- 

ver  has  la  ely  made  its  appearan  e  with  considerable  vo- 
le ice  in  Walton  and  Coriright,  in  the  sta'e  of  Neiv- 
York.  A  similar  fever  also  prcv.  lis  at  Mill  River,  Fair- 
held  county,  Connecticut,  of  which  several  out  of  a  family 
bitvc  died. 


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THE  MINERVA. 


Vol.  1. 


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■JSS  selected  POKT£r. 

A  L  F  R  E  D^TO    P  H  I  L  E  N  I  A. 

MY  mom  of  lift  was  bright  and  fair,  ' 
The  distant  mists  of  gloomy  Care, 
Byyo/t  light  bitcze,  which  daily  blew,. 
Were  scattered  far  beyond  tht;  view. 
Then  blessings  crown'd  the  happy  hours — 
Then  Ficamre  strewed  my  path  with  flowers  ; 
Then  K/Vfi/eoped  an  easy  way, 
And  led  my  footsteps  up  to  day. 
If  e'er  the  Child  if  Sorrow  mouru*d 
My  sympathetic  bosom  biini*d  : 
The  highest  bliss  my  soulj  could  know. 
Was,  to  relieve  the  pang  of  woe. 

Snch  scenes  my  fondest  feelings  warm'd — 
Such  scenes  my  earliest  h.abits  for-tti'd  ; 
Thisdangeroiw  race  thro'  youth  1  ran, 
And,  ruin'd,  reach'd  the  verge  of  man. 

L  Alas  !  sad  wretch  ! — I've  wept,  and  run 

V-'    .       At  Pil/t  call— to  be  undone  ; 
\S^         B;.'neith  the  flowers  which  strew'd  my  way. 

The  thorn  of  l;eenest  anguish  lay  ; 

Even  in  the  boss  of  Virtue's  shield, 

Tlie  Sling  of  torture  lay  conceai'd. 

Ah,  fatal  Love  ! — 
Nov.-  H'pe  has  dos'd  her  sun-bright  eye. 
And  midnight  glooms  ni '  midday  sky  i 
Despair  now  heaves  his  horrid  form. 
And  frow:is  tcrriSc  in  the  storm  ; 
No  ray  of  bliss  now  meets  my  sight. 
And  my  whole  sjul  is  wrap'd  in  night. 

Ah,  sweetest  Poetess  I  thy  lay 
Can  charm  the  weightiest  woesaway  ; 
The  Soft  compassion  of  thy  feeling  breast. 
Can  shed  a  drop  of  balm,  and  lull  my  soul  to  rest. 


P  H  1  L  E  N  I  A 


ALFRED. 

thine. 


ALFRED  !  the  Heaven  lent  muse 
Then  bid  imp<-;m)us  sorrow  cease  ; 

And  a;  the  bright  ApMo's  shrine, 
Rccal  thy  exil'd  heart  to  peace. 

Vain  is  the  tear  in  anguish  shed. 
And  vain  the  pang  jjy  passion  fed. 
Then  to  the  muse  thy  moments  give. 
And  for  her  deathless  laurel  li'ee. 


Ne'er  hope  in  careless  crouds  to  find 
.A  refuge  for  thy  lonely  mind, 
Tliink  not  the  sympathetic  sigh, 
The  language  of  the  inoving  eve. 

Will  o'er  chy  with'ring  sorrows  flow; 
Ev.vy  will  sneer,  and  ?G;icot.'r  frown, 
Origmraii!  nuitice  drag  thee  down, 

And  scorn  to  solace  what  it  cannot  know. 

Yet  there  are  ^o7;ie  to  mercy  true  ; 
And  suthm.i'i'ric/i  have 'found. 
Who  o'ereach  liie-destroying  worud. 

Shed  pity's  healing  dew. 

Sucb  be  thy  favour'd  lot,  for  they 
Will  live  bev'ond  the  summer  day. 
Will  mid'st  die  wecpinij  autumn' smile. 
And  e'en  the  wintry  waste  beguile  ; 
Will  thy  sad  breast  from  anguish  free. 
Tie  friends  of  gentleness  and  thee. 

But,  if  the  slave  of  love  thou  art 

Still  languish  and  endure. 
For  when  that  strike,  tiefieling  heart, 

Like  death,  it  has  no  cure. 


ODE  TO  THOMAS  CAMPBELL,  Esq. 

Amhorofthe  "  Pleasures  of  Hope."— by  hr.   „v^t. 

O  bom  of  her,  beneath  whose  coloured  wings 
Sad  Collins  ponr'd  his  wild  notes  to  the  gale' 
While  Pity,s  dirge  wept  o'er  the  sighing  sirin'gs. 
And  everypassion  told  its  thrilling  tale. 
How  sweet  the  lyre,  with  fairy  sound. 
The  key  of  harmony  can  one. 
The  rose-bud  portals,  that  sulround 
The  ever  blooming  bower  of  Hope. 

Oh  skill'd  to  shed  her  silent  dew 
On  drooping  sorrows  withered  flower  ; 
Or  when  dark  winter's  sullen  form 
Sets  frowning  in  his  'tent  of  storm, 
T  o  unooth  his  front  cold  wrnkles  blue, 
i  6  tLrow  r-stinshinc  on  his  dtirkning  h'-er 


Siill,  for  how  many  a  tearful  eye. 

Looks  f'arfu!  to  a  f'lturc  skv. 

Where  Fate's  veil'd  woofs  i'n  darkness  grow 

Wrapt  round  with  all  (he  storms  of  woe  j 

Still  bid  it  fix  its  calmer  sight 
On  yon  celestial  fields  of  day. 
Where  Hope,  with  steadv  finger  gay, 

Pmits  to  her  visions  of  delight  ; 
Of  Friendship  joining  hands,  with  truth. 
And  li.ve,  that  blooms  eternal  you'h, 
And  Virtue,  graving  on  the  skv 
The  lesson  that  she  learnt  on  high  ; 
And  blue  cy'd  Peace  with  harp  divine. 
As  mild  and  musical  as  thine  ! 
O  sing  !  nor  let  us  feel  once  more 
That  Rapture's  strains  with  thine,  are  o'ei- 


AN  ODE. 

AnDBESSED  TO   LAUR.\. — BY   COL.   HuHPHREV 

OH.  lovely  Laura,  may  a  you  h, 
In^pir'd  by  beauty,  urg'd  by  truth, 

Disclose  the  heart's  alarms. 
The  fire  in  rajjuir'd  brea.its  that  glow's, 

Th'  iitipassion'd  pang  on  love  that  grows, 
And  dare  to  sing  thy  charms. 

Enough  with  war  my  lay  has  rung  j 
A  softer  theme  awakes  my  tongue  ; 

'Tis  beauty's  force  divine  : 
Can  I  resist  that  air,  that  grace. 
The  harinony  of  fomnand  face  ! 

For  ev'ry  charm  is  thine. 
Of  health,  of  youth  th'  expanding  flush, 
Of  virgin  fear  the  flying  blush. 

With  crimson  stain  thy  cheek  : 
The  bee  such  nectar  never  sijis, 
As  yield  the  rose-bud!>  of  thy  lips. 

When  sweetly  thou  dost  speak. 
'Tis  thine  the  heaviest  heart  to  cheer, 
Those  accents,  drank  with  eager  year. 

So  musically  roll  : 
Where  swells  the  breast  the  snow-white  skin 
Scarce  hide';  the  secret  thoughts  within. 

Nor  needs  disguise  that  soul. 
V.'ith  thee,  of  cloudness  days  I  dream  ; 
Thy  eyes,  in  morning  splendors,  beam 

So  e.\quisttely  fair — 
AVhai  taste  !  as  o'er  thy  back  and  breast. 
In  light-brown  rirglcti.  neatly  drcst 

Devolves  a  length  oiliair. 

Unblam'd,  oh,  let  me  gaze  and  gaze, 
Mobile  love-sick  fancy  fondly  strays. 

And  feasts  on  many  a  kiss  j 
For  us  let  tides  of  rapture  roll. 
And  may  we  mingle  soul  with  sou!. 

In  extacies  of  bliss  ! 


ADDRESSED  TO  LOUISA. 

From  whence,  Louisa,  ccmcs  the  fire. 

That  in  my  bosom  glows  ? 
That  thus,  av.-akening  fund  desire. 

Forbids  my  soft  repose  ! 
Is  it  those  eyes  so  keenly  bright  ? 

Those  cheeks  of  roseate  hue  i 
That  bosom  swelling  with  delight. 

To  love  and  nature  true  .' 

Is  it  (for  which  a  saint  might  sigh. 

Which  stoic  hearts  would  warm, 
And  give  delight  to  ev'ry  e}e) 

That  love-inspiring  form  ? 
Oh,  no  !  'tis  neither  form  nor  face. 

That  thus  enchants  my  soul  : 
What  heart  alone  could  give  such  gracel 

The  charm  is  in  tlie  w  liolc. 


Erir.R.\M. 

You've  stol'nmyravish'd  soul  away, 

Maria  pity  my  despair  ; 
Return  it  to  its  place,  I  pray. 

Or  take  my  hocly  in  your  care. 


NARRATHE   or  Miss  HEUBEKT, 
EXriiACrED  FROM  JULIA.— A  NOVEL. 

[CONCLUDED.] 

"  Mr.  Herbert  i)hiced  his  ilaughter  under  mv  mother's 
protection,  and  soon  after  joined  the  army.  Their  sepa- 
ration wasfintd  ;  he  fell  in  the  first  engagement ;  and  So- 
phia, in  tlie  midst  of  her  affliction  at  this  event,  received 
a  most  angry  letter  from  her  brother  in  Pennsylvania,  who 
had  heard  with  the  utmost  indignation  of  herengagenieiits 

to  Captain  F ,  and  seemed  to  feel  less  tSnicern  for 

his  father's  death,  than  regret  at  the  weakness  which  had 
led  him  to  lestow  his  daughter  on  a  man  v.lio  had  drawn 
I.ik  Eword  ii{;.ii..bt  Aiaciit.i. 


T,  but  dc- 


"  S.  I  hia  lamented  the  prtiutlee  of  ht 

teriniiied  to  adhere  invirlablv ,  to   those  -.,,-,, „^  „., 

which  all  her  hojies  of  happi.iess  depended,  a'.id'  which  had 
received  the  sanction  of  parental  authority.  In  the  mean 
time,  she  counted  the  htnirs  cf  se]>aratioii,  which  she  be- 
lieved, though  longand  melanchol  •,  would  at  length  pass 
away,  and  restore  the  object  of  her  affection. 

"  While  she  indulged  this  fond  illusion,  your  letter  con- 
veying the  fatal  tidings  ofCapt.F 's  death,  arrived. 

Snjihia  received  this  intelligence  withoutcomplaint.  She 
shed  no  te.nr,,  but  her  blood  seemed  chilled  in  her  veins  : 
she  started  frequenly,  and  there  was  a  wildncss  and  dis.' 
<n-dt-r  in  her  countenance,  that  alarmed  us  for  her  reason. 
She  waj  put  to  bed,  her  puhe  beat  high,  the  struggles' 
w  hich  for  some  time  past  she  had  undergone,  had  weak- 
ened a  frame  nauirally  delicate.  This  last  stroke  she  was 
unable  to  sustain,  her  fever  encreased  every  moment,  and 
the  following  night  her  reason  entirely  forsook  her.  I  per- 
ceived a  sudden  change  in  her  manner  that  shocked  me. 

'■  Do  not  be  be  uneasy,"  said  she,    •'  I  .am  bette; -aiuch 

better — that  bloody  engagement    at    Lrng  Island! and 

\  et  he's  safe — it  was  foolish  to  be  so  uneas-.- — I  cried  for 
whole  nights  together — my  head  still  burn's." 

"  The  physician,  who  now  entered  the  room,  she  mis- 
took   for  her  brother,  and  shrieked    at  the  sight  of  him. 

"  Oh  iriy  God  !"  cried  the  inihoppy  Sophia,  •'  he  is  dead 

and  'hat's  his  murderer." — Then  falling  on  her  knees, 
"  Save  him — save  him  yet,"  said  she,  "  have  you  the  cru- 
elty to  kill  him  ! — he  loves  you — indeed  lie  d'.es I'm  \  our 

sister — don't  break    my  heart — sjiare    liiiii — spare  hlin-^ 

Oh  it's  too  late! — you've  m.urdcrcd  hhll  already— fly (iy, 

my  beloved — all  that's  dearest  to  my  heart !'— all'  that's 
left  me  on  e«rth  !  Hy  for  my  sake— heie— here  — I'm 
ready  to  die — v.'hy  look  so  at  me! — /can't save  you  '— ' 
how  he  groans! — he's  covered  with  blood — lean  bear  it 
no  longer."  She  sprang  u])  in  the  bed,  but,  overcome  'uy 
these  violent  enioticns,  sU'ik  back  in  a  kind  of  stupor  :  I 
knell  by  her  bed-side,  and  she  again  revived  a  little.     ■Is 

that  Cajjtain  F ?"  cried  she,  putting  out  her  hand; 

"  Heaven — Heaven  ])reserve  ! — Write  whenever  the  bat- 
tle's over — I  shall  have  no  rest  till  a  letter  comes."  "Do 
you  not  know  me,  my  dear  friend,"  said  I,  ta- 
king her  hand.  "  Yes,  yes,  there's  no  occasion  to  kneel 

tell  my  brother  I  consent  to  our  parting — but    I  can  never 

love  again— I  never  lov'd  but  one  ! — Who -stands  there  ? 

mercy  !— mercy  !  my  brother— bury  yourself  deepinearth 
— he's  dead— tiulte  dead— would  you  kill  him  in  the  grave  ! 
— have  you   no    pity  ?— Oh,  he  feasts  on    iny  tears! he 

"  Again  exhausted  by  these  efforts,  she  sunk  into  al- 
most total  insensibility  ;  m  which  state  she  rcuiained  some 
hours:  her  pulse  jfrew  -weaker  every  mom;n,,  and,  as 
death  approaeiiej,  her  reason  .-.-as  in  s  .i..e  measuie  r«s'or- 
ed.  She  again  opened  her  eyes,  and  a.iked  fur  me  i  lilc^ 
to  her.  '■  My  dear  Frances,"  saitl  she,  in  a  faint  voice, 
"  I  feel  myself  dyhig  :  to  you,  my  dear  friend,  I  leave  the 
care  of  our  poor  old  servant ;  comfort,  comfort  the  good 
old  man  for  our  loss." Then  liftiiigup  her  liandsand  e\es, 
"  Oh  my  Creator  and  my  judge,"  cried  she,  "  Thou 
whom  1  have  sought  in  the  sincerity,  cf  m\-  soul  ;  thou 
whose  bounties  in  the  days  of  my  happir.ess  I  loved  to  ac- 
knowledge, forgive  me  if  I  have  suliered  affliction  to  prey 
too  much  upon  my  hearc,  and  have  sh-:.rtened  mv  life  ! 
Thou  canst  witness,  that  amidst  my  sorrows,  never  has 
one  murmuring  thought  arisen  against  thee  !  Oli,  best 
of  beings  !  object  nearest  to  my  heart  !  of  thy  benevo. 
lence  and  goodness  it  has  never  doubted  for  a  moment. 
When  thy  disiicnsations  apjieared  dark  and  mvsterious[ 
I  have  looked  roinid  on  nattffe,  and  seen  it  bearriing  with 
benignity  and  beauty.  I  have  searched  my  own  breast 
and  found  it  formetl  for  huppiness  and  virtue  ;  and  thou 
hast  not  fomied  it  thus  in  v.-iin.  Thou  will  jus'ifv  thy 
ways  .  thou  hast  afflicted  me  on  earth,  but  mv  sufle'ringg 
are  past,  and  thou  will  ma!,e  me    for  ever  happy    in  thy 

presence."     Her  voice  now  faltered — she  looked  on  me 

and  expired.  Oh,  my  friend  !  my  sweet,  my  amiable 
companion!  Thou,  whose  heart,  far  from  being  v.'i-aiipe(l 
in  sel;i.sh  woe,  could  forget  its  own  sull'eiings  to  comfort 
the  unhappy  i  you,  whose  soothing  p'ty  could  heal  the 
wounds  of  the  afflicted  ;  who  aeei«ed  burn,  in  this  period 
of  general  distress,  to  lighten  the  burden  of  human  wretch- 
edness ;  to  be  the  ministering  angel  of  sorrow  ! — w-liere 
shall  the  desola'e  mourner  now  look  around  for  aid  .'  He 
asks  thy  syinpathy,  butthou  canst  not  hear  his  complaint ; 
iris  only  poured  to  ihe  cold  eiirth  that  covers  thae  !  Oh, 
when  I  think  of  all  thy  perfections,  the  tenderness  of  thy 
disjjosition,  the  vir.ues  of  thy  heart,  how  can  1  live  with- 
out thee  !  How  can  I  drag  on  a  wretched  existence 
which  thy  friendship  endears  no  longer  '  Bur  thou  art  hap- 
py. Yes,  she  'is  united  to  that  amiable  and  unfortunate 
lover,  whom  she  could  not  survive.  ^ 

"  I  have  been  visiting  the  grave  where  the  remains  of 
iny  friend  repose.  I  have  poured  out  my  complaints;  but 
the  sorrow  I  feel  is  not  for  her,  but  for  myself.  She  is  at 
rest,  and  this  cruel  war  had  made  her  happiness  imp.issi- 
lile!  Alas,  how  dreadful  are  the  effects  of  war  !  Every 
form  of  evil  and  misery  is  in  its  train  :  the  groans  of  de- 
spair are  mingled  with  the  songs  of  triumjih,  and  thelau. 
relsof  victory  are  nonrislied  w  i  h  the  tears  of  liumanitv." 


JOHN  L.  COOK  isf  S EATON  GRANTL.iND, 

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BIOGRAPHY. 


MR.  HENRY  MACICENZIE, 

AVTKOR  OF  THE  MAN  OF  FEELING,  StC.  &iC. 

^Concluded from pa^e  9.] 

SOME  years  afterwards,  conceiving  that  they  had  still 
materials  suflvcitndy  fresh  and  original  aiiioiiB  them,  to 
furnish  out  another  scries  of  similar  papers,  they  produc- 
ed, in  the  same  manner,  the  niinibers  of  the  Lounger, 
vvliich  v>  ere  equally  received  with  favour,  at  their  hrs:  ap- 
pearance i  were  collected  in  subsequent  editions,  in  duD- 
decimo  and  octavo;  were  at  last  publicly  avowed  by  the 
authors  i  and  continue  still  to  be  read  with  pleasure  whcre- 
ever  theEnglish  language  is  known.  Mr.  Frazer-Tylter, 
now  Lord  Woodhouslie  of  the  court  of  scssicn,  the  late 
Ur.  Henry,  the  historian,  Ur.  €u)ric  of  Liverjjoo!,  and 
other  correspoudeats,  had  furnished  contributi- 


soine  fe\v 


tl!< 


the 


the  Speciator,  or 
worth's  talcs 
j>erhaps  be  thought  to  creel  those 
L-.'uager,  in  the  pathos  of  general 
power  of  character, 


„..o,  not  in  general  quantitj,  wiiich    were  msertei 
wTrror  and  Lounger,  among  the  wrllmgs  of  the  club. 

In  attempting  to  judge  of  the  menls  of  these  t.vo  pubh- 
tations,  one  nvust  begin  w.th  owning,  that  the)  are  but 
imitations  The  imitaiion  of  the  plaii  of  the  Tailcrs,  Spec- 
<UtUft  int^OuRi«iL»nap,'  te,  indeed,  common  ta  tt'.-: -M(Trr>r>, 
»nd  Loungers,  with  liiany  oiher  pajicrs  of  a  similar 
nature.  But,  1  doubt,  whctncr  there  bean,  o, her  similar 
set  of  papers,  that  has  less  than  these  of  originality  to 
boast  m  the  two  great  provinces  ui'  ethical  observations 
penetrating  beyond  the  mere  surface  of  life,  to  the  general 
liature  of  man,  and  of  light  airy  Hctio'ns,  illustrarive  of  the 
familiar  manners  of  society.  Of  serious  morality,  they 
have  nothing  of  which  the  elements  may  not  be  found  in 
the  papers  of  Steele,  Addison,  Johnson  Ec  Hawkcswonh. 
Their  dreamshave  been  dreamed,  told,  and  interpreted  be- 
fore; liieir  visions  have  been  seen  by  former  seers  ;  then- 
letters  from  feigned  characicrs  are  merely  echoes;  vheir 
aile 'Orical  ironies  scarce  ever  present  liumnur  otherv/ise  j 
than  in  old  clothes  which  she  had  worn  threadbare. 

It  is  remarkable  too.  that  though  writing  in  Scotland, 
they  have  wriiicn  rather  of  English  ihan  of  £cotishn:an- 
ners.  Thev  probably  feared,  iha;,  if  tl)ev  should  boldly 
venture  to  iiiark  the  leading  fcatvircs  of  the  manners  pecu- 
liar to  Ecr-ttiih  society  ;  they  might  by  this  both  excite  the 
oft'ente  of '.hat  narrow  provincial  circle  in  which  they  mo- 
ved, and  at  the  time  produce  a  work  that  would  iiave  too 
much  of  Scottish  in  it,  to  f.nd  favor  in  England.  Besides, 
ihe  spirit  in  wiiich  tljey  wrote,  seems  to  haTe  been  too 
much  a  merely  imitative  one,  totake  full  advantage  of 
th./se  circumstances  favourable  to  originality,  in  whicli 
their  design  was  executed. 

A  few  of  the  papers  of  the  Mirror  and  Lounger,  are  on 
topics  of  me^aph)  sicul  disquisition,  on  subj. 
of  nature  and  na.ions,  such  as  was  then  li: 
the  Scottish  universities.  In  these,  the  aui 
happy.  These  essays  want  precision,  fr  ,n 
give  them  popular  ease  a.td  looseness;  they  iireobstuic, 
from  the  impossibility  of  rendering  ideas  so  abstract  and 
retined,  at  once  popular  and  familiar ;  they  are  incomplete 
because  the  limus  of  the  jiapers  did  not  pei  mit  them  to 
be  extended  to  the  requisite  length  :  and  they  are  oficn 
even  otherwise  of  liale  v«lu»,  because  the  opinions  in  them 
seem  to  have  been  hasiily  taken  up,  slightly  considered, 
and  often  not  clearly  anddelinitely  apprehended,  even  by 
the  writers  themselves.  From  this  censure,  are,  however 
to  be  excepted,  the  papers  on  Ureaming,  by  Dr.  Beattie  of 
Aberdeen,  which  secni,  indeed,  to  bethepride  of  thatphi- 
losjpher's  \sritings. 

In  the  pathetic,  and  in  delicate  Addissenian  humour, 
consists  the  chief  power  of  these  papers  ;  and  in  these  two 
tpecies,  they  cannot  be  denied  to  present  many  instances 
of  uncommon  excellence.  The  tale  of  the  death  of  La 
Roches  which  aims  to  convert  the  deist  by  the  mere  force 
of  sensibilit),  iscertaiidy  one  of  the  most  tender  and  af- 
fecting which  man  can  read.  The  letters  signed  Home- 
>puu,  are  equal  in  merit,  to  perhaps  the  best  of  Addi(oa'< 


I  the  la 
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if  Chcstcrileld  in  the 
Adventrrer,  may 
;f  the  Mirror  and 
Ilect,  resulting  from 
icidents,  sentiments, 
id  .general  design,  i^jt,  in  that  pathetic,  which  depends 
on  liic  mi;iure  disjilay  of  tender  and  picturesque  imr.gery, 
tlie  writers  of  the  Mi-ror  and  Lounger  are  unrivalled  by 
these  of  any  other  coi*Cti*.  „f  pc.-iodlc.d  papers. ,  N.«-, 
though  tliere  he  a  greater  profusion  of  wit,  and  that  more 
poignant,  in  tlte  papers  of  the  World  and  ti\eConioUeiir 
should  we  think  of  compariiv;  even  these  jiapers  with 
those  of  the  Scottish  writers,  in  respect  to  that  delicacy, 
that  elegint  felicity  wf  wita-ld  hii.nour,  which  is  the  most 
envied  praise  >  v  Horace  and  of  Addison. 

It  must,  indeed,  be  owned,  of  the  I.'irror  r.nd  Lounger, 
that  they  wear  very  much  the  air  of  having  been  written  by 
men  of  f.xshion.  '  The  colloquial  phras'-ology  which  oc- 
curs  in  them,  is  not  only,  in  general,  pure,  but  it  is  a'.-o  of 
that  elegant,  rather  thiaof  mean  or  pedantic  society.  The 
allusions  are  to  things  fa'iiiliar  to  the  mode  of  life,  w'.iich 
belongs  rather  to  the  great  and  fashionable,  than  to  the 
laborious  and  humble.  It  is  to  tlie  amusement  and  ameli- 
oration of  high  life,  or  life  comparatively  high,  that  the 
sco;)e  of  almost  all  these  papas  is  directed.  They  aiTect, 
too,  ;,  tone  of  superiority,  a  polish  ofaddresj  and  manners 
a  nicety  and  even  caprice  of  appr.ibation  and  censure, 
which  seem  not  very  indiiecdy  to  bespeak  the  condition 
»f  the  authors  to  have  been  above  the  level  of  tasteless 
vulgarity. 

The  style  of  thcM  papers,  seems  to  have  been  formed 
chieflv  on  the  models  of  Addivon,  Johnson,  Hume,  and  a 
few  French  writers.  It  is  nev;r  oar-e,  mean,  nor  spirit- 
less; but  it  is  often  debased  by  aa  intermixture  of  Scotti* 
cism':,  of  Gallicisms,  andoi  the  peculiar  j/anj' language  of 
Sc;jttish  metaphysics.  It  sca.'coly  ever  attains  to  the 
car.c  a.td  felicity  of  genuine  and  delicate  Anglicism 
The  sense  is  son'ie.imes  enfeebled  or  lost  amid  the  multi- 
plicity and  the  elaborate  prettliiess  of  the  worlds  employed 
to  express  it. 

Of  the  Mirror  and  Lounger,  it  may  be,  with  truth,  ob- 
serveJ,  that,  as  iTsis  been  stid  nf  the  Tatlsrs,  Spcott-tor-s, 
aiid  Guardians,  they  sensibly  improved  the  conversation 
of  the  best  of  company  in  Ed'.iourgh  and  oiher  pirts  of 
Scotland,  wi.hina  few  years  afier  iheir  publication.  They 
r-.-fined  and  c.:rrec:ed  "he  public  tasie  in  regard  toamuse  ' 
mentb  ;  a.^d,  they  contributed  to  connect  elegant  literature 
with  the  diversiiins  and  harmless  levities  of  the  gay. 

For  these  and  -vha'ever  other  beneiita  may  have 
been  derived  to  society  froirl  those  papers,  the  cliief  thanks 
are  uiiques-ionabl,>  due  to  Mr.  Mackenzie.  He  acted  a< 
edilnr  of  the  whole.  His  papers  are  considerably  more  nu 
meroui  thanthose  of  any  uf  his  coaljiltors,  more  various 
in  regard  to  the  naiure  of  their  sahjecis,  and  of  su|)erior 
merit.  He  easily  appears  among  so  many  men  of  dis- 
tinguished lalents,  as  Addison  ani.-mg  the  other  wriiers 
of  the  Spectator,  or  Dryden  aniongthe  orherauthors  of  the 
poeiical  miscellanies  of  which  he  was  the  ediior.  Th'iugh 
we  had  no  other  test,  by  which  to  judge  of  the  abi  ities  of 
the  principal  wrilerin  the  Mirror  and  Lounger  ;  we  shoulJ 
not  fail  to  rank  them  high,  upon  this  consideration  Sjlely, 
that  in  a  knot  of  men  so  eminent,  he  stands  unquestiona- 
bly the  first. 


His  foriune,  never  uncomfortably  small,  is  not  even 
now  inviduously  great.  His  business  in  tlie  Exchequer 
yields  probably  an  income  of  8001.  a  year:  he  is  compiroU- 
er-general  of  taxes  for  Scotland,  with  a  salary  of  6001.  a 
vear :  and  his  other  emoluments  may  perhaps  rai^e 
the  whole  amount  of  his  annual  income  to  somewhat 
mote  than  20001.  He  has  a  family  of  eleven  amia- 
ble and  promiaiiig  children. 

He  is  an  eminent  member  of  a  Literary  CliilJ,  in  which 
a  ie\'i  of  the  most  eminent  members  of  the  Royal  Society 
of  Edinburgh  occasionally  ineei  for  literary  and  friendly 
converse  at  a  convivial  meal  in  a  tavern.  His  conversati- 
on is  ever  the  charm  and  the  pride  of  every  society  which 
he  enters. 

It  is  peculiarly  pleasing  to  contemplate  a  life  in  which 
the  praise  of  literature  is  so  happiU',  so  elegantly,  so 
gracefully  associated  with  the  best  virtues,  of  social  and 
domestic  life,  and  with  the  steady  and  judicious  exercise 
of  the  most  respectable  talents  for  business — it  is  pecu- 
liarly pleasing— for,  alas  !  thej  example  is  singularly 
rare. 

The  readers  of  this  memoir  may  be  assured,  that  it  is 
not  the  eulogy  of  a  friend  to  him  whose  m.;rits  it  comme- 
morates. Its  writer  has  endeavoured  only  to  inentim 
without  prejudice,  facts  of  which  he  had  authentic  infor- 
mation. But  if,  in  spite  of  this  care,  any  prejudices  may 
have  influenced  him  in  relating  what  he  knev/,  those  pre- 
judices have  certainly  not  been  in  fitvor  of  the  «ubje«t  of 
tkift  memoir. 


FROM  rHZ  BEAUTIES  OF  HISTORY. 
CHASTITY. 

THERE  is  no  charm  in  the  female  sex  that  can  sup- 
ply the  place  of  virtue.  Without  innocence,  beauty  is  un- 
lovely, and  quality  contemptible  :  good-breeding  degene- 
ra.es  into  wantonness,  and  wit  into  impudence. 

When  youn<^  women  arrive  at  a  certain  age  they  hear 
themselves  called  mistresses  ;  and  are  made  to  believe  that 
their  only  business  is  to  please  the  men  ;  they  imniediti'ely 
b.^gin  to  drtss,  and  place  all  their  hopes  in  the  ad  ;i..ng 
of  their  persons;  it  is  therefore  worth  the  while^  t-^  en- 
deavour by  all  means  to  make  them  sensible  that  the  ho- 
noui-  pa'd  to  them  is  only  upon  account  of  their  conduct- 
ing themselves  with  virtue,  modesty,  and  discretion. 

The  best  preservatiye  of  female  hononr  is  female  deli- 
cacy :  modesty  is  the  handinaid  of  virtue,  appointed  to 
tend,  dress  and  serve  her  ;  it  is,  as  it  were  a  kind  of  ar- 
mour, which  the  sex  should  always  bear,  both  to  adorn 
and  to  defend  them  ;  and  when  that  is  laid  aside  they  are 
neither  beautiful  nor  safe. 

Make  it  ycurj;reat  care  to  refine  your  sentiments  :  let 
them  be  reasonable  and  full  of  honour  ;  be  sure  always  to 
keep  well  witit  yourself,  it  is  a  certain  inci.me  of  pleastire, 
and  will  gain  you  praise  and  a  good  rejiuttilion  to  bcot. 

In  a  word,  be  truly  virtuous,  and  ycii  will  iind  admirers 
enough. 

EXAMPLES. 

JAQJJELiNE  of  Luxemburg,  duchess  of  Bedf-rd,had 
after  her  first  husband's  dea>h,  so  far  sacrificed  her  an  bi- 
tiun  to  love,  that  she  married  Sir  Richard  Wideville,  a 
private  gentleman  (afterwards  honored  with'  ihe  title  of 
Lord  Kivers)  to  whom  she  bore  several  children,  a:.fl  a- 
mong  the  rest  Elizabeth,  who  was  no  less  disdnrutshc  1 
by  the  beauty  and  elegance  of  her  person  than  the  autiai>l'- 
disposition  of  her  mind. 

Elizabeth  espoused  Sir  Jofin  Grey  of  Groby ;  bu'  h-r 
husband  being  slain  in  the  second  battle  of  St.  Ali/an's, 
fighting  for  the  family  of  Lancaster,  and  hia estate  heir,; 
on  that  account  conhscated,,  the  young  widow  retired  to 
her  father's  seat  at  Grafton,  in  Nirthamptonshire,  where 
she  lived  for  some  time  in  privacy  and  retirement.  Ed- 
ward the  IVth.  king  of  England,  happening  to  hunt  in 
'hat  county,  went  to  pay  a  visit  to  the  duchess  of  Bedford, 
and  Elizabeth  resolved  to  embrace  such  a  favcirable  optior- 
tunity  of  obtaining  some  grace  from  this  gallant  monarch. 
Accordingly  she  came  into  his  presence,  and  throwing  her- 
self at  his  feet,  implored  a  maintenance  for  herself  and  her 
children. 

The  sight  of  so  much  beauty  in  distress  made  a  deep  " 
impression  on  the  amorous  mind  of  Edvfard.  Love  stole 
insensibly  into  his  heart  under  the  guise  of  compassion  ; 
and  the  sorrow  and  affliction,  so  graceful  in  a  virtuous  ma- 
tron, rec-tmmended  her  no  less  to  his  esteem  and  venera- 
tion, than  her  personal  beauty  made  her  the  cbjcct  of  his 
alfec'ion.  He  v-..ited  her  from  the  ground  with  assurances 
of  favour.  He  found  his  passion  daily  strengthened  by 
the  company  and  conversation  of  the  lovely  widow  ;  and  in 
a  short  time,  became  the  suppliant  of  the  woman  whom 
he  had  lately  seen  on  her  knees  before  hiin.  But  such  was 
tie  resolute  virtue  of  Elizabeth,  that  she  positively  refus- 
ed to  consent  to  any  of  his  unjust  projinsitions.  All  the 
entreaties,  promises  and  endearments  of  the  yonng  and  a- 
miablc  Edward,  could  not  compel  her  to  quit  the  path  of 
virttie.  This  opposition  served  but  the  mo,-e  to  enslave  the 
passiiins  of  the  young  monarch,  and  heighten  his  esteem 
for  such  exalted  prudence  ;  he  therefore  offered  to  share  his 
throne,  as  well  as  his  heart,  with  the  woman  whose  per- 
sonal and  memal  accomplishments  rendered  her  so  desei-v- 
ing  of  both.     The  nuptials  were  accordingly  solemnized. 


PHOCAIS,  an  Ionian  lady,  among  many  others,  wag 

invited  to  sup  with  Cyrus,  king  of  Persia.  While  the 
rest  of  the  Ittdies  seertied  highly  pleased  with  the  king's 
wanton  jests,  and  permitted  such  freedoms  as  were  incon- 
sistent with  the  delicacy  due  to  a  virtuous  character,  she 
removed  at  a  distance  and  remained  silent ;  nor  would 
she  approach  nearer  to  join  the  company,  though  desired, 
and  much  importuned  by  the  king  himself.  Some  of  the 
attendtints  attempting  to  pull  her  forv/ard,  she  gave  them 
a  severe  reprimand,  [irotesting  she  would  make  the  first 
who  ofiered  to  lay  hands  on  her  repent  their  oil'ence.  Up- 
on this  the  ladies  present  upbraided  her  with  being  rude, 
anJ  uiipolite  :  but  Cyrus,  though  somewhat  surprised, 
seemed  perfectly  satisfied  with  her  behaviour  ;  and  turn- 
ing to  the  person  who  introduced  her,  saidw'tha  smile  on 
his  countenance.  '  Don't  you  perceive  that  this  is  the  only 
innocent  and  virtuous  lady  in  the  company  ?' 

Fromtha  time  the  king  held  her  in  great  esteem,  lov- 
ed her  sincerely,  and  ever  iifl«r  called  her  TUc  Wiso 
Lady. 


14 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804. 


FOK  THE  MINEUVA. 
REMARKS  ON  THE  RAINBOW.— No.  VII. 

THS  Rainbow  No.  VU,-"  os  the  ili.vSjoxs  or 
*ANCT,"  is  probibly  not  inferior,  eiiher  in  point  of  style 
or  ainuseiVicnt,  to  any  of  its  precur.sors.  The  subject  which 
the  author  has  chosen  U  entirely  familiar  to  every  reader. 
Whohns  notexpcrie«ccd:he  various  workings  of  the  ima- 
gination, and  the  freqiitnt"  illusions  of  fancy  !" 

This  Essay  contains  many  pleasant  anecdotes,  illustra  - 
'ive  of  the  writer's  argument  in  proving,  that  the  illusions 
of  fancy  are  frc'iiiently  substituted  f*  the  i/iV(nf«  of  reason  ; 
s<imeofth<-m  will  be  highly  diverting  to  the  ladies  ;  espe- 
cially the  anecdote  of  the  Clergyman  and  his  daughter, 
whose  imaginations  formed  such  very  dissimilar  objects 
on  the  fjcc  c-f  the  Moon. 

The  au:h(.r  lias  not  noticed  the  flights  of  the  imaginati- 
on in  the  hours  of  sleep ;  unrestrained  by  the  suggestions  of 
reason,  it  is  then  that  Fancy  has  its  full  unguided  range  i 
but  iie  might  possibly  not  be  as  fond i of  dreaming  and  of 
rdating  his  dreams,  as  were  Addison,  Steele;  and  some 
other  learned  men. 

This  beau:iful  and  intcres'.ing  writer  has,  however.pur" 
sucd  the  ■'  ithslons  'f  Fancy"  so  far,  that  I  presume  his 
own  imagination  at  length  took  flight,  and  obtained  a 
complete  ascendance  over  his  reascn.  He  observes,  "  A 
I'  few  years  since  a  black  cape  probably  often  e.vcited  more 
"  h'.'rror  in  Paris  than  3  street  murder,  and  I  verily  believe 
*'  some  zculous  partizans  among  ourselves  have  thought 
"  the  very  Rainbow  hid::ous  from  its  resemblance  to  the 
■' fWco/or  of  France."  1  verily  ^e/Zeve  that  this  singular 
idoa,  formed  by  the  imagination  of  the  writer,  never  oc- 
cuircdto  the  fancy  of  any  other  person.  He  may  with 
propviety  add  it  to  the  many  risible  anecdotes  which  he 
had  before  given  us  of  the*'  Illueions  of  Fancy."  His  two 
concluding  paragraphs  are,  in  this  instance, extremely  ap- 
plicable to  the  autlior.  To  do  him  jiistice,  however,  I 
niu»t  freely  confess  that  I  never  derived  more  exquisite 
phasure  CTOm  the  pertisal  of  any  literary  Essay,  than  from 
the  "  Jlluiioiis  of  Fancy." 

S  E  N  E  X. 

V.  S.  Docs  Dot  American  Literature  demand  that  the 
numbers  of  "  The  Rainbow,"  should  be  republished  in 
Voluiliss,  af.cr  the  manner  o.'  the  Mirror,  Lounger,  Stc  ? 


FROM  THE  ENQL'IRER. 

r  H  K     li  A  I  N  B  O  W. No.  VII. 

ON  THE  ILLUSIONS  OF  FANCY. 

NO  si.igle  faculty  of  the  inind  a.Tords  materials  for  such 
vtii.  ,us  and  curio j.i  disquisi.ion  as  the  fancy,  or  imagina- 
tii-n.  The  nistajjiiysician  views  it  as  the  iiiimic  of  the 
senses,  whoae  functions  it  .sometimes  so  aptly  performs, 
as  to  i:iipo8«  on  the  mind  fiction  for  triuh.  In  thus  sub- 
slituling  the  pictures  or  images  of  its  own  creation,  for 
those  of  nature,  he  perceives  that  it  only  sejiarates  or  com- 
bines those  ideas  which  were  imparted  by  the  senses  and 
rjpobitedin  memory  l  That  it  can  generate  no  simple  idea 
but  is  merely  the  intellectual  artificer  who  makes  a  fabric 
cf  the  materials  with  which  it  is  furnished  by  the  senses. 
In  the  course  of  his  enquiry  into  tlie  principles  of  its  ope- 
ration, he  is  astonished  to  find  that  even  this  |)ower  of  se- 
pa.atirg  or  combining  has  its  limits ;  .-.nd  that,  with  all 
the  seeming  irregular  &  discursive  movements  of  the  fan- 
cy, there  arc  but  two  or  three  natural  relations,  which  as 
pans  volans  enable  it  to  pass  from  one  region  of  thouglit  to 
another  :  and  that  the  mind  can  never  shift  itself  from 
idea  to  idea,  imless  there  is  proximity  of  time  or  place 
resemblance  or  contrast  be'ween  them.  Tims  this  lively 
iaculiy,  who'e  anomelies  seemed  at  first  view  to  defy  the 
lo.vers  of  hu.iian  investigation,  is  found  to  act  ujjon  prin- 
ciples at  once  regular,  sinii;le,  and  few.  Dillerent  persons 
possess  indiflerent  degrees  the  po«er  of  perceiving  what 
u  contiguous  in  time  or  place,  an.i  what  is  like  or  unlike  ; 
according  to  which  degrees  they  are  said  "  to  have  an  acl 
tive,  or  a  dull,  imagination,"  and  sometimes,  "  to  possesi 
or  to  want,  fancy." 

r..v;r;  el-quencs  andpoetv  owe  their  highest  ornaments 
to  tit:-  nnaginaiion,  it  naturally  becomes  one  of  the  prin- 
cp,.l  tqncs  of  literary  criticism.  As  it  is  the  object  of 
tlrec.rator  to  perjuade,  and  the  poet  to  pl-ase,  the  cri. ic 
c<>u;id'.r^  the  fancy  merely  as  an  instrument  for  these  pur- 
poies,  anj  dcrtvcsa  set  of  rules  from  the  l»w«  ofoiiriia- 


ture.  by  which  he  astertains  the  fitness  of  tlie  means  to  the 
ends.  He  points  out  where  a  loose  should  be  given  to  the 
native  impetuosity  of  the  imagination,  and  where  its  unli- 
censed sallies  should  be  curbed  :  shews  what  passages  pos- 
sess lite  awful  grandeur  of  the  sublime  and  what  the  at- 
tractive loveliness  of  beauty,  and  distinguishes  those  pic- 
tures of  fancy  which  are  dissonant  to  nature  from  those 
which  are  hit  off  i,i  the  spirit  of  her  finest  models.  In  a 
word,  guided  at  one  and  the  same  time  by  the  most  libe- 
ral feelings  of  the  heart  and  the  nicest  dictates  of  reason, 
he  praises  f>r  blames  the  works  of  imagination  according* 
to  the  judgment  of  taste. 

Nor  is  this  busy  faculty  unworthy  the  confidence  of  the 
vioralist.  Our  desires  and  aversions  eitheir  derive  new  vi- 
gor from  the  imagination,  or  one  their  existence  to  it  all 
together.  It  is  sometimes  theirparent  and  aKvays  their 
nurse.  By  its  extensive  iiiHuence  over  our  pleasures  aitd 
our  pains  it  goes  far  towards  regulating  our  moral  con- 
duct, and  according  to  the  direction  it  may  take,  gives 
birth  to  the  sublimest  heroit^m  or  the  most|  utinatural  de- 
pravity. 

To  shew  the  full  extent  of  its  influence  on  huinan  hap- 
piness would  lead  me  into  too  wide  a  field  of  moral  and 
metaphysical  speculation  :  but  as  a  branch  of  the  subject, 
I  purpose  to  shew  how  much  it  tends  to  substitute  false- 
hood for  truth,  by  enumerating  someol  the  most  ordinary 
illusions  of  fancy  ;  in  which  enumeration,  the  examples  are 
either  the- result  of  my  own  observations,  or  are  believed 
to  be  in  strict  analogy  with  the  aoknowlcdged  principles  of 
huinan  nature. 

Son/etiiiies  the  suggestions  cf  the  imagination  are  mis- 
taken for  those  of  the  memory.  This  propensity  is  alinost 
always  to  be  perceived  in  childtcn  of  teniier  years.  They 
prattle  of  visits  they  never  made  i  repeat  conversations 
they  never  heard,  and  describe  objects  they  never  saw — 
all  this  too,  without  the  Sinallest  consciousness  of  false- 
hood. The  same  predominance  of  fancy  over  memory  is 
occasionally  seen  in  grown  persons  who  deal  much  in  nar- 
rative. The  foible  of  these  people  never  fails  to  incur  the 
contempt  of  the  world,  and  is  generally  imputed  to  vanity  ; 
but  where  it  is  united  toa  character  otherwise  irreproach- 
able, as  I  have  sometimes  seen  it,  it  is  fair  to  presume  that 
it  proceeds  from  an  imhtcility  of  the  mhid  rather  than 
obliquity  of  the  heart.  Everyman  who  watches  the  ope- 
rations of  his  intellect,  must  have  discovered  that  he  occa- 
sionally had  formed  a  ne:a  association  of  ideas  at  the  very- 
time  he  thinks  he  is  merely  retracing  airassociation /ire «;- 
ously  formed. 

Women  have  always  been  observed  to  have  livelier  im- 
aginations than  men.  A  natural  consequence  of  this  eu- 
perior  facility  of  associating  ideas,  is,"  they  are  less  accti- 
r.-.te  in  reciting  matters  of  fact.  Not  only  the  merits  of  a 
favorite,  the  splendor  of  an  exhibition,  or  the  horrors  of  a 
calamity  are  exaggerated  by  the  force  of  their  imaginati- 
o.is,  butwhat  consistsin  mere  number  and  quantity  is  apt 
to  be  encreased  or  diminished  by  tlie  same  cause.  One 
lady,  boasting  of  the  beaux  who  have  led  her  daughter  out 
to  dance,  will  convert  twelve  into  twenty;  while  an  envi- 
ous neighbiHir  by  an  Opposite  deception,  will  diminish  the 
number  to  five  or  six  :  and  yet  both  of  these  ladies  may 
be  innocent  of  voluntary  falsehood.  The  fact  is,  that 
each  listened  to  that  suggestion  of  fancy -which  was  most 
agreeable  to  her  feelings. 

I  once  knew  two  ladies  d's'])ute,  and  at  length  bet,  on  the 
height  of  their  respective  gallants,  who  were  very  well 
known  to  both.  The  gentlemen  turned  out  to  be  of  equal 
height,  hut  each  lady  had  been  confident  that  her  own  fa- 
vorite was  at  least  two  inches  taller  than  the  other. 

Very  ardent  lovers  have  observed  that  v.hen  they  first 
meet  after  a  long  sejjaration,  they  feel  disappointed  in 
each  other's  appearance.  It  is  because  the  picture  cf  the 
beloved  I  bject  was  not  in  the  mind  merely  as  memory  had 
drawn  it — im.agination  had  superadded  the  ctlors  of  her 
own  bright  pencil. 

S.Miietinies  we  see  the  iinagination  so  lively,  so  com- 
pletely master  of  the  mind,  that  it  prevails  over  the  plain 
and  direct  communnications  of  the  senses. 

On  occasion  cf  a  riot.  Gov.  C of  New  York,  put 

himself  at  the  head  of  a  chosen  party  to  quell  the  tumult. 
The  sword  he  carried  was  by  some  accident  broken  off 
near  the  hilt.  With  this  fragnrient  in  his  hand  he  jjushed 
on,  and  endeavoured  to  force  his  way  through  the  crowd. 
One  man,  feeling  the  pressure  of  the  mutilated  weapon, 
looked  back,  and  fixing  hiseyes  onth'espot,  exclaimed"  a 
dead  inan,"  and  fell  senseless  on  the  ground,  Hiidera  tem- 
porar)-  conviction  that  he  was  lun  through  the  body. 

Mtijor  H.  whose  life  wa-s  spent  in  mischievous  wagge- 
ry, having  given  a  strolling  fidler  some  liquor,  pressed  him 
to  repeat  his  draught  with  great  earnestness.  By  winks 
and  nods  to  the  bystanders,  suspicions  were  artfuUv  excit- 
ed in  the  po^^r  fidhr— at  length  he  was  told  with  a  fa'-e  of 
gravity  and  c.indclence  that  he  had  taken  an  emitic  which 
would  be  good  for  his  heal'h.  Warm  water  was  accord- 
ingly prepared,  and  the  credulous  son  of  Oqihens  was  made 
to  vomit  as  freely  by  the  energy  of  his  own  imagination 
as  he  cotJd  have  been  by  the  most  powerful  drugs  of  phar- 
macy. 

A  clergyman  and  his  daughter  were  once-  viewing  the 
face  cf  the  full  moon.  The  young  woman  was  clear  she 
saw  in  it  the  figure  of  a  young  man  ,•  but  the  ftrther  rebuk- 
ing the  daughter  for  not  seeing  a  churcb,  says,  "  why  child, 
don't  you  see  the  steeple  !" 

To  ordinary  palates  gor-d  wine  at  the  table  of  a  poor 
man  will  seem  bad.  and  ordinary  wine  at  tlic  house  cf  a 
reputed  epicure,  has  »  most  »s^\  .site  flavour. 


/Esop,  by  w  ay  of  charac  erising  the  blind  partiality  of  a 
mother,  makes  the  owl,  in  detcribing  hirjoung  to  th« 
eagle,  dwell  wi.h  great  emphasis  on  their  pretty  fa- 
tcs. 

Persons  who  feel  a  dfead  of  apparitions  need  but  meet 
with  a  white  cow  or  linen  garment,  and  their  fancy  sup- 
plies whatever  is  wanting  to  complete  a  picture  of  horror 
—gives  it  form,  colour,  motion,  nay  even  a  distinct  and 
articulate  voice.  Ghosts  were  never  yet  seen  by  those 
who  did  not  previously  have  a  dread  or  belief  of  them 

When  Wilkes  was  in  the  itenith  of  his  popuLirity,  on. 
of  his  most  enthusiastic  female  ttdmirers  w  ould  not  admit 
that  he  squinted.  Yielding  to  the  eflect  on  a  nearer  iif. 
spection,  she  replied  to  her  triumphant  adversary,  "  Well  ' 
1  am  sure  if  it  is  so,  he  squints  no  more  than  a  gentleman 
ought  to  do." 

The  wretch  who  has  been  for  years  the  helpless  victim 
of  disease,  has  imagined  himself  cured  by  the  tcuch  of  an 
iron  bodkin  :  and  on  one  occasion  I  knew  a  rheumatic  pa- 
tient to  be  scratcl.<  d  with  a  quill  (imposed  on  him  for  one 
of  Perkins's  points)  till  he  was  able  "  to  take  up  his  bed 
and  walk." 

It  is  a  similar  illusion  of  fancy  which  procures  the  rea. 
dy  sale  of  the  nostruiils  of  empirics,  and  v-.uches  with 
such  grateful  zeal  for  the  cures  they  have  wrought. 

Jugglers  and  ventriloquists  owe  their  success  chiefly  to 
the  deluded  imaginations  of  their  beholders. 

Hyjiochondria,  delirium,  ami  madness,  though  remote- 
ly caused  by  corporeal  disease,  are  the  imhiediate  eft'ects 
of  an  imagination  stimulattd  to  preternatural  vigt^ur. 

The  false  promises  of  hope  are  nothing  but  the  judg- 
menr  led  astray  by  the  imagination.  Aiibirlcn  derives 
its  strength  from  one  species  cf  mental  ilIusion,.and  ava. 
rice  from  aitother.  Jealousy,  envy,  revenge,  tt-ake  the  ini- 
a;;ination  convert  beauty  into  defomtity  and  virtue  into 
vice,  while  love,  pity  &  admiratiin,  tause  an  opposite  meta- 
morphosis. When  panv  spirit  ra  .s  :.igh,  the  same  essay,  th« 
same  .speech  is  thought  to  have  or  u  want  merit,  accord- 
ing to  the  sentiments  they  express.  This  prejudice,  as  it 
is  conimonly  called,  orthis  illusion  cf  fancy,  is  cftcn  ex- 
tended most  ludicrously  to  the  cutof  acoat,  theair  cf  apo- 
pitlar  sting,  or  even  to  a  c^  lor  tha'  happens  to  be  the  badge 
of  a  parry.  A  few  years  si.ice,  a  black  cape  probtibly  rf- 
ten  excited  more  horror  in  Paris  than  i  street  murder,  and 
I  verily  believe  some  zeal, .us  parti/ans  among  ourselves 
have  thought  the  very  Rainbow  hideous  from  its  resem- 
blance to  tho  tricolor  of  France 

If  imagination  is  capable  not  only  of  substi'u'ing  itsowa 
copies  of  the  ])rrccpiion  of  sen.se  for  tho,se  of  memory,  but 
even  of  chea'ii.g  us  cut  of  these  percep'i' ns  themselves, 
howmuch&how  often  must  it  peivertthe  jtidgment!  How 
liable  is  every  chain  of  reasoning  to  be  turned  this  or  that 
way  from  the  right  line  of  truth,  v.  hen  ever\  l:)):.-  is  so  likclj* 
to  be  distorted  !  Few  are  the  opinions  \\  e  can  form  which 
are  not  coniiected  with  some  sentiment  of  pKasure  cr  pain, 
and  these  sentiments  are  always  nourished  more  or  les» 
by  fancy. 

Let  these  considerations  teach  charity  and  moderation  to 
zealots  of  every  description,  and  let  them  recollect  that 
the  opinions  of  whose  truth  tliev  have  the  deepest  convic* 
tion^  if  they  were  formed  when  the  mind  was  much  excit- 
ed by  feeling,  are  lets  likely  to  be  the  demonstrations  of 
reason  than  the  illvsio/is  ff fancy. 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


A  MODEL. 
The  folloxuing female  character  is  translated froTn  the  French. 

Hcwever  highly  colored  the  portrait  may  appear,  it  is  not, 

u-e  hope,  without  a  imr.g  original. 

"  It  is  her  happiness  to  be  ignorant  of  all  that  the  world 
calls  pleasure  ;  her  glory  is  to  live  in  the  duties  of  wife  and 
mother  ;  and  she  consecrates  her  days  to  the  practice  of 
social  virtues.  Occupied  in  the  government  of  her  fami- 
ly, she  reigns  ever  her  husband  by  complaisance  ;  over 
her  children  by  mildness  ;  over  her  domestics  by  goodness. 
Her  house  is  the  residence  of  religious  sentiments,  t  f  fili- 
al piety,  of  conjugal  love,  of  maternal  tenderness,  of  or- 
der, peace,  sweet  sleep,  and  good  health.  Economical  8; 
stutiious,  she  prevents  want,  and  dissipates  evil  passions  ; 
the  indigent  who  present  themselves  at  her  door  are  never 
repulsed  t  the  licentious  avoid  her  presence.  Siie  has  a 
character  of  reserve  and  dignity,  that  inakesher  respected; 
of  indulgence  and  sensibility,  that  makes  her  beloved  ;  of 
prudence  and  firmness  that  makes  her  esteemed.  She  dif- 
fuses around  her  a  mild  warmth,  a  pure  light,  which  vivi- 
fy and  illume  all  that  encircle  her." 

Happy  the  man  who  possesses  such  a  wife,  and  can 
justly  appreciate  her  worth  ;  haitpy  the  children  who  are 
nurtured  bv  her  care  and  modelled  by  her  counsel  :  happy 
the  domestics  who  wait  her  commands  &.  enjoy  her  bene- 
volence ;  and  happy  the  society  which  holds  in  its  bosom* 
being  worthy  of  a  better  world. 

LIBERTINE. 

It  is  a  general  observation  that  the  reformed  rake  makcg 
the  best  husband ;  but  is  not  alwavs  recollected  that  there 
are  various  kinds  of  libertines.  For  instance,  a  youtig 
man  who  has  been  led  to  exceed  the  bounds  cf  prudeice. 
with  respect  to  the  fashionable  fi  Hies  of  the  day,  if  he  pos- 
sesses i,  good  understanding  and  a  good  heart,    when  th« 


VoLl. 


THE  MINERVA. 


15 


he-acy  of  ,outh  is  over,  :ir,d  the  passions  become  calm. 
such  a  one  mav  see  his  past  errors  in  a  proper  light ;  ana 
if  perchance,  he  should  meet  with  an  aitr.ab.e  and  vireu- 
oi'is  woman,  whose  mental  quiliiicairons  capacitated  her 
to  become  the  companion  of  a  man  of  icnse,  there  is 
more  than  an  equal  chance  of  ti.cir  expjnencing;  as  much 
uossible  happiness  as  this  world  tan  .iltord  ;^  but  when  a 
woman  falls  into  thohands  of  aV.ber^ine  w nose  heart  is 
corrupt,  who  isaganibler  and  a  drunkard,  wha; happiness 
can  be  exiiecied  >.  Is  Euch  a  man  cai)abb  cf  triendship,  ai- 
fection  <r  honor  >  Yet  if  this  very  vicious  character  is  pos- 
sessed ofahandscnie  psrscn  and  genteel  in  his  address,  he 
mav  easily  cantivate  a  voung,  inexperienced  woman,  if 
he  really  admires  he.-  ))erson  t  hut  alas  <  her  happiness,  it 
,he  marries  him.  will  be  hut  of  short  duration  ;  for  when 
his  short  lived  ftajsioii  sr.bsides.  nci'her  lior  se:ise  nor  ac- 
ccmplishments  will  have  anv  power  to  I.eep  him  fromre- 
turninKto  his  former pu'sui's.  A  man ol  a  corruptheart 
ii  not  rapul.le  of  a  viriii..us  imndship  :  can  a  connection, 
foiindedii)   sciitjinents 


saw  once  or  twice  a  week,  somewhat  dispel  the  ennui  of 
that  envious  old  Maid,  Miss  Lurretla  Gossip,  who  •■  after 
her  twel'  h  dish  of  tea,  continues  to  talk  scandal  of  all  the 


1  il  alTeciioii,  sub-il 


,  but  lietween 


persons  who  act  upt 
honor / 


the  lilgiie^t  principles  cf  i 


I'slady; 
s    did 


FEMAT.E   -EaONAUTS. 

On  the  2Jd  Mav,  MiJame Garixiin  wi-h  aRussir 
ascended  in  a  B:il!oo;i.  at  M.seow.  Tliese  Ladi 
not  desist  from  their  held  enterprise,  though  at  the  instant 
a  thunderstorm,  with  hail  &  lightning,  made  it  hazardous. 
A  quarter  before  eight  o'clock  in  the  evening,  they  ascend- 
ed 5,.500  feet.  'I'liev  heard  in  the  air  thundering  every 
ixhcrc  round  them,  and  felf.lic  elK-c:  of  the  elecirlcilnid 
in  theatmosiihcre,  wh.ch  was  full  of  clouds  and  rain,,  and 
agitated  by  wind.  Tl.cy  descended  twenty  werstes  from 
Moscow,  not  without  ijreat  danger  i  the  Russian  lady  re- 
ceived a  severe  contusion,  by  coniing  against  a  tree.  As 
the  HuUoon  was  become  very  hea^  from  the  rain,  the  fe- 
male xronau's  had  been  oljlfged  1^  throw  away  all  their 
instruments,  even  the  parachufe,  and  wiien  they  touched 
the  ground,  only  ten  pounds  rf  ballast  rem.vned. 


a^hbourhood  ?'* 

Ills  one  of  the  st 
am  constantly  plann 
of  others,  wiihout  paying  nece 
personal  ease  ;  and  yet  I  rece 
ble.  The  fact  is,  all  my  projec 
verv  few  of  them  are  reduciblt 


gest  traits  in  my  character,  that  I 
■  f-tr  the  convenience  and  pleasures 
le  necesiary  attention   to  my  own 

no  thinks  for  my  trou- 
are  founded  ill  theory  and 

practice.     For  instance  ; 


The  seeds  of  foreign  grap»s  have 
to  he  an  excellent  siibs'itue  fcr  c 
th.  ,  t'rt  produce  a  quantity,  of  oil,  ; 
h".k-d.  furnish  a  liquid  much  rese 
by  coflee.  The  practice  is  rapidly 
Gei-many. 


^.- 


y.vM»AMkVA»ao>' 


teh'  been  discovered 
Ve.'— When  ureised, 
1  afterward's  wiien 
bliii;j  that  produced 
;;coming   general  in 

^teH'AiriawaiaiaiWto.3% 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 


in. 


T  care  rwt,  Fortifne,  IvSut you  ine  deny. 

You  cannot  rob  ■im  ^' ffce  nature^s  grace, 

Ton  cwmot  shift  the  zviitdmi's  of  the  sl'y  ; 

Nor  har'my  cof.y.lwilfett  to  trace 

1'he  woodj  and  /aui«s-  ly  living  streaVM  at  eve.' 


suf- 


THE  idea  of  the  frientlless  female  whose  e 
ferings  I  had  witnessed,  frequently  obtruded  i.self  on  my 
imagination.  Many  reflections,  connected  with  that  cir- 
cuni-.tance,  presented  themselves  j  I  e.xantined  thetonduct 
of  the  world  towards  unprotec'.cil  females  in  the  despe- 
rate situation  of  the  unfortunav  Sophia.  The  behavicuv 
cf  society,  tliought  I,  towards  thcbe  distressed  women  is 
cruelly  severe.  Insttod  of  recalling"  Lheni  from  the  paths 
of  vice,  anddireedng  then)  to  the  road  of  repentance  and 
morality,  it  is  the  maxim  of  the  wcrKl  to  slight  and  ne- 
glect them  ;  they  thus  become  hardened  in  vice,  pursue 
their  dissipated  conduct,  and  are  at  last  plunged  into  infa- 
my and  ruin.  A  deep'  sigii,  which  proceeded  from  the 
bottom  of  my  heart,  was  es'pressive  of  my  sensations  ! 
And  who  knows,"  cried  I,  "  ihat  this  may  not  be  the  fate 
of  the  unfortunate  Sophia  !  Yet,  God  forbid  !"  My  heart 
was  full,  and  I  had  only  one  me:hod  to  relieve  it.  I  took 
up  my  hat,  and  sauniered  in  thr  ughtlcss  solitude,  towards 
the  Canal  ;  hi  my  former  r,ambies  I  had  usually  sought 
diversity  of  scerie,  and  seldom  w-andered  twice  in  the  -Fame 
course  ;  but  this  walk  was  now  peculiarly  interesting  to 
me  i  I  entertained  for  it  a  kind  cf  sympaiheiic  attach, 
mcnt,  width  forbid  inc  to  direct  my  steps  in  aii'y  other 
track. 

Nothing  has  a  greater  tcndcitcv  to  e-diven  the  wearied 
mind  or  'he  sad  heart,  than  an  excursion  into  the  countrv 
en  a  serene  ever.irg  ;  if  our  busding  merchants  would 
now  Ei)u  then  lay  aside  their  busy  faces,  their  projects_  of 
spcculaiion  and  their  calculations  cf  cent  per  cent  ;  if  the 
penuil.  us  hard-working  m.echanic  would  sometimes  spare 
a  few  hours  from  his  accustomed  toil  ■,  if  tlie  scdeniary 
sallow-faced  b"ck-wcrm  would  for  a  while  dispeuLe  wilh- 
his  study  ;  if  these  men  would  at  stattd  and  frequent  peri- 
ods, quit  their  coiopting-hoiises,  tlieir  shops,  their  studies, 
a-td  tbedirtv-  streets  of  Richmond,  for  the  enjoyments 
of  cuntry  iir.  cf  rural  scenery  and  a  disengaged  mind  ; 
*ouldit  not  releve  them  from  that  gloomy  melancholy 
which  frequ?;v,lv  i  revs  upon  the  constitutions  of  otir  citi- 
zen. ?  Would  =t  not  givelhema  higher  relish  for  their  o- 
thc^enjnvments  >  And  would  they  not  re'urn  to  their 
wonted  pursuits  with  rennvatedw'gor  !  A  similar  line  of 
conduct  would  probablv  be  equallv  byieficial  to  the  farf 
sex  Wri-ld  not  a  sociable  ride  liim^the  country,  by  the 
tiderf  her  b.-Ioved  help-mate,  tend  to  lighten  the  domestic 
caicsof  the  frugal  house-wife  >  Would  not  a  chearfiUsce- 


I  endeavour  to  persuade  a  merchant  that  he  is  already 
suiricientlv  wealthy,,  and  that  it  would  be  to  his  advantage 
to  allow  himself  a  few  leisure  hours  i— you  had  as  welllieg 
the  inan  f-r  his  money,  which  he  values  above  all  other 
tl  ings  even  his  icife  not  excepted:  "  lime,"  saye  he,  "  is 
••money;  nay,  it  is  moreprecious  than  gold;  Ihadaswell 
••  throw mypropertv  into  ihe  sea,  as  to  mispendmy  time 
••  in  idleness."  You  stand  no  more  chance  of  persuading 
him  out  of  his  prepossession,  than  you  would,  were  you 
to  demand  of  him  his  only  dailing  daughter,  whom  he  has 
sworn  to  marry  tone  man  who  is  not  worth  ,^.  20,000,  and 
to  marry  to  any  Jnan  wito  possesses  that  sum. 

Although  from  the  nature  of  man,  it  was  morally  im- 
possible th.at  the  foregoing  thoughts  and  schemes  should 
have  any  effect  in  alleviating  the  miseries,  in  adding  tolhc 
iileasures,  cr  in  correcting  the  follies  of  society,  yet  they 
had  an  evident  tendcncv  in  this  instance  to  add  tomy  own 
pleasure,  by  banishing  from  my  mnid  those  disagreealjle 
ideas,  which  it  was  too  often  wont  to  conten.plate.— 
I  surveyed  with  wonder,  the  ingenuity,  and  the  enterprize 
of  man.'  in  surmounting  the  obstacles  which  nature  lias  ca- 
suallv  placed  in  hiswav,  when  he  is  pursuing  the  road  to 
weaih  and  ambition  ;  on  each  side  of  me  were  heaped 
immense  frag-mcms  of  broken  rocks,  which  no  force  other 
than  that  of  destrucfive  gun-powder  could  have  dissevered 
from  their  kindred  stock.  Raising  my  eyes  from  one  of 
these  picturesque  scenes,  I  perceived  an  ancient  looking 
man  advancing  to  meet  me.  At  first  sight  I  took  him 
for  one  of  those  miserable  heggars,  who  obtar.i  an  uncer- 
tain sustenance  from  tbedaily  ahliscf  vir'b|Oi.s  and  gene- 
rous souls.  A  nearer  approach  to  this  venerable  person, 
convinced  me  that  I  was  mistaken.  As  sooil  as  he  came 
within  hearing,  he  thus  accosted  me  :  •' Stranger,  pity  tht 
sorrows  cf  a  p'.or  i  id  man,  and  tell  me  whether  thou  has' 
seen  my  Sophia?"  The  sound  of  that  name  was  su'.Hcien' 
to  cast  a  damp  \ipon  my  spirits;  the  figure,  the  tone  of 
vfice  and  the  haggard  countenance  of  the  person  wh 
made'  this  enquirv,  completely  fro/.e  up  my  soul ;  mv 
to-.igne  vefuzed  to  perform  its  omce,  and  I  remained 
speechless; — the  old  man  continued  staring  at  me  with  a 
countenance  of  wild  despair!-  „_,j,lEY. 

c7o  be  continued '\ 

FOR  THE  MINERV.'V. 

AMONG  the  dilferent  methods  used  by  parents  and 
preceitors  to  enlighten  the  minds  cf  youth,  noueare  mere 
conducive  in  effecting  that  desirable  end,  than  instructing 
them  in  the  art  of  composiion,  and  exciting  them  to 
communicate  their  reflections  and  sentiments  to  each  other 


rally  believed  'hat  the  conversatior 
lien  tends  greatly  topoli.li  the  man- 
nd  strengthen  the  nnilLv^nindiH'^' c  1 
An  deny  that  the  comm  unit-  t' i"it  oi 
not  contribute  to  their  ioftunailon 
far  grea'er  degree.  It  is  a  com. 
■rvation,  that  too  little  attention  is 
in  in  Virginia,  as  Avell  as  in  mosi 
men  imagine,  that  an  ac- 
ith  household  business,  should  constitute  thi 
whole  system  of  female  instruction  :  others  sujij^ose,  tha 
it  mav  be  proper  for  them  to  learn  to  read  and  even  t( 
jritea  little,  but  that  any  farther  advancement  in  litera 
ture  entirely4ncapacitates  them  for  discharging  the  dutie: 
of  domestic  life. 

Few  men  will  admit  (because  there  are  few  w  ho  are  nr 
blinded    by  ungenerous  and  absurd  iirejudice)  that  the  fr 
qually  susceptible  of   improvement—'- 


in  writing.  It  is  ge 
of  polite  and  sensibl 
ners,  refine  the  taste, 

youth  ; No  pcrsri 

ideas  by  writing,  do 
and  improvement  in 
ro.on  and  very  just  ohse 
paid  to  female  educatii: 
ether  parts  of  America 


their  own.  To  those'  who  doubt  the  fact,  I  need  only 
mention  the  names  of  Lady  Wortly  Montagu,  Hellen  Ma- 
ria 'Wntliains  and  Anna  SSward  ;  let  my  countrymen  pe- 
ruse the  amusing  and  valuable  works  of  these  female  wri- 
ters ;  lef  me  then  ask  theitihow  many  of  themselves  can 
write  like  these  ladies  !  How  many  of  the  decryers  of  fe- 
male genius  are  there,  who  possess  equal  taste,  judgtnem 
and  information  with  Lady  Wortly  Montagu  ?  I  believe 
I  shall  answer  ihe  question  correctly,  when  I  declare  it  as 
my  opinion,  that  taking '.hese  pedantic  gentlemen  collec- 
tively, we  should  not  find  one  in  ten  thousand  -who  would 
bear  a  fvacurable  comparison  with  that  captivating  autho- 
ress and  accomplished  lady.  I  wish  to  arouse  the  attention 
of  your  female  readers  to  the  engaging  attractions  of  lite- 
rature. An  enlightened  Editor,  in  speaking  of  the  Minerva 
has  asked,  ••  ■\Vhy  mav  not  the  female  pen  contribute  to 
•'  the  beauty  of  a  wrrk  so  peciUiarly  devoted  to  female 
"  improvement  ?"..  ..I  repeat  the  interrogatory. 

ALEXIS. 
Shockffi-Hill,  SeptemberSrth. 


In  this  city  on  the  2Sih  instant,  Mrs.  M'Cn  aw,  consort 
ofSAMCEt  M'Cea.-;v,  Ess.-  Attomty  at  Isvr. 


WEEKLY  SUMMARY  OF  INTELLIGENCE. 
EUROPEAN. 

Extracts  from  London  papers  to  August  11 A  lettet 

from  the  Hague  says,  that  most  of  the  troops 
in  the  Texel  are  disembarked,  and  the  provisions  collectetl 
there  for  their  use,  are  disposed  of  by  public  auction.  Froiil 
these  occurrences  it  is  concluded,  that  no  expedition  of 
any  consequence  will  sail  from  that  part  of  ihe    Bataviail 

Republic,  atl-ast  until  a  landing  is  made  in  England. ■ 

It  is  reported  that  the  scheme  to  make  Jersey  and  Guern- 
sey a  bridge  over  to  England,  is  now  revived. Late  ac- 
counts from  France  state,  that  every  thing  is  in  complete 
readiness  for  tiie  invasion.  Bonaparte,  accompanied  by- 
the  Minister  of  M.irine  and  several  other  o;licers  of  thrf 
Empire,  had  left  Faris  for  Boulogne,  where  it  was  said 
he  would  remain  until  the  expedition  sailed. It  is  con- 
fidently asserted,  says  a  London  paper,  '•that  a  treaty  haa 
been  concluded  between  this  country  and  Russia,  and  that 
it  was  signed  by  Lord  Hatrowby  and  count  Woronzow, 
previous  to  his.majesty*s  going  down  to  the  house  of  Lords. 
We  are  inclined  to  think  that  the  article  was  rathera  pro- 
ject of  treaty  than  a  treaty  itself." The  event  of  a  spee- 
dy war  between  Russia  and  France  appears  almost  inevi- 
table. The  former  was  inaking  g;-eat  preparations  for 
hoslilities  in  the  Baltic  and  Black  Seas.  The  Emperoc 
Alexander  had  refused  to  acknowledge  the  emperor  Na- 
poleon :  and  had  lately  been  lavish  of  his  favours  to  Louis 

XVIII.  Sthis  encouragement  totheFrench  Loyalists ■ 

General  Moreau  was  still  in  Barcelona  the  middle  of  July, 

where  he  had    been   joined    by  his  Lad-.'. Dispatches 

from  captain  Oliver  off  Havre,  contain  intelligence  of  the 
renewal  of  the  bombardment  of  that  town.  The  hbuses  ?c 
shipping   are  stated  to   have  been  considerably  damaged, 

Late  accounts  state,  that    20,000    men  had  marchett 

From  Cape  Francois,  on  the  1st  of  August,  as  a  reinforce- 
ment against  the  city  of  St.  Domingo. 


DOMESTIC. 

All  extract  of  a  letter  from  Natchez,  dated  24th  Aug. 
:;i>s,  ••There  has  been  a  barditt.iin  the  neighbourhood  oi 
Ba)  on  Rarah,  on  the  South  of  the  line,  the  object  of  whom 
■.^■at  to  plunderunder  preteoce  of  giving  frced-m  to  West 
Florida.  They  made  an  attempt  to  sur|  rise  the  fort  of 
Batjn  Rcge,  but  being  now  driven  by  the  niiiitia  into  the 
Mij,ii>.s  ppi  territory  tliey  feel  themselves  at  home  andper- 
;e  tlv  at  ease,  as  the  magistrates  do  not  give  themselves 
.1:  y  -rouble,  alth'ugh  many  of  them  vent    in    arms  from 

icnceto  attcck  the  Spanish    government." An  ex- 

ract  of  a  letter  frttm  Gibraltar,  dated  lulv  22,  says.  "We 
iiave  sold  our  Flour  at  18  dollars  pe-  b-artel.  The  general 
faiUn-c  of  crops  in  Spain,  has  ca.ised  this  sudden  ri-^e  in 
he  price  ;  and  the  Barbary  po-wersliave];rohibited  'he  ex- 
ponation  cf  this  article.  FiSh  aie  at  5  to.6do!is.  and  dull; 
Rice,  r  to  8  dolls.  ;  pipe  staves  leOdrlis.  perM. ;  India-i 

Corn, none  at  Market." It  may  bejudged    of  what 

cn.equence  the  capture  of  Surrinani  is  to  the  English, 
wr.en  letters  from  Fr.imatibo,  to  a  re.t-pectable  house  aE 
Ainsterdam,  say,  that  at  ,;he  arrival  of  theEnglishin  that 
colonv,  it  contained  coffee  enough  to  load  800,  and  sugar 
eiough  to  fill  4000  1-arge  West  Indiamen,    not    including 

o.her  productions,  as  cotton,  rum,  &c We  are  sorr/ 

to  learn,  says  a  New  York  paper,  that  the  yellow  fever 
prevails  to  a  considerable  degree  in  the  city  of  New  Or- 
leans. Two  of  the  crew  of  the  Polly,  arrived  at  Philadel- 
phia, on  Monday   morning  at  the  Lazaretto,  have    fallen 

vie  ins  to  it  on  their  passage. ■ A  tolerable  idea  may 

be  formed  of  the  nature  of  the  insurrection,  as  it  is  term- 
ed, in  West  Florida,  from  the  following  facts.  Mr.Kem- 
rer.  the  leader  of  the  associ;ition,  was  for  some  time  in 
he  service  cf  Mr.  Smith  of  Tennessee,  to  whom  he  be. 
(a  lie  indebted  to  a  considerable  amount.  Being  prose- 
cuted, he  fled  to  Florida,  where  at  the  head  of  thirty  men 
he  raised  the  standard  of  revolt.  These  are  the  circuii-'- 
sances  attendiligan  occurrence  which  it    is  attempted  to 

mt.gnify  into  vast  importance. Some    idea  may  be 

formed  of  the  force  and  violenceof  the  late  storm  fi-om  the 
traces  which  it  has  left  at  Cockspur.  On  that  island  not 
a  vestige  of  the  former  buildings  is  remaining,  and  the 
surface  is  much  below  its  former  height.  A  cannon  which 
weighed  4S001bs.  was  carried  thirty  or  forty  feet  from  its 
position.  Abar  of  lead  weighing  3001bsw-as  carried  one 
hundred  feet  ;  cases  of  Canister  shot  were  carried  from 
100  to  200  feet,  and  muskets  are  scattered  all  over  the  I- 
sl-and. 


THE  VIRGINIA  MAG.^ZINE  ; 

MONTHLY   MISCELLANY. 

(rj»  THOSE  Gentlemen  nxh-i  have  been  kind  enough  to  re- 
ceive  subscriptions  for  "  The  Virginia  iVagazine  .■  or  Month- 
ly Miscellany,"  arc  reqtiesled  toreturnli'ts  of  such  names  a*- 
they  have  been  able  to  obtain,  so  soon  as  c.mvcnient,  as  the 
■first  nuKiber  will  certainly  maie  its  appearance  on  l«e  frse 
day  of  Decembt'  next.  There '.mil  be  at  least  om^  elegant 
copper-piate  et^raving  attached  to  each  number. 


Riclnnond,  October  1, 180*. 


7.  DIXON. 


16 


THE  MINERVA. 


Vol.1. 


^^&'Ai&i''^A§'i''%A:%§A'ht 


SEDUCTION,  OH  THE  BEAUTIFUL  MANIAC. 

As  ELEGY. — BV  THOMAS  FESSENDE-V,  a.  d. 

KOW  night's  sullen  noon  spreads  her  mantle  around, 
And  menacing  thunders  roll  solemn  in  air, 

Amanda's  sad  accents  the  woodland  resound, 
Dark  niouittains  re-echo  these  plaints  of  despair  ! 


<•  See  now  the  gloom  deepens,  thcnide  tempest  roars, 

A  nd  loud  the  rough  north  wi^d  howls  through  the  expanse, 
Old  Ocean,  hoarse  murmuring,  lashes  the  shores. 
And  phantoms  cf  night  o'er  the  wild  desert  dance  ! 

The  prominent  cliff,  that  impends  o'er  the  flood. 
Responds  to  the  omnious  scream  of  the  owl, 

Qrim  wolves  rave  infuriate,  through  the  dark  wood^ 
Their  orgies,  nocturnal,  discordantl/  howl  ! 

Here,  pensively  straying,  I'll  climb  the  tall  steep, 
AV'hilc  night's  leaden  scepire  bids  nature  repose. 

From  the  brow  of  the  precipice  plunge  in  the  deep. 
And  thus  put  an  end  to  my  numberless  woes. 

In  the  gay  morn  of  life,  surely  none  was  more  bless'd. 
To  the  blithe  songof  ]>leasure  I  danc'd  o'er  the  green, 

Of  iun"cence,  beaufy  and  far'.une  possess'd. 
While  sportive  festivity  hail'd  me  her  queen. 

To  solace  my  parents,  my  pleasing  employ, 

Theirlife'.s  rugged  passage  with  flow'rets  to  strew, 

Amanda  their  hope,  and  A-.m.^^da  their  iov. 
Her  happiness  all  that  tJiey  wish'd  for  below. 

Thus  fifteen  fa'r  summers  roH'd  swiftly  away. 
Ere  Dian,  base  deceiver,  to  ruin  me  strove. 

Ere  Cleon,  false-hearted, but  witty  and  gay. 
First  melted  my  heart  to  the  raptures  of  love. 

S]>ring,  .sweetly  luxuritrnt,  deck'd  the  gay  lawn, 
Tlie  dew-drop,  nectari jus,  bespangled  the  grove. 

When  Ci.EON  firat  met  me,  one  b?airifiil  moi-n. 
With  trembling  solicitude  whisj^er'dof  love  ! 


His  person  was  graceful,  his  manners  refin'cl, 
A  pupil  of  Chesterfield. easy  and  fie;, 

aw  iii|,h.'sdavkesr  gloom,  not  so  daik  as  his  nt::,i. 
Not  "half  so  deceitful  yon  treacherous  sea. 

With  ej-es  berttning  rapture  he  swore  to  be  true," 
"  Can  cru  IrS^  dweH  with  a  Cherub  so  fair. 

Will  you  niakenie  unhappy,  who  live  but  for  you. 
Ah,  why  will  you  drive  a  fond  youth  to  despait- 1** 

"  With  fata!  success  were  his  s'ratagems  pU'd, 

T  ■  ruin  a  blooming  and  innocent  maid, 
Full  ofte.i  he  promis'd  to  make  me  his  bride. 

But  basely  tieserted  the  nymph  he  betray'd. 

The  news  to  my  parents  convey'd  sad  surprise,        v^ 
Oppress'd  w  ith  keen  atiguish  they  tore  their  grsy  Iiaii 

Till  pitying  death  clos'd  their  sorrowing  eyes. 
But  Left  me  a  prey  to  the  pangs  of  despair  ! 

Jmpell'd  by  rude  frenzv,  I  wander'd  from  home, 

That  h->ine,  once  delighlful,  *here  once  I  was  blest, 

Now  indigent, hopeless,  distracted  I  roam. 

Till  Death's  cold  embrace  lull  my  sorrows  to  rest. 

But,  hah !  the  wild  horrtirs  of  madness  return, 
•To  rive  every  nerve  in  my  treinulous  fiaii*. 

Forbear  my  pain'd  head  an/  longer  to  burn. 

Cease,  anguishing  heart,  to  enkintlle  the  flame  ! 

Bear  louder,  ye  winds  !  spread  destruction  around  1 
Let  thuntl.■r^,l.^v,d bellowing,  shake  the  firm  pole. 

Let  earthqtiakes  impel,  e'en  the  s'.-.ttddering  ground 
To  mimic  the  passions  w  hich  torture  my  soul  .'^ 

Ah  !  Cleon,  thru  false,  tiiou perfidious  swain. 

My  spectre  shall  haunt  thee  in  nighr'ssilemn  gloom  I 

She  spoU^',  and  precipitant  plungVi  in  the  main, 
And  a  rciiuicm  sought  in  the  coldwac'ry  tomb. 


EPIGRAMS. 
On  a  Lady,  vbo  beat  her  Husband. 
Come  hither.  Sir  John,  my  picture  is  here, 
What  think  ynu.  my  1.  ve,  don't  it  strike  you 
1  cai-.'t  sa.-  it  dnes  just  at  prcsent.my  dear. 
But  1  think  it  soon  will,  its  so  like  you. 

Whene'er  you  marry,  to  his  son, 

A  knowing  father  said, 

1'ake,  for  .hy  losing  helpmate,  on« 

I'ich  widow  or  rich  maid  j 

For  atty  wife  m;;y  turn  out  ill, 

Btu,  gud  !  the  tnuney  never  wiU. 


[TLefolliming  fathetk  Tale  is  extracted  from  tkc  ••  Man  of 
Feeling,"  ttr/rten  Ay  Henry  Mackenzie,  Est^.  authorof 
the  '•  Man  of  the  World,"  &c. — This  is  the  boot  spolen  so 
highly  of  in  the  Biography  of  that  gentleman,  which  we 
have  concluded  in  our  paper  of  to-day.  We  anticipate  the 
pleasure  which  some  of  our  subscribers  will  eryoy  in  the  pe- 
rusal nf  this  affecting  episotlc. — Header  I  Jf  thy  breast  be 
net  inaccessible  to  the  feelings  of  co^npassion  ;  if  thy  soul 
containone  drop  of  the  "  mili  cf  human  kindness,"  prepare 
to  shed  a  sympathetic  tear  at  the  shrine  of  sensibility.'] 

A  VISIT  TO  bedlam. ...THE  DISTRESSES  OF  A  DADOHXEa. 

OF  those  things  called  sights  in  London,  which  etery 
sranger  it;  supposed  desirous  to  see,  Uetllam  is  oiic.  To 
that  place,  therefore,  an  acquaintance  of  HaHey's  a'"'-T 
having  actloiTipanied  him  to  severarntliershtr/s,  proposed 
a  visit.  Harlej-  objected  to  it,  ■'  because,"  said  ic,  •'  I 
think  it  an  inhumtin  practice  to  expose  the  gioatest  mise- 
ry with  which  our  nature  is  afdicted,  to  every  icRc  visitant 
who  can  afford  a  triHing  perqaisite  to  the  W  eper  ;  especi- 
ally as  it  is  a  distress  which  the  hufii^ine  must  see  with  the 
painful  reflection  that  it  is  not  in  his  -jiower  to  alleviate 
it."  He  was  overpowered,  however,  by  the  selicitati">:is 
of  his  friend  and  the  other  persons  of  the  party  (ainonc^st 
whom  were  several  ladies  ;)  and  tin  y  went  in  a  body  to 
Moorfields. 

Their  conductor  led  them  first  to  the  dismal  mansions 
of  those  w^ho  art  in  the  .nost  horrid  state  of  incurabie  maJ- 
ncss.  The  clanking  ofchains,  thewildncss  of  thcircries, 
and  the  imprecations  which  some  of  thet^i  utte»*_d,  fortrKd 
a  scene  inexpressibly  shoc!;iiig.  Harley  and  his  compa- 
nions, es])ecially  the  female  part  of  theui,  begged  the 
guitle  to  return  :  he  seetned  surprised  at  their  uneasiness, 
aad  was  with  dilViculty  prcviileti  on  to  leave  that  part  of 
the  house  without  showing  them  sonie  others  ;  who,  as 
he  expressed  it  lA  tlie  jjhrase  of  tliose  that  keep  wild 
beasts  for  sliew,  were  much  better  worth  seeing  than  any 
they  had  passed,  being  ten  times  piore  fierce  and  unma- 
nageable. 

He  led  them  next  to  t'uat  quarter  where  those  reside, 
who,  as  they  are  not  dangerous  to  themselves  or  others, 
enjoy  a  certain  degree  of  freedom  according  to  the  state  of 
tlteir  distemper. 

Harley  had  fallen  behind  his,  cotnpanions,  looking  at  a 
m?n,  who  was  makitig  pendulums  with  bits  of  thread,  and 
l=r.le  balls  of  clav.  He  had  delineated  a  segment  of  a  cir- 
cle ,;n  the  wall  with  clitd,'.,  and  marUed  their  diflerent  vi- 
biT-tions,  by  intersecting  it  with  cross  lines.  A  decent 
loolcing  man  came  up,  r.nd  smiling  at  the  i.naniac,  turned 
to  Harley  and  told  him,  that  gentleman  had  once  been  a 
celebrated  mathematician.  "  He  fell  a  sav-rifice,"  saidhe, 
'*  to  the  Ihfory  of  comets  ;  for  having  with  infinite  labour, 
formed  a  table  on  the  conjectures  of  Sir  Isaac  Newton,  he 
was  disappointed  in  the  return  of  one  of  those  luminaries, 
and  was  very  scon  after  obliged  to  be  placed  here  by  his 
friends.  If  you  please  to  follow  me.  Sir,"  contintted  the 
stranger,  *'  I  believe  I  shall  be  able  to  give  you  amoresa- 
tisfactoty  account  of  the  unfortunate  people  yott  see  here, 
than  the  matl  who  attends  your  companions."  Harley 
bov^^cd,  andaccepted  his  olier. 

The  ne.xt  person  they  came  up  to  had  scrawled  a  variety 
of  f.~ttres  on  a  piece  of  slate.  Harley  had  the  curiosity  to 
take  a  nearer  view  of  thein.  They  consisted  of  diiferent 
crlumns.  on  the  top  of  which  were  marked  South-Sea  an. 
nulties,  India-stock,  and  three  percent,  annuities  consoi. 
"This,"  saidHarley's  instructor,  "was  a  gentleman  well 
known  in  Chatige-alley.  He  was  once  worth  f.fty  thou- 
satid  pounds,  and  had  actually  agreed  for  the  purchase  of 
an  eitate  in  the  West,  in  order  to  realize  his  ntoney  ;  but 
he  quarrelled  with  the  proprietor  about  the  repairs  of  the 
garden-wall,  and  so  returned  to  town  to  follow  his  old 
trade  of  stock-jt.bbing  a  little  longer  i  when  an  unlucky 
fluctuation  of  stock,  in  which  he  was  engaged  to  an  im- 
mense extent,  reduced  hiin  at  once  to  poverty  and  to  mad- 
ness. Poor  wretch  !  he  told  me  t'other  day,  that  against 
the  next  ]iavment  of  differsnces,  he  should  be  some  hun- 
dreds above\  plum." 

•'  It  is  a  spondee,  and  I  will  maintain  it,"  interrupted  a 
voice  on  his  left  hand.  This  nsrertion  wai  followed  by  a 
very  rapid  recital  cf  some  verses  from  Homer.  •'  That 
figure,"  said  the  gentleman,  "  whose  clothes  are  so  be- 
daubed with  snuff,  was  a  schoolmaster  of  some  reputati- 
on :  lie  came  hither  to  be  resolved  of  soine  doubts  he  en- 
tertained concerning  the  genuine  pronunciation  of  the 
Greek  vowels.  In  his  highest  fits,  he  makes  frequent  men- 
tion of  one  Mr.  Bendey. 

"  But  delusive  ideas,  Sir,  are  the  motives  of  the  great- 
est part  of  mankind,  and  a  heated  imagination  the  pow- 
er by  which  their  actions  are  incited  :  the  world,  in  the 
eye  of  a  philosopher,  may  be  said  to  be  a  madhouse."  "It 
is  true,"  answered  Harley,  "  the  passions  of  men  are  tem- 
porary madnesses  ;  and  sometimes  very  fatal  in  their  ef- 
fects. 

"  Frotn  Macedonia's  madman  to  the  Swede" 

••  It  wasindeed,"  saidthe  stranger,  "  a  very  mad  thing 
in  Charles,  to  think  of  adding  so  vast  a  country  to  his  do- 
minioiu ;  th»t  would  liHve  be«n  fatal  indeed  ;  th«  bAl»nce 


of  the  North  wculd    then  have  been  lost :  but   the  Sultan 

and  /  would  never  have  allowed  it." Sir !"  said  liar- 

ley,  with  no  small  su,]  rise  on  his  countenance.  "  Why, 
.^es,"  answered  the  o.her,  "  the  Sultan  and  /;  do  yotj 
know  me  !   I  am  the  Chan  ofTartary." 

Harley  was  a  good  deal  struck  by  this  discovery!  he 
had  prudence  enough,  however,  to  conceal  his  amazement 
and  bowing  as  l.nv  to  the  monarch,  as  his  dignity  requir- 
ed, left  him  immediately,  and  joined  his  companions. 

He  found  them  in  a  quarter  of  the  house  set  a- 
part  for  the  insane  of  tlte  other  sex,  seveial  of  whom  had 
gtithered  about  the  fetiiale  visitors,  and  were  examining, 
with  rather  more  accuracy  than  might  have  been  expected, 
the  particulars  of  their  dress. 

Separate  from  the  rest  stood  one,  whose  appearancehad 
somethttv;,.!  sui^ttior  dignity.  Her  face,  though  pale  and 
wasted,  \v..j  li'ii  squ^iii  than  tliose  of  the  others,  and 
sl>,>wcla  d^-jtc-iono'f  that  d.-cent  kind,  which  moves  our 
(lit),  unmn  -awith  Ijorror  :  upon  her,  therefore,  the  eyej 
ol  all  were  immeJiatcly  turned.  The  keeper,  who  accom- 
panied them,  ol>^er»edi£  ;  ••  This,"  Said  he,  "  is  a  young 
lady.jsho  Wis  b  in  ta  ride  in  her  coach  and  six.'  She 
w  ~A  vcd,  if  the  story  1  have  heard  is  true,  by  a  young 
gertlcmau,  her  equal  ,n  birth,  though  bv  no  means  her 
match  in  fortn.it:  butl-jve,  they  say,  is  blind,  and  so  .she 
fancied  hiinai  much  as  he  did  her.  Her  father,  it  seems 
would  not  hear  of  the-r  marriage,  and  threatened  to  turn 
her  out  of  liuc-rs,  if  ever  ihe  .■.aw  him  again.  U].on  this 
the  young  gentlcniaii  took  a  iwage  to  the  West  Indies,  in 
hopes  o!  lie.lcringliisfortutie,  and  ob.aining  his  mistress; 
but  he  v/as  scarce  lar.ded,  when  he  was  seized  with  one  of 
those  fevers  which  are  common  in  those  islands,  and  di- 
ed in  a  few  days,  lamented  by  every  o.ie  that  knew  him. 
Tht!,  news  soon  rcichcd  his  mistress,  who  was  at  the  same 
time  pressed  by  her  fa  her  to  marry  a  rich  miserly  fellow, 
who  w  as  old  enough  to  h2  her  grandfa;her.  The  dta  hof 
her  lover  had  no  elfect  mi  her  inhuman  parent :  he  was 
only  the  more  camesl  for  her  marriage  with  the  man  he 
had  provided  lor  her  ;  and  what  between  her  desp.iir  at 
the  rieath  of  the  ore,  and  her  aversion  to  the  other,  tho 
])Oor  young  lady  was  reduced  to  the  condition  you  see 
her  in.  Btit  God  would  not  prosper  such  cruelty ;  her 
father's  aliairs  soon  after  went  to  w  reck,  and  he  died  al- 
ii.ost  a  beggar." 

Though  this  story  was  told  in  very  plain  language,  it 
had  particularly  attracted  Harley's  notice  ;  he  had  given 
it  the  tribute  of  some  tears.  The  unfortunate  young  la- 
dy had  till  nov/  seemed  entranced  in  thought,  with  her 
eyes  on  a  little  .garnet  ring  she  wore  on  her  finger  ;  she 
turned  them  now  upon  Harley.     "  My  Billy  is  no  more  1" 

said  shf,  ••  dr.  yen  wfcj.  fo..-  r.v.  BMly  !  Blevsinso,,,,  your 
tears!  X  wot.ld  weep  too,  but  my  brain  is  dry  ;  and  it 
burns,  it  bttrns.  it  burns  '." — She  drew  nearer  to  Harley. 
"  Be  cotrttorted,  young  lady,"  said  he  **  your  Billy  is  in 
heaven." — •*  Is  he,  iudet  d  '  and  shall  we  meet  again .'  and 
r.iiall  that  frightful  man  (pointing  to  the  keeper)  not  be 
there? — Alas!  lam  grown  naughty  of  late  ;  I  have  al- 
iti'jst  ft  rgotten  to  think  of  Heaven  ;  yet  I  pray  son^etimes; 
when  I  can,  1  pray,  and  sometimes  I  sing  ;  when  I  am 
saddest,  I  sing  : — You  shall  hear  me — hush  ! 

*'  Light  be  the  earth  on  Billy's  breast, 

*•  And  green  the  sod  that  wraps  his  grave  !" 

There  was  a  plaintive  wildness  in  the  air  not  to  be  with- 
stood ;  and,  e.xcejjt  the  keeper's  there  was  not  an  unmois- 
tened  eye  around  her. 

*«  Do  you  wee])  again  !"  said  she  :  "  I  would  not  have 
you  weep  :  you  are  like  my  Billy  :  you  are,  belit  ve  me  ; 
just  so  he  looked  when  he  gave  me  this  ring  ;  poor  Billy  ! 
'twas  the  last  time  ever  vvc  met  ! — 

"'Twas  when  the  seas  were  roaring — Hove  you  for  re- 
sembling my  Billy;  but  I  shall  never  love  any  man  like 
him  " — She  s'rcched  out  her  hand  to  Harley  ;  he  jtressed 
it  between  both  his,  and  bathed  it  with  his  tears. — '•  Nay, 
that  is  Billy's  ring;"  said  she,  "  you  cannot  have  it,  in- 
deed, but  here  is  another,  look  here,  which  I  plaited  tu-day 
of  sotne  gold  thread  fri'in  this  bit  of  stuH';  will  y<  u  I.eep 
it  for  my  sake  !  I  am  a  strange  giil  ; — but  my  heari  is 
harmless  :  my  poor  heart ;  it  wilt  burst  some  day  ;  feel 
how  it  beats  !"  She  press'd  his  hand  to  her  bosom,  then 
holding  her  head  in  the  attitu.ie  of  libiei.it.^ — •  Har..^  ! 
one,  two,  three !  be  quiet,  thou  little  trembler  ;  my  Billy 
is  cold  ! — but  I  had  f  >rgotien  the  ring." — She  put  it  on  his 
finger. -•-*•  Farewell  !  I  must  leave  you  now." — She 
would  have  withdrawn  her  hand;  Harley  held  it  to  his 
lips. — "  I  dare    not   stay  longer;  my  head  throbs  sadly  ; 

farewell." She  wallied  with  a  hurried  step   to    a  little 

apartment  at  some  distance.  Harley  stood  fixed  in  asto- 
nishment and  pity  :  his  friend  gave  money  to  the  keei>er. 
— Harley  looked  on  his  ring. — He  put  a  couple  of  guineas 
itito  the  man's  hand;  "  Be  kind  to  that  unfortunate." — 
He  burst  into  tears,  and  left  them. 


yOILV  L.  COOK  is"  SEATOif  GRAUTLAITD, 

TWO  DOORS  DEtOW    THE    SwaN-TaVERN, 
WHEaE    PttlNTING    I.N    GENEItAL     IS    EXECUTED     WIT$ 
rSO.IFTKESS   A>'H   ACCVRACT. 


Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE. 


*. — "  Thb  Mt-jebva"    will  be  neatly  printed,    Ife 
weekly,  on  a  hair-ihec:  Super-Uoyal  pajjvr.  jfc 

1[j    2t1. — The    term??  are  TWO  DOLLAuspsr  annum  to    U 
I       lie  paid  in  ailvancc.  1^ 

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9  3d. — A  handsmne  t'r.'.e-plqsaiid  t.-ible  nf  c/ir.tcpts  ,% 

S  willi)tffjr.i;i.h'td  (ijrit'f)  aithe  canipletibn  of  eacli   ||( 

51  voluir.c."                                                                       Ig 

/•.TO.>/  r^.2  EF.. DUTIES  Ci-  mSTORV. 

THE  CHARACrr.a  OF  A   GOOD  WIFE. 

THK  (jrVid  \v;fe  isra;e,  wNr,,  ever  mindful  rf  ihe  s.ilemn 
tontract  which  ?hc  h:»*ii  Ci".:£red  ip'o,  is  s'ric.ly  a-td  con- 
scii?niiour,Iy  viriuoiis,  con..^iant,  and  falthfol  to  her  hus- 
bjuJ  :  chai'e,  pure,  a'lrl  unMcmished,  in  every  thought, 
worvH,  avtd  deed :  she  is  liumhic  and  modest  fr;-)m  reai'in 
andconvicrinn,  .snbmi  :mv^'  from  choice,  and  obedient  from 
inclination  ;  what  she  acquires  by  love  and  tenderness, 
sVic  i>veservj5  by  piudcnce  and  dJscreiion  ;  she  makes  it 
lier  business  to  sen-e,  and  lier  p!:'_SHre  to  oblige  her  hus- 
bind  i  conscious  tha;  every  thi.ig  that  promotes  his  happi- 
r.csn,  must  in  th^  end,  c'^.TKbute  to  her  own  :  her  tender- 
ress  relieves  his  can.',  Iior  affection  softens  his  distress, 
her  ffood-hurnourand  coi^iplacency  lessen  and  subdue  his 
atnictions. 

EXAMPLE  or  CHASTITY. 

I.UCRETI.Vwasahdvof  ff'cat  beauty  and  noble  eT- 
traction  :  she  married  Calla'inus,  a  r,'liiion  of  Tarqui.iius 
Sujierbus,  kiu.^of    Uoo-.e.     During  the     sie.'Je    of  Anlea, 
which  lasted  much  longrr  than  was  e.vpec.ed,  the  young- 
princes  jjassedtlieir  time  inentcrtain-nents  and  diversions. 
Once   as    they  were  ai:    siipDer,  at  Sescuis    Tarqain'.s  the 
l.i..iyT.  rfjCT.y,,»f,TrW-rHWfl;ia;,-l:,;!CTetT«Vbi^irani;,  tl,<  ' 
Conversation  turned  on  the  merit  of  their  wives:  everyone 
gave  his  own  the  preference.     "  VViiat  signif,'  so  nianv 
words  !"  says  CoUa'.inus  ;  "  you  inav  in  a  few  hours,  if 
you  please,  be  convinced  by  your  owt;e;.cs,howmuoh  my 
Lncreiia  excels  the  ttf.   M'e  sie  yonug-:  I-t  us  miiunt  our 
hor.eB,andKoand  svtrprise  them.     NoLhingcaiibcter de- 
cide our  dispufc;  than  ilic  state  we  shaH  find  them  in  at  a 
time  when    most  certainly  tliey  will  not  e.\pect  us."Tliev 
were  a   Utile  -.vanned  bi   wine:   "Come    on,   lei  us  go," 
they  all  cried  togethe.-.     Tliey  rjuickly  galloped  to  Rome, 
■which  was  about  twenty  riiilcs^irom    Ardea,  where    thpv 
find  the  princesses,  wives  rf  the  young  Tatoui-,-.s,  surround- 
ed with  cmipany,  and  every  einnimstance  of  ilie  highest 
mirth  and  pleasure.     Frjm  thence  they  r.odc  to  Coil'atia, 
where  they  saw    Lucrctia  iti    a    very   dilVerent  situ-iiiou. 
Wrhhcrmaids  about  her,  she  was  at  work   in  the  inner 
part  of  her  house,  talking  on  the  dangers  to  whichher  hus- 
band was  exposed.     The  viciory  w  as  adjudged  to  her  inia- 
nimoitEly.     Shcrcceived  her  gUests  with  all  possible  polite- 
ness   and  civility.     Lugre--ia's  virtue,    which  should  have 
commanded  respect,  was  the  very  thing  which  kindled  in 
the  breast  of  Sextils  Taiquin  a  strong  and  detestable  passi- 
on.    Within  a  few  days  he  recurned  to  Collatia,  and  upon 
the  plausible  excuse  he  mr.de  for  his  visit,  he  was  received 
whh  all  the  poll  encss  due  to  a  near  relation,  and  the  eldest 
son  of  a  king.     Watching  the  finest  opportunity,    he   de- 
cl.tres  the    passion  sne   had  excited  at  his   Last  visit,  and 
employed  the  most  tender  intreaiies,  and  all  the  art'iilces 
pnss-ble,  to  touch  a  'voman'sheait ;  but  all  to  no  puqiose. 
llCih  n  endeavoured  to  extort  her  compliance  hv  the  most 
terrible  thrcatenings.     I.  was  in  vain.    She  still    persisted 
in  ner  resr.Uition  j  nor  cotild   she    be  moved,  even  by  the 
fearoldeah.     Bu',  when  the  monster    told  her   that  he 
would  first  dispatch  her,  and  then  having  murde~ed  a  slave 
M-ould  lay  liini  by  iter  side,  after  which  he  would  sjiread  a 
report,  that  having  caught  them  in  the  act  of  adultery,  he 
liitd  punished   them  as    they  deserved  ;  this   feemed '  to 
ihake  her  resolution.     She  hesitated  not  knowing  which 
of  these  dreadful  ahernatives  to  take,  whether,  by  consent, 
ing  to  dishonor  the  bedof  her  husband,  whom  she  tender, 
ly  loved  ;  or,  by  refusing,  to  die  under  the  odious  ch-trac. 
'er  of  having  pros.ituted  her  person  to  the  lust  of  a  s'ave 
He  saw  the  struggle  of  her  soul :  and  seizing  ihe  unlucky 
moment,  obtained  an    inglorious  conquest.     Thus  Lucre- 
lia  s  virtue,  which  had  been  proof  a.vjainst  the  fearofdea'h, 
could  no:  hold  out  against  the  fear  of  infamy.  The  young 
prince,  liavmggra-dKed  his  passion,  returned  home  as  in 
trimnph. 

On  themorrow.I.iicretia,  overwhelmed  with  grief  and 
d-spau-j  feru  early  in  the  morning  to  desire  her  father  and 
horhusoandto  cometoi-.erand  bring  wiih  them  each  a 
wustyiricnd.asturini-  '''em  iliere  wai  uo  tim«  to   loose, 


:anie  withall  Sjietd,  the  one  accompanied  with  ^^a- 
lerius,  (so  famous  after  under  the  name  of  Publicola)  and 
the  o.lur  M  ith  Brutus.  The  moment  she  saw  them  come, 
she  could  not  command  her  tears  ;  and  when  her  husband 
^  .asked  herif  all  was  well  :  "  By  no  means,"  said  she,  "  it 
,  cannot  be  well  with  a  woman  who  has  lost  herhonoiir.  Yes, 
j  Ciillitiuus,  thy  bed  has  been  deliled  by  a  stranger;  bnt  f 
am  only  polluted  ;  my  mind  is  innocent,  as  mv  death 
s.i. 11  witness.  Promise  me  oiilv,  not  to  suffer  the  adid- 
te-.-tr  to  go  unpunised  :  it  is  Se!.t.is  Tarquinius,  who  last 
1  night,  treacherous  guest,  or  ratlier  cruel  foe,  offered  me 
yiotesee,  and  rcppeda  jovfa-^!  »c.ve;  '^ui  if -..ni  are  nicn, 
it  will  be  still  niore  fatal  to  him."  v<  I!  promised  to  revenge 
her  :  and,  at  the  same  time,  tried  to  comfort  her  with  re- 
presenting, "  That  the  mind  only  sin3,  not  the  body  ;  and 
where  tlie  consent  is  wan'ing,  there  can  b-  no  gu-l-  " 
••  yVhat  Sexius  deserves,"  replies  I.upetia,  -  I  leave  von 
to  jnd^e  :  but  fn-  me,  though  Id-dare  myself  innocent  of 
the  <  ri:Tie,  I  exempt  not  myself  frrn  punishment.  No 
nrmo.,-st  woman  shall  plead  LucrSSa's  example  to  out- 
live her  dishonor.';  Thus  saying,  «he  plunged  into  her 
breast  a  d.ijjer  she  had  concealed  under  her  robe,  and  c-:- 
pircd  at  their  feet. 

Lncretia's  tragical  d.-ath  has  b-en  praised  and  extolled 
by  Pagan  writers,  as  the  highest  and  most  noble  act  of  he- 
roism. The  gospel  thinks  iiol  so  :  it  is  munlcr,  even  ac 
coRUng  to  Lncretia's  own  principles,  since  she  punislied 
witli  death  an  innocent  person,  at  least  acknow!ed?--d  as 
sur.h  by  herself.  She  was  ignorant  that  our  life  is^iiot  in 
our  ownpower,  but  in  his  disposal  from  vFhom  wereceive 

■ "''' '-jMaaT'  "'*'''  '^^'■'f"".^  examincj,  in  his  book  Ds  ei- 

.siderfTra?<fris'a<couragcous  action,  flowing  from  a  true 
love  of  cliastiiy,  but  as  an  inlirmity  of  a  woman  too  sensi- 
ble of  worldly  fame  anil,glory  ;  and  who,  from  a  dread  of 
apjieoi-ihg  in  the  eyes  on»cn  an  accomplice  of  the  violence 
the  abhon-ed,  and  of  a  crime  to  v.-hich  she  was  entirely  a 
stranger,  commits  a  real  crime  upon  herself  voUintarily  & 
designedly.  Hut  what  cannot  be  su.liciently  a.dmired  in 
■hit  Roman  lady  is  her  abhorrence  ofadtUtery,  which  she 
seeiu«  to  hold  so  dM«Ma!-l^as  not,*.-! ,  b.„- r  -he  'hougt.--.  of 
it.     In  this  sense,  she  is  a  noble  e.\an-ip:e  for  all  her  s;x. 


BIOGRAPHY, 


or   THE  LOVELY  BUT  ONFOKTUIfATE 

XilADAME    LAVESGNE, 

Wife  of  the  Governor   of  Fort  Long^.vav,  in  the  Depart- 
ment of  Moselle. 
Taken jnm  M  Du  Broza's  Ar.ccJ.iies  of  complamis  fcmaU 
charucteis  niiho  suffered fri/ni  the  resolution  in  France. 


THE  be'autiful  and  accomplished  Madame  Lavergnc 
had  been  married  but  a  short  time  to  AI.  Lavergne,  Co- 
lor of  Lr.ngway,  when  that  town  surrendered  to  th» 
ssians  ;  but  in  two  months  afterwards  was  retaken  bv 
the  French,  and  the  Governor  arrested,  and  sent  prison^'r 
to  Paris,  without  being  permitted  to  enjoy  the  societ-,-  of 
his  amiable  wile.  Though  M.  Lavergne  was  at  th-at  time 
upwanls  of  si.xty,  and  Madame  had  scarcely  attained  a 
third  of  that  age,  yet  the  sweetness  of  his  disposition  ami 
the  superiority  of  his  abilities,  had  excited  in  her  bosom 
the  liveliest  tenderness  and  esteem  ;  and  she  determined 
not  only  to  follow  him  to  the  capital,  but  to  exert  every 
faculty  she  possessed  to  ob'ain  the  preservation  of  his  life 

"  The  dreadful  epoch  of  the  revolution  had  already  arri- 
ved, w-hen  the  scaffold  was  daily  reeking  with  the  blood  t  f 
those  victtms  whom  savage  cruelty  had  unjustly  slain,  and 
M.  Lavergne  hourly  expected  his  would  aiigincnt  the  san- 
guinary stream  !  The  horrors  of  the  prison,  and  the 
damps  of  a  dungeon  soon  produced  the  most  alarming  ef- 
fects  on  his  healih:yet  his  amiable  wifeconsidered  it  afor- 
tunate  circumstance,  conceiving  they  would  not  bring  him 
to  trial  m  .so  debilitated  a  state.  A  pelrious  disease,  she 
imagined,  w-ould  prove  a  present  safeguard,  and  time  and 
e.xertion  bring  the  wished  for  relief  >  Vain  expectation  ; 
his  name  appeared  on  the  list  from  which  no  appeal  could 
save  him,  and  the  ill-fated  sufferer  -was  doomed  to  at- 
tend. 

■'  Madame  Lavergne  was  no  sooner  made  acquainted 
with  this  decision,  than  she  presented  herself  before  the 
committee  of  ge«eral  safety.  With  a  countenance  expres- 
sive of  the  anguish  of  her  ifeelnigs,  and  her  eyes  stream- 
ing with  apprehensive  tears,  she  demanded  that  her  hu.. 
band's  trial  should  be  delayed  until  he  had  regamed  his  t.i- 
culties  by  a  restoration-of  health  ;  assuring  them  he  was 
not  in  a  state  to  coiffronthis  accusers,  ;is  disease  had  im- 
paired hit  r«Mon  umuch  at  bis  ttrensth. 


™r,r,„i  "    1  V ('*'''  ''"  ^S°"'sed  wife  of  La- 

lergne)  such  an  uniorlunote  being  as  I  have  described 
dragged  before  a  tribunal  that  decides  upon  life,  and  death' 
Z^Al  7"°"  abandons  him,  canhe  undertand  the  charges 
alledged  against  him  >  Or  can  he  have  power  to  declare  W  J 
innocence,  wliose  bodily  suUerings  are  now  ihrea  ei,ioo-m 
terminate  his  life!  Will  you,  ot  !  citizens  of  F^nctfaU 
a  rnan  to  trial  while  in  a  phrenzy  of  delirium  '  Will  voa 
summon  him,  who  perhaps  at  this  moment  isexpiriig"" 
the  bedofpain,  to  hear  that  irrevocable  sentence  which 
adniitn  no  medium  between  liberty  and  -he  scaffold  — 
And  if  you  unite  humanity  and  justice  can  you  suffef 
T^mIa  ""'1—^'  "'"''  words  every  eye  was  directed 
to  Madame  Lavergne,  whose  youth  and  beauty,  contrast- 
ed with  the  idea  ol  an  aged  and  inHrm  husband,  gave  rise 
to  very  different  emotions  in  the  breast  of  the  tnembers 
oJ  the  committee,  from  those  which  she  so  eloouenth-en 
deavoured  to  inspire  ,  and  they  interrupted  her  speech 
with  the  most  indecent  jests,  and  the  coarsest  raillery. 
One  of  the  niembers  with  a  scornful  sigh,  assured  her,  that 
young  and  handsome  as  she  was,  it  would  not  be  so  diffi- 
cult  as  she  appeared  to  imagine,  to  find  means  of  conso- 
lation for  the  loss  of  a  husband,  who  in  ,he  common  course 
of  nature  had  ctmipletcly  lived  out  his  time—Another  of 
them  equally  brutal,  -4i,d  still  more  ferocious,  added  that 
the  fervor  with  which  she  pleaded  the  cause  of  her  bus- 
band,  vas  unnatural  excess,  and  therefore  the  committee 
couia  not  attend  to  her  petition. 

•■ILirror,  indignation  and  despair,  took  postession  of 
the  uiuortuiiate  Madame  Lavergne's  soul.  She  heard  the 
purest  and  most  e.-.al;ed  affections  for  one  of  the  worthi- 
est  ol  men,  condemned  and  vilified  as  a  degrading  appe- 
tite. She  had  been  wantonly  insulted,  whilst  demand:n» 
justice  by  the  administrators  of  the  law  ;  and  she  rushed 
ni  s.  ence  from  those  inhuman  monsters,  to  hide  the  aeo- 
ny  that  almost  burst  the  heart. 

"  One  ray  of  hope  still  rose  to  chase  the  gloom  of  deen 
despondency  away.  Dumas,  one  of  the  judges  of  the  tri- 
bun-al,  she  had  known  in  former  times  ;  him  therefore,  sh» 
resolved  to  seek,  and  in  spite  of  the  antipathy  wh^ch  his 
present  actions  had  inpsired,  implore  him  to  let  the  trial  be 
uelayert.  In  all  the  agony  of  increasing  apprehension,  she 
threw  ntTcolf  at  this  inflc.ibh  irumster's  lect,  used  ..11  ,h. 
arguments  suggested  by  affection,  only  to  have  the  fa. 
tal  hour  delaved.  Dumas  replied,  that  it  did  not  belong  to 
him  to  gt-at't  the  favor  she  solicited  ;  neither  should  he 
choose  to  inake  such  a  request  of  the  tribunal ;  and  then 
increasing  the  bitterness  of  disappointment  by  the  inso- 
e  i-e  of  sarcasm,  he  enquired  whether  it  was  so  great  a 
imslt  rtune  to  be  delivered  from  a  troublesome  husband  of 
sixty,  whose  d -ath  -ivonid  leave  her  at  liberty  to  employ 
her  youthhil  charms  more  usefully  to  the  state  I 

"Such  art  iteration  of  insult  roused  the  unfortunat* 
witc  ot  Lavergne  to  desperation.  She  shrieked  with  an- 
gmsh  too  insupportable  to  bear:  and  rising  from  the  pos- 
tiiieof  supplica-ion,  she  extended  her  out  stretched  arms 
fo  heaven,  and  in  aphrenzied  voice  exclaimed,  "Just 
i»od  !  will  not  the  crimes  of  thefe  atrocious  men  awake 
thy  vengeance  !go,  mrnster!  she  cried,  atldresstng herself 
to  Dumas,  I  no  longer  want  ihy  aid  :  no  longer  will  1 
deign  ti3  supplicate  thy  pity  !  away  to  ftie  tribunal  ;  there 
vvill  I  aiso  appear  :  then  shall  it  be  known,  whether  1  de- 
st  rv  the  outrages  thou  and  thy  base  associates  have  bean- 
ed  t  pon  my  head.  *^ 

"  Frim  the  presence  of  the  odious  Dumas,  and  -with 
a  fi.-.etldeteniination  to  quit  a  life  that  had  now  become 
ha-etu!  to  her,  Madame  Lavergne  repaired  to  the  hail  of 
the  tribunal,  and  mixing  with  the  motle.-  croud,  waited 
imi  atiently  for  the  hour  of  trial.  The  barbarous  proceed 
nigs  of  the  day  begin,  and  the  unfortunate  Lavergnes  cal- 
led !  The  jailors  convey  him  thither  on  a  matrass,  and  a 
few  trifling  questions  are  proposed,  to  -which  with  d^Ci. 
<:ulty  he  replies,  when  the  mock  trial  closes,  and  the  ill- 
fated  Governor  is  doomed  to  die  ! 

"  Scarcely  had  the  sen'ence  passed  the  Judge's  lips 
when  Madame  Lav'ergne  cried  out  with  a  hud  voice  Five 
la  Jfoi .'  In  vain  the  surrounding  multitude  cntleavoured 
to  prevent  the  sound  ;  for  the  more  they  tired  to  deaden 
its  cxtenbi.-n,  the  more  vehement  her  cries  ;  and  she  con- 
tinued exclaiming  Vive  la  Sol  till  the  guard  forced  he- 
away. 

"So  great  had  been  the  interests  ivhich  the  distress  of  thie 
amiable  young  woman  had  excited,  that  she  wasfollotved 
to  the  place  of  confinement  by  a  numerous  throng,  who 
anxiously  endeavoured  to  avert  the  fate  which  awaited  her 
by  an  attempt  to  drown  her  cries. 

"  When  the  pulilic  accuser  interroguted  her  upon  th» 
motives  of  her  extraordinary  conduct,  she  informed  him 
she  was  not  actuated  either  by  revenge  or  despair,  but  by 
loyalty  which  was  rooted  in  her  heart. — I  adore,  cried  she, 
the  system  th?t  you  have  destroyed  ;  and  I  evpect  nomer. 
cy  from  you,  for  I  am  your  enemy.  I  abhor  vour  republic, 
and  will  persist  in  tilt  souftstion  I  Uive  ijublicly  made.a* 
lon£  as  I  lire. 


18 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804. 


-b-.u  MaiaMie 


"  Tt  this  Ueclarntioii  n»rci)lvwis  in 
Livr^ne's  nan.-wasi.^  n  W  adaej  to  th?  jii,pec-eJ 
isr.andia  at*.**  ni'iuei  she  was  br^uj'.i:  before  the  tri- 
buaal  whjre  she  u-«eivj  her  own  coiidem  la'ion,  and  was 
decreed  to  die.  From  that  instant  the  a^iratioii  of  her 
iid;J;  sjrenity  appeared  t:)  have  re-pissessei 
_  lit  I   h:r  beiu-ifal  c>u.ue:iaacc    aiinouiiced  the 

peafe  a-idca;nf.>r  of  her  soul. 

•' O  t  the  di.*  of  c.<eci4-ion.  Ma  lame  Laverj^ne  first  as- 
cended the  fatal  cart,  and  rcquei'.cd  rliat  she  might  be 
jilacid  in  i  posi  ion  to  view  her  liusband's  face  ;  that  u;i- 
fcrttmate  husband  Ij-id  fallen  in'oa  s-v-niu  and  la/  ex'end- 
td  upon  a  :ruii»  -^f  5Ta\v  with  lU'  th"?  sii^htes'  appearance 
..flife.  The  motion  oi". he  car.  haJl.ior.eii.-d  the  bjsom  of 
hisshir:,  aildcxposed  his  braast  to  -ne  sc  >rcliing  rays  ofa 
vertical  sun,  wltich  the  amiabk-  wife  perceiving,  anrreated 
t:i;  e\ecuiiontr  t  ■  take  a  pm  fnm  her  handkerchief  and 
u.iiie  his  shirt — Madame  Lavergnc's  attention  was  never 
for  one  niomriitdif^fcted  from  the  object  of  her  tenderness; 
and  perceiving  bv  th»  chligc  of  his  countenance,  that  his 
senses  revived,  i.i  s-:»ff  acceni-.  she  jjronounced  his  nu:iic. 
A-  the  sound  of  '.hat  voice,  w  hote  melodv  had  ^o  long  been 
asTin^er  10  his  eirs,  he raiscil  his  eyes,  and  fixed  them 
on  the  object  of  his  love  with  a  look  exprjssiv^  of  alarm 
and  tenderness.  '*  Do  not  be  alar.med.''  said  she,  "  it  was 
your  xaitliful  wife  who  called.  We  c.iuM  not  live,  bu: 
we  shalldic  together 4"  The  agi  i:ed  I.avergne  biirsi in- 
to tears  of  graciiudfe^  and  his  oppretaed  heart  pnvn-ed 
I'orih  i'Btof:  sensaiious  into  t'nat  bojom  which  shared  all 
its  siiTows  ;  ?.iid  ihoiirh  the  tyrants  would  f.iin  h.ave  div;- 
dcd  th2,ii,    it   was   death    that  joined    thrm  in  a    Oi:t;er 

FilO-^I  THE  KNOyiRHR. 
•T  H  S     R  A  1  N  B  0  \7. No.  VIII. 

TRUTH  J-.  JJLOCiL'CNCE. 

JL3I  ALLUCCIli'. 

In  the  first  a;^sof  the  world,  Vice,  it  is  said,  was  un- 
known among  the  sons- of  m;n.     Th^  i!jsce,;dints  oi  .,u.- 
iirsl  jMrcits,  for  many  geneia"ions,  .sj.^nt  then*dajb  in  li'.e 
enjoyment  of  thse    ira  iq-.i  1  and   pure  pleasures,   which 
£:5ring  from  innocence  ai'.d  1  ve,  and  f:-om  ^ra,itude  to  the 
Bs  iiiicent  beings,  by  wh-nn  ijtesc  Ue^sings  were  bestow- 
ed.    The  earnr  was -hea  walereU  uyi^MU.iierables-r^ams, 
r.  id  coveidd  with  perjje  ual  verdure.      'I'he    forests  were 
f.iled  with  lofiv  and  majestic  iixics,  whj.;c  shade  iv.vi'.ed 
to  mcdi:alioncrrci»)se;  while  on  t.icir  wides|»reai  Lrane.a- 
fi  ihefea  hercdchoi.-tiiaida  ed  the  beauiiea  of  iluir  j.tu- 
l.ii^e,  and  warbl?d    titr-'U^h' ul  th-e  tla  ,  e'.lhcr   son;^'^  of 
j...,or  s,t;ciuiioni  to  1 've.       i\w   ;ic;js    uud  iiicajjws 
were  eiiltellislwd  by  countless  liowors,  d  i;\isj,ig  fiA,;rance 
tnro' tlie  a.r  ;  and   pr-duc-^a,  tnoujh   irjc  spjn.a,.cjusly, 
in    tbttiida  .ce,    those  n.^uns.ijnjj.lru.  s,  w.ticn  •..i^iur.ed 
b-;iaiyto  women, and  heal.h  and  s.w.tg  h  toman.      Tms 
was'iiiiieed  the  golden  age  :  and  the  ceics  'al  Deings,  ton 
«i  Mlpiarioj  the  felicity  %\  hich  wa.;  e.tj  i,,ed  below,    ue.g.i- 
»-J  somctimps  to  assume  ah;hiia:.  sh.ipe,  and  f  jr  a  ti.ue, 
to  jnake  'heir abode  oncanh,  am  ,.ig  tlic  wi  c  and  iiappy 
>nort;ds  wlio  tiicn  i.ossessed  h.     lint  af:er  the  Upse  of  iiia- 
tiy  centuries,  man  became  lirei'i'  rhe  pleavare^  which  he 
had  S3  long  been   permitied  to  enjjy.       Tn..   i:).-eiTr)n  of 
s-elJiShness,  esCajjing  from  :hc  guluh  of  Tar.atus,  to  wh.ch 
S'^eS  before,  by  a  council  of  iha  Gods,    he  ciad  besa  coii- 
demncd,  found  his  w.iy  to  th^i.^i'a:ions  of  men,   and 
»onn  seduccd'thegrea  er  pai-t  of  ihe  hu.nan  race  from  the 
•lleg'.aiVLe which tl-,ejOV.-e.l  to  their   ci-ie.,ir.l  bev.cfactr.rs 
The  cnomici  of  the  invader  were  fir.n,  -and  for  a  long  time 
niain;ai;ieJ  an  unequ  J  conrt.cr,-  but  ihey  were  finally  ovcr- 
1>  wcrcd  by  numbers,  andaimos..  entirely  do.troyed.' From 
Iha:  inne,  the  Geds  renounced  all  i.ite'rcourse  wi'ji  men  ; 
»nd  left  the  eaijth  and  its  inhabitants,  a  prey  to  those  phy- 
sical and  moral  evils  v^hich  have  since  never  ceased  to  ai- 
flic!  them. 

Among  those  who  had  everted  themselves  W  oppose 
th.s  humiliating  rcvolution,7j-iili  and  Elmiucite  had  borne 
the  most  conspicuous  parr. 

7ju(4  and  £/o7uc;ii-e,  it  has  been  sometimes  said,  "■<.,»' 
hi  Cflcs'ial  origin.  But  this  opinion  i 
was  the  legitimate  d.iiighter  of  Labor 
hiost  venerable  aaioHj;  the  -nhabiiants  of  the 
svorlj.  Amidst  'he  confusion  snd  crimes,  which  ind;iCL-d 
the  Gods  to  abandon  the  earth.  Labor  had  been  seized  bf 
the  pjr.isans  of  Selfishness,  beaten  with  many  stripes, 
loaded  with  eh-ains,  and  compelled  to  toil  fir  the  bc.ieiit 
«f  others.  M'i'.dom  did  not  e.iperience  equal  cruelty,  bm 
ehe  was  banished  by  a  decree  of  the  usurpers.  The  place 
other  retreat  has  never  ye;  been  tliscovered.  It  is  said 
that  her  foots-cps  have  been  sometimes  traced  in  Europe 
and  that  they  h.ive  been  distinc  Iv  ,>erceivcd  in  America  ; 
bu' it  seems  n\os' probable,  rl»a;  Minei-va,  who  respected 
Jier  virti-es  and  pitied  her  sufferings,  soon  procured  her  a 
seat  in  Heaven,  and  'hu*  jilaced  her  beyond  the  reach  of 
men.  who,  in  every  ag'e,.^ndiueverv  co'uiKr/,  have  proved 
r  conduc:,  their  en.iic  contempt  for  her  character  & 


The 


it  correct.  7Vut4  j  \\'ih  u.  regard  :  ,  x,  cti!-li  c 
d  V/i.sd<ra,  the  ^^"^  'he  s--raw-bii  ir  shed,  t 
the  Anrcd.l  iSSklT- 1*"""''"*^^  l>ei  ia.i-uage  : 


tounsfls 

7"' a(A  has  b-en  the  fav-iri-e  of  Minerva.  Many  of  her 
anfant years  she  1  adspci-  under  the  imniedia  e  guardian- 
rhip  ofiheG  i.ld?ss.  andby^  her  she  was  irrevocibl/  con- 
firmed,  in  th  -se  pr;nclpl.?s  which  she  had  been  taught  by 
Jiervenerab!e  parents.  On  herfirs  actiuaimance.  her  coun- 
tenance seemed  gloomy,  Ind  her  manners  aus-ere.  Her 
convertation  was  generally  serious,  and  bcr  Uuguase  plaia. 


■ies  of  pleasure,  awed  by  lu'r  loo.k,  avoided  her 
society;  the  advocates  of  vice  tre,mbl;d  in  her  presence; 
bu:  to  those  who  knew  her  well,  she  appeared  invariably 
graceful  and  benevolent ;  and  even  her  worst  enemies,  af- 
ter a  few  interviews,  have  sometimes  acknowledged  the 
injustice  of  their  first  impressions,  and  devoted  their  lives 
to  her  service,  with  unalterable  fidelity  and  zeal. 

The  birth  of  Eiojiu^ice  was  not    so  vespeclable.      She 
was  the  child  of   Enthusiasm,  and  on  her  mother's  side, 
was  nearly  related  to  soine  of  the  first  families  of  the  anci- 
ent world — to  Taste,  ^ancy.  Sensibility,  Genius,   Benevo- 
lence and  Virtue.  Bui  who  her  father  was,  is  ye;  unknown. 
Some  have  thought,  that  she  dis(ila;.ed    a    strong  resem- 
blance to  Ambition ;  others  have  been   ct]uallv   confident 
that  she  bt)te  the  features  of   Avttrice.     But   however  di- 
yijedmcn  migh'  be  a^  to  her  birth,  ihey  were  u.ianinnus 
in  their  approbatioa  of  ht-rself.      The    expression  of  her 
eye,  varying  with  every  thought  i  the  mel.>dy  of  her  voice, 
whetlicr  in  persuasion  or  cdnuiia.id  i  the  grace  and  digni- 
ty of  her  gestures  ;  herpromp;  wit:  her   e.xte.-isive  l.now- 
led.je,  made  her  tlie  object  of  u  liversal   admna.ion       But 
her  fortune  when  you.i,;  wtis  nut  so  auspieious  as  that  of 
^■"•■^ij  Her   mothe;,    though  passionately  fond   of  her, 
soinetllnes  left  her.     Carried  away  by  her  own  contempla- 
tions, she  forgo;  for  a  tine  her  darling  child.     It  chanced 
that  Mercury  fjund  h<;r  during  the  absence  of  her  inother, 
and  struck  with  the  readiness  of  her  inlaniine  replies,    he 
carried  her  away.     H;  recained  her  in  his  handi  fora  ton- 
sidei-;ible  tiin?,  and  did  not  reiurn  her  to  her  mother,  utitil 
he  and  bis  friend    Pro'eus   h.-.d  amused  tbemsclvcs  with 
teaching  he:- some  of  tha  aris  by  which    they    had  been 
j  .iccustom.-:dto  impose  upon  mankind.      The  impression 
u;.on  the-mind  of  the  infant,  pr.jduced  by  this  disastrous 
I  '.'vent,  was  not.  however,  immediately  perceived. 
I      -\\  the  co-nme7KCTient  of  the  conflict,  whieh  we   have 
lien  ianed,  T>ui.i  and  iVo^aace  were  in  full  maturity.     In 
me  age  '^f  in  it-cence  they  had  been  inseparable  compani- 
t-ns.     EUiqttence  had  imbibed  from  her  mo,lier,    the  most 
ardeiit  aflcci-jii  for-  Trufb,  and  "iiotwidista>".ding-  her  own 
•isiiiring  temper,  had,    fora  long time.vcliuuarily  acted  as 
hera.ienlin:  and  hajidma-d.     Beloved  by  the  Gods,  and 
tor  a  bug  tilfterespettcdbymen,  they   had  e.'ierted  their 
unitir-Iinfluenci;  and  powers,   to  ttvert  from  inankind    the 
eviis  with  which  t!i-*y  foresaw  their  enemy  designed,  trea- 
cherouslj-,  toovcr»hdm  them.     Even  now.nntwirhsiaiul- 
iiig  the  niuiJtuieswho  had  .deseried,  they  did  no;  despair; 
and  in  tlie  pivsencc,  and  with  the  ajipiobation  of  the  GrxU, 
.  who  bad  asscnibbd  before  th-ttlr  final  departure  from   the 
earth,  they  bxuid  t.Hemselves  to  live  in  perpetual   amity, 
and  in  the  prosftcntion  of  ■heir  labors  for  the  good  of  man- 
kind, nevei-  -n  sairer.iny,di;;icu!tit.'sor  dangers  to  separate 
them,     Jiiiji,  :ha'.\priarenl/ austere  in  her   deportment 
andcon.<ident  in  hec^ijividiial  strwur  h,  did  wy  disdtiin 
the    a;Iiance.     Tho'  not  convinced  of   its   necessity,    she 
i-n.rw  i;  mtgh;  be  useful.  a..d  wi.hout  ceremony  or  hesita- 
tion oStre  I  her  hand  to  Ehptencc  as  a  ple-Jge  of  her    siii- 
"et'tte  seized  wi:h  promptitude  the  profTeied 
o  her  bosom   with  inimi'able 


vhtm 


hand   of  7r'utl,,  iiressed  it  I 


p.. -peso  but  to  c=ll  the  attention  of  mankind  to  the  , 
ot  herfnend;  of  which,  when  her  hearers  were  co, 
ed.  they  gradually  lost  their  respect  for  herself,  by  i 
they  w  ere  intrcduced.  '  In  the  e.vcess  of  her  mortification 
she  one  day  made  a  pathetic  complaint  on  ihissubiect'  ill 
the  hearing  ot  7>yA.  With  the  candor  with  which  'sic 
spoke.  Truth  told  her,  it  was  in  vain  to  repine  as  her  un 
aided  talents  brilliant  as  they  were,  however  ti.ey    might 

ve's!,w,       f       '/?        T."  l";'-'"»'«"=lr  "cure  forlierUie 
lesj.ect  or  friendship  of  ihe  wise.     Elo^^cntt  mortally  of- 
fended  at  this  rep  y,  declared  the  treaty  void,  and  setiara  - 
ed  herself  immediately  from  her  friend.     rn„L.  unmoved 
at    his  event,  pursued  steadily  the    same  course  which  sh, 
bat   before  marked  out ;  but  finding  he.-self  sometimes  im 
peded  in  her  progress  for  want  of  her  former  associate  en 
tleavoured  to  recollect  &adop,  some  of  ihegracesbv  which 
de  hrtd  been  distinguished      She  learned,  therefore  in  ,  t? 
—  of  time,  to  lay  aside  the  awkward  and  negligent  ph™.' 
which  the  was  accustomed  to  nse,  and    to  ev 
her  sentiments,  not    only  with  the  animation    and 
which  she  had  before  displayed,  but  in  lan(ruir« 
ho-  plain,  was  always  correct;  selected  wi-1,  cire 
antlv  arranged.    From  the  first  moment  of  sera-' 
uutb    has    never  sought  the  society  of  £/„7,J„. 
that  she  does  not  avoid  her,    but  she  never  eo... 
:r  way  to  seek  her.     The  aid  of  £.'o,.„„.«  on  any 
hus  occurrence,  is  accepted,  if  offered,  bat  it  is  ne. 
Iwa>s  content  to  rely  upon  l.ers=;f. 
i  lUuly  rising,  and    the    is  now 
.  .  ....    .  "^  simjtlieity  of  hcrmaiincrs,  the 

pkunness,  perspicuity  nnd  brevity  of  her  discourse,  ,l,e 
unsha.«u  firmness  of  her  mind,  and  her  inconquerable 
attachment  to  every  principle    lending  to  p,-oraot2  tha  |i! 


seology 


firmncs 


and  elcii 


out  of  h. 

moment 

ver  solicited.  7fi!(i 

She  is  right.     Her  credit 

known  to  mu'.titudef.b 


soon  per. 


[jrace,  and  in  a  voice  sweet  as  the  sound  of  "the  barn 
oneh-d  by  the  lutnd  of  Apollo.  congi^tubt:d  herself  on 
he  s'jemn  ra-ifica  ion  of  acomnac!.  which  alone  could 
J'lsity  a  hope  hat  she  cjuld  be  useful  to  ih?  world.  The 
cele.itial  audience,  impressed  with  reverence  for  ihe  e.valt- 
edcfiaracer  .f  Truth,  and  delighted  by  the  charms  of 
-Elopiencf,  gave  them  .heir  benediction,  and  departed  for 

Stich- 
coinnact 


vhen  they"  fonned  theit 


e.fec  1 


■  exalted  ' 


e  Tyutb  and  Eloquence, 

?>i«Areflecicd  that  this  alliance  would  f.tcili- 
r  progress,  and  tha;  the  aid  of  Elxfuence  would  more 
dlyd  sns:  niaikin.l,  tora-'iv;  tVivn  lie-  the.e  sa- 
counsels,  on  which  the  welfare  of  the  whole  race  de- 
pended.    On  ■  he  other  band,  Khjume  knew»*hat  vicious 
as  the  wrrld  had  become,  her  atlinonitions  unless  enforced 
by  herally,  ;l:o'  the)  might  be  heard  with  pleasure,  could 
uot  long  be  regarded  wi'h  reverencs. 

The  treaty  Iwing    thus  formad,  tlie  confederates  began 

'heir  career   together,  with  entire  good  faith.     They  ad- 

t^ressetl  all  tliey  saw,  and  to   endeavour  to  reclaim  these, 

^BBfit'"'"  ■"^"'"'I'e'".  from  the  briuality  of  igno- 

■ance.  anff^Brniserv  of  vice.     Truth  adhering  firmly   to 

jiursued    an    undeviating  course. 

power,  in  the  gilded  palace, 

the  tyrant  and  the  slave,  her 

,^...„^_.e   the  same.     Pride   alwavs 

oftended  by  her  sincerity.     Power  always  felt  uncontroul- 

)r  at  her  approach.  They  therefore  combined  a- 

nsul'ed  licr  in  gross  and  barbarous  terms,  and 

olence  to  her  pcrstni.     Upon  occasions  like 

-.stepped  forth    to   reECi;e  i.er  friend  from 

uang-r.     ?,ne  '  ften  succeeded  in  appeasing    the  wrath  of 

those  who  had  been  employed 

times  convinced  them  thtttihe 

ship  and  admiration.     ^^ 

In  process  of  time,  Eiofivau  began  to  perceive  tli 
herself  was  acting  only  a  secondary  part.  Truth  w: 
ways  treated  by  their  inn-ual  fritnds.  with  l 
found  respect  :  while  ti.at  which  was  paid 
seemed  daily  to  be  diminished — and  what  v 
mortifTlng.  to  be  diminished  exactly  in  proportion  as  their 
acquaintance  with  Trmb  increased.  She  never  faled  at 
first  to  receive  the  tribute  of  iheir  fervent  admiration  ;  bm 
in  ti.nethis  admiration  subsided,  and  in  some  instances  to- 
laUv  ilisappeared.  In  f  ict  she  .liscovered  that  she  was 
siill  regarded  merely  as  ihe  handmaid  of  Ttutb.  and  that 
upon  many  occasions  her  presence  was  deemed  not  onlv 
wuiccessary,  but  iBconTeaiem  :  that  sh*  served   no  oth«'r 


able 

gain*!  her, 
often  offered 
these,  £/ot^e,i 


opersecue  hitr,  and  some- 
vas  worthy  of  their  fricnd- 


cst  jiro- 
hersclf, 
II  more 


bertyand  happiness  of  mankind 

Eloquence,  after  she  had  lei-jure  for  reflect' 

ceived    that    this   separation  ifgener.ally    k «i„.„. 

greatly  impair  if  not  desti-oy  her  inHuence.  She  tooS 
thevcfore,  the  utmost  care  to  conceal  it.  Even  when  sha 
was  animated  by  the  most  desdlv  ha'e,  she  failed  not  to 
proless  Ihe  utmost  veneration  lor  her  ancient  alK-  and  of 
ten,  availing  herself  of  what  she  had  learned  in  her  infm' 
cy,  assumed  her  appearance,-  as  well  as  her  name.  I-i  this 
character,  and  m  tl_iis  way,  she  has  inv-iriably  imposed  on 
Ignorance  and  credulity,  and  scrupled  not  to  advccate  the 
most  pernicious  docrines.  She  has  not  only  defended  er 
rors  but  crnncs.  Influenced  by  ambition,  or  seduced  br 
tivarice,  she  has  become  occasionally  the  advocate  rf  mur- 
tier,  of  tyranny,  of  persecution,  war  and  desrlation  :  of  e' 
very  act,  which  injures  individuals,  or  lays  v/aste  awor'-' 
T  tfy  ,,gr  inempera.e  love  of  fame,  and  fondness  for 

.he  v.  ill- take  any  tide,  of  any  question,  and  .'i  her 
are  admired,  is  content  that  herprinciplcs  shall  be 
,„.,l       s.-^i,  i5  her  abandoned   efiVonter.,    that  she 
o  acncunce  Truth  herself,  as  an  impos- 
tor, and  to  claim  in  the  name  of  Truth  for  herself,  the  ho- 
mage and   admiration  of  the  world. 

But  this  shameful  prostitution  of  hersj.lendid  talents,  ir 
not  without  some  interruption.  Sometimes  influenced  by 
her  mother's  spirit,  she  devotes  herself  to  the  service  of 
Truth,  wiih  the  zeal  and  intrcjiidity  cf  hcranricnt  friend, 
ship.  Then  it  is  that  she  assumes  a  new  form.  I-Ier 
voice  seems  more  than  human.  Her  eyes  seems  to  flash 
with  the  fire  of  Heaven,  and  delivering  only  tlie  precepts 
of  Truth,  she  is  heard  with  ten  thousand  emotions,  which 
she  alone  is  liable  to  describe. 

So  profligate,  ho-n'cver,  has  her  conduct  generally  been» 
that  she  has  excitid  the  general  indignation  of  mankind  •' 
an(;l  unless  she  will  be  content  to  be  agtiin  the  handmaiti 
oi  Truth,  it  is  said,  that  a  petition  will  be  speedily  pre- 
sented to  the  Gods,  praying  that  she  may  be  forever  bu- 
nishedfrom  the  earth. 


ealth. 


conde 

has  been  kn 


MISCELLANECUS. 

HUMAN  SACRIFICE. 
We  have  already  noticed  with  pleasure,  that  the  Briiish 
government  in  India,  is  actively  and  successfully  engaged 
ig  the  Asia- 


in  discouraging  the  inhuman  ceremo 
tics,  which  v 

especially  the  voluntary  immclaiion  of  \ 

neral  piles  of  theirhusbands.  I  he  practice  is  so  graftc"l 
on  the  baibarous  superstition  of  the  country,  so  woven  with 
lis  religious  tlcctrine,  that  altht  ugh  the  inierferanceof  the 
Erghsh  has  lendered  it  less  frequent,  it.will  prtbaU."  le- 
qune  a  length  of  time,  and  strong  military  exertion,  whol- 
ly to  prevent  it. 

The  custom  is  at  present  confined  to  the  Brahmins ;  and 
when  an  individual  of  this  cast  dies,  his  principal  widow  is 
deprived  of  her  cltaracter  and  cast,  and  beccmes  infamous 
il  she  refuses  to  sacrifice  herself:  and  she  is  further  urged 
to  filicide,  by  an  opinion,  which  the  ])riests  zealtusly  In. 
culcate.  that  after  they  die  in  this  U'anncr.  they  er.j.iy  the 
most  e.xquisiie  happiness.  They  however,  are  sometimes 
w  anting  in  resolution,  and  to  retain  life,  submit  to  the  pe- 
rallies  which  a  barbarous  custom  has  attached  to  it.  In 
other  cases  again,  a  sense  cf  shame,  and  tite  iqibraiding* 
cfiheir  relatives,  have  induced  them  to  atone  for  litis 
vetiknefs  by  deaths  of  aggravated  pain  ;  one  of  these  in- 
s'arces  is  iitenlior.ed,  if  we  mistake  not,  by  Mr.  Has'lngs, 
vhfna  wr  man  burnt  herself  with  such  bon-id,  yet  heroic 
deliberation,  that  she  was  three  days  inccnsumitigher  lege 
arms,  &c.  before  tlie  vital  spark  was  destroyed. 

At  difierent  f  laces,  ihe  manner  of  performing  this  hor- 
rid cciemcny  varies.  In  Bengal  the  funeral  },ile  of  the 
butbar.d  it  ccatiguous  lo   *  v.all,  « ji   tjijce  enoush  be. 


Vol.1. 


THE  MINERVA. 


19 


t\vcrn  for  a  larji^ 


valk. 


:  faxed 


I  the  uall  at  the  height  of 
placed,  upwards  of  twent)' 
I  its  end,  for  the  purpose  of 


i.remcny.  A  1  <  1. 
the  pile,  in  which 
iiellong,  with  a  r 
rjirAing  it  o»..ul3'<:. 

After  the  widnw  has  perfnrltied  her  ambuiations,  and 
token  oB' her  jewels,  wliich  she  dia.ribmes  aincngst  her 
toii»paiiion«,  she  ascends  the  pile,  and  pros-vate,  enibttc- 
ing  the  bed)  of  )ur  htiiiband  ;  the  beam  is  tltcii  ptit  in  inc- 
lion,  and  falls  so  )u:aviU-  upon  her  lo  break  her  back,  and 
deprive  her  of  the  ^n-  »cr  of  mtvving;.  The  pile  is  then  set 
en  fire,  and  iiiar:ii:  music,  toii:bincd  with  the  sh>uts  of 
ll;e  perjile,  coniplerclv  drown  the  groans  occasioned  by  her 
p.gonyj  while  the  is  thus  in  the  most  perfect  sense  of  the 
o.i.resticnsbi.ir.ed  alive 

111  A;am,  y.  hen  any  of  the  FDJuhs.  magistrates  or  prin- 
cipal men  die,  an  immense  cave  ii  dug  for  his  cor])se,  & 
Ids  wives,  servants  and  elephants,  are  likewise  enioinbed 
f  T  his  fu.nre  state  and  convenience — provisions,  lainps, 
t  il,  R,c.  are  hurie.'l  with  them  ;  b;tt  .as  these  cemetries  ara 
1.^  vev  qiencd,  ii  has  not  been  a:  ceriained  liow  long  the  u.i- 
fcruii'a  <■  voiien  live:  but  it  is  prnbable  that  the  damp 
uud  wi-.i.i  cf  aij,  sl.i-r.Iy  t£rni:iiate  ihi-ir  fuflerir.gs. 


HUMOUR. 

A^Ncblciran    at  r^ris.  a.^ked  la-l/  R  why  it  -^jas 

(jcnerally  viinsrl  ed  abroad,  that  iKi^  Scfilch,  who  travel- 
led, w.ire  men  '.'f  p:ir:s  and  learnin;;,  while  the  English 
were  j-ererally  wanting  in  both  ?  Her  ladyship  wih  btr 
usual  vivacity  replied,  that  onlv  fof  Is  wei't  ou'  of  England; 
but  as  for  ^coikuid,  none  hnt'f.nj,  would  stay  in  it.  A 
Sr-i^ch  u'bit  i^ian,  r.ci'ler  fam-'n*  fr  parts  or  learning, 
obsen'eJ.hfrbdvshi))  was  rghi.  with  regard  to  the  S^cotch; 
for  :  a.s  he,  'her?  a'e  oHlces  es  .iWished  in  Scotland,  whe.'e 
nan  must  apply  for  a  passport,  before  he  can 
itvv,  and  previf^us'o  the  granting  thereof,  he 
isevtmincd  v.  i.h  regard  '6  h\5  intsllocrs  and  educa:ion  ; 
vfhich,  shruld  ihey  n^t  arrive  to'  tiie  standard  fl.\ed  for 
each,  no  passp.'rt  is  granted,  but  he  is  sent  back  for  iin- 
prfvcment ;  ru  a  sr'-rrd  applicstifni,  the  same  form  is 
obfervcd  ;  but  should  he  a;)!)!v  a  third  tit-.ie  and  then  be 
fntmd  warning,  he  is  reinanded  back  for  life.  By  this, 
says  his  I'irdthip.vourladT'hip  will  see, none  but  men  of 
ser.se  and  lear-iinp'cas  Ir^all  ■  lr;ivc  his  cnunrrv.  "Then," 
replied  hri  laJv  ship,  "  I  am  siive^'ou^'  Lonkbip  viai  smug- 


le.-ve  ih. 


kd.' 


a  HE  FORCED  STORY, 
I.rrd  KltW'v.J  g<viil-f  his  pr-'otyp.  Falstaff."  tioton- 

I;  V  i,iy  himsvlf,  but  ,\v:  cause  of  wit  in  other  men."  Mr. 
-'!i'ir-v.-  Kalf.ur,  tlu.-Scct-ish  advocate,  a  man  of  consi- 
dvraule  burner,  accin.panicd  !>,.  great  formality  of  man- 
lurs,  hapjiei.ed  to  be  one  of  a  convivial  party  when  his 
L  ni.hip  .as  at  the  l'.?.id  of  the  table.  Af;cr  dinner  he 
1  Hi  a,-„cd  10  til. 5,  bu:  abso.u'ely  refused  to  comply  with 
'il  ir,  r.,ii^g«,.l.ii:.i,i.jn  of;h-  c<..T»pany.  At  length  Lord 
J-.ll;  it.:d  him  that  he  should  not  escupc,  he' must  either 
SI  J.;  a  sotig,  lell  a  strry,  or  drinka  pint  bumper.  Mr.  Bcl- 
f'.ur,  Leiug  an  abstemious  man,  chose  radier  to  icil  a  story 
than  incur, he  forfeit.  "  One  day,  said  he,  in  a  pompous 
lihiincr,  a  thief,  in  the  course  of  his  rounds,  saw  the  door 
ol  a  church  invitingly  open.  He  walked  in,  thinking  that 
even  tlac,  he  mi^ht  lay  hold  of  something.  Having  se- 
...  .....  ....  ^^,,j,;,  doa-.h,  he    was  repeating,    when  lo  !  he 


;  ad..,„ 


ioui.d  llie  Qoor  siiut.  Al;cr  some 

id  the  onh  mean  of  escape  left,  namelv,  to  let  himself 
d^iw.i  by  the  bell-rope.  The  bell  of  cou'rse  rang,  the  peo- 
Jlc  were  alarmed,  and  the  thief  was  taken,  j.ist  as  he 
reached  the  groui;d.  Wiien  they  were  dragging  him  a- 
vvay,  bclooked  up,  and  e-.r.phaticklly  addressing  the  bell,  as 
I  r«o  aadrtit)mi  Lcrd^Up  :  "  had  it  not  been,"  said  he, 
••  for  yoiu./o;i,f  tongue  and  empty  bead,  I  had  made  my  cs- 
c^pe." 

FOR  THE  MINERVA. 

.  TI/E    E'aMBL  E  iT.— No.  IV. 

AFTER  rccovevin.r;  a  lif.k-  frommv  surprise  and  agita- 
tion»  1  asked  the  stranger  if  it  was  a  lost  child  for  wh"m 
heenquirtd  >.  ••  I  once  had  a  child,"  replied  the  feeble 
<  Id  man;  "  lonceh.ad  a  daughter  whom  1  delighted  to  call 
••  by  that  tender  nanie  ;  she  was  the  most  dutiful  a.id 
"  most  aifectionate  of  children  i  Sojihia  was  the  pritle  and 
<•  support  of  her  poor  old  father;  she  nursed  me  in  my 
"  sickness  and  cheered  me  in  all  my  distresses  !  And  shall 
"  I  never  see  her  more  ;"  'This  siir.ple,  yet  pathetic  la- 
li.enti.ion,  was; spoken  with  an  einpha;,!S  which  might  have 
a.lected  a  person  of  greater  firimiess  than  I  po:.sessed ;  1 
endeavoured,  however,  to  comfort  the discons'laie  father, 
by  teUjighiin  that  we  ought  at  all  times  to  bearouraftlic- 
tinns  wuh  pa-ience  and  fsr'itudc  ;  trusiing  to  the  wi«d  .m 
of  prcvidclicc,  and  hoping  for  the  best.  But  how  fu  ile 
»ic  !l!c-  precep's  oi"  philosophy  in  cases  of  this  kind  !  yt%- 
s-  n  ha-.  Il-tle  eliect  hi  quelling  the  tumult  of  passion,  which 
'iicu  rules  vfith  desp^uic  power.  Isurveved  the  distres.sed 
parent  with  emotions  of  pity  mixed  with  awe  ;  he  was 
jrobaWy  turned  tf  seventy  years  of  age  ;  his  snow-white 
'•air  thinly  scattered  over  his  forehead,  was  suHicieiit  to 
c^.mmar.ti  respect  ;  his  wrinkled  forehead,  his  jjale  cheek 
»"ii  iunjicn  eye,  e.'i«i;eJ  a  more  tenJcV  feeling— the  icuti-  ; 


ment  of  compassion  :  :*nd  cruld  I  refuse  it  wh.en  it  was  so 
jufily  due  >     Humanity  iV.rbid,    thought  I,   wiping  off  a 
tear    w  hich  had  si»rted  from  its  fooniain  ;  I  care  not  for 
the  sarcasms  of  the  world  :  they  may  reproach  me  with 
a  want  of  firftmess  ;  I  value  the  soft  emotions  of  sensibi- 
lity far  above  the  sternness  of  phylosrphy  ;   lenvy  not  the 
stoic  his  icy  virtue,  while  I  pour  om  in    philanthropy  the 
genuine  eflusiniih  of  my   scul. — 1  he  aged  stranger  viewed 
me  with  anxiety  ;  and  probably  read  in  iny   countenance 
il.e  w  ri-ingsof  iuy  sobi : —    "  My  appearance  and  beha- 
"  viour,  >oui,g  man,  (said  he)  mav  excite  yourcompassion; 
"if  so,  follow   me,  and  I    w  ill  endeavour  to  salisfy  you, 
'*  although  a  recital  of  my  recent  and  present  niifortunes 
"  may  aggravate  the  almost    insulfcrcble    anguish  whicli 
"  tormerts  me  ;"  lie  beckoned  with  his  hand,  and  I  fol- 
I  jwed  in  silence;  in  passing  through  a  small  fitld,  mar  the 
Tiiddle  of  which  stood  a  neat  little  house,  I  observed  that  the 
^yes  of  the  old  man  were  conilantly  directed  to    a  cluster 
if  trees  w  hich  we  were  then  passing  ;    1   approached  the 
ipot  1  he  followed  ine;  it    was  an  old  bur^  in,t  ]  lace  and 
h.ewed  sigas  of  having  afforded  a  final    rcstii'.g  place  to 
liany  mortals  who  had  once  figured  in  this  busy    world  ; 
here  was  only  one  fresh  grave ; — after  Itmking  at    it  for 
ome  time,    m\  venerable   companion,  turning  to  me  and 
minting  at    it  exclaimed,  "  she  is  gone,    she  dwells  with 
inrlred  angels."— I     begged  l.iiii    to  explain   himself  ; 
'  I'here  (said  he)  lie  the  remains  cf  my  once  bcbved  wife  ; 
for  near  half  a  century  she  had  been  my  fai-liful  partner 
— in  prosperity  and  in  adversity    she  had  been  equally 
constant ;  but  she  could  not  stand  the  sliock  of  crutl  mis- 
fortune ;  poor   scnl !  how  she    tried  to    comfort    me, 
while  her  own  heart  was  bursting  with  grief;  I   shall 
soon  follow   you  my  affectionale  partner;  we  shall  en- 
jov  in  peace  and  quiet  in  a  better  world,    that  unalloyed 
happiness  which    wicked  man  has  disturbed  i,i    this." 
le  knelt  by  the  sideof  her  grave  and  sfra';gh:ened  a  ten- 
I  dcr  twi.g    of  weeping-willow  which  he  iiad  planted  at  the 
head    .'t!     "  How  darest  thoii,  poisonous  weed,"    cried 
he,pui.ing  up  a  thisde  whicli  had  just  sprung  up,  "  how 
I  darest  ihcu  grow  on  the  grave  of  :ny  Mary.!"     The  old 
I  man  had  forgot  the  purpose  for  which  I  accompanied  him; 
I   lenilnded  hiiii  that  it  was  growing  late ;  "  true,  ycu:ig 
man,"  replied  he  ;   "I  intend..'d  to  have  related  to  you  the 
I  "  caus^of  mvdisrcss — of  that  distress  in  which  you  seem 
"  10  sympathize  with  a  miseralile  father  and  diiconsola-e 
**  husband ;  v/ould  to  God  that  it  were  in    your  i)oiver  to 
"  aiTord  meconsolaiion  ;  but  tis  impossible  ;  thevilUiny  of 
"  o.ie  man  has  overvvh,;lmed  me  with  misfortunes  v;hich 
"the    virtue  and  kinJiess  of  all    others  ca.mot    relieve; 
"  night   aj.proaches  and  I  will  not  detain  you  ;  return  to 
"  this  place  ro-morrow,   and  you  shall  be    satisfied  that  I 

"  h.xve  ample  cause    for  grief;  farcveli." As   I  took 

leave-of  hiro,  }.eolaspLaJ.my  hand-iiL'  h-s it  shook  like 

the  aspin  leaf— it  was  co'd  and  feeble  with  ago— I  fre- 
quently  looked  back ;  his  dim  eye  was  s'ill  pursuiog  mi'  : 
"  Jieace  to  you  venerable  father  (said  I)  the  hardened 
wrEtch  who  has  so  cruelly  wrnnged  yoQ    ntay  escape    jiu. 

rishinent  in  this  world Will   he    not  receive    it  in  thi 

next  !"  I  walked  on,  ir.usingon  the  uncertr.inty  of  hu- 
man happiness,  and  of  existence  itself;  on  the  ambi  ion. 
avarice  and  wicked  less  of  man  ;  the  sentiments  of  a  ccl,- 
biated  writer  on  some  of  tltese  sulijects,  struck  me  vcrv 
foicibl/  :....' Good  God!  what  an  incongruous  animal  i; 
'  man  !  how  unsettled  in  his  best  part,  his  sou!  ;  and  how 
'  clianging  and  variable  in  his  frame  cf  body  ?  the  con 
'  stancy  of  the  one  shook  by  every    notion,  the    tempern 

•  ment  of  the  other  afl'ccte.l  by  every  blast  of  wind  !  Wha 
'  is  he  altogether  but  one  m'jh'y  inconsistency  ;  sickness 
'  and  pain  is  the  lot  of  one  half  of  him  ;  doubt  and  fear 
'  the  other  !     What  a  bustle  wc    make  about  passing  out 

•  time, when  all  our  space  is  but  a  point  ?  vvhat  aims  kambi- 
'  tiers  are  crowded  into  this  little  instant  of  our  bfe  which 
'  (as  Shakespear  words  it)  is  rounded  wiiha  sleep!  Our 
'  whole  extent  of  beingis  no  more,  in  the  eyeof  him  w!io 
'  gave  it,  than  a  scarce  perceptible  moment    of  deration. 

•  Those  animals  whose  circle  of  living  is  limited  to  three 
'  or  four  hours,  as  the  naturalists  tells  us,  are  ye:  as  long- 
I  lived  and  possess  as  wide  a  scene  cfactionas  man,  if  we 

consider  him  with  a  view  to  all   Space,  and  all  Eter.iity. 

W  ho  knows  what  plots,  what  atciiicvnients  a  male  may 

perform  in  his  kingdom  of  a  grain  of  du.>t,  within  his 
Jife  ofsomeminu.es;  and  of  how  much  less  cbiisiderati- 

on  than  even  this,  is  the  life  of  man  in  the  sight  of  God, 

who  is  from  ever,  and  forever? 

•  Who  that  thinks  in  this  train,  but  must  see  the  world 
and  its  contemptible  grandeurs,  lessen  before  him  J.teve. 
ry  thought  >  *Tis  enough  to  make  one  remain  suipify'd 
in  a  poize  of  inaction,  void  of  all  desires,  of  all  designs, 
of  all  friendships.' 

H  A  U  L  E  Y 


WEEKLY  SUMMARY  OF  INTELLIGENCE. 


EUROPEAN. 

Our  last  accounts  from  Europe,  by  the  way  of  London, 
says  a  New-York  paper,  gave  us  information  of  the  ex- 
treme probability  of  a  Continental  War,  at  least,  that 
the  emperor  of  Russia  and  king  of  Sweden,  had  shewn  a 
disposition  indicatory  of  an  intention  cf  shortly  commenc- 
ing hostilities  against  France.  In  confirmation  of  this 
news,  capt.  Hiller,  of  (he  Centurion,  who  arrived  here  last 
evening,  in  a  short  passage  from  Cronstadt,  informs,  that 
on  the  14th  July,  the  day  on  wliich  he  sailed,  the  Russian 
fiect  consisting  of  eleven  sail  of  the  line  and  4  frigates 
were  ready  for  sea  ;  and  he  was  informed  thatdav,  by  an 
officer  of  one  of  the  ships  cf  the  line,  that  general  order* 
had  just  been  teed  in  the  fleet;  that    they  were     to    sail 

with  all  possible  dispatch  to  join  the  Biitish The  em. 

])ercr  of  Russia  was    in  a  jieculiar  degree,  attentive  to  A- 

mericans. It  was  no  common  thing  for  him  to  seek  op- 

ptriunities  to  speak  to  the  commanders  cf  American  ves- 
sels :  and  that  lie  p.aid  the  utmost  attention  to  Mr.  Harris 
the  American    consul,  who    was  highly  gratified    at  the 

signal  honor  conferred  on  hisnation. ^It  is  communica-- 

ted  in  jtrivntc  intelligence  froin  Paries,  that  the  same    tri- 
liunal  w  hich  tried    Georges  and  Mrrcau,  will  be    shr.rtlj- 
called  together  for  the  trial  of  the  Ex-nobles  Fauche  Bo. 
rel,  De  la    Rochefoiicault,  and  de  Beaumont,    who    have 
been  several  years  prisoners  in  the  Tem[ite.     The    object 
of  this  measure  is,  no  dotbt,  to    implicate  General    I.e. 
courbeantl  Macdoi.ald,  v.brm  the  Corsican    views  with  a 
most  suspicious  eve. An  extract  cf  a  letter  from  Dub- 
lin, dated  July  29,  says,   "  At  this  moment  if  the  French 
were    to  make  good    their  landing,    1  am  convinced  we 
.could  not  stand   before  them,  from  their   being  veterans, 
and  their  great  superiority  in  discipline,  particularly  in  this 
country, where    one  particular    sect  icritaid  and   ground 
down  by  religion,  being  made  the  stalking  hcrse  cf  poli- 
<^y,  they  wruld  join  them  to  ainan — what  is  very  extraor- 
dinary, we  are  given  lo  know  by  gevernment,  that  at  this 
moment  we  are  at  the  point  cf'a  rtbellion,  notw  ithstand- 
in.iytiie  number  cf  examples  m.ade  here  last  summer  ;  we 
are  openly  assured  that  there  are  upwards  of  800   emissa-  " 
r-es  am.ongst  us  now  in  the  jiay  of  France,  one  of  whom, 
the  first,  was  taken  up  last  week,  and  is  now  in  the  castle  : 
so  you  see  how  disagreeably  we  are  situated  between  a  fo- 
reign and  domestic  enemy.     I  believe  the  long  threatened 
invasion  will  be  attempted    this  month.     Admiral  Corn- 
wallis,  who  lies  oil' Brest,    has   sent  for  all  the    vessels  cf 
war  able  toputto  sea,  to  Join  him  immediately,  as  the  e- 
n?my  were  aljou'  put'ingto  sea  and  with  as  fine  a  fleet  as 
they  have  had  this  long  time  ;  these   considerations  have 
induced  me  t»  look  to  your  country,  as    the  only  fit  place 
for  me  to  ren.ove  to.     Every  thing  advances  lit  jirice,  beef 
5.H.  to  8J.  mutt  in  7d.  to  Sd.  pork  4d.  to  6d.  bacon   Pd.  to 
lOd.  per  lb.  wh,mt  36s.  per. barrel,  oats  20s.  barley  18s.  but 
we  have  a  promising  harvest  which  will  we  hope    tcdui.* 
these  prices." 


DOMESTIC. 


THE  VIRGINIA  MAGAZINE; 

MONTIILT    MISCELLANY. 

fcy-  THOSE  Gentlemm  w*o  have  keen  hhid  emiigh  to  re- 
ctrit!  mibscriptinns  for  ••  Tie  Virginia  Magazine  ;  or  Munlh- 
ly  MUcellaiy"  are  requested  torettirn  lists  of  such  Jtafttes  ccs 
they  have  hen  able  to  obtain,  so  soon  as  convenient,  as  the 
/irst  mim^r -^iU  certainly  7naie  its  appearance  on  the  first 
day  cf  Decembe-  next.  There  tiiill  be  at  least  one  ele'gai 
capper-piate  engraving  attached  to  each  r,uniber. 


Jiiihtnoiid,  Oetolcr  1, 1801, 


y.  DIXON. 


The  President  of  the  Unfed  States  arrived  at  Washing. 

ton  on  the  30th  ub. A  letter  from  Halii'ax   received 

at  Boston  says,  "  I  hebve  there  was  a  misake  in.  printing 
here  the  afcconnt  of  the  letters  respec  ring  M.  Jerome  Bo- 
najiarte  :  that  addressed  to  him  was  sa^d  to  be  written  by 
"  Decres,"  but  it  appears  to  haVe  been  from  "Denes,"  the 
person  who  wrote  the  other  letter  which  has  been  menti- 
oned. It  begins  thus,  "  I  am  just  come,  my  dear  Jerome, 
from  performing  a  very  distressing  service,"  and  then 
goes  on  to  inform    hii.o,  that  he  has    written  olficiallv  to 

Mr.    Pichon  *o  stop  his  allowances  &c. The  injur/ 

done  by  the  late  storm  in  the  Southern  states,  is  estimated 
at  Savannah  to  amount  to  3o0,G00  dollars,  and  in  South 
Caiolina  to  exceed  a  miillon. A  fever  we  under- 
stand, lately  made  itsajipearance  at  York  Town,  in  Penn- 
sylvania, which  has  been  alarmingly  fatal.  Fourteen 
deaths  occurred  in  that  borough  on  Tuesday  the  11th  inst. 
This  is  comjiarativelv    greater  than  the  mortality    in.  the 

city  cf  Philadelphia  in  the  fever  of  '93  and  98. M'e 

understand  Vi'alter  Jones  is  appoin'ed  b.v  the  President, 
attorney  for   the  district  of  Alexandria,    in  the    room  of 

John  Thompson  Mason  resigned. The  treaty  l.irely 

held  between  the  Creek  Nation  and  the  United  States* 
Commissioners,  has  terminated  inauspiciously  for  Geor- 
gia, thev  have  not  obtained  one  acre  of  land.  A  deputati- 
on of  Chiefs  are  to  pass  through  Spar'afG]  early  in  Otfto- 
her  next,  on  their  way  to  the  City  of  VViishlngton. 
Captain  Wilson  of  the  ship  Bellona.  informs  ns,  that  Ge. 
neral  Moreau  and  lady  were  at  Barcelona  on  the  27th  Ju-  ' 
ly.  and  applied  to  him  tor  a  pai:sage  .  but  he  was  under  the 
necessity  of  declining  their  ofli?r,  the  cabin  of  the  vessel  not 
being  sulBcieutly  convenient  for  their  accommodation.  Ot\ 
thelOihof  August,  whilst  at  Gibraltar,  captain  Wilson 
was  informed,  ihat  these  illuslrlous  clutracters  had  reach- 
ed Cadiz.,  from  whence  they  would  emb.o.k  lortbe  Unit- 
ed States Captain  Dnckendorll",  of  the  brig  Thetis, 

informs  us,  that  an  embargo  had  been  l.iid  on  all  mer- 
chant vessels  in  the  harbour  of  Bordeaux,  to  facilitate  tU» 
depai'liuc  of  the  gunboiits  to  Boulogne. 


20 


THE  MINERVA. 


Vol.  1. 


•Sj:  SELECTED  POETRT. 

CHARACTER  OF  Dn.  PRIESTLEY. 

BY  MRS.  BARBAULD. 

CII'VMPIONofTruih  !  alike  through  Ninires  field, 

Ami  where  in  sacred  Ifavc's  she  ihi  its  reveal'd  ; 

Alike  ill  bith,  eccentric,  jjiercing  b^ld, 

Like  his  own  light'ning  which  no  chains  can  hold, 

Ncglci'ingcatition  and  disdaining  art, 

l[eiec!is  no  armour  for  a  naked  heart ! 

PurEtTC  the  course  thy  ardent  genitts  shews, 

Tha   like  the  sun  Illumines  where  it  goes  ; 

Tr:ivel  tiie  various  iTia]>  of  science  o*er, 

Record  pa,t  wonders  and  discover  more  i 

Pour  thy  free  spirit  o'er  the  breathing  page. 

And  wake  the  vtnite  of  a  careless  age. 

Bj  ,  O  I  f  >rr;ivp,  if  touch'dwi:h  fond  regret, 

Fa:'cy  retails  -he  scene  shecant't  for-^er ; 

Recalls  the  ciiearful  smile,  the  social  hottrs. 

Which  charm 'd  us  once,  for  once 'hose  scenes  were  oi 

And  whilst  thy  praises  through  widi:  realms  e-ttend, 

AVe  sit  in  shades,  a-ld  mourn  the  absent  friend. 

So  'vherj  tin  impcru'  us  river  sweeps  the  plain, 

Itself  a  SCT  and  rush's  to  the  main  ; 

While  i.sfiim  hanks  repel  c.-nllicting  tides, 

And  staely  on  its  breast  the  vessel  rides; 

Admiring  much  the  shepherd  s  ands  to  gaze, 

A've.f.ruck,  n^id  mingles  wouiicrwi  h  his  praisa. 

Ihlt,  more  hf  I"vesits  winding  pa'h  to  trace, 

Thr  High  bedsofilow'rsanJl  Nainre\  rur'l  face. 

While  jet  a  stream,  the  rilcnt  v.\le  it  chear'd, 

B"  inany  a  rec  ilected  scene  endeared. 

Where  trembling  first  her.eaih  the  |>oplar's  shaile, 

JI>;  luij'd  hi3  pipe  to  suit  the  wild  cascade. 


BENEVOLENCE. 
n"NEVOI.ENCE,  thou  attril-.ntc  of  Heaven  ;       ** 

Di;av  to  the  heart  where  vir-ue  loves  to  dwell, 
Willi  v"ic.;  assv.ieet  as  Pnilomers  at  even. 

Thou  sooth'st  the  woes  thatvii-ue  weeps  lo  tell.  . 

Thou  moi;t  delightcst  in  the  humble  poor  ; 

Seldom  are  seen  to  join  in  splendor's  train; 
Th3  poor  Iiave  tears  to  give,  alas  !  m  more 

No  more  ihey  haveio  soften  mis'ry*8  pain. 


lace : 


Somerimes  wit!  wealth  reserve  for  thee  a 

And  then  thy  influ'iicelike  refreshing  show'.., 

Deflected  merit  from  the  duat  doth  raise 

Makes  genius  blossotn  as  the  vernal  show'rs. 

Pride,  like  a  cloud,  hangs  round  the  scornful  hean  ; 

On  it  in  vain  kind  piey  darts  arav  ; 
Her  ray  perhaps  may  little  warmth  impart— 

Glimmer  a  moment,  but  then  fades  away. 

let  scorn,  trlumiihant,  with  disdainful  eye. 
And  sneer  con.enipt'ous  thee  and  pity  view  j 

Bid  all  th'  aSectioits  from  her  bosom  fly, 

And  with  her  looks  pierce  poormisfoitune  through. 

Still  vlrtisc's  hope,  thecbmpassof  the  soul. 
Direct  my  life  throu-h  l-.fe'sdark dreary  road ; 

Thy  jirecepts,  like  the  needle  -o  thepole, 
yoim  U3  toimmortaUty  and  GOD. 


TO  CIILOE. 

In  vain,  tVar  girl,  in  vain  I  fly. 

Resolved  to  shun  both  thee  andlove  ( 

The  matchless  majic  I'f  thine  eye. 
Pursues  me  wheresoe'er  1  rove. 

When  minglingwith  the  latighingcrew. 
From  thee  each  glass  its  sweets  receives  » 

Its  sparldiagbruis  iriv  r>;.nir'dTicw 
With  thy  ideal  smiles  deceives. 

Or  wlierethe  crowd  of  Beauty  blaze. 

Where  pleasure  prompts  the  wishful  sigh. 

And  gives  to  the  enamour'd  gaze, 
Tiie  panting  breast,  the  wanton  eye  j 

Where  Love,  his  sof-  delights  around, 
^  With  evtr-sportive  Fancy,  throws, 
^.in  one  thatboas-s  thy  charms  be  found  r 
Or  one  like  me,  withlove  that  glo.vs  I 

Can  Delia's  form  with  thine  compare, 
Wnerevirtue's  self  ajipears  enshrined  ; 

van  ,.Iim  boast  a  face  sofa.r  ) 

Or  who,  say,  who,  has  got  thy  mind  > 

0  Chloe  '  who  thy  beauty  sees, 

From  love  in  vain,  shall  strive  to  flee  r 

1  or  where  can  he  e'er  seek  for  ease. 
Wbo  finds  all  charms  conibin'd  in  thei  f 


BY    DR.    HOADLEY. 

When  Ellen  Iry'dher  virgin  fires. 

And  first  her  »bule&  lei  Hy  ; 
She  fill'd  my  breast  wi'h  vague  desires  — 

It  thought  it  was  her  eye. 

When  melting  strains  fell  from  her  mouth, 
Which  Gods  might  wish  to  sip  ; 

When  all  was  harmony  and  truth — 
I  thought  it  was  her  lip. 

But  when  she  danc'd  !  such  air,  such  grace, 

What  mortal  could  escape  ? 
1  look'd  no  longer  on  her  face  ; 

I  swore  it  was  her  shape. 

When,  seen  by  chance,  her  breast  bcspok* 

The  purity  within) 
Her  snowy  arm,  her  ivory  neck — • 

'Tvvas  then  her  lovely  skin. 

Nor  eyes,  nor  shape,  nor  neck,  nor  fact. 

My  bosom  did  enthral  ; 
*Twas  eerue  I-fouiid.  the  h.appy  grace, 

That  gave  a  charm  to  all. 


[/i  mr  last  paper  v.v  presmti-d  the  ..ti/eis  n/ibe  "Minerva" 
viiii  on  extract fom  «Ae  "  Man  of  Feeling,"  one  of  the 
niMt  intaestlrg  -wrrhn/Mr.  Htmy  MKcH::zie—the  fol- 
Ixvirg  pkcc/unns  tie  conclucion  aftJiat  hnot.  To  make 
oiir  readcrt  acqimiiite<l  witi  t/jc  ii>rory  ^Harlev,  tie 
tcro  oftHs  affeeti.'g  tragedy,  it  o/V/  be  neceseary  to  in/arm 
tlnn,  flat  ••  he  was  erheated  in  retirement ,-  le  cmAes  to 
toxm,  and  there  tiisia  some  rtauvialile  scenes,  and  las  a 
part  in  some  itnting  incidents  ;  he  returns  lo  tie  cmintn; 
nnd  aji:r  ia>i^iisi!i:g  awli/c  in  love  nabicl  he  dares  nvttell, 
expires  in  a  joy  too  great  not  to  ovsrfiovier  hUfecbisr.ess,  at 
tie  very  moincnt  when  he  learns  that  his  loMe  is  not  imre- 
tur.:ed.  All  tie  imagery  and  incidents  rif  tic  piece,  accord 
•mill  the  cast  and  spirit  „f  the  principal  character.  They 
are  delicately  tender  /  and  they  an  adapted  to  touch  tic 
tpi  ings  of  tenderness  in  the  heart. ""l 

HARLEY  was  one  of  those  few  friends  whom  the  ma- 
levolence of  fortune  hud  yet  left  me  '  I  could  not  there- 
f  re  but  be  sensibly  concerned  for  Irs  |iiesent  inlisposition; 
there  scldoin  passed  a  day  on  which  1  did  not  make  en- 
quiry about  him. 

The  physican  who  attended  hitn  had  informed  me  the 
evening  before,  that  he  thoitght  him  considerably  better 
than  he  had  been  fir  some  time  past.  1  called  ne.-ttinotn-- 
ing  to  be  confirmed  in  a  piece  of  intelligence  so  welcome 
to  tne. 

When  I  entered  hi?  apartment.  I  found  hitn  sitting  on  a 
couch,  leanmg  on  his  hand,  ^^.ilh  his  eye  turned  upwards 
m  the  attitude  of  thongli.ful  inspiration.  His  look  had  al- 
ways  an  open  henignity,  which  commanded  esteem  ;  there 
was  now  something  more— a  gentle  triumph  in  it. 

He  rose  and  met  me  wiih  his  usual  kindness.  A\''hen  I 
gave  him  th.:  good  accounts  I  had  had  from  his  physician, 
•'  I  am  foolish  enough,"  said  he,  "  to  rely  but  little,  in 
this  instance,  upon  physic  :  wiy  prcsentiinent  may  be 
fab;  ;  but  I  think  I  feel  myself  approaching  to  iny  end, 
by  steps  so  caiy,  that  they  woo  me  to  approach  it. 

■'  There  is  a  certain  dignity  in  retiring  from  life  at  a 
time,  when  the  infirmities  of  age  have  not  sapjied  our  fa- 
culties. This  world,  my  dear  Charles,  was  a  scene  in 
which  I  never  much  deli.'jhted.  I  was  not  formed  for  the 
hns'le  of  the  busy,  nor  the  dissipation  of  the  gay  ;  a  thou- 
sand things oecurred,  where  I  blushed  for  the  impropriety 
of  my  conduct  when  I  thought  on  the  world,  though  my 
reason  told  me  I  should  have  blushed  to  have  done  other- 
wise.—It  was  a  scene  of  dissimulation,  of  restraint,  of  dis- 
appointment. I  leave  ii  to  «»t<T  on  .hat  -talc,  which  I 
have  learned  to  believe  is  replete  with  the  genuine  happi- 
ncss  attendant  upon  virtue.  Ibokbackon  the  tenor  of 
my  life,  with  the  consciousness  of  few  great  offences  to 
account  for.  There  are  blemishes,  I  confess,  which  de- 
form in  some  degree  the  iiicture.  But  I  know  the  benig- 
nity  of  the  Supreme  Being,  and  rejoice  at  the  thoughts  of 
its  exertion  in  my  favor.  My  mind  e.vpands  at  the  thouglit 
I  shall  enter  into  the  society  of  the  blessed,  wise  as  angels, 
with  the  simplicity  of  children."  He  had  by  this  time 
clasped  my  hand,  and  found  it  wet  by  a  tear  which  had 
just  fallen  upon  it.  His  eye  began  to  moisten  too — we  sat 
for  some  time  silent — At  last,  with  an  attempt  to  a  look 
of  more  composure,  "  There  are  some  remembrances" 
said  Harley,  •■  which  rise  involuntarily  on  mv  heart,  and 
make  nie  almost  wish  to  live.  I  have  been  blessed  with 
a  few  friends,  who  redeem  my  opinion  of  mankind.  I 
recollect,  wi'h  the  tenderest  emotion,  the  scenes  of  plea- 
sure I  have  passed  among  them  ;  hut  we  shall  meet  again 
my  fr  end,  never  ti  be  separated.  There  are  some  feel- 
ings which  perhaps  are  too  tender  to  he  sullered  by  the 
world.  The  world  is  in  general  selfish,  interested  and  un- 
tUuikinj,  aud  tlu-own  tie  imputation  of  roaamc*  or  raelia-  1 


choly  on  ever)'  temper  mtre  susceptible  than  its  own.  I 
cannot  think  but  in  those  regions  which  I  contemplate,  if 
there  is  any  thing  of  mor.ility  left  about  us,  that  these 
feelings  will  subsist ;— they  are  called,— perhaps  they  ar« 
weaknesses  here, — but  there  may  be  some  better  modifica- 
tions of  them  in  Heaven,  which  may  deserve  the  name  of 
virtues."  He  sighed  as  he  spoke  these  last  words.  He 
had  srai-cely  finished  them,  when  the  dccnpened,  and  hit 
aunt  appeared  leading  in  Miss  Walton.  ■•  Mr  de:ir,"say« 
she,  ••  here  is  Miss  Walton,  who  has  been  so  kind  as  to 
come  and  enquire  for  you  herself  "—I  could  observe  a 
transient  glow  upon  his  face.  He  rose  from  his  seat— 
"If  to  know  Miss  Walton's  goodnesi;,"  said  he,  "be  atitlt 
to  deserve  it,  I  have  some  claim."  She  begged  him  to  re. 
sume  his  seat,  and  placed  herself  on  the  soft  beside  him. 
I  took  my  leave.  Mrs.  Margery  accompanied  me  to  the 
door.  He  was  left  with  Miss  Walton  alone.  She  inoui.-- 
ed  an.x:ously  about  his  health.  "  I  believe,"  said  he,  "from 
the  accounts  which  my  physicians  unwillingly  give  me, 
that  they  have  no  great  hopes  of  my  recovery."— She  start- 
ed  as  he  spoke  ;  but  recollectin,.^  herself  immediatelv,  en- 
deavoured to  flatter  him  into  a  belief  that  his  apprellensi. 
onswere  groundless.  "  I  know,"  said  he,  "  that  it  is  u- 
sual  with  persons  at  my  time  of  life  to  have  these  hopes, 
which  your  kir.dness  suggests  ;  but  I  would  not  wish  tob« 
deceived.  To  meet  death  as  becomes  a  man,  is  a  privi- 
lege bestowed  on  few.- 1  would  en'.'pavour  to  make  it 
mine  ;— nor  do  I  think  that  1  can  ever  be  better  prepared 
lev  It  than  now  :— Itis  that  chiefly  which  dctennires  the 
htness  of  its  approach."  "  Thrtse  sentiments,"  answered 
Miss  Walton,  "  are  just :  but  vour  good  sense,  Mr  Har- 
ley, will  own,  that  life  has  its  froper  value  —As  the  iiro- 
vince  of  virtue,  life  is  ennobled  !  as  such  it  is  to  be  desired. 
To  virtue  has  the  Supreme  Director  of  all  things  assipucd 
rewards  enough  even  here  to  fix  its  attachment." 

The  subject  began  to  overpower  her. — Harley  lif-ed  his 
eyes  from  the    ground—"  There    are,"  said  he,  in  a  verf 

low  voice,  "  there  are   attachments.  Miss   Walton" Hig 

glance  met  hers— They  both  lietraved  a  confusion,  antl 
were  both  msian'ly  withdrawn — He  paused  some  mo- 
ments— "  I  artvjn  such  a  state  as  calls  for  sincerity,  let 
that  akso  excuse  it— It  is  pel  haps  the  last  time  we  shali  eve^ 
meet.  1  teel  something  par  ictilarlystlemn  in  the  acknow- 
leaginent,  yet  my  heart  swells  toniake  it,  awed  as  it  is  br 
a    tense    of  my    presumpnon,    by     a     sense     of    your 

periections"— He  paused    again "Let   it  not  rfiend 

you  to  know  their  power  over  one  so  unwor'hr 
— It  will,  I  believe,  sion  cease  to  beat  even  with  that  feel 
ingwhich  it  shall  lose  the  la'est. — To  Itve  JI'ss  Walioil 
cannot  be  acr-me:-if  to  declare  it  is  one-tbe  expia,io„ 
will  be  made  "—Her  tears  were  now  Howingwithoutcon. 
trcul, — "Let  me  intreat  yon,"  said  she,  "  to  have  betfef 
hopes — Let  not  life  be  so  indilTcrcnttoyou  ;  if  mv  wili>< 
can  put  anv  value  on  it— 1  will  not  pretend'  to    niisuntkr- 

stand  yon— I  knew  your  worth — I  have  known  it  lonr I 

have   esteemed    it — What  would  ycu  have   me    say** I 

hav;  loved  it  as  it  deserved."— He  seized  her  hand-^a  lan- 
guid colour  reddened  his  cheek — a  sm^le  brigh-ened  faint- 
ly in  his  ei  e.     As  he  gazed  on  ht  r,  it  grew  dim,  it  fixed, 

it  clr5"cl — He  sighed  and  fell  back  on  his. seat Miss  Wa!^ 

ton  screamed  at  the  sight— His  aunt  and  the  servaiiti 
rushed  into  the  room — They  found  ihem  lying  motionlesi 
togclher  —His  physician  happened  to  call  at  that  ins'am. 
Every  art  was  tried  to  recov(;r  them— With  Miss  Walto* 
they  succeeded — But  Harley  was  gone  for  fever ! 

CHAP.     LVI. 

The  einotions  of  the  Heart. 
._  I  ENTERED  the  room  where  his  body  lay ;  I  approach* 
ed  it  with  reverence,  not  fear  j  I  looked  ;  the  recollection 
of  the  pasf  crowded  upon  me.  I  saw  that  form  which  a 
little  before,  was  animated  with  a  soul  which  did  honor  to 
humanity,  stretched  without  sense  or  feeling  before  me. 
'Tisa  connexion    we  cannot    easily  fol^et  : — I   took  hia 

hand  in  mine  ;  I  repeated  his  name  involuntarily  ; I  f«-lc 

a  pulse  in  every  vein  at  the  sound.  I  looked  earnestly  m 
his  face  :  his  eye  was  closed,  his  lip  pale  and  motionless. 
There  is  an  entusiasm  in  sorrow  that  forgets  impossibility; 
I  wondered  that  it  was  so.  The  sight  drew  a  prayer  from 
my  heart  ;  it  was  the  voice  of  frailty  and  of  man  !  the 
confusion  cf  my  mind  began  to  subside  into  thought;  I  had 
time  to  ineet  ! 

1  turned,  with  the  last  farewell  upon  my  lips,  -when  2 ob- 
served eld  Edwards  standing  behind  me.  Hocked  him  full 
in  the  face  ;  but  his  eye  was  fixed  on  another  object  :  he 
pressed  between  me  and  the  bed,  and  stood  gazing  on  the 
breathless  remains  of  his  benefactor.  I  spoke  to  him  I 
know  not  what;  but  he  took  no  notice  of  what  I  said,  antl 
remained  in  the  same  attitude  as  before.  He  stood 
some  minuses  in  that  posture,  then  turned  and  walked  to- 
wards  the  door.  He  paused  as  he  went — he  retunied  a 
second  time  ;  I  could  observe  his  lips  move  as  he  looked: 
but  the  voice  they  would  have  uttered  was  lost.  He  tit- 
tem  pted  going  again  :  and  a  third  time  he  returned  as  be- 
fore.— I  saw  him  wipe  his  cheek  ;  then  covtring  his  face' 
with  his  hands,  his  breast  heaving  with  the  most  convul- 
sive throbs,  he  flung  out  of  the  room. 


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EJiOM  rilE  BE  AUTIES  OF  fflSTOST. 

ON  GAMING. 
SENTIMENTS. 
LOVE  of  gaming  corrupts  the   best  principles  in  the 
vorld:  likeaijuicksand,  it  swallows  up  a  man  in  a  mo- 
ment. 

How  many  thousands  have  been  ruined  by  gaming  ? 
Yet  you  say  very  composediy  you  cannot  live  wi'l:  u:  i-  : 
frivolous  excuse '.  Is  th;re  any  violent  and  shameful  passi- 
on wh.ch  may  not  use  the  sa-.iie  language  ;  Would  an\ 
one  be  allowed  ;o  say,  that  he  cannot  live  without  mur- 
ders, rapes  and  robberies  !  U  gaming  v.-ilhju-:  considera- 
on  or  intermission,  where  you  aim  at  the  total  ru'.n  of  your 
adversary;  where  yon  are  tranL;poi-ted  with  insulence  at 
winning,  or  thrown  into  despair  by  losing  ;  where  intiatn- 
cdby  avarice,  you  expose  oft  a  card  or  die,  your  own,  vour 
wife's,  and  your  children's  for'unes.  Is  this  allowable'!  Is 
this  the  sport  you  cannot  live  without  !  and  yet  are  there 
i.ot  often  worse  consequences  than  these  at  'y\-ay  !  When 
entirely  stripped,  when  clothes  and  furniture  have  been 
c.mverled  in:o  g.;ming-money,  you  see  your  family  in  nn- 
piticd  wrftchedness.  The  frequent  duels  I  omit.  I  allow 
nobody  to  be  a  knave,  but  I  all.nv  a  knave  to  play  deep. 
1  foi-bid  it  in  an  hcnest  man.  There  is  much  fr.liv,  there 
is  wickedness,  in  exposing  one's  self  to  a  great  loss. 

There  is  otrealSiciiaiTTv.'iich  is  bsting,  and  thit  is  the 
loss  of  an  estate  ;  time,  which  alleviates  all  others,  sharp- 
ens this;  we  feel  it  every  i^ioiv,enl  during  the  course  of  oir 
liver.,  continually  iriissing  the  fortune  we  hr.Te  lost. 

All  play-debts  must  be  paid  in  specie,  or  by  an  equiva 
1,-iit.  The  man  that  plays  beyond  his  income  pawns  hi; 
ts'ate :  the  womin  must  find  out  something  else  to'mort. 
gage  when  her  pin-money  is  gone  :  the  husband  has  his 
lauds  to  dispose  of;  the  wife  her  person.  Now.  when  the 
lemale  is  once  dipped,  if  the  creditor  be  very  importunate, 
I  leave  myrcadcr  to  considerthe  conscjueiices. 

The  love  of  cards  let  sloth  infuss  : 

The  love  of  money  soon  ensues  : 

The  strong  desire  shall  ne'er  decay, 

AVho  plays  to  win,  shall  win  to  play  : 

The.  breast  where  love  had  plann'd  his  reign, 

E'.iall  burn  unquench'd  with  love  of  gain  ; 

And  all  the  charms  that  wtt  can  boast 

In  dreams  of  bitter  hick  be  lost. 

Thus,  neither  innocent  nor  gav, 

The  useless  hours  shall  fleet  aw.iy  ; 

V/hile  time  o'erlooks  the  trivial  strife. 

And,  scoffing,  shakes  the  sands  of  life, 

Till  the  Wan  maid,  whose  early  bloom 

The  vigils  of  quadriiie  consume, 

E.\hausted  by  the  pangs  of  play, 

To  lust  and  av'rice  falls  a  prey. 

EXAMPLE. 
KIR.A.  was  the  only  daughter  of  a  nobleman,  who 
had  bravely  served  his  cotmiry  ;  and  his  estate  being  but 
JMst  sufficient  to  provide  for  his  sons,  Mira  |had  her  edu- 
cation under  an  aunt,  who  afterwards  left  her  fifty  thou- 
sand pounds.  The  old  lady  was  what  we  call  a  very  good 
sort  of  a  wotnan  ;  but  being  very  infirm,  she  led,  in  the 
words  of  Mr.  Pope,  "  and  old  age  of  cards  ;"  and  Mira 
being  htr  darling,  she  always  made  one  of  the  set.  By 
this  she  contracted  an  early  love  for  play  ;  which  at  first 
disguised  itself  under  the  plausible  appearance  of  willing- 
ness to  oblige  h.r  comj.anv,  and  doing  somewhat  to  pass 
the  time:  but  when  Mira' became  Mistress  ofherseif  and 
fortiine,  she  frund  this  passion  so  strongly  confirmed,  that 
It  gained  an  absolute  ascendency  over  her  mind  ;  though 
in  all  other  rcs])«cts  she  was  frtigal,  prudent  and  virtuous. 
Her  husband,  win  fills  a  place  bv  which  he  has  opportu- 
nities of  knowiiigver/  secret  transactions,  loves  her  to  dis- 
traction :  and  she  has  every  indulgence  that  fortutie  or  na- 


of   thi 


ry,  who  spares  no  monev 
to  gain  intelligence.  Tliough  every  way  disgustful 
and  disagreeable,  yet  his  readiness  to  be  in  all  parties 
at  play,  andhis  being  always  well  furnished  with  monev 
renders  liim  agreeable  to  what  is  called  the  very  best  'of 
company,  though  tliey  both  call  him  a  spy  and  sharper. 

The  count  who  has  great  experience  in  distresses  of  that 
kind,  saw  that  of  the  lovely  Mira,  and  knew  he  could 
m  ikc  It  worth  his  while  to  relieve  her.  Ue  pretended  to 
enter  with  herinron  a  tcte-a-tcie  Kune  at  piquet,  &  throw- 
ing up  the  cards  all  of  a  sudden,  Ue  swore  he  was  picking 
her  pocket,  because  she  d.d  not  mind  her  game,  and  that 
he  was  sur«  somewhat  was  the  matter  with  her.  "  But, 
faith,"  continued  he,  "  I  am  not  myself  in  a  goodcue  tor 

play,    I  am  d y  uneasy ;  I  would    give  five   hundred 

pounds  with  all  my  heart Mira  in  her    turn  was  e- 

qually  i.mpatient  to  know  the  count's  distress;  and  at  last 
..he  learned,  that  h«  could  get  a  thousand  pounds  bet  with 
Lord;,Ma:tadore  upon  a  certain  des.ination  of  great  impor- 
tauce  ;  but  he  did  not  know  what  side  to  take,  or  how  to 
lilay  his  money.  Mira  had  good  sense  enough  to  see  through 
the  rillaiu's  design ;  but  the  dear  delight  of  being  air-in 
set  up  in  play.stiried  within  her  all  consideration  of  du.y, 
love,  and  loyalty  :  she  several  times  traversed  the  room  in 
a  musing  posture  ;  bat  the  struggle  was  soon  over,  and,  in 
short,  the  bargain  was  struck.  She  was  to  procure  the 
count  authentic  iiitolligeiice  of  the  des.i.ration,  and  he  in 
return  was  to  make  her  a  present  of  five  hundred  pounds. 
Mira,  upon  her  return  home,  allected  an  unusual  gaiety  ; 
and  whaf  gave  va:t  plc.-.sure  to  her  htiiband  was,  th.tt 
having  inv.ied  some  f;-iends  to  suj),  the  card-tables 'were 
early  removed,  and  the  remaining  part  of  the  evening  was 
dedicHied  to  cheerful  conversation.  The  unsuspecting 
Hortcnsio,  for  that  was  the  husband's  name,  went  to  bed, 
-"lid  falling  to  sleep  more  profoundly  than  usual,  Mira  seiz- 
ed the  golden  oi;portuiuty  of  transcribing  from  his  p.jcket 
book,  v.hich  lay  upon  a  bureau,  in  an  adjacent  cIo.sct,  a 
paper  v/hich  contained  all,  and  more  than  tlie  count  vra.it- 
ed  to  know.  In  the  af:.Prnoon,  dinner  being  over,  and  her 
husband  abroad,  under  pre-ence  of  walking  in  S:.  Jaiites's 
Paik,  she  got  into  a  hiickney  chair,  a.id  h.urried  to  the 
plate  oi'as.vgnation  will,  the  welcome  Iji.elligence  to  the 
count.  He  could  not  believe  his  own  good  fortune  wlien 
he  read  it  :  and  being  a  thorough  bred  villain,  he  risolved 
to  seal  his  correspondence  with  the  beauiifjl  agent  wlih 
more  tender  engagemeius  than  those  of  money.  Though 
Mira  loathed  and  detested  him,  yet  the  golden  baitwhicn 
he  dangled  in  her  tyes,  and  which  was  to  restoie  her  to 
the  comforts  of  her  soul,  proved  at  last  inesisiable.  Slie 
jilnnged,  conscious  of  her  crime,  into  pcrdiiion,  and  is  now 
undone.  She  has  got  in  her  pocket  the  wages  of  her  dou- 
ble perfidy,  while  her  passijn  for  play  will  soon  bring  her 
into  circumstances  that  willoblige  her  to  repeat  her  crime: 
dnd  a  few  months  will  e.\tingui>h  the  rem.iinsof  that  mol 
dcsty,  and  those  sentiments  that  gave  dignity  to  her  beau- 
ty, and  loveliness  to  her  perfections.  Such  are  the  ejects 
of  a  passion  for  gaming  ! 


ppiest 


;  can  beto 


Heriiassion, 


irhc  cmmns  cKiraaernf  Mr.  FOX,  MruacJfrmi  that  ce- 
le.'nale!  pJitkal  satire,  "  The  Jockey -Club,"  w  certain- 
ly vielt  dra'jin,  and  probably  corrcctP\  Nat.  Agjs'. 

MR.   FOX. 

THE  mind  of  Mr.  Fo.t  was  formed  in  Nature' 

mood.     Amidst  all  the  vicissitudes   of    fortune, 

preseived  an  equanhitity  and  moderation,  that  has  procur- 
ed him  universal  esteem.  Placable  in  his  enmities  it  is 
iinpossible  to  be  inore  sincere  and  zealous  than  he  is  in  liij 
friendships,  and  he  is  certainly  more  indebted  to  his  so. 
cial  qualities,  for  the  popularity  he  enjoys,  than  to  any  con- 
fitience  reposed  in  his  political  consistency  or  bis  abilities. 
His  public  life  has  been  too  strongly  marked  by  well 
known  memorable  events,  to  render  any  prolix  detail  ne- 
cessary. An  open,  undcsigning  disposition,  has  been  fre- 
quently a  dupe  to  the  artifices  of  others,  and  a  too  yielding 
pliabilirly  of  character,  has  exposedhim  to  diificuhies, 
which  were  his  years  protracted  to  patriarchal  longevif,' 
he  would  never  be  able  to  conquer. 

Mr.  Fo.t  was  the  darling  child  of  a  partial  and  indul- 
gent father,  who  at  a  very  early  age,  pronounced  him  a 
phenomenon  of  genitis  and  erudition.  To  his  affectionate 
care,  he  owes  all  the  advantages  derivable  from  the  most 
refined  and  cultivated  education,  and  where  so  much  pains 
were  bestowed  on  such  a  promising  young  plant,  it  is  na- 
tural to  suppose  that  it  must  one  day  attain  a  certain  de- 
gree of  perfection  ;  nevertheless,  he  owes  inuch  of  his 
fame  to  the  prepossession,  inspired  by  an  opinion  flowing 
from  such  h'gh  authority.  The  generality  of  men  are  in- 
capable of  investigating  characters,  and  apt,  very  often 
on  false  grounds,  to  take  up  any  thing  on  mere  reports 
under  no  better  sanction,  than  the  partiality  or  prejudice 
of  others.  Mr.  Fox,  however,  certainly  possesses  the 
good  opinion  of  the  people,  andhis  popularity  should 


vever,  for  plaj',  led  her 
.,".,,e  time  ago  into  a  set,  of  which  Count  Crib  was  one  ■ 
and  she  List  five  huntlred  pounds.  The  freqnent  demands 
of  that  kind  she  had  made  upon  her  husband,  an:l  the  ma- 
ny solemn  promises  she  had  given  not  to  renew  them, 
renuered  it  worse  than  death  for  her  to  apply  to  him  ;  vet 

the  money,  he  the  consequences  ever  so  disagreeable,  nay,   -  ■  ...  ,    ,       - -,  .  ^^-n 

«»tal,  must  be  obtained.    The  count  is  a  secret  »se:it  for  ^  ""*■'  """  "  '"*''*  "**  '"'"•  *"'!  ™''"  Sre»tf>U  tenuitnl,  bj-  ||  — 


increasing  his  exertions  in  their  cause.     We  disclaim  all 
personalities,  and  profess  respect  for  the  constitution  of  a 
limited  monaich  ;  but,  in  all    monar,-),;,-,!    Z, 
..  .^-i .,     ,        .  ,^1,1.,  1,1  ail    inonarcnjcal   eovernmeiits 

1,  that  regicides  and  t>  raiinicidcs  are  alm.>st 
be  son:t  few  exception-,  ; 
stabbed  Henry  IV.s.rikes 
wrexh,  who  was   after- 


and  tyra 

synonimous  terms.     There 

and  if  the  bigottedassassin,  who 
us  with  horror,  the  miserable 
vards  tortured  f  ii 


u-  .-         ^"  abortive  attempt  on  the  life  of  that 

proHipte,  unfeeling  despot.  Louis  XV.  cause,  ver"  d^f! 
is'a     3'"""'    i^"'  ''^!  "^  '"''  P""-"' '"»"  i"  «i«™=e 

hrnn'^  l  l"?"''  sacred  as  that  of  a  monarch  on  his 
throne,  which  IS  no  otherwise  valuable,  thanashe  di".en- 
ses  liberty  and  happiness  to  a  nation.  If  his  life  produces 
nona„o„,n,^  ,j,i^j^^,^  cannot  be  held  a  nalo  a 
ni.sfortnne.  It  becomes  Mr.  Fox,  therefore,  to  rouse  fro-n 

■  -upmeness,  and  to  exert  all  his//i/!«;icf,  to  reduce  tliat 
inc.tedto  the  crown  of 


enormous  influence  which  is 
Great  flrnain. 

He  was  trained 

Commons,   and    he    h; 
nical  dexteri 


manner  expressly  for  the  House  of 
there  acquired  a  kind  ofmecha. 
■       .,     ,  agement  of  a  debate,  or  in  seiz- 

ng  the  happiest  moment  of  turning  every  trivial  error  of 
his  adversary  to  the  utmost  advantage  ;  vet  it  must  be  ad 

,'"1:'',;  ."•''"'  '"  '■fn"■•^.^">  ""iversalityofgemus  orta. 
leil.s,  nc  IS  as  miici  interior  to  the  person,  a  ske'ch  of 
whom  we  have  just  attempted,'  as  he  mav  excel  him  ia 
al!  thpse  accomplishments  and  virtues,  thatconcilLa'e  6ur 
esteem  and  allertion.  Having  said  thus  much,  let  it  not 
be  inferred,  that  we  mean  •odeprecia'e  his  abilities.,  w  hicb 
however  overrated,  are  unquestionablv  great.  He  w  Ii  •,)- 
ways  be  eminently  useful  and  conspicuous  as  a  leader  of 
opjiosmoti ;  but  the  powers  of  his  mind  are  not  su.1  rient- 
1/ enlarged:  he  15  constitu.ionullv  too  inac'ive,  and  too 
much  devoted  ,.ohis  ideasures,  to  be  ever  capable  of  con- 
^Jj^'^;-S'j'=Swernment  of  agreat    empire   -with  glory  or< 

To  behold  him  in  the  most  favorable  polnt4.f  view.wa 
must  turn  to  his  social  and  convivial  hours.  An  extraor- 
dinary  sweetness  of  temper,  joined  to  an  open  sincerity  of 
manners,  with  a  liberality  of  S|,irit  and  .sentiment,  rarely 
to  be  equalled,  have  raised  a  degree  of  enthusiasm  in  his 
lavour,  that  pervades  the  very  extensive  circle  of  his  nu- 
merous acquaintance.  In  coi,ver.iation,  if  he  does  not  dis- 
play  sncli  exuberant  sallies  of  humour  and  pleasantry,  as 
his  friend  the  Colonel,  it  iinot,  that  he  is  lessentertai'.iius 
but  only  because  he  is  more  silent  and  reserved.  Of  a 
more  Satunix  cast,  he  d  ,es  n  t  so  ofien  relax  from  the 
dignity  that  p.-pjiar  adnrration  has  annexed  to  his  cha- 
racter,  but  Mdienever  he  allowshhiiseif  to  indulge  his  pow- 
ers t;i  festive  recreation,  no  person  inspires  such  general 
hilarity  and  good  humour. 

Eager  and  sanguine  in  all  his  pursuits,  he  is  no  less  anx- 
lous  tor  the  event  of  a  horse-race,  than  he  is  ambitious  in 
the  race  ot  politics.  Amidst  the  eternal  busile  and  strife 
of  po.itical  controversy,  he  has  never  been  altogether  en- 
grossed by  the  charms  of  ambition. 

A  mind  constituted  like  his,  must  be  subject  to  all  the 
amiable  weaknessesof  humanity.  Hence,  an  enthnsiasiic 
devotion  ro  the  sex,  where,  it  must  be  confessed,  his  choice 
has  not  always  been  the  most  elegant  and  refined.  Instan- 
ces are  wnhin  our  recollection,  where  he  has  waited  whole 
hours,  ex]i05ed  t,)  every  inconvenience  of  the  s.verest  wea- 
ther, at  the  Street  door  of  a  notorious  prostitute,  which 
w'.as  everopen  tolhebcst  bidder,  taking  advantage  of  his 
tlistress,  nor  .shewing  the  least  comjiasrion  to  his  situation, 
lor  our  hero  has  experienced  the  \  icissiiudes  of  fortune. 
At  length  he  appears  ])ermanendy,  &  most  afl'eclionately 
attach,  d  to  a  truly  amiable  womali,  whose  temper  is  con. 
genial  with  his  own  ;  who  compensates  for  the  defects  of 


education,  by  the  exccll«nt  qu 
ould  adorn  any  station,  to  > 
n  union  of  such  principles,  v 
pathy  between  the  p; 


n  hr  neces: 
up!" 


of  her  heart,  which 
liich  she  might  be  exalted. 
iiere  there  is  so  strong  a 
rties,  unrestrained  by  compulsi- 
,  ara  lime  of  life  when  the  passions  may  bd 
e  wane,  jiromises  the  happiest  duration. 
It  seems  extraordinary,  that  the  warmest  p.artizans  of 
this  exalted  character  are,  Jn  general,  themselves  of  the 
most  vicious  cast  ;  but  true  it  is,  that  however  immersed 
in  depravity  men  may  be,  they  respect  merit  in  ethers  ;  & 
it  constitutes  one  great  advantage  in  the  life  of  Mr.  Fox, 
that  ai|iongstall  parties,  his  own  personal  qualities  have 
been  his  best  protection  ;  and  during  the  most  excessive 
heat  of  ])arty  violence,  we  do  not  believe  that  he  ever  had 
one  jiersonal  enemy. 

It  has  been  our  endeavour,  with  strick  impartiality 
to  trace  the  outlines  of  this  gentleman's  character.  Per- 
haps his  partial  admirers  may  think  that  we  have  been 
too  lukewarm  in  prai.se,  respeciing  his  abilities,  but  our 
sentiments  have  been  formed  on  the  principles  of  close  oh- 
servation.  and  we  could  not  suller ourselves  todeviate  from, 
ved  to  be  the  line  of  truth. 


iilr.  aiicriUutt. 


22 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804. 


FROM  THE  ENCyjIRER. 

THE     R  A  I  H  B  O  W. No.  IX. 

ON  THE  CONDiriON  OF  WOMEN. 

IT  i>  cert.'iin  that  the  feimie  se.x  are  held  in  high  esti. 
mulon  ill  Virginia,  as  well  as  in  tlie  other  civilized  nali- 
ons  of  the  world,  and  it  is  true  that  the  spirit  of  the  Ariic- 
Tican  revolu-i')ii  has  in  some  decree  destroyed  that  unjust 
inequality,  which  the  laws  of  Eigland  have  created  be- 
twccathe  sexes.  The  superiority  which  wasinsolentlyas- 
Bunned  hy  the  male  sex,  has  almost  entirely  vanished  be- 
fore the  light  of  reason,  while  tjie  legislature  of  our  st.ile, 
by  the  single  act  of  annihilariut;  the  right  ot  the  eldest 
•on  to  inherit  all  he  property  of  his  la  ncr,  and  of  divid- 
ing it  equally  a:Ylon£st  all  his  children,  has  blasted  the 
gcrin  of  fjiiiilj'  pride,  and  solemnly  recognized  the  prin- 
ciple, that  the  male  and  female  sex  are  equal.  But  al- 
thotigh  we  have  d.ntc  S'ltne'hing  iii  favor  of  the  sex,  yet 
an  impar.ial  observer  of  out  manners  and  laws,  will  per- 
hajh  tindas  much  to  blame  as  to  commend.  Sofarfrom 
btiug  able  to  boast  that  cur  women  are  the  favourites  of 
tl\e  laws,  we  must  be  cnmpelkd  to  acknowledge  that  a 
very  u-.just  partiality  i5e.\hibiTi^d  by  them  in  favar  of  the 
men,  a. id  iliut  our  manners  are  not  better  calculated  toex- 
alt  the  fair  to  that  point  in  the  scale  of  society,  to  which 
they  are  destined  to  rise. 

Let  it  not  be  supposed  that  I  am  an  advocate  forthenn- 
li'iiited  extension  of  political  rights  to  women,  or  that  I 
wish  to  encutnber  them  with  impniper  duties.  I  am  a- 
ware  that  na  urc  has  cs-.ablished  a  broad  distinction  be- 
»wcen*thc  se.xes  ;  that  tiiere  are  certain  spheres  of  action 
in  whicii  females  can  never  move,  and  boundaries 
which  they  Citn  never  with  projn-ieiy  overleap.  Na- 
ture has  hot  €ud:>\s;ed  them  wi'h  the  strenjjth  of  the  war- 
T'"r's  ar^^  and  altlit  U'jhin  the  history  of  past  timer,  there 
2re  soiTte  few  instances  of  lieroines,  who  have  coiuUiclcd 
armies  to  victory,  yet  these  are  to  b.;  considered  as  '  mete- 
ors, whose  appearance  dc'ies  the  efforts  of  calculation. 
Ciicunistances  also  of  an  '.bvious  kind,  must  ncces.^iarily 
♦xcltide  them  fr.»n  a  iiar.icipa  ion  in  the  e.ires  and  duties 
of  political  assemblies.  Andal.hough  many  cogent  rea- 
sons may  wi  ho,reat  py-jpriety  be  urged  in  favor  of  an  ex- 
tension of  theeU'c  i\'e  frarichise  tothe female  sex,  yet  1  do 
not  inean  at  tliistime  to  advocate  such  a  revnluLion  in  .ur 
political  sys'ems.  All  I  at  present  contend  f  >r  is,  that  the 
vomen  ought  to  have  the  same  civil  rights  as  the  men,  & 
that  the  legitilaliire  (,ught  toe;<vend  the  sanie  o])portunitics 
*f  intellectual  Improvemeiit  to  the  one  as  to  the  other. 

One  W'.'uld  suppose,  from  the  total  silence  of  the  taws 
of  \'irgi:iia  on  the  subject  of  female  educa'ion,  that  our 
geiieral-assembly  had  either  adopted  the  .Mahometan  noti- 
on, that  women  have  no  souls,  or  the  siill  more  roinanilc 
opiui  in,  that  nature  hw  inspired  them  wi.h  such  an  over 
imr.ion  of  genius  thai  the  labour  of  the  teacher  is  a  mat- 
ter if  sujlerer  >gation.  It  is  uilfortunaiely  too  true,  that  a 
great  dcjl  -of  supineness  is  iptc.n'er.ible  throughout  the 
Ita.e  on  tiie  subjfct  of  public  Si;lio<iU,  even  i:;r  the  male 
ecx.  Many  ot  our  >ou.ig  men  are  sent  to  distant  ui^iver- 
sitiesto  acquire  the  elements  of  science,  and  all  of  those 
Who  art  dcs.ined  to  become  itiembers  of  the  medical  pro- 
fession, will  in  vain  search  for  a  medical  school  in  any 
part  of  Virginia.  But  we  have  not  been  totally  regardless 
ot  the  educa:  en  of  ouryoungmen.  We  have  a  few  col- 
leges, one  of  which  wiU  not  yield  to  her  northern  sisters 
in  the  acquirements  of  their  professors,  or  in  the  number 
of  men  t;f  talents  who  have  issued  from  her  walls.  Our 
Statute  bo..Ks  also  ah  lund  wi.h  la.vs  establishing  acade- 
mies, at  wlikh  the  dead  and  living  languages  may  be  ac- 
quired by  joung  men  ;  but  there  iiiiot  lobe  found  a  single 
public  seminary,  and  hardly  a  private  one,  in  which  the 
ieinale  mind  ij  furnished  with  an  opportunity  of  increas- 
ing its  stores  of  knowledge. 

I  cannot  suppose  that  this  apathy  of  the  Virginians  to- 
wcrds  femalecducation,  can  proceed  from  an  opinion  of 
their  ii|feriini).  The  history  of  Eur.ipe 
personal  observation  must  convince  hit 
pinion  »  not  f.urded  on  truth.  We  ofi 
tamily,  the  girl  equall;,  quick  in  appic 
boy  ;  her  memory  as  retentive,  anil  hei 
haps  more  aliveto  ihe  beauiies  of  na:t 


d   each  man 
that  such  an  o- 
see  in  the  same 
ision    with  the 
inagination  per- 
In  early  life, 
tnete  is  scarcely  any  d'.Serrnce  between  them,  and  inthnse 
families  in  which  eckicttton  is  not  an  object  of  attention, 
the  equality  continues  through  Mife  ;  biit  in  a  faniilv  of  a 
d^flercni  description,  thC'priile  and  partiality  of  the  father 
s-rn  bi'g  n  to  display  themselves  in  the  ditlerent  conduct 
obseu'ed  towards  his  s---      ^d  daughter.     Theson  inust  be 
prepared  for  one  of  the  learned  professi.uis,  and  already 
the  phan'om  of  gbry    begins  to  fire    the  imagination  of 
the  for.d  father.     He  already  anticipates  the  period,  when 
his  son  shall  he  hailed  as  the  defender  nf  freedom  in  the 
»ena-e,  or  wh.-n  the  li^-eniogcr.iud  shall  be  del  gh'et:  witlj 
his  eloquence  in  ihe  lorum.     He  accordingly  spares  no  ex- 
peiiceto  sireng'hen,  improve, and  ptlish  the  mnid  of  his 
son.  Who,  frnii  the  age   if  seven  to  twenty-two,  is   con- 
stantly einjiloxed  in  draving  kn  wledge    from  the  foun- 
tain cf  ancieii'  literature,  or  modern  science.   In  the  mean 
Jiine  the  mind  of  his  daughter  is  almnstemirelv  ne'ilected; 
It  b.-toii,ci  a  barren  was. e,  in  which    if    a  llower   should 
t^ow  and  -heii  spring  up,  it  withers  and  perishes  for  want 
o)  the  care  and  skill  of  an  assiduous  ciU.ivatpr.     For  her 
no   teacher  holdi  up  the  map  of  soieacs :  to   her  view 


knowledge  does  "  ne'er  enroll  her  ample  page."  Th.-  la- 
mentation of  Gray  is  perhaps  more  ajiplicable  to  the  Vir- 
ginia women,  than  to  the  hthabitants  of  an  English  hamlet: 

«*  Full  many  ajlivia  is  born  to  bltish  u?iseen, 
"  And  vioste  its  siaettness  on  the  Jesart  air  .''* 

It  is  Education  not  Nature  which  creates  the  difference 
between  the  sexes.  It  is  perhaps  not  necessary  to  dwell 
on  the  propriety  and  importance  of  improving  the  female 
mind.  Alihongh  they  cannot  be  warriors,  legislators, 
judges,  or  executive  otiicers,  there  is  no  no  situation  in  life 
in  which  an  improved  understanding  is  not  an  useful 
and  delightful  companion.  Improve  the  minds  cf  your 
daughters,  and  they  will  make  their  sons  heroes  and  ]ia- 
triots.  They  w  ill  awaken  the  curiosity  of  their  infant 
minds,  antl  inspire  them  with  the  love  of  wisdom  and  of 
virtue.  And  who  can  doubt  that  the  society  of  the  fair 
would  be  infinilel;. more  interesting  if  an  equal  degree  of 
that  labour  which  is  employed  to  adirn  their  persons, 
were  applied  to  the  cultivation  of  their  iniellectual  powers.' 
Although  I  cannot  endrelj-  agree  with  Akenside,  that 


Mind  alone 


The  sacredfountain  in  itself  contains 
Of  beauteous  and  sub'tDie  ;" , — 

Yet  it  it  certain  that  the  intelligence  which  beams  from 
the  eye,  throws  a  lustrtie  on  the  countenance  of  beauty  it- 
se(f.  Perhaps  the  low  state  of  science  in  Virginia,  and  the 
almost  exclusive  attention  which  h.as  been  devoted  to  poli- 
tics and  law,  will  afford  us  a  satisfactory  reason  why  the 
mindsof  my  fair  country-women  have  not  aspired  to  lite- 
rature and  science.  The  annals  of  the  French  revolution, 
and  the  writings  of  Mrs.  Wolstonecroft,  of  Eliza  Hamil- 
ton, ot  iMiss  Seward  and  others  in  England,  at  once  refute 
the  dogma  of  the  inferiority  of  the  female  mind,  &  prove 
how  high  it  is  capable  of  soaring.  The  legislatui-e  of  our 
state  will  confer  great  honour  on  thctnselves,  by  constant- 
ly turning  their  attention  to  the  education  of  both  se.xes. 
From  the  view  which  I  have  taken  it  apjiears  evident,  that 
tlie  efforts  which  have  been  made  to  educate  ovir  youth, 
have  been  exclusively  favourable  to  the  male  se.\,  aijd  that 
our  habits  are  equally  partial. 

When  we  examine  our  regulations  respecting  property, 
we  shall  probabl>  find  that  the  same  partiality  peivades  a 
great  part  ofour  systeiri.  The  reciiJivjcaJ  rights  of  the 
husband  and  wife,  acquired  by  marriage,  will  clearly 
prove  my  position.  Ihe  husband  is  enti.ied,  as  tenant  bv 
the  Curtesy,  to  all  the  lands  of  his  wife  during  his  life,  if 
the  wile  has  had  aciijldat  any  time  during  the  marriage  ; 
b.i:  if  she  has  never  had  achildb'rn  alive,  he  is  d,-jn-.vcd 
uf  any  portion  of  her  lands  On  the  other  hand,  wlien  -he 
husband  dies,  the  wife  is  entitled  to  one  third  only  of  liis 
land  Ouring  her  life  ;  but  this  right  exists  wliether  she  has 
children  or  not.  Although  I  pretend  not  to  be  skilled  in 
the  science  of  calculation,  it  is  obvious  that,  in  a  coun.ry 
where  early  marriages  are  fashtonallle,  at '.east  nineteen 
out  of  twenty  of  those  who  are  married,  are  blessed 
with  children.  Virginia  husbands  have  therefore,  nearly  an 
equal  chance  to  possess,  during  their  lives,  the  whole  of 
the  lands  of  their  wives,  which  the  latter  have  of  one  third  ■ 
of  the  lands  of  the  former.  Whatever  may  have  been  the 
original  cause  of  this  distinction,  it  is  certain  that  it  has 
long  ago  cea.,ed,  and  I  cannot  but  think  that  if  the  case 
had  been  reversed,  and  ihe  common  law  had  been  more 
favorable  to  the  women  than  the  men,  our  legislature 
would  have  discovered  that  it  was  an  odious  distinction, 
originating  in  feudal  barbarism,  and  supported  by  preju- 
dice and  selilshness.  1  he  favour  shewn  to  the  male  sex  is 
still  more  obvious  in  the  regulations  resjiecting  personal 
property.  'Ihe  more  a  country  increases  in  cominerct,  the 
more'  does  us  jtersonal  property  increase  in  value,  and 
hence  the  subject  becomes  daily  of  more  importance  in 
Virginia.  By  marriage,  a  husband  acquires  an  absolute 
right  to  dispose  of  the  wh.ile  of  his  wife's  personal  estate 
during  his  life,  and  by  his  will  may  dejirive  her  of  the 
whole  of  it.  If,  however,  site  chooses,  within  a  year,  to 
claim  a  legal  share  of  it,  she  is  entitled  to  one  third  ;  and 
the  same  provision  is  made  for  her  in  case  of  the  intesta- 
cy ol  h'r  husband.  V  h.'n  she  hasno  child,  insteadof  one 
tiiird,  her  portion  is  one  half.  Let  it  be  remembered  also, 
that  there  is  one  unfortunate  species  of  personal  property 
in  Virginia,  to  which  the  'husband  acquires  and  absolute 
right  by  marriage,  but  in  which  the  wife  can  ciil;  claim 
the  above  mentioned  proportionyor  her  life,  even  although 
the  whole  may  have  been  originally  hers.  'I'he  obvious 
tendency  of  these  regulations  is  to  keep  the  fair  in  a  state 
of  entire  subjection  to  the  stronger  sex.  It  holds  out  a 
tempring  lure  to  avarice,  and  expo#rs  the  unsuspicious  to 
the  arts  of -the  mercenary.  Ihavehe.ird  of  son.e  instan- 
ces in  which  its  operations  has  jjlaeed  a  sting  in  the  bo- 
soms of  the  innocent,  and  brought  affliction  and  destilation 
to  the  mansions  of  the  virtuous. 

There  is  one  other  law  which  has  alwavs    appeared  to 
nie  to  be  repugnant  to  the  best  feelings  of  human  nature, 
and  by  which  the  sex  is  most  cruelly  and  unjttsil;'  degrad- 
ed.    No  person  can  doubt  that  the  mother  has  in  general 
a  mere  tender  affection  for  her  infant  oflspring  llan  the 
father.    In  this  country  it  is  particularly  true,  for  while  our 
men  too  often  roam, from    flower  to  Howe r,  our  women 
are,  with  the  cons'aiicv  of  Penelope,  devoted  to  the  wel- 
I  fare  of  their  families.  '  What  .hen  shall  we  think  of  a  law 
I  v-l.ich   authorises  the  father  on  his    death    bed,  to  de- 
I  priYC  a  virtuoua  wife  of  the  gi4»rdianship  of  hi*  chdd,  and 


to  the  most  v.-.  nhless  of  the  creation.     This 
,ly  f .und-d  on   an  improper  opinion    of   fe- 

■■— 1'  earned  ino  comple:e  operation,  it  would 

bring  discord    into  every  family,  and    fill  every    humane 
heart  with  woe. 

I  do  not  intend  to  enquire  at  present  into  the  effects 
which  a  change  of  our  lavvs  and  manner,  respecting  the 
fair  sex,  would  produce.  It  is  sutncient  if  I  have  proved, 
that  although  we  have  done  much,  much  remains  un- 
done. 

M. 


MISCELLANEOUS. 

[Brvoone's  lettehs,  describing  bis  '•  Tour  ihro'  Sicily 
and  Malta,"  are  well  knoim  in  the  literary  ■anrld.  The 
fdllnving  extract  from  one  of  time  letters,  dated,  Messina 
(ill  Sicily\inay  furnish  lame  amusement  to  the  Americcn 
reader.-^ 

After  dinner  our  depute-consul  (aSicilan)   carried  us  to 
several  convents,   where  we  were  received   by   the    nnn« 
ith  great  politeness  and  affability.     We  conversed  with 
them  for  some  hours  through  the  grate,    and  found   some 
of  them  by  no  tjieans  deiicieiit,  either    in  poi.it  of  know. 
ledge  or  sprightliness  ;  but   none  of  them  had    siicerity 
nigh  (which  we  met  with  in  Portugal  more  than  once) 
acknowledge  the  unhappiness  of  their  situation.     AH 
pretended  to  be  happy  and  contented,  and  declared  tliey 
vould  not  change  their  prison  forthe  most  brilliant  situatU- 
m  in  life.     However,  some  of  them  had  a  soft  melancho. 
ly  in  iheir  countenances,  that  ga\e  the  lie  to  their  words; 
und  lam  persuaded,  in  a  tete-a-tete,  and  a  m  re   intima*. 
cquaintance,  they  would  have  t  .Id  a  ver.  difierent  story. 
Several  of  them  are  extremely  handsoii.e;  but,  indeed,   I 
think  tltey  always  appear  so  ;  and  am  very  cer  ain,  froirt 
frequent  experience,  that  there  is  nj  artil'.cial  ornament,  or 
stupid  embellishment  wha'Cvcr,  that  can  produce  half  so 
strong  an  effect,  as  the  modest  and  simple  attire  of  a  pret- 
ty young  nun,  placed  behind  a  double  ir  n  grate.     To   see 
amiable,  unailected,  and  unadorned  person,  that  might 
re  been  an  honourand ornament  to  sticietv,  make    a  vo- 
luntary resignation  of  her  chan,,s,  andgvenp  the  world 
and  all  it,  pleasures,  for  a  life  of  fastii.gtu.dmor.ilkaiioiv 
1.  cannot  tail  to  move  nirpity  ; 

"  And  pity  melts  the  mir.j  to  love." 

There  is  annher  consideiation  which  tends  much  to  in. 
crease  thcsejeelings  ;  that  is.  our  total  incapacity  ever  'o 
alter  her  situation. — The  pleasure  of  relRving  an  object  in 
distress,  is  the  only  refuge  we  have  against  the  pain  which 
the  seeing  of  that  object  occasions  ;  but  here,  this  is  jtier- 
1;  denied  us,  and  we  feel  with  sorrow,  that  pity  is  ail  w© 
can  bestow. 

From  these, and  the  like  reflections,  a  man  generallv 
feels  himself  in  bad  spirits  af-er  conversing  with  amiable 
ntnts.  Indeed,  itishardl.  possible,  wiihout  a  heavy  heart, 
to  leave  the  grate  ;  that  inexorable  and  inijR-netraole  bar- 
t'er, — At  last  we  took  our  leave,  expressing  our  hajjpiness, 
in  being  atlnii'ted  so  near  them  ;  but  at  .he  same  time 
dejdoring  our  misery,  in  seeing  them  for  ever  removed  at 
so  unmeasurable  a  distance  from  "US.  They  were  much 
pleased  with  ourvisit,  and  bejrged  we  would  ret  eat  it  eve- 
ry day  during  our  stay  at  Meisina;  but  this  mii,lu  prove 
dangerous.  \ 


FROM    A    NEW-YORK    PAPER. 

AMERICAN  LADIES, 
The  manufactures  of  your  Country  are  yet  in  their  cra- 
dle : — By  cherishing  the  infant  you  may  rear  him  to  man- 
hood ;  and  by  abar.tlcning  him  you  may  suffer  his  exist- 
ence to  dwindle  into  annihilation.  In  tile  present  state  of 
our  Agriculture,  ofour  Manufactures,  and  of  our  com- 
merce, the  equivalent  we  render  to  othercoumries  for  their 
nianufactures  is  the  rude  or  unwrought  produce  of  our 
fields  and  our  orchards,  our  mountains  and  our  forests  :  As 
popidation  increases  with  the  facility  wih  which  the 
means  of  subsistence  orthis  produce  can  be  procured,  a 
country  can  scarcely  ever  be  overstocked  with  them  ;  and 
every  ponion  of  this  produce  bartered  away  to  any  fo- 
reign nation  for  anv  article  which  can  be  furri-^hed  at 
home,  isjust  so  much  substracted  from  the  wealth  of  the 
couatry. 

To  make  an  ajiplication  of  these  observations.  If  a  la- 
dy in  New-Vork  sends  to  London  for  a  Split  Straw  Oat  or 
bnnret  (or,  what  is  tantamount,  employs  a  merchant  to 
impf.rt  one  for  her)  sii]qiosiiig.  for  instance,  the  price  to 
be  eight  dr.llars,  she  must  sent!  the  eight  dollars  for  it ;  or 
what  is  the  fact,  she  sends  the  amouni  in  ;  rain,  or  any  o- 
ther  current  article  of  exportation.  There  is,  of  conse- 
quence, so  much  the  less  grain,  &c.  left  in  the  country 
than  won  d  have  been  in  it  had  the  wearernever  felt  the 
want  for  one,  or  supplied  hersi-lf  at  home.  Every  Ame- 
rican Lady  who  semis  to  Massachusetts  for  her  bonnet  in- 
stead of  London,  or  which  is  the  same  thing,  hu>s  one  of 
a  merchant  who  imjioris  from  thence,  saves  the  price  of" 
it  in  goods  of  her  own  country,  and  so  far  contributes  to 
its  opulence. 

AMERICUS. 


Vol.1. 


THE  MINERVA. 


23 


BLAXCHAIlD's  BALLOON. 


•  The  fiTtious  i^ronam.  Bliiichard,  is  now  at  Marseilles, 
Where,  iji  a  hMnm,  of  a  new  composition,  he  Ivis  wvtli 
juccer.s  iiiaA-  his  fifty  sixth  ascension.  Citizen  Lalande 
biis  calculacd  that  if  Blanchard  had  travelled  in  one  sin- 
kU  journey  the  whole  space  he  has  in  all  his  ascens.ons 
run  thrcugh,  he  ni'sh;  not  only  have  been  able  to  give  us 
news  concori-.;nj  ihc  inhabitants  in  the  moon,  bu^  even 
had  it  in  his  power  to  fraerni/e  with  those  of  Jupiter.— 
Bianchard's  preseni  Bailor  n  is  of  that  extent  that  it  can 
without  dan!;;-r,  ascend  wi'h  nine  perso-is,  not  heavierthan 
himself,  which  was  proved  on  the  6th  inst.  when  four 
Toung  ladiA  and  four  youg  gentlemen  ascended  with  him, 
and  danced  a  quadrille  in  the  air,  1.500  from  the  earth  ; 
an  event  v.hlch  never  before  has  taken  place.  The  dance 
continued  fi.r  a  qu^'rtcr  of  an  hour,  when  two  of  the  ladies 
and  one  ot  the  ;ven'l-mcn  were  taken  ill,  which  obliged 
him  to  descerrtl.  Thcv  were,  however,  all  well  enough  to 
appei^r  ai  the  ;hea-rt   In    the  evening,  v.-here  they  were 

receved  wi'h  repeated  tipplause.     If  i?  said  that  up •■- 

of  sixfv  candida'es   have  presei 
ther  hail  in  the  air. — 'Juurnal  ..'e 


i?  said  that 
ed    themselves  for  ano- 


S* 


BENEVOLENCE. 

Froin*e  1st  of  Januarv,  1804,  to  the  8th  August,  1805" 
French  Emigrants  from  .St.  D.imingo,  and  wlio  were  des- 
litu-.eof:,upport,a.idmany  of  them  of  cloatldng,  have 
been  rtlievtdin  Charleston,  K.  C.  by  charitable  donations. 
—This  support  so  gra'eful  to  the  feelings  of  humanity,  a- 
rose  from  3,667  dls.  69  cts;  of  which,  about  2.083  dis. 
19cts.  were  given  b.  theciii/ens,  and  the  remainder  of 
the  above  sum  was  contributed  by  several  French  residents 
in  the  city.  The  above  sum  being  nearly  exhausted,  the 
various  religious  societies,  and  some  citizens  have  contri- 
buted the  additional  sum  of  3,366  dolls  49  cts.  for  the 
unfortunate  emigrants  ;  and  the  ladies  of  Cliailestown,  by 
delivering  to  the  coitimittee  of  Benevolence,  various  arti- 
cU'b  of  apparel  from  their  ward-robes,  for  the  feipale  indi- 
gents,  have  contributed  their  mite. 


ionR-ewlv.— At  a  sni^.ll  vithigr  called.  Sputfy,  near  the 
Devd's^Bridi^e,  in  Snu  h  Walej,  there  now  live  two  bro- 
thers, the  '.  oungest  of  whom  is  96.  andthe  eldest  102  years 
of  age.  Tlieold'Stistheliearliest  man.  He  still  ciimbs 
•thl?*noun'alus  after  his  flock  of  slicep,  jokes  with  all  the 
travellers  >vhi.  call  at  his  cot  (a  small  pot  house)  about 
their  goi.ig  ..o  see  the  Welch  girls,  and  is  stilf  very  fond  of 
taii..ihgof  hib  own  Altiours. 


In  a  late  Lancaster  [*iper  ^Patent  Machine  k  advi 
far  paring  cp;>les.  by  which  21  may  be  pared  in  a  niir 
with  greater  saving  and  neatness  than  with  a  knife. 


AGilICULTURAL. 

WHEAT  UPON  CLOVER. 

IT  isaverv  common  practice  with  the  English  Farmers 
and  it  is  becoming  so  in  Pennsylvania  and  some  other 
States,  to  turn  in  clover  sward  near  sowing  time,  and 
sow  wheat  upon  it,  harrowing  in  the  seed. —  This 
saves  the  exjiense  of  one  or  two  ploughings,  and 
gives  also  one  cutting  of  grass,  or  half  a  summer*s 
pasiurag'e;  while  the  wheat  crop  is  rather  better  than  it 
would  be  were 'he  same  land  fallowed.  The  clover  by  co- 
vering the  ground,  prevents  the  sun  from  exhausting  its 
streugih,  and  when  turned  in  full  of  sap,  makes  a  rich, 
thou,gh  not  lasting  manure.  If  the  clover  be  stout,  and  the 
stouter  the  better,  it  should  be  rolled  down,  and  rolled  the 
same  way  tlie  plough  is  to  go,  that  it  may  be  the  better  co- 
vered. 'The  clover  if  large  and  thick,  as  it  may  almost  any 
■where  be  niide  by  the  Plaister  of  Paris,  destroys  noxious 
weed.^,  and  by  piercing  and  fi.liiig  thegrjund  with  its  roots 
yenders  it  as  mellow  as  fallowing  would  do. 


ANECDOTES. 

A  Grandee  of  Spain,  handing  some  refreshments  to  a 
circle  of  Ladies,  observed  one  with  a  most  brilliant  ring, 
a:id  was  rude  enough  to  say,  in  her  hetiring,  "  I  should 
jirefer  the  ring  to  the  hand."  "  And  1,"  said  the  lady, 
(looking  steadfastly  at  the  glittering  order  suspended  on 
the  Don's  neck,)  "  should  prefer  the  collar  to  the  breast." 


A  couple  of  young  ladies,  liavitig buried  their  father[who 
was.  an  old  humorist,  and  had  an  aversion  to  matri- 
mony, however  advantageous  might  be  the  oftcr"]  convers- 
ing on  his  charac'er,  the  eldest  observed,  "  he  is  dead  at 
last,  and  we  will  marry  !"     Well,  said  the  yoimgest,  I  am 

for  a    rich  husband,  and  Mr.  C shall  be    my  man." 

"  Hold  sister  said  the  other,  din*t  let  us  be  so  hasty  in 
the  choice  of  our  husbands  ;  let  us  marry  those  whom  the 
powers  ab'tve  have  destined  for  us  ;  for  our  marriages  are 
re;;i!-tered  in  Heaven's  book."  "  I  am  sorry  for  that  dear 
•ister,  replied  the  youngest,  for  I  am  afraid  father  will 
tear  dut  the  leaf  1"  i 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 
THE    SAMBLEB.—No.\. 

I  was  punctual  in  my  attendance  on  the  afflicted  father, 
to  hear  the  particulars  of  his  history,  whicii  he  had  i:rj- 
misedto  relate  to  me.  I  found  hina  silting  on  the  sill  of 
his  homely  cottage  ;  his  eyes  wereswoUeii  with  grief,  and 
a  sickly  paleness  overspread  his  face  :  Alas,  thought  I, 
the  vital  spark  is  nearly  extmct  ;  a  few  weeks  hence  and 
he  will  be  no  ntore  !  I'ae  thought  was  melancholy  ;  but  a 
consolatory  idea  presented  itself  i  his  worldly  troubles  will 
ce^sewith  his  existence. 

I  accosted  him  with  constrained  cheerfulness  ;  he  re- 
turi.ed  iny  salutation  with  an  ailectionate  squeeze  of  the 
hand,  and  desired  me  to  sic  down  :  his  house  consisted  of 
but  one  apartment ;  the  furniture  was  scanty  and  of  the 
meanest  kind  ;  a  dog  and  cat  were  the  only  animals  which 
it  contained  ;  and  these  seemed  to  sympathize  in  the  af- 
liiction  of  their  master.  After  a  short  sile.ice,  during 
which  I  had  been  noticing  tliis  comfortless  sceiie,  the  tec- 
bie  old  man  observed  to  inc,  '■  I  h,ive  not  forgot  the  pro- 
mise I  made  you  yesterday  j  I  will  now  try  tolultilit; 
come  nearer — ,ny  v. /ice  is  weak  :"  I  sat  down  by  his 
side,  and  wijied  a  tear  from  his  shrivelled  cheek  j — he  rest- 
ed his  anji  upon  my  knee,  and  began  as  follows  : 

*  I  was  raised  in  this  neigiibourhood,  a  few  miles  dis- 
'  taut  from  this  place  ;  the  early  part  of  my  life  affords 
'  nothing  which  can  aftbrdyou  information  or  amusement; 

•  at  the  age  of   seventeen   I  enlisted  in    our  army,    then 

•  marcninj  against  the  ferocious  Indians,  who  were  coin- 
'  mitting  shnct.ing  cruelties  on  our  frontier  inhabitants. — 
'  The  duties  of  asoldier  were  not  then  so  triBiiig  as  the.) 
'  now  are.  Nor  was  the  chaijtcter  of  asoldier  chen  viewed 

•  with  that  disrespect  which  it  now  is.  lit  limes  oi  war 
I  and  of  danger,  ihc  soldier  is  commended  and  respected, 
'  because  he  -is  one  of  the  most  useful  in  the  community  ; 
'  he  protects  his  country  from  its  enemy  :  and  secures  the 
'  defenceless  female  and  the  equally  defenceless  old  mao, 
'  like  mvself.from  insult  &  injury     But  in  times  of  peace 

•  he  is  tie.pised;  he  lives  in  idleness  and  preys  on  the  la- 

•  boiir  of  industry.  After  spending  live  years  in  the  lodi- 
'  an  wars,  I  quitted  the  army  to  return  to  the  place  ot  my 
'  nativ'ty;  my  heart  gladdened    ?s  I  drew  near  ;  my  pa- 

•  rents  residetl  on  yonder  hill  ;  I  had  kit  them  in  health  ; 
'  but  hadhever  once  heard  from  them  during  in)  absence; 
'  a  thought  now  struck  me  which  had  not  o.;fjr^  occur- 
'  red  :  might  not  some  accident  have  hapjiened  to  m  at- 
'  feclionate    parents  during  so    long  an  interval  ;  iidgn 

<  not  the  hand  of  death  have  arres  ed  their  progress  '■    1  he 

•  thought  was  chilling  to  my  youthful   bjojd  i  but  I  v.ronUl 

•  not-indulge  myself  in  such   ideas;   I  shdl  probably  fi.id 

•  lYiy  aged  parents  sitting  by  their  comfoi  table  lire-side, 
'  and  they  will  welcome  home  tlieir  long  absent  son  wiih 
'  paternal  hos])it_ality  ; — it  was  a  bleak  windy  day  in  the 
'  latter  part  of  Nivember  ;  I  buttoned  up    my  coat,   and 

■  whistling  the  accustomed  tune  of  an  old  march,'!    ad 

'  vanced    towards  my   father's    plantation  ;  in    passing 

<  if,  I  necessarily  came  by  the  old  grave-yard,  that  same 
'  grave-yard  alas  !  which  con;ains  my    Mary  I  that  same 

<  grave-yard,  young  man,  where  you  yesterday  left  me  !' 
The  recollection  affected  him  ;  he  paused,  aad  fe.ching  a 
sigh  continued,  •  I  was  p,assing  by  the    grave-yavd,  when 

■  1  recollected  the  many  playful  hours  which  I  had  passed 

•  amongst  the  trees  which  surrounded  it  ;  1  felt  an  incli- 

<  nation  to  review  this  favorite  spot,  and  advanced  through 
'  the  trees,  when    guess    my  surprise,  at    beh'dding   two 

■  graves  which  had  been  filled  since  my  departure  from 
'  home  ;  1  was  convinced  these  were  the  graves  of  my 
'  father  and  mother,  and  I  hastened  to  the  house  with  a 
'  quick,  yet  fearful  step,  in  expectation  of  having  the  dole- 
'  ful  tidings  confirmed  ;  my  conjecture  was,  alas  !  too 
"  true  !  My  parents  for  near  two  years,  had  slept  in  thesi- 
'  lent  grave  !  this  intelligence  was  given  me  by  on  oldne- 

<  gro  servant,  who  being  unable  to  work,  had  been  left  on 
'  the  place  to  starve,  by  my  father's  executors,  who  had 
'  carried  oif  every  other  moveable  ;  but  the  poor  old  ne- 
'  gro  had  found  rheans  tojjrolong  his  existence,  till    then, 

•  by  begging  among  the  neighbours,    who    knowing  his 

•  former  honesty  and  fidelity,  gave  him  from  time  to  time 
'  a  morsel  of  food. 


'  old  father  and  you  shall  yet  find  pr-oiecin  n.— .  "••••• 
'  The  disgrace  of  her  daughter  entirely  overcome  her  mo. 
'  ther.  Her  constitution  was  already  gready  impaired  ; 
'  she  was  seized  with  a  fever  which  in  two  da  *s  terminated 
■  her  life  !  Pity  me,  stranger  !  Pity  the  cruel  sufferings  of 
'  a  parent  and  a  husband'.' — I  did  m^st  sincerely  pity  the 
unfortunate  old  man  !  But  wliat  could  I  do  for  him  I 
Nothing  alas!  Death  only  could  give  him  peace  !  He 
seemed  to  look  on  it  wi'h  complacency  ;  as  the  only  phy. 
stcian  that  could  effect  hts  cure  !  I  begged  him,  however, 
to  be  comforted;  &  assuring  him  that !  should  call  on  him 
the  next  day,  Ireluctan.ly  took  my  leave. 

H  A  R  L  E  y. 


DIED, 

On  Saturday  last, the  6lh  inst.  James  Hayes,  Esq.  aged 
44.  The  virtues  of  hospitatity  and  benevolence,  weiecon- 
spicuous  traits  in  this  gentleman's  character.  He  was 
just  and  correct  in  all  his  dealings  with  mankind — a  ten- 
der husband,  and  affectionate  parent,  a  huntaue  master, 
and  a  friendly  neighbour. 

on  Sundav  the  Tth  inst.  at  New-Castle,  whither 

he  had  gone  on  bu.»ines,s,  Mr.  Smith  Blahy,  of  this  city. 

on  Mond.ay  last  the  8th-  inst.  after    an  illness  of 

some  months,  ^'Vfr.i.MtLin  'Am/'i'c,  of  this  city. 

on  Saturday  the  22(1  ult  after  a  verv  short  ill- 
ness, Mr.  P  trici  Henry,  of  Amherst,  in  the  22d  year  of 
his  age.  He  has  left  numerous  rcla'ives  and  friends  to  la- 
ment his  irreparable  loss,  among  \\'hom  is  a  most  amiable 
wife. 

It  is  with  great  pain  we  state,  [savs  the  National  Intelli* 
fencerofOct.  10,"]  that  tde  Mail  of  yesterday,  from  New- 
Orleans,  brought  the  intelligence  of  the  death  pf  Gover- 


WEEKLY  SUMMARY  OF  INTELLIGENCE. 


'  A  few  years  after,  I  married  the  daughter  of  a  re- 
spectable planter  ;  we  were  poor,  but  v/e  loved,  were  in- 
dustrious, and  lived  happily  together  for  many  years  ; 
a  lovely  daughter,  our  only  child,  was  our  pride  and  de- 
light;  it  was  our  constant  care  to  teach  her  virtue  and 
industry  ;  to  cherish  in  her  young  heart  the  sentiments  of 
humanity  and  benevolence  ;  but  how  have  our  endea- 
vours terminalcd  !  Great  God !  the  thought  distracts 
me  !'  ••»«i»»«i>»'»'''»He  wept  bitterli — 
My  wife  (continue!  the  old  man)  has  o'ften  told  me  of 
the  pleasure  we  should  enjoy    in  the  haj)py  marriage  of 

our  Sophia  ;  but  our  hopes  alas,  were  blasted  ! About 

12  months  past,  a  young  man  in  the  neighbourhood  first 
paid  his  addresses  to  Sophia  ;  hevow.ed  the  most  solemn 
attachment  ;  he  won  the  youthful  heart  of  the  unfortu- 
nate girl  i  and  to  crown  his  perfidious  villainy,  he  finally 

seduced  her  ! Gracious  Gf«d!  what  were  in/ feelings  ! 

'  In  the  first  heat  of  passion  1  ordered  her  from  my  house! 
<  I  shut  my  doors  against  my  miserable  child  ! — It  is  now 
1  ten  davs  since  I  forced  her  to  quit  this  house,  the  only 
I  one  where  she  could  hope  to  find  protection  or  shel- 
'  ter  !  Whers  are  you  ray  Sophia  !     Return  to  your  poor 


EUrlt01^£AN. 
A  letter  from  cur  fleet  off  the  Texel,  says  a  London  pa- 
per,  dated  ibe  6.h  iiist.  states,  that    for    a  week  past  they 

have  expected  the  enemy  to  put  to  sea. Intelligence 

from  Odessa  men  ioits.  'hat  in  pursuance  of  an  ordinance 
oi^hU  Russian  m.tjest .  ,an  emb  irgo  has  been  laid  on  all  the 
vcsselo  in  that  port  ;  iVom  vrher.cen  isconcluded,  that  the 
Russian    govertiTneut    purposes  to   embark  all  the  trooj.'S 

can'oncd  in  their  neighbourhood. The   emigrations 

from  Ireland  to  .America,  within  the  last  twelve  m:  iiths, 
are  state.l  to  have  amounted  to  17,000  ;  and  the  linen 
rade,  .hat  siapU-  comir.otii'.v  of  the  countr>-,  to  have  de- 
creased 8,000,000  yards  in  proportion  to  what  it  a  nnutit. 

ed  to  in  the  preceding  year. The  Wa't  rford  Mirr  r, 

the  ith,  contains  an  extracted  of  a  Ifetter  d.tcd  New-South 
Wales,  March  10,«vhich  sates,  that  on  that  da;  week, 
the  rebellious  part  of  th."  Irish  prisoners  broke  into  op]).. si- 
li.tn;  that  they  wer»quickly  dispcrsetU  their  leaders,  ten  in 
number,    having  been  taken,  and  all    were    in.tned-.a'ely 

hung- The  aflairs  of  Egypt  still  continue  in  confusi- 

on.  Tlie  Beys  hav.ng  gained  another  viotorv.  i  had,  ac- 
cordiii|r  to  last  accounts,  laid  siege  to  grand  Cairo. 
DOMESTIC. 
The  election  for  Representat\ves  to  congress,  and  for 
members  of  the  General  Assembly,  was  held  in  Octob.r 
throughout  the  state  of  Mar\  land  No  doubt  is  entertain- 
ed of  a   republican  result. N.    R.  Moore,  and  William 

MacCrcery,  both  republican,  has  been  re-elected  almost 
unanimously  representatives  in  Congress"l<>r  the  city  and 
county  of  Baltimore..  The  Massachusetts  election 
tookplace  on  the"th  ult.  All  the  old  members  of  Con- 
gress are  re-elected,  except  Mr.  Baldwin  who  declined. — 
Capt.  Hopkins,  oftheshijj  Hermione,  who  arriv- 
ed at  Boston  on  the  2d  Octobet,  in  47  days  from  the  isle 
of  Mat',  informs,  that  while  at  St.  Michael's  the  Gover- 
nor of  Partugal,  was  making  great  preparations  in  the 
AVestern  islands,  to  raise  an  army  to  go  as  a  reinforce- 
ment against  the  blacks  of  South  America.  Capt.  H. 
sailed  from  St.  Michael's  the  last  of  July,  and  also  r^-ports 
that  no  men  were  allowed  to  depart    from  the  Islands  at 

that  time. It  is  with  considerable  pleasure,  says  the 

Norfflk  Herald,  wehavc  observed  the  very  many  valuable 
cargoes  oflare,  brought  into  this  ]>ort  :  and  w«  are  inform- 
ed bv  a  commercial  friend  who  is  in  the  habit  of  transact- 
ing business  at  the  Custom-House,  that  the  duties  on  mer- 
chandize, tonnage,  &c.  amounted  to  the  sum  of  120,000 
dollars,  during  the  month  of  Angus'  last  !  ! — and  there  is 
now  belonging  to  this  district  about  20,000  tons  of  regis- 
tered vessels. 


THE  VIRGINIA  MAGAZINE  ; 

MONTHLY    m'iSCE  LLANY. 

IXy  THOSE  Gentlcmtn  loho  haw  been  Hvd  enoii^^  to  re- 
celiie  siibscrimions  for  "  The  Virgi::ia  Muga?.i:te  ,•  or  AI->rlA- 
Iv  Miscellany,"  are  rerpiested  to  return  lists  of  such  names  as 
they  haiie  been  able  to  obtain,  so  soon  as  convenient,  as  the 
first  numher  v.nl'.,certainly  mate  its  appearance  on  ttie  first 
day  of  Dccembe-  next.  There  mill  be  at  least  oae  elcghnt 
cottficr -Plate  emraxinv  attached  to  each  number. 
'■^    ^  *        *  y.OIXCN. 

JtiibmonJ,  Oeloitr  1, 1804, 


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THE  MINERVA. 


^  SELECTED  POETRY.  &. 


[The follaaing  beautiful  tinea  arefrcm  the  pen  of  Mr.  Sel. 
1.ECK  O.BORNE.      The. ptenJ^  of  the  poetry  „,ul  the  ten- 
derneiiofaentiitunt  which  they  breathe,  provet  the  geniua 
efibi  author  to  be  of  no  ordinary  ea»t.'\ 
THE  RUINS. 

I'VE  seen  in  twilight's  pensive  hour, 

Tlie  iiios«.claa  dome,  the  moulU'rinr  tower. 

In  awful  ruin  stand  ; 
That  dome,  where  grateful  voices  sunf, 
That  tower,  where chiminj  music  rung. 

Majestically  grand  ! 

I've  seen,  mid  sculpiur'd  prijje,  the  tomb. 
Where  heroe's  slept,  m  sili-nt  gloom, 

Unconscioiisof  their  fame  ; 
Those  who,  with  laurel'd  honors  crown'd 
Amonj;  their  ft>es  sjircad  terrors  round. 

And  gain  d — an  empty  name  ! 

I've  seen,  in  death's  dark  pabce  laid, 
'I'he  ruins  of  a  Waureous  maid, 

Cadaverous  ai)l|;'pale  ! 
The  maiden  wl.i;  while  life  remained,. 
IJ  ci- rival  charms  ill  trium;,h  reign'd 

The  mistress  of  the  vcle.  ' 

I've  seen,  where  dnnijenn  damps  abide,     • 
A  youih  adoni'd  in  iftanhood^s  pride. 

In  fancied  greatness  rave  ; 
He,  who  in  Reason's  happiest  day. 
Was  virtuous,  witty,  nobly  jay,  ' 

Lcarn'd,  generous  and  iirave.' 

Nor  dome  nor  tower,  in  twilight  shade. 
Ivor  hero  fallen,  nor  beauteous  njaid 

To  ruins  all  consign'd, 
Can,  with  such  pailios,  touch  my  breast. 
As  (on  the  maniac's  foni,  imprest) 

■lllC  nUINS  Of  A  NOIILE   Ml.-S»! 

m       LORENZO. 

THE  \lC-n~QY  TYRANNY. 

TuKE-..  71/,,,/,,  2j,.^„„  ,, 
THE  nisht  was  cold,  l:een  blew  the  blast, 
i  ne  ram  ni  whelirung  forrcnts  fell 

When  Pat  with  sorrov.'  overrpt,   ' 
,        "  a,.iiiiiv  overcast, 

His  plaintive  talc  »;as  heard  lo  tell  • 

•'  My  tender  wii:e,  and  children  dear 

Arc  from  my  sight  tor  n  er  torn       ' 

How  can  I  longer  tarry  here  ! 

My  friends  are  all  to  dungeons  borne. 

1  had  a  tyrant  landlord,  base, 
Who  saw  my  heart  to  Erin  >  earn'd 
tvei,  w_„h  the  STOund  my  cot  did  rase, 
And  fir  d  my  substance  dearly  earn'd, 
IJnmov  d,  remorseless  now  he  sees, 
My  cottage  falling  as  i,  burns. 
My  wife  for  mercy,  on  her  knees, 
Irom  her.  with  ruthless  frowns  he  spurns. 

Ah  !  when  will  that  bless'H  Jay  arrive. 
When  Union  bright,  on  do,*ny  wing,' 
(L.v  OM.  for  Which  we  all  should  strive). 
SUall  to  old  Erin coniforl  bring  >  ■' 

Ah  !  when  it  conies  we'll  all  unite 
Corruption  from  our  lapd  to  chase' 
And  then  we'll  see  the  prospect  bright. 
Of  friendship,  happiness,  and  peace* 


TO  HOPE. 

oi^otllJt'Iwtei-t-;;- 

And  all  my  cruel  pains  beguil.  ■°  ' 

K^A?<r  '"■■'•  l"^  ^Wh""Pl''res,. 
Andb,4„,„^„  for  hap,,i„ess  !     ' 

Bm  nf.T  "'f  "'"8 '">som  give- 
But  O  !  I  fearthou  dostdeceive 
Wy  reason  wishes.  O  !  beware  ' 
And  cai-efully  avoid  the  snare'' 
X'or  Hope  to Lc^.,  is  nearallv'd, 
i!':' """^"'"i'-d  »"d  sun:-st  ^ide 
*!  I' mie,  relief  thou  dostimp^t. 

But  should  thy  promises  prove  vain. 
If  di  an,'    "  ''"'  "Sgravare  mv  pai„' , 
If  disappointment  should  destroy 
I  nose  riatterin.f  dreams  of  cir.  ■       ■ 

*W  want  the  powerio  give  „.e  aid! 


What  then  could  charm  my  soul  to  rest. 

Or  calm  the  tumults  of  my  breast  > 

Then  come  despair  !   I'll  bear  the  "^^t 
And  take  possession  of  my  heart 


Vol.1. 


CAROLINE. 


ADDRESS  TO  SYMPATHY- 
Pure  is  the  dew  that  gems  the  humid  hours, 

When  bright  Aurora  waves  her  golden  win? 
Sweet  as  the  blushing  ro.e.  gay  queen  of  Howers, 

And  grateful  as  the  bland  approach  of  spring  : 

Soft  as  the  glow  that  Hesperus  imparts 

When  zephyrs  waft  the  balmy  breath  of  even  j 

So  sweet,  so  soothing,  to  ingenuous  hearts- 
is  Sympiitby;  benignant  boon  of  Heaven. 

Come  to -my  aid,  diffusing  light  afar! 
In  all  the  modest  grace  of  virtue  drest 

Come  to  niy  aid,  thou  bright  etlierial  star, 
And  shed  thy  genial  influence  on  my  breast. 

By  Seraph's  hands,  thy  vivid  beams  are  form'd 
And  artless  love  attunes  thy  dulcet  hy  •  < 

Cheer'd  by  tl;y  smile,  Hope's  lambent  tiam'e  is  warm'd 
Aiul  1  line  s  dun  rhadows,  glide  unmark'd  away. 


rsoM  THE   FREVCII. 

A  gambler  laid  one  night  awake, 
Reiiecting  what  he  ne-;t  should  stake. 

His  every  stiver  gone  : 
No  cash,  y  course,  no  friends  were  left. 
His  rooms  of  furniture  bereft. 
'      Coat,  haf,  and  *ig  in  pawn. 
Thu3  pondering— in  ilii?ronm  he  spied 
A  thiet,  to  whom  he  cooly  crieil, 

'•  My  imeat  friend,  away  ! 
'Pon  honour,  keen  must  be  ihv  sight, 
Ifthoudiscovei'st  aught  bv night. 

When  I  find  nought  by  tlay"" 

[T^rl  Folio.] 

EPIGRAM. 

Pains,  so  unknown  before,  mv  bosom  move 
I  can  :  help  thinking,  Chlcc,  I'm  in  love  : 
Nay,  frown  not  thus  !   I  am  in  love,  lis  true- 
Jiur  on  my  life,  d.  ar  Chloe,  not  mith  you  .' 


THE  TALE  OF  LA  ROCHE, 

BY  Mlt.   MACKENZIE. 

To  the  AUTHOR  OF  THE  MIRROR. 
SIR, 

whos^wo'lks'ha:  '""'  'T  '^"-  r  -^"^'"^  PWl-op..er. 
F,,rZ  Z  ,  ,  "?"  ''"■"  '■"''  •''"''  admired  by  al' 
£«™/,e,  resided  at  a  little  town  in  France.  Some  disan 
pointments  .n  his  native  country  had  firs,  driven  hb  a' 
broad  and  he  was  aficrwa,ds  induced  to  reman,  here 
fro*  having  found,  in  this  retreat   whcr/.  th.  ' 

even  &f  nation  and  a,  gua'e  were  ivoided  T  T"""'?" 

,        .  '■^  "^'•^uA^c  \\  ere  avoiacci,  a  perfect  sec'n 

sion  and  retirement  highly  favorable  to  the  devebipement 

of  his  time.'^  ^'"''        ''■'''"'  "'  '"'"-"^   »"  '"«  «ri«rs 

Perhaps  in  th*  structm-e  of  such  a  mind  as  Mr  •, 

the  hner  and  more  delicate  sensibilities  are  seltiom  !,„„ 
to  have  place,  or  if  originally  implanted    there    are  ^a 
gnat  measure  extinguished  bv  the    exertinni  of    ;„, 
study  and  profound  ^ivestigation.     Il'^^ceX  idea    f  p'w 

^elb  al.and  m  common  language,  the  forjner  word  is  of. 
ten  used  ,o  express  the  lat,er.-Our  philosopher  has  been 
censured  by  some  as  delicient  in  warmth  and  feelins-  • 
and  It  13  certain,  that,  if  he  w.as  not  easily  melted  i  no 
nevolencr*  "  '"''''  "''"''  ""  '^"*'""  'okwakenhis  be- 

t»h?r,T"''"'^;  '*■'""' .'■^  satbnsied  in  those  speculations 
which  afterwards  astonished  the  world,  an  old  femri.  do 
mes*.  u'  who  spi-upr!  ii;.«    r         .  ,  icinaie  ao- 

iiics.u    wno  served  him   for  a  UoiKekeeper,  broue-ht   h;,« 

^"'-w,e;'^^;^cZ^:-;i---^"- 


vedi 


some  distant  countr-r    anrt  ^h■a^^^«  f^»u^'i.""i  V""" 

h^  I       rr","",."""" '•■'■■•I   aside  the   volume   in  h 

.owed  his.^..er„J/;-l;-r,^-  -.  -d  "^   ^°'- 

'Twas  the  best  in  the  little  inn  where  thev  l^v  t  ,„         i 
try  one  not^vithstanding.  Mr  _!'',,'•'""''"'' 

Hock-bed,  at  one  end   I-,.- ,;,.  „ij       ""cnn-«jos. — Una 
at  the  foot  of  itsat  liU  d,„'w.       ^?"  *""  "^^'"^  '°  "»"  i 

^-wiiitebed.goli^:'^^:^!.!^^!^,;;-;:^-,: 


watching  , 
and  his  ho 
•m   without 


it  as  she  bent  for 
lier  father.  Mr. - 
some  moments  in 
irg  sensible  of  th,..  ^.,.^,,„„ 
raid  the  old  woman  at  last,  in  a  ■ 
showed  one  of  the  finest  "faces 
touched,  not  spoiled  with  sorrow 
ihom  the  old  wema 


languid  1-ols  cf 
eeper  had  stood 
ycurg  lady's  be- 

;■ "  Mademoiselle  !" 

;  lone — She  turned  and 

1    the    world It   was 

Mid  whin  she  perceived 
now  introduced  i 


home, 
his  onl 


a  blush  at  first,  and  then  the  gen-le  cercmoni-.l  „f  7  .•    ■ 
I  politeness,  which  the  affli-tion  o f  L  ,  ?  '** 

lid  not  e-itini-nUI,  ;i      r  '""    tempered  but    •,. 

ts  e"pre=s  2  Twa^"  "^"'  ^  ""-rient.  and' changed 
IS  e.\pression.    Twas  sweetness  all,  however  and  ournhl 

oflered  his  services  in  a  few  sincere  ones      •■  Mo     •      '  r 
"■■serably  ill  here."  said  the  gouvernante;  ■■  If  he' couldhl 
moved  any  where." If  hecould  pos  ibK  be  tr'ov  I  «      ' 

Wend":,:!  iJetw"  "'"'"''•  "' ^'^  ^  =1--^  1^  f^r  a 
i.iena,  anil  there  was  a  garret  room  unoccupied  nevt  t,> 
the  gotivernante's.  It  was  contrived  accorSnHv  Tl  ^ 
re^^'o'iMll"  "rr-  "'"'"^^'<'  '-=<  ^crupl?    OioS 

i^t:;;:^t:Shit^h:;^::^:-dt;b'']?- 

use  tolu.r  fTti.«..      -i-A.      •  I     **         "''*  "' ner  bcliet  of  Its 
use  toner  lather.      The  sick    man  was  v.'ni.t  Ir,  i  i     i 
and  carried  across  the  street    to  the  p2/  1         "^"'<"». 
The  old  woman  helped  hi,"  al'ighle";  t^nufse^hltZre ' 
The  surgeon,  who  arrived  soon  after,   nrescribeT,  r,,i 

ter^oVhrs'.nr,t  '"h '""  ''"''  '"■™"'  "-^  '•'"'"^  ^"'!  ^harac- 

^erhnd.  called  ia  J?„cle,'a\?[d  tvcr" w^^'f '  "m "  f  f""- 
ed  his  wife  ^f.,.,  ,  1  r  •       " '  '■'^■°  '"J  'atcly  buri- 

ravpll'ni    i     1    u         "*^''""'  ''"g"-'"S  Illness,  for   which 

-hn/  .1,     1      ^'''  ^"''  '"''^"'■h'^ly  journev,  wi-l, 
-hild,  the  daughter  we  have  mentioned.    ' 

is  a  devout    man  as  became  his  profesiior      IT,- 
possessed  devotion  in  all  its  warmth,  but  with  nT.e  of  its 

vo.ion,neverta-Vreli;d  "hbT-Iie'ts^lf.  "^ou  er"°  ?; 
r-n'cd  the  old  man  and  his  daughter   in  the    mavers  ard 

oo"wfs';";fe:  :•'■""  "r  r "'  ™  "---e':- ;  z:  t^t 

o  ''.nher  wked'ont'wih '"•",'  °'  *'  village.Irhe  pli^-;. 
left   hem  to  ,1  !"s  long  stalTand  his  dog.and-*' 

lett  .hem  to  tli.ir  prayers  and  thanksgivmsrs  - °  M»  ' 

master.,     said  the  old  woman.  •  alasl  hel  no,  a  oliHS^ 

<.a„  but  he  ,s  he  bet  of  nnhclxvers.'  ■  Not  a  ChrhtVa  •• 
-— -e.«laimcd  Mademoiselle  Za  S^che.  •  veTs.neTmr 

fcher  !   Heaven  bless    him   for't ,  I  wculd,  ^e   wW^i 
.  ehiW     r-.^  ,,'       "t  "^  "  ''"'''  inhuman  kno«-rt«ge,  „Nr-'^ 
^SofitciYlio'n     he'"'"'"'""   "'""^  ni^t^th^ 

•  those  of  dissipated  and  licentious  chaiac'ters'',  ^y.'some? 
tmies.  I  have  known  the  latter  more  easily  co^.^er.ed  ,„ 
the  true  faitli  than  the  former,  becau-e  the  fume  of  nas" 

ri  and  delusive  speculation.'—.  EutMr '  said  his 

'h:e'd'::'.  ■  ^'^s  r-  ''■''"■  "^  ^"!"  ^^  ^  ^'-'"'- "  ='-' 

l.n  '1    !l    ;?      '^'i''',  '"'""-"P'^d  !>)■  <he  arrival  cf  their 

kinulord.—He  took  her  hand  with  an  air  of  kindness^ 
She  drew  it  away  from  him  in  silence  ;  threw-down  h^V 

eves  to  the  ground,  and  left  the  room i  have  been 

hanking  God,'  said  the  gpcd  La  AWhe.  •  for  mv  ::co/e- 
rv.  .That  is  right,'  i-epliedhis  landlord—.  I  would  not 
«;"  w  s'e'-'d'r,"  "T,  ''t  """:  ''"'"•■"3>v.  -to  think  o. 
.  T.lo  u V  1  ,  "°"™J'!;P«"'''  S-atitude  to  that  Being. 
I  should  barely  be  satisfied  with  my  recov.-rv.  as  a  conti- 
nuation  of  liie    which,  it  may  be,    is  n.t  a  r«l  goodTl 

.  ^,  to  i'"c^  '"  7"l'}  ^""^  '*'"'•  "''"  y"  l>»d  left 

me  to  die,  Sir,  instead  of  kindly  relieving  me  fhe  clasii 

:  =d  Mr '3  hand)  ;-but,  when  I  loo\  on  [  is  re,  L 

vated  being  as  the  gih  of  the  Almighty,  1  feel  a  far  dif- 

erent  senti,„en«-my  heart  dilates  with  gratitude  and 

love    o  llim  :  It  IS  prepared  for  doing  his  will,  not  as  i 

duty  but  as  a  pleasure,  &  regards  every  breach  of  it,  not 

■  WMh  disapprobation,  but  with  horror.'—.  You  are  rit-h, 

;  "7  '■'"  ^",:\"f'"^  ""=  philosopher  ;  <  but  you  are  nol 

vet  re-estabhshed  enough  to  talk  much— you  iviust  tale 

'  care  of  your  health,  and   neither  study  nor    preach    for 

sometime.       have  been    thinking  ov^r    a    scheme  that 

St, uck  me  to  day,  when  you  mentioned  your  intendedJe- 

pamire.     I  never  was  in  Switzerland;  I  have  a  great 

mind   to  accompany  your  daughter  and  you  imo  that       ' 

'  country.-I  will  help  to  take  care  of  you  bv  the  roiui    for 

•  as  I  was  your  first  physician,  I  hrld  myself  responsible 

ior  your  cure,'     La  Porhe\-  eyes  glistened  at  the  propo. 

sal  ;  his  daughter  was  called  in  and  told  of  it.     She  was 

equally  pleased  with  her  fa! her  j  for  they  really  loved  their 

landlord— not  perhaps  the  less  for  his  fidelity  :'at  least  that 

circumstance  mixed   a   sort  of  pity  with  their  regard  for 

him— -their  souls  were  not  of  a  mould  for  harsher  feelings  • 

hatred  never  dwelt  in  them.  °   ' 


(TO   BE     OON'TINTEd) 


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1st. — .■  The  MiNr.HVA"    will   be  rca'^jr  printed, 
weekly,  or.  a  h;ilf-shcet  Super-Royal  paper. 

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mOM  THE  BAROMETER. 


Thejbilowing  woi  commtmicated  to  us  from  respectable  au- 
tbority,  and  v.t  have  no  doubt  if  its  Mng  liter  aUy  cor' 
rect. 

THE  HERMITE3S  OF  NORTH-SALEM.'^ 

Vv'beil  the  train  of  human  events  appears  to  oeviate 
from  its  wonted  cniirse,  and  becomes  produc-ive  of  cbarac- 
ttis  altogeiiier  rtew  and  unexampled,  it  has  a  claim  on  the 
world  to  be  pcipetulted. 

An  instance  of  this  kind  where  na'ure  has 'Appeared  stir- 
pr'.sing;!)*  to  wander  from  its  wonted  operations,  isdispl.'iy. 
eJ  il^the  character,  and  manner  cf  life,  exhibited  by  a 
ccrtSn  female  in  the  vicinity  cf  this  town.  Wenfienhear 
ir.en  from  various  morives.  preferring  a  lite  of  soliiude 
in  some  gloomy  cavern  of  the  earth  ;  but  to  find  one  of 
the  fair  sex  Ininiurcd  in  a  cave,  wholly  excluded  from  hu- 
jl.an  society,  is  a  rare  phenomenon. 

Acquainted  wi'h  all  their  delicacy  of  body,  thrir  n.^»n 
ral  riinidy  of  mind,  their  loquacity  of  temper,  and  their  in- 
ordinrflc  I'^ve  of  seeing  and  being  seen,  to  find  them  for- 
saking aU  human  society  for  ihe  dreary  haunts  of  savage 
beasts,  ajipears.  when  rdaied,  too  romantic  to  gain  bu- 
llet'.   y«  the  re»a«rinay  rely  on  the  5e<;uel,  as  a.  simple 

R,\R  AH  BISHOP  (for  this  is  the  name  of  this  Her- 
niiiess)  is  a  person  cf  about  fifty  years  of  age.  About 
thirty  years  ago  she  was  a  young  lady  of  ctnibiderable 
beauty,  a  competent  share  of  mental  endowments,  a:id  e- 
ducation  ;  she  was  possessed  of  a  handsome  fortune,  but 
she  \\as  of  a  lender  and  delicate  constitutlbn,  and  enjoyed 
but  alow  degree  of  health  :  she  could  hardly  be  comforta- 
ble without  con:  t.int  recourse  to  medicine,  and  iar.;rul  at- 
tendance;  and  added 'to  this,  she  always  discovered  an 
unusual  antipathy  to  men  ;  and  was  often  heard  lo  say, 
that  she  hadnodVcad  of  an/  animal  but  man, — Disgusle.l 
wi'h  thein,  and  conseipiently  with  the  world,  about  twen- 
ty-three years  ago,  she  withdrew  herself  from  ad  human 
societ;  ,  and  n»  ih.e  bh>on^  of  life  resorted  to  the  rnoun»ains 
which  divide  Salem  from  Nor'.h-Salem  ;  where  she  has 
spent  her  days  to  the  present  time,  in  a  cave,  or  rather  in 
a  cleft  of  th*  rock,  witb.drawn  from  the  society  of  every 
living  creature.  Yesterday,  (in  coini>any  with  the  two 
Captain  Smiths  of  this  town)  I  went  into  the  mountains 
to  visit  this  surprising  Hermitage,  a  just  portrait  of  which 
is  contained  in  the  following  lines. 

As  you  pass  the  southern  and  ittost  elevated  ridge  of 
the  mountain,  and  begin  to  descend  the  southern  steej), 
you  meet  with  a  perpf  r.dicular  descent  of  a  rock  of  j.b'jut 
ten  feet,  in  the  front  cf  which  is  this  cave.  At  the  foot  of 
this  rockib  agen'le  dcsccntof  rich  and  fertile  ground,  ex- 
tending aboir  ten  rods,  when  it  instamly  forms  a  frightful 
precipice  descending  abnuT  half  a  mile  to  the  pond,  known 
by  the  name  of  the  L'u.g  fimul.  On  the  right  and  left  of 
this  fertile  ground,  the  mmntaln  rises  in  clifts,  and  almost 
iiKluses  it,  being  a  square  of  one  half  acre.  In  the  front 
cfthe  rock  on  th«  nnr.h,  where  the  cave  is,  and  level  with 
the  ground,  there  appears  to  be  a  large  frustrttin  of  the 
reck,  cf  a  cubic  fathom  in  size,  thrown  out  of  the  rock  by 
ti'xr.s  unknown  convulsion  of  nature,  and  lies  in  front  of 
the  cavity  frim  whence  it  was  rent,  partly  inslosing  the 
mouth,  and  forining  a  room  of  the  same  tlimensions  with 
ihffustruin  itself,  the  rock  is  left  entile  above,  andfoiTOs 
the  roof  of  this  huitible  mansion. 

This  cavern,  is  the  habitation  of  this  Hermitess,  in 
•which  she  has  sprnt  twenty  three  of  her  best  years,  self, 
txch.dcd  from  all  human  socictv.  She  kteps  no  domesti- 
ca-ed  animal,  not  even  a  fowl,  a  cat,  or  a  dog.  Her  little 
plantation  consisting  of  one  half  acre,  is  cleared  of  its 
»ord  and  reduced  to  grass,  but  she  makes  but  little  use  of 
it,  e.vcf  pting  that  she  has  raised,  a  few  peach  trees  on  it, 
and  she  plants  yearly,  a  few  hills  of  beans,  cucuinbers  and 
potatces.  The  whi^lepl.at  is  Mirrounded  with  a  luxuriant 
growth  of  grape  vines,  which  overspread  the  surrounding 
wood,  and  produce  grapes  in  great  abundance.     ^>  the 


t,    or  cave,  is    a  fine 
sues  from  the  side  of 
the  meuutain,  and  loses  itself  in  this  plat. 

At.this  fountain  wc  found  this  wonderful  woman,  whose 
appfXranccTsa'lhtle  difficult  to  describe  ;  indeed  like  na- 
ture in  its  first  estate,  she  was  without  form,  that  is,  she 
appeared  in  no  foim  cr  position  I  htid  ever  seen  before  : 
her  dress  appeared  little  else  but  one  confused  at;d  shape- 
less mass  of  rags,  patched  together  without  any  order, 
whirh  obscured  cvev^  hunian  shape,  excepting  her  he.td, 
v/ti'ch  NOftM^athedwiih  a  luv-ili.T'.icy  cf  lank  grey  ha, r, 
depC'iuing  on  every  side,  just  as  nature  and  time  had  ro: 
tried  it,  wht.Uy  devoid  of  any  artificial  covering  or  orna- 
ment. 

When  she  discovered  oui-approach  she  exhibited  the  ap- 
pearance of  an}  other  wild  and  timid  animal.  She  starr- 
ed, looked  wild,  and  hastened  wiih  the  utmost  precipi.a- 
titju  to  her  cave,  which  she  entereii  and  barricaded  the  en- 
trance with  old  shells*  »\hichshe  had  pulled  from  the  de- 
cayed trees.  To  this  humble  niansicn  we  approached,  and 
af  tr  some  conversation  with  her,  we  obtained  liberty  to 
remove  the  palisadoes  and  look  in  ;  for  we  were  not  able 
to  efiter,  the  room  being  only  sufncient  to  accommodate  a 
single  person.  Vt'e  contersed  with  her  for  some  consider- 
able time,  ftnind  her  to  be  of  a  souiid  rnliid,  a  re.igious 
turn  of  ihcught,  and  to  be  en  irely  happy  and  contented 
wifh  her  siiuaiiim  ;  of  this  she  has  given  to  others  re- 
peated dern.>nstraiion,  v.-ho  have,  in  vain,  solicited  her  to 
quit  this  dreary  abode. — We  saw  no  utensil,  eicher  for  la- 
bour or  cookery,  except  a<i  old  pewter  bason,  and  a  goard- 
shell  ;  no  bed 'but  the  solid  roc:-:,  unless  it  were  a  fcv*-  old 
r.1gs,  sca^^ered  here  ard  tite^-e  upon  it  ;  no  bed  clothes  of 
anv  kind  j  nor  the  least  apufearance  of  any  sort  of  food,  ik 
no'fire.  '  1 

She  has  indeed  a  place  in  ine  corner  of  her  cell,  where 
she  kindled  lire  at  times,  bijt  ic  did  not  appear  that  an\ 
fire  had  been  kindled  there  this  spring.  To  confirm  this 
opinion,  a  certain  man  says,^hat  he  passed  her  cell  five  cr 
six  days  after  the  great  fall  (jf  snow  in  the  beginning  ft 
March  last,  that  she  l.ad  nt^niie  then,  attd  had  rot  bee<' 
(tut  of  her  cave  since  the  sntjw  had  fallen.  How  sh..  .-uh 
sists  durinjt  the  severe  ^zst)>m,.-is^et  a  tnyr^^erv^  --Stwrswis 
she  ears  but  little  Hesh  of  afly  kind,  and  it  isdiiVicnlr 'r  ini- 
agine  Itow  she  is  support.!  through  the  winter  season.  In 
the  rummer  she  subsists  or,  the  berrie-,,  nu's,  and  roots 
which  the  ittouittains  alToitl.  Ir  may  be  that  she  secretei 
herwinter  store  ill  some  other  fissure  of  the  rock,  more 
covenient  for  the  ]>ui'pose  than  the  cell  she  inhabits. 

She  keeps  a  Biblewith  lier.and  saysshe takes  much  sa- 
tisfacti(;n,  and  spends  much  time  in  reading  in  it,  andme- 
dittiting  thereon.  It  may  be  this  woman  is  a  sincere  w«r 
shipper  of  God  ;  if  so,  she  is  ;etmo.-e  rich,  wi;e,anJhap- 
jiy,  than  thousands  in  afflutnce  and  hou  tur,  who  bch' id 
her  with  astonishment  and  sconi.  A^anyrate,  froin  th^s 
humble,  yet  astonisni-a.g  pttge  of  human  nature — we  read 
a  most  excellent  lecture  on  the  human  \ieart.  It  ^/as  the 
peculiar  slate  of  this  woman's  heart  whicli  drove  her  to 
firsake  the  society  of  man,  and  led  her  to  this  solitarv 
mansion.  The  peculiar  relish  "f  the  human  heart  v.'ill 
embrace  solitude,  dishoiiur,  deformitv,  and  death  itseif 
f<'r  happiness,  whilst  i.s  antipa  lues  can  eii.bicter  a  para- 
dise of  joy.  Reason  has  no  power  against  its  inlluence  ; 
it  is  not  the  energy  of  science,  bu  a  heart  formed  to  a 
wise,  decent,  and  useful  life,  that  must  regenerate  the 
world. 

•  JJf  "  shells,"  tve  suppose  our  correspondent  tneans  thin 
pieces  of  timber  split  frmn  Jailing  trees. 


FROM  THE  BALANCE. 
THE  LIMNER. 


AS  lintend  to  give  a  fiithful  account  of  the  most  dl.s- 
tinguished  of  my  customers,  I  shall  begin  with  a  fashion- 
ARi.E  vovNG  LADV,  who  Called  last  week  at  mysho])  for 
a  full  length  picture.  She  was  an  excellent  figure,  hand- 
some, and  remarkably  easy  and  a-p-eeable  in  her  behavi- 
our. She  v/as  fashiona'oly,  and,  I  need  not  add,  very  ex- 
pensively dressed.  You  may  suppose,  Mr.  Editor,  that  I 
was  not  a  little  gratified  at  the  appearance  of  such  a  cus- 
tomer. I  sprung  out  of  my  chair  and  fiew  around  the 
room,  in  such  agitation,  that  1  kicked  over  my  easfl,  up- 
set three  gallipots,  and  came  within  a  hair's  hmadth  of 
dashing  my  old  Refector  to  pieces.  At  lenth,  having  eve- 
ry thing  in  readiness  I  began  the  work.  "  JIadam,"  said  I, 
"  will  you  part  your  locks  on  your  forehead  a  little,  that  I 
may  be  enabled  to  see  the  color  and  shape  of  your  eye." — 
"Oh,  sir,"  said  she,  simpering,  •■you  must  paint  the 
lucks  and  the  eyes  as  they  are,  because  it  is  the  fashion  to 
wear  the  hair  iinhis  way." — "  It  matters  not  what  the 
fabhionis,"  I  replied,  "  for  should  I  paint  j-ou   with  your 


l.air  lii '.his  rituation,  ihe  e;e.i  :.nd  the  forehead,  the  finest 
part  of  the  face  would  be  wh  llv  l-.^s^"  I  used  inatiy  argu- 
luents  to  persuade  her  to  remove  this  shade  from  her  coun- 
tenance, but  all  in  vain.     She  persisted,  and  I  wn  obliged 
to  ccmply.     After  sketching  the  tace,  I  prorcei', -d  ilown- 
wards  :  the  boscm  w  as  next  to  be  copied.     '■  VVha'  a  pi- 
ty,"  I  exclaimed,  "  that    this  part  'is  not  concealed,  in- 
stead  of  the  forehead."  A  thousand  singular  ideas  crowd- 
ed  into  my  imagination,  as  I  reflected  on  this  strange  in- 
consistency  i.i  female  fashion.     Imadenogrcat  haste  ii 
performing  this  part  of  my  task.     I  was  so    much  taken 
Uj.    with  gazing,  that    !»y  tji'Ic'  hung  cire!  !■  j!     i,i,    u.  ■ 
thuinb,  and  m\  pencil  actually  once  fell  from  my  fingers. 
Thi.i  ihrew  the  young  lady  into  some    confusion.     I  apo- 
logi/ed  and  proceeded.     The  shoulder  and  ann  were  next 
pou.-trayed.     In  drawing  the  elbow,  I  found  it  necessary  to 
heighten  my  fit sh-colourto  a  deep  purple  ;  fcr  altht  ugh 
the  skin  ot  her  face  and    bosom  was  uncommorlv  whi  e 
and  fair,her elbow  was  rough,  high-cop ured  and  u'lcome- 
ly.     '■  I  thinkth.-.t  ismuch  toodark,  Mr.    P.-tUet,"  said 
she,  casting  her  eye  on  the  picture.  ■'  Not  at  all  madam," 
I  replied,  ••  pray  compare  it."  She  placed  her  elbow  upon 
the  canvass.     •■  It  injures  the  looks  tf  the  picture,"  said 
she.     ••  Not  more  than  it  injures  the  looks  of  the  te.tlity, 
madam."     She  proi)Osc(i  to  have  the  elbow  covered  with 
a  glove.     I  approved  the  plan.     Nothing    now    remained 
but  the  drapery.     She  was  dressed  in   white  muslin,  very 
fine  and  tran.sparcnl.     My  shnp-docr   was  ojftn  aiid  vul- 
garly exposed  live  joint  called  the  knee.     My  pencil,  faith- 
lul  to  its  duty,  immediately  threw  on  all    the  shades  that 
were  necessary  to  make  the  picture  a  true  co))y  cf  the  o- 
riginal.     This  called  a  blush  into  her  face.     I    arose    to 
^Iml  the  door.     On  again  t.iking  my  seat,  I  observe  J  'hat 
she  had  so  disponed  the  folds   of  her  gown  that  the  shape 
of  the  knee  was  no  longer  visible.     I  took  the  l!in%  a-iil  in- 
stantly altered  the  picture.     "Ah,"  said  I    as  she  l.f;    lie 
jhup,  *'  if  all  fashionable  young  ladies    could    have   their 
uncouth  and  ridiculous    modes  of  dress  ]iroperlv  exposetl, 
they   would  not  hesitate   to   strike  them   cut  tf  tie  pic- 

PETER  PALLET. 


THOUGHTS  ON  FEMALE  BEAUTY. 

TO  obtain  the  title  of  pre-eminence  in  beautv  hat  ccn. 
sinned  more  solicitude  in  the  b"soms  of  m.any  fenialus, 
than,  I  am  afraid,  ought  to  hav?been  lavi-hedon  so  'nily 
an  inconsiderable  thing.  The  common  itlrai  of  a  beauii- 
fil  woman  is  this — She  must  be  elegantly  rhaped;  have 
a  peculiarly  fine  coin|lcxirn,  where  the  liilics.  ri-'cj,  and 
vioicis,  must  bend  their  tints  in  sweet  assemblage  ;  her 
eyes  must  out-;  parklc  tlu"  diamonds  in  her  hair  ;  and  h.r 
whcle  behaviour  must  Jirrclaini  her  the  unrivalled  star  if 
the  happy  circle  which  she  des'gns  to  illumiitate  wi'li  her 
peei  less  presence.  If  a  woman  is  possf  sseil  of  the  above 
attractions,  by  theni.  alore  sh«'Considers  herself  invincible; 
Every  sound  of  her  syren  vice,  she  imagines,  is  anned 
with  inevitable  destruction.  N<.  n^an  can  gaze  on  hep 
rosy  lips,  but  he  must  fa'ic  Cupid  lies  rlimibering  there^ 
ready  to  start  up,  and  stiikehis  heart  with  an  arrow  din- 
ped  in  iheHame  of  her  eye.  But,  alas !  the  is  mistaken, 
if  slie  conceives  that  a  piece  of  '*  painted  clay,^*  cm  warm 
the  breast  cf  a  man  cf  sense  !  He  may  gaze  wih  w)iid.-r 
a-  the  elegantly  proper  ioned  featiires  and  fine  colnurli-gof 
a  iT.erely  handsunie  face;  but  the  impression  will  be  eva- 
nescent :  and  the  next  pretty  girl  h.e  meets  wi.h,  by  ex. 
ci'inj  the  same  einoticns,  will  compleatly  er-rdicate  'he 
foniier.  Yet  there  is  a  stile  of  hesu'v,  which  even  the. 
/r?« /i^//wJ/toer  cannot  withstand.  When  the  mo'-.t  et- 
quisitely  moulded  features  are  sweetly  sot'ened  ami  har- 
monized into  the  divine  expression  of  sentiment  and  ur- 
banity ;  v/hen  the  lustrous  eye  of  its  lovely  possessor  ti-orn- 
blea,  beneath  the  sym])athi/.ing  dews  of  pity;  or,  whoTi 
lighted  up  by  gonius  and  enthusiasm,  in  reflx-'s  in  its  ar- 
dent  and  reftilgcnt  bosom,  the  glorious  movements  of  tins 
inward  soul.  It  is  then,  and  only  then,  tVit  the  won.i  i 
resembles  thc'angel  I  It  is  then,  and  only  thrn,  ihit  thi 
soft  beams  cf  Iter  gentle  eye  slide  into  the  heart  of  maa 
and  make  hiaihers  forever  f 

I  have  often  contemjilated,  with  i)leasure,  an  el-^gant 
statue;  but  1  remained  perfectly  calm.  I  have  manv 
tinncs  ga/.etl  on  living  faces,  perhaps,  equally  tine  r  and 
with  the  same  iinrulP.ed  serenity,  I  assented  to  their  boati- 
ty,  but  1  did  not  feel  it  ;  because  the  women  1  looked  oft 
ajipeared  to  be  asdevcitl  of  mind  as  the  statuary.  On  ti\c 
revtrse,  I  have  accideiitally  raised  try  head,  and  have  met 
the  passing  glance  of  an  angel,  where  the  soul  of  a  celes-i- 
al  being  set  med  to  reign  J  I  have  felt  its  glQwingra.  a 
stri!:e  my  luart  like  eltclricily  ;  raising  such  a.  tuniu't  in 
my  bosom  and  my  senses,  that  I  could  not  have  told  she 
had  any  other  feature  in  the  face  than  an  eye.  But  that 
eye  possessed  both  the  lustre  and  the  properties  of  iho 
sun,  warming  our  hwriB  With  its  rayi  and  »ttr»cting  them 
towai-ds  it. 


26 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804. 


This  is  the  beauty  that  1  w^  uld  wish    iny  faii 


is  blu 


and  brilliant  tliat  it  has  the  power  to  wound  ;  nor  because 
it  is  black  and  radiant  Ji  ir  i;s  ptneirating  powers  smk  in- 
to the  ininost  dcpihsof  the  soul.  No  ;  its  force  rests  not 
on  the  varying  basii.  of  colours  ;  we  must  see  a  richly  cul- 
tivated and  highly  polished  mind,  shine  through  its  mir- 
ror;  me  must  see  exquisitely  delicate  sentimeius  melio- 
rate its  dazzling  lustre  ;  we  must  see  the  reducing  soft- 
ness of  sweet  humanity,  swim  over  its  humid  surface.  In 
ehort — if  I  may  use  the  expression— a /c^ue/j-  suiU  is  the  es- 
sence of  beauty.  S- 


MISCKLLANtOUS. 


[M.  Brydone  in  describing  the  ntrionities  of  Malta  an'i 
the  Maltese f  ^ivcs  w  thq  following  account  of  t/jeir  %uli7n- 
steal  rettricttous  on  Duelling,  wA/ci  Ae  reckons  not  fc^e 
Aast  remarkable  curiosity  of  that  celebrated  Island.'] 

Perhaps  Mafta  is  the  only  country  in  the  world 
where   duelling  is     permitted  by    law.      ■  As   their 

whole  establishment  is  criminally  founded  on  the  wild 
and  romin-.ic  priiciplcs  ot"  cliivalry,  tliey  have  ever 
found  it  too  inconsistent  with  iho&e  jjiinciples  to  abulibh 
duelling  ;  but  they  have  laid  it  und/ir  such  restrictions  as 
greatly  to  lessen  its  dan^^t-r.  These  are  curious  enough. — 
The  duellists  are  obliged  to  dccitlc  their  quarr--l  inone  par- 
ticular street  of  ihe  city  j  and  if  ihey  presume  to  fightany 
xvhercclse,  they  are  liable  to  the  rigour  of  the  I uw.  But 
what  is  not  less  singular,  and  much  more  tn  their  favour, 
they  are  obliged  under  the  most  severe  pcnaUies  to  put  up 
their  Svvord,-when  ordered  so  to.  do,  by  a  •uoinan,  d.  priat 
or  a  l-r.i^ht. 

Under  these  limitations,  intha  midst  of  a  great  city,  one 
would  imaj.inc  it  almost  impossible  tlut  a  diiel  conld  ever 
fnd  in  blood  ;  however,  this  is  not  the  case  : — A  cross  is 
always  painted  on  rhe  wall  op|rt)sitc  to  the  spot  where  a 
Icuigh'  has  been  hilled,  i<i  commemoration  of  liis  fall. — 
We  counted  about  twenty  of  these  crosses. 

Ab^ut  three  months  ago,  two  knights  had  a  dispute  a* 
a,  billiard  tuMe.  One  of  them,  after  giving  a  great  deal  o* 
abusive  language,  added  a  blow  ;  but  to  the  a^itcnishirient 
cf  all  Malta,  in  whose  annah  there  is  not  a  similar  instarce 
^f:cr  so  great  a  provocatiiiii,  he  absolutely  refused  to  fight 
his  antagonist.  The  challenge  was  rejjcated,  and  he  h;;d 
time  to  reflect  on  the  conheq.uenoes,  but  still  lie  refused  to 
enter  tUc  I'ir.ts. —  He  was  condemned  tj  make  ajnende  ho- 
Korfli'/e  in  the  great  church  of  St.  John  for  forty -five  days 
succc.ssivcly  i  then  to  be  confined  in  a  dungeon  without 
light  for  five  years,  af.er  which  he  is  to  remain  a  prisoner 
in  ll'.ccas'le  forlife.  The  unfortunate  young  man  who 
r«ccivcdthe  blow  is  likewise  in  disgrace,  as  he  has  not 
■Sad  an  opportunity  of  wiping  v.  out  with  tlie  blbodof  his 


advc 


aiy. 


This  had  been  looked  upon  as  a  very  singular  adir, 
»nd  is  still  one  of  the  principal  topics  of  conversation.  The 
first  part  of  the  sentence  has  been  already  executed,  and 
the  poor  wretch  is  noA'  in  his  dungeon.  Nor  is  it  tliought 
that  any  abatement  will  be  made  in  whav  remains. 

If  the  legislature  of  orher  countries  punished  with  equal 
rigor  those  that  do  fight,  as  it  does  in  this  those  that  do 
not,  I  believe  we  shcaild  soon  have  an  end  of  duelling; 
but  I  should  imagine  the  punishment  for  figliting  ought 
never  to  be  a  capital  one,  but  ra:her  something  ignomini- 
ous ;  and  the  punishment  fornot  fighting  should  always 
be  so,  or  at  least  some  severe  coi-poral  punishment  ;  for  ig- 
nominy will  have  as  little  efiect  on  the  person  who  iswii- 
ling  to  submit  to  the  appellation  of  a  coward,  as  the  fear 
«f  death  on  one  who  makes  it  his  glo*-y  to  despise  it. 

A  most  brilliant  meteor  [says  a  Savannnah  paper  of 
the  25'.h  Sept.]  made  its  appearance  rit  about  one  o'clock 
m  the  mnrniugnfWednestlay  last.  Its  course  was  ser- 
pcntiue  and  the  report,  on  its  discharge,  considei-able. 

A  fashionable  young  countess  askinga  voung  noMeman 
■which  he  thought  the  prfMest  (lower,  the  rnse^  or  tulips  7 
V-e  rcpl.ed  wuh  great  gallantry.  "  Your  Ladyship's  t-^o 
l.ps  beiore  all  the  roses  in  the  world." 


To  the  Editor  of  the  Wcehlj  Mjnitor. 
SIR, 

Asl  kno-.v  the^f-llowing  has  cured  several  afflicted 
■with  the  ague  and  revcr,  I  cannot  omit  an  opportunity  of 
publishing  it.  If  you  think  proper  to  give  ii  'a  place  in 
me  MollKor,  you  will  oblige 

A  READER. 

20  jTi-ains  Salt  Tartar. 

20  do.  Ven.  Treacle. 

1-2  oz.  Bark. 

J  nice  of  2  Lemons. 

1-2  pint  Port  Wine. 

Mix  them  all  together,  and  divide  it  into  three  emial 
rails,  Ji.u  talvc  eacii  ior  u  jioiion. 


NIAGARA  FALLS. 

A  Letter Jrom  an  American  oj^eer  at  Xiapara,  to  Lis  friend 
at  Pitubp^^h. 

Fort  Niagara,  October  Z,  1802. 
deah  sir, 

In  perforiparce  of  a  promise  I  niade  you,  to  visit,  8t 
give  you  some  idea  of  the  Falls  ot  Niagara,  so  very  justly 
ranked  amongst  the  greatest  natural  curiosities  in  the 
known  world,  I  shall  endeavour  to  give  you  an  accoiuit  of 

an  excursion   thither,  in   company  v.  irh  Ur.     W and 

M .  Let  ine,  however,  first  inform  you,  that  I  con- 
ceive it  utterly'  ini]iossible  for  the  greatest  e.xertion  of  the 
human  mind,  to  convey  to  another  the  impression,  which 
is  made  upon  it,  while  contemplating  tl'o  -,»it  iVIblimitv 
of  the  scenery  which  is  exhibited  to  view.  The  senses 
become  at  once  bewildered !  The  beholder  for  a  while 
stands  fixed  as  a  statue!  His  eyes  appear  rivelted  on  one  ob- 
ject, as  if  fearful  the  smallest  deviation  would  plunge  hiin 
into  the  dreadful  abj  ",s  beneath  !  Such  was  my  situation  ; 
and  I  must  own  that  I  was  at  times  seized  with  a  ilranjc 
nii-tture  of  fear  and  pleasure. 
,  As  the  distance  between  this  post  and  the  Falls  does 
not  exceed  fifteen  miles,  we  did  not  ser  cut  until  ten  o'- 
clock in  the  morning  of  the  first  instant  ;  and  after  din- 
ingat  Q;jcenslown,  a  small  village  in  Canada,  wc  arrived 
at  an  inn,  within  a  quarter  of  a  mile  ci  the  Falls,  where 
wc  intended  leaving  our  horses,  and  descending  to  the 
lowest  bank  of  the  river  below  the  Falls,  in  oi\icr  to  have 
a  more  jierfcct  view.  We  were,  however,  informed,,  that 
the  day  was  too  far  advanced,  to  think  of  descending  to 
the  lower  bank,  and  again  mounted  our  horses,  intending 
merely  to  view  the  Falls  from  thf  road  IcMiingto  Cbippe- 
way,  where  wc  proposed  spending  the  night.  The  asto- 
nishment with  which  wc  beheldthat  trctnendous  cataract 
from  the  road,  excited  in  us  a  d«erminaticn  to  leave  our 
horses,  and  take  a  nearer  view.  We  accordingly  walked 
towards  a  deep  hollow  i;lace,  stiTOUnded  with  large  trees, 
into  which,  with  much  difficuhf,  we  descended  abt-ut'eigh- 
ty  yards,  and,  after  v.ulking  aicut  one  htindrcd  and  fifty 
)ards  farther,  over  a  marshy  jiiece  of  grotfi.d,  covered 
with  Li:thc8,  we  arrived  at  the"  Table  Rock,"  which  is  a 
large  flat  rock,  projecting  sonie  distance  over  the  bank  be- 
low, and  is  one  hundred  and  seventy  two  feet  from  the 
margin  of  the  river,  at  the  foot  of  the  great  Fall.  Here 
we  had  a  vxw  of  the  rapids,  above  the  falls,  extendirg 
more  than  a  iriile  :  of  the  gniator  Horse-shoe  fall  imitiedi- 
ately  on  our  right,  of  the  ftrt  Schlosscc,  or  Lesser  Fall, 
in  front  of  us,  oi:  the  New-'ilork  side  ;  &  v,r\ien  we  could 
summon  fortitude  to  apprcr.*  the  edge  of  the  rock,  of  the 
dreadful  abyss  below  us  ;  fnin  which  issued  prodigious 
clouds  of  mist,  in  which  was|visiblc  one  of  the  most  beau- 
tiful ruii.bowii  v,-e  iad  tver  \ii>r.e\l. 

Having  spent  a  considcrablt  time  on  the  Table  Rock, 
we,  with  some  difficulty,  founll  our  horses,  and  proceeded 
to  Chippeway,  where  we  remained  aU  night  at  a  very  ex- 
cellent inn,  kept  by  a  Mr.  M.tlkKn.  Although  ouraccom- 
inooations  wereni  every  resjieit  excellent,  we  were  una- 
ng  tl-.e  night,   as 


ble    to  do 


customed  to  the  dreadful  rtiundering  noise  of  the  Niagara 
falls,  whiih,  though  distant  tl.ree  miles,,  were  distiucdv 
heard-  ^ 

In  the  morning,  accoirpa:-,ied  by  a  Mr.  Cummin^-s 
who  very  obligingly  olfcrcd  to  be  our  guide,  we  returiied 
to  the  Falls,  determined  to  havea  more 'perfect  view  from 
the  edge  of  the  river,  an  undertaknig  of  some  danger, 
and  much  fatigue.  As  we  apprcacf.ed  the  Falls,  the  ra- 
pidity of  the  river  increased,  bounding  to  a  great  height 
where  it  met  with  resistance. from  the  rocks  ;  at  length, 
reaching  the  brink  of  a  Jirccipice,  it  is  hurried  over  it, 
meeting  with  no  resistance,  uutil  after  a  fall  of  one  hun- 
dred and  forty-five  feet  1 

The  falls  take  a  direction  rather  obliquely,  from  the  Ca- 
nada side  downwards,  and  on  the  same  side  it  is  bellowed 
cut,  if  I  may  express  myself  so.  into  the  shape  of  a  Horse 
shoe,  and,  owing  to  the  resemblance,  it  is  called  the 
"  Horse-shoe  Fall." 

In  about  an  hour  after  leaving  Chippewav,  we  arrived 
at  apart  of  the  bank  or  clift",  where  we  could,  with  the  least 
danger,  descend  to  the  edge  of  the  river.  You  must  know 
that  the  banks  of  the  river  on  each  side,  for  several-  miles 
below  the  Falls,  are  almost  one  continued  rock,  and  so 
nearly  perpendicular,  as  to  make  it  impossible  to  descend 

wi.h  any  safety  to  the  bottom,  excepting  at  two  places 

where  we  descended,  and  at  a  place  called  the  "Indian 
Ladder,"  much  nearer  to  the  Falls,  but  w  hich  our  guide 
informed  us  was  much  more  dangerous  owing  to  the  de- 
caj  ed  state  of  the  ladders. 

Having  descended  a  few  yards  over  broken  rocks,  we 
came  to  a  ladder,  having  one  end  placed  on  the  top  of  a 
large  rock,  the  other  leaning  against  the  rock  on  which 
we  stood.  This  was  by  far  themost  dangerous  part  of  the 
descent,  as  the  ladder  was  muchdecayed,  and  manv  of  the 
steps  were  broken  out.  Although  the  distance  down  the 
ladder  was  not  more  than  ten  or  twelve  feet,  yet  the  small 
space  upon  which  we  w. re  obliged  to  stand,  at  the  foot 
of  the  ladder,  notmorethan  twofectsquare,  togctherwith 
the  dreadful  gulph  benea'h  us  on  one  side,  (intowhch  we 
should  have  been  inevitably  precipitated,  had  an^  part  of 
the  ladder  given  way)  increased  our  fears  greatly.  We, 
however,  irr\«i  safe  at  tire  foot  of  the  ladder,  round 
which  we  were  obliged  to  creep,  then  fl-ye  down  the  reck 
on  it«  side  towards  the  bank,  sue  or  eight  feet  further.  E.v- 


ceptingmw  ani  thin  a  slight  fall  amonj  the  rocks  o- 
ver  which  we  we  passed,  we  found  no  further  di.'ficultv  in 
reaching  the  bottom.  ' 

Wc  descended  the  bank  somewhat  more  than  a  nvle 
below  the  Falls,  yet  were  completely  wet  to  the  skin  ow- 
ing to  the  falling  of  the  mist  or  spray,  which  issued  from 
the  botomof  th.;  falls  i— the  wind,  however,  was  imme- 
dia.ely  d»wn  the  river,  which  rendered  our  situation  very- 
unpleasant. 

Having  at  length  reached  the  margin  of  the  river,  wo- 
hatj  a  perfect  view  of  the  whole  cataract,  of  the  prodigious 
and  frighiful  piles  of  rocks  immediately  over  our  heads, 
appearing  as  if  they  would  every  moment  fall  upon  anti 
crush  us  to  atoms,  and  down  which  our  guide  could  scarce, 
lyma.ke  us  sensible  we  had  but  a  few  moments  iefore  pas- 
sed. We  now  indulged  ourselves  ill  contemplating  for  a 
whde,  and  at  a  distance,  one  of  the  tnost  terrific  scenes 
perhaps  imaginable !  AVhat  a  dreadful  chaos  of  rocks, 
were  here  presented  to  our  view!  what  a  dreary,  desolate 
but  sublime,  appearance  !  The  imagination  is  iiLsjamlr 
hurried  into  a  be  lief,  that  the  great  globe  itself  is  return- 
ing precipitately,  and  at  once  into  it»  original  cl,»os  ! 
(to  be   continued.) 


'<•■ 


^■.l.V..W.J...H,^|,., 


^WX"? 


FOR  THE  r.IINEllVA. 

"  Let  m  in  bonds  ofLlstiKg  peace  unite, 
"  Ard  celebratctbe  hjmc.tial  rite.'* 

to  0i.d-b.\tc»el0as  over  the  a.ce  of  thirtt-flvb. 

Brethees, 

THE  scoffs  and  sneers  which  cor  nnhappv  fratcrr.itjr 
have  ever  experienced  from  the  though  .less  '  levitv  of 
youth,  are  well  known  to  you  all  ;  each  and  every  one  of 
us  daily  receive  some  provocation,  some  premeditated  in- 
sut.  because  we  have  not  thought  proper  to  encumber  oc- 
selves  with  the  vexation  and  e-vjicnse  of  a  wife.  We  are 
the  f.i,-ikc.gime  of  the  male  and  the  scorn  of  the  female 
sex  ;  that  insolent  old-maid,  Miss  Fenehpe  Prude,  who  is 
my  next  door  neighbour,  turning  up  her  Utile  sharp  noso 
with  a  scornful  sneer,  called  me  last  week,  in  my  hearing, 
"ihe  fag-end  of  the  creation.'."    Is   not  this,  insupporta- 

Considering  «ie  other  day  on  the  rfdicule  and  iiiconve- 
niences  to  which  the  folly  of  societv  has  subjected  us 
narmless  and  inoifensive  beings  i  and  believing  myself  i,i 
my  present  state  to  be  an  almost  useless  member  of  the 
cominuuity,  I  determined,  perhaps  too  hastily,  to  ehan.^e 
my  eor.diaon,  ande.-qicnenee  the  reality  ofthose  plea.sures. 
in  which,    a.  I  hadbecn  uW,  w>..!l..ek  „l,    l^uU.J.       Fv,   ,l.li 

puriiose  I  began  to  ruminate  oit  the  character  and  persoa 
of  the  woman  who  inight  ma-ke  me  a  suitable  compam- 
on;  I  will  not,  I  thought  to  myself,  marry  one  who  is 
afa-ectcd  i  for  that  is  the  character  of  Miss  Pe:ieU,be  Prude, 
iny  utter  aversion  ;  nor  shallniv  wife  be  too  old  and  seri- 
ous, for  laino-ilyalittle  timied'of  firtj'-seven,  and  may 
reasonably  expect  to  spend  many  very  merry  da\s,  and 
enjoy  a  considerable  portion  of  connubial  hapniness  ; 
a  young  girl  would  suitme  best,  and  al  hough  1  had  littti; 
reason  to  fear  a  repulse  from  any  oi'  them,  ye:  I  wished  to 
be  sure  of  my  first  aim,  for  if  unstu;cessful  in  one,  I  fear- 
ed that  I  should  never  summon  sutf.cient  rest  hi  ion  to 
make  a  second  attack.  A  spry  comely  olJ-tnaid  of  thii-- 
ty-tive,  with  whom  I  vras  well  acquainted,  suited  my  fan. 
cyto  aT.  I  resolved,  therefore,  after  using  neeessary 
precautions,  to  make  my  suit  to  thisladif:  one  of  these 
precautions  was  to  sound  her,  through  the  mear.is  of  a  cou- 
sin, and  learn  how  she  was  disposed  towards  me,  before 
I  ventured  too  far ;  also,  to  be  informed  of  the  exact  slate 
of  her  fortune.  The  answers  which  he  returned  were  suit- 
able  to  my  wii.hes  ;  his  cousin  possessed  the  value  of  one 
thousand  pounds  in  landed  property  ;  and  five  hundred 
more  in  bank-stock  ;  she  htid  no  disinclination  to  receive, 
the  addresses  of  any  respectable  gentlei.ian,  much  less  of 
(your  obedient  servant)  Mr.  Kimb^.  After  these  proui- 
tious  omens  of  success,  tlie  next  step  was  to  procure  an  in- 
terview with  my  charming  fair  one,  to  declare  my  ardent 
passion  for  her,  and  prosecute  my  suit  in  form.  Her  cou- 
sin informed  me  that  hi«  relation  would  be  at  home  the 
next  evening,  that  he  would  the.T  call  on  me,  and  if  I  had 
no  olij^c'ion  we  would  laitc  lea  with  her:  I  thanked  Irra 
lor  his  kindness,  assuring  him  that  nothing  could  be  mere 
agreeable  to  my  wishes,  and  accepted  the  "invitation.  Af- 
ter he  had  taJien  his  leave,  I  langi.cd  heartily  at  the  pre- 
cautions my  sweet-heart  had  taken,  to  accoinniod.i.e  me 
in  procuringa  tete-a-tete,-  I  began  to  enter. ain  a  more  fa. 
vorable  opi.iion  of  the  sex,  &  looked  on  my  own  sweet  per- 
son with  more  comjilacency  than  I  had  done  for  many 
years  past  ; — surely,,  said  1,  nature  has  not  been  niggardly 
in  bestowing  on  me  personal  graces  ;  nor  have  I  been  en- 
t  rely  negligent  in  polishing  tuysjif  by  acquiring  poliie  ac- 
complishments ;  I  can  sing  many  old  ballads  wi  h  apret- 
ty  good  air,  and  in  church  music  I  will  cncede  the  suie- 
rioriry  to  no  man  :  I  Could  once  dance  a  lit. !e  ;  letinesee 
if  I  have  forgotten  the  old  conger  ; — I  attempred  to  per- 
form the  movements  which  Monsieur  Rigadoon,  my 
dancing. master,  had  taught  inc  thirty  jears  ago  •  but  my 
Ij.jshad  b;co  i.e  stiff  from  fie  wan-  of  prac'ice,'a.!d  my- 
fee.  were  quite  unminajeable  ;  for  having  Ijcked  th-m 
togetlier,  and  being  unable  to  ex.r'care  iheiii,  I  pitched 
headlong  against  my  b,iok-cise,  and  bruised  mvself  con- 
siderably by  lUe  fall ;  1  felt   soaiewhat  confused   3X  this 


Vol.1. 


THE  MINERVA. 


27 


aco;.1? 


sfji 


■h  u<h  no  one  liid  .vi  tiCi.eJ  my 

this  tt-iU   .tV'.T  d).  s»idl  ;  I  must    brush    up,  for  I  have 

becDnic  qu'e  ru.r.- ;  I  raiig  for  ,)ld  Peter,  the  ot>l/  servant 

1  IvCfp,  and  ordered  him  to  take  my  old  brown  coat  to  the 
tayl.irand  direct  Iiiin  to  turn  it  in  the    neatest  manner  by 

2  oVIocU  the  next  day  ;  I  also  charged  Peter  to  brush  uj) 
my  anciunt  beaver  and  clean  my  best  pair  of  boots,  for  I 
always  keep  two  pair.  I  began  to  dress  on  the  foUowing 
mor.iing  abou:  ten  o'clock  and  finished  by  dinner.  When 
I  was  completely  attired,  I  could  not  help  gratifying  my- 
jelf,  by  taking  a  peep  in  a  small  mirror  which  is  suspend- 
ed in  my  chamber;  and  I  astnre  you  I  was  not  a  little 
pleased  wIlH  7tiv  appearance:  without  vanity,  I  can  say, 
that  1  verily  believe  few  single  women  could  have  then 
looked  at  me  withcold  hearts  ;  my  figure  was  tall,  straight 
and  genteel,  though  rather  too  thin  ;  my  brown  coat  loolc- 
ed  little  worse  for  wear,  and  my  buckskin  pantaloons  bad 
been  clr-aned  for  the  succeeding  Sunday,  and  suited  very 
Well  v.-ith  my  black  velvet  waist-ccat,  I  took  a  few  turns 
across  the  room  after  dinner,  musing  on  the  pleasures  of 
the  married  life,  when  the  gentleman  who  was  to  call  for 
me  arrived  : — we  proceeded  intmediatcly  to  the  residence 
t)f  my  beloved  :— I  never  felt  so  cjiieer'in  all  my  life  ;  my 
Lands  shook,  my  knees  rattled  ajainst  each  other,  and  I 
was  in  a  tremor  from  head  to  foot;  it  will  soon  be  over, 
said  1  to  myself  ;  ther.e^lisagreeable  feelings  will  be  pre- 
sently at  an  end,  and  the  ch  arming  sensations  of  tender 
love  will  succeed  them  ;  1  sprungup  the  steps  with  the  ac- 
tivity of  a  boy,  and  advanced  with  a  Iclerable^manly  step 
into  the  parlour;  but  guess  my  surprize  at  beholding  the 
object  of  mr  visit!  Guess  my  indignation  at  finding  an 
e.nornions  Ueo  Wic;  on  her  head,  which  obscured  the 
greater  part  of  one  of  the  prettiest  faces  that  I  had  ever 
seen  ;  a  Jicd  JVig  .'  a  sight  far  more  disgusting  than  any 
of  those  horrid  doe-f;ices  or  gourd-faces  that  are  made  to 
frighten  children.  I  had  no  inclination  to  be,'>in  my  court- 
slop  or  pr.'long  mv  visit,  beyond  the  tiivie  that  politeness  ' 
required  i  I  theref  re  took  my  leave  as  soon  as  the  tea- 
table  was  removed  ;  the  lady  seemed  chagrined  as  well  as 
myself,  and  her  cousin  ajqieared  astonished: — he  accom- 
panied me  home  ;  nei'her  of  us  had  spoken  a  word  on 
the  way  ;—  af'er  we  had  sat  down,  he  observed,  "  I  pre- 
•ume  yoH  hive  profited  very  little  by  your  interview  ;  you 
Beem  to  make  your  a.ivances  with'  as  much  prudential 
caution  as  mv  Uncle  Toby  did  in  his  military  ojierations." 
"  A  Ked  Wig!"  exclaimed  I,  with  just  indignation. 
•'  Have  you  any  objection  to  a  i?e,/  JFig ?"  retorted  the 
cousin.  ■'  Olijec-ions."  replied  I  ;  '■  can  any  thing  on  ear'h 
be  more  frightful  than  such  a  monster  !  I  hate  the  very 
name  of  i;."  ..  Yon  are  mistaken  Sir."  answered  the 
cousni;  -  .fferf  I( V  are  all  the  fashion."  "  I  care  not  for 
the  fashion.  Sir,"  replied  I  ;  "  I  tell  you  they  are  horridl/ 
ugly,  ai..d  1  swear  that  1  will  marry  no  woman  who  shall 
disfigure  herself  by  wearing  one  of  them."  The  vount- 
111.1U  took  oFence  and  departed,  and  I  relinquished 'cv.-ry 
pretension  to  Itis  cousin.  Thus,  gen.lemen,  has  ended  my 
hrst  coiirar.g  e.-ipeduion  ;  but  I  have  not  yet  told  you  the 
worst  of  the  business  ;  the  tavlur  yesterday  brought  in  his 
bill  lor  turning  my  coat,  which  amounted  to  sixteen  sh^'- 
lings  and  six-pence  j  an  unconscionable  dog  !  All  thi. 
money  is  a  dead  loss,  should  I  not  again  want  it  fjra 'C 
cond expedition  ofche  same  kind. 

A  few  nights  ago  I  was  awakened  about  2  o'clock  in 
the  morning,  by  a  noise  under  iny  wimiow,  and  onpe-p- 
ing  out,  I  found  tliat  it  proceeded  from  a  parcel  of  fro- 
lieksome  young  fellows,  who  were  serenading  me  with 
the  comic  song  of  "  T,ie  0/J  Wmian  nf  Eighty  '  "•  Such 
msolence  is  insupportable,  and  I  vvill  bear  with  it  no 
longer;  the  only  way  to  free  mvself  from  it,  is  to  get 
married  without  delay,  and  this  I  will  do  before  the  be- 
ginning  of  the  winter;  I  advise  every  one  ofvou  my  so 
litary  brethren,  to  pursue  the  same  plan.  No  inisfortunes 
liowevei-,  shall  ever  compel  ine  to  wed  a  woman  who 
wears  allED  Wig. 

SAMUEL  KIMBOW. 


FOR  THE  MIXERVA. 

Numberless  essays  have  been  written  to  prove  the  inju- 
rious consequences  produced  bv  intoxication,  and  to  deli- 
iiea-e  in  glowing  colours  the  de.splcable  character  of  the 
I)ruokard^  It  .snot  my  intention  to  endeavour  to  con. 
vince  the  disciples  of  Bacchus  of  t.he  impropriety  and  im- 
morality ot  drunkenness  .-—there  are  few  of  them  who 
are  not  well  assured  of  this  fact,  although  they  have  sel- 
dom sufficient  command  of  themselves  to  abstain  from 
this  infamous  practice  after  it  has  become  habitual  from 
a  Ion;;  sevies  of  dissipation. 

But  although  it  may  be  impracticable  to  afford  relief  to 
the  miserable  Bacchanalian,  who  has  bartered  all  the  en- 
joyments of  life  for  the  sensual  gratification  of  an  inordi- 


:  pass 


althi 


•the 


1  tot 


ton,  who  has  centered"  his  wordiv  happiness  on  tl.e  con- 
tents of  a  biandy-botrle  ;  yet,  by  guarding  our  young  wo- 
men apinst  contracting  marriage  wi-h  men  (or  rather 
Leasts)  of  this  description,  the  communi^v  may  possibly 
derive  some  benefit  from  the  following  observations. 

If  a  lady  values  her  repose  and  respectability  in  the 
married  state,  let  her,  of  all  things,  be  cautious  in  the 
choice  of  a  sober  husband.  Many  wives  will  no  doubt 
fccar  witness  that  every  sober  man  does  not  make  a  good 


husband  ;  that  others  than  drunJtards  are  at  times  peevish 
and  ill-natured  ;  I  have  heard  some  wives  too,  say,  that 
althotigh  their  good  man  had  spent  his  fortune  and  ruined 
his  credit  by  intoxication,  yet  that  he  was  qui^e  inotfensivc 
in  Itis  frolics.  It  is  certainly  excellent  comfort  to  a  wo- 
man of  sensibility,  that  her  husband,  afterdissipating  her 
fortune  and  neglecting  her  person,  should  i-efrain  from 
beating  her. 

I  will  select  two  passages  from  the  Tatler  to  shew 
my  female  readers,  tlie  opinion  of  an  eminent  author  on 
this  subject,  which  is  of  inlinitc  importance  to  them,  as  it 
is  closely  connected  with  their  happiness. 

'  But  as  our  faults  are  double  when  they  affect  others  be- 
'  sibes  ourselves,  so  this  vice  is  still  more  odious  in  a  mar- 
'  ricd  than  a  single  man.  He  that  is  the  hui^.and  of  a  wo- 
'  iniuof  honoMr,  and  comes  home  over-loaded  with  wine, 
'  is  still  more  contemptible  in  proportion  to  the  regaru 
'  we  have  to  the  unhapjiy  consort  of  his  beastiality.  The 
'  imagination  cannot  thipe  to  itself  anything  luoremon- 
'  stious  and  unnatural  than  the  familiarities  between 
<  Dfunkenness  and  Chastity. 

'  The  reflection  of  such  a  match  as  spotless  innocence 
■  with  abandoned  lewdness,  is  whiit  puts  this  Vice  in  the 
'  worjt  figure  it  can  bear,  with  reg.ird  to  others  ;  but  when 
'  it  iilooked  upon  with  respect  only  to  the  Drunkard  him. 
'  self,  it  has  deformities  enougli  to  make  it  tlisagreeablc, 
'  which  maybe  summed  up  in  a  word,  by  allowing,  that 
'  lie,  who  resigns  his  reason,  is  actually  guilty  of  all  that 
•  he  is  liable  to  from  the  want  of  reason.* 

Let  me  beg  the  American  ladies  to  look  round  the  cir- 
cle of  their  acquaintance,  and  sec  how  many  amiable  wo. 
men  are  cursed  with  drunken hnsbands  ;  how  many  com- 
fortable estates  have  been  squandered  away  in  debauches  ; 
how  many  of  our  res|jectab!e  families  have  dwindled  into 
obscurity  and  abject  indigence  from  drunkenness  a.id  gam- 
ing, which  are  usually  companions. 

What  must  be  the  feelings  of  a  virtuous  woman  to  see 
the  man  v.-hose  desiiny  is  combined  with  hers,  a;id  whon. 
she  calls  by  the  tender  name  of  husband,  intoxicaied  and 
s'aggcring  through  the  streets,  thepiiabie  object  of  evor> 
humane  spectator,  and  the  jest  of  ever/  illiberal  fool': 
What  a  dangerous  e-xample  for  the  imitation  of  youth  ' 
What  a  spectacle  for  the  observation  of  her  infant  chil- 
dren, wliose  minds  yet  unformed,  are  ready  to  receive  tho 
first  impressions  of  vice  or  of  virtue  !  If  you  re'-ard  your 
own  happiness  my  cou>itrywom:n  :  if  you  have  due  re- 
gard  for  your  respectability  in  society  ;  if  you  have  maier- 
nal  aU'ection  for  the  prosperity  of  your  fuure  olfsiiriiig. 
you  will  dj  well  to  be  piTUcular  in  the  choice  of  a  hus- 
band. 

It  will  be  recollected  that  I  speak  only  of  habitual  dru  i- 
kards :  I  do  no  extend  my  censures  to  those  wh.i  are  oc- 
casionally, but  seldom,  into.xicated  ;  although  their  cjn 
duct  is  reprehensible,  yet  it  is  seldom  productive  of  the  ru- 
inous consequences  which  I  h:;ve  cumerated. 

£  E  N  E  X. 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 

AN  ELEGY  o.-j  the  death  or  Mrs.  «••••" 

Ah  !  whithef  f^ed,  my  dearest  Nancy  sav. 

Why  pale  and  lifeless,  lies  thy  lorelv  cl  i.  .' 

How  are  the  roses  on  thy  cheeks  decay'tl  ! 

Which  all  the  graces  of  thy  face  displayed  : 

When  bless'd  with  life,  each  plea-^'ng  fearure  shin'd, 

A  perfect  mirror  cf  thy  sirad-ss  mind. 

S\\  ett  was  the  hour,  mild  the  benignant  sly, 

Fullfraujht  wiih  health,  we  deem'd  no  danger  nigh, 

Wlien  lo  !  contagious  fever's  dreadful  gust,' 

Laid  all  thy  beauty  mould'ring  in  the  dust. 

Ah  !  cold's  the  hand,  that  sooth'd  my  f»brile  head. 

Extinct  the  e;e,  the  pit\  ing  tear  that  shed  ; 

Silent  the  voice,  whcse  charming  accents  stole, 

Infusingbalm  into  my  aching  soul. 

Oh  cruel  dealh  !  why  use  thy  lawless  rage. 

To  drag  my  dearest  Xincy  from  the  stage  ! 

Why  hurl  thy  shafts  indeathful  honor  driven  .' 

Is  virtu-  then  no  more  thy  care,  O  Heaven  ! 

Peace  thou  bold  thought  ;  be  still  my  bursting  heart, 

I,  not  my  Nancy,  feel  the  direftjl  dirt; 

She's  fletl  from  danger,  sickness  and  from  pain. 

She's  now  exploring  the  celestial  plai.i. 

Cry  not,  my  babe,  to  hear  thy  mother's  gone  ; 

Left  thee  and  me  to  wander  here  foritrn  : 

Her  happy  soul  has  broke  the  bonds  of  clay. 

And  gone  to  regions  of  immortal  day. 

I'll  wing  my  way  through  boundless  realms  to  soar, 

Where  we  sh^ll  meet  and  part  again  no  more: 

Triumphant  thought !  now  let  we  wipe  away, 

The  tears  of  grief,  and  wake  some  bolder  lay. 

Alas  !  my  s\v  imviing  eyes  o'erHow  anew, 

Nor  will  I  check  the  tears  to  virtue  due   : 

Novv  speechless  I  with  anxious  horror  bend. 

O'er  thybv'd  dust,  my  partner  and  my  friend. — 

Immortal  Power  !  eternal  king  of  day  \ 
Thou  hadst  the  right  to  take  her  away. 
Be  s'ill  my  babe,  the  paths  of  virtue  tread, 
We  too,  shall  soon  be  nuiubcr'd  with  the  dead. 


TO    CORRESPONDENTS. 

7%e  concluding  number  of"  Harlky,''  tua*  received  too 
late  for  our  paper  of  to-day  i  it  shall  appear  in  ouf^ 
next. 

"Ax  Observer,"  shall  be  attended  to. 
**  A  Fragment,"  is  inadmissible. 


WEEKLY  SUMMARY  OF  INTELLIGENCE. 


EUROPEAN. 

L  mdon  papers  to  the  15th  August,  inclusive,  and  Glas* 
j,0\v  papers  to  the  18th,  have  been  received  a-  New-York, 
by  the  ship  Fanny  from  Greenock.  Although  they  are 
four  days  later  than  the  former  advices  from  that  quar- 
ter, they  contain  very  little  intelligence  of  consequence. 
The  prices  of  stock,  on  the  15rh  August,  were.  Consols, 
57  1-4,  Omniums  12,  American  3  per  cents  54  to  55,  8 

per  cents  104,  old    and  new  6  per  cents  89  to  90 - 

A  Ilar.iburgh  paper  says,  in  consequence  of  the  refusal 
made  by  the  Hanseaiic  cities  of  Hamburgh,  Bremen,  antl 
Lubeck,  to  comply  with  the  pecuniary  exactions  of  the 
French  government,  Bremen  has  been  invested  several 
da  s  past  by  a  detachment  of  the  French  armyfrom  Han- 
•ivcr ;  and  no  person  is  sufl'cred  to  enter  or  depart  from 
that  city.  They  have  even  stopped  all  supplies  cf  provisi- 
ons. As  the  enemy  compleiciy  blockades  the  place,  it  is 
impossible  to  ascertain  by  any  tlirect  information,  whether 
Mie/  have  i>roceeded  to  levy  by  military  execution,  tha 
sums  tiiey  demand;  but  a  rumour  of  this  nature  was  in  cir- 
cuiatijn. — Tlie  city  of  Lubeck  persists  in  its  refusal  to 
pay  the  contribution  demanded  by  the  French,  who  have 
not  yet  h-ad  recourse  lo  any  compulsory  means,  probably 
from  the  f^ar  of  hastening  a  rupture  with  Russia,  whose 

rtcetls  now  riding  in  the  Baltic. Tire  last  letters  from 

St.  Pe'.ersbur-.;  state,  that  the  Empetor  Alexander  con-i- 
nues  to  givcdecided  jjroofs  of  hisde-ermination  to  espouse 

-lie  interests  of  Louis  X'/III Three  divisions  of  the 

French  flotilla  have  arrived  at  Bnlogne,  consisting  of  thir- 
teen ships  of  war.  The  Emperor  jjassed  ihe  afternoon  in 
the  road,  accompanied  by  the  ministers  of  marine  and 
of  war,  and  expressed  great  satisfaction  at  the  appearanc* 
and  discipline  of  the  troojis. 


DOMESTIC. 


Letters  froin  New-Orleans,  to  the  -6:h  August,  re- 
ceived  at  Philadelphia.  annoimceU^nrtvalence  of  thd 
usual  autumnal  levers,  which  hatiprortd  fatal  to  a  num- 
ber of  sirangers. C.-tptaio  ^Srdinan    arrived    at 

Nev.buryport  from  Pcint  Potre,  informs,  that  reports 
were  in  ciiciilation  there  'he  day  before  he  sailed,  that  tha 
American  ]:risoners -who  had  been  taken  from  the  New- 
York  sr.ip  and  brig,  together  with  the  crew  of  the  Snake 
in  the  Grass,  of  Salem,  carried  in  about  the  same  time, 

had  been  liberatctl,  and  were  about  returning  home. • 

•-  The  bri^  Clio,  of  New-York,  is  taken,  belonging  to 
Snell,  Sta^g,  &  Co.  This  vessel  was  bound  to  Cui-racoi, 
and  carried  into  M.irsgua,  where  nu:vibcrs  of  Amcric.^n 
seimen  are  perishing  for  want ;  witliin  one  month  SO  are 
said  to  have  died. — I  have  been  particular,  in  order  that 
your  underwriters  may  be  apprized  of  what    is    going  on 

in  this  place." Late  anccunts  from  the  West-Indies 

s:ate,  that  thebliick  -army  of  Dessalines  had  began  their 
march  again  for  the  purpose  of  besieging  the  city  of  Sr. 
Domingo.     The  s-ame  accounts  add,  that  the  British  have 

blickaded  the  Ci'y  (f  Aux  Ca^cs. Almost  everyar- 

riv.il  from  the  West  Indies  (says  the  New-York  Gazette) 
brings  dreadful  accounts  of  the'hav.-)c  there  bv  a  hurricane 
which  expended  northward  and  southward,  taking  in  ita 
course  the  West  India  islantls  and  a  greater  part  of  the 
coast  of  the  U.  States.  In  the  West  Indies  i;  began  about 
the.'idult.  was  severely  felt  at  Cbarieston  and  Sa-.-annah 
the  8th,  and  having  nearly  spent  its  force  reached  this  city 
the  night  of  the  llh,  but  tiid  no  maerial  damage.  Bos- 
ton -also  fel*  i  s  effects. Byan  arrival  we  have  receiv- 

»d  melancholy  news  from  Turks  Island.  Almost  all  the 
American  vessels  there  weie  driven  on  shore ;  same  of 
them  were  lost  with  their  crews.  Many  of  the  ship- 
wrecked crews  after  btin.g  thrown  on  the  Island,  were 
rt-bbed  by  negroes.  We  are  sotry  to  say,  that  the  com- 
mander cf  that  island,  disregarding  the  rights  of  hospita- 
lity, countenanced  these  robberies,  &  threw  every  obstacle 
in  the  way  of  aftording  protection  to   the  unfortunate  A- 

mericans. An  ar-icle  from  Greensburg  states,  that  a 

number  of  Swiss  families  an-ivej  in  that  place  the  6th  of 
October.  ^Ve  understand  that  they  design  purchasing  £:. 
settling  on  the  Holland  compan\*s  lands,  east  of  the  Alle- 
ghany, in  Armstrong  county.  They  are  a  healthy  able- 
bodied  people  ;  and  from  their  national  character  for  so- 
briety, hones'y,  and  industry,  bid  fair  to  be  an  acquisition 

to  thecouii'ry. It  is  with  sincere  pleasure,  (savs  the 

Nat.  In-el.)  that  there  is  the  best  reason  to  b'-lieve.  'he  ic- 
countcf  the  death  of  Governor  Clai'oorne  unfrunded  Le'- 
tcrs  as  late  as  the  first  of  September  have  been  rect--,  :d 
from  him  by  the  PresidL'iit  of  the  United  S'ares.  'I'h'-se 
letters  state  that  he  had  been  very  ill.  but  was  tbcD  60  far 
recovered  xt  \t>  adiuil  vi  tcuisact  jig  buiiixss. 


28 


THE  MINERVA. 


Vol.  I. 


^  SELECTED  POETST.  & 

TO  CONTENT. 

FROM  DBAltE's  LI  JEHARy  llOOmft 

TO  thee  mild  source  of  home-felt  joy  I 

To  thee  I  v6w  this  arilrss  Jav^ 
Fornymph,  divine  !  no  care,  aliov. 

No  griefs  pollute  thy  halcyon  day. 

Tho'soft  the  moon  her  mellow  light 

O'er  yonder  nioiiU'rinfj  tover  hath  shed, 

Tho'  soft  as  sleeps  her  beam  on  night, 
Yetiofter  sleejis  thy  peaceful  head. 

Forihcc,  the  fairy  sprite  of  morn. 

Her  ?weet,  her  varied  dream  shall  weavt. 

For  thee,  thy  wood.girt  thatrh  adorn. 
The  calm,  the  golden  light  j  of  eve. 

For  th^e,  the  cool  stream  mitrm'ring  flo^v, 

The  green  the  winding  vale  along. 
For  thee,  where  yonder  wild  pines  grow. 

The  maiden  breathes  her  village  song. 

When  wilt  thou  haunt  my  straw  .roof  cpt. 
When  wilt  ihou  bless  my  longing  arms. 

When  shall  I  claim  thy  lowly  lot. 
When  shall  I  share  thy  modest  charms  ! 

Ino'er  will  ask  of  purple  pride. 

Her  gems  that  idly  tire  liic  night. 
The  gems  that  o'er  her  tresses  wide. 

In  lusire  fling  hergla.ish  light. 

Hor  will  I  ask  of  power  to  whirl 

In  terror  cloath'd,  the  scyth'd  car. 
And  nia.l  to  fur,-,  shout  to  hurl 

The  dark,  the  death  fraught  spear  of  wM-. 

Ah  !  let  the  great  by  error  led 

To  many  a  gorgeous  citv  fly  j 
More  blest  with  tliee  to  eat'  my  brcai 

In  peace  and  humble  privacy. 

Moffe  blest  to  rove  the  heath  along-. 

At  gray.cUideve,  frjm  labor  won. 
To  list  the  wood-lark'li  plainiive  song. 

Aiid  wistful  watch  the  setting  sim. 

^7^  '''=«'>>'W?l'at  deft  and  lone, 

Hmgs  o'er  tKTstream  his  moss-hung  boueh 

As  swells  the  blast  in  rougher  tone,       '^       ^"' 
To  mark  the  wild  wave  dash  below. 

More  blest  nigh  yonder  darkling  dell 
Where  sleeps  the  bard  by  fame  forgot, 

t)f  many  a  love  lorn  grief  to  tell,. 
Aud  nioiu-n  till  morn  thy  cheerless  lot. 

But  oh  !  for  happier  if  at  night. 

As  onward  rolls  the  sadd'ning  storm, 
I  ineet  thy  bloe-ejes  glistening  light, 

1  press  thy  gently  yielding  form. 

Sweet  as  the  f  rst-drawn  sigh  of  love 
Content,  thou  mild,  thou  nieek-ev'd  maid. 

Above  bright  power,  gay  wealth  above, 
fo  thee  my  willing  vows  be  paid. 


ELEGANT  BALLAD. 

'TWAS  on  a  cliff  whose  rocky  base, 

Baffled  the  briny  wave; 
Whose  ci.hur'd  heights  their  verdant  .tore 
To  muiy  a  tenant  g^ve  : 

A  motlicr,  led  bv  rustic  cares. 

Mad  wander'ci  .v.th  her  child  ; 
Unwean  d  the  babe-yet  on  thegras, 

He  Irolick'd  and  he  smU'd. 

Wiih  wha»  delight  the  mother glow'd. 

To  mark  the  infant's  joy  ; 
Hovv  oft  would  pau.;<>,  a:i,id  her  toil. 

To  contemplate  her  boy, 

Tet  soon  by  other  cares  estrang'd, 

Herthoi^;hts  the  child  forsook  ; 

Careless  he  wanton's  on  iho  ground. 

Nor  caught  hit  mother'slook. 

rroj^'d  was  each  flower  that  caught  his  e«, 

1  ill.  scrambling  o'er  thi:  green 

«e  gain'd  the  cliff's  unshelte'r'd  edge. 

And  plcis'd,  surve/'d  the  .<»ne. 


Turn'd  to  behnU  I. er  child— 
The  urchin  gone  I  her  cheeks  were  flush'd- 
Her  wand'ring  eye  was  wild  I 

She  saw  him  on  the  cliS'srude  brink—* 

Now  careless  peeping  o'er — 
He  turn'd  and  to  his  tnother  smii'd — 

Then  sported  as  before. 

Sunk  washer  voice — 'twas  vain  to  fly— 
'Twas  vain  the  brink  to  brave — 

Oh  Nature  I  it  was  thee  alone. 
To  prompt  the  means  to  save. 

She  tore  her  'kerchief  from  her  breast. 

And  laid  her  bosom  bare  ; 
He  saw,  delighted— left  the  brink. 

And  sought  to  banquet  there. 


TALE  OF  LA  ROCHE. 


BY  MR.  MACKENZI 


THEY  travelled  by  short  st-tges  ;  for  the  pliilosopher 
was  as  good  as  nis  word,  in  taking  care  that  the  old  man 
should  not  .be  fatigued.  The  i>avtv  had  time  to  be  well 
acquainted  v/ilh  one  another,  and  their  friendship  was  in- 
creased by  actiuaintance.  La  i?ocAi  found  a  degtee  of  siin- 
pliclty  and  gentleness  in  his  companion,  which  is  not  al- 
ways annftced  to  the  character  of  a  learned  or  wise  man. 
Hu  daughter,  who  was  prepared  to  be  afraid  of  him,  was 
equally  undeceived.  She  found  ih  him  nothing  of  that 
sell  importance  chich  superior  pirts,  or  great  cultivation 
of  them,  is  apt  to  confer.  He  talked  of  every  thing  but 
philosophy  or  religion  ;  he  seemed  to  enjoy  every  plea- 
sure and  amusement  of  ordinary  life,  and  to  be  interested 
in  the  most  common  topics  of  ciiscourse  j  when  his  know- 
ledge or  learning  at  any  time  appeared,  it  was  delivered 
\vith  the  utmost  plainness,  and  without  the  least  shadow 
of  dogmatism. 

On  his  part  he  was  charmed  with  the  society  of  the 
good  clergyman,  and  his  lovely  dau<^hter.  He  found  in 
them  the  guileless  manner  of  the  earliest  times,  with  the 
cul'ure  and  accomplishments  of  the  most  reli.ied  ones, 
tvei-y  hitter  feeling,  warm  and  vivid  ;  every  ungentle  one 
repressed  or  overcome.  He  wa,  -lot  addicted  to  love  -.  but 
he  fc-lt  himself  happy  ,n  being  a  iVicnrl  of  MaldannhMe 
La  Roche,  and  sometimes  envied  her  father  the  possessi- 
on of  such  a  child. 

Afierajourney  of  eleven  days,  they  arrived  atthedwel. 
ling  of  L:i  Boche.  It  was  situated  in  one  of  those  valleys 
of  the  ca.iton  of  Berne,  where  nature  seems  to  repose,  as 
It  were,  in  quiet,  and  has  enclosed  her  retreat  with  moun- 
tains inaccessible. A  stream,    that  spent  its  fury  in 

tne  hills  above,  ran  in  front  of  the  house,  and  a  broken 
warer-fall  was  acen  through  the  wood  that  covered  its 
sides;  below,  i;  circled  round  atuited  plain,  and  formed  a 
little  lake  m  front  of  the  village,  at  the  end  of  which  ap- 
peared the  spire  of  La  Jioc/jc's  church,  rising  above  a 
clump  of  beeches. 

Mr Enjoyed  the  beauty  of  the  scene  ;  but,  to  his 

companums,  it  recalled  the  nietnory  of  a  wife  and  parent 
they  had  lost.— The  old  man's  so.tow  was  silent  •  hi- 
daughter  sobb'd  and  wept.  Her  father  took  her  hand  kiss", 
ed  It  twice,  pressed  it  to  his  bosom,  threw  up  his  eyes  to 
Heaven  ;  and,  having  wiped  off  a  tear  that  was  just  about 
to  drojifrom  each,  began  to  point  out  to  his  guest  some  of 
the  most  striking  objects  which  the  jirospect  afforded. 
The  philosopher  interpreted  all  this ;  and  he  could  but 
slightly  censure  the  creed  from  which  it  arose. 

They  had  not  long  been  arrived,  when  a  number  of  La 
Horie's  parishioner's  who  bad  heard  of  his  return  came  to 
the  house  to  see  and  welcome  him.  The  honest  folks 
were  awkward,  hut  sincere,  in  their  professions  of  regard. 
They  inade  some  attempts  at  condolence— it  was  too  de- 
licate for  their  handling;  but  La  BmLv  took  it  in 
gold  part.  "It  has  pleased  Cod,"— said  he  ;  and  they 
saw  he  had  settled  the  matter  with  himself— Philosophy 
could  not  have  done  so  much  with  a  thousand  words. 

It  was  now  evening,  and  the  good  peasants  were  about 
to  depart,  when  a  clock  was  heard  to  strike  seven,  and  the 
hour  was  followed  by  a  particular  chime.  The  country 
lolks,  who  nad  come  to  welcome  their  pastor,  turned  their 
looks  tow»rds  him  at  the  sound  ,  he  exjilained  their  mean- 
mg  to  his  guest.  •  This  is  the  signal,'  said  he,  •  for  our 
'  evening  e.\ercise  ;  this  is  one  of  the  nights  of  the  week 
'  in  which  some  of  my  parishioners  are  wont  to  join  in  it  ; 

•  a  little  rustic  saloon  serves  for  the  chapel  of  our  family] 

•  and  such  ot  the  good  people  as'are  with  us  ;  if  youchuse 
■  rather  to  walk  out,  I  will  furnish  you  with  an  attendant  - 
'  or  here  are  a  few  old  books  that  inay  afford  you  some 
'entertainment  within.' — •  By  no  means,'  answered  the 
philosopher;  ■  Iwill  attend  Ma'mc.iselle  at  her  devotions.' 

She  IS  our  organist,'  said  La  Vocbe;  •  our  neighbourhood 
u  the  coiuitry  of  muiicid  mechauisjn ;  and  I  have  a  sinaU 


;  ;rg^"  fifed  ut.  r  r  he  purpose  of  awistiug  our  singing.* 
'  Tis  an  additional  iiiduccmenr,"  replied  the  other-  and 
iliey  walked  in'n  the  room  together.  At  the  end  stood  the 
organ  mentioned  by  La  Hocie .-  before  it  was  a  cutain 
which  his  daughter  drew  aside,  and,  placing  herself  on  a 
seat  within,  &  drawing  the  curtain  close,  so  as  to  save  her 
the  awkwardness  ef  an  exhibition,  began  a  volunt.-.i-v,  soJ 

lemn  and  beauiifiJ  in  the  highest  degiee.     Mr. _- 

was  no  musician;  but  he  was  not  altogc'her  insensible  to 
music;  this  fastened  on  his  mind  more  strongiv,  from  it» 
beauty  being  unexpec'cd.  The  solemn  prelude '-ntrodjcej 
a  hymn,  in  which  such  of  the  audience  as  could  sing  im- 
mediately  joined  ;  the  words  wert  mostly  taken  from  ho. 
ly  writ ;  It  siioke  the  praises  of  God,  and  his  care  of  irocd 
men.  Something  was  said  of  the  death  of  the  just,  of  such 
as  die  m  the  lord.— The  organ  was  touclied  with  a  hand 
less  hrm— it  paused,  it  cea>ed— and  the  sobbings  of  Ma'. 
mci.elle  La  ;?orfe  was  heard  in  itss-ead.  Her  father  gave 
a  sign  for  stopping  the  psalmody,  and  ro.te  to  pray.  He 
was  discomposed  at  first,  and  his  voire  faltered  as  he 
spoke  ;  but  his  heart  was  in  his  words,  and  his  wannth 
overcame  his  embat-i-asment.  He  addressed  a  Being  whom 
he  loved,  and  he  spoke  forthot^ehe  I  wed.  His  pari-hon- 
ers  catched  the  ardour  of  the  good  old  man  ;  even  the  ijhi- 
losnpherfelt  himielf  m:.ved,  and  forgot,  for  a  moment, 
to  think  why  he  should  not. 

La  Socie'i  religion  was  that  of  sertimentj  not  theorj-, 
and  his  guest  was  averse  from  dispu  «-ioti  ;  their  discourse, 
therefore,  did  not  le-ad  to  questii>ns  conceinint*  the  belief  of 
either  ;  yet  would  the  old  man  sometime  .  spcal:  of  his, 
from  the  fulness  of  a  heart  impressed  with  its  force,  and 
wishing  to  spread  tiie  pleasure  he  enjoyed  in  it.  The'idea» 
of  his  God,  &  his  Saviour,  \yere  so  congenial  to  his  mind, 
that  every  emotion  of  it  naturally  awaked  them.  A  philo- 
sopher might  call  him  an  enthusiast  ;  but  if  he  possessed 
the  fervor  of  enthusiasti  ;  he  was  guil  less  of  their  bi.gotry. 
'  Our  father  which  art  in  H,»aven!'  might  the  good  niin' 
say — for  he  felt  it — and  all  mankind  were  his  bre- 
thren. 

'  You  regret,  my  friend,'  said  he  to  Mr.  ,  when 

'  my  daughter  and  I  talk  of  the  exquisite  pleasure  derived 

•  froni  music,  you  regret  your  want  of  musictl  powers  and 
'  musical  feelings  ;  it  is  a  department    of  soul,    you    say, 

■  which  nature  has  almost  dc.iied    you,  which,    from  the 

•  effects  yon  see  it  have  on  others,    you  are    sure  must  be 

•  liiglil.\   delightful.- Whyshouid   not  the  same  thing  be 

■  said  of  religion  >  Trust  me,  I  teel  it  in  the  same  way, 
'  an  energy,  an  inspiration,  which  I  v  ould  not  lose  fcr 
'  all  the  blessings  of  sense,  or  cnjovmenis  of  the  world  j 
'  yet,  so  far  from  lessening  my  relish  for  the  jileasures  of 
'  life,  me  thinks  I  feel  it  heighten  them  all.     The  thought 

■  of  receiving  it  from  God,  adds  the  blessing  of  septin.cnt 

•  to  that  of  sensation  in  every   go.d  thing  1  possi-st;  ;   and 

'  when  calamities    overtake  me and    I    have    had 

'my  share — it  confers  a  dignity  on  my  affliction,    so  lif« 

'  me  above  the  world — Man — I  know,  is  but  a  v^orm >et 

'  tne.hinks,  I  am  allied  to  God — it  -ft-ould  have  been  inhit- 
'  man  in  our  philosophers  to  have  clouded,  even  with  a 
'  doubt,  the  sunshine  of  this  belief.' 

His  discourse,  indeed  was  very  remote  from  metaphsi- 
cal  disquisition,  or  religious  i;onlroversy.  Of  all  inch  I 
ever  knew,  his  ordinary  conversation  was  the  less  tinc- 
tured with  pedantry,  or  liable  to  disertion.  With  ia  y?oc/je 
and  his  daughter,  it  was  perfecly  familiar.  The  coun- 
try round  them,  the  manner;  cftlic  village,  the  compari- 
son of  both  with  those  of  E.rghind,  remarks  on  the  works 
of  favourite  authors,  on  the  sentiments  tliey  conveyed,  and 
the  passions  they  excited,  with  many  other  topics  in  which 
there  was  ■aneqtulity,or  alternate  .advantage,  anion"  the 
speakers,  were  the  subjects  they  tallied  on.     Their  hours 

tooof  riding-and  walking  v/ere  .Tiany,  in  which  Mr. 

as  a  stranger,  was  shewn  the  remarkable  scenes  and  curi- 
osities  of  the  country.  They  would  sometimes  make  li-.tl» 
expeditions  to  contemplate,  in  different  attitudes,  those  as- 
tonishing mountains,  the  cliff's  of  which, covered  with  eter- 
nal snows,  and  sometimes  shooting  into  fantastic  siiapes, 

from  the  termination  of  most    of  the  Swiss  prospects. 

Our  philosopher  asked  many  questions  as  to  their  natural 
history  and  productions.  La  Jlocbe  observed  the  sublimi- 
ty of  the  ideas  which  the  view  of  tlieirstupendi.ius  sum- 
mits, inaccessible  tomort.il  foot,  was  calculated  to  insoire 
which  naturally,  said  he,  leads  the  mind  to  that  Bjin"' 
by  whom  their  foundations  were  laid. — '  They  are  not' 
seen  in  Flanders  !'  said  Ma'moistlle  wiih  a  sigh.     « 'Ihat's 

an  odd  remark,'  said  Mr. smiling She  blushed 

and  he  enquired  no  farther. 

'Twas  with  regret  he  left  a  society  in  which  he  found 
himself  so  ha]i))y  ;  but  he  settled  with  La  Roche  and  his 
daughter  a  plan  of  correspondence  ;  and  they  took  his 
promise,  that  if  ever  he  came  within  fifty  leagues  of  their 
dwelling,  he  should  travel   tnosc   fifty   leagues  to    visit 


(TO   BE    CONTINUED.) 


JOHN  L.  COOK  tf  SEATON  GRANTLAND, 

TWO  DOORS  EELOW    THE    SwaK-TaVEHN, 
WUEBS    ^KINTINO    IN    CESERAL     IS    EXECUTKU    WITH 
rROMfTKESS    ANU    ACCURACY. 


K 


Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE. 


{V<R.UME   1] 


RICHMOND:— rcfi:5i>^r,  OCTOBER  50,  isai. 


[Numbers.] 


T'BRMs  OF  *•  r/iE  mineeva:* 

f    Irt.--'*  The  T.TtNEnvA*'   -wili  be  wa-ly  pr'mted. 
%        weekly,  on  a  baii-slieet  Sopcr-E-oyal  paper. 

2d.— Tbc   t«7ns  are  two  dollars  per  annum  to 
be  paid  in  advance. 

3d— A  liandfiome  TiO<*-p-s:f  and  tabl?  ofcon'ents    1| 
W'U  be  furnished  (gra-ii?)  at  the  coinpleiiou  of  each     | 

IJ    vdomc.  ^  I 

riAGr.RA  FALLS. 

^  Letftrfrcrm  an  J.mt.'i:cn  fjicrr  r.t  Ntagaray  tj  lis  friend 
tit  Pitnaur^h. 
(CONCLUftJED.) 

/.FterTefr#sAi1ng^  ouTselves  17 1th  a  little  wine  c?  an  ex- 
cellent qn-litv.  whicli  o\u-  good  Jandlord  at  Chij)pe\vay 
tad  nravideJ  for  us,  we  7)roceeded  tov/ards  the  edge  of 
the  Great,  or  H<^sc-^.oe  Fall  ;  an  underrakiagexti-emely 
difti/njlt  and  fatigvin,-^.  owing  to  tlie  huge  pictcs  of  rocks 
that  have  fallen  dTA-n  fr.">m  ibe  bink  above,  and  which 
•nnc  rendered  very  slippery  bytbc  constant  falling  :of  the 
jnist.  over  those  recks  >ve  w«re  frequently  obliged  to 
<:lln>l5»  iind  as  ol*^en  ive  were  under  the  necessity  ofcrawl- 
2i»g  on  OUT  hands  and  kn-es,  ihrov^h  d;irk  and  dismal  j;as- 
ea^t'c  hfftM^een  Iarj>;e  rocks,  scarcely  wide  cnourh  to  admit 
lOur  bodies;  indet-d,  wirhou:  a  guide,  a  etranger  would 
■find  it  a  very  difHcuU  matter  to  reach  the  opposire  nide  of 
the  .pradlg^iffus  heaqis  of  rocks  scattered  alon^  the  edge  of 
tl,c  river-  and  ro  be  lost  and  alone,  in  so  dreary  and  u:i- 
coiiiforraMe  a  place,  would,  I  assorc  you,  be  node&irable 
thin*.  But  ^  Tew  dayeago,  as  we  wrre  informed  by  our 
^u'ldrC,  a  stranger,  whDse  curiosity  and  perseverance  had 
Jed  him  to  the  foot  of  the  <jrt#.t  Fall,  although  he  found 
3)i*  wc)- thither, -was  nnahle  to  elfcct  his  reiuni  :  al:er 
-Hvandrring  abfut  till  nightcarac  on,  the  poor  man  was  o- 
.hl:gpd  to  lie  down  annrngthe  rocks.  Lzitc  the  next  day 
he  wa^diaccvered  by  a  lit  le  bo/  from  the  top  cf  the  Ta- 
l»e  Rr,ck,  who,  guessing  bis  £ituatioi\,  extricated,  hiui 
X>m  tTils  iubyriuvh- 
AffcrliaY'ingvalkeaRndtuoihled  over  sucji  places,  as  I 
Jiawcjuit -described  to  yon,  and  in  doing  which  we  were 
^nearly  iwo  hours,  ;al'hoii^h  tl»c  distance  was  but  little  more 
-than -a  n\\\c,  wc  arrived  at  the  Grcivt  or  Horse-shoe  Fall. 
JJtK  1  ffiiouldstoji ! — 1  have  tcld  you,  that  it  was  not 
in  the  power  of  words  to  iconvey  to  another  even  the 
«lria!lest  i\lea  of  theawfui  nri?gniHcence  of  ihe  scenes  be- 
fore lis.  About  ten  yurds  front  the  spot  on  which  we  stood 
■a\alone  hxindri^d  and  for- y-Bve feet  alvjve  us,  a  little  to  our 
s-i^ht,  pouri'd  down  a  podigious  sheet  of  wa*er  from  the 
-edge  of  a.p^'jecting  rock,  ihea  dashing  aguinst  the  tides 
nf  the  dreadlul  .caverns,  hoHowed  cut  of  the  rnck  over 
which  it  falls,  produces  tJiat  thundering  sound,  often 
•licai'd  ihir.:y  and  forty  mi^es  distant,  -and  causes  a  /j.iick 
trenuilaus  morion  of  the  earth  for  several  yards  around. 
Htre  too  the  spray  or  wtM  rising  Vike  thick  voluines  of 
iUck  smoke  iimny  hundred  feet  abcve  the  Falls,  forms 
Urge  clouds,  -vvhich  are  seen  fify  and  fiixty  miles  off.  We 
■verc  "induced  to  advance  so  near  tl.e  edge  of  the  sheet  of 
nvater'as  to  be  able  to^look  into  the  caverns  in  the  rock  be- 
lilnd  it  ;  'butxonld  remain  there  but  a  very  few  moments 
«wing  totl-e  sutWen  blasts  of  air-wluch  of:cn'i^>!CS  rushed 
from 'jttwee.ithe  water  and  the  rock,  with  sr.ch  violence, 
siK  to  -drprive  us  for  some  moments  of  the  power  cf  breath- 
ing-. It  was,  mcur  opinion,  utterly  itnpossible  for  anyhn- 
7nan "being  to  stand  ly?tv.'een  the  sheet  rf  water  and  the 
*ock  ojuer  which  it  falls,  yet  we  are  told  of  those  who  have 
VciTlured  thusfar.  *  We  -were  within  five  or  six  yards  of 
theihcet  of  water,  and  even  at  that  distance,  found  it  ini- 
iposeJhle  to  rcuiain longer  than  a  very  few  moments,  with- 
out iietreating  to  get 'brea'h.  We  had  from  thJsplacea 
«distii;ccviewcif  tlie  whole  of  the  llorse-shoe  Falls,  which 
^.»as  grandheyond  descriptinn  :  the  extent  of  which  is  said 
to  b?  between  five  and  six -hundred  yards,  aivi  its  height 
*or  perpendicular  fall,  one  hundred  andfofry-f.ve  feet.  This 
fall  is'&eparated  from  the  next  by  a  small  island,  covered 
-with  trees.,  which  presents  itself  to  the  spectator  below,  is 
n  solid  perpendicular  rock,  and  supposed  to  be  three  hun- 
'dred  and  forty  >  ards  wide.  The  next  fail  is  very  smatk 
*ilot  Biore  tban-six  or  eight  \ard«  wide:  this  is  separated 
from  the  Foct^chlo&ser  Fall  by  aji  island  twenty  yavdb 
'wide. 

Fort  Schlosser  Fall,  so  T-iTlcd.  Trom  its  being  on  that  tjide 
j^f  thi-river,  on  which  a  Fort  of  that  name  formerly  stood, 
extends  three  hundredaiulf.fty  yards,  and  its  perpendicu- 
nar  fall  is  one  hundred  Scsixtv--hVee  feet.  It  is  by  no  means 
Fqiiairii(;randeuT  tc  the  Ilorse-shoc  Fall,  yet  it  had  a  very 
4t^uilfui  apjis^aaucc,  falling  over  &u  avea.led^c  uf  rocks. 


For  the  hcighth  and  extent  of  ilie  difi'ercnt  falls,  and  the 
iiiterveiiing  islnnds,  I  am  indebted  to  lAr.  Cummins,  our 
obligitpg  guide,  and  1  have  no  r^asoft  to  suppose  they  have 
been  exaggerated.  For  a  considerable  distance  helow  each 
Fall,  you  see  a  milk-white  foam  which  lias  a  very  pleasing 
effect.  For  nine  mUcs  below  Qiteenstown.  at  which  place 
the  Falls  mU5t  have  commenced,  the  water  rushes  with 
prodigious  imperuointy,  over  beds  of  snlid  stone,  and  a- 
mong  huge  piles  of  rocks,  ten  and  fifteen  feet  above  the 
surface  of  the  water.  After  having  viewed  this  stupen- 
dous scene,  for  more  than  six  hours,  and  cf  which  1  have 
given  so  feeble  a  description,  we  returned  to  this  place, 
not  a  little  fatignjed,  though  much  pleased- 
I  am  your's,  t^. 

JR. 


CHARACTER  OF  GENERAL  LEE. 

Tahsn  from  Gordon*3  History  rf  the  American  J^i'solntion . 

THE  character  of  this  person  is  full  of  absurdities  and' 
gualiries  of  a  most  extraordinary  nature.  His  i.ncierstand- 
ing  was  great,  bis  memory  capacious,  tind  lus  fancy  bril- 
liant. His  mind  v\-as  stored  with  a  variety  of  knowledge, 
which  he  collected  from  books,  converr-inion  and  travels. 
He  had  been  in  most  European  countries.  He  was  a  cor- 
rect and  elegant  classical  schdk-r  i  and  botli  ivrofe  and 
spoke  his  native  lai:guage  with  pel spicuity,  force  &  beau- 
ty. From  these  circumstances  he  was  at  timc.^,  a  nK;sr 
reeableand  instructive  companion.  He  was  seldom  seen 
laugh,  .ind  -jcarcely  to  smile.  The  history  ol" his  life  u 
little  else,  than  the  history  of  disputes,  quarrels  and  duels, 
'ery  part  of  the  world.  He  was  vindictive  to  hisenc- 
i.  Ifi5  avarice  had  nobou.tds.  He  never  went  inro  a 
public  and  seldom  a  privale  house,  w  here  he  did  not  disco- 
some  marks  of  ineflaWe  and  contemptible  meanness. 
He  grudged  tlie  expense  of  a  nurse  in  his  last  illness,  and 
d'cd  in  %  small  dirty-room  in  the  Philadelphia  tavsr  i,  cal- 
led tire  Canastoga-waggon,  [desig-ted  rhie.ly  for'the  eu- 
tertainnient  and  accomineda'i  'n  of  common  CtMintrvmen" 
attended  by  no  one  but  a  French  sei-vant,  and  Mr.  Osvrt'd 
ihe  printer,  who  once  .served  as  an  oSicer  under  him. 
He  was  both  impious  and prof.ine.  In  his  princiiiki  h- 
was  not  only  ^n  infidel,  but  he  was  very  hostile  toevcry  at- 
trihu  e  of  the  JJeity.  His  morals  were  exceetUnslv  d- 
bauohed.  His  manners  -vv^r^  ru.lei,-par:l/fr.im  r-tJreand 
partly  frim  aif.-cta'ion.  His  appeiiLe  was  so  whimsxal  a^ 
to  what  he  ea:  and<lrank,  tliat  he  was  at  aM  times,  and 
in  all  places,  a  most  troublesoinc  and  djsa-grceabl;  guest 
He  had  been  bred  to  arms  frrin  his  youth  ;  and  served  as 
lieute:i.tnt-colonel  among  the  British,  as  colonel  anio.i,; 
tl-.e  for'tigucse,  and  af;erwatd<i  as  aid-de-camn  to  his  P  .- 
lisk  majesty,  with  the  rank  of  major  general.  Ujw-i  the 
American  conthient's  being  f(>rced  into  arms,  f  n-  fli?  pre- 
servation of  her  liberties,  he-was  called  fyr.h  by  the  nice 
of  the  peojile,  and  elected  to  ll-e  rank  of  the  third  i  i  com- 
mand of  their  forces.  He  hadejhau5:ed  tverv  valuabl.- 
treatise.  both  ancient  and  modern,  on  the  miUtar/  art. 
His  judgment  in. war  was  generally  sound.  He  was  ex- 
tremeJy  umrful  to  the  .\mericansin  the  beginning  of  the 
revolution,  liv  inspiringtheui  with -military  ideas,  and  a 
contempt  forBriti.sh  discipline  and  v:dour.'  It  is  diifictilt 
to  say,  whether  the  active^nd  useful  part  he  took  in  th; 
contest,  arose  from  personal  resentment  aj^alnst  the  king 
of  Gjeat  Britain,  or  from  a  regard  to  the  liber'ies  rf  A 
merica.  It  is  certain  he  rcjircbated  the  French  alli-.nci 
and  republican  forms  of  grveniment,  af.tr  he  re'ired  frin 
t5ie  American  service.  He  was,  in  the  li-id,  brave  in  thi 
highest  degree;  and  with  all  his  faults  and  oddities  v/a' 
beloved  by  his  officers  and  s^ldierr.  He  was  devoid  of 
prudence,  and  used  to  call  it  n  rascally  virtue  His  par- ia 
lity  to  dogswastoo  remarkable,  not  to  be  mentioned  in  hi 
characer.  Two  or  three  of  these  animals  followed  hiii 
generally  wlierever  lie  went.  When  Congress  confirmed 
the  sentence  of  the  court-njartial,  suspending  him  forl2 
months,  he  pointed  to  his  dog  and  e»claimed,  "  Oh  !  that 
I  was  that  animal,  •t'lat  I  might  not  call  Ttxtn  my  bro 
ther." — Two  virtues  he  possessed  in  an  eminent  degree 
viz.  sincerity  and  veracity.  He  was  never  known  to  de 
ceive  or  desert  a  friend  :  and  hewas  a  strai'ger  to  equivo 
cation,  even  w-here  his  safety  or  <:haracter  -were  at 
stalu. 


I  X  r  Ji  A  C  T  s. 

TEMPER. 

IT  is  particularly  necessari'"  for  girls  to  acquire  com 
mand  of  temper  in  srguing,  because  much  of  the  effect  of 
their  powers  of  reasoning,  and  of  their  wit,  when  they 
grew  lip,  will  depend  upon  the  g.^ntlene--s  and  good  humor 
with  ■«.'hicli  they  conduct  tliemselves.  A  woman,  who 
should  attempt  to  thunder  iike  Demosthenes^  wcwU  net 


find  her  eloquence  increase  her  domestic  happiness.  We 
by  no  means  wish  that  v/omen  should  yield  their  licttcr 
judgincnt  to  their  fathers  or  husbands  ;  but,  without  us. 
ing  any  of  that  debasing  cunning  which  Rousseau  recom- 
mends, they  may  support  the  cause  of  reason  with  all  the 
graces  of  female  gentleness. 

A  man,  in  a  furious  passion,  is  terrible  to  Ms  enemies  , 
but  a  woman  in  a  passion,  in  disgusting  to  her  friends  ;sh» 
has  not  masculine  strength  and  courage,  to  enforce  any  ot- 
thcr  species  of  respect.  These  circumstances  should  b« 
considered  by  writers  who  dislike  the  diifercnce  in  tl.« 
education  of  the  sexes.  We  cannot  help  thinking  tha« 
their  hajipinessisof  more  consequence  than  their  specula, 
live  rights,  and  we  wisli  to  etlutate  women  so  that  they 
maybe  happy  iii  the  si'uatioftifiin  whidi  they  are  moat  likefc 
ly  to  be  placed.  So  much  d.-pends  tipoii  the  temper  of  wo- 
men, that  it  o>.fght  to  be  most  carefully  cultivated  in  early 
life;  girls  should  be  more  i.iured  to  restraint  than  h-ivsj 
because  they  are  likely  to  meet  with  more  retraint  in  sc- 
c  cty.  Girls  should  learn  the  habit  ofbearing  slight  re. 
proofs,  without  thinking  them  matters  cf  gi-eat  consf- 
quence;  hut  then  they  should  be  always  pen>iuted  tos.al* 
their  arguments,  and  they  should  perceive  that  justice  is 
shewn  to  them,  and  tliat  they  increase  tlieesteem  and  af- 
fection of  their  friends  by  command  of  temper.  Many 
passionate  men  are  e.xtremely  good  na'ured,  and  make  a 
,nie;ifls  for  cxtravr-g-ancics  by  their  candor,  and  bv  tlieir 
eagerness  to  |il?ase  tho-^e  whom  thev  have  injured  duriiij; 
their  fits  of  anger.  It  is  said  that  the  servants  of  Dean 
Swift  u>ed  to  throMr  themseti-es  in  his  way  whenever  he 
was  in  a  passion,  because  they  knewhis  generosity  wrulj 
recempence  tlicm  for  siandingin  tiie  full  fire  <f  his  an. 
ger.  A  woman,  who  permitted  herself  to  irea'  her  ser- 
vants with  iU  huniou.;.  Lrd  who  believed  that  she  ctuli 
pav  tiiem  for  ill  urag*,  would  ma!'eav:ry  bad  mislrcv-s  of 
a  family;  her  husband  and  her  children  would  snl-cr  fr-.m 
her  ill  te;tiper,  withoulbcingreconipensed  for  their  miaer-^. 
We  should  not  let  girls  iniagine  that  tliey  can  balance  ill 
liumour  by  some  good  qualiiy  or  accomplishment;  be- 
cause, ill  fact,  there  are  rone  whichcan  supjily  ihe  want  of 
temper  in  the  female  sex. 

A  j  1ST  idea  of-tlte  r-at^irc  of  dignit)-,  opposed  to  wl'ar 
is  ccm.iionly  caileti  spir't,  should  be  given  e».rly  to-  our 
fetnale  pupils,  hiany  women,  who  are  not  disjiosed  to 
violence  of  temjier,  afiect  a  certain  degree  of  petulance, 
a.id  a  cerrain  stubbornness  of  opiniin,  nierely  because 
they  suppose  t!iat  to  be  gen  1-^  is  to  be  mean  ;  and  that  to 
listea  to  reason,  is  to  he  deiicienc  in  spirit. 


ON  GOOD  B:i:!i.«i.v:c'ja. 

A  v-ell  bred  man  in  iiisl-Pr>3vioirr  hathaneriusl  TTiirtur* 
of  modesty  andbnldness,  of  loquaciry  Jc  'aciturnitv,  of  free- 
dom and  reserve,  and  of  ever/  o  her  q^'slity,  thai  degr'« 
••vhich  is  useful  or  co:7iniendJ*'e.  hut  whose  exlrstnes  ara 
either crioiinal  orTidiculous.  Such  a  nian  is  aKvays  con- 
descendi.ig,  wi'h.iut  falling  into  themeaii;i*ss  of  adorati- 
on :  Me  is  not  backward  in  professing,  bat  fnore  solxi- 
tous  in  doing' ac-s  of  benevulence  :  He  is  scrupulous  in 
owning  his  regard  to  merit,  and  of  giving  due  praise  f  i> 
fear  of  being  thought  a  flatterer;  nor  of  expressing  a  just 
dislike  of  vice,  however  dignified,  to  avnid  th.-  impu  a-i- 
on  of  rigidness.  In  short  all  h's  acions  flow  fr-^m  a  gond 
heart,  Kiid  are  noble,  generous,  sincere,  uniform,  aiul 
graceful. 

If  these-olfferva'ions  he  tru*,  good  ^ireeiing  is  a  for'al 
vir'ue  ;  It  is  benevolence  brought  ii^to  action  with  all  th-3 
advantages  and  beauty  of  proportion  and  symmetrv.  Corv,. 
plaisaiice  is  indeed  its  resemblance,  as  a  shadow  is  of  a 
substance;  but  complaisance  is  only  the  varnish,  good- 
breeding  is  the  real  beauty  of  the  soul,  ma  le  visible  an.l 
set  in  the  f:iirest  point  of  light.  The  only  direreuce  th»re- 
f.-ire,  betweon  the  vir'uous  and  the  well-bred  rain  is.  that 
the  latter  seems  to  act  Jiis  part  in  life  with  a  siijjeritir 
grace. 


MEANS  OF  ACQUIRING  HAPFINESS. 

THH  mind  is  undoubtedly  the  seat  of  happiness  andijiit 
ser  '.  and  it  is  within  our  power  to  determine  which  shall 
hold  the  empire  there.  To  maintain  an  uniform  conduct, 
through  all  the  var)  ing  stations  of  life — to  content  our- 
selves with  what  comes  within  our  reacii,  without  pining 
f.f;erwhat  we  cannot  cb  ain.  or  etu'ying  others  what  they 
possess— to  mai  riaia  a  clear  u.isillied  .conscience — and  i« 
aUOw  fir  the, iiiJirmities  of  others,  from  a  retrospect  of 
our  own,  are  jierhaps  some  of  the  best  rules  we  can  laf 
down,  in  order  to  banish  mise-y  irom  thi«  nnrtal  frame, 
and  to  actjuire  such  a  de^^-ce  oi'  happiness,  as  may  enable 
us  to  jienurm  our  terrtstial  journey  \.itU  Suine  dejree  gf 
sau&tai^iion  to  otu-solves  and  utiuu'fc. 


30 


THE    MINERVA. 


ft.!^ 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


FJiOM  THE  BALANCE. 

THE  LIMNER. 
Mr.  Editor, 
YOUR  male  readers  hive  undoulrtedly  fndulged  in 
much  inerrimentat  theexpciice  of  the  fashionable  young 
lady  who  last  week  sat  (or  rather  stood)  for  her  picture. 
But  I  will  now  furnish  a  ccjunter]jart  to  that  picture, 
which,  if  I  mistake  not,  will  smooth  down  the  counte- 
nances of  the  young  men,  and  turn  all  their  U^bt  into 
tbatie.  For,  however  ridiculous  it  may  appear  in  the 
young  ladies  to  cover  their  foreheads  and  eyebrows,  and 
expose  their  bosoms  and  that  most  uncomely  part,  the 
nape  of  the  neck — to  hide  a  white  and  beautiful  hand  in  a 
glove,  and  unC'jvcr  an  ugly  and  dark  coloured  elbow — to 
make  up  the  fore  part  of  their  dresses  so  parsimoniously 
*s  to  present  to  the  view  the  whole  shape  of  their  limbs, 
whilst  a  sui)crabuiidance  of  trail  is  left  behind  to  sweep 
the  streets — yet  a  fashionable  young  t;cntiemait  can  outdo 
all  this,  as  will  ajipear  from  the  annexed  picture. 

*'  Mr.  Pallet,"  said  the  young  man,  talking  his  position 
on  the  iloor,  "  I  hope  you  will  not  Hatter  iny  picture — I 
wish  to  be  painted  just  as  I  am." — Indeed,  tho't  I,  as  I 
surveyed  him  from  head  to  foot,  you  little  suspect  what 
a  droll  picture  you  will  make.     Figin-e  to   yourself,  reader 

a  thin  slrippling But,  hold,  let  me  paint,  not  describe- 

"  Wotikl  it  not  be  well  to  have  your  hairdressed  before  I 

begin,"  said  I. "  I  am  this  instant  from  the  barber's," 

he  replied.  At  this  moment  I  recollected  to  have  heard 
that  the  fashion  of  A-earing  wigs  had  just  coitie  over  from 
France  ;  and  I  concluded  that  theyoung  man  had  follow- 
ed this  as  well  as  other  fashions  ;  but  then  1  supposed 
the  blundering  barber  had  made  a  v/himsical  ntistake,  by 
placing  the  wig  the  wrong  side  foremost  on  the  block,  and 
beginning  at  the  neck,  combing  every  lock  of  hair  for- 
v/ard.  I  asked  the  young  man  if  this  was  not  the  case. 
He  replied.with  a  surly  frown,  that  it  was  all  right. "Atrue 
French  fashion,"  said  I — "after  turning  every  thing  else 

topsy-turv>',  it  is  no  wonder  their  beads   are  turneit." 1 

confess  I  tiid  not  much  regret  that  his  shirt  collar,  (which 
was  starched  stiff  and  rearjicd  up  to  his  ears,)  covered  a 
p-cat  part  of  his  face,  as  it  saved  me  considerable  work  al- 
thiiu^'h  it  gave  the  picture  a  very  uncouth  appearance.  It 
was  my  own  fault,  that  I  did  not  wholly  save  m;  self  the 
trniMtr  of  painting  his  hands;  for  he  had  them  both 
thrust  into  his  pantaloon  pockets,  and  it  was  at  my  request 
Ihathe  withdrew  one  of  thent  for  a  copy.  Here  I  had  a 
disagreeable  task  to  perform  ;  for  it  was  necessary  either 
to  reprc:.ent  his  hand  as  aperfett  claw,  or  to  depart  from 
his  directions  to  paint  him  itiie  rarts.  His  nails  were  pair- 
ed down  to  the  tjuick  at  the  corners,  and  left  long,  and 
sharj)  an.l  poin'ed  in  the  middle.  I  have  long  observed 
this  ridiculous  custom  wiih  surprize,  as  it  has  neither  con- 
venience, cleanliness,  nor  beauty  to  recommend  it.  Nails 
prepared  in  this  way,  might  be  of  great  use;in:iCra*cA-yf_j.6,. 
in,?,  and  are  therefore  more  proper  for  ciif j  or  t/o^j  than 
for  tame  young  men.  Short  waistcoats  have  been  much 
riiliculed,  h\it,  in  my  opinion,  v^ry  unjusJy.  I  could  shew, 
had  I  time,  that,  exclusive  of  the'si.-tiiu^,  (which  is  now  all 
the  rage)  there  are  incalculable  advauiages  in  short  waist- 
coats. My  subject  liad  carried  this  fashion  to  the  utmost 
e.xccss.  Of  course  I  was  not  long  detained  about  his 
ve-.t.— In  short,  the  picture,  save  only  the  boots,  was  soon 
dispatched.  But,  the  boots— Oh,  what  a  field  for  black 
paint.  The  spindle  shanks  of  the  young  man,  stood  in  a 
pair  of  monstrous  large  S,r.mrr,„,s  ;  and  I  could  con.pare 
tliein  to  nothing  hutprstles  in  mortars. 
Reader,  the  picture  is  finished— look  at  it. 

PETER  PALLET. 


ROMANCE. 
MEJNOUN  AND  LEILA. 
In  D'Isarel's  beautiful  Romance  of  Mejnoun  and 
I.eda,  the  heroe  becomes  insane  through  the  violence 
ofa  hoiKless  passion,  and  quitting  his  father's  tent, 
wanders  in  the  deserts  of  Arabia,  accompanied  only  bv  1 
Gazel  His  father  Ahmed  and  his  preceptor  Lebid,  at- 
tended by  a  train  of  Bedouins,  go  in  pursuit  of  him 
Afier  a  long  search,  they  discover  him  on  a  dangerous 
precipice  of  rocks,  in  all  the  misery  which  his  .iiental 
disorder  and  forlorn  condition  had  accumulated  upon 
hiin.  ^ 

"The  gliding  shade  of  Kais,  or  *e  Mejnoun,  as  we 
shall  now  tall  him,  stood  lower    among  the   rocks.     He 
u"    /  ,"  ""  '•''■  '^"^y   ""conscious    of  its  objects 
His  father  started,  calling  on    him  alfectionatelv.     The 
Mcnnoun  replied    not  ,  but.  tur.ing  to    his  gazel,  patted 
Its  downy  back,  and  they  both  sal  down.     The  Mejnoun 
broke  out  into  the  followihg  verses. 
•      As  same  light  wave  that  finds  no  calm  repose. 
Still  urg'd  from  reck  to  rock,  in  madness  glows  • 
Lo  !  from  the  wild-infracted  passage  fled. 
It  steals  m  munnors  to  a  desert-bed  ! 
So  let  hhn  fly,  whose  soft  and  liurted  mind 
Has  strove  with  human  rocks— a  world  unkind ' 


I        Lebid  sought  in    his  mind    for  some  image  to    soothe 
the  desparing  mourner,  &  replied  ; 

And  I  have  seen,  believe  the  moral  tale, 
A  bent  bough,  wandering  wi:h  the  various  gale, 
The   smdmgmead.  the  laughing  vallies  fly 
Ami  seek  tlie  stream  wi.h  faded  leaves  to  die  ; 
Whenlo!  a  genial  earth  the  plant  receives, 
Andoer  the  pilgrim  breaths  a  youth  of  leaves  ' 
^o  oft  some  wanderer  pale,  whose  hapless  eve 
Can  see  no  soul  loved  friends,  or  sees  them  fly. 
Has  found    by  time  or  chance,  new  pleasures  rise, 
And  felt  the  refuge  sweet,  of  kinder  skies. 
"  The  Mejnoun  listened  till,  in  his   intense   a1tent;n„ 

^rrofLetrT  "^""'v,"  '-'"-^"^^  "^«-=i 
H.^  his  -niin^  id::^,^^^bi''ve::eX:r:r,^:;jr 

and  the  voice  was  cherished.     The  tenderest  asTociaTo^  .' 

1  •  I!  ^"'■^'•^1'"=  exclaimed,  that  voice  is  the  vo-ce  of  f  ^ 
b.d!-A  soft  shower  of  tears  covered   his  face      He  lei'; 

^::shor;:a^e;;:i;:  ^^:^l;rm:;^r^;i^::s 

his  master.     He  rushes   down  the  rock,  murniurinc  and 
e.vc  aiming,     i„    sweet    and    tender  tones,    as  he  foe 
he  reaches  the   plain,    and-throws  himself  at  the  fee,  of 

..Zk^}"^<  stood  alone:  a  little  removed  behind  him 
was  the  silent  band.  The  assembly  was  touched  ,  and 
ttmZL  "r,"'''7'^'  of  s,mpathy  just  broke  the 
s  llness.  They  sighed  at  the  looks  of  the  wan 
aiid  desolated   figure;    it  was   scarcely  that  of  humani- 

"  Of  .his  vestments  but  a  few  remnants  remained  • 
they  fluttered  as  they  clung  ,0  his  skeleton  bodr'  Hi; 
copious  tresses  that  still  covered  his  shoulders  were 
Ion"  anS  X  r;f^  his  nails  had  grown  ha^d,  sharp  and 
lon„,  atid  with  them  he  had  armed  himself  to  tear  the 
birds  and  the  smaller  prey,  which  he  hunted  an<^  fed  on 
by  a  t^tural  impulse.  His  once  fine  physiognomy  was 
tZ^  ""\='  "P'!,"  ''"'•  ^"d  >>-  e^vessivfdaTk  eye 
ooked  now  haggard,  and  sparkled  with  an  i„cessantr,\o 


For  1804. 


CHARACTER  OF  A  TERMIGANT. 

FROM    SHAKESPEAK. 

"She  speaks  poignards,  and  every  word  stabs  If 
her  breaih  were  as  terrible  as  her  terminations,  'there 
V  ere  no  living  near  her  ;  she  would  infect  the  north  star 
!n",r  a"?'  "?"7,''r'  "'°"Eh  sl.c  were  endowed  with 
wl,  W  h  '  Y2'^'  'V'^  ''^'■'"■^  '-^  transgressed.     She 

would  have  made  Hercules  have  turned  the  spit  ;  vea   and 

coreth-  "  '^'"V"^"'^'  the  fire  too.  Should  she 
X^  j>  ^'''^^'; .,  '""  ""inland  me  any  service  to 
the  world's  end  !  I  would  go  on  the  slightest  errand  to 
«n  f^?"  '  "'^'  )'0"  can  devise  to  send  me  on.  I 
will  felch  you  atootl.picker  fr™  the  furthest  inch  in  A 
s.a  ;  bring  you  the  Uiigth  of  Piester  John's  foot  ;  fetch 
you  ahair  of  the  great  Cham's  beard,  do  you  any  e,„baV 
ft?«n«  wttrfhJlu'rp™""  """  """^  three wortU.of  co^;; 


LOCAL  PREJUDICE. 

SOME  years  ago  a  young  gentleman  who  came  froin  the 

highlands  of  Scotland,  was  invited  to  dine  wilh  Mr  

in  the  environs  of  New-York,  everything,  as  a  sirangej 
was  shewn  to  him  i  a  remarkable  pear  tree,  on  which 
there  was  some  remarkable  large  fruit,  seemed  to  attract 

his  notice  J  Mr. ,  asked  him  if  he  had  ever  seen    a. 

ny  of  that  size  before.— He  answered  decidedly  that  thev 
were  nothing  like  equal  to  what  grew  in  the  Duke  of  Ar 
gyle  s garden  at  Invernary.  Nettled  with  this  renlv  he 
went  out  after  dinner,  while  the  bottle  was  fast  nl'vinir 
round  the  table,  and  desired  his  gardner  to  cut  some  of  the 
largest  gourds  orpumjikins,  which  he  could  find  and  tie 
them  neatly  upon  the  branches  of  a  tree  which  he  pointed 
out.this  done  when  twilight  approached  he  told  his  guest, 
ili..the  had  forgot  to  shew  him  some  pears  that  were 
ceriamly  larger  than  any  in  Scotland.  He  looked  ut)  at 
them  with  astonishment,  and  exclaimed,  "  I  dinna  doubt 
but  what  they  are  nearly  as  big  as  the  Duke's." 


Mr.  Ediior— I  was  not  a  little  surprised  to  find  that 
neither  of  the  papers  of  the  city  should  give  an  account  of 
a  phenomenon  which  happened  at  about  3  o'clock  one  of 
the  mornings  ot  tast  week  ;  but  on  looking  over  some  of 
my  old  French  yo„r„als  of  -B^^orAWrj,  i;.„,/,,T  fi„d 
hat  these  appearances  are  not  rare,  and  that  one  was  seen 
by  some  French  astronomers  but  a  few  years  ago,  of  which 
anaccoum  is  given  by  them,  and  of  which  the  fcllowing  is 
a  translation.  *  5  " 

7  o',?^-'  l^"*  ^''™'''  f"  ^'"'  "  "•■«^  1""'«s  past 
roti.ck  in  the  evening,  the  mercurv  standing  at  U  de 
grees  by Far^„be,t's  thermometor.  Citizen  -f  Jurat  a.,ro 
nomer,  and  Citizen  Uconu.,  were  on  a  sudden  dazzCdb> 


a  vcnr  strong  light  which  appeared  in  the  heavens—-!,,., 
were  then  standing  towards  the  west,  and  in  t.uninrTn  J 
towards  the  north,  they  saw  in  the  north-east  at  an  deval'i 
on  of  about  20  degt^es  a  kind  of  red  flame,  which  apwa  " 

than  an  equal  volume  of  air— its   dtu-a;i.,„  was  abounn 
seconds.     These  globes  of  fire  are  no,  singular      iXjie 
!emp.'."'"  *  "'    ^^"'  °^  "■"'"  '"  ""«    Connaissance  aT. 
By  what  lean  learn  the  phenomenon  which  hanncned  ' 

furth  r  de'"""'"'^  ""  '=''*  '''"'  ^""^  '"erefore  3  „1 
lurther  description.  _    " 

[Cbartsl.  Courier. 

CEAtTDt  SA^'q^niN,  a  French  poet,  who    dieH    -,f  .1,1 
close  of  the  last  century,  having  hSd  hi,  house    consumed 

XIV^  o„"'t7'  ""'  .'""=  ^°''°""'K  '"K^"'""'  card  to  Zlt 
XIV.  on  be  occasion.  The  Monarch  at  once  felt  the  de 
l.cacy  of  the  poet's  verges,  and  the  distress  of  his  Uuation" 
and  dteerfully  ordered  him  the  one  thousand  crow^' 
which  were  ihe  object  of  his  demand.  crowns. 

To  engage  in  your  matters  belongs  not  to  me. 
1  nis,  6/,-e,  inexcusable  freedom  would  be  • 
But  yet  when  reviewing  my  miseries  pasj. 
Of  your  Majesty's  income  the  total  I  c.ast 
All  contend(rve  st  lithe  remembrance  quite  clear'' 
I  our  revenue's  one  hundred  millions  a  ^ '-•'"/ 

nfvYd,S"K ''""'''/''  "'"'i^^'x'.PCr  day  iii^j^nV  „ower. 
Divided,  brings  fourthousand  crowns  toan  licur  • 
io  answer  the  calls  of  my  present  distress, 
MnlK  ^^n  "'"?  '^»s"'^^edin  my  country  recess. 
May  1  be  allow'd  to  request,  noble  Sire 
Of  your  time  fifteen  minutes  before  I  expire. 

self  fr"''''f"'  "^-'"'^  .^"'""'  '^'='>'  Pf«ipitated  him- 
self from  a  four  pair  stairs  window,  at  Paris,  and  was  kill- 
ed  on  the  spot.  The  cause  of  this  desperate  act  was  ei 
nss  tfloi,e  for  aytiung  woman  who  was   resc.lutely  cruel 

enrap'"r:i;  dIo';? "'  '°'«"'  ""  ''""''"'  ^'«""""  "^ "^= 
"  That  a  lover  forsaken 
A  new  love  may  get  ; 
But  a  neck  when  once  broken 
Can  never  be  set. 


LADY'S   ROCK— Scotland. 

s,v,'^11  "'^  '°!'"'^''"  '"-J  of  the  Island  of  Lismore,  Is  » 
smal  rocky  hie,  over  which  the  sea  rolls  at  high  tides  ;  &' 
at  other  tunes  It  raises  its  rough  head  somewhat  above  tho 
surtace  ot  thewater.  It  is  called  the  Lady's  Rockfortha 

of  dZ!  whrseV.s  IV^T;"  -r"'  °'"  "'  ',*"=  ^"^^^"* 

.-ntory  in  Mull,  in  i^T  an  ow','  site  dTrectl  ^„''th.' 
I  5rl, »..  D„  1  -J         /     «ii  opju  site  airection   to  tii« 

i-aay  s  Ko<.k,  married  a  sister  of  Arjjyle.  TKe  rany  tvaa 
handsome  and  amiable,  but,  unhappUy,  she  was  barren. 
•In  those  days,  It  was  a  high  crime  in  the  eye  of  a  hus- 
band, when  his  wife  bore  him  no  children?  Duart  ha^etl 
his  hapless  lady  fcr  that  cause,  and  deterinined  on  her  de- 
stiuclion  I  o  accomplish  it  safe  froin  detection,  he  or- 
dered ruflians  to  convey  her  .secre.Iy  to  Lismore,  and  there 
eave  her  to  perish  at  high  tide.  The  deed  was  execute.I 
to  uuari  s  wish,  and  the  ladv  left  on  the  rock,  watchjnc: 
the  rolling  tide  arising  to  overwhelm  her.  When  she  bad 
given  herself  up  for  a  lost  being,  and  e.xjiectcd  in  a  very 
short  time  to  be  washed  from  the  rock  by  th«  waves  she 
tortunately  perceived  a  ves.sel  sailing  down  the  Sound  of 
the  Mull,  ,n  the  direction  of  the  rock  on  which  she  v,-a.« 
sitting-.  Every  effort  in  her  power  was  exerted,  and  eve- 
ry  signal  in  her  possession  was  displayed,  to  attract  the 
attention  of  the  vessel.  At  kiigth  thev  perceived  her,  & 
drew  near  the  rock.  She  made  herself  known,  and  rela- 
ted thatit  was  by  the  order  of  her  barbarous  husband  sin 
was  Ictt  on  the  Hock,  and  thus  reduced  to  the  wretcliei 
state  in  which  they  fcundher.  The  mariners  ever  a  ge- 
nerous race,  took  compassion  upon  her  and  received  her 
t°rei  Ml    !      "■"^=''  =""•  conveyed  her  safely  to  Irer  bro- 

'M'L-ean  Duart  made  a  grand  mock  funeral  of  his  much 
loved,  much  lamented  lady,  who  he  announced  to  have 
died  sudde.ily— he  wrote  disconsolate  letters  to  her  relati- 
ons, particularly  to  Argyle,  and  after  a  decent  time,  went 
to  Inverary  in  deep  mourning,  whi^re,  \vith  the  greatest 
grief  he  lamented  to  his  brother-in-law  the  irreparable 
loss  he  had  sustained.  Argyle  said  little,  bu.  sent  for  his 
sister,  whose  imtxpected  apj.earance  i.i  life  and  health 
proved  an  electric  shock  to  her  (em.er  husband.  Argyle 
was  a  mild  and  amiable  man,  took  no  other  notice  of  M'. 
Lean,  but  commanding  him  to  begone  instantly,  at  tha 
same  lime  atlvising  him  to  be  on  his  guard,  and  not  to 
meet  hisbrotber  Donald,  xvho  would  certainly  take  away 
his  life,  for  having  intended  to  destroy  that  of  his  sister. 
Sir  Donald  Campbell  did  meet  himniin-  years  afttrwardi 
in  a  street  at  Edinburgh,  and  there  stabbed  him  for  hii 
crime  towards  his  sitter,  when  M'Lean  was  eighty  year* 
of  age.  o    J   J 

FAITH.  PIETY,  &  ACTIVE  VIRTUE. 
Life  passed  under  the  influence  of  such  dispositions,  na- 
turally leads  to  a  happy  end.  It  is  not  enough  to  sav, 
faith  and  piety  joined  with  active  virtue,  conititue  the  re- 
quisite preparation  for  heaven.  Thev  in  truth  begin  the 
enjoyment  of  heaven.  In  every  stale  of  our  sxistence  thisy 
tona  th«  chief  ingredient  off  elicitv. 


Vol.1. 


THE  MINERVA. 


31 


AGRICULTURAL. 


llie 


GYPSUM.— Gvpsum  is,  with  cli 
a  sui>staiice  litre  called  i)laister  of  Paris.  We  call  it  by 
the  larter  name,  because  it  greatly  abounds  in  the  hi!h  a- 
bout  Paris,  and  is  I'aere  used  as  the  only  plaisler  and  ce- 
mont  in  buildiug.  It  form.s  when  burned  like  limestone, 
and  mixed  with  water  and  sand,  the  strongest  building  ce- 
ment now  in  tise,  and  will  bind  together  sufficiently  fur  the 
most  durable  walls,  mere  chips  and  refuse  of  quarries, 
smaller  and  more  irregular  than  we  place  in  a  fence  ;  it 
»oon  becomes  also  very  hard,  and  is  seen  in  the  irops  ot 
cbimnies  that  have  been  for  centuries  waslied  by  rains, 
projecting  beyond  the  brick  or  frgestone  that  were  laid 
with  it.  It  is  also  used  in  Stucco  work,  for  cornices  and 
Other  mouldings  of  rooms,  for  which  it  is  much  cheaper 
as  well  as  handsomer  than  wood,  though  for  such  work, 
the  Gypsumcf  Nova-Scotia  is  found  preferable  to  any  that 
has  been  imported  fr-nn  Europe.  Mixed  in  small  quanti- 
ties and  applied  intantly,  so  as  to  undergo  the  efferves- 
cence tn  which  it  is  subject,  in  contact  with  the  stones  or 
bricks  it  j.s  to  cement,  it  renders  them  impervious  to  wa- 
ter and  is  a  better  cement  than  any  other  now  known  for 
reservoirs,  or  other  mason-v.-crk  that  water  is  to  cover.  It 
has  one  o,her  advantage  over  I  jme  ;  it  may  after  any  lapse 
of  time,  berepulverized  and  used  again,  withas  much  suc- 
cess as  at  first,  except  under  water.  Like  almost  every 
other  substance,  in  the  now  improved  state  of  chymistry, 
it  has  been  repeatedly  analysed,  and  is  found  to  contain  ac- 
cording to  the  most  accurate  experiments,  46-100  of  vitri- 
olic acids,  2J-000  of  water.  From  this  know  ledge  of  its 
component  parts,  and  by  reasoning  from  anal  igy,  we 
should  conjecture  it  to  be  a  manure,  if  accident  had  not 
long  since  proved  it  Fuch. 

Calcarious,  is  of  all  kinds  of  earth,  incomparably  the 
richest  and  most  co-operative,  in  the  production  of  plants. 
It  elferversces  pnwerfuSly  with  acids,  which  it  attracks 
with  great  force,  and  coUects.more  or  less  from  inost  sub- 
stances in  its  -.le^gWiouihood,  particularly  from  other  kinds 
of  earth,  rlie  air  and  water. — Vitriolic  acid  is  also  known 
to  be  a  powerful  operator,  correcting  and  neutralizing  se- 
veral species  of  Salts,  which  are  destructive  of  vegetation, 
and  with  whVcli  divers  tioils  abound.  It  is  also  a  great  dis- 
solvent of  hard  substances,  which,  by  decomposing  also 
9X  the  same  tiine  from  substances  it  dissolves,  quantities 
of  fixed  air,  which  the  plants  immediately  take  and  pro- 
fit by. 

That  the  plaister  increases  the  quantity  of  water,  any 
farmer  may  obser^'c  by  seeing  in  dry  warm  weather  the 
ground  which  has  been  sprinkled  with  it,  retains  the  aj)-  . 
pearance  of  dew  for  one  or  two  hours  Linger  than  ground 
adjoining,  which  has  no*  been  npriKl-led. — This  appear- 
ance of  dew,  is  doubtless  in  part  tlie  real  dew  retained  by 
an  attraction  which  resists  the  exhaling  influence  of  the 
sun  ;  probably  it  is  in  part  also  water  which  did  not  fail 
as  dew  :  but  which  the  calcerious  earth  and  the  vitriolic 
acid  of  the  jilaisler,  both  powerful  attractors  of  water, 
have  drawn  from  the  air ;  that  element  always  sustaining 
alarge  portion  of  water,  and  much  tnore  in  hot,  dry  wea- 
ther than  at  other  times;  though  too  much  rariSed  to  be 
visible.  With  an  observance  of  this  phenomenon,  should 
be  coupled  the  reHectinn,  that  wbon  ground  is  warm,  a  sin- 
gledrop  communicated  to  the  root,  will  prodndc  '  more 
1  or  a  hundred  drops  when  it  is  cold,  heat 
Jiijunctly  being  the  parents  -of  vegetation, 
r  also  be  desirous  to  test  the  dissolving 
power  ot  the  plaister,  let  hiin  when  he  has  ploughed  up 
the  strong  matted  turf  in  dry  land,  give  one  part  plaister 
and  the  oifier  none,  and  see  which  wUl  rot  or  dissolve  the 
soonest. 

For  soine  rea-ion  or  other  unassigned,  the  plaister  is  not 
used  as  a  inanure  in  France,  where  it  is  so  easy  to  obtain 
It.  This  may  be  owing  to  an  ancient  Gennan  prejudice, 
shoucaswell  founded  as  the  one  which  Till  lately  kept  po- 
tatoes out  of  France.—or  it  nitty  be  possibly  owing  to  the 
soil  of  that  country,  being  sufficiently  impregnated  with 
the  plaister  without  sowing  it  ;  or  that  soil,  like  some  o. 
thers,  15  too  highly  charged  with  iron,  for  the  plaister  to 
produce  much  etfcct.  But  in  countries  bordering  on 
France,  as  th>;  North  of  Italy,  Switi:eiland  and  Germany 
the  pliuster  has  been  used  as  a  manure,  and  still  is.  Its 
wonuertul  chects  in  the  latter  country,  at  a  less  enlighten- 
ed ptriodthan  thepresent,  were  deemed  magical— and  the 
useot  it  on  thataccount,  proscribed;  but  the  peasants  con- 
triuicd  to  sow  It  under  cover  of  night,  being  less  afraid  of 
the  devd  than  their  magistrates. 

[^Connecticut  Courant. 
«i^M,tMt.a,.»uav^«aamt\MMjiMMMja^  iiMwvniiin  "t 

FOR  THE  MINERVA. 

Ricbmmid,  October  2itli,  1804. 

To  S.AMUEL  KIMBOVV,  Es^. 
SIR, 

I  observe  in  the'  last  <■  Minerva,"  that  you  have 
come  to  a  determination  to  unite  yourself  to  some  pru 
denv  helpmate  for  life,  in  order  to  avoid  the  ill-,!a^red  re 
?cIns'dT  "'  '  •  "  "'=  '°'  "f  "'-'bacy  to  encounter  Th: 
v/hcn  I  inform  yon,  that  your  letter  has  convinced  me  of 
«Ue  proprict;-  of  cnteri„s  into  the    married  state  ;  There- 


growth, tliaii  t 
and  mo; 
Should  ; 


fore,  do  not  let  the  indigiation  e.xcited  by  that  most  odi- 
ous of  all  fashionable  deioniiities,  a  Red  Wig,  so  far  out- 
weigh the  resclutitn  of  %  our  liberal  and  unprejudiced  mind, 
as  to  deter  you  frorn  enlisting  yourself  among  the  number 
of  Hymen's  votaries. 

It  may  perhaps  appear  extraordinary,  to  you, .that  a  fe- 
male should  have  the  efirontery  thus  to  address  you;  con- 
fidence in  your  honour,  and  a  regard  for  your  welfare, 
(as  well  3s  my  own)  are  tlic  inducements  ;  it  is  therefore, 
without  licsitation  I  do  it,  and  to  save  the  mutual  em- 
barrassment and  difficulty,  above  all  to  save  time,  of 
which  we  have  hone  to  lose,  I  now  violate  customary 
forms,  and  make  you  an  offer  of  my  hand. 

You  would  certainly  be  vei-y  imprudent  to  make  any  ad- 
vances oh  the  present  occasion,  wliilst  you  remain  iu  en- 
tire ignorance  of  the  qualificatioiis  of  the  person  that 
now  addresses  you  ;  I  SviU  therefore  take  the  liberty  to 
mention  those  I  possess,  which  are  considered  most  ne- 
cessary in  the  regulation  of  a  family.  In  the  various  de- 
partments of  managing  servants,  needle- v.'ork,  preparing 
pickles  and  preserves,  and  all  other  domestic  duties,  I 
will  concede  the  superiority  to  no  female  of  my  acquain- 
tance. From  attentive  observation,  I  have  learned  to  pre- 
])are  a  variety  of  family  medicines,  and  consequently  to 
dispense  with  the  services  of  a  physician  or  apothecary  :  I 
can  for  instance  extract  Castor  Oil  from  Parma  Ghristi, 
and  distil  Mint  and  orher  waters.  I  have  now  in  my 
book-ease,  a  manuscript  vclume  containining  a  great.er 
number  of  ]>rescriptions  for  the  cure  of  various  disorders 
incident  tomankind  and  Horned  Cattle,  than  has  appear- 
ed in  all  the  Al-.nanacks  sir.ce  my  remembrance,  the  uti- 
lity of  which  I  daily  experience,  and  flatter  myself  you 
will  feel  their  efficacy. 

Of  the  personal  and  mental  qualiftcatiors  with  which 
nature  has  endowed  me,  I  will  not  .speak — on  an  inter- 
view, your  own  good  sense  and  discernment  will  discover 
them,  for  I  shall  endeavour  to  hide  nothing  from  you.  I 
have  not  the  vanity  to  think  myself  free  from  fault,  but 
trust  t^  your  lenity  in  putting  the  best  construction  on 
those  which  you  may  discover. 

It  may  not  be  improper  to  add  that  my  jfccuniary  af- 
fairs are  not  in  the  worst  order.  A  great  aunt  who  died 
when  I  was  a  child,  bequeathed  me  a  legacy  of  f.fteen 
hundred  Dollars,  which  sum  has  been  gradually  attginen- 
ting  by  the  annual  addition  of  legal  interest  for  thirtj'-two 
years  past,  my  services  during  that  period,  being  found 
sufficiently  acceptable  to  my  friends,  to  prevent  me  from 
encroaching  on  my  inheritance.  This  last  circifmstance, 
suiTiCiently  denotesmy  frugality  and  knowledge  of  domes- 
tic aifairs. 

After  the  reasons  I  have  given  for  thus  addrsssing  you, 
do  not  let  my  forwardness  prQm]it  you  to  forma  bad  opi- 
nion of  :ne,  njither  let  your  dlLJouce  i.iducc  you  to  be 
backward  m  reply.     I  blush  wliile  I  add,  it  will  not  be  the 


les; 


able  if  1 


If  I 


ind. 


ced  of  the  many  good  qualities  you  possess,  this  would  ne- 
ver  have  btcn  written — do  not  think  me  disposed  to  flat- 
ter you — be  assured,  I  only  pen  the  diet: 
bhould  delicacy  prevent  my  adding  t 
111)  lieart.  After  this  candid  confession,  if  you  at-cdispoced 
lobe  better  acquainted  with  the  writer,  and  are  inclined  to 
"  unite  in  bonds  of  lasting  peace,"  you  may,  by  applying 
to  the  printer,  receive  the  address  of 

TABITHA  BRAMBLE. 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 
THE   SAMBLMS.—Ho.Yl. 

(CONCLUSION.) 

As  soon  as  1  had  finished  my  dinner  on  Sunday,  mind- 
ful of  my  proiuise  tothe  poor  old  cottager,  I  deleraiined  to 
visit  him  without  delay,  and  offer  him  such  Consolation  as 
my  means  afforded.  Perhaps,  thought  I,  it  may  not  yet 
be  too  late  to  save  his  distracted  child  ;  perhaps,  his  mi- 
serable  daughter  may  still  be  wandering  through  the  fields 
and  woods,  oppressed  by  hunger  and  fatigue;  but  it  is 
more  jirobable  that  her  delicate  constitution  has  been  en. 
tirety  destroyed  ;  that  her  tender  frame,  unused  to  hard- 
ship, has  sunk  beneath  the  heavy  load  of  cahimities  by 
which  it  had  been  aHicted.  But  if,  perchance,  she  was 
still  mcxistence,  might  she  not  be  reclaimed  from  the  vi- 
ces of  those  unfortunate  women,  whose  lives  are  misera- 
ble to  themselves,  and  disgraceful  to  the  character  of  their 
sex  >  Might  she  not  be  rendered  an  useful  as  well  as  a  vir- 
tuous member  of  society  ? 

My  mind  had  been  occupied  by  reflexions  of  this  kind 
during  the  first  mile  or  two  of  my  walk;  but  these  now 
gave  way  to  ideas  of  a  more  pleasing  kind;— an  exten- 
sive field  of  green  corn,  wav;.rg  gently  to  and  fro,  resem- 
bled the  surface  of  a  lake,  agitated  by  a  mild  breeze  ;— a 
flock  of  sheep  were  grazing  in  a  neighbouring  pasture  ;  the 
jilayful  lambs,  e.xcited  by  the  genial  waimth  of  the  sun, 
were  skipping  round  their  dams  in  youthful  innocence. 
This  scene  reminded  me  of  my  childhood;  the  contented 
thechearful  hours  of  early  life  were  fresh  in  remembrance  ; 
1  thoughtof  those  happy  days  when  clierished  by  tjiepro- 
tecting  hand  of  a  father,  I  had  accompanied  him  in  his 
domestic  pursuits,  viewing  the  beauties  of  the  opening 
spring,  or  enjoying  the  fruits  of  departing  sumitier  ;  by 
hisjirecepts  and  example  I  had  often  profited  ;  the  pros- 
perity of  his  offspring  was  his  principal   care  ;  few  ehU.- 


dren  are  blessed  with  such  a  parent:  but  I  had  lost  mv  be- 
oved  father  at  the  most  critical  period— when  I  was  just 
beginning  to  feel  the  want  of  such  a  monitor  ;  a  cruel 
fever  cut  him  off  in  the  bloom  of   life. 

I  approached  the  habitation  of  the  poor  old  man  whi 
was  the  object  of  my  visit.  An  awful  stillness  at  first  mad» 
me  suspect  that  he  had  quitledhis  house  :  but  on  approach- 
ing the  door,  I  was  met  by  the  faithful'  old  dog,  who  seem- 
ed to  participate  in  the  sorrow  which  surrounded  him,  al- 
though nature  had  not  allowed  him  the  means  of  expiiss- 
ing  his  grief:  he  looked  stedfastly  in  my  face,  and  with 
far  more  expression  than  many  human  beings  can  boast; 
this  dog,  said  I,  feels  for  the  misfortunes  of  his  master  ; 
tis  true  he  cannot  judge  of  the  extent  or  the  cause  of 
those  niistortunes  i  yet,  he  appears  sensible  that  there  i* 
cause  lor  affliction  ;  his  master's  being  sad  is  tu'Ticient 
reason  that  he  should  be  so  too  ;  he  sympathises  in  his  suf- 
terings  ;— what  a  blessing  to  society,  thought  I,  if  all 
man.iind  possessed  the  sympathetic  benevolence  of  this 
dumb  animal ! 

The  door  of  the  cottage  was  open,  and  I  entered  with- 
out ceremony  ;_,he  unfortunate  old  man  lay  extendtd 
on  a  miserable  straw-bed  :  a  gentleman  was  sitting  by 
his  bed  and  feeling  his  pulse  ;  and  an  honest  looking 
countryman  was  mixing  some  powders  for  the  patient. 
The  gentleman  presently  departed,  requiring  the  country- 
man to  pay  strict  attention  to  his  directions,  observing 
that  he  would  cal  again  the  neximorning.  I  approached 
the  bei^  of  the  old  man  ;_he  cast  on  me  a  look  of  inde- 
scribable horror,  and  exclaimed,  ••  away  '  be'^one  thou 
"  infamous  poltroon  ;  thou  hast  ruined  my  daughter;  tliou 
"  hast  murdered  my  wife  and  my  child;  when  will  the 
"  vengeance  of  Heaven  overtake  thee,  thou  inhuman  mon- 
"  ster  ."  I  perceived  he  was  delirious,  and  enquired  of 
the  countryman  who  attended  on  hiin,  how  lor?g  he  had 
been  m  that  condition.  ..  He  was  taken  out  of  his  sen- 
••  ses  (replied  the    man)  when  he  first    heard    that    his 

'■  daughter  was  drowned! !" Hisdaughterdrowned  !" 

e.xclaimetl  I  with  amazement;  ••  Yes,'Sir,"  replied  he 
"  one  ot  my  neighbours  and  myself  fiund  her  this 
"  morning  iloating  near  the  edge  of  the  rive/,  about  two 
"  Hides  above  here."  He  then  proceeded  to  inform  me 
that  it  was  uncertain  whether  she  had  comnirtted  suil 
cide,  by  voluntary  plunging  into  th«  river,  or  whether  she 
had  tuiiibled  in  by  accident,  in  wandering  along  the  steep 
bank.  He  said  that  the  old  man  on  hearing  the  fate  of 
h:s  cnild  was  msrantly  seized  with  a  burning  fever,  which 
liaa  bereft  hini  of  his  reason,  and  tlie  Doctor  believed  that 
It  would  scon  destroy  his  life.  I  enquired  the  name  of  tho 
physician;   he  informed  me  that  the  g-ntleman  who  left 

th;  house  just  as  I  came    In,  was    Dr of  Rich- 

mond,  one  of  the  best  men  in  the  world  ;  the  counlrvniail 
observed,  that  he  bad  fortunately:,ee't  him  ashe  passed  a- 
long  the  road  that  evening,  and  had  called  him  in  to  ths 
assistance  of  his  worthy  old  naighbcur  :—•■  But  all  will  not 
do,"  ccmtiniied  he,  "  for  although  the  generous  Doctor 
pays  the  sa:me  attention  to  poor  people  who  pay  him  no- 
thing, as  to  the  rich  who  give  him  great  fees,  he  cannot 
save  my  poor  oil  neiglibour  ;  the  old  man.  Sir,  dies  of  a 
broken  heart."  "Would  to  God,"  replied  I,  "  that  I  was 
a  skilful  pliysician  ;  did  I  possess  the  power-  of  relieving 
the  distressed  poor,  would  I  denv  it  as  some  do,tccause  the 
person  who  sjlicits  my  assistance  is  too  needy  to  recom- 
pense  me!  I  blush  for  the  humanity  of  some  men,  who 
call  themselves  enligh'ened  and  civilized."— The  counlrv- 
man,  who  had  for  some  time  been  standing  bv  the  old 
in-in's  bed,  informed  me  that  he  believed  he  was  dyin"; 
his  conjecture  was  true  :  his  breath  seemed  almost  s'opl 
ped  ;  his  pulse  was  gone  ;— it  presently  returned ;  then 
stopt  ;  he  fetched  one  long  gasp  and  expired. 

Would  to  God  that  all  the  world  could  have  witnessed 
this  scene  ;  what  an  impression  would  it  have  made  on 
them  :  would  the  infamous  Seducer  then  dare  to  walk  our 
streets  in  open  day-light  as  he  now  does  ?  No.  H's  cha- 
racter would  be  viewed  with  just  indignation  by  society  ;  & 
he  v/ould  meet  the  punishment   dui  to  his  crimes. 

H  A  R  L  E  Y. 


WEEKLY  SUMMARY  OF  INTELLIGENCE. 


EUROPEAN. 

The  most  important    article  in  the  London    papers,  i* 

the  notice  of    the    arrival  at  Copenhagen    of  10  Russian 

ships  of  the  line  and  10,000  troops  at  that  place  ;  and  that 

and  attempt  had  been  made  on  t'ne  life  of  Louis  XIV^  by 

poison. The  French  still  continu**to  make  great  ])re- 

paraiion,  but  had  not  yet  taken  any  decided  step  as  to  ih» 


DOMESTIC. 

A  letter  has  been  received  at  New  York  from  the  city 
of  St.  Domingo,  dated  Augustll,  which  mentions  thear- 
rival  there  of  two  frigates  froin France,  having  in  compa- 
ny an  English  frigate,  captured  on  the  passage.  The  let- 
ter also  notices  the  arrival  of  a  reinforcement  of  350  regu- 
lar tror-ps. Harry  Touhnin    Esq.    late  Secreiarv  of 

the  State  of  Kentucky,  is  aji]>oin1ed  by  the  Pre:,ident  of  the 

United  Stats,  a  Judge    of  the  Mississippi  territory 

The  ship  Little  Cornelia,  cipt.  Harrison,  from  Rochefrrt 
has  been  captured  ofl'the  Hook,  by  the  British  ship  of  war 
I.eander.  Thevessel  and  cargo  were  owned  by  Mr.  Joha 
Juh^l,  of  New  -yoi-Jc,  »n  Amsrican  citizen. 


THE  MINERVA. 


Vol.1. 


ON  HAPPINESS. 
WHERE  now  arc  all  thy  golden  vit'ions  Kci  '. 

0  •»>•  ench»mr«i,  whitlur  »re  the/  flown  ! 
Soaring  aloft,  by  Fancy's  finger  led, 

1  lat  exulting  on  her  fairy  throne  : 

Thro'  airy  arches,  built  with  beams  of  light, 
Their  odorous  spoil  Arabian  brteies  bring  i 

Joy,  with  his  lamp  rf  exijuiiiie  delight. 

And  keen  eyed  rapture  claps  hiseigie  winj. 

Ah !  dear  delusion,  bright  celestial  shade. 
Too  pure  to  grace  this  sublunary  sphere. 

All  earthlj  bliss  is  born  to  bloom  and  fade, 
Waices  with  a  smile  and  doses  with  a  tear. 

Too  soon,  alas,  the  transient  scene  is  o'er. 
The  meteor  shines,  then  sinks,  and  it  no  more. 


THE  POOH  BEGOAR  BOT. 
Oh  !  give  a  poor  boy  some  relief : 

Turn  Pity's  soft  ear  to  his  talc  ; 
Whilst  he  tells  tlie  sad  cause  of  his  grief. 

Let  the  voice  of  compassion  prevail. 

Pa'e  hunger  sits  on  my  wan  cheek  ; 

I'm  lost  to  allcotnfnrt  and  jo;  t 
In  vain  food  and  raiment  I  seek  ; 

Tiadeny'd  to  the  poor  beggar  boy* 

Time  was  when  contented  1  swcl'J  : 

When  to  care  my  poor  krcast  did  annoy  f 

But  alas  !  rf  Mi-jfortunc  the  child. 
Now  wanders  the  iraor  b^gg-ir  boy. 

•Those  parents  1 1  w'd  are  no  more  ! 

No  longer  their  smiles  1  cnj.iy  ! 
And  Time  can,  Ih  !  n;ver  restore 

That  delight  to  the  poor  bfgjar  boy. 

All  the  da;-,  cold  and  hungry  I  roam, 

To  seek' for  an  hones:  employ  ! 
And  at  night  tliore':, no  cottage  orhom* 

To  receive  the  pj.ir  lir'd  begj-ir  boy. 

Then  0  gmt  the  smsll  boon  I  require. 
From  the  bountiful  store  yofl  enjoy  ! 

Let  nic  warm  m,-  chill'd  hands  by  your  Sre, 
And  give  food  to  the  poor  beggar  boy. 

That  yonr  treasure  may  diily  increase  ,— 
That  no  care  Iiiav  vcur  comforts  alloy, — • 

That  your -ear-,  mi;  b'!  cr own'd  wi;Upcace,- 
Is  the  wish  of  the  poor  be^'gar  bw. 

Soon  shall  famine  ar.d  sorrow  corfibin'd. 
My  youth  and  my  healih  quite  destroy, 

And'  kind  death  a  sweet  refuge  shall  find 
For  the  vrvetched  and  poor  beg^-ar  boy. 


TIMS. 

I'lOV'D  by  a  stran~-  rnysterioui  power, 
Who  hastes  along  the  rapid  hour, 

I  touch  the  deep-ton'd  string  ; 
Even  now  I  saw  bis  wither'd  face. 
Beneath  yon  tower's  mouluf^ring  base* 

Where  mossy  vestments  cling. 

Oark  roU'd  his  cheerless  eye  around, 
Severe  his  grisly  visage  frown'd, 

No  locks  his  head  array'd  : 
He  grasp'daltcroe's  antique  bust — ■ 
The  marble  crumbled  into  dust. 

And  sunk  amidst  the  shade. 
Malignant  triumph  fill'dhis  eyes — 

•  See  hapless  mortals,  see' he  cries, 

'  How  Tain  your  idle  schemes  ; 
«  Beneath  my  grasp  the  fairest  forrtr, 
■  Dissolves  aid  mingles  with  the  worm  •- 

'  Thus  vanish  mor:al  dreams. 

•  The  works  of  God  and  man  I  spoil ; 

•  The  noblest  jjro'.f  of  human  toil 

•  I  tvea:  as  childish  tovs  ; 

•  1  crush  i)^  i-.oble  and  the  brave  ; 
VBeauty  I  i^itr  ;  andin  the  grave 

•  I  bury  human  "joys,'      "'^ 

Hold!  ru' hless phantohvi-'ioldl  cn-'d^— 
If  thou  canst  mock  the  dreaiti  of  pride. 

And  nieanc.-l-icpes  devour, 
Virtue  beyond  thy  reach  shall  bloem. 
When  other  charms  sink  to  the  tomb  f' 

She  scorns  thy  envious  power. 

,     On  frosty  wings  the  demon  fled, 
Howling  as  o'er  the  walls  he  sped. 


"  Another  yeai 

The  ruined  s))ire- 

AsTiire  llew 


IS  gone ; 
-the  crumbli 
wiftly  on. 


Since  beauty  then  to  time  must  bow. 
And  age  deform  the  fairest  brow. 

Let  brighter  charms  be  yours  ; 
The  female  mind,  embami'd  in  truth, 
Shall  bloom  in  everlasting  youth. 

While  7rtne himself  endures. 


COSCLfSION-    or    TKI 


TALE  OF  LA  ROCHE. 


JlACKENilE 


About  thirty  years  after,  our  philosopher  was  on  a  visit 
at  Genrva  ;  the  promise  he  made  to  La  Soehc  and  his 
daughter, on  his  formervisit,  was  recalled  to  his  mind,  by 
the  view  of  that  range  of  mountains  on  a  part  of  which 
they  often  looked  together.  There  was  a  reproacil  too, 
conveyed  along  v.ith  the  recollection,  for  his  having  failed 
to  write  to  r'y.V.-.T  for  several  months  past.  The  truth 
was,  thai  indolence  was  the  habit  most  natural  to  him, 
from  which  he  was  not  easily  r'.u.'icd  by  the  claims  of 
correspondence  either  of  his  Iricr.ds  or  of  his  «nemies  ; 
when  the  latter  drew  their  pens  in  controversy,  they  were 
oftenunanswercdas  well  as  the  former.  While  he  was 
hesita'ing about  a  vi.?it  toZrt  Hochl,  v.-;i;ch  he  wished  to 
make,  but  found  the  effort  rather  too  iTiuch  for  him,  he 
received  a  letter  from  the  olt't  man,  which  had  been  for- 
warded to  him  from  Paris,  where  ho  had  the.a  fi.vcd  h's 

residence.  It  containtd  a  gentle  complaint  ot  Mr — ^ 's 

want  pr punctuality,  but  an  assurance  of  c^minied  grati- 
tude for  his  farmer  good  oKces  ;  and,  as  a  friend  whom 
the  wi  iter  cont-.di  red  inteves-ed  in  his  ram3y,  it  informed 
ir.in  o)  tlie  apjiroaching nuptials  of  M.a'm,)'.seUe  La  2(o:iie, 
with  a  voimgman,  a  relation  of  her  own,  and  formeriy  a 
pv.pil  of  herfathe-'s  of  the  mrst  aniitble  disposition,  and 
respectable  charai:ier.  Attached  from  their  earliest  yeai^s 
they  had  been  separated  by  bis  joining  ore  of  the  subsidi- 
ary rrriments  of  the  Canton,  then  in  the  set-vice  of  a  fo- 
rt ign  power.  In  this  .situation,  hehad  d\' tiuguished  him- 
self as  much  for  courage  and  military  akdl,  as  for  the  o- 
ther  endowments  which  he  had  cultivated  a:  home.  The 
terni  of  his  service  v/as  now  expired,  and  they  expected 
l;im  to  return  in  t  few  weeks,  when  the  old  man  hoped, 
as  he  expressed  it  in  his  letter,  to  Join  their  hands  and  sec 
them  happy  before  he  died. 

Our  philopher  felt  himseifintcrested  in  this  event  ;  but 
hcAvas  not.  perhaps, altogcOer  sohajjpy  in  the  tidings  of 
Ma'moiselle  LaMocht's  marriage,  as  her  father  sii;)posed 
him.  K(.t  that  he  was  ever  a  lover  of  the  lady's  ;  but  he 
thought  her  one  of  theniost  amiable  women  he  had  seen, 
and  there  was  somc.hing  in  the  idea  ofherbelngann,  Iter's 
f.n-  ever,  that  struck  him,  he  knew  not  why,  with  disap- 
pointment  After  some  little  specula'i  m  on  the    rnaner, 

however,  he  could  look  on  it  as  a  thing  fittinj;;,  if  not  quite 
a;;reeable,  and  determined  on  this  visit  to  set  his  old  fr.end 
and  daughter  happy. 

On  the  Erst,  day  cf  his  journey,  dift"et»nt  acciden's  liad 
retarded  his  progress;  he  was  bcni-h'ed  before  he  rracbcd 
the  quarter  in  which  La  Roche  r.-."jided.  His  guide,  bow- 
ev  er,  was  well  acquainted  with  the  road,  and  he  found 
Mni^elf  at  last  in  view  of  the  lake,  which  1  have  b.-fore 
described,  in  the  neighbourhood  of  La  it'oc^e'j- dvveiling. 
A  light  gleamed  on  the  water,  that  seemed  to  proceed 
from  the  house  ;  it  moved  slowly  along  as  he  proceeded 
up  the  side  of  the  lake,  and  at  last  he  saw  it  glimmer 
through  the  trees,  and  stop  at  some  tlistance  from  the 
place  where  he  then  was.  He  supposed  it  some  piece  of 
bridal  merrim.ent,  and  pushed  on  his  horse  that  he  might 
be  a  spectator  of  the  scene  :  but  he  was  a  good  deal  shock- 
ed, on  approaching  the  spot,  to  find  it  proceeded  from 
the  torch  of  a  person  clothed  in  the  dress  of  an  attendant 
on  a  funeral,  and  accompanied  by  several  others,  v;lio, 
like  him,  seemed  to  have  been  employed  in  the  rights  of 
sepulture. 

On  Mr.  's  making  enquiry  who    was  the  person 

they  had  been  burying  !  one  of  them,  with  an  accent  more 
mournful  than  is  common  to  tlieir  profession,  answwcd, 
'Then  you  knew  not  Mademoiselle,  Sir?" — ycu  never 
beheld  a  lovel'.tr" — '  La  Roche  ."  c.xclaiiTjed  he  in  reply  : 
'  Alas  !  it  wassbe  indeed  1' — The  appearance  of  surprise 
and  grief  which  his  counfenance  assumed  attracted  the  no* 
tice  of  the  peasant  with  whom  he  talked — He  came  closer 

to  Mr. ;  •  I  perceive.    Sir,    you  were    acquainted 

'  with  Mademoiselle  ia  Ro:.b:.' — ■  Acquainted  with  her  1 

.  Good  God  ! — when — how — where  did  she  die  ?  Where 

.  isherfatherP— •Shedied,  Sir,  of  heart-break,  Ib;lievc; 
.  the  young  gentleman  to  whom  she  was  soon  to  have 
'  been  married,  was  killed  in  a  duel    by  a   French  oiTicer, 

■  his  intimate  CDnij>anion,and  towhom,  before  theirquar- 

■  rel,  he  hadofton  done  the  greatest  favors.  Her  worthy 
'  f.ither  bears  herdca-h,  as  he  has  often  told  us  a  Christi- 
'  an  should  :  he  is  so  cotnposed  as  to  be  now  in  his  pul]iit, 
'  ready  to  deliver  a  few  exhortations  to  his  jjarishoners.  as 

•Sir,  and  you  shall  liear  him.' — lie  followed  the  man 
witbotit  ansv.'ering; 


The  church  was  tiiml)  lighted,  e.\cept  near  the  pulp'rr, 
where  lite  vcneiable  La  koc'je  was  seated.  His  pei./rf' 
were  now  lifting  up  their  voices  in  a  psalm  to  that  Being 
whom  their  pastor  had  iau:;ht  them  ever  to  blets  and  to 
revere.  La  Ruci'e  sat,  his  tigurc  bending  gently  forward,  ' 
hiseyeshalf-clcsed,  lifted  up  in  «il;:nt  devotion.  A  lam» 
placed  near  him  threw  its  light  strong  on  his  head,  antl, 
inarkedthe  shadow  y  line.-,  of  age  across  the  paleness  of  his 
brow,  thiiUy  covered  with  gvey  hairs. 

The  music  ceased  ; La  Roche  sat  for  a  moment, 

and  nature  wrung  a  few  tears  from  him.  His  people 
were  loud  in  their  jrief.  Mr.—— was  not  less  af- 
fected   than  they.— ia  Bucbe  arose. — '  Farther    of  mer- 

•  Lies  l^said  be, '  forgive  these  tears  ;  assist  thy  servant  to 
'  lilt  up  his  soul  to  thee  ;  to  lift  to  thee  the  souls  of  Ihjr 
'  people  !— My  friends  !  i:  is  good  so  to  do  :  at  i-.ll  seasons 
'  it  is  f;ood  :  but,  in  the  days  of  ourdistrcss,  what  a  privi- 
'  lege  it  is  !   Well   saith  tiie   sacred    book,  "Trust  in  the 

■  Lord  ;  at  all  times  trust  in  the  Lord."  When  everf 
'  other    support    fails  us,  when    the  fount„in«  of  worldly 

•  comfort  are  dried  \y^,  let  us  then  seek  those  livingwaters 

■  which  How  from  the  tbrone  of  God.  'Tis  only  from  fh« 

•  belief  of  the  goodness  and  wisdom  of  a  Supreme  Being, 
'  that  our  calaniitics  can  4ie  borne  in   that  manner  which 

•  bcc(.mes  aman.  Human  wisdom  is  here  cf  little  vise  ; 
'  for,  in  j,roporiion  as  it  bestows  comfort,  it  rcprenresfeel- 
I  ing,  wnht.iit  which  we  may  cease  to  be  hurt  by  calamity, 
'  but  we  shall  also  cease  to  enjoy  happiness. — I  will  not 
•bid  you  beinsen.'.ible.  my  friti.us  !  I   cannot,  if  I    would 

•  (his  tears  flowed  afresh) — I  feel  too  much  myceif,  .and  I 

•  am  not  ashaitied  of  my  feelings;  but  therefore  may  \ 
'  the  more    wi.lit.(.ly  be  heard  i  therefore   have  I  prayed 

•  God  .0  give  ine  strength  to  speak,  to  yon :  to  direct  yott 

•  to  him,  not  \vith  empty  words,  bat  with  these-teirs  ;  not 

•  iipecnlatlon,but  from  experience- -that while  you  seeine 

•  sutler,  you  may  know  my  con6oli.-ion. 

•  Vou  behold  the    mourner  of  his  only  child,    the  last 

•  earthly  st?.y  and  blessing  of  his  declining  years.  Such 
'  a  child  too ;  it  becomes  not  me  to  speak  cf  her  virtues  i 
'  yet  it  is    but  gratitude  to   mention  them,    because  they 

•  were  e.\erted    tn',vards  myself. Not    many  days  a^ 

•  you  saw  her  young,  beautiful,  virtuous,  and  happy  ; — ye' 

•  who  are  parents  will  judge  of  iny  felicity   then, — ye  will 

•  judge  of  my  afflictioti  now.    Hu.  I  look  to'vardshim  whe 

•  slTtickme  ;  I  see  the  h?nd  of  my  father  atnidst  the  cltas- 

•  tellings  of  my  God -Oh  could   1   make  yon  feel 

•  v.-hat  it  is  to  pour  cu'  the  heart,  when  it  is  pressed  down 
'  with  TTjany  sorrows,    to  pour   it  out  with  confidence  tA 

•  him,  in  who:;e  hands  are  life  and  death,  on  whose  power 

•  awaits  all  that  the  first  enjoys,  and  iit  crntcmplation  o/ 

•  whom  disappears  all  that  tite  last  can  inflict  ! — For  w« 

•  are  not   as  those  who  die  v.-itbont  hope  ;  we  know  that 

•  the  Redeemer  livcth,— that  we  sh.all  live  with  him,  with 

•  our  friends,  his  servants,  in  tiiar  h!L.:;.ed  land  where  sor- 

•  row  is  unknown,  and  happiness  is  as  endless  as  it  is  |,eT» 

•  feet.— Go  then,  mourn  not  for  me,  1  have  not   lost  my 

■  child  ;  but  a  little  while  and  we  shall    meet    again,  n4- 

•  verto  be  sejiarated.  But  ye  arc  also  my  chidren  :  would 
'  ye  that  I  shculdnot  grieve  without^comfort  ? — So  live  as 

•  she  lived;  that,  when  your  death  cometh,  it  may  be  the 
'  death  of  ihe  righteous,  a.nd  your  Utterend  like  his.' 

Stich  was  the  e.\hortation  of  La  Roche  ;  his  audlenc* 
an.iwered  it  with  their  tears.  Tbe.good  olJ  manhaddried 
up  his  at  the  altar  of  the  Lord  !  his  coun'-e.iance  had  lost 
its  sadness,  and  assumed  the  glow  of  faitli  and  of  hope.— 

Mr.  followed  him  into  his  he  use. — The  inspirati' 

on  cf  the  pulpit  was  past ;  *t  the  sight  of  h.m  the  scenes 
they  had  last  met  in  ruthed  again  on  his  mi  .d  ;  L-!  Rode 
threw  his  arms  round  his  neck,  and  watered  it  with  his 
tears.  The  other  V.  as  equally  afieced  ;  they  went  toge- 
ther, in  silence,  into  the  parlour,  where  the  eve.iirg  ser- 
vice was  wont  to  be  performed.  The  cur.aias  cf  the  or- 
gan weieoptn  ;  La  Roche  started  back  at  tlie  sight. — 'Oh! 
my  fii'^nd  !'  said  he,  and  his  tears  burst  forth  again. 
Mr had  now  recollecwd  himjelf ;  he  stcpt  for- 
ward, and  drew  the  curtain  close — the  old  man  wiped  off 
his  tears  and  taking  his  friend's  hand,  •  You  see  my  weak- 
ness,'  said  lie, '  'tis  the  weakness  of  humanity  ;  but  my 

comfort  is  not  therefore  lost.* '  1  heard  you,'  said  the 

other,  •  ill  the  pulpit ;  I  rejoice  that  such  consolation  is 
your's.' — '  It  is,  my  friend,'  said  he,  '  and  I  trust  I  shall 
ever  hold  it  fast  :  if  there  are  any  who  doubt  our  faith, 
let  them  think  of  what  importance  religion  is  to  cr-lamity, 
and  ferbear  to  weaken  its  force  :  if  they  cannot  restore 
ourhappiness,  let  the.n  not  take  away  the  solace  of  oar  af- 
fliction.* 

Mr. 'slieart  was  smitten ; — and  I  have  heard  him 

long  afier  confess,  that'here  were  moments  when  the  re- 
membrance overcame  him  even  to  weakness  ;  when  a- 
midst  all  the  pleasures  of  philosophicr.',  discovery,  and  the 
pride  of  literarv  fame,  he  reralled  to  his  mind  tht  venera- 
ble figure  of  th'e  good  La  Rcc'.e,  and  wiihcd  that  he  had 
never  doubted. 


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FSOM  THE  BEAUTIES  OF  HISTORT. 

HUivIANITY. 
MARCUS  BRUTUS,  the  Roman  general,  was 
of  an  extraordinary  mild  disposition,  and  great  ma<j- 
raniiitity  :  and  thererore,  before  he  began  hostili- 
ties, sent  to  the  Lycians,  to  demand  a  supply  of  men  & 
money  ;  but  the  Lycians,  despising  his  humanity  and 
good  na'ure,  would  hearken  to  no  terms  ;  so  that  Brutus 
was  forced,  against  h^s  will,  to^  lay  siege  to  Xanthus,  their 
ca]>i.alci.y,  which  he  foresaw  would  bring  iunu.nerable 
evils  on  a  brave,  and  gallant  people.  The  besieged  made 
a  most  vigorous  defence,  and  behaved  in  their  sallies  with 
tmparalleleJiiravery,  but  were  always  repulsed  wi:h  great 
Joss.  The  ne.tl  day,  abiut  noon,  they  made  another  sally 
Bet  fire  to  the  engines  of  their  enemies,  and  retired  wi;h 
jp-tat  haste  within  the  walls.  The  Romans  pursued  them 
close,  and  entered  the  city  to  the  number  of  two  thou- 
sand, with  the  besieged  :  but  the  porlicllUis  falling,  ei- 
thrr  by  a  stratagem  ot  the  e"emy  or  by  accident,  maty 
of  the  Romans  were  crushed  to  pieces,  and  the  vest  shut 
in  without  any  jiossible  means  of  retiring,  or  receiving  the 
least  assistance  from  their  friends.  In  this  desperate  con- 
dition they  resolved  at  least  to  sell  their  lives  dear  ;  and 
with  this  view  marched  in  good  order  through  showers  of 
darts  to  a  temple  dedicated  to  Sarpedon  King  of  Lycia, 
who  was  sujiposed  to  have  been  lulled  in  the  Tr.ijan  war. 
Tlicre  they  fortified  themselves,  and  sustained  a  siege  in 
tlicvery  heart  of  the  citv.  In  the  mean  time.  Bru'usand 
his  uitn. evened  their  utmost  etTor^s  to  relieve  their  feU 
low  soldiers  ;  but  all  their  endeavours  were  to  no  effect, 
the  Xanthians  defending  it  with  a  bravery  and  resolution 
vhich  surjjrised  the  Itomaus  themselves.  Some  sp  irks 
of  lire  being  carried  by  a  violent  wind  front  the  inachines, 
which  burnt  with  great  fierceness,  to  the  battlements,  and 
from  thence  to  the  adjoining  houses,  the  Hame  was  soon 
spreod  all  over  the  city,  and  the  confligrarion  became  ge- 
lieial.  Brutus,  fearing  the  whole  would  be  destroyed,  or- 
dered his  soldiers  to  lay  aside  all  thoughts  of  revenge,  and 
asr.ist  the  inhabitants  iu  quenching  tlie  fire.  Perceiving 
the  dames  bla/.c  out  in  different  parts  of  the  city  in  a 
most  frightful  manner,  he  mounted  his  horse,  and  riding 
round  t\ie  v.alls,  stretched  forth  his  hands  to  the  inhabi- 
tants, begging  of  them  that  they  would  spare  their  own 
lives,  and  save  their  town  :  but  his  intreaties  were  not  re- 
givded.  The  JCanthians  were  immovably  determined  not 
to  outlive  the  loss  of  their  liberty,  and  therefore  repulsed 
with  showers  of  arrows  the  Romans  whom  the  good  na- 
tured  general  sent  to  their  assistance.  Nay,  they  them- 
selves gathering  to'^ether  reeds,  wood,  and  other  combus- 
tible matter,  sjjread  the  fire  over  the  whole  city,  feeding  it 
with  what  fuel  they  could  get.  Some  of  them  cii:  the 
throats  of  their  wives,  their  children,  and  their  slaves,  be- 
fore  ilie  soldiers  faces,  and  then  leapt  into  iLhe  flames. 
Not  only  thv- men,  but  the  women,  nay,  even  the  children, 
ran  like^yiitd  beasts  on  the  enemies  swords,  or  threw  them- 
selves headlong  from  the  top  of  the  walls.  Some  chil- 
dren were  sseit  oSering  their  throats,  or  opening  their 
breasts  to  their  father's  swords,  and  begging  they  would 
take  away  that  life  which  they  had  given.  When  the  city 
•was  almost  wholly  reduced  to  ashes,  awoinan  was  found 
who  had  hanged  herself  with  her  young  child  fastened  to 
her  neck,  and  the  tt.rch  in  her  hand,  with  which  she  had 
setfire  to  her  own  liouse.  When  this  was  related  to  Bru- 
tus, he  burst  into  lears  :  and  declining  to  see  so  tragical 
an  object,  he  Droclaimed  a  reward  to  any  soldier  who 
should  save  a  Xaiithuin  :  but,  with  all  his  care  and  good- 
nature, he  could  only  preserve  one  hundred  and  fifty  i  and 
those  much  agtviust  their  will. 

[TtffoHmiing  letlerfrMi  the  celebrated  Dr.  Goldsmith, 
pourlrays  in  animated  language,  the  feelings  of  a  poor  au- 


thor. 


Ckacow,  August  2,  176S. 


MVBEAR  WILl,, 

You  see  by  the  date  of  my  letter,  that  1  am  ai-rived 
in  Poland.     When    v.iU   my  wanderings   be  at  an  end  f 
le  leave  to  enjoy 


When  will  my  restless  dis) 


the  present  h,  ur  ?  VVhti.  atLvons,  I  thought  that  alUiap- 
pmess  la>  bejond  the  Alp.  ;  when  in  Italy,  I  found  my- 
self still  in  ^^  ant  of  sonie.hing,  and  expected  to  leave  so- 
licitude bthiiid  me  by  going  into  Romelia,  and  now  you 
may  tind  ine  turning  back,  still  expecting  ease  everywhere 
but  where  I  am.  It  is  now  seven  years,  since  I  saw  the 
fate  of  a  single  creature,  who  caretl  a  farthing  whether  I 
was  dead  or  alive.  Secluded  from  all  the  comforts  of 
conhdente,  friendship  or  society,  I  feci  the  solitude  of  a 
hermit,  but  not  his  case. 

The  Prince  of  •  •  •  has  taken  me  in  his  train,  so  that 
I  am  in  no  danger  of  starving  fi'r  this  bout.  The  prince's 
governor  is  a  rude  ignorant  pedant,  and  his  tutor  a  batter- 
ed rake  ;  thus,  between  two  such  ciiaracters,.you  may  im- 
agine he  is  finely  instructed.  I  made  some  attempts  to 
display  all  the  little  knowledge  I  had  acquired  by  reading 
or  observation  ;  but  I  find  myself  regarded  as  an  ignorant 
intruder.  The  tru.h'is,  I  shall  never  be  uiile  to  acquire  a 
power  of'expressing  myself,  with  case,  in  any  language 
but  my  own  ;  and  out  of  my  own  country,  the  highest 
character  1  can  ever  acquire,  is  that  of  being  a  philosophic 
vagabond. 

When  I  consider  myselfin  thecountry  which  wasonce 
so  formidable  in  war,  and  spread  terror  and  desolation  o- 
ver  the  whole  Roman  empire,  I  can  hardly  account  for 
the  present  wretchedness  tind  pusillanimity  of  its  inhabi- 
tants, a  prey  to  every  invader ;  Iheirrcities  plundered  with- 
out an  enemy;  their  magistrates  seeking  redress  by  com- 
plaints, atid  not  by  vigour.  Every  thing  conspires  to  raise 
my  comj)assion  for  their  miseries,  were  not  my  thoughts 
too  busily  engaged  by  my  own.  The  whole  kingdom  it 
in  a  strange  disorder  ;  when  our  equipage,  which  consists 
of  the  Prince  and  thirteen  attendants,  had  arrived  at  some 
towns,  there  were  no  conveniences  to  be  found,  and  wi 
were  obliged  to  have  girls  to  conduct  us  to  the  ne.tt.  I  havi- 
seen  a  woman  travel  thus  on  horseback  before  us  for  thirti 
miles,  and  think  herself  highly  paid,  and  make  twenty  re- 
verences, upon  receiving,  with  e.\tasy,  about  two  pence  for 
her  trouble.  In  general,  we  v/ere  better  served  by  the  wo- 
men than  by  the  men  on  those  occasions.  They  scctried 
directed  by  a  low  sordid  interest  alone;  they  seemed 
mere  machines,  and  alltlieir  tlioughts  were  employed  in 
the  care  of  their  horses.  If  wegently  desired  them  to  make 
more  speed,  they  too.'(  not  thele:.st  notice  ;  kindlangutje 
v/as  what  they  had  by  no  means  been  used  to.  It"  was 
proper  to  sptak  to  thciri  in  tones  of  anger,  and  some-imes 
it  was  even  necessary  to  use  blows  to  e.vcitethem  to  their 
duty.  How  different  these  from  the  common  jjeople  of 
England,  whom  a  blow  ;. light  induce  to  turn  the  aflVo.i- 
sevenfold  '.  These  poor  peo])le,  however,  from  being 
brought  up  to  vile  usage,  lose  all  respect  which  iheyshouhi 
have  for  themselves.  They  have  contracted  a  habit  of  re- 
garding  constraint  as  the  great  rule  of  their  duty.  When 
they  were  treated  with  mildness,  they  no  (onger  continued 
to  perceive  a  sujieriority.  They  fancied  themselves  our 
equals,  and  a  continuance  of  our  humanity  might  probablv 
have  rendered  them  insolent ;  but  the  imperious  tone,  ,nc'- 
naces,  and  blows,  at  once  changed  their  sen.satioils  and 
ideas  :  their  ears  and  shoulders  taught  their  souls  to  shrink 
back  inn  servitude,  f-rom  which  th^'  had  for  some  mo- 
ments,  fancied  themselves  disengaged. 

The  enthusiasm  of  liberty  an  Englishman  feels  is  ncrer 
so  strong,  as  when  jiresented  by  such  jirospecis  as  these. 
I  must  own,  in  all  my  indigence,  it  is  one  of  inv  comforts, 
(perhaps,  indeed,  it  is  my  only  boast,^  that  I  am  of  that 
happy  country  :  thoughl  .scorn  to  starve  there;  thtjut.h  I 
do  not  choose  to  lead  a  life  of  wretched  dejiendcnce,  or  be 
an  object  for  my  former  acquaintance  to  point  at.  While 
you  enjoy  all  the  ease  and  elegance  of  prudence  and 
virtue,  your  old  friend  wanders  over  the  world,  without  a 
single  anchor  to  hold  by,  or  a  friend,  except  ;  ou,  to 
confide  in. 

Your's  S^c. 


ACCOUNT  OF  JAMES  WOODHOUSE, 


THIS  extraordinary  person  is  about  twenty-eight  vears 
of  age,  and  has  a  wife  and  several  small  children,  whom 
he  endeavours  to  maintain  by  great  application  to  business, 
and  by  teaching  children  to  rend  and  write,  which  is  all 
the  learning  he  ever  received  himself,  being  taken  from 
school  at  seven  years  old. 

He  lives  atthe  village  of  Rowley,  near  Hales  Owen,  a- 
bout  seven  miles  from  Birmingham,  in  Stalfords  iue,and 
two  miles  from  an  estat.e  of  the  late  Mr.  William  Shen- 
tone,  cillled  the  Leasowe^ 


Alter  he  was  taken  from  school,  he  had  no  means  of 
grat.f ,  ing  .his  insatiable  thirst  after  reading  and  knowledgo 
but  by  procuring  the  magazines  with  such  littlepcrquisites 
ashecouldjiick  up,  until  about  five  years  ago,  when  anac- 
cident  brought  him  acquainted  with  Mr.  Shenstone. 

That  gentleman,  who  by  improving  with  a  true  taste  of 
her  beauties,  has  rendered  the  Leasowes  the  admiration  of 
all  who  have  seen  the  place,  used  to  sulVer  his  delightful 
walks  to  be  open  to  every  Body,  until  the  mi.chief  that 
was  done  by  the  thoughtless,  or  the  malicious,  obliged  h'rn 
to  exclude  all  but  such  as  should  have  his  special  p?rmissi. 
en  on  a  [iropct  application  to  that  purpose.  Woodhous,- 
who,  mor^  a  loser  by  this  prohibition  than  almost  anv  o- 
ther  uerson  whom  this  excluded,  ajiplied  to  Mr.  Shei'istono 
tor  leave  to  indulge  his  .imagination  among  the  scenes 
which  had  so  often  delighted  him  before,  by  a  copy  of  ver. 
ses.  This  immediatel;  proccrcd  him  the  liberty' he  soljl 
cited,  and  introduced  liim  to  Mr.  Shenstone  himself.  The 
poem  ajipeared  to  be  so  extraordinary  for  a  peBipn  in  so 
obscurea  station,  who  had  been  taken  from  a  school  atse- 
vcn  years  old,  and  had  since  read  nothing  but  inaga?,ines, 
that  he  cirered  him  not  only  the  use  of  his  f  irdeii 
but  his  library. 

Woodhouse,  however,'did  not  suffer  hislove  of  poetry,  or 
his  desire  of  knowledge  to  intrude,  upon  the  duties  of  hi« 
station  ;  as  his  work  employed  only  his  hands,  and  left  his 
imiid at  liberty,  he  Used  to  place  his  pen  and  ink  at  his 
itle,  while  the  last  was  in  his-  lap,  and  when  he  had  m.ide 
a  couplet  he  wrote  it  down  on  his  l.nee';  his  seises  for 
reading  he  borrowed,  not  from  those  which  others'  of  hii 
i-ank  usually  devote  to  tippling,  or  skittles,  but  from  the 
hours  -i.hich  otherwise  v.-oiildhave  been  lost  in  sleep. 

The  versification  of  this  extraordinary  wri'er.  is  harmo- 
nious, hisla.,guage  is  pure,  his  imagis  poetical,  and  liii 
santmients  uncommonly  tender  and  elegant. 

His  poem  to  Mr.  Shenstone,  was  written  when  he  wa» 
about  twenty  three  ;  andthough  in  the  character  of  a  sui- 
tor, and  with  a  proper  sense  of  the  inferiority  of  his  sta- 
tion, vet  there  is  a  consciousness  of  that  equality  of  nature, 
which  petitioners  too  often  prostitute  or  forget. 

After  an  address  to  Mr.  Shenstone,  in  which  he  encou- 
rages himself  by  considering  the  jjctcril  kindncis    of  hi> 


Shall  he,  benevolent  as  wise,  disdain 

The  muse's  suitor,  though  a  b.candal'd  swain  ! 

Tlio'  no  auspicious  rent-roll^grace  my  line, 

I  boast  the  same  original  divine  ; 

Tho'  niggard  fate  wiihheia  her  sordid  ore. 

Yet  liberal  Nature  gaveher  better  store  ; 

Wh'se  influence  early  did  my  mind  inspire 

To  read  her  works,  and  praise  the  mighty  sire. 

A  copy  of  this  poem  and  of  another,  addressed  to  the 
same  gentlcmSn,  were  sent  by  Mr.  Shenstont's  direction, 
and  with  some  manuscript  prems  of  his  own,  to  a  friend 
in  London  ;  thisfriend  shewed  ihem  to  sime  of  his  ai- 
quaiiitance,  &  a  sinall  collection  warmade  for  the  author, 
which  produced  an  ode  on  benevolence  :  by  'his  ode  he  ap. 
Iiears  to  have  profited  bv  Mr.  Shenstrne's  librarv  ;  tor  he 
talks  of  Palladian  skill,  Sappho's  art,  Phidias'  chis^el  and 
the  )>encil  of  Titian.  But  his  force  of  thought,  and  skill 
in  pofiticd  expression,  appear  to  greater  advantage  in  a 
poem  of  fifty  stanzas,  each  consisting  of  four  verses,  enti. 
^\eA  Spring.  This  contanis  a  striking  picture  of  the  infc^ 
licitiesof  his  situation,  and  the  keenness  and    delicacy  of 


After  regreting  the  vacant  cheerfulness  of  his  earlier  life, 
before  domestic  cnnnerrions  condemned  him'  to  inte'^ant 
labor. and  absorbed  him  in  care  ands'-licitude.  he  evliibiti 
the  picture  of  the  pain  and  pleasure  that  are  mingled  in  hit 
conjugaland  paternal  character. 

But  now  domestic  cares  employ 

And  busy  every  sense. 
Nor  leave  one  hour  of  grief  or  joy, 

But's  furnish'd  out  from  thence. 

Save  what  my  little  babes  afford. 

Whom  I  behold  with  glee. 
When  smiling  at  my  humble  board. 

Or  prattling  on  my  knee. 

Not  that  my  B.tphne^s  charms  are  flown. 

These  stil  new  jdeasures  bring  : 
'Tis  these  inspire  content  alone  ; 

'Tis  all  I've  left  of  Spring. 

There  is  semething extremely  pathetic  !n  the  last  vers*; 
and  the  first  of  the  next  stanza  where  he  men'ions  his 
wife  endeared  to  hiin  by  her  sensibility  and  disttiss,  \%  jiiU 
morcSL:-ikin^. 


54 


THE  MINERVA. 


For  1804. 


Tht  dew-drop  sparkling  in  her  eye. 

The  lily  on  her  breast  ; 
The  rose-l)iids  on  her  lips  supply 

My  rich,  my  sweet  repast. 

He  that  can  feci  the  following  will  need  no 
to  discover  their  beauty,  and  to  him  who  cannot, 
tancc  will  be  elTectual. 

I  wish  not,  dear  connubial  state. 

To  break  thy  silken  bands  : 
I  only  blame  relentless  faie. 

That  every  hourdemands. 

Nor  mourn  I  much  my  task  austcM, 
Which  endless  wants  impose  ; 

But.  O  !  it  wounds  my  soul  to  hear. 
My  Daphne'i  melting  woes  ! 

For  oft  she  sighs,  and  oft  she  weepi. 
And  hangs  herpensive  head  ; 

While  bl"od  her  furrow'd  finder  steepJ, 
And  stains  the  passing  thread. 

When  orient  hills  the  sun  beholds, 

Our  labours  are  begun  ; 
And  when  he  streaks  the  wejtwUhgolJ, 

The  task  is  still  undone. 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


THE    EZCLUSE  ,■  Or, 
REFLECTIONS  IN  UETIIIEMENT. 


ON  FRIENDSHIP. 

The  desire  to  sacr'ificr  every  personal  gritification  to 
the  intcr<-!..s  of  your  fricml.  is  one  of  the  s'veetest  emoti- 
,onsofthe  human  heart.  When  tl.i«  dessirs  arises  from 
principle,  it  then  becomes  a  virtue. 

When  a  n'.an  is  enJowed  with  this  disposition,  what 
"•^y  must  lie  spread  around  liim  !  how  permanent  must  be 
his  fii^jndslrp  !  how  numerous  his  friends !  how  delight- 
ful must  be  the  tem»)cr  of  his  inind!  fcr  the  pleasure  he 
olTords  wherever  lie  srpears,  must  c^^ivlnce  him  of  the 
justness  of  his  dealings,    &  of  tlie  probity  cf  his  character. 

At  the  si^ht  of  a  fellow  ci-eature  in  distress,  the  bene- 
volence cf  such  a  man  evr,aiuls  ;  he  rims  to  his  r',-!ief, 
thanking  heaven  fur  selecting  him  to  be  the  minisrcr  of 
])eace,  to  one  plunged  deep  in  misery.  The  esteem  cf 
this  friend  to  mankind,  is  of  the  n"c"st  lastitig  quality  ;  it 
is  not  (as  is  generally  the  case)  to  be  swcr\'edjor  shaken 
by  the  storms  of  adversity.  He  takes  no  thought  for  him- 
self, but  will  readily  give  up  his  hap])iness  to  assist,  or 
contribute  towards  the  welfare  of  his  friend. 

The  pkasiire  which  we  taste  in  the  society  of  those  we 
esteem,  would  be  rendered  insipid,  were  each  to  think  of 
rothing  but  his  own  advantage.  Somepeojjies  itiemories 
»re  more  retentive  of  the  good  and  evil  services  they  re- 
ceive than  others.  These  1  would  noi  seicci.  :  but  were  I 
to  chuse  a  friend,  he  should  be  one,  watchful  to  embrace 
and  magnify  every  benetit  he  received,  and  willing  to 
hury  in  oblivion  the  evil  actions  which  were  done  him. 
Few  there  are  of  this  dcscrijiiion  ;  and  when  one  is  found, 
he  should  be  nurtured  as  the  pattern  of  every  virtue  ;  for 
the  man  who  stric'.ly  adheres  to  this  principle,  cannot  po- 
sitively be  guilty  of  great  deviations  from  goodness.  ,On 
the  contr.tvy,  he  who  is  eager  to  create  an  evil  v.  herenone 
exists,  cannot  be  constant  to  himself,  nr  friend,  for  any 
length  of  tiif.e  i  he  will  fabricate  miseries,  and  then  re- 
pine at  them  ;  in  short,  hiswhole  life  must  be  si  scries  of 
AVrctchc'dness  and  disappointment. 

One  of  the  chief  endowments  requisite  to  complete  a 
friencj,  isliberality.  It  is  as  i:tvpossible  for  ,-.  person  void 
of  this  virtue,  to  fonn  a  durable  esteem,  as  it  is  for  a  mi- 
ser to  be  soliciious  about  doing  a  generous  action.  It  is 
in  the  first  place  essential,  to  store  his  mind  v.'ith  a  readi- 
ness to  forgive  an  injury  when  committed  ;  and  also  to 
guard  against  the  notion  of  having  suU'ered  one  before  it 
is  meant.  In  the  next  place,  it  is  particularly  necessary 
to  endue  him  wTih  a  proper  inclination  to  sustain  his 
friend  (as  far  as  is  in  his  jjowcr)  in  the  calamities  which 
may  naturally  occur  :  then  is  the  time  to  put  a  person's 
friendship  to  the  test;  for  it  is  not  boasting,  or  high- 
fiowing  asseveialinns  of  constancy  and  zeal,  which  tend 
to  substantiate  a  character  :  if  a  man  wishes  to  set  forth 
his  virtue,  he  must  contend,  not  with  words,  but  deeds. 

How  mortifying  must  it  be  to  perceive  those  marked  as- 
.siduities  which  you  have  employed,  received  with  indif- 
ference !  How  rending  to  a  fond  and  feeling  heart,  to 
perceive  the  friend  in  whom  you  have  confided,  after  a 
long  absence,  disavow  your  acquaintance,  apparently 
from  no  cause  ;  to  perceive  the  companion  of  your  youth, 
slight,  and  treat  you  with  contempt ;  and  all,  perhaps, 
because  fortune  hath  frowned  upon  you,  sorrow  hath  wash- 
ed away  your  smiles,  and  adversity  hath  despoiled  you  of 
elegance  and  grandeur !  This  I  have  often  beheld  with 
regret  ;  and  throughout  my  whole  life,  I  have  known  but 
women  who  have  stsersd  clear  of  this  reck  ;  who  have 


viewed  the  wrecks  of  calamity  break  away  from  under  the 
staggering  footsteps  of  their  friends,  aad  been  proud  to 
catch  them  from  the  waves. 

When  such  characters  as  these  occur,  how  bright  they 
shine  among  the  rubi>ish  of  those  dull  brings,  who  are  a- 
shamed  of  doing  good  ;  and  whose  constant  labour  is  to 
spread  destruction  !  Impelled  by  envy,  directed  to  the 
virtuous  and  prosperous,  like  harpies,  they  scafer  conta- 
gion wherever  they  ^Oi  sowing  sedition  in  the  breasts  of 
th^  whose  happiness  they  know  themselves  unable  to 
enjoy. 

If  the  idea  of  being  beloved  by  all  who  k.iotv  us.  it  a 
prize  worth  obtaining  ;  if  the  soothing  conviction  of  be- 
ing at  peace  in  our  minds,  is  to  be  valued  as  a  blessing  ; 
how  is  it  that  men  act  so  widely  contrary  to  the  manner 
in  which  they  are  to  be  won  ?  Every  individuul  has  it 
in  his  power  to  act  right-^and  if  he  willingly  stray  from 
the  right  path,  what  can  it  be  imputed  to,  but  his  own 
negligence  and  folly  ?  Surely,  to  forsake  a  friend,  is  nat 
only  a  breach  of  friendship,  but  it  is  an  instance  cf  hypo- 
crisy. Is  it  not  deceit,  to  e.xtort  the  secrtts  of  a  person's 
heart,  und'ir  the  guise  of  regard  (  Is  it  not  base  dissimu- 
lation, to  ingratiate  yourself  with  a  noble  soul,  whose  g.i- 
nerobity  led  it  to  judge  of  others  by  itself  ;  then  contemp- 
tuously to  disov.-n  hiin  as  a  friend,  and  treat  him  with 
scorn,  for  having  been  so  credulouss  as  ta  confide  in  the 
truth  of  malt  ] 

In  what  a  dilferent  liglit  we  behold  the  man  T\'ho  holds 
stedfast  to  his  last  breath,  the  opinion  which  he  first  es- 
poused— v/ho  thinks  himself  miserable  unless  with  his 
friend,  whe.hcr  in  good-fortune  or  adversity  !  Hov/  mu- 
tual is  the  esicjm  of  too  such  hearts  !  with  what  delight 
they  recogni/e  the  day  which  first  formed  their  acquain- 
tance !  they  bless  ihcir  Creator  for  the  happiness  they 
enj.iy  ;  and  spend  tlieir  lives  in  a  reciprocal  interchange  of 
benefits. 


AN  ENQUIKY    INTO  THE  EFFECTS    OF  LOVE 
ON  LIFE  AND  MANNEF.S. 

Tlic.-e  is  something  irrcsistably  pleasing  in  the  conversa- 
tion ofa  fine  woman  ;  even  thougli  her  tongue  be  silent, 
the  eloqusnce  of  her  eyes  teaciics  wisdom.  The  mind 
symparliises  with  the  regularity  of  ihe  object  in  view, and 
struck  with  external  grace,  vibrates  into  respondent  har- 
mony. In  this  agreeable  disposition,  I  lately  found  my- 
self in  company  w  ith  a  friend  and  his  neice.  Our  con- 
versatl(-n  turned  upcu  love,  which  she  seemed  equally  ca- 
pable of  defending  and  inspiring.  We  were  each  of  dif- 
ferent opinions  upon  this  subject;  the  lady  insisted  that  it 
was  a  natural  and  universal  passion,  and  produced  the 
hapjjiness of  those  who  cuUivatcii  it  with  proper  precauti- 
on. My  friend  denied  it  to  be  the  work  ofjia-.urc,  b'l'  al- 
lowed it  to  have  a  real  existence,  and  alii ri r:ed  that  it  was 
of  infinite  ssrvice  in  refining  society  ;  while  I,  to  keep  up 
the  dispute,  aflii-mcd  it  to  be  merely  a  name,  first  usei  by 
the  cunp.ing  part  of  the  fair  se.\,  a:td  admitted  by  the  sil- 
ly p;'.it  of  ours,  therefore  no  way  more  natural  than  taking 
snuft\  or  chewing  opium. 

"  How  is  it  possble,"  cried  I,  that  such  a  passion  can  be 
natural,  v\'hen  our  opinions  even  of  beauty,  which  inspires 
it,  are  entirely  the  lesult  of  fashion  and  caj)rice  \  The  an- 
cients, who  pretended  to  be  connoiseurs  in  the  art,  have 
praised  narrow  foreheads,  red  hair  and  e\  e-brows  that 
j.>i<^td  each  other  over  the  nose.  Such  were  the  charms 
that  once  captivated  Catullus,  Ovid  and  Anacreon.  La- 
dles would  at  present  be  out  of  humour,  if  their  lovers 
praised  them  ftr  such  graces;  and  should  an  antique  beau- 
ty now  revive,  her  face  would  certainly  be  put  under  the 
discipline  of  the  tweezer,  forehead-cloih,  and  lead  comb, 
before  it  could  be  seen  in  a  public  company." 

"  But  the  difference  between  the  ancients  and  moderns 
is  not  so  Rreat  as  beiwcen  the  diFtrent  ccuntries  of  the 
present  world.  A  lover  of  Gongora,  for  instance,  sighs 
for  thick  lips  ;  a  Chinese  lover  is  pcetical  in  praise  of  thin. 
In  Circassia,  a  straight  nose  is  thought  most  consistent 
with  beaut)  ;  cross  but  a  mountain  which  separates  it  from 
the  Tartars,  and  there  fiat  noses,  lawny  skins,  and  eyes 
three  inches  asunder,  are  all  the  fashion.  In  some  parts 
of  the  East,  a  woman  of  beauty,  probably  fed  up  for  sale, 
often  amounts  toone  hundred  crowns  ;  in  the  kingdom  of 
Loango,  ladies  of  the  very  best  fashion  are  sold  for  a  pig; 
queens  however,  sell  better,  and  sometimes  amount  to  a 
cow.  In  short,  turn  over  to  England,  don't  I  there  see  a 
beautiful  part  of  the  sc;.  ncgicced  ;  and  none  now  marry- 
ing, or  making  love,  but  old  men  and  women  that  have 
saved  money  ?  Don't  1  see  beauty  fromfifteen  to  twenty- 
one,  rendered  null  and  void,  to  all. intents  and  purposes, 
and  those  si.\  precious  years  of  womanhood,  put  under 
the  statue  of  virginity  :  What  !  shall  I  call  that  rancid 
passion,  love,  which  passes  between  an  old  batchelor  of 
fifty  six,  and  a  widow  lady  cf  forty  nine  !  Never  !  never  ! 
What  advantage  is  society  to  reap  from  an  intercourse, 
where  the  big  belly  is  often  on  the  man's  side  !  Would 
any  persuade  me  that  such  a  passion  was  natural,  unless 
the  human  race  were  more  fit  for  love,  as  they  approach 
the  decline,  and  like  silk.worms.become  breeders,  just  be- 
fore  they  exi)ired  ?'* 

"  Whether  love  b.  natural  or  no,"  replied  my  friend 
gravely,  "  it  contributes  to  the  happiness  of  everr  society 
in  which  it  is  introduced.  All  our  pleasures  are  sliort  and 
can  only  charm  at  intervals  ;  love  is  a  method  of  protract- 
ing our  .greatest  pleasuro ;  and  surely  that  gamester,  who 


plays  the  greatest  stake  to  the  best  advantage,  will  at  tho 
end  of  life,  rise  victorious.  This  was  thecpinion  ct  Vani- 
rii,  whoafilrmed.  that  "  every  hour  was  Irst  which  w  a» 
not  spent  in  love."  His  accusers  were  unable  to  compre- 
hend his  meaning,  and  the  poor  advocate  forh.vevashnr- 
ried  into  the  Names,  alas!  no  way  metaphorical.  Eut 
whatever  advantages  the  individual  may  reap  fr*un  this 
Iiupsion,  society  will  certainly  be  refined  and  improved  Ijy 
i'.j  introduction  ;  all  law  s  calculated  to  discourage  it,  tend 
to  embrnte  the  sjiecies,  and  weaken  the  state.  T  hongh  it 
cannot  plant  morals  in  the  human  breast,  it  cultivates  then* 
when  there  ;  pity,  generosity,  and  honour,  receive  a 
brighter  polish,  from  its  assistance  ;  and  a  single  amour  is 
suflicient    i|Ji|l_   to  brush  off  the  clown. 

"  But  it  is  a't  exotic  of  the  most  delicate  constitution  • 
it  requires, the  greatest  art  to  introduce  it  into  a  state,  and 
the  smallest  discouragement  is  suflicient  to  repress  it  a- 
gain.  Let  us  only  consider  with  what  ease  it  was  former- 
ly e.-;tingui5hed  in  Rome,  and  with  what  difikiilty  it  was 
lately  revived  in  Europe  :  it  seemed  to  sleep  fcr  ag-es,  and 
at  last  fought  its  way  among  us.  thixugh  tilts, <ournament« 
dragons,  and  all  the  dreams  of  chivalry.  The  rest  of  the 
world  are,  and  have  ever  been,  utter  strangers  to  its  de- 
lights and  advantages.  In  other  ccuntries  as  men  find 
themselves  stronger  than  women,  they  lay  a  claim  to  ri- 
gortuis  superiority  ;  this  is  natural,  and  love  which  gives 
up  this  natural  advantage,  mu.st  certainly  be  the  eflect  of 
art.  An  art  calculated  to  lengthe,n  out  our  hajipier  incmenta 
and  add  new  graces  to  society." 

"  I  entirely  acquiesce  in  yotir  sentiments,"  says  the  l.t- 
dy,  "  with  regard  to  the  advantages  of  this  passion,  but 
cannot  avoid  giving  it  a  nobler  origin  than  y.ni  h.avc  been 
pleased  10  asi,ign.  I  must  think,  that  those  c.i.i.'rii. 
v/licre  it  is  rejected,  are  obliged  to  have  recourse  to  art  '.o 
still.*  so  natural  a  projection,  and  those  nations  where  i^is 
cul  ivated,  only  make  nearer  advances  to  nature.  The  satre 
en'orts  that  are  used  in  some  places,  to  suppress  pity  and 
oLhcr  natural  passions,  may  have  been  employed  to  extin- 
guish love.  No  nation,  however  unpolished, '  is  remarkD« 
b!e  for  innocence,  th.at  has  not  been  famous  fcr  j'assion  : 
it  has  flenrishedin  the  coldest,  as  well  as  the  wannest  re- 
gio-is.  Even  in  the  sultry  wiles  of  South  America,  the 
lover  is  not  satisfied  with  possessing  his  mistresses  per- 
son, without  having  hermi.nd. 

In  all  my  Enna^s  beauties  blest. 

Amidst  profusion  still  to  pi:.e  .- 
For  tho^  she  gives  me  up  her  breast. 

Its  panting  tenant  is  not  mine. 

••  But  the  elects  of  love  are  too  violent  to  be  the  result 

of  an  artful  passion.  Nor  is  it  in  the  power  of  fashion,  to 
force  the  Consiituiion  into  those  changes,  A<h  ch  v.e  ever/ 
day  obtcrve.  Several  have  died  of  it,  few  loveisait  unac- 
quainted with-tlie  fate  of  the  Italian  lovers,  De  Corsin  anil 
JuliaBellamo,  who,  after  a  long  separation,  expired  with 
pleasure,  in  each  other's  arms.  Such  instances  are  too 
strong  confirmations  of  the  reality  of  passion,  and  serve  to 
shew  that  sujipressing  it,  is  but  opposing  the  natural  dic- 
tates of  the  heart.'* 


ON  EnSTOLARY  CORRESPONDENCE. 


(^Frovi  Gisi'o 


•'  £,tquiry  into  the  Duties  of  the  Fti 
Sex."     ■ 


Letters  which  pass  between  men,  commonly  relate,  in 
a  greater  or  a  lessdegree,  to  actual  business.  Evenycung 
men,  on  whom  the  cares  of  lift.-  are  not  yet  devolved  in 
tlicirfull  v/eight,  will  frequently  be  led  to  enlarge  to  their 
ab.'seiit  hieiidson  topics  not  only  of  an  interesting  nature, 
but  also  of  a  serious  cast.  On  the  suuiics  which  the  are 
respectively  pursuing;  on  the  advaotages.and  disadva..  a- 
ges  of  the  profession  to  which  the  one  or  the  other  is  ues- 
lined  ;  on  ihe  circumstances  which  appear  likely  to  for- 
ward or  to  impede  the  success  of  each  in  the  world.  Tiie 
seriousness  of  the  subject,  therefore,  has  a  tendency  which, 
I  atlmil,  IS  not  always  successful,  to  guard  the  wiierfrom 

unatlected  and  artificial  style. Young  women,   whose 

minds  are  comparatively  unoccupied  by  such  concerns, 
arc  sometimes  found  to  want,  in  their  correspondence,  a 
counterpoise,  to  the  desire  of  shining,  yet  to  the  quickness 
oi  imagination,  and  occasionally,  to  the  quickness  of  ftel- 
ing,  natural  to  their  se.\.  Hence  they  are  exposed  to  pe- 
culiar danger,  a  danger  aggravated  by  the  nature  of  some 
of  the  fashionable  topics  which  will  proceed  from  engross- 
ing conversation  to  employ  the  pen,  of  learning  to  clothe 
their  thoughts  in  studied  phrases  ;  and  evenofksing  sim- 
plicity  both  of  thought  and  exj.rission  in  florid,  refined,  & 
sentimental  parade.  Frequently,  too,  the  desire  of  shin- 
ing intermingles  itself,  and  involves  them  in  additional 
teniptations.  They  are  anibi.ir.us  to  be  distinguished  for 
writing,  as  the  phrase  is,  good  letters.  Not  that  a  lady- 
ought  not  to  write  a  good  letter.  Hut  a  lady,  who  makes 
it  her  study  to  write  a  good  letter,  commonly  produces  a 
composition  to  which  a  very  different  epithet  ought  to  be 
applied.  Those  letters  only  are  good,  which  contain  the 
natural  effusions  of  the  heart,  expressed  in  una.Tectcd  lan- 
guage. Tinsel  and  glitter,  and  laboured  phrases  dismisi 
the  friend  and  introduce  the  authoress.  From  the  use  of 
strained  and  hyperbolical  language,  it  is  but  a  step  to  ad- 
vance to  that  which  is  insincere.  But  though  that  step  be 
not  taken,  all  that  is  pleasing  in  letter-writing,  is  already 
lost.  And  a  far  heavier  loss  is  to  be  dreaded  the  loss  of 
siipplicity  ofm|iu>crt  aiulcliarac'.cr  in  other  points.    For 


Vol.1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


when  a  woman  is  habitually  betrayed  into  an  artiKcial 
mode  of  jiroceciling  by  vanity,  by  the  desire  of  pleasing, 
by  erroneous  judgment,  or  by  any  other  cause  ;  can  it  be 
improbable  that  the  sanne  cause  should  extend  its  itiHtience 
toother  parts  of  her  conduct,  and  be  productive  of  similar 
effects.!  In  justice  to  the  female  sex,  however,  it  cuglu 
to4)C  added,  that  when  women  of  improved  unders'ana- 
ings  write  with  simplicity,  and  employ  their  pens  in  a 
more  rational  way  than  retailing  the  shapes  of  hcad-dres- 
fcs  and  gowns,  and  encouragitig  each  other  in  vanity,  their 
letters  are  in  sofiie  respects  particularly  pleasing.  Being 
unincumbered  with  grave  disquisitions,  they  possess  a  pe- 
culiar ease  ;  and  shew  with  singular  citetess  the  dtliiate 
features  and  shades,  which  di:,iinguls1^pe  ji;ind  of  the 
nvrilcr. 


The  ynung  Irish  Pmcius  represented  the  manly  Rolln  at 
Birminghain,  in  which  character,  .sa)'s  the  Birmingham 
critic,  he  Justly  disjilayed  all  the  point  and  talent  of  a  dis- 
tinguished actor,  and  received,  asbefore,  the  rapturous  ap- 
plauses of  a  delighted  audience. 


Onihell;h  June,  A.  D.  18Cfi,there  will  be  an  eclipse 
of  the  Sun,  which,  as  it  appear  at  and  near  Boston,  will  be 
the  rjNost  extraordinary  of  any  that  ever  has,  or  perhaps  e- 
uerwill  for  a  century,  be  seen  here.  Tlie  sun  will  be  to- 
tally obscured  for  about  two  s^nd  an  half  minutes  ;  the  air 
will  have  a  nightly  chill  and  datlipncss,  and  probably  the 
Stars  will  be  seen,  although  it  will  be  near  the  middle  of 
the  day. 

Whole  duration  of  the  eclipse,  2  h.  48  m. 

\_JBMton  n'etkly  Magazine. 


We  are  informed  that  a  gentleman  of  this  county  has 
invented  afire  place,  on  an  improved  construction.  It  com- 
bines all  the  advantages  of  a  coinnion  lire  place  and  a  close 
stove,  and  may  be  erected  at  little  expcncc.  It  saves  fuel 
and  secures  from  the  ordinary  accidents  attendant  on  fire 
places.  No  trouble  is  required  inicindling  a  fire  in  it,  and 
the  heat  may  be  encreased  or  diminished  at  pleasure. 


thanjfti;,.  Crten  cr  i?/tc  wtuld,  ,  my  humble  opinion, 
be  far  prcfeiable:  and  the  cxpenst  cfdving  them 
would  not  1  am  suic,  cost  any  g.eat  sum  ;  lor  that  mat'- 
ler,  Iwcttld  scorer  j.ay  that  imichcut  i.f  my  cwn  pocket, 
tl-aii  be  C(  n'ptlled  to  ;rc  so  many  angelic  faces  cniirelv 
spoiled  by  such  frightful  locking  heads. 

lam  much  pleased,  I  a:su«  jcu,  Mis«  Tabithi,  with 
the  tare  qualifications,  which  yru  say,  you  are  possessed 
of.  Neilherhavc  I  any  reasonable  cause  to  be  tTl![iUabed 
with  the  state  cf  ytur  finances  j  but  I  could  have  wished 
that  your  forti;ne  had  been  en  interest  onl)  12  instead  cl 
32  ycarsi  fcr  then  you  wci.!d  have  beenicn  jears  younger, 
and  my  old  heart  is  delighted  w  iih  the  idea  of  »  young 
wife,  who  will  cherish,  nutse  and  ccmfcrt  nie  in  my  eld 
age.  Ah!  Did  yout^ynen  possess  the  mortifying  expe- 
ence  of  old  EatchtlA  htw  soon  would   they  ccnipkat 


rMiss, 


■  'i  abitha 


their  happiness  by  a<;^giiiifr  viriucut  wives  ! 

The  conclusion  crf^k-pdite  letter,  my  de 
formed  my  detcrnitflRl  on  this  question,  s 
to  our  future  destiny,  tlift  riu;i»n  ly,  my  di 
there  is  simething  in  the  sound  tf  j  our  name  exceeding) . 
harsh  and  ihmpt  and  bcirg  a  pericn  of  weak  ncives,  tlii'i. 
ciicums'arce  has  igitaleu  me  to  a  considerable  degree.  1 
have  heard  some  poor  hcn-j.ecked  husbands  say,  that  ■•  s 
ill-nainretj  wile  wr^  a  Kw/i  in  her  liutLand's  side."  No 
you  know.-niy  dear  Miss, that  theafrinity  between  a  Bruii 
blc  and  it  Thwit)h  very  close  ;  and  it  is  my  f.;rvent  hop 
my    side   ma/    ntver    be    tormented   by    cither  ( 


tlu 
them. 


[^Hudson  Balance. 


York,  England,  the 
■"    of  Col.  Thorn- 


An  e.ttraordinary  race  was 
22d  August,  between  Mrs.  Th 

ton,  and  Mr.  Flint.  Upwards  of  100,000  spectatn 
said  to  have  been  present,  and  the  bets  amounted  to 
200,0001.  The  distance  was  4  miles.  During  the  first 
three  miles.  Mrs.  T.  took  the  l«-\d  ;  but  Mr.  F.  gained  on 
hor'in  the  last  mile,  and  findly  beat  by  about  two  distan- 
ces.    The  course  was  run  in  9  minutes  and  59  seconds. 

FOR  THE  MINERVA. 
To  MISS  TABl.THA  BRAMBLE. 

liEAK    MISS, 

I  CANNOT  sufficiently  expre'is  imy obligations 
for  the  honor  you  have  done  me,  by  adtlressing  me  pub- 
licly on  a  subject,  which,  I  presume,  materially  concerns 
us  both  i — that  is,  to  get  married  as  soon  as  jpssible.  You 
will  excuse  the  liberty  which  I  shall  .take,  in  answering 
candidly,  each  paragraph  of  your  polite  aiid  obliging  let- 
ter. 

In  the  first  place,  you  inform  me,  that  the  letter  which 
I  had  the  honor  of  addressing  a  short  time  past,  to  the  fra- 
ternity of  Batchelors,  convinced  you  of  the  propriety  of  e^iter- 
ing  into  the  married  state. — 'Tis  a  breach  of  good-manners 
and  sign  of  ill-breeding,  to  contradict  a  lady — I  would  not 
for  the  world,  be  guilty  of  such  rudeness.  But  let  me  tell 
jou.  Miss  Tabilha,  that  I  have  not  the  vanity  to  belicTe 
that  my  old-fashioned  letter  could  have  produced  such  a 
change  in  your  opinion  ;  I  cannot  believe  that  you  had  not 
before  then,  had  some  very  serious  thoughts  on  matrimo- 
ny ;  and  that  you  had  finally  detei-mined,  long  before  you 
heard  of  Samuel  Kijnho'iv,  to  lose  no  suitable  oi^portuiiity 
of  exchanging  )  our  solitary  single  life,  for  the  cheering 
comforts  of  hymei\iil  felicity. — No  lady,  I  will  venture  to 
say,  ever  passed  the  critical  period  of  25,  without  having 
previously  had  soiinc  little  notion  of  matrimony. 

With  great  propriety.  Miss  Tabitha,  do  you  call  a  /ted 
Wig,  the"  most  odious  of  all  fashionable  deformities  ;•'— 
in  this  point  we  agree  precisely  :— But  I  am  surprised  that 
}0u  should  at  the  same  time  advise  mc,  not  to  let  my  a- 
version  to  this  ridiculous  fashion,  outweigh  my  resolution 
of  "  enlisting  myself  among  the  number  of  Hymen's  vo- 
taries ;"  had  1  received  such  advice  from  a  gentleman  I 
fhould  lose  my  temper  :  What,  Madam  !  Would  you  en- 
deavour  to  persuade  me,  contrary  to  my  positive  determi- 
nation, to  court  a  lady  with  a  Hed  Wig,  ^  Blue  Wig  or  a 
Black  Wig  ?  I  have  an  unconquerable  aversion  to  Wi»s 
cf  ill  colours,  tho'  a  Red  Wig  is  my  peculiar  antipathy  ; 
the  s-.ght  of  one  has  an  effect  upon  my  spirits  similar  to 
that  01  water  to  a  person  afflicted  with  the  hydrojihobia. 
I  would  not  consent  to  marry  the  daughter  of  the  Grand 
Seignor.or  the  sister  of  George  III.  w-ere  I  informed  that 
they  wore  Xed  Wigs.  If  the  ladies  will  wear  Wigs,  in  the 
name  of  tense,  let  them  choose  some  colour  more  suitable  |l 


Since  I  gave  out  notice  of  my  intention  to  get  married, 
near  half  a  score  of  spry  young  ladies  have  passed  by  ant! 

imiled  at  Die  as  I  kept  watch  for  them  in  my  door  i this 

I  think  no  unfavourable    omen    of  success    in  my    future 
courtships. 

Though  I  cannot  myself,  Miss  Tabithi,  accept  of  the 
valuable  favour  which  you  hive  so  kindly  proffered  me  : 
you  may  rest  assured  that,  with  your  permission,  I  wiii 
interest  myself  in  your  behalf,  with  the  whole  fraternity  ,-f 
Batchelors.  With  my  best  wishes  for  your  speedy  marri- 
»ge,  • 

I  am,  and  shall  ever  be, 

Dear  miss,  your  devoted  servant, 

SAMUEL  KIMEGW. 

N.  B.  Just  as  I  finished  this  letter,  a  single  l.dy    v 
never  wore  a  Wig  has  invited  me  to  dine  with  Iter.' 


Ma 


cians  and  Enchanters,  whar  would  the  Hero  rf  the 
present  day  deterve,  whorhruldde viseafilan  to  rescue  our 
untutored  minds  from  the  shackles  of  ignoiancc  v,  i" 
Bhculd  open  to  our  undersiar.dii.g  the  enchantments  of 
science  the  ifiagic  delights  of  f elite  and  reined  li,„a. 
ture  W  ho  should  shew  to  a  virtut  us  young  won  an  how- 
she  may  be  usefully  and  pleasanily  cniplcvcdin  storir.Kher 

"-•-' —  ledge,  which,  w  hen  she    beccmcs  a  wife 

both    those  cha. 


ith  kr 
and  mother,  will  enable  her  to  perfo 


ters  w  ith  ] 
ccnipanion  iur 
her  children  Iti 
and  contented 
— as  thtie  she  1 
always  find  am 
her  to  lay  at  le: 
'f<.r  her  children.  Sac 
the  precejits  of  a  motli 


priety  (  Which  will  1,-al.c  hrran  eliyible 
man  of  sense  and  delic!ic>— will  make 
;  ai  drevfrenc<-l.er— w-n  make  herhtppy 
in  herself  ;  plcaFed  .  and  happy  at  home 
lay,  frtm  the  treasures  cf  her  own  mind 
sement  and  variety  ;— Which  wili  enable 
■  the  groui.d-work  of  apr^per  education 
'  ■-  a  daughter  of  sensibility  are 
-  hough    at  the  time  thev  are 

..^..vered  to  her,  she  may  be  loo  volaiilv  a^id  ^iddy  to  pay 
the  requisite  attention  to  them,  yet,  will  ihev  make  an  im- 
pression not  easy  to  be  erased,  and  when    site    has 
ters  of  her  own,  will  be  recollected  with  £Tatitu(je  ; 


aui.h. 


[^befilhrrctttg  vaiuaMe  letter  1. 
Mail.  The  hamt-wi-itir.g  /  n 
fetnale  peii.J 


eceived  l>y  the  last  N:,yfol,, 
n  to  be  the  production  tf  a 


To  THE  EDITORS  or  THE  MINERVA. 


AS  a  subscriber  to  vour  Minerva,  I  have  re 
ceived  several  of  the  Numbers,  and  cannot  resist  the  in. 
clination  I  feel  to  assure  you  of  the  approbation  of  one  of 
the  elder  part  of  that  se.<,  to  whose  bsaefit  your  labours 
seein  to  be  chiefly  directed. 

Your  extracts  on  female  education,  I  read  with  peculiar 
satisfaction  ;  animated  with  a  hope  that  by  means  of  your 
paper,  the  necessity  of  cultivating  and  enlarging  the  fe- 
male mind,  by  a  more  liberal  and  extensive  education 
than  is  usually  bestowed  on  us,  may  be  shewn  to  the  good 
fathers  and  mothers  of  daughters,  who  are  yet  younp- 
eno.ugh  to  profit  by  oppor'unities  of  improvement.  For 
surely  it  is  a  circumstance  to  be  deplored,  that  our  educa- 
tion has  hitherto  been  so  little  attendecT  to  i  while  the  im- 
portance of  it,  as  it  concerns  posterity,  is  sojtistly  acknow- 


Thiis,  could  the  education  cf  a  female  hf.  carried  on  un. 
dcr  the  eye  cf  a  capable  mother.  hoAv  great  »..uli  b-  the 
advantage  to  both  !  For  to  the  an>:ious  maternal  bet-,, 
here  is  a  severity  in  the  pariivg  pang,  when  about  to  Tel 
sign  a  daughter  to  the  care  and  tuition  of  sirsnirers  at  » 
distance,  that  almost  makes  her  choose 

*  Tie  "  f.oKcr  should  hlvah  unseen," 

Nurtured  only  by  the  fostering  hand  if  nature,  rather  than 
It  should  unfold  and  expand,  in  all  the  iu.-.uriancc  of  cul- 
tivation,  sullied  and  contaminated  l)v  the  litlle'&iilts  ai'd 
follies,  which  only  the  friend '.enderly  interest^  in  her 
weltai'e,  will  beat  the  pains  ta  correct.        • 

What  then  shall  be  done  for  the  man,wh,-im  th-  ladiej 
will  delight  to  hononr— who  will  awaken  in  the  bosoms  M 
fathers  of  families,  that  in;cre-.t  in    the  improvement    of 

daughters,    which    tic    subject  suit  ly  requires  ? 

'ill  not  array  him  in  gorgecui  'apparel  nor 
Mm  on  the  King's  own  horse,  hke  Moril.ica  the  Jew  : 
we  will  weave  for  his  brow  a  wrea  li  of  gi-ati'ude  : 
at  present  it  may  be  conipised,  only  of  the  wiM 
,  ti.e  woodvi.-let,  and  other  spontaneous  flowers  of  the 
:,  to  him  theoSering  will  not  be  the  less  sweet;  anl 
le  blossoms  of  genius,  w  hich  thrt.ugh  his  menn.<  tnay 
ight  to  bud— to  blow— in  all   the  richness  of  foli;ig» 


We 


d  beauty  of  clour — fe: 

tion,  and  all  the  prnd-.ic:ions  of  the 
11  ill  time  form  a  garland  fcr  the  ft  it 


■.:t^lr.,  ihi 


the  1 


lodged 

Is  it  not  presumable,  that  while  among  our  countrvmcn 
has  been  found  so  large  a  prnprrtion  of  talent ;— while  the 
herb,  the  philosopher,  the  statesman — the  man  of  science 
and  erudition  has  shone  so  emininently  conspicuous,  and 
reflected  such  hononr  on  our  western  world — tiiat  on  our 
countrywomen,  some  emanations  of  the    intellectual   ray 

may  have  shone  >.     Surely  the  trial  is  worth    making  ; 

surely  the  gem  of  native  genius,  wherever  found,  should 
have  the  polish  of  a  master's  hand. 
V/hile  we  admire  the  -works  of  a  Radcliffe,  a  De  Genlis. 
or  a  Seward,  we  feel  equally  unwilling,  with  the  elegant 
writer  of  Rainbow  No.  3,'  to  acknowledge  the  superiori- 
ty of  the  old  over  the  new  world,  and  will  not  resign  to 
them  the  palm,  till  we  have  mad;  at  least  one  struggle 
for  it. 

Though  I  feel  the  defects  of  the  present  system  of  edu- 
cating young  ladies,  I  am  too  sensible  of  my  own  inahilitv 
to  point  out  a  more  eligible  plan.  But  I  have  no  doubt 
that  through  the  channel  of  your  paper,  it  might  be  done 
to  our  advantage.  For  lo  !  fijr  us  has  arisen  a  Champion  ; 
an  asserter  of  our  rights,  (in  the  author  of  Rainbow  No 
9,t)  to  whom  I  think  weniay  safely  trust  our  cause  ;  and 
while  we  admire  the  elegance  of  his  essay,  we  feel  all 
the  gratitude  his  zeal  in  our  favor  merits. 

If  in  the  days  of  Chivalry,  Knights  of  old  gained  re- 
nown by  rescuing  distressed  damsels  from  the  power  of 

•  On  American  feniui.     f  On  the  coridilion  ofitomcn. 


v-iired  ,9;arden 
the  fair. 

If  you  tiiinlc  this  letter  worthy  a  pi 
you  will  phase  insert  it ;  if  not,  the 
uiortilication  in  its  being  suppressed. 


NonroLK,  Octoht 


in  your  Minerva, 
i-cr    will  feel  no 


The  Editors  hope  that^e  communication  of  their  fair 
Correspondeii.,  w  ill  exciie  the  atteniicp'ft-hich  it  me.'its. 

^<t  ttfA'Wjia-iimiin-.jitf>iaian>itit,aA*^A^'jt^mMiimia)ihw4i-.AiikiAiw.'tt 

WEEKLY  SUMMARV  OF  IXTELLTC 


EUROI'EA-N. 

Papers  received  by  the  Mary  from  L:vei-pool,  arrived  at 

Ne  v-York  state,  that  rejiorts  were  in  circulation  at  Paris, 

of  a  triple  alliance,  offensive  and  defensive.    be^^Mli   the 

emperors  of  Austriaand  France,  and  tl:e  l.ing'tffPrusr.ia. 

Timewill  shew  whether  there  is  any  trurh  in  thg'n 

Those  papers  contain  a  great  variety  of  iirtj.ottant  infor- 
mation, but  tiie  article  which  may  be  consid'.-rea  as  parti- 
cularly interesting  at  this  momentous  crisis,  when  the 
Slate  of  Europe,  and  with  it  thp  condition  of  civilized  so-- 
ciety,  trembles  in  the  balance,  relates  to  the  ceruiii'lty  of 
an  immediate  rupture  between"  Russia  ard  France: — ?.I. 
D'Oubril,  the  Russian  charge  d'.t.1a':rcs,-ha«  ouitted  Pa- 
ris.  General  Moreau  and   his  la.ly  continues  at  C-. 

diz,  but  will  embark  for  the  U.  Slates  as  soon  at  Ma- 
dame  Moreau's  situation  will  permit. 

DOMESTIC. 

The  Vice  President  of  the  United  Safes  left  thit  city, 
on  Friday    morning  last,  on  his  way  to  the  Fcdeial  ci-.y. 

Commod'Te  Barron,  says  the  National  Intell-gen- 

cer,  arrived  at  Gibral  art  n  the  12:h  August  la.it.  On  his 
arrival  he  found  several  ditpatclics  from  Mr.  Siin]isoii  our 
consul  at  Morocco,  all  stating  in  strong  terms,  the  hostile 
disposition  of  the  emperor  of  Morocco  against  our  com- 
merce, and  the  preparations  making  by  !;im  to  send  out 
three  fiigates  and  two  galleys  ujion  a  cruise.  Mr.  Sim[>- 
son  urging  the  indispensable  ijfcessity  of  le.»ving  two  fri- 
gates upon  that  station,  the  coipmodore  accordingly  left 
the  Conrress,  Capt.  Rogers,  and  the  Essirt,  Capt.  Barron. 
\Ve  learn  by  Capt.  ^oardalanfrom  Giia'i.iloui-e,  ar- 
rived at  Newburyporf,  thatr';iorls  were  in  circulation  at 
the  Poinvthat  the  American  prisoners  taken  from  the 
New-York  ship  and  brig,  together  with  the  crew  of  the 
Snake-in-the-Grass,  of  Salein,  had  been  liberated  »nd 
were  abovt  returning  home. 


36 


THE  MINERVA. 


Vol.1. 


j£  SELECTED  POETmr.  ft" 

POOS  POLLT  THE  MAD  GIRL. 


prtor  Polly  was  mad,  and  she  sighed  all  aloni^ 
Her  bed  the  damp  turf,  and  her  pillow  a  stone, 
A  poor  tatterM  blanket  envelope  her  form. 
But  her  bosom  was  bar'd  to  the  pitiless  storm  : 

For  alas  !  in  that  breast  reign'd  love's  ardent  desire. 

And  she  thought  the  bleak  winds  misl^tj)erUaps  cool  the  fire 

Kcr  hair  was  dishevell'd,  and  straw  bound  her  head  ; 

And  lovely  her  face,  though  Its  roses  were  Hed  i 

Her  notes,  though  untut.ir'd  by  musical  art. 

If  ere  plaintively  wild,  and  sunk  deep  in  th»  heart ; 
And  the  Strain  that  unceasingly  fiow'd  from  her  breast,^ 
V/as"  the  vulture  has  plundered  the  nightnigale*5  nest. 

Qiiite  frantic  T  saw  her,  and  pitied  her  fate  : 
I  wept,  and  my  bosom  was  swelling  with  hate— 
My  curse,  perfidious  dcspoiler  !   were  thine  ; 
My  sorrow  was  oft'er*d  at  s)mpathy'*  shrise  ; 

For  remorseless  thou  flcd'st  h«r,and  scord  at  hcrpain  ; 

Thou  alone  art  the  vulture  that  preys't  on  her  bq(in. 

THE    «ENSITIVE  PLANT  AND  THE   ROSE-BUIX. 

Young  Cei.ia  was  fair,  and  her  ripening  clutrms, 
AH  the  swains  in  the  village  contest  ; 

The  joy  of  her  mother  was  mixt  with  alaniis. 
And' her  fears  she  thus  gently  represt  i 

s»       This  Setmtive  Plant,  my  dearCsLiA,  look  here 
How  it  modestly  shrinks  from  the  touch  ; 
lis  foliage  recedes  if  your  hand  but  draws  near — 
*'  The  reserve  o£  a  maid  should  be  such." 

What  Nature  has  taught  to  this  delicate  flowV 
I^et  a  inother^s  fond  counsels  iminirt  ; 

When  the  shepherds  approach  my  dear  CeIi»'sbow*r, 
Let  my  shepherdess  look  to  her  luart. 

The  breath  of  a  lover  is  full  of  deceit. 

And  oft  blights  the  fair  blossoms  of  yomh  : 

Tho*  ardent  his  vows  and  bis  flattery  sweet. 
You  will  i-arcly  iiiid  merit  or  truth. 

But  chiefly  avoid  the  licentious  hand. 
That  would  boldly  your  beauties  invade, 

Th*  intruder  repel,  or  you'll  soon  understand 
All  the  griefs  of  a  niaideu  betray 'd. 

Advis*dby  her  mother,  fair  Celia  resoIvM, 
JLiiea  Sensitive  Plant  she  would  prove  : 

Alas  \  all  her  firm  resolutions  dissolv'd 

Whenyoimg  Damon  approach'd  inthe  grove. 

He  presented  arosp-bud,  whose  openingbloom 

Might  the  bosom  of  beauty  ad()rii ; 
And  which,  as  it  blush'd,  sf altered  fragrant  perfume, 

Adding  sweets  to  the  breath  of  the  morn. 

He  bid  her  observe,  when  contracted  its  leaves. 

Its  full  beauties  it  cannot  disclose  ; 
Bui  when  it  the  breaih  of  young  zephyr  receives. 

Soon  the  rose-bud  expands  to  a  rose. 

O,  thou  fairest  of  flow*rs,  dear  Cem  a,  he  cries, 
YoOr  chaste  beauties  are  still  in  the  bud ; 

The  hand  of  a  lover,  his  lips  and  his  eyes. 
Of  young  beauty  and  love  arc  the  food. 

Then  grant  me,  thou  heavenly  maid,  a  iweetkiss^. 

And  dismiss  cnldrescrve  and  alarms  ; 
May  this  be  the  prelude  to  rapture  and  bliss, 

When  my  shepherdess  yields  me  her  charms. 

Fair  Celia  approved  of  the  moral  she  heard. 
And  the  truths  which  the  flowers  disclose  ; 

Her  judgment  approvd,  she  no  longer  prefcrr*d 
TffC  coy  Sensitive  Plant  to  r*c  Rose. 

Her  mother,  in  vain,  her  kind  lessons  renew»» 

In  vain,  every  argument  tries  ; 
Fair  Celia  no  longer hercounsels  pursues, 

But,  determinM  and  firm  thus  replies  : 

J)ear  mother,  at  length,  1  must  tell  you  my  mind, 

*Tis  my  fix'dresolution  to  prove 
A  Sensitiw  Plant  to  ihe  rest  of  mankind. 

But  a  Rote  CO  the  Sheoherd  1  love  1 

WOMAN. 

When  Nature  own'd  th'  Almighty's  h%n^. 
When  planets  roUMat  his  command, 
And  senseless  clay  in  man  was  warm*d, 
Tbe  Uftt  gr«'4t  work,  thcu  unperfurm'd. 


For  this,  the  donnant  Adam'sside, 
Unconsciously,^ rib  supplied: 
Awake — his  bosom  rapture  swell'd, 
For  lo  !  within  his  arms  lit  held 


To  sooth  his  woes,  his  cares  to  share, 
And  ihns  his  pristine  loss  repair  ;     ■ 
'Twas  surel/  Heaven's  kind  design. 
That  man  unto  hisside  should  join 


s  tear,  a  woman, s  sigh. 
The  magic  of  a  woman's  eye, 
Her  mild  and  gentle  accent  prove, 
The  joys  allied  to  weded  lov^ 

^  And  woman. 

To  weave  the  silken  cobwd^aare, 

With  s^ren  song  allure  th^^, 
With  charms  resistless  rule  the  heart. 
Of  H}ppy  lover,  is  the  art 

Of  T.'oman. 

When  vex*d  with  busy  toils  of  day. 
To  ease,  the  tir'd  man  gives  way  ; 
With  converse  sweet  the  hours  berjuiles, 
Repels  dull  cares  with  placid  smiles 

Of  woman. 

What  tempts  to  plowthe  stormy  main, 
Or  roam  to  disvant  climes  for  gain  \ 
What  prompts  the  willing  hand  to  toil, 
But  Beauty's  weakness,  Beauty's  smile — 

But  woman  \ 

When  journeying  on  v.-ith  weary  pace, 

To  meet  again  the  fond  embrace, 

What  cheers  tliey  wa)  -worn  trav'ler's  gloom, 

But  thoughts  of  long  regretted  home. 

And  woman  i 

When  pensive  grief  bends  oe'r  the  grave. 
To  weep  the  friend  it  couKl  not  save  ; 
And  :=ilcnt  sheds,  on  friendship's  bier. 
The  tribute  of  a  falling  tear, 

'Tis  woman's. 

And  when  aPRictinn's  mournful  tale. 
Or  sorrow's  notes  her  ear  assail  ; 
O  !  then  escapes  tlie  rising  sigh, 
A  glist'ning  tear  bedews  the  eye 


THE  MOSS-COVERED  COT. 

IN  yon  inots-cover'd  cot,  that's  with  ivy  o'ersprcad. 

The  poor  village  cottager  dwells  ; 
There  freely  distributes  his  honest  earn'd  bread. 

As  the  plain  rustic  *tory  he  tells. 

While  his  children  sit  smiling  around  him  so  gay. 

Or  climb  up  his  knee  for  a  kiss, 
For  the  bread  they  receive  filial  du^y  they  pay, 

And  make  it  the  cottage  of  bliss. 

In  the  flower-woven  bow'r  by  the  side  of  the  cot, 

Return'd  from  the  toils  of  the  day, 
'Midst  his  fam'ly  he  sits,  his  fatigues  arc  forgot  y 

They  smile  all  his  sorrows  away. 

'Tis  a  lov'd  virtuous  wife  that  adorns  his  neat  cot  ; 

Her  looks  are  good-humour'd  and  gay  ; 
Thus  bless'd  with  a  partner,  content  with  his  lot, 

He  smiles  in  the  eve  of  his  day. 


PATHETIC. 

\Tbe  follnviing  subsequent  talc  is  no  *'  Hyision  wove  in  Fancy^s 
looml'^  it  is  a  simple  narrative  of  7natter  of  fact,  and  the 
horrible  tvilef  uncurbed  passion  raa^htre  be  seen  faithfully 
refected^  as  in  a  mirror. 

Nat.  ^gis. 
Marriage  is  sure  a  matter  of  more  worth 
Than  to  be  subject  for  attorney-ship — 
For  what  is  wedlock  forced,  but  a  hell. 
An  age  of  discord  and  continual  strife  ! 
Whereas  the  contrary  bringeth  forth  bliss. 
And  is  a  pa,tternof  celestial  peace. 

Sbal-espeare. 

In  W ,    a  small  village  in  Saxony,  there  lived    a 

poor,  but  honest  and  upright  curate,  who,  for  many  years, 
had  enjoyed,  without  alloy,  the  tranquil  pleasures  of  do- 
mestic happiness.  He  had  a  wife  and  only  daughter. 
Content  in  the  sphere  in  which  they  were  placed,  and  un- 
acquainted  with  the  turbulent  passions  of  the  fashionable 
world,  their  days  flowed  quietly  on,  in  an  uniform  course 
of  undisturbed  felicity.  The  mother  and  the  daughter 
took  a  joint  care  of  all  domestic  concerns,  and  strove,  bv 
every  considerate  act  of  attention  and  love,  to  diminish 
the  burden,  which  the  duties  of  the  good  old  man  imposed 
outUm.    U vrioc  (thi6  was  ih^ui^aL^ftf  hiiaditu^UterJ  vi'a^ 


in  the  srrlctcit  sense  of  the  words,  the  child  after  his  own 
heart.  He  was  unhappy  if  she  was  absent,  even  for  a 
few  hours,  and  she  was,  therefore,  his  constant  attendant. 
She  was  about  eighteen  years  old,  but  had  not  yet  experi- 
enced the  inquietudes  of  that  passion,  which  oftenexhib'ts 
itselt  in  very  early  life  in  ihe  great  world,  and  her  prir.ci- 
ples  and  mode  of  thinking,  were  too  noble  and  good,  to 
inspire  her  parents  with  even  the  slightest  appreheujion* 
as  to  the  wanderings  of  her  heart.  But  hear  her  history. 
It  is  the  custom  in  that  country,  for  the  cavalry  to  be 
quartered,  during  the  time  of  peace,  in  different  villages, 
where  it  is  maintained  at  the  expence  of  the  peasantry. 
Many  of thesej|idiers  are  riotous  young  men,  who,  by 
virtue  of  thciij^Hiession  and  uniform,  have  an  entrance 
into  the  house^of  all  the  peasantry,  and  even  of  the  cu- 
rates. One  of  them,  a  handsome  but  giddy  young  man, 
was  quateredat  W ,  where  he  soon  made  the  acquain- 
tance of  the  good  old  parson. 

The  young  sold-er  had  more  culture  of  mind  than  is 
commonly  met  with  in  such  tu  class  of  men.  He  pleased 
the  curate ;  vhey  met  frequently,  andoficn  sat  up  till  past 
midnight,  entertaining  themselves  with  the  histories  of 
battles  and  warlike  achievmenis,  of  which  each  of  thum 
knew  an  abundance  of  aiiecdoies. 

Han-iot  found  great  entertainment  in  the  company  of 
the  warrior,  and  Ukc  Othello's  mistress,  the  stcr>  ,of  hia 
life.tlie  battles,  sieves,  forumes  that  he  had  passed,  the 
hair-breadth  'scaiies,  the  moving  accidents  by  flood  and 
field,  o'ercame  herheurt.  ^ove  had  taken  possession  of 
her  bosom,  before  she  was  aware  of  its  approach.  Th» 
progress  of  this  passion,  when  once  adnVit.ed  into  the  hu- 
man brea-it,  is  certain  as  fate.  She  blush:;d  when  he  took 
her  by  the  hand,  and  was  unhappywhen  ite  left  her.  The 
soldier  coutd  not  resist  the  beautiful  girl — his  lieurt  was 
formed  fovlove  !  they  theref.'Te  suon  cavne  to  a.i  explana- 
tion, bui  carefully  concealed  their  mutual  atiachmem  from 
her  parents  ;  for  they  were  justly  afraid,  thai  prudent  mo- 
tives V'/ould  cause  them  to  opp'.se  it.  They  bound  them- 
selves tc  each  other,  however  by  an  oath,  wliich,  at  the 
same  time  that  it  shewed  the  jtreugih  of  their  aUection, 
e.vhibit;:d  the  most  romantic  turn  of  mind.  They  promis- 
ed to  marry  each  other  as  soon  as  he  should  attain  cU» 
rank  ofa  serjcant-maj.  r,  and  agreed  ?iui  the  oue  should  de- 
stroy the  other,  vibo  fir-dt  faHe.l  in  the  enguge))ient. 

Thus  matters  stood,  when,  contrary  to  Jhc  hopes  of  the 
lovers,  a  lawyer.froma  neighb  .tiring  town,  appiieJ  to  the 
lather  of  H;*i-riot  for  heha.id  of  ui-.  daughter.  He  was 
well  received,  and  his  views  pronuied  b_>  the  old  people  ; 
but  wlien  his  intention  was  declared  to  cfie  unfortunate 
girl,  she  fell  in  the  arms  of  her  father  as  if  struck  with 
ligh.uiiig,  and  upon  her  recovery,  she  wept  bitterly,  and  in- 
trcatej    him  not  to  cncoura^^e  the    address    of    this    new 

Her  parents  being  ignorant  of  the  true  cause  of  her  aver- 
sion, thought  that  time  alone  woukl  overcome  it,  and  they 
therefore  gxve  their  s^leiun  promise  to  the  lawver,  and, 
resolved  to  use  their  auihority  in  forwarding  his  \yishe3. 
Harriot,  however,  resisted  every  argument,  and  remained 
true  to  her  prnvi^e  :  bu:  her  parents,  at  last,  growing 
tired  of  her  opj^osition,  detcrmnied  to  force  heri.ito  com- 
pUi;n^e.  Theaii^uments  that  were  made  use  of  are  need- 
less to  mention,  and  they  were  attended  with  success. 
The  )oung  soldier  .soon  received  the  intelligence,  and  from 
that  moment, desisted  from  visiting'  the  parsonage.  His 
resuluiion  was  taken — for  withou.  her  hecoiild  notlive. 

A  short  tteic  before  the  marriage  Jay,  a  dance  was  given 

'"  W ,*  honour  of  ■  he  pair.     To  this  he  resorted,  an- 

iitileany  longer  to  resist  the  desire  of  seeing  his  once  belov- 
ed. He  concealed  himself  among  the  spectators,  un  il  he 
saw  her  dance  ;  this  roused  him  to  a  sta.e  of  fury  ;  he  ran 
home,  and  took  a  pair  of  pistols,  which  were  loaded,  and 
waited  until  the  party  brr.keup.  Ic  was  adark  nign;,  but 
he  discerned  nHe  unhappy  bride  and  bridegroom,  walking 
hand  in  hand.  He  slept  tip  to  her,  and,  in  a  low  v Jice,  re- 
qtiestedthat  she  would  indulge  hini  widi  a  moment's  con- 
versation. She  disengaged  her  arm  from  that  of  the  law- 
yer, intreated  him  to  walk  on,  assuring  him  she  \v:nild 
iiinuediately  return  ;  but  aUs!  it  was  the  last  moment  of 
her  existence  !  a  pi;>t  d  shot  was  heard,  and  w  .en  h^r 
friends  reached  the  place,  she  w2,s  seen  lyiu'^  wAi  Ting  in 
her  blood  at  the  feet  of  her  murderer.  '  "  NoU- an  '.hou 
mine  again  !"  cried  the  soldier,  "  our  oaths  are  fjlrilled!" 
and  with  thesewords  he  dioappeared,  favoured  by  the  ob- 
scurity of  the  night  :  but  he  did  not  fly  :o  esc.ipe.  Hz  de- 
livered himself  to  the  ofliccrs  of  justice,  who  were  nearese 
the  pi  ace,  and  desired  tO'  be  instantly  executed  i  which  e« 
vent  soon  followed. 


A  lady  in  the  course  of  conversation,  happening  to  sar 
v«ru«^o;i,  was  reminded  by  Pad  ly  O'Bramb's,  that  t!ie 
wordw.is  variation.  The  lady  observed, that  it  was  all  the 
same  thing,  and  seemed  a  little  offended,  until  Paddy  said, 
«•  Oh  !  Madam,  Heaven  forbid  there  should  be  any  differ- 
ence between  U  and  I." 


yOHNL.  COOK  is"  SEATON  GRANTLA^TD, 

TWO  DOORC  B&LOW    THE    SwA  N-Ta  VEH>r, 
WU£BK    raiNTING^I    G^JJEaAL      IS    E.tECUTJCl*     WITiM 


Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE. 


RICHMOND:— 7't/£5D.ir,  NOVEMBER  13,  18C1. 


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FROM"  ELEG.iy-TE:i.TRACTS." 

ON  WKITING. 

Fine  writing  is  but  an  easy  picture  of  nature,  «  it  arises 
to  view  u'.nn  thei:fiagination.  It  is  the  expression  of  cur 
firs',  flinu^li's,  or  a;  least  of  what  ought  to  be  so  :  and 
we  are  suirimsed  in  the  most  celebrated  writings,  to  find 
thai  thn  arc  whnlly  familiar  to  us,  and  seem  to  be  ex- 
act.-what  we  ouisilvcs  think  and  would  say;  and  bad 
writers  seem  to  have  been  under  Bome  restrain',  that  put 
thtiTi  out  of  the  parh  that  lav  directly  before  them.  Wonld 
jou  not  then  think,  that  fine  writing  should  be  very  com- 
i.ion  !  But  I  must  pray  you  to  recollect,  that  elegance, 
though  i:  cMisists  chieiiy  in  propriety  and  ease,  yet  i;  is  at- 
t.-in;cd  by  very  few.  .  I  have  already  inlima'ed  ilie  reason  ; 
tru"  taste  and'  sentiment  lie  deep  in  the  mind,  often  incor- 
porated with  prejudices  ;  and  it  requires  vast  judgment  to 
brii^g  the  beauteous  ore  to  light,  and  to  refine  it.  I  should 
nm  t>e  litipanial  and  candid,  if  1  did  not  own  to  you,  that 
learning,  in  much  tlie  greater  part  of  mankind,  distorts  the 
genius  as  much  as  laced  slays  do  the  body  ;  oppresses  the 
natural  seeds  of  prcpriety  and  beauty  in  the  iniai^ination  j 
and  renders  men  ever  incapabl  e  of  writing  or  even  think- 
in"  well.  When  you  e,\cept  a  few  men  of  distinguished 
laJcius,  ladies  both  write  and  speak  n'.ore  agreeably  than 
scholars.  If  you  ask  me  the  reason  of  this,  1  must  in 
f  jrm  vou,  that  the  easy  and  natural  excursions  of  the  im- 
»■  i  lati.ni  ir:  sclaom  checked  in  lidles  ;  wh'de  the  ensla- 
ved pii;(ils  of  colleges  and  schools  in  tender  youth,  are  for- 
ced intn  auKward  imiianons,  ordreary  ungra'efttl  traces, 
i^liere  genius  (;r  beauty  were  never  seen.  1  he  uianner  ot 
the  aiici=nt  sclinols  was  to  leaon  by  such  familiar  co.iversa- 
ti  ns  a.iyou  have  at  times  engaged  in  j  by  wiiich  means, 
insitad  of  a  nauseous  draught  of  learning  upon  you.h,  theit 
f,-euius  was  charmed  fonh  by  cuciosity  and  emulation  ; 
t'ne'.atrut  powers  of  h:  mind  were  gently  unb- uod  ;  and 
the  gejieri-'US  ardor  anui'leasilre  that  r.in  ori^iuall)  »hrough 
tiie.r  enriij)rie.s,  gave  a  warmth,  a  genuine  turn  aod  na'u- 
ril  beauty  to  their  ideas.  Can  there  be  a  stronger  jjroof 
tiia  learning  has  takcna  strong b  as,  than  that  the  present 
c.iiimon  sense  of  manl.iild  has  judged  learning  in  con- 
vcrsa'ion  to  be  pedantic  and  ill-breeding  '.  Whereas  the 
»oul  has  a  thirst  for  knowledge,  which  no  mode  can  take 
awav  ;  and  it  is  no  more  in  the  power  of  fashion  to  eridi- 
c«le  the  charms  and  desires  of  curiosity,  tlian  the  sense  of 
Uauty.  There  is  atruih  which  1  would  strongly  i  ctdcate, 
a. id  which  is  intima'ed  tl-.roughout  this  lit:le  discourse  ;  it 
is.tl-.at  mtist  people  have  more  light,  judgment,  and  jje- 
liius  latent  within  their  breas's  by  far  than  they  are  able 
to  draw  forth  or  employ  ;  that  the  utmost  skill  and  ad- 
tiress  is  re<iuisi:€  to  tune  those  five  strings  of  the  soul,  if  I 
nay  call  them  so,  and  bring  into  e.xecjidon  the  harmony 
tncy  are  capaUe  of;  and  that  the  perfection  of  those 
J>o\>tr»,  whatever  they  be,  is  the  highest  degrt:e  of  im- 
provement to  which  any  person's  genius  can  attain. 

Letxrs  r.f  business,  of  compliment,  and  friendship, 
f-.r.n  c'-i'-erally  t!ic  c  .mpass  of  a  lady's  wruing  ;  for  which 
j,erl-.ajiK,  the  best  rule  that  can  be  given  it  to  neglect 
all  rul'rs.  '1  he  same  unalVccted  grace  and  propriety  which 
anima.e  vour  actioits  and  conversation,  cannot  fail  to 
tliar:)i  universally  upon  paper  i  when  your  style  has  taken 
the  familiar  turn  and  easy  spirit  of  jour  words,  and  re- 
jected theairof  prcm:dita^ion  which  steals  in  upon  srudy, 
then  will  it  be  agreeable  beyond  imagination  ;  turns  of 
vit  and  cmpliment,  that  cor.ie  without  being  sought  for, 
are  very  pleasing  in  th.s  familiar  composition  that  aj)- 
prouchcs  so  near  to  discourse  ;  but  they  ought  to  be  such 
as  mightpass  wiih  gi-ace  in  cor.versition. 

Shall  we  atempt  todisiinguiih 'he  most  remarkable  ex- 
cellencies of  the  writings  of  the  great  men  who  have  pas- 
rrd  through  life  bcfr.rs  tis,  and  form  clear  ideas  of  those 
leauties  that  must  charm  mankind  to  the  end  of  the 
w.'rid  !  Wri'lng  is  but  the  conversa'ion  of  absentpeople; 
l-.-t  usconfjderitin  this  familiar  light ;  we  have  little  to 
r.j  v.-ith  criticism,  which  is  a  perfect  art ;  we  are  only  tra- 
vellers in  a  tour  of  pleasure,  who  are  taking  a  cursory 
vi=wofti«  most  distinguished  beauties  of  wTiting  ;  we 
ji. ay  walk  with  great  pleiiiue  in  a  Howergarden,  and 
tUerr  the  eye  with  the  ga,-  tinis  of  roses  and  lillies,  With- 
out the  minute  knowledge  of  a  botani&t  or  floriit. 


Whers,  as  1  cbi 
the  beauties  of  writing  are  no  o 
would  charm  us  in  an    agreeabl 
the    soul  is    thoughtful    and   it 
reading  seems  to  be  in  a 
on  and  refiection.     It  ha 


m  the  qualities  that 
cl,  at  an  hourwhen 
;  ;  for  the  mind  in 
e  sttiit,  between  convcrsati- 
he  levity  of  conversation; 
its  attention  to  the  weight  fif  thought  is  not  diverted  by 
gesticuliiion  ;  nor  yet  is  it  in  so  high  a  tone  as  in  pensive 
solitude. 

n  absolute  condition,  previous  to  any 
that-  the  [jerschs  you  converse  with 
itotruih.  to  honesty,  and  decency  : 
in  is  absolutely  necessary  i.i  writings 
ceeding  ages.  It  is  true,  that  some 
I  moderns  have  had  the  presumpt" 


Vou  require  it  as 

kind  of  familiarity 

have  a  strict  atlenii 

and  the  same  attent 

?stincd  to  please  t 

riters  amongst    t' 


1 1  draw  their  pens  in  detiance  of  truth  and  rleccncy,  and 
ive  taken  characters,  as  writers,  wliich  they  themselves 
ruld  desjiiseinan  acquaint-ince.  Deists,  while  they  have 
ipressed  the  highest  veneration  and  respect  for  rcvelati- 
1,  have  taken  infinite  pains  to  undermine  and  expose  it 
by  oblique  and  covert  means.  Nothing  but  the  caprice  of 
mode,  and  an  unaccountable  blindness  that  attends  a  pre- 
sent mode,  could  hinder  (hein  from  observing  the  unwor- 
thiness  of  their  conduct,  and  the  baseness  of  nlind  they  be- 
tray ;  or  make  them  imagine  that  fair.e  will  attend  on 
prevarication,  and  a  sly  deceit  in  writing,  which  is  abjrc; 
and  infamous  in  life,  and  wiil  forever  be  the  mark  of  a 
contemptible  chavacer.  In  thii  track  of  vie  duplicity 
and  prf.stituiion  of  heart  have  trod  Hobbes,  Shaftesbury, 
Bolingbroke,  and  some  ajnhots,  French  and  English,  nw 
alive,  who  being  still  in  the  lists,  and  capable  of  seeki.ij; 
fame  by  generous  and  liberal  methods,  I  shall  not  name. 
The  sirange  manner  and  the  artifice  of  these  wrl'eri  a 
first  surprise;  but  the  hun-.an»hear'.,  that  r.atundl;  detest: 
dishonesty,  refuses  them  fame  ;  and  in  half  an  ag«  the 
arc  considered  only  as  the  patrons  of  licentiousness  ;  ant; 
to  make  their  infamy  remirkallile,  they  are  only  remem- 
bered and  honoured  by  the  vicious. 

(to  be    CONTINLED.) 


Cbaracirr  o/'Richard,  i.'(ir/o/"ScARDOjiovcn. 

In  drawing  the  character  of  Lord  Scarborough,  I  wil 
le  s'rictly  upon  my  guard,  against  the  partialiit/  of  thu 
ntiina'eand  unreserved  friendship,  in  which  tve  lived  foi 
iiore  than  twenty   years  ;  to  which  friendship,  as  well  a; 

0  the  public  notoriety  of  it,  I  owe  itiuch  more  than  mv 
jnde  will  let  my  gratitude  own.  If  this  may  be  suspect 
;d  tO  have  biassed  my  judgment,  it  iiuist,  at  the  sain^ 
iitte,  be  allowed  to  have  informed  it ;  for  the  most  secre 
ri  jvements  of  his  soul  were,  without  disguise  comimnn 
:a:edtomeoaly.  However,  I  will  rather  luwer  than 
iiighten  the  colouring  {  I  will  make  the  shades  and  draw 
a  credible  rather  thvn  an  exact  likeness. 

He  hatl  a  very  good  person,  rather  above  the  middle 
si/.e  ;  a  handsome  ftice,  and  when  lie  was  chearful,  thr 
most  engaging  counten;tnce  imaginable  ;  when  grave, 
which  he  was  oftenest,  the  most  respectable  one.  HehaU 
i  :i  the  highest  degree  the  air,  manners  and  add;  e  s  of  -t 
man  of  quality  ;  politeness  with  case,  and  dignity  witii- 
out  pride. 

Bred  in  camps  and  courts,  it  cannot  be  supposed  that  he 
v/as  untainted  with  the  fashicnable  vices  of  thei,e  warm 
i;limates  ;  but,  if  I  inay  use  the  expression,  h«  dignihea 
them,  instead  of  their  degi-adiog  him  into  any  mean  or 
iiideccnl  action.  He  had  a  g  loti  di?gree  of  classical,  and  a 
great  one  of  msdern,  knowledge  ;  t\i.h  a  just,  and,  at  the 
same  time,  a  delicate  taste. 

In  his  common  e.\pences  he  was  liberal  within 
hounds;  but  in  his  charities  and  bounties  he    had    none. 

1  have  known  them  to  put  him  to  some  present  iuconve- 
nit;nces. 

He  was  a  strong,  but  not  an  eloquent  or  florid  speaker 
in  parliament.  He  s])ol;c  so  unallcciedly  the  honest  dic- 
tates of  his  heart,  that  truth  and  virtu;,  which  never  win 
and  seldom  wear,  ornaments,  seemed  only  to  borrow  his 
voice.  This  gave  such  an  astonishing  weight  to  all  he 
said,  that  he  more  than  once  carried  an  uowiliing  majori- 
ty after  him.  Such  the  authori'y  of  unsuspected  virtue, 
that  it  will  sometimes  shame  vice  into  decency  at  least. 

He  was  not  only  offered,  but  pressed  to  accept,  the  post 
of  secretary  of  state;  blithe  conslaniy  refused  it.  I  once 
tried  to  persuade  him  to  accpt  it ;  but  he  told  me  that 
both  the  natural  warmth  and  meUmcholy  of  l.is  temper, 
m;ide  him  unfit  for  it  ;  and  that  moreover  he  knew  very 
well  that,  in  those  ministerial  employments,  the  course  of 
business  made  it  necessary  to  do  many  hard  things,  and 
some  unjust  ones,  which  could  be  only  autiioriscrd  by  tht 
Jesuitical  casuistry  of  the  directions  of  the  in'ention  :  a 
doctrine  which  he  said  he  could  not  possible  adopt.  Whi- 
ther he  was  the  first  that  ever  made  that  objection,  1 
cannot  aflinn  ;  but  I  suspect  that  he  will  b;  the 
last. 


He  was  a  true  constitutional,  and  yet  pracrica  bie  pa'rint 
a  sincere  lover,  and  a  zealous  asserter,  of  the  natural,  the 
civil,  and  the  religious  rights  of  his  country  ;  but  he  wonld 
not  quarrclwith  the  crown,  for  some  slight  str-tchesof  the 
prerogative!  nor  with  the  people,  for  some  unwrtn  ebu'Ii- 
tions  of  liberty:  nor  with  anyone  for  a  difference  of  opinion 
in  speculative  points.  He  considered  the  constitu'nin  in 
the  aggreg-ate,  and  only  watched  that  no  one  part  of  it 
should  preponderate  too  much. 

His  moral  character  was  so  pure,  that  if  one  ma-  «ay 
of  that  imperfect  creature  man,  what  a  celebra-ed  iiis  -i- 
au  says  of  Scipio,  nil  nor.  ImiJnnihm  nul  dixit,  au:  fc-it, 
aut  seiisit  ;  I  sincerely  think,  (I  had  almst  said  I  know) 
one  might  say  it  with  great  truth  of  him,  one  single  in- 
stance  excepted,  which  shall  be  memioned. 

He  joi.icd  to  the  noblest  and  stric'est  principles  of  ho- 
nour and  generosity,  the  tenderest  sentiments  of  benevo- 
lence and  comjiassion  i«nd,  as  he  washa'urallv  warm,  hs 
could  not  even  hear  oflm  injustice  or  a  baseness,  without 
a  sudden  indignaiion  ;  nor  of  the  misfortunes  or  tniseries 
of  afdlow-cSiUire,  with  lut  mcliiilg  into  softness,  r-i.d 
endeavouring  to  rslievthein.  'i  his  p:ir;  of  his  chiirai  ■r 
was  so  universnliy  known,  tLa:  cur  i^c^t  a;'.dm,'bt  satiiicul 
English  poit,  says, 

n'lien  I  CO  ifiss,  there  it  •who  fceh  fjr  /.  me, 

AiU  itidu  to  goodness,  need  I  Scarborough  itainef 

He  had  not  theleasc  pride  of  birth  and  rank,  that  com. 
nt-iu  narrow  notion  of  little  minds,  that  v,-v,.-:chcd  mista- 
'^ei  suifedaneuivi  of  merit ;  bu'  he  was  jealous  to  antiety 
of  bis  chatic-er.  as  all  men  arc  wh,  desci  ves  a  g.-i.-d  ine. 
.■\i;d  sucn  was  his  difulence  upon  that  subj'Xt,  that  he  ne- 
.'■r  could  be  persuaded  that  mankind  really  thi>oglit  of 
.Tim  as  they  did  ;  for  surely  never  nian  had  a  higher  re. 
putation.  and  never  man  enjoved  a  niore  universal  es- 
eetn.  Even  knaves  respected  him  ;  and  fools  thought 
they  loved  him.  If  he  had  any  enemies,  (for  I  protest  I 
levrr  knew  one),  they  could  only  be  such  as  were  war/ 
ofalwiys  hearing  of  Aristides  the  Just. 

He  was  tic  subject  to  sudden  pjusts  of  passion,  but  they 
iie.';;r  hurried  him  intoany  illiberal  or  indcc^t_e;^'r^Sisif,n  — 
or  action — .so  invincibly  habitual  to  him  were  good-nature 
and  good-manners.  But,  if  ever  any  word  happened  to 
Ti.ll  from  him  ill  warmlh,  which  upon  subsequent  reflec- 
tion he  hiiviscif  thought  too  sttong,  he  was  nevi'r  easy  till 
lie  had  made  move  than  a  sufficient  atonement  for  it 

He  had  a  mos'  uafor  unite,  I  will  call  i"  a  mos»  fa'il 
kiatl  of  nielai'.cholv  in  his  nature,  which  oft.^n  r.iailc  him 
b:)th  absent  and  silent  in  company,  but  never  morose  or 
sour.  At  other  tiiites  he  was  a  chearful  and  sgreeable 
comnanion — but,  ciuscious  that  be  was  not  always  so.  he 
avoided  company  too  much,  sndwas  too  often  alone,  giv- 
ing way  to  a  .T.iin  of  glooniy  reKecti'^ns. 

Hiscons'itution.  which  was  never  rcbusf,  br;  k?  rap'dly 
It  the  Utter  end  of  his  life.  He  had  to.,  s'vre  s'ro'es  .jf 
a])0|)lexy  or  palsy,  which  considerably  affected  his  body 
tndhis  mind. 

1  desire  that  this  may  not  be  looked  upon  as  a  full  anil 
'iniched  character,  writ  for  ihe  sake  of  writingit — bu*  as 
oiy  solemn  deposit  of  truth  to  the  best  of  my  knowled,;e. 
1  owed  this  small  deposit  .if  Justice,  such  as  it  is,  to  the 
memory  of  the  best  man  1  ever  knew,  a.id  of  the  dearest 
riendl  ever  had. 

[ClIItSrERFIEI.t). 


LAV/  INTELLIGiLNC 


COURT  OF  COMMON  PLEAS. 
Siiimer  iS"  iri/b  v.  Hanson. 
This  was  an  action  for  money  lent,  under  the  fill  v.ving 

circumstances  : Mrs.    Skinner   liad     formerly     been 

fcllow-servant  with  the  defciid.in',  who  w.i5  at  that  time 
a  journeyman  butcher,  and  her  affectinnate  admirer.  In 
ihe  interval  of  theircourtship.  the  uncle  of  the  former  di. 
ed,  and  left  her  lOOI.  in  the  5  percent  annui.ies.  Thede. 
fen  Jant's  love  became  more  ardent,  and  he  pressed  hu 
fair  one  to  compliance,  unshackled  with  the  resiraint  of 
marriaj'C.  he  H  iil'.y  moved  her  from  servitude,  and  took 
a  neat  lodging  for  their  mutual  accommodation.  After* 
time  the  ladv  pruvcd  pregnant,  and  as  expences  increas. 
ed,  and  were  likely  to  increase  still  further,  the  ilefendant 
prevailed  tuion  his  unthinking  helpmate  to  sell  oui  the 
proi.'rry  in  the  funds,  and  advance  it  to  his  uses.  They 
ivedmerrlr  whde  it  lasted— the  lady  was  brought  to 
bed,  and 'hin^s  went  on  indifferen'h- well,  -ill  the  moi>*y 
was  gone,  and  the  child  had  paid  the  d -bt  of  nature.— 
Things  now  assumed  »  differe.i  aspect,  a -.d  the  defendant 
urged  the  necessity  of  a  return  to  servituJe.  The  i>oor 
girl  had  no  objection,  provided  tUs  defeadaut  would  givt 


58 


THE  MINERVA. 


For  1804. 


^er  back  i.i- IJJI.j  par  cents.  That  was  impossible  in 
the  then  state  of  the  dcfendant*s  iinances.  but  he  x'^^' 
r<wj/j»  gave  her  a  <;:7f  ^«u;ii/ note,  and  bade  her  to  be  in. 
dustriotis  and  work  Tor  more.  After  some  time  she  iia.l 
the  good  fortune  to  cultivate  an  acquaintance  with  Mr. 
Skinner,  the  plaintift'  a  coachman  in  a  respectable  fami- 
ly, who  married  her,  and  learning  thai  the  defendant  had 
commenced  busine.'is  for  himself,  and  had  opened  a  shop 
in  ChisweH-strcet,brought  the  pitsent  action  to  recover  his 
v/iWafurtune,  which  she,  in  an  imprudent  hour,  had  been 
prevailed  upon  to  part  with. 

Sir  James  Mansfield  left  it  to  the  jury  to  say,  whether 
the  money  had  been  advanced  to  the  defendant  ?.»  a  j^t/i 
or  ^  loan.  He  com.tientcd  with  much  severity  on  the 
conduct  of  the  defendant  ;  a'd  further  observed,  that  if 
young  women  made  a  voluntary  surrender  of  their  jier- 
Bons,  vitnoutre^ard  to  the  form  of  mairiage,  but  in  con- 
tempt of  its  sacred  and  highly  beneficial  ritef,  joined 
themselves  to  the  obji-ct  of  their  inisconceived  passion, 
they  deserved  very  little  commiseration  for  anything  that 
roight  bcf?.l  tlicrri. 

The /iry  found  a  verdict  for  the  plaintiff.  D.images 
one  hundred  and  fifteen  pounds,  the  principal  and  interest 
of  the  hundred  i  per  cents    from    the  time  it    was   sold 


MISCELLANOU.S. 


tJiOM  THE  PORT  FOl.lQ^ 

TMC  BRITISH  SPY  IN  BOSTON. 

LETTER  I. 

It  has  been  observed,  iny  dear  S that  eloquence    is 

not  the  sole  characteristic  of  the  American  Senates  ;  and 
I  have  abundant  rc-isonio  remark, that  ,)lain  sense, strong 
judgment, ardent  patriotism,  predominate  in  the  indivi- 
dual states,  as  in  the  national  legislature.  But  that  best 
*  harmony  ofriwcer  .■•.aiinds,*  the  grp.ceiul  and  permanent 
rhetoric,  which  thrills  the  nerves,  and  seizss  uponlhe  pas- 
sioiuoftlie  hearer,  which  chr^rmi,  while  it  instructs,  and 
teems  to  commiserate,  even  while  it  coiidf inns— that 
must  be  looked  for  amonj;  a  people,  more  ancient,  mure 
aCluent,  better  delined,  and  more  accurately  defining  than 
the  unptiti-onized  and  self-taught  individuals  of  the  new 
hevYiisphtre.  If  these  obscrvatiotis  be  strict'.;-  applicable 
10  the  Senatorial  rank  of  the  country,  in  considering  ano- 
ther, and  more  accurately  distingui'.hed  dass  of  public 
BpeaUinc;,  forensic  oratory,  I  am  led  to  ronfels  this  appears 
to  have  been  cultivated,  with  an  assiduityjfbac  indulges 
the  hops,  and  si>ea%s  Jhi  p^inisn  of  iniitii'-g,  for  its  pos- 
sor,  the  Iniinry  of  wealth,  withthe  avistoijracy  of  power. 
In  fact,  this  peojjle,  so  tenacious  of  their  rights,  and  so* 
clear.«!ghted  in  their  political  jealousy,  have  permitted 
the  individuals  of  the  bench  and  the  bar,  almost  to 
monopolize  the  high  and  lucrative  offices  and  endowments 
of  the  s  a'.e,  as  of  the  national  governinent.  Thence,  in 
my  ir.-.vcls  through  the  imion,  courts  of  law  and  justice 
have  become  the  most  important  objects  of  my  research, 
and  the  inevitable  subjects  of  my  im'iariia!  ci'iticisni.  I 
have,  indeed,  marked  the  forensic  talent  of  the  nation, 
and  found  it  of  a  description  wholly  dissimilar  to  the  pro- 
minent trait  tfsenatoral  dignitv.  I  lave  heard  eloquence, 
»nd  discovered  learning  in  the  '  aboiles  of  Tlieir.is,  that 
might  have  srampt  a  new,  and  mnre  sublime,  character 
tpcn  the  American  peopk.  Whtnce,  I  have  ceased  to 
wonder  at  that  infiuence  and  asceinhncy,  which  the  dis- 
tinguishcd  pre-eminence  of  its  pmfessors  has  merited  &; 
obtained. 

Upon  my  first  .arrival  in  Boston,  appearances  were,  to 
my  view,  gn-atly  inauspicious.  1  found  a  large  town, 
ajiparenriy  devoted  to  trade,  st/rets  narrow,  crooked,  and 
not  remarkably  clean  s  fine  houses,  in  wretched  and  al- 
most inacessible  avenues,  and  cominodious  situations,  dis- 
graced by  hovels.  Such  were  the  conspicuous  features 
that  met  the  first  n;p  d'oeil.  A  further  introduction 
laiight  me  that  these  ill-situated  mansions  were  the  abode 
of  hospitality,  and  within  tbose  hnniblir  hove's  oppiessi- 
"I'.^ii"'  ',"'*''''■'■  '""^'^  ^'"linown.  I  recognised  more  of  (he 
old  English  whig,  in  the  character  of  thr  Boslonians,  than 
in  any  state  in  the  union.  Tolerating  libera!,  and  ir.telli. 
genr,  vd  marked  bv  strong  local  prejudices,  and  inHe.xi- 
ble  animosities,  while  feeiing  freedom,  and  literally  claim- 
ing  indei)cndencc,  behind  his  counter  the  shopman  in- 
<juires  the  ne\vs  and  arraigns  the  government  j  and  tlie 
poorest  mechanic  reads  the  Gazette,  reasons  upon  finance 
and  approves,  or  opposes,  the  diit.inution  of  ta.«s.  A- 
mong  this  people,  so  congenial  to  the  best  portion  of  my 
own  countrymen,  inquiry  lias  been  forcibly  awal:cne(!,  fc 
my  an.\ious  attention  constantly  occupied.  Findiif  the 
supreme  judici.aj  court  in  session,  I  flew  thither,  wi'Ihthe 
solicitude  bf  a  mi. id.  whose  appetite  for  the  new  and  the 
curious  is  never  gratilicd  to  satiety.  There  I  found  ta- 
leius,  that  were  respectable,  and  genius,  that  was  extra 
oramary  ;  yet  I  must  impartially  acknowledge  mv  asto- 
nishment at  the  general  irregularity  and  inattention  to 
/■nwj  ihat  prevailed.  Boys,  just  admitted  at  practition- 
ers, were  suifercd.  without  reprimand  from  the  bench,  to 
indulge  the  vividness  of  their  imagination,  wandering,  at 
will,  thmngh  all  the  ],L-asant  p.-.ths  of  romance,  now 
pompous  by  snaring  to  bombast,  then  sinking  to  the  pert 
simile,  or  the  misapplied  anecdote.  Further,  it  was  to  be 
remarked  of  litis  generally  respectsble  Uod}',    tbM    their 


total  inattention  to  the  decorum  of  dress,  and  external 
distinction,  must  awaken  in  every  fo;-eigiier  some  unplea- 
sant sensations.  The  judges  were  dressed,  or  rather  en 
deshabille,  in  plain  coats:  »nd  the  apparel  of  the  giinile- 
men  of  the  bar,  was  as  diversified,  us  the  propoitior.  and 
faculties  of  their  minds — an  endless  variety,  from  thee.\- 
cellein  and  extraordinary,  to  the  mean  and  ftimsy.  Howe- 
ver the  philosopher  may  pretend  to  despise  mere  exter- 
nal effects,  men  of  the  world  must  be  sensible  of  ;!>.eir  im- 
portance,#s  it  regards  the  senses,  and  attaches  to  the  u.i- 
derstanding  i  for  the  ludicrous,  which  npon  the  presei-c 
occasion  is  by  no  means  applied,  having  a  certain  tenden- 
cy to  counteract  respect,  must,  of  nccessit)  ,  arrest  useful- 
ness. Thence,  I  ap[>ro\  e  of  a  ccslutnc  fo'r  all  public  cha- 
racters, and  ihink  that  the  sanctity  of  an  oath  would  be 
rendered  more  inviolable,  under -greater  ceremony  and  so- 
lemnity, in  the  manner  of  its  being  administered.  Peo- 
ple v/ithout  understanding,  and  destitme  of  the  moral 
principlo,  may  be  influenced  by  their  senses,  and  on  their 

impression    deterred    from    the    commision    oi"    evil 

VV  hence,  allowinp  !i,rrt  fcnnt  tn  be  not  intrinsically  im- 
portant, they  are  at  least  relatively  good,  vespectabie  for 
their  utility,  and  lionoraliic  in  their  observance. 
[7o6e  continued.^ 


I  From  tic  Amokan  Daily  Advertiser. 

JfR.    PCULRON, 

iSome  of  your  readers   may  not  have 
read   Alej;?.nder  T.^'Kenzie's  voyages  in  the  discovery  of 
tae  most  Northern  parts  of  this  continent  J  it  may  be  in- 
fmning  ;o  them  to  see  in  your  paper  the  following  short 
I  r-ccount. 

This  celebrated  voyager  sst  out  from  a  tradingpost  on 
the  La  he  of  the  Hills,  lat.  .W  2s'.  Ion.  110,  W.  from 
I  ^-rcenwich  Hospital  in  England.  He  passed  dov.n  the 
Mave  river  and  entered  the  Slave  La.ke  on  ihctjth  of/anf, 
which  was  then  frozen  oven  when  it  wf.s  nv/igahie  he 
went  in  pursuit  of  its  ontlet,  and  discovered  a  river  which 
he  cai.sd  M'Keiizie's  river,  down  which  he  pursued  his 
voyage,  until  became  to  the  sea  in  lat.  69  N.  long.  15  J, 

of  20  fc'ct— in  come  places  it  is  half  a  mile  wide,  in  others 
from  one  to  two  ,n  breath  and  from  3  to  6  fathom  deep 
irom  the  lake  oi  the  Hills  to  the  mouth  of  the  river  at 
the  sea.  the  course  v/aslittle  tothe  Eastward  of  Ij.  W. 

Some  yearr  afterwards  he  .igain  leftth«  lake  of  the  Kills 
toejtplore  the  course  upw  ards  of  the  Peace  river,  which 
is  th-  same  Slave  river  called  above  thelakecf '1,'e  H'll- 
by  thisinore  pleasing  na-.-.-.e;  its  general  c.-.urse  seem  S  w' 
to  N.  !•;.  until  it  came  to  the  lake  of  thvHill.  Up  this  he 
went  to  r  ear  Its  source,  and  landing  in  lat.  54il  N  he 
found  the  Columbia  within  nine  hundred  yards  "f  him  ■ 
down  this  he  passed  to  enter  the  Pacific  Ocean,  but  beinf- 
intoniied  by  the  na'ives  of  a  much  nearer  and  less  danc-J! 
;ous  route  by  Land,  he  walked  about  300  miles  over  it  a°nd 
completed  Ins  discoveries  across  t'  e  conti.ient  from  the 
j.tlanijc  to  the  i^acific Ocean. 

The  whole  length  of  his  voyages  on  the  Peace,  Slave, 
ana  ..VKrjuii^:  rivers,  which  are  but  one,  is  two  thousand 
favc  hundred  miles. 

This  intertsting  traveller  has  informed  us,  that  a  Mr- 
Thomjison,  astronomer  to  the  North  West  Canada  com- 
pany of  Traders  has  been  at  the  head  ,)f  the  Riississiipi , 
and  Missouri  river,",  and  ascertained  their  latitudes,  and 
longitudes,  by  astvonor;;ical  observations.  The  head  nf  the 
Mississippi  lat.  ^7,  long.  9j  ;  Missouri  lat.  25,  long.  102- 
himself  has  placed  the  Columbia,  where  hefellin  with  it] 
on   '''  ^-~"^'""'"*  ''='^''  ascertained  its  mouth   in  lat.  46, 

By  the  large  map  bound  up  with  M'Kenzie's  travels  it 
appears  that  a  N.  W.  wind  com.cj  to  Philsdelphia  from 
the  froien  sea,  about  the  rnmith  of  K'Kenzie's  river,  pass- 
ing over  a  country  abeunding  with  small  T,akes,  until  it 
CGii.es  to  Hudson's  Bav ,  when  it  crosses  and  passes  over 
...e  conlinen;  again,-  i-  is  felt  at  Montreal,  from  whence 
li  goes  over  Ontario  and  arrives  at  Philadelphia. 

Alexander  K'Kenzie  performed  his  voyage  in  bark  c-  - 
noes  about  the  size,  and  ma.!?  in  tlie  manner,  of  that 
hanging  in  the  hall  of  the  Museum  at  Philadelphia. 

Th.  language  spoke  by  tiie  Indians  UirotigLout  this  e-t- 
tensive  route,  except  on  the  coast  of  the  P,ici!ic,  was  the 
Chipewyan,  or  Chipeway  ;  it  is  also  spoken  by  the  Indi- 
ans on  tue  upper  pai-t  of  the  Mississiiuii. 


V.'^ith  respect  to  courage,  the  Sin:hor  of  L'Apnhgie  de  hem x 
Stxe  reli>tes  a  story  which  if  true,  has  seldom  been  equall- 
ed by  man.  A  servant  girl  of  Lisle,  remarkable  for  her 
fearless  diFposltion,  laid  a  wager  that  she  would  go  into  a 
chamel-hpnse,  at  midnight,  w-ithoiit  a  light,  and  bring 
from  thence  a  man's  skull.  Accordingly,  at  the  time  ap- 
pointed, she  went ;  but  the  jiirson  with  whom  she  had 
made  the  bet,  inteivl'iig  to  terrify  he.-,  hatl  gone  before, 
and  hid  himself  in  the  place.  When  he  heard  her  de-cend 
and  take  up  the  skull,  he  called  out,  in  a  hoilow,  dismal 
voice,  ■■  Leave  me  ii.y  head  !"  The  girl,  instead  of  dis- 
covering any  symptoms  of  horror  or  fricht.  very  cocUv 
laid  It  tlowii  and  said,  ■■  Well  there  it  is  then  !"  and  took 
up  another  ;  upon  which  the  voice  again  repeated  "Leave 
me  my  htad!"     But  ths heroic  girl,  observing  it  was  th 


same  voice  that  had  called  before,  answered  iu  her  coun- 
try   dialect,    "  Nea,    nca,    friend,  y'    cannot    lu'  two 


XT  was  a  beautiful  turn  given  by  »  great  lady,  who  be 
;ng  asked  where  her  husband  was,  when  he  by  conceal, 
cd  lor  being  deeply  concerned  in  a  conspiracy,  resolutely 
answered,  '•  She  had  him."  This  conftssion  drew  her 
before  the  king,  who  tcld  her  nothing  but  diicorering 
\yher-.her  lord  was  concealed  couK!  save  het  f.om  the  tor- 
tnrc.  "  And  will  that  do,"  said  the  ladv.  "  Tcs,"  .says  the 
King,  <■  Igiye  you  my  word  for  it."  "  Then,"  s-eys  she. 
".'  J'ave  hid  him    iu    my    heart  where    you  may  find 


Mr.  Pennant  speaking  of  London,  says,  in  walking  a- 
long  the  sti-cel,  in  my  youth,  on  the  side  next  to  Fleet 
Prison,  I  have  often  been  tempted  by  the  q^K=ticn,  sir, 
Kitlyoi,  bep.'eased.'i  -aa«-  in  and h marrUd ?  Along  this 
most  !a»-less  space,  was  hung  the  frequent  sign  of  a  malo 
and  female  hand  joined,  -with  ■■  Marriag-es  peiformed 
within,"  written  beneath.  A  dirty  fellow  invited  you 
in.  The  paison  was  seen  walking  before  his  .shop,  a 
s(|uelid,  profligite  figure,  clad  in  a  tattered  plain  night. 
g,),vn,  -.vith  a  fiery  face,  and  ready  to  couple  you  for  a 
dram  of  gin,  or  a  roll  of  tobacco.  Our  gieat  Chancellor, 
Lord  Hardwich,  put  these  dtlno;:.~  to  flight,  &  saved  thoul 
sands  from  the  misery  and  disgrace  which  would  be  en- 
tailed  by  thest!  extempo_ry,  thoughtless  unions. 

At  alatescssicn  of  the  Supreme  Cot:rt,  held  at  New- 
Loudon,  (Con.)  the  following  sentence  was  pasted  :—  ' 

Jacob  Noakes,  of  Long-Island,  N.  Y.  convicttidof  bii-a- 
my,  (iK.v;ng  married  two  wives)— sentenced  to  be  whip, 
pen  ten  stripes,  branded  wiih  the  letter  A  and  to  wear  % 
halter  about  his  neck  dj;-iiig  his  continuance  in  Connecti- 
cut. 

,CPvlAL  ASCKKSION. 

St.  PMrstur^,  July  17. 

The  ascension  in  the  air  undertaken  by  the  desire  of  th» 
academy  of  sciences,  to  make  e.Micriments,  hr.s  h  id  tha 
oesiied  effect.  The  fai.ious  chymist,  Sacharost.  and  pro- 
fess«.r  Robertson,  j.scended  in  a  favorable  state  of  the  wea- 
ther, from  the  garden  of  the  cadet-coros,  at  25  minute, 
alter  7  ociok  in  the  evening.  The  '  r.-.cmbers  of  this 
learned  body,  who  so  niuch  inicrest  themselves  for  t'ha 
advancement  of  sciences,  attended,  nnd  wllnccse-i  the  43. 
cension,  tjic  most  bcauriful  yet  s^enin  Russia.  The  th'es 
small  balloons  sent  into  the  ai.-  as  guides,  or  to  reconnnoi- 
tre  the  wind,  went  first  to  the  south,  but  soon  afterwardu 
to  the  east,  and  towards  the  Baltic.  This  did  not  prevent 
iheaeronauts  from  ascending,  having -.i-ith  thcni  several 
instruments  to  make  experiments.  The  Balloon  Hoated 
over  the  Baltic  Sea  Jor  upwerdsof  an  hour.  TwndiiTcr- 
ert  winds  v.-cre  felt  bl.-vwing  in  opposition.  From  the  city 
a  mantiuvre  was  observed  which  h.-iri  for  its  objc-f  to  cu- 
through  tli«  upper  wind,  and  bv  it  procure  the  travelleri 
an  opportunity  of  getting  to  thesouthward  und  over  the 
lana.  Afterwa-.-ds  they  ascended  higher  and  higher,  un- 
til ten  o'clock,  when  the  balloon  was  entirely  lost  sight  of, 
even  by  the  persons  folloii  ing  it  with  the  felcs'-opes  from 
the  Obserfetory.  The  next  day  an  express  was  brou  -hi 
Ihe  prosident  of  the  academy  of  sciences,  informin:-  tliat 
ihesronauts  lia.l,  withcu  any  accident,  arrived  at  Siwa- 
relz,6C  wrests,  or  m-arSS  leagates  from  tiiis  capital. They 
descended  foi  r)--,Sve  minutes  past  ten  'in  the  EriMish  gar- 
den opposite  the  castle  r.f  general  Emiaoff,  who  received 
and  entertained  the  atrial  travellers  wi>6  the  greatest  hos- 
pitality.  T.he  result  of  this  ascension, •undertaken  only 
tor  scienti.Hc  e.-ijieriments,  will  soon  be  published,  and 
lound  very  interesting  as  well  as  instructive. 


A  Patent  has  been  obtained  ,''ora- new  kind  of  Wind 
Engine,  capable  of  being  app!;cd't.>  all  the  puiposes  of 
wind,  steam,  or  water-ruills  1  by  means  of  flyers,  it  con. 
denses  the  aii'ofthe  atmosphereiin  a  sii-ong  vessel,  som 
to  make  it  f.'om  ten  to  twe.ity  times  more  tlense  than  in 
its  natural  state  ;  and  this  dense  air  from  the  magazine  is 
conducted. tlircugh  a  pipe  to  the  top  of  a'  cylinder,  where 
It  acts  upon  a  piston,  by  its  elasticity,  and  keeps  th:  mi». 
chinery  in  motion  proportionate  to  the  capacity  of  the 
engine,  though  the  wind  doe;  not  blow. 

[Lontiin  Paper. 


AGKICULTURAL. 

It  has  be:n  fully  proved  by  ex];erience,  that  the  quanti- 
ty and  soundness  of  a  crcp  cf  IttJ-aii  Corn,  much  depends 
on  the  goodne.^s  of  the  seed  ;  and  as  this  is  the  proper  sea- 
son of  tlie  year  to  provide  seed  for  the  next  spring's 
planting,  I  would  propose  the  following  method  : — Select 
asulficient  number  of  the  large  and  best  ripened  ears,  from 
the  best  land  ;  strip  nil"  some  of  the  outside  husks  then 
pierce  holes  through  the  stems,  and  with  strong  cords  or 
splints  sirinp;  them  six  or  eight  together,  and  run  them  on 
poles  ;  in  this  order  they  may  be  hung  up  in  the  garret 
or  loft  of  some  out-building,  until  wanted  for  use. 


Vol.1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


39 


^^ 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 

AMONG  the  vjst  citJoguc  of  crimes  which  »re  daily 
committed  in  populous  ciiies.thcr;  ire  few  more  conspi. 
cuous  and  jicne  more  heinous,  than  that  of  Seduction. 
i.'ow  cautious  shouU  he  the  proceedings  of  the  youthful 
fa'.r  !  What  inquisitive  eyes  should  they  S.t  on  the  man 
who  asks  admittance  to  their  conlidcnce  !  Seduction  is 
the  precurcor  of  numberless  ills— the  parent  of  disgrace, 
disease,  want,  and,  finally,  of  death  ! 

My  thoughs  were  directed  into  this  channel,  by  an  oc- 
currence which  took  place  in  this  city,  a  few  days  since. 
When  the  season  is  mild  and  the  air  pure;  when  smiling 
nature  is  re-assuming  all  her  charms,  we  are  induced  to 
•troll  out,  wrapt  in  contemplation,  to  taste  the  health-re- 
•toring  breeze  of  grey-eyed  morn,  aitd  view  the  sun  as  it 
peeps  from  behind  yon  high  "  eastern  hills." 

M»  steps  were  directed  down  tlie  street,  and,  being 
absorbed  in  a  deep  reverie,  the  first  object  that  attracted 
my  notice  was  a  little  girl,  stretched  out  before  me.  with 
some  Slicks  of  fuel  at  her  side,  who  insisted  that  1  hail 
pushed  her  over.  I  did  not  spend  much  time  in  debating 
whether  I  h;id  or  not,  but  gently  lifted  her  up,  bid  her  be 
cheerful,  and  asked,  not  withotit  some  anxiety,  her  name 
and  place  of  rccidcnce.  After  some  hesitation,  she  re- 
plied as  follows  : 

'  My  name  is  Eliza.  My  mother  lives  on  tlie  back 
'  street,  in  a  cold  cellar.     My  sister  is  sick  ;  and  we  have 

•  no  wood  to  make  her  comi'urtable— no  nourishment  for 
■  her  or  our  own  sujiport — and  no  means  of  procuring  it. 

•  I  have  been  in  quest  of  fuel,  and  this  is  all  I  have  found.' 
It  is  almost  impossible  to  judge  what  eftcct  the^e  words, 
uttered  with  plaintive  sweetness,  by  one  of  tender  years, 
and  of  the  s'juer  sex,  hv\  upon  a  mind  •  feelingly  alive  to 
each  fine  impulse.'  '  I  wil'l  see  thein,'  said  I,  •  and  you 
jTiy  little  girl,  shall  be  my  conductor.* 

Now  will  I  compensate  you  for  my  rudeness,  thought 
1,  as  I  followed  her  along.  Phe  guessed,  my  thoughts — 
looked  at  me— and  wept.  My  heart  fluttered  as  I  gazed 
upon  her.  Her  coun'cnance  was  expressive,  and  denoted 
her  the  child  of  sensibility.  •  I  will  rear  this  tenderpla.it,' 
said  I, '  and  place  it  in  a  bed  of  roses.  I  will  waccli  it  as 
it  expands  to  the  morning  sun,  and  shelter  it  from  the 
iilijjcnding  storms.  The  day  shall  be  spent  in  its  culture, 
and  it  shall  breathe  its  odours  on  my  posterity  !' 

She  led  me  down  a  flight  of  narrow  steps,  and  shewed 
me  the  horrois  of  a  subterraneous  abode.  V/e  wcrecour- 
teonsly  received  by  her  mother,  who  looked  at  me  in  si- 
le.T.-e.  I  cast  m;.'  eyes  around  and  discovered  a  wretclied 
couch,  on  which  lay  a  v^oman,  the  must  disgusting  spec- 
tacle my  eyes  ever  beheld.  This,  reader,  was  an  object 
of  seduction  !  For  some  time  I  could  not  find  words  to 
excuse  my  unsought  visit.  I  was  aware  of  the  iinpro- 
prietv  of  delay ;  and,  putting  a  bill  into  the  hand  of  the 
mother,  begged  she  would  send  for  the  necessary  com- 
forts. Thouglfreduced  to  the  most  extreme  indigence, 
the  reluctanlly  received  my  assistance.  She  had  see.i  bel- 
ter days  ;  and,  I  soon  discovered,  possessed  suiTicient  dis- 
cernment to  knew  the  drift  of  iny  thoughts. 

•  You  have  come.  Sir,*  said  she,  *  to  the  abode  of 
■wretcliedness.  From  whom  you  have  gained  a  know- 
ledge cf  my  family  misfortunes,  I  know  not ;  it  is  of  lit- 
tle consequence.  A  glance  is  sufficient  to  tell  your  errand. 
Your  goodness  claims  my  graii:ude.  Yon  have,  however, 
cotne  100  late.  My  daughter  cannot  survive  many  days  : 
and  I,  worn  out  wirii  care  and  sorrow,  shall  soon  follow 
lier  to  the  silent  (jijiVii  I  jiiay  with  truth,  repeat  the 
words  of  the  poet :    '■,,■--■ 

•  Mj'  daughter,  rmce  the  'cinnf(^ii-^fmy  nge, 

•  Lured  ly  a  mUain,fn»w'^^}fe(tceful  borne, 

•  Wm  cast,  aianJm'd,  oji  tUSeKibrWa  ■mide  stage, 

'  And  docm^d  in  scanty  pcnxrty  to  roam* 

Only  three  years  past  wfrwerr  in  gbed  circumstances. 
My  husband  was  living;  my  children  in  the  bloom  of 
youth,  were  innocent  and  respected  ;  and  I  was  the  hap- 
piest of  wMnen.  Alas',  how  soon  was  all  my  happiness 
runted  to  pain  1  A  youth,  whom  we  loved  as  a  son,  and 
whom  we  shortly  .expected  to  call  by  that  endearing  ap- 
pellation, betrtiyed  the  confidence  we  j>laced  in  him — vio- 
lated Heavoti's  best  law,  and  succeeded  in  carrying  off 
our  deluded  and  infatuated  child.  Enticed  by  theprcniis- 
€s  of  marriage,  she  consented  to  elope  with  him  :  he  car- 
iiedherto  Norfolk,  meanly  seduced  the  helpless  girl,  and 
then  left  her  inabjectwant.  Overwhelmed  with  remorse 
and  shame,  she  had  no  resource  but  to  join  the  '  frail 
ftisteriiood  ;'  and  add  one  more  to  the  list  of  the  Devil's 
Jiensioner's.  The  shock  was  too  much  for  a  father,  who 
tenderlyicved  lu.r,-  and  he  paid  the  d-?bt  of  nature  shortly 
nfier.  My  husba.vTs  affairs  became  deranged  ;  and  I  was 
aroused  from  my  stupor  by  the  sheriff,  who  seized  all  the 
household  i.i-cpcrfy,  and  sold  it  to  the  highest  bidder. 
At  this  m'>ineti'ous  crisis,  I  received  word  from  my 
Avretclied  daugh'er,  who  imjilored  my  jiardon,  and  be- 
aought  mc,  bvall  the  love  slie  had  formerly  shewn  ine, 
to  forglveand  take  herhome.  '  Alas  !  my  child,  thy  fol- 
lies have  Itilled  thy  father,  and  thrown  thy  mother  on  the 
mercy  of  the  world.  I  have  no  hoine  !*  was  all  that  I 
could  answer.  I  took  this  cellar,  and  in  it  received  my 
unhappy  child.    She  bae  liagercd  ever  since,  but  cinaot 


holdout  much  longer.  My  aftiiction  is  great— biii  God 
tempers  the  mind  to  bear  the  most  grievous  calami- 
tics. 

Here  she  paused.  The  silence  of  death  ensued.  Her 
narrative  had  overpowered  me  ;  and  I  stood  motionless. 
After  a  long  silence,  I  bid  them  good  morning,  and 
scnghl  my  dwelling.  Asl  was  returning.  I  involuntarii) 
exclaimed,  '  O  man  !  why  hast  thou  absolute  power  uvei 
the  weak*  r  sex  ?  Why,  knowing  thyself  to  possess  it 
dost  tbcu  abuse  it  ?  Woman  is  an  interesting  creature — ; 
sacred  dejjosit  ;  and  wlto,  amonges, '.  is  insensible  to  th< 
value  cf  so  rich  a  prize  ;  Let  man  respect  virtue,  it 
whatevergarb  it  ajipears.  Let  the  institution  of  marrlag* 
be  held  sacred  in  all  ranks  of  society  ;  and  mankind  risinj 
superior  to  vice,  shall  gain  a  crown  of  glory  more  durablt 
than  earth. 

OBSERVER. 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 


■'   W€  a^v  thy  -clrf^ 
••  Thy  mlhd  elate  i 


ith  insi.U 


■  Llu-:„c  be^'Jr 
nee  and  jn  ide* 


Few  foibles  in  the  human  character  arc  less  tolerated 
by  society  than  jiride  ;  although  very  .*'ew  jtersons  can  be 
found  who  do  not  possess  a  very  considerable  portion  of 
it  ;  indeed,  it  appears  to  be  one  of  the  component  quitli- 
tics  esi^entially  necessary  to  complete  the  charater  cf 
man.  .Some  men  are  called  pr'iud  bccaiiie  they  are  re- 
served ill  their  address,  and  not  sufficiently  conimuiiica- 
tive  in  company  ;  others,  because  they  engross  conversa- 
tion by  their  loquacity,  and  disgust  by  their  egotism. 

The  pride  of  the  Statesman  is  conspicuous  in  the  Se- 
nate ;  that  of  the  dancing-master  in  the  ball-room  ;  -.he 
city  fop  cuts  a  dash  in  hue  clothes;  the  country  beau 
prides  himself  on  his  gay  horse  ;  while  some  ct,nceiifd 
self-styled  philosophers,  disdaining  to  appear  like  oiher 
peopl  ,  aHect  a  slovcnness  and  inattention  to  personal 
cleanliness  for  the  sanjercas*!,  highly  disgusting  to  oriii- 
nary  persons. 

The  haughty  Spaniard  and  the  aflahle  Frenchman  ;  the 
surly  Duchitian  and  the  reserved  Englishman,  all  of  them 
possess  a  su.licient  degree  of  ;)ride  ;  and  it  is  that  alone 
which  forms  thedistinguishmjlrait  in  the  national  cha- 
racter of each. 

But  how  do  the  ladies  discover  their  prit'e  >  By  ten 
thousand  difiercnt  ways.  The  '  Spectator'  tells  us,'  tha. 
in  his  days  the  women  displayed  every  passion  of  the  fe- 
male mind  by  the  manccuviing  of  their  Fans;  pride  was 
accordingly  expressed  by  a  r>a'rticu!ur  flirt  cf  'that  useful 
little  machine.  1  have  very  good  reasttns  to  believe  that 
this  practice  has  been  carefully  preserved;  asl  have  see-, 
several  ladies  exercising  their  fans  since  the  conimcr.ce 
ment  of  cool  weather.  The  positicn  of  a  cap,  hat  or  boo- 
net  on  the  head  of  the  wearer,  are  ."aid  to  be  fr.qnentli 
expressive  of  this  patsion.  But  in  the  counteianee,  in  the 
features  of  the  '  human  face  divine,'  we  luay  find  deline- 
ated every  thought  of  the  fair  sex  ;  there  we  must  look 
for  jn  ide  ;  bn'  I  assure  you,  there  will  be  no  dillkulty  tt 
find  it  ;  the  bridled  neck,  affected  smiie,  and  sc'.rnfnl 
eye,  are  cert.tin  and  unerring  indicaliors  ;  these  you  ma. 
see  at  every  tea-table,  and  in  every  fas'.iionable  asscniMy  . 
JDrtii.'eiihas  pleasantly  described  his  avers:!)n  of  thesccrn- 
ful  fair,  by  the  following  beautiful  lines  : 


Swjne  countrygirl, scarce  to  a  ciirtsy  bred, 
Would  I  much  rather  than  Camilla  we. 
If  supercilious,  haughty,  prmdand  vain, 
6'ie  brought  her  father's  trimnphs  in  htr  t 


CELADON. 


To  THE  EDITOR3  OF  THE  MINERVA. 


IF  yon  conceive  the  frilow'ng  lines  w^rth^ 
a  place  in  your  entertaining  and  instructive  paper,  you  wil 
be  pleased  to  insert  them  : — they  are  supposed  to  be  pecu 
liaily  elegant  and  aftecting.  and'  v  ere  extracted  from  ; 
London  Newijiaper  some  years  ago. 


ROSALIND. 


?he  stop'd  me  twice,  ere  she  could  supplicate  ; 

She  seemed  no  common  mendicant  : — pale  woe, 
That  fed  upon  her  check,  had  not  subdu'd 
That  loftiness  of  soul  that  fll'd  her  eye— 
Tho'  'twas  o'ercast  ;  and  as  she  nie  survey'd 
With  doubting  gaze,  that  eye  said,  mildly  sad — 
"  Tis  hard  to  beg  !"     1  stopped  and  questioned  her  : 
The  inite  I  gave,  seein'd  to  have  rous'd  thethtnight 
That  few  had  been  so  kind— and  tears  rusli'd  forth  ; 
But  l.astilv  she  win'd  them  off,as  tho*  she  scorn'd 
False  pitv  to  excite  or  yield  toanght 
Of  needless  feeling.     ■  The  unfonunate* 
She  said,  '  each  thinks  his  lot  the  bitterest: 
<  And  mine,  perhajis,  seems  bitterer  to  me 
•  Than  Neutral  Reason  would  admit.'     Again 
She  thanked  me.  curtsied,  and  proceeded. 
My  heart  was  strangely  louch'd  ; — I  followed  hcr  ; 
1  urged  bcr  further  to  di&doke  licr  taU— 


To  let  iiie  sooth  her  ;  jiity  kindled  more 

I  promised  to  redress  her  wrongs — to  be 
Her  tuLure  friend  and  guide. 

-Stedfast  shclook'd 


U|)on  me  as  I  spoke  :— .A  sudden  lii 

Brighten'd  in  her  eyes,  her  pale  cheek  kindled  ; 

The  maid  appear'd  to  take  another  form  :  no  more 

The  mendicant,  her  air  was  as 

The  forest  oak  recovering  from  the  storm. 

That  shakes  his  scatter'd  tresses,  and  resumes' 

His  state  :— '  Many  there  are,*  she  said.  ■  like  thea 

•  Would  pity  me  thus  fall'n  ;  but  where  is  he 

'  That  would  have  sav'd  that  fall  )     O,  pity 

'  Comes  tco  late,  that  cannot  save  !' 

My  poor,  forsaken,  long  lost  Rosalind  ; 

The  flow'r  1  cropt,  and  then  with  bar'o'rous  change. 

Neglected  !—0,  'twas  she,  'twas  she,  who  now. 

With  a  disdain  too  proud  for  anger — with 

The  conscious  triumph  of  superior  mind. 

Its  errojs  coHquei-'d,  refns'd  the  friendship 

Of  hcr  false  betrayer — bad  him  adieu — and  fled. 

Nor  backward  v.'a3  my  speed  ;  and  I  o'ertook  her. 

Her  energies  were  all  exhausted  ;  now 

Tale,  breathless,  trembling,  death  hung  o'er  her  face. 

(\TOieii  first  I  saw  that  face  'twas  fair  and  gay  !) 

I  caught  the  tott'ring  ruin  :— It  was  I 

H.id  nndernvn'd  it  ;  and  justly  punished, 

'Twas  I  received  its  fall. 

— ' — t Never  since  that  hour 

Has  gladiiess  reached  my  heart, 

Chailcs  City,  November  2. 


A    FEW    FULL    LENGTH 

PORTRAITS  OF  1  HOMAS  JEFFERSON 

May  be  had  at  the  Office  of  the  Mii:-rsa. 

WEEKLY  SUMMARY  OF  INTELLIGENCE. 


EUROPEAN. 


The  ship  Gold, 
deaiix,  brings    in 
time  ihe 
UMops  w 


Age,  arrived  at  Boston,  from  Bor- 
is infornia.ien  to  September  16,  at  which 
Idingofgun  beats  had  ceased;  ihe  French 
encamped  near  the  sca-shcre,  arri  ever/  ap- 
pearance indicated  a  speedy  embarkation  to  meet  ihe  lios- 
fle  fr.rces  of  Britain.  Opinions  were  very  diuerenf  ia 
France  relative  to  the  real  intentions  of  the  emperor  fic- 

najiarte. There  exists  a  strong  jealousy  of  the  Swedish, 

fJanit.V.  St  Pr-tssian  governments.  I'hemerchanis  anucar- 
ed  so  suspicious  of  a  ruptuse  with  these  powers, thaoHut 
the  lime  die  Golden  Age  sailed,  they  had  refttsed  "^'ines 
to  Swedish  f.C'ghters,  thougii  part  of  the  cargo  was  on 
beard,  and  l>ft  iheni  to  land  ^^  hat  was  already  shipped, 
and  des,aii,or  wait  their  |,.leasure.     Of  the   disposition  of 

>tussia  little  was  said \  Paris  paper  .says,   iiis  ex- 

cilleticy  the  minister  of  the  intericr  has  made  known  by 
his  letter  of  the  23d  August,  that  his  majesty  the  empe- 
ror, had  or.-lered  him  to  take,  without  delay,  the  necessary 
measures  to  suspend  the  exportation  cf  grain,  in  all  the 
departments  where  it  was  permitted  by  the  imperial  de- 
cree, of  the  25th  Pruirlal  last.  In  consequence  all  expor- 
tation of  grain  and  Hour  is  forbid  without  anj  e.\ct;ptioti 


DOr.IESTIC. 

The  IStll  of  November,  being  the  day  appointed  by  law 
fer  the  meeting  of  C  ingress,  a  quorum  was  formed  ;  the 

number   of  members  present,   were  M. .\n  extract 

of  a  letter  from  Commoiiore  Preble  to  the  Secrettry  of 
the  Navy,  dated  June  U,  1.".04,  on  bo«rd  the  United 
States  frigate  Constitution,  offTripoli,  ssys,  •'  Yesterday 
I  anchored  olfthe  Harbour  and  sent  Mr.  O'Brien  on 
shore  under  a  flag  of  Truce,  to  endeavour  to  ransom  our 
unfonunate  country-men,  and  if  the  Bashaw  should  de- 
sire it,  to  establish  peace.  Mr.  O'Brien  did  not  succeed 
in  his  mission,  he  landed  at  noon  and  returned ->n  board  at 
half  past  2  o'clock  P.  M.  You  will  see  by  his  instructi- 
ons how  far  he  wa»  authorised  to  go  for  the  ransom.  X 
presume  if  the  terms  had  been  accepted  our  government 
would  have  been  satisfied  ;  but  they  were  refused,  and  we 
have  no  alternative   but  to  eblit;e    him  to  accept  them  or 

others  more  favorable  for  us." We  are  authorised   to 

sav,  says  the  Commercial  Register,  that  the  account  of 
Prince  Jeriniie  Bonaparte  and  his  lady  being  shipwrecked 
in  Snow  Philadelphia,  in  the  bay  of  Delaware,  on  their 
passage  for  Cadiz,  is  coirect.  They  embarked  at  Port 
Penn.  and  were  landed,  after  being  in  imminent  danger, 
at  Pilot-town.  They  arrived  thit  day,  Jlat  October,  ill 
Philadelphia,  acccmpanied    by  Miss  Spear    and  Mr.  Pi- 

chon. The  grand  jury  of  Bergen  county  in  theiitalc 

of  New-Jersey, have  foiind  abill  of  indictment  for  wRrr/er 
ag-i'nst  Aaroii  Burr,  f-r  killing  General  Hamilton,  In  Jtlly 

in  said  County. Tuesday    the  2d  October  last,    was 

the  day  set  apart  by  the  Government  of  Hayti  for  swear- 

ing:allegiance  to  the  Emperor   Dessalines, Edward 

CustisEsq.  formerly  a  member  of  the  Virginia  Conven- 
tion, is  to  succeed  Hore  B.  Triste,  Esq.  dec.  in  the  Col- 
lectorsliipcf  the  port  of  N.  Orleans. 


40 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.  1. 


Jm  SELECTED  FOETBT.  ^ 


,r  ivfilix  DiJn 

Tacitu7tvi  ■■  vhit,  sul>  fedorc  vulnua.' 


Unfeeling  Edwird,  can'st  thou  say 
Thtt  Mary  shuns  thy  prollcr'd  love, 

Hf  r  artlciS  hear:  is  led  astray, 

And  thee,  neglected,  leaves  to  rove  > 

Ah  !  can'st  thou  thu5,  in  wanton  strains, 
HtT  lender  mind  with  anguish  tear — 

Her  faithful  love  repay  with  pains, 
With  sorrow,  cruelty,  and  care  .' 

Ah  !  coutdst  thou  look  within,  and  know 
Wh»t  fears,  what  passions  sirnggls  there. 

Thy  eyes  would  melt,  thy  bosom  glow. 
And  all  thy  Mary's  wrongs  repair. 

Again,  my  much  lov'd  youth  return. 

Thy  Mary's  wonted  ^leace  restore ;  , 

Nor  thus  regardless,  see  her  mourn 
The  loss  of  joys,  she  knows  no  more. 

Oh  !  come,  and  on  her  williiig  breast 
Thy  head  recline— her  fears  remove  : 

Th-;  heart,  with  joy,  shall  then  confess. 
That  onl;  thee  t'ay  Maid  caii  love. 

Come,  of  her  blissful  bower  partake. 
With  Flora's  richest  treasure  dress'd  i 

In  these  fond  arms,  thy  slutnbers  take. 
Here  give  thy  weary  eye-lids  rest. 

Oh  !  come,  and  on  her  willing  breast 
Thy  head  recline — her  fears  remove  : 

Thv  heart,  with  joj ,  shall    hen  confess, 
i'hal  I'.iee.and  only  thee,  thy  Maid  can  lovo. 


ODE  TO  ENCOURAGEMENT. 


IN  ages  past,  when  Time  was  young. 
Ere  Nature',  bard  ii'spir'd  had  sung. 


^ 


,t  Jove  the  tUwn  ot  Scimce  blest, 
id  sent  10  fati  th'  inventive  breasi, 
bright  celestial  down. 


She  came — o'er  Greece  she  cast  her  eye  ; 
Genius  she  saw  negfectetl  lie, 

And  tool^him  Uy  htr  arms  : 
She  biide  him  hope  ahajtjjier  hour  ; 
llcr  southing  voice,  \vi:h  mapcpow'r, 

His  cheerless  bosom  warms. 

And  soon  the  canva.ss learn'd  to  glow. 

The  Muse  to  meU  the  soul  with  woe, 

And  music  chnrn  theeari  : 
The  sluj'igish,  roi:j;h,  insensate  stor*, 
IinparsionM  Joes  itus  imiuence  own. 

And  Nature's  self  appears. 

Then  Learning  rearM  her  head  sublime. 
And  Man,  Exjierietice  s  a  ch'd  from  Time, 

By  iVirUril  VLs'nrj's  H^'ht  : 
And'  Grecia's  s  >n%  in  Vir  ue  grew. 
It)  Wisdom,  and  i:i  Pleasure  too, 

T.U  rreodom  took  to  flight. 

?car'd  at  the  Despot's  iron  sway, 
tJ..-  HeJ,  and  westward  bent  her  way, 

\Vl»ere  fljurish'd  freedonTs  wreath  ; 
Again  the  marble  mimics  life, 
Soft  music  lulls  the  soul  at  s-rife, 

The  cauvabs  seems  to  breathe. 

Sweet  Nymph!  of  hcart-reviving  tone  ! 
May  I  thy  pleaVufg  influence  own. 

And  share  thy  lively  smile, 
M-iy  generous  emulation  run 
Through  ev'ry  noble-minded  Son, 

Of  Freedom's  fav'rite  Isle. 


From  the  Port  Folio. 

Ey  MR.   MOORE. 

Sweet  lady  look  not  thus  again  ; 

Thiie  litUe  ptnring  smiles  recal 
A  maid,  rcmember'd  now  with  pain. 

Who  was  my  Itve,  my  life,  my  all. 

Oh  \  while  this  heart  delicious  took, 
Sweet  poison  from  her  thrilling  eye, 

Tl;u.  v.outd  she  pout.  ;uid  lisp,  and  tool^ 
Audi  would  hear  and  ga^e  and  sigh. 


Yes.  I  did  love  her— madly  love- 
She  \vas  the  dear^'st  best  deceiver  ! 

And  ofi  she  swore  she'd  never  rove  ; 
And  I  was  destinM  to  believe  her. 

Then,  lady,  do  not  v.'ear  the  smile. 

Of  her,  whose  smile  could  thus  betray  : 

Alas!   1  think  the  lovely  wile 

Again  might  steal  my  heart  away. 

And  when  the  spell,  that  stole  my  mind, 
On  lips,  so  pure  as  thire  I  see, 

I  fear  the  heart,  which  she  resignM, 
Will  err  again,  and  fly  to  thee. 


The  Bee  from  the  ;ose  never  sipi 

Such  a  tirascre  of  luscious  delight, 

As  the  kisses,  that  honey'd  my  lips. 

My  love,  as  I  bid  thee  •  gooil  night'.' 

Prudence  cried,  it  was  time  we  should  part, 

Yetl  fondly  gazM  on  with  delight. 

And  I  thought  it  would  break  my  poor  heart, 

AVhen  Heft  ihee,  siiH  bidding  •  goocinigbt.^ 

So  the  wretch,  whom  disease  o'crtalies. 

With  the  chillness  of  death  in  each  vein. 

Still  sighs  for  the  world  he  forsakes. 

Sighs  :jtill  with  his  friends  to  remain. 

But  be  never  returns  to  his  bride. 

His  sister  or  child  to  delight, 

While  fortune,  myfair<  iie,  may  guide 

MCf  to-monow,  to  bid  thee  '  good  night.'' 


[ibid. 


The  hapless  man,  whose  real  woes 

His  life's  tranquility. destroy. 
Resorts  to  Fancy  for  repose, 

-And  leas  ns  to  drec.vi  of  peace  and  joy. 
The  bliss  of  love,  of  wealth  and  power, 

Th'  enraptur'd  dreamer  then  enjoys; 
All  hles-.ingsgild  th*  ideal  hour, 

No  grief  appears,  no  pleasiu-e  cloys. 
At  length  tir'd  Fancy  can  no  more 

Relieve  him  from  allotted  pain  j 
Her  ]  leasing  scenes  he  now  gives  o*cr, 

And  wakes  to  real  life  again. 


['"' 


TO  I.IRS.  KOWSON, 
Dictated  by  a  deep  eenst  of  the  merits  after  late  puUicatlmi- 
Transcendant  w<:r'h  my  song  inspires, 

And  bids  me  tune  my  lays  ; 
Nor  will  I  ch",de  my  warm  dcsirei 
To  cslebrale  thy  praise. 

Unlike  to  dull,  mechanic  rhymes, 

VVl.ich  know  no  power  to  tharm, 
Celestial  Hres  exalt  thy  lines, 

Andevery  feeling  warm. 

Yes,  ifcongenial  souls  there  be. 

And  such  there  surely  are  ; 
Thy  soft,  thy  soothing  liarnionj" 

.Shall  every  grief  repair. 

Superior  piety  appears 

In  every  hymn  of  thine  ; 
Unusual  strength  each  ode  endears  ; 

Joy  breathe  tlirr,  every  line. 
May  fame  afar  thy  worth  disclose, 

May  thy  harm.oniouslays 
Aw  aken  joy,  a  wreath  compose 

Of  never  fading  bays. 

[^Boston  Weekly  Magazine. 

THE   TALE  OF  LOUISA   VEUONI. 

BY    IlENUY   MACKEN2I2. 

FROM  THE  MIRROR. 
M,  vices  !  gilded  Irji  tl^  rich  and  gay. 

Shenstone 
IF  we  examine  impartiallr  that  estimate  of  jileasure, 
which  the  higher  ranks  of  society  are  apt  to  form,  we  vhali 
probably  be  surprised  to  find  how  little  there  is  in  it  either 
of  natural  feeling  or  real  satisfaction.  Many  a  fashiona. 
ble  voluptuary,  who  has  not  totally  blunted  his  taste  or 
his  judgment,  will  own,  in  the  intervals  of  recoUecion, 
how  often  he  has  suffered  ftom  the  insipidity  or  the  iiaii 
of  liis  enjoyments  ,•  andlhat,  if  it  were  not  for  the  foar 
of  being  laughed  at,  it  were  sometimes  worth  while,  even 
on  the  score  of  pleasure,  to  be  virtuous. 

SirEdxiiard ,  to  whom  I    had   the  pleasure  of 

being  mtroduced  at  Fiorerce,  was  a  character  much  be- 
yond  that  which  distingiishes  the  generality  of  the  En- 
glish travellers  of  fortune.  His  storv  was  known  to  soine 
ofhiscoun'Tvmen  vhothen  resided  in  Lalv  ;  from  one  of 
whon,,  who  cou'd  now  and  then  talk  of  s-mcthing  beside 
pcturt-s  and  operas,  I  had  a  particular  recital  of  it. 

He  I'ad  been  first  abroad  at  an  early  period  of  life,  soon 
after  the  deadt  of  hii  father  had  left  him  miisterofavery 


large  estate,  which  he  had  the  gcodf'rtuoe  to  inherit,  ai  i 
all  the  inclination  natural  to  youJi  to  enjiy.  Though  al- 
ways  sumptuous,  however,  and  scmeimes  profu-.c,  he 
was  observed  never  to  be  ridlcul us  in  hie  expenccs  ■  and 
though  he  was  now  and  then  talked  of  as  a  man  of  pl-i- 
sure  and  dissipation,  he  always  left  behind  more  circum- 
stances r.f  beneiicence  tjian  of  irregularity.  For  thit  re- 
spect and  esteem  in  which  his  char.acte.-,  amidst  all  hi« 
little  errors,  was  generally  held,  he  was  suiiiiosed  a  go<<l 
deal  indebted  to  the  society  of  a  gen.len;an,  who  had  been 
his  companion  at  the  university,  and  now  attended  hlni  ra- 
ther as  a  friend  than  a  tutor.  This  gen'leman  was,  unfor- 
tnna'ely,  seized  at  Marseilles  with  a  lingering  disorder, 
for  which  he  was  imder  the  necessity  of  taking  asea-voy. 
agi-,  leaving  S\T£lward  to  prosecute  the  remaining  part 
of  his  intended  tour  alone. 

Desccmling  into  one  of  the  valleys  of  Picdrrovt,  wlwre. 
notwiihs.-aniaiig  .lie  ruggedness  of  the  road.  Sir  E  hir.rd 
wiih  a  prt'jutlice  na-ural  to  his  country,  inferred  the  cn- 
ve)ain;eofan  English  iui.ter  to  that  of  an  Italian  mule, 
his  horK  u.duckily  made  a  fake  s'.ep,  and  fell  with  fcis 
riJer  to  llic  gr -und,  fr.,m  which  Sir  E  .':»««/ was  \if  ed  by 
h  s  servants,  «  ith  scarce  any  signs  of  life.  The)  convey- 
ed him  on  a  lit:er  m  the  nearest  h'  UDe,  \v  hich  happened  to 
be  the  dwelling  of  a  peasant  ra-her  above  the  trnimcn 
rank,  before  whose  dnorsome  of  his  neighbours  were  as- 
sembled at  a  scene  of  rural  r.icrriment,  v.-i1eti  'he  tTilin  of 
Sir  JlVTCi.rt/ brought  up  theirma-tcr  in  the  condition  I  have 
described.  The  ompassion  iiaurai  to  his  situation  wa» 
excited  in  all  ;  but  the  owner  uf  ;.e  mansion  whose  name 
was  Venutii,  was  particularly  mtvcd  \.!th  it.  He  applied 
himself  immedia:rl,  to  the  care  of  the  stranger,  atid,  with 
the  assistance  of  his  dau:,h  er,  who  had  Itl'i  the  dance  she 
was  engaged  in,  with  great  marks  of  agitation,  soon  re-' 
stored  Sir  Ediuard  to  sense  and  life.  Vewri  posse:.seJ 
some  little  si.ill  in  surgery,  and  his  daughter  prcduced  a 
book  of  receipts  in  inedicine.  Sir  Edward,  after  being 
blooded,  was  put  to  bed,  -trd  tended  with  everv  prcsille 
ca,re  by  his  host  ard  his  faii.ilv.  A  considemUc  degree 
ot  fever  was  the  consequence  if  his  accident  ;  but  al'ler 
some  days  it  abijrea  j  and.  in  little  m<  re  than  a  weeic,  he 
was  able  to  join  iu  the   society  of  Venoni  and  his  datigh- 

He  could  not  help  expressing  some  surprise  at  the  ap- 
pearancs  of  refinement  in  the  conversation  of  the  latter, 
much  beynndwhat  her  situation  seemed  likely  to  confer. 
Her  fa  hor  accounted  for  it.  She  had  received  her  educa- 
tion in  the  hon»e  of  a  lady,  who  hf.ppened  to  pass  through 
•he  valley,  and  to  ta!:e  sheher  in  Vc,.<mi'c  cottage,  'for  hi» 
house  was  but  a  better  sort  of  cofi,~e)  the  night  of  her 
binh.  •'  Whan  her  mother  died  "  ^aiil  he.  '•  the  Si^.ora, 
•'  whose  name,  at  her  desire,  we  had  given  the  chiloi,- toot 
"  her  h'-iiie  to  her  own  house  ;  ihtre  she  was  taught  ma- 
"  ny  things,  of  whith  ihere  is  no  reid  here  ;  yc  she  is 
"  not  so  pfud  of  her  lesrr.ing  as  to  with  to  leave  her  fa- 
"  'her  in  his  old  age  j  and  I  hoi>e  soon  to  tavo  her  set- 
"  tld  near  me  for  life." 

But  Sir  Edwat-d  had  now   an  cr^nrtunlty  of  kntiwinj 
LouMo  better  than  from  the  -descr  pion    cf   her    fiiher. 
Music  and  pa-.ming,  in  boih  of  which  she  was    a  icl-rablof 
proficient.  Sir  .E,.'»i,W  had  studied  with  success.     Louisti 
felt  a  s  rt  of  pleasure  from  her  drawings,   whicli  the,,  had 
never  given  her    bef  re,    whef  <hey  were  praised    by  Sir 
Edward;  and  the  faindy-ta-ttcerts  of    Venciii   were    vAy 
different  from  wha'  the,  had    formerly   bei-f,  when  oiice 
his  guest  w^as  so  far    r-c.^vei-das     lo  '  be  r.lile  to  join  in 
them.     Tiie  Hute  of  Ve  in;,i  e.\cclled  all  the  other   music  r>£  ., 
the  valley;  his  daughter's  lute  was  much  beyond  it  :.  Siri-f 
Edvoard^s  vivJin  was  finer  Mian  eithtr      But  his  con^r  a- 
tion  with  Lnuisa — it  was  tint  of  a   superior  order  ol*5ic- 

i'lgs  I— science,    taste,  sen-iment ! it  was   lc>ng    since 

/.nw(>n  had  heard  there  siuiids  ;  amidst  the  ignovance  of 
the  valley,  it  was  lu.xury  to  hear  them  ;  frr.m  Sir  Edv.nrJ, 
wh-  wasone  of  the  moste;igaging  figures  I  eversaw,  they 
were  doubly  delightful.  In  his  countenance  there  was  al. 
ways  an  exjiression  animated  and  inttressin^  ;  his  sick- 
ness had  overcome  s(  mewhat  of  the  first,  but  greatly  ad- 
ded to  the  power  of  the  U:ter. 

Louisa's  was  no  less  captivating — and  Sir  EJivard  had 
not  seen  it  long  without  emotion.  During  his  ilhicns  he 
thought  this  emotion  but  gra'itudev'and  when  it  firs' giew 
warmer,  he  checked  it,  from  the  tii.^ught  of  her  si. nation, 
and  of  the  debt  he  t.wed  her.  But  the  striigj^le  was  loo 
ineflectual  to  overcome  ;  ami,  of  consequence,  increased 
his  passion.  There  was  but  one  way*n  which  the  pride 
of  Sir  Edward  allowed  of  its  being  gratified.  He  soii'C- 
tiiries  thought  of  this  as  a  ba^e  a;id  iinwortv  or.e  ;  but 
he  was  the  fool  of  words  which  he  had  of.en  despised, 
the  slave  of  manners  he  had  t-ftcn  condemned.  He  at 
last  compromised  tnatters  wiih  himself-  he  resolved  if 
he  could,  to  think  no  inore  of  Lnuisa  ;  at  any  ra;e,  to 
t'liink  no  more  of  the  ties  of  gratitude,  or  the  re^tr^iatg  of 
virtue. 

[To  lie  contir.ned.'] 


yOIIN  L.  COOK  isr  seaton  grantland, 

TWO  DOORS  BELOW    THE    SwAN-TaVEBN, 

WHERE    PRiyTING    IN    GENERAL     IS    EXECUTED     WIT>/ 

tROMPTNESS  ANU    ACCURACY. 


Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE. 


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THE  STIIENGTH  OF  I'ARJENTAL  AFFECTION. 


I  went  the  other  day  to  visit  Eliza,  who,  in  the  perfect 
bloom  of  berfiity,  lE  the  motlier  of  several  children.  She 
had  a  little  prating  girl  upon  lier  laj),  who  was  begging  to 
^  be  very  fme,  tlut  she  might  go  abroad  :  and  the  indul- 
gent mother,  at  her  little  daughter'j  rct]uest,  had  just  ta- 
s  ken  the  knots  oH'her  own  head  to  adorn  tl\e  hair  of  the 
pretty  trifler.  A  smiling  boy  v.-as  at  the  same  time  ca- 
ressjnga  la])-dog,  v/hich  is  thei»-  mother*s  favorite,  be- 
cause it  pleases  the  children  ;  and  she,  with  a  delight  in 
her  looks,  which  heightened  her  beauty,  so  divided  her 
conversation  with  the  two  pretty  prattlers,  as  to  make 
«hein  both  equally  chearful. 

As  I  came  in,  she  said  with  a  blush,  *  Mr.  Iroiiside,  thb' 
you  are  an  old  batchclor,  you  must  not  laugh  at  my  ten- 
dentess  toniy  chiltireu.'  I  need  not  tell  niy  reader  what 
dvil  thin;5s  I  said  in  answer  to  the  lady,  wliose  matron- 
liltc  behaviour  gave  me  infinite  satisfaction:  since  I  my- 
self take  great  pleasure  in  playing  with  children,  and  am 
seldom  unprovided  with  plums  and  marbles,  to  make  iny 
courtto  sncheiitcii.iihing  companions. 

"Whence  is  it,  said  I  to  myself  when  T  was  alone,  that 
the  affection  of  parents  IS  so  intense  to  their  oiispring  i 
Isit  because  they  generally  Knd  such  re&eniblances  m-w^iat 
they  haveproiluced,  as  that  theiebythey  think  themselves 
renewed  in  their  children,  and  are  wdiiiig  to  transmit 
themselves  to  future  times  ?  or  is  it  because  they  think 
themselves  obliged  by  the  dictates  of  humanity  to  nourish 
aiid  rear  what  is  placed  so  immediately  under  their  pro- 
tec'-iort  ;  and  what  by  their  means  is  bi'OLight  iiuo  this 
world,  the  scene  of  misery,  of  necessity  ?  These  will  not 
come  up  to  it.  Is  it  not  Ta;hcr  the  gfiod  providence  of  that 
Being,  who  in  a  superemlnent  degr^ie  protects  and  che- 
rishes the  whole  race  of  mankind,  his  sons  and  creatures.' 
How  shall  we,  any  other  way,  account  tor  this  natural  af- 
fectiojl,  so  signally  displayed  throughout  every  species  of 
the  animal  creation,  i,'iihout  which  the  course  of  nature 
would  quickly  fail,  and  every  various  k.nd  be  extinct  ?  In- 
Gtances  of  tenderness  in  the  mott  savage  brutes  are  so 
frequent,  that  quotations  of  that  kind  are  altogether  unne- 
cessavy. 

!f  we,  who  have  particular  coneerh  in  them,  take  a  se' 
'eret  delight  in  observing  the  gentle  dawn  of  nrascn  in 
babes  ;  if  our  cars  are  soothed  with  their  half-forming  Si 
tiiming  at  articulate  sounds  ;  if  we  are  charmed  with  their 
pretty  mliTiickry,  and  sui-jiriscd  at  the  unexpected  starts 
of  wit  and  cunning  in  these  miniatures  of  man:  what 
transports  may  we  imagine  in  the  breasts  of  those,  mto 
whom  natural  instinct  iiath  poured  tenderness  and  fond- 
ness for  them  '.  hov,'  ami.ible  is  such  a  weakness  of  hu- 
man nature  !  or  r.Tthcr.  how  great  a  weaktiess  is  it  to  give 
humanity  so  reprcachtul  a  nante  1  The  bare  considera- 
tion of  paternal  artection  should,  methinks,  create  a  more 
grateful  tenderness  in  children  towards  their  parents 
than  we  generally  sec  i  and  the  silent  whispers  of  nature 
be  attended  to,  though  tlie  laws  of  God  and  man  did  not 
call  aloud. 

These  silent  whispers  of  nature  haVe  had  »  marirellous 
power,  even  when  their  cause  hath  b=6n  unknown.  There 
ate  several  examples  in  story,  of  tender  friendships  fonn- 
ed  betwixt  men,  who  knew  not  of  their  near  relation  ■ 
such  accounts  conlirin  me  in  an  o].inion  1  have  long  en'- 
tertained,  that  there  is  a  sympathy  betwixt  souls,  *hich 
cannot  be  explained  by  the  prejudice  of  education,  the 
sense  of  duty,  or  any  other  human  motive. 

The  memoirs  of  a  certain  French  Nobleman,  which 
now  lie  before  me,  furnish  mewith  a  very  entertaining  in- 
stance of  this  secret  attraction,  implanted  bv  Providence 
in  the  human  .soul.  It  will  be  necessary  to  inform  tlie 
Tcader,  that  the  person  whose  story  I  am  going  to  relate 
was  one  whose  roving  and  romantic  temper,  joined  to  a 
tiisimsition  singularly  amorous,  Irud  led  him  through  a 
\ast  variety  of  atnours  and  gallantries.  He  had,  in  his 
jcuih,  attended  aPrinc«ss  of  France  into  Poland,  where 
he  had  bean   entertai:tcd  by  the  King  her   husband,  »nd 


)  inarried  a  grandee.  Upon  her  death  he  reuru-d  into  his 
j  native  country  ;  where  his  intiigues  and  other  misfortunes 

having  ctnisumed  his  paternal  estate.  henoW-  wetit  to  take 
j  care  of  the  fnrune  his  deceased  wife  had  left  him  in  Po- 
:  l?nd.  In  his  journey  he  was  robbed  before  he  reached 
I  Warsaw,   and  lay  ill  of  a  fever,    when  he  met  with    the 

following  adrenture  ;  which    I  shall  relate  in    his    own 

words  : 

j  •'Ih^dbeen  in  this  condition  for  foul' days,  when  the 
I  eountets  of  Venoski  passed  that  way.  She  was  informed 
I  flia*  a  'stranger  of  good  fashion  lay  sick,  and  her  chai  ity 
led  hct  to  see  me.  I  rcttiembered  her,  for  I  had  often 
seen  her  wi'h  my  (vife,  to  whom  she  was  nearly  relatei'  ; 
but  when  I  found  she  knew  me  not,  I  thought  tit  to  con- 
ceal my  nairie.  ■  1  tnld  her  I  was  a  German  ;  that  I  had 
been  robbed  :  aj:d  -.ha'  if  she  had  the  charitv  to  send  me 
to  Warsaw,  the  qiteen  would  acknowledge  it  ;  I  having 
the  ht-nottr  of  being  known  to  her  Majesty.  The  coun- 
tess had  the  goodness  to  take  conqiassionof  me,  and  or- 
d-^ring  me  to  be  put  in  a  litter,  carried  me  to  Warsaw, 
where  I  was  lod-<ed  in  her  house  until  niy  health  should 
allow  ntetowait  on  the  queen: 

"  My  fever  increased  after  my  jotlrney  was  ovfr,  and  I 
v:a^  coniined  to  my  bed  for  fifteen  tiays.  When  the 
countess  first  saw  me  she  had  a  young  lady  with  her,  about 
eighttcn  years  of  age,  who  was  much  taller  and  better 
shaped  than  tlie  Polish  women  generally  arc-.  She  was 
ven-tair.  her  skin  exceedingly  fine,  and  herairatnl  shape 
inexpressibly  beautiful.  1  was  not  so  sick  as  to  overlook 
this  yoting  beaitty  ;  and  I  felt  in  my  heart  such  emotions 
at  the  firbt  view,  as  made  me  fear  that  all  my  niisfor- 
ttii.es  had  not  aim.:d  i»e  sutlicienily  against  the  channsof 
the  fair  sex. 

"The  amiable  creature -ieemed  afflicted  at  mv  sic  tness  ; 
and  she  appeared  to  have  so  mttch  care  and  concern  for 
me,  as  raised  in  me  a  grear  indma  ion  and  tenderness  fn 
her.  She  came  every  day  in  liiy  chamber  to  enquire  af 
ter  my  health  t  I  asked  who  site  wa-;,  and  X  was  answer 
ed  she  was  a  iliece  to  the  countess  of  Venoski. 

"  I  verily  believe  that  the  constant  sight  of  this  charm- 
ing maid,  and  the  pleasure  1  received  from  her  careful 
attendance,  co-itributed  more  to  my  reovery  than  ailthc- 
medicineS  the  jihysicians  gave  inc.  In  short,  my  fever 
left  me,  and  1  had  the  satisfaciiuTi  to  see  the  lovelV  crea. 
tt:re  overjoyed  at  my  recovery.  She  came  to  see  me  of 
tenerasi  grew  better  ;  and  I  already  felt  a  stronger  and 
more  tender  afl'ection  for  her,  than  lever  bore  toanv  wo 
man'in  iny  life  :  when  I  began  to  perceive  that  her  con- 
stant care  of  me  was  onlv  a  blind,  to  give  her  *i  opjior- 
tunlty  of  seeing  a  young  Poi- v/Uom  I  took  to  beherlo- 
vcr.  He  seemtd  to  be  much  about  the  same  age,  of  a 
brown  complex-ion,  very  tall,  but  finely  shaped.  Every 
time  she  came  to  see  me,  the  young  gentleman  came  to 
find  her  out  ;  and  they  usually  retired  to  a  corner  of  the 
chamber,  where  they  seemed  to  converse  with  great  ear- 
nestness. The  aspect  of  the  youth  )>!e3sed  me  wonder- 
fully i  and  if  I  Imd  not  sus[)ected  that  he  was  mv  rival, 
1  should  have  taken  .delight  in  his  jjcrson  and  friend- 
ship. 

"  They  both  of  them  often  asked  me  if  I  were  in  reali- 
ty a  German  1  which  when  1  con-inued  to  affirm,  they 
seemed  very  much  troubled.  One  day  1  took  notice  that 
the  young  lady  and  gentleman,  having  retired  to  a  win- 
dow, were  very  intent  upon  a  picture  ;  and  eveiy  now  and 
then  they  cast  their  eyes  tijmn  me,  as  if  they  had  tound 
some  resemblance  betwixt  that  and  iny  features.  I  could 
not  forbear  to  ask  the  meaning  of  it  :  u])on  which  the  la- 
dy answered,  that  if  I  had  been  a  Frenchma»,  she  .should 
have  imagined  that  I  was  the  person  for  whom  the  pic- 
ture was  drawn,  because  ite.tactly  resembled  mt.  I  de- 
sired to  see  it.  But  how  great  was  niv  surprise,  when  I 
found  it  to  be  the  very  painting  which  I  h;id  sent  to  the 
queen  five  years  before,  and  which  she  coimnanded  ine 
to  get  drawn  to  be  given  to  my  children  !  After  1  had 
viec'ed  the  piece,  I  cast  my  eves  upon  the  young  lady,  & 
then  upon  the  young  gentleman  J  had  taken  for  her  lover 
My  heart  beat,  and  1  f<^t  a  secret  emotion  which  filled  n  e 
with  wonder.  Ithodght  I  traced  in  the  two  young  per- 
sons, some  of  my  own  features,  and  at  that  moment  I 
said  to  myself,  are  not  these  my  children  '  The  tears 
came  into  my  eyes,  and  1  was  about  to  run  and  embrace 
them:  bin  constraining  myself  with  pain,  I  askedwhose 
jncture  it  was  1  The  maid,  iierceiviiig  that  I  could  not 
speak  without  tears,  tell  a  weeping,  ller  tears  absolutely 
coi<hnned  me  in  my  opinion;  and  falling  upon  her  neck, 
■  Ah  my  dear  child,*  said  I,  •  yes,  I  am  your  father'  I 
could  say  no  more.  The  youth  leiied  mv  hands  at  the 
•ame  time,  and  kissing,  bathed  tlijm  with  his  tears. 
Throughout  my  life,  I  neverfrl.a  joy  equal  to  this  ;  autl 


BIOGRAPHY. 


MEMOIRS  OF  MRS.  CHAPONE. 

From  an  English  Publication. 
So  Tnay  soine^tntk  ttiuse 
With  lucky  Korasfavor  mjl  ilcitincd urn  c 

And  as  he  passes  turn. 
And  bid  fair  place  be  to  my  sable  shroud. 

Mrs.  Chapone,  who  died  at  Hadley,  in  Mlddlese.v 
in  Dec.  25,  ISCIl,  in  her  75th  year,  has  long  been  kno^^^i 
to  the  public,  as  an  elegant  and  highly  moral  writer  The 
first  productions  of  hers,  which  were  given  lo  the  world, 
were,  the  interesting  story  cf  Fidelia,  in  the  Adventur- 
er ;  and  a  Poem,  prefixed  to  her  friend,  Mrs.  Carter's^ 
production  of  Epicietus ;  but  her  name  only  became 
known  on  the  publication  of  a  deservedly  popular  work. 
Letters  on  the  impicvement  of  the  Mind,  addressed  ton 
young  Lady.  1  his  was  printed  in  ir/.l,  and  will  long, 
it  IS  to  be  hoped,  maintain  its  place  in  the  library  of 
young  women.  It  is  distinguished  by  sound  sense,  a  li- 
beral, as  well  as  a  warm  spirit  of  piety,  and  a  ithilosophy 
applied  to  its  best  use,  the  culture  of  the  heart  and  affec- 
tions. It  has  no  shining  eccentricities  of  thought,  no  pe- 
culia.ities  of  system  ;  it  follows  experience  as  its  guide, 
and  is  content  topiotluce  efli?cls  of  acknowledged  utihty, 
!>y  known  and  approved  means.  On  theoe  accounts  it  is 
perhaps  the  mbst  unexceptionable  treatise,  that  can  be  put 
itfo  the  hands  of  female  youth.  These  letters  are  parti- 
oularly  excellent,  in  what  relates  to  regulating  the  temper 
and  feelings.  Their  stile  is  pure  and  unafli-ctod,  and  the 
"latiner  gTave  and  impressive.  Those  who  choose  to 
romparethem  in  this  respect,  with  another  widely  circu- 
lated publication,  a<ldressed  about  the  same  time  to  young 
women,  [Doctor  Fordyce's  Sermons]  will  prcbablv  be 
'f  opinion,  that  the  dignified  simplicity  of  the  female 
writer  is  much  mote  consonant  to  true  taste,  than  the 
jliected  prettiness  and  constant  glitter  of  the  preacher. 
Mrs.  Chapone  soon  after  published  a  volume  of  Miscella- 
•ies,  containii'K  one  or  two  moral  essays,  and  some  ele- 
';ant  poems,  which  have  the  merit  of  many  beautiful 
thoughts,  and  ro  ne  oiiginal  (ma,^es,  but  seem  not  to  have 
beensnfiicientjy  tippreciated  by  the  puhl  ic  ;  for  they  were 
not  greatly  noticed,  owing  periiaps  to  the  mode  of  their 
publication.  It  was  not  then  so  common  as  it  has  been 
since,  to  mix  new  matter  with  old. 

Mrs.  Chapone'h  maiden  name  was  Miilso  j  her  familr 
was  a  lespeclable  one,  in  Northamptonshire.  Her  marri- 
ed lift  was  short,  and  not  very  happy.  She  pr",bably  al- 
luJcdto  her  own  nuptial  choice,  whea  she  speake  in  one 
of  her  poeins  of 


'  Prudence  slcnii,  tha 


cotnes  t:)o  late.* 


be  owned,  that  i 


,  .  ,         more  lively  emoti- 

ons and  pleasuigtendernets  than  the  passiorMi  can  [lossibly 


■When  left  a  widow,  her  very  limited  circumstance* 
prevenied  her  not  from  enjoyinga  large  acquaintance  a- 
mong  the  best  circles  of  society,  who  admired  her  for 
her  ttilcnts,  and  respected  her  for  her  virtues. 

She  understood  and  relished  conversation.  Her  dis- 
course was  seasoned  occasionally  with  a  vein  of  humour; 
and  having  the  advantage  (for  it  is  an  advantage)  of  as- 
sociating in  early  life  with  the  best  company,  tke  ease 
and  polish  of  the  gentlewoman  accompanieti  the  talents 
of  the  writer.  Herperson  was  plain  j  but  in  her  jou'h 
she  had  a  tine  voice,  and  always  had  a  strong  taste  for 
music.  Mrs.  Chapone  was  one  of  those  women  who  have 
shewn  thatitis  impossible  to  attain  a  correct  and  elegant 
style,  without  an  acquaintance  with  the  classics.  Tne 
French  and  the  Italian  she  understood  ;  and  f.oni  the  lat. 
ter  she  made  tome  translations.  Mrs.  Chapone,  Mrs. 
Montague  and  anoher  lady,  who  stands  confessedly  at 
the  sumniii  of  iVnialc literature,  and  upon  a  par  with 
the  distinguished  ■cliolars  of  the  other  sex,  were  friends 
and  intimates  :  the  two  foi-mer  have  left  the  stage  ;  but 
their  venerable  seignior  still  survives  to  receive  the  ho- 
mage of  another  century.  Mrs.  Chapone  had  been  Se- 
cliiiing  in  health  for  many  years.  The  loss  of  a  beloved 
neice,  the  lady  to  whom  the  letters  were  addressed,  and 
of  a  more  belovetl  brother,  to  whom  she  was  united  in 
afl'ection  and  similarity  of  taste,  hastened  the  inlirmities 
of  age  ;  and  for  Some  time  before  her  death,  she  was 
laid  aside  from  society.  It  is  not  unusual  for  those  who 
in  some  |  eriod  of  their  lives  have  fillei  a  sertain  space  iii 
the  eye  of  the  public,  if  they  have  been  some  time  with- 
drawn from  it,  to  glide  silently  nut  of  life  unnoticed,  ex- 
cept by  the  attendants  at  their  bed  side  :  so  was  it  with 
Chapone.  But  if  there  are  those  of  her  sex,  now  hajipf 
wives  and  mothers,  who  have  in  any  measure  been  formed 
to  those  characters  by  the  early  impressions  they  may 
have  received  from  her  writings,  they  \v\\\  drop  a  grateful 
tear  to  the  memory  of  their  benefactress,  and  rttnk  liera- 
mong  those  who,  in  the  French  phrase,  "  have  deier\e4 
well  of  their  country." 


42 


THE  MINERVA. 


For  1804. 


t^maiit 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


[In  the  last  number  of  the  Minerva,   we  republished  the 
first  letter  of  "  The  Britisii  Spy  in  Boston-,''  origi- 
naJIy  published  in  the  Port  folio  ;   for  our  paper  of  to- 
day, we  have  extracted   the  second  Letter.     Much  cu. 
riosity  will  doubtless  be  eiciled  amongst  literary  men, 
relative  to  the  author  of  these  Letters.     Wm  the  Letter, 
of  The  British  Spy,  in  Virginia,  (originally  fubtiibed 
in  the  Virginia  Argm,)  and  thoK  of  The  British  Spy 
i^hoiTOVtViriltcn  by  tbesanur perton?     If  this  (]iies- 
lion  be  determined  in  the  affirmative,    another    ivUici, 
has  already  received  considerable  notice  may  be   arain 
discussed  ;   Wtstbtr  the  Letters  nf  The   British  Spy 
(of  Virginia)  viereviritten  by  the  gentleman  to  ■whom  fi>iblic 
ofinJonhas  generally    o«r/toei/(yje,n.?, In  language  and 
»i:l>ject,  these  letters  bear    a  strong  similarity    to  c:;ch 
other;    with  respect  to  s')le,  few    writers  are   Wperior 
in    our  jpinion,.to  Thb  British  Spy  ik  Eosto.v.] 
FJIOAf  THE  PORT  l-QLIO. 
THS  BRITISH  yi'V  IN  BOSTON. 
LETTER  II. 
I  MUtlnued  at  the  !upre:iic  court  of  Judlcatuie    listen- 
ing and    observing;  until  the  itni>ortant   juncture'    when 
Thcophdus  Parsons,  ■  the  oia.nt  op  the    law.'  as  he 
n  ap.l .   denominated,  opened  hi,    i.npressive  argument. 
iL^^Tt  ."^""""y  ="^'i'<^.  comprehensive,    inightv,  and 
or,-;,n.il,heissa,d  to  uiu  e  a  i.iemorv  so    letentive,   that 
what  l,e  has  once  added  to  the  rich  store  of  his  underst.m- 
dmg,  no  lapse  of  tniie,  no  pressure  of  occurrences,   can  -- 
h,V,i',"TVn  T-    !,"■'■?'"■'  "*"!"-"f"s;or.al  knowledge  ^s  the 
inexliaus'.ble  fund,  whence  the  unlearned,    and  th»   iido 
lent  ootam  their  daily  supplies  of  ju-tcedentand  authorit  /  ■ 
for  he  .mparts  h,s  .ntellecual  we.h.h.  with  the  liberal  in! 
d,flerence  o(  one,  who  feels  the  u,..ri„lled  ascendency  of 
ms  o%yn  attnhu  es  and  aciuirements.  I  had  the  pleasure  of 
rfhi,T^^',  '"•"  :  '  ""  f^™"'"I  I"'«ess,the  proportion 
vL^  ^M  f      K  ''    '"  """^3'mem  of  an  intricate    cause, 
b.nught  for  .he  enorinous  sum  of   four  hundred  thousand 
dollars,  aga.nst  the  heir  of  the  ia'e  lieu'epam   governor  of 
the  commonweahh.     I  found  the  general  oplni-  ■,    nrevi 

thep,.nt.irsrecover.ngmorethan  thirtv  or  fortv  thou- 
favJd.illars.and  under  an  inferiof  .renins  it  is  to  be  n-e 
su Tiled  Mich  would  have  been  the  award      Ncie     I  i 

^r'thr'^ere^'"  f '"i'l  ""';"">- P-f-sional  faithfV- 
nias,  th.in  were  uis|.l*yed  by  Mr.  Tar^nns,  upon  this  inte 
resting  occasion.  The  ojiposite  council  «-cri  the  "  tor  '  ,' 
general,  and  Mr.  Satnuel  De.Nter,  men  ,.f  dis-iit'l^sh-d 
,ak-.us,andi-espectal.le  standing  ;  but  comi,nied  whh  the 
brilliancy  of  his  m.n.l.  all  other  vividne.,s  appeared  din 
Zr^tl  ""  ""=>5-'"="-"  faint  and  coh.ur  ess.  rJ 
fine,  th.  pre-eminent  powers  of  this  man,  his  laborious 
rcrearch,  his  strong  and  comprehensive  view  of  each  rir 
cumstance,  and  hisjudicious  arrangement  of  ,h-  who  e" 
obtained  for  h.s  client  the  c.-ttraoriiuarv  -..un  of  one  h  ,n' 
dred  ai.dsix  thousand  dollars,  which  has  almost  made  ,?e 
a  convert  tothe  opiiion  of  the  gr-at    FredLrlc     ,mn„    h^ 

ST'Vo'  'e'"'!'"«    'I    -^'^-r-bta^ceoTe' Vof 
pr.ius,    nor  permitting  that    to  inHuence   the  decre.  s  of 
Jtlstice.  .  A, nere  statement  of  facts,    given    in  com"i"- 
j..ace  terms,  would  probably  have  bestowed  on  the  nTa""! 
tff  his    forty  thousand  d.llar.,  and  prevented  the  FnsI 
,  ene    of  the  poor  heir  at  law.     Resp'ec-.ing  Mr.  Parson  , 
I  fine.  It  a  genera  sentimeiu  to  anticipate   tuccess,  whe  e 
verhe  is  engaged,  and  to  consider  the  nilm  nf  „;,-;„       i 
eidedly  his  due.     Hence,  more  fori    na' teT^^e  th>         'h 
alacrity  Shall  ^rst  possess  his    assistance  :  an  1  he^c"  t°he 

Zv'^jit?;^-  \"T'"^'"""''^"''''''=  honi;::L'a  si! 

diut;  with  which  he  devotes  hims.lf  to  the  interest  of  his 
client,  would  insure  him  a  princelv  fortune, were  his  ths no 
sttion  rapacious  or  in  any  d.gree  avaricious.  Bu  hlcral 
in  his  temper,  and  moderate  in  his  desires  srrl,.  i.  j  i 
this  honorable  profession,  his  fee,    are  sa'i  not  ,?,"''  "^ 

portiona-eto  his  individtialimportaiKe  al":;.  :,,tro"f 
every  kind  a  stranger  to  the  character  cf  his  pactice 
and  his  propensity,  practice 

Theonhilus  Parsons  has  been  annonnced,  bv  some  fts- 
tid.ous  foreigners,  as  the  only  lawyer   in  tl  e  L,^?,'  a 

^:tt,^  m^srSe";:,'^;;:^;:^  ^e  ■"''"'■"=^'"^' 

ful  in  argument,  of  the  greatest  in"e,^,'.  Tr  '"'"'"- 
opponont-Of  a  wit,ii„pron,p,u  aifd  sa^L'tic  whUe  "tl 
a..tonish,ng  ni.nd,  alwaysat  home,  now  plungin^  into  the 
t:l  li^htlv'skinv,:- """  I'^^-W.A  ji!-ri,,';r  de.c. 
eve?  fp  ior  nd  i"^'";':;?-:^  «"""''  fi'''"'  »f  f-cy 
V.    ,    i,        ■  .'^    """ '"Vial,  even    in    trifiet    win-,. 


id  rivalship,  it  we 
nd  nftcction  like    hsnd-n 


be  pre. 
would 


sumed  th 

attend,  and  honours  would  court  his  acceptance.     This  is 
not  found,  and  why  it  is  not,  would,  to  a  mere  speculative 
understanding,  appear  absurd    or  nugatory.     Still,    for  a 
man,  thus  endowed  and  dignified,  there  remain  private  re- 
spect, individual  allcctioii,  and  universal  ajiplause     Were 
this  a  world  of  angels,  it  .right    be  thus  ;  but  Theophilus 
Parsons,  with  -*  mind,  in  which    the    amiable,  the  great, 
and  the  good,  are  blended,  has  constitutional  negligences 
character.stic    peculiarities,  and    incidental    deficiencies 
Whence,    those  who    shrink  from  his    superioritv,  take 
shelter  in  Ins  imperfections,  and  derive   consolation  from 
the  blcmi..ne5,  that  appear  to  mingle  with  his  attributes, 
heckiil.ng  himself  from  the  circles  of  gay  life,  and  never 
partaking  the  conversation  of  that  se.v,  which  refines  and 
civilizes,  no  attentions  are  lavished  upon  his    person,    no 
regard  bestowed  upon  the  decorums    of  fashion,    and  tho' 
not  naturally  iigl,  ,  he  becomes,  by  these  means,   bo;h  un. 
couth  and  unpolished  ;  and,  whilethe  snbhmity  of  hisee- 
nius  should  entitle  hitn   to  undiminished    admiration,  the 
cut  of  his  coat,  the  strangeness  of  his  wig,  or  the  tolor  of 
his  neckcloth,  arc  the  objects  of  exulting  remark,  and  the 
subjects  of  reprehension.     In  this  respect,  as  in    many  o- 
thers,  ike  the  Chief  Justice  of  the  United  States,  Mr.  Par- 
sons  disregards    or  despises     every  external-  attention  to 
dress  or  address,  appearing  in  his    own   person  rsther  to 
consult  what  will  deform  or  repel,  than    the  neatness  of 
.labiliment,  or  the  gTace  of  decoration.     It  may  be  urged 
by  the  betore-named philosopher,  thaftralv    the    coat,  a 
man  happens  to  put  on,does  UGt  change  the  original  cha- 
racterot  his  mind— possibiv,  not  wholly  or  essentially,  yet 
w«  are  told  by  the  poet, 

"  Exe-.i  from,  the  body's  fnirity,  the  nind 
Hewvesa  secret,  sympathetic  aid." 

ricnce,  a  careless  disregard  to  cleanliness,  and  proprie. 
ty  pt  apparel,  has  a  tendency  to  diminish  self-respect,  and 
mdirecily  deprive  us  of  the  estimation  of    others,    bv  ge- 
nerating familiarity,  and  contraclin-'  thatdlstance  Whil-h 
separates  the  e.vtreme  of  character.     To  speak    the  plain 
language  of  truth  and  e.^inerience,  it  is  most  certain,   that 
While  wecon.senl  to  live  with  the  men    of  thi.s  world,  and 
to  be  seen  by  the  women  of  it,  a  moderate  and  modest  ai 
tention  to  its  fashions,  its  customs,  its  social  and  its  piib- 
t"^il'T"''^'""r'^'  '^  ""PwtMt  to  the  greatest,  as  much  as 
tome  least,  if  we  would  command  respect,   conciliate  eo- 
teeni.oreventobei-cscuedfrom  the  cutting  coiKemjit  of 
(lensmn.     Theophilus    Parsons  is  beyond  aU  this  i   plant 
ing  nis  pl(r_sure  where  his    iotMiir*  have  grown  so    thick 
"/")',-/,;,.-..  decidedly  the  greaiest  man    in    Massachusetts 
itcsiring  no  recreation,^  and  ordinary  delights,  it    may  be 
asked,  xvhyis  he  not  called  to    grace,    and  to  govern,    ei- 
ther  in  the  cabinet,  or    tho  senates  of  the   nation-     Asa 
rhetorician,  more  solid    than    cruamental,  his  voice    not 
mclod.ou!   but  powerful,  and  less  provincial    than  many 
of  h.s  brethren,    hiS  manner  irresistibly  impressive,    anil 
ins  political  knowledge  in  proportion  to  his  other  acnuire- 
incnts,  why  are  the.se  elevated  properties  confined    tothe 
ordinary  or  extraordinary  calls  of  jurisprudence  ?    Of  this 
problem,  frequently  urged  by  me    in  different  societies,  I 
have  obtai,-ed  the  following  solution.     Mr.  Par.sons    has 
long  been  the  leader  of  a  jiolitical  •  Junto,"  as    it  is  term- 
ed, which,  in  avowed  opposition  to  the  republican    or  de- 
mocnu.c  powers  that  now  hold  the  reins,  and  direct  the 
veiiicicol  the  supreme authoritv,  nosiuiation,  adequate  to 
hisroeritandpre.ension,  Canbeofced  for   his    advance, 
mcnt.and  why  he  was  not  sought  tinder    the  foiiner  ad- 
ministration,   15  to    be  accounted  for  on  other  principles, 
since,  as  a  distinguished  member  of   the  convention  foi' 
torming  the  present  Federal   Constitution,    his   |)olitical- 
knowledge  was  greatly  consp-.tuoUS;. but    disdaining   the 
lure  of  office,  and  inemulous    of  public   honours,  though 
persevering  and  infle.xible  in  his  party-opinions,  he  seeks 
no  personal  b.ine.St,  is  tt.o  elevated  for  patronage,  and  too 
independent  for  recomp-^nce.     This  is    well  understood  ; 
and  when  Mr.  Adams  in  the  i.ate    and  last  hours  of  his 
perished  authority,  attempted  to  bestow  upon  him    a  tran- 
sient, and    perhaps    eqiivocal    advancement,   with  that 
straigntness,  and  dignity  of  mind,  which    are    trulv  his 
own,  he  instantly  rejected  the  benefit,  tha-,  induced  bv  no 
personal  friendship,   could   confer  no  additional  honour. 

Finallv,it    is  my  opinion,  and  you,    my   dear  S , 

will  value  It  according  to  its  worth,  that  among  the  first 
civdians  of  our  country  and  before  the  greatest  judiciarv 
It  has  ever  produced,  Theophilus  Parson,  would  be  esti- 
tnated,  honoured,  and  preferred,  as  one,  whose  attributes 
entiled  him  to  the  ennobling  character  of  a  ghkat  law- 


the 


[To  be  continued.] 

MRS.  CHAPONE'S 
Definition  of  a  Tnodern  Lady  of  fashion. 
If  a  tnodern  lady  of  fashion  was  to  be  called  to  account 
for  the  disposition  of  her  time.  I  imagine  her  defence 
Z'I/h  '"  "■'i\."rl==  I  can't,  you  know,  be  out  of 
the  world,  nor  act  differently  from  everv  body  in  it.  Th  e 
hours  are  very  late— consequently  I  rise  late  I  have 
scarce  breakfasted  before  morning  visits  begin,  or  'tis 
time  to  go  to  an  auction,  or  a  concert,  or  to    take  a  little 

ranirf  "■■■■  ''?'"'■  ""■'■"'"ff  ■">•  h^i^  i=  =>  l™g  ope- 
ranon,i,ut  one  can  t  appelr  with  a  head  unlike  every  body 
'ISO.     One  must  toimtunes  go  to  a   play,   or  an    opcr»  ; 


igh  I  own  it  hurries  one  to  death.      Tlien    what  with 
necessary  visits— the  perpetual  engagements  to  card-par- 
ties at  private  houtes — and  attendance  on   public  assmbliet 
to  which  all  people  cf  fashion  subscribe,  the  evenings,  you 
see.  arc   fully  disposed  of.     What  time  then  can  1  possii 
biy  have  (nr  what  you  call  domestic  duties  !     You  talk   of 
the  offices  and  enjovmcnts  of  friendship— alas  !  I  have  no 
hours  left  for  friends  !     I  must  see  them  in  a  crowd,   or 
not  at  all.     As  to  cultivating  the  friendship   of   my  hus- 
band, we  are  very  civil  when  we  meet  /  but  sve  are  birh 
too  much  engaged  to  spend  much  time  with  each    other. 
With  regard    to  my  daughters,  I    have   given    them    a 
trench  governess,  and  proper  masters— I  can  do  no  more 
lor  them.     Voutell  me,  I  should  instruct  my  servants- 
but  I  have  not  time  to  inform  mvself,    much'  less    can  I 
undertake  any  thing  of  that  sort  for  them,  or  even  be  able 
to  guess  what  they  do  with  themselves  the   greaiest  part 
of  the  twenty-faur  hours.  I  go  to  church,  if  posslblcouce 
on  a  Sunday,  and  then  some  of  my  servants  attend  me  ; 
and  if  they  will  not  mind  what  the  preacher  says,  how  can 
I  help  it  ;     The  management  of  our  fortune,  as    far  as  I 
am  concerned,  linust  leave  to    the    steward    and  house, 
keeper  ;  for  I  find  I  can  barely  snatch   a    quarter  of    an 
hour  just  to  look  over  the  bill  of  fare  when   t  am  to  have 
company,  that  they  may  not  send  u])  any  one  thing  fii;'ht. 
ful  or   old-fashioned.     As  to  the  Christian    diiy  of  chVi- 
ty,  I  assure  you  I  am  not  ill-natured  i  and   (coiisidciiiTv 
the  e.tpence  of  being  alw  ays   dressed    for  comjiany,  with 
losses  at  cards,  subscriptions,  and  public  spec'aclos,  leave 
me  very  little  to  di.spnse  of)  I  am    ready  enough    to  give 
my  money  when  I  meet    with    a  miserable  rbj.-ct.     You 
say  I  should  enquire  out  such,  inform  mjscif  thornighly 
of  their  cases,  mak?  an  acquaintance  v,  ith  the  poor  ofmy 
ne.ghbourhood  in  the  country,  and  plan  out  the  best  me- 
thods of  relievinjj  the  unfortunate,  and  assisting  the  indus- 
trious.    But  this  sujiposes    much  more    time    and  much 
iTioremorey,  than  I  have  to  bcsiow.     I  have    had  hopes 
indeed,  that  my  summers  would  have  afforded    me  mors 
leisure  ;  bu;  we.  stay  pretty    late  in  town  ;  ihen  we  gene- 
rally pass  reverafwceks    at  one  or  other  of  the    wa'er- 
drinking  places,  where    every  moment  is  spent  in  public  } 
and,  for  the  few  months,  in  which  we  reside  at  our  own 
seat, our  house  is  always  full,  with  a  succession    of  com- 
]jany,  to  whose  amusement  one  is  obliged  to  dedicate  eve- 
ry ho»r  of  the  day. 


What  Goldsmith  has  finely  observed  of  the  Swin.  m»y 
be  applied  to  the  symmetrical  figure  of    a   beautiful  wo-' 

In  the  CNhibition  of  her  form  there  are  no    broken  or 

harsh  lines:  no  constrained   or    catching    motions;  but 

roundest  contours,  and  the    easiest  transitions.       The 

^..>   w.auJers  over  every    feature    wiih  insatiable  pleasure 

and  every  part  takes  iww  grace  from  new  motion. 

n'IsracVi,  describing  a  female  delineator,  has  the  fol- 
..nving  picturesque  expressions. 

'  While  the  fair  painter  was  occupied  in  descanting  on 
the  beauties  of  Mary  and  Cleopatra,  she  rolled  on  hcrlo-. 
ver  two  orbs  of  beauty  so  sparkling,  that  neirher  those  of 
Mary  or  Cleopatra  could  have  told  more  in.cliifenily,  th« 
secrets  of  a  bosom,  that  had  gradually  quitted  its  gauze.' 


The  Dutches  of  Devonshire,  while  watting  in  her  car- 
riage one  day  in  the  streets  of  London,  observed  a  Dust- 
man, with  a  short  jiipe  in  his  hand,  looking  at  her.  Ha- 
ving gazed  a  few  seconds  with  intcnsencss,  he  broke 
into  a  smile,  and  said  ••  Lord  love  ycur  ladyship,  I  wish 
you  would  let  me  light  my  pijie  at  your  eyes,*''  Hei' 
grace  took  it  in  good  part,  and  ■\\as  so  pleased  v;ith  ther 
w  himsical  frankness  of  the  compliment,  that  when  any 
thing  civil  is  said  to  her,  she  often  remarks  '*  Very  well  : 
but  nothing  like  the  Dustman." 


IN  Mts.  Mtn-rav's  Guide 
em  Highlands  of  Scotland, 
in'erspersed,  and  iraditior 
manner,  one  ofwhicli  we 


s,  related  in  a  spvight!/ 
ibed  :— 

*»  Every  length  of  the  boat  hrought  us  something  nc\w 
to  admire  :  but  when  I  came  to  the  poli^t  called  Qenien 
Gore  (peak  of  Godfrey)  I  was  lost  in  admiration.  The 
peak,  and  the  formation  of  ;he  rocks,  fromth-top  tothe 
bottom,  many  of  them  columna'-,  amar.ed  and  delightc  I 
me.  The  seamen  lay  on  their  oars  while  I  g.i7,ed  ;  anil 
they  were  almost  as  much  jistonished  at  myraptui*es,  art 
I  was  at  the  wonderful  appearancenfBcnian'-Gore.  What: 
a  leap,  though  t  I  was  that  of  Godfrey  !  In  ages  past,  tho 
M'Leansof  Loch  Buq  where  absolute  monaichs  of  th» 
south  side  of  Mull,  and  in  those  .lays  himcihg  d.»,»r  v'-a^ 
their  amusement  and  support.  Loch  Buq  commanded  :\ 
great  chace  and  gave  strict  charge  to  an  attendant  named 
Gore,  (Godfrey)  not  to  suffer  a  slag  to  escape  through  a 
certain  pass,  and  at  the  same  time  declared,  if  such  i 
thing  happened.  Gore  should  forfeit  his  life.  Gore  icok 
hisslation,but  notwithstanding  all  his  caution,  somiedecr 
forced  the  pass,  and  made  their  escape.  Gore  did  not  lose 
his  life,  but  he  was  ignomiiiiously  chastised  in  the  pre- 
,sence  of  the  chieftain,  and  his  assembled  clan,  on  the  sum- 
mit of  the  ptak.  The  proud  Kigl^land  blood  of  Gere 
boiled  at  the  indignity  he  had  sustained  in  the  sight  of  bi»' 


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ul.i    ha 


been 


chief  andclan.  Deatli  in  his  opii 
honorable,  but  the  sting  of  dissrace  was  inure  than  h( 
couldbear.  Young  ami  old  were  asseinbk-d  to  see  the 
chace,  and  pour  Gore's  shameful  chastisement.  Amongst 
the  rest  was  aiiurse,  with  the  infant  son  of  the  chief  in 
her  arms.  Gore  watches  his  opportunity,  snatched 
Lrch  Bu<]'i  child  from  the  arms  of  his  nurse  and  with 
him  in  his  hands  leaped  amongst  ths  rocks  of  the  peak 
on  a  shelf  far  below  the  astonished  spectator!.  Gc.re 
came  safely  upon  his  feet,  wiih  the  babe  in  his  hand,  and 
there  held  ills  virtiin  in  triumph.  Reward  and  hnnouis 
were  oflered,  tears  and  intreaties  were  poured  forth  by 
the  distracted  p^irents  to  Gore  to  save  ind  restore  their 
onlv  son.  At  length  he  seemed  to  relent,  and  declared 
if  Loch  Bnq  was  brought  wiihin  his  sight  and  chastised 
in  the  same  ignominious  tnanner  he  should  be  satisHed. 
The  jiarent,  for  the  sake  ol  his  child,  readily  submitted  to 
be  treaicdprccisolvas  Gore  had  been,  and  then  required 
the  restoration  of  his  son  ;  Gore  with  a  smile  of  triumph 
andcontemjK,  raised  thechddin  his  hand  atarms  length 
in  the  air,  and  with  a  shout  threw  himself  over  the  peak. 
Both  Gore  and  the  child  were  dashed  in  pieces  long  be- 
fore thev  reached  the  sea.  Such  deeds  wear  the  rcsem- 
biance  of  fable  :  but  those  who  ar-  well  acquainted  with 
the  life  and  manners  of  remote  Highlanders  befjre  the 
year  174S,  will  notthinic  tlieim  wholly  incredible." 


BRUTAL  INHUMANITY. 

As  a  Mr.  Thomas  Ten  Eyck  was  driving  furiously 
through  Broadway  yesterday  between  12  and  one  o'clock, 
lie  snddenlv  turned  down  Hector-street,  and  ru.i  over  a 
child  (a  fiiie  boy  of  about  8  years  of  age)  of  Mr.  Mon- 
teil-o's  ;  fractured  his  scull,  and  otherwise  injured  hiin. 
Yet  the  in,fa/ conduct  of  this  man  was  such,  tha:  'le  ne- 
ver stoped  one  mornent.but  drove  on  as  if  nothing  had 
happened.  The  humanity  of  a  Mr.  Myers  from  Virgi- 
ria,  and  others,  coining  up  at  jhe  monit;ilt,  tool;  care  of 
the  child,  and  carried  him  to  Doctor  Hosack's,  where  his 
■wouiids  were  dressed,  and  v.- here  he  now  lies  dau'-erously 
ill.  [//.  r.  Guz.} 

THE  TRUE  AMBITION    OF    AN  HONEST 
MIND. 

V.'ere  1  to  describe  the  blessings  I  desire  in  life,  I 
■would  be  happy  in  a  few,  but  faithful  friends.  Might  I 
choose  my  talent,  it  should  rather  be  good  sense,  than 
learnin.f^.  I  would  consult,  in  the  choice  of  my  houso, 
convenience  rather  than  st^te  ;  and  f.u-  mv  circumstances, 
desire  a  moderutt  Ijut  independent  fortune. — Business —  | 
enoogTi  tn  scctne  ire  fron*i  indolence,  and  leisure  enou^.i 
always  to  have  an  Vourto  spare.  - 1  would  liaveno  master, 
and  I  desire  btit  few  servants,  I  would  not  be  led  away 
by  ambition  nor  pei-plexed  wi.h  disputes.  I  woiild  enjoy 
the  blessing  of  health,  but  would  rather  be  beholden  for  it 
to  a  regular  life  and  an  easy  mind,  than  to  the  school  of 
Hippocrates.  As  tomy  passions,  since  we  cannot  be  wholly 
riivfs'edofthem,  I  would  hate  only  those  whose  manners 
rendered  them  odious,  and  love  only  where  I  know  I  ought, 
"i'hus  would  I  pass  cheerfully  through  that  portion  of  my 
life  »'hich  cannot  last  always,  and  with  resignation  wait 
fcr  that  which  will  Idst  forever. 


CHARM  OF  A  SNAKE. 
The  following  ven-  curious  fact  is  communicated  hy  a  re- 
spectable gentleman  in  the  neighbourhood  of  Bland- 
ford.  We  give  the  relation  in  thewri.er's  own  words  : 
"  James  Cox,  Mr.  Grnsvenor's  under  keeper,  in  his 
road  to  speak  to  me  last  Friday,  [the  5th  inst.]  heard  an 
old  patridgt  in  distress,  over  the  hedge  in  a  piece  of  oats, 
and  iudging  that  soiVie  enemy  was  among  her  young,  he 
leaped  over  to  examine  into  tht  matter  ;  but  seeing  no- 
thing, and  still  finding  the  old  bird  running  aroundin  the 
same  continued  distress,  he  loookcd  rhore  minutely  among 
tlie  corn,  and  at  last  found  a  large  snake  in  the  midst  of 
the  infant  brood.  And  willing  to  see  if  any  mischief  had 
been  done,  he  immediately  cot  open  the  snake's  belly, 
when  to  his  ir.3xpre5sible  Einprise,  two  young  partridges 
ran  from  their  horrid  prisoh,  and  joined  their  distressed 
moiher,  apparently  very  well  :  and  two  others  were  found 
in  the  same  rU]jacious  maw,  quite  dead.  Strange  as  this 
may  appear,  it  is  not  more  curious  than  really  true  !" 

JLnnd.  Pap. 

The  German  I'rinccEsterhaity  has  the  largest  flocks 
^f  bheep  possessed  by  any  one  person  in  any  part  of  the 
world.  His  Highness  attended  the  Woburn  sheep-shear- 
ing in  1804,  when  he  asked  the  Duke  of  Bedford  ■•  of 
What  number  his  flock  consisted  '"  His  Grace  rcjilied, 
<•  600."  ••  What  number  of  shepherds  i"  The  answer 
was  "  one."  "  Probably,"  says  the  Duke,  "  your  High- 
ness may  hav«  a  flock  on  your  estate."  "  Yes,"  replied 
the  foriigner,  "  I  have  in  Saxofiy  ;  it  consisted  of  150,000 
sheep,  and  for  the  due  raajtagement  of  which,  I  keep 
600  shepherds  !■" 

A  humorous  auth'tyr  compares  love  to  the  r.mall.pox. 
The  longer  it  is  in  making  its  appearance,  the  more  vio- 
lent is  the  disorder. 


To  THE  EDITORS  OF  THE  MINERVA. 


AS  a  subject  of  considerable  impor- 
tance, (since  the  estahlishn.ent  of  your  useful  pa- 
per) has  been  my  chief  study,  I  have  now  my  hrst  num- 
ber jjrepared  for  the  perusal  of  the  fairse.x.  I  commence 
the  .subject  by  asking  a  simple  question,  "  Whether  a  wo- 
man ot  fashion  ought  not  to  be  declared  a  public  enemy  .'" 
There  is  a  way  of  asking  questions  in  which  the  answer 
is  plainly  implied,  and  this  I  take  to  be  an  t.vample.  If 
then  we  allow  that  a  woman  of  fashion  is  a  public  enemy, 
I  hope  no  one  wilt  deny  the  counterposiuon,  that  a  woman 
of  virtue  and  prud;nce  is  a  public  good.  Give  me  leave 
to  state  one  plain  fact,  "  that  the  infliwuK  if  the  fair  nrx 
over  tie  men  h  givat  ami  univermi."  1  his,  I  sujjpose, 
none  of  your  readers  will  deny.  He  that  has  a  heart  to 
feel,  will  be  convinced  of  it  as  it  relates  to  himself,  and 
and  hi  that  has  eyes  to  see  may  be  covinced  of  it  in  rela- 
tion to  others.  The  greatest  and  best  of  men  are  so  far 
from  concealing  the  influence  which  femal;  charms  pos- 
sess over  them,  that  they  devote  much  of  their  time  and 
attention  JO  female  company.  In  a  word,  attenti.in  to  tlic 
fair  sex,  and  a  desire  to  he  in  their  favor,  is  the  universal 
passion  ;  fir  even  the  old  gentleman,  in  his  e-oulv  flan- 
nels,nr  hobbling  on  his  cruiches,  though  Conscious  liiat 
he  can  no  longer  captivate,  hopes  tha»  by  gentle  gailanir; 
he  may  yet  be  agreeab.e.  The  man  wlio  is  odious  to  the 
fair  sex,  who  never  strives  to  appear  pleasing  in  their 
eyes,  and  whi  boasrs  of  the  impenetrability  of  his  heart, 
is  one  of  hose  unfortunate  beings  of  whom  society  has  no 
inclination  to  boast.  I  shall  now  endeavour  to  prove,  that 
this  power  which  the  fair  s«.x  ha»e  over  us,  may  be  used 
to  gi eater  and  better  jiurposes,  than  it  has  heretofore 
been  employed  to  promote.  I  am  persuaded  that  nothing 
short  of  a  general  reformation  of  manners  would  take 
place,  were  the  ladies  to  use  their  power,  in  di.,cuurloin' 
licentious  manners.  Men  of  vice  and  fashion,  (for  these 
qualities  are  almost  always  united)  have  long  entertained 
a  notion,  that  a  rake  is  a  character  much  more  pleasing 
to  the  ladies,  than  a  sober,  virtiious  man.  Hiw  well  \- 
is  founded,  I  leave  to  my  fair  readers  to  determine.  Some 
observations  must  not  be  omitted.  In  public  places,  par- 
ticularly in  the  Theatre,  it  is  nothing  u.icomnion  tu  see 
gentlemen  of  sp(rit  who  belong  to  a  party  of  virtuous  la- 
dies, leave  them  between  the  acrs,  and  pay  their  respects 
to  those  tawdry  females  in  the  ga  Itry,  whocomeJro  make 
a  market  of  their  saleable  charms.  And  this  may  be  seen 
by  the  jiarty  they  had  before  left,  who  on  their  return, 
e;;press  no  other  sense  of  disapprobation,  than  perhaps  h\ 
a  pat  with  the  fan  on  the  cheek,  or  the  appellation  of  a 
w  ild  fellow,  which  he  considers  rather  as  marks  of  fa- 
vour. Distinctions  are  thusdoneaway  betwixt  virtue  and 
vice  :  the  former  is  robbed  of  its  dignity,  and  the  latter 
is  clothed  with  the  spoils.  If  the  ladies  were  to  exert 
their  power  in  thisand  in  all  oLlier  instances,  pnbl  clic.ei:- 
tiousness  would  in  a  certain  d':^gree  vanish.  Private  vice 
might  not  be  uninterrupted,  indeed,  hut  an  object  of  inti- 
nite  importance  would  be  attained.  The  niisciiicf  result- 
ing from  the  exa-;.ple  of  vice  in  superiors  would  iSe  pre- 
vented. It  y.-oiildbe  nolongor  honorable  to  makeanopen 
shew  of  one's  follies.  Ana  this  might  be  easilv  accum- 
lilisheil,  were  the  ladies  to  discourage  such  behaviour,  as 
an  insult  offered  to  themselves — an  insult  publicly  offered 
to  the  married  state,  and  a  tacit  avowal  of  principles, 
which  are  the  bane  of  polished  life,  and  the  source  of  fe- 
male ruin.  I  would  have  every  one  guilty  of  sucli  conduct, 
to  be  considered  not  as  a  wild  gav  voung  fellow,  who  had 
amused  himself  with  a  little  harmless  gallantr.- ;  but  as  a 
cod,  deliberate  profligate,  who  thought  he  bought  piea- 
surs  cheap,  at  the  expence  of  the  infamy  and  ruin  of  some 
misguided  and  unsuspecting  female. 

To  be  thus  considered  by  the  virfuotis  part  of  the  sex  ; 
to  have  such  a  stigma  fixed  upon  them,  would  be  a  more 
severe  punishment  than  outlaws  can  inflict,  and  more  ef- 
fectually discourage  jiublic  licentiousness,  than  volumes 
of  morality.  The  most  abandonetl  rake  cannot  endure 
censure  from  the  sex  he  pretends  to  adore.  The  most  con- 
s-immate  impudence  cannot  face  the  frowns  of  that  sex, 
to  ])lease  whom  is  so  much  the  ambition  of  all  mankinrl. 
Were  1  to  contract  every  argument  on  this  head,  into  the 
compassof  a  few  words,  I  would  thus  address  the  ladxs  ; 
'  consult  the  dignity  of  your  sex  :  consider  that  men  in  ge- 
'  neral  would  be  just  what  you  please  to  make  them 
'  Teach  them,  then,  that  it  is  not  by  a  public  display  of 
'  the  proofs  of  licentious  gallantry  that  you  are  to  be  won. 
'  Teach  themthat  you  do  not  valile  them  in  proportion  to 
'  the  ruin  they  have  occasioned,  ?c  that  you  are  not  to  be 
'  amused,  at  the  expence of  another's  sorrow.'  By  tltis 
rule  of  conduct,  your  pow«r  over  our  sex  will  be  enlarged 
and  )jromoted.  Ptiblic  decency  will  then  be  a  fashion — 
and  public  virtue  the  only  example. 

CYCLOPS. 


The  fcllowing  very  curious  paragraph  is  copied  from 
The  Balance  tj*  Cohtpibian  Repository,  aLiterary  and 
political  paper,  published  in  Hudson,  New  York,  by 
Harry  Crosvictt. 

•  A  SPORTING  FAin  ONI. — A  late  London  papermen- 
'  lions  a  "  fnost  capital'^  horse  race,  in  which  Mrs.  Thorn- 


'  ton,  wife  of  Col.  Thornton,  rode  one  of  the  horses  iii 
•a- very  superior  St) le."     Aswe  are  very    fond  of  fo). 

■  lowing  European  customs  in  this  country,  and  as  horse- 

■  racing  is  very  fashionable  at  the  southw  ard,  we  shall  not 
"  be  surprized  if  we  soon  see  accounts  of  Virginia  female 
•  jacHes,  running  heats,  winning  purses,  &c.  &c.' 

It  is  much  to  be  regretted  that  local  prejudices  should 
sometimes  bias  the  senses  of  men,  so  far  as  to  make  them 
transgress  the  bounds  of  decorum.  Bv  what  r»otive  the 
Editor  of  •  The  Balance' was  actuated  in  making  the  fore- 
going illiberal  and  unfounded  surmises,  is  difficult  to  de- 
termine. Decs  Mr.  Croswell  mean  to  insinu'te  that  the 
ladies  of  Virginia  are  less  distinguished  bv  feminine  mo- 
desty than  tho^eof  New-York  I  Docs  he' wish  to  convey 
an  idea,  that  th-  female  virtues  are  more  r.aie  in  the  south- 
ern than  in  the  nothern  slates  ;  If  this  be  his  intention, 
we  assert  that  the  principle  is/a/»c,  and  we  defy  him  to 
protUice  his  proofs. 

But  perhaps  the  Editor  of  •  The  Baiance'  meant  no 
harm» ;  he  probably  only  sought  an  opportunity  of  shew- 
ing his  io/(  .•  but  if  this  be  the  case,  Mr  Crcswell  hunself 
must  acknowledge,  that  it  was  highlv  impolite  in  him  to 
jilay  oil  his  joke  at  thi?  expence  of  the  Vir^-lnwn  ladies. 
An  enlightened  and  liberal  man  contemplates  virtue  with 
equal  veneration,  and  ahlK  rs  vice  with  equal  delegation  in 
every  partof  the  globe.  He  docs  not  eulogise  or  slandera 
whole  iietjile  because  tl.ey  inhabit  a  cotniiry  a  few  bun- 
ilred  miles  north  or  south  of  his  own.  In  Virgir.ia  it  is 
considered  in  the  highest  degree  indecorous,  to  cast  the 
smallest  uimieri;etl  sarcasm  or  censure,  on  the  character 
of  an  individual  ic  male  :— for  the  honor  of  the  American 
name,  we  hope  that  this  valuable  ma>  im  ofpoliieness  is 
practiced  as  vvell  in  New-Yrrk  as  ineverv  one  of  cur  sis- 
ter stales,  altho'  the  Editorof  <  The  Balance'  has  in  iliis 
instance,  given  us  so  unfavorable  a  specimen  of  Northern 
liberality  and  good-breeding.  If  it  be  indecent  to  utter 
verbal  insinuations  to  the  prejndice  of  an  individual  wo- 
man, how  far  more  criminal  is  it,  Mr.  Croswell,  topub- 
lish  an  unfounded  slander  against  a  community  oi  fe- 
males,  with  whose  customs  j-oii  arc  uttcily  unacquainted, 
aftd  to  whose  virtues  cr  foibles  ;  tu  tire  an  entire  stranjjer  ? 


.      .  DIED, 

On  the  J9tli  October  last,  in  Wasjiington  Cruntv  T,fr» 
liza  Henry  Smith,  consort  of  C.ipt.  Francis  Sini.h.'ani 
aughtcr  of  Mr.  Uusiel. 


WEEKLY  SUMMARY  OF  INTELLIGENCE. 


EUROPEAN. 

-  Louden  Papers  to  September  16  s'a'e,  that  a  lettet 
from  Riifiia  of  the  iOili  ult.  mentions  that  a  new  treaty 
of  alliance  between  England  and  Rv.'-siajn-as  on  the  tap's. 
and  that  his  imperial  majesv)  had  invited  the  court  of 
Vicnnaand  Berlin,  to  become  par.ics. \  secret  ex- 
pedition was  said  tob^  in  conteil'jila^tn,  and  a  mretiug 
suimosed  for  deliljeraiitm  on  the  subject  had  taken  place  at 
\Va'lmer   castle,  between    Mr.  Pi  i,.  Lo-d  Mtlvil].-,  Sir 

Home  Popham,  and  Sir  Sydney  Smi'h. fi  me  loose 

rumours  have  been  in  circiilaiion  at  the  str.ck  fxchai.gc  at 
London,  of  a  peace  beiBg  likely  to  take  place,  but  they 
were  considered  merely  as  originating  in  the  speculating 
business  of  dealers  in  stock. 

DOMESTIC. 

It  was  reported  at  ,  Hudson,  says  fie  New-Yi  rk  M^r- 
caniile  Advertiser,  a  few  days  since,  said  to  lie  otr  in- 
formation communicated  b>  a  gentleman  high  in  office  in. 
this  state,  that  Louisiana  had  been  if  ceded  to  the  Spa- 
nish government,  for  the  sum  cf  twenty  Bye  nVtJlion*  rf 
Dollars.     The  American  gov. •rnment    reserving    Florida 

and  the  Island  of  _New  Qileaus. The    pri^i  ■eri-ig 

from  Earracoa  against  the  commerce  of  the  Uniied  .S  ates 
itis  said,  is  now  almost  relirqviished  ;  and  this  measure 
it  attributed  to  the  logic  of  the  American  cannon,  which; 
we  understand,  frequenllvcarrv  convctioa  jn'o  that  prac- 
tical part  of  the  world. The  schotncr  Pjlly.    Bush, 

which  went  otitwith  the  Biitiili  fii-^a-cs,  has  returned. 
She  left  them  on  Wednesday  morning  oH'  lUtjck  Island, 
proceeding  from  Halifax,  the/  having  put  into  NtJw^port: 

on  Tuesday  night. Tltc  French  friga'es  Didon  and 

Cvbelle,went  through  the  Hcll-gate  on  Fniav  af-cmcjon, 
a  quarter  past  3  o'clock,  and  are  now  probably  ?t  sea. 
The  English  ships  in  Sandv  Hook,  could  not  gff  under 
way,  on  account  of  he.ad  wind  and  ti  \.-.     The  Frenchmen 

have  had  most  favorable  winds  to  eftec  their  escape. 

Captain  Living  from  Porto  Rico  inf.-rms  that  two 
Spanish  ships  from  Etirope,  laden  with  wine,  Stc.  touched 
at  Porto  Rico,  one  bound  for  St.  Jago  de  Cuba,  the  o'her 
for  Havanna,  were  both  captured  bv  the  Bri'^ands  and 
carried  into  Atix-Caves  ;  the  crew  of  whitfli  were  march- 
ed about  20  miles  back  into  the  country,  imprisoned,  and 
put  upon  an  allowance  of  half  a  pouml  of  bread  per  day. 
A  number  of  smaller  vessels,  belonging  to  Porto  Rico, 
have  lately  been  captured  bv  the  Brigands  and    ihe  crev.'? 

murdered— Late  accounts  from  Cadi/  mention  the 

arrival  of  Mr.  I'inckney  from  Madrid,  on  his  wa)  i"  t-* 
United  Statcb. 


u 


THE    MINERVA. 


A^ol.l. 


■^  SELECTED  POETRT.  ^ 

«  —  ifr 

FROM  THE  PORT  FOLIO. 
MOHNING. 

From  f  on  lilj^i  hill  tlic  orient  dawn 
But  fainti)  streaks  the  azure  heaven^ 

And  Mo\T  acroj.sthe  dewy  tawn 
The  Shcphtrd's  fleecy  pride  is  driven. 

Sweet  is  the  hour  of  infant  day. 

And  sweet  ail  Nature's  calm  repose  ; 

I'll  to  the  t.itldift''»  suiii]nitstKi,\,  ' 

Eretliehr&t  sunbeam  grcrts  the  rose. 

O  \  how  sublime  the  opening*  view  ! 

The  iiDr.ling;  rays  expamling^  wide  ? 
Tlic  loni!:  (frassglitierii.g  with  the  dtw  ! 

The  clouda  ihw  ^inge  thcmoutitaan's  8id«  ! 

The  fojjs  fantastic  shapes  assume,. 

As  iu  the  west  they  in:lt  away. 
And  soon  the  nights  departing  gloonv 

Is  li>st  amidst  the  blaze  of  day. 

The  twinkling  st.irs  now  scarcely  gleam,' 

The  moon  a  paler  lustre  wears. 
And  from  ilb\'isionary  dream 

Awakca  tkebuwlidg  worjifof  cares. 

The  lowing lieRls  their  pasture  seek, 

AndslAwly  wind  alon-jhe  vale: 
Wilh  careless  heart  and  glowing  cheek, 

'Che  milk-maid  wields  the  flowing  pail: 


Daiighierof  Innocence  and  Heal  h, 
Thv  hrcast   no  nuiklin?  gricfi  annoy,. 

The  rural  viruses  form  thy  ■■■•  ,|ih. 
And  crown  thee  w  ith  uufadiiig  joy. 

The  gaudy  dame  who  sleeps  till  noon, 

Ht^rshatler'dsystero-to  repair. 
Who  keeps  her\igils  with  the  moon,. 

And  scorns  thy  task  ;a>d-iustic  fare. 

In  vain  m?.y  envy  thee  a  blu-ih 

That  mantles  in  thy  smiling  face  i. 

Tq  her  .ilnne  the  hectic  flush 
Can  yield*  a  momeatHry  grace. 

Her  nights  of  riot,  days  of  rest 

By  slow  degrees  lier  Health  consume  t 

Coi-rosivc  passions  gnaw  her  breast. 
And  lay  her  in  an  early  tomb  : 

Whilst  thon,  wiihin  thy  lowly  sphere. 
The  pride  of  some  untutored  swair^,. 

Enjoy'st  with  feeling  heart  sincere, 
A  bliss  uhknown^.o  fishion's  triini. 

Give  me,  kind  Heaven  !  a  gentle  maid. 
Like  this,  unknown  to  wealth  or  fatnir, 

"We'll  seek  some  s\veet  sequestev'd  shade, 
Norcourt  an  evanescent^iame. 

The  field  of  glory— Fortune's  sphere. 

Shall  ne'er  my  wandering  steps- cective  c 

To  joi.1  in  Folly's  mad  career,. 

rll  ne'er  my  luimble  cottagt  leave. 

Th«  blandishments  of  wealth  or  power. 
Shall  ne'er  seduce  my  constant  heart. 

The  joys  they  give  hut  List  an  hour. 
And  everlasting  cares  impart. 

Domestic  love  shall  forn«  the  .spell, 
'lo  charm  each  Utile  grief  to  lest. 

Content  beneath  our  roof  shall  dwell. 

And  animate  each  happy  guMt.  * 

A  friend,  endear'd  by  sacred  ties, 
Shall  nightly  ope  my  cottage  door  s 

I'll  envy  not  the  grejt  or  wise. 
But  bless  my  lot,  and  God  adore. 


RUSTICU*. 


STANZAS.-iY  t.  t.  eotjariiR. 

So  you  say,  that  my  looks  irow  no  longer  coiivev 

Thatlangu..ge  that  on-.-e  was  to  ytmmost  delightin,  j 

This  yon  say,  but  forjet,  at  the  same  time^tosay. 
How  long  you  have  ceased  to  bealto  invrting.' 

Re-tore  me  the  dimple  that  pla^on  the  cktek. 
And  the  eyes  in  mild  lustre  so  gratefully  beai«inr, 

JtiKl  the  tongue   'lai  m  arrenr^of  „,....;..  ....^  .1 1  l 

«iri,       fi        .  '"'"'•"^'^emsot  music  would  speak, 
■VVhcn  of  love  ^  of  kope  my  fond  bo»or»  wu  iimnxng. 


Yes,  be  the  same  girl  that  I  once  could  adore. 
My  eyes  &  my  heirt  by  thy  beauties  enchaining. 

Be  this  !  and,  in.conscience,  I  think  that  no  more 

Any  cauie  wilt  thou  find  for  reproof  and  complaining. 

O  that  titne,  which  can  reason  and  friendship  mature. 
Should  the  frailty  of  softer  affection  discover, 

Should  declare  that,  however  important  atul  pure. 
Too  vain  arc  the  sighi  and  the  tows  of  the  lover. 

And  yet,  on  reflaction,  perhaps  I  gave  ris« 

To  the  change  and  the  evils  I  thus  am  lamenting  j 

Obscur'd  the  sweet  radiance  that  shone  in  those  e>es. 
And  uught  to  that  tongue  the  sad  ait  of  termcuting. 

If  so,  and  my  girl,  can  the  truant  forgive. 
Who  too  long  may  her  charms  h.  her  gi-ace  have  slighted. 
He  win  now  do  his  best  in  coniritiontolive, 

Aiulbe  w-tli  those  charius  and  those  graces  4eligbted. 


TEAR  OF  GRATITUDE. 
Kow  sweet  the  stidden  grateful  tear. 

Fresh  springing  in  the  eye  ! 
That  trembling  stands,  as  if  for  fear. 

It  biighlen'd  but  to  die. 

Till  gently  stealing  down  the  cheek. 

And  glist'ning  as  it  flows. 
It  seems  to  sa)  ,  *'  my  home  I  seek, 

' Twas  from  the  heart  I  rose  1" 


TSZ   TALE  OF  LOUISJ.   VE^ONI. 

•  V  IlINRT  MACaiNZJB. 

TROMTHE  MIRROR. 

(CONTI.VUEU) 

Lomra.vho  trusted  to  both,  now  communicated  to  Sir 
Ji.lward  an  important  secret.  It  was  at  the  close  of  a 
piece  of  music,  which  they  had  been  playing  in  the  ab- 
senceof  her  father.  She  took  upherhite,  andtouched  a 
little  wild  me.anchory  air,  which  she  had  composed  to  the 
memory  of  her  mother.  ■  That,'  said  she,  ■  luibody  ever 
■  heard  except  my  fatlter  ;  I    plav  it    someliiins  when  I 

•  am  alone,  and  in  low  spirits.  1  don't  kow  how  I  came 
■to  think  of  ,t  now  ;  yet  1  hare  same  reason  to  be  sad.' 
Sir  £</Trairfiressed  to  know  the  cause;  after  some  hesi- 
tation  she  told  it  all.  Her  father  had  fixed  on  the  son  of 
a  neighbour  rich  in  posiessions,  but  rude  in  manners,  for 
her  husband.  Agamst  this  match  she  had  always  pro- 
tested as  strongly,  as  a  sense  of  duiv,  and  the  mildness  of 
her  n«tu«,  would  allow  ;  but  Venoil;  was  obstinately  bent 
on  the  i.nalc^i,  and  she  was  wrelched  from  the  thoughts 
"'  " '  To  marry,  where  one  cannot  love,— to  marry 

•  such  a  man,  Sir£rfa.„,rf." n  was  an  oiiportunitv  be- 

yond  his  power  ot  resistance.  SirjErf^awJ  pressed  her 
hand:  said  it  woil^d  be  profanation  to  think  of  siich  a 
marriage  i  praised  her  beauty,  extolled  her  virtues  •  and 
concluded  by  swearing  he  adored  her.  She  heard  him 
with  unsuspecting  pleasurcwhich  her  blushes  could  ill  con- 
ceal.— Sir iAi.<7i</ improved  the  favorable  moment ;  talk- 
ed  of  the  ardency  ofhis  f;assi<-„,  the  insignificancy  of 
ceremonies  and  forms,  the  i.i,ff,cacy  of  legal  engagements 
the  eternal  duration  of  those  dictated  bv  love  and  in 
Bne,  urg.d  her  going  oS'  with  him,  to  c^own  both  their 
days  with  hajipiness.  LouUa  started  at  the  proposal. 
She  would  have  repioaclved  him,  but  her  heart  was  not 
made  font ;  she  ceuld  only  weep. 

.  ' ''«y  ';'"<  interrupted  by  the  arrival  of  her  father,  with 
his  intended  son-ui-law.  Ke  wasjustsuch  aman  as  2w' 
la  hatJ  represented  hini,  coarse,  vulgar  and  ignorant  But 
I'e/.™,,  though  much  above  their  neighbour  in  every  thi,!- 
butnches,  looked  on  him  as  poorer  men  often  lookonthl 
wealthy,  and  discovered  none  of  his  imperfections.  He 
toolihisdaughter  aside,  told  her  he  had  brought  her  fu- 
ture husband,  and  he  i.ttended  they  should  be  marriei  in 
a  week  at  farthest. 

ch^'b'er'"sir"//™i"'"'"'"''"''"'^'^'  =•"''  '^'P"^'-- 
Chamber.  Sir  £,fear</ was  now  pei-fecilv recovered  He 
wa.  engaged  to  go  out  with  Kern,,,;,,  but,  before  hisdenar- 
tnre,  he  took  up  his  violin,  and  touched  a  few  n  aiCe 
notes  on  it.     They  were  heard  by  Lom.a.  P'=^""'Ve 

rows  ..lone.     She  had  reached  a  sequestered   spot,    where 

sTreT„]'£"'''""'^^  *  '^'"<"•""  "•'  ^'^"^^"^  "'"" 
stream  that  watered  the  valley.    A  nightingale  was  iiercli 

ed  on  one  of  them  and  had  already  bfgun  fs  accusfomed 

song     i,o,„.3  sat  down  on  a  withered  stimm.  leaning  her 

cheek  upon  her  hand.     After  a  little  while,  the  bidwa 

scared  from  its  perch,  and  flitted  from  the  tkicket   Li'^L 

ind  b:heid'srrS""';"''  ^"■^' ""-  ■""  •  ^'-  '--^'^ 

anaoeheldS,rii</,„„rf.  His  countenance  had  much  of 
on  rte  ^"^°"',  '  ''"'''  "'"^"  '"  "==^  her  hand,  he  cast 
soelL  h  .  f  r  *""'°'>' '■'°'^'  =""*  ^•■emed  unable  to 
W.  «?h  "*^''-  '.^"  >°"^«"'  ^'"  -^'/u.ori.i"  said 
saThe'  "h,  /  '■°l"f^">.'  »"''  hrokcn.—  I  am  ill  indeed,' 
cure  me  „f  1^'      ?'"  "  """   "'«  "•'"=*•     L""'^"  """« 

•  iT-      1      .    "'•     ^  =""  "«t^hed,  but  I  deserve  tolie  so  ; 

•  L,r7r    ■"  .•"•'■">'.'*^<"''»"P«i'l'tv,  and  every  obliga- 
tion of  gratituae.     I  have  dared  to  wish    for  haDl.iness 

'  »»**  '"  'P*^  *"»«  I  wished,  though  it  wounded  the  heari 


'  of  my  dearest  benefactress— but  I  will  make  a  severe  ex. 
'  piation.  This  moment  I  leaveyou  LouUa  .'  1  go  to  be 
.  wretched  ;  but  yoi  may  be  happy,  h-vppy  in  )our  dury 
.  to  a  farther,  happy,  it  may  be,  in  the  armsof  a  husband, 
.  whom  the  possession  of  such  a  wife  may  teach  reline- 
<  ment  and  sensibility. — 1  go  to  my  native  couniry,  to  hur. 
,  ry  through  scenes   of    irksome    business    or  tasteless  a- 

rausement;  that  I  may,  if  possible,  procure  a  sort  of  half 
.  oblivion  of  that  happiness  which  I  have  leu  behind  a 
.  bstless  endurance  of  that  life  which  I  once  drean'ied 
,  might  be  made  delightful  with  Louha. 

Tears  were  the  only  answer  she  could  give.  Sir  £</- 
yarJ',  servants  appeared,  with  a  carriage,  ready  for  hie 
depariure.  He  took  from  his  pocket  two  piciu'res  ;  one 
he  had  drawn  of  Loyha,  he  fastened  rouud  his  neck,  and 
kissing  it  with  raptare,  hid  it  in  his  bosom.  The  other  ho 
held  out  m  a  hesitating  manner.  ■  This,'  said  he  ■  if 
•  Lo:.i,a  will  accept  of  it  may  sonuetimes  put  her  in  i^ind 
■  of  him  who  once  olfendcd,  «  ho  .an  never  ceuse  to  adore 
■her.     She  m.v  look  on  It,  perhaps,  after    the     original 

IS  no  more;  when  this  heart  shall  have  forgot  to  lore 
'  and  cease  to  be  wretched.' 

Lo,,!sa  was  at  last  overcome.  Her  face  was  first  pale 
as  death;  then  suddenly  it  was  crossed  with  a  criimon 
blush.  '  Oh  !  Sir  £<!ii'anl r  said  she,  ■  What— what 
would  yotihave  rue  do  ."—He  eagerly  leixed  her  hand,  and 
led  her,  reluctant,  to  the  carriage,  i'hev  entered  it,  and 
driving  off  wi;ii  furious  speed,  were  soon  out  of  sight  of 
those  hillswhich  pastured  the  flocks  of  the  unfot-tunate 
I'enoni. 

(TO  HE  CONTINUED.) 


PORTRAITS  OF  THOMAS  JEFFERSOX 

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will  be  furriis'.ied  (gratis)  at  the  con.jjlelion  of  each    || 
voUi:iie.  II 

MISERIES  OF  A  RETIKED  LIFE, 
[frow  tie  SeiitimsAtai  Xc^aziiie.l 

Wit.   .'.UITOit, 

TheAdvamages  nf  reHrcuient  have  been  ex- 
patiated upiin  b  '  many  writers  on  moral  topics,  who  ve- 
ry justly  argue  iluit  it  becomes  a  .  rational  creature  to  de- 
volve some  lime  to  meditation  upon  past  aciioiis,  of 
which  he  is  to  [;ive  an  account,  and  to  prepare  f(;r  ieavinjj 
a  world,  to  which  he  is  no  nure  to  return.  All  this  is  very 
e«rl/  ci:npfh«;iued.  a.id  the  mu.iy  other  fine  arguments 
iii  favor  .f  reti:c!»cnt  iiiaJc  a  great  impression  upon  me 
at  onetime.  I  sheulil  have  been  very  happy  indeed,  to 
havccnnftrroed  ihcm  by  my  own  experience,  had  it  not 
beeii  for  oneii-ilc  eircli.iis:aticc  of  considerable  moment, 
in  order  tosei:l«  the  qu.;s:iou,  namely,  that  after  along 
Miisl,  1  fiund  rv'TiiemenlimpracticivLie. 
i  Jii  former  di.s  I  was  a  tradesntaa  in  the  city  of  Lon- 
doAwftnd  f»r  ili.uiv  years  carried  on  business  with  increas- 
iiiK  |it)spdri!y.  I  may  say,  itldeed,  that  every  thing  suc- 
■  cemli'u  wu'xh  i  unJcriOok  j  while  others  around  i\ie  were 
driv^'n  with  .ilis'.ress  and  disappointed  speculations,  by  pa- 


per cVedti  and    accomiiiodatioit^^ls,  into  the  Gazette,  I 

ud,  upon  'Change,  was    universally  reported 

I  *Ui)S     character  you    are 


etoudlirm,  and,  upon 
to    be    a   g^cd   man 

not  to  wonder  if  1  very  rapidly  passed  into  that 
liitin  1  and,  in  truth,  haviug-  realized  several  thousand 
'  psonds,  and  aJvanciiif^,  at  the '  saiYie  thtie,  towards  the 
_daauJ»Uid  ot  lile,-i  be£an  to  be  c:i*)tivaTt.,l  by  tlie  beauti- 
ful deucrutions  pre£ent--d  to  me  of  the  ijappinessof  reti/e- 
nient.  ■  iiaving  fc,^'  relations,  to  interfere  with  my  incli- 
nations, I  met  with  no  obstaclas  ;  !  parted  with  my  busi- 
Ji^ss^on  e,Asy  terms,  to  two  industrious  and  faitliful  ser- 
vants wito  ha^ived  some  years  with  me,  and  deserved 
every  retitrn  IlQbld  make:  and  havinj  purchased  a  small 
freehold  in  the  west  of  England,  I  b.tdc  an-  everlastijig 
adieu  to  the  bustle  and  noise,  the  sliio^e  and  cjiifusion  of 
a  vast  and  overgrown  metropolis. 

It  would  be  irmecessary  to  give  you  a  particular  de- 
scription of  my  country  residence  ;  suiVice  ir  to  tay,  that  it 
was  situated  in  a  most  pleasant  vale,  and  jjossessed  all 
tnose  advit^Dtaj^eswhiciiare  so  pomi;ously,  and  oftett  fal-;e- 
ly,  trumpeted  firth  by  the  auctioneers.  Here  I  felt  my- 
stlf  light  as  a  bird  wh')  liadescaj.edtlie  connnementof  a 
cage.  Here  I  expected  to  enjoy  the  blissful  transition 
iVuiii  sociey  to  s;«iitnde,  from  care  to  ease,  frnm  vexati- 
on to  tr.*i.q.i-rny.  But  what  are  the  hopes  of  man!  I 
hud  not  been  l.,*i-e  manyVce''S,  befon;  I  di:^covered  that 
sontetiiing  esl^r.tial  was  wanting  to  ii!l  up  the  measure  of 
iKy  happiness  ;  s;  metlilng  whicii  -i  could  neither  beg, 
bjtrow,  gor  buy  j  in  one  word.  I  wanted  something  to  do. 
In  th;  mitlr.t  of  re'ireiWtu'.  my  mind  struggled  foremploy- 
meiit,  and  d.Mggedmet).ick  to  thosetlays.  when  I  knew 
not  the  misery  of  a  vacant  Iwur,  and  when  every  hour 
brou^lit  with  it  itsplcasin^i"  anxieties  or  proiitable  engage- 
ments. Here  were  no  employment,  no  calls. .lo  avocations; 
lure  were  no  goods  to  look  i  ver  and  examine,  no  sales  to 
attend,  no  custom-lionse  busi.ie.s  to  be  done,  no  attend- 
ance upon  'Ciiange,  no  books  to  post,  invoices  to  send,  or 
bi'.Is  to  nej^octale.  These  liad  bfca  the  employment  of 
my  former  life  t  and  deprived  of  them,  I  had  nothing 
upon  wliich  I  could  learn  to  fix  my  ariention.  '  It  was 
very  singuUir,' yon  will  say,  'that  all  this  never  occurred 
to  me  before.'  Yet  notliing  is  more  certain,  than  that  no 
such  idea  ever  enientd  my  head,  till  I  had  leisure  to  look 
my  situation  in  the  face,  and  contemplate  myself  as  a  so- 
litary helpless,  and  useless  being. 

It  was  now  su.'^^etted  to  me,  that  however  true  this 
ini<ht  b",  let  it  was  nti  more  than  what  liappens  to  o- 
ihcrs.  Gentlemen  who  retire  are  no  longer  to  think  of 
business  ;  iliey  are  top..iiake  of  such  sports  and  pleasures 
as  the  country  aii'ortU,  andlay  up  a  s*cck  of  good  health 
b;  spiiits,  to  prepare  f.»ra  vigorous  old  age,  St  bid  defiance 
I.)  care  and  lime.  Tiiis  was  bcvitching  language,  and  I 
,  listened  to  it  with  conviction  ;  I  enteicd  with  spirit  into 
tha  views  of  my  ueighhours  ;  but  I  soon  found  that  the 
sports  of  the  country  ar^  learnt  with  dilficuhy,  and  fol- 
lov.-id  with  a  very  bavl  grace  by  a  mere  man  of  London 
ba:.iness,  whj  has  reached  his   grand  climacteric.     I  had 


been  ali  i.iv  life,  even  from  my  bo\ish  days,  an  industri- 
ous plodder  behind  the  counter  and  the  desk  ;  ii  cou!d 
not,  consc<iuently,  be  very  easy  to  transform  one  tf  my 
habits,  into  a  man  of  pleasure,  and  a  keen  sportsman. 
The  lirst  les.sons  I  took  v.  t.c  miserably  unsiiccej.'.rul,  and 
attended  by  consequences,  more  of  a  ]iaiufbl  than  j-ha- 
surable  nature  ;  my  attemilt  to  fellow  »he  hounds  was  .it- 
tcndcdby  a  dislocation  of  ilie  shouIdeVf^which  laidmc  up 
for  six  weeks  ;  and,  in  myfirst  attack  upon  acovey  of  ]iar- 
tridges,  I  put  outmy  shoulder  again  by  the  recoil  oi  my 
piece.  These  violent  amusements,  in  shcrt,  were  not 
suited  to  irty  taste  or  ct.pt'City,  and  tco  evidently  interk-r- 
ed  wiih  my  safety, lo  be  icllowed  longer.  Fishing,  i  here- 
fore,  was  recommended  as  a  more  easy  and  secure  duer- 
sion  ,•  and  I  was  soon  instructed  in  all  the  mysteries  oi 
baits,  and  hooks,  and  biles,  and  \v  onus  ;  but,  as  befrre  I 
had  too  much  exercise,  here  I  had  too  little,  and  had  vc- 
r.ca.-ly  fcllrn  into  the  river,  fast  aj.cep  ;  when  1  gave  up 
this  pursuit  also.  ^ 

It  now  came  into  my  head,  especially  as  winter  ap- 
proached, that  reading  would  iill  uji  my  hours  agreeably. 
I  never  had  an  aversion  to  readiiijv,  as  far  as  1  cm  remni  - 
her  cf  my  early  likings  and  dislikings  ;  but  I  had  always 
found  so  mi'ch  employment  in  busliiesi  ajiparently,  and 
jierhtips  ret.ily  more  urgent,  that,  for  many  years,  my 
reading  was  confined  entirely  to  a  newspaper,  whh  an  oc- 
casioiial  pee])  into  the  London  Direittory  orthe  UeU|liook  , 
and  such  a  chain  of  reasoning  or  narrative,  as  othci 
books  contain,  was  not  familiar  to  me.  I  impiued  this, 
however,  merely  to  want  of  lime  ;  and  that  obstacle  be- 
ing now  removed,  I  Haltered  myself  that  I  should  be  ablt 
tti'ii) crease  the  advantages  cf  reti.ement,  by  storing  in; 
miitd  with  food  forxreilcciion.  Books  were  accoraingl; 
provided;  but  here,  as  in  hunting,  fishing  and  lowling, 
all  was  new  and  untrodden  ground.  When  I  had  com- 
pleted my.  library,  I  discovered  that  my  bookseller  hat. 
not,  and  indeed  could  not,  send  me  what  I  most  wanted,  ;, 
taste  and  habit  of  reading.  My  sleepy  tits  came  on  again, 
and  there  are  few  of  the  eminent  writers  of  the  present 
day  (whatever  they  may  think  of  ihtir  genius)  whom  1 
have  not  honored  willi  tlie  approbaiion  of  a«<.t/. 

One  resource  was  \et  left.  I  r.ow  bc^an  to  think  that 
conipany  would  serve  to  divert  nie  and  Kill  heavy  hours  r 
for  that  purpose  I  cuhivaled  the  acquaintance  at  an  e.tien- 
sivc-nev^hliourhocd.  M-y  we:.U;i,.a.,d  I  -hope,  my  man 
ners,  which  were  at  least  inolVensive,  proccired  Vne  an  ea- 
sy introduction  into  many  agreeable  families.  But  here  too 
I  wasdoomedto  the  e.\perience  of  having  gon;  thvou^li 
life  with  one  stock  of  ideas,  and  that  a  very  small  oi-.e. 
'  of  no  use  to  any  person  but  the  owner.'  The- conver- 
sation of  my  friends  turned  upon  subjects  with  whicii  1 
was  totally  unacquainted.  Now  and  then,  when  the  news- 
[laper  came,  I  could  expatiate  upon  London  ];olit;cs,  anti 
the  conijiarative  merits  of  many  great  London  politicians. 
But  this  could  not  last  long:  my  stockof  politics  was  the 
smallest  of  all  my  jiroperty,  and  I  was  too  tar  from  Guild- 
hall, or  St.  Stephen's  Chapel,  to  procure  a  fresh  supply. 
During  the  greater  p.irt  of  my  visits,  I  was  condemi.cd  ti 
hear  long  deliales  on  suljects  foreign  to  my  understand- 
ing. The  state  of  wheat,  barley,  and  oats;  the  modes  of 
rearing  anjl  feeding  cattle  ;  the  f^rm-vard  and  the  dairy  ; 
the  cutting  down  of  timber,  and  the  |,l.uitingof  potatoes, 
were  often  discussed  with  great  warmth,  and  at  great 
length  :  but  all  was  unintelligible  to  me  ;  nor  could  1  fmd 
a  man  in  the  whole  parish,  who  understood  any  thing 
about  nainsooks  and  bandannoes,  soosajes  andtafiit'tics,  Sc 
calimantncs,  mtislinels  or  dimities.  I  began  to  V.ave  a 
very  indilVerent  opinion  of  their  cajiacities  ;  I  b.-dieve  they 
had  none  of  mine,  and  it  was  more  than  once  whispered 
in  njy  bearing,  that,  *  your  Londoners  know  nothhig  out 
of  the  sound  of  Bow  bells.* 

In  this  ur.cemfcrtable  situation  I  remained  nearly  two 
years;  my  health  became  allcctcd  from  the  lowness  of 
my  spirits,  antl  the  indolence  of  my  habit  :  and  I  know 
net  what  might  have  been  the  consequence,  if  I  had  not, 
at  length,  taken  the  resolution  to  revisit  society  again.  I 
am  now  most  happily  and  comfortably  placed  as  a  part- 
ner in  that  very  house,  to  whicii  I  once  bade  adieu,  as  I 
thought,  forever.  I  trust  I  am  now  cured  of  a  passion  for 
retirement;  but  as  I  perceive  many  of  my  acquaintances 
listening  to  the  representations  whicjt  once  deceived  me. 
I  am  desirous,  by  your  insertion  of  this  letter,  to  warn 
them  against  the  error.  Few  men  of  any  description  are 
qualified  to  enjoy  retirement,  or  to  render  it  salutary. 
Men  of  mere  business  are  the  least  of  all  sc.  Their  ha- 
bits, tcm].ers,  and  talenis,  are  all  disqualifications  of  an  in- 
superable kind.  Active  employments,  connected  with  fair 
and  honest  advantages,  may  prolong  their  days  in  health 
and  comfort ;  but  to  exchange  bustle  for  idleness,  without 
the  power  to  render  idleness  harmless,  is  a  desperate  at- 
tempt; and  it  is  extreme  folly,  at  the  decline  of  hie,  to 
barter  that  which  may  be  depended  upon,  for  that  which 
is  nncertahi,  in  the  highest  jiossible  degree. 
1  am.  Sir,  your  humble  scrtant, 

TiioiMAS  Keksevmehe, 


BIOGRAPHY. 


CHARLOTTE  HUTTON 

Youngest  daughter  of  Dr.  Charles  Button,  of  Wool. 
wich,  received  two  years  education  at  a  nunnery  in  France. 
She  was  only  sixteen'  years  of  age  at  her  death,  and  yet 
she  had  been  for  several  >  ears  the  most  efficient  personage 
in  the  family,  entering  into  all  i's  numerous  concerns, 
boihdou.csiic  and  literary,  in  the  most  active  and  ample  , 
iraniitr.  the  was  her  latkef's  amanuensis  and  assistant, 
upon  all  occasions  ;  she  wrote  for  him,  and  read  for  him,^ 
in  all  langu.igesand  sciences  ;  she  made  drawings  forhim 
cf  all  kinc's,  mathematical,  mechanical, £tc.  arrangcdand 
managed  his  library,  and  knew  where  every  book  stood,' 
and  could  find  iliem  even  in  the  dark:  She  knew  several 
languages,  and  tdmost  all  sciences,  in  a  tolerable  degree  ; 
arithl..euc,  algebra,  gcogiaphy,  astronomy,  music,  draw- 
ing, ])6etry,  history,  botany,  gardening,  and  all  ihe  usual 
female  accoiiipllshmenls  in  a  superior  style  and  degree  • 
most  of  which  accomiilishmenis  were  acquisitions  chiefly 
mitde  by  her  own  taleiils  and  energy  of  mind,  with  little 
or  no  assistance  from  others.  It  was  sufTxient  for  her, 
once  to  h.ar,  or  see  anything  dene;  she  soon  made 
It  her  own  ;  she  was  ihe  author  of  sevetal  ingenious  cal- 
culaiionsand  compositions  ;  she  extiacted  the  square 
roots  of  mostof  Ihe  second  lOOOniimbers,  to  twelve  places 
of  decimals,  avd  jncved  the  truth  of  them  afterwards  by 
means  of  difitrences,  arranging  the  whole  in  a  table  ready 
I'or  publ, cation  ;  shetirew  elegant  geographical  maps,  and 
only  the  second  day  before  her  death,  began  and  complet- 
ed one  whole  hcitdsphereof  the  earth,  both  the  drawing, 
the  shading,  and  the  wri.iiig.  She  was  remarkable  at 
composititm  and  st.le,  either  epistolary  or  scientiHc,  ex- 
pressing herself  f.  ell  in  any  subject  ,  a  small  specimen 
of  which  we  cannot  avoid  inserting  fcr  the  curiosity  of 
tl.e  subject.  A  very  few  days  before  her  death,  when  they 
joined  her  one  incrning  in  the  parlour  (for  she  was  usual- 
ly first  up  in  the  morning,  as  well  as  last  at  night)  she 
toldihematlream  she  had  in  the  night,  which  seemed  so 
curious,  that  they  de:-ired  her  to  write  it  down  ;  which 
she  iminediaMl.-  did  litevally,  in  the  ft  ilotving  word  :  "  I 
dreamt  that  I  was  dead,  and  tinit  my  s:  ul  had  ascend-;d 
in  one  oftlie  stars  ;  there  I  found  several  persons  wli.iniT 
had  formerly  known,  and  among  them  some  of  ihe  nuns 
\s  hom  I  was  ).articularly  attached  to  when  in  France. 
Tliey  told  me  when  they  received  me,  that  they  were  glail 
to  see  me,  but  hop'cd  I  should  not  stay  with  them  long, 
the  place  being  a  kind  of  purgatory,  and  that  ail  the  stars 
were  for  therec-ption  of  ddiercnt  pc-ple's  souls,  a  difi'er- 
ent  star  being  allotted  for  every  kind  of  bad  temper  and 
vice  .  all  the  sharp  tempers  went  to  one  star,  the  sulkv  lo 
another,  the  peevish  to  another.,  and  so  on.  Every  body 
in  each  star  being  of  the  same  temper,  no  ci:e  wr:iihlgive 
up  to  another,  and  there  was  nothing  but  tlissention  and 
quarrels  amorg  them.  Some  cf  Unse  who  received  me, 
taking  ofteiice  at  the  infcrmation  jiiy  friends  were  giving 
me,  it  made  a  quarrel,  which  at  length  became  so  rude 
and  noisy,  that  it  waked  me."  In  short,  had  she  lived, 
she  shewed  fair  to  become  a  second  Hypatliia.  To  her 
mother  and  the  rest  of  the  family,  she  was  no  less  useful 
indoivjeslic  biitiness,  than  to  her  father  in  literary.  For 
nothing  came  amiss  to  her,  being  equally  skilled  and 
adroit  in  all  useful  and  laudable  concerns  ;  in  managing 
the  family,  the  servants,  in  making  purchases  at  shops  or 
markets,  &c.  She  was  the  life  and  soul  of  every  compa- 
ny, wherever  she  came,  engaging  the  chief  or  sole  atten- 
tion of  every  person,  men  and  women,  young  and  old. 
She  had  conversation  for  every  one,  and  generally  took 
the  lead,  when  not  checked.  In  short,  her  goot^ness  and 
sweetness  of  disposition  gained  her  the  love  of  every  per- 
son, as  her  wit  and  cheerfulness  fixed  their  attention,  and 
her  knowledge  and  wisdom  raised  their  admiral  ion. — 
She  died  in  1795,  by  a  rupture  of  a  vessel  in  her  lungs. 


LITEUARY  INTELLIGENCE. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Harris  has  issued  proposals  for  publish- 
ing the  Journal  of  hij  Tour  in  the  Territory  North  West 
of  the  Alleghany  Mountains  :  to  be  illustrated  with  Maps 
and  views.  The  prospectus  leads  us  to  e.xpect  much  to- 
pographical infcrmatinn  respecting  an  interesting  part  of 
oar  country,  of  which  thete  have  been  published  only 
vague  and  exaggerated  accounts  :  with  some  curious  par- 
ticula.s  of  the  appiarance,  dimensions,  and,  probable,  his- 
tory of  tl  e  prodigious  forts  and  pyrimidical  mounds  on 
the  banks  of  the  Muskingum  snd  Scioto — •  the  solitary  e- 
vidences  of  a  great  population  in  some  remote,  forgotten 
period.' 

It  ish'  ped,  that  a  work  so  valuable  and  curious,|will  ba 
favored  with  the  most  liberal  patrottage. 

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THE  MINERVA. 


For  1804. 


FROM  THE  PORT  FOLIO. 

THE  BRITISH  SPY  IN  BOSTON. 

LETTER  III. 
IN  my  Hst,  I  was  induced  to  give  you,  my  dear  S — — . 
a  full  length  drawing  of  the  "  ci.\kt  o<  'i  tiE  i.a\v,'* 
to  trace  the  bold  and  distinct  featVJre?  of  his  character 
with  precision,  andpossihiy  with  presumption.  The  A- 
inerican  world  haviiig  given  hiin  no  adequate  competitor, 
andhis  native  town,  tkongh  rich  in  legal  ability,  viewing 
him  as  the  only  oracle  of  professional  knowledge,  I  have 
been  assiduous  in  marking  arid  coinparing  him,  in  my 
viiiid^s  eye,  to  alt  that  I  have  known  cUrer,  or  extraordi- 
nary at  home.     ••••••• 

Btil  among  the  many  honnurable  properties  of  his  cl'.i- 
racter,  perhaps  tliat  of  his  learning  ouglit  to  have  been 
considered  astUc  most  transcendani,  since  in  Am-rica  it 
is  the  most  rare,  while,  in  that,  and  in  every  couiitry, 
v/here  the  peojJe  is  free,  and  enlightened,  wh^re  the 
laws  are  written,  and  may  be  understood,  a.t  accurate 
Knowledge  of  those  laws  must  constitute  the  first  and 
greatest  a'tribu'e  of  their  professors.  The  poetic  glow 
of  imagination,  the  Sne  scintillations  of  wit,  the  rapitlity 
of  perception,  and  the  ingenuity  of  a  discriminating  judg- 
ment, areas  nothing,  v/ithout  the  rich  and  solid  founda. 
lion  of  lav/-roading.  It  is  tliis  which  constitutes  the  pro- 
Jeuion,  intitlingits  possessor  to  the  denomination  of  a 
LAWYER.  We  expect  every  artist  to  have  studied  the 
theory  and  principles  of  his  art,  and  shall  that  calling 
which  implies  ihe  greatest  supremacy  of  mind,  be  least 
understood,  and  m  !st  sti|)er.'icially  acquired  ?  Wherever 
the  question  shall  be  brought  to  the  test  becvecn  the  na- 
tural brilliancy  of  what  i.s  t>.T-,nea  genius,  and  the  ascen- 
tlcncy  of  acquirement,  directed  by  good  sense,  it  is  most 
certain,  th.at  the  event  will  decide  the  principle.  In  IVlr. 
Parsons,  1  have  all  in  an  eminent  degree  united,  and  con- 
spicuous, and  thence  hive  given  more  tims  to  his  delinea- 
tion, than  any  single  subject  had  a  right  to  command. 
or  what  remain,  a  ske'cli  must  answer,  since  the  multi- 
tude of  heads,  that  consti'iite  il'.e  original  group  before 
me,  will  not  admit  time  for  each,  to  have  a  fdl  len'^'h, 
neither  tobe  finished  with  all  the  nice  touches  of  correct 
-     colouring. 

After  much  inquiry,  and  great  .-itten'inn  given  to  the 
pretentionsof  his  brethren,  I  have  considered  IlarrvGray 
Otis,  as  entitled  to  the  next  rank,  and  as  having  iii  Bos- 
ton no  siqierior,  except  that  great  man,  who  has  no  equal. 
Mr.  Otis  is,  in  oge,  under  forty,  and  consequently  a- 
niong  the  youngest  of  those,  who  have  professional  emi- 
nence, and  to  such,  as  e.vpect  wisdom  to  be  derived  from 
grey  hlirs,  his  introduction  will  be  considered  premature 
and  indeconis.  Bur,  holding  the  precedent  of  talent  be- 
yond that  of  seniority,  Harrison  Grav  Otis  is,  in  my 
judgement,  next  entitled  toour  aniniatlversions.  Manv 
years  since,  in  the  early  youth  of  this  gentleman,  before 
his  judgement  was  ripened,  and  ere  his  talents  had  ob- 
tamed  maturity,  charmed  by  the  brilliancy  of  powers, 
that  gave  jh-  promise  of  gro-.ving  greatness,  his  native 
dibtritt  elected  him  to  represent  them  at  the  national  le- 
gislature.^ The  result  of  this  choice  disappointed  expec- 
tation. Mr.  O'.ic  was  rivalled  and  excc-lledhy  two  nien 
ot  the  same  prolcssion.  and  from  ;he  same  county,  who, 
greatly  his  seniors  in  age.  are  considered,  in  some  points, 
rather  his  mter,or3  at  the  bar.  Tliesewere  Samuel  Dex- 
ter and  I', sher  Ames  ;  men,  distingihshed  and  honoured 
lor  rare  and  respectable  qualities,  and  whom  I  .shall  thence 
take  a  future  opportunity  pf  introducing  to  your  acnuain- 
tancc.  The  young  Mr.  Otis,  when  in  Cono-ress  was 
much  two  juvenile  for  the  station,  in  which  "he  stood, 
classed  with  and  in  oppofition  to  the  proudest  talents 
antl  the  best  learning  of  the  Union  :  consequently  less  for- 
midable to  his  opponenis,  and  less  applauded  by  his 
constituents,  than  a  proper  consciousness  of  his  own  pow- 
ers  n,u,t  hav^e  ronvinced  him,  were  justly  his  due. 
Whence,  having  been  twice  chosen  bvaflattering  maior- 
ty,  he  declined  a  re-election,  and  returned  to  the  duties 
oflusproftssion,  it  seems,  whh  a  determination  to  reco- 
ver that  a^':endancy.  which  had  been  incidentally  wrested 
fiom  his  genius.  In  this,  he  was  successful  ,  for  Nature 
had  done  much  to  insuie  him  the  vietorv,  in  giving  him 
a  iair  open  countenance,  a  fascinating  smile,  a  graceful 
address,  and  a  voice  of  melody,  better  attuned  by  him- 
selt,  to  the  varied  modifications  of  the  mind  with  less  lo 
calismcjf  tones  and  pronunciation  than  any  of  his  bie-hren 
Clear,  distinct  and  forcible,  his  extempore  speaking  has 
an  irresistible  charm,  and  leaves  hfs  hearers  more  delight. 
M.  if  not  better  instructed,  than  any  vo^ce  1  have  heard  in 
New-England,  In  law  knowledge  he  is.  at  present,  nei- 
thej- overflownig  nor  deficient,  and  is  every  day  adding,  by 
nis  inous.ry,  to  his  already  respectable  acquirements. 
M'^re  than  any  of  his  associates  at  the  bar.  is  he  animat- 
eain  atgument,  and  successfull  in  the  pathos  of  personal 
appeal.  Q.nalities,  such  as  these,  have  necessarily  acquir- 
ed him  great  individual  influence  ;  and  being  afavourite 
member  oi  the  state  legislature  every  competitor  was  dis- 
tanced, and  the  Federal  party  united  to  a  man,  in  confer- 
ring upon  him  the  distinguished  honour  of  the  speaker's 
chair.  This  he  has,  in  effect,  graced  and  dignified. 
J'rompt,^lucid,and  generally  impartial,  his  deportment  is 
ttea  ;asj.:en  th:  ra.uour  of  pirty    animosity,  and   his 


sniile  to  conciliate  the  virulence  of  (opposition.  PossibK.his 
refinement  may  sometimes  ajipear  to  border  upon/;i«.«-. 
and  the  polished  benevolence  of  his  accent  to  degenerate 
into  adiilation.  by  which  lie  seems  to  neglect  proper  discri- 
mination ;  and,  resembling  the  greater  light  in  the  f.r- 
mame  nt  of  heaven,  permits  the  kind  glance  of  his  eve  to 
shine  equally  upon  the  good  and  upon  the  evil.  Sliil,  the 
most  enthusiastic  of  his  many  frjcr.dsand  admirers.ccn- 
sider  the  speaker's  chair  as  the  prelude  to  a  more  exalted 
station,  even  that  of  chief  magistrate  to  the  state,  since 
the  present  worthy  and  unassuming,  but  unsocial  and  un- 
patronizing  character,  who  presides,  is  said  to  be  wearied 
with  a  rank,  uncongenial  with  the  humility  of  his  tem- 
l)cr,  and  inauspicious  ro  the  retirement  of  his  habits. 

Mr.  Otis  is  rich,  liberal  and  hospitable  ;  his  house  ap- 
pears to  be  the  abode  of  social  elegance,  and  the  temtile 
of  domestic  happiness:  whence  his  political  adherents  are 
found  to  be  his  personal  friends.  His  virtues,  his  talents 
and  his  manners,  uniting  the  general  sntrrage  of  respect, 
with  the  more  irresistible  claim  of  merited  affection. 

ine follcfaing^  rct>iaris  on  Politeness,  extracted  f,r.m 
Itu  me's  Essays,  arc  believed  to  be  correct  end  iialmhie  : 
they  are  respectfully  reconumeiidetl  to  tie  atlentioi:  anu prac- 
tice <fouryouthj\d  readers  ;  perhaps,  sonie  heads  ojjami- 

•    lies  inight  prof  t  by  adhering  strictly  to  tbim.'] 

To  correct  such  gross  vices  as  lead  us  to  comm.it  a  re- 
al injury  to  others,    is  the  part  of  morals,  and  the  object 
of  the  most  ordinary  education.     Where  that  is  not  atten- 
ded to,  in  some  degree,  no  human     society    can    subsist, 
i^ut  m  order  to  i-endcr  conversation  and  the  illterccnrfe  of 
nimds  more  easy  and  agreeable,  goodmanners  have   been 
invented,  and  hav&.carried    the  matter  soitiewhat  farther. 
Wherever  nature  has  given  the  mind  a  propensity  toanv 
vice,  or  to  any  passion    disagreeable    to    others,    refined 
breeding  has  taught  men  to  throw  the  bias    on  the  o-jpo- 
site  side,  and  to  prcsei-ve,  in    all  their  behaviour,    ihe  ap- 
liearance  of  sentiments  contrary  to  those    which  they  na- 
turally incline  to.     Thus,  as  we  are  naturally  proud    and 
selhsh.  and  apt  to  assume  the  preference  above  others,  a 
polite  nian  is  taught  to    behave    with    deference  towards 
these  UHh  whom  he  converses,  and  to  yield  up  the  supe- 
riority to    them  in  all  the    common  incidents  of  socictv 
In  like  manner,  wherever  a  person's  situation  may  nat'ii- 
rally  beget  -any  disagreeable  suspicion  in  him,  tis  the  part 
of  good-manners  to    prevent  it,  by  a  studied   display  of 
semimems directly  contrary  to  those  of  which  he    is  ant 
to  be  jealous.     Thus  old  men  know  their  infirmities    -iml 
naturally  dread  contempt    from  youth  ;  hence    well-edu 
cated  youth  redouble  their  instances  of  respect  and  defer- 
ence  to  their  elders.      Strangers  and    foreigners  are  witii 
out  protection  :  hence,  in  all  ptilite  countries,  theyreceiv- 
the  highest  civilities,  and  are  entitled  to  the'first  pl-iie  in 
(very    company.     A  man  is    lord  in  his  own  family,  and 
his  guests  arc,  in  a    manner,    subject  to    his   authority: 
hence,  he  IS  always  the    lowest  person    in  the  company  ; 
attentive  to  the  wants  of  every  one:  and  giving  himself 
all  the  trouble,  m  order  to  please,  which  may  not  betray 
too  visible  anaficciation.  or    imjiose  too  mtch  cons'rain't 
on  his  guests.     Gallantry  is  nothing    but  an    instance  of 
the  same  generous  and  refined  attention.     As  nature  has 
iven  man  the    superioritv    above  woman,    by  endowiiio- 
,im  with  greater  strength  both  in  mind  and  body    tis  his 
Jiart  to  alleviate  that  superiority,  as  much  as  possible,   bv 
the  generosity  cf  his  behaviour,  and   by  a  studied    defer 
cnce  and  complaisance  for  all  her  inclinations  and  onini 
on-      Barbarous  nations  display  this    superiority,  by    re- 
ng  thcif  females  to  the  most  abject  slavery  ■  bv  con 
lining  them,  by  beating  them,  by  selling  thetu    by  kiilinJ 
them.     But  the  male  sex,  among    a  polite  people,  disco- 
ver their  authority  in  a  more  generous,  though  i,..t   a  h-  s 
eviaent,  manner:  by  civility,  by  respect,  by  coinplais-uice 
and,  in  aword,  by  gallamry.     In  good  company,  you  need 
no    ask,  who  is  master  of  the  feast  ?     The  tnan'wlio  sits 
ni  the  lowest  place,  and  who  is  always  industrious  in  help, 
ing  every  one,  is  most  certainly  the   person.     We    must 
either  condemn  all  such  instances  of  generosity,  as  foppish 
and  allccted,  or  admit  of  galhntry  among  the  rest      The 
ancient  Moscovites  wedded   their    wiv-s  with  a  whin  ' 
stead  of  a  wedding  ring.     The  same  people  in  their  own 
houses,  took  always  the  precedency   above    foreiirncrs   e 
yen  foreign  ambassadors.     These    too    instances  of  their 
generosity  and  politeness  are  much  of  a  jiieo, 

THUE  PLEASURE  DEFINED. 

We  are  affected.with  delightful  sensations,  when  we 
see  the  inanimate  parts  of  the  creation,  the  meadows,  the 
flowers,  and  tree.,  in  a  nourishing  state.  There  must  be 
some  rooted  mchncholy  at  the  heart  when  all  nature 
appears  sniiling  about  us,  to  hinder  us  from  correspond- 
ing with  the  rust  of  the  ci-e:ition.  and  joining  in  the  uni 
versal  chorus  of  joy.  But  if  meadows  and  trees  in  their 
cheerful  verdure,  if  flowers  in  their  bloom,  and  all  the  ve- 
gitable  parts  of  the  creation  in  their  most  advantageous 
dress,  can  inspire  gladness  into  the  heart,  and  drive  away 
all  sadness  but  despair:  to  seelhe  rational  creation  happy 
andHourisbing,  ought  to  give  us  a  pleasure  as  much  su- 
perior, as  the  latter  is  to  the  fomier  in  the  scale  of  bein-rs 
But  the  pleasure  js  still  heightened,  if  we  ourselves  hav's 


b.-cii  instrumental  in  contributing  to  the  happiness  of  our 
idlowcreatuus,  il  «e  l..-,ye  helped  to  raise  an  heart  droop, 
ing  beneath  the  weight  of  grief,  and  revived  that  barren 
antl  dry  land,  where  no  water  was,  with  refreshing  show- 
ers  of  love  and  kindness. 


LAW  INTELLIGENCE. 

MANSION    HO  USE. 

COFFEE     HOUSE    ROBBERY. 

Yesterday  John  Simpson,  a  gay,  fashionably  dressed 
young  man,  seemingly  about  twenty-six  or  twenty-eight 
ycais  of  age,  was  charged  before  the  Lord  Mayor,  wuh 
having  robbed  .several  coflVe  houses  and  hotels,  for  some 
months  past,  and  for  whose  apprehension  a  reward  of 
twenty  ];ruilds  had  been  advertised  by  the  society  to  pre- 
vent  swindling. 

Mr  Fathers,  of  the  Guildhall  Collee  house,  gave  in  evi- 
dence that  the  prisoner  came  into  his  coflee  house  on 
thursday  night  about  ten  o'clock,  and  ordered  supj.er  aiiU 
a  bed  for  the  night.  A  waiter  from  the  city  cotlee  house 
Clicapside,  who  happened  soon  after  to  call  ujion  biisi. 
nes.s,  seeing  the  prii.erer,  informed  the  witness  tha-  he 
\vas  the  person  who,  about  iwo  nionthsago,  had  robbed 
them  of  prcperty  to  the  amount  of  sixteen  pounds.  Upon 
looking  more  tlirectly  at  the  prisoner,  Mr.  Fathers  disco- 
vered him  tobe  the  man,  who,  about  three  niomhs  since 
had  slept  in  his  htute,  ar.d  rcbbed  a  Mi-.  Watson,  froiii 
Gla.-grw,  of  linen  and  other  articles,  to  a  ccnsidevablea- 
mount,  for  which  Mr.  F.  had  paid  six  pcui.ds.  There 
not  being  an  cff.cer  at  liai.d,  the  prisoner  was  allowed  to' 
go  to  bed,  when  he  was  secured.  Upon  searching  his 
person,  ihcre  were  fi  urd  upon  him  a  curicus  instrumenl: 
for  tpening  trunks,  drawers,  S.C.  so  ccnstnicled  as,  by  a 
genileiuTssurcof  the  hand,  to  yield  a  purchase  equal  to 
SCO  weight:  also  a  bunch  of  skeleton  keys.  When  taken 
to  the  Poultry  Compter,  the  waiter  of  the  city  coffee- 
house identified  the  shag  small-clothes  worn  by  the  jirison- 
er.  to  be  stolen  from  a  gentleman  in  their  house.  The 
prisoner  had  the  address  to  cliarge  them  afterwards  for 
nankeen  pantaloons;  but  afier  a  strict  search,  they  were 
found  in  the  jirison.  The  master  of  the  New  Huinmums 
proved  the  priscnei's  coming  lo  his  house,  and,  from  hi» 
genteel  aitpeaiance,  prccurirg  a  bed  (here,  en  the  12th  in. 
Slant,  pretending  he  hadtcme  I'rcm  the  gala  at  Vanxhall 
but  he  decamped  in  the  morning,  carrying  Willi  him  a 
gold  watch  and  two  pocket  books,  the  property  of  a  gen- 
tleman who  slept  in  thenextroom.  The  number  of  the 
watch,  and  maker's  name  ivere  produced,  which  exactly 
cr.riespcnded  wiih  those  cf  the  geld  «a>ch  fcnnd  in  the 
prist  i.er's  possession.  Upon  being  asked  from  whom  he 
obtained  the  watch,  who  he\va»,  and  how  he  got  his  live 
ing  !  he  said  that  lie  had  the  watch  frVin  a  Jew,  in  ex- 
change for  clothes  :  thathe  wasaiitfiiccr  of  His  Majes- 
ty's thip  Victory,  but  had  not  yet  joined  l.cr ;  that  he  had 
served  on  board  the  Iris,  t  f  fifty  gt.ns,  and  that  he  was  a 
gentleman. 

To  carry  on  his  rchemes  with  more  security,  he  al- 
v.ajs  paid  his  bill  bffoie  be  went  tc  bed;  and  never  "ave 
his  boots  or  siices  to  be  cleaned,  pre'ending  thai  he  wisa 
member  of  some  vchmtecr  ccrjis,  and  must  go  eariy'  to 

Mr.  Eaton,  the  soliciior  for  prorccuiing  swindlers  ac- 
companied  by  sevetal  1  eej  ers  of  collee  houses,  attended 
but  the  examination  being  then  over,  the  additiolial  ckar- 
ges  were  not  preferred,  and  the  prisoner  was  committed 
tor  further  examination. 


THOUGHTS  ON  MOEESTY 
EOTH IN  MEN  AND  WOMEN. 

ANeasy  andunaiTected  Modesty  is  a  virtue  not  only 
graceful  and  excellent,  but  may  be  reckoned  among  the 
most  durable  beau'ies  ;  it  improves  every  look  and  fea- 
ture, gesture  and  motion,  aion.-s  for  a  mean  dress,  and  sets 
off  the  richest  with  an  ttdditienal  ifstre.  The  standard  of 
beauty  varies  in  proper' ion  to  the  various  opinions  of 
mankind  in  different  countries  ;  but  modesty,  like  light, 
is  the  same  to  all.  Beauty,  like  a  flower,  is  slow  in  its 
growth,  short  in  its  bloom,  and  its  decay  raises  in  us  a 
port  of  itinatiired  c.'impassion.  But  rnodestt-,  in  its  dawu 
has  its  charms  :  and,  when  it  has  stood  all  attacks,  is 
emiiled  to  our  adinira-ion.  Beauty  may  win  the  eye,  & 
satisfy  the  present  gust  or  appetite:  but  modesty  engagns 
the  heart  ;  it  is  the  surest  proiifoi"  good  sense,  and  good 
sense  is  the  strongest  security  a  fine  woman  can  give  of 
making  her  atlmirer  happy  for  life.  The  attempts  made 
upon  the  fair  to  deprive  them  of  this  virtue,  are  a  plain 
demonstration  of  its  superior  excellence,-  for  a  robber  al- 
ways aims  at  the  most  valuable  plunder. 

Wi  lithe  men  modesty  gives  rise  to  true  bravery  and 
confidence,  or  at  leasisujiports  it.  Modesty  is  slow  but 
sure,  and  advances  in  a  firm  body  ;  whilst  Impudence 
makes  one  bold  and  daring  onset,  but  is  easily  demolished 
by  breaking  the  front. 


DIED,  lately  in  Germany,  TageJ:  T.ilpier,  aged  120. 
He  had  buried  ten  wives;  his  hist,  the  ekventh,  who  is 
now  living,  is  but  26  years  of  age.  By  her  he  had  5  chil- 
dren, the  youngest  is  5  months  old.     Bf    his  other   wives 


Vol.1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


47 


lie  had  31  clnUrcii,  all  of  wh-n.i  ure  livin,;.  married,  and 
hivc  Urg-;  families.  H.i  mtin  Jry  was  very  retentive  ;  he 
coul-irt-ceunt  a  succinct  history  ol'  Germany  a.id  turope 
generailv,  for  more  thai:  lUU  years  past,  and  wis  very  lo- 
quacious aad  witty.  Hene/orc.iperiencedaiiy  kind  ofsick- 
iicts.wasof  lir-e  stature  tcvoraciouiappeliie  i;  very  atlile_- 
lic!  "iK- came  to'iits  death  by  p.ucmp-in^  to  leap  overagaie 
Sfeethijh!  he  passed  i',  but  uufortuna-.ely  fell  upon  a 
sione  wliieh  v/ouudcd  his  head  so  severely  »:>  to  occafion 
amoriLicaLipnand  his  dcatli. 

The  Moniteiir  of  the  26th  iilt.  contain',  the  follow  iiij 
rcm»ri<s,  under  the  date  of  Frankfort,  Jtily  17: — Th-.s 
year  will  lie  remarkable  in*  the  a.liials  of  meteorology, 
for  the  cxirarirdiiiary  variations  of  the  atmosphere,  avid 
the  number  of  storms  that  have  followed;  thunder,  espe- 
cially has  made  ravages  ol  which  th.-re  are  but  few  c.vam- 
pU-s  in  Germany  ,.  upwards  of  one  hundeed  houses  and 
edifices  in  various  places  have  been  struck,  and  in  pari  re- 
duced to  ashes,  wh  le  a  still  greater  number  of  people 
have  sun.iinrd  hurt.  V/'e  have  before  spoken  of  the  sud- 
den iir.mda'ions  in  Saxony,  Silesia,  Auslria,  and  Hnni^a- 
ly,  ar.d  of  the  Jiou^jht  in  the  western  pans  ci  U;rmur.y, 
ivhilcin  -he  ea.M  the  vainsliavs  been  excessive  and  incos- 
sani.  We  may  infer  from  this  extraordinary  iri-cguiarity 
of  the  season,  that  some  revolution  has  occurred  in  the  in- 
terior of  thegl  )be,  which  has  deranged  the  usual  equili- 
briuiri,  and  occasioned  a  sudde.i  and  considerable  increase 
of  the  electric  fluid  in  the  atmosphere. 

ILon.  Pap. 

FRIETTDSHIP  CONTINUING  AFTEll  DEATH. 
Titus  Voluminous,  a  citizen  of  li-ome,  was  the  fi  lend  of 
Man;usL«ullti5,  who  was  slain  by  the  command  of 
Mark  Antony  because  he  hail  foil  ■v.'ed  tile  party  of  Bru- 
ms and  Ca-sius  ;  and  thou.i;h  he  had  sulficient  time  to 
preserve  himself  byflight,  >ct  he  remained  by  the  body  of 
his  dear  friend,  anil  lamented  hir.i  with  such  abundance 
of  tears,  that  notice  was  taken  of  him  by  the  soldiers  of 
the  opposite  party,  and  he  was  dragged  by  them  to  Anto- 
ny. When  became  into  his  presence,  "  Command  me, 
Sir,"  said  he,  •■  to  be  taken  back  to  the  body  of  LucuUus, 
and  to  be  there  slain  j  fori  ought  not  to  survive  him, 
since  I  was  the  only  person  who  jiersuaded  him  to  take 
that  unfortunate  side  which  has  brought  him  to  ruin." 
Antony  was  easily  prevailed  ujion  to  grant  his  request, 
a.-.dhe  wasled  to  the  jjlace  where  I.ucullus  lay  dead. 
AVhen  he  came  to  the  body  of  his  friend,  he  kissed  his 
right  hand,  took  up  his  head,  that  was  cut  oft',  and  ptit  it 
into  his  bosom,  and  then  presented  his  own  neck  to  re- 
ccive'lhe  blotv  of  the  executioner. 

AT  London  !n  tite  month  of  August  last,  two  trades- 
jnen  near  Blackfriars  bad  a  difference  respecting  a  bet, 
xvhicli  it  was  a.'^Tf ed  ne>:t  morning  to  decide  wiih  pislnls. 
They  mot  neirihe  WinJiniU,  below  Petty  France,  when 
the  seconds  had  the  good  sense  !o  droj)  the  bullets  into 
the  proper  pln;e — '.heir  own  pnrket.  One  of  the  panics 
who  was  let  into  xhcxtrei  drnfpat ika'l  on  the  first  tire!  his 
opponent  fled  on  the  wings  of  fear,  and  ne.vt  inorning 
proceeded  in  a  post  ch.iise  to  deiiart  for  Hamburgh  or  A- 
merica,  v,  hen  he  saw  his  deceased  ant,rgri::kt  very  compos- 
^'!ly  sei-vii,(^  his  customers  behind  the  counter! 

A  NEW  invented  carriage,  called  wloeif^  drawn  by 
fur  horses,  passed  lately  through  the  El)  sian  Fields  of 
Parisi  It  carried  no  less  than  thirty  five  jia-jseiigers,  and 
w  ill  be  no  lonrer  tiian  36  hours  going  from  Paris  to  Ly- 
ons, adistancecfllO  leaguesorSoOEngiishmiles.  This 
curious  invention  promises  to  be  of  the  greatest  advantage, 
both  f'^r  their  commercial  and  military  transports.  The 
inventor  has  obtained  an  Imperial  patent. 

Lon.  pi'p- 


k:.- 


■viifeyMa'tejiiai.tf..*tevJiU'j*a.ii:A 


To  THE  EDITORS  OF  TTiE  MINERVA. 


CENTI^EMEN, 

IJyou  thhik  the enclusei  has  suffcient  vierit  to  obtain  a 
flare  in  pmii- hnproH'lng  and  wi/i  selected  paper,  ycu  ■n-lll 
oblige  a  female  sul/scriler  by  itiseilrng  it. 

ON  FRIENDSHIP 

■1  gena-al,  and  Fe-.tiale  Friendship  in  particular,  addressed 

to  young  Married  JVomen. 

THE  ancients  ranked  friendship  in  the  second  class  of 
human  virtues  ;  and  many  are  the  instances  recorded  in 
liistcry,  where  its  energy  has  produced  ell'ects  almost  di- 
vine. Considered  in  its  perfect  strength  and  beauty,  it  is 
certainly  the  most  sublime,  because  the  least  selfish  allec- 
tioil  of  the  soul.  Honour  is  its  very  essence  :  courage, 
frankness  and  generosity  its  unalienable  properties.  Such 
IS  the  idea  delivered  down  to  us  of  this  noble  virtue  by 
colemporary  writers,  "  who  together  flourished  and  toge- 
ther fed  j"  for  some  centuries  have  elapsed  since  this  ex- 
abed  jihenomenon  has  deigned  to  appear  among  the  da- 
K=!ierate  sons  of  men  ;  and  like  a  mutilated  statue,  it  is 
lum-  become  rather  an  object  of  admiration  to  a  few  vir- 
tn.iii    in  philosophy,  than  a  subject    of    general  emula- 


Moniai^ne,  aniungbt  the  moderns,  seeins  to  have  fell 
a  stioigtr  inanann  tf  this  virtue,  than  any  autlioi 
I  am  acquainted  with ;  and  though  the  utmost  stretch  of 
his  warm  imagination  gives  us  but  a  faint  ray  of  its  anci- 
ent lustre,  yet  even  this  slight  resemblance  appears  too 
strong  for  cur  weak  eyes,  and  teems  rather  to  dazzle  than 
to  attract  our  senses. 

Our  colemporary  writer,  Dr.  Young,  has  left  us  several 
beautiful  descriptions  of  Iricndship,  which  though  delici- 
ent  of  that  lire  which  not  only  blazed,  but  burned  in  this 
ai^.cient  vir. I  e,  are  however,  sufltcient  to  form  both  our 
theory  aitd  practice  upon.  True  fr  endship  warms,  it  rais- 
es, it  transports  like  n.usic.     Pure  the  joy,  without  allay, 

Whose  very  rapture  is  traru^iiility . 

This  is  a  very  pleasing  and  just  description  of  friend- 
ship in  the  abstract  :  but  it  wants  that  energy  which  par- 
ticular attachments  add  to  all  our  sentiments,  and  without 
w  hichj.like  a  winter's  sun,  tliey  shine,  but  do  not  w  ami 
The  same  author  has  given  us  a  jr.ore  interesting,  though 
perhaps  less  elevated  idea  of  this  aifection  of  the  mind,  in 
his  address  to  a  particular  person  ; 

"  Lorenzo,  pride  suppress,  nor  hope  tojind 
•'  A  friend  but  ■what  hm  Jound  a  friend  in  thee." 

This  is  a  new,  and  I  think,  a  just  light  in  which  we 
may  consider  this  sentiment :  lor  though  love  inay.be 
formed  without  sympathy,  fricnilthip  never  can.  It  is 
even  in  its  degenerate  state  an  a.Tection  that  cannot  sub 
sibt  in  vicious  mind.s  ;  and  among  the  most  virtuous,  it 
requires  a  purity  of  sentiment,  manners  and  rank,  for  its 
basis.  Of  all  the  nice  ties  and  dependencies  which  con- 
stitute the  happiness  cr  misery  of  life,  it  is  the  mostdtl:- 
ca'.e,  and  even  the  most  fragile  :  Wealth  cannot  purchas, 
it  nor  gitis  ensure  its  permanence;  "the  chirphig  oi 
birds  in  cages,  bears  as  much  resemblsnce  to  the  voc;il 
music  of  the  woods,  as  bought  courtesies  to  real  frlonil 
ship."  The  great,  alas  1  rarely  enjoy  this  blessing  ;  vai.i 
ty  and  emulation  prevent  its  growth  among  equals  :  ant: 
the  humiliating  cn-.iclescension  with  which  superiors  some, 
times  deign  to  aU'ect  friendship  for  their  inferiors,  strikes 
at  the  very  found.ation  of  the  sentiment ;  from  which  tluie 
can  only  arise  a  tottering  superstructure,  whose  pillari:, 
like  those  of  modern  composition,  bear  'lie  gloss,  bn 
want  the  durable  quality  of  the  men:al  marb^.e,  sincerlt  . 
Yet  there  have  been  instances,  though  rare,  of  real  friend 
ship  between  persons  of  dill'ereut  ranks  in  life,  particular- 
ly between  Henry  the  fourth  and  Sully  :  hut  the  vir.ue  . 
of  the  latter  placed  him  on  a  level  with  M  jnarchs,  antl 
the  ntK^ir.if.iiiiity  of  the  former,  made  him  sensible  oi 
their  equality. 

Yet  how  often  are  coniplaintu  uttered  by  disappointed 
pride,  against  the  ingraiittide  of  those  whom  thev  hav 
honoured  wiiluhe  title  of  friend  :  nay,  and  hav.-  ev.;n  ser- 
ved and  obliged  as  such  ;  without  reflecting  that  obiigati 
ons  to  a  generous  mind  are  insults,  when  accompaniet' 
with  the  lea-.t  slight  or  mortification.  On  the  other  hai.d^ 
we  perhaps  too  willingly  attach  ourselves  to  our  superiors; 
our  self-love  is  flattered  by  their  approbation,  as  it  natu- 
rally imagines  it  can  only  he  for  our  good  and  amiable 
qualities  that  they  like  cr  distinguish  us.  But  though 
love,  like  death,  makes  all  distinction  void,  friendship  ln.s 
no  such  levcllingpower.  Stqievinrity  of  rank  or  fortune, 
is  generally  felt  by  the  person  who  possesses  either  ;  and 
they  are  entitled  to  some  degree  of  prsi.se  if  they  do  not 
make  others  feel  it  also.  Let  those  nten  who  have  deli- 
cate minds,  remember  that  equality  io  the  true  basis  ol 
fi'iendshi]) :  letlhtm  .set  ajustvidue  on  their  own  v.forth 
as  v.cli  as  on  the  inebriating  smiles  of  greatness,  and  not 
e-\pose  their  sensibility  to  the  pangs  it  must  sustain,  on 
discovering  that  neither  virtues  nor  talents  can  always 
keep  the  scale  of  friendship  steady,  when  opposejl  to  the 
adventitious  circumstances  of  high  birtlr  or  great  for- 
tune. 

Thus  farmy  remarks  upon  this  subject  are  general ;  let 
me  now  ajjply  them  to  their  use,  for  whom  this  essay  is 
jieculiarly  designed,  by  earnestly  recommending  it  to  eve- 
ry yougmarricd  woman  to  seek  the  friend  of  her  heart  in 
the  husband  of  lieralTection.  There  and  there  only  is  to 
be  found  that  true  equality,  both  of  rank  and  fortune, 
strengthened  by  mutual  interests,  and  ceinented  by  mutu- 
al pledges.  There  and  there  only  will  she  be  sure  to  meet 
with  reciprocal  confidence,  unfeigned  attachment,  and 
tender  solicitude,  to  soothe  her  every  care ;  the  tics  of 
wedded  love  will  be  livctled  by  the  bands  of  friendship  : 
the  virtues  of  her  mind  when  called  forth  by  occasion, 
will  unfold  themselves  by  degrees  to  her  husband's  per- 
ception, like  the  ojiening  rose  before  the  morning  ray  : 
and  when  its  blooming  colour  fades  upon  her  cheek,  its 
sweetness  shall  remain  within  the  very  foldings  of  his 
heart,  from  the  recollection  of  her  sense  and  worth. 
Happy  are  the  jiairs  so  joined  :  yea,  blessed  arc  they  who 
are  thus  doubly  united. 

As  tlie  word  friendship  is  at  present  generally  under- 
stood to  be  a  term  of  little  import,  orat  most,  one  that 
extends  merely  to  a  jireferenee  of  liking  or  esteem,  I 
would  by  no  means  exclude  my  fair  readers  .  from  that 
kind  of  cninmene  which  is  now  accepted  under  tt^at  ti- 
tle, in  society.  But  even  this  sort  of  connexion  r.-quires 
much  caution  in  the  choice  of  its  object  ;  for  I  should 
wish  it  might  bts  restrained  to  one  :  and  that   one  oiijht 


toobtain  this  preference  from  the  qualities  of  the  l-eiv, 
rather  than  those  of  the  head  :  a  long  and  intimate  a'' 
quaintance  can  alone  d  isccver  the  former  :  the  latter  ar,-" 
easily    and    willingly  displayed  :  for  love  without  esteem 

n«w-  *  '^°"'"  ?°"  'P*'"-  The  head  is  the  spring  of 
atlections    but  the  heart  is  the  reservoir.  ^ 

For  this  reason,  it  always  appears  to  me  a  proof  of  mu- 
tual merit,  when  two  sisters  or  two  young  women  who 
have  been  bj<>ught  up  together,  are  strongly  attach, 
ed  to  each  other  ;  and  I  will  admit,  that  while  thev  re- 
main unmarried,  such  a  connection  is  capable  of  forming 
a  pure  and  disinterested  friendship,  provided  that  tht 
sympathy  of  their  affections  do  not  tend  to  make  them 
MKe  or  admire  the  same  male  object  :  for  though  love 
may,friendship  cannot,  exist  with  jealousy.  Rescrvewill 
wound,  and  distrust  will  destroy  it. 

[to  be  concluded  in  our  next.] 


TO  A  Correspondent. 
At  the  commencement  of  the  "  Minerva,"  the  proprie. 
tors  foriTied  a  positive  determination  that  no  personal  re- 
flections should  be  admlted  into  their  paper  ;  to  this  resolu- 
tion  they  will  scrupulously  adhere.  This  will' be  a  suffici- 
ent apology  to"  PitiLA.NDEH"  for  the  rejection  of  his  sar- 
castic essay. 

MARRIED— On  Thursday  evening  last,  by  the  Rev 
John  D.  Bhur,  Mr.  PniTCARD,    Bookseller,    to   Mis,- 
An--(  Wilki.ysom,  ofHanover 


WEICKLV  l-JUIvIMARY  OF  INTELLIGENCE. 


EUROPEAN. 

A  letter  from  Berlin  of  the  4th  in.-t.  s'ates,  that  the  pri- 
vate corrsspondence  bet-.veen  the  emperor  of  Russia  and 
the  l.mg  ol  Prussia,  which  had  been  suspended  since  the 
murder  t-f  the  Duke  of  Engheiu,  has  been  renewed  ;  and 
I'-.,  wnhinthe  ihree  last  weeks  four  couriers  had  amved 
1    m  and  returned   to  Russia,  with  no   other   dispatches 

tnaii  hi-   impeiialt;ro)al    correspondence. :Captain 

-.aii.pbd!.  from  Gibraltar,  arrived  at  Charleston,  conlirms 
heac.-rHints  before  received  at  Boston,  of  the  prevalence 
and  Jatalityoi  a contagi.ntis  disorder  in  many  ports  of 
Spam.  Capt.G.  left  Cibrahartbe  8th  Ocicbcr  ,  themor- 
',nn,{  'YZ  '"  ''"^  '*  preceding  dttys  was  computed  to  be 
1000  of  the  garrison  and  inhablants.  The  former  were 
drawn  out  to  enctimpmems  ;  and  of  the  latter,  such  as  had 
i.ietms,  had  fled- France  has  expressed  great  uneasi- 
ness at  the  nunioer  of  Russian   ships    with    troops  which 

passed    through    the   Sosph^rus A  declaration   cf 

war  may  be  hiiivly  looked  for  between  Russia   h.  France. 

It    is  stated  in    a  letter  from    Paris,  that    the 

purport  of  the  orders  sent  by  the  king  of  Sweden  to  his 
anibassadir  there  is,  that  he  shill  leave  that  city  in  six 
d.iys,  anil  the  Swedes  reaidingthere  in  his  Majesty's  ser- 
vice,  in  the  course  of  inurteen. Letters  from  Am- 
sterdam siate,  that  the  Russian  Legation  is  expected  soon 

to  leave  tha-  place. The  brother  of  the  king  of  France 

sailed  on  Wednesday  last,  with  a  fair  wind  for  Gotten- 
bnrg,  under  a  convoy  of  agun  brig.  Previous  tohis  depar- 
ture he  received  a  letter  from  his  most  Christian  Majesty 
which  is  unde.-stood  to  contain  an  assurance  that  the  Em- 
peror of  Russia  and  the  King  of  Sweden  are  willing  to  ac- 
knowdetlge  Louis  XVII.  and  his  hereditary  claims  to  the 
throne  of  France  and  Navarre,  provided  England  will  sec 
them  the  example. 

DOMESTIC. 

The  last  ntlvlces  from  the  Mediterranean  infcn'm,  that 
the  Aiverican  squadron  was  off  Tripoli,  except  the  fri- 
gates Essex  and  Congress,  which  were  watching  the 
Moor. Information  has  been  received  that  the  Ameri- 
can Minister  at  the  Spanish  Court,  had  arrived  at  Cadiz 
from  Madrid,  to  embark  for  Ain.-rica. 

Letters  have  been  received  in  New-York,  announcing 
that  a  new  ambassador,  Gen.  Turreau.  had  positively  de- 
parted from  Paris,  to  embark   for  the  United  States 

The  black  emperor  of  St.  Domingo  has'  assumed  the  title 
of  Jaques  the  First  Emperor  of  Hayti— he  seems  deter- 
mined to  keep  pace  in  title  with  Ids  royal  competitor  Na- 
jKileon  the  First.— The  year  1804  has  been  fruitful  in  the 
pr  Juction  of  Emperors  :  it  htis  produced  no  less  than  four 
viz.  Napoleon,  Emperor  of  France  ;  Francis  I.  of  Austria  ; 
Frederick  of  Brandenburg;  Jaqnes  I.  of  Hayti. 

A  late  New-York  paper  says,  that  letters  received  there 
from  Washington  City  state,  that  Mr.  Burr  would  at- 
tend the  ensuing  supreme  Court  for  the  purpose  of  taking 

his  trial. 'The  Post-O.Uce  in  Boston  was  broke  open 

on  the  Isl  November,  with  an  intent  to  rob  ;  a  rewartl  of 

S:-OJ    is    offered  for  the  apprehension  of  the  villains 

A  Baltimore  paper  of  Nov.  Itf.  informs,  that  the  French 
Imperial  Ainbassador  to  America,  Gen.  Thuriot,  had 
landed  at  Annapolis — that  he  met  with  a  very  flattering 
reception  from  the  Governor,  Mayor,  8cc. — On  the  same 
day  he  proeeeded  to  the  seat  of  the  geuersl  governraeni. 


48 


T^E    MINERVA. 


o..  i. 


SELECTED  POETm'. 


From  the  NATIONAL  >£GIS. 
ODE  TO  SIMPLICITY. 
"  Simplicity,  I  doat  upon  thy  ng^. 

l^iughter  of  Truth  !  to  thee  beroog 
Tiic  fire  and  emrgy  of  song,  y 
TiK'  speaking  gUnce,  fheanless smite, 
'I'll"  f'j-^ling  heart  unknown  toguilc.    o 
\.'i  ii   lieau'.y's  banners  o'er  ihee  waving, 
.V'vi  powers  resistless  all  enilaviuj^, 
'  I     '.  if  a  chann  on  earth  th-rre  be, 
■;        i.it  ...n, enchanting:  nymph  !  is  found  inihee. 

\  •rx\\  with  winning  graces dr.-'ssM, 
'i'liy  varyin^^  eyes  l>y  90ttl  impres  s*d, 
Thy  brew  wifh  rustic  garlands  crown*d, 
Thy  voice,  wrh  music  in  the  sound, 
In  KtreaTDs  r-f  sweet  persuasion  tinwiug, 
C'jhvic:i''n  fr^ii  the  iicte.ns  growing, 
T'n;  senses  charm,  controul  the  iniitd, 
-':.  iJ^vvilh  a  potent  spell,  the  hear:  inrupiure  bind. 

Pure  child'  of  na*iire  !  rnuiid  shy  cell 
The  virtues  aidMie  grnces  dwell ; 
Thy  sister  Liberty,  Ts  there, 
Aiu^i  there  theinf:'.nt  Loves  repair. 
Aiid,  aa  the  same  benign-mt  power 
"Warns  rnllirvR;  worlds,  tha*  spreads  a  flower, 
Sn,  v.-ftilesoU^.M(/(,/clinf;s  to  thee, 
Oniliy  chaste  bojoju  reb.s  ^uUiinuy. 

Totheemy  hearfSts  tribu'^e  pours, 
I'tohi  thee,  sweet  nympli  !  one  boon  implores, 
Wi.hin  that  heart  ^i'h  truth  to  live. 
And  all  tli/ar: less  fervor  give. 
Tlinu  I'vvy  real  cii^trni  posser.sing-, 
Tlu-  sT.i;o's  nride,  the  poet*>  blesi.ing, 
D^-pvivLfd  of  iheedeilichi  is  o'er, 
And  RiVs  bc^:  pleasure*;,  cm  encliaiuno  more. 


MANTO. 


FROM  THE  POAT  FOLIO. 
SONNET— TO  AN  AMIABLE  GlilL. 

MiranOa!  mark  v.h^re,  sinking  from  the  gale, 

Itsleavej  vet  nioist  with  carlv  dew, 
That  iV.r  faim  (lower,  the  lillv  of  the  val.-, 

Dro^jsiis  rocckhtad,  auuluoks  methir.ks  like  you. 

\Vraj»p'd  in  a  shadowy  veil  offender  green, 
.    .  J' s  snowy  bells  a  soft  perfuuic  dispense, 
Aiid  bending  as  relucra-.t  to  be  se-n, 
in  s.mplc  loveliness  it  sooths  the  sense. 

\X\x\v  bosom  bared  to  meet  the  p-ar'sh  dav. 

The  g!anni>-  ml  ;>  g;.itdv  unflismav'd,  '  ■« 

Orfsndsthc  eye  -  t  t:iste  rintturns  away 
To  seek  the  lily  in  her  fragrant  ahade, 

With  such  unconscious  beautv,  pensive  mild. 
^l;.■.lud.l  chatms— naiui-L'ssofc  modest  child. 


THE  EVE  OF  UYMEl^. 

'I'is  la»c — and  my  Delia  now  hastens  to  rest, 

K\[jt  io  «.weet  visions,  I  wander  alone, 
L^^«t-"!^'**»ih'?''the  fond  wiUiesthat  glnv  in  mv  breast, 

VVitk  iraiiiporis  to  wealth*,  and  to  grandeur  unknt^wn. 

Snft— softliexi.y  slumb-r,  dsar  innocent  fair. 

DesCftn.UsmUi.,-reacr.  ,m  mvbosom^s  delight. 
Hcpe  sheds  hor  piu-.  beajrs  on  each  long  nourished  tare. 

As  day  bn-h-.Iy  dav.na  on  the  shadows  of  ni-ht. 

R-.clin'd  on  her  pllow,.  now  miite^  is  that  voice 
WhQse  sound-:  my  airectTon  in^cnsibW  stob, 
A     ,   '  M,T  '*'*''^  ^>"*  '"  whose  Warns  I  Tejoice. 
And  veil  d  are  those  lips  which  enrapture  my  soul. 

ConcealM  are  thor;e  check*  where  luxuriantly  Mow 
nie  lenderes^  graces  of  bcaurv  and  vouih, 

Aiid  hidden  from  me  is  that  b'»som  of  "snow, 
TJie  mansion  of  purity,  virtue  and  truth. 

Shp's  Hbsent,  yet  lovely  and  graceful  to  view 
r.ivdfancvre^-.ores  the  fair  j,ritle  of  my  heart, 

fepring  calls  for  tne  verdure  uf  nature  anew, 
^er  sinUcs  t\>  ni/  senses  iVcsh  pleasures  impart. 


more  shall  soft  sorrow  my  versus  ins^iire, 
)espondi;nce  has  clouded  my  spirits  too  lon^ 
:.vtacy  sweeping  the  soul*breaihing  lyre, 
,ove,  Hynien,  and  raptiue  enliven  my  song 


TO  A  VIOLET. 

Tho'  from  thy  bank  of  velvet  torn, 
Hang  not,  fair  hower,  thv  drooping 

On  Delia's  bosom  Shalt  thou' Hnd 
A  softer,  sweeter  bed  of  rest. 

Tho*  from  mild  Zephr's  Kiss  no  more 
Ambrosial  balms  thoushait  inhale. 

Her  gentle  breath,  whene*er  she  sighs. 
Shall  fan  thee  with  a  jjurer  gale. 

But  thou  be  grateful  for  that  bliss 
Fur  which  in  vain  a  thousand  bum. 

And,  as  thou  stealest  sweets  from  her. 
Give  back  thy  choicest  in  return. 


THE   TALE  OF  LOUISd   VENONI. 

BY    UENKT    MACKENZIE. 

FROM  THE  MIRHOR. 

(CONCLUDED.) 

THE  virtue  of  I,oM/i-a  was  vanquished  ;  but  h^'r  sense 
of  virtue  was  not  overcome. — Neither  the  vows  of  eternal 
liJciity  of  her  seducer,  nor  the  constant  and  respectful  at- 
rcntion  wiii'^1^  he  paid  her,  during  a  htnried  '[ourney  to 
England,  couldallay  that  anguish  which  she  suilered  at 
the  recollection  of  her  jjas*-.  and  the  thoughts  of  her  present 
sit'.i.iiion.  Sir  Elvjard  felt  strongly  the  power  of  her 
beauty  and  of  her  grief.  His  heart  was  not  made  for  that 
part  which,  it  is  probable,  he  thought  it  could  have  per- 
formed :  it  was  snll  subject  to  reniorse,  to  compassion, 
and  to  love.  These  emotions,  perhaps,  he  might  soon 
have  overcome,  had  they  been  met  by  vulvar  violence  or 
rejjroaches  ;  but  the  qu-e'  and  unupbraiding  sorrows  of 
Louisa,  nourished  those  feelings  of  tenderness  andatrach- 
nient.  She  never  mentioned  h«v  wrongs  in  words  :  some- 
times a  few  starring  tear*  would  speak  them  ;  and  when 
time  had  given  her  alittlo  more  composure,  lior  lute  dis- 
coursed melancholy  music. 

On  their  arrival  in  England,  Sir  Et/<ward  carried  Louisa 
to  bis  seat  in  the  country.  There  she  was  treated  with  all 
the  observance  of  a  wife  ;  and,  had  ihe  choscn'it,  rnight 
havecomnBUuded  more  than  the  ordinary  splendor  of  one. 
But  she  would  not  allow  the  indulgence  of  S-ir  Edvinrd 
to  blazon  with  equipage,  and  show  that  state  which  she 
wished  always  to  hide,  and,  if  possible,  to  forget.  Her 
books  ar,d  her  music  were  her  only  pleasures  ;  if  pleasures 
they  coulvl  be  called,  that  served  but  to  alleviatft  misery, 
and  to  blunt,  for  a  while,  the  pangs  of  contrition. 

These  were  deeply  aggravated  by  the  recollection  of 
her  father;  a  farher  left  in  his  age  to  feel  his  own  mis- 
fortunes and  his  daughters  disgrace-  Sir  Edaard  was  too 
generous  not  to  think  of  providir^-  ^-n-  Vcnoni.  He  meant 
to  jiiake  some  atonement  for  the  injui'f  lie  had  done  him 
by  that  cruel  bounty  which  is  repiii.tuun  only  to  the  ba^^tr 
but  to  the  honest  is  insult.  He  had  not,  however,  an  op- 
portunity of  accomplishing  his  purpose.  He  learned  tnat 
Vcnoni,  soon  after  his  tUughier*s  eiopenient,  removed 
to  his  fnr)»ier  place  of  residence,  and,  as  his  neighbours 
reported,  had  died  in  one  of  the  villages  of  Savoy.  His 
daughter  fdt  this  with  anguish  the  most  poignant,  and 
her  ailiiction  for  a  while,  refused  consolation.  Sir  Ed- 
ivarJ*i-  whole  tenderness  and  attention  were  called  f  jrth 
to  mi*ij;afe  her  grief  ;  and,  after  its  Hrst  ira-.isports  had 
subsided,  he  carried  her  to  London,  in  ho]>es  that  objects 
new  to  her,  and  commonly  attractive  to  all,  mi^^ln  con- 
tribute to  remove  it. 

With  a  man  possessed  of  feelings  like  Sir  Ed'u>ard\ 
the  affliction  of  Louisa  gave  ;i  certain  respect  to  his  atten- 
tions. He  hired  her  a  house  sejiarate  from  his  own,  and 
^reared  her  v/ith  all  t^e  dtrlicacy  of  the  purest  attachment. 
But  his  s'>lVcitude  to  comfort  and  amuse  her  was  not  at- 
tended with  success.  She  felt  all  the  horrors  of  that 
guilt,  whichshe  now  considered  as  not  only  the  ruin  of 
herself,  but  the  murderer  of  her  father. 

In  London.  %\r  Ef^vjurd  found  his  sister,  who  had  mar- 
ried a  man  of  preat  fortune  and  high  fabhi<Mi.  He  had 
married  her,  because  she  was  a  line  woman,  and  admired 
by  fine  men  ;  she  had  n^arried  him  because  he  was  the 
wealthiest  of  her  suitors.  They  lived,  as  is  common  to 
people  in  such  a  situaiion,  nec'=^!-s!tous  with  a  princely  re- 
venue, and  *ery  wretched  amidst  perpetual  gaiety.  This 
scene  was  so  foreign  from  the  idea  Sir  EdwardYiTiA  form- 
ed of  the  recep'ion  his  country  and  friends  were  to  afff  rd 
hun,  thaMie  found  a  constant  source  of  disgust  in  the  so. 
dety  of  his  equals.  In  their  conversation  '  fantastic,  not  I 
refined,  their  ideas  w<-re  frivolous,  and  their  knowledge 
shallow  :  and  with  all  the  pride  of  birth  and  insclonce  of  I 
station.  the;r  principles  were  mean  and  th^ir  minds  igno- 
ble.    In  their  pretended  attachments    h*'  discovered  only  | 


■pie 


yto  attain,  and  pride 
to  blot  out  from  his 
1  restored  to  an  oppor- 
lily,  whose  unsvisppiM- 


desisjns  ni"  selfishness  ;   .1 

eil,  were  as  fallitious  as  their  friendships.  In  the'socictv 
of  Louisa  he  found  sensibility  and  ttuih  ;  her's  was  the 
only  heart  that  seenied  interest ;d  in  his  welfare;  she  saw 
the  return  of  virtue  iiv  Sir  Edi-n-rJ,  and  felt  the  friend, 
ship  which  he  shewod  her.  Souic-imes  when  she  per- 
ceived Uim  sorrowful,  her  lute  would  leave  its  mclancho- 
Iv  lor  more  lively  airs,  and  her  countenance  assume  a  gai- 
ety it  was  nvt  fortued  to  wear.  But  hei  heart  was  break- 
ing with  that  anguish  which  her  generosity  endeavoured 
to  conceul  from  Ijim  ;  her  frarnj!  too  delicate  for  the 
struggle  wi:h  her  feelings,  seeined  to  yield  to  their  force  j 
her  test  forsook  l-.er  ;  the  color  faded  in  her  cheek  ;  the 
histre  of  her  eyes  grew  dim.  Sir  iVtinirJ  saw  those  symp- 
toms of  decay  wiih  the  deepest  remorse.  Often  did  he 
curse  those  false  ideas  of  i)leasure  which  had  led  him  to 
consider  the  ruin  of  an  artless  girl.,  who  k  ved  and  trusted 
hint,  as  an  objcctwhich  it  was  Iti.xur 
to  accomplish.  Often  did  he  wish 
life  a  few  guilty  months,  to  be  aga 
tuni'yof  givirg  happiness  to  a  fai 
ing  kindness  he  had  repaid  with  the  treachery 
ber  and  the  cruelty  of  an  assassin. 

One  evening,  while  he  sat  in  a  little  'parlour  wi;h  L<  1/- 
Mrt,  his  mind  alternately  agitated  and  softened  wiih  rl.ii 
inipression,  a  hand  organ,  of  a  ren'arlcably  sweet  tone, 
was  heard  in  the  street.  Louisa  laid  avide  her  lute  and 
listened  ;  the  airs  it  i>layed  were  those  of  her  na-ive  coun- 
try ;  and  a  lew  tears,  which  she  endeavoured  to  hide,  stole 
fr<!m  heron  hearing  them.  Sir  £Au«r</ ordered  a  servant 
to  letch  the  organist  into  the  room  :  he  was  brought  in  ac- 
cordingly, and  seated  at  thedoorof  the  apartment. 

Ke  played  one  or  two  sprightly, tunes,  to  which  Lmi^a 
lad  often  danced  in  her  infancy  ;  she  gave  herself  up  to 
the  recollection,  and  her  tears  Howed  without  controul. 
Suddenly  the  musician,  changing  the  stoj),  introduced  a 
little  melancholy  air  of  a  wild  and  plain.  iv/''ki!id. — Loyim 
started  trolii  her  seat,  and  rushed  up  to  the  stringer. — He 
threw  off  a  tattered  coat,  and  black  patch.  It  was  hor  fa- 
ther '. — She  would  havesprungto  embrace  him  ;  hetnrnetl 
aside  for  a  few  itioments,  antl  would  not  receive  her  into 
his  arms.  But  Nature  at  last  overcome  his  resentment  ; 
he  burst  into  tears,  and  pressed  to  his  bosom  his  long  lust 
daughter. 

Sir  .E(/tL'ffr(/ stood  fixed  iti  astonishtnent  and  confusion. 

*  I  coiYie  not  to  upbraid  you,*  said  i'eiwni  ;  •  I  am  a  poor 
'  weak,  old  man,  tinable  for  uybrctidings  ;  I  am  come 
'  but  to  find  my  child,  to  forgive  her,  and  to  die  !  Wli  en 
'  you  saw  us  first.  Sir  iV/tuarf^,  we    were  p.ot  thus.     You 

found  us  virtuous  and  happy  ;  we  danced  and  we  syng, 

*  and  there  was  not  a  sad  heart  in    the  vallev    where  we 

■  dwelt.  Tet  we  left  our  dancing,  our  soi  g,,  and  curchocr- 
<  fulness  ;  youwere  distressed,  auilwepitied  you.  Since 
'  that  day  the  pipe  has  neverbeenhcafd  ^n  KcHont*s  licids: 
«  grief  and  sickness  have  almost  brought  him  to  the 
'  grave  ;  and  his  neighbour's,  who  loved  end  pitted  him, 
'  have  been  cheerful  no  more  Yet,  melliinks.  though 
'  you  robbed  us  of  happiness,    you    are  not  happy  ; — else 

*  wliy  that  dejected  look,  which,  amidst  all  the  grandeur 
'  around  you,  I  saw  you  wear,  and  those  tears  which,  im- 
'  der  all  the  gaudiness  of  her  apjjarel,  I  saw  that  poor  de- 
'  luded  girl  sl\ed  ?' '  But  she  sh.dl  shed  no  aiorc,*  cri- 
ed Sir  Edmini  ;  '  yon  shall  be  happy,  and  I  shall  he  just. 

*  Forgive,j|K  venerable  friend,  the  injuries  which  1  itave 

*  done  the^Pw^rgive  me,  my  Ltniisa,  for  rating  your  ex- 

*  cellencc  at  a  ]jrice  so  mean.  I  have  seen  tli'^s&^Wgh- 
I  horn  femalesto  wl^ch  my  rank  m.ight  have  alliedlBf  :  I 

■  am  ashamed  of  their    vices  and    sick  cf    their   follies. 

*  Prolligate  in  theirhearts,  ainidst  a  fleeted  piiritt ,  they  arc 
«  slaves  to  jtleasure  without  the  sincerity  of  passion  ;  and, 
'  with  the  name  of  honour,  are  insensible   to  the   feelings 

*  of  virtue.  You,  iny  L.wisit '. — but  I  will  not  call  up  re- 
'  collections  that  iTiight  renderi  me  less  worthy  of  your  fu- 

*  ture  esteem CiMtiiiuie  to  love  your  Kdviord  ;    btlt  a 

'  few  hours,  atid  you  sliall  add  the  title  to  the  affections  of 
•a  wife;  let  the  care  and  tenderness   of  a   husband  bring 

*  back  its  peace  to  your  mind,  and  its  bldotti  to  your  cheek. 
'  We  will  restore  yotirfatiier  to  his  native  honie  ;  unilcr 
'  that  roof  I  shall  once  more  he  happy  ;  happy  without  aU 
'  lay,  because  I  sha'l  deserve  my  happiness.     Again  shall 

'  tliejji[ie  and  the  danre  gladden  the  valley,  and  i 
'  and  peace  beam  on  the  cottage  of  Venuni*  * 


In  a  hlink  leaf  of  Young's  Nr;ht  Thou.-:hl 
vhich  it  is  said  Burke  hail,  by  rote,  that  ebi 
iiscribed  the  folio-wing  couplet. 

Joveelaim'd  the  verse  old  Ilomev  sung, 
But  Godhiiiiselt  inspir'd  Young. 


PORTRAITS  OF  THOMAS  JEFFERSON 

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[Tke  follmiing  ohmatiar.s  on  good-breuliiig,  by  Chesierfeld, 
the  model  ofpiitileHess,  arc  extracted  for  t'x  bciejit  ofuwr 
youthful  readers. 1 
The  means  of  pleasing  van-  according  to  time,  place, 
jnd  person;  but  the  general  rule  is  the  trite  one.     Endea- 
vour to  please,  and  you  will  infallibly  please   to   a  certain 
degree  ;  constantly  shew  a  desire  to  please,  a.id   you   will 
engage  people's  self-love  in  your  interest;  a  mi  st  powerful 
advocate,     "'his,  as  indeed  almost  every   thing  else,  de- 
pends on  attention. 

Be  therefore  attentive  to  the  most  trifling  thing  that  pas- 
ses where  you  are  ;  have,  as  the  vulgar  phrase  it,  you 
eyes  and  your  cars  always  about  you.  It  is  a  very  foolish 
though  a  very  common  saying,  "  1  ve::lly  diu  not  mind 
it,"  or,  "  1  was  thinki:ig  of  quite  another  thing  at  that 
"  time."  The  proper  answer  to  such  ingenious  excuses, 
and  which  admits  of  no  reply  is,  AVbydid  you  not  mind 
it  ?  you  was  present  wheit  it  was  said  or  done.  Oh  !  but 
you  may.  say,  you  was  tliinking  of  quite  another  thing  :  if 
luv  wUy -ras  y2tl  not  in  quite  atiothar  place  propT  foi- 
that  important  other  thing,  which  you  say  you  ivas  think- 
ing of  .'  But  you  will  say,,  perhaps,  tliat  the  company 
^^'as  so  silly,  that  it  did  not  deserve  your  attention;  that, 
I  am  sure,  is  the  saying  of  a  silly  man  ;  for  a  man  of 
.f'nse  knows  that  there  is  ivo  company  so  silly,  that  some 
.ie  may  not  be  made  of  it  by  attention. 

L-ot  your  address,  when  you  first  come  into  companv, 
be  mi'dest,  but  without  the  least  bashfulncss  or  Jjeepish- 
ncss ;  sMady,  witliout  impudence  ;  and  uneii^harrassed,  as 
ifyou  were  in  your  own  room.  This  is  a  di.licult  point 
to  hit,  antl  therefore  desenes  great  attention  :  nothing 
but  a  long  i.sage  in  the  world,  and  in  the  best  company, 
can  possibly  give  it. 

A  young  man,  without  knowledge  of  the  world,  when 
he  first  goes  into  a  fjshionable  comjKiny,  where  most  are 
his  superiors,  isconm.Only  either  annihilated  by  bashful- 
ncss, or,  if  he  rouses  ai^l  lashes  himself  up  to  what  he 
thinks  a  modest  assurance,  he  runs  into  impudence  and 
absurdity,  and  consequently  oflends  instead  of  pleasing. 
Have  always,  as  much  as  you  can,  that  gentleness  of  man. 
ner,  wliich  never  fails  to  make  favorable  impressions, 
provided  it  be  equally  free  from  an  insipid  smile,  or  a 
pert  smirk. 

Carefully   avoid  an  argumen:aive  and  dispuiive   turn 
V.  hich  too  many  people  have,  and  spitic  even  value  ihein- 
company  ,•  and,  when  your  opinion  differs 
niaintain  it  only  with  modesty,  calmness, 
st  .but  never  be  eager,    lend,  or  clamor"..«  • 


V 


sHvesupo 

from  oth; 

nd  genti 


hen  you  find  your  antagonist  beg^nnmg  ;c  grow 
:-arm,putan  end  to  the  dispute  by  wme  genteel  stroke 
of  humour.  For,  take  it  for  granted,  if  the  two  best  frieods 
In  the  world  dispute  with  eagerness  upon  the  most  tri- 
«i..g  subject  imaginable,  they  will,  for  the  time,  find  a 
■■.omentary  alienation  from  each   other.     Disputes  upon 


flany  suliject  are  a  sort  of  trial  of  the  understanding,  and 
nmust  end  in  the  mortification  of  one  or  other  of  the  dis- 
I  putants.  On  the  other  hand,  I  am  far  from  meaning  that 
you  should  give  an  universal  assent  to  all  that  you  hear 
said  in  comjjany  ;  such  an  assent  would  be  me.%n,  and  in 
some  cases  criminal ;  but  blame  with  indulgence,  and 
carrect  with  gentleness. 

I  Always  look  people  in  the  face  when  you  speak  to 
them  ;  the  not  doing  it  is  thought  to  imply  conscious 
guilt ;  besides  iliat,  you  lose  the  advantage  of  obsei-ving 
by  their  countenances,  what  impression  your  discoure 
makes  upon  them.  In  order  to  know  people's  real  senti- 
ments, I  trust  much  more  to  my  eyes  than  to  my  cars  ;' 
for  they  can  say  whatever  they  have  a  mind  I  should  hear 
— bat  tiiey  can  seldom  hiip  looking  wh.tt  they  have  no 
intention  I  should  know. 

Ifyou  have  not  command  enough  over  yourself  to  con. 
quer  yourhumours,  as  lam  sure  every  rational  creature 
may  have,  nevergo  intocnmpany  while  the  fit  of  ill-hu- 
mour is  upon  you.  Instead  of  the  company's  diverting 
you  in  those  moments,  you  will  displease,  and  probably 
shock  them  :  and  you  will  part  worse  friends  than  you 
met :  but  whenever  you  find  yournelf  in  a  disposition  to 
suUenness,  contradiction,  or  testincss,  it  will  be  in  vain  to 
seek  for  a  cure  abroad.  Stay  at  home,  let  your  humour 
ferment  and  work  itself  off.  Cheerfulness  and  good  hu- 
mour  are  of  all  qualifications  the  most  amiable  in  com. 
pany  ;  for,  though  they  do  not  necessarily  imply  good- 
nature and  good-breeding,  they  represent  them,  at  least, 
very  well,  and  that  is  all  that  is  required  in  irjlxt  coivi- 
pany. 

"  I  have  indeed  known  some  very  ill  naturea  peo'ile,  wh(i 
were  very  good-humoured  in  company  ;  but  I  never  knew 
any  one  generally  ill-humoured  in  company,  wlio  wasliot 
essentially  ill-natured.  When  there  is  no  malevolence  in 
the  heart,  there  is  always  a  cheerfulness  and  ease  in  the 
countenance  and  maimers.  By  good-humour  and  cheer- 
fulness, I  am  far  from  meaning  misy  mirth  and  loud 
peals  oflaughter,  which  are  the  distinguishing  character- 
istics of  the  vulgar  and  of  the  iU-bred,  whose  mirtli  is  a 
kind  of  storm.  Observe  it,  the  vulgar  often  laujh  b'.ii 
never  smile;  whereas,  well-bred  pe.,plc  often  smile,  but 
seldom  biigh.  A  witty  thing  never  excited  laui-hter  :  it 
I-Ieases  only  the  mind,  and  never  distorts  the  countei;ance: 
aglaring  absurdity,  a  blunder,  a  silly  accident,  and  those 
things  that  are  generally  called  comical,  may  excite  a 
laugh,  though  neveraloud  nora  long  one.  among  well-bred 
people. 

Sudden  passion  is  called  short-livtd  mi.lnessi  it  is  a 
madness  indeed,  btit  the  fitsofit  rciurnso  often  in  chole- 
ric people,  that  it  may  well  be  called  a  continual  mad- 
ness. Should  you  happen  to  be  of  this  unfortunate  dispo- 
sition, make  it  your  constant  study  to  subdue,  or,  at  least, 
to  check  it  ;  when  you  (ind  your  choler  rising,  resolve  nei- 
ther to  speak  to,  nor  answer  the  person  who  e.\cites  it  ; 
but  stay  till  you  find  it  subsiding,  and  then  speak  delibe- 
rately. Endeavour  to  be  cool  and  steady  upon  all  occasi- 
ons ;  the  advantages  of  such  a  a  steady  calmness  are  innu- 
merable, and  would  be  too  tedious  to  relate.  It  inay  be 
acquired  by  care  and  reflection  ;  if  it  could  not,  that  rea- 
son which  distinguishes  men  from  brutes  would  be  given 
us  to  very  little  ptu-pose  i  a.i  a  proof  of  this,  Ine.  frsawa 
Qtiaker  in  a  passion.  In  truth,  there  is  in  that  sect  n  de- 
eonim  and  decency,  and  an  amiable  simplicity,  tUat  I 
know  in  no  other. 


BIOGRAPHY. 


Fr<r}n  a  London  Paper  of  April  6,  ItjOJ. 
SIR  WILLIAM  HAMILTON. 

VVe  have  tUe  melancholy  duty  of  mentioning  the-lost 
of  Sir  William' Hamilton  H«  died  at  ten  o'clock  this 
morning,  of  what  physicians  call  a  Oiairhea,  and  which 
his  phyfcician  strove  in  vain  to  subdue.  But  probably  the 
Diarrhea  was  but  a  symptom  only  ;  the  primary  causeof 
which  was,  old  age,  with  its  sad  and  too  sure  concomitant 
decay  !—  Decay,  which  day  by  day,  had  long  been  con. 
sumjng  the  whole  vigour  of  his  body,  till  all  that  had 
been  left  surviving,  weri  tliose  unpcrishable  faculties, 
which  like  the  happiness  that  is  to  reward  them,  God 
has  granted  to  surpass  the  grave  itself,  the  virtue  of  an 
eiiuiing  temper,  the  powers  of  an  incorruptible  mind, 
lie  died  at  his  house  in  Picardilly, 

«'  Thechavibrr  iv&ere  the  good inan  meets  hh  dootnt    ' . 
"  Is  privileged  beyond  the  coniinon  vjalh  ffl'J't:" 

It  was  the  house  whi  -"i  his  amiable  lady,  with  a  gene, 
rous  sacrifice  that  cannot  be  too  much  api-'lauded,  bought 
for  him  on  an  interruption  of  his  own  finances,  with 
some  jewels,  a  present  to  her  by  a  forei(jii  princess,  who, 
in  a  letter  to  our  own  popular  sovereign,  praises  lady  Ha- 
milton in  full  gratitude  of  heart,  "asher  best  friend  an (j 
preserver!  to  whom,  she  was  indebted,  certainly  for  life, 
and  probably  for  the  crown  '." 

The  death  of  Sir  William  Hamilton  was  without  a 
gr>an.  He  hud  not  a  moment's  pain;  but  tired  of  the 
iiicrcjiMnij  trouSk',  the  utter  helplessness  of  le-ni^our,  rnin* 
polled  him  to  give  to  all  around  his  d)ing  bed,  a  torment 
o  a  delicate  sjjJrit.  "  He  manfully  desii-ed  his  physici- 
an to  forbear,  if  he  pleased,  each  temporary  stay  there 
mir,ht  be  from  wins  or  other  stimulants,  and  mortis  ter- 
rore  carentrtn,  let  the  last  extremity  come  upon  himuiide- 
!ayed.*' 

*^*  E'fjoy  the  present  i>our,  norjcar  the  IrM.'* 

Throughout  he  discoursed,  with  all  the  cleaVness  and 
composure  of  fortitude. — ••  His  incoitijiarablc  wife,"  (for 
so  he  called  her,)  "  he  blessed  again  and  again — for  the 
constant  virtue,  the  faithful  tenderness,  to  -wh'ch  he  ow- 
ed the  best  happiness  «f  his  life."  To  his  nobie  relati- 
lions,  who  inherit  his  fine  estate  in  Wales,  he  gave  sug, 
gestions  which  surprised,  from  their  expedience  and'mi* 
nuteness  J  He  recollected  every  thing,  and  finally  of  tha^ 
most  momentous  object,  which  must  sooner  or  later  pre- 
dominate in  all  human  care,  he  spoke  with  that  plenitude 
of  Rerene  thought,  with  that  most  enviable  affiance  of  the 
uncondemning  heart,  which  only  virtue  can  give  !  but 
which  mere  virtue  alone  cannot  quite  give  !-—no,  nor  even 
to  Socruves  hijtiself !  The  reward  promised,  to  the  pure 
heart.     The  hope  full  of  immortality. 

These  indeed  among  many  excellencies,  seemed  to  form 
the  specific  character  of  Sir  William  Hamilton!  Simpli- 
city and  purity  of  heart  !  rare  in  active  life  ; — they  are 
peculiarly  rare  in  a  life  like  his.  For  he  was  born  in 
court  !  yet  by  some  happy  combination  in  his  frame  and 
destiny  ;  these  virtues  were  born  with  him,  and  with  him 
rhey  continued  till  he  died :  thcugh  aM  the  long  interval 
between  was  sjient  amid  cabals,  the  overbeaHng  disgust 
of  artificia.1  manners  and  pursuits,  the  competitions,  the 
compliances,  that  are  perhaps  inseparable  from  politic* 
and  public  men.  Where  such  strange  vicissitudes  succeed- 
ed without  relieving  each  other,  tot  often  lircseniing  n-v- 


50 


THE  MINERVA. 


For  1804. 


thing  buialteinMe  struggles  of  duiies,  \try  liinl  to  bevir- 
tuouslydone;  of  indulgencics  perhaps  more  hird  to  be 
innocently  enjoyed  !— As  an  ambassador,  according  to 
the  airj'  notion  of  Sir  Harry  Wootton,  'he  was  to  lie  a- 
broad  for  the  good  of  his  country.'  But  in  this  instance, 
it  WAS  a  di^crc't  sincerity,  a  noble  plainness,  manners  the 
most  nainiral,  which  did  the  deed — and  it  may  be  presum- 
ed dU  it  well  by  doing  it^o  long — for  he  was  no  less  than 
S7  years  in  one  embassy,  and  thai  embassy  was  Naijles. 
At  Naples,  where  some  how  or  other,  the  moral  energies 
do  not  rise  with  the  5uMi,ne  beauties  in  the  elements  sur- 
rounding, where  it  still  perhaps  mayhi  conceivable,  why 
** '  I  ampiKation — and  why  .Seneca  would 


not  trust  his 


init^) 


iigle  night 

Asa  benefactor  to  knowledge  and  the  arts,  and  Ihro' 
Jheinto  commerce  and  comfort  in  life,  his  successful  ef- 
forts v-cre  still  distinguished  by  the  same  simplicity.  He 
loved  to  b2  laudably  employed.  He  aspired  to  be  useful, 
and  Ibus  to  the  beginning  (and  he  w.ls  inf  soOTier  at  Vesu- 
vius than  he  did  begin)  though  not  a  ch\inist,  nor  a  mi- 
neralogist prof-ascd  (and  let  it  be  recollected,  that  then 
neither  Lavoisier  nor  Werner  had  shone  forih.)  But  as 
a  most  studious  observer,  he  saw,  accurately,  what  he 
could  :  and  he  told  molt  honestly  what  he  saw  ;  and  this 
sowcll  that  he  did,  what  was  wanting.  The  C.impiphU-- 
grei  were  explored,  and  the  ilesiter.tta  as  to  volcanic  phe- 
nomena', were  made  known,  as  Birmingham  and  Siaf- 
fiirijliirc  can  witness;  in  the  well-earned  magnificence 
of  otirma.iufaclories,  Mr.  Bolton,  the  Wcdgewoods,  and 
many  others. 

This  shrewd  power  of  selection  shewed  itself  in  all  he 
said  and  did.  Thur.,  wiien  the  king  asked  hiin 
whom  he  had  chosen  for  his  phy.sician  .'  he  said,  '■  Sir,  I 
Jnve  called  in  Dr.  Mosely  ;  for  I  found  he  was  the  physi- 
cian to  four  old  soldiers  at  Chelsea,  and  vourmai  -sty  but 
Tf.o  well  knows  tli.it  I  am  an  old  soldie'r  mvselt  !"  At 
t^ie  hcginni-.i'j  his  fatlier.  I.r.id  Archibald,  or  his  uncle, 
the  Dukeof  Hamilton,  had  given  him  a  commission  in 
the  guards. 

His  practice  wa»  very  instructive  for  the  distribution  of 
tiine.  Besides  the  business  of  his  embassy,  all  hisamuse- 
rients  were  regularlv  fixed,  there  was  some  oljjcct 
for  every  hour  :  and  whatever  was  the  object,  in  the 
chamns  of  landscape,  the  imitative  aits,  the  invigorating 
exercises,  the  pleasures  of  the  tabic,  wh-icver  there  was  a 
point  of  excellence,  he  was  sure  to  tinj  it  out  !  Andcom- 
"  ■  what  he  fnimd  with  all  tlie  laptivation  of  giie- 
ninners,  and  a-iecjoteillustiaiions. 


,  fine  I 


Such  IS  a  very  rapid  sketch  of  a  few  scattered  In  its  in 
order  but  as  they  came  out,  lighted  on  b"  fondness  and 
esu-em.  For  mere  faithlurnes-s,  perhaps  thev  mav  be  to 
lerable  as  far  as  they  go.  And  it  is  obvious  the-  could  not 
well  go  further,  in  a  limited  pui>Iication,  without  more 
prep.yation  of  circumsfances,  |:erhaps  not  without  less 
emotion,  certainly  not  without  more  time. 

Of  Sir  William  Hamilton  it  is  impossible  to  think 
without  the  utmost  foudness-and  respect. 

From  all  favoring  accidents  in  birth,  in  hrecdiu"  in  pro 
perty  high  iilaces,  distinctions  of  science,  vast  intercourse 
friendships  almost  singularly  illustrious,  multiplied  pm-' 
suns,  and  popular  attainments,  he  becomes  a  public  cha 
r,-icter  of  great  consideration,  anil  wliich  might  well  fill  a 
place  of  considerable  space  in  the  memory  of  man  There 
are  materials  for  an  ample,  in!,tructive  work  :  and  ther,. 
.s  a  gentleman  of  his  fainily.  who,  by  his  taste  and'know- 
edge  as  well  as  other  affinity,  might  make  it  very  de- 
lightful indeed.     His  age  was  73.  ' 


ON  DRAMATIC  ENTERTAINMENTS. 
rf^h",^'^'^'^"^  Entertainment,  .«    so  lively  a   picture 
been  ,h,  f    "'  ^"''  P'*''-^'"  °^  '»^"'<'"'''  '""■  'hey  l«ve 

«"  ch  civir";:;'- '  T'T'^'  !"  ''■"'■  ^^'  ="«>  "=«'»»  i" 
■"iiKn  civiiiza.ion  has  been  cultivated,  and  the  arts  and 
tciences  CT-couiaged  and  improved.  '^ 

-,J^,7- '""  T"'"''"' '!"'  "  '''"='«  "^  <;"tertainment,  so 
imp<>Mng  and  aiiniiaicd.  should  so  captivate  the  iim,r„r 
.ionandaftectthe  passions.  If  the'Srical  n  rS; 
of  any  singular  transaction  eng,->ges  our  attention  and  n 
^rests  usin  the  ev.nt.  how  much  more  must  we  be  en- 
>Cag«d  in  ,he    representation  of  a  tratisaction,  where  the 

meet  ^^,h  in  history,  but  the  passions  and  sentiments 
which  accompany  them  are  heightened  and  inJ  g^ted 
by  b^utiful  poetry,  animated  proiimtciation,  and  forcible 

The  Athenians  were  so  enthuslasticallv  fond  of  dram- 
tic  entertainments,  that  thev  became  one  of  th,  ,,  ■  ™ 
concerns  of  the  State.  Taxes  we«  leJied  for  tbi  '''* 
of  thetn,  and, he  public  were  adiuit'ed  to  L  " '"''P"" 
distinction.  The  Romans,  too,  were  Jr^Ju?  ^'"" 
h.amu.em.nt  of  the  Theatre.    '^"*  8'=^"J  J'voted  to 

.hi^iH::^!;;:'::,^^^:^^^^'  ""■""'  •^-^ — 


turilly  to  a  reflection  on  thedelicacv  in  which  thev  ought 
to  be  wrifen.  If  the  beauties  of  poetry,  the  surprise  of 
incidei.t,  and  the  force  of  action  are  united  to  favor  the 
vices  of  human  nature,  to  make  the  licentious  gaiety  of 
the  fashionable  world  appear  agreeable  and  inviting,  and 
the  sober,  m  .desf  and  regular  conduct  of  the  virtuous  and 
religious  world  formal,  sour  and  disgusting  ;  if  this  be 
the  general  object  of  that  species  of  dramatic  representa- 
tion called  Comedy,  we  shall  easily  see  how  disadvanta- 
geous it  must  be  to  the  morals  of  societv  ;  and  as  Thea- 
tres are  under  the  management  of  men  whose  sole  object 
IS  money,  we  may  easily  conceive  they  will  favour  the 
acting  of  those  pieces  which  will  bring  the  most  profit  ; 
andconsequenilv.  if  the  ptiblic  taste  be  vicious,  they  will 
as  much  as  possii)le,  favour  that  vicious  taste,  as  the  lik. 
liest  method  of  obtaining  th^-ir  object. 


ON  THE  CONDUCT  OF  MEN  TOWARDS  THE 
FAIR  SEX. 

Every  generous  man  should  view  the  sentiments  and 
the  actions  of  the  fair  sex  in  the  most  favorable  light.  I 
can  ascribe  the  contrary  practice  to  nothing  but  an  un- 
manly <:piri-,  since,  in  many  cases,  those  guilty  of  it  can. 
not  Tindicate  themselves  consistently  with  the  laws  of  de- 
licacay.  Nature  has  made  man  their  protector ;  and  the 
lair  sex  re<jnires  his  protection  ;  he  who  should  refuse  this 
when  necessary,  would  be  reproached  with  cowardice; 
and  much  more  if  he  should  take  advantage  of  their 
weakness.  But  is  not  he  who  inju/es  a  woman's  cha- 
racter, to  be  esteemed  as  great  a  coward  as  he  who  as- 
saults her  person  !  Certainly  he  is  :  the  former  is  an  in- 
sult on  the  modesty,  and  the  latter  upon  the  natnral  weak- 
ness of  the  sex. 

There  is  but  one  way  in  which  we  can  suppose  a  ladv 
may  vindicate  herself  from  a  false  imputation,  and  that  is, 
by  the  tenor  of  her  actions.  But  then,  how  liable  are  ac- 
tions to  be  misconstrued  !  AVhen  once  a  slaiiderons  tongue 
has  given  the  clue,  the  world  will  be  too  apt  to  ascribe 
everything  to  a  wrong  principle;  even  the  candid  are 
soinetimes  misled,  and  form  suspicions  which  their  honor 
would  otherwise  have  prevented. 

The  practice  of  viewing  the  female  conduct  in  an  un- 
favorable light,  subjects  the  sex  to  many  disadvantages, 
which  I  have  observed  in  the  course  of  niy  acquuinl 
tance. 


PARISIAN  FASHIONS. 

The  Ladies  of  Paris,  besides  the  general  occupation  of 
the  toilette,  have  a  course  of  education  for  every  season  of 
the  year.  In  autumn  they  study  horsemanship,  in  winter 
they  practice  dancing,  in  spring  they  have  a  course  of  bo- 
tany, and  in  summer  a  course  of  swimming. 

The  Parisian  beanx  wear  nankeen  breeches  in  balf 
-res,,  and  even  a,  balls.  S.ctUs  are  more  the  ,„n  amid/t 
the  votaries  of  the  light  fantastic  toe,  bm  string.!  are  more 
elegant  (rr  walking.  The  deepest  nankeen  folor  is  the 
most  fashionable  :  and  therefore  the  fietiu  mailrei  get 
their  nankeen  garments  well  refreshed  in  a  stroiiir  infu 
sionot  tea.  *■ 

The  i'<,n,m„  S<.//„,vear  no  ear-rings  in  a  morning,  or 
have  them  so  small  as  not  to  be  perceived  In  the  even 
nigs,  except  in  very  full  dress,  they  wear  ear-rinirs  of  ,' 
large  circuniference,  resembling  a  serpent  in  a  circle 
with  an  apple  in  its  mouth  :  so  that  in  looking  on  a  well 
sketched  „«M  Belle,  one  sees  at  the  same  time  the  L„ 
ma,.,  the  «-,/,f«  and  the  apple.'  and  cannot  avoid  ex 
claiming,  these  Parisian  dames  are  the/r.,  v,a,nen  of  the 


MANNERS   OF  THE  CEYLONESE, 
From  Percival's  ^cco,»i(  ^thathland. 

tbelTl!.'  ■''""T™.^'*  ""  ">  •»»  '■"  proportion  as  the  men  ; 
they  aretnnch  fairer  and  approach  to  a  mellow  or  mulatl 
to  color.  1  hey  continually  anoint  their  bodies  with  co. 
coamitod;  and  m  particular  always  keep  their  hair  moist 
with  ,t.  Both  sexes  are  remarkably  clean  and  neat,  both 
.1.  their  jieisons  and  houses  i  in  dressing  their  yictu-ls 
they  are  scrupulously  nice.  They  are  cautious  not  even 
to  touch  the  vessel,  out  of  which  they  drink,  with  their 
lips;  but,  with  an  huropean.  they  hold  the  vessel  some 
distance  over  their  heads,  and  literally  pour  the  dZk 
down  their  throats.  It  is  perhaps  from  the  fear  of  not 
doing  ,t  with  suiBcient  dexterity,  that  they  never  use  their 
left  hand  m  preparing  thir  food  or  in  eatin^-  it  WJi' 
meals,  they  even  seem  to  look  upon  the  whlile'businesror 
eating  a.  something  rather  required  by  necessit,  than 
very  consistent  with  decency;  while  drinking  tUeyne 
rer  turn  their  faces  towards  each  other.  ^ 

places,    where  fish    aboulnhef^'-^-'';,   /^^.-me 
their  meals,  but  scarcely  any  whlre  is  Bel  "in'r.™:,' 

•'  The  Ceylonese  are   courteous   and  polite  in  their  de 
mea„or,evei.:to  adegretfar  Acceding  ^heir  cir^l^^io^: 


In  several  q,;aiities  the;  ave  greati)  superior  to  ill  other 
Indians  who  have  fallen  within  the  sphere  of  mv  obser 
vations.  I  have  already  exempted  them  from  ihe  cen- 
sure  of  .stealing  andlying.  which  seem  to  be  almost  inhe- 
rent  in  the  iiaiure  of  an  Indian.  They  are  mild,  and  br 
"°;]"T'  "I'''<="s  <"■  passionate  in  their  intercourse  with 
eacn  otner  ;  though  when  once  tlieir  anger  is  roused  it  is 
proporrionably  furious  and  lasting.  Their  hattt^d  is  in- 
deetl  niortal,  and  the;  will  frequently  destroy  themselves 
to  obtain  the  destruction  of  the  detested  object  One  in. 
stance  will  serve  to  shew  thee.ttem  to  which  this 
passion  IS  carried.  If  a  Ccyloncse  cannot  obtain  money 
«ue  to  him  by  another,  he  goes  to  his  debtor  and  threat- 
ens to  kill  himself  if  he  is  not  instantly  paid.— This  threat 
which  IS  sometimes  put  into  execution,  reduces  the  debt. 
or,  It  it  |)e  in  his  power,  to  inmiediate  compliance  with 
il;e  demand  ;  as  by  th.ir  law,  if  any  tnan  causes  the  l.s, 
;1  another  man's  life,  his  own  "is  ihe  forfeit.  ..  An  eye 
101  an  eye,  and  a  tooth  for  a  tooth,"  is  a  proverbial  ex- 
prsi^um  continually  in  their  mouths.  This  is  on  other 
occasimis  a  very  common  mode  of  revenge  among  them  i 
and  a  Ceylonese  has  of-ten-been  known  to  kill  himself  in 
the  company  of  his  enemy,  that   the   latter    might  suTer  ' 


"  This  dreadful  spirit  of  rev?ngc,  so  i 
the  usnil  mild  and  humane  semi'ments  o; 
and  much  more  congenial  to  the  bloody 
lay,  still  continues  to  be  fostered  by  tlu-  < 
the  Candians.  Amongtht  Cinglcse,  1 
greatly  mitigated  by  their  intercourse  w' 
The  desperate  mode  of  obtaining  reven'^ 
jnst  described,  has  been  given  up  from  h?. 
pointed  of  lis  object  ;  as  in  all  those  pan 
mmion,  the  European  mode  of  investiea 
nig  crimes  are  enforced. 


-.consistent  witlj 
the  Ceylonese, 
temper  of  a  Ma- 
ecret  customs  of 
has  been 
th  Europeans.— 
',  which  I  ]>av« 
ling  been  ilisap. 
s  under  our  do« 
lion,  and  punish- 


FJiOM  THE  PORT  rOLIO. 
huZ^^y  X   ["'"rite  opinion  of  Sir  William   Jone,,    ,„, 

tion  which  1  do  not".  I  ■?  ^".'''"'P'''^'""^"'-  ^he  asior. 
modest  tleclaiation  oAwiZ^y^T''?'^  the  reader  of  the 
done  the  world  any  seniceltv, XT'  "I  '^  "l*  '="* 
dustry  aiid  p^ti.^thoughr:  '^;.:  '^^Z^'^!^'^ 
sent  to  hir  Willian.  by  a  fried,  Thomas  liwe   Es-W 

;aivedZ'o;;ini,'"n  '  ""r7f  ^'""••-  -hxh  h*  had  ,'na": 

taii.ed  the  opinion,  whichl  h.tve  iinpnied  to  him  ■  his  an 

s«er,  which  was  unnremedit  i  c<\  \1  ,  ,    ■"""".■  »":'"- 

I  iiiiicait.i  CO,  is  a  conjinnatiou  of  it. 

Sir  William,  you  attempt  in  vain 

By  depth  of  le.son  ,„  maintain. 

■1  hat  all  m-r/.  talents  are  the  same. 

And  they,  not  Na-i.rc,  are  to  bla-ne 

Whate'er  you  say,  w!..ite'er  you  write 

Proves  your  opponents  in  the  i-lsht       ' 

Lest  Genius  should  be  ill  tlefin'd 

1  term  ii_,.„,„.  super,.,,  „und. 

Hence,  to  your  trieuds  'tis  plainly  shewn, 

X  ou  le  Ignorant  of  yourself  alone. 

SIR    WILr.f.\M    JOXEs's     ANSWER 

Ah  !  but  loo  well,  dear  friend,  I  know. 
My  fancy  weak,  nij-  reason  slo.v. 
My  memory  by  art  improv'd. 
My  mind  by  baseless  trifles  mov'd. 
Give  me,  thus  high  my  pride  I  rai«- 
The  ploughman's  or  thegardcnei 
With  [latient  and  unmea.iing  toil 
To  meliorate  a  snibl.orn  .soil  ; 
And  say,  no  higher  need  I  ask. 
With  zeal  hast  thouperfoi,,  'i    In- task 
Praise  of  which  virtuous  tm:..,,  ,„ay  ttiast 
They  best  confer  who  me  ,■  ,no5t. 


ti  Tz  x^:r  if  alrcj^i'i^"'  -^^'-'  ^'^ 

and  .Ey.m%  are  outside  the  street  door!"  ''""" "^ ^■•'"■'y 


FttOM  THE  Boston  M'eeklv  Magazine. 

PUNISHMENT  FOR  SCOLDING. 

In  the  first  (:ode  of  laws  inMassachu:ei;s,  we  find  the 
folfowmg  wholesome  provision  made  to  rest^in  sco"dingt 
"  Whercaa  iherv  isno  express  ijuiiishni^nr  I  i       i- 

therto  established  affixed  'to   the  evil  jn-ac'tcrof     unclrT 
persons,  by    exorbitancy  of  the    tongue    i-rr.Uin"and 

sons  Convicted  r  V'"''""'""^  ""''=''''•  """  ""  '"<=''  P  - 
sons  convicted  before  any  court  or  magistrate,  having  cor- 
..i.aiiceof  .he  case,  shall  be  gagged  or  srt  in  a  ducking 
stool,  and  dij.ped  over  head  and    ears  three  times  in  somt 

magistriite  6h;UI  judge  meet." 


'irase, 


•Vol.1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


51 


AGRICULTURAL. 


TBOM    THE 


JT.MINGTOy    MIRROR. 


IN  April  1787,1  sowed  three  acres  of  potatoc  ground, 
[a  l!;;lii  loam]  wiih  barley  and  clover  ;  ju  st  as. the  barley 
\v  as  above  ground,  some  Gypsum  was  screwed  diagonally 
across  the  tield,  about  eight  feet  wide  ;  little  oriiodtiier- 
ence  ccxtUl  be  obscned  in  the  barley  :  but  in  ihe  moiuh 
of  Jitpienribcr  foHowing,  there  was  a  striking  difference  in 
the  clover,  in  favor  of  the  manure,  wl.ich  would  have 
iftorded  agood  crop  of  havt  whilst  the  remainder  of  the 
field  wan  indiflTeient.  I  have  frequently  put  Gypsum  upon 
gtaiii,  without  ub!:.crving  any  immediate  d'.iierciicc  in  ih«? 
aj)peavancc  of  the  crop. 


FOR  TH^  MINERVA. 

Addressed  to  the  Members  of  the  Virginiu  Legislature. 
FcUoiv-Cliizfmt 

MUCH  dissatlsfactiort  is  said  to  have  existed  atnong 
the  public  creditors,  with  respect  to  the  inability  of  our 
State  Treasury,  to  discharge  its  debts  at  certain  periods  in 
the  year  :  my  attention  has  been  for  sottic  time  ]>asi,  en- 
t'relv  bent  on  devising  sehi  mes  for  the  future  prevention 
cf  this  evil,  which  1  now  submit  to  your  consideration. 

It  is  well  known  tq^jBvery  one  of  you,  that  ihe  "  hol;f 
state  of  matrimony'*  is  hold  in  derision  and  conreni]-'  by 
a  particular  class  of  men  usually  denominated  "  OU  Jai- 
chelors  ;'* — you  will  readily  agree,  that  it  is  the  duty  of 
every  good  citizen  to  marry  and  raise  up  an  ofTspri'ig  fur 
the  continuation  of  his  si)ecies  and  for  the  good  of  his 
(ountry:  but  these  un sociable  and  useless  beings,  cUed 
Old  Batchelors,  disregarding  all  laws  human  or  divine, 
unmoved  by  the  charms  of  feminine  beaury  or  the  pk-a- 
si:re5 of  domestic  felicity,  ])ertinacioiis!y  persist  in  their 
jntentionof  livi.ng  and  dying  iit  celibacy. 

To  the  dispassionate  consideranon  of  our  Legislature  I 
refer  the  question,  "  Whether  it  is  not  pojlric  and  cquiia- 
blc,  that  euch  Batchelor  whohas  arrived  at  a  cevtain  age, 
(say  30  years)  should  be  tix^  Dollars,  to 

be  appropna'ed  to  the  use  of^e  CommonweaUh  ?"  A 
law  to  thit  effv-ct  would  be  productive  of  innumerable  ad- 
vantages. In  the  tirf>tplice,  it  would  add  a  very  Conside- 
rable sum  to  cur  public  rr^venue.  2d!y.  It  would  anwlio- 
jratL*  the  uuprispcrous  condition  of  no  inconsiderable  porti- 
on cf  our  iovely  country  wonicn,  who  noW  pine  unutr  the 
insupportable  stigma  ntOit  Maids;  animproj-tr  and  illi- 
bpral  sarcasn^  by  which  society  wantonly  distinguishes 
fvery  ladv  who  has  not  had  the  good  fortune  to  murry  in 
her  youth. 

A  maiden  relation  of  mine  who  is  much  interested  in 
this  question,  has  drawn  up  a  ])Ctition  to  your  honorable 
body,  setting  forfh  the  doleful  condition  of  the  neglected 
sisterhood  :  having  procured  a.  ropy  of  this  petition,  I 
have  sent  it  to  the  primers,  togetI\er  with  this  lottcr. 

"With  every  sentiment  of  rc-ipect, 

I  have  thehonortobc,  G«nihmcn, 
Tour  Obedient  servant. 

SIMEON  OLDSTVLE. 

To  THE  HONORABLE  tue  GENERAL  ASSEMBLY. 

The  Humhh  Faition  of  H x^y. \\\  UoPZi.T.s.s,Ccntie^vomaii^ 
Sheweth, — 

THAT  your  petitioner  now  is,  and  has  been 
for  two  score  years,  an  orderly  and  virtuous  member  of 
the  coirimunity  ;  that  she  has  ever  been  a  peaceable  and 
industrious  citizen,  never  entertaining  ill-will  against  the 
govcrnmentof  her  country,  or  exciting  a  spirit  of  discon- 
tent in  others  :  she  therefore  hnmbly  prays,  that  your  ho- 
norable body  will  pay  {lue  attention  to  her  supplication, 
and  aiTord  yuur  gracious  assistance  in  redressing  her  ma- 
iiilold  wrongs.  It  has,  may  it  ])lcase  your  honorable  bo- 
dy, been  the  dire  misfortune  of  the  said  Kanuab  Hoptless, 
to  be  born  in  an  age,  when  neither  merit  nor  beauty  receive 
the  smallest  notice  ;  as  .  proof  of  this,  it  will  be  only  ne- 
c<*ssary'*'to  remind  you,  that  your  disconsolate  ]jetitioner 
has  lived  until  this  time  in  a  state  of  celibacy,  not  from 
inclination,  but  because  she  has  never  received  an  offer  of 
TTiarriage  from  any  gentleman  who  was  not  her  ini'erior 
both  in  rank  and  fortune.  It  is  true  that  in  her  youthful 
days  she  was  complimented  by  the  addresses  of  many  sui- 
tors, none  of  whom  however  deserved  or  received  the 
smallest  share  of  her  attention  :  bat  for  the  last  ten  years 
she  has  been  entirely  forsaken  by  her  admirers,  although 
she  has  giwn  no  just  cause  of  offenca  to  any  of  them. 
Confiding  In  the  wisdom  and  justice  ol  your  respectable 
bndy,  your  petitioner,  submits  her  deplorable  case  to  your 
a'teutlve  consideration,  by  no  means  doubting  your 
ability  or  ineliuaiion  to  atford  ample  relief  to  «v»r/  op- 
pressed citizen. 


^^ 


Anil  your  petitioner  will  «yer  frij,  kc. 


To  THE  EDITORS  OF  THE  MINERVA. 
ON  FRIENDSHIP 

in  gctterati   and  FeniaU  Frifnilsbif}  in  particular,  addreued 

to  young  Married  Women. 

[concluded.] 

That  gfrcat  ma^iter  of  the  human  heart,  Shak-ipear, 
his  shewn  us,  that  maidenly  attachment  is  no  match  for 
th.-  stronger  passion  love. 

T:  all  the  counsel  that  vie  txvo  have  shared  t 

Tl'c  sifter  tw-j*.  thp  hours  that  ^ve  have  spent  ; 

It^heii  lue  have  chid  the  hasti  footedtinte 

For  parting  us. — 0,  and  i.r  a/ljfirgnt ,-  all  school-days. 

Friendship,  childhood,  innocence.      We,  Jftrmia, 

Liie  t:vn  artificial  Gods,  created  with  our  nea-lles  Imth 

Onejlower,  both  on  mte  sampler,  sitting  o:l  one  cushion, 

Snth  vinrhling  one  snng,  both  in  one  key  :  as  if  out. 

Hands,  our  sides,  voices  and  minds  had  been  incorporate.^^ 

MIDSUMMER  NIGHT*S  DnEAM. 

If  such  an  almost  instinctive  afiection  as  that  between 
Hermiaand  Helena,  was  so  tiuickly  dissolved  by  the  in- 
truder Love,  I  fear  there  are  but  few  female  friendships 
that  will  better  stand  the  test  :  and  to  a  delicate  mind  it 
may  appear  as*  breach  jierhajjs  of  those  "  sister  vows," 
wlien  one  of  the  parties  enters  into  another  an<i  more  for- 
cible engagement  :  for  love  is  aii  imperiuus  and  engross- 
ing tyrant:  of  course,  the  gentler  aiTection  -  must  give 
way  and  retire  withiiiitself,  as  ihe  sensitive  'phtnt  shrinks 
back  by  too  intense  an  heat. 

In  my  small  experience,  1  have  never  seen  tlie  same 
degree  of  attachment  stlhsist  belweeii  two  ladies  af^er 
marriage  as  before,  excepting  they  were  sisters.  The 
bands  of  natural  aiTectinn  are  not  loosened  b;.-  n"w  er^y,^^^• 
ments  :  but  those  of  choice  or  casualty  iiccessariiy  become 
rela.xedh;-  the  attditionof  a  new  obJECt,  as  t:xieii:,io.i  ies- 

ns  strength. 

The   minds  of  most  young  tvomen  seem,  and  ind^fd, 

ght  in  reality,  to  acquire  a  new  bent  after  marriage  : 
Scenes  different  from  those  to  whicli  they  had  b2en  ac- 
customed oi>en  to  their  view  :  diflereut  objects  engross 
their  attention  ;  every  srate  has  its  cares  :  and  from  the 
queen  to  the  peasant's  wife,  each  has  her  peculiar,  du'ies 
to  fiiliil  :  frivolous  amusements  are,  or  should  be  fenoun 
ced,  for  the  more  pleasing  and  resppcable  avoca'ions  (f 
an  artectinnate  wife,  a  tender  mother  and  a  bfl"vd  an  1 
h  iiiourefl  matron  of  a  faniiW.  I  hope  it  is  impossible 'hat 
I  should  be  so  far  misunilerstood,  as  to  be  thought  to  ex- 
clude married  women  from  any  amusement  that  is  suited 
to  their  age,  rank  or  fortune.  I  would  not  only  ensure, 
but  augment  their  happiness,  and  shall  therefore  say  wait 
Othello, 

"  Where  virtue  is,  these  are  must  virtuous." 

But  still  there  is,  or  should  be  a  difference  in  the  enjoy- 
ment of  their  pleasures,  between  th?  thoughtless  gaietv  of 
girls,  and  the  tlecent  chearfulne.'is  of  married  women.  The 
bright  and  transient  as  the  youthful  glow  of  health 
and  vivacity  that  blooms  upon  the  cheek  ;  the  latter  sliould 
)ress  that  tranquil  joy  which  Hows  from  true  content.  I 
y  be  thought  to  have  somewhat  wandered  from  the 
particular  subject  of  this  Essay,  though  I  hope,  nut  from 
general  object.  I  shall  now  concindc  with  observing, 
as  the  characters  Sc  conduct  of  even  her  common  ac- 
quaintance reHect  honor  or  disgrace  upon  a  young  ittarried 
woman,  she  will  be  an  inevitable  sharer  in  that  tiegree  of 
respect  orcontempt  which  her  chosen  friend  possesses  in 
the  esteem  of  the  world  :  and  though  its  censures  may 
soinetinies  involve  the  innocent  with  the  guilty,  yet,  in 
general,  there  is  no  fairer  way  of  forming  our  opinions  of 
persons  we  do  not  know,  than  from  their  intlmace  asso- 

There  is  something  still  more  alarming  to  be  dreaded 
for  a  young  woman,  who  is  thoughtless  enough  to  form 
indiscriminate  friendship  :  there  is  a  lightness  of  mind 
and  manners  in  many  tvomen.  who  though  free  from  ac 
tual  vice,  have  lost  that  delicate  sensibility  which  Heaven 
has  placed  in  the  female  mind  as  the  safeguard  of  modesty. 
The  rosy  blush  that  gives  the  intuitive  alarm  to  decencv, 
even  before  the  perceptions  of  the  mind  are  awake  todart- 
ger,  glows  not  upon  their  cheek  ;  the  snowy  purity  of  in- 
nocence  beams  not  upon  their  placid  forehead,  though  it 
may  still  retain  its  whiteness  : — their  minds  may  be 
coarse,  however  delicate  their  form :  and  their  manners 
unfemitiine,  even  without  being  masculine.  An  intima- 
cy with  sttch  persons  is  of  all  others  the  most  dangerous. 
The  frankness  and  liveliness  of  their  conversation  render 
them  too  generally  agreeable,  and  they  frequently  under- 
mine the  principles  "of  virtue,  before  we  find  it  necessary 
to  stand  upon  our  guard:  As  the  platonic  system  has  been 
long  exploded,  it  is  almost  unnecessary  to  warn  my  fair 
readers  against  jjarticular  intimacies  with  the  other  sex 
when  not  closely  connected  with  them  by  the  ties  of  blood 
or  affinity.  The  whole  system  of  nature  must  change,  & 
the  tyger  and  the  lamb  live  peaceably  together,  before  a 
smcere  and  disinterested  friendship  tan  subsist  between 
an  amiable  young  woiDan  and  a  man  not  nearly  related  to 
her,  who  has  not  passed  his  grand  climacteric.  A  man 
cf  iuch  iw  age,  putseticd  cf  iciut  and   Ttciuc,  mij  pcr- 


kind  : 


eful  : 


but  if  a   married  w»- 
...... .,  happy  enough  to  meet  with  a  proper  and  aflcction- 

ate  return  from  the  first  object  I  have  recommended  to 
her  choice,  she  cannot  stand  in  need  of  any  other 
fnend.  ' 


(r5>  The  fourth  Letter  of  '  The  British  Spy  in  Boston,* 
which  originally  appeared  in  the  Port  Folio,  shall  be  in. 
fened  in  our  ne.xt. 


WEEKLY  SUMMARY  OF  INTELLIGENCE. 


Atistria  and  Prnssia,  appear  detern^ed  upon  a  neutra. 
lity  J  and  a  war  between  Russia  and  iTance  is  not  certain 


— The  trial  by  jury,  has  been  stopped 
ments  in  France — and  a  corrector  of  t 


1  depart- 

press    is  also  ap- 

p  nnted  to  c.taminc  all  publications  before  they  appear  to 


chepttblic. 

France,  at  present,  is  in  108  departffi  ents  and  444  com- 
mtines,  with  5J21  Justices  of  the  jjeace,  cr  cantoi.s,divid. 
eil  intoSI  Senatories,  or  tribunals  of  appeal,  and  (Jl  cir- 
cles for  Cobcrts  of  the  Legion  of  Honour.— in  29  forest 
ranges,  and  in  27  iDJlitary  divisions. 

By  the  ship  Clyde,  captain  Dekoven,  arrived  at  New- 
York,  in  39  days  from  Cadiz.it  is  stated, that  the  fever  con. 
■Inued  to  rage  with  imabated  violence  at  Malaga.-  and  that 
ir  bad  retiched  Gibraltar  and  Cadiz,  where  from  70  to  80 
daily  died.  General  Moreau  was  then  at  Cadiz,-  but  wa» 
pr--paiing  to  leave  it  for  Grencda. 


DOMESTIC. 


Capt.  Church 
Francois,  infoni 
cond  ofiicer  gf  tli 
.-■■as  hung  by  order  of  Christoph 
vt-ral  Frenchmen  on  board. 


ho  arrived  at  Charleston,  from  Cape 
that  on  the  22d  ult.  captain  Tate,  se- 
led  ship  Pilgrim  of  Philadelphia, 
aving  received  se- 
endtavouring  to 
make  their  escape  to  the  Unitid  States.  Capt.  Gibson,  of 
the  same  ship,  and  the  f.rst  officer,  escaped  without  any 
censure.  This  was  supposed  to  be  owing  to  the  circum- 
stance  ofChristopht's  conceiving  Tate  to  be  a  Frenchman 
I'h.-iuaii  he  pcrsis'edtj  the  la-.t  moment,  in  dtclaring 
hiiiTielfto  be  an  American.  Duringthe  execution,  an  A- 
mcricatt  soldier  rushed  forward  with  an  intention  of  cut- 
[itig  captain  Tale  down  from  the  gallows,  but  received  se- 
yCral  severe  stabs,  and  was  forced  back. 

Captain  Williatns,  of  the  Drlphin,  arrived  at  Philadel- 
phia,  un    Weducstlny  the    21st  instant,   in  49   days  from 

Leghorn,   brings  the  following  important  intelligence  ; 

that  advices  from  iVIalta  had  been  received  there,  of  Com- 
modore Preble's  success  against  Tripoli  i — that  officer  had 
bombarded  their  citv,  and  done  much  damage  to  it  and 
thefortilica!ion5,anS  had  sunk  or  taken  a  large  Xebec, 
and  three  gun  boats,  with  the  loss  of  the  commander  of 
one  of  his  gun  boats,  &.c.  and  was  preparing  for  a  second 
attack.  This  account  was  brought  to  Malta,  by  a  gentle- 
man from  Tripoli ;  but  nothing  is  said  respecting  captain 
Bainbi  i'lge,  or  his  crew.  Capt.  W.  did  not  touch  at  Gi- 
braltar or  any  other  place. 

Letters  hail  been  received  at  St.  Croix,  says  the  Mer- 
cantile advertiser,  stating  the  great  probability  of  Den- 
mark joining  the  coalition  which  it  was  expected  would 
be  speedily  formed  against  France  by  Russia  and  Sweden. 
Yesterday,  says  the  New]  York  Morning  Chronicle,  sail- 
ed from  Staten  Island,  and  went  to  sea,  about  5  oolock, 
P.  M.the  line  ships  Indostan  of  20 guns,  Leander  of  16, 
Oliver  Ellsworth,  Eugenia,  Sophronia,  brig  Dolly  of  14 
guns,  andschooner  Dianna  of  6  j^uns,  all  for  St.  Doinin- 
go.  Four  of  these  vessels  are  owned  by  Samuel  G.  Og- 
den,  and  rwo  chartered  by  the  same  gentleman. 

Mr.  Pichon,  Consul  General  of  the  French  Republic  to 
the  U.  States,  acting  as  Charge  d°s  affaires,  has,  ii  is  said 
received  his  letter  of  rccal,  and  will  take  early  departure 
for  France,  being  superceded  in  his  ministerial  functions 
by  the  appointment  of  General  Turreau.  He  left  Wash- 
ington last  week.  It  is  not  considered  that  this  arrange- 
ment reflects  any  disgrace  on  Mr.  Pichon.  His  appoint- 
ment as  a  member  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  bespeaks  .sa- 
tisfaction at  his  conduct — but  it  is  supposed  that  he  is  to  be 
einpioyed  in  a  diplomatic  capacity  at  some  one  of  the  Eu- 
ropean courts. 

General  Turreau,  Grand  officer  of  the  Legion  of  Honor, 
appointed  Minister  plenipotentiary  of  his  majesty  the  em- 
peror of  the  French,  to  the  United  States,  was  on  the  23d 
instant  received  in  that  character  by  the  Pi^tident  of 
the  U.  States. 

General  Turreau  was  accompanied  by  Captain  Marin, 
his  firsi  aid-du-canip.  We  understand  that  Piladame  Tur- 
reau and  family  are  daily  expected,  in  a  vessel  that  wai  to 
sail  shortly  after  the  general's  departure,  attended  by  Mr. 
Petty,  first  secretary,  an3  Mr.  de  Cabre,  second  secretary  , 
of  legatiou' 


52 


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Vol.1. 


i%  jik  ik  h  .1^  rti  M  %  '!h  ^Is  ^  A  &  .^ 

»                    SELECTED  POETRY.  fl 

■fa  s« 

THE  BATCHELOR's  SOilLOQUV, 

OB    A    SIW   PUZZLE* 

IN  PRAISE  OF  WOMEN. 

Happy  a  man  may  pxis  his  life. 

While  frce'd  troni  nidtrimonial  chains^ 
When  lie  is  govern'U  by  a  wife, 
'  lie's  sure  to  suifer  foi  iiit  pains. 

What  tongue  is  able  to  declare. 

The  failings  wiiich  in  women  dwell  ; 

The  worth  that  falls  to  woman's  share, 
Ciii  scarce  l>e  called — perceptible. 

Iji  al>  'he  female  race  appear, 

Kypocrisu,  deceit,  and  pride, 
*'r\i!li — darling  of  ah»?ari  sincere, 

III  WoiTJin  nevercan  reside. 

Tiiey  are  always  stiulyiMg  to  emplo/,. 

Tlieir  lime  in  vanity  and  prate, 
Tiieir  leisure  hours  in  social  joy, 

To  tpeadiswUfit  all  wonv;n  hate. 

Prslmction  take  the  men  I  say. 
Who  make  of  woir.en  their  delight, 

1t:-)sewh'j  conte?iipfto  women  pay. 
Keep  prmlcncc  always  in  iheir  sight. 


•  When  rcddfor  the  praise  qfiutrment  thejitat  and  tUrS 
and  ssconJ  undjiturth  Hues,   ?ji«rf  6e  read. 


THE  AFFECTIONATE  SOLDIER. 

TWAS  in  theevcning  of  a  wintr)'  day. 

When  safe  returning  from  a  long  campaign. 
Alien  o'er  toiled  and  weary  with,  the  v/ay, 
.    Canie  home  to  see  his  SJly  once  again. 

His  batterVt  armi  he  carelessly  threw  down. 
And  view'd  his  Sally  with  eni-aptur'd  eyes. 

But  she  receiv*d  Kim  with  a  modest  frown  ; 
She  knew  not  Allen  in  his  rough  disguise. 

His  hair  was  knotted,  and  his  beard  unshorn. 
His  tatrer'd  'coutremtnts  about  him  hung  ; 

A  tear  of  pleasure  did  crich  che^ik  adoru, 
And  blessings  fell  in  torrents  from  his  tongue. 

Am  X  so  alter*d  by  this  cruel  trade, 

Tliat  }OUyour  faithful  Allen  have  forgot  f 

Or  is  yoiir  heart  unto  another  straj'M  ? 

Ah  !  why  escap'd  I  frcjm  the  murd'ring  shot  1 

When  thus  he  spake,  her  wonted  color  fled', 
She  ran  and  sunk  upon  lief  Allen's  breast. 

All  pale  nwhile,  she  lnok'd  like  one  that's  dead, 
He  kisb'd,  she  bieath'd  &  all  h^r  loves  coiifess'd. 

Yes,  my  delight — tho'  alter'd  as  thou  art, 
Rcduc'd  by  honest  courage  to  this  state, 

Thou  art  the  golden  treasure  of  my  heart. 

My  long-lost  husband  and  niy  wish'd  for  mate  ! 


ELEGY,  Bv  LORD  LYTTLETON,  ON  THE 
DEATH  OF  HIS  LADY. 

Adieu  to  the  village  delights, 

Wliich  lately  niy  fancy  tnjoy*d ; 
No  longer  the  country  invites. 

To  me  all  its  pleasures  are  void. 

Adieu  thou  sweet  health-breathing  hill, 

•I'hou  can'st  not  my  comfort  restore  t 
Forever  ,  adieu  !  my  dear  viUe  ; — 
My  Lucy,  alas  lis  no  mote! — 

She.  she  was  the  care  of  my  pain, 
My  bles.sing,  my  honour,  my  pride  j 

She  ne'er  gave  nie  cause  to  complain, 
'Till  that  fatal  day  w  hen  slie  dy"d. 

Those  eyes  thatso  beautifully  shone, 

Are  closed  forever  in  sleep  ; 
And  mine  (since  my  Lucy  is  gone} 

Have  nothing  to  do  but  to  weep- 

C.^uld  my  tears  the  bright  angel  restore. 
Like  a  foimiain,  thev  never  should  cease; 

But— Lucy, alts!  isno  more  ! 
And  I  ajii  ai;rangcr  to  peace. 

Let  me  copy  with  fervor  devout. 
The  virtues  that  glowed  in  her  heart  ; 

Then  soon  (when  life's  sand  is  run  out) 
Wc  »h«U  meet  agaia  i— never  to  part ! 


From  the  Bosto.n  Weeslv  Macai 
PITY. 

When  my  fond  heart  is  totn  -Aith  grief. 
And  sorrows  rend  my  breast, 

Pity,  then  thou  canst  give  relirf. 
And  soothe  my  cares  to  rest. 

Thou  dost  assuage  the  aching  heart. 

And  dry  the  tears  of  woe; 
Thou  blunt'st  the  edge  of  sorrow's  dart. 

From  which  sad  source  they  flow. 

Cheer'd  by  the  gentle  evening  shower. 

The  drooping  plant  revives  ; 
So  the  sad  heart's  exhausted  power. 

New  warmth  front  thee  derives. 

Come,  Pity,  then,  thou  heavenly  maid. 
With  thy  soft  rays  descend  ; 

0  !  deign  to  grant  thy  generous  aid. 
To  guard  iny  much  lov'd  friend. 

In-pire  her  with  thy  gentle  laws. 

My  friendshij)  to  approve. 
And  let  me  gain  in  Pity's  cause, 

Whatt'tr  I  lost  in  love. 

FJlo^f  TjiJi  PORT  roj^io. 

Oh.  Itolfi  thou  canst  surely  tell, 
'Tis  thee  alone  I  dearly  live. 

For  thou  hast  seen  ir.y  bosotn  swell. 
With  sighs  that  Jove  alone  can  move. 

Tliongh  thou  hast  never  heard  me  sa", 
That  only  thee  I'd  call  my  own, 

Yet  does  not  eviry  look  betray 

A  heart  tha^  breathes  for  thcc  alone  ! 

Oh  1  then  my  love,  dispel  thy  fear," 
For  thou  iiast  all  my  virgin  heart ; 

Come  !  wish  my  lips  IT.  chace  that  tear. 
And  wc  will  never,  never  jiart. 

ON  A  LOCK  OF  HAIR. 

Soft,  silken  lock,  of  beauty  bright, 
Thatflutter'd  '.t\  the  beaiiis  of  light. 
From  fair  Eliza'se)e  ! 
That  graceful  kiss'dher  angel  brow  ; 
Inhaling  all  the  fragrant  pl-jw 
Of  her  inipassion'd  sigh  ! 

Like  thee,  who  late  in  soft  eml:race, 
Corl'd  fondly  round  Eliza's  face. 
Delighting  and  delighted  j 

1  wanton'd  once  in  rapture's  beairv. 
Nor  thought  my  happiness  a  dream, 
Tdl  fate  the  vision  blighted. 

BEAUTY— A  SONG. 

When  fascinating  beauty  smiles, 
Tho'  deem'd  a  transient  How'r, 

Vain  man,  w  ith  all  his  boasted  might. 
Submissive,  owns  its  power. 

Beauty  makes  misers  quit  their  geld. 

And  cruelty  itsrage. 
And  gives  the  ai-deiit  Hres  of  youth 

To  antiquated  age. 

Th'  imposter  Mahomet,  who  knew 

The  sweets  and  pow'r  of  love. 
With  ever  blooming  beauties  fiU'd, 
His  blissful  courts  above. 

Aright  this  great  observer  judg'd 
That  beauty's  prnmis'.l  charms. 

Would  lure  whc  le  millions  to  his  aid. 
And  bless  his  conquering  arms. 


ANNINGAIT   AND    AJUT. 
A  GREENLAUD  TALE. 

Lcrx  alters  not  for  ua  lis  bard  degrees 
Kilt  tho'  beneath  tie  Thracian  elinie  ue  freeze. 
Or  thcmitdbllsa  oftemiterate  sties  forego. 
And  in  mild  vnmer  tread  Sithonian  snow  : 

X,ovt  congucr'f  all.- 

Drvdes. 

IN  one  of  the  large  caves  to  which  the  families  of 
Greenland  retire  together,  to  pass  the  ccid  months,  and 
which  may  be  termed  their  vllbges  or  ciiies,  a  youth 
and  maid,  who  came  from  different  parts  of  the  countrv 
were  so  much  distinguished  for  their  beamy,  that  thev 
were  called  by  the  rest  of  the  inhabitants.  Anningait  and 
Ajut,  from  a  supposed  resemblance  to  their  ancestors  of 
the  same  naiti;.<.  who  h»d  been  uanrforined  of  old  into 
tli«  sun  iuid  mnoB. 


Anningait  for  sometime  heard  the  praises  of  Ajutwith 
little  emotion,  but  at  last,  by  frequent  interviews,  became 
sensible  of  her  charms,  and  first  made  a  discovery  of  his 
afleclion,  by  invidng  her.  with  her  patents,  to  a  feast 
wheie  he  placed  before  Ajut  the  talc  of  a  whale.  ,«mj 
seeiried  not  much  delighted  bv  the  gallantrv,  yet,  howe- 
ver,  from  that  time,  was  observed  rarelv  toappear  but 
m  a  vest  made  of  the  skin  of  a  white  deer.  She  used  fre- 
quemly  to  renew  the  black  dye  upon  her  hands  and  fore, 
head  to  adorn  her  sleeves  with  coral  and  shells,  and  to 
braid  her  hair  with  great  ex.actness. 

The  elegance  of  her  dress,  and  the  judicioos  disposition 
of  her  ornaments,  had  such  an  eflect  upon  Anniiigait.that 
he  could  no  longer  be  restrained  from  a  declaration  <.f  l.ii 
love.  He  therefore  composed  a  poem  in  her  praise  •  in 
which,  among  other  heroic«iid  tender  sentiments,  he  pro- 
tested, that  ■•  she  was  beautiful  as  the  vernal  willow  •  and 
fragrant  as  ihyme  upon  the  mountains  :  her  fingers  were 
white  as  the  teeth  of  the  morse,  and  her  smUe  grateful 
as  the  dissolution  of  the  ice:  that  he  would  pursue  her 
ihougl.  she  should  pass  the  cJvcs  of  the  eastern  cannibals 
— tiiat  he  would  tear  her  from  the  embraces  of  the  eeni- 
us  of  tlie  rocks,  snatch  her  from  the  pav  s  of  Aniorae 
and  rescue  her  from  the  ravine  of  Ilafguia  "  He  cm? 
eluded  with  a  wiEh,that^»•<  whoever  shall  attempt  to  hia 
der  his  union  wiih  Ajut,  might  be  buried  without  his 
bow  :  and  that  in  the  land  of  .souls,  his  scull  mijrht  scive 
br.t  r'"- "'*   """'  '"""-'"he  droppings    of  t'ue   starry 

This  ode  being  universally  applauded,  it  was  expected 
that  Ajut  would  soon  yield  to  such  fei-vour  and  acsoir- 
plishments  ;  but  Ajut,  with  the  natural  haughtiness  of 
beauty,expected  all  the  forms  of  courtship  :  and  before 
she  would  confess  herself  conquered,  the  sun  i«iuvned,  the 
ice  broke,  and  the  season  of  labour  «.lledah  to  th-  ir  em- 
ployments. 

Anningait  and  Ajut  fora  tiir.c  alwavs  went  out  in  tha 
same  beat,  and  divided  whatever  wni  caup-ht.  Annin- 
gait, in  the  sight  of  his  mistress,  loSt  no  opportunity  of 
signalizing  hiscouragc  ;  he  attacked  the  .sca-liorses  on  the 
ice  ;  pursued  the  seals  into  the  water  ;  snd  leaped  ui.oi 
.he  t>ack  of  the  whale,  while  he  was  yet  strurelinir  with 
the  remains  of  life.  Nor  was  his  diligracc  le's  to  accu- 
Ululate  all  that  could  be  necessary  to  make  winter  com- 
fortable  j  he  dried  the  roe  of  fishes,  and  tiie  .'lesh  of  seals: 
he  entrapped  deer  and  fo.ves.  End  dressed  their  skins  to 
adoin  his  bride  ;  he  feasted  her  with  eggs  from  the  rocks, 
and  strewed  her  tent  with  flowers. 

It  happened  that  a  tempest  drove  die  fish  to  a  dis!ar,r 
part  of  the  coast,  before  Anningait  h-I  completed  hia 
store  ;  he  thtref.,re  entreated  ,'ijut,  that  si,e  would  atlast 
grant  Inin  hcv  hand,  and  acconipa.iy  hii.i  to  that  nait  of 
ihe  country  whither  he  wa.i  now  lunimciied  bv  necessilv 
.'.jutth..„ght  him  r.oteniidcdto  s.eh  cond-ceus'.^!  ;!'t' 
proposed,  as  a  trial  of  his  conMancy,  that  he  should  ivturn 
it  the  end  of  GUimnerto  the  cavern  where  their  acquain- 
tance commenced,  aitd  there  e.'ipecl  the  reward  of  hi» 
assiduities.  -  O  virgin,  beautiful  as  the  sun  shi.iinir  ou 
the  jvater,  consider,"  said  Anningait,  «  what  thou  hast 
required.  How  caMlj  may  my  letuni  be  precluded  bv  a. 
sudden  trnst,  or  ur.exiiecfed  fogs  ,  tiien  must  the  nii-lit 
he  passed  without  tny  Ajut.  We  live  not,  mv  fairrin 
tno.e  ubled  countries,  which  1>  ing  strangers  so  wantonly 
describe  .-  where  the  whole  year  is  divided  into  short  dav» 
andmg.itS!  where  the  same  habitation  serves  for  suin- 
nicr  and  winter  ;  where  they  raise  houses  ii,  rows  above 
the  ground  ;  dwell  together  from  year  to  year,  with-l.ek. 
ol  tame  aiunials  graziiijr  in  the  fields  about  them  ;  tan 
tiavel  from  on:  place  to  another,  through  ways  enclosed 
Willi  trees,  or  over  walls  raised  upon  the  inland  waters  s 
and  direct  their  course  through  wide  countries,  by  thesi-'.it 
of  green  hills  or  scattered  buildings.  Even  in  suaimer,  we 
have  no  means  of  crossing  the  mountains,  wh.ise  snow* 
are  never  dissolved  :  nor  can  remove  to  *iiy  distant  resi- 
dence, but  in  our  boats  coasting  the  bays.  Consider  A 
jut,  a  few  summer-days,  and  few  winter-nights,  a.td  the 
life  of  man  is  at  an  end.  Night  is  the  time  of  ease  and 
fcstittty,  of  rev^ii  and  gaity  :  but  what  will  be  the  flaminir 
Ia.mp.  the  delicious  seal,  or  the  soft  oil,  without  the  smil« 
of  Aj  at ;" 

The  eloquence  of  Anningait  was  vain  j  the  maid  conti- 
nued ine.\brable,  and  they  parted  with  ardent  promises  tt» 
meet  again  b»fore  the  nigiit  of  winter. 

To  be  concluded  ui  our  next. 


rORTHi^lTS  OF  THOMAS  JEFFERSON, 

M.ty  be  had  at  the  Minerva  Printirg-0_^:e. 

PRI.VTED    By 

JOHN  L.  COOi;  c/  SEATON  GRANTLAND, 
Tuio  doors  bjovi  the  Saian-Taxirii  : 

WllE.t   TRIKTIHC    IX    CJCNEIIAL,    IS    EXEC-JTED    WIr« 
JJE-ITNSSS    AND    B'SPAZCU. 


Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE. 


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FROM  THE   PORT  FOLIO, 
THiC  BRITLSa  SPY  IN"  BOSTON. 
LETTER  IV. 
IT  i»  asserted  that  Fisheh  Ames,  m  a  member  of  the 
Bational  legislature,  attained  greatei^celebrity,    and  was 
entitled    to   more    iinmia^^»ppl»»«. '•'*"  ""X  *"""''■ 
who,  since  the  es(ablis^|^Bk  its  constitution,  had  gra- 
ced that  honorable  asset^^  This  appears   to  have  been 
derived  neither  Froin  jjAeBiect  of  ntatvre  lea^inj,  nor  in. 


sii.ce  with  but  lime  In 
cd  and  inaUniissiblL-, '. 

n(ulev..>lcn'.,  .whose 
iouci,i,.ga.idkiiu 
tl-.cv  l,„...n-.g  Ae  j-,.„ 
ili^  an  i.uagii.ati  ..\  (, 


■lea 


^.  \;ca  aiid  airict,  bui    nevi.r 

ii.uiKbe    brani, 

,v  iieartj'but  nei- 

n.  r    i^ui.u.1^  ine  u.iiititfta..<i' 

,  varieu  andpruH..c,  v/itli  all 


■idual  weight  ofchSflKfer,  since,  he  had  not  reached  th.: 
meridian  of  his  days^rod  rsen  tlii'  architect  of   his  own 
fortune,  and,  u:ttil  su')-->equeiit  to  the  jieriod  of  his  electi' 
on.  was  unheard  of,  and  a  sLmngcr,  beyond    the  dimensi- 
ons of  h'.s  native    state.     Consequenily^his    merit  must 
have  been  nncom.non,  and  the  propcrticg.of  his  rnlnd  im- 
pressive and  original.     To 'tlo  Aattrican  has   Fame  been 
more  kind,  nor  extended  morB^PE     The  ice,    upon  my 
aiTival  in  this  country,  my  warmest  pre])ossessioiis  wtr.; 
his,  and  my  most  antious  desire    to    form    his    :n;f]triiti- 
tance.    liUthft  larter*!  have  Hithfrto '.^ 
Bu:  I  have  seen,  ani  heir.l  hi  n — r*  .  1 
the  apparent  decay  of.h-ilth.  a'l  I  thi'  u  v  i  ;c,u-,(  s-.r-.n 
lily," Vli-ch  engajes  ever>  e>  e,  and  aH'ee  s  every  luari.     1 
read  his  speech  upon  tiie  Driish  Trea'y,  and  have  fou  i-I  it 
good,  very  much  beyond mediocriiy,  an. I  w?ll  cilcula.cd  tn 
pltase,  to  influence,  and  to  excite,  even  .at  will,    the    feel 
ii.fjs  and  the  unde'rstandiitg  of  his  auditors  t  though  und.  r 
any  circumstances,  except  th.ise  of  th-.  'iidividual.sjjeaiier, 
the  egotisms  with  which  it  abaunds,  might  be  considerea 
re;.rchensibl%'i  bUt,  tncse  circumstances  adiiiittcd,  they  be- 
come Justifiable,  and  possibly,    com.nendible.     Certainly 
no  specimen  of  American  eloiuence  lias,  since   the  revo- 
lution, posse."=ed  equal  ability  toaiove,  to  charm,    and  to 
electrize.     This  effect  is  to  be  looked   for  in  the   speaker, 
ra'her  than  in  the  composition — A  man  of   pleasing  ap- 
pearance,  just  reaching  the    meridian    of  his  years,  sur- 
rounded by  personal  friends,  and  connected   by  every  tie, 
that  ailds  a  value  to  existence,  bscome  the  patient  but  in-  , 
curable  victim  of  a  hopeless  disease^  yet  resBtlng  the  in- 
eviiable  e-.il,    and  animated    even  to    inspiration  by  the 
gre.it  occasion,  witliout   efiort,  presenting  hiliise  f  before 
the  assembled  w  isdom  of  his  nation,  richly  endowed   with 
fiucijc/  of  uiierance,  force  of  expression,    and    pa'.hos  ot 
manner,  these  increased  and  improved  by  the  advantitioui 
circuiiisiaiices,  under  which  he  yi-as  situated,  every  female 
heart  responding  to  his  ani'jula:ion,  and  even  th^  philoso- 
phic mind  unable  to  resist  its  impulse,  the  hissing  serpent 
pcm  of  personal  envy  and  malevobiice  silent  and  benumb- 
ed, and  the  more  feracious  spirit  of  party  prejudice  charm- 
ed into  encomium,  or  conciliated  into  toleration.     Fisher 
Ames  is  beloved.     The  jileasanincss  of  his    humour,  the 
fel  ci:y  of  his  wit,  atuLihcrich  brillia.icy  of  his  imaginati- 
on, enable  him  to  siiine  as  a   companion,  and  give  to  his 
coU;ir]..,ial  powers  an  attraction,  which    assiiiiubics    him 
Kiore,  aud  brings  him  nearer,  thanany   man  of  his  coun- 


Ihe  grr^eousjicver  of  i'ancy,  a.id  ad  the  lu.^ur/  of  wor^a.  j 
to  delij^ht  and  to  astonisii— tor  such   a  ni  i.i,  and    sucn  a 
mind,  to  be  shackled. by  the  ru'.es  oi  courts,  A.  coiltu-j  i  • 
thcstcriliiy  ofciitiiiapit  form,    and    comm  mi  place  arj^u.  i 
ment,  would  be  a  miracle,  and  is  a  miiappHcacion    of  nt-  . 
ness  and  capacity  ever  ro  be  lame-itc.i,  whi.e    in    the  ap-.  I 
|j*rf>riate  path  of  tiieir  original  iuelinl-inn.  lio    rival  in. u   | 
ence  would eclijise^  no  iujjerior  light  ditninish  their  brill-,- 
ancy.  "it'll,  my  dear  S-^,  Mr.  Ames  in  his  best  sra-r 
lays  no  claim  to  x\\f  perfe.-lion  ofonforf.  The  vice,  tha 
vehicle  of  the  hunria*)  unjer.^tan'l'.ig,  that  a*'ri:  ive  or  re- 
pulsive anribute  of  mer-s  sound,  and  -ciof  iliiihty  8ens;i- 
lion,  under  whose  defcc-s'ana  ,lei.ci.-:ic.-s  fine  geuiuslase 
half  is  ascendancy,   .r.id  to  wh  we:  happy  moJulatiitfi'ii.^ 
the  sensii.;i',:!L's,  u'lder  the  direction    r-f  .nind.  .ire   obed! 
e.-  .  I  .'tfr.  Ames  is  lioi  u iqnal  tied.     Flaen 

I  .  i.i»  dcii  Ml  dcjcidedl/  is,  he  1ki<  s  >iiie  pa 

-aular  t.  ii'.-s  .h\*  are  ru  vc  or  local,  and  his  accen.-  is  in 
^l^t    t'egroi'   prr/vlncl-i ;  di'^cuUies  which  disappear  un- 
.  ;  r  ;:if-  n  i-.-.i.i-t-u-     ' '.'    '.is  eliqiieilC:;,  a-ld    which,  not  u 
I  ,  ,.,.,.  ..,..,,    1,   ,..,.  i,„.    |',..le   f,  . 

very  much  !)  for  delight  a.id  a; - 

p,-.,ban„„. 

Mr.  ',i-^-<;  '1  a!sfC->ns-.rl«-r,.d  nnecf  the  Iv-st  writers  ol 
his  ct)6h'.ry  :  ihe  eloquence  of  h-s  es*rs,  like  that  of  Iv-, 
pubilc  speaking,  is  fervid,,  feeling,  hi:;lily  ornaiiientcd, 
cmistnicied  to  delight  the  ear  of  taiie,  and  fashioned  t> 
aftecl  tlie  heart  (  f  sensibility,  yet  probably,  more  calcn 
laled  to  astonish  than  to  convince,  or  to  convert.  Whence 
his  opponents  confess  his  talents,  approve  his  honesty, 
adip.ire  l|i»,wit,  and  are  delighted  with  the  richness  ofh-; 
imaginatioii*,  but  deny  the  ascendancy  of  his  arguments 
md  all'ect  to  reject  what  they  have  yet  found  no  champion 
sulBcicntly  bold  or  able  to  coiuueract. 

Is  it  npt  true,  my  S ,    that    of  all     the  professions, 

which  lead  to  the  exertions  of  the  mind,  that  of  the   law 
gives    the    least    chance    of  producing  an    author   of  ex- 
traordinary merit,  on  any  subject  detaclied  from  the  theo- 
ry and  practice  of  his  own  calling  ?     The  technical  style 
of  its  composition,  the  rules  of  cour^,  the  set  habits  and  fi 
ed  formalities  of  |jleading, 'shackling  ihe  mind,    arresMi 
the  ideas,  ant!  im].risoning  the  fi-ee  exercise  of  the  ima^ 
nation,  giving  constraint  to  all    the  graceful    eccentricities 
cf  original  genius.     Hence,  we  find  our    great  Erskine  a 
poor  pamphleteer,  and  hence  within  theprecincs  of  parli 
anient — in  which  situation  he  was  by  his  friends  and  ad 
mirers  expected  to  appear  omnipotent — we  find  hiscapa 
ci  ies  sinking  below  the  level  of  his  least  formidable  anta- 
ganist.     In  some  future   letter,    when  I  have  more  accu- 
rately considered  subjec-,  I  hope  to  analyse  the  cause,  and 
consider  its  probable  corrective  or  pi-eventive.  At  tii.-  same 
.ime,  if  my  leisure  and  means  of  information  shall  authi 
rise  the  atiempt,  I  will  endeavour    to   take  an    impartial 
view  ofiheexis-ingslateof  li'era'oreinthe  United  State*, 
considering  the  scale  of  genius,  the  progress  of  improve 


ment,  the  enci-uragemen;  to  writers,  and  the  increase  or 
decrease  of  readers  of  taste,  and  just  criticism.  Also 
the  ccmparat've  powers  of  the  different  au'hors  thithave 
already  apj  eared,  with  the  aggrega'e  of  the  whole,  irc'u- 
dingthe  abstruse  sciences,  and  lea  idles  kllres.  Prssll.ly 
I  should  f  nd  it  less  arduous  to  give  a  crrrect  stateu.entof 
the  commerce  of  the  country,  its  agriculural  survey,  or 
its  architectural  tmprovemcms.  Of  these  also  1  arti 
not  unmindful,  anil.  ))rovided  ojiportunity  is  auspicious, 
you  my  dear  S ,  shall    not    find  me  ne^l'gd^t. 


BIOGRAPHY. 


DOXN^A  MAIilA  GAETAN.t  AGNEsT 
Professor  of  Mathemnlics  anrt  Pli.'.srfby'  i.i  tke  Uuhersity 

.\uiior  of  the  celehrated  work,  intituled  Insf-tuzioni  A'la- 
lyti.^  ,  (Analy'ica;  Institutions.) 

We  give  this  article  as  a  refu'at'on  of  the  arg'im^-its  of 
those  who  maintain,  that  gre;i^|felents  are  exclusively  be- 
;towed  on  men  ;  and  who  alledge^hat  women    have  in 
no  instance,  given  pViofs  t^^rjginal  and  inventive  pow- 
•rs,  cf  a  capacity  for  patient  research, or  profound  investi- 
,trtion.     Let  those,  says  our  author,  who  hold  these    opi- 
■ions,  endeavour  to  follow  the  wri.er    of  the    Analytical 
I   s-Uutions  through    the  long    scries    of  demonstrations 
I'bich  .she  has  contrived  w.th  so  much  skill,  and  exjilain- 
■  i  wi»h  such  elegance  and  perspicuity  :  if  they    are    able 
)  do  so,  atid  t-i  compare  her  wi'rk    with    others  of  th« 
"1  e  kind,  they  will  prohabl'  r*tract  their  former   opini- 
ng, and  acknowledge,  tha'  in  one  instance,  at  leas',    in- 
''r.'tnalnow-rsofthe  highest  "i-derhtiv?  been    lod^^d  in 
thehreast  ofa  wom.an.     And  :f  they  are    no- able,    they 
■vill  not  ef  course,  see  the  rp.isons   f-r  nf''r""ni~  b»r  sreni. 
us  that  others  do,  bu;  they  may  letirn  to  tiunk  modestly 
of  their  own. 

A  great  and  eyc'len-  Tij'l-^tr-a-tci-i".  f-f  her  own  coitn- 
'rv.  hasd'Tlsved  her  .Analytical  Ins-itur!',ns  t"  be  a  m-^st 
le,"f!!n*  and  in™,  i-ui  work,  and,  undoubtedly,  the  noblest 
fthe  kind -hat  ever  proceeded  from  a  feiiiale,p?n.  It  wag 
"m'  lished  in  1748,  and  has  been  lately  translated  into  En" 
gli.h. 

It  ■'  a  matter  orirrcat  regret,  that,  of -kc  I-^s'on'  of  so 
pxtraordi'iarv  a  per.ion,  but  few  particulars  are  tr.  be  ob- 
•aiiied  -  the  prlr.clia'.  and  of  und-iubted  -lu'h-  i-^ci-y,  are 
contained  ill 'he  f'llov.'injex-rart  from 'he  Pr'sidenr  de 
Brosse's  T.»'iers  from  T'alv,  whit-h  call  to  mind  the  m-ir- 
vfllousstf'rii-s  of 'he  .\dm'tablo  Creigluon,  well  I m.v-n 
to  every  reader  of  that  agreeable  collection,  the  Pleasinz- 
Inrruct^r.  * 

De  Broose,  in  passing  through  Milan,  about  the  year 
1740,  was  carried  to  a  coiruerzatione-  on  purpose  to  meet 
Signora  Agnesi,  whom  he  describes  as  a  young  lady  about 
eighteen  or  twenty,  who.  thou.gh  she  could  not  be  called 
handsome. had  aline  c'implexion,wi;han  air  of  great  sun- 
plicity,  softness,  and  female  delicacy.  " 

"There  were,  (savs  he,)  about  thirty  people  in  the  room 
inany  of  them  from  different  countries  in  F.urope,  who 
formed  a  circle  round  the  ladv,  a'ld  a  lifle  sister  who  ac- 
companied her.  The  count  Bolloni  addressed  her  in  » 
fine  Latin  speech,  with  the  formality  of  a  college  decli. 
mation.  She  answered  with  great  readiness  and  ability 
inthe  same  langua<~!  ;  and'hev  e'ltore.l  intoadisinitntioix 
(still  in  Latin)  on  the  origin  of  f  lu  nains,  and  ni  the  cau- 
ses of  the  ebbingavid  flowin- which  is  observed  in  some 
of  them  like  the  tides  inthe  sea.     She  spoke  on  tUij   sub- 


64 


THE  MINERVA. 


For  1804. 


knowlcH^t,  I  was  slill  i 
I-ann  with  .iich  purity. 


•'(TCt  Jtke  an  angel,  and  1  nrvcr  heard  it  treated  in  a  itian. 
ncr  tliat  gavcni2  more  sattsfacttun.  'J'lic  Count  then  dc- 
sire'l  ine  to  enter  with  her  on  the  discus&ion  of  any  other 
tiiWjcct  I  chosi?,  |.roirJjed  that  it  was  connected  with  ma- 
thematics or  nattn-al  philosophy.  After  making  the  best 
apjlo^*  I  could  to  the  lady,  for  my  want  of  sufficient  skill 
in  the  Latin  languag-;,  to  make  mc  worthy  of  conversing 
with  her  in  it,  we  entered,  tirst,  on  the  manner  in  which 
the  iin^tressions  made  on  lite  senses  by  corporeal  objects 
arc  coiniiiunicaic-d  to  the  brain,  or  gmieral  sensation  ;  and 
Afterwards  o.t  the  jiropagation  ofli^ht,  and  the  prismatic 
ci'lors.  Another  of  the  company  thc,ii  discoursed  with  her 
on  the  transparencies  of  bodies,  and  on  curvillinear  fi- 
gures in  geometry,  of -which  last  I  did  not  understand  a 
word. 

••  She  spnke  wonderfully  well  on  all  the^e  su'))ecis  :tho* 
«he  could  not  have  b^^cn  preparetl  before  hand,  any  more 
than  we  were.  She  is  much  attached  to  the  pliilosophy  of 
Newton  :  and  it  is  marvellous  to  See  a  person  of  her  age 
so  converiant  with  s^  abstruse  subjects.  Yet.  however 
much  I  was  snrpris^  at  the  extent  and  depth  of  her 
nazed  to  hear  her  sp-'ak 
1  purity,  ease,  and  arcuracy,  that  I  do  not 
rec'll.'ctany  book  in  modern  latin  written  in  so  classical 
a  st)lca«ihat  in  which  she  pronounced  these  discourses. 
The  conversation  afterwards  became  general,  every  one 
sp;i!<ingtn  the  bnguagc  of  his  country,  and  she  answer- 
ing in  the  same  language  :  for  her  knowledge  of  languag- 
es is  prodlgi'ius.  Site  told  me  that  she  was  sorry  that 
the  (:nnver.s:iti'jn  of  this  visit  had  taken  so  much  the  for- 
Tttal  turn  of  an  academical  dtppu^ation,  and  that  she  very 
jnucli  disliked  speaking  on  such  subjects  in  numerotis 
coifipanies,  v/Uere,  for  one  tha»  was  a-mised,  twenty  were 
probably  tired  to  death.  1  was  sorr.-  'o  heir  that  she  in- 
tended to  go  into  a  convent,  and  tak  ^  ihe  veil  :  not  froin 
the  want  of  fortune,  for  she  is  rich  ;  but  from  a  religious 
^ud  devout  turn  ol  mind,  which  di-.ivjsej  her  to  shun  the 
ple.v,ure5  and  vanities  tfthe  world." 

Af'rv  'he  work  of  tire  Instituzinni  Analvtiche  waspiih- 
llshiM,  she  sv?s  ma^p-professfir  of  ma'hr  matics  and  phv- 
losophy  in  the  university  olSologja.  But  neither  the  ad- 
miraMnn  shf  ever?  \vh?re  mi?t  wi'h,  north"*  entreaties  of 
her  Friends,  could  prevent  her  from  executing  the  resoUt- 
lion  she  had  taken,  of  seclildinc:  herself  from  the  world. 
After  the  dca'lt  of  her  fa'hcr,  she  retired  to  a  convent  of 
jS/tte  Nuns,  remarkable  for  the  austerity  of  i't  rules  :  and 
ended  her  (lays  in  oite  of  those  retreats  in  which  ntistakcn 
p'efy  has  so  often  buried  the  charnas  ^nd  accomplish- 
ments, the  vlr'ues  and  the  talents  which  tnight  have  a' 
domed  and  improved  society.  The  fare  of  Pascal  and 
A2:nesi  will  reinain  a  tnelanclmly  proof,  tltat  the  inost 
flilendid  ihilities,  and  the  hish.ist  attammenrs  in  litera- 
ture and  sc.ence.  cannnt  alwavs  defend  the  mind  against 
the  inroads  of  superstition  and  fanaticism. 


FJIOM  TJIE  EJf^IRER. 


1  ha^ 
^  iiaid  t 


ON    THE    FEMALE    SEX. 

nr.enbeensur|).sised  at  the  litile  attention  which 
the  educa'iou  of  females  in  the  state  of  Virgi- 
nia. Their  influence  both  on  the  manners  and  characters 
of  men,  imist  ever  be  extensive,  since  it  connjiences  with 
the  earliest  childhootl,  matures  wi'h  our  vrurh,  and  ceas- 
es not  to  rule  even  in  old  age.  Yet  we  'often  see  that  a- 
miable  class  of  society,  permitted  to  waste  the  hloom  of 
you-h  in  all  the  trivial  amusements  of  the  polite  woild, 
while  neither  r^are  nor  pains  are  bestowed  on  the  cultiva- 
tion  of  a  brilliant  understanding,  or  in  fittingthem  for  the 
important  duty  of  instilling  the  first  principles  of  virtue 
and  knowledge  into  the  minds  of  their  children.  And 
though  Ihe  precepts  of  morality,  and  the  beauties  of  lite- 
rarure.  acqune  a  seductive  grace  when  flowing  from  the 
lips  (-f  a  mother,  which  can  n^ver  fail  to  allure  the  young 
?nd  tenderniind.  to  a  love  of  science  and  an  ardent  pur- 
«ni'  of  true  glory  :  y."twe  .scldotn  5:e  that  attention  paid 
to  the  education  of  ftmihs,  which  is  necessary  to  fit  them 
for  the  instruction  of  those  whom  forture  iriay  destine  to 
)ill  the  lltost  important  stations,  "  to  coinmand  the  ap- 
plause of  lislning  senates,  and  scatter  plenty  over  a  iiuil- 
ing  land.'* 

Whence  -his  eu'pal.le  inattention  has  proceeded,  it 
would  perhaps  be  diflicult  to  de-ermine,  were  we  to  search 
r^nly  for  reascns  which  would  justify  it.  Man  in  his  boast, 
ed  wisdom,  is  not  con'ent  with  vainly  supposing  strength 
aild  energy  of  under. :anding  his  peculiar  attribute,  and 
with  proudly  assuming  the  sole  nianj^ement  of  every  im- 
portant concern. 

WoiTien,  iti  his  opinion  are  not  only  excluded  from  an 
e<iual  pavtc'pa'ion  in  these  inestimable  gifts  of  nature, 
l<u;  are  behcved  to  be  fitted  onli-  for  the  arrangements  of 
domes'ic  oKonctny  and  the  inferior  concerns  of  life.  And 
the  arrogant  lords  of  tlie  creation  viewing  the  fairer  sex 
constituted,  rolely  f.-r  their  convenicme,  permit  the  iove- 
)  ■  -.ip-.-y,  |,.U5|,  unseen,  aiwl  waste  its  sweetness  in  the 

li^deed  the  extreme  ill  nature  which  men  sometimes 
display,  when  one  of  the  other  sex  presumes  to  burst  the 
larrow  confines  to  which  the  minds  of  women  are  gene- 
»a!lv  circumscribed,  would  almost  justify  a  belief,  that 
they  are  actuated  bv  other  motives  :  and  that  a  $i>irit  of 
rivalry,  a  fear  of  competition, and  an  apprthension  of  be- 


ing defeated,  after  all  their  vauntiiigs,  by  thnsethey  afiect 
to  hold  in  contempt,  can  alone  actuate  them,  when  with 
the  malevolence  of  dullness,  or  the  keenness  of  wit.  they 
pour  out  their  bitter  sarcasms  against  the  acquirements  of 
the  ladies.  This  propensity  I  liave  observed  to  be  almost 
universal  ;  from  the  philosopher  who  discovers  that  female 
writings  are  superficial,  to  the  insignificant  co?;comb,w'ho, 
a  stranger  to  the  beauties  of  literature,  or  the  richesof  sci- 
ence, yet  envying  the  accomplished  woman  her  brilliancy, 
her  wi:  and  her  information,  in  the  true  style  of  f>pplsh  el.  - 
queue,  cur«j  the  pedantry  which  he  might  strive  in  vain 
to  imitate. 

For  my  own  part  I  have  ever  been  averse  to  believing, 
that  nature  had  withheld  from  the  fairest  of  her  works, 
that  intellectual  excellence  which  she  has  bestosvcd  on  man 
with  so  beneficent  ahand,  or  that  she  had  even  been  nig. 
gardly  to  woinau  of  thobc  gifts  whti:h  she  lavishes  on 
man.  ^', 

It  may  not  be  impossible  that  there  is  a  difference  be- 
tween the  minds  of  the  se.xcs.  correspondent  svith  the  dif- 
ferent de.i»rees  of  delicacy  in  their  conformation.  To  man 
may  be  given  strength  and  energy  of  understanding  ;  a 
ca]jacuy  for  laborious  research,  and  a  power  of  eniluMclng 
a  more  extensive  rarge  rf  science  :  while  on  woman  is 
lavished  gaiety,  sprigh.liness  of  fancy,  and  a  mind  adapt- 
ed to  the  more  engaging  pursuits  of  elegant  literature. 
To  the  ope  it  may  be  allowed  to  climb  the  steep  ascent 
which  leads  to  the  temple  of  science,  but  'tis  the  peculiar 
attribute  of  the  other  to  strav  in  the  enchanting  walks  of 
imagination,  and  to  cull  the  various  beauties  which  bloom 
around.  To  man  it  liiay  belong  to  gaze  with  curious  eye 
•to  distant  Worlds,  to  unravel  the  mazes  o(  philosophy,  to 
devclopc  thj  nature,  of  the  liuman  mind,  to  inveftigal»*he 
great  principles  of  morality,  and  to  form  the  code  vthich 
ihall  bind  vice  in  an  indissoluble  chain,  and  hold  forth  to 
virtue  its  reward  :  but  who  more  sweetly  can  rich  the 
delicate  cliords  of  sensihiiity,  whomore  skilliillv  can  awa. 
ken  every  finer  feeling  of  the  soul,  or,  inspired  by  the 
muse,  can  strike  v.  ith  Mirh  a  r.ugic  power  the  iyrc'o  trem- 
bling stnn,-;*-  M  charming  woman.  Nor  docs  science 
"  frown  on  her  birth."  For  her  the  ample  pages  of  his- 
tory  are  unfolded,  and  to  her  e.<  e  jihilosoph/  disdains  not 
to  unravel  her  inysteries  ;  winle  every  work  where  taste 
and  fancy  lend  their  insjnr.ation.to  the  writer,  blooms  un- 
der  her  plastic  hand  \;'iih  ten  fold  beauty. 

A  female  epistolary  correspondence  will  always  give. 
rise  to  these  reflections,  on  the  resjieciive  talents  of  men 
and  women.  It  is  the  province  of  letter  ^vritiilg  to  join 
variety  with  ease,  tobvtathe  tenderness  t.lthoift  formaii- 
ty,  and  to  convey  sentiment  witiiotit  stilTncss  and  i^^ttt- 
try.  Few  men  are  possessed  of  these  sliperi.-.r  excellen- 
cies. Their  ncv3  hecr^nies  stale  in  tho  r.cital,  their  joke  I 
isnever  divested  of  their  gra/itvMieir  s.iripath/  i.s  un-  ' 
feeling,  their  friendship  jn  Jn  a'ff^ed  v.-ariruh  c."  expres- 
.sion  appears  additJonallyc.ild,  and  their  letters  degene- | 
rate  into  the  solemnity  of  anesnay.  The  female  write,-, 
on  the  conti-ary,  gives  a  chr-rin  to  every  thing  she  touch- 
es ;  her  sprightiiness  swells  li-iflesi-.ito'  importaniie  :  her 
gaiety  lends  asioUe  even  to  gravity  itself  Sllg-^catches 
those  minute  circumstances  which  would  escaji^'less  de- 
licate observer  ;  she  placesiheni  in  the  most  advantage- 
ous light,  and  disiJoscs  them  with  such  a  taste  and  judg- 
ment that  they  reflect  brilliancy  on  eaeh  other.  In  her 
descriptions  she  is  never  tedious,  for  a  single  glance  de- 
lineates the  object.  But  if  her  pen  paints  to  the  eye,  her 
language  reaches  the  very  heart.  Her  ridicule  and  wit 
convulse  us  with  laughter  ;  her  tenderness  and  aD'ection 
steal  from  us  tite  tear  of  sensibility.  The  feiiiale  writes 
without  art,  for  to  its  precepts  she  is  a  straiiger  :  but  na- 
ture is  her  mistress,  and  there  is  a  delicacy  and  ease  in 
the  effusions  of  her  pen,  which  the  most  sttttSicd  perform- 
ces(can  feebly  imitate.  As  the  rules  for  the  epic  art  were 
not  formed  by  tlie  commentator  upon  the  Iliad  until  they 
had  peen  taught  by  a  successful  experiment  ;  as  they 
were  drawn  from  the  imtriortal  works  of  the  Grecian 
poet,  who  unconfined  by  rule,  pursued  the  inspiration  of 
a  sublime  and  transcendant genius,  so  the  laws  of  epi,to- 
ry  wriiing  weie  probably  first  deduced  froMi  the  follow- 
iiig  and  elegant  performance  of  some  sprightly  female. 
Hence  we  may  account  for  the  coi-respondence'  between 
the  precepts  of  criiicistn  ard  their  successful  specimens 
of  fine  writing.  Hence  we  may  account  for  the  superio- 
rity of  their  letters  in  every  language.  Inns,  'tis  reason 
that  dict-atts,  in  them  it  almost  seems  an  instinct:  :  and 
instinct  gains  "  by  quick  nature"  a  ha;ipiness  of  expics- 

Which  I'tamcr  reason  labmrs  at  in  vmn  ; 

Far  reason  raise  o'er  instinct  as  you  can. 

In  this  'tis  God  Mrects,  in  ibat  'tis  vtan. 

Pope. 
Though  it  may  be  difEctilt  or  impossib  e  to  adduce  as 
many  illu-  .,-iousexampics  of  female  excellence  as  are  fui^ 
nished  as  of  the  superiority  of  men,  yet  it  cannot  thence 
be  fairly  inferred,  that  the'  fairer  sex  is  incapable  of  equal 
improvement  when  enjoying  similar  advaii'ages.  History 
has  aSoideJ  us  some  instances  of  females  who  have  filled 
with  splendid  talents  the  most  exalted  staii-Jns,  &  whose 
mental  e.^erlians  have  ri.sen  ivith  the  exigency  of  ihe  i  coa 
sion,  from  feminine  w'aknrss  to  masculine  s'reng.h  and 
vigour.  It  has  indeed  been  the  favorite  the-.ry  of  sumc 
philosophers  that  the  human  mind  may  be  compared  in 
its  infancy,  to  a  she*-  of  blank  paper,  capable  of  receiv- 
ing every  impression  ;  and  though  it  may  be  doul,-ed 
whether  :-?r -A  varieties  of  hutnan  nature,  have  originat- 


cd  in  education  alone,  yet  I  cannot  but  believe  its  influ- 
ence more  overruling  and  extensive  than  isgenerally  imal 
gined.  Among  us  the  dilference  in  the  understanding^ 
of  the  sexes  is  surely  not  greater  than  in  the  delicacy  of 
their  forms.  In  savage  nations  how  ever,  w  here  the  most 
laborious  duties  are  imposed  upon  the  female,  they  are 
observed  to  be  more  robust,  more  hardy  and  more  cai.a. 
ble  of  enduring  labour  than  men. 

Exercise  is  confessedly  scarcely  less  beneficial  to  the 
mind  than  to  the  body  ,-  and  the  same  means  which  are 
found  to  give  vigour  to  the  one,  might  successfully  be  ap. 


plied  to  remedj  ing  the  i 


1  of  ths  other. 


Seldom  indeed  have  the  excellencies  of  both  sexes  been 
concentrated  in  the  same  individual  ;  and  if,  on  the  other 
hand,  we  admire  the  masculine  understanding,  and  com- 
prehensive  abilities  of  an  Elizabeth  or  a  Catharine,  we 
cannot  on  theortlcr,  but  regard  them  as  decisive  proofs  of 
the  melancholy  truth,  that  the  feelings  of  the  heart  are 
often  sujwrcrded  as  the  vigo.ir  of  the  inind  is  increased. 
But  fortunately  the  happiness  of  mankind  docs  not  re- 
quire, nor  rloes  the  nature  of  society  permit  the  rays  of 
science  should  be  every  where  equally  diffused.  Som'e  arc 
destined  to  project— others  to  execute.  Some  are  coniin. 
edtotlie  labt-rs  of  the  closet,  to  others  are  assigned  the 
toilsof  the  field  i  and  while  *mcfoiinthe  liead  i,f  the 
social  system,  others  must  be  contented  with  the  mo-e 
humble  duties  <f  the  liirbs.  Ktrceit  is  i,nr.ttr!  larv 
th-it  females    should    be   initiated    into     all     the     inni- 

catc    pursuits     of    philosophers    and    statesmen 

i  o  man  it  is  given  to  wield  the  sceptre  of  power  ;  whil- 
in  domestic  scenes  of  .lappiness  fair  woman  binds  ••  the 
lords  of  the  creation,"  in  ;he  silken  fetters  of  love.  The 
one  is  destined  to  drink  dcftply^of  the  I'isrian  spring,  but 
for  the  other  it  is  sufficient  «>.htve  tasted  its  transluceat 
w.-tters.  The  duties  t-fifian  are  labour  and  application. 
1  o  woman  belong  the  fond  solicitudes  of  a  mother,  and 
the  tnciearing  tendernoss  of  a  \«4fei  The  one  niav  tread 
the  thcatr,;  of  life;  to.  the  otlitt,  it  is  giv-.:n  to 'move 
"m  tlie  narrower'scehes  of  sweet  domestic  coinfort,"  to 
■;harm  avay  the  cares  which  assail  ns,  sooihe  the  soul 
into  peace,  and  to  cull  -the  fairest  blooms  of  subkinary 
bliss."  Dearbo-ight  indeed  are  theacquiremcnt-.puicha-- 
ed  at  the  expcijceof  those  amiable  graccsi  ^that  seihictirg 
geniieiiess,  snd'enchantingdiiXder.cc,  which  charac  crize 
w-oii.an.  Learning  is  orlv  to  be  va'i-ed  bvher.  so  far  as 
it  sets  off  her  naiive^x'.iarm,  and  gives  i  polish  to  the 
m.nd  which  will  i,ur%'e  the  precarious  beauties  of  the 
person. 

Nothing  incl.,-cd  can  be  more  disgusting  than  jtedantn-  in 
a  feinale.     I:  is,  so  incotisistent  wici;  that  rciiring  m-jdesty 

arc  .scarcely  less  shocke-i  at  meeting  witlj  it  in  a  feft^alc 
th.m  if  we  should  see  a  lovely  girl  dtf.-raied  bv  an  enor- 
mous beard.  Pedantry  as  ;c  is  the  cR'spring  of  vanity  is 
always  disgusting:  bin  in  woman  i£  is'  intolerable.'  The 
same  delicacy  which  dictates  to  retire  from  the  gaze  of 
adlTiii-aiion,  must  forbid  the  displav  of  the  brilliancy  of 
her  talents,  or  the  extent  of  her  learning.  She  withdran-s 
Irom  the  general  observation  which  feminine  softness 
can  never  solicit,  and  only  to  the  persevering  eye  svhich 
follows  her  in:e  retiremeiit,  and  woos  her  confidence,  dis- 
covers a  sii|)erior  and  enlightened  umlers-anding  ;  an  un- 
derstanding which  contains  within  itself  a  ne-/er  failing 
source  of  aniuei. lent  and  delight,  though  far  reoioveJ 
from  those  gay  scenes  where  folly  and  dissipation  eternal- 
ly preside. 

Emulation  glows  not  in  the  fernale  bosom  with  an  ar. 
dour  inferior  to  the  unextinguir.hable  flame  that  lires  tli' 
soul  of  rnan.  Fearful  lest  mankind  should  fail  to  di.scovc- 
oiir  merits,  v/e  all  seize  wicb  avitlity  every  opportunity  of 
displaying  them.  Hence  the  soldi.-r  recounts  his  battles 
and  his  scars,  the  wit  i.s  talkative,  the  philosopher  launch- 
es out  on  the  ocean  of  science,  and  even  the  coxcomb,  bv 
nature  almost  shared  out  of ,  excellence,  with  disgusting 
f..«-wardnes3  exhibits  even-  trivial  accomplishment  ih.it 
he  thinks  may  please.  Hence  too  the  fashionable  lady, 
whose  bofom  displays  iriore  than  wonted  loveliness,  tran-- 
cends  even  those  bounds  that  ihepolite  world  have  alrea- 
dy too  much  extended,  and  unveils  the  charms  which  till 
later  dajs  w-cre  left  to  innagination's  power  to  pourtray. 

But  however  disgusting  pedantry  may  he,  there  is,  I 
imagine,  less  danger  of  falling  into  that  error  that  of  ad- 
hering to  the  careless  system  of  education  so  common  a- 
mong  us. 

The  charge  ofpeilantry  is  not  always  just.  We  so  sel- 
dom iricet  with  women  to  whose  education  proper  art-?n- 
tion  has  been  ])aid,  that  a  remark  not  the  most  comm-n 
catches  our  attention  ;  and  as  it  is  not  alwavs  the  dts])o- 
siiionof  mankind  to  assign  an  ami.able  motive  for  tlie 
conduct  of  others,  a  sensible  woman  is  too  apt  to  be  con- 
sidered as  pedantic,  and  to  be  regarded  wi  h  aversion. 
Formy  own  part,  as  I  have  never  bfen  able  to  discover  in 
w-hat  manner  the  feelings  of  the  heart  can  be  injured  lo- 
liberalizingthe  mind,  or  how  a  female  is  rendereii  incapa- 
ble of  her  domestic  duties  by  becoming  an  engaging  com- 
panion to  atri-in  of  understinding,  so  neither  can  I,  see  a- 
ny  i^eason  why  those  acquin:men;s  should  d.-grade  the  !'-• 
dy  into  a  pedant,  which  elevatei  the  man  to  ilie  chara^-ter 
of  a  gentleman. 


Vol.1. 


TO  SNOFF-TAK.ERS.    SMOliERS,    AND  CHEW- 
ERS  OF  TOBACCO. 

Ii  is  dilTicult  to  contemplate  man  in  a  more  aUsurd  »nd 
ridiculous  li^hi,  than  in  his  att;ichme:ic  to  Tobacco:  a 
■vvccd,  not  more  nauseous  to  the  tasTe,  than  it  is  unfricitd- 
ly  to  health  and  mjrals.  Its  in.laeice  ujiDn  Ijoih  is  here 
T.roposed  to  be  exhibited,  In  a  ccjucise  manner,  lor  the- 
serious  coiibideraiioii  of  those  who  are  addicted  to  its 
use. 

And  first,  its  effects  on  Heattb.  It  may  be  asserted,  on 
ihehiglic't  meiical  au.liori  >',  that  the  use  of  Tobacto 
impairs  the  apfetitt  i  that  it  prnm  ):es  indigestijn,  and 
through  the  waste  of  ih';  saliva  iQ^,h|  chewing  ind  sm  )- 
king,  ihnl  it  produces  m.tny  of  tl|g||fc  disorders  wliicli  ari 
seated  in  the  nerves';  as  ireiiiorsin^e  hands,  lieaJ-aclK-, 
epilepsy,  pals/,  Ujj.jplexy,  and  many  tKlier  coiii^ilai.us. 
Th!  iii.t  smote  of  Tobacco  has  destroyed  a  wliok-  set  of 
Ifrti.  in  a  very  short  ti.lle  :  and,  as  well  as  c'ncwlng;,  it 
J'ou'.s  tn-  uiou-h,  and  necessarily  renders  the  brciiib  e.t- 
xr'i\x\i:^>  t>jjcnsr.'e.  The  ii^e  of  snuff  injures  the  voice  b/ 
obstnicti.ig  tlie  nose  ;  it  renJijrs  the  comjtlcxion  of  a  dii.a- 
greeahlc  dniky  color  ;  and  also  taints  tlic  sw«et  brea'li 
with  the  rank  odour  of  a  Tt'bacco  cask.  For -this  l^ason, 
the  ladies  of  fashion  in  Franc;;  it  is  said,  seldom  take 
onnti  till  they  mitrry,  a  very  high  compliment,  no  doubt, 
10  their  husbands.  The  memory  has  been  likewise  entire- 
Iv  lost  l)y  an  excessive  use  of  snulf.  This  »a3  the  case 
with  Sir  Jthn  Pringle,  President  of  tlie  Koyal  Society  of 
Londan  ;  but  after  following  the  advice  of  his  friend  Dr, 
rranklin,  to  desist  from  taking  snulT,  he  very  sopn  regain- 
ed his  powers  of  m<£iuoryt  though  at  a  very  adva.iced 
nge. 

.Secondly,  its  elects  on  fltora/*.  SiVioaking  and  chew- 
ing promote  a  ihal^Jbr  strong  drini,  which  leads  to  intm- 
/jerjiice  ^n<i  firviUfnncss.  Stlioaking  disposes  to  i  tlrmss, 
which  is  the  roo\  of  6jany.eyils.  Tlte  use  of  tobacco  is 
jit'.es.v,aily  connected  v.-ith  a  neglect  vtcleaniinest,  which, 
for  itsfavnrahh- v'ifect  en  morals,  ought  to  be  ranked  a- 
jnnngtlte  cardinal  virtues.  Smoaking  is  o^en*.'ve  to  those 
who  do  not  stnnke  ;  snd  to  Emoke,  thcreijre,  under  such 
rirtumstances,  is  a  breacli  of  good  manners;  to  these 
may  be  added,  tiiat  sinoking  segars  i»  a  very  common 
cause  of  iicadenti  byjin-,  as  the  daily  rej^orts  in  our  news- 
pa]. ers  of  destructive  confla^atipns  will  testify. 

The  frientls  of  tobacco  offer  two  arguments  in  its  favor  : 
Isl.  that  it  is  preserrative  frrm  contagious  diseases,  l>Ut 
lact  contradict  tliis  idea.  Howard,  the  philanthropist, 
proved  it  had  no  efficacy  inchcckijig  the  con^a^ion  of  the 
j'ligue  :  r.nd  exiicnence  in  this  country  htis  amnly  as- 
certained. tl\:.t  i;  isequall/  ineileCual  agj.inst  ih^-  inllu- 
cn/a  or  ytllnw  fever.  2d.  Tliat  snioalting  and  snuiV  re- 
lieve that  uneasiness  wl.ich  arises  fr  im  e.'.ting  a  too  plen- 
tiful meal.  A  far  more  rational  and  elTectual  remedy 
■would  he  to  e-.it  les;.  ;  and  thereby  derive  th«  additional 
•dvantage  of  avcidingthe  sin  of  glattor.y. 

To  conclude The  greatest  ])hilosnphefs  and  physici- 

t.ns  uniformly  condemn  the  use  of  tobacco.  Dr.  frank- 
lin  a  few  iniinths  before  hisdcatii,  decUitd  with  e\ulinM- 
on,  that  he  had  never  iscd  tobacco  in  any  way,  in  the 
course  of  his  Ion:,'  lite  :  and  it  is  believed  that  VVar.hing. 
ton  could  nit.l-ethe  same  boast.  Dr.  Rush  has  written  an 
F.ssay  against  it,  front  which  revcral  facts  liiere  introduc- 
ed, are  derived. 

Arouse  then,  O  ye  SntilT-takers  Chewers,  and  Smokrr= ! 
F.xert  vourrelves  to  overcome  this  destruc'ive  and  gr  ^  ■ 
ingeviil  T'l'  inhabitants  of  the  United  .States  are  said 
to  consume  more  tobacco  than  any  other  civilized  nation 
on  earth,  or  than  any  U'lcivili/.ed,  the  Turks  only  except- 
ed. Arc,  you,  then,  ambitious  to  bear  av.-ay  the  p:Jin 
from  the  Mahometans,  for  those  tnienviable  ipialiiics, 
winch  that  indolent,  igr'orant,  and  br.rbarous  nation  of 
iniokcrs  proverbially  possess ! 


CONSUMPTION. 

Completely  to  eradicate  this  disorder,  I  will  rot  posi- 
tively say  the  following  rcm"dy  iscajiable  of  doing,- but  I 
V  ill  venture  to  aftirm.  that  a  temperate  mode  of  living 
(avoiding  spirituous  liquors  wholly  ;)  wearing  flannel  ne.\l 
the  skin  j  andtaliing  every  m.irning,  half  a  pint  of  new 
milkmixc^  with  a  wincg'ass  fu  1  of  green  hoarhound,  the 
complaint  will  not  only  be  relieved,  but  the  individual 
shall  procure  to  hiinsalf  a  length  of  days  beyond  what  its 
mildest  form  could  give  room  to  hope  for.  I  am  myself, 
Sir,  a  living  witr.ess  to  ilie  beneficial  eftects  of  this  agree- 
able and  though  innocent,  yet  powerful^ajnilication.  Four 
weeks  use  of  hoarhound  and  milk  relieved  the  pains  of  my 
"breast  ;  gave  me  to  breathe  deep,  long  and  free  ;  strength- 
ened and  harmonized  my  voice  :  and  restored  me  to  a 
state  of  better  health  than  1  had  enjoyed  for  many  years. 

[Caz.  V.  S. 


N'ne-tenths  of  the  happiness  of  inankind  depends  on 
their  beingcontented  in  the  situation  for  which  the  God 
of  Nature  has  designed  them.  He  whoemploys  his  head, 
is  not  so  happy  ts  he  who  emjiloys  his  hands  without 
mental  anxiety.  Tlit  thought  .f  this  oughi  to  •.heel;  iin. 
proper  ambition. 


THE    MINEHVA. 


To  THE  EDITORS   OF  THE  MINERVA. 

Gcntlemtn, 

AS  your  paper  lias  a  general  circulation  among 
the  females  of  I^orfolk,  and  pr<  babiy  of  Kichinontl  and 
Petersburg  also,  the  enclosed  Essay  is  sent  ycu  for  publi- 
cation. 


Norfolk  Borouih,   D.-. 


1304. 


A    rxw    OBSERVATIONS 

On  female  charity  SCHOOLS, 

Respectfully  aJJreued  to  the  Ladies  of  Norfolk ,    Petersburg 

and  Siebinond. 

THE  great  Htllity  of  Free  Schools,  when  patronized 
and  disciplined  wth  a  tolerable  degree  of  liberality  and 
prudence,  has  called  foith  the  merited  panegyric  of  the 
philosopher  and  the  philanrr  'pist.  The  bjst  moralist;; 
inform  us.  that  ign'iraiice  i.  the  most  fruitful  source  of 
vicious  actions  ;  that  the  acfpiisition  of  knowledge,  deriv- 
ed from  a  moral  education, 'is  not  only  the  sfro.ig-st  barri- 
er a^jainst  vice,  but  is  also  the  liveliest  incentive  to  a  strict- 
ly virtuous  conduct. 

These  cursory  preliminary  remarks  are.  T  presume,  suf- 
ficient to  establish  the  fact,  that /.^  icno.i.v\ce  tnay  be 
justly  attrihuted,  the  origin  vf  .1  t't^v  c<)naidcr.V>!e  fH>rtion  <y 
th-ise  crimes ^  by  the  t-ecital  tjfiubicb  hum.mity  '*' £0  <y«'i'.- 
sh)cteci.  This  observation  aiiptie^  wi-h  duuble  force  to 
the  female  sc.x;  tbef  ar,t  not  only  exposetl  to  those  snur*. 
by  which  innumerable  men  have  been  ruined  ;  but  a  pooi 
ignorant  girl  is  liable  und  likely  to  fall  a  prey  to  every 
,-*"jiligate  ra!;e  who  may  conceive  it  worth  his  pains  If 
despoil  her  of  her  onlv  treasure — her  iniiot  ence  and  vir 
me  •"  What  is  the  condition  of  the  unprotected  ignorant 
female,  who,  without  relations  cr  friends  is  turned  upfeu 
the  wide  world,  a  forl'-.m  wanderer  ?  -  Unacquainted  with 
the  ruinous  arts  of  villains — ^oiise<lupntly  urtsu.;,Iiecting  of 
those  whomay  seek  lier  ac'-iuaintaicc,  and  glad  to  con 
tract  an  intintacy  with  any  who  nniy^  oder  their  frit.'nd- 
ahip,  it  if,  almost  a  miracle  if  she  shoidd'  estap"--  th.;  vor- 
tc'X^f  j^uilt,  which  is  perpetuity  yawning  to  r'tctri.'.;  Iter. 
The  feniaie  cbarac-»;r  is  exceeding  jirc.-i.ms — ^It^vii.t^'  Seen 
once  tarnished,  it  cvn  nc/er  be.rentored  to  its  won:ed  Iws'? 
trti — \>*hen  a  woinanhas  forfeited  hcrrepu.ation,  ulie.'ha^ 
little  more  to  loose  ;  the  power  of  EiAperors  or.  the  tl^*»lth 
of  Suhans  caunoi  r.'gsin  it.  When  an  unfoiiunale  but  ho 
nest  girl,  cnmpt-llcd  pcrh.ips  by  nec-.-ssity,  has  made  one  re 
trograde  step  from  thj  path  o&,yjj't.ue,  fheis  irrecovevabl . 
loHt  to  s,.cl.ry  :  con  ^■l.T^-d  anil  despised  by  h«.r  o,vn  s'-\ 
— slitjbted  and  neglec'ed  by  ev.;ry  one,  she  is  drlvi-n  to 
desperation:  distressed  by  peinny,  and  -1  based  in  hti 
own  estimation,  sheplunges  im-oihe  fathoml''ss  giilnh  ol 
infairiy, — and  becomes  ohc  of  that  abandoned,  yetpi-ia 
ble  sisterhood,  whom  we  so  often  see  in  our  stn-ets,  bear 
ing  about  them  all  the  tokens  of  extreme  wrelchcdnesB 
and  consummate  vice. 

Let  me  contract  this  picture,  antl  con'-etn'plate  a  more 
pleasing  scene.  I  was  s'nne  siiort  time  jiast  in  Boston, 
where  the  humane  generosity  of  fh?  la  lies  has  e'tab'islicd 
an  institution  for  the  education  of  indlg-"nt  oriihan  girls- 
An  acquaintance  of  iniii-t,  who  resided  in  tov.-ii,  pointe'! 
out  to  1110  a  very  re|'ecvahle  looking  matron  who  had  re 
celved  her  education  in  the  iSm-ton  Ftfinal-j  /,sy!!iv, ;  xW 
parents  of  this  lady,  ?.s  my  friend  informed  me,  had  been 
exceedingly  poor  ;  and  as  is  too  often  the  case  with  thi. 
classofpef>p!e  in  large  towns,  they  were  far  froiti  beii;;^ 
remarkable  for  the  morality  of  their  condutn  ;  in  fact, 
tlie\  were  the  keepers  of  a  house  of  supposed  bad  faiiiu  ; 
fortunately  f.irthelrdaughter,  they  both  ilied  wli.-n  she  | 
was  yetaii  Infant — too  young  to  be  Con  aniinated  by  their 
infectious  example  :  then  it  was  that  she  tame  under  the  i 
jiroteciionof  those  amiable  ladles,  the  jiarrons  of  V'/V  Fe- 
viiile  Asylum — then  was  she  first  noinlshcd  by  th.;  hand 
of  benevolent  virtue.  Educated  in  the  way  of  virtue  and 
industry,  she  became  not  only  an  honest  but  a  respectable 
and  very  useful  member  of  society  ;  she  was  now  marri- 
ed to  an  honest  mechanic,  who  by  persevering  industrv 
h.ad  acquired  ahaildsnn.e  fortune;  and  she  was  at  leng:h 
an  encourager  of  that  excellent  insti'ution  from  whose  be- 
nign InHueiice  she  had  received  her  first  and  lasting  im- 
pressitms  of  virttie  and 'if  vice  :  two  beautiful  babes  juit 
beginning  to  prattle  and  climb  up  their  mother's  gov/n, 
added  no  inconsiderable  portion  of  felicity  to  this  wor'liy 
woman.  At  that  very  time  this  comjiarison  forcibly  struck 
me. — IliAii  different  ivould  the  fate  of  this  woman  pruhabtv 
have  been, from  %jhat  it  is,butfor  ihc  humane ittterfrcncc  if 
the  Female  jisylum- 

It  is  to  this  subject.  Ladies  of  A'lrginia,  that  I  am  anxi- 
ous toattract  your  attention.  It  isasubjcct  all-important 
to  your  unfortunate  fellow-crea'ures,  whose  poverty  has 
placed  them  in  a  situation  to  need  your  assistance.  It  is  at 
ymir  discretion  to  snSer  them  to  remain  in  their  former  con 
dltion,  exposed  to  the  insutferablecalamitics,  of  Ignorance, 
penrry,  and  seduction  ;  and  it  is  in  your  ]io*v«r  to  save 
them  from  perdition,  to  have  them  ins-rucied  111  useful 
knowledge,  and  brought  u])  to  industrious  [lursults;  by 
these  means  they  might  bee  inie  an  houor  to  tlieir  patrons, 
and  would  shower  down  ])iayeri  uf  gr^titud;;  upon  llu- 
hcads  tif  their  kutcfactun  ! 


What  honor,  and  what  grali'ude  will  not  that  lady  me- 
rit, who  shall  be  mt'sf  active  in  promoting,  and  foremost 
in  contribiumg  to  tie  permanent  establishment  of  a  Fe- 
male Charity  School  in  the  pTice  of  her  residence  >  Let 
each  lady  appropriate  asmall  part  of  her  pin-money  tothls 
charitable  purpose  ;  the  expence  of  a  few  plav-tickets  or 
of  a  new  head-dress,  will  afford  protection  ind  decent 
support  to  the  hungry  and  the  naked  orphan  girl  :  And 
w  ill  you,  (the  accomplished  ladies  of  Virginia)  refuse  to 
give  it  ?  for  the  honor  of  my  lovelv  countrywomen  I 
hope  they  will  not— 1  am  confident  they  will  not  withh.'.ld 
this  trifle  from  the  miserable  indigent  orphan,  whose  fu- 
ture-destiny depeiMTs  on  tie<>  BOUNTY  and  protection. 

a  CITIZEN. 


On  Monday  morning,  theSdinst  Mrs.  Marth* 
Ko,ALLBAtsKS,    consort  (rf- Henry  Banks.  Esq.  of  ."it 

She  sustained  with  becoming  ratience  and  fortitude,  a 
tedious  and  relentless  disease,  which  finally  triumphed  o- 
ver  i.r  delicate  frame  ;  and  has  cast  a  la.tmg  gl  ,om  o. 
ver  tht^se  friends  whom  once  she  cheered  and  anin,a-ed 
Peace  be  with  thee,  dear  departed  shade!  On  the  green 
turl  vshich  shall  cover  thy  mouldering  clay,  let  virtue  and 
gemus  drop  anhomsttear  ! 

;.^  M^«»Mtjia.»Mou«5«wau^4a 

WEEKLY  SUMMARY  OF  INTELLIGENCE. 


EUIIOPEAN. 

By  the  Mercury  from  Rubin,  srr-ved  at  New  York 
papers  to  the  fst  of  October  is  received,  containi L  t  on-' 
.ni  da-es  to  the   2rtli    September  inclusive.     From    tCe 

•■iir  'Th'"n%^*'*''c*""""f ""  "''''"'•'  '"  hive  taken 
,-U  e  1  he  pISF^ect  of  a  war  between  Bri  aln  and  Spain 
Ucu-,1  l,y  i,o  means  SO  certain  as  some  la'e  rem  • 
w.Hdj  iiKluce  us  to  believe,  is  far  from  iniprobabl..  S.ve 
ral  fr,j..,es  had  sailed  trom  Pfmru.h  with  a  vlei  as 
w.is  conjectured,  to  commence  hostillilrs  wih  Smln 

a^^n  arrival  a.  Nort'ok  fr,  m  London,  we    i;ir'„    Ihat  " 
Ifter  a  slT  t'""'"''^ ""'  ^^""'  'r-'"!-^''  --«>  "Iga  es 

War  had  not  then  been  t;rmaliv  declared.— Fresh  ,]], 

.".-bi.nccs  had  ,al.en  place  in  Ireland-SO.dOO  m^l-c™! 
trills  IS  .aid  to  have  enlisted  ;  but  the  oumber  ii  believed 
LOO  ■  fX3:^.;erated. 

The  auoun's  from  Italy  .slate  that  the  Danish,  Swe. 
ditn,  aid  Dutch  Consuls,  and  si.x  other  i  ersoiis  have 
been  brought  under-an  e;cort  of  French  troip,  to  benoa, 
vid  have  been  thrown  into  prison;  but  upon  xvhataccouut 
is  unknown. 

Bonaparte  was  at  KcMr.  on  the  4;h.  The  EVr>or  cf 
Hesse  wished  to  compliment  him  by  one  of  the  n<  l.lenien 
of  Ins  court  ;  bit-  a  hint  was  sent  him,  tha-  his  personal 
attendance  would  be  acceptable  to  the  eivipercr. 

A  letter  frt-m  Gibraltar,  da-ed  the  2M  September  in- 
lorms,  that  the  pestilence  at  Malaga  continued  m  r.ge 
wnh  most  destriic-ive  virulence,  from  two  to  three  hifn. 
ureuiallinx  victims  dally.  At  Gibraltar  ihemtraliiy  w« 
conliiied  to  St  rentiers.  The  tror-ps  „n  that  s.a.ion,  a. 
mcu.iiing  to  4(Juy,  cnjined  perfect  hcal-h. 

DOMESTIC. 

Captain  Pren-ice  arrived  at  Boston,  in  25  davs  from 
Mtirtinique.  intorms,  that  none  of  the  ports  in  that  i>I,i,:d 
had  been  blockad.d  for  atcorslderahle  time  back  ;  and  iha: 
.luring  the  late  appearance  of  several  Bri.isli  ships  of 
ivar  oIV  tlie  principal  pons,  that  American  vessels  wei-e 
iulTered  TO  ]iass  and  repass  without  any  int.fiTuption  what. 
?ver.  They  remained  there  but  a  few  davs,  and  tlien  re. 
:urned  to  tlieir  former  station. 

We  cannot  positively  state,  savs  ilie  .\urera,  what  had 
been  ihe  j-np.al  result,'  but  have'bcen  informed  t!u;  rh, 
loss  of  the  Trlpnlltans  had  been  so  great  as  to  create 
hopes  of  an  imniediate  teriiiiiiatioii  of  hos'irties.  The  1  ts« 
of  the  brave  ofllters  and  crews  of  the  tivo  guu  boass,  will 
he  regretted  by  every  friend  to  his  countrr.  we  deplore 
the  ability  to  announce  thedisaster  the  more  part  cukiil^, 
as  the  olBce^B  who  commanded  the  gun  boa's,  were  am'  tig 

the  most  re.s])ec'able  in  ouriiavv Letters  were  received 

inthis  city  from  olllcers-on  Imard  theU.S.  squadnn  be. 
fore  1  ripoli,  communicating  intelligence  of  a  very  d'streas- 
ing  nature.  As  we  were  unable  to  procure  extracts  from 
the  letters  received,  cr  a  statement  of  particulars  from 
those  wlio  received  them,  we  can  onlv  give  such  informs, 
tion  as  was  current  yesitrd-iy.— -We  un.lerst.iod  that  in  an 
attack  upon  the  Tripolitan  vessels  and  for  iiica  i  'ns,  t«  o 
of  the  gun-boats  belonging  to  the  American  tiiiiadron  had 
been  destroyed,  i-oesuiik,  the  other  blown  up.  Wepresum* 
iHishad  been  the  third  attack. 

We  uni'evstand.  says  a  New.York  paper,  tbtt  GMieral 
Tiirre:  u's  lady  and  suite,  were  passenger*  "h  hoar.l  th« 
Shepherdess,  from  Nantz  for  this  port,  wh  ch  sailed  tvr* 
days  before  the  Edward,  who  arrived  yesterday. 


56 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.  1. 


SELECTED  POETST.  ^ 


THE  CHILD  OF  SOIIROW.— a  tale. 

DKNV,  but  til  not  tall  u  a  maid 

W"!!  >  never  Rcoi*n  wi'h  scorn  repays  ; 
Proiiil  man,  though  now  I  ask  your  aid. 

Mine  once,  al:i»  !  wtn  happier  days. 
ButS'imw  m'irliM  m*'  f>r   her  own 

rtefore  I  told  my  twcniieih  year — 
Vet  when  my  friends  bejan  tofnwn, 

I  but  leproach'd  tbem  with — a  tear. 

I  ne'er  couUl  frame  the  harih  r^pfy, 

Tlie  lool<  unkind  by  feeling  fsar'd, 
fen  when  1  mei  disdain's  colJ  eye, 

£'*••!  wlicn  I  cruel  language  tiearil. 
I've  seen  my  friend,  tiiy  enrfcst  friend, 

RlI'jjC  lijv  tale  of  woe  tu  hear  ; 
Yci  .till  unwjlliiij  to  otfcnd. 

All  inv  remembrance  was — a  tear. 

Ai^  I  have  known  the  slanderer's  tongue, 

M.  fa?n^.'  with  vile  dir.hon  >ur  taint. 
Yet  lit  loy  lips  m  curws  hung, 

Tho*  mournful.  nt:|.J  was  ttiy  complaint. 
And  I  was  forc'd  by  cnifl  power 

To  leave  the  scenes  I  h.-I^lmist  dear  ; 
O  '  "twa?  indeed  a  tryliitr  hour ! 

Yet  all  my  iangtuje  was — a  tear. 

And  I  have  known  the  youth  I  lov'd 

Heir.ict  the  vows  he  swore  to  me  ; 
Behold  mv  p:tH  .1  cheek  iinmov'd. 

And  snii!i'i»-,  boa-.t  tl.fl  lie  v.t.s  free. 
Ye:  I  wascalm— and  (hour  ot  dnad  !) 

I  saw  him  woo  a  maid  more  deai^ 
But  I  wast^iU'i',  i  onl)  shed. 

No — no! — 1  t-uuid  not  shed — .v'tc.^r. 

Ah  !  full  was  then  my  cti]>  of  grief  ; 

Fr'ends.  fortune,  lover,  fame  all  lost  ; 
A  l)eggar  now  laskreiief, 

A  small,  a  trilling  boon  at  most. 
Still  can  you  chide  inefroin  your  door  .' 

Ah,  no  !  your  looks  contpassiin  wear  ; 
So  large  a  gift  '.  Oh  !   words  were  poor — 

I  thinii  I  bless  )0U  in— a  tear. 


FROM  THE  PORT  FOLIO. 

SONG. 

Like  n  ven'  gaTlant,  I  will  compliment  all, 
n    letr'and  -gle  -he  pretty. 
Tell  'h.*  short  one's  tliey^r.'  ijcat,  the  majestic  they're  tall 
And  call  all  the  homely  olcs  witty. 

Tims,  agreeablr  fahh.iod  posstng  for  tru-h, 

I  sliall  .icIJe  ^hcir  vanity  singly, 
Talk  (>t  |>rndeiice  to  age,  anil  of  pleasure  to  youth. 

And  console  ,vith  a  fortune  the  ugly. 

To  the  pale  I'U  on  d-l-.-a  e  lillies  Ivgin, 

Tnlhe  it.^ritl  ni  hol.l  torh  .),i  roses. 
Call  sijulii'ing  a  Ictr,  timi  a  Sivnie  in  a  grin. 

And  proportion,  where  chins  kiss  with  noses. 

Thus  agreeable  faUIiood,  S;c. 

Fl^OM  rriE  LITERARrr.iBLKT. 

A    POOR  CHANCE    BETTER    TltAX    NON'E. 

W'-h  what  caution  Tott^orrow  conceals  it«  affairs 
WhfTlicr  big  with  good  f.mune  or  no  ;  ' 

Man^  i-vlur'd  by  the  butterfly  aspect  it  wears, 
While  it  mayor  it  may  not  be  so. 

Were  its  secrets  u:\fclded,  how  should  we  pine  ( 
But  its  secre's  wt  never  innst  know* 
•..ru'i'^'*  ^'^"  pii  i-ings  are  hope's  richest  mine, 
\\  hilc  it  may  or  it  may  not  be  so. 

Will  poor  Tar  leave  hhs  home,  St  brave,  hopeless  of  gain. 
Seas  and  tempests,  both  pregnant  with  woe .' 
He  will  not :  but  lie  will,  if  apr.spect  remain 
1  hat  It  may  or  it  may  not  be  so. 

Tl-eeov  r-.le  mi.'  wml  I  b,.  fr^,  {^,„  restraint. 
Were  she  sure  she  unmarried  i:  •»»'   go, 
iv'-'u'?  "^*   <'f>*'i'K.  ogle,  dance,  c.ijuet  and  paint. 
VV  hile  It  may  or  it  may  not  be  so. 

Th-  ■r-.ldi-n  -f  r^rfv  with  h,i.:li.s  wonM  shioe. 

Coiidshehawk  some  young  foppling  or  beau, 
Bl'    '    'iliniplestiirnd  >vrinki.-s  c  ■•  i.peUier  to  pine. 

She's  convlac'd  .hit  it  cannot  be  so 


Ao  Ijng  asTomnrrow  !.e,:ps  one  day  ah«ad, 
'Till  Greehlaiid's  a  stranger  to  snow. 

Fair  piT  spects  will  liaiig  on  as  brittle  as  thread. 
As  it  may,  or  it  may  not  be  so. 

A  young  gentleman  who  had  been  striving  to  win  the 
affections  cf  his  Dulcenia,  who  had  it  seems,  a  small 
piece  ofco<]uerr,  in  her  constitution, depicted  his  hard  for. 
tunc  in  the  following 

POETICAL  EXTEMPORE. 

The  comical  Miss, 

Wi:h  l.er  c  es  .e  Is  ine    ve», 

^}u   iKie.oif-.ii  aad  ta.igiic  lell  me  nay.  Sir, 
Tl.ui  1  an.  Kepi  ii,  su^l  ence, 
Wi  h  .r,  uble  iniiiien>e, 

And  aui  in  a  very  sad  way.  Sir. 


*'ANNr!NG.\ir    AND    AJUT. 

A  GHEL^^LAND  TALE. 


Lovs  t 


,/.: 


■  i,S  t,:, 


ihc  Tar.,ci.M  ct,i, 
0/  :lx  mlU  ..'«.,  ./ :rmlKr,lt  s^i, 
A>i4  hi  miiii  wtiuer  trf..l  .)!:ihi>rinl 
JLifve  coii.fua'**  ait- 


efnczt. 


DnVDEM. 

Aningalt  however  disconn])nfed  by  the  tVUtcrv  coyness 
of  Aju-,  was  ye:  rcs>lved  to  omit  no  loi.cis  of  amorous 
ro  .\'.-"ix\  and  theref -re  ])rcsen'e;t  her  at  hisd'par  t;re  wih 
the  skins  of  seven  wh;:e  fawns,  of  live  swans,  and  cKvei 
seaK.  with  ttiree  n:>;-l>le  lamps,  ten  vessels  of  sea  »d.  ard 
a  kirge  kettle  of  bra;:5,  which  he  had  purchased  ,fv"ni  a 
shi^i.at  the  price  of  half  a  whale,  a:id  two  horns  of  sea- 
unicomfi.  - 

Ajiitwasso  much  affected  Ijy  the  fondness  of  herl^ver. 
or  o  much  ovevpowcird  by  his  magn'ficence,  btir  ^Ije  fol- 
loued  ir\p)  to  Hiesea-sitle  ;  and,  when  rhe  saw  him  en'er 
the  I loa--, wished  ;il  -ud,  'hut  be  niigh'  rettirn  with  plentv 
of  skins  ard 'jil  ;  that  ncitlier  the  nienii.TMs  migh  siutch 
liiitl  iato  the  ilecps,  nor  the  s^)irits  of  the  rocks  ctnB^e 
h'm  In  their  caverns. 


euo  stood  awhile  to  gaze  nprn 
\^A  then  re;urt^'ntr  to  Iter  hut.  :i:'i" 
5-de,  from  that  ii'-iir,  her  wh.:e  let 
^.:t  r  to  spread  tin hr.Tided  on  lier  vl: 
iiitv  in 'hetla'Cs  of  the  maitl«ns. 


berrii- 
bs)>«lta:l    I.ef 

the   dri.arting  ves  tl,      -v'Wnsli.:  w 

■\  d  d  ifctid,  la.d  a- 
si.i.),and._St:r.ereah-.t 
ukters,  and  forbore  to 

She    endeavoured  to 


d  vcr'  her  th-ughs  by  continual  applies. inn  to  feminine 
cp>i.lryi,ier:«.  ga'her  moss  f-  r  -Ivj-  «  Inti  r  lamps,  aed.lri- 
e'l  j'ra'S 'iline  thcbontsof  Aoiiigd-  Of  the  skins  which 
le  hail  bestowed  in:r.n  her. -hi-  made  a  fishing  coal,  a 
sn'all  boat  andent.  all  of  expiiisi  e  itianufacturc ;  and 
«hil.-s!ie  was  thus  bu:  led,  s.  kte-l  l-r  kibiurswi'h  asoiig 
in  which  she  prayed,  '•  iha'  herlov  r  might  have  hands 
s-ir,irer  han  the  paws  ot  'he  bear,  and  feet  swifter  than 
■h-  r,.c'  rf  the  ra  n-deer;  'ha-  h's  dart  might  iifver  err, 
and  that  l.'s  boat  might  never  leak  ;  tha»  he  might  never 
s'l'it  Ide  .^'1  ihe  ice.  nrv  faint  in  he  wa*er  :  iha'  i  lie  seal 
m>ht  nishon  hisha'poon  iir.d  that  the  wounded  whale 
mii?,htdash  'he  \#*ves  in  \'ain.'* 

The  larr;e  boats  in  which  the  Greenlanders  'ransport 
their  fan, illes  are  always  rowed  lit  wrnien;  for  a  man 
will  not  tUbare  hitrself  by  w(  rk  wliicb  requires  neaher 
t^lvil' nor  cfiirage.  Anningai;  was  therefore  e.\posed  by 
'cllenesR  to  :lie  ravages  of  passion.  He  went  thrice  to  the 
stern  cf 'he  boat,  wi  h  an  in"eiit  to  leap  into  the  waier, 
and  swim  back  to  his  mistress  :  but  recollecting  the  mise- 
ry which  they  niust  enduft  in  the  winter,  without  (;il  for 
tlie  btrtp,  rr  skins  f f  r  the  bed,  he  resolved  to  employ  the 
weeks  of  absence  in  provision  for  a  night  of  jil-.-nty  anti 
felicity.  He  then  composed  his  etnotions  :ts  he  ci  uld,  and 
ex]iressed.  in  wild  nunibers,  and  iincohih  images,  liis 
hi  pes,  his  sorrows  and  his  fears.  ■■  O  lire,"sa.«  lie,"  fral 
and  uncertain!  where  shall  wretched  man  find  thy  resein- 
bl.iiue,  but  ill  ice  floating  on  the  ocean  ?  It  towers  on  high 
it  sparkles  froiTi  afar  :  while  the  storms  drive,  and  the 
waers  beat  it,  the  sun  melts  it  i,b"ve,  and  ihe  rocks  sha'- 
ter  it  below.  Wha'  art  thou,  tUceirful  pleasure,  but  a  sud- 
den blaze 'treaming  frcm  the  norh,  whieh  jila' s  a  mf.- 
ment  on  the  eye,  mocks  ihe  traveller  with  :he  Iiopes  of 
light,  and  then  vani.shes  forever  ?  What,  Irve,  art  thou, 
but  a  whirl]. ool,  wliich  we  approach  without  knowledge 
of  our  danger,  drawn  on  bv  imperceptible  dogre?s,  till  we 
have  lost  all  power  of  resistance  and  escape  ?  Till  I  ti.xed 
ttiy  eyes  on  the  graces  of  A  jut,  while  I  had  n<  t  yet  called 
her  to  the  banquet,  I  was  careless  as  the  sleeiiing  morse, 
I  was  merry  as  the  singers  in  the  stars.  Why,  Ajut,  did 
I  gaze  upon  thy  graces  \  why,  my  fair,  did  I  call  thee  to 
the  banquet  \  Yet,  he  faithful,  niy  lo\e,  remember  An- 
n  ngai',  and  meet  mv  return  with  the  smile  of  virgini-v. 
1  will  chase  the  deer,  1  will  subdue  the  whale,  resistless  is 
the  fr>st  rf  darl<ness,and  unwearied  as  the  summer  sun. 
In  a  few  weeks  I  shall  return  pro.5pcroii3  and  wealliv  ; 
tlien  shall  the  roe-fish  and  the  porpt^ise  feast  thy  kindretl  ; 
he  lov  and  hare  shall  cover  thy  couch  :  the  tough  hide  of 
he  .^cal  'hall  shelter  t!iee  from  cold  ;  »nd  the  fa:  of  the 
wlule  iiiuuilnate  thy  dwelling.** 


Anningaii  Jiavuig  wi-h  these  sentiments  consoled  Kis 
grief,  ana  animated  his  industry,!  uiU  that  the)  hadnfli/ 
coasted  the  headland,  and  sa  v  the  whale  spouting  at  a 
distance.  He  heref -re  placed  hnii^h"  ii» his  r.shiiig  boat, 
called  his  associates  .o  their  several  em|  1  jymeuls,  plied  hid 
oar  and  harpoon  wiih  incredible  c  urige  and  dcinrity  ; 
and,  by  dividing  his  time  Iwtween  the  chase  and  fishery, 
susiicnded  (lie  mi-cries  of  ibse.ice  aid  suspicion. 

Aju",  in  the  inean  tjine,  notwithstanding  her  neglected 
dress,  happened,  as  sne  was  drying  some  skins  in  the  sun, 
to  ca  cli  the  e.e  of  Noriig>ukon  his  re  urn  triiiii  hunting. 
NomgMikwasrf  bir.h  tn.l>  illustrious.  Hi;  mother  hadifi- 
eil  in  child-bir.ii,  and  his  father,  thj  most  expert  Hsher 
of  Greenland,  ha  I  pi  rialied  by  too  close  pursuit  of  the 
whale.  His  digiii  y  was  equil  ed  by  hisriches  J  he  wa» 
iiiasterof  f  ur  inei^^^ndlwo  women's  boats,  bad  ninety 
>ub,- of  o.li.i  hisx^SKfchabitaiion,  and  live  and  twenty 
seals  lull  led  in  the  tiiv^agains- the -season  of  darkness. 
V\  1-  Ml  he  saw  tlie  beautv  (  f  Ajii  ,  he  iininertialelv  threw 
over  her  i.e  SKinpf  a  deer  :  hat  he  had  taken,  ai':d  soon 
:if  er  1  rjseiilcd  Rer  wi  li  aliranca  <f  ccrai.  Ajiil  refused 
-i|  s,  id  de  ermineu  to  adnitt  no  lover  in  the  it'ace 
fAniii:ai. 

Xi-rn  g  u.  .  thus  rejected,  had  ipcintrse  tosTatagcm.  Ho 
knew  tha^- Aju:  .voul  I  consul,  tin  .-ViigekUo.k,  or  diviner 
c mcarning  the  fa  e  of  iter  l.iv -r.  a  id  :ha  fcl.city  of  her 
til  i.ire  life.  He  dn  rcfore  applied  Kinrelf  to  the  most  cc- 
I  bia-ed  Angeklvik  of  tha- part  of -he  coun:ry,  ae.J,  by 
a  present  of  two  seals  an. I  a  marble  kettle,  obtained  a 
promise,  tdiat  when  Ajut  shoul  1  consult  him,  he  wiuUl 
declare -hat  her  I  ve  was  in  the  land  cf  sous.  Ajut,  in  z 
sli  r'  :i.iie,  br-nigh;  hrm  a  coat  ntaJe  by  heMelf,  a-'id  en. 
qu'.rtd  what  events  were  to  befal  her.  wi  h  a-  sur.viccsof  a 
much  larger  reward  at  the  rett^rn.tjf  Aii.ii.^.tii.  if  the  pre- 
diction shoul.l  Kaiter  her  de'.ires.     T^he   A'i,;e:ik,-ik   knew- 

■  gtil- 


Ihe  way  to  rlch'^s, 
r.-a'ly  CaT^ht  rw;> 
lar^e  b:)a'-  ladtn  w 

Thispr.-ypnosTL- 
s   1   unsiicctc  f  1, 


:indr.r. 


vh:ilc>.  woutU  ; 


*lid 


tu(  f--r  -ht-  ' 


I  ve  111 


turn.  --     — V   , 

At  lis'sho  saw  ' 
(I'par'cd.  steilii;-- 
She  ran.  winiiU    ' 


keep  secret' 
renewed  hi« 
1  lii.K  his  suit 
"Hts  withgif.s 
toj  p.jwer. 
rejif  'he  nie. 
ed  Ajjit  to  the 
e    reiuoiis  ric* 


.\nnio:-,ai'  had 


ihec 


slov 


Wh 

thai  A  nil! 
sui.p.r-  .h 
out  before  them  in  his  :  :,1 
at  their  arrival,  to  have  f 
Ajut,  distracted  a' "his  i 
to  theliil!s,wi'lion-  kn  >w  i 
the  hanjs  »f  her  pareii's 
own  hut,  and  end  nvouretl 
last  thev  re  ired  to  r^sr.  '• 


jut  0 


,  finding  a  fishing  boa,  she 
■■d  telling  tho'Cwho  wood 
IS  g-iirig  in  search  of  .|\n.i: 
wiftness,  a'l  I  was  seen  ni 


■.  "->  ca  ch  hef 

1   fori.ed  h'er, 
>.a    enJ-J,lxi.ig  uial.le-j 

B  vessflotc.ti1ria},e,  liiu!  set 
b"a,and    tliey    e.xiec  ed, 

hull  j,i  sh-,re,.rv 

i,;e,,ce.  wis  ab 'lit  to  ?!•.■  in. 

;h y.-h  ugh  she  was  n  iw  in 

lo  f.trced  her  hack 

mif-n-   her;  but    whqn 
down    to   'he    beai 


the 


■  oftht 
:tures. 


and  coi  je 
ciian.^ed  into  s'ars 

Ajut  was  .ransfon 
to  seek  herlwe-ii 
suasion  is,  tint  thi 
souls  where  the  sii 
and  i-rovisioos  aln- 
•hiow  a  th 
the  hapless 
would  pral: 
that  they  1. 


■  k  ven 


ni  more, 
e  ocr:t/i:' 


1  crcd  i.  wi  h.-u:  hesi  a- 

d  a-  her  rjshncs.,  that 

rt>ived  away  wilj 


M,;.ii.l 


niiingait  'vaa 
Its.  a.d  i-ial: 
ill   con-innes 


le  sea.     Bu- 


i  vpt 


nple  f. 


itl.a-  par- .of  the  laul  of 
v.'li-re  oil  It  ;ilways  fi-es'a, 
Tlie  vir;ii!s.  simetlmei 
iito  t;,e  bay,  frciu  which 
.  ;  and  when  a  Greentancer 
viriuniis  affec  ion,  he  de.:lares 
lit  and  Ajut. 


A    FF.WFULt    LE.VGTll     ■ 

PORTRAITS  OF  THOJilAS  JEFFERSON. 

M:'y  I.e  had  at  iff  liJliicrva  Prin'.i-^  O^t. 


JOHN  L.  COOK  tJ"  SEArOM  GHAHTLAN0, 

T^o  doirs  bf!ovi  tie  S\van-T,ivrr'i  .• 

IVHERE   riilNTiyC    IX    CENEHAL,    IS    FXECt-'TSC    WlTl 

llEATXEIS    .\MD     CtS.?A'lCU. 


Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE. 


KlCHMOii D  .—T C £  S D  AT.  DECEMBER  13,  1304. 


[Nv 


15. 


TKRMS  OF   "  TflK  MIl^KRVA." 

l5t._"  The  MiNrnvA"    will  be  neatly  iirlnted, 
weekly,  on  a  half-sheet  Supcr-Royat  \yi\)itr. 


2d. — The    eerms  are  two  dollars  per  annum  to 
be  paid  in  advance. 

3d. — A  handsome  tille-psffe  and  table  of  contents 
will  be  lurnislicd  (gratis)  at  the  completion  of  the 
volume. 


rROM  THE 
BEAUTIES    OF    HISTORY. 
CHASTITY. 

CHIOMAR  A,  the  wife  of  Oitiagon,  a  Gaulish  Prince, 
was  equally  admirable  for  her  beauty  and  chastity.  Du- 
tingthe  war  between  the  Romans  and  the  G.-iuls,  A.  R. 
463,  the  latter  were  totally  defeated  on  Mount  Olympus 
Cblomara,  among  many  other  ladies,  was  taken  prisoner 
«nd  committed  to  the  care  of  a  ctMiturion,  no  less  passion- 
ate tar  money  than  women.  He,  at  first,  endeavoured  to 
»o  gain  her  consent  to  his  infi^fnous  desires  ;  but  not  be- 
ing able  to  prevai  upon  her,  and  subvert  her  consiancy, 
he  thought  he  might  employ  force  with  a  woman  whom 
misfortune  had  reduced  to  slavery.  Afterwards,  to  mak« 
amends  for  tiiat  treatment,  be  offered  to  restore  her  to  li. 
beriy  ;  but  not  without  ransom.  He  agreed  with  her  for 
a  cenain  sum,  and  to  conceal  this  disign  from  the  other 
Romans,  he  permitted  her  to  send  any  of  the'  prisoners 
she  should  choose  to  her  rel^ttions,  and  assi,5ncd  a  placfc 
f>ear-thc  »«»erw'herw^he  lady  cfaould  be  cxchtinA-ed  Sfit 
gold.  By  accident,  there  was  one  cf  her  own  slaves  a- 
mongsttlie  prisoners.  Upon  him  she  B.-ied  ;  ?.nd  the  cen- 
turion soon  afiirr  carried  her  bi:ynnd  the  advanced  posts, 
undercover  of  a  dark  night.  The  next  evening  two  of 
the  relations  of  the  princess  came  to  the  place  ajipointed. 
whither  the  centurion  also  carried  his  captive.  \\"hen 
they  had  delivered  him  the  Attic  talent  they  had  brought, 
which  was  the  sum  they  had  agreed  on,  th  e  lady,  in  her 
own  language,  ordered  those  who  came  to  receive  her  to 
draw  their  swords  and  kill  the  centurion,  who  was  then 
amusing  himself  with  weighing  the  gold.  Then,  charm- 
ed with  having  revenged  the  injury  done  her  chastity,  she 
took  the  head  of  the  officer,  which  she  had  cut  off  with 
her  own  ha.ids,  and  hiding  it  under  her  robe,  went  to  her 
husband  Ortiagon,  v.  ho  liad  returned  home  after  the  de- 
feat of  his  troops.  As  soon  as  she  came  into  his  iire- 
jence,  she  threw  the  centurions  head  at  his  feet.  He  was 
ttrangely  surprised  at  Bijch  a  sight ;  and  asked  her  whose 
head  it  was,  and  what  had  induced  her  to  do  an  act  so  un- 
common to  her  sex  i  M'ith  a  face  covered  with  a  sudden 
blush,  and  at  the  tame  time  expressiv.g  her  ferce  indigna- 
tion, she  declared  the  outrage  which  had  been  done  her, 
and  the  rtvenge  she  had  taken  for  it. 

During  the  rest  of  her  li^e,  she  steadfastly  retained  the 
same  attachment  for  the  purity  of  manners  which  consti- 
rutesthe  principal  glor\-  ofthe  se.t,  and  nobly  sustained  the 
iionour  of  so  glorious,  bold^  and  heroic  an  i«ution. 

This  lady  was  much  more  prudent  than  Lucretia,  in  re- 
Tenging  her  injured  honor  by  the  death  of  her  ravisher, 
rather  than  by  her  own.  Vlutarch  relaies  this  fact,  in  his 
treatise  upon  the  virtue  and  great  actions  of  women  ;  and 
it  i.  from  him  we  have  the  name  of  this,  which  is  well 
Vcnhyof  k«ngtranniiitted  to  posterity. 


ON  THE  EOUCATION  OF  CHILDIIEN. 
{From  E.ig-jiortfys  PraCticiii  Edtication.) 

Besides  bestowing  some  attention  upon  early  education, 
jjarents  who  send  their  children  to  schtwl,  may  much  as- 
sist the  public  preceptor,  by  judicious  conduct  towards  chil- 
dren during  that  portion  ofthe  year  which  is  usually  spent 
at  Inme.  Mistaken  parental  fondness  delights  to  make 
the  period  of  ti.nc  which  children  spend  athoiji'e  as  sirik" 
ing  a  contrast  as  pnssiWe  with  that  which  Htey  pass  at 
school.  Tile' holydays  ace  made  a  jubilee,  or  rather  re- 
semble a  ."ji'urnalia.  Even  if  parents  do  not  wiMi  to  re- 
present a  schoolmaster  as  a  tyrant,  they  are  by  no  means 
displeased  10  observe,  that  he  is  not  the  friend  or  favorite 
of  their  children.  They  put  themselves  in  mean  compe- 
tition with  him  for  their  affection^  instead  of  co-operating 
with  him  in  all  his  v-ews  for  their  advantage.  How  is  it 
possible,  tha;  any  master  can  long  retain  the  wish  or  the 
hope  of  5uccccd;ng  in  any  plan  of  education,  if  he  per- 
ceives that  his  pupils  are  but  partially  under  his  govern- 
ment, if  his  influence  over  Ihcir  minds  be  countevactcil 
from  time  to  time  by  tbe  superior  influence  of  their  pa- 
rents ?  An  influence  which  he  must  not  wish  to  destroy. 
To  him  is  left  vhe  power  to  punish,  it  is  true  ;  butparents 
reserve  to  themselves  the  privilege  to  reward.  The  anci- 
ents did  not  suppose,  tlian  even  Jupiter  coulil   g.-)vern   the 

world  without  the  command  of  i>ain  and  pleasure. Upon 

the    vases  near   his  throne   depenJe.1  his  inlluence    over 
mankind. 

And  what  are   these  holylay   deligh's  !     And  in  what 

consists  parental  rewards  (     la  dissipa;ion  and  idleness. 

With  these  are  mns^gn^nTlyj^s""'"'*"^!  t'^*'  '"''''■  "f  ^-'pp''- 
..>,3:,  «iia  cht  .........  wfplcisure  ;   tlie  name  is  often  sufiici- 

cnt  without  the  reality.  During  [he  vacation,  children 
have  a  glimpse  of  what  is  called  the  world  j  and  then  are 
sent  back  to  their  prison  with  heads  full  of  visions  of  li- 
berty, and  with  the  second  sight  ofthe  Lless  d  lives  which 
they  arc  to  lead  when  they  have  left  School  forever.— 
Whatman  of  sense  whohas  ituJied  the  human  mind,  who 
knows  that  the  success  of  any  plan  cf  education  must  de- 
pend upon  the  concurrence  of  every  person  and  every  cir- 
,  for  years  together,  to  the  same  point,  would 
Undertake  any  thing  more  than  the  partial  instruction  of 
pupils,  whose  leading  associations  and  habits  must  be 
perpetually  broken?  When  the  W'lvk  of  school  is  un- 
done during  the  holydays,  what  hand  could  have  the  pa- 
tience perpetually  to  repair  the  web  ; 

During  thevacations  spent  at  home,  children  may  be 
made  extremely  happy  in  the  societi-  and  in  the  allection 
of  their  friends,  but  they  need  not  be  taught  that  idleness 
is  pleasure  ;  on  the  contrary,  occupation  should  by  all 
possible  methods,  b«  rendered  agreeable  .to  them,  their 
school  acquisitions,  their  knowledge  and  taste  should  be 
drawn  out  in  conversation,  and  they  should  b;  tnade  to 
feel  the  value  of  what  they  had  been  taught  ;  by  these 
means  there  would  be  some  connection,  some  unity  of  de- 
sign, preserved  in  their  education. — Their    schaol-masteVs 

d  tutors  should  never  become  the  theme  of  insipid  ridi- 
ihoulJ  parents  ever  put  their  influence  in  com- 
petition  with  that  of  a  preceptor  ;  on  the  contrary,  his  pu- 
pils should  uniformly  perceive,  that  from  his  authority 
there  is  no  appeal,  except  to  the  superior  power  cf  reason, 
which  should  be  the  avo>,ed  arbiter,  to  >>l,|ch  all  Uiould 
be  submitted. 

To  connect  the  idea  of  childhood  with  that  of  inferio- 
rity and  contempt,  is  unjust  and  impolitic  ;  It  should  not 
be  made  a  reprich    t»  yguog  ptopit    t»   ks    yo»:i;,  no 


cule  , 


siioulu  it  be  pointed  out  to  them,  that  when  il.cy  ai« 
some  years  older  tlicy  will  be  more  respected  ;  the  d.:- 
gree  r.f  1-espcct.whith  they  really  command,  whether  in 
youth  or  age,  will  depend  on  their  conduct,  their  know- 
ledge, and  iheir  powers  of  being  useful  and  agreeable  ro 
others.  Ifthey  are  convinced  of  ,hi,,  children  at  eight 
years  old  will  not  long  to  be  fifteen,  ncr  at  fifteen  ,o  be 
one  and  twenty  ,  proper  subordination  would!,,  preserv- 
ed, .->nd  :he  scale  of  happiness  would  «otha«,f.«ed  & 
false  connection  with  thatof  agr.  If  parents  did  not  first 
excte  foolish  wishes  in  the  minds  of  their  children,  and 
.hen  .mprudemly  promise  that  these  wishes  shall  be  era- 
r.hcd  .-tt  certain  periods  of  their  existence,  children  would  • 
no:be,mpa.,entto  pass  over  the  years  cf  childhood  • 
those  jears  which  idle  boys  wish  to  pass  over  as  quick  a« 
possible,  men  without  occupation  regret  as  the  happie.« 
of  th.ir  exigence.     To  a  ch.ld,  who  has    been    prontis- 

1,1'"°"  ■"-/W-Ionhisnex. 
b..th.day,  the  spaces  slow  and    heavy  until   that    happy 

ayarnve  Fix  the  day  when  a  boy  sh.dl  leave  scho^, 
.^..dhevv.she,  ,ns,.antly  to  mount  the  chariot,  and  lashth. 
horses  of  the  sun.  N,,r  when  he  enters  thewo.ld,  „  ill  |,|, 
restless  spirit  be  satisfied  ;  the  first  step  gained,  he  look, 
vnx.ously  forward  to  the  heiSht  of  maniy  elevation, 
"  Anil  the  brhi  minor  paitufjr  twtr.t:one:' 
Thes«^uven;ie  anticipations  diminish  .he  real  happi„e« 

riif-- ;  those  who  are  in  con.inual  expectation,  never en- 
loy  the  present  :  the  habit  of  expectation  is  dangerous  to- 
the  mind,  itsuspen.ls  all  industry,  all  voluntary  exertion. 
^"••-g   m.-n,  who:  early  acquii-e  this  habit,  find  existence* 

idtOjheimvithnut  the  imr.i..l:,.„„.;„,,.i;  „|-i.         ^^^__ 

'«r  i  no  mat:er  what  the  object  is,  they  must  have  some. 
h'i'S  to  sigh  for:  a  curricle,  a  cockade,  or  an  opera, 
■lancer. 

RXuch  may  be  done  by  education  to  prevent  this  b-yisl, 
'■estlessness.  Parents  should  refrain  from  those  impru- 
dent  promises,  and  slight  inuendoes  which  the  youthfn, 
imagina'ion  always  misunderstands  and  cvaggerates.  Ne. 
verier  the  moment  in  which  ayougman  quits  a  senn'nary 
'f  education,  be  represented  as  a  moment  in  which  all  in. 
s^ruction,  labour,  and  restraints,  cease.  The  idea,  that  h. 
must  restrain  and  instruct  himself,  that  he  must  con.ple.c 
his  own  education,  should  be  excited  in  a  young  man'a 
mind  ;  nor  should  he  be  suffered  to  iruagine  that  his  edu. 
cation  is  finished,  because  he  has  attained  to  some  given 
:»ge.       ■ 


REMARKS  ON  THE  BRITISH  TKEATRES. 
By  Dn.  Goi.DSMivii. 

Our  theatres  are  now  opened,  and  ail  Crcbs;reet  is  pre- 
paring  its  advice  to  the  managers  :  we  shall  undoubtedly 
hear  learned  disquisitions  on  the  structure  of  cue  actor'e 
leg^,  and  another's  eyebrows.  We  shall  be  t.->M  much 
of  enunciations,  tones',  and  altitudes,  and  shall  have  our 
lightest  pleasures  commenvd  upon  by  didactic  ^dul;,es». 
We  shall,  it  is  feared,  be  told  that  Oarrick  i.!  a  fine  ac- 
but  then,  as  a  manaj^r.  so  avaricious  !  Palmer  is  a  most 
surprising  genius,  and  Holland  likely  ,o-<Io  well  in  a  pa^ 
of   character.     We  shall  then  have  then  giv 


ticula 

ing  Shuter  instructions  to  amuse  us  by  rule,  and  deplt>~ 
ing  oyer  the  ruins  of  desolated  majesty,  at  Covent-Garden. 
As  I  love  to  be  adv.snig  too.  for  advice  is  easily  given,  & 
bears  a  show  of  w.sdom  ami  superiority,  1  must  be  per. 
mmed  to  offer  a  few  observations  upon  out  il.catres  Jt 
Mtors,  without,  on  this  trivial  occasion,  throwing  ra/ 
thoughts  into  the  funnality  cfmeOjid. 


o8 


THE  MINERVA. 


For  1804. 


Tliere  is  soiiiethiiij  in  ihe  <kportincn(  of  all  our  piiy- 
tr\,  infinirrlyiliorejtiirind  foririal,  ihan  limng  die  ac 
tors  of  otii  T  iia?ion»-  Their  Action  sits  unsasy  ii,j  m  tliein 
f>T»< 'he  English  use  ver>- little  gf  mire  in  urainir/ cm 
v-rsatiM,  our  Engli.h-brcJ  ac!:jra  are  oWijii  to  sii.);)!/ 
s-aj-.- jrsture;  b/  liiciriiiia.pnaiijn  ilone.  AFrencli  c 
li-.--diaii  finds  pr.iper  midds  of  action  in  cv;ry  coiii,)i  i 
a-.id  in  entry  ciitv'c-house  he  e.itcrt.  An  Englishman 
olili;frd  to  take  ll:»  models  froujrhe  stage  i'self  j  he  ii  o- 
bli^.'J  toiojiia'c  nature  frim  an  iin'tatim  of  nattirt.  I 
kni'V  of  no  set  of  mttn  m  <re  likely  to  be  iiijprjved  by  tra- 
vcllii-;.  than  those  of  the  theatrical  professio. I.  Tlie  iii- 
habita'nn  of  thecoiitineni  are  less  rcservci  than  here; 
t'nev  may  be  seen  through  upon  a  first  acquaintance  :  such 
are  tlir proper  inodvds  f)  dra.»  from  ;  they  i«  at  ouce 
^.riUing,  and  are  found  in  great  abundance. 

Tliough  it  rouUl  be  ine-ncusable  in  a  co:nediin  to  »dJ 
any  thi  ig  ofhij  own  to  theptwi's  dialogue,  yet  as  to  the 
xcxi'm  he  is  eniirrly  at  liberty.  By  this  he  m  ly  shew  the 
/ertility  of  his  genius,  the  poignancy  of  his  liumour,  and 
^he  exactness  of  hisjud^inent.  VVe  scarcely  see  a  co.i- 
f  conil)  or  a  fool,  in  comnijn  life,  that  h.ts  not  sonis  pecu- 
liar oddity  in  hi  i  action;  these  peculiarities  it  is  not  in 
the  power  of -words  to  repretent,  and  depend  solely  upou 
tlie  act^ir :  they  give  a  relish  to  the  humour,  of  the  poet, 
and  make  the  appeamct  of  nature  more  ill u-sive  :  the  1- 
ulians.it  Is  true,  make  s-mie  chanveters,  and  endeavour  to 
preserve  the  peculiar  humour  by  the  make  cf  tlte  mask  ; 
iwtt  I  have  seen  others  still  preserve  a  great  fundof  huniur 
in  the  fac?,  without  a  iitask  :  one  acfor  particularly,  by  a 
s.-j'iint  whicli  he  threw  into  some  ciiaracers  of  low  life, 
assumed  a  look  of  soliditv  :  this,  though  upou  redcction 
v;e  miglii  condemn,  yet,  immetliately  upon  representati- 
on, we  could  not  avoid  being  pU'.ised  with  : — to  illustirate 
what  1  have  boe.i  saying,  by  ilieiiUysI  have  of  late  gone 
To  see  ;  in  the  Miser,  wiiich  w-ii  played  a  few  nights  ago 
,ft  Covent-Gardcn,  LovcgoU  appears  through  the  whole  in 
xircuinstanccs  of  evaggeratedar.ar'ice  ;  mJI  thepj  iver'sac- 
tifin,  therefore,  s'i»»  itd  conspire  with  the  j)oet*s  design, and 
rcpreseutiiinixs  a. 1  epitome  of  penury.  The  French  co- 
median in  this  character,  in  the  midst  of  one  of  his  most 
violent  jias^ont,  while  he  apjiears  in  a  most  ungovernable 
rage,  feels  the  (lemon  of  avarice  still  upon  him,  and  stoops 
down  to  pick  up  a  pin,  which  he  quilts  into  the  flap  of  his 
c-iat  picket,  with  great  assiduity  : — two  cindlcsarc  ligUt- 
ifd  up  for  his  wedding  ;  he  flies,  and-  torns  one  of  them 
Into  tho  socket  :  it  is,  Uowcver,  lighted  up  again  ;  he 
i*hcp  steals  to  it,  and  privairly  crams  it  into  his  pocket. 
The  Mock  Doctor  was  lately  played  at  tliishoase.  Hcite 
iigain  the  comedian  had  an  opportunity  of  hcightning  the 
ridiciilehy  action  :  the  Frencii  plavcr  sits  in  a  chair  with 
an  Ingii  uack,an<l  then  liegins  to  shew  away  by  talking 
nonsense,  which  he  woultl  have  tltought  Latin  by  those 
wlio  he  knows  do  not  understand  a  svll-iiile  of  the  matter. 
At  last  he  grows  enthasiaslic,  enp.s  the  admiration  of 
the  company,  tosses  his  legs  and  nrnns  about,  and  in  the 
midst  of  bis  rapture  an.l  vocireratlon,  he  and  the  chair  fall 
back  togctltcr.  All  this  a]ipears  dull  enough  in  the  reci- 
tal ;  but  the  gi-»vitv)-  of  Caio  could  not  stand  it  in  repre- 
sentation. In  short.there  is  liaully  a  character  in  come- 
dy to  which  a  player  of  any  re:d  humour  might  not  add 
5troke8  of  vivacity,  that  could  not  fail  of  applause.  But 
instead  of  this,  we  ton  ofteo  see  our  fine  gentlemen  do 
nothing  through  a  whole  p.art,  but  strut  and  open  their 
snuff-box,-  our  pretty  feMows  sit  iod.cently  svith  their 
l.gs across,  and  our  clowns  piill  up  ttieir  bi-eeches  :  these 
if  once  or  even  twice  repeated,  might  do  well  enough  ; 
bat  to  see  them  served  up  in  every  scene,  argues  the 
actor  »lmo»t  a;  barren  »s  the  tluT;^ter  he  would  €.■{- 
pose. 

The  magnificence  of  our  theatres  is  far  superior  to  any 
others  in  Enr.pp,  where  pla\  s  only  arc  acted: — the  gr«at 
rare  our  performers  take  in  ]Kiinting  for  a  part,  their  ex- 
a--tnc6s  in  all  the  minutiae  of  dress,  and  other  little  sceni- 
f  :il  properlics,  have  been  taken  notice  of  by  Kicoboni,  a 
a  gentleman  of  Italy,  who  travelled  Europe,  with  no  o- 
tlier  design  but  to  remark  upon  tlie  s  '^e  ;  but  there  are 
wvcral  iinj-roprietics  still  continued,  or  lately  conic  into 
f.ishloii.  As.  for  Instance,  spreading  a  car^iet  punctually 
»t  the  beginning  of  the  death-scei.e,  in  order  to  prevent 
our  actors  from  spoiling  their  clothes  ;  this  immediately 
apprises  us  of  the  tragedy  to  follow ,-  for  lajing  the  cloth 
is  not  a  more  sure  indication  of  dinner,  than  laying  the 
carpet  of  bloody  work  at  Drury.lane.  Oar  litde  pages,  | 
also,  with  unmeaning  faces,  that  liear  up  the  train  of  a 
weeping  princess  and  ouraukward  lords  in  waiting,  take 
oir  much  from  her  distress.  Mutes  of  every  kind  divide 
our  a-ter.tii^n,  and  lessen  our  sen.ibllity  i  but  here  it  is 
entirely  ridiculous,  as  we  see  thei»  etriously  employed  in 
othing.  If  we  must  have  dirty-shiried  guards  up. 
theatres,  they  should  be  taught  to  .keep  their 
up- 


^  admiration.  But  if  this  be  a  delect,  what  must  be  the 
entire  perversion  of  scenic.il  decorum,  when,  for  instance, 
we  sec  an  ac.ress,  that  might  -act  the  wappiiig  landlady 
without  a  blister,  pining  in  the  character  of  Jaiie  Shore, 
and.  while  unweiljy  with  fat,  endeavouring  toconviiice  the 
audience  that  she  isd^ ' 


doing  r 
en  the 

•yes  fixed  on  the  actors,  and    not  roll    thei.,    

en  the    audience,  as  if  they  were  ogling  the  boxes 

Beau'y  methlnks,  seems  a  requisite  qualification  in  an 
actrpss  ;  this  seems  scrupuloiuly  ob^ers-ed  elsewhere,  and 
for  my  part,  I  could  wish  to  see  it  observed  at  home.  I 
ean  never  conceive  a  hero  dying  for  love  of  a  lady  totally 
d  stliute  of  beauty.  I  must  think  the  part  unnatural,  for 
I  can  lot  bar  to  hear  him  call  that  face  angelic,  when  e- 
v.  n  paint  lannot  hide  its  wrinkles.  I  must  condemn  him 
f  »t  ipidjv,  &  he  person  whom  I  can  accuse  for  want  of 
»»•«,  will  se'dom  b»come  th«  object  of  my  jffcctign*  or 


"S 


nger 


For  the  future,  then,  l  could  w'lsh  that  the  parts  of  the 
y«jng  St  beautiful  were  given  to  performers  of  suitab  e  fi- 
gures i  for  I  must  own  1  could  rafiier  see  the  stage  filled 
nilh  agreeable  objets,  though  they  might  sometimes  bun- 
gle a  little,  rhan  see  it  crowded  with  withered  or  mis-sha. 
pen  figures,  be  their  emphasis,  as  I  think  it  is  called,  ever 
so  proper  :  the  first  may  have  the  aukward  appearance  of 
new  raised  troops.;  but,  in  viewing  the  last,  1  cannot  a- 
voidlhe  niorlilicatiuu  ij  fancying  ii>j;>(uf  jilactul  in  iia 
Uosjiital  of  iuvalids- 


[  K'om  tht'inttraitnj  "  Letters"  uf  Jfr.  Jmtiit,  vie  Klezt  the 
JoUoviing  KvcU-dnnvn  character  of  the  Hon.  Thovias 
Mrtkine.  We  are  happy  toJi,td  that  this  v/[tri  icjatt  u  J. 
vaiicing  into  its  merited  celebrity.  We  sincerely  h/ipe,  that 
it  wtl  not  aJd  um/thcl  item  to  the  cataiogtie  if  n.-r!vcli\! 
tpe;iiiu:iis  of  American  Genius,  and  another  article  tf  the 
jmpeachnunt  </"  American  taste  ] 

[Nat.  .'Egis. 

JL  E  TT  Z  R    XXXVII. 

Lo.sDo.y,  Aiigiist22. 

Erskine,  Gib'bs,  and  Garrow,  ntr  the   three  most  pow- 
crfill  speakers  in  the  courts  of  law. 

The  person  of  Erskint  is  slender,  his  height  not  ex- 
cecdingthe  common  size,  biscomjilexitm  sailow,  his  hair 
dark,  his  face  oval,  and  a  little  e'liiaciated,  the  low,:r  part 
of  his  fcrehead  prominent,  yet  graduallv  retreating,  his 
eye-Wows  lull,  a  little  perplexed^  seated  near  his  e\es, 
which  are  liaiel,  open  and  conciliatory,  his  note,  nari-.w 
between  the  eyes,  yet  perfectly  congenial,  neither  too 
large  nor  to.  small,  his  mouth  gently  dosed,  seeming  rea- 
dy to  await  the  dictates  of  his  tongue,  yctiiot  targe  enough 
to  give  his  eloquence  its  just  tone,  his  lips  thin,  meeting 
ill  union,  and  wl»en  irrit.-ited,  ratlur  inclining  to  retreat, 
than  project,  his  chin,  gently  retreating,  which,  in  con- 
junction with  his  forehead,  bespeaks  the  man  linn,  yet 
modest,  positive,  yet  iagciiious. 

Kis  countenance,  when  in  a  sttite  of  repose,  is  prejios- 
scssing,  but  when  he  speal«,  his  gestures  are  rhetoric  ;  his 
Uo'^  i-';,-«„a«Vwo ,  i,;o.w..:*«,  ato,|„cjice  .  in  the  eiow_of  ani- 
mation, commanding,  but  in  tlieiiTometiT;  uT  passion, 
when  self-convinced,  he  is  pure  intelligence  :  disdaining 
every  by-road  to  conviction,  lie  strips  the  cause  of  all  its 
surrounding  circuinstanccs,  places  it  on  its  own  position, 
true  to  nature,  paints  it  visibly  to  the  eye,  and  buries  in 
oblivion,  every  inierfering  particular.  It  Is  the  contenti- 
on of  principle  no  matter  whose,  or  what  the  interest  j 
if  heaven  were  concerned,  it  is  still  the  contention  of  prin- 
ciple. Of  all  causes  which  could  arise,  the  present  .seems 
to  involve  the  deepest  conserpiences  ;  there  is  no  distincti- 
on now  between  the  great  and  the  little,  every  thing  but 
the  point  in  question  Is  forgotten  :  Erskine  and  his  cause 
are  sovereign  over  all.  Now  flows  the  fountain  of  jus- 
tice, uow  are  explored  the  recesses  of  iniquity,  now  are  the 
deep  foundations  of  fraud  broken  up.  His  eloquence  be- 
comes a  torrent  which  sweeps  away  every  mound  which 
art  or  subterfuge  had  raised  :  no  lunger  h.is  the  law  a  sir. 
gle  hard  feature  :  no  perplexities,  no  uncertainties,  no 
idle  evasions  !  Saturnian  Jove  descends  whh  his  equal 
scales,  cunning  retires  in  shanie.-oppression  lets  go  its  vic- 
tim, and  innocence  is  seated  on  the  throne  of  equity.  At 
length  Erskine  himself,  by  degrees  is  forgotten,  and  for- 
gets himself;  he  rises  with  an  efl'ort  not  his  own,  and 
sinks  under  superior  feelings,  while  the  judge  and  jury 
convinced  even  to  enlhuiiasin,  are  impatient  to  withhold 
the  vcrtllct. 

O,  sacred  tribunal  !  guarded  in  the  spotless  ermine*  of 
justice!  O,  hallowed  walls  !  where  party  spirit  never 
enters,  where  the  oppressed  breathe  an  elherlal  element. 
O,  glorious  institution  !  which  chains  the  passioas  of  men 
and  checks  the  exactions  of  self-interest,  by  ih.»  Intervepti- 
on  of  a  jury.  O,  venerable  judges!  whose  sacred  -iflice 
kn.wsno  bias,  whose  lyinpaihy  is  never  viakened  but  in 
the  cause  of  humanity. 

1  know  not  with  whom  of  the  orators  of  antiquity  to 
compare  Erskine.  He  possesses  neither  the  voice,  nerve, 
nor  vehemence  of  nemosthencs  :  but  he  has  rriore  cordia- 
I'ty  ;  the  audience  of  Cenioslhenesis  driven,  yon  see  the 
goad  ;  that  of  Erskine  fdlows,  you  see  the  leading  strmg. 
While  the  one  shews  both  his  hands  clenched,  you  see  the 
arms  of  the  oth.r  extended.  While  Demosthenes  stamps 
with  his  feet,  Erskine  only  shows  his  arms  akiiubo  ;  whllt 
the  one  assumes  a  look  of  .defiance,  the  other  pauses  a 
moinent,  with  open  eyes.  He  has  all  the  grace  &  eloquence 
of  Tully,  and,  like  TuUy,  is  anxious  in  a  qualifying  exor- 
dium.toround  all  the  angular  points  of  his  cause.  He  has  I 
less  art,  is  more  rajiid,  mors  earnest,  more  original  than  I 
Tully,  and  if  the  periods  of  the  Roman  are  more  majestic  II 
than  ihose  of  the  Scotchman,  Erskine's  is  the  fault  of  the 
English  language.  Vet  he  has  not  Tully's  reach  of  learn- 
mg,  tkotigh  I  lu^jwct,  ia  mm  at  »wjirtt«,  £xikiu«'»  «a. 


dincss  would  extricate  him,  v  hen  the  I'.r.ii  an  would  sink 
under  the  weight  of  his  own  erudition.  Jle  has  not  the 
conhdenre  nor  the  grandeur  of  Pericles,  but  he  attaches 
you  quicker.  Pericles  is  willing  to  imprte  on  you,  Ers- 
kine's first  concern  is  to  make  friends.  While  Periclrda 
throwing  the  gauntlet,  Erskine  is  en  the  defensive  watch, 
ing  the  moment  of  doubt  or  indilicrence  bee  koning.  Im. 
pcrative,  the  one  siat'ds  erect,  and  will  take  nothing 
which  he  cannot  extort  <  si:Linissive,  the  other  inclines 
forward  and  apjieals  to  imparliid  justice. 

Erskine  will  siifler  nothing  on  beingexamined  as  a  man 
— his  profet-.ion  has  not  defaced  his  original  ftaiures  of 
greatness.  When  engaged  In  an  inijslM  cause,  be  never  s». 
trifices  his  hardihood  of  honor,  to  the  views  of  his  client. 
He  says  afl  that  ought  to  be  said  ;  yet  never  commits  i»ia 
own  dignity  by  urging  a  cnrruiit  principle.  You  see  no. 
thing  of  the  Attorney,  Erskine  is  a  c<,unsellor  ;  yon  seo 
no  jjartizan  of  petty  aclvantage  ;  Erskine  is  a  gentle- 
He  isseiiOHS  orw'itty,  at  pleasure,  and  when  the  rcta-^ 
sion  olTeTs,  and  Jic  is  disposed  to  descend,  b«  can,  like 
Rosclus,  turn  ofla  case  In  panttmime.  Among  the  thou, 
sand  actios  whicht arc  presented  hhn,  srme  *pprxr  on 
trial,  to  have  originated  i;i  ii;ir.h,  ai-d  others  in  inq  rudencn 
— tl.is,f.votcus  is  ready  Ir  a  moment  to  throw  oil  the  pro. 
fessiona1j>uskin  and  read  the  sock. 

1  have  followed  him  to  theHouse  of  Crmmons,  forn»- 
ing  to  my  mind  the  altitude  of  a  man,  tieajinj  empire* 
uiiu..'r  his  feet,  and  hclding  in  his  hands  the  destinies  of 
the  t.'orld.  If,  in  a  petrj-  court  of  law,  he  ccnld  incva 
heaven  in  favcr  of  a  poor  crjihan,  or  an  t>ppTessed  widow, 
surely  in  presence  of  the  British  parliament,  when  th« 
fate  of  nations  is  dcperdirig,  the  IV.jnt  of  opposi.ion  must 
cower  beneath  his  irown,  or  inove  in  the  wakeof  his  tri. 
um|ihant  path.  But  the  moment  he  enters  parliament, 
he  dlsapp.ars.  He  is  only  one  among  five  hundred.  An 
Arab  would  never  kill  Erskine,  unless  he  caught  him  in  hia 
gown,  band  and  wig  ;!  wiih  these  he  seems  to  put  cft'lii* 
wholevlrtue.  As  aMalesman.  Erskine  is  nothing.  1  do 
mit  say  he  is  a  great  man,  in  a  little  room  ;  hut  he.  in  ad- 
dressing twelve  men.  In  a  court  of  law,  and  in  the  British 
Parliament  addressing  the  speaker  in  behalf  of  the  n-ation, 
is  not  the  same  man.  He  commences,  indeed,  on  broad 
foundation,  but  ascends,  like    a    pyramid,  and  eiiher 

duces  an  abortion,  or  attains  to  the  point,  and  tenn; 

where  he  should  have  begun.  In  parliament,  he  disco- 
vers nothing  of  that  copious  precision,  that  ascendirg  or- 
der, that  captivating  fluency,  that  earnest  convictien,  which 
at  the  bar.  stamp  him  Erskine.  In  parliament,  he  la- 
bors with  a  harrow  through  the  impediments  ofpditics, 
n<iw  it  catches  hold  of  Pitt,  then  it  interferes  with  a  sti-ag- 
gling  limb  of  Hawkesbury,  now  it  tears  a-vay  the  skirlaof 
Addlngton,  jHesently  it  is  to  be  lifted  over  the  hnj,  of 
Windham.     Hecbncludes,  and  the impressioB   which  h« 


r  pro- 


has  tiiade  is  already  eS'aced. 

•  The  rnhe,  oftkejuiges.airfactitdth  er: 
t  ne  ll.i^'i.h  LavKcrs  aredresced.  u7,c 
OS17J,  Itiluci}  !/and  and  tie  inig. 


Adieu. 


FKOM  THE  FORT    FCl.IO. 
There's  sr-mething  in  women   their  h.vcrs  encatre 
Of  whatever  complexion  or  stature  or  age  ; 
And  she,  who  would  frighten  a  mere  stander  by 
Is  a  Venus  herself  in  the  fond  lover's  eje. 

If  she's  pale,  never  swan  was  a  tenth  part  JO  fair  ; 
If  tawny,  like  jet  are  her  eyes  and  her  hair  ; 
If  A'anlippc  herself,  her  sci'lding's  chouglil  wit  : 
If  meek,  all  good  » ives  to  their  husband'*  submit. 

If  a  pigmy,  how  neat  is  her  air  and  her  mein  ; 

If  astee]ile's  she's  graceful,  and  walks  I'ke  a  queen  j 
If  a  girl  in  her  teens,  all's  handsome  that's  voung; 
If  eighty,  her  fortune  says — World  h  Jd  your  tongue. 

In  short,  to  dear  woman  'twas  given  to  please. 
And  tho'  the  whim  ofien  should  take  them  to  teaze. 
To  perplex,  to  torment  and  a  thousand  things  moie» 
They're  the  deities  wen  mere  all  born  to  adore. 

ANECDOTE  OF  CEN.  HAMILTON. 
When  a  youth  of  seventeen  he  was  chief  clerk  of  ine-  .., 
minent  merchant  at  St.  Eustatia,  who  being  absent,  the  ' 
business  of  the  comptlng-room  ofcourse  devolved  on  voung 
Hamilton.  He  had  handed  to  him  a  letter  directeil' to  his 
master,  which,  supposing  it  related  to  mercantile  concerns 
he  opened,  but  his  surprize  was  great  when  he  found  it 
contained  a  Challenge  to  his  master,  whose  proxy  he  was  : 
the  young  hero  answered  the  challenge  in  the  naine  of  his 
master,  and  the  tiitie  and  place  was  mentioned  in  the  re-  ' 
ply.  Hamilton  appeared  to  the  antagonist  of  his  master 
on  the  field  ;  and  to  use  his  own  worda,  "did  his  faw'/ieV 
in  his  absence,"  and  would  not  agree  to  any  compromise, 
except  on  the  exjiress  condition  that  the  Challenger  shouH 
acknowledge  in  writing,  that  he  had  received  suitable  sa- 
tisfaction from  Mr.  ,  that  he  was  a  gentleman  of 

honor  &c.  and,  further,  that  he  (Hamilton)  should  never 
be  known  in  the  business— which  the  challenger  was  ob- 
liged to  accede  to  or  fight  young  Hamilton  ;  be  chose  the 
former,  and  the  parties  sejiara'ed — In  a  few  months,  how. 
ever,  it  came  to  hit  master's  ear,  who  was  so  struck 
with  the  magnanimity  of  such  conduct,  that  he  gave  him 
liberty  to  come  to  the  Continent,  choose  what  profouioa 
U»  plcaMd,  and  Jijuv  eu  huu  to  any  amount. 


Vol.  I. 


THE    MINERVA. 


59 


riiL.  scnuPLE. 

rasslnp  through  the  street  the  other  dav,  my  attention 
was  suJUenly  struck  hv  2."  ftcbte  excfmnatiua  ot'  *•  God 
bless  you  V*  I  turned  back — it  was  the  vnicc  ot*  an  ol-J 
man,  whohad  taken  his  station  for  charity  on  the  oppo- 
site side  of  the  way  ;  he  w^,s  thanking  ayoua^j  woiitan 
/orsoinetliing  site  had  given  liinri':  his  eyes  were  raised  10 
H<aven— how  I  envied  ihe  blessing  ! — His  aspect  was 
venerable,  and  his  hoary  locks  prociaiir.ed  tlr,it  he  had 
bufietcd  the  storms  of  fireary  life  a  considerable  lime  : 
he  had  certainly  seen  better  days.  Nunibers  of  the 
thoaghtlcss  votaries  of  folly  passed  by  without  taking  any 
notice  i  those  who  happened  to  look  that  way  gave  him  a 
Bnccr  of  ineffable' coftwin^t.  I  saw  he  pitied  them,  and 
crossed  the  road. 

"  Pray,  my  good  man,  infTrm  vKt  of  yotir  story,  if  it 
would  tttjt  be  too  troublesome — it  must  needs  be  a  distres- 
sing one  ? 

"  If  it  will  be  any  satisfaction,"  replied  he,  **  I  wiH 
npeai  it  willingly." 

He  thus  began — **  My  father  was  Jt  mci-chint  0^  some 
•ininence  in  the  city  of  London  ;  but  an  ill-timed  speru- 
liition  swept  away  the  fruits  of  thirty  years  indftsiry  :  he 
gatlirred  the  wreck  of  his  fortune,  and  leiireU  int6  the 
conniry.  In  a  few  months  news  arrived  that  the  jjerson 
in  whose  hands  he  had  jilaced  his  tittle  property,  had  fail- 
ed, and  embarked  for  a  foreign  country.  Scorning  toask 
assistance  from  those  who  once  knew  him,  he  procured  a  I 
■ubsistcnce  by  working  as  a  laborer  .  I  also  was  employ,  j 
ed  in  the  same  capacity.  Fatigue,  and  the  reflection  of  ] 
his  former  circumstances,  soon  ended  his  existence-^  he 
died  of  a  broken  heart  !  My  Eliza  soon  followed  him  ; 
,»fortnignt,  and  then  the  consummation  of  oor  nup'ials 
were  to  be  realised.  Oli  God  !  what  stores  of  happiness 
my  fickle  imagination  had  treasured  1  Still  I  was  left  to 
ikim  thesurf.ice  of  this  unthinking  world  ;  my  worn  out 
frame  will  not  now  permit  me  to  earn  my  livelihood  in 
any  other  manner  but  this  wretched  one," 


FOR  THK  MINEllVA. 


Nature  had  male  several  efforts  to  intrude  during  the 
recitation  of  his  simple  narrative  :  she  now  succeeded. 
My  hands  were  forced  mechanically  to  my  pockets — I 
tnrned  them  out — there  was  nothing  in  thetii  buf  a  slti" 
ling— it  was  the  gift  of  a  departed  friend:  I  gave  him  m 
word  it  should  never  quit  me — it  must  be  weighed  said  1 


Justice  tei 


:  the 


-I  ihr^ 


fri 


endshij 
yias  heavy:  I  dropped  duty  and  compassion  in  the  other  ; 
itenieihioj^  fell  with  ihcm,  which  helped  the  preponde- 
rance consid^r.ibly  :  however,  there  was  no  occasion  for 
i'  ;  the  seal'*  struck  th-j  grnund  ;  I  threw  the  shilling  in 
his  hat,  and  took  hold  of  the  Land  that  was  at  liberty  ; 
yet  the  piercing  glow  of  gratituili'  had  already  penetrat- 
ed i  I  pressed  it  :  his  eyes  met  mine  ;  our  licar^s  beat  in 
unison,  and  I  walked  hastily  awa;—.— he  did  not  thank 
Die,  but  liiilook  was  worth  fifty  thank's.  F. 

(^Monthly  Magazint, 

EXTRACT. 

When  I  look  upon  the  tombs  of  the  great,  every  emo- 
tion dies  in  me  ;  when  I  read  the  epitaphs  of  the  beauti- 
ful, every  inordinate  desire  goes  out  ;  when  I  meet  with 
the  grief  of  parents  upon  a  tomb  stone,  iny  heart  mclis 
v.ith  compassion  :  when  I  see  the  tomb  of  the  parents 
themselves,  I  consider  the  vanity  of  grieving  for  those 
whom  we  must  quickly  follow-;  when  I  see  kings  lying 
by  those  wh3  deposed  them  :  when  I  consider  rival-wits 
placed  side  by  side,  or  the  holymen  that  divided  the  v.rorld 
with  their  contests  and  disputes.  I  reflect  with  sofrow  on 
the  little  competitions,  factions,  and  debates  of  mankind: 
svhen  I  readjthe  several  dates  of  the  tombs,  of  some  that 
died  as  yesterday,  and  sotile  six  hundreil  years  ago,  I  con. 
aider  that  great  day,  when  we  shall  all  of  us  be  contem- 
poraries, and  make  our  appearance  together, 

AOSISOM. 


VS  E  FU  L. 

Where  cattle  %n  kept  out  in  winter,  it  is  recommended- 
ms  an  useful  practice,  to  rub  some  tar  at  the  jroot  of  the 
iorns,  which  prevents  the  wet  from  getting  between  the 
root  and  the  skin,  and  it  is  said,  contributes  to  preserve 
the  health  of  the  animal,  and  to  keep  it  free  from  various 
•uewes,  to  wliich  it  may  otherwise  be  liable. 

[Wil.  Del.  Mirror. 

CEyEROSITT  REWARDED. 

riancus,  a  Roman  citizen,  being  proscribed  by  the  tri- 
tmv.rs,  Antony,  Lepidire,  and  Octavius,  was  forced  to  ah- 
Kond.  His  slaves,  though  put  to  the  torture,  refused  to 
discover  him.  New  torments  being  prepared,  Plancus  ap. 
peared,  and  o.Tered  his  throat  to  the  sword  of  the  e.xecu. 
tioners.    An  txaoijilt  to  noW«,    j.rocur«d  »  p»rdon   for 


PLEASURE^  of  SOCIAL  CONrERSJTl&if. 

THK  moments  of  tranquility  and  happiness  which  we 
enjoy  through  life,  are  sujiposcd  to  be  few,  compared 
with  those  of  anxiety  and  troub'e.  It  is  therefore  the  da. 
ty  of  every  intelligent  person,  not  only  to  secure  tohiiiiseit 
an  increased  jiroporiion  of  this  haiwinestf,  but  also  to 
contribute  as  much  as  possible,  to  the  stock  of  his  friends. 
It  is  believed  that  those  hours  which  ore  passed  in  the 
company  of  c«rft-iends,  in  the  temperate  hilarity  of  ihe 
social  circle,  are  the  most  enviable  of  our  existence. 

Men  of  taste  and  judgment  generally  prefer  tte'Sonver 
sationofan  accoiiqiliShcd  lady,  to   that  of   the    briglitisi 
wits  among  their  oivA  scjt.     The  company  of  a  -ensiUe 
woman  is  therefore  commonly  sought  with  issidui.),  anc! 
valued  according  to  its    worlh.     The  deStcale  senfimeni, 
the  lively  fancy,  andVefined  tastt  which  she    displays  in 
every  5entence,are  quite  su.Hcient  todispel  the  indifference 
of  the  young  philosopher,    and    transform    the  stoic  into 
the  lover      But  it  is  not  every  woman   that    deserves,  or 
that  can  attract  this  univetsal  admiration,     although  hei 
person  may  be  divinely  haiidiomc  i-.—it  is  not  every  one 
that  can  with    propriety  claim  the  character  of  a  mmjA.V 
vioman  ; — look  round  the   circle    of  your  acquaiiuance  ; 
view  the  crowds   of   females  in  your  churches,  assembly- 
rooms,  play-houses,  &.C.. — how    many    will  you  not  lind, 
who  have  but  very  slight  pretensions,  (if  any  atatl^  to  the 
honorable  title  of  sensi!fle  \d07nen  ? — -Listen  to  the  feinale 
discourse  of  a  fashionable  party  : — what  is  the  most  usu 
al  topic  of  conversation  ?     The  elegance  of  tltte  new-fashi- 
oned head-dress,    or  the  superior  beauty    of    Red- Wigs, 
are  discussed  at  great  leng;h,  and  the    Female    Oratori, 
joining  some  bn  one  side  and  some  on  the  other,  disjilay 
their  powers  of  eloqu«1ce  in  snj-portiny  thir-;>oinl   and  in 
opposing  that.     But  far  mors  happy  would  be  thes'.ate  of 
society,  if  the  female  mind  were  never  employed  on  m^;e 
reprehensible  subjects  ;  if  the  femininf  tongue  never  gi\  c 
utterance    to  more  criminal    language.     The  D-^iVion  of 
Envy  implanting  his  restless  spirit    in  the  minds    of  o,uv 
lovely  country  W-omen,  gives  birth  to  tKe  Eiend  of  S/.inJrr. 
If   females  weVe  sensible  of  the  vicious  dispositions  por. 
sessed  by  this  favorite,  tlicy  would  banish  him  from  their 
society  ;  his  conrtpany  wodld  be    actieptaljle    only   111  the 
black    regions  of  Tartarus,  from  which  he  has  made  his 
escape  ;  we  should  not  then  hear  a    besutifdl  girl  magni. 
fyingwith  envious  malignity,  the    little  foibles  of  her  fe. 
male  acquaintance.     We  should  not  then  he;if  Miss  Pii. 
Icnin   Prattle    diverting  herself  with    the  ffya/nm,^  and /le. 
dantry    of  Miss    Syntax  ;  nor  of  Miss  Susan  Syntax  criti. 
cising  '  .1   the    levity    and  ignorance  of  her  Gousin  Prat^ 
tie. 


MARRIED 

On  the  5th    inst.    Mr.  John   Stewart  to   the  beautifr 
Miss  Nancy  Ta)-tor, -daut  hterof  Mr.  Jolm  Tajl 
swick  county. 


Bri 


-all  »i 


On  the  Sfli  inst.  Mr.  Geo.    ^tsram    to    Mr 
both  of  Petersburg. 


M'Nabb- 


EUROPEAN. 

f  ihelii 


^^,     ■„■     ''■*'  '"'rf""'^.  til"  a  Heet    of  six  ships  cf  .helh,^ 

an;;;  ;;;f„°";h",^?;;  ^'  =>= "« '"  ^^  "-^i-'i  V^r  ti^  m':: 
.-he  North  se:u!;';:?:^;;Xs<::!;;^f''?'  '="^'^"«" 

lation    that 


orth  Sea  had  pa 
here  were  reperts    ' 
pi        • 


rtl  i  that 
ould    tale 


.1-,/.,  t,  ,  .----•••  ,'iv,.irtnoii    mat    warwoud    t 

<lici  b.-twten  Russ  a  and  France  l„„  ,1,.         "'7'" 
le  conversation       A,  p,  .'^"'"^«' """"'y  occasioucd 

riilierence  s,  b.  sud  betwe'en^s;^'    f  ^'"-  ?r.  ''""'•  ■*'^' 
-u.i.isita  uetween  Sweden  and  Fra-- 
said  as  to  the  consequences  which 


ed  to  follow  from  it.' 


1  were  Sxpect* 


lasM,Tg""do^Pf,"l!?_L'■^  ^■',"!  '0^'!;''".  ^l^ich   arrived 
of  Er 


nylhingofthe   intended 'con. 


If  the  usual  conversation  of  feiiial:s  appears  insipid  to 
men  of  judgment,  the  conduct  of  some  men  in  the  compa- 
ny of  ladies,  is  at  least  equally  disagreeable  to  the  fair  sex. 
They  frequently  enter  into  controversies  on  politics,  which 
the  greater  part  of  the  company  do  not  intitely  Coinpte- 
hcnd,  or  in  the  merits  of  which  they  feel  themselves  not 
at  all  interested.  Good  manners  may  command  the  si- 
lence of  the  company  )  but  it  cannot  ittratlt  the  attention, 
much  less  the  Sympathy  of  those,  to  whom  the  su'jject 
is  not  only  indifferent,  but  tjisgustihg.  to  make  our- 
selves agreeable  in  company,  fee  should  introduce  those 
topics  only,  which  we  may  ilippose  will  be  agreeable  to  a 
majority  of  those  present  j  by  this  means  we  miy  add  to 
the  satisfaction  «nd  infbnnltion  of  others,  while  w«  re- 
ceive the  encomiums  of  our  associates,  as  an  sccom- 
plished  gsatlsraan^  or  at  Isait,  as  an  agreeable  compa- 
nion. 


sitivl  l,"L  ,u'  .  l''-'^''."-  B'"  letiers  of  the  13th  pr. 
Coo^ial  rod tce  "  "^%'"""^-d  toconf,scateall  British 
cot^TXrt'h  "/^^'^"  ^'■"^'."'^cuires;  and  , ha,  a 
coraon  ot  French  troops  had  born  established,  for  the 
purpose  of  preventing  the  iiitrtdlicticn  cf  e'lh  ""^  """^ 
,he^  other,  o.  of  British  property  of  any  kind  intrthe"  V" 

^arri,  n,  ,,    „,  ,  l.^tliurs  of '  Anconard  te'vTta 

tTietem;?         ''  ""'"'"g^-^t  any  possible    atiackfrom 

The  friendly  commiinicvi-ns  so  1.  ng  carried  on  between 
ihe  Cabinet  ot  Peler^biirg  and  several  Princes  of  th«  em 
pire,  haV.beer  suddenl/discontiiuicd  \  T^^l^':^^ 
<s  imptl'ed  to  ihe  la'e  refusal  of  the  Diet  ofRa.isbon  to 
rtums  of  til/?  Kussinn  Minister,  relative 
aire  of  the  Duke  ol  £ns,teiu. 


to  the  Flench  s 


WEST-INDIES. 


Hv 


^ntlcman  from  St.  Tliomas,   we  nndeV'and  that 

lust  before  he  left  tla-  Island,  a  vessel  had    arrived  from 

-Jcrenii>,  w  ith  information  that  the  F>ench  \iad  abandon. 

ed  the  town  of  St.  Domingc,  aiidhaS  mrreudercd  theme 

selv«.Sto  the  Lnglish. 

DOMESTIC. 

Capt.  Stephen  Decatur,    savs  the  New    T.-ri  Mrm'ng 

Cl-rooxle,  whose  gallant  exploit  in  burning   the  P!.il:«Ie;- 

phia  fripatc,  has  been    the  subject   of  frequent  noiice.  is 

hi 


among  tho<;e  who  havejjjain  signaliyed  thcmsclvr 
attack  on  Tr  poli-i-but  the  name    of  his  brother  LV u'ts 
nant  James  Decatur,''is  itl  the  list  of  those    who  htiye  fal- 
len; as  is  also  the  naine    of  Lieutenant  Oortey  cfMu'y- 


U  K  N  T  O  R. 


£ita)i«««,  ntimitrl*,  1804. 


Lieutenant  Caldwell,  who  peri.shtd  before  tripoli,  in 
the  second  attack  on  the  9th  Aui^nst,  by  the  blowingujiof 
thegUn-iioatof  which  he  had  the  command,  ii,  we  under- 
stand  a  son  of  the  late  Mr.  Simuel  taldwcll  of  Phiiatlel- 
phla.  Mr.  Dors.y  V  ho  f«ll  by  the  sanie  accident, is  ,i  n 
of  Doctor  Dorsey,  formerly  t  iurgdon  in  the  navy  d.uinj 
the  revolutionary  tvar. 

fty  accounts  ffotB  ftuadaioupe,  we  learn,  thataFrenctj 
frigate  froin  France,  was  lately  captured  and  sent  •iito 
Baibadoes.  This  is  said  to  be  one  of  the  three. that 
sailed  with  troofis  for  Martinique  ;  one  of  winch  got  «:>fe 
into  Trinity,  (Mart.)  and  has  since  got  into  rort  Roya'  1 
and  one  other  (the  President)  after  landing  the  troop's  at 
Cuadaloujie,  arrived  at  Annapolis,  tvkh  the  French  InU 
niiter  to  the  United  States. 

Letters  from  the  Ifavaniia,  deceived  at  Salem,  advise 
that  a  proclamation  is  issued  by  the  government,  v.- hereby 
horses  will  not  be  a  passport  for  the  admission  of  Ame- 
rican vessels  after  the  Ist  of  December,  and  tliat  Uxoii 
only  wi.h  staves  on  board  will  be  aditaited. 


Information  has  been  received  at  Vincenne.i,  (I  T.) 
that  ths  Sioux  nation  of  Indians  have  killed  three  Ame- 
rican citizens,  between  the  Missouri  and  Mississippi  1 
and  that  the  tbiefs  refused  to  deliver  up  the  niur- 
derers. 

The  resc.lution^svhich  passed  the  house  of  representa. 
tives  of  Kentucky,  for  the  suspension  of  the  sale  of  non. 
rssideuts'  UwU  (it  dij'S,  wu  negativsd  in  the  it<aii'.s. 


THE    MINERVA. 


A^ol.  1. 


FROM  THE  PORT  FOLIO. 

TO  THE  MEMORY  OF  ROBERT  BURVS. 

Swfce  Caledonian!  rest  beneath  thy  turf, 
Thy  reed  is  silent,  arid  thy  lyre  unstrung  | 

>fo  inorc  the  warmih  of  genius  fires  thine  eye, 
Nur  iTiillionslist  the  niusic  of  thy  tongue. 

The  lamb,  reclining  on  thy  grass-grown  grave, 
Wariiis  tliy  cold  sod,  nor  crops  one  tender  blade,** 

^h  *   Itarn  firm  it  to  j.ress  with  fairy  foot, 
Tlic  Rpol  \\  lere  Nature's  idol,  Burns  is  laid. 

When  twili^-ibr  rises  from  the  moss-clad  cave. 

And  crfcjjs,  unheeded,  down  (he  silent  vale, 
The  muses  seek  the  turf  where  Burns  is  laid, 

Sig'h  to  the  winds,  and  murmur  to  the  gale. 

What  hedge  the  lilly  droops  its  lowly  head, 
Or  rose-bxid  tips  the  chilly  evening  air. 

Each  muse,  dc-icc(cd,  seeks  with  silent  tread, 
To  catch  the  dew-drops  that  may  tremble  there. 

Silont,  returning  to  his  lonely  grave. 

They  brush  with  velvet  wand,  the  dust  away, 

Tear,  with  indignant  hand,  the  barren  briar. 
And  pluck  the  nettle  fruin  his  hallowed  clay. 

And  now  as  sweetly  as  their  Bums  e*ersung. 

Wildly  the  lyrc*s  full-toned  strings  would  sweep, 

Each  virtue  note,  that  made  his  breast  its  home. 
Sigh  for  his  follies — for  his  failings  weep. 

Around  his  irr.ive.wiih  slow,  sad,  pensive  pace. 
Moving,  they  chaunt  a  requiem  to  his  shade, 

^att'ring  ihc  dcw-dmps  mingled  with  a  tear. 
And  hallow  the  green  sod  wliere  Burns  is  faid. 

Each,  in  her  turn,  to  breathe  one  plaintive  strain, 
Plaintive  as  that  from  his  half-hrokcn  heart, 

Rob'd  in  (be  maiiilf:  which  for  him  they  wove. 
Now  sweeps  the  l^re  and  acts  hermournful  part. 

The  night-bird  ceases  her  unheeded  t.ale. 

L.'isr*n)ng  awhile  to  strains  more  sweet  than  those. 
She  eVr  had  sung — then  lends  her  feeble  aid,       ' 

And  pours  out  one  sad  note  to  Burns's  woes. 

The  morning  twilight  streaks  the  ea5^ern  clouds. 

And  smiles  serenely  on  his  c!ay-roof*d  urn  ; 
Life-wearied  wanderer!  Nature  tun'd  that  reed, 
Which  sang  so  iwcetiy  "  man  viattnadeto  inaurn.''* 


ODE  TO  CONTEMPLATION. 

BV  1.  H.   \..  HUNT. 

%Tt  yet  the  circling  lord  of  time 

0*er  Autumns  hills  ofbrown 
Cnclasps  from  off  his  front  sublime 

His  far.refotgerit  crown  ; 
Ere  yet  the  placid  ewnlng  fold 
Her  purple  stole,  bedropi  with  gold. 

And  twilight  shui  thesilcnt  hour; 
O,  n\myh,  whose clia-.iiis  with  age  rencpr» 
J  steal'  from  caye  and  man,  to  woo 

Thy  calm  ciiergic  pow'r  ! 

Te  great  !  I  ask  not  yom-  r»pose 

On  swelling  veK'st  laid, 
While  o'er  my  head  the  oak-leaves  cloa* 

Their  veneraWe  sliad?". 
Far,  far  from  grandeui-'s  (  areful  way 
To  vales  and  grores  the  jmisen  stray, 

■\Vith  innocc.ice  and  sangmne  heakh  t 
Tar,  whc»«  no  ijiithlcss  hojrt  can  come 
And  lure  meek  Nature  froi.i  her  home. 
To  foUow  guilt  and  wcaitli  ! 

And  who,  for  all  the  srckly  channe 

That  grandeur  boasts  xtrt  his. 
Would  rhange  the  eternal  glow  that  warirw 

Thehc?lthfni  cheek  of  bliss  T 
Who  quench  in  weafth't  cold  wintry  wav« 
Tlie  gen'rous  flame  that  nature  gave 

To  Jill  the  indepemuent  soul  ? 
Vot  he  witk  manlier  reason  blest — 
Not  he,  unheeded  oVf  wlmse  breast 

The  storms  of  pa«<sioii  roll. 

iTo,  conicience,  no — one/rown  ofthine-^ 
t)ne  frown,  thouxrondrout  powV, 

Would  crush  the  sweetest  charm  dWine, 
The  Meditative  hour! 

T?.r,  Contemplation,  from  thr  waU^ 

%}•  guilt  in  wihlm;r*t<nouft  uUi 


^: 


Holds  fearful  converse  witli  the  air  j 
ar  strays  his  gaunt  and  wasted  fyririj 
'o  fill  the  pauses  of  the  storm 

With  curses  and  with  pray'r  ! 

But  thee,  mild  nymph,  of  virtue  born, 

Attendant  of  tlie  good. 
What  ever -glowing  charms  adcrn 

The  charms  of  solitude  \ 
Thine  is  the  hour  serene  and  stiH 
Wlicn  gentlest  airs  the  woodland  fill 

With  sighs  that  whisper  to  repose  » 
Thine  the  brisk  inorn*s  elastic  hour, 
The  weary  noon*s  sequestered  bow'r, 

The  day's  majestic  close. 

tiO,  where  yon  woodbine's  clust'ring  jajr 
Perfume  ih*  iinpurpl'd  green — 

Where  drops  pale  Hesj)er*s  pensive  ray, 
Thy  saintly  form  is  seen  ! 

Thine  arms  beneath  thy  moveless  breast 

Seem  folded  in  eternal  rest ; 
Refulgent  is  thy  lifted  eye  i 

Thy  step,  by  cartful  glow -worms  led, 

Unseen,  and  silent  as  the  trtaU 
Of  dark  futurity  1 

O,  still,  when  pui^)lc  ev'ning  glow. 

Athwart  the  shadowy  hour, 
The  venerable  train  disclose 

That  owns  thy  thoughtful  pow'r  ; 
Pale  wisdom,  round  wh.ise  awful  head 
The  stars  a  wondrous  halo  shed  ; 

And  truth  that  rends  the  mask  of  vice 
And  fancy  v\  ilh-lier  thousand  beanie. 
And  innocence,  whose  airy  dreams 

Are  weavM  in  Paradise  ! 


St 


while  the  stream  of  life  swells  high 
Witliin  this  glowing  heart. 
To  eager  youth's  regardful  eye 
Tliy  steadier  beam  itnpart ; 
And  when  pale  Death  with  noiseless  flight. 
Wrapt  in  the  shiveringshades  of  night, 
Steals  slow  from  some  Lethean  Isle, 
O,  bid  theujilifted  eye  unclose. 
Look  back  where  Life's  green  landscape  glows 
Nor  shut  without  a  smile. 


CAVERN  OF  OBLIVION? 
(From  Darwin's  Temple  of  Nature.) 

Deep  whelm'd  bene*th,  in  vast  sepulchral  caves, 
Oblivion  dwells  and  nnlabelled  graves: 
The  storied  torn'..-,  the  laurell'd  bust  o'erturns. 
And  sha'kes  their  aslies  from  their  mould'ringurns. 
No  venial  zephyr  breathes,  no  sun  beams  cheer, 
Nor  song,  nor  simper,  ever  enters  here. 
O'er  the  green  floor,  and  round  the  dew-damp  wall. 
The  slimsy  snail  and  bloated  lizard  crawl  ; 
While  on  white  heaps  of  intermingled  bones 
The  muse  of  Melancholy  sits  and  moans  ; 
Showers  her  cold  tears  o'er  beauty's  early  wreck. 
Spreads  her  pale  arms,  and  bends  her  marble  neck. 


ON  MALICE. 

THE  breast  in  which  this  gloomy  vice  confin'd. 

In  secret  shows  the  vile  ignoble  mind  ; 

The  downcast  looks  and  meditative  strite. 

Point  out  the  narrow  soul,  and  worthless  life  :    - 

The  clog  of  all  mankind—not  fit  to  die, 

This  great  disturber  of  society. 

Revenge,  he  cries— dear  as  the  miser's  pelf. 

He  hopes  to  ve.\  the  world,  and  plague  himself; 

And  he  who  strives  to  do  the  ill  he  can. 

Is  more  than  brutal,  and  less  than  inan. 

But  stop— jiot  let  me  strive  to  paint  his  shame. 

But  from  tlichumtn  race  blot  out  his  name. 

So  let  him  stifle  all  I:is  stuj>id  phreiizy, 

Sv/elllikea  toiJ,  »id  burst  his  soul  withenv^. 


Miu-ia  was  in  her  twentieth  year.  To  the  beauty  of 
her  form,  and  e.xc? Hence  of  her  natural  disposition,  ap^ 
»<nt  equally  indulgent  and  attentive  had  doi.«  the  fullest 
justice.  To  accomplish  hei"  person,  and  to  cultivate  her 
mind,  every  endeavour  had  bten  ur.ed  :  and  they  had  been 
attended  with  that  success  which  they  commonly  meet 
with,  when  not  prevented  by  mistaken  fondness  or  untime- 
ly vanity.  Few  young  ladies  have  attracted  more  admi- 
ration  ;  none  ever  felt  it  less  ;  with  all  the  charms  of 
beauty,  and  the  polish  of  education,  the  [)lainest  were  not 
less  affected,  nor  the  inost  ignorant  less  assuming.  SU« 
died  when  every  tongue  was  eloquent  of  her  virtues,  wheit 
every  hope  was  rijjcning  to  reward  them. 

It  is  by  such  private  and  domestic  distresses,  that  the 
softer  emotions  of  the  heart  are  most  strongly  excited.— 
The  fall  of  more  iiitportnm  personages- is  commonly  dis- 
tant froin  our  observation  ;  but  evsn  where  it  happenl 
under  our  immediate  notice,  there  is  a  mixture  of  other 
feelings  by  which  our  coitipassinn  is  weakened.  The  e- 
iniucntly  great,  or  extensively  useful,  leave  behind  them 
a  train  of  interrupted  viewr,  and  disappointed  expectatU 
oirs,  by  which  the  distress  is  complicated  bcvond  the  sim- 
plicity'<.f  pity.  But  the  death  of  one,  who  like  Matin.  wa» 
to  shed  the  influence  of  her  virtues  over  the  age  of  a  fa- 
ther and  the  childhood  of  her  sisters,  presents  us  .1  little 
view  of  family  afflictiun,  which  every  eye  can  j>erceive, 
ai-.ri  every  heart  can  feel.  On  scenes  of  pulilic  sorrow  & 
national  regret,  we  gaze  as  upon  those  g^llerv  pictures 
which  strike  ns  with  wonder  and  admiration  ;'doinestic 
falainity  is  like  the  miniature  of  a  friend,  which  we  wear 
in  our  bosoms,  and  keep  for  secrat  looks  and  solitary  en- 
joyment.  ' 

The  last  time  I  saw  Maria  was  in  the  midst  of  a  crasrd- 
ed  assembly  of  the  fashionable  and  the  gay,  where  she 
fi.xed  all  eyes  with  the  gracefulness  of  her  itiotions,  and 
the  native  dignity  of  her  mein  ;  yet  so  tempered  was  that 
superiority  which  they  conferred  wiJi  gentleness  and  mo- 
desty, that  not  a  murmur  was  heard,  either  from  the  ri- 
valshipof  beauty,  or  the  envy  of  homeliness.  From  that 
scene  the  transition  was  so  violent  to  the  hearse  and  the 
pall,  the  grave  and  the  scil,  that  once  or  twice  my  im». 
gination  turned  rebel  to  my  senses  i  I  beheld  the  objects 
around  me  as  the  painting  of  a  dreajn,  and  thought  of 
Maria  asliving  still.  ■ 

I  wa€  soon,  however,  recalled  to  the  sad  reality.  The 
figure  of  her  father  bending  over  the  grave  of  his  darling 
child  1  the  siltnt suil'ering  composure  in  which  his  coun- 
teuauce  was  H\ed  ;  the  tears  of  his  attendants,  whose 
grief  was  light,  and  capable  of  tears  ;  these  gave  me  back 
the  truth,  and  reminded  me  that  I  should  see  hernomore. 
There  was  a  flow  of  sorrow  with  which  I  suffered  myself 
to  be  borne  along,  with  a  melancholy  kind  of  indulgence  s 
but  when  her  father  dropped  the  chord  with  which  he  had 
helped  to  lay  his  Maiia  in  the  earth,  its  sound  on  the  cof- 
fin chilled  my  heart,  and  horror  for  a  moment  took  placa 


THE  FUNERAL  OF  MARIA. 
By  UEKKY MACKtNZlR. 


II    MIR&OR. 


THERE    is    a  sympathetic    enjoyment   which  often 
makes  it  no:  only  Imlrr,  but  more  delightful,  to  ^v  to  the 
'ngy  than  to  tb^  bou»c  of  j  fatting. 


boxtae  of  j. 


Perhaps  I  fdt  it  so,  when,  but  a  few  days  ago,  I  at- 
tejided  the  funeral  of  a  young  lady,  who  was  torn,  in  the 
bloom  of  youth  and  beauty,  from  the  arms  of  'a  fotod  fa- 
ther, who  doated  on  her,  of  a  family  by  whom  shs  was 
adored  :  1  think  I  would  not  have  r.\changed  my  feelings 
at  the  time,  for  all  the  mirth  which  gaiety  could  inspirt 
er  aU  tb*  pleMiue  wlutb  luxiuy  «eiil4  lr««t»w. 


of  pity  ! 

It  was  but  for  a  moment. — He  looked  eagerly  into  the 
grave  ;  made  one  involuntary  motion  to  stop  the  assist- 
ants who  were  throwing  the  earth  into  it  ;  then  suddenly 
recollecting  himself,  clasped  his  hands  together,  threw  up 
his  e;es  to  Heaven  :  and  then  first  I  saw  a  few  tears  drop 
froin  them.  I  gave  language  to  .ill  this.  It  spoke  ales- 
son  of  faith,  and  piety,  and  retignation.  I  went  away 
sorrowful,  but  my  sorrow  was  neither  ungentle  nor  un- 
manly J  cast  on  this  world  a  glance  rather  of  pity  than  of 
enmity  j    on  the  ne.\t,  a  look  of  humbleness  and  hoi)e  ! 

Such,  lam  persuaded,  will  commonly  be  the  effect  of - 
scenes  like  that  I  have  described,  on  minds  neither  fri- 
gid nor  unthinking  ;  for  of  feelings  like  these,  the  gloom 
of  the  ascetic  is  asiittle  susceptible  as  the  levitv  of  the 
giddy.  There  needs  a  certain  pliancy  of  mind,  w'hich  so- 
ciety alone  can  give,  though  its  vices  often  destroy,  to  ren- 
der us  capable  of  that  gentle  melancholy  which  make* 
sorrow  pleasant,  and  affliction  useful. 

It  is  not  from  a  mclarwholy  of  tlifs*ort,  that  men  are 
prompted  to  the  cold  unfruitful  virtiit  of  monkish  soli- 
tude.  These  are  often  the-efiects  rather  of  passion  seclu- 
ded  than  repressed,  rather  of  temptation  avoided  than 
overcome.  The  ci-uciHx  and  the  rosary,  the  death's  head 
and  the  bones,  if  ciistom  has  not  nuijA  them  indiOerent 
will  rather  chill  desire  tiian  excite  virtue  ;  but  a' 
midst  the  warmth  of  social  aftcciion,  and  of  social  sym- 
pathy, the  heart  will  feel  the  wtakness  and  enjoy'the 
duties  of  humanitv. 


A  rrw  rui-r-  lsncih 

PORTRAITS  OF  THOMAS  JEFFERSOIi. 

May  te  tad  at  tie  Minerva  Printing-Offite. 


PRiyTED    MY 

JOHN  L.  COOK  Js*  SEATON  GRANTLAND, 

Two  doort  belovi  the  S-vtan-Tavem  : 

waxii  rxiKTivc  i.f  cixia.iL,  is  Exi:cnT«>  witH^ 

4,SATSB>s  &a>  accvRacr. 


The  MINERVA; 

Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE. 


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atTWXff7P^~'<:::n'«W^TfTW1lri»iitWWa.:r'WWr^|itiLMIIUi|U«BtWWtt'l'^ 

fJlO.^f  THE  JtKPERTOPr. 
THE  CAKAVAN-SAliY- 
T  have  always  considire.i  genius  distinct  from  talent, 
»  the  one  is  the  gift  of  nature,  and  the  other  the  result  of 
'ndnstry.  In  common  conversation  they  are  generally  con- 
founded, and  it  may,  thc.cfore,  be  no  useless  employment 
to  point  out  tlie  dilTerence. 

Genius  is  an  intrinsic  facn'ty,  which  enables  its  posses- 
ppr  to  discover  an  ol>jcct  at  a  single  glance.  Talent  may 
His  cover  the  same  object,  but  wouU  require  more  time, 
and  the  ai4  gf  a  telescope.  The  former,  by  the  flash  of 
inspiration,  will  in  a  moment  accurately  asssrtain  its  mi- 
nutest part,  which  the  latter  can  effect  only  by  the  assist- 
ance of  artificial  lights  and  elaborate  cxainination.  Ge- 
nius is  a  fleet  courser,  that  (lis'ances  cver^  competitor  en 
the  Turf;  Talent  is  more  distinguished  for  bottom  than 
speed,  and,  though  slow,  ivlll  carry  you  safe  to  the  end  of 
your  journey.  More  glory  surrounds  Genius,  more  use. 
fulness  generally  attends  on  Talent,  as  the  diamond  and 
(inerald,  though  more  precious,  are  less  current  than  sil. 
Ver  or  gold. 


If  aman  pf  t^ciiins  writes  »  ? '^T/.te,  he 
subject  by  t:-.-  fiashin^-sof  hi,  mi.id,'  and 
lights,  even  where  h«  does  not  convince. 
in  the  same  pursuit,  may   write   with  mo 


lightens  up  the 
nterests  and  de- 
A  man  of  talent 
re  method,  and 


reason  with  more  closeness,  but  we  yaw.  and  gape  before 
we  read  to  the  end  of  the  volume.  Thestvle  of  Ge.ius  is 
glowing,  figurative,  and  yet  simple.  The  style  of  Talent 
is  comparatively  either  told  aud  low,  or  else  glaring,  pe- 
•lintic  and  stiiT.  * 

In  eloquence  the  distinction  ir  not  less  striking.  The 
man  of  Genius  pours  fonh  the  richest  stores  of  elocution. 
With  every  classical  figure  at  coinmand,  like  Pericles,  he 
thunders  an.l  l,sh.cns.and  clothes  the  choicest  Sentiments 
wuh  the  choicest  langt.age,  borrowed  frotn  the  exhau.iles, 
wa^robe  of  hi.  creative  imagination.  He  inspires  his  au- 
d.ence  with  the  passions  he  feels,  and,  like  a  mighty  ma 
g.cian,  now  thrill,  them  with  llorror,  and  now  fires  them 
«.th  disdain,  by  the  powerful  spell  of  his  irresistible  elo- 
ouence.  The  man  of  talent  keeps  precisely  to  the  point 
says  the  very  thingthat  he  ought  and  no  more,  is  plain  & 
perspicuous,  well  acquainted  with  his  subject,  and  aims 
only  to  gi,-e  correct  language.  The  man  of  Ge.iu,  wjn 
speak  on  the  spot  to  a  new  question,  which  he  l-.as  never 
before  considet^d,  and  disentangle  every  knot,  in  which 
■>  .nay  ben.volvcd.  The  man  of  Talent  requires  more 
.^e  H«d  deliberation .».  obtain  the  same  success,  and,  af- 
•"all,  produces  less  effect  on  the  hearer,. 

As  «atesm,n,  the  man  of  Genius  is  bold  and  original, 
'he  rm  of  talent  cautious  and  safe.  There  are  tin.es,  in 
^vhtehthe  former  may  endanger  the  state  by  hi,  temeri- 
'y.orsaveitbyiis  great  abilities  ;  whilst  the  latter,  in 
»ny  .mporlant  crisis,  could  do  neither,  but  in  common 
t-me.  ,,,„,d  steer  the  political  ship  with  .afctv.  rhoufih 
without  jlorj'.  ' 


Among  ilie  Grecians,  Pericles  and  Aicibiades  were 
mose  distinguished  for  genius,  Aristides,  and  Themisto- 
tics  for  talent,  though  the  talent  of  Themistodes  wata- 
nimaled  by  a  considerable  portion  of  genius.  We  observe 
the  same  characteristic  distinctions  among  the  great  men 
cfUonie.  Taient  pjedominated  in  Fabius  and  Pompey, 
genius  in  CaesarandLucullus  ;  a.id  in  England  we  may 
the  same  difference  in  Oxford  and  W.alp  ile.  Bo. 
Iingbroke  andChaham,  the  foriner  excelling  in  talent, 
and  the  latter  in  geaiiis. 

In  a  word,  genius  is  an  intuitive  creative  power, 
original  in  its  conceptions,  powerful  in  its  conv 
ns,  and  rarely  met  witfi,  i„  an  eminent 
degree-  Talent  is  universal,  and  the  infallible  re- 
ward of  attentive  industry.  But  talent,  by  cultivation  and 
habitual  e.«rciie  is,  in  s.-ne  so  great,  as  scarcely  to  be 
distinguished  from  genius;  in  others,  by  indolence,  profli- 
gacy,  and  want  of  exertion,  is  so  far  snivhered  as  to  emit 
but  few  temporary  flashes,  unable  to  diffuse  a  bright  and 
steady  flaine.  Let  none  have  the  vanity  to  imagine, 
that  they  are  gifted  with  the  rarest  of  intellectual  erdow. 
ments,  and  flatter  themselves  that  they  t^e  personi  of  e;:- 
traordinary  genius,  but  let  it  be  the  honest  ambition  of;ii; 
to  obtain  what  is  within  the  reach  of  all,  and  exert  them- 
rives  to  become  men  of  tiseful  and  respectable  talents- 

LAW  INTELLIGLNCi 


[NvafKR  16. 


COUP.T  OF  KISG'S  BEy^H.  U±y2». 

HarbIS    <y.  j.  CHJCHESft.n,   ESf^. 

Tlie  plaintiff  is  an  eminent  jebman  in  horses,  the  de 
fendant  a  gentleman  well  Jtnown  on  the  turf,  residing  on 
V-iscsi,..t«  in  Devinshirj.  The  r.r,..cr  had  purchased  of 
the  latter  a  coach-horsc,  at  the  price  of  forty  guineas,  ur- 
der  the  warranty  of  his  being  quiet  in  harness.  The  horse 
had  been  offered  for  sale  by  the  plaintiff  to  Lord  Hosl;  n 
and  had  been  rejcttcd,  on  the  first  trial,  on  account  of  !he 
symptoms  of  restiveness  which  he  exhibited. 

Mr.  Garrow  for  the  plaintiff,  said  Lord  Ro,h  n  citild 
net  attend,  to  give  testimony,  on  account  of  a  «vere  in- 
dlspo.iiion;  hut  Several  of  his  servants  deposed  to  the  vio. 
ent  ros.stanceanduntractabienessof  the  animal  on  the 
occ.-,sionofthe  firs,  experiment,  so  as  ,0  endanger  the 
lives  of  the  persons  att.mptiug  to  controul  him. 

Mr.  Erskine.  for  the  defendant,  produced  testimony  to' 
the  quietness  of  the  animal  for  a  period  of  nine  years  -  he 
said  that  the  beast,  «-well  as  himself,  had  often  ,o„e  a- 
l<:mUr,  ,o,nct;^„,  ou  o„c  ,idc,  ^neihncs  o„  ,he  other,  and 
tl.at  like  himself  ,I.,„,.1,e  had'Been  found  pcfich  ,n,;a 
U...u>,,r.l,..  He  then  sent  for  Nathanfel  FelLow-' 
Esq.  from  the  Middlesex  committee,  who  had  frcquertl)' 
drtventhe  horse,  and  gave  evidence  ,0  his  safety-  and. 
last  of  all.  he  called  John  Gilpin,  to  shew  that  he'did  not 
run  away  with  him.  He  further  proved,  th,t  he  had  b-en 
driven  at  harrows,  and  in  a  unito,  0  team,  or  what  is  call- 
ed  a  coach  and  three.  The  learne.l  counsel  then  said,  that 
he  should  eon.e  to  the  conclusive  deposition  a,  lc„,;,h,  and 
produced  testimony  to  the  animal  having  been  driven' in  a 
aiulrin. 

Lord  Ellenboroiigh— "Thisis  a  horse,  sold  undera  war- 
•anty  to  go  temperately  in  harness,  and  the  evider'ce 
both  tides  is  strong  and  contradictory.  On  the  pan 
the  defendant,  there  is  a-hasta,  as  the  tractable  dispositi. 
sition  of  the  animal  had  not  been  brought  up  to  the  pre- 
cise  time  of  the  sale  , o  the  tiaiutiff,  and  a  horse  might 
soon  be  rendered  vicious  ant!  Unmanageable  b.  abuse  St 
wantonness  "— Verdi^  for  the  defendant. 


A  CASE  fa-  Gentlemen  oftlx  Lav,. 
.Will  Webster,   of  Stamford,  sr>Id  as  good  a  cup  of  ale 
M  ftW  mantled  in  a  beer  glass.     He  was    bred  a   baker] 
fc.  Mis  common  in  the  counti7,he  always  sold  bread,  and 
it  was  as  common  for  working  people  t*  call  for  a  jena 
loaf  as  a  penny  worth  of  ale  at  his  house. 

A  man  came  one  day  for  six  prnry  loaves— Webster 
.cr«J  l-.,m  a,  he  sat  in  ,he  drinking  room  ;  .nd  af.e, 
.hey  had  been  delivered  to  him  he  said,  "  Master  Webster 
take  one  ol  your  leaves  back.  Ml  have  but  five,  and  brinj 
me  a  penny  worth  of  year  ale,  that  will  make  up  the  si, 
pence,  all  the  st.me  you  know."  The  ale  was  brought 
him.  and  he  gave  a  loaf  for  it,  drank  it  and  called  forano- 
•her,  and  another,  until  he  had  exchanged  the  six  leave, 
f.r.ix  penny-worths  of  ale  .-then  rising  up,  ,,id,  Mary 
must  do  w.ih  brown  bread,  which  he  bdievcd  wci.ld  h, 
q.i...  a.  good  for  her  health;  fc^wa.  deliberately  marching 
oir,  when  the  lardlord  desi.ed  to  be  paid.  '•  P,.id  •  f„ 
what?"  .said  the  fellow.     ..  For  my  btead."  ansv.-e.ed  th* 

landlord. Your  bread-ha»e    yr„  not  had    it    again  !•' 

"  Why  then  pay  me  fcr  the  ale,"  sard  the  ptblican.  ..  I 
gave  )  cu  bread,  for  it,"  answered  the  defendant.  •■  Th»» 
is  trt.r,"  answered  Bon.face,  "  yet  somehow  I  think  I 
am  cheated,  but  ;f  ever  yen  bother  me  ag..ln,  call  me  cat. 
tha^'s^ail_you  shall  always  pay  for  ever,  thing.,  1  bring 

Law  Qi.ery.-Upon  what  can  the  landlord  krijig  hit  a^. 


Sietck  </  ^oi,,  anJJcsiah  3oydM. 

Il!u.'.-rir,-s  artists,  who  by  their  industry  and   eminent 

a'.Mlt-w,    have    raised  themselvet    to  a  very  respectabl. 

rank  and  situaticn  in  life.     They  have  been  long    known 

by  the  ]n,blic  as  munificent  patrons  of  the  fine  arts.     Tho 

ShakspeareGalery  isamost    Il,agni;^cent    teslimcnyof 

their  public  ..pirit,  aud  their  love    of   the  arts,    and  will 

I  transmit  their  names  with  honour  to  posterity.     Their  tu- 

[  pfib  edition  of  Milton's  Paradise  Lost,  their    History  of 

the  principal  Rivers  of  Great    Britain,  and   other  works 

have  procured  them  a  just  and  extensive  reputatiot'    Mr'. 

Aldtr.r.an    Bcydell  has  acquitted  hintself  v>  i,h  singular 

honour  in  the  arduous  and  in:portant  duties  of  a  citv  ma- 

gisiriSe.     When    he     served  in  th:  ofiice  of  Lord  May- 

or  of  London,  in  Vm.  hi,  afiability  to  his  fell.ow-eitiz.ni 

-his  in.parti;d  adn.iiii9traiion   cf  public  justice,  &  hi,  assi, 

ducus  attention  to  theweigStJE,coilcernt  of  hi,  elevated  st». 

ti-n,  united  in  endearing  hiWTfoailranks  and  deacrlpiinH, 

of  people,  and  distinguished  him    »  an   ami.bl.    mod.l 

for  succeeding  magistrate 

Sketch  of  fery  Bunbury,  £sj. 

Brother  to  Sir  Tb*- a,  Charles  Bunbnrr,  Bt.  This 
gentleman  it  an  ai tint i f conaideraUe  eminence  in  the  se- 
rious, but  of  .till  superior  merit  in  the  humorous  and  ludi- 
crous  departments  of  drawing.  He  may  with  propriety 
be  called  the  Hogarth  of  his  day.  In  178r,  he  published  » 
se,  i«  of  ludicrous  Prints  on  the  subject  of  Hcr.ern^u^htp 
accompanied  by  instructions  in  the  art,  written  in  a  very 
liap{iy  vein  of  irony.  The  title  of  the  volume  is  Hints  to 
bad  Horsemen,  by  Geoffry  Gamdado.  1  he  Progres.  <  f 
a  Lie  :  a  Long  Story,  and  numerous  other  productions  of 
his  facetltus  pencil,  are  well  known  and  justly  celebrated. 
His  most  admired  drawing  bears  the  n^m.  tf  Lord'j-day 
Evening  Amtisements. 


62 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804. 


THE  msrORY  OF  HYPASIA. 

[By  Dr.  Goldsmith] 

Man.-irhen  sfcluded  from  society,  is  not  a  mnre  solita* 
t-i  bring,  than  the  woman  who  lca\'es  the  duties  of  her 
own  sex  to  invade  the  pri/ilcgcn  of  ours.  .She  seems,  in 
r'jch  circumstances,  like  one  in  banishment  ;  she  appears 
likeaneuirat  being  bctwen  the  sexe^  ;  and  though  slie 
Ilia/  have  the  admiration  of  both,  ske  finds  true  iiapi.>iness 
from  neither. 

Of  all  the  lid'ei  of  antiquity,  I  have  read  of  none,  irho 
wit  ever  more  justly  c«l'.br.i-ed  (ban  the  heauiif ul  Kypa- 
fcia,  the  daughter  of  I. eon.  the  philosopher  : — this  most  ac- 
complished of  women  was  born  at  Aleiandria,  in  th« 
vcign  of  I'heodosius  the  jounger.  Nature  was  nevermore 
lavi.sb  of  its  gifts  than  it  bad  been  lo  her,  endued  as  she 
■was  with  tlic  most  e-tahed  understanding,  and  the  happi- 
est turn  to  scicticc.  Education  Completed  what  nature  had 
bc;;un,  and  ina  1:  her  the  prodigy  nut  only  of  her  age, 
but  the  glory  i;f  her  sex. 

From  licr  father  she  learned  geometry  and  astronomy  ; 
she  collected  from  the  conversation  and  schools  of  the  o- 
tlicr  pUiljsojihers,  for  which  Ale.tandria  was  at  that  time 
fainoi'S,  the  principles  of  ibe  rest  of  the  sciences. 

What  cannot  be  conquered  by  natural  penetration  and 
B  i>aption  lor  study  ?  The  boundless  knowledge,  which 
at  that  period  of  lime  was  required  to  form  :ihe  character 
ofa  philosopher,  no  wav  discouraged  her  \  she  d-livcred 
hersvlf  up  to  the  study  of  Aristoiic  and  Phto,  and  soon 
not  one  in  Alexa-idiia  undcrslood,  s j  perfectly  as  she, 
all  the  difliciiltict!  of  those  twopbilopb-jr's. 

But  not  their  systems  al.)nct  but  those  of  every  other 
sect  were  quite  familiar  with  her  ;  and  to  this  knowledge 
eht  added  that  of  polite  learning,  and  th:;  art  of  oratory. 
All  the  learning,  which  it  was  possible  for  the  human  mind 
to  contain,  bttingjoined  to  a  rnost  enciianiing  eloquence, 
rendered  this  lady  the  wonder  nor  only  of  ibe'pojjulace, 
vhoenily  .adiniif,  but  of  iibilisophtrs  theiiiseivei,  who 
*are  sctdoni  fond  of  admiration. 

Thct  city  of  Alexandria  was  every  day  crowded  with 
:t  ang«  it.,  who  came  from  all  parts  of  Greece  and  Asia,  to 
see  and  hear  her.  As  for  llie  chttnns  of  her  person,  they 
miKht  not  pmbably  have  been  mcn'ioned,  did  she  notjoiii 
to  a  beatity  the  most  striking,  a  vir.tte  that  might  repress 
the  most  as."umiiig  ;  and  though  in  the  whjie  capit;il, 
famed  for  charms,  there  was  not  one  who  conld  equal 
-  lier  in  beauty :  though  in  a  city  the  resort  of  all  the  learn- 
ing then  existing  in  the  world,  there  was  not  one  wlio 
conld  equal  her  in  knowledge  ;  yet.  with  such  accomplish- 
rrents,  HrpcsiK  was  the  mo.st  modest  of  her  sex.  Her 
reputation  for  virtue  was  not  less  than  her  virtues  ;  :ind 
though  in  a  city  divided  between  two  factinns,  though  vi- 
sited  by  the  wits  and  the  jihilosophers  of  the  age,  calum- 
nv  rcver  dared  to  su-.pect  her  morals  or  attempt  her  cha- 
racter. Both  the  Christians  and  the  Heathens,  who  have 
transmitted  her  history  and  her  misfortunes,  have  hut  one 
voice,  when  they  speak  of  her  beauty,  her  knowledge,  and 
her  virtue.  Nay,  so  much  harmony  reigns  in  their  ac- 
counts of  this  prodigy  of  perfection,'  that  in  spite  of  the 
opposition  of  their  faith,  we  should  never  have  been  able 
to  judge  of  what  religion  was  Hypathia.  were  we  not  in- 
f.irtncil,  from  other  circumstances,  that  she  was  a  Hea- 
then. 

Thi6,gre»t  reputation,  of  which  she  was  so  justly  pos- 
s'Sicd,    was,    at    last,    hov. ever,   the    occasion    of  her 

rbe  perton,  who  then  possessed  the  patriarchate  of  A- 
i->3nt'rla.  was  equally  reTiiarkablc  for  his  Tiolence,  criitl- 
tv.  and  pride.  Conducted  by  an  ill-grovinded  zeal  for  the 
Christian  religion,  or  perhaps  desirous  of  augmenting  his 
;'.uthority  in  the  city,  he  had  nieditnled  the  banishment  of 
tl'.c  Jews.  A  difference  arising  between  them  aad  the 
Chrsiiain,  with  nspect  to  some  public  games,  seemed  to 
him  a  proper  juncture  for  putting  his  ainbitious  designs 
intoeiecutinn.  He  found  no  tlifTculty  in  exciting  the  pec. 
pie,  natuially  disposed  to  revolt  : — the  prefect,  who  at 
thttt  time  commanded  tlie  city,  interposed  on  this  occasi- 
on, and  thouglit  it  just  to  put  one  of  the  chief  creatures  of 
the  patriarch  to  the  torture,  in  order  to  discover  the  first 
promorer  ef  the  conjpiraey.  The  patriarch  enraged  at 
the  injustice  ht  thought  oflered  to  his  character  and  digni- 
ty, and  jiiqui-d  at  the  protection  which  was  offered  to  the 
Je'vj.  sent  for  the  chiefs  of  the  synagogue,  and  enjoined 
th'  n  In  re:  ounce  their  designs,  under  pain  of  incurring 
his  h  jbest  displeasure. 

The  Jews,  far  from  fearing  his  menaces,  excited  new 
taniulis  in  which  several  citizens  had  the  misfortune  to 
f.ill.  The  patriarch  could  no  longer  contain  ;  at  the  head 
cf  a  numerous  hodv  of  Christians,  he  flew  to  the  syna- 
f;.  gues,  which  h«  demolished,  anil  dreve  the  Jews  from  a 
C'ty,  of/which  tliev  had  been  possessed,  since  the  times 
<r  Aleianderthe  Great.  Itmay  be  easily  imagined,  that 
the  pretVct  coiiM  not  behi  Id,  withoutpain,  his  jurisdicti- 
on i\in^  iiKtil'ed,  anil  the  city  deprived  of  a  number  of  its 
most  industrious  inhubitantb. 

The  aFair  was  therefore  brought  before  the  emperor. 
The  p»tr  ich  complained  of  the  excesses  of  the  Jews, 
and  the  prefect  of  the  outrages  of  the  patriarch.  At  this 
••T)  jurctuK,  five  hundred  monks  of  mouiit  Nitria,  ima- 


gining the  life  of  their  chief  to  be  in  danger,  and  that 
their  religion  was  threatened  in  his  fall,  (lew  into  ihe  city. 
with  ungovernable  rage,  attacked  the  prefect  in  the  streets 
and  not  content  with  loadinghim  with  rsproaches,  woun- 
ded liim  in  several  places. 

«ns  had  by  this  time  notice  of  the  fury 
links  :^they  therefore  assembl,*d  in  a  bodv, 
iionks'  to  fight,  seized  on  hiin  who  had  been 
ving  a  stone,  and  delivered  him  to  the  prefect. 


The    c 

of     the 
put     the 
found  th; 


aussd   him    to  be   put    to  death  without    farthe 


who    I 
delay. 

The  patriarch  immediately  ordered  the  dead  body  which 
had  been  exposed  to  view,  to  be  taken  down,  procured  for 
it  all  the  pomp  and  rites  of  burial,  and  went  even  so  far 
as  to  pronounce  the  funeral  oration,  in  which  he  classed  a 
seditious  monk  among  the  martyrs.  This  conduct  was  by 
no  means  generally  ap]iroved  of;  the  most  mode- 
rate even  among  theChrsians,  perceived  and  blamed 
his  indiscretion  ;  but  he  was  now  too  far  r.dvanced  to  re- 
tire. He  had  made  several  overtures  towards  a  i-ecencili- 
ation  witij  the  prefect,  which  not  being  ngreeil  to,  he  bore 
those  an  implacable  hatred  whom  he  iimagined  to  hive  had 
any  hand  in  traversing  his  designs  j  but  Hyp:i5.ia  v.as  par- 
ticularly destined  to  ruin.  She  could  not  find  pardon,  as 
she  was  known  to  haVe  *  most  relined  friendship  for  the 
inefctit,  wherefore  the  populace  weie  incited  against  her. 
Peter,  a  reader  of  the  principal  church,  one  of  those  vile 
slaves,  by  which  hicn  in  power  are  too  frequently  attend- 
ed, wretches,  ever  re.idy  to  commit  atty  crime,  which 
theyhope  may  render  them  agreeable  to  their  emjiloycr  ,- 
this  fellow,  I  say,  attended  by  a  crowd  of  villains,  waited 
for  Hjpasia,  as  she  was  returning  from  a  visit,  at  her  own 
door,  seized  her  as  she  was  going  in,  and  dragged  her  to 
oneofthe  churches  called  Ces:.rea,  where,  snipping  her 
in  a  most  inhuman  manner,  they  exercised  the  most  in- 
huinan  cruelties  upon  her,  cm  l.er  intopieces,  and  burnt 
her  remains  to  ashes.  Such  was  the  end  of  Hjpasii, 
the  glory  cf  her  own  sex,  and  the  astonishment  of 
ours.  ,- 


DW  GOOD-BREEDING. 
(By  Lord  Che«tekfi«ld.) 

A  friend  of  yours  and  mine  has  very  justlr  defined 
good-breeding  to  be.  "  the  result  of  much  good  sense, 
some  good  nature,  anda  little  self-denial  fcr  the  sake  of 
oihers,  and  with  a  view  to  obtain  •  the  seine  induit^encc 
from  thcni."  Taking  this  for  granted  (as  I  think  il'can- 
not  be  disputed)  it  is  astonishing  to  me  that  any  bodv,  who 
has  sense  and  good  nature,  can  essentially  fail  in"  '^oud- 
broeding.  As  to  the  modes  of  it.  indeed,  they  varv  .tc- 
cording  to  persons,  places,  ahd  circumstance's  ;  and  are 
only  to  be  acquired  by  observation  and  experience  :  but 
the  substance  of  it  is  ev.ry  where  and  eternally  the  same. 
Good  manners  arc,  to  particular  societies,  what  good-mt  . 
rals  are  to  society  in  general,  their  cement,  and  their  se- 
curity. Andaslawsare  enacted  to  enforce  good  morals 
cr  at  least  to  prevent  the  ill  effects  of  bad  or.es.  so  there 
are  certain  rules  of  civility,  universally  iinplled  and  re- 
ceived, to  enforce  gof^d  mannners,  and  punish  bad  ones. 
And  indeed  there  teems  to  me  to  be  no  difference  both 
between  the  crimes  and  punishtnents.  than  at  first  one 
would  imagine:  the  immoral  n\an  who  invades  another's 
property  is  justly  hanged  for  it  :  and  the  ill-bred  man, 
who,  by  his  ill-manners,  invades  and  disturbs  the  quiet  and 
comfort  of  privates  Ife,  is  by  common  consent  as  justly 
banished  society.  Mutual  complaisance^,  attentions,  and 
sacrifices  of  little  convctiiencies,  are  as  natural  an  implied 
compact  between  kings  and  subjects  :  wlioevcr,  in  either 
case,  violates  that  compact,  justly  forfeits  all  advantages 
arising  from  it.  For  my  own  part,  I  really  think,  that, 
next  to  the  consciousness  of  doing  a  good  action,  that  of 
doing  acivil  one  is  the  most  pleating:  and  the  epithet 
which  1  siiould  covet  the  most,  next  to  that  of  Aristldes  ' 
wovild  be  that  of  well  bred  : — thus  much  for  g  lod-breeding 
in  general;  1  wilt  now  consider  some  of  the  various 
modes  and  degrees  of  it. 

Very  few.  scarcely  any,  are  wanting  in  the  re.tpect 
which  tliey  should  shew  to  those  whom  tiiey  acknowledge 
to  be  infinitely  their  superiors  ;  such  as  crowned  heads, 
princes,  and  public  persons  of  distinguished  and  eminent 
posts.  It  is  the  manner  of  shewing  that  respect  which  is 
indiicreet:  the  man  of  fashion,  and  of  the  world,  expres- 
ses itin  its  fullest  extent  :  but  naturallv,  easily,  an.l  with- 
out concern  :  whereas  a  man,  who  is  not  used  lo  kfep 
good  company,  expresses  it  aukwardly  ;  you  sec.  tliat  he 
is  not  med  to  it,  and  that  it  costs  him  a  great  deal  :  but  I 
never  saw  the  worst  bred  man  living,  guilty  of  lolling, 
whistling,  scratching  his  head,  and  sucli  like  indecencies 
in  company  that  he  respected.  In  such  companies,  there- 
fore, the  only  point  to  be  attended  to  is,  to  shew  that  re- 
spect which  every  body  means  to  shew,  in  an  easy,  unem. 
barrassed,  and  jraccfi.1  manner;  ihit  is  what  observation 
and  experience  tiiust  teach  you. 

In  mixed  companies, whoever  is  admitted  to  make  part 
of  them,  is  for  the  time  *at  least,  supposed  to  be  uiiun  a 
foiling  of  equaiUy  with  tlie  rest  i  and,  consequentK,  as 
tlieie  is  no  one  jirincipal  object  .  of  awe  and  respec, 
people  are  apt  to  take  a  greater  latitude  in  their  behaviour^ 
aoej  to  be  loss  iiponthe'.r  guard  :  and  so  they  may  provid^ 
cd  it  be  within  certain  bounds,  which  arc  upon  iio  occasi- 
on to  be  transgressed.    But,  upon  these  occasions,  though 


I  no  one  is  entitled  to  distinguished  marks  of  respect,  every 
one  claims,  and  very  Justly,  every  mark  of  civility  and 
good  breeding.  Ease  isallowed,  but  carelessness  and  neg- 
ligence are  strictly  forbidden.  If  a  man  accosts  you,  and 
talks  to  you  ever  so  dully  or  frivolously,  it  is  more  than 
rudeness,  it  it  brutality,  to  shew  him  by  a  manifest  in 
atterition  to  what  he  says,  that  you  think  him  a  fool  or  a 
blockhead,  and  not  worth  hearing.  It  is  much  more  s„ 
with  regard  to  women  j  who,  of  whatever  rank  they  are 
areentttlcd,  in  consideration  of  their  sex.  not  only  to  an 
attonlive,  but  an  officious  goo.l  breeding  from  men  ■  their 
r,;  k''"';^'  '■''"l""'  P****]''"^"'  w>«ipaihies,  and  fancies 
must  be  officiou.ly  attended  to.  and,  if  possible,  .nicsse  1 
at  and  anticipated,  by  a  well-bred  .r,an*^  You  nTust  ne 
ver  usurp  to  yourself  those  conveniences  and  giatifications 
which  are  of  common  right  ;  'such  as  the  best  iilaccs  th, 
best  dishes,  &c^  but  on  the  contrary,  always  decline  ,>,;,„ 
yo.irsel^a.td  oiler  thttm  to  others  ;  who,  i„  their  turns 
will  olifl-  them  to  you  ;  so  that,  upon  the  whole,  vouwiU 
in  your  turn,  enjoy  your  share  of  the  common  right  It 
would  be  endless  for  me  to  enumerate  all  the  naniqular 
instances  in  which  a  «tell.bred  man  shews  his  good  bree" 
ing  in  good  company:  and  it  would  be  injurious  to  rmwo 
suppose  that  your  own  good  sense  v.-ill  no't  point  them  ou^ 
to  you  ,  and  ,hen_your  own  good  na-ure  will  reco„„«nd 
and  your  sell-intercst  enforce  the  practice. 

There  is  a  third  sort  of  good-bfecding,  into  which  the 
people  are  the  most  apt  to  f.II,  from  a  mistaken  notion 
that  ihcy  cannot  fail  at  all.  I  mean,  wi'h  regard  to  one', 
most  famthar  Iriends  and  arqnaintancei,  or  those  who  re 
ttlly  are  our  inferiors;  and  there,  undoubtedly,  a  greater 
degree  of  ease  is  not  onlv  allowed,  but  proper  and  cm 
tribute  much  to  the  comforts  of  a  private,  social  a  But 
eabc  and  freedom  have  their  bounds,  which  mus-  lv  no 
means  be  violated.  A  certain  degree  of  negligence  and 
carelessness  becomes  injurious  and  insulting,  from 'he  re- 
al  or  supposed  inferiority  of  the  persons  :  and  that  de 
l.ghtful  lilierty  of  coversation  amot-ga  few  friends  is  so-^ 
destroyed,  as  liberty  of,cn  has  been,  bv  beinrc.nrried  lo  li- 
cetmousnets.  But  example  exphdns  things  best',  and  I 
wi,l  put  a  pretty  strong  case  ;  Suppose  vou  and  me  alone 
together  ;  1  believe  you  will  allow  that  I  have  as  good  x 
right  to  unlimited  freedom  in  your  company,  as  either 
oil  or  I  can  possibly  have  in  any  other;  and,  I  am  aut  to 
b.I.eve  too,, nation  world  indulge  me  in  that  free,  om. 
asfarasanyb^dy  would.  But.  notwiihstanding  thi,  do 
you  imagine  that  I  should  think  there  was  no  bounds  to 
that  freedom  ?  1  assure  you,  I  should  not  'hinkso;  and 
Ifakem>scttobeasm,:chtie.l<Wnbv  a  certain  de. 
^lee  of  good  iiiannei-s  to  yo„,  us  bv  other  degrees  of  them 
to  other  pe.j,le.  The  most  familiar  and  intimate  habi- 
tudes, connections, and  frieitdihips,  require  a  greater  de- 
gree of  good  breeding,  both  to  preserve  and  cement  them" 
1  he  best  of  us  have  our  bad  sides ;  and  it  is  as  imprudent 
as  It  IS  dl-brcd,  to  exhibit  tl  em.  I  .Mull  not  use  ceremo- 
ny with  you  i  it  would  be  misplaced  between  is-  but  I 
shall  certainly  observe  that  degree  of  g.iod-breeding  with 
yon,  which  IS.  in  the  first  pl:tce,  decent,  a.td  which,  I  am 
sure,  15  absolutely  necessary  to  make  lit  like  one  another^ 
company  long. 


TROM  THE  PORT  FOLIO. 

JOHNSON-S  CONVERSATION. 

A 
To  toe  Editor  of  the  rat  Folio. 
Sir, 

[The  following  interesting  communication  was  made  by 
me  to  Mr.  Botwell,  a  short  time  before  his  death  ;  Dr. 
Uush  having  politely  committed  to  paper,  for  that  pur- 
pose, at  ni>  request,  liie  information"  casually  given, 
some  time  before,  in  the  course  of  conversation.  Mr. 
lloswell  received  it  with  many  thanks,  and  intended«to 
insert  it  in  the  third  edition  of  the  life  of  his  illustrious 
Iriend,  Dr.  Samuel  Johnson.  He  lived  not,  however, 
to  execute  that  intention  ;  I  have  therefore,  solicited, 
and  obtained  Dr.  Rush's  p«nTii.<5ion  to  hand  it  to  you  ; 
a  literary  Journal,  like  the  Ptrt  Folio,  being  the  inost 
])roper  channel  to  convey  to  the  atUnirers  of  Dr.  Samu- 
el Johnson,  any  anecdotes  respecting  him,  or  ajiy  of  his 
sentiments,  v/hich  hav;  not  yet  been  given  to  the 
world. 

Yours,  Stc. 

JAMES  ASERCROMBIE. 

PhUailclpUa,  yov.  23,  1804. 

DXIVR   ftlR, 

During  my  residence  in  London,  in  ihe  year  ITM,  I 
was  introduced  by  our  worthy  countryman,  Mr  West,  tn 
Sir  Joshua  Reynolds,  who  favored  me,  a  few  days  after- 
wards, with  a  card  to  dinner.  At  his  table,  I  met  a  group 
of  authors,  among  wh'jm  was  the  celebrated  Dr.  Jolftson. 
The  day  was  to  me  one  of  the  most  memorable  1  passed 
while  abroad,  on  account  of  the  singular  display,  which  I 
witnessed,  both  of  talents  and  knowledge.  Dr.  Johnson 
came  lafe  into  company.  Upon  his  entering  the  room, 
he  foitnd  Sir  Joshua  consoling  one  of  his  guests,  under  the 
pain  he  feit  from  having  been  handled  very  severely  hy 
the  reviewers.  *  Dont  mind  thein ;"'  saitl  Johnson  to  tlie 
complaining  authcr.  •  Where  is  the  advantage  of  a  man 
having  a  great  deal  of  money,  but  that  tlie  lost  »S  ^  littls 


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THE    MINERVA. 


63 


witi  not  hurl  hjifj  J  Ami  where  is  the  i.lviiitage  of  a  man 
havmg  a  K""'  ^l"'  ^>l  r;pj:alion,  lint  tliat  the  lois  of  a 
litiic  wiH  not  hurt  htiii  ;     You  can  hcxr  it.' 

At  diiin-^r  I  sat  down  bctwcfi  Dr,  J-^hnsoo  and  Hr. 
GolJsinih.  The  fcrmer  lo)k  the  lead  in  conrfrsation. 
He  in^lruiicd  iiprn  aU  5nbji-C'S.  One  of  theip  was 
drunkcnnei.5,  tjpon  whirh  lie  dmiovered  much  of  that  ori- 
ginal cnerpjy  o  I  thought  ;md  cxiirtssion,  which  were  50 
peculiar  to  him. 


rl  ]n 


of  the  comjia- 
V,  liether  i-  he- 


irruclt 


Tlic  avcrjto  ntariiifnn  w 
n-*,  about  which  nauir^ili^.t 

longed  to  the  vc?:etablc  01  :  1.     •  It  is 

nimal :'  saiil  Dr.Juhnson.  -I    .  'e  been  ai 

ed,  and  ihey  jida  1  vola.ilc  alkali,  a;Mlihis  we  kn 
the  criterion  ol  ai.imal  maver  as  diMinguishcd  from 
lahle.  which  yields  a  fixed  alk.ili."  I  was  much  ! 
wirti  this  remirk  ;  for  I  did  not  es'rct  to  hear  a  man, 
wh.'se  itudies  appeared,  from  hi.s  v  i  ingS,  to  have  been 
confined  to  mnal  and  philnbgical  subjects,  decide  so  con- 
fid'rntly  upon  a  cou:rover.sy  in  .i.-t'.ural  history. 

A  bTik,  which  had  IiOn  r;- f^nll  .-inibl-s'ied,  lctl!osn>ne 
re.rarks  npon  its  author.  Dr.  Goldktnith,  addVcsinp; 
himself  to  Dr.  Juh:  son,  said,'  He  ippears,  Doctor,  from 
.some  passa'<cs  in  his  book,  t(^  he  o.ie  of  vour  r.cqiiain- 
tances.'  ■  yes,',  said  J-.h.,5on,  ■  I  know  hini.'  •  And  ptav 
what  do  yourhink  of  him  !'  said  Grldsmilh.  '  He  is  well 
enough-^well  enough,'  said  Johnson.  '  1  have  heard,' 
said  Goldsniiih,  '  he  is  much  given  to  asking  qiies-ions  in 
company.'  •  Yes,  h;  is.' s  lid  J  ohn^in.  and  his  questi- 
ons ar.;  not  of  the  most  iu'eresiing;  i.atu.'  -.They  are  such  rs 
iliis — '  Pray,  Doctor,  why  is  an  apple  lound,  and    why  is 


apt 


;  So  ! 


Diiriii'^  th-?  time  of  dinner.  Dr.  Goldsmirh  o*;ked  mc  se- 
vei  1  questions,  relative  to  the  manners  and  cus.onis  if 
the  Munh  Aii;er!ca:t  Indians.  Dr.  J.ihnsnn,  who  heard 
one  of  Ihem,  suddenly  interrupted  him.  and  «iiid,  '  there 
is  not  an  Indian  in  North  Anif  :•■::<!,  who  w-on'd  have  ask- 
ed such  a  foolish  questiin.'  •  I  ain  sure,'  said  Goldsmiih. 
•  liicre  is  not  a  sivaf;e  in  fVmerica  that  would  have  iinade 
to  rude  a  speech  to  a  jj'^iuleman.' 

After  dinner,  he  was  drawn  into  a  dispute  wi*h  a  citi. 
zen  of  London,  ab'iut  the  liot,  which  had  taken  place,  a 
shoyttiutebefor:,  in  St.  Oeorsc's  field^  and  the  \Vell- 
knov.'n  steps  that  were  takeA  by  the  British  G'jvemmcnt 
to  quell  it.  The  ciiizeii  condenintd  the  conduct  of  po- 
vernmeftt  in  very  harsh  ternvs,  and  said  that  Colonel  — ^ — 
haddeclired  that  he  wnitd  have  suppresed  the  rictiivi.h; 
out  tiring  a  gun  or  killing  a  man.  *  Tiiat  -nay  be,'  .said 
Johnson,'  sorite  men  ha/e  a  knack  in  quelling  rio  s, 
which  others  have  nor,  just  as  >'oa,  Sir,  have  a  knack  in 
def.nrting  them,  which  I  have  ;ioi.* 

I  re;;ret  that  1  cannot  gratify  y,,,,,  bv  d.etailing  the  whole 
of  the  Djcti.r's  conversation,  durint;;  the  course  ot*  the 
<Jjy.  I  shnitld  lit^t  have  ventured,  al'.er  the  lapie  of  near- 
ly tour  and  twenty  )cars,  to  have.give.i  you  the  above, 
from  mcmcry.harl  they  tlot  been  itnprcttied  u]>on  ir,  by 
my  having  occasionally  rtlated  them  since,  amon^  my 
Irieiids. 

With  great  regard,  lam 
Dear  Sir, 

You.-  sincere  fricrd, 

^BENJAMIN  RUSH. 
E2d,  Apr.l,  1793.'  ^ 

MH.  yAMLS ABf.SCEOMBlE. 


DSESS  OF  THE  LADIES. 

^V»  are  infonned  by  ancient  -vriiers,  that  the  dresses 
worn  by  the  Lacedemcnian  maidens  were  so  made  as  to 
be  highlv  indecent,  and  nt!i  to  answer  the  principal  end 
of  eloa.Ming  :  and  it  is  pubA'ilf  :;.at  the  Jewish  ladies, 
dcsciilied  bv  Isuiah,  (ciiapler  iti.1  misjht  »'ear  dresses  of 
a  similar  far.hion.  Yes-men's  of  tiie  ccb-m!,  kind,  a  sort  of 
»9-f-Terii\t,'j.  which  would  i.ot  hiildirthe  wearers  from  ap- 
pearing almost  naised  ;  such  as  Menander  calls  rt  trms- 
parent  wt,  and  mcnii.ins  as  tlie  dress  of  a  courte/an  ;  and 
such  asVarra  styles  'Ciirc.is  vata,  glassy  veslnwntj  ;  Ho. 
race  from  the  island  of  Coot,  where  the  ttuft'was  made, 
detiomiuates  Coan^  lib.  fat.  2,  line  101. 


" -Ct>/>  Hbi  bene  vit/ere  eat 

Ut  „u'lam." 

"  Through  the  Ccan  vest 
You  alaiosl  see  her  naked." 

n  hi-.  roi;i  stuff  was  probably  a  kind  of  verv  thin  silk  or 
gau7.e.  So  Lady  M.  W.  Montijru.  describingiher  Turkish 
drii^s,  says  it  was  of  fine  white  silk  gau^c,  closrt  at  the 
n'/^^ilh  a  diamond  button,  but  the  sha|>e  jnd  color  of 
the  Bosom  was  very  well  to  be  distinguished  through  it. 

Dr.  Shaw  informs,  (Travels,  p.  241.)  "that  in  the  Le- 
vant.iniVjonriform  a  part  of  fcnale  dress,  foi  that  the 
Moorish  wotiwn  in  Lar'jary  are  so  fond  of  tlitir  orna- 
iJients,  and  particularly  fortiieirlookinf;  jiasses,  which 
they  wear  iiponlhcir  breasts,  that  they  will  not  lay  them 
aside,  e»eii  when  after  the  drudgery  of  the  day  they  are 
I'bl.ged  to«a  two  or  three  miles  with  a  pitcher  or  a  goal's 
•l.in  to  fcJaf  water."     And    it  is   certain,  from  txodus 


.wxviii,  8.  that  the  Israelitish  women  used  to  carry  their 
mirrors,  made  of  polished  brass,  with  them,  even  to  their 
most  solemn  placis  of  worship  ;  but  it  is  by  no  means 
equally    certain    that    they    ever    wore    traiisfi{tf''etit  gar- 

In  the  third  chapter  of  Isaiah,  referred  to  above,  the 
prophet  particularly  describes  the  manner  and  dress  of 
the  Jewish  ladies,  which  ajipcar  to  have  been  sotineihing 
nearly  of  the  sami  description  as  those  of  the  most  fashi- 
onable i>art  of  the  females  of  the  present  day. 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 


'•  O  .'  li-bat  a  noble  mind  h  here  o^ertbroivn!^^ 

Shakspeare. 

IN  travelling  through  one  of  the  western  counties  of 
V  rgi  iia  few  weeks  ptut,  an  inctdem occurred  whichaf- 
fectcd  my  sensibility  in  a  remarkaule  degree.  On  ilie 
skirts  of  a  litlle  inland.lown,  I  noticed  a  comely  young 
man  with  a  dejected  countenance,  sitii-ig  on  the  naked 
ground,  a  few  paces  frotn  the  road  :  I  rode  up  to  him,  and 
suppising him  from  his  appearance  to  be  sick,  enquir- 
ed of  his  health.  He  eyed  me  afentively,  but  made  no 
atiswer  :  on  repeating  the  enquiry,  he  cast  on  nie  a  look  of 
scornful  indignation,  rose  up  and  walked  deliberately  a. 
way.  Such  a  recep'ion  from  a  stranger,  whom  I  had 
neith'^r  injui-ednor  oHended,  amazed  and  coiif.iu.ided  ine. 
While  Iwas  still  viewing  him,  and  endeavouring  to  di- 
vine some  meaning  for  his  myiterious  and  apparently  un- 
gi-ateful  behaviour,  a  decent  looking  man  passed  by  ;  to 
him  I  related  the  circumstance,  and  desired  an  explanati- 
on : — "  The  poor  youth  is  a  maniac,"  replied  the  gentle- 
man ;  "  'Tisno  wonder  that  heshould  slight  your  ques. 
lions,  for  he  has  not  spoken  half  a  dozen  wo-ds  to  his 
relations  and  f^-iendj  forasirany  months."  My  curiosity 
e-\ii*.cd  me  to  enquire  of  my  i.iforniant,  the  causes  which 
had  produced  this  lamentable  instance  of  insanity  :  he  in- 
vited me  to  slop  with  him  at  the  Village  Taverti.  which 
was  but  a  little  distance  out  of  my  way  ;  he  would  i\M:\\, 
he  said,  recite  to  trie  a  tragic  tale,  which,  if  I  possessed  a 
soul  that  could  sympathise  in  the  mibfoi-:uneof  its  ftllbw- 
man,  would  richly  ctimjjensate  me  for  my  trouble  :  he 
would  relate  airinstance  of  implacable  cruelty  on  the  one 
part,  and  of  quiescent  iniTcring  on  the  other,  which  should 
melt  to  pity  the  most  obdurate  heart.  Having  arrived 
at  the  Inn.i  requested  my  new  acquaintance  to  begin  his 
narritioiii  and  he  cotnJ<!i»d  n  the  foUowinj  words: 

''  The  unfortunate  young  man  whom  yon  Just  no'v  saw, 
and  whose  long  and  unremitted  distress  hlis  i'maired 
the  faculties  o'f  his  once  ardent  and  comprel.eiivivc  niitid, 
was  born  to  a  fortune  little  inferior  to  a'ly  in  the  west*  rii 
coun.rv-;  unfortunitel  /  for  poor  ingrain  (Mr  that  is  the 
name  of  the  unhappy  man)  his  father  died  when  he  was 
an  infint ;  on  his  death  beil  the  alTectiona'c  parent  call- 
ed to  him  his  favorite  broth-'r,  in  whom  he  tliougju  h-i 
couidimitlicitly  re'y,  and  comtnirted  to  hiiii  ihe  entire 
char',;e  and  direction  of  his  son's  education,  and  the  ma- 
nagei»>ent  of  his  fortme.  until  lie  should  arrive  at  yeirs  of 
dit.crotion  ; — hccotijllrcd  him  by  his  frtiternal  regt.rl,  by 
the  long  friendship  and  unceasing  kindess  of  his  expiriiT^ 
brother— he  solemnly  implored  lum  to  alf.ird  his  pr  )iecti° 
oil  to  his  infant  son.  The  uncie  pr.nnised  to  perfpriii  each 
of  these  duties  to  the  utmost  of  hi.  ability;  and  the  fond 
parent  clasping  his  little  infant  in  his  arms,  e.tpired 
with  the  calm  resignation  of   a  benevolent    aud  honest 

"  The  Uncle  of  young  Ingram  (continued  the  gentle- 
man) had  found  in  Irs  d.'ceased  brother,  not  onlyananec- 
tionate  relative  but  a  most  beneficent  benefactor  :  to  that 
brother  he  was  principally  indebted  for  his  liberal  educa- 
tion and  the  means  of  pushing  his  fortune  in  the  world  : 
— and  he  wasa.  that  time,  the  most  ajiproved  Lawyer  in 
his  neighbourhood  ;  to  whom  else  could  the  father  of  In- 
gram so  prudently  trust  the  fa'e  of  his  only  child  (-In  a 
few  years  young  Ingram  was  |ilacedata  Grammar  School, 
where  he  manifested  every  sign  of  a  rich  genius  and  an 
excellent  heart :  at  seventeen  years  of  age  he  was  removed 
to  the  University  of  William  and  Mary,  the  alma  vinter 
of  our  most  distinguished  citizens  ;  his  persevering  indus- 
try in  acquiring  science  excited  the  emulation  of'his  fel- 
t<,w  students;  his  acquireiTients  had  been  equalled  by  few 
of  his  age  ;  and  while  the  prospect  of  his  future  promo- 
tion commanded  the  respect  of  his  associates,  his  amiable 
dispt^ition  and  affectionate  behaviour  secured  to  him  their 
lasting  and  zealous  friendt.hip.  He  was  in  his  twentieth 
year  when  he  returned  to  the  residence  of  his  Uncle, 
whom  he  had  seldom  visited  during  hit  studies  at  the 
Uinversity. 

The  acquaintance  of  his  family  were  forward  in  shew- 
ing every  mark  of  respect  to' the  promising  son  of  so 
worthy  a  father  ;  and  he  wascaressed  and  admired  in  e- 
very  polite  circle  of  the  neighbourhood.  Among  the 
youn.;  ladies  to  whom  he  had  been  occasionally  introduced 
M  as  lb;  beautiful  daughter  of  a  wealthy  merchant,  whom 
I  shall  here  distinguish  by  the  fictitious  name  of  lervey  ; 
this  gemlcinan  was  in  every  sense  of  the  word  a  .  cmplcle 
TraJ^r  :  the  accumulation  of  a  very  large  fortu  le  had  ra- 
ther whetted  than  sated  his  ruling  passion  of  avarice  ;  and 
every  considetat.an  of  justice,  honor   or  humanity  Vere 


laid  aside,  when  they  barred  the  acccmplishment  of  a  fair 
speculation  :  tuch  was  the  man  whom  unkind  fortune 
had  destined  to  be  the  parent  of  so  lovely  a  daughtet  as 
-tuu/'jo  Btncy.  Ingram  admired  the  beauty,  but  adored 
the  virtues  of  Louisa  ;  her  partiality  for  hiin  was  equally 
hxed  ;— Mr.  Hervey  was  too  well  acquainted  with  the  cal. 
culationof  cent,  percent,  to  discourage  the  addresses  of 
so  wealthy  a  suitor  as  hes  upposed  Mr.  Ingram  to  be  ; 
and  this  amiable  young  man,  waited  with  impatience  for 
the  joyous  period  when  he  should  come  of  age,  expecting 
then  to  receive  from  his  Uncle  the  amount  of  his  parental 
tortunc— and  this  would  be  followed  by  the  acquisition  of 
a  real  treasure— the  idol  of  his  heart.  He  anticipated  the 
happiness  he  should  enjoy  in  the  possession  of  a  virtuous 
and  sensible  wife,  whom  he  did  not  marry  for  the  sake  of 
her  gold,  but  for  the  amiable  qualities  of  her  head  and 
hetirt  .  [A  servant  now  informed  us  that  dinner  was 
waiting.]  After  dlTlner  (observed  my  informant)  I  will 
conclude  my  history  of  this  unfortunate  ;  how  the  fairest 
Jirospects  of  permanent  felicity  were  blighted  In  their 
bloom,  and  the  chilling  frost  of  adversitv  succeeded  tO 
the  liattenng  sunshine  of  prosperity." 


[  To  bee 


udeJiH  < 


«.] 


—MARRIED.— 


On  Eaturclay  evening  last,  Jlfr.  George  W.  Di>rnn,  totht 
truly  amiable  and  much  admired  Mils  Elizabeth  Binning, 
bam — both  of  this  city. 

on  the  saine  evening,  Mr.   William  Word  of  this 

city,  to  Miss  Cynthia  Crutchjield  of  Hanover. 


-,  on    the   same 
irulir.e  Crutehfield, 


linfi  Mr.    John  Smith,   to 


On  Wedi-.esday  the  19tli  inst.  Gapt  ^oin  Le. 
■My. 


■r,  ofthii 


AVF.EKLY  .SUMMARY  OF  INTELLIGENCE. 


The  ship  Alonzo,  Capt.  Gibbs,  arrived  at  New  York, 
brings  London  jiapers  to  the  22d  of  October,  which  state, 
Tnat  orders  have  been  sent  to  Portsmouth  and  Plyiributh 
to  convey  to  the  Bank,  the  treasure  found  on  board  the 
Spannh  ships  there.  Several  Spanish  vessels  outward 
bound,  have  been  alsodetaiiifil  in  tl.csc  pons.  Noiwiih- 
standhigthese  circumilances,  it  is  supposed  that  the  sub- 
sisiing  negociatlon  wiil  not  necessarily  tenninate  in  a 
war— and  it  is  asserted  ihat  it  w^iil  be  at  least  three  weeks 
before  any  thing  will  be  decisively  determined  upon  rela- 
tive to  this  important  subject. 

Three  hundred  French  and  Batavian  armed  veyrls,  that 
were  assembled  at  Onend,  have  alreadv  got  to  Dunkirk 
under  Vice  Admiral  Verhueil.  The  whole  fjrce  will  be 
collected  at  Boulogne,  and  great  events  are  looked  for 
from  that  quarter. 

All  vessels  arriving  froin  the  ports  of  the  Batavian  re. 
public  are  examined  by  what  are  called  Admiralty  ships  ; 
and  those  on  board  of  which  English  produce  is  found, 
are  detained,  and  not  suffered  to  land  their  freight  until  the 
Government  shall  la\e  «ome  to  a  final  determination  on 
the  subject.  ^ 

Letters  from  Trieste  aiid  Venice  agree  in  slating,  that 
the  Adwatic  swarms  with  French  privateers,  and  tliat  no 
English  iiicrchantmen  ventures  to  navigite  that  Gulph. 

DOMESTIC. 

A  gentleman  who  lately  arrived  at  Boston  informi 
that  the  action  of  destroying  the  frigate  Philadelphia,  in 
the  Inrbir  of  Tripoli,  was  considered  in  all  the  ports  of 
the  Meditcrtonean,  as  a  coufi  d'eclns,  surpassing  in  the. 
boldness  of  the  attempt,  and  the^ucceesful  execution  of 
the  entcrprize,  any  naval  action  that  has  occurred  forma- 
ny  vears.  ^ 

Capt.  Abbott,  arriredat  Norfolk,  in  15  days  from  St. 
Martin's,  informs,  that  the  town  of  St.  Thomas  was  de- 
stroyed by  fire  on  the  night  of  the  25th  ulr  Every  house 
on  the  flats,  from  the  east  to  the  west  end.  were  destroy- 
ed, four  excepted.  Several  lives  were  lost  in  the  confla- 
gration, and  property  to  an  inimense  amount.  Capt.  Ab- 
bott  fuither  states,  that  just  before  he  sailed,  news  was 
received  there  (--f  the  arrival  of  three  ships  of  the  line,  6 
frigates,  and  3000  troops,  at  the  islands  of  Martinique  Sc 
Guadaloupe,  from  France. 

Benjamin  Austin,  Junr.  of  Masfschusetts,  hasbeen  no* 
minated  by  the  President  to  be  commissioner  of  loans,  in 
Massachusetts,  vice  Thompson  J.  Skinner,  Esq.  appoint- 
ed Marshal. 

The  London  Star  iays— Captain  Collier  is  appointed  to 
the  ccmmand  of  the  Leander,  of  50  gum,  at  Halifax, 
bearii  g  the  flag  of  Sir  A.  Mttcheil. 


64 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.1. 


.% 


SELECTJCD  POETm: 


BALLAD. 

White  wnmcn  like  soft  music  charms. 

So  sweetly  bliss  dispenses, 
Som.  favorit.  part  each  fair  performs, 

In  the  concert  of  the  senses. 
Love,  g^eat  first  fiddle  in  the  band. 

Each  passion  quells  and  raises, 
Exploring^,  with  a  master's  hatiJ, 

Nice  Modulation's  mazes  i 
Till  the  wrapt  sou!,  supremely  blest. 

Beams  brighily  in  eacli  feature, 
A'ld  lovely  woman  staitds  coiifcst 

The  harmony  of  nature. 

Hark!    with  the  pensive,  in  lUiet, 

The  spriKhrly  liorn  it  mingles  !      « 
The  Prude's  the  flute,  and  the  Coquet 

The  lively  harp  that  tingles  ! 
One  boldly  sweeps<he  yielding  strings, 

Wliile  pliiiiiive,  to'ther  prates  it  : 
1,W'  Cac'iar,  this  to  victory  springs. 

Like  Fahius  that   awaits  it. 
Wi:h  viri'-us  gifts  to  make  us  blest. 

Love  skills  each  charming  creature; 
Tliti^,  lovely  woman  stands  confest 

The  harmony  of  naiur*. 


Maids  arc'of  virginals  the  type. 

Widows  the  growling  tymbal. 
Scolds  arc  the  shrill  and  piercing  pipe, 

Flirts  are  the  wiry  crmbat. 
All  wives  piano  fortes  are, 

The  base  Ijow  old  maids  thump  it, 
Th?  bu;;l«horn  are  archers  f.>ir. 

An  amazon'3  a  trumpet. 
Thus,  with  ran.'  gifts  to  make  us  blest 

Lcve  skiMs  his  favot-itc  creature. 
And  thus  sweet  woinan  s-and*  confest 

The  harmjny  of  nature. 


F.FFUFIOT  OF  THF,  HEART. 

Whv  swe^p*  my  hand  the  sonn  I-n^;  Ut?  > 
Why  should  I  raise  the  tuneful  strain  * 

In  Ktlence  let  the  notes  n.xpirt. 
Or  only  warhlc  to  complain, 

Since  IK',  to  whom  the  strains  belon  g, 

No  longer  liste.isto  the  song. 

Whv  should  Ictnl  the  sacred  nine  ? 

Why  call  Apollo  to  my  aid  ? 
V/''y  wi-eathes  of  evergr  en  en^'v'ne  T 

AWrt  bid  the  chaplet  never  fade. 
Since  He.  for  whoin  the  wre.i'h  was  wove, 
■Sees  not  the  toke.t  of  n\y   love. 

Then  hiisTi,  my  mnse  I  mylyre.be  <;till, 
N'irshall  thv  notes  responsive  more 

Wake  echo  onthe  silver  rill. 
Or  bid  her  die  along  the  shore. 

Till  he  ret«rns,  and  onre  again. 

Shall  hid  me  raise  for  him  the  strain. 

I'd  catch  the  m'l-tic  of  the  spheres, 

I'd  steal  Apollo's  magic  art. 
To  charm  his  soul,  and  through  his  ears. 

To  find  a  passa.^e  to  his  heart  ; 
That  heart  in  silken  fetters  bind, 
And  give  my  sorrows  to  the  winj. 


I.MtTATION    or    ROSSEAV. 

Yorni  J  Phyllis,  when  pressed  for  a  ki.ss  by  Sylvander 

When  wami'd  with  ideas  of  bliss  n 
More  mindful  of  interest  iVian  passion >o  tender, 

Rcquir'd  thirty  sheep  for  a  kiss. 

The  shepherd  next  tiine  found  the  fair  one  less  cot 

To  engage  in  the  trade  of  caresses  i 
And  line."  love  with  prudence  he  still  might  < 

He  claim'd  for  a  sheep  thirty  kisses. 

Thelanguishing  nymph  now  so  fond  of  her  swain, 

A^as  resolv  ed  his  alteciion  to  keep. 
And  next  time,  more  loving  than  inindful  of  rain. 

Would  give  for  a  kiss  all  her  sheep. 

She  ofi'cred  her  sheep  and  her  dog  for  a  kiss, 

_  Yout.g  Phyllis lers  wise  than  she  ought ; 

the  shepherd  now  tir'dof  tlie  iralCck  of  blis«. 


iitji.y. 


Gave  the  kiss  to  Lisctta  for  nought. 


TO  WILLIAM. 
Full  oft  has  disappointment  robb'd 

This  sadden'u  heart  of  rest : 
Full  oft  has  sorrow  aim'd  her  shaft. 

Too  surely  at  my  breast. 

To  cheer  the  pensive  hour  of  gilef, 

_  I  ton'd  the  trembling  string  i 

Nor  sought  in  vaia  the  sweet  relief. 

Its  soothing  numbers  bring. 

Misery's  sad  self  was  lulled  to  peace. 
Each  painful  throb  supprcss'd; 

Again,  tranquility  became 
The  inmate  of  my  breast. 

And  still  as  sorrow's  gloom  recurn'd, 

I  clias'd  that  gloom  away  ; 
Wove  the  bright  web  in  fancy's  Itjoin, 

Which  gilds  the  clouded  day. 

Yet,  nnsolicitous  for  fame. 

To  blunt  affiiction's  dart. 
To  heal  its  wouuii  was  all  iny  aim, 

And  ease  the  anguish'd  heart. 

But  though  arttjd  seclusion  jjour'd 

The  simple  rustic  strain 
I  may  surely  without  bjasiiiig,  now 

Some  little  merit  claim. 

The  muses  cull  the  fairest  flowers 

Vi^hich  nn  Parnassus  blow  : 
And  bid  the  graceful  chaplet  wave, 

Around  thy  favorite  brow. 

Yet  shall  notenvy  blast  my  peace  ; 

The  bays  1  pleased  resign  : 
An  humbler  path  content  to  trace, 

And  view  dje"  meed  of  merit"  thine. 


THE  STORY  OF 

ALCANDER  is"  SEPTXMWS. 

(Taken  from  a  Bizantine  Historian.) 

Athens,  long  after  the  decline  of  the  Hcman  empire 
stnlcontn,u.-athe  s,nt  ofl.arning,  p<.li,enc.s  a.,d  wi.sdom. 
Thcodonc  Ostrogoth  repaired  the  schools  which  barbaritr 
wassuftenngto  fall  into  decay,  and  continued  those  pen- 
sit  ns  to  men  of  learning,  \vliich  avaricious  Bovcranient 
had  inonopcllzej. 

In  this  city,  and  about  thi  s  period,  Alcanderand  Sejiti. 
x-.mi  ^"re  fellow  students  (ogethor  j  the  one  the  most  sub. 
lie  reaso.ier  of  all  the  Lyceum,  the  other  tlie  most  clo. 
quent  speaker  in  the  academic  gmve.  Mutual  admiration 
sno,,  became  a  friendship.  Their  fortunes  were  r.early 
equal,  and  they  «ere  natives  of  the  two  most  celebrated 
cities  in  the  world  ;  (or  Alcander  was  of  Athens,  Septi- 
mius  came  fnm  Roine. 

In  thisstale  of  harmony  they  lived  for  £Ome  tiir.e  toge- 
ther  ;  when  Alcander,  after  passing  the  first  part  of  his 
youth  in  the  nid-ilcnce  of  philosoi-hy,  thought  at  length  of 
entering  into  the  busy  wojRi  and,  as  a  stej.  previous  to 
this,  placed  histvITecticnson  Hypathia,  a  ladv  of  exqui- 
si-c  beauty.  The  day  of  their  intended  nuiitia'ls  was  fix- 
ed ;  the  previous  ceremonies  were  [lerfcni-.ed ;  and  no- 
thing now  remained  hut  her  being  conducted  in  triumph 
to  the  apartment  of  the   intended   bridegroom. 

Alcander's  exultation  in  his  own  happinessi  or  being 
unable  to  enjoy  any  without  making  his  friend  geptimius 
a  iiartner,  prevailed  on  him  to  introduce  Hvi)athia  to  his 
fellow -student  ;  which  he  did  with  all  the  gaiety  of  a  man 
whofotind  himself  equally  happy  in  friendship  '  and  love 
But  this  was  an  interview  fatal  to  -he  future  peace  o;' 
both  ;  for  Scptimius  no  sooner  saw  her,  but  he  was  smit- 
ten with  an  involinitary  passion  ;  and,  though  he  used  eve- 
ry effort  to  suppress  desires  at  once  to  imprudent  and  un- 
just, tlie  emotions  of  his  mind  in  a  short  time  became  st> 
strong,  that  they  brought  on  a  fever,  wliich  the  physicians 
judged  incurable. 

During  this  illness,  .\lcanner  watched  him  with  all  rVt 
anxiety  ol' fondness,  and  brought  his  mistress  to  join  in 
those  airiialile  offices  of  friendship.  'Bhe  sagacity  of  the 
physicians,  by  ihese  means,  soon  discovered  that  thecftsc 
of  their  patient's  disorder  was  love  :  and  Alcandjr  m, 
iKing  appri/etl  of  their  discovery,  at  length  extorted  a 
conlession  from  the  reluctant  dying  lover. 

It  would  bul  delay  the  narrative  to  describe  the  conflict 
between  love  and  friendship  in  tlje  breast  uf  Alcander  on 
this  occasion  ;  it  is  enough  to  say,  that  the  Athenians 
were  at  that  time  arrived  at  sucii  refinement  in  mo- 
rals,  that  every  virtue  was  cawied  to  excess.  In  short, 
forgetful  of  his  own  felicity,  he  gave  t:p  his  intended  bride 
in  all  her  channs,  to  the  young  Roman.  They  were 
married  privately  by  his  connivance,  and  his  unlooked  for 
change  of  fortune  wrought  as  unexpected  a  change  in  the 
constiiutionofthe  now  happy  Septiniius  ;  in  a  few  days 
he  was  perfectly  recovered,  and  set  out  with  his  fair  part. 
Iter  for  Roirie.     Here,   by  an    axeriion  of  those  tulents 


whicii  U'  was  so  cminnitiy  po,«se«ed  of,  Septiniius  in  » 
few  yer.i-sanivedat  the  highest  dignities  of  the  s.ate,  and 
was  constituted  the  city  judge  or  praetor 

In  tlie  meantime  Alcander  not  onlv  fdt  the  psinofb- 
ing  teparated  from  his  friend  and  mlsiiess,  but  a  pros, 


lion  was  commenced  aga 
pathia,  for  having  havelv 
gested  for  moiie'-      ";•;■ 
charge,  and  even  i 
not  able  to  withst 
He  was  cast,  ami 
However,  being  ti 
appointed,  hi,    p,, 
wasstrijipcd  of  tit-.  . 
in  tiiemarket-pl 


thii 


Hi. 


by  ll.erelationi 
'P  his  bride,  as  was  sug- 
of  the  crime  laid  to  liii 
1  his  own  defence,  were 
'C  of  a  powerful  party. 
pay  an  enonnous  fine- 
l.irgc  a  sum  at  the  lime 
confi.scatcrl,  he  himself 
■  II.  exposed  as  a  slave 
highest  bidder 


A  merchant  of  Thrace  becoming  his  purchuter  Mctn 
der.  with  some  other  companions  of  disiress,  w-as  carried 
into  ilnit  region  of  desolation  and  sterility.  His  stated 
employment  was  to  follow  the  herds  of  an  iiripcrii-u' Pias- 
ter, and  his  success  in  hunting  was  all  that  was  allowed 
liim  to  supply  his  precarious  subsiste«ce.  Every  mum- 
ing  awaked  him  to  a  renewal  of  famine  or  toil,  and  evcrr 
change  of  season  served  but  to  aggravate  his  unsliel-.  red 
distress.  After  some  years  of  bondage,  h-^iwevr  an  ,'i 
;  porninity  of  escaping  oHered.  Heem'jraced  it  wuii  .avde'-', 
s>  that  travelling  by  night,  aud  lodging  in  cavern.i  bv  d-.y 
to  shorten  a  long  stsry,  heat  last  arrived  in  Home.'  Ti;e 
s.vme  day  on  which  Alcander  arrived,  Septimius  sat  atl- 
ministering  justice  in  the  forum,  whither  t-ur  wanderer 
came, expecting  to  be  instanilv  known'ar.d  publicly  a«. 
krowledgtdhy  his  former  friend.  Here  he  stood  th» 
whole  day  aivongs;  the  crnv.^d  watching  the  eves  of  the 
judge  and  ex;,-.oting  to  be  lakcn  notice  of ;  but  he  was  so 
much  altered  by  a  long  succession  of  hardsliins,  thvt  he 
continued  unnoticed  among  the  rest  :  and,  in  tlieciening 
when  he  was  going  up  to  thcpraeior's  chair,  he  was  bru- 
tally repulsed  by  the  attending  lictors.  The  attention  of 
t'-.e  i>oor  is  generally  diiren  from  one  ungrateful  obj-c  e» 
another  ;  f  r  light  coming  on,  he  now  found  him-elf  un- 
der the  necessity  of  seeking  a  place  to  lie  in,  and  yet 
knew  not  where  to  apply.  All  emaciated,  and  in  ra^s, 
as  he  was,  none  ot  the  citizens  would  harbour  so  much 
wre-cheilness  ;  and  sleeping  in  the  streets  ii.i-ht  beat- 
tended  with  interruption  or  danger  ;  in  short, "he  was  o- 
bliged  to  take  uji  his  lodg;n,-s.  in  one  of  the  tomb.s  with- 
out the  city,  the  usual  reTe.ii  t,f  guilt,  poverty  and  despair. 
-Tn  this  mansion  of  htrror,  laying  his  head  upon  jn  in- 
verted uin,  he  forgot  his  miseries  for  a  while  in  sleep;  8e 
found  on  his  fiiniy  cinirh,  more  ease  than  beds  of  down 
can  supply  to  the  guilty. 

As  he.  contiritcd  here,  about  roidmight  two  robbers 
came  to  make  this  their  reteat  ;  hut  hf.;ioenini;  ro  disa. 
gree  .bout  the  dlvi:  ion  of  their  plunder,  olte  r  f  ;'j..-m  stabl 
bed  the  other  lo  the  heart,  and  left  him  welerii-.g  in  his 
blood  at  the  entrance.  In  these  eircumstaiiLes  he  v?aj- 
ft.nndnext  marning  dead  at  the  mouth  of  the  vault.  Tins 
naturally  inducitijr,  farther  enquirv,  tin  :.lami  was  spread; 
the  cave  was  e.- titiiircd,  and  Alcander  being  found  w»« 
immediately  apprehended  ami  accused  of  robbery  and 
murder.  The  circumstances  against  him  w«-e  strong,  and 
the  wretchedness  of  his  appearance  confirmed  snspicion. 
Misfortune  and  he  were  now  so  long  acquainted,  that  he 
b( came  at  last  fegardless  of  life.  He  detested  a  wrrld 
where  he  had  found  only  ingratitude,  falsehood  and  cru- 
elty ;  he  v/as  determined  to  make  no  defence  ;  and  thus, 
lowering  with  resolu'ion.  he^k  dragged,  bound  with 
chords,  before  the  tribinial  oi^,tim-us.  As  the  proof* 
were  positive  against  him,  and  he  encred  nothing  in  hi.t 
own  vindication,  the  judge  was  ])rocecding  to  doom  him  . 
to  a  most  cruel  and  ignominious  death,  when  the  atienti. 
nn  of  the  m.ultiiude  was  soon  divitled  by  another  (hject. 
The  rehbcr,  w  h  i  had  been  really  guilty,  was  apprehend- 
cd  selling  his  pltioder,  and,  struck  with  a  panic,  had  con- 
fested  his  crime.  He  was  brought  btiund  to  the  same 
tribunal,  and  acquitted  every  other  person  of  any  partnci^ 
Shi])  in  his  gsilt.  Alcander's  innocence  therefore  apiiear- 
ed,  but  the  sullen  rashness  <  fhis  conduct  remained  .a  won- 
der  to  the  surrounding  intiUi.udc  ;  but  their  astonishment 
wcf  still  farthct  increased,  when  tliev  saw  (heir  judge 
start  from  his  tribunal  tt.  embrace  the  supposed  criniiiiai  : 
Scptimius  recollected  his  friend  and  former  benefac^or.atid 
hung  upon  his  neck  with  tears  of  pity  and  of  joy.  Need 
the  sequel  be  related !  Alcander  was  acquitted  ;  shartd 
the  friendship  and  honours  of  the  principal  citizens  of 
Rome  :  lived  afterw-e.nls  in  happiness  and  ease,  andleft 
it  to  be  engraved  on  his  tomb.  That  no  cireumst.antesaie 
so  desperate,  which  I'rovideRce  may  not  relieve. 


rORTRAITS  OF  THOMAS  JEFFERSON, 

lt:\:i  he  had  at  ihs  Jilliicrva  Piinlhig-O 


e 


JOHN  L.  COOK  tJ-  SEATON  CUAMTLA.VD, 
Jsuo  iloors  belovi  tie  Snaa-Tuwu  : 

WUCU   rHTNTI.I*    IS    GCNKRIL,     IS    K.T  '    JCl 

MiATaasi  xw»     AScenAsv. 


Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE. 


1] 


RICHMOND:— F/?/Z)^r,  JANUAKY  4.  1805. 


[Nl'MBER   17 


■intecl,  * 

"  f 

: !  —The   tcvrns  are  iwo  dollar!,  per  annum  to  I 

lie  paid  in  advance.  g 

.".l.— A  liantbnmp  tiilf-png:e  an'J  tjlle  ofcmiten>s  l| 

v.iU  lie  fur.iislied  (gra'iv^  at  the  completion  of  the  ]f 

\ulun)c.  :" 

FliOM  THT:  HEAUTIJiS  OF  HIsrOliY.    ,■  ^ 
CENEUOSITY. 
KENTlMENTS. 


Oiicgrcnt  reason  why  nun  practise  joncr 


sit*  so  iWtle 


l.i  tlie  world,  la  tlieir  fmdiiis  so  little  there  ;  gencroiityis 
ca'ching,  and  if  so  many  J>ien  tscajje  it,  li.  is  in  a  great 
drgree  fvoni  tlie  same  i-eason  that  count  vmen  escape  tlie 
•mall-poi,  because  they  meet  with  no  one  to  give  it 
'hem.  , 

Kow  sc!  Jom  is  generosity  jL-rfcct  and  pure  !  How  of- 
ten do  men  give,  because  it  throws  a  certain  inferiority 
•n  those  who  receive,  and  a  superiority  on  themselves  . 

V/e  are* generally  obliging  attd  serviceable  to  others,  in 
proportion  as  tiiey  do  not  want  the  favour. 

Tiiie  senerosity  is  adu'v-  as  indispensably  necessary  as 
'hose  rmjposed  I'pon  us  by  law.     It  is  a  \aU  iinposcd  up- 
on us  byreasen,  which  shiuld  be  the  sovereign  law  of  a 
raional  b.-ing.  .But  this  generosity  does  not  corsiit  ino- 
beying  every  impulse  of  humanity,  in  following  blind  pas- 
sl.m  for    our  guide,  ami  in  hn'.Kiii-ing    our  circums'aiicc! 
by  present  fceneluciioiw  whiO.  ma>  rtn.ler  nsi.,cAvaUe  of  j 
future  ones,  or  doing  justice  wher.:  it  is  due. 
EXAMPLE  S. 
F'.r  Georje  Erilljanl  is  a  man    whose   greatness  of  soul 
ttic  whole   world  admire  ;  his   generosity  is    such  that  it 
prevents  a  demand,  aitd  saves  the  receiver  th  e  trouble  and 
ctm  Fusion  ofa  r:-quest.     His  liberality  also  does  not  oblige 
more  by  its  greatness  thaj|^y  his  inimltuble  grace  in  g;v- 
ing.     .Sometimes  he  even  distributes  his  bounties  to  stran- 
gers, and  has  becnkaown  to  do  good  ofEces  to  those  who 
professed  themselves  his  enen.ies.     All  the  world  are  u- 
nnninious  inpruise  of  nli  gen'%rosity  :  tTiere    is    only  one 
st;rt  of  people  who  complain  of  his  cor.duct— — — his  are- 
ditors.     Sir  George  does  not  pay    his  debts'.    He   is  told 
Wat  his  baker  asks  a  debt  of  fifty  pounds,  and  that  an  ac. 
fj-'aintance  in  distress  solicits    the  same  sum  ;  he  gives  it 
v/ithout  hesitation  to  to  the  latter. 


aLle  cpporiunity  oflered,  he  led  them  through  the  guards 
of  the  Roman  camp,  quite  to  the  generals  tent.  As  they 
were  the  children  fef  the  best  fimilies  in  the  place,  their 
treacherous  leader, when  he  came  into  CamillusV,  presence 
a  Idressed  him  t\iui :  "  With^^hese  children  I  deliver  the 
place  you  besiege  into  your  hards  ;  they  were  committed 
to  my  care  and  tnition,  but  I  prefer  the  friendship  o' 
Ro^ric  to  my  employment  at  raJerVi,"  CamiUus,  struck 
with  horror  »t  the  treachery,  and  looking  at  him  with  "" 
menacing  air,  "  TVaitor,"  says  he,  "  you  do  not  address 
ycursilf  with  ycur  impious  jirenent  either  to  a  general  or 
a  people  that  resemble  you  :  we  hart  indeed  n'o  ex]iress 
and  formal  alliance  with  the  Falisci  ;  but  that  which  na- 
ture hath  established  between  all  men,  both  dies  and  shall 
iu'.ibisl  btt.vccn  us.  War  has  its  rights  aswxll  as  peace  ; 
and  we  have  to  make  it  with  no  less  justice  than  valour- 
We  are  in  anns,  not  against  an  age  v'.iich  is  spared-even 
in  cities^taken  by  assault,  but  against  mtu  armed  hke  our- 
selves ;  men  who,  without  any  previous  injury  from  us, 
attacked  the  Roman  camp  at  Veil.  Thou,  to  theatirostoj 
thy  power,  hast  succeeded  them  by  a  new  and  differ:nt 
Jjind  of  criine  :  but  for  me,  I  shall  conquer,  as  at  Veii. 
bv  Roman  arts,  by  valour,  works,  anil  perseverance." 

The  traitor  was  not  dismissed  wiihthis  reprimand  on. 
ly  j  Caniillus  caused  him  to  be  stripped,  and  to  have  his 
liands  tied  behind  him;  and  arming  the  young  scholars 
with  rods,  he  ordered  them  to  drive  h^m  back  into  the  ci- 
ty, and  to  scctirgehim  all  lite  way,  which  they  no  doub^ 
did  with  a  good  will. 

At  this  sight  the  Falisci,  who  hidbeen'iiiconsolalle  fcv 
the  loss  of  their  children,  raised  dl-ier  ofjoy  :  they  were 
charmei  to  sitch  a  degree,  with  so  finccmtnori'  an  exam- 
ple "f  ji!stic«-swMl--V!i-Mse,  tUifct.in-»o--  i»i»**»^nt  Ui*y -enrirvl , 
changed  their  disjiosition  in  respect  to  the  Romans,  and 
resolved  that  moment  to  have  a  peace  w'th  such  generous 
enemies.  Accordingly  thev  sent  d;-pu'ies  first  to  the  catrip 
and  afterwards  to  Rome  ;  where,  when  they  had  audience 
of  the  senate,  they  advlressed  themselves  to  it  in  these 
leriTic  :  "  Illustrious  fathers,  conquered  by  you  and  v  ur 
gener:ii,  in  a  manner  that  can  give  no  offence  to  G.  ds  or 
men,  we  are  coiije  to  serrender  ourselves  to  }'ou  j  and  we 
assure  ourselves,  ihanwhlch  nothing  can  be  iMoreglnriouL 
for  victors,  that  we  shall  live  happier  under  your  govern- 
ment than  under  our  own  laws.  The  event  of  this  war 
has  brought  forth  two  excellent  examples  for  man!  ind 
You,  fathers,  have  preferredjustice  to  immediate  conquest; 
and  we,  excited  by  that  justice  which  we  *■#  admire, 
voluntarly  present  you  the  victory." 


The  conduct  of  the  war  against  the  Falisci  being  com- 
riltted  to  the  care  of  CamiUus  the  Roman  dictatol-,  he 
besieged  Fiilerii,  their  capital  city,  and  suiTOunded  it  with 
lines  ;'  but  at  so  great  a  distance  from  the  w-atis,  that  there 
Teas  sufficient  room  for  the  besieged  to  take  the  air  with- 
cuv  danger.  The  FJisci  had  brcu-ht  from  Greece  th 
ctistom  o/ committing  all  tlieirchilurenio  thecareof  one 
man,  -«  ho  was  to  instruct  them  in  all  the  branches  of  po, 
I -e  literature,  to  take  them  out  a  walking  with  him  and 
E-e  thempersorm  theexttcise  proper  for  their  age.  The 
cUildren  had  used  often  to  walk  with  their  master  without 
tl^valls  of  the  city  before  the  sieg?  ;  and  the  fears  of  an 
enemy,  who  kept  quiet  and  at  such  a  distance,  were  not 
great  eiioujh  to  inake  tliem  discontinue  their  exercise  af- 
terwards. But  the  present  schoolmaster  proved  a  traitor. 
He  at  Erst  led  ilie   youth    •nly  along    the  wall  ;  then  he 


FROM  TUE  SEPERTOKT. 
THE  CARAVANSERY. 


There  is  no  one  of  the  fine  arts  mere  cahimonly  es- 
teemed, or  possesses  more  general  empire,  than  poetry. 
In  music  and  painting.  \T«  willingly  acknowledge  our  ig, 
norance,  where  it  exists,  and  deem  it  no  disgrace  to  be 
bom  with  an  indifi«rent  ear,  or  to  be  unable  to  point  out 
the  defects  and  excellencies  of  a  jiiciuie.  But  of  poetry 
every  naan  presumes  to  judge,  and  will  give  his  ojiinion  of 
an  ode  or  tragedy,  with  as  much  confidence,  as  the  first  cri- 
tic of  the  age. 

But,  notwithstanding  the  general  presumption,  there 
are,  in  reality,  but  few,  qunlified  to  judge  accurately  of  this 
changing  art.  To  estiir.atejusiy  the  prcduction  cf  the 
Muse,  requires  not  only  a  fine  natural  tasie,  but  an  exten. 


I  modern.  Without  these  indispensible  qualifications,  we 
can  form  no  correct  cpinJor,  and  though  we  may  cavil, 
we  cannot  criticise. 

From  this  general  ir.tibility  to  judge  acrtirattly,  arises 
the*dmiration,  uniustl}'  conferred  ot\  modern  poetry,  to 
the  comparative  neglect  of  those  unrivalled,  inasters,  to 
whom  our  language  is  chiefly  indebted  for  its  harmony 
and  grace.  Novelty  seems  to  compei-.sete  for  excellence, 
and  the  short-lived  poems  of  the  day  are  perused  with  avl- 
.I'ly.  and  ]iraised  with  f xtrarajarce,  while  the  s'andaul 
bards  arc  allo<<td  to  moulder  on  the  shelf.  It  is  my  in. 
tention,  therefore,  in  this  paper,  to  restore  the  great  po- 
ets to  their  proper  rank,  and  assign  to  the  rest,  that  sta- 
tion, to  which  their  respective  talents  entitle  them. 

To  Milton  and  Shakespeare,  all,  I  presume,  are  willing 
to  yield  the  first  seat  in  the  temple  of  the  Muses  ;  the  for- 
mer distir.f'u'ihrd  by  his  "chlimity  and  karnirg,  ard  th 
latter  by  his  universality  of  genius. 

The  claims  of  Dryden  and  Pope  to  the  second,  wi'l  ^* 
hanlly  be  disputed,  thr  ugh  it  rr.ay  not  be  so  clear,  to  which 
■  nf  \\:i'~  grea.  pcets,  the  pa^m  of  superir-riry  is  due.  J")ry. 
den  may  have  more  genius,  but  Pcpe  has  mere  art.  1  h« 
subjects, on  which  Dryden  eNcrcised  his  talents,  were  ge. 
nerallv  of  a  tenporaiy  na'ure,  aid  consequently  e.\cite  lit- 
tle interest  in.  posteriiy.  Pcpe  wrote  to  the  bushiessand 
bosoms  of  men,  &  v.  ill  theieftre  be  read  with  instruction 
and  deiJght,  while  the  EnglLsh  hnguage  lasts.  Dry- 
d  n  is  sinking  into  neglect,  but  Pope  is  rising  siiU  higher 
in  the  estimation  of  scholars,  throughout  the  clvili/cd 
world.  The  wcrks  of  Dryden  have  never,  I  believe,  ap- 
peared, but  in  their  native  tongue  :  lite  productions  of 
Pope  have  been  transla'ed  into  every  pfli»hed  language  in 
£uro].e.  We  respect  Dryden  fcrwiiat  Ic  ceuld  have 
written  ;  we  arc  grateful  to  Pope,  ft-r  what  he  has  actu. 
ally  performed. 

li  has  been  FashicnalJe  of  late  years,  to  t!cf  .eciate  the 
g?nius  of  Pope,  as  deficient  in  originality.  Bin  nocl',ar;;« 
can  be  more  unfouiidcd.  Long  before  he  was  of  age,  he 
wrote  an  epic  poel»,  entirely  the  creature  of  his  ow  n  inta^ 
gina'ion,  and  many  other  jierfonnances.  Which  sufiScicnt- 
ly  prove,  that  he  was  not  v\  anting  in  fertility.  These, 
his  mature  judgment  committed  to  the  fiames,  so  that  he 
is  indebted,  fur  tljis  charge  of  deficiency  in  or-ginal  genius 
to  his  exquisite  taste.  ^V'ilat  Pcpe  loathed  and  rejected^ 
would  probably  have  been  admired  and  extclitd,  by  these 
sticklersTororiginatity. . 

I  have  often  thcliglit,  that  if  the  grcSt  criiics  of  ami. 
luiiy,  who  were  most  distinguished  by  correct  taste,  could 
rise  from  their  graves,  and, "by  some  miracle,  be  enabled 
to  cf'mprehend  modern  languages,  they  would  give  a  de- 
cided preference  to  Pope,  over  all  the  authors  of  Eurr.pe. 
Though  Milton,  in  some  particulars,  m.ay  excel  all  th* 
ancients,  yet,  his  quaintness  and  pedantry  would  exclude 
him  from  the  ftifst  rank  of  classics,  in  the  JiidgnKut  oj' 
Horace  and  ^uimillian. 


Ca  ried  them  a  little  farther  ;  and  at  length  when  a  favor»l|  sire  acquaintance  with  tlsjaiu  literature,  kolU  iiucie«t  ^lld 


Thomson,  Armstrong,  Romraerville,  Akenside,  aud 
Cowper,  may  be  considered  among  the  first  poets  in  the 
second  class.  Of  these,  Thomson  is  the  most  pleasing, 
and  Armstrong  the  inost  correct.  Culdsmith,  Mason- 
Gray  ai.d  Collins,  may  possess  equal,  thoUi-jh  diffei-ent  ex. 
cellence.  Gray  is  thought,  by  some,  to  have  refined  too 
much^and  Mason  it  universally  acknowledged  to  yield  to 
no  writer,  ancient  or  modern,  in  purity  of  Ian. 
guage. 

The  e  are  the  aslhcrs,  'l.atoiigUt  to  fo.in  and  guide  the 
lilhc   :nte  in  poetiy,  ai.dtcvihcm  oui  lan'jui.^c  is  mmm 


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THE    M  I  N  E  R  V  A. 


For  1804 — 5. 


•!n  ;;roa>est  ol>lif;.i'ion-,.  Manv  ni  >:lern  versifiers  mnv 
Inii-  riicrit.  but  it  is  of  an  inferior  •limp,  and  entitled 
to  litil.!  prais?,  beyond  th%t  of  iildiutry.  ColV|l^^  is  the 
last  of  the  English  i>.>ei»,  and  since  Ivim,  I  know  not  an 
inrf-vi.l«J  bird,  wli»  will  probihk  rtach  posterity.  Xhe 
piii;lx.  ingencral.  are  fond  of  novelty,  and  incompetent 
to  iiKl^e.  Hance,  every  new  poem  is  extolled,  i:;  terms 
•  'f  estravafti  It  encomium,  bv  the  ignorance  of  its  admir- 
•.rs.anl  bv  the  partiality  of  the  anlhors  frieiids.  rCc  all 
r-'itTetn1)'r  the  admira'ion,  which  De!a  Cnisca  and  hie  fol- 
I'nvers  evcitcd.  both  in  England  and  America  ;  nor  did 
lii-jdclu^io.!  ceSse.  until  the  pen  of  Oifford,  liiie  the  spear 
m'-Ithuriel.  rt>-.ol,-ed  tlie  charm,  with  its  magic  tonch,  & 
din«red  ilie  loathhome  aefortttities,  concealed  nnde^  the 
iia7,z!ia.;j  coverini;  (if  hriUian^  phraseology.  An  intimate 
•,>,:r)ifainiawe  with  the  goitl  p  icts  will  enable  us  to  detect 
ih«  faults uf  111':  b.id  ;  a^id  let  it  be  remembered,  thitthis 
is  no  trifling  accomplishment,  if  it  be  true,  that  a  good 
n^!e  in  literature  generally  lea'is  lo  a  coi-rsct  taste  in  po- 
■fUijs,  m-jraU,  and  religio.i. 


TUZ  r.lil'OilTORT.' 


Ni 


on  \V>men    is    extrac'ed  from 
'  K   ^vrit'.en  by  a  man  who 


i*he  rill  )^v^ng  cnom' 
a  Boston    pap»r  j 

Ikis  h:id  annppi^unity  to  appreciate  the 
Iheredre  be  nioregraieful  tj  female  rcaJers. 
IV'heihcr  the  fema'e  mind  is  capable  of  those  eagb 
fli^lhrs  into  the  regions  of  pli  losyijhy  and  science,  which 
a  BiCTO  «nd  a  Newton  took,  U  a  qiVrstinn  Scarcely  worth 
the  ti-,:u')lc  of  debating.  A  thousand  ins'anccs  have 
alret'ly  been  adduced  by  variius  writers,  to  disprove  the 
inem.M  inferoiity  of  females,  and  it  is  u.ii^r^lly  ac 
K:u);.vh-lif«l,  thir  tlielr  minds  are  capal>le  of  inlinitelv- 
liigh*r  ciblti /at!  ji)  tUa.i  it  lt-i«  uuta'ly  been  llieir  lot  to  re. 
cp'vf. 

I'heail^ec'ioiis  of  ili'!  fe-nale  are  f.-.r  stronger  and  more 
lively  than  ih'ise  of  onr  sex.  The  thousand  instances  of 
,lli;ir  heroir  couduc:  during  ihe  Ti-euch  revolntinn,  have 
skilled  litis  fatt  fcT'.ner.  No  prr^or.al  fatigue  fiiiiij  ovcr- 
i  uiie  them,  no  pcr'ional  danger  could  for  one  instant  de- 
fr  lln-m  fiom  seeking  in  the  foulest  dungeons,  the  father 
i-y  the  chilJ.the  husband  or  the  loveuMonlhs  after  mo't.h, 
have  Ihcy  been  kno-.vn  to  secrete  from  reviMution.irv  veii- 
geunce.  some  object  ofiheir  alfcction,  when  the  discove- 
r,  o.',heconcc.alnvnt  would  have  b!en  inevitable  and  irn- 
iii-dia'c  dei'h  Were  a  friend  arrested,  their  ingenuity 
never  relaxed  a  nioiii?iit  in  contrivances  fot:  his  escape  ; 
vers  he  naked,  they  cloathed  him  ;  were  he  !iu:igr'.-,  they 
f.'d  him;  were  Ijj;  sick,  thejrvisitej  him  ;  and,  when  all 
eiHr's  were  uitavailing  for  his  d{:iverance,  often  did  the.- 
i  il'uvc  into  his  sinking  soul,  their  own  Conr.igc  to  meet 
death  wih  fortitude,  and  even  with  cheerfulness. 
Tn  infancy  they  nourish  us,  in  old  age  they  cheriih  &  eon- 
fie  us,  and,  on  the  bed  of  sickness,  the  exquisite  delicacy 
*f  their  attentions,  the  watchings  they  will  u.idergo  with- 
I'lit  a  inurmur,  the  fretting  tji-vnlousness  thev  will  bear 
wi;h  conipla,cen«y.  the  offensive  the  nauseous  ofiic?s  which 
Oiey  are  at  all  times  ready  to  pefform,  d.'mand  frotn  us 
oiore  than  every  r -turn  of  attachment,  kindness  and  gra- 
liiodc  which  it  i.s  in  our  power  to  oonfer.  These  (|uali- 
I'.r.  are  u-it  the  offspring  of  civilization  ;  they  arechtrac- 
!'..;.<:ic  of  the  sex,  and  proudly  distinguish  it  in  everr 
r;  lancr  of  the  gl;)b:.  This  is  tliat  excelling  beautv-  which 
'  iirure  gives  to  woman,  in  ample  recontpence  for  iufcrlnr 
il.",Hha-ion  ;  (his  is  that  beauty  which  indeed  turns  the 
il.;eofiIle  ssvord,  and  irtakes  tlic  "spear  fall  poinlle-.". 
Kveri-  tr.ivellerthrnugli  inhospitable  wiids,  and  pathless 
t!  -sar.s,  cr^.iSrms  the  grateful  testimony  of  Ledvard,  to 
'he'com|i:ission,  and  sympnthy,  and  tenderness  of  wo- 
man, antl  au-horises  us  to  eslimt^e  the  degree  of  civitiza- 
t  nn  in  nny  countrv,  by  the  degree  of  respect  and  kindutss 
V  ulch  the  fcmah  sex  receive. 

0.\  THK  ME77iyD  OF^EADiyC  FOR  FEMALE 

iMP.wrEMF.Nr. 

t  were  to  'h-  wi:,hed  that  the  female  part  of  the  human 
creation,  to  whom  nature  has  poiued  out  so  many  charms 
wuh  so  lavish  a  hand,  would  pav  some  regard'  to  the 
cnl  iva  Ing  their  mmds  and  improving  fheir"{tntljrslanil- 
i'>g  ItiseaslW  accomplished.  rrouH  thev  bestow  a 
•  •  n-h  part  of  the  time  thevthrow  away  on  the  trifles  & 
X'Mv.giws  of  dress,  in  reading  iiroper  books,  it  would  i)er. 
ectly  answer  their  purpose.  Not  that  lam  against  the 
.^Jl';s  aloT^lnlg  theirpei-sons  i  l-t  tllcm  beset  ofl'  with 
i  1  the  •.rnaments  rhat  art  and  nature  conspire  to  iiroduce 
)•  r  their  emiiellishment,  but  let  it  be  with  reason  and  good 
^enre,  not  caprice  and  linmour  ;  for  there  is  good  sense 
m  dress  as  in  all  thitigs  else.  Strange  djctri.ie  to  some  ! 

Ill    a^n  sure,    Midain,  you  know  ther«  is vou  nrac- 

I  ce  It.  ■'       I 

The  first  rule  to  be  laid  d  nvn  'to  any  one  who  reads  lo 
!•).  ■*.  ts  "ev'-rtoread  but  with  attention.  As  the  al  . 
s-ruse  parts  ot  learning  are  not  necessary  to  the  acsom- 
)  is..incnt  of  one  ot  your  sex,  a  small  degree  of  it  will 
b.....e.  I  wouM  throw  the  snl.jtc's  of  which  the  ladies 
ought    not  to  be  wnolly  ignoKut,    under    the    following 


HISTORY,  MORALITY,  &  POETRY. 

The  first  employs  the  memory,  the  second  the  judg 
ment  and  the  third  imagination. 

Whenever  yea  -undertake  to  read  History,  make  a  small 
abstract  of  the  memorable  cvtnts,  and  set  down  in  what 
year  they.liappened.If  you  entertain  yourself  with  the  life 
of  a  famous  person,  do  the  same  by  his  niost  remarkable 
actions,  with  the  addition  of  the  year  and  the  placj  he 
was  bom  at  and  died.  You  will  fiud  the  grcaest  helps  to 
the  memory,  as  they  will  lead  you  to  remember  v  liat  you 
do  not  write  down,  by  a  lort  of  Uiain  tlut  links  the  whole 
history  together. 

Books  on  morality  deserve  an  exact  reading.  There 
are  none  in  our  language  more  useful  and  enterlaining 
than  the  Spectators,  Tatlcrs  and- Guardians.  They  are 
the  standards  of  the  English  tongue,  k  such  as  should  be 
read  over  and  over  again  ;  for  as  we  imperceptibly  slide 
into  the  manners  and  habits  of  those  [lersons  wir"li  whom 
we  most  frequently  converse,  to  reading  being  as  it  were, 
a  silent  conversation,  we  insensJUy  write  andtalkjnthe 
■".tile  of  tKe  authors  we  have  the  most  often  i^ad  and  who 
have  left  the  deepest  impressions  on  ourmind.  Ntny.  in 
order  to  retain  what  you  read,  on  the  various  stil>;t-cts 
which  fall  under  the  head  of  Morality,  I  would  advise 
ynu  to  mark  with  a  pencil  whatever  you  find  worth  rc- 
ivjtiThering.  If  a  jiassage  should  strike  you,  mark  it 
ilownin  the  margin  :  if  an  expression,  draw  a  line  t;nder 
it  ;  if  a  Whole  paper  in  th«  fore-mentioned  books,  or  anv 
others  which  arc  written  in  the  same  loose  and  uncon- 
nected manner,  make  an  asterisk  over  the  first  line.  By 
these  niei.ns  you  will  select  the  most  valuable,  and  tliey 
will  sink  deeper  in  your  memory  than  the  rest,  on  re- 
peated reading,  by  being distingEiJhed  from  tbem. 

The  last  article  is  poetry  :  the  way  of  distinguishing 
good  poetry  froitl  bad,  is  to  turn  it  out  cf  verse  into  prose 
and  tee  whether  the  thought  is  natural,  and  the  word-  a- 
dapted  toiti  or  whether  they  are  too  big  and  sotinding, 
or  too  low  or  mean  for  the  sense  they  would  convey  : 
this  nile  will  prevent  you  from  being  Imposet'l  on  by  bom- 
bast  and  fustian,  with  which  inany  passes  for  sublime; 
for  smooth  verses  which  run  oii^the  tar,  with  an  easy  ca- 
dence and  harmonious  turn,  very  of;en  imposes  unnscnsc 
on  the  world,  and  ate  like  your  fine  dressed  beatix,  who 
pass  for  fine  men.  Divest  both  from  their  outward  orna- 
me»ts,  and  people  are  surprised  Ihcy  wuuid  have  been  io 
easily  deluded. 

1  have  now  given  a  few  rules,  and  those  such  only  a* 
are  really  necessary.  I  could  have  added  more,  but  these 
will  be  sufticient  to  enable  you  to  read  without  burdening 
your  memory,  and  yet  with  another  view  besides,  that  of 
barely  killing  time,  is  so  many  are  accustonitd  to  do. 


MOW  TO    PLk.^SE    1»   C0XV3ns.\TT0X. 

[From  tU  JfamUcy.] 

iToiie  of  the  desires  dictated  by  vanity  Is  more  general 
less  blameable,  than  that  of  being  distinguished  for  the 
ts  of  coi,versation.  Other  acconiplishmunts  may  be 
jiossessed  without  opportunity  of  exerting  them,  or  want- 
ed without  danger  that  the  defect  can  often  be  remark^ 
ed  1  but  as  no  man  can  live  otherwise  than  in  an  heritii- 
ta.^e  without  hourly  pleasure  or  vexation,  from  the  fond- 
ness or  neglect  of  those  about  him,  the  faculty  of  glvl.ig 
pleasure  is  of  contintial  use.  Few  are  more  frequently 
envied  than  those  who  have  the  power  of  forcing  at,teiul- 
on  wherever  they  come,  whose  entrance  is  considered  as 
a  promise  of  felicity,  and  whose  departure  is  lamented, 
like  the  recess  of  the  sun  from  northern  climates,  as  a 
privation  of  all  that  enlivens  fancy  or  insjiires  gaiety.  * 

It  is  apparent  that  to  excellence  in  this  valuable  art, 
some  peculiar  qualifications  are  necessary  ;  for  every 
man's  experience  will  inform  him,  that  the  pleasure 
which  men  are  able  to  give  in  conversation,  holds  no  stat- 
ed proportion  to  their  knowledge  or  their  virtue.  Many 
find  their  way  to  the  tables  and  the  parties  of  those  who 
never  consider  them  as  of  the  least  importance  inany  o- 
ther  place;  we  have  all,  at  one  time  or  other,  been  con- 
tent to  love  those  whom  we  could  not  esteem,  and  been 
jjersuaded  to  try  the  dangerous  ex])eriment  of  admitting 
liim  for  a  companion  whom  we  know  to  be  to«  ignjrant 
lor  a  counsellor,  and  too  treachercus  for  a  friend. 

He  that  would  please  must  rarely  aim  at  such  excel, 
lence  as  dejiresies  his  heaters  in  their  own  opinion,  or  de- 
bases them  from  the  hope  of  contributing  reciprocally  to 
the  entertainment  of  the  company.  Merriment  extorted 
by  sallies  of  imagination,  sprighiliness  of  remark,  or 
quickness  of  reply,  is  too  often  what  the  Latins  call,  the 
Sardinian  laughter,  a  distortion  of  face  without  gladness 
of  heart. 

For  this  reason,  no  stile  of  conirersailon  is  moire  exten- 
sively acceptable  than  thenarrative.  He  who  has  stored 
his  memory  with  slight  anecdotes,  private  incidents,  and 
personal  peculiarilies,  seldom  fails  to  find  his  audience  fa- 
vorable. Almost  ev«ry  man  listenswith  eagerness  to  ex- 
temporary history  :  for  almost  every  man  has  some  real 
f.r  imaginary  connection  with  a  celebrated  character, 
some  desire  to  advance  or  oppose  a  rising  name.  Vani- 
ty often  co-operates  with  curiositv.  He  that  is  a  hearer 
in  one  plac«  ^uiUfics  him»«lf  to  b«com«  a  sp»»kerin  ano- 


ther; for  he  cannot  comprehend  a  series  of  argument,  or 
transport  the  volatile  spirit  of  wit  without  evaporation, 
yet  he  thinks  himself  able  to  treastu-e  up  the  various  inci- 
dents of  a  story,  and  pleases  his  hopes  with  the  iufornia. 
tion  which  he  shall  give  to  seme  inferior  society. 

Narratives  are  for  the  most  part  heard  without  envy, 
because  they  are  not  sujipo-sed  to  imiily  any  intellectual 
qualities  above  the  common  i^!c.  To  be  acquainted  with 
facts  not  yet  echoed  by  ))lcbcian  mouths,  may  happen  to 
one  man  as  well  as  lo  aiviUicr,  and  to  relate  them  when 
they  are  known,  hatjAktoearance  so  very  little  difficulty, 
that  every  one  con^|^m^self  equal  to  the  task. 


FROM  THE  PORT  FOLIO. 


ANOTHER  BRITISH  SPY  IN  BOSTOJT. 


If 


:,  my  dear  S ,  seem  surprising  tf.at  my 

first  communication  turned  on  so  interesting  a  topic  as  the 
practice  of  the  law.  Here,  as  at  home,  to  be  eminent  in 
this  profession,  is  to  be  eininent  in  the  nation,  and  those 
who  can  best  persuade  juries,  and  convince  the  mind  of  a 
court,  have  invariably  the  most  influence  at  elections,  and 
the  greatest  weight  in  the  council. 

Eminence  in  the  profession  of  law,  being,  at  this  a~e 
of  the  world,  so  important  an  object,  it  is  natural  torn- 
quire  who  arc  they,  who  have  attained  this  proud  ho- 
nour. 

Thethrce  great  lawyers  of  this  metropolis,  are  Par- 
sons, De.x'ter,  and  Otis.  Of  their  comi>arative  merit,  as 
my  fellow  travf  !!er  and  myself  differ  in  opinion,  we  shall 
probably,  express  difl'erent  results.  Whatever  he  may 
have  written,  I  shall  give  you,  with  candor,  the  judgment 
I  have  formed  with  freedom,  yet,  I  hope,  without  rash- 
ness. 

Theophilus  Parsons  unites  all  the  bloom  of  wit  with 
the  aridity  of  absract  argument.  The  mighty  magician 
of  law,  he  turns  every  thing  to  his  purpose,  by  nieitly 
wavinghis  wand.  Of  immense  legal  information,  hit 
memory  aRords  a  fund  on  whlcli  the  courts  here  Con- 
stantly  draw,  and  whence,  without  diminishing  the  ori- 
ginal stock,  they  receive  constant  supply.  He  is  a  ma- 
thematician, ])hilosopher,  and  divine.  Yet,  uncouth  in 
pronunciation,  he  has  no  Claims  to  the  elegant  attratti- 
of  the  orator.  He  is,  in  one  phrase,  the  Doctor  Johnson 
of  the  bar. 

Saintiel  Dexter  ij  a  man;  who  must  always  enjoy  fame, 
wlien  f;.me  can  be  enj;>yed  with  honour,  and  he  is  proud 
enough  to  despiteit,  when  it  cannot.  As  a  barristei,  he 
is  certain'iy  beyond  all  I  have  met  on  this  side  the  At- 
lantic.  Ainericane,  who  have  h^ard  both,  consider  him 
superior  to  Erskine  ;  and  would,  for  the  honour  of  our 
couuiry,  Englishmen  could  dissent.  Uidikc,  however. 
that  jiresent  boast  of  our  Wesimintter.hall,  the  glory  of 
Dexter  is  not  confined  to  the  stage  of  professional  action. 
Pov/erfulin  the  senate,  as  at  the  bar,  he  could  overawe 
faction  with  the  same  ease  tllat  he  can  silence  opposition. 
He  has  proved  himself  as  adcqur.teto  the  M.lemn  chargo 
of  legislation,  as  to  the  conipaiativtly  liuinble  tnmisterial 
duties  of  his  professional  oifice.  Some  of  the  most  accu- 
rate and  important  <  acts'  of  the  general  government, 
were,  1  ain  told,  first  framed  Ujr  hlin.  The  representati- 
on of  this  commonwealth,  were  never  more  respectable, 
than  when  ht  was  in  Congress.  Tli-n  Massachusetts 
could  rear  her  head  among  the  states,  and  dareti  ■■ipeiii  a. 
loud.  Now  her'  still  voice'  is  icarccly  audible  'mid  the 
rude  uproar.  He  soon  after  filled  so  many  of  the  first  exe- 
cutive officct,  in  the  Federal  administration,  in  such  ra- 
pid succession,  and  with  such  versatility  of  talent,  that 
he  seems  justly  entitled  to  the  title  of  the  American  Pitt. 
Yet,  with  all  this  agency  in  the  alTaiis  of  goverunu^ 
with  all  the  time  he  must  have  spent  in  political  cccu[K- 
tion,  he  is  considered,  by  some,  second  to  none  as  a  law- 
yer. It  is  unnecessary  to  comparehim  with  Mr.  rarsons. 
They  are  equally  eminent  in  distinct  splteres.  Without 
more  talent  for  the  bar.  if  we  except  his  wit,  the  latter 
gentleman  has  all  the  nice  discrimination  of  our  late 
countryman,  Fearne ;  and  in  the  capacity  of  chavihcr 
cnumvl,  would  have  been,  perhapc,  su])erior  even  to  him. 
Com]nvheiir.lrn.  rather  than  discrimination,  is  the  cha- 
racteristic that  marks  the  mind  of  Mr.  Dexter  ;  the  fo- 
rum.  rather  than  the  closet,  is  his  appropriate  element, 
parsons  has  all  the  atlroiiuess  ol  a  special  pleader,  and  is 
apt  to  consume  points.  Dexter,  on  the  contjary,  over- 
looks every  thing,  but  the  merits  of  his  case,  atid  deems  a 
ntoment's  delay  mere  form,  an  unwarrantable  sacrifice. 
The  one  has  ihe  eye  of  the  hawk,  the  other  of  the  eagle  : 
the  one  a  peculiar  poiutness  of  feature,  the  other  an  origi- 
nal boldness.  The  former  an  acute  disputant,  the  latter 
an  imjiosing  orator,  parsons  has  more  learning  and  less 
taste,  his  rival  mire  invention  and  eloquence.  pwboiis 
reads  more  than  Dexter;  Dexter  thinks  iitorc  thaiWar- 
sons.  ^ 

This  opinion  is  nottlic  result  ofmy  own  unassisted  ob- 
servance.   The ,  my  dear  S, to  whom  yon 

introduced  me  in  this  place,  have  influenced  me  by  the  o. 
pinion  they  were  frank  enough-  to  communicate  ;  an  opi- 
nion formed  on  more  time  and  observation  than  V^ould 
have  given  this  subject,  allotting  to  others  tlicir  proper 
proportion. 


Vol.  i: 


THE    MINERVA. 


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fRCJ.M  THE  PORT  lOLlO. 


We  iir»  always  rraJv  lo  jiromote  ih«  interest  of  the  te- 
,pect»blc  kook.cllcrs  iii  this  country,  ai.d  we  a.-e  pp.riicu. 
Urly  pleased  to  have  fre(|uent  opporuinities  of  rendering  a 
service  to  Mr.  James  Kiimplircjs  of  this  city,  because  ho 
is  an  enteaprisiiig,  worthy,  and  industrious  man,  wlio  re. 
tails  neither  trash  nor  poison,  but  provides  wholesome 
food  for  the  mind,  a^id  whc;h}r  his  literary  guest  be 
adult  or  juvende,  his  aiwa^  »  good  dish  for 
each. 

Popular  Tales  by  Maria  Edgworth,  anew  work,  inten- 
ded principally  for  the  instruction  of  young  persons,  has 
just  been  reprinted  here  by  Mr.  lluinphreys.  The  writer 
of  this  article  has  perused  these  stories  with  much  atten- 
tion and  interesTi  Thev  possess  uncominoti  merit.  Thoy 
■re  not  Umscry  Tales,  nor  Fairy  Tales,  nor  Ts'.les  of  Tlr- 
ror.  They  are  not  licentious,  like  Marinontel's,  nor  e.v- 
travagant  like  those  of  Midame  de  Genlis.  But  in  astyle 
ijurcai-.d  simple,  cjnvev  useful  truths  to  the  ui.dersjand- 
ingof  every  render.  Hf,  w^io  even  in  an  hour  of  the 
most  ya-Ai.iiig.la>';'ude,  bfgins  one  of  tlie.se  moral  and 
eniertainiiig  narrati.-es.  will  scarcely  close  the  volul.ie, 
until  it  be  finished.  fcui:h  is  the  fascinating  power  of 
Genius,  and  so  secure  of  the  general  suffrage  is  every  li- 
terary perlbrniance,  which  combines,  according  to 
the  precept  of  the  Ancient,  the  pleasont  and  the  proSt*- 
able. 


LOKDO^^  F.ISmoyS-fur  Oct.ihn. 

Promenade  dicstes. — A.  round  dre«9  of  whi'e  muslin, 
H'ith  long  sleeves.  Barcelona  handkerchief  crossed  over 
the  bosoin  and  tied  behind.  A  scarf  cloak  of  v.oi-ki-U 
muslin.  A  straw  li.it,  turned  up  in  front,  ami  ornar.t£nt- 
«d  with  a  blue  feather.  A  dress  of  cambrick  ir.usHn  ; 
the  sleeves  short  and  drawn  up  on  the  lop  of  the  arm  to 
form  an  epaulet.  A  nUck  lace  speiiccr-cloak  triititned 
all  round.  A  large  siiaw  hat,  tied  under  the  chin,  with  a 
pink  handkerchief. 

I{i-:r  Dresses. — A  l^trge  straw  bonnnat,  turned  tip  be- 
fore and  behind,  and  '.iid  under  the  chin  with  pink  rib- 
bands. A  close  morning  bonnet  of  blue  silk.  A.  siriw 
hat  turned  up  in  front.  The  most  fashionable  hair  bead 
dresses.  An'Ohi  hat,  of  straw  or  chip.  A  morning 
bonnet  of  fine  straw,  turned  up  in  front,  and  tied  under 
thechin  with  a  pink  slikiiandkerchief.  A  cap  of  white 
muslinrwith  a  full  lace  border;  the  top  of  the  crown 
made  open,  to  adh>ic  the  hair,  and  triwiined  round  with 
lace  :  a  wreath  of  oak*  leaves  around  the  franf.  A  cap 
oi'^w^ute  crape  trimnaed  u/itlviUac. 

General  Oijservations. — The  prevailing  colours  are  bUie. 
pink,  purple  and  yellow.  Dres^es  continue  to  be  made 
vry  low  over  tltc  back  and  bosoin.  and  very  shurt-waist- 
ed.  .  The  rlreves  are  *encraily  trimmed  with  lace,  and 
fastened  on  the  lop  of  the  arm  with  a  broach.  Lace  is 
giuch  used  in  every  part  of  the  dress. 


EKGLISH  AGILITl'. 

In  the  great  Dutch  war  in  the  reign  of  Charles  the  11. 
she  English  fleet  and  that  of  Hollatid,  fought  in  the  cliaii- 
ncl  for  three  days  succesMvely,  engaging  in  the  day  and 
lying  to  jit  night.  Liit  just  as  ihey  were  preparing  to  re- 
new the  action,  advice  c.ime  olf  that  an  armistice  was 
concluded  upon,  and  the  hostile  panics  began  to  e.iercise 
mutual  civilities.  On  board  a  Dutch  man  of  wsr,  which 
lay  along  side  an En,-;li^h  first  rate,  was  a  sailor  so  re- 
markably active,  as  lo  run  to  the  mast  head  and  stand 
upright  upon  the  truck,  after  wh'ch  he  would  cut  several 
capers,  and  conclude  by  standing  upon  his  head,  to  the 
a'.:"ni:.hnicnt  and  terror  tii  tlie  spectators.  On  coming 
"down  fioin  this  exploit,  all  his  countrymen  expressed 
their  joy,  by  husticainir,  and  therelw  signifying  their  tri- 
umph over  the  English.  One  of  their  bold  tars  piqued 
for  the  honor  of  l.-scotintry,  ran  up  to  the  top  like  a  cat, 
and  essayed  with  all  his  might  to  throw  up  his  heels  like 
tlie  Dutibinan,  and  not  having  the  skill,  he  missed  his 
p'»i;.e,  and  came  down  rather  faster  than  he  went  up. 
The  rigging,  however,  l«-okc  his  f.dl,  and  he  lijhted  on 
his  feet  unhurt.  As  rrion  as  he  recovered  his  speech,  he 
lan  to  the  side,  and  c.xulfiii^ly  cried  out  to  the  Dutch- 
Jiian,  "  fft-we  u — n  ^uur  e-rs,  do  that  if  you  cnn.^* 


SJNCULAS  FACT. 

When  the  present  King  of  Great  Britain  was  crowned, 
the  I.ord  Chancellor  was  in  the  act  of  placing  the  crnwu 
on  his  head,  one  of  the  most  cosdy  jewels  in  the  chief 
cross,  being  accidentally  loosened,  fell  to  the  floor.  The 
accident  did  not  escape  observation  ;  and  those  who  see 
•igrs  and  omens  m  almost  every  thing,  predicted  that 
«ome  rich  appendage  to  the  crown'  would  fsll  off  during 
his  Majesty's  reign. 

"  TZe  sa^e  Astrotngirt,  if  they  please,  may  ttll— 
>•  Tiejevjelviat  jliiiericalbatfcll." 


rcii  THE  mi:;!:r^'a. 

TOe    ti:elLnci>oly   history  cf  a  Makiac. 

[Concluded.] 

Mv  companion  continue.l  his  narrative  after  dinner,  in 
Ike  following  words,  v  X  Lave  already  intcrn.ed  you  that 
Mr.  Ingram  had  deferred  his  marriage  unld  I.e  canie 
of  age,  because  he  might  then  lawluUy  demand  Irom  his 
uncle  his  patrimonial  tariune.  Pocr  youihl  lituciiial.c 
think  what  insuperable  difl.culties  might  oppose  hit  ui.ic.n 
with  Ltuisa;— -liltie  did  he  e.vpect  that  ureadlul  blow, 
hurled  against  him  b»  villainy  U  avarice,  uhicn  has  rob- 
bed him  net  oily  ol  hii  loriui.e  and  his  Louisa,  but  oi 
the  det^rrst,  the  most  sacied  gilt  ol  nature,  a  rational  uii- 
derstandirg.  Gucsa  the  amazement  cf  the  i.nsuspectnig 
youth,  when  en  applicationo  hisjincle,  for  the  suirci.<..c, 
of  his  property,  the  cruel  and  ungrateful  guardian  replied  ; 
"  Sir,  ^ou  have  no  property  ;  to  iny  gcncrcsi-y  you  have 
"  been' i-.idcbicd  even  ior  li-e  means  ;  f  your  subsistence  . 
"  my  bvolher  previous  to  his  dtccitse,  bud  wilieU  tuc  his 
"whole  estate  ;  if  you  have  an)  e.viectationifioiri  me, 
■•you must  wait  with  patience  ;  and  should  you  conduc. 
■■  yourself  prudently,  perhaps  1  may  remei.ibcr  you  in  my 
"will."  Suih  we're  said  to  be  the  words  cf  xhzuprlsbt 
guardian,  to  the  5011  of  his  benefactor  and  brother  !  He 
then  produced  a  forged  will,  which  transferred  every 
ceiic  tJfhia  brotlici's  fortune  from  his  Nephew  tohimielf. 
The  feelings  cl  the  ardent  youth  at  this  infamous  Irani- 
action  may  be  imagined,  but  cannot  be  described  ;  he 
r.avcd,  he  threatened  ;  but  in  viiin  :  His  nnwonhy  guar- 
di.in  was  no  novice  in  the  perpetration  of  villain);  liis 
unluck)  nephew  »  as  not  the  fii  st  .orphan  whom  his  in- 
justice,aided  by  his  legal  knowledge,  had  lleeced  of  his 
patrimony.  When  poor  Ingrain  found  thai  ihere  was 
no  probability  of  obtaining  any  part  of  his  farher's  es- 
tate, he  conifiirted  hilnself  with  the  reflection,  that  he 
might  )et  be  hapjiy  ;  a  distant  relation  had  left  him  a 
small  Icgi.cy  ;  this,'  together  with  his  own  hidusiri,  he 
hoped  mig'.it  furnish  lo  hiniself  and  his  Louisa,  the  con- 
veniences, though  not  the  liwurjcs  of  life.  "  Give  me 
"health  and  my  Louisa  (cried  the  generous  youth)  and  1 
"  ask  no  more  of  thee  fortu.i.; !"  M'"ith  these  imcritlons 
he  hastened  to  Mr  Hervey,  the  parent  of  his  Louisa,  and 
begged  him  not  to  delay  his  happiness  by  protract. i.g  the 
union  with  his  daughter.  "  Sir," — replied  the  old  miser, 
with  signs  of  a»onishment :— Ingram  repeated  his  s.-.lici- 
latioii.  "  No  Sir,  No  :"  a.uweved  Kervey  ;  **  What  ! 
Sir  :  would  you  have  me  marry  my  daughtei  and  only 
child  to  a  mere  beggar  i.  My  daughter's  marriage  portion 
U£.  5,000,  and  how  can  you  e.xpect  me  to  inarry  her  to 
'yoii,  who  are  not  worth  as  nrany  shillings  t"  It  is  im- 
possible to  imagiue  ^vllat  jia'Sion  at  this  iiioitient, 
preponderated  in  the  breast  of  this  generous  youth,  I'he 
love  which  he  pn-fessed  for  Louisa  Hervey  was  not  of 
that  cast  whicli  is  now  very  common  amottgst  the  young 
people  of  this  couatry — :'ie  ad'-ration  of  wealth.  Tlie 
jaicasms  (fold  Hervey  had  woundi'd  his  jealous  pride  : 
he  could  not  bear  the  idea  that  he  shuuld  be  thjujjhc  ca]>a- 
ble  of  marrying  for  the  sole  purpose  of  replacing  himself 
i.i  affluent  circumstances.  VVhen  the  reinembrancc  of  his 
binders  perfidy  arrested  his  atiteutiou,  the  tram  of  ctnt^e- 
quenccs  which  it  had  produced  followed  in  quick  successi- 
on :  at  one  moir.ent  he  was  irascible,  at  a?iother  melan. 
choly  ;  fits  of  raving  tvere  succeeded  by  doleful  lamenia- 
lions,  and  when  the  violence  of  his  pasoions  bad  e.vluust- 
ed  his  personal  strength,  he  would  sink  into  a  hithavgic 
stupor.  Every  one  concluded  that  his  liealtli  was  declin- 
ing, and  some  believed  that  his  intellcc.ual  faculties  were 
already  irreparably  injured. 

Such  was  the  condition  of  Ingram,  when  the  tidings 
of  his  unprrpitious  fate  were  related  10  the  loveh  Louisa 
by  her  relentless  father;  the  distress  of  any  fcliow  cr.alure, 
however  poor  or  ignorant,  would  have  cotniriandad  the 
sympathising  condolence  of  the  gentle  Louisa:  hoiv  great 
then  must  have  been  her  angiiish,  when  she  learnt  the  lui- 
seraole  condition  of  her  -unViapiiy  lover?  When  she  was 
informed  of  his  declining  health  and  unsettled  mind,  the 
danger  of  her  beloved,  was  her  lirst-&  princi]>al  concern  ; 
every  other  consideration  was  buried  in  oblivion.  The 
constant  anxiety  which  she  experienced  on  tliis  account, 
made  dreadful  ravages  on  her  tlelicate  constitution  ;-.— she 
who  was  once  the  lovely,  the  beautiful  and  tidmiredMiss 
Hervey,  was  now  transformed  to  the  melancholy  h  sicklv 
invalid.  In  vain  did  her  father  emjiloy  the  aid  of  the 
most  celebrated  medical  men  ;  in  vain  did  he  cany  her 
to  the  most  approved  watering  places  ; — neither  the  aid 
of  medicine  nor  the  use  of  the    most    salubrious    waters, 

could  alFord  a  reincdy  for  her  increasing  di.soider. In  a 

few  months  after  her  return  home,  she  took  lierflight  to 
the  world  of  spirits,  calling  on  the  name  of  Ingram  in 
her  last  moments  !  Such  was  the  end  of  the  accomplish- 
ed and  beautiful  Lot;isA  HEavsy. 


On  the  day  ajipointed  for  the  burial,  a  large 
of  relativcsand  friends  joined  in  the  procession  ;  amongst 
them  was  seen  tlte  innocent  cause  of  her  premature  death 
Ingram's  appearance  attracted  the  notice  &  exeited  the  piti 
of  every  sjjectator  :  his  countenance  was  tolerably  compos- 
ed ;  the  steady  soUmnity  of  his  behaviour,  shewed  the 
workings  of    hit  aoul,  and  dislingaiihcd  hint  a<  the  Crtt 


m<niner  in  th.e  awful  scene.  When  the  pall  bearers  wers 
about  ro  commit  tlie  deceased  to  the  grave,  Ingram  step, 
pmg  lerward,  requested  that  one  favor  onlv  might  be 
granted  hint  :  a  solemn  silence  gave  assent  :— Taking 
from  his  arm  his  nic-urning  scarf,  he  tied  it  carefully 
round  the  middleofthect  ftin  :— he  nodded  tothepall-' 
bearers— they  letdown  the  corpse  :— When  the  first  spade 
cf  clay  rattled  on  the  coflin,  unable  any  longer  to  support 
his  feelings,  hee.xclaimed  in  an  agony,  "Furevietl  my  Loc- 
ISA  !  My  Icre  adieu  ."'  and  turning  from  the  crowd  he 
gushed  nito  tears  !  Fei*  people  on  that  occasion  wereso 
completely  steeled  against  sensibilitv,  as  10  repel  the  glis- 
tening tear  >vhich  instantly  started  from  every  eye! 

After  the  conclusion  of  this  sad  event,  the  conduct  and 
appearance  of  Ingnin  assumed  a  diHerent  complexion. 
He  was  no  longer  rational  in  any  res|iect :— He  quitted  the 
habitations  and  the  society  of  men,  and  associated  onlr 
wiih  the  beasts  of  the  field  ;— he  once  had  a  dog  whowas 
his  favorite  in  prosperity  and  his  constant  friend  in  ad- 
versity i  but  the  pooraninial  died  some  time  past. —It 
luis  b'f  n  near  nine  months  that  the  unfortunate  vouth  liaj 
remained  in  this  elepli'iable  siuiation.  When  he  is  ou- 
pressed  by  hunger,  he  will  sometimes  call  at  the  neigh, 
boors'  houses,  who  never  fail  to  give  him  food  :  and  thev 
Irequenily  pbce  it  in  his  walks,  lest  his  hatred  to  society 
should  induce  hiin  to  starve  himielf  rai  her  than  crave  the 
assisiance  of  those  men,  Uy  whom  he  had  been  so  inhu- 
manly treated."^. Such  was  the  history  of  Inokam,  the 

M-.iniac.  May  i:  teach  a  lessen  to  the  parent  and  to  the 
child:  May  ihe  foniier  recollect  that  the  possession  of 
riches  alo.ie  can  never  ensure  ti.e  happiness  of  their 
children  ;  and  that  some  rf  our  passions  beingmoix  fer- 
vent and  less  subject  to  controul  in  youth  than  in  matur- 
er  age.  :.ve  conseqcently  utiore  excusable.— Tlie  uofcrtu. 
ntite  girl  who  has  jilaced  her  aftections  contrary  to  the 
wisli  of  her  j.^ienis,  may  be  w  artied  bv  this  melancholy 
talc,  not  to  cherish  the  idea  of  a  ho[,elerf"nassion.  whcrv 
Bl'posed  by  parehtal  authority,  or  other  insuperable  diifu 


MENTOR. 

K  R  R  A  T  A. 
In  the  lines  it'.Jrcrsed  to  Miss  W.  on  Newyears'-day, 
In  the  fi.h  line,  for  IK. a ri,  lead  Wretch. 

Soth  ^        lot  No  traveller  las   <:«,  ^«„    i„ew;t<> 
return,  read,  No  traveller  has  ever  Kr.own  return. 


WEEKLY  S'JMMAIIY  OF  INTELLIGE^•CE. 


EUROPEAN. 

The  fnlln-.v!,,;.a,.,icl„  are  extracted  from  Loadon  pa- 
p.-rs,  to  the  2d  November.  ^ 

Letters  from  Holland  inenrion,  that  the  leatl!:i.r  per- 
sons ill  that  country  were  divided  into  several  stronr  par- 
ties, each  contending  for  the  a-cendaney  in  the  new  go- 
vernment, and  each  .-nde avryting  to  sn'i  pert  itself  by  the 
French  interest.  It  Is  said,  that  the  „lan  of  the  new  con. 
constitution  h.is  been  ;.!n-uel)  se'tjeel'  bv  the  council  of 
Slate  and  that  it  bears  a  strt  ng  tffiuity  ''o  that  which  sub- 
sisted before  the  revolution,  whicli  terminated  in  the  ex- 
pulsioirof  the  House  cf  Orange. 

The  King  cf  Prussia  is  said  to  be  busily  engaged  in 
meditating  between  France  and  Russia. 

The  French  and  Eatavian  troops,  on  the  coast  of  Flan, 
ders.  are  said  to  suiter  jr.uch  from  tlteeflscts  of  an  epi. 
demic  disease. 

The  King  of  Sweden,  on  the  loth  inst.  received  a  letter 
from  the  Emperor  Alexander.  conve)iiig,  in  teinisof  the 
warmest  alfachinent,  assurances  of  the  most  efficient  suc- 
cour, in  the  event  of  his  being  attacked  by  France. 

DOMESTIC. 

An  extract  of  a  Iclter  from  a  Member  of  Congress,  to 
a  gentleman  in  this  city,  dated  January  6,  sajs.Ey  letters 
received  this  day  by-  the  Secretary  of  theNavy.  from 
Commodore  Barron,  it  would  appear  that  this  Hre  ship 
[which  was  mentioned  in  the  dispatches  of  Consul  O'. 
llricn]  did  not  exploele  by  ;icci(lent.  as  was  stated  ;  bj- 
informatieui  since  received  from  tne  town  of  Tripoli,  it 
appears,  that  the  fire  ship  had  pitceeeded  nearly  to  her 
position,  when  she  was  beset  by  two  of  tlie  enemy's  gal- 
lies,  sent  to  intercept  her.  that  she  permitted  them  to  api 
proach,  T-r  perhaps  saw  them  too  late  to  eflect  a  retreat ; 
and  did,  themselves,  put  the  match  to,  that  blew  them- 
selves  tip  :  the  consequence  of  which  was,  the  entire  de. 
"ttrtiction  of  the  two  gallies  or  gun  boats,  containing  cue 
hundrei  men — about  one:  hundred  shells  thrown  into  the 
town,  and  so  niuch  damage  and  alarm  occasioneel,  that 
the  castle  might  have  bten  taken  and  the  lowii  sacked  b/ 
the  landing  of  300  men— 


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THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.1. 


1  '.iH  MBiMdk&fk  ilsiilllil^&ii'iiife, 

^3£I.E?TED  POETBr.  W" 

THE  NtW   YEAR, 


Tlm«,  always  on  ihe  swifr  career, 
Hath  Hung  behind  another  year, 

And  Wbher'd  in  the  new  ; 
What's  pass't  no  nnore — and  what's  to  come 
tics  in  Ztemlty's  dark  wnitib, 
'Tis  dDiibtful  who  may  view  ? 

Back  on  past  time  we  look — replete 
With  pain  with  pleasure,  or  regret. 

As  we  the  same  liuve  spent  ; 
Then  forward  gaze,  with  longing  soul,    ' 
V/liile  hope  aims  at  some  fav'riie  goal. 

Where  all  our  thoujht5,are  bent   ! 

Fondly  the  man  of  plcasnse  dreams, 
(^Vlio  glides  down  dissipation's  streams) 

To  reap  more  pleasing  joy  ; 
On  disa[>pointmcn''s  waves  I'ntg  cast, 
Tir'dwim  old  courses — iwns  at  last. 

Thai  sensual  pleasures  cloy. 

The  wrc'.ch  who  doass  on  treasnr'd  ore, 
Bids  cv'ry  year  increase  his  sture  ! 

Th'  anibiiioiis  man  will  say  : 
This  year  will  mak.*cach  wish  complete. 
My  foes.  r.kevKSSalsat  my  feet, 

Shall  b«nd  and  ow.»  my  s-.vay. 

Thus  we  {JivUe,  twitt  hope  and  fear, 
Alternatelv,  the  coniing  year, 

C"mpani'>n  oiir  guide  ; 
And  eager  pry  in  f.ite*s  dark  womb. 
To  anticipate  our  future  dnom, 

AnJlc.irn  what  Hteav'n  denied. 

Why  does  this  ))assion  strongly  move  f 
'\^'llence  of  fulur/ty  this  love  ! 

Whence  springs  the  powerful  ih:>ught  ! 
P''iTie  unc\'])ec:ed  chance,  *ourdrea:ii.s 
Ol  tcinp'  ral  bliss,  and  Ugh  built  »chemcs, 
iMay  ev'ii  turn  to  nought. 

May  ev'ry  New  Year  me  sinvey. 
Wiser,  and  be'lerthan  to  dsv, 

.\nd  stiil  toii.ive  a  friend  ;' 
Ti'.lHc.iv'ns  manda'e  calls  me  hence. 
Where  change  no  m^re  can  give  oifenoe, 

Nor  years  can  ever  end  ! 


FaoM  Mrs.  ROBINSON's  POEMS. 

BEAUTY,  the  attribute  of  fFeavcn  ! 
In  v.irious  fornts  to  mortals  given, 
With  magic  .skill  enslaves  mankind. 
As  sportive  fancy  swavs  the  mind 
St:ai;ch  the  wide  world,  go  where 'you  will. 
V  antiy  pursues  you  still  j     », 
Cajtricious  nature  knows  no  honnd, 
lU-rimexhaustcd  gilts  are  found 
In  every  clime,  in  every  face. 
Each  has  its  own  peculiar  grace. 

To  Gallia's  frolic  .scenes  repair 
There  reign  the  tiny  debonaire  ;  ' 
1  he  nnucing  st.p_th,  slender  waist, 
fh.l.j.with  bright  Vermillion  graced: 
i  he  short  pert  n,.se— the  pearly  teeth 

W,ch  the  small  di„,bled  chin  beneath  ; 
1  he  social  converse,  g.ay  and  free 
The  smart  bon-mot  and  repartee'. 

Italia  boast  the  melting  fair 
The  pointed  steji—the  haughty  air 
Th  uiipa  .sion'd  tone,  tlie  languid  eye. 
The  song  of  thrilling  harmony  : 
I.i:.idious  love  conceal'd  in  smiles 
I  hat  charms,  and  as  it  charms,  beguiles. 

View  Grecian  mai'ds,  whose  finish'd  forms 
.  i.,      "f  "^  ;■'"£  sculptor's  f;incy  warms  ! 
There  let  thy  ravish'd  ere  behold 
The  softest  gems  of  nature's  mould  ; 
Each  Cham,  that  Rey.tolds  learnt  to  trace 
irom  Sheridan's  bewitching  face. 

Imperious  Turkey's  pride  is  seen 
_I_,  beauty's  rich  liLxurlant  mein  : 
The  dark  and  spa.kling  orbs  that  glow, 
Benea-h  the  front  of  p„|is|,-d  suo^v^ 
The  auburn  curl  tha-  Z.-phvr  blows 
About .  the  cheek  of  brightest  row  : 

With  .7.7'''  ■•"'"'•"';  "^•'lling  breast, 
W,th  costly  gems  profusely  dress'd  : 
Rechn'd  m  softly  waving  bnw'rs 
Ou  painted  beds  of  fragrant  flow'rs, 


Where  <:d"rous  cannr.pies  dispenie 
Arabia's  ipicc.s  to  the  ser.se  ; 
Wbrre  listless  indolcrce  and  ease 
Proclaim  the  •overeijn  wish  to  plea<e. 

'TistKus  capriciens  fancy  ^howi 
How  far  hei  frolic  empil*  g*fs  ! 
On  Asia's  sands,  or  Alpit.c  snow. 
We  trace  her  steps  where'er  we  go  • 
The  British  maid  with  timid  grace  ; 
The  lawny  Indian's  varBi;.hed  face) 
The  jelly  African  ;  the  fair 
Nulled  by  Europia's  softerair, 
'IVith  various  charnis  delliilit  the  mind, 
Tor  Fancy,  governs  all  mankind. 


FROM  THE  PORT  FOLIO. 

Sweet  as  the  rose,  that  scen's  the  gale. 
Bright  as  theMyof  the  vale, 
Yei,x.iiha  hiari.like  summer  hail, 
Kaitmg  each  beauty  thou  bearest. 

Beauty,  like  thine,  all  nature  thrills. 
And  when  the  moon  her  cirile  tills, 
Pale  she  behclds  those  u  under  hills. 
Which  on  thy  breast  thou  v 


Sn 


ere  should  those  peerless  flowrets  blow 
ence  are  the  thorns  that  near  them  gri 
Old  riic,  but  smile,  O  lovely  foe, 
le  on  the  heart  thou  tearest. 


Sighing.  I  view  that  cypress  waist, 
Di  oni'd  to  afflict  ine,  till  embraced  ; 
Sighing,  I  view  that  eye,  too  chaste, 
I-ike  the  new  blossom,  smiling. 

Spreading  tliv  tofts,  with  hinds  divine, 
Si.filj  then  w'avest  like  a  pine.  . 
Darting  tliy  shafts  at  heart* like  mine, 
Scn.sesand  soul  beguiling.        .'   - 

See  at  thy  feet  no  vulgar  slafe, 
Franttowith  love's  enchanting  wave. 
Thee,  ere  he  seeks  the  gloomy  grave. 
Thee,  his  blest  idol  styling. 


SONNET TO  MELISSA 

Her  dark-brown  tresses  negligemlv  flow 

Her  curls  lu-  uriant  to  her  bending  waist  ; 
Hi  r  darker  hr.  v.n  in  i).-rfeci  order  placed. 

Guard  her  bright  eyes  that  mildly  beam  below. 

The  Roman  elegance  her  nose  displays. 

Her  cheeks  sofi  blushing,  emnla  e'ihe  tose. 
Hi  r  wiichii  gsnrile,  the  nrien'  pearls  disclose. 

And  o'er  her  lips  ;he  due  of  Hybla  strays. 

Her  lib" ral  mind,  the  gentler  virtues  own. 

Her  chasiencd  wit  inslrustive  lore  impart : 
Her  lovely  breast  is    soft  c  mpassicn>s  ihri'iie, 

An<i  Honor's  temple  is  her  glowing  heart. 


But  I  like  Pa 
The  Canaan 


;rch  Moses,  praise  and  hiess, 
ich  I  neve,,  shall  possess  .' 


On  the  Dearti  of  Mr.'  REMNANT—- Undertaker. 

Is  Remnatit  gnne  ?  Each  icarfuleye 

Confirms  the  mournful  tale  ; 
He  who  oft  heard  the  heart-felt  sigh. 

Now  bids  our  griefs  prevail. 

But  cease  ye  mourning  friends  to  weep. 

Be  on  his  stone  engraved — 
Gcd  has  ordained,  cf  those  who  sleep 

A  Remnant  shall  be  saved. 

HENRY  AND  LOUISA ; 

AV  AFFECTING    TAJ.«. 


A  mutual  and  unvaried  attachment  had  subsisted  be- 
tiveen  Henry  and  Louisa  from  their  inf^mcv.  and, 
"  growing  with  their  growth,"  the  time  had  now' arrived 
m  which  they  anticipated  the  unbounded  fruition  of  their 
juvenile  hopes.  Louisa  already  looked  upon  Henry  as  the 
pl.ghted  husband  of  her  soul,  and  poured  into  his  'bosom 
her  unrestrained  confidence  ;  while  he,  with  feeling.s  e- 
quaily  elated,  made  her  the  supreme  mistress  of  his 
thought.  !  Thus  did  the  rai>-uruus  scene  glow  in  their  vi- 
vid imaginations,  and  tantalize  expectation,  when  the 
sordid  parents  of  Louisa,  taking  her  to  their  closet,  thus 
addressed  her  : 

"  Dear  Louisa,  your  happiness  aiid  future  comfort  be- 
ing the  only  hope  and  object  of  our  lives,  we  have  with 
pleasure  beheld,  and  cherished  with  parental  indulgence, 
the  virtuous  passion  you  have  long  felt  for  Henry  Willi- 
ams. In  three  days  more  our  period  of  dutv  and  autho- 
rity will  expire  ;  and  before  this  we  earncitlv  wish,  h» 
one  dictate  of  prudence,  well  to    conclude  the  work  ever 


ni;;hest  our  hear  s."  The  astonished  LoiiiSa,  unable  to 
discern  the    tendency    of    this     atlibiguous  exorilium.  re. 

liiained  pensively  silent  ;  and  her    fa'hcr   continued 

■•  You  know  ihe  disparity  of  young  Williains'  fortu.ie, 
and  the  thoughtlessness  of  men  of  his  profession  and 
years.  Let  us  then  beseech  you  a^  you  regard  jour  fiiiure 
welfare  and' our  solemn  retjuesi,  the  last  jwrhaps  weshall 
ever  enjoin,  previous  to  your  marriage,  to  call  for  an  at- 
torney and  ccnfiim  on  your  childrejj  the  fortune  left  you 
by  your  uncle  :  what  we  are  able  to  bestovr  will  eqiiai,if 
not  exceed  the  fortune  of  your  husb.i>id"  Louisa  wasall 
comprehension,  and  looking  wi  h  an  eye  of  atlcction  first 
at  her  attentive  mother,  and  then  her  father,  she  exclainr- 
ed.  "  Is  it  possible,  father,  that  he  to  whr.se  hmmrand  fi. 
delity  I  am  to  commit  my  person  and  precious  happiness 
is  deemed  unworthy  to  be  trusiedwith  a  trilling  sum  of 
paltry  gold!" — and  turning  with  a  sigh.  Seceded  to  the 
proposition  of  her  parents,  as  the  only  means  of  recon. 
ciling  them  to  participate  in  their  approachi  ng  bliss  An 
attorney  was  obtained,  and  her  fortune  of  f.ve  thousand 
pounds  secured  toihe  offspring  of  her  legal  marriage,  & 
forever  wrested  from  the  touch  of  her  !iusLai'.H. 

Their  e\uliing  parents  beheld  the  ^appr.tach  of  th,-lr 
ch  lilreii's  haiipiness  with  accumulated  transport !  The 
euvap.ured  Henry  forsook  the  wcild  ,■  and  devoted  his 
titne  to  the  re'ired  society  of  his  amiable  Loui'..a  :  Lo.iisa 
disclosed  the  un);ener"us  deed  she  had  been  made  to  per- 
form. Irs  su.^pirious  aspect,  and  concealed  process,  en. 
raged  the  pride  of  his  soul  !  He  flew  to  his  father,  rela- 
ted the  Insidious  act,  and  wit'n  aggravated  phrenzy,  curs- 
ed the  foul  and  penurious  machination  !  His  father  na- 
turally of  an  independent  spirit,  heard  his  son  with  mor. 
tifiedambiilon,  and  in  flames  ofvindic-ive  manliiiess, 
hastened  to  the  presence  of  ih'e  [larentB  of  Louisa.  They 
received  hint  with  cordiality  ;  lu:  their  demeanor  was 
soon  changed  into  coldness  and  reproach,  by  his  unbri- 
dled vehcirience  :  and  after  a  clamorous  altercation,  in 
which  Louisa  mingled  her  tears,  he  left  them 
with  a  solemn  denuneiation  of  the  match,  and  an  impre- 
cation on  their  iniquit  us  penury.  All  intercourse  between 
the  parlies  was  interdicted  ;  the  hitose,  furnifiiie,  Jtc.  pur- 
chased by  Mr  Vv'illiams,  re-sold,  and  the  intended  solem- 
nization annihilated. 

—  Here,  gentle  reader,  pause  and  enquire  of  your  soni, 
it  this  horrid  t  ile  could  'liuti  conclude  ?  Sav,  is  it  p-,ssil>I« 
to  your  conception,  that  ihe  divine  and  unadultera  ej 
forv^or  of  this  young  jjair,  ctiuld,  by  this  intefposition  of 
avarace,  be  resolved  into  apathy  and  inilirTercnce  ?  Coultl 
that  celestial  pilssi'in.  whose  weakest  votary  has  survived 
the  shocksof  faie.beonie  e.itiuci  by  a  mere  artifice  and 
jiarenta;  covet-ui  e*.  ;  No,  it  is  inconsistent  vtlih  na- 
ture, and  nature's  God. 

Louisa's  anguish  at  this  disastrous  event,  is  not  to  be 
difciil.cdl  Ar:er  uiteriitgher  giief  in  an  agtny  of  reare 
and  lamentation,  she  drooped  into  a  sc  tied  melancholy. 
Immured  in  her  chamber,  and  refusing  the  comfort  of 
the  world.-  her  lonely  reflections  aggravated  the  delicate 
influence  of  her  niisfor.une  ;  she  gradually  dcclmtd.  and 
in  a  few  months,  her  reler.  less  jiarents  beheld  the  awful 
a.ivances  of  their  child's  diss,  Union  ;  which  she  vicwel 
with  a  placid  benignity  of  soul.  "  Death,  like  a  friend.'*' 
indeed,  seemed  to  succour  her  aHliction  :  and  by  a  grailu- 
al  and  mild  operation,  terminated  the  Uit'er  jianj^s  of  her 
heart.  Yet  even'at  the  solemn  period  of  her  decline,  her 
niiiid  dwelt  on  the  cons  ancy  and  love  of  Henry  with  de- 
lightful extacy  :  and  in  departing  from  her  Sftrrowiiig 
friends,  forever  closed  her  quivering  Irps  in  pronouncing 
his  behved  naiyte  I  Her  fate  reached  the  ears  of  her 
frantic  Henry,  who.  un-il  this  time,  had  Ijecn  kept  igno- 
rant even  cf  her  indisposition  I  He  flew  to  the  house- 
but  at  first  was  de.iied  this  last  sad  pleasure  of  bcholdin,-' 
his  lifeless  Louisa!  He  was,  however,  ailmittcd,  for  a 
few  minutes,  on  cruel  ctntditioMs.  Leaning  on  the  arm 
of  his  younger  brother  as  lie  crossed  the  aisle  which  con- 
ducted to  the  solenin  apartment,  his  weakened  senses 
started  at  the  melainh'tly  idea,  and  for  a  titiican  univer- 
sal agony  rendered  him  unconscious  of  his  own  siluati  jn. 
He  eu'ered  the  darkened  room,  and  approaching  the  cof- 
fin, beheld  his  lately  bloor.iing  love  beautiful  even  in  she 
arms  of  death  !  ••  Oh  !"  he  exclaiirie.l  ;  bu- his  surchar- 
ged, troubled  Sc  anptuished  heart  gushing  from  hiseye$, 
obstructed  the  farther  utterance  of  his  grief.  He  gazed 
on  the  cold  eloquence  of  her  face  ;  touched  with  his  hand 
her  palsied  cheek  ,  and  vviih  a  kiss  whose  ardor  seemed 
to  breath  his  sou!  to  the  object,  was  ,  dragged  from  tiie 
tragic  ^ectaclc! 

He  attended  the  funeral  rites;  and  since  ha:  beenron- 
tinually  absorbed  in  silent  sorrow  !  His  srul  at  times 
seems  abstracted  from  his  body,  a^id  in  relapsing  from  his 
rcvet-ies,  he  often  fervently  exclaims.  "  I  have  seen  my 
Louisa  !  She  is  with  her  kindred  spirits  in  bliis  ;  and  I 
shall  soon  be  happy  !"  While  he  thus  paces  in  pursuit  of 
tile  same  grave  which  incloses  his  lit  pes  of  life  and  feli- 
city, his  loving  parents,  oppressed  with  age  and  affliction, 
are  hourly  progressing  towards  their  end.  Sorrow  has 
raised  her  banner  in  ihe  family  :  while  the  parents  of 
Louisa,  in  performing  the  pagcaiilry  of  mourning,  forget 
the  cause  and  object  of  their  grief. 


JOHN  L.  COOK  ty  SEATON  GRANTLAND, 
Thuo  doors  bdovi  the  S\).'aii-7aveni  .- 

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FOR  THE   REPERTORY. 
THE  CARAVANSERY. 

Nothing  is  more  disgusting  than  pedantry,  though  the 
term,  we  think,  is  generally  understood  in  too  limited 
a  sense.  By  pedantry,  v.e  commonly  mean  the  ostenia- 
tions  and  unseasonable  dlsjilay  of  learning.  And|its  sens^i 
may  with  propriety  ne  extended,  and  the  pedant  may 
Ii",ssibly  be  defined,  one  who  talks  on  s.ibjec;-;.  in  which, 
to  a  large  part  of  the  company,  are  neither  interesting  nor 
intelligible. 

Ifthis  definition  be  allowed,  we  shall  find  few  of  our 
acipiaintance  free  from  pedantry  ;  as  there  are  scarce  any 
so  considerate  and  well-bred,  as  to  avoid  subjects,  in 
which  many  of  the  company  can  take  nn  share.  The 
Lawyer  will  often  talk  of  courts  and  actions,  the  mer- 
chant cf  ships  and  foreign  markets,  .he  physician,  ofdis' 
ea'ucs  and  of  paiieuis,  aud  the  clergyn.ani  of.  t.ie  clerical 
sys.c  :ni,  and  of  the  encreasing  iiifidilit  ■  of  the  age.  E- 
vcn  the  belle,  who  has  auinirersin  every  spectator.will  oc- 
casionally describe  the  laiest  fashions,  in  the  technical 
lan^ua-T^  of  the  milincr  aid  mnn")am3'<f. 

Now  subjects  of  this  nat\:  re,  when  introduced,  as  lliey 
fi-equenily  are,  into  mi.\ed  companies,  arc  not  less  pedan, 
tic,  and  certainly  more  frivolous  than  Latin  and  Greek 
<l"otA)onb  :  for  what  amusement  or  edification  can  ma  y 
cf  tl^lfcompany  receive  from  the  discussion  of  pleas  and 
dcihurcrs,  the  price  of  fish  and  molasses,  the  nature  of 
mercury  and  phlebotomy,  the  danger  of  heresy  and  athe- 
i-rti,  or  the  sujieriority  of  sliort  waists  and  square 
ti^es  ! 

Dick  Dashallwill  sometimes  engross  the  nttention  of  a 
large  company,  for  a  full  hour,  in  describing  the  various 
excellencies  of  liis  favorite  horse.  Nonpareil.  He  will  run 
with  wonderful  facility,  through  his  whole  genealoy,  de- 
scant on  the  peculiar  virtues  of  his  sire  and  dam,  and 
trace  back  their  progenitors  to  the  sixteenth  century.  No 
horse  is  comparable  to  Dic4;"s  either  for  speed  or  bottom, 
for  when  saddledhe  will  prove  victorious  in  every  race, 
and  in  a  gig  will  out-trot  every  competitor.  •  Dick  is  a 
great  adept  in  the.lerfncd  science  of  farriery,  and  will  dis- 
c;.u.'se  occasionally  on  the  various  diseases  of  horses,  and 
of  the  accidents,  to  which  mares  are  subject,  when  in  a 
state  of  pregnancy,  to  the  great  edification  of  the  ladies. 
Some  think,  that  Dick  dr^ws  a  long  bow,  a  circumstance 
by  no  means  uncommon  among  great  talkers  and  little 
thinkers;  but  Dick  s*ears to  the  truth  of  his  assertion*, 
and  stops  th«  mouth  of  incredulity,  by  o0'ering  to  bet 
Nonpareil  against  a  hundred  dollars. 

Tom  Apish  is  a  pedant  of  another  kind,  who  havmg 
passed  some  time  in  France,  alFects  to  have  forgotten  his 
natire  language,  and  is  perpetually  interlarding  his  con- 
versation with  French  phrases.  Tom  aflects  m  displse 
every  thing  in  his  own  country,  tho'  I  am  well  assured 
thai,  when  abroad, he  saw  no  better  conipuiy  ;han  what 
he  niet  with  ai  a    Rcstorator.     A  gentleman    of  unim- 


peacliablc  veracity  related  to  me  the  foilowin-  story  of 
ibis  egregious  co.xcontb,  wliich,  from  less  authority,  1 
siiou'd  scarcely  have  lielieved.  •  What  do  you  call  those,* 
cries  'l*om,  pointing  to  some  custards  on  the  table  ?  '  Why 
•  >urely,'  replies  the  gentleman  of  the  house, '  you  cannot 
'  be  ignorant  of  custards,  of  which  you  were  forinerJy  so 
'fond.*  ■  O,  I  now  recollect  them,'  rejoins  Tom,  *"  we 
call  them  in  France  couTAnnSj'  a  word,  I  believe,  which 

does  not  exist  in  the  French  langtiigc. 

:-~--.  ■         .        .         _   .-  _  -  -*■ 

Tliis  contemptible  affectation  of  aping  foreign  manners 

is  deserving  of  tne  most  poignant  ridicule,  and  French 
manners  arc,  of  all  others,  the  least  becoming  in  the  na- 
tive of  another  country.  The  French  have  IntU  in  ccm. 
mon  with  other  na.ions,  and  v/he:her  the  tyger  plays  hi 
tragedy,  or  the  monkey  his  farce,  the  parf  is. peculiarly  a- 
d"i)ted  to  Frenchmen.  Every  imitation  must  beaukward 
in  a  torei^ner,  and  of  all  foreigners,  in-Ariiericaus,  th^ 
most.  We  liave  neither  the  wit,  nor  the  vivacity jpf  thai 
nation,  and  though  we  may  far  excel  them  in  i!io«aI  hi- 
bits  and  substantial  virtues,  our  imiiatiou  o;'  their  triiiiiij^ 
grac.;s  is  unbecoming  aud  riiiiculTds. 

Of  all  pcdan;ry,  literary  pediatry  is,  perhaps,  the  mox 
i)ardonable,  since  it  jgenerally  prodecds  from  a  love  O: 
learning,  whicii,  in' 58*  civili/.ed  coj.uriis,  has  ever  bcei: 
encouraged  auii  respected.  But  a  ciiiic  would  be  ridicu- 
lously pedantic,  who  should  c&isjre  a  writer  fi'-r  usiiij- 
exjiressions  employed  by  standard  authors,  ttftugli  no" 
strictly  comfoiyn;:ble  to  grammatical  propneiy,,  K  gen- 
t.eman  will  use  the  .phraseology  of  tljg  best  com- 
pany, and  v.'iil  say,  '  after  we  had  s.-<t  doivn,'e«ot  alter  we 
had  «ffeji  down,  thoush  the  latter  may  be  more  grii-.niuu- 

I  .'.hall  cKise  this  paper  wilh  a  piec;  u[ ps:!.:::'.ry,  on  cci- 
t-jin  adverbial  particles,  which  may  serve  to  mtrk  dij-. 
tinctions,  whicii  are  not  generally  attended  to.  I  am  go. 
\\\gti>it&er,  wjcrel  sliall  stay  some  weeks,  and  remain 
f/jw-e  till  such  a  day.  Afterwards  I  shall  depart  toend^' 
when  my  friends  shall  have  come  ijitier  and  reniai^ied 
with  me  here  for  some  weeks,  wiire  I  hope. to  afford  him 
some  agreeable  entertainment,  and  ^ie;ire  he  will  dejjait 
at  the  appointed  time.  He  intends  going  to  Bostor., 
ip^/ridT  1  shall  follow  him,  and  depart  tliencc  \i\  his  com- 
pany. 

If  it  is  disgraceful  in  a  writer  to  be  ignorant  of  these 
distinctions,  it  is,  perhaps,  at>suidly  pedantic  too  solici- 
tously to  mark  them,  unless  in  serious  and  dignified  com- 
position. A. 

Biographical'dspartment. 

CHARACTER  OF  CAHOLIKE, 
Pr'iHcejs  rfOriin^c, — Daughter  o/'GEoaCE  Me  II. 

ofEr.s'M,:.l. 
HER  heart  was  firm  and  mag^ianimous,  her  princi- 
ciples  were  sure  and  invariable,  her  opinions  constant, 
founded  upon  the  laws  of  God,  and  probity  and  justice  : 
aud  nothing  could  alter  or  change  them.  She  gained  the 
mastery  over  her  passions,  over  all.lheir  illusions  and  ir- 
regular desires.  Her  heart  abhorred  vice,  aud  detested 
falshood  and  cunning.  Neither  fear,  nor  death  itself,  ever 
found  her  weak  or  pniillanimous.  At  the  instant 
hicli  she  list  her  dear  and  illustrious  consort,  when 
the  veil  fell,  and  exposed  to  her  sight  a  fearful  »pect.iclc, 
byss  of  grief  and  pain,  she  laid  iter  hand  on  her  heart 
stifieu  its  munburs,  and  imposed  silence  upon  her  sonjw 


••  I  have,  said  she,  a  state  to  preserve ;  young  i„nocent« 
to  educate  :  I  have  made  a  solemn  promise,  to  him  whom 
death  has  just  now  deprived  me  of,  not  to  abandou 
myself  to  a  fruitless  grief;  let  us  e.xert  eursetves 
and  shew  the  jiower  cf  religion  and  resignation." 
Her  heart  obeyed,  and  dilty  turned  its  back  on  grief  and 
despair.  No  vexa-ious  accident,  no  disappointment  could 
ir.ake  any  impression  upon  her,  from  the  minute  she  was 
as5urr.d  she  had  done  every  thing  that  it  was  htr  duty  to 
00.  For  a  long  time  past  her  body,  too  w  eak  lor  so  strong 
.1  mind,  began  to  bend  under  its  efi-flrts :  but  she  never 
permifed  the  least  coil.plaint  toesci^  Iver,  and  carefully 
Concealed  what  could  not  have  failed  iroubli,  gand  alarm- 
■ng  hc-r  chicicn  t^r.d  atter.'tlanis:  t;i  e  had  such  a  com- 
n.and  ovet.  herself,  a«  to  preserve  to  the  last  moment  hef 
usual  ease  and  checrfillness,  and  ii;<iuired  of  tho-c  ^^ho 
attended  her,  if  tl.^.W  .Lserve  urn  O  ...f;e  cf  „„  ,  <r 
i.nd  if  herpatieJ^^^as  lessened.  It  is  in  that  mo" 
itient,  «, I'*" ''^=!^^«"''«  "self  witlj  its  mournful  relinne 
when  the  woria-disai.);earing  from  before  our  eyes. 
..  hen ctci iiit|»ci^eivng to  us,  ilaf  w c  ii.ay  judge  of  the 
.:.ects  jrc^^d  in  eur  J.eart,  cf  the  cart  v  e  have  taken 
•<-  iViin  ^^  to  guairi  against  ihe  fears  cl  tieaih,  ai.d  to 
,;i'nsid* il  as  a  r.aiiU'al  term,  «  here  all  cnr  lab/  ms,  and 
^Ucurcares  aretocnd.  ready  to  accjuit  her  iiiuriai  b.;dy, 
lid  tojeave that  other  half  of  hetFeif,  her  childieu,  so 
tenderly  beloved,  seeing  herself  sum  ui  (led  by  her  lar.h- 
f'ul  friends,  of  whcsesii.cerejittactitent  she  was  wdjas- 
sured,  giving  thcmselves^to  the  horrors  of  deyrair,  slit 
bus  addrescEtl  ibtirw.-ha  firm  and  steady  vcice'^ 
•  Ycu  weep,  but  do  not  weep  i  Where  is  that  profound 
resignation     which    \ ou    owe    to    the    n.asicr    cf  the 

wi/W.!  :— ■  Wheri:    is    that    hi;i.iili;y    and.  »i.;.m!S- 

iion,;.^t)fcu  thcLld  hnvcltatrt  by  icaoii.g  ai  d  ii.c- 
..itatil%  on  the  word  of  God  >.  1  l.ese  tears  ai.d  si^hs,  are 
he  fiuits  ol  all-y  ou  have  learned  .'  Observe  me,  and  do 
..s-1  have  dt;ue.  1  hSvc,  as  ii.uch  as  I  »  as  aCle,  I.epi  my 
heart  clean,  and  my  lips  lindeLled.  1  tuUillea  my  task' 
with  chcerlulr.tss  and  retigi.aiion  i  and  thticiere,  death 
does  not  api-ear  to  me  heii.blc,  ncr  citaulul.  1  do  not 
fear  its  appicach  ;  I  leel  the  ciii.fe'rtabie  liipc  of  ^on.-  to 
£),l>eriti<.ce,  in  the  bosom  of  my  Creator,  the  rcaiiiy  cf 
titose  good  things  v\hich  he  has  assuredly  jircnnstd  to 
ll.cse  whul  ovc  hii.iwith  sii;ccii;y." 

.She  put  every  thirg  in  order,  and  forgot  nothing  :  ai.d 
while  shrieks  and  cries  were  only  to  be  ln.-a,d,  site. saw  tne 
approach  cf  death, i ai.d  cbsetved  him  v.  ith  ai.rm    atien. 
tion,  received  him  as  a  friend,  and    falling  askei  in   hii 
embraces,  tcnimitied  to  Iier  Creator  her  spotless  and  i.n- 
shaken  soul  ;  a  soul  worthy    of  p,,ssessing    the   celesiial 
mansions  of  the  elect  ;  the  Jusi  rrtciripense  of  her   faiih 
her  relgion  and  her  hopes.     Were  I  permitted  to  dcscci  j 
topariiclars,  what  an  e.xample  iiiithi  Meave  to  posterity  1- 
Perhaps  there  never  lived  sogjcata  soul,    and   perhaps 
none  ever  carried  the  practice  of  virtue    to  a   higher   de- 
gree.     The  jiowers  of  hcriiiind,  aud  those  of  the  he.i.-t 
were  kept  in  continual  exercise.  She  little  esteemed  what 
are  called  negaiivevirtiies;  such  as  good  desires,    havii-r 
only  a  virtual  existence,  without  ever  beingproduccd  into 
action,  cr  productive  of  any  teal  good.     She   approved  of 
active,  not- mere  contemjilative   goodness;  and- thoi'/^ht 
that  every  opportunity  of  doing  good  should  be  sought  for 
andtha'  it  should  be  unchangeable  in  i's]iiinct|iles  ;  iha, 
we  should  study,  to  render  the  soul  invulnerable,  and  to  be 
useful  in  the  world,  and  such  as  it  would  seek  af;er;tliat 
little  objects  ihould  never  aficct  the  heart,  &  that  nothing 
heuld  be  done  through  vantty  or  vainglc-y.si'd  that  con- 


74 


THE    MINER  V  A. 


For  1804 — 5. 


IJi^rmJ  this  wnilJ  IS  a  iilncc  cf  probation,  and  a  passage 
.  J  anotTier  life,  we  »hoiiIJnever  fix  ourselves  too  firmly  on 
i',  as  a  place  of  residence.  To  concluilc,  slic  was  the  glo- 
r>  of  the  state  and  church,  the  dL-light  of  society, 
the  or  .lament  of  her  a^e,  the  honour  of  her  sex,  the  hap- 
jiiiiess  of  her  family,  and  will  be  the  perpetual  subject  of 
oiii"  prahc  and  our  rt^ret. 


ON  CONJUGAL  AFFECTION. 

[Fram  Euuys  to  Young  MM-rUJirmt.cn.'] 

By  Mas.  cmrriTHs. 

'    •  TtdUviride'l  Iflvctnystfrtnua  ItnVr  true  tource 
■  nf  huvian  rf  a/'rir/;,  tilt  /vi./rii-^- 
•7,1  P:,rnJ'ie  afiill  tilings  cmmon'eUc  .' 

•  fl;'  tbei;  trJ'fitfrntts  fuat  <ivas  Jrivenfrmn  vwu 

*  Anuia^  the  bestial  herds  tn  yar.ge  ;  by  thee 
'  Fuumlel  in  reason,  loyal,  just,  ami  pure 

•  Kehuhns  tleur,  and  ail  tie  ebarities 

*  Of ftitb^,  soil  anil  brother,  Jirst  \ure  iiiot'sn.* 

MlI.TON. 

Ks  llic  nnioii  of  hearts  is  universally  all  owed  to  be 
ll.e  hohd  of  miiriaijc,  so  the  enuring;  in:o  such  connexi- 
on withMit  po'sosf.ing  tiV  essence  or  first  principle  on 
w  1  ich  it  slKiuU  be  fiund-tl,  iiiu'.t  render  the  ceremony  of 
11  int  cBcit  and  can  in  reason  and  C(|iiit/  only  be  consi- 
<l.-icti  n  a  s'a;e  ;if  Icgul  ptostiMi.toa.  To  spealc  ot'conji:. 
.;  d  felicitv  to  the  wretched  victims  of  parental  anthori- 
I'v.oi' avaV'.cc,  or  poverty,  would  be  absuid  of  cruel,  as 
ih.iv  must  either  uaimapablc  rf  forming  an  idea  of  it  or 
ilisniei  forever  to  lament  its  loss. 

I.  th.-v.'fi>rf>  in  thv:  section,  pahicnlaily  address  myself 
to  the  h:!p;iv  fciv  whom  love  i-.nites  in  Hymen's  ro.sy 
hvid.!,  and  p'.-oleis  to  ^eacil  the  art  of  ma'iiiig  their  hap- 
)>inct»  as  permaieut  as  the  iustabiliiy  of.meremjrtal  na- 
tures will  aiiViit  of.  , 

Love  is  a  ter.i  s-i  very  vagus  md  InliErriiiiinafe,  as  it 
•■  generally  applied,  that  it  would  hi  ifxtrcintly  tii.Tici'lt  to 
investiga'e  iis  nacurofrnin  its  elVec.s,  in  any  o. her  case 
Ivit  tl;at  or  marriage  t  as  the  modes,  pei'naps,  of  feeling 
..r  .It  leas:  of  ex)iressin>c  it,  vary,  a^coriling  to  tite  temper, 
iv.an  '.ir,.  or-sifiaiion  ol  each  JtidlviJiiul  who  >-itlicr  feels 
or  irignsthe  passion. 

But  conjugal  alTect'ion  is  by  no  means  siibjett  to  eqni- 
x'ocai  appearances;  it  is  tenderness  heighten^  bypassl- 
on,  and  s'ren^thened  bv  es'eem.  It  is  uniui.\od  with 
nnv  :,eli;siior  sJnsuil  idloy,  teildinc  solely  to  promote  the 
happi;.<;8s  of  it's  object  here  au.liurcaf.er. 

Such  an  elevated  slate  of  hajipin'jKs  as  must  result  from 
the  aftection  I  have  described,  when  mutual,  must  su  rely 
he  tlic  acme  of  human  felicity^  But  as  the  point  of  per- 
fection it  that  of  declension  also,  it  will  require;  much 
jKiins,  but  they  are  pleasing  ones,  to  make  the  e\erturnjng 
wheel  of  iohluMary  bliss  keep  steady  to  the  sutrtmit  it  has 
reached  or  at  I. 'ast  to  prevent  its  rolling  down  the  rug- 
ged ]ir-ei[)tce  where  jealousy,  disgust,  and  grlt-f  have 
iiiarkeJ  the  horrid  road. 

Thri  disr-pjiointinents  of  human  life  innst  ever  be  pro- 
pnnionrd  i.i  ihe  exiravagance  o]'o,n-  exneciiiions  :  Too 
rreiit  an  ardfrto  be.^cs'ed  is  frequently  the  source  of 
iiiispr-;.  A.  liic  of  transport  is  not  the  lot  of  ttiortals  ; 
v.'liile  w_  uccfpt  '.-e  should  caio.ise  our  joys,  •'  lest  while 
vc  clasp  vvc  Ki'l  ihcm." 

'i  lirt  cniic.)rd  of  souls  which  con-.tliutes  the  happhiess 
fifmarrlsige.  liUe  a  fnil  concerr,  rijqnires  all  the  p.irts  ohli- 
/(•J'O  fill  their  s'^vr.il  sta.'ioiis  in  perfect  time  and  jilace, 
lor  thotiRh  the  heart  may  lead  the  band,  ahd  set  out  in 
lurf.ct  hann(.ny,o.ic  jarring  no'.e  tlestrcvs  the  rapturous 
s  vain,  and  turns  the  «  liole  to  di.scord.  For  this  reason,  I 
c.insi.U-ra  pmity  ol  understanding  and  tem|)er  to  be  n'e- 
r.-ssary  lowards  fi  iming  an  hippy  marriage  as  an  equa- 
1  t/  of  years,  rani\,  and  fortune. 

But  grant  these  circum.stances  all  conjoin  and  make 
the  u.iion  perfect,  remembcr.my  fair  friends,  satiety  suc- 
eeeds.t..  rapt  ure,  as  sure  as  night  to  d.-.y.  E-  it  vour  ino- 
vince,  then,  to  keep  your  husband's  heart  from'  sinking 
into  the  ine.irablc  ,'.i:.tisc  of  tasteless  apathy.  Do  not  re- 
ly too  much  on  ymirpersonal  charms,  however  great  to 
jircservc  the  conquest  they  i.tay  have  gained. 

By  a  jnopcr  aiteni'on  to  >cur  hu-,band, you  will  easily  dis- 
cover the  bent  of  his  genius  and  inclinations.  To 
that  turn  all  you  r  thoughts,  and  let  your  words  and  acti- 
oils  s  h  ly  tend  to  that  great  point.  Tiie  kindness  of  your 
attention  willawaKcn  his,  and  gratitude  will  strengthen 
Ills  affection,  imperceptibly,  even  to  himself. 

Our  first  paren:  jus:in»>5  his  fondness  for  Eve,  to  Ra. 
I'hael,  upon  this  princijile. 

"  Neitlier  hcrou'.side  forired  so  fiir.  5;c. 
S  I  iiuch  deligh.ts  me,  as  those  graceful  acts. 
Those  -housand  decencies,  that  da-ly  flow 
From  all  her  words  and  actions  mixed  with  love, 
Andswee  compliance,  which  declare  unfeigned 
Uni  >n  Of  mind,  or  in  us  both  one  soul  ; 
H.  1  .nony,  ,„  iK-huld  •„,  wedded  par, 
I.loic  grateful  than  harmcnious  sound  to  the  ear." 


In  an  age  like  this,  when  we  may  suppose  that  every 
young  lady  deservesthe epithet  with  which  Adam  addres- 
ses his  wife,  flCC(?»ti^/«.i'cJ.Ere,  itmust  be  lessdiXcult  than 
it  might  have  been  for  their  female  ancesters,  to  secure 
the  love  of  a  husband  alread  y  prepossessed  in  their  favor. 
Let  thetn  but  exert  the  same  talents,  with  the  same  de- 
sire of  jjleasing,  which  they  shewed  before  marriage,  and 
I  venture  to  pronounce  that  they  willswcceed. 

A  love  of  pov.'er  and  authority  is  natural  to  men  ;  and 
whereverthis inclination  is  most  i.tdulged,  will  be  the  si- 
tuation of  their  choice.  Every  man  ought  to  be  the 
principal  object  of  attention  in  his  family  i  of  course  he 
should  feel  iiim'elf  hapjiier  at  home  than  tn  any  other 
place.  It  is,  doubtless,  the  great  business  of  woman's 
life  to  render  his  home  pleasing  to  her  husband;  he  will 
then  delight  in  her  society,  anil  not  seek  abroad  for  alien 
entertainments.  A  husband  may,  possibly  in  his  daily  ex- 
cursions see  many  women  wliom  he  thinks  handsomer 
than  his  wife  ■,  but  it  is  generally  her  fault  if  he  ineets 
with  one  whom  he  thinks  more  amiable.  A  desire  of 
pleastngvcry  rarely  fails  of  'ts  ciTect  ;  but  in  a  wife,  that 
oes'.ii'  mutt  be  managed  Sciih  the  nicest  delicacy  t  it 
should  ajipeai-  i-ather  in  the  result,  thiin  in  the  design  ,- — 
•'  not  obvious,  not  intrusive."  These  fietit  soins  are  the 
best  sujiplement  to  our  great  duties,  and  render  the  com- 
merce ot'life  delightful.  Like  an  cle^^ant  desert,  thev 
complete  the  feast,  and  leave  not  a  wish,  unsatis- 
fied. 

We  have  hitherto  looked  on  the  pleasing  side  nf  the 
tapestry,    and    see.i  marritige    in    its   most     favourable 


Let    us    1 
its  defects. 


turn  the   canv 


and  take  a  view  of 


Let  us  sujipose  then,  what  I  think  the  worst  of  all  si- 
tuations, att  amiable  young  woman  possessing  the  tender- 
est  a.Tsction  for  Iter  husband,  while  he.  from  the  natural 
dcjiravity  and  inconstancy  of  his  na'ure,  has  withdrawn 
his  live  from  her,  and  perhaps  bestowed  «t  on  some  un- 
worthy object,  to  whom  he  devotes  his  time  and  for', 
tunc. 

In  such  a  state  of  wretchedness  ^*iit  line  shall  our  ne- 
glected wife  ^jursue  ?  Thf  first  step  that  I  would  recom- 
mend to  her,  IS,  that  of  entering  into  a  serious,  strict,  and 
impartial  review  of  h-rown  conduct,  even  to  the  miiuttia: 
of  Iter  dress,  ami  the  expressions  of  her  looks  from  the 
first  of  iier  tuquaintance  of  her  husband.  If,  after  such 
examination,  she  cannot  di;covcr  any  fault  in  her  man- 
ners that  might  liave  given  oflence  or  created  disgust,  let 
her  steadily  pursue  the  sattie  behaviour  she  hitherto  prac 
tiscd  1  for  if  that  be  totally  free  from  err.ir,  it  is  impossi- 
ble t'.tat  any  alteration  can  give  an  a<!-.Iiiional  cflicacv  to  it. 
For  !o  re-.cn^,  orto  tctulla'.e,  neither  her  duty,  nor  her  re- 
liijion  will  peniii*.   • 

"  To  carry  smiles  upon  the  face,  when  discontent  .tits 
brooding  at  the  heart,"  is  I  confess,  one  of  the  most  tliiji. 
cult  tasks  that  can  possibly  be  imposed  on  an  ingeniotis 
and  feeling  soul.  But  a  thorough  conviction  that  it  is 
in  her]irovincc  to  endeavour  to  rectdl  the  wanderer  back, 
for  his  own  happiness  as  well  as  her's  and  a  certainty 
that  there  are  no  other  means  of  accomplishing  so  desiw- 
blc  an  end.  will  er.-ble  her  to  pursue  this  arduous  untlar- 
taking,  till  either  ner  Iteart  shall  rejoice  in  its  success,  or 
from  reiterated  disappointments  become  indifferent  to 
the  worthless  object  of  its    former   esteem   ilnd  coiinec- 

Grantingthe  last  to  be  'he  care,  she  has  a  right  to  ex- 
pect that  the  good  opinion  of  the  wcild  will  attend 
Iter  conduct  :  but  an  higher  and  more  certain  j-eward  a- 
waits  it— self.approbation,  arising  from  a  conEciousncssof 
lutvingftdrdled  her  duty,  and  an  assurance  of  havinf  es- 
sayed the  only  method  that  was  likely  to  insure  succlss  : 
fir  never  yet  was  love  iccallerl  by  laincntations  or  upbrttidl 
ings.  The  first  may  sometimes,  perhaps,  create  pitv,  but 
oftener  bege-s  contempt  ;  and  the  latter  never  did,'  '  nor 
can  produce  any  passion  but  instant  rage,  or  cold,  deter- 
mined hate. 

Recollection  may  furnish  to  my  fair  reailcrs  many  in- 
stances where  patient  suIJerings  have  been  rewarded  with 
returning  love  ;  but  I  think  there  is  scarcely  one  to  he  met 
with,  where  female  violence  has  ever  conquered  male 
courage  i  or  where  dissipation  and  coquetry,  though  th'e\- 
may  have  alarmed  the  pride,  ever  reclaimed  the  alienated 
aiTcctlonsof  a  husband. 

True  love,  like  true  vli'tue,  shrinks  not  ori  the  first  at- 
tack  ;  it  will  bearmany  shocks  before  it  will  he  entirelv 
vanquished.  As  it  contends  not  for  victcrv,-but  for  the 
prize,  it  will  not  display  itself  in  the  vain  arts  of  elocuti- 
on ;  it  will  leave  nothing  undone  that  will  prove  its  sin- 
ceritv,  but  it  will  notbo.ast,  even  to  its  object,  of  what  it 
has  done  ;  much  less  will  it  vaunt  its  merits  to  any  other 
confidant,  or  to  complain  to  the  world  of  the  unkind  re- 
turn it  has  itiet  with. 

Then 
disturb  the  ha]' 


such  a  variety  <jf  circtttnsttinces  which    may 


ofth 


possible  to  specify  them  all  :  but  as  a  virtuous  woman 
will  consider  the  l.ss  of  her  husband's  aiTection  as  the 
greatest  calamity  that  can  befal  her,  her  dutv  and  pru- 
dence will,  before  the  evil  hap|,ens,  upon  every  occasion 
bupplyrulcs  of  conduct  to  herself  j  and  the  reliance  she 
will  necessarily  have  upon  the  tenderness  of  his  atttirh- 
ment  to  her,  joined  to  the  sincirity  of  hcr's  to  him    wijr 


has  tied  "^ 

hall  guide,      C 
I  way  divide.  J 


su]>port  her  through  every  ditficulty  which  accident  mis- 
for.uuc,  or  even  iniprunencc  may  have  brought  upon  them. 
She  will  say  with  Prior's  Eramaj 

Thy  rise  of  fortune  did  I  only  wed. 

From  its  decline  determined  to  recede  >. 

Did  I  but  propose  to  embark  with  thee  ; 

On  the  smooth  surface  of  a  summer's  sea. 

While  gentle  zei>liyrs  play  in  prosperous  gales. 

And  fortune's  favour  fills  the  swelling  sails. 

But  would  forsake  the  bark  and  make  the  shore. 

When  the  winds  whistle  and  the  ten 

No,  Henry,  no!  one   sacred  oath  has  "tied 

Our  loves,  one  destiny  our  lives  : 

Nur  wild,  nor  deep,  our  common  ' 

This  is  the  natural  language  of  conjugal  afl'ection,  thi« 
is  the  fulfilling  of  the  marriage  vow,  w  here  self  is  lost  in 
a  still  dearer  obfect,  whete  tendcrnes  is  heightened  by  dis- 
tress, and  aitachivient  cemented  even  by  the  tears  of  sor- 
rov.-.  Such  an  uuion  of  s'.uls  mav  />r.,ve  the  J:  )z:er  of 
Titijc  I  and  I  trust,  that  death  itself  %%ill  not  be  able  to 
destroy  it. 


ON  FEMALE  SOCinTY. 

There  is  nothing  by  which  the  happihess  of  individual* 
and  of  society  is  so  much  promoted  as  by  constant  eJforLS 
to  please  ;  and  these  cfitrts  are  in  a  great  measure  only 
prcduced  by  the  company  of  women  :  for  mm,  by  them- 
selves, rel.i.':  almost  in  every  particular  of  good-breedirg 
and  coitiplaisance,  and  ajipear  the  creatures  of  mere  na- 
ture ;  but  no  sooner  does  a  w  oir.an  ajipear,  than  the  scene 
is  changed,  and  they  become  emuhais  to  sh.ew  till  theiif 
good  qualifications.  It  is  by  the  arts  of  pleasing  only  that 
woman  can  attain  to  any  degree  of  consequence  or  of 
power  ;  and  it  is  by  pleasing  only,  that  they  canhope  to 
become  objects  of  love  and  ailection  }  attainments  which 
as  they  are  of  all  others  the  ii.iost  dear  to  them,  prompt 
them  to  cultivate  most  assiduously,  the  art  of  pleasing  ; 
arts  for  which  they  are  well  qualified  by  nature.  In  their 
forms  lovely,  in  their  manners  soft  and  engaging,  sucli 
are  they  by  art  and  by  nature,  that  they  infuse  L-y  their 
smiles,  by  their  air  ;*iid  addT.ess,  a  thousand  nameless 
sweets  into  society,  which  without  them  would  be  insipid 
and  barren  of  sentiment  and  of  feeling.  But  t»,  enjoy  a- 
ny  jtleasure  in  perfection,  we  inust  never  be  satiated 
with  it  :  and  therefore,  it  requires  more  than  common 
prudence  in  a  wotr.an,  io  be  murli  in  company,  ar'd  still 
retain  that  deferenceand  respect  which  we  would  volun- 
tarily pay  to  her,  were  we  SLtdomer  iidtilsed  with  her  pre- 
sence. A  few  c-niories  ago,  wc'inen  were  rat ely  access:. 
ble,  but  shut  up  in  houses  and  castles,  lived  retir'ed  fiom 
the  bustle  of  iltc  world.  When  they  deigned  to  shew 
themselves,  they  were  ajiproached  as  divinities  :  a  transt. 
ent  view  of  them  often  set  the  heart  on  fire  ;  and  their 
smiles  conferred  a  hai;piness  which  raised  an  enthusias- 
tic ardour',  of  which,  at  this  period,  we  can  hardly  foritt 
an  idea.  By  degrees,  as  manners  became  more  free,  antl 
the  sexes  mi.Ked  together  with  less  ceremony,  women  be. 
gan  tone  seen  with  less  ivejiidation,  aiiproached  with  less 
reverence,  ar.d  sunk  in  their  value  as  tli£)  bi  came  objects 
of  greater  familiarity.  Nor  was  tHis  pecul'.ar  to  the  times 
we  are  delineating  ;  the  same  effect  always  has,  and  aU 
ways  will  hajjj.en  from  the  same  cau'e  j  let  the  other 
sex  therefore,  learn  this  ins'ructive  lesson  from  it,  that 
half  the  esteem  and  veneration  we  shew  them,  is  owing 
to  their  modesty  and  reserve,  and  that  a  contrary  con . 
duct  may  iriake  the  most  enchanting  goddess  degenerate 
in  our  e\es  to  a  mere  woman,  v.  ithall  the  frailties  of 
mortality  about  her. 


ON  INDUSTRY. 

The  absurd  indulgence.with  whith  partnts  anfiripat* 
every  wish  of  their  chiMren.  often  pave^  the  way  for  their 
destruci  ion,  and  entirely  unfits  them  for  rettiriiing  that  af- 
fectionate care  which  is  due  to  the  authors  of  .  th-:ir  be- 
ing. How  many  instances  do  we  see  of  the  ill  cil'ects  of 
such  niisplaced  kindness.  By  suijjilying  chil.lreu  wi.h 
all  the  siiierfiuitiesof  life,  we  at  once  weaken  the  s]>riu.;» 
of  exertion,  and  induce  a  habit  (if  indolence  fatal  to  lit- 
ture  improvement  ;  for, why  should  the^exerl  thenf,  l.\« 
to  procure  that  which  is  ready  at  their  call  ?  "Virtuous 
habits  and  htlbits  of  indusry  are  nearly  the  saitte  ;  antl 
since  these  only  are  productive  of  happiness,  it  is  of  the 
utmost  importance  to  teach  the  youthful  mind,  that  en. 
joyment  and  self-satisfaction  mtist  be  purchased  bv  la., 
hour.  Happy  is  the  n. an,  who  in  early  life,  h;is  he;n 
taught  by  experience  the  blessed  effects  of  honest  indus- 
try, and  the  inestimable  value  of  timtt.  M  ••iply  timeby 
industry,  and  what  is  ihe  rcjilt  ?  I'lace  tf mind  i  the 
innocent  enjoyment  of  life,  and  every  thing  tii»t  can  ex- 
alt human  nature.  «    - 

By  industry.  I  must  not  be  uiider-tcond  to  tnean  the 
incessant  drudging  luirsiiit  after  sr.di*  gain  :  I  have, 
hkewisB  reference  to  mental  industry  ;  the  improvement 
ol  that  iiliclleiitual  partof  our  existence  which  elevates  i-nr 
view  above  this  nonow  scene  of  things,  and  teaches  us  i« 
soar  to  Heaven. 


Vol.1. 


THE    MINERVA* 


75 


ON  THE  CHOICa  OK  A    WIFE. 

The  ttifferetK-.e  of  opinion  between  sons  and  fiihers  in 
lilt  niairinioniul  clioice,  siys  Dr.  Aiklii;  .may  l>e  staled 
in  a  single  position — tint  the  former  have  in  their  minds 
tlie  first  month  of  mirriase,  the  latter  iVc  whole  of  iw 
duration. 

Pesonal  charmi  oujht  clovil)'le5»  to  have  %«me  share  in 
fixing  the  choice  ;  it  is  desirable,  tbut  the  object  on 
>«'hich  tlie  eyes  are  most  f.-equcutlr  to  dwell  for  a  whole 
life,  shodld  be  an  agree;.i)Ie  one.  More  tiian  this  is  of 
too  fajiciful  and  fiigitiTea  tUsan  to  come  into  ihe  compu- 
laiioti  of  permaneni  enjoyment. 

The  two  main  points  on  which  the  happiness  to  be  ex- 
pected froiti  a  female  assooiaie  in  lifp,  must  depend,  are 
tier  r[nalii:ca:ions  as  a  contjianioh,  and  as  a  helper. 

As  a  companion,  good  iiense,  culsivEted  manners,  and 
•  specially  a  temper  inclined  to  jilease  and  be  ])leased,  aic 
the  principal  requisites.  A  :.iiiiiltirity  of  tastes,  desires 
and  rpiuijns  would  also  contri'oa.c  '.v'  mtl'.ual  )iaj)j>in'jbS  ; 
but  a  con^ideiable  diversity  iti  iuch  points  is  not  abso. 
liitely  incompatibi'i  with  domostic  comfort. 

As  a  helper,  slifc  should  possess  a  kitowleilge  of  the 
artsof  housewifery,  ar.d  a. i  inclination  to  ])racticc  them, 
a  certain  degree  of  vigor  boih  of  body  and  mind,  which 
is  less  freqnenil/  met  with  amon^j  the  females  of  the 
present  age  than  might  be  wislied,  is  aUo desirable.  One 
who  views  society  closely  in  its  interior  as  well  as  exteri- 
or, will  know  that  occasions  of  alarm,  suifering  and  dis- 
gust come  much  more  freque'itly  in  the  way  of  women 
than  of  men.  To  them  Ix-dimg  ail  the  oll'.oes  about  the 
weak,  the  sick  and  the  d>  ing.  When  the  house  becomes 
a  scene  of  wretchedness  from  any  cause,  the  man  often 
Tuus  abroad,  the  woman  must  slay  at  home  and  meet  the 
worst.  Virtue,  wihdcm,  presence  of  mind,  jjati^rcc,  vi- 
gour, cap?city,  application,  are  not  se.viul  qualities;  they 
belong  to  all  who  have  duiies  to  pcrfortn  and  evib  to  ci;- 
duie.  Let  then  our  youn;  females  aim  at  excelling  in 
rualities  peculiaiy  adapted  to  the  parts  may  have  to  act. 
We  shall  not  think  them  less  amiable  for  bei.ig  our  best 
l-.eljiers. 

These  being  the  principal  requisites  in  ^  wife,  l?t  nit- 
t^l5^uade  you  from  has'y  engitgemenis.  Thongh  the  bead 
haslosi  its  rule  over  the  heart,  it  may  retain  i.s  comriiamt 
6Vev  ihc  hand  Let  the  progreis  to  a  connection  lie  cir- 
cumspfci  i  first  liking,  then  Ui^proVinj,  loviii-.',  auj  iasil, 
declaring 


THE  FEMALE  SOLDIER. 

'.n  rxiraorJinary  instance  ofvirtu;  in  a  female  t"Uier, 
Ins  occurred  la'.ely  in  the  Amcricaii  army,  in  the  Massi- 
thuseits  line,  viz.  A  livel;, ,  comely  young  «ymph,  nine- 
It-en  years  of  age,  dressed  in  man's  apjiarcl,  has  been 
discovoi-ed  ;  and  what  redcunds  to  li«r  honor,  she  has  ser- 
ved in  the  character  of  a  snMier^icarly  thria  years,  undis- 
covered i  during  which  time  she  displargj  herself  Vv'ith 
Activity,  alertness,  chastity  and  valour,  liavingbeen  in  se- 
veral skirmishes  with  Uie  enemy,  and  received  two 
v.cunds.  She  was  a  rcmarkal.le  vigilant  soldier  on  her 
],Ost,  and  always  grained  the  npplau.se  and  ad'tiiration  of 
her  officers  j  Was  never  ff.und  in  liijubr,  and  always  kept 
coin].any  wiih  tiie  m.-st  upright  and  temperate  St.Miers  : 
for  several  moiuhs    this    gallantress  sfrveil,  with  credit 

as  a  waiter  in    a    Cleneial     oi'licer's    fairiily' a  vin- 

l.-nlillueis  (when  the  ttoops  were  iii  Phila.lelphia)  led  to 
the  discovery  of  her  sex  i  s!i;  has  been  since  hoiiorably 
arqiiittcd  from  the  at  my  with  a  le.vard,  and  sent  to  iier 
connections,  who,  it  aiipea.s,  li«  at  the  EstwarJ,  in  liie 
town  of  Medumock.  The  cause  of  her  peraona'tin-r  a 
man,  it  is  sa"id,  proceeded  from  the  rigour  rtj  her^pa 
rents  who  e.xertcd  their  prerogative,  to  induce  her  marri- 
age with  a  young  nian  she  h:ul  cou'-eivcd 

iiiy  fo      _         ; 

audwamly  attached  to  the  CRiise"  of  her  couutrv,  i,,  iiit^ 
service  (d' wliich,  it  mist  be  acknowledged,  she' gained 
Tcptitaiion  i  and  no  doubr,  will  be  noticed  by  the  cmimi 
K-rs  of  the  liistory  of  our  graml  revojufion.  She  passed  hv 
the  name  of  Robert  .Shounleiif,  while  in  the  a  my  and 
was  borne  on  the  rolls  of  the  regime.-.t  a.  such  ;  f  "r  ^^ 
titular  reasons  her  real  name  is  wilhlicld,  but  the  facts 
afumncntioned  art  unqimtionable  and  unembellishc'd.  ■ 


events,  which  come  not  in  slow  succession,  but  bursting 
forciblv  from  a  re»olvingand  unknown  cause,  fly  over 
this  orb  with  diversified  iuHuciice.  Should  you  be  plung- 
ed into  disagreeable  circumstances,  from  those  very  cir- 
cumstances may  another  be  at  that  moment  rising:  to  the 
summit  of  his  good  fortune  ;  so  may  your  neigh- 
bour's  inconvenience  prove    beneficial  to  you. 

None  can  know  the  eternal  purpose  of  existence  j  but 
there  is  a  grand  equilibrium  preserveo  by  one  mlglity 
chain  of  dependencies.  LoOk  then  at  the  universe  :  limit 
not  the  view  of  our  soul  to  ore  hemisphere,  anil  ask  yur 
reason,  if,  to  Such  awful  revolutions  cf  worlds  and  their 
inhabitants,  ])am  or  pleasure  must  not  constiihtioiial'iy  af- 
fect you.  fie  ever  tearless  ;  yield  reluctantly  to  the  pas- 
sions i  incr.ase  tlii:  i?,>;ivn.s  if  the  mii)d,  and  knotv,  that 
as  yf'U  have  no  will  lo  resist  the  powc^  of  death,  death 
can  be  no  evil  further  vh»n  it  alfects  the  change  oril'nagi- 
iiation.  T  o  sleepj'to  gp  tliri)U!;h  various  changes,  pr  to 
wake  everlasiin,;iy,  is  rqi:..!!  !T'.lr'  r.'.i!e-^of  your  Will- — 
'I'herefore  cheerlnlly  trtis^    '•  '■;■  dread    the  act 

that    may    wound  your   ^  .tude  of  thought, 

EUSPr.NDliD   .w.lJl.niO'.?.      • 

In  tlie  following  artic'e  we  find  a  strikiitg  proof  of  he 
certainty  v/itlx'which  life  may  be  revived  aicer  it  it  aj/pa- 
rently  e.vtinct,  and  an  enctiurageniput  to-the  altentiveau  ' 
humane,  to  persevere  in  theusc  of  tho^i  means  nov.-  .sr 
gtn"n.ily  promulgated  for  recovering  people  from  liie  r.. 
iecvs  of  drownig  or  suilocation.  How  man\  valtulile-  lit-c^ 
have  been  lost  to  tlife  community  from  the  rvatit  of  a  suial' 
degree  of  eaierprize  iii  cases  like  the  one  thus  brielly  re- 
cited. 

Philadelpi!1a,_Nov.  24 — On  Saturday  afternoJin the 
10th  inst.  a  man  na'med  Joseph  Uutchio,  fell  oiFthe  town 
wharf  at  Burlington,  (New-Jersey)  into  tne  river,  and 
remained  in  'lie  water  about  twenty  ininutes  before  he 
was  found  and  taken  out.  I'he  usual  exertions  to  re- 
store tuispcndeil  animation;  were  madt?  bv  tiie  Hiil'riane 
Society  oi  that  place,  and  otlier  cliizer.t  b*' their  direction. 
For  the  sj'ace  of  an  ^iir  very  little  hopt-,  of  rucces*  wert- 
eiuer>ained,  bui  by  ai^e  perstv^iai  ce  before  the  end  ol 
tiieaccon,.!  hour,  the  powers  of  life  lud  rt-:u;yicd  their  oj>c- 
rations,  and  by  Sunday  jSaominj  th*nuii  \vasiibie  tov.alk 
about  his  room. 


PERSMN  WISDOM. 

In  the  treaiurv..of  one  of  the  kin^-s  o '.  Pevsil,  was 
Aiuf.d  a  vase  wiih  the  following  lines  iulti.d  ing-i!d.  One 
c;otnot  but  smileattlie  tinn,  iij  which  is  an  equji  propor- 
-tioii  of  jihllosophy  and  humour.  »'  He  whohai  no  wealth 
'has  no  credit ;  he  who  has  not  an  obedient  wife',"  has  no 
rep-oEC  ;  he  who  lias  noolfspring.  has  no  s,'rengtl*.  ;  he  who 
has  itckitt^lre'.!,  has  no  st(pl>ortLrs  ;  and  licwito  has  tlone, 
lives  free  from  care-" 


Oj.n  Pathh. 


V.\U  is  siioit  :^  the  poor  iiitiance  of  seventy  years  is  not 
worth  bei-.!g  a  villain  for-  What  marers  it  if'yourneigh. 
hour  lies  intercd  in  a  splendid  toiiib  :  sleep- you  with  in- 
nocence. Look  behind  you  through  vlie  tracts  of  tiine  ; 
a  vast  desert  cf  unnumbered  sges  lies  open  in  the  retros- 
pect :  throtigb  tills  desert  have  your  forefathers  jonrnied 
on.  until,  weaiiedwiih  years  and  sorrow,  they  sunk  from 
tlie  walk  of  man.  Tou  must  leave  them  where  they  fell, 
and  you  are  to  g^  on  a  little  liirihef,  where  you  find  et.-r- 
iial  rest.  Whatever  you  may  encounter  between  the  cra- 
dle and  the  grave,  be  not  dismayed.  The  universe  is  in 
cndlejt    Inotion— every  moiueiu  bij  with  innumerable 


%.*^ 


rOR  THE  MINERVA. 

IT  is  surprising  that  people  who  in  their  cool  judgment 
are  temperate  and  sensible,  should  sil.Ter  ihc possifjility 
of  gain,  so  strongly  to  iniluence  their  reason,  as  to  Almost 
unfit  them  for  their  usual  employments.  At  least  one  half 
of  the  adventurers  in  a  lottery  expect  to  draw  the  highest 
prize,  although  they  are  sensible  of  the  innumerable  clian- 
cesagaijist  them  :  so  grsaL  is  the  belief  of  every  one  in 
his  own  good  fortune  ! 

Happening  to  spend  an  evening  last  week,  in  the  com- 
pany of  females,  1  found  their  thoughts  and  conversa.ir.n 
entirely  engrossed  by  the  expectation  of  their  good  fortune 
in  the  drawing  of  the  Uichmtmd  Academy  Lottery.  A 
grave  matron  observed,  she  should  find  no  kind  of  incon- 
venience, in  the  disposal  of  a  few  thousand  dollars  ;  she 
w^  not  at  all  pleased  with  the  situation  of  her  house, 
which  instead  of  standing  on  a  lofty  eminence,  was  very 
little  above  her  neighbours.  A  Grocer's  lady  declared  she 
would  no  longer  be  coilfined  to  the  shop  ;  she  would  re- 
sign the  fatiguing  disagreeable  business  to  those  who 
cctild  not  live  without  it.  A  pertyoun^lady  begged  me 
to  inform  hei'  how  many  shares  of  Bank-Stock  could  be 
liurchased  fcr  g  5,000,  and  wished  lo  know  which  of  the 
Slcck-holders  was  disposed  to  sell  out,  as  she  was  anxiolis 
to  invest  the  jiroceeds  of  her  titket  in  that  species  of  pro- 
petty,  having  been  informed  by  a  relation  that  tlie  divi- 
dends on  Bank-shares  were  very  lucrative.  Ilearnt  that 
most  of  thein  had  been  very  particular  in  the  choice  of 
llieir  numbers,  and  some  had  obtaiiietl  the  iidvice  of  their 
favorite  forliine-Ul'irs,  to  make  sure  of  tl.-,  ,;:.;^,  Lrtu' 
nate  tickets. 


But  it  was  not  females  alone,  who  were  agitated  on  thi« 
important  business  ; — I  stepped  into  a  stoor  to  purthai* 
goods;  but  the  store-keeper,  an  acquaintance  of '  mine, 
would  not  consent  to  serve  me,  until  Ire  had  finished  a  cal- 
culation of  the  merchandize  which  he  should  be  able  to 
import,  when  the  success  of  his  ticket  enabled  him  to 
turn  merchant  :  his  master,  he  told  me,  was  employed  in 
^he  compting-room  on  the  same  business  j  1  carried  my 
goods  to  the  Tailor,  but  the  poor  man  was  so  enrapturc^j 
with  the  expectation  of  good  fortune,  that  it  was  quite 
impossible  for  him  to  take  my  measure,  though  he  tried 
repeatedly  ;  so  I.  was  forced  to  search  out  one  who  had 
no  interest  in  the  lottery  ;  his  wife,  who  was  wiser  than 
himself,  and  some  of  hejr  neighbours,  not  suffering  him  to 
purchase  a  ticket.  A  gay  young  fellow  from  the  country 
ts'as  anticipating  the  wardrobes  of  finery  which  his  prir.e 
would  command,  and  blessed  his  happy  stars  fordirectinlt 
him  to  the  metropolis  at  this  auspicious  period!  Will, 
nt.f some  cf'thesc  sanguine  fortune-hunters  be  sadly  dil 
appointed  ? 

MARRIAGE  3. 
Last  cverirg,  by  thc'Rev.  Mr.   Courtney,  Mr.  Sewali 
Osgood,  to   the  acccmplislied  Miss  Fanny  Courtney,  cf 
this  city. 

Al  Powhatan,  oti  the  Uth  ult.  Mr.  ynilatn  Hichnan, 
R:t.  r3,  to  Miss  Nancy  Ejglcston,  at.  17  !  ! 

In  Ccrmrny,  the  celtbraled  dramatiatic  writer,  Kotzt. 
l>ue,  to  Mrs.  Fefn  Kn-.-ell. 


V.'EI^KLY  SUMMARY  OF  INTELLIGENC" 


EUROPEAN. 
London  papers,  to  the  tSJ  Nov.  furnish  the- French 
antwcr  to  tic  Russian  ultimatum — from  the  langnssje  of 
whichit  is  imjir.obable  that  Alexander  ant'  Napoleon  wU 
soon  compromise  their  diSerenres.  Tie  dispaichcs  from 
theGj>tirt  If  Madrid,  -which  Were  espectid  to  decide  ;hi 
qu".stion  of  peace  or  \<>ar  between  .G^reat  Britain  &  Sji  lin, 
had  not  ri  tidied  Louden;  Spanish  vessels  continued  to 
be  cruized  for  and  detained. 

A  Tf^iv-York  I  aper  savs,  "The  revohfir  r.Trv  s-iiri' 
which  for  16  tears  Cfnvulscd  Europ-e,  has  reached  Spain, 
where 6000  men  ar»  ..aid  lo  be  in  arms,  and  threaten  the 
ovirtlir.ow  of  the  government." 

Sir  Ceorj;c  nmi,bi.(!lf,  the  British  resHem  r.enr  Ham. 
l-utjih,  has  been  seized  bv  200  French  ii^fantry,  aiti  tani- 
•cdoif,  wiifihrs  u.tVrs.  The  Senate  the  next  day  (fe. 
manded.of  ilie  French  Atnbas.tador  the  cayse  <f  this  '-tit. 
rage.  He  cUciawd  liiirscif  ignorant  cf  the  biipi.'cs.-,. 
Coariers  were  dispaichtd  by  the  Senate  to  the  dili'rrent 
courts  to  acquaint  them  of  rhis  outras-e.  Tlie  British  con- 
strl  af  Hambnrjjh  hid  taken  refuge  in  the  house  of  Mr, 
Forbes,  Aine.icaa consul. 

DOME.'-JTIC. 

We  are  truly  sorry  to  say,  (savs  the  Norfolk  Ledger) 
l.ie4)redi:licn  wlveh  we.  expressed  in  a  few  nun.bcrs 
usck,  of  furth.-r  di.st  reason  the  coast,  has  been  too  fatal- 
iyconfiimcd._Mr.  Williams  of  G.Mi  Boat  No.  L  came 
up  to  town  On  Fridn;  ,  from  ivhom  we  learn,  ihtit  hejiad 
sailed  111  the  sloop  Betsey,  Capt.  Burton,  from  Charl-s- 
ton  bound  loEahimnre.  that  on  the  ni.;ht  of  tlie  ilt  „h 
yhe  ran  oil  shore  about  40- miles  to  the  Southward  of'curi 
rituck  Inlet.  \  cssel  and  cargo  lost-crew  and  passengeri 
all  saved.  '  " 

Same  night  tiie  schooner  Paragon.  Ward,  from  New- 
York,  bound  to  this  port,  went  onshore,  aitd  p:,i  iful  (ore- 
late,  theie  is  every  reason  to  believe,  that  the  whcle  of 
the  crew,  with  several  passengers,  have  perished_,'he 
vessel  is  lost,  but  a  large  part  of  the-car^o  v.-ill  be  naved, 
which  we  understand  is  very  valuable,  and  will  be  sold  c.i 
the  b;ich.  A  brig,  schoonerandsloop,  also  went  onshore 
near  the  same  place,  and  at  the  same  tiirie,  names  un- 
known, the  crews  of  both  perished,  vessels  and  curg'e! 
totally  lost.  We  are  further  informed,  that  eight  or  ten' 
othervessels  are  onshore  to  the  southward. 

Letters  froin  Philadelphia,  say*  the  Pe^■e^shurg  Tntelli- 
gencer,  of  a  recent  date,  state,  that  the  riv,-r  L<!a»are, 
from  the  Cove  of  New-Castle,  to  the  clij^.'i,  nearly  full 
of  ice,  and  large  quantities  Hoaling  in  the  tiay. 

It  is  now  reduced  to  a  cerjinty,  that  the  fire  whith 
consumed  so  many  buildings  in  New -York  on  the  18th 
liliiirio,  was  the  work  of  some  incendiary. — Sevier. 1  at- 
tempts have  since  been  made  la  set  lire  to  varioi*  pjris 
of  the  city. 


76 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.1, 


i^:.i  ^  -rti  .•;vii.«i«j  .ij  Js  is  ^  i|;^:M  - 


^ 


SF.Lli-:TED  POETRT. 
THE  EMIGIlANT'S  GRAVE. 


TfKvmoun  ye,  wliv  s-rew  ycthess  (low'rets  arsund. 
To  .on  new-sodden  grave  as  you  slowly  advi.ioe  ! 

Jl»Ton  a?.v-ioaJfngrive  (;/er  ,k;ir  be  .ne  jroui  1) 
Liea  i.he  siranjer  we  love— :he  ))oor  exile  ot  France. 

And  is  Mic  poor  exile  attest  from  Itis  woe, 

N  .  longir  ihe  i.i,ort  of  rnisf'T  unc  and  chance  .' 

Mourn  on,  village  inourners,  im   lears  too  sh.iM  Hov.v, 
For  ihe  stranger  wt  lOvcd-.-tlie  poor  exile  of  Fri,ice.  ^ 

Oh  !  kind  was  his  na-ure,  tho'  bitter  his  fate. 

And  gay  w.is  h;i  cnivcrse,  tho'  broken  lus  heart  ; 

N  r  co.ulort  n.r  hopi-  his  heart  could  elate, 
Tho'  toinfor:  and  hope  he  to  all  could  impart. 

tver  jovless  himself.  In -the  joys  of  his  plain 

S:ill  foremost  was  he.  minh  and  plcasnre  to  raise : 
And  sad  was  liis  soul,  v-jt  how  bl,ilie  was  nis  siram 
.    W  hen  he  sung  the  gUd  song  of  more  fortunate  days. 

One  1  •  ;asnre  he  knew— in  his  straw-cover'd  shed 
For  the  suow-beaf;n  hs',4gar'iis  fa,!gots  to  trim  ; 

One  tear  of  delight  he  could  dr  p  on  the  bread 

Which  he    shar'd  With  the    poor    who  were  poorer 
than  hiiit- 

And  vhenround,hi:  death  bed  profusely  we  cast 
Ever)  ?if<,  every  i'Aiix  our  hamlei  could  bn.ij, 

He  bleiB'd  uswith  si^jlt*  which  we  thoiight  were  his  last 
But  he  still  had  a  prayer  for  his  country  and  king. 

Ponr  exile,  adien  !  umVis;urb"d  be  thy  sleep. 

From  the  feast,  from  Che  wake,    from    the    villas- 
green  lUince, 

How  oft  shad  we  waaderby  moonlight  to  weep 
O'er  the  stranger  we  !ov'd-— the  poor  e.-wile  of  France 

T"  the  duirch-going  bride  shall  thy  mem'r;,  impart 
One  pma;  as  her  eves  on  '.liv  cnl  1  .e.  Ci  ,li.ice  ; 

One  rose  Iro.n  I'.er  :;arland,  one  lear  (v  n  iter  heart, 
bhati  drop  on  the  grave  of  the  exile  from  France. 


PATRIOTIC   liFFUSION. 

BY    GENERAL    ROBEl'.r     HOWE. 

Uark  ?  hark  !  sweet  lass,  the  trumpet  sounds, 

' Tis  honor  calls  .o  war  : 
No.v  love  I  Have,  perhaps  for  wounds, 

Aiidbeau'yfor  a  scar. 

But  ah  !   sui>pr<-s5  those  rising  sigha. 

Ah  1  checiv  Ihat  falllin;  tear  : 
Lest  soft  distress,  from  lovely  eyes. 

Create  a  now-born  fear. 

M^'  life  to  fame  devoted  was,  i 

Before  my  f.ur  I  kne  w  ; 
And  if  I   now  desert  her  cause. 

Shall  Ibe  wonhy  )uu  '. 

It  is  not  fanie  alone  invites, 

Tho'  Fame  this  bosom  warms  ; 
My  couairy's  violated  rights, 

Impt-l  my  soul  to  arms. 

SON  G— B'.'  row  PER. 
NO  longer  1  follow  a  wund, 
N  >  longer  a  dream  I  pursue ; 

0  Happiness,  not  to  be  found. 
Unattainable  treasure,  adieu  ! 

1  have  sought  thee,  in  splendor  and  dress  ; 

Intherei^ions  ofpleastvre  and  taste  : 
I  ha/e  sought  •.hee,  and  seemed  to  possess,      -v. 
But  have  proved  thee  a  vision  at  last. 

An  VuTiil.le  ambition  and  hope. 

The  voice  of  true  wisdom  inspires  ; 
*Tis  sufficient,  if  Peace  be  the  scope  ; 

And  the  scmmit  of  all  our  desires. 

Peace  may  be  the  lot  of.  the  mind, 
Thai  seeks  it  in  meekccss  and  lov  e  ; 

But  raplui':  ami  Miss  are  confined 
To  the  gloriliod  spirits  above. 

WINTER  SONG.  ^ 

Bv  KoHEHT   Bloomfield. 

Frovi  his  recent  Poem^  just  publUbcd. 

Dear  hoy  throw  that  icicle  down, 
An<l  sweep  the  deep  snow  from  the  door  ; 
Old  winter  come*  on  with  a  ^wvn, 


A  terrible  frown  from  the  poor. 


In  a  season  5a  rude  and  forlorn. 

How  canage,  how  can  infancy  be»r 

The  silent  neglect  and  the  scorn 
Of  those  who  have  plenty  to  spare  ? 

Fresh  broach'd  is  mv  cask  of  old  ale  : 
Well  timed  now  the  frost  is  set  in; 

Here's  Job  coiTic  to  tell  ira  a  tale. 
We'll  make  hiin  at  home  to  a  pin. 

Wl.ile  my  wife  andl  bask  o'er  the  fire. 
The  roll  of  the  scas.^n's  will  prove. 

That  time  may  diminish  desire, 
But  cannot  extinguish  true  love. 

0  the  pleasures  of  neiglibourly  chat. 
If  \  (.u  can  Viut  keep  scandal  away. 

To  learn  what  llic  world  has  been  at, 
And  what  Lhe  grtat  Oraioi's  say 

Thtnigh  the  wmd  through  the  crevices  sing. 
And  hail  down  the  chitnney  rebound, 

I'nijiapj-'ier  than  many  a  king, 
While  the  bellows  bl"w  bass  to  the  sound. 

Abundance  was  never  my  lot  j 
Bui  out  of  the  triHe  that's  given. 

That  no  curse  ma>  ali,i;ht.on  iti)  cot. 
ril.distribute  the  bounty  of  Heav'n. 

The  fool  and  the  slave  gatlftr  wealth. 

But  if  I  add  nought  to  my  store. 
Yet  while  I  keep  conscience  in  health. 
-  I've  a  mine  that  will  never  grow  poor. 

VAIN  EFFORTS. 

In  vain,  dear  maid,  I've  stn^ve  in  vain, 
ToU-ar.i   the  lessoi;  reason  taught  : 

Mv  abse.  ce  add.';  despair  to  pain. 

Nor  gives  the  wisli'd-for  cu^I  sought. 

1  dar'd  to  love — aspire  to  bliss, 

Forbidden  to  my  humble  claim  ; 
But  left  by  hope,  a  prey  to  this 

Consuming,  living,  endless  JIatnc  ! 

I  wish'd but  fate  the  boon  denied. 

Destroyed  the  fabric  hope  had  built  ; 
Tlitii  !.tU.ctrd<n  n'l!,    ii   aVsti.cc  tried 


To  exjiiate  niy  nature's  g\ 


ih. 


ct  has  the  cruel,  lengthen'd  time 
Ofmv  hard  penance  useless  been: 
smI!  Tiiustlove— Icve  was  my  crime. 
Repeat,  yet  still  comimit  the  sin. 


I«  dissipasion's  heedless  train. 

To  shun  reflection  oft  I've  flew ; 
But  sought  for  pleasure  there  in  vain. 

My  thoughts,  my  heart  were  still  with  you. 

Norhusiness  can  afford  relief. 

Care  but  perplexes,  cannot  cure 
Or  mitigate  the  poignant  grief, 

My  tortur'd  breast  must  still  endure. 

To  lose  remembrance  of  my  pain, 
AVith  books  retir'd,  I  oft  have  strove  ; 
Mistaken  choice  1  I  read  in  vain 
Those  falsely  pictur'd  "  talcs  of  love." 

Conceal'd  in  evening's  friendly  shade. 

In  gloom  congenial  with  my  mind. 
Near  you,  unseen,  I  oft  have  stra)'d, 

To  gaze  once  more  and  be  resigned. 

There,  if  you  meetiny  longing  sight 

Mybosoni  feels  a  sransient  glow  ! 
I  then  retire,  and  waste  the  night. 

In  tears  reflecting  on  my  woe  ! 
O  grant  your  pity,  generous  itlaid. 

To  sooih  the  anguish  of  my  breast, 
O  say   that  time,  with  -reason's  aid 

Will  yet  restore  my  peace  and  rest. 

JULIET.— A  SroRv. 

The  sun  had  descentled  just  below  the  horizon — all  na- 
ture was  wrapped  in  solemn  silence — when  Julia  hasten- 
ed to  the  tomb  of  her  dear  friend.  Having  seated  lier.<;tlf 
upon  the  green  turf,  near  liis  head,  and  looking  with 
an\ietytothe  grave,  she  exclaimed — "  Oil  Lovemore  ?• 
Why  leave  your  Juliet  thus  to  mcurn  J — Anstrer  me,  my 
dear,  this  once — how  cruel  to  separate  us  1 — Oh  death, 
thoU  welcome  messenger  to  those  who  are  troubled — thou 
finisher  of  grief  and  despair — thou  antidote  to  all  future 
evils — Why  thus  delay  thy  second  coming  ? — Or,  why 
didst  thou  coiTie  so  soon  .' — What  have  1  been  guilty  of 
that  thus  thou  dost  torment? — If  LoVemore  received  the 
summons  why  not  Juliet? — Oh  Lovemore? — thou  who 
wert  once  the  beast  of  crea.ion.  now  to  be  no  more  !  — 
Thou  who  wert  once  the  delight  of  all  who-had  the  plea- 
sur»  of  thy    acquaintance — now   to    be  a  companion    for 


worms.— Cruel  fates,  thus  to  deprive  ir.e  cf  m  all— If 
the  summons  must  be  obeyed,  why  was  not  tl  e  tunb  of 
Lovemore  made  the  recejjlacle  for  Juliet  too — Lo.- jmorc  ? 
he  is  gone — alas  I  never  to  return — never  to  behold  his 
Juliet  again. — Lovemore!  Lovemore!  Why  ihuscallons 
to  the  cries  other  whom  it  was  ever  thy  w  ish  to  please  ? 
Must  Juliet,  thy  beloved  Juliet,  weep  in  vain  t — And 
must  those  lips  which  never  spoke  of  Lovemore  but  wirh 
affection  and  delight,  be  siler.ced  without  a  reply  ?  Surely 
you  have  not  grown  disdainful  to  her  whom  )  ou  once  a- 
dored  ? — If  still  thou  art  the  Lovemore  whom  Juliet  once 
beheld — if  still  thy  aflection  for  her  is  pure,  why  thus 
be  silent  I      I  conjure  you  by  those  tetider    vows    which 

once  \ou  made,  answer  me  now. — *•  Juliet Juliet . 

'•  Hark  ! — what  voice    is    that    I  hear  callitig  o.i  Juliet's 

name." "  Why  thus  repine  at  the  w  11  of  Hciven  ? — 

and  why  thus  dictate  to  thy  Creator  how  to  act  ? — Consi- 
der thy  prcsitmption  in  reprDvii;g  him. — AVill  \  our  repeat- 
ed cries  to  Heaven  restore  new  vigtiu-to  that  inanimate, 
cold,  and  putrified  clay  ? — No — all  will    be    in    vain.     I 

charge  you,  reflect." Have  1  erred  !     Oh  !  riglneoui 

Heaven,  and  have  !  b'en  guilty  of  accusing  thee  witi,  in- 
justice ?  Have  1  i-allcd  it!  qumtion  thy  power  ?  Yts — it 
"is  t^.>  tiuc,  I  have.  Win  did  Juliet  murmur,  and  r.-hy 
op])cse  thy  just  Cicrees  ?  O  Heaven,  was  it  not  fur  the 
aflection  she  bore  to  thee,  Lovetiiore,  that  caused  her 
thus  to  transgress  ?  Yes,  it  w  as  :  Julit  t  loved  him,  and 
Juliet  still  loves  him — but  her  wW  must  be  subinissive 
to  the  will  of  Heaven.  He  who  gave  thee  birth,  O  I.iOve- 
iviore  !  has  called  you  hence.  You  have  answered  jour 
mission.  The  summons  served,  the  debt  of  natures  jiaid. 
Juliet  v.'ill  no  longer  grieve.  Lovemore,  soon  shall  yon 
find  thy  Juliet  in  thy  arms  .  then  tha-  tomb  which  is 
now  ths.  receptacle  of  thy  body,  shall  be  itiin  ■-  And  that 
tear  which  was  seen  en  julieljs  chtek  shall  V:^-cha.ged 
for  joy  :  She  who  now  weeps  over  'I'V  coi.l  clay,  shall 
•.hen  be  thy  companion  for  ever."  H>  re  Julia  embraced 
the  g.-.ive  of  Lovemore,  and  summoning  up  the  vinuesof 
rcsigi.a.i-in  and  patience  to  her  aid,  she  silently  quitted 
the  spilt — and  calirtly  mourned,  not  munrured,  till  Hea- 
ven united  her  spirit  with  that  of  her  departed  uuforta- 
nate  lover. 


A  RURAL  PICTURE. 

0>r  a  spacious' lawn,  bounded  on  every  side  by  a  pro- 
ftisiouol  th«t  most  oderiferous  flowering  shrubs,  a  joyous 
iiatid  of  villagers  were  a'seitibled  ;  the  young  rnen  dress- 
ed in  green  ;  youth,  health,  and  jleasure  in  their  air,  led 
up  their  artless  charmers,  in  straw  ha  s  adorned  with  the 
spoils  of  Flora,  to  the  ru^-ic  sound  of  the  tabor  and  pipe. 
Round  the  lawn,  at  equii  iii.trvals,  were  raised  tempoi.i- 
ry  arbours  of  br.^nches  of  tvee;^,  in  which  refTCshmeats 
were  prepared  for  the  dancers  ;  and  between  the  arbours, 
seats  of  moss  for  their  parents,  sliaded  from  the  sun  by 
green  awnings,  .  on  poles,  n-und  which  were  twined 
wreathes  of  Howes,  brea'hing  tlie  sweets  of  the  spring. 
The  surjiiise,  the  gaiet^  of  the  scene,  the  How  of  general 
joy,  the  sight  of  so  many  happy  people,  the  countenan- 
ce's of  the  11. raiituiied  parents,  who  seem  to  live  anew  a- 
gain,  the  sprit^htl\  season  of  youth  in  their  children, 
with  thebcnev^lent  looks  of  the  noble  bestowe.-s  of  the 
fea^t,  filled  my  eyes  with  tears,  and  my  swelling  breast 
with  ascusation  of  pure,  yet  live  y  transport,  to  which  the 
joys  of  the  court  belles  arc  mean. 


ANECDOTE. 

Dr.  Sheridan,  the  cHebrated  friem!  of  Swift,  had  a  cus 
tom  of  ringing  his  scholars  to  prayers  in  the  school-rooin 
at  a  certain  linttr  cverv  day  I'lie  boys  were  one  day  ve- 
Tw  devomly  at  pravers  except  one,  who  was  stilling  a 
lansh  as  well  as  he  could,  from  seeing  a  rat  descending 
from  the  bell-rope  into  the  room.  Thcpoor  boy  could 
hold  out  no  longer,  bu*  burst  into  an  immoderate  fit  of 
laughter,  which  set  the  others  agoing  when  he  pointed  to 
the  cause.  Sheridan  was  so  provoked,  that  he  declared 
he  wonld  whiplhem  all  ifth"  printiipnl  cnlprh  was  not 
pointed  out  to  htin  t  this  was  imniedia'ety  (?one.  Tlie 
poor  puo'l  of  Momns  wa-  imtr.ediate'y  hois-ed,  when  'he 
Vi'ittv'schooImas"ertold  him  ifh»  sad  a'y  thing  tolerable 
rn  the  occasion,  as  h<=  I  '(Led  on  him  as  the  greatest 
dunce  in  the  school,  he  would  forgive  h'm.  The  trem- 
bling culprit  with  very  little  hesitation,  addressed  his  ir.as- 
,er  with  the  following  beautiful  distich  : 

T'/jere  tfrrt  u  rat-"-fttr  fxant  nf  stairs.    ,  -- 
a-.me  d-ie.i  a  rope-— ti  go  to  pfaytrs. 

Sheridan  instantly  dropped  the  rod,  and  instead  of  a 
whipl>ing  gave  him  half  a  crown. 


ralNTED    BY 

JOHN  L.  COOK  tJ-  SEATON  GRANTLAND, 

Tti'o  t/ot;r.r  belov)  the  Sioun-Tavern  .- 

ffBEKE    rnlNTHJO    IN    CEN'EnAI.,    IS    EXiClITE»    V.I T 
IIE.S.T.NESS   AND    ACCt-UACV. 


Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZLNE. 


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[NumoekSO 


1st.—"  TriF,  Minkuva"    will    bs  neatly  printed' 
wrcklv,  on  a  haU'-sh«t  Super- Rojal  jiaii-r. 

1 — Tlic    i»rnis  i»e  two  dollars  per  annum  to 
Ijc  paid  in  advance. 

3.1. —  A  handsome  litle-p.lje  and  xMc  of  eontenf! 
vrill  l>c  furnished  (Kratis)  at  the  completion  of  the 


;  all 


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z:.,:cKnT  philosophical  banquet. 

At  Dr.  LtrTsoM'i  Villa. 
fr-im  Dr.  Hm^e'i,  Lonaaii,to  Dr.  Fulbergitl,  PbihiM/iiin. 
Wednesday,  July  25,  1804. 
"  A  rural  ir^atwn  this  evening  given  by  Dr.  Lettsom 
al  Gi.ivi  ■l.ill,  Canlherwtil,  which  well  deserves  recording. 
At  8  o'clock,  a  suite  of  seven  rooms  was  opened  for  Ihc 
reception  of  a  nilivlcrougasssmbjagc  qf  visitors  ;  who,  for 
iiboiu  six  hours,  without  the  aid  of  either  music,  singing, 
cr  cards,  v.-cvt  Ctry  highly'drlighfed.  In  this  happy  groupe 
were  ixiaiiy  of  the  first  characters^  in  law,  physic  and  di- 
v"ni'y  ;  men  of  tha  first  eminence  of  various  descriptions 
frjm  the  city  i  (lis'ir.gU' .shed  phiosophers,  and  first-rate 
p'-iilaTiinpis's  :  ao.-^vc  all  an  assemblage  of  females, 
]'.'rticul-aTl7  remarkable  for  ge-uiinc  beauty  ard  unaiTecied 
'  li-jja'.ice  of  drc-s.  The  uacorum  '-nly  curious  variety  of  the 
I).5«or's  valuable  Museum  s  the  splendid  collections  of 
b'>o!csin  Natural  History,  and  other  expensive  works  of 
i.i?'p  and  sc'ciice,  the  well  stored  conservitoiy  of  native 
»n  open  for  his  friends,  left 
vas  lU.-own  open 
;.  I  I  rn  \.  Ir  h  r.iiccted  ;he  lii*hc3t  credit  on  the  elegant 
tr-te  of  its  dcslg.ter,  and  included  all  the  charms  of  the 
!,uch  famed  Elysium..  It  was  r2  feet  ong  and  3&  feet 
vide  ;  and  was  erected  in  the  garden  purposely  for  this 
ritertinment.  The  floor  was  entirely  covered  wih  car- 
1,-Hrg  ;  and  the  coaling  w.as  secluded  from  the  vie.v  by 
a  ju'licious  arrangement  of  boughs  freshly  separa'cd  from 
their  parcni  trees  &>krubs,  &  an  ingenious  siirinklliig  of 
v.irieEated  lamps,  the  full-grown  intgnificent  orange 
trees  had  the  ap;)eai-aiice  of  supporters  to  the  roof  :  and 
the  tables  were  Idled  with  every  thing  desirable  to  the 
si_<lit  or  to  the  palate — strawberries  still  growiag  on  the 

li.iug  plants—iced  creams  of  every  sort  and  flavour rich 

jellies — confectionary  of  the  most  ingenious  devices,  ma-' 
iiy  of  the  articles  inclosing  well-adapted  mottos — To  other 
more  substant'.a!  dishes  of  ham,  veal,  beef.  Sec.  £;c.  were 
added  .such  an  abundance  of  every  delicacy,  as  left  no- 
thing cither  to  bt  wished  or  desired.  At  the  entrance  of 
the  room,  was  a  figure  of  P»linerva  holding  a  banner  of 
T.hi-e  silk  fringed  with  gold,  on  which  was  nearly  print- 
ed this  address ; 

"  Ao  Amtcos. 

From  East  to  West,  from  South  to  North, 

We've  cull'd  our  friends  of  matchles*  worth  : 

And  hither  welcome  are  ye  come. 

Without  the  aid  of  cards  or  drum  ; 

With  mild  philosophy  we'll  please  ye. 

And  try  by  magic  to  deceive  ye  ; 

Each  copious  source  of  ancient  lore 

We'd  lay  before  you  to  explore  ; 

And  naiurj's  gifts  of  various  kind, 

To  gratify  the  enquiring  mind. 

Such  our  endeavours  are  to  shew. 

How  much  to  friends  like  you,  we  owe, 


But,  asthemind's  incessant  wear 
The  body  cannot  fail  to  share. 
Freely,  we  pray,  its  strength  recruit, 
Nor  spare  our  cakes,  our  wine,  or  fruit." 

On  a  temple  particularly  dedicated  to  the  beauties  of  the 
Vernal  season  : 

•'  Herevr.id  of  art,  see  nature's  hand  bestow* 
The  ripening  produce  of  the  Iruitful  year. 

Beholil'he  swelling  fruit,  the  budding  rose 
Thefresl.e-ihuvl  vimalLlo-:-  .  .■..,,-.,ir." 

On  another  lemi-le  emblematic  of  th^  natural  elTects  of 


Let  not  my  icicle  roof,  or  snow  drifted  floor. 
The  near  approach  of  my  good  friends  fojTjid  ; 

But  the  rath.er  invite  them  to  come  to  my  door 
And  see  if  ought  there  be  in  myst'rvhid. 

Thonghmy  winterly  looks  appear  frozen  and  cold, 
And  the  ices  are  so  Avhich  here  I  afford; 

Yet  judge  of  iheirflavor,  nor  your  candor  withhold. 
But  say  to  your  tastes,  which  best  does  accord  : 

Whether  Strawberry,  Raspberry,  Cherry  r.r  Pine, 

When  with  pure  country  tr«am,  ihey  their  juices  com- 
bine. 

By  two  in  the  morning  the  immen'f  number  of  carri- 
ages cleared  oft",  and  the  happy  family  were  left  to  the 
contemplation  of  the  rational  pleasure  ttey  had  aliorde.l 
to  more  than  800  guests." 

From  reading  the  abhve  account,  1  am  induded  ■to  ima- 
gine that  the  description  of  i  rural  festiv;il  i-oun/^iie  in  its 
kind,  50  splendid  in  lis  decoratioj-j,  .4:'.U-«y,liihiain(r  ^o 
much  classical  taste,  and  iugcuuit" ,  niav  prove  enter  ain- 
ing  to  our  literary  and  convivial  friends  not  less  ou  this, 
than  on  the  othersidcof  the  Atlantic. 
Yours,  &c. 

Philadelphia,  Dec.  4'h,  1804. 


A.  F. 


Tu  Mr.  Peale,  Muirum  P/yiladeliSa. 


SURRY  ADJOU.'<NED  SESSIONS. 

THE    BARBER    EEWITCHEU. 

This  was  a  case  of  some  notoriety.  The  prisoner, 
William  Davis,  a  penn) -barber  by  trade,  stood  indicted 
for  an  assault  upon  Miss  Catharine  Sadler,  the  daughter 
of  a  respectable  elderly  genileiiian,  residing  at  a  place  call- 
ed  the  F.olly,  near  Dock  head. 

The  prosecutrix.  Miss  Sadler,  was  a  remarkably  pretty 
girl,  about  sixteen  years  of  age,  with-fine,  full,  expressive 
dark  eyes,  fair  complexion,  and  aniinate  d  countenance  ; 
her  stature  above  the  middle  size,  was  elegant  an,'  grjce 
iul,  and  her  deportment  inCourt  bespoke  propriety,  mo- 
desty, and  good  breeding.  The  prisoner  was  about  five 
andtwe^ity.  rather  undersize,  his  complexion  nearly  tha» 
of  an  African,  his  person  inean,  his  dress  shabby,  and 
his  manners    vulgar  and  uncouth. 

The  young  lady  stated,  that  on  Sunday,  the  3d  of  June 
last,  as  she  was  returning  from  church,  with  a  female 
friend,  about  5  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  the  prisoner 
(who  was  well  known  by  the  nick  name  of  Jagn)  crossed 
the  street  from  his  own  house,  and,  seizing  ker  in  a  most 
violent  manner,  with  one  hand  round  her  neck,  and  the 
other  round  her  waist,  attempted  to  kiss  her.  She  im- 
mediately  shrieked  aloud  :  a  Mr.  Newman  came  to  her 
assistance,  and  extricated  her  from  the  rude  embraces  of 


the  prisoner  ;  her  clothes  being  very  much  abused  ancJ 
soiled  by  him,  he  being  all  over  filth  and  dirt  ;  acrowd  of 
people  then  assembled  around  him,  and  the  prisoner  call- 
ed out  to  them,  '•  I, cave  her  alone,  she  is  my  lawful  wife 
and  I'll  do  what  I  pleasq  with  her  ;"  and  he  still  persisted 
in  continuing  with  her.  He  said,  he  had  his  nativity,  and 
sl'ie  certainly  was  to  be  his  lawful  wifc.  He  had  been 
Iiursuing  this-sort  of  conduct  for  near  five  years,  continu- 
ally persecuting  her,  and  frequently  making  use  of  oppro- 
brious words,  and  indeceHt,e»presiions. 

On  her  cross  examination  by  Mr.  Nolan,  she  denied  ha- 
ving any  intercourse  or  acquaintance  with  the  prisoner, 
further  than  serving  him,  as  she  would  the  other  custom- 
ers  of  her  father's  shop,  and  thanking  him  as  lie  went  a- 
way,  in  the  usual  inaniier.  He  lived  a  few  doors  from 
her  fathei-'j  shop  j  but  as  to  the  extent  of  his  practice  in 
shaving,  she  knew  nothing  about  it. 

Miss  Lucy,  the  young  lady  who  had  accompanied 
her  from  church,  and  Mr. Newman  who  had  rescued  hef 
both  corroborated  her  testimony  as  far  as  related  to  the 
aisauU. 

Mr.  Saddler,  the  young  lad)  's  father,  stated  the  va- 
r.otis  and  repeated  insul>.s  oilered  by  the  prisoner  to  his 
daughter  ;  but  forbore  to  repeat  the  indecent  languagehe 
had  made  use  of.  On  his  cross  exait.ination,  as  to  a  sum 
of  100/  as  a  portion  with  his  daughter,  he  was  ao  indig-- 
nant  that  his  passion  n;ade  his  answers  quite  uniiitcllici- 

Mr.  Nolan,  in  a  very  poe'ical  andlively  address,  enter. 
'.d  into  the  defence  of  the  jirisoner.  He  obserwd  thatl-e 
was  a  poor  p?n.,jr  barber,  who  hart  ben  J.nitte.,  :,  ■  ■ 
resplendent  charms  of  Miss  Saduler  ;  her  eyes  i..  '  :, 
poor  fellow,  had  proved  sharper  than  h>s  twti  raztr,  ai.d 
in  spite  of  all  his  attention,  and  in  def.aLce  cf  his  Ion  v 
antl  unalterable  attachment,  she  had  the  cruelty  at  last  \'o 
leave  hhn  in  the  stjds  -,  as  had  been  stated,  his  nativity 
was  east,  and  what  between  love  and  witchcraft,  the  lady 
and  the  fortune  telle.-;  he  had  been  in  some  measure,  de- 
prived of  intellect.  Love,  dire  love,  was  the  caiute  ^.f  h  s 
iully,and  his  residence  was  approiuiate  with  his  present 
s-:>te  of  mind.  Love  had  its  sweet,  and  its  thorns,  and 
what  was  to  the  lady  an  incor.venience.was  to  his  poor 
chent  a  dreadful  misfortune";  for  instead  of  the  soft  and 
stlken  chains  of  Hymen,  which  he  sough,,  he  met  with 
far  different  ones,  in  the  goal  where  he  hai  been  confined 
for  fourteen  days,  not  having  been  able  to  procure  bail. 
Lponthe  whole  of  the  case,  he  submitted,  it  was  such  a 
one  thejury  would  feel  themselves  justifiable  in  acquitting 
the  prisoner,  but  should  they  think  otherwise,  he  srustcd 
in  the  lenity  of  the  court. 

The  Jury  found  the  priscnerguil,y_,he  court  observing 
that  no  person,    of  the  appearance    of  the   prorecu.rix, 
should  be  I'ersecu,ed*y  ,he  insults  ofaperson  of  the  pri 
soner's  description.   He  was  sentenced  to  a  fortnight',  im- 

pnso„m,ent,ardto  find  security  for    his   future  good  be 
haviour.  . 

CHARACTER  OF  COOPER, 
The  ukbraud actor;  from  th,  N.  Y.  X,n^Uan  C.„s«. 
The  sstonishing  powers  of  this  man  have  pleased  us 
even  to  admiration  ;  we  find  ourselves  irresistblv  attrac- 
ted by  him-we  cannot,  even  though  we  would,  do  him 
the  injustice  to  regard  any  other  object  bu,  himself,  while 
he  IS  engaged  in  play.  Nature  has  given  him  a  noble 
person,  strong  and  uncommonly  graceful  ;  a  sw.et,  har- 
tnnnious  voice,  and  yet    very  powerful ;  an  e.-e    capabi 


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THE    M  I  N  E  R  V  A. 


For  1804—^. 


of  the  most  tender  or  most  dreadful  expression  ;  and  a 
countenance  lo  vai;  all  the  {Ja^!>io■)$,  Iruiii  gentle  love 
and  pu)-  to  the  liar>li  fury  ot  anger  in  her  iiiadc^t  mood. 
He  has  moved  our  com])as&ion  to  tears,  atid  we  have 
»Luddcreil  wi'.h  horror  when  he  personated  revenge. 
Who^iiioiig  us  has  not  lett  the  lorec  ol  virtue  «hen  he 
»poke  her  precepts  !  Who  has  not  shrank  with  dismay 
'•when  he  CAliibiled  to  us  the  curses  of  vice  !  Apathy  lier- 
»elf  turned  to  see  the  excellence  of  his  Frederick — and  I 
(aw  indillerence  listen  to  him,  as  he  said  in  Macbeth, 
•  •  This  is  a  s  .rry  sight."  Tlie  players  themselves  have 
at'tiincs  beeit  ready  to  believe  he  ^sasuot  Cooper,  buithe 
bcro  Ue  bcciiied  to  be. 


CHARACTER  OF  MARY, 

^,wn  of  Scott. 

To  all  il«  charms  of  bcau'y,  and  the  uttKitnt  el'gance 
of  exKiriiiit  l.irm,  Mary  adiieil  those  accomplistaments 
vhieh  ivsndcr  their  impression  trnssistililc     Polite,  allable, 

.  insinnanng.  sprighrly,  and  capable  ol"  speaking  land  writ- 
ing wi.h  equal  eas«  and  dignity.  Sudden,  however,  and 
vicleu;  in  all  her  attachments ;  because  her  heart  was 
warm  and  unsuspicious.  Impatient  of  contradiction,  be- 
catiKe  she  had  been  accustomed  from  her  infancy  to  be 
treated  as  a  queen.  No  stranger,  on  some  occasions,  to 
dissimulaiio.i-:  which,  in  that  pertidious"  court  wheriishe 
received  licr  ciliicaiioit,  was  reckoned  among  the  necessa- 
ry arts  of  government.  Not  insensible  to  hattery,  or  un- 
consci' us  of  that  iileasure,  wiih  which  almost  every  wo- 
man belinlHs  the  influence  of  her  owii  beauty.  Formed 
with  the  qualities  that  we  love,  not  with  the  talents  we 
tulmire  ;  she  was  an  agi\>eablc  woman  rather  than  an  il- 
1  isirioti',  queen,  lite  vivaciy  of  her  s|iirii,  not  suilicieni- 
ly  lci.i|Hreil  with  S' u.id  jujgmcnt,  and  the  warm'liof 
her  hear,  which  was  not  al>' ays  under  the  restraint  of 
discic'.ion,  betr.tycd  her  both  into  error  and  into  crimes. 
To  say  that  she  was  always  unftu-;nna;e,  will  not  account 
lor  that  long  and  almost  tminTerru]itcil  succession  of  cala- 

,  iniiics  which  befcl  her  ;  wemu^t  lil;ewise  add,  that  sh 
was  c.f-en  iiiiprunent.  Her  )iassion  f  .r  Danily  was  rash, 
voiithful,  and  excessive.     And  t(vou^',h  the  sudden  Iransiii- 

0  1  to  the  opjiosite  eMrniie  was  ihe  natural  elitci  of  her 
Ill.itqui'eiUi.vc,  !ind  of  his  ingra-i:iKle,  ins -lejxe,  Sl  bruta- 
lity 1  ;cf  neither  thcsi-,  nor  Borhwcll'.,  artful  address  and 
inipct'M.t  si-rvices,  can  justify  her  anachnic,;ts  to  that  no- 
fclein-..n.  Even  tV.e  manners  of  tht  age,  liceui  ions  as  they 
were,  arc  no  apoiojty  for  this  unhapjy  jiassion  :  ttor  can 
til'.-)  intltiic  us  to  look  I  n  ilia;  irag'cal  and  infamous  scene, 
wbich  follf  wfll  u],on  it  .vi>h  less  abhorrence.  Humanitv 
■W  11  d.a-v  a  veil  over  ihispart  of  hi  r  charscter,  which  i. 
cannot  a].pr/.ve.  and  may,  peiha;i',  prompt  some  to  im- 
I)ti:c  Iter  aciions  to  her  siiuat  on,  more  than  to  her  dispo- 
sition i  and  to  lament  the  nnha])pine<is  of  the  former,  ra- 
llicril-au  accuse  the  iserversencss  of  the  latter.  Mary's 
fufieriii^s  exceed,  both  in  degree  and  duration,  those  tra- 
gical  distresses  which  fancy  has  feigned,  to  excite  sorrow 
and  coti'.miscrationi  and  while  we  survey  th«iii,  we  are 
kpt  al-ogether  to  forget  her  frailties,  wc  ■  think  of  her 
laults  with  less indignaiion, and  rpprove  of  our  te^^rs, 
us  if  they  were  shetl  for  a  person  who  had  attained  much 
nearer  to  jiurc  virtue. 

^Vilh  regard  to  the  queen's  person,  a  circumstance  not 
ti.  beoinittcdin  writing  the  history  of  a  female  reign,  all 
..  M^empotary  authors  agree  ia  ascribiiij;  to  Marv  the  ut- 
most   beauty    of    cou'iteliance    and  elegance    of    shape, 

01  which  the  hunnn  form  is  capable.  Her  hair 
was  black,  though,  according  to  the  fashion  of  that  age, 
she  f.-tqiirntly  wore  borrowed  locks,  and  of  dinerent  co- 
hnivs.  Her  eyes  were  a  dark  grey,  her  c.iinple.xion  was 
rxqiLiitely  fine,  and  her  hands  and  arms  remarkably  deli- 
cate, lioih  as  to  shape  and  colour.  Her  stature  was  of 
an  hc:ghl  that  rose  to  the  niajestic.  She  danced,  she 
■walked,  and  rode  with  equal  grace.  Hertaste  for  music 
was  just,  and  .she  both  sung  and  jihved  upon  the  iute 
■with  uncoitimon  skill.  Towards  the  eiid  of  her  life  she 
be;;aa  to  grow  fat  ;  and  her  long  confinemenr,  and  the 
coldness  ol  the  houses  in  which  she  was  imprisoned, 
bro.igli,  en  a  rheumatism  which  deprived  her  of  the  use 
ct  Her  limbs.  No  man.  sais  lJraiitoii>e.  ever  lieli'eld  her 
person  without  adn.iration  and  love,  or  will  read  her  His- 
tory without  sorrow. 


PERKINEAN  INSFITUTION. 

This  fstaWishm^nt  was  formed  in  London,  early  in 
the  year  1S03.  The  objects  of  the  institution,  as  stated 
hr  'he  society,  are  "  to  alford  relief  to  the  diseases  of  the 
a-T'c»ed.  and  industrious  poor  of  lite  metropolis,  if  the 
reii.euj  sliouU  be  found  capable  of  that  benevolent  and 
desir.d)le  purpose  ;  and  to  submit  the  long  controverted 
qufsiion  of  Metallick  Tractors  to  the  test  of  the  severest 
scrutiny,  the  orileal  of  experiment,  by  disinterested  per- 
s-.ns,  and  tliereby  enable  the  jniblic  to  form  a  correct  opi- 
nion on  the  just  pretensions  of  Perkinism." 

Tl''<  society  commenced  with  a  list  of  mor»  than  one 
h-inHred  inembcrs,  who,  to  accomplish  the  charitable  de- 
sign, subscribed  an  aimaal  djit^tion    of  from    ons  to  ten 


guineas  each — Lord  Rivers  was  electetl  President  of  the 
society,  and  eleven  gentlemen  of  distinction  Vice  Presi- 
dents. The  following  is  a  letter  from  the  society  to  Mr. 
Benjamin  QougUx  Perkins,  received  since  his  return  to 
Amcricft. 

(a  copy.) 
To  Benjamin  Douglass  Perhm,  Etq. 
London,  Prith-Street,  S«ho,  Uth  April,  1864. 

DEl.lt    (III, 

Your  commtinication  oftheSdult.  to  the  coiftmittee 
of  the  Perkinean  Institution,  was  received  by  them,  and 
read  at  their  first  ri" --ting  with  a  degree  of  satisfaction, 
though  with  concern.  A  vote  of  thanks  for  your  letter, 
was  unaniitiously  res(>lved  upon,  and  a  sub-coinmit- 
tee  appionted  to  ili-aw  up  a  suitable  answer,  antl  to  con- 
ve\  to  you  the  assurance,  that  both  indivitlually  and  col- 
lectively they  entertain  a  most  sincere  cstleui  and  res- 
pect for  you. 

The  committee  rejoice  in  the  fSpportunity  thus  afforded 
them,  flf  expressing  their  veneration  for  the  origi.ial  au- 
thor of  the  metallic  practice,  and  their  thankfulness  to 
yourself  fir  having  been  the  immediate  tneans  of  introdu- 
cing to  this  cotintry;  the  knowledge  of  a  science  so  beneft- 
eiul  to  mankind  Antl  while  they  took  back  to,  the  la- 
bours you  have  undergone,  and  the  dtfiicuhics  and  opposi- 
tion yo'u  have  ovcrcolti*,  they  congVatiilai*you  on  your 
sticccs,  and  the  honour  you  have  acquired  ;  feeling  at  the 
same  time,  that  these  alford  to  them  additional  -incite- 
ments to  strain  every  nerve  in  supporting  the  institution, 
that  came  undertlieir  care,  that  ihey  may  forward  your 
own  benevolent  views.  ^  trace  t'.ie  same  ground  on  which 
you  have  so  nobly  toUowcdthe  fooistcps  of  jOur  excellent 
father. 

There  can  be  no  doubt.  Sir,  but  that  Galvanism  has 
derived  addinonal  iiipiortance  from  the  discovery  of  y(»ur 
tractors  ;  it  has,  throu  ;h  their  ijieays,  becoine  in  somcrc- 
spec's,  more  the  subjfc;  of  investigation,  a-i  I  consequent- 
ly of  improveit'ent  ;  and  it  is  to  j  ou,  therefore  that  the 
professors  of  that  science  in  this  country,  are  to  consider 
themSv-ives  prlnciiially  indebted.  As  a  subject  of  Philo- 
sophical inquiry,  Cilvanisin  woii!d  have  empi  ycd  the 
leisure  hours  of  a  fetv  >cientilic  m.-n,  bill  it  was  not  likely 
ill  any  degree  to  have  b'-[0:iie  a  genvral  public  benefit,  till 
its  principles  were  appl'e^l  to  tli?  cure  of  various  d  seases 
in  the  simple  form,  and  e.tsy  application,  of  the  metallic 
tractors.  This  is,  therefore,  in  the  opinion  of  the  com- 
mittee, to  be  reckoned  inferionr  to  none  of  the  latter  im- 
provements if.  ic'.euee,  h.-ini;  conlidcit  tliat  no  otlier  can 
be  so  easily  or  s-"  extensively  ajijilied  in  practice,  ft^r  tlie 
immediate  relief  of  suirenr.g.  humanity. 

The  committee  are  able,  fully  to  enter  in'o  theparticw 
lar  feelings  you  express,  with  regard  to  the  final  result  of 
pnblick  opinion  upon  the  metallick  tractors  :  but  they  are 
convinced  you  have  no  reason  io  cn'ertain  any  fc:irs  on 
tli.it  subject  :  and  they  are  prepared  also  to  vindicate  your 
cause,  which,  may  now  be  considered  as  their 
own,  inasmuch  as  they  have  now  become  responsible  to 
the  world,  fiir  the  importance  and  trutlt  of  the 
reports,  of  the  efficacy  of  the  metallic  trictors,  in  all  cases 
which  have  come  under  Iheir  observation  ;  and  they  trust 
they  shall  never  be  wanting  in  dilifjence  antl  zeal  to  ell'cct 
the  5UCC--SS  ofiibattliey  really  deem  inseparable,  namely 
the  credit  of  the  tractors,  grafted  on  the  benefits  that 
may  be  iiYtparied  by  the  application  of  them,  in  diseases 
of  tite  poor. 

The  committee  have  a  -well-grounded  hope,  that  the 
Perkinean  Inslitution  will  yet  stinliotint  all  dilEciilties  ; 
andthat,  even  if  it  should  be  found  in  any  instance,  that 
the  lirst  warmth  of  benevolence  has  subsided  and  the 
e.-spected  sujqioi-t  be  so  far  wanting,  there  will  be  dally 
such  an  jncreaseof  evidvnce,  to  lay  before  the  public  eye, 
as  -ivill  finally  overcome  scepticism,  and  bear  dowMi  every 
interested  opposition  ;  so  that  philanthroliy,  unshackled 
by  prejudice,  will  yet  give  an  extensive  and  liberal  sup- 
port to  the*  plans  of  the  institution.  This,  the  committee 
is  the  more  encouraged  to  expect,  since  the  number  of  pa- 
fients  is  much  eucreased  and  that  it  is  become  necessary 
to  limit  thelrattendaiicetoa  fixed  number  each  day — anil 
the  success  with  respect  to  them,  is  equal  to  the  mo  st  san- 
gune  expectation,  and  for  the  inost  jiart  in  cases  where 
medical  assistance  and -experiment  had  proved  incTcc- 
tual. 

The  committee  cannot  avoirl  expressing  their  re.-^rct 
that  your  piuMiits  should  have  deprived  them  of  your 
highly  valued  society  ;  but  they  willingly  indulge  the  hope, 
that  they  niay  yet  see  you  again  in  this  country,  and  attain 
derive  benefit. from  your  aidvite  and  experience.  But  in 
the  tnean  lime,  they  would  suggest  lo  yon,  tl.at  the  most 
imp<  rtant  aiivan^ages  might  he  gained,  by  a  frequent  cor- 
resjiondence  on  the  subject  of  Perkinism  ;  the  knowledge 
cf  it  may  be  n. or.- extensively  circulated,  and  itsreinitati- 
on  more  established,  both  in  America  and  Great  Britain, 
by  a  mutual  commutiication  of  its  success  in  the  more  im- 
portant cases,  and  of  any  discoveries  that  ipay  be  made, 
eit  her  fur  lUi:  elucidation,  or  iniproreineiit  cf  the  prac- 
tice. 


With  ardent  tnd  unceasing  wiihet  for  ^our  prosperity 
and  ha]i[)iness, 
I  am,  dear  Sir, 

With  great  respect. 
Your  obedient  servant, 

MATrilEiy  YATitA^,  ChairraM. 

[By  order  of  the  Committe.] 

ON  DIGNITY  OF  MANNERS. 

[By  Lord  Chesterfield.] 

There  is  a  certain  dignity  of  manners  absolutely  nC;, 
cessary,  to  make  even  the  most  valuable  character  eithe 
respected  or  respectable. 

Horse-plav-',  romping,  frequent  and  loud  fits  of  laughter 
jokes,  waggery,  and  iiidiscriminaie  familiarity,  wiUsinl; 
both  merit  and  knowleilge  into  a  degree  of  coiiiempt :— • 
they  coiujiose  at  most  a  merry  fellow  ;  and  a  merry  fet- 
iow  was  never  yet  a  respectable  tiian.  Indiscriminate  Ta- 
miUari  y  either  oli'ends  your  superiors,  or  else  dubs  yoii 
their  dependent  and  led  cjiitain  :  It  gives  your  inferiort 
just,  but  troubles  line  ahdi.ii;irip3r  claiini'uf  equality., 
A  joker  is  near  akin  to  a  buiVoon  :  and  neither  of  tiiem  \t 
the  leastielatedto\yit.  Whoever  is  atlniitied  or  S9ught 
fir,  in  comjjatty,  upon  any  other  accouni  than  than  il  a  of 
his  merit  and  manners,  is  never  rc.pec'.od  there,  but  only 
made  use  of.  We  will  have  snch-a-  'ne.  for  he  sings  pret- 
tily i  \yewill  invite  su(^h-a-one  to  a  ball,  f.ir  he  dances 
well  i  we  will  have  such-a-onc  to  supper,  for  he  is  alway» 
joking  and  lau;,hing  j  we  will  ask  another  because  h* 
plays  deep  at  all  games  ;  or  because  he  cait  drink  a  great 
ileal.  These  ate  all  vilifyingdistinctions.  nl  r  if.  log  prei 
ferences,  ande^clude  every  idea  of  esteem  ;tud  re;,ard.— . 
Who;ver  ;'*  hid  [a-i  it  is  c'alltd]  in  company,  f  .r  ih^sak* 
of  any  one  thing  singly,  is  singly  that  thin;.;,  and  v,-ill  ne- 
ver be  considcretl  in  any  other  light:  co'isequ;iiil/  never 
re«pectcd,  let  his  merits  be  what  they  will. 

This  dignity  of  inanners,  whicltl  recommend  so  much 
toycu,iSnot  only  asdUl'erent  from  pride,  as  true  c ourags 
is  from  bllisicrir.g,  or  true  wit  from  joMn  j,  bu  is  alisoluie- 
ly  inconsistent  with  it  ;  for  n;'thing  viiifiei  and  degrade* 
mr.re  than  pridis— The  pretentions  of  the  proud  man  are 
cftenertreaied  with  snner  and  coniemp:  than  with  indig- 
nation ;  as  we  offer  ridiculously  too  little  to  a  tradesman, 
who  asks  ridiculously  too  much  for  his  goods  ;  bu;  we  do 
not  haggle  with  one  who  only  asks  a  just  and  leasonabl* 
[irice. 

Ab)fct  fla'tery  and  indiscriminate  ss'i-fat^on  dcgradi 
as  ;  iti-'na'  indiserl:ninatt-c<-'.itraili^t'.on  a-ui  noisy  deiiTft .. 
dt-;;ust.  But  a  modest  assertion  of  one's  own  opl'M.^n',  antl 
a  complaisant  acr,u:e5cence  in  otT.er  people's  preserve  dig- 
nity. 

Vul"ar,  low  expressions,  iukwird  motions  and  addrest 
vilify,  as  they  imply  either  a'very  low  turn  of  mind,  or 
low  cducittion  Si  livv  company. 

Frivolous  curiosity  about  trlflss,  iml  a  laborious  atten- 
tion to  little  objects,  which  neither  requre  nor  deserve  s 
moiTicnt's  thought,  lower  a  man  :  wl-.o  from  thence  \i 
thought,  and  nut  unjustly,  incapable  of  great  ^natters. — 
Cardinal  ite  Re'Zjvery  sagjci'-usly,  marked  out  Cardinal 
Cbi"i.for  alittle  mimi,  from  the  m.-mient  that  he  told 
liiiri  he  had  wrote  three  years  with  the  same  pen,  and 
that  it  was  an  excellent  good  one  still. 

A  certain  dcgree-^}f  ex  terior  seriousness  in  looks  &  mo- 
tins  gives  dignity,  without  excluding  wit  and  decern 
che.riu'ness.  A  constant  smirk  upon  the  f.ace  and  whif. 
fling  itctfvity  of  the  btidy.  arc  strong  indications  of  futili- 
ty.  '^Whoever  is  in  a  hurry,  shews  that  the  thing  he  is  a-  . 
bout  is  too  big  for  him — haate  and  hurry  are  too  very  dif- 
ferent things. 

I  have  only  mentioned  some  of  those  things  which  may 
and  do,  in  the  opinion  of  the  vyorid,  lower  and  sink  cba- 
raetcrs,  in  other  respects  valuable  enough  ;  but  I  have  ta- 
ken no  notice  of  those  (hat  aftect  and  sink  the  inoral  cha-  ■ 
racters;  they  are  sulTicienily  obvious.  A  man  who  ha» 
patiently  been  kicked,  iriay  as  well  pretend  to  courage 
as  a  man  blasted  by  vices  and  crimes,  to  dignity  of  any 
kind.  But  an  exterior  decency  and  dignity  of  manners, 
\»;i:  even  keep  such  a  man  lon;-;cr  from  sinkin,-;,  than  o- 
therwise  hcwould  be  :  of  such  consee^uencc  is  decoruiw; 
even  though  afi'ecied  and  put  on. 


ed  by  i 


Fr.OM    A  LoVDON'P.KPEa. 

The  following  dissuasives  against  suicide.  trejujge«- 
c  recent  mclanchcly  instances  of  that  crime, 
are  disturbed  in    mind,  the  :   serenity  and  joy 
may  yet  tlawn  ujion  your  scul. 

If  you  have  been  contented  uid  cheerful,  live  .•  antl  ge- 
nerously dilfuse  that  happiness  to  others. 

If  misfortunes  have  befallen  you  by  your  own   miscon- 
duct, ti'-ic  ■■  and  be  wiser  for  the  fu  ure. 

If  tl  e/  have  befatlSn  you   by  the  faults  of  others,  Uvt' 
you  have  uotlitng  wherewith  to  rqircaeh  yourself. 


Vol.  1. 


THE  MINERVA. 


79 


If   joii  are    indijciit  and   hopeless, //tic  .■  the  lace    of 
tiling!*  may  agrceabi;  thange. 

If  you  aTe    rich    and  prosiierous,  /<«  :  and  enjoy  what 
you  possess. 

If  another  hath  injured  you,  live  :  his  o■.^Jl  crime  will 
te  his  punishment. 

If  )0U  have  injured  another,  live.-  ard  recompcnce  it  by 
your  good  offices. 

If  your  character  be  attacked  unjustly,  li*t  ■    time  will 
remt-vc  the  aspersion. 

If  the  reproaches  are  well-founded,  live  ;  and    deserve 
them  not  it r  the  future. 

If  you   are  alreadjr  eiiiinent  and  applauded,    /iieiand 
preserve  the  honours  )cu  have  acquired. 

If  your  success  is  not  equal  to  your  merit,  live  :  in  the 
coii.'ciousness  if  having  deserved  it. 

If  your  success  l.ath  exceeded  j our  merit,  /im  .■  and  ar. 
rogate  not  too  much  to  yourself. 

If  yon  have  been  ne,-Ii,T«.nl  and  useless  to  society,  /i«ij,: 
and  make  amei'ds  1>>  yvt  iiuurc  comli.i-.t. 

If  ypu  viave  been  aciivi-'  and  mdusirious,  /i«  .•  and  com- 
niimicate  your  improvements  to  others. 

If  you  have  spiteful  enemies  live  :  and  disappoint  their 
rnalevolcnce. 

If  vou  have  kind  and  faitlvful  friends,  live  ■■  to  bl;ssand 
protect  them. 

■  If  hitherto  you  have  been  impious  and  wicked, /iM  .■   & 
rcj)en;  of  ;  our  lins. 

If  you  have  been  wise  and  virtuous,  live  ■■  fu.-    the  fu- 
ture bcnefitof  mankind. 

And  lastly, 

If  yon  hope  for  immortality,  live  :  and    prcjiare  to  en- 
J'')  i<.  

Tlie  Empernr  Napoleon,  and  tlie  Empress  Josephine, 
■(f3\s  an  Engli&h  i)apev)  during  their  jnmuey  inlhe  con- 
qiit-red  deparuiicnts,  makes  iii»e  of  no  other  bed-stead,  but 
cne  rf  iron,  carried  with  ihem.cfthe  invention  of  M 
Scnecy,  in  the  Uue  St,  Antoiiio.  In  two  minutes  this 
bed  may  he  set  up  an'd  taken  do\vn>;ind  its  whole  weight 
is.  only  seven  pinic.ds.  '/he  niechani<ini,  is  so  ingenious, 
that  it  may  easily  be  taken  to  pieces  in  ine  mi-uues,  and 
requires  no  more  spate  than  an  visi^al  trav<rllinj^  trunk  to 
cioiitaip  them,  five  minutes  arc  afterwards  niiiieient  to 
])Ut  Uie  pieces  together  aj^ain. 

Sir  Fraxcis  I^acoxw-js  wontmnch  t«comTr>i»nd  the 
r.Ovitc  ct  a  j.i.  a.  tid  man  -v.  ho  srid  brimms. — A  proud, 
lazy  your^  fcllfw  cnnie  to  hitn  one  dav,  f'?:-  a.  Uriom  on 
trust;  to  wiicm'he  rid  iTi:m  s-.iid.— "  Frirnd  !  if  thou 
hast  no  money,  borrow  of  iliy  back  and  b<--lly  ;  theyNl  ne- 
ver ask  thee  for  it ;— I  sbcuU  be  dunning  thee  every 
day. 

Mu  Til"iWil*'1f"^fVlft\>t^Mrt^^^'''^^'V'f'*^fniyfi/t\>f*'^*>Wrm'Mrtilw  ittkUU- JS 

TO  THE  EDITORS  OF  THE  MINEUVA. 
Norfolk,  JununiyU,  1805. 
Gextlemei*,  ^t  ' 

IF  the  following  rsrratioji,  formed  on  /nrf»  plrtly 
within  the  observation  of  the  autht:r,  is  worthy  of  in.ser- 
tion,  you  piay  give  it  a  place  in  the  useful  ci.iumiis  of 
the  Minerva. 


disease  ? — But  1  forget — Pardon  this  poor  olTcring  of  com- 
passion on  the  tomb  of  murdered  innocence — of  sensible, 
penitent  infamy.  When  man  suspends  the  sword  which 
severs  the  life  of  defenceless  woman,  let  tiim  weep  when 
he  sees  her  bleeding  at  his  feet. 

Amelia  was  formerly  a  resident  of  the  ciipital  of  Penn- 
sylvania. The  iin[iortunity  of  her  husband's  de'4>tors  at 
length  became  so  urgent  ;  his  vices,  his  debaucheries  and 
his  e.Ytravagance  becaine  so  notorious,  that  the  small  por- 
tion oT  shame  wliich  still  inhabited  his  breast,  induced 
him  tDchange  their  place  of  residence.     She  parted  wi..i 

every  friend  and  iclation  for  evei*.     Ttiey  came  to  N . 

But  the  change  of  place  producetl  no  change  in  the  pro- 
pensities of  her  husband,  ^ach  night  waS  spent  in  the 
lowest  species  of  gambling.  Tlte  next  morning  a  part  of 
the  furniture  was  la!. en  to  silence  the  cUtmors  of  aban- 
doned sliarpers.  Such,  for  a  long  time,  was  the  forlom 
situation  of  this  amiable  woman.  Her  afiVctionate  silence 
could  endure  no  longer.  Amelia  ventured  to  rtmonsirate. 
Sheu^ed  some  artless  persuasives,  to  detach  her  husband 
from  his  iiifamous  and  ruinous  pursuits.     Alas  !  .ihe  only 

received  in  return,  the  most  cruel    insult    and  abuse At 

last,  every  farthing  was  gone,  and  with  it  departed  the 
honesty  of  Amelia's  husband.  Some  serious  fclonv 
which  was  detected  and  came  imder  the  cognizance  of 
ihclaw,  conSned  him  for  nine  years  in  the  I'tnlttiitiarv.  ■ 
Poor  Amelia  was  now  left  helpless,  destitute  and  uupru. 
tcctcd — npta  sclitary  being  to  comfort  or  console  her,  ex- 
cept a  small  sister,  whom  the  most  ardent  and  mutu.il  af. 
fection  had  induced  hor  to  br!n~  with  her.  She  would 
mingle  her  tears — then  ask  Amelia  why  she  v;ept  >. 

In  the  midst  of  these  dissresses  Amelia  was  interrupted 
by  her  landlord,  who  informed  her  that  her  rent  wase.'i- 
pired,  and  that  his  accuunts  re(|uiied  an  immediate  set- 
tlement, rier  astonishmf3it  was  indescribabL — for  the 
pressureof  so  many.aHietions  had  driven  a  claim  of  thif 
sort  entirely  from  her-memory.  She  cindi.i'ly  assured 
him  however,  of  her  honest  intentions,  but  at  the  sr.uie 
time,  cj- hnr' pi::-recr  -.nabiiity  to  Col:.,.;^^^il;l  his  dc. 
mauds.  He  made  a  short  jiause— His  intemperate  pass), 
ons  soon  suggested  a  compromise.  Certain  hints  were 
thrown  out,  which  Amelia  could  not  but  understand,- 
on  her  irmpliance  with  these,  she  should  be  absolved 
irom  the  deb — and  if  she  rcfiised,  she  should  he  iniine- 
diately  ejected,  and  her  little  si.ster  sent  to  the  workh;  use. 
Amelia  shrunk  frrmilie  aliernutive,  with  emotions  of 
mingled  horror  and  contempt.  The  landlord  was  a  ma- 
gistrate, and  high  in  power  He  left  the  room  somewlia- 
abrupdy,  and  pmmised  to  call  again  for  an  answer.  His 
second  interview  was  equally  unsuccessful— but  his  ,hret.t 
wi.h  respect  to  the  little  girl,  was  put  inti  cxccuiion.— 
She  was  torn  from  the  frantic  eiribr.ice  cf  her  almost  suf- 
focated bister. 


scions  dignity  her  former  situation — she  revisits  the  circle 
of  affectionate  relatives — but  the  cruel  reverse  succeeds — 
and  tears  fiow  fru  m  those  scenes,  which  must  never  re- 
turn. 

Such    is  the   authentic    relation  which  the  herscl  f  has 
jiven  me, 

OBSERVER. 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 

,  AN  opini<!n  has  been  almost  unilVrmly  entertained 
by  writers  in  difl.ercnt  ages,  that  the  country  people  are 
far  more  virtuous  than  the  inhabitants  of  cities  and  Idige 
towns.  This  (pinion  is  prt  baLly  crrrect,  so  fur  as  it  re- 
lates to  the  cities  of  Europe,  such  as  Paris,  I.cndOn  and 
\'enice,  where  luxury    has  vitiated  Hie  majority    of  their 


iihal.i 


butl 


Mrs.  A.MELIA  J- ,  is  the  child  of  sorrow  and  mis- 

ortune.  For  her  let  the  warmest  tear  of  compassion 
fli'w  unvertrained,  and  the  heart  of  sensibility  yield  the 
fr'bute  of  a  sigh. — She  was  ruined  by  her  husband— Oh, 
to  hear  her  describe 'the  respectability  of  her  frit  ..Is — 
their   mutual    confidence  and  afiection — the   neglect,  the 

excesses  and  th^  barbai'.i/  of  her  husband — his  ruin and 

her  consequent  desertion  and  infamy — itWvWld  call  forth 

ymir,  bitterest    curses    on  the  head  of  unfeeling  man of 

cruel  unfeeling  man,  who  plants  the  dagger  in  the  feitiale' 
heart,  then  smiles  with    savage    apathy  on    the    victim, 

\tiithing  with  agony,  woe,   misery  and  despair Yes 

her  friends  loved  her  because  she  was  mild,  sen:';ble,  can- 
did and  virtuous.     But  now  those  virtues  are  trampled  in 

the  dust;  they  are  the  scorn  af  every    libertine Yes,  bv 

Heavciis  !  they  are  the  mangled  trophies  which  deck  the 
triumjih  of  prostitntion, — Amelia  and  prostitution!  Dis- 
nnds  !— And  are  those  eyes  so  black  and  spark. 
,  no  more  to  meet  the  unsApeciing  gaze  of  thy  fanii- 
ly  and  friends  >  Are  thy  magestic  form  and  thy  glowing 
tiessi-s  to  be  only  the  mourniul  invitation  to    abuje  and 


cordant  i 


uced  to  believe 
nti;.lly  apply  to  the  towns  in  America.  Ci\il.zati'.n  is 
.■.aiil  to  keep  pace  wi-.h  lu.viiry  ;  av.tl  the  most  tiviliyed. 
p  0]  le  are  toppose-J  h'  some  to  Mc  ihe  mrst  virru' us  :  ac- 
cordin-;  to  this  def.iiiiioii,  the  cili/.cnsof  Paris,  wliom  we 
are  now  liisjiosed  lo  consider  the  most  licenticiis,  wt.uld 
receive  ilie  ajipellation  of  the  iiiost  virtuous  pet  i*  on 
earth.  .     ■ 

Everyone  will  .-u'niit  tliat  instances  of  e3iti-aprrfinai7 
virtue  are  tare  in  tavtige  lUc  ;  that  it  w'lU  he  needless  to 
search  f t  r  frequent  exam]  les  among  the  negroes  cf  Afri- 
ca, theTurts  and  Tartars  cf  Europe  avd  Asia,  cr  the 
Indians  of  North  and  South  Amtrita.  \\  c  l.nd  tic  un- 
civilized inhabilaiils(,f  llit!,!:  Cf  iintries  cqtally  vt;id  ol  li  '- 
ilesty  and  lu.llian  ty,  and  addicttd  to  ritt.st  of  t^e  licinutis 
vices  which  cast  obliquity  on  the  character  of  man. 

The  vrlupturus  Parisian, t'.e  inost  ct\ili2ed  of  iT:ankihH, 
is  jerliii  Ir^fn  luii.g  tlemtst  virlucus  ; — liiMiry,  al- 
ihough  ihc  I  r<  m<  ti:  c  f  civilization,  is  al.'o  productivecf 
vice.  1  he  Eiiii.  p;..i.  or  Indian  sin-tige  has  liiile  idea  of 
Jostice,  farther  ll.an  j  erst.nal  sirengih  tan  obtain  it  ;  he 
entertains  no  ^',  npaiy^no  fcllov -ficlirti"  f(;r  strangers  ; 
•<.lii<  own  trili'e  he-is  the  riithriiladhere^.t,  at,d  to  all 
vi'l'oareuct  in  aliiat.cc  with  them,  a  subtle  and  deadly 
foe.  ,       .     ^ 

1  ;o-Ti  this  picture  we  may  jttstly  cQ.icti-i>,  that  the 
-ta'c  '.-■  society  to  which  the  largest  portion  cf  virtue  and 
ha]  1  inrss  isalloted,  is  j  laced  beiwctii  ili..  extremes  of  In- 
■.iiaii  ferocity  and, Parisian  luxury.  I:  is  ihi.'.  state  which 
ilicliai.py  i.tsiiiiy  of  ike  An:c-rii  an  jiei  ( ie  has  allotted 
them  J  ^  oit.(5sil'g  all  liic  ft'vant-ages  ol  civilization,  w  itil- 
ru;  the  vices  attciidunt  I  n  lu.-.ury,  tiie  ii]l'sbi-;*ts  of  the 
U.itid  S'.tinsmay  iiecU^scd  ui.h  irrir-it  ,:.ii.'n£:;i  he 
nijit  virtu>/us -i.dhuiipe  .rations  en  the  fttce  ol  il.c  giobf. 


In  the  mean  time  a  young  merchant  wiio  had-known 
Amelia's  husband,  heard  ofhcr  distress,  and  waited  on 
her  with  ofiers  of  assistance.  She  had  no  other  resource, 
though-to  her  dejjendance  and  misery  were  synonimous. 
Her  debts  were  paid,  and  he  had  bound  himself  to  her 
by  the  strongest  ties  of  gratitude.  He  had  wiped  the  tear 
from  her  cheek— he  had  snatched  her  from  the  most 
frightful  enemy— he  had  advanced  a  large  sum  for  her 
immediate  support— and  her  compliance  witli  bis  solici- 
tations, was  the  only  mode  of  cancelling  all  these  obliga- 
tions. Her  soul  was  too  noble  to  acknowletlge  a  favor, 
though  reput:-.tion  itself  was  at  stake.  Gratitude,  raise' 
ry  and  despair  rushed  in  to  supplant  her  honor. 

Amelia  has  fallen  low  indeed.  She  has  experienced 
all  the  vicissitudes  of  mani's  caprices— of  his  iirido,  his  fol- 
ly, and  his  contemptuous  arrogance.  She  sprnetimes 
thirks  her  face  is  suffus_ej.with  a  blush— her  soul  seems 
to  swell  with  tfie  most  rapturous  and  sublime  emotions  of 
purity  and  virtue.  Forgetting  the  denunciations  of  soci- 
ety, her  imagination  places  her  character  on  the  basis  of 
intrinsic  merit— the  r«tr»ces  witli  the  enthusiasm  of  con. 


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EUROPEAN. 

;,  iKatiiie  vhole   crast  of  I- 
ni  Barl,aiv."Accc  unts  from 
1  ree  of  il.em  Ian  ed  il-.eir  crows  near 
zoijnd  n!»rchirg  tip  the  t   iin:r>    ft  ur  b'aitirs, 
1  pilbged  ill  before  thcr.i,  and  carried  aw  aj   an 
immense  bboiy,  ami 60  prisoners.. 

DOMESTIC. 

The  I.a  Rev  iuiionaire,  sjvs  the  Norfolk  I.edner.  sail, 
fd  from  the  A  .3i','.  a-iTueshay  evening,  for  New. York. 
The  Canhrian,  we  iinderstar.d,  is  gone  to  cruize  oil'  Ha. 
vanna for  Spanitr.ls. 

By  an  arrival  a*  Norfolk,  from  Port-au  Prince,  we  have 
aconBrmntionof'herepoit  via  New-York,  rf  the  intenti- 
lion  of  Di-iralines  to  march  an  army  against  the  city  of 
St  Domingo. 

A  letter  rcceif-ed  fvcin  Wr-,hington,  save  "  Official  in- 
tellitjence  is  received  here,  that  the  fleet  fitiivg  out  in 
Spain,  and  destined  for  Florida,  has  been  dismamleH;  Sc 
that  the  c6nvention  has  been  ratified— by  which  our  mer. 
chants  will  receive  indemni'y  in  all  those  eases,  which 
wire  not  exciudcd  by  the  former  administration." 

A  letter  from  Paramaribo,  .^at s,  never  was  thetr  eucK 
tin  es  (or  the  Americans  as  the  ]n-f!enf.  ^:■li•lbu■5  very 
hith  and  scarc.e  AVe  iire  uo-.  allowed  even  lo  hjist  out 
oi.r  provisioin.- 


80 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.  1. 


SELECTED  POETRY. 
LAURA'S  TEAR. 

Hn\r  iwrcitv  throbs  my  beating,  heart. 

When  Iro'.-.i  my  I-aura's  Uiceni  eye, 
1  see  the  RlUttring  gem  depart— 

The  child  of  »ensibility. 

The  beauties  of  her  air  and  inein, 

With  more  than  mortal  charms  appear, 

W-hen  mild  compassion's  form  is  seen 
Distinctly  in  my  Liu'a's  «»■■• 

•When  worth  indignant  seeks  tlie  shade 

Ofsolitudc,  of  want  and  grief. 
And  no  assisting  ha.ul's  displaced 

To  yield  the  su.Tcter  relief : 

Too  proud  to  court  a  haughty  boon.! 

Too  ijoor  to  spurn  the  humblee'.  cheer  : 
Misfortu-e's  gh.oms,  that  shroud  his  noon, 
^Ne'er  fail  n>  claim  my  Laura  s  tear. 

As  at  thejjed  where  Misery  weeps. 

She  takes  her  phUanthropicsiand.: 
Or  where  some  hapless  orphan  slee|)S, 

Uncmiscious  of  Want's  iron  hand  ; 

The  (iHw  of  pity  which  I  trace, 

Proclaims  a  feeling  hearfsn.cere  ; 
And  .miUng  "U.Tcls  guard  the  place, 

That's  haliow'd  wish  my  Lama  s  tear. 

And  when  the  child  of  guilt  has  flown. 

To  meet   iiis  retributive domn, 
And  rigid  Virtue  shuns  the  stone 

That  marks  his  solitary  lomb  .— 

Her  hand  around  will  flow'rcts  s'rew 
And  o'er  his  grave  the  woodbinr  rtar, 

Moislen'd  at  eve  with  frcshenins  dew. 
And  Laura's  symjiathetic  trar. 

SONNET. 

•     TO  HELLEN  MARIA  WILLIAMS. 

Enchanting  Williams  !   Nature's  darling  child, 
Foi^er'd  b»  Genius,  and  inu;ur'il  by  i  wie, 

V.'iio  kimllv  on  thv  raiiliest  elfnrts  snjil'd, 

And  with  thei^oicest  gifts  thy  f.mcy  graced; 

Gave  thee  a  pow'r  to  steal  upon   the  soul. 
Mild  as  descend  the  evening's  drear/      store, 

And  yet  rcsistlecsas  the  waves  that  roll 
O'er  ocean's  bed,  when  loud  tlie  tempest  roars. 

Taught  thee  to  form,  beyond  the  pow'r  of  art, 
Ihe  tale  that,  as  it  melts,  aiiieiicis  the  heart— 
The  tale  that,  spiteof  Envy's  self  shall  live. 

Blest  wiL'i  th'  approving  Critic's  smite  benign  ; 
For  O  !  ^'     r  maid,  'tis  thine  alone  to  give 

To  cnct^'iic  force  a  grace  divine. 


TO  MARIA. 

They  tctl  ine  love'e  a  transient  fluine. 
Just  kept  alive  by  beauty's  ray, 

.\s  flee;ing  as  the  breath  of  fame, 
Which  meets  the  ear,  then  dies  away. 

3nt  if  to  beai«v  sense  hejoin'd. 

Secure  the  haliow'd  flame  shall  rest, 

Tho,  time,  and  fell  disease,  co.nbin'd. 

Assay  to  force  it  frotn  the  .breast^ 

As  we  then  tread  the  vale  of  life, 
Our  souls  in  unison  sh»ll  move, 

Who  tnost  can  please  be  all  our  strife,. 
And  rivei  thus  i'.'.c  chains  o  f  lov«- 


VIRTUE  AN  ORNAMENT  ;  AN  ODE. 


TO  THE  LADIES. 

The  diamond's  and  the  ruby's  rays  ' 
Shine  with  a  milder,  finer  flame, 

And  more  attract  our  love  and  praise 
Than  beauty's  self,  if  lost  to  fame. 

But  the  sweet  tear  in  Pity's  eye. 

Transcends  the  diamond's  brightest  beams  j 
Ard  the  soft  blush  of  modesty 

Moore  precious  than  the  ruby  seems. 

The  glowing  p»m  tlie  sparkling  tone. 

May  strike  the  sight  with  quick  surprise  ; 

Buf  Truth  and  Iniioccnee  alone 

Can  still  engage  the  good  .»iul  wise. 


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Will  aiijlu  avail  in  grief  or  pain 

Only  from  inward  worth  can  flow 

Delight  that  ever  shall  remain. 


TO  HOPE. 

O'thou  !  advance,  whose  heav*nly  light 
Can  make  each  scene  of  sadness  pleast  : 

On  future  bliss  can  fix  the  light. 
And  anguish  change  to  ease. 

'Tis  thou,  sweet  Hope,  of  race  divine, 
Who  did'st  the  Poet's  thoughts  aspire  ; 

Thou  breaih'st  thy  influence  o'er  each  line. 
And  adds't  celestial  fire. 

Tl'oii  bidst  his  anxioui  bosom  glo  v, 
'  o  cli    h  the  steep  ascemt  of  fam«  : 
To  j!  are  that  praise  the  just  bestow, 
Aim  ^lin  a  deathleii  name. 

The  F-«iiitrrj  fir'd  by  thee,  can  trace 
■    Each  genuine  beauty  Nature  gives. 
As  on  the  canvass  shines  each  grace, 
Henown'd  his  mem'ry  lives. 

Tis  thou,  sweet  Hope,  whose  nngic  pow'r, 
The  griefs  of  absence  best  c.;^ncalm  ; 

While  friendship  chides  earh  loifring  hour. 
Thou  shed'st  thy  soothirg  balm. 

r 

Thou  mak'st  the  captive's  heart  rejoice, 

•In  gloomy  regions  of  despair  ; 
In  thought  he  hears  fair  fieed»m'5  voice, 

And  breathes  in  purer  air. 

But  oh  !  when  thott  forsak'st  his  breat. 
What  dismal  horrors  Bound  him  rL^e  ! 

His  mind,  with  weightier  chains  opprest. 
Deep  sunk  in  sorrow  lie*. 

The  sailor  on  the  wat'ry  waste;- 
While  boistrouB  waves  terrific  roar. 

Thou  bid'st  ideal  pleasures  laste. 
And  tread  hisnxtivc  shore. 

The  wretch  whom  kc-n  remorse  assails. 
Or  he  who  feeh  Misfoifune's  dart. 

His  hap'ess  fate  no  more  bewails, 
Such  joy  thy  beams  impart. 

When  :ife  presents  her  closing  scene, 

i'hy  radiiLitr  sunsiiiue-  cheers  the  soul- : 
Tis  thriu,  bright  hope,  with  smile  serene, 
^  Canst  Fear-s  dread  hand  command. 

No  mist  obstructs  thy  piercing  sight, 
~Thou  bid'st  the  inind  her  greatness   know 
Soar'ng,  thou  point'st  to  realms  of  light. 
And  scoru'st  lorest  below. 

EARLY  GRAY   H^IES. 
O'er  myghead,  e'en  yeta  boy, 

Care  lias  thrown  -.'.n  early  Slow, — 
Care,  begone  !  a  steady  joy, 

Suothes  the  heart  that  beats  below. 

Thus,  though  Aljiine  tops  retain 
Endless  winter's  hoary  wreath  ; 

Vines,  and  fields  of  golden  e:rain. 
Cheer  the  hady  sons  bcvaih. 


VIRTUE  REWARDED  : 

A    PASTORiJ,    TALE. 

[FrD««  the  Gennan  (ifGesr.er.'] 

Glicera  was  beautiful  and  poor.  Scarce  had  she  num- 
bered six'een  springs,  when  she  lost  her  tnotlier  who  had 
brou(:ht  hei-  up  Reduced  to  servitude,  she  kept  the  flocks 
of  Lamon,  wl.o  cultivated  the  lauds  uf  a  lisli  citizen  of 
Mitylene. 

One  day,  her  eyes  flowing  with  tears,  she  went  to  visit 
her  mother's  solitary  toinb.  She  poured  ujion  her  grave 
a  cu]>  of  pure  water,  and  sus[)endetl  crowns  of  flowers  to 
the  brancltes  of  the  bushes  she  had  ptented  round  it. — 
Seated  beneath  the  mournful  shade,  an  d  drying  iij)  her 
tears,  she  said,  '  O  thou  most  tender  of  mothers,  -  how 
dear  to  my  heart  is  the  remembrance  of  thy  virtues  ! 
If  ever  1  forget  the  ins'.ructionsthou  gavest  ine,  with  sue  h 

ranquil  smile,  in  that  fatal    moment, 


thy  head  upon  my  bosom,  1 
forget  them,  may  the  propiti 
may  thy  sacrcil  shade  ft 
hast  just  preserved  itty  innot 
manes  all.  tVretch  that  1  am  I 
earth  to  whom  I  dare  ojjcn  my  he 

'  Nieias,  the  lot^  of  titis  country,  caiTie  hither  to  enjoy 
the  pleaiutes  of  alitumn.  He  saw  me  :  he  regarded  me 
wiih  a  loft  and  gracious  air.     He  praised  my  flocks,    and 


iw   the  expire  ;   it     ever 
IS    Gods  forsake    me,  and  j 
rverfly  me  I   It  is  thoulhu: 
nee.      I  coitie    to    tell    thy 
Is  there    any    one    on 


:  care  I  took  of  them 
1  and  n.ade  me  prese 
tin  the  country  who  mi.iiri 
id  our  mastt^r  is  !  may  the 


forcv 


ofren  told  n.e  that  I  t^  as  gtn. 
Gods!  how  was  I  deceived! 
usts  .'  I  said  to  myself,  how 
Gods  reward  him  !-all  niy 
•hall  be  for  him  ;  'tis  all  that  I  can  do  ,-  but  I  will 
rdo  it-  The  rich  are  happy,  and  fat'iired  Uv  the  im- 
mortals. When  bountiful,  like  Niclas,  they  dcbcrve  to  be 
happy.  This  to  mys.lf  1  said,  and  let  him  'lake  my  hand 
ar.d  press  it  in  his.  The  other  day  I  blushed  ai^d'  darctl 
not  to  look  up,  when  he  put  a  grid  rin;-  on  my  finger.  See, 
he  said;  what  is  engraved  on  thisstone!  A  winged  child 
that  smiles  like  thje,  and  'tis  he  who  is  to  make  thee  hap- 
py. As  he  spoke  these  words  he  stroaked  my  cheeks  v.hicli 
wer.  redder  than  the  fire.  He  loves  me  ;  lie  has  the  teu. 
derness  of  a  farther  fur  ine  ;  how  have  I  deserved  so 
much  kindness  from  a  Lord,  and  so  nth  and  powerful  > 
O,  my  mother,  th»t  was  all  thy  poor  child  thought.  Hea- 
vens !  hnw  was  I  deceived  !  This  mcrning  he  found  me 
in  the  orchard  ;  he  chuck'dm.  familiarly  nnilerthe  thin. 
Come,  he  said,  bring  me  some  new-blow  n  flowers  to  the 
myrlle  bower  that  I  may  there  enjov  their  sweet  i  r- 
fumes.  Withhasie  I  chose  the  finest  flowers  ;  and  lull 
ol  joy,  I  ran  to  the  bower.  Thou  art,  he  said,  more  nim-' 
blethan  the  Zephyrs,  and  moee  beautiful  than  iKeGtddess 
offloxYers.  Tbcn,  innnortalGcds!  I  yet  ircmble  at  the  • 
tho-jght  ; -thenhe  cauhed  me  inhia  arms,  and  pressed 
me  to  his  bosom,  and  aM  that  love  can  promiw,  all  that  is  . 
soh  and  seducing,  flowed  from  his  lips.  I  wept  .  I  trem- 
bled. Unable  to  resist  such  arts,  I  had  bee-.i  lon-vei-  lost. 
No,  thou  wouldst  »o  hrnger  have  had  a  cli:id,  if  thv  re 
membrance  had  not  watched  over  my  heart.  Ah  !  if  iliv..** 
worthy  mot  her  had  even  teen  thee  sillier  such  disgivc^ 
ful  ca'"'""':'*  1   »!...►  tV"i"''.i»  ..i....» . .  .?r 


v.cr  toforcc 


•esses  !   that  tnou^nt  alone  gav 
myself  fronp  the  amis  of  ihe  seducer  afid  (i'y 

'  Now  I  come  ;  O  with  whit  c  .mfort  is  it  that  I  still 
dare  !  I  come  to  weep,  over  thy  grave.  Alas  !  poor  & 
ur.fortun'fe  as  1  am,  why  did  I  ic^e  thee  when  so  young 
I  dr.  o;j  like  a  flower,  deprived  of  the  support  tfiat  svsraiiu 
ed  its  feeble  stalk.  This  cup  of  jjure  water  1  pour  to  the 
honor  of  thy  manes.  Accept  this  g;irland  ]  receive  my 
tears',  may  they  penetrate  even  to  ihy  ashes  !  Hear,  O 
my  mother,  hear  ;  'tis  to  thy  dear  remains. •that  rep'-se 
beneath  those  flowers,  which  my  eyes  havf  so  often  be- 
dewed :  'til  to  thy  sacred  shade  I  heK-  renew  ihe  vows.of* 
my  heart.'  VirtueT  innocence,  and  the  fear  of  the  Gods 
shall  make  the  happiness  of  my  days.  Therefore  pover^ 
ty  shall  never  disturb  the  serenity  of  my  mind.  May  I  do 
nothing  that  thou  wouldst  not  have  ajilmived  with  a  smile 
of  tenderness,  and  I  shall  surely  be,  as  thou  wast,  beloved 
of  Gcds  and  men  :  For  I  sha:l  be  gentle,  mctlest,  and  in- 
dustrious. O  my  mother,  by  living  thus,  I  htpe  to  die 
like  thee,  with  smiles  ar.'i  tears  of  j»v.'' 
■    ■   g    the    ]il 


lofi 


■lli( 


dihu  ed 


over  her  mind,  sparkled  in  her  eyesjsiil 

She  was  beautiful  as  those  days  of  sjiring,  when  the  iui> 

shines  through  a  transient  shower.  -        , 

With  a  mind  quite  tranquil,  she  was  hastening  hack  > 
her  la^liour,  when  Ntciai  ran  to  ii^ieet  her.  »0  GUcera  " 
he  said,  and  tear.  How  ed  d"wn  bi.s  checks,  •  I  have  heard 
thee  at  thy  moiil'eii's  t.imb.  Fear  nothing,  virtuous  maid  ! 
I  ihank  theimmori.il  Gods  !  I  thank  tljat  virtue,  which 
hath  preserved  me  from  the  crime  ttf  scilucing  thv  inno- 
cence. Forgive  me,  charte  Glicera  T  f^'rtjive  nor'  dread 
in  me  a  fresh  offence.  M.y  virtue  triumphs  thr-  ugh  thine. 
Be  wise,  be  virtuous,  and  be  ever  happ.-.  That  meadow 
surrounded  with  fi'ccs,  near  to  riiy  mo  h.-r's  iotiib,  and 
hSf  the  flock  thou  keenest,  are  thine. 

'  May  a'man  o/  equal  virtue  complete  thu  liajipin^ss  of 
thy  days  !  weep  not,  virtuous  inaid  f  but  accept  the  pre. 
sent  I  ofler  thee  v/iih  a  sinc.pe  heart,  and  suiler  me  from 
henceforth  to  watch  over  :h}  hapjj'mess.  If  thou  rcfus- 
est  me,  a  remorse  for  olfendiiig  thy  virtue  will  lie  ihe 
torment  of  all  my  days.  Forget,  O  vouchsafe  to  forget 
my  crime,  and  I  will'revere  thee  as  a  propitious  powor 
that  hath  defended  me  against  niysclf.* 


[The  following  beautiful  character  is  extracted  from  Mrs 
D'Arblay's  work,  entitled  Camilla,  or  a  PFclure  of 
Youth.] 

The  form  and  the  inind  of  Lavinia  were  in  the  most 
perfect  harmony.  Her  polished  comple.\lon  was  fair, 
clear,  and  transparent";  her  fcatuies  were  of  the  e.x.reiii- 
est  delicacy,  her  e^es  of  the  softest  bhi.?,  nod  hj«-»m  !e 
displayed  internal  serenity.  The  unrutiled  sweetness  of 
her  disposition  bore  the  same  character  of  modest  excel- 
lence. Joy.hopej  and  prosperity,  sickness,  lofrow,  and. 
disil)]>oiiUment,  assailed  aliiie  in  vain. the  uniform  gen.le- 
necs  of  her  temper  :  yet  thotign  thus  cxemjit  from  ml  na- 
tural tu  ;  ulence,  either  of  pleasure  or  of  pain,  the  irieck- 
nessof  her  comiiosition  d.generaied  not  into  insensibility  i. 
It  was  open  toa.l  the  feiuinme  feelings  of  pity,  of  sym- 
pathy, and  of  tenderness. 


JOHN  L.  COOK  ijf  SEATON  GRANTLAND, 

J-t.-o  dourt  helovi  tbf  Svittn-7't.i'nent  : 

VHEKE    ?RINTlNe    IN    CENEK.\L,    15    E-:;cfTE»    -*"'•"!'. 
S^-^T"*"  *>!»    ACSttRACV. 


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FROM   HUME'S  ESSAYS. 


every  ihing  external  that  it  is  impossible  to  be  attained 
so  much  by  any  •thermeani,  as  by  this  delicacy  of  senti. 
mem.  When  a  man  is  possessed  of  that  talent,  he  is 
more  happy  by  what  pleases  his  taste,  than  by  whRt  gra- 
tifies his  appetites  ;  and  rrteives  more  enjo-ment  from 
apoem  or  a  piece  of  reasoning,  than  the  mctt  expensive 
luxury  can  afford. 


ON  DELICACT. 
Some  people  are  subject  to  a  certain  delicacy  of  passion 
which-  makes  them  extremely  sensible  to  all  the  accidents 
of  life,  and  ^ivcs  them  a  lively  joy  upon  every  prosperous 
*vent,  as  well  as  a  piercing  grief,    when  they  meet  with 
crosses  and  adversity.     Fa»ours   and  good    offices    easily 
engage'their    friendship.'while  tlie  smallest    injury  pro- 
vokes their  resentment.  Any  lionor  or  mark  of  distincti- 
on elevates    them  above  measure ;  but   they  are  sensibly 
touched  with  contempt.     People  of  this  character  have, 
nn  doubt,  much  more  lively    enjoyments,  as  well  as  most 
pungent  sorrows,  than  men  of  cool  and  sedate  tempers  : 
but  1  believe,  when  every  thing  is  balanced,  there    is    no  I 
one,  who  would  not  rather  clicose  to  be  of  the   latter  cha- 
racier    were  he  entirely  master  of    his    own  disposition. 
Good  or  ill-fortune  is  very  little  at  our  own  disposal  1  and 
when  a  person  who  liis  this  sensifility    of  temper   meets 
■with  any  misfortune,    his  sorrow  or  resentment  takes  en- 
tire possession  of  Vim,  and  deprives  him    of  all  relish  in 
the  common  occurrences  in  life,  the  right  enjoyment  of 
which  forms  the    greatest  part  of  our    happiness.    Great 
pleasures  ire  much  more    frequent  than  great  pains  ;  so 
that  a  sensible  temper  cannot  meet  with  fewer  trials  in 
the  former  way  than  in  the  latter  :  not   to  mention,   that 
rnen  of  such  lively  passions  are  apt  ti  be  tranported  bejond 
all    bounds    of   prudence    and    diicretion,    and  to   take 
false  steps  in  the  conduct  of  life,  which  ire    often    irre. 
trievable. 

But  there  is  a  delicacy  of  taste  observable  in  some  men 
which  very  much  resembles  ths  delicacy  of  passion,  and 
produces -the  Same  sensibility  to  beauty  and  deformity  of 
ejery  Mnii  as'  that  docs  to  prosperity  and  adversity,  ob, 
ligations  and  injuries.  When  you  present  a  poem  or  a 
picture  to  a  man  possessed  of  this  talent,  the  delicacy  of 
his  feelings,  makes  him  to  bfc  touched  very  sensibly  with 
every  part  of  it  t  nor  are  the  masterly  strokes  perceived 
with  more  exquitite  relish  and  satisfaction,  than  the  neg- 
ligences or  absurdites  with  disgust  and  uneasiness.  A 
Polite  and  judicious  conversation  affords  him.  the  highest 
eutcrtainment  ;  riidcness  or  impertinence  is  as  great  a 
punishment  to  him.  In  short,  delicacy  of  taste  has  the 
same  effect  as  delicacy  of  passion :  it  enlarges  the 
sphere  of  our  happiness  and  misery,  and  makes  us  sensi- 
ble to  pains  as  well  as  pleasures  which  escape  the  rest  of 
thankind. 


CHARACTER  OF  JOHN  HOWARD, 

The    PuiLANTHBOlri'T. 

Few  men  ".'.ave  been  more  generally,  sincerely,  &  deserv- 
edly famous  than  John  HowArd.  In  his  favour  mankind 
seemed  to  have  laid  aside  all  the  prejudice  and  envy, 
which  usually  influence  our  opinions  of  each  other,'  and 
'nduce  us  to  deny  to  them  their  merited  praise.  The  rea-  ■ 
son  of  this  is  obvious.  The  l?.bours  of  Howard  excited 
no  one's  jealousy  or  competition-  Those  who  pursued 
mere  fame,  took  very  different  paths  tc  reach  it,  a»d  their 
course  were  in  no  danger  of  jostling  with  one,  who  spent 
his  life  in  travelling,  not  from  palace  to  palace,  but  frum 
jail  tojail,  and  from  hospital  to  hospital,  and  who  went 
in  search,  if  I  may  so  expres  myself,  not  of  pleasure, 
but  of  misery.  1^ 

The  person^^MSPts  and  deportment  of  gtich  a  man  as 


1  believe,  however,  tliAe  is  no  one,  who  will  not  agre 
Vith  me,  that,  notwitlisanding  this  resemblance,  a  del 
iacy  of  taste  is  as  much  to  be  desired  and  cultivated  as 
Belicacy  of  passion  it  to  be  lamented,  and  to  be  remedied 
If  possible.  The  good  or  ill  accidents  of  life  are  very  lit- 
tle at  our  disposal  j  but  we  are  pretty  much  masters  what 
books  we  shall  read,  what  diversions  we  shall  partake  of, 
ind    what  company  we  shall  keep.     Philosophers    have 


Howard,  ajy  to  me  objects  of  far  greater  curiosity,  than 
those  of  da^r  or  Bonapane,  or  even  of  Newton  or  P.1I- 
las  I  ha»e  never,  however,  been  able  to  meet  with  any 
particul4rs~ft'  ,th\»  head,  except  these  reconKJ  by  Mr. 
Pratt.  These  indeed  are  extretnely  curious,  and  arc  en  - 
titled  to  attention,  independently  of  th;ir  connection  wiih 
a  name  so  illustrious.  They  are  exceptions  to  the  truth 
of  the  ordinary  reitiark,  that  the  greatest  men  are  coin- 
monly  distinguished  in  their  personal  and  private  charac- 
ter, by  nothing  different  fr(Jii\  oi'dinary  men. 

According  to  Mr.  Pratt,  Howard  was  very  singular  in 
many  of  the  common  habits  of  life  :  for  instance,  he  pre- 
feri-ed  damp   sheets,  linen,  and  clothes,  to  dry  ones  ;  aiici 
both  in  rising  and  going  to    bed,   swathed    himself  will 
coarse  towels  dipped  in  the  coldest   water    he  cnuld  get  ; 
in  that  state  he  reirt'ined    half  an  hour,  and    then  threw 
them  off,  freshened  and  invigorated,  as    he   said,  beyond 
measure.     He  never  put  on  a  great  coat    in    the  coldest 
countries  ;  nor  hatl  been  a  minute  under  or  over  the  time 
of  an  appointment,  so  far  as  it    depended  on  himself  for 
six  and  twenty  years.     Henevercontinued  at  a  plase,   or 
with  a  pers""",  a  single  day  beyond    the  period  fixed    for 
going,  in  his  whole  life  j  and  he  had  not,  the  last  sixteen 
years  of  his  existence,  ate  any  fish,  flesh,  or  fowl :  nor  sat 
down  to  his  simple  fare  of  tea,  milk  and  rusks,    all  that 
time.     His    journies  were  continued  from  prison  to  pri- 
son, from  one  groupe  of  wretched  beings  to  another, night 
and  day  ;  and  where  he  could  not  go  with    a  carriage,  he 
would  ride,    and    where    that  was  hazardous,  he    would 
walk  :  such  a  thing  as  an  obstruction  was  out  of  theqi^es- 


interests  of  human  kind.  But  indeed,  all  enthusiasm  of 
virtue  is  deerhed  romantic  eccentricity  by  the  cold" 
hearted . 

With  respect  to  Mr.  Howard's  personal  singularitie* 
above  described,  though  they  were  certainly  hazardout 
xperiments  in  the  first  instance,  it  was  not  useless  for  a 
man,  who  pre-resolved  to  set  his  face  against  wind  and 
weather;  and,  after  passing  all  sorts  of  unhealthy  climes, 
descend  into  the  realms  of  disease  and  death,  to  makf 
them. 

ON  THE  IMPORTANCE  OF  THE  WORD 

ifO- 

There  are  few  wor-!5  in  the  English  language  more  im- 
portant than  the  word  no  •  And,  though  it  is  very  short, 
is  to  many,  very  hardto  learn.  Many  a  man,  and  wo- 
man  too, have  been  undone  because  they  knew  not  hovt 
to  say  NO. 

Charles  Easy,  a  good-natured  young  fellow,  was    left 
with  a  handsome  patrimony,  with  which  he   went  into 
trade.     Charles  had  a  crowd  cf  customtVs,  for  e»ery  bo. 
loved  him  i  but  unluckily,  his   customers  had   forgotten 
to  bring  their  money  along   with  thtni — They  all,  howe- 
ver promised  payment — some  in  ninety  days,  some  in  six- 
ty, and  some  in  thirty,  and  some  next  "morning — Charles 
doubted  and  hesitated,  but  not  knowing  how  to  say  no,  he 
credited  them  all.  Thus  his  goods  were  scattered  overthe 
country  ;  and  while  he  obtained  one  half  of  his  debts,  at 
more  expense  and  tro^ible  than  his  profits  upon  the  whcle 
of  them  were  worth,  he  lost  ;he  other  half.  Intliemids^ 
of  til*  sc  embarrassments,  a  wcrt'iless    fellow,  in  wh*  se 
company  Charles  had    once  drank  a    bottle  of  wine,  bad 
the  assuranc*;  oh  the  strength  of  this  acquaintance, to  asTt 
him  to  be  bail    for  kim  in  a  large  sum.     Charles  started 
at  this  request,  and  the    word  no  was    seemingly  bolting 
out  :  butit  stuck  ill  his  throat ;  he  yielded,  ficwas undone. 

Tcmmy  Smoothly  was  social,  polite  and  engjging  ; 
his  fault  did  not  spring  {"rom  a  perverse  heart,  but  frrm 
his  obsequiousness.  Tommy  loved  neither  the  bottle  nor  ■ 
cards  i  he  hated  night-w'atchings,  which  gave  him  the 
head-ache  all  the  next  day— but  yet  he  gambled,  drank 
freely  and  kept  late  hours,  because  his  companions  impor- 
tuned him,  and  he  knew  not  how  to  say  no.  At  length  a 
set  of  shj.rpers  perceived  Tommy's, Weak  side,  and  made 
him  their  prey.  They  enticed  Kim  to  deep  play,  fixed 
their  fangs  upon  him,  and  never  left  hinti  until  they  had 
robbed  hiin  of  his  lAst  shilling-  Alas  !  poor  Tominy, 
what  a  fine  man  he  might  have  been,  if  he  had  only 
learned  how  to  say  no. 

But  ah,  the  lovely  Belinda!  what  pencil  can  paint  her 
former  gaiety  ;  or  her  present  despair.'  Fair  as  thelilly, 
sweet  as  the  rose-bud  when  it  receives  the  morning  dew  ; 
she  was  the  solace  and  comfort  of  her  parents,  until  a  se- 
ducer, with  the  graceful  exterior  of  a  Lovelace,  and  with 
the  heart  of  a  fiend,  destroyed  her  virtue  and  her  peace. 
Belinda,  hapless  girl,  still  the  roses  would  have  blown  on 
thy  cheek  j  still  would  joy  have  beamed  in  thy  counte. 
nimce  if  thou  had  learned  to  say  ko. 


There  are  those,  who,  conscious  -of  wanting  in 
themselves  what  they  envy  in  others,  brand  this 
victorious  determination  of  fuffering  no  loss  or  hindrance 
to  stop  him  from  keeping  on  in  the  right  way  as  ma  ' 
ness.     Ah,  my  friend!  how  much  better  would  it  be  for 


society. 


,.         J  they  half  as  mad.     Distractions  they  doubt - 
•hdeavour«d  to  render  happiiieit   entirely  independtnt  of  U  less  have,  but  il  it  to  be  feared,  not  half  w  fritndly  to  the 


I.etyoutii  learn  the  proper  use  of  this  important  mono- 
syllable. If  advised  and  persuaded  plainly  against  youi' 
interest,  say  NO.  If  tempted  to  bring  a  blot  upou  your 
conscience,  sjy  with  energy  and  emphasis,  no,  »",  161 
but  to  the  pijyerof  want,  and  to  the  call  of  real  hortof 
and  virtue,  never  say  «o. 


82 


THE    M  I  N  E  R  V  A. 


For  1804—5. 


ON  THE  CJLTIVA TION  OF  THE  FEMALE 

(Froitl  Kai«"»  History  of  Man.) 

In  the  cominon  course  of  European  ediica'ion,  younj 
*-omenare  tri:r  cS  'o  alike  an  ajr^eable  rigure,  ai'iM  to 
tehave  with  tltc-  kv  aii.i  prtjpriciy  :  very  litile  cnl'ure  U 
''  bestowed  on  the  iir^a,  a:. J  still  less  on  the  heart,  if  it  be 
not  the  art  of  hidingpa^s^in.  EJucaSon  sd  slight  and 
superficial  is  far  tr«in  seonding  the  purpose  of  future, 
tl.-t  of  iiiakin;  women  fit  ennipa-iions  fjr  •,t\'l\\  -^f  sense. 
Due  cultivation  of  tlie  female  mi-id  would  adi  ijready  to 
tlie  hajjpiness  of  the  males,  and  s'ill  mjre  to  rhit  of  the 
females.  Tiinc  runs  on ;  and,  wlieii  youvh  and  heauty  va- 
nish, a  fine  lady,  who  never  entertained  a  th.iuglu  into 
w'.t'Ch  :\n  admirer  did  norenrer,  finds  in  herself  .a  latnent- 
av.c  V  .iJ,  f/ccasioninfj  discontent  and  peeyishne-is.  B-.it 
a  v.o  L.,111  who  has  tnurit,  improved  !>y  viriuius  a  i.l  rchn- 
et'.  fl;,  I'i'jn,  rL-.ains.  in  hcrdecliue,  an  induerice  *ver  the 
1  ic.i,  more  liat^ering  than  ev«n  that  of  beauty  ;  she  is 
t!  c  delight  of  her  friends,  as  formerly  of  her  ad- 
in.rcrs. 

Admirable  would  be  the  eReeti  of  such  refined  educa- 
tion, c"ntriburiiig  no  1«5S  to  the  public  good  than  to  pri- 
v-.te  Imppiness.  A  man,  who  most  at  present  digrade 
^  hitn«elf  into  a  f^ip  or  a  coxcomb,  in  order  to  please  :he 
IKomcn,  would  il.^cnver,  that  th'ir  favour  is  not  to  be 
gained,  bu'  by  exercing  cvL-ry  ni.vniy  talent  in  public  and 
in  private  life,  and  Che  t'vo  sexus,  instead  of  corrupting 
V  ^iicb  other.  \Vc:-uld  be  r'vals  in  the  race  of  viriue.  Mutual 
**iee'tti  n-otild  be  to  each  a  .school  of  Qrbanity  ^  and  mucu- 
al  d.-s  <e  of  i^easinr  wculd  give  smooihncsslo  their  senti- 
m  .is      I  itenderticss  to  their  pa&sions. 

!•■   r      !  women,  in  par  icular,  destined    by  naiare,  to 
'^'     ..'-  l-*din  educating  tiicir  c-.iidren;  would  no  longer 
'i^^iiea-est    obiiruction  to    g'^od    education,  hy  tlicir 
liiianc,  frivolity,  and  dtr.OFd<.i-\y  niaonerof  livlnr;-     E- 
V     1  upon  the. breast,  infants    arc  suscepiii^le  of  iinp'refcsi- 
.*;  and  the  nioilicr  ha:hman/  opportunities    to  instil 
ilicm  good  pr.^iil;  lpi,l)!;fo.e  ihev  ire  St  f-n-a  hiale  tU- 
Corittlanuf.,  wh  )  made  a  capiul  ngure  in  the  Homan 
:  ul>Iic,    never  --av-tur.-.ed  from     war.    without  nieri  i  ig 
I  lis  of  tlistinction.     Others  b-haved  valiantly,  in  order 
■  .cqnire  glory  ;  lie  behaved  valiantly,  in    order  to  give 
,  !   iitnx;  to  his  mother.     T!i»  dcli,;ht  she  took  in  hearing 
nun  pvaised,    an.i  her  weep.ng    tur  joy  in  his  embraces, 
:^      .made  him,  in    his  own  opinion,  the  happiest    perion    in 
llie  universe.     Kpamiurndas  accounted  it  his  greatest  fe- 
li'-ity,  Uiat  his  failier    luij  in.ither  wcie  still  alive    to  be- 
■d  hi.*,  conduct,  U'ld  e^'j.-!;-  his  victory  at  Leucra.     In  a 
i    iiir.  dialo;;iie  about  the  causes  thai  corrupted    the  Hoa 
1   -t-i  cli.qujnce,  iiljudiciou.tly  ascribed  to  Tacitus,  because 
nbviously  i-  is    not  his  style,  the  metliod    of  educaiion  in 
Rome,  while  it  flourishetl  as  a  comm^niwealth,  isdescrl- 
'         bed  :n  a  lively  manner.     I  sliall    endeavour   to  give  the 
sense  in  English,  because  it  cliicHy  concerns  the  fair  sex. 
',      "  In  that  age,  chrldren,  were  sucivUd,  not  in  the  hut  of  a 
hiertenary  nurse,  but  by  the    chaste    mother    who    bore 
tl'i-tn.  Tbe'r  education, during  nonage,  was  in  her  hands: 
'  it  V.  as  her  chiff  care  ro  instil  into    them  every  virtu- 
'  j^rinciple.     Inh'.-r   presence,  a  loose  word    or  an  im- 
■:"■  ;er  ac.i-in  was  .s-r!cl.  prohibited.     She    superintend, 
ed,  not  oniy  their  s  riont  S'aiifl.  but  even    their    amuse- 
ments ;  which  were  t:  .i.  i.ice.i  with    decency  and  niode- 
>.fi'-n.     }n  that    iv.'n  :,  r  .he  Graccui,  educated    by  Cor- 
i"-lla  thc-lr mother,  a  tvi  .•Vugu.tus,  by  Attia    his    mother, 
fared  in  pi.blic  Willi    ut.taimed    minds  :  fond  of  glo- 
,   and  prepa'td  to  ma'^ean^ure  in  the  world." 
!:i  the  exped  tion  of  the  ilhis'rious  Bertrand  du  Gucssei 
i   1,  a/ainst  I'etcr  the  Cruel,  IC;ng  of  Castile,    the  gover- 
'     1  '•!  a  town,  upon  beinj  summoned    to    jjivc  up,  made 
U.lloiving  answer  :'   i'hat    they  might    be  con.-iuered, 
1   would   never   tamely  yitlj ;  that    iheir   lathers    h.id 
i'lit  ihom  to  prefer  a  glorious  death  before  a  dishonnr- 
M.' lile  :  and  that  their  mothers  had  not    atRy  educated 
tl.cm  in  these  sentitner.ts,  buf  were  ready  to  put  in  prac- 
tice tlie  lessons  they  inculcated."     Let  the  most  proii-und 
polr.ician  say,  what  more  eScacious  incentive    there  can 
be  to  virtue  and    inanhood,  than    the    behaviour    of  the 
-Spirian  matrons,  liocking  to  the   tein|)les,  a. id    thanking 
tiie  Gods,  that  their  husbands   and  sons    had    died  glon- 
CMsly,  F^-l,t.„j;  i;.r     their  cou. , try.     In  the     wa.  bet  ..ecu 
Laced.-mon  and  Thebes,  the  Lacedemonians    having  be- 
haved ill,  the  married  men,  as  Pluiarcb  reports,  were    so 
ashamed  of  ihemsth'es,  that    they  durst    not   look  their 
\vjv«s  in  the  face      What  a  glorious  pri«  is  here    exhi- 
bited to  be  contended  for  by  the  female  sex  ! 

By  such  refined  education,  love  would  take  on  a  new 
form,  that  which  nature  inspifes  for  making  ut  happv, 
and  for  soflcning  the  distresses  of  chance.  It  world  fill 
dcliti'insly,  the  whole  soul  with  amity,  and  mutual  con- 
CvHifidence.  The  un'oijof  a  worthy  man  wi'h  a  frivo  out 
woman  can  never  with  all  the  advantages  of  fortune,  be 
rr.a^e  comfortable:  how  dift'ercni  the  nnlcn  of  a  virtuous 
pair,  who  have  «,,  aim  but  to  make  e.ach  other  happy  ! 
Between s.ch a  pair,  emulation  it  reversed,  by  an  anient 
desire  in  each  to  be  sutpassed  by  the  other. 

•  Jifay  not  a  haHl  nf  ebeeijulnat  ie  prtxlurcd  in  an  infant, 
ij  btin^  tiuiat^    uj>  umor.^" ibtcrfui  feofle  ?    An  agruable 


lein/Kr  ii  bel i  ti  i}z  .1  prinif  qua'tjicatioi  in  a  nunc  S-tcb 
is  th:  connection  tietijcai  tbe  ininti  ami  bat:,  as  tb.tl  the  fea- 
tures of  tbefucc  are  conivionty  moulded  into  an  eyrprasion  of 
the  internal  Uitpositi-m  ,-  and  is  it  not  natural  to  tbink,  tbat  im 
infant  in  tbe  wtnib,  lii.ty  be  affecXod  by  the  temper  ffitu  mo- 
ther? Its  tender  furls  mate  it  susceptible  of  tbe  slightest 
impressiint.  Wben  a  viomnn  is  breeJing,  she  ought  to  be 
doubly  cj^efU  of  her  temper  ,•  and  in  particular,  to  indulge  no 
iileaa  but  what  are  cheerful,  and  no  sentiments  but  vibat  are 
Undly. 


UNHAPPY  FATE  OF    THE  WOVlEN  IN  .SOME 
PARTS  OF  SOUTH  AMERICA. 

Father  yoscpb  Cimilla,  in  his  account  of  a  country  in 
South  America,  b  trdering  upon  the  great  river  Oroono- 
ko,  describes  pathetically,  the  miserable  slavery  of  marri- 
ed women  'here,  and  mentions  ajn-aciice  that  would  ap- 
pear inrr^d  ble  to  one  u:iacquain  e  i  wi:h  the  man.iers  of 
'hat  coun'r.,  which  is,  »tliat  married  women  frequently 
destroy  their  ».*nrtile  infants.  A  nian-ied  woman,  of  a 
virtuous  charat  ter  and  good  understantiing,  having  been 
guiUy  of  that  crinie,  was  reproached  by  our  author  in  bit- 
ter icrins.  She  heard  him  pafienrly  to  the  end,  with  eyes 
fi.\ed  on  the  ground  ;  and  answered  as  follows  :  ■  I  wish 
to  God  Father,  I  wished  to  God.  that  my  mother  had  by 
my  dea'h  pravented  the  manifold  distr-sses  I  have  endur- 
ed, and  have  vet  to  endure,  as  long  as  I  live.  Had  she 
kindly  s'irtcd  me  at  my  birth,  I  sh.iuld  not  have  felt  the 
pain  of  death,  nor  numberless  ohtr  pains  to  which  life 
hath  subjecteil  inc.  Consider,  Father,  our  de])l<-rablc  con- 
dition. Our  husbands  go  to  hunt  with  theirbowsand 
arrows,  and  trouble  themselves  no  farther.  We  are  drag- 
ged along,  with  one  infant  at  our  breas',  and.  ano- 
ther in  a  basket.  They  return  iu  the  eveningwiihtiiil  any 
burden  ;  we  return  with  the  burden  of  our  cliidren  ;  and, 
though  tired  oV,t  with  a  long  march,  are  not  permitted  to 
sleep,  but  must  labour  the  whole  night  in  giinding  mai/.e, 
io  make  chlca  for  tliein.  They 'get  drunk,  and  in  their 
drunkenness,  beat  us,  draw  Os  by  the^hair  of  the  head,  and 
tread  us  under  V^ortt.  And  what  have  we  to  com  for' ns 
r^r  jl..very,  perl-.aps  of  twenty  years!  A  young  wife  is 
brou^ht  in  upon  u.t,  who  is  permitlesl  to  abnse  us  ayd  our 
chddirn,  because  we  are  n,>  knige.'  re-arded.  Can  hu- 
man nature  endure  such  tyranny  I  Wna-  kind.ies/ca:i 
we  skew  10  otir  female  children  4qual  to  that  of  rclifvio^ 
'hem  fnui  a*  i  servitude,  m  ire  hi.ii<#.  a,  thousand  times 
than  deah  ;  i  say  again, would  'o  Gid  thai  m. -m-.ther 
had  put  me  under    the  ground  tbe    i  try  moiiiem  T  was 


SOVEREIGN  AUTHORITY  IN  CHINA. 

No  Monarch  in' Europe  possesses  power  so- unlimited 
as  the  sovereign  of  ihisnumeri;us  nation — all  authority  is 
vested  in  him  alone  i  he  is  he  undispu'ed  inastcr  of  the 
lives  of  his  sul'jects,  and  thus  p'aeed  in  a  .situation  to  be- 
come the  greatest  tyrant  in  tlie  world. 

No  sentence  of  death  pronounced  by  atiy  of  the  tribu- 
nals can  be  executed  wilhout  hi.s  consent.  Every  ver- 
dict in  civil  affaiis  i.s  subject  to  the  same  revison  ;  and 
nodetermination  is  of  any  force  until  it  has  been  confir- 
med by  his  assent  On  the  contrary,  whatever  seiUence 
he  passes  is  executed  without  delay.  His  edicts  are  re- 
spected throughout  the  whole  empire  as  though  they 
proceeded  froni  a  divinity,  and  arc  iinmediately  publish- 
ed and  registered  without  the  least  remonstrance.  This 
absolute  power  in  the  head  of  the  Chinese  empire  ap- 
pears to  be  as  ancient  as  the  einpire  itself,  and  all  the 
revolutions  which  have  taken  place,  have  tended  to  con- 
firm it. 

The  einperor  alone  has  the  disposal  of  ajl  the  offices  of 
state  which  are  wholly  dependent  on  his  pleasure.  N» 
em))loymcitt  j^'however  inirchased  in  Cliira  i  merit,  for 
tl  e  most  pa^a^s.-s  to  place,  and  is  att'dicd  to  pi  ,te 
only  ;  tUus.wliaieverpioy  be  the  despotic  power  of  the 
eiii|)erot,  the  government  has  an  eminent  advantage  over 
most' of  the  governments  of  Europe  ;  the  offices  and  ho- 
nors of  which  are  asli.able  as  their  other  mercantile  com- 
modiiies.  On  rhit  prinrlpie,  nfmeiit  of  qiiiiifylng  n,r 
office,  the  emtii'ror  lias  the  right  of  clioosinga  successor 
either  among  hiscliildren,  the  rest  of  his  family,  or  from 
among  his  own  subjects;  thus  Chun,  prime  minister  of  the 
einperor  Yao,  was  chosen  by  that  monarch  to  succeed 
him  Cii  account  of  his  superior  abilities. 

Should  the  successor  named  by  the  emperor  be  want- 
ing in  that  resjicctful  submission  which  he  was  not  be- 
fore suspected,  the  same  hand  that  raised  him  towards 
tbe  throne  can  remove  him  from  this  exalted  s'ation.  In 
such  case  another  successor  is  chosen  and  the  former  is 
entirely  forgotten.  The  emperor  Kang-hi,  one  of  the  la- 
test and  bes-  of  the  Chinese  emperors,  thus  excluded  his 
eldt-st  son  fnnn  the  throne,  th.iigh  he  had  once  nomina- 
ted him  Ms  successor. 

A  prince  of  the  blood  it  generally  esteemed  in  China; 
yet  the  emperor  can  prevent  those  from  assuming  that 
title  who  have  a  natural  right  to  it,  but    if  they  are   per- 


il mi'ed  to  i-i.joy  their  rank,  they  have  neitlier  influence  nor 
i|  pi-wcr  i  they  possess  a  revenue  prop.irtioned  to  their  dig- 
1  t>ity  :   and  have  »   palace,  othcers  and    courts  ;  but  they 
have  less  authority  than  the  lowest  of  the  luandariiij. 

FROM  THE   REPERTORY. 

The  folly  of  deferring  the  execution  of  our  designs  to 
a  future  period,  has  ever  been  a  subject  of  censure  and 
comiilaint.  Moralists  have  employed, their  reason  and 
eloquence  from  age  to  age,  to  persuade  us  faithfully  to 
improve  the  present  liour,  and  to  rejiiember  that  jnirity  is 
not  at  oilr  command.  Their  admonition  however  forcible, 
have  failed  to  interrupt  the  pursuit  of  si^llish  pleasure,  and 
so  check  the  prevalence  of  this  seducing  weakness.  The 
truths  which  they  have  delivered  Iho'  never  controverted, 
have  not  presented  the  indulgence  of  a  dilatory  disposi- 
tion. .     - 

When  we  consider  the  sifiall  number  of  those,  who 
justly  estiniate  the  value  of  life,  we  cannot  forbear  smiL. 
ing  at  tlie  folly,  or  lamenting  the  weakness  of  human  na- 
ture. Life  if  well  employed  is  sufficient  to  discharge 
the  du'ies,  which  are  commensurate  with  its  duration.^ 
Industry  may  soinetimes  relax,  and  the  mind  varied  by 
application  is  invi'gorated  by  rest,  and  fitted  for  the  re- 
ception of  truth.  Unremitting  industry  is  bciond  the 
jiower  of  lunnanity  and  he  ^\hn  hopes  to  emjjioy  his  time 
with  eilicacy  and  profit,  iiiust  sometimes  inciulgc  in  gaie- 
ty and  diversion.  But  the  delight  of  ease  renders  us  un- 
willing to  resume  our  labour,  and  to  return  to  ths  servi- 
lity of  application. 

The  happ'ness  of  inan  consists  in  the  proper  exercise 
of  his  intellectual  and  moral  powers.  The  pleasure  de- 
rived from  this  srnrce  are  not  li^e  tbe  tumultuous  grati- 
fications of  the  sons  of  debauchery  fieetin.';  and  unstlb- 
siantial,  but  all'ord  the  most  lier.iune'nl  fel'.ci-y  of  which 
man  is  Mi.sn-p'ible.  Faithful  iiTiptrvciiici^t  c^f  our  npbla 
powers  g  vv.s  lupport  in  every  vicissttudc  of  fortune,  and 
enables  us  to  bid  defiance  to  every  assault. 

-    'i ';-.:     ^^ 

ResiUitions  of  tliligence  gradually  I^kS  their  influence. 
Teiii[)'a'ion  succeeds  tempta  ion,  anid  one  cirmiil  ance 
t.repares  us  for  another,  until  at  length  we  are  seduced 
fr  jiti  our  honest  purpeses  and  forget  our  original  inteiw 
tion.         ' 

Those  who  languish  in  inaction  are  sometiines  roused 
to  a  painful  rcmembi;ai7cc  of  their  i'llly.  They  are  con- 
vinced of  the  ntccssitf  of  inierrup'iing'the  atliictions  <>f 
pleasure  and  breaking  thecliaims  of  tensuality.  But  un- 
'•iap:iilv  tlie  tin.c  of  aiiiei;,tn..,;i  is  .  :v,.-i)  s  lutuie.  The/ 
are  willing  tiodei'-M-^*  attempt  T.^   -^r" — " 

Nothing'  contributes  more  to  make  old  age  a  season  of 
unavailing  regret,  than  the  consciousness  ol  leaving  pros- 
titu.ed  lli'ise  powers  in  unwcrlhi-  pursuits,  v.  hich  qualifieii 
Us  for  enterprises  that  den.ard  ability,  and  acajos  honor- 
able to  the  human  character. 

Nothing  can  extentinatr  that  Indolence  which  prevents 
moral  iiiijinwent,  or  palliate  the  delay  which  checks  the 
grow- : h  oi  mental  vigour.  Every  niah  has  soiiicthing  to 
do,  which  he  neglects  toperl'fim-  All  have  faults  to 
conquer,  winch  they  neglect  to  c  mbat.  Such  istbe  pow. 
er  of  li.ibir,  which  is  often  ion  great  for  ihe  most  vigor- 
ous  rcsisiaiice  but  must  be  !  verci  n.c  hefoi*  arty  attain- 
ments  can  be  made  in  wiidi  in  1 1  virtue. 


ON  FLAl  iE?.Y. 

Undue  compliments  ough' to  be  considered  as  an  af- 
front totlie  nndcrstanding  of  die  persons  to  whom  they 
are-addressad. 

Women,  by  encouraging  flatterers,  teach  men  to  be  hy 
pocries,  yetat.other  tim-'ssiigniatize  them  fordeeeivers 

A  iniin  who  flatters  a  wonian,  hopes  either  to  find  her  a 
fool  or  to  make  her  one. 

Flatterers  endeavour  to  turn  a  woman's  artillery  agains' 
her,  and  to  i-aisc  her  up,  in  order  topullhfer  down. 

Flatery  may  be  considered  as  a  kind  of  bad    money,  to 

Were  we  not  to  flatter  ourselves,  the  flattery  of  others 
would  never  hurt  us. 

Flattery  is  the  vice  of  inen,  who  seek  to  raise  them- 
selves on  the  ruins  of  the  pride  they  hope  either  to  find  of 
to  inspire  ia  women. 

SOCIETY. 

~  Society  has  been  aptly  compared  to  a  heap  of  embers, 
which,  when  separated,  soon  languish,  darken,  and  ex- 
pire ;  but,  if  placed  together,  ghnv  with  a  ruddy  and  in- 
tense heat,  a  just  emblein  of  the  strength,  tbe  happiness, 
and  the  security,  derived  from  the  union  'f  mankind  The 
savage,  who  ne^-er  knew  the  blessings  (  f  combina"  ion,  and 
he,  who  quits  society  from  ajiathy  or  misanthropic  spltcti 
are  like  the  separated  embers,  dark,  dead.  a. id  useuss  ; 
they  neither  givenor  receive  any  heat,  neither  love  or  ar» 
beloved. 


Vol.  1. 


THE  M  I  N  E  R  V  A. 


83 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 

•W'hilf  religion  cmvtnmid  and  reviled,  isbanished  from 
(he  haunts  of  »cieuCf,-WhHe  10  scoff  at  lier  dcxtri.ies, 
vitl.cnt  taking  the  trouble  to  examine  their  ground  or 
proofs,  Ts  deemed  a  niarl<  of  an  enlightened  and  diScrinrii- 
natirg  mind,— While  lo  boast  of  a  morality  of  which  she 
isthe  parent,  (and  which  cannot  long  exist  without  her 
t-.sierinj  hand)  is  the  order  of  the^^day,  let  us  m/  fe 
>»tole  friends,  lini  her  an  as;  lum  ;  let  us  court  her  to  be- 
come the  inmate  of^r  Ijusoiiis  :  let  us  thcrish  a  guest, 
who  will  disjwnse  her  blcssinsJ  through  time,  &  through 
eternity.  _^: 

Inieanthi'i  i  n,  which  h»»  faith 

andgSodWM^s  .  r  >-l.av,  i..  •:,  iNtl-e  hc^iri  is  m;iuc  ( 
better,  the  mind  is  c.\panded,  thedfltjiss  of  morality  en- 
forced, ti-.d  the  hopes  av.J  views  extended,  beyond  a  pre- 
sent, periihablc  existence. 

The  sorrows  aniT'd'saiipoiiitments  of  life  have  formed 
•»  theme  f^r  the  moralist  of  every  age  to  descant  on,  and 
'vaV.mis  motives  have  been  .suggested  to  steel  and  fortify 
Ihe  mind  against  their  inftuence.  Of  their  reality  and 
yowcr  we  have  all  hat!  sensible  marks  in  our  own  state, 
sufficient  to  prove  to  us  that  this  is  not  the  place  where 
that  ardent  desire  for  happiness  so  strongly  impelling  us 
in  all  our  piubuits,  will  ever  meet  its  perfect  consumma- 
tion. Long  isthe  catalogue  of  human  ills,  and  often  have 
they  been  recapitulated  :  religion  does  not  profess  to  avert 
them,  but  slie  ofiers  to  the  mind  that  stay  and  support, 
that  peace  and  consolation  which  will  sustain  it  under 
them.  She-teaclies  iis  that  they  fonn  a  part  of  that  sys- 
teth  of  probation  and  trial,  by  which  we  are  weaned  from 
a  world  i.cvprintcntieU  for  our  Hnal  re«t. 

Nor  is  this  World  amidst  all  il^  evils,  destitute  of  its 
goods  i  the  bountiful  authoi-  of  nature  has  scattered  his 
■blessings  with  a  1  beral  hind ;_and  though  they  are  not  ot 
that  unquaWned  kind\vhicli  will  saiisiy  an  immortal  .spi- 
rit, yet,  the  same  which  w.il  support  that  spijit  under  the 
disappointineuts  of  lite,  will  heighten  the  enjoyment  of 
every  present  good. 

Flushed  with  hope  and  deluded  by  the  gay  visions  of 
fancy  that  dance  before  our  eyes,  we  sec  out  in  -our  career, 
eager  togrisp  The  phantom  which  a'.vivid  imaginatii.'h  h 
decked  in  v.-arili  ana  glowm;:  colours.  The  btauues  of  na- 
ture— the  delights  of  the  iirst  da.s-nings  of  knowledge  on 
the  mind — thecharros  of  friendship — theenthusiasiic  ten- 
derness of  Ijve — thepleasufes  that  flow  from  domestic 
teiations,  andsBciety  (not  to  mention  the  flattfries  of 'Am- 
biiion  cr  thegllttcring  bait  of  riches,  for  they  are  gene- 
rally the  allmeiiic^ts  of  rij.er  age)  ;  all  these  in  endless  jier- 
•pective,  promise  to  the  youthtui  mind  a  continued  suc- 
ceassion  of  joys,  to  last  to  the  close  of  life  :  indeed  life  it- 
self seems  too  short  a  space  to  croiid  in  all  the  expected 
blewings. 

But  ala5  !  short  is  (he  dream  of  hope,  while  a  reality 
of  the  insifticiency  and  unsatisfying  nature  of  all  worldly 
atiuinmems,  brings  us  to  the  conclusion  of  the  wise  man, 
■'  That  all  is  indeed  vanity  and  ve.\ation  of  spirit."  Let 
\is  read  the  two  first  cha'p.crs  of  EcclesiasLit.s,  and  we  shall 
.find  that  Solonion  himself  m  the  most  exalted  station  of 
'iff,  with  riches  that  knew  no  bounds,  with  splendor  and 
mjignificcnce  unequalled,  the  treasures  of  wisdom  and 
knowledge,  unlimited  power,  and  the  refinements  o  f 
e.isiern  voluptuousness,  confesses,  "  that  there  was  no 
profit  in  all  his  labour  under  tlii^  sun." 

If  in  the  masculine  soul  there  are  no  sensations  that  ac- 
k;iowledge  "  The  felt  presence  of  the  deity  ;" — if  man 
wi^i  philosophic  eye,  and  all  the  powers  of  an  inteUigent 
mind,  can  view  the  works  of  nature  without  an  humble 
adoration  of  Nature's  G  id,  grea-ly,  my  female  friends, 
have  we  the  advantage  of  hiin,  and  while  h«  5»y«  wt  excel 


him  in  the  refinements  of  social  iile,  we  excel  him  also  in 
the  highest  refinements  of  pb  asure  the  human  heart  is 
'apable  of  j  for  sweetly  do  all  ihe  finer  afteclions  !c  sen- 
sibilities, that  distinguish  the  spiritual  from  the  aiiima' 
nature,  find  exercise  in  the  belief  of  religion,  and  practice 
nfitsduties.  Who  can  contemplate  the  hand  thatliung 
in  Heaven's  high  dome,  yon  glorious  sun — that  spaiigled 
our  midnight  cftnofiy  with  shining  lyorlds — that  by  the 
powerful  tiiat  of  his  will  sustains  both  them  and  u:-,  wiLli- 
out  grateful  triumph  in  his  love  ! 

And  while  a  mi.-yudging  world  applaud*  or  censures  us 
the  event  of  our  actions,  (and  whO'  can  insure  the  c- 
ventof  any  of  his- plans,  though  founded  in  imegriti^  and 
prnbibilityof  success)  ho\!v  comfortable  the  re.'lection  that 
^c  who  f-rmed  the  hearf,  !<no\vs»ach  latent  thought,  and 
will  cdndtutm  cr  acquir,by  the  motives  thai  have  actuat- 
ed us  in  ali  odr  designs  here  '. 

And  when  about  to  leave  this  sublunary  world,  how  re. 
viving  Ihe  t^ssurance,  that  the  fa'her  we  have  loved  and 
revered,  who  Iris  been  present  with  us  in  every  vicissi- 
tude of  life,  still  watches  over  and  protects  us,  and  '.ho* 
he  may  for  a  time,  pernut  us  to  be  tried  and  corrected, 
will  himself  form  our'hajipiness  and  good,  tltrougiiout  a 
boundless,  immeasurable  eternity. 


When  we  see  the  grave  close  over  the  body  of  the  friend 
we  have  loved,  and  see  that  sentence  executed  ujjon  it, 
"  Dust  thou  art.  &  unto  dust  shalt  thou  return,"  can  wc 
for  a  moment  admit  the  thoughr,  that  the  spirit  il-.d"t  once 
animated  it,  with  all  itsliigh  hopes,  boundless  ui-.^irfci,  ant; 
warm  affectioiis,  has  also  becoirie  &  clod  of  the  valley  !— 
No. — That  spark  of  divinity  though  shorn  of  its  V*i*t»i-' 
and  a  participator  while  here  in  the  weakness  of  its  com-' 
jianion,  religion  informs  us,  (and  the  hopes  and  fears  of 
nature  coincide  with  the  information)  is  removed  to  a 
mansion  of  glory,  prepared  for  the  just  and  g3od.  or  con- 
signed to  a  state  of  hopeless  misery  and  unavailii'g,  re. 
morse., 

Let  us  then,  who  are  parents,  endcrtvour  to  lead  ouy  chj 
dren's  thought-Tup  to  that  bountifid  source  of  all  good  ;  lei 
us  acquaint  them  with  their  creator,  preserver  and  ki.id 
benefactor';  let  us  by  teaching  them  the  doctrines  of  our 
religion,  furnish  them  with  weapons  to  conibat  th.- 
argOitients  and  opinions  of  sceptics  ;  let  us  raise  in  theii 
bosoms  that  bulwark  of  confidence,  which,  when  th>. 
storms  of  life  shall  beat,  and  the  rains  descend,  shall  fur- 
nish them  a  shelter  from  the  raging  blast. 

"  fTis  band  the  good  inan  fastens  on  the  shlet 
And  bids  earth  roll,  nor  heeds  the  mighty  nnhirl" 

YOUNG. 


'  Why,  therefore,  d-i  WC  fndthis  dislinclion  between 
the  fili.il  a.icc'ioii  of  the  huimn  and  ot  ilie  bruie  creation  '. 
Is  it  becau-.e  he  former  acts  from  retMa-i  and  the  latter 
from  f.-Mi/«c(  ^  But  UEAS.'N  surf  ly  does  tiot  require  that 
we  should  have  a  p.tr:iai  fondness  for  any  partiiutar  oiie 
of  our  children — 1  should  rather  suppose  that  it  would 
forbid  such  a  preference  as  unjust  :  and  }  am  sure  it 
v.juj  be  cnuiiiv.tl  i  i  a  jiare  nt  to  exercise  such  a  partiality 
for  one  cliilii,  to  the  jirejudice  of  his  other  children. 

Mi.thers  arc  really  very  much  mistaken  in  tlielr  views, 
when  they  a  lenipt  to  make  a  favorite  daugljter  outshine 
h^-r  t>r  tfiersand  sisters,  by  gratifying  every  infantine  pas- 
sion— by  fosteriig  lie  vanity,  or  encouraging  the  inso- 
I  lence  of  the  saucy  little  minx.  TTie  girl  who  has  been 
a  favorite  at  home,  naturally  expects  to  have  the  same 
partiality  shewn  her  wlten  she  goes  into  company  :  she 
considers  herself  entitled  to  that  deference  from  her  ac 
quaiiitance  wli  ch  she  has  "been  accustomed  to  receive 
from  her  mother's  servants,  and  which  the  '  good 
woman  had  assured  her  would  never  be  denied  to  her  ex- 
traordinaly  beauty  kiid  accomplishments  ;  but  iRdiffercnt 
people  not  being  disposed  tojndje  so  favoribly  as  the 
partial  mither,  it  is  no  wonder  th:^t  ins'ead  of  being- 
caressed  and  honored,  she  is  treated  with  indilfercnce  ; 
and  as  this  will  be  certain  to  provoke  a  retort,  from  her 
pride,    indiffeVencc  will  be  succeeded  by  contempt. 

The  partialities  of  parents  seem  to  be  directed  ra- 
ther by  caprice  than  any  reasonable  inotive.  It  is  not  tijc 
prettiest,  the  liveliest,  or  the  n*'ost  passive  child  that  ii 
certain  of  obtaining  the  preference  as  a  favorite  :  for 
sometimes  this  favorite  is  a  girl,  a  ■'^'  sometimes  a  boy; 
&iiot  uiifrequcntly  the  ugliest,  dtillest  or  worst  tempereti 
cliild  of  the  whole  groupe,  with  which  the  undiscrmiinat- 
iiig  ]iarents  liave  teen  blessed  by  a  beneficent  provi- 
dence. , 

1-  is  no  wonder  then  that  those  children  which  have 
been  in  a  measure  neglected  by  their  parents,  should  in 
the  end  ])rovet|-.e  most  ref|)ectalile  and  uiseful  citizens; 
Iriviiig  no  c.Npei-taiions  of  indulgence,  and  perceiv  ing  the 
jo-edilcctiou  of  their  parents,  they  e.\ert  themselves  to  ac- 
•Xitire  useful  inf>Tination,  that  they  may  become  as  indc* 
jicudcnt  as  p  >s^tble. 


A  SUBSCRIBER. 


Norfolk,  yamiary  17;  1805. 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 


I  lately  had  an  opportunity  of  remarking  the  diflerenc* 
in  the  behavi  tur  rf  iwo  yi  iing  ladies  who  were  sisters,  & 
i-id  l)T?en  brouVlu  up  tcgellier,  but  who, had  received  very 
iisiiiTiilar   educations  and  impressions,    which  ^strongly 

iiir<ed  .h.-?    character  and  conduct   of  each    of  thei'n i 

Chn'ss-.t     \i  as    a    p*'rt,    handsome  girl  j  she    possessed  a. 
.;)ndbii:tri.„f  wit.  of  whicli    .Oie  was  not'at all   Sparing;  , 
e/iTv  oni'wjs  in  danger  fiom  her  sallies  of  humour  ;  bntli  ' 
irienls  aiui  i' i>s  were  pr  iiii^cur.nsly  wounded  bv  hersa- 

irii-ilart.  Cla'dssa  va's  ar.pHlc<!  cl-M.— To;;-,  iur  with 
t  tVivilju  mind,  she  had  tuqoired  mtiny  genteel  accom- 
.lishinen's  ;  she  could  sjiea'.;  Frei.ch  fluemly,  dance  c!c- 
,;antly,  sing  melodiously  and  play  card.s  divinely ;  but  sh« 
•-vas  ignm-aat,  haughty*"  anil  vain  ; — her  company  wa4 
.hunnedaod'slle  was  Uiii\)ersa!l.- disliked.  .E.'/auwas  the 
very  reverse  of  her  elder  sis'er  ;  she  never  received 
any  ofthpse  maternal  caresses  which  the  fond  parent  is 
ivont  to  lavish  on  her  tlarlitig  ;  but  she  escaneti  the  les- 
s -Ills  of  van. ty  which  bewildered  the  senses  and  ruined  the 

'•ii;(er  of  C/ar/.<wa.  ^.-^/zrt  was  affable  aud  courteous  to 
I'l  her  companions  i^she  loved  her  female  friends,  and 
\v:is  beloved,  by  them: — hfr  mild  anil  conciiiatingbehavi- 
our  attrtct?d  "-he  sympah-iic  es'ccm  rf  almost  every 
sM-angcr  who  had'the  pleasure  ofcnnetsing    with  her: 

liid  her  good  sense,  after  a  more  intimate  acquaintance, 
,v  as  sure  to  secure  their  friendship;  in  short,  wherever 
her  name  was  known,  she  was  respected,  admired  and 
careised.  It  was  a  subject  cf  conjecure  among  their 
ijeighbours,  whether  ihe  enemies  cf  Clarissa  were  more 
invetera'e  in  theli: malice  than-  the  campanions  of  £/isa 
were  fervent  in  their  friendship  I 

S  E  N  E  X. 


WEEKLY  I^MM-Z^RY  OF  INTELLIGENCE 


The  partiality  of  parents  to  a  favorite  among  their  chil- 
dren, js  one  of  those  foibles  in  the  parental  character, 
which  every  one  is  forward  in  reprehending,  but  which  is 
prac  ised  in  a  greater  or  less  degree,  by  every  father  and 
mother  of  a  family. 

The  afl'ection  which  almost  every  creature  shews  to  its 
offsjningin  a  stale  of  infancy,  is  rem.irkabl)  strong. — 
Instinct  teaches  the  motherly  hen  to  txen  her  inmost  in. 
dustry  for  the  sjippcrt  of  her  feeble  brood" — she  inc^s. 
santly  labors  foi*  their  maintenance,  and  chearfullv  stini< 
hersflfto  supply  them  with  food — there  is  nft  ptrii  which 
she  will  not  encounter  for  their  protection  ;  when  they 
are  in  danger,  at  the  risk  of  her  life  ?he  fiies  to  succour 
iheni,  iiiaking  her  own  safety  a  secondary  consideration, 
when  jilaced  in  competition  with  theirs — stub  are  the  vir- 
tues of  the  hen  ; — certainly  she  is  a  most  tender  parent— 
but  slie  has  not  one  favorite'amongst  her  whole  brood, 
uhich  sonie'imesamoums  to  15  or  20  !  Each  and  every 
one  of  her  infants  receives  her  constant  and  anxiou.  at- 
tention: but  no  one  of  them  has  the  smallest  jirelerence  o- 
vpr  the  rest — ihcy  arc  all  equally  her  offsprjug  ;  and  they 
all  receive  an  equal  share  of  heraQection  andfavours. 


EUROPEAN. 

The  last  accounts  from  Spain  [to  November  IT.  ISOl] 
tre  of  a  pacific  aspect  ;  and  those  fnmi  England  are  not 
hostile.  At  the  las' da'e  from  Catliz,  no  prerara  ion» 
for  war  wih  Great  Britain  were  malting  :  nor  any  lallt 
of  expected  war  ;  notwilhs'anding,  the  capture  of  the 
treasure  frigates  had  been  fully  confirmed. 


DOMESTIC. 


the  A. 


eat  thtit 
eho  had 


A  letter  received  in  Boston,  from  Mr.  i 
inerican  Cont-ul  at  Gibraltar,  the  Slh  Nov 
the  disease  which  existed  in  ^n  alarming 
place  was greatl)  abated,  and  the  ^inhabita 
fled,  were  about  returning  ;  Mr.  Gavino  further  adds, 
that  he  had  been  severely  aiacl^d  wi'h  the  fever,  toge. 
tber  with  his  whole  fiimily  ;  andthut  he  had  to  lament  the 
loss  of  a  I  roiber  and  sister  who  fell  early  victims  to  it« 
ravages,  tl:o'  removed  to  his  cottage  at  F.uropa  :  that  he 
had  also  I.  .It  a  fai'hful  servant  and  the|ierson  entrusted 
with  liis  bit' iness.  On  the  subject  of  business.  Mr.  Ga- 
vino rema  ks.  that  it  is  to  be  expected  trade  will  shortl/ 
revive,  the  article  of  rice  would  be  Worth  g  7  per  Eng^ 
cwi.  and  Flsur  11  per  bbl. 


THE  MINERVA. 


V'ol.  1. 


sele-:ted  poetrt. 
the  winter's  night. 

The  thlck'ning  thideiof  night  appeir; 

Hoarse  breathes  the  wint'ry  storm  xfxr  i 
Kark,  from  the  sea-lieat  shore  I  hear 

The  din  of  elemental  war. 

Fierce  on  mv  roof  the  rattliighail, 

In  flood  tremendous  jjours  ; 
The  tempest  fellows  in  the  vale  ■ 
Aloud  the  bending  forest  roars. 

Yet  while  convulsive  nature's  groan 
Rocks  earth  i<pon  her  trenikling  pole, 

A  smile,  dcargirl,  from  thee  alone, 
linpartl  caljn  sunshine  to  ni/  soul. 

No  wealth  have  I,  nor  fame  nor  power, 
(Though  rich  enough  if  loved  by  thee) 
'  Yet  thousand"  in  this  dreadful  hour. 
Would  give  all  thes*  to  fare  like  me. 

What    numbers  on  the  troubled  deep. 

Remote  from  Aiends,  from  kindred  deaf, 
For  wives  belo\  ?  .lespairing  weep, 

For  children  drop  the  bitter  tear  ! 

Safe  shelter'd  frointlie  dismal  storm, 
I.ove's  chastest  sweets  my  breast  inspirci 

While  in  tny  cot  to  snug  and  warm, 
We  lit  around  the  cheerful  fite. 

How  throbs  my  heart  with  purest  joy. 
While  mid  these  scenes  of  mutual  bliss, 

With  cherub  smiles  our  infant  boy 
Iinplo/es  the  fond  maternal  kiss. 

O  !  let  mj  clasp  thee  to  my  breast. 
And  meet  aUection's  cheering smi!«. 

In  chaste  endearments  lull  to  rest. 
My  cares,  my  sorrows,  and  my  toil. 

We'll  trim  the  brisk,  enlir'nlng  fre. 

Nor  dread  the  wind  that  round  us  blows; 

Till  sleep  shall  bid  our  thoughts  retire 
To  plcasnig  dreams  of  soft  teyote. 

THE  PILGRIM. 

Drop  by  drop  the  afigel  pours. 
Comfort  every  moment  yours  ; 
Grards  the  night  and  cheers  thetlny* 
Cently  leading  life  away. 

F-verr  object,  every  thought. 
Sweetly  seen,  or  kindly  taught, 
Droppiug  on  the  simple  heart. 
Unseen  happiness  impart. 

"Fho'  the  gloomy  shades  of  night,' 
Hide  the  hills,  obscure  the  light. 
Cheerful    fo/jf,  with  kindly  rjty. 
Drops  of  comfort  still  convey. 

Sifely  flowing  down  the  tide, 
E'en  o'er  ocean's  bosom  wide. 
Storin'5-and  tempests  cease  to  feaf. 
Drops  of  peace  shall  meet  you  there. 

Th^n  cease  to  flutter,  foolish  Fear, 
Sorrow,  darkness,  dwell  not  here  : 
But  light  and  comfort,  droj)  bydrop^ 
Kaise  the  hopeful  spirits  up. 

Then  banish  discontents  sad  pain. 
Piety,  ne'er  liop'd  in  vain  ; 
Drop  by  drop  the  angel  pours, 
l^eace  with  virtue  must  be  yours. 

THE  GH'SY  BOY. 

A   BALLAO. 

Oh,  lady,  good  lady,  pray  pity  the  fat* 

Of  a  poor  wretch  deprived  of  all  joy  : 
Oh  list  his  sad  plaints  as  he  begs  »t  your  gate  : 
But,  oh  !  your  dog  howls  at  the  poor  Gipsy  Boy. 


C 

'T 
But 


lel  dog.  I  your  pity  implore, 
ny  rags,  I  perceive,  your  slumbers  annoy  ) 


*  la  .,1^  '"s.!,  i  jjtiv.*,ivt,  j\j\ii  aiuiiiucd  annoy  ) 
ut  can't  I  be  honest,  good  dog,  tho'  I'm  poor  l 
Oh  yes :   I  ne'er  rob,  tho  a  iiiotherleas  boy. 

This  coat,  do  but  view  it,  to  tatter'dand  worn. 
Two  winters  have  shielded  from   rain  and  snow  ; 

Tho'  m.  poor  naked  feet  are  quite  harden'd  to  horn, 
Yet  my  bosom  can  feel  the  full  weight  of  inj  woe. 

H»w  hard  is  my  fate  the  er'ning  appears ; 

For,  alai !  Vn  no  cuT'rinJ  to  thtlier  my  head  ; 


Then  under  some  hay-stack  I  stiflle  my  tears. 
Till  falling  in  slumbers,  I  sink  on  my  bed. 

Ten  full  moons  have  shone  since  my  good  mother 
died. 

And  left  me  with  my  father  to  travers  e  the  plain  ; 
But  he,  cruel  man,  ne'er  my  cravings  supplied, 

But  left  me  one  morning  asleep  in  a  lane. 

In  vain  have  I  wander'd  o'er  commo'n  and  steep, 
And  never  been  able  his  footsteps  to  trace. 

Wherever  I  rest,  'til  alas  1  bat  to  weep  ; 

For  the  vo'tries  of  pleasure,  all  scowt    in  my  face. 

Full  oft  I've  Intreated  the  rich  and  the  great 
To  yield  me  some  labor  my  hands  to  employ  : 

But  heedless  they've  bid  me  begone  from  their  gate. 
And  call'd  me  dishanest,  because  I'm  a  poor  boy. 

Then,  oh, my  good  lady,  pray  pity  the  fate 

Of*  poor  wretched  wand'rcr,  deprived  of  all  joy. 

Oh  drive  not  the  motherless  child  from  your  gate, 
Bu'.  Pity  the  plaints  of  the  poor  Gipsy  Boy. 

BENEVOLENCE. 

A    FABLE, 

Imitattd from  the  Strman  of  Gellertt. 
O'er  Howard's  tomb  soft  pity  weep^. 

Bewailing  still  her  favorite's  faie  j 
And  thence  the  Muse  invokes  her  aid 

Of  kindred  merit  to  relate. 

Like  him  to  sympathise  with  woe; 

Like  hiiri  to  heal  the  broken  mind, 
Antl  rear  affliction's  droojjing  head, 

Belinda's  generous  soul  inclin'd. 

But  want  of  fortune  oft — too  oft 

Her  charitable  views  withstood  .• 
For  what,  alas  !  avails  the  will, 

Without  the  power  of  doing  good  .' 

f!er  uncle  dies  and  leaves  his  niece, 

A  clear  two  thousand  pounds  per  ann, 
<  Ah  !*  now  she  cries,  '  I'lt^  blest  indeed, 
'  I'll  help  the  poor  where'er  I  can.' 

Scarce  had  she  spoken,  when  at  her  door. 

An  old  decrcpid  wretch  apjic-ars  ; 
Bent  on  hi^  crunch,  he  begs  her  alms. 

And  moves  her  pity  with  his  tears. 

Belintla  felt  for  his  distress — 

She  heav'da  sigh  and  shook  her  head  ; 

Then  to  this  aged  son  of  woe 

Stretch'd  forth  a "  crust  of  mouldy  bread  !" 

LINES 

Occasioned  by  a  Lady's  presenting  a  Gentleman  withal 

APPLE. 

An  apple  caus'd  oUr  present  state  ; 
And  by  inevitable  fate, 

Condemn'd  us  all  to  die  ; 
But  if  that  apple  was  so  fine, 
And  came  from  such  a  hand  divine^ 

Who  from  its  charms  could  fly. 

How  can  I  then  poor  Adam  blame. 
When  I  myself  had  done  the  same, 

Had  you  the  apple  given  ; 
I  should,  like  him,  withoet dispute, 
Have  eaten  the  forbidden  fruit. 

And  lost,  for  you,  my  heaven. 


FROM  CAMILLA;  Or,   A  PICTURE  OF  YOUTH. 

" INDEED,  Sir,— and  pray    believe    me,  I  do  not 

inean  to  repine  I  have  not  the  beauty  of  Indiana  :  I  know 
ind  have  always  heard  her  loveliness  is  bejond  all  com- 
parison. I  have  no  more,  therefore,  thought  of  envying 
it,  than  of  envying  the  brightness  of  the  meridian  sun. 
I  knew,  too,  I  bore  no  competition  with  my  sisters  ;  but 
1  never  dream't  of  coitifietition.  I  knew  1  was  not  hand- 
some, but  I  supposed  many  people  besides  not  handsome 
and  that  1  should  pass  with  the  rest  :  and  1  toncluded 
the  world  to  be  full  of  people  who  had  been  sufferers  as 
well  as  myself,  by  disease  or  accident.  These  have  been 
occasionally  my  passing  thoughts  ;  but  the  subject  never 
seized  my  mind  ;  I  never  reflected  upon  it  at  all,  till  a- 
buse,  without  provocation,  all  at  once  opened  my  eyes, 
andshewed  me  to  myself  !  Bear  with  me,  then,  my  fa- 
ther, in  this  first  dawn  of  terrible  conviction  !  Manyhave 
been  unfortunate — but  none  unfortunate  like  me  !  Ma- 
ny have  inetwhh  evi!i — but  who  with  an  accumulation 
like  mine !" 

Mr.  Tyrold  extrcme^y  affected,  embraced  her  i»it)i  the 
utmost  tenderness  :  '■  My  d«ar,  deserving,  excellent 
child,"  he  cried,  "  what  would  I  not  endure,  what  sacri- 
fice not  make,  to  sootlie  this  cruel  disturbance,  till  time 
ai>d  your  own  imdtrstanding  can  exen  their  i>uwers  '."— 


Then,  while  straining  her  to  his  breast  with  the  fondest 
parental  commiseration  ;  the  tears,  with  which  his  ey:k 
wereflowing, bedewed  her  cheeks. 

Eugenia  felt  them,  and,  sinking  to  the  ground,  pr.'ss- 
ed  his  knees.  '  O  my  father,'  she  cried,  ■  a  tear  from 
your  revered  eyes  afflicts  me  more  than  all  else  !  Let  me 
not  draw  forth  another,  lest  I  should  become  not  only  uii- 
hapjiy,  but  guilty.  Dry  them  up,  my  dearest  father  ;  let 
me  kiss  thetn  away.* 

•  Tell  me  then,  my  poor  girl,  you  will  struggle  against 
this  inellectual  sorrow  !  Tell  me  you  will  assert  that  forr 
titude  which  only  waits  for  your  exertion  :  and  tell  mk 
you  will  forgive  the  misjudging  compassion  which  fear- 
ed to  impress  you  earlier  with  pain  !' 

•  I  will  do  all,  every  thing  you  desire  '.  My  injustice  ii 
subdued  !  My  complaints  shall  be  hushed  !  You  have 
conquered  me,  my  beloved  father!  Your  indulgence,  your 
lenity  shall  take  place  of  every  hardship,  and  leave  me  no- 
thing but  lilial  alfection.' 

Seizing  this  grateful  moment,  he  then  required  of  her 
to  relinquish  her  ]T\eIancholy  scheme  of  seclusion  from  the 
w.orld  :  •  The  shyness  and  the  fears  which  gave  birth  to 
it,*  sa_\  s  he,  •  will  but  grow  upon  you  if  listened  to  ;  and 
they  are  not  worthy  the  courage  I  would  instil  into  your 
bosom — the  courage,  tny  Eugenia,  of  virtue — the  courage 
topass  by,  as  if  unheard,  the  insolence  of  the  hard-heart, 
ed,  and  ignorance  of  the  vulgar.  Happiness  is  in  your 
p  jwer,  though  beauty  is  not  ;  and  on  that  to  set  too  high 
a  value  would  be  pardonable  only  in  a  weak  and  frivo- 
lous mind  j  since,  whatever  is  the  involuntary  admiiati. 
on  with  which  it  meets,  every  estimable  quality  and  ac- 
complishment is  attainable  witliou:  it  ;  and  though,  vvhxit 
I  cannot  denj, its  immediate  influence  is  universal,  yet 
in  every  cornpetition  and  in  every  decision  of  esteem, 
the  superior,  the  elegant,  the  better  part  of  mankind  give 
their  suffrages  to  merit  alone.  And  you,  in  parliculari 
will  find  yourself,  through  life,  rather  the  more  than  the 
less  valued,  bv  every  mind  capable  of  justice  and  compas- 
sion, for  misforrunes  which  no  guilt  has  incurred.' 

Observing  hcV  now  to  be  softened,  though  not  abso- 
lutely  consoled,  he  rang  the  bell,  and  begged  the  servant, 
who  answered  it,  to  request  his  brother  would  order  the 
coach  immediately,  as  he  was  obliged  to  return  home; 
•  And  you,  my  love,'  said  he,  '  shall  accompany  me  ;  it 
will  be  the  least  exertion  you  can  make  in  first  breaking 
through  vour  aversenesl  to  quit  the  house.' 

Eugenia  would  not  resist  ,  but  her  compliance  was  %■ 
vidently  repugnant  to  her  inclination;  and   in    going    - 


toi: 


1  herhar,  she  tu 


and 
lied    aside    from    it  in 


shud*dering,  and  hid  her  face  with  both  her  hands. 

•  My  dear  chilli,' cried  Tyrold,  wrapping  her  again  in 
his  arms,  '  this  strong  susceptibility  will  soon  wear  away 

but  you  cannot  be  too  speedy  nor  too    firm  in  resisting 

it  The  oriiission  of  what  never  was  in  our  power  cannot 
cause  remorse,  and  the  bewailing  what  never  can  become 
in  our  power  cannot  afford  comfort.  Imagine  but  what 
would  have  been  the  fate  of  Indiana,  had  your  situati- 
on been  reversed,  and  had  she.  who  can  never  acquire 
your  capacity,  and  therefore  never  attain  your  knowledge 
lost  that  beauty  which  is  her  all  ;  but  which  to  you,  eveit 
if  retained,  could  have  been  but  a  secondary  gift.  How 
short  will  be  the  reign  of  that  all !  how  useless  in  sick- 
ness !  how  unavailing  in  solitude  !  how  inadequate  to 
long  life  1  how  forgotten,  or  repiniftgly  mentioned  in  old 
age  :  You  will  live  to  feel  for  all  you  covet  and  admire ; 
to  grow  sensible  to  a  lot  more  lastingly  happy  in  your  own 
acquirements  and  powers  ;  and  to  exclaim  with  contriti- 
on and  wonder,  the  time  was  when  I  would  have  changed 
with  the  poor  mind-dependent  Indiana  !* 

The  carriage  was  now  announced;  Eugenia,  with  re- 
luctant steps,  descended  ;  Cainilla  was  called  to  join 
them,  and  Sir  Hugh  saw  them  set  off  with  the  utmost  de- 
light. 

TRUE  VIRTUE    A.ND  HONOUR. 

MEN  possessed  of  these,  value  not  themselves  upo»  »■ 
ny  regard  to  inferior  obligations,  and  yet  violate  that 
which  is  the  most  sacred  and  ancient  of  all — religion. 

They  should  consider  such  violation  is  a  severe  re- 
proach in  the  most  enlightened  state  of  human  nature; 
and  under  the  purest  dispensation  of  religion,  it  appears 
to  have  extinguished  the  sense  of  gratitude  to  Heaven, 
and  to  slight  all  acknowledgment  of  the  great  and  true 
God.  Such  conduct  implies  either  an  entire  want,  or  a' 
wilful  su]>pression  of  some  of  the  best  and  most  generous 
afi'ections  bs'onging  to  human  nature. 

INNOCENCE  FEARS  NO  SCRUTINY. 

In  the  days  of  Innocence,  when  modesty  was  the  rul- 
ing passion  of  the  female  sex,  we  find  great  frankness  in' 
external  behaviour;  for  women  who  are  above  suspicion, 
are  little  solicitous  about  appearances. 


JOHN  L.  COOK  a*  SEATON  GRANTLAND, 

Tii'O  doors  bclovi  the  Svian-Tavein  ': 

tEKI      lAIllTINO      IN    CENEEAI.,    IS    EXICUTK"     Wll" 
MIATiiESS  AXS    ACOVRACY; 


Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINK. 


UlCHMONU  :— >  liJ  D  ir.  .■.•:3  UIARY  8,  18)3. 


[Nlmbe..  22- 


TKXM.i  OF   •'  "f'ffli   MINERVA' 


It 


■J|  u 


-■•  The  StiNEuVA"'    will   be  nearly  prin'cd,    IS  , 
ce'.-l.. ,  on  a  haU-Miect  Suiirr-Ro;.  al  pai^r.  it  , 

It 


il — Tlie    tcr>is  are  )  wo  bol 
be  j)aid  in  advance.         ., 


?     5\.—K  ha^tiimtif  li  le-ps^aiid  'able  o^ontents    \% 

31       u-qib;fJmi3iK-.-l  ,-,rrai.)a'!!iecoi!ii.lei->nflf  Ihe    jjf 
|.v..l":Me^  ■ ' ^^.. ■  _!t, 

FR'M    THE 

B  E  AUTI  ES   OF    HISTORY. 
COURAGE. 
TORSE  NN^,  the  mnv  po-en-  klnj;  then  in  I'aly,  ha- 
ving udfr.alten  •"  rcs'nre 'be  Tarquin'.  to    rbt  ibr  >!C'f 
Knre,  from  which  they    had    been  hanish-'d    T^r   th'-'r 
croflty  and  o])pressioa,  sent    i.r<|,i  sals  to  the    sena'e  f<  r 
that  purpose  ;  bo-  fimlinj  they  were  r;j*c-eJ  wi  b  tern, 
he  advanced  i')\yards    Rome  in  a    c-ii:ile-i:    p*rsuisiiii 
that  hcsb  mil  e.is.l.  i-sdiice  it.     Vf  \'\  he    cam.-  to  -.lie 
bridge, and  sav  the  R oinaisdra  v.i  up  in  order  .-f  battle, 
ber~re  the  river,  he  was  Miriirised  at  theif  reisoKiiin,  and 
jiot  d  ubing  bu;  he  should    cver,)')\ver  them    with  num- 
ti-rs,  pre;,jri.dro  fight.     The  two  ar.i.ies  being  engaged, 
fiij'ht  wi  h  great  i>rivery,  a.id  lon^  cuteMded    ior  vie 
tory.      ("lAera  Ereat.tlaughter on  both  lides,  i+ie  Koinans 
bejran    lo  give  way,  and    were  qix  ,1,  pui  to  (tight.  All 
fli-d  i.to  thccity  over  the  bvi.ije,  which  a;  the  saiuetlitie 
v'.ul.l  have  alTorded  a  passage  to  the    enemy,  if  Home 
had  not  f -und,  in  the  hcrjic  courage  of  one    of  her    citi- 
7i-.!s,:i  b-.ilwarU,as.s  ring  as  the  hi.ijhe.st  walls.     Publ.us 
— ii20Liii»j>a3   •!»£ — uja;l.    ^uroanud  G»^^l^•,;,-bel:^Ml■.c  he 
Yi  had  bu;  one  eye>  having  lost  the    o  her  in  a  battle  _ 
Us  was  the  strongest  and  must  undaunted  of  all  the  Ro- 
fiiins.     He  used  every  meth  jd  ;o  sop  the  h;  in^  arm,-  ; 
fjut    perccjving  that    iiciihtr  t  nireai  es    iitr  e.xln/i-.aiiuns 
ti  u!d  overcome    their  fear,    he    resUved,  hjnever  badi/ 
5ni!p.->r.;ed  he  miijiu  be,    to  defend  the    en  ranee  of    the 
brit'ge  1)11  il  was  demolished  behind.     On  the  success  ol 
this    de;ie.ided    the    i)ieserva.i.un  of  the  city.     Onl.  two 
Jlciiiaiis  f  .li.)wed  his  e.-;an:pl  ■,  an.l    partook  of  his  dan- 
%'t  ;  nay,  when  he  saw  bu.  a  few  phanks  of  the     bridge 
iciiiaining.  he  obliged  them  to  retire,  and  to  s.^ve  iheni- 
eelves.     Standing  abnetiga'.isr  a  wh-ile    army,    but   pre. 
scrvinrj  his  intrepidity,  he  eVeii  dared  to  insult  his  nuine- 
rous  enemies  ;  and  cast  terrPjlj  lioks  ujnn   the  tirir.cipal 
Jleiurians,  one  while  challenged   them  to   a  single  com. 
bat,  and  then  bit  eriy  repriachedlhem  all.     "Vile  slaves 
lliatyouare,"saidhe,  ••  not  satisfied  with  being  uniiiind. 
fill  ofyuu  own,  yc  arecoime     to    deprive  o.hers  of    their 

lioerly  .who   have    had    the    conra^-e   lo    assiliiie  it." 

C.vered  wi;h  his  bucUl-.r  he  ius-ained  a  shower  of  dans; 
and  at  last  when  they  were  all  preparing  to  rush  upon 
him,  the  bridge  was  entirely  demolished,  and  Coc.es 
throwing  hiin.self  v,>i.h  his  arms  into  the  Tyber,  safil,. 
•■■vam  over,  havi  ig  performed  an  action,  says  Livy,  tliai 
v-;il  command  tlieaamiiation  tinre  than  the  fai-.h  ofpns- 
terit/.  He  was  received  as  in  triumph  by  the  Romans. 
1  lie  peop.e  creced  him  a  brazen  statue  in  armriiir  in  ihj 
.ipust  conspicu'ju;  pari  of  the  forum.  Asniuch  laud  was 
given  hijn  as  he  could  surround  with  a  pi  >Ui,h  in  a  day.— 
All  ihc  inhabi.ants,  both  men  and  wjiiien,  contributed  to 
Ins  reward:  and  in  the  midst  ol  a  dreadful  scarciiy,  al- 
most every  person  in'the  ci-y,  d'rpriving  themselves  of 
I  p.-ri  ofihtir  subsistence, in.iJj  him  a  present  of  provi- 


Biograph'cal  departnient. 

CHARACTER  OF  QUEEN  ELIZABEIH. 
There  are  few  persoi  .^i,|  s  in  hiscry  who  have  been 
m'-re  e.vpoKd  to  the  calumny  of  enemies,  and  .he  adula- 
tion of  friends,  than  Qiieen  Elizabeth  ;  and  ;  et  ther* 
warce  js  any  whose  reputation  has  beeft  n. ore  ter;aiil 
de^emiiiud  by  the  in.anitiicui  consent  rf.pciierity.  '1  !.■ 
unusual  engih  of  her  adminiMration,  a  -d  iie  s.roiig  feii. 
luresof  her  character,  were  able  to  cvir^i  iiit  all  j.r(jn..i- 
Ces  i  and,  obliging  her  detractors  to  abate  liiuchof  theii 
Inveitives,  and  her  admirers  soiTiew  hat  of  their  pa.ieg;  • 
rics.haveat  last,  in  sjiite  of  p-ili  ical  fac'ions,  and  «ha'  i> 
mere  cf  re  igious  aniinosities,  jirudnced  an  u.iifjr;n  jild^ 
nient  with  regard  to  her  conduct.  Her  v  g  ur,  her  cjn- 
'lanc. ,  liir  iiiagi.aiiiniiiy,  iier  i?tne. ration.  \wt  viglla.ici , 
and  address,  are  ulluwed  to  merit  the  highest-  praises 
and  apj.ear  not  to  have  been  surpassed  by  anj  person  wli. 
ever..lUd  a  dirone  :  a  conduct  less  r'-^.. rous.  less  iin|>  - 
ri'US,  inore  sincere,  more  indulgent  to  her  people,  woul 
have  been  reqtiisi  e  to  form  a  perfect  cnarjc.er.  By  tl  t 
iorce  rf  hermindshe  con'rollcd  all  her  m. ire  ac  ive  a. 
s  roiiger  qualities,  and  pi^cveiited  them  fi-'in^  ru  inl.ig  i:i 
•  o  exVcss  :  her  heroism  was  exeiiipi  troin  all  teiircr,:. 
her  Irugality  Troiii  avarice,  her  trienaslup  frjiu  puitial.-, 
her  eiiterprizc  from  tiirbtilency  and  a  vain  aliibiiton.  Sir 
guarded  not  herself  « ith  equal  tare  or  e^uul  success  inn, 
lesser  iiihrmities  ;  the  rivalship  of  beau  y,  the  desire  <  . 
admivaLion,  tlie  jealonsy  of  love,  and  the  sallies  ol 
anger. 

Her  singular  talents  for  government  were  founded  e- 
qually  i  n  l.ir  tenijier  and  on  her  capacity. —  En- 
dowed with  a  ^reat  coniniand  ever  herstlt,  she  scon  de- 
tained an  uncontrouled  ascendant  ever  the  people  ;  am. 
while  she  m  ri:ed  all  ilieir  csieeiii  by  her  real  virtuci, 
she  engaged  the  afticions  b;  her  pre' ended  ones.  Fev> 
sovereigns  of  England  succeeded  to  'he  ihrone  in  mon 
diiiicult  circuitvi'auces  ;  and  none  cverconduc  ed  ihe  g:i 
Virnli  ent  wiih  suuh.  uniform  success  and  fc  icity.  'i  h 
nnacquain-ed  with  the  pi-actice  of  ttilera'ion,  the  truest 
cret  of  managing  reiigioiis  factjpns,  she  preserved  h' 
peojile,  by  her  sujierior  prudence  from  Ihosc  confii  i  ;  • 
in  which  theoh'gical  con'roversy  had  involved  all  h 
neighbcuring  na'i  ms  ;  and  iht  ugh  herenemi-s  were  'h 
iTlosl  powerful  princes  of  Eur  p'*,  the  most  ac  ive,  th 
most  entcrprizirg,  the  least  scrupul  -us,  she  was  abli'  b 
her  vigour  to  make  deep  iinjireBsi'ns  on  their s'atc  :  h-'i 
own  greatness  meanwhile  remained  untouched  and  u... 
impaired. 

The  wise  ministers  and  brave  warriors,  who  ficurivhet 
during  her  reign,  share  the  pruise  c  f  her  success  ;  but*in 
s>t;.d    <  f  U■s^enillg  the  apj  laii*e  due   to  her,    they  maki 
triauaddiiionio  it  :  il.e;  ivi.td.  all  of  them,  their  ad 
vai.ctment    ic  her  cht  itc  ;  tie)  vere    t iij-j'rr'ed  by  he 
cmsiai.C)  ;  and  w  id.   all  iheir    ab.hiy.    tie)  were  neve 
ill. le  to  acqu.ie  any  ui  out  ascendant  cvtr  her.    In  her  fa 
liiily.  in  l.ir  k  iiri .  in  I  ir  liii  {,diui,  tl.e  remaincS  eqiull) 
murress  :  llie  firce  of  the  tender  passions  wa.s^reat  over 
hlr,  Lul  ll  e  fi  rce  li  l.ir  mind  was  still  superior ;  and  'he 
combat  v\l.icli  l.tr  victory  visibly  cost  her,  serves  only  to 
display  the  firmness  cf  her  resoluiion,  and   the  loftiness 
of  her  anibiiicussent 


cause  mtre  natural,  and  which,  according  to  ilie 
diflerent  viewsin  which  we  unvfy  1  ir,  is  ca;  all.  eiher 
of  e.\a'tirg  be)cnQ  nteaEure,  cr  diniii.ishing  the  lus're  <f 
hir  thorocer  This  prtjodice  is  fruiced  or  the  ccnsi. 
deraticn  cl  1  er  ^ex.  When  we  cnvinjlaie  her  as  » 
woman,  we  are  apt  ir  be  s'ltck  wih  'he  higlf?  ailiii- 
m  ion  cf  her  qualities  at  d  exensive  18)  acity  ;  bu  wear* 
also  apt  to  ri  quire  the  nn  re  S'  f  ness  i  f  dispr'shit  n,  S'  i>ie 
j,ua.ii  lenity  cl  Kit  lfr3?g}e<l;Wt  M>  ■'•le  »cali» 
..e^ses  ly  wl.icli  her  f«!fi»  d;«ii.tii:!l  id.  I"  u- -he  rue 
11  eihtdof  estih  atir.g  her  n.eri',  isle  lay  aside  all  U-.t 
ct;i.side^a<i<ns,ai:d  to  ctrtideiler  ii  ertly  as  a  rational 
being,  placed  in  aultriiv.  ai.d  in'rused  wiih  -he  govern. 
Ti.tnt  oi  ii*il.rd.  V-tna;  fioi  tt'ivlt  lo  rec  i  cile 
our  fancy  to  her  as  a  v  .fe  or  a  mispress  ;  but  her  qual.  iet 
as  a  St  vereign,  ifrijl  vil  ti  n  i  t<  r^iV•  i.l  h  txcepti' 
i.ns,  are  the  oLjicii  cf  iii.dfpu'ed  applause  anua{pro« 
jation. 

THE  ART  CI  K/rrurfs. 

Almost  every  object  that  a-racs  our  no  ice,  has  ir, 
origin  and  its  (lark  ^ide.  fie  who  1  vbiuo  es  1  lii.silf  o 
look  at  .he  dis]  has  ng  side,  v  ill  sr.ur  hisdis).'  siion.  and 
constquently  111  1  air  his  11 1 1  il  iss  ;  \th;ie  he  who  con- 

.lan'tly'belulds  il  on  iliebr  ght  sioe,  iniensiLl)  meliorate* 
-.IS  leinper,  and  in  const  qucite  it  il,  in. i  rives   his  own 

.<ppii.ess,  ai'.d  the  happiness  cl  all  about  him. 

Ar.TChne  and  Mdissaare  two  friends.  They  are,  both 
f  il.em,  wen  en  in  )xars,aid  illii  eiii  bmh,  fcr'unt  edu* 
-a.ion  and  accompllshmtnts  1  i:ey  were  triginady  alike 
ill  temper  too  j  but,  by  diiierenf  ifanagemeni,  are  j;rcwn 
the  reverse  cf  each  other.  Arthr.e  has  acciisstcn;ed  her* 
self  to  look  only  on  the  dark  side  <  f  every  clject.  If  x 
.lew  poem  cr  j.h,y  niai.es  iis  apjet  lance,  with  a  ih'  ii. 
sand  brilliaiifes,  and  bntont  or.two  Wemisbts,  she  fcl;>;ht. 
,/  skinis  over  the  passages  that  Utile  j;.\V  herpltasure; 
dHd  dwells  iiprn  iltsc  oi  ly  that  t.ht  ik.  {.^e  her'disli,  e. 
If  )0H  shew  her  a  very  •>tflltr  ]  <  r  ra'',  she  li  oks  at 
.rime  of  ihe  drapery  U-a'  l,n«  ftii  i .  fl.  tid.  i-r  toaha' d 
-irfinfjer  which  has  been  lif  ori;.  ifl.d.  Her  garden  :s 
1  ver.'  beau  Ifnl  "ne,  and  kop  wi  h  great  rea'i  ess  a:tl 
-leganc  ;biit.  fy  n  'ake  .-i  v  al  .  w'th'her  in  i',  she  ta..<i 
t    yru -frothing  bu-  blif,litt    a.  d  si<  in...,    <f    snailt  aid 


erjillar 
er  t  f  la 


and  h< 
ng  leav 


itiprffiU,. 


epi'  ll-,i-li, 


noieofherlfiiij  I  »  o  ad  li  h  aii  pr  spett,  she  .b  trv 
'-  y  n,  '111'  there  is  to<  ii  iich  wood,  or  :aolitile  w:-  ,  r 
la'  'hf  tia'-  is  tco  Euitny,  tr  tec  glocmy  i  that  i-  i  m  ;  ; 
dy  :  ard  fm  tl-cs  wi-l,  a  If ,  g  Ir.ra'fue  ii- 1  r  1 
■checli^^  rf  f  nr  rl'n  a  e  V-  lit  i- )t  i.  i,  i  n  w  ■!  | 
re  rf  a  l'tlc(heaifi-icfv  .-.,,  j  ., 


V  :  arc 
Itl^ni. 


she  easts  rr!  .p  tvir  i-'l  l-i  r''"'!'-!'  ' 
hcrtwn  had  1-raltf,  rrrf  i  nf  ndai  d-t)  » 
has  Iff: Her  one  ff  h-r  c'auj-h-cr's  th  Idren. 
inset  •:-M.-  sinls  her  .  V  n  .) -rl  s,  t.i  d  leijirl 
r'und  heri  ai  d.  a'  last    di-CLVtis,    the   kiiov 


■  iha-  her  friends 


f  grave. 


The  fame  of  this  princess,  though  it  .his  surmounted 
the  prejudices  both  of  faction  and  of  bigniry,  yet  lies  still 
<^>>poscd  10  another  prejudice,  whirh  is  man  durable,  be- 


Melitsa  Is  •lerevn-te  rfall  'his.  By  cons'antly  habi- 
tua-inr  herse'flo  hrkrilv  n- .1  e  brigh- f  ^ile  <  f  .  hjccs, 
she  preserves  a  per)ett-a'  tl  rtirfiih-es-  in  herself,  whoh. 
by  a  kind  of  haj'pycrn  agin,  she-communicises  to  sill 
ab'Uher.  If  any  ir  is  ft  r  ipf  has  befallen  her.  slu- c-in- 
siders  it  might  have  been  w-or-e,  and  is  'hankful  o  Pr..- 
vidence  I  r  an  erra]  e.  Fhe  rtjr  res  in  soli  ude.  asi'giv.-J 
heran  opp  r 'unity  of  knrw'nf  herself :  and  in  society 
becau.e  s'-i  -  can  communica'e  the  happiness  she  enjjys. 
She  oppises  every  man's  vir-iies  -o  his  faihngs,  and  can 
find  out  soratebiiig    to  cherish  and  applaud'  in   the   virj- 


86 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804— 5. 


w.TSi  of  hfr  »cqu»in  »nce.  She  opens  every  boek  with* 
de.ire  to  br  e-i»ertaiiicdf.r  inSTUCfed,  and  (liereforc  sel- 
<'  ii  inissfi  unit  she  looks  for.  Walk  with  her,  though 
i>  be  on  »  heath  or  a  c  minin.and  she  will  discover  nuin- 
bciless  biAu'  es,  unobserved  before,  in  the  tlills,  the  dales, 
tlie  br  .oni«,  the  brakes,  and  the  variegated  flowers  of 
V  eed«,  and  p  ippies  She  enjovs  every  change  of  wea- 
ther and  <if  season,  as  bringing  with  it  soine'hing  of 
keallh  or<onvenience.  In  conversation,  it  is  a  ruls  with 
lur,  never  to  mar  a  tubjcc  that  leads  to  any  thing 
ginomv  or  ai»a.;rprable.  Y  lu  therefore  never  hear  if 
tier  grievances,  >r  'h  nc  of  her  neighbovrs,  or  (vvhai  is 
w-iril  of  aH)  their  faul'S  or  iniiJerfec'i'>ns.  If  any  thing 
of  the  U-.:er  kind  be  mentioned  in  her  hearing,  she  has 
the  adUreis  to  urn  it  into  entertainment,  b;  changing 
fheni'stodi  n.  ratling  inm  a  |)le»«ant  raillery.  Thus  Me- 
lissa like  tlie  t»<e,  gathers  honey  -froin  every  weed  ;  whtle 
Archne,  tike  rhe  spidfr.  suclts  poison  from  the  fairest 
fl^^ver.s.  The  consequence  ts,  that,  of  two  tempers  once 
♦•■ry  nearly  allied,  the  one  is  ever  sour  and  d-ssa-isfied, 
the  otheralwaysgay  and  chcarful  ;  'he  one  spreads  an 
ijiiifoTin  gloom,  the  o  her  a  c  'Otinual  sonshi'ilfc. 

There  is  nothing  mor?  wir^h^f  of  oilr  atient'on,  than 
thisatt  of  lian!)iness.  Ii  c  >nv  rsa'ion,  as  well  as  lite, 
hnptrnessvfry  of-en  dejiei  ds  upon  the  slighlclt  incidents. 
T''e  ta'<ing  no'ice  of  ihe  bad.iess  of  the  weather,  a  north- 
eii*  wWuI,  lie  approach  of  winter,  or  any  tritling  cir- 
cii  "s"ince  of  -he  dis*  .reralilc 'inJ,  shall  insensibly  rob 
a  "  hrle  company  of  i  s  go  >d  hunour.  &  riing  tvery  iiieiii. 
Iifr  of  it  into  'he  vapours.  If.  therefore,  we  would  be 
h  i-tpv  in  ou  s  :v -s.  and  are  dfiious  of  c  mmunicaMug 
th:i'  happire.i'-  'o  nil  abou-  us,  these  niiiiurix  of  convi-rsa- 
tlon  ough'  tacf 'liv  'o  bi-  at-eiidcd  to.  The  brightness  of 
the  skv.  he  111  then!  15  f  he  da.-,  the  nicreasig  verdure 
cf  thf*  sprii:,T.  the  arrival  of  any  li'tle  pece  ofg  od  news, 
rr  ■^•"ha  pVt  carries  with  it  the  mos,  dis'Sn  glimpse  "1' 
j  .  shall  rreqnen'lyhe  ^he  pan-n-  of  a  s-c^al  antlnapp, 
conversvinn  Gocd-mannersexait  from  us  this  refitd 
tc  inrrompany  The  clown  ni.iy  repine  at  the  su 'S  in- 
vh  ch  ripens  the  harves*.  because  his  uirnips  are  bir  1' 
ti  b  ii  ;  bu  the  man  of  rehnemen-  will  exract  pleasure 
f-  .-n  *he  thunder  s- nrm  to  whii.li  she  is  exi  osfd,  bv  re. 
niTvr'<ing  on  he  nlen-y  and  refrshment  which  may  be 
ex))ccted  from    he  succeeding  shower. 

Thus  do-s  p  li'fnesi,  as  well  as  good  sense,  direct  us 
f>  1  ok  a-  every  .-bj  ■«  on  ihe  bright  side  :  and,  bv  thus 
acing.  w- cherish  »n  J  impnvebo-h.  Bv  -his  pnc  ice 
i  s.  thar  Melissa  is  bec->me  the  wisest  and  bes'-bred  wo- 
man living  :  and  bv  ihis  practice,  may  everv  person  ar. 
T  v.- at  ihat  agreeableness  of -e  nper, 'of  which  the  na.u. 
ral  and  never-failing  fruit  is  H  ippiiiest, 

»R0«A:»  IDROPIAN  MACAZINE. 

raibim,  luxury  and  Dra,  „fthe   lalie,  in  Peru,  fiarticu. 
larty  at  Lima, 

Theladi.1  rf  Lima  are  iu  general  of  a  middling  sta- 
ture, very  handsome  and  acreeable  j  their  skin  is  uncom. 
monlv  whi  e,  and  their  complexion,  withn„.  having  re- 
cmirse  to  art  is  excellen.  ,  , hey  have  fine  sparkling  eves, 
and  ])os  -ss  great  vivacit.  They  are  u.iully  endowed 
by  iia'Uie  wi-h  fine  1,1  ,ck  hair,  ex.remel.  thick,  and  so 
Ions  tha  1-  reaches  nearlv  ,0  the  knees.  To  these  b,  d  I 
advan  ages  are  adied  -hose  of  the  mind.  Thev  possess 
an  acu'e-'ess  if  nvrcen  io'i  and  a  son.iH  iiirln..v,.  , 

.1  ,-  1'  anu  a  s^uia  jiiagmen  ,  express 
tticniselvs  wi  h  elegance,  and  'heir  c  nversa  ion  is  o-n 
lie  and  aKreeable  lianord.  'hev  are  higi.lv  amiable  ■ 
a-,-il    hence,,    is,  -bar  ,  .  many  E,.rt>peans  willmgl,     |,,' 

»^e  with   hem. 

Their  dress  differs  much  from  that  of  ,he  European  la 
d-s  and  1-  isonlv  the  custom  of.be  coun.rv  wh4h  ren 
^.-rs  ,.  supporabl..  Though  i,  mus,  be  allow-d  iha,  .hli 
,1  ,  ,  ^  ""'^""•'  ""VanlKgeons  and  appear,  beau  ful  o 
t^-  e.  -e-.t  seemed  sh,.ckinga.  first  to  the  Si^uards 
vho  found  It  somewhat  indtcent.  "P'o'^ruj, 

AH  iha-  a  ladv  of  Lima  wears  on    her  person,  except 

call.-d  ftis.an,  which  m  Europe  would  be  sti  ed  a  vesi  . 
ev  r  his  an  open  robe,  and  a  b  ddice.  which  i  summed 
«n,',  r^V  /'"""  •'"^"'^'  ""■■  •»'"  'he  least  in 
tmolh  kT'u ''*?","  "^'''■''  "•■  "'inile,  which  goes 
tound  the  b.idy,  but  without  fastening. 

The  ves-  resche,  no  lower  than  the  middle  of  the  thLh 
ii^e  t'r  \'r'V'':r''  hang,  aRne  lace  setro  nS 
.,r,s.  .^''"^'"R.'""^'^ ''«""«  sees  .he  end,  of  the 
f:irersh,rg,n;r.  „.|,,ch  shine  with  gold    and     silver    1..A 

•le  sometimes  set  with  pearls.  «  '"  »'""    »"»er,  and 

roTe«  wi'ib"  '■"""'"'  "  "L"'^""  <"•  "'^^  «"•».  "vered 
r;bln"s      TK      I  •e"''  "^''^"^  with  fringes,  lace,  o, 

ell  ai^d  .n  h,[f  :7e"  "k  ""  f'^'^  "*"'"  "'  f  Cas^ilian 
f  m  on.  ^  V  ^"'' ""'  •^^'"'road,  are  decorated 
laceT.  ""    °"'"'  *'"»  »    V"'"r    of    fine 

.;;^r^;;::l;,------ves^-^ 


not  of  the  finest,  are  made  in  this  manner.  The  shift  is 
fastened  over  he  shoulders  by  ribbons  which  are  sewed 
to  the  bi'ddice  ;  it  is  ihe  same  with  the  round  sleeves  of 
the  bodtiice  and  ihe  sleeves  of  the  shift,  and  the  four  sets 
of  sleeves  preseii  .he  aj  pearauce  of  so  many  wings, 
which  fall  down  b>  low  rhe  girdle.  Ladies  who  wear  the 
veil 'T  uiani  e,  bring  it  louud  the  waist,  and,  notwith- 
standing, use  the  biidJice. 

In  Slimmer  no  lady  is  .0  be  seen  in  Lima  that  has  BOt 
her  head  coveted  wiih  a  vefl.  ol  cambric,  t  r  very  fine  lin- 
en, and  set  with  lace.  Sni-e  are  Hying,  as  the.  express 
it,  <.r  lied  uji  onl.  on  Mte  sidt ,  ai  d  otherb  are  al.trnately 
ranged  svi.li  top-knois  and  ribbons- 

In  winter  they  mulBe  themselves  up  within  doors,  in  a 
rebos,  which  is  nothing  else  than  a  [itece  of  tlannei,  wi^li* 
out  farther  trtiiming  ;  bui  «  hen  ihey  make  v  sits,  the  re- 
bos  is  ornamented  a>id  decorated  like  the  robe.  Some  a- 
d..rn  It  svifh  gold  or  silver  fringes,  others  wilh  a  facing 
of  black  velvei,  almost  one-ihird  of  its  breadih. 

Over  the  gown  they  put  on  an  apron,  of  the  same  ma- 
terials, as  the  sleeves  of  the  bodd  ce  :  the  apron  however, 
lltiist  not  reach  ov-erihr  hem  of  .h-  gown.  Fr.Mii  this  de- 
9..rip:ion  the  reader  will  easily  furiu  some  notion  of  the 
cost  of  such  a  dress,  in  which  111. ire  is  laid  out  on  the 
trimming  than  on  the  princii>ul  materials  ;  the  si  V  al  ne 
amounts  trequenily  to  upwar.is  of  a  th-'us.ind  d.  liars. 
it  is  astonishing  what  care  and  taste  the  Ud.cs  employ 
in  the  choice  of  the  laces  which  they  so  lav-.shly  put  up- 
on rhcir  dress.  An  universal  yivalship  prevails  cf  out 
doing  one  another  ;  a. id  this  not  only  among  the  ladies 
of  dis'iiiction,  but  also    alivong  oiher    gentlewomen,    ihe 

legrefcses  al  ine,  excepted,  of  the  interior  and  lowest 
Llasscs.  I'hese  Uces  are  sewed  so  close  toge  her,  as  to 
Ivave  but  a  little  purlion  of  the  linen  visible  ;  and  in 
some  articles  ot  dress  it  is  even  so  entire  Ij  covered  with 
IJ ,    hat  ihe  li  tie  that  IS  to  be  perceived  ot  it   seems   robe 

lierc  l»ss  tor  use  ihan  f  .r  triiameiit  ;  add  to  this,  that  it 
is  all  of  Ihe  hnes.  braura  it  lace,  and  that  ever/  other 
woukl  be  rejected  a.s  too  cheap  anu  vulgar. 

One  dis  iiH  ion  on  which  the  lades  here  in  general 
value  Vm.elv  s,  is  a  small  foot  ;  f.,r  .n  Peru,  as  in  Chi. 
iia,  the  II  'te.iess  of  rhe  1  )  >l  is  reckoned  jJ  trea.  a  beau, 
ty,  Iha.  he.  ri  licule  the  European  w  iiiien  fir  h  tying  so 
lai-g.  a  One.  itie  4;irlsin  Lii.a,  from  ihrir  wry  i.ttanci , 
.ire  made  10  wtalfSUcn  (it  l«  4lOes,  Iha  their  feet  in  ge- 
neral when  they  are  gr  wntlp,  a  e  n.!  lonjjer  than  hve  or 
SIX  inches.  Ihe  shoes  are  iia.  and  wilhnu.  s.lts.  A 
liiece  of  Cordovan  serves  a  once  for  the  S'lle  and  the  up- 
lit  r  leather;  as  broad  aim  l>ng  a.  the  one  end  as  ilic  o  her 
which  gives  the  siioe  the  inn  of  the  hjjure  of  8.  J  he^ 
are  tastencd  with  ouc.sles  of  diamonds  or  otiier  preci'>ub 
s'.O'ies,  ace  irding  tu  ihecircuilis  ances  of  the  Hearer;  but 
iiiore  tor  stiew  than  necessity  ;  lor.  as  .liey  are  entirel. 
ria  ,  tnere  is  no  use  ul  a  buckle  ro  keep  them  on  the 
tii.li>  and  they  are  pu.  on  and  oit'  wi  li  ut  undoing  the 
buci.les.  Sii  es  eu.broidvna  with  silver  or  gold  ar.-  no 
longer  much  in  fasnun,  as  tney  arr  bu  li  tie  aja,,  ed  10 
let  .he  snia  Iness  il  .he  foo.  be  reii.ari,eu,  but  are  lou.id 
tugiveit  raher  a  larger  look. 

They  usually  wear  white  silk  and  very  thin  stockings, 
that  tilt  leg  may  appear  of  a  hue  form.  The  stocMn^s 
are  son.eitiiies green,  wi'h  worked  cliCisS  :  but  the  win  e 
c  .1  'Ur  IS  m-'S:  tashionable,  as  helping  a-,  leas  >  cinceal 
ail;  dviec  in  the  le^.,  wnich  arc  aliiit.it  «.iiirel/  exposed 
10  the  eye. 

As  of  all  the  gifts  they  have  received  from  nature,  the 
haris  iieot  .he  mos  adiaiitageous,  they  emplo.  a  great 
ucal  of  care  on  iheir  head  diess.  They  divide'the  hair 
bel.n  d  into  six  braids,  which  take  in  the  whole  width  St 
il.r,  ugh  which  he.  s  icii  a  g' Iden  pin,  somewhat  bent, 
which  the,  call  a  policon  ;  the,  give  the  like  name  10  a 
couple  of  diamond  knibsor  buttons,  the  si-/e  of  small  ha- 
/le  nu  s,  at  each  end  of  the  pin.  Those  braids  »  hich  are 
n  t  (as  ened  up  to  he  head,  tall  upon  rhe  shoulders  in 
ihesha|ieiifa  tianened  circle  Thej  ad  ni  it  iiei  her 
wi  h  ribbons  nor  with  any  other  ornament,  that  they  mav 
not  deprive  it  of  any  cf  iis  own  peculiar  beauty.  On  the 
head,  b  .  h  bef.ire  and  behind,  thev  sick  diamond  aitre  • 
las.  In  front  they  likewise  form  the  hair  into  lit. le  locks 
svhich  reach  from  the  Ujiiier  par  of  the  tem|)U;  to  the 
iiiidale  01  the  ears  ;  and  by  the  side  of  the  temples  linle 
pa  ches  ol  ulacs  velvet  are  stuck,  which  haVe  no  bad  ef 
tct. 

The  earing,  .re  of  briir.nts  with  liirle  tassels  of  black 
s  Ik, whichihej  likewise  call policons,  and  decorate  wiih 
pearls. 

Besides  rings,  dia'ttonds,  ci»  ps,  and  bracelets  of  large 
andbesutiful  iiearls,  they  also  wear  a  round  and  broad 
stoniacher,  fastened  by  a  girdle  round  ilie  waist  ;  it  is 
richly  iet  wi  h  diamonds. 

If  we  figure  to  ourselves  one  cf  these  ladies,  dtessed  en> 
tirely  m  lace,  instead  of  linen,  a.;U  sjiarKling  ali  over 
with  |.eatls  and  Uiainoiids,  we  shall  not  be  suipr.i,ed  a> 
hearing,  I  hat  in  their  grand  appearances  in  state,  ihe, 
carry  about  them  to  the  value  of  upwards  of  jo  orlu.uOU 
dollars  1  a  luxury  which  is  so  universal  that  it  bolus  ^oua 
even  soncerning  the  wives  cf  mere  private  persons. 

But  thatav  which  foreigners  are  still  more  ama/ed,  is 
the  indifference  with  vb  eh  they  treat  these  riche  ._ 
They  care  so  lifle  ahon'    tlem.  -here  is   ever  something 

««fc»»<U.4«f  im^,rt!d,»ud»lw»/i  »p»rt»f  Ui«m  i« 


lost  or  spoiled  long  before  the  term  of  their  natural  dura, 
bility. 

They  tiave,  generally  speaking-,  twt>  modes  of  dressing 
when  they  go  abroad  :  the  one  consists  of  a  veii  of  blacis 
talfety,  and  a  long  robe,  the  oiherin  a  hood  and  round 
gown.  The  former  is  used  when  ihey  go  to  church,  the 
latter  on  raking  a  pronicnade,  or  g  ing  on  a  party  o€ 
pleasure  B.nh  dresses  are  wn  ughl  with  gold  &  silver,  or 
silk,  on  a  liiitn  ^ound,  of  a  quality  not  to  discredit  its  or- 
naments. 

They  dress  tVeinselves  in  the  former  mode,  particular- 
ly on  Mondavs  and  Thursdays.  On  these  dajs  they 
visit  al  the  churches,  a  tended  by  three  or  four  female 
slaves,  negresses  or  mulattos,  weariilg  liveries  wrought 
and  decorated  with  prodigious  ex  ravagance. 

They  arc  uncommoiil.i  fond  <.f  perfumes  :  one  can  sel. 
doni  see  a  lady  without  liquid  amber; — ihev  |iut 
itbehiid  iheir  ears,  in  their  gov\  its,  in  all  their  cloihes, 
and  even  in  rheir  nosegai  5.  They  dec  lae  rheir  hair 
with  the  finest  6ow.-rs,  and  even  stick  tWiV.  6n  -he  •  leeve» 
of  their  r)bes.  Vhe  dower  Ihey  are  the  fondest  of  is  i.U« 
Gherimays. 

It  is  the  blosnm  of  a  thick-leaVed  tree,  which  bears  % 
fruit  of  a  swee.  juice,  but  at  the  same  tiiiie  has  a  sli.,ht 
acid  taste,  and  so  agreeable  a  sluell,  thai,  in  the  .piiiMil 
of  all  who  know  i',  it  it  not  only  the  sovereign  truit  of 
India,  but  is  the  queen  of  all  the  frui.s  in  the  «ii  wn 
wcrld.  The  ct'lourot  heblossoiti  dit.ers  not  much  fr  >m 
that  of  the  leaves,  but  when  it  is  r^pe,  its  hue  is  a  yeilii*- 
bordering  upon  greei  •  In  its  foini  it  resembles  the  blos- 
som of  the  ca|ier  jilam.  It  is  llnl  very  striking  to  the 
sight,  but  lor  i  s  1  d  ur  it  is  upparaileled.'  The  number  of 
the  blrssi  nis  and  ol  the  irun  is  no.  great ;  and  liiert  lor* 
the  avidity  shewn  o;  thelau.es  f  r  'hese  dosvers,  is  theoc 
casioii  of  their  being  plucked  before  the.)  coineto  frui,.— 
1'heyare  sold  al  a  very  high  price. 

The  grand  squat*  »'  Lima,  from  the  quantity  and  di. 
versiy  of  the  flowers  brought  thiiher  bv  the  Indian  wo- 
men for  sale,  resembles  an  ever-blooming  garden.  The 
ladies  tome  hither  in  calashes  10  buy  the  fl  nvers  that 
please  them  best,  wiihout  regarding  the  price.  Calashe* 
are  here  so  ci-inmon,  that  every  inhabitant  of  any  mode, 
rate  circumsiances.  drivi-s  abou  in  one  i  they  make  » 
handsome  appearance.  These  carriages  are  drawn  bv  a 
single  mule,  having  only  two  wheels,  with  a  fore  and  hind 
seat,  for  he  convenience  of  four  pers'nis.  The  cut  of 
them  is  elegant  ;  are  much  gil.led  and  makea  grea' shew  ; 
to  uhich  sve  must  add,  thai  thev  arc  extravai;an  ly  dear. 
One  merts  alwa.ts  a  grtta;  numberof  ihesecaLisheiat  th« 
flower  market,  when  the  pleasure  is  e;  j  ued  „f  seeing  lh» 
must  eiiiiiient  and  most  beauutul  peri.>ns  of  Liina. 

SCENES  la    PARIS. 

The  dantoTnnnia,  of  both  sexes,  seems  rather '•'ncreastt 
than  to  Utcrease  wi  h  he  warm  wea  her  .-iix  .,  Dalli 
were  advertised  fir  last  Sui.tla,, ,  a..d  1  r  the  next  fixtj-si.t 
are  announc.d.  An.  person  wal.iug  11.  the  lil.si.ii 
Fields  or  on  ihe  B  ulevaril5,  ml.  be  coiivinc-ed  ilia'  thvs« 
■emples  of  pleasure  are  nor  wr  hour  worshippers.  Be- 
sloes  these  in  our  walks  last  Sunday  we  counted  no  less 
than  twenty-two  gardr.ei  not  ai.vertised;  where  thert 
was  fiddling  and  dancing.  Indeed  ■  his  iileasure  is  enipt. 
ing.  because  it  is  very  chea|>,  F.  r  a  bottle  of  beer, 
which  cost  six  sous,  and  two  sous  to  the  fidler,  a  husband 
and  wife,  with  their  children,  may  amuse  themselvea 
ir.'iti  three  o*cl"Ck  In  the  afternoon  to  eleven  o'clock  at 
night  As  this  exercise  b  th  diverts  the  mind  and 
9treng-hens  the  budi ,  and  Sunday  is  the  only  day  in  .lie 
week  which  the  most  numerous  c'asses  can  disp  ise  of 
wihout  injury  10  theiiiselves  or  to  thesaie,  g.  vernmein 
encourages  as  much  as  possible  these  innocent  aiiiuse- 
ments  on  tha-  day.  In  the  Garden  ol  Chaumiere,  ujioa 
the  Boulevard  Neuf.  we  observed  in  the  same  quadrille, 
last  Sunday,  f.mr  get  erati  i.S.  ihe  grea  grand  ire  dancing 
with  his  great  grand  daugh.er,  andilie  great  grandmaiii. 
ma  wi  h  hergri-ai  grandson.  It  was  a  satisfactini  iin- 
p  issible  to  ex|iress.  to  see  persons  of  so  distant  ages  all 
eiijo.ing  the  st.nie  ptei  ures  for  the  |)resent,  not  re. 
meiibering  past  misf  r  u  es  1  or  appreliending  fuure 
ones  —The  grave  seemed  equall  disia.i  from  the  girl  of 
ten,  and  from  the  great  grandmamiiia  of  seventy,  Iroiti 
the  boy  who  had  noi  seen  .hr  e  lus  res,  and  from  tha  • 
grea  grandsire  reaching  nearly  f  ur  score.  In  ano  her 
quadrille  daiiced  four  lover,  witn  their  mis  resses.  Thera 
a^ain  was  nothing  observed  but  an  emtilatuni  wno  shjuld 
mostenjov  the  present  inoiiien  ;  not  an  i.lea  of  the  past 
or  to  come  clouded  their  thought,  i  in  few  words,  thef 
were  perfectly  happy.  Let  those  who  are  tormented  by 
avarice  or  ambition  frequent  thtse  places  on  a  Sunday, 
they  will  be  cured  of  their  viie  passions,  if  they  are  not  iiu 
curable.— i'unV  pafer. 


ScKAri— raoM  EnOlum  PArEiti. 

Since  the  late  union  at  Paris  between  Litcranirt  an 
Jf'o/ict.  AfoLi.o  has  been  drawn  with  a  hu  ;e  key  in  h 
hand,  instead  of  his  lyre,  and  the  muses  are  rcprescnte 
as  danti:,^  in  cbaiin  • 

The  crme  of  su  cide  is  so  frequent  in  Paris,  that  a  ptv' 
phlet    has  been    la  elv  published   iu    tllat   city,   em 
■■  &vrj  tnan  bit  avm  UanfmoK," 


Vol.  1. 


f  H  E  M I N  E  R  V  A. 


87 


%^  ill   fix   i  Mif 

^w,  unltbi,  ill  ihose  cuiiii>l»isani  fiinilio, 
.•  Where,  alas  I  the  abtent  rose. 
••  Cixt  lofai.J  (if  liuh.-n  ft  note. 

On  Ct.i.lK  plains  on  the  barpiichard,  and  tinging. 
I 
WHEN  S»ppho  t'ruck  the  qu'v'ring;  wire, 
1  he  throbbing  breast  was  all  o\  lirc  i 
And.  when  she  ra  sed  the  vccal  lay, 
The  captive  t^ul  was  chariii'u  i.vay  ! 

n. 

Bnf  had  tjie  nvmph  possessed  with  'Mett, 
T  !iv  softer,  chaser    po«"r  to  i.le^se  : ' 
Ihv  beau  ecus  air  of  S|irinbllv   .""••'•i 
Thy  native  smiles  of  ar  less    ru  h  j 

III. 
Ytie  wont!  of  grief  had  never  prev'd, 
O  .  -he  forsa'^en,  lovesick  ina  d, 
JJ  r  had.  she  in 'urn'd  in  hapl 'ss   lane, 
li'.r  dasii'd  on  rocks  hci  tender  fiaiiii. 

Ilia  ititiiMni**M>iiM>-iiir ill! ijiijlnijiin^^^il»t'''*Mi'M'>"*.j^ 


FOil    THE  MINEKVA. 
ESSAY  ON  FEM\-E  EDUCATION. 
Gentlemen, 


A  grea*  dea'  has  b-en  observed  since 
,hr  commencemen'  of  ^  -ur  valiiible  i.^.-r,  on  he  prevail- 
ing dsfec's  of  education  in  'he  f  •  nil"  set.  Bu.  I  'hlnK 
too  ii.uch  cannoi  be  said  to  si'imulve  thenn  -o  beVo.v 
more  of  their  I'urie  upm -h  is- obj.-cs  of  itu  1-,  which 
would  be  beneficial  to  their  infur;ni:ijn  and  iiitelleciual 
improvement, 

I  would  recorh-nend  'r>  'heir  a"»Ti'>n,  a  proper  anpli- 
ja'ion  tosuch  siibjec  s  IS  wmH  re.ider  liiein  a^resible 
«omp»rioii5  to  men  of  sense  aiiJ  m  'rit,  and  qialify  the  n 
frr  the  most  imp  irraiit  an  1  respectable  of  all  chaiac'ers, 
•  wife,  a  moth'-r  and  a  friend.  \Vn?n  I  c  insider  the 
kappv  talents  which  women  in  general  possess,  and  how 
(Utcessfullv  some  have  culi vat ed  them,  I  cann>t  without 
Concern  observe  o:hers  who  are  na-ural  y  hies'  with  equal 
tdvantages,  pay  so  little  regard  to  the  endowment  of  thei  r 
ininds.  It  is  really  a  nieUncholy  consideration  *hat  the 
fnost  precious  gifts  of  nature  should  be  srilled  or  obscur- 
»il  bv  a  shameful  neglect  .  The  charms  of  their  person? 
tnav  attract  admiration,  but  cantiot  fix  esteem  :  sonne- 
thing  more  than  mere  beauty  is  necessary  to  rivet  rht 
eliains  of  wedded  love  By  often  beh 'Uing  abeiuilu 
face,  ihtS  impression  it  first  makes  soon  wears  awai 
When  the  noman  whose  person  has  been  so  much  admi 
led  is  incapable  of  pleasing  by  hirr  conversation,  la  .gotlr 
and  saiiety  sdj.i  inu.iiph  over  th.-  tfinsitorv  pasiion 
wnith  was  felt  f  >r  her  j)ersonal  charnns.  H^-iice  ariseN 
thit  inconstancy  and  insip.dity  that  is  so  often  seen  in  thlc 
InLiiTied  state ;  it  is  tha.  b.irreniiess  of  ideas  which  men 
find  in  many  of  the  sex,  that  re>iders  their  society  irK- 
tome.  The  ladies  mav  jnJ^  of  the  ditteVence  there  is 
atnong  them,  b)  the  di  f.-rence  whic'i  they  theiiiselve., 
make  between  an  tmpuJenr  coxcomb  who  teaxcs  thetn 
with  his  im])ertincnce,  and  a  man  of  sense  who  enter  ain* 
them  agreeably.  A  very  little  laHour  woul  I  or^iial  *heiTi  'O 
the  last,  and  )>erhap.s  give  them  the  advantage.  This  is 
a  kind  of  victory  Which  men  would  willingly  yield  to  usi 
and  without  envy  would  see  iis  dividing  with  them — an 
acquisition  much  more  valuable  than  the  labour  liy  which 

it  is  acquired 

As  we  riiltrge  our  ideas,  new  subjects  of  conversation 

will  come  within  the  sphere  of  i  ur  ctmprehension  ; — 
insructive  topics  of  discourse  Between  us  and  the  male 
•ex  will  be  pleasingly  augmented,  and  the  conversation 
more  si>rightly  and  agreeable.  How  many  delicate  sen'i- 
nients  i  how  many  nice  sensibilities  are  lost  by  not  being 
comimunicable,  and  which  men  would  feel  an  increase  cf 
•atisfaciion  could  the/  iiKct  with  women  disposed  to  taste 
them  > 

But  what  a^  the  studies  to  which  women  may  with 
F'ci'riet/  a^^l/  tbtmstlvM  t    I  bo|ie  1  aUall  be  parduneU, 


11  1  give  itasiny  opinion,   that  anion;;  all  the  branches  of 
B-.udy  which  exercise  he  wonderful  att  vity  of  the  human 
mind,  I  pron»unce  that  verv  few  are  fit  to  be  culivated 
hythem.     I  would  particularly    recommend  to   them  to 
avoid    al    abstract  h;arnins  :  all  thorny  researches  which 
may  blunt  the  finer  edge  of  their  feeliiiRs,  and  change  to 
ledantic  coarseness,  mat  feminine  delicacy  in  wnicli  the 
Sex  should  excel.     Thclearni.ig  liiosi  proper  for  females, 
IS  such  as  best   suits    the    sof.uess  of  tiieir  forms,  aaas 
lO  tiieir   natural   beauties,  and   fits  them    for  tlic  severa  ; 
>iui"S  of  domestic  life  :  Such  as  affords  the  highest  rati- 
onal improvement,  awakens  laudable  curiosity,  and  lends 
.;races  to  i  he  imagination.    History  and  U.tturiil  Philusophj 
ure  alone  sutficient  tg  furnish  women  with  delightful  stu- 
dies :  'i'he  la  .e^r,  in  a. series  of  useful  observations  and 
interesting  eiper,men  s,  oBtrs  a  so'ij.;c-  well  worthy  the 
c  nisideration  of  a  Vta'sooable  being.     Bui   in  vain   does 
Wa'ute  present  her  miracles  to  the  generality  ol  women, 
»hu  have  no  attention  but  (Vr  trides  :  iilie  is  dumb  to 
tliONe  ivho  kiiow  not  how  to  interrogate  her:  Yet  suiel, 
it  rtquires   but  a  siiia  I  degree  of  ou&crva  .o.i  to  be  strut,.. 
with   that  woiiut-riul   lianiiuiiy    which    reigns  ihr^u^iioU 
the  universe,  and  to  be  ambiti.ms  ol  investigating  ua  se- 
cret springs.     This  is  a  large  volume  which  is  open  to  Ui 
all  :  here    a  pair   of  fine  eyes   may  employ    themselves 
u  ithout  beiiij;  fatigued.     This  amiable  study  n ill  ba  nsn 
langour  from  the  sober  amusements. if  the   coun  r  ,  ana 
repair  that  waste  of  intelkct  which  is  caused  by  ihedi  s  - 
pation  of  the  town.     Women  cannot  be  too  much  exci 
ted  to  raise  the  r  eves  to  olyees    li.-e  these,  which    the. 
but  too  oi'cn  deliase  to  such  as  are  unvv.-rthy  of  them 
Our  sex  is  more  capable  of  attention  than  they  imagine  ; 
what  they    chieily    want  is  a  well  direc  cd  applicatio.i  . 
there  is  scarcely  a  girt  in  town  wbanai  n  it  read  wi  h  ea 
geriiess  a  great    nu:ilber  of  idle    romances,    and  puerile 
rales,  su.ficient  to  corrupt  her  imagination  and  cloud  her 
understand  n;  :   if  she  had  devotei  tlie  sa.iii  li.n;  to  th. 
study  of  liis  '  r. ,  she  w.  uld,  in  those  v.trioUs  aticAes  whicn 
the  world  o.Ters  to  view,  have  found  facts  more  interes 
tni;,  and  real  instruction,    vfhich  truth   only  can  give.— 
iidv,  aPke  pleasing  and  instructive,  will  natnrili 
that  of  the  fine  arts,  which  it  is  fit  the  ladies  should 
have  a   less    superficial    knowledge  of.     The    arts  ar.  i 
themselves  too  fascinating  and  atniib'e  to  need  anv  re 
commendaii  n.     The  mind  is   dell^^h  fully    harmonizeil 
by  thos»  iniatres  which  Poe-rv  and  Mil,ic  trace  out  to  it, 
especially  if  they  are  found  congenial  with  purity  of  man 


then  frequ -lit  ih'ir  society,  and  firm  a  circle  mare  w  >r- 
thy  the  nam..'  of  good  company.  In  this  ne\il  tiircle  gii. 
cty  would  not  be  banished,  but  refined  by  delicacy.  M> 
rit  is  not  austere  in  its  nature';  there  is  a  cal  n  and  utti. 
form  chearfalncss  that  runs  through  the  conversation  o^ 
persons  of  real  understandiug,  which  is  preferable  to  tha 
noisy  mirth  of  ignorance  and  folly. 

My  fair  friends  must  allow  me  once  rnore  to  repeat  to 
thein^that  the  only  means  of  charming,  a  id  of  cbarniin 
lung,  is  to  improve  their  niinfls.  Good  sense  g  ves  beau, 
ties  which  are  not  subject  to  fade  like  the  lillies  and  rosea 
of  their  cheeks,  but  will  prolong  the  power  of  an  agre.-a. 
lile  womsn  to  the  au'umn  of  life.  If  the  sex  desire  to  have 
their  induence  extended  bey.)nd  he  sh  'rt  triu  nph  of  a  day, 
they  must  endeavour  to  iinprave  their  natural  talents  b- 
..tudj  and  the  conversation  of  sensible  men — neglect  witX 
not  steal  upon  them  in  proportion  as  their  bloom  d^-ca  9  ; 
'nit  they  will  Unite  in  t\\einselves,  all  the  advantages  of 
b6th  sexes. 


MARRIED. 
On    Sa'tirdav  evening    las-,  a-  the   Fri-n  1;  M"->intj- 
use.  a-  VViiie    ()a<  Swamp.   Dr.     Thoma<  H:-rii.  of 
age.'.  60    ears,  tnUnitj/Ladd,3^ed22,  dau^h^er 


lead  I 


There  is  un  reason  to  fear  that  the  ladies  by  applvim 
themselves  to  these  studies,  will   throw  a  shade  over  the 
natural  graces  of    rh^tir  persons  . — No — ijn  the  contrary 
'liose   graces  will  be  placed  in  a  more  consjiicuous  poin' 
of  view.     I    have  heard  many   men    of   se.i.e    oberve, 
t'  What  can  equal  the  jdeasure  that   is  enjoyed  frOio  t 
conversation  of  a  woman,  who  is  more  s  lici:ous  o  ador.i 
her  mind  than  her  person  ?  In    the  company  of  sueh'  wo 
men  there  can  be  no  sa'ietv  ;  every  thing  becomes  in'er- 
esting,  and  has  a  secret  charm  which  onl/  such  women 
can    give,"  But  what  preservative  iS    there  against  wea- 
riness and  disgust  in  the  society  of  wom  >ii  of  weak  an.l 
uninipr  ved  understandings^  In  Vain  do  they  endeavour 
to  fill  the  void  of  their  conversation  with  insipid  gaiety   . 
they  soon  exhabst  the  barren  fundi  of  fashio  lable  trides_ 
the  news  of  the  day  and    hackne)ed  compliments;  the) 
arc  at  length  obliged  to  have  recourse  to  scandal,  and  i'  is 
well  if  they  stop  there  :  a  commerce  in  which  there  is  no 
thing    solid  must  be    either   mean  or  criminal.     There  is 
but  one  way  to  make  it  more    varied   and  iu'eresting :   if 
•  hey  would  form  thei  r  tasie  upon  the  best  authors,  anu 
collect    ideas    from  their    useful     writings,    conversation 
would    take  quite   a  different  cast  :  their  acknowledged 
merit    would   banish    that  swariTi  of  noisy   imperiinents 
who  flutter  about  them,  and    who  endeavour  to  render 
ih«m  as  conitmptiWe  u  ihtiBKlrti :  mea  ei  aens*  would 


il 
ijohn  Ladd  of  Charles  CUy 

—D J E D— 

On  tlii  SSth  111'.  In  this  city,  Mrs.  Amn  Dobie,  much 

1  I'tiented  b;.  her  relti'ives  anil  friends — whose  e.semplal'y 
1  Fe  was  a  shiivVi^  oriiaineni  in  the  liiniian  character,  in 
vert  vicissitude  of  |tfe  in  which  pr- viueice  had  plaeitl 
'\f\ — !ier  last  mo-neiis  were  marked  wi  h  u.icomnion 
'"•rtitude.beinfr  whrlly  resigned  to  the  iiiercv  of  God, 
t  nstingin  his  premises  oTe  crnal  |i(;i'cc  thVo'  Chr's- 


WEEKLY  SUMMARY  OF  INTELLIGENCE 


EUKOHEAN. 

London  'daVes  of  Nove  iiber  30kh.  mention:— ^That 
t  le  Bri  ish  cru'zers  cmiiinue  'o  dittJin  Siniith  ve-.s.  Is.— 
The  doll-ars  ilreadv  captured  ar-  "enr  to  the  Bank  of  Eng> 
land.  The  Medusa  (Brtisli  fri-ate)  had  captured  ..iT 
:,iili2,  w  thout  resistance,  the  Spanish  friirate  Matilda,  of 

i6gnn5,  laden   wi  h  quick-silver. The  traSc  between 

t  le  ports  of  England  and  Holland  is    now  grea'er  than 

I  an  time  during  the  present  war.  Be'ween  60,000  St 
70;000  qti  f  tirs  of  wheat  from  Dantslc't,    arrived  in  the 

I'naiiies  last  we-k The  French  papers  notice  iKe^rti- 

;:    Uj-  rece;  ti  'iiof  Mr.  Monroe  (  he  A'tierican  Minister  '0 

uir  c  airt,)  at  he  Thuilleries.  The  d  ij.  c  of  Mr  .M  n. 
i'oe's  jonr.iey   to    France,  is  said  to  be  the  settli-inen      f 

he  dirt'erences  between  the  Uni'ed  Staes  ami  S|iain— >ft> 
ap,:reUension  Is  to  be  entertai.ied  of  any  rilptnti;  between 

I I  SI  two  s'ates,  as  it  would  throw  Anierca  into  the 
arms  of  Creit  Britiin.  Spall  will  pr^btibly  be  forol 
by  B  napaite  to  give  up  Flrida  to  the  United  Sta'es  of 

\.m--lca, 

L'vfp'iol,  N"ve-nbe'- 28 '>lr  Free-,  our  Charge  tie 

Aft'a  r  4  it  the  C  uiri  of  tVIa'Irl  I,  Htisob  tired  his  pa-.s. 
)  irc  to  leave  Madrid  on  -he  10th  inst.  W.ir  is  eip'red. 
The  scarcity  of  grain  in  Spain  contniies,  and  it  will 
lir  iiably  maintiin  nearle  the  i.rsent  prices,  'lir  o-^h  'he 
1  .  er  — T  le  f  llo  vng  s  a-e.iien-  will  c  iivey  an  idea  of 
rie  comjiartaive  diiiiiiui  i  m  of  the  crops  in  Span. 

The  fiishoii  f  'Jev  lie  c  ll-cted  his  tyhi-s  in  he  '--ar 
l85i,  on  336,00J  fane  ,  s.  f  wheat,  which  was  not  mora 
.han  su  ficient  f  t  e  i,i;,tiiii,»utin. 

In  1803.  on  l81  003— ip-eat  scarcity. 
In  1804,  on  55. 700— fa  nine; 

The  sickness  is  nearl.atan  entj  in  MaUtja  and  Gi. 
i>ral  ar.  an  1  has  decreased  in  C  i  li/:  ;  'll-  .1  -a'hs  ire  no.v 
from  16  to  24.  dailv,  of  all  diseases,  including. those  who 
die  inhospials. 

T'le  peipeii)  someparsof  thein'eriif  are  in  a  s'a"* 
isiirrec  rni  ,\t  -i  i.^vil.a^rf  tliiy  have  i  \^^  tiieir  cur. 
regidor,  having  been  three  .la  s  without  bread. 


nt^    Edward   Shijlfien 
tried    on  an   imnetich 


DO  -i"s  ric. 

Jtiiper  Yeates.  Thomas  ; 

julg'S  Ml  Pennsylvania    hat 

men'.  Iiriilgh' against  iheni  b  -he  hou^e  of  represeji'a- 
lives  tif  tliat  commonwealth.  0,)on  'he  decision  of  the 
trial,  if  appeared  that  1.3  votes  declared  them  guil-y,  aiitl 
11  found  -hem  not  gnlly  ;  there  not  being  a  iittlj  'rity  of 
t'vo-thirdtt,  according  to  the  constitution,  they  were  ac* 
quitted. 

The  Legislature  of  the  sia-e  of  OhiO(  have  passed  a 
resolution,  declaring  it  expedient  to  tid  >pt  he  am?n  I  teiit 
to  .heconsi.iution  of  he  Uni  ed  S'a  es,  as  recomilrtlnl- 
ed^^^^*"^  ^>  ^^t  Legislature  of  Ma&iiachus«tvt. 


THE  MINERVA. 


Vol.  1. 


i^-^i  ":i:^,:^'^M^i1k'=h^£:i^Ji}t"^  U^ 


SELH.rKD  i'JI'.TRr., 

ELKGY 

On  til  death  cfSmveri.  W^iiwortb.  Jarael,  and  ibtir 

ga.lai.l  cutlira^ciupff  Tripoli. 

'I'v :.  E — Miijor  Anii-et  1'urev.ell- 

llCURN.ni.  urn  .he  glrfriouj  brave, 

\v  ,11)  t^avc  .licnuilvcs  to  «i-n.h  ; 
Thur  In. .OS  Las  rciv  -lie  wave, 

1  lie  ik>  receives  ilicir  ijrc;iCli. 

'Twa^  Somer5  and  his  crew, 

B>  K»"»'"  I'i'-IjI'--  !••■•"<  i 
r.f.lvM  .oiiiaUc  .hosc.ue. 

Wlioii  b-uls  can  iic'cr  rJcnt. 

With  shells  and  pnwdcr  fiHd, 

Thcv  i>-tcvM  their  .les  111  U  ivay  ; 
Th<r  t  .'c-,  in  bit.U- skili'J, 

iJ^ri:  doK  11  the  r  ci;ui«  to  stay. 

Two  f,all:inl  v«..-h  h  .Id, 

Our  limgvr  l.ou.catlien  i 
Ti^ice<^>  iTun  ih.-;  tol.1. 

12rii\e  Soiiitrs  told  bu;  ten. 

•  n'-iiiain  the  caji'ivi?  chain,' 
T,;.-  1  allaiit  Sciiinvrs  cries, 

Kcw  l)lv;vv  ihciiiio  the  i.'.iei. 

Cin-  iren  exp?c-  'h>  blast, 

Vvavo  iiijjW'lioir  iKi  s  in  air  ! 
7;.  ■  •  V.  .<H.S'anrl-,.."h:i^;r. 


\V    h  h^tr-va'-ddi- 


h  c- 


'nik?Ea,*hra(M'  Wad 

•  Our  e;'un  r  nt  -.i  wiil  .^.i 

'1'  avtaige  tl;ciii  i/ii  ihc  foe 

Hij;h  in  the  cl'iildB  iipicsr!. 


■J  he  t 


A-,   V. 


Av.i  arc.u.rnl  uastlie  blast. 
'1  hat  shuon  the  £11,1  )  town  ; 

Tv.ici-  fifty  pirates  b^  Id, 

Cent  shrieking  in  -he  air? 
This  alf,  wliencva-ii^ld, 

Sltall  iiiakc  our  foCi despnir. 

Mr  urn,  mcurn  the  glTi'^iis  brave  ! 

VVh'!  |,ave  lhen,i.tlvvs  l"  tli'a.ii  j 
ThHr  liliibs  Ijeslrcw  the  wave, 

Iht  !.;■.}•  rcceivestheiriiitaih. 

TO  ^,   L.\DY, 

C;;  ier  too  £i-e.:t  ajccuiia:  cf  ornament. 

DeavMin,  vhence  ff  late  this  studious  care, 
A:  S.,:\\vm  Dids  tour.,  il   h.  ri.iwir.g  huir  : 
V,',  l,..,.sll.  wis  I..  si,au»'lhj  sniw,    breast, 
/.\ld|.:id  ivith  f^'tgr-   us  tlingc  .lie  suili|i.n  riis  vest! 
Wli     lUesc  ],eriuiiies  that  scent  the  aiuliieiu  ^ir  i 
/lias',  ail  art  must  render  thee  less  fair. 

Fnch  ornatncnt  fi-ojTt  ihatcelps  ial  face 
]  e.racts  a  cl.arin.  and  Laiiii.l.is  a  j;race  : 
\\  1  <  rn  the  vie  le  cat,  sweets  bes  cvv  ! 
C  r  1  (ids  tl  e  rr  It  vi'libcrv.  wed  cr.l  tirs  glow  ? 
Cleai  Ka  urr'b  beau  xs  ever  rejih  ihe  I  ean, 
Andil  nrlt  ihe  trivial  aids  of  needless  art. 

J7f  an  directs  the  ve»na   bloom  to  bl  -w, 
>;t.  ar'  assists  'he  ii.unnunng  streams  re  flow, 
j\y,i'.   he  sweet  songs.ers  of  thcvocal  grtve, 
L;  art  ui.aided,  swell  iheir  ihroa.b  lo  kve. 

Plabeard  Elalia  charni'd  of  rid 

3  ..  r  Helen's  broil.er*.'.,  rioi  wi  h  f^ems  cr  tri  id  ; 

J.':,.  «i  \.  PhalM.s  f;,r  Mar)-e>fa  v  ed. 

v. I    for  her  bei'U-T.-s,  not  her  weaM,  he  sitli'd. 

^Vhen  gcdlil-ePelopsHippndaniia  won, 

He  panted  ii.r  her  virgin  charms  alone. 

V.'i  h  r.a'ive  rrace  these  nvitiphs  Irllain'd  the  heart, 

L'.  si  illd  in  creatiirnr,  devoid  of  art  i 

In    he  sweet  blu-h  i  f  mrdesty  aloi.e, 

And  siTiiles  tf  innocence  aitir'd,  they  shone. 


C  nic  seek  ihe  adus'  rereat  of 'hese  I  t  c  groves, 

iistone  brta  h-d.  ere  Fa-c    had  ruiij  liis  knell, 
Ai.djoii,  iheuquiuni  d  C( i.lccerau. kvcs.   . 


Can  lou  forget  hrw-  eft  in  wooing  voo. 
He  arlesb  led   he  |  assii  n  in  a  .bn.i.g  i 

No  Mii]liiii'  .Ml). I    a  r.an.i  in.  re  true, 
Ai.a  »it  and  beau  ;  imigled  in  his  song. 

Th  >•  Nep-hf  bla.;'u,  lirbrows  with  ni.\  nle  twib'd, 

Nnt  ah  lierl  weliiiesc  uld  shake  his  coustani  iiii.id. 

In  ihs  nieruiian  of  his  quier  day, 
When  gen  le  Keason  liad  nia  ur'd  liis  youth  : 
'I  he  r.lativts  ■  1  Onu:  iil-.  ss  iha-  lay 
He  gtive  to  )ou  and  guve  ii  »vi  h  his  tru  h. 
Piire  veu  his  iiHiMsas    h<  Pa  iianl.'s  .l.n^ht, 
rtiid  hiaven  auarvVed  .he  ditinas  iancyjau^hi. 

Ah  me,  that  breast  which  ^hnv'd  with  jiarriot 
Beiiea  h  tins  j.rass-iireen  iii   n  ie  lies  en  om'b 
C  Id  IS  Iha  iHive  which  harm.,ni?d  the  I   re, 
Ai.d  all  h.s  b.ight'iii.ig  fai-ul->s  coi.suiu'ui 
Comeihen.    Mich  la.k-u  exctlU.,cr  depl   re. 
His  l.ar/s  uiiiining,  his  min-  rel»y  is  g'vr. 

SONG. 


For  u 
All 

■Can, 
Can 

e.jll'hrgifsa 
b    j      s  bu      ra,, 

.ou  uu^ht  of  b 

■e  vain, 
sie-.it  shew 
Ironi  pa 
ss  bestow 

n't 

I 

N%  'h 

All 

S.i-.ijs 

&  wre'ched  hca 
oiirb.a-.>edj>. 
■  here  aro,  vouea 

r;  can  .ell 
s  are  p  • 
I't  IV. .-.1. 

Bki 

sliigsbsl,  y..u  can'tresit. 

re. 

Ceaw. 

Che 

Lure  1 
Ha! 

Enchan'ress,  to 

ot  VI  ar  es  to  bt 
p  ness  dejieiids 

deceive, 
kind  10  « 
lieve, 
11    o  1  : 

00  J 

For  'his  wre'ched  hear*  can  'ell. 

All    heb  rseuj-.s  arep.'.^rj 
Srt.iljs    I. -re  are.  i  ni  can't  r.-|.el, 

B  easing".  1  )st,  you  ca. '-  r.-si.re. 

■  EI.^iGlAC   LlNiS  TO  INNOCEKCE. 

Seraiihic  ^ues',  fmnnie  f  irever  fl'^wn  ! 

1    v.vin  1  woo  tlie^  to  itiv  eager  arms: 
Tluie  .vas  a  inie  when  -li -u  v.-r    all  ni  ■  own, 

lieiov'd  and  worship'd  inthv  na  ive  chur.ns! 


ppeals, 


Then  needless  artif  c 
■<Vl.aitl.Lir..:   tl..  It' 


■  traids,  forbear, 
•,  adtriis  ihe  fail 


ODE  TO  aiMPLIClTY. 

Haj'e  pi'ld  n\n'ph,  forei;'  ihv  moss-crown'd  cell, 
Ciiidin  ihj  niilk-white  ves-. 
Is;  Ka.i.t.:  vii,vti>,b>  .he  daces  drett ; 


My  present  Rref  to  hapjiie 

f.r  i.urr  -.las!  th.  U'ar  l.r^ii  a.«  I  i.r, 
St'od  in  ^ii.s  hear-  which  n  "  sj  kee.l,.  feels 

The  agony  .hy  sight  occasions  there. 

Fell  pas'icn  caine,  wi'h  sacrilegious  hai;d, 
Kaz'd  to  the  tlust  :hel  '.igl  'v'J  h.  1    pile! 

Sl,i   Jtr,  lie  11   rse  an.l  j.u-lt  (a  hi  le  .ns  b  in.l  ) 

L  ud  clip'd  •heir   liaiids,  and  in-...ly   lau^-bed    the 
wl.  le  ! 

Alas  !   time  was  when  s'ill  -he  shadowy  night, 
Vcil'd  ill  ibscuri  v    he  oarl.eii'u  yr-ve. 

Or  when  Auk  ra  shed  her  pur,  1    light, 

Andwaii'u.he  sluiub'riu^  w  irld  u  .ife  and  love. 

Tliy  charge  it  was  to  .va  cji  tny  qiil^t  bed, 

r.,s;.ir'u  b.  thee,  wrukibr  ffh:-e-, 'd  f.ii.e,  brinj 

l-.er  laires.visici.s,  till  h  ^11  ' 'er  my  head 
I'lie  herai.i  larK  would  ins  shrill  uiaiius  sing. 

Whv  did  the  traitor.  Live,  mv  mind  beguile  ! 

Till  ■b.M  sao  hturall  ..  as  s.'rei.e  and  ga. , 
■ill)  sister  ])tace,  wi.h  swee.  cherubic  simle, 

Eri^hten'd  the  injinentsof  eacii  halcyon  day. 

My  fov'rite  shades  cannot  my  grief  subside, 
N'.r  calm  my  bosoms'  ever-varying  storm; 

Fer  in  yon  rivulet's  pelucidiide, 

1  view  wiih  blushes  mi  dishouor'd  form. 

No  tnr.recan  friendship  ye  d  to  my  d<li^-ht, 
(Iha,  erst  uoulj  j.y  un  o  my  si  ul  iii.part  ;) 

Em  Joy,  wi-h  Iiixeence,  ha  1  w  ii.{,'d  lur  h  ilif, 
Tarfr.-iii  the  darken'd  triansit  n  of  ni}  hear'  ' 


THE  FLOWER  GIRL. 

'  PRAY,  huv  a  nrsegay  ofapoor  otphan  1'  sa'd 

afenialeviice.inai.l.in'iveanditiel-dinustonc.  as  I  was 
psssipg  thecornrr  of  theHiy-itiarket.  I  urned  hast-l., 
and  beheld  a  girl  of  about  four  cen  whose  drapen,  tim* 
ragged  wasclean,  and  whose  firm  was  surh  a,  a  pain  er 
wi-ud  have  chosen  fora>ou  nlul  V.nus.  HvruecU.  wi  h. 
outcivering.  was  whie  as  sufnr  ;  and  her  fea-ufes,  ,ho' 
not  regularly  beautiful,  were  in'ere.s'in,.;,  and  set  ofl  bv  a 
transjiarent  ci  m|  le.-iirn  ;  fer  eies  dark  and  in'ell'ge'n', 
were  shaded  bv  loose  ringle's  rfarnven  black,  and  iioui-: 
ed  their  sweetly  si'|  |  lira  ing  bi  ailis  hrou^h  the  silken 
shade  "f  very  1-ng  lashts.  On  one  arm  hung  a  basket 
1  full  of  roses,  and  the  other    was  iiretchcd  cut  towards 


titds.    1  put  mv   hand 
n.isilvir.— Takeihis. ,; 


gn-l,"  said  L  j.u-iiiig  it  into  1 

who  isthe  la  her  of  ike    fa  l.eiless, 

>our  e.\isiti.ct,  ar.d \our vii-.u.  ' — \ 


r    pni-.n 
.  Hve.-i, 


I  was  turning  from  her,  when  she  suddenl»iauRh- mr 
wl.hdraw^n  hands  ,»,.«,  pu.iiig  it  to  her  i;pr,ftir„  i„,i 
a  Hood  ,  t  t,ar:<.  "1  he  actio.;,  and  the  I.  <  k  which  ac. 
C! mi.ar.ied  n,  touched  mv  soul  ;  it  mched  loihcarlesl 
tra  i  u.ie  .  f  this  jiocr  PloB-er-givl.  and  a  drop  of  sj  „,„,. 
•h,  (ill  Iron,  my  cheek.  '.  Forj^ive  ii.c,  .Sir,'  said  she 
recovering  Ir, II.  her  trai.sp'ri,  while  a  sweet  hlush  ,i,r 
fused  itself  over  her  Kvel,,  face  ■.-  mv  hear.-  was  tullVf 
what  itcoHld  not  e.xpress:  na  ur.-  impelled  i„e  to  so  free  a, 
.ac.v.n.  Y.u  will  jardcn  ihecfectit  had  on  n.e.  when 
I  ellyou.  the)  are  the  frst  kiid  words  1  haveheards  iife 

1 1st  nil    bat  waf  dear  to  nieon  carih' A  sob  in:, .J' 

ruptcd  lier  dltcof.rse  i  she  stopiicd,  and  wept  (ixn-ly, 
then  ra:siii;;  u;>  her  lac*  fr.^m  ihe  hand  rn-  which  sl'-e 
Siad  la  a  ii— ■  O  Sir  !  1  have  nota;her,  iiotiioihrr  r..  re. 
Ution  !  Alas  !  1  have  no  friend  in  the  wcild  1'  Chraked 
wiih  her  emotions,  she  was  silent  for  a  moment,  htf  it 
■ne  could  proceed—  Mv  o„lv  friend  is  God!  on  him  1 
rely  ,  1  submit  In  his  will,  I  opiv  pray  that  I  Il,a^  iim. 
por-  wi:h  f  ir-inide,  il  e  mi-r  es  I  am  horn  to  experience ' 
T.J  hnii,  i.i.d  Sir,  th  s  hearr  sh  :ll  alv.avs  pra/  t  r  v„o' 
Ma,  hat  G  d  f  r  eve  protcc  wo!"  added  she,  dr-pi  j  • 
a  cur  sey  dill  of  liumili.;  aid  ra  ive  j,r.iie,  as  she  re  irck 
1  re  uriied  htr  bentdic.ion  ai.d  went  ci. 

■•  And  cm  1  thus  leave  iliis  p-or  crea'urc  ?"  said  I,  as  I 
wal,.ed  |,e,  sivel,  on.     .■  Can  J  Lave  her  forever,  n  i  ii.,u, 

eiiio  ion  > What    have  I  dine  f-r  her,  iha-  can  e,vj 

'h-tiie  to  her  prayers?  Preserved  ker  a  f<  u  .ia-.sfnnt 
siea.h,  but  ;hat  is  all  !  And  ikall  T  <|,ii-,l,c<,  fair  tiov-cr, 
.0  see  liee  no  moie  (  lo  b.- b- me  down  \is  thu  rude  hlsst 
■4  auvcrsttyJ  to  be  cripped  b  some  cruel  spoiler'  io 
lifoi  p  til;  lovely  bend  benca'h  ihe  blight  ei'  eai-U  sorr -.■,  i 
— ^to  !  thou  has'  been  reared  on  some  happier  b-jnk  j  tl,  i 
hast  bien  nunured  b.  the  siveet  icirs  ol  maternal  am  ^ 
""  1  h,  uliast  uiK-e  Wuhed  bmeaih  the  cheanng  sum  r 
■J-^ii.estic  con  ent,  and  under  i  -h'  u  sh;.l  bloom  n-^.  • 
»  ■ii.neii,  as  I  sjol-c  J  11, y  l.car-  bea-  wi  li  -he  sweei  ■ 
1-  se.  1  siw  he  beau-iful  iinverR.il  before  me.  1 
1  '-saci.eil — eju„h  I  er  hand — the  worJsof  tr  u  iii)ha,.t  v  r- 
«fc  bnrsi  t,-om   m,   lips—  ' 

••Come,  hcul  vel;,de-n-^d  ,-;i-l!  C  m».  r.n!  d  1  o- e 
more  to  he  hai>p;.  kr  n]>e  wh.  t-i!  lie  fa-h.-r!  Ihtir' 
h- me  shall  be  'l.ii  e  ;  l<u  shait  il  ar«  -Vi  ir  c  nfrr  s  (., 
h'u  shah  be  taiiglit  v.  i  h  them  rhat  vi-tue  Inir  fa  hrr 
ries  ,o  ),rafice  !"  i  lie  st. ;  j  oil  me  ;  her  e.  es  l-;ll^he•d  wi':!;' 
a  frantic  joy  :  she  hung  1  ersolf  iin'her-f.«»es-h-V|vrrf  ,i.e 
ai'.l  burs,  in-i  a  tlond  of  rap  tirous  'e.ar».  I  inir.td  her  ill 
IIV  ans.^— I  hn.hed  h.-r  tl  e.  ■  n  .i,-rrt;  iu!e,  aTt-frr,  lui^VT 
a  hme  <f  ha.pii.ess  and  p-t  .  She  1  v  sm  eli.I:lr  „  ; 
she  knes  tlieir  latin  r  i  a  d  h  po^.r  cr,  li..n  ^f  the  Hayl 
Man,e;  is  now  the  « ife  ..I  m ,  s  ii  ! 


De  EuRGiir. 
CUR1CU5  AU-.  LP.THE.MENT. 
1' 


id  of  life  requires  ihe  tei 
h  as^luu  r,.  whicii  this 


■  To  shig/c  oU  c  ~e 
d'jra'  ii.'ionsot  v 
a,.dre  se.l,  .he  aiiv 
he  r.jec.eo,  al  h-  u,  h  Lfin,;  thus  j.uliliil  o.r'ereJ,  r.iav  in 
some  oeg  ee  k  nn'il.".ir  ^alu.•.  A^.  i-  will  be  ima'.ined 
lelfish  01  1  eeuii.ary  views  alme.  c^  uld  inciuce  a  female  to 
make  v  ha  ii.ay  aii).ear  a  pul  i.  lei  d  r  f  .heis.li.  she 
will,  ill  a  f-j-  v.  ordr,  aokn-w  led|;e  how  farskgis  ae  ua  d 
b)  sell  ;  an  I  as  she  wishts  'o  he  undcrs  o.d  bef  r^  h'  is 
tuljeced  to  proposals,  degrad  ng  ja  rhaps.  fro;ii  bi.ng 
mi:  ,i|  plied,  site  w  ill  be  as  eMpii.  i  i-s  a  ]  ubiie  p-aper  wiil. 
admit  A  lone  woman,  hov. tver  easy  in  cireun.s  aiices, 
is  an  unprotected  member  of  socie  v.  Thus  s-tiiat--.l  is 
the  wvi  cr,  and  .s  .he  idea  of  ser- it.de  wcukl  be  equally 
repugnant  to  her  f.-el  n  s  ;  nd  in  r  pride,  •  h ;  v  i  -hes  o  meet 
w  III  agen-kmai.,  whese  a  ;c-an.;  charac  er  vvcud  re.ider 
tlie  pro  ec  ion  ol  his  house  a  p  easant  residence  to  her.  as 
she  is  c;  use  oub  she  bh.  uld  he  a  desirable  add  i  n  to  ir.» 
l-am,l.  c  r  le.  'Ihe  tidv.ftiser  is  a  gentlewoman  wlu'se 
habi.s  of  life  are  particularly  suited  to  the  situation  she 
se-,ks.  The  tsablishii  ent  of  which  she  would  become  » 
intmbeni  u  ;h  r.sp  ctbe;  Some  degree  cfiiKie).en(leii'e 
ulicwcd  hr  as  te  the  i.i,,  osal  of  these  hours  u::eiigrossed 
b,  the  fiiiiiil.  a  r.njicmeiiis,  and  projcr  a'tend^us.  a|)- 
pointed  o:.-ss  i:.  t'le  d.it  es  Ha:  m..y  fall  to  her  sliaie. 
inaw.rd  she  wIiIks  m  be  cim- ide'ieJ  as  a /emme  A 
C'L-rj^e.  without  bc.ng  treated  as  a  hireling.  She  wi  iiiil 
preler  I  vin;;  «  Ik  11  in  the  conn  r. ,  hii'  sln.ll,  in  electi  n 
oi  phice,  be  gu  deil  by  circuit. stalice: .  She  u  ill  n- 1  eo.i- 
ciu.ie  ill  he  c- minon  cNpecatinn  of  ref.Tence,  &c.  but 
slia  1  rcqu  re  sinceri-i  aid  candour  equai  t-ih.  r  own.  Let- 
ters adcir.sse.l  lO  M  M.  u..dcrct:ver  to  Mr  !,Ii.li:.e  ■,  i,ro. 
cer,  Kew-f  0 -hi'.e,  Hithmuud,  Siiir;,  sliall  be  dul.,  aH- 
sv^eied  — i«^iii.4/i../ir. 


P    iXfD    tv 


JOHN  L.  COO'.;  (J-  rS'XTf  M  G-^ANTL.i^ND. 

Tieo  .!:,'rs  ue.'.-.ii  :l'e  Sm:ii-7:.-:e>n  .■ 

WHB»B»nllJlI-C      IV     GEVBP.M.     IS     ESBCl'TtD    WITH 

KEA'INESS    AK»    ACCVUACy. 


rrp! 


he  MINERVA; 


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I  23. 


Biographical  dcpartin  cnt. 


{Thfr*  is  prnhably  ni  specif s  of  v.rl'infj  mcje  atrraciivc 
V.A  irnpnvinj  than  intei'stiag  BiograpiVjr  :  aciii;i:vd 
by  this  belief,  we  have  endeavoured  lo  furnish  our  rea- 
der! fr«m  time  ro  lime  v.  i^h  Tjirgraphical  skeicKcs, 
fmm  »  hich  they  in  ay  receive  tfome  portion  of  aniiKe- 
ment,  and  reap  at  least  a  &mall  shaYc  cf  useful  infornia- 
ticn.  * 

"The  fcltiwir^  ciirs-^ry  ■skech  of  the  life  of  the  celeiira-cd 
advf  n  urnnr,  Triveiler  ^ioji  Ledyari,  a  tianve  Aiticri- 
ca«.  deserves  an  attteniivc  pfrui.a!  from  i  very  iiiquisi  • 
live  nfadtr :  fr>m  every  one  who  adnnires  ihe  uiicon- 
qoerahle  rvi-luiion  of  an  aspiring  gcniu;,  braving  in- 
credible perils,  and  surniounrini^  inntniierablo  diftictilties  j 
for  the  acquisition  of  ftnnwjed^e:  and  fitiullv  i  isiitg  in- 
to no  ice  by  his  IM:r^everi  ■tg  in'repiditv,  in  spise  nf  the 
■^ovTerfu!  iiiipediirients  wlrch^Mrt/  and  olacurity  iiad 
},Uc^d  ■■  his  «a-.  iVe  ...id  hin.  when  an  nnexperi<n- 
cel  you  h.  pi-rf  riiiino;  al.iile  a  hazarj^-us  v  i  aje  it  14J 
n  If s  down  a  i.ipid  riv?r,  wi'lj  the  naviga'ion  uf  wliicli 
h  »as  en  irdv  unacqiuin  cJ. — We  ihen  hear  of  hiin 
accoinpa-iving  Capt.  C  it-k  in  his  vovage  of  discover/ 
on  the  N  W c  ast  of  Ainerica— H.ivi'.,g'escap,-a  tlie 
taxards  t  f  ihis  disastrcus  voyage,  in  witich  he  lost  an 
alile  frtiid.  bv  the  unf<.r  una-e  catastrophe  o{  his  n:i- 
W«*  cnHniaoder,  we  next  tiijd  htm  undfrjal^i/.j;  a  pe- 
des rian  j'-urney  for  the  purjx-se  '.f  exploring  'he  vast 
tont>  lent  (  f  Anterica  from  wc^t  ro  east — ancl  with  only 
•en  guineas  in  his  pocket  j.uriieying  ihr'Ugh  the  nor.h 
of  liurope  ;  -au.l  n  cvjiedie  his  sdicnie,  aticmp.-iiig 
*-■  pass  en  the  ice  acr.us  I'.-.e  Gulf  of '  B  i.h.  ia— Fi'ici.i^ 
iiis  way  through  "  hoaeSL  Swcilei."  oiij  "  u^tpriiicijilcJ 
Kussii,"  (as  i.ur  traveller  s'i.es  herii)  wi  h-u-  nionty, 
lies  I  a, e  of  friends,  a.td  alnios  naked,  havivg -ici  iicr 
•tocsings  n;>r  shoes — A  lutigth  h'jje  u-.-.s  *oLim.iJi)  ; 
bu  iia  scratrl,  arr'vtj  rhen-,  i\h]fc\hV  »<•  s  -'Ut  i)ii  .i-i  ■ 
th.-r  e5!peuitton,  iii,,re  n',i -atvlni?.  if  j)  i. .  .lie.  hdi  ^.iv 
IK  which  ht  had  ..e*.  hc^-.i  c  .^a.'t  d.  -\  u-v-  in  .  i-j^Ai- 
on  ufoir  Joseph  ilan  I,  s,  I'rcsiu^iK  of  the  i-'-.  '  -  ■■  * 
♦he  iiitirejjitL  l^tasji  .tngj^fjj-  1 1  ii 
■~%ii.u»  >i  Aii-.cj,  ana  cxpl.?,e"ih.-  i  I'en   r 

parts  of  ih.t  bHY-dge  continent — ir  ace  .  ,     ^ 

tnoraiiiary  undor.auiiig  he  set  oil  from  '  L-i,.^  .  i  m 
Ju.ie  iJUS.  and  arriveaat  Cairo.  (.E^'vpt),  m  August 
bm  the  (icatn  oc  this  enierprisjng  ^ciius,  v.'hic.i  -  wis 
place  snoftl..  ai.er,  preveiited  the  i.'ct)iii,)libhin.ut  of 
h  •,  last  jjraiul  eiitei-priic,  and  put  an  end  to  ilic  ,;,tir?.or- 
d:nary  iiaru^hips  lij  sui.cred  in  perf  -rming  hi-i  H.rcu. 
lean  UU.iurs.  J^^yui'J  was  certai.il^  no  ordinary  clia- 
rac  er  ;  and  v.-e  ihall  mid  inoie  peojde  dii])used  to  ad- 
mire his*e;.oiu;iun  anu  perseverance,  t.iaii  arc  willi'.ig 
to  c.icountcrhls  penis. 
JjtijUrJ  was  not  merely  a  cur  om,  but  was  also  an  obser- 
v..ij{  traveller  ;  hi:>  obscn-a.iWs  on  the  female  cliaiac- 
ler,  ura.vnlrom  actual  e.-ip^-ncnce  in  dijere.it  cou.itries 
ai.a  lardistani  climes,  da  no  incons-deiable  honor  to 
tlie  bC\.  Let  ihe'op  n:on  of  an  enligli  envd  traveller 
'.vho  lias  ivr.nessrd  .he  virtiirs  and  foiulcs  of  ivoinc.i  in 
every  quarerof  the  world,  be  opposed  lo  the  sn.irlr,igs 
ot  spkiietic  !gn.,rant  writers,  who,  incapable  ofjusil,' 
esiiHia.iiig  me  vir  ues  of  the  se.v,  would  l."u-  lo  their 
charge  every  pal. 17  vice  tha.  can  larnish  tlie  wonied  pu- 
rry  oithe  tciiiiiimc  character— Let  the  wisdom  of  iiie 
Piiilosiiphcr  be  contrasted  wiin  tlie  ignorance  .if  the  dc- 
cla.iiier,  and  we  shall  lind  no  dinicuhy  in  giving  a  de- 
cid;d  piei'trccc  in  tlit  f  riiier,  and  in  coiicumiig  with 
ilic  .ijjiniuii  ol  Ledj-11'J,  ii'.at 

W^:>i(in'atie  alT'stttger'tjie^-cral blessing, 
F,\^m  suUry  JitJia  to  tie  />.,';. 


ship.  This  was  afterwards  uf  infini:e  service  to  him,  as 
well  in  his  voyage  with  capt.  Cook,  as  in  his  travels  a. 
mong  savaje  iiaticfn^ 

Want  pt'itioney  obliged  hiin  to  quit  the  college,  with- 
out contpletirg  the  iiMial  c  iirf.e  of  tfPademical  educnion 
AiilSfii-'w  h-.s  enterprising  ge  mis  began  to  exert  itself.— 
Not  having  hioney  td4elra)  the  eapcnces  of  a  journey 
to  KanforJ,  b/  land,  he  bo  It  ai  canue,  ij  feet  in  k-ngth 
jnd  three  in  b.'e-.tdt!.  ;  he  ahoeivcted  a  ko  ith  of  willnvs 
ever  the  steta  toslieltr  i.im  from  the  incleitiency  of  the 
weather,  ai.d  procured  soii,ci:ried  venison  f  >r  sustenance 
in  his  intcndt'd  voya:^c.  Thas  ftinitsited  he-  eiiibari\ed 
for  Hartfcrd.  He  had  140  miles  to  sail  ii>  .lis  ca.ioe,  in 
a  rapid  river  with  whilh  he  was  totally  u.iacqaaiilleJ 
btli  hisde.ermined  i)er.-.evevai.cc  .sural  lutlted  every  obs  a 
cle,  ti.ti  he  aintd  talc  at  the  place  ol  h.s  ui  j.iiia.iui., 
,0  the  astoiiis.iie.n  of  all   wiu  .vjr_-  aciu.i  1..,    .1..  i  .,, 

»^ 

hazai-ds  to  which  he  haubcen  ex;jd.>cd. 


had  under- 
J'tejih  he 
the  ainba^' 


ctiterprizing  dispositii 
tail  ,r,  iro  .1  New-\ 


OYARD. 


Thi. 


1    was  a  native    ofConnecli- 
'cut.     Bcin  ,    father,  by    death,  while  he 

was  ycta  c  -  -irj  education  devolved  on  his 

grandfath.  ,-..q.  who  gave, him    a  Latin 

&  English  ,-  Hartford.  \lh!en  he  was  a- 

boiit  18 year.  ....  „,-,  ,,  ,  .  In. her  died,  and  left  him  to 
fallow  the  bent  of  his  inclination.  Possessed  of  a  heart 
breathing  good  will  to  mankind,  he  now  tur.ied  his  at- 
tention to  the  study  of  divinity.  Xv.ih  tliSs  victv  he  went 
to  Darimoudi  cill-i;e,  where  he  became  acqjiair.te.l  with 
I'ns  manners  of  the  Indiana  ;  and  siuiisd  with  great  suc- 
«-'ss,  the  means  of  reiomnuwdiitg  himself  to  fheir  friend* 


Yielding  toilic  impule  d  hi 
he  soon  after  went  as  a  comiiu 
to  L:nul.iiiv  wJlc-re  he  tn.er-.i;  co.pc  r_,  .  i  ma.  i..es  wii 
Capi  C.  then  bound  en  a  v.i  a_.;e  ot  uiscover;  la  tlie  K 
VV.coftt  cf  America  H>;  v,  as  a  ;av  ilic  wnn  c.p.a. 
Cook.'and  was  presw-nt  a:  hii>  tragical  u^a  i. 

Hisft^iids  nothavinj  he.rj  :■.-;.  li.-.i  ;  :■  i^  rc.i.ig  Iri, 
fcr  lOyeirs.had  gvm  1."  .,  .■  ,  1.  r  ,',.  .,  .  ...  .,.  ^^,., 
su-jTi-rc  i,_  d-4!iat  fi-..i,i;  1  .  11;..  .,  ,  .  i'  .  :  ', 
published  aji  ace nint  oi  C?ik'. 

ills  pprv'Ces    'O  stvcrai    mere;..',   .  .      .tin 

•■  -?'r.-T£i  ij  "?-ftrr.— !.  ,  ,    ■,,■,;    1.).     i:i,-     I  , 

i.c.i;.  he  a^j-sin  em:jar'.i-.i  lor  En  l.ii, 

i,  ^J.      .,  r-i  to  cxpi -re  u.i.v.  ■  \  .1  cou.l.rits  .vas    tci 

jivat  to  su.ier  him  to  remai.i  Ijii^  inac  ivc.  He  fil 
a  strong  anxiety  ttj  jie.  etra.e  die  A;(ircan  c.a.ti.ieir 
frtim  the  nor'.h-westerii  c^ait,  where  hj  li.ii  bee.i  wi-i 
capt.  Co.-ik,  to  the  eaitern  coast  wi.h  wh  ch  he  was  al 
ready  acquainted.  H.tving  ue.c.min^d  to  'ruviisj  tin, 
vast  C'inti-.Knt,  fr'im  the  Paciiic  to  the  AtU-itic  ocean, 
he  resolved  to  embark  in  a  vessel  wliich  was  prepared  tc 
sail  on  a  T-iyage  of  cortiniercial  ad'venmre  to  KootkaEound 
— and,,  accordingly,  expended  in  sra-s'rre,  the  greater 
part  of  the  money  wi'h  which  his  chief  pa'ron  and  be- 
befac'or.  Sir  J-iseph  Banks,  had  Iberally  siippfied  him  — 
But  the  scheme  being  frustrated  by  tt.e  rapacity  >)f  a  ciis- 
trm -house  oflicer,  whohad  seized  and  detained  the  vessel 
for  reasons  which,  on  legal  enquiry,  proved  to  be  ft-ivo- 
lous,  he  tleterniined  to  travel  over  land  to  Kamschatka, 
irom  whence  a  passage  to  the  western  coast  of  America 
is  extremely  short.  With  no  m  re  ;lian  ten  gilinea.i  in 
his  purse,  which  was  all  he  hid  left,  hecrossed  the  Bri- 
tish channel  to  Ostend.  and  firoceeded  thence  to  the  ca- 
pital cf  Sweden;  from  .vhence  as  it  was  winter,  he  at- 
tempted to  traverse  the  Gtilph  of  Bothnia  on  the  ice.  in 
crdcr  to  reach  Kamschatka  by  the  shortest  way  i  bu 
finding,  when  he  came  to  the  midtlle  of  the  sea,  that  the 
V  atcr  was  not  frozen,  he  returned  to  S.ockh->lm,  atid  ta- 
kiiig  his  course  northward,  walked  into  the  Arctic,  and, 
passing  round  the  head  of  the  Gulph,  descended  on  Its 
eastern  side  to  Petersburg. 

There  he  was  soon  noticed  as  an  extraordinary  man. 
Without  stockings  rr  shoes,  and  too  much  poverty  to  pro- 
vide himself  with  either,  he  received  and  accepted  an  in- 
vitation to  dine  with  the  Portuguese  ambassador.  To  this 
imitatiou  it  was  probably  owing  that  he  was aWe  to obtai. 
Utc  sum  of  twenty  gunineas,  for  a  bill  on  Joseph  Banks 
Vi'bich  he  confessed  hi  had  no  authority  to   draw,  bu* 


V  hich,  in  consideration  of  the  business  t 

taken,  and  of  the    progress  he  had  n.av 

believed  would  not  -he  unwilling  10  pay 

dor's  interest  it  might  also  be  owing  that  he  cb-aincdperl 

mission  to  accpnciiany  a  detachment  6(  stores,  which  th. 

Empress  lia(totd«ied  10  be  sent  tof^Xaltutt.  -ftjr  the  us«  ,,f 

Mr.    Billii'igs,  in  Englishman,  at  rtiat  time    in    her  ser. 


flrpm  *»kutz  he  proceeded  to  Oczackow,  fromwhence 
he^meant  to  have  passed  over    to  that  pci.ir.sula,    and  to 
.(tve- embarked  on  the  eastern  side  in  one  of  iheRu.siaa 
veskfcls,  rtiat  trade    on  (be    western   shores  cf  Amtrica: 
out  linding  that  the  navigation  was  ct.mplelely  obstruc  ed 
by  the  ice,  h*  returned  again  lo  Yaku,2,'iii  older  to  wait 
lie  conclusion  of  the  winter- 
Such  was  his  situation,  when  in  consequence  of  suspi, 
eionsnot  hitherto  c.vplaincd,  or  rcrentmeins   f.r  which  n(» 
-easonis  a- signed,  he  was  seized  in  il.e  Eii.j  ress's,  name 
)■.  two  llutsian  soldiers,  who  placfd  h'.iii  m  a  slu'-t  .a.id 
ouveying  iheni   in    the  drad    of  WWer,  ihr-t'^li  :he  de. 
r  s  .-rnorlheni  1  aviary,  left  him  ailssl  tn  tie  Ironierj 
•    ;■  in.- 1*.  Itsh  dotiiinions..\s  h.-y  |i.-.rte,l,  -hey  fU  him  -hat 
-  -.e  returned  to  Klissia  he  v.  n.lc  tcr  and)  be  l.a..^cu  — 
ii-  ry  and  hardship  were    now  beet  me  fami.iat  to  hiin. 
■  ■   iij'h  it  is  scarceljr.,pnbsible  to  conceive  a  hun.an  bei-.g 
I,  able  ol  sustaining  ihe  accumulated  nilsf  r  ufies  ht  ex- 
•rr,i-nc -d  on  this  occasion,  ye.  he  bravely  strug^ed  wiih, 
.i  finally ■5iirmaun:ed  iliein  all.  "  y 

In  tlif  midst  ofp-verty,  c<-vered  WitB  mjit,  ir.vetvil 
lii  he  osiiai  accmpaiijiiicns  •!'  such  clcahing,  wrrii 
i  h  en  inual  h.irdsh-p.  e.\liausted  by  diseate,  wi  h  ut 
'lieids.  wiihotit  credit,  unknown  and  full  if  niiser_>,  lie 
I'.inndhis  way  to  Koningcburg.  'll.cre  ii  il  c  Ik  ur  tfliij 
itmost  disress,  lierestlvtd  nice  nure  to  have  rec- urse 
*o  his  t^ld  benefactor;  and  iie  luckily  f;  uud  aperson  v.  ho 
was  willing  to  take  his  draf;.  for  five  guineas  on  the  Pre' 
nideiit  of  the  Royal  Society. 

With  this  assistance  he  arrived  in  England,  and  'nnme. 
di^t-ely  wailed  on  Sir  J.  scpl,  Fanks,  whotsldliim,  know- 
ing his  tcpiper,  that  he  belie vtd  he  could  recoiJiHterdhim 
rol.in    ailventtnT    altnitst    as  jierili  i.s  as  ilv-    ei;c    from 
wKich  he  had  returned  ;   and  then  liitn 

the  wisbes.of  the  association    fore...  ...and 

countries  of  Africa. 

Mr.  Ledjr.rd  replied,  that  he  had  always  determined  to 
traverse  the  continent  of  Africa,  as  soon  as  he  had  cxplor- 
ed  iheinierior  parts  of  Nrrth  Ai<ier!ca.  Sir  JtMiihgave 
liim  a  letter  ofirtrodtictjcn,  wiih  "which  he  iti.iticdiaiely 
waited  on  Mr.  Bcaufry.'  tl-.e  geuileman  who  hadtho  di- 
rection   of    the  intended' Afiifljfy,    aid  to  *hrm  we  ;iie 

learr.t  from  the  nc;e,ia>s  J^Tlmuw-v,  ■•  the  name  a. id 
bu...n  S,  of  Uiy  visi'.-i  I  .--r.^  s  1.1,  ',  .vitli  .lie  iiia:il,..e..s  i-f 
4lis  person,    ihe  bri.    ,  .  ,  .he  cp'ein.ess  ol   itis 

countenance,  and '.ii-  .  .^  eye.  .  1  opened  litc 

mapcf  Africsl  before  iu^  and  tracing*  line  from  Cairo 
'Wtn  Sennar,    and  from    ihei.cc  wcsivar.l.  in  the    la  i- tide 
and  supposed  direction  of  the  Migei,  1  .<  K!  him  iliatwas 
the  rou'e  by  which  I  was    desirous  that    Africa  might,  if 
Hesa.dhe   should    think  himself 


possible  b>;  e.xplored. 
3iiH;i.larly  forruiiaie  ti 
I  asked  him  when  he 
ing  was  his  answer." 

On  thlp  grand  advei 


be  I 


ih    the  aeiv 


vould  set  out.     To-m<jrrow  ino 


turc  Mr 


Iv?rd  left  Lnnd'-n  rn 
JnncSOih,  irSS,  and  reached  Cairo,  in  Eg;  pe,  on  the  l"th 
August,  front   whence  ke    trau&iuiued  such  acccuius  to 


(\' 


9i 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804—5. 


his  employer*,  a«  plainly  shew»l  he  wisarrave-ler  of  ob- 
•crvation  a:iJ  reflection,  endowei  with  a  mm  I  fir  disco- 
ver)' and  fi>ri7iL'.i  (or  achic/menis  of  harjih  >od  and  peril. 
He  promised  his  next  coniiRunication  from  Seanar,  abmt 
600  miles  s  >ii".h  of  Cairo ;  but  death  put  an  end  to 
the  hopes  that  were  entertaiaed  of  his  pr.>jected jour- 
ney. 

We  shill  cnnclude  this  short  sketch,  with  Mr.  Ledvard's 
character  of  the  female  sex  :  "  I  hi«  a  wa.-s  reiiiirlced 
that  women,  in  all  c  luitrici  ar?  civil,  oblii;i.iji  te.ider 
and  humane  ;  that  they  are  ever  inclined  to  b:  gay  and 
chearful,  timorous  and  miJe«t;  and  that  they  d-t  not 
hesitate,  like  men,  to  i)i*rforin  a  ge  »ero.ia  action.  N  >t 
hautjhty,  arrogant,  nor  su;)erci  ion*,  they  ari  full  of  cnir- 
tesy,  and  fond  of  society  ;  m  >re  liable  in  g!iieral  to  err 
than  man,  but  generill/  more  virtuous  and  perfjrmiii^ 
t^iore  good  a'jtions  than  he. 

"I.i  wandering  over  the  barren  plains  oF  inhospitable 
Denmarl;,  through  honest  Sweden  and  frozen  La,>lnd. 
t"jde  and  chn:'IisU  Finland.  unj>rincipled  Russia,  and  rhe 
\vidc  spreading  regions  of  the  wan.lrring  Tartar,  if  nun- 
>:ry,  or  dry,  cold  or  sick,  I  ha»e  ever  fniil  the  w>m!:i 
friendly  to  me,  ajid  uiiformly  11  ;  and  to  add  10  tliis  vir. 
tu-*  so  wortliy  the  ippellatioft  of  benevolence,  it  has  been 
)5erfor:ned  in  so  kind  and  free  a  manner  that  if  I  was 
hungry  or  dry,  I  ate  or  drank  the  c.iarsesr  morsel  with  a 
douolercI'iU.  To  a  wo. nan  either  civilia-d  or  savage,  I 
nrver  adO/es-.ed  myself  in  the  language  of  fTiendshlp  aid 
tlfCiiruni  with.Mit  rec^'iving  a  decent  and  friendly  answer  j 
«lih  man  it  has  been  oilierwise.' 

L!vUY.\RD's  Pr».\IS5  O?  \VO.\IS>f. 

Th"')*  inlny  a  Itnd  and  cHrne  a  ran^'^r, 
Wi'h  toiKoiii5>;tep5  1  \<\ve  held  my  way  ; 

A  loiif|\-  nnprotcc'ed  stranger. 
Til  all  ilie  stranger's  ills  a  prey. 

Willie  steering  thus  my  course  precarious, 

My  furtune  r.till  iiasbeen  to  find 
Men's  bear's  and  disposition  vtrious, 

But  gentle  women  ever  kind. 

Alive  to  every  tender  feeling. 

To  deeJi  of  Mercv  alwavs  pron^ 
The  wiiun  1%  of  pain  and  .lorriw  he.iiing. 

With  _soft  compassion's  sweetest  tone. 

Ni  proud  delay,  no  dark  suspicion, 

Siints  the  free^ountv^f  tne_heart : 
1  hey  turn  not  irom  the  sad  pe  Ttlnn, 

But  cnccrfi:!  aid  at  once  impart. 

Forni'd  in  bcnevilence  of  natnre. 

Obliging,  iliodcsr,  gay  and  mild: 
Woiiian't  ihe  same  endearing  creature^ 

In  courtly  town  in  savage  wild. 

When  parch'd  with  thirst,  with  hunger  wasted. 
Her  friendly  hand  refreshmen- gave  ; 

IIow  sweet  the  coarsest  food  has  tasted  ! 
\'/hat  cordial  in  the  simple  wave  ! 

Her  courteous  looks,  her  words  caressing, 
Shertcomfirt  on  the  fainting  soul 

Woman's  the  stranger's  general  blessing, 
I  rem  suliry  India  to  ihe  pcle. 


*  rrxiER  rnoM  a.  successful  .*.dventurxr  ix  tbs 

LOTTERY. 

Tou  will  not  be  at  all  surpri/ed  when  I  tell  yotl,  that  I 
have  bad  very  ill  luck  in  the  lottery  ;  but  you  will  stare 
whtn  I  further  tell  you,  it  is  because  unluckily  I  have  got 
a  considerable  prize  in  it.  I  received  the  glad  tidings  of 
my  mibfertune  last  Saturday  night  from  your  Chronicle, 
vben,  on  looking  over  the  list  of  the  prizes,  as  1  vvas 
kehindmypipe  -at  the  club,  I  found  that  my  ticket  was 
•oine  up  a  200' •  In  the'iiride  as  well  as  joy  of  my  heart, 
I  .ould  not  iV-n  help  proelai-riing  10  the  company  toy 
good  luck,  as  I  tiien  foclishly  thought  i'.  and  as  ihe'com- 
pany  thotight  it  too,  by  insistingthat  I  should  treat  them 
that  evening.  Friends  are  never  so  merry,  or  stay  longer, 
Than  when  they  have  nothing  to  pay  :  they  never  care  too 
how  ex  ravagant  they  are  on  such  an  occasion.  IJo-ile 
after  bottle  was  therefore  called  for,  and  that  too  of  gla- 
ret,  though  not  one  of  us,  I  b-lieve,  but  had  rather  had 
port.  In  short  I  reeled  home  as  well  as  I  could  abou'  4 
in  the  morning!  when  thinking  to  pacify  my  wife,  who 
kegan  to  rate  «ie  (as  nsnal)  f,r  staying  out  so  long,  I 
told  lier  the  occasion  of  it  ;  but  instead  of  rejoicing  as  t 
thught  she  wou^d,  she  crietl—"  Pish,  o.n-lv  two  Ihou- 
sahtlpiunds!"  Howcvef,  she  was  at  last  reconciled  to 
It,  taking  care  to  reminil  me,  that  she  had  chosen  the 
t:ckeheT.,.|f,Si  she  wis  all  al.ing  sure  it  would  come  up 
mpnrr,  b:  cause  the  number  tv  as  an  cdd  one.  V/e  neither 
•f  us  g^.t  a  wink  of  sleep,  though  I  was  heartilv  inclined 
to  It:  for  my  wife  kept  , re  awake_bv  telling  nic 
tins,  that  and  t'other  thing  which  she  v,anied,  and  which 
•he  wci.id  new  ptirchase,  at  we  could  ribw  aliorU  it. 


ofi 


.  sprea 


I  know  not  h)'.v  th- 
an log  m>  other  acTuiMitance.  e.xcejit  tlia;  tny  wite  told 
it  to  ev;ry  one  she  kiiew,  or  not  knew,  at  church.  The 
onsequence  was,  that  I  had  no  less  than  seven  hearty 
friends  cain*  to  dine  with  us  by  way  of  wishing  us 
joy  :  and  the  nuinbcr  of  these  hearty  friends  was  increa- 
sed to  ab jut  adozen  before  supper  time.  It  is  kind  in 
one's  frie  lit  to  be  willing  to  partake  of  one's  success; 
they  made  ther.tselves  v.;ry  merry  literally  at  my  expencc 
— and,  at  parting,  told  me  they  would  bring  some  more 
friends,  and  have  another  jolly  even:ng  with  me  on  this 
ha[)py  occasion. 

Wh.M  ihey  were  gore,  1  made  shift  to  get  a  litile  rest, 
though  I  .vasofien  disturb.'d  bv  my  wife  talking  in  her 
sleep.  Her  head,  it  see  liis.  'literaljy  ran  upon  wheels, 
that  is, -be  bltery  wheeh  ;  she  frequently  called  out  .bar 
slie  lit  I  got  the  ten  thous-and  ponnds  i  she  munered 
several  wild  and  incoherent  expressions  abou- gowns,  and 
rufHds.  ear-ri  ^gs,  ami  necklaces;  and  I  once  heard  her 
m-.-vi'inthe  wOrdcoach.  In  themirniiig,  when  I  go 
U|),  how  was  I  surprised  to  tind  my  good  frrtuiie  publish 
ed  to  all  the  .vorld  in  the  newspaper  1  though  I  coi.ld  not 
bn-  siTiile  (and  nialam  was  grca  ly  pleased)  at  the  prin- 
ter's exalting  me  to  the  iligni-v  of  Ss/iiire^  having  been 
no'hingb'it  plain  Mr.  all  my  life  before.  And  now  'he 
iTiisfoi-tu  lesarisiiig  from  nv.  g-iod  fortune  began  to  p^ur 
inthick  upon  me.  In  consequence  of  the  inf^r  iia-ion  giv- 
en in  the  newsjia[)er,  we  were  no  sooner  sat  d..wn  to 
breakfast  than  we  were  c  "nplimented  wi'h  a  ra-a-ta-oo 
from  the  diums,  asif  we  had  been  just  married;  af  er 
'heie  had  been  s  le;-r.-d  by  the  uual  method,  anoher 
band  of  music  saluted  us  with  a  peal  fnin  the  marrow- 
bones and  cleavers  to  the  same  tune.  I  was  hatrassed  the 
whole  day  v,'ih  peiitions  from  the  hospital  "boys  'ha: 
drewthc  ticket,  the  commission  clerks  that  wro-e  down 
the  ticket,  and  the  clerks  of  the  office  where  I  b  n-jht 
the  ticket,  all  of  them  p'aying,  •■  That  my  rr,.onr  !vonld 
c  insider  them."  I  slionld  be  glad  you  woitld  infirm  me 
what  these  people  would  nave  given  fteif-l  bad  drawn  a 
blank. 

My  acquaintance  in  general  called  to  kn-sw,  w-'nen  they 
should  wait  ujion  me  to  iu^(  ni/  good  fortune.  My  own  re- 
la'ions,  and  my  wife's  relations,  came  in  such  shoals  to 
eongratulaie  me,  tlijt  I  hardly  knew  the  faces  of  many 
of  them.*  O-ie  insisted  o.i  iny  giving  a  piece  of  pi  i  e  to 
Ills  wife  ;  another  r'comnicr.ri»-d  to  me  to  pu"  his  little 
hiy  (my  two  a.id  fort.etli  cojmo)  .^ut  'prentice  ;  a.iotber 
la'el/  viinte-vjasie  t,  pn  pns?>l  >o  me  my  seiiMt;  liim  up 
again  in  bnsiness  ;  and  several  .f  hetn  very  kmdly  t-l-l 
me,  they  would  borrow  three  or  f.  ur  hundred  poutids  cf 
mc,    as    they    ktiew    I  c  iild  now  spareit. 

-  Mj^wife  ti»t-he-^»iean-fHi.e,  vou  may  be  sure,  waft  n-:t 
idle  in  tion'riving  how  to  disp  ise  of  this  ;iew  acqti'siri  ^.i 
She  found  etit,  in  the  first  place,  (according  10  .hec'iii 
plttint  of  mi'M  women)  iha-  she  had  n-.;r  got  a  gov;n  1 1 
herb.ick.  at  l-.'ast  not  one  lit  for  her  navj  co  appear  in 
Her  wardrobe  ef  linen  was  no  less  deficient  ;  and  she  dis- 
covered several  cb;is:iis  in  our  furni'ura,  especially  in  the 
articles  if  |  late  and  china  She  is  also  determined  to  see 
n  ^'(;,Vj!i.V.i.ii.oe.  as  she  calls  i,  aid  lias  actually  made  a 
party  logo  to  the  ne.xt  opera.  N  >w,  in  order  to  sujr-ly 
these  imtticdiaie  wants  and  necessities,  she  has  prevailed 
on  me  (though  at  a  great  loss)  10  turn  the  prize  into  rea- 
dy money  1  which  I  dared  not  refu«e  her,  because  the 
number  was  her  own  choosing  :  andshehas  fur  her  per- 
suaded me,  <is  we  have  had  such  good  luck,  to  lay  out  a 
great  <nm  in  purchasing  m-ire  tickets,  all  of  her  own 
choosing.  To  ine  it  is  indillerent  which  way  it  goes  ;  for, 
ujion  my  making  nut  the  balance,  1  already  tind  I  shall  be 
a  loser  by  my  gains  ;  and  all  my  fear  is,  that  one  of  the 
tickets  maj  come  up  a  five  thousand  or  ten  thousand. 


Mhich  ■ 


vho   ha 


tcaclit 


I  a  III 


branch  of  infonnation  which  it  iiiipo 
know,  has  been  entirely  overlooked  ;  I  mean,  the  iiton. 
te  !ge  of  yourself.  There  are  indeed  very  few  persons  \vh» 
p  pssess  at  once  the  capability  and  disposition  to  give  \ci 
-his  instruction.  Your  parents,  who  ahnie  are  perl  ajil 
sufiiciently  acq-jainted  with  you  for  the  purpose,  are  usu- 
al! disqualiiied  for  the  task,  by  the  very  aiTection  andjiar- 
•iality  which  would  prompt  them  to  under-aka  it.     \  our 


sters,  wjio  jirobably  labour  under  1 


eldo 


I  such  prejudices, 

lilies   of  knowing 


nni 


your  character,  or  are  so  much  interested  iny 
IS  to  undertake  an  employmen 
tius.     You  are  as  yet  too  young  and 
orm  this   impor  ant  olTice   fir  yourst 
tensible  of  its    very  great  consequence 
rhe  ardent  hopes  and  the 


I  am 

Vou 


nble 


'ant, 

GEOFFREY  C^A^:CE. 
r.  S.  I  am  just  going  to  club — I  hope  they  won't  desire 
me  to  treat  them  again. 

[The  following  letter  from  a  Icarnt-d  man  and  admired 
English  writer,  contains  many  useful  remarks,  and 
may  serve  as  a  specimen  of  epistolary  composition  far 
the  imitation  of  our  youthlu!  headers.] 

LETTER 

from  the  late  Dr.  Goldsmith,  to  a  youn^  Ger.tUman 

t'Ao  badfonner/y  iee.-i  i:t  Pupil. 

I  have  thought  it  advisable,  my  dear  young  friend,  to 
adopt  this  method  of  giving  my  thoughts  to  you  on  some 
subjects  which  I  ilnd  myself  not  well  di.sposed  to  speak  of 
in  \our  presence.  The  reason  of  this  yoa  will  yourself 
perceive  in  the  course  of  reading  this  letter.  It  is  disa- 
greeable toniost  rnen,  and  particultirly  so  to  me,  to  say 
any  thitig  s\hichhas  the  appearance  of  1  disagreeable 
'ruth  ;  and,  as  what  I  have  now  to  say  to  yon  is  entirely 
respeclirg  voarself.  it  is  highly  [irobabje  that,  in  some  i-s- 
pf-ct  or  other,  your  view  of  things  and  mine  may  conside- 
rably t'llfcr. 

In  the  various  rbjefc't  of  knowledge  which  I  have  had 
the  pleasure  of  seeing  you  biudy  under  ciy  *aie,  »swcll  as 


ur  welfare, 
and  lab'  ri- 
nced  to  (icr- 
indeed  to  be 
r  hu|  pinc=s. 
Ural  1(1  turly 
youth,  blind  )ou  at  once  to  every  tlrn^  \\irhiii  andvvfrj 
thinj^  withrui,  ami  make  jt.u  see  bolh  yourself  ar.d  the 
■-vorld  in  f-ils*--  colours.  Tliis  allusion,  it  is  true,  will  gra- 
dually wear  away  as  your  r«ason  ma' urea  and  your  txfje. 
rience  increases  :  but  the  question  is,  What  is  t:>  he  din* 
in  the  mean  time  ?  Evidfn'ly  there  is  no  plan  i^,r  yru  to 
aJop',  but  to  m-ike  use  ot' 'be  rea;n)n  and  c.xptriencx;  of 
ho&e   who  are  qualified  to  direct  you. 

Of  *his,  howevsr,  I  can  as'iure  you,  both  from  my  owa 
■"vperieice  h  from  the  opinions  of  all  those  whose  opinU 
ms  deserve  ">  be  valued,  that  if  you  aim  ai  any  sort  etiii- 
iience,  or  rer^pec-ability  in  the  eves  of  the  world,  or  in 
those  of  ynnr  friends  ;  if  you  have  any  ambition  to  be 
distinguished  in  your  future  career  for  your  virfues.  or 
lalents,  or  accompli.-.hirients,  this  self-knowledge  of  wb-cK 
I  am  speakinp;  is  abrve  all  things  requisite.  For  how  i» 
your  moral  character  to  be  improved,  unless  yn\i  knrw  in 
what  are  the  virtues  and  vices  which  yoilr  laui-al  dispo- 
sition is  calculattd  to  foster,  and  wha*  are  the  passlunfi 
wiiich  are  m-'S.  apt  to  g-'>vern  you  ?  How  are  >ou  to  at- 
■airi  eminence  in  any  tak-nt  f.r  pur^Lti^,  unless  you  kni'w 
in  wh:i'  particular  way  your  powers  of  mind  best  capaci- 
■ae  v'liu  for  e.\ce!lin,:^  ?  It  is  therefore  m;-'  intention,  in 
hi^  letter,  to  offer  you  a  few  hints  on  this  most  impor* 
'an-  subject. 

V/hen  you  crime  to  look  abroad  into  the  woHJ,  and  to 
stud  the  di'rLTent  chnrac;ers  of  men,  yru  u  itl  tind  tb;'.t 
the  happiness  of  an  iiidividual  depends  not.  as  you  would 
sunpise,  'n  'he  advan  ajes  (^  f  f:triune,  bu'  principally  o-n 
thi^  re-tila-i'.n  of  his  own  miml  If  you  are  able  lo  se- 
cure  tr.uiqu'h  v  within,  you  will  not  be  much  unnoi-edbf 
aiy  dif.turbanre  wlihou  '  The  great  ar;.fd%n^  mis 
coiisi'.ib  i  1  a  pro[jer  govern  men^  t-f  the  passions.  In  tult- 
i  i;c  care  that  no  pDpens't.-  it.  :riiercd  toacquire  so  mu<.li 
]jo'Wer  over  yoitr  mind,  as  -o  be  'He  cause  of  immwlerm» 
u.'i'^asiiiess,  ciOit-rin  y<  urselvesor  O'hers.  I  ii'sis*  parit  u- 
larl)  on  this  pimi',  tny  dear  younc*  IVi'^i'd,  bt-cj-u-?,  ifaiu 
not  grea  ly  dccEJved.you  ai-e  >oursflfvcry  much  dispoed 
by  na'Ure  to  two  j.absions,  'he  ni.;st  lornienring  to  rbe 
pnsKessrr,  and  ihe  most  oftenjive  to  others,  of  any  which, 
afllict  the  human  race  ;  I  mean  pride  and  anger^  In- 
det-d.  Those  two  di-i)0si.i--ns  seem  to  be  na  uraily  c^nucct- 
eii  with  tach  o  her  ;  for  }  ou  have  pri-bablj  remarked, 
that  mos'  prouci  men  are  addic.ed  to  anger,  aud  that  most 
passionate  men  are  also  proud.  Be  this  as  it  may,  1  caa 
confiden;ly  assure  \  i-u,  that  if  an  attempt  is  not  made  to 
subdue  those  uneasy  propensiiies  now,  when  yourtempet 
is  fle.\ible,  and  your  mind  easy  of  impressi.iut  they  wil 
most  infallibly  pri-ve  the  bane  and  torment  of  your  whole 
life.  They  will  not  only  dcs'ro/  all  poiiiihiliry  of  your 
enjoyiuij;  aav  hi|);)ina5-i  you  rttif,  but  they  will  produce 
the  same  eOeci  on  those  about  yru;  ar.d  by  that  means 
you  will  deprive  yourself  both  cf  the  nsp-.ct  of  others,  ai-d 
the  a[)prob-tion  <if  your  own  lieurt ;  the  only  two  sources 
from  whicli  can  be  dcrivedany  subsiantiul  coir.fui-to.Tcul 
enjoyment. 

It  is  moreover  a,  certaiii  principle  ii\  morals,  that  all 
the  bad  pr.ssions,  but  especially  those  of  which  we  are 
speaking,  defeat,  in  all  casf  i,  theil*  own  purposes  ;  a  pj- 
sition  which  appears  qui'c  cviden"  on  the  bl'gh;est  exami- 
nation. For  what  is  the  ohj  ct  w  hich  the  proo;!  man  hai 
constantly  in  vievv  ?  Is  ii  noi.  U)  gain  dis'ircii  n,  and  re- 
spccf,and  consid'*rauon  anong  mankind  ?  Nuw  >i  is  tm- 
fortunatcly  the  nature  of  piidi;  to  aifft  art  distincnon,  not 
by  striving  to  acquire  such  v'vtu**  a-id^ia^^entii  as  would  re- 
ally entitle    him    to  it,  but  b)  lubrxinnrr  f-.  e-  ih  him-elt* 

"above  his  equals     by    litiie    and  d;* ■  y-  •  -  •  ■.  ■  i--,ds  ;   by 

endeavouring,  for  example,  to  Dt;  1  ^ss,.  or 

slievv    or    expeure,  or  by  aiTectln  :i\  wiih 

haughty  superUHousness    on  such  i   -  -o  htnv 

selt  only  by  soitie  accidental  aJ/ai'.'a^c.  t.,r  which  he  is 
no  way  indebted  to  his  nricril  'VjjltM^n&equenCe  of  this 
is,  that  all  mankind  declare  war  iil||Ut\im  ;  his  ' 
riors,  whom  he  affects  to  dcspi^jRvUj  hat-  |,im 
consequeni^y  will  exert  themsfctves,  to  injure  and  dt  press 
j  him  ;  and  his  superiors,  whom  ttV^it-ternpts  to  imitaie 
willVidicnle  his  absurd  and  unavailing  effcrts  to  invada 
what  tiiey  consider  as  their  own  peculiar  province. 

If  it  may  v/ith  tro^h  be  said,  that  a  proud  nian  dTfoati 
his  own  purposes,  ihe  same  maj'-,  with  equal  certain-y, 
be  afiirmed  of  a  man  who  gives  way  to  the  violence  cf 
temper.  Hisangry  invectives,  hisilliheral  ahire,  and  h'j 
insulting  language,  produce  very  Uttle  effect  r.w  those  wV.» 
hear  hiiri,  and  who.  perhAp.>,  only  smile  at  hi*  int^rmltiv'S; 
but  who  can  describe  the  intolerable  pangs  cf  vexatic 
ra^e.  ^^A   rcmoiiCy   by  which  ihe  beart  t>f  &  piuion: 


,  and 


Vol.  1. 


THE  MINERVA. 


^5 


iniri  is  sutcessivfly  rava-c.l  !  Alas  '.  it  is  himself  alone 
for  whom  tile  storm  is  [jeiit  up,  who  is  torn  by  its  vio- 
Iriite,  and  not  chose  against  wliom  its  fur/  is  nieaiil  to 
he  directed. 

You  will,  I  dare  say,  readily  ajjree  to  the  tnith  of  all 
this  ;  hut  ytiu  will,  perhaps,  he  at  a  loss  to  conceive  what 
can  be  my  reasons  for  ajipl.ing  it  to  you.  My  principal 
reasons  for  thinking  »ou  suliject  to  these  unhappy  failings 
are  very  cogent ;  ai-.d  they  are  of  such  a  nature,  that  is  pe- 
culiarly painful  for  me  to  state  them.  In  a  word,  then,  1 
l-.ivc  seen  those  hateful  prnpensilies  govern  you  with  such 
irresistible  power,  that  they  have  overcome  the  strongest 
Slid  most  natural  principle  that  can  be  supposed  to  reiifn 
in  the  heart  of  a  young  person  ;  I  inean,  the  duty  ant!  af- 
fection you  owe  your  parents  Surely  it  couU  be  no  com- 
ini'n  fiilinj,  no  li^ht  or  trivial  fault  of  temper,  that 
c  uld  be  su'icient  to  coun'enct  the  warmest  feelings  and 
itrongcst  duties  of  a  you'ig  inind  !  Dutie*;  and  feelings 
10  na  wal  and  so  ivdispeiis.tble,  (hat  «rejus  I.  conclude 
a  y-ni'ig  person  who  Ippe.vrs  to  be  devr>id  of  th?in  cm 
jcarcely  pos  ess  anv  cth'-r  valuai.le  qualitv.  From  sudi 
grnunds,  tiie  ,  ca'i  you  hink  me  haiah  or  uncharitable, 
if  I  h;.ve  for,ni-d  such  c. inclusions  ! 

1  have  been  iir^.!;ed  to  whai  I  have  said  by  an  earnest 
V'ish  t  r  the  improvement  of 'your  ch:iracier,  and  parti, 
cularly  for  the  ameli-  ration  of  your  heart.  In  a  fu.ure 
letter  1  sh;ill  pursue  'he  subject,  by  endeavouring  to  give 
jou  some  ruhvi  resi)ec  ing  Llie  gt.vernment  and  improve, 
nient  of  .he  uniiersianding.  I  liopeand  believe  that  your 
conduct  wil'  b'  »u.h  as  to  render  any  future  admonitions 
«n  the  subjects  of  this  letter  entirely  untiecessiry, 
1  am,   my  dear  Pu]).l, 

Vours  a'ivciionately,  5ic. 

Baylesays,  that  a  tvoman  will  inevitably  divulge  every 
secret,  with  which  she  is  intrusted,  except  one — and  tha- 
i::.,  tirr  own  age. 

A  French  J'>urnalt'it  t;ives  Jie  fiUowing  quotation 
from  the  Annah  of  Taci.us,  as  an  e.xact  character 
of  the  women,  who  are  now  the  most  eminently  coiispi- 
cu')us  ai  Paris,  for  beamy  and  fa>,hioil.  "  She  wanted 
r.othing  that  c'n:ribu  es  to  make  woman  lovely,  but 
htjnourand  jturity  of  soul.  Under  the  guise  of  modesty 
»he  was  wanton.  On  those  rare  occas.ons  on  which  site 
appeared  in  pubtic,  her  face  v/aspar  ly  shaded  b)  a  veil, 
either  because  she  thuoghr  .thij  the  most  becoming 
to  the  particular  cast  of  her  fca.ures,  or  that  she  feared 
lest  her  beauty  shiuld  lose  its  power,  if  too  famliar  to 
the  (gazer's  eye.  Of  rejni  atioii  she  had  no  care.  Hus. 
li.indoi  I.  ver  v/as  cqu.iily  welcome  to  her  bed.  Incapable 
iierself  of  love,  she  j;ave  no  preference  to  love  in  aiKuJier. 
He  who  paid  tlie  highest  lad  ever  her  fondest  embrace." 
Such  wii  .he  i'opp.c.i  ufii^n  .md  Ouio  ,  "and  sucn  are 
the  modern  Poppxa^  at  Pans. 

The  following  love-aspirai.uiis  are  from  the  glowing  pen 
of  S.  Gessner,  a  German    writer,   and  author  of  •  The 

•  Death  of  Abel.'     By  the  ardent  lover,    they   wi  1  be 
read  with  correspondent  emotions. 

•  May  thy  slumbers  be  tranquil,  O  my  beloved,  and  re- 
freshing as  the  morning  brec/,e  Rest  gently  on  thy 
couch  as  the  drops  of  de.v  repose  upon  the  leaves  of  the 
lily,  when  no  breath  of  wind  agitates  the  flowers.  How 
aoft  must  be  the  slumbers  of  innocence  ! 

Descend  fr  nti  Heaven,  sweet  dreams  !  you  that  attend 
the  lovely  train  of  spt  rts  at^d  mirth,  descend  on  Cyn. 
tliia's  ray's,  and  h  ver  i  ver  my  shepherdess.  Present  to 
her  mind  n-iught  but  lauglii.igplaios,  pastures  ever  ver- 
dant  and  fl'  cks  more  white  than  is  their  milk. 

<  Let  her  think  she  heari  a  concert  of  the  sweetest  flutes 
resounding  in  liie  soli-.ary  valley  as  if  it  were  Apollo's 
self  that  pl.iyed.  May  she  seem  to  bathe  in  somi?  pure 
rhrystal  stream,  bcueih  the  shades  of  jessamine  and 
myrtle,  beheld  by  none  e.\cept  the  birds  that  Hy  from  tree 
to  tree  and  si.  g  fi'r  htr  alone  !  Let  her  seem  to  sport 
among  the  gr.ices  :  let  them  call  her  their  companion 
and  their  sist.r:  and  may  tiiey  together  wander  in  the 
m.:st  delightful  fiel.ls,  gathering  ofriowors;  the  garlin.i 
made  by  Philtis  being  worn  by  the  graces  :  those  made 
by  them    be  worn  by  her. 

•  Lovely  dreams  conduct  her  to  the  groves  where  flow. 
«rs  are  with  the  verdure  mi.te  1  !  Tlieie  let  the  little 
l.-ive.s  pursue  and  play  around  h-r.as  bees  about  the  new. 
bl  .wn  rose.  I.ei  one  of  the  lovely  grou  pc  settle  at  her 
leet,  loaded  win  a  fragrant  apple  :  while  another  pre- 
•enlsher  with  venniUion  and  transparent  grajies,  and  o. 
thers  agita  e  the  flowers  with  their  wings,  to  diffuse  a- 
bout  her  the  most  sweet  perfumes! 

'  At  the  bottom  ofsthe  gr.)Ve  let  the  Piphian  God  ap- 
rear,  but  without  his  arrows  or  his  quiver,  lest  he  alarm 
lier  timid  iiiiucence.  Let  hmi  be  adorned  witUall  the 
charms  of  his  ciichan-ing  you'h. 

•  Sweet  dreams  i  ileig.i  at  last  to  present  my  image  to 
her.  Let  hersce  me  lan-uibhing  at  her  feet  ;  incline 
niyeyes.and  say,  in  lal^ering  accents,— that  fir  love 
r.l  her  1  uie  :  Never,  O  never  yet  have  I  dar'd  to  tell  it 
her.  Ah  !  at  that  ciicam  ipay  asigh  distend  her  bosom. 
May  sue  then  blush  and  smile  upon  me  !  Whv  am  not 
I  as  beautiful  as  Apollo,  when  he  guarded  the  tiocks  !— 
vVi.y  are  not  my  songs  as  melodious  as  those  of  the 
•  ightingale— and  why  have  1  not  all  the  excellencies  to 
OkWrve  her  love  I' 


[M.  Bbydoke  in  his  ■  Tour  through  Sicily  and  Malta' 
gives  us  the  character  of  an  extraordinary  kind  of  Ban-  Si 
ditti  who  infest  the  first  of  those  Islands,  and  prey  on 
the  industry  of  the  unprotected  Sicilians— he  describes 
them  as  possessing  the  strbctesl  integr  ty,  where  they 
have  been  confldentially  trusted  in  guarding  the  proper- 
ty or  person  of  the  defenceless  stringer — "  The  ma- 

•  gislrates  have  often  been  obliged  to  protect  tliem,  and 
'even   pay  them  court,  as  they  are  known   to  be  per- 

•  fectly  determined  and   desperate  ;  and  so  exiremel.. 

•  vindictive,  that  they  will  certainly  put  any  person  to 

•  death  who  has  ever  given  them  just  cause  of  provo- 
<  cation.     On  the  other  hand,  it  never  was  l^nown  that 

•  any  person  who  had  put  himself  undei;  their  protecti- 

•  on,  or  had  confidence  in  them,  had  cause  to  repent  ot 

•  it,  or  was  injured  by  any  of  them  in  the  most  minute 
•trifle;  but  on  the  contrary,  they  will  protect  him  from 
'  impositions  of  every  kind,  and  scorn  to  go  halves  with 
'  the  landlord,  like  most  otherconduciors  and  travelling 

•  servants,  and  will  defend  him  with  their  lives,  if  there 
'is  occasion.     That    those  of  thtir  number,  who  hav-.- 

•  thus  enlisted  themselves  in  the  service  of  sociciv,  are 
'  known  and  respected  by  the  other  banditti  all  over 
'  the  island  ;  and  the  pers.^ns  of  those  they  acci'mp.nn 

•  are  ever  held  sacred-"  'The  following  anecdote  rela- 
ted by  this  writer,  will  further  characterize  the  princi- 
ples of  these  lawless  yet  privileged  robbers : 

.  li  happened  within  this  fortnight,  that  the  brother  of 
one  of  these  heroic  banditti  having  occasion  for  mo 
nev,  and  not  knowing  how  to  procure  it,  determined  to 
make  use  of  his  brother's  name  and  authority,  an  ar..ri(.e 
which  he  thought  could  not  easily  be  discovered  ;  ac. 
coridnglyhewent  to  acou.i  r/ p  iest,  and  ttild  him  his 
brother  had  occasion  for  twenty  ducats,  which  he  desired 
he  would  immedia'cly  lend  him.  The  priest  as.,un  d 
him  that  he  had  not  then  so  large  a  sum,  but  that  if  he 
would  return  in  a  few  days  it  should  be  ready  for  him. 
The  other  rejilied,  that  he  wasafra.d  to  return  to  his  bro. 
tlier  with  thisansa-er  .■  and  desired  by  all  means  lie  would 
takecar*  to  keep  out  of  his  -yVdy,  at  least  t.ll  such  a 
liirrcar-hr  IrattTTatrTftca  Tonvrsuicrwisehe  coma  not  be 
answerable  for  the  coiiaequeiices.  As  bad  fortutie  w*  ulJ 
w.,uidhave  it,  thevtry  next  d.-iy  the  Priest  and  he  rub- 
ber met  in  a  narrow  mad  ;  the  former  fell  a-  rem  j  n.^^ 
as  the  latter  approached;  and  at  1  ist  drojijied  on  h;s  knc^a 
to  beg  feV  mercy.  The  robbvr  a-itohishcd  at  tlKsbeliavi- 
our,  desired  to  know  the  cause  of  it.  Th^  trembliiigpr,est 
answered,  •■  II  deiiaro,il  dolaro,"  the  money,  t:ie  mo. 
ncy — but  send  your  bro. her  to-mor;0-.> ,  and  y  .-u  shall  h  ve 
it.  'Ill*  haugivs  robber  assuvid  him,  that  he  d-sda  n  d 
taking  m  -ncy  of  a  poor  priest  j  adding,  tha,  if  an,  of  liis 
b.-othe.s  hail  been  low  enough  to  iiia..e  such  a  demand,- 
he  was  ready  10  advance  the  su.h.  The  or. esc  then  ac- 
quainted hiin  with  the  visit  he  Had  received  the  preced- 
ing night  from  his  brother,  by  hia  order;  assuring  nim 
that  if  he  had  ben  master  of  the  sum,  he  sh.uila  i.n 
mediate. y  have  supplied  it.  Well, says  .he  robber,  I  will 
now  convince  you  whether  my  brotlijr  or  I  are  m  at  to 
be  believed ;  you  shall  go  twin  me  to  his  ho  i  e. 
which  is  but    a  few  miles   disant. —  On  their     arrival 

heft  re  the  dorr,  the  ri  bber  called  on  his  br.i'.lier,  wii  • 
never  suspecting  the  discover) ,  imineda-ely  came  tot. e 
balcony  ;  but  on  perceiving  the  priest,  lie  began  to  iria.^e 
e.\cutes  for  his  conduct.  The  rubber  ccld  him,  there  was 
no  excuse  to  be  made  ;  that  he  only  de.sired  to  know  the 
fact,  Whether  he  1,  lUc  iieto  borrow  money  of  tha  prieit 
in  his  na-ne  or  not  i  t)n  his  owning  he  had,  the  rol>b;r 
with  deliberate  coolness  lifted  his  blunderbuss  to  h.i 
shoulder,  and  shot  hiin  dead  ;  and  turning  to  the  asto- 
nished priest,  *  You  will  now  be  pursuided,  said  he,  tiiat 
i  had  no  intention  of  robbing  you  at  -least.' 

The  following  anccdot*  of  the  humanity'of  H..>nry  IV.  of 
France,  is  peculiarly  agreeable  because  it  is  related  by 
Goldsmith — Port  Folio. 

Humanity  is  melted  into  tears  of  admiration  by  the 
deportment  of  Henry  IV.  of  France,  while  his  rebe'linus 
siibject»forced  him  to  fsrm  the  bl-ickade  of  his  caj}.til 
In  chastising  his  enemies,  he  could  not  but  remember 
the)  were  his  peop  le  ;  and  knowing  they  v.ere  redut,-d 
to  the  e.\tremity  rf  ian.iiie,  he  gcnercusly  connived  at 
the  nicihods  in-uctised  to  supply  them  with  )  ri  vision. 
Chancing  one  day  to  meet  two  peasants  who  had  been 
dctectetl  in  these  practices,  as  they  were  led  to  e.v.cut  on 
they  implored  his  clemency,  declaring  in  the  sight  of  hea- 
ven, they  had  no  other  way  to  procure  subsiste.i.e  for  their 
wives  and  children.  He  pardoned  iheiii  on  t  .  tpot,  and 
giving  ihem  all  the  money  that  was  in  his  pu  e.  •  Heny 
ol  Bcarnc  is  jioor,'  sa  d  he,  '  liad  he  iiit>re  money  toatl'rd, 
you  should  have  it.  Go  home  to  y<ur  family  .  p.eaee — 
I  and  remember  your  duty  to  Cod,  and  your  aUe^iance  to 
your  sovereign.' 


TO  THE  P,el.NIli:,;tb   OF    1  Hi.   .MiNiKVA. 

RS, 

I  am  afraid  you  will  not  be  much  pU-ased  with 
a  correspondent  who  has  nothing  bu,  his  own  c^u,t.iu>.,t» 
to  lay  befnre  your  readers  :  however,  as  many  otl.^r  well 
disposed  men  may  be  in  the  same  si.ua.ion  with  myseelf, 
yon  cannot,  withou.  palpable  it  jus  ice,  refuse  us  an  op'. 
portunity  of  aitempiiiig  to  reoress  our  v.ro,  gs  by  a  can- 
did  statement  of  ihe  petty  (.r.evai.cc.  oj  which  we  are 
oppressed.  Consider  Sirs  !  You  should  not,  lii^e  some  of 
your  fraternity,  print  only  on  one  side  of  i he  iiues'iin: 
'Tistrue,  yours  is  the  Lady''s  paper  ;  but  that  is  no  rea- 
,1-n  that  you  shruld  not  allow  us  hutbands  the  privilege  of 
eproving  the  follies  i,f  our  gidd)  wives.  The  f,  ll-w  ing 
ta  ement  cl  iacts,  relating  to  my  doniesiic  aliairs,  w  ill 
irove  to  your  readers,  (and  to  my  loymgwife,  I  hope,) 
hat  I  have  an  pie  cause  of  coiiqilaint. 

I  w  as  the  only  ch.iu  of  AlifJiuiii  Pluiiiliutn,  an  induslri. 
us,  frugal  Sc  tolerable  wealthy  planter  in  a  iiei^hbourins 
county  1  at  his  deah  which  took  place  when  I  was  only 
twenty  years  t,id,  i  bicame  his  Sile  heir,  ana  found  my- 
.self  ill  possession  ol  as..ug  li.tle  fortune.  I  hau  received 
a  decent  English  idutjiion,  Lu  knew  li-'ie  or  nothing 
of  the  world,  except  ■.. 'lac  I  learnt  fiom  at.  irdiCtre-.t 
collection  of  bot.Ks,  which  oftener  misled  than  instructed 

■  ne  in  the  disp.si  ions  of  those  with  whom  I  v.as  -..bi-iit 
'o  have  more  trqiieni  in  ercnirse.  By  readit-g  some  old 
tOMianiiC  love  tak-o,  I  had  formed  an  e.\al  ed  rpinioi,  of 
ihe  married  fie,  and  incoi,.  idiiatoy    deerlTih.cd  to  1  ok 

■  ;ut  immeaiatel_.  for  avvoi:-an  to  my  lancy.  I  did  not 
much  care  ahcu'  the  prcpirt)  which  iny  w  ife  might  bring 
with  her  ;  I  hid  en' ugh  for  both,  provided  I  got  one  to 
my  liking  ;  but  there  were  tw  )  qualifitations  which  she 
must  abso.uttlj  possess  ;  si.e  must  be  a  Itidy  of  family 
a. id  polite  education.  I  was  f  r  some  time  baffled  in  mjr 
search,  but  at  length  fiuiid  one    whom  I  thought  sui  ed 

ily  temper  to  a  hair.  Having  nitide  my  prcposiions  to 
.1.^  laily,  mil  eh  were  lavi-rabl;  received,  we  were  sh  rt- 
ly  after  n.arrit'd.  My  wife  had  none  t^f  yt  ur  fashionable 
rJinarv  n  c  inmei  datinns,  such  as  Beaut -.  Riches  a  id 
g  lid  Sense  ;  but  she  was  graced  by  these  fascinariona 
which  very  far  excelled  them  in  my  estimation — sItc  w  as 
a  Lady  •/  Futnily  unJ  Polite  EJucaticn,  and  this  tidied 
my  vanity  to  he  e.ttr'me.  I  new  felt  myself  quite  snug, 
ind  th  U;.;h-  I  had  nothing  to  do  bii'  attend  to  m.  plana- 
t.on,  antl  enj-sy  in  domes,  c  qu  e:  these  indcscrii-.auleplea* 
siires  of  ma  rimonial  feiicity,  which  I  hat*  expet  rd  -c  re- 
a  i  e  i..  the  hyn.eieal  union.  For  sr>me  iriomhs  after  our 
m.irriage  we  con'inued  as  loving  as  Tin- 1  -b-ives',  al-.vay^ 
doing  and  billing:  bu:  the  noney-moon  had  scareelf 
passed  over,  when  -he  prospect  began  to  darken  :  the 
nright  h- ri.;on  \vh  eh  had  i  lumined  'he  beginning oi'.our 
ii.atrlmonial  jour  ey,  and  had  excited  ideas  tf  love  and 
joy  only,  began  gradually  to  cloud  and  lower,  giving  rise 
o  a  train  rf  grave  refltct ions,  Itss  ).leas  ng  by  far  than 
those  deligh  ful  pivspects,  whii.lt  but  a  nn-ment  bef-re  I  , 
bad  so  fondly  cherished  !  1  lie  e\travu;;aiice  of  my  Lady 
no,v  caused  lite  serious  uneat-iness:  her  desires  were  un* 
bi  unded  ;  and  had  I  possesed  'he  gi  Id  mines  of  Mexico 
and  of  Pert  she  cnuld  nor  have  spent  iny  money  with 
greater  prrfus  on.  But  hark!  the  clock  atriket  thrce» 
and  I  must  hurry  down  stairs  lest  dinner  .should  get  cdd 
by  waiting  for  me  :  for  this  would  furnish  my  sweei  Lady 
all  excuse  to  g  ve  me  an  hour's  Lecture  :  so  I  ii.ujt  ia»« 
another  epp.  rut.it)  to  finish  my  rela-ion:  in  haste. 


VeU 


rF.TEil  PLMNM>M. 
.voiit.de'';  in  ihei-vr 


"Colonel  Cunningham,  wh 
dition  against  H'll'and.  in  a  'tianner  "so  si'  c.-i"v.-  tr-  v^. 
la:e-oni,ts  re  urn  to  ii:-glait<l,  visi-ed  M  -  W-.t^l. 
Willi  whom  he  was  under  iia  rut  i- al  |  r  .tii'ses. ..  d, 
wit  great  cavd'^r  and  real  magna  'mi  .  in  Vtr.  ■  't 
hetoiiidered  .heoccideni  which  he  lad  p  e  wil,  ".be 
tf-  anre.ir  [u- and  enil  loeVery  rrt".,r')iiei  he'weet 
thin-Wi  I.  still  gi.ater  honeur.  and  uiit quailed  heroisiu 
ai  d  ndclii),  the  lady  rtpilcd, 

•  Tha    itt-less  his  mind  v.ar  in  re  aUend  than  h.s  per- 
son, »lie  w  ithcu  to  petfoiiu  i.ir  vuws.* 


92 


THE  MINERVA. 


Vol.  1, 


•-^i'^ili^^i^ 


sELE:rKD  I'oi.Tirr. 


Fr'j;!    lUE  National  j£oi3. 

ODE     TO    M  A  D  N  E  S  S. 

FIEND  of  the  tor.ur-.l  !;rjiii, 
H^  ;gara  horror**  rccn.%*..-  cLiiJ  ; 
}>ri.a  i'»  cavci  '.v  here  tune*  rcign  : 
Ctta;  iiiiJ..igh;':.  v,i  c..i..s  hi-ur, 

V.'ith  I'lo.iB  s^  \v)j^, 
'Vi(h  littui  ohricks  iliat  luifcht  awake  the  dead, 

Broke  iVirth  th;  ra^iiij^  po-^'er, 
To  tbreaten*ruiii  on  tii/  vuianes  iiead. 

Haak  !  wliit  sounas  of  phrenzj,  rfll, 
hluvcred  lllrou^jii  u.i;  r<  LOieu  a.r  ;  ' 
^I'was  ilie  iioie*  ot  mail  u  -jjair, 

i'o  rac;  the  sniking  soul. 
'Twas  the  groans  of  anguish  biir-  , 
FroniTreiiiulingguili*3  ucvc  ed  son, 
Fixed  to  the  s  rdiU  »po',  \v.-.rre  first 
The  i.riiitli|)ll  ci  a  critiic  iie  won. 
lii-*  g.'irc-:..ained  hands  ne  Iifis  in  air. 
Imbrued  in  blood  of  f  ra.ricide  ; 
In  i^iogs  of  torture,  plucks  his  hair, 
■    Amls.rcvvs  it  at  his  side. 
No  hope  his  fruntic  b.'som  knows 
To  groaning  fate  consigned  : 
Onward  he  ittoves  in  visions  lost, 
Siarts  at  the  phantoms  cf  his  mind, 
l!!  heaven  beholds  an  injured  ghost, . 
On  earth  a  th'  u-iud  foes. 

'I'ht  waving  trees. 

The  w!iis]:jrin^  breeze. 
Denote  liie  l/e:i.,.ns  of  tlie  night. 
Whose  di^nl'.ll  s  uiids  ins  soi^l  appal; 
"With  eye-balls  giarii'g  with  allVg.u, 

He  hears  them  call. 
Again  tlieir  ii.umunings  rend  the  skjr, 
"  I  come  '  lie  shrieks  in  wild  dismay, 

1  hen  pausing,  rushes  by, 
And  madness  marks  his  way. 

Lo  !  on  the  gloomy  veil  of  night, 
Tlie  full  moo.,  m\U  in  1  qui.l  l.^nt, 

ti!!tiii  of  the  s  arij  MMKre, 
■Whose  U.np  ujuvast;>l  .lirni  h  i-s  boundless  way,. 

OVrriir  aiuM  plains,  serenely  clrair^'" -^ 

It  pci.r.,  .iron. .11  us  evening  ray. 

More  iilest  ihan  she,  who  cour.s  the  midnight  hot 

"  i.j^  Vic-.ini   I  I    REt,Icio;.-'s  power; 

uright- gU'aiii  .  t  h  .pc'hai  I  ngered  by, 
ei.t  mete  t  in  ihe  sky 

M.ny  a  l..io^ry  ch.ld  of  sorrow, 

Moar.u  a  inrnd  in  hapless  Luvra. 
Oft  would  her  piij ing  aid  i^npart 
A  balm  of  comfort  to  an  achi  ig  heart. 
Her  soul  >vas  gentle  as  the  lird  of  i.i,ht. 

Who  swells  i.i  air  bis  Icv-sic,'  lay, 
Hrr  ey«!he  n.erc) -beam  of  living  ri,;lii, 
li^r  mind  rcsplevutnr  as  ihc  rising  day. 

Tdl  Super, -ition  wiih  d.strr  ed  meili, 

Bui  st  on  her  cmsi  crated  brain. 
And  ;;!oomy   as  her  breast  was  seen, 

That  heaven  she  sighed  to  gain. 

Next  on  the  heath  wilh  loose  disli'veled  hair. 
And  measured  step,  ai>j)ears  the  Lore-lcrn  MaiJ, 
Wrap-  in  the  dark  wrru-ht  visions  of  devpair. 
She  seeks  the  lon.b  where  all  her  hrpes  are  laid. 
1  here  was  a  time,  in  fortune's  favors  blest, 
A  h-yer.er  grace  o'er  all  her  movements  stole  ; 
1  he  radiant  s'ar  that  gemmed  her  spotless  breast, 
Eian.ed  in  the  full  orb'd  mirrors  of  her  soul. 
N  w  lost  10  him,  whom  piiv  could  not  save 
Ft  in  ihedark  c  nlines  of  the  warning  grave, 
Alo,  ean.l  cheeiless,  waodVing  through  the  vale, 
She  pours  his  requiem  lo  the  passing  gale  ; 
'  Gentle  iinrit  of  my  love, 
■  Sainted  in  etheriai  dav-, 
'  Soon  we'll  meet  in  plains  above, 
'  W  here  every  cloud  will  melt  away." 

'Tis  thru,  oh,  spectred  frenn-  of  the  mind. 

On  even   heari-wrcught  passion  fed, 

The  grea-,  the  good  must  bend  to  ihee. 

Thy  rulinp-  power  must  blast  mankind. 

Till  -ime  shal   cease  to  be, 

And  the  last  trump  shall  reuse  the  dreamless  dead. 

ZENOBIA. 
From  lie  Eircpean  Magazine /or  C;ioier  ISOl. 
SONNET  TO  CIILOE. 
By  AwpRosE  I'ltMAx,  E.ouire. 


That  1  could  e'er  admire  vour  note. 

Or  wish  m..sLlf  wiihiii'youruruw! 
Indeed  !   I  never  prais*d  your  ejet. 

No — nor  your  lips— for  who  has  broader ! 
The  negro-man  may  vie  in  size— 

Or  c6-p,—i  City's  late  Recorder. 
Mistaken  maid  '  C-nceit  as  this, 

I  have  no-  heard  the  like  till  now  j 
I  might  perhaps  receive  your  kiss. 
But  never  ^/Tf  >ou  one,  I  vow. 
N:..  Chloe,  no — indeed  I  ne'er  con'd  see, 
O^tcii.-iglc  charm  tocap-iva'c — in  thlk. 


^_The  follqwing  oJe,  written  by  one  of  those  females,  dea- 
erihed  by  Ri-h.irdsan  as  the  founders  of  English  fe- 
iililtii  ?a  ure  isd'Yesiedof  that  Delia  Cruscanf.is- 
tia.i,  V  .tic.i  too  generally  clothes  pruducciooit  of  its 
kind. — Jii^Krtury, 

ODETO  CriMPillA. 
av  M19S  r\R:iER. 

Sister  of  Phuibus,  gen-le  qvieen. 
Of  aspect  mil^,  and  bfow  >er.„e. 
Whose  friendly  beams  by  nigiit  appear 


The  lonely 
Atirac-ive 


elli 


:  mighty 


He 

I'led  1..., 


And,  mountitig  upwaiw.  see.ii  to  raise 

A  I  quid  siiar  to  tli)  pra  sc  : 

Thee  ivHter  d  lia;js,  It  iii.d.ii  jlii  hour, 

Iilvo.\e  :o  their  mleriial  bovv'r. 

Uu.  1  to  no  SUCH  llorr.d  ri:e. 

Sweet  v^jeii,   niq,!  .re  thy  -sacred  light ; 

Nor  seek,   while  all  but  lovers  sleep, 

To  rob  the  iiiisci'.  ircasur'd  heap. 

Thy  Kindly  bea.os  aioi.e  impart 

To  tinU  theyt.urh  who  stole  itiy  heart. 

And  guide  me  from  thy  silver  Inrone 

To  steal  his  hear^,  or  n'nd  my  own. 

[The  f  Ilowing  songs  were  sung  at  Sf.Jlcr's-Wells.  by 
Mr.  TovMLseiid,  in  the  character  of  S-arb.-;-rd,  (a  Bri- 
tish Sailor}  in  -he  bniletia  of  Edward  and  Susan,  writ- 

^■-..n  by.  r    nihilin  .^n. 


BrUl  as  when  the  forest's  lord, 

K'u  ed  by  depanfiig  day, 

Bv  force  n-^r  howjiug  lepipests  aw'd, 

r   r-h  issues  to  the  prey  ; 

S"  goes  the  tar  b,  glory  o'l'd. 

By  foe  or  late  so  unappall'd, 

T  i.e  a-'gry  deep  lo  trv, 

T  0  coi.qaer  or  to  die  ! 

Bu'.  as    i.elanib  in  rural  shade. 

On  shore  ni  though-s  his  nii.ij  pervade 

Lu'   uhat  with  j.Cfoe  agree  ; 

»li-  then  his  bes  drii,„hr  to  prove 

T't>  joys  of  friendship  and  of  love 


W 


et  hu 


oul 


Then  c.inies  the  feast  of  a  jri 

To  lau;;li  and  sing  .-vnd  drain  i 

And  drink  with  gallant  ;hr.'e 'iiiies 'hree, 

"  Eritann  a  !  George  !  and  Liberty  '" 


i.k  her 


ill  fly, 
g't. 


I-.t  r.nune's  lace  le 

A  •arnmst  alwajs 

N'M  wei^h  a  rare. 

But  heave  and  weigh  the  anchor. 
Aloft  or  below. 
While  the  breezes  blow, 
'Tis  lulf  (-  belay  ! 


Yo  !  ho  ! 


yn. 


■     •  •    "•'  '-^'^  •    e  er 

1  «  as  enameur  d  of  your  than 


suppose 


Then  he'll  drink  his  grog 

Like  a  jolly  dog. 
And  heave  and  weigh  the  anchor. 
For  Britain  ev'ry  thing  he'll  dare. 
In  c -'ry  storm  his  dearest  cart 
To  bring  her  lo  an  anchr.r. 

Aloft  or  bel  w,  kc. 


LOVE  and  yOY~K  tale. 
By  Dr.  Aiken. 
IN  'he  happy  period  of  the  golden  age,  when  all  the 
celestial  inhabi-ants descended  to  riie  earth,  and  conversed 
familiarly  with  mortals,  among  the  most  cherished  of  the 
heavenly  powers  were  twins,  the  oft'spfing  of  Jupi'er 
Love  and  Joy.  Where  they  appeared  the  flowers  .nrun? 
up  beneath  tlieir  feet,  the  sun  shone  wi-h  a  brigh-,  r  ridi 
ance,  and  all  nature  seemed  embellidied  bv  their  prese'  ce 
Thev  were  inseparable  companions,  and  their  gr  .wine 
a  tachmentwas  (avoved  by  Jupiter,  who  htid  decreed  that 
alastirg  nnion  should  he  solemnized  between  them  .so  soon 
as  they  v  ere  arriwd  »*  maturer  vearj :  but  in  the  nieai 
time  the  sons  of  men  deviated  from  their  astive  inno- 


-and    ^.trea,  wi^h  her  „:in";,;  '"ilst^al  vi^ji^;;,  TT'' 
sookiherp'lluted  abodes;   Love  alone    temained    '  I -1 
ing  been  stolen  awa>  b;  H..pe,  who  was  his  nurse.  tTi 
conveyeil  by  her  lo  the  foiis.s  of  Arcadia, w  here  he  « 
brought  up  among  the  she,  herds      But'  Jupi.er  assi-t,*] 
hitii  a  diiierent  partner,  and  c  .mmandeu  him  to  esn.  us» 
Sorrow,  the  daughter   of  Aie  ;  he  complied    with    reli,r 
tancc  i  f.irher  feautures  were  harsh  and  disa;reeable  ■  iu' 
e  essu.ik,  her  forehead  contracted  into    perpetual  wri„! 
ties,  a«Uher  temples  covered  with  a    wrt-a  h  cf  c  J?, 
and  wormwood.     From  this  union  sprung    a    vii  iin 
whom  mi^ht  be  traced  a  str.oig  resemblance    to  bo°lh  C 
p.re:,ts  ibut  the  sullen  and  unaii.iable  fea  ures  of  her  n.o! 
iher    were  so  mi.Kod  and    blended  with  the  »»eene-s  of 
hei-  tatner,  that  her  countenance.  th-,u;  h     m,  urnlul    wi.. 
highly  pleasing.    The  maiJs  and  shepilerds  of  ihe  ne  rt! 
bounng  plains  gathered  r  m.d,    ai.d  call,  d  her  Pi  v      » 
re.i  breast  was  observed  to    build   in  ihe  tab.n  wh.re  sU 
wa.  born  .  and  while  she  was  >et  an  ii  iaiv.  a  d  ve  n 
.ued  b,  a  hawk  Hew  into,  her  br  iom      This  nvmni, V-Ti 
dejected  appearance,  but  so  scft  and  gen-le  a'  niein    " 
she  was  beloved  to  a  degree   of  enthusiasm.      Hers 
was  low  and  plaintive,  but  inCApressibly  sweet  •    aun 
Ivedtoiiefor  hours  together  on  the  bunks  of  some  >    i 
and  melancholy  stream,  sing  ngto  her  kite,     the  lai.     ■ 
i.ien  to  witep,  for  she  -ook  a  srange  delight  in  tears  ;  .?  i 
"Ittn,  when  tne  virgins  of  the  hamlet  were  assen.bl    .    - 
their  evening  sp..r  s,  she  would  steal  in   amongst  .,),i.,.V 
and  captivate  their  hears    by   her   talcs  full  of  a  chafn! 

iilg   sadness.      She    wore     on   her   head    »    .,^..1..    ,l 

0  "^  ""  iier  niao  a  jarla..d  com- 
posed  ol  her  father's  iriynles-  twisted   with  her  mother's 

cypress.  * 

One  day,  as  she  sat  musing  by  the  wa-ers  of  Helicon 
her  tears  by  chance  fell  into. he  fotmiain  ;  a,.d  eversiiiee 
the  Muses'  spring  has  retained  a  s  rong  tas-e  of  the  infu. 
SI. 11.  Pity  was  coiiimaiided  b,  Jupiter  to  ■  f  .11  w  ".hj 
steps  ot  her  mother  thr,  ugh  ■hewild,  di-ppi,,,,  h.l.n 
into  the  wounds  she  n.ade,  and  bn.dinr  up  the  h-irts 
she  hau  broken.  SlieAUows  with  lie^  haiHoose  's'rbo 
soil,  hare  and  throbbing,  hergarments  tom'bv  the  briars 
and  her  feet  bleeding  with 'he  ree,;hnes3  cfthepa;h- 
1  he  nyirph  is  iiional.  for  her  mother  is  so  :  a,  d  when 
she  has  tnlhllci.  her  destined  crprse  upon  the  earth  tier 
.htil  both  e.xpiretoge-her,  and  Love  be  again  umi'cd  to 
Jos .  his  immoi  tal  and  long  be'rothed  bride. 

A    lUP.IOVS    LOVI    EitiSTtS. 
MADAM, 

Vvhen  I  see  you,  upon  vgir  gravity  and  loots  Icon, 
elude  you  to  be  a  suitable  w'lle    forme.     Mi    f.rs-i  ^vhea 

I  saw  her.  told-   me    ^ha-.  n-e-Jtmtt.dert  w  ,;„*,_-br„,_ 
weary  cf  bearding  she  would  have  a.,  ht.use    of  he    own 

II  sou  should  be  sick,  none  so  tender  r  ver  )-u  a.,  an  hus^ 
band.  My  last  wife  had  .seven  hundred  pounds  re- dv 
cash.  She  broughtme  a  silver  :ankaru  cost  three  poutlds  . 
more,  and  twelve  silver  tp- or.s.  and  as  n.anv  sti-ts  of 
grave  sil.ts  as  cost  ab.  ve  fony  pounds,  l.iced  wi  li  g,.-l  J  lit 
silver  up  to  the  pocket  holes  ,  the  best  of  which  1  save  for 
you. 

My  father  .i;ave me  about  twelve  hundred  pounds  be- 
sides  i.iy  eauoaiiun  1  have  been  a  go,  d  husba.id  and  set. 
tied  my  lamilv.  My  eldest  son  hus  a  1  v.nr  oj-ab  „,(  one 
huooredancl  twenty  ,,.undsp,r  annum,  a  mmi.sior  :  my 
secoiidsoiihas  twoplacesanateuchessch,.  I  The,  have 
been  aljout  two  yeais  from  me  for  themselves,  m'  ihiii 
son  is 'married  J  he  is  a  confectioner  and  gr  .cer.  sehi  .g 
tea,  thoc.ate  and  coCee,  w  liicli  he  roas  s  I-U-  had  tl'  -le 
hundred  pounds  wi,h  his  wife,  and  row  eighn  pounds  a 
vearis  lailen  to  her  b,  her  brother's dia.h.  i|.have  two 
daughters  at  home  wi.h  me  at  present  :  the  vounKct,'  as 
tall  as  yours^f;  they  have  their  portions  let  «uf  My 
eh.est  son  ,3  to  pay  them  out  of  my  perpetual  aUv.  wson, 
whihis  settled  on  him  after  my  dca  h.  My  eldest 
daughter  has  twice  lived  with  her  brother  the  confection- 
er, a. .a  imei.ds-o  g,  again  as  soon  as  1  marr,-.  '1  he..  I 
havcku;  ct.e  daughter,  who  will  wait  up  n  'ics,  and  my 
miid>cus»illcl.use.  My  brewirg  an  end  ma^  serva.it 
does,  anu  1  hive  a  washer  woman.  A  ba  .er  and  a  but. 
ehcrwe  htive  in  thciowu,  biihri-.haiidi.ea-us,  so  that 
)on  and  I  may  enjo,  ourselves  witn  all  the  exquisite  plea- 
siiros  oi  loatniiiony  so  loHgasUod  shall  ienti  us  l.fcaod 

Oh  I  madam,  fearnnthing.  A  house. I  have  well  fur. 
noshed,  ai.d  no  one  to  i.,.Ic3t  me. 

1  have  liveii  above  thirty  years  in  Aspley,  and  hive  a- 
br.ve  uoe  hundred  aijrf  lifij  p,  ui.ds  per  -annum.  1  have 
oi.i;  one  graiicicl.ildV  1  hope,  n-adam.  you  received  a  let. 
ler  1  left  with  Mr.  Salmons,  at  %e  George.  He  was  an 
exciseu.an,  ana  can  inform  you  there  are  thirty  one  fir 
trees,  all  given  tocn.ertain  sou  w!Vh,  a  fine  g.-trdc,,,  and 
new  bntlt  house.  1  beg  an  answer.  Please,  madam,  to 
direct,  tonis,  ■•  Rector,  Asplej ,  near  Wcbuni." 

EDWARD  HILL. 

«Ncvember  19,  I^IS. 


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\     ■■    ■      •        Ik 

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\.'>!Il)cfiirais!i:J  (grati:)  at tbc  ctmiplevion  ot'ihe   i^ 

'     From  the  C-iartuton  Courier  of  tin-  28:h  UU. 
COURT  (^SESSIONS. 

'  The  trial  nf  Joshua  Nettles,  and  Elizabeth  C.iiinn, 
Tor  tlie  wiircl  numlsr  oi  J  .iiiiCiLm'iii,  beguu  last  Tu's- 
-  (la/,  and  ended  un  \Vedu.;sday  eveuiiig  ;  when   the  jury 

Urougiii  la  tia-i^  v<:ritii.t— f 

Juihu,!  27eittet  GUILTV, 
i.isuftcA  CuKinon  NOT  GUILTY. 

Few  nscs  that  ve  have  heard  of,  or  at  least  can  rc- 
TYiernbvr,  have  bv-jn  aite;iioJ  wiih  circitmsta.>ce&  so  ex- 
lraordi'iary---<i«utcJIy  none^iiTsrked  vvi:li  suchcomplicai- 
ed  dtpnivity- and  tO:pi  ude  as  this.  It  bei.ig  intended  to 
ptii)lij>li  tjtac  tria  -in  a  pa.npftjei,  we  will  not  cucumber  our 
pijjcr  by  an  an.-cipa^ea  lUiVil  ol  the  evi.hi  ce  at  large, 
bu  .-A  V-  iir  rtrfil-.'.-.'.a  :»uii>mary  accou.ii  of  the  affair  as, 
i:  .v.a    '    |jr:  vcJ  :).  [he  eVide.Ks. 


r.  J" 


b.e     .)!    L-u     ,,        . 
voiild  iC-  m    ]. .    .. 
V  onid  ;ipJV  ;ir  >  '. 
V^;vh  he  toIlovVi  L. 

>>a  »ccs  wh'C.i  v.:> 
t!.^*r  j>R»r«;uuii'j 


1  N.-t;l4'! 


was  t*-?  neighb^'ur — the 
he  w.fe  ;'  Mr.  juba  Can- 
■  •n;;  aiTecedent  to  ih?  trial, 
)?eii  known    by    the  neigh. 

;■'        I  etiles,  whj 

Li  w.\y,  tt3  such 
etfh  hinn  and 


_..   b. 


be  nad  hven  detec  --u  Iv.iiij   in  bed,  on 
Cannon, 'while    her  ijus:     '^ 
deceased  dc.egiin;j  hi^il 
tou.  of  he  i)ou:,e- 


vf.-iiv-ni  attach 
V.  Canncn  :  at  least  it 
I'e  perseverai.ee  wi-h 
i  ii  her,  jiid 'r  circum- 
I  ijr  ii.iary,  from  afur- 
jredin  evidence,  that 


:  side  of  Mrs. 
y  on  the  other  ;  that  the 
situation, liad  oiice  cli;i.-ed 
.  -y  aij  cm'Aisinn  "f  >«h:ch 
il.^M,  he  (Nettles)  had  let.  I'l  the  dfor  a  key.  which  he 
kciii  for  t.ie  pu.-pose  of  gi:tthij.  at  nighr,  in  v  Oa  ui-m's 
hoti>ie  i  and  that  when  pursuvtl,  he  turned  upon  Cannon 
With  a  drawn  ivihfe,  and  ihjt  he  was  forbidden  to  come 
i.eir  thv;  l.uuse  of  Mr.  Ca  m  n  :  miwiihstandinif.vhich, 
he  iiep;  a  ladJer  to  get  info  tiic  upper  \vmd>ws  i;f  it,  at 
iiijjht,  to  meet  her  ;  that  two  several  sep.i.aiions  ha.l  !a- 
ki:i  plitce  bitwefn  Cannon  and  his  wife.  (,he  pri.sonur) 
0'.  acco'wit  ot  her  amour  with  Netties  ;  ihat.the  jood  na- 
ture^, and  ;il>35ed  man  toolt  her  back  to  his  arttn  ajain  i 
and  ihi^:,  :tf  er  all  this,  Nertlfs  f'Tincd  a  deier  in.ia  ion 
to  rciiiuve  ail  obs:rufiiontj  ihegrar^bci'.lion  of  nij  nefari- 
ouidtiires,  by  ilie  in.ird?r  of  ibe  m.\n,  whom  he  had  so 
■  long  arjd  so  deeply  npired  It  appeared  that  the  dubly 
adulter,  us  paramours  >■  ere  in  the  nabit  of  epistolary  cor- 
r.-spondeiiee— jhe  making  h.r  nwn  daughter  (a  child  of 
all  ui  iw.lve  years  of  ajfj  tii-  ci'rk-r  oi  her  httcrs,  the 
btaier  of  her  ines  agi^,  ihe  )  a.d.ir  ..f  her  lewd  ucvicev, 
tj.e  niMrum.-nt  of  ber  huiban  I'j  .Cr  li;;  :— Her  child— her 
fe.nalc  chilli — the  accomplice  of  a  mother's  ptil-.-^tiie 
ndniaid  of  a  fa  her's  d!5i;r.icc. .,  A  ipnltitude  of  Ictier;, 
vcre  i^Vered  to 


j-pposed  capa.    •<'**d  idthe  bed,  with  nothing  i 


the 


re  111  the  hands  ;if  .hi 
iikio  be- read,  b'^t 
»o 


ob- 


iie   pris' 
:rthej'jd|jeri|. 
,.i)re  wdl   ap- 


.jectingrb  rl;e  prsdac  ion  r 
igd-in  favor  of  ihe  )l>j:cti 
pear  ill  the  trial,  when  pui 

This  was  the  sntelbf  thinp[S  iBe  mornin':;  of  the  24th 
of  Oc'ber  ;  on  the  ni^ht  of  which,  Mr.  C  ..m  )n  and  his 
vi4e  \Yent,  as  usual,  to  lied  in  their  chamber,  on  the 
ground  floor  J  in  th(  '.iauie  room,  but  in  differ- n  beds,  lay 
jJOormhi,  iheir  diu,4bier,  [a  cliild  of  12  .> -irs  old.  whose 
f  he  conv  c  ion]  John  Can- 
-  two  little  brothers;  ati^lwo 
b&.t  with  Mr  a  id  Mrs. 
:  Dorol|iy,  bei-ig  disfiii  b.'d  fr. 


Vvideine  I  > 
r.on  :.-.id  11- 
other    ch: 
CannoD.  /v 


sleep  by  a  t-.i ;  al  i--  .iinxnoite,  jumped  in  Consternation, 
out  of  lied,  and  ran  out-i^f  he  house,  where,  bv  the  ir.oor. 
light,  which  was  su-ficiJdntiy  s  rong to  render  the  bulk 
and  on  line  ofnbjects  vilible,  but  too  feeble  for  di'Ttin- 
guishiii^  'Uinute  niijects  oroh^Ur^-  she  perceived  her  fa* 
thn  sttn£.^ling  uuder  me  ftaitdt  of   Metdo,   or,    ss  the 


I  child  cal'ed  i>,  >  half  up,  half  down.'  snd  Nefles  ch-.ik- 
iii;C  him — the  throat  of  the  deceased  being  gr.isped  in 
b'th  the  hands  of  Nettles,  whom  she  div.incil/ heard  to 
say,  ■  Ob,  you  ilnmn'Uolil  son  nfa  liitth,  I'll  iill  joti  novi!'— 
The  voice  of  Nettles  being  fair.iliar  ipthe  child,  she  was 
akie  »to  ascertain  his  identitr,  j^exchisive  of  the  aid 
of  the  lii;ht  which  the  Moon  afforded  her.  and  by  which 
sli<-  e-  lit  I  .Iwc^rn  Hw  -nwM.oe  .><  his.  i;.;vr"  There  v.-.H 
ai^othir  person  with  Kcttl-s.  wii  ni  ns  called  up.m  to 
hnid  her  father,  but  ^ft«  could  not  distiiv^iish  who  it  wa^ 
or  whe.lier  black  or  white.  By  what  ft!!  in  in  the  At- 
^qpiey-GoiiL-ral,  in  his  vfry  aWc  reply,  it  sh'juld  seem  as 
if  he  conceived  it  lob-  the  prisoner,  Eiiiih>th  Cainon  t 
ai!ircunisrance  whiththe  chihU  in  lil.al  piety  and  tender- 
ness, rnlijlit,  perh.apa,  wish  to  su;.prjss  :— But  the  .judge 
in  iiiii  char^/e,  t'ng^ted  the  pr.shi;>;l:iy  that  it  might  be  a 
negro,  who  was  said  to  have  heen  iii  the  habit  of  carryintj 
the  ladder;  ,by  which  Nettles  u-ed  lo  asci^id  the  up])er 
rnmi  .ei.idow.  But  tly.s.  as  wll  as  other  c'.rcumstanci'? 
of  a.mu'.h  more  h^tribls  iia-uve,  siilli  remains  in  ob.sc  in- 
ty.  Overwhelmed  teith  horror,  the  child  ran  back  to  the 
lUDin,  ^unk  into  bed  with  her  little  brothers,  and  hud 
diiiijihe  cl■^athes6Verher  head,  fell  at  last  asleep. 

In  this  part  of  oilr  sad  narrative,  we  havj  to  call  out 
readers  par'ic-,il.ir  attention  to  a  ciiirumstance,  Which,  for 
ttorror  and  black  in%  stf-riiusne^s,  is  njt  to  he  surpassed 
by  any  thing  tha-  ever.e-ned  from  the  prifific  mrid  of 
the  inimitable  Mrs.  Racliii'e,  in  the  hignest  ef-rvesccncc 
of  ber  wild  and  fanciful  genl.is.  Fromtiie  •vid;nce giv- 
en to  the  court  and  Jutv,  Mr.  Ctniion  i-as  left  cr-/iiig 
out  '  Murder  ."  and  s-rifgling  under  the  hands  of  Ne'- 
tlesj  but  the.-,  hear  no  ni  ire  of  him  till  they  find  him 
back  in  his  bed,  lying- dead  by  the  sideol'Mrs  Can  loti. 
wh.'ni  they  also  ^ind  calling  upni  her  s->n  J-ihfi,  to  come 
in  and  feel  his  father,  an-l  •.va.;e  him  ;  f,-r  he  felt  as  ii 
lie  was  dead.  Henry  Cannon,  o.te  of  the  sons,  whi  t>y 
the  bye,  was  called  as  a  witness  for  the  deren..-;,  ii  it  oin 
corrohtirated  this  piint,  given  i.i  cvid«ljlc«  bv  Darothy. 
but  said,  that  his  inotiier  was  sr»r^"  -  •<-■  ■^-  h-  1,  close  !y 
his  father'?  dead  boiy.  Wl«u  .  -  s  of  ri.. . 

iraiisacti-in  is,  tha;">.ir.  Can 
gfftjieio  bed.wi'h  a  linen 


,  Ho 


have 
found 

•  the 


body  can-.e  there  at  all  ;  by  whorii  it  was  brought ;  how 
or  by  wbont  it  wfe  stripped  of  the  linen- shirt  and  drawers, 
orhoiv.  or  by  whTn,  'it  waa dressed  in  -the  Htt:in-sl'  siiir:, 
siHl  remains  to  be  accounted  for  :  Nor  is  it  less  woiidc- 
ful  tiiat  all  this  time  Mrs.  CtW'.non  seems  to. have  bliiiii- 
bered,  till,  according  to  her  own  account,  if  it  weretlrbe 
believed,  she  felt  the  fted  jogg  under  her,  which  she  sup- 
posed might  have  been  occasioned -f by  putting  the  dead 
Ijody  i.iio  it.  How  the  line.i  shirt  and  drawers  were  dis- 
p  istd  of,  however,  ajipuared  in  evideiilp.  *rhey  v/ere 
ih'iovvn  in  o  a  wash-tub. 

Mr.  G.;orge  Cannon,  nephew  to  the  deceased,  wholiv- 
ed  at  tTie  distance  oc  ah  lu  three  quartefc  of  ^  mile  iVom 
•lie  Ill-use.  being  hastily  summoned  byanejio  called  Ne- 
ro, came  with  all  possible.speed,  and  fonndMrs.  Cannon 
siuin„'  by  the  tire,  not  cr/nig,but  seeinihgly  unconcerned, 
li.spectip.g  her  to  speak  first,  ii^  did  him  a  ;k  her  any  (jncs- 
lions;  but  finding  tlia;  she  did'not  nicntii.i  a.v  ih;. ,;  of 
the  dea-h  of  his  u.clc.tr  desire  him  to  go  look  at  the  b!idy 
he  went  hiiilbeif  into  the  nifldn  wlietc  it  v.mi,  wlicr;  he 
found  tlie  negroes  crying  over  it,  paying  to  it  t.ii-  trioiite 
of  s.rr-.w  which  t.ie  wii'e  denied  :  Hftsaiv  upon  it  evid-.-nt 
ina.ks  of  murder,  but  did  not  touch  it  till  ibe  kc^  Mr. 
M'Cudnch.the  minis  er  of  the  par>sii,came.  Exartiining 
ihen,  they  found  a  mark  arou  id  tne  neck,  which,  a:  lirsr 
sight,lbikeaas:f  it  had  been  made  Willi  a  r  .pe.  Froftitlic 
descr-pinn,  t,i^  neck  wase.wiriated,  Si  tl^ere  were  marks 
of  ii.-iiis  on  the  side  of  ij ;  the  face  was  black  wi'h  th.' 
lilood  which  setilcd  there  ;  the  in  .u-h  an  1  nose  were  full 
of  blord  i  and  on  the  temple  tliore  wasn  conriied  vroiin  1  > 
1  llie-se  were  |*e  indicid  nis  of  murJw.  On  be  b  O.y 
rihere  was  iiothinj^  bac  a  dannel  shin.  Making  e-iqniry  of 
the  negroes  wnne  tfte  shirt  and  drawers  were,  'bi-v  r  ■ 
t  plicu,  •  in  the  w»»li  tab,'  and  tha'  Mrs  Cinnoiih.id'  jit 
tliem  there.  Mrs.  *C.  then  ordered  the  wench  towa,- 
them  ou,,  but  they  stopped  her  from  doing  so,  took  the 
clothes  out,  examined  laem,  and  found  them  smeared 
with  blood. 

Thecoloijr  which,  whether  tfiie  or  false,  was  given  by 
Mrs.  Ctinnon,  to  this  cxtVanrdinary  ciixumstance,  was, 
that  the  shirt  being  the  best  Mr.  Cannon  had,  she  took  it 
od',  to  wash,  in  order  to  have  hnn  buried  in  it,  and  that  it 
received  i  he  marks  of  imjinrity  from  an  u  ensil  in  the 
ciiamber,  whicn  had  been  overset  by  one  of  the  -chil- 
dren. 

Messengers  were  dispa-ched  to  si'mmon  the  priticipal 
inhabitant*  of  the  ncignbjurbond.  -aiil  the  cor.>^er,  to 
hold  an  in^'jjst  ;  among  the  rest  Mr.  Nettles  was  tailed. 
Mr.  Justice  Lehay,  M-ij-.r  Th' ndy,  a  respectable  old  mX\- 
cer,  once  a  member  of  tfe  ili-use  of  Repr.senta  ivts.  and 
now  jn  ttB  !>«i»te;  Mr.  WiiUam  VViibeitipoon,  Itr.Fe. 


\\%,  and 


;;cMtMrsc[,beplisoner^r:;;:n::;rx^ 

elated  that  she  had  slept  that  night  wi'h  Mr.  Cannon;  be- 
nig  asked  il  hewas  sick.in  the  night,  she  ^M he h.,d co,n- 
pta,„ed  oj  a  cio,^i,r^  ;  and  she  d,  clared  tha-  she  Inard 
no  none,  and  knew  notliing  of  the  ii.atier  till  she  f  -unj 
her  husband  dead  by  her  side.  U  is  soinewha..rei,.arl,a. 
We,  IbPt  Netrtet-^ho  was  on  >he  ]•!»■»,  iva-.  :h--  &-s  ,„ 
avow  his  a^sc-m  to  rhe  pr.  p  isition  that  the  dfcease.l  "v^ 
murdered.  Whi.chey  were  drawing  upthe  vtnjict.  how. 
ever.  Nettles  appi  ireil  very  uiieasv,  and  wished  to  eo  a. 
way  ;  but  was  Kept  to  sign  i: :  Having  done  wh-ch,  he 
went  out  to  iiK  unt  his  hf  rse  to  go  home  Atthisn-i  t 
nieiit  George  Cannon  told  Justice  Lehav  he  had  reas  ■  l  -o 
beiieve-that  Neul -s  had  murdered  hts  uncle,  and  Je  iud 
him  toapprencnd  him.  This  is  the  proper  place  h.  r.-. 
mark,  that  the  little  gil,  Coro-hy,  had  tOd  her  <'..us;',i 
Oettrg^fhatshe  saw  Nettles  killing  l,er  fa-her.  ard  h.ai 
takeu  hlh,  to  the  spot.  andShewed  h-.m  the  bl  ,  d  and 
.■;iar,;s  of  a  slrugt;'e.  -I'lie  jutice  ordered  the  persons  nre- 
sent  to  a])pneh,  11.1  Nettles        '     ■  ' 


-     ,    .  ,     o' search  Xct* 

les     home,  where  they  lound,  behind    a  chest    a  r-air     £ 
overalls  with  the  knee.s  begrimed  with  d^r-    cf'  the  <t,-ne 
uiid  where  Gannon  wss Imirdered  :  and 
the  lea  licr  bed  and  the  marass  -.n  which 
and  w  aistct-a-, .with  the  brea«t  s-ainej 
.lOiiiai.'siirares-  garmen-.  ir  f^r  aire 


colour  as  tlii 

,. laced  be.tt 

Nettles  lay, 

w  ith  blood,  and  a 

state,    and  with  thi 

getiier— 1  he  jjainaloons,    shirt    and    v 

pr  .led  to  have  befongtd  lo  Net.leti— the  , 

';.■.. i.on  i  and  all  were  e.\hfbited    in  cnur; 

p.-ovedtbat  Nei-les  wore    his  onthe  24rh,  and  had  ibeni 

•n.  «JiuiiJ.oi„ginto  his  bed-cl.atnber  that  night  ;  but-,sbat 

-vhea  ttali-- 1   •-'   *!■.»  "-'  -  -t"~  ..»    —    ._  _.     .  ^        ' 


uid 


Jlea  ill   the  m..r..ing  to  go    to  the  lir-tPeM  ,>ir. 
,  who  was  lined,    he  called  IV-r  clean  clotlif s,  ^fi 


m  till  he  had  dressed  h 
■<fet4. 


t  ccii.p  -lit  cf  ht 

elf  in  t!iti»,    Ihe  ii.kre:  ce  he' 
'il"  '■    f-- .e.if\he  utsderel" 

■'-  —:'pi4  ii(»  w--h  ' 

■'"  Ms   Cannon 

"'■    I     ■  '     ■,     Is.    Ca.l.pbell, „  .., 

..on.,  .eeper  ...  >.e  ies,  her  d-i_:h-e,%  adulterer.'  swore 
that  n  iiad  been  giv^i  to  her  as  .  WV  Imen,  to mit  u-,  5i,e 
labojirin^  Onijersoine  dis;emp»tha   r,q    :-,■  :  > ,,, ;,   ',.'     .^ 

Weed,  ti'e  Attorney. Ge.ieral  diu  ,.' 

necessary  to  iiusist  upon  i  ,aian  i-: 

conviction  of  Mrs.  CanndKi  It  ei  i  t 

thing  came  tut  ■which  throi>s  an 

but  circuiiis  a.itial    light,  up' n  tli.    ' 

Cannon    bt,c.;  to    his  bed.     O-i  ti  . 

nnirdcr  lot  k  Jrtace  ;  onihe25'h.  tl,, 

made  U))  their  verdict ;  on  ihe?7-l..  :-jj,  ^ 

tiiessagc  by  Mr.  M-Sride,  to  Mr.  Jus' ice  I... 

her— he   went.     Mr.  Leiiay,  win.  ihr  -ujili  .'      ,     . 

this  dreadful  husiri-?ti5,  displayed    a  de-(fw<f.|;    'et;. -i, 

strength  of  niii-d,  co.l  d  tpa  -sionate  judgmen  ,  and  »on' 

ecioiisintegr.-y.  il-a  d-i  htm    infini-e   hon  i-i-.    tibs'-i-rj 


It  was  too 
then    rela 


Ur    liwi 
.e went  i 


TO  the  1 1.1 


She 
,  arj 


tav.'  ac^r  ,  laiher  alon 

d..:       -  ■>-  y.  s.-fevideiicefrtiv  ' 

ai!,-  jirist  ner  Canrtin  was  V 

a-  tiiepriscner  Nettles.      i 

Ntttt.  .  ,  ii„  ..  re,  not  nien'ioned  ;  b  - 
the  Jirovrion  ihat  he  sheuld  n'-i  beallecre'l 
at'tod  that  hii^was  the  person  wlioshe  sBd  n. 
««n.]  Tl...t  ^he  seent  up  aiitt  tt^ok  It  d  . 
ami  t  'ha-  he  sh  ved  her  -ft' — and  '■ 
•  F  r  Christ:.  Jake,  d-irrt  I  d  -n.  !'  . 
served' that  MrV  C. -was,  at  the  tin, >■   .  :  :, 

■  '  '         '   r  the  persjiasion, ''t".      p  'in-l.w  ,  1  ',•■- 

1 1  bed  of  his  wife,  die  wife  would  be 
'  >t  i,t>t  discover  the  murderers. 

-   •■    ,,        al  account  of  the  c.-.se  ;  and  we  h»»e 


I  It  I 


'did 


be-    of  our  iudg.nent,    wi  h  ;;,l,.Ji„.     It 
wiff  Hy-     We  sh  uld,  hiwevcr,  feel  th.xt 


r-g,  if  weleft  tltei 


here.  The  m.ijori. 
y  ol  mankind  are  pr'  ne,o  decide  by  paj- ion,  ra  her  than 
u-  reas-.n  j  few,  or  ra  Iter  none,  lui'  professional  men, 
are  cajableof  diatinguishiiig,  inall  cases,  between  legal 
•ind meral  gnttt ;  and  there  are  manv,  who  on  the  h»fe 
statement  of  the  fic  s  above,  will  be  surprised  hfi^ 
it  suould  happen  f  u  ,  u.ider  su.h  ibctim-iinces,  Kli/a- 
beth  Cannon  wasti.und  nut  giiil  y  :_Tosccli  persons,  we 
beg  leave  to  say  that,  though  the  woman  may  have 
deserved  ;  uni.shnient,  a'ldthough  condcct  such  as  her's 
must  t-'vcr  meet  with  the-c.\ccration  and  abhorrence  of 
all  whtj  at.-  n,)t  as  bad  as  her.,  f ;  yet  her  acquittal  is  a 
pro  if,  of  w  i.ich  tl  e  eounir>  .  iijb;  to  be  prt  ud.  of  the  se- 
curity which  the  taws  att'otd  to  all  but  those  wlio   ttaud 


THE    N  I  NF.  R  VA. 


■  ..•r.V^'j\>  ....V<".f^'  ■!■■  ■n.-1-vr..T- 
hai  .  le  w  >man  wa".  '«;•■'■  y,  -not  of  ihe 
)f  tiavng  ai  ac-ual  hand  in  it»  bir  only 

( file,   vvcre  rig>u  anil  acpJ  conscientious! 

n  not  finding  her  ;;uil  y  of  murdrr,  for  i 
v».  indie  tJ.  B  ■  il'>iii<  Ih's  thry  had  su; 
f  <iur  liws.  a  .d'  thejos  ice  and  ord-r 
nviar^  inal-.  a«  tnich  us  ihev  ciplW  h 
■ici.igher      r.i 


a»  ch- 

!"■ 

did, 

liurdrr 
of  in,- 

:!*:; 

d  u 

iaelv. 

hicli 

«h) 

le  she 

ported 

the 

cause 

1  upon 


for  which  th<. 


done  Ii.'  con- 
<  ,U  he  coiSid«rcd,  iliat  the  gen- 
Jir^r  did  not  less  than  -hose 
v.Vore^  Vt.r5  liorri  I  ai-,  feci  i  worchv  indignation  at 
the  -rorse  than  hellsn  de.-.ls  related.  Hiw  strMif  ;hen 
mist  havheenth'-ir  sense  .fthsob-dience  due  to  a.v, 
M  1 -nit  r  prcs,!-!  thi- indijiii  ion.  a  id  imd.;  it  yield  to 
tli-^ianlatestf  chat  law.  Virtu.us  ind  gnation  if  not 
c  iri^d  l>.  r;isnii,  in  apt  t J  ou'rj  I  jiisiice,  to  drive  head- 
1  .  i»  i;f>  ■.■•vcri-..',  froSi  seven. »  to  4lX^'^"^''  '^'  "  "' 
v-'-,^  .:--)  .1  ilia- ri;>Jr  to  sinic  lot  >  cru^'lty.  VVha 
f  , ,;  !•  •.  ■  ,.  •<  til.-  exci-ss  of  virtumi  feelings  prodwed  >. 
\V   I     I  ,1  1 :  ■  Jfinc  1  lu^'l'    ti  l)e    preserved  Wll  >ng 

t  ..  n  .,  s  ,,..:nerii*  is  list,  errtr  ensues,  a  id  criftie  I'll- 
I  .  vi  oi  s?  a  1  »  hrel,.  yUn  who  with  lo.b-'cou^stendy 
n-reforc  keep  as  vi;;ilani  a.i  eve,  and  as  strict 


nithcfa-e  of  til,,..... 

m  and    r««enlKr.  il.a      Prov.denre  h.;s  b  s'ftwed 
hem  animvarl  mirror,  (Conscience)    »  hereb)  they 

_,i  irn  tikeir  ii,ir.ds.  and  regulate  ever.,  action  ..f  ilieir 

I  ve's.  »l-h  asmucTi  ease  as  they  cai  aljuit  the  drrss  bv 
means  ,.f  acommon  looking-g'ass.  N  ithini;  isastronger 
i.lsanceof  thcgood,iess  of  the  Crealcr.  than  '.ha  delicate 
inwar.l  f  d'ag,  so  »  rongly  impressed  upon  every  reason, 
aide  crca  lire  • 

This  innrnal  mwitor,  if    duly  attended    to,  and  diii- 

gen'li  cheri  hed  a.id  kept  alive,  wonld  check  fhe  cqu! 

ill  her  rid^cul-ns  career,    a  i  1  make     he 

contein;)'  upon  .all  her  vain  and   frivlo 

JJe  lutin  in  min  'fieiV  spariling  eja 

til ./,•;, J  ,tr..'ci!'e  iiiJ^',pul  inccittar 


,-vK  back 


rtnv  roll  ! 
i  ike  i.u!. 


raOM  BUVnONE'.  TOUR. 


tha^ 


}<" 


h-ii 


er    h- 


riccs,   le 


•111; 


.•iner  to    excess,  thcv  sh  nld   swell  tlieni 

.nd  s'ue  of  the  lite-.'  I-  is  nit  enovi-li  tliu; 

lavs  all'irU  r.eeuruy  'o  the  l>i'r..dv  a  ,il    in;r'ii»icallN 

■cent  i  tha'  ivulj'sav  bu  li  -le  iildeed  r»r -hem  ;  but 

;(he.  sh-i.er,,.>    ,  lil  V,  ihe  ,,i-.5   ah  >inii;alily   guilty. 

■1  ih  .se  wiio    ;if  ^-uil-y  t,,  sucli  excess    .hit  the  s"ul 

•rdinary  h;m    ,■       ickeis    a:  the    reHection  of  '1-e.r 

nces,  su  1,1  ;;  ai    hi-y  Urep  wi  liiii  the  letter  of   'h  'sc 

,  i=  a  pro  'f  •  f  'he  c.^is  e..ce  ,)f  a  system    so  glorious, 

'  <■]  '  ,it,  so  wis'j,  and  s  '.be  lelicent,  that   it  .ought  to 

!     e>vry  man  w.h-  par  aUes    uf  its  advantages,  to 

I  ^   vhol-  hear  ,  SonI,  and  mind,  av"l  every-foiiction, 

'Ml  a    .1  p'l  s',cb1,  \viii--!i  He    p-^ssVsses.  I'j-liesup- 

,  I  i.icit',  ,i.id  10  the  cxccu  ion  of  its  deCK.;s.    . 

K.^FL~Crn.^3  Ox-^  F-L.IVLS  B3AU.  V. 


■  iilia  ifthrfate  Jf-fil 
en  al  Uaut'iet otuy  fiyi: 


vcd  by  i 


'innionly  tuUc    pa 
I  rtconi  iieii.l   th-; 


writer,  that  persons  whn 


:o  cul 
ves  t<i  the  worll 
■s  aiilin;;  and  t<i 
■-I'-ive  fniil  the 
■e  olwervtU  too 


that  Vv 

Is.    The/ 


,  f.il 


ii,:ii  an 


He-: 


>c-'  ov,»r  tlie  hearts 
tun  ailec-ation  and 
ar,,/,l  i.i  odis„rus.  J 
■.agreeable,  set  oil' 
iiva  e  the 
i.ure  their 


ii<i)ra- 


•■  Tlie  Milrefe  still  talk  with  ;i,.,-ror  ',f  a 
hapnSrte.t  here , on  ihc  i:jfii  of  Oc- nier;  1757, 
ii  wa-  ,>f  a  very  singoUr  ii.iiu.e.   i  ihall  tianslae  vnu  inn 
account  of  it  fnni  a  Utile  ttooKiliey  h*veg,veii  me,  wri 
ten  on  that  fubjeil. 

■■  \o'iut  three  qtnrters  of  an  hour  iiCter  midnight,  'he 
appeared  t"  ti'e  leu  .i-  >'e,i  of  the  ciiy  a  (jicai  jlari.  cl  ui 
•vliicii,  a>   \  ..Oiii  ii.i.j.ic J  chaiigeil  its  c   lour,  till  hi   la 


xed 


bb 


\  de+.ll'ul  ,i..,lV  WIS  hea.i  .ti 

,iapi.oun    'ha;  a 

•len  . 

rlUr-  wn.leci-.y.     Ic  .p.iT-J  ov 

sr  p\,-t    if    he  por 

■  av,. 

caaie  li.st  iiiwi)  an  linglish  Ibip, 

sihirhina.n    In  ta- 

- y.- 

orii  to  piece..,  ail  nothing  left 

int  ine  hu  ';  :  jgr 

.f<li. 

malts,  r..ils,  aiu  c,'idagc  wtre 

corned    al,;iig;wi 

It     1. 

cirni.l  to  a  conlidci  ante  dill  nice. 

The  fmail  boa's  a. 

0  fel. 

ouqne-  tnx'  fell  in  i-»    -ay   Were  all   In    ken    to    \ 

leces 

an,l  fu.ik.     TaJ  ,io.r   increafed 

and  bttaine  irore  i 

ngn.. 

fal.     Afenlinel,  ie.rli,ea»t  us  appioacli.  run  mic  In 

both  ne  ai.d  u    »eie  lilud  up 

a.  11  carried  i.ito  tl 

e    Ua 

where  he  perishe-l.     It  iHen  ua 

tried  a  co:.fideiabi 

I""  ■ 

of  the  city,  and  laid  in  ru.ns  aln 

lolleiei-y  ■.liiiig  iha 

,1    us    wav.     Seve..l    IHma-s    s 

verc    la  d    level     Vtlt 

h    iK- 

.j.-oii-id,  jnd  It  (is J  iiii:  iea.e  o 

le  lieeplf  in   its     pj 

ir..ge.i 

Tne  he. Is  of  l'>i..ie  of  Miem,  to^e 

her  wiih  thefi.i.e. 

CAi-rud    to  a  coii!idei.,b{e    di:,v 

irct..    The,  ri,..f. 

t   il.^ 

,;iiiirc.,vs   fsc.-e  d;*,l's.icd  a.ij 

beat  d),V!r.  wn  ch 

11     u 

iiaJ  Happened  in  .he    ili.,-(iine 

niu.t  h.V'.   ha,l  li- 

ailtui. 

c<iiilVq,it:  >ces,p«  ^^  mc  world 

WviulU  imii«Uia,ely 

ll.,C 

ointof  .!,.  c 

t't  h-.'j*  n- 

»i,                                                 1 

pafl.,lovet 

«>g" 


I'h. 


s.  '    ::     '.        ■  ■  ,  .<r  lVa'i;;c:.  bu"  ' 
■^^  t  i>  ;      .     ^    .s;-ani   good    li  1  n  ur,    ivitl   c: 
Jim    5  of  v.'.TijjjIr. iiun.'anj  injre  eliectu.it), 
CO..S  ancy. 

M.ss  B  was  a  lady  end-wed    wi'h  most  exqui- 

site b.'-i,ity.  ar,d  iief  per8>n  svas  perfec  ly  ha  iiU-iine  :     e. 
the  Ttiisfcr  une  i«f  it  nas,  that  she  was  r.'io  seUbihle  „f  iter 
ex  ernal  c.'iariiis.     She  w  'uld  walk  fjr'hours   together  Jn 
the    Mall,   and  |ir  de  herself  highly  in    llie  ctinieii.jiiiblc 
train  ■fco.Hcoilibs   who  d.mgletl  by    her   side;    all  their 
conipl  iiien-s,  civiiitjds,  and  enco  iliuins  she  looked  upoit 
as  luafers  of  fac,  hough  every  ine  else  knew  they  were 
sv  rds  of  curse.     If  she  sin  i  ed  at  one,  winked    at   ano.  I 
thir.  and  n,'dded  her  head  at  a  third,  she  fondly    believed  I 
she  was  c mforrnig   a  lasting  obligation  :  ivU' awu  n.i 
Hicb  an  air   f  superiority  over  all  the  rest  of  her  sex,  that 
one  would  be  induced  to  b'-lieve,   sue  expected  mankind 
in  general  to  fall  down  and  worship  her. 
"  Such  behaviour  caused  her  to  be  utterly  ((espised  by  all 
niep  of  good  sense  and   8i.und  undertaking  j  and  she  had 
t'l.e  ;r,  vTi;'.c,.tt..>n  at  last  to  Si.d,  thatTii!- the  tmpiy  pup- 
pies v.-ho  had  once  professed  such  esteem  for  hef,  and  had 
o ',  red  up  so  Many  sacriCces  of  adulation  to  her  beauty, 
lie.  n,.d  anJ  (.cj.vicd  her  ;  and  she  Ir-taiic  a  contemp- 
ti.ile  dupe  to  those  very  charnis,    which  had    led    lief  to 
dupe  so  many     She  f,)u,jd,  t<io  late,  that  most  men  are  of 
the  opinion  of  Jiiba,  in   the    tragedy   of  Cato,  where nhe 
author  makes  him  say, 

Ti*  not  a  set  offeititrest  or  tomphxion, 
the  tii.cturc  ij  a  iHn.  t!i,it  J  admire  ; 
Seuuty  tocjn  groijisjitviifiar  to  tbeujver, 
Fitdee  t,i  bii  eje^  and  path  upon  the  sense. 


leiitimen  s 


1  \%  yittcn  to  account 
ve  f^il-id"*;otii  i.'g  .at 
t'  the  pe  •fir    *•«  c>. 


f-n-  thU 
il'  f.  if. 


fei 


awi 


It  Is  very  obv 
piitl  nn-te  atici 
spent  less  time  i 
►  litiied  all  th 
Hlorded  her 
by 


she 


us,  however,  that  if  Miss  P  ]jad 

on  tothe  cilltiva'ion  of  her  mind,  and 
ornanieniing  her  person,  she  iiiighi  have 
ind  happine  s  this  wirld  t  lutd  have 
gilt  have  been  loved  and  cherished 
d  wiiJia  litle 


family  of  dutiful   and  nspectlul    children.     Wberea: 
the  cnitrary.hcr  ridtcul  ns  cotiduct    has  driven   her 
oVcurity,  where  she  n.  is;    firever   la  nent    the  extrava- 
gance ol  berloriiicr  toll/  aud  j^Urin^  indiscreliun. 


pj.illl  lien,  fjr  tiKi  sin. 
Ill  Malta  >h..t  will  laie  ikh 
n  tbrcioi.u.  .,11  as  bi  .cis  .is 
e  ai,d  brill  Hone  I  hey  ami 
.11.  if  jTlis-e  iiad  11  jt  lieei.  a  few  g-'ill>-  people  am"l.g^1 
ilieni.  '  iit.it'*h«lc  ciiy  .vi.ulii  csiian.l;  ha.c  bi.eu  uiyol.cti 
Ml  une  ittiivei  fal  dsdruetion 

Fkow  a  LlVEKi'OOL  P.^PER. 

TbefoUcaiKg  Aldress  suji  spule::/',  luting  I'oscias,  [Benit  , 
outj   ij  jeof-i  uU]  -'-it  our  T.Jc.tne  Q.i  M.iji.daj  evcahg  : 
Anxious  to  pay  my  hea.*  felt  homage  here, 
Before  v'cutiiK  I  v.  n  uie  to  appear. 
N-i  character  assuiU'Li  shall  veil  n>e  now, 
WhiKt  to  my  partial  friends  I  grateful  bow.         ' 
Say,  am  I  wrong  to  aitn  at  ytur  applause  i        '      «• 
Yet  there  arc  some,  unheard,    prejudge,  my  c#use  i 
While  in  my  ciat  theatric,  holes  are  picking. 
And  scorn  the  io.ijA  hero,  stage-struck  chiciien. 

•  Shall  he  deb  ;sv  a  Shrtcfi-carts  gtiiSsiiig  s.cnes  »       ~~ 
'  A  hors,?  !  a    jirse  !..--a  recking  horse  Th-  n,eaiib  ! 

'  iOriU-d  bv-»oi>,e  ludenian--. -right— -Ji|fi-...|,n|,are— 

•  *<e,\ds  ti.;i;A«-!eniioS. — dress — <iiow  in,v'>u  were.' 
Ami  a  chicken  ?     They  shall  find  ilie^i,?«e, 

In  the  balo  m-.tcst  for  iheatric  fame  : 

Astotriy  .'le/^Af.  I  trust,  on  reason's .jilan, 

Tho  mind  is  iiel  1  llie  standard  of  the   man  ; 

Ai)d  for  my  youth — why,  if  ,ha-  be  a  crime, 

Patience,  diiad  Sirs,  1  shall  amend  in  time. 

Snch  critics,  for  inysclf,  uniiiov'd  I  view, 

Is  it  iir    act.ngthcy  condemn,  or  you  ' 

Couli  trick' or  start  the  nobler  passions  raise, 

Or  gain  nic — what's  my  proudest  boast,  yeiir  praise  ! 

ChiCt'd  with  protecting  smites  the  bud  'may  blo.w, 

And  liie  young  sapling  to  a  ceder  grow. 

When  at  our  Shakespe.,re's  siirine  my  swelling  heart. 

Burst  forth  and  claims  soi>ie  kindred  tears  to  start,  ^ 

Frown  not  if  I  avow,  tha,  falling  tear 

Inspires  my  hopes  and  bi,!»;nc  persevere  ; 

Here  though  you  weep  for  s  rr  iws  not  your  own. 

Be  life's  true  sorrows  t,  i,,,-  ■,    ,,-'^  „i'.,i  ,,,,,. 

Mas    -Iwa-r  words— 111 

Thiak  svbat  1  ought  to  1 . 


For  ISOl — .5. 


ILLc-TED  J'OLTiri: 


CV:T1CAL  LlN'^S  ON  WOMEN. 


Women  are  bo 


Dks,  and  men  tlier  readers  be-i- 
S    1  I  whtim  of!  times  ihey  grea^  errata  see  ; 
Here  son.etimes  we  a  bin— there  we  espy 
A   leaf  nii!)  lac'd— at  I.  ast  a  line  awry. 
If  thev  are  books,  I  wisji  iliat  my  wife  were 
An  almanac,  to  change  her  .fVery  year. 

ANSWER— Extempore— By  a  Lady. 

Women  are  bioks— i.i  t'"S  I  do  a-ree  : 
And  men   here  ar-.  svho  can't  read  ABC: 
And  aoini-,  who  have  ml  genius  to  discern. 
The  beauties  of  the  hiolts  tltey  wish  to' learn — 
F  .r  tl.-'se  an  aliiiaiiac  di  'f-en  h  Id, 
Mueh  more  sciei,tf  than  -hev  can  unf -Id. 
Bu'.  thtinl  our  s  ars,     I'lr  cri.ics  are  not  tl-.ese  : 
■1  he  HiC  1  of  s;ut.e  a,  .i    as  e  uc  aliia'S  pbta'e  : 
Wb   know  to  ch     w,  ami  hen  to  pri/.e  their  bootts, 
N  r  IM^'he  line  direc.  in  search  of  crioks  : 
And  f^i  'b-se  b-.i'ks  their  n  blest  pleasure's  Hsw-- 
A    h'al.'.hpeifecioii  is  no    f  mid  b.l-iw  : 
'    Wi  h  tfieiti  we'r.'  in  a  world  of  err  r  -hrown, 
Aiidour  Erra,.asta,id  a^^st  iheit  ow  n. 

TO  DOCTO.l  ANDEXSO  •, 

The  very  ingenirus  F.di'i  r  and  n)Ogra;Uier  of  -he  Erl'isl 
P  e  "s,  t,r,  his  arrival  r    IJromore  H  *mc.  t'.ie  re-iuctic 
cf  he  Bishop  of  Drimnre,  August  8,  ia02. 
D  s  inguisDitid  s-ranger  !  welcme  to  Drumjre, 

'WeU')>li«.">  I'erc.  "s.  Iiospi  aole  doniC, 
W.ieieevery  fr.end    i  i.i.er.'.r   lire. 

\\  iiere  geniiis  alwaysnnda  M.ns.-lf  at  hoiue. 

As  wf'h  'he  father  of  tjgg,  bkif,niii  g  shtides, 

Mtthnks  1  see  the  nine  BaSiioni  u .  maids, 

Coi.dui-t  ..(.air  s\aial'ring  s>e|is  tVuiii  bow'r  to  bov.'*r. 

\Vh-lst  PWb-j5>  icav.ing  from  hfacaron  high, 

Ar.d^e-.iiig  il  I.i-  iefs  eiursir's  speed, 
.Bern's  on  iii»  fav'ri  es»i  benignant  e  e, 

i'.b  .1,.)  ,1  I,.  ;,  i..tl.  i\i.,u'.Mg  VI  aU  proceed. 


.»     And.  tjrdy  .suti, 

rrir,,d'of  Jlie  M,i. 


nc«f4pfea 


s  !  welc-'inne  to  Dr^rii',.-;-  ? 
•.M./ t,api.itK,s  attend  lou  whilst  yr.ii  stiy. 
As„l.  wh.- 1.  tigai  1  ,fou  see,<  y-itir  native  slio.-e, 
May  safety  shield  ymio'cMhe  n'afrj  way  !_ 

The  fjllowin;;  b-^'jiPii  fcd  alTec  jt'.g  1!  i-s,  taken 
from  the  last  ?artiier's  Museum,  arc  par. iculaily  i.isert, 
ed  Itr  the  be  el^of  our  fair  rtadars.  They  were  wii:- 
teii  by  ill!  unhap,iy  girl  to  her  fai  Mess  scdticsr,  and  ac. 
companled  t!ie  return,. fa  watch  wliicli  he  had  former- 
ly priseiued  lur,  in  the  iiist  ardr.ur  <  f  liis  aitachment. 

When  von  inipl-r',!  and  I  beiiev'd,  / 

This  gol  ien  baul|le  1  nce.v'd. 

•  1.  o's.  look,  111    I  v  ,(yo"  londiv  cri'd) 

■  II    .v  fast  the  little  minutes  glide  : 

'  Let  us  -he  precious  hnirs  'm.irove, 

■  A  id  win.geacii    leei'i,;  day^with  I  ve, 

,      •  'Till  awful  dea'h,  m.i.  beau  e  ui  Ir  end, 

•  Y  tlrl'tver  with  he  earth  shall  blev.d. 
•Time  ne'er  ui)  dtirltiig  girl,  shall  see 

•  H'B*  rio  lofe  a  maid  but  thee  ' 
T  hen  rap-  itre  itptrHeiTITi-  yrur  »y#, 
Then  r"ses  breatii'd  in  every  sij,h  j 
Tlien  restint;  on  jyor  beating  breast. 
Each  thtjinht    hy'tlr  less  soul  expres/d  : 


M 


..■d  ! 


inv  cluck, 
ehen  Pspeak. 


Si,.  i,ai  ma.i^ic  pow  I 

C,  ,  ,  mv  anxi   Us  hour 

F  r  .t-'iil    <■  pti,  ted  on  tnv  cl;^ 
C'lntu'inn  chec't's  me  ' 
N    inir^  unconsci«nis  and  serene, 
I  ,;a/e  lip-ni  lh,s  bright  maciiine  : 
Its  s.ill  repr'aches  wake  my  sighs. 
At'  call  the  -cars  that  dim  my  eyes — 
■  Whereare  -hosehtipii    mliuiies  .!;■;!. 
§ '.Where  innocence  1    ,  :    i  — 

«  When-,  pure  a:;  i:  ■-!, 

1  tl-aljl  gave  her  '  " 

It  seems  to  :.a  — •  A  ii  ,i!e  ;   i,-,  iii.rc, 
•  111  future  time's  exl'at:s«l*»i store, 
'  Shall  ;. ou.  tad  maid,  inch  iininentssee, 
,  As  ri-e  \ou  Frst  accepted  me.* 

!  e,  O  la  e  it  fr,,-m  nu  view, 
.  u'd  aUiie  vihilc  you  wcix  true. 


Vol.  1, 


/\  -U  .oiiorJ  111'  ap^;  uiucd  liour  at  Idsi, 
W  .icrt  cvtrff  ciire  ami  lia  ijcr  pits:, 
W  .lac  ilic  iti  I  Lib  yl  n.ij.iight  shone, 
'to  cvQTj  c>C  b.it  idRu  >ki)(>.«g|| 
1  "U  »  -u^hi  rtp^tf  ot»  bt£..iA's  breast .. 
..  ciirtrni.i^i.o^ii^jtT  Ui,  Uiti.lcsa  guest! 

. ,  vicw»  cl  "bliss  t'ocA'er  g  t.te 

I  ".-cciv'd,  Uc>6«r:c4>  )')«;,  undoite  ! 
.  :  \vi.^  bavcl  with  lime  lo  U\ 

.  .ce  lie  ca.i  iic^cr  bring  bacu  ^uu  .' 

K.  Lii-.t  ;,o  him  who  pieri-M  my  heart ; 
Uc,iJ..i.l  ;i.  tt  of  t:iv-se  tmn  n^  h  nirs,  ' 
\.  .1  .1  ;tj  ,M  irtf  iiw  r*ies.£h3vv-rs  : 

.V.  ,„•„  ,«•  uu. 

.Ic  t)  'tl  .u;i.a, 

..  1  p  ".vers     t  ?l«p. 


Vtl,  ail!   lie  k  . 
V.  ...cilLote'i  JUL. 


el^T^.iil  a.-aili  will  ^iow. 
vvb  .  >  y.iuug  dA:^.i 

S.-  J^-.   :r.;iS     htfSCC:! 


'rmmtie  TE.tSS  OS  dE.vrjt-By  CourMjr  MJmith. 

ON  uocro:i  oji^dsmith. 

LONG  f  r  \\f  sa:ce;hei)r^it's;e.ir  ihall-floy. 


A.  Ji-v.ry, 


,  b..il.i 


IV 


C.l.jjgj 


.4  !.h.ill  . 
..tc 


■5r,.,i,  I 


N  >i  111  .o,.,ii,,nr  revels  cry.v,.  ',,tc  >Mci.u  night, 
Bu   s,   III   ,  t  Maageri(cMii.j,y  ^^ot}  • 

"^    '   •   ■ "(iiiSbeiiiui,  ,  r- u.iJ  t)ie  Q6I. 

-n'li  !  — iiu  tarewcll  Ahbura's  bliss 
^•ra.ni  *he\!elaeJ  ^isj,^ 


.'iiic  >s  i.nii:-,. 

An:*  the  bli  ■  ^ 

»rucM...hsbiuii..ii  ...  i.i...>.-..-i  :..,.;,r.  ■  •. 

G^iJi)/,«.6,  aJieu  !  rli#-  ao  ik  ie.»r.i   i  jinest  fu»  tliee/ 
S>KaH  ili'W  i»  VSiii  J.t#!^:(r\$  hi&  [l^s^jvt;  glc-c.     -■".'    *  .'.    . 

TheuithearJ  jvs    i.,  ' 

Icri.ow.a.u.:  ;,,.jii 
Bl»  ruuo^  uuiils.'U  .)■« 
Ai.u  f  its.c."  lib  v.ti,  fo 


a  he  1 


i..ia  I 


"■>■> 

1  lie  iiinll  r 

:<;  can.i 

l>l  1 

r 

ne  t  ini 

>  si 

ir 

^cii-  a 

idv 

••J' 

L.  .thi' 

l.c; 

bliend: 
bioiig 


All  .-. uburii  bli^li  bewail  .he  i 
■\.  i'.e;.  ir.'iii  iicr  ..eiili  tin 


, A'iis  siistch'd  awa/ ! 

/l,.u  fcr.  ihc  1.  a  Mil  <  1  lilt  vress)   lake,  ^     ' 

lo  i.ite  MS  pli^:!!  her  ju.s.ea  ;.e  d  sli.ili  shake,        .  ■ 
^\'lille  alia.;   Wm  -he  liirro«5  ■'  '--  '"■    -      •* 
&iaV^'  ihalUUc  lin^ciinj  tc«ri 


nf  her  luce, 
each  other  iraSfc. 


The  follovvMDg  hiRcripii.K  ill  ?J^ethau*Chiircli,  England, 
fcci\es  to  be  i  eord.d,  as  a  i<lrv;ut  oi  a  ihoruligiil;  j,ui,u 
>vitv.     Ill  the  chancel,  .v 

'■  Rebecca,  wUe  ot  JVilliain  Lynuc, 
wiio  uitd  in  16jo." 

Ilcr  epi'aph  was  writ. en  b/her  husband,  who,  after 
eiMiiiieraiing  her  several  vmues,  conciUjc^  i 


••  Should  I  je:i  tliouiand  yrp.rsenj.->y  ni;'  life, 
li-^atd  not;.^ise  en-iu.,h' s,  g.ioJ  a  wife." 

JUKr 


who 
tlte  late  Mr. 
Inch  runs. 


THEATRICAJ.  ANECDO 
On  -ne  rf  ^r  fir,t  nights  nf  the  rpen. 

D'ui^ftaue  thea  re.  a    dissaus.Med   

V  lib  bcatlrtiii  i!k-  firs-  row  of  tfie  \l 

Vernon  ki«gan  .he  iastaiit  jn  the  fo  1  ^^ 

'Ilnfi-um  me,  torr.from  me,  vl>i:b  wa^J  tbcr  tahe  hcr^ 

iniiiieJia  el,  answered  tbe    ii.terrofrauon   of  the  actor  in 

the  l.ilIow,M.g  word!!,  and  m  she  exact  tun^  of  the  «ir, 

Wij-tougl^  Lcng  Atrt.  i-y,v=rd:,  Lohg  Acre. 
Tlis  uLie.vpe^e,:  .•  na^frally    embarrassed 

!..mr  A  en  o.i  ;  recoverinir    l.hn.,.|f,  he 


el  t«c  au.h^r'i, 

//;.  it,  did  they  ao? 
5 '.'e.-i  I II  jfoon  ovc'-tf, 
J  .'/  toon  overtatc  ' , 

and  P'ecip-.ate;;  ii.ade  his   Ciu,   „ 

"■>  aua.eiiCG. 


.li.Uied  words  instead 


iaudits  of 


THE  M  I  N  E  R  V  A. 

LAW  imellig: 

SHERIFFS     C  O  U  K  T."^ 

t— 

EOWAnns  V.  torriaxo. 

The  plaintiT.  Miss  Edvaivls,  was  a  young  hdy  of  i>- 
.1.  1  .ur-a.id.rwe.ity,  aid  lived  in  ihecnpac.y  of  fin^iisl, 
teaei.er  ac  a  boai-dm;  schoj.  in  the  vicinity  of  L  adoii, 
kepr  by  the  deleima.i  ■»  wife  :  she  lij.l  n.it  f>hg  b:e.i  i,i  ihis 
biiud'.ion,  b-fon;  thB defendant  used  everv  imans  to  in»,c 
her  swerve  Irom  those  priiic it  les  .fv.r'iie  which  it  was 
her  duty  -o  inMil  into  he  imnas  of  ihc  vi.nii.j  Itiiiiles  ,  I ,. 
ced  under  the  iiiimedia  e  ctrs  of  his  wiu'  Fbr  a  I  . 
tiiiie,  she  withstood  his  addrf^t,cs.  and  even  nniaia" 
ted  them  to  her  mistress,  at  the  same  liui.-  exniessin 
h.r  mteuncTn  of  rel  ii.quihiig  l„  r  !,<:vtte.  Wrb  T,  ,ri,,„;,' 
however,  persuaded  ihe  pbituih  ior.i.  lmi  viiih  her  an.j 
to  rest  satisliej  ,»i,|,  dRson  iten.i  •cm  t  .  .  ;  ■■  .  .  ,,f  t,,, 
husband.    Miss ''Eikv^fd!  toiiti>,.i    :  "if. 

leirl,  half  a  year  afierwanls;  but  .  i, .-,;., 

i-eqnrntimpoiHiii-;c!  ort)l«deie„..   ,  .  c  '  'o 

nel.|>ern.-tu  with  htm.  ,- • 

File  principal  itistnmient  nf  persuasion  iistd  by  the  de- 
e.idant  iVab  a  lerter.  in,  which  he  jironiised  to  seiile  £01  a 
;■',';/;','''•■  "■■,''>  J^faaU^ of  payment,  lo  pay  her  tfie'suii. 
i  lOJI.  She  lived  «i,n  hi..>  as  nib  mibtLs.  in  fu«isu. 
d  tiparmiens.  a-  Broiiii,.  "'.  -"i)  -ve  a  ..ear,  wlrnih  wnioli 
ler.od  she  htul  a.child.  i'lic  UefciJa'il's' love  oe.'an  to 
-I'ol,  hib  vlbitsjohcr  beci:iiclK:.s  fr.-q.i.tii,  a:id  in^iior' 
heei.irely  ainifiiu'd  hrf.  Slit:  a,,,,,,.-.!  to  htm  for -he 
pitftuicehe  ^.i  1  expressly  utider  alien  ,o  provhle.  but  fle 
paid  no  a  tetitiou  to  her  appliea  ij.i;  she  th.ref  rcbr  .ujr.t 
the jireseii.  aotion  so  rec-v.r  ihepcnajiyto  which  lie  Jitid 
"b!.r.-d    tinnself,    b^  his   lci;er,  on   ttt:..-..    rf    [...pr^- 


9j 


The  defendant  suiTired  jailTnien 
•ho  ateiiii>i  to  resibttlie  dertiaii.i.  , 
ihei-roiii.se.  wiib  prjjved    o  be    ti: 

iwri-in,,  a.u.Ue  Jury  rcur.ua  a  v. 

:  Iiiatxs. 


ORIGINAL  ?^P£i,<; 

D  I^rti;  I' ipfor  IIS   usihif    the    m' 

afiTw.xr.U  '■1  plates  of  vatHius    mate 
riii.i.iU-ar  ulei. 

'     111  the  bonk  of  J    ■ 
wrililii^fin  s*-orr.  -     . 

•bk-  ''■ '•-•     • 


ilh.'^ 


r.adt 


It  13  com,!  ,.cj  OI  l.iie.i  ...r  rti;,.  Tlu;  Cni  lese  make  th  ir 
paper  with  s,U.  The  h.,no,fr  .,f  invsxinr  paper  U  due 
tothe  tov.noiMjinotitsinii^'yiK. 

-      ^  (.SatmSeg'uter. 

In  a  dis-rict  near  B-^il  we  -ire  ml  i  >t...  ■.  •- 


L2TrE«  II. 
I'L.VIN'.MA.v'  7 


L.,1-1G  r.rct 
epistle  to  y.u,  1.1  th. 
bu;  pi.iable  ale.  1  hi 
■'ll.,i,  I  canearniv 
•eii|Med  by  waiiiiirNii 
.>.--r.l.resatyou  wi 
y-u  u  lb  by  no  means 


1  ^-i\:e  an  hastv  end  of  mv  first 

»vjiled  ii.s-.t  of  .h,  i^rs-  time 
■■  (  hi-^rrea^er  ;.irt  of  \\  bein,;  ,c. 
WMi)  1.1  get  rid  nf  ,he  subject  — 
alilv  b.lieve  hie,  when  I  assure 
'■  •-eeabic  one. 


Ti.  itittn  was.  herpnd".,:nj:^:i!::: ';;:;-  ;';;^- 


'iiei  1  deJa 


Ulis  fiolisn  , „.„  ..jrrie.i 

tiia.  r»iy  .,irs,  8  „i  ttost  me  ai  lea«  ..in-  ihousa  id   d  ifr, 
I' S'a   f.ii.s    hecravmgsqf  i„;  ,,.a4mtsh':t.dy.    H  I'l.t'.ciil 

^  ICC  in  .'.iru,i„it„i,,..^h«rc  v,  c  n..w  and  ,l\e,i   came  on  a 

'-It,  ,11)  hel,;  r,,aie  w..,  wovderfuliv  smi  lei-.  wi-:,  a  s-t 

ul  e'e.,a..t  new  A„.a  which  graced  liiv  fr.e.id's  tfi  :,  m-v1. 

.o..c.-d  nv.  ^We  VR-iting  ihe  chiila  wi  h  a  wis  ;j|     .,. 

i  wm,,!u,  eMiK,u._s  l.u.uue  whit^women  al,va  -'^2 

.'.T,  wnen  thfj  areou  kho.ie  hi  uiesb  or  u-au.  v  b'  a  f-. 

tK-  tiVal.      il  UretideJ  (Tie  ciist^ue.ice  of  li.r 'afeiiiive 

>  Vva.itin  (  ai.dl  soon  fiu'id,    w  ,,,1.  s„rrm, ,  rhtit  my 

"      '^'''    '      ■      "'■'■■■'■'■       '."■:•   Iiad  scarcely   gol  out  of 

Itid..    IiIk  tutc  ibteJ  UK  : 

I  radewcll's,  my  l.ve  ;' 

■  _  •    '.nddid  vou  ,ii.t-hi...i  It 

•'<■<■'■-"..  ■:•-'        I  nowjlainly  d,  t    ^..^i 

-   'S  ai,  and  IdU  h^ri-  »uiie,i  >vc): .  I.       :> 
•''j  .l.t   l-i  -o  p>|.cl....c  r,  hut  "..■    i.v    .    .'; 


.1,- 


gVrous  sh  uld  Veach  pos'.crJl/. 

These  ia»ly  iiivvtititmsl  d  tnthe  d'srov,"-.-  of  i  ;!.l  --,  ..I 
»fcd  i  u  jd  aSkCe^^f  is  itiitorfup  ibJ    \- 
iit-vs,  tli^^iose  this  wood  foi  ttiitii  I, 

ygs.     I'Wiii    hib  custom  arisi-s'  ttte    .    , 
^.s  I'f    h.    at.cicuts.  vjlell  ihev  mta.it    c^  ■...  ilie  '.iMic-.r 
n.lij,  uii.  of  ai.  ixtelienpw*rk,  tiiat  it   was  worthy"o  be 
xviirten  o.i  cedar.  :  heseilablcis  were  mad.-  ofth^'  vninps 
I'f  trees  J  tlie  use  of  them  s'.ll    e.tisis,    b.if,  in  . -cner^l 

they  are^iatie  of  i.tiicr  materials    ihan    w 'td the  saii.i 

reason  v\  hich  led  t.    ,»refer  t^.e  cedar  t<i  i»  li  r    rees  in  !ii.  • 

•d  lowriie  on  cc.tar  vfliitliis  liio  .rriqi  ihe  I'r  itn    its    u. . 

ure.   Wen  j;in?iall>  u-ed  ii  lo  write  ilieir-itpstt'aieitts,  ii 

rdcr  liie  tetter  lo  j>ivserve  iheni. 

Spini  Isidore  of  Seville  test  nes,  that  the  Greeks  an.'l 
Tuscans  were  the  Ctst  wlio  nst-d  ^|^  ni  write  nn  Thev 
wrote  with  an  iron  b'dkii.,  ab  he;  did  on  'he  other  sub- 
stances we  have  notice.l.  liu'  he  Ro-n.i,is  havitig  for, 
bidden  ihe  use  of  this  instrument,  they  sujb'i  u  ed  a  .st.- 
Ia>  made  of  the  bone  of  a  btr.i,  or  aiimal  ;  sa  i\(ai  ih<»if 
,Ori'i<S''^5'n'Wed  enVraving.!.  They  alj-J  eiiijil  lyed 
reeds  cm  in  the  forms  of  pens. 

In  the  proijress  of  lime,  Ihe  art  of  v/riiinj;  c'oji<is-ed  i" 
pain-ivg  »  i-h  diifereiit  kinds  of  lik.  This  n  v'l  mole  ■{ 
\l»-iting  occasioned  •hem  to  inver-.  otlir  material.^  pro. 
per  10  receive  ihtir  \yriiiii)j.  ■  Th 


H.tt.r.'tj  s-mn   afertha'i  nef^l, 


le  iiuu  a  ^i-eii.-  .-le. 
f-hli.l;  hut  I  Mie.v 


,  and  c  imnijiid  evi-n   sunt 

i.fa-.lntc!t    i;ie!.„eli;ht 


/'j?e^forth..i>ib  >v  ,..„  .  v:.,  ,,..  .. 

luUted  cnhe   toll,  ol  such  ri..  i  ,     ,- 
■'  ssi  hut  afli.i  vain— the  wasdrji         ,.- 

"''    ■  '    cisurse  could  not  be  convince.!,:— :  .>• 

I -It'.  I.,,  il-ttt  till  .^i»,-es  nad  then- (  mes  for  i.utg.n V,  a, id 
it  iit^scruei  in  me  not  to  all.,w   her  the  privileges  wb  ch 
'■.her  iiiairons  enjoyed  I  she   then   hinte.l   ft  •  .    ,!         i- 
Wii.cli  w   uii   threaen  her  citical  situatiu.. 
i.i  e  iKr  reipieM.     I  took  i  inc  to  adv 
whohaltj-r 


per  lo  receive  mur  ^rniiig.  ■   1  lie.   iir.-.  chose    ihe    hiii  '  '■'  e  nsr  rcipiesi.     1  took  I  inc  to  advis"  v. 

,petl  rfccitain  tr«s,. plants,    and  ei.  n  sl.ins     -fanii.ttls  I  "" 'he  o.:c..so.i ;  t'lo.ie  whoha.l  tj-|-a,iiiic.t: 

which  wer«  prepared  for    this  pitri  .se.     The  Ilrs*  pi  .ce  |i  "^S.  I'e/suaded  me  to  use  vi  leiit  measui^ 

M  here  they  began  to  prepare  the.  skmt  was  Peigaiiios,  in  [',  '■•*  'br.ii^b  tlieir  ;ntcr,-r.ed   policy,';,  they 

Africa. '1  hit  is  i he  origin  nf  ihe  La'io  name  from  whence  '"'^-'^  an  esimplr  of  my  w.le,  thai  their  f 


Alrica. 'Hot  is  i he  origin  nf  the  La'io  name  from  wh'oc 
have  derived  that  of  parchnien'.  The.sc  skin,  are 
ever,  be'tertinown  ainont-st  .he  au  tiors  of  Kc  piiresi 
n,  uniler  the  name  of  membra  a.  They  were  so  e,il- 
led  because  in  remembrance  o4<|^h^liimals,  ,  of  .vhich 
ihey  were  compnseil.  The  anc^HHb  parchnnnts  of 
three  different  colours,  while,  NeliwIPand  |;urttle.  At 
Koine,  while  parchment  was  disliked,  bectfuse  it  was  more 
subject  to  be  soiled  than  ihe  o  hers,  and  dazzh-l  the  e  e 
They  genefally  wr.te  in  lefers  of  gold  and  silver  on  pur 
pie  parchii.cui.  This  cust,  m  continued  in  the  ear:.  ap.s 
ol  tt|c  church  ;  and  ihere  arc  yet  ex'ant.  written  c  ties  ,[ 
the  evangelists  of  this  kind  ;  of  which  upecimeiis  ar«  un-- 
served  in  the  British  Museum.      '  *' 

ThcF;,pt;i,i.  ,.n  tl.e-'    Klee-^tn'...  ,,t  rrw-;nr.  ■^  <■ 


i-qi...i;ce,  and  ii;e-id  ih<- 
|i  Ai  er  lU'i.biilcrin^'  the  ill  conseqi  i  ; 
1  It.i  ii.  de.ial,  1  acquiesced  in  the  . 
I   ^Itl.  ugh  it  laid  me  under  some  |  - 
I  I  J  uit.iised  hera  c  >ach.  But  this 
^1  a  if,  liig  her  vanity  i  so  I  have  it> , 
I.,    urn  over  a    tew  leaf,   and  be  i,. 
fun  1.-,  le'  'liec-.insequencc  be  v  li_.  ..  .. 
ii.utly  bear 'he  ri.licole  il    mv  neigl,b..u. 
heii-pecls.-il:  bu     I  will  r^snlilxly  liet'en,, 
gative  „;^ui.ist  ail  encrt'ticltmentii.  and  m_. 
1.0  n  lull  t.had  uiir  be   cha..ged  etiher  by 
VOKc  cr  die  frequent  ^oiii;iiij^i,  of  my  spou 
,  Your  i^it.i.i!  ati.l  .•>'.r-.-tt:'t^ 


96 


THE  MINER  V  A, 


Vd.  1 


[Our>e»t!tri  ; 


incUb'.td  I'jlhe  politeness  of  llie  Man\-;«r 
of -hf  n.elimond  Thfstr.,  fnr  the  imufcrTitnt  thsy  ma)- 
receive  from  the  pe.  ufal  of  ihc  fuilowlng  humorous  pro- 
(Jiiction-thit  gemlemin  hivii't:  kindljr  l^it  in  the  coi>y 
from  which  we  re-prini  it.— This  F»rce  has  been  jisr- 
formed  with  general  appiaufeon  the  British  &  American 
Stages  ;  and  some  of  our  patrons  hare  witnessed  its  ri 
tible  powers,  in  its  performance  by  the  Virginia  Com. 
pany  of  Comedians. 

RAISIKO  THE  WIND— a  rAncr— ik  two  act*. 

Cn.<RlCrEa5.  CHABACTtBS. 


ci'ar.f. 


Scene 

/t.CT  I— .SccsE  I.  — lue/iiW'coom 

Sa.m.  V^OMING,— I'm  a  coming. 
Sjn 


M  n  L.  Durab't. 
.^Coiinti)    Town. 

■Iwu-UcU'rh, 


I  Sam,  mcrtitg. 

;  a  little  d.Jirence  Wenveen 


th; 


>idha 


..l.in<,  eh  I 


otily 
in  apt 

the  d' 


AM.  Yes,  but  1  get  on  pretty  d«ornt,  <1 
you  i'er  when  two  or  lli'ree  people  call  at 
K.  get  Hiirried,-and  then  I  can't  hehi  lisl.ni  ,(r  to  the  d"  U 
tli.ugv  ilie  y04"g  chat's  fay  to  one  Inmher  at  a.t.ner  ;  anJ 
then  I  don't  «a<tly  hev.r  whit  they  fay  to  me  vou  ier. 
Sometimes  too  I  fall  a  laughi.Vg  wl'  em,   and  that  they 

don't  like,  y»u  undtrstaod. .  * 

AVait      Well;  well)  you'll  foon  )fel  the  Setter  ef  all 
that.       '  .         .    :LAl»ugh«.itnout.] 


hat.  :i_Al»ugh  witnout.J     .^  I   mu.r  mD'<e  a  i 

■'6am.     VVl-afs  all  that  ahoMt  >,  '  Rid  !  perhaps  it  m.v  1, 

■VVait.     [looking  out  ]     Oh,  it's  Mr.  Diddler  trymg     Ifn  sc,, 1,1,1,.  i,er  a  p^^,, 


I'm  fii 


voull  br 
nan. 


prrjuil 
•  my  br 


Hi 


o'.he 


:t>.  p-r.t 


nd  fo  forth. 


I  trust  n 
rpreju; 


ell  what  will  vou  have 

nio.     Any  tiling  :  tea.  coffee,  an  eg(> 

Sam.  Will  now.oiieof  us  -ou  underiiauc 
action  mun  have  credit  for  a  little  *vlrle.  '1 
I  mnn  trust  you  for  t'mnne> ,  or  vou  mu 
t-breakfait.  Now  «■.  you're  not  above  vulgar  preju  preju-  j 
dizfs,  and  f.cm  to  be  vas'ly  t.iUen  wi'  me,  and  as  I'm  not 
fo  conceited  as  to  be  above  'em.  and  a'n't  at  all  taken  wi' 
vou,  Tou'J  belter  give  me  t'money  you -fee,  and  trust  me 
'f=r  t'breakfast  :  he  !  he  !  he  ! 

Dm.     Wlia'  dv'e  mean  by  that,  Sam  ! 

Sah.     Or  mayhap  you'll  fay  me  a  bcnn  mo. 

Dm.     Sir,  you're  jetting  impertinent. 

.■sAM.  On,  whit  you  don't  like  the>  terms.  Whv  then, 
as  you  fomeiimes  sing  f>r  your  dinner,  you  may  ivhisrle 
fur  your  brtaklist,  you  lie;   he!   he!  he'  [exit. 

DiB.  Tim  is  to.carry  on  tra;le  Withou'  a  capial. 
Once  I  paid  my  way,  and  in  a  rrcitv  high  roatl  1  travd- 
le.l  ;  lull  tho.i  art  now  Jeny  I-'iJdIer,  little  better  ih.iu 
I  va((.i')'>-:d.  fie  on  thee!  '  a  vak'e  thee,  roufethy  fpin'  !' 
h  wioe.ibl)  ea.n  thy  lirea'tfasts  and  thy  dinners  too.  But 
bo»v  !^my  prefent  trritle  is  the  pnly  01. e  'hat  requires  no 
liipremiceship.  How  nnlncky  that  the  ricJL;ind  preit> 
Mils  PlaiMvvay,  whole  bvart  I  won  at  lSath,'5li'ould  takr 
fo  fuiUeii  a  i\ypir  ure — that  I  should  lofe  her  addri  f*  ;iik1 
cill  uivf-lf  1  foolish  roTi.itic  name  that  w.U  prevent  her 
l='lers  fion  reaching  me.      A  rich   wtfc  would  pay    mv 

•liis  and  heai   my   grounded   piide.     But   tie   dejeneraie 

ate  of  my  wirdrolie  i'l  confounrledly  again- 1  me.     'I  here's 

>varni  old  r'jgue,  they  fay,  with  a  pretty  ilaughter,  I'ate 
erne  to  the  mufe  at  the  foot  of  the  hill.     I've  a  greit 

ii„(i — it's  <! fl  impuilcm  ;  hut  if  I  hvln't  furmounied 

ydeli.acy,  I  must  have  starved  long  ago. 

W.vippa  crossft  in  biete.       ' 

Hlfmime  of  the  new  familv  at  the  foo«  of 


loj"!:e  hiinfvlf  into  tredit  at   the  bar.     dui  lu   «"" 
thty  know  bin)  too  well.     IVy  the  bye,  Sair.,  mind  ^ou  ne- 
ver trustthat  fellow. 

Sam.     What,  h'm  iviththe  fpvgljfs  ! 

Wait.     Yes,  that  iuipudeni  short  lighted  fellow. 

Sam.     Why,   why  not? 

Wait.     Whv,  b^  caul:  ht 'II  wver  pay  you.     1  he  fel- 

'in.    In    .1,.   •      n.^ii  5 pel  s  into  people's  houfes  by  h  s 

rioits.     ,\it  fome  ot  the  fquii-es'  tables, 
-at  as  the  p.ivl"on  or  the  aiAitbecaij. 
.^.i'i  at  0.1.I  I  na  ."«-.!..«"  n-we^'f- 

"'Air.     'Uieit  he   bi'rrows   mnicy   of  every  body  he 

.-A.M.     Niy,  but  will  illy  body  lend  it  him! 
\.  /,  1  r.     V.'li)  he  asks  tor  fo  ittiie  at  a  lime,  thai 
pie  are  ai-ham^dio  refule  him.  and  then  he  gc 
1  r  »n  Olid  lu.n  to  give  it  the  appearance  of  iin 
ce-fitv, 

Sam.     Dimma,  lie  most  be  a  droU  chap,  lioiy^ver. 
V/aIIV    litre  be  con.es  ;  mind  yi.u  take  caie  of  htm. 

iff  [ex"(t. 

Sam.  Kever  you  fear  that  mun.  I  vai'nt  horn  two 
Vundretrmilf.  north  of  Lunuun,  lo  bt  done  by  Mr.  Uid- 
llltr,  1  kiK,w— 

Enter  DlODi.#t». 
Dm.  Tol  lol  de  riddle  Inl  :— eh  !  (looling  through 
the  glafs  at  Sam.)  the  new  »!iiir,— a  ^eT)  cloil  hv  my 
hopes  !  an  uu'Utoi'd  clod.  My  clamorotis  bowels  be  of 
g^Mid  cheer.  Young  man,  how  dy'e  do'  ttep  this  way, 
willfbu!  A  novice  I  perceive.  And  ht^w  d'ye  like  your 
m.wl.ntoriife! 

SA.y.  Why  very  well,  thank'je.  How  do  you  like  your 
old  rne  ? 

Did.  (asi.le.)  D  fastrons  accents!  a  Yorkshircman  ! 
(to  him)   \\  hat  is  ^oiir  .name  mj.  fine  fellow  > 

Sam.     Sam, You  need  not  tell  me  yours,  1  know  you, 

r.y — fins  fellow. 

Did.     [asiile]  Oh  fame!  fame!  thoti  incorrigible  gof- 

Sip!  lut  nildefperandum at  him  again,     (to  him)     A 

y.  I  |ol's«r>ii<g  phyfiognomy— — open  and  rudd; import- 

lig  beibh  and  liberality.     Excuse  my   glaf- i   I'.-n  sh.-ri. 
».,  lii-d.     Yuubave  the  advantage  of  me  in  ibat  refiiect. 
Sam'.     Yes,  I  can  fee  as  far  as  most  folks. 
Uiu.     (turning  away.)    Well,    MI   thark   ye    to— 
o  !-am,  you  haicn'i  got  fiicb  a  thing   as  ten-pence  aoout 
you,  have  you  i 

Sam.  Yrs.  (ihey  look  at  each  other.  DtDtiLtB  expect- 
ing to  receive  it  )  And  I  nitan  to  keep  it  about  me,  you 


C*eflr^e  what*! 
■he  hill  ! 

Wsir.      I  don 

There  agal 


■  :  1  can't  attend  to  y 
Oh  !  1  muSK't  bear  t! 
plunge.     Xo    matter  f< 


more 

I  if'they'U  truit  me  wiili  pen  anc 

!.ier  Fa 


now. 
any  lon- 
ihe  name. 
not   10  know  it? 
diatcly  i  that  is, 
[exit. 


iAM 


Ou'd    rtt/^    HicKAF.D. 

iewj  tJ.um  in. 


perh-p.  .'  v.-iu  talked  orbr!.i!;£i„ 
sir  ;  I  W3:  jui:  thinking  uf  the  same  thing— 5h.V.I  ij, 
proud  cf  your  company- 

Fain.     You're  vny  obliging,  «ir  ;  but  les'.ly    I'm 
such  baste.  ^ 

Did.  Don't  menfon  it.  Rmpany  is  ever/ thiin;  i, 
me.  I'm  that  sort  of  man,  that  I  really  could'nt  dispoV.se 
with  you. 

Fai:j.     Sir.  since  you  inlist  iipim  it— .v.-aiter. 

Sam.     (without)  Coinin.:^,  sir. 

Faix.  Bless  me,  they're  very  inattentive  litre;  th?T 
never  brintj  you  what  you  call  for. 

Did.     No.    They  vc.-y  often  serve  me  so. 

Enlfr  Sam. 

Fai-i.     ILet  that  'oreakfast  be  for  two. 

Did.     Yes,  this  gentleman  ind  >are  going  to  br. 
fast  together. 

Sam.     (to  Fain-vou'd)  You  oi-d?r  it,  di  v-^u.  .sir  > 

Faix.     Y-..  'o  be  -ur^  :  didii't  yiui  bear  in.-  ! 

Sam.     (chuckli,!,;)   Y-s,  I  heard  you. 
'    Fain.     Then  briig  it  iinmediatuly. 

yat.    Yos.  (s'lii  chuckling.) 

rafs.     Wiiit  dVe  mean  by  laujhing,' vou  scotindrel  J 
Did.     A;e,  what  d'ye  mean  by  laughing,  you  sc:nin. 
drel  .'  .  ^ 

[  Drivts  SAM-Ottf  rtHf/^,7il;a*. 

Faiv.  Nn-/,  that's  dlsresper.ii'iil.  especi  lly  tn  tha: 
o-^n'-lrin.in,  v.-ho  seems  to  ii-  so  wtil  ;.rt;^\«a  here  j 'but 
:h'ise  country  waiters  are  aUvas  impertinent. 

iTt/fer  DiDrL«R''iw  ietter  in  bii  band* 

Did.  a  letter  f-v  (Be  ?  tfeiiro  tfie  nnan  await.  That 
hutiipkin  is  the  nicst  itiij^ertinentr-I  declare  it's  en^-ii^'H 
10— )'nu  haven't  got  sutli  a  thing  as  half  a  crow.i  abut 
you,  have  you,  sir?  :h-re's  a  messenger  waitnig,  and! 
haven't  got  any  ciiange.about  me. 

Fajn.     Cenainh — »t  your  service.  , 

^  [  Ta/rs  out  bU  purss  an-i gives  him.  ftiotejp. 

Dii3  I'll  return  it  to  you,  sir.  a4  soon  as  possible. 
Alio!  here!  (waiter  ienteis)  here-s  the  nun's  mn»y 
[pu'ting  it  into  his  own  |)ocket]  and  bring  the  breakuil 
immediately. 

Waii-.     Here  i(  (S,  sir. 


Fatv.     P.ring   breakfast   directly.      Well,    Richard,  I 
think  I  shall  av.e  iliem  into  •»  link  rel'peftt  here,  though 
they're  apt  to  g,iin  at  me* in  London. 
_EjciK    That  vou  w*ll.  I  ii'rt~u,*«; 

Faik.  KofpAl,  ttichard.  is  all  t  vmt.  Mv  father's 
money  has  niauc  nie  1  gen-leoian,  and  jou  never  srf  any 
familiar  jesting  \t  I'h  y(:ur  true  getitleniet^,  I'.n  fure. 

HicH.  Very  line,  sir.  And  fo,  sir,  j ou'-. e  come  hete 
10   marry  this  .Mds  I'uinwav,  without  ever  having  s.cn 

Fain.  Yes,  kut  my  father  and  Tier's  larc  very  ol,d 
ieods  1  they  vere  schoolfrll.-ivs.  They've  n|u;.i  at  a  dif- 
iiLC  from  one  afn'ther  ever  since,  for    Plainway  alvvuvs 


.?/i|fr  Sam  v^itb  hreaifast. 


fi 
hated 


T'.icre  i:e  are, 
■acher  ill  a  huir- 


r.     Now,  no  ccr?monv,  t  h"?- 
riyself.     (Ett'r  ,>.vm  ei/i  "  , 
r  J.i^  bimse'f  j     Hilp  v  . 
.-  vo.jr  likhii.-       ""• 


of  his  h-ai,  ' 


A  »; 


"^U 


ak/,. 


father  ba<  ofien 


d  him,  Ad 


p«t- 


about  a  monih  ago  at  I'nMol^f^y  made  up  ihis 

(lid'nt  object  to  i-,  for  mv  faifffr  says  she's  a 

iy  girl  ?  and  besides,  ihe  girls,  in  London  doil'^  treat   me 

v\ith  proper   refjiri    by -any  means. 

Rich.  ^Ai  biibtoll  t^iiii  ihey  are  new  inhrtbita'nts 
here      U'ell,  sir,  you  must-muster  all  vewrgallaiiti-y. 

l-Ais.  I  will,  Dick;  Ihii  I'm  not  fuc<*i;iul  that  way; 
I  alvavs  do  f  m:e  stupid  thing  «r  other  when  1  want  to  be 
attentive.  The  other  night,  in  a  large  af-.cnrtil; ,  I  picked 
tip  the  tail  of  a  lady'^owo,  aiTd  was  going  to  prefent  it 
'o  her  tor  her  pocket-handkerchief.  Lord  now  the  people 
did  laugh  ! 

KiCM.     It  was  an  awkward  mistake,  to  he  sure,  liK 

Fain,  \''  ctl.  in;w  for  a  little  refre-.hmeni,  and  ,ihen 
(or  Mifs  Plainway.  Go  and  Ijok  after  tlit'Hi£»ge,' J^- 
chatd.  (sits  down exit  Ritiiaid.) 


DiDDLrr 


Did. 


/f«er  in  his  band. 


Oh— ave— certi 
Hark  ! 


Illy.     I  only  ask'd  for  informa- 


Dip. 
tion. 

there's  the  stage  coach  corned  in.  1 
rills'  go  and  wait  upon  the  pafbengers.  You'd  better  ax 
lonie  of  then-. — niaihap  they  mun  gic  you  a  little  better  in- 
foin-alion. 

Did.  Stop.  Hark-ye,  Sam!  you  can  get  me  fome 
breakfast  first  I'm  devilith  sharp  ftt,  Sam  ;  you  fee  I 
toiri  from  a  lonj  v.alk  Over  the  huls.— <ind — 

Sam.     Aye,  aiid)>u  feel  comefi.* — Vork.hiit. 

Cm.     You  do;  jFOur  uufophititcaicd  tongue  declares  i 


;  i.s — brief  but  impressive.  Ifshehathut 
the  r-  manttc  imagination  of  my  P^gy,  the  d.rection  al'ltie 
must  win  her  — —(readi)  "  To  the  beautiful  maid  at  tba 
I'o.t  01  tiM!  hill."  The  words  aie  fo  dclica  »,  the  arr.ange- 
ment  fo  poetical,  and  the  tout-cnftmble  reads  with  fucb  a 
languishing  caileuce,  that  a  b'.ue-slocking  garden-wench 
riiuM  feel  it !  '"  To  the  beautiful  maid  ai  the  foot  of  lite 
hilt."     Sfce  can't  resiii  it  !  * 

Fain.     Waiter  bring  my  breakfast. 

Did.  Breakfaji|.!„^eLghtful  found!  Oh!  blefs  your 
utifufpicious  laJMHte'n  breakfast  together,  (wlvaniing 
to  him.)  bir,  ^RflTmoit  obedient.  1-rom  London,  sir,  i 
prel'ume  i       • 

Fain.     At  vour  fervice,  sir. 

UlD.      Pleafant  travelling,  sir. 

lArK.     Mitldling,  sir. 

Did.     Any  news  in  town  when  you  came  away  ? 

FAi.f.  >;tic  a  wor(l>  sir.  (a.>idej  Come,  this  is  pclile 
and  refpecilul. 

Did.  f.-ay,  |ir,  what's  your  opinion'of  affairs  in  gc- 
nctall  , 

F.vi  riily,  sir.     (aside.)  l.^botJy  would 


tiiM.     >  c'fu!  though, " 

ID.      L.  .  ^..-   .liea*   , 

(ca-.i,  fast.) 

Fain.     It  is,  5:r;  I  always  eat  a  goodt'one. 

Did.     So  d',  I.  sir.     ^a  i.ie)  when  1  can. 

Fain  |siii  an  eady  riser  loo  ;  and  in  town  tl- 
vaii's  ure'sa^a.ty  'hat  I'm  often  obliged  to  vwtit  * 
while  h-l't-re  I"k;?.ii  get  an/. 

Did.     That's  exac  f-  111^  case  in  the  ciiin'ry. 

F.vi.v.     And  tha.'s  very  lanlalizing,  when  oiws  lur-^ 
gry,  to  be  served  so.  .  •  ' 

DliD  Very,  sir,  I'll  trouble  }«i)u  once  more,  (snatct. 
es  the  bread  out  ot  his  hand  again.) 

Fai:.'-  (aside)  This  ca-n'-t  be  faeaat  for  disrestiectt  but 
itivery  lil;<  It.  ^     ' 

Diu.,*tAre  yoa  looking;  f.-r  this,  sir;  jjpii  can  call  fjr 
mere  if  ifou  want  it.  (ri,-ar.'i3  a  very  snia  1  nit.)  Here,' 
waiter  !  [waiter  answeis  withtiutl  some  in  trc  brca^  ^^t 
this  g^nileiiian..  You  e-it  nu,Iiinglt(  all,  s  r.  I 

Fai.v.     Why,  bless  my  soul,  J  civn  g<«  at  nothin;;, 
.Sa.'-i  entLrs  vtith  rails. 

Did  ',  Very  well  Sam — tha^k  ye,  Satii :  but  dor- 
gle.  Sam  ;  curse  vou,  do..'i  latirh.  [fdi>r.i3in^.'.: 

'Sam.    ilcod!  voii-rt:  in^  tucK,  Air.  D«jf.ler.' ^ 
Did.    '^a^ain  laiing  his  leitsr  out  uj'vii pocket] 
another  Itlldi  by  the  v'oach.      Mi^ilt  1  irouuie  you 
itch  a  ihingas  ten  pence  ib-.u.  ;, o:. 
by,  sir;  I'll  seiiij-it.^  '  ott-air.r,,  I'. 

;lad  to  «ee^-ou  any  ciit,e  you'll  1^-^, 


you'  I  live 

iiient  I  ^  home — 1 


ou  do 


^^^^_^^^  rne  honor,  sir.     1  haven't"  any  half* 

pencZ^jTSSt  there's  11  "servant,  you  can. desire  hii>>  to^iie 
it  vou.  ^.i       '    ' 

Did.      Ymfrt,  very  •obliging,     [puts    iM   rons    Saiil 
bro'Jiihc,  u  i^ikemi^i,  intohiihat.]  I'ln  e.vtrfim  1       "' 
to  give    yon 'i^(rj«uch  trouble.'  I   will    take    tlmt  :> 
,|_aside]   Come..  I've  raised  the  wind  fortodaj,  h'  ■ 
and  now  to  stir  a  permanent  gale  by  my  beautjliii  i- 
ai  the  foot  of  the  hdl.  [^V'- 

FAl.^■.  Tha'>  must  be  »  man  of  some  breeding,  by  b" 
ease  and  his  ii!t[n(^en(.e.  1 

[  Tv  le  cor>tir.ued  in  aitr  next. '\ 


imSTlD    BV 

:JOHN  L.  COOK  b*  SEATON  GRANTLAKD. 

Ttxo  dcors  below  tb«  Svian-T::'^  if  : 

fHIRl  PRINTING     IS     CEMEBAI,     IS     EXECUIIOW'* 
KIAIKXSS  .aiiB    ACCiaACf. 


1 


T^    ^  T  'T\ 


e  MIN 


Volume  1.] 


Or,  LAD\ys^AND   GENTIEMAN's  MAGAZINE. 


RiCJiifOxrt):— j>;?/  no 


ACCOUSJT    or    Tlie    Tl:<KI^H,    C«BK   ANt>    AKABIAS 
r-OKE.M.  ^ 

The  liberty  d^Uc  fuir  IVx  »t  Aih»".  ,    .!-„  .r  ..n.ijllj 
»l)rijg<-.i  by  'U,eqjj|i^s-ana  ihe  Grrt !  u'C 

ftcurtd  witli   liig>^  wjils  ;  »nd  (h.  orn 

the  greet,  an  J  i.u'Tic)   .  ,   i.  ./i  )    .,  -i: 

inteccoutfc  .    . 
illi  w«m:;i>  I 
ed  even  or 

tt'i.c<:i  at. din  '.own  r.  .;.  utc  cultom  lo  t\Kr.  tMBrall  ami 
ftaud  flill  Willie  lilt)  \:Si:  Tbii  if  g'.cd  bitedioj;  it  A- 
ibeps. 

The  Tiirkin*  wcrtirn  claim  exemption  frcm  confine- 
ment only  one  div  in  the  week,  when  ;h«y  vil:'-  ^h*ir  re- 
^laiions,  go  in  companies  to  the  Itittii^  cr  sit  in  th«  btnial 
grounds  on  the  grives  of  thfit  fiieiiJs,  ho^hands,  chil- 
dren or  parents.  Ihe}  arc  so  beclotlied,  it  is  impossible 
todifccrn  if  they  be  joung  or  dd,  handibmr  or  uglr. 
Their  heads,  »s  far  as  the  ejxbrowt,  arc  covtied  with 
white  linen,  and  alfo  their  faces  beneath  i  tlie  pryniinency 
*f  the  nol'c  and  mnuth  giving  tiiem  nvarly  the  appear- 
ance of  mummies.  They  drawdo«'na  veilof  bUcI;  gaurc 
over  their  eyes,  tl,e  nionitiu  a  man  or  hoy  conivs  in  view. 
They  wear  sliort  loofe  b.-;ots  cf  icitlier,  red  or  yellow, 
with  a  large  lliiret  over  tli^ir  coi.Miun  gartnc.its,  and  ap- 
pear very  bulky. 

Thedrefs  of  the  Greek  matrons  is  a  f  arinent  of  red  or 
blue  cloth,  the  waist  short,  the.  Jong  pettic^iit  fallri^g  in 
folds  to  the  ground.  A  thin  flowing  veil  of.  nttidin,  w4b 
a  gold  border,  is  thrown  over  the  head  and  ahctildci  s-  Ihe 
atiirt  of  the  virgins'is  a  long  lediveit,  witli  'afquaic  cape 
cfytliowijtiuhan^iig'K-hinlftl^rtalU  wiin  d.cir hands 
in  their  pocket  hcMai  'he  lijc»,l|ia  tlicir  face*  nuiiHed. 
^nmetim^i  thty  xikf  fhe  TiirkiRi  g^rb.  Ni-iihef  pru- 
dence ndr  modePyfu.Tera  a  maideti  u>  be  fen  by  t!ie  men 
before  she  is  married  ikr  beauty  mj^t  infiiine  the 
Tuil:,  who  c«ir  t.;kc  her  k;fflly  by  Tirce  iohi.i  Ul.!.  on  a 
fL^tence  of  Ui«  cidi  or  i  ■!»(•"«  ;■.,>,(  ih-    (*.-,-.     .r    tiif  ir 

as  crimftial,  and  vmc. 

♦  The  AlbSttilan  wor.  .-I ^ •    i-i;. 

labor,  and  the  ft^n.     Ijl-^*'*  ka:ii.(i  ate  injuieUi';   prnurT, 
md  -.hvir  can\ti!e.<:ionlJy  ihe  iir.  Theirditfs  is  oo.irlc  and 
fimplc  ;  a  shift  reaching  10  the  ancle,  a  th^ck  fafli    abou! 
the  V  aift,  m.d  a  flioj,!  loof,;    *ooien   ytft.     ThVir  hair  is 
pUtied  in  tyo  divlfiihs,  .ind  the  ends  faftened  to    a    red 
Uik  ftving  wiih  a  tafTtl,  which  hangs  down  loiheir  heels 
and  freOjUenily  laden  vjiti  piecu  of  lilver  c^in,  oT  various, 
Bi-ci,  diinii.ishiiig  gradu.iily    to    the    b.itioni.     Ainiir.g 
thefe  the  antltpi.-.rian  mr.y  oiitn  dilsovcr  medals '.f  »alue 
They  are  fecn  carding  water  en  their  backs,  inearlv  ' 
iaVs  with  handles;  waUiii'g  by  tne  fnintains  of  0,e  i . . 
lliflus  after  rajn,  wiih  the  female  flavcs  of  the  Mah" 
tan  and  o.hfr  fei-vanis  ;  tieadirg  their  linjii,  or  "bo.<  ■■   ^ 
^t  with  a*  ]iicce    of  heiivy    w-ood,    fpieatflng  it    on    lii"  ji 
ground  or  bushes  lo  dry,  and  cohvcyin;;  it  to'   and  fio  in 
.p,.nniers  on  an  ^fs.     llieir  legs    and  ieet   are  ^iherally    i 
lure;  their  hca(K  hood«d,  as  it  wcrt  wish    a  lon^'tvivi^   ' 
which  eiiciitJies  the  neck,  one  end  Cadging  dowiilnfoic,  i! 
and  ih«  otbc-.- behind.     The  jirUwear  a    r;d  sVnll  cap, 
pljtcd  with  Turitlsli  jeuiiiei,  ranged  like  the   ftilc  of  » 

The  Greek  will  fomitimes  admit  a  travel ier  into  the  * 
partmrnt  of'hin  wnmtin.  Thefe  vuithin  dnors.  are  is  it 
'were  Hi!Ca!'cd,  im4  each  a  contraft  of  ftie  figiirv  he  made 
v-ben  abroad.,  'i lure  the  .ri.I  trcadinj;  on  a  I  if- cr.rpe-,- 
has  h(r  whi'e^ifd  <lc;'cai'  Tcrc    ii.>.l.f.!.  '        .  cd 


and.  at  ihe  greater  fcfiiva 
i'  with  fmall  bits  of  silver.  Rildei 
shape,  and  woven  in  a  rcgul 
blue  round  tlie  eyes:    and  th<- 
The  edges  on  whV.  »'--    u. 
black  :  the    Turf 


r 


3 


liV 


:.!  MtCH  1.  rsji 


efr-ni! 
\nce. 


r.ja  viol 


ofli;-r  ';;=>.  :o..',  tl,. 
i-r  aVl  thini'.i^f  thejeft 
theiihurfc  iiili  tlKOu;- 
ieeij  dined  in  the  f  lot,  to 


tvA  lashes    before  the    foie-linjpr  a\d 

hsiid,  puilidthcm  forward,  and  theiil.un 

cr  cori«r  a   IVodfc in  which  had-  ieeddiped 

th.-it  the  font   remained  within,  and  ias  preXenvly  ringed 

round  thr  cyeii  leaving  asa  foil  to  itllufn-e,  coiitiibutinp 

as  they    fay.  to  its  health,   and  incrUsi,;g.  its  app.rent 

The  improvrn-.ent  of  the  mind  andViwrals  is  ndt  con- 
sidered «s  a  momentous  part  of  fe^al^  ediicitiovi  at  A- 
'J?*",*:  JK  S'"''' :J''°  '»"£'"  to  d'liiicet  to  play  on  the 
I  urkisk  guitar  and  the  tytnpanom  or  tiiibre!.  and  to  em- 
'"•■■'''"  ■•••  -'t  ■»  *"'"<:'>  tiirygenerallv  (xccl.  \  wotnai 
itjinj  and  writing  is  sppkcli  of  as  a  piodigv 


I'licr'uf  Ofina.i  A;i.' 


td.  1  . 


~\,\^;. 


r'ind  iy  lominer  1 1  line  •al'to  or 
ri-Tibroideve-l  with  ' 


4nd   lU 

the  hip  lo  the  ancle  han^ng  1| 

h.wer  I' 

n(i#  the  cliitiitfe.  whuh  he;-  ,  i, 

and  ttieseams  and  edges  cnti,  ,;ie 

work.     Mer  vest  iiof  siik.  e;.  ■  h.-  ;'.,i,n 

ofthebofom  and  the  cipsof.t!  ratJitrco- 

vers  than  coirtiea's,  and  is  slu  ;.nle  ?  the 

Keeves  butt.-in  occaiioiMI/  to  me  ;.i.i,i,  ;.:ia  jh-  lineJwi'.li 
red  or  ytllow  latin.  A  rich  jon- fi-ir.piip.irses  hcrwaist, 
and  it  fas<ene<I  hufore  hy  tiafps  uif  sliver  j^itded,  or  of 
!;old  f«iwl;h  piec'ous  fionc%  Ov|(i  the  veft  is  a  r'jpe.'  in 
Rummer  lined  withermine,  and  in  cold  weather  wifh  fur. 
The  head  drefi  is  •.skull  cap,  rtd  or  gtjeeu,  -with  pearls, 
a  fiay  under  the  chin,  and  a  yellow  foitraftl  cloth.  She 
h»|»bractlei4ot  go/d  on  her  wrifis ;  and  like  Aurora,  is 
vol)  fipKercd.  the  tips  being  fuined.     Her1icckli?«   is  a 


bri-iid, 
skilled 

of  capacity    and  Ter 

Turk,   who  has  trtqiienfed  our   HBllk,  tt-as  of    tliis  'rart 

number,  and  as    he  ofen  told    ui.  (fo    teir.ble    f  i-  1,  r 

knowlea,{B,  that  even  Aclin;ec    A.-rij    Jier    kinfnnn,  l."i 

been  Icen  to  tremble,  when  he  rtc.'.'Jc.l  litr  n,.„...,l  „;'i: 

In  coir.mon    life  the 

after  dre.^,»ing  the    pravisi,jns    svhich 

perhajis  wiih  a  ^-malp-jgjve 

alone  or  inconipany  with  men. 


.  THE    CARAVAN  S.^ 

6a  the  nilijccr    or'rnvV-!i".n.iv.  'T  h»-.' 


As  .l-.cicwn.crsareof  courie.  i.T  "itir    <-.•   , 
Irenieljrftn.Mble,  they  perpruiiH)    incu:' 
of  fiiperior  fenff,  by  wtiien  ij-     .  ■  i.' 
of  liicra.u.e,  ii^iFhich  :'■, 
Joct  nipf.  dcl2r*ingtke  at.Lii 
of  a  hUoband. 

But  as  a  man  -may  poficst,  r. ..1  ;.:'■  . 
much  lite»aiuic,  fo  a»nwt>  of  piolonail  I 
c.vrr.''-ir!y  deticient  in  good  senlV.    CiooLl 

I  ■  ii!^  an,l  doing,  wh-at  is  incf-  projjer,  i.-i  v\  ,,  .  ,--.i 
••c  may  Ik'  plac.l  :  nvjii  who  nii\  n-i'fi  ia  f  ei 
.  'Ij  cx;^l  in  this    ufi'fui  qualification.      If  good 

..  .i,  is  I©   be  a  tirfi  rate  object^Qn  ^to  a  woma,i,  in 

ibis  iniportant  thf.'Ci",    it  is  not  anit^tij'  fcholiiis  anJ  au 
lhors,ti,a' she  mtift.  search  lor  the   lu'ure   p#tncr    c.fh.  r 
life.     Slie  will  hud  ihf^  moft  agreeable  nun  an.oi.g' ihof. 
who  niove    in  the  gcnteeler  ci^lei^  of   focial    in  rrCri!;i 
and  will  difcover  kfs  difference,  than  is  g,-n-rally  iWfeu^h- 
in  jfie  conveifation  of  the  will  h/ed,  ulicJier    ihei;- pui 
fuits  are  professional  or  commercial. 
-If  a.  woman  has  a  tafte  for  elegint  li;,»r»til'f,  it  is  b 
n#means  I'.scefsary,  that  her  hii'.lii;'.!  JiioiiTd  p  f  tf,  liu 
fame  turiv  of  mind,  which  miglu    . 
ship  b^-t\'?ee 
.Icftiuciive  to  dointfiic  h'irn 


a  dointfi 
foriwhe-e  read  oTa 
I  neijhbou-hood    with  their  polit  i 
np.-io.i  cRj husband  in  — .« 


filing  of  zechins,  a  fpecie'^ 
c-.lUd  hyzantines.  At  hr    ,' 
tiwards  the  face;  anti 
vrefses  fpieadif.gove. 

fi'incd  in  coiiibiitj  and   l 


'.f  Th?r'- 


band  cr^ticife  the  produc: 

Their  difsentioiis  at  lengtk  an'ivcJ  at  iuc'.i  a  li;ii'.u,  ilii: 

they  pared  v/iih  mutual  confent. 

Goodlenfe,  (viliether  it  be  aecim.ianied  by  liteiitU'-an 
otherwife  is  of  liitle  confc*itienie,  at  it  refj^ecis  domel''ic 
huppincis,)  united  with  good  temper,  on  boih  lidcs,  wdl 
enfure  as  itiucii  felicity,  in  tjje|iiarxi.;d  fia:e,  as  our  ini- 
perfect  nature  is  capable  of  enjiying  However,  fu|  tri- 
or the  wife  may  be  to  the  reft  of  her  fe.x,  in  general  ef  ti- 
mation,  yjt  the  liusband.  Torn  his  mftre  i«ip'»rtant  occu- 
puions,  li  nVijYer,  unlettered,  miift  alw.iy.;  pi.fsefs  a  de- 
gree of  t'uperiority  which  will  cntiilc  him  to  herrefpect. 
Indeed!  wo.nan  ofgopd  fenlV,  will cai-eful!y  conceal  any 
oi  his  litile  f.iiiings  and  blemisln-s,  which  may  arife 
from  defect  oreduciiiion,&  cUearfnlly  bear  with  the  want 
of  showy  accomplrshments,  f-jr  the  lake  of  his  I'ubftaniial 
v-rtur--  To  infult'him  with  deficiencies  which  heca:in:-f 
[lolV  bis  fuppoted  fmieriority  to  bis  wifj, 
'  '  exaggerate  al  1  his  faulis,  italori'r..i 
I    tuluci  of  a  wi^ak  aiitl  vain  woivan,  whoi. 


■ee^  with  Swift,  that  fuc'i    cre,i-urcs  ou^ht    not  to  be 

si..e.-ed  as  women,  but  be  treated  as  ral'cals,  stript  and 

,_Jcked  out  of  doors.     Where  there  is  neither  good  I'enf* 

»«- ?-ic-i    temp.r,    it  is  to  be    Lamented    th.-.t  matrimony 

■    '   '"   '    r    '    •  ■  for  why  should  we  propagate  foK- 

ch    are   already  too     prevalent!     I 

•    i,X  ihe  consideration  of  the  legisla- 

•  ~  c-irt  of  enquiry    to    let     in 

Vsfoonas  a  «)uple  should 

i»'i.'Le    kniw#    by    adver. 

'''';eiKim<-f -\  ai'.d  E,  cand:. 

a.iiei  1  ir 'lie  .i.nv  .iral.'.'    i.jic   ol  mairiirony,    would  he 

iiiei,  and  warn  f.  lends  and  fies  to    five    in   cvidefte  of 

.hc.r  pofsefjionor  want  of  .he  n.ref.ary    qnalificationi. 

Itat  er  a  fair  trixl  th-yshoUJ  b<  ad.ritied,  a    certificate 

should.be  prcfei,  •  J  to  tliem.  to  thi:i    piirpaXe,    as    ipdif- 

penfably  .i.c^l  ai-/  to  a  legal  ini-.n.    •'  W'hoioas  A.  and  • 

.Shave  oeenex^^vg.Jbcf.re  rhis  court,  as  caadid,ies  for 

the   honorable    f:a'e  of  matrimony,  on  due  csaminatliin, 

we  give    it   as.  onr  opluion.thm  f.,ia   A  aud  B,  are  dijy 

qualified,  ai  there  »pptirrj  f  n  e'/idmc:  tl.dt    either  has 

been  gn.ltv  of  anTgrti-.  violation  of  ibe    Uws  lefpecting 

iTood    knfe    and  good  temper.     Wj  therefore     au-horili 

anyMin:Cier  n»  Jrf  ic.    of  the    lei-ce,    to  unite    laid  A 

a.id    B  whencve«  aad  wherever   fa.d    pr.rties  shall    dc-  ' 

iftheclainiso/  the  parties  ^hoisd  I.  on  tvijeiice,  li« 
deemed  111*  hnissibic.  the  court  vrouM  conieoaeiitly  live 
^''•'  Taf.iis  in  terras  like  thefe.' 


"i-.- 


H'f  decide  thsti  A  an*  n    ar*    ,„>  qn,tlfiej    f„   tl,, 
'■;i''c  ;  u.e  of  moiri.Tion'^.  as^l"  r - 
'   A  aii'i  Bhave  i?ot 


appwis,  1 


\f  to%ie  f.avd  r-jJjS  of    gocl 
:nr  I'lid    A  tii^-.i;  lieihbeii-d  i 

•  '-     '      ■'  ill-rejMUted  te,-..,.  ,,  a.  ,1 

1  <r  r.i.i.iy  bid  praciitcs  i 
ml     n  ii«r  fanhs,    which 


.vuh  inreal^if:,  a-.d  • 
iu  tilt:  Wild  imagiiuti^^  ' 


I..\\V  INTELUGF.J 
J'otm T  or  Kijjo's  Be.vch,  Cuilci:. 
Sitrn:-  if'in-  J  Tird  Elteiibormi^a  at 
(JRIM.  CON. 

•  ixr.ljAMi..  iiifi, 
''  i:ia  Junior  Pai ' 
lerchants,   in    . 


eloquence  can  i 

subject  upon  V, 

inferior  to  in. 

of  clo^urnce,         , 

Uybefoic  you,  i.:  .i 

and  to    your  feeling 

guilt  which  ever  l 

tu  seek  for  terms  i 

simi»Iy,  that  the  injury  whi; 

is.  that  The  defendant  has  i/e. 


lUtft.bei' 
I  exjwre 


THE    -M  i-  N  E  R  V  A. 
— — ii 


For  1804—5. 


a'.ui  liu  1 


IDt  Here  then,  Ge.v 
re  veil   3  'l':!;i>crj'L-  '■ 


:■   .,  .^.Kli  fir'  :.-, 
Ii.    •  ',..■»?  aihillfrer. 

-  ,  I  ■■,-•  ;.i /h; 

This 

15  not  »  case,  Gcml 

t    at  liK 

3    I    Sluil 

•nJ,  Mr. 

r  been   a  n^rri<- 
ih  wifi,  wm>   ^ 

lifc-tim;   bcrii 

;    h^r  niainfrs 

•1th  the 


■\  nu".  ;  h-    haj  ha 
/as  a  jmvl  : 
vi'r^t    in-ni 

»m',1   -i-r  cor.J.jct  were 

able  ac!]i»i.inta.ice  for  ihc 

11, 1  ■    'line'ecn  ycir.s  of 

.   :■!  thejnonth  of 

.i~-iir!    the    De- 

.,    jr.  1  the  pliin- 

•   ,a'teti!i!>:i 

.:■:  se.-lu- 


p^bcalilcto;,;' 
momint,    Tlie 


The  letter  re;«lj(y  Mr.-  Garrow  ; 
cdiiciMaudpi 


IZZZVll  irJMT." 

1  lencc   of  this  tmi — stlU 

pljmji"jl  adagjcr  in  youf 

.i-.Titsaid.  that  in  actions 

;  f  place  cf  trial  rather  at 

;  '.hat  In  the  city,  men  va- 

•t  'their  honour.      They 

r.i»  who  say  so.   I  know 

\^\r\  who  value  hijher 

>a:it3«*f  London. 

■  ' :    ?;rcat  descend  to 

:■  •  parties  in  the 

.ion)  thofe  xvho 

of  them.    .\s  I 


wa«  pr?Y-d  h  • 'he  ofTiciatins  o'ec-yAan, 
Mr.  J.wf(>hI)ixon,  brother  to  ^Ii<.  Linj- 
resent  at  it.     It  to^U  plice  on  tha   13.h 

.ant  was  weM  »c^iiint;.l  with  Mr.  iml 

\  ;1  irr>ij-;T-,.;v  visited  them,  ^ndsnine- 

.ithtlieiTi.     She  h.id  ptany  1 

tigreed  toqether.  .$he»l. 

■.  ami  aficctionate  h-.i?.bnj, 

»it"s  had  been  a  very  happy 


ll  that  lie  had iicard  a.  large  par'.-. 
I  the  relations  of  the  plaintiff  antl 
r-street  to  Porlinan-square  to 
(I  particularly    M.    Ort/s  house  ; 
:  Defendant    v^-    of   that  par:/,,  and  iliat  Mrj. 
.ham  wai  thcngi^nto  his  care,  Stthat  i.a  tliecrowrd 
.;  had  spparitcd  frot  the  rest  i  he    afretvvards    heard 
r  talk  of  the  tr?nsaqjns  ot  ihip  illumination  night,  he- 
re her  husb.ind   anika  large  company  of  Criends ;  she 
1. 1  she  >va.i  luckier  x^-a  the  rest  of  the  party,    for   that 
■upped  with  lier  Quitman,  while  tiiey  were  content 
■  the  refreshment! if  a    pastry  cook's  shop.    (Being; 
..ine<l  cM-tf  !v  ..■,,^  the  iratiner    in    which  the    hus^ 
■    '       •-:  ■^•-  ">  •..-.-:.!    .'.-     the  plaintilTj 
.         '  .  ;mery    and 

'>tt    he  had 

." .  c         : .    "  1,  said,  t"i  i*  he  was  of  the 

r  ■  1  ht,  and  bslieved  the  separa- 

ue.'n    purely  accidental  ;  k 

■  lor  ■  tiiJ   canietoM.  Otto'^,  wlien  they  had 

-.'t.inii.icpe  illumination  at  Mr.  Ht^'sinCa-j 

"     •     I     .'fara.  inothcrfo  thePlaintllT.  ^id  she 

J  *.it  itabit  of  visiting;  the  Plaintiti'and 

.  ■  ,■    .;iie  of  her  elopement  ;  she  always 

;i  •  ■•■  happy  couple,  and  nevei' saw    tiie 

ihsm. 

his  opening  speech, 
then  prcdne(/.iandproved. 
Thon'ias  fiallcj  was  the  posiboy  who  drove    the  chaise 
from  I.ondon  tojrhe  Creen  Man  atBaM^t  ;  he  said,  tlvat 
upon  alighting  tlfey  itamediately  calleoTOr  a  bi-d.    , 

Sarah  Lenno.'^,  th^J  chambermaid  of  that  inn,  conSr. 
ntcd  the  accoCin^  of  jhe  last  witr.ess  :  she  said  that  the 
gfntieman  and  ladyldbrt.together  that  nijht,  and  that 
the  bed  was  very  nwjffi^  tumbled.  The  gentlemen  and: 
lady  v'tnt  out  in'tht  nicrr.in;^,  and  he  bought  fcr  her  dif- 
ferent thin.^s,  shoeb,''<tociiint;s,  8tc.  The  next  night  they 
went  to  bed  very  early,  and  left  the  town  in  the  course  of 
,-i  I'.  •.>!... i.i;  mfrii.15.  Thelad»lefibe.himl'her  a  pair 
,  whivji   were    maj^lS.  Lingham,    in    full 

1.  Sperrcl,  La'.vidrei's  to  T.Ir.  C*  S^fe.  Lingham, 
;vi:,c.l    that    was  the  mark  of  Mrs.   Llngham's    siock- 

.■\  *fr^,  T>avis,  who  keeps  a  lodging-house  at  Ellham, 

Mrs.  Lingham    lodged  with  her  at  Eltham,  jl 

r  c  months,  and  that  Mr.  Hnnt  used  general-  I 

.  c  on  a  Saturday,  and  stay  till  Monday.  | 

.     theorincipal   evidence  on    -h*    '-x.-:    uf    th-.l 

[to    i&    COSCLODZn    13   c 


Ci!.\rACT4».  or  TUB  Mtt.TBsE,  i»  i*.  /(rin'nw, -»«r;;.'.'<a 
i/tir/n/  tlf'  Tour  ihrough  Sicily  and  Malta.'  | 

A^  Alalia  n  ati  epitome  of  all  Europe,  and  an  assem- 
Wape  of  'he  younger  hrotBjr.'.,  who  are  commonly  the  i 
best,  of  its  first  fallidici,  iljspvobab'y  one  of  the  best  L 
academies  for  politenefs  in  this  part  of  the  glohe  ;  befides 
where  every  one  is  entitled  by  law  as  well  as  custom,  to  | 
demand  fiit'isi'.*5tion  for  the  least  breach  of  i^  people  are 
under  the  necessity  of  being  very  exact  and  circumfpei!!, 
both  with  regard  to  their  words  and  anions. 

All  the  knTghts  anil  coaimandert  have  much  the  appear^'  t- 
ance  of  gentlemen,  and  men  of  the  world.     We  met  with 
no  character  in  extreme.     The  ridicules  and  prejudices  of 
every  partioular  nation,  are  hy  degrees  foftened  and  wore 
olT;  by  the  familiar  intercourfe  and   coUiCon  with  each 
other.     It  is  curious  to  •Llcrve  the "ell'ect  it  produces  upon 
the  various  people  that  compole  this  little  mediey.     The 
French  skip,  the  Gertnan  ilrut,  and  the  Spaniili  lUIk,  are 
all  mingled  together  infuch  fmall  proportions,  that  none 
of  them  ai«  striking  ;  yet  every  one  of  thefe  nations  s 
retain  lomething  of  their  original  characteristic  :  It  i^on  J 
ly  the  exuberance  of  it  that  is  wore  oft";  and  it  i«  still  eafy  )  ' 
to  distinguish  the  iilh.ahiiants  of  the  ntirth  and  .fouih  fides  1 
of  tlte  l'yreiie«5,  as  well  a«  thofe  of  the  cast  and  west  liclc  j 
of  the  Rhine  ;  for  though  the  Parilian^as,  in  a  great  ir 
lure,  lost  his  affoming  air,  the  Spaniard  his  taciturnity  andij 
i<)lemnit>',  the  G^.-gian  liis  fpi  maiUy  aui  piitle  :  yetaill  i , 
you  in  the  Gcrinan,  the  Frenchman,  and  the  Spanian! :  It  I 
is  only  the  canca-.ure,  that  lorn.erlj  mads  the^,  ridiculous,  j 
that  has  difappearcd. 


ver  appbars  till  af-er  matrimony. — He  is  very  learned  no 
this  fubjcfl,  and  thinks  it  may  have  probably  piteceeded 
fri'm  tiiei^  original  connection  with  the  fv-rpcnt. — Let 
this  '.«  a«  it  may,  I  fincerely  hope  th,tt  yen  and  1  ftiall  n^ 
vcr  have  lucli  good  reilim  for  adopiing  that  tpinion. 


SELr.CTED  roETMr. 

TIIE  #iTCHELOR'.  WIS! 

Free  frombu^re  care  and  strifei 

Of  this  short  various  scene  of  life,  ^ 

O.  let  me  spend  my  slays. 
Jn  rural  sweetness  with  a  friend,   # 
Towhom  Imay  my  mind  unbend, 

'Not  censure,  heed  or  prai:,e. 

Though  not  extras'agant,  oritear, 

Ye-t  through  the  wftll-sp^ntchccxiuer'd  y 

l,J*^v=  ".f.cugh  to'teai's: 
ToTBIhk  a  bottle  with  a  friend, 
.\ssist  him  in  distress,  not  lend, 

Dut  rather  ftcel^  give. 

Riches  bring  care,  1  ask  nat  wealth. 
Let  lYie  enjoy  but  peace  and  wealth  ; 

I  envy  not  the  great. 
Tis  peace  alone  can  make  mebless'd, 
The  rich  rhay  take  to  cast  oravest, 

1  claim  not  wealth  or  state. 

I  too  wnviM  choose,  to  sweeten  life, 
A  tender, mild,  good-itatur'd  wife. 

Young,  sensible,  and  fair. 
One  who  would  love  but  me  alone. 
Prefer  my  cotiag^to  a  throhe, 

Amd>s6o:bc  my  every  care. 


Thev  ha.1  one  child 


the   Plaintiff  from  his  child. 
■■•    >--  ;  he  had  of- 


[^Jr.  BavDOVE,  after  glTing  a  nhilofophical  dtfcripticn 
of  a  curious  fnake,  found  by  him  in  Ike  island  of  Jlalti, 
which  was  fuppofed  to  poi'sefs  the  peculiar  power  of 
wo»ndJngwiih  (he  lo'^ir,  m.>kes  the  following  fatlrical 
and  humorous  r-marks  on  that  dreaded  weapon,  fo  dex- 
terously ufcd  by  ill-teiTipered  wive*.] 
f /.I  a  letter  to  afrinJ.  ) 

\  don't  T«ct!lle.t  tTiat  this  lingularlty  is  roetiHoned  in  any 
book  c  f  n.atuial  history,  but  possibly  I  may  be  mistakisn  ; 
n"r  i-Mli-ed  A"  1  r-Tiemlier  cither  10  have  feen  or  heard  oti 
= '  "  "'"  '    "  Ihislnann-,-  :— Vnl^lV  v<  ii  will  fup- 


Thns  happv 

with  wife  and  friend , 

Mv    .5:..^.  1    .- 

■    iii    would  spend. 

B 

-  oppressed. 

ir.i 

rue  in  store 

Gtr.--, 

.  t  .vsknonio-.*, 

.    Ar.illii.. 

• 

;i«llJ)l«sed. 

ntM  THE  POUT  ri 


Thy  smiling  foroa  ,'. 

BestoW<i-by  heavs.i >   ,.jv  . ._  s, 

The  lov'd  ideacl'ccrs  my  drearns. 

And  e'cn  iilMcep ctto-ts  my  praise. 

Last  ni);ht  I  uveairi'd,  I  heedtess  stray'd 
Alone,  at  midnight's  silent  hour. 

By  Cynthia's  beam  along  the  glMle, 
And  sought  a  sweet,  sequester'd  bower. 

There,  bv  the  ray  tha:  through  the  leaves 

Shot  lf»  refulgence  o'.er  the  ceil, 
I  saw,  in  peaceftd  slumber  laid, 
^The  nyhiph  fjr  whom  my  numbers  sv/ell. 

"wwas  when  tltc  star  or^hmmer'srcign 
DiiTus'd  a  lanruid  warmth  around, 

A  id  Flora  wiih  Iter  gaudy  train, 
\'.'ith'f0untles»  flowrets  decll'i  jh»  ground. 

A  «i  Of  l»  ri  he  around  thy  waist 

.V.'iili  eareless.elegance  was  ihrov/n, 

Thv  nfck  tW  ehon  tresses  grac'd,» 
Thy  bosom  felt  no  circling  zone. 

:    .l^'illl  slitt^t.  'st.nUM^  ."iie'tT  t-ryr*-^ 

O'er  ail  ihy  cnnntlcssi,  glowing  charms, 
Jly  heart  avith  passiMi's  fervor  'olax.'J, 
And  throbb'd  to  ciasp  thee  in  my  arms. 

The  V.oom  tff  health,  a'vtrg'n  glow, 

Pitiy'd  on  ihy  cheek,  thy  heaving  breast, 
Like  undulating  hills  of  sriow, 
Seeni'd  to  invit*  a  raptur'd  guest. 

CouliJ  stoic  coldness  view  a  form 

Like  thine,  in-naked  beauty  dress'd, 
N  M-  i.-,:i  0  ••naa^n's  jarring  storm 

i.'.iv  in  the  throbbing  breast  '■ 
<  .+ 
'  -T  bow'd  to  kis.s 
T'i?se  lips,  now  moist  with  fn^grant  dew. 
And,  whelm'd  in  wild  fe«taiic  bliss, 

Fre:h  dTati-hts  of  1 --vc  t  fram  the-n  drew. 


Vol.  1. 


THE  MINERVA, 


99 


iJSflRr. 


a»=s=~a». 


My  arms  arnund  thy  furm  1  threw. 

And  sunk  u])nn  thy  pjntinj  ht*a«r. 
When  Sleep  ijith  Fancys  wand  willwifew. 

And  wakinj,  Ulde  inc  think  the  rest. 

ARISTANDEH. 


From  the  BALANCE. 

FABLE  OF  THE  PARTIOT. 

A  Tarrnt  of  beau'ifiil  hu?, 

SVas  kcpi  by  a  lady,  of  U-f. 
Alii  lonj  was  Poll  noiir'nh'd  and  ^'fvr, 
Conmued  anil  pleas'J  with  her  state. 

Her  cat^  with  fin"  gold  was  inlaid  ; 
Hrr  i'jod  was  the  whitest  of  bread, 

A..d  w'lfi  nirlu  did  ili;  welkin  o'ershade, 
The  sjf  .CSC  tf.down  wa«  her  bed. 

Thus  itnny  a  summer  she  past, 

lo  happiness,  spletidor  and  g;lee. 
Till  tit  Id  of  dcp,;:idence,al  last, 
•      Poor  Poll  uiien  siglfd  to  be  free. 

One  line.  r->*_Trn'>rn,  in  the  spring. 
The  dootoif  lei  cafie  open  stood. 
And  Poll,  with  a  -flutiering  \vin^, 
Escap'd  10  a  neighbouring  wood. 

The  birds  of  the  grove  throng  around. 

The  beantif.il  stranger  to  view, 
The  hills  with  their  praises  resound. 

Tin;  vil!'..:s  ijie  tciio  renew. 

Poll  ;v-ar-.  il-.eirajiplaviscwiih  deligh'  ; 

Of  her  beauty  and  witli  she  grows  val^^ 
When  lo  !  by  a  ravenous  Kile, 

She  is  seized  and  destroyed  on  the  plain. 


Thus  »hrtiijli'le«s  Maids,  who  love,  from  home^ 
It  i.i-s-  -if  fla'tery  to  roam,  "        ' 

^;i.3n  iV.:l,  when  can»ion'is*>o  iat.», 
T  lic.r  v'.rtue  (Reel  the  parroaiS  fate. 


His  youth 
and  storm  of  plea- 
l'hf;l.  disdaitlin^  ?)l 


CHARACTER  OF  LOUD  BOLIIJ 

[By   CHESTERriElD.  3     i> 

It  is  intpossible  to  find  lights  and  shades  Rtroor;  enou'^'i 
to  paTnt  the  character  of  Lord  Bolingbroke,  Who  v..  .  a 
most  mortifying  instance  of  the  viol<-nce  of  human  |  ,i 
ons,  and  of  the  mtjst  improved  and  exal'.ed  hainau  reason. 
His  virus's  and  his  vices,  his  reason  and  his  passions,  did^ 
not  blend  themselves  by  a  gradation  of  tints,  but  formed 
a  shining  and  sudden  contrast  "^ 

Here  the  darkest,  there  the  most  5;. lendid  colours,  and 
both  rendered  more  striking  frvm  their  i.toximity.  Ini- 
])e(nosiry,  e.vce«s,  and  almost  ex. rav:i^ancy,  characterized 
not  <  nly  his  passions,  bift  even  hi 
was  distinguished  by  all  the  tumul 
SUITS,  in  which  he  licentiru.ly  triuii 
decorum.  Ui>  fine  imagiuatinn  v 
exhaused,  with  Ms  body  in  celeb; 
prcstitme  of  the  night  ,-  and  his  c<; 
Cdto  all  n>.»  <.T<»raw,,.^-.rrf^  oftr.i. 
foniicr  inpaircd  both  his  constitu-*-;'  an^l  iiis  c'  n  '.'tfi- ; 
but  tlK!  latter  desrro/id  both  his  fortune  aiAdas  rqni- 
talion;  .    .  :&~ 

He  engitjed  young,  and  distinguished  himseffin  btisi-  ■ 
nesR.  His  penetration  was  almost  intuitioiu  and  lic^ 
adorned  whatever  subject  he  either  spoke  or  wrote  upon, 
by  the  it^osi  spler>d:d  eloquence  i  not  a  studied  or  labnur- 
e<rel.iquehce,  bi:t  by  such  a  flowing  happiness  of  diet, on, 
which  (from  care,  jjerfiaps,  at  first)  was  become  so  habi* 
tual  to-hiiri,  thatev.a  Jiis  familiar  convers'itions,  if  taketi 
down  in  writing,  would  have  borne  the  press,  without  ti.e  ' 
least  correction,  ei^her  as  to  method  or  sti  le.  He  nad  no- 
ble and  generous  sentiments,  rather  than  iixed,  r-iivxtid 
principles  of  good  nature  and  friendship  ;  but  they  were 
more  violent  than  lasting,  and  ludjienly  and  of.en  varie.i 
to  thoir  opposite  extremes,  with  rej^rd  eves  to  the  »:..n'; 
persons.  Hcrsceived  the  comm<-«%tt4j«i!jns  uf  ci',i^i|^ 
as  obligations,  which  he  retur.ned  with  intei-est;  ai  .M|P 
sented  with  pa.ssioo  the  tittle  ir.advertcnces  of  huu..in  n~- 
lure,  which  he  re])..il  wi'h  int.>ies;  too.  Even  adi..er<'nce 
ol  cpinion  upon  a  pliifixophcal  subject  wouiti  provoki, 
and  prove  him  no  practical  ph  bsophcr  at  least. 

Notwitiistanding   the  drssiparion  of  li  s  •.  o  ••h,  avd  th- 
tumulrimui  satiation  of  hii     1    !   '     - 
anivorsai  knowledge,  wl.;_ 
estconci-p'io*,  and  lli«  h;i 
\    .s  hie  I  wiih,  he  slways  .  .....    ...       .. 

>fy,  and  never  had  01.... sun    {..  w  x,:  u  .^■..   i- 

'iv  sum.     He  excv-llri  nior-/  par  ^:u;a>i.■  in  his. 

'I    .   Inblnncal  ^-.Iks  D:..-n  VV.     v-  :' r    'y    I  .^v    •, 


t  n(ft.-  tailed,  any  body  may  have  it  for  me,  for  t  fvip. 
•  I  shall  fooii,  with  my  title  and  efta'e,  be  gUd  of  an 
is-houle  fsr  .ny  f.  .:.  I  have  no  rcfource  if  there  be  n 
•i:.c  'tion  commenced  aga  nl't  me,  at  they  fnrca'en, 
Wt  II  vour  majefty's  goodnefs .  If,  indeed,  mv  fate  1. 
lecided  by  that.  I  am  in  no  danger,  but  shall  l»u-  . 
\  at  them  ail.  If  your  majefty  were  to  feize  my  poor  p\- 
I  trimony  whole,  what  would  a  few  acres  of  mars)i  land  be 
to  the  mighty  monarch  of  France  and  Navarre  i  Jt 
bears  nothing  but  willows,  and  your  m.ijei'tv  values  «•> 
trices  iiiit  the  laurel :  I  ihcrcfore  b'ifeech  your  Majefty.  to 
jive  mc  leave  10  enjoy  what  my  little  Ipo't  brings  in,  wiili- 
oat  deltrtictnm.  All  that  a  poor  fubjeci  asks  of  your  ma. 
jefty    ii— that    your     majtfty    would    ask    aot'liinj    ef 


others 
moved,    and    are    iie 
tatots  of     almof:   an 
fer.  ■  For  fympath; 
Tution,  by  which,  w 
man,  and  aflr?ctcd  i 
that  this  passion    1 


tba 


ved. 


-e  are 
;ver  fiilVered  to  be  indill^ 
iiy  thiMi;  which  men  can 
luft  be  cwiisidfered  as  a  I'oi 
are  put  into  ,t\ik  pbc;  ■ 
a  good  meafure  as  he  1^  :i; 
ly  eitlu-r    partake  of  the 

pain  may  he  a  fource  of  the  li^ime  ;  or  it  ni,i. 
.deas  of  pleaOire,  and  then  whaiever    has    ifvi-u 
the    foci  li  affections,  vhsther  they  r.-giidSf^y 
va'.  or  only  lome  particular  modes  of  ii,    may 
!:abl?  he.f. 

It  I  . 
othe;-      ■ 
oreal-   •.: 
Ighr   on  ^^•:■-.. 

-o'mTon  oMci  . 
woul-.l  shock.  ? 
^ns,  the  fource  < 
a'ten  »s  Vfi*'- 
I  i>is  f^uSfcaiot 


be  I 


has  to*cn  inc  ^ 
has  bcL-n   cf>tn; 
cortlTort  ve  receive  in  con^; 
ly  a   fioryis  "no    more    than  ^  i. 

c  nltempl'itipft  of  otlr  ftwri  frreiibn 
epivf^nud.  1  am  afra'il  11  is  a  ] 
moil,  in  enqiiiries  of  this  n-^'tifi.,  i 
Icclings  wKiin-iieiielv  v.i^e  from 
of  onr     bof^rs,     or     >'r-^  ,^     tht^  ri-* 


Tr,  v.lio  in  ''.I'n^s  of  &implekin<l, 
Cr.'.  s'anip  , ■■...•  mystic  worih  of  mind  : 
Wh)  press  ihc  Inrf  whore  Virijil  trod, 
And  think  if  like  00  other  sod  ; 
Or  guard  eaeh  leaf  froiri  Shakspear's  tr 
Wiih  drnid.like  idolatry  : 
Ye  wiff  this  r^jc  fondly  viev^    . 
On  w4iich  the  sylvan  scholiirtt  drew. 
With  mnial  sweet  and  (inmmtnt  clear, 
Hisrec>^^dof  the  rural  year. 
While  rvery  season's  changi  he  trac'd; 
^Vith  Shakspear's  fancy,  Virgil's  taste. 


1  P'ei 


JVi'h  ; 


thall  ih 


Wi'ha'l  I'na*  hlootiirg  sivfrtness  in  thv  face. 
With  1)  auty  yad:ant  ar.  tlir  God  of  diy, 

•  limbs,  shapit.  elr~ance  and  ,r;i^c»,  , 

!    ,.f  V;,llll     llv.i''.'  ^.....;  !,»    GltEY. 


'n  stre*'ed  .•lowers 

■   I  from  the  church  ; 

.  e  britlts'iiig  a  kind 

ihi;  cicrk  of    the  parish  on 


the  happy  occasion — /^ 


Cba^ilty  a.t  additional  omamtHt  11  lica-if. 

TJiere  is  no  charm  In  ttie  female  fex  -h.at  can  foinly  the 
»lace  of  virtue.  WLhout  inni.cence.  beaniv  is  unlcvelv 
and  qualiu-  contemptible  ;  goo, I- breeding  degenerates  into 
wtnionnefj,  and  wit  into  impodenie.  It  is  cb.''erved,  -trSi 
alfcthe  vinufs  are  reprefentcd  by  both  painters  and  statoa- 
lale  fliapes  :  4ut  if  sny  one  of  -hem  has  a. 
fet.     •  io  aiodestv.     1  iKall 


1  nniler  le 


.;  ,  t;...,acieiisiicai,; 

cliy  «xeciued,  the  pi 

The   c^>innioii.  lyjjii 


,ile  in  France,  h*  siiplied  himfclfto 
ir:  uiid  liicrche  form- 
"his  "Tea;  piiilofnplu- 
,>f  hnmiil  knowledge 
were  too  narrow  for  his  wa'Stn  \if\  .i.sp  rbg  imajjinirioii ; 
he  must  gcFcvi; a  /innm'Swf/a  inen.j  7uu:,(:i,  and  ex|)loie 
the  uiiknn.vn  anil  unknowable  rcgi'n.s  of  moiaph;  I'.cs, 
which  open  an  n.bouiidcd  field  for  the  evcui-Cons  of  ;in  ar- 
I'.ciit  imagination  i  where  cnillefs  ciiiijtctiires  fupply  the 
defect  of  unattainable  knowledge,  md  tifc  often  ufUi  p  iio  h 
its  narre  and  its  miiuonce. 

H.;  h.id  a  very  handfomc  perfcn,  tViih  A  most  enpa;;;:ig 
addrtis  in  his  air  imd"  manners;  he  had  all  the  dignity 
ai.d  g'lod-breeding  which  a  man  i.f  qiialifj'  flftuld  or  can 
have,  a\fi  whicn  fo  few,  in  this  cuumry  at-  leall,  rtKilly 
have.  ,      !»j^, 

He  profcfTed  hli^felf  a  deift,  Uelievlhj  in  i>g«i«val  pro- 
vidence, but  doubling  oft  thoiu;ii  byyno  n.tf^iis  rejeciiug, 
(as  is  commonly  fuppofcd)  the  imaio.-iahry  of  the  foul, 
and  a  fuiiire  ftate. 

He  died  of  a  criitl   and  fhockint;  dlUciRfw,  t  r.i!'c»r  in 
his  face,  which  he  endured  with  fii^mnel's.      «       ■■'   '  ■■ 
he  died,  I  took  my  lall  leave  of  him  wi'li 
returned  me  his  last  fai-ewc!l  with  tei^i 
"  God.  who  pUc^me  here, '«  'II  do  wn.t  • 
"  me  hereafter  i  an^  he  luiDws  best  what  to  i.j.     .M.iy  i.u 

Upon  the  while  of  this  extrrnrdinary  r'-j-.r-.tr,  vhit 
can  we  f»y,  but,  atls  !  poor  huriannatnre! 


Ilumoroui  Petition  ef  1  FrMth  Gentbman  to  a  King  of 
France,  who  had  given  him  a  Title  to  which  his  ia* 
coir.e  was  not  equal,  by  reafon  of  lbs  weight  of  taxes 
levietl  from  his^ftat*. 

r  A  fler  aclvJ><wledg'ng  the  honour  rione  hiniitf'fhe  King't 

he  .goes  qs.tis  follows  ;) 

majclty  has  only  madf,>,t<^  more  unhappy  by  giv- 
ing me  a  i:il« :  for  tl.erc  ■.-  -itothing  mare  pitiable  than  a 
gen  tier:  >'i'  haded  «'•].  a  knapfack.  Tiiis  empty  found, 
,vt,i»n  1  v/as  luch  •  fool  as  tohe  ambiHous  of,  doei  not 
way  hunger.  I  ki  t.v,-  vtH-n,    .'i  iir     jl.r     o:.i'n 


I  • —-•'  "   "        

I      ccw'tningon  liim  a  Title,  he 
)      Your  majefty  has  only  madf> 


irds,  i 

Spain  a  (leei  w^s  .'i'ted  o'jt  .-.t  fadiz  'o 
orders  were '*xec»ifcd  vi'S  Iv.rb^-it-. 
hing.'d  on  liros  wi:h  ll'    •    -■-:-:,■■ 
o«  as  i-'c"-,/.-  --Th 
b"  Dominic  *le  C'Our,.  > 
'>E  Cglconv.  an  eueii}    > 

Wilr    lonie  ships,  and  wirh  a  (i-\rc* 


i?ar,V.'jr*.— -Vcco'-'JraT  »<:  'h;  lift  o' 

fof  I8t>5,  "  iot  rvery  r,*  >  L-  !   v.:!  r  fur, 
person,  never  havtnf":   ! 
regular'  dmy'ihsUbe  i- 


>        HTJifli  ,V  £  AL   REG-IS  T  E  K. 


M'XRRIED,  On  Tuefday,  the  lith  iiist.  Mr.  fnv.- 
Lli;b:f:^t,  of  Charles  Wty,  to  the  much  accompliflied  M- 
FUiz.ilidb  Virgin! n  jVTr'j-i.'ujt.  of  Alliemarle. 

• In  Hover,  (.i:iTnlaid,1  Charles  Pile  i. 

a.ged  87,   to  Nfjfs  Charlotte  Turfuivance,    ai- 
a  young  ludy  celebraioi  fo-  ''er  beai"  ■  -nl 
menis,  (aid  to  be  w.n'-  - 
ling.     Havini;  i  if.-c*' 
vnurh  10  hoary  atje,  C-. 


igainsi  ihe  opp<.';.'  fl  u»  Jive  ifter  \ife  -<  -' 
tsmpiatiruf ^  rt  is  1  bua[  pi'trtinw  '  . 
-        »» tbfy  "  '-  ^'-  ■       '   ■ 


I  nis  mouth, 
i  cl  Ike  Rhoi-e, 


'  'JO 


HE  ivixNERVA. 


Vol,  1, 


i 


yAMES  KF.NNSr. 

SctneJ A  Counirj  Towi 

|_  Continued Jjtmi  page  96.  ] 

'      Sam  i>  crcs:ing. 
ATX.     V.hn  is  tl«i  gentleman,  waiicr  ! 
AM.  j'Gcntlenian  ! 
AIM.     reii  by  liis  using  an  inn,  I  suppose  lit  livM  up. 

lis  means — Uon'c  he  ? 

AM.     Yes  i  but  tliey  arl  the  oddest  soM  of  means  yo* 

■  heard  ol"  in  your  life.     What,  doo'l  J 


1 


I't  lictp 


I  linow  him  ■' 


WllIthouKhts 
Hf  inv'rcd  tne  t 


p  breakfast  with  hinr. 

liia'.  was  handsome  enough. 

•   so  handsome  to  leav«  you 


!  see  h«'s  off  there. 

,c  to  pay  for  a  letter. 
i;,   there  3   iiO  letter  comes 

I.  this  JJioniing  J  1  lent  him 


•  ctangp  about  him. 
.  ihat  an't  the  sof.c.^t  trict; 
1 .11  -um.  fii'  Lnimuti,  uoii't  you,  sir  ! 
you  SKgiii.S    blockhead,    what    dy'c 

;  ■•,  ', .  !  vin  i  I  ':rf,  I  -.kW  ^uu,  but  One  he 


;  10  your  bill, 

uic  about  tke  breakfaj: 

,   liattts*  trick  1  "ver   hfavd 

("exit  laugliiug. 

,  M^  ro  lii^'  :  -''  treatment 


•■  gentleman  the  ten-pence,  sir. 
iliat  gciit'ci'an  Jnd  vuu  too. 

....ii  aiivi'nsoffWfin 

1  nwaV»  hoiut. 

.  !■.  ;.,■     «'-'  -t.:'-'  Doiatle.  " 


'^u  hurry  uj  hf^mc 
;ij  whisc,  yoiTd  bfi 


;    :,s  Utaveof. 

,^.._   ,  irLcconiplisheUmen 

!  v.ith  you  it  must  be.     But 

..L-  .^^compiislied  men  fill  in  the 

,  or  lu  sit  wiiole  lioMr's  at  a  witiiiow 

-i  .s  it  is  lu  talk   to  t'uem  in  the  Ijin- 

.1  ilia.  I'm  afraid  f.  w  of  'cm  under- 

r.' badly;  for  whenever  yon 

-;   never  seem  to  make  you 

,  ycu'rc  a  sad  brute,  and  ■*f 
\  r.ilc  1  live. 

"sin,    you   have   helped  my 

'  notions.     Come,  knock  at 

-     Well,  Peg,  are  you  any 

I   ver  t 

I  .c  and  attitude.) — Alas,  crii- 

I.jU  !..■>. r  see  hiiHinorc.  (theduoi  opens 

'.luothe  lion»ts. ) 

:c — she's  at  her  romance  again.    Never 
'    ."  .   jouVe  going -to  meet  hiin  tB^iay 


.1;   of  ill 


vulgar,  the  sordid  Fain- 
*ied  Moriiincr,^ 
^nier  again,     l.et  me  >iear 
your  father,  and  will 


says,  faihers 
I  our  obedi. 


..  -  .:,oii.nKrvii',c  !  and  Who  the  ijevii^ 
\yhat,,6ir!  Ii^ve  you  never  read  the  Vicui 


n^-^n  the  vic'im  of  sentiment !  get  in  you 
Victim  cf  sentiifi^t  indeed  ! 

[TAey  grj  into  the  touK. 


I  sentiiAftnt  inae 
JE:.te/  Di  DnLBs 


Tlicie  &lie  dwells.  Grant,  n»y  kind  stars  !  that 
1  "Vc  no  lover,  that  the  inay  be  dying  for  wau: 
r^  site  may  roll  and  tumble  about  in  htr  r.sy 
,    -h  d»fr.n*;-".  "f  5^'-,-  Miiknown  swain.  I  v-^ly 

■  ■     r   -       '  ^""   ^    '  r.      Xow,   how  i'.:a!l 


induli; 


that  in  spile  of  my  ecus: 
:  them, 
(looking  uj>)  There  she  is,  by  my  hopes !  ye 
s)lphs  andcupids  !  strenphen  my  sight  that  I  may  luin- 
rate  on  her  beauties.     No— not  a  feature   can  T  disiin- 
;juish — but  she's  gaxing  on  mine,  and  that's  enougn. 

Miss  D.  Wlint  a  sweet  looHij  tx)nnj  gentleman— 
a.id  his  eyes  are  directed  toward';  me.  Dh  my  pilpita- 
ling  heart  !  What  cm  he  mean  > 

Did.  You  are  a  made  man,  Jerry.  .I'll  pay  o.Tmy 
old  scores,  and  never  borrow  another  si.K-pence  while  I 
live.  ' 

Miss  D.  (•ings)  "  Oh  listen,  listen  to  the  voice  of 
love." — 

Did.     Voice  in.lilTerent  :  UBt  d n  miisic  when  I've 

done  ^ingiI>g  foriny  diijners. 

Jf lifer  Saw. 

Eh  r*?TjY,  l.cM— h»  sha'l  dflver  my  letter.  My  d -ar  Sam. 
I'm  S'>  jh.l  ;o  see  you— I  forgive  your, laufbinj;  at  Itie. 
Wt'.\  v?.u  do  iiic  a  favor  !  ;      ,, 

S\M.  If  it  won't  talvc  me  long,  for  you  see  I  »e  go'- 
ten  a  pgcel  to  deliver  in  a  great  hurry.  By  the  bye,  how 
nicely  you  did  that  chap. 

Did.  liuih  you  rogue,— lo.ik  up  there— do  you  see  that 
lady  ? 

Sam.     Yes,  1  see  her. 

Di  D.  Isn't  she  an  angel  ?  .     v,    j "  i  . 

SaIi.  v.- hy  if  she  be,  she's  been  a  good  whde  dead  I 
reckon  ;  long  enough  to  appearance  m  be  t'motherof  an- 

ri  1  n.     Sam,  you're  a  wajj.  but  I  ^t  understand  your 
jokes.     Now  if  you  can  contrive  to  dgfiver  this  letter  into 
her  own  hands,  you  shall  he  handsomely  rewarded. 
Sam.     Handsomely  /rewarded!   .-lyc,    well    let's   see; 

ict'er  0  "  To  ^''*  beauti " 

Beautiful 

'<  Beautiful  maid  at  the  foot  of  the  h;ll."  (looks 
lip  at  the  window.)  Daiiima  now  you're  at  some  ct 
vour  trick.s.  [aside.]  The  old  toad's  got  some  money  I 
recli.nn.  Well,  I  can  bui  try^.:  you  ktiow— and  as  to 
the  lew^id,  why  it's  neither  here  nor  there,  (knotiks  at 
ilie  door.)  ,■ 

I'^iD.  TJinn' 'ye,  n\y  tU-ar  fellow.  Get  an  answer  it 
\ou  can,  and  I'll  waiVlieie  fur  you. 

[lie  Am <^)au~-S i.K  notft  at:dettert. 
Misi  D.     A  letter  to  deliver.     Oh  dear !  I'm  all  in  a 
flutter. -I  must  learn  what  it  means. - 

',  (retires  from  the  window. 

Biji.    Xra">«pni-t  !  She  has  di^ajpeared   to  rrr;"-.--  i*. 
SJic's  mire,     if ow  I'll  vis't  the  country  Iq 
l<  .  Dis.     ril  i-nly  sing  when  it  conjes  to  r 
vcr  '.ell  a  s'nrv  or  cut  a  jol;e  but  at  m>'  •  ■ 
l-'iii    sorry  for  my  p:ett>    Pe:,'gy.     I  did  I   > 
roj;ii?,  and  I'm  sure  she  i.e.'er   thiiUsP"  <  i 
withoHv    tig'.iing.     (Sam, opens  ihe  door, 
and  bcckons.)'fEh,  Sam  !  well,  what  a.i 

Ram.     Why  Hirst  of  alUhe  full  i.uo  a  van  ii;,-i  '.ai.a  '.. 

Did.     Then  you  saw  hftsdf  ;  ^ 

Sam.    Yes,  I  axed  to  see  liie  thai  were  sitting  at  the 
window  o\'cr  lUe  door. 
Did.     ^^'nl. 

S.iM.  \\''.ll,  ypu  see,  as  I  tell  you,  when  she  opened 
the  Icucr,  she  f^l  Into  a  vast  trepidation,  and  fiutter'd 
and  blu,hed,  and  blushtd  and  Hutter'd— in  short- 1  nevej; 
sce'd  any  person  play  such  comical  games  i'roy  days. 

Dm.     It  vfas  emotion,  Sam. 

Sam.  -i'es,  I  know  it  was  a  motion,  but  it  was  a  de- 
ViUsh  queer  one.  Then  at  last  says  she  stuttering,  aj 
niight  be  o'nr  pot-bpy  of  a  frosty  morning,  says  she,  tell 
your  mastfr,— she  tlio't  you  was  my  master,  he  I  he  !  hp.i, 

Dltt.     My  dear  Sam,  goon. 

S.^M.  Well,— -ell  your  master,  says  she,  that  his  rc- 
qtics;  is  rather  bold,  but  I've  too  much — loo  much  conti- 
dei.ce  in  my  i^wn  diss — dissension. 

Di  d.     Discretion —  "  * 

Sam.  Ayt,  I  fancy  you're  rigli; — i«ttiy  own  d-.Scre;i- 
on,  to  be  afraid  of  granting  it.  Then  {.l^c  turned  away 
blushing  again—  ^ 

Did.     Like  the  rose 


Sk«v.     Walk  in,  sir.   Til  send  in/  master  to  you  i 
rcct#  •  ,  .     ' 

FAtw.    Now   let  nic  see  if  I  can't  m*el  ifllh  a  lit,; 
mort  respect  Here. 

Did.     (approsch'ngr.ndexamhiingh'm )  Myct>cki: 
friend,  by  the  lord  I  come  in  pursuit  of  me,' perhaps  ' 

Faiw.     Old    Plainway  will  treat   iiic  becomingly,  n 
doubt :  and  as  he  positive'y  deterniiined    with    my  fath-: 
that  I  should  have  his  daugh'er,  I  presut^ic  site's  prepared 
to  treat  me  with  proper  respect  too. 

Did.  What!  Plai;nway  and  his  daughter !  here's  a  dis» 
cover/  !  then  my  Peggy,  after  all,  is  the  beautiful  ma!d  ' 
at  the  foot  of  the  h  J[,  and  the  sly  rogue  wouldn't  discover, 
herself  at  the  window  en  purjiose  to  convict  me  of  infide- 
lity. How  unlucky  !  a:id  a  lival  arrived  too  just  .at  ih* 
unfurtuiiate  cr.sis. 


Se 


Mr. 


.  l-e  A,^ 


(e.yt. 


Di' 


for! 
Did 

Sa.m 

dopr. 

Did. 


I'm  a  happy  i 
(smiling.)     Why,    how 


£al)bj£_fe 
ich  did  you  a.x  her 


San 


I  an't  shut  the 


w.)>Ve!I,  I  declare  i] 
'..i.ilind  ftlvc-oins,-  If 


Only  for  an  interv'c 
Qh  !  then  you'c^etier 

1  fixed  it  for  to-morrow  morning  :  but  theri's 
nothing  like  striking  while  the  iron'.s  hot.     I  will  g-o  in, 
■  find  her  out,  and  lay  myself  at  her  feet  immediately, 
ai-d  you,  Sam,  depe'ul  upnn  it.     I  shall  be  a  moni- 
ed  .'n2>'<Dm,  and  then  I'll  i-eward  you.  (Sam  sneers) ;  I 
wir,  SaiTiSi^ive  you  my  word.        (goes  u.-o  the  house. 
r.d  too,  to  give  me  wint  nobody 
else  will  take.      '"^.^^^^  (f\v.. 

SCENE  111  — 4.  M>vi.r  Plaimwak's  iou". 

Diu      Kot  here.— If  I  could  bu:  find  a  closet  hci^ 
1.       It    lill  she  ciii.c  iijgh.     LuiKily  ber 

.  i<  <iiM  a  elatei,ar.J  li4icnsfr<nn  wtdoor. 


Sanv.     He'll   b:    v, 
wou'd. 

Did.     Mr.  Fainwou    . 

If  I  coaldhntgctrii  .:    ..,..,..,■- 

ciisin^?h\!v-lf  to  IVggy. 

Fai.v.     I  w  ne.  what  my  ; 
in'rodi-.c  ;o;i.   (tale    a  letter  o"-  "■  ; 

Did.  a  k-t.ev  of  introdticiiou  !  ol. !  vU!  f.ie  trs;  vi- 
s.t  then.  Gad,  I  have  it, — ifs  the  only  way  ;  so  impu- 
deuce  befriend  me  !  but,  first,  I'll  lock  the  cldgei.tl  m.m 
out.  (goes  cautiously  and  locks  t',:.*  door  whence  ihe  i. 
v.aiit  came  out, — then  advances  brinkly  to  Faiowaa'd)  - 
•Sir.  )oiir  most  obedient. 

Fai.v.     He  here !  j|t  ' 

Did.  So  you've  found  me  out,  sir.  But  I've  sent  v 
the  money,— three  and  lour  pence  wasn't  it  •  two'  i 
six  and  ten — 

Fain.     Sir,  I  didn't  mean— 

Diio.  No,  sir,  I'm  Mr  PialnlSpr's  nephew.  I'd,  in. 
tr'jdiii;e  you  tojny  Uncle,  but  lie-s  very  biifv  at  presenrwi-h 
sir  llolj^rt  ficnial,  settling  ineiiminavies  I'or  his  iiiavri,.^. 
with  niy  cousin. 

Fain;  Sir  Robert  Rentals  ir.avriage  witWMiss  PI-  . 
wav  I 

Did.     bh  !  you've  heard  a  different  report  on  that  c. 
j<ct,  perhaps.    Now,  thereby  hanjs  a  very  diveriTii^  i 
Ifycu-renot    in  a^  hurry,   sit  dov.'.i,  a'"<-l  I'h  :i:a!.c   ... 
laugh  about  it. 

Fain,     (aside.)  This  is  .-.'I  \  J 

(■he)  sitdo  vn  ) 

Din       You  L'<c,  my  uncle  dt^l  i-rr-.c  v  ;:n  ?.m 
by  il.e  name  of  Faiowon'd,  a  Lon.fon-r,  to   ■ 
cuui'ii  to  his  101,  and  expects  him  down  e-.. 
'  •  ■  '   -rnss,.  ;  !,M- ajittl_e_vhlle  a^'i,  "'  '    ■i'.'^ 
•  ,  with  a  thumping  estate,  ' 
in  love  with  hini.  'So  i 
;,s  very  natural  ho  shm.!', 
new  match.     And.  as  '.  >■  i  ,  ■.    r    ■„'.«■  t'.ic   <  o-.nj 
,    aid    has   rtnce  heard   Ihai  he's  qui'e    a    »iil. 
I   nceltid.    Ioolis!i   Iciiow^    he  hasn't  thought    it 
v. ' '.  Ill  his  while  to  seod  him  a^iy  notice  of  the  affair.    So 
if  he  should  come  dew:;  you  knoi^',  wo  siiall  have  a  d — d 
good  lagijli  at  l;is  disappointment.     (Fainwou  d  drop's  his 
letter,   which   Diddler  "picks  up  uittMn.)  q^  !  bal  ha! 


ai.iial  go  '. 
Fain. 
idis 


it.    *-. 


Ka  !  ha  !  ha!  a  very  capitalgc,  indeed,  '(asld 
■espeot.  (to  hiiu)  But  if  the  cockney  shcu^il.i  i 
be  disposieJ  to  think  t-f  t'h?  aS'air  quite  so  merrily  as  y=ii. 
Did.     O  iliepuppyl  if  he's  irefraMory   III   puli.lds 


tl.    {rises) 


Fa  I  IS.  (aside)  Here's  an  impnde^t  .scoundref  {rises) 
Well,  I  shall  chiat  'cm  cf  tlicir  toigli  by  •  this  mcefinj 
however. 

Did.  (aside)  A  shy  c"cl;,  I  =   ' 

Fai>-.     O,  )ouI!  pull  his  1! 

Did.     If  he's  troublesonu 
i:ha'.ur«.     Nothing  I  enjoy  m   r 

Faih.     Sir,  1  wish  yon  a  go  li  III  .  -, 

you  n'av — ^(a  knocking  at  ihe  door  1 

Did.'    (:is!de)  Just  in  time,   by  j  .1^ 

Duiet  there  ■  damn  that  mastilf !  Sir,  Im  ,  n  .  ;.ut.  ,.-  ^  ■;- 
i  g  so  soon  [kiwicking  again.]  Be  quiet,  1  say.  Wtii.  I 
« is!i  you  a  good  morning.  Sir.  Tl.i  n  you  won't  ■A\f,  ar d 
take  a  bit  of  dinner  >  * 

—TsTsr- r«iiap5,"'S!>7 *'»jr7'3<rTn«j~»er^^^'  ■** 
again.  *  -.^ 

Did.  Sir,  I  shall  'o««aireme1t  happy,  I'm  suie.  [e-it 
Fainwou'd.]  Bravo  Jeremy  !  admirably  hit  oSi  JVn  ek- 
ing repeated]  Now  for  tlie  old  gcmlcHiao.  [q^feK  <Im 
door.]  .  *    * 

£r.ier  Plaimwav. 

Plain-.  My  dear  Mr.  Fainwou'd,  I'm  e.xtrenzH  hjp- 
py  to  see  you.  I  beg  i>ardon  fo,-  keepi:',j_-_v-jj  ;,'So:i^. 
Whv,  who  the  deuce  cotdd  lock  that  dooi  ■. 

Did.     Ilo  I  he!  he  lit  was  I,  Sir. 

PiAiK.     You,  why  what — 

Did.  a  bit  of  humour.  Sir,  to  shew  you  I  .ieM»ir<-.-- 
ed  to  make  free,  and  cnnsider  mvself  at  horn*. 

Pt'iiN.  (aside)  A  bit  of  humour  !  why  jji  'i-f-  ■« 
^n   iitveu'ia  e   h'uiiiOTritt.- indeed,    xa   l-.c»>;   •■''  \-yi.-'.    \  ' 

ill.;  Well,  come,  tlut's  merry  and  hear :y. 

Dili".     Vej,y,iL'll  find  l*e  all  that  about  m-. 

Plain.     Vvril,  Itnd  tow's  my   old  frie-id    .  •      •■      * 

cf  the  family  ! 
-an.    WmJerfully    well,    my  old 
here>>>^have.it  in  black  and  wMie. 


Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE. 


Volume  1-] 


mCHMOND —F FID  AT,    MARCH  15,  180J 


[Nu.MBrR  27. 


Tlie  following  gcn-.Iemeii,  {:->m  some  of  whom  we  have 
already  received  induhi'.ible  tokens  of  attachment  to 
the  interests  of  this  paper,  will  act  as  our  Agents  in 
receiving  monev  due  for  tha  Minehva.,  at  the  p'aces 
to  which  their  names  are  afiixed-and .they  will  rcce.ve 
and  transmit  m  the  names  of  those  Ao  may  wish  to 
become  subscrihcrs.  ' 


Aquia  .  . 
Jti^J-ia  (C 
Ca-ira  .  . 
Cberlottt 


(Va.) 


Sir.  Mr.  Cormick,  P.M. 

Mr,  Thiinas  Burr.nighs. 

ij)     .     .     .     .  nr.  Thomas  I.  Wray. 
MT'jame'  Cody. 

Capi.  William  Wyatt. 

Cbark,atj! Mr.  9»ie)  Wilkinson. 

Jliclt't-Ford Mr^l.n  Scott. 

Hanow  Comlji.  ■  ■        ■  Mr.  Anthony  Street. 

.ff^,TSO.  Tot;n Mr.  Geo.  lUrne;,  P.  M- 

nngWiUiam    .     .-.     ■    ■    ■  Mr.  Robert  Poljavd,  jr. 

LouUviUe  Vf  Smilfsvil/e  (Ceo  )  Mr.  Uostick,  P.  M. 

Lc^higrm  (Ken.)      ....  Mr.  A.  Anderson,  Pr. 

M«rti-s!urg Mr.  Sommerville.  P.  M. 

Nor/M  Borousb Mr.  GnrJon-  Christie. 

iIm,-C.vUan Mr.   William   Guerrant. 

iT.A-thmnbtrIa„d Mr.  Thoinas  PUnntner. 

Porumouth Dr.  Fra.icis  Benson. 

PMrdurg Mr  John  UicUfon,  Pr. 

Smahf.dJ Hardy. Cobb,  Esfj. 

r:-.ii;Ni:)!::np  exemplified. 

[The  following  e>;iraoai!nary  narration,  which  ha->  bt!cn 
handed  down  to  us  by  ancient  authors  as  a  well  authen- 
ticated fact,  will  give  to  the  youthful  mind  a  stronger 
idea  of  the  di.;ine  attributes  of  frievoship,  than  all 
the  elaborate  essays  which  have  been  written  on  that 
l.eaveniy  virtue,  from  the  liin*  of  Addifon  to  tiie  pre- 
feuL4!i)'--t-:U  vviU  stamp  a»iiapre»..ion  oinhe  f,-encroos 
"jieart,  not  lobe  cral'ed  by  time  and  cxptrience--for  al- 
thoi:^  few  men  possess  fuch  exalted  virtue,  yet  no  one 
can  withhold  the  trituie  of  ailiniracion,  which  this  rare 
infiance  of  disinteiclStJ  frievidlhi?  f»  imperiously 
claims. 

who 


C  AIL'S  or. ACCHB 
man  people,  having  c-.^- 
fc  far  as  to  draw  on  \.. 
ly,  an  open  rupture  « 
clpoufcd  the  oufe  of  t  . 
manded  the  city.  Gvai 
a  confufed  mt'ltimde, 
fo  that  th«  two  e.\Iiem 
were  like  two  ca:tip<.  ,  O 


% 


the  idol  of  the  So 
vil  for  the  pleb- 
■t-cnt  uF  the  no 

■  il   O 
:  ,  pia'wl.^ch 
.^aod  FuKiii',  his  (Viend,  Willi 
'     •Rion  •!'  Mour.t  Asfntine: 
ilontf-  to  the  tail  and  weft, 
:f  peace  were  made  t 


•  Many 
aliant  achi 


f  our  readers  b-ing  unacquainted  with  the 
vment  of  Horatius  Codes,  alluded  to  in  the 
.>.,<-vu."s  ...cumftance,  it  may  not  be  improper  to  menti- 
on the  particulars.— The  Roman  troops  having  bten  bea- 
ten in  an  ensuRement  with  an  invading  enemy,  lied  into 
thecitv  over  the  bridge,  which  at  the  fame  time  would 
have  afforded  a  palfage  to  the  enemy,  if  Rome  had  not 
found  in  the  courage  of  Publius  lloratiu'.  Codes,  a  bul- 
wark as  strong  as  the  highest  walls.  Tl.ii  intrepid  hero, 
S-indir.g  alone  against  a  whole  army,  defended  the  passag* 
of  the  britlge  until  it  was  entirely  ckmolished  behind  him  ; 
—li.tii  thii.winjt  bimfelf  wiih  his  arms  into  the  river  1 1- 
hcr,  he  fjfely  l"»vam  over  ;  haviii.t;  performed  an  aflion, 
f.ivs  Livy,  which  will  command  the  admiration  more  than 
Ibe  faith  of  poiterity. 

The  misfortunes  which  af.eni  lite  indul.-;;ence  of  yonthuil 
passions,  and  the  cruelty  of  a  parent  in  becoming  indif- 
ferent to  the  happiness  of  his  child,  cxempliSed  in'  the 
hi.siory  of  Mr.  H's  family,  extracted  from  a  work  gene- 
rally admired,  by  Dr.  Rendeh. 


but  njt  heii  g  accepted,  a  battle  enfued,'  in  which  the  coM- 
ful  meeting  wiW  more  vigorous  oppolition  than  he  expect- 
ed, prnclatmed  an  amncUv  for  .all  thoie  who  fliould  lay 
down  ibeir  arms,  and  at  the  fame  tinte,  fet  a  price  on  the 
heads  cf  Gracchus  jnd  FSlviiis,  promifiug  to  give  their 
weight^n  gi*ldilo  any  one  who  Uiould  bring  ihci.i  to  him. 
This  procliRhaticn  had  the  dilired  eltect :  11i«  populace 
flipp.ii  away,  onr.  by  one,  r.i.J«!c.''=rfins 'heii  Icailer,  re- 
turned  filenily  to  iheirown  hr>iJIVs.  .  FuKiuJ.  \>)'  '"■  -"•- 


ilola 


tf  the 
for  G -acchu 
of  Diana  :  but  I- 
Pomp»n 

o  make  h 


Vi 


:  Mcinii^  Graff.!-.,  his  br( 
lloiiiarJPnigbl,  wboattcn 
is  cfca^  from,  ilience.     I 


a',ci>  ajid  bclieadstl.    As 

iple 

brother-in-law,  and 

Aiil  him,  advifcd 

followed  Ibeir 


-ad^."'  =""*  raffing  ihnuigh  the  centre  of  thS  ci?) ,  got  n. 
lae  bi-.f^e  bublicius,  where  his  enemic'!.  who  purlued 
hi  clol',  wo.l,l  have  overtaken  and  Ici.ed  him  .1  hi. 
two  frieiidi.  with  as  tnndi  intrepidity  and  rd- Jtion  as 
Horatius  Cocks*  had  formerly  exerted  in  the  fame  place, 
had  not  b-polVd  their  fury  :  but  they  faw  the  danger  be 
w?s  in.  and  de,ermi>-ed  to  fave  his  l,f«.  even  at  tne  ex- 
vence  of  tlieir  own.  r'ley  defended  the  bridge  againll  all 
i,e  conl^r  troops,  till  Gracchus  was  out  ot  their  reac.ii 
l,„r  M  l^ifh  b.-inir  cverj'tiwered  by  numbers  and  ca- 
v:)lB  wiih  fvoiint,  ,i; "o'th  expired  on  the  bridge  which 

vJolving  not  to  outlive  his  m.viU.',   i    '>  >-J  h;'"'-"  »'"' 
ine  Ume  dagger  which  he  1„.  I  ■  -'^  1""''  °' 

Graeckus,  and  expiiad  w;-.i. 


Few  circumstances  can, he  more  distressing  to  the  feel- 
ings of  a  pireiit.  than  that  of  a  child's  formi'l.g  an  attach- 
iiient  whicli  iheir  reason  disapproves ;  yet  the  authinty 
invested  bv  tlie  b.inds  of  nature,  does  not  e.xiend  so  far  as 
to  dcplive  hiin  of  the  object  whom  he  loves.  Thou..;!!  the 
affections  mav  frequently  be  influenced  by  persuasiim,  the  f_,jio 
heart  will  seldom  submit-to  lestrair.t ;  and  inany  ciiildren 
have  rebelled  against  the  wishes  of  their  parents,  froin 
seeing  ihciti  more  anxious  to  au;;Mieilt  the  splen.hr  ot 
their  fortunes,  than  solicitous  to  ensure  the  permanence  ol 
tlieir  jieace. 

Doctor  Render,  in  his  interesting  tourThrou^jh  Gsrma- 
ny,  gives  an  affecting  account  of  a  ynunj  ma  .,  who  was 
hurried  into  the  inarriage  state  by  the  tbrca's  which  his 
father  used  to  prevent  it,  when  g(:it.'e!i:M  or  pi'miasi;n 
ni-,(;llt  have  averted  his  fate.  Tlie  story,  as  related  by  the 
au-hor  above  Wientioned,  may  be  considered  as  a  lesson  of 
t.vo  different  kinds  :  the  vouthful  it  may  instruct  to  curb 
the  dicta-es  of  their  passions ;  and  f-.e  parent  it  may  teach 
to  consult  the  happiness  of  his  child.  Thou:jh  Mr.  H  s 
/athtr  was  deaf  to  the  voice  of,iutuife,.and_t"iuu3!h  h</ 
toiild  sufier  an  cnlv  son  to  becoitie  an  apostate  lo  his 
faith  ;  vet  the  lime'will  arrive  when  conscience  wdl  ac- 
1  cuse  him  of  having  been  the  destroyer  ol  his  child's  rf)«. 
fiorci  ■in'\  eternal  \K^cz  !  What  will  then  avail  the  digni- 
'ties  of  grandeur,  or  the  honors  which  were  conferred  by 
Frederick  ti.e  Groat '.  H'ill  thcv  be  able  to  allay  the  voice 
of  tliat  imin-essive  Monitor,  or  a-iplaud  liim  for  breaking 
tl-.rou^h  the  boundaries  of  the  parental  state  ! 

"  Tlie  son  of  a  vevv  opulent  Calvjnist  mercl-.ant,  al  Co- 
logne, abJllt  v.ventv-four  vcars  of  age,  IVll  v  olently  in 
love  with  the  daughter  of  a  butcher,  who  e  character  was 
hi-hlv  estimable,  though  his  jiiii'ali.  n  was  not  great.  I  he 
I  Jpr  having  been  made  acquain  ed  with  the  young  nun  s 
i.ai^alilv,  finding  his  views  were  honrable,  read,,y  gave 
iiisj:on4nt  and  Mr.  II.  was  of  course  permitted  to  v.sit 
in  The  Vanlilv  as  the  future  husband  of  the  bu-chcr's 
child.  His  father,  however,  at  length,  heard  of  Ih.s  at- 
tachment ;  i;nd,  instead  of  mildlv  reasoning  upon  the  im- 
propriety of  indulging  a  passion  for  a  young  woman  in  a,i 
inf.iiur  state,  ordered  him  to  pre,.a,c  ii.imedialel.v  tor  a 
jnurnev  which  would  completely  divi.le  him  from  the  oo. 
j'-ci  of'his  allection  ;  and  informed  him  tliat  he  wa.  in  fii 
tnreto  reside  with  a  relation  under  whose  care  he  was  to 
be  placed.  !3», 

••  The  young  man,  petrified  at  a  coinmand  so  unexpect- 
ed, implored  his  father  not  to  doom  him  to  a  trial  s-.,  se- 
vere  ;  and  after  avowing  the  strength  of  his  attachment, 
invretued  his  father  to  sanction  his  choice.  Mr.  H  .  »  as 
a  man  of  a  choleric  and  violent  temper,  and  a  strong  at.- 
herent  to  the  Calvinist  creed  ;  he  tlier.-lore  informed  his 
son  that  he  must  ro  to  Dusseldorf  tohis  rela  ton,  or  thar 
be  w„itld  immediaJely  deliver  him  to  the  Prussiaa  recruit- 
ing  olT.cer  who  resided  in  the  German  stati";  and  th.at  he 
should  spend  the  remainder  of  his  da)  s  as  a  cmmon  sol- 
dier, in  one  of  the  Prussian  fortresses,  from  whence  it 
was   impossible  for  him  to  escape.  \ 

.1  As  several  men  of  consequence  had  inflicted  this  cru- 
el punishment  upon  their  children,  for  venturing  l.>  devi- 
ate from  their  c-immands.  the  )■"""?,""", "^'."^""^''l". 
tliat  his  inexorable  father  would  rigidly  fulhl  the  resoluti. 
on  he  had  made.  Shocked  at  the  idea  of  .c.i  ig  in  oppos- 
tion  to  a  liarent  yet  unable  to  separate  himself  from  the  i 
object  of  his  choice,  he  ,.ersuadcd  her  fatlier  to  consent  .^ 
to  their  union,  and  at  the  convcitt  of  Augustine    Ir.ars    , 

thev  were  cemented  for  life.  

"After  the  ceremony,  they  retired  to  Detintz.  ivhen 
the  voungman  wrote  to  his  father,  imploring  him  to  par- 
don'i  fault  which  affection  bad  inspired  ■,  and  assuring  || 


him  that  every  future  action  of  his  life  should  be  guided 
by  his  councils  and  directed  by  his  desires.  Numberless 
were  the  penetential  epistles,  yet  nor  one  of  the  number 
received  a  reply  ;  and  although  his  father-in-law  allowed 
him  a  scanty  subsistance,  he  was  wretched  at  the  prospect 
of  his  approaching  fate  I  he  had  not  only  incurred  the 
displeasure  of  his  father,  and  reduced  himself  from  an  af- 
Ji^cnt  to  a  tlcpemlent  state,  but  the  object  of  his  affection, 
the  proof  of  his  tenderness,  were  in  some  degree  the  iha- 
rers  of  the  misery  he  sustained.  Again  he  wrote;  agairi 
his  friends  interceded:  bu-  all  their  intercessions  proved 
in  vain  ;  and  the  miserable  young  man,  depressed  by  his 
misfortunes.  How  to  tli«  Angns-ine  munks  for  advice. 
An.'ciousto  oh'al.i  a  convert  to  t  icir  bigotted  persuasion^ 
tliey  said  every  thing  to  enforce  the  sanctity  of  their  creed  ; 
.and  promised  him,  if  he  would  embrace  their  religion,  to 
cnnfie!  his  father  to  rescue  him  from  a  slate  of  absolute 
need. 

"  The  idea  of  renouncing  that  religion  in  which  he  had 
been  ed.icaicil,  -41  Hrst  struck  his  mind  with  a  sensation 
not  to  be  described  ;  but  tlie  persuasion  of  the  monks, 
and  tile  state  of  his  tinances,  siiin  reconciled  theineasure, 
i  1  some*i--;''e2,  t'j'his  mini:  but.  previous  tohis  taking 
I  ills  s^cp,  he  wrote  to  his  father,  imploring  him  to  mere- 
ly m.i.ie  hint  a  sufficient  allowa.ice  to  exi.st  :  and  telling 
liiii,  1.1. It  if  he  continued  in  the  fatal  resolution  to  aban- 
don liini,  he  must  abjure  his  religion,  and  embrace  the  Ca- 
tiiolic  fai.li  :  on  which  cm.lition  the  in  >.iks  had  promi- 
s;d  to  obtain  a  pruvision  for  the  child  of  his  tenderness, 
and  the  wife  of  his  esti-em.  To  this  1 -tti-r  which  appealed 
llS'Wery   softer  seiuiiilont,    the  unnatural  father  sent  the 


To  Mil.  H. 
»  Thi  vengeance  of  God  has  overtaken  thee  for  thy  dls- 
■  obedience  to  a  faih;r,  wiiol'.:  commands  thou  hast  fcorii- 
'  ed,  whi,se  feelings  ilil't -girded!  But  why  should  1  won- 
'  der  '■  Tnou  h.isi  reielledagainst  thy  iMaker  !  In  einbra- 
'  ci.ig  thy  new  rJigi  n,  may  n.nbinj  but  the  iina-ge  of 
•  his  wrath  appear  c miinually  before  thy  m-nd.  1  from 
'  this  moment  renounce  liiee  f.ir  ever  as  my  fon,  ami  &od 
'  will  renou.ice  ttice  l.r,..-.vd"<;.' 

'  II.' 
■'  On  peruslni;  this  proof  of  parental  cruelry,  the  iia- 
fiVtu;.  I'e  .  luni;  mm  f  .i.itcd  away  ;  and  the  anguish  of  Ui» 
;iind  .icti'i  f  ^  f  'rci  dv  upiin  his  body,  ttiat  he  wa.s  cnt-.fii^- 
.■\  1,,  hi-  l,..l  lor  thVsd  w,-eks.  Diirtnu  that  peri,.>J  the 
nailKsnc-er  ii  him.  and,  upon  his  recovery,  lie  r,-,;j  dc  a 
iii?lic  lecaniaiion  of  his  faiih.  The  moment  the  tfathei- 
.vas  made  acquainied  with  his  ion's  aposlacy,  he  Jihrew 
iinif-lf  u-ide,  tbe  protection  of  th'j  Pruffian  Monarc  •!  foir 
111-  fecurity  of  hi»  esia-cs,  knowing  that  lo  be  th(  only 
,eans  of '  pii  venting  the  Angniiine  friars  from,  laking 
poiscss.Oii  of  part  ol  his  wealth.  The  king  loon  c-njfer- 
,ed  upon  hi'ii  ihe  title  01  Baron;  and  the  youiV!  man's 
nil'ery  is  au<men-ed  by  knoivinj  tlrat  his  protiec.y  must 
JelUndtJai^r  i^u  sia  e." 

FILIAL  SENSIBILITY.    ^      r'' 

ary  tciidein'  •  at  Paris, 


A  voung  i^ -  •,    ,      , 

fat  nothin '  bin  f,,ii,'  or  dry  bread,  and  drantc  'only  water. 
The  governor,  ailriivjciug  this  Angularity  to  fome  e.vcefs 
,r  devotion,  reproved  his  pupil  for  it;  who,  ly  swerer,  con- 
t  nued  the  fa-nt  re.giineo,  'i'he  governor  i' Mt  for  him 
'ain,  aad  i,if.,rm-d  liim,  that  fiicli  fingulav  ity  was  u'lbe- 
cotiiin"  bnn,  and  tiiat  be  ongbr  to  conform  '.o  the  rules  of 
I  he  ac.i-.ienn.  H^  nexi  endeavoured  to  Ir  arn  the  reafon 
,)f  thiscondua  ;  bill  as  the  youth  could  IV  it  be  perfuaded 
;o  impart  the  iVcret,  he  at  last  threateried  to  fend  h  ni 
i..c;c  tohis  faniiiv.  This  menace  terriied  kiin  into  at\ 
immcLliate  iXiiian^tion  "  Sir,"  anfwereil  ine,  "  in  my  i^a- 
tlier  s  lioulc  I  cat  nothing  but  black  bread,  and  of  that  ve- 
ry little  ;  bc;e  I  have  good  foup,  and  excellent  white 
mead,  and  may  fa.e  luxuriously.  But  I  cannot  pcrfuade 
ni.l'elf  to  cat  any  tliiig  die,  when  1  coniidev  the  fituati.iii 
in'  which  1  have  left  my  father  and  m.nlier."  The  go- 
vernor  could  not  relrain  from  tears  at  this  filial  lealibili- 
t/  ..  Your  iaher,"  laid  i.c,  "  has  been  in  the  army  and 
has  he  no  penCn  ;"  "  No."  replied  the  ycuth.  ••  For  a 
twelve  month  i>as  he  has  been  Ijlicitingoiie  ;  the  wantof 
money  lias  obliged  liim  to  give  up  the  purluir  ;  and  ra- 
ther than  coii'raa  any  deb's  at  Vcrl'.iilles,  he  bas  chof.-n 
a  life  of  wre  chediief>  in  the  coir.try."  "  Well  '."  returr.- 
ed  the  governor,  "  if  ihe  fi'.i  s  :,s  you  have  reprefentcd  it 
1  proinile  to  ouliin  for  li-,n  a  penfion  of  503  livres  a  year. 
friends  are  in  I'uch  p  oor  circumstance  , 
■     '    d'ors  for  your  p'.cket  cxpencei    "     ' 


;  these  th 


lake  tncac  vmt^   ,^/w...  ..  .J... J J.  -,,i^vi  \,^^t^^^^,J  ,  -..,. 

1  will  r-mit  your  father  thelirst  ha't  year  of  his  penso..i 
in  advance. '  '•  Ah!  Sir,',' reiiir  led  theyouth,  •' as  \i  i 
ha»e  me  soilness  to  remit  a  "ium  of  money  to  my  la 
tlier,  1  en'reat  ,ou  lo  add  these  inrs2  louis.  do'rs  to  it. 
Here  I  have  every  luxury  i  can  wish  for  :  thiy  would  be 
nselisj  to  me  ;  but  the-y  would  be  of  jruat  »«rTice  t»  i:,r 
father  for  liii  vi'kir  chilrsn." 


106 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804—5. 


LAW  INrKLLlGtNCE. 

GOUKT  O?  KING'S  BSNCH. 

Pitman  ajainit  RoUion.  * 

Th's  WIS  in  2C[ion  for  nscertariea  furnished  t*  the  de- 
fendant's  wile 

Mr.  Gnrrnw,  in  his  ftaiement  to  the  Jtirr,  ohi'errcJ, 
that  the  tiefciidant  i|  a  min  of  fjme  pi-iipsr'y.  resilin.;  it 
Wiiworth.  ."d  haJ  mjrrie.l  the  si-.-trr  nf  -h?  pliinttiT. 
Mifs  Saiah  .'.tnian.  Shortly  after  the  marri^J-.  Vlrs. 
Ktibfon  btxame  extremely  indisposed,  frotn  i*is  dtffe;i- 
dan.-'s  liUeriineeonJuct,  and  her  friends  too't  her  h.im-- 
Mrs.  Rijfcfoii,  however,  after  fome  time,  was  ready  to  fir. 
gi;:  a. id  forgive  the  paa,  in  hopes  of  future  aTieiidmeni . 
'I'hc  ilrfenaant,hov.-cver,  rtf.iled '0 -ake  her  l>ai;l<  :  as  I 
vheiishe  aii  1  her  fneiidi*  emkav  mre.l  f)  make  their  -vay 
to  his  houfe.he  ihrra'encl  to  shoot  them  if  they  pcrsisi- 
ed,  and  aetiiiliy  fired  a  gun  from  his  window.  It  had 
since  liMO  fjutid,  that  the  defendant  had  heen  liviiij  in  a 
ftate  of  illicit  intcrci'Jrle  with  his  fervant  maid,  audihit 
theplaintiiT,  who  had  t'urnislKd  ..n  af/ Sum  for  th^defeii- 
dani'&  wife,  had  fnpporlitd  her  sister  for  fcven  ^\'e»*l*3,and 
that  she  now  I'uajht  a  reoomp««ce  by  the  preftnt  ac- 
tion. 

I'he  cai'e  was  titcn  provad,  as  Mr.  Garrow  ha!  sta*t'd 
it,  with  the  additional  evidence  of  a  Mr.  Lane,  who  fiid 
that  he  had  waited  upon  the  defend  ml,  with  a  view  to 
bring  ab'iut  a  reconciliation  ;  but  the  defendant  wa-i  in- 
extirable,  and  faidthat  if  his  wife  returned,  he  would  teai 
IhehlivoiTher  >ie4d,  andjuft  leave  life  ?nmightj lave  his 
bvn.  All  the  witne^es  gave  Mifs  I'ittman  a  j.^od  cha. 
Meter  for  prudence  and  rectilm'e  of  conduct.  I'his  p'a. 
the  more  i,iatcri;ii,  as  it  was  eitdtavouved.  On  ttie  part  'yi 
the  (1  I'  i;ce,  to  throw  an  imputation  on  tlie  plaintilf's 
chastiiv. 

Mr.  Krsttinc  avlt^ittel  that  ifamansbtjts  the  door  a- 
galnst  his  wife,  a  third  perl'on  had  a  tijlit  to  be  p.iid  by 
the  htlsbaiid,  prtA-idcd  he  runiishes  only  fjch  neccitj-^s 
js  were  siiiia'.He  to  the  condition  i-f  ihe  partes  lie  shi-ul-i 
contend,  however,  that  the  Turn  de'ilanded  :»  t^iiitca  prr 
week,  was  not  accoriiii'j^  to  the  ilercndatn's  condition,  as 
he  wa'i  inlVnicted  to  fay,  'hough  the  (Jifcndati;  —as  .tn 
c>:crcnieiy  hinef:  and  induOrion^  man,  vet  his  means  d  -.' 
n^t  ftinouttt  .'o  above  half  that  fun.  The  evidence,  he 
added,  was  unly  addressed  to  the  tiine  ordemandini*  admi.- 
tance  For  his  wife,  and  did  not  jive  the  rcifons,  for  he 
firfi  leaving  the  defendants  house,  that  deficiency  he  «ou.  i 
fuppl; .  and  i:  was  his  duty  to  piefs  it  up  n  the  jury,  tha' 
it  a  wifeelcpcd,  and  afterwards  comtnitietl  adultery,  thr- 
p^ri'on  whi  took  her  in,  ditl  it  at  his  own  risk,  as  rlu 
hu:band  vvas  int  bju-id  to  provide  for  her. 

Matilda  Bertringe  appeared,  drefsed  in  white  muslin, 
ami  wiih  a  pair  of  line  French  gloves,  kc.  lieinjy  fworn, 
the  faid,  I  was  a  li;rvant  to  Mr.   and  .Mrs.  Uolifin. 

Lm-d  lillenborough  ...This  is  the  fervant  of  a  perfon 
who  gets  only  half  a  gtiineaa  week. 

The  witncfs  proce»ded....l  was  hirei  by  Mrs.  nnhfoii, 
but  1  was  reccmmtnil,;d  by  her  frienils,  and  alfo  liv 
Mir>  ritmai:,  tiie  piainiilf.  I  went  to  live  with  them  on 
tlic  23d  of  September  in  the  year  before  she  left  the  honle 
Thr>  had  no  children  ;  fometimes  they  lived  very  we'l 
together  ,  only  s»hen  their  friends  would  not  let  them  a- 
lone.  linciude  111  that  iwmber  Mifs  Sarah  Piiman,  the 
plaintilf.  She  was  alwivs  cominij  b.ickwards  aid  for- 
wards, and  n-y  niafler  did  not  approve  of  their  coming 
backwards  and  forwards.  I  cannot  fay  why  my  mifirels 
first  left  the  houle.  Three  weeks  or  a  formight  before 
the  av''"'''*^.^'  '  remember  Mils  Hiim.m  taking  hrr  a»>ay. 
She  desired  her  to  go  and  fee  her  brother.  She  went 
to  fee  her  brother  and  sister,  and  a  woman  that  is 
kept  by  her  ilrother.  Mr  Kobl'on  was  not  at  home  then. 
1  cannot  fay  where  she  went  to.    She  was  ubfent  all  the 


day.  She  slept  away  two  nights.  S!ic  was  with  Mil\ 
Pitman.  -  he  uled  to  jump  at  and  fight  my  niafter,  and  cut 
piecescnt  ofhis  face.  He  behaved  very  well  to  her  as 
I'araslfaw.  Mi's  Sarah  I'ltman  said  she  could  have 
IT adc  a  very  good  livelihood  of  it.  bbe  said  she  did  nul 
i'tate  how  that  livrlthood  was  to  be  earned. 

Crofsexaminedby  Mr.  Garrow. 

t^  Matilda,  you  certainly  niiift  have  bad  a  hard  time  of 
it,  child,  in  your  p'ace! 

A.  Never  you  mind  that. 

Mr.  Garrow— -I'uU  oil"  your  kcnnet ! 

fi.  I  will  not  pnll  oiTmy  bonnet. 

Lord  faienborough— I  shall  not  ortler  hertopnll  olTher 
bottnetifshe  anfwers    fo  as    to   bedifiinctly  heard,  and 
ftand  that  she  may  be  fcen. 
Mr.  Garrow.  -Stand  forward,  that  the  Jury  may  fee  you. 

Q^  You  used  to  fee  your  mil'trefs  tly     at  your  mafterto 
tear  pieces  out  of  his  face,  1  think  you  faid  ? 

A,  Yes;  she  did. 

Mr.  Garrow....!  wonder  he  has  so  much  face  left.    Ke 
has  rather  more  than  any  other  man  in  court,  1  think. 

Q.  Ate  von  a  fervant'of  all  work,  child  ! 
A.  1  ain  a  m.iid  of  all  work.  &  a  verv  good  place  T   have. 

Q^  Had  you  faved  mach  money  before  you  went  to  this 
place! 

A.  Ask  me  a  civil  quefiion. 

Q.  Are  these  the  clothes  you  ufually  work  in* 

A.  They  are  the  cimhes'l  work  in  lometimes,    when  I 
■put  them  on. 

Q^  Do  you  always  wear  French  gloves,  child  ? 

A.  I  always  wear  Irench  gloves  when  1  ca*  get  them. 


Q.    H  ),v  main   beds  do  sou  make  up  now  1 
A.  Jufi   ihe  fame  number  as  1  do  now. 
(i  .\nd  are  there  as  many   ufed  ? 
A.   .Ask  me  a  civil  qucftion,  and  I   will  give  you  a  civ 
anfwer. 

Q.  '    hat  part  cf  the  hoiifedoesyourmafter  sleep  in.' 

A.  Hesle-.-psonthefirr.  floor. 

Q;  Atrd  ynunt  the  garret! 

A.  Always. 

Q;  Yi>u  alw.ays  sleep  in  the  garret  ! 

A.  Yes. 

Q_  Do  you  mean  to  answer  to  that  ?      Do  you  mean  t 


>sle 


hat  you  alw 
hctise  ? 

A.  I  sleep  in  the  ht^ute. 

Q_  What  par^  of  the  house  do  y 


the  garret  of  your  master's 


A  few  sec.-inds  elni 

Lord  Kllcnborjujji. 

Her  siki-ce  answers  i 

glad  she  did  not    give 

have  been  e,\petttd  , 


cd— Nc 


if  th. 


dam- 
preci; 


■  aild 


<i. lie  Jul, 


las  answered  the  question. 
Ill  f.iily  say  this.  I  tim  very 
nswer  thaf  tnight,  perhaps. 
ad  tnitde  up  my  iiiiiid,  if  'he 
f,  have  seni  her  to  Newgair, 
to  pros'TLte  l.er  for  per- 


app 


1  that  the 


sibc 


r  boss 


f  f  her  husband's 
do  not  s: 


tiden 


but  if ■ 


hoiistj — the 
c  frotti  'be 
upport- 


:  be  driven  out.  she  tnos 
ed.  This  defindaiii  t,  C"i;rtu>;t  is  the  most  barbtt 
He  says,  if  he  saw  he-  near  h  itn,  he  v.-ould  drag  her  I  y 
the  hair  ol  the  head,  ana  leave  ciily  life  enough  in  herto 
save  bis  own.  The  whole  case  is  with  yoij;  and  1  have 
nt  tit^il  ton  v.  ill  adii.iKistcr  justice  between  the  parties. 
Verdict  for  ths'  plainlitr  1001. 

Mr    Erskine.     That  is  beyond  the  bill  of  particulars. 

Mr.  Garrow.   We  will  run  the  risk  of  iiat. 

Lord  £l!e.'.bhrough.     I  have  no  evidence  before  ine  of 
any  bill  of  particulars. 

ADVICE  TO  A  YOUNG  LADY  ON  HER  MAR 
lUAGS. 
[BjT  m  cttacUi  FritTid.'] 
The  first  thing  necessary  foi  the  insurance  of  conjugal 
felicity,  ib  to  stud)  the  dispcsition  of  the  man  in  whom 
>onrluiure  baptiinrss  isrepiT^ed:  and  always  endeavour 
to  derive  pi  easun-frrni  those  anmsements  which  stem 
toaff.  rd  the  highest  satisfaction  to  his  breast.  Home 
ou^b  t  to  be  the  centre  ot  dv-nicstic  happiness  ;  and  it  is 
the  wifc'&duty  to  make  it  both  rlieprlul  and  sweet  ;  for 
if  jourbusband  should  be  v.a.t;t-.tll;  cf  a  roving  dispositi- 
on, \  .ni  vvi!l  increase  the  propensity  by  aa/tt.'.'^jj  or  re- 
pToitcb.  Alwuvs  receive  hitn  with  cliesrfuliress  and  good 
tuii.t.ur;  and  never  omit  any  pel  te  attention  to  his 
riends  ;  fur  ever)  civility  vou  pay  to  thjsc  hr  is  attach- 
td  to,  he  wilt  consider  as  a  mark  of  aiJection  to  himself. 
;ic  alwa.r  elei,ant  in  y.-urdresi,  but  never  expensive  i  or 
sviiuld  ra.her  sat ,  never  sulfcr  youfsclf  to  be  profuse  ; 
but  your  own  K'-'iJd  s.-iise  will  tell  you,  that  this  article 
ought  ei.tirel)  to  be  directed  by  the  state  ofynurhus. 
band's  purse.  In  the  manageirrent  of  your  family,  bere- 
folar  to'exattiiude,  and  always  pay  every  bill  you-self; 
iiy  this  means  you  may  avoid  rriany  iinpositions  ;  for  it 
-\  ill  pievfiu  tradespeople  and  servants  from  coinbininglo 
cheat.  Be  kind  and  even  afiectionate,  to  all  your  do- 
me>tics  ;  but  at  'he  same  time  never  sufier  them  to  be 
jjUilty  of  the  sltgftesl  disrespect.  Let  your  conduct  se: 
them  an  example  both  of  religion  and  morality  ;  and, 
above  all  things,  avoid  the  practice  of  running  in  debi. 
Cultivate  tilde  talents  with  which  Nature  has  endt>*|^ 
sou,  for  the  purpose  of  rendering  your  society  more  plea- 
sing to  the  object  of  your  choice  ;  for,  though  beauty  may 
for  a  time,  dslight  the  eyes  of  a  husband  it  is  mental  cjua- 
likcations  alone  which  can  insur.  the  possession  of  his 
heart. 

Tha  AMAZONS  :  an  Historical  Trait. 

Among  the  illtistricus  women  who  have  been  distin- 
guished for  a  nianlj  heroism,  which,  though  not,  in  ge- 
neral, suitable  to  the  sex,  is  in  some  particular  cases,  high- 
ly  to  bt  praised,  was  Jeanne  Hacbette,  a  celebrated  wo. 
niannf  beauvais,  in  Picardy,  who,  when  the  Burgnndiai, 
army  besieged  that  city,  in  1472,  headed  a  company  of 
ether  heroines,  in  ortler  to  defend  it.  On  the  day  of  as- 
sault, this  vaiiant  woman  stood  in  the  breach,  seized  the 
flag  that  the  enemy  were  going  to  plant  ujion  it  and 
threw  down  the  ensign  that  bore  it  from  the  wall.  The 
name  of  this  Amazon  is  still  dear  to  the  inhabitants  of 
Beauvais.  her  descendants  are  excmjited  frorti  all  tax- 
es :  and,  in  memory  of  this  action,  a  procession  is  made 
every  year,  on  the  lOth  of  July,  in  which  the  women  take 
the  lead. 

Antiquity  exhibits  a  siinilar  instance  (if  female  hero, 
ism,  in  the  illustrious  Telesilla,  of  the  city  ofArgos,_in 
the  Pclcponnesus.  In  the  year  557,  before  Christ,  the 
city  of  Argos  being  besieged  by  Cleomenes,  king  of  Spar- 
ta,  Telesilla  armed  all  the  women,  instead  of  the  men, 
and  posted  themon  the  ramparts  to  oppose  the  enemy. 
The  Spartans,  less  terrified  than  astonished,  to  find  such 
enemies  to  comkat,  and  sensible,  that  it  would  be  equally 
dishonorable  to  vanquish  or  be  vanquished  by  theni,  in- 
stantly rtiisetl  the  siege  ;  By  this  happy  audacity.  Tele, 
silla  delivered  her  country  from  a  formidable  enemy  ; 
and  the  citizens  in  gratitude,  erected  a  statut  to  her  me. 
mory. 


ACCOUNT  OF  AN  EXTIIAORUINARY  ADVEN- 
TURE. 
(^Extracted frvm  "  Z.er  Cause*  CrUbres*') 
Two  Parisian  Merchants,  strcnglyiinited  in  friendship, 
had  each  ri.e  child  cfdiffeitnt  sexes,  who  early  con- 
tracted a  strf'Hg  inclination  for  each  other,  which  was 
cherished  by  their  parents,  and  they  were  flattered  with 
tlic  expeciaticns  of  being  joined  together  for  life.  Unior. 
tunafeiy,  at  the  time  they  thought  themselves  on  tha 
point  of  crmpleting  this  long-wished-for  uition,  a  man 
fartidvanced  in  years,  and  possessed  of  an  immense  for- 
tune, cast  his  eyes  on  the  yoithg  lady,  and  made  honora- 
ble ]-roposals  ;  her  parents  could  not  resist  the  temjitati- 
t'li  of  a  son-in-law  in  such  aflluent  circumstances,  and  for-, 
ccd  her  to  comply.  As  soon  as  the  knot  was  tied,  she 
Miiiil^  eijtinty  her  former  lever  never  to  see  her,  and 
faiiently  submitted  to  her  fate  t  but  the  anxiety  of  her 
inird  preyed  (in  her  body .  which  threw  her  into  a  linger- 
ing disorder,  that  app.uently  carried  litr  off,  and  she 
was  consigned  to  her  grave.  As  soon  as  this  melancho- 
l)  event  reached  the  lever,  hit  affliction  was  dnuWed, 
beii.r:  deprived  of  all  hopes  of  her  widowhood  :  but  re- 
ct^llecting.  that,  In  her  youth,  she  had  been  some  time  in 
a  lethargy,  his  hon(?  revived,  and  ".iiirrit'd  biiiito  the 
place  of  her  burial,  Where  a  good  bribe  ]:'ri-cured  him  the 
sextri  ".J  perniission  to  dig  lur  up,  which  I'e  perfcrmed, 
ar.d  reir  lived  l'.«l  to  a  placeof  fr.fety,  where,  by  tnoprr 
n  ttl:i,ds.  he  levived  the  almost  e.\tinguislied  spark  of 
life.  Great  was bersurprizeat  finding,  the  state  she  had 
been  in  ;  aid  probably  as  great  was  her  pleasure,  at  the 
ttieans  b)  which  she  had  been  recalled  frcm  the  jrave. 
As  soen  as  'he  was  sufitciently  recovered,  the  lover  laid 
hisclaim,  ai.d  his  reasons  svppottedby  a  powerfid  incli- 
na;ien  on  her  sitk  were  too  strung  for  her  to  resist  t  hut 
a.s  Frarce  v  as  no  It  ngcr  a  jilace  cf  safety  for  them,  they 
agretd  to  remove  to  England,  where  they  continued  ten 
\ears,  when  a  strong  incbnatton  of  revisiting  thelrnativts 
ctnii'ry  seized  iheni,  wh'tb  they  thottgbt  they  might 
safely  j-_ranfx ,  and  acccrding's  performed  their  voyage. 
The  ladv  «ass"  unfortunate  as  to  Ue  known  by  her 
old  husband.  wh<nishe  met  in  a  public  walk,  and  all  her 
entjeavours  to  disguise  herself  were  ireffectual  t  he  laid 
hisclaim  to  herbefore  a  court  of  justice,  and  the  lover 
defctded  his  right,  alledging,  the  husband  by  burying 
her,  bad  forfeited  his  title,  and  that  he  had  acquired  a 
it  just  tne,  by  freeing  her  froin  the  grave,  and  deliveriiii; 
her  frnni  the  jav.s  of  death.  These  reasons,  whatever 
weigh'  they  might  have  in  a  court  where  love  j.resided, 
seemed  to  have  little  eBect  on  the  grave  sages  of  the  law  t 
and  t!  e  lady,  with  her  lover,  not  thinking  it  safe  to  wait 
the  determination  of  th.  court,  pntdently  retired  a  second 
time  out  of  the  kingdom. 

DUELLING. 

A  gre-iter  degree  of  ridicule  was  never  thrown  upon 
duelling,  ihan  by  the  following  authentic  enccdote  told  bj 
Dr.  Sandilanda. 

•'  C-^l.  Guife  going  over  one  campaign  I 
I'erved  a  young,  raw  officer  in  the  lame  vessel  «iih  him; 
and  viith'his  ufual  human>ty.  told  him  ihat  he  would  take 
cjre  of  lit m,  and  conduct  him  to  Antwerp,  whete  they  wera 
bot'.i  going  i  which  heaccorTlingly  did,  and  then  took  leave 
ofbim. 

'•  The  young  fellow  was  foon  told  by  fonie  arch  rogues 
whein  he  harpened  to  fall  in  with,  that  he  must  signalize 
Hphclf  by  lighting  fome  man  of  known  courage,  orelfe  hi 
would  foon  be  defpifed  in  the  rejimeat.  The  young  man 
faid  he  knew  no  one  but  Col.  Guile— and  he  had  received 
great  obligatious  from  him.  "  It  is  all  one  for  that."  faid 
they,  "  in  thefe  cafes.  The  Colonel  is  the  fittest  man  in 
the  world;  every  one  knows  bis  bravery." 

■•  Soon  afterwards,  up  comes  the  young  o.Ticer  to  Col. 
Guile  as  he  was  walking  up  and  down  in  t^e  coffee  houfe, 
and  began  in  a  be'.ttatmg  manner  to  tell  hini  how  much  ob- 
ligei  he  had  been  by  him,  and  how  IVnsible  lie  wus  ofhis 
obligation.  "  Sir,"  replied  Col  Gutfe,  ■'  1  have  done  my 
duty  by  you,  and  no  rrore."  "  But  Colonel,"  added  the 
)oung  officer,  faultering,  "  I  am  told  1  must  fight  fome 
gentleman  of  known  refoltition,  and  who  has  killed  feve- 
ral  perfons  ;  and  that  nobody  "—■'  O  !  Sir,"  replied  the 
Colonel,  "  your  friends  do  me  much  honor  t  but  there  is 
a  gentleman  (pointing  to  a  huge,  fierce-looking  black  fel- 
low that  was  sitting  at  one  of  the  tables)  who  has  killed 
half  a  regiment."  So  up  goes  the  ofiicer  to  him,  and  telkt 
him  he  is  well  informed  ofhis  bravery — and  that,  for  that 
reafon,  li»  must  fight  him.  ■■  Who,  I,  Sir  \"  replied  the 
gentleman :  "  Why,  I  am  I'eale,  the  Apolhecary  .'". 
meets. 


I  Flanders,  ob- 


ANCCUOTE  OF  illLTON. 

Believing  that  the  following  real  circumfiance  lias  been 
It  little  noticed,  we  I'ubmit  the  particulars  of  it,  as  not 
—  intereliing  to  the  aitcnfion  of  our  readers.  It  is  well 
known  that,  in  the  bloom  of  youth,  and  when  h/Yiurfuef 
his  ftndies  at  (Cambridge,  this  poe'  w  as  extremely  beauti- 
ful. Wandering.one  day,  during  the  fumnier.  far  beyond 
the  precincts  of  the  University,  into  the  country,  he  be- 
came fo  heated  and  fatigued,  that  reclining  hmdelf  a<  the 
foot  of  a  tiee  to  reft,  he  shortly  fell  asleep.  Bef  re  he  ». 
woke  two  ladies,  who  were  foreigners,  passed  b)  in  acar- 
riage.  Agreeably  astonished  at  the  lovelinefs  of  bis  ap- 
pearance,   they  alighted,  and  having    admired    hin,   »» 


104 


THE  MINERVA. 


Vol   1. 


Ihey  Ihoujhr,  unperoeived,  for  fome  time,  ihe  youugc:-!, 
who  \va«  veryhiiiiUcme,  drew  a  pencil  from  her  jmcI;-!!, 
and  having  wvitteu  fonic  lines  upon  a  piece  of  paper,  put 
it  witli  her  Iremljling  hand  iino  hi^  o*n.  Immcd'.!  ely 
afterwards,  they  proceeded  on  their  journey,  .lomeofhis 
scijuaintances,  who  were  in  Icarcii  of  hiiti,  had  obfeived 
this  silent  a.lventiirc;  but  at  too  greir  a  dl!";ir.cc  to  diftu- 
ver  that  the  higllly  favored  party  in  it  was  osr  lUaririotis 
bard.  Approaching  nearer,  they  faw  ;hcir  friend,  t5  whjin 
bein^  awakened,  they  meniioned  what  had  happened  .Mil- 
ton opened  the  paper,  and,  with  furprilc, read  thcfe  verlcs 
from  Guarini  ; 

'  Occii,  Siella  mortali, 

•  Ministri:  dt  mid  mali^ 

•  Sf  ciiust  tn'acciii'fe, 

•  AfipcTti  cJbr/arere," 

"  Ye  eyes  !  ye  human  ftars  !  ye  aoth-)r»  «f  mv  loveliest 
pangs  !  if  thus,  when  shut,  ye  wound  me.  wnat  muil  hi  e 
proved  the  confequences  had  they  been  open.''  E  »gv' . 
from  this  momen:,  to  find  out  the  fair  INCOONI  i  a^  .Wit- 
ton  travelled,  but  in  vain,  through  every  part  ol  Italy. — 
His  poetic  fervor  bE;a.tte  inceCraiilly  more  and  m.ire  heated 
by  (lie  iika  which  hi;  hid  formed  of  his  unknown  admii-er; 
aiulil  is,  in  Isnie^ejiee,  to  hv.k  that  his  own  iimci.  and 
the  laiefi  poft<;nty  muft  feel  themlVlvea  indebted  for  ic.c- 
ral  of  the  moft  impaSoned  and  charming  composition;. 
•r  the  Parad>r«  Loft. 

sinC'jL.\r  Marriage. 

n  the  register  of  St.  Maitin's  parish,  Leicester,  Eng. 
Decinio  quinto  Februarii,   18  Elli.   regiuK. 

Thomas  Tisley  and  Urfula  Kusset  were  married  ;. and 
becaufe  the  laid  Thoma-s  was,  an.l  is,  naturally  deaf  a.nl 
diimlj,  couid  not,  for  his  pan,  obferve  the  order  of  the 
form  vi  marriage,  after  the  appi-vjbalion  hail,  from  rho. 
mas  ilie  BiOiop  of  Lincoln.  J  i!iu  Chippcii.Ule,  L.  L  D 
«n(i  CummissarY,  and  Mr.  liicl.ard  l).,vis.  Mayor  of  Lt-i- 
■cesier,  and  inhere  ot  his  bieihieu,  wiih  the  rest  ot  the  pa- 
rilh,  the  faid  Thoma.s,  for  e.<pre(S:ig  of  Ins  mind,  ^lu  eail 
of  wo,,!s,  of  his  »vn  accord,  uUd  thele  ligns  :  lirlt  he 
cmkiaced  her  with  his  arins  ;  took  her  by  :ne  hand,  and 
put  a  ring  un  her  linger  ;  and  laid  his  hand  jp.m  liis  ntart. 
and.  held  up  bis  l^aiids  towards  heavenj  aiitl  to  the'v  ma 
contii!u.tnt,(:  to  dwell  v/iih  tier  to  his  life's  end,  he  did  ii 
by  clofmgitis  eyes  with  Ins  hands,  and  digjing  tue  eanh 
Willi  Itis  f^r,  and  pulling  as  iho'  he  would  rin|  a  bell, 
with  utiwr  &igns  apfiroved. 

Concordat  cum  orieinali.         S.  IL 


F.\XNy  .MOHTiM  :r. 

Liglit  and  airy  passed  ;btilijs  of  the  yolsth  of  Fanny 
Mortimer.  i'he  Hoc  glow  of  innocence  and  hejtn 
mantled  on  her  cbec't,  and  cheerfulus^^  a«id  g^t  ei,^  ii  btr 
*fe.  ;,iie  ii'.is  .ts  h.i;-'py  as  ;lie  d»y  was  i-"ij,  aii.i  often 
from  tliejrey  blu:.b  of  lU;  mominj  uitil  the  lu.i  ilicaii 
the  \\  eft  wt.li  iirti,  did  the  woo. Is  wbsii  embowered  the 
cottage  of  her  fatiicr,  ech->  with  her  long.  Her  heart  Knew 
rot  what  11  was  to  ligu,  and  ner  eye  was  jnconlcioui  ot  .i 
tear,  csc-p:  wiiea  the  tale  of  real  or  una^niiiy  woe  called 
thcin  ionn  from  the  fourceof  fensii>:lity.  I'nus  inpriini- 
tivelimplicity  dul  her  hours  glide  on  m  natipmels.  She 
knew  nopleafuregrea-er  thin  tliat  jf  lil'u-nni-jto  the  coo- 
ing of  ttie  wood  pigeon,  wliicl)  she  had  favcd  fro.'n  the  ta- 
lons of  the  kite,  jr  of  ilecoraii.ig  with  garlands  the  lamS 
fcbe  It^d  rcfcued  fioitl  :i»e  f.ream.  Uut  alas  !  she  waj  not 
lonj  permit'ed  to  rentain  m  the  p^ths  of  innocence  and 
peacy*.  Her  beauties  caugiit  the  eye  of  the  feducer;  nis 
blaitdtshmimta  pres'ailed,  and  with  an  aching  heart  the  un- 
fulpecting  Fanny  Mortimer  was  lured  from  Jie  lioine  of  her 
parent!  to  the  hiiints  of  inlUniy  an'l  i  ice.  .  anny,  itm.ple  as 
she  was,  could  [>erceuc  that  the  gaisiy  which  furrounded 
lierwas  alt  hollow;  shefelt  it  fo  he;f.^lf,  &  wept  incessani- 
ly.anddeploicd  hei  departure -from  iheeafypath  of  recti- 
tude. Her  I'ediicer,  CH.yed  wiih  pollnffioii,  and  tired  wit-n 
her  tears,  abauiioned  heron  ine  point  of  becoming  a  mo- 
ther, to  ibai  tate  which  she  concluded  could  not  now  be 
diftant.  He  iefi  her  deCtitutc,  and  .4,  a  laft  reiource,  she 
was  forced  lofet  out  on  foot  forh;;r  native  place,  there  to 
throw  lierfcif  at  the  f^ct  of  her  father,  and  imploi-c  for- 
givenefs.  Ii"  this  were  tlenied,  she  faw  no  o-.her  al.erna- 
cive  than  that  of  laying  lurll-lf  in  tjic  parish  po'ji-houfe, 
and  there  give  birth  lo.the  little  being,  which,  ih  iiigU  it 
would  lerve  to  perpetuate  her  mf»my,  she  could  not  help 
loving  with  all  a  mother's  fundiitf>.  Site  travelled  alowly, 
for  heavy  were  her  forrows,  bu'  her  heart  was  llill  heavi- 
er. A  melancholy  f.veboding  firuck  into  her  foul  as  she 
perceived  thegardeii  wicket  open,  a.id  every  Ihinj  going  lo 
Tuin  and  decay.  .be  entered  ;  a  cold  chill  ran  through 
her  veins  i  snecalled.npon  lier  father,  and  all  was  yet  fiill- 
The  dretdlul  certainly  now  ct*uld  no  longer  be  doubted  ; 
»he  had  lent  the  grey  hairs  of  her  parents  with  forrovv  to 
the  grave.  .Faint,  and  broken  hearted,  she  left  the  cot- 
tagc,  which  bad  once  been  the  abjde  of  innocence  andvir- 
<ure.  The  night  was  wild  and  ftormy  ;  the  cold  rains 
pelied  lier  with  pitilefs  fur  :— yet  fill,  mindlefs  of  her 
Situation, Ihe  walked  forwards  ui. hiding  whither  ilie  went. 
■She  had  crofsed  the  cnmmoh  and  had  taken  the  oppolite 
■way  lo  that  which  led  to  the  village ,  after  proceeding  for 
fome  time,  uncc.fcious  wheie.  she  awaited  to  the  horrors 
of  her  lii.iati.in  ;  she  perceive  I  Hie  had  1  >ll  herfelf,  and 
1"iew  not  in  what  part  of  the  country  she  w»5.  Death  un- 


orl 

d,  but    she 

he 

continued. 

l.in 

s  ciJttage 

to  her  appeared  not  dreadful  ;  to  lier  it  wai  .ha  minifter 
of  comfort,  for  she  was  wearied  of  the 
wishc'l  to  live  for  the  (ike  of  her  bibe  . 
therefore,  walking  forward,  hoping  to  find  f 
where  she  llli^-iil  rel"  for  the  night.  A  ligh 
her  eyes,  anil  following  it  Up.  though  on  the  poinTof  sink, 
ing  a.  every  f.e,i  with  fjtigue.  she  came  wilbimigbt  of  tin 
larin  whence  it  proceeded.  Hope  now  lent  her  vigor:  slu 
p.iccd  doivn  the  hill  ;>s  quick  as  Her  weariiiel's  would  per- 
mit htr.  She  was  wiihin  a  hundred  pace.^  of  the  cot. 
,i|;e,  wiien  her  ftren^'ih  failed  lier.&s.ie  funk  on  the  ground 
Sue  ^a>  unable  to  rile.  The  rain  rushed  in  torrent-,  down 
v-hiitlcd  ani.nig  the  trees.  Fanny 
Mi.Ked  with  ihecoutufed  tones  of  j 
'lie  win.i.tM-r  mi  .-aiis  reached  the  earl  of  the  cottagers  Tis 
'lie  I'pirii  or  !.  howls,  laid lUey    a»  fearful  ly 

ir.e,  iircw  .1  hehear'h:  and  it  ii,  at  evc- 

r>  rcip.Milc,  ^  I  e  the  De.mon   of  the  llorm. 

I'aitny  did  uw,  if>^'i  u.i,;.  lor  the  auj^et  ot' death  ap(iear- 
ed,  and  bote  her  ait.ctea  fpirit  to  the  region  of  reit.  I'he 
'.e.vi  da/  her  coi-^is  was  carried  t.i  ti..-  v.llage  and 
bilrud  The  .1  1  11  .1  liy  her  by  ihe  side  ol  her  la  lier,  for 
I'e    ..  .lifjw.iiiig   her.     Sue  lie-,  beneath  the 

al.i.  of  the  church,    the    pla\;e  appoinied 

I 'r    '■  ipers.      i'l-.*  village  ^irls  did  dot  deck 

icr  g-ave  ivitiirl  i.ver^.  nor  bind  fl  »wn  the  turf  with  ozi- 
ers,  ,ei  herethe  wild  My  and  the  I'now  drop,  emlileras  of 
her  fpoiM's  puiitv.  l,jvc  to  bloom,  an-i  the  love  brn  night- 
luia'eand  the  plaintive  thcofile  bjild  their  ncl'-s,  and 
v.irole  ibioa^h  the  loiiage  which  shales  tne  cold  foJ  n,i- 
iler  which  poor  Fanny  Moriimer  once  more  taftes  of  peace 
111  ilie  forgetful  sleep  of  death. 

FKOM    S'EGAR'S    influence    OF    WOMEN    IN 
SOCle-TY, 

Women  are,  if  I  may  ufe  the  e.\piTssion,  another  foul  of 
our  being,  wh.ch  though  enveloped  in  a  feparaie covering, 
accords  mofi  uniformly  with  all  our  iciiH.nents,  whictl 
they  inspire  ;  with  all  our  deiirei  whicii  :n!:y  ctcite  and 
partlcip.vc  i  and  with  .ill  oar  Wjiknnfses,  wn.ch  ney  ,;a  , 
com..iilerale,  wiihour  yivldlilg  o  tncir  intlaeilce.  If  imi 
be  uniiappy,  he  requires  of  his  foul,  an  energy  to  enable 
htm  to  I'uppori  tli«lo.id  of  physical  fu.lering-. .  and  of  moral 
evils,  llill  m  Me  di.ficjit  to  fjfiain.  But  as  this  asslsianc^ 
muft  onkjinate  wi;hiu  himielf,  ic  necessarily  partakes  oi 
4he  dejeC' ion  winch  p.-'rvaaes  iii*  wnjie  bjiog.  houtd 
he  refjri  to  his  o.her  foul,  he  then  fees  ho  v  mu.:hthe  w-.- 
mcii  dJ'jrve  nis  ad  niration  ;  thefe  who  apjiroicn  him  in 
e'lellaniing  forms,  and  admiaifter  an  unexpiHe.l  balm  lo 
hisforrow.^i  and  who  nta^ic  him  fensible  i.i  e^cry  plrti 
clet;f  his  being,  that  altliougn  ihey  appear  disiiiict  Iro-n 
himlelf,  yet  ihey  are  himielf  neverthtiefs.  He  ooferlFes, 
thel'e  I'wce:  participators  of  iiis  ]  lys  and  his  farrovs  uo- 
cea^i'igly  near  him,  who  mute  him  a  icicipate  conlolatfiii, 
even  ocfore  ic  is  olfercd;  whom  ii4a>fcaa-i-M>^«*-'>nCe -*iui 
out  waiting  tor  tiic  ar'.^iim2n:.s  of  ptrfaa.iiou,  and  who  ap 
pear  an  al'yhnn  .i^aiuf  all  misforiu  le.  But,  bectul'e  we 
are  endowed  wiui  corp  i  cal  strength,  is  it  to  fellow  that 
the  fair  lea  are  to  be  born  to  lUvery  or"  fubmission  '  that 
ihey  are  to  be  dependent  on  our  passion  and  caprices!  a 
walling  the  arbitrary  decrees  dictated  to  theiit  by  tU'-' form> 
of  g.ivernnunt,  and  lue  prejudice  of  men  >.  Here  adored 
as  aiviiiities  ;  there  eficemed  as  companioas  a. id  cq  lals  ; 
and  again  we  may  see  them  condemned  to  ferv.iua;  and 
contempt.  Yet,  under  all  thefc  diliiirent  circumftances. 
^_^■e  fee  tlie.m  frill  retainingtheircharacteriitic  diftiiiciions, 
fuumitting  with  inexhaustible  patience,  and  eud.lring  wi;n 
inconceivable  fortitude.  Tneir  faults  are  ndt  au,:ia::iued 
uiider  the  prefsure  of  diftrefs  and  n.imiliati  ni.  And  wnich 
of  our  qjaiities  dothey  not  pofsefs  !  O.ie  alone,  rtnacre- 
**,i  says,  lui  been  denied  them  :  and  tlia-  is  prudence. — 
ijut,  as  tiiey  are  every  where  led  theinlclves,  and  never, 
unlel's  by  a  temporary  ufurpatioti,  are  abis  to  assume  the 
lead  of  others,  they  ha/e  lefa  inducement  to  the  exercife 
of  forcsigiK  tiian  tile  men,  Tneir  extrem;  fensijiuly,  loj, 
pleads  ilieir  apology  in  this  refpect.  Alive  as  they  are  to 
svci-y  imprcl'sion  that  can  excite  their  feelings,  their  situ- 
ation is  little  calculated  for  thecalmexertion  of  foresight ; 
but,  being  loo  apt  to  yield  themfelves  up  to  the  fjggefcions 
of  the  moment,  they  not  unfrequenily  pass  their  lives  m 
altcrnaie  action  and  repentance.  Various  have  b-enihe 
op.hions  of  celebraied  writers  with  regard  to  the  fair  fex  : 
fonie  have  conblered  them  as  equal  in  every  refpect 
to  the  other  fex  :  while  others  have  contleiiiiied 
them  to  perpetual  frivolities.  .'.  ndno  doubt  examples 
might  be  quoted,  both  in  I'upport  and  refutation  of 
both  thele  modes  of  judgment;  yet  I  must  obferve,  tnai 
the  number  of  thofe  who  have  written  in  their  praife,  la 
much  greater  than  that  of  their  calumniators  Some  iia^e 
denied  them  any  share  of  political  talents  ,•  yet  howmueti 
adJrel's  and  intelligence  have  they  not  evinced  in  impor- 
tant intrigues,  awd  even  in  negociations  ?  How  many  trea- 
ties, and  unhoped  for  alliances,  have  they  conducted,  of 
which  the  men  received  the  honor,  but  the  merit  of  which 
belonged  to  the  women  !  How  many  great  actions,  and 
great  rcfolutions,  havebeeu  accomplished  and  fuggefied  by 
them  !  What  admirable  enthusiafin  have  ihey  not  been 
able  toexcite,  to  lead  on  heroes  to  the  brilliant  exploits 
which  they  themfelves  were  incapable  of  executing  ;  and 
when  they  could  only  confole  themfelves  for  ftaiiding  idle 
fpectators,  by  the  Haltering  right  of  binding  the  laurels 
on  the  temples  of  the  brave  ! 

If  the  mcncan  boafi  of  more  prudence,  the  women  have 
lefs  <£aiifin  ;  j^nd  lb  entiri;l]r  da  tbe/  devote  tliemseWes  to 


|j  others,  that  the.  have  ni  length  given  reisons  to  believe 
i|  that  nature  ordained  the  facnSce  ;  and  hence  all  ourlawe 
|opprefi  them,  and  of  themare  all  priva  ions  roq  lired. 
;  Am.ngno  p-  -pie.  even  mifi  lavage,  have  we  feen  the 
•  men  obliged  to  olfer  themfelves  up  a  facniice  on  ihe  tombs 
I  of  their  wives,  as  the  women  ITave  been  on  the  funeral 
I  piles  of  their  husbiiids  And  ihe  hifory  of  men  affords 
us  no  instance  of  an  illufirious  antl  voluntary  victim  of 
i  love,  lucli  as  Dido,  and  many  others  that  might  he  men- 
tioned 

l-vcr  dfpofed  to  commiferate  our  difirefses,  t»  partici- 
pate in  our  joys,  and  lo  o.fer  us  ever,  addulon  to  our  hap. 
p.nels,  evincing  only  the  fear  ofpu^ierty  in  the  means  of 
assisting  us  ;  and  if  slighted  or  neglected  in  our  profpe- 
niy.  .e-  ready  to  return  at  our  call,  if  fresh  misfortune 
oppreiius.  >uch  are  the  the  geumality  o<  women.  In 
this  view,  how  can  ye  cbul'e,  bui  love  them  I  In  other 
refpects,  how  can  we  ceal'c  to  pity  them  >  Withheld  from 
the  pursuits  of  any  occupation,  fcarcely  allowed  to  regu- 
late  the  concerns  of  their  own  family,  bringing  us  wealth 
which  tney  never  command,  and  prefenting  us  with  chil- 
dren who  are  not  committed  to  their  power  ;  fiich  is  their 
condition.  Vet  it  cannot  !«■  dc.ed.  that  if  the  one  fwms 
lo  be  endowed  with  peculiar  qualities,  not  possessed  by 
the  other,  we  cannot  deny  the  oilier  advanlagrs  equally  to 
be  valued  ;  that  where  corporeal  strength 
they  pofsess  qualities  to  make  up  the  deficient 
moments  of  transient  equanimity,  they  have  evinced  an  a- 
biiity  equal  to  »nrs;  and  that,  with  the  exception  of  in- 
ventive genius,  their  intellectual  faculties  are  not  inferior 
to  «ur  own- 


ing. 


^j'  I'he  Editors  tentler  t! 
who  politely  fent  Aem  f.im 
(Londan)  Monthly  Mjfeum, 
mifccllanies,  from  which  wc 
Thofe  of  our  Patr.^ns  whoar 
cellanies,  *ntl  particularly  < 
will  g.-eatly  olilige  us  by  leu 
by  making,  themfelves,  fuit 
the  ufe  of  our  paper  Were 
it  would  doustlefs  render  1 
public  patrohage  than  it  has 
.vjUtout  fuch  friendly  aid. 


iitir  thanks  to  the  gentleman 
e  numhers  .f  "  The  Lady'l 
"  and  feveral  valuable  poetic 
;  shall  make  frequent  extrails, 
e  po'iseseed  of  interesting  mis- 
jf  late  European  Magazines, 
-ling  us  fuch  pulilications,  cr 
able  felci>tions  from  them,  for 
plan  generally  purfued 
"he  Minerva  more  worthy  of 
hitherto  been,  or  ever  can  be. 


(ff  The  Patrons  of  The  Minerva  are  respectful- 
ly reminded,  that  the  original  terms  cf  our  paper  were— 
.'  or,c  dollar  to  be  paid  at  the  reception  of  the  first  num- 
'ler,  and  the  other  at  the  expiration  of  six  months." — 
S  line  of  our  subscribers  have  already  paid  the  amount  of 
the  annual  subscription  ;  while  from  many  we  Jtave  aS 
yet  received  nothing — The  former  will  please  to  accept 
our  thanks  for  their  pimciuality;  and  the  latter  will  ren- 
der us  an  essential  service  by  following  their  p-raise-wor- 
fhy  example.  It  is  only  justice  to  our  female  snbscri- 
hers  to  observe,  that  tbry  have  almost  universally  dischar- 
ged their  arrears— it  is  a  large  portion  of  our  male  sub- 
scribers who  compose  the  list  of  delinquents.  Some  of 
hose  gentlemen  who  are  fond  of  disparaging  the  virtues 
,f  the  female  heart,  may  endeavour  to  account  forihis,  hj 
attributing  the  punctuality  of  the  I.adies,  to  their  atten- 
t  on  to  crill^ts,  which  e  .cape  t'leno'ice  of  men;  the  mas. 
ca'.ine  mind  being  constantly  bent  on  objects  of  impor- 
tance. This  reasoning  is  perhaps  more  plausible  than 
correct.  For  the  honour  of  our  own  sex,  .indeed,  we 
could  almost  wish  to  find  su.Ticient  grounds  for  adopting 
that  opinion;  but  sincerity  compels  us  to  acknowledge, 
that  we  ought  to  ascribe  the  attention  of  our  fair  pa- 
trons to  the  most  generous  motives.  V/e  may  presume 
that  they  were  not  merely  impressed  with  a  sense  of  jus- 
tice, but  were  actuated  by  principles  of  liberality  in  gi- 
ving vi^nr  to  an  infant  publication,  intended  chiefly  for 
their  instruction— and  which  was  the  first  and  only  paper 
of  the  kind  published  in  this  state. 

HYMENEAL   REGISTER. 

MARRIED  on  the  4th  inst.  in  Pciersburg,  Mr.  Jo«» 
Gamble  uf  Uichmond,  to  Mi.ss  Charlotte  Suith 
D-UNCAN  of  Petersburg. 

in  this  citv.on  the  11th  inst. 'Wm.  H,  Cabkli, 

Esq  toMis.s  Acnes'Sahab  UtLLGAM»LE,daughter  of 
Col.  Robert  Gamble. 

OBITUARY. 

DIED,  lately  in  Norfolk,  Mr.  >A'i  Vanholt,  after  k 
long  indisposition. 


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Vol.  1. 


RAISING  THE  WIND a  fahce. 

[Cntinucd from  p.ist  104] 
ACT  II. 
SCENE  1,— TSt/nn. 
Unicr  Fai.nwou'd  and  Richard. 
Fa.m    In  short.  I  never  met  with   fuch   d irrefpeCful 
,rc!,mrn,  ,in«  1  wa.b.rn;  anJ  fo  the  rafc.l's  name  .. 
Uiddkrisit. 
R,c„.     So  I  heard  the  waiters  "" J""?:    ,  ...,  ^  „,„ 
Fa  1  v.     As  10  the  dilappo.n.ment,  R  c-ard,  .t  s  a  very 
foru,n.,c  on.  for  me  :  for  i.  mu»  he  a  '^"-^j'^^^^ 
deed,  when  oni  of  its  branches  ,s  forced  to  .^  ^".J""";''; 
to  fuch  lov  practices.    But  to  be  treated  w  >h  iuch  con- 
tempi  •  why    am  I  to  be  laughed  at  every  where , 

Tlicii.  Ifiwas  you,  sir,  Td  pat  that  question  where 
it',«  fit  it  sho.ihl  he  anfwcrcJ. 

Faiv  And  fol  will  Kichird.— Ifl  dont  go  baclt, 
an.l  !.ici;  up  loch  a  bobber, -I  w..r;.nt  I'li-wl,y,  hecal- 
ltd  mi  a  .ulgar,  conceited  f.olish  cackney. 

rliv!  Ve./buthe  did-and  what  a  fool  my  father 
mufc  have  been  not  IK  f«  through  luch  a  let-a  low  bred 
ralcal  wi.h  his  three  aud  (,»»  pc-uce.  But  .f  1  don  t-I  II 
tal-e  your  advice  Richaid— IM  hire  a  post  chide  direci- 
ly,  dr've  ti  the  h'oufc,  expole  .hat  Mr  D.ddler,  blow  up 
all.heKf.  of  the  family,  Sir  Robert  Ucntal  ,„cludei,ind 
then  let  off  for  London,  and  turn  my  back  upon  em  tore- 
ver.  J 

Enter  SAM«U/i  a  later,  fiUawcJbi  a  jVesscn^r. 
Sam.     Why,  but,  whsifor  do  you  li*n~  it  here  ! 
Mess.  Why,  becaufe  it  fays,  lobe  delivered    with  all 
pnssiole    fpccd.     I    know  he  comes  here  fomelimes,  and 
mi.f,  likeU.  wnn'l  be  alhosietill  n;i,ht. 

I--,A.M.  Well,  if  I  fee  him,  I'll  g'i' to  him.— "lost  like- 
Iv  he'll  be  here  by-ai.d-by.      .  . 

'  Me3S.  Then  I'll  len«  it.  ■    i^^"- 

Sam.  Mr.  Immiah  Diddler— Ding  it,  what  a  n.ic 
frali  andMlhtsholifir  don'l  leel  like  a  bank  nolo,  lo 
be  delivered  .«■' ill  possible  speed  too— 1  shouldn't  woni-er 
ii'^w,  if  ii  ho':  him  I'oiiie  goivl  luck.     Ha  1  ha  !    ha  I  w' 

all    my  heart-he's  a  d ;i  dioU  dog,  ind  I    like    him 

vafily.  (""'. 

SCENE  11.—^  roam  in  Plai  nway's  iciia.  ^'    • 

Plainway,  DidJlcr,  P.-'JSy  °"''  '■""  Durable,  at  taUe. 
[DtUDLER  CtjnduMj)^  rtjon^,] 

"  Nor  re;ir?ment  nor  filiiude  vieM  me  relief, 

when  av.-ay  from  my  beauliful  ina!d 

['0  /V^.ry. 

when  away  from  my  beautiful  maid 

.    [fo  ^f!.■:s.  D. 

Trhen  awav  from  mv  beautiful  maid,  &c. 

(adjreaiiir  himself  aUarnatel/  to  the  (tuo  laSies  ) 

ri.AlM.  Bravo  !  (iheyapplaud. 

Mifs  D,  Upor.  mv  word.  Mr.  Fainwou'd,  you  sing  de- 
lightfully ;   you  fiirelv  have  had  fome  practice  ! 

Did.     a  lii-lenvada^. 

Miss  D.  Well.  I  ihink  it  must  be  a  very  desirable  ac- 
complishment, if  it  were  only  for  your  own  entertain- 
ment. 

Dm.  It  is  in  that  rcfpect.  madam,  that  I  hare  hither. 
10  found  itmostpariicuhirly  dvsirable. 

Miss  U.  But  I'urely  tlie  pleafure  of  pleasing  your  liear- 

DiD.  I  now  find  it  to  he  of  the  highest  gratifications 
it  can  b:;f(ow,  except  that  ol'  givintj  me  a  claim  to  a  re- 
turn in  kind  from  you.  (aside  lo  I'ejjJ;.-)  I  lay  it  on  thick,' 
don't  I  ? 

Mi*s  n.  You  really  must  excufe  me  ;  I  can't  perform 
to  my  fatisfaction  without  the  assistance  of  an  insiru- 
inetit. 

I'l-AiN.  Well,  well,  cousin,  then  we'll  hear  you  by- 
and-by  ;  there's  no  hurry,  I'm  lure.  Come  Mr.  Fainwou'd 
ycurgbfs  is  empty. 

MissD.  Peggy,  mv  love. 

(Tbsy  rhe  In  retire.    Exit  MhsTt. 

Plain.  Peg,  here,  come  back  ;  I  want  to  fpeak  with 
you. 

Peggy,  (returns  )     Well.  pani. 

Plain.  Mr.  Fainwou'd.  (they  rife)  you -know  I  told 
youof  a  billet-doux  ihat  old  Laury    had  received. 

Peccv.     Ves.  Sir, 

Plai.n.  Coming  through  thepafsage  to  dinner,  I  pick- 
ed ii  up. 

PiiCCY  and  Did.  No! 

Plain.  Ves;  1  have  it  in  my  pocket. — one  of  the 
richest  compositions  you  ever  beheld.  I'll  read  it  to 
)  on.  • 

Did.  (asiie)  IIow  unlucky  !.  now,  if  she  fees  it.  she'll 
know  the  hand, 

Plais.  (reads.)  "  To  the  beauliful  ijiaid  at  the  fool 
nf  ihe  hill."     Ha!  ha!  ha  ! 

[DidJler  eni'eoroiirj   to  hep  Ve^^y  f rani  overlixiHitg  him.'] 
Plain.  "  MoI'i  celefiial  of    terreftial  beings!  I  hav 
receive^  a  w.nnid  from  your  eyes  which  baffles    all  farci- 
cal tkdi.    The  sniUe  of  lift  who  givt  it,  is  the  only  b«l- 


fum  that  can  fare  it.  Let  me  therefore  fupplicate  admit- 
tancetoyour  prefence  to.morro-A',  to  know  at  once  if  It 
niay  live  or  die. 

Thai  if  I'm  to  live.  I  may  live  your  fond  lover;  — 

And  ifj'm  to  die,  I  may  gel  it  fooo  over. 

Adonis." 
\n'ey  alllau^b.  Diddler  cppiors  much  disconcerted.'^ 

Plai.v.  Why  this  Adonis  must  he  about  as  big  a  fool 
as  his  miftrefs,  eh,  sir  '.  ha  !  ha  ha  ! 

Did.  Ves.  sir;  he!  he!  (aside)  They  have  found 
me  out.  and  this  is  a  quiz  ! 

Peggy.  Or  more  likely,  fome  poor  knave,  papa,  that 
wants  her  money  j  ha  !  ha !  ha  ! 

Plain.  Ha!  ha!  ha!  or  perhaps  a  compound  of 
both  :  eh,  sir  ? 

Did.  Very  likely,  sir  i  he  !  he!  [aside]  fl'hey  re  at 
me.  f 

Plain.  But  we  must  laugh  her  out  of  the  connection, 
and  difappnint  the  rogue,  however  ;  tho' I  dare  fay  he 
little  thought  to  create  fo  much  merrimcut.  So  shon- 
sigbted  is  roguery. 

Did.  [aside.]  Short-sljhtcd  !— il's  all  up  to  a  cer- 
tainty. 

Plain.  So,  she's  returning,  impatient  of  being  left 
alone  1  fuppofe.    Now  we'll  smoke  her. 

Did.  (aside.)  I'll  join  the  Uugh  at  all  events. 

infer  iV.'ssDuralile. 

MiCs  D.  Blefs  me,  why  I'.-n  quite  forfaken.  among  you 
all. 

Plain.     Forsaken,  my  dear  Cousin  !  it's  only  for  ace 
aml*uglincfs  to  talk  ofbeiug  forfikcn  i  not    for  :i  btauri-, 
ful  maid  like  you— the  most  celestial  of  te»restial  beings 
[all-  laugh.] 

MissD.     (aside)  I'm  astonished — he  laughing  too! 

Did.  (aside  to  her)  E.\cuse  my  la'jghing.  it's  only  in 
jest. 

Miss  D.     In  jest.  sir. 

Din.     Yes.  [whippets  and  winks.] 

Plain.  Well  but,  my  dear  coasin.  I  hope  yctt'll  be 
meicifnl  to  the  tender  youih.  Such  a  frown  as  that,  now, 
would  kill  him  at  once. 

Miss  D.  Cousin  I'lainwav,  this  infult  is  intolerable. 
I'll  not  s'.av  in  vour  houfe  another  hour. 

Plain.  '  Nav,  but,  my  deir  Laury.  I  didn't  expeft  that 
truth  would  give  offence.  Piay.  don't  leave  us.  cousin. 
Think  of  it.  will  you  1  we'll  leave  Mr.  Fainwou'd  to  ma« 
our  peace  with  you. 

Did.  (aside)  Leave  me  alone  with  her!  Oh  !  the  de- 
vil !  ■'    • 

I'EGGY.  Aye,  do  Mr.  Fainwou'd  endeavour  to  pacifv 
her — pray  induce  her  to  continue  a  littlclonger  the  "  beau- 
tiful m.-.id  at  the  foot  of  ihe  hill." 

[e.xeunt  Plainway  and  Peggy. 
{-Miss  Curdle  a,'iii  Diddler  look  cbcepish'.y  at  each  oricr.] 

Did.  (aside)  I'm  incijded  in  the  quiz,  as  I  am  a  gen- 
tleman,    (to  her.)  My  dear  madam,  how  could  vou — ? 

Miss  D.     How  could  I  what.  sir. 

Dtn.     Weara  pocket  with  a  hole  in  it ! 

Miss  D.  I  v/ear  no  pockets,  v;hic'n  caused  the  fatal  ac- 
cident. Eu;,  sir.  I  trust  it  is  an  accident,  that  will  caufe 
no  change  in  your  alTcJtioii.  , 

Did.  (aside)  Damn  it !  now  she's  going  to  be  amor- 
ous, (to  her.),  none  in  the  world,  madam.  I  assure  you. 
I  love  yru  as  much  as  ever  I  did.  ^ 

Miss  D.  I  fear  my  conduct  has  been  imprudent.  If 
you  should  be  difcovcred — 

Did.  It's  not  at  all  unlikely,  madam,  that  I  am  al-  » 
ready,  [aside]  now  she'll  be  boring  me  for  e.vplanations. 
I  must  get  her  among  them  again,  (to  her.)  Or  if  1  am 
not.  if  we  don't  take  great  care.  I  foon  (liall  be  :  there- 
fore, for  belter  Iccuriiy,  I  think  we  had  better  immediate- 
ly join- 

M?ss  D.  Oh  dear,  sir!  so  soon!  1  declare  you  quite 
agitate  me  with  the  idea. 

Di  u.     Ma'am  ! 

Miss  D.     It  is  fo  awful  a  ceremony,  that  really  a  little 

Din.  My  dear  ma'am,  I  didn't  mean  any  thing  sbout 
a  ceremony. 

MissD.  Sir! 

Did.     You  Mifunderftood  me  ;  I — 

Miss  D.  You  astonish  me.  sir!  no  ceremony  indeed  ! 
— and  would  you  then  take  advantage  of  my  too  fufcepti- 
hle  heart,  to  ruin  me  ?  would  you  despoil  me  (>f  my 
honor  ? — cruel,  barbarous,  inhuman  man !  (affects  to 
faint.)  ,         . 

Did.  (supporting  her.1  Upon  my  foul,  madam,  I 
would  not  interfere  with  your  honor  on  any  account.^ 
(aside.)  I  njust  nike  an  outrageous  fjieecb ;  ihei-e'S  no- 
Oiingclfe  will  make  her  eaiy.  [talis  on  his  knees.  Peggy 
enters  Iistenir-g.]  Paragon  of  ]jrematiire  d'vinity  !  what 
instrument  of  daath,  or  torture,  can  equal  the  dreadful 
power  of  your  frowns  }  poifon.  pistols,  pikes,  steel-traps. 
and  fpring-guns,  the  thumh-fcrew,  or  lead-kettle,  the 
knout  or  cat  o'nine  tails  are  impotent,  compared  to  the 
words  of  your  indignation!  ceafe  then  to  woimd  with  them 
a  heart,  whofe  allciflion  for  you  nothing  can  abate, 
whofe— 

Peggy,  [in'errupting  him,  and  shewing  the  letter]  So, 
sir:  this  is  your  efl'usion,  and  this  is  the  fruit  of  it  ;  falfe, 
infamous  roan ! 


Did.  (asidetomiss  D.)  I  loM  you  fo— You'd  Wetter 
retirc.&  Ml  co:iirive  to  get  off.  My  dear  miss  Plainway. 

p£GOY.  IJjnt  dear  me,  sir.     I've  done  with  you. 

Did.  If  you  would  but  hear 

Fecgy.  I'll  hear  nothing,  sir,  you  can't  clear  your, 
felf  1  this  duplicity  can  only  arife  from  the  meanest  of 
motives,  Mr.   Mc:-;imer. 

Mifs  D.  Mr.  Mortimer  '■  then  I  am  thcdiipe,  after  all 

Pegoy.  Yo;ir*e  a  mean- 
Mils  D.  liife 

Pp.gcv.  Deceitful 

Mifs  D.  Abominable 

Did.  (aside.)  Here's  a  breeze  !  this  is  raising  the 
•wind  with  a  vengear.ce.  My  Dear  Mifs  Plainway,  I — a 
— my  dear  Mifs  Durable,  fasidc]  pray  retire;  in  five  mi- 
nutes I'll  come  to  ycu  in  the  garden,  and  explain  all  if 
vonr  fatisfaction. 

MifsD.  And  if  youdon't . 

Did.  Oh,  I  will?  now,  do  go. 

Prcgy.   Anu  you  too,  madam,  aren't  you  asham*J—- 

Miss  D.  Don't  talk  tome  in  that^tyle.  Miss  ;  it  ill- 
becomes  me  to  account  for  my  conduct  toyouj  and  [ 
shall  iheTefore  leave  you  with  perfect  indiiTcrence 
make  your  own  coiisiructioi 
the  garden,  sir. 

Did.    (aside)  Floating    ii 
PcKgy)     My  dear  Peggy,  h-- 


(to  him)    You'll  fiud  I 


the  fish-pond,  I  hope,  (ta 
V  could  you    for  a  ijtoin^nt 


l't:::GY.  Ml  not  listen  to  you — Ml  go  and  expo fe  yon 
to  :n>  lather  immediattly — he'll  order  the  ferviuts  totofs 
you  ina  blanket,  and  then  kick  you  outof  do^vs. 

J)tu.  (holding  her  hand)  So.beiween  two  fiools,  poor 
jertmy  comes  to  the  ground  at  last.  Kow  Pegjjy,  my 
Ucar  i'cggy.i  know  I  shall  appcafe  you. 

[he  takes  her  hand. 

Pegoy.  If  you  detain  me  by  force,  I  mustsiay;  and  If 
you  will  talk,  1  muft 'hear  you;  but  you  can't  force  mc 
toarttitki  to  you. 

UiD.  That's  as  you  pleafe— only  hear  me.  Th-.tkttcr 
~1  did  wriie  that  lc:;er— But  as  a  proof  that  1  iovc  you, 
a;.d  only  you,  and  that  1  will  love  you  as  lonj;  as-I  Iwc, 
l-ll  run  away  with  you  directly. 

(7b  be  concluded  in  otir  Htxf.) 

GOOD  TEMPEH. 
And  kind  afTL-ctions,   recommended  to  the  fair  ser,   by  n 

singular  example,  adduced  by  the  Rev.  Dr.    Fordyce, 

in  his  Icruinns  to  young  women. 

Surelr  there  is  nothing  morebeaufiful  in  a  chriflian  wo- 
man, ihan  good  temper  and  kind  ufi'ccrion  upon  all  occa- 

I  was  once  acquainted  with  a  lady  who  feemed  to  h« 
heid  upby  Frovidcnce,  as  an  cxamjile  of  the  jouit  powei- 
ofthefc.and  ot  divine  principle.  :;hc  loft  her  fithcrear- 
ly.  Htr  mother's  want  cf  health  maJe  it  nc^cefsary  for 
her  to  exert  hei  tllf  ^v'^'^^  double  afiiduity  and  mcmion.  in 
a  family  by  no  mcansfmall,  of  wlvich  she  was  theeld-jft 
cliild.  he  v/as  natnrally  acuvc,  to  a  degree  very  uncoi'.i- 
mon  in  one  of  her  disposition,  which  was  the  fofieft  and 
meeUert  that  can  be  conceived.  She  h^d  imbibed  from  h^r 
infincy  the  dcepeft  devuticn  of  that  kind,  which,  mi^eti.ij 
with  a  heart  original  I)  bright,  produces  uniform  e.-vce  Hence 
— buch  Lxctlientc  was  her*s.  When  in  the  couric  cf  a 
few  yca<^,  her  extraordinary  character  recommended 
her  to  ihe  chmce  of  a  man  of  singular  worth  and  E':od 
fortune;  she  did  not  with  the  fclnshnefs  common  on 
fnch  L.-casioiis,  forget  her  mother  or  the  family  she  hid 
left  behind  her  ;  but  continued,  with  the  entire  apnrob:-.')- 
on  andcoiihal  cuncurrence  of  her  husband,  to  manifi^fl 
herlili.^l  and  iUlerly  regards  in  the  moft  ellectuat  mnn- 
ner.  he  was  none  of  liiufe  narrow-loiiled  womert,  who 
no  fooner  l\cp  inio  houfes  of  their  own  ;  than  they  feem 
to  have  all  i|ii.ir  a.-fccitons  ami  ideas  ablorbed  in  their  new 
condition  ;  relir.qui'..lii:ig  at  once  the  bell  companions  ol 
their  youth  ;  dropping  the  pen  of  friendly  correipondenCi^ 
and  shrinking  up  into  a  little  wretched  circle  of  anxieiiij* 
that  exclude  every  liberal  fentiment,  and  every  enlarg'^I 
conne.-iiou.  When  the  mother  of  this  lady  died,  whic'i 
happened  not  long  after,  she  became  a  mother  to  the  help- 
lefs  orphans,  to  fuperintcnd  their  educaticn,  watclitd  ovcr 
theirdcporMtient,  promoted  their  fettlement  in  the  world, 
and  fjmi'aihifed  with  them  in  all  their  diftrcft-es.  When 
tht-y  alio  fpiead  out  into  fam.lics,  she  acted  like  a  pare-u 
to  ihe.r  Children.  To  her  own,  of  whom  she  had  many, 
bkiWd  Lord,  what  a  parent  !  Was  it  possible  for  ihfu 
not  lo  love  one  another,  with  fuch  a  pattern  "before  them, 
and  with  fuch  inftructiotn  as  she  gave  them  ?  For  they 
too  w^re  deprived  of  their  father,  while  the  greater  pa.c 
wevii  very  young.  Her  infiructions  were  pious  and  wife  : 
bur  ii  was  herexami)Ie,  it  w.is  that  inellable  charm  oi^ 
humble  worih  &.  mt.deft  dignity,  of  maternal  conplaifance- 
and  mildnefs  almoi't  unparalleled,  which  rendered  them  ir 
resistible,  anddiltulVd  amongll  all  about  her  the  fpirit  ol 
amity  and  the  finile  of  happinel*.  You  will  not  be  fur- 
prilcd  if  1  iuhjoin.  tliat  there  were  many  other  families 
who  shared  in  her  labours  of  love,  and  amongft  the  ref:  a 
very  large  one,  tlie  Poor ;  whofe  blessings  attended  her 
through  life,  and  whole  tears  followed  her  to  the  grivc  ; 
for  when  she  died,  they  loft  a  mother.  It  is  hard 
lo  fay  upon  the  whole,  whether  she  was  most  beloved,  or 
venerated  by  those  who  knew  her.  But  1  ufed  to  think, 
that,  wherever  she  appeared,  her  prefence  infpired  iVnefa- 
tions  fomewhat  like  thole  wc  should  probably  feci,  li  \'.c 
beheld  an  an^el. 


Cfie  MINES 


Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE, 


Volume  1.] 


RICHMOND;— fj?/i).o;    MA?>C:i  :3,  1S35. 


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Some  account  of  ibc  late  Madame  Helvetii's,  widow  of 
the  celcirattU  Fmicb  Philoicpher,  M.  Hejyetins. 

She  was  born  in  1719.  at  the  Castle  of  Li;ncviile,  in 
Lorraine  ;  was  the  daughter  of  the  count  de  Li:vneville, 
allied  to  the  liouse  of  Lorraine,  and  rclaici  to  the  (iicca 
Maria  Antoinette. 

M.  Helvciiiis  saw  her  at  the  hou5^f  Madame  Graflip- 
iiy,  so  celebrated  for  her  IWurjtnn  Letters.  He  was  struc.'< 
wiih  her  beauty,  and  the  dijjiiity  with  wliich  she  snpjjorL- 
cd  her  fallen  forlu  ic.  He  offered  \wi-  his  liand  ai'.d  mar- 
ried her,  afier  resigning  iiis  place  of  Farmer  General. 

Her  usual  occujiation  now  was,  to  visit  the  poor  and  the 
sick,  accompanied  by  a  surgeon,  and  a  man  of  one  of  the 
charitable  institutions. 

It  is  known  that  Hclvetiun  was  perscciiteJ  for  his  book 
— •"  De  L'Espriti"  a  person  of  rank  v.-rotc  lo  his  wife,  in 
order  to  engage  her  to  obtain  from  the  pliilosnpher  a  dis- 
honorable retraction  :  but  she  rejected  'lie  proposition  ; 
and,  like  a  courageous  woman,  resolved  to  go  into  ba- 
nishment, if  necessary,  rather  than  attempt  to  subdue  the 
conscience  of  her  husband. 

The  death  of  her  husband  transferred  to  other  hands 
those  estates  upon  which  she  e.vpsTided  her  beneficence. 
Ehe  retired  to  Auteuil  with  little  more  than  an  income  of 
20,000  francs  ;  and  took  the  resilnMon  of  joing  no  move 
into  the  world,  but  of  arranging  her  house  in  the  most 
agTecahle  manner  that  the  mediocrity  of  her  revenue 
would  permit.  She  was  not  suincienily  rich  to  go  in 
quest  of  pleasure  among-oihers,  hut  found  that  she  had 
more  than  the  means  o<^njoying  it  at  llome.  She  re- 
nounced her  numerous  acquaintance,  and  attached  lierself 
solely  to  her  frien.is.  Of  the  -.reasures  necessary  for  Iter 
beneficence,  she  regained  noiliing  but  her  goodness  ;  and 
that  she  cmplojed  upon  animals.  To  render  a  sensible 
being  happy,  was  to  her  a  matter  of  necessity.  Her 
bouse  was,  for  ten  years,  an  assemblase  of  little  repub- 
lics of  animals,  whose  provider  she  was.  It  used  to  be 
said,  on  seeing  her.cahversing  with  her  dogs,  her  catr,,  | 
"and  her  birds,  tliat  she  had  soine  Jiarticular  understand- 
ing with  them.  It  was  indeed  tiie  ii\u'ual  understanding 
between  goodness' and  gratitude.  When  she  spoke  of 
their  endearments,  their  caresses,  and  their  expressions 
of  love  towards  her,  you  might  suppose  you  heard  La 
Fontaine,  but  perhaps  .lyith  a  higher  cliarm. 

Of  every  thing  she  judged,  and  in  every  thing  acted 
from  her  lieart.  She  loved  the  revolution,  because  it  res- 
tored, enabled,  and  rendered  happy  the  must  nanicrous. 
])art  of  the  nation  :  she  deiesccd  it,  irrevocably,  vvlien  she 
saw  that  it  was  attenifcd  with  pillage  and  with  massacre. 
Slie  made  a  jest  of  pretensions  to  nobility.     The  Marcs- 

chal  de  B ,  her  kinsmun,  once  reproached  her  with 

not  knowing  Iter  family,  and  for  not  going  into  mourning 
for  an  illustrious  relation.  '•  I  camvol  tell,"  replied  she, 
"  whether  I  was  of  liis  family :  but  pray  did  he  know 
that  he  bL longed  to  mine?" 

Whether  feom  the  abundance  of  her  stntiinents,  or  that 
openness  is  natural  to  t'nose  whose  thoughts  are  always 
good,  she  sp.>ke  every  thing  that  entered  her  head  ;  and 
thus  she  was  celebrated  for  her  ingenuousness.  Although 
she  had  little  learning,  yet  she  alwajs  jileased  and  fre. 
qucntly  instructed. 

Frequently  in  the  midst  of  the  most  profound  discussi- 
ens,  she  would  put  in  some  cxclama:ion,  some  expressi- 
on springing  from  the  soul,  which  baffled  all  the  so- 
phisms, recalled  the  true  principles,  and  served  to  deter- 
mine the  question.  '  She  was  the  hamiest  of  women  be- 
cause the  most  alTectioiiate  ;  the  last  weird  she  spoke  was 
to  Cabonis,  v.-ho  was  kissing  and  jivessing  her  nar:ds  al- 
ready   CiiH,    and  cdling  her  my  Jiod  mother,  to    v/hlch 

she  replied  "  I  am  that  still. "-iShe  died  at  her  house  at 
Auteuil,  on  the  13th  August  1799,  and  was  buried  in  her 
garden. 

"  Yon  know  not,"  said  she,  walking  there  one  dav 
with  Bonaparte,  "  how  imich  happiness  may  be  found  in 

three  acres  of  land." Howjstriking  is  ihe  co.itrast  be. 

tween  the  placid  content  of  this  amiable  lady,  and  the  tur- 
bulent passions  of  the  Emperor  Napoleon,  whose  iiisatia. 
l)le  ambition  is  unsaiislicd  wiih  the  possession  of  all 
France ! 


THE  INTRODUCTION. 

•  [/"rem  the  French.'] 

"  I  announce  to  you  Ladies  one  of  the  finest  women 
in  Paris,"  says  Linval  to  the  brilliant  company  assembled 
in  his  magnificent  saloon — "  the  elegant,  the  amiable  E- 
mercia.  Lo  !  she  is  descending  from  her  carriage — I 
run  to  present  her  my  hand."  ^ 


'  Ah  !  we  shall  he  cnch?.nied  with  a  gUmpse  cf  her," 
nr.animously  exclaimr.d  the  ladies.  •  I  am  rejoiced,'  says 
one,  *  at  this  opportunity  to  ascertain  whether  her  beau- 
ty justifies  its  reputation.'  •  I  have  a  box  at  the  opera  to 
nigh:,'  says  another,  '  but  I  gladly  resign  the  spectacle 
for  t  he  pleasure  of  admiring  such    celebrated  attraction.' 

The  dm-s  open,  and  the  amiable  E-.iievcia  enters,  at- 
te.'»d-.;d  b^Lii'.val.  A  hiovcment  of  admiraiion  is  excited 
thfcugh  the  \*h(Ie  asscpibly.  The  trien  press  eagerly 
ar,:uiid  her  :  th.e  ladies  converse  in  a  lov/  tone  :  a  more 
than  ordinary  glow  of  Vermillion  sufAlses  her  cheeks  ; 
symptoms  of  chai;rin  and  simpering  smiles,  mark  the 
countenances  of  the  female  part  of  the  company.  Enier- 
cia  receives  the  homege  of  the  admiring  cavaliers  with 
an'air  of  modesty,  and  ansv.-ers  in  the  most  flattering 
manner  to  the  compliineuts  of  the  ladies.  The  conversa- 
tion begins it  rambles,  or  rather  it  flics  over  a  thousand 

different  subjects. 

Qiiestjons  are  artfully  put  to  elicit  particnlariy  the  semi- 
men;!  of  the  amiable  Eraercia.  'I'hey  are  so  I'liany  wilds 
spread  to  catch  her,  and  she  evades  them  with  admira- 
ble,sa,;acity.  It  is  already  half  an  hour,  and  the  eyes  of 
the  company  have  not  been  withdrawn  for  an  instant 
from  the  charming  woman. 

L'cr  visit  over,  she  takes  'leave,  carrying  with  her  as 
many  hearts  as  tiierc  are  men  of  sensibility  in  the  rooin. 

Linval  anxiotts  to  learh  -tKe  impression  made  by  her 
prcTience  on  the  ladiesj'  cagca-ly  enquires  tlie  opinion  of 
eacli.,  * 

All  agree  that  she  Is  j^  fine  woman — '  But,  but,  but,' 
says  \h'i  ttet'iie  Toiti^  •  she  is  on  too  Urj;«  a  scale  for  a  wo- 
man :  she  would  be  more'graceful  if  not  so  tall  by  three 
incties.    .These  gigantic  wastes  never  luvj  a  fine  shape.' 

•  Btit  she  is  a  little  pale,'  says  the  ^rpulent  Madame 
Soufllee  :  with  more  em  bon  puiiii  she  tvou'.dhaveal>right- 
er  bloom.     We  never  see  a  fine  skin  on  a  skeleton.' 

'  But  her  chest  is  somewhat  flat,'  says  Madame  Char- 
nn  ;  a  tine  neck  is  a  great  set  off  to  bfattty.'     '  But  her  I 
forehead  is  too  low,'  said  the  Dowager  Chauvetempe  : 
«  the  forehead  is  the  mirror  of  the  mind,  and  when  high 
indicates  a  great  soul.* 

'  But  her  eyes  are  too  large,' says  little  blinking  F.miras, 
*  an  e.Kcess  titere  is  a  great  defect,  as  in  general  such  eyes 
iiave  not  much  expression.' 

'  But  h^r  nose  is  rather  lottg,'  says  Mad'emoiselle  Ga- 
rni,' the  nose  a  ia  lioxaiana,  has  a  more  animated  cf- 
lecv. 

Tl'.us  from  /:t:!s  to  litis,  he  finds  that  this  beauty  whom 
all  I'aris  atfenires,  has  not  a  single  feature  witHbat  a  de- 
fect. 

And,  pray  Sir,  who  is  this  charming  Emercia  ? why 

every  Icively  Woman  of  the  day,  on  her^lip*  introduction 
to  the  deuu  ■}noiide.  .    / 

AN  AFFECTING  STORY. 


JOHN  ANDREW  GOUDIER,  a  respectable  and 
wealthy  inhabitant  of  the  Isle  of  Jerfey,  hacl  for  several 
years  paid  his  addresses  to  a  beautiful  and  accomplislied 
\oung  woman,  a  native  of  the  island  of  Guernsey;  atirl 
liaving  surmounted  the  usual  ditficijlties  and  delays  of 
bve,  the  happy  day-  for  leading  his  mistress  to  the  al* 
tar,  at  length  was  fixed.  After  giving  the  necessary  or- 
t^ers  for  the  reception  of  his  intended  wife,  Gordier  at 
the  limeiyjpoimed,  in  full  healtit  and  high  spiriis,  sailed 
fi>r  Guernsey.  The  impatience  of  a  lover  on  such  a  voy- 
age need  not  be  described  ;  the  land  of  promise  at  length 
appears,  he  leaps  oit  the  beach,  and,  without  waiting  for 
reiixsliiiient,  or  his  servant,  whom  he  left  with  his  bag- 
giige.  sets  out  alone,  and  on  foot,  for  the  house  he  had 
so  often  visi'ed,  which  was  ()nly  a  few  miles  from  the 
prrt.  The  servant  who  soon  followed  was  surprised  to 
find  his  nt;aster  not  arrived  ;  repeated  messengers  were 
sent  to  search  and  enquire  in  vain. 

Having  waited  in  anxious  expectation,  fill  midnight, 
the  apprelnnsions  of  the  lady  and  her  fam'ily  were  ])ro. 
pcrtionate  to  the  urgency  of  their  feelings,  and  the  cir- 
cumstances of  the  case.  The  next  morning  at  break  of 
day,  the  appearance  of  a  iffer  relation  of  the  missing 
iti:in,  was^iot  calculated  to^minish  their  fears ;  with 
evident  marks  of  distress,  fat%ne,  and  dejection,  became 
to  inform  them,  tiir.t  he  had  passed  the  whole  of  the 
night  in  imnute'v  examining,  and  in  every  direction,  the 
road  by  wnilih  Gordier  generally  passed.  After  days  of 
dreadful  suspense  and  nights  of  unavailing  anxiety,  the 
corpse  of  the  unfortunate  lover  was  at  length  discovered 
in  a  cavity    among    thu   rocks,    ditujured   with  many 


wounds:  but  no  circumstance  occurred  on' which  to 
ground  suspicion,  or  even  to  hajrard  conjecture  concern, 
ing  the  perpetrator  of  so  foul  a  deed.  The  regret  of  both 
families  for  a  good  young  man  thus  cut  off  in  the  bloom 
cl  life  by  a  cruel  assassin,  was  increased  bv  the  mode 
and  mystery  of  his  death.  The  grief  of  the"  young  iady 
not  being  of  that  species  which  relieves  itself  by  external 
eflusion,  was  for  that  very  reason  the  more  poignant. 

tier  virtues  and  her  beauty  having  attmcted  univerral 
admiration,  the  familv,  after  a  few  years  were  prevailed 
on  to  permit  Mr.  Gr.lliard,  a  merchant  and  a  native  of 
the  Isl.atid,  to  become  iier  suitor,  ho|)ing  that  a  second 
lover  might  gradually  withdraw  her  attention  from  brood- 
ing over  the  catastrophe  of  her  first. 

In  submission  to  the  wishes  •f  her  parents,  but  with 
rejjeafed  and  e.iergetic  declarations  that  she  never  would 
marry,  Gallianl  was  occasionally  admitted,  but  the  un- 
happy lady  found  it  difficult  to  suppress  a  certain  involun- 
tary antipathy,  which  she  always  felt  whenever  he'ap- 
[iroachcl.  15n;  such  was  the  ardor  of  passion,  or  such 
the  fascinating  power  of  her  charms,  repulse  only  increa- 
sed tlesire,  and  Gailiard  persisted  in  his  unwelcome  visits, 
sometimes  endeavouring  to  prevail  on  the  unfortunate 
young  woman,  to  accept  a  present  from  his  hands.  Her 
friends  remarked,  that  he  was  particularly  urgent  to  pre. 
sent  her  with  a  beautiful  trinket  of  expensive  workman, 
ship  and  valuable  materials,  whi^.h  she  posiiively  and  firm- 
ly refused  ;  adding,  witli  a  correctness  of  sentiment  and 
projiriety  of  condncf,  not  always  imitated  by  her  sex,  that 
it  was  dishonorable  and  mean  to  encourage  attentions,  and 
receive  favours  from  the  man,  who  excited  in  lier  jnintl 
sensations  far  more  violent  than  indifference,  and  whose 
offers  no  motives  could  ever  prevail  on  her  to  accejjt. 

But  Gailiard,  by  his  earnestness  and  h's  assiduities,  and 
by  exciting  pity,  had  won  over  the  mother  of  the  yoii.tg 
lady  to  second- his  wishes.     In  her  desire  to  fni-w.Lr^l  tl-.is 
suit  she  liad  taken  an  o]iportunity  tluring  the  in 
fix  this  trinket  in  q-n-stion  to  her  daujhter's"  v 
and  forbade  her  to  remove  this  token  of  ur.acc. 
tion.     The  health  cf  the  Lovely  mourner  su;-^..  :  .<.  ,;,.. 
coniiioti  and  the  mother  cf  the  murdered  man.  who  lial 
ever  regarded  her  intended  daugliter-in.laiv  with  tender- 
ness and  alTecLion,  crosscvl   the  sea  which  divides  Jerfc,- 
aujl  Guernsey,  to  visit  her,  to  ofier  every  con-.ol-uion   in 
Vlfer  po'.ver,  and  what  in  such   cases  is  always  the  most 
soothing  consolation,  to  mingle  tears  with  her's. 

Tiie  sight  of  one  so  ttearly  related  to  her  first,  her  only 
love,  naturally  called  f  >r:h  te-n  thouraod  nielancholy  ideas 
in  her  mind.    She-«eemed  to  take  plmsurc  in  r^^co-m-i-.j; 
to  the  old  lady  tnany  little  incidents  which  lovei.      i 
sider  as  important.     Mi-s.   Guruiir  was  also  : 
t[uii-ing  into,  and  listcniitg  to   every    minute    ; 
whicii  related  to  the  lar.t  interview  of  her  son  v.itit  1...,  ,.,.^. 
tress.     It  was  on  one  cf  those   occasions,  that  their  con- 
versation reverted  as  usual  to  the  melancholy  topic  ;  atid 
the  sad  retrospect  so  powerfully  allected  the  young  b.dy, 
whose  health  was  already  very  much  impaired,  that  sh« 
sunk  in  convulsions  on  the  fieor. 

During  tlte  alarm  of  the  unhappy  family,  who  were 
conveying  Iter  to  bed,,  their  terror  was  consideraBijf.en- 
creaseil  by  obierving*Hiat  the  eyes  of  Mrs.  Gordtewwere 
instantly  caught  by  the  glittering  eppend.ige  to  the  lady's 
watch  i  that  well  known  token  of  her  son's  afiecWn. 
which  slie  declareil  he  had  purchased  as  a  gift  for  Ids- 
mistress,  previous  to  his  leaving  Jersey.  With  a  dread- 
ful look,  in  which  horror,  indignation,  wonder  and  suspi- 
cion, were  mingled,  she  repeated  the  extraordinary  cir- 
cumstance to  the  unhappy  lady,  thiring  the  intervel  cf  a. 
short  re^overv.  The  moment  the  poor  stifarrcr  under- 
stood that  tlte  jewel  she  had  hitherto  so  much  deEjiiseJ 
was  oi-i;;in-ilIy  in  the  p.isscssion  of  Gordier,  the  intelli- 
gence seemed  to  pour  a  flood  of  new  horror  on  her  mind  ; 
she  tnade  a  last  elfort  to  press  tiie  ajipendage  to  her  hear;, 
her  eyes  exhibited  the  wild  sttire  of  madness,  stungtothe 
highest  pitch  by  the  envenomed  dart  of  horrible  convic- 
tion, and  crying  out,  •*  oh  niurderous  villain  !"  she  expir- 
ed in  the  arms  of  her  attendants. 

It  is  hardly  necessary  to  tmfold  the  circumstances  of 
this  mysterious  assassination.  Gordier  in  his  way  front 
the  port  to  the  house,  was  waylaid  by  Gailiard,  murder- 
ed antl  plundered  of  the  trinket  :  innhe  hope  that  after 
h'-s  death,  he  might  succeed  to  the  possession  of  a  jcv.-el 
far  irtorc  pt«cicu?. 

Gailiard,  on  being  charged  with  the  crime,  boldly  de- 
nied it,  but  while  the  ii.jnred  family  were  sending  for  the 
oificera  of  justice,  he  confirmed  all  their  suspicions  by  sui- 
cide, and  an  impis"!:;  K-iter  lef'  in  his  apartment,  in 
which  he  imputed  his  abominable  conduct  to  the  fury  of 
ungovernable  passiou  :  and  concluded  with  calling  on  tlic 
Almighty  to  forgivi  the  rash  and  desperate  act  he  was 
absut  to  commie     '  .  •      ' 


THE    M  I  N  E  R  V  A. 


For  1804 — 5. 


FK.lI-.rtt     L\L>{-i     /I,ONDU.N):i:'Ji')i'J.M.  j 

tic  FOLLT ./  ^\ti  I: gaiera'.ij  caltci  A  CZNTEJ^L 
ry.iXALE  EDUCiTlON.  ■  ^•' 

V"  a  w'a-nJn)!^  to  parents  in  my  station  of  life,  to  avoid 
u.r.-ow  I  reel  in  lnvin;  jircn  my  daughters  a  genteel 
i;ati.in,  I  ivoulii  make  my  liifrory  jiublic  j  aii'l  kn-iwlng 
bertcr  war  '>f  d'>in^  ir,  I  hai'e  drawn  up  the  fol- 
'i;"^  '.'.■-'tell,  which  you  will  oblige  an  oU  mj.i  b/  i.i- 
Liii^  as  fjiepdilr  an  possiiile,  ■    ■■ 

;li.:  only  r./n  of  an  induftrious.  careful  farmer, 

I  »o.i  iil'ior  I  ca;n<r  of  are,  left  mc  in   jMsscssi- 

-  csta'c  well  srockeil.     My  mother  lnMn^deaJ 

u,  t'jre  my  fa'licr,  a  sister  of  whom  I  was  very 

;1.  .V  j;:  my  liouie.     W^  were  boihintluftrious  and  fru- 

...iil  pMiviilenee   fm'.ird   ujion  onr  labours,    fo  that  I 

;iri.-  Jilro';  ^!','!,  every  year,  both  of   land  and  stock. 

on  for  several  years,  till,    unfortu. 

..■11  thoi;._;ht,  :;  njij'i'iouv  ot  ours  lost 

l'»n  my  i.Iary  tp  rcj>air  bis  1.^1'..;,  and 

•■■■  ^■♦'his    Jairy  -jhstead  of  mine. 

1  I  was   obliged   to  Joule  oui' 

;    left  me.      iJany  «  ere  my 

',    i-tilccd,  it  fcemcJ    to  mf, 

'    "  ■  t:    farm-'TS  daurhiei's  in  ii:y 

!i.vM  ;-.-;o  ! .   ,'.•.'    . ;  ,1    I    married    a    young  woman, 

■'■:•:'    '   'I    '^    ■  '  ■     '•  I !  .v.iys  f.)'.:nd  her.  a  ^ood-tem- 

'..j>  d-.».ie  eVcry  thiiig   in  her 

-•able.  V/e  have  hud  a  large 

'      :  cf  tins    number  six  are 

J  .,;>jat  to  '.vrite. 

I    '     '     iuvjcrslaui'.  ihat    my  wi.^E  had  a    sisicr  who 

'judnn,  and  lives   <}aiie    in  a  genteel  way.  a-i 

.  CiU  ir.     \V!i-;n    our    eldest  g.r!     was  abi.u; 

i  old,  we  were  favi'reJ  wiihaviili  from  this 

■  ■■■:   be  tU.'ju<hE  our  family  wciild    »p',war  t.K- 

..  .1.  lard  to  thrir  puliic  rti:i;ion,  having  had  no 

■  vi''  .:  '.-i  jn  than  at  a  diy-fciiool,  in  the  neighbouring 
.  ■  lu  hirr  iheihiivlien  v^alkedevery  nuviiiug,  andte- 
.  i  .11  :h.cvei;ii:j. 

.1  hJy  -old  her  si^ijr  it  wts  a  f.il   thini;  not  to 

•.-  -'--isa  ohancainthe'woiM,  and  projinlVd  ibauV.c 

■  •'  :  .'  •;Ii->nl.-l-;r,,  wUh  Iltjo  town  far  a  ye:tr  or  two; 
";J  place  them  in  a.,j.va:lBoarMr:g.a:i,a!,  that 

■  ui  a  fzw  accompli:hnuiits  proper  for  young 
^.;:ber  would  be  ,ible  lo  ^iji  ibcni  a   pretty 


,  believing  I  had  been  at 
!  my  daughters  that  which 
ne  them  more  injury  than 
could  have  wished.  « 


..  j;  i:n-i-.Tinjwliat  nKor»J)!h-r 
sil,j)Jr, allied  to  CJmnly  wn>i  tli 

Lontlon  : 

or  near t 

vern^ft  to  teacli"  them  miisl 

and  all  ihar  is  rliou^bt proper  to  'jiiaiifv- 

ingthroii-h  life.     Tlifte    years  pa!' 


^  slgniiicd,  I  wa 

led    rf.-]"jest    of  tha* 

ugiitcfi  J  aril  oji  we;it  the  latter  with  tlicir 

-*hc  foon  found  a  filiool  for  them,  either  in 

I  forgot  wlire'i ;  ?.«;!  ;ravc  orders  t"  the  go- 

"rcf.ch,    drawing,  dancing, 

Lilly  for  pass- 

y,  d II Tins' 

tn.tellif.s 


which  'vs  often  received  loiters"  frim  the  c'lildi 
>H  ol  the'r  impi-overncms  in  many  things  to  whicb  ..-  ..^.^ 
cniirc.  sir.tnje,-5.  You  mu-,-  k-tiow,  Madam,  th^-  this  must 
havcl,;.,,,  ayi.rye4-Msire  ilm.-  to  me;  but  1  did  not  miic.1 
miiiilthat,  bclijviitg  it  wao  a'!  for  the  gon-1  oi'  the  young 
pen.,-,.  !  and  as  my  wife  told  .r.e.it  would  rail;  their  for 
tune.  The  period  bein,j  arrived  lov  ihdr  return  home,' 
tiieyiwerc  aecom;.in:cd  by  their  aunt'  who  prided  herlVlf 
iiiiich  on  til.-  acco.npli.ihtneni.-.  of  her  nelces  ;  and,  indeed, 
I  einiot  bi.;  ,„<•„  liVltmyielfpIeaieJ  to  hear  ihet-.i  sing, 
and  play  on  a  'tasiAHVistrumeni  they  brought  home  wiih 
tlie.-iiai'd  ajl":.  tSought  th-ir  Itne  drawin-s  and  needle- 
wor.J  very  pretty  tliMtg<.  Very  foolishly  I  eonf^nied  that 
my  tliirfyoiigest  girls  should  return  with  their  aunt, 
to  receive  the  lame  iclish  which  appeared  U  charming 
•  Eat  the  coiifequen^s  of  this  poliieedn- 
I  yet  fully  visible  ;  tho'l^h  they  began,  in  a 
n.-giee,  lo  make  their  appcarana-  even  .before  our  rcl.ition 

».Uus.    The    report    ihat  the  P.liss    C s    were  come- 

»>um  Ichool,  piociMcd  us  tboliouor.<,f  a  number  of  visits 
tromine  gay  pari  ofihe  nci.-hbouring  town,  •■-■'-  ■•  >■  — 
til.  then,  we.  bad    not  the    least  connection 

J.nule  wasonly  a  pleifant  evenin:;'s  walk    fi-,,..  „ , 

m.invoi  our  gentry,  who  came  over  to  take  a  cup  of  tea, 
were  l>i  debshted  with  the  siiuation.  and  their  fttertain- 
men-  that  lupprr.timecame  before  thev  could  dcp.-.rt  ;  and 
h-u,  oerbtips.abit  ofcold  ham,  or  '  a  counir*' clieele- 
i.d  tctnpt  them  to  prolong  their  stay  a  fciv  nio- 
'  ■  '  1  onlyputanend  tothel'e  friendlv  visits, 
ence  to  my  wife  and  her  maids,  was  incon- 
■  three  hours  sleep  is  of  great  conl'cquence 
vas  foon  found 


ili^r 
'ion  wcr.^  r 


id  as  ( 


cake. 


4cm^du 


r  c-nutry.  An  additional  ; 


111".'  eiiable  :  f..rour  poor  girU  could    d,  ,,o  khid  of  do- 
iil  .ireJtYme."      """•  "'■'^'°'- "refs  and  compatiy  took  up 

Thefiiceeediiig  winter  they  received  invitations  lo  the 

r..,!c •■.p„.,n  hal    at  li ,  »„,!  ,,,;,„  had    been  per- 

lli'tted  f>  •.,  te-  d  fitch  diveisions  while  at'fchool,  it  would 

'"" i '"^ntniel  to  have  denied  tliem  the  lame   plea- 

T.l-re, hey  regularly  went  to  every  ball,  rnd  ge-  (I 
ed  lometime  in  the  norniitj,  in    g  cha'.l 


lure  i 


was  obligrdto  hirecn  i!  efe occasions.     This  pas^td'two 
•Weyeaii;     mv    daughters    attr,ic:ed  .univeil-a    ad- 


:',.="'  V  onr  acqur-'iitancci  ;u\d  to  do  thfnl  juf- 
icintl.i>p);ni,asfara3lcan,niige,  ibey  coitaijly  are 
■  y  mie  Vsitss.     However,  I  tln-u^b.  it  ..,ne  to  feud 


i 


my  ycunges;  children  ;  and  th 
desiring  they  might  be  fent  Jion 
fjracienl  e.\pcnce  already,  tog  i 
1  now  bega'i  to  difcover  had  < 
any  thing  their  greatest  enciiie 

My  whole  family  are  now  at  home  together  :  I  have 
a  houtu  full  of  genteel  girb,  who  can,  with  the  grashopper 
in  The  ."jbit,  dance  antlsing  from  ri->rniiig  to  evening  eve- 
ry day  ;  but  neither  of  them  can  be  perfuaded  to  pay  any 
aitenilon  to  plain  work,  or  to  assiit  tiieir  mother  in  fami- 
ly aKiirs. 

It  isinow  feveral  years  that  our  houie  has  been  a  fcene  of 
cont'nsion  :  a  round  of  visits  arc  paid  and  received  by  my 
daughters,  v.ho  Hem  to  consider  themfeli/es  as  born  to  no 
other  end  than,  like  bntiuvflits,  to  amufe  ihemfelvcs  by 
lluttering  about  from  pleal'uie  to  pleaf.ire.  They  read  a 
gretitdeal  of  that  fort  of  tr.ash  of  whitiil  am  informed  cir- 
culating libraries  in  fmall  towns  are  compofed  ;  and,  for- 
tunately, Ibey  alfo  see  \our  Jlufftnti.  It  w^  therefore 
oblige  mftif  you  will  infert  thii  letter  therein,  th^t  tbey 
may  be  convinced  I  feel  for  thiir  iituatiati  as  well  ainiy 
own  imprudence,  tiome  of  them  are  now  marriageable  ; 
but  as  they  have  no  tjitalifications  to  fit  them  for  farmers 
or  t/adeimans*. wives,  and  as  I  cannot  jive  them  fortunes 
to  induce  gentlemen  to  nurryihem,  I  (.nicy  they  must 
live  single.  What  wiU  become  of  them  whfi'l  am  gone  I 
cannot  tell  ;  their  fortunes  will  not  lupport  tliem  in  tlie 
I'lyle  they  wish  to  live  in  ;  and,  unlcls  they  will  pav  a  little 
more  atteniion  to  the  com.njn  aJairs  of  lile,  I  iear  they 
will  be  very  milVrable. 

A  i:npz:'TAxr  father. 

A  remarkable  account  of  IIcnuv  Wdlbv,  Esq.  a  very 
singular  and  extrtiordinavy  character,  who  lived  Forty, 
four  Years  the  I.ifeofa  Hermit  in  the  City  of  Lon- 
don. 

TliE  noble  ar.d  virtnnua  IJerHy'  Welby,  Erq.  was  a  na- 
tivcol  Lincolnshire,  and  i;fti<tjiti^  a  clear  estate  of  more 
than  lajOI.  .ayear.    lie  wis  jt^SUvlv" bred  at  the  ijniver- 
siiy,  studied  for  I'oi.ac  tiin'e  il^e-of  jhe  ii.ns  of  court,  a;td 
in  ihecourfe  of  bis  travels,  ^^ir" several  rears  abroad. 
On  liisritern,  this  vtry  a£cdn.ip|iEhcd  genileman    a-ttled 
on    his  paternal    estate,    lived  wjtll    great    h-;»;)ltality, 
nutthed  to  his    liking,  and,  had  a  beautiful  at'td  virtneuB 
daughter,  who  w#s  married,  with  hi's  entire  apprr.balie:>, 
Christopher  iltlliard  in  Vorkshire.     He  ba.;l  ntiw 
of  forty,  rcrpected  by  the  rich,  pravcd  for 
1  beloved  by   all ;  when  one  duv  I 
a  yctins^rbrotlicr,  witn  whom  he  bad    lome  di;!eicnce  in  ! 
opi-won,  meeiiug  bim  m  the  field,  snapped  a  pijiol  at  him,  I 
which  happily  Hashed  ill  ihe  pan.     rhinkir'    that  this 
was  done  only  lo  fright  him,  he  coolly  dilirmed  the  ruf- 
han,  andputtingthe  weapen  carclefsly  into   his  pocket 
thouxV.trniiy  returned  home  ,  but.  on    .after  fsaminaticn] 
ff   bullets  in  the  pistol    had  fuch  an  cilect 
that  he  instanilyconceivcd    an  estraoidi- 
nary  relolution  of   reiiring    entirely  from  tlje  world,     in 
whicli   he  persisted  inflexibly  to  the  end  of  his  life. ■    He 
took  a   very    fair  houle  en  ihe  lower  end  of  Grub-street, 
near  ^ripplegate,  and  contracting  a  numerous  retinne.ijito 
.a  sma.l  .;,nily.  haviiigtliehoure.provided  for  i»is  purpble.. 
lie  lelicted  three  chambers  for  himleif  ;the  one  for  his  di. 
et,  the  iecond  for  his  lodging,  and  the  third  fur  bis  study 
As  they  were  pne  within  ar.olher,  while  his    diet  was  let 
on  the  table,  by  an  old  maid,  he  retired  into  his  lodging- 
ro.m,  and  when  his  bed  was  makiog,  into  his  study  .•still 
doing  fo,  till  all  was  clear.     Out  oftbefe  chambers,  from 
the  time  of  his  first  entry  into  thera,  he  never  issued,  till  he 
was  carried    thence.  44    years  afler,  on  men's  shoulders  ; 
ncitbor  m  alW^t  time,  did   his  son  in-law,  dsugnier  or 
grandchild,    br.thcr,  sister,  or  kinsroan,    voung   or  old, 
rich  or  poor,  of  what  degree  or  condition  fiievcr,  look  up. 
on  Ins  face,  favc  the^  ancient  maid,  whofe  name  waSEli- 
/.ab-;tli.     She  only  made  his  fire,  prepared  his  bed,  provid- 
ed  his,dret,  and  dressed  his  chambers.     She  faw  liim  bui 
leidom,  never  but  iii^cases  ofextraordinaj-y  necessity,  and 
died  no;  above  six  days  before  him.     In  .all  the  time  of  his 
retirement,  he  never  tasted  fish    or  (Icsh  ;  his    chief  food 
w.as  cat.mral  grtiel  ;  now  and  then,  in  fummer,    he  had  a 
Ullad  ol  lome  choice  cool  herbs  ;  and  for  daiiijies,  when 
he  wouldfeast  hinililf  upon  a  high  day,  he  wdiild    cat  the  I 
yoU<  of  an  hen's  egg,    but  no  jiart    of  the  white;   what 
bread  he  did  eat,  be  cut  out  of  the  middle  of  a  loaf,  but  ihe  ' 
crust  he  never  tasted;  his  constant  drink  wasfour    ihil.  f 

and  no  other,  fur  he  never  tasted  wine,  or 
strong  water.  Now  and  then,  when  his  stomttch  ferved,  I 
lie  did  eatfome  kind  cf  fuckets  ;  and  now  and  then  drank  | 
red  cow's  milk,  which  his  maid,  Klizabeih,  fetched  him 
out  of  the  fields,  hot  from  tl  t  cow.  Ncverthflvfs,  he 
kept  a  bountiful  table  f-r  his  fervanis,  and  fufflcient  en- 
tertainment for  any  stranger  or  tenant,  who  had  occasion 
ofbuCncfs  at  his  houle.  livery  book  that  wR  primed, 
was  bought  for  him,  and  conveyed  to  him;  but  filch  as 
related  to  controversv,  he  alw.ai  s  laid  aside,  and  never 
it.id. 

In  Christmas  holidavs,  at  Easter,  and  oi'ner  fes'ivals 
■Tie  had  great  cheer  provided,  with  all  dishes  in  feafon, 
ferved  into  his  owr  chamber,  with  store  of  wine,  which  i 
Ris  maid  brought  in.  Tbe«,  after  thanks  to  God,  for  his  I 
good  benefits,  lie  would  pin  a  clean  napkin  btfore  him,  j 
and  puiting  on  a  pair  of  white  Holland  sleeves  whith 
reached  to  Ikit  elb»wi,  cutiinj  up  Uikh  after  dish,  in  or.  I 


lived  to  fhei_ 

by  the  pocr,  honored 


ipon  his 


der.  he  »«ii..il  :u  u  one  10  one  poor  neighbour,  the  ne.\t  "'> 
anoil.er,  ♦(letiicr  it  were  brawn,  bctf,  capon,  goose,  SiC 
till  he  had  left  the  table  <]uiie  empty  :  when  givingthanki 
again, he  laid  byTiislinen.andcaulid  the  cloth  to  be  ta- 
ken away  :  anjtbis  would  be  «lc,  dinner  and  supper,  up- 
on thefe  days,  without  tasiingone  niorfel  of  any  thing 
vhatfoever.  W  licn^Hmy  clamoured  impudently  at  hlj 
gate,  they  wete  not,  thttefore,  immediaicly  relieved  ;  but 
when,  from  liis  private  chamber,  which  had  a  profpect 
into  the  street,  he  spied  any  sick,  weak,  or  lame,  he  would 
presently  send  after  il.em,  to  comfort,  cherish,  and 
strengthen  them  i  and  net  a  trifle  to  ferve  them  for  the 
prcfent,  but  foinucb  as  would  relieve  them  many  davj 
alter.  Ije  would  inoreoves  enquire  what  neighbours  were 
induftrious  in  their  callings,  and  wiio  had  great  charge  of 
children  ;  and  withal,  if  their  labour  and  industry  cnuii 
not  fiiflicitntly  lupply  their  families,  10  fuch  he  would  li- 
berally lend,  and  relieve  them  according  to  ibeir  n.-ceffi. 
iie.i.  Me  died  ai  his  houfs  in  Grub-slrcet,  afler  an  anchn. 
rct.c.-.lconlM,emrtll^f  forty.fonr  jcarr.,  October  jn,  ,6iG 
aged  eighiy.four.  At  his  death,  his  hair  aitd  beard  were 
fo  overgrown,  that  he  appeared  ratiier  like  a  hermit  of 
the  wilderness,  ihaii  :he  inhabitant  of  one  of  the  firstciiiei 
in  the  world.  1 

%ELECrMD  POKTSr. 
RETIREMENT Ey  Jami;s  Ecattiv,!.  L.  D. 

WHEN  in  the  crimfen  cloud  of  Even, 

Ihe  lingering  light  decays. 

And  Helper  on  thefront  of  heaven 

His  glittering  gem  dilplays  ;  • 

Deep  in  the  silent  vale,  unfcen, 

Desidea  hilling  ftream, 

A  ptniive  Youth  of  placid  mien, 

Inuulgcd  this  lender  theme. 

Ye  cli.Ts,  in  hoary  grandeur  piled 

Higho'erthe  glimmeringdale; 

Ye  woods,  along  whole  windings  wild 

jV.'urmursthc  Pdemn  gale;i» 

Vl'liere  Melancholy  firays  forlorn. 

And  V/oe  retires  to  weeji, 

Vyb.u  lime  the  wan  moon's  yellow  horn 

Cle.itns  on  the  wifiern  deep  . 

To  yoa,  ye  wastes,  whofe  .anltfs  charms. 

Ke'er  drew  Ambition's  eye, 

iicap'd  a  famuhnoi:s  vvorlu'o  alarms, 

'i  o  your  retreats  1  tiy. 

L'cep  in  your  moft  Icpieficr'd  bower 

Let  r.io  at  laft  recline. 

Where  SoTitude,  mild,  modeft  power. 

Lean's  on  her  ivy 'd  shrine. 

How  shall  I  woo  thee,  matttWefs  Fair  I 

■^hy  heavenly  t'niilehow  win! 

Thy  f.aiils,  that  fmootli's  the  brow  of  Care, 

AM  stills  the  storm  within. 

O  wilt  thoiiio  thy  favourite  grove 

Thine  ardent  votary  bring. 

Am!  blels  his  hours,  and  bid  them  m?T« 

Serene,  on  silent  wing. 

Oft  let  remembiance  foothe  his  mind 

With  dreams  r.f  former  days. 

When  in  the  lap  of  peace  reclinfd 

lie  framed  his  infant  lays; 

Wiicn  I'ancy  rov'd  at  large,  nor  Cave 

Nor  cdduisirurtalarm'd. 

Nor  Envy  with  malignant  glare 

His  simple  youih  had  hai  md. 

Twas  tlien,  O  Solitude,  to  thee 

His  early  vows  were  paid, 

Frot^heart  sincere,  and  warm,  and  .i"rec 

Devoted  to  the  shade. 

Ah,  why  did  fate  h:s  I'tcps  decoy 

In  ftorniypathfcto  roam. 

Remote  irom  alfccngenial  joy  ! 

0  take  ihc  Wanderer  home. 

Tliy  shades,  thy  silence,  now  lie  mine. 
Thy  charms  «iy  only  theme  ; 
My  haunt  the  hollow  elill',  whofe  pin* 
Waves  o'er  tlie  gloomy  ftrcam. 
Whence  the  sacred  owl  on  pmir  ns  grey 
IJriakstVom  the  rustling  boughs. 
And  down  the  lone  valefaiis  away 

1  o  more  profound  repose. 

O  while  to  thee  the  woodland  pours 

Its  Wildly  warbling  fong. 

And  balnily  frum  ihebank  of  rlowerj 

1'he  zephyr  breathes  along; 

Let  no  rude  fijund  invade  from  far,. 

No  vagrant  foot  be  nigh, 

Ko  ra^  from  Grandeur's  gilded  car. 

Flash  on  the  fiartied  eye. 

Ilut  if  foir.e  pilgrim  through  the  glade 
Thy  hallow'd  bowers  expire, 
O  guard  from  barm  his  hoary  lie  id, 
Ai.d  listen  to  hii  lore  y 


Vol.  1. 


THE  MINERVA. 


Ill 


For  he  of  joys  divine  shall  icll 
Thit  wem  from  ear-.hly  woe, 
And  triumph  o'er  the  might ;■  spell 
That  Chains  this  hear;  below. 

For  me  no  more  the  path  invites 

Aniijiiion  loves  to  tread; 

No  more  I  climbthoCetoilfome  hc-ghts 

By  guileful  lioiie  misled ; 

Leaps  my  fond  filltteri-;  heart  no  inore 

To  Mlrtii's  enlivening  ftrain  ; 

J*'or  prcfitnt  jjleal'ure  loon  is  O'cr, 

And  all  the  paft  is  viin. 

— * — -i-^y^^^jO?^^'    »    ■ 

DAMON  AND  DELIA. 
FnoM  THE  POEMS  ofGeorge  Lord  Lyttl 


TELL  mc,  my  Delia,  tell  mc  v.liv 
Mv  kindest  fondest  looks  you  By  .' 
What  means  ^his  cloud  upon  your  Urow  ? 
Have  I  oftended  •  Tell  me  how  I— 
Some  cbaiige  has  happened  in  j  our  heart, 
Some  rival  there  has  stol'n  a  part  ; 
Keafon  lluM'c  feav-i  may  disa;)provc  : 
But  yet  I  fear,  bccaufe  1  love. 


First  tell  mc,  Damon,  why  today 

A^  Bclvidera's  feet  you  lay  ? 

Why  with  such  warmth  her  charms  you  pr»is'd. 

And  every  triHing  beauty  rais'd, 

As  if  you  meant  to  let  me  fee 

Your  Hatttery  is  not  all  for  me  ? 

Alas  !  too  well  your  sex  I  knew. 

Nor  -^as  no  \v£ak  to  thin.k  you  true. 


Unkind  !  my  faUhood  to  upbraid, 
"When  your  own  orders  I  obcy'd ; 
You  bid  me  try,  by  this  deceit, 
The  notice  of  the  world  to  cheat, 
AitdhiJe,  beneath  another  name, 
Tne  secret  of  our  muiual  Hame. 


Damon,  ynvr^j^j^tricc  I  confess, 
B'-iT  let  me  vviAj^  had  hecn  less  : 
Too  well  the  iovet-'s  part  you  play'd, 
With  too  much  art  your  court  you  made  ; 
Had  it  been  only  art,  your  eyes 
Would  not  havejoiii'd  in  the  disguife. 


Ah  !  ceafe  thus  idl^  to  molest 
With  groundless  feirsthy  vii-jin  breast. 
^Vhile  thus  at  fancied  wrongs  you  grieve 
To  mc  a  real  pain  you  give. 


Though  well  I  mi:;ht  your  truth  distrust, 
My  foclish  heart  believes  you  just  ;    ■ 
Reason  this  faith  may  disapprove. 
But  1  believe,  bccaulc  1  love. 


•^S:-^-^-^- 


SONG.- 


THE  hravv  hours  are  almon  past 
That  part  my  love  and  me  ; 

My  loni;ingeye<  may  hopeat  last 
Their  tmly  wish  to  fee. 

But  how,  my  Delia,  will  you  meSt 
The  man  you've  lost  so  loni^  ? 

Will  love  in  all  your  pulses  bea;,- 
And  tremble  on  your  tongue  ? 

Will  yoii  in  every  look  declare 
Your  heart  is  still  the  fame  ; 

And  heal  each  idly-anxious  care 
Our  fears  in  absence  frame  ! 

Tbus,  Delia,  thus  1  paint  the  fcene. 
When  shortly  we  shall  meet  ; 

And  try  what  yet  remains  between 
Of  loitering  time  to  cheat. 

But,  if  the  dream  that  foothes  my  mind 
Shall  false  and  groundless  prove  j 

If  I  am  doom'dat  length  to  find 
You  liave  forgot  to  love ; 

All  1  of  Venus  ask,  is  this  j 

No  more  to  let  us  join  : 
But  grant  me  here  the  tlatterlig  bliss, 

To  die,  and  tlii.ik  you  mine. 


WHSN  Ghloe  first  with  blooming  chartni, 

Invited  lovers  to  her  arms. 

She  lookd  a  dainty  thing  : 

W  e  faw  her  beauty,  owii'd  her  \vil. 

And,  ss  the  simile  most  fit,  " 

We  cail'd  the  period  Sl'KlNG. 

The  hasty  montents  pass'd  away  j 
Wc  law  her  bright  nieridian  d-.y. 
And  woman's  s^ale  become  her  ; 
The  prudent  mother  and  the  K',h, 
DiiTus  J  around  her  all  the  lif;  ■ 
Ai.d  all  the  blifs  of  SUMMi^ll. 

Ailvir.cing  en  in  life's  cjrcer, 
'J  he  i^iu^  to  Chloe  lend  an  ear, 
And^hat  Shi  knew  .'.he  taugljt  >m  i 
K<r  fage  advite  diapcrsit^g  round. 
Till  every  jiruJeut  virgin  found 
The  richc:,:  f.-uits  of  Mi'TUMN. 

lUu  Chloe's  charms  ar^  faded  ([ute  ; 
Vm  lionorcail'callov.'it  ri;,lit, 
Of  well  earn'd  praife  to  stint  her  ; 
For  she  who  fumtner  w.-Il  employs, 
Will  reap  the  Autumn'*  folid  joys. 
Nor  dread  the  frost  of  WIN  I  liR. 

^  't».  ^,iAv.»;     ' 

THE  LOVER'S  ADIEU. 

■.^posedlo  hLive Uen  prt-scntal  on  tlx  momiw  cfhh  depar- 
ture for  a  iHitant  laud. 

And  must  I  bid  my  love  farewell   ? 

Sweet,  charinin^^;  \na\A adieu  ! 

No  tongue  my  picle'nl  gNels  can  tell. 

No  voids  can  fpeak  tD^m,  true: 
Tlic  fatal  day  begitis  to  dvvn. 

And  chiding,  wa^nftme  fo  be  gone. 
But  r.ffc  I'll  fa,_^adieu  I 

Thofe  fleeting  h?Brs  of  bli.-.s  are  past, 

Which  gaveme  to  my  love  ;     ^ 
The  prelent  moments  fly  as  fast 

And  I  must  hei.ce  remove  : 
Yet,  v;hen  departing  far  awfty, 

Xomtiveihy  charms  I  view  ; 
Still  sigiiing,  in  my  heart  I'M  fay 

Sweet,  Dlooiinng  ny'iTrph jdieu ! 

May  Time  upon  his  eagle  wincj,  ,% 

Glide  iwifUy  on  his  way,  * 

Till,  with  revolvingyears,  he  brings 

Ti-.at  blef-,  that  happy  day 
When  we  shall  meet  no  more  to  part, 

'i  hen,  coi.flant,  kind  and  true, 
\'c'IMive  and  love,  till  ^death's  cold  dart 

.*t;liall  feai  our  last  aditu. 


Some  days  past  a  young  woman,  drefled  in  man's  ap. 
parel,  v.as  la!;en  before  the  Lord  M-.iyor  at  the  Manfinn. 
houfc,  on  a  charge  brought  againft  her,  which  was  of  a 
very  fingular  nature.  The  cafe  was  as  follows  :  the  pri- 
foncr,  under  the  character  and  appearance  of  a  man,  had 
prevailed  upon  an  old  womaa  (the  profecutrix)  to  accept 
.,f  her  as  a  hulband.  and  the  eoremony  was  performed  b'- 
twcen  them  in  due  form  :  but  the  taifc  foon  afterwards 
dilcovering  the  imposition,  was  fo  much  enraged,  that  file 
oiitained  a  warrant  agiinlt  her  spouse,  who  was  coramitteJ 
by  his  lordlhip  to  the  Cimpter  for  furiher  examiuation. 
The  profecutrix  was  poirelfed  of  one  hundred  pounds  at 
the  time  of  the  marriage,  which  was  theprifoner's  induce- 
ment toniarrjing  iiet.—[_Senuiiicr.tat  .Ma^azii.e.—hvn. 


no  1 
vered 


ALCANDHR. 


JiANKEiis  or  anr;  Parisian  Ladies. 

[Fro?;!  (I  rrcnch  yotinml.l 

NEVER  were  women  of  ton  more  lightly  clothed,  and 
never  was  white  fo  fashionable  :  Ibap  is  becojgrt 
indifpenfjble  than  bread.  Our  fair  femal(^j(ft 
with  tranl'pal-cnt  shawls,  which  float  and  Witter  ever  their 
shiuilders  and  uiion  their  btifoms  which  are  fecn  through 
them.  W  ilhgauze  veils,  which  conceal  half  of  the  face 
to  pique  ritv  curicfity  ;  and  with  rcbcs.  fo  light;  fo  loofe, 
fo  thin,  ;V.,it  the  wearer  fccms  to  be  almost  naked.  In 
this  lyiph's  dress  tliey  run  frcm  place  to  pUce  all  the 
morning,  nr.on  and  night ;  one  sees  nothing  but  whits 
shades  iiitiing  through  every  street.  They  pal's  before  us 
like  the  fine  figures  of  a  pi^re.:  they  appear  to  bewith- 
out  hands,  but  they  Ipcak  with  their  eyes.  Needlework  is 
unlint,wn.rto  theiri,  and  they  think  thcmfelves  born  for 
enjoyments,  renewed  without  ceafing,  and  never  interrupt- 
ed. Among  no  pei.ple,  in  no  time,  in  no  city,  have 
wcnten  eiijt.;ed  fuch  independence  or  devoicd  theinf^lves 
to  fcdi  indolence. 

Is  it  the  Revolution  that  has  been  the  fignal  of  this  ex- 
cedive  liberty  ?  Twenty  years  ago  young  women  would 
no;  have  stiireda  step  from  home  without  their  mothers: 
they  walked  as  if  it  were  under  their  wings;  their  eyes 
mcdif.ly  thrown  upon  the  ground.  The  man  whom  they 
dared  to  look  at  was  the  one  whon>  they  were  permitted 
to  hope,  cfchufe  for  a  hulband. 

Now  they  run  about  inornmg  and  evening  in  full  liber- 
ty  to  drefs,  to  walk,  play,  laugh,  draw  cards,  difpute 

abtut  their  adorers  :  fuch  are  li.eir  uccupaiions  :  no  I'cis. 
sars,  no  thimbles,  they  know  no  wound  but  that  inflif.cd, 
by  the  arrow  of  Cupid !... .who  can  calculate  the  etfe.£l3  of 
this  new  fyllem  of  love— of  this  new  career — open  to  pas> 
fion  ever  aflive  of  itfelf  ?  the  most  improper  books,  too; 
get  iiiio  their  hands  ;  the  poilonous  foam  of  philofophy 
conies  from  their  lips ;  and  licentioul'ncfs  is  miOaken 
for  love. 


BuSbn,  the  celebrated  Naturalist,  was  in  the  habit  of 
rising  with  the  Sun,  but  it  was  with  great  dilficyky  hecon- 
q;itrcd  his  natural  indolence,  lie  thus  rclatsinhe  manner 
\\  which  he  accompiisl.ed  it ;  "In  my  youth  i  was  e\'. 
t.emely  fond  of  sh-.'p,  and  that  fondntfs  robbed  me  of  much 
time.  My  poor  Jnliph  (a  dome.-iiic  v.-ho  f-rvcd  bim  sixty 
five  yearf)  wasof  he  bigiiest  utility  to  me  in  ovcrcoroirg 
it.  I  prumifed  him  a  crown  fDr  every  time  he  should 
make  me  get  up  at  six  o'clock.  He  failed  not  qextday  to 
roui'e  and'.oriv.eut  me— I  abui'sd  hiin.  He  came  the  dr.y 
following,  and  1  threatened  him.  "  Friend  Jol'cph."faid 
!  to  him  at  noon,  "yot^  have  gained  nothing,  and  I  have 
io:;t  my  time.  Think  only  on  my  promifc,  and  never 
heed  my  threatnings."  Theday  following  he  accomplish, 
td  his  point,  1  begged,  entreated,  then  abul'ed,  and  would 
have  turned  l:im  olF.  Heralfed  me  by  abfolute  force  :  Si 
bad  his  reward  every  day  for  my  ill-humour  in  the  mo- 
ment of  waking--^my  thanks  and  a  cro.vn  an  lionr  after. 
I  ov.o  to  poor  Jofeph  at  leaft  Icn  or  twelve  volumes  of  my 
work,"  ' 


A  L.\UD.13Ln  INSTANCE  0?  AVARICE. 

Mifers  are  generally  chara-^crizcd  as  men  without  ho- 
nor, or  wiihout  hiuniuity,  who  live  only  to  accumulate  i 
and  to  this.pallion  facrifice  every  oilier  happincfs-  They 
liave  been  dcfcribed  as  madmen,  wI:o,  in  the  midil  af 
abundance,  bar.'fh  every  pleol'ure,  and  make,  from  ima- 
ginary wants,  real  nccelfitics.  But  few,  very  ftw  com  i- 
ponj  to  this  exaggerated  pitJlure  ;  and,  pcrhai's,  tliere  is 
not  one  in  whom  all  the  circuiMftances  are  found  united. 
Inrter.dof  this,  we  find  the  fober  and  indu.liius  branded, 
by  liie  vain  and  the  idle,  with  this  odious  appellation  ; 
many  who  by  frugality  and  indullry,  rail'e  themfelv,? 
aliovo  their  ciju.aIs,  and  contribute  their  (hare  of  labour  .o 
the  common  lloi'k. 

^'y'hatc■vc^  the  vain  or  the  ignorant  ma^  fay,  well  were 
it  forfjciety,  hid  v/e  more  of  this  charafter  among  us. 
In  general,  thofc  clol'e  men  are  found  at  lad  the  true  be- 
ne.^actorr.  of  f.:ciety.  With  an  avaricious  man  v.'e  fitl- 
dom  lose  in  our  dealings,  but  too  freti'aently  in  our  com- 
merce with  prodigality. 

A  French  prieft  wliofe  name  was  Gadinet,  went  for  a 
long  time  jby  ths  name  of  the,Griper»  He  rcfufed  to  re- 
lieve the  moll  apparent  wretchednefs  ;  and  by  ihe  skilfi  1 
management  of  his  vine-yatd,  had   the  good    ?■'•'  '  ■ 

a.-qiiire    imnienfe    funis    of    money.     The     i 
of   llheims,   who  wove  his  fellow-citijcns,  de 
and   the    populace,    who   feld'jm    love  a    mil 
ver  he    went    received  him    with   contempt, 
hov.'ever,  continued  his  former  simplicity    of  I 
mazing   and    unremitted  fru.j'ality.     This   z-^"' 
long  c.iperienced  the  wantscf  the  poor  in  the  cin  .  y.i.  ■•- 
culaily  in  their  having  no  water  but  what  lh^,m'er«  obli- 
ged:') buy  at  an  advanci'd    price;  wherefore.'  that  whols 
fortune  which  he    had    been  amassing,  he  laid  out  in  an 
aqueduct,  by  which  hedidihe  poor  more  ufcful  and  last- 
ing ll-rvice,  than  if  hf  had  distributed  his 
in  charity  every  day  at>his  door. 


vhoie  income 


g;j=  Some  of  the  moft  interelling  pieces  in  this  nitmbei 
of  The  Minerva  are  taken  from  The  Lady's  Magazine, 
published  in  New-York.  The  polite  attention  of  a  fair 
Patronels  has  furnilhcd  us  with  half  a  dozen  nnmbers  of 
that  highly  entertaining  work— and  we  take  pleafure  in 
acknowledging  the  favor. 


HVME  N  EAL    REGISTER. 

M  A  RR  I  F.  D.  on  the  14ih  instant  by  the  Rev. 
George  yoi»ng,  Mn,  Baktuoi.omew  Redmon,  merchant, 
of  the  houfe  of  Redmon  and  Frith,  Norfolk  borough,  t;> 
Miss  Janc  Cook,  eldest  daughter  of  Capt.  DjjiielOook, 
l'ortfm4uth. 


Wi 


~ — the  fame  day  by  the  Rev.  James  Whitehead,  Mr. 
liam  G.  CA.«p,to  the  accomplished  Miss  Kaxcv 
J,  both  of  Norfolk  borough. 


o  ii  I  r  u  A  n  r. 


=^ 


DIED,  lately  in  i'iitcast.le,  (Eotetourt  County,  Vir.) 
Mr.  irilUaiit  butiiii,  at'  t'ne  adYsnced  age  of  124  years, 
possessed  of  iill  his  faculties. 


[Canutiiiual from  pr.-c  lOS] 

PcGov.  Will  jrou,  this  infunt. 

niu.MI  iilre  aiiol't  cbiijj  immsdiatel/— (i-.iJe)  dial 
i.i,  if  i  can  gvc  ctviiic  for  one. 

I'BGCY.  Go,  anJ  order  i^. 

Did.  I'm  o8'.  (ijoiog)  Noihing  but  disasters!  here'! 
till!  c<^c'A'iiy  coming  back  i>i  a  terrible >ra^',  auU  1  shall 
be  dilcovcied. 

I'r.cov.  Ko'AT  unlucky!  cculi'ntyouget   viJ  of  him  a 


"l^iu.  Iljepcn:  of  the -.vay,  and  I'lliry. 


[•.he  retii 


Kntcr  r*AIs\v«l;'D. 


F*I«.   ?0.%\r.— 


do  j-rii  do,  aj;a"n,  sir  >  h«n't  my  forv:int 
lel't  yoii  three  and  four  pence    yet  '. — •jlcls  my   foul,  Ijuw 

?At:i.  .Sir,  I  want  to  fee  Mr.  Plaiiiwaj? 

Uiu.  Do  yon,  sir  .'  that's  unlnc'ty,— he's  jufc  gone 
out— to  ta.'iea  wjlli  in  the  fields.— L..i,k  thro' that  win- 
dow, and  j.^j  m.iy  fee  him  ;•— liieie  you  f.:e,  jiift  under 
thil  hed,^c— now  he's getlin;  over  a  fti'c.  Ifyoilliketo 
follow  him  with  me,  I'll  iiiiroduce  him  to  you  ;  but  you'd 
better  Mil  ajiid. 

fAi;j.  Sir,  I  fee  neither  hedre  nor  fii'e,  and  I  don't  be- 
lieve a  word  «./,i  Ch/.  ^ 

Did.     f  ..i:'!  aiTictfl  uigaitv]  Don't  believe  me,  sir  ! 

Faiv.  ft.Mir. 

Dto.  Sir,  I  desire  you'll  ijiit  this  hyjSe. 

F\i  V.  1  slwn't,  fir. 

l>i'j.  You  oliaa't,  sir  ? 

VAt:i.  Ko,  sir,  my  l.n';inen  ii  ni'h  Mr.  Phinway.  I've 
«  pt-ft-chife  wailing  fur  iiic  at  the  door,  and  therefore 
I'.avi-  m  lime  lolooli. 

01  n.  A  iinfi-cSa!,'":  w.ii'in:;  at  the  d.nor,  sir ! 

l''.M.-a.  Ye.ssir — ih-  fevvanc  io!.l  :ne  Mr.  Plainw.tv 
wa^  w.i(hin,  and  I'll  find  him  too,  or  I'm  very  much  iiiif. 
taken.  ^^ji, 

Did.  a  poft-chiife  waliinj  at  the  door  !— we'll  bribe 
»h«  poft-boy,  and  ju'nn  into  it. 

VzQC.Y.     Cliairmin''-  ' 

Uia.  Away  !  I'll  g,..;  :ny  Int,  and  i-ollo-.v  )ou  immedi- 
ately. 

P'litiCY.  Ma';e  h.at.te  then  my  d.-ar  Jr:>r,i;ner,— Hy. 

nio.  Now,  who  shall  I.borroiv  asiii.iei  of  to  b;ibcthe 
polfboy  ; 

JSmer  Sl:  vnpt, 

ScRV.  :ias  that  scntieinan  found  niv  mifer,  .lir  ' 

.Oio.  Oh  yes,  John,  I  shoved  him  into  the  lirawine—  j 
(Serva  It  is  goin^)  St.-p,  John,  f:cp  t!.i3  wa-,— Your  I 
name  is  J,>hn  i.s'n:  it  ?  '  ■ 

6f.-<v.  Ves.  sir.  I, 

Hjc.     V/cll,  how  d'vedo,  John  ; ;.•,[  a  f.iu--  place  '' 

here,  John  !  i-  o  r 

Sprv.  Ye,,  sir,  "en- fn,,,;. 

UiD.  Aye— good  •.va;/e';,  good  vails,  ch  i 

-Slav.  Yes,  fir,  very  fair. 

Dro.  Urn— y.-,n  haven't  got  Inch  a  thin- as  a  R-.iinea 
»boat  you,  h.ive  lou! 

Sr.ttv.  Mo,  sir! 

Did.  Ayc-:-ihat'3al!,John.  I  on!.-  asl-.-ed^'or  ini'or- 
m»:ion.  ■       (cvitS-v 

Did.  Cad-I  faij  a e.vil  thin-  or  two  .o  the  Uvdner 
Jurtllo,v.     11!  so   and   try  him:  a.d  to   in-eve„,a'I  f," 

( '0^'"")""""""'"'  ""''"^  "'^  ^''"""''"^  ""'"'  '"'*  *^''"''^"    ^'"^• 

'Enter  Misi  Dur.Aai.B. 

Oil  lord  !  here  is  old  innocence  a'^-iin 

MissD.  Well,  sir,  I'm  all  impatience  for  this  evpla 
nation.    So  youv'e  ,ivnt  rid  oi-TVIifs  Pegjv.  ' 

Did.  Vt  3,  I  have  pacified  iter,  and  bile's  retired  to  the 
drawinpr.room.  1  i»a,  Juft  cnmir,-  to— vou  have'nt  pnt 
inch  a  ihing  as  a  ffuiiiea  about  you,  madam,  have  you  '  a 
ironblelome  poft-boy,  that  drove  me  this  morning  is  leaf- 
ing me  (or  his  motley.  You  ice  I  liapptn'd  nnloTtunately 
to  change  my  Iniall ' 

Miss  D.  Oh  !  thefe  ihinjs  will  happen,  sir.  Chives 
a    rnrle-)    There's  my  purse,  sir  ;    take  whatever  you 

ll.'o.  I'm  robbin;sf  yen,  mi'.-.m. 

Miss  D.  Not  at  all, you  know  You'.n  fom,  vetnrn  it 

-JitJ.  (aside)  that's  rather  d.Mibtful.  (to  her)  I'll  be 
^i:"!  yon  again,  madam,  in  a  moment.  C,.^.M^.r  ^ 

MIssn-  What,  sir!  fo  even  your  post-boys  areSo  be 
attended  upon  before  me.  '  "- to  ue 

Dri>.  Ma'am  ! 

MissD.  But  I  fee  through  your  conduct  sir      Thi    i 
mePi  expedient  to  avoid-me  ,gai^.     This  is  .00  much' 
•      Did.  (aside)    What  the    devil  shall  I  do  now  '     oh 
—oh  dear,  oh  lord  4  "" 

Miss  D.  What's  the  nvitfcr  ! 

Did.  ■V our  cruelty  has  fo  agitate!  me.-l  Mnt-a  \U 

H.^iJ;Xr;/;:^;^-?-d'^---- 

[Dtuni.snriinj  of. 


THE  MINERVA. 


Nn  where  to  be  found.- So  Mr.  Didiler  in  j;ane  now. 
They've  found  nic  outbv  my  letter,  nnd  avoiil  me  on  pHr- 
pol,-.  Out  I'll  not  stir  out  of  the  hou.'e  till  I  fee  Mr.  flaio- 
way  I'm  determined  1  fo  I'll  sit  mwllf  n,jie:lir  down,  (sits 
down  ill  ,he  ch  lie  Didiler  hi't  left.)  fll  nuke  tiie 
whole  family  treat  with   a  little  more  respect,  I  warrant. 

Enter  MUi  Dvhable  baatily,  vihia  g!a.K  qf^:iifr.  wUcA 
tic  tirtTM  U  buface.     She  tc-cama  bt  rise,  in  afurj. 

Fain.  Damnation,  madam  !  what  d'ye  mean  ? 

Miss  D.  Oh  dear  sir!  1  took  you  for  anotter  gentle- 
man. 

Kai».  Nonfcnfe,  madam  '.  you  couldn't  mean  to  ferve 
any  gentleman  in  this  way.  Where  is  Mr.  I'lainway ! 
i'U  have  fatisfaction  for  this  treatment. 


Vol.  1. 


E.:ur'!'\. 


\  this 


Plain.  Hey  dey  !  hey  dey  !  cousin;  why 
gentleman,  and  what  is  all  this  noife  about  >. 

Miss  D.  I'm  sure,  cousin,  I  doa't  know  who  the  gen'le- 
nian  i.s.  All  that  1  can  explain  is,  Ul*l>Ii.  I'ainwouM  was 
taken  ill  in  that  chair  ;  that  I  weBtWget  f;me  water  to 
recover  him  i  and  the  moment  after,  when  1  came  back. 
1  found  his  place  occupied  by  ibnt  gentleman. 

F-Ai  ,v.  Ma.iim,  this  is  no  longer  a  lii.ie  for  bantering. 
Voutjund  MrrainwoiU's  phee  eccipiej  by  me,  ■.vh:.aiii 
tor.  Fainwco'd— and  you  find  him  fu,l'ering  no  illnefs  at 
all.  iho    yin  wan'edlogive  him  one. 

Plain,  and  Miss  I),    ''/on,  Mr.  Fainwou'd  1 

Fai:,.  Yes  sir:  and  you've  found  out  by  this  time,  I 
Inpptlc.  tnat  1  m  perreciiy  acq.iainced  with  all  your  kind 
intentions towaids  me— that  1  know  of  vour  new  fon  in 
law,  sir  Kobcrt  liental— that  1  am  informed  I  am  to  make 
merrinieiit  for  yeu-aml  that,  if  I  am  refractory.  ,  our 
nephew,  Mr.  Dnl.lier,  is  to  pi.ll  5.,y  nol'e. 

P1.AI.1.  Sir  Robert  Cental,  an  i  niv  nephew,  Mr  Did- 
dler  I  why  L.nry,  this  is  ."ome  madman  broke  loofe.  Mv 
dear  sir,  1  haven  t  a  nephew  in  the  woil.l.  and  never  heard  | 
of  fnch  pceple  as  sir  Hoben  Kent^l,  or  Mr.  Diddler  in 
the  whcleconil'ecf  my  ii.'^e.  ' 

Faih.     This  is  ama.'.ing !  -  I 

>''■■-    It  is   upon  my  foul  !_you  fay   your  name 


AOU'd. 


.  Certaiifly. 

PLAi:t.  Then  nothing  but  the  appearance  of  the  other 
Ir.  Fainwou'd  can  Iol»e  th.e  ridd'e. 
Fain.  The  other  Mr.  Fainwou'd! 
..'':;';'.;''  ^":"'--;  tl-.ere  is  another  genlleman  focallinr 
himlillnow    in  ihis  houie;   and  he  was  the  beaic-  of   'i 
letter  of  introduction  from — 
I'Aitj,  My  letter ^ofmtrorlnction.— The   rascal  picked 
'•■-'"     -"  -  '  I  ,-ee 


lypocR^  of  it  in  tffis  very  houte  th 
through  itall  !  I  d.ue  f.iy  >our  houfe 
lin'O. 

Plain.  A  villain  !  whv,  where  is 
John— where  aie  ail  ilie  I'crvaiits  \ 


is    robb'd  by  ihii 
he,    cou'i 


E,:t 


■  Seiivant. 
.vou'J  ! 


this  gentle- 


Pi.  A I  ;t.  V.'heie  is  Mr.  Fa 

Seav.  What,  ihe  other,  s.. 

P LAI V.  The, oiher,  sir  !  then    you    k ,„„   „^„„^ 

man's  name  was  FahiwouU  And  you  never  told  me  he 
w,as  here  this  mornm.r.  . 

Senv.  Yc!-,  si.-,  I  did  ;   I  fent  you  to  him. 

Plai.v.  You  fent  me  to  tiie  niher  fellow. 

Serv.  No,  sir,  I  did  not  let  in  ihe  other! 

I'l-AiM.  I  Aippofe  he  got  in  at  the  window,  then     But 
where  is  he  now  ? 

SEav.  I'm  fiire  I  don't  know,   sir.-But  I  thought  that 
gentleman  w-as  gone. 
.    Fain.  Why  did  you  think  f.',  sir! 

PLrrtt.^wim! '"'' """  *''*"' ''  ^"""^  "'^'  ^'""""^  '"• 

Fain.  Gone! 

Serv.  Yes,  sir. 

Plain.  Why  then  the  rafcal's  run  o.Tin  it-and  P,-i — 
where  13  she!    w  here  is  my  daughter  ' 
now*^''  °'  '^'""™'"'   l''"'."Uiin.-It  flashes   upon  me 

„„'^|;"v  0''i'V'!;'^"''"=;'^'%'"="'!  lethortesbefaddled 
J,"'.'''^'-T.""  =""'  "■  ">""  '"'^  »f"=i-  I'lem  immediatdy.  Mr. 
fainwoud.  (exit  Serv. 

OERv.  Here  they  are.  Sir. 

(7b  be  cor.cluJedm  our  next.'' 


H  ISrORIC  AL. 

BELISARIU-;  kept  alive  the  las.  fparkof  Roman  vir- 
ue,  ami  with  him  ireypired.  I  cannot  forbear .tranfcri- 
bing  lome  historical  sketches  relating  to  this  hero:-- 

Eeliiarius  vv.as  appointed-  bv  Jufiinian,  .0  the  command 
of  the  army  deftined  for  tiie  African  vindalic  waT- _ 
Three  month,  after  his  departure  from  Confiantinopie,  he 
difembarked  on  the  African  shore;  his  trjons  occu,  ied 
aeamponihefeafide.  The  next  morning  afrerh'.,en 
campment,  fomcof  ,1„  neighbouring  gardes  were  piul": 


id  Belifarius.  afier  chastising  the  olfenders,  cmbra. 
ccd  Iha  slight  oci;  .sion,  hot  decisi\e  moment,  of  inculcat 
inittheniaxiiasof  juftice,  moJiraiion,  and  found  nolicv 
••  When  I  accepted  ihe  cmiftnissicn  of  fubdning  Africa 
I  defended  much  lei's  (faid  he)  on  the  numl  cr»  or  even 
bravery  ofmy  troops, ihan  upon  the  friendly  difpcsiti.i, 
ot  me  natives,  and  their  immortal  hatrfd  to  the  Vandals 
Yon  alone  can  dep.ive  »,c  of  this  hone,  if  v.:u  contiuue  to' 
e.trort  by  rapine  a.  hat  might  be  pnrchafed  f.r  a  little  mo- 
ney.  S*h.ct.s  of  violence  will  leconcile  thefe  iinplaea. 
blecnemies.  and  unite  them  .n  a  j.ilt  and  »  holy  lea,"ue  a- 
gainlt  the  invaders  of  iheir  country."  " 

V.'hen  EelifariuS  invefied  Kaplcs.  he  gave -audience  to 
the  deputies  of  the  people,  who  e.shoriedhint  to  difreiMrd 
a  conqueft  unworthy  of  his  army,  to  leek  the  Gothic  km- 
inarms,  &c.  Uelifarius  replied,  with  an  haughty  fmilc" 
"  when  I  treat  with  my  enemies,  I  am  more  accuftoived' 
to  ~ive  than  to  receive  counfcl  ;  but  I  hoM  in  one  hand 
ii.evltable  ruin,  hi  the  other  peace  and  freedom,  fech  as 
o;cily  now  enjoys,"  The  impatience  of  dday  urged  him 
to  ^laut  Ihe  most  liberal  terms  ;  his  honor  fecured  the-r 
rcrfo-.-mance,but  Naplc.  was  divided  into  two  fsction. 
1  hey  dclilciaii.d,lnit  c-ime  to  no  conclusion.  The  pati' 
ci-ceofdiearmy  was  almou  c.-;huul'ied  :  .and  at  ihcer'def 
twenty  days.  Belilarius  had  reconciled  hinifilf  lo  thudif 
(■race  of  abandoning  the  siege,  and  maicliing  againi't  i;.J 
Coihs.  Atlaft-an  if.iurian.  who  ,-.xp|.-,itd  il,e  diy  chp.r.'cl 
0!  an  aqueduct,  reported  to  the  general,  ih.vt  a  pafsaRt 
might  be  perfura-cd  to  intrcduse  a  file  of  armed  folniers 
mto  the  city.  When  the  work  was  c.-iecuted,  the  humane 
general  risked  the  difcovery  of  the    fccrct,  by    a  K'l  -■  I 

lrnitlefe.ad:nonitionof  the  impending  danger.' InthedaVk- 
ncls  Ot  jiight,  four  hundred  Komansenteied  the  fitiued-ct 
rai!'ed,thtiiil',.;ves  by  a  rope  fafiened  to  aii  o'lve  tree' 
founded  iheir  trumpets,  fiirprifcd  the  cemincls,  an-I  gavi 
admittance  -o  their  companions,  who  fcaled  the  walls  a.id 
burft  open  the  gales  of  Ihe  city.  Everv  criirc  wh^ch  i.s 
punished  by  foti.-djuftice,  was  praciilVdas  ihe  right's  oi' 
war  Rlifarinsi-lone,  mihe  fiieets  and  chinches  of 
Aaples,  endeavoured  to  nicderale  the  calamity  he  predict, 
ed.  ■'  The  gold  and  siver,  (he  repeatedly  eMclaimed)  uij 
Miejuft  rewards  oijour  volcur;  but  fpare  the  inhabiiai  ij" 
1  hty  are  cbriftiar.s-.-ihey  are  your  (upplicants-.thcyiia 
now  your  fellow  lubjec-.s.  Hifioie  ihe  children  to  ihcir 
parents,  the  wives  to  their  hu.'bands,  ard  shew  them  by 
your  generosity,  ol  what  friends  Ihey  have  cbfiinatcly 
deprived  themlelves. '  ' 


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[NUMBEU  29. 


ACCOUNT  OK    I  HE  ALIMAGET  CLUB. 
[From  the  GtxTi.EM.tK's  M.\c.\zi  .\e.] 
Mo.  Ubban, 
Tlie.r'll''W'ns  letter  was  fouml  amonj  (hs  iwpers  of  a 
genllcnaii,  nho  rjiriihuted  mJie  ihan  one  [laper  to  the 
Comioiir.Mir.     It  wai  desiineit  to  ii~  fenr  iri  Mr.  Town-, 
but  was  niisUtd  and  forgotten.     A.-^TVIr.  Tou-n  is  dead, 
I  know  no  perfon.  Ml-.  Uriian.  who  has  a  better  rijht 
to  ojien  hii  letters  than  yourfclf.  R-  2. 

Wr.  Tow.v, 

,  "  Nihil  dulcufi  eft  oti(? /iSfrato. "—Cic. 

THE  hiimour  of  forming  cluljs,  which  was  fo  cominon 
in  the  beginning  of  this  century  is  Hill  in  exillc;ice  in  this 
ptuce.  inrleed -.ve  are  in  nianv  refjK-dls  tlit  fime  ruce  of 
n.en  tliat  Mr  BckerlUIT  remembers.  The  lectofLuun- 
gers  daily  increalVi,  and  St.  Jjlin's  has  mt  lost  its  repu- 
ta'ion  fnrpunumi^.  Bu'  to  return  to  my  (ubje**.  It  was 
a  t;enileman  of  litis  last  meniiouv-rl  fociety  who  made  the 
firsi  propofa!  for  that  fiMi;ular  club  "f  whicli  I  am  Rolnij 
to  give  ynu  an  account,  and  of  wMcU  I  am  niyfelf  an  un- 
worthy member.  We  call  oni  feives  thj  Alphabet  Glob  ; 
as  we  confist  cf  twenty-fix  mcmi:£rs.  eiclt  of  us  bv  the  tni- 
liai  of  his  name  reprcPnrin;;  oue.U-tter  of  tiie  -alfitabct. 
There  was  a-  first  a  dil'pute  whether  we  should  consist  "f 
niore  Than  tv.-enty>li'e.  a*  fnmc  prrfons  contend  th.it  V 
and  IT  were  the  lame  letter  :  howeier,  it  was  alferied  oi 
the  ■brrhand,  that  :hev  differed  b.>ib  in'fjunJ  and  furm : 
and  up.m  (Vs  remiudin.-j  the  company,  that  be  could  be  of 
no  ufe  without  U  but  that  he  had  nothinj;  at  all  to  do 
with  V,  it  was  agreed  th,at  caoh  of  thsfe  letters  should 
have  a  reprefenta'ive.  E  tch  letter  takes  rank,  not  accord- 
ing to  its  plice  in  the  alphabet,  b^uftccordin^  to  its  rari- 
tv  i  for  this  reafin  our  prefideut  is  al'vavs  one  whofe 
name  beRins  with  a  Z.  1  he  next  to  him  in  di?nli;  is  Q.; 
aflfi-  whom  tne  ics;  folb>w  in  order,  beginning  at  the  end 
of  cbe  alphabet ;  for  we  haveobfeivsd  that  the  first  le'ters 
A.  B,  C,  iSc.  :ire  the  m-st  or.linary.  We  llUewife  e.idea- 
vour  to  chr.ofe  our  members  from  fome  fancied  rcfem- 
lll-jjici.,  either  in  Niupf  or  mien,  to  the  letters  they  repre- 
p\^-lt'it.  Our  pvefent  wortbv  Prendent  is  an  excelteitt  lit- 
il.  Z,  and  is  a  fellow  of  one  cf  ib<-  largest  colleges  here, 
■i  i.e  parr-nf  The  corpulent  B  i-,  well  ru3p.Ti»d  Uvjjr.  Bluf- 
tei ,  a  gentleman  who  me:if,ires  alxnit  four  vards  in  cir- 
cm'^feiPence.  Ilui  he  u  ho  bears  the  most  stritiing  rcfem- 
blai.ce  to  hi-  initial  is  Piofisror  I-noramus,  who  is  srtff 
and  upright  as  any  I  in  any  horn-bwoli  whatever.  There 
are  at  prelent  feveral  vicancies  to  be  iVllcd.  If  >ou  can  re- 
commend to  us  a  i^erlbn  who  turns  out  his  toes  well,  and 
whole  name  begins  with  an  A.  we  will  prefer  him  to  the 
place  of  that  letter.  We  shall  thn-ak  anv  body  who  will 
point  out  a  gen!leman  that  n^akes  a  good  bow,  and  whole 
name  begins  with  an  S.  wehave  alieadi  refufvd  a  P  who 
(lots  not  wear  his  hat  with  a  good  air  ;  and  have  done 
the  fame  by  a  V,  becatife  he  has  not  rhs  faculty  of  stand- 
ing npon  wne  leg.  As  we  are  determined  that  our  fjcitty 
»h;ill  be  truly  English,  v.e  peremptorily  rcjefled  the  pro- 
pofal  of  a  certain  great  fcbolar  to  admit  the  Dlgamina  in- 
to our  clah.  When  we  meet  in  an  evening,  which  we  do 
oilce  iit  twenty. fix  days,  we  amufe  ourfelvcs  in  a  very 
fptighily  manner  without  uttering  a  fingle  woj-d :  our 
whole  conveilution  being  carried  on  by  the  bodies  of  the 
nieliibcrs.  Wc  connect  otii  felve-  together  by  otir  hands, 
and  fo  form  words  and  fen'ences.  Thus  we  are  in  con- 
ttrual  motion,  and  talk  indunib:,liow.  Were  you  to  enter 
when  wc  arc  carrj'ing  on  a  brisk  converfalioii,  you  would 
think  we  were  plji>i''g  at  b-indnian's  bulf:  at  other  times 
you  would  lake  u^  for  a  knot  of  Peripatetics.  We  think 
all  this  vei-y  innocent,  and  conducive  to  the^harpenilig  of 
our  wits,  and  keeping  our  bodies  in  health. 
I  am,  &c. 

Ralph  CiiorciiET. 

THE  EVILS  OF  RESERVE  IN  MARRIAGE. 

JK    A    LETT^ER  TO    A    FRIEND,    i 

Believe  tne,  Maty,  that  to  the  security  of  rnatriuionial 
felicity,  no  quality  is  tiinre  necessary  than  cs.nd<im-.  All 
reserve,  obscurity, ordi.sguise,  are  productiv<i  of  indilfer- 
cncc,  suspicion  or  distinsi.  Let  my  e.\araple  convince 
you  of  the  necessity  of  perfect  candour,  r.nd  unb  junded 
confidence  in  the  conjugal  union  There  should  exist 
such  an  unity  of  interest  that  every  j)leasui.e  or  pain  slinuid 
be  ccinmon,  and  all  sep-ara'e  enjojment  or  su;iering  is 
an  injury  to  its  sacredrights. 

The  more  e.-ctjuisite  the  sensibility,  the  more  tender  the 
attachment,  the  more  poignant  the  pain  inflicted  bv  dis. 
trust  antfeuspicion. 

M)  husband ^was  a  man  of  strong  understandtn.ij,  a 
thoughtful  disjiosition,  and  teud-.r  heari, :  hi»  temper  wis 


reser-,'ed  and  sedate,  and  he  seldom  with  his  own  ac- 
cord, communicated  either  his  pains  or  bis  ple.isures,  jiar- 
ticularly  the  fir-t ;  and  the  most  acute  mental  or  bodily 
suffering  would  be  endured  in  silence,  unless  dra^-n  from 
him  by  the  iinjuiries  of  his  friends.  Yet,  to  few  persons 
were  the  soothings  of  tenderness  more  acceptalilc.  and 
there  was  few  whose  happiness  was  r,;;)re  de[;eudant  on 
the  assiduities  of  affection.  Such,  too,  was  my  dispositi- 
on ^  delighting  in.  the  s;mpathies  of  love,  yet  withheld 
from  ever  seeking  ihem,  by  ai^  unGon(|uerable  dilBdence 
and  reserve. 

His  business  kept  him  almost  the  whole  tlay  from 
home.  Hi=  office  was  in  the  centre  c.7  :1^  city  ;  and,  as 
our  residence  was  at  one  of  its  extremiiies,  the  walk  was 
long  and  wearisome.'  Indignant  at  ail  fraud,  oppression, 
or  injustice,  his  minJ  was  perpetually  hari^ssed,  and  his 
temper  fretted,  by  those  iniquities  of  mankind  to  which 
ills  profesion  exposed  him. 

At  the  approach  of  evening  1  would  trim  my  little  fire, 
prepare  the  tea-table,  and  wait  with  impatience  the  re- 
turn of  niy  husband,  whoirt  I  imagiticd,  glad  of  a  release 
from  1-ibor,  would  enter  with  a  smiling  face,  eml)race  me 
with  tenderness,  avid  in  some  mode  or  other  express  his 
pleasure. 

But,  alas  !  how  different  was  the  real  from  the  ima- 
ginary scene!  Ke  enters,  and,  throwing  himself  on  a 
chair,  is  grave  and  silent.  ISI.>rtified  anddisapijointed,  I 
ask  not  the  canse  of  his  silence,  but  p  lui  on'  his  tea,  and 
hanil  it  to  him,  with  a  countenance  strongly  marked  by 
discontent  and  gloom.  Thus  passes  the  evening,  in  mu- 
tual, though  silent,  suffering. 

You,  Mary,  instead  of  awaiting  the  salutation  of  your 
husband,  would  have  hastened  to  she  door  at  the  s  lund 
of  his  footstep.s,  flown  to  him  with  a  jr,y -enlightened  coun- 
tenance, and  by  ten.ler  inquiry,  would  have  learned  the 
cause  of  any  gloom  which  appeared  on  his  face.  Af- 
fecteil  and  jileased  by  these  proofs  of  yoj^r  affection,  he 
would  have  explained  to  jouany  disappointment  or  dis- 
turbance that  had  happened ;  won  d  have  own^d  he  was 
disgusted  and  wearied  at  the  injustice  b.ehadmet  with,  or 
, the  labor  he  had  undergone.  These,  contrasted  with  the 
trantpiil  and  tender  pleasures  you  liad  prepared,  would 
iiave  endeared  liim  to  his  home,  and  have  made, him  for- 
ge: the  evils  tf  society.  You  would  have  dissipated  liis 
chagrin,  his  cheerfulness  would  have  re.urn.'d,  the  senti- 
ment of  gratitude  w.n>.ldh.ive  been  ailncQ  o  hive,  andy.-iur 
hours  would  have  passed  in  all  the  delight  of  mutual  af- 
fection. But  how  (iiffei-ent  wastheeffect  priJuced  by  my 
conduct  !  Fatigued,  sick,  and  dejected,  my  liusiiand  pro- 
mised himself,  til  at,  on  his  return  home,  i  lie  glad  welcome 
'of  a  tender  wife  would  have  contpensaied  for  all  he  had 
suffered  :  bul,  instead  of  this,  he  jlerceived  only  silence  &; 
melancholy.  He  knew  his  own  feelings  ^vere  obvious, 
>el  they  passed  uimoticed.  His  peace  of  inliul,  he  con- 
cluded, was  of  too  little  importance  to  interest  his  wife  ; 
for,  certainly,*  if  she  had  felt  solicitude,  there  w«uld  be 
someexjiression  of  it.  Disappointed  in  his  anticijiared 
pleasure,  and  offended  by  such  apparent  indifference,  he 
was  cold  and  distant  in  his  manner  ;  thus  unknowingly 
increasing  the  cause  of  his  own  dissatisfaction  by  increas- 
ing mine.  Had  either  of  us  made  those  inquiries,  with- 
out v/hich  neither  of  hs  would  speak,  or  had  we  candid- 
ly owned  our  suspicions  of  indifference,  the  evil  would 
have  been  remedied.  The  incidcn  s  ofcich  day,  by  iiro- 
ducing  some  new  ciuse  for  compLiiiit,  ncreased  the  diffi- 
culty of  an  explanation,  .^stlie-cold  blasts  of  win'er  con- 
geal the  flowing  stream,  so  does  neglect  or  indiiference 
still  the  warm  current  of  aftection. 

The  sun  will  rise  and  dissolve  these  icy  bands,  but  each 
instance  of  unkindness  removes  to  a  greater  distance  thd 
return  of  that  confidence  which  alone  cap  restore  the 
warmth  of  love.  Each  day  distrust  increased,  and  remo. 
ved  the  possibity  of  an  explanation. 

This  reserve  extended  to  the  minutest  concerns.  I  re- 
member one  day,  he  brought  from  market  a  dish  of 
which  he  was  extremely  fond,  and  ordered  it  to  be  dress- 
ed in  a  particular  manner.  Desirous  of  pLasing  him,  1 
attended  to  it  myself,  and  thought  1  sh  >uld  have  been 
ajiijily  rewarded  for  this  little  trouble,  by  his  satisfaction. 
When  it  came  on  table,  I  watched  htm,  exjiecting  to 
!  hear  him  praise  it,  and  thank  .me  for  my  atfention.  He 
j  tasted  it,  and,  without  saying  a  word,  pushed  it  from 
him,  and  called  for  another  plate.  You  will  perhaps 
I  smile  when  I  tell  you,  that  my  eyes  tilled  with  tears,  ii:id 
!l  was  so  choaked  wi"li  emotion,  that  I  c(;uld  not  articu- 
late   a    word. My    silence,    my    emotion,    he    con- 

strutd  into  suUeiness  and  a.iger.  Tbis;laiurall/  increas- 
edhis  displeasure.  Had  1-but  smileD,  had  \  but  sjio- 
ken  one  word  ;  or,  when  the  tears  ,low.-d  down  my 
cheeks,  had  I  allowed  him  to  see  them,  and  explained 
their  source  :  it  wo.iid  not  only  have  restored  his  good 
humour,  but,  by  discovering  my  fond  desire  to  please, 
would  have  excited  his  iciidernc^s.  But  tliis  was  iinpos- 
.  sible. 


Now  you,  Mary,  would  have  laughed,  rallied  him  on 
being  so  diflicult  to  please,  assured  him  you  had  done 
your  best,  and  good-naturedly  have  jiromiscd  to  hare  it 
done  better  next  time.  He  would  have  thanked  you  for 
your  endeavour.  With  such  a  disposition  as  his,  your 
desire  to  gratify  him  would  have  fuily  compensatctl  for 
the  lo.ssofbis  iinner.  How  innumerable  are  the  instan- 
ces 1  could  give  you  of  the  pain  and  the  misery  produced 
by  this  reserve  of  disposition!  How  many  wakeful  nights 
have  I  passed,  weeping  the  want  of  the  tenderness  and 
confidence  of  tny  husband  ;  while  he,  restl-'ss  and  dis. 
turbed  by  the  evils  incident  to  lit'e,  would  tax  me  with 
cruel'y  for  not  inquiring  into,  and  participating  his  dis- 
quietudes. 

This  reserve,  which  for  years  had  been  increasing  at 
last  became  a  settled  habit.  My  cheerfulness  had  en- 
tirely descried  me  :  I  went  into  no  company,  and  1  re- 
ceived no  visitors.  My  melancholy  became  fixed,  and 
the  little  pleasure  my  husband  found  at  home  induced 
him  to  seek  it  abroad.  My  tea-table  used  to  wait  in  vain, 
no  one  came  to  jiartake  of  this  evening  meal.  With  my 
arms  folded  on  the  table,  and  my  aching  head  on  them, 
I  sighed  away  my  solitary  hours.  That  keenness  of  feel- 
ing,  which  a  heart  unused  to  sulf^riug  experiences,  was 
blunted  by  repeated  strokes,  Tlie  alternations  of  hope 
and  lear  gave  place  to  file  stagnation  of  indifference. 
The  eBort  to  please  was  lost  in  despair.  Too  restless"  to 
apply  to  foreign  u6jects,  my  active  mind  preyed  on  itself, 
and,  left  al  last  to  perfect  sulltude,  1  sunk  into  '  an  unin- 
terrupted lethargy .  I  now  saw  my  husband  only  during 
our  hasty  and  silent  meals  :  fond  of  social  pleasure,  and 
sprightly  discourse,  he  spent  his  evenings  among  those 
friends  to  whom  his  many  virtues  had  endearedhim! 

Even  on  the  bed  of  sickness,  this  iiuliual  reserve  and 
suspicion  did  not  ;  leld  ]ilace  to  ai.xiety  and  teiidcnicss, 
and  these  circumstances  only  increased  the  tear  which  si- 
lence inflicted.  1  was  one  day  by  his  btd-side,  and  of- 
fered s'.metbing  which  was  refused.  It  was  the  manner 
in  which  this  was  done  that  aff.icted  me ;  this  manner, 
however,  is  indescribable.  It  siemed  to  me  like  an  inti- 
mation that  my  a'tendance  was  irksome.  I  might  have 
been  mistaken.  Pain  and  sickness  might  have  been  the 
i:ause.  I  did  not,  howeeer,  enquire,  as  at  that  time  I  had 
no  doubt,  but  considered  it  as  the  proof  of  indifference. 
I  was  but  little  in  his  room  :  I  left  to  others  those  atten- 
tions which  1  only  should  have  paid.  He  never  U  f t  i!,,-it 
room,  bu;  there  ended  a  life,  many  \ears  of  which 
might  have  beenhappy,  but  which  were  miserable.  That 
sutt|ility  which  might  havejglven  birth  to  the  purest  and 
i^l^xquisiie  pleasures, twas,  from  the  want  of  candour 
and  expiittness,  changed  into  an  intrument  of  torture. 

The  hajjplest  life  is  not  exempt  frommoments  of  las^i. 
tudtt,  weariness,  perplexity,  and  distraction  :  Whenever 
the  countenance  or  manners  indicate  either,  let  the  friend 
seek  for  thecause,  and  let  conndence  and  plain  dealing 
banish  all  distrust  orsuspicion. 

N. 

OV  THE  CONDI  riO-V  OF  WOMEN. 

A  very  curious  work  has  been  published  at  Paris  on 
the  CoNDiiios  or  Women  under  Repculican  Cio- 
vERNMENTs.  The  Aiiilior's  objcct  is,  to  make  it  felt 
that  women  are  at  prefent  not  iu  their  proper  places  ;  or 
rather  that  ibey  have,  as  they  are  treated  now,  no  place 
at  all  in  the  fucial  order.  He  argues,  thai  it  is  the  duty  of 
the  Republic  to  draw  them  from  the  nullity  into  wliicli 
they  me  plunged  by  the  laws  of  all  nations,  and  thattlicy 
ougbi  to  enjoy  a  much  happier  and  mpre  honorable  lot. 
He  allows  ihem  no  .share  in  the  foveivignty,  becaufe  the 
willofihe  family,  which  is  one  and  the  lame,  ia  repre- 
I'ented  by  the  voice  of  the  father  Or  husband;  but  he  wifli- 
es  that  ihey  should  be  rendered  capable  of  receiving  cer- 
tain delegations  from  the  fovereign  authority.  Why,  for 
evample,  should  thev  not  difcharge  to  their  own  fex  the 
functions  that  relate  topublic  inftructiou!  Why,  above  all, 
fiiould  not  the  exercife  of  the  national  benevolence,  and  a 
share  in  the  adminillralion  of  charitable  eftsblishmems, 
be  entrulled  to  them  1  There  are  other  niiCuiis  in  which 
they  might  appear  with  -advantage. 

"  GovernlVicnts,"  tuys  the  author,  in  another  part  of  his 
•work,'  "  which  xitinfU  ihey  did  every  thing  in  providing 
fcr  the  wani.s  of  men,  have,  iu  extraordinary  circumftan- 
ccs,  done  but  half  their  work  j  they  have  ftiU  to  provide 
for  the  wants  of  thole  women  who  are  not  miirrieil,  and 
whofe  fupport  IS  not  derived  from  merf.  The  eiUblilb- 
ment  of  St.  C>  r,  which  was  founded  at  the  clofe  of  a  long 
war,  and  which  provided  not  only  for  the  inftruction,  but 
the  maintenance  an.i  future  eftablishment,  of  a  r.umhcr  of 
yoiiiig  females,  was  "by  no  means  an  abfurd  inilitmion. 
Retrench  the  arillocratic  part  of  ii  ;  establish  and  end.>w, 
iu  a  given  number  of  departments,  a  St.  Cyr  ;  and  you  will 
fee  morals,  talents,  and— llic  honour,  the  glory,  and  tb« 
tUarin  of  France." 


114 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804—5. 


I'he  author  thinks  it  im,>riptr  that  woincn  should  not 
be  aJmitted  into  icarncd  locieties,  when,  by  iheir  acquire- 
ments they  are  lit  to  have  a  leit  in  them.  He  is  alfo  pro- 
perly indignant  that  the  critninal  laws  Pippofe  them  to 
ha»e  fo  [K-rfect  a  knowledge  of  good  and  evil,  and  the  pro- 
vilions  of  law,  that  they  punish  them  like  men  when  they 
violate  the  laws,  and  yet  they  are  treated  as  children,  un- 
der guardianship,  in  matters  of  civil  policy. 

SK^ilTCM  OF  LAVATEB. 
This  celebrated  Phyfio:jno  nist,  who  lately  died  at  Zu- 
rich, has  been  for  many  years  one  of  the  most  famo  us  men 
ill  Lurope. 

He  was  an  humble  country  clergyman  of  good  educati- 
on, a  warm  fancy,  and  a  natural  aculenefs  of  dilcern. 
mcnt.  In  this  situation,  and  with  thefe  qualities,  he  was 
acculenially  led  to  turn  his  attention,  in  a  particular  man- 
ner, to  theevprcssioii  of  human  fentiment  and  character, 
in  the  varied  conformation  of  the  countenance,  head,  and 
othei-  parts  of  the  frame  :  in  the  complexion,  in  the  habi- 
tual motions  and  attitntles,  ill  the  temperament  of  health, 
&c.  He  perceived  that,  in  all  thefe,  not  only  transient 
passion,  hut  even  the  mure  permanent  qualities  of  charac- 
ter, ar,:  often  very  distinctly  exprcfsed.  He  carried  his  ob- 
i'crvations,  in  this  way,  much  further  than  any  other  per- 
foil  had  before  advanced  :  fuccels  inHamcd  his  imaginati- 
on, mid  he  became  an  enthusiast  in  the  study  of  physiog- 
nomy. The  opinions  relative  to  it,  which  he  propagated. 
were  amedltryof  acute  oblervation,  ingenious  conjecture, 
and  wild  r^'verie :  they  were  divulged  by  him  in  conver- 
iatiiin,  and  in  a  multitude  of  fragments,  which  he  and  his 
dilciples  fooii  alTemblcd  into  volumes.  Novelty,  mystery, 
and  the  dreams  of  enihusiaf'm,  hive  ine.vpressible  charms 
for  the  muUitiide:  every  mm  was  eager  to  learn  to  read 
his  neighbour's  heart  in  his  face.  In  Switzerland,  in  Ger- 
many, in  France,  even  in  Britain,  all  the  world  became 
passiinate  admirers  of  the  physiognomical  fcience  of  La- 
vatcr. 

His  books,  published  in  the  German  language,  were 
multiplied  by  many  editions.  A  feruant  would,  at  one 
time,  fcarcely  be  hired  till  the  defcriptions  and  engravings 
of  r.avater  had  been  conful'eJ,  in  careful  comparifon, 
with  the  lines  and  features  of  tlie  young  man's  or  woman's 
coui'tenince.  Tin;  fame  system  was  eagerly  translated  in- 
to the  French  langnage  ;  and  as  the  'nsight  into  charac- 
ter an  1  I'ccret  iutention,  which  it  promil'ed,  was  infinitely 
grateHiI  to  female  curiosity,  all  the  pretenders  to  wit, 
iiite,  ami  fashion,  among  the  lively  women  of  France, 
foon  became  distractedly  fond  of  it.  It  was  talked  of  as 
u  I'citnce  ful'ceptible  of  mathematical  certainty;  and  was 
applauded  as  capable  of  endowing  man  with  the  povver 
of  omniloient  intuition  Into  the  hearts  and  intentions  of 
his  fellows. 

Two  well  executed  translations  naturalized  the  fame 
boolis  of  Lavater  m  the  Engliih  language  :  this  natura- 
lization was  requisij)  to  shew  us  the  fallacy  of  his  preten- 
sions. The  wai  darings  of  im_,glnatiDn,  the  dreams  rejer- 
ablc  to  no  Icientilic  principles,  even  the  occasional  elnl^ 
ons  ofr.iblimity  and  pathos  which  iliofe  books  dil'played, 
iiiighi  interest  the  curious  rcmarker.  on  human  genius  and 
character  i  but  ferved,  at  the  fame  time,  to  evince  to  thofe 
of  ionnd  linfe  and  shrewd  difcernmcnt  that  physiognomy 
was  but  an  idle  study  :  the  amufemeni— it  might  be— of 
ilie  wile;  the  delusion  of  fools.  The  multitude  rim  ever 
in  extremes ;  and  notwithstanding  the  labours  of  Dr.  H. 
Hunter  and  Mr.  Holcrofc,  the  writings  of  Lavater  have 
been  since  treated,  in  F.ngland,  with  a  slighting  difregard 
that  does  injusiice  to  their  genuine  merits. 

The  physiognomical  delirium  of  the  weak  excited,  al- 
io, in  Germany  the  derision  of  the  wittv  and  the  wife, 
l.ie  i'h)siogMomical  Travels,  or  Physiognomical  Qiiix- 
ouc  o(  the  celebrated  Mufat'.is.  the  preceptor  of  Kof«bue, 
was  written  in  ridicule  of  the  dreams  ami  purfuits  of  La- 
vaier  and  his  pliysiognomical  ddliples  :  its  eiTect  was,  in 
Germany,  powerful  to  the  confusion  of  Lavaterism,  and 
i»  railed  us  author  at  once  to  fplendid    literary  leputa- 

But  even  aFienhe  first  charm  had  been  dissolved,  Lava- 
ter still  icta.iiej  manydiliiples:  he  continued  to  cultivate 
phjsiogmnny,  and  was  still  eagerly  visited  bv  travellers 
passing  nvar  the  place  of  his  rclidence.  By' tome  of  his 
advftlnrics  he  was  idly  and  uninstlj-  accufed  as  an  in.idi- 
ous  Ivfuit,  who  under  pretensions  about  phvsiognomy 
purfued  loine  vast  and  milchlevous  designs.  His  theolo 
bical  opinions  took  -a  colour  from  his  physiognomical  one. , 
anu  he  became  the  abhorrence  of  the  orthodo.^.  His  pri- 
^  life  was  simple,  and  eren  devoutly  pious.  His  wife 
wfll  as  himfelf,  a  great  physiognomist, 
riy  rifer,  and  ut'ed  never  lo  take  his 
11  lid,  earned  it  by  the 


1  ad  become,  us 


breakfast  till  be  had, 
jetformance  of  fjme  literary  task. 


ANECDOTE. 
Ammgst  the  many  brilliant  flashes  of  wit  attributed  lo 
that  singular  character  Doctor  Perne,  the  following, 
perhaps,  is  one  of  the  happiest  strokes.  The  doctor  hap- 
ptiiinc  lo  call  a  clergyman  (who  was  not  totally  undefer- 
vmg  of  the  tile)  a  fuol,  the  d.vine  refented  the  indignity 
lo  highly  tha.  he  ilireaiened  lo  compUn.  to  his  diocefan, 
ihe  Ktsbopof  tly—..  Uo.  ^iijsii,^(j„j,o^)   and  lie   will 


DE  VALCOUR  and  BERTHa^  : 

OR, 

THE   PREDICTION  TULFILLED. 
A  ROMANCE.  i 

C  H  A  P  T  ER    I. 

Silt  viiile  he  mrmur'do'cr  lift'i painffl  rare, 

In  Fortune'!  wild  inimitable  dace. 

Adversity,  companion  of  his  way. 

Still  o^er  the  victim  hung  with  iron  sviay  ; 

Bade  new  distresses  every  mument  grow. 

Marking  each  change  of  scene  with  change  of  woe. 

Falconek. 
THE  inhabitants  of  the  Castle  di  Montalpine  had  reti- 
red to  their  respective  apartments,  ere  the  ponderous  bell 
tolled  the  midnight  hour.  Bertha  counted  the  he.avv 
lengthened  notes,  and  then  with  palpitating  heart,  stole 
from  her  chamber  ;  first  ascertaining,  that  her  attendant 
Rosa,  was  in  a  profound  sleep.  Anxious  to  meet  her  ex- 
pecting husband,  she  descended  the  spiral  stair-case  with 
a  light  and  cautious  step,  unfastened  the  postern  gl'e,aiid 
entered  the  wopd.  Looking  bade  over  the  gloomy  pile 
she  had  passed,  she  had  the  satisfaction  to  find  that  every 
light  was  extinguished  within  the  castle.  The  moon  e- 
merged  from  her  obscurity  with  splentlor,  and  lighted  the 
agitated  Bertha  on  Iter  way  to  the  hovel  where  De  Val 
cour  awaited  her.  "  You  must  be  almost  fr07.cn  in  this 
place."  said  Bertha.  "lam  already  shivering:  I  have 
acoinforcable  lire  in  my  apartm^^nt.  you  may  safely  ven- 
ture." De  Valcour  threw  his  arm  lannd  her  waist,  and 
accompanied  hcrbac4;  to  the  castle.  As  thev  passed  the 
grand  portal,  a  gleam  of  light  shone  through'one  of  the 
uppercasements.  Bertha  started.  "  I  thought  all  were 
in  repose  for  the  night.  That  gallery  bads  to  my  father": 
ajiartinents  ;  what  can  induce  any  one  to  go  thither  a 
this  hour  i"  The  bell  at  that  moment  struck  one,  and  die 
light  was  extinguished.  Be.-ha  smiled,  and  endeavour, 
ed  to  seem  gay.  thereby  to  rc-aisure  l-.er  lover,  ,vho  vvjuild 
have  returned  to  his  miserable  b  ivcl,  rather  than  expose 
her  to  the  risk  o'i  detection.  "  We  have  noihin-.-  to  fear  " 
cried  she,  with  encrcasing  chearfuleess.  "  The  Barones;. 
is  indisposed,  and  sleeps  in  a  distant  apartment  :  jierhaps 
my  father  has  been  to  enquire  iiow  she  is  At  any  rate,  that 
Fuite  of  rooms,is  so  remote  from  those  I  occupy,  thai 
we  need  feel  no  alarm."  She  had  scarcely  spoken,  when 
a  shadow  passed  along  the  wall  which  both  dis'tinctiv 
perceived;  though  uncertain  whether  it  was  that  of  man 
or  woman.  They  halted  in  breathless  trepidation.  Dc- 
Valcour  placed  his  hand  ujion  his  sword  ;  but  a  inotion 
from  Bertha  checked  his  impetuosity,  as  she  pointed  to 
the  tall  trees  on  the  other  side  of  their  path,  where  the 
shade  slowly  glided  y  a  distant  avenue,  and  tlien  to-all . 
disappeared.  The  m-nn-bea^ns  now  fell  full  uijon  flu 
face  of  Bertha  ;  her  cheek  was  pale  with  terror,  her  lip 
quivered,  and  her  icy  hand  fell  mritionless  bv  her  side 
"  Bertha,  my  love,  look  up,"  cried  the  aconiitcd  vouth  • 
"  strive  against  this  weakness.  A  moment's  delay  now 
may  prove  our  ruin.  I,«t  me  leave  you  in  security,  be- 
fore I  ^o  to  explore  this  mystery,"  ■<  Leave  me,  Ju- 
lian !"  exclaimed  Bertha  :  "Ah,  could  you  leave  m'c  in 
this  dreadful  state  ofalarin?  rather  let  us  brave  our  fate. 
I  shall  die  of  terror  i  f  you  abandon  rae  now. "  Thev  had 
by  this  time  reached  Bertha's  apartment:  the  lamp  was 
burning  on  the  tabic  :  Rosa  still  slept  soundly  ;  and  the 
chearful  fire  blading  in  the  chimney,  revived  their  sink- 
ing  spirits,  enabling  them  to  discourse  tranquilly  of  their 
present  situation  and  future  prospects. 

"  1  fear,  Julian,  we  have  done  very  wrong,"  said  Ber- 
tha, dejectedly,  "  in  marrying  without  my  father's  con- 
sent. Should  I  never  succeed  in  removing  his  cruel  pre- 
judices, not  even  your  love  will  presirve  me  from  wretch- 
edness. Hope,  and  your  ardent  assurances,  raav  flatter 
my  senses,  but  reason  chills  my  glowing  fancy  with  the 
recollection  of  irty  disobedience." 

"  Call  not  our  conduct  by  so  harsh  a  naine,  my  lovely 
britle,"  said  Julian,  pressing  her  to  his  heart.  "Surely, 
in  the  sight  of  heaven,  you  are  not  disobedient.  Your 
father  encouraged  and  sanctioned  our  love.  He  took  me 
an  orphan  intohis  protection:  gratitude  to  him.  and 
love  for  his  beauteous  daughter,  were  the  first  sensations 
which  gave  value  to  my  existence.  He  beheld  our  af- 
fection with  apparent  delight." 

"  You  have  often  proinised  to  tell  your  story.  Julian 
Suppose  you  amuse  me  with  it  now  :  it  will  serve  to  be- 
guile us  from  melancholy  thoughts. 

"  1  h  ■  recital  will  poorly  repay  your  curiosity.  Bertha  : 
ytiur  aitection  for  me  can  alone  render  it  intereftlng.  A 
slight  recollection  remains  in  my  mind,  of  a  venerable 
looking  woman,  whom  I  ufed  to  call  moiher.  Our  habi- 
tation was  indifferently  furnished  :  yet  weenjovedall  the 
comforts,and  fometimes  the  luxuries  of  li  fe.  The  tranl'. 
actions  of  one  day  as  the  most  importatant  of  my  liule 
history,  is  alfo  the  freshest  in  my  memorv.  Mv  mother 
had  desireij  me  to  amul'e  myfelf  with  toys  till  she  returned 
from  market,  and  on  no  account  to  stir  from  the  bed  on 
which  she  placed  me.  "She  had  not  been  gone  many  mi- 
nutes, when  two  ftrange-looking  men  entered  :  one  of 
them  caught  me  in  his  arms;  and  when  I  endeavoured  to 
cry  out  stifled  my  cries,  by  grasping  my  throat  brutally  : 
the  other  openedever/  drawer  and  clufet,  uttering  exclal 


mations  which  I  did  not  understand  ;  and  at  length  hav- 
ing concluded  his  fearch,  covered  me  with  his  cloak  and 
carried  we  away  in.his  arms.  My  little  frame  was'con- 
vulsed  with  agony,  and  his  threats  alone  made  me  stifle 
my  fears.  He  had  placed  me  before  him  or  a  liorfe  which 
fled  with  great  fwiftness.  The  unufual  fatigue  rendered 
me  almotiinfcnUble.  The  man  who  carried  me,  often 
fpoke  to  his  companion  in  a  complaining  lone,  which  the 
other  anfwered  with  repro.aches.  A  fierce  quarrel enfued 
At  length  I  distinguished  the  following  words  in  rotation! 
whichwas  theonly  part  of  their  converfation  I  miderftood 
Place  the  brat  on  the  ground,  and  let  us  fettle  this  difl 
pute  at  the  fword's  point.  The  Chevalier  shall  fee  who 
ferves  hiin  beft.  •  I  want  not  to  fight,'  replied  the  other 
iillenly  :  •  I  only  wish  the  reward  to  be  shared  equally  • 
While  they  were  debating,  a  party  of  horfemcn  apprsach- 
ed:  the  villains  appeared  difmayed.  '  It  would  be  ufelefs 
toreturn, 'faid  one  cf  them  j  '  we  should  be  overtaken  • 
let  us  hide  the  boy  ;  and  let  us  give  them  battle  '  Heim" 
mediately  difmonnted  ;  and  placing  me  behind  a  hedre 
applied  a  whistle  to  hi.s  Mps,  the  found  of  which  echoed 
through  the  forest ;  and  loon  a  fresh  party  of  horfemen 
appeared.  He  then  threw  a  parcel  af  p,p„s  io,o  my  u„ 
•  Take  care  ol  these,'  laid  he,  '  ami  keep  yourfelf  conceal'. 
ed  till  I  come  to  you.'  By  this  lime  a  brisk  firi'itr  was 
commenced  ;  the  found  terrified  me,  and  I  vainly  tried  to 
shield  my  ears  from  the  dreadful  noife.  DilVegarding  his 
injunctions  I  ran  with  all  my  strength  from  the  Ipot 
where  death  leemedto  menace  me.  What  few  papers  mv 
liitle  hands  could  grafp,  I  still  held  fait,  nor  siop.led  till 
exhausted  with  fatigue  and  terror,  I  lank  down  in  a  pub 
lie  road.  It  was  there  I  was  found  by  your  father,  who 
passing  with  his  domestics,  formedthe  benevolent  design 
ot  prouctmg  me,  in  compassion  for  my  wretched  heliilels 
state."  •' But  the  paper  ,"  laid  Bertha:  "  what  did  they 
c.mtailU  ■•  They  were  without  any  signature.  Here 
'Hey  arf.       Bet  tha  took  them,  and  in  the  first  read  thefe 

"  Good  Maud,  be  careful  of  onr  dear  Julian.  Everv 
lupply  necenary  for  jrour  pleasures  and  comfort  shall  be 
punctually  remitted  :  he  mus,  as  yet  remain  with  vou  ; 
but  be  cautions,  as  ufual  i  for  should  he  be  dilcovered  his 
lilewill  bethe  forfeit.  This  will  be  delivered  bya  trufty 
i:iebsengtr,  by  whom  yon  may  fend  word  if  you  have  any 
v.anis  or  wishes  iingratihed."  ' 

The  fecond  ran  thus  ! 

■•  Fernando  you  must  fet  out  directly.  I  cannot  join 
•the  party  to-r.ight  :  but  I  can  depend  on  your  punctuality. 
Leon  m,ay  aiiend  you.  Tell  Maud  to  resign  her  charge 
immediaiely  into  your  hand!  :  but  be  carciul  not  to  de- 
lay an  unnecessary  moment.  Should  she  refufe,  force  must 
settle  the  business." 

"  This  myftery  is  impenetrable,"  faid  Bevtha,  "  ant! 
conjecture  is  bew  ildered."  "  It  is  indoed,"replied  Julian  i 
"  for  it  feems  b>  the  contents  of  thol'c  letters,  that  my  verv 
life  depends  on  fccrecy  ;  and  to  rlie  Baron  onlv  liave  1 
revealed  the  events  1  have  juiit  related.  His  kindnefs  has 
bitBerio  prevented  my  feeling  the  want  of  parental  love. 
Cut  now,  P.ertha.  bow  changed  are  my  profpects  !  Fatal 
to  us  was  the  hoar  in  which  be  first  beheld  the  beauteous, 
the  haughty  Valeria  :  she  first  taught  him  to  treat  niv 
humble  iuit  witli  disdain  :  for  though  the  Baron,  strictly 
honourable,  has  never  acquainted  her  with  my  real  storv. 
mybjiiig  poor  and  oblcuieare  fuillcieui  crimes  in  her  eyes'. 
Our  love  was  then  forbidden.  Caprice,  not  juftice,  dictat- 
ed the  mandate,  which  turned  me  a  iViendlefs  wanderer 
frtjm  the  hitherio  hospi-.able  Castle  di  Moi:talpine.  Dis- 
daining this  unmerited  ignominy,  we  dared  to  ratify  our 
vows  of  love,  by  holy,  though  I'ecrct  union  ;  and  I'urelv, 
my  Bertha,  no  sin  attends  on  the  transgietsion.  Cruel  ne- 
cessity alone  compelled  us  to  do  it  ;  and  .hough  awhile 
we  part,  heaven  »  ill  prcsptr  virtuous  ailectiou,  and  cr.nvn 
our  re-union  with  peace  and  honor." 

[TO  BF  CONl  1      IT.D   ] 

SJiLECTJiJJ  PoJi-TJiV. 

ADVICE  TO  A  LADY. 

[BY  LORD  LYTTELTON.] 

THE  counfels  of  a  friend,  Belinda,  hear, 
Tootoughly  kind  to  pleal'e  a  lad\  's  ear. 
Unlike  the  flatteries  of  a  lover's  pen. 
Such  truths  as  women  leljom  learn  fnim  men. 
Nor  think  I  praifeyou  ill,  when  thus  I  shoi» 
\\  hat  female  vanity  might  fear  to  know  : 
Some  merit's  mine,  to  dare  to  be  sincere: 
But  greater  your's  sincerity  to  hear. 

Hard  is  the  fortune  that  your  fex  attends; 
Women,  like  princes,  find  few  real  friends  : 
All  who  approach  them  their  own  emlspurfuei 
Lovers  and  ministers  are  feldom  true. 
Hence  ofi  from  Ueafon  heedlel's  Beauty  strays, 
And  the  molltrullcd  guide  the  most  betrays  ; 
Hence  by  fond  dreams  of  fancied  power  amusM, 
When  most  yoti  tyrannize,  you're  most  abus'd. 

What  is  yotii-  i"..>x's  earliest,  latset  care, 
Vourheart'b  fupreme  ambition  !— To  be  fair. 
For  this,  the  toilet  every  thouglit  employs, 
Heni.e»ll  the  t*iU  of  drcl's,  and  all  t>'-  '- 


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115 


lor  ihis,- hand';.  I.ps,  and  e>e<i,  are  put  to  Icliool, 

And  each  inst.ucted  featuro,  has  its  rule  : 

And  yet  how  few  have  leaint,  when  this  is  given, 

Not  to  difgrace  the  partial   boon  of  Heaven! 

How  few  with  all  their  pride  of  form  can  move ! 

How  few  are  lovely  that  are  made  for  love  ! 

Ho  you,  my  fair,  endeavor  to  pofsefs 

An  elegance  of  mind  as  well  as  drcfs  ; 

Be  that  yi>ur  ornameht,  and  know  to  plcale 

By  graceful  Nature's  unaiFected  cafe . 

Knr  make  to  danjcron^  wit  a  vain  pretence, 
But  wifely  rest  content  with  modest  fenle  ; 
For  wi",  like  wine,  intoxicates  the  brain. 
Too  stro'nj;  for  feehle  woman  to  fustain  : 
Of  iholc  who  claim  it  more  than  half  have  nonei 
And  half  of  thofe  who  have  it  are  undone. 

Be  still  fiipetior  to  your  fex's  art!. 
Nor  think  dishonesty  a  proof  of  parts  i 
For  you,  the  plainest  is  the  wifest  rule  : 

A    CUN.NINO    WOMAN  is  a    KNAVISH  TOOI.. 

Be  good  yourf:lf,  nor  think  another's  shame 
Can  raife  your  nitrU,  or  adorn  your  fame. 
\'lrtue  is  amiable,  tnild,  f-rene  ; 
Without,  all  beauty  ;  and  all  peace  within: 
The  ht,iior  of  a  pnide  is  rage  and  siorm, 
'Tis  u-^linefs  in  its  most  frightful  form. 
Fiercely  it  stands,  defying  Gods  and  men, 
As  fiery  mojisters  guard  a  giant's  don. 

Seek  to  be  good,  Imt  aim  not  to  be  great : 
A  woman's  nnlilest  station  is  retreat  ; 
Her  fairCEl  virtues  fly  from  public  sight. 
Domestic  worth,  that  sltui.s  too  strong  a  light. 

To  roilgl'er  man  Ambition's  tat^k  resign 
'Tis  purs  in  finales  or  in  courts  to  shine. 
To  labour  for  a  funk  corrupted  state. 
Or  dare  the  rage  of  Envy,  anil  be  great. 
One  only  care  )ouv  gcmk-  lnt;a.i:s  shjula'movc, 
"1  h'  impoflant  businefs  of  your  life  is  love  ; 
To  this  great  ]ioint  direct  your  constant  aim. 
This  makes  your  haj^pinel's,  and  this  your  fair.e. 

nc  never  cool  referve  with  passion  join'd  ; 
^\iih  cau'i'm  cbulc!  but  then  lie  foncfly  kind  : 
'I'lie  fellisli  heart,   thai  but  by  halves  is  given, 
Shall  find  noplace  in  Love's  delightful  heavep  ( 
>I(re  I'wcet  cxtreiiies  alone  can  truly  blefa  ; 
The  virtue  of  a  iover  is  excels. 

A  maid  unasU'd  may  own  a  w-.tl-placed  flame  ; 
Not  loving  riRsr,  but  loviiig  wr.o  ;c,  is  shame. 

[  To  ie  concluJa!  in  our  r.ey:t.  ] 

[The  following  fweet  lines  were  fclected  for  The  Miner- 
va by  a  refpectable  patron. — liy  the  afffctionate  parent 
and  by  the  dutiful  child  they  will  b&  read  with  corref 
ponding  fvniations  of  delij,bt. 

MY  MOTHER. 

Vho  fed  me  f.cm  her  gentle  hreat. 
And  huoli'J  me  to  her  arms  to  rest, 
And  on  mv  cheek  frt-eei  kist,es  nrest  f 
My  Mother. 

When  sleep  forfook  my  open  eye/ 
Who  vas  it  fung  fweet  lullaby. 
And  rock'd  me  that  I  should  not  cry  ! 
My  Mother. 

Who  fat  antl  watch'd  my  infant  heaij 
When  sleeping  on  my  cradle  bed, 
A  nd  tear',  of  fweet  aifectioii  shed  ! 
My  Mother; 

When  pain  and  sicknefs  made  me  cry. 
Who  gazed  upon  my  heavy  eye. 
And  wept  for  fear  that  I  fiiouid  die  ; 
My  Mother. 

Who  dress'd  my  doll  in  cloilics  fj  g^.v, 
.\ml  laught  me  pietly  how  to  play, 
And  minded  all  I'd  got  |;0  fay  ! 
My  Mother. 

Who  ran  to  help  me  when  I  fell, 
Ai.d  woulil  lome  pretty  storv  tell. 
Or  kifs  the  place  to  make  it  well  '. 
My  Mother. 

Who  taught  my  infant  lips  tc  pray. 
To  love  liod's  holy  Book  and  D.iy, 
And  walk  in  wil'dom'a  pl«al»iit.  way  ( 
My  Mother. 

And  can  1  ever  ceafe  to  be 
ALeciioiiu'.e  and  kind  lu  lUee 


Who  was  fo  very  kintitojnc. 
My  Alother  ? 

Ah  !  no—the  thought  I  cannot;  bear  i 
And  If  God  pleafe  my  life  to  fpate, 
1  hope  I  shall  retvard  thy  cai«, 
My  Mother 

When  thou  art  feeble,  old,  and  grey, 
My  healthy  am  shall  be  thy  stay. 
And  I  will  foothe  thy  pains  away, 

My  Moltier. 

And  when  I  fee  thcc  hang  thy  head. 
'Twill  l>c  my  turn  to  watch  thy  bed, 
And  tears  of  fweet  alVcciion  shed. 
My  /(other. 

For  Goi  who  lives  above  the  skies. 
Would  look  with  vengeance  in  his  eyes, 
If  i  sliould  ever  dare  clefpife, 

My  Mother. 

SONG. 

TH2  MEH  ARK  ALL  ROVERS   ALIKE, 

To  me  yet  in  teens  Mamma  would  oft  fay. 
That  men  were  deceivers  and  lure  to  betray  ; 
This  lesson  so  strongly  she  painted  to  me, 
Thit  lovers  1  thought  all  deceivers  must  be, 

And  tlut  ir.sn  arc  all  rovers  a!:k». 

Voung  Collin  is  hanill'ome,  good  humonr'd  beside. 
With  artlel's  kind  ofl'er,  would  make  me  his  bride  i 
Mammn.  was  mistaken  I  plainly  can  see. 
And  I  doubt  if  all  lovers  deceivers  must  be. 

Or  that  men  are  all,  Stc 

Thus  fung  the  f.air  damfel  when  Collin  appear'd. 
Hct  doubts  now  all  vaiiish'd,  no  danger  she  fcar'd, 
To'join  In  fweet  weillock.  the  lover's  agree. 
Was  Mifs  in  the  wrong,  that  hereafter  you'll  lee, 

For  the  men  are  all,  kc. 

— — -  i^.^ge^''-— — 

FOR  THE  MiNE.UVA. 
REFLECTIONS  ON  CARD  FLAYING, 

£vf.-<7«e//v)m  BenHet'i  LeTtbis,   atrJforwardtd  for 
piiblhation  by 
'  A  FEMALE  FRIEND. 

Ulcbmoml,  March  29,  1805. 

LETTER  LXXIII. 

CARDS  which  are  the  in'eparable  conconiliants  .tT 
tea  visits,  and  introduced  as  fooo  as  (erfjns  are  v  ell 
fealcd  in  company,  arc  a  very  equivocal  plcaftire,  and.  by 
no  means  to  be  much  reccmmeniled.  Little  habi'.s  inl'e.i- 
sibty  beget  a/i<MS(D)i  for  them;  and  a  pttssion  P>r  cirJs 
murders  time,  money,  talents,  understanding,  every  ibinj 
that  is  lational  in  our  nature,  and  every  thing  that  is  di- 
vine. 

If  experience  did  not  convince  ifi  of  the  fact,  one  should 
never  have  imagined,' that  a  reuioin.'j/e  creature  wouldever 
b.ive  been  able  to  confume  hours,  days,  weeks,  months, 
years,  in  cutititin^  ovfr  the  black  and  red  fpots  upon  pjpcrr. 
and  childishly  t- quarrel  about  their  fucccls — a  creature 
who  has  understanding,  that  is  capable  of  improvei.^cni, 
to  an  infinite  degree!  A  creature,  living  in  a  wcrld, 
where  knowledge  is  inimenfe,  and  every  flower  or  shrub 
a  subject  of  astonishment — who  has  a  temper,  that  re- 
quires continual  watchfuinefi  ;  a  foul  that  needs  unreniif- 
tingctiUivation  ;  perhaps  children,  that  call  Tor  incefsant 
insiriiciion  ;  amid.>t  objects  of  distress,  for  which  /-icitv-''! 
bees  each  supcrHoous  iienily,  and  in  »J)ody  thai  may  nn/ 
■momtiil,  drop  into  the  grave. 

I  will  advert,  no  longer,  onlhe'Worc/confeqiiences.  A 
woman,  who  has  a  wish  only  to  pkniv,  should  not  be 
much  addicted  to  this  practise.  It  is  very  apt  to  ruffle 
the  temper,  ant\  iliscmnfMse  thcfcaivrcH  ;  and  a  lour,  or  an 
angrv  look  is  more  destructive  to  ffnialc  chavma,  than  an 
h'gh  fcorbutic  flush,  or  the  fmall-pox. 

It  is  fald  in  favor  of  cards,  tliat  they  prevent  ccar.M, 
and  area  fubsiiiute  to  many,  for  the  want  of  cqiiierfjii- 
on.  This  conveysa  fcvete  stigma  boih  on  our  heari',  a  id 
understanding,  li  fup|!ofes,ihat»«have  few  fmres  of  enter- 
tainment su/tim  ourlclvesi  &  that  the  only  T.ay  to  avoiil 
a  greater  crime,  is  to  fall  into  a  lei's.  Our  momeris,  I  fear, 
will  not  bear'the  fcruiiny  of  confc  sxc  or  reaibn,  much 
lefs  of  the  great  day,  if  we  cai.noi  contrive  to  fpei.d  ibini 
in  an  innocent  andufeful  manner,  wii'i-ijuuhs  I'wwrefvurce 
of  cither  learulaf  ur  j^laji. 


LETTER  LXXIV. 


.  The  ucf'nier  of  cards,  however,  will  fay  nothing  in  f»« 
vor  of  'Qamhig.  No  fortune,  they  know  is  equal  to  its 
extravagant  demands.  An  unlucky  throw  lofes  thoufands 
in  a  moment.  It  has  reduced  the  most  opulent  families  to 
indigence  :  it  has  led  Ibme  to  far^ry,  and  an  ignominious 
death  ;  -others,  whofe  pride  would  not  brook  the  degradn- 
ri.7rt,  tothe  fatal  act  of  fuicide  ;  at  brst  has  plunged  IntQ 
poverty  and  diftrefs,  many  heirs  of  honorable  and  illustri- 
ous houfes,  who  were  born,  in  all  aplxarancc  to  /jnfpkr 
days. 

Voar  nwrUratr  card  players  (as  they  call  themfelves) 
have  often  wondered,  what  can  tempt  people  of  fortune  to 
iitch  a  dreadful  and  ruinous  amufement,  as  that  of  gaming. 
I  will  ventureto  fay,  Ihat  this  shocking  practice  is  nothing 
more,  than  the  fpirit  ofcard  playing,  carried  to  its  ex- 
trniie  '  That  equal  temptations  would  probably  have  led 
//.'rin  to  the  very  fame  imprudence;  that  they  both,  }^n^ 
rally,  originate  in  the  fame  principle,  (the  want  of  biinc- 
thing-iub-.tanlial  to  fill  and  Cicrcife  the  mind)  and'atfe 
oul)  anariillcialme'hod  of  deftroying  that  cnma  and  Ian. 
gour,  which  are  the  moft  iufupportable  fei-lings  of  human 
life;  and  that  the  cure  of /m(A,  most  equally,  I'pring  from 
Ijlid  knowledge  and  from  lolid  virtue. 

Though  gaming,  at  first,  rifts  from  no  worfea  principlrj 
than  a  want  of  ainnf.;nvint,  or  of  having  fomethiiig  to  ca  1 
thepas-.ions  into  excrcifc,  yet,  in  iisconfequencvs  it  hns  a 
tcntiency  toera  Jlcate  every  religious  and  moral  dil'position, 
every  focial  duty,  every  laudable  and  virillous  ailection. 
It  renders  the  mind  seif^b  in  the  extreme,  and  cjIIohs  to 
the  touch  of  woe,  in  every  shape,  whilst  it  I'lops  up  the 
sluices  of  charity,  ii  extinguishes  the  inclination  for  it  ;  it 
is  d'.af  to  every  call  of  friendship  or  of  prudence.  'Flicre 
can  be  no  fugh  thing,  as  an  attentive  parent,  mother,  w.le, 
biother,  sif.er  orafympaihi'.ing  hear: ,  where  this  infer- 
ital  rage  has  p-ifscfsi'ou  cf  the  lotil.  Every  thinj  elfs  is 
fwallowvd  up  in  the  all  ue-jourij^^  tKirtux,  A  ganiefier 
would  fiake  the  lift  thoufandon  a  throw,  though  a.pritan 
for  \ievijiisbii7ti',ri-^s  fur  her  c.6r7fi/r/J,  ora  ^fi'/ot;-;.-  fjr  her 
nearcst_/37>;ir/,  v.'creihe  melancbulv  (irolY-ecl  ! 

If  you  disbilicvefiw  n-af  ning,' looli  ii.ti  life.  V.'.  at 
cfiect  has  ibis  pal'.ion  Jill/:' ..'Vv  produced  on  women,  v.  i,o 
had  once  hearls  full  of  tendv;r'ncl"s  and  iir;uc,  and.wro 
ain-cted  with  cvci-y  oppcarauccef  tafie  and  e>-«fif  elegance* 
ol"  maniiers  to  captivate  and  to  charm  '     '  . 

If  it  were  not  invidiuus.  I  c^uldprot'«;s  miny  i'viug 
chirnc't-r^to  fopport  my  ass;rtious.  Tiiey  v  ■nild  make  a 
dilm.il  picture,  and  the  «i(.«u  would  be,    "bjwaveotbe- 

Tbon:;h  I  abhor  novels,  yet,  perhaps,  thetelctpaieJ- 
one  of  Gcciliais  worth  rern'i.'g,  il  it  wis  o.ly  lo  ;iiard 
..ur  fash'0.t:i!)lc  ladies  f,  oiv.  f^lilling  on  the  d.eai'.ful  rock 
)f  the  Harrels.  Many  cha.ucicr!,  in  tkuj.  book,  arc  over 
strained,  but  (4/*  is  boriov.ed  frcnv  real  lift,  and  daily 
oblcrvaiion. 

ANilCOOTiX. 

A  verv  ciirlnu?  -ir-.l  valuable  lihrarv,  fome  time  sine-, 
being  on  fale,  amoi>  t'.ic  v.-st  a  mr.'-.i.lcript  law  book  w;i3 
put  up,  the  perfo■.•n^;;l■.ce  cf  a  li  e  ern'oent  hand  ;  to  ci> 
hance  the  price,  and  stimulate  the-  cDnp^.ivy  lo  purphale 
it,  the  auctiionecr,  told  them,  ih.i^  hrsiJe'.  its  originali'y, 
it  ha'i  the  add.tl  n-.il  a  Ivar.tage  of  an  opinion  concerniug 
it,  written  in  a  blml,  loitfi  by  one  of  the  most  ilis(ini'i''s.'- 
ed  fages  of  the  law,  bir  hermist  beg  to  be  excufed  the  pr<,- 
duciiig  it,  tin  jfter  ii  t.boiil.1  be  fold  :  This  took  li  >..,il 
Willi  The  liirruti,  that  they  advanced  cii  oue  anmliti  .• 
e.icb  bidiliiig,  till  't  Was  knocked  down  a;  n  very  coi.sn,^- 
rablc  price,  to  one  wlio  was  determined  to  h?V'  '"  a'  •'^"/ 
rati;,  who  v'hen  it  was^elivei-eil  lo  him,  fi'-s^f''  "■'' 
the  expectation  and  impaiience  of  the  compauy  .'  r.-id 
the  opinion,  that  the  purcbafvr,  for  fear  of  bciin;  crowc- 
ed  to  death,  to  his  mortification,  read  thjfe  wortls!^ 

"  ME>t:     1  ki'JC  artf.iHy  peruse.!  this  boat;  anildn^^id  " 
it  wurtA  lut  o:tc/d,  uir;;-  '^- ' 

r  IT  E   w  I  s  ir. 

I've  often  wish'l  to  have  a  friend. 
With  whom  my  choicest  hours  lo  fpenil. 
To  whi.iv.  I  I'.ilcly  might  impart 
Each  will!  and  weakncfs  of  my  heart : 
Who  might  iu  cvr.  ibrrow  cheer. 
And  mingle  with  my  griefs  a  tear  ; 
For  whom  alone  I  wish  to  be. 
And  who  "ould  only  live  for  me,^ 
And,  to  fecure  my  blifs  for  hf> , 
I'd  wish  that  friend  to  bt;— A  wirE. 

IrrMENEAL   RE  GISTE  R. 


MARRIED,  in  Thiladelphia,  <^n  the  i6th  inst.  by  the 
Right  Rev.  Biihoi  While,  Dr.  WiT,LiA»t  Fousn..E,>r.  ■ 
cf  Richmond,  io'mIIs  Lt;cY  Lawrence,  of  I'hiladcl- 
phia. 

O  B  I  r  U  A  R  Y. 
niFD.  in  this  city  en  the  "^Glb  inst.  rr.--i;i'. ',   Lavt- 
sov,  an  olfictr  in  the  American  fen  ice  il'.tn.ig  'he  r.-yo- 
lutionary  W"- 


16 


THE  MINERVA. 


Vol.  I. 


IlAiSi.VG    lilt,  VVINJ A   FAucE. 

\fi,ndmlui  from  page  112.] 
Oiif'ItT,  Pt-jj;-,  niu/  Sain. — Diddier   jancinr  and 


.  tny  brave  fellow,   I'll  :oon  change 

!':.>.  Tli'.n'' ',c,  sir,  htit  it  is  changed  aire  r.ily.  Sam, 
jov  ihu-  )-'>uitg  man  ihree  and  Cour-pcoce,  (pointing  to 
raiitwrtu'd)  and  ;(i\c  hint  credit  for  a  breakfast  on  tity 
acconu.— Ah  !  iii^  dear  old  innocence,  (to  Miss  D.) 
there's  yo.ir  plir»e  again  :  wlien  I'm  at  Itiiure  you  sliall 
ii.;vc  your  e^olanaiion. 

Mi^i  1).    Oh!  false  Adoiiis! 

i'i  >  1  w.  And  now,  sir,  wli  a  l)»»c  yon  to    answer  to  T 

1'  II  I  plead  guilty  toil  all.  I've  lircn  a  sad  rogue  ; 
;  •■  '  .  a  proof  I've  some  con.';cience  left,  here's  your 
'..i  uii'cr.  just  as  I  found  Iter.  Don't  give  Iter  ro  me  un- 
K's  yf>u  I'tUe. 

I' 'Als.' Give  her  tiTyoii !  and  pray,  sit',  what  claim 
have  ;■  uu.  to  her  ?      ■  ~         *•■  --«■-. 

bio.  "  Sat  niyidescrts,  bin  what  I  \Vi!I  deserve." — 
M,  ivBolutioii  to  l^ad  a  new  life,  •.\l!h  the  trifllnj  colla- 
ter.ll     r^coinmeiidatitm    of    leti  thousand  pftntds    in  luy 

J*T.A(N'.  Ten  thotJ'iard  pounds  in  your  pocket  ? 
Uiu.    In    Injefi   sir,  yon  shall  hear   iny  case' — ^-Idle 
t.'.i,;,',     r.v.v,- 'pnckcts.    and    the    wrat'n   of  an  ofiend- 
r.:e  the  shabKy  dog  you  see   I>efore  yon. — 
icle  has  on  his  dcaili  bed  relented.     This 
I  t,!lowar*«»ted  our  flight  through  the '.own 
:     ;u-    'u.:r.  n\r  hand  this  letter    from    hir,    paccuioi',  3m- 
■■'Mrncin;-  tl-.c  tiandst^^c  bequest  I  ba-. e    just    iTitntioticd, 
3tifl   cue'  -iiiK   itie   a  iiuadrcd  pouiid  note  as  earnest  of 
h.t'.'ir.rit^ 
::  \  ?',  Yes,  I'tn  witness  to  the  truth  or  all.  that*  aivJ — 
t)jn.  [sioJ>ping  "hift  tiiottrh]  T'nat's  eno\!,!^h,  Siini—tlic 
:  ■^s  V  .■  r.'iy,  tilt  better— I  shall  be  Tit'eady  now.  I'iai.tway, 
:  -'i .".   :r. !.. ,'  ;  I've  feit  too  niticli  T1'./  jiast  degradation,  j 
;ioi  t<:  ■.■.-\.    ,  V  i»est  use  of  rny  preien:  good  for"une.         j 
I't  ■  .  ^     *',.!  —  I  imagine  you  are  th«  Mr.  Mortimer  she  j 
■     .b'.ut.  " 

i.ie,  'iii'.     At*l5ath  under  that  name,  and! 
1. oner  appearances,  I  had    the  honor  to  j 
.     -■.'.ain't  I  Peggy  ! 
^     A.id  iMi't  that  your  nanrie,,  then  ? 
Xj,  rjy  dear,  my  legitimate  appcilatien  is  Mr,  L 

r'-cv.  '\Vlui4i,!'^m  i  to  have  alovef  of  the  uatr.e  of 


"  Among  her  lovers  there  »\s  a  Mr.  F , 

^vhosc  sole  merit  consisted  in  t^e  possession  of  great 
Mrralth  ;  a  kind  of  merit  whiclV  seldom  interests  the 
young,  but  to  which    parents  usoa\y  attach  a    very   high 

value.     The  addresses  of  F V- —  were,  of  course, 

cnconraged  by  the  father  and  motlmr  ;  they  even  carri- 
ed things  so  far,  as  to  .ander  it  imj^sslble  for  tlieili  to 
recede  :  the  Dialch  pleased  them:  an!  thet  thought  they 
could  not  do  top  much  to  get  it  competed.  They  believ- 
ed, that  the  more  they  puihed  the  inWer,  the  less  re. 
son  there  was  to  fear  that  it  would  not  bs  brought  to  a 
successful  issue  ;  so  that,  when  they  covmunicatei  the 
allair  to  their  daughter,  they  had  left  hei  tiothing  to  do 
but  to  say  yes  .-^that  was  a  word,  however,  which  she 
would  not  pronounce,  . 

"■  Her  parents  were  ve.\ed  ;  pretended  Hiat  they  un- 
derstood her  interests  better  than  she  did  her.-.clf  j  that 
her  duty  as  a  daughter,  imposed  on  her  the  tjjligatlon  of 
obe)ing  them  ;  that  their  word  was  engaged^:  and  ad- 
ded every  argument  that  is  usually  made  use  ofVn  likff  oc- 
casions. The  dausjhter  rejilifd. — That,  with  Vespcct  to 
marriage  she  could  not  separate  her  interests  from  her 
I.^ste  ;  that,  in  such  a  stale,  the  first  of  all  reqiiisi\eB  were 
mutual  artectiou  i  that  the  business  concerned  he't  more 
nearly  than  any  other  |)erson  ;  that  they  shouM  have 
made  no  promise  without  consulting  her  :  that,  U  this 
instance,  they  had  not  acted  well  towards  their  c^iild  ; 
and  that  she  would  not  marry  the  gentleman. 

•■  Jioth  parties  were  obstinate  :  but  th:  young  wo5nan 
resolved  to  endure  the  gieatest  severities  rather  than  iiib- 
ii.lt  ;  whi'ethe  parents  on  tlicir  part,  resolved  to  r.tteiipi 
every  thing,  rather  than  suffi-r  themselves  to  be  defeatid 
in  tliciv  purpose.-  Instichacase.  a  man  of  liberal  nii.i^ 
would  have  relinquished  bis  pursuit,  rather  ilian   Bi»turll 

the  peace  of   a  family:  and  had  Mr.  F act;d 

'hits,  jierhjps,  he  would  bav>^  conquer;;d    the  repugnance 
of  hi^  mistress  ;  'out  suclt  was  net    the  character  of  Mr. 

he  often  visited  ihetn,  and  his  visits  only  lentied 
to  disgust  the  lady.  Tfte  parcnti  hecanie  outrageous  a- 
gaiust  t'lljir  daughter,  and  1  laded  her  with  rejirnachf'.; 
and  invceiii-es  v.henever  they  were  alone  with  her.  The 
attgerof  the  father  was  even,  one  dav,  carried  so  far  as 
'o  ihrowa  knife  at  her,  which  wountied  her  in  the  face. 
She  would'tiot  permit  the  wound  to  be  cured.  She  war! 
-shut  up  in  her  room  ;  thei-e  slie    consoled    her' 


r  way 


heart 


heart,  nor  ever  vibrated  on  the  ear  but  in  accents  of  the 
purest,  most  ingenuous  liulh,  suspected  not  |  erfidy  in 
ho    had    long  enjoyed  her  confidence,  and  whose 

she  possessed  in  exchange  for  her  own Mis. 

taKcnfair  ! The  false  Philander  deserved  not  such  a 

heart.  His  groveling  soul  never  felt  the  soft  emotions  of 
real  love.  Skilled  in  the  arts  of  base  dissim'Jiation,  a  pre- 
tended passion  flowed  from  his  delusive  tongue, 


hear 


nained 
'  Coiit  as  a  dead  l(yt>fr*s  statue  c 


vhile  hi: 


ttumb.' 


'.  harps; 


,  Diddler's  a  very  pretty  iiaine. 


..'.die 

55  AM.  I'm  Ru.-e  y 
Dif.  i;on'tber 
Pr.AiN.  ^Vp.!l.  sir,  your  proniises  are  fair,  there's  notle- 
!'>;{  ;  but  whether  it  vvottltl  ba.f;tir  to  attend  to  tjicin, 
lendsentircly  upon  that  gentleman.  |  to  Mr  Falnwou'd.] 
to  trie,  Mr.  Plainway,  If  your  tUuglttcr  has 
en  a  fancy  for  another,  I  ciii'i  htlp  it.  Only  let  her 
ise  r.ie  respecrfiilly,  antl  I'm  satisfied. 
>iii.  You're  a  vcij  sensible  iellow,  and  v.'e  have  all  a 
V  high  ;..'spect  for  you. 
'Arv.     I'm  satisfied. 

111).  But  J  shall  not  be  s-tisfier!  v.-i;hnnt  the  hope 
.^1!  inch  piiov  and  idle  fo^ne'.  as  1  have  been,  may 
•1,  by  my  disgraceful  exaiv!plj(fj;^ 


.  but  he  took  her  books   from 

■  Old  vcnraiued,  and  ir.nsic  afforded   soir.e  ^ 

irtuish  ;  bnt  they  dcpiiv  ed  her  of  licr  instrument  also 
le  remained  alo.-ic  in  tiieinitUt  of  indol.nce  .and  silence 
r  r.:>  person    in  the  hottse   was  permitted    to  sneak  to 


I'A 


It- 


?  cr  to  vice  or  liidoleare  inctin'tl 
jncst  iutiustrv  to  RMsi:  rite  v.t 


iN  THE  FEMALE  CHARACTER- 

•  rfiont  Mr.    nromr!,  uf  Ln'in,  to  Pro- 
,ft.sor£„i'e!.) 

.1  King  my  residence  in  the  town  of — ' ,  I  had 

.:ci;;hbours,  -n  llie  house  opposite  to  my  own,  two  la  - 
.  who  led  a  regular  and  laboi-ir,ui  life. — Unobserved 
them,  I  was  trpqu«utly  a  wit.iess  to  their  actions  i 
I  ilie  little  1  saw  eucreaicd,  instead  of  satisfying,  my 
lovty.  The  eldest  who  was  not  thirty,  hiid  all  the 
le  appearance  of  an  incicnt  Roman  i  her  look  was 
I..  vM;hout  audacty.  J  never  observed  so  mutih  gran- 
.■  ant;  lUgu'ty  iii  any  otheA  woman. 
riK-rc  arc  eertaiii  days  of  the  year  on  w~Tiich  the  ladies 

r«j)aif  to    the  public  promenudc,  tlroiiied  in 

ir  lii-csi  ttttira.     My  frieTtd  'iJli  R ,  euga- 

;  me  to  go  tiiither.  Ke  met,  and  saluted  two  ladies 
o  were  dressed  in  the  most  distinguished  taste  :  they 
vc  Tiiy  two  neighbours.  The  eldest  had  greatly  inte- 
lej  me,  and  an  eager  desire  to  know  who  she  was 
i    long    tormented    me,    I    seized    this    opporlHnicy 

,h  avidity,  and  my  friend  R ^  gave  me  the  fol- 

^  ing  ini:innatioii . 


"  Th.csc  ladies  ate  sisters  :  the  brown  (that  was  the 
'..  Si)  is  married.  Their  p.trents,  though  ihev  had  no 
viuiie,  gave  them  an  excellent  education  :  this  rircum- 
,1' CO.  joined  to  a  handsonie  pe'sou,  could  not  fail  to 
.ncurc  to  the  eldest  !i  number  of  adn.ircrs.  1  shall  not 
V  toj.u.that(lTcrewJisamr»ngthei-h  one  whose  homage 
■  '.:.  nil  re  :'gieeable  titan  the  oihcrs,  for  of  that  I  am  ig- 
.11  1  know  i3,  that,  if  t'nefe  was  such  a  favorite, 
.    t  marry  hiiii,  as  you, -.ball  presently  hear. 


'•  Such  was  the  life  vUichshe  was  condemned  to  lead 
Vi-'.ie.i,  one  day,  she,sud(lenly  presented  herself  before  her 
father  and    triother,  and,  in  a  firm    tone,  told  ihcm  she 

Wits  determined  to  esjioose  ]VIr.  F .  Tliei'  look- 

e.i  at  each  other  with  surprize.  She  tranqtiillv  repeated 
'hat  she  consented  to  marry  Mr.  F — . xhs  lo- 
ver was  .•:ent  for:  his  mistress  gave  him  a  flittering  re- 
ception. A  day  was  fixed,  and  the  marriage  ceremony 
was  performetl. 

'•  She  vcsumed  the  cultivation  of  hertalents,  nnd  in  a 
short  time  her  iieauty  recovered  all  its  former  brilliancy  ■ 
she  seemed  to  possess  more  graces  and  gaiety  than  ever* 
H.-r  husband  was  .soon  subjugated  bv  the  inHueiice  of 
her  mental  superiority  and  her  attractions :  she  became 
sovereign  misiicss  of  his  house,  and  of  all  the  wealth  he 
possessed  :  she  gradually  mai'.e  use  of  tl-.is  power.  Her 
j  expenditure  war.  immense — her  benevolence  unbounded 
Balls  and  fetes  succeeded  each  other  without  interruption; 
■so  that  in  a  few  years  her  husband  was  v.'orih  nothin-^-I 
all  his  property  had  vanished.  ** 

"Vour  money,"  said  hi.-;  wife,  ••  was  the  cause  ofmv 
misery  :  now,  thank  God  !  nota  farthingof  it  remains 
I  li/.ve  now  ruined  you,  but  I  shall  not  forsake   you      Voii 

would  ctarve,  ii.r  you  can  do  nothing  for  yousclf  .1 _i 

ahal  take  care  of  you,  but  for  this  time  I  will  have  i,iv 
own  condittolis.'*  ^ 

"  >he  took  a  lodging  where  you  have  seen  her,  and 
asked  her  sister  to  live  with  her,  as  her  parents  had  died  in 
the  interval.  Her  trade  in  millinery  is  extensive,  because 
iter  taste  has  insured  her  a  superiority.  She  has  lodged 
her  husband  in  a  small  apartment  at  a  c.insiderable  tli,»- 
tance  from  her  ow  n  residence,  and  pays  him  an  annuitv 
on  the  e.ipress  condition  that  he  shall'  never  come  near 
her.  An  for  him,  he  now  passes  his  time  reflc-tint;  on 
the  danger  of  raarryinga  woniin  against  her  iiicliumion 


PL  AC  E  N  T  I  A. 

A    CHARACTER. 

LOJlGha*  the  epithet,  "  Old  Maid,"  been  considered 
as  a  term  ol  reproach;  and  long  has  this  unfortunate 
clas.s  of  the  fair  se,x  been  hunted  down  like  thetiinid  hare 
because  they  possess  not  power  to  repel  the  repeated  at 
tacks  ot  the  migenerous  and  unfeeling  of  bot'n  seves  In 
'ustthat  hesrt  be,  which  call  refuse  a  tear  of 
rativepity  to  the  female  whose  virtue  and  ten. 
bility  niay  have  placed  her  on  the  list  of  antiqua. 
tedvirgins._.piacentia,in  the  bloom  of  youth,  when 
the  roseate  hue  of  uealth  adorned  her  vividcheek  ■  when 
each  succeeding  yerr  presented  still  a  fairer  prospect  re- 
ceived  tlie  addreskcs  of  young  Philander  ,  two  hantv 
years  passed  away  int^ll  the  sweets  of  courtship  •  the  4n 
tie  Placcutia,  whose  tongue  ever  spoke  the  dictates  of\er 


He  did  not  rob  her  of  her  virtue  > No  ;  that  was  guard- 
ed by  a  superior  power  ;  but  he  robbed  her  of  her  peace 
of  mind:  he  plunged  an  ideal  dagger  in  her  soul,  and 
then,  like  the  dark  assassin,  left  licr,  a  deserted  wander- 
er on  the  world's  wide  common., 

Placentia  sustained  the  keenest  anguish  with  a  virtu, 
ous  fortitude  that  would  have  added  glory  to  the  name 
of  Portia.  Oft,  when  the  tear  has  st;irtcd  in  her  eye 
checking  the  impulse  of  grief,  she  would  evclaiin,  <■  Go 
false  youth,  you  have  triuniphed,  it  is  true  ;  but'  never 
shall  another  flatterer  say,  that  Placeiuia  listened  to  his 
idle  tale—no,  I  abjure  the  se.\  !  I  fly  fr»m  them  for 
ever."  ^ 

In  spite  cf  Iier  fortittide,  howet'Tr,  memory  would  pre- 
sent his  image  to  her  fancy  j  uor  could  her  reluctant  bo 
som  suppress  the  rising  sigU.  On  a  small  paternal  for- 
tune  she  had  since  retired  to  the  country-^where  mild  b». 
nevoK-iice,  :-.iul  r„c:-k-cy'd  churily  attend  her  every  acti- 
on ;  t"ror.t  herdoorthe  distressed  ti-aveller  never  retires 
unrelieved  ;  the  laiioripai  sons  of  poveitj  in  the  surronnd- 
i.ig  village,  never  sink  on  the  bed  of  sickness  for  want  of 
her  consolatory  asdstauce,  nor  does  declining  are  drou 
neglected  to4hc  grave,  while  Piacertia  i.o.se  ■;«■;  ouirht 
that  can  m-otr.-.ct  the  faint  flaiv.c  of  life,  y  !,e  e.icour.-iges 
nr.atriinomal  connections  amorg  the  young  rustics  of  the 
village,  for  the  is  conscious  that  mttriifionv,  when  at 
tended  by  virtue,  is  the  happiest  3:t.Le  cf  mcraliiv  •  but 
she  IS  conscious  also,  that  she  cannot  eiijoi  ihat'haiipi 
mss.  A  variety  of  overtures  have  been  made  to  indtice 
hev  to  change  her  crndi:ion,  but  i„  valu  ;  her  bosom  un- 
l-.ke  thJt  01  the  volatile  coquette,  is  incapable  of  a  secoid 
pa',-hon.  Advantage  has  often  been  urgtti  bv  her  friends 
as  a, plea  :  but  her  answer  aiwa.xs  is,  ■■  •  hope  I  possess 
ficr.-  generosity  (ban  to  give  my  hand  where  iiiv  heart 
cannot  accompany  it."  Thus  is  shepro.if  agatffslevcrv  at. 
tack  :  yet  it  cannot  besaitl  that  she  is  host  to  the  world  : 
no  i  perhaps  m  a  single  ,«tai,e,  she  is  of  more  essenri.il  scr-  • 
vice  to  Ivumanitv,  than  If  hi-r  hand  had  been  in  the  iios 
session  of  the  perfitlious  Philander,  nay,  even  if  he  had" 
f  her  i  for  Placentia  hj  one  of  those  old 
lake  virtue  for  their  inodel,  and  whose  actions 
of  the  purest  sensibility. 


maids  ' 

are  guided  by  motive 


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[Number  30. 


fTi!f  ^/mirry  siylc  of  ilie  following  ciniposition  is  admi- 
ribl)Vliiitfd  to  ihe  subject  on  which  it  is  employed— 'it 
J  jints  iiv  shining  colours  the  beauties  of  the  jiresent  sei- 
.tn,  and  describes  in  florid  language  the  joj-s  of  the 
fuccetding  month.  The  Naturalist  will  peruse  it  with 
avidity  a.id  ihe  'entimcntalist  with  delight.  The  indc 
I  -nt  Fop  too,  though  gener.ill/  insensible  to  the  inclTa- 
'lilc  charms  of  literaiire,  will  here  find  soniething  toex- 
xite  his  notice,  to  engage  his  s'nng  mind,  eiripioy  his 
jcicntive  memory,  and  engrcss  a  large  portion  of  his 
^reciofis  time  :— This  piece  will  serve  him  as  an  inex- 
l.iiistibk  magazine,  from  which  he  may  draw  nt  j.lea- 
ttirr,  by  wholesale  or  retail,  any  nuinber  of  fine  words 
liv  p'.-ci^-  sentences.  While  gallanting  the  v.ihiress  of 
liis  he^rt  on  an  ewning's  walk,  he  may  enliven  their  iu- 
structiK  conveisition  when  i;  begins  to  languish,  b; 
descantng  on  the  beauty  of  the  ••  laughing  meads,'' 
Ihe  •■  vodant  plains"  and  the  "  '.rrigu  jus  vales,"  which 
form  the  enchanting  land'icapc  that  delights  their  cn- 
ij])*urf;d  iight .  the  lady,  in  her  turn,  may  admire' the 
•'  iiteViiiuts  notes"  of  the  "  feathered  choristers,*"'  and 
].ity  tiie  condition  of  the  unhappy  prisoner,  im)ni>red  in 
j,looriy^  cells  "  where  oiirth's  light  foot  never  trod,  nor 
anjiipted  beings  frcq'ient,  save  the  lonely  bat,  <vhich 
sotnstiiiiesi visits  the  dark  abodes,  aiid  schiirtmingabiuit 
hinjln  circlulw  sweeps,  fl.ips  hei;  sooty  \Vings."  Su|i- 
poj;  one  cf  our  Uichmond  Bcaus  accompanying  his 
^\vcctheart, through  the  walks  of  the  Hay-Market  Gjr- 
dft  :  how  handsomelv^Wiay  liCjCxpatiate  on  the  Ipve- 
IJiees  of  the  "  paradisaical  spoc,"^'here  "  fair-hauded 
Spring  unbosoms  every  grare,"  and  "  ravishe»  the!  eye 
I  iilya  beautiful  profusion  if  gayest  fioweri."  Or  per- 
'  haji^thcy  may  chusc  to  inhale,  on  Mayo'i  Bridge,;  the 
•■  ;;en:l^  zephyrs^ brea'hing  fioinlhc  \varj>ichainbtrs  of 
'.r.h,  and  svufting  fragrance  ontheir  «-ings"j  if  so, 
.I'.lant  Inay  disp'.ay  his  delicacy  of  sentiment  to 
j,rt:it  advantage  by  dej/recating  the  sa'vage  cruelty  of  the 
rtdentlcss  angler,  who  pursuing  his  usual  diversion  on 
the  "margin  of  the  murmuring  stream,''  decii\s  the 
■'  fnny  tribe"  to  the  fatal  hook.  The  fentmicnral 
L;iJy,  who  values  pig.my  Itp-dogs  btyontl  all  a.jinuls 
of  tlic  creation,  may  apologi/c  to  her  brDken-heane.! 
Adonis,  who  cuinplaiits  ti.ai  he  \\M>  the  second  jjiace 
ciily  in  her  love,  by  declaring  that  110  suiccptitiJe  heart 
can  \vi:hs'.\nd  tlic  "  unruaiied  beau.)"  wlttcrt  a.dorii> 
hide  Saiich^'b  "  angelic  face."  But  enou;;li !  we  have 
sUewn  tlie  cnvenienceot  tliese  rcaJy-^nade  expressions 
t'j  eiirich  the  ci'Ilcqnial  fund  of  cur  lervMii!  ladiis  and 
s<ill  more  dclica-e  ge.itle.iisn— wc  leav.:  thi  aprfiTa  i. 
'  DiiW  the  rest  to  their  indi»i:lual  discretion,  not  u  .uS- 
<  ing  but  they  will  make  libsral  use  of  thecn^    J.2i.icrva. 

Meditations  on  SPIilNG. 

*nS  come  '.  the  lovely  S|iring  is  <o-n-  wi'h  all  i'«  bean- 
■ttnuS scenes  and  bloommj  treasures  !  cu  ring  gaiet  m  I  .11. 
grr^iv,  nor  fleecy  snow  drives  through  the  u.,rkenei«  ' 
slicS|CUilling  the  animal  and  vdgeiable  productions,  i,ul 
spri»acing  destruction  all  around  ;  but  balmy  breezes  in  U 
as  t  lie  opening  da)',  fan  wi  h  humid  wiH,;s  the  ffr.ile 
ear.hiand  dispense  their  fostering  induences  to  tver/  j^an 
of  nature's  exiensive  landbcape.  The  air  is  all  serenity, 
iht  s.ies  disjilay  their  brigluest  azure,  the  vivifying  sun 
loolc  moi-e  elVulgent  and  darts  a  warmer  beam,'  the  hiils 
anil  nountains  regain  their  lost  verdure,  and  lift  their 
j^iie  heads  to  the  clouds.  Flowers  of  brilliant  hues  dis- 
rl^re^heii-  jia'ntcd  bloom,  and  in  wild  profusion  sprmg 
'US.  Nature  cUd  in  the  richest  rcbes  of  vernal 
'  :.iis  tlie  graces  around  her,  and  with  majcsl)  ini- 
v.alksln  state,  while  mother  Earth  hails  the  ge 
ach,  and  CiuUing  at  the  glorious  change,  smiles 
u<i  lljki  gay. 

**  Now  no  more 

le expulsive  atmnsphere  is  cramp'd  with  cold, 
a:  full  of— life  and  vivifying  soul, 


Lifts  the  liglit-clouds  sublime,  and  spreads  ihein  thin, 
Fleecy  and  white  o'er  all  surrounding  heaven." 

TflOMPSOK. 

Hark  !  the  voice  of  music  awakes  !  and  floating  along 
the  lucid  air  salutes  the  ear  with  its  softest  strains.  Sul- 
len silence,  which  long  had  sat  brooding  in  the  barren 
groves  and  roaring  woods,  diffusing  a  gloomy  melancho- 
ly through  nature's  wide  domain  is  (led  ■  gay  Spring, 
enemy  to  the  solitary  comemplitivc,  drove  h.m  from  her 
haunts,  and  compelled  him  to  take  up  his  (bode  in  the 
gloomy  caveiiis  den,  or  the  sooty  realimof  4'-..;icnt  night  ; 
there  we  may  find  him  array'd  in  sable  robei.,  ie)>osing  in 
the  darkest  recesses,  or  with  raven  wing  hnver'.ng  in  those 
obscure  shades,  where  man's  cheerful  voice  is  never  heard: 
where  mirlh's  light  foot  never  trod,  nor  any  animated 
beings  frequent,  save  the  dreary  bat,  ul.'.ch  snme:imes 
visits  the  dark  abodes,  a'nd  schimming  abuuc  her  in  cir- 
srinr  sweeps,  ficps  heV  sooty  wings.  , 

What  1  charming  concert  echoes  aroiind,  tnd  rcst'unds 
from  every  tree  and  bush  ;  the  innumerable  c'norls'ers, 
hail  the  gbd  Spring^  and  straining  their  li-tb  throitsiniir 
forth  their  very  souls  in  various  iimes  mcllifln  us.  The 
laughing  meads  and  verdant  jilains,  iheiltignnis  vales 
well,  jilf  ased,  lis'en  to  their  men. dy,  and  in  return  re|>le- 
uish  ihem  v  ith  fof.d,  and  shew  tliem  all  iheir  beauty, 
while  man,  h'rd  of  the  crctition,  with  tnajesty  s  aiiip'd 
'on  his  forehead,  walks  about  toj  .in  ii'i  the  gentrJ  joy, 
and  catch  tht^  harnVnii'His  strain.. 

Ye  chorisTors  of  the  wood,  plumy  songster,  whose  rav- 
ish! ig  notes  delight  '.lie  mind,  and  exalt  the  s.>ulj  socth- 
ing  the  tuiiuil  u  nis  p.issions,-  which  bears  tiif  bre.ist,  and 
tnr'ufc  ever,  sc  ise,  how  1  ft  have  1  stmd  and  iiaten'd  with 
adilnrat'On  to  the  s^^  cet  nmdulation  ! — Iriw  cvf;  have  your 
gay  warbltngs  raided  my  dt-j 'Cte.l  spiri:s,  j-.nd  p'.ured  a 
i^liid  of  brigh;iiing  SL'n'.hine  over  all  my  inr-ard  pnvcrs! 
Inhabl  ami,  of  aira^ai.i  assemble  Innni.iiouiU  ,  and  s-rive 
v'iih  united  melodv^to  coiigrj'.uia-e  the  season  of  I.ovc— 
s.rlve  to  hail  the  plea..iiig  aputOach  cf  Spring. 

"  Tis  love  creates  ilieT  melody,  and  -di 
This  wa^te  of  music  is  the  voice  of  lov  i; : 
Tliar  even  tc  Unds  and  i>e,csu  tiiii  teiiuer'Urt»  -    " 
Of  pleasing  teaches — -" 

xnoMPSojr. 

The  barrenness  of  winter  is  nov.-  lucceedcd  bv  a  b')uri'.. 
less  «nivcr«al  fertility  :  a    ler^ilii.    rl, 
The  tpuious  terrene,  no  l«n'<' 
s  ii>i|;iegna'ed  with  thevtvi 
a  proline  lieat.     See  s.ie  c.  i 
beis  ini.u.nerable,  the  sucitlma  m   r.;i  I 
her  caj-aci-'us  woiiib,  und  bang  at    h 

plir.-st  iiuirime.it.  The  universal  ]j,ir..-:it  sni^lcs  on  hri 
..lumerouv  nft'sprin;,  and  d  les  her  ui.ii.-isl  to  preserve  th'; 
lender  tribes.  The  sovereign  of  the  day,  legitimie  prn- 
geiii.or,  dr,uv5  from  ihem  Boreas's  nip'jiing  bias-,  and 
diffuses  his  own  vi.al  warmii  tn  cherish  and  support 
rheiii  At  n'gVit,  Nox  spreads  over  them  his  sable  wings, 
and  showers  down  on  them  wi'h  a  liberal  lund  the  bene- 
ficial humidity  from  hitwa-ery  stores.  Tiien  flush'd  with 
new  life,  they  unfold  their  verdant  covering,  and  thrive  in 
all  their  wonted  Inxuriance. 

Wliat  Crorgeons  r.>bes  does  nature  wear  in  this  infancy 
of  tne  year !  Survey  her  face  and  sec  the  unrivalled  beauty 
wliicn  ai-'.rns  it.  Survev  her  a'tentively,  and  con'em- 
jna.e  ii.r  cuar.ns,  wh  ch  she  oilers  freel,  to  thy  view  :  lost 
1  a  til  i-aci  ,.1  ind  wo.vlir,  I  fall  down  aid  worship 
ii»'  10  .vhoiii  must  1  pay  my  h-nnaje  !  What  iiivisibl< 
liand  rolls  round  the  evcrchanging  seasons  ;  The  AL 
i.ilblii  V  F  vlnEill 


.;    to  behold 

feels 'wi'hir 
•.  f.r.h  iiu.n 
■tpelled  frni: 
r..s'  im&ibinj 


••  Foiih  in  the  pl;asing  Spring 

'1  b;  be.iuty  walks,  ttiy  tenderness  ar 
■^    iiie  hu^h  the  rieldsi  the  soft'ning  1 


i  balm, 


Anti  every  sense  and  every  heart  is  j.>y." 

THOMPSON. 

Gentle  r.epTiyrs  brea'hing  from  the  warm  chambers  of 
thes  m  h,  and  wafii,;  fra,'r.ince  on  their  wings,  now  play 
over.  Ihe  earth  and  form  the  sulry  air.  The  increisiig 
warrtv  h  of  'he  sui^wakes  the  buzz'ng  in;ec*s,  and  indu- 
ces Flivra's  paintefl'race  to  disclose  their  richest  tints  and 
virions  heauties. 'The  Howery  nations  whiclr  appear 
ai)-)ut  us,  ■are  inconceivable,  and  past  the  art  of  the  lio  a- 
nibl  to  nuii'iber  their  iribes.  favour 'd  with  the  kindly 
influence  of  pring's  reviving  presence,  liiey  u  .loci;  all 
fhe-r  magazin('«  of  sweets,  and  convert  the  whole  atmos- 
]diere  into  balm  and  rich  perfume. 

The  vernal  season  is  mw  confirmed  :  the  birds  of  pas. 
s:ige  ar«  aii  airivvd :  s  inAiitl*  «/  vivid  {;;t(eD  is  spread 


over  the  earth,  chequered  wiih  a  beautiful  profusion  of 
gayest  flowers,  which  gives  it  a  peculiar  elegance,  and 
throws  an  air  of  grandeur  over  the  spacious  carpet,  fhe 
trees  now  dance  and  sing,  unfold  tTieir  leaves,  and  open 
all  their  bloom.  What  a  waste  of  blossom-  arra.  the 
branches  and  whiten  all  the-  country  1  The  bees  (little 
animals  of  industry)  hum  about  the  air,  and  visit  every 
blooming  spray  to  gather  their  mellifluous  treasures.  My- 
riads of  evanescent  insects  burst  their  winter  tomhs,  rise 
to  new  life,  and  sjiort  about  invisible,  wiiile  iri'diinns  more 
v\hicli  ure  pcrcepible,  glossed  with  goU  ai.t  aeure.  and 
ct.ver'u  W'Ui  the  finest  down,  fan  thc4^li^A-n  Tl^£  (  .  I  'tl 
gli.ling  -.hroMgh  the  air,  exult  in  the  sunny  rjv. 

The  garden  which  »  few  weeks  ago  was  an  und-.light- 
lul  die.,Ty  waste,  again  assumes  its  charms,  anu  recnvcr- 
ing  lis  primitive  beauty,  ravishes  the  eye  with  us  rosy 
u.  wtrs  and  gay  parterres.  The  whole  is  one  unmingled 
w  ilJerncss  of  flowers,  aid  here  fair-handed  Sjiring  un- 
ms  every  grace.  How  delightful  to  rove  through  the 
l>ot,  and  view  the  blooming  tribes  glo 


laradi; 
.1   the 


:htBt  colours  of  nature's  pencil,  while  i.  haling 
the  balmy  breeze  we  swim  as  it  were  in  a  sea  of  cdorifc- 
roub  swevts  1 

Animated  by. the  Vigorous  warmth,  the  featlier'd  peo- 
pie  prtjiare  with  assiduity  and  anxious  solicitude  ilieir  lit» 
lie  mansions,  longing  to  behold  their  tender  progeny. 
rile  angler  now  pursu  s  his  rural  diversion,  and  standing 
on  the  margin  ofa  murmuring  stream,  under  the  shadesof 
cbttiug  peach  trees,  decoys  the  finny  tribe.  'Ihe  contem- 
plative, fired  with  the  charms  of  the  blooming  season,  and 
srruck'with  the  beauty  that  every  way  surrounds  him.  in- 
dulges in  the  serious  walk,  and,  lost  in  a  transport  of  joy 
aamires  the  gay  creation. 

'i  eiiipests  no  longer  toss  the  ocean,  bnt  the  sea  is 
smooiii  as  glass.  1'he  silver  brook  glides  unmolested,  and 
the  crystal  river  reficcts  the  bending  azure,  and  displavs 
i.s  pulish'J  suiface  unruffled.  The  iletcy  clouds, light  ai.d 
iliin,  spread  over  the  pure  exp..nse  of  heaven,  are  edged 
with  gold,  ai.d  sometmies  descend  in  gcnde  showers  to 
ulieih  ilie  tender  herbs,  and  11  uri:h  the  new-born  How. 
e.s.  BuctctHics  aiTayedlike  liic  c.Nccmb  in  all  llie  i>oii,p 
01' dress,  prou.ily  sliev  their  painud  nini,s,  and  ponder  d 
AVCr  wi'i!  sluui'i^iiKJlj  fi.ejh  in  the  su.in>  1  leant,  orrcb 
ine  liowirs  of  liic.r  Tiivcious  sweet.  Tl.o"Ca."adet  j  erch. 
es  himseii  within  the  bean.lies  of  the  well  shaded  tree, 
secured  irom  every  harm,  his  in  cturnul  crv  is  expFe>sire 
tjtthevMkOme  return  of  the  season— !- walHws  twirlcr 
ai  >:'.  and  sweeping  ll.iUMgh  the  liquid  air  commit  violent 
depredations  amou^;  nc  Lni/zing  race,  wh.>,  unconscious 
ol  .iieir  eii.liiic»  sport  and  pluy  in  the  aretd  le^ims,  till 
ot.  t.  sudden,  snatclnj  a>.ay  b.  the  hcin'  Uak,  tlie(  ari 
crushed  in  a  r.K-meui,  and  glide  il.r>.ui,W  il.e  slimy  road 
into  in.;  tremendous  guli.h. 

It  is  thus  \sith  the  majority  of  rational  beings.  How 
muny  of  the  sons  and  daii;;li:ers  of  int  rt  dity  jmrsue  wi  h 
me  same  thoughdessiiess,  and  with  the  satiie  avid'tv,  ile 
llowery  roads  of  pleasure.  In  the  midst  of  their  jo,  and 
mirth  i  when  all  theirw.shes  Ulnoin,  how  of  en  does  iaie 
l.iugh  at  their  folly,  and  disappoint  them  in  a  in^'rtint. 
Mow  often  does  j-nm  deaib  seize  them  unawares,  and 
blot  them  from  the  book  of  life  ! 

The  spring  which  now  ajipears  in  all  its  perfection, 
who  can  coiitem]jlate  without  secret  sensations  cf-joy. 
Send  jour  eye  over  the  pleasing  scene,  let  jour  imaj;!  '  1- 
tioil  dwell  on  the  vernal  topic,  And  your  heart  must  Let-ds 
beat  high  with  satisfaction.  Look  abroad  and  see  the 
wild  luxuriance  of  the  fields  :  look  abroad  and  see  ihe 
eaith  cUthed  with  trees  and  flowers,  attd  plants  and 
shrubs  innumerable,  striking  dispLty  of  the  iNHMIrr, 
CREATive  J'oweh!  Eeaury  j' y  and  love  appear  ;.ll 
aiound,  and  reign  triumphant  through  the  universal  land- 
sct^pe  cf  nature. 

Thus  tha  seasons  are  constantly  revolving,  and  in  h.ir. 
monious  succcsticn  run  their  ample  r  uttds.  iiiip-'Vi 
thelil  oh  1  my  soul,  impr.ve  litem  as  they  ]>ass  j  for  every 
one  of  thrill  cuts  shorter  thy  da)  s,  and  vvafis  tjiee  neanr 
to  thy  eternal  home.  AVatch  them  with  attentive  e;.  e  as 
they  roll  iilipetu;us  away,  and  do  not  sufi'er  the  shrrt  num- 
ber v.hich  tl.ou  art  appointed  to  sie,  to  fly  from  thee 
without  kcej.ing  equal  pace  with  them  in  thy  road  towards 
luaien — s  o))  winged  time  \  on  ihe  wings  of  devotion.  1 
will  take  my  flight  with  thee,  and  soon  thou  wiltgude  in« 
safe  I J  the  mansions  of  evciUsl.ii;;  rest. 


ANECDOTE  OF  VOLTAIRE. 

An  impertinent  scril>b!.*r  had  teazed  Voltaire  with  con 
tinual  le-.cvs,  to  which  no  answer  had  been  given  ;  at  last 
the  Wit  wrote  thus  10  his  importunate  correspondent: 
*  My  dear  sir, 
■  I  am  dead,  and  cannot,  therefore,   in  future,  bare  the 
honor  to  write  to  you,*  .  .,« — ^, 

...  o„.  ....  .epet.Tion  V.  Ith  universal  appliuse." — LaJj\ 

y  JHoiitilj  Mristum,  ifo.  II,  Vol.  ii. 


118 


THE  iMlNE  R  VA. 


^OY  1804—5. 


DE  VALCOUR  AND  BlilllTHA! 


THE    PREDICTION  FULriLLED. 


A  POMANCE. 
C  H  A  PTER    I.— (.C 


cbaK, 


TINUEO.) 

painful  ra&. 


JSut  vtbile  ibe  meatur*iJ  r/er 

In  Fonune^s  iviid  inimitaiie 

Adversity,  companion  of  his 

Still  o*er  the  victim  bung  vutb  inm  invay  ; 

Badt  new  distresses  every  iiit  ntcnt  grc^, 

parking  each  change  (f  scene  viitb  clbmtge  nfivoe. 


Berthn  ihook  her  head  prophetically  :  a  tear  stole  down 
her  cheek.  •*  A  hei-vy  ajpreheiisioii  at  my  heart,'*  fitd 
the,"  tclK  me.  that  day  i<  fiirdiiiant.  Your  piofefion  is 
full  of  danger;  yoci  may  fall  :  or  should    my  father   not 

live  to  retract  his  fa«al  prohibition Oh,  ,(uiirti,  a  »hou. 

land  dreaclful  futjgeAi'^ns  fill  my  fancy  .  Forgive  my  fears, 
and  ^ouht  not  my  adeciion  :  but  Indeed  1  am  very  wretch- 
ed."  She  leaned  her  bead  on  his  shoulder,  and  wept  bit- 
terly. De  Valcour  would  have confoled  her  ;  but  a  dt;p 
groan  caught  his  attention  ;  and  Bertha,  too,  ft.trted  at 
tlie  found,  ''  Heaven  pro^ec:  os,"  she  exclaimed  ;  *'  what 
was  that  !"  ■'  Neihing,  but  the  wind,"  faid  Julian,  fore- 
ing  a  linile.  "  Your  neives  are  weak,  and  you  yield  vour. 
self  a  prey  to  fiiperflition.  Cr>ine,  cnme.  rally  ;  >cu  make 
a  coward  of  a  foldier.  See  how  the  clcuds  gather  ;  we 
shall  have  a  tenipeft  :  believe  me  it  was  only  the  wind.'' 
*'  WeW,  then,"  said  I'ertha,  "  you  had  bytterrciurn  to  the 
abbey.  I  v.'ill  anakenKcfa  ;  her  prattle  will  riivfn  me. 
Go,  go."  lie  plainly  perceived  that  she  was  fearful  of 
h'*^  being  difcovered  in  ihecrlile  ;  and,  to  quiet  h?r,  de- 
p.ir'ed.  As  foon  as  he  was  beyond  he.-.riirjj,  and  herltf- 
le  \inj  ear  counted  every  step,  Bertha  l^oufed  i;er  doraeftic. 
T'le  thunder  rat'Ied  in  tremendous  p?als  round  the  caule  : 
and  the  viVid  lightning  gleamed  In  througii  every  cre\  ice 
of  the  dilapidated  liuiljiug.  Rofa  was  more  ttrri.'ied  than 
her  miftrefs,  and  clun^  round  her  for  protection,  A 
!.jud  shriei;  wasprefeuriy  heard  ;  fnit  drowlted  by  fuch  a 
terrific  erash  as  threatened  toral  dellruflion  to  the  fabric. 
Berlha  fell  on  her  knees  ;  Rofa  funk  helije  her  :  and  both 
re'tiainedin  ferveut  prayer,  liil  called  to  active  excnims 
by  th^-  found  of  the  alai-m-bellj  which  foon  rovfed 
«-ery  fervant  in  the  cadle.  Ben  ha  hastened  to  her  fa- 
thers chamber,  where  she  behtld  him  lifeles,  disfigured 
and  bloody ;  whil^  the  Bamness  {■  antitly  shrieked,  tore 
lltr  hair,  andcllid  aloud  for  Vengcmce  on  the  nlurder. 
cr.  The  cas'le  was  ineffeciually  fearched;  no  aiVafiin 
touUI  be  difoveivd.  Uertha  W...  c.,i,icj  fenfclefs  .u  ner 
apartment,  and  the  Saroiiefs  shut  he  fdf  up  frorrt  the 
•■  .»  of  evrry  one.  Father  A;i>ftrofe,  the  confelTor  ofthe 
,  ■  >u.  Hig  Ci'nvent,  was  fcnt  for  :  htr.  prnus  exhortati- 
ons, were  the  only  means  of  restoring  tr;in<juility  to  the 
distressed  family  :  the  fanctity  of  his  manners,  his  active 
benevolence,  humanity,  and  piety,  created  him  many 
admirers,  amoug  whom  the  Earonefs  was  not  the  least 
aea'ous. 

Bertha,  by  lomc  unaccountable  prejudice,  did  i\ot  feel 
for  the  father  that  cnthur.iastic  veneraiion  profefsedby  the 
Test*f  the  family  ;  but  his  fubfcquent  g'.od  ollices,  aiid 
friendly  advice,  to  herfelf  and  ]ulian,  f.inn  taught  her  to 
condemn  her  former  Scepticifm  ;  and  to  him  she  unbuv- 
thened every  fecret  care  :  To  him  only  was  the  lady  Va- 
leria accessible,  and  he  fuccecded  in  re,;ulatiii"-  her  rfe- 
portnient  to  tl;e  obfervancs  of  decent  grief. 

Valeria  was  the  illegitimate  daughter  of  an  Italian  No- 
ble, diffipated  and  prortigatej  her  earliest  days  had  been 
paired  in  gaiety ^nd  luxury;  and  the  love  of  pleafiire, 
pomp,  .and  power,  were  her  leading  principles.  Her  fa- 
ther  s  affluence,  and  high  favor  in  the  cabinet,  had  occasi- 
oned her  to  be  received  into  the  first  company  tbut  an  ear- 
ly attachment  between  her  and  one  cf  rank  far  beneath  her 
f.ith«r's  amliitious  views,  had  drawn  on  her  his  difplea- 
fure.  Valeria  was  too  mercenary  to  gii'e  ufr  her  expecta- 
licns,  and  had  fiilTicicnt  art  to  calculate  every  probable  ad- 
vantage :  therefore,  doubting  the  stability  of  her  lover's 
alTeiiicn,  should  she  be  abandoned  by  her  wealthy  father, 
she  contrived  to  gratify  her  own  passion  without  olTending 
him.  And  Antonio  Adimeni.  foonfitiated  by  indulgence 
releafed  the  lady  from  her  vows  of  fidelity  by  witlvlraw. 
ing  from  Naples.  She  was  not  too  constant  for  her  peace. 
Chance  led  her  into  the  pretence  of  the  IJaron  di  iVI.intal- 
pine  :  he  was  captivated  bv  her  beauty,  and  the  wily  Va- 
l«ria  neglected  no  lure  to  iccure  her  conquest.  Age  has 
Its  follies  ;  nor  are  they  inferior  to  tliofe  of  youth.  The 
Baron,  delighted  with  the  blandishments  of  a  young  and 
lovely  girl,  in  a  short  time  made  her  his  wife.  Valeria 
no  fooner  beheld  the  blooming  artlefs  Bertha,  than  envious 
l.ate  filled  her  malignant  bofom.  She  belield,  too,  the  fond- 
ncls  of  the  Baron  for  his  adopied  fon,  the  orphan  Julian, 
with  equal  aversion  ;  and  the  hopes  of  benefit  to  her  fui 
ture  oflspring,made  her  refolve  to  ruin  the  views  of  the 
young  couple.  By  slow  degrees  she  rekindled  the  fparks 
of  family  pride  in  the  mind  of  the  Baron  ;  ridiculed  bis 
weaknefs,  •r  chid  his  injufiice  to  his  own  childVeu  ,■  bade 
him  look  forward  to  the  providing  for  a  natural  heir,  and 
not  impoveiisn  him  by  bestowing  his  fortune  on  a  beggar. 
Thele  arguments  had  the  desired  effect  on  the  weak  Ba- 
ra.t,  and  he  foon  grew  cold  in  his  beh.iviour  to  Julian 
Vhe  .„v,.»avout'-    , 'j;.ii  brjr  -.,— titsd    (lirht;  and 


his  refentful  deportment  incrrt.fcd  the  evil.  Untr.htdrnl 
of  all  his  former  promile?,  the  Baron  liiou-ht  he  acted  ; 
full  of  generosity,  when  he  .gav-  Oe  Valcour  a  commissi,  j 
^n  in  the  army,  :  nd  difmiiicd  him  from  th'.  castle,  with  a 
peremptory  command  to  think  no  r.ore  o^'  Eertha,  unlels 
he  won  Id  draw  on  iiis  head  a  p.iren-'s  curie.  f,ove  v/as  i 
too  deeply  engraven  on  thehcr.rt*  of  Julian  '.nd  t^rtha  to 
be  erafed  by  thiscritel  mj.ndate ;  and.  tl,oaghtiei~s  ofcon- 
fequences,  the  impetuous  youth  fuccetded  iq  jiefiuading 
the  yielding  girl  to  a  private  marriage,  least  fr.iv.d  or  force 
should  throw  her  into  tha  arins.  of  another,  before  fcr'itne 
should  enablc'iim  to  return,  and  claim  her  with  a  fiithcvr, 
blelEng.  lai'ier  Ambrofe  performed  the  ecrcil7ooy,  and 
Eeriha  facriPced  her  obedience  toiler  love.  1,'e  Valcour, 
then  half  blest,  retired  ndigiantly  from  the  cifils,  and 
found  a  temporary  afylum  at  the  Monastry  of  St.  Francis, 
when:  he  conM  fometimer.  hear  of  Bertha  :  and.  bv  the 
friendly  aid  of  father  Ambrofe,  occasionally  w.iiiden^d  to 
ihe  castle,  and  obtained  a  p-ivat;  imerviiw  with  his  be- 
loved wife.  Suc'a  was  the  state  of  affairs  in  the  Castiedi 
Montalpine,  on  the  night  of  the  shoc'.-ing  incident  before 
rtlated.  Bertha  remained  in  a  lethargy  of  grief  ttll  the 
fucceediiig  evening,  when  the  sound  of  the  vesper-lifell  at  I 
the  monastry  reminded  her, that  in  a  lew  hours  she  must  ' 
rrep;.re  to  fee  Julian  It  was  their  last  promifed  inter- 
vitv;  but  it  v.'as  her  intention  to  desire  he  would  not 
ieare  tlie  abbey  till  her  lather's  will  had  been  read. 

[to  be  C0.1T1XUED.] 

tiE.MOiSS  OF  IMIrs.  ELIZABEl'ii  ROWS. 

Mrs.  Eliz.^lieth  Rowe;  not  more  adn'red  for  her  fine  .| 
writing",  by  the  ingenious  who  did  not  know  her,  thaiies^ 
'eemed  andiifloved  by  all  her  acqua-ncance,  f.tr  rhe  many 
amiaitle  qualities  of  her  heart,  wa>  born  at  iich-^sr^r,  in 
.Somersetshire.  September  11,  i5M' ;  being  tlio.  ehlest  of 
'hree  daughters,  of  Walter  Singer.  Efq  agcttleniau  of 
goed  family,  and  iWr.-.  Elizabeth  Portneli ;  both  of  tiiem 
perfona  ol  very  great  worth  and  piety. 

Thofe  who  were  acquainted  vriih  ?.Irs,  Rowc  iil  her 
childish  years,  could  not  but  have  r.l)^erve^-i  ^.Njliies  nut 
common  at  that  ea'-ly  period  of  life;  ab.'.itMji  ■..-■lich  pro- 
mifed  what  afterwards  enfiied,  the  eir'y  dawoia,t^  ct  a 
.;reat  and  good  -nind.  She  loved  the  pencil  when  sheita^ 
liad  .'lardly  .strength  and  steadiness  of  hand  to  guide  it  ; 
intl  even  at  that  early  period  woiil  1  iqueeze  nut  tr.c  jnice 
(if  herbs  and  Bowers  to  forni  her  culou-s.  Her  fall. c;  p:',- 
ceivisg  her  inciin.ition  arid  talent  for  '.lis  art,  emp'.  ycd  i 
iTtasterto  ins-ruct  her  in  dra'.eing,  v.hich  n^ver  c  •,-  >  I  io 
be  her  amiifemsnt  till  denth  ;  as  itaf'orded  lief  liit  plea- 
Tiire  of  uUiKiT»jf  her  fiicndi,  hy  pi'tfcuving  it-em    witii  liie 


tof  herdr 


m^;,  far 


f  .vhich  are  ilii!  preterved,  aii.l 
■ve  was  alio  very  much 
the  grave  and  f.>le*n'i ; 
her  lenttineDis,  and  the 


held  in  high  estimation.  Mr 
delitjhicd  with  i.iu?ir.,  1)1,;  cl> 
\/h\chbcstsn::ei!  il.:  ;;,'., iclci 
fublimityof  iicr  a.-v  .n  ,  ,  :  ,1 
her    favorite    cmilo.r--,,  ,  ,, 

tinguished  excellci.'- =. 
this  way,  that  he;-  >ci-;  ,%. 
In -.ho  rear  IGgi,  a.:u  io    ui     ... 
age,  she  published  a  collection  of 
.  rneli:  her    innde  ty  not  confen 
should  appe;ir.  this  was  fiihilinu-.  i  :  i  ^;  i.  ;'  i 

poet,  is  laiil  tT  h-v-e  oal  i  ni-  ^  U:i-i\'.  ,j  l;ci  ,  'v.nc.i 
shedecloiL-l  r.-,tK-,,v.  ;  -it.!  ,r.  o-.-.-j.I  ;.I.-  i'!i  ,i,is  P.. -a--, 
:  an  insceuiop.,  y-ui:j  «iitl.-  ri  i.i,  u-iio,  to  tiie  p  .5-e,s;onot\i 
consi,i-i-a!>'c  llJck  of  useful  bariiin,;,  j  )i  ,ed  the  ttlcnts  of 
a  most  lively  and  engaging  cooverfution  ;  but  being  of  a 
delicate  cons'i".ltion,  his  inteafc  application  to  stuiiy, 
brought  on  a  confun-iptlon,  which  terminated  his  life  n 
the  i8ih  year  of  his  age  ;  leaving.  Mrs.  Ko.ve  a  widow, 
m  which  Hate  she  continued  the  remainder  of  her  life. — 
As  foon  after  his  rieceafe  as  her  affairs  would  permit,  she 
retired  to  Froonie,  in  her  native  county,  where  the  great- 
est part  of  her  property  lay,  and  there  indulged  her 
unconquerable  inclination  to  ibiitude  and'  retirem'ent. 
She  was  held  in  great  esteem  by  the  Countefs  of  Hert- 
ford, and  other  great  perfonages,  ilirough  whole  perliiafi- 
on,  she,  atdiHisrent  times,  fpcnt  fome  few  months  ip.  Lou- 
don,  &c.  Yetevenon  thefe occafions  she  never  quitted  her 
home  without  very  fincere  regret,  and  always  returned  to 
it  again  as  foon  ns  she  could,  with  decency,  disengage  her- 
felf from  the  importunity  of  her  noble  friends.  In  this 
retreat  she  compofed  the  most  celebrated  of  he;-  works  ; 
Friendship  in  Death,  s.nd  feveral  parts  o£  Letters  Moral 
and  Kntertainiyig,  and  Letters  from  the  Dead,  &c. — 
In  1736,  the  year  before  her  deccal'e,  at  the  importunity  of 
fome  friends,  she  published  her  History  of  yoseph.  Afier 
her  death.  Dr.  Watts  published  a  volume  of  her  Religious 
Thoughts. 

As  an  author, Mrs.  Rowe  was  elegant,  chafte,  andin- 
nocent;  evidently  designing  by  reprefenting  Virtue  in 
all  her  genuine  beauty,  to  rocoiKmeml  her  JO  the  choice  and' 
admiration  of  the  rising  generation. 

On  the  l»th  of  February,  1737,  this  amiable  womati 
was  seized  with  a  diftemper,  which  in  a  few  hours  proved 
mortal.  She  had  immediate  medical  assistance  ;  but  all 
means  were  used  without  fuccefs  :  and,  afier  having  given 
one  groan,  she  expired  a  few  minutes  before  two  o'clock 
on  Sunday  morning,  February  the  20th.  Her  disease  was 
judged  to  be  an  apoplexy.  A  loofe  book  was  found  lying 
open  bv  her,  on  which  ibc had  wrote,  shortly  beforo   her 


difiolution,  the  foilowinj  unci- tiueciv-a  ;ti...-nccs.  by  v.hJi:, 
it  appears  she  made  the  last  and  best  ufe  of  the  powers  q( 
reafon  below  the  skies. 

O  g:u!U;  and  c.7untcl,um!j>roiia  my  stmlfrmn  sin  I 

O  tpeai,  II  td  let  mc'iiimttij  beayrtUy  viiU. 

Spcai  eriMrtly  tS  my.^Ute  ni-ig  suiil  .' 

O  sf'll  my  sBiil  nil  ti  Icve,  rrtVA  ligit .  and  peace, 

And  -rjitspe-  i^aefily  c.^mfn-ts  to  my  seal  1 

O spent,  celcstitil  Spirit,  in  t1^  strain 

Of  lovr  ard  beavr\;y  pieasnre  to  my  soul. 

•-:3~!.-— ■^V«-'~"«' — ^ o-';....-!  II        ,y 

If  the  circulation  of.  oiw  ;la.^v  were  not  confined  to  certaij 
classes  cf  society,  tucrii  wo;ijjf  tje  absoiut-j  iniproprciij 
in  publisli^tig  the  foiiowic-eommun'ication  :  under  cj, 
isiing  ci.-eunistincts,  hPwcver,  it  can  certainly  have  no 
11!  ter.dency  ;  on  tl,f  ycon'r-..ry,  the  cause  of  liumai.ity 
may  possibly  derive  tome  feeble  aid  even  from  this  lit- 
tie  pt-oduction— it  may  teach  eompass'on  to  some  mw. 
c'lless  ■tyt'aat,  whtae  rutSleSs.  torpid  soul  Has  biilierto 
been  steeled  against  the  fliiest  feeli.tg  of  liie  geiietou* 
man, — "  :o  pity  ancthers  >70fe." 

For.  TH?.  MINERV.\. 

TIIE  DYING  SLAVS^. 

C'cr  tny  toiil'J  \.-itherM  Iimt>«  sfclcly  l_ang-inrsf  re  shed. 
And  tlic  dark  misls  of  d.aih  on  inV  cvc-lids  ire  snreicL 
Before  my  last  su,V  ring  li.iw  g-adi/  i  ber.d/ 
For  the  strong  arm  of  Death  is  the  arm  at  i  frieiiiJ. 

.*.gaiii3t  tne  ho-L-  br-.;;2es  hard  sttujjies  ii*  hV»ast, 
Si-i.v, — S1-..W, — beats  my  heart  and  I  hast/",  to  nst. 
No  longer  shall  anguish  my  faint  bos-om  ij-iid,- 
For  the  -strong  ar;-.i  of  Death  is  the  arm  uf  a  I'riencI, 

i'Jo  more  shall  I  sink  in  the  hot  srorcbing  air, 
■'    No  m,;re  shall  sharp  hunger  my  weak  body  te.ar ; 
\  Vo  more  on  my  limbs  sh;ill  keen  1-i.shes  descent^; 
'.  For  ilie  stro.i-  avm  cf  Death  is  tlie  arm  of  a  frieij. 

Ye  nitians  ivho  tore  me  fix'M  all  I  held  dear, 
V/i.o  .ti.K.v'd  ui  my  riilii.g  ahd  smil'd  at  mv  tear. 
N, -.,-,— no,v  ail  my  «)>••< 'ry  ajhl  torture  shah  end, 
F  ;r  ihe  .strong  arm  of  Ue.!-h  is  the  arm  (if  a  frien^ 
Cair.x.,  March  2C>d;  1G05. 


Si:LECrF.D  "01.    ,..• 

ADVICE  'i    >  A  LADY. 

[BY  LOKD   LVT;  .'.LTOK.] 
(co-.c-unED.) 
Coptemn  the  lii-le  priileof  ;;ivlng  pain, 
io  ir  think  that  conq.i..s   iusiiftes  dif  Uin.    , 
Short  is  tne  pei-soU  ol  inf  .'Uing  power  : 
Oli-iiJeJ  Cniii  I  li.ttls  his  vengeful  hour  i 
p.>i>n  wil!  .-1.-111  lie  iheemoire  whicii  he  g.ive, 
And  foon  the  tyrant  shall  become  the  sll-.e. 

Blest  is  the  maid,  and  worthy  to'be  blest, 
Whjfe  foul  emi-ebv  h:m-she  loves  poasest, 
F(.els every  vanity  in  fondnefs  lofi. 
And  asks  no  power,  iiut  that  of  pleafing  most  : 
K.r's  it  the  liiis-,.  in  just  -,etu.  n,  to  prove 
The  hnnelt  warmth  of  u..rii'i.'-„bhd  lovr  ; 
For  her,  inconstant  man  nogU.  ceafe  -o  rua  •■e. 
And  gratitude  foibid  desite  to  change. 

But,  left  bar'ih  care  the  lover's  peace  de^trov. 
And  rou{hIylilg!it  tlie  tender  buds  of  jov,  '  "  / 
Let  Realon  teacii  win'  F.;sh;on  fain  nou'ld  hid.-, 
That  Hymen's  bands  by  Prudence  should  be  tied, 
Venus  in  vain  the  wedded  pair  would  crown. 
If  angry  Fortune  on  ihtir  union  fiovvn  :  '  / 
Soon  will  the  Hatteri.ig  d  eam  ofbliss  be  o'er,  ! 
And  cloy'd  imagination  cheat  no  more.  J 

Then,  waking  to  the  fcnle  of  laMhifr  pain,  j 

With  mutual  t^ars  the  n.iptial  coucli  they  sfa'nr^ 
And  that  fond  love,  which  should  all.ird'reiitf,  I 
Does  but  iucreafe  the  angui'-h  of  their  giief  : 
While  both  cini'd  easier  their  own  forrows  beari 
Than  the  fad  knowledge  of  each  other's  cave. 

Yet*i"ay  you  rather  feel  that"  virtuous  pain,      ' 
Than  fell  your  violat.d  iharms  for  g-,ln  ,  | 

Than  wed  the  wte-ch  whom  voode.''pife  or  hate. 
For  the  vaingJare  of  ufelefe  wealth  or  siate." 

E'en  in  the  happiest  choice,  where  favouring  IIe.-.v.'i> 
Has  equal  love  uiideafy  fortune  giyen,  i 

Think  not,  the  husband  gain'd,  'liat  all  is  done  i 
The  prize  of  hjppinefs  must  still  be  won  :  I 

And  of-,  the  carik-fs  find  it  to  their  cost. 
The  l.ov  till  in  the  It  USB  A. VD  ma>  be  lost  ;  ' 

TI.eCiRACEsmiehl  alove  riisbcari  Al.r.rmj:  \ 
Tmcy  und  the  virtues  Mtmiiita  must  secv*;. 


Vol  1. 


THEMIl^ERVA. 


119 


tlie  nleasing  dress 


Lrlfc.l    )OUr  r.>CD 
Of  ore  for  lIlS,  afiU  •; 
FroTl  kind  concern  ab.m'  hi»  weal  or*'OC, 
Let  •acli  domesnc  il.iljr  seen  to  Homt. 
Th«  :lo^F^«HoLl)  sciiprae  ifliebid'-you  biar. 
Make  it  your  pride  his  seRv.vvc  lu  Jjspeir  : 
Endearing  thus  ihe  common  aci»  ofiKc, 
The  Mi^iiiEss  still  shall  chaumhi.n  i'l  the  wtrsj 
And  wrinkled  aijeshdl  uiiobl'i;rvd  come  on, 
Before  hisc/e  peiceivps  one  bea-ir)'  gone  ; 
K"en  o'er  yonr  cold,  )"ur  ever-fjci-e.l  iiru,  • 

His  C3ns:ant  flame  snail  unextinguijh'd  burn. 

Thus  I,  Belinda,  would  yi'.ir  charms  improve, 
■  AijJ  form  your  heart  to  all  ihe  arrs  of  love. 
Tlie  task  were  harder,  t.>  fecurJ  my  n»n 
Against  thepnwn- of  thofe  already  known; 
For  well  you  twist  the  lecret  chains  that  binU 
Wirii  geiiilefi>rcelhe  Ciip  iva'ed  mind, 
SkilI'd  evf-y  fofi  atirac;ion  to  e'lipiny. 
Each  rtatteriifg  hope,  ai,dc»cli  liljring  joy  » 
I  owti  /our  genius,  and  ft  -m  you  rv-ceivc 
'Jhc  ^uies  ofjile.-uing,  whcdi  to  joa  1  give. 


FaOU    TUB  SAME. 


WHIN  Delia  on  the  p'ai.i  apppears, 
Aw'tf  by  a  thoufaid  tender  fear?. 
1  wnild  approMh,  btit  dale  not  move  ; 
Tellfnc,  ray  heart,  if  Uiis  be  lov«  I 


■J' he 
Td 


'er  <hc  spcifcs,  my  ravish'tl  ea* 
fcthtr  voice  but  her's  can  liear, 
[iiher  wit  but  her's  approve  : 
nic,  my  heart,  if  this  be  lo-e? 

le  some  other  youth  comnietid, 
u^!i  I  was  once  lii..fondell  friend, 
ioitan*.  enemy  I  prove  : 
me,  my  heart,  if  this  be  love  ! 

■n  she  is  abfent,  t  no  more 
igbt  in  ail  that  p\eas'd  bef 're, 

fit  fpring.  or  shrulie-t  grove: 
ly  heart,  if  thiibe  lo;e  .' 


When,  fond  of  power,  of  beauty  vain, 
Ikr  i.els  she  fpread  for  ever,  iVain, 
1  s'love  to  iiate,  bu-  vainly  strove  : 
"VtU  me,  Ki)'  iii.uri,  it  una  oe-lawe! 

A  T'tmir  roan  in  a  deep  cctisiiiiiption.  feelirf:  himself 've' 
,'  inoioent  giing  faster  to  decline,  is  an  object  su.liti- 
eniii'  iii'i'votiiij:  but  how  nuich  nnus'  every  feeling,  on 
the  ic^a.i.n.  be  heightened,  when  we  know  that  this 
prrsi-n  i.DSsessed  so  imich  dignity  and  coinp  >siire  of 
rmml,  a^  not  oi.Iy  to  ^ont<-itipla:e  liis  approaching  tate, 
but. even  to  write  a  pnein  on  'be  subjcc-  — The  foll'v.-- 
ivig  is  an  ex.  -ict  from  a  poem  wri:ten  by  an  auilior  in 
the  ab''ve  siiiiati.in;  on  liis  own  approaching  d^-atli — 
•I  be  sulij-ct,  ami  the  manner  in  which  it  i.s  written, 
cannot  la.l  of  toucbing  the  heart  of  every  one  who 
readb  it. 

New  Spring  returns  :  btit  nol  tti  me  returns, 

1  he  vernal  j'n  my  better  years  have  known  : 
Dim'  in  my  breast  life's  dying  taper  burns  ; 

Artil  all  'be  joys  of  life  with  health  are  Hown. 

StiTtJpg  and  shivering  in  the  iinconstant  wind, 
Mcti,;re  and  pale,  the  Ghost  of  what  I  was, 

Beneath  some  blasted  tree  I  lie  reclined. 
And  count  the  silent  ntomentt  as  they  pass. 

Th«  winged  moments,  whose  unstaying  speed, 
Nor  iirt  can  stop,  or  in  their.conrse  arrest  j 

Whose  flight  shall  shortly  count  me  with  the  dead. 
And  la)  ine  down  in  peace  with  them  that  rest. 

Oft  miming  dreams  presage  approaching  fate  : 
And  morning  dreams,  as  P.>els  ie!|,  are  true  : 

Ltd  by  pale  Ghosts,  I  enter  Death's  dark  gate, '  "** 
And  bid  the  realms  of  light  and  life  adieu  ! 

I  hear  the  helpless  wail,  the  .shriek  of  woe; 

I  see  the  muddy  wave,  the  dreary  shore. 
The  sluggish  streams  that  slowly  creep  below,  ^ 

Which  niorjals  visit  and  return  no  more. 

farewell,  ye  blooming  fields,  ye  cheerful  plains! 

Enough  for  me  the  Church-yards  lonely  mound  ; 
Where  melancholy  with  still  silence  reigns. 

And  the  rank  grass  waves  o'er  the  cheerless  ground 

There  let  me  wander  at  the  close  of  eve. 
When  sleep  sits  dewy  on  the  laborer's  eyes  j 

The  World  and  all  its  busy  fi  Hies  leave. 

And  talk  with  wisdom  where  my  Dapbnii  lies. 

Tkere  let  mc  sleep,  forgotten,  in  the  clav, 

Vt'  hen  death  shall  shut  thesu  weary  aching  eyes  ; 

Rest  in  the  hopes  of  an  eternal  day,  ' 
Till  the.  Ions  night  is  sbiMi,  and  th«  Uit  morn  srise'. 


FOR  Tri'j; J'fllNiRVA. 

feEFLE'vTiorry  on  SENSJBILITV, 

ExtrnrteJ  fr.rmVi^v^t'i  Le'rreES,   and forixarJ  •'  fv 
publUntion  bv 

A.  FEMALE  FRIEND. 
IUc'jntand,  Jtarch2»,  1S05, 

LETTER  LXKXIII. 

TriE  tofr  of  afeciii^n  is  unbounded — I  hcvejust  return- 
ed from  a  circle  of  ladies,  who  hnve'becn  entertaining  me 
w.rh  a  vei^v  lo.ig  hjri-..o^ie,  on  (what  they  choolt;  to  call 
■'}f"'f'"''''S'  ,'"'.'''  '*  i'''«  *  fashio.iibie  fubject.  The 
triih  is,  icosiblllry  is  on^idereil  is  a  matter  of  refinement 
aiil  a  nrcuf  of  f.ting  raifed  above  the  vulgar  ;  and  many 
young  pe.iple,  I  do  Mieve,  would  b-more  hurt  by  any  re- 
S£:iio«  o;i  tlieir  fensibil'iiy,  thin  if  you  ruTpected  tlieir  pi- 
ety and  virtue. 

This  ™^«  for  Ihc  compliir.cnt  of  fine  feelings  leems  to  iiave 
originited  in  th?  writiR5S  of  Stet-n.,.  His  very  eccentric  ta. 
Icnts  were  alwayr,  contriving  fon-s  tictitiouj  tale  of  woe 
u.id  bidding  the  tejrtodropi  the  general  circulalion  of 
his  wor'<5,  and  the  novels  w'.iich  hive  since  fprung  up  in 
i;;e  .VlV/ of  jfrance,  and  of  our  own  iutagiriniUm.',  have 
led  young  people  to  f.tny  ever/ g'lice  &  almost  evjry  vir- 
tue, contpriied  j.idir  titis  Cpecioiis  tnd  coinpienen.iivc 
name. 

Nothingcertilnlv  can  be  more  natifeous  4nti  dhgnding, 
thjn  an  .*'.vrr'./ fensibilic;,-,  as  norhtngin  more  chiirmii-^ 
than  thv  p«(«  and  ,je-.u!i.-.e.  Bur,  with. all  this  >mi>  aboul 
It,  I  c;.n  t:;i-  from  ftnowmj^  \vbeiher  tiiere  is  much  of  the 
val  inthev/orid.  Tiii'V,  who-Wou:«l  hetlionght  to  have  it 
n  pe,  recti  n.  're  nn!/  ;>i  ujisef..ioo  of  the  ari;ft,:-al.  For 
IS  \!  isi",-><ib'li  y  >.)  i;rer.-rihe  t-jrb'd  plealurcs  of  mil- 
"i'V-  loope.iinj  ;>  lis  a;i,l  blossoiri.'!  ;  to  the  lefsoii,.  which 
heCi-e-Vor  jives  m  every  v:-,ah'_  and  every  iiifVci  :  to 
.i.,<i;.,tn:b^d  c.'n;_mpl.'.:io»;  to  t.K  r.-iptijies.  of  devotion, 
>r.i  li.ie  ;air  aiid  cnchan-iij  U-idicaprs  of  ciiu'i.m  ;  t- 
he  l',ntir.t.".ti  tlu-  taste  add  k.iow.edfe  that  are  dil'playcd 
hi  the  w  nri.s  of  the  most  learTip-J  a.-t!  it.geni.nis  men  or 
the  er.'t  -lii  I'.-eni  and  deiijlii  and  profit  v.e  might  receive 
froiM  tne  voiuneof  revelatio.i  ?_1,  i;  rcislbilny  to  form 
i  l.ic.cd  toni.cxioh  with  one  pirl'o.i.  ai.d  enc.  ura'tr  a  ci-i 
miiLi',  ,ntt..:.hment  to  RiirtherJ  Is  it.sensibilitv''to  leave 
he  chirms,  the  eries,  iho  wants  and  tenlcr  plcjdinf,^  of 
111  infant  oiispring,  for  the  vain  and  porit.hai>'.e  fbleniour 
of  a 'j.ill,  .1  birth  night,  or  a  Ijvee  ( 

F.i'erv 'Kn.'/'n^  ptrfort  must  be  di.'gus'cd  with  fncli  a 
.111:1  of  lens  ...liiy.     ftigid  criticil'm  wouid  Mil     n  by  a 


dency. 
and  w 
feelln: 


Ye 


1  fens 


<ledt 


nyofihofe  evils 
ho  knows  not,  that  k  thoiifa  1 1  I  .Jic-s  whovaui.tfim 
;s,  arc  dupes  to  this  ridiculmi*  ill.ilion  ,' 
;  feelin.ij:  is  of  a  vei"/  d  .fiireiii '  •..iviple.xion.  Like  g?. 
:  must  come  tV.iin  Hc-iv^m  :  Midv-d  it  is  a  p:-rt  o 
;  :  and,  liktjihat,  ii  verv  l-;ir<.  it  depends  cciisiiie 
on  temperament  and  i>,i  ;i:  .^IVion  :  is  much  heiMi 
by  particular  advantage  rd  f.lur    ■  "jn,  iocietv,  ft  leiul' 


heq. 


ng,  obfe: 
ickest  ill 


fafelv 
hv  di 


1  and 
iosteic 
i.ri  poi, 


!.lev 


a  will  gencralJ\' 
idmtii.ls,  Biit,  eveil  when 
genuine  a;. d  poignant,  1  v.-i'l  never  be  a  gu'dt 
t,.  be  trnsifd,  till  it  is  govci ,  ed  by  reafi.i,  chechej' 
rre'i  ■;!  ami  ni'.n'.ded  by  that  ri-ligioil.  uhlth  rcq'tiifss 
Icvo  e  evei;.  i'".'i"Ct  we  li  ive,  to  the  gl'irv  of  or', 
)  the  happinefs  of  ail  our  fellow  creaiiires.'and  cini 


Thus  to-,r<crate-l,it  i-,a  f-urcoof  the  purest  an'I  tli,' 
richest  hlefsings.  It  is  ihe  parei-.t  of  tin  earnest  devoimr 
to  him,  who  g.ivi  it, and  of  a  thniifind  blestim-s  ti  rmn^ 
kind.  It  appropriates  .11  the  furrows  of  iis  brethren  ' 
It  feels  every  woe,  "  rejoiced  wi-h  them  that  do  v/-)  ,.ce 
ami  weeps  «-th  them  that  weep  ;••  and  ilonbly  alive  to  al! 
the  exevcifti  of  piety,  in  biossnms,  in  fl.iwers.  in  minerals. 
In  vegeablts,  m  siars,  in  plants,  jn  the  aJtlre  vonU  of 
heaven,  mthi'ndeni,  in  f.orms,  in  eilrthquakis,  in  vnlca 
noes,  in  the  revolmions  of  empires  and  dcfiruction  of  ci 
ties,  feek  most  evquiMiely,  adores  and  loves  and  venerates 
the  witdom,  the  power,  the  goodneft  and  wonders  of  an 
allprefent  and  all  dilposing  God, 

It  is  with  this  as  with  every  other  grace  and  virtue. 
There  is  a  f;.lfe  St  a  true.  The  ftdfe  is  I.  ad  &  noify,  much 
a.ldtctcdtoegoiifm,  &  ob'rudes  i.felfo.i  public  obferva- 
tion  in  o,der  to  gratify  its  own  conceit  &  vai.itv  ;  the  other, 
tnodest,  timid,  retired,  shrinks  into  itfelfj  feds, but  f.us 
nothing  of  its  feelings  ;  fuifers,  but  conceals  its  fuflerinf  ; 
rejoices,  but  does  not  vaunt  its  joy,  and  is  too  delicate  in 
its  nature,  and  too  much  ihlerested  to  folicit  pity,  or  to 
court  approbation.  The  one  is  an  humble  fire  work  which 
cracks  and  fparkles  :  the  other  is  that  lightning,  which, 
ill  an  instant,  electrifies  and  shocks;  this  is  the  offspring 
of  heaven!  that,  the  artificial  creature  of  the  world. 

ir^'i-'l'*?"'.'"'^'"'''  I«"""''"'  >  -contrast  taken  from 
lite,  tiavialics  in  bed  till  noonias  foon  as  she  rises,  she 
opens  a  novel,  or  a  play  book  ;  weeps  profufely  at  imagi- 
nary distiefs,  sips  strong  tea,  till  she  is  almost  in  hyste- 
rtcks  iconclud  s,  that  lensibility  is  all  her  own,  Scis  per- 
petually complaining  how  her  feelings  are  shocked  with 
Inch  a  room,  or  Inch  a  profpect.  the  coarfenefs  of  this 
character,  and  rf  that  coiiverfation,  and  how  tht  sight  of 
a  po»r  ief^v  giYts  her  ths  vapours. 


Emily  never  fjys  a  word  alviul  her  feelings,  rlfeswith 
thcdawn,  endeavours  to  fortify  her  body  with  air  and  i 
eaercifc  ami  her  m.nd  with  devotion  ;  is  oftener  fcen 
with  her  .Sji,e,  titan  any  otherb.iok  ;  feems  pleafed  with 
everypertona.d  every  object  ab^u.  her,  and  ,>uts  on  » 
cheerful  fmile,  when  her  bifjm  is  realh  throbbmc  with 
pain,  for  thsdistrel'ses  of  her  fellow  creatures, 

I  was  lately  m  her  company  when  a  cafe  of  very  singii- 
lari.tstre.  ha|,p.,,e.J  to  be  1  elated,  of  a  lady  reducid. 
from  the  height  ot  affluence,  to  a  poveriv  which  she  at 
tenipted  to  c.iceal,  he  uttered  not  a  f)'ll.,ble.  but,  in  a 
little  wnilc,  quitted  th«  room,  and  returned,  af.er  a  consi 
derable  interval,  with  eyes  that  she  htid  vainly  bidden  no' 
to  l«tray  her.  emotions.  The  next  circumstance  I  heard, 
was.  that  s!!e  hatl  lent  a;^'.  Si)  bank  note  without  any  sig- 
nature, to  tne  relief  of  the  fair  fun-erer.  The  feerefwa. 
dilco/ered,  contrary  to  the  strictest  injunctions  by  the 
imprudence  of  the  bearer.  She  has;  since,  adopted  oneof 
the  daui;,iter6,  to  be  educated  for  her  own. 

Tell  menow  myfdir,  whichofthefe  i.  the  true  and 
the  productive  fensilihly  ;  "i^c^nu 

ON  THE  HUMAN  HEART. 

BV^LAVATER. 

Each  heart  is  a  world  of  nations,  classes,  and  indivi- 
duals ;  fnll  of  friendships,  enmities,  indifferences  i  full  of 
being  and  decay,- of  life  and  death  ;  the  past,  the  present, 
and  the  tnture  ,  the  springs  of  health,  and  engines  of  dii- 
e.nss:  here  joy  ;«.nd  grief,  hope  and  fear,  love  and  hate, 
HrctUtite  and  to^s  the  sullen  and  the  gav,  the  hero  and  the 
c  iward,  the  giant  and  the  dwarf,  deformity  and  beauty 
on  ever-r.-siless  waves.  You  will  find  all  «,r4,„  yourself' 
ihjtyoii  htid  wrfAoue  ,  the  numbers  and  characters  of, our 
l-iehds  bear  an  exact  resemblance  to  your  external  ones  ; 
a.id  your  inrcrnal  eneit.ies  are  just  as  itianv,  as  inveterate! 
as  irreconcileable  a?  those  withont.  The  world  that  sur. 
mundti  yon  is  the  magic-Kla^s  of  the  world,  and  of  its 
forms  within  ycu  :  the  brighter  yon  are  in  yourself,  so 
imtrh  Ijrighter  are  your  friends;  so  much  more  jiollu'ted 
ar.>  your  enemies.  Be  assured,  then,  that  to  know  vour- 
s  If  peffectly,  you  have  only  to  set  down  a  true  statement 
of  those  who  have  ever  loved  or  hated  you. 


'MKNliAL   REGISTER. 


M^RRtEDj  in  this  city,  on  the  Tjh  of  last  month, 
by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Blair,  Mr.  Bevj.v.v  ..  v  SrEisosr,  Mer- 
■c^ai^,  r;  T:~-.-j:-ciWv  -md  nitich  u.i.m.ed  Mijti  Kancv 
Lyi.». 

— "—- ' in  Fr»der;ckEl)Uig,  on  the  SAh,  bv  the  Rev 

Mr.  Stevenson,  Mr  S  >Mti»L  Sou  i"tt\vitif,-ToT,misX"u. 
ciNUAjlTCHAi.ns,  daughter  <f  .Mr,  John  Richards, 

, — [ in  Chesterfield  county,  the  same  day,  Mr, 

\r..MiiTE,\D  Htti.,  nieixhant  ul  Petersburg,  totheaitiia- 
b.e  Miss  SAtt.fit  CocBiLL,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Cogbill, 
of  rheti'erfitid  coutuy, 

. in  Nar.seitfnd  ciunfv,  the  same  day,  Mr. ' 

RiCHAi.b  II.  L.  LsusOM,  ol  Pr:,  cess  .f,nnc  ouutv,  to 
the  tnily  amiable  Miss  Poi.i.r  Gci;win,  daughter  of 
Capt.  Joe  Godwin,  of  Nansemond. 

COOK  t?  GRAKTLAND, 

EsrEcxruLLY  acquaint  the  public^ 
and  particularly  those  w  ho  arc  ftjnd 
^t' encouraging  young  beginners,  that 
hey  h  tve  lately  procured  a  parcel  of  new 
ype,  wliich  v.i!!  enable  them  to  execute  on 
I  lie  shortest  notice,  Pamphlets,  Hand- 
's ills,  Cards,  &;c.  i.a  the  i.eatest  style, 
at  the  usual  pi'ices. 

JUST  PUBLISHED, 
And  for  Sole  at  the  Minerva  Office, 

THE  FARCE  OF 

RAISING  THE  WIND. 

The  following  cr'.tical  remarks  on  this  production,  are 
copied  from  a  London  periodical  work  of  high  repute  : 

"  To-night  fNov  5th,  1802  )  a  new  Fnrcc,  entitled, 
"  Sdising  thr  Wiml,"  v\as  pf-rf  rmed  for  the  first  time." — 
"  This  faree  is  of  the  true  English  s*amp,  and  the  best 
**  we  have  seen  for  a  great  ien.gth  of  time.  Tne  incidents 
.'  follow  each  other  with  that  rapidi  y  that  not  a  moinent 
"■  is  left  for  langour;  ami  (lossess  such  giieiv,.that  it  is 
■  '  impossible  not  to  be  pleased.  The  humour  is  the  most 
"  unconstrained  that  can  he  im^giied." — '•  T.iis  farce  de- 
I'  served  and  obtained  the  most  complete  success.  The 
"' plaudits  were  almost  unremifing.  The  piece  was  gi- 
"  ven  out  for  repetition  with  universal  appUuse." — LaJj/'a 
fitonthlj  Mustum,  Ho.ll,  Vol.  ii. 


12Q  ^ 

A1.L  HAPPINESS  IS  ILLUSION. 

WOE  T»  BIM  WHO  SOM  CS  Of  IT. 

A    HRAMATIC     ANECDOTE, 
[Fromlbr  MUaUaneo.^  Wort,  rf  Kotzebut .: TrM,M"i 

■  Y    C.    SMITH. 


ITHE  MINERVA. 


Vol   1. 


PERSONS. 

yudgf  OfUy, 

Ctitpcr  Simplex,         |   ^.^^.^  Broilnrs. 

J'rsncij  Simp!ev,         J 

Saru»  Hurra,  a  Pbyiician. 

rThe  Theatre  U  in  fome  great,  or  In  fome  fmall  tovm.  in 

.hedn>ing.roomofJuagen-lly.    «ho    ..    fmins    at  « 

ro«nd  tabic,  from  whic.  the  remaining  vic.aaU  had  al- 

ready  been  removed  i  fome  checre,  and  a  bottle  of  w  ire 

was  yet  left.     M  the  adjoining  room  was  a  card  table, 

round  which  fome  idlers  had  placed  ihemfclves.  Jvidge 

Jlelly.hishandscroffcd.chewitfgahitof  cH«fe,  and 

half  asleep,  muttered  the  following  monolcgue.] 

..  Sll\LL  I  drink  ano.l.er  bottle  "^  "*"'•  °';,  *,  ^,"' "J  "l 

Coffee  !     Shall  I  get  np    or  fall    asleep  -     Sha     1  pla     a 

fame  of  cards  nr  catch    fl«s  !     At  five   o'clock.    I  SMU 

hare  fome  important  bunncf-,  to  attend  '?-l,''",'=  "''',';,) 

Ihe  parfon  A to  p  ea-n,  me  w"  >  lome    "''' Z^*  j 

_,,r„n  » has  pron-ifed  me  »  hirdof  Surinim— and 

r*.f""  c is  b  injing    mc    a    tnbe  of  a  pH^.-inJ 

(pping)  n.v  ecretary  w.lfbrius,  God  knows  how  man, 
papers  which  1  have  to  sign."  ..      ^_^„ 

^  Vhis  1...-  connderaion  had  f.tcli  a.na«ot,c  P?;«'  <" 
.he  wif.  J„Jge.,ha>  his  half  che^'d  b.t  "f  "•^.-'f  f^' %"7, 
his  m>.u:h.  and  his  head  like  »  iwertty  poand  bonnb.  fell 
upon  his  shoulder.  .      •      ,         j      „r  ,i,p 

My  good  Judge,  i<-  thr.u  kncwesl  t!ie  d.Eiculty  of  the 
trial  that  a«-aii»  thee!  neither  ll.es  iior  '"''P^' ""'^"  , ''' 
rinam  birds,  nor  tubes.  *  ill  "waUe  thee  from  thy  numhe.^. 
•Ihe  storm  is  appro.iching,  thj  h  -ulcbell  is  a.vcarty  ■.  in.v 
ing  like  a  fire  bell,  they  are  iiow  upon  the  smrs,  vo.ct 
like  muiUcd  .li-ums  are  heard, and  th.-y  jre  yv-Mxaz,  "I'o  rhy 
dining  room,  the  fancruary  of  thy  deity,  and  thou  Im  oi 
Themis,  stariest  reelingly  up- 

[TSc  Brotlert  Simp'.tx.  ilrag  Btvon  Fturrd   into  %bc  r«)?».  j 
/iranciiu    Jjis-.i«J  Mr.  Jndae!       - 
Cai/ia/-.  J.istice.indreveng* '.  ,     r    . 

Bur:m  Hurra.  Yku  are  fools,  who'  ought  to  be  f.nt  to 
Tiedlam.  _  .  ,      .,   ,      , 

(They  continue  making  a  confnfed  no.fe  for  r.me  time, 
^■o  that  neither  of  them  coul.l  ha  understood  Judge  Belly 
assumes  his oSciat  authiriiya.iJ  enjoins  filence.) 

yuJge.    One  after   the  other,  gentlemsn!  on:  after  the 
other  !  slow  and  distinct ! 
■  Francit.    This  man  has  made  me  mi'ferable. 
Ca  par.    And  me  too. 

Btiion  m:ra.  1  have  made  them  both  happy,  and  now 
1  am  rewarded  with  ingratitude.  ^     ,,    ,.     ,. 

,7uL(re.  Who  can  find  out  the  bottom  of  all  this,  ti$ 
in  intricate  cafe.  ,,      ,    ,        . 

Barnn  Hurra.  No  intricacy  »t  all,  Honorable  Judge,  I 
beg  to  he  heard. 
yuil^i.     G  anted. 

(lie  plales  himfelf  projierly  upon  his  chatr,  assumes  iti 
oflicial  air,  and  Baron  Hurra  begins.) 

"  Thcfe  two  gentlemen  are  bVothera,  both  of  them  re- 
co''ni2e  nature  as  their  step-mother,  for  both  were  ncglect- 
cd^y  her  in  foul  and  body.  In  body— for  only  a  few  days 
agoihe  one  was  blind,  and  the  other  deaf:  both  together 
•,  Had  no  more  than  two  open  eyes,  and  nvo  loiind  ears. 
Judge  then  !  here  stands  the  deuf,  who  now  hears  as  gor  u 
»s  we— There  stands  the  blind,  who  now  fees  as  good  as 
%Te— And  who  v/as  it  that  bestowed  on  them  this  benefac- 
tion I  That  opened  their  eyes  and  ears  !  It  was  I !  1 
,  ^ve  fummoned  all  my  knowledge,  I  have  fucceeded,  and 
what  have  I  deferved,  reward  or  pu'nithment !" 
Ju  Ige.     Reward  to  be  lure. 

'j-'rnncis.  Slop— not  fo  precipitate.  Honorable  Judge, 
1  shall  in  a  few  word's  prove  to  you  the  contrary.  It  is 
true  I  was  born  blind,  and  ah  !  were  1  fn  still.  1  should 
rot  at  this  momemt  stand  before  you'  with  grief  in  my 
heart.  What  we  never  pofsefsed  we  can  easily  do  with- 
out ;  what  we  lofe  we  can  never  forget : 

1  loved  a  girl  who  made  me  happv,  I  could  not  fee,  but 
rould  hear  her.  Oh  what  fweeincfs  of  voice!  Whole 
davs  I  wouU  hear  her,  and  1  felt  happy.  . 

'when  her  fi.fi  hand  touched  m?,  when  I  slumbered  on 
lierbcfom,  I  forgot  mvblindnefi.  and  nothing  was  want, 
inrtomy  happinefs.  '  Our  wedding  day  wai  alieidy  fix. 
cd  upoi,  when  an  unfriendly  dim-.n  made  me  acquainted 
with  thi^  man.  H«  offered  his  fervices,  1  yielded  to  per- 
fuasion  too  foon,  and  was  unhappily  refiored  to  ii^ht. 
My  first  view  fell  upon  Jnielin.  Oh,  heavens  what  a  fpec 
tacle!  Disfiguredby  the  fmall  pox,  irickling  eyes,  wrin- 
kled cheeks,  red  hair  and  bandy  legs,  the  fpoke,  it  was 
stili  the  fweet  tone  of  Iter  voice,  b-t  it  proceeded  from  a 
yawning  throat  She  louch'd  me.  it  was  still  the  foft 
(■mumLofher  hand,  but  litr  stmmu^jiimc  went  ihroujh 


bone  and  marrow.  In  short,, vanished  was  my  love  ;  and 
an  inlupporiable  vacuum,  a  diiVgrets'olff  tcelingloch  as  I 
never  fcli  hef.re,  hJ.s  now  por,cl"<cd  mr  heart.  I  am  on- 
fapuv,  and  whom  have!  to  thank  Tor  it,  kut  this  physici- 
an, who  forced  hii  remedy  upon  me.  Had  h«  left  m-:  bhn  1 
as  I  was,  AmeUa  woulinoxr  ben.,  wife,  acd  in  my  opini- 
on a  beauty.  i  ,  .  v  .  i 
■y./tfee.  SinjoIaT  !  the ;  are  both  in  the  rijht. 
Carpiir  Now  it  is  my  turn  to  be hes  id,  Honorable  Juige. 
I  wasborndeaf,  and  I  wouldgive  one  half  of  tnr  propoity 
if  1  could  re-pnrchafe  with  it  the  time  of  my  ueafnefs.  I 
loved  a  girl  who  was.the  joy  of  my  life.  1  could  not 
hear  her,  but  I  could  lee  her,  oh,  how  elegant  her  figure, 
how  lanet:ishing  her  eyes, how  lovclv  the  dimples  on  her 
cheeks,  whole  days  I  could  atand  befoic  hev,  and  admire 
hercharmawithextacy.  . 

I  beheld  her  bluseyes,  and  though;  to  ©'jPervv.  m  them 
what  I  could  not  hear.  My,-,ttachm«nt,  in  fpite  ol  my 
deafnefs.  had  already  attracted  her  inclination ;  the  day  of 
our  union  was  near  at  hand,  when  I  became  at'jn.-vuuett 
with  this  rol)bcr  of  my  happinefs,  who  talked  a  gicr'dtal 
ofhis  skill,  forced«p«n-„ichis  remedies,  nod,  at  last,  to 
mv  foriow, effected  a  cure.  .       ■ 

On  the  wings  of  love  I  flew  to  mr  Hernerfa  and  toluher 
that  I  now  could  heir  her.  She  fpoke— hot  ch,  heavens ! 
all  she  laid  was  lo-,-.tnpid.  «nd  fo  filly,  that  I  started, al- 
mo.st  lifvlefb  at  her  face.  It  wai  Hill  tli«  f?me  fwe«t  mouth 
b  It  it  fpouted  nonfcnfe.  ... 

She  siiU  had  the  lime  lovely    dimples   fn  her   ch:e<5,  , 
but  she  fmiledwh^n  there    was    i  othing  to  fmiie  at.     In  j 
short,  her  charm*  vanishad.lefor:  m-  eyes.    I  fav.-  but  an 
ignorant  damlel,  and  my  live    exiiiiRuicliea.      I'lie    fa  lie 
vacuum,  the    san^  d.lag.ecthle  f.nl.ition,   of  wh,  I.   „,y  ' 
bro.Ler  was  complaining,  1    feel  wiih    doill.le  weigh, .      I 
anunluppv  and  whom  have  1  to  ihank   f.r  ii  i  h,ii  this 
doc  „r«ho  cu-ed  me  against  my  will.    Had  he  1-lt  .n=  in 
mv  |.»..y  state  of  deafucl'.,     «t.>ir/V».l  would  now  be    my 
wife    auil  in  m.  opinion  would  have  utorc  ienie  f.tan  tut 
GoddLlsofWi;-i..m  ..•,,• 

yu.l-c.     a-range  !  theyftre  all  three  in  the  right. 

Ail  tii-iTBin  oner.    No,  Tni  right.  _  ■ 

yu  ge.  Silei.ce,  gentl:mrn.  This  is  af.  intricate  cafo— 
Tcremias  fetch  me  down  the  C<;;/"«3'!<m. 
■  Jvremias  waddled  to  .he  Itudy  room  of  the  1,-ariied 
lud.'O,  wired  the  dus.  from  fume  dozens  ol  l.rge  hooks, 
and  brotight,  as  he  couU  not  read,  fome  translation  of  an 
oldlie.iil.enish  philof  ptier.  ■  .,     r     . 

Jndje  felly  optned  tlis  hook  on  a  venture,  and  t!ie  firtt 
phiaze  tliat  etruek  his  f.tucy,  was, 

ALL  HAPPINESS  IS  ILLUSION, 


A  CURIOUS  FRENCH  LOVE  THIAL. 


it  was  from  her  that  he  received  the  f 'rged  reriific.\>«. 
This  .M.iria  athrmed,  recalled  the  pretest  tigici  before 
the  public  notary,  together  with  the  power  of  attof iief 
given  to  her  brothe^  in  laying  that  Utith  thele  acta  had 
been  signed  bv  her  fmm  the  fear  of  h»r  brothi-r.  who  had 
threatcn,-d  toUiilher  m  cafe  of  rvfufal.  The  certificate, 
she  said  she  procured  from  an  unknown  perfon,  who  had 
comp.'.tisiou  on  her  situat".sn.  She  added,  that,  though  of 
age,  she  dared  not  openly  act  against  her  brofhe'rs  will- 
whlch  was  the  caufe  of  her  Itaving  behaved  as  she  did,  un- 
til she  found  an  opportunity  gf  Hying  into  her  husband'* 
arms. 

In  co.ifeqnencc  cf  this  declaration,  the  tribunal  order- 
ed even  Maria  to  be  arrested,  anl,  af'er  a  Ipice  ol  eight 
months,  she,  with  I.a  Fay,  was  catricdbtft  te  tneir  ju,lge« 
at  Tsulonfe.  Tbe  M.>yor  of  S'.  Gi'C«rs,  his.fecretaiy.  and 
fonr  other  perfons  witnessing  the  cere.jMMiv  of  the  mirri- 
ag-^,wciH;  all  prefent,  and  u-ianimius  in  their  declaration 
that  Mitii  was  not  th-.;  girl  -vhofL-  marriin,-  wi.h  l,i  Fay 
they  had  fecn.  Mavia.  ho\<ever.  tnliiled  on  t,hc  contrary. 
Site  gave  a  defcription  of  the  furniture  of  tlK-  ruom  41  the 
Municipality  at  St.  Grifons.  in  which  th;y  were  (narritd. 
Ska  r.latcd  fo.-.ie  tcmarks  made  b)  the  perfml  p.cient 
duiing  the  cercmonv,  with  li^t'iM  word's  f.iid  t»y  liie  ma.or 
to  the  Kcrciary.  She  knew  again  every  b  .dj  who  wa« 
prelo.ii  :  potnteii  them  nut  hy  ihtir  names  and  ti'los.  and 
I  recille4  to  ficlr  i-emvinhrance  f^m.-  exprcS'o.is  ;liev  ufj 
on  th-it  trcCiii.m.  As  she  did  not  contradict  li'S-fclf  hut 
wai  fj  detevm.tcl  10  be  L-i  Fiv's  wif^.  the  imii;iial  co.'i. 
miisaw,  wti'i.  in  the  name  ol  thr  a'toruey  gcne'tl.  iwc 
fjcd  tli'is  aiftir,  witlidrew  his  p.  of-tu  10a  a?  ic 
a'\c,  l.u.  car.iiiiuej  it  on  accuu  u  "f.he  f  j^-ged 
It' was  i,i  [>o5sibie  for  l.i  Fiy  to  have  b-vn  she  t^rieator 
U.1!;.  a^  li,  tiaiuneilhc.-  r^U  nor  write,  bui  liran  1  his 
v:-;l'.  nvi  b  .'h  masU-  us  "f  it  knowia,;  i;  10  he  f 'rgl,!,  wer» 
and  ihersi'or';  f  und  g'jilty.  La  F i)  was  ciid* lined  tt> 
the  guile. i  a;  M.'.rfeiUcs,  for  eigh  years,  S  Una'  Arigi. 
Ill  to  I'oBr  years  hard  lil»oar  ia  th.;  houle  of  correciiuii  at 
Toulouse.  .  ' 

This  -.ri-il  c.-ciied  gi-eat  in?rrcft,  pirtienlarly  aniiinj  the 
vou-h  of  b-jth  f.-ses.  .-V  petition  v.-a>  drawn  up,  iig  u  I 
hv  f.>u<-  ih-jtif  ,,id  b.'chelors  and  maids,  and  mtvnd(ll  10  be 
prelentvd  to  tns  eiopjror.  Bn  ,  b.;torc  itcouid  reach  PaiiA, 
M;,ria,  vviio  her  I'.uh.md,  el'caped  from  prifon,  anllas  »h<i 
h..d  loiig  before  .lilp  >lvd  of  al!  her  property,  amnqfitingto 
DWJ  livret  (.i.idl.)  ui  ihe  year,  it  is  fnppolVd  th»t  tluf. 
I'cii'ons  in-enitd  ijfettie  in  Time  foreign  country.'.  honU 
however,  his  majesty  in  his  wifd'nn,  pardan  iheitl,  which 
i:  It  h'jpcd  will  1)4  Ih'e  cafe  as  her  m^jisty  the  emprcl's  iu- 
1  tcrtyte  1  herlVir  in  th-ir  behalf,  tiiey  may  re'uni,  and  vc- 
■,)aii' in  ihcir  o'vn  d, paTtmi.nl  tl.e  erruiS  of  their  youth 
with  an  honorab'.e  liic. 
I  It  Is  rifgi.U.J  »»  k  ctrtatnty  at  Toolo"  ■.  Dii*  «^>rrr 
fon  to  «  iiom  La  Fav  was  married    i.-  a  yong  peal.  1;  «  h* 

huf.ieiid. 


in  the  25th  Vendcmaire  (year  13)  or  18ih  of  Koverii- 
1804.  a  curious. riJ  in  a  love  alTuir  was  deci.lcd  by 
tribunal  at  Tonloufe.  of  which  the  following  aicihe 
lit.ib 


had  dressed  hinifelf  ill  wohienS  cloilies 

^yournai  ties  Tribun 


yj:r.f 


-  A  <o„„g  peafant  of  the  name  of  La  Fay.  of  the  depart- 
mirit'of  Arriege,  fell  in  love  with  M,.ria  Arig.ni,  in  the  pa- 
ri-h  of  Cassaigne.  She  was  a  young  girl  of  property, a'ld 
La  Fav  po.Teffed  nothing:  he  dared,  therefor^-,  not  pay  liis 
addresses  to  her,  and  ds-mand  her  m  'he  rliial  I'lanner. 
I  ,ve  however,  ii.fpired  him  wiih  a  fraud  .0  make  her  h.s 
wifc'ho.h  wMlout  her  own  and  her  lelations  coii.'-M. 

Accompanied  wiih  a  p.-rfon  dressed  „,  won.  at. '.clothes 
he  went  before  the   ,Ma>  or  cf  St.  Cir-r.,.    and  prstfeiue.l  a 
certifica'e.  s.aiing.  Iha?  the  banns  for  h.mfeil  and     T.r.a 
Ariiyini  had  been  iiublished,  according  10  law,  1.1   the  ,«- 
rish  church  of  Caslaig,  e.     La  Fay.  was,  in  confeq^ci.^^ 
married  tothe  pcrfon  in  his  company,    and  look  out  t i.e 
certificate  ofhis  r.artiage.     Wnh  .his  in  h-r    l.and.    1^ 
went  directly  .0  CalVaigne.  and  demand.d  of  .4ar,a  s  ..-a. 
tions   to  have  his  wile  given  over  .<■  Iiim.      I  he  wli-.le  fa- 
milv.'and.  most  of  .ill,  ihe  gi.l.were  as    might  be  e^l;,■ct-  \ 
ed.g.catlv  fiii-piifid.     Maria  insisted    c1i    knowing    ir 
ihinttof  this  pretended  l.usbaml.  and  dttlared  that  thehi 
confc.itedto  no  marriajre.  and  of  courfe  was  not  marrie 
She  protested,  therefore,  before    a  public  notary,  agH.n 
this  act,  and  signed  a  power  of  a.torndy  fur  her  hro.h 
to  profecute  La  Fay  before  the  iribuoals,  and  to  protu 
her  iuftice  and  protection  from  the  laws. 

Uponenquiry,  it  was  found  outiiiu.  the  certificate  oftl 
banns  being  published  was  a  forgery,  and  .he  in  p 
tornev  general  ordered,  therefore.  La  Fay  .0  becri.ninal  y 
py.fecuted.  In  themesntime  La  Fay  concealed  hin.Ulf, 
and  three  months  passed  over  in  inquiries,  to  find  out  whe- 
IherMaria  Arigina,  or  who  elle  was  the  perlon  to  whom 
he  had  been  married.  j  i.-.„r  ir„f,»n  no 

During  this  period.  La  Fay  procured  hinifelf  often  op. 
portunity  ,0  fee  Mar.a  in  fecret,  who  after  P"y;ng  '-'- 
eave  him  a  fraud,  theconfequence  of  his  love,  and  dicur- 
tl  her  determination  to  reward  the  h^fcr  with  her  hand 
and  fortune.  She  elojied,  therefore,  from  her  bro  her  s 
bolife  and  joined  h.r  lover,  whole  wife  she  acknowledged  ; 
herfelf  to  be,  and  it  was  in  her  arms  that  .he  E«''"'  "'""  ' 
found  him  when  they  went  .0  arrest  ''7'»f;'^';i''-.'"'"' 
was  difcovered.  Carried  before  the  tribunal  Mar.a  stood 
by  his  side,  and  repeated  that  she  was  his  wife,  and  .ht.t 
nothing  but  death  Should  feparate  .hem.  La  f^y  •  '"  •;  » 
turn  declared,  that  Maria  was  the  perf>-n  to  whom  he 
had  been  raanUd  before  the  Mayor  .f  Si-  Cifors,  uncltha, 
1^ 


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[Number  31. 


LIFE  OF  MADAML  DU  CHATELir. 

Gahriirlli-EmiliaTcmiellrr  lie  Bretcml.  M-cfimn.  f«  dii 
Chl'clct  w^s  dcfcoulvd  froMi  .1  vprv  .vlCie.i  fimilv  of  Pi- 
iirilv.  (rf  ahlUheii  ai  Paris  fjr  above  three  hi  ulicd  ydrs. 
Shf  wjs  the  d.m^her  of  the  8ar"ii  .Ic  Breifjil,  i.ito  luc.r 
•f  foreign  pri'ceH  and  aml>»f  idTS  at  curt  ami  wis 
boni  ..n  the  I7lh  <.f  U.ceniKr,  ITOo.  At  a  very  earl.  a;:e 
tliedir(ili>cU^r«.a  aireug  h  ..f  <i  ilu.  a. id  viwacity  of  in- 
agin  I. ion  Sue  bhewed  a  piciiiLir  f'^nJnefs  f  v  the  bd  ci- 
IciriVb,  aiiddcv  ted  Ifreutpan  ol"  tll.-eirl%'  v'ri  id  of  her 
Jif.rt.>  the  .tudy  of  the  ancient*  V.r.'il.  ali  )vc  all.  wis 
he  ■  favori'.e  auihor.  .-he  hjd  a  woiide- ful  a'nc'imeiv  to 
the  .lined,  <ni  evci  bej;-iii  a  tra  isU.'ii'n  of  u  ;  im:.  u.iiuc. 
li)>,  tint  wofk  wib  never  brotil^ht  to  a  conclusion  he 
W.IS,  lii^ewire.  lentai  kably  tOMti  of  perusi-»g  -he  work",  of 
the  hesi  Frei.cli  poet^.  ancl  could  lepeiit  ihe  most  lieainitul 
and  sirikhiK  passages  of  ihCin.  he  applie.l  ilfo  lo  f  .leign 
|;iMgnai{es  ;  and.  in  a  liitle  time,  made  herlVlf  lo  f.,r  .«  f- 
Irefs  of  thet'  .;lih  and  Italian,  as  to  beal)leto  read  Mii- 
lon  andTal'.o  wi;n  cafe. 

MnIamednChitelel. however, did  tint  cnnfinr  herfelf  to 
thesiui,  ..f  tnebe.le,  leittes  only.  Meiai-hytics  and  in.v. 
Ihtmancs  we  e  objects  alio  of  her  putfuit  ;  and  l.eib- 
ncii'z,  a  pnil  d.'piier  tquaily  profound  and  li-geniau..  was 
•lie  guide  whom  she  cii  'Se  todirect  l«er  iiitliiJ  rie*  p.nh, 
Hy  ciofi^  a|>,ilicatio.i  siie  »<-a>  foon  enibied  to  write  an 
•  xplii^ation  oi  ihit  ce'ebia'cl  G-nntn's  philofiphy,  ui- 
(!er  Ihe  lideof  y;i4//fUtt)'?(  cy' /'Aj.jice,  which  •(he  conpol- 
«d  principjily  for  the  ufe  of  tho  Co.mt  dc  Chiteletli.nmont. 
her  fon.  If  mis  work  i,  enrirled  to  praft.  on  .icc  >nnl  of 
the  order  a'.d  pel"|)'CUity  oblVrvcJ  in  it,  the  picliminl.v 
Jifcourfe,  which  V-liairr  justly  caiUa  maser-pl.-ce  of  elo- 
quence and  realon  ng,  i,  u  Ki.n'.ietllv  higlilv  inieres.ing. 
In  thu  ddcon.  fc  w  h  ch  is  addr.  Iscd  by  lliv  M  irch.ontf, 
to  bcr  l"..n,  sho  t'u-t  shew.,  thai  o^e  of -.he  most  I'acred 
dnties  of  men  i~  topay  the  stiicesi  aue.i.ion  to  the  e.iuca- 
tion  of  their  children;  after  which  slie  leqileSis  tliat  he 
■wouldtakeadvan  age  of  the  dawn  of  reilon,  and  enden- 
Toiir  to  pn  fer^e  h-mfvlffroih  that  ignorance  wrtith  is  fo 
•ommon  anions  perl'.nis  of  his  rank. .  "  Y.m  must  -aciuf. 
toTi  your  mnuua.li."  lavs  she,  •  'o  ihink.  a. id  to  fi-id  ro- 
fuinces  in  i.feif  ;  yon  wi.l  be  lenf.b.e  tnr.nlijh-ii  life  what 
somfort  and  co.if.  k^non  a.ifes  from  siudy  ;  and  you  wll 
«nn  fee  that  it  can  all'.ird  p  eifureand  delight."  She  then 
advifei  him  to -apply  |..iiic.pal/  to  natural  philof.iphy  ; 
j.vcw  an  account  oi  ihe  plan  -he  piop..fes  1-)  follow  in  her 
lessons  ;  and  laics  "U:.  in  a  fevv  wcirS  ,  how  iVitich  ihfi! 
fcifmce  has  t-rrn  mde)  eJ  lo  h  .f>-  piiilifopli^rs  who  have 
apjieiredsiiiie  .).  I'caiic'.  In  e.\|>lain;n^  the  I",  sein  of 
the  latter,  and  iliai  of  Newton,  she  .elj  es  ijie  violent  d.f- 
puies  ih-}  crea'ed,  anlexjiis  lim  ti'  iHe  f  ime  rime,  to 
guard  against  parly  fj/irit,  wn  cli  al  .v*.  s  im;u-d-,-s  ihe  difco- 
»er»  of  truth  "  li  is  a-snredU  sery  nnreafonablc."  coi- 
Tinues.sllc,  *'  to  mai^e  a  kind  of  ilation.»l  atf.iir  of  the  oj-i- 
nioifs  of  N  wton  and  U.  fcartes  \.  h-^n  a  book  in  plnlo. 
f  phy  IS  in  qncstioii,  we  ought  to  a>k  if  ii  b-  ^oo.l  ;  and 
rot  whethei  iheau-lior  is  a.,  Englishman  a  Frenchman, 
or  a  German."  Madame  ilu  Chueler  e-ihorts  her  I'.ni  al- 
fo,  not  to  carry  his  ri  f|nx'  f.ir  ^leai  men  to  aMescel's  bor- 
dering on  idola'ry.  Th<  fc  reHec:ion&,  pitfeiued  wi  he<)iiai 
streiig'h  ana  rentimeiit,  lead  her  infensibly  lo  fpeak  'f 
Leibnitz,  and  the  ideas  of  that  philofipher  on  m.ta(jhysic! ; 
but  in  this  p.irt  she  seems  to  deviale  f.  om  her  own  pie- 
ceptt,  and  10  fall  inio  hat  emliusiafm  ag.iinsl  which  t^he 
camions  her  fen.  '1  his  llight  fault  mav,  hnweier,  be  ve- 
rs  icadily  excufed  in  a  pr,  f.ice,  which  Contains  abun- 
dance of  nfefiil  maxims,  and  an  cAcellent  anal/sis  of  the 
work  for  nhicli  it  was  intended. 

Madame  Du  (^hareltt  had  loo  much  judgment,  and  w-as 
MO  ardent  in  the  piirfnit  of  truth,  to  dwell  long  on  ihe 
Cliimevas  rf  mcuphyfics  ;  she  readily  quitted,  therefore, 
Ihe  iiiiajinations  of.Leibnuz.  in  oider  to  i;ive  herfelf  up 
to  tlie  cle*r  and  perfpicuous  doc  rine  of  Newtoii. 
Ting,byclofe  applxat'on,  gained  a  complete  kn.iwledgeof 
that  eminent  philofopher's  principles,  she  undenook  the 
arduous  task  of  making  a  translation  of  them  from  the 
•riginal  Latin  into  French,  which  she  published  with  an 
admirable  c.nnmentary,  and  by  this  emerprire  rendered  an 
edeniial  fcrvice  lo  I'cience. 

This  commenlary,  which  is  far  fuperior  lo  the  transla- 
tion, is  compol'ed  of  two  pirn,  and  is  preceded  by  a  ^h"rl 
h  story  of  astronomy,  from  Py'ha?uras  to  the  prel't-ni 
time  Thehr^t  part  conta  ns  an  explana. ion  of  ihc  ni  fc 
remarkable  phicnoaiena  of  our  f^Nlem  ;  and  ihe  fecouo.an 
analytical  I'llu  ion  of  ihe  piiiicijlal  piohleills  which  relate 
toil.  When  we  rellfct  on  the  drynefs  of  ihe  fubject, 
and  the  little  analogy  11  has  wiih  Ihe  deiic icy   and    v.va- 

ty  of  the  fairfe.t,  we  cannot  help  admiring  Ihe  abilities 


of  theautho 


md 


n,?  to  1 


Ih^f.llo 


■which  Voltaire  addrcfw»  10  her,  in  liit  fipisile  eu  NeiY- 
toni  Phiiolophv. 


Sfiile  of  tb  lie  pi-  mircs  '^'h'ck  tnn  oft  e  'foge 
Tie  .ouihfnl  vizni  ungnar.-'e I  ■  e(  by  age, 
H f^  cou'd  lo'u  soar   and  tvit'j  to  ttnst^a fiigbtf 
Great  New  row /^ /'oij.  ami   et  fi/fjw  'igit, 
'1~  that  d.iii  cmatr  l<i  'fr  vi  i/jefighi'fJaj, 
H'Ae.e  ^Mure's iefi^forced to ^o  ustiay. 

Madame  Ou  Chaielc'*s  inannirr?  were  no  lefs  esli"iable 
than  her  talens.  Tlioujih  fo-metl  by  herfigme  her  rank, 
ai'il  her  knowledgf.  ib  Ge'dlAtineit'shed  from  the  gvea  er 
p.iri  of  rliofe  aniong  whon^  she  live'i.  she  seemed  luver  to 
be  fenstbie  of  th.  fe  advairages  ^^  hich  sheeij  \ed-  She 
was  f.md  ft  sloMSbu  withiur  o-trnta-ion.  •■  X'o  fevi.ile" 
fays  M  de  \  olia.ie,  •  ever  pi  fsiTse,!  f  >  much  knowledge, 
a'  d  yet  lyone  ever  shew^-d  hee'learmng  left.  .She  spoKe 
on  I'cieniiiiC  fuyeCts  lo  ih'  fe  only  whom  she  th  >u,i;h  she 
cmrd  insirtij^^j  never  wnh  anv  vie-i  lo  csM  fuih  .ip- 
llaufe,"  This  p  rtraii  most  mid  lub  edly  exhibit  a  just 
likm-fs  of  Madame  Du  t  !.;.<lei,  fo,  no  one  had  a  beurr 
opporiiiiiity  "f  knowing  htr  tin  acier  th.tn  the  person  by 
■iliiMii  it  is  tinted  oii  .  Every  "i.r,  abnosi,  is  attjiiuintrd 
will  Ihe  cli  fe  iniinacv  uhicli  ('..lilisled  between  iliis  ce. 
ItbiatLd  iidyaml  Vcltaieliriiea.ly  tweillv  years.  The 
tas-e  whitb'-'Jiey  each  had  lor  jihdcf  phy  and'  the  belles- 
lettres.  IVrved  to  rmiier  inis  conntj.io.i  csiieinel,  a,{itea. 
ble-  ffpec Hill  to  the  lafer,  wilu  I'tenit  in  hiVi-  tier  ted  nn 
I'ma.i  binefi  'from  it.  Withoui  the  adviceof  hs  Ha.,ri 
(HIS  f'-n-i;Hv  ni^iiy  of  bis  pieces,  jierhaps,  i*'OUlJ  no  h.lve 
con.  allied  Inch  a  nu'.bfi  of  be.iu  les.  (In  everv  thing  he 
wrote  M  ..isme  Du  Cna  ciet  was  con/i,i,rd,  .ind'  her  en  i. 
c'fins  were  alway  s  fo  proper,  fha:  her  counsel  was  (^ce- 
raily  loilowed. 

A  woman,  who  has  no  o'her  merit  ihan  that  of  beint; 
Itarned,  isceivai'ly  wanting  in.  iier  doiy  to  focietv  No 
leproath,  however,  can  bt  thrown  out  against  Madame 
Du  Clutelet  on  this  head.  Her  fonrlnel's  for  «;iidy  never 
made  her  forget  wl.ai  jIic  owed  to  he;-  family  :  she  took 
vpon  herfelf  the  care  of  iheednca  ion  of  her  Ion,  whom 
she  ins  rilc'ed  in  geometry  ;  ami  sbc  did  not  think  it  below 
her  to  emcr  into  all  thofe details  which  tire  required  in  the 
l<iaiiagem.-niof  a  house,  Instead  of  delighting  in  sjlandtr, 
r.r  ridicule,  she  of  en  liecame  tlie  ad^oca-e  ?>f  thoie  who  m 
ner  pitl'tiicj  were  mail:  ih^  objicis  of  either.  Site  p-if- 
ftilVi!  f  I  much  giea'oefs  of  foul,  iha;  thoag  ,  she  p.t.fectly 
knew  thit  she  w  as  espofea  tp  the  shaf  s  of  malice,  she  ut- 
ter tiitwcd  the  i"'.iVallesi  desir*:  of  be  n^  revenged  on  he. 
enrtr.ics.  A  iiiiiUil  pampKlet.  in  whic.i  one  of  ihole  au- 
thors, wiiodelight  in  biuckening  rcpu  ations.  had  made  ve- 
ry frte  with  hers,'  being  put  into  her  hands,  she  ,a,d. 
'•'that  if  the  author  had  l.ist  his  time  in  writing  such  ufe 
lefbsaiiV,  she  tvould  not  lofe  hers  in  rcaiintr  it  ;"  and  ne.Ki 
morn  ng  she  exc  led  lieraelf  to   liberate  liim    from  prifon, 

Ai;  that  Madame  Du  Cs.aielet  can  be  blamed  for  is.  thai 
she  look  loo  li.tlecaftof  nerheal'h,  ;nd  I'acriiiccd  il  to  lie 
gloiv.  Long  iKf.ri  her  leath,  she  f.iiesa>v  the  fatalsiroke 
ivhichat  length  ca.-rifd  hei  oif  B.-in«;  then  apprehensive 
ihai  I'lifficient  nine  w.iulj  not  bp. left  for  ber  to  timsh  ih 
commi-nlary  she  had  begun  on  Ks-.iilim't  Prmcipia.  she  d.  • 
voted  every  momt-nt  almost  to  it.  a  id  b  tbefe  meiiis  lias 
tt;n«d  her  difsolution,  in  order  to  fcctire  i-mi  )r  alitv  to 
■iCr  ivorUs.  "  She  perceived  her  end  approaching,  (fats 
Voltaire)  aid  by  a  singultr  miviure  of  iVntimcn  - 
which  appeared  to  be  at  variance,  she  seemed  to  regrf 
life,  audio  met!  death  -wuli  i,ii,ep.cfi-y.  The  mclan 
choly  thoughi  of  an  eternal  feparation  I'eiisiblv  aff.  Cled  h^ 
foul,  and  ihe  philofiphv  wilh  which  it  wasfllleJ  m,l 
iier  retain  all  ner  ciurage  A  tntn  ivh  i,  .tearing  hi-if.-.l 
fadly  from  his  weeping  family,  is  calmly  m-tkiu,r  P'e,?a 
■ations  for  a  1  nig  voyage,  is  only  a  faint  p.'riiait  of  h:;i 
tirmtielsa.id  grief;  f.j  thit  thofj  who  beheitf  ner  last  ni . 
ments,felt  dnubly.  b.  ineirowu  affliction  and  re,;ret,  th 
lofs  which  tiiey  fns'aine.l,  and  almiredar  the  fame 
lime  the  strenj.h  of  her  mind,  which  bL-nded  with  fo  al- 
feciing  a  firrow.  f.  j  ishiken  .i  consa.ic  ■."  She  die  I  a 
Liinncville  in  1T91,  ajcd  fm-ty-ihree,  fome  time  afte- 
she  had  iicen  deli,  n-ed  of  a  child.  She  was  a  mamber  of 
fcveral  foreign  acaitemies. 


SIMGUL\R  INVITATION 
rOR   A    FEMALE    COMPA^IOiJ. 

[from    a    HA.MIIURCH    PAPllH,} 

The  Lady  Imltcr  is  Miss  IV'.lhelmina  Hai- 
rictia  Antonia,  of  AUona, 

•<  .\S  I  have  not  yet  found  a  man,"  says  Miss  Anto. 
nia,  •'  whom  I  can  love,  I  havt  coiitr.icted  a  general  de- 
sire to  please,  eith.-r  by  pilitenes,  by  foUotving  the  fashi- 
ois,  or  b.  a  spirit  of  malice,  which  however  never  dege- j 
iwraxa  uita  genuine  cuqaeuslmcoi.     Aa  invincible  love| 


for   liberty,  and  a  certain   taste   for   idleness  and  ease,  - 
which  renders  every    kind  of  aillhoriiy   insupportable  to 
me,  have  prevented  me,  hiihertc,  from  inarr>  ing. 

"  I  have  not  yet  found  any  rean  so  sujiertrr  as  to  com- 
mand me,  so  amiable  as  to  enslave  ine,  so  void  o(  cha. 
rac  er  as  to  be  niy  slave,  or  so  discreet  and  so  faiihiul  as 
to  be  my  ,fiieiid.    ,    ,       , 

"1  have  a  mind  u^o  elevated,  a  heart  too  timid,  and  an 
iniagination  no  ardent,  for  me  to  be  the  subjeci  of  a  long 
cmiLinued  delusion  I  iiei'hcr  nish  to  Cniiintand  ner  fO 
I  bey  any  man.'-.  I  « ish  for  a  friend  wiih  wh  m  1  ti  ay 
pass  my  life,  and  diviiie  my  fonune,  united  bv  the  pu- 
n*st  Ihc  truest,  and  llie  most  virtuous  seniimems,  with- 
out con  traint,  and  wi.houi  reserve,  withou'.  fai-e  delica- 
cy, »iid  tviihout  vanity  :  music,  inlercsting  reading,  the 
.'.otieiy  of  soiiie  well-infornied  man  v.uid  Jill  up  our 
lives. 

•■If  therefore,  there  is  to  be  found  a  woman  between 
the  age  of  iwtnty.sjx  and  thirty -si.x,  oi  a  good  constitnti- 
o,n,  and  a  mtrui  cl.aiao-er.  wtil  brought  up.  who,  toge. 
b'-rwith  a  pure  and  sen-.il  !e  litar' ,  a  reasonable  and  un- 
alitCted  mind,  and  a  corr'-cl  las  e,  possesses  p,  li'e:iess,  fe- 
minine qnalitii's,  jirudet.cf,  and  that, sincerity  which  the 
conmi'in  in  ercourse  of  life  requires,  1  should  be  iiaiipy  to 
olfer  her  my  friendship  and  my  hi  use  ;— 1  should  wish 
that  she  should  neitherbe  itj;ly,  nor  absolu'tiv  poor.  11 
tlie  jKti.ict  iars  which  I  have  cnunieraied  are  foujul  -otin- 
swer.  1  li"|ie  that  r.lie  will  with  a  no.le  frankness  acqu;  int 
me  thr  ngh  the  m.dtu.ii  of  the  ^Jf^ches  des  Empire,  w.  h 
her  ijood  qualities  and  tven  wiih  htr  tailings  ;  and  -liat 
she  will  cmstnt  to  shtire  wi  h  me  the  |  leasiires  ansi  the 
pains  '  f  If-,,  ^he  v.ill  find  in  niv  ht^use  an  income  of 
four  thousand  mark.-t,  annually  ;  a  commodious  and  ex- 
pensive ajiar  men',  with  a  fine  view  over  a  large  gardea 
towards  ihe  Elbe,  eniirilv  at  her  own  dis|i<  sal  Mj  tar. 
r  age  a;ul  my  sevvants, shall  be  .entirely  at  ber  command  ; 
she  sh.ill  e.  t  bv  herself  when  she  pleases  We  shall  msk« 
irial  of  each  oiher's  disposition  f  r  three  years.  All  I  sti- 
iiula'e  is,  th.it  she  shall  be  neiihcr  a  Frenc&wouian,  t. 
Jewess,  nor  a  I,ady  of  Citiali.; ." 


From  the  LADVs  (London)  MUSFUM. 

IT  was  about  the  mtdrile  of  October  when  Mr  Starlield 
was  on  bis  return  lo  the  UnivcrOty  of  Cambridge  :  bui  hav- 
ing f.ime    businefi  to  transact  in  the    town   off. ,  lie 

l>u.  p,)lV.i  Hopping  there  3  fesv  days.     Befuies  ike  bufintrs 

whtch  deialned  him  at  l .  he  wr.«  impe  led  to    stop  by 

an  iniioceni  curii-sity.  .His  friend  Oovtdaie,  then  a  stu- 
dent in  the  University  of  0.vfnrd.  had  c-mmeiced  an  at- 
achmeql  in  a  family  there  :  which  his  parenls  not  w  ish- 
ing  to  indulge,  or  lie  tp  give  up,  he  was  conllrainetl  to 
inike  .^'*.r  Siari.'','  ht.  Ctjnlidant.  ,  .\s  Doveilale's  attach- 
ment \va  O'le  *f  lite  nK  st  honorable  and  sincere,  he  \<a% 
eery  cautious  to  w  hem  1,c  entrusted  the  I'ecret :  for  th* T*- 
.■■  ho  really  feel  the  palision  ot  In  "are  the  lens,  tau^  to 
make  it  known;  while  ihev,  wi  -  .'aiicy  therrfelves  in 
i.ite,  marceierv  one  iheir  confidant.  Dovedale.  IV.'ing 
the  necessity  of  a  fri.-nd's  confidence,  thought  be  Could  not 
nake  ti  better  choice  than  Mr.  Starfit'd.  They  had  been 
(rnm  their  infancy  fchoojfeilows,  ard  never  hat!  caule  of 
"  ■mplaint.  until  they  it  ere,  ft-nt  to  f'-pa'av  Mtiiveisi'ieti, 
Dovedaie's  attacbmettt  had  cuntiniied.  and  encreafed,  for 
I'onie  time  before  his  parents  difc'sv.red  n  !  bu'  the  faniO 
fuoiner  that  he  was  detected,  hefaid  t))en  his  bean  -o  his 
r.iend  S'irfieldrbv  tfhofu  means  he  conlriv-d  t.s  keep  np 
,1  co.rtfpendence.'  Dovedale,  eien  bv  I'is  bof.tn  friend, 
could  fever  be  p.evriilid  on  m  riicla  e  the  ladv's  name  : 
f  .r  in  loie  thtre  ..re  many  li'le  jeerings  whtch  however 
i  inocent,  are  extremefy  mnrifiiig  lo  ilir  ear  of  a  I  ver. 
't  VV.1.  npw,  ihertfo.e.  the  w  ish  <  f  Mr  Ptarfi-'-u  f,  dtfea- 
vrr  tins  familv  :  not  through  anv  mslicloos  iatenti.sn  lO 
il  «  f.ien,!,  bu'  froma  curiositv  na  uial  to  -.tllft!  n"fn,«. 
ile  hadf  me  hopes  nl  O.-ceedrng  frrm  rtanv  li-ile  inddenit 
he  had  coH.c-ed  fro.-.i  Drvrtlale's  conve-T-ion  :  for  i.  hen 
a  lover  hss  once  met  with  a  tfU"  c.">nfidanf.  hecannot,  with- 
out p.itn.  convfifeon  any  niher  fubirc  :  und,  no-  i  h- 
-lai.ding  his  utmctst  wishrst,,  cotc-al  bis  iVcre".  leve  will 
at  inicrvilsbe  feen  to  iparkleinajl  his  words  and  actions; 
'Or,  asShakefpeare  obferves, 

Amurd'rovs  gtii/t  sbev:s  not  itscf  m^re toon 
nan  luve  ti:„t  viuuU  seem  hid. 

It  was  near  the  clofe  of  evening,  and  Mr.  StarReM.  wh» 
had  rode  on  the-our>;de  .filie  coach  for  this  pu-pofe  of  ,  n- 
joying  the  fleet  and  fob.'r  foenery  of  a  nit,d  Auinnnn„ 
thought  proper  lo  removein-o  the  iiside  'o  at  oil  the  even- 
ing damps.  He  there  found  three  p  if  en.;>rs.  w  laibekt 
and  a  gentleman.  From  what  he  could  ga'hri  from  iheir 
difcuurl'c,  he  infeircd  that  one  of  the  l;tdiiis  w|kB  wncoo^ 


122 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804—5. 


tiecied  with  iheo'h;r  nvo  pifsengen  ;  whicli  was  sh'>rtl)r 
»fierconlirmeJi>y  tUtir  aligitin^    about  eight  miles  from 

E ,  leaving  only  Mr  StarfielJ  and  the  other  lady  in  tlie 

coach.  Mr.  StarfielJ  was  at  first  lurprized  at  her  travel- 
ling alone,  for  she  fccrned  fcarcely  in->re  than  eighteen  ; 
she,  however,  faid..  she  had  been  on    a  short  country  visit, 

and  was  llicn  returning  to  her  fricnd.i  at  B ■.  Mr.  Star- 

ficU  fhuu.;ht  this  a  fine  opportunity  to  indulge  hisciiriosi- 
ty  refjieciiog  his  friend  :  but  it  was  his  chief  folieitude  to 
purfue  it  without  betraying  the  fmallest  circumstance 
•which  might  tend  to  his  friend's  iletrimrnt.  Mr.  Starfield 
IntlertI,  wanted  neiihe''  fenfe  nor  poliiencfs  ;  he  had,  by  a 
refined  education,  and  generous  dij'position,  attained  every 
accomplishment  whicU  constitutes  the  gentleman.  His 
fair  fellow  pafsenger  Teemed,  by  her  addiel's,  to  be  of  m 
mean  family  :  she  faid  her  name  was  Westgrovc  ;  and  he 
was  convinced,  by  her  manner  of  converlation,  that  her 
dil'position  was  at  once  tmiiable  nnd  refine. 1. 

When  they  arrived  at  B ,  it  was;iight,  and  tho  la- 
dy'^ fervant  not  being  come  to  the  inn  to  meet  Iter,  ,Mr. 
Siarlicld  requested,  and  obtained  the  favor  of  attending 
Iter  ht>:ne.  Hcstaitli'npper  ;  and  was  fo  ninch  liked  by  the 
parents  and  fatiiily  of  the  lady,  that  he  was  rctjuested  to 
jrefiJe there  during  his  Stay  at  Q— — .  > 

Be.iuty  though  unalile  alone  lo  fecure  love,  is  often  the 
first  fource  of  that  paftion.  But  Mifs  Weslgrove  wanted 
neither  fwectnef.iof  diipost'toni  or  liberal  accomplishments 
to  retain  that  love  wliitli  her  beauty  alone  was  able  to  ex- 
cite. Mr,  Starfield  had  now  an  opportunity  b.th  of  feeing, 
andcons'-queutly  of  adtiiiingher.  He  found  that,  exclu- 
sive of  her  personal  charms,  she  had  a  taste  for  music,  po- 
etry, antl  most  of  the  lilicral  arts  which  adorn  the  f.tinciie 
tx.  Hcbcgaiito  fe.1  inhislxjljm  anunufual  fjnfatiju, 
VI  hich  iiont  but  tlioi'^  wh'>  have  t\lt  can  puf.ibly  conceive  ; 
lie  felt  a  pure  and  liontiraUle  Ij  c  fir  the  daughter  of  his 
host.  Me  immediately  gave  u;j  all  thouiJitr,  of  liis  ul'cUss 
curiosity  refpccting  nis  friend's  pafsion,  ii  pursue  his  own, 
and  not  being  ian»cdialety  required  ai  Cambridge,  rclolved 
to  st.iy  a  few  weeks. 

He  loon  bcbaioe  intimate  with  the  family,  and  gained 
every  tliark  of  their  esteem.  He  th.n  thought  uf  nothing 
ftiit  urging  hisfuit  ;  and,  if  fucccl\ful,  of  wiiting  to  his 
friend- Dovedale  at  O.vlord.  on  his  happinefs  of  having 
fofmedanattaclunent  in  the  fame  town  v.-i'.h  him.  Tho' 
he  had  a  Iicart  lul'c^plihle  of  the  warmest  iinpreffiona,  he 
had  loo  niuchgomi  iVnlc  au:l  cducati.ju  to  ruit.  into  any 
prcl'uinpiion.  Indeed,  the' real  paffloii  of  love  is  jtseit 
Cufiiciciit  to  rcf.ruin  alTurj.r.ce.for  iiis  oi-.ly  the  ri!,e  or  li- 
bertine that  outsteps  the  limits  of  decency.  As  he  knew 
his  fortune  to  be  confi'ier;ibie,  he  hardly  doubted  of  I'uc 
eel's  ;  yet  he  was  confcioUo  of  tlie  imprupriety  of  making 
a«  adJrcl's  on  fo  th.'rt  an  acquaintance.  Ke  coulVquenili 
refalvcd  to  r.iake  fio^itient  vifits,  till  a  better  acquai.-itaiice 
witli  c.-.cTi^fcer,  n.ight  f^ive  him  the  opponunity  he 
wished.  t^n\ft\\  now  but  two  days  more  to  stay,  and 
g(iew  rathei»fciilve  and  tiejected.  lie  wished,  before  he 
went,  tofjive  fomchint  of  liis  paflion,  but  was  utterly  at  a 
lofs  how  to  begin.  While  he  was  thus  ined,tating  onthe 
fubjcct  one  afternoon,  she  entered  the  room,  and,  to  his 
tetter  astonishment  and  coiifiifion,  he  favv  the  portrait  of 
his  friend  Uuvedale  fufpeiidcd  on  her  bolojn. 


EARN2V. 


-vex-^^^i^ 


THE  LOVER'S  fTF..Kr. 

THE  f.  ii«-.vin<»  tt's  IS  recorded  in  the  Historical  Me- 
moirs ft,  i.ainpagne,  bj  Bougier.  It  has  been  a  favorite 
narrative  with  many  old  romance  writers,  and  though  the 
lale  itfelf  cannot  boast  a  mt>;£:/  tc«Je/iC)',  yet  the  feeli:igs 
.Ire  so  completely  interested  ihrcjUghciit  the  relation  of  it, 
that  it  has  obtained  admiision  into  leveral  modern  ptSeins; 
and  it  is  imagined  that  a  genuine  relation  of  the  extraor- 
dinary ciieumftance,  unembell»fthed  by  the  licences  of  po- 
etry or  the  powers  of  fielion,  may  not  be  unacceptable  to 
the  generality  oi  readers. 

"  The  Lord  De  Coney,  valsal  to  the  Count  De  Cham- 
pagne, was  one  of  the  handfomest  andmoft  accomplished 
men  of  the  age  in  which  he  lived  ;  and  if  any  palliation 
ct'.n  be  ofleretl  for  the  crime  of  inconstancy,  the  lady  of 
Lord  du  Fayel  might  plead  it  as  an  excuse.  V/edded  to  a 
man  whofe  inhumanity  of  difpofition  and  depravity  of 
\lKirt  precluded  the  possibility  of  either  ellcem  or  ten- 
dernefs,  she  could  not  help  acUnowledging  the  fuperiority 
of  her  lover,  and  hcar.l  of  bis  intention  to  accompany  the 
Kinjj  and  the  Count  Dr  Champagne  to  the  wars  in  the 
Holy  Land  with    unfiibdued  regret  and  fearful  apprehen- 

"  The  hour  of  departure  at  length  arrived.  The  Lady, 
in  taking  leave  of  her  lover,  pref'ented  him  with  feme 
ring!-.,  fomc  diainonds,  and  a  string  that  she  had  woven 
<if  Ills  own  hair  intermixed  with  silk,  and  buttons  of  large 
feaiis  to  cover  his  helmet,  which  was  the  fashionable 
drefs  for  warriors  at  that  period. 

"  When  the  gall.tnt  liero  arrived  at  Paleftine,  his  heart 
beat  high  with  the  love  of  fame,  and,  anxious  to  signalize 
liimlelfat  the  siege  of  Acre,  he  was  the  first  who  an. 
daunicdiy  refol.ed  to  afcend  the  ramparts;  yet  for  this 
proof  of  temerity  he  lost  his  life. 

1  ^'9°"'^'^  wound  wasinftantly  pr.nounced  mortal, 
and  the  few  moments  between  life  and  eternity  were  em- 
ployed  by  the  ardent  lover  in  reconciling  the  object  of  his 
undenicfs  to  the  feveritj-  of  Uis  fate,  and   coi.juriug  his 


:  Jjpul 


Efquire  to  embalm  his  heart,  convey  it  to  his  miftrefs, 
and  prelVnt  her  at  the  fame  time  with  the  laft  fentiments 
of  an  expiring  man,  who  cherished  her  image  amidst  the 
pangs  of  death. 

"  The  attached domeftic.  faithful  to  the  trust  rcpofed  in 
him  by  his  Lord,  prepared  to  fulfil  his  dyingftqneft ;  and 
as  loon  as  the  heart  was  properly  embalmed,  i-eturned  to 
France  with  the  melancholy  relic,  and  concealed  hiniltlf 
in  a  neighbnuring  wood,  nearly  contiguous  to  Du  tayel's 
domain,  with  an  intent  of  watching  a  fiivorable  moment 
for  delivering  up  his  precious  pri^e. 

"  The  jealous  husband,  lufjiiciotis  of  all  objects  near 
his  dwelling,  unfortunately  encountered  the  faithful  Ef- 
quirc,  and  perceiving,  by  the  etr.barrafsed  mannner  in 
wliich  he  anfwered  his  enquiries,  fome  extraordinary  cir- 
cumllance  had  occasioned  his  arrival,  threatened  immedi- 
ately to  dellroy  his  exigence,  imlefs  he  made  a  full  difclo- 
fure  of  it.  Terrified  at  the  profpect  of  being  deprived  of 
liil'.  and  having  no  arms  to  defend  himfelfagainll  his  ad- 
verlary,  he  frankly  difelofed  the  nature  of  his  crabairy,  and 
delivered  the  heart  and  letter  into  his  hands. 

"  illated  with  plealurc,  and  inl'pireJ  with  rai;e,  the  in. 
hniiiiln  l)u  Fayel  ordered  Ihecook  into  his  prrfence,  com- 
manded liifTi  to  mince  to  atoms  the  devoted  heart,  and 
drcfs  it  with  gravy  to  his  Ladv's  paiaiie; 

"  Unfufpici')u.;of  ihe  inhumanity  of  the  desi,~n,  and 
peculiarly  pleal'cj  -.yith  the  cook's  e.'.cellerc.:  iu  his  art; 
Lady  Du  Kaycl  completely  dined  upon  tlie  dish  which  her 
fanguinary  husband  careful!/  rtcomm'eudcd. 

"  As  foon  as  the  rcpal't  was  eniled,  Du  Fayel  enquired 
ff  the  ragout    was    to  hertade,  and  upon  being  answered 

that  it  was ^"  excellent  .'"  he    replied "  I  knew  you 

would  like  it,  and  therefore  had     it    ilrefsed  ;  for  know, 
Madam. •'continued  the  inhuman  monfter 
devoured  the  hetvrt  of  the  L^  rd  DeConc 

"  Incapable  of  believing  lo  s:riking  an'  inftance  of  de- 
pravity, she  at  firli  refulcd  to  give  it  any  credit,  but  the 
sight  of  the  letter,  the  di.tinontls  and  the  hair,  too  soon 
convinced  her  of  the  fatal  truth. 

"  Shudtlcrin^'  with  horror  allhe  cruel  recital,  and  urg- 
cil  by  an  impulfe  of  detestation  and  deipair,  she  ihns  re- 
plied  "  It  is  true  that  1  loved  that  heart,  becaufe  it  me- 
rited my  regard,  for  never  could  I  find  one  like  it  i  and 
since  I  have  eaten  of  fo  nol>lea  nieal,  andmy  stomach  is 
he  tomb  of  fo  precious  a  heart,  I  will  take  care  that  no- 
thing of  inferior  worth  shall  evcrbe  mi.xed  with  it  !'■ 

"Grief  and  indignation  then  choaked  her  utterance. — 
She  retired  to  her  clianiber,  doled  the  door  within  side, 
refufcd  to  admit  cither  food  or  confulition,  and  expired 
on  the  fourth  d.iy  after  her  entrance." 


The  Female  Sex  described  by  St.    ricrrj. 

How  little  are  they  acquainted  with  the  laws  of  Xatuie 
who  in  their  opinion  of  tl.c  two  Sexes,  look  for  nothing 
farther  than  the  pleafures  of  fenfe.  They  are  only  culling 
the  flowcr$,,of  life  without  once  tasting  its  fruits.  The 
Fair  , -ex, th.it  is  the  phrale  of  our  men  of  pleafnre,  wo- 
men  are  known  to  them  under  no  other  idea,  but  besides 
this  it  is  the  creative  lex  which  gives  birth  to  man,  and 
the  cherishing  IVx  which  suckles  and  cherishes  him  in  in- 
fancy. It  is  the  pious  fex  v;hich  conducts  him  to  the  altar 
while  he  is  )et  a  child,   and     teaches    hi;n    to    draw    in 

with   the    milk    of  the    breast,  the     love   of  religion. 

It  is  the  pacFHc  fe.x,  which  sheds  not  the  blood  of  a  fellow 
creature  ;  and  the  fjmpathising  fex  which  rairif. 
tors  to  the  sick,  and  handles  without  hurling  them. 

FEMALE  FASHlOXS-LoxDON— For  Feb.  ISOJ. 

FULL    DRESSES A  roba  of  ruby   coloured  velvet, 

made  loofe  from  the  shoulders  in  front,  and  very  low  in 
the  back  ;  short  (leeves  of  velvet  and  white  crape.  The 
rohc  worn  over  a  dress  of  white  crape,  the  front  of  which 
is  looped  down  with  a  diamontl  broach,  and  trimmed  with 
a  quilling  of  blond  lace.  The  hair  drefsed  with  a  bandeau 
of  diamtnds  and  white  oilrich  feathers  Wliile  kid  shoes. 
A  round  diefs  of  gold  coleuicd  crape,  embroidered  with 
silver,  the  hack  and  sleeves  of  white  I'tuin  .-  the  sleeves 
full,  and  looped  up  with  ^leai  Is  or  diamo.ids.  The  hair 
rirefscd  with  an  Etrufcan  bandeau  and  cftrich  feathers. 
White  shoes. 

PnoME,\'.\DE  DtiEsSES A  round  lirefs  of  white  muf- 

lin.  A  large  Indian  shawl.  White  beaver  hat,  bound 
with  fcarlet,  and  ornamented  with  a  fcarlet  feather,  to 
match  the  shawl. — A  crimfon  Velvet  Pelifle,  tr'nnmett  a]l 
round  with  double  lace.  Habit  shirt,  trimmed  with  hce. 
Velvet  bonnet  to  corrcf\)ondwith  the  pelilTe.  Elack  Jean 
shoes. 

Head  Dktsses. —  \  cap  of  lemon  coloured  crape  with 
a  very  deep  border  of  white  lace,  the  front  ornamented 
with  red  rofes.  Bonnet  of  ytllow  sJk,  finished  with  a 
bow  of  ribband  of  the  fame  colour.  A  veil  cap,  with  a 
front  formed  of  black  and  pink  silk,  ornainented  with  a 
bow  on  the  top.  A  bonnet  of  blue  silk,  turned  up  before 
and  behind,  trimmed  wilii'the  lame.  A  hat  of  pink  silk 
covered  with  netting  of  tkc  fame  colour,  and  embroidered 
with  black  velvet.  A  li/ack  feather.  A  bonnet  of  crimfon 
velvet,  with  a  black  feUher.  A  Iniall  cap  of  blue  latin, 
covered  wiih  a  Uce  vel 


Gc.N-cBAi.  OBSEHV.vTioNS....Thc  favoritc  colours  ar« 
blue,  pink,  green,  and  crimfon.  Feathers  are  univerfallr 
adopted.  ^  or  fu'.l-diCFSss,  velvet  or  fat  in  are  preferred, 
Small  bodies,  made  of  coloured  fatin,  and  trininied  all 
round  with  quillings  of  the  fame,  are  much  worn  over 
white  drefies.  Small  tuckers  of  white  crape,  made  in  the 
shape  of  a  gown  front,  and  trimmed  round  with  a  quill- 
ing of  blond  lace,  are  the  only  covering  for  the  neck.  Foe 
the  opera,  cloaks  or  pelllLs  of  blue  or  pir.k  latin  are  very 
fashionable. 

SELECTED  POETMr. 

The  hermit. 

Br  y  AM  MS  BEATTIE,  l  l.  >. 

AT  the  elgse  of  the  day,  when  the  hamlet  is  still, 
,  And  mortals  the  sweets  of  forgetfulness  prove. 
When  nought  -but:  the  torrentMB  heard  on  the  hill. 
And  nought  bnt  the  ninhtiiigale's  song  in  the  grove  ; 
'  I'was  thus,  by  the  cave  of  the  mouijt.-iin  r.far. 
While  his  h.irp  rung  symphonius,  a  Hermit  began  j 
No  nunc  witli  himself  or  )»ith  nature  at  war, 
Uc  ihisu^ht  as  a  S.ige,  though  he  felt  as  a  Man. 

'  Ah  why,  all  Abandon'd  tojarkness  and  wo, 
■  W  hy,  lone  PhiloiiK-la,  that  languishing  fail  ( 
'  For  S)jring  shall  rcairn,  and  a  lover  bestow, 

•  And  sorrow  no  lor.ger  thy  bosom  inlhral. 

'  But  if  piiy  inspire  thee,  renew  the  sad  lay, 

•  Mourn  sweetest  complaiiier,  man  calls  thee  to 

'  mourn  ; 

•  O  soothe  him,  whose  pleasures  like  thine  pass  awaj-. 

•  Full  quickly  they  pass — but  they  never  return. 

•  Now  gliding  remote  on  the  verge  of  the  sky, 

'  The  m^on  ha'f  extinguished  her  crctxcnt  displays: 

•  But  lately  I  mark'd,  when  mnjesiick  on  high 

•  She  shone,  and  the  planets  were  lost  in  her  blaie, 

•  Roll  on,  thou  fair  or!),  anil  with  gladness  pursue 
'  The  path  that  conducts  thee  lo  s[>lc.idor  again. 

'  Eut  Man's  I'adcd  glory,  what  change  shall  renew  ! 
'  Ah  fool !  toccult  ilia  glory  so  vain. 

'  'Tis  night,  and  tlie  landscape  is  lovely  no  tnore  ; 

•  1  mourn,  bnt,  ye  wootllands,  1  mourn  not  for  you  ; 
"  For  morn  is  approaching,  your  charms  to  restore, 

'  Fcrlumed  with  fiesh  fragiance,  and  glittering  with 

•  dew. 
'  Nor  vet  for  the  ravage  of  winter  1  nintJrn  ;    _ 

•  Kiiui  Na.uie  the  embryo  bloss.im  will  save. 

'  But  when  shall  .Spring  visit  the  mouldering  urn  ! 
'  O  when  shall  it  ilavvn  on  the  niijht  of  the  grave  !" 

•  'Twas  thus,  by  the  glare  of  false  Science  betraj'd^ 
'  That  leads,  to  bewilder;  and  dazzles  to  blind  ; 

'  My  thoughts  wont  to  roam,  from  thude  onward  lo 

,      ', shade, 
'  Destrueiion  before  me,  and  sorrow  behind, 
"  U  pity,  great  Father  of  light,"  then  I  cry'd, 
"  Thy  creature  who  fain  would  not  wander  from 

'  'I'hee ! 
"  Lo,  humbled  in  dus-,  I  relinquish  my  pride  ■ 
"  From  douut  and  from  darkness  ili^u  only  canst 

'  free,'* 


'  And  d.irkness  and  doubt  are  now  flyin;;awa7. 
'  No  longer  1  roam  in  conjecture  forlorn'. 
'  So  breaks  on  the  traveller,  faint,  and  astra\', 
'  The  brijvhtand  the  balmy  eHulgence  of  morn. 

•  See  Trnih,  Love  and  Mercy,  in  triumph  desccndii 

•  And  Nature  all  glowing  in  Eden's  fisrt  bloom  ! 

'  On  the  cold  cheek  of  Death  smiles  aud  roses  are 

•  blending, 
'  And  Beam;-  Imtnortal  awakes  from  the  toinb> 


VERSES  TO  A  YOUNG  LADY. 

S,^Y  why  that  deep  anil' frequent  sigh, 
^  Heaves  thy  fond  bofom,  gentle  fair; 
The  tear  that  trembles  in  thin«  eye. 

Ah  !    flows  it  from  the  fount  of  care  \ 
Thou  look'st  indeed,  like  fome  fair  flow'r, 
Sinking  beneath  the  dewy  show'r. 

Too  «cll  I  guefs  thy  fecret  woe  : 

Then  weep'st  to  think  that  one  short  day 

May  bid  thy  beauties  ceafe  to  glow 
And  pilfer  every  grace  awav, 

'lis  this  thatiTielts  thy  tearful  eves. 

And  heaves  ih/  tender  breast  with  sighs. 

Yet  shall  not  all  thy  beauties  fade 

Beneath  rough  Time's  austere  contrcul  !  :'        ^ 

His  keenest  frosts  slnjl  ne'er  invade  '' '' 

The  bright  recefses  of  thy  foul,  T' 

Which,  purer  than  the  vestal  flan  ,.,  'j'-*  I'. 

Forever  burns,  and  barns  the  fame  -X.J'v 


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Ht>\HIETTA  ST.  LEGCR 

Handroms.  well  bred  and  accomplished.  Htnrieiti  liad 
AUaiiied  her  feventeenih  5eir,  Imoxiciied  «i:h  flaticr/, 
?her  numgrous  virtues  were  obscured  liy  levity,  and  the  fond 
indulgence  of  her  pa»mi.  failier  (.trengibened  her  in  errn- , 
Ihan  eradicated  ihofe  fjlle  prejudices  she  entertained.  Yet 
there  were  in  her  mind  lurking  merits,  that  restrained  her 
Ironi  all  enccfs,  and  To  well  tem|iercd  her  failings,  as  te 
diminish  them  almaft  beyond  i)erception, 

Amonjc  fhofe  who  knew  anil  justly  eslimsted  lier  worth, 
was  the  Count  D'Any,  »  nnblcman  t^f  iniiTicnrc  fortune 
and  ec^ial  philanihrnpV.  Nature  had  not  l-.e.-n  prodii;:il  lo 
fcis  ptiTon,  and  he  was  pa'-t  the  meridian  .^flife  ;  deficien- 
cies (that  Henrietta,  accufiomed  to  the  admiration  of  the 
fineit  men  in  Paris)  could  not  easily  overlook,  even  iiad 
not  a  more  infeparable  barrier  fubsisted  between  them. 

D'Arcv  had  a  friend,  graceful  in  perfonand  infinuaiin,? 
in  manne.-.  The  bright  sable  eyes  of  Albertbeamed  fuch 
intelligent  rays  to  the  heart  of  Henrietta  as  loon  taught  it 
to  own  no  other  power. 

The  Paron  St.  Leger  law  the  prepoffedion  of  his  daugh- 
ter with  pain  :  he  esteemed  U'Arcy,  and  fixed  his  fond- 
est hopes  on  his  union  with  Henrietta,  but  she  repaid  his 
attentions  with  I'corn,  and  determined  no  other  than  Al- 
bert should  C'^mmar.d  her  alTections. 

D'.'Xrcy,  who  b.:held  with  agony  her  decided  prsfrrence, 
withdrew  his  fuit,  and  fvcretly  endured  all  the  anguish  of 
»  hoi>eicl"s  and  dilappointed  palT.nn.  The  Bavon  vtljjjjjr 
•lureatedher  to  pay  a  projicr  attention  to  the  characterof 
her  yoitng  lover,  which  he  feared  was  fuch  as  would  de- 
stroy the  peace  of  his  child.  Tliefc  were  the  precautions 
cf  age  prone  to  fufpicion.  The  mind  of  Henrietta  was  too 
open  to  harbour  the  remotest  idea  of  inlworthinefs  in  a 
heloved  object,  and  she  yielded  to  his  fuit  with  a  generous 
frankncfs  that  f  >on  rendered  farther  precaution  neetllefs.  . 
The  day  was  H.xed  for  their  union,  and  the  neglected  D'- 
Arcv retiretl  from  a  Ii:cne  oft'riure  to  his  chateau  in  a  re- 
mote part  of  the  province.  The  Baron  shed  tears  at  his 
departure,  lamented  his  dnnghter's  infatuation  ;  and  pro- 
mifcd  always  to  think  ol  him  with  tlic  w,\rmest  friend- 
sh.p. 

-3'he  morning  that  was  to  make  the  lovely  Henrie-ta  a 
bride,  at  length  arrived  :  her  heart  bounded  with  di'lighi, 
nor  was  Albert  lefs  tranfporteJ  :  he  faw  her  unlufpecting 
confidence  and  tender  alTectiion,  and  while  beauty  filled 
hfs  mind  with  admiration,  her  Innocence  brf^wght  with  it 
a  par^g  he  vainly  tried  to  conceal.  He  faltered  as  he 
paid  her  the  morning  fal'utation  ;  and  when  he  would  lave 
raised  her  hand  to  his  lips  his  own  dropped  nerrelels  by 
herside.  A lanneil  almost  to  fainting  by  his  emoLion, 
Henrietta  funk  into  a'chair,  and  the  ceremony  was  fufpen- 
dcd  for  a  few  moments,  in  which  interval  a  fervant  deli- 
vered her  i  letter  tO'Mifs  St.  Leger.  Astonished  at  per- 
ceiving the  fuperfcription  in  an  uuiinown  hand,  she  hasti- 
ly tore  it  open,  and  read  in  an  almost  uninteligible  fcrawl, 
thefe  words  :  "  Ifyou  have  the  least  huivaiiity,  ful'pend 
your  marriage  with  Albert  Uufour,  till  yon  fee  the  unhap- 
py writer  of  this,  to  whom  the  bearer  will  conduct  you 
Bid  Albert  remember  the  wrongs  of 

Maria  De  I.acj." 

Tt  were  difficult  to  delcrihe  the  agitation  of  Henrietta  on 
the  perufil  of  this  i  still  more  fo    that  of  Albert,    whofe 
perturbed  looks  evinced  his  guilt,  anil  he  retired  from  the 
room  to  conceal  his  eviiknt  alarm.     Too  fond  to  condemn 
upon  slight  grounds,  she  instantly  accompanied  the  bearer 
of  the  note  i  and  a  post  chaife  which    stood    in    waiting, 
fuon  conveyed  them  to  a  neat  cottage  on  the    banks  of  the 
Seine,  about  twenty  miles  from  the  Baron's  Castle.  ■  The 
voman.   her  companion,  led    her  into  a  small  apartment, 
and  begged  her  to  wait  a  lew  minutes,  while   she  prepar- 
ed her  mistress   for  her  reception,  who  was,  she  informed 
her,  in  a  very  infirm  state  of  health.     She  then  left  her  in 
1  state  of  the  most  anxious  fufpence.     It  now  for  the  first 
occurred    to    Irei:   that  this   might    be  but  a  strata- 
of  U'.'Vrcy's  toget  her  into  his  power,  and  she  every 
moment  expected  him  to  enter  the  apartment.     Her  terrors 
on  removed — her  conduclrefs  returned,  leading  in 
I  young  woman  whofe  pallid  countenance  shewed  the  ti-a- 
""  I  of  deep  distrefs,  and  the  most  winning  lovelincfs ;     in 
lyV  hand  she  hcl.l  a  blooming  boy  of  two  years   old,  who 
p„p-ied  vainly  endeavouring  to  lupport  l>er    feeble    steps. 
^I^clafped  her  hands  together  as  Henrietta  rofe  from  her 
^,jn,and  as  the  tears  trickleddownhercheeks,  would  have 
fjill  her-knees  to  the  ground  :  but  Henrietta  fprang    for- 
caught  her  in  her  arms,  and,  placing  her  on  a  feat, 
^j"  r  utmost  endeavours  to  keep  her  in  a  state  of  fen- 
Cfldbii:  ^,  j.^j^^  ^j  jjjg  young  woman  revived,  she  order- 
an  Au-.^jj^j^j^j  ^g   withdraw,  and   turning   to    Mifs  St 
^^:iii  sii1ij,.jCji1  ,|j^  i„  J  ,„„j  of   yoic*  U  IwMtly  pliin- 
>■' '"' iuched  b«(  to  ih«  benrti 


I  *'  You  behold,  Madam,*'  f.iid  she,  "  an  unhappy  wo- 
man, who  can  now  claim  no  other  name  than  that  of  Ma- 
ria. I  have  difgraced  my  far.ii'y  by  my  uafortnnate  at- 
l.tchmenl,  and  now  defervedly  fufler  the  pangs  of  retribu- 
tion. My  father  was  tutor  to  the  Chevalier  Oufour.  Edu- 
cated together.  It  is  not  wonderful  1  imbibed  the  fondest 
allection  for  him,  with  my  earliest  infancy,  which  he  as 
aidently  returned.  The  death  of  my  tlear  parent  foon  loft 
me  wjiolly  dependent  upon  his  bounty,  and  1  was  the  vic- 
tim of  my  gratitude  to  him.  I  thought  of  no  timebeyund 
the  prefcnt,  and  ho|vd  for  no  establisment  but  what  I 
I  shared  with  him.  Early  in  life  left  to  the  guidance  of 
his  own  inclination,  pleafure  deluded  him  iVom  the  paths 
of  honour,  and  1  foon  found  that  his  attachment  to  me 
was  but  of  a  transient  nature,  and  such  as  he  considered 
very  lightly. 

"  Death  would  have  been  n)ore  welcome  to  me  than  his 
indifference,  yet  I  was  fated  to  endure  it,  and  learnt  that 
the  dignity  of  his  family  name  demanded  that  he  should 
marry.  You,  madam,  became  the  ol>j;ct  of  hisadoratiou  ; 
the  poor,  weak  Maria,  was  no  longer  remembered;  and 
this  dear  infant  faw  the  light  without  a  father's  smiles  to 
welcome  it  into  existence  !  itill,  in  all  my  affliction,  I  had 
a  friend  ;  the  excellent  Count  D'Arcy  visited  mc  frequent- 
ly. Hit  friendship  for  my  still  loved  Albert  extended  it- 
felftome;  yet  he  was  too  generous  and  noble-miudcj  to 
distitrh  your  happlnels  with  what  might  be  considered  on. 
ly  astherefiilt  ofa  feilish  view.  He  visited  me,  assisted 
raewith  money,  for  I  had  long  refufed  to  receive  a-iy  pe- 
cuniary favor  from  .\lbert,  and  gave  me  advice  and  couio- 
lation.  From  him  1  learnt  your  approaching  marriage. 
It  was  anevent  1  had  long  determined  never  to  furvive  ; 
and  I  It^nt  foryou  now  MLidam,  to  bequeath  this  infant  to 
yourcare.  Coniefcend  to  plead  itscaulc  to  its  unkind  fa- 
ther! It  is  thelast  reijuest  ofa  dying  wrftch,  who  will 
no  longer 'nterrupt  your  happincfs." 

As  Maria  concluded,  she  funk  upon  her  knees,  as  iin. 
P'oringpity  :  while  Henrietta,  with  .ilreaming  eyes,-  pla. 
ced  herfelf  by  her  lide  and  vowed  she  w.iuld  never  'latt 
tltcm.  After  much  expistuiati«n,  she  prevaied  upon  the 
fair  luCerer  to  return  with  her  in  the  carriage  to  th,- castle 
which  they  performed  by  eafy  Bijfffs  ;  and  by  the  war. 
I'enriettateiulerly'endeavouredto  fortify  her  mind  against 
the  approaching  inttrvitw.wiih  Albert. 

During  the  abfence  of  Henrietta,  he  had  shut  himfelf 
np  clofelv  in  his  chamber,  and  would  not  I'perk  to  anv  one 
A  mefsage  from  Henrietta  soon  recalled  him,  and  she 
prefented  Maria  to  him,  with  a  dignity  that  furprizcd  all 
prcfent. 

"  This  Lady,  Sir,"  faid  she,  with  assumed  compofure, 
"  you  have  greatly  injuretl  ,  you  have  alfo  deceived  me. 
It  is  a  ne.-dlefs  confession  ^ur  me  to  fay,  how  much  Icli- 
city  lonce  promifed  myfelfin  an  union  with  youicrcum- 
stances  are  materially  altered  j  think  titL'  not  fo  bifeasto 
found  your  happinels  in  the  wretchednefs  of  another. — 
Whatever  aftisction  I  might  once  have  felt  for  yen.  be  as. 
ftired  it  would  quickly  change  into  abhorrence  and  cm- 
tempt,  were  yout©  refufe  doing  juffice  to  an  amiable  girl, 
whofe  artlefs  affections  you  have  abufed.  The  'mly  com- 
penfation  you  can  now  make  for  the  bafenefs  with  which 
you  designed  to  act  towards  ine,  is  by  restoring  her  to 
happinefs.  See  your  beauteous  child,  too  !  Does  nut  its 
innocent  looks  fpeak  to  your  heart,  and  make  vou  wonder 
at  your  own  madnefs  !  Want  of  fortune  shall  no  longer 
be  an  obstacle.  With  my  father's  confeut,  I  will  now  pre- 
fent  Maria  with  five  thoufaiid  pounds  ;  and  as  for  m;.  IV!f, 
I  am  determined  to  fet  you  the  example  of  felf  command, 
byafsuring  my  dear  father,  that  my  hand  shall  now  be  en- 
tirely at  hisdifpofal." 

Tlie  magnanimity  of  her  conduct  awed  the  guilty  .Mberl 
into  veneration,  and  he  embraced  his  long  defcrted  Maria 
with  tendernefs,  entreating  only  that  Henrietta  wouldbicl's 
them  with  her  friendship. 

Fearing  to  truft  to  the  weaknefsof  her  own  heart,  Hen- 
rietta hastened  the  celebration  of  their  union  as  much  as 
poffible,  and  parted  from  them  with  a  calmnefs  the  refiilt 
of  confcious  rectitude.  As  foon  as  she  c»uld  recover  from 
the  shock,  her  spirits  had  fuftained,  she  permitted  the  Ba- 
ron  to  recall  D' Ary.  His  amiable  conduct  endeared  him  to 
her,  and  the  want  of  perfonal  attractions  ceafed  to  be  a 
consideration.  Convinced  of  herformer  error,  she  made 
atonement  by  the  kindest  attention  to  D'Arcy,  who  became 
her  husband  after  a  short  peritd  had  elapsed,  to  the 
heart-felt  latisfaction  of  the  Baron. 

The  virtuous  forbearance  and  obedience  of  Henrietta 
was  rewarded  by  the  aSections  of  the  bestofmen;  a 
friendly  intercourfc  was  established  between  the  two  fa- 
milies, and  theha^p'tucrt  of  each  it  onl/  iiifiu'td  b/  the  fc 
licit/  of  lii«  etUii. 


EXTRACT  FROM  A  TOUR  FROM  DEVONSHIRE 
TO  PARIS,  1803. 

Br  :}OHN  CARR,  Esq. 

HAVRE. — Appearance  of  the  Women. — 
The  Inn. 

Th«  wom«n  ifi-e  habited  in  a  coarfe  round  camlet  jack- 
et, with  a  high  apron  before,  long  flying  lappets  to  their 

caps,  and  weic  mounled  upon  large  woodti.  shoes,  upon 
each  of  which  a  worsted  tuft  was  fixed  in  rude  imitation 
of  a  rofe.  The  appearance  and  clatter  of  their  fabots,  as 
they  are  called,  leave  upon  the  mind  an  impression  of  ex- 
treme poverty  and  wretchednefs. 

Upon  our  arrival,  we  were  ushered  by  a  large  dirtjr 
stair-cafe  into  a  lofty  room  upon  the  fiist  floor,  all  th« 
windows  of  which  were  open,  divided,  as  they  always 
are  in  France,  in  the  middle,  like  folding  doors;  the  fioor 
was  tiled,  a  deal  table,  feme  common  rush  chain,  two 
very  line  |>ier  glasses,  and  chindcliers  to  corrcfpond, 
oompoled  our  n.otiey  furniture.  I  found  it  to  be  a  good 
fptcimen  of  French  inns  in  general.  We  weie  fJiowed 
by  cttr  hoflefs,  the  porter,  two  cooks  with  caps  en  their 
heads,  wliirli  had  once  been  white,  and  large  knives  it. 
their  hands,  who  were  fucceetled  by  tw»  chitnibcrmaids, 
all  looking  in  the  gieatest  hurry  and  conhlfion,  and  all 
talking  together,  with  a  velocity  and  vehemence,  which 
lendered  the  faculty  of  hearing  almoft  a'mi; fortune  — 
Tht)  appeared  highly  delighted  »ith  us  ;  tall.cd  r.f  cur 
drf  fs,  Sir  Sidney  Smiih,  the  blockade,  the  robic  Enijish, 
the  peace,  and  a  train  of  et  ceteras.  At  length  «c  ob- 
tained a  little  cessation,  of  which  we  iir.nicdiately  feized 
the  advantage,  by  directing  them  to  shew  us  our  bed 
rooms,  to  procure  iis  abundance  of  v.  ater,  hot  ?r,d  cool, 
to  get  a  good  breakfast  as  foon  as  possible,  and  piepare 
a  good  dinner  for  us  at  four  o'clock.  Amidst  a  peal  of 
tongues,   this  clamorous  procvilion  retired. 

After  we  had  performed  ♦ur  necessary  ablutions,  and 
had  ef.joyed  the  luxury  of  fresh  linen,  we  fat  down  to 
fonie  excclirnt  c-ilVee,  accompanied  with  btiied  oiil'.,  long, 
delicious  rolls,  and  tolerably  good  butter  :  but  found  no 
knives  upon  the  table  ;  which,  by  the  bye,  evivy  traveller 
in  Frame  is  piel'umed  to  carry  along  withkim:  having 
mislaid  my  twn,  I  requested  the  maid  to  bring  tne  one. 
The  apiearanct  cf  this  damfel  would  certainly  have  fuf- 
fered  by  a  cnmparifon  with  thofe  fragrant  flowers,  t» 
which  young  poets  rtfn-.ble  their  beloved  mistresses:  ai 
foon  as  I  pieferred  my  praver,  she  very  deliberately  drew 
from  her  pouket  a  Urge  clafp  knife,  which,  after  she  had 
wiped  on  her  apron,  she  prefented  to  mc,  with  a  "  voila 
monlieur.'  I  received  this  dainty  prcfent,  with  evetjr 
mark  of  due  obligation,  accompanied,  at  the  fame  tlioe, 
with  a  refolutioii  not  to  ufi:  it,  particularly  as  my  compa- 
nions, (for  we  had  two  or  thrte  English  gentlemen  wlifi 
us,)  had  directed  her  to  bring  I'ome  others  to  them.  This 
delicate  inftrument  was  as  favoury  as  its  mistrefs  ;  a- 
moug  the  various  frigrancies  which  it  emitted,  garli* 
teemed  to  have  the  mastery. 

Ar'nOACa  to  P.<ris. — Accomhodatios. 

As  we  appraached  the  capital,  the  country  became  ve- 
ry rich  and  luxuriant.  We  passed  through  the  forest  of 
St.  Germains,  where  there  is  a  noble  palace,  built  upon  x 
lofty  mountain.  The  forest  abuuucis  with  game,  and  for, 
merly  alTorded  the  delights  of  the  chafe  to  the  royal  Nim^ 
rods  of  France.  Its  numerous  green  alleys  are  between 
two  and  three  miles  long,  and  in  the  form  of  radii  unite  in 
the  centm.  The  forest  and  park  extend  to  the  barrier, 
through  which  we  immetllately  entered  the  town  of  St. 
Germains,  distant  from  Paris  about  twelve  miles,  which 
is  a  large  and  populous  place,  and  in  former  periodi,  dur- 
ing the  royal  residence.  Was  rich  and  flourishing  ;  but 
having  participated  in  the  blessings  of  the  revolution,  prc- 
fents  an  appearance  of  considerable  poverty,  and  fqualid 
decay.  Here  we  changed  horfes  for  the  last  post,  and 
ran  ciown  a  fine,  paved  road,  through  rows  of  stately  elms, 
upon  an  inclined  plain,  until  the  distant  and  wide,  hut 
clear  display  of  domestic  domes,  awful  towers,  and  lofty 
fpires,  informed  us  that  we  approached  the  capital  I 
could  not  help  comparing  them  with  their  cloud  c>]  ]v-tl 
brethren  of  London,  ovtr  whofe  dim  difcitvered  It  il 
a  floating  mafs  of  unhealthy  fmckc  forever  fufpei.ds  it 
heavy  length  of  gloom, 

Ourcarriagestoppjjat  tti«  Norman  Barrier,  which  's 
the  grand  entrance  to  Paris,  and  here  prefents  a  magni5- 
cent  profpect  to  the  eye.  The  barrier  is  formed  of  very 
large  and  noble  military  atone  lodges,  having  porticoes  on 
all  sides,  fupported  by  maissy  dorie  pillars.  Thef^uildings 
were  given  to  the  nation  by  the  national  assembly,  in  tho 
jau  17»«,  and  »r«  f«|>arattd  from  (ash  other,  b/  *  rai)g« 


i26 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804—5. 


of  iron  gale».  adorned  with  republican  emblems.  Upon 
identic  declivity,  through  quadruple  rows  of  elms,  atthe 
distance  of  a  mile  and  a  half,  the  gigantic  statues  of  a  la 
Place  tie  la  Concoidc  (ci-ilevant,de  l.i  Kevolution)  appears 
J)e)<!iiJ  'vhich,  the  gardens,  and  the  palace  of  the  Thud- 
Icries,  f  on  the  ctnlic  tower  of  which  ihe  tri-colored  flag 
was  waving,  form  the  fciaie  of  this  Iplcndiil  I'pectacle. 

Before  we  r  niered  la  Place  dc  la  Concorde,  we  passed 
on  each  side  of  us,  the  beautiful  and  favorite  walks  uf  the 
Parifiaris,  les  Champs  ElyfcevanJ  afterwards  on  our  left, 
Uie  elegant  palace  of  the  Gar.lemeublc  ;  where  we  entered 
Ihc  streets  of  Paris,  and  loon  afterwards  alighted  at  the 
bureau  of  diligences  i  froin  which  place.  I  tooU  a  fiacre, 
(a  hackney  coach,)  and  about  six  o'clock  in  the  evening 
I  prefcnteil  tnyl'elf  to  the  inistrefs  of  the  hotel  de  Rouen, 
for  the  women  of  France  generally  traufact  all  the  maf- 
culiiic  duties  of  the  houfe. 

To  this  hotel  I  was  recommended  by  Messrs ,  upon 

mentiojiing  whofe  names,  1  was  very  politely  shewn  up 
to  a  luit  of  pUafant  apartments,  consisting  of  an  anti- 
rcom  bcd-TOom,  and  drelDiig-room  ;  th^  two  latter  were 
eharniingly  situated,  the  windows  of  which  looked  out  up- 
on an  agreeable  garden,  belonging  to  the  palace  of  the 
I.ouvi-e.  For  thcle  rooms  I  paid  the  moderate  price  Of 
tiuc:  livres  a  du/. 

KOt-SE    or    A    RESTAUnATEVR* 

Upon  finding  that  I  was  difpofed  to  remain  in  town 
rny  female  friend  recommended  me  to  a  restaurateur  m 
the  g.irdens  of  the  Thuilleries,  one  of  the  first  eating  hou- 
i'v-'s  in  Paris,  for  fociety  and  entertainment,  to  the  master 
(jf  which  she  fcni  her  fervant,  with  my  name,  to  inform 
him  that  site  had  rccor.iincnded  an  Eiv.jlish  gentleman  of 
her  acquaintance  to  hit  I,  lufe,  and  requested  that  an  Eng. 
n-,h  r,i:  vmt  in  his  i'ervice,  might  attend  to  me,  when  I 
dined  there. 

This  v/as  a  little  valuable  civility  and  truly  French. 
This  lioufc  has  been  lately  bcilt  under  the  auipices  of  the 
)*  iist  Conful,  from  a  design,  approved  by  his  own  exiiiii- 
;iie  tSite  :  he  has  permitted  the  eturance  to  open  into  the 
fiardens  of  the  confular  palace.  The  whole  is  from  a  mo- 
M  of  one  of  the  liulc  palaces  of  the  Herculanenmi  it  is 
iV'oii  a  fniail  fcale,  built  of  a  fine  white  stone  ;  it  contains 
;-.  centre,  v;irli  a  portico,  fuppoiied  by  doric  pillars,  and 
f'.vo  laii^  winps.  The  front  is  upon  the  terrace  of  the 
j;aruens,  and  'zomoiands  an  enciiuniing  viev/  of  all  the 
heauiiful  v.alks  and  statues.  On  the  ground  floor  the 
Iwufe  is  diviiittJinto  three  long  and  Ipacious"  apiitnitMis, 
cpenii'g  Into  eitcii  other  through  centre  arches,  and  which 
»>  c  rc'ioui;!!;d  upon  the  view  by  immenfc  pier  ghisscs  at 
fach  end.  The  first  room  is  for  dinner  parties,  tlie  ne.ft 
■■  .1-  ices,  and  the  third  for  coffee.  In  the  middle  is  a  fiv- 
■  :;  -stair-cafe,  lined  on  each  side  with  orange  trees,  which 
;  r*nds  into  the  up|Kr  fiiiie  of  dinner  rooms,  all  of  which 
r  .v^adiiiirably  painted  after  the  taste  of  the  llcrcuiancuij;, 
?ind  are  alit-.ost  lined  with  cosily  pier  glasses. 

From  th«  (Wil.)  MIHROR. 

It  is  undoubtedly  a  fact,  that  lefs  attention  appears  to 
inetobepaid  to  tlw  young  v.oir.en  of  the  piefent  d?.y, 
thati  to  thoic  whom  !  have  known  twenty  years  since  ;ar.u 
yet  from  etternil  ap;)earance,  they  are  full  as  captivanug. 
Whit  then  is  the  caui'e!  It  fccnis  to  me  it  maybe  ac- 
^.unted  for  iti  a  cert,t(n  degcec,  in  thir.  w7 y  i  when  1  was 
young,  there  v.c-eob'ucts  to  call  the  attention  ofthe  young 
men  from  the  delightful  employ  (v/hen  the  mind  is  no: 
pre-occupied)  of  waii.ngon  the  youn^  v/omen.  Politics 
Hid  not  then  as  now,  c-cupy  all  the  I'pare  moments — the 
road  to  wealth  and  honour  wastiieii  as  broad  as  it  is  at 
T>rercnt,  nor  did  riches  convey  to  a  man,  as  now,  trat  re- 
fpcct  which  even  the  fool  lays  clai'i!  to  if  he  is  poire!T;d 
of  wealth.  /.  s  population  increases,  the  dilr.culty  it  i.i- 
crcal'ed  of  entermgirtto  life  in  that  ciiaracter  xhlch  per- 
haps  while  single,  we  could  afsuir.e  without  diSculty,  and 
maintain  with  prOpri.ety.but  is  rendered  not  oiily  difficult 
liutiinpracticable  under  other  circunifiancea.  On  the  o- 
ther  hand  an  inctcafc  of  rich'.;s  if  only  m  a  few  families, 
is  productive  of  a  ger.eral  talle  for  siiew  and  coiiiequent 
e.xpcnce.  Dr.'fs,  vifiting  and  convcrratioii,  n.al.e  the  cm- 
ployii.cntcfthe  w,:alihy  J  and  tholj  manners  we  tileem, 
we  are  fond  to  imitate,  and  none  do  it  more  (I  niirht  tru- 
ly fay  as  much)  as  our  young  women.  Therctfon  is  evi- 
dent, they  have  mere  leifure  and  aic  ir.orc  veadily  prepar- 
ed to  meet  company  than  a  youur;  irr.n,  who  must  att<:nd 
to  his  businefs,  or  it  will  not  atcctid  to  him.  Kince  it  is, 
that  our  females  acquire  very  early  in  life,  a  frivolttv  or 
character  v  hich  is  di,'\inguished  by  little  more  than  a 
greater  or  lei's  taflr  for  drefs  or  trifling  convcrfation. 
How  then  can  a  man  be  brought  up  in  the  hal-'.ts  of  induf- 
try,  and  counting  upon  tite  permanence  of  that  habit  for 
future  convenience  and  comfort,  ally  himfelf  with  a  fe- 
male, who"  though  she  might  in  the  playful  inom"nts  of 
youth,  be  the  pleasing  companion  of  an  hour,  has  not 
Qualifications  -icccfsary  for  a  wife,  and  ftiU  lefs  thofe  of  a 
jrother,  fitted  to  inftruct  and  guard  the  tender  years  of 
llcr  oflspring. 

If  frivolity  is  too  much  the  character  of  a  young  man 
(andthat  it  is  fo  while  in  the  company  of  young  women 
mull  be  acknowledged)  let  the  females  consider  whether 
even  here  they  are  not  in  a  degree  to  blame.  Too  many 
of  th«ra  li»v«  no  ear  for  aaiy  coaverration  that  is  foliU, 


that  would  convey  ipftruiSion;  on  the  contrary  I  have 
known  tiien  of  good  charaif^er  and  propriety  of  manners, 
refrain  trom  company  becaufe  they  cou'tlr.o*  assume  that 
trifling  and  insignificant  line  of  conduct  vhich  is  unhap- 
pily too  often  the  character  of  associations  of  young 
company, 

I  have  long  entertained  the  opinion,  that  it  is  in  the 
power  of  the  voung  women  to  form  the  character  of  the 
young  men.  If  a  pafsport  to  their  favor  was  only  acquir- 
td  by  that  ntar.linels  of  conduct  and  Ilrength  of  intellect 
which  makes  a  man  among  tnen,  we  might  hope  to  fee  a 
reformation  beneficial  to  both  lexes  brought  about  t  but 
while  drefs  and  tliversions  inltead  of  induftry  and  econo- 
my, and  little  tattle  of  no  meaning  is  preferred  to  found 
reafoniug  or  common  feiitc,  they  mull  c.ti»;.^  that  th.ole 
young  men  who  frequent  their  company  in  endeavouring 
to  pleafe  them  will  put  onihe  ti..ask  of  folly — while  tholV 
who  cannot  wear  it  will  feck  more  rational  fources  of 
amufement. 

A  MAUalED  MAX. 

'"-^-'3S4  -^-"^ 

ON  THE  TREATMENT  OF  THE  F.MR  GE:r. 

IT  has  been  remarked,  that  the  public  affairs  of  most 
nations  have  been  contUicied  with  mote  or  less  elegiince, 
dexterity,  and  fuccefs,  as  they  refpectivcly  reilrain  or  give 
freedom  to  their  women. 

Ill  'I'urkey,  where  the  women  are  flaves,  and  the  nitn 
masters  ot  slaves,  there  is  neither  learning,  comnierce. 
religion,  nor  liberty,  but  what  areni^'.lntair.ed  by  a  rigid 
oWervance  of  fiich  laws  and  veftraints,  as  hinu^-r  the 
growth  of  any  of  ciiofe  advantages  to  a  pel"f,.-ctioa  whivii 
would  embellish  human  lifei' 

In  Spain  and  Italy,  where  the  fair-fe.x  are  veiled  from 
public  view,  and  inierdicledfror.i  thepleafures  of  fcciety, 
and  coiiTerfLtion,  th:it  behaviour  has  a  fuitable  encct  up- 
on their  lives;  their  love  and  th'.ir  honuur  arc  ola  pii^ce  : 
they  taste  the  one  but  in  romance,  and  ui'sert  the  other  in 
bale  and  barbarous  t^iurdcrs. 

Where  :h=  fair-fe:;  are  treated  with  gallantry  and  op'^n 
civility,  that  tre.-.tmeiit  has  its  vifible  e.Tect  on  all  public 
and  piiv.ite  tranff.ciioiio.  I  will  talte  upon  me  to  fay,  the 
French  c.ved  most  of  their  former  greatnefs  to  it.  A  cer- 
tain liberty  of  heart  and  frankl.els  in  convcrfati- 
on, whrre  bcth  fti^s  were  intermixed,  was  wliat 
inlcnsibly  insinuiied  ti>eir  i">«cr  among  f.M-eignr.s,  and 
made  iliem  appear,  when  tlii;->Ycr;  raifeu  ahoic  ablolute 
w:an,  the  happiest  of  all  the  human  race  in  themfcKc.-,.  If 
we,  !>y  the  fame  roh-, .  famine  HoV.and  before  ihc  la'e  re- 
volution, they  tdi'o  owed  ii.cir  prolp? rity  to  the  treatment- 
of  their  womei.  As  tratlt  and  ccmmtrce  were  estr-niial  lo 
thtir  very  being,  their  W011..1  wjrs  their  clerks  and  ac- 
coiiiptains  :  and  tlie  tnanajjcinent  of  their  casii  was  in  the 
hands  ot  thole  who  could  i.ot  en-.bc2z!c,  of  mifapply  it  l»»t 
to  their  own  deslruciion. 

-And  here  1  cannot  but  oliferve,  that,  among  otlierbran- 
ches  of  education  commonly  bestowed  upon  the  fair  fe:;, 
a  competent  knowledge  of  arithmetic  is  not  'he  leastuic- 
ful  and  valuable.  Ladies  in  every-fphere,  will,  upon  va- 
rious occs.sio.ts,  find  the  advantages  thereof,  in  iheir  eco- 
nomy, whether  married  or  single;  andthafewlio  are  des- 
tined to  be  wives  will,  from  the  example  of  the  I'iUch 
houicwives  above  iTteiitiined,  be  better  qualified  ihirtby  to 
allist  their  helpmates,  -i).!  make  more  ufeiui  co.r.panions 
thun-they  otherv/ile  v.'ould  prove. 

But  to  return  to  my  fuhject.  It  is,  indeet",  a  very  fen.^e- 
lefs  imagination  to  fupf  ofe  the  businefs  of  iiuman  life  can 
be  carried  on  with  the  exclusion  of  half  the  Ipecies  :  and 
what  maker,  the  churlish  iiehaviour  in  this  kind  more  ap- 
parently abl'urd,  is,  that  tl;e  nicest  and  greatest  pcffonscf 
all  ages  have  had  the  gicatestcomplailance  this  way,  and 
found  ihc'r  rtcount  from  it  in  the  fuccel-j  of  their  most  im- 
porunt  allVivs. 

It  is  the  ii.justice  of  itten  to  conceal  ail  the  go,id,  and  ag- 
gnvate  all  the  evil,  which  aviils  to  th^in  from  the  inter- 
poEitinn  cf  the  other  fex.  There  is  no  great  incident  re- 
cords in  h;:;toiy,  wherein  a  w«r.5;'.n  has  liatl  any  share, 
tf  she  has  acted  an  ifl  part,  butwV.,%tia  relatcil  with  indig- 
nation that  she  was  at  aM  concerned  :  and  there  '.s  n.i- 
thin-jpraiicworihy  ofwcinan,  butwhat  is  told  with  an  i,n- 
-inuaticn,  xhz.t  it  is  mat^tj"  of  ivonder  th.-.t  it  ca.nc  from 
one  of  the  i"e?:.  But  let  n".-ro.''e  men  lay  what  they  pieate, 
and  11 -tier  thcmfclvci  that  it  is  ijecaule  they  are  too  wile 
thattt;ey  do  not  a.fect  the  convcri.tiou  of  the  fair  i.x  ; 
they  will  I'lr.d,  ufon  an  in  partial  examii.otion,  tijat  thiir 
d:::iiiclii.atiun  p.occeUs  f/omwantcf  taste. 

IVTERESmrG  JNECDOTE. 
The  B.xaJt  P.'jilMo^t.'.pi:,  a  Frencii  pevicdical  wor't, 
contains  the  following  imer.;stingar.ecdote  ofa  young  man 
and  'lon.an,  ef  rraccor.viiie,  who  v  ere  born  blind. 
Their  parents  hadgiven  ;hem  frequent  opponunitie:  of  be- 
inf-cogeiht-r,  that  theymf^lit  niuutally  slleviate  the  melan. 
choly  Hnialion  of  each  oi  her.  Their  friendly  confolatior.s 
loon  changed  into  love,  ai-i  the  day  cf  their  nuptials  was 
fixed.  A  stranger  happening  to  fee  them.,  wasl'o  warmly 
affected  for  their  situation,  that  he  carried  them  to  Paris, 
and  confuUed  an  oculist  on  their  cafe.  The  latter  pro 
nounccd,  that  one  of  then,  miglil  be  cured.  When  thiv 
wai    announced   to  thcin,    ii    wM   tatefull/   coi-,c«»ltU 


which  ofthe  two  were  cap-jhle  cf  rectiving  this  great  be. 
neSt,  a  keen  difpute  thl-n   arofe  between  them  on  the  pro. 
liable  effects  of  the  propofed  opera-.io><  upon  the  lintimrnni 
of  the  perfon  who  should  recover  the  ufe  of  sighi,  and  nt:.' 
on  their  reciprocal  protes'a. ions  rf  mutual  atiachmcnt.  £^ 
was  the  female  <-n  whom  li.e   operation    was    performnd, 
and  ii  perfecily  fucccedtd-     Although  hor  parents  w  i^ht^d 
to  procure  her  another  tushand,  faithful  to    her  promife, 
she  gave  her  hand  to  her  old  cimpanion    in    misiorti,- 
for  whom  she  pitlVivcdher  former  lonilcpucfs.     K«r  . 
licate  atiachment  led  h<  r  to  conceal  fiom  her  husband  i 
pleafmes   she  derived    f.-om  light,    in    which    he    «ou;., 
no:  share,  as  she  impartedto  him  ov.ly,  what  wa^  Icale-.i.v. 
■ted  to  be  ufijful,  without  exciting  regret  at  the  atlvants;-'-* 


of  which  he  was  den 


ved. 


^0^331 9©SiS!19Gg3Sg3;J«3i©c?©g',0:-9©?x:r- 

SELECTED,  POETTn: 
AN  EPISTLS  TO  MR.  AI.EX    POI'2. 


17,^0. 


Immortal  banl 

Tlie  fairest  gJil. 


r  whom  each  Mttfe  ha  wore 
'  ofthe  I'luian  grove; 
TretcTv'd  our  drooping,  genius  u<  restore. 
When  Addifon  and  Cm.g^e^e  are  no  mores 
Alter  fo  man\  stars  cjtinct  in  night, 
Tlieat.rkeii'd  age's  last  remaining  lii;ht  ! 
To  tiue  from  I-Min  realms  his  vcrS:  is  wr!», 
Inlpir'd  by  mer.-,o-y  of  ancitJnt  wit  ! 
For  now  r.r,  mort  tlitfe  climes  their  induence  buast^ 
Fall'n  is  their  glory,  andtheir  virlae  l,,,i  ; 
From  tyrants,  and  from  ppieiit.s,  the  n-.ul'ci  Hv, 
Dautthtcvs  of  R;a.'^in  and  of  Liberty  ! 
Nor  IJaiit  no'v  nor  Unibria's  plain  thev  love. 
Nor  OP  ihe  hanks  of  Nar  or  Mmcio  r-.i-  , 
L.Tl,  7  liamc-s's  flowery  bc-rJers  iliey  ritire, 
l^nd  kindle  in  ihy  hi-ear.i  the  Doman  firi. 
^o  in  the  shades,  where,  cliecr'd  with  Cummer  rays 
Melodiptis  Linnets  warbled  fprigUtiy  lays. 
Soon  as  the  faded  f.lling  Ica.cs  complain 
Of  glroiiiy  winter's  unauspicioji  rcip,n. 
No  tuneful  voice  is  heard  of  jcy  oi  love, 
Bt:t  mournful  sileuee  faddcns  ill  ihe  ^reve. 

tJnhappy  Italy  !  whoi''e  alter'd  state 
Has  .''elt  the  woist  Itvfi  ity  rf  fa'e  : 
Not  'hat  barbari.'u  hands  her  fifce^  broke, 
A,-',  boee'd  hrr  haiij,htv  reck  hme-.-h  'her  v,V-  , 
Nor  that  her  palaces  tcTearth  SVeTr.wwf^ 
H'r  cities  dtfert  and  her  iiei.ls  unfowr.  j 
r,ut  that  her  ancient  fpirii  '.'.  tirca.  'A. 
Thai  facred  wiiUji?)  fi--.,r,  her  l3.-!-,--^  is  fled  ; 
That  there  ihc  fouice  of  fcience  .Hc•^'^  no  nore, 
V/hence  its  rit.h  steams  iMpply'd  the  world  befor*. 

Illustrious  names  !  that  tince  in  Laiium  shin'd, 
jBovn  to  instruct,  and  to  conimarul  m-^nki-id  ; 
Chiefs,  by  whofe  virtue  mighty  Home  was  rsii'd. 
And  poets,  who  thole  chirfj  fublimely  prais'dj 
Oft  I  the  ir.'.cett  you  have  left  e-vplore, 
Your  ajl.es  visit,  and  your  urns  adore  : 
Oft  kii's  with  lips  divine  fotiie  mouldering  stcr.e, 
"\Vi  h  ivy*5  vcnera'ile  shade  o'ergrowa  ; 
Tl.ol'e  horrid  ruins  better  pieas'tfto  fee, 
Tiian  all  the  porup  of  modem  luxury. 

As  late  on  Virgil's  tomb  fresh  flowers  I  strowM, 
While  with  th'  inlpiring  Muff  my  bvfurt:  glow'd, 
trown'd  with  eternal  iiays,  rny  ra\i;,ird  Cjcs 
■flehcld  the  poet's  awful  form  aril'e  : 

•  Ktranger,*  he  faid,  '  whofe  pious  hand  las  paid 
These  grateful  rites  to  my  attentive  shade. 
When  then  shalt  breathe  thy  happy  native  air. 
To   Fojie  this  message  from  his  master  bear  : 

"  Great  hard,  whofe  numbers  I  myfolf  inTpirj^ 
To  whi.m  1  g»ve  my  own  harmonious  Irte, 
•  If  hi,^h  eKalted  on  the  throne  cf  wit. 
Near  me  and  Hotiier  thou  alfiire  to  sit. 
No  more  let  meaner  fattrc  dim  the  ravs 
That  flow  majestic  from  thy  nobler  bays  ; 
In  all  the  flowery  paths  of  Pir;dus  stray. 
But  shun  that  thorny,  that  unpleaUut  wav  ,- 
Nor  when  each  felt   attr.-.ctive  Mufe  is  I'hi'ne, 
Addrel's  the  least  attractive  of  the  Nine. 

"  Of  thee  more  worthy  were  the  task,  to  raife 
A  lasting  column  to  thy  country's  pra.fe  ; 
To  sing  the  lard,  which  )ct  alone  t;in  boast* 
That  liberty  corrupted  Rome  has  lost ; 
Where  Scienee  in  the  arms  of  Peace  is  laid, 
And  plants  her  palm  Iieside  the  elive's  .shade. 
Such  was  the  theme  for  which  my  lyre  was  strunf, 
Such  war.  the  people  whofe  exploits  I  I'ung; 
Bi-ave,  yet  refin'd,  for  arms  and  arts  leitowii'd 
With  different  bays  by  Mars  ar.d  rheebus  crown'dl 
nauntlefs  oppof.rs  of  tyrannic  fwuy. 
But  pleas'd  *  mild  .^lUgustus  to  o\)tj. 


.Vol,  1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


127 


"  If  ilicfe  eommaii<ls  fubmissive  ihnu  rec<; 
ImmMtal  and  iinblam'd  thy  name  shall  live, 
Envy  To  black  Cccjlus  shall  retire; 
And  howl  with  Furies  in  tormentinK  fir«  ; 
Approving  time  shall  coiifecrat«  thy  l.iys, 
Anil  join  the  patriot's  to  the  poet's  piiil'e." 


'•1  Epistle  from  a  yam^  La-ly  to  her  Friend,  occtuimeJ  i 
ihe  perfjy  of  her  Lover. 
1. 

1  sef!<  rot  to  excuse  the  guil', 

The  world  too  soon  must  know  | 
Nor  do  T  wislj  to  wound  that  heart 

Which  ever  wteps  at  wee. 

II. 

You  v.i'h  the  fat* caosc  to  hear. 

With  HVnipalhy  nnl'eign'd, 
That  robs  ol  peace  this  fiuled  form, 

\S  here  once  contentment  reign'd. 

m. 

'T»»s  Henry's  soft  insidious artJ 

My  easy  faith  betray'dj 
But  ah  !  who  could  his  words  suspect. 

In  virtue's  garb  array'd. 

!V. 

Unconscious  of  the  tre'ach'rous  heart, 

That  beauteous  form  conceai'd, 
1  fell — Oh  !  dearest  Fanny,  ^u«»» 

The  tale  but  half  revcai'd. 

>•    •-  V, 

fleasttre,  thy  false  seducing  steps, 
For  ever  I  resign  : 
h  !  nad  I  never  lost  Ihc  road 
Which  leads  to  joys  divine. 

Is  pity  deaf  ?  It  cannot  be  ! 

The  gen'rous  Fanny  si^hs  : 
Nor  scorns  to  drop  the  silent  tear, 

Wbi&h  Cruelty  defies. 

VII. 

And  hark  1  I  hear  a  sa)Tif||^ke  voir*. 
■    From  Heav'n'shi'jh  thr^;  prucfairri 
That  penitence  shall  favor  fir.d. 
And  gain  iinmortal  fame. 

VIII. 

Come  death  !  come  lend  thy  friendly  aid, 

Dvau'  (nil  reflection's  stin^, 
That  I  may  mount  to  heav'nly  bliss, 

On  mercy's  he:iling  v/ing. 


■M  A  R  r. 

THE  wind  blew  chill,  the  heating  rjiu 

In  torrents  poured  on  Mark's  form. 
As  wrapt  in  giicf  she  sought  the  plain. 

And  brav'd  the  fury  of  the  storm  : 
Loud  thunder  roll'd  along  the  sky. 

The  vivid  lightning  round  her  gleani'd  i 
Kcr  bosom  heavd  with  many  a  si^b. 

And  tears  adown  her  pale  cheeks  streanvd. 

Oh,  Henry  !  cruel,  pcrjiird  youth, 

How  could  you  this  fond  heart  deceive  ) 
Oft  have  you  vowd  with  seeming  truth. 

You  never  would  your  Mjry  leave  : 
Ah  me  !  this  little,  trembling  heart 

Fondly  believd  the  oaths  you've  sworn, 
And  where  it  lovd  could  see  no  art 

But  Mary  now  is  left  forlorn. 

Yet  hear  me,  ev'ry  heav'nly  po'.v'r. 
Invoke  your  blessings  on  his  hcr.d  j 

May  no  ill-fated,  luckless  hour 

To  Henry  whisper—"  Maiy's  dead  !" 

She  spoke— But  now— a  stiSen-d  corse, 
•  By  lightning  struck  poor  Mary  lay  ! 

And  Henry  lives  to  deep  remorse. 
And  dire  despair,  a  laslinj  pny. 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 


ON   HAPPINESS. 

In  our  own  breasts  the  source  of  pleasure  lies, 

Situ  open  and  still  flowing  to  the  wise  j 

Not  forc'd  by  toilsotiie  art  and  wild  deSir«.  '   : 

Beyond  the  bounds  ot  natpra  to  aspire, 

But  in  its  proper  channels  gliding  fair, 

A  common  bcnetit  which  all  may  shart^. 

i.vrTi.i.ros. 

To  increase  the  happiness  of  man  by  dhninishing  the 
re^l  or  imaginary  ills  of  hi:  life,  has  for  cemuries  past 
been  the  favorite  purt.uit  of  th-  phi{o>ophcr.  Nor  is  it  sur- 
prising that  this  subject  should  receive  .he  mi  nicest  iiives- 
tigaiioii  and  tuost  elaborate  leseacli— it  isan  oljject  of  tiie 
very  iiist  importance  to  onrsdvea  and  to  our  ofi'spring — 
one  which  materially  and  equally  all'i-'cts  cv*y  iivrtividnal 
of  society.  In  all  civilized  coi.t' lies  tile  celebrated  wri- 
ters of  cwry  age  have  givett  to  their  coteiliporarics  iiuich 
sahitary  advice  for  attaining  thi:*  invalu.tblo  tr-'asure. 
Some  of  them  have  even  picscr.bed  rules,  _  which  would 
certainly  conduct  every  one  to  the  Te'tiple  of  H.ippiness. 
who  should  strictly  .idhcre  to  them — Holes,  which  the 
authors  themselves  ciuld  never  p.-aeii^c,  and  which,  in 
fact,  are  impracticable. 

Most  of  our  wise  men  tell  us,  that  contevt  is  the 
founJat'on  of  Happiness  ;  that  we  need  only  to  be  con- 
tented with  our  lot,  and  wo  shall  i,^  equally  h.ii.pv,  whe- 
ther we  be  rich  or  poor,  .sicit  or  well,  w^s^  o,-  iguur.\nt. 

"  So  idle,  yet  so  .restless  are  our  minds, 
■'   We  climb  the  Alps  and  brave  the  raging  winds, 
"  Through  various  toils  to  seek  content  we  roam, 
"  VVhieli  but  with  iHiNitiKo  RiGiir  were  outs 
"  at  home." 

But  the  Poet  does  not  explain  to  us  'hi  practrcal^Ie 
means  by  which  we  should  acuiire  tli.-  h  ibit  of  rtiiNi— 
iNG  RIGHT  i  he  himself,  perhao-i,  h.id  beeo  foiled  in 
making  that  discovery.  T'.iis  is  I'le  ;n:A;  d^fiicult.',  thi.' 
true  Philosopher's-stone,  whiili  our  ■  i  ,.s  a.il  iiDraliU'. 
have  yet  to  e.vplore.  If.coiitenimeiit  v.  ;rc  j.ii'.cd  ly  de 
siring  it,  surely  we  should  di^':<JVl■r  ill  ire  p'j>i  I  f  u;e».  aod 
fewer  doleful  otles.  than  we  usoill.'  v.eov.i,.,^  •,„  our 
street.S;  It  is  not  the  apisii  grio  tha:  bedecks  die  features 
of  many  who  address  you.  wlileh  donot.;i  an  unclouded 
conscience  a'nd  a  heart  at  ease.  J  ikiv  «  ..uco  some  persoiis 
alTect  the  liveliest  joy^laughins,  c  iiKriug  and  sir.ging — 
while  the  cankcr-worai  of  conscieuie  Is  gnaivlng  at  t!ie 
heart,  or  while  soinl^  hidden  anxiety  pieys  lipoii  the 
mind.  •  ~^  '  *''; 

It  ts  impossible  for  a  man  (»se:-!sibility  to  be  contentey 
with  his  situation  in  life,  when  lie  knows  it  to  hi  a  el'^a- 
jyreeable  one.  To  illustrate  this  a.:,eruou.  wiiich  ;i  a\ 
be  thouglit  bold  and  im]).-udent,  |)enn'i  mc'  to  ailduce 
one  or  two  e.\amples.  An  allcctiotuite  husbaod-  and  ten- 
der father  has  been  reiluced  by  injsforuin'j  or  hit  own 
iinju-udcnce,  I'roiri  opulence  to  iodigeiice  .  he  vi.-w.s  his 
faithful  consort  sinking  under  fatigue  and  aSlittion  ;  hii 
little  children  are  crying  for  bread  and  he  has  none  to 
give  tiiem  ;  while  bailills  guard  his  door,  ;end  he  dares 
not  venture  out,  lest  liie  horrors  of  a  jail  should  be  added 
to  those  which  already  sumnmd  him  !  Ucason  pliilophi- 
cally  with  this  man— sell  him  not  to  think  of  hi.i  misera- 
ble family— that  all  men  are  subject  to  tTlisfor.inles,  and 
they  are  at  worst  only  imagin.ary  evils— ptrsu.ide  hlrn. 
therefore,  to  be  content  and  haiipy.  Header!  were  you 
the  witness  of  a  scene  so  afflicting,  tell  me  ll  .v/  you 
would  act,  and  I  will  pronounce  you  to  have  a  vir  ti.ius 
or  a  vicious  heart,  without  even  consulting  the  phvs.og- 
nomonical  rules  ofihe  sage  Lavatef— I  will  judge  yo'il,  and 
justly  too,  wiiliout  glancing  at  one  feature  of  your  face. 
Would  you  say  to  this  wretched  man,  •■  Tour  grief,  sir, 
is  needless  ;  your  sorrow  will  avail  you  notlting,  and  vou 
had  better  banish  your  cares  and  be  cheerful."  If  such 
were  your  sentiments,  my  reader,  t  should  pity,  and  irv 
not  to  despise  you.  But  your  conduct,  I  liojie,  v.-ould  be 
Kiore  humane,  more  rational ;  would  you  not  enter  into 
the  feelings  of  the  distressed  man,  i)articipate  in  his  grief, 
and  nii.'c  your  tears  v.-ith  his  >  If  you  could  render  him 
no  pecuniEry  aid,  you  would  not,  I  am  peisuaded,  refuse 
to  apply  to  hiti  lacerated  heart  the  balm  of  sympathising 
condoleitc*. 

Suppose  anothar  case,  lees  strlkin.T,  but  more  frequent, 
ly  realized,  than  the  fiisi.  An  unfyrtu  latc  hen-peci^^d 
Husband  is  advised  by  his  neighbour  Tranquillus  not  ;o  be 
provoked  at  the  harrangues  of  his  termigant,  but  to  pre. 
•  -■rve  an  exact  equanimity  and  sweetness  of  temper,  v/hile 
his  good  lady  p'ubl.cly  catechises  him,  to  the  no  little  di. 
version  of  their  giggling  neighbours.  "  Ii  is  necessary  '.o 
your  happiness  that  you  should  not  jnind  thet^e  things," 
says  Traniuillus;  "  yon  should  learn  to  subthie  ycur  re- 
bellious passions."  •■  I  would  9o,  (rej)lies  the  husband) 
were  I  as  insensible  as  your  walking-ciuie  ;  but  I  am  A 
man,  andlliavethe  fsjeliiigs  of  one." 


It  is  related  of  Socrates,  that  altheugb  his  spjiise  wn 
reckoned  the  greatest  termigant  of  her  age,  yet  so  .  r  i 
was  the|>hilosophy  of  her  iiusband.  her  mgenuiiy  tmH 
devise  no  means  to  rnlBe  his  temper:  Xan-ippe,  at  tire 
time,  atier  exhausting  on  the  poor  philoaoplier  t'te  w'.mte 
s:ocI<  of  her  abuse,  emptied  trom  an  upsta-.r-.  wioJiw-  ,. 
the  contents  of  a  ceft»in  vessel  m  his  naked  heid  ;  b  ■:* 
Socrates,  quite  composed,  pleasantly  observed,  "  '1  i ,  iia- 
tiiral  to  expect  rain  af,er  thimdec,"  AMiough  tli-s  cun^ 
ning  old  Grecian  could  ciimnand-  hii  temper  so  well  as 
never  to  appear  angrV  before  l-.is  coniiiA-inen,  metbinks 
he  could  not  in  his  heart' have  b.va  much  pleased  with" 
tiiis  adventure ,  and  1  doubt  whetb.-r  Ir.s  wet  lo^ks  did  not 
make  him  privately  curse  the  iiiiieblevoitj  or,,  its  of  liia 
i:nruly  Rib.  There  are  few  sueh  men  in  our  times,  how- 
e«r.  as  Socrates  is  refirese  ited  to  have  becni  not-  one' 
perhaps,  in  an  hundred  thousand. 

Sonij  writers  have  supposed  that  contentment  can  be 
ariamed  only  amongst  woods  and  vales  :  iii^kase  seuues. 
lered  spots,  where  hit:ur/  and  vice  fmd^io  entrtiuce 
S'jch  pl-Hces,  it  is  probable,  exist  onlv  in  the  cre.itive  iinal 
gination  of  the  Hoet,  who  deligh;»  in  de-cilbiuir  tVrji' 
l.vnds,  which  he  cannot  diicover.  \Vc  shall  dad  that'i'he' 
uoodes  .o  wrucii  luxury  K.i.,5  no  access,  ire  geo-rRlly  in- 
hubned  by  the  represei?!liiives  of  psnurv  or  c.Jvetouiuess 
and  notie  but  a  riiadman  could  imagine  the:,c  to  be  th* 
avvellntgs  of  happiness. 

'  '^^I'Py  's  He,  and  He  alone,  who  knows 
'   His  heart'ti  uneasy  dUcorvl  to  compose  ; 
'  In  generous  love  of  others  good,  to  find 

•  'riie  swefetct-t  pleasures  orOie  social  mind  ( 

'  1^°  '^°'""'  ''''  wishes  in  their  proper  splfere  ; 
'  To  nourisii  pleasing  hope,  and  conquer  anxious 

'  fear  ; 
'  This  was  the  wisdom  .ancient  sages  taught, 

•  This  was  the  soverei,l';l  good  thiy  justly  bought ; 
'    1  his  to  no  place  or  clmiale  is  cortfin't^, 

'  But  the  free  native  produce  of  tiie  mind. 


The  consciousness    of  being  an   useful  men 
ciety,  and  of  having  fajthfully  di-,cH*2cd  th. 
duties  to  our  indigent  'felloivSjeings,  inust  jl,. 
considerable  coiiifort    to  the  di i'lessed   miii,l. 
science,  a- secret,  "^ut  ,  correct  Monitor,    co:  ;,■ 
when  wc^o  a  noble  ac'ioo,.  rejiroyes  us  v,  .j 
in  our  |)ower  tttid  omit  to  do  a  gjod  one,  a. 
its   reprotiches,    when  we  haVe  acted    ini. 
,,ieater  part  „;  .,oi    n,  ,  r  ,. ,  .-vocced  from  [ 

in  not  atic .   ,fi,|  adviser. 

^"  «  l>'i  e  ,  i,  a.id  he  will  . 

less  I  heap:  ,  mvn   heart,   wl 

ble  t.i  the  -.>..o  „,,iiun:i   of  others,   when  ... 
self  unwronby.^of  eatecm. 


of  so- 


\. 


"1  ask  not  t'lat  in  ctdmrepofe 

My  e,(en  days  m;iy  tl,.w, 
T/ni'uflled  by  adversity. 


"  F.nough,  thayto  reflections  keen, 

No  crimes  my  f.jul  oppiels. 
To  rob  tile  of  ihe  tiaiten.ig  Hope 

Of  future  happiness. 

"  Rut  grant  me  that  blest  frame  of  mind, 
.    Where  no  vain  •.hoti,';lns  intruile  ; 
That  blest  f-renity  wiii'cli  spniig's 
I'roinconlcious  reii.itudc." 


^t'i* 


^^ 


AKECDOTE  OF  A  PAGAN  PHILOSOPMF.U. 


'he  following    re'U 
hjA  l>;>fl   tor..,,-,.!-- 


A    Pagan  Pbilofopher 
when  hefaw  a  girl  ere,  as 

rack,  over  a  broken  pitcher  ;  ttiitl  a  vvimiin,.  wi- o  h  ;■  hur 
loofe,  her  ha  ids  uplifted  to  Heaven,  her  eves  f,.cli,  with 
crying,  and  her  dil'cocrlc  nothing  but  horror  a,, I  ,|  .;  ,  .■ 
fir  Ihe  Id's  of  a  little  infant  :•■  Well,  nfier  all  i!-^.'- 
Chril'iians  talk  of  heaven. &  their  hopes  r.f  eternal  life,  'tij 
certain  there  can  be  no  pliiloibpiiy  in  their,  religion,  or 
etfe  they  are  very  ignorant  of  it.  Tbev  must  be  vvrv  silly 
people  tliat  have  not  taught  their  children  to  iciiow  that 
piicheis  will  break}  and  their  Women,  that  little  ciiiiJreii 
will  die." 


Hr.MENJiAL    liEGlSTER- 


MAURIEDj  onSaturd.ay  (l>e6thinst.  by  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Mc.Uae,  Dn.  Uaniei,  Wilson,  of  this  city,  to  -Mift' 
Henrietta  JoHNSOH,  of  Powhatan  County. 

— — —  on  Wednesday  evening  last,  by  the  Rev.  Mr 
Buchanan,  Mr,  Titoii.vs  Cowi.ES,  to  Miss  LruiA 
IkuLTOir — both  o(  thii,  cit/. 


123 


THE  MINERVA. 


Vol.  1, 


^i:  VALCOUH  AND  BEKTHA; 

01, 

THl    fREElCTION  JULFILLED. 

A  ROMAlfCt. 

CH  A  PTER  III.— (CoTiTiiicEBfrom  p.  121.) 

BETITHA  reiched  the  centre  of  the  wood  in  fafety,  but 
not  witliout  alarm  ;  the  hut  was  sti  1  ;;t  fatic  diftaiice,  and 
the  dai  kncfs  of  the  ni'^ht  rendered  every  oiiject  inditlin- 
guishible  ;  Bertha  IbtcreJ  anxiously,  in  the  hope  tliai  l>e 
Valcour  would  come  to  meet  her  ;  and,  after  a  considera- 
ble interval  of  cxpeaaiien,  bhe  heard  footsteps  approach, 
inc  :  but  iheref;eiieH  more  than  one  person,  of  whicll 
vo.'ces  foon  convinced  Iter.  I'.cnha  was  lost  in  conjecture 
till,  as  the  found  drew  nearer,  she  was  terrified  to  find 
•tk»t  both  were  strangers.  They  pafsed  on  without  obfer- 
vi'rfg  her  i  but  near  enough  to  perceive  that  tliey  were 
armed.  Sc  stole  cautiously  forward,,aiid,  with  trcmblinj 
ileps,  readied  -he  tioor  of  the  hut.    It  was  open  ;  she  foft- 

Iv  'called  oti  De  Valcoir,  but  no  anfwer  was  returned. 

Fearful  lf:is*  the  llrangers  should  furprife  her,  she  enter. 
eJ,  and  groped  about  in  fearch  of  a  fecure  corner,  where 
«he  might  conceal  herlelf  till  the  arrival  of  Julian,  when 
her  hand  fell  on  an  object  which  chilled  her  with  horror. 
It  was  the  coid  fac'ofaman  who  was  extended  on  the 
(;.ound.  She  fa  ntly  shrieked,  when  a  figb  from  lier  fuf- 
fering  companio.i  convinced  her  he  was  stilMiving.  Ig- 
rorain  whether  it  was  a  friend  or  an  enemy,  humanity  in- 
duced her  to  raife  him  in  her  arms  :  He  breathed  wivh 
difficulty!  and,  endeavouring  to  open  his  collar,  she  felt 
the  chaiit  of  hair  which  was  I'nspended  round  the  neck  of 
Julian.  This  w:s  a  most  horrible  conviction  ;  yet  a  for- 
tunate exertion  of  mind  enabled  her  to  preferve  herfclf 
from  sinking  unier  th«  shock.  De  Valccur  revived  fuffi. 
cietttly  to  articulate  a  few  fentences;  and  informed  Beitha 
that  he  had  been  wounded  in  endeavouring  to  defend  him- 
fflf  againft  fome  rufiian.s  who  attempted  to  feize  hitm  ;  and 
that  shey  were  then  in  fearch  of  her.  Scarcely  hid  he  spo- 
ken when  two  men  entered,  and,  by  the  light  of  a  torch, 
discovered  l'erthafu}ipOrting  herlover.  Her  terrified  looks 
and  shrill  fcrcan%  iiillantly  bctraved  her  lex.  The  fore- 
most advanced  on:  t'>rc  her  from  De  Valcour,  wlio  fell 
with  a  dicp  groan  on  the  ground  ;  then  grafping  her 
round  the  waibt,  bore  her  from  the  hut.  Total  infenfibili- 
ty  fi.cceeded,  from  which  slie  was  only  aroufed  ;o  a  fcene 
of  new  alarm.  A  number  of  masked  men  I'urrounded  the 
Ciiuch    on  which  she  was  repofirg  ;  their  eyes  were  ear- 


anJ  CO 


eJ    to 


if  watching  each  motion  ;  their  <^ 
J  never  beheld  before  :  and  the  fable 
Tin  their    hats,    made   her    imagine 
;inrtion.     She  eagerly  enquired  for  Ju- 
listrtls  yourfelf,   lovely  maid,"  I'aiJ  one 
'  lie  is  taken  care  of.    Your  meeting 
;  yet :  but  you  thall  meet    with   every  at- 
uaiii.n  and  fex  demands."  Fearful  of  pro- 
cfentnieni,  Bertha  foi  bore  touiakcany  further  en- 
LEvery  thing  round  her  feemed  to  wear  an  air 
r:  the  pcrfon  who  addressed  her   appeared  fupe 
cr'othe  rest,  who    obe\ed    his  motions ;   and    he    alofte 
walcli.d  b.lide  her  couch.  When  he  first  fpoke,  shethougV 
tlie  voice  was  familiar  to  lier  ;  but  when  he  raifcd  his  ton 
to  ad.ii-ifs  thofe  who  attended,  she    wes  again  at  a  lofs  to 
recollect  it.     Several  hours  pafsed  on  without  any  change, 
«•  d  n^riha  began  to  be  anxious  for  day-light,  to  appear. 
•It  will  b;>  ioiig    before  you  fee    th- fun    rife,"   fa  id  her 
c  .mpanion  :  '•  the  place  we  are  in  prec'udes  all  pofllbilitv 
1)1  a  vilit  from    the    fun  :  hut  if  you  are    of  a    good  and 
clicerful  temper,  you  will  find  enough    here    (<>   make  you 
h.ippy.     We  have  fumpiuous  fate,    foft  beds    and   merry 
hearts.  -Wha;  lay  you,  lady,  have  we  caule  to  complain  " 
■■  rlcaven  defend  me  !"  exclaimed  licrtha,  "  where  am  I ! 
Amotit;  wboir  has  my  evil  dcfiiny  throw   me  ;"     Among 
tl.ole,"  faid  iier  companion,    with   a  more  ferious    tone, 
"  who  love  you  too  well  to  fee  yon  thrown    away    upon  a 
ne-tlv  adtetuuier.     Dcrtl-.i.  1    have    long  loved  you,    long 
envied  a    boy  the  happincfs  of  poOcfling  your  aliection. — 
Tlie  laicical  ceremony  of  tnarriage  which  ])afsed  between 
\-..u  is  valid.     Be  mine  ;  and  every  luxury,  every  pleafure 
i^  f  life,  shall  b^  yours."    Tertha  rofe  indignantly  from  the 
crcch  i  she  lurveycd  liim  with  a  fcrutinizing  glance;  en- 
tlcavourid  to  difcoverone  motion  by  which  she  might  re- 
cognize him  for  a  former  acquaintance.     Bertha  again  ad. 
dressed  him.     "  By  w  hofe  authority  am    I  detained  here  i 
Where  is  De  Valcour!"     ■•  De  Valcour  is    coiiBned  in  a 
cell  ai  foiiie  distance  from  this  fpot  :  he  is  beyond  hearing 
of  >our  voice,  lady,  should  you  raife  it  to  its  utmost  pitch  ; 
and  should  it  reach  his  car.  a  strong  iron  door  would  prc- 
ferve  us  from  impertinent  interruption.     It  isbymy  order 
all  this  is  done  :  no  omielfe  has  authority  here  ;  but,  fear 
not :  no  viidence  shall  be  offered  you  ;  neither    shall   you 
he  made  a  prifoner  bjie.     I  have  proviiled  a  commodiou» 
aiiu  plealant  retreat  for  yoU.      I  would  not  be  your  tyrant, 
Bcriba  .    1  would  win  by    gentle   means."     Bertha    gave 
him  a  fmile  of  contempt  in    anfwer  ;  and    finding    resist- 
ance  vain,  put  up  a  feci'et  prayer  to  heaven  for  prefervati- 
on.    For  a-me  time  she  lefufed  any  refreshment,  till,  find- 
n;g.icrfclf   completely    exliaufied    by  grief  and    fear  she 
c  .nUnied  totake  a  glafsof  wine    and    fome    bread.    The 
whole  party  consisting  of  about  ten  marshal    looking  men, 
»»i  down  to  »n  elegant  repast.    They  remained   masked, 


fed  on  general  topics  ;  every  on 
her  wiih  marked  refpcct,  and  retired  fjon  after  ihcmeal 
was  concludediexcept  on*  who  feemed  to  wait  fome  orderi 
from  the  chief.  "  Tyrault,"  faid  he,  "  conduct  this  lady 
to  the  apartments  designed  for  her  in  the  fnrtrcls.  P;rez 
is  centinel  this  watch,  is  not  he  !"  •'  He  is,"  faiJ  Tyrault 
"  and  every  th'mg  is  prepared  for  the  lady's  accommodati- 
on ;  site  shall  want  nothing."  "  That  i»  right,"  return- 
id  the  chief.  He  then  added  with  a  sigh,  ■'  I  hope  she 
will  loon  be  reconciled  to  her  situation,  and  not  feel  a  wish 
to  leave  us."  Bertha's  tears  flowed  fast  during  his  coiiver- 
fation.  The  chief  took  her  hand,  and  bowing  rel'iiectfully 
over  it,  faid,"  Farewell.  Bertha,  for  tlie  present.  Calm 
your  apprehensions  you  need  not  dread  molestation.  I 
will  fee  you  to-morrow,  and  explain  circurt»stances  more 
minutely.  He  then  bowed  slightly  to  Tyrault,  who  led 
her  away.  They  pafsed  through  feveral  arched  pafs.ages, 
till  tliey  came  to  a  fpiral  flight  of  stairs.  Bertha  wa»  too 
much  abforbcd  by  her  own  reflections,  tofpeak  to  her  con- 
ductor, who  lighted  her  along  with  polite  attention.  lie 
at  last  stopped  against  a  Urge  grated  door,  when  he  re- 
quested her  to  hold  the  lump,  while  he  removed  the  pad- 
lock  by  which  it  was  secured,  liertha  complied:  hope 
was  lost,  and  she  determined  patiently  to  wait  the  event. 
It  opened  into  a  fpacious  gallery, encircled  by  iron  rail- 
ings :  from  this  they  palseS  to  a  fuite  of  rooms,  light  and 
well  furnished.  Tyrault  lighted  a  lamp  which  was  sus- 
pended from  the  ceilingof  the  last  apartment,  obferving, 
"  lid  not  return  for  twelve  hours,  she  might 
find  itneccfsary — "  Merciful  poivers!  (cried  Bertha,)  am 
I  to  remain  forever  in  this  captivity  I  What  have  I  done, 
tcU  me,  I  entreat  you  who  are  my  perfecutors?  *  '*  I  am 
forbidden,  Madai«,  to  anfwer  any  questions,"  returned 
Tvrauh  (  but  my  admiration  of  you  prompts  me  totranf- 
gj-cfs.  Yourcaptivity  will  be  lengthened  accordiujj  to  cir- 
cumstances. The  gentleman  who  detains  you  heri,  is 
the  head  of  an  honorable  ibcicty,  known  by  the  title  of 
Independants,  who  are  chiefly  men  of  rank  and  fortune. 
I  am  in  his  confidence  i  and  think  I  can  promil'e  you  the 
most  rtfpectful  treatment.  A  female  fervant  will  attetid 
you  here  ;  and  you  will  be  furnished  at  stated  periods  with 
what  refrcsmentsyou  wish.  A  change  of  drds  is  alio  in 
rcadinefs  7or  you.  Hut  let  me  remind  you,  IVIadain,  that 
while  the  Seigneur  is  thus  provident  for  year  accommo- 
dation, any  attempt  to  fcduce  his  attendants  from  their 
fidelity  will  be  punished  withthe  utmost  feverity.  Fare- 
well. Hadam,  Judith  will  wait  on  you  prefently."  He, 
then  bowed,  and  retired,  fastening  the  door  after  him. 
Shoitly  after  which  Bertha  heard  him  fay  niihout,  "  Pe- 
rez, this  is  your  station.  1  consign  this  key  to  you;  no 
one  must  be  admitted,  except  he  bear  the  signet  of  our 
Seigneur."  Bertha  flung  berfelf  on  the  bed  in  an  agony 
of  grief.  Her  own  lot  sl.c  could  have  bom  with  compo- 
fuie,  could  she  but  kii..'w  the  fate  of  Julian  ;  but  now  every 
pro-spect  of  communication  wascut  o)F,  and  she  w.as  filled 
with  the  most  dreadful  apprehension  that  he  ttait 
fallen  a  victim  to  the  vengeance  of  htr  pcrfecutors.  In 
this  ftate  of  painful  fufpence  she  rctjiained.  tiM  an  impulfe 
of  curiosity  induced  her  to  take  a  filr^y  of  the  apartment 
alio  ted  her,  before  night-faUahoald  pi'event  invastigation , 


pro- 


could  proceed  no  farther  in  this  horrid  bufincfs  without  re- 
freshment. She  was  not  yet  bound,  and  in  the  tuierval  sha 
jumped  down  into  tiie  crouJ.  and  being  unhurt.  ; 
babl.v,  allJsted,  mixed  with  th;  multitude,  and  go 
ilie  ran  and  walked,  without  stopping,  all  that  day;  and  at 
night  she  was  fa  exhaullcd  that  she  was  forced  Lo  lie  down 
in  a  v;ocd. 

After  a  short  interval  of  reft,  she  refumed  her  flight  > 
and  feeing  a  hcufe,  she  ventured  to  go  into  it,  and  ther^ 
related  the  llory  of  her  marvellous  eicape.  Tbe^  affisieii 
her  with  food,  disguifcd  her  like  a  beggar,  and  then  dia- 
mifsed  her,  and  ::be  proceeded  on  her  journey,  till  sh*_ 
reached  Berne  :  after  which  at  her  leifurc  she  wax  con- 
vened to  Brussels. 


TER.MS  OF"  TIIE  I.IINERVA." 

1st... "The  Min*rt*"  shall  be  neatly  printed,  weakly,  oa 

a  half-sheet  Super-Uoyal  paper.  "-: 
2d....THE  terms  arc  two  DOLtaesper  anuum,  tobe  pa  to' 

IN    ADVASCC. 

3d.  ...A  hanfoire  title-pags  and  ta'ole  of  conienta  .will    be 
furnished  (gra'is)  at  ihecompleiion  of  each  voliime. 


[To  BE  coxriMUBo] 


ON  PEACE  OF  MIND. 

Is  there  any  thing  to  he  obtained  from  the  world,  that 
is  more  impoHant  titan  the  peace  of  mind  !  If  there  is,  let 
it  be  nam.e.l.  My  infcience  is  here  crfhfefsed.  Yet  have  1 
been  an  ufurper  afier  fame — have  eiijoved  it  too.  I  have 
been  loved,  and  have  possessed  bntii  wealth  and  friends. 
The  one  hasloaded  me  with  cares;  the  oiher  with  anxie- 
ty :  yet  1  wish  tn  enjoy  as  much  df  them  all  as  I  can, 
temperately  :  but  there  is  i'o  much  to  be  facrificed  to  the 
frivolous  manners  of  the  day,  fuch  form  to  be  obferved, 
and  fo  many  extraneous  circumftancea  (some  ridiculous, 
others  immoral)  lo  be  attended  to,  that,  frequently,  in  my 
owndespighi,  I  am  forced  to  incarcerate  myfelf, and  ne- 
v»r  walk  abroad  but  fronv  nccellity. 

Here  is  the  fruitful  caufe  otinfeiicify  ;  we  act  accord- 
ing to  the  plirafes  of  opinion  ;  a  guide  that  ihinet  not 
from  its  own  stores  ;  it  is  an  opaque  focus  for  the  rays  of 
abfurdity,  and  thencefiry  are  refected,  Arian  hath'pre- 
fervedno  fentence  that  redounds  more  to  the  creditof  his 
instructor  tlian  this  :  "  When,|  upon  mature  deliberation, 
you  are  perfuadtd  a  thing  is  fit  to  be  done,  do  it  boldly, 
and  do  not  affect  privacy  in  it;  nor  concern  yourfelf  at 
all  what  impcriineut  ccnfures,  or  reflections,  the  world 
will  pals  upon  it  ;  forif  the  thing  be  not  just,  and  inno- 
cent, it  ought  not  to  be  attempted  at  all.  thougri  ne»er  fo 
i  fccretlyl;  and  if  it  be,  you  do  very  foolishly  to  stand  in 
in  fear  of  thole  who  will  themfelvei  do  ill  inceiifiiiinganil 
condemniaj  what  youdo  jvtH." 


KEMARKAELE  ESCAPB, 

A  laiy  who  w^s  a  resident  at  Brussels  having  been  con- 
demned to  death  at  Lyons,  was  led  with  a  num- 
ber cf  pcrfons  in  the  fame  unhappy  situation,  to  the  leaf- 
fold,  and  had  the  mifery  of  beholding  many  wretched  vic- 
timsl'uller  death  under  the  IlitiUe  of  the  guillotine  :  the 
e.Ycciitii/ner  at  length  declared  hiiui'elf  fo  fatigued,  that  (le 


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receiving  money  due  for  th;  MixEttv.s.,  at  the  places 
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and  transmit  us  liie  nam.es  of  those  who  may  wish  t» 
become  subscribers. 

Abingdun   iyn.) Mr.  Mc.  Cormick,  P.M. 

■i'/ida Mr.  Thomas  Burrourfifc 

A'lgiittn    (Georgia)     ....     Dr.  Thomas J^  Wi»*y. 

C'l-Ira     . Mr.  Janes  Cotly. 

Chariot f C.ipt.  William  Wyatfc 

CharltsCity Mr.  Carey  Wilkinson. 

Goochland, Mr,  Sam.  H.  Saunders,  Jb. 

Ifkk's-Fard Mr.  Ji Ini  .Scott. 

Hanover  County,  .  .      Mr.  Anthony  Street. 

Hwigry  Town     .     .     .      ...     .,  ^^r.  Geo.  Eay)«(i..  P.  IVfc 

A-::g  wnii.iVi,    ......      Mr.  RobertPoUard,   jr. 

Louisville  i:f  Sdndcrstitlt  (Geo.)  Mr.  E-isiick,  P.  M. 

Lrxi-.'^ton  (Ken,)       ....      Mr.  A.  Anderson,  I'r, 

iX.irtinskurg Mr.  Sointnervilk',  P.  M. 

Norfji  Borough Mr.  Gurdon  Christie. 

Horthumbcrtimtl    .....     Mr.  Thomas  PUimmer. 

Portsmouth     : Dr.  Francis  Benson. 

Ptteraburg ,      Jlr.  John  Dickfon,  Pr. 

StniiifeU Hardy  Cobb,  Es^. 


COOK  b'  GRANTLAND, 

RESPECTFULLY  acquaint  the  public, 
and  parlicukul}-  those  who  are  fond 
oFencouraghig  young  begin  neks,  that 
ilviy  liavc  lately  procured  a  parcel  of  nciy 
t}pe,  which  w  il!  enable  them  to  execute  on 
the  shortest  notice,  Pamphlets,  Hand- 
bills, Cards,  Sec.  in  the  neatest  styit^ 
at  the 'usual  prices.  ~ 


ycrST  PUBLISHED, 
And  fcr  S;ile  at  the  Minei'va  Office, 

THE  FARCE  OF 

RAISING  THE  ,WIND. 

The  following  critical  remarks  on  this  production,  \t% 
copied  from  a  London  periodical  woik  of  highreo  ute  : 

•■  To-night  (Nov.  5ih,  1S02,)  a  new  Faice,  s.iiitled, 
"  Suising  tic  Wind,"  was  performed  for  the  first  time." — 
"  This  faroe  is  of  the  true  English  staA>p,  and  the  best 
'*  we  have  seen  for  a  great  length  of  time.  The  incidenta 
"  follow  each  other  with  that  rapidity  that  not  a  momeoii 
".  is  left  forlangour;  and  possess  such  gaiety,  that  it  it 
"  impossible  not  to  be  pleased.  The  humour  is  the  most 
"  unconstrained  that  can  be  imagined." — "  This  farce  d«- 
i<  served  and  obtained  the  most  complete  success.  Tha 
"  ]tlaudits  were  almost  unremitting.  The  piece  was  gi- 
•■  vcn  tut  for  repetition  with  universal  apjilaui9t,"—X«<^'* 
Montl)!jt  Mu.€mn,  iff,  Hi  Vnl.'ii, 


Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE. 


ToLUMI    I.] 


RICHMOND:— ii- if 7i),<r,    APRH.   26,  ISOJ. 


[Number  33. 


ADELINE  ST.  CLAIR. 


ADtl.IKE  v-n-.  in  il,e  H'h  year  of  her  a(je,  beautcouE 
mil  admired,  sbs  was  i)ie  cr.vv  of  all  her  acquaintance, 
though  amiable  she  u'a5  r<;m-ntic  ;  her  knowledge  of  life 
aivl  idea*  of  happincfs  were  lornieJ  from  novels. 

Life«hc  (hovjbt  inrrripnriahlc  wiihout  a  fiien.1  :  Ma- 
itornoifi'lle  V«-lour<t  »hc  thought  Atch,  aiitl  to^  her  she  coit- 
ficlnl  all  the  fPcrets  r^f  her  hcjr-. 

Monsieur  St.  ClaTr,  lamentr.l  tn?  <Tro  i^  eJ'idtion  his 
flaiighter  hr^.d  rrcc:vt£l '.  without  ?.tt  0|ii-.ii(in  of  hrr  own 
:ind  void  of  fufiiit'on.Fhe  was  likcl"  ta  bccomi  the  dupe 
of  any  woman  Icfs  rinfnl  than  fl'jdemoilVlle  Velours. 

He  tncnMOued  his  hpmlon  of  her  to  .'Vdeline  ;  wi'h  all 
the  wartTtth  of  affection  she  vindicafi'd  her  friend,  and  as 
he  faw  her  attachment  was  too  strong  to  l>c  shaken,  he 
forbore  to  mention  any  t^iore  what  v.-ould  make  her  unea- 
fy,  without  obtaitlii'i;  the  end  he  wished. 

He  wasi  miking  thel'e  reriections  when  the  fcrvant  an- 
nonncedthe  Ch.>valir:-  dc  B'lninunt.  a  mutual  aTcction 
had  lonfj  fubs^sted  between  bini  and  Adeline.  .■  their  cha. 
racters  were  alike  roT.aniic,  to  which  he  joined  an  iliipe- 
tunsity  which  freq'ien»!y  gave  oReoce. 

Enemies  he  had  fev.-.  Ma.lemoif<-n  ?  Veloui  s  wis  one,  af- 
ter all  thS  Jdvanc---;  she  )  ad  m.tde,  findi-.g  hei  lelf  dilVe- 
gurd'.'d,  she  vow;ed  to  become  his  enenny,  and  rcfolvetl  to 
leave  no  mdn^U'iiried  to  pt-event  his  marrying  any  other 
>nman.  This  wa,s  the  n'aron  of  her  pr -tended  friendship 
for  v\delinc,  th:i:  \iv  gaining  her  comidence  she  mi-^bt  be 
able  to  pur  her  d.-./.i  into  e.vei-.ition. '  A  ivlief  of  his  in- 
fiadity  shefour.d  wuul.d  n  ..I;e  lift  miferalile :  and  on  this 
she  rested  her  hope,  she  h.id  no  tiitie  to  lofe.  In  a  week, 
Ad-;Iine  Was  tofirrome  the  wife  of  flcainnont,  in  conif^Ii- 
arcc  with  her  fahei's  \\  ishes  that'th^  &^y  she  af.ained 
her  twentieth  yenr,  ^hn  would  brsrowher  hand  on  them;in 
who  wasalieady  i  t  p'l"'.er6iot  It  her  heart;  Jov  fiMmed 
diirufeJ  through  the  flm:h—M .  St,  Clair  forgot  his  ill 
opinion  of  Mademoifj'jle  Velours— all  appeared  happv  i 
when  two  (lavs  before  the  wcddjn.g  was  to  .take  I'hc?, 
Madeinairelle'Vel.iui-  -n-.-rin!;  the  ■'-sr'ment  o'fhcr  frier. I  i 
h.held  her  ■juhc.l  iti  tei-i.  A  'elne  lhr:v-l  a  le".n-  i  I'o 
her  hand — ''  read  that."  la;J  «h^.  ••  ;ind  jud,;e  'f  1  h.ive 
n  n  cauls  form;'  •r.-i-f-f>ti.  M  ideoioii-;  e  !,  By  all  that 
friendship  whiehth.as  fubsi^'cd  between  lis,  1  coniire  von  ! 
lell  n\call\ou  Iraow.  ••  1  will  not  drce^■e  yon,"  f, id 
Ma.lemoif'dle,  *'  his  amonts  arj  nmiiber'ef'-. ;  the  peil'ou 
t\ho  wrntethisleter  is;  1  l.ippnfe,  the  young  la.ly  who 
eloped  with  hini  and  wfiofs  friends  are  ttow  in 
fiavch  of  her."  "  \(  is  enniigh,"  faid  A.Jerme.  1  am  c m- 
virced  ofhis  fallehood.  with  your  assistance  1  will  re- 
tire toacouvent,  tliera,  to  re<3iii,  if  poiMblc,  ihat  pt-ace 
if  -nirt*!  hivelosr.  -fheiv  pbn  of  efcape  ^va;  K^eJ,  an  1 
e^i-ty    I?!'-  next  tnornin^C  they    arrived  at    the  c  invent  of 

■  -  tne  paper  slie  had  f./nntt  was  pa''t  of  a  letter  direct-  j 
eti  t->    rjeainiuini,  upbrai  ling  him  for  not  keeping  bis  ap-  I 
fointwen;  ;  and  ending  v.-itli  tbele  words— ■•   If  Id)    not 
J'l  ■  ypu  to-morrow,  1  :  liallli.  li;'ve  that  your  lo-.'e  for  .\de- 
)!•^e  St.  Clair  (which   you   have  fo  often  alsnred   me  was  I 
feigned)  to  he  true.  .,    ,,..^. 

AL  breakfast,  M.  St.  Clair  was  fuirrifed  '^t  Aifeline's  I 
abllnce, 'prohaUly  she  has  walked  farther  than  ul'n,,!, 
ihou^jht  he — an  liolir  pafsed,  st-11  she  did  not  appear:  he  J 
r..ng  the  bell  for  h-r  maid, '■  .Mils  Adeline"  she  f.iid,  ! 
"  Mnr.jieurdiMired  ii.e  t>  give  you  tnis  Iv.tter."  M.  it.  i 
C'.uiroptned  it  and  vc:.d.  .  I 

*'  My  dear  Father, 
"  Pardon  the  step  I  have  taken— 1  have  flown  to  aeon'  ] 
yent — a  fate  aiVlnna  from  the  fallc  Beau  . tint.  Cruelly' 
as  he  has  deceived  me,  I  still  love  him.  The  enclofed  pa-  I 
|ia-  is  a  proof  of  his  perfidy  !  Adieu,  my  father— pity  ' 
and  do  ttot  blame  yuu'i-  unhappy  danghier.  i 

Adeline  St.  Clair." 

..    .Metir    fell  fmni  the  cV«  of   M-Ws  .St.  Chir— Mo  my  I 
child,  I  will  no-  i.l.i-ne  yon.     Void  ■jf-deceit  yourfcif,  yon 
fufjwciei  it    not  in  o  hers.     I  will  show   ^auniont    this 
Tilckttjr.  ■  <  *  ! 

Jiewjlfcedto  the  houfi,  and  efered  the  apartment  of  j 
kis  younj'  friend.  He  starie '  h,cl; — for  on  a  bed  lay  the  j 
eshitiswa  form  of  the  once  ii1oon<in.g  and  hj  ^-  Bean-! 
mom!  Heraifsd'hi'  languid  eves  it  the  cnir..  ce  of  M.  | 
St,  Clair,  and  with  a  voice  I'carcely  audible,  he  i;ttered  "oh  ' 
it'y  dearstr,  this  is  kind  indeed  '  you  have  not  deferted  I 
r-'.-,  and  littievej  ^-hat  malice  invented"    .  : 

It  it  iheperndious  Vel.nrs  w  i  >  his  done  this — I  refnf- 
ed  Iwrhind.— "  Know  the:),"  laid  she,  "your  Adeline  de-  ; 
tesisyou  !  coiivinccd  of  your  falsehood  she  has  takea:he  ' 
veil,  and  I  am  revenged."  A  horriil .  fmile  pervaded  her  i 
featured!  as  she  left  the  room  :  and  I,  driven  to  despair  by  [ 
the  lofs  of  Adrtine  l\v;dlo»ed  poifon. 

Quite  e^hal:ftel.  he  grafped  the  hand  of  M.  St.  Clair, 
sad  bi«ailiin£  a  faint  si|;h  e.v(iiied. 


This,  s*ory  was  soon  circulated  throughout  Calais, 
shunred  and  detested  by  every  one,  Mademoilelie  Velours 
rifolved  to  go  foEngland.  Before  her  departure  she  sent 
a  letter  to  Adeline,  inforitiing  her  of  Beanniont's  drath 
(which  through  tendernel's  had  been  concealed),  ending 
with  thefe  words,  "  yoiir  jealousy  and  blind  credulity  in 
believing  him  falie,  furlialsed  my  most  fanguinc  wishes." 

This  shock  was  more  than  she  could  fusiain.  Her  lea- 
fon-fnnk  under  it.  ThCiSight  of  a  stranger  lucreafcs  her 
wantlerinj;  she  never  mixes  in  converfaiion,  and  stldom 
leaves  her  ceil.  Mons.  St.  Clair  lived  bui  a  short  time 
after  tlicle  events,  and  Mademoiselle  Velours  jirvishtrd  in 
a  stoini  oit  her  pafsaga  to  England. 


TRICK  OF  A  FKENCI-I  QUACK. 

A  jentljnian,  afifer  having  ruined  his  fortune  by  extra- 
yagancc,  bethought  hittif<-!f  of  f.irnlng  quack.  Heaiiem'pt. 
ed  at  Paris  without  fuccels,  and  tlien  directed  liis  views 
to  the  Provinces,  fie  ai  rived  at  ^^^'ons,  and  announced 
hiin  fclf  af  "  The  te.lcl>rated  Doctor  M'mtaccini,  who  can 
restore  the  dead  to  life.  ,"  and  lie  declared,  that  in  iif'een 
da\s  ho  would  go  to  the  public  church-yard,  and  e.\cite  a 
general  refurrection. 

Tills  declaration  caufcd  violent  trtu  rmitrs  against  the 
Doctor,  who,  o,ot  at  all  dijconcerted,  applied  to  the  Ma- 
gistrate, and  rrnt'rsred  that  lie  niigbtbe  put  under  a  guard 
to  prevent  his  cVcape,  until  lie  should  pel  form.  \;\y  under- 
taking. This  prn].r,sition  inspired  the  grcalest  coiilidf  nee, 
and  the  whole  City  came  toc^nfult  Doctor  fvl.intacceini, 
and]inichal'e  his  Bp.avmi'-  de  V.i.c. 

As  ih.-  Jivri  id  for  the  pcrf-.rmaiice  of  this  inira.  !■•  ap- 
proac'tt.d,  ilic  anxiety  among  the  inhabitams  of  l.;->„s  in. 
ciealed.     At  length,  he  received  the  loilowing  let-cr  fioir. 

••  The  great  operation,  Doctor,  which  you  are  going  to 
perfortil,  has  broke  my,  rest.  I  have  a  wife  buritil  for 
fonie  rime,  w  h'»  wiisafhrv;  and  1  am  unhapjiy  i-uough 
alrra<!v.  withour  he.  raVo-reclion.  In  ibe  nameof  iVa-  r'. 
do  not  link-  the  e,.,;ierimenr.  ,  1  will  gite  yon  r.fiy  Louis 
to  kerp  \  cur  fecret  to  yonrfelf. 

tn  an  instant  after,  two  dashing  JleaJt  arrive],  wh.o, 
wiin  the  most  carnel't  apnlicaiimu,  cqtreaied  •  the  Doctor 
not  torevive  their  old  lather,  formeily  ibe  grealCst  ni.fn 
111  :he  city,  as  in  fuch  an  event  they  would  be  reduced 
to  thv  utmost  indigence.  They  offered  him  a  lee  of  ii,>;ty 
I  iiiis  :  but  the  doctor  shook  his  head  in  doubtfiil  cjmpli- 
aiice. 

Scarcely  tia  1  'hev  rStired,  when  a  voting  widow,  on 
the  eve  of  matrimony,  thre^v  hcrfelf  at  the  leet  of  the 
Duc'or,  and  wiih  sigh<  un;ilored  his  mercy  :  in  short, 
from  morn  till  ni;>ht,  the  Dojmr  received  letitrs,  visits, 
prcfcnts,  fees,  toanexcefs  that  abiolniely  overwhelmed 
him.  The  minds  of , he  citizens  v.-eve  io  diiferently  and  vi- 
olently agita-ed,  fume  by  Erar,  and  others  by  curiosity, 
that  I'le  Cliief  M,ig:sti-ate  of  the  city  waiiei  i.pon  the 
Doctor  and  laid  ■ 

•'  Sir,  I  have  not  the  least  dottbt,  fromnfy  experience  of 
your  rare  talents,  that  you  will  be  able  to.  accomplish  the 
refurrection  in  our  ehurch  yard  the  day  alter  tomorrow, 
according  to  your  promife  :  hut  I  p"ay  you  to  obferve, 
that  our  city  is  in  the  greatest  uproar,  ard  confusion,  and 
to  consider  the  dreadltd  revolution  which  the  fuccefs  of 
your  experiment  ttlust  produce  in  every  family.  I  entreat 
you,  therefore,  not  to  attempt  it,  but  to  go  away,  and  thus 
rellore  the  iranquirity  oflhecitv.  In  justice,  however, 
to  your  rare  anil  divine  talents,  I  shall  give  >ou  an  attef- 
tation  in  due  form,  under  our  leal,  that  yon  can  revive 
the  dead,  and  that  It  was  our  own  lault  we  weit  not  eye. 
witiiL-fsesof  your  power." 

The  certificate  was  duly  signedand  deliveretl,  and  Doc- 
tor M:intaccini  went  to  work  new  miracles  in  fome  other 
cVy.  In  a  short  time  he  returned  to  Paris,  loaded  With 
gold,  where'he  laughed  at  popitlar  credulity,  and  fpent 
pnmenfe  funis  in  lu.<ury  and  extravagance. 


Trom  the  DAILY  ADVKRTISKIi. 

GOUUT  OF  GEMEaAL  SESSION'S, 

For  Khe  Ofj  nflT.  York,  April  9,  ISOJ. 

PEOPLE.  OF  THl  STATi:      v.      BAKEIl. 

This  was  an  indicttnent  against  the'dcfendant  for  an  alTaulc 
and  battery,  committed  on  the  body  of  a  certain  Mrs. 
Hatfield,  and  the  only  witnefs  called  in  fnpport  of  thepro- 
fecuiion  km  the  lady  herfelf>  who  was  the  fubject  oi   this 


afsault.  She  stated  that  her  husband  is  a  i -.-rfen  who 
tak.s  m  itlc-tt  to  smoke;  and  that  on  a  certain  dai .  the 
defendant  called  at  her  houle  while  her  husband  was  from 
horn.-,  and  alter  informing  her  that  he  had  left  twohams 
thcic  to  be  smoked,  begged  to  have  them  if  they  were 
snHiciently  cured— she  rcjlied,  that  she  really  did  not 
know  them  from  many  ethers,  but  lighted  a  candle  and 
went  with  the  defendant  to  the  smoke  house,  that  he 
might  point  them  cut.  He  ccuUl  not  &  agreed  not  to  call 
for  them  again,  when  her  husband  should  be  at  home 
On  their  return  to  the  bouse,  sVe  begged  the  defendant  to 
sit  tJown,  which  he  did.  After  a  short  conv  frsmion  he 
rose  up  and  said  he  in  list  go.  .'he  rose  also,  wiih  her 
knitting  m  her  hand.  He  told  btr  he  would  rail  again 
for  the  hams,  but  as  he  had  already  called  three  times  on 
this  business,  he  thought  lie  ought  to  have  TimeE  kissrs. 
Upon  which  he  put  one  hand  around  her  neck,  and  the 
other  in  her  bosom  ;  that  a  s'tugglc  ensued  in  which 
he  threw  her  on  a  bed  which  was  i'nthe  room  ;  but  ii-.con. 
seoiience  of  ihe  resistance  she  made,  he  left  her  He 
then  b-;;ged  that  she  would  not  tsll  her  hu-band  of'wlial 
had  pes:,ed  :  that  she  told  him  "  he  \t'as  a  go.  u  for  no- 
tliing  fellow  ;  and  asked  him  if  he  was  not  ihe  same  Ba. 
ker  who  h:id  taken  scife  girls  a  sleighing  last  winter  and 
'rea'ftlthrm  so  rudfly."  Io  which  he  made  no  reply, 
but  lelt  the  house  immediately.  On  this  she  went  up 
st:iir'i  to  a  faniily  that  occupied  the  2d  floor  of  the  house, 
.md  made  some  enquiry  of  them  res|ieciing  the  defendant. 
Uving  cross-examined,  she  said  she  iti:idc  no  on  cry  when 
Balior  kiss.d  her;  that  she  said  nothing  of -he  matter  to 
the  women  up  stairs,  but  informed  htr  husband  of  the 
circumslar.ce  •  ->  foOn  as  he  returned  home  in  the  evening. 

The  Counsel  for  the  defendant  enquired  whc'her  her 
husliaid  had  offered  to  cotniiromisc  this  muticr,  aiW  hush 
It  up,  if  the  defendant  would  pay  him  150  th-llars  ;  but 
if  this  prL.posiiion  wrs  rejected,  that  he  WMihl  j  losecute 
him  lor  the  assault,  S<c.  The  court  havirg  over-ruled  ihe 
quesiion  as  improper,  the  counsel,  for  the  defendant,  con- 
lendcd  that  hij  cl.er.t  ought  not  tn  be  en  victed  on  this 
indicment,  since  it  mas  wideiit  ihat  the  matter  was  a 
•r.c-e  ui.-c^  oflndinij^o,  and  net  it:-enrUd  as  an  intuit 
Ml  the  pro5tcuirl.\— That  it  was  clear  Irrm  her  a.sling 
hiin  to  sit  down,  and  after  he  had  kissed  her—"  »he- 
:lur  hsi  was  not  the  same  Taker  who  treated  stme  girlj 
rud'.-ly  last  winter"— Vroin  her  not,  savirg  a\vord  "i  the 
■x'.'n.r-i  upstairs  the  moment  al.er  the  ailair.hM  hap. 
pontd— From  her  mal.iilgno  tufcrv  when  ihr  *feiiclant 
kissed  her— .\nd  froifi  her  whole  demeanor  (here, v.as  no- 
•'.linj;  that  bespoke  an  insured  wtmian,  and  the  husbtind 
oiVcringto  maisetlie  matter  up  on  the  pavnriiut  ofaiound 
stmi.of  money,  shews  that  KE'iIid  not  feel  die  insult  t  ' 
deeply,  but  meant  to  make  a  nfat  jub  of  it.  The  C-  ii_ 
sel  daclared,  that  with  so  ])retty  a  face,  ami  with  such  a 
.inc  pair  of  coral  ps  as  the  witness  iiossesshl,  h.-  did  not 
wonder  if  nny  man  should  wish  to  kiss  her;. end  really 
of  a  lady  wiiil  such  chariits  were  to  give  a  man  encou- 
r  i:,"ement,  and  he  did  not  endeavour -to  cb'aiit  a  kiss,  he 
dostrved  I'cr  that  olic-ncc  hiinself  to  be  iodic  ed  :  hu'  if 
every  young  fellow  in  town  were  to  be  brought  to  the  bar 
for  kissing  the.  gii-ts,  he  -thought  fver<-  tleijrhing  seasuii 
would  irako  plcn'y  of  bosinc-ss  for  the  treniri>iin  rf  the 
bar.  Upon  the  whole,  under  the  circiini-.-a'Cts  of  the 
present  case,  he  trusted  the  jury  would  acipiti  his  client. 

The  Attorney  GenrVa!  v.-as  of  a  "dilTercnt  o|vnjr.n.  -H?^ 
bought  the  defendant  gnilty  of  a  vry  rude  at'ack  en  Kii 
neighbour's  wife  ;  that  it  was  an  incident  calciilifcd  to 
■ouse  the  most  vindic.ive  nassi'ins  of  il'.e  bum'an  ht-ar'  ; 
hat  the  husbaml,  had.  he  come  in  at  the  moment  of  ihe 
assault,  would  have  hL-eh  justified  in  giving  the  defen- 
dant the  most  severe  ch.isLisement— .that  .\rr.  Hatf'e!.!'-, 
otleringfo  settle  the  matter  was  a  proof  of  h's  m'nl  -ra'ion, 
aod  was  a  measure  which  the  law  :in*horis.!u.  As  to  ihi 
t'ltcr.  ho\Yever,  of  the  asvi:il:and  battery,  that  was  clear  j 
and  the  Jury  were  bound  to  convict  the  defendant.' 

The  covrt  charge:l  the  j:iry  to  the  f.ime  eft'ecr  ;  who 
afier  a  few  minu.es  consaltatijn,  rcinr.iei  a  verdict  of 
ouiLrv. 

EFFECTS  OF  LOVE. 

The  daughter  oi  a  respectahle  trades-nan,  who  had  fal- 
Is'n  in  love.wi'h  a  yonn^;  man,  who  resided  in  ihe  neigh- 
bourhood, and  having  in  vain  at:em)>tcd  toattrac;  his  no- 
tice by  ,pl.iciiig  herself  in  his  wav,  at  l.-'igth  de-ernitned 
upon  makin;5  a  public  d'cl'irafion  of  her  love  to  his 
friends,  and  throwing  herseif  ir.iiin  their  generosi'.v,  and 
,,.-  -.ensibility  in  ho[)e„s  of  obtaining  her  wishes.  -.Sbe  ac- 
cordiiv'jly  waited  noon  the  you«ig  trim's  father,  and,, with* 
n:  the  the  lease  hesitation    or  embarrassment,   revealed 


:m 


130 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804—5. 


her  passion  in  tht  mos'  tender  and  patheti«w>v  j  adding 
that  if  'ir.  U.  ould  b«  prevailed  upon  to  accept  her  fi 
»  w-ic,  »  El.'.  o[  love,  gratitude,  [and  affectionate  con- 
cerp  for  his  i  iterests,  should  repay  hiin  for  his  condescen 
sio  I.  The  lather  wa^  astonished  at  the  singularity  of  the 
ap^ilicatio.i,  und  having  nareason  to  doubt  the  virtue  and 
c'  aracier  of  the  young  lady,  was  wholly  at  a  I 
r  -t.  He  was  about  to  reason  wih  her  upon  tlie  boldness 
and  impr'ij>riety  of  her  conduct,  but  she  prevented  him  by 
ta/iiig,  she  was  fully  aware  that  her  conduct  must  excite 
surprise  ;  but  as  her  character  was  above  rejiroach 
trusted  her  motives  might  be  liberally  construed,  and  if 
^n  that  one  instance,  she  had  deviated  from  the  example 
«  -t  by  'ic  rest  of  her  sex,  she  hoped  the  uucominon  proof 
she  had  given  of  tlic  sincerity  and  ardour  of  her  attach- 
min:  forhis  sou,  \Voi:]d  operate  as  an  incentive  to  his  for- 
-iv.-ness,  and*n3uce  hiil'i  not  only  to  consent,  but  to  use 
l,:s  itflueVice  ^tiih  itis  son  to  l>ring  about  an  hai)py  union, 
n  .'Ml  which  herhappiness  o|f  iniset/  depended.  She  then 
le, :  the  astonished  i-i;her,  cbserving,  that  she  should  call 
tn  .lext  day  for  <in  answer,  and  in  the  mean  tiine  should 
ac,  taint  herown  parents  with  thevitit  she  had  made  and 
r';e  resolution  she  had  foriii;:d.  The  sequel  tothe  story 
is,  fhat  thcy.iung  laiiy  has  been  threatened  ft'ith  a  ma^l- 
ri'jni^*.  and  the  voiinqf  genieman,  insensible  to  his  proBcr- 
«d  hpjjincss,  his  acuially  left  Jiis  father's  hou'se,  the  bet- 
ter t'!  avoid  the  aJJresscs  of  (hit  most  enibusiasiic  jliid 
roma-itlL'  atlMircr. 

.*«*■ J. 

Fk.o  iHE  L.\OY's  [London]  MUsEUNl. 

RURAL  fElICITY. 

A  jTO:tY  FOU.STJED  ON    FACT.  i 

■, 

Ruch  fcenes  as  I  am  going  to  relate,  are  littl*-  undcrsfobd  | 
^n  the  ..  i')i:al,:  .vi)cre  lurul  felicity  i'l  considered  to  »»- 
1  •  .3  wiicrc  b:i".  in  pocLic  Hclion  or  romance  ;  piul  'hat 
file  rapliipe  of  ii.iiccell't  and  piihctic  love,  were  never  lo 
be  found,  but  in  me  gmvis  of  Vr:adia.  But  ihc  follow- 
ing ■iiin.de  lun-aiii'c  niAy  iVi-Vc:  to  pr„ve,  that  this  is  a 
mis'*  en  iii)iion,  inci  (ha-  ihis  island  still  alToids  proofs 
of  true  li.ve  it.id  i-ei'.l  aflVciion. 

R-;beri  is  tile  fj)ii  of  a  wea'ty  fannef  in  Her;ifortt-<:hi.-e. 
When  he  attained  the  a^e  of  maiuriiy,  his  father  allotted 
him  A  I'linli  pp.tioii  of  land,  with  a  cottage.  Here  he  re- 
litl.-J  lur  lonie  lime,  completely  happy,  daily  attendinghis 
f...cKS....,d  nightly  enjoyitij;  ihule  peaceful  siurabcrs,  fre- 
quently lliii^noWH  to  the  I'icli  and  ^reat.. 

Kouert  had  now  f  ilacej  himltlf  for  upwards  of  a 
tw»l.einonih,  with  his  Hock  and  his  faithful  dog.  which 
hai  been  hi>  chief  companion^  and  engroffcd  all  his  at- 
t^niion.  hut  he  foon  f.u-.i:!  that  he  was  not  unAilcepiible 
of  the  lii'ijler  passion.  Tne  n.onicnt  he  faw  the  lovely  lun- 
he  felt  lucii  leniaiionb  as  hi   was  before  nnacquainicd 


Bio's,  nepheir  to  the  King  of  France;  but  }olin  de 
Mountforl,  brother  to  the  late  Duke,  though  by  a  fe 
cond  marriage;  claimed  the  duchy,  and  was  received  as 
fuccefsor  by  the  people  of  Ninces.  Tjie  greatest  part  of 
the  fealty  to  Charles  de  Blois.  thinking  him  best  fuppoit- 
ed.  This  difpote  occasioned  a  civil  war  ;  in  the  cour'fe 
of  which  Joliii  wa^  taken  priloner  .nd  fent  to  Paris.  Tlii> 
misfortune  would  have  entirely  luincd  his  party,  had  not 
his  interest  lieen  fupported  by  th' .extraordinary  abilities 
of  his  wife.  Jane  of  Flanders,  a  lady  who  feeins  to  have 
united  in  herfelf  all  the  excellent  qual'tties  of  both  fexes. 
Bold  and  intrepid,  she  fought  like  a  warrior  in  the  field  : 
fciisihle  and  fagacious,  she  spoke  like  a  politician  in  the 
council  ;  anit  endowed  witit  the  most  atr.iable  maiiwers 
and  captivating  addrefs,  the  force  of  her  eloquence  was 
fuch,  that  she  coD'.d-  mould  the  minds  of  her  I'ubjccts  to 
her  own  plealiire.  She  hippentd  to  be  at  Hennes  when 
she  received  the  news  of  her  husband's  captivity  ;  but  that 
misfortune,  instead  of, dcprefsing  her  ipirits,  ferved  only 
to  raiie  her  native  courage  and.  forlitutie.  She  forthwith 
afseinbled  the  citizens  ;  and,  h.'iiding  in  her  arms  her  in- 
fant foil,  recorrtmettded  him  in  the  most  pathetic  terms  to 
their  protection,  and  as  the  male  heir  of  their  ancient 
djkes,  who  had  always  governed  them  with  lenity  and  in- 
dulgence, tni  to  whom  they  had  ever  profefscil  the  most 
zealous  attachment. „  She  declared  herl'cif  refolved  to  run 
all  ha.!ards  with  theni  in  (o  just  a  caufe  ;  pointed  out  the 
refouiccs  that  still  remained  in  the  alliance  of  England  : 
earnestly  belceching  them  to  make  one  vigorous  effort  a- 
gainst  an  urjrper,  who,,  being  forced  upon  t!:em  by  the 
intrigues  of  rraiic,e,  would,  as  a  mark  of  his  gratitude,  fa- 
critice  the  ni:ertles  of  Brittany  to  his  Vrotectoi-.  The  peo- 
ple, niovcdhy  tlie  aft'eciing  appearance,  and  ininiaied  by 
the  nnble  conduct,  of  the  I'rincel's.  vowed  to  live  and  die 
witlihfr  m  defending  the  rights  of  her  family  :  and  their 
example  vpas  followed  by  slmosi  all  the  Bretons.  The 
Ouch^l's  went  from  plice  to  place,  encourasin^  .'^e  garri- 
fous  of  the  federal  fonrefscs,  and  providing  them  with 
every  thing  necessary  For  tlieir  fubsistance;  afr.er  which 
She  shut  hc:li:lf  up  with  her  fon  in  Henneb"n,  where  she 
rel'olved  t-i  wait,  for  the  I'uccours  which  EdWard  Hi, 
Kin.-j.of  £ngl.iid,  had  proiniCed  to  fend  to  her  assistance. 
Chailes  tit  Blms,  -.icccn^panicd by  the  Dukes  of  Burgnmly 
and  Bouillon,  topk  tl'e  field  with  a  numerous  army,  and, 
having  reduced  Uennes,  laid  liege  to  Heonebon.  The  he- 
roic Princ,  ts,  iviih  the  mojt  undaunted  ct^ur.ige,  repulfcd 
theafsailants  inail  tlieir  attacks  ;  and  oblervu.g  oneU.'.y 
that  their  whole  army  had  left  the  camp  to  Join  in  a  gene- 
ral.storm,  she  lushed  forth  at  a  postern  gate,  with  3oo 
horfc,  let  lire  to  tiieir  tents  and  baggage,  killed  their  fut 
lers  and  lervants,  and  fpread  fucli  consternation  through 
all  ihe.ir  lines,  tents  and  quarters,  that  the  enemy  gave 
over  the  assault,  and,  gfetting  between  her  and  the  walls, 
endcL'voureJ  to  cuieli'  her  retreat  lo  the  city.  Thus  in- 
tt'icepted,  sheptlt  fptiis  to  her  horfe,  and,  without  halti'i^ 
;allo(ied  directly  to  Bvest,  which  lay  at  the  distance  of 
twenty-two  miles  from  the  fcene  of  action.  There  being  I 
fjpptied  with  a  body  of   5oo    horfe,    she  immediatet; 


..,....,  .-..  .-—  -- -  .-      -----     -_. ...  ,..,....,„.., ,,,cu    I  r.jpp  led  with  a  body  ot    5oo    hor  e,    she  immediatoiv  rc^ 

^'."^\        i^*h'     ^uufr  su-  n        "h"""'"'   'A  ^"'.'*"  '"^"^-i.    ='"'1,  fighting   her  way    through    one  part  of  tN 

,thadbeenl«foreai  utter  SI  gcr.     He  «ewed  her  wi.h  r,,„^h  camp  was  received  into  HenncKbnamitl  the  accla 
rapture,  which  was  luoceeded  by  grief    ai'.her  denartme  ■  tKl  i        c  t   .  .i  ■     .u    i?      i    u  r 

_anl  in  her  ali'-ence,  involuntary  sighs  befpoke  the  a  iJu-  "'^"""'  ,  ""'TV,-  -^7,^*'''  "'"  "^'.E"Slt'h.f"'- 

flLncy  i  anny  lill  gained  over  him.  ^        me  alccu-  ^„„,,  appeared,  and  obliged  •»'e  enemy   to  ra.fe  the  siege 

^^^  On  her  narr.  she  was  not  infensihle  of    t>i*.   Un»„Ux e 


ncy  I  anny  lisd  gained  over  him 
■[  On  her  part,  the  was  not  infensil.le  of  the  langiiige  of 
Koiieit'siycs  :  the  only  language  that  had  as  yet  cx- 
mcs«ei  iiisHame  :  &  liK-y  i'.v*  pro.edlV)  eloquent,  that  she 
found  them  irresistible  advotaies  in  l^e  favor,  li,  a  word, 
amn:'.i:il  ^ias4ion  inspiied  lier  bie»  t;  but  she  had  forti- 
tude I'jiTicMu  to  coiici.ai  it  tii.  I'uch  time  as  slie  was  con- 
vinced o.tiloiierts  sinctrtiv.  . 

An  opportunity  offered,  oiiit  evening,  whilst  they  were 
fented  on  a  bank,  whtre  ibcy  viewed  tbe  fpoftive  gambol^ 
of  the  fleecy  birds;  and  Kobett  with  a  sigh;  addrefiSiI 
taniiy,  faying,  •■  How  happy  were  his  tloclis  to  him  !"— 
Th  s  remark  hrouglit  on  a  declaration  of  the  fentiments 
yi'  his  heart,  wliicli  were  accompanied  with  I'uch  vows  of 
^;u:h  and  siiiceritj,  tiiat  she  co.ltl  no  .longer  difcredit 
tlieiii  ;  and  she  yieldcU  to  the  impull'e  of  her  heating  lieart 
to  OA  n  her  fond  regard  for  him.  Enrapiured  at  this  dif- 
^over_<-.  Hobert  now  iin-fsed  Ijer  lo  fix  a  day  for  the  com- 
pleiion  of.liis  bliss,  by  the  celebration  of  their  nuptials. 
Fanny  a.\  Grit  evaded  making  a  reply  to  ihis  entreaty  ;  but 
fc^  ieng'h,  her  own  wishes  fo  immeuiaiely  agreeing  with 
Ilobert's.  she  yielded  to  Ins  request. 

_  "iJie  assistance  of  the  gen- leu. tn  of  the  robe  was  not  nc- 
ctssaiy  for  making  fetilt|nei.ts,  regulating  pin  money,  and 
Ijie  like.  Their  marr.ai^e  took  place,  and  their  relations 
A.ld  ^riinds  were  invited  lo.tt  honiely  repast,  when  no  tur- 
tle o,  venil'un  I'moked  up!..i  their  tsbli;  :  nor  was  ihe  Bur- 
^u.idian  vintage  cdled  in  lo  quench  their  thirst.—' 
'"neir  homely  ale  was  all  that  graced  their  side-i>  .ard  ; 
aiui  their  viiuus,  tliough  giud  and  wholefome,  did  uot  re- 
,;.,.>«  i..c  aid  of  .V  Frei.Ui  cook  to  I'poil  thelli. 

Several  honey-moons  Uai-e  now  elapfed  since  their  nup- 
ii.ds.  a.iU  v-acli  fuccecding  one  foems  n.ore  replete  with 
;i.:ppineft  than  ihe  former.  Sure  then  tliis  state  may  be 
jjoil;  p.-juojnced  vUit:lfeliciij/  leiiu^ut  ai.'oy. 


REM.\KKABLE  l.\StANCE  OF  FEMALE 

INTUEPlDlTt. 

JOHN  III.  Duite  of  Brittany,  dying  wiihotir  issue,  !eft 
Kibdo.niiiions  lu  itis  niece  Jane,  ni»rried  to    Cliurles  de 


FiioM  London  Papeks. 


A  FoBTUsE  Teller, — On  SaturtJay,  at  Cow-strcn, 
Elizabeth  Oklacre,  a  woman  about  50  years  of  age,  was 
charged  ivith  obtaining  from  a  female  fervant  of  a  gentle- 
man in  the  Adejphi.l'everal  Turns  of  money,  ami  a  quanti- 
ty of  wearing  apparel,  under  the  fali'e  pretence  of  having 
her  fortune  told,  and  getting  her  nativity  cast.  It  appear- 
ed thttt  the  prifoner  who  is  a  washer  woman,  about  a 
month  since,  when  she  was  at  work  at  the  prufecutris's 
master's  boufe,^tolJ  her  she  knew  a  Mrs.  Church,  who 
resided  in  SonieisTown,  who  told  fortunes,  and  perfuad- 
eil  the  profjcutrix,  who  isa  girl  about  eighteen  years  of 
age,  to  have  tier's  told.  The  ne,-ct  lime  they  met.  the  pri- 
loner brought  her  the  most  flattering  account  of  the  bus- 
band  she  was  to  have,  the  riciies  she  was  to  enjoy,  and  e- 
very  thing  that  was  likely  to  feduce  a  weak  mind  j  but 
the  time  she  was  to  las  pqt  into  pi.sfession  of  this  delusi- 
on, was  not  known,  exce;pt  she  would  have  her  nativiiy 
cast,  which  wi'uld  lake  feme  time  and  money.  The  an.t- 
iety  of  tile  prnfecutrlx  was  worked  up  to  fu?h  a  helcht, 
that  she  would  ajr-e  to  any  thing,  and  g.i-.e  the  prilo'ner 
at  various  times  cash  to  the. amount  of  ^  lll^^^i  last 
the  prifoner  told  her  that  Mrs.  Church  must  bfpaidmore 
iiioney.  The  profecuti-jx  accord  ngly  gave  her  various 
artich-s  of  wearing  apparel  ;  but  this  plunder  did  not  la- 
ttsfv  the  prifoner,  although  the  girl  told  her  she  could  not 
fpare  any  more  :  the  prifoiier  asked  her  to  give  her  fome 
•  if  her  mihiefses  table  cloths.  .  This  request  alarmed  the 
girl,  wht)  told  her  sister  what  she  had  liei-ii  doing.  The 
prifoner  v»ns  taken  into  custody,  and.  on  I'earching  h5r,  a 
great  number  of  pawnbroker's  duplicates  were  found. 
Sometable-fpOons  were  (iroducedby  a  pawnbroker,  which 
the  prifoner  had  pledged,  and.  from  the  arms  upon  them, 
there  was  very  little  doubt  but  they  belonged  to  fome  fa- 
mily of  distinction.  The  prifoner  was  committed  forfur- 
Iher  cxamiiuiion. 


Tlie  following  Essay,  written  to  deter  literary  men  from 
excessive  applicar.ion  to  study,  d^ferves  particular  at. 
tention  from  thofc  wthofe  welfare   it  was  intended  i. 
promote.     ••  But  (fays  the  critic)  if  your  Esssy  eon.  ' 
cerns   none  but  thole  who  may  probably  injure    iheit  \ 
constitutions  by  excessive  study,  it  cannot    materially  j 
affect  us,  for  we  have  few  men  of  ihis  defcription  in  1 
Virginia,  or  in   Ai^erica."     But  this   reafoning   ic  in.  , 
correct,     Becauf.    •.:  have  fewer  Philofophers  and  Au- 
tbors  in  America,    than  in  France  or  in  Grea^- Britain, 
should  we  neglect  the   few   whofe  genius,  talents  hkJ 
indefatigable  industry,  have  done  honour  to  onf-  coun- 
try !     Ceriainly  not.     We    ihould  cherish  genius,  not 
only  in  proportion  to  its  merit,  but  alfo,  in  proportion  ! 
to  its  rarity.     We  should  re-.vafd  extraordinary  talenti 
With   correfpondent  liberality  :  by  ihefe    means,    and 
thus  only,  can  we  hope  to  rival  European  countries  in 
Literature  and  Science.     Nourishment   is  essepiial  i. 
the  existence  of  the  plant  :  and  Genius,  in  its  infancy, 
is  compared  to  a  plant  of  the  rhost  delicate  texture; 
to  bring  it  to   maturity   we  must  carefully  cherish  it  : 
otherwife,  the  plant  will  wither,  the  blossom  drop,  and 
the  FRUIT  be  irrecoveralily  lost.  Minerva. 

ON  AN  EXTRAVAGANT  ATTACHMENT  TO 
LETTERS. 

[from    .\    BRITISH    ESSAYIST.] 

VVhoevcr  labours  under  the  mania  of  excefCve  stndy, 
will,  1  ihiiik,  find  eHectual  cure  in  reading  '1  ifl'ot.on  the 
difeales  incident  to  literary  pcrf.ins.  1  in"ot,,,howevfr. 
appears  to  me.to  h-ive  exasgerated  his  dtfcriptions,  fo  as 
to  render  them  truly  tcrrliVing,  and  fniricient  to  deter 
most  men  from  the  common  and  mi^derate  employments 
ofliieiai-y  life.  1  mention  it  only  as  ny  cpinon,  il,a! 
he  has  exaggerated  his  defcriptions;  ar.d 'l  think  fo,  be- 
caufe  I  have  known  many  j  eifons  devoted  to  letter!, 
who  enjoyed  rrntarkably  good  health,  and  were  instances 
of  singi.hr  long.,  viiy.  T  hty  ircbrblyhad  f»;iil"e  enough 
lo  take  precautions  apam.st  tlie  ellecis  of  great  applicmi. 
on,  and  to  iel^;ve  t(i,-ir  ia'i'/Urs  bi  ai.-  and  e\ersi/.c.  Hut 
Tili'oi's  book  may  yet  be  very  ufelul,  as  it.  CMintii  but  de- 
ter the  ration-al  student  from  excessive  application  :  tbe 
evils  of  w  Inch  he  eimmeia;es  fo  copiously ,  and  paints  fo 
forinidably,  that  a  man  wiio  duij  .re5:ii-d-,  bis  happineln 
might  fall  inio  a  t'NhJri.'Oin  from  reading  it,  andH\  from 
a  library  with  as  niu.!;  horror  as  a  mad-dog  from  a 
pSnd. 

A  moderate  application  is  fuSiclent  for  the  attainment 
of  all  necessary  and  ufilul  knov-lj-ilge,  and  the  excessive 
attachment  which  fouie  mcndifpla>',  is  ch'efty  in  Si-iHiiij 
jHiri'ui-.s,  Not  fatisfied  with  the  gieat  and  cs;.ential  eb- 
jeas  which  H.ifwer  ever)  pnrpnl'e  of  real  mi  iiy,  they  piir- 
(lie  their  inc,tiiries  into  matters  of  mere  curiosity,  witli  no 
other  in'-eotioii,  however  iliey  may  plausibly  dTguife.it, 
than  their  own  a.-nufement.  But  time,  health,  and  lift, 
are  toe  pr^ious  to  be  f..cii.'iced  to  the  pleafure  of  gratify, 
ing  mere  curiosity. 

No  npn  comes  into  the  world 
ons  of  the  mora!  and  fecial  kind, 
titntly  with  hi-.df.ty,  fuller  hmilUfto  be  en^,s,(lliT 
co:itcmplation.  Some  fort  of  focial  aciiniv  i^Wssary 
in  the  most  retired  fcenes,  and  in  pidfessio'ns  aiHlitnile» 
of  life,  the  most  distant  from  commercial  or  poliiicJ  em- 
plqyment- 

lew  stand  fo  ^nfulated,  as  not  to  be  eonnecicd  w-'iih 
others  by  trieiidsnip  or  kindre.-l  ,-  besides  tbe  genera!  cm- 
iieaion  wiih  all  men,  which  .nlVs  from  ^pariicipltionof 
the  _iame  naturt-.  But  how  can  he,  who  is  immured  in  h-s 
clol'el,  or  abstracted  by  perpciual  abl'cnce  fj-oni  the  bul'y 
f4ene  betore  him,  attend  to  ibe  claims  which  oihers  may 
justly  make  on  bis  active  beneficence  I  Ke  will  f=el  as  lit- 
tle inclination  as  ability  to  fer»e  them.  Kvery  call  upon 
his  exertions,  in  their  favor,  will  be  considered  as  an  im, 
portunate  interruption,  to  be  cheeked  by  a  morol'e  rrpri^ 
mand,  rather  than  listened  to  with  humane  condefcensitjn. 
He  i^iay,  indeed,  labour  in  the  recesses  of  .bis  study  ;  but 
as  his  labour  terminates  in  his  private  gratification  ;  as  it 
produces  no  external  fruits,  as  it  prevents  him  from  ta- 
king  an  active  part  in  focieiy,  it  is  a  labour  which  enti- 
tles him  to  no  esteem.  He  is.  In  truth  to  be  numbered 
among  the,  nost  fclfish  of  mankind  as  he  fjcrifices  all  Ills 
fecial  duties  to  the  puifuit  of  his  own  folitary  pleal'nre. 

Prudence  has  taken  care  that  fuch  conduct  Ihonld  briiij 
on  itl'tlf  its  own  fiunishment.  For  ths  glo-imy,  reclul'c. 
felfish  mode  of  living  never  fails  to  produce  dejecion  of 
fpirits,  and  the  lofs  of  that  health  and  vigor  which  are 
necessary  to  fweeien  all  enjoyments.  Languid,  enervated, 
jind  feeble,  the  student  who  follows  his  purfuit  with 
unreafonable  and  excessive  ardor,  exhibits  «*ieii  he  comes 
from  the  shade  of  his  reiirement,  into  the  funshine  of  ac- 
tive life,  a  phantom,  pallid  as  a  ghost,  and  silent  ass 
statue,  anil  excites,  in  fome,  horror,  and  in  oilicrs,  ridi- 
cule. ; 

That  golden  mean,  therefore,  fo  celebrated  by  all  the 


thoiil  many  o'nli; 


VqI.  1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


131 


fa^e»  of  the  world,  in  the  active  world,  mus^  be  obfcrvcd 
wiitino  lefa  reverence,  in  ihe  contemplative.  For  mj'i 
l>eing  a  coihpound  of  fh'ind  and  body,  departs  no  Icfs  from 
nature  and  wifdom,  v^hcn^  he  devotes  himself  vrhoUy  to 
the  mind,  than  when  he  attaches  htmfelf  exclusively  to  tlie 
b3dy.  'I  ill  we  shall  have  shuffled  off  this  mortal  coin,  we 
must  pay  i^reat  attention  to  our  animal  nature,  in  order  to 
preferve  the  energy  oT  the  intellectual  in  its  due  vigor. 

There  is  a  passage  at  the  clofe  of  Plutarch's  Rules  for 
the  PreftTvaiion  of  Health,  which  I  beg  leave  to  re- 
commend to  the  attention  of  the  reader,  in  the  following 
free  translation  : 

"Men  of  letters,"  says  he.  «' must  beware  of  that  anxi- 
ous covetoufnefs,  and  niggardly  attention  to  matters  of  li- 
terature and  study,  which  k-ads  the'n  to  neglect  the  con- 
diiion  of  their  bodies,  tt-hich  they  fpare  not,  even  when 
ready  to  sink  under  fatigue;  compelling  the  mortal 
part  lo  vie  in  exertion  with  t^e  immortal>  the  earthly  bo- 
dy, with  the  fpirit  which  is  heavenly. 

•'  The  ox  faid  to  the  camel,  vtItq  refurcd  to  eafe  him  a 
little  pf  his  burden,  as  they  were  travelling  together, 
Thiiu  wilt  not  help  me  now  to  liear  fomethingof  my  load  ; 
"but  very  Toon  (halt  thou  be  forced  to  carry  all  that  1  carry, 
and  mc  besides;  and  fo  it  happened,  when  the  ox  shortly 
after  died  under  the  pressure  of  his  burden. 

Just  fo  it  hai^pens  to  that  mind,  which  Will  not  allow 
^thc  body,  its  ftllow-l'uffcrer,  rest  and  rep ofe  ;  for  prerent- 
ly  comes  a  fever,  a  ticadach,  a  dizzincf^  ofbfiin,  with 
dimneHi  of  sight,  and  thi^n  she  is  obliged  to  give  up  her 
books,  her  dilGourfes,  herdifputatlons,  and  to  l')mpaihize 
with  her  companion  ia  ajl  the  languor  of  difeafe. 

Wifely,  theiefure,  did  Plato  advife  us  not  to  exercife  the 
body  without  the  fjnl,  nor  the  fuul  without  the  body  ;  but 
,to  let  thein  draw  together  equally,  like  horfes  harnessed 
together  in  a  carriai^e,  p;i>!>ig  perpetual  attention  to  the 
•body's  welfare,  when  its  vigor  is  necessary  to  fupport  the 
exertions  of  the  mnid,  and  thus  producing  thai  tine  and 
lively  state  of  health,  which  prevents  the^body  from  he- 
CHniiig  an  impediment  to  .the  miud.or  the  mind  to  the 
body,  cither  in  action  ur  conitciiiplatioti, 

SJiLECTZD  POETMT. 

MONODY 

ON  THE  DfiATH  Of  ROBERT  BURNS. 

What  is  there  ill  ne\vs»  youVe  To  fad,  Rqbin  Grey, 
T^hat  your  blus  bonnet  h.ings  o'er  your  brow  ? 
Sad.  0  fadncws  I've  read,  Robin  Burns,  man,  ii  dead* 
And  the  plo'ighman  weeps  ovur  his  j>iough. 

A-weli,  a-wejl,  4-day. 
And  the  ]iluughm.in  weeps  o«r  his  plough. 

Is  bin  pipe  mute  (nr  aye  antl  faC  afe  Robin  Grey, 
Nj  inrtre  shall  we  'leiid  lo  his  fo  ng! 
Ah  cold  a<  a  clod,  underneath  the  green  fod, 
Poor  Robin  they've  laid  all  along. 

A-»el.   a-well,.  t!.-4i>'    ,    , 
Poor  Robin  ihcy*ve  laid  all  along. 

Then  farewell  to  the  forest  and  hill,  Kobin  Grey, 
And  farewell,  to  the  vailey  and  grove — 
The  forest  and  hill  .Ind  ihi  valltis  still  ring, 
Still  they  echo  his  diitics  of  love, 

.•V-wfell,  a-we!i    a  clay. 
Still  they  echo  liis  ditties  of  love. 

Thin  the  blackbird  shall  sing  on  tHetlit)rn,  Robin  Grey, 
And  the  lark  early  carrol  on  high. 
The  lowly  lodged  twain,  as  he  I'cattera  his  grain. 
Will  Cham  Uobiii's  verl'e  with  a  ligh. 

A-well,  a-well^  a-day, 
Will  chant  Robin's  verl'e  with  a  sigh. 

Softly  lie  on  his  bofom.  the  turf.  Robin  Grey. 
^est  his  abiies  unmingled  and  inire, 
May  his  tomb  and  his  urn  Caledonia  adorn.j 
And  his  much  lov'd  retrains  lie  fecure. 

A-wfll,a.well,  a-day, 
Atid  bis  tnuch  lov'd  remains  lie  fecure. 


l.V  the  dance  Min.\  trips  it  fo  lightly  »w»y, 
Htr  feet  to  the  music  fo  gracefully  move  i 

So  enchanting  htr  fmile,  and  fo  chaste  yet  fo  gay, 
That  were  it  not  foolish  1  furely  should  love. 

In  the  circle  fo  fwept  are  the  accetits  that  flow 
From  the  lips  of  fair  Mira,  I  can't  bwt  approve  ; 

Such  a  dart  in  her  eye,  on  her  cheek  fucli  a  glow. 
That  were  it  not  foolish  1  furely  should  love. 

So  oft  wanton  Cupid  to  fnare  me  has  try'd, 
,    And  Venus  fo  oft  to  entrap  ine  has  strove, 
I  have  thought  in  my  heart,  as  I  grievously  iigh'd, 
That  were  it  not  foolish  I  furcl/  slieulil  love. 


Desist  little  urchin,  thy  efforts  are  vain, 

And  thy  charms,  Cttlxrta,  fruitlefs  will  prove  ; 

Though  Miba's  j,'o  I'air.  that  I  often  complain, 
Tliut  were  it  not  foolish  1  furely  should  love. 

But  alas!  blithfome  .Ba«*i;»,  uniting  with  Cii/>i(/, 

.  My  *  passions  inactive*  endeavours  to  move  ; 
And  1  fcarce   can  exclaim,  as  with  wine  1  grow 
stupid,  -.        . 

The.-e's  nothing  like  wine  when  connecicil  with- 
love. 

PHILETAS. 
Cambridgt, 


Fito.M  THs  LONDON  MONTHLY  MUSEUM. 

Selscted  iron  the  Mineuva,  »v  a  Femalb  rniEMc 

ON   AN  APRIL  SUN-BEAM. 

Thou  bright,  thou  foul-reviving  ray. 

Shall  1  thy  fmiles  believe  >. 
Say,  wilt  thou  -reign  in  cloudlefs  day. 

Or  all  my  hopes  deceive .' 

Ah,  no  !   I  dare  not  trust  thy  smites  ; 

Deceitful  Hatterer,  no  :■ — 
For  thou  wilt  lure  me  with  thy  wiles. 

And  plunge  me  deep  in  woe. 

So  Fancy  oft,  with  glowing  hand. 

Paints  life  in  bright  array  i 
O'er  common  fcenes  she  waves  her  vi'.tnd, 

But  holds  a  short-lived  I'way. 

Fancy's  an  ApriTs  funny  beam. 

That  gilUs  our  future  hour  ; 
A  falfe.  deceiiful,  dattertng  dream  i 

For  real  life's  the  show'r. 

The  fpell  is  Broke,  the  iltusioTts  fade, 

Our  promib'd  joys  are  o'er  ; 
The  airy  meteor  sinks  in  shade, 

And  l^is,  lu  I  lie  no  more. 


A  LARK  FED  HER  NESTLINGS. 

A  Lark  fed  her  nestlings  each  da)  in  :he  corn; 

Which  fuinincr  had  ripeu'd  .vith  caret 
How  bluhefonie  she  fiing  '.nidthe  fweets  of  the  morn 

And  clear'd  with  her  pinions  the  air. 

^(»  bird  that  e'er  flutter'd  its  wings  as  it  flew, 

Carol'd  fweeter  at  dawning oi  liav  ; 
How  oft  did  her  plumes  meet  the  Imu  falling  dew    ■ 

As  upwards  she  Hew  en  her  way. 

but  luckless  orle  noon,  as  she  ventur'd  for  food, 
And  left  her  I'weet  younglings  brhin.i  ; 

A  fchool.boy  espied  them,  and.  stole  llieiu   fo  rude — 
Ah  !  why  did  h!  act  fo  unkind. 

Returning  impdti'enl  with  food  in  her  bill,. 
'  !-hefiiuk  in  her  nest  on  the  ground  ; 
Aiidcall'd  them  in  vain  wiih  her  jnild  notes  fo  thril), 
For  ah  I  they  were  not  to  be  fuCind. 

She  flew  o'er  the  meadows  and  fought  ev  ery  dale 
And  pluck'dthe  foft  down  from  htr  breast  ( 

To  the  rail  leafy  groves  she  repeated  her  tale, 
••  Some  robber  hath  plundered  my  nest." 

Unceasing  she  rovM  and  complained  far  and  wide. 
And  thrill'd  her  lorn  strain  to  the  sky, 

'  Oh,  where  arc  my  ilco^lings  .'   tell  me ;"   she  cried, 
"  Too  weak  are  their  pinions  to  fly." 

Defpairing  at  last  her  dear  young  ones  to  find, 

The  corn  she  forfook  with  difdain  ; 
And  closing  her  wing^  as  she  funk  in  the  wind, 

Fell  mourning  and  died  on  the  plain.  C.  \. 


DR.  GOLDSMITH. 
jdHNSON  was  once  called  abruptly  front  hotrie,  and 
retumitig  iii  about  thrive  hours  said,  lie  had  been  with  an 
enraged  auiUor,  whose  landlidy  pressed  hiin  forpayment 
within  doors,  while  the  baillltb  beset  him  without  ,-  and 
he  was  drinking  himself  drunk  with  Madeira  to  drown 
care  ;  and  fretting  over  a  novel  which  when  linished  was 
to  be  his  whole  fortpne  ;  but  he, could  not  get  it  done  for 
distraction,  nor  could  he  step  out  of  doors  to  offer  it  for 
sale.  Johnson  therefore  set  away  the  bottle  and  went 
to  the  bookseller,  recommending  the  performance;  and 
desired  some  immediate  relief  ;  which  wh«n  he  brought 
back  to  the  writer,  he  called  the  woman  of  the  house  di- 
rectly to  partake  of  punch,  and  pass  their  time  in  merri- 
ment. This  poor  author  was  no  other  th.-.n  Goldsmith, 
and  the  novel,  hi;,  charming  VUar  of  WairftM. 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 

BATCHELORS'  CLUB. 


Clods,  under  difleretlt  names  and  for  various  purposes 
have  long  since  been  common  in  the  populous  towns  of 
Europe  and  Aiiier.ca,  These  sociiities  were  more  nuiiie- 
rous  and  fashionable  in  the  last  century,  than  ai  present  : 
The  5/)tc(a(ur. mentions  Sv:Vcral  that  were  coteiiipi.rary 
with  hiiii  ;  and  into  some  of  them,  he  tells  us,  he  had  the 
honor  to  be  admitted. 

It  is  certain,  however,  that  no  regulaf  ciui>  which  ever 
yet  Itad  ciistence,  either  in  ancient  or  modern  times,  can 
vie  m  utility  with  the  one  now  proposed.  The  scheine  of 
the  Batchelors'  Clui  is  founded  on  thfe  purest  princi. 
pies,  from  the  most  praise-worthy  motives:  ••  And  what 
are  ihc  MOTIVES  of  this  Club,"  says  Misi  K-Wote  Pm- 
dence,  whose  watchful  eye,  ever  eager  to  find  sofiicthing 
about  matrimony,  is  caught  by  the  words  Batcheiara'  Cluiii 
■  what  are  the  Pi<iNCiPi.E3  on  which  it  will  be  fouhd- 
ed  .'"  ••  Can  you  entertain  a  doubt  of  tHelt  intentions  >" 
replies  Miss  Deborah  Snarl,  a  very  pretty  girl  and  just 
turned  of  her  forty.third  year  ;  '•  1  fdncy  you  may  easily 
guess  their  motives."  continues  Mi;*  Dtborah  ,  ••  and 
>ou  may  be  sure  from  their  title  tHefc'«  nothing  but 
meanness  attached  to  them  i  1  suppose  ihcy  have  tied 
themselves  in  a  knof  to  keep  each  Other  iii  coontenince  ; 
to  ridicule  wedlock,  and  jeer  at  Old  MnidS  j  but  let  them 
do  what  they  will,  they  are  yet  the  saifie  :  tney  are  still 
the. scurvy  tube  that  nature  madi;  theifix^for  tie  ttliupi- 
un  cannot  change  bh  skin  ;  but  it  the  girls  trill  take  my  ad- 
vice, we  shall  have  ample  rtvengi  of  lliese  Batchelor 
Gentlemen  ;— let  us  form  ourselves  Into  a  society  ;  we 
will  call  it  ••  The  AkIazonjan  1'HaL'.<n.\,"— and  each 
ol  us  will  pled^'e  our  honor  not  b  itiurfy  any  Baichelor 
uni  I  he  shall  penitently  acknowledge  his  past  ollences, 
and  humbly  crave  pardon  from  our  honorable  Society." 

Stop,  sweet  lady — for  one  miniiff  stop  ;  let  thy  slander, 
ous  tongue  enjoy  a  little  rest,  whilst  thou  listenest  to  our 
candid  declarations  i 

It  is  one  of  tfie  most  ^fniiiirieiit  traits  !i\  the  proposed 
constitution  of  the  Batcheiors*  CUh;  that  every  member 
thereof  be  fully  impressed  wi'h  tlie  propriety  of  ntacri- 
lOOny,  and  is  detenttined  to  itsc  his  best  endeavours  to 
i<l.ice  hiinseU'in  that  happy  state,  so  sooiias  he  siia  I  meet 
with  a  desirable,  object,  and  his.  peciini^ry  circumstances 
will  jL'stity  an  increase  of  fa-ni!y.  No  person  will  be  ad- 
mitted a  tncmber,  who  does  tiot  explicitly  subscribe  to 
thiscteed. 

No  latly,  however  jealotis  she'  h'lay  <>e,  not  even  Mi.ss 
Deborah  herself,,  can  harbour  a  si;s|>kK)n  against  oiir 
good  intentions',  af:er  acerediiiiig  tbia  c.^rplanation.  So 
tar  from  wishing  to  derogate  frotri  tHe  ini-rits  of  mani- 
mony,  we  declare  it  tu.be  the  avowee^'  ttiid  real  object  of 
this  institution  to  encouraije  the  m3rtj:'.ge  of  its  rfWtibers, 
not  merely  by  exhortation,  but  bv*  [^aviilg  the  Reverend  . 
Doctor's  fee  otit  of  the  Batcni-I.ir's  Fiini,  when  any  one 
of  our  bretljfc^n  has  the  good  luck  to  e.tchange  the  tlrcary 
hours  of  st&e  life,  for  blissful  years  c'f  wedded  love. 

It  is  uiiderstood  that  no  Batchelor  over  the  age  of  th'r. 
ty-five  years  can  be  atlmiitcd  t  qs  ihc*e  is  littlc-trhance  .if 
correcting  the  opinioits  of  those 'vr ho  art  grown  grey  in 

Any  person  wishing  further  information  inay  obtlin  it 
by  calling  on  the  subscribers  at  their  garret. 

TIMOTHV  TOUGli.         X  V      ' 
SAMUEL  flA;iM!,njS,   j  =•>-''«"• 
Richmond,  24lh  A[)ril,  180.5. 


to  MATILDA. 

Dear  girl,  by  some  ill-fortune  crofs'd, 
'i'ou,  fmiling,  fay,  riiy  heart  I've  lost, 

My  vacant  looks  iefound  it. 
Alas  1  'tis  what  I've  long  confcfs'd  ; 
But  quickly  own — 'twill  make  nie  blefs*d— 
If  you  perchance,  hi^ve/uuiuJ  it. 


HYMEN  £AL   £  EG  IS  TEX- 


MARRIED  on  the  14th  inst  in  Peiersburg.  Mr.  Da 
NiEi.  Hanson,  to  Miss  Pollv  rAVLoa,  dauglitc.  of  Mr 
Alexander  Taylor,  all  of  Petersburg. 

,■  in  Norfolk;  on  Wednesdav  t)ie  ITih  in.'.  V-r 

Lewis  HAxsrono  to  Miss  Maria  Pa«MOCK,  daughtei 
of  Mr.  Willi»m  P<;nn6cli. 


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THE    MINERVA. 


Vol  I. 


«fc 


Dli  VALCOUR  AND  liEKTHA; 

on, 

THE  rnr.DicTioN  tulfi'lled. 

*  A  SOMANCK. 

•  H  A.  P  T  E  R  IV'.— (CosrivuBO  from  p.  128.) 

Thcfuilc  nf  :>l>nrtm5nts  allofeil  to  lh»  uC;  of  Tertlia, 
»  j^  fiii-.iLI.ed  in  n  stile  of  fpknd.iur  "  hicli  ruri>rir.;a  lier, 
inJ,  trofn  the  ai'ir-ara;:ce.of  evcvy  :h!nj  she  f.iw,  sJiccon. 
elu:U'tl  ilir.t  ifiri-  must  hive  httn  recently  inhabited  \  but 
\'.-ri  fieiiitd  to  b:  no  ou'.let  or  passije  of  communicati- 
on w  :!i  any  oilier  pirt  of  tie  buildinj,  excfiit  the  iron 
donr  H<-  whicli  she  huJ  cmercj.  One  large  window  (:\nd 
the  only  o.ie  which  was  not  lecorcd  by  a  rtronj  iron  grit- 
i.n)<:omimH,\e;la  view  of  s  moH  beautiful  and  e.vtenlive 
laMi  thf  ol'n  hofom  of  which  reflected  the  Httwing  lints 
ofjie  ftttiii!  fun,  whofe  radiant  beams  ilUuninattd  a 
■AtfMiK'^'  •"  laiid  on  the  •ppoBite- shore.  The  fee nc 
TirtfeJ  liave  hail,  manv  beauties  in  the  eye  of  Bertha  in 
hapiiier  dhvs  ;  but  now  confinement,  ajid  rcRcciicns  on 
Iter  niicer'aiii  fat?.  rickened.her  heart,  and  made  even  the' 
char  lis  ofiiature  an  3g,;ravaticin  of  her  mifery. 

V'ei  she  fonnd  f'lod  f.ir  ho,  :,  in  the  idea  tliat  her  melan- 
eVvily  fttti-,  amlr-culiar  delic?cy  <.f  situanon,  might  in- 
fj)ire'ilie  breast  cf  hKr  female  aiteiulant  witli  compassion. 
A  few  niirCu'cs  terminaicd  hir  rufpeLcej  and  drove  her 
,  bac'i  todeloa  r  ;.fi>r,  in  the  long-expected  wislied-for 
:  Ma-.id,  (Ije  bcSeld  ahgiire  uncouth,  ill-featured,  old,  and 
ii:>i)'arcii:Iy  infcnsible  to  all  she  (Iitercd.  Imagining  her  to 
le  deaf,  Bertha  aridrelil-d  her  by  signs ;  but  all  her  ellects 
reenied  unhrcdc.Hiy  the  inexoralile  Maud,  who  silently 
placed  fiiiiic  provi'ibns  tifore  tier,  trimmed  the  lamp, 
jinj  aJ  ltd  fuel  to  the  Hrc  which  had  been  kindled  lo  air 
Ihe  r.ons,ai.d  retired  without  a  single  look  offeeiinj;  "r 
kindiieH'.  3titlia  had  little  i-esi  li'-al  nijht.  The  first 
object  wh  c*-.  inetbereycin  the  inoinir.g,  was  a  complete 
fuic  ef  black.  ,to  which  \Va;  aSxed  a  ticket  :  on  it  v.as 
wiiten,".*  :tjw:,mg  drd'^far  tU  ir/.'„o  'f  Jmlan  Ue 
V.ih-Mr."  Bertha  started  up  :  it  lmi.5  acrols  a  chair  by 
li.r  InJ  side  :  siie  fiirve  ed  il  atj^-iii,  ii-a^ining  she 
was  hut  in  a  feaiTiil  dre.am.  bnt  foun  fotiniKthe  reality  too" 
-true.  M.itd  cntf  red  fofn  af.er  :  the  unhappy  girl  grjlpi 
«d  her  withered  hand,  tnd,  with  strtairins  eyes,  enireired 
to  l.-.iow  inicr.1'ili:;n  had  been  munleVtd.  The  old  wo- 
ltit>tt  ihook  h;r  hea  1  as  if  ignorant  of  her  ntcaninj.  and 
«vsi  y  ft.tempt  to  make  her  comprehend  (i'c  red  vaiii.  iier- 
•  thl  Install  composure  )  she  paced  the  room  with  ine^u- 
lar  dttps,  tore  her  liair,  and  ja.e  wA/  to  the  iiiost  alarm- 
is"'?  V.  i'diiefs,  In  this  st^tt  she  ctntinned  feveral  days,  dil- 
rin.;  wIucIt  XUnd  never  left  her,  but  contnjcd  to  prefcrie 
the  fane  forl'iJUin^  cast  ofle.iiutes  as  bcure.  One  day, 
■whtn  .!cr,ha was  mere  tranqud  t,)-ui  ufual,  Maud  retiicJ 
for  i  few  hours,  and  retumltd  •i:i'Sh  a  note,  *''uioT  ^be  pre- 
ftnted  '.ery  refpettfuH^  :  it  was  addrfefed  to  "  Thu  Lcly  j 
jSn'U'/,^'  and  c<)It*,''.ins'd  t'iefe  words:  "  "I'he  Chief  re- 
|j)u  ts  a  s'Kort  auoier.ce  of  the  Lady  Bertha :  to  which  p'i- 
•Vile,"**'  ha  hope:,  hi-i  loirg  attention  to  her  wishes  has  enti- 
tled him.  I.vfiv  thing  n>  hispnver  shall  be  done  that 
tanc^pfc-il:,!  efn  lurco.nf.irt  or  pbafure  "  U^^riha  hasii. 
•ly  fna'iihtJ  a  pen,  and  wrote.  "  Hertha  de  Valcmir  h..s 
'  JTf.a- no  ivit.h,  but  fot  death  or  liberty  "  I'liis  she  defver- 
(d  f.  I,'.  ".tft|^»nt.  who  Kecei.ed  it  silent^-,  as  nfu.d  j 
b  ■.  '■,.;;,  ,1-1  TOii-eilion  of  countenance,  fuch^fcertha  hud 
hevoc  I'.iP.-ived  iirf,,ve,  and  which  now  filtetflKwith  hor- 
tv'r.  M  lud  had  not  been  gone  many  minntes,  when  a 
ge.i.le  kncckiiij;  at  the  outer  door  g.ave  her  a  momentary 
t'-.f.i.  .':!ic  listoned  in  trembling  anxiety;  it  was  re- 
yxv.-X  C..ivinci-.!it  wtis  lioon:  who  had  b.ten  allowed 
ace- 1",  to  theSiiirtmentSi  'she  approached  the  door,  when 
J"nfne  one  fuid,  iii  a  low  voice,  •'  Madam,  ivtadani  !  your 
fl»!strtic'.i' u  is  certain,  if  you  do  not  efcape  within  two 
(lours.  Tfu'.t  neither  to  appearances  nor  promiles  l»  ynu 
ire  not  Cafe. "  The  friendly  voice  ceafed.  Thinking  it 
was  the  eetvinel  \.'i|ohi.l  thns  warned  her,  she  eajeily 
demanded  ofhitnthe  means  by  wiiicli  she  could  el'cape, 
anj  whet'.ie- be -.'-ould  assist  Her  t  vrhea  the  grntV  tones, 
til  id  rude  r£ply,'of  the  guard,  convinced  her  of  her  ini  stake. 
>le  taj.>!jnt,iy  asked,  if  "she  was  mad  enounh  to  think  he 
would  b^^Vay  his  trlitit  f<\t-the  whimpering  of  a  woman  ?" 
Addinj;,  •■  Wo,  no,  Signura  1  you  ore  n'>t  the  first  liird 
that  has  P.vjttcreil  in  the  cage  !  but  if  yon  efcipe  from  it 
without  lg»\'e  from  our  Signor,  you  will  be  a  rare  bird  in- 
deed." ni-tru'sted  by  his  inhiimanity,  and  feverely  dif. 
apioinied,  Biirtha  retired  froin  tbi  door  to  devife  fome 
plai  for  her  cfcape,  each  of  which,  as  it  occurred,  s'.ts 
foon  found  impracticablf.  An  l,iour  clapfed  by  the  glafs 
whch  si»od  on  the  tablt;,  and  nt>  one  catiic  near  to  ass'st 
or  cotnfott  her.  She"  turned  her  eyes  tlt-fpoudentty  tothe 
wind-  w.  *'  Sui-c!)  ,**  she  exclaimed,'  '■  this  is  my  only  al- 
Iti-iU'ive— death  ordi'Ihonor.  The  height  is  fearful  ;  and 
my  fate  feeins  certr.to,  shi.tjldl  leap  from  hence  ,  )et  it  is 
in  the  ii:>w.;r  of  a  be.ii.'u  l*.-ovidet.ce  to  assist  me,  to  pre- 
ferve  ni':  ;  to  ,  tlat  kldnc  wiiI  I  trust."  As  she  was 
thns  reHecTtnf;.  the  clouds  b'egaii  to  darken,",  the  wind  rofe 
uiihonsidrrable  vio'tnce,  a.id  th«  vivid  lijhtning  daz- 
!il«l' thccyes  of  H'r:l.a.  WitK  the  ajiiiation  cf  tlie  cle- 
pnoit's  her  mind  f-emed  roused  to  energy,  and  she  gazed 
wiih  awful  evpeciation  on  t!ie  foaming  waves  beneath 
her.  which  seemed  swell mj  to  meet  and  bear  her  10  her 
I  Mufd  jrave.  A  .tfstant  cry  of  distrefs  vibrated  on  the 
•'  a    strttchetl  herfe'.j'  from    tat    window,  and 


looked  an.\iously  around.  A  fmall  fishing-vefTel  feemed 
driven  by  the  tempest  towards  the  building,  but  the  mari- 
ners appeared  exerting  their  efforts  to  keep  her  clear. 
The  hesrt  of  Bertha  bounded  with  joy:  heaven  now 
feemed  working  a  miracle  in  her  favor  t  for  should  they 
be  brought  near  enough  to  distinguiflt  her  signals  of  dis- 
tiefs,  she  might  yet  efcape  in  f^ety.  Filled  with  this 
hope,  she  took  a  knife,  and  cut  the  sheets  into  strips,  which 
she  joined, -and  made  a  line  almost  long  ennugli  to  effect 

j  ber  design.  Again  she  approached  the  window  :  the  vef- 
fel  was  within  siijht ;  she  ful'pend.-d  her  line,  waved  her 
handkerchief,  and  was  at  length  fuccefsfid  in  attracting 
the  notice  cf  fome  of  the  crew.  Two  or  three,  more  ven- 
turous than  tlie  res' ,  hoisted  nut  a  boat,  and  rowed  to- 
wards tile  tower  wliei-e  Bertha  was  confined,  8c  which  had 
long  been  a  beacon  to  mariners.  Finding  the  men  below 
ready  to  receiye  her,  Hortha  fecnred  her  line  to  a  large 
bar  which  croficd  the  window.  Se  fprang  nimbly  00  a 
ch.iir  :  and  was  preparing  tcdefcend,  when  she  felt  her 
arm.  rudely  grr-fpcH,  and  turning,  beheld  her  masked  per- 
f'ecutor.  This '*as  a  nionicnt  not  to  be  neglected.  ])ef- 
peratc  in  her  deterntination  to  efcape  from  the  horrid  fate 
which  his  prefence  feemed  to  menace,  she  madly  phmgi-d 
the  knife  bhe  held  into  his  bofom.  He  gave  a  Cry  of  rage, 
and  grafped  her  yet  ntore  tirmly.  In  vain  the  failors  he- 
lew  called  to  her  to  his'en  herdefeent :  every  f-jculty  was 
fufpendcd  by^^he  dreadful  sight  of  her  enemy's  'blood 
streaming  on  tiie  ground  !  streaming  front  the  wound  in- 
riicted  by  her  hand!  She  faw  him  ilagger  ;  she  endea- 
voured to  fu[>port  him  ;  but  he  groaned,  and  fell  I  Bertha 
shrieked  aloud  for  assistance  :  the  cenfinel  rushed  in  ;  fir- 
ed his  piece:  and  in  a  few  nnoments  the  room  was  filled 
with  armed  men,  who  fi>rrnundod  their  dying  chief.  One 
among  them  atteiidiid  with  assiduous  care  to  Bertha  :  it 
was  the  kiud  Tyrault,  who  bore  htr  from  the  curious 
crowd,  and  laid  her  upon    a  couch  mfenfible   to  all  that 

pad'ed. 

Meanwhile  the  iM-fated  Julian  had  languished  ten  days 
ill  a  noifome  dengeon  :  all  ihe  mifery  which  a  malicious 
fob  and  a  je.d-us  rival  coild  in.flic%  was  his  lot.  He  was 
mvi'e  to  believe  bis  wife  was  fiithle'ls,  and  difconorcd  j 
and  at  le.ig.h,  by.  itXtlV.liit  pevfuafmn.  and  in  the  dear 
hope  of  obtaining-  health  a. id  I'berty.  he  was  induced  to 
take  the  formal  oath  of  fidelity  t,  the  fociety,  and  be- 
came one  of  the  Indepcrdants,  v/hol'e  olfenccs  werecliicdy 
of  a  political  narilre,  and  who  feldnm  committed  fuch  de- 
predations as  could  occasion  them  to  be  clafstd  withicb- 
berg  ;  vet  each  y-'as  f^vorn  toefpoiife  the  prirate  interests 
and  revenge  the  wrongs  of  each  other  ;  and  the  breach  of 
tnis  proriiiie  was  [punished  with  death.  Tyrault,  who 
pitied  his  untlefeived  fuiVerings,  yet  ilared  not  violate  his 
ou*h,  fought  every  oppoi  lUiiiiy  of  en<]iiiri!it^  into  the  situa- 
tiin  of  llenha,  with  the  generous  design  of  bringing  the 
tinfortunate  faithful  couple  together;  but  ihe  vigilance 
of  the  Chief  gave  him  no  opportunity  ofefi'ecting  his  be- 
nevolent purpofe.  Julian  became  one  cf  tiie  fuciery  ;  and 
Tyrault  learnt  that  it  was  the  intention  of  the  Signor  10 
make  Bertha  his  by  force.  Alf  he  cruld  then  do  wap, 
to  warn  her  fecretly  of  her  danger,  which  he  did,  and 
hasiened  the  fbluiion  of  the  mystery  in  which  tlie  fate  of 
the  unfortunate  lovers  had  been  lo  long  involved.       , 

[To    BC    CONlixUEO  ] 

TIIE  GENEllOUS  SULTANA. 

AN  A:iini.\N  TALE. 

ABDVLAZIZ,  Calif  of  Bigdad,  was  fucceeded  liv  his 
brother,  the  worthlcl"-,  ;ind  abandoned  Yezid.  At  his  ac- 
cession to  the  thror.e,  bt-ing  asked  b/  his  wife  (one  of  the 
most  accompliflted  women  of  her  time,)  whether  any 
thing  on<arth  was  wanting  to  complete  his  happinefs  ! 
He  aiif,vcred.— ••  I  want  my  llahiba."  Though  she  well 
knew  that  ihis  was  the  singing  girl  that  had  plunged  him 
into  fo  much  e.ttravagancc  and  fotly,  and  who  had  been 
fold  by  his  brother,  the  preceding  Calif,  she  determin- 
ed to  facrifice  her  own  happinefs  to  complete  th.at  of  her 
husband.  She  made  every  possible  enr;jiry  for  the  f.tvou- 
rite  nave,  and  was,  in  a  short  finie,  fuccei'tful  enough  10 
hear  she  might  be  bought  in  Egypt  fur  t'oitr  th.-nifaiTl  pie- 
ces of  gold.  \  slave  merchant  was  imtantly  difpalchedi 
and.  the  bargain  being  made,  Hahiba  was  privaielv  con- 
ducted to  Ihe  paJace,  and  by  order  of  the  Saada  visited 
the  baths,  and  took  every  nee;  iVary  refreshment  after  fo 
long  and  fatiguing  a  journey.  Notliing  now  remaiariUbnt 
a  fcafonable  opportunity  to  prefent  her,  which  oD'ei^^  a 
short  time  after.  •  ,    ' 

Saada,  findinj  Yer.id  in  an  uncommon  good  htnnotir, 
ventured  a  fecond  time  to  ask,  if  any  thing  was  wanting 
to  complete  his  hanpintfs  >.  To  which  he  angrily  anfivered, 
"  Nothing  but  the  long  lost  Habiba  can  render  existence 
fupportable  I  '* 

The  Sultana  made  no  reply,  hut.  drawing  aside  the  ta- 
pestry.difcovered  the  object  of  bis  desire.  Yezid,  fensi- 
bly  affected  by  the  unprecedented  generosity  of  his  con- 
fort,  forgot  his  passion  fir  Habiba  ;  and.  during  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life,  liierally  fulflled  the  Arabian  proverb 
— "  The  rcwaidcf  ihei)eiie£cent,  is  beneficence  I" 


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"  follow  each  other  with  that  tapidity  'hat  not  a  moment 
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[Niy.aE«  34. 


THE  SHAM  GHOST. 

Monsieur  Capritone.  »  tiitive  of  Monfpellirr,  had  con- 
fned  hi»  whole  life  ta  the  siuilv  of  astrology  ;  an  art 
which  beinKlittle  calculated  10  lead  to  we.lthy  this  great 
feretelletofoiher  people's  fortune,  pnfsefsed  hut  a  very 
trifling  one  h-.mfelf.  All  lus  riches  vtre  cornvrife.!  m  a 
cottage,  it  Viira.  and  five  hundred  Ijvres  per  aimuni, 
.,wi<h  «  hich  he  fnpponed  himfelf,  •  .laughter  (a  love  y 
iprl  «bout  one-aad  twenty,)  and  Germide  »n  old  «ma  le. 
domcs'ic-  -  .  ... 

He  had,  with  great  enacttiers,  di-awn  the  fignr*  ol  his 
thild,  cast  her  nativity,  formei!  a  diagram  of  the  astrolo- 
gical hocfes.  conterrplated  narrowly  the  configuration  of 
the  planets  »t  the  hour  of  her  birth,  and  verified  them  in 
fomany  ways,  tha-,  having  brought  Ihein  to  itiathemau 

cal precision,  he  atiiicunced  publicly  that  she •■- 

pofi-efs  great  riches.     Prefuming  on  iV      '- 


nishing  touch  to  her  fcheme  ;  she  therefore  took  an  op. 
poitunity  of  talking  to  Capricorn  ,■  and  after  telling  him 
that  he  had  in  some  meafui-e  by  his  prediction,  been  the 
death  of  La  Grange,  and  the  caufe  of  his  daughier's  de- 
rangement, shefaid 

"  But  the  evil  does  not  end  here  1  for  to  fill  up  the  tnea. 
jure  of  cur  misfortunes,  for  the  last  five  days  La  Grange's 
ghost  has  every  night  appesred  in  Mil's  Adeline's  bed- 
chamber, and Oh!   if   you    could  see  how,   in  the 

iranfporis  of  her  madnefs,  ifllfembraces  .ml  hugs  her  poor 
Ghost,  you  could  not  but  regret  your  not  having  confent- 
ed  to  their  union." 

"  I'.h  ! — What  !"  cried    old  Capricorn,  starling  • — 

■•  His  ghest  appear  to  my  daughte»  '.  Well,  then,  1  must 
fee  it -Oh,  1  hive  athonfaiid  questions  10  ask  it 


hor 
had  relufcd 
theoVer"  of  numberrefs  lovers,  whtjfe  figures  did  not  pro- 
mife  what  he  expected.  At  Ikngth,  one  who  had  failt.;. 
jn  love  withMifs  Adeline,  was  fo  fortunate  as  to  chvile 
by  chance  (for  he  did  not  by  his  own  wiftlom)  an  hour 
that  every  way  tallied  with  tile  astrologer's  imaginaiiun. 
Mr.  BofTonet^his  name)  was  as  madly  attached  toHel- 
licon  as  Mr.  Capricon  was  to  the  Zadiat.  lii.a  wprd,  he 
was*  poet,  and  a  greater  fool,  l>y  fc\eral,gra"ns,  than  the 
Bstreloger  ;  but,  10  eompinfaie  for  this,  he  was  richer  by 
many  pounds.  Having  the  father's  cnnfent,  he  commenc- 
ed his  attack  the  following  day  with  ttvo  madrigals,  an 
Kcros'.ic,  six  stanzas,  a  pcciical  epistle,  twelve  epigrams, 
»nd  a  legitimate  fonnei — ijie  forerunners  of  a  folemn  de- 
claration of  his  love.  , 

Adeline  was  very  far  from  approving  of  our  bard  She 
had  previously  fixed  her  affectimison  a  neiglibcuringynutli 
e'alled  La  Cirange,  ami  ofen,  by  ihe  connivance  of  Ger- 
Ivudc.  priv.ilel)  er.j.ned  his  coilipany. 

Old  Cipricofn.  however,  infatiinftd  with  the  poet's  ho. 
rnscnpe,  'msisTed  feriouslyTinTier  relilving  to  marry  liim. 
«1  his  i;i>»  *as  no-fonner  known,  than  4  CtVunrc-l  of  the 
«hr«c  opponen  y  waa  caU.d  i  ami,  after  much  dibate.  (ier- 

fiHOi-inS^on-tTti;;  ttT:lt;i;iin  : Adeline  was  mfe.gn 

the  foril.  La  Giai.j;'  'u  raife  a  report  of  his  death,  and  the 
»est  w  as  to  be  tcf.  to  her. 

Having  made  this  de  enr.iiiat  inn,  the  next  day  La 
Grange  fell  ill,  and  bilged  to  fee  "the  a^irolojier.  He  vi- 
sited iiim  ;  and  the  oiher,  ufliriins  an  implicit  failfi  in  his 
firt,  ricucsKd  him  t"  e.veicifr  i-  wi'lii.ut  Hateiv.  Mr. 
Capricorn  drew  a  vai  iely  cf  tiguus,  and.  piel'eiitly,  niih 
a  gloomy  countenance  pi  enounced  him  a  dead  man  in  six 
icurs.  .^ 

La  Grange  followed  his  prophecy  wi'K  the  greatest  fi- 
delity, and  at  the  exact  hoiir  predicted  give  up  n.e  ghost. 
A  friend  at  whcfehoi;fe  he  wis  concealed,  filled  a  cffin 
viih  rubbish,  and  had  it  regularly  buried.  Old  Capiicorn 
exulting  in  kjs  fcience,  attended  the  funeral. 

Adeline,  the  insiaut  she  he?.rd  of  the  deaih  of  La  Grange 
began  to  perform  her  part.  A  number  of  diagiams,  figures, 
tc.  which  had  cost  her  fjther  many  hours  of  lost  tioie, 
the  tore  topieces  in  hisprci'encc.  and  iliis  perfectly  con. 
vinced  him  of  her  deragt  ment.  When  the  poet  paid  her  a 
visit,  she  finarrly  exercifcd  a  cane  on  his  back,  which 
led  him  to  make  a  similar  conclusion,  and  to  decline  the 
konor  of  an  alliance  with  the  Capricorn  family.  'I'he  as. 
trologer,  however,  had  bound  him  to  forfeit  500  crowns 
if  he  should  lefi.fc  his  danghter.  7  his  he  demanded. 
The  pcit  pleaded  her  madn*  fs  as  an  cxcufc.  and  demand- 
ed lime  to  endeavour  to  get  her  cured:  pvr-tesfing  ihathe 
would  rather  lole  his  whole  fortune,  than  take  her  in  her 
|ircfv-nt  state,  with  the  disposition  she  had  manifefled  to- 
firds  him. 

Next  day,  Mr.  DuJonet  brought  a  physician  to  fee  Mifs 
Adeline.  Thv  patient  w  as  at  ihat  time  iollii.g  in  an  arm- 
ed chair',  dK.t<!ind»ig  to  be  in  a  lethargic  convulsion,  and 
hulding  a  ifiei^.MicK  nesligentiy  in  her  hand.  'I'lie  doc- 
tor felt  l^pllire,  »nd,  after  a  great  deal  of  tedinical 
rcnfenfe,  affirmed  that-  he  had  no  hesitation  in  de- 
claiing,  that  the  patient  was  n 0.1  coKVua  ai£iiTii  i  in 
i:  rglish — mad. 

•'  Mad  I tttad  f"  cried  Adeline,  starting  up.  and 

laying  :Abaut  her  to  the  right  and  left,  ofi  tiie  srt*'ulders  of 
the  phyvician  and  poet,  wnh  fo  much  alertuefs.  ihat  each 
had  received  a  do^en  Inuri  strokes  before  the  father  per- 
ceived what  she  watabi-ut  ;  and  when  he  ofleieil  to  imer- 
yofe.  Gertrude  pievcntcd  bim,  fearing  as  *(ic  I'aid,  thai  he 
thould  be  beaten  by  hit  daughter. 

The  catastrophe  of  this  ft  en  e  mad*  the  poeti  .Vive, 
•nee  f<ii'  all,  to  beat  a  retreat.  He  declared  he  would  I'ooner 
miiy  rib'phone,  at  fuch  awoman.  baying  ihis,  bemads 
tis  final  esit. 

£aiirjj«  now  ihoyjh!  th«  liin*  leu  co.n*  to  put  the  fi- 


about  the  stars  1 

1.  Well— well'!  faid  Gerirude,  "so  yoo  sh.ill.  And, 
that  it  may  not  do  you  a  mifchief  on  account  of  its  deaih. 
1  will  read  a  prayer,  lliave,  against  fpiritsiana  then 
you'll  haVe  nothing  to   fear."  •  j  ■. 

Every  thing  being  thus  arranged,  Adeline  went  to  hed 
.M  her  ul'ual  hour,  leaving  her  candle  burning  onthe  table. 
The  ghost  was  concealed  in  a  cantiguuus  foOm,  wrapped 
up  in  a  sheet  i  and  the  aftrologer,  wiih  old  Gertrude, 
stood  fentry  in  the  clofe: 

In  a  few  minutes  thjghoti  with  a  v'tolen'  ■  ■milling,  if- 
I'ued  from  his  hidin.^piace,  andnpt-ired  the  Dcd  curtains, 
;n  a  hollow  tone  called  three  times — -"  Adeline  ! — .-^de 
me^.^deline  !" 

I  shall  not  attempt  b  defcribe  thj  terror  and  palp  itati- 
nnofold  Capricorn,  iie  could  barely  utter — ;-"  Say — 
i'ay  the  prayer  '.—fay  it  dear  Gertrude  !— fay  it— quick." 

Gertrude  mumbled  over  .fome  words,.^»v.he'.i  Adelint 
jumped  out  of  bed.  fc  threw  her  arms  arouhg  La  Grange's 
iieck:  faid  innumi-rable  lend-r  things  to  him.  and  athiw 
invited  liim  to  panakeof  her  bed.  But  th«g^io!'t  afsumetl 
»  graver  air,  and  ejaculated  with  a  VDic)!  ythat  feenied 
t)  conn-  from  the  fepulchre  — —  .  ,..,. 

•■  Oh  ! ioi»ch  me  not  !     Tliy  father  has  'oeen  my  dfath 

— bu»he  shall  be  punished,  unlefs  he  conftini  to  my  l■.^a^ry. 
ing  llire,  by  which  rceans  my  toiil  will  have  permission  to 
leatiiniatemy  body.  Thus,  ai:d  thus  alone,  can  he  icpan 
;hc  wrong  he  has  done  me,  termnate  the  torments  I  a'" 
obliged  to  inBict  on  thee,  and  prevent  thofe  I  have  in  storf 
for  him." 

Old  Capricorn's  curiosity  ab-^nt  the  stars  was  at  tn  end 
— A  fountain  of  perfpira'ion  poured  from  his  qnivei  in'; 
limbs.     Prefsing  clofe  10  Gerirud:,  he  muttered — "  What 

(hall  I  do  !— what  shall  I  do  !     Say  over  your  prayer 

quick! — quick  !— or  it't  all  over  with  me!  Why  don't 
you  fpeak  ?— What  shall  I  do  !" 

"  A  pretty  question,"  she  replied.  "  Step  out,  to  be 
fare,  and  tell  him  that  you  coafei'.t  to  his  marriage:  that's 
all  he  wants." 

"  Confent !— ay,  that  1  will,  with  sU  my  foul !"  faid'he  ; 
"  bm  as  to  stepping  out  1  had  rather  iiot>  You  go— — 
Go,  and  say  what  you  pleai'e."* 

Gertrude  obeyed,  and  was  ordered  to  bring  Mr  Capri, 
ornhimfelf.  She  now  drew  the  a>:trologer  from  his  hide 
more  dead  than  alive.  He  threw  himfelf  on  his  knees  be- 
i  fire  La  Grange,  and,  without  daring  10  look  in  his  face, 
promised  to  agree  to  whatever  hedesired- 

"I  will  not  take  thy  word,"  faid  he.  "  Oert'rusle.- 
hire,  in  my  bofom  thou  wilt  find  a  paper  :  draw  it  forth, 
a,id  let  him  sign  it.  I  emplo)ctl  one  of  the  greMcsi 
lawyers  (now  in  hell)  that  ever  breathed,  to  make  it 
fa.tl and  binding.     Sign!" 

The  contract  being  signed,  I. a  Grange  faid— ■  A 
part  of  what  it  10  be  done,  is  done  !  but  1  ihail  not  revive 
[  until  thou  hast  unburthcned  me  of  thr  w-ndiag  sheet,  and 
isiy  corl«,even  wilh  thine  own  hands,  l.iid  .n  iliy  daugh- 
cr's  bed  :  and  when  I  shall  refusciiaie,  we  will  perform 
lie  test  of  the  ceremony." 

Capricon  and  Gertrude  directly  fet  about  undressing  this 

living  corfe,  and  quic'xly  placed  it    in  the    bed  by  the  tide 

•  dear  Adeline.     La  Grange  was  no  fooner^liere  than 

heaving  a  deep  sigh,  he  exclaimed 

Ah  !— Heaven    be  praifcd,   I    revive!  Ad 
ght,  Mr.  Capricorn  !" 


the  order  for  two  years  ;  during  which  fpace  it  Aval 
ll  ought,  that,  b;  f?nie  acciddit  or  other,  he  had  lost  tl>« 
ufe  of  his  fpeech.  He  hapi>ened  owe  d.iy  to  be  at  an  as. 
sembly,  where  he  ntei  his  niistieO,  wlio  was  n«  known  as 
fuch  i  love  being  condiicte,!  in  tliofe  days  in  a  niorcmif. 
ttriout  manner  than  «t  prefent'.  The  laily  boa»tLll  slw 
would  cure  him  injiantly,  and  did  it  wi-h  a  single  wnrd. 
Src.\K.  What  more  could  the  I'yilagorjiin  phdofnphy 
have  done  with  all  its  parade  and  boa^iiig  >  Is  there  a 
lady  now  that  ct-nid  depend  upon  fo  tr-ccf  an  obirtlieiice 
even  for  a  single  day  \ 

But  the  times  of  cM»alry,  Inpirtirnlir,  •"-rdeil  e^^1^. 
plesalmoit  incredible,  of  an  nttatiimcut,  en-i-icil  even  to 
adoration,  which  \\\t*  kni{;iits,  and  other  niiliti'ry  heroes 
of  thofe  ages,  constjintly  evinceil  f«'r  thtir  mistrefsea  .  to 
whom,  indeed,  they  were,  in  the  literal  fenfe  of  their  »• 
moroui  professions — the  sta.-ti. 


Good 


A  STORY  or  ANCIENT  TIMES. 


From  theV/EEIILY  WANDERER. 
[  Tbcfotl-ming  !s  a  goxl  aiary  loirlier  trut  tr  r 


A  gentlemaa  recently  from  Tloston,  rebates  the  fniUiw- 
ing  singular  tidair,  whiih  he  f:.ys  happ-n'd  jost  livlori-  li» 
left  that  pl:>c/ — A  perfon  had  been  taR.-n  up  and  dhm. 
niitted  to  pri/un,  for  passing  couitterlVit  bil's — Sl.o/'iy  af- 
terwards a  wgro  was  taken  up  for  I'oine  crime :.iid  cnnBn. 
ed  in  the  fa*ne  room;  but  w:.s  taken  sick  in  about  a  week 
and  died.  .-Nejt  d.-.y  a  colliii  was  prnviiied,  a, id  Ihc  b'.dy 
of  the  de^^fcd  dep'"'Siletl  in  il— The  people  of  c  ilor  are 
gentralK  iiitcrreil  in  ilie  tvening,1iii  thofe  of  thtir  ovn 
com.ple\'ion,lili-j  colnii  wns  fufleied  to  remain  till  nij;'.!  i-i 
■.he  r*iiii  with  the  nv.niy  maimer.  Afier  the  goalcr  -and 
;hote  wlK.  arcoi:-p.inied  h.m  h.%d  left  the  ra;m,  he.  he. 
thought  himl'tif  tiie  piefeiit  '^ould  be  a  nmsi  favorablt! 
0|no  liinlty  to  i'ial;e  ins  efcajw,  and  ilnirlty  avoid  th<*  pn- 
iiisliintut  iliai  awaited  l^nl.  'Ihe  wicked  ilq  iiot  fo  much 
care  w.'iataie  tl:e  means,  if  they  can  but  ace^io^th  their 
.lesign^.  W  tu-n  all  was  stiii  :;:-.!  I'afe,  he  t;>c^the  corpB 
ouuof  thc'c"  fiin.  and-  \  lecc*l  it  in  i.is  otCn  bTifrinrek,  got 
into  11  liimieif,  and  tuiiKd  .he  lid  down  Careruliv  as  bs- 
toie.  In  ihiss.tuation  he  lay  ■Ai:xiuil;ly  yet  Icarfullv  waiti"g 
the  m.ments  wh:n  he  should  lie  I.hera'e-J  (-(„,  ;,ij  ,'u„,i. 
suync  ct\'Jii.itneiit.  In  ;hc  evciing  the  ct-fiin  wms  lal.eft 
from  ihe.  prilon  room,  by  fonrgiKid  lusty  r„-g.oe'i  .•..|,|Ki.i. 
ted  fur  '.hat  pu.-jiol'c  ai  tl  foicinuly  conveyetl  t»  ilr;  but  y. 
ing  ground — Whin  ihcy  arrivfi  at  the  ijr.'ve,  iljei  chin 
was  fet  down  with  great  care,  one  of  i:i-,ti  was  ab'iut  to 
make  a  i'peeeh  upon  ihe  death  of  iluil  conip  mion— .Scarce- 
ly had  he  tiir.eu)  utter  one  woid,  bcicre  the  lid  «t  the  eoi'- 

flew  open  ami  the  nn-ilcy. maker  jiiiv.pe  I  1 ' 

el'cape,  while  ilie  poorlicgrccsaiiiijh'.i  ! 
ctioii,    ran  with    gee  it    vmIcucc    in    e 
fcreanu.ig   "  de  Debil  !  ile  DeSil  !   deUi' 

%veied  till  next  day.:  ai. :     , 
not  been  he.ri^E^incc. 

-. *** 

MATKtJtoxiAi,  LiCKNM.— A  happy  tnver,  rr*^'!in:.;  in  , 
a  village  in  Norfolk,  having  i,u;ai',ed  the  conle.K  m  .,is 
fair  one,  set  oif  toohtaiu  a  matririionial  licence,  and  bei-i' 
unavqu.iii.i'd  witii  the  |^lice.  he  war,  di'.^tcied  hy  liiofe  of 
whom  lie  enquired  wlicrea  licence  was  to  be  prociirtd.  10 
tne  CkrU  of  liie  leace's  Dcpu  y,  and  he  retur.ijd  h-.'i-,t» 
11  ■  bride  andhrid.'grocni  then  al'^emhlcd  ibcir  iotnpani. 
..nd,  the  Cleigyniaii  had  arrived,  and  tfie  happy  manp'e. 
tented  him  Wiih  »  licence,  which,  lo !  pniml  10  !>r  I'rii.n 
W.'  Stokes,  El'q  -Clerk  ul  the  I'e  .ce,  "  fo  iUl  H-t,.:!  "  .\ 
scene  of  ninth  elilbatralfnitift  enfiied,  an<»  ti.e  i.uptial. 
v.er«neceliaiil)  posiponed  uuiil  ilie  niis.ake  wa.  lectnitU. 

GENF.ilOSITY., 
A  I'OOR  womatn,  who  had  I'ecn  bm^^r  da"s.  nnJe'- 
I'tanding  from  f.inic  "f  her  acfl.iainialicc,  tli?.'  1).. -l.  i.'- 
I'mith  hadstudied  physir,  .>n,l  ii.-.u  ing  of  ^i;.  t,,-.  !i„,ni  1- 
ity.  f.licited  hiiTl  in  alvuer,  to  l"e..d  lier  fcnel.t,  ,■;  to  \y-t 
husband  who  li.ld  list  iiis  apiw.ite,    anj  w.,.,  ,;J.i:,-i      1  a 

j  most  meljiichofy  siaie  by  c.'nitinual  -J  ign.sh.  'i  i,,.-  ;•..  .1 
1  nauirej  poet  v,-alted  on  her  in«rin  ly,  a  id  al--e  f  v.,  I- 
1  c  lurfe  with  "His  paiieiit,  P'lind  hnn  sii.iiiiig  fa'it  r.i.it 
Worst   of  sickncfs,  jioveriy.      I'iie  di.cior  told  t.iei.i  'lit 

they  should  hear  fiom'  him  in  nn  lum-r,   when  h--'  ihii.ld 
1  fetid  some  pi  111.  which  lie  believed  v,  ould  ;.-iaee  efi'irc^^  u-. 

He  immediately  weni  home  and  pttt  teiig'.incaiinic  ?.  ei-  ,. 

box,  \jiih   th.;  f.illj.'ing M-ef— '     I'liefe  .-.wsX  h'.  ■.;,'■';    .'^ 

your  iicccluties  reqji.e.  be   patient  an. I  -.f  gi^il   h.  .  i 
I  He  fenl  nis  I'si 


firantome,  a  refiwctable  French  author,  relates,  th-it  ...,.•,  ,.   ,. 

t^e  reien  of  Francis  I.  a  young  latlv.  who  h-ad  a  very  lal-     lefs  moitr.ner,  who  found  trcontanwd  .1  reny:dv  i.ipe.ior 
Native  lover,  laid  her  c.mmands  upon  him,  to  chfervj  an     any  thinj  Gilen  or  his  poniis  co,.d  administer  >o^  h.s 


l34 


TKE    MINERVA. 


For  1804 — 5. 


BIOGRAPHY  OF  MRS.  JOHNSON, 

CILEDRATED  BY  DEAN  SWIFT,  UWDE* 
^     I  THE  NAME  OF  STELLA. 

*•  STELLA,  heV  real  ntme  was  Johiifon,  but  as  Dr. 
Swift  ailwayi  mcniionerf  her  under  the  former,  we  havr 
chose  to  follow  his  example.  She  wis  daughter  of  S:r 
William  Temple's  ftewanl,  and  the  concealed  bat  un- 
doubted wife  of  Dr.  Swift.  Sir  William  Temple  be- 
queathed her  ill  his  will  6ne  thoufand  pound!,,  as  an  mc- 
knowledgeirient  of  her  father's  faithful  Services.  Mow 
long  she  remained  in  England,  or  whethci^she  niUde  more 
journies  than  one  to  Ireland  ifteV  Sir  William  Temple's 
death  is  not  known  ;  but  if  our  information  is  right,  she 
was  m.-iirlcd  to  Dr.  Swift  in  the  year  1716,  by  Dr.  Ashe, 
then  Bishop  of  Clogher.  Stella  was  a  most  amiable  wo- 
man,  in  mind  and  perfon.  She  had  an  clevaied  under- 
aianding,  with  all  the  delicacy  an,l  fofmefs  of  her  own 
{«x.  Her  voice,  however  fweet  in  itfelf,  wa«  still  render- 
ed more  harmonious  by  what  she'faid.  Her  wit  was 
poignant  wiihoiic  feveriiy.  Her  manners  were  htintiane,  I 
poliie,  easy,  and  unreserved.  \VI:crever  slie  came  she  at- 
tracted attention  anil  esteem.  As  virtue  was  her  guide  in  j 
moraliiy,  sincerity  -.vas  her  guide  in  religion.  She  was  j 
c.-iistant,  but  not  ostentatious  in  her  dcvotiona..  She  \\/is 
remarkably  prudent  in  her  conversation.  She  had  grea 
•kill  in  music,  and  was  perfectly  well  versed  in  all  arts 
that  comi'-isc  a  lady's  leifure.  Her  wit  allowed  <ter  a  fund 
of  perpetual  chcarl'iilneft;  ber  prudence  kept  that  chcar- 
fulneTs  within  proper  limit?,  she  exactly  answered  the  dc- 
rcription  d(  Penelope  in  Homer. 

J  vamum  liivelieit  of  lie  /o^tfy  Unit. 
InlioJj lKrf:a,  aiU  cMfilelf  in  itUij. 

Sa^h  wis   Siel!4  ;  and  yet   with   all  the.ie  accomplish, 
ments,    she  never  could  prevail  on  Dr.  S.vift  to  acknow- 
ledge her  opei  ly  as  his  wife.     A  great  genius  must  tread 
m  unbeaten  pa'.h<.  and  deviate  from  the  common  road  of 
life  ,.  otherwise,  fiirely  a  diamond  of  so  r^iieh  lustre  migh' 
have  been  pubhckly  produced,  although  it  had  been  fi.ted 
In  the  collet    of  inainino.iy :  but  ihe  flaw  vhicli  in  Dr. 
Swift's  eye  reduced  the  value  of  such  a  jewel,  was  the  ser- 
vile state  of  her  father,  who,  as  has  been  before  faid,  w.is 
k  menial  servant  of  Sir  W.  Temple.     Dr.  Swift  and  Mrs. 
Johnfon,  continued  the  same  oeconoiily  of  life  after  mar^ 
rage,  which  they  hid  pilrsued  before  it.     They  lived   in 
jepariie   houfei ;  h*  iiettiaininf  at    the  deanen-,  she    in 
!odgings  it  a  distaince  from  him,  and  on  ilie  other'llde  of  the 
I-iffy.     Nothing  appe.ireci  in  their  behaviour  incnnS'tent 
witli  decorum,  or  Ixyond  thi  limits  of  plitonic  Icve.  They 
eonverftdlike  friends,  but  the/industriouay  took  care  to 
tomnlon  witnelTes  of  their  conversation  i  a  rule  to  which 
fbey  adherd  so   strictly,  that  it   would  be  dilHc\ilt,  if  not 
•npolTible,  to  prove  that  they  had  ever  been  together  with- 
out a  third  person.     A  conduct  so  e.\traordiniry,  always 
gives    room  for  various  comments  and  reflections  i  but 
hov»evcf  unaccr-.imtilWe  this  reniinciation  of  marriage  riics 
TO»y  appear  to  ihe  world,  i:  certainly  arose  not  from  am 
«0n5Ci0U3iiess  of  too  ileaf  a  confangiiinity  between  them', 
altnoogh  the  general  voice  of  fame  was  willing  to  niake 
mm   both  tH<»  natural  children  of  Sir  William  Teniple 
There  is  gteit  reafar-  to  Selicve,  that    S^^•ift  was  not  of 
Ili.tt  opinion  :  becaitfe  the  lame  false  pride   that  induced 
.iiin  <o  aeiiy  ihe  legitimate  d.iughter  of  aii  obscure   ser- 
vant, rti.ght  have  prompted  him  to  owntlie  natural  daiigh- 
t»r  of  so  eminent  t  man  as  Sir  Willfenf- Temple.     It 
tniy  be  imagined,  t'lit  a  woman  of  Stella's  delicacy  must 
repine  n  such  an  eiiriordinary   fituation.     The  outward 
honour  t»-hlch  shb  (•eceived  are  at  fretjiieiitly  bestowed  on 
.mistress  as  a  wile.     Sbe  was  absolutely  virtuous,  and 
yet  #aj  obliged  to  submit  to  all  Ihe  appearances  of  vice 
*.teept  in  the  presence  of  those  few  people,  who  were  wit- 
peflesof  the  cautious  iiianner  in  which  she  lived  with  her 
^usbaiid,  who  scorned  even   to  be  married  like  *ny  other 
Uien;     Inward  anxiety  aflected  by  degrees  the  calmnefs  of 
her   mind,  and  the  strenijih  of  her  body.     She  began  t» 
d'cl.ne  ,n  her  he.lth  in  the  year  1^-24,  and  from  the  first 
By  mjiioms  of  decay,  she  ra-her  hastened  tlmn  shrunk  back 
m  the  d«cen»  ;  ta  citly  pleafed  to  find  her  lootstepj  tend- 
>:t«to  tha,  place,  where  they  neither  mairv,  nor  are  given 
in  "ia;n.,ge.     She  died  towards  the  eiul  of  Januniy  nZT 
Y  17-8     abfdutely   aestio)«d  by  the  pecvliarity  of  her 
late  ;  a  late  wliicli  perhaps  sHe  could  not  have  incurred 
ey  an  alliance  with  any  other  person  in  ilie  world. 


pole;  as  the  making  a  first  impreSjn  is  by  no  mi.nset- 
fectiul  to  dctermiyethe  preference  of  a  wise  ma.i.  T  is 
'not  then  sufficient  that  a  girl  be  quitlilied  to  excite  admi- 
ration 1  her  own  happinefs,  and  that  of  the  man  to  whoni 
she  devotes  the  remainder  of  her  days,  depend. upon  her 
posselGon  of  those  vinuis,  which  aloue  can  prefcrve  last- 
ing esteem  and  confiJ"cnce. 

The  offices  of  a  wife  are  different  from  thole  of  the 
mere  pageant  of  a  ball  room  ;  and  as  their  nature  is  more 
e.talted,  the  talents  they  require  are  of  a  more  noble  kind  , 
fomething  far  beyond  the  elegant  trtfler  is  wanted  in  a; 
companion  for  life.  A  young  woman  is  very  ill  adopted 
to  enter  into  the  most  folenui  of  social  contracts,  who  is 
not  prepared  by  her  education  to  become  the  parlicipator 
of  her  husbanil's  cares — the  confoler  of  his  sorrows.. .his 
stimulator  to  every  praise^worthy  undertaking^-his  part- 
ner in  the  labors  antl  vicilUtudes  of  life — he  faithful  »nd 
dconomical  manager  of  his  affairs,  and  judieious  fuperin- 
tendant  of  his  family — the^vise  and  affectionate  mother 
of  his  children— the  preferver  of  his  honor— his  chief 
counsellor,  and,  to  fu;n  up  all,  the  chofen  friend  of  his  bo- 
som. If  a  modern  femafe  education  be  not  calcinated  to 
produce  thefe  effects,  ns  few  furely  wilt  judge  it  to  be  who 
reflects  upon  its  tendency.it  is  inconipetent  to  th:tt  very 
purpose  which  is  confessedly  its  maiii  object,  and  must 
therefort  be  deemed  imperfect,  and  require  reformation. 


ON  FE 


;4Ai 


K.iFLECTIOXS  ON  THE  FEMALE  SEX. 

t  iC'l^f  "'Tl'"  •"='"""<■"'  "'marriage  is  the  unlver- 
1.1  pnie  for  wluch  paienis  of  all  clairese.ter  their  d, ugh 
>er,  upon  the  lis;?;  and  partiality,  or  felf-cninplacencr 
assures  to  every  competitor  the  most  flattering  profpect  of 
J  '    1  "  "".'  '"""■    "■'"'^  ""  P'iwipal  part  of 

f.-nale  instruction  ,  for  the  |)romotin„  of  thisdcfi  n!  the" 
ivst  jeara  for  iinprovenient  are  sacrificd  to  the  attain- 
ni>hm';  ,*"''-";.''r'  .l""'"!-'-  '•'^"'.v.  superficial  «ce„m. 
pi  «hmr,,.<  p„l,„,.,l  manners,  an  I,  inone  word,  the  whole 
)<::en.-  or,.|eafint;.  wbt ,  i,  oilrivitcdl  with  unie.-.liig  a, 
IiJjiitv,  »■  gn  olyeci  of  the  most  elTeniial  importance 

.1.0  eiia  ,s  I„n',Me,  anddese-i-ingof  every  e.Tort  to  ae- 
ei.rc  It :  nappe  mima,;e  may  be  esti mated  imong  the  rar- 
est lei.oty  of  hum.,,  life;  but  it  mav  be  doabr?J  wbetber 
».ie  ...eaiiE  ofej  ,o  iccoiiipli.h  i»  tr»  a(l;qiut»  to  the  pur. 


kLfc  BEHAVIOUR  AND  COtfVERSA. 
TION. 

AS  yonr  Magazine  ii  •minenlly  calculated  to  improve 
the  minds  of  the  fair  Tex,  I  esteein  it  a  proper  cha  .iiel  to 
convey  not  only  my  owii  thoughts,  bu'  I  can  afsura  them, 
the  seniiiiiints  of  the  Renerality  of  my  own  sex.  the  most 
sincerely  attached  to  them,  upon  fome  particularities  in 
their  behaviour,  and  to  say  for  what  it  is  we  tnost  admire 
thein,  tis  when  we  fee  the  vioman  in  every  word,  look, 
and  action,  that  we  are  the  jnost  devoted  to  them  :  and' 
though  she  who  talka  loud  and  looks  confident  may  some, 
titnes  gain  attention  ,  yet  sbe  will  ever  have  the  truest  title 
to  esteem,  in  v/hom  diffidence  is  the  most  conspicuous. 

Let  me  aPsure  them,  that  as  well  as  particular  employ, 
mets,  there  are  also  par.icular  su!j(ects  of  converlation 
adopted  to  the  different  fexes  ;  and  as  a  very  great  judge 
of  irtankind  bath  said  before  trie,  that  politiijs  belong  lo 
the  men.  and  to  hear  a  woman  talk  with  virulence  of  one 
party  i,r  the  other  is  as  unbesoming  as  to  hear  one  of  na 
dee  lain,  against  the  particular  cut  of  a  pjir  of  ruffles.  In 
short,  every  difcourse  that  makes  them  deviate  fom  that 
swee  nesj  which  is  natural  to  them,  fo  far  as  it  has  that 
effect,  it  renders  them  unamiable.  Let  them  ever  remem- 
ber the  description  given  us  by  Homer  of  the  cestus  of 
Vends,  fo  much  celebrated  for  making  the  wedrer  of  it  tlic 
subduer  of  every  heart. 

This  cestiis,  as  that  poet  tells  tis,  was  a^tiiry-co/oitre'' 
girdle,  which  had  all  the  attractions  of  the  sex  wrought 
upon  it;  the  four  principal  figures  in  the  embroiderv  were 
love,  desire,  fondnefs  of  speech,  and  conversation  filled 
with  that  fweetness  and  coirlplacency,  w-hieh  insensibly 
steals  away  llie  hearts  of  the  wifestmeii. 

These  are  the  charms  that  every  female  ought  to  nlike 
ler  stiidi-,  if  she  would  wish  her  conquests  to  be  lasting 
.nd  durable  ;  they  will  cer  aiivly  be  so,  if  she  persevere  in 
his  winning  behaviour,  for  who  among  us  can  resist  the 
feminine  channs  of  a  beautiful  female  !  Nav,  the  plainest 
person  will  appear  charming,  when  attended  by  the  female 
graces ;  fucli  a  one  woUlJ  1  prefer  far  before  a  confident 
''"'»'>•  Lud/s  Mag 


HiiiiTYW^LOOjia.— ^Aeri/VCjiirt,  D:c.  25,  1804, 

X  irial  cinieon,  in  which  a  fair  Lady  of  th^  Br.rouirh 
was  Ihe  Complainant,  and  her  caro  sfioea  was  Defendint 
The  charge  as  proved  was,  that  on  the  15. h  of  October 
last,  on  her  return  home  from  a  friendly  party  h-r  huf 
band,  who  was  waiting  at  home  for  her,  gave  h^r  so  hear- 
ty i  Welcome  with  an  ashen  stick  that  every  li^rt  about 
her  below  her  lips  was  beat  into  all  the  col  >urs  of  the  rain 
bow.  A  feiri  lie  friend  was  pre.ent,  who  corroborated  thJ 
case  and  .ai.l,  that  ,n  consequence  of  this  il(  treatment 
she  had  left  her  hlisband  and  put  herfelf  under  the  nro-ec 
tion  of  a  relation,  who  kad  advifedher  td  eJtbibit  this  com- 
plaint. 

The  h.isl.and.  In  defence,  told  i  plain  unwrnished  t.ie 
of  sufpecttd  wrongs,  and  hinted  verv  plainly  that  his  fair 
nbdid  n.ot  pay  very  strict  attention  to  the  connuHial  oath  • 
that  m  particular  she  had  lately  introduced  a  perfon  to  the 
house  on  a  visit  from  the  conntry,  whom  she  called  her 
Jt.tr  lirolher,  whom  she  loaded  with  caiefsos,  at  the  Sam, 
lime  she  treated  him,  her  liege  lord.  With  the  greatest  i^ 

till  the  da?  in  question,  when  the  lady  and  h.r  rfe..,-  brj 
tier,  as  she  called  him.  went  out  and  staid  i  ill  nast  tu-l,.- 
a.  night.  On  ihcir  return  !,ome,  the  husbinil  though  i^ 
high  lime  to  administer  a  little  wholefome  correction M 
her,  on  which  shelcft  him.  and  now  Jives  r-ith  tliis  fam» 
near  and  dear  Relation.  The  lury  were.rtorily  charged 
T;!/h      *  "         '**'""  ""  '°'">'"l»'"'     Dam  jg"  0,7; 


POETRY. 

TaOH  TH»    VlRtSlMia.    G»!ITT«*. 

A  80ns. 

Bella^a  beauty,  wit  an!  grace. 

Mankind  admiring  own  ; 
T«t  with  the  foftest  fweetest  tizt. 

Her  heart's  as  hard  as  stone. 

One  half  our 'fwains,  »Us!   have  sij'v'd. 

Their  wits  and  fouls  may  ; 
Turn  foon  this  too  resistlds  tide, 

Or  to'ther  half  will  stray. 

He.ar.  ye  kind  Gods,  men's  joint  request. 

W.thpily  view  lite  cafe  J  ' 

Dissolve  this  Bella's  flinty  breast 

Or  else  deform  her  fuce.  ' 

PARODY  ON  THE  PRECEDiwe; 

»0»    THE    MIHEIV*. 

Your  tott'i  gractjul,  tatj  ttraia. 

Headers  adintring  own  ; 
Vet  quite  devjidofw;/  or  train. 

His  beaJii  hard  itttoiu. 

One  b»lf  oar  fwiins,  alas !  have  tried. 

In  vaiii  to  write  as  bad  ; 
Turn  fooii  this  too  resistlefs  tide, 

Or  we  shall  »ll  run  mad. 

Hear,  ye  kind  Gods,  and  hearing  grant, 

This  fmall  reqa.:it  of  men  ; 
Improve  tnii  waiter's  rhyming  rant. 

Or  take  aw.iV-lns  pen. 

HOMUJi 
FJiOJf  THE  Eir^ISES. 

k    YOir.fO    LADV    WHO    WOIIE    A    00LJ1»    AHilOW    I* 

uai.  u.Mit. 

MiiiANua,,  crucial  she's  fair, 
Exhibits  11.  her  auljui-n  b:ur 

An  cmlileinaiic  dait  ; 
To  shiw  the  throng  aicuml  harshrina. 
How  hojjelels  thev  are  d.)j:u  J  to  (Jme; 

bi.ice Love  Wi't  reacH hcr  Atjii.l 

'Tis  pity  she  wei^  tike  a  niln, 
Who,  ill 51  oat  fiom  the  genul  fun. 

Ljve's  ever/  luie  tlcfits. 
Or  like  I'oiTie  fragrant  'g.irUen  role 
That  with  its  paien  bud's  and  blows; 

Aiid,  with'riiij.,  ui'elcls  dies. 

Nature,fair  maid,  fay  all  you  can, 

l'rocl..imi  that  you  were  ui  ide  iW  man  ,  ^ 

And  mail  ior  you,  1  ween.  "t^^ 

Then  since  Eugenia's  wo.  ih  you  kn->v, 
h.:quiie  It  with  your  smiles,  and  show,      . 

'Tis/-/«,  as  welUs,«„. 

■  A.:->iizvi. 

'  "''  f«"«.y  ^"'^  rfgarcU,UhU  «j  ti-de  I.Mir  than  ailci. 
nasm  if  the  LaJj,mJ>i>.'i<::itn!,{n,eant,  did  not  a M  the 
highNt  btautia  vf  tuliivatiun  tu  tie  jl„ctt  tndovme.iu  ./ 

I'l'Bt.ISHKS. 


SONG. 

»y    THOMAS  MOOal.,  «5<). 

feome.  tell  mewhere  the  maid  isfmnaf 
Whole  heart  c.in  love  without  deceit, 

And  I  would  range  ihe  world  arotind 
To  sigh  one  moment  at  her  fe^t. 

Ohl  tell  me,  where's  her.faiiited  home-. 
What  air  receives  h-r  .liJeCed  sigli, 

A  pilgrimage  of  year's  I'll  roam 
To  caicli  onefparkle  from  hcr<je. 

And  if  her  cheek  be  rofy  bright, 
.    Ifhile truth  within  her  bofom  I  ej, 
I'll  gaze  upon  her  mom  aiidnit^ht. 

Till  my  heart  leave  me  thro'  my  •yo*- 

Shew  me  on  earth  a  thing  fo  rare, 
.  I'll  own  Kll  miracles  are  true  : 
To  make  one  maid  sincere  and  fair, 
Oh  !   'lis  ide  ulinon  Heaven  e},n  ini 


Vol.  1 


RURAL  FhLICITY. 

SEE  where  jron  cl»y-built  hibiiidon  «t»nd», 
Whdre  wfiitenM  front  with  clem  » ip'd  carcmentt  i 
>  glowing  Undroprto  the  fcu'-h  coiriminds, 
While  round  the  ejitraiice  creeps  the  fruitful  vine. 

Behind,  an  orchard  teems  with  goodly  fruit : 
In  front,  a  laAn  whore  fporiivc  Umkir.t  bieati 
On  either  tide  the  door,  amofs  grown  root 
1»  riidcl/  hewn,  to  form  »  shady  feat. 

Seneaih  this  ro«f  a  hiyipr  pair  resiHe, 
Fir  from  tumultuous  icti.es  of  worlJ.»«rife: 
There  the  good  Philon  divells,  whole  only  [.riJe 
Centres  with  rajitare  in  his  lovely  wife. 

Louifa  lone  had  been  (in  rirtoe  train'd) 
Jier  ag<<)  pa-ent's  fole  luppori  on  earth. 
And,  Willi  the  pinaiice  Her  indtlsiry  g.jin'il, 
Chtrisli'd  the  withering  form  that  ^ave  her  biVtVi. 

Fhilon  in  peaceful  competency  blest. 
With  pions  transport  faw  the  iluteom  fait. 
And  kindly  fimich'J  her  to  his  foft'ring  breail, 
IVhcn  Ijte  and  gratitude  repaid  his  caie. 

Thiw  beauTeont  children  now  rdorn  his  board, 
tmblems  of  health  and  innoc»nc«  coml>in\U 
While  by  each  other  nioreantj  mote  aJor'd, 
The  parents  daily  new  perfections  End. 

Sonn  as  the  I.ark  his  matin  Carolling* 
Philon  refresh'd  with  sleep  to  worjtrefwiri, 
LouTa  from  the  couch  of  luxury  spilniji, 
rUas'd  to  commence  the  Mati'on'i  daily  care*. 

Their  fmjsl  vrholerome  meal  at  noon  they  than; 
Wih  heilihl'ul  appetites  and  thankful  lie  arts: 
Nor  while  a  fragment  from  the;ir  board  they  fpar*. 
The  stranger  from  their  gate  o'nfed  Ueparla. 

And  wh?n  at  e»r,  their  daily  toil  isdore, 
111  cheerlul  gambjis  on  ilit  lawp  they  pl^v, 
'I'lll  the  last  rays  of -.he  dejlartiilj  fun. 
Clolehoth  the  toils  andpleafures  of  lUi  day. 

UniiinK  then  their  batids  and  l.«irtB,  thoy  viilj, 

While  pious  glory  animates  tach  face. 

In  s^r^ins  of  lapuire  singihcirMai^ii's  praise. 

And  beg  his  grac;»i:s  bleising  on  their  race. 

The  Father  hearing,  showers  on  their  heads, 
TTif  choicest  blessings  Heaven  cj.i  besw-.v,. 
Gives  Peace,  the  fure  reivaril  otViru,.  us  de«J#, 
And  aai'm  cmicnt,  Uie  g.-^a;eltbl. Is  below. 

LAURA. 

WHEN  Srstyoitng  Meniy  caught  my  ey«, 
Mn  inward  thoiiglit  produced  a  si^h  ; 
'Twasall  I  gave— I  know  not  Thy,- 

V«u  fomcthinj  c(ieer'd  my  ffrief. 
His  heirl  fcem'd  form'd  fir  love  'tis  tnie-i 
TIis  eyes  were  of  a  liveh-  blue  i 
Tht  fame  the  gipsey  to  me  drew, 

Which  whisper'd — soft  relief. 

I.one  n-ere  ihedaya  in  abfmce  f|)ent, 
Far  fled  my  former  joy — Coiiteut  — 
111  nnfought  pitlis  inv  •  tps  I  bent—' 

,My  partner  silent  g  icf. 
Hisfarm  b»  F»i  cy's  hand  a  utrav'di 
Jsiill   belidd  wlicie'crlmra^'d- 
Umil  I.Ileniy'Meir  luvtyd- 

HiJlov«— ihe  wish'd  relief. 


AN  IY.1HAN  SONG. 

D1AR  !i  niy  little  niiive  vale. 

The  ring  dove  builds  and  warbles  theri 
Clofe  by  my  cot  i,he  tills  her  tale  ' 

Toev'ry  pafsing  villager. 
The  Iquiirel  le,ips  fi„,n  irec  to  tree 
And  shells  his  nuts  at  liberty. 

In  orange  groves  and  myrtle  bowers, 
_Tliat  breathe  a  gale  of  fragrance  rounj, 
To  charm  the  fairy. footed  hours 
_  With  my  lov'U  lute's  roma.iiic  found; 
Or  crowns  of  living  laurel  weaVc, 
for  thofe  that  win  the  race  at  eve. 

The  shepherd's  Uorn  at  break  of  dav. 

I  he  ballet  danc'd  m  twilight  glade  ; 
A  lie  cazonet  and  roundelay 

Sung  i.T  the  silent  greenwood  shade".'     * 
fci    iiV"?''^''^*  mat  never  fail; 


THE    MINER VA. 

ANECDOTE  OF  SHENSTONE. 

SHENSTONE  was  one  dky  walking  through  his  roman- 
tic retrrats  in   company  with  his  IJelia  ;   (her  re^l    name 
was  V\  ilmot  .)  they  wen:  going  towards  the  bower  which 
ne  made  sacred  to  ihealhes  of  Thoinfon,   our  harmoni- 
ou,    countryman.     ••  Woyld    to  Heaven,    (faid  Shenston, 
pointing  to   the   trees,)   ihat  Delia  could  be  happy  in  the 
midst  of  ihffe  nistic  avenues  !'     He  would  have  gone  on, 
but  was    interrupted,     A  perfon  rulhed  out  of  a  thii:kei, 
and  prefenting  a  pistol  to  his  brett,  demanded  his  money. 
Sheiistoiie    was  su^prifed,  and  Delia  fainted.     •'  Money 
(Jays  he)  is  not    worth  struggling   for.-You  cannot  be 
poorer  th.nl  am—Unhappy  man,  (lays  he.  throwinghim 
h.s  purse)  , ate  i,,  and  Hy  as  quick  as  pollible."     The  man 
did  fo.      He  threw  his  pistol  iino  the  water,  and  in  a  mo- 
rnent  difappeared,     <jhenstoiie  ordered  the  fool-lboy-,  who 
followed  behind  them,  to  pursue  the  robber  at  a  distant- 
and  oolerve  whiiher  he  went.    In  two  h^urs  time  the  I  • ' 
returned,    and   informed  his  master,  that  he  followed  him 
to  Hales-Ovven    where  he  lived  ;   that  he  wen-,  to  the  very 
door  01  his  houfe,  and  peeped  through  the  key-hole  ,-    lhat 
a<   foon  as   th<;  man   enie.ed,    he  ih.ew  ,he  purle   on  the 
ground,  and  aBdres.ing  himself  to  his  w'ife,  ••  Take  fsays 
he)  the  dear-bought  price  of  fny  hoiiestv."    1  |,en  laKn.r 
two  of  his  children,  oiH   on  each   knee,'  be  faid  to  then, 
'  1  have  ruined  my  lonl,  to  k^cp  you  from  siirvmr  ••'  and 
immediately  burst  into  a  flood   of  tears,     jiienstoiie  an 
quired  afte^  the  man's  thai-acte^,  and  »-ouiid  that  ha  was  a' 
labourer,  honest  and  industrious,  UUt  opprelfed  by  w^„, 
and  »numerou,  family.     He  went  lohis  houfe,  where  the 
man  kneeled  down  at  his  feet,  and  implored   mercy,  suen! 
.tone  carried  him  home,  to  assist  a.  the  buildings  ando- 
ther   improvemenis  which   made   himlcif    so  poo^  ,  and 
when  Shenstone  died,  this  labourer  went  to  iiis  Uave  wi,h 
the  true  tears  of  gratiiuJo.  ' 

Immortal  B.ne-.-olei)ce!  the  richest  gein  il-.at adorns  the 
noTffi  '""I'  -'"'houtthee,  king,  are  poor,  and  ^thy 
poffeffioii,  the  beggar  is  inimenfcly  rich  !  ^ 


135 


S£ifnM£TAL  SEFLECTI0»5  ON  IZT 

In  folitude 
What  happinefsf  who  can  enjoy  alnn-  I     • 
Or,  all  eiijoyinj.  what  contentment  fu.d  - 


FaoM  A  tare  loxdok  PAn.*. 

A  GENTLEMAN  who  went  to  vifit  fome  relatives  to 
llt^A  "^',""""1  '"  ""  '''^l'"'-'-'-.  dc'ermined  never  to 
hghta  duel,  and  thotigli  naiii,-aMv    imiahle,  refclVed    to 

a'r'rtjl^'^rt''.^?"''-'^-  r^'-'  ""'"'°"  "f  rc^rmmen-.  H. 
arrived  at  Dublin  m  the  eveniiij.  :ind  wefit  to  the  tbeatr. 
where  two  beautiful  girl,  laid  s,ege  to  his  allHilons  a'd 
he  invited  them  bti,h  ,o  sun  «ith  him  on  Coil-c,  c,,f 
Tb.  repail  (consilling  of  a  fowl  and  cfambcrrJ-^a-,  0  w;;s 
scarcely  placed  upon  the  table,  before  the  waiter  itifo.-mcd 

r-"?;  ■'"a^-'''i''  """  '""  *"='''"  "»"■»•  ""'°  «-'lled  himself 
Cafifa:„  Macia^a.agb.  a.-,d  ,hat  he  had  sent  up  word,  th.t 
the  lady  in  tl«  flo.vcred  tahbinet,  wa,  apa:  ticular  f  ie.d 
of  h.»,  and  must  be  sent  down  to  him  h'i„^c.HA,Hv.  ol-  he 
must  measure  fvvords  with  xhip^r.-on  wh  >  d.  tai  led  her. 


Jt'J^,f^l'!T  '"  .'■°'"'"''«  '"""l"  ('^i-l  'lie  strang*.r) 
but  if  ,t  must  beto,  it  muti  ,   Mad.Mn,  I  ,vish  yo,  a  ir  .,J 
n.ght,  permit  me  to  accompany  you  to  the  do^r  ;'  and  in 
,  your  absence,   this  .lady,  and  I  must  consol.  c,,'  ff. 
well  as  w*  can  for  the  loss  of  yt>ur  agreeable  s.iti.ty 

I^ive  minutes  had  scarcely  elitifed  bs-fofc  the  ^viJt  rr^ 
urned.  and  brought  another  message  fro,^  the  ci  tla!" 
l.gnifying  that  the  lady  below  stairs  was  „^le 'all     '' 

a  I  at  all.  In,  stranger,  much  nettled  at  ihi,  .brut  ar"d 
unexpected  fummons,  hefi.ated  ;  but  His  prude  cccorilf 
ted  his  anger,  and  he  at  hn-r-h  ,„,^.  i  -  '"-■•  coricL. 

companion,  a'nd  coiisen^j^? ;t' h  s  .mlTFon':  "V;''' 

ceedingly  enraged,  at  this  impudent  requisition  swo;l 
emphatically,  ■;  that  he  wofld  not  pa^r     w.th    r^^m-r' 

o  Ai^trim,.  But  recollecting  the  r.sonion  he  had  rnTde 
he  reluctantly  consented  to  the  whole  being  removed  ca I ' 
led  for  a  bason  .f  waier.grud,  eat  it  liKca  ol  i  o  „;.h 
and  then  went  to  bed.  While  he  wa  a,  br^al  f  .  "^  ■■' 
■norning,  a  fierce.  rawboned,'cololii  'figu'„'"^'  ^"^  ""' 
':ockademhis  hat.  stalked  into  the  room  ^  h  ' -^^  ' 
preface,  thus  addr'essed  ^^,^0  l!  to:n"f  dei  uV;r'"°" 
My  name.    Sir.  is  A?ackavan;.gh.  and  1  u.ej  /ou 

scoundrel  last  night." As    vou  Ire  nl     ""^/  >  "" 

Sir  (replied  thelither)  ,  stfl  Zt"'  it  nit  Z  ll'.Z- 
tra.iici  you.  —Very  well,  (continued  the  Cantainl    ihat 

-o,  10  to  s.^yau  .,„.f.c:io„ :  and  asyou  are  a  stnin  t",  a  d 
oiay  have  no  weapons,  I  biougi.t  a  pair  of  pisiolfr.aay 
^ha.ged  with  a  brace  of  bullets  each,  my  dear  so  the 
woiur  resettle  theallair  the  better,     Tllis^vas  to^mu 

h?,-  n  '  ""'"•  *"■*  '^'°"'  '"  Glaftucvin,  from  whence 
!"•,!<  of  a  kru^fiUmM  ,'_»  ball  in  hi,  left  ahoulder. 


MiLTax, 

re:^s^^Xr'yr^r;::;r;o:*?''"r:"?v"' 

ferve5.to  perfect  h.;h  ;  i,  makea  iiamK  »  i^  •  ?  " 
>l.lc  locieiies  ;  but  this  i$  onlv  the  iift  whe^'.eVr  n  w"* 
.ides  orer  and  directs  it.  Guided  b,  a  wid  AT  r  ^ 
«  every  ,l,y  caufes  adulter,*,,  incesiv  pe^n,  ut  '  i*^  ri""; 
other  ^,ls  of  the  fame  cast.  If  ,„u  h a  °e^r"  •  •!  .i^;  t,"' 
der.  alfi-cuonate  heart,  do  not  .ndeavo  r  tt-  ,'ii  '  ? 
»>(>le  i.but  fi.<  voul-  alTeciions  upon  ii,.,'„-r  ni"i  '  '"'r'"" 
fuch  ai  may  not  enrianger  the  rtf-  ol  >  .  ''  \  ''i'^" 
Iher  love  Onlv  thi.le  wh^  «v    .  ■  ."  "  ^.'^  "'  '''^''  "*• 

wi.,jF  ,1  ..ic  WHO  are  Virtuous     -,, .!  ,,.»   i.      -  ^ 

r;^.s„v  f,.r  i^c  „,„  ,„  „„  ;r;;^i^:;;,"^';'^  ':"f 

laying?     It  could  exist  b,,,  im,,t,.f„,,      ,.;,,,,,  ,,,,'  ' 

"xr-f ,'■"",' ''  "".f-ndsiiip^vZhr :;  j'"^',;; 

ill  comm.rc.  of  vices,  and^Ses  Ui^Ur^b!:;.;  T"" 

i'C".of,:io:e^"r' "'  ''"""'^-  Mortal :",,:;',;,  : 

il.iiigriom  love  :    t  cannot  but  pei  feet  andbe.:»r  il  t  „  1 
Love  renders  the  hear,  lefs  Ktrce.  the  tcvrei    m  ■        r 

occasion.,  and  pe,  fouv.     But  „i,  rals  are  ,  ,  Vs.»'l'    f  f  ' 

[  »rc  iometimesconlnimded  wLh  love.     Love  Is  .    ■,-".,•" 
ni  vicious  hearts      Fire  » -,01,  ,,,„»  ,          .-■'^      '•> 

fetid  vapours,  v,-hile  h  U  conf  n^m'  iri> '",'    '''""■  """^ 
A-.-ertai,i  pe-f ..  „ntl^..,,fc  j  2e„o,  if  wife  1:,,.,,  o-'.-.'.,  •, . 
love  J  a  vei-j  curious  qucfusn  this;  bu>  2eir-,  «,'"■■% 
sitation,  immetii.Tic  .  r,:i'Lea  ■  •»  if,u«       .-    ',,  \    "'  *'  ^' 

i=;'/^*l:r^^;e^;:;?n:d:;:;mr:;i!i;;.r;: 

*         •*  ''"i«^»  ariin.g  iiom  lo.c  arc.  1     '",/>. 
"on  of  the  Ipecics.     2   H.p.,,y  hii..i  s.     3   A-l':  .: 

f^i'!T^  *--';''ir^^''»''f'-.<iiiiv,„aiia.-;i '.-;.  ,,    i., 

f  cieti<!a.     And,  ^.  Tne  tanmg  or  curbiiVn-e  . ..:.     ,3' 

>IClUnEor    SEKSCAi.  LOVE. 


■%''■[•■ 


y-:.  .1 
I.  e^, 


IJimon  has  upright  inieiiMonsi  he  is  t",:..,,!!  r.,.;., 

fiueei-cly  ,„  love  ,>i  h  P.,yl.,s  ;  ,hi.s  ,„.v  b.'ea,.;;    i 

te   i.escnptioM  he   gives   ol    her  Wcmplisbmcnts 

ili.ii;iisyu«antin.^;   he    mentions.  i,cihi..g  c-.,  c* 

ir:ue  01;  morals,  her.iemper  or  brhavicur  ;  ;.„, 

01  the  object,  ot  li.s  lovf  ;  sbS  is  endutd  wiih  ., 

and  altraciioii  that  enchant  him  1  she  i-  lull  uf  f,- 

Is  anti  hi:mo,i,  ,  that  laenougH  fo'r  h'lm  1  he  ui 

gic.jer  bapp,*,f64han  that  of  •.olsclU.ig    her       I 

.         Il.imina.edby  her  fparkling  eyes,  he  is  in  r.  ■ 

abfent  from  liiae  is  eonfumed    with  cares.     VVo«.  ,, 

li.uk  that  l^i^^erness  andardour  are  nothu.,!  ejc  ,i   "i 

love)     D^^poiy^otliifpccti,    i  he.liinks  ea"?.„   ':, 

deeply  ,n  l„V*-.th    her.     Butjoum.y     pe,c e'.c  .    -C  J 

his  error  proceeds  1  that    tvliich  he  taKes  for  1  .ve  i  ■  „  ;: 

ncTt'Rc  or  TnoE  love. 

Clara  is  young,  handfome,    and   virtu' e,-       (  ,  -        ' 
about  the  lame  age  with  her,  gemcclv  nu-le   br  u  e       r    ' 
and  well  bthavcd.     TheV  faw  each  .-nher  oi'lrrat   .'ii'    -■ 
hour's:  they'  immediarilybv  a    povve,  (nl'cl  v,,,"    -'    '  "- 
were,  fixed  their  eyes  and  mi  ndsi;pn  om- •.-!:.-■.,  ' 
hour  of  departing  looncam^-;  thev  ^.,1  „..,!.<.;; ,.    ,".;,  .   ..,- 
Ii-.-ctfully.   and  spoke  foiiieobl.giug   tliinas       ihi-e-    1''', 
parsed  before  they  met  again,  C.ryion  bj.'ne  b.'.l.u'r      '  i 
vcmured  to  enter    into  dMcourfe  -viMl  her  ,-    he  l,u.1  bef-. 
only   a  glimple  of  her  viru.e,  ,   he  now    la*-  ih.  I,,,  '  «" 
^f  herimnd.  thehoiie.ty  of  he.  h.-:,r-.  ,..,1  ,h.  s   ■    ,  !   V 
o    herniaiinei-s.     He  wa,  fehsible  of  ti.e  l.ve  he    L.i  .^ 
d  d  not  dcfpair  of  o„e  day  culliii.;  her  lii-i    „,vii.      ii^  ^7. 
Clared  his  pals.on  to  her  in  th,  fe  ;v<.rtl5  :   Ami.ible  Li  .,-S  ' 
the  lenlimeni  which  attaches   me   t.,  n,,,   is  n  .t    m  ,■'.  /  ' 
t  ia  love  of   the  most  livv|\,  '  and      ^«  ^ ','.'"   " 
dent    kind      I    Kndlcaniiot   live-  wit  v.ut".uCcf; 
you  Without  reluctancy  refolVe  .omake  me  „■;;",  .""'""^ 
Ac;qui-i..e  would  hfvcarec  el  augerur.dcr  fuch  adecla- 
atioi,as,h„_    Clarahcaitllierln.erw.hoii,   inlen.,-t. 
him  I   aiifvvciidn.m  wiH,  ^o-.d  „.,ure,a,.l  pe-,,,;",  ,.-d 
to  hope.     Shedidna.  evei  pit    b.i    cnsiaii-/    ■„» 
irial      T|,e  l,a-.,>,ner,  r„r>vh,el,  he  I  ...ed  vTi,  o   if' 
dele.r  dt.lll.«c"ud  inikethencrer„,ry  p,-epirai.o  ..  T..i 
aniclesof  ihe  contract  jvei-e  ea  il.   letlej  l)c:iveci.  .he»ir. 
tes.   imerf,  had   no:h„-ein,t,   Ihe  cl.iei  ibmg  v.as^.,. 
."u  ual  g.fi  ol  then-  hear,,,  and  ihat  c.ndi,ic„  .,\s  In.lll- 
cd  belorchaiid.     What  will  be  liu-  ta  e  i.f  ni.  ,,..,  ,•  L, 
ned  pair!       The  h.^pplel,  iha,  mwt.l,  can  ,'„.»  on  ,;  1  i' 
Noplealure    IS    ,0    he  c.-m,.  ed  wih  .ix^h  whi.h  allV.t 
ilii:  iK'urt,  and  ihcic  i&  noiif    u  IhcIi      il    ■  s.    ,t  C 
a.  ih.  Wif,  of  loving  and  bciii^  h.Lli.  »*"•-"'/ 


136 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.  1 


iJL.  VALCOUK  AND  BERTHA; 

en. 

THE  rniDicTioN  ruLriiLEP. 

J  HOMiNCE. 
hll  KTTtV.  IV.— (CoNTi!<i>»»  from  p.  132.) 

roofed  Bcr- 
'  th;  broke  fro 


thC! 


The  igonifcd  groins  of  the  e'fiii 
1  her  temporiry  siupor  :   "' 


,f  Tyriuli  »nd  »r.he  f.me  iim  lOe.it  beheld  the  altered 
orm  of  he^  beloved  J.il.an:  hi,  »/»  gazed  on  her  w>th 
neb..choly  mildntfs.  while  .he  Hrr.eked  with  furrrifc  at 


f  Father  Ambroli.  He  beck- 
dvanced  fearfully  fupported 
Ambrofetookher  trembling 
that  of  De  Valcour  ;  gazed 
r  of  rcmorfe  itole  down  hi 


be  fe  cured  ; 


lofs  I  had 
l.lhe  death 


.  of  Julian 
I  tft  the  last 


ammaiid  ; 
;  others  to  their  re- 
Tlic   confession  of  Father  Amkrofe 


';::^:::^:X''^:':::o.:;r  Sm  rn^'owject  of  mm. 

,„e.t  prefen.e.1  itself,  when  approachins  the  bed,    she  be- 
>.eld  the  dif  or.ed  features  -  "-'■"   «  ->'"> 
oned  her  to  his  side  i  shi 
by  the  anx'M.us  de  Valcoii 
hand,  and  placed    it    wilt 

cirnenly  at  them  :  and  a  .^..   --    •-         ,     r„if.ii  .t  >•  r 
pale  cheek.     •■  Thr  PreJIc.ion    i..;n<i«d.   ^"'f'""*-    \,  " 
L.    gaf,),nj  wiih  menial    and  bodily  agdny.     "  1  was  thy 
father-s  m.'rdefer.     Pray  for  me  fufler.ng  angel  !  for  thy 
lool;-Mbeam  mercy  to  Hie  defpamng  sinner.     My  cr 
have  been  many.     Let  the  Haronefs  Val 
the  has  been  my  ii.s^igitor  to  the  hnf«t  acts  :  a  paper  in 
ny  cabinet  will    expbin    all.     Julian    you  are  my    fon 
The  horror  and  astonishment  of   this  difcovery  was    fuf- 
pended  hy  the  last  conoulsion  which  feued  Ambrofe  :  and 
Ills  kneeling  children  ventured  to  addrels  a  prayer  for  his 
forcivenefs.  to  the  power  who  had  terminated   his  guilty 
career.     But  all  il.e  joy  which    would  oiherwife  have  at- 
tended th.  re  union  of  De  Valcour    and  Bertha,  was  de 
ltro>ed  by    the  dreadftfl  recollectioif,   that  she    had 
beeii  a  murderer  :  nor  could  all  the  perfuasic 
thafe  the  horrid  idea  fronn  her  mind.    Purfu 
ai.eotion  of  Ambrofe.  Julian  fccured  the  important  paper 
•  nd  read  the  contents  to  Berth*  and    his  friend    I  yraul 
«he  rest  of  fhe    party    having  ret 
finie  to  fecure  the  perfon    ol  Valeri 
fptctive  avocat' 
«anthus< 

<•  Bi'rn  of  indigent  and  obsture  parents,  the  annals  ot 
Jn*iarly  days  would  he  unimportuiii  to  thofe    for  whom 
thisliacket  is  inteudtJ.     It  Has  been  written  in  iiioments 
of  biitei  remorse  ;  for.  amidst  all  the  fccnes  of  diffipation, 
fuch  fii-mK-nls  will  occur  toihe  foul  labouring  with  guilt. 
]  v^    -  in  t-nded  for  the  fervice  of  the  church;  but  as  much 
in  er  si  wji  icquisite  to  obvain  an  advantageous   situaiioii, 
Twas  toretd  I"  submit  to  menial    otBces  in   the    convent 
■«la-  e  I  waspljccd.as  gave  ric  a   violent  disgust  to  the 
eaKinj;.     I  qaiiud  the  convent  i  and  being  a  lad  of  fpint 
anl  ingenuity,  went  niiou,;h  a  variety    of  changes  iu  my 
«url"uii  of  wealth  .md  ple.fure.      1  he  plrfon   and  reijuied 
Joitune  of  ihe  Lady  Valeria  wa';  a  daziling  bait,  and  my 
tiamrai  vantv  led  nie    lo  Imagine  the  prize   wilim   my 
jc»ch  i   lull  1  na  1  1.1    deal  with  oi:c  mine  ambitious    and 
ar.Jul  lliin  inylelf,  and   ihe    cnnlequenoe  was,  thit  I  be 
iailie»nt..i  ^led  in  a  fruiilcfs  am  jUr.      Avvaie  of  the  dan- 
ger a'lendiiii  a  di  .covery ,  and  cured  of  the  pafsion  wli  ch 
at  fi*st  mfua  ed  me,  1  quitied  tlie  city   wlicre  she  resided, 
Jiavii.g  jjteviously  directed  her  as  to  ih^rfllf^jolal  of  the  ' 
iani  lo  which  she  must  shortly    give    birlh.     By 
well-concerted  meafures,  I  contrived  to  pafs  for  a  man  ol 
fome  conicqucnce,    and  formed  acquaintance  with  youths 
of  distinciion,   who,  in  purfuit  of  pleafcte  iacrificcd  pru- 
den ce  and  fame.     B/ some  of  these  1  wa«  iiuroduccd  to 
thefocitty  of  Independents.     Their  principles  werereadi- 
ly  adopted  l>y  me  ;  but  the  sirong  furpicion,and  strict  re- 
gulaiionsof  government,  oliliging  us  to  disperie  awhile,  I 
obiained,  under  plausible  pretences,  admission  to  the  con- 
vent oi  St.  eUre.     Tlie  holy  habit  covers  many  a  deprav- 
ed heart.     I  was  an  adept  in  hypocrisy,  and  fucceeded  in 
r.iaking  many  of  tte  brethren    believe   nit  a  nian  of  the 
iinc-.e&t  piety.     It  was  there  lo  my  infinite  furprisc,  I  was 
lent  to  by  the  Baronefn  Valeria,  to  officiate  as    confessor 
to  the  family.     Her  infidelity  gave  me  little  pain  :  but  the 
'iofi.  ot  ni)  child,  whom  1  had  sent  for  at    the  commence, 
rt.'ntcf  iTty  league  with  the  Independents,  had  occasioned 
/ne  •mxh  pain,  and  now  revived  in  my    mind,  with    a  de- 
cree of  tenderness  (tJwards  the  mother)  wliich  1  imagm- 
td  I    had  long  been  incapable  of  feeling.     I  made  myl'elf 
Iinnwn  to  her  :   the  hct.rd  nie  wiih  astonishment;  profes- 
•  edtheiiiusi  nndiminijlied  regard  ;  &  laid  open  to  nij  view 
fuch  amhiiioHs  schemes,  as  soon  engaged  ine  compleiely 
in  her  diabolical  plans.     The  daughter  of  the    credulous 
8>r6n  to  whom  Vmeiia  was  united,  equally  beauteous  and 
innucent,  wa,  marked  for    desimciion  by    the   designing 
Valeria  ;  and  1  eng.iged  in  her  canfe  wiili  views  little  lei's 
criminal  than  thule  vihicli  aciuaied  the  female  fiend.    But 
t'itileci  my  purpofc  more  compleiely,   niach  disssmulati- 
oii  wasnecesaarv  ;  ami  I  licsame  in  fact,  the  dupe  of  my 
n.sru  artifxe.      to  complete  the  roin  cf  ilie    young    cou- 
ple. (Bertha  hiving  foi  met!  an    attachment  to  an  urphan 
lid  under  the  piottctimi  of  the  Baron)  1  favored    a    fccret 
nurriaj^c,  to  which  Valera  proiii|)ted  me,  b)   al'sorances 
inai  II   \,as  ihe  onl)  ine-.hod  cfcrnshin;;  the  youih's  aspi- 
jingliopvs,  as  shi  h  ..I  il.e  entire  fway  of  the    doatirg  Ba. 
).,ii  who  would  ilierehy  be  induced  lo  ilisinliciit  ihcili  en- 
tirely, and  iv«ke  a  w  \\  in  her  favo*.     This  plan  succetd- 
e<l  ;   lie  V  aicnir  aiitl  JSenlia  were  united,  and  long  carri 
edcn  a  eiaiiile.iii.e  lorfespondence.   The  unl'hspectini?  Ju- 
lian conntled  ever,  unw^  lu  nie,  except;the  circumstances 
cf  his  first  i„t,<uuc,u,n  to  ihi  Baron,  which,  had  I  knwn 
',kinuiueiau.e  cjrii»tk»u>i^hihave  b^tu  avoiiltd  ',  as  I  bliculd 


have  thereby  Itafnt  that  he  w 
ever  laiiienied.  To  hurry  over  a  painful 
of  the  Baron  was  determined,  and  eBccied  by  niy  hand. 
I  had  eafy  access  to  ihe  castle,  and  found  liitle  dilHci/lty  of 
escaping  from  the  convent  when  the  pious  brothertinod 
imagined  me  reposing  in  my  cell.  That  suspicion  might 
be  averted  from  me,  it  was  necessary  to  prevent  loo  strict 
investigation,  by  attaching  it  to  another;  and  as  I  was 
well  acquainted  with  the  hours  when  Julian  was  admitted 
to  a  private  intciview  with  his  wife,  I  judged  it  an  easy 
matter  to  work  un  her  credulity,  and  terrify  her  from  the 
cftlle.  For  this  1  had  a  double  purpose  :  her  beauty  had 
ininired  me  with  a  criminal  passion  ;  and  I  resolved  to 
get  her  into  my  power.  My  iniimacy  with  the  confede- 
rate independents  had  been  recently  renewed  ;  and  tem- 
porary concealment  with  them  I  judged  tiiy  liest  expedi- 
em,  till  the  Baroness  completed  het  (>romis«  of  bestowing 
on  me  wealth  and  independence.  1  lie  only  difficulty  at- 
tending my  schefne,  was  that  of  breaking  the  strict  oath 
of  the  society  ;  but  as  1  should  thereby  have  the  whole 
band  in  mv  power,  I  resolved,  at  till  events  to  brave  the 
consequeiltes,  and  prefer  my  own  advantage  to  a*iy  consi- 
deration of  honor  or  justice." 

••  Alas,  Julian  !''  said  Beriha,  laying  her  hand  on  his 
arm,  "  we  are  now  taught  cruelly  the  consequence  of  dis- 
obedience. Our  own  rashness  has  undone  us,  and  made 
us  the  dupe  of  an  artlul  unrelenting  enemy."  ■'  Perhaps 
we  may  be  able  to  avert  the  dreaded  evil,"  returned  Ju. 
lian.  •'  We  have  erred  without  being  ciriminal  i  may 
our  present  punishment  be  the  expiation." 


[To    >C    COBTlSDED  ] 


A     FRAGMENT. 


vaste  of  snow  when,  with 
:ing  eye,  the  injured  outcast 


fe« 


KEEN  blew  the  wind  o'e 
vajrant  steps,  and  wildly-g         _    _ 
Delwin,  Misery's  hapless  child,  heedless  of  dan 
less  of  life,  ruilied  amidst  the  terrors  of  a  trackl 
The  world,  even  highly  praised  society,  he    fled,  tortured 
by  unkindness,  'Y>"fidy,  and  ingratitude,    from  those  he 
(incc  dearly  loved  and  trus'ed.     Dcpair  took    possession 
of  his  soul,  and  rellectioii  bred    distraction.     The  cutting 
blasts  of  the  north  scaiterdd  the  auburn  locks  that  adorned 
his  manly  brow,  while  from  tht  tongue,  so  late  all-persua- 
sive ill  eloquence,  dropped  the    iitcoherencies    of  a  niiiui 
l.iceraicd  to  an  eminent  degree    of  anguish.     "  Chili  are 
your  wi, ids,  stefn  winter,"    he  cried  .  "bur    notl  half  so' 
chill  as  the  iiitilcss  blasts  of  misloiidne.  YourS  but  reach 
the  corporeal  feelings  :  h;;r's  with  tenfold  severity  strike 
deeply  into  the  mental  ones.     Yei  had  my  Ella,    but  still- 
bet.^Ved,    had     she,  when  the  black  frown    of  displeasure 
sai  on  an  angry  parent's  brow,  when,  (iiardoft  him.  Bless, 
ed  ReiUciier  !)  a  bitter  curse  was  inv  iked  on    iny    head, 
dashing    u.t  from  the    heii^Ut  ■  of  happiness  down    the 
precifiice  of  mifery,  but  welcomed  the  disowned  IJelwin, 
who  lor  her  incurred  the  malediction  of  his   father,    still 
might  1  have  derived  foilie  fmall  portion  of  comfort  from 
the  conviction  of  her  constancy.     But  Ella  loved  :he  for. 
lune,  not    the  man.     Now,  torturing    thought  '.  my  falle 
friend  and  happy  rival,  revels  in  blils  i  for   this,  this,  is 
their  wedding  ilay  !"     Utterance  tafcame  painfilli  wddly 
he  reirod  the  way  He  had  pafsed,.  till  tired  nature  deman- 
ded a  respite.     No  longer  from  his    eyes    beamed  the  fire 
I  which  illmined  them.     Cold,  pale  antj  numbed,  yet  almost 
unconscious,    he  continued  to    walk,  till   streaming  from 
the  windows   of  a  stalely    mansion,    innumerable  lights 
burst  on  his  astonished  sight.     From    the    dusky  gloom 
of  twilight  to  the  blaze    of  an  artificial   day,    was  a  won- 
drous change  to  his  vilual  fenfe.     Wiih  fixed  stare  he  re- 
garded  the  noble  edifice,  while  a  pillar,  round  wbofc  bale 
the  I'liow  had  drifted,  fupported   his    body  almost  sinking 
from  ibe  combined  eil'ecis  of  the  Weather,  and  inward  an- 
guish.    Some  confufed  idea  of  having  been  familiar  with 
the  I'cenes  before  him,  crofsed  his  nrind  ;  but  tre  he  could 
recollect  wht-n,  a  strain  of  melody  enchained  hi>  attenti- 
on. Agile  forms,  decorated  with  spoils  of  the  ostricli,  Stc. 
tripped  wiih  light  steps  past  the  windows.     Loud   peals 
of  langhier  reached  his  ears  :  and   pleafnrc     reigned  arbi- 
trary over  all,  fave  the.tad,  fad  heart  of  Uelwin    A  being, 
fuperior  to  the  rest,  engaged  ail  his  powers  of  obfervation. 
Tlic  gem*  of  foreign  climes  sparkled  about  her ;  an  arm 
i  white  as  the  fiiow  below,  was  drawn    in   a  ii,*.rs  arm  at 
I  her  sidr,  w'no  wilhdclicht  appeared  to  dwell  on  her  looks. 
Ti.ty  .stopjitd.     Uclwiii  uttered   a  cry  of   agony.— ••  My 
Kllj,  exclaimed,  '.v.ouly  st'tctchmg  forth  Ins  arms,)  my 
aiuai'ced  bndc  ! !"     A  fwile  of   complacency   irradiated 
tlie   eoui.tenaiii.e    of    the  beautifi:!  girl  .  her  companion 
piessec\  her  to  Ins  boliuin.      "  MaUnrfs  1"  Cried  the  wan- 
derer.    •■  W,li,iril  loo  !     Falle,    perjured  woman  !—Un- 
wuiiy  Henry  ! — From  my  heart,  even    my  memory,!  for 
everexcludc  )e  !"     Still  he  looked,  and  still  were  they  in 
sight.     A  magnificent  carriage    advanced  to  ihe  gate,    a- 
gainsl  apillar  on  which  Uelwin  lej.iit.d.      "  Beggar  make 
room  !'■  laid  a  pampCred  hireling.  Ihe  poor  yomh  glanced 
hii  eyeai  the  equipage.  There,  in  ail  the  pomp  of  pride.  I'al 
the  lather  of  the  ••  begt^ir  ;"  the  haughty,  vindictive  Ba- 
ron Uelwin  !     "  Whyiioes  ihef'-.llow  stand  thei*  .'"  voci- 
(crated  the  Peer,     "  Father,"  (jifpcd  the  poor  convulfed 
Delwui,'   She's  there— but  not  for  me.     You,  falle  Henry 
—forgiveness— Oh,    Klla— pardon— all — every  thing." — 
Ihe  vital  current  ceafcd  to  How  ;  Mil'ery  had  its  vicii 
.<nd  in  innocence  and  virtue,  the  faal  ot  Del  win  ficd^oiis 
Savior  and  its  (i?di 


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And  for  S;ile  at  the  ?/Iinerva  Office, 

THE  FARCE  OF 

RAISING  THE  WIND. 

Thf  fnllowinr  critical  remtirks  on  this  prodwiioTi,  »W 
copied  from  a  London  periodical  work  of  irijh  repute  : 
.  ..  To-ni'rht  (Nov.  5.h,  1802)  a. new  jarce,  etjiit  fc, 
..  n,mlns  the  Wind.-'  was  pet  rurmed  for  the  first  tM.te  "-- 
..  Tliis  fa.«eis  nfthe  true  English  stamp,  and  iHeutsl 
"  we  have  seen  for  a  greai  length  ol  time,  i  he  incident* 
..  follow  each  other  wiih  that  It-pidity  that  not  a  inornei« 
■  ■  is  left  for  langour;  and  possess  such  gait 
'•  impossil 

..^....H   ,*,nr  r:in  lie  iiiiai:iiiv:ii. *  •■•■•  ,,.»..■ 

Tin 


»t  to  be  pleased  Tlie  humour  is  the  rroiJ 
..  nnccnstiained  that  can  be  rmagiiied.''—  This  fatce^ttt» 
..  ,-trved  and  fbiaiutd  the  most  comptete  success 
•  I  nlaudits  were  alim'st  unremitting.  The  piece  W"'  R~ 
..  ven  out  for  repetition  with  universal  applause."— Xiinyii 
MoMkly  Muccum,  jVo.  11,  Vol.  ii. 


PKI>!TED  Br 

COOK  y  GRa\NTLAND, 

KSA«LY    CI>P0S1TK    THt     e«OSS-»T«t«T     l.»A»l 


I\ 


Or,  LAD^s  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE. 


ACCOUNT  OF  THE  MARQUIS  D'EMCLEVILLE. 


•  Before  the  Iiand  of  Power  had  levelkU  all  illftlnclioiis 
in  France,  and  funk  the  proudest  fniriilies  to  the  humili- 
ati.if;  coiiditi.  n  of  the  intuncit  pealant,  in  the  guy  neiijh- 
boiirli'.oil  of  Verfeitles.  the  M:.tv)ui.s  n'Finbleviile  .nvnerl 
a  fuiiipni'-'iis  h"tfl,  where  he  live'!  m  ep'curean  luxury  antl 
pnncely  fplriuiour.  Hit  mimi  pofM-fsed  all  the  iipperi. 
oiiH  vaoi'v  of  the  ancient  regitne  :  aiitl  placej  br  fortune 
at  au  .iv'fui  ils'ance.  he  looked  d-.\vn  np-in  the  caiieU/c  as 
unworthy  to  liolJ  with  him  a  riiik  in  the  fame  icale  of 
bcinR. 

His  onlv  fon  Lewis,  in  ihcpriine  of  youth,  had  matje 
the  tour  of  s-vineriand  :  he  had  vifitej  every  part  of  thofe 
vonilrous  re«rions,  where  Njtar'  reigns  i.i  all  her  gr.in- 
rtiiir.  aiMdifjlivs  to  the  e'lthnfral-c  mind  r.hat  sublime 
and  irnriililc  Iccncry  which  attracts  and  gratiiiea  tho 
most  nnli'iiinded  curiosity. 

So  rciiio-e  froitt  the  haunts  of  courtly  pleaCgve— fo  dif. 
tbi'-  frotr  the  s'M'f  circle  of  high  life— h=  felt  the  im- 
prrltlDu  of  ihat  tender  passim,  beneith  whofe  controiilins 
p.mei  nioriils  of  all  degrees   are  indifcriiiiiuately  doom. 

•  I  (6  bow.     • 

The  ol'ject  of  his  atlmiratlon  t^^.a  lovely  Swifs, 
fresh  from  ilie  hand  of  Nature,  in  alUM-f^nom  of  youth 
at,J  he^-.u':-,  like  the  mother  of  mau'iitul,  in  the  state  of 
jn-iineval  i''.i)'"Ceoce  :  honesty  \yis  the  only  «ralth  h?r 
fr-"ijs  poiVfsed  i— hercUarms  and  virtues  were  her  on)i' 
ponion. 

With  itiis  lovelyniaid  Lewis  had  roujht  anil  cultivated 
on  iict|u;.ir.ia:icp.  He  wel;;hed  hf r  mental  tjrares  against 
li.e  frijjpcry  of  Pa.illan belles,  &  with  pleasu're  favir  them 
greatly  |  relir.nderaie. 

f  lie  (el  the  cmqenial  pafsion  ;  but,  from  dtTparity  of 
cn-rnmslanccs,  fupprefsed  the  kindling  hop-:  ,he  shaft 
w  as  fi:.cd  '."o  deep  in  his  bornm  to  be  eradicated  without  ' 
.rcera.n.yt,is  vUils!  Although  delpairing  of  laccefs.  he 
returned  to  his  father,  xnd  on  his  knee  betought  hinj  to 
co«fitni.b'»hap;.iii«ra*y  an  afsent  to  his  unequal  union. 

negiiu!':'g  intlmati-'n,  should  the  lionorary  liile  of 
l>imcc!v  1)1. .od,  lon.15  Howingdown  the  channel  of  anilluf- 
'"'"■'  •'■■■'^•=-;ir)  .  hi-  contaminated  by  mingling  wirl,  plcbe,- 
all  streams  !  No  !— He  fpunied  hiin  from  his  fret  .  ^„i 
"iiia  ni.rgard  hf.nd,  relucian'ly.confening  a  fcanty  an- 
n.iiv.  Wil:  him  reii.e  a^ain  to  ignominious  exile,  and  fee 
hit.  face  no  iriore  ! 

He  was  too  well  ticqtiainted  \vith  the  hau-hty  in 
nexibiliiy  of  his  fatncr's  temper,  when  on.fe  arrived 
at  a  tertaiii  point— he  knew  that  the  moMienf  of  c.\po|lu. 
laliOM  was  lorever  past  !  He  was  forl)idden  to  ret,,™  to 
frek  a  p,rdrn,  even  i>y  the  narro.v  path  of  duty -he, 
therefore,  fdt  hr.nf,lt  not  ut.happv,  w.'hout  a  dVect 
hieach  oi:  parental  <  hiigatie.n.  he  ro;,W„i>y  the  trivial  sa- 
HJilce  o»  l-.i.s  tortune,  obtain  the  obj.  ct  of  his  desires. 

He  br.de  wlien  to  the  fcenes  of  departed  affluence,  and 
Hew  to  vep..|c  himvlf  o„  ,!,e  fai'hfu!  noloni    of  dom-nic 

111  ir  04,1 ,»;.  V.  ith  the  uH.f.l  ceremonies,  and  Lewis  foon 
iorg<it|iiat -hewas  hojrn  to  higjier  exp.ctations  i 

.,1  »,!!.".'!,','  r"'I'  Ti  '"VK'^""  gathering  over  devot- 
.,  "fcnce  at  length  <lcfce«ded.  involving  jn  one  general 
7.1. n  all  tlie  pride  of  prerorativ-.;  ti-ie  and  famil,  r,ie 
Ui.gujnar.  streams  that  fl  iwed  from  the  throne,' fwollen 
'ii.nne'.'Tr      >■■',    n     '"■^'''^''.'S''''  'l"-"  "»'ion,a.;d  the  horrid 

'■',■'"■•'"  "'"  I'owiiwd  ireineudoui  over  its  inntime. 
rable  victims.  " 


I  slretchodmruntains,  when  he  reached  a  neat  little  cot- 
I  tage,  seited  an  a  gentle  decIUity.  which  terminaied  in  the 
I  tranquil  waters  of  an  extensive  lake,  over  which  Gentle 
-eph.vrs  wafted  the  f&fiened  notes  of  rustic  jov— the"  villa- 
I  gers  were  returning  fr  nil  the  labours  of  the  day  ;  and 
here  and  there  appeared,  in  diitani groups,  winding  down 
the  avenues  of  the  vincclad  hills. 

At  the  cottage  door  he  wj,  met  bv  two  buxum  little 
girls,  on  whole  cheeks  bloomed  the  rofes  of  health,  and 
rlicirdrej.i  wai  fuch  a-,  served  ,u,t  to  de-corafe  but  display 
the  hne  fvmmctry  of  their  lea' ures.  ^    ' 

They  m.ide  a  lowmnd  graceful  curtfev.and  then  ran  in 
to  announce  tlw  approach  of  a  stranger. ' 

The  charming  iriother  came  ouf,  and  nindesriv  welcom- 
ed him  to  her  cottage,  where  she  fejAefore  hini    the  beii 


'ith   the  cIk 


hcrs-mpl."    larder    affortlc.!.  togerh? 
fruits  tiia  ciiiidren  eould  procure. 

He_took  the  infants  on  his  knee,  and  encouraged  their 
r.r:lers  prattle  bv  familiar  questions  and  endearments  :  and 
from  tl-.em  he  learnt  that  th»:r  papa  was  gone  to  take  a 
long  wall;  on  the  mountains,  on  which  account-they  were 
unable  to  accompany  hiin  a^  ufual. 

Their  pleafures,  their  pastimes, and  their  mo.le  ofeduca- 
tim.  b,came  the  general  topics  of  converl'jtion  ;  and  th» 
Marquis  difcoverod  in  this  liitle  groupe  more  naturil  abi- 
lity and  good  fenfe  thanhehad  frequenily  found  in  the 
most  p.-.lished  circle?.  The  ir.-ther  was  an  imelligent,  libe- 
r.il  tninded  woman,  and  delivered  her  feutimems  -.vith  the 
most  agreeable  and  unaffected  simplicity— her  whole  de- 
portment and  coniluct  evinced  the  nr^st  facred  ,itnch- 
mcm  totheinairrnal  and  conjugal  duties  ;  and  she  Ipoke 
with  enihusialm  of  the  enjoyments  of  retirement,  ana  do. 
mcstic  life. 


Not  with  lei-5  trouble  than  the  trembling  traveller,  when 

■n  S.^";:;'i:"'^  Ava,aneHe  ti,,,,;!!.,.,,,,  fr;^";^^ 

Marquts    .>^£..tb,cyili.bcjcid    Uie  appr^acMnr^^ot 

His  lady  died  of  a  broken  h.~art,  to  obferve  the  f^i.^  1 
of  her  family  ecllpfrd  ;  and,  refciiing  a  eo  m,ara,fre  trffl: 

=  .t^'^.he^:!:;J:rZ^-i----^;^ 
;f..ano„s::^;s:=:;-e7::^^t;:s!':,:;^'^ 

creation,  view  il,e  turgid  clouds  rolling  round    .he  r     blfe 

•i^t^'pangV: ';!:«;  ''""■" "'  """-=•  "<=  "i---"d't'h: 

had'v' sl!7l  7,  ,'!'"•"'?"'"'""" '^™"^  *-''    ''orom.  he 
„  :,    V?    ""^;"l«'"l''"''catar.ackof  fhcllhine,  he    had 

i:::'h'a  H;ed"t7cH°a?'"-r  "'' "?-  «-'^^.  -1  - 

n.i,->l,o«rho„d  of  Llgano'""^  ^^  romantic  vailey,  in  ,he 

-•he  eveninjrfun  sh A  liis  yellow  ravs  over  olive  oranM 

-  --uo«sroves,w-h,ch  cioiheU  the  .ije.   0/  Ihe    S'. 


The  mind  of  the  Marquis  was  much  affected,  and  it  wa. 

I  w„h  apparent  diHirulty  he  could  Conceal  the  various  cmo. 

1  tions  which  llruggled  in  his  bolom. 

The  little  mountaineer^,  who  had  been  on  the  "  tiptoe 
of  e>:pectnt.on,"  for  the  arrival  of.hei,-  father,  now  re- 
cognued  his  footsteps  as  le  approached  the  door,  and  wel. 
corned  him  home  by  hanjinj  rnu.id  hisknees  and  da  i-cd 
with  excefs  of  riptuic,  while  he  diftributcd  beiwpcn  t'h'em 
fotne  flo.vers,  and  other  na,u.-al  curiosities,  indigenous  to 
the  foil,  which  he  had  picked  up  in  his  way. 

A  fudden  plcalure  feemedto  irradiate  the  loveh-  e6un 
wJ'nJsrK  !,"'"!""•  f  ,^''«,  i-ToJ^ced  her  confort  to 
lerguest.  Had  a  clap  of  thunder  that  moment  'on  from 
the  lummit  ot  the  neighbouring  mo.mtain.  -he  eternal 
lock  which  then  cast  a  length  of  shade  acrofs  ilie  Uke 
and  hurled  it  into  the  val«.  below,  a  greater  decree  of  as' 

ro"h  Zn-t'th''*''-'*?**']'"" ''''■'"''' '"'''^    ^««  of 
Dotn,  than  at  this  unexpected  rencounter. 

A  momentary  sileltce  jirevailed— confcious  remorse 
.ouched  tne  hcrtoP^e  iVJartjui,  at  the  apoearanco  of  a 
Ion  whom  he  hid  lo  nuleh  injured,  while  Lewis  st-oU 
awed  beneath  the  hcrjtdfore  authoritative  eve  of  a  difo. 
blijed  parent.  .  .     ' 

hiM '-,'  ?'"  t'"'  i""^  '^'^^  "f  "'«=""iable  Maria^  while  the 
hu.band  on  his  knee  deprecated  the  iorgivenefs  of  that  tV 
.her  of  whole  difpleafure  she  had  fomiedy  heard    .  i ■  . 7l 
much  emotion  ;  and  wlTo,  she  now  fully    ,v,    ,,    i 
<:on.e  to  destroy  ffir  happinels  fin  ever  f        '^       '^"   '"*' 

"ean"and*^f''t''' '.?'?■'''''  =»''«""-'  ^--^'l  foftcned 
...s  heart,  and  all  tne  taiher  returned!  For  awhile  he 
could  not  lpeak;h.t  ttok  .heir  hands,  and  iinint 
thein  together,  lifted  his  eyes  to  heaven,  as  in  the-'ac,  .f 
imploring  hl.f„..,gs  on  them  both.  He  then  fna.ched  the 
bntarrtefr"!  '"" '"  '"  ''°^°"'-  ^"  ^""^  -"•  "-eln  inlo- 

in e^'Tcai  t'cM?,'"'''  ">'' ''r""'^"'  "^'^  ""afion.d  fuhfid . 
ofi-ndv  Em^  ^'l,  '  °""'"  '""'=  ^"'■''«<1— The  death 
of  Lady  EmhUville,  and  the  family  miMortunes,  enRaecd 
all  their  attention  ,  and,  while  ,|,ev  listened  ,0  the  , fie  of 
woe,  they  mutually  paid  the  tribute    due    to  hu.nan  cala- 

The  Marquis  having  now  experienced  the  vicifsltiHes 
and  lallacy  ol  fortune,  acknowledged  the  fupcr  0  n  u 
denceof  Ins  Ion  in  tnaking  fo  judicious  a  choice  and  Sef 

vide  his^T:  ™r ""  f" ->■-"-->>  'I'rpofed  hr,;r';op;o; 

Vidc  .his  calm  retreat,  &  thofe  domestic  coinfop..  «„•  1  . 
which  he  reiolvcd  to  fpend  the  eyeniHg  oVlds  da^'s.     "*" 


ADVICK  TO  HUSBANDS, 
■flr  J  LADT. 

>vere,g„  good  would  no  longV  be  foug'h  'tr!.  rn't'he  u" 

i:w:*„:";ha^;i^ill:;:;^-'r^:l^f""^;b.;;-:^ 

i  thatitever       VT  ""1^'*'""^  1   and  experience    informi 
'upply  i.ashaplni;  as  wrca"'.'"' ""'"'"  "  ^^  ""-  ^^ 

fid« 'a "da°mor/'ri  '''';'*""  °''  P'f^i™.  however   fub- 
not  hastv  to  ,-.  r  ■'■'.';q"il  aftection  takes  its  plact. 

men  \o„  n-l  -1";''^''''=  >"""■'•="  "  in-lilirent,  or  Xo  la- 
.TwL'i?r  ,0  sill  '''''>'  '  '"'","■">=  '"'■'  '*•="  ""'I'  '^hi^h 
the  nleaf,,,-  .■  ,' r  "'■;!'""  '  *'"*  "  ""^"^  eracelefs,  amid 
■  I'  t-  "'"  "  ^  I'^fP-irous  fummer,  to  rCR.er  the  blof 
lomsola  transient  fpring.  Keiiher  unweJill-.;  I 
yiiir  brid>\  i-...;..;,!;.        n     *^,  ""weiiily  condemn 

are  feldom  feci,  to  adorn  the  i^,.f  "?•"»•>"":/ 
you   have  made  your  ^.^Z^l^^Z  ^^ri:;:'.} 

to  be'lit^ify"""'"  ''"'='' ''''°''  "he  h-e!^  ^fptMrcfion  :  and 
w  be  happj ,  we  mu^t  aU,  afs  have  fsn-.e<!(i^.-    m  view  — 

f  f  vo.v  ?e«  n  ■'^  ',"  i  ""  '■"•  ^  '•■•"''■.  'hot..-.;,  the  reft 
vtJ..i.Mex  may  iiuuk  h«  i.,i„if..n.-r.  t.irn  -Vref." 
v.^oratlentiou  to  heri.ird,  xvhich  .v'tdaiiv  i^  „A  -  •?' 
qu '-ea  '  ,  idari^  ;^  ,^r:?'i  "--""^  «<>S^^h^r,  ardac. 

^f^pieHioro.:'  v„:'::n:b"':'n.  ■  ?"  ^yz"  "^tt 

ra'.ing    to  tind  a   ,;  ■ 

wedded  love,  as  t  i 

Ci  i;,e    cotlipa  I .  • 

cement  the  prefen;  .;,ri,v 

never  be  kept   i^-,,  -.-^i.t  , 

your  friendships,  or  a. e;  •  I 

faults,  bet  make  thema.,,.,  .,..  ._,.  ,,,,,,,.  ,  ,.,^,   .  .  ^^,.{,-:^ 

uave'am''Th,'nr,',  r" ,  '  "'••"'"  "^  hJ'li'yVk-.  her^never 
er  thr  f  o  ^h/'"  ""  '"  >  '""•  '=h:.i"ac,e,':  and  retrtem- 
oer  that  from  the  moment  one  of  the  parties  turns  fpy  up- 
on t„e  other,    they  have   commenced    a   state   ot'   hof- 

.pinefs  in  singularity,    5nd  di-cad  a  re. 
(as  a  deviation  in.jfolly.     Listen  r.or. 
Iv^feycu  always  to  Icrrn  Mie  counlels 
1  comply  with  her  requc-s',    pro- 
uder her  gove.nr-.ent.     Thi'ik  not  any 
d  positive  evil,  an    excfllcnce  ;  and  d't 
ourlcif  that  your  wife  is  not  a  learuetl 
nsver  touches  a  card. 


Lady, 


MAZIM. 

hZtllTy""?   "'■'"'"^"hich    urges  tothenobleft 
heights  of  benevolence,  .and.assis.s  towards  the  rublim.f 

h  r  y"'""  fthe'""^'"''^'  *"■"•  'f"*"   ■'"'P-'-ly  directed, 
he  r  Vi  ?  «■'  destex.ravajaucci  of   passion,  »„d 

betray  into  impeiuowty  and  fuU^. 


I  laid,  that  the  perfon  cf   yottr  lady  would    not   grow 

more  pkasmg  to  you  .-   b.jr  pray  never  let  Iter  fufpect  ,;.at 

it  gro.vs  leli  10.-  that  a  wo:nan  wiH  pardon  an  affront  to 

,erundvrsta,uhn5;,mnchrooncr   th.-tn  one   to  ler  pevlbn, 

s  well  kn<-vv  n ;  nor  can  the  afsertion  he  contradicted.— 

<ui  our  atti.inr.ien!s  and  artf,  is  to  gain  &  keep  the  heart 

,,^,    J  ."'r-u"    ■''."""'""■•"•'''"   can  exceed    the    difap- 

}'t„rT''«r'^'"^'""obtn,Ae(i>    There    is  no  re- 

proofhowoerpoinied,  no   punishment  hovvc-ver    fcvere, 

thatawom-anoffpiritwilluo,   pr,r.r  to  neglect  ;  and  ir 

he  can  endure  itivithoutcompUin,.  it   only  proves    that 

she  means  to  make  herfelf  amends,    by  the'  a-tenr^n  cf 

j  others,  tor  the  slights  of  her  husband.     For  this    reafoii 

It    behoves  every   married  man    not  to  let    his  politcnefs 

tail    though  his  ardormay  abaie;  but  to  retain,    it  icafr. 

that  genera!  civility  tow.trd,  his  own   lady,  which    he  is 

lo   ready  to  pay  to  every    other;  and   no:  shew  his  wife 

that  every  man  in  company  can  treat  her  with  more  com- 

fondnr"         "  "''°  *'"  °'''^"  """"'  '°    ^"    «'""»l 

Id  }lyV  '"^  """"il"  "'^'  *  '"""S  ^-'""»"  should  be  in- 
dulged n  every  wild  wish  of  her  gay  heart,  or  giddy 
head  ,  but  contradiction  may  be  foftened  by  dotSestic 
kindnels,  and  quiet  pleafures  fubstituted  in  tiie  place  of 
"odyones.  Public  amufements  are  not,  indeed,  so  ex- 
preserye  as  is  sometimes  imagined  ;  but  they  ,e„d  to  all- 
welVi  r"'?-  ■"*  '"";i"l  P=°P1<=  frnio  each  other.  A 
well-chofen  lociety  of  friends  and  acquaintance,  more  e. 
mnent  for  virtue  and  good  fenfe,  than  for  gaiety  and 
rplentlor,  where  the  converfation  of  the  day  may  afford 
comment  for  the  evening,  seems  the  most  ratiotial  plea. 
sure  we  canenjoy.  ' 

,h^,Z"'"'.°''  r^r  ""  J':-'''""'^)'.  "•■'■y  "ot  be  amiss  j  fo, 
^ough  „„t  a  failin,  ol  the  present  =ge's  growth,  yet  tli, 
(Seeds  «t  it  arc  too  certainly  sown  in  every  warm   bowm. 


138 


THE    MINE  R  V  A. 


For  1804 — 5. 


for  us  I o  neglect  it  as  a  fault  of  no  confcquence.  It  you 
are  ever  tcmpteii  to  be  jealous,  watch  your  wife  narrow- 
ly, but  never  teaze  her  ;  tell  her  your  jealousy  but  coii- 
cealyourfufpicion;  let  hrr,  i.uliort,  be  fat.sfied  that  it 
is  only  vour  odil  temper,  and  even  troublefome  attach- 
ment, that  makfs  you  rollow  her ,  but  let  her  hot  dream 
that  you  ever  doubled  feriously  of  her  virtue,  even  for  a 
moment.  If  she  i.s  difiioiei  towards  jealoufy  of  you.  let 
me  bcfeech  you  to  be  always  explicit  with  her,  and  never 
mysterious ;  be  above  delighting  in  her  pain  ;  nor  do 
ynuT  businefi  nor  pay  your  visits  with  an  air  of  conci-al- 
ment,  when  all  you  are  doing  might  as  well  be  proclaim- 
ed to  the  public  at  large. 


HINTS 

FOR  A  TOUNG  MARIIIED  WOM.\S. 

tt  has  often  been  thought,  th^it  the  first  y>ar  af-er  m.lr. 
t-ia^c,  is  the  happiest  of  a  woman's  lilc.  We  must  first 
fappofe  that  the  marries  from  motives  of  alTection,  or 
what  the  world  calls  love  ;  a-id  e»fn  in  thiscafe,  the  rule 
admits  of  many  exceptions,  and  ^lie  encounters  many  dif- 
f  cul:ies.  She  has  her  husband's  temper  to  stud; ,  his  fa- 
mily to  pleafc,  houfehoM  tares  to  attend,  and,  what  is 
worfe  than  all,  she  irust  cral'e  to  command,  and  learn  to 
ebey.  S'x  must  learn  to  fubmit,  without  repinining 
where  she  ha»  keen  ofcd  to  have  even  her  looks  s-u- 
died. 

Would  the  tender  lover  treat  his  adored  mistrcfslite  a 
rational  being  rather  than  a  godJefs.  a  wo  nan's  ;as- 
^TOuld  be  renricrfd  much  easier  :  and  her  life  much  happi- 
er. Would  the  flatterer  pay  his  devoirs  ii'  her  uiitcr. 
•landing,  rather  than  her  perf"",  he  would  fjon  fintl  hi, 
account  in  it-  \'  ouKI  he  confult  her  on  his  affairs,  con- 
vcife  with  her  freely  up' n  all  rubjtcts.and  make  her  his 
companion  and  friend,  instead  of  flattering  her  beauty 
admiring  her  drefs,  andejalting  her  heyotid  what  human 
ra'ure  merits.  f>r  v/hat  can  :it  best  l>e  onlv  called  fa-hi- 
onsble  accompl'shments.  he  woiihi  find  hinifeif 'efs  dif 
appointed, and  she  would  rattle  the  matriage  chfti.is  ivit!i 
Ufs  impatience  and  difTicultr.  How  c"ut  a  fensible  m.iii 
expect  that  thepo^rvam  trifler,  lowborn  he  pays  fomneh 
court,  should  make  an  intelligent,  tgreei.b'e  companion  ; 
an  aisiduaus  and  careful  wife,  a  fond  aad  anxious  mo- 
ther i 

\Vlu  ii  a  man  jiays  court  only  to  a  woman's  vaiity,  he 
e:in  expect  toothing  but  a  fashionable  wtfc,  who  may 
shtn*:  IS  .-\^ne  1  ;d: ,  but  never  in  'he  faf^er  intercoiirfe  of 
doniesJc  endeii'rients.  How  n^'ten  is  it  owing  ro  thefe 
lords  of  the  crci'tcu,  th.it  the  poor  wotnen  become  in  rea- 
lity what  t'.n-tr  r,diculot!s  partiality  made  them  fuppofe 
ther.-'felvcs  '  A  pretty  n.ethod  truly  this  of  improving  the 
tcmj^or,  iiforniii.g  tUe  inind,  engagmg  the  aiTections.  and 
exc.tini;  our  este-fm  for  th  Te  objects  that  wc  entrust  with 
our  future  happinels. 

Iwill  n  iw  gircmy  fair  friends  a  few  hints  with  regard 
to  their  conduct  -n  ihe  mnsl  ref])ectablc  of  all  characters, 
a  wife. a  mother,  and  a  frie;.d.  But  first  let  me  afsert, 
and  1  do  it  witli  cinfidence,  that  ncthing  can  be  more 
falfe  than  the  idea,  tliat  n  rrjonned  rxJjt^^utes  the  Lest 
kitsf'tiv.d.  This  ita  common  opinion, ^fclfis  not  mine. 
At  Ii-ast  ■l-.ire  arc  to'i  many  chai'ces  oWainBt  it. 

A  libertil'C  by  the  time  hf  can  bear  t^  think  <f  matri- 
mony, has  little  left  to  boi  st,  but  a  shattered  constitution. 
•  nipiy  pockets,  iradefir.cti'  hils,  bad  habits,  an«l  a  taste 
fordref  .public  places,  and  vices  of  every  dciioniinatiun. 
The  poor  wife's  fortune  will  fupply  the  rake  with  thefe 
fasliionabje  follies  a  little  longer.  When  monev.  the  last 
refource,  fails,  he  becomes  peevish,  four  and  dilVontciit. 
cd.  .Angrv  thatshecan  be  indulged  no  longer,  and  on- 
jralefiil  and  regardh-i's  of  her  past  favours  Difsafe, 
with  all  l.cr  mitVrablc  attendants,  nc.-;t  steps  in!  Ill  is 
he  prepared,  in  body  or  mind,  to  cope  with  pain,  stcknefs, 
poverty  and  wretchednefs.  The  poor  wife  has  fpent  her 
all  i»  fu|)porting  his  extravagancies.  She  may  now  pine 
for  want,  with  a  helplcis  infant  crying  for  bread.  Shun- 
ned and  defpifed  by  her  friends  and  neglected  by  all  her 
acquaintance. 

This,  my  beloved  faV,  is  too  often  the  cafe  withman^ 
of  our  fex.  The  task  of  ref  rming  the  rake  is  much  above 
our  capacity.  I  wi»h  our  inclinations  in  this  instance 
were  a!  limited  as  our  abiliies.  But,  alas  !  we  vainlv  im- 
agine we  shall  be  rewarded  forour  refolutinn  in  making 
futh  trial  by  the  fuccefs  that  -will  attend  our  undertaking. 
If  a  young  woman  mairics  an  amiable  and  virtuous  young 
man,  the  has  nothing  to  fear,  she  may  even  glory  in  giv. 
inj  up  her  own  wishes  to  his  !  Never  marry  a  man  whofe 
understanding  will  not  excite  youresteem,  and  whofe  vir- 
tues will  not  engage  your  affections.  If  a  woman  once 
think.s  heifelf  lujitiior  to  her  husband,  all  authority  ceaf- 
es,  ami  she  cannot  be  brought  to  obey  where  she  is  fo  well 
enabled  to  cuui'iuund., 

Swectnefs  and  gentlenefs  are  all  a  woman's  eloquence  ; 

d  fometimes  they  are  too  powerful  to  be  resisted,  efpe. 
cially  when  accompanied  with  youth  and  beauty.  They 
are  theneniicemcnu  lo  virtue,  preventatives  from  vice  & 
afTectiun's  securiiy,  * 

Never  let  your  brow  be  clouded  with  refentment !  Nc. 
Ter  triumph  in  revenge  !  WJio  is  it  that  you  afflict  !  The 
;nan  upon  earth  that  should  be  dearest  to  you  !  Upon 
mbcBiall  jtoarfuiarehopet  of  liappinefs  must  (iener;d— 


and  fon 


Poor  the  conquest,  when  our  dearest  friend  must  fulfer — 
and  ungenerous  must  be  the  heart  that  can  rejoice  iafuch 
a  victory. 

Let  your  tears  persuade  j  Ihefe  fpeak  the  most  irresis- 
tible language  with  which  you  can  afiail  the  heart  of  man. 
But  even  thefe  sweet  fountains  of  i'cnsibility  must  not  How 
too  often,  lest  they  degenerate  into  weaknefs,  and  we 
lofe  our  husband's  esteem  and  affection  by  the  very  me- 
thods which  were  given  us  to  ensure  them. 

Study  every  little  attention  in  your  perfon,  manner,  and 
drefs,  tiiat  you  find  will  pleafe.  Kever  be  negligent  in 
your  appearance,  b-?caufeyou  expect  nobody  but  your  hus- 
band. He  is  the  first  peribn  whom  you  should  endeavour 
to  oblige.  Always  make  your -home  agreealjle  to  him  ; 
receive  him  with  cafe,  good  humour  and  cheerfulness-  — 
But  be  cautious  how  you  enquire  too  minutely  into  his 
*"g*gements  abroad.  Betray  neither  ful'picion  nor  jealou- 
fy. Apjjear  always  gay  and  happy  in  his  jjrefence.  Be 
Ms  favorite  friends,  even   if  they 


tptit 


•  advice  in  your  houfeliold 
ten  you    can    consistently 


particularly  atte 

intr'ide  upon  you.     A  wt Icon 

counterbalance  indifl'erent  fat 

refpect  and  affection  :  ask  tin 

aliairs  anil  always  follow  it  t 

with  propriety.    '  ,         ,  . 

Trtat  your  husband  with  the  most  unrcferved  cenn- 
dence  in  every  tniiig  thai  regards  yourl'elf,  but  never  be- 
tray your  friends  letters  or  i'ecrpis  to  him.  This  lie  can- 
not, and,  indeed,  ought  not  to  expect.  If  you  do  not  ul'c 
himtoit,lte  vvill  never  desire  it.  Be  careful  never  to  in- 
trude upon  his  studies  for  his  pleafure  .  be  always  glad 
•o  fee  him  but  do  not  be  laughed  at  as  a  fond,  foolish  svife 
Confine  your  endearments  to  your  own  fi  e-side.  Do  noi 
let  me  young  envy  you,  nor  the  old  abufc  for  a  weaknefs 
which  «j)on  reflexion  you  must  yourlclf  condemn. 

Thefe  hints  will  1  hope  be  of  fome  fervicc  to  my  fai,- 
country-women.  They  will  perhaps  have  nriore  weight 
w  hen  ikey  k»ow  that  the  ai.lhor  of  them  has  been  inai  li- 
ed about  a  year,  and  i.as  often  with  fuccefs,  jiractiftd 
thole  rules  heri'clf  which  she  now  recommends  to  others 

-**» 

OS  TH.f.  PLEASURI' S  OF  REFLECTION'. 

Thatthe  enjovments  of 'he  imellcc's  exceed  the  plea 
fiires  cf  l'e,;re.  is  a  tru'h  confefsed  by  all  who  ar:  capabl.- 
of  excrtn.g  tne  faculties  of  ihinkirg  in  their  full  vigo»r. 
Bu:  b>  thefe  pleaftire-  are  generally  understood  fublime 
cr-ntemp'attoits  on  fubjectsof  fcience  and  abftriife  difrjui- 
-ition — c.  nteniplati,-ns  which  can  only  be  tl'e  refult  of  un. 


than  1 
enjoy 


5 re  the  powers  of  reflection  eulti\-ated  by  hal>i;,  man. 
wruhl  at  all  times  be  able  to  derive  a  pleajuie   froirt 

own  breasts,  as  rational  as  it  is  evalted.  To  tht 
in'-ent  of  this  happiness,  a  strict  adherence  to  the 
of  virtue  is  necessary  ;  for  let  it  be  rememberedf^ 
noae  can  feel  the  pleasures  of  refleaion.who  do  noi 

the  peace  of  innocence. 


t!Ut  1 


idin^ry  eilorts 


epjo 


iactu 


•e  intellectual  jileafiires  of   ar.othcr    liind  ; 

nt  of  vvhcb  rit  itiicr   abilities   nnr  learning 

Thefe  are  no  other    than  the    p]e;ifures  of 

tiPi!,  w  h)ch  are  open  to  the    illierate    mechanic,  as 

aj.  the  piiilorftpher,  and  constitute    the  swcetst  fatis- 

-jn  of  human  life. 

There  »ve  few  who  have  not  fe!t  pleasing  fenfatiohs 
arising  from  a  retroipective  view  of  the  first  perio.l  of 
their  lives.  To  recollect  the  puerile  amufi'n-ents,  the  pet- 
ty anxieties,  and  the  eager  purfuiis  of  childhood,  is  a 
task  in  -which  all  delight.  It  is  common  to  obfcrve,that 
en  no  ruliject'Io  men  dwtll  with  fuch  plefiure,  as  the 
bnyish  tricks  and  wanton  pranks,  which  th«y  practice  at 
fchool.  The  huarj  head  Iroks  bact*wirh  a  fiitlle  of  com- 
placency, mixed  with  regret,  on  t)ie  feafon  when  health 
glowed  on  the  check,  whtn  lively  Tpirits  warmed  the 
heart,  and  when  toil  atrnng  the  nerve  with  vigour. 

Cicero  lias  remarked,  that  events  thcnnost  difag^reeable, 
durng  their  imnirdiate influence,  give  an  exij-uisite  fatis- 
faciion  when  th.-ir  coy.lequrnces  have  ceaft^d  ;  ai^Kl  ^.neas 
foiaced  bis  companions,  under  the  hardships  they  endur- 
ed, with  the  consideration,  ihat  ilie  remembrarte  of  their 
tiflcrings  would,  one  day  give  them  faiisfaction.  That 
ihefe  fentinienis  is  just,  is  well  known  to»thofe  who  have 
euio>ed  the  conveifaiion  *f  thcsoldier.  Battles, skirmish- 
es and  sieges,  at  which,  perhaps,  he  trembled,  during  the 
action,  furnish  him  with  topics  of  convcrfation.andfour- 
ces  of  pleasure,  for  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

Reflection  '.s  the  m©st  proper  eirployrnent,  and  the 
fweetest  satisfaction,  in  a  rational  old  age.  Destitute  of 
strength  and  vigour,  necessary  for  bodily  exertions,  and 
furnished  with  cbfervations  by  experience,  the  old  man 
find"*  his  chief  employment,  and  hi«  greatest  ple-^Rure  to 
consist  in  wandering  in  imagination  over  past  icenes  of 
delight,  in  recounting  the  adventures  of  hii  youTh,  the 
visSitodes  of  human  life, and  public  events  to  which  he  is 
proud  of  having  been  an  eye  witness.  Of  so  exalted  a  na- 
ture arc  theseepjoyments,  that  thenlogists  have  not  hesi- 
taied  ie  assert,  that  to  recollect  a  weli-spcnl  Ufe,  is  to  an- 
ticipate the  bliss  of  a  future  existence. 

The  professors  of  philosophy,  who  will  be  acknowledg- 
ed to  have  understood  the  nature  of  trne  andsubstantial 
pleasure  better  than  the  gay,  the  busy  and  the  dlffipated, 
have  ever  shewn  a  predilection  forprivacy  and  solitude. 
No  other  caii^e  have  they  ass-gned  for  their  conduct  in 
forsaking  society,  than  the  noise  and  hurry  of  the  world 
is  incompatible  with  the  exertion  of  calm  reason,  anddis- 
passionaie  reflection.  The  apothegem  of  that  ancient, 
who  said,  "  he  was  never  less  alone  than  when  by  him- 
self," is  not  to  be  considered  as  a  mere  ej^grammic 
lurn.  In  vain  viras  it  to  pnrfuc  philosophy  in  the  Saburra 
—  she  was  ci.Iy  to  be  courted  by  succcis,  in  the  aefjueiter- 
<d  shade  cf  lural  retirement. 


SELECTED  POETRY. 

THE  MONTH  OF  MAY. 
Jo^ia  omnia  plena.— X  i%.o  IT., 

Bright  in  verdure,  gailv  smtlirj. 
May  srips  lightly  o'er  the  plain. 

Thousand  beauties,  time  beguiling, 
Wanton  in  her  rofy  train. 

Nature  all  her  charm' discloses, 
FieMs  in  lively  colours  bloom. 

Golden  cowslips  pale  iivini'  cs.^s. 
Spread  around  a  rich  perfUiYie. 

From  the  whiten'd  hawthorn  b'ushen, 
•  nd  on  each  einbh>ss'>med  spray. 
Mellow  bUck-birds.  warbling  thrushes, 
Carol  forth  the  tuneful  lay. 

Milky  lambkins,  harmlefs  sporting. 

Frolic  o'er  the  dewy  lawn, 
King-doves,  in  the  thickets  courting. 

Cooing  nsher  in  the  dawn. 

Music  fweetly  ronnd  us  flowing. 
Earth  and  air  in  concert  movu. 

Every  breast  with  rapture  glowing. 
Lost  in  exlacy  of  iove. 

■rtius  in  F.den's  blifsful  station, 

Swell'd  I  he  univerfal  theme. 
Beauty  fniil'd— and  all  creation. 

Sung  the  praife  of  God  fupreme. 

Scenes  of  wonder  daily  risinjr. 
Widely  fcatrer'd  o'er  the  clod, 

Sav  with  eloquence  surprising, 
Naturs's  felf  is  lull  oiGam  ? 


ADDRE^SS  TO  CHAKITY. 

An  Ode  performed  before  the   Female  Charitable  Society,  it^ 
Providence,  Sept.  6,  1304. 

behold  from  yonder  radiant  sphere. 

All  bounteou..  Charity  defcend,  ' 
To  dry  the  weeping  orphan's  tear. 

And  be  the  drooping  widow's  friends 

Thou  first  o? human  Virtues,  hail  ! 

To  thee  we  consecrate  the  day  ; 
May  thy  persuasive  voice  prevail. 

And  drive  each  felfish  care  awaf. 

Columbia's  daughters*  still  appear, 

The  foremost  in  thy  shining  train  i 
Tis  theirs  the  languid  heart  to  cheer,' 

And  soften  mifery's  keenestpain. 

Far  brighter  than  the  diamond's  ray« 

The  trembling  tear  in  Pity's  eie  t 
Applauding  :ieraphs  here  might  gaze. 

And  waft  to  Heav*n  the  feeling  sigh. 

Te  who  possess  the  envied  jjowV, 

Trt  gratify  the  gcn'rous  mind, 
Let  fome  kind  action  mark  each  hour,  . 

Nor  l)c  to  fuBering  merit  blind. 

Yet  sacred  is  the  heart-felt  lear^ 

By  fympathyand  virtue  given  ; 
And  though  tis  unavailing  here, 

Tis  truly  register'd  in  Heaven. 


•  It  is  not  known  that  there  are  in  Europe  matt* 
similar  charitable  inftitution,  directed  and  fupporttd  i>7 
females. 


EPIGRA^^. 

Kitty  declares  ,  that  love  should  bind 
Each  mortal  to  a  kindred  mind— 
What  ThcrsiteiwiU  Kitty  find. 


[Pout  Folio. 


I 
«vii 


Vol  1 


THE    MINERVA. 


139 


iidL    I'OP AN    EXTRACT. 


S«e  yon  Fop  in  languid  itrain, 
iuifthc  lingering  <Ja^  complain  ! 


Now  the  barl>cr  stands  confcsr — 
•'  Tongs  ar,<i  powder  do  your  best  V 
••  Curl'dor   fri/./.le<U — I  don't  care. 
Only  inake  the  Ladies  statu 
Now  tet*s  have  a  luscious  tolich-=— 
"  U'lis  well  :  1  like  it  much." 

Next  thf  toilet  claims  his  care  ! 
Now  he's  puza'ed  \vhatto  wear 
••  Thisw6n*tdo  forse«,  'tis  torn  ; 
This— I  wore  laM  Sunday  rtiorn  i 
Tliis — but  see,  a  biMton's  off  ! 
Thii— O  '■   h\j^\  lbs:  cur»«a  snuff! 
This— how's  this  i— I:b  all  the  «on— ' 
Worn  It  twicv — 'twill  do  fot  John — 
1'his — let's  sec — Ah  !  thU's  ;'nirr  sjrti 
Stop — this  'ti-j  .i-iid  isralher  short  : 
This  then-r-thi^*s  the  lery  one; 


I 


then 


was  • 


L'hl  .e  siir'd  with  all  her  eyes — 
Thii  ihustturel),  win  (he  prize." 

Ifow  as  tihght  in  fashion's  school* 
}>ts  drust  he  iirst  I>y  nicest  rule, 
Tiis  and  folds  with  curious  art, 
V,  iihs  and  brushes  every  part  : 
Si'f  Af.  a'ld  picks  with  anxious  care, 
l'.\«.-rv  feather,  speck  and  hair; 
M.  ic  hisdread  ihan  rusty  guns, 
')  liotigh  at  these  he  faints  or  runs. 

Equipt,  at  length,  he  shuts  the  door, 

tilass  behind  and  glafs  before, 

Freely  views  his  pieity  form — 

"  Sure  those  plaited  curU  must  charm 

^ow  he  trims  the  killing  smirk  ; 

••  Yes — that  emile  must  duthe  work  ;'* 

Then  the  ogle  lakes  its  turn  i 

•'  Ye.i — she'll  take  me,  I'll  be  sworn  ;" 

Next  the  bow  ;  for  much  you  know> 

Bows  improve  by  practice  too  : 

•'  h  ever  better  ;  try  once  more  { 

Never  nalfto  well  before." 

Last,  his  fafiey,  peaeeby  peace,' 
Coi'it'T>]ilates  the  power  of  dress  ; 
Dumb,  his  wond'ious  skill  beholds; 
.Shown  in  ties,  and  curls,  !ind  folds  j 
Kvcrt  cii.l  supplies  a  bow. 
Strong  to  speed  'he  fatal  blow  ,• 
Every  tio  corxtal-.  a  dart. 
Sure  lo  pierce  the  feniiile  heart ; 
Every  fold  presents  a  blind, 
■Where  a  Cupid  lurks  behind 
Archly  slu-.'5s  and  ruiltly  laughs. 
Silly  .shoots  his  random  'hafts ; 
Choosiii«;tione.  but  aim'd  at  all. 
Ladies'  hearts  by  thousand's  fall  i 
A'  his  feet  for  pity  plead  : 
Vjuregardcd,  lo!  the/  bleed. 


Sucii  his  evolutions  passi 
In  review  before  the  glas«; 
All  \^  iio  saw  would  doubiless  own« 
TuJ'bv  Crigwas  far  out  don«  ; 
Alibi.;  Pr-j;  would  laujh  to  ses 
Yv  hat  an  Ape  a  man  may  be. 


SONG, 


O  wbr  should  I  puzzle  my  hesd, 
AiiJ  ^trugjrle  foV  riches  or  fante  ? 

Tc-niorrow  the  phantoms  arc  fled. 
And  mortals  retumati  they  came. 

Hove  Fooll.<ih  to  myrmxiror  frtt. 
And  \>t^\t  on  such  trivial  affairs  ; 

To  set  myself  down  in  a  pet. 

And  hog  such  a  burthen  ofcares. 

This  life,  for  which  there's  such  \'Aot 
Like  a  whiff  of  tobacco  decays  ; 

And  yet  it  is  equally  true, 
Has  many  an  intricate  maze. 

The  btisifr  we  made  curselves  in'l. 
The  more  are  we  pesierM  and  ve.\.*t. 

Then  let  me  be  calm  and  content. 
And sciiou&ly  think  of  the  next*- 


SKETCH  OF  THE  LIFE  OF    MR. 
.    COOPER. 

In  America  where  husinefs  is  every  one's    otcipatinn; 
but  few  remarkable  characters  have  appeared,  and  fcarce- 
It  a  biographer  has  been  found  to  diftmguish  thofe  few, 
before  the  world.     However    congenial    the    iriysiery  of 
money-makingmaylie  wii'ia  chearful  evennefs  of  temper, 
t  iscerainly  mimical  to  genius  ;  and  where  the  opulent 
louager  would  foster,  the  man  of  trade  frowns  on  the  ef. 
b  of imsginal^n.     Ourlusuries  are  exotic,    ourenter- 
mfnis  imported,  our  public  fpcctaclfS  more  or  left  ex. 
eel  lent  a»  they  approach    the    European  models,  of  which 
they  are  the  dillaut  imitations.     The  barrennefs  of  ourli- 
terarr  domain  Is  therefore  to  be  wondered  at  j  nor  where 
the  foil,  though  f.i  rank  has  been  hitherto  fo  uncultivated, 
should  it  furprile,  that  when  a  native    plant    has  fprung 
up,  its  virtues  have  nat  been  recorded,  or  when  a  foreign 
one  tranfplanted,  has  thriven,  though    iis    qualities   may  I 
have  been  ufed  and  enjoyed,  they  have  not  b.jen  fnfficient-  I 
ly  made  known,  orjusily  appreciated.    The  writer  of  the  j 
following  meint'ir,  is  among  the   earliest   in  this  country,  I 
to  attempt  the  delineation  of  a  living  character,   and  thu  1 
fuiiject  of  one  of  the  most  eminent  of  thofe.  whofe  walks  1 
of  lilV,  have  rot  been  political,  that  have  prciiiiied  them- 
felves  to  the  bitJgrapher.     The  undertaking  is  made  with  | 
that  diffidence,  wliich  refpect  for  ihepuMic  voice,  and  the  | 
magnitude  of  a  biographical  attenipl  infpire:  the  writers  j 
motto  is,  "  Nemincn-.  libenier,  nomincm,  nisi  ut  lauJem  ■,  | 
fed    nee   pcccat»   ie[r;heiiderem,   nisi    ut   aliis   piudcf-  i 
fern." 

Mr.  Cooper  was  born  about  the  ytiar  17'",  of  reputable 
patents:  His  father  was  a  fu'geon.  and  acTiiird  coii:.i. 
derable  property  in  the  iiast  u.iJcr  Warren  llj  .ring's  In- 
dian administration— bill  uf  the  greater  par.,  i:  n.'l  all  of 
il,  his  widow  and  children  were  at  nis  death,  which  wa» 
abroad,  defiauued  and  left  dtrstiiute.  Wlieu  nine  rejirs 
old. Cooper  was  lakcn  out  of  .riendshiptohis  f.imily,and 
ill  foine  fort  adopted  by  Mr.  Godwin, the  well  known  au 
thor  of  the  El'say  on  i'-.liiical  Justice,  b/  whom  he  w:is 
educated  and  inienJett  fin  a  wri  er,  and  no  doubt  i.iduo 
ed  into  the  visionary  d^-mocfatical  fenlimcnts  of  his  in- 
structor. 49S?  is  probably  ore  of  the  very  few,  who  have 
been  apprenrlced  to  autiiorshipf  and  as  it  is  impofsi- 
ble  to  deiermiiie  the  be.u.  Si  much  more  fo,  the  f  jununefs 
and  strength  of  a  .ninU  I'o  young,  it  is  f.>mc.vhat  remark- 
able that  a  man  of  Godwin's  un.lerstandiiig  shouul  train 
abo>  to  write  bocks,  befoi-e  it  Was  certain  he  couid  eve, 
be  induced  to  read  ih  m.  What  Mr  GoJwin's  particular 
method  of  education  was,  we  do  not  know  ,-  and  thJugh 
when  his  opinionsai-e  adveitcd  to,  it  should  feem  not  a 
fyllem  of  reftraint,  yet  when  Coopci's  rea4it-^els  on  mo^t 
I'ubjects  is  considfi-eu,  wiih  his  negligent  habits,  forfo'iie 
years  bast,  a  bene!  cannot  but  he  nupi  efsed,  that  the  foun- 
dation laid  was  of  its  kind,  a  good  one. 

^■uch  a  pupil  to  such  a  mifier,  mutt  have  been  roufed 
and  delighted  by  the  French  revelutton.  Cooper  was 
fcarcely  fevcnteen,  when  his  enthusiasm  prompted  hiin 
to  relinquish  the  pen  for  the  fword,  and  to  feek  a  com- 
miffion  in  ihe  armies  of  the  great  Republick,  the  just 
fprouiing  fensitivc,  and  uncertain  laurels  of  the  author 
were  blasted — civick  and  mural  crowns,  ovations,  and 
**  suAre*  (/'ioniieur  "  wer«  much  more  glittering  and  ac- 
cordingly it  was  already  determined  thai  he  should  engage 
for  the  banners  of  liberty,  and  confusion,  when  the  war 
broke  out  between  England  and  France,  and  clouded  the 
brillLins.  prufpecisof  military  promotion  and  renown  in 
the  caul'e  of  liberty.  Then  it  was,  he  turned  his  attention 
t.'i  the  stage,  and  communicated  his  wishes  to  his  bene- 
factor J  they  wefc  received  with  coUlnefs  and  regret,  and 
not  till  fome  timeafcemed  to,  and  then  with  decided  dif- 
a^'probation.  His  intention  however  being  found  invinci- 
ble, Mr.  Holcrofi  undertook  to  givehim  fome  I)reparatory 
lefsons.  When  be  was  thought  fuHciently  prepar«d  many 
difficulties  occurred,  before  a  ruituble  place  could  be 
found  for  his  first  appearance  :  at  last  Mr.  Stephen  Kem- 
ble  oft'ered  hisaufpices  and  Edinburgh  was  concluded  on. 
The  wrier  of  this  sketch  has  heard  Mr.  Cooper  defcribe 
with  greai  pleafantry  his  first  interview  with  the  Scoth 
manager  j  he  was  at  that  time  a  raw  country  youth  of  fe- 
vcnteen.  On  his  arrival  in  Edinburgh,  little  confcious 
of  his  appearance  and  incompctei.cy,  he  waited  on  Mr. 
Kcmble,  made  up  in  the  extreme  of  rustick  foppery,  proud 
of  his  talents,  and  lit'le  doubting  his  fuccefs.  When  he 
mentioned  his  name  and  errand,  Mr.  Kemble's  counte- 
nance changed  from  a  polite  fmile  to  the  stare  ofdifap- 
poiniment.  Cooper  had  beenprepared  for  young  Norval  ; 
but  he  was  obliged  to  exdiange  all  his  ex|iected  eclat  for  a 
few  cold  cxcufes  from  the  manager  and  the  chagrin  of 
feeing  fome  nights  after,his  part  filled  by  an  old  man  and 
a  bad  player.  During  the  remainder  of  the  feafon  he  con- 
tinued wiih  Stephen  Kemble  without  ever  ajipearing. — 
From  Edinburgh  he  went  with  the  company  to  New-Caf- 
tleon  the  Tyne,  here  he  lived  as  dependent,  inaciire  and 
undiftingnishcd  as  before,  till,  owingto  the  want  of  a  per- 
fon  to  fillthe  part  of  Malcolm  in  Macbeth,  he  was  cast 
t»  that  humble  chaiac^er— in  I'o  inferior  a  fphcre  did  Ae 
begin  to  move,  who  is  now  one  of  the  brightest  orna- 
ments of  ihi  theatrical  hemifphere.     Hxadciut   was  even 


lefi  flattering  than  his  reception  fr«ni  the  manager  had 
been.  Till  the  last  I'cene  he  pafsed  through  tolerably  well, 
but  when  he  came  to  the  lines,  which  conclude  the 
play. 

"So  thanks  to  all  at  once,  and  tacach  one, 

"  whom  we  invite  to  fee  us  crown'd  at  Scone." 

After  stretching  out  his  hands  and  afsummg  the  atti- 
tilde  and  fmile  of  thanklulnefs,  a  sight  cmbarralsment 
checked  hin,  and  he  paufed,  still  k.aepinghi3  posture  and 
look — the  prompter  made  himfelf  heard  by  everv  one.  but 
the  bewildered  Malcolm,  who  still  continued  liiute,  eve- 
ry  instance  of  his  silence  encrjasing  ten-fold  his  perplex- 

ity — Macdulf   whifpcred  the  words  in  his    ear Macbeth 

who  lay  slaughtered  at  his  feet,  broke  the  bonds  of  death, 
to  afsisl  his  dumb  I'liccefsor,  the  promjuer  fpoke  almost  to 
vociferation — Each  Thane  dead  or  alive  joined  his  voice- 
but  this  was  only  "  confusioa  wnrl'e  co.ifountled" — if  he 
could  have  Ipoken,  the  amazed  Hriiice  might  with  great 
justice  havefaid  •'  fo  thanks  to  ail  ai  once— but  his  utter- 
ance  was  goiie."vov  fjiicibuJ  iiatsit — a  hifspreftntly  broke 
out  in  the  Pit,  the  tl.i-ncur  Ijon  became  gciieral.  and  the 
curtain  dropped  amid  a  snout  of  univerfal  difapproba- 
tion. 


(Tube 


1.1  ot-it  XExr.) 


From  a  Londom  Papes. 

T'he  following  circumstance  lately  occurred  in  the  n»r'h 
ofEnsfiand  :— Three  nicchaiiics,  who  are  MeijilierT  ,of  a 
volunteecr  corps,  rehired  .ifterihe  fitigues  of  a  fiild  day, 
to  resale  themfoives  :it  an-dge  aL-noufe  Being  in  high 
Ipirits,  ihey  cfiiiii.ued  their  ca.-.-ufal  for  i^ur  c.i>s  anil 
niKhia  wiihout  mtrrmission,  when  they  fo-.iud  ther-felves 
likely  to  iie  bogged,  the  landlady  having  with  Icngtheneil 
phiz  pointed  'o  the  Icore  behind  'iie  d«or.  nciri--  unaMe 
to  faiisl'-.  her  demand,  in  this  prcdicuneiu  one  of  thep.ir- 
ty,  though  only  a  Tailor,  and  having  a  manly  voice,  and  ' 
a  1*4  coat  on,  boldly  de-nandcd  a  "  Council  of  War," 
wh'Oh'filt  accordingly,  and  the  rcfult  of  their  delibfrati- 
o.lswas,  iha;  any  one  picfent  >h'.uld  propcfe  himfelf  for  a 
husband  to  I  he  landlaly,  she  being  ri  widow.  On  the  la- 
dy's clamour  being  rentwed,  uie  ultimatum  was  given  in 
and  sc^C|:ted  I  And  The  biidegroom  elect  eutouraged  his 
c  nip. i.ions  to  commoci  the  caroulal  again,  The  siege 
wjs  renewed  accorJingiy — indemnities  obtained  for  their 
past  depredations,  and  a  guinea  was  extracted  from  f-e 
pr.ckel  of  the  dowager  to  pay  for  a  marriage  licence  1 — 
ihe  day  W.IS  appointed— our  hemes  were  liberated,  and 
the  lady  allured  by  ihe  promifes  of  the  arch  tlectiver.  i^'as 
Uiduced  to  wait  withher  biide-maid  at  the  chiirch-door, 
the  arrival  of  her  lover  :  bill  alas!  no  lover  ariiiid.— . 
What  caulc  had  tended  to  blow  out  the  torch  of  H/men, 
is  aip.elc.it  unknown;  but  ic  should  feem  that  th«  tay- 
lur's  propsnsiiies  were  rather  more  for  the  spirit  than 
tl;e/«i. 


A  voting  ladv 
on  account  of  f 
cou-h,  which 
mence 

lent  by  the  foorm'in  , 
read  it  with  asmilufand 


nfulteda  Phy.sician  of  emin 


Wen.ine 


prefcrip'i 


ufual.     He 
led  the  messenge 

idc    of  the 


take  it  to  a  Ill&erli^her's  on  'he  opposite  side  of  the 
street,  as  Apoil^j^ties  did  not  keep  the  articles  prefcribed 
— upon  which  the  footman  enquired  what  the  Doctor  had 


ordered,  when  he  was  informed  bv  the  young  .,^il"^i.Ir.piu3 
that  the  prescription  ran  thus  : — take — a  good  wirm  dou- 
ble Scotch  shawl,  aiid  apply  it  immediately  round  the 
shoulders  and  chest;  add  also  secuiidetn  artem  a  stout 
Welsh  flannel  petticoat. 


The  foiiowingisailescriptionofa  C  AMELEON,noi» 
exhibiting  in  New-York,  which  arrived  there,  from  .Sene 
gal,  in  the  fchooaer  Hope  t 

"  't'hisanimal  is  a  production  of  Africa,  is  11  inches  in 
length,  his  head  near  two  inches  ;  from  thence  to  the 
beginning  of  the  tail  four  and  an  half;  the  tail  is  nvein- 
chrs  long,  and  Ihe  feet  two  and  an  half;  the  ihicknefs  of 
thebodv  isdill'crentatdirerent  times,  as  itcan  blow  i'felf 
up  and  contrict  itself  at  pleasure.  Tliis  swelling  and  con- 
traction is  not  only  the  back  and  bellv,lbut  of  the  legs  and 
tail.  Its  subsistence  i-^  air  :  but  sometimes  is  known  to 
feed  upon  Hies,  one  of  which  it  is  half  an  hour  ih  swal- 
lowing. It  possesses  the  power  of  changing  to  various 
colours,  fuch  as  blaek,  white,  yellow,  reJ.kc. 


ANECDOTE. 

Alittle  Lawyer  appearing  as  evidence  in  one  of  the 
couris;  was  asked  by  a  gigantic  cunsellor,  what  profes- 
sion he  was  of :  and  having repi'd  tha.t  he  was  an  At- 
torney,  "  Youaliwyer  !  (said  IJrief  why  I  can  put  you 
in  my  pocket."  •'  Very  likelv  you  may,"  rejoined  the  o- 
ther,  "and  ifyou  do,  you  will  iiave  more  hw  in  youir 
jiaeiet  than  in  yovThad. 


40 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.  1 


DE  VALCOUR  and  BERTHA; 

on, 

T1I2  riircicTio.v  ruLfiLltD'. 

A  JtOMJXCE. 

CHAPTER  IV.— (CoKCLDDib  fioin  p.  13'6.) 

DE  V A  LCOUR  was  prevented  ftwm  continuing  the 
«»i«:ive  by  the  return  of  ■('>raiilt.  He  has  liicceciied  be- 
yond their  most  san^^uine  expectations  ;  the  Baronefs  h.',d 
expret'sed  ilickpenest  roiTuiric  for  her  lite  cordiici  ;  aC- 
fcc:ed  to,  tV.row  the  whole  blame  on  the  criminal  Aiubrole 
— and  waited  only  for  the  prefence  of  Jtilian.  and  her  in- 
jured dau-hier  in  law,  to  iiit  ke  ampL-  renilution, explain 
Itveral  iiiteresiinj  particulars,  and  ll.enlhrow  lurlelf  Jic- 
nitent  and  un|}roti-(:rcd  on  their  mercy.  This  was  a  la- 
vorable  inonteiit,  not  to  be  neglected.  Julian  had  attach 
ed  the  band  t.>  him  by  hi%  gentle  inaut.ers,  and  manly 
ptidt.rar.cc  of  calamity.  TJiey  agreed  u*)uiitmousty  on 
dif>r.lvi!.g  his  oath  of  a&soc.aliun  :  iiibMitinni);  only  one 
by  which  he  was  bound  nut  to  bt-tray  atiy  of  liicif  fecre  a; 
and  he  ih,  ii  ub.aitied  an  honorable  diiciiar,je.  Tyrau.t 
londucled  them  by  f.iherrane  >us  pafsct  to  tlie  hut  in  the 
■wood  ;  and  Uerihawith  asfonishment.difcuvcrcd  that  she 
had  been  clt>(ely  con.''inrd  wi.ldn  a  mile  of  tire  cas- 
tle di  Monialpitie.  T.  rai.U,  who  was  the  chief  of  the 
Independent?,  I'olccled  a  few,  on  »  hole  fidelity  he  could 
de|,eiid,  to  efcoj  this  friend:,  to  the  castle,  at  the  gates  ol 
v>.ich  he  tof.k  an  a,kctfnate  le.vu  ;  ifsuriug  iV"  Val. 
cour,  that,  in  ai-y  hour  t.f  di-ircfi.  or  peril,  she,-  bll'juld  .  ver 
find  al"s;»Mnce  and  refuge  « )u  re  h.-  w.j,.  'I'he  lacy  Va 
Icna,  in  lai„e  r.vics,  iiattened  -o  m-f  :i><jm  ;  her  cju.i. 
tenance  was  markixl  \vi<  hileep  lefp  nd  ncjr  i  nereic  al- 
ternately shcivii  with  a  ie,tr  i  f  J.f.,ar,  .  r  f .  gh.'^  n  il  witi: 
aKieaiii  of  kindliun  hope.  The  tfei  i-,-r;n.nt  '■.'  bcnfa^Ss^s 
neitlier  exjjhing  nor  fsrvile  :  the  returned  tie  faijisaim 
of  the  Baronncl's  wi.h  civility,  b.i  siirunk  in.iii  i&-ix 
tended  hatid,and  .-cs'.cd  lor  i".;  pvi  o.,  'ii,  rcail\  aUn  t.f 
.liiliiin,  who  cli.  ered  hj-r  with  •  i,^our»Kii.; 
l'|t,itious  faloon    aco!l.ifo;i    was  !)r<-p:ir>' 

I'eetiied  to    wear    an  air  of  awful    ptcpar: , 

chair  of  the  laic  .laron  wa«  placed  beneath  a  fmall  can'7. 
py,  ovtr  wli'.ch  wav.d  a  vus;  plm  e  ..f  black  (e.i:ler3  ;  h  s 
haiKjuettiii,;-  robe  was  thr.,wn  acvofB  the  feat,  a,id  his 
Iw.ird  fulnendMl  aiTols  by  an  em^.r  iJeretl  it  arf.  TheB.t- 
ronrefi  placed  heifeli  ,11  a  I'eat  oti  one  side,  while  she 
motioned  Bertia  to  take  th^  other ;  ai.<!  r..iiie  mooients 
a  moitrnful  silence  prevailed.  Bertha  was  too  tieeilv  af 
lected  to  fpeak,  a,nd  Vahria  seenied  abforbcd  ii,  gloomy 
Breaking  sii.-.ice  a;  length.  <;he  plcilgid  Jult. 


you  will  find  how  much  ) 
owii  credulity  ;  though  tl 
Our  crnne."  The  Uaror.ne 
gling  with  fome  fecret 
Valcour  and  Bertha  ;  the 


I  have  been  the  duf<s  of  your 
t  consitiemrion  dqes  not  Icf^en 

p.iuled;  she  feeiiiedyet  srru:;. 

She  gi/.ed  al-ernately  at  l)e 
rofe  from  her  feat  and  walked 


precpitatcly  about  the  mom.  The  wildnefs  of  her  looks 
terrtiied  Bertha:  she  bcfooght  her  to  be  pacified,  and,  af- 
ter mucli  entreaty,  she  returned  to  the  tabic.  *■  1  know," 
raid  she,  in  an  altered  tone, "  "  what  I  will  have  to  e>i- 
pect  from  your  generosity.  I  injured  you,  wasaccefsary 
to  the  murder  of  your  father  ;  for  that  you  owe  tne  ven- 
geance.  You  are  restored  to  your  rights,  have  avenged 
yourfelf  on  your  perfecutor,  have  repaid  blood  with  blood  . 
and  now  fatiated,  may  in  pity  for  a  repenting,  defencelels 
woman,  con,tive  at  her  eicape  from  justice  ;  allow  h»ran 
anituity  ;  fie  bid  her  linger  out  her  days  iti  obfcurity,  a  pre  y 
to  the  horrors  of  a  guilty  confcience.  This  will  be  your 
itlcrcy,  if  1  fuhinit.  But  know,  foolish  pair  !  1  dildain 
fuch  pity.  You  are  iu  my  power,  not  I  in  tliine.  In  tlie 
book  of  desiiny  it  was  written,  that  Valeria  should  live  in- 
famous, anddie  triumphant  in  revenge."  ••  i-or  lleave:t  5 
lake,  what  mean  you!"  cried  Julian,  rising,  and  I'eiztng 
her  arm,  while  his  heart  feemed  to  sicken  with  dreadlul 
toreliodings  :  "we  mean  not  to  exult  over  or  to  inful; 
>ou."  Valeria  burst  into  a  convulsive  l.tuglt.  ••  I  know 
It  !"  cticd  site.  "  You  have  little  tune  for  exul.ition. 
.Sumin<>n  the  attendants.-  ici  me  be  fei?.ed,  bmind  and  car- 
I  ad  to  the  place  ot  e.\cci; 


l«l  111 


ivc  y  ■ 


mcditarioii 

ill  in  a  gohliletof  wine.  "  Il 

"■  to  waste  our  tin.e    thus      1    have    much  to    i'av";  ai!d  | 

ihongh  the  iul.jcct  is  painful,  it  muft  be  entered  on.     Ke- 

fresh     yourselves,    and  we  will  ptoceed    to  businefs. A-   I 

■  continued  she,  turijitig  to  the  perfon  who  waited"  j 
my  ch.imber  you  will  j 
"    Tie  heart  of  j; 


dVer  f 
Nay,  nay  j  embrace  once  more 
fuch  endearments.  Vour  drink 
shrieked  with  hcrror,  ■•  i  have 
in,  Ju  i»ii1  Inhuman  vi-oihan  ' 
Oe  Val 


be^a 


t  lierih: 


tlitnk  Valeria  penitent, 
you  have  not.  long  tor 
was  poloned  !"  Bertha 
ot  tasted  it  !"  O,  Julian! 
^uti  have  killed  your  (on  I" 
llccts  of  llie  baneful  drink: 
.  wiih  agony,  ttlauKed  hea- 
ti'iiitie,!  10  ih^dlitracied 
:h  ticrrna  had  just  titrerctl. 


Valeria  the  uro-oi'tti  cr.lth 
vVoids  eaiinit  d.;fcribejhi 
n'ttii  wiiofe  malice  had  recoiUuTin  hevfelf.  Slij  tore  her 
hail  111  purenzy,  and  would  have  plunged  a  kmie  i,i  her 
DvMl  oi-frtin,  but  th.irthealteudan5sac  iha  tnoincnt  rush- 
.j  ill,  and  Wfcited  the  weapiii  from  lier  hand.  Tne  zea- 
' '.I fault  was  amu.igs  them:  he  ftlppurted  his  uyioij" 
i!)'  ajipro-ictiing.     "  1 


li  w.-.uid  be  vain.     1  Jie  th< 

.■veachery.     i'rotM^fcv  lovely 

i  th.it  of  being  ton  tendBPP5.ltached 

Ui;ht  her  into  endlei's    iiniery.     iJcr- 

nay  meet  in  hapyii-rre- 

3ur  earthly  difoh-jdicnce 

Unhr.pny  moti,.  r.  I  for- 


r  chair. 


the  tabid 


f,.    behind  h, 

^.  find  a  fe.ticd  paper  :  bring  it  hitlt, 
was  too  full  to  permit  her  to  t 
fet  before  her.  Julian  felected  the, 
but  her  eir^rts  to  eat  we.'e  inelVecti 
tlie  pap;,-,  which  the  Haronels  del 
liu'n  .tddrrfsed  him  wit 
tlie  attendants  to  withdraw.  •'  The 
have  hi'li.rioevereiltcr-anied  foryouj 
how  to  account  for."  (Julian  turned 
"  It  seemed  interwoven  in  my  nature, 
to  ihe  ctniimifsioa  of  acts  at  the  remembrance  of  which 
]tnow  shuddir.  Thnt  paper  jou  will  find  to  be 
the  true  and  only  will  of  the  unfortunate  iiaron,  en. 
trusted  by  him  to  my  care  foou  after  our  marriage.  Ber- 
tha is  thereby  his  fole  heii-efs,  though  an  ample  jointure' 
has  been  allmied  for  me."  Hertha  leaned  over  Julian  to 
peruse  it.  The  Baronefs  called  for  more  wine-  the  at- 
f-ndants  were  withdrawn  ;  she  rofe,  brought  fon'ie  from 
the  sideboard,  and  filled  the  goblets.  <•  Bertha."  faid  she, 
rat'diig  her  voice,  "  your  father  never  curled  you.  That 
lyone;  he  died  pronouncing  his  Forgive- 
lor  „,.  «,.  •>  . ,,  litermi  Providence  bepiaif. 
,  I  may  yet  be  happy."     sliefunk 

her  knees  in  tne  fecvency  of  rapture,  while  inuginati. 
fldrii  of  her  father  regarding  hci-  with 


1  orpin 


1.1  bleisi 
;clamed  lie 


I-l.y 


picture 
and  p. 


rduu. 


n,  .,  •  J  ]"•'>"."  Jio^v  »n  we  to  account  for  ih» 
r,  *>""'"?"n  "'•■"''",•'"'"5' ''>'  *'■'«''  °"'-  f»'e  ««  accelerat. 

V  ;    -      ")■•'"=,«'"="""'  "'''"  "f  ii"het    Ambrofe,"  faid 

V  aleria,with  a  forced  fmiie,  ••  they  were  all  atfectej.  His 

vtthoholphoric  cliaracters  tne  prcdictio^i  whicli  accident 
h.as  5incc  Uilfilled.  Early  iuperstitioi'i.  which  is  IVldom 
e,..dicated,  a.de.l  by  concurrent  cii-cumslances.  and  your 
uvvnci.ilciousneUofmikondnci,  all  conjpired  to  make* 
oui:pla.i  fuccecd.  The  pannel  on  which  the  tei-rific  words 
whet."!!','"?'  ','il"?'^°"  »  '■'^•"■'!'=  »•"»  in  '«  apartment, 
n..ay  behold  and  exatmne  the  apparatuj.     It  was  ne.-eisa- 

de.ection.  while  htsafsojiation  wiUi  the  lldjpsndents 
rendered  it  an  ea^  m.tter  to  keep  you  still  within  our 
r---..     l',io.ico:ii,Jjri;ijthc.vuo:cofoar  proceejinss, 


I  lend,  whofeiast  m  jn 

uci,"  fa.d  he,  "  morta 

li.n  of  ihe  most  dijbol 

wife  i   litr  fault  was  th 

to  ope,  who  has  li 

tha.  my  belived,  farewcl), 

gionsi  for  we  are  gutltlcOi 

has  met  an  earthly  piniishn 

Kive  ihi.e  !"  Tl.-,  iha  clung  round  him  till  fprcihlv  di-a'- 
b-e,i  from  InsiifeUfs  botly-  TI.eBaroi.efs  yLdtled'herfelt 
up  to  justice,  add  infferrd  the  due  punishnient  of  her 
crimes  wiih  that  infens.bily  which  is  often  ir.iitaken  for 
heroifni.  but  is  too  frcqiiomly  the  last  i-tfuge  of  a  luriiulent 
fpit-it,  and  an  im]>ioiis  foul,  nerlha  found  a  zealous  and 
ticiive  friend  in  Tyrauli :  he  arranged  her  afl'airs  with  fi- 
delity, and  gave  her  every  confolation  in  his  power.  But 
her  heart  had  received  ton  deep  a  wound  to  admit  of  fu- 
ture happinef'  :  and  tefolving  on  retirement,  she  devoted 
the  greater  p.rt  of  her  fortune  to  the  endowment  of  aeon- 
vent  in  which  she  pafsed  the  remainder  of  her  days  In 
comnicmnraiion  of  her  own  fad  story,  she  founded  tiieor- 
uer  ot  diiol.edients,  enjoining  a  life  of  the  strictest  pietv 
and  I'everest  penance.  Of  this  order  she  reni.ained  ruperi- 
or  for  fume  years  :  and  at  her  death  was  laid  be- 
side her  dear  Julian  in  the  family  vault  :  aii.l  a  simple 
marble  tablet  In  the  convent  chaiiel  bears  record  of  the 
fate  of  the  two  faithful  and  unfortunate  lovers  Bv  tl,,. 
will  of  the  Lady  Bertna.  Tyrault,  who 

ceedcd  to    theefiaie;  and  his  heirs    i  „,  ,_.^ 

were  pofefsors  of  the  Castle  dl  Montalpine.  whiTegTatU 
lude  has  perpetuated  in  ilicir  hearts  the  virtuej  of  the  un 
Iwppy  pair.  , 

THE  EA'U. 


ANECDOTE  OF  THE  EMPRESS  Hyi.\. 

Affected  ignorance,  or  wilful  cecity,  a.-e  fpecies  of  finefse 
practifed  fuccefsfiilly  in  many  cafes  of  conjugal  infedelitv. 
Li  via  when^sked  by  what  means  she  attained  fo  much 
influence  over*(^'.^ustns,  replieil.  *'Mv  fecret  is  verv  sim- 
ple : — I  have  %lwavs  behaved  prudently:  I  have  studied 
to  pleate  him  :  and  I  have  never  been  indifcreetly  curious 
neither  about  his  private  all^^if,  nor  even  his  gallantries, 
of  which  I  was  contented  to  ajipear  ignorant." 


.    ■  ANECDOTE  OF  A  TYRANT. 

Christian  Kintj'of  Denmark,  threatened  the  conquered 
■Swedish  peafantj,  if  they  made  the  least  commotion,  to 
caule  af>ol,and  a  hand  of  each  i-elie!  to  be  cut  oil';  ob- 
ferving,  "  char  one  hand,  with  one  real  and  one  wooden 
leg.  were  fuficient  tofervethe  purpoies  of  thofe  who 
were  designed  by  nature  forno other  occupation  than  that 


of  tilliiij  the  ground. ' 


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r"'  =^^'rs\uv*y' til:  his  ;ncr„... 

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g,vc,i  un  ■„  vox.ld.lo  your    ';";   ';'. 

;„ould  Wl  to  he.  sh.rc.   -Vol. 

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'«<-pctl,tre;,(bJue. 


Vol.  1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


i4r 


The  birds  no  longer  time  their  ni'.ive  lay, 
Nor  on  the  ear  ihcir  plaintive  warhliilgs  trill 

•■  The  ploughman  homeward  plods  his  weary  > 
And  all  is  hu^h'd,  and  all  aruuiid  i.  s  ill  ; 


Save  tlic  foTt  breeze  that  (jentjv  floats  ajonj 
The  buovani  air  to  cool  ihc  fertile  dale  ; 

Or  wh'.'re  tlio  wo(>dUrk  pours  his  grateful  fjn^; 
Or  wlitre  the  bat  purfues  his  cv'ning  fail. 


Jlcre  if/id  ihi  fc  Icenes  fo  grtniul  to  mv  mind, 
Prone  lo  leHcxion  and  I'el'earcli  prufuuiid, 

In  e»"iy  proi'pect  folf.e  new  lessini  bud, 
111  cc'ry  fcafoii  as  it  circles  round. 


Tni-fe  shadows  frem  attmi'd  to  evVy  'hnn-^'it, 

Which  e'er  .',!ioulJ  litlthe  coiuenipbMive  loni, 
^V^onl  r-i'Je  e'.perii'nce  hasjeaily  lau^iii, 
I'he  youOiful  pav&ion  nobly  to  contruul. 


And  lunv  the  great  p:irtalie  their  mid-day  nieal. 
Change  times  .;na  l.-;il'on.H  as  their  lanties  veer 

T'  make  noon  niijht — What  i)lea)"ure  can  they  let 
Or  turn  tli^-  fLiunncr  into  winter  drear. 

VIII. 

'Ti'snor  the  g»v  tha'  are  the  truly  great, 
Nor  is  it  I'lirJune  that  can  tnake  us  g  'jd, 

Kor  all  the  fplcndor  of  parade  and  state, 
Koi-  all  iht  boast  of  ancestry  and  Lljod  i 


But  'tis  the  virtues  that  im,irint  the  worth, 
The  li'.j'ri!  hand  and  kmil  f.jr^iving  liccast. 

How  I'dr  fiiperior  thefe  to  boasted  birth  1 
All,  thefe  fo  valued,  and  i'o  truly  blest. 


a  P  R  I  .V  G. 

VE  fouls  that  na  ino-.'I'led  for  friendship  and  pleafure 
Ccme  hail  ihe  returned  loft  bekuties  of  SPRINo  ! 

Yciir  time  l.y  the  n,i^  ol  gay  iiiv.-.c,ci.cs  mcafure  , 
Come  loie  liie  gictn  lanjfcapes  while  birds  fwectly 
ling- 

Our  tnii.ds  to  atvshen  from  Winter's  dOll  slumbers, 
Sec  Spring  now  ri:tnrns,  .with  lier  f»ir  rr.,il:ng  titiin  i 
The  miilc  shall  assist  v.-itfi  iier  loft  il.j.iiug  iiunibeis, 
To  bill  tht  glad  l".:;u'oii,  each  nymph  and  cath  l\vain. 

Now.  foon  as  e'er  Pjioibus  his  gb.vy  diltloas. 
And  liiigcb  )0ii  n^untaiii  wi'h  aiure  fo  bright, 
Ho-,v  fragrant  AiVforu!  bov;  lwc!l  the  f.vee.  roles. 
All  nature  aSordinf  unbounded  delight. 

O,  emblem  of  innticence;  loVtKest  fiiafon  ! 
'J  h y  return  tut  giad  oolbin  ■*  ith  rs))ture  infiJiici, ; 
■1  o  lurvey  but  iiij  beautit-s,  adds  vigor  to  re.iiun, 
And  begets  in  my  foul  tne  fitijlimeli  desires. 


■ing  lijile  efi'usion.  from  tlie  r.dm! 
toiilaiiis  a   very  pretty    moral    1> 


Can  I  ajtin  that  f»rin  cnrrfs, 

Orontbatlil)  v.  ith  rapluie  twine  ! 

Nil,  no  !  the  lip  that  all  ma>  prd's 

Shall  never  iv.oi'c  be  presi'd  by  mine. 

Can  1  again  that  look  recall, 

Which  once  w.iuld  make  me  die  for  llicc 
No,  no  :   the  e;.e  tliat  Dvirur,  on  all 

Shall  never  more  be  priz'd  b;  inc  ! 


KOOlESTEil  -ixD  BARROW. 

The  witty  and  licentious  earl  of  Rocbestcr  tneeiing  with 

;  eat  tl -ctor  li>a:ic  Barrow  in  iliepark,   told  hia   cjm- 

nsthat  he  would  have  some   fun  v.'ith  the  rusty    old 

.AccordiiigU  he  went   up  v. iih  great  gravity,  and  ta- 

,    liV  hia  hat,  made  the  doctor  a  profound  bow  saying, 

1 )      1  joi  yours  to  my  siioe  t:ei'   The  Dr.  seeitig  his  drift, 

iriiiloiV    h'S    beaver,  and  relumed    the    biw,  wi-h,  my 

!  1  am  \our's  ti*  the  ^rouml.     llocb-^sicr    follov/cd  up 

I'.iifationsby  a  deeper  bow.  saying  Ur.  I  am  your's  to 

. ;  .tre.     Barrow  with  a  very  lowly  obeisance,  replied, 

I   rj,  I  ain  your's  to  the  amiiiodes.  His  lordship  near. 

iell>a.  e.xclaiiiied,  Dr  I  urn  yours  to  the  lowest  pit 

I.     Tiieretiiy  lord,  said  Bl.'r.iwsaicastically,  Heave 

,  ...id  waliied  oti". 


DANCING. 

[from  a  New-York  PAfEn.  ] 

IN  perusing  3'enynV  ArtofDimchg,  I  was  struck  with 
the  great  dillcrence  beiwee.i  the  tUitoiiis  of  his  time  and 
thole  of  the  prcfeiit  day. 

'  Tor  why  should  I  the  gallant  fpark  command, 
'  V/.tii  clean  white  gloves  to  lit  his  ready  Hand  .'■ 

So  fays  Jenv>j  {  but  we  now  fee  gentlemen  not  oiilv 
dancing  without  gloves,  but  alfo  without  the  previous 
ceremony  of  washing  their  hands.  He  gives  itde.s  alfo 
lor  tirefi  intended  for  b.ith  gen  lemen  and  ladies  ;  but  he 
makes  no  mention  of  gem  Itmeti  dancing  in  boots  or  great 
coats,  nor  doet  he  even  mention  the  Bull-Dance. 

'  Would  you  in  dancing  every  fault  aioid, 
•  '1  u  kitp  true  time  be  lirst  your  thoughts  employ'd. 
This  he  feeins  to  have  considered  an  object  of  impor- 
begin  long  be- 
tne  niu- 


ithK 


lUll'e 


the 


nd  tiaiiip  on  wiiiioui 
ai  m  Ills  idea  ^uiie  difguatiiig— ior  he  fays, 

The  dance  and  music  should  fo  nicely  meet, 
liach  note  should  be  an  cciio  to  ihe  I'eet.' 


The  ! 


.  his  advice  to  the  ladies  : 


•  v'-nd  you  fair  nymphs  avoid  with  eipial  care, 
'  A   siujlid  duiiiels  and  a  coqueue  air. 

'  Niither  with  ejes  that  evi^r  love  the  ground, 
'   Asleep,  like  spinning  tops  run  round  and  round, 

•  Nor  yet  witn  giddy  look,  and  wanton  pride, 
■  otuic  all  aiouiid,  and  skip  from  side  to  side.' 

His  advice  to  the  gentlemen  I  dare  hardly  venture  to 
leiieat.  h  will  be  couiiderea  lb  ahfiird  by  tnoli;  who  now 
let  the  faahnni  in  our  cotillions,  and  who  UoMr  fo  ure- 
lUKiu^ly  todilplay  their  skill. 

'  Tis  not  a  nimble  bound  nor  caper  bii;h, 

'  In..!  van  pietcnd  to  plealea  corioi.s  eje  1 

'  Gojjjudysi  no  futh  tumbler's  tricks  regard, 

'  Or  tniiik  tbem  beautiful,  becaufe  ihey'rt  hard.' 

I  hf.ve  given  a  few  extracts  from  this  poem,  the  peru- 
lal  of  which  has  been  recoonnended  to  eviry  perfoii  who 
wishes^ to  .r.el  in  Ihat  accomplishment  ;  and  which  is 
considered  ;is  wrirtcn  with  gieaiipi.it  aid  highly  linish. 
ed.     Wis  concluding  advice  with  iilpect  to  his  rules, 

'  Each  belle  shall  wear  tbein  wrote  upon  her  fan, 
'    ,'iiid  each  br. gilt  beau  shall  rc:.d  th^n:_if  in  can," 

I  must  consider  fiiperfluons— for  we  most  do  inott  of  our 
i.eau.K  at  the  jirelijiit  day  the  justice  to  acknowledge  that 
ihey  might  make  out  to  read  it,  and  probably  to  nudcr- 
staiiu  ii.  It  is  (lie  Inst  law  of  the  M„r<li  Kiver  ■  ocietv 
that  each  inti.iber  s.i...li  know  how  to  d.mce,  and  the  ft' 
cuiid,  each  i.iciiibei  snail  know  li.jw  to  rejd. 

TIM  TARTLET. 


NATIONAL  SUSERSTITION, 


In.» 


ctlinthe, 


■larhMc. 


<y.,fl-^oV^>, 


AT  Genoa,  two  \'"cnetians,  whofe  countrymen  and  the 
Genoefe  still  ktjn  up  that  iiivcieraLc  haired  lo  each  otlu 
which  diLlingi.. -shed  their  ancestors,  werj  inelent  at  ar. 
osteria,  or  wine  liLufe,  whc.e  the  conversation  of  the 
coTiipaiiy  arofe,  not  as  it  w«u:d  in  England,  on  jiolitii.-, 
an.l  plcafure,  but  on  the  merits  of  Si.  Julio,  the  ji  otector 
of  Genoa,  who,  it  wasafserted,  hid  worked  innumerable 
miracles,  and  was  thi-  r.ttaiest  of  all  faints.  If  na;ure  be 
as  much  the  p.,rciit  of  patrioiifm,  as  to  crs.ite  in  us  an  af. 
fectioii  for  th  >fe  r.iinutrr  objects  in  our  native  land,  which 
the  citizen  of  ibc  vNorld  would  regard  with  an  eye  of  in- 
diifcreiice,  bow  much  mo.e  powerfully  must  she  operate 
on  our  palli^ns,  when  we  remember  tliat  on  which  the 
profpcTKy  of  our  C'Hintry  is  fuppofed  to  depend!  The 
two  \'enetiaiis  wei  e  precifely  in  tiiis  Jiredicainent.  They 
probabl)  knew  as  lici'le  of  St.  John,  as  they  did  of  St. 
Dein.is  ;  but  St.  Mark  was  the  guardian  of  Venice,  and 
confiquently  their  all  in  all.  Refolved,  therefore,  to  main- 
tain his  honor  in  o[)posiiioii  to  the  provoking  culogiuiti  of 
the  Genoefe  on  their  patron,  one  of  them  obferved,  that 
the  bones  of  his  faint  liad  worked-  more  miracles,  pirticu- 
laily  ill  healing  dirc.ifes,than  all  the  apostles  and  faints  : 
that  ill  Heaven  he  was  ne.vt  in  rank  to  tile  Virgin  8t  popes  ; 
and  as  much  fuperior  to  their  St.  John,  as  the  p'a'ii.irch 
of  Venice  was  to  the  archbishop  of  Genoa.  To  prcvont 
any  repiv  to  this,  he  and  his  friend  left  the  room  ;  but 
were  foon  followed  by  one  of  the  coitipany,  who  h.d  the 
honor  of  hearing  a  great  crofs  of  a  religious  order  in  their 
church  prolefslons.  This  dcl'pcrate  enthusiast,  on  over- 
taking, stabbed  the  Venetian,  who  had  fpoken  ,  to  the 
heart;  crying  out  with  the  blow,  Timanda  questo  Sao 
Gioi^anne  die  ti  gurlano  le  ofse  di  San  Maico.  •  St  Johrt' 
fends  thee  this,  thatthe  bones  of  St.  Mark  may  healthce.' 
His  friend,  astonished  at  a  deed  s  i  bloody,  (though  an  I- 
talian)  applied  to  a  Magistrate  forjilstice,  who,  having 
hearj  the  particulars,  told  him,  that  had  a  Veiiitian  mur- 


dered a  Geuoefe  in  Venice,  no  notice  would  have  been  ta- 
ken of  It  ;  but  that  his  complaint  would  probably  be  oa- 
sidered  in  a  few  days  ;  and  fo  indeed  it  was,  even  fooner 
tlian  he  had  promiled  ;  for  early  the  next  morning  he  too 
was  foundafsafsinatcd  at  the  door  of  his  lodgings  ! 


REMAHKASLE  INSCRIPTION  0:f    A  GU.U'E 

STONE. 

AT  abarying-place  called  Ahade,  in  thcciunty  of  Don- 
negal,  Ireland,  there  was  lately  dug  una  piece  of  dat  stone 
aoout  three  feet  by  two,  tlie  device  on  which  was  a  figure 
ot  Death,  with  a  bow  and  arrow,  shootin;  at  a  woman 
with  a  boy  in  her  arms,  and  undcrneaih  was  an  i.tscripti. 
on  in  Irish  characters,  of  which  the  fclIowiiKis  a  transla- 
tion :  ■  ^'^^    ' 

'•  Here  are  deposited,  with  a  design  of  tnUMijg  tlietn 
with  the  parent  earth  from  which  the  raopSlj)4rt  came 
a  mother  who  loved  her  fon  to  the  destructioiwf  hisdeath! 
She  claljieJhiin  to  her  bolom  with  all  the  joy  of  a  parent, 
tile  pulle  of  whole  heart  beat  with  maternal  aUeC'ion— 
and  in  the  very  moment  whilst  the  gladnefs  of  j.,y  danced 
in  the  pupil  of  the  boy's  eyes,  and  the  mother's  bofom 
swelled  wi:h  tranfport— Death's  arrow,  in  a  flash  of 
lightning,  pierced  them  both  in  a  vital  part,  and  totally 
dissolviii^Mhe  entrails  of  the  fon,  without  injuring  his 
skin,  and  biiniin^  to  a  cinder  the  liver  of  ihe  mother,  feiit 
them  out  of  this  wmld  at  one  and  the  same  moment  of 
time,  in  the  vctr  1315." 


FllOM    .4    I.ONDOS    P.i 


Aslo 


iof 


mcord  of  sweet  sounds,"  we  huve 
wittlessed  with  p!e,snre  the  g.-idual  im-.roven.eiit  of  nui- 
stcal  inftruments,  e-pcci.tijythJMof  the'P,ano-Fort,- ;  and 
we  have  long  been  in  the  liabit  of  attaching  high  credit  to  ' 
the  names  of  Stoddnrt,  Broadwood,  Tonikiuson,  Rolfeand 
Clementi  &  Go.  But  lince  our  last,  the  hoiise'of  tlie  lat- 
ter has  exhibited,  in  a  new  pi  uio  for.e,  a  proof  of  thepos- 
.ibility  of  producing,  from  that  species  of  inftrument,  a 
power  and  mcinfluence  of  tone,  whic.i  we  confess  we  iie- 
ver  e.xpect.d  to  find  within  its  compass.  The  twanf  of 
tlie  wire  is  completely  subdued,  and '-very  kc/  seems  to 
actuate  a  bell  I  ather  than  a  llring- ,  while  the  eilectlhrough- 
out  the  whole  scale  is  as  sonorous  as  it  is  sweet,  and  a»  e- 
qiial  as  rich  and  interesting.  Its  indisputable  sunerioriiy 
over  every  oilnr  inllruiin-nt  of  the  kind,  seems  to  p.-,.,.e  i 
new  advance  in  the  art  of  piano-forie  making,  and  'to  form 
an  icra  in  the  hiJlory  of  musical  inllruments.  Thh  i..ar.ii- 
nient  to  which  we  allude,  is  vertical,  n.ico.ninonly  tiiftj-b 
m  Its  case,  aud  li.i:,  bjcn  purchased  by  Dr.  Bi.sDV,for  BO 
.guineas. 


^t,  consider'ng  the  rapid  decrees  by 

^-c.le,l  in  dilcardiiigcertain  iifelef, 

•t^'jcs,  b.:is  invented  an  u'lnioi-firu- 

licate  creatiirts  of  an  in'olerabh? 

ks  to  them,  their  sh'n.     His  mdhod 

aiid  expeditious  j   the  mode  is  ciHed 

e,  or  St.  B.vutholomew's  uiJress. 


FRUGALITY  DEFI.VCD. 


Fnvjality  is  that  happy  medium  between  profj^cness 
and  avarice  i  when  it  is  adopted  for  any  otlier  pur,>ose.  it 
merits  satire,  not  praile.  The  covetous  may  ren-'enibcr, 
his  ijarsimony  has  no  connection  at  all  with  fniKality,  the 
golden  mean.  .Ava.-ice  restrains  him  from  aJininist'erlng 
tha'  succour  which  Ihe  wants  of  his  fellow-citizens  rati- 
onally demand,  anil  which  ^-ugality  aims  to  salisfv. 
True  liberality  is  the  ofspring  of  (rngality  ;  I  nsethc  epi- 
ihet  true,  because  all  theiipnarenilv  lilwial  actions  of  man, 
destitute  of  frumility,  proceed,  as  Mr.  Addison  savs,  from 
the  impulses  of  jiassion,  not  conviction  of  reason. 


INDIAN  TAT.E.— The  native  story  cf  the  princess 
P.icnhontas  has  just  issued  from  the  pen  of  Mr.  Davis  of 
this  city.  It  is  a  tale  of  interest,  told  witii  much  ease 
and  excellence  of  sXyXe.—PhiUuklpbh:  Gazette. 


OBITUARY. 


DIED,  on  Wednestlaylast,  Capt.  John  Di.xon,  Prin- 
ter, of  tliis  city.  Liberality,  philanthropy,  and  probity, 
were  found  amooi^ihe  virtues  ol  this  respectablecitizeii — 
No  wonder  iheo  hat  his  loss  is  tttily  regrrtterj  bv  a  nu- 
.inerous  and  re  '  ectable  .-icquaintance,  who  give  willing 
testimony  to  hia  intrinsic  worth-^ 

"  Put  memory  shall  often  bear 

•'  A  thought  of  thee,  and  many  a  teir 
"  Shall  bathe  thy  shrine." 


148 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.  1. 


oluiuar.ly 


.li  the  1 


ta  IxT—.md  With  a  frown 
she  h;ule  him  begone — :inJ 
roof  aij.iiii.  wjntu  coulii  ni 


vith  thebhu-hasofshaine,  andtodc 
CNUltfcl  M,  ,he  confcoutnds  of  approved  virtue,  and  was 
caul.ous  ■«  future  of  granting  any  indulgencies  that  might 
expcleherto  the  attacks  of  vice,  or^fubject  her  to  the 
cenlures  of  malevolenc*. 


The  following  poem  contains  a  defcription  of  the  situati- 
on  of  an  unfortunate  Scotci  gentleman  «ho  had  been 
obh^ed  to  leave  W.,  country  for  rebellion.  I,  reprefent, 
.be  dtitrefs  of  the  perfon  delcrlbed  in  a  very  interesting 
and  pathetic  manner. 

The  exile.. ..An  Elegy. 

WHERE, 'midfl  the  ruins  of  a  fallen  (late, 
.,'"=  °"?^  f»"?'J  '^'""r  "-""s  his  scanty  wkve, 
vv      "v  f=;  "'"mn  now  derides  the  great, 
Nil'erc  half  a  Oatue  }•«  records  the  br»ve  , 


Li-LAtCN  AND  JLOKELLA; 

on,    IHE   PERILS  OF    A   TETE-A-TETE. 

FLORELLA  had  a  form  which  would,  in  the  eyes  of 
a  bir  Joshua  Keynolds,  r.ive  been  deemed  a  inr.dtl  for  a 
complete  l)eauty.  Ujihappily  for  her,  she  possessed  not 
oiily  the  excellencies,  but  likewife  the  foibles  of  one,  who 
It  the  admiral. Oil  o£  the  males  and  the  envy  of  the  fe- 
milrs. 

She  indulged  the  homi^  of  the  men,  ind  thought  them 
no  better  than  a  fct  of  pl:iy. things,  which  she  might  divert 
h  rltlf  with,  and  difcarJ  whenever  she  thought  proper. 
The  sighs  of  the  eiiamourcd  wc  e  her  most  agreeable  mu- 
sic, and  the  groans  of  tije  difappointed  aflbrded  her  diver- 
sion. Liberties  she  gra.ited  without  fcruple,  and  couM 
frown  even  the  mcs:  prefumptuous  into  fuuniission.  In  a 
word,  sh3  feenied  burn  to  be  the  torture  of  her  own  fex, 
and  tile  tyrant  over  our's. 

Ceiaden,  however,  the  gay,  the  elegant,  faw  her  in  the 
circle  I'f  p 'li  enefs.  He  was  Mruck  with  her  form — and 
he  ref  Ivc  d  to  gc;  the  better  i  f  her  viruic. 

Hcrefoh.tl  badly— he  thought  weakly.  He  took  the 
oppi  rtunity  of  piuii.ig  into  l.cr  ears  ihe  poilbn  of  adu- 
lation. To  a  tv.iiale  who  ihir.ss  htritlf  charming,  atlulr. 
fion  is  more  than  pcifon.  Florella  heard  his  flatteries  no 
wiihoiitattei.t  en,  but  as  the  pride  which  her  lelf-confci 
oUj  beamy  had  infpir  d  her  with,  induced  her  to  think  tia 
they  Wire  ii  uhing  more  l!:an  the  tribute  which  she  coultl 
claim,  11. ey  had  net  that  eifect  upon  htr  which  they  might 
h  tve  h  'd  up  n  ai  y  one  whtiCe  exterior  was  kl's  charming 
She  wa';,  however,  pleafed  with  a  new  conquest ;  for  her 
ailibitiju  was  like  that  of  Alexander:  she  thought  the 
•woild  tou  narrow  a  bound  for  her  triuml^hs.  Vanity  i:i 
foiiieti.ncs  a  prcliirver  of  the  fc,\,  when  even  a  fenfe  of 
lienou'  IS  not, 

rh-aHiJ,  however,  with  the  compliments  of  Celadon, 
pi'  alsd  .\  1  h  being  di  tinguiihcd  by  l.itn  from  the  rcsj  o:' 
tiie.  :wn,  she  g„ve  him  fome  indulgencies,  which  wen 
!■)  compatible  with  the  rigiil  laivs  of  I'cmule  delicacy 
l.ui  iier  indi.lgenties  WC;  e  only  witli  a  view  of  moufiifii 
r.ing  him  to  hcrfelf,  inhom  all  her  fex  feemed  eager  ;c 
monopolize. 

The  confessions  she  made  only  fcrved  to  give  an  edge 
to  audacity;  and  as  the  least  deviation  from  delicacy  ge- 
nerally enfures  a  greater,  Cel.vbni  grew  mofl^bold  in' pro- 
portion as  Florella  appeared  more  kind. 

Their  iliti.iiacy  did  not  efca])e  the  eye  of  ohfervaliou; 
»nd  the  fex  thouj,ht  her  too  kind  to  refufe  her  hand  to  one 
that  feeiv.ed  already  to  partake  of  the  lilieities  of  a  hus- 
band. But  the>  were  misiaUen  ;  it  was  neither  the  inten- 
tion of  FloreiU  nor  Celadon  to  make  the  hymeneal  tie. 
Tncir  intimacy  had  no  other  foundation  than  vanity.  At 
first  she  w;ls  proud  in  having  the  handfomest  man  "fi  r  her 
iuitor,  and  he  was  no  lefs  proud  in  having  one  of  tlie 
han.il'oniesi  of  the  fex  for  his  inistrefs. 

Yei  tliole  iriedoms  which  are,  perhaps  improperly, 
tciiiicd  innocent  frcfloms,  loo  fiequentiy  introduce  to 
thole  lliat  are  not  innoctnt,  ThiS  vas  Celadon's  cafe- 
He  V.  aj  not  falisficd  with  thofc 
j;iat)tcd,  but  waseNcited  to  tnatc 
«nis  wcmauhliouldgiaii 
■which  he  liad  with  her 
his  entiance  the  frifiur  was  emp! 
giaces  i>(  iter  lace,  by  dreij^inij 
ll?ir  that  e;.es  ever  belulcj.  C 
griice  v.i-h  pltjlure,  bm  lelt  a  g 
frifeur  Icf  hm  alone  V.  i  h  liis  n 
than  ever  with  her  beauties  he 
lite,  prestrated  himfclf  at  her  f.et,  hrearhcd  f 
ciour»  of  his  jiassiou  in  lerms  ihit  difcove.cd 
_th.,s  of  an  enamoui  cd  heart,  and  ii-jed  her  to  infrini>e  The 
inviolibie  laws  ol  lemale  honor. 

^  1  kMla,  had,  in  the  piime  ..f  life,  imbibed  the  princi- 
p.es  ot  religion  Irom  the  instructions  of  a  maiden  aunt— 
1  h  u:;.i  the  icei.s  had  lain  dormant  for  fome  vears,  they 

""  ""  '"  •  ^^^^'^'"^ Jtullulate.      The  propolal  shock- 

,   which  froae  lin.  very  blood 

never  dare  to  enter  under  that 
fpire  him  with  a  regard 

,  i>.  iiui-  oahnl.l  1    frtr.1  nn,,  iv.^- 

ed  to  tarnish 


With  trenhling  steps  an  Exile  wanderM  near. 

In  Scntiish  weeds  his  shriveli'd  limbs  array'd. 
His  fiirrow'd  cheek  was  crofs'd  with  many  a  tear. 

And  frequent  sighs  his  woundedfoul  betray'd- 

Oh  !  wretch  !  he  eryM,  that  like  fome  troubled  ghost 
Art  doom'd  to  wander  round  this  world  of  woe 

While  memory  fpoaks  of  joy  for  ever  loft. 

Of  peace!  of  comfort,  thffu  hast  ceas'd  to  know  ! 

Theft  are  the  fcenes,  with  fancy'J  charnns  endow'd,- 
Where  hapiiier  Britons,  calling  pearlsiway. 

The  fools  of  found,  of  cmjlty  triHes  proud. 
Far  from  the  land  of  blifs  and  freedom  stray. 

Wou'd  that,  for  yonder  dome,  tbefe  eyes  could  fe* 
Tiiewilher'd  oak  that  crowns  my  n«iivo  hill  ! 

Thefe  urn.i  let  ruin  waste  ;  but  give  to  me 
The  tuft  that  trembles  o'er  its  lonely  rill. 

Oh  !  facred  haunts  !  and  is  the  hillock  grerm 
That  faw  our  infant-fporls  beguile  the  day  i 

Still  are  our  feats  of  f.iiry  fashion  feen  >. 
Or  is  my  little  throne  of  mofs  away  ! 

Had  but  Ambition,  in  this  tortur'd  breast, 

Ne'er  fought  to  rule  beyond  the  humble  plain, 

Where  mild  Depeiidance  holds  the  vafsal  blest, 

Where  faitli  and  friendship   fix  the    chicftain't  reigr 

Thus  had  I  liv'd  the  life  my  fathers  led  ; 

Their  name,  their  family  had  not  ceas'd  to  be  ; 
And  thou,  Muniwia  .'  on  thy  earthly  bed  !— 

My  name,  my  family,  what  were  thefe  to  thee  !-* 

Three  little  moons  had  feen  our  growing  love, 
S54UW  I'irst  Ho(iim/n joined  her  hand  to  mine  j 

Three  Iittle.moons    had  feen  us  blest  above 
All  thateiichusiast  hope  could  e'er  divine. 

U.g'dby  the  brave,  by  fancy'd  glorv  warm'd, 
In  treafon  honefl,  if  'twas  treafo'n  here  ; 

For  righ'S  fuppos'd  my  native  band  I  arni'd, 
And  join'd  the  standard  Cbarict  hid  dar'd  to  re.ir. 

FSted  we  fought,  my  gallant  Vaffals  fell. 
But  fav'd  their  master  ill  the  bloody  strife  i 

Their  coward  master,  who  could  live  to  leil 
He  faw  them  fall,  yet  tamely  fulfer'd  life. 


Let  me  not  th 
Still  in  my  . 
When  pal 


ik  ;- 


hu',  ah!  the  thought  will  rife, 

■■■J    , ?  brain  its  horrors  dwell, 

.-  uiiil  ircmhhng.  with  uplif  cd  eves, 
a  faintly  brtath'd— a  last  farewell  ' 


'Th. 


come,    she  faid  :  '■  flv,  fly  thefe  ruthlefs  foes, 
"  And  lave  a  life,  in  which  Monimi.-i  lives- 
Bdievc  me,  Ihury,  light  are  all  her  woes, 
"  Except  what  lienryS  dreaded  purpjfe  give's  ' 


'  And  would'st  thou  die,  ard  leave  rr 
"  And  blast  a  life  the  most  inhuirii 

■Oh!  live  in  pity  to  the  babe  unborn 
"  That  stirs  within  me  to  afsiil  my  pray'r'i'' 


c  thus  forlorn, 
.n  fpare  ? 


What  could  Ido  !     Contending  p-'fsi 
-And  prefs'd  my  bf  foni  with  alterna 

Unyielding  honour,  foft  perfuafive  love 

I  fled  and  left  her — left  her  to  her  fate  ! 


Stl-Oi'f, 


Faet  came  the  rufBan  band  ;  no  meltin?- charm. 

That  e'er  to  fulfcring  beauty  Nalnrc  gave. 
The  ruthlefs  raije  of  party  caii  difarm  ; 

Thy  tears,  Moiiimia,  wanted  power  to  fave  ! 

She,  and  the  remnant  of  her  weeping  train 

Whole  faithful   love  still  link'd  them  to  her  side. 

Torn  from  their  dwelling,  trode  the  defert  plain 
No  hue  to  shelter,  and  no  hand  to  guide,  ' 

Thick  drove  its  fnow  before  the  winti-y  wind. 

And  midnight  darknefs  wrapp'd  the  heath  they  past. 

Save  one  glad  gleam,  that,  blazing  far  behind, 
The  ancient  mansion  of  my  father's  east. 

Calmly  she  fawthe  fmouHerintj  riiins  glare  ; 

"  'Tis  pad,  all-righteous  God  !  'tis  past  !"  she  cry'd  ; 
"  But  for  my  Henry  hear  my  latest  pray'r  !" 

Big  was  her  bursting  heart  ;— she  groan'd,  »nd  died ! 

Still,  in  my  dreams,  I  fee  her  form  confcfs'rl. 
Sailing  in  robes  of  light,  the  troubled  sky  !  — 

And  foon,  she  whilper's  shall  my  Henry  reft— 
And  dimly  finding,  points  my  place  to  die  '. 

I  h*ar  that  voice,  I  fee  that  pale  hand  wave;  j 
I  come  once  more  to  view  my  native  shore  ; 

Stretch'd  on  Mnnimin't  long-neglected  -rave 
To  olafp  the  fod,  and  feel  my  woes  no  mora ! 


=S=* 


Tu»     C0NTEMPLATI3T. 

AusREsszD  toMatildA, 

Let  others  beast  their  hoardsof  gold. 

Be  mine  content  and  eafe, 
Jo  wanton  round  the  fleecy  fold, 
And  lov'd  Matilda  plcafe. 

Still  as  I  tune  my  slender  reed. 

On  Ciielmer'i  banks  fo  gay. 
The  silent  stream,  with  gentle  fpecd^ 

Glides  on  its  winding  way, 

'Tis  thus, alas  !  life  runs  unfeen, 

(While  we  to  blifs  are  blind) 
And  like  the  wanton  winding  stream, 

Leaves  not  a  trsce  behind. 

Come  then,  AIatilda,  learn  to  love. 

For  age  will  foon  appear  ; 
Give  ine  yonrheart,  your  hand,  and  glove. 

And  blefs  roe  thro'  the  j  ear. 

POLYDORE. 


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CRITICISM. 

-^  [Frewt  <if  Edinburgh  Rrvif.B.'] 
The  WorliS  of  the  Uifcht  Honorable  Lady  Mary  Wortlty 
Montagu:  IncliiJing  her  Correfpondeiice,  Poems,  and 
Essnvs.     Published  by  permitsion,  from  her  Origmil 
I'apert. 

[COKTINOmD^ 

These  are  certainly  very  uncommon  productions  for  a 
youig  lady  of  twent";  and  indicate  a  llrength  and  eleva- 
tion if  character,  ihat  does  not  always  appear  in  her  gay- 
er and  more  ostentatious  perl'ornianccs.  Mr.  Woriley 
» as  convinced  and  reassured  by  them:  and  they  were 
Harried  in  1712.  The  concluding  pan  of  the  first  volume 
con'ains  her  letters  to  him  for  the  two  following  years. 
There  i'.  not  much  tenderness  in  these  letters,  nor  very 
tnich  interest  indeed  of  any  kind.  Mr.  Woriley  appears 
to  have  been  rather  indolent  and  unambitious;  and  Lady 
Marv  takes  it  upon  her,  with  all  delicacy  and  judicious 
managenent  however,  to  stir  him  up  to  some  degree  of 
activuv  and  exertion.  There  is  a  good  deal  of  election 
news  and  small  politics  in  these  epistles.  The  best  of  them 
wc    liink.  is  the  followingexhortaiion  to  impudence. 

'  1  am  glad  you  think  of  serving  your  friends.  I  hope 
it  will  put  \  on  in  mind  of  serving  yourself.  1  need  not 
enlarge  upon  the  advantages  of  money  :  every  thing  we 
see,  and  all  wc  hear,  puts  us  in  remembrance  of  it. 
Ifit  w«ie  pifsibie  to  restore  liberty  to  your  country,  or 
limit  the  encioachments  of  the  prerogative,  by  reducing 
yiurself  to  a  ([arret,  I  should  be  pleased  to  share  so  glo. 
rioiis  a  pover'y  with  you;  but, as  the  world  is,  and  will 
be,  *Lisa  sort  of  duty  to.be  rich,  that  it  may  be  in  one's 
power  to  .'fgooA:  riches  being  another  word  for  power  ; 
towf  uh  the  chtainiiig  of  which,  the  first  necessary  qualifi- 
cations is  iiiipudence,  and  (as  Demosthenes  said  of  pro- 
iiniicia.i'm  iu  oiat.nry)  the  second  is  imimdence,  and  the 
third,  still,  impudence.  No  modest  man  ever  did,  or  ever 
will  make  his  fortune.  Your  friend  Lord  Halifa:t,  K. 
Walpole,  And  ailnther  remarkable  instances  of  q  jick  ad- 
vii.ccn'tnt,  have  been  remarkable  impudent.  The  Mi- 
j.Utr>  is  liUc  a  play  at  court  ;  there's  a  little  door  to  get 
Jn,  anu  a  gi-enl  trowd  without,  shoveing  and  thrusting 
who  shall  be  foremost  ;  people  who  knock  others  with 
th..M!  ilbows.di.vrej^ard  a  little  kick  of  the  shins,  and  slill 
thrust  heartily  forwards  are  sure  of  a  good  pkice.  Your 
inoiicst  man  stands  behind  in  the  crowd,  is  shoved  about 
by  every  body,  hiscloathes  torn,  almost  squeezed  to  death, 
and  sees  a  thousand  get  in  before  him,  that  don't  make  so 
good  a  figure  as  himself. 

•  1  don't  say  it  i.s  impossiblefor  an  Impudent  man  not  to 
rise  in  the  world  ;  but  a  moderate  merit,  with  a  large 
share  of  impudence,  is  more  probable  to  be  advanced, 
than  the  greaicst  qualifications  without  it. 

•  If  this  letter  is  impertinent,  it  is  founded  upon  an  opi- 
nion of  your  merit, which,  ifit  is  a  mistake,  1  would  not 
be  undeceived.  It  is  my  interest  to  believe,  (as  I  do)  that 
you  delerxe  every  thing,  and  are  capable  of-every  thiii^  ; 
but  nobody  else  will  believe  it,  if  thev  seeyou  get  nothing,' 
Vol.  i.  p.  2j0— 352.  '  ' 

I'o  the  end  of  this  volume  is  annexed  a  translation 
of  the  Knchiridion  of  Epictetus,  executed  by  Lady  INlary, 
when  she  was  under  twenty  years  of  age.  We  have  only 
read  the  first  paragraph  of  it,  in  which  we  see,  that  '  opi- 
nion, appetite,  aversion,  desire,  kc.  are  said  to  be  altoge- 
ther ill  nur  pi'lver*  which  is  evidently  a  false  translation  : 
Epictetus  says  only,  that  these  things  are  our  proper  bu- 
siness and  concern. 

The  second  volume,  and  a  part  of  the  third,  are  occupi- 
ed with  those  charming  letters,  written  during  Mr.  Wort- 
ley's  en.bassy  to  Constantinople,  upon  which  the  literary 
ie]>utation  of  Lady  Mary  has  hitherto  been  exclusively 
founded.  It  would  not  become  us  to  say  any  thing  of 
productions  which  have  so  long  engaged  the  admiration 
of  the  public.  The  grace  and  vivacity,  the  case  and  con- 
ciseness of  the  narrative,  and  the  description  which  they 
contain,  still  remain  unrivalled,  wc  think,  by  any  epis- 
tolary composition  in  our  language,  and  are  but  slightly 
shaded  by  a  sprikling  of  obsolete  tittle-tattle,  or  woman- 
ish vanity  and  affectation.  The  authenticity  of  these  let- 
ters though  at  one  tiine  disputed,  has  not  been  hrtely  call- 
ed in  question  :  but  the  secret  history  of  their  publication 
has  never,  wc  believe,  been  laid  before  the  public.  The 
editor  of  tbiscollection,  from  the  original  papers,  gives 
the  following  account  of  it  : 

I  In  the  later  periods  of  Lady  Mary'i  life,  she  employ- 
ed her  leisure  in  collating  the  copies  of  the  letters  she  had 
written  during  Mr.  tVortley's  embassy,  anil  had  transcrib- 
ed tl-eni  herself,  in  two  small  voUnrcs  in  4  to.  They  were 
without  doubt,  sontetimes  shown  loher  literary  friends 
Upon  her  return  to  t:  ngland  for  Ihc  last  time,  in  1761, 
she  ga\'e  ■hese  books  to  a  Mr.  S-jwdcn,  a  clergyinan  at 
Uotttrd^ni,  and  wiot«  the  subjoined  incnioraiijunt  ea  the 


ters,  pi 


cover  of  them.  "  These  two  volumes  are  given  to 
the  Reverend  Benjamin  Sowdcn,  minister,  to  be  dispos- 
ed of  as  he  tliiuks  proper.  This  is  the  will  and  design  of 
M.  WoRTLET  MoNTAOO,  December  11,1761." 

'  After  her  death,  the  late  Earl  of  Dutc  commissioned 
a  gentlemen  to  procure  them,  and  to  offer  Mr.  Sowden  a 
coasiderable  remuneration,  which  he  accepted.  Much  to 
the  suprise  of  that  nobleman  and  Lady  Bu'C,tlie  manu- 
scripts were  scarcely  sale  in  England,  when  three  volume' 
of  Lady  Mary  Wor'lcy  Montagu's  Letters  were  published 
by  Beckett  i  and  it  has  since  appeared,  that  Mr.  Cleland 
w'ls  the  editor.  The  same  gr.nlcinan,  who  had  negoci- 
ated  before,  was  again  dispatched  to  Holland,  and  could 
gain  no  further  intelligence  from  Mr.  Suwden,  than  that 
a  short  time  before  he  parted  with  the  MSS.  two  English 
gentleinen  called  on  him  to  see  ihe  letters,  and  obtained 
their  request.  They  had  previously  contrived,  that  Mr. 
Sowden  should  be  called  away  during  their  perusal  i  and 
he  found  on  his  return  that  they  had  disappeared  with  the 

hooks.      Their     residence    was    unknown   to    him 

but  on  the  next  ilay  they  brouglu  back  the  precious  depo- 
sit, with  many  apoligies.  It  may  be  fairly  presumed, 
that  the  intervening  night  was  consumed  in  copy- 
ing these  Letters  by  several  amanuenses.'  Vol.  i.  p.  29 
—32. 

Afiurtb  vol  nine  of  Lady  Mary  Wortley  Montagu's  Let- 

r.s,  publishetl  in  the  same  form  in  1767,  appears  now  to 
been  a  fabrication  of  Clelaiid's  as  the  corresponding 
MSS.  have  been  found  among  her  Ladyship's  papers,  or 
in  the  hands  of  her  correspondents. 

To  the  accuracy  of  her  local  descriptions,  and  the  just. 
ness  of  her  representations  of  o*iehtal  manners,  Mr.  Dal- 
laway,  who  followed  her  footsteps  at  the  distance  of 
eighty  years,  and  resided  for  'stveral  months  in  the  very 
palace  which  she  had  occupiedat  Pera,  bears  a  decided 
and  respectable  testimony  ;  and  'm  vindication  of  her 
veracity  in  describing  the  interior  of  the  seraglio,  into 
which  no  christian  is  now  permitted  to  enter,  he  observes 
that  the  Sultan  Achmet  the  Third,  was  notoriously 
very  regardless  of  the  injunctions  of  the  Koran,  ani  that 
her  Ladyship's  visits  were  paid  while  the  Conrt  was  in  a 
retirement,  that  enabled  him  to  dispense  with  many  cere- 
monies. We  do  not  observe  any  difference  between  these 
letters  in  the  pr:sei;t  edition,  and  'n  the  common  copies. 
except  that  Uie  names  of  Lady  Mary's  corresp.inJents  are> 
now  given  at  full  length,  and  shjrt  notices  of  their  fami- 
lies subjoined  ui>on  their  first  introduction.  At  page  89 
of  ihe  third  volume,  there  are  also  two  short  l-:tlers  or  rt- 
iher  notes  for  the  Ciuntess  of  Pembroke,  that  have  not 
hitherto  been  made  public  ;  and  Mr.  Pope's  letter,  de- 
scribing the  death  of  the  two  rural  lovers  by  lightning,  is 
here  given  at  full  length;  while  the  former  editions  only 
contained  her  Ladyships  answer  ;  in  wh'ch  we  have  al- 
ways th'iUght  that  her  desire  to  be  smart  and  witty,  has. 
iniiuded  itself  a  little  ungracefully  into  the  place  of  a 
more  amiable  feeling. 

The  next  series  of  letters  consists  of  those  written  to  her 
sister  the  Countefs  of  Mar,  from  1723  to  1727.  These 
leiters,  have  at  least  as  much  vivacity,  wit, and  sarcasm, 
as  any  that  have  been  already  published  ;  and  though 
they  contain  little  but  the  anecdotes  and  scandal  of  the 
time,  will  long  continue  to  be  read  and  admired  for  the 
brilliancy  and  facility  of  the  composition.  Though  La- 
dy Mary  is  excessively  entertaining  in  this  correspon- 
dence, we  cannot  say,  however,  that  she  is  either  very  a- 
miablc,  or  very  interesting  ;  there  is  rather  a  negation  of 
good  affection,  we  think  throughout,  and  a  certain  cold- 
henrted  levity,  that  borders  sometimes  upon  misanthropy, 
and  sometimes  on  indecency.  The  style  of  the  following 
extracts  however,  we  are  afraid  has  been  for  some  time  a 
dead  language. 

'  I  made  a  sort  of  resolution  at  the  beginning  of  my  let- 
ter, not  to  trouble  you  with  the  mention  of  what  passes 
here,  since  you  receive  it  with  so  much  coldness.  But  I 
find  it  is  impossible  to  forbear  telling  you  the  metamor- 
phoses of  some  of  your  acquaintance,  whici  appear  as 
wondrous  to  me  as  any  in  Ovid.  Would  any  one  believe 
that  Lady  H"""ss  is  a  beauty,  and  in  love!  and  that 
Mrs.  Anastasia  Robinson  is  at  the  same  timea  prude  and 
a  kept  mistress  ;  and  these  things  in  spite  of  nature.  The 
first  of  these  ladles  is  tenderl  y  attached  to  the  polite  Mr. 
M-»,  and  sunk  in  alllhejoys  of  liappy  love,  notvirith- 
standing  she  wants  the  use  of  her  two  hands  by  a  rheu- 
matism, and  he  has  an  arm  that  he  cannot  move.  I  wish 
I  could  tell  you  the  particulars  of  this  ammr,  which 
seems  tome  as  curious  as  that  between  two  oysters,  and 
as  well  worth  the  serious  attention  of  the  naturalists. — 
The  second  heroine  has  engaged  half  the  town  in  arms, 
from  the  nicety  of  her  virtue,  which  was  not  able  to  bear 
the  two  near  approach  of  Senesino  in  the  opera;  and 
her  condescension  in  her  accepting  of  Lord  Peterbo- 
rough for  her  champion,  who  has  signalized  both  his  love 
and  courage  upon  this  occasion  in  as  many  instances  as 
ever  Don  Quixotte  did  for  Dulccnia.  Poor  Senesino, 
,  liks  a  v»n<iui»licd  giant   w»s  foictd   to  confeis  upon  his  1 


knees  that  Anastasia  was  a  nonpareil  of  virtue  and  beati- 
fy. Lord  Stanhope,  as  dwarf  to  the  said  giant,  joked  on 
his  side,  and  was  challenged  for  his  pains.  Lord  Dela- 
war  was  Lord  Peterborough's  second  ;  my  lady  miscarri. 
ed — the  whole  town  divi'led  into  parties  on  this  impor- 
tant point.  Innumerable  have  been  the  disorders  between 
the  two  sexes  on  so  great  an  account,  besides  half  the  house 
of  Peers  being  pat  under  an  arrest.  By  the  previdence  cf 
Heaven,  and  the  wise  cares  of  his  M.ajesty,  no  bl  todshed 
ensued.  However,  things  are  now  lolerablv  acconiodat- 
eil  ;  and  the  fair  lady  rides  through  the  town  in  the  shin- 
ing bcrlin  of  her  hero,  not  to  reckon  the  more  solid  ad- 
vantagJS  of  100/.  a  month,  which  lis  laid  he  allows  her. 
I  will  send  you  a  letter  by  the  Count  Caylus,  whom,  if 
yon  do  not  knowalreaily,  yoti  will  thank  me  for  introduc- 
ing to  yon.  He  is  a  Frenchman,  and  no  ff»p :  wh'Ch.  be- 
side the  curiosity  of  it,  is  one  of  the  prettiest  things  in  the 
world.'    Vol.  ill.  p.  120— 122. 

^To  be  continutd.'^ 


CHARLOTTE  CORDAY. 

ASSASSINATION  OF  MARAT. 
Vranstatcdfrotn  the  French  by  M.  Du  BroCiI, 


a  des  Ug. 

on  her  a 
energy  of 
I  convent ; 


led    th:it  bent 


*•  Charlotte  Corday  was  born  at  St.  Satu 
nercts,  in  the  year  1768.  Naiurc  had  besto\ 
handsome  person,  wit,  feeling,  and  masrult 
nnderstarding.  She  received  her  education 
but,  disdaining  the  frivolous  ininu'.la:  of  tha 
education,  she  labored  with  c  instant  asssidti 
vate  her  own  powers,  and  hourly  stre 
of  her  imagination  towards  the  grand  and  si.blime, 
which  accorded  v«ith  the  inflexible  purity  of  htr  rci"  rets, 
while  it  fitted  her  for  that  perilous  enterprise  to  which,  at 
the  age  of  five-and-twenty,  she  fell  a  scUdcyoted  sacri- 
fice. 

"  Her  love  of  study  renderetl  her  careless  ofilte  hoirage 
that  her  beauty  attracted,  and  her  desire  of  indepeiHlr-iice 
caused  her  to  refuse  many  offers  ofmprriage  l"r,im  ir.en  to 
whom  her  heart  was  indifferent.  But  even  phih'topii.,  a.-d 
patriotism  could  not  alwaj  s  render  their  fair  a.id  heroic 
di.<ciple  invulnerable  to  the  shafts  of  love.  The  youug  and 
hanilsome  Belzuiice,  major-tn-tecond  of  the  regiment  of 
BouboB,  quartered  at  Caen,  became  devoted  to  her  and 
succeeded  to  inspire  her  witha  passion  as  virtuous  as  pro- 
found. This  young  o.Ticer  was  massacrecd  en  the  llt'ti 
of  August,  1789,  by  a  fmious  multitude;  after  Marat,  in 
several  succes^i^'e  iiuiiibers  of  his  journal  called  L'.i^mi 
dn  Peuple,^^kiiounced  the  unfortunate  Belzunce  js  3, 

soul  of  Charlotte  Tordiy  kntw 
Duly  on  the  desire  of  vengeancfl 
d  to    be  the  author  of  her  mi. 

tat  became  more  vehemennt  after 
May,  vvhcti  she  beheld  him  who  had 
Belzunce  now  master  as  it  were  of 
;e;  while  the  deputies  whose  princi- 
hosc  talents  she  honored,  were  pro- 
fugitives,  and  looking  vainly  to  their 
,  and  the  laws  to  save  them  from 
X  of  tyranny.  Then  it  was  that 
Charlotte  Corday  resolved  to  satisfy  the  vengeance  of  her 
love,  and  snatch  her  country  from  the  grasp  of  a  ty- 
rant. 

"  To  execute  with  perseverance  and  caution  that  which 
she  had  planned  upon  principle,  was  natural  to  the  deter- 
mined  and  steady  mind  of  Charlotte  Corday.  She  left 
Caen  on  the  9'h'of  July,  1793,  and  arrived  aljinit  noon 
on  the  third  day  at  Paris.  Some  commissions  with  w  itch 
she  was  charged  by  her  family  and  friends  occupied  her 
the  first  day  after  her  arrival.  Early  on  the  next  morn- 
ing she  went  tothePallais  Royal,  bought  a  knife,  and, 
getting  into  a  hackney  coach,  dro»e  to  the  house  of  Marat. 
It  was  not  then  possible  for  her  to  obtain  an  audience  of 
him  though  she  left  nothing  unessayed  that  she  thought 
likely  to  influence  in  her  favonr  the  persons  who  denied 
her  admittance. 

"  Being  returned  to  her  hotel,  she  wrote  the  following 
letter  to  Marat  : 

*  Citizen, 

•  I  am  just  arrived  from  Caen.  Your  love  for  your 
countrv  inclines  me  to  suppose  yen  will  listen  with  plea- 
sure to  the  secret  events  of  that  part  of  the  republic.  I 
will  present  myselfat  your  houfe;  have  the  goodness  to 
giveorders  for  my  admission,  and  grant  me  a  inemeiii's 
private  conversation.  I  can  point  out  the  means  by 
which  yon  may  render  an  important  service  tothe  Jreuch 
people. 


T.50 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804—5. 


Ill  t(te  fear  that  fliis  letter  might  not  produce  the  effect 
■he  de^ireii  upon  Marat,  she  wrote  a  second  letter  stili 
more  pressing,  which  she  intended  to  carry  with  her,  and 
leave  for  him,  in  case  she  was  not  received.  It  was  ex- 
pressed as  follows  :  '  I  wrote  you  this  inorning.  Citizen 
Marat.  Have  you  received  my  letter?  I  cannot  ima- 
gine it  is  possible  you  have,  when  I  find  your  door 
still  closed  againA  me.  I  entreat  that  you  will  grant  me 
an  interview  to-itiorrow.  I  repeat — that  I  come  from 
Caen — that  I  have  secrets  to  reveal  to  yoo  of  the  higheK 
importance  to  the  safety  of  the  republic.  Besides  I  am 
cruelly  persecuted  for  the  cause  of  liberty.  I  am  unfortu- 
T-atc  ;  to  say  that,  is  sufBcient  to  entitle  mS  to  your  pro- 
tection." 

"  It  vas  necessary  to  present  the  second  letter  ;  for 
when  Charlotte  Corda/  arrived  at  the  house  of  Marat, 
between  seven  and  eight  in  the  evening,  and  spoke  im- 
jircssivcly  of  her  de'jire  to  see  him  to  the  woman  who  o- 
penel  ilie  tloor,  Marat,  who  heard  her  froin  liis  bath, 
v'licre  he  then  was,  concluded  it  was  the  jierson  from 
whotii  he  had  received  the  letter  of  the  morning,  and  or- 
dered that  she  should  immediately  be  admitted. 

''  Being  left  alone  withhim  whom  she  intended  to  irn. 
iTiolate  to  the  manes  of  her  lover  and  -he  injuries  of  her 
cocntry,  and  sitting  close  by  his  side,  she  answered  with 
the  most  perfect  self-possession,  his  eager  qiiestious  con- 
rtrning  the  proscribed  deputies  that  were  at  Caen.  He 
demanded  their  names,  with  those  of  the  inajistvaies  of 
Calvados,  all  of  whom  she  named  accurately.  Whllehe 
vrote  memorandums  of  their  conversation  upon  his  tables 
Charlotte  Corday  measured  with  her  e\e  the  spot  where- 
on to  llrike  ;  when  Marat  having  said'that  all  these  depu- 
ties and  their  accomplices  should  presently  exjiiate  their 
treason  upon  the  scaiFuld,  her  indignation  receiveJ  his 
vi-rils  as  the  signal  of  vengKince;  she  snatched  the  wea- 
pon fr.im  hej  bosom,  and  buried  the  entire  ];nife  in  his 
h"r(  !  A  siiijle  cxclama.ion  escaped  the  miserable 
v/reich  ;  'Forme  ."  he  said,  and  expired. 

"  Tranquil  and  urmovedamida  the  general  consterna- 
tion, Charlotte  Corday,  as  if  she  proposed  to  atone  forihe 
r.iurUcr.  hoftcver  she  deemed  it  necessary  by  a  oublic 
death,  did  not  even  attempt  her  escape.  She  had  receiv. 
ed  several  violent  blows  on  the  head  from  a  neighbour  of 
Marat,  tlie  person  who  ran  into  the  room  on  Jiearin-r  the 
ie«sof  the  assassination  ;  but  when  the  armed  force  ar- 
ed,  she  put  herself  under  their  protection.  An  officer  of 
the  police  drew  up  minutes  of  the  assassination,  wliich 
she  chearfully  signed,  and  was  then  conveyed  to  the  Dri- 
»on  of  the  Abbey.  ^ 

"  Calumniated,  abused,  arid  even  tiers.nally  ill-treated 
by  the  fuc'lun  of  Marat,  she  was  three  days  exposed  \n 
liertlungeontoalltheir  insults  and  ill  usage,  before  she 
was  brwight  to  trial  During  this  interval  she  had  found 
inear.s  to  v/rite  to  her  father,  iinplcring  his  forgiveness 
for  having  thus  disposed  of  her  life  without  his  concur- 
rcnce. 

"  It  was  in  the  presence  of  tit.  men  about  to  decide  up. 
on  her  death,  one  should  have  seen  Charlotte  Cordav  to 
hrtve  Mt  the  grandeur  of  her  character.  The  record's'  of 
ih.irin.  and  her  own  letters,  give  but  a  ftint  picture 
di(;n.ned  and  noble  dep  mment^ggl^  spoke  to 

Tl-.njn.iL,  nor  did  She  ait'ect     '  *^^^^^^^^ 

VMS  with  the  self  satisfaci 
feeh  it  nati'ial  to  devote  her  HI 
,  coiimry,  who  did  not  welcome 

^/  a  crime,   but  received  it  as  the 

■     a  mighiy  e.fort  to  avenge  the  in 

tiieciirser,  of  an  incensed    and  prejudl 
eJon  *ll  (ides,  she  be-rayed 
on.  W.lien  she  looked  uii.m  i 

evprtssed  a  generous  pi-y  for  the  sufferings  and  delusions 
01  her  couu.rymen.  If  she  despised  the  men  who  sat  in 
judf  ment  on  her  life,  she  forbore  to  insult  t^em  ,  but  re- 
plied to  their  reiterated  questions  with  acnmposu, 
ar.d  presence  of  inind  that  allonished  them.  While  he^r 
lace  and  person  were  animated  with  the  bloom  of  youth 
and  beuuty,  her  words  weregraced  with  the  eloquence  of 
a  sage  . 

"The  defence  made  by  her  counsel,  deserves  to  be  rc- 
cf  rded  ^  here  for  us  peculiar   propriety    in    her  circuin- 

■  f  '■??'.' K*"".*  *"'"''''  ^^'"i  ''«'■  counsel,  alto.tjether  con- 
1  _ui Klcd  by  the  courage  she  liatl  displa-ed  •  the  answers 
t(lhe|,rtsoi.eri  she  acknowledges  her  gnilt-slie  even 
rt--t'';l'ui",   "f '  r  '■'  ""^  deliberate    manner,  her  long  pre- 

"  u  S  ,f '"^-  r  "]  "^"■""i"'"'"'  '°  1'"^  unnoticed  l,y 
i.  a-iv  1  tune  "?  n-r  '\^"^'  ""«'=•  »"<!  '^"'^  "«  *^<^k 
^cr  1  I  ,°  ■l"'^'f-'  .''■^■-•"J'-  This  immoveable  tern- 
re.  cV  I  inavsr  "fd"'K' °.''''™'*"'  '"  ""=  ^^'■'■l»-e- 
tl.^e'ar  so  f,  f  "'^t'  ■  "'"  "''*•=""  "f  ^1'  r'='^or,c. 
etnked  i-mth  f  "V  "'i''^  '"""■=''■  "'••"  ">=>'  ""  ""lybe 
„  ,  H  1  f  ''r'"""'-'  P'l'^"^'-.  which  places  a  poig- 
..ml  .nthehantUof  amaniac  :  and  it  is  for' you     citizens 

io^r- itr-aia'criif'i:::;^^'-^^  "-='^"-cn  ou,h. 

c.n '.r-7.'?:Tn"T'"l'  "'"'  'r''  'f>''""="  "^'^  followed  her 
c.  "n  -I  "  V  ,  y  f".'^'  ■  ^^'  J-iJ'-essd  herself  to  her 
c-  Mi.n.      -ou  have  dercndji   in,-'thi!  STi.l    i  ;„      „ 


accept  my  thanks  and  my  esteem.  These  gentlemen  in 
form  nne  that  my  property  is  confiscated;  but  tfiere  are 
some  little  debts  to  pay  in  my  prison; and  as  a  proof  of 
the  esteem  I  bear  you,  I  give  the  performance  of  this  my 
last  duty  in  your  hands.* 

**  The  hour  of  her  punishment  had  drawn  immense 
crowds  into  every  avenue  to  the  place  of  e,vocution.  When 
she  appeared  alone  with  the  executioner  in  the  cart,  in 
despight  of  the  conftrained  altitude  in  which  she  sat,  and 
of  the  disorder  of  her  dress  (for.  with  a  littleness  of  ma- 
lice, they  had  despoiled  her  of  every  thing  that  could  con- 
tribute to  the  decency  of  her  appearance)  she  excited  the 
silent  admiration  of  those  even  who  were  hired  to  curse 
her.  One  man  alone  had  the  courage  to  raise  his  voice 
in  her  praise  ;  he  was  a  deputy  from  the  city  of  Mentz  ; 
his  name  was  Adam  Lux.  He  cried  '  She  is  greater  than 
Brutus  !'  He  published  the  same  sentiment  and  signed 
his  own  condemnation.  He  was  shortly  after  guillo- 
tined. 


CONJUGAL  AFFECTION. 

P^TUS   AND    ARRIA. 

In  the  reign  of  Claudius,  the  Roman  emperor,  Arria 
the  wifeof  CicinnaPattus,  was  an  illustrious  pattern  of 
magnanimity  and  conjugal  affection. 

It  happened  that  her  husband  and  her  fon  were  both,  at 
the  fame  t.rae,  attacked  wi.h  a  dangerous  illness.  The 
ion  riled  He  «  as  a  youth  endowed  with  every  quality  of 
miud  and  perlon  which  could  endear  him  to  his  parents, 
his  mother  s  heart  was  torn  with  all  the  aiiguisn  of  grief  • 
yet  she  refolved  to  conceal  the  distressing  event  from  her 
husband,  she  prepared  and  conducted  his  funeral  fo  pri- 
vately,  that  Pattus  did  not  know  of  his  death.  Whenever 
she  came  into  her  husband's  bed-chamber,  she  pretended 
her  ion  was  better  ;  and,  as  often  as  he  inquired  after  his 
he;!llh.  would  anlVer,  that  he  had  rested  well  or  had  ea- 
ten with  an  a,.petite.  When  she  found  that  she  could  no 
longer  restia,.;  l,er  grief,  but  her  tears  were  gushing  out, 
she  would  leave  the  room,  and,  having  given  vent  to  h» 
passion,  return  again  with  dry  eyes  and  a  ferene  count;- 

oflhe  chamber'  '''  ''"  ''"'°'"™  ''^'""''  ^"  ^'  ""="-' 
Camillus  Soribonianus.  the  governor  of  Dalmatia.  hav- 
mg  aken  up  arms  against  Claudius,  Pstus  joined  him 
andhts  party,  auj  was  f,on  after  take,,  priloner  and 
brought  to  Roi,,e.  When  the  guards  were  going  to  put 
them  o,t  board  the  ship,  Arria  befoOght  them  That  she 
might  be  permuted  to  go  with  him.  " "  Certainly  (faid 
_^  sh.)  )ou  cannot  refule  a  man  of  confular  dignity,  as  he 
..  ^I'-.trJi""  =''''''™'^  to  wait  upon  him  ;  but,  if  vou 
will  take  me,  I  alone  will  perform  their  olHce."  This 
•Tirfi  ^'"""■,«'-^  '•'^fured  :  upon  which  she  hired  a 
Imall   fishtng-vessel,  and   boldly   ventured  to  follow   the 

Returning  to  Rome,  Arria  met  the  wife  of  Scribonia. 
ail 'tl'iai'sh  Tl'""""''  P/^'^"'  «'■"  I"-cssing  her  to  difcover 
all  that  she  knew  of  the  infurrect-on,— ••  What '  fsaidshel 
i;  shall  Uegavd  thy  advice,  who  faw  thy  husband  nitir- 

dered  tn  thy  very  arms,  and  yet  furvivest  him." 

Pstiis  being  condemned  to  die,  Arria  formed  a  delibe- 
rate reiolution  to  share  his  fate,  and  made  no  fecret  of 
her  intention.  Thrafea,  who  married  her  daughter,  a- 
tempting  to  d.ssuade  her  from  her  purliofe  ainonir  o.her 
arguments  which  he  ufed    faid  to  her,  ••  Would  vou  then, 

It  my    ife  were  to  be  taken  I'rom  n.e,  advife  voir  danirh. 

ter  to  die  «ith  me  ;•'  '■  Most  certainly  I  iot.ld,"  -he 
replied,  -if  she  had  lived  as  long,  and  in  as  much  ha^ 
mony  with  you,  as  I  have  lived  wmIi,  Pettis." 

Persisting  in  her  determination  she  found  means  to  pro- 
vide herlelt  with  a  dagger  :  and  one  day  when  she  ob- 
lerved  a  more  than  ufual  gloom  on  the  countenance  of  Par- 
tus, and  perceived  that  death  by  the  hand  of  the  e.xecuti- 
oner  alipeared  to  him  ir.ore  terrible  than  in  the  field  of 
Blory-_perhaps.  too  fensible  that  it  was  chiefly  for  her 
ake  that  he  wuhed  to  live-she  drew  the  dagger  from 
her  side,  and  stabbed  herfclf  before  his  eyes.  Then  in- 
btaiitly  pli  ;king  the  weapon  from  her  breast,  she  prefent- 
e..^.Mo  her  husband,  faying,  •■  My  Partus  it  is  not  pain- 


ON  POSiriVENFSS  OF  OPINIOK. 

IT  was  the  observation  of  a  very  virtuous  and  elegant 
wri ler,  that  no  one  should  be  provoked  at  opinions  difirr- 
ent  Iron,  his  own.  Some  persons  are  so  confident  thev 
are  in  the  right,  that  they  will  not  come  within  the  hear 
mg  of  any  notions  but  their  own.  They  canton  out  tn 
ihfmseives  a  little  province  in  the  intellectual  world 
where  they  fincy  the  light  shines,  and  all  the  rell  is  in 
darkness.  They  never  venture  into  the  ocean  of  know 
le,^<5-e,  norsnryey  the  riches    of  other  minds,  which  are  Is 

t:^^::l:L^:  c^-run  l^tirr^i? 


FOR    tHE    MINERVA. 

'TIS  asserted  by  Pliny  (I  cannot  tell  trhtrt,) 

No  fecret  a  woman  can  keep, 
If  the  tongue  of  a  Frog,  with  particular  care. 

Be  laid  on  the  breast  when  asleep. 

Now,  Sus.VN,  could  1  opportunity  find, 

I  would  this  experiment  make  i 
But  the  trouble  were  ufelcfs,  for  you  are  fo  kind. 

You  dilclofe  all  you  know  •v)ben  aviate. 

O, 

May  29th,  1805. 


ODE  TO  INNOCENCE. 

'TWAS  when  the  low  declining  ray 

Had  ting'd  the  cloud  with  evening  gold, 

No  warbler  pour'd  the  melting  lay, 
No  found  disturb'd  the  sleeping  fold. 

When  by  a  murm'ring  rill  reel  in 'd 

Sat  wrjpt  in  thought  a  wand'ring  fwain  j 

Calm  peace  compos'd  his  musing  mind  ; 
And  thus  he  rais'd  the  flowing  strain  : 

'  Hail,  Innocence  !  celestial  m^id  ! 

'  What  joys  thy  blushing  charms  reveal ! 

*  Sweet  as  the  arbours  cooling  shade, 
'  And  milder  than  the  vernal  gale. 

'  On  thee  attends  a  radiant  choir, 

'  Solt-fmiling  Peace,  and  downy  Rettt ; 

'  With  love  that  prompts  the  warbling  lyre  : 
'  And  hope  that  Ibothes  the  throbbing  breast. 

'  Oh  fent  from  heaven  to  hunt  the  grove,     - 
'   Where  fquinting  Envy  ne'er  can  come  ! 

•  Nor  pines  the  cheek  with  lucklefs  love,  ' 
'  Nor  anguish  chills  the  living  bloom. 

But  fpotlefs  beauty  rob'd  in  white, 
'   Sits  on  yon  mofs  grown  hill  leclin'd; 


Serene 
•  And 


1  heaven's  unfullied  light, 
:  as  Mary's  gentle  mind. 


'  Grant  Heavenly  pOw'r  !  thy  peaceful  fi»»7» 

'  M'ay  stiil  thy  ruder  thoughts  controul  ; 
'  Thy  hand  to  point  my  dubious  way, 

•  Thy  voice  to  foothe  the  nieltinj  foul. 

'  Far  in  the  shady  fweet  retreat 

'  Let  thought  beguile  the  Hng'ring  hour, 

'  Let  Quiet  court  the  mossy  feat, 
'  And  twining  olives  form  the  bow'r. 

'  Let  dove-syed  Peace  her  wreath  bestow, 

•  And  oft  sit  list'ning  in  the  dale, 

'  While  Night's  fweet  warbler  from  the  bough, 
'  Tells  to  the  grove  her  plaintive  talc. 

'  Soft  as  in  Mary's  snowy  breast. 

Let  each  confenting  passion  move  ; 
'  Let  Angels  watch  its  silent  rest, 
■  And  all  its  blilsful  dreams  be  love." 

Ogii.vib. 


SONG. 

AS  defpairing  I  wander,  forfaken,  forlorn. 

As  unheedingly   onward  I  rove, 
Full  often  I  wbh  I  had  never  been  born  ;— 

I'm  abandou'd  by  him  that  I  love. 

Since  my  lover  has  left  me,  no  pleafure  I've  known  - 
I  m  the  victim  of  forrow  and  care  ' 

With  Henry,  falfe  youth  !  all  my  pleafure  is  flown  ; 
He  left  me  the  prey  ofdefpair. 

How  could  Henry,  fo  lovely,  fo  gen'rous,  and  kind 
From  virtue  thus  lead  me  astrav  i  ' 

What  horrible  demon  possess'd  his  mind 
That  to  mis'ry  he  left  me  a  prey  ! 

No  pleafure  I've  known  since  my  honour  I  lost, 
^   In  my  bolom  no  joy  can  I  find  ; 

'""■m  Ijy  a  tempest  that's  tost. 


Is  my  Itlf-guilty,  tormented  i 


ind. 


The  virtuous  alone  are  of  pleafure  possess'd. 
Neither  anguish  nor  forrow  they  feel  ■ 

But  when  vice's  foul  poifon  has  entot'd  Ihe  breasf, 
No  nied'cine  the  bolom  can  heal. 


Vol.  I. 


THE    MINERVA. 


151 


TO  MXRA By  Lo«d  Ly  rTEi-To.f. 

Say,  Mjra.whyis  gentle  love 

rt  llrainger  to  that  mind. 
Which  Pity  anJEsiecm  can  move  i 

Which  can  be  just  and  kind  i 

Is  it  becia«you  feir  to  share 

The  ills  ihit  love  molest  i 
The  jealous  doubt,  the  tender  care, 

That  rack  the  am'rous  breast  \ 

Ala?  !  by  some  degree  of  woe 

We  every  bliss  must  gain  : 
The  bean  can  ne'er  a  transport  know, 

That  never  feels  a  pain. 


VN  THE  DEATH  OF  A  FRlElfD. 

Tell  .me,  ihou  dear  departed  sh:\de, 

Ah  tell  nie  whither  ■;h<ju  art  flown, 
To  what  (Ulislrful  place  convey 'd. 

What  dilUnt  world  to  me  unknown. 

Say,  Joes  thy  airy  flight  extend 

Far  back  as  our  once  favorite  bower  t 

Ijost  thou  my  lonely  wulks  attend. 
Or  visit  me  at  midrught  hour. 

^Vhile  Sol  displays  liis  radiant  beam, 

E:ith  thought  Idedicate  to  thee  : 
And  ifthou  form's:  the  nighly  dream, 

Kow  sooihiiig  then  is  SiCepto  me  ! 

ON  FRIENDSHIP.  ^ 

fcURS'D  be  the  man  whofe  heart  unraov'd  can  heajf. 
Vile  infult  fneaking  in  ilie  creaclierous  fneer  ; 
■Wuichcb  privately  dcfcaniing,  with  malicious  mind, 
The  venal  errois  which  art  natural  to  mankind; 
With  giecily  thirst  th'  injurious  tale  devour. 
And  vent  the  lie  appointed  for  the  hour  ; 
But  doubly  curs'd,  who  hears  with  patient  foul 
The  strains  of  calnnmy  and  sjander  roll, 
Haste,  generous  j-age,  w.th  manly  zeal  defenll, 
Th'  infultcd  virtues  of  an  ahl'ent  friend  ; 
Full  to  their  teeth  dlfcharge  th'  avenging  flame, 
Rtfound  his  gondncfs,  and  enlarge  his  fame  ; 
Him  from  the  frowns  of  fcorn.    indigna-it  free. 
The  stroke  which  woumis  thy  friend,  is  aim'd  at  thee. 
This  strong  exertion,  this  expanded  fire, 
Friendi.hi,')  demands  and  Friendship  will  infpire; 
E'en  kindling  nature  would  impatient  I'pring, 
To  shield  a  stranger  from  the  viper's  sting. 


Few  men  possefs  fiitlScient  magnanimity  to  bear  with  tole- 
rable recignation,  much  lefs  with  chcarfuliiefs,  the  fud- 
den  shucks  of  adversity  ;  'tis  the  care  of  chephilgfopher, 
hot  fo  much  to  guard  against  misfortunes  which  he 
may  probably  never  experience, as  to  meet  wi:h  b?com- 
irg  firmnefs  fnch  as  may  actually  befal  him.  Lord  Bo- 
lingbroke  was  doubtlcfs  one  of  the  best  writers  and  most 
Bcct-mpHshcd  gentlemen  of  the  age  in  which  he  lived; 
we  prefent  our  readers  with  the  fentiments  of  that  dis- 
tinguished perfonage,  on  this  fubject — his  behaviour 
during  his  last  moments,  convince  us  that  he  was  no 
theorist,  no  hypocrite  in  his  professions  ;  his  were  the 
ferious  opinions  of  a  strong,  intelligent  mind — and  be 
acted  entirely  tip  to  his  precepts.  Lord  Chesterfield, 
Bolirgbrokc  s  particular  friend,  visited  him  a  little  be- 
fore his  death,  when  the  latter,  confcious  of  his  ap- 
proaching dissolution,  took  Lis  la^t  farewell  in  thefe 
words  :— "  Cod,  «  ho  placed  me  here,  will  do  what  he 
"  pleales  with  me  hereafter  ;  and  he  knows  best  what 
"  to  do.     May  he  blefs  you." 

PATIEXCE  RECOMMENDEB. 

BY    LORD  BOLINCIinOKE. 

The  darts  of  advcrfe  I'orttme  are  always  levelled  at  our 
heads.  Some  reach  us,  and  fome  lly  to  w.<und  our  neigh, 
bctirs.  Let  us  therefore  impofe  an  equal  temper  on  our 
minds,  and  pay  without  murmuring  the  tribute  which 
veowe  to  humanity.  The  winter  brings  cold,  and  we 
inuat  freeze.  The  fummer  returns  with  heat,  and  we 
iitusi  melt.  The  inclemency  of  the  air  diforders  our 
healfi,  and  we  must  be  sick.  Here  we  are  espofed  to 
wild  beasts,  and  there  to  men  more  lavage  than  the  beasts  : 
and  i(  we  tl'rape  the  inconveniences  and  dangers  of  the 
air  anrl  the  e.irth,  there  are  perils  by  water  and  perils  by 
£ic.     rhii  established  couifc  cf  tilings  it  is  not  iu  our 


■  power  to  assume  fuch  a 


power  to  change  ;  but  it  is  i 
greatnefs  of  mind  as  become 
may  enable  us  to  encounter  the  accidents  of  life  with  for- 
titude, and  to  conform  ourfelves  to  the  order  of  Nature, 
who  governs  her  great  king'ioin,  the  world,  by  continual 
mutations.  Let  us  fubmit  to  this  order  ;  let  us  be  perfua- 
ded  that  whatever  does  happen  ought  to  happen,  and  ne- 
ver be  fo  foolish  as  to  expostulate  with  Nature.  The  best 
relblution  we  can  take  is  to  fuifer  what  we  cannot  alter, 
and  to  purfue  without  repining  the  road  which  providence, 
who  directs  every  thing,  has  marked  to  us  :  for  it  is  e- 
nough  to  follow,  and  he  is  but  a  bad  foldier  who  sighs, 
and  marches  with  reluctancy.  We  must  receive  the  er- 
ders  with  fpirit  and  chearfulnef;.,  and  not  endeavour  to 
slink  out  of  the  post  which  is  assigned  us  in  ibis  beauti- 
ful difposition  of  things,  whereof  even  our  fuflerings  make 
a  necessary  part.  Let  us  addrel's  ourfelves  to  God  who  go- 
verns all,  as  Cleanthes  did  in  thole  admirable  verfes, 

Tarent  of  nature  !   Master  of  the  world  ! 
Where'er  thy  providence  directs,  behold 
My  steps  with  chearful  resignation  turn. 
Fate  leads  the  willing,  drags  the  backward  oil. 
Why  should  I  grieve,  when  grieving  I  must  bear  ! 
Or  take  with  guilt,  what  guiltlefsl  might  share! 


Resignation 
But  the    fiire 


Thus  let  «s  fpeak,  and  thus  lei  us  att 
to  the  will  of  God  is  true  magnanimity. 
mark  of  a  pusillanimous  and  bale  fpirit,  is  to  struggle 
against,  to  cenfure  the  order  of  Providence,  and,  instead 
of  mending  our  own  conduct,  to  fet  up  for  correcung  that 
of  our  Maker. 


ON  THE  LOVE  OF  LlFli. 


Agb,  that  lessons  the  enjoyment  of  life,  encreafes  our 
defire  of  living.  Thole  dangers  which,  in  the  vigour  of 
youth,  we  had  learned  to  defpifo,  assume  new  terrors 
as  we  grow  old.  Our  caution  encreasing  as  our  years  en. 
create,  fear  becomes  at  last  the  prevailing  passion  of  the 
mind  ;  and  the  ftnall  remaindrr  of  life  is  taken  up  in  ul'e- 
Itfs  efforts  to  keep  oft'  our  end,  or  provide  for  a  continued 
existence. 

Strange  contradiction  in  our  nature,  and  to  which  even 
the  wile  are  liable  !  If  1  should  judge  of  that  part  of  life 
which  lies  before  me  by  that  winch  I  have  already  f;cn 
the  profpect  is  hideous.  Kxperience  tells  me,  that  my 
past  enjoyments  have  brought  no  real  felicity  ;  and  fenfa- 
tion  assures  me,  that  thofe  I  have  felt  are  stronger  than 
thole  which  are  yet  locoin--.  Yet  experience  and  feilati. 
on  in  vain  perfuade  ;  hope,  more  powerful  than  either, 
dresses  out  tlie  distant  profpect  in  fancied  beauty  ;  Ionic 
happiuefs  in  long  perfpective,  still  beckons  me  to  ptirfue; 
and,  like  a  losing  gamester,  every  new  dilappointment 
encreafes  my  ardor  to  continue  the  game. 

Whence  then  is  this  increafed  love  of  life,  which  grows 
upon  us  with  our  years  '.  whence  comes  it  that  we  thus 
make  greater  eftorts  to  preferve  our  existence,  at  a  period 
when  it  becomes  fcarce  wortd  our  keeping  ?  Is  it  that  na- 
ture, attentive  to  the  prefervation  of  mankind,  encrafes 
our  wishes  to  live,  while  she  lessons  our  enjoyments  ;  and 
as  she  robs  the  fenfes  of  everv  plealiire,  equips  imagina- 
tion in  the  fpoils  !  Life  would'  be  inlupportable  to  an  old 
man,  who,  loaded  with  infirmities,  feared  death  no  more 
than  when  in  the  vigour  of  manhood  i  the  nunibei  lefs  ca- 
lamities of  dcca)ing  nature,  and  the  conl'cioufnefs  oi  fur- 
viving  every  pleafure,  would  .at  once  induce  him,  with  his 
own  hand,  to  terminate  the  fcene  of  inifery  i  but  happily 
the  contempt  of  death  forfakes  him  at  a  tiine  when  it 
cculd  only  he  prejudicial  !  and  life  acquires  an  imaginary 
value,  in  proportion  as  its  real  value  is  no  more. 

Our  attachment  to  every  object  around  us  encreafes,  in 
general,  from  the  length  of  our  actjtiaintai.ce  with  it.  '•  1 
■'  would  notchufe,"  fays  a  Fieach  philol'opher,  "  to  iee 
"  an  old  pest  pulled  up,  with  which  I  had  been  long  ac- 
"  qUHinted."  A  nrind  lung  habituated  to  a  certain  let  of 
objeas,  infensibly  becomes  fond  of  feeing  them  ;  visits 
them  from  habit,  and  parts  from  them  with  rduClaftce: 
from  hence  proceeds  the  avarice 'of  the  bid  in  every  kind 
of  possession;  they  love  the  world  and  all  that  it  proilu- 
ces;  they  love  life  and  all  its  advantages  ;  not  becaule  it 
gives  them  pleafure,  but  bccanfe  they  have  known  it  long. 
Chinvang  the  Chasic,  afcending  th.e  throne  of  China, 
commanded  that  all  who  were  unjustlj  detained  in  pnlon 
during  the  preceding  reigns  should  be  let  free.  Among 
the  number  w  ho  came  to  t 


**  more  pleasing  than  the  most  stately  palace  :  I  have  not 
"  long  to  live,  and  shall  be  unhappy  except  I  fpend  the 
"  rest  of  my  days  where  my  youth  was  passed  ;  in  that 
"  prifon  from  whence  you  were  pleafed  to  releafe  me.'' 

The  old  man's  passion  for  confinement  is  similar  to  that 
we  all  have  for  life.  We  are  habituated  to  the  prifon, 
we  look  round  with  difcontent,  are  difpleafed  with  the 
abode,  and  yet  the  length  of  our  captivity  only  encreafes 
our  fondnefs  for  the  cell.  The  trees  we  have  planted,  the 
houfes  we  have  built,  cr  the  posterity  we  have  begotten, 
all  ferVQ  to  bind  us  clofer  to  the  earth,  and  embitter  our 
parting.  Life  fues  the  young  like  a  new  acquaintance  ; 
the  companion  as  yet  unexhausted,  is  at  once  instructive 
and  amusing  j  its  company  pleafes,  yet,  for  all  this,  it  is 
hut  little  regartled.  To  us,  who  are  declined  in  yeart,  life 
appears  like  an  old  friend  i  its  jests  have  been  aniicipaletl 
in  former  converfation  ;  it  has  no  new  story  to  make  us 
fmile,  no  new  improvement  with  which  to  furprize,  yet 
still  we  lovu  it,  husband  the  wasting  treafure  with  increa* 
fed  frugality,  and  feel  all  the  poigiia  ncy  of  anguish  in  the 
fatal  feparaticn. 

Sir  Philip  Mordaunt  was  young,  beautiful,  fincerCB 
brave,  an  Englishman.  He  hati  a  complete  fortune  of  his 
own,  and  the  love  of  the  kin^  his  master,  which  was  equi- 
valent to  riches.  Life  opened  all  her  treafures  before 
him,  and  proinifed  a  long  fuccelTion  of  happinefs.  He 
came,  tasted  of  the  entertainment,  but  was  dii'guHed  even 
at  the  beginning.  He  profefled  an  aversion  to  living  ; 
was  tired  of  walking  round  the  fame  ciicle;  had  trietl 
every  enjoyment,  and  found  them  all  grow  weaker  at  eve- 
ry repetition.  "  If  life  be,  in  youth,  fo  difpleasing,"  cri- 
ed he  to  himfelf,  '*  what  will  it  appear  when  age  comes 
"  on  ?  If  it  be  at  prefent  indillerenr,  lure  it  will  then  be 
'execrable."  This  thought  embittered  every  rericilion  ; 
till,  at  last,  with  all  the  fcienity  cf  perverted  veafon,  he 
ended  the  debate  with  a  pistol  !  Had  this  felfdeludtd 
man  been  apprizftjl,  that  existence  grows  more  desirable 
to  us  the  longer  we  exist,  he  would  have  then  faced  old 
age  without  shrinking  ;  he  would  have  boldly  dared  to 
live  ;  and  ferved  that  fnciety  by  his  future  assiduity, 
v;liich  he  bafely  injured  by  his  defertion. 


there  appeared  a  muje 


old 


vho  falli 


at  the  emperor's' feet,  addressed  him  as  follows  :  "  Great 
"  father  t'.f  China  behold  a  wretch  now  eight). live  years 
"  old,  who  was  shut  up  in  a  dungeon  at  the  age  ot  ivyen- 
"  ty-two.  I  was  im])rifoned,  thou;;h  a  stranger  to  crime, 
*'  or  without  being  even  confronted  by  my  accufers.  I 
"  have  now  lived  in  folitude  and  daiknefs  for  more  than 
"  fifty  ) ears,  and  am  grown  familiar  with  distrefs.  yis 
"  yet  dazzled  with  the  fplendnr  of  that  fun  to  which  you 
'•  have  restored  me,  1  have  been  wandering  the  streets  to 
"  find  out  fon.e  friend  that  would  afiist.  or  relieve,  or  re. 
"  member  me  i  but  my  friends,  my  family,  and  relatioi\s. 
"  are  all  dead,  and  1  am  forgotten.  Permit  itie  then,  O 
"  Chinvang,  to  wear  out  the  wretched  remains  of  life  in 
'■  my  former  prifun;  the  walls  of  my  dungeon  avc  to  me 


THE  GOOD  HOUSEiriFE. 

A  good  wife  should  be  like  three  things — which  three 
things  site  should  not  be  like. 

First — Sh:  should  be  like  a  sn-ail,  always  keeping 
within  her  own  houl'e  ;  hut  she  should  not  be  like  a  fnail, 
to  carry  all  that  she  has  upon  licr  bach  ! 

SE0ONt3 — She  chsidd  be  like  an  echo,  to  fpeak  when 
she  is  fjjokcn  to ;  but  she  should  not  be  like  an  echo,  aU 
Huayi  to  have  the  last  loorcl ,' 

Titmt) — She  should  be  like  a  towv  clock,  always 
keep  time  and  regularity ;  but  she  should  not  be  like  a 
town  clock,  to  fpeak  lb  /oKt/,  that  all  the  town  may  bear 


■er  rvbbh^  the  Author  of  a  Roat^ 

art  a  rofe  I  plac'd, 

enny's  image  there; 
th  all  its  beauty  grac'd, 
t  fo  blooming,  or  fo  fair. 

■bicb  no  compassion  show5,     f* 
'd  me  to  fetl  a  twofold  fmart— 
d  1  lost  my  rofe, 
by  her  cl-.arms  I  lost  my  heart.    ■  G.  I 


O  B  I  T  U  A  R  r. 


COMMUNICATION.  N, 

Departed  this  life,  a  few  davs  since,  in  the  county  of 
Chesterfield,  Mits.  ANN  BRANCH,  af-ed  about  62  years. 
The  pen  of  the  Panegyrist,  ^n  pa)  iiig  the  laM  nielmcholy 
tribute  of  rel'pect  to  tjepaned  worth,  is  fuppofcd  firqupnt- 
ly  to  overleaj)  the  boundaries  of  rigid  truth.  To  delineate, 
in  just  colors,  the  characer  of  the  vcHerablc  deceafcd, 
will  not  here  be  attempted  :  her  numerous  virtues,  v.luch 
shone  confpicuously.  with  ainiost  unequalled  brilliaitcv-, 
are  deeply,  very  deeply  engraven  on  the  mempiies  ol  all 
thofe  who  had  the  happmefs  to  come  within  the  I'phere  of 
her  acquaintance.  Possessing  in  an  eminent  degree,  and 
jiractising  in  every  instance,  all  thofe  annable  qualities 
which  conjlitiiie  the  fabric  of  domestic  and  fxial  felicity, 
she  commanded  the  refpect  and  admiration  of  all  who 
knew  her.  Having  passed  a  Ijng  and  well  fpent  life,  with 
calm  resigiiatiu  I  to  the  w  ill  of  htr  Creator,  and  with  a  fe- 
renity  which  n.-vtr  fails  to  characterize  at  fuch  an  awful 
crisis  the  sincerity  of  the  real  Christian,  her  iminorlal  foul 
took  its  celestial  flight,  and  no  doubt  now  rests  in  the 
peaceful  mansions  of  the  blessed.  This  must  be  a  confoling 
reflection  to  her  ftirviving  friends  and  weeping  relaiiies. 
••  So  long  as  memory  holds  a  feat  on  this  distracted  globe," 
fo  long  will  t'ne  recollection  of  her  virtues  be  embalmed  in 
their  begins. 


152 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol,  1. 


HISTORICAL. 

CONSTANCY. 

AFTER  the  Carthaginians  had  defeated  the  Roman 
army,  and  taken  Ke^ulus,  that  illustrious  commander,  pri- 
foner,  they  met  witU  fiich  a  feries  of  misfortunes  as  indu- 
ced them  to  think  of  putting  an  end  to  fo  destru*5livea  war 
by  a  fpeedy  peace.  With  this  Tiew  they  began  to  foften 
the  rigour  of  Regulus's  confinement ;  and  endeavoured  to 
engage  him  to  go  to  Home  with  their  ambassadors,  and 
to  ule  his  interest  to  bring  about  a  peace  upon  moderate 
terms,  or  at  least  an  e.vchaiige  of  prifoners.  Regulus 
obeyed  his  masters,  and  embarked  for  Rome,  afrer  having 
bound  himfelf  by  a  folemn  oath,  to  return  to  his  chains, 
if  the  negociation  did  not  fucceed.  The  Carthaginian 
ship  arrived  lafe  in  Italy  :  l>ut  when  Regulus  came  to  the 
gates  of  the  city,  he  refufed  to  enter  them  :  my  misfor- 
tunes, fdid  he,  have  made  me  a  slave  to  the  Carthaginians, 
1  am  no  longer  a  Roman  citizen.  The  fenate  always  gives 
audience  to  foreigners  without  the  gates.  His  wife  Mar- 
cia  weat  out  to  meet  him,  and  preCcnted  to  him  his  two 
children  :  but  he  only  casting  a  wild  look  on  them,  fixed 
his  eyes  on  the  ground,  as  if  he  thought  himfelf  unworthy 
of  the  emb'acesuf  his  wife,  and  the  caresses  of  his  chil- 
dren. When  the  fenators  assembled  in  the  fiibui  bs,  he 
was  introduced  to  them  with  the  Carthaginian  ambassa- 
dors i  and  togeiher  with  ihem  made  the  two  propofals 
wherewiih  he  was  charged.  <•  Conl'cript  fathers,"  faid 
he,  "  being  now  a  slave  to  the  Caithaginians,  I  am  come 
to  treat  with  you  concerning  a  peace,  and  concerning  an 
exchange  of  prifoners."  Having  iitiered  thefe  words,  he 
began  to  withdraw,  and  follow  the  ambassadors,  wlio 
were  not  allowed  to  be  prel'cnt  at  the  deliberations  and 
difputes  of  the  conl'cript  fathers.  In  vain  the  fenate  prcs- 
fed  him  toutay.  He  gave  his  opinion  as  an  old  fenator 
and  conl'ul,  and  refufedto  continue  in  the  assembly  till  his 
African  masters  ordered  him  ;  and  then  the  illustrious 
slave  took  his  place  among  the  fathers  ;  but  continued  si- 
lent, with  his  eyes  fixed  on  the  ground,  while  the  more 
ancient  fenators  Ipoke.  When  it  came  to  his  turn  to  de- 
liver his  opinion,  he  addressed  himfelf  to  the  confcript 
fatheis  in  (he  following  words  :  •■  Though  I  am  a  Have 
at  Carthage,  yet  I  am  free  at  Rome  :  and  will  therefore 
declare  my  fentiments  with  freedom.  Romans,  it  is  not 
for  your  interest  either  to  grant  the  Carthaginians  a  peace, 
or  to  make  an  e.<ichaiige  of  prifoners  with  them.  Car- 
thage is  extremely  e.^haiiited  ;  and  the  only  rcafon  why 
She  fues  for.  peace  is,  bccaufe  she  is  not  in  a  condition  to 
continue  the  war.  You  have  been  vanquished  but  once, 
and  that  by  my  fault  ;  a  fault  which  Metellus  has  repair- 
ed by  a  signal  viftory.  But  the  Carthaginians  have  been 
fo  often  overcome,  that  they  have  not  the  courage  to 
look  Rome  in  the  face.  Your  allies  continue  peaceable, 
and  lerve  you  with  zeal.  But  your  enemies  troops  consist 
only  of  meicenaries,  who  have  no  other  tie  than  that  of 
intcre.st,  and  will  I'oon  he  difobliged  by  the  republic  they 
ferve  ;  Carthage  being  already  r|uite  destitute  of  money 
to  pay  them.  No,  Kuitians,  a  peace  with  Carthage  does 
not  by  tny  means  fiii'  you.  interest,  cpnsidM^;  the  condi- 
tion to  which  the  Carthaginians  are^klu^Hp  therefore 
urtvifi  you  to  purfne  tiie  war  with  JHBkot  than  ever. 
As  fc-  the  exchange  of  prifoner^fRihave  ai|ong  the  Car- 
thaginian ciptivcs  i'everal  otTic^ijf  distinflioji,  who  are 
young,  and  may  one  day  cominlW  the  enerafies  armies  ; 
but  as  for  .t.c,  I  am  advanced  in  tears,  and  iiiy  misfor- 
tunes have  made  nie  iifeltis.  P.eJWes  what  ckn  you  ex- 
'TV  •"^"'  fo'diers  who  have  bee  .  *anqn"ishedjand  made 
fll'^es  .'  Such  men,  like  timorous  JKr  tbat  biit  efcaped 
ont  of  the  hunter's  toils,  will  ever  belMiai^ilarm,  and 
ready  to  fly."  The  fenate,  greatly  affedlpiwith  his  difin- 
terevtedtieip,  magnanimity,  and  contempt  of  life,  would 
willing!}  have  preferved  hi.n,  iiid  continued  the  war  in 
Alr.ta.  Some  were  of  opinion,  that  in  Rome  lie  was  not 
obliged  to  keep  an  oath  which  had  been  e.xtorted  from  him 
in  anenem.'s  counlr/.  The  1-lontifex  Maximus  himfelf, 
being  ccnfiitted  in  the  cafe,  declared,  that  Regulus  might 
continue  at  Rome,  without  being  guilty  of  perjury.  But 
the  noble  captive,  highly  offended  at  this  decision,  as  if 
his  honour  and  courage  v/ere  ctlHed  in  tjuestion,  declared 
to  the  fenate,  who  trembled  to  hear  him  fpeak,  "  that  he 
well  knew  what  torments  were  referved  for  him  at  Car- 
thage ;  biti  that  he  had  fo  much  of  the  true  fpirit  of  a  Ro- 
man as  to  dread  lei's  the  tortures  of  a  cruel  rack  than  the 
shame  of  a  dishonourable  action,  which  would  follow  him 
to  t!ie  grave."  •■  It  is  my  duty,"  laid  he  to  return  to  Car- 
thage ;  let  the  Gods  take  care  of  the  rest."  This  intrepi- 
dity made  the  fenate  still  more  desirous  of  preferving  fuch 
ail  hero.  All  means  were  made  ofe  of  to  make  him  stay, 
both  by  the  people  and  the  lenate.  He  would  not  even  fee 
his  wife,  nor  I'ulfer  his  children  to  take  their  leave  of  him. 
Amidst  the  lamentations  and  tears  of  the  whole  city,  he 
tiubarked  with  the  Carthaginian  ambassadors,  to  return 
to  the  pitice  of  his  slavery,  with  as  ferene  and  chearful  a 
voice  as  if  be  had  been  going  to  a  countri-feat  for  his  de- 
version.  The  Carthaginians  were  fo  enraged  against  him, 
that  tliey  invented  new  torments  to  fatisfy  their  revenge. 
First  they  cut  off  his  eye-lids  keeping  him  for  a  while  in  a 
dark  dungeon,  and  then  biinging  him  out,  and  exposing 
him  to  the  fun  at  noon-day.  Alter,  this  they  shut  him  up 
in  a  kind  of  a  chest,  stuck  with  nails,  having  their  points 
ilu^a^ds,  fo  that  he  could  neither  sit  nor  lean,  without 
great  torment  ;  and  there  they  foffcred  bim  to  die  with 
hunger,  anguish  aud  witm  of  lleep. 


[7'.6e  fellaviing  stanziUt  extracted fram.  a  nioitern  MisceUa- 
ny,  breath  a  pensive  strain  of  "melancholy  truth,  ^ke  min- 
fortune  of fioisessing  an  ingenuous  mind  is  depicted  in  just 
and  sotnhre  colours.  To  bu^et  the  waves  of  a  turbulent 
viorld,  the  hardihood  of  unfeeling  misanthrope  is  far  more 
proper  ^  than  the  delicacy  of  refined  tastc^  or  the  softness  nf 
generous  philantbropy.J 

(Nat.  jEgis.) 

ALAS!  too  fatally  inspir'd. 

Why  heaves  this  heart  with  purest  aim, 

For  aught  the  sage's  soul  admir'd. 
Or  raptur'd  minstrel  gave  to  fame  ? 

Why  throbs  withinthis  lone  recess, 

Kach  finer  pulse  of  generous  zeal, 
That  mourns  because  it  cannot  bless 

The  wants,  'tis  fated  still  to  feel ! 

Did  fortune  blast  what  nature  gave. 

Averse  with  dark  malignant  glare  .' 
Did  sorrow  mark  the  victim's  grave 

Whengrac'd  with  more  than  mortal's  shart  ! 

Ah  1  cruel  gift — ah  !  baneful  prize  ! 

By  too  bewitching  fancy  led. 
To  bid  hopes  fairest  visions  rise. 

Then  find  those  fairest  visions  fled. 

To  pause  on  the  deserted  gloom, 

By  their  lost  hues  more  hideous  made, 

While,  only  left,  an  early  tomb, 
Gleams  sudden  thro'  the  awful  shade. 

Less  painful  far,  where  dull  despair. 

Without  onespark  delusive  giv'ii, 
To  flash  amid  ihe  cells  nf  care, 

Or  snatch  a  fading  glimpse  of  heav'n  : 

Less  iiijnr'd  the  insensate  breast. 

That  ne'er  one  ardent  pang  can  know. 

That  deems  each  social  call  a  jest. 
And  slumbers  o'er  the  tale  of  woe  : 

Like  some  poor  pilgrim,  faint  and  frail, 

AVh-n  lovely  eve  comes  darkling  on. 
Still  forc'd  to  tread  life's  thorny  vale. 

Nor  view  the  tedious  travel  done  ; 

To  hang  on  hopjs  pale,  setting  ray. 

To  hear  in  every  breeze  a  sigh. 
To  end,  at  last,  the  weary  way  ; 

Then  disappointment  meet — and  die. 

If  this,  Oh  Poesy,  be  thy  meed. 

Whose  bosom— sympathy's  sole  throne, 

Must  oft  for  other's  anguish  bleed, 
And  ever,  ever,  for  its  own. 

Quick  tear  the' sad  illusions  hence, 

(Illusions  sad,  indeed,  yet  dear) 
Unroot  each  tender  twining  sense. 

And  freeze  on  pity's  cheek  the  tear. 

Oh  let  that  cheek  be  marble  cold 

To  friendship,  or  affection's  kiss. 
And  let  each  child  of  song  be  told — 

Insensibility  is  Uliss  ! 


TNE  FISST  HOUR  OF  MORmNG. 


How  sweet  to  wind  the  forest's  'tangled  shade. 
When  early  twilight  from  the  eastern  bound. 

Dawns  on  the  sleeping  landscape  in  the  glade, 
And  fades  as  morning  spreads  her  blush  around. 

When  every  infant  flowtr,  that  wept  in  night. 
Lifts  its  chill  head,  soft  glowing  with  a  tear. 

Expands  its  tender  blossoms  to  the  light. 
And  gives  its  essence  to  the  genial  air. 

How  fresh  the  breeze  that  wafts  the  rich  perfume. 
And  swells  the  melody  of  waking  birds  ! 

The  hum  of  bees  beneath  the  verdant  glootn. 
And  woodman's  fong,  and  low  of  distant  herds  \ 

Then  doubtful  gleams  the  mountain's  hoary  head. 
Seen  through  the  passing  foliage  from  afar  ; 

And  farther  still  the  ocean's  musty  bed. 

With  floating  sails  that  parting  sunbeams  share. 

But  vain  the  sylvan  shade,  the  breath  of  May, 
The  voice  of  music  floating  on  the  gale. 

And  forms  that  beam  through  <norning's  dewy  veil. 
If  health  no  longer  bids  the  heart  be  gay  ! 

Oh,  balmy  hour  !  'tis  thine  her  wealth  to  give  : 
Hete  spread  h<r  blush,  and  bid  the  parent  live. 


ADDRESS  TO  STELLA. 
Sweet  as  the  misty  morning  dew, 

■Which  fresh'ningtips  the  lawn  ; 
Sweet  as  the  Summer's  winds  which  few 

With  mildness  hail  the  morn  ; 
Sweet  as  the  sympathetic  sigh, 

Which  pitying — heals  our  woes  j 
Sweet  as  the  florist's  pleased  eye 

Reviews— the  budding  rose. 

Sweeter  than  all  is  Oiseau  crown'd. 

His  joys  by  Stella  giv'n; 
Her  words  transport  with  joyful  sound. 

Her  looks  are  sweet  as  Heav'n. 
Oh  !   may  she  ne'er  suppress  the  lay. 

But  still  with  love  adorn 
That  heart,  which  can  with  greatness  say. 

Will  scorn  to  prove  a  thorn. 

EPIGRAM. 
AS  two  Divines,  their  ambling  fteeds  beftriding. 
In  merry  mood  o'er  Boston  neck  were  riding. 
At  length  a  simple  structure  met  their  sight. 
From  which  the  felon  takes  his  hempen  flight, 
When  sailor  like  he  squares  accounts  with  hope. 

His  all  depending  on  a  single  rope  : . 

"  Ah  where,  my  friend,"  cried  one,  "  where  now  were  vo» 
'■  Hid  yonder  gallows  been  allowed  ite  due  !" 
"  Whc'-e."  said  the  other  in  sarcastic  tone, 
"  Why  ivhere — but  riding  into  town  alone  ."* 


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>rks  of  the  RiE'n:  Honorable  Lady  Mary  Wortley 
sgu :  Inclu^iiuj;  her  Correfpoiulciicc.  Poems,  arid 
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tato  you  at  ihn  tir-e  pi:vi,;,   'i->>    l.r. 

I'il-Jiti  m  y  hrr.m  variTitJ  withail  ih'   igrceol 

i.x  clothes,  tr.ie  gei.iti;n;in»uri:.k  tiir,-s,  a!!il  lively  dances 

1     1  raise  there.     Ii  is  to  be  h>ped  Uiat  my  letter  will  en- 

,-in  ymi  ;  at  least  you  w:II  ctjrtainly  hive  the  freshest 

uutot'ail    passages   on  that  gl<.ri.  us  d.«/.     first  you 

:  kiin.v  that  1  led   up  ihe  hall,  w.nch  youMl  .s:are  at  ; 

.vhat  is  n^ ore,  I  bi"lievc  lit    irij  conscience  1  m.ide  one 

;.e  !ie>i  figures  there  ;  to  Say  truth,  prople  have  giowp 

txtravjRantly  u^ly,  that  \v?  i*UI  beauties  are   forced  to 

<.  -lie  out  on  show -days,  tj  k"e}>  the  c^urt  incouniet.aiice. 

I  law  Jlrs.  Murray  tht-re,  throti^li  whose  hands  this  qjis- 

ilewiilb*    conveyed!   1  do  not    know   whether  she  u  ill 

make  the  same  cr:n:p1ii)ient  to  you  that  !  do.     Mrs.  West 

was  wi,h  her,  whoji  agreat  prude,  I  aving  but  t«o  lovern 

ttatliiiei  I  think    ni.jse   are  Lori  Hudii.ston  and    Mr. 

Lintisay  :  the  one  tor  ujc,  the  other  for  siiow. 

'  The  world  iiiijjroves  in  one  virtue  to  a  violwji  degree, 
I  mean  pliin-dealioij.     Hypociisy  bcin;;  as   the  Scripmre 
I'lclares,  a  daniniblc  tin,  I  hope  our  puhlicans    and  sin- 
II  be  ".aved  by  the  opou  j.rofession  of  the  contrary 
I  was  tokt  by  a  very    good  ajvhor,  who    is.  deep 
ecret,  tliat  at  this  very  minute  there  is  a  bill  cook- 
ing wp  at  a  huniing-seat  \.\  Nirfoik,  to  V.sve  yet  taken  out 
of  the  commaiidnii-r.ts  and  clapped  in'o  the  creed,  tlie  cn- 
6ning  session  cf    l*arliattu*nr. — It   is  certain  it    mijht  be  j 
carried  on  wjih  i^reat  case,  the  \vo);lJ  being  enttrely  •  re^e- 
m'c  du  ba^c,U\h*  and  honour,  xir-tleirepui it; ; on.  &c.  whicn  ' 
'  -   us'/d  to  hv^r  of  in  onr  nyr-itfry,  is  as  niiiol^  laid  aside  and 
.'i^t,cit  as  Ciumplcd  ribbands.     To  speak  plainly,  i  airi 
snr^y  for  the  forlorn  state  of  mittrimony  wh'ch  is  as 
i.n  ridituled  by  our  vou.ig    l.-tdies   a;    it  i^sul  to  be  by 
'"■^  fellows  :  in  shor:,  both  sexes  have  tuund  the  incon- 
■-•nces  of  it,  a.id  the  ai'iwll.tti.ju  of  a  rake  is  as  genteci 
.'.  woman  as  a  man  of  qit.ility  ;  it  is  no  scandal  to  sav 

':, ,  themiid  of  h.mouriooks  very   wtli  now   she 

lU  a^-,,in.  andpoor  R'ddy  Noel  has  never  been  <]ui,e 
il  sinc;,  litr  lust  confinement.  You  may  imagine  we 
niairied  'yonien  ilok  vny  silly  j  we  have  nothing  to  ex 
cuse  ourSf-lves,  hut  that  it  was  done  a  great  vliile  ago, 
and  we  were  very  young  when  we  did  it.'"  Vul.  iii  n. 
1 1  ?— M5.  ^ 

'  Sixpcn  >y    worth  of  coiriinn.i  sense,  divided  among  a 

"•.i.ic  i.a  ion,  would    make  i,ur  lives  roll    away    glibly  e- 

:lii  but  liien '.ve  ntake laws  and  we  f.^How  cu' toiiis 

'nc  tiist  ttccttt  oil  Onr  uv  n  jtleasures,  and    by  the  se- 

i  wrare  ans.v.rable  tjr  tliK  faults  and  extravugancie, 

liers.     Allilii'se   thiigs  and  live  hundred  triorc,  con- 

'■-  iine(a&l  have  tht  most  profound    veneration    f-u- 

.n-hiT  of  naiu;e)l  am  satisiied  llia.e  been  one  of  the 

.    mtie'l  ever  since  1  wasbo.n  ;  aitd  in  submisslr.n  lo 

ii.c-  ui.  ine  justice,  I  have  no  dotib'    bu|^  I  desei-vcd  it  in 

some  pre  ( .\isrtnt  slate.     I  will  still  hope  that    I  ant  only 

in  |)ur,.;a  ...y  ;  iiid  lh.-it  af'cr  v.Miining  imd  pining  a  cei^- 

iai„mimlcr  cf    ycar.t,    I   shall    he    ti 

here  vir:i:ci.snatui 

;<irt,  where  Cf-mmoti  sense  will  reign. 
■  inv  ve:v  dcvt>\it  as  ycu  see,  ar.d  place  all  my  hnpcs  in 
1'  '.  nvxt  lil( ,  b'^iug  tvtally  ptisuadcd  of  die  notliingness 
el  ilii.;.  D.Mt't  you  roniembrr  how  ini-.erahl..'  we  were  in 
the  little  pailour,  at  Ihttresby  >  we  then  thought  marry, 
ing  wonht  put  us  at  once  into  possession  of  all  we  want- 
ed.    Then  came tbr.ujjh,  af'er  all,  lam  still  ofopi- 

on,  that  it  is  extretntly  sillj  to  submit  to  ill. fortune.  One 

should  pluck  up  a  a  spirit,  tmd   live  upon  liordlals   when 

One  canhave  n..  oherpunishiru'nt.     Thcsf  are  myj^esent 

endea.oitrs,  ,ind  I  run  about,  though  I  have  fi\e  thousand 

I)ii.s  and  needles   in   my    luart.     1  try  tti  console  myself 

I  .1  a  Miiall  ilamsef,  Vho  is  at  present  every  thing  I  like 

■  '.alas!  she  is  in  a  while  frock.   At  fourteen  she  may 

...vay  with  the  butler:  there's  one    of  the  blessed  ef- 

.,^.1  of  disappointment  ;  you  are  not  only    hurt   by    the 

thi.igpresent,  but  it  cutsofTall    future  hopes,    and  makes 

your  vrry  e.vpcctations  melancholy,      ^leit'e  ■oic  .' .'  I  \o\. 

ill.  p.  178—80.. 

•  I  coonot  deny  but  that  I  was  very 
•♦lie  corbnoiionday.  I  sa-.v  the  processi 
«ttsc,  i.i    a  house    whtch  I  filled  with  n 


■•pb.- 


insUted    t 
al,  ar.dcus 


li   diverted  on 

much   at    my  i 
owr.  coini-iny. 


and  then  got  into  Weslminstcr-b 
it  was  very  enterlaiuing  to  observe  the  variety  of  a 
all  meant  the  same  thing.     The  business  of  every 
tnrrc  was  to  conceal  vanity    and  gain   admiration.     For 
tliose  purposes  fome  languirhcd  and    others  strutted  :  but 
a  visible  satisfaction  was  diiTuitd  over  every  countenance 
as  soon  as  the  coronet  was  clapped  on  the  head.     But  she 
that  drew  the  greatest  uumbcr  ot  eves,  -.vas   indiijiutably 
L:idy  Orkney.    She  exposed  behind.'  a  mtxtnre  uf  fat  and 
wrinkles  :   and  before  a  considerable  protuberance  «  hich 
preceded  hor.      Add   to  this,  the  inimitable    roll     of  her 
e.es,  and  Iter  grfy  hairs, which  by  good  fortune,  stood  di- 
itctly  upright,  iind  'tis  iitip'".ssiblK  to  ima;iine  a  tnoie  de- 
lightful spectacle.  She  had  embellished  all  this  with  con- 
■iJerable  magnificence,  which  made  her  look  as  big  attain 
as  usual  \   ai'nd  I  Lhould  have  thought  her  olie   of  the  lar- 
gest thin^»  i.f  God':;  making,    if  my  Lidy  St.  J"'*n  had 
had  not  displayed  all  her  ch.;-iiis  in  honour  of  the  daj . — 
The  pojr  Dutchess  of  M'^'^e  cicpt  along  with  a  duieu 
of  black  snakes  jdav  ing  round    her  face  j   and   my    Lady 
l-"'iid  (who    is  fallen  a.vay  since    her    dismission   from 
court)  represent*]  \ery  finely  an   Egyptian    iiuimniy  em. 
broiderej  over     v  iilt  hieroglyphics.     In  general,  1   could 
not  perceive  luit  that  the  old  were  as    well  pleased  as  ti.e 
young;  rul!  I,  \' ho   dread  growing  wise    mure    than  any 
rtting  in  thewoild,  was  overjoyt.l  to  find  that  one  can  ne- 
ver ou'live  Jne's  vanity.     I  have  never  received  the  lo:;g 
letter  you  t.dked  of,  and  am  afraid  that  vou  have  only  fju- 
cie.l  you  wn.te  it.'     Vol.  iii.  p.  181— 183. 

In  spite  of  all  this  gaiety.  Lady  M.try  dees  not  appear 
to  liavebecn  ha;)py.     Her  discreet  hiugtapheris  silent  up- 
on thestibjeci  of  iier  connnbi?!    felicity;  and  we  have  no 
desire  to  revive  fnrgotren  scandal  ;  but  it  is  a  faci.  which 
cannot  he  Cl-.iined,  that  her  lad-ship  went    abriiiwl  with- 
out her  husband,  rnoccouul  of  bad  health,  inirjB:  &  did 
not  return  to  tligland  till  she  hcaid  ofhis  death  in  1761. 
Whatever  was  the    cause  of  their  separation,  however,  it 
did  not  produce  any  open  rupture  between  them  ;  and  she 
seems  to  have  corresponrled  w  ith  him  very  regularly  for  the 
krst  ten  years  of  her  aosenre.     These  letters  which  occu- 
py thelatter  partof  the  thii.lvoluiil;,   and   the  Ijeginning 
e  f  the  fourth,  are    by  no  means   to  cainivating  as  any  ot 
the  preceding  serirs.      i'hry  contain  but  little   wit,  and  no 
couKtlenilal  or  striking  reliettions ;  they  are  filled  upwith 
accounts  of  her  health  and  her  journeis,    with    short  and 
general  notices  of  any  extraordinary    custom    sin:    meets 
wi:h.  and  little  scraps  of  stale   politics    picked  up  in  the 
petty  courts  of  Italy.     They  are    cold,  in  short,  with  nit 
t?eii  g    formal;  and    are  gloomy  and  constrained,    whin 
compared  with  those,  which  were  sponianeously   written 
toshe.v  her  wit  or    her  affection    to  her  correspondents. 
Khc  seems  extremely  anxious  to  impress  her  husband  with 
ail  cualed  idea  of  the  honours  and  distinction,  with  whicli 
she     was    every     where'    received  ;    and     really    seems 
more  elated  and  surp,n fed  than  we    should  ha«e  expected 
the  daughter  of  an  b-nglish  Duke  to  be,   with  thiattent.on 
that  were  shewn  her  by  the  noblesse  of  Venice,  in  particu 
lar.     From  this  ccrrespondence  we  do  not  think  it  neces- 
sary to  make  any  extract. 

The  last  series  of  letters,  whicli  extends  to  the  middle  of 
the  fifth  volutne,  and  coines  down  to  the  year  1761,  con- 
sists of  those  that  were  addressed  by  Latly  Mary,  during 
her  resilience  abroad,  to  her  dau.?hter  the  C.inntcss  of 
Bute.  These  letters,  though  somewhat  less  brilliautthan 
those  to  the  Countess  of  Mar,  have  more  heart  and  aflec- 
tion  in  them,  than  any  othet  of  her  Ladyship's  prodncti- 
ons  :  and  abound  in  lively  and  judicious  reflections.  They 
indicate  at  the  same  ti-tle  a  very  great  share  of  vanity, 
and  that  kind  of  contempt  and  i'ndiflercnce  for  the  world, 
into  which  the  veteraiiH  of  fashion  are  most  apt  to  sink. — 
With  the  exception  of  her  daughter  and  her  children.  La. 
dy  Mary  ap(.ars  to  have  cared  nothing  for  anv  human 
being  ;  and  rather  to  have  beguiled  the  days  of  her  de- 
clining life  with  every  sort  of  amusement,  than  to  have 
soothed  them  with  affection  or  friendship.  After  boast- 
ing of  the  intimacy,  in  which  .shelived  with  all  the  consi- 
ilerable  people  in  her  neighbourhood,  she  adds  in  one  of 
her  Utters,  ■  The  people  I  see  here  make  no  more  im- 
pression on  iny  mind  than  the  figures  on  the  tapes'rv, 
while  ihey  are  before  my  eyes.  1  know  one  is  clothed 
n  blue,  &  another  in  red  ;  liut  out  of  sight  they  are  so  en- 
of  memory,  t'lat  I  h.rdly  remember  v,h;ther  they 


|Cd  with  a  beautiful  face,  can  never  fail  of  advancement, 
except  barred  by  a  wife  mother,  who  locks  up  her  daugii- 
ters  from  view  till  nobody  cares  to  look  on  them.  Mr 
poor  trieiid,  the  Duchess  of  Dolion,  was  educated  in  soli- 
tude, with  somechoice  of  books,  bv  a  saint. like  governess, 
crammed  with  virtue  and  good  tpialities,  she  thought  it 
impossible  not  to  find  gratitutle,  though  she  laifeil  to  give 
passion  ;  ami  upon  this  plan  threw  aw.ay  her  estate,  v/as 
de,j)ise(l  by  her  husband  and  laughed  at  bv  the  public  — 
1  o.ly,  bred  in  an  alehou.«e,  and  pr.-iducrd  on  the  sra -e,  his 
obtained  wealth  and  title,  and  found  the  way  tojbc  es- 
'Trr'"'  ,?''."='^'"'  's  early  experience;  without  it,  half 
ot  liie  IS  dissipated  in  correcting  the  errors  that  we  have 
no'io"^'"  ">  receive  as  indisputable  truths.'    Vol.  iv.  p. 


BtOCHAPMICAL  MEMOIns  of 

Mrs.    INCKBALD. 

{From  tic  GeiieralM.igazi!ie, for  Jurist,  1707.] 
It  is  an  useful  observation.;  and  commonly  true,    that 

to    be    generally    entertaining.       Wt.    lioweier,    com- 
mence oiir  hiogra|,hy  with    an  exception    to  this    general 

icuva- 
■jecj 


ule,  in  the  memoirs  of  Mr 
rious  dramatic  pieces,  has  rendered  ,., 
of  public  concern,  and  her  memoirs  an  object  of  rubiici.il 
qu.r/.  ■*  1- ""■.-■•• 

Mr.  Simpson,  a  very  respectable  farmer,  near  nurv  St 
It-omund's,  m  Surtolk,  was  happy  in  ucing  surroanderi  b/ 
afamilyof  children,  remarkably  handsome    h,- ■■       ,  '  . ', 
our  heroine  was  n»re  particularly  diUintm 
emmentl.,  br,.uti»'  In  her  infancy  Mr    .S,, 
and  her  mother,  \flio  appears  lo  have  iieen 
great  goodn.,ss  and   di.-crdtion,  continued    i  . 
tarm.  and  brought  up  her   children  with  ti.c  ■; 
respectability.     V/e  hrve' s-jUl  tllfit-otir   hi  i    ... 
tiviuely  beautiful  ;  bal  iiatu|«    seld-.m    protln. , :,  n, 
on;  and  .Miss  Simpson  was   almost  pttiventcd    the  j,... 
ot  articulatinn,  by  an  impsdiinent  which  rendered  all  -.i.c 
attempted  lo  Say  unintelligible  to  such  as  Ins  not  be.  n  .c 
ciiaomed  to  hear  her.     Thi.s  misfortune  sogreatly  m  .,..1- 
ditcd  her,  before  strangers,  and  preyed  so  m.tch  u-.on  i  •  r 
SIHi-tts.  that  ill  her  earliest  days  she  preferred  solitude  to 
a  I  society,  and  "  Melancholy  marked  her  far  her  „«i,." 
Under  this  alSiction,  books  became    h'.-.-  chief   compaii- 
and  she  particularly  delighted    in   such   as  contained 
opposite   10   her  own.     And 
they  who  are  in  the  imme- 
:  cajitivated  with  the   idenl 
hilst  those  who  are  obliged  ' 
f  the  day  in  the  acquisi.ioa 
h-j  felicitiesofenjoymc.it.  . 
nc  had  shewn    for    soli'.;'-;)., 
incapacity  to  enjoy  the  'icl..;'i  a 
ut  habit  had  rendered  it  appar'e.it- 
however  strengthened   by  nadlrr, 
of  thiitjen,  freqaently  to  declare, 
titer  die  than  live  any  longer   v.'iihoat 
Anxious  to  become    acqiainfed  »  ith 
nannersas  she  had  read   nfin  ncwjipa- 
nd  above  all.  to  see  ilie  metrtjpo- 


of 

The  dii 
was  force 
of  social  Intel 
ly  natural, 
induced  her  at  l 
that  "  she  would  r 
seeing  the  world." 
such  customs  and 
Jiapers  and  majiazi 
li! 


tirelv 


short." 


The  following  reflections  upon  an  Italian  Aory,  exactly 
like  that  ol  P.imcla,  are  very  much  in  character. 

•  In  my  opinion,  all  these  :idven!nres  proceed  from  ar- 
tifice on  one  side,  anti weakness  onrheotlier.     .'•n  honest 


tender  mind,  is  often  betrayetl  to  ruin  bv  the  charms  thtit 
nuke  thi; fortune  of  »  d<  signing  head,  which,  when  join- 


ot  which  young  minds  evcrmaintain  the  most 

tic  igcas,  she  proposed  many  plans  for  tlic  accntiii.i.sh- 
ment  of  her  purpose,  but  they  were  coustantlv  re  jec'ed  by 
her  friends,  and  she  wasposirively  enji/iiied  not  to  indulge 
a  thought  so  dangerous  to  he^wn  sa'fetv,  and  the  peace  of 
the  family. 

But  tl.is  desire  encreasing  with  her  years,  she  at  length 
resolved  to  eifect  by  stratagem  the  design  which  she  could 
not  accomjilish  by  permission.  She  was  now  sixteen 
years  of  age,  and  was  become  still  more  beautiful:  her 
hair  was  of  that  bright  c:s|our,  so  much  celebrated  by  emi- 
nent poets  and  painters  ;  her  complexion  was  the  glow  of 
loveliness  itself  i  liereyesdark,  and  h,'r  teeth  e.-tquisitely 
white ;  she  was  tall,  and  the  symmetry  of  her  person  ele- 
gant and  correspondent  to  every  description  ot  perfect 
drawing.  Such  was  our  heroine,  when  in  the  ;,e.-irl772, 
about  the  end  of  February,  at  an  early  hour  in  the  niorn- 
iiig.  site  stole  away  iinperceived  by  any  of  the  family,  fur- 
nished only  with  a  few  necessaries,  witch  she  had  previ. 
oii'dy  packed  up  in  a  band  box,  a.id  ran  about  two  miles 
.across  soinefields  to  the  London  road,  where,  wit'i  an  in. 
describable  perturbation,  she  wailed  the  coming  of  the  Di- 
ligence, which  speedily  conveyed  her  to— "that  spat  of 
glory,  and  that  world  of  woi" — the  metropolis. 


h 


154 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804 — 5. 


tiincrcntsuiujilly  e«-.te  roii-.antic  iile^s ;  thouja,  thlt 
»  love  sidi  gill  should  riik  every  tliuiS  '"'  ^''«  ""^  "''^ 
Lives  is  uBitly  iiBt  very  vondfrlul ;  l>ut  ihit  a  younj  and 
fciuiiKil  fcmjle  wiihout  cDmnumicating  htr  in-ention  to 
a.iv  one,  desihotc  noi  only  of  a  lover,  but  even  of  a  con- 
1i  lliit,  Miou'd  "  wander  1-irili  to  see  the  world,  alone,  is 
a  i^hewmcnon  which  woulJ  better  >uit  thi  i"Se  of  fiction 
t'lia  of  hr.tDi-)-. 

Lat  the  m'>6t  roTiitintlc  projects  of  youth  are  seldom  a- 
<1i;)reJ  without  a  reference  to  the  accoiiiijiishirtent  of  some 
rjt:r,njJ]>ur)JO:,e,  or  the  attainment  of  so  tie  particular  jilaa- 
...re.  Curiosity  after  every  tliiuj  worthy  of  cur.oiHy, 
»„.lti,atki.owiedse  of  the  world,  which  is  so  fveq.isntly 
e\l<  Uid  as  the  most  lauJaWe  ac(iu:sHion,  in.Hi:ced  our  tair 
al>cniuicriopu««=a  conduct  «i.ic!..  at  hrst  strikes  us 
sxi  ii  an  idea  of  singular  indis^cretion.  She  Jul  not,  hows- 
V  r.  nuts  her  h->m:  with  ..It  some  settled  J.lan, 
nticn  heard  her   i■a^;ilv  siKuk   of  tu 

■.istant  telition.  and   lilci   op;)isi' 
Siru.id.     To  f.ii^  rtla 


of  be.  1 
nse  of 


fronting  her  with  the  relatto.i   she  had  give 

shamTIid'gilift'!  tl  w'hkh'l°erro"o,n'lfad'hithert"obecnau  ll^rous  years  ft.ll  blessed    with  the  cfteem  and  tou&dence 


fthe  had 
ile    of  a  ira.lts- 


r.: 


ina 


«i  ide 


,  wU  t  was  a  t 

■•.hu.i.!)erla..d-Mo._     .  . 

(dueirnnied  to  aji.ily.aud  co.icei^d  Ihvt,  a.tirhavi'. 
iberielf  known,  slie  siionld  be  darcrnlined  to  remM 
till  she  had  indulged    that   enriosit)    b 
take  litis  esrraordina.- 
solicit  aev  mo-.hcr 
isylurii.     Uut,  aUs 


which  s!.e  had  been  prom 
s.ep.aud  f.ir    wl.ich  sl.e 
Ji.t.a  .11 1)/  wri^in,-  to  IlcT 
loour  jdvcntiiicr   no  sue 
■  rivinj  at    the    h.niie    ii    a    h; 
lo.ik  on  (|  ji.iiiig  thj    D  iij;cn:e, 
ttb«:niirliticition  'o  hnd,  tliai  it  w- 
bviiClsot.s  rdatcd  to  her  i  ilis;-  had 
aikl  u:-:™   up    their  reside. ictjuji 
w'i'.h  iliich  her  friends  wci 
tji- C'porv.Iciice  was  held  heveen 
It  w.is  v£.r  ten  a;  ni,4n  vhen  on 
A\  .!H  .1  tiding'.     The  surprise  and 
in  her  count-  ..auce  ci.tild  not   bjl 
those  to  whom  siie  was  spoaki'-.g. 
liifiivhjrr.issed,  alarmed,  tviiJ  e.  i 


nd;d  to 
n  thi-. 

jHu  o  Wits  op  "i  '^'"' 

hacline; -c  raoh.    wliic 

li:    IiTid   ths  Inci 

f.ii  n.i    iou';er  oc 

Liied  from  bu 

Wales  i  acitcu.r 

UjilrtpMinttfd,  1 


Reduced  to  this 


nance 

two  f^m  les. 
r-eroine  rece-v.dtlies: 
he  dis.iress  disc  ivcred 
iaim    the   aticntijn  o! 
.the   appe.irsd  befoie 
;n  ly  wi  hojt  a    place 
to  s. .titer  n.     .-.ne  LvcKnow.eugcu  her   sitia.ion.  and  ve 
quo^ted  thev  would  pe.iuither  lo  re:nji  l   with    theivi  'ti'.l 
M<r  h.id  time  to  contiJcr  whither  to  go  for  the  remainder 
of  the  night.    Touched  with  i  i'y ,  iSie  lieople  of  the  huubC 
sjon    co.'npliPd  wi.h    iter    iviuest  ;  and    tins    civility, 
more  !h;.n  her  situatipn.  filled  her  eyes    witit    tears ;  her 
hcsiiiMjle  friends    vere    injiiced  ip  promis.-    that    slie 
she!  J  stay  tlie  whole  night :  and  ci*>ircd  that  she   >vonld 
r-.akrherMlf  easy,  with  a  kind.nss  and  good  i.»t.ire  s"  u.i. 
expected  as  to  raise  in  her  mind  Mispici.nis  of    a   more  a- 
l.ir.iivng  nature  tiian  any  which  she  liad  yet  cono?ie;don 
linjin  '  i.eiseclf  m  London  without  a    friend    to  receive 
her. 

As  her  !<nowI  dje  ofthe  world  hadbeen  chiefly  ga'he.-» 
ed  from  the  perusal  ef  novels,    she    h-d  read    too  iiiiny 
s'ories    of    the  various   arts   ofteduction,    and  was  too 
liaudsoine,    not    to    rend.:r     tuJ      motivs     of    pecuii- 
a.-  civility  in  sti-angeri  extremely  suspicion;,  and  she  no<.v 
began  to  imagi'.e  herself  the  miiwdiaTe  uLject  of  bcancir.g 
rriif.ec.   In  this  idea  site  was  eonSrmed  by  having  heard 
the  people  in  the  shop  whisper  as  she  passed   through  it, 
•■  Ho-Ab^an-ilul'^'— aod    '  •  — -    -..-t..:.,- ...... 

fare,  and  le.ving  her  to  tl 


utter  s.range: , 

In  this  dilemma  the  unfortunate  wanderer,  sharply 
casting  hercye  on  tiie  box,  meditaed  another  elopement. 
She  was  stopped  iu  the  attempt,  and  the  door  was  locked. 
As  a  deleced  impostor,  she  was  now  obliged  to  endure 
the  harsh  menaces  of  those  around  her,  who  threatene.l 
to  send  her  to  prison,  tmless  she  discovered  her  ahet 
and  the  end  projjoscit  by  licr  imposit 
e.ttieiniiy,  gh«  again  had  recourse  to  sincerity,  anil  with  a 
Hood  of  tears  once  more  candidly  confessed  who  and 
what  she  was;  protesting  that  her  own  preservation,  ra- 
ther than  the  wrong  of  anotlier,  tempied  her  to  use  the 
falshoods  of  which  she  had  been  guilty.  But  truth  i.stit 
was  now  of  little  avail  :  her  hearers  treated  it  asaoothor  , 
instance  of  prevarication  ;  and  the  woman  of  the  house,  ( 
with  a  sort  of  savage  love  of  honesty,  was  on  the  poini.j 
of  oideriii;-  a  constable,  when  a  sudden  e.vclamation  di- 
r  ccd  ilicatteniion  of  all  to  anoiher  objoci.  A  boy,  u- 
b-.ut  twelve  years  of  age,  with  a  heart  as  tender  as  his 
ye.irs,  pi'yi.ig  thedis'resj,  and  moved  bv  the  supplications 
of  •■h!- lovely  wanderer,  £ried  to  see  her  cry,  and  loudly 
threatened  his  mother  n-ver  to  go  to  scliooU«gain  if  she 
.iid  not  let  the  young  lady  gowiihout  sending  for  a  con. 
Mabie.     Tliis  oratory  proved  iiTesistablc  :  the  on>rageou^ 

justice  of  the  woman  subsided.     O  "'" 

■.<-r  beinj  insultingly  told  to  '■  Rep^ 
of  doors  near  midnight,  and  with 
streaoiing  eyes,  left  to  wander  in  tf 

[•?o  de  conth:ited.'\, 


1"  was  turned  out 
n  achin*  heart  and 
■trceisof  Lo.nJon. 


old  age.  when  all  all  the 

can  retrace  the  •'  faJly  jileasing  Icenes 


LAY  PREACHER. 

Sir  Winfor  Hunsloke,  bart.  has  prefented  the  Youn^. 
Rofcius  with  an  elegant  gold  repeater,  accompanied  with 
a  beautiful  Canon  Goram  feal,  with  a  6ne  engraving  of 
Shakfpeir's  head. — EitsUtb  Paper. 


Mf-- 


tlien 


ake    the  i 


k'.  '■■a»i«'"™n'iv ' 

ade 

■^MKhvirc   t 

uily 

^^^^Rtlent  clil 

■■'1 

^vri^^^[lr-.rri^: 

on, 

ilHFdceiiied 

lier 

t.  ^iiereforesna 

eh- 

xnwriilieHlt  a  si 

i;le 

gjpe  jo.->d  pe< 

pie, 

ijfpassion,  to  s 

lare 

^■-time  '.  pii  V. 

ti-v  of  lijr  dight 

she 

upon    a  pest    in 

the 

convinced    her,   was  the 
wontao.  so  periec.ly  ans 
ill  iiovell.  of  a  procuiesf 
safety  tu  coiisi?.:  in  anotherc 
il.g  np  her  band  bj-v,  she  a. 
M'ord,  rushed  out  of  ihe  hou 
i.)  the  midst  of  th.;;r  tendcri 
at  etch  otl.er,  and  to  xe^'C 
F.itigued  at  length  by  che 
Slopped    a  nioiiRiii    to  i est  her  box  upon    ap 
sirret  i  and  now  the   horrors  of  her    situation   preseii  ed 
tlH-iii-elvcs  in  colours  ni.ne  dreadful  than  ever.     To  pro- 
cure a  lod;^i!'g  for    the  reniaii.der    of  the  n'sht.  without 
f  xprsitig  h'tiself  10  the  arts  and    impos  lion  of    licrntious 
men  orof  mercenary  women,  she  thought  would  be  im- 
p  aeti.abU-  mjthuul  having  recourse  to  sir-.t-.gein  l  for  the 
i.ie'piren.ed    aSr   lou^pt  to  conclude  that  deceit  only 
can     jirewiii    agi^inst    Meeeit,    and    that    artifice    is    lo 
be    UMl.rmined    only  'by    arlilice.       Afier    ruminliting 
some    time,    a    thi.iighi     sui^gesied    itself,    that    could 
she    conceal   the    eiiciinistar.cc    of    her    bei..g  a   coui 
try    gir ,    she    w,u!d    have    noihing  to     drcjd     froi 
lliore  whom  she  ci.nsklertd  -.s    the  unprincipled    audit 
I'Uii.an  ilcbtrO)eis  of  female  innocence.     Without  reHecl- 
ing  then,  on  w  hat  qi  estiens  might  be   asked  1  er  under  an 
tisrrnedchaiacter,  she  spiriiertly  entered   the  fust  house 
wh-ch  the  saw  ohibit  '  Lodgings  to  let  ;'  Miying  that  she 
wa^  a  miUintrs  appi.ntice  acris*cn-^d  lo  London,   and 
\\a  ned  lodgings  oi.l;  fora  night  or  tv,o,  bec.iu-e  her  mis- 
tress having  unexpecitdl;   a  number  of   visitors   from  the 
c  luntry,  was  ooiiged  togivc  i;p  ail  her  bt<ls."     The  peo- 
ple to  whom  this  was-acidiessed,v.eie  doub  fil  of  liervera- 
cii..  v.hich  she  sirmgly  asserted,  when  turning  lierletd 
she  bentld  the  itjen'icd  tradesman,  fro:n  whose  house  siic 
hail  just  e'.' a  ei,    an  attentive  >.udiior   t .  her  new  scory. 
lie  had  made  i,o.d  to  truce  hit  ur.commun  visitor,  &  con- 


'  /( 


Tl'.e  io:!uence 
emplied  more  stri 
jn  woman,  ihaii 
the  practice  of  v; 
them  the  objects 


MATE  I  MO  NT. 

!  iiof  S""'-^  '^■""  '"■'"  "^^""'^  ^'  nlcue. 
judice  upon  the 


lind  of  man  1.5  ex- 
he  irea'ment  which  he  bestows 
'aiiy  thing  elfe.  It  has  always  been 
(1  wits  and  ili-natur,-d  cynics,  to  make 
heir  indecent  railiery  and  abun 


former  time's,  thefe  hutighty  lotds  of  thee. cation  preteml- 
ed  that  female^i  were  not  endowed  with  as  strong  mtellec-s 
as  males  ;  and,  therefore  trea'cd  Ihem  as  beingi  of  an  in- 
f.:'ior  ord'-t.  But  time  gra.Iualiy  removed  the  veil  in 
which  i>rcjudice  had  wrapped  up  the  character  of  the  Ux 
and  it  w:.s  acknowledged  that  tlieir  inferiority  was  the 
cFect  oFeduca.ion  and  not  of  nature.  Now  the  theme  cf 
ahufe  was  chai.jVed.  Ini"  not  the  object  :  th.y  were  chtu- 
ged  with  conoraiing  benea.h  the  feinlilance  cf  angels,  the 
diipositioii  of  fiends  t  the  name  of  woman  was  but  ano- 
ther appellation  for  hvpocrify  and  deceit  j  and  fo  univer-_ 
("..Uy  did  this  infatuation  afii-ct  all  ranks,  that  even  one  of 
liie  most  grjve  and  folcmn  poets  of  Great  Briiain  fays, 
**  FrrJiiy,  thy  uavie  is  .tuoTnrtn." 
A  more  liberal  fi.stem  of  education  and  mtinners  hav- 
ing now  nearly  extirpated  ihofe  opinions,  the  wanton 
wagsof  the  diy  have  turned  their  artillery  against  the 
drels  of  the  ladies.  The  followers  of  fashion  cannot 
avoid  being  hurried  into  loine  ridiculous  extravagancies  ; 
but  are  the  men  more  moderate  than  tlie  women  ? — 1  think 
not.'  Let  them,  tlitrefovo,  "  jduck  the  beam  out  of  their 
own  eyes,"  and  reform  their  dresses  by  bringing  it  down 
to  a  rational  standard  :  they  will  then  be  better  qualified 
to  act  ihe  part  of  cenfors  upon  the  gowns  and  petticoats 
of  their  wives  and  daiigluers. 

Man,  when  under  the  influence  of  no  eontronling  pow- 
er, fnftcrs  his  passions  to  acquire  abfolute  power  over 
liiin.  The  various  circumstances  and  evolutions  of  his 
life  plunge  him  into  most  gloomy  defpair,  or  exalt  him 
into  nif'St  rapturous  joy.  He  is  a  l\r..nger  to  the  miklnefs 
of  con'entmcnt,  and  his  breast  rcfembles  the  ocean,  when 
com  ulfed  hy  the  raging  of  contrary  winds.  In  short  from 
a  minute's  review  of  the  general  character  ofthe  IJache- 
lor,  we  may  deduce  tliis  lacrcd  truth—"  It  is  :tut  gMti  t-j 
le  alone." 

Notwithstanding  all  ihe  farcafms  and  fneers  ol  liber- 
tines against  marriage,  no  man  can  he  happy  nnlefs  he  eli- 
teis  into  that  condition.  The  married  man,  when  out- 
ward  distrcfs  and  anxiety  annoy  him,  feeks  relief  in  the 
bcfoni  of  his  wife  :  for  ihe  gentle  minds  of  women  are 
peculiarly  designed  by  nature  for  administeiing  conlblati- 
on.  ilas  he  a  fecret.  bur  breast  is  its  repository — he 
pours  forth  his  whole  fonl  to  her.  unrestrained  by  the 
cold  maxims  of  prudence,  which  infiuences  his  con  »ict 
with  icfpect  to  his  own  lex.  His  wife  is  his  only  tirm 
and  unshaken  friend;  for  it  is  almolt  impcssibie  that 
frie.idship  could  exist  with  purity  aitd  fervor  between 
man  and  man— Ambition,  rivalry  and  contrariety  of  opi- 
nions, too  often  produce  a  miuuul  coldnefs,  wh  ch  loon 
degenerates  into  apathy.  1  think,  therefore,  I  am  justifi- 
ed in  asserting,  that  true  and  generous  friendship  canntit 
fuhfist  except  in  the  hearts  of  tliol'e  whom  hymen  has  uni. 
ted  ;  with  them  every  reverfc  of  fortune  ferves  b-it  to 
draw   the  chords  of  alleciioii  still  tighter  ,  and,  even  in 


SELECTED  POETRY. 


/  LOVE  IN  THE  BLOSSOM. 

Obferve  where  yonder  lefe-bush  stane 
'I'is  foincwhat  old  and  much  decay' 

Twas  planted  there  by  Henry's  hands, 
When  M.iry  was  a  little  maiil. 

This  bush,  he  cried,  I  give  lo  you. 
It  always  was  my  favorite  tree; 

And  prithee,  little  Mary,  do 
Look  on  it,  and  remei'nber  me. 


Thefe  words  in  Mary's  heart  funi:  keep. 
And,  though  the  ciiufe  she  cculd  not  tell. 

She  would  nor  g;ve  her  eyes  to  steep. 
Till  that  poor  o:t.:'j  -icas  vater'd  ii-c//. 

With  eyes  imi>atient  she  beheld. 

And' chid  fair  Spring,  thy  lardy  power, 

Till  -.be  fail-  bud  triumph  mt  fwell'd 
And  burst  into  a  lovely  (lower. 

She  pljck'dit  with  an  eager  hand  ;'^ 

Si;all  1  to  Henry  offer  this  1 
She  faid  —not  long  she  made  a  stand, 

Her  heart  rejpMsive  anav:er'.i yes. 

And,  strange  as  it  ni3v  feem  to  von, 
Th.x'gn  r.  fes  lin'd  the  garden  wall. 

More  lovely  tar,  in  Mary's  view. 
This  single  iiush  surpiisB^d  them  all. 

And  though  the  hilsli  hung  very  thick 
Wiih  fl  -wers,  un  1  tho'  the  ground  \\-j  ^ 

None  venlur'd  there  a  rofe  to  pick, 
'T'.iiiis  Henry's  plunder,  bis  alone. 

And  once  a  role  I  fiw  him  strip. 

Anil  give  it  to  a  standee  by  ; 
Scsentme:"  qui-oer'd  yhtry's  tip, 

her  pride  hut  half  snppress'd  ;be  sigh. 

Now  join'd  in  wedlock's  holy  rite. 
In  mutual  love  and  jicacc  to  dweil  } 

Yet  still  it  givt-s  their  hearts  delight. 
This  simple  incident  to  tell. 


TO    HED,  WHO  BEST 


suersxanus  them,. 


■■  Well,  I  have  found  my  heart  again. 
And  now;  niy  fair,  we  both  are  free? 

lliw  strange  that  1  could  bear  the  ch.'.in 
So  long— and  bear  it,  too,  for  thte  ■'" 

>•  Since,"  Slid  the  maid,  "  since  we  must  part  ; 

And  love's  delusions  all  are  o'er  I 
Since  you  have  taken  back  your  heirt. 

And  we,  you  say,  shall  meet  no  more  i 

"  Since  here  we  bid  adieu  to  bliss. 

And  all  our  fond  do;iinin  ends, 
Farewell  !— but  not  wi.liout  a  kiss — 

One  kiss— and  w«  will  part  as  friends  ! 

Ah.  wilv  girl  !  full  v.-ell  you  knew 

What'm'agic  luoig  up.in  vourlip  : 

'For  when  the  nectar'd  draiight  I  drew, 

As  bees  their  honied  beverage  sip. 

Again  the  stream  of  liquid  fire 

Impetuous  pour'd  through  every  vein  i 

My  pulses  beat  with  new  desire — 
Ah  me  1  my  heart  was  lost  agiin. 

raosPHOK. 


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THE    MINERVA. 


155 


^  /  jV  £  i'     T<J    L  1  li  K  R  r  r.  ] 

O  LIBEUrY!  ilinu  f>veeie!t  gift  of  Heav'n. 

'IhTU  gr»i:esl  go:>d  below  !  Thrice  lovely  nymph, 

AVIi'  fe  Iniilint:  couo'cnance  heains  lieavn  ly  biigh'nefs  ; 

}!v  ihce  attenj'sJ,  '♦lia'Po'ei- m>  U\t,  • 

VVherc'er  I  wander,  still  I  niait  \x  happy. 

Thou  niilscst  even  Poverty  t>  f.nile:    ■ 

Thy  influence  blunts  the  shafts  of  adverfe  Fare, 

And  i.ial.cs  the.n  picvte  lels  deeply.     Thy  fweet  finile 

«an  c'-.rer  the  hco.v  of  age,  and  make  the  bed, 

The  all-ful  duin;;  Led  of  sicknels  feein 

Less  terrible.     Th'  cnchaming  thought  of  thee 

L'^jhiens  e'en  Slavery,  and  mikes  the  heart 

Of  the  poor  ureiched  c.ipiivc  leap  wi^h  joy. 

Witliojt  thee,  what  ■'»  '  l<=  ■— '^  '''f'"'-''  '''^"'' ' 

Ulio  faculties  are  crim,)M.  ihc  jfiniji  blunted, 

/ndthf  high  rjJiingf'ul  of  m.in 

Cru^h'd  ill  ihe  d.iit.  O  tlien,  fweit  ■•  mount;^ii-n>  mph, 

I5c  my  companion  still,  that  To  I  i*y 

Defy  the  storms  of  fate  and  never  grieve 

A:  a.iy  wpe,  ^i.iw:  ble^t  with  lit"-'')'  ! 

IZ.ICZLL/.. 


LOYELV  MlD.lJt  V.'.XDERCROUT. 

Ma'am  Vandeicrout,  >irr.  wyejs  qni:«  new, 
F:fty  and  riciur  ilun  a  Jew, 
With  voice  of  iaven»aitd  an  eye, 
M'gUt  Nvi'.h  the  coddled  gooicbciry  vie, 
Fau  a»  bull  he,:f,  a:-.d  then  a  form, 
Lovelv  .IS  porpoife  in  a  st>rm, 
A  ton'.r  .Itsh  with  gold  tioops  bound. 
just  four  feet  high,  and  six  feet  lou.l.l  ! 
'I'hus  torm'd,  thus  fcatur'd,  and  thus  !ac*il. 
Her  Jierfon  and  her  purfe  tlmS  grac'd, 
No  wonder  l.'\ers  fwarm'd  about, 
'ihc  chirniin^  Madam  Vandirerout. 

K  Lawyei-  berg'^J  his  eaufc  tt>  plead, 
Said  if  he  likeii'c^ch  title  deed, 
TviiNt  Hyiiier.,  him,  ai.d  liev  that  night, 
II. -'d  d-aw  inJe.uore  tvi-.rirute. 
Come,  con-.c,   iVr'  she,    ...)    mail  of  law. 
In  your  in-ncced';.gs  there's  a  flaw. 
M;  goods  aid  chattels  ;'0U  convey  ! 
V'.eafc  to  cinivey  vouifelf  away. 
Youpfcad  ill  vain,  the  trial's  past, 
Vou'ie  licnfuiied,  ejected,  east, 
You're  isno.a.Mus'd  and  it.r.;wn  out. 
Then  l'u£  not  M°ida:n  Vandercroui. 

An  Irish  Jolman  fwore  away, 
He'dlsve  iVrcver  ai.da  day  i  ' 
And  if  she'd  hiiu  for  husband  h;.ve, 
Ti'ien  lord  -.-u'.  master  were  her  sLv,'. 
P.-.'dilv,  vOl'  e  malic  a  bull,  cried  she. 
Von  w.i'u  to  iiiai.e  a  sl.avc  of  me  i 
li.i  his,  who  for  my  pcrfon  feelis, 
.S'irc  aiii  you  iiishmsii  ail  Grceia  '? 
Nothing  but  lofs  wiili  youl'J  gaiu; 


•ith' 


Mongst  Pliaiaoii's  h.'il,  thail  (ly  abjut, 
'i"he  tasli  of  Madam  Vandercront. 


An  Auctioneer,  a  cwnning  do^^. 
Of  her  charms  had  made  a  i;aialogi'.e  i 
With  rd.all  t;.l;;  keeping  st.ll  a  din, 
h;-.i*nf,  shr.uld  like  tt>  buy  her  ia. 
Iu3ted.  cried  she,  by  fortune  tr.wit. 
Htust  1  ilspii   v.'Cd  v«  who  bids  most  ! 
tiy  perfon  to  ilie  hammer  Jjrougiii, 
jVnd  put  up,  tike  a  fc:irvy  Tot ! 
y.K  gmns>  sir,  le-.t,  wiiJi  a  I'rown, 
n'ltbcut  ressrnc,  1  knock  you  <!o\'m. 
'Tis  hean  f'.r  heart,  you  babliling  lol;^ 
Xlus!  piiixhaie  ivlctdain  Vandeicioiit. 

Thus-le'Ver  after  lover  came. 
The  fcitune  courting,  nm  the  dam-, 
\.  hich  foitur.e  rather  thin  eniiaal. 
She  vowed  she  wou'.d  nor  v^^ed  u:  all. 
This  conducts  given  an  hundred  names  i . 
Same  fay  she  drinks,  f.ime  fay  she  games  i 
But  none  have  hit  ihe  truth,   not  ooe  : 
The  fact  is  she  has  married  J(.hn  : 
Johns  lall  and  comely,  and  beside, 
ehe  knew  him  ere  her  husband  died. 
And  n.,w  the  history's  fairly  mir, 
Of  lovely  Madame  Vandcicrout. 


r,mn  o  tote  honiun  Pjptr. 

BXrOXrCNATE    AUVESTOaE    IK    HIOII    LITE. 

An  c«ent  has  lately  t»ken   place  in  high  life,  which, 
rhils;  it  occupies  '.he  attention  and  eigroffcs  the  couver- 


fition  of  the  whole  of  the  fashionable  world,  has  exci  ed 
the  astonisnment  ol  every  individual  ac<iuainted  with  the 
parties.  The  circuiiistanec  is  as  follows  _:  It  is  roundly 
asserted,  and  the  report  is  generally  credited,  that  a  eer- 
tain  ladv  of  ilisJingaisheJ  rank  has  lately  lost  jt  The  Faro 
Bank  of  a  titled  dame,  a  fum  of  money  little  short  of 
half  a  million  sterling.  Even  family  connsxions  are  faid 
to  be  by  ths  unfortunate  alTair  fo  deeply  involved,  that 
Ihe  carriages,  horfes  and' fervants,  are  all  upon  the  wing, 
that  is,  the  former  shortly  r«  be  consigned  to  tV.e  hammer, 
and  the  latter  difchartjeil.  The  whole  of  the  tranlaction, 
and  the  motives  wliich  produced  it,  appear  fj  inexplica- 
ble, that  time  only  can  dtvclope  this  fceming  mystery. 
Although  a  bond  is  f,iid  to  have  b:en  given  for  the 
amount  of  the  fum  loa,  yet  the  husband  is  advifed  to  liti- 
gate the  matter. 

ON  THE  BEAUTY  OF  EPISTOLARY  WRITING. 

Its  first  and  fundamental  requisite  is,  to  lie  natur.at  and 
fimplc  ;  foi-  a  stiff  and  Laboured  manner  is  as  bad  in  a  let-* 
ter  as  it  is  in  converfation.  This  dees  not  bauish  fpright- 
linefs  and  wit.  Thefe  a.e  graeelul  in  letters  Jus!  as  they 
are  in  converfation  i  when  they  liow  easily,  and  without 
lieing  studied;  when  employed  fo  as  to  feafoll,  not  to 
clov.  One  who,  cither  in  c  inverlation  <  r  in  letters,  af. 
f.-c'is  to  sh'nie  and  to  fparkle  always,  will  no,  pleafe  long. 
The  style  of  letters  should  not  be  loo  hi^ihly  polished.  It 
onght.  to  he  neat  and  correct,  but  no  more.  All  nicety 
about  wo.ds,  betra,".  study  i  an.-l  hence  musical  periods, 
and  appearances  of  -luniber  and  harmony  in  arrangement, 
should  he  carefuli^  avoided  in  lelie.s.  I'he  best  letters 
are  coi'imonly  fuch  as  the  authors  have  written  with  inoll 
faciliiv.  V.  hat  -he  heart  or  the  imagination  dictates,  al- 
wa)S  flows  rea;lily:  but  where  there  is  no  fubject  to 
warm  or  intevest  thefe,  constraint  appears  ;  a.ld  hence 
thofe  letters  of  more  compliment,  cciigra'.nia'ton  or  af-  j 
fefltd  condi  lance,  which  h.ive  cost  the  auth.irs  most  la-  , 
hour  i«  composing,  and  which,  for  that  reafon,  they  con-  j 
sider  as  their  masierpleees,  never  fail  of  being  the  most 
difagreeable  and  inlipid  to  the  readers. 

It  ought,  at  Ihefatne  time,  to  be  remembered,  that  the 
eafe  and  limplicitv  which  1  have  recommended  in  Episto- 
lary correfpondence,  are  not  to  be  und-rstood  as  import- 
ing entire  carelersnefs.  In  wri'ing  to  the  most  intimate 
friend,  a  certain  degree  of  a-teniion.  both  to  the  fuhjea 
and  the  style,  is  requisite  and  becoming.  It  is  no  more 
than  what  we  owe  both  to  ourfelves.  and  to  the  friend 
with  whom  we  coriefpond.  A  flovenly  and  negligent 
manner  of  writing,  is  a  difoiiliging  mark  of  Want  ol  n  f- 
pea.  The  liberty,  be-.ides,  of  writing  letters  with  too 
carrlefs  a  hand,  is  apt  to  betray  perfons  into  imprudence 
in  what  lliev  wriie.  The  first  reqniiite,  both  in  convcr- 
faiion  and  correfpondence,  is  lo  attend  to  all  the  proper 
decorums  which  our  own  char,acter  and  tbnt  of  others  de- 
mand. An  imprudent  expresKicn  i.i  converfation  may  be 
forgotten  and  pal's  away  ;  but  when  we  take  the  p-n  in 
cur  hards  we  must  remember,  that  "  Litera  tcri/iia 
Tjimiet,*'* 

*  The  writing  iiemains. 

rnoM  THE  onsitNOci:  advf.rtisch. 
SIR, 

The  following  sentences  were  put  to  paper  by  a  set  of 
saucy  /«<>  "lis,  in  the  prefence  of  their  husbands,  whom, 
forsoOih,  they  accuse  of  having  adopted,  since  their  mar- 
riage, a  pbraseoloy  diSerent  from  that  which  they  used 
when  Lm-cis.  If  you  think  this  female  production  not  aU 
to«rh<r  unworthy  <jfa  |ikice  in  your  paper,  your  insert- 
ing it  will  oblige  several  of  your  constant  readers,  and 
liarticularly 
'  BENEDICT. 


ry  tiling  -well,  madam. 
■,'vou  do'nt  seem  to  know 


haw 


The  Lover.     Yon  do  i 

Tie  Hiishn„d.     My  di 
to  d'l  any  thing. 

rlxLM'cr.  Hew  well  you  look  to-day!  Indeed  you  look 
charming  in  anv  dress. 

r.ie  HnsharM.  How  frightful  you  are!  I  wish  you  would 
put  on  your  clothes  a  little  more  becomingly. 

The  Lovur.   fhat's    a  pretty  cap— how  elegant    is  your 

Tte  riuiband.  That  hideoushat  !  my  dear,  yon  never 
will  learn  to  dress  yourself. 

TheLmer.  What  pretty  sentiments  !  How  well  you 
express  yolnself  on  every  subject ! 

The  ImsbanU.  You  know  not  how  to  talk  on  any  sub- 
ject as  you  ousht  to  do— therefore  pray   hold  your  tongue. 

The  Lwcr.  Let  me  know  your  opinion,  iny  dear  ma- 
daiti— it  shail  ever  be  my  guide. 

The  hiiibatid.    What  does  it   signify,  my  dear,  what  you 
ssy  on  the  subject  !     I  never  consult  women 
The  Lorer.  How  neatly  youtarve  that  fowl 
sure  to  see  yen. 

Tie  HiisUind.  How  ankward  you  are!  The  meat  grows 
cold  before  you  can  cm  it  up  ;  and  after  all,  it  is  done  in 
such  a  n.anner.  that  I  cannot  eat  it. 

?Zf  Lovei ■  1  am  so    concerned  to  see  you  indisposed — 
can  I  offer   noUiiug    that  will  be  cf  service  to  you  ma- 
\  d»m  I 


It  is  a  plea- 


7'te  Nuiband.  Il  is  all  your  own  fault,  my  dear,  that 
vou  have  got  this  cold — you  never  take  care  of  your- 
self. 

AKECDOTE  OF  GAURKK, 

in    THE   CH,\aACTER   OF    KING    LEAH. 

When  GarrtcU  firs:  came  upon  the  stage,  ahd,  one  very 
sultry  evening  in  the  month  of  May,  performed  the  cha- 
racter of  Lear,  he  in  the  first  four  acts  received  the  cus- 
tomary tokens  of  applause.  At  thcend  of  the  nf'.h  wheii 
he  wept  over  the  body  of  Cordelia,  every  eye  caught  the 
soft  infection,  the  big  round  tear  ran  down  every  cheek. 
At  this  interesting  moment,  to  the  astonishment  of  all  pre- 
sent, his  face  assumed  a  new  character,  and  his  whole 
frame  appeared  agitated  by  a  new  passion  :  it  was  not 
tragic,  for  he  was  evidently  cndeavouiin,^  to  suppress  a 
laligli  :  in  a  few  seconds  the  attendant  nobles  appeared  to 
he  all'ected  in  the  same  manner  j  and  the  beau'eous  Cor- 
delia, who  was  reclined  upon  a  crimson  couch,  opening 
her  eyes  to  see  what  occasioned  the  iiiterrnption.  leapetl 
from  her  sola,  and  with  the  M.ij?sty  of  CngUnd,  the  gal- 
t.int  Mbany,  and  tough  old  Kent,  ran  laughing  olf  the  st,-.ge. 
The  audience  could  not  account  for  so  strange  a  termina- 
tion of  atragcfly,  in  any  other,  way,  than  by  snppjjip.g 
the  dramatis  perso-  :c  were  stLtedwiih  a  sudden  phrenzy  ; 
but  their  risibiliiy  had  a  dilTcrent  source.  A  fat  White- 
chapel  butcher,  seated  1S«  the  centre  of  the  first-bench  in 
the  pit.  was  accompanied  by  his  mastiff,  who  being  accus. 
lomed  to  sit  on  tlie  Same  scat  v.iih  his  master  at  home, 
naturally  Ihongiit  he  might  ei.joy  the  same  privilege  there. 
The  butcher  sat  very  back,  ancl  ilie  qiadrnpcd,  finding  a 
fair  opciiinig;,  got  upon  the  c  rthes-ra,  peered  at  the  per- 
foi  mers  with  us  upright  a  head,  an-'.  4S  ri  ave  an  air.  as  the 
most  sagacious  critic  of  h.is  day.  Our  corpulent  sl^iigh- 
'enr.an  was  made  of  mcl'-ing  stuTi  and  not  being  ace  is- 
lomedto  a  pla.h'nise  heat,  huud  himself  mtielyippresseil  - 
by  the  weight  of  a  large  and  wel! -powdered  Snndny  pe- 
ruke, which  for  the  graiilication  o."  cooling  and  wiping  ' 
his  head,  he  pulled  off,  and  placed  o-i  the  head  of  his 
mastiff ;  the  dog,  beiitg  in  so  conspicmus,  so  obtru- 
sive a  situation,  caught  the  eyeof  Carrick  and  thi  other 
performers.  A  mastiff  in  a  churchwarden's  wig,  (for  the 
butcher  v.-as  a  jiari-h  officer)  was  too  r.uicli :  it  wo  ild 
h.tve  provoked  Uui'iiier  in  Lear  himself,  at  the  moment 
he  wa>  most  d  s.ressed :  no  wonder  then  that  it  hud  sucli 
an  effect  on  his  representative. 

AKECDOTR  OF  jyjI.LtAM  COOPES, 

[  AUlllOH    OF    THE    -lASK.  ] 

The  predoirin^m  genius  of  a  man  may,  in  mtjst  «>ife» 
be  traced  to  fome  early  incident  in  l.is  life.  Cowper,  il 
fcems,  was  from  liis  childhood  dcVo'ed  in  meditaTi-o  and 
fecluMon,  and  endued  with  .-iv.iipaihy  lo  every  nuify  con- 
coiirfe  or  merely  lucrriiivc  liutli.,t. 

This  temper  was  strengilif ned  bv  an  attachment  be- 
t«een  htm  and  the  daughter  of  a  neighb.'uring  family .-- 
The  ufual  objectioi  s  on  the  fccre  cf  birth  and  forsons,  d.a 
not  exist  in  this  caie.  and  netiher  lamily  was  averle  to 
this  connection.  U  was  necessary,  however,  i".  Jhe  opi- 
nion of  Cooper's  father,  that  ihc  union  should  he  iitjlpon- 
r  nvin  had  estatilislied^himlelf  in  iome 
Arable  profession.  For  this  ptirpofe  the 
London,  and  placed  at  the  I'-mple. 
ttlety  and  fcience  all  his  rural  difpositi- 
The  cultivation  of  literature  ami 
„is  attention  away  from  the  Cakes  and 
ibrary,  and  his  hours  were  fpent  in  cnm- 
..aies  for  his  mistrefs,  instead  of  prefcri- 
immoii-pl"Ce  book,  the  demurred  and  narra- 
te heart  was  fet  upon  feeing  his  fen 
Will,  one  da'v  adorned  with  the  Rowing  and  well-powder- 
ed  honours  of  a  chancellor,  was  extremely  difpleafed  at 
ihis  infatna'ion  and  fupinenel's.  He  tried  various  expedi 
en's  to  awaken  in  his  heart  a  more  profitable  ambition. 
At  length  he  fancied  that  he  difcovered  the  fouice  ot  all 
ihefe  unhappy  propensities  in  the  affection  *l>"y^';^'-- 
had  fo  assiduously  fostered  for  the  country  maid.  He  re- 
folved,  therefore,  to  Jiut  an  end  to  his  hopes  ;  and.  by 
studied  incivilities  to  the  lady's  family,  excited  *='«■"- 
fentment  fo  far,  that  the  girl  was  prohibited  tronti  further 
intcrcourfe. 

Difobedience  to  this  mandate,  produced  theufu-al  stretch, 
es  of  parental  tyranny.  The  victim  was  reftricted  in  her 
walks  and  visits;  and.  finally,  Imprifoned  in  her  cham- 
ber. The  gentle  fpirit  was  forely  b'.nled  by  the  rod 
Grief  and  melancholv  were  lucceeded  by  the  lols  oi  uiiuer 
standing,  and  an  untimely  dole  was  put  to  her  existence 
in  the  cells  of  a  private  madhoufe  :-Such  was  a  l.v.her  s 
;,olicy  !  and  the  Effects  of  it  upon  the  fon's  happmefs  and 
destiny  are  generally  known.* 

afilicZby  Jetaneholy.    a,.d  »«  sui.ject  ,o  Jre^fnt  fits  of 

mt'-es  "0  me'i'ion  of  the  yteeeding  ara.ms.ance  ,  U  "ff  "" 
numhtalen,  he  supp'.ses  that  misfortu,.e    t«  ka^-e  urn  « 
%:,.,>ti!.::iyi!  ;.!/Ir.,i;</.— -Mitcr;-    a. 


156 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vc^   1.  . 


E/ EL  IN  A. 

[as    TRlSSLATtD    TROM    THE    InlSH.] 

The  following  beautiful  fonnet  is  fiid  to  have  been 
•written  f  )nie  time  in  the  twelfth  ceniurv,  by  a  Card  of  the 
Drm/s  Coiuarj,  now  part  of  tlie  county  of  WaterforJ, 
and  traislated,  a»  Mr.  I'aANCis  Lodce,  jun.  inforins 
lis,  by  a  ifentlaman  jk.lled  in  the  linguags  and  antiqui. 
tiesof  th'i  clu'itry.  It  it  to  be  regretted  that  no  cotem- 
jjorary  Uard  has  given  the  author's  name  to  fame. 

It  WIS  on  the  white  hawthorn,  nn  the  brow  of  the  val- 
ley, I  fi.v  ihe  risinj  of  day  fir!.!  break,  the  young,  the 
fi»ft,  th  ■  53y  deli);h(ful  iri'jminj  :  it  kiysed  the  crimfon 
of  the  rofc,  mixed  with  her  fiuilcs,  and  laughed  the  fea- 
fon  on  Hi.  * 

Itife.  ny  Evelina  ;  foul  that  informs  my  heart  !  Do 
thou  rif.;,  to->,  more  lovely  than  the  morn  in  her  bllish^, 
msie  modest  than  the  rifled  rofe  when  weeping  in  her 
de.v^,  pride  of  the  western  shores  ! 

'I'he  Ay's  blue  face  when  cleared  by  dancing  run-beams, 
looks  not  jerene'-  than  thy  countenanc-;  i  the  riclincfj  of 
tite  wild  honey  is  on  thy  lip,  and  thy  breath  exhales 
fvcet  like  the  applf-blaisom  j  bl.ick  are  tliy  locks,  Eve- 
li  i.i,  and  polished  as  the  raven's  fmooth  pinions;  the 
fw.in's  silver  plunii^e  is  not  fairer  than  thy  neck,  and 
tiit^  witcn  of  fuvj  heave:*  ail  her  encUaiilinenis  from  thy 
bofrini. 

Rife,  my  E.elina,  the  fprighlly  beam  of  the  fun  del"- 
cen  h  to  kti's  thee  withmt  eiiiniiy  to  me,  and  the  heatli 
rei"  rvrts  its  bi)a'>OTti;  to  ^rcc:  ilite  wi'-h  i's  odours  ;  thy 
f  ■»!  1  lover  will  pluck  the  straw-bervie;  fr^in  the  awful 
\  '■'  tra?,  and  rob  the  haale  of  its  aul.;irn  pride,  the 
f.vestiftfs  of  wiiofe  kerusl  thon  far  exceedeiit  ;  let  my 
b;rr..;.s,hf  as  red  as  thy  li;>s,  and  mv  nuts  ripe,  yet  milky 
a>  :li:;  I  .vc  bejjiien  fluid  in  the  bridal  bofoni. 

t^ifcn  of  ihe  cheerful  f.nile  !  Sliall  I  nof  meet  thee  in 
the  nijf*  grown  cave,  and  prefs  to  my  heir-,  thy  beauties 
in  the  wood  of  Iniruother  »  How  Ion;;  will  thou  leave  me, 
t.veii't.i.  m-'i»rnf\il  ,u  the  lone  fjo  of  tiic  rock  :  telling 
thy  O'aa.-ies  to  the  passing;  gale,  and  pouring  out  my  com- 
plaints ,o  tile  grey  stone  of  the  vjlley  .' 

Ah!  dost  thou  not  hear  my  fo'tijs,  O  virgin!  thou, 
V  ho  slwuldsi  b.:  ihe  tender  daughter  of  a  meCK  ey"d  mo. 
iiier  ! 

Whenever  ih'^ii  comest,  Kvelina,  thou  approachest  liite 
fu'iimir  o  .:iJ  c'ultL-ei  of  frost;  and  welcome  with  rap- 
tu.e  irc  'hy  s.epb  to  my  view,  as  the  harbinger  of  light  to 
thee>e  of  da/».ief9. 


Extract  fro.n  Dr.   Idillcr's  excellent  Dis- 
courses oil  Sukiclc,  recmtly  published. 

BI^SIDE  the  ir-i^lrv  done  to  foe 
d'  ;roys  Ins  own  lu'e  f.-M  nn  fad: 
•Avoinds  ii|)!T,aIl  who  stand  iinmed 
domes. c  and  focal  1  fe.  S.av,  , 
coMieinpli.ins-  the  crime  of  i'elf-! 
rcM.  the  evening  of  jvh  de  days, 
e  ubilter^d,  Drwh"A-grey  hiirs 
sviih  focrow  to  tile  grave  ?  Hast  th 
of  'hv  life,  who  would  be  preciplta 
the  d-epr-st  a/Hictiin  >  Hait  thou  no 
thy  d.-fei;io:i  would  he  left  fithcrlei 
thed.mgers  of  an  aiipitviiig  w  nld  ; 
or  siatcrt  to  share  in  ihe  grief  and  difg 
wo  x\\f  c.induc: !  .\xt  there  no  friends 
svho  wonid  we.'p  over  thy  folly  and  sin,  and  feel  thein- 
fclves  wouiiledby  thy  fall?  In  short,  would  the  c.vecution 
<if 'liy  Wicked  ptlvpofe  disinrh  the  peace  of  no  family  ! 
s.ir:il,-e  no  h -fom  of  fcnfilwlity  and  kindnefs  ?  defraud  no 
crtilror  ;  ]ilunge  no  friend  in  dilTicuhv  ;  Di<l  thy  conduct 
e.\  .-nd  only  to  thy  own  perfon,  ihou;'i  still  a  crime,  it 
svouldbe  comparatively  fmall.  Eui  the  confequences  of 
f'.ich  a  steji  wotdd  probably  extend  beyond  thy  conception, 
an.l  la'M  loni^r  than  thy  niemor*'.  Ijtay  then,  giiiltv 
man  !  S-ay  th/  inurderous  hand  !  Extinguish  not  the 
happiiicfs  a^d  the  hooes  of  a  familv,  it  ,nay  be,  of  fimi- 
fcs  !  Foiiwar  to  inflict  n-oinds  which  no  time  can  heal, 
and  which  »i.av  lenipt  furvivors  to  wish  that  thou  liadst 
never  been  horn  I 


—  Let  ns  g-i  t.i  ynn'.;cr  victi'n  r.f  impivticnce  »nd  defpair, 
who  u-:md'.T:isi'.ent,  melancholy  and  »lune,  tredi'tating  the 
termination  of  his  fnrovvs  hy  the  pistol,  or  the  pjifinms 
uraught.  r.e;  us  approach  and  e>in-ji.«  whv  he  is  difgusi- 
cu  WHO  iiii;  I  \  oil  arc  ewhjrrrts>ed  t.i ynur  ctrcutnitar.ce^-  ; 
vnu  ha.e  'ofen  robb-d  of  your  property  by  fraud,  or  bv 
ri'nedis:i<trousoc<:«r/eirv5;  you  hjvc  be-:n  precipitated 
frnn,  the  height  of  aiHueiiciio  ihe  most  ahjfct  poverty; 
Toneanrr,!  d!g.  taht%joi  ate  aMnu-J,  and  therefore  re- 
fc.ve  to  flv  tv.m  life.  Bm:  hef  ire  yoa  lake  'his  drea  Iful 
^nd  irrt-vocrvble  step,  paufe  a  momont,  ?nd  anfwer  me  the 
'-ollOrtiiij  ,-o.;stiun-,;,  »  ijirg:  portion  of  property  indil'- 


!*=r 


!  penlibly  necessary    to    happinefs  !    Have  not    thoufanda 
j  been  contented  and  happy  with  as  fmall  a  pittance  as  that 
I  which  >  on  yet  possess  !  Nay,  have  not  Tome  found  more 
I  real  enjoyment  after  being  thus  reduced,  than  they  found 
I  in  the  days  of  their  affluence  and  profperity  !  Was  not  the 
1  SAvtoi'R  of  the   world,  when    he     fojourned    upon    the 
earth,  without  a  place  u'iere  (o  Iny  lis  head  ?   A  iid  has  he 
not  by  his  example,  made  poverty  and  fulTerings  'Honora- 
ble >.  Besides,  though    you   »re  now   in  straightened  cir- 
cumstances may  not   a  kind  providence  hereafter  fmile 
upon  you,  and  reward  your    industry  with    cotnffrt  and 
plenty  ?  But  even  fnpposing  the  worst  ;  will  you  destroy 
a  life  on  which  fo  much  depends,  for  the  fake  of  treafuies 
which  arc  transient  and  unfatisfying  ;   for  a  little  glitter- 
ing dust  which  perishes  in  the  uiing  ;  "  for   fo  much  as 
may  be  grafped  thus  ?"  Miferable  estimate  !  ignoble  alter- 
native !     Live,    and  c.vhibit   the    fublime.    the    edifying 
fpectacle,  of  one  struggling  with  want,  and)et  holding 
fast  his  integrity. 


In  the  juvenile  days  of  Sir  William  Jones,  he  used  ofte 
to  amuse  himself  with  the  composition  ofcomplimen 
tary  verses  to  Beauty  and  Merit.  The  follow  ng  is 
specimen  of  his  poetical  gallantry. 

[Pout  Folio. 
On  seeing  Miss  •*■  ride  by  bhn  viithout  inmuin^  her, 

CAKDtCAN,   .\ugust  IB,  1780. 

So  lightly  glanc'd  she  o'er  the  lawn, 

Sojiglitly  through  the  vale, 
That  111. t  more  swifily  bounds  the  fawn, 

In  Sidon's  palmy  dale. 

Full  well  her  bright  hair'd  courser  knevi 

How  s^\'eet  achavije  he  bore, 
And  proudly  shook  the  tassels  blue 

'f  hat  on  his  neck  he  wore. 

Her  vest',  with  liveliest  tincture  glow'd 

That  snmiirier  blossoms  wear. 
And  wanton  down  her  sfcoulders  flow'il 

Her  h)  acinthi.ie  hair. 

Zephyr  in  play  had  loos'd  the  string, 

And  with  it  laughing  Hown, 
Jjilfesing  from  his  dewy  wing 
:   A  fragrance  not  his-own. 

Ker  shape  was  like  a  tepder  pins 

W  ith  vertr/i  I  buds  arruy'd. 
O  heaven  v/nat  rapture  would  be  mine 

To  slumber  in  its  shade. 

ITev  cheeks — one  rose  hadStrephon  seen. 

But  dazzled  with  the  sight. 
At  distance  view'dhcr  nymph  like  mein, 

And jainleJ  wilb  deiig  it. 

Ke  thought  Diana  frcm  the  chace 

Was  ha;t-->ning  to  her  liower, 
For  more  than  inorial  seem'd  a  face 

Of  such  resistless  power. 

Aciaion's  fatal  change  he  fear'd 

And  trembled  a'  the  breeze  ; 
High  an'.lers  had  his  fancy  rear'  : 

And  quivering  sunk  his  knr 

He  well  might  err — that  r.     .    -onfess'd 

The  queen  with  silver  l>eain. 
Shone  forth  and  Sylvia  thus  address'd, 

By  Tivy's  azure  stream. 

"  Let  us  this  day  onr  robes  exchange  * 

Bind  on  iny  waxing  moon  : 
Then  through  yon  wootis  at  pleasure  range 

And  shun  ihe  sultry  noon. 

While  1  at  Cardigan  prepare 

Gay  stores  of  silk  and  lace, 
Like  thine  will  seem  my  Howing  hair, 

Like  thine  my  heavenly  gi-ace. 

My  brother  Phiebus  lost  his  heart. 

When  first  he  view'd  thy  charms, 
And  would  this  day,  withdang'rous  art, 

Allure  thee  to  his  arms. 

But  Cynthia,  friend  to  virgins  fair. 

Thy  steps  will  ever  guide. 
Protect  thee  fron>  the  enchanting  snare. 

And  o'er  thy  heart  preside. 

In  vain  his  wiles  he  shall  essay. 

And  touch  his  golden  lyre  ; 
Then  to  the  skies  shall  wing  his  way. 

With  pale  yet  raging  fire. 

.Shonhl  he  with  lies  traduce  the  fair. 

And  boast  how  oft  he  kistlior, 
The  g.ids  shall  laugh ,  wh  i  le  I  decl  are 

Km  flirted  with  his  sister." 


Pi.AC2:  OF  MIND. 

BV  COWPER. 

WHEN  all  within  is  peace. 
How  nature  seems  to  smile  ! 

Delights  that  never  cease. 
The  live  long  day  beguile. 

Frotn  morn  to  dewy  eve. 

With  ojienhand  sheshowert 
Fresh  bles:iiigs,  to  deceive 

And  soothe  thfsilent  hours. 
It  is  content  of  heart 

Gives  nature  power  to  please  i 
The  mind  ihAt  feels  no  smart. 

Enlivens  all  it  sees; 


Can  make  a  winn 


skv 


Seem  bright  aS  smilirigMay, 
As  peep  of  eafly  day. 


I'he  vast  majestic  giobe. 
So  beauirouslv  arrav'd 


In  I 

With  wond'rous  skill  display'd. 

Is,  to  a  mourner's  heart, 

A  dreary  wild  at  best; 
It  lluiters  to  depart. 

And  longs  to  be  at  rest. 


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^PIDAY,   JUNE  14,  1805. 


[Nu 


CRITICISxM. 

[rnmi  the  Edinburgh  i?eD.>iy.] 

The  Work's  r.f  ilii.  Rigli-  Honorable  Lady  Marv  Wortlev 
Mrntaijii!  Inclmlin^  her  Correrponittri'ict,  p'oemi.  and 
F-.ssavs.  Puuitbhcd  by  permission^  liom  her  Original 
Paix'rs.  ■*■ 

[concluded  J 
•  Af(fr  cb^crvingp  that,  ill  a  preccdin;  letter,  her  Lady- 
thip  declav:,  lliw  '  it  is  eleven  years  sin«  s!ie  sav  her- 
self in  a  f.liss,  beinj  so  liulc  pleased  wiili  the  figure  she 
was  then  b'(;i""'i^Kto  nlake  in  it,'  we  shall  close  thesfe 
extracts  \vi:hlhe  lollowins  more  favorable  account  of 
her  philos'iphy. 

•  I  nonior^txpert  to»rrivc  at  iheageofilie  Diifche'"; 
of  Marlbirough,  than  to  that  of  ftlethusalem  :  ntiihcr  do 
Idcsireit.  1  have  lon^  thou^ftt  myself  u-ieless  to  the 
world.  I  liave  seen  one  (jenefatton  pass  a^vav',  and  \\  is 
,^'>i!e  ;  for  I  think  there  are  very  few  of  those  Ipf:  that 
tl'urishtd  in  my  youth.  You  will  perhajis  call  these  me- 
lancholy ri-flections  :  ihcjr.are  not  so.  There  i.s  a  aniet 
anerabandoniiijof  puisuin,  somethinj  like  the  r,  ft  that 
follows  a  laborious  day.  1  tell  yon  thisfor  vour  cnmforr. 
It  was  firlierly  alcn-i'fring  view  to  me,  iliat  I  shoulil 
one  day  be  an  old  woman.  I  now  find  that  nature  has 
provided  pleasures  for  every  Hate.  Those  are  only  un- 
happy who  will  not  be  contented  with  what  she  gives,  but 
strive  to  hvrak  through  her  laws,  by  aflVcting  a  perpetuity 
of  youth,  wiiith  appears  to  inc  as  little  desirable  at  pre- 
sent as  tlielwbius  d>>  to  you.  that  were  the  dtlight  of  your 
infancy.  I  ant  at  the  end  of  my  paper  which  shortens  the 
sermon.'     Vol.  iv.  ,v  3!4,  315. 

Upon  thede.-,ihorMr.  Worlley  in  1761,  Lady  Mary 
relurnfd  to  EnjI  and,  and  died  there  In  October  l'"62,  in 
the  ".Id  year  rf  iier  a;;c.  From  the  large  extracts  which 
we  hsve  been  '.einptcd  to  make  from  her  correspondence;, 
our  re.adTS  will  be  enabled  to  jud^e  oftlia  character  and 
.ceniu-.  (  t  litis  e\tiaordi:iary  womaiw  A  little  spoiled  by 
Hatterv,  smlnot  iltogethcr  •  undebauched  by  the  world,' 
slictei:i'^  .r.  have  l)<)i..esv!:d  a  n-.j  cuLir.c  sol,J,:y  of  i"i- 
derstaiidi:ig,  ?rjai  livehness  cf  fancy,  and  such  powers 
of  cb.'^ei  va-ioti  und  discrimination  of  character,  as  Co  give 
lieropinions  .!>i-t:at  auihority  on  all  the  ordinarv  sP^ects 
ofpr»ciical  maniiCF^i  and  conduct.  After  her  marriaife, 
she  reeir.s  to  have  abandoned  all  idea  of  laborious  orregu- 
lar  stud; ,  and  to  have  been  raised  to  the  sta'.ion  of  a  lite- 
raiy  character  merely  by  her  viv.-icity,  and  her  love  of  a- 
niuieliinii  and  anecdote.  The  great  charm  of  her  letters 
is  certainly  the  e.'irreme  ease  and  ficiiiiy  wiili  wh'.ch  eve- 
ry thing  is  cvprfsscd,  the  brevity  and  rapidity  of  her  re- 
presentaiionj,  and  the  elegant  simplicity  of  her  diction 
V.'iiile  they  unite  almost  all  the  qualifies  of  a  good  style, 
there  is  iioihinj;;  ofthe  professed  anther  In  them  ;  nothing 
.  that  seems  to  have  been  conipcseil,  or  to  have  engaged 
theadifiraiion  of  the  wriier.  Sheappears  to  be  quite  uii- 
coiucious  eil her  cf  merit  or  of  c.\eriion  in  what  she  is  do- 
ing ;  and  never  steps  to  bring  ma  a  thoujjbt,  or  to  turn  an 
^.^pre5^ion  with  the  cunnin,g  of  a  practised  rhetorician. 
The  lefe-rs"from  Turkey  willprtbably  be  more  universal, 
ly  read  ilian  anrltf  these  that  are  now  given  for  the  first 
tune  to  the  public)  becauscthe  subject  commandsa  wider 
and  more  |iertiianent  in-ercst.than  the  personalities  and 
"unconnecttd  remarks  with  which  the  rest  of  the  corres- 
pondence is  filled.  At  the  same  time,  the  lo.'e  of  scandal 
and  of  ;.rivatehistoiy  is  so  great,  that  these  letters  will 
be  lil.»lily  relished,  as  longas  the  namesthey  mention  are 
remeoiljcved  i  and  then  they  wi.l  become  curious  and  in- 
tcresiinj,  as  exhibiting-  a  truer  picture  of  the  manneisand 
fashions  of  the  time,  than"  is  to  be  found  in  any  other 
publication. 

The  htih  volume  contains  also  her  Ladyship's  poems, 
and  two  orthreetiiriing  papers  that  are  entitled  her  Es- 
says. Poetry,  at  least  the  polite  and  witty  sort  of  poetry, 
which  Ladv  Mary  has  aitemp'ed,  is  much  moreof  anart 
than  prosc-wriiing.  We  are  trained  to  the  latter,  by  the 
conversation  of  good  soeicty;  but  the  former  seems  al- 
ways to  requ  re  a  gootl  deal  of  patient  labour  and  applica. 
tion.  This  her  Ladyship  appears  to  have  disdained; 
anil  atcordingly,  her  poetry,  though  abounding  in  lively 
conceptions,  is;dready  consigned  to  that  oblivion  in  which 
mediocritv  is  destined,  by  an  irrevocable  sentence,  to 
blumbenill  the  end  of  the  world.  The  lissays  are  ex. 
tremcly  insigiiiiicant,  and  have  no  other  merit,  that  we 
can  difcover,  but  that  they  are  very  few  aud  very 
»hort. 

Ul  Lady  Mary's  friendship,  and  s«bs«quent  rupture 
with  Pope,  we  have  not  thovii,hi  it  necessary   to    say  any 


delii 


our  hen 


thing,  both  because  we  are  of  opinion  that  no  new  lights 
are  thrown  upon  it  by  this  publication,  and  because  we 
have  no  desire  to  awaken  forgotten  scandals  by  so  idle  a 
controversy.  Pope  was  Undoublediv  a  flatterer,  a^d  was 
undoubtedly  sulTicleotly  irritable  and  'vindictive  :  but  whe- 
ther his  rancour  was  stimulated  upon  this  occasion  by  no- 
thing but  caprice ol-  jealousy,  and  whether  hs  was  the  in- 
ventor or  the  echo  of  the  imputations  to  which  he  has  gi- 
ven notoriety,  we  do  not  pretend  to  determine,  Ladv 
■y's  character  was  certainly  deficient  in  that  cautious 
acy  vhich  is  the  best  guanliaii  of  female  reputation; 
ami  there  see:  ns  to  have  brcii  in  her  conduct  something 
of thit  intrejjidiiy  which  n;-.'nrally  gives  rise  to  miscon. 
8iriir-i.)n.  l>y  setting  at  a  defiance  the  iinxims  of  ordina- 
ry ."".crction. 


BIOGRAPHIC  At-  MGMO  IPS  OF 

Mns.   INCHBALD.    ' 

\_Frnm  the  Genera!  M.igaziiie.f.ir  August,  1787.] 

(Co.VTlNUED.) 

Expofed  to  thofe  infults  which  fe.niles  tifually  encoun- 
tected,  they  ramble  the  streets  at  midnight, 
ndered  where  chance  directed  her,  till  the 
clock  struck  two,  when  she  found  hcrfelf  at  Holborn 
bridge,  and  faw  a  stagecoach  iVtting  off  for  Vork,  hear- 
ing, :a  the  fame  time  the  coachman  tell  a  perfon  wlio 
asked  a  jilace,  that  there  was  not  one  to /'pare.  It  imme. 
diately  occurred  to  her  to  ask  the  fame  question,  and  on 
receiving  the  fame  anfwer,  to  folicit  for  lodging  at  the 
inn,  as  a  difappointed  pafsenger,  and  thus  efcape  the 
frightful  hazards  to  which  she  w.as  liable  in  the  streets. 
Happily  this  fcheme  fucceeded  i  but  not  without  evident 
iul|.icions  of  her  char.acter,  on  the  part  of  her  host  aid 
hostefs.  Thefe  I'lifpicions,  however,  afforded  her  the 
coil'.ilationof  an  afsurance,  that  she  had  nothing  to  ap- 
I>iehend,  in  this  houfe,  where  heryouth  and  beauty  leeiii- 
e^l  the  o.ily  bar  to  a  kind  reception  ;  the  ijiidiady  taking 
the  precaution  even  to  lock  the  door  of  the  wretched  place 
in  which  Mil's  Simpfon  was  permitted  to  sleep,  and  like 
a  careful  duenna,  wifely  pulling  lb?  key  in  her  pocket. 

Our  ;ulventurer  arofe  at  her  ufual  hoiir  ;  but  having  no 
bell,  or  any  means,  from  the  height  she  was  loged,  to  let 
the  family  know  she  was  up.  and  they  fagaciously  con- 
cluding, that  ladle-;  w-lio  goto  bed  at  two  in  the  morning 
are  in  no  haste  torii'e,  she  war.  left  to  ruminate  on  her 
situation  till  noon.  She  could  not  but  deplore  her  fate  ; 
and  yet  she  was  more  inclined  to  purfue  it,  than  to  re- 
turn home,  and  fuller  the  reoroach  of  inilifcretion,  with 
the  still  fiirtliermorti(icati()n  of  not  having  gratified  that 
curiosity,  which  had  l.d  her  into  a  snuation  ;  t  o»ce  fo  ex- 
traordinary and  difagrecable.  "  Mine  bostefs  '  at  length 
releafed  her  fair  prifoner,  and  informed  her,  that  the  York 
coach  would  fet  out  again  that  evening.  This  informati- 
on was  delivered  with  an  air  of  feverity,  and  as  if  she  fuf- 
P-cted  that  her  lodger  had  no  intention  of  becomin™ 
a  pal»enger.  Our  poor  ajventuier  had  not  courage  tojuf- 
tify  that  sufpicion,  but  laid  down  her  whole  stock  of  mo- 
ney, to  the  last  half-crown,  for  the  purpofe  of  fecuringa 
place  in  the  machine  for  a  journev  which  she  never  in- 
tended to  take.  This,  however,  ('aiisHed  the  landlady, 
who  defired  Mifs  Simpfon  to  walk  down  to  breakfast; 
but  sheexcul'ed  herfelf,  under  the  pretence  that  she  was 
in  halte  to  call  on  a  relation  in  another  part  of  the  town, 
in  Order  to  inform  her  of  the  difappointincnt  she  haj  ex- 
perienced in  not  leaving  London  the  preceding  evening. 
Hy  this  apology  she  faved  the  expence  of  breakfast,  which 
she  was  by  no  means  inclined  to  taste,  and  thought  she 
could  thus  fecure  another  night's  lodging  at  an  unfufpect- 
ed  houfe.  On  her  return  to  the  inn,  therefore,  she  faid 
her  relation  had  requested  her  to  remain  in  town  a  few 
days  longer  ;  and  by  this  artifice  fecured  her  wretched  a- 
partment  ;  and  whiile  our  unfortunate  heroine  daily  took 
a  walk  merely  to  purchafe  to  what  her  slender  financies 
could  afford,  the  people  of  the  inn  fuppcfed  Mifs  Simpfon 
to  be  feasting  with  her  relations.  She  was  now  in  the 
utmost  distrel's  ;  it  is  a  fact,  that  two  half-penny  rolls, 
with  water  from  the  bottle  in  her  chamber  were  all  that 
she  fubsisted  on  during  the  last  ten  days  she  was  at  the 


ble  advice  as  might  render  h  is  real  views  unfufpected  He 
Mlenj  h  succeeded  to  her  confidence,  and  the  stage  was 
pointed  out  to  her  as  the  moft  probable  fchiine  of  sup. 
^7  ,  .'V  "'■'""'  »J^»'"^S':.Pf  bein;:  e.-ttremely  we  I 
adapted  for  tlie  gratification  of  one  whoie  fole  motive  for 
relinquishing  her  home  was  to  fee  the  world.  But  an  ac 
quaintance.thus  formea:•^vith  a  man  of  intrigue,  wa,  not 

long  to  continue  :  our  heroine  soon  difcovereil  Mr  H -, 

real  views,  and.  positively-rejecting    thom„wJsj>fl^7*7re 
left  destitute  :  bu,  not  of -every  profpect  she -Kd  for^ae-l 
ot  a  livelihood  from    the    sta^; :  for  this  i       ' 
alsured  htffnhat  the  iinjieiinicft 
infurinountable  obstacle  to  her 

theatre,  as  a  parlicular  attention   to,  and   a  fr<t% 


.7  |.r.jipL-ei  sneTn»a  toruie'l 
tgc: :  for  this  psjfiftMBEji^kc 
.ic«rit..her  Ip^Jch?!?**!^ 
er  arrivin-.j  to  a  certain  sTtii-*' t! 


qcent  repctm 
them  before  a 
taqe  of  Co  chai 


elolutii 


of  the  . 
udience,  fo 
ing  and   an 
ileparimeni 
d  pcrfeveriug 


would  enable  her  to  repeat 
■sto  obtain,  with  the  advan- 
able  a  perfon,  a  refpectablc 
n  the  araniatis  persona.  In 
lind,  hope  is  fo  m  converted 
1  not  to  be  baffled  by  petty  difappoint- 
inems,  nor  to  be  conquered  by  the  intrusion  of  apparent 
impoliibilities  J  and  I'urh  was  the  mind  of  ourBieroine  _ 
l.cft  once  more  to  provide  for  lierlelf,  she  hSPilo  fooner 
dilcardcd  her  libertine  admirer  than  she  dctenninf d  to 
jn-olit  by  his  plan,  however  doubtful  she  might  be  of 
the  smcerity  of  him  who  propoftd  it.  As  a  total  stranger 
•vithout  recommendation,  and  with  a  defect  in  her  I'peech 
'hat  must  have  struck  everyone,  on  first  hearing  her  as 
an  invincible  bar  to  all  public  fpea king,  she  immediatch" 
al.plied  to  .Mr.  ICing  of  Drury-lane  Theatre,  then  niana. 
ger  of  theliristol-Uoufedurii.g  the  fu.nmer.  His  fur. 
prife,  and  the  replies  she  made  to  his  interrogations,  have 
furnished  fo  many  Gi-<-6«.room  anecdotes,  that,  however 
whimsical  and  entertaining  such  of  them  may  be,  we  are 
here  obliged  to  decline  them  all,  lest  we  risk  our  veracity 
by  adopting  thofe  which  are  fictitious:  fuffice  it  to  fay, 
that  this  wa.s,  perhaps,  on.-  of  the  most  comic  I'cenes  \\r. 
King  ever  was  engaged  in  ijind  noiwithstandingall  impe- 
tliments,  after  having  rchearfed  wi<4i  her  a  short  time,  he 
did  nm  wholly,  difce-urage  her  idea  of  being  an  acitel's  ; 
but  declined  giving  her  any  engagement. 

Difajipointed  iu  ihisapp  ication,  sue  confulled  iheplay- 
bills  ;  she  remeiiibci-cd  the  name  of  Mr.  Inchbald,  who 
was  then  of  Drury-Unc  Theatre,  haiiiig  Teen  him  perform 
leveral  fealuns  tnge'Tler  at  Bury  St.  Edmond's,  the  town 
near  the  vilLge  fioin  wheiue  she  came.  \Vi:h  this  gen- 
tleman .she  had  not  the  least  acquaintance,  but  she  felt  a 
confidence  in  him,  whie.h  his  having  been  frequently  in 
that  neighbourhsod  had  alone  infpired.  The  most  remote 
tie  was  now  a  near  one,  while  it  had  any  rel'erente  to  a 
le  brought  to  reHect  upon  with  the 
ig  ai  length  fe-en  I'omcihiug  of  the 
vinced  of  the  happinefs  of  home. 
Ived  to  apply  for  advice  rcfpect- 
letheafre.  Mr.  Inchbald,  at  that 
antry  and  iiltriguo,  was  struck 
hisi  then  -.'ttached  to  the  wi.'c  of 
li  in  (»ther  adventures,  he  was  not 
of  that  innocence  which  now 
It  introtluced  our  heroine  to  Mr. 
loufe,  who  had  purchafcd  a  9>\»re 
hicb  he  was  going  as  acting  ina- 


— ,  of  Drury-la 
.  country  theatre, 


In  one  of  her  daily  rambles,  among  th^  many  whom  her 

appearance  attracted,  was  the  t^n  ad.niired  Mr.  K , 

of  Drury-lane  Tlieatre,  who  not  to  be  repulfed  by  dilficul- 
employed  every  art  to  obtain  rcpeaietl  interviews,  to 


At  the  first  fight  of  Mifs  Simpfon,  D  hesitated 

aot  a  moment,  but  without  any  trial,  imniediately  engag- 
:d  her  as  his  pupil  :  gave  her  many  parts  to  stuily,  in 
■pite  of  the  impediments  in  her  fptech,  which  he  promif- 
ed  to  render  articulate  ;  &  he  became  her  instructor.  She 
was  now  fiijiplicd  with  every  cmivenience,  in  the  prof- 
pect,  as  she  fuppofcd,  of  future  fervices  as  an  actrefj  and 
began  to  think  the  world  growing  kind,  when  one  evening 
having  been  reciting  a  part  to  her  new  master  a  most  vio- 
lent quarerl  arofe,  which,  from  a  referved  bthaviour  oa 
her  part,  drew  him  at  list,  but  firmly  to  tell  her,  that  he 
meant  to  be  repaid  for  the  engagement  he  had  afsigned  her 
as  an  actrels,  with  other  fcrvices  than  thofe  required  for 
the  theatre  ;  and  that  with  fuch  an  acquiefcence  he  was 
willing  to  hold  the  .agreement,  but  on  no  other  terms. — 
The  tea  equipage  happened  then  to  be  on  the  table,  and  out' 
heroine, not  fo  happily  blessed  as  most  women  are  with 
the  powers  of  loquocity,  replied  to  this  speech  by  proxy  ; 
the  comedian  foon  felt  the  effects  of  a  bafon  of  fcalding 
water  on  his  face  and  bosom  :  and  before  he  had  time  to 
recover  from  his  furprlfe  and  the  immediate  fenfation  of 
pain,  his  pupil  had  fl»wn  down  stairs,  and  was  g«n»  foe 


The  momentary  revenge  imparted  a  gleam  of  tranfport 
as  she  quitted  D 's  houfe,  but  by  the  time    she  had 


learn  the  nature  of  her  situation,  and  lo  offst  fuch  pUnsi-  jre»ched  ber  own,  her  mind  was  clouded  by  difmal  rciiec- 


158 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804 — 5. 


lodofon 

l.ad  been   angry 

Here  i  flood  of  I 


,„.rs   aud  her  he^rl  torn  »i<h  bitter  anguish       She  foi  nd 

Mrf  if  deceived,  irfulted,  ^'•^"^I'^'^ff'^'llZn.  he  « 
unhappv  state  the  fle<vr  to  Mr  Inchbald  i  "'"»«" 
lated  her  forrows  and  recounted  every  circumstance  .h. 
had  happened,  not  omitting  the  bafon  of  w»t<r  •  " 
,vi,v  dJl'yoo  fo.  n.r  dear  r  Becaufe  1  ""IJ  ""' "^^"iVe.- 
if  I  had  not  stuttered,  I  iho.^ld  have  fa.d  '"<='"  "^'"f'd 
Ibu,  I  could  no,  fpeak.  and  therefore  I  ««  "'"''f  ^ 
or  perhaps  be  xvould  not  have  known  l 
but  I  believe  be  now  thinks  1  am.  — 
ears  relieved  her,  and  she  repeatedly  ex- 

,  shall  I  do  •  what  will  become  of  tne ! 

ilr.tnchbald.aftec-cdby  h.r  forrovv,  ""!^3«fi„,;° 
looth  it.  by  mentioning  olber  projec'.s  of  ■""l™""  °"  ' 
but  she  folemnly  declined  all  further  thougbts  of  the  stage, 
and  reti^ested  he  would  propofe  lomcthing  lets  ^^Zm' 
,.,x  thi^i  attendance  on  managers.  "  My  dear,  laid  Mr 
inthbald,  I  know  of  nn.bing,  no  s'.'-'^xj"" '«'  •'■•^,^''" '""S 
be  fecuie.-eacept  in  marriage."  ••  -.es  S.r.but  who  would 
marry  me  !"  "  I  would  replied  he  with  warmth,  but  per. 
nnpsvou  wotild  not  h.-ive  me."  ••  Ves,  iir,  •and  won  a 
forever  think  myfcir  obliged  to  you."  "  And  will  you, 
he  asked,  "love  mc!"  Here  she  hesilated  :  but  trusting 
a  Icniimentof  that  kind  would  e.isily  beinlpired  by  ten- 
deiiidsand  alfcciion,  and  becoming  at  that  ttins,  wearyol 
a  difsipated  life,  urged  the  question  no  further,  nor  fuller- 
ed  any  fublVquent  reflection  to  frustrate  the  design  he  hail 
that  instant  conceived,  and  in  a  few  days  they  were  mar- 


»ar<led  ,o  I'otfdati.-war  is    the  only  buftnefs  of  man-. 

""  Thi  kingTiaving  learned  the  cWracter  »f  ""'  '"".'.''J 
ordered  a  pafsport  to  be  made  out  for  him,  °''l>"'"2'  /' 
is  an  ignorant,  an  innocent  Englishman  !-lhe  English 
Lre  unacquainted  with  military  duttes,  fo  let  him  pafs 

°"Eeine  arrived  .t  the  frontiers  of  Poland,  he  flattered 
himfelf  his  trouble,  were  at  an  end.  but  he  reckoned  w.th- 

ou"  his  host.  ..  Yourbusinefs  '"  1"^^"^,  '"  ^ZKot 
tTie  officer.  I  really  dont  Vmow,  Sir.-"  Not  k""*  your 
businers.  Sir,"  refumed  the  officer,  "  I  must  conduct  you 
to  the  Siarost." 

..  For  the  love  of  God,"  fays  the  wearied  '"veller 
..take  pity  on  me  ,  I  have  been  i,.praoned  ,n  ilo  land 
for  being  desirous  of  keeking  my  own  affairs  to  myfell. 

..  I  have  been  confined  all  night  in  a  French  guard- 
houff,  for  declaring  niyl'elf  a  merchant. 

..  I  have  been  compelled  to  ride  feven  miles  behind  a 
German  dragoon,    for    professing  m;  Ulf  »  man  of  plea- 

".'.'"i  havebrencar,i.-d  fifty  miles  a  prifonfr  in  Prussia, 
for  (wning  my  attachment  to  cafe  and  good  living. 

•'  If  vou  will  have  the  goodnefs  to  let  me  know  how  I 
may  rei'iricr  fucb  an  account  of  iii)  ftlf  as  not  to  give  of- 
fence, I  shall  cvei-    consider  you  as  my  ftienJ  and  pro- 


pmpou' 


(■  THE  TRAVELLER. 

n.irlng  the  fummer  of  last  year,  occasion— ni>  matter 
*hat— ailed  an  honest  English  fquire  to  take  a  journey 
to  I'etersbnrgh,   (Ku^a  ) 

Untravelled  and  unknowing,  he  provided  himfelf  with 
no  paf,po-.t-his  businel's  concerned  himftU  alone,  and 
what  had  foreign  nations  to  do  with  l.iin  >. 

His  route  lav  ihrough  the  siate^  of  difleient  powers  ;— 
he  landed  in  Hollan.l— palTc-d  the  ul'ual  exaniinaiion  :  but 
insisting  that  the  all'iirs  which  brought  him  there  were  of 
a  privaic  nature,  he  was  questioned  and  detained  a  short 
time ;  but  appearing  to  be  incapable  of  dekign,  he  wis  at 
length  permitted  m  purine  his  journev. 

To  the  officer  of  tlic  guard  who  had  detained  him,  he 
made  frequent  complaints  of  the  lofs  that  he  might  fiis- 
taiii  by  the  delay :—  (•;  ofiicer,  after  a  long  paufe.  slowly 
drew  the  pipe  from  his  mnu'h.  and  emitting  the  tninke; 

..  Mynheer."  fays  he,  "  When  you  first  fet  you.-  foot 

on  ihe  land  oftbt  Seven  United  Provinces,  you  should  have 
declared  you  came  hither  on  affairs  of  commeice,"  and  rw- 
placing  bis  pipe  relapfed  into  immoveable  taciturnity. 

Heleafed  from  his  unfocial  companion,  be  the  next  day 
arrived  at  a  fjench  post,  where  Ibe  centinel  of  the  ad- 
vanced gnird  requested  the  honor  of  his  permission  to  ask 
for  his  patVpcrt  i — on  his  failing  to  proillice  any,  he  was 
intrcarcd  to  pardon  the  liberty  he  took  of  conducting  h' 
to.  the  commandant  ;  hut  it  v.-as  his  duty,  and  he  must, 
however  reluctantly,  perform 
Monsieur  le  Cummandmt 
politenefs  ;  he  made  the  ufna 
determined  to  avoid  the  errc 
inconvenience,  replied,  "  that  com' 
him  to  the  continent." 

•'  Ma  aoi,"  fays  the  command 
vn  iurgeoit  /—take  him  away  to  il 
examine  him  to-morrow — at  prefent  ' 
Cowrdif  1  Altom."  Our  traveller  f> 
an4  tnifriendly,  and  ungenerous  ; — Five 
men  might  travel  through  Great  Brilaii 
tion;  they  never  questioned  any  strange 
nor  stopped  him — nor  itnpriloned  him,  nor  guarded  him. 
"  Mon5iei:r,"  fays  the  centinel,  as  he'conducted  him  to 
the  guard  room,  "you  should  not  have  mentioned  com- 
mcrccto  Mons.  le  Commandant — no  gentleman  in  France 
difgraceshinif.  If  with  trade;  we  del'pil'e  traffic.  Youshould 
have  Informed  .Mons  ie  Commandant  that  yru  entered  the 
French  dominions  to  improve  in  singing,  or  in  dancing, 
or  in  dressing  ;  arms  is  ihe  profession  of  a  man  of  fashi- 
on." He  had  the  honor  of  passing  the  night  with  a  French 
guard,  and  the  next  day  was  difmissed. 

Proceeding  on  his  journey,  he  fell  in  with  i  detachment 
oX  Gennan  Chasseurs — they  demanded  his  name,  quality, 
and  bu'inefs;  he  came,  he  faid,  to  dance, — to  sing, — and 
to  drel's.  "  He  is  a  Frenchman."  faid  the  Corporal  ;  "  a 
fpy  !"  cries  the  ferjeant  ; — be  was  directed  to  mount  be- 
hind B  dragoon,  and  carried  to  the  next  municipal  town. 
There  he  was  foon  dilcbarged,  but  not  without  a  word 
of  advice.  "  We  Gernians,"  faid  the  officer,  "  eat,  drink, 
aild  t'moke;  tbel'e  are  our  favourite  employments, — and 
had  ynn  informed  the  dragoons  you  followed  no  other 
biisintf;,  you  would  have  faved  them  and  yourfelf  infinite 
trouble.'* 

He  icon  approached  the  Prussian  dominions,  where 
his  examination  was  still  itiore  strict: — and  on  anfwering, 
that  his  only  designs  were  to  eat,  and  to  drink,  and  to 
fmsfce. — "  To  cat,  and  to  drink,  anil  to  fmoke!"  exclaim- 
td  tkt  olBcer  with  astonishment;  "  Sir,  you  mutt  be  fsr- 


THE  MONITOR.— <<i\r  i.YT/'.iCT. 

■■  Tn  err  sometimes  is  nature  ,■  to  rectijy  error  is  akvayt 
I'/.irv."  said  the  ilUlsuions  W  ashington,  as  he  extended  his 
liau'dto  a  man  wliombe  had  ofii-nded,  and  acknowledg- 
ing he  had  been  in  the  wrong.  Did  we  feel  the  truth  of 
this  sentiment,  and  see  the  nobleness  of  such  comluct.how 
much  disputing,  contention,  and  wrangling  might  be  a- 
voided — how  much  our  happiness  ittiglit  be  increased  — 
But  insiBaJ  of  confessing  and  retr.tcting  our  fault,  as  did 
the  magnammous  Washington,  how  many  of  us,  after 
wc  had  discovered  oar  errors,  still  cherish  them,  an.J  roll 
them  as  sweet  moriels  under  our  tongues  !  Our  pride  re- 
sists the  idcaof  acknoniedging  that  v.e  have  been  deceiv- 
ed or  duped,  and  we  had  rather  persist  forever  in  the 
wrong,  than  confess  we  have  ever  been  in  it. 

Such  obstinacy  is.  however,  in  the  highest  degree  cen- 
surable. We  are  all  liable  to  be  led  asiiay  by  the  errors 
of  our  own  imagination,  or  the  falsehoods,  misrepresenta- 
tions, and  artiliccs  of  our  fellow  men.  This  liability  is 
the  common  lot  of  humanity.  It  is  no  crime — it  is  no  dis- 
grace —-Bntafter  mature  reflection,  or  better  information, 
has  discovered  10  us  our  error,  then  it  is  both  criminal  and 
disgraceful  not  to  abandon  it  and  etnbrace  the  tnith.  Let 
those  who  have  been  tlecMved  by  anful  and  designing 
men,  and  who  have  been  hitherto  prevented  by  a  false 
shame  from  acknowledging  the  deception,  and  turning 
from  the  error  of  their  ways,  remember  the  saying  of 
Washiitgton — "  Ta  err  scinetimes  is  nature ,-  to  rectify  er- 
ror i'j  atviays  j^lvry.** 

ON  FEM.VLE  CHAR.MS. 

The  finest  fcatu,-cs, ranged  in  the  most  etact  symmetry, 
and  heightened  by  the  most  blooming  complexion,  must 
be  animated  before  they  can  strike:  and  when  they  are 
animated,  will  gcneraliy  excite  the  same  passions  which 
they  express.  If  they  are  fixed  in  the  dead  calm  ofinsen- 
sibility,  they  will  be  examined  without  emotion  ;  and  if 
they  ilo  not  express  kindness,  they  will  be  viewed  without 
love.  Looks  of  .;ontempt, disdain  or  malevolence,  will  be 
reflected,  as  froniamirror,  by  every  countenance  inwhich 
they  arc  turned  ;  and  if  a  wanton  aspect  excites  desire, 
it  is  but  that  of  a  savage  for  his  prey,  which  cannot  be 
gi-atified  without  the  destrtiction  of  its  object. 

Aitong  particular  graces,  the  dimple  has  been  allowed 
the  pre-eminence,  and  the  reason  why,  is  evident  ;  dim- 
ples are  produced  by  a  smile,  and  a  smile  is  an  ex[)ression 
of  complacency :  so  the  contraction  of  the  brows  into  a 
frown,  as  it  is  an  indication  of  a  contrary  temper,  has  al- 
ways been  deemed  a  capital  defect. 

Theloveris  generally  at  a  loss  to  define  the  beauty  by 
which  his  passioa  was  suddenly  and  irresistibly  determin- 
ed to  a  particular  objsct  :  he  tells  you  it  is  something 
which  he  cannot  fully  express,  something  not  fixed  in  any 
part,  but  diffused  over  Ihe  whole  ;  he  calls  it  a  sweetness, 
a  softness,  a  placid  sensibility,  or  gives  it  some  other  ap- 
pellation whichconnects  beauty  with  sentiment,  and  ex- 
presses a  claim  wl.ich  is  in  no  peculiar  set  of  features,  but 
is  perhaps,  possible  to  all. 

This  beauty,  however,  tloes  not  always  consist  in  smiles 
but  varies  as  expressions  of  meekness  and  kindness  vary 
with  their  objects  ;  it  is  e^remely  forcible  in  the  silent 
complaint  of  patient  sufferance,  the  tender  solicitude  of 
friendship,  andiheglow  of  filial  obedience  ;  and  in  tears, 
whether  of  joy,  of  pity,  or  pk(,  it  i»  almost  irre- 
sistible. 


SELECTED  POETRY. 

[The  ensuing  cliarming  lines  are  introduced  in  a  noVel 
of  much  merit,  written  by  Miss  Porter,  sister  of  the 
celebrated  artist.]  Port  Folio. 

THE  EXILES  RETURN. 

O  woods  of  green  Erin  !  sweet,  sweet  was  the  brteie, 
That  rustled'long  since  thro' your  wide-spreading  trees  j 
And  sweet  was  the  flow  of  your  waters  so  clear. 
And  preci.  us  my  cabin,  the  home  of  my  dear  !— 
For  when  through  your  groves,  bv  your  waters  I  walk'd, 
And  wiih  Norab  of  love,  and  of  happiness  talk'd: 
While  calm  as  the  moonlight   thai  silver'd  your  charms, 
My  child,  softly  sleeping,  lay  press'd  in  her  arms. 

r>ut  now  that  1  visit  the:-,  F.rin  !  again. 

Though  years  have  pass'd  o'er  mc,  they've    passed  me  in 

Thywtods,  and    thy  lakes,  and  thy  rvrvniains,   no  more 
ton  itlcw  scth  Icid  itirills  as  they  kindled  before. 
Still  green  aie  thy  iiiouhtains,  still  green  are  thy  gicvcs, 
Still  tranquil  the  water  my  sad  spirit  loves  ; 
But  dark  is  my  home,  and  wild,  wild  its  trees  wave. 
For  my  wife  and  ;tiy  baby  are  dust  in  the  grave  '■ 


THE  WITHERED  VIOLtT. 

Sweet  flower  '.  and  is  thy  blue  eye  clos'd, 

1  hat  open'd  to  the  morning  ray  ! 
And  are  thy  charms  so  soon  expos'd 

'1  o  droop,  and  moulder  in  decay  ! 

Like  thee,  till  Julia  touch'd  my  heart, 
I  smil'd  in  lite's  auspicious  morn; 

Each  gale  that  pass'd  could  charms  impart, 
On  every  breeze  my  bliss  was  borne. 

Like  thee,  I  flourish'd  for  a  while 

In  Julia's  smile,  in  Julia's  eye  ; 
But  now  thrown  off,  denied  that  smile. 

Like  thee,  I  droop  ;  like  thee,  I  die. 

And  when  thou  bid'st  thy  sweets  expand. 
And  when  thouyield'st  thy  parting  breath. 

To  scatter  fragrance  o'er  the  hand 

That  crops  thy  flower,  that  seal s  thy  death- 

'Tis  but  like  me,  who  doom'd  to  sigh, 
Condemn'd  by  Julia's  frowns  to  smart. 

Yet  still  must  bless  that  scornful  eye. 
Yet  siiU  must  love  thai  cruel  heart. 


ORIGINAL  ODE, 

ron  THE  ASNlVEnSARY    O"    THE   M-kSSACHL-SaTTS  CH* 
RITABLE  Fir.E  tOClETV. 


BY  A  CENTLEM/t 


OP    BOSTON. 


THE  night  was  calm— the  sky  serene. 

And  darkness  veii'd  the  face  of  day, 
Tir'd  nature  clos'd  her  active  scene. 

And  bound  in  r.leep  her  offspring  lay. 
The  midnight  watch,  hadjust  been  spoke. 

Who  guards  the  peaceful  hours  of  night, 
V-  hen  from  the  roof,  bursts  forth  the  smoke, 

And  horror  strikes  th'  astonish'd  sight. 


Now  see  th'  affrighted  mother  run. 

Her  tender  offspring  yet  to  save. 
While  round  the  father,  clings  the  son. 

Whose  piercing  cries  protection  crave. 
The  crackling  flames,  like  light'ning  dart. 

From  side  to  side  destructive  fly. 
The  frame  gives  way,  the  roof  now  parts. 

And  all  will  soon  in  ruin  lie. 
When  from  the  crowd,  a  youth  ascends, 

Who  dar'd  the  scorching  flame  to  brave. 
Fearless  of  death ,  he  thus  defends. 

And  thus  his  fellow  mortal  save. 


Blest  Providence,  whose  power  we  own. 
To  save  or  perish,  though  unknown. 
Thy  mystic  will  we  must  obey. 
And  thou  sweet  charity  bettow, 


VoL  1. 


THE    MINERVA* 


159 


THE  ROSE Bj-  Mr.  Fay. 

'rhe  Rose,  thi  sivectly  blooming  Rose, 

'lire  fromilie  tree  it's  torn; 
Is  like  iha  clurmswhicli  beauty  slicwi, 

In  lite'6  excluiing  mom. 

But  ah  !  how  soon  its  f>veeii  are  soqe, 

How  soon  il  withering  lies  I 
So  when  theeveof  life  conies  on, 

Sweet  beauty  fades  and  dies. 

Then  since  the  fiiiest  form  that's  made. 
Soon  witli'ring  we  shall  find: 

Let  each  yi  issciS  what  ne'er  will  fade, — 
'Ihe  Ocauty  of  the  mind. 


SOtf.fEf  TO  EVU. 


FORTH  let  Tnet.feal,nh  !   now  -nv  toils  are  done. 

Near  woodland  wild,  or  mid  f-me  fertile  plain. 
To  view  the  glories   of  the  setting  sun. 

Or  list  enraptur'd  to  the  wai-bling  train. 


Here <iuift.hr.rmonv, and  peace  prev-iil  ; 

Here  Meditation  leads  her  pensive  throng  ; 
While  here  I  taste  the  rragrant-hreathing  gale, 

Ye  muses,  aid  me  as  I  saunt  along. 


And  now.  perhaps,  soni?  victim's ting'ring  breath 
Sighs  on  his  lip,  un-vMlinfr  to  depirt  ; 

And  now,  perhajis.  chill  unrelenting  Dea'h 

Anns  his  birb'd  arrow,  and  wounds  deep  the  heart 

Yet  when  he  comes,  iet  me  not  be  afraid  i 

For  sooner  lite  his  visit  must  be  paid. 


The  fonowing  harsh  philippic  agiinst  ladies  of  ton,  docs 
not  apply  to  the  American  fair— Whether  it  be  a  just 
character  cftlif  London  Fashionables,  we  lire  incompe- 
tent  to  decide.  We  hope  and  believe,  however,  that 
the  piciure  ij  cxii-avsganily  high  coloured. 
iPmm  a  London  Pafier. 
l.VSTSUCTIOyS  TO  LADIKS  OF  THE  TON: 

Fair  Cre.uu  ej  .' 

IT  is  the  height  of  prefumption  in  any  mortal  to  have 
(he  confidence  even  lo  adJrei's  you  ;  but  what  shall  be  Caid 
of  the  daring  arrogance  of  ihat  lucklel's  wight,  who  shall 
attempt  to  instruct  you  1  you,  v/lio,  when  you  throw  oH' 
yiir  leading  sirir.gs,  difcard  every  procep'or  but  thofe 
who  profcfs  the  lioeral  arts  of  composing  cmin-t'cs.  gmmt 
(not  garments)  -Mii/nZilcJ  Brutun-es  .'  bin,  as  John  Dry- 
den  5i;'gs, 

'<  None  bui  the  brave  deferve  the  fair!" 

I'll  e'en  venture,  though  first  it  may  he  incorrect,  to 
particularize  t\ie  dvfcriptions  of  ladies  I  maan  to  have  the 
honor  of  addressing,  and,  if  possible,  of  instructing.  I 
do  not  addrtl'sm.l'i-lf  to  you  who  kiw,  but  to  you  who 
spend  money— not  'n  you  who  are  economical,  but  to  you 
•*ho  are  eiitravuK.int--not  to  you  who  pay,  but  to  you 
who  contract  debts- not  to  you  who  study  the  comfort, 
but  to  you  who  bieafc  alike  the  hearts  and  purles  of  your 
hus'oands— not  to  you  who  are  strictly  virtuous,  but  you 
tiboiccpup  nppcjrniiees — in  short,  I  addrefs  to  '•  Tic  La- 
dies of  Ton"  the  following  i  .\s  raucTlo.MS  : 

If  you  should  have  the  misfortune  to  pofsefs  a  good  na- 
tural coinplexi  >n.  ul'e  every  endeavour  to  destroy  it  by 
lou-e.  fard,  &c  —clear  white  and  red  may  do  for  a  milk- 
maid, but  is  ou'.r;  in  a  LADVofTov.  In  fummer  drefs 
warm,  and  in  winter  h.llf-naked.  Never  go  to  bed  till 
fun-rife,  nor  rife  till  near  fun-fct ;  fo  shall  you  have  an  op- 
portunity of  obr.Tviug  th.ar  glorious  luminary  at  the  two 
most  advantager-us  periods,  lie  nervous  in  the  extreme  ; 
start  and  cry  at  the  sight  of  a  moufe  ,  but  dr.ve  uncon- 
cerned over  »  decrepid  beggar  in  the  street.  JV.  B.  This 
dlfordcr  will  authorifeyou  to  ,ifi  ratafia,  sherry,  brandy, 
and  other  strengthening  /i>iw«.  Never  nuvfe  your  own 
children,  as  fucklnig  will  fpoil  your  shape,  and  iheir  no.fe 
distract  your  head.  In  the  choice  of  a  husband,  your  only 
confiderat.on  shouiJ  be  a  fejiarate  maintenance,  and  as 
long  as  he  be  rich,  nevermind  a  broken  constitution — 
Laugh  at  the  path  ,s  of  a  Siddons.  and  die  away  in  ecstacy 
at  the  ca,^e,n,-;of  a  Ban.i-Give  half  a  guiaea  in  charity, 
and  ten  pounds  to  a  foreigner  for  his  beneht  ticket--Never 
go  to  church  on  Sunday  morning,  but  punt  at  Faro  all 
Sunday  evening.  In  fine,  learn  to  talk  loud,  fwcar  a 
great  deal,  and  stare  all  m,desty  out  of  counl_ei.ance-ind 
jou  will  then  be  "  a  CJinp'.etevioman  of  Ton. 
Your  Instructor, 

TU  Shade  of  Cbsiterjield. 


A    AIELANCHJLY    TALE. 


A  few  years  ago,  a  I'ubaltern  of  the  regi  nciit  of  the 
Prince  of  Nassau  VVeilbourj  was  inij.caciirj  of  a  crime 
of  great  atrocity.  He  asserted  his  innocence  with  a  firm- 
nefs  and  compofure  which  none  but  the  guiltlefs  can  af- 
fume  :  However,  a  court-martial  was  demainled,  and  af- 
ter a  fair  and  impartial  trial,  he  was  convicted  and  con- 
demned to  fuD'er  death.  He  was  two  and  twenty  years 
of  age,  brave,  .sincei-e.  engaging  m  his  manners,  and 
handlome  in  his  perfon ;  he  Bad  lived  beloved  by  Ilia  bro- 
ther olficers,  and  refpected  by  his  whole  corps.  The  regi- 
ment lay  at  this  lime  at  Nimegucn.  Every  one  was  inter- 
ested in  the  fate  of  this  you.ig  man,  both  on  his  own  ac- 
count and  that  of  his  family.  He  had  an  only  sister  who 
loved  him  with  all  the  leiidernefs  which  the  ties  of  confan- 
giiiniiy  and  warmth  of  atlectioii  peculiar  to  her  fe.t  could 
iufpire.  Distracted  with  forrow  on  hearing  the  fat.il 
news,  she  rushed  into  the  Itreet,  her  hair  hanging;  lool'e 
on  her  shoulders,  and,  legardlel's  of  the  delicacy  other 
le.i,  bewailed  the  lofs  of  her  brother,  with  aU  the  horror 
or  frantick  woe.  It  was  a  light  too  much  for  humanity  ; 
the  heart  of  every  one  was  touched  wiih  pity.  Unknow- 
ing what  she  did.  or  wl-.ither  she  weiit,  she  approached 
the  ])arade  in  an  agony  of  grief;  the  evolutions  of  the 
troops  were  for  a  moment  lufpeiided  :  I'he  eyes  of  the 
officers  were  fuffufed  with  tears,  and  compassion  appear- 
ed in  the  looks  of  the  foldiery.  She  turned  towards  the 
pnfon,  and  wiih  aneager  voice  demanded  to  fee  lier  bro- 
ther. I'he  guards,  without  any  interruption,  fullered  ner 
to  pafs  ;  but  what  can  exg.els  the  grief  and  del'pair  of 
two  fuch  hearts  !  they  funk  motionlcl's  in  eacli  oihers 
arms,  and  were  with  dilliculiy  restored  to  life,  when  their 
recovery  was  but  a  renewal  of  their  iiiilery.  It  was  ne- 
cessary  to  have  the  feiitence  of  the  cuurt-iti.irtial  confirm- 
ed by  the  Prince  of  Oiange.  Tlie  uiihap])/  si'-ter  dew  to 
the  Hague,  and  threw  herfclf  at  ihe  Prince  s  feet.  A  wo- 
man youngand  beautiful  is  always  clotiuenl ;  but  her  tears 
could  only  allow  her  in  broken  acce.ns,  to  implore  the 
prince  to  i'ave  her  brother's  life  and  honor,  bae  defend- 
ed his  innocence,  and  in  terms  the  ino^t  pathetic  urged, 
that  a  foul  which  always  delighted  in  viiiue  could  newer 
be  guilty  of  the  crime  of  which  ne  was  acoul'eJ.  The 
Prince  himfelf,  a  young  man,  oi  feutim'^.its  congenial  with 
the  feelings  of  youth,  was  melted  into  tenderiiel's  :  his 
tears  Mowed  with  ihe  dilconfolate  girl's  ;  he  foollitd  and 
comlorted  her.  and  proinil'cd  all  the  aid  whicn  the  cir- 
cuilillance  of  the  cafe  would  admit.  But  there  was  found 
no  alternative;  the  prefumpiive  proof  was  Itron/;  tiie  ri- 
gour of  the  laws  demanded  a  facrafive  i  and  the  fente»ce 
of  the  Court-martial  was  confirmed  and  e.\ecuied.  The 
passions  of  the  people  interested  by  fo  lin^uiar  an  event, 
had  Icarce  fubsided.  when  ail  their  fympachy  was  again 
awakened,  'ihe  real  dclmciuent  pressed  by  the  enormity 
of  his  guilt,  aggravated  by  the  delolation  into  whicn  he 
had  plunged  an  innocent  and  refpeclable  family,  made  a 
full  confession  of  the  crime,  which  from  a  fatal  concur, 
renceof  circumUinces  that  fometimes  happen  in  liumaii 
atlairs,  was  laid  to  the  amiable  youth  wiio  had  luiLied. 
\Vc  shall  draw  a  veil  over  the  accuiiuiUud  disireo^es  of 
this  young  man's  family  ;  his  sister  exhausted  with  grief 
and  watching,  furvived  his  cruel  fate  but  a  short  ti.ne  ; 
and  her  last  request  was,  that  she  might  be  buried  m  the 
fame  untimely  grave  with  her  brother. 


THE    SINGULAR  HISTORY  OF  A    Pi?,ASANT  OF 
iYRlA. 

A  Peasant  near  Damascus,  in  the  year  that  the  locusts 
covered  the  plains  of  Syria,  to  supply  the  urgent  necessities 
of  his  family,  was  daily  obliged  to  sell  his  implements  of 
labour.  Whilst  he  was  cheapening  some  corn,  he  heard 
tellof  the  successes  of  MouratRey.  who,  after  vanquish- 

of  this  warri- 
fromthe  state 


ing  his  enemies,  had  entered  G  (vnd  Cai 
They  painted  the  size,  character  andorig 
or.  They  related  the  manner  he  had  rist 
of  slavery  to  his  present  grealnefs. 

The  astonished  countryman  knew  him  to  be  one  of  his 
sons,  carried  off  from  him  at  eleven  years  old.  A  ray  of 
hope  revived  in  his  breast.  He  lost  no  time  in  conveying 
tohisfamily  the  provisions  he  had  purchased,  recounts 
what  he  had  learned,  and  determines  to  set  out  for  Egypt. 
His  wife  and  children  bathed  him  with  their  tears;  offer- 
ing up  their  vows  for  bis  safe  return.  He  went  to  the 
port  of  Alexandretta  where  he  embarked  and  landed  at 
Damietta. 

A  son  who  had  qui' ted"  the  religion  of  his  forefathers 
to  embrace  Mahomeiism,  and  who  saw  himselfencircled 
with  all  the  !pl'"''<"^  of  the  most  brilliant  fortune,  is  it 
likely  he  will  acknowledge  him  >.  This  idea  hung  heavy 
upon  his  heart.  On  the  other  hand,  the  desire  of  rescu- 
ing his  family  from  the  horrors  of  a  famine,  the  hopesof 
recovering  a  child,  who^e  loss  he  had  long  deplored,  sup- 
ported his  touroge,  and  animated  him  to  continue  his 
journey. 

He  enters  the  capital  and  repairs  to  the  palace  of  Mou- 
ratBty.    He  presents  himtelf  t»  tha    Prince's  »tundant» 


The  Bey 

t.  antl  on  a 

fatner,    hu 


vhich  heha-i 


and  desires  permission  to  speak  to  him.  He  urges  he  ar 
dently  solicits  an  audience  ;  h.s  dress  and  his  whole  ao- 
pearaiice  which  bespoke  poverty  and  misfortune,  were 
not  cilctdated  to  obtain  what  he  sought  for  ;  but  his  age 
that  age  so  much  respected  in  theEast  pleaded  in  his  f*! 

One  of  the  officers  informed  Mour.at  Bev,  that  a  wretch- 
ed old  man  desired  to  speak  to  him.  "Let  him  enter." 
says  he.  The  peasant  advances  with  trembling  steps  on 
the  rich  cirpet  which  covered  the  hall  of  the  divan  and 
approaches  the  Bey,  who  was  reclining  on  a  sopha,'  cm- 
broidered  with  silk  and  gold.  The  various  feeliuivs  which 
oppressed  his  mind,  deprived  him  of  utterance  Recol- 
collecting  at  length  the  child  that  had  been  stolen  from 
mm,  and  the  voice  of  nature  getting  the  better  of  his 
fears,  he  throws  himself  at  his  feet,  and  emhracinjr  hi. 
knees,  he  cries  out,  ■•  You  are  my  child.''  ~ 
raises  him  up,  endeavours  to  recollect  hiii 
further  explanation  finding  him  to  be  his 
seats  him  by  his  side,  and  loads  him  wi'.ii 

After  the  tenderest  eOusimis  of  the  heart, 
painted  to  hiin  the  deplorable  situa 

left  his  mother  and  hit  brethren.  The  prince  proposed 
to  him  to  send  for  ihem  tci  Egypt,  and  make 'them 
partake  o  his  riches  and  his  power,  provided  Ihey 
would  embrace  Mahnmetism. 

The  generous  old  Christian  had  foreseen  this  propo. 
sal.  and  fearing  hst  young  people  might  be  daz- 
Hied  wiih  it.  hid  no;  .ulfered  one  of  his  children  to 
accompany  him.  He  stedfasily  rejected  therefore  this 
olier  of  his  son,  and  hidcourage enough  to  remonstrate 
wiih  him  on  his  change  of  religion.  .; 

-Mourat  Bey  seeing  that  his  father  remained  inflexi- 
ble, and  that  the  distress  his  family  was  in,  demanded 
immediate  succour,  ordered  him  a  lar^e  sum  of  mo- 
ney, and  sent  him  back  to  Syria  with"*  small  vessel 
laden  with  corn. 

The  hippy  countryman  returned  as  soon  as  possible 
to  the  plains  of  Dam.i-cu3.  His  arrival  banished  mi- 
sery and  tears  from  his  rural  dwelling,  and  restored 
joy,  comfort  and  happiness. 

A  meek  tempered  wife  difputing  her  Uushand's  judgment 
on  a  certain  matter  of  coutroverfy  between  them,  silen. 
ced  poor  Benedict  by  the  following  gentle  admonition  : 
My  counfel  take, 
Or  elfe  I'll  make 
The  hnufe  too  hot  to  hold  vou  ; 
Be  rul'd,  1  prav, 
I'dfomchin,  fav. 
Did  I  c'r  rout  or  fcold  )ou  '. 

But  fpiie  to  wreak. 

On  one  fo  meek. 
Who  never  raves  nor  flies  out  ; 

On  me  who  am, 

Like  any  lamb,— 
Oh  !  /  cuidd  tear  yottr  eyes  out. 


id  at  tafe  may  well  difdain  ; 
k'ry  is  the  liiifel  pride 
eSby  wastintj  woes,  the  mind 


MG  FROID. 
eath'd  his  shining  Made, 
s  point  against  his  breast  ; 
:'■''.  '<    upon  tht  wond'ring  maid, 

■  ijus  his  tlire  resolve  e.xpress'd, 
'i.ce  cruel  fair,  with  cold  disdain. 
You  still  return  my  raging  love  ; 
"Thought  is  but  inadness,  life  put  pain, 
'*  And  thus — at  once — I  bath  remove." 

«*  O  stay  one  moment" — Chloe  said. 

And  trembling  hasted  to  the  door  : 
"  Here  Betty,  quick — zpaii.  dear  maid. 

"  This  madman  else,  ii'ill  stain  the  floor." 

Dr.  Line|ar,  titvdav  archbishop  of  Dublin  about  thirty 
years  fince,  was  a  man  of  lively  parts,  and  very  commu- 
nicative ;*he  happened  in  a  large  mixed  company  to  be 
introduced  to  Mr.  Swan,  a  gentleman  of  a  cynical  turn, 
whofe  practice  it  was  to  attempt  to  raife  a  laugh  at  the  ex- 
penfe  of  fome  one  in  the  company  ;  they  fat  near  each 
other  at  table,  where  the  Doctor  engaged  attention  by  his 
fprightly  manner;  Mr.  Swan  to  (ilence  him,   addressed 

him.  Mr. 1   forget  your  name  ;   I.inegar.   replied  the 

Doctor.  I  ask  your  pardon  ;  I  have  the  misfortune  fcarce 
ever  to  recollect  names,  you'll  not  be  offended  if  in  the 
courfe  of  converfation  I  should  name  Doctor  Vinegar  :  O, 
not  all.  replied  the  Doctor;  I  have  the  fame  defect,  and  it 
is  probable,  though  I  now  name  you  Swan,  1  shall  by - 
and-by  think  you  a  Goose.  The  laugh  was  effectually 
turned  against  the  Cynic,  who  never  attempted  a  I'ecnnd 
farcafm  that  evening,  and  went  a-,v:iy  as  focn  as  he  decent- 
ly could. 


160 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.  1, 


'FRATERNAL  AFFECTION.   > 

IN  I'le  beginning  of  >lie  fixteenth  century,  the  Portu- 
e.if  «  carracks  swled  from  Lisbon  to  Gni.  a  very  gren, 
ricli  ami  flourishing  colony  of  thit  nition  in  the  East  In- 
dies!  There  were  no  less  thin  twelve  hOndreil  souls,  nn- 
rinern,  p;i«»eiigers,  priests.  anJ  friars,  on  boar.l  one  ot 
the-e  ve.sels.  The  hrjinning  of  their  voya.,'.-  wis  pros- 
perous :  they  hid  daubled  the  southern  extremity  ot  the 
IreatcominentofAfrica,  called  the  C  .,■>=  ol  G.>oJ  II  .pe, 
and  were  steering  ihcir  coast  north  cis:,  to  the:  great  con- 
tinent of  India,  when  some  gentlemen  on  hoard,  who,  hav- 
ing  studied  geography  and  navigation,  (arts  which  re  lect 
honour  on  the  pos.essors)  found  in  the  latitude  in  wh.ch 
they  were  then  sailing  a  large  ridge  of  rooks  laj.ldown  in 
their  sea  charts.  They  no  sooner  made  this  disco- 
very, li.an  they  acquainted  the  captain  ot  the  ship 
vi.h  the  airair,  desiring  him  to  communicate  the 
name  to  the  pilot  ;  which  request  he  immediately  giant- 
ed,  recommended  him  to  lie  by  in  the  night,  and  slacken 
-.ail  by  dav,  nniil  they  sh  juld  be  past  the  danger.  It  is  a 
c  istoin  always  among  the  I'oriu^ueie  absolutely  to  com. 
niitthe  sailing  part,  or  the  navigation  of  the  vessel  to  the 
pi!„,  who  i^.  answerable  with  his  head  for  the  safe  con- 
duct or  carriage  of  the  king's  ships,  or  those  belonging  to 
I),  ivaie  traders  ;  and  he  is  under  no  manner  ot  direction 
fi'uu  the  captain  who  commands,    ii)  every   other   res- 

""Tiie  pilot  being  one  of  those  self-stiScient  men  who 
H,;.,k  every  hint  given  them  from  others  in  the  way  of 
their  prtjftwion  dcrogaL.ry  from  thetr  understandings 
took  il  S^n  alVont  to  be  tau,'ht  his  art,  and  ins.ead  o 
complying  with  the  captain's  request,  actually  cr0k«aea 
more  saillhan  the  vessel  had  carried  before.  Thsy  had 
not  siile.l  many  hours,  bui  just  about  the  dawn  ot  day,  a 
teirible  disaster  befel  them,  which  woiihl  have  been  pre- 
vented if  ihev  had  lain  by.  The  ship  struck  upon  a  rock. 
1  leave  to  the  reader's  imagination  what  a  scene  of  liorn.r 
this  dreadful  accident  must  occasion  among  twelve  Ir.i.i- 
drrd  n"rsons  all  in  the  same  inevuable  danger  ;  beh.'kl- 
ing  wiih  fearful  astonishment  ih,it  instantaneous  death 
which  now  stared  them  in  the  face  ! 

In  this  distress  the  captain  ordered  the  pinnace  to  be 
Linnched,  into  which  hav-iig  tossed  a  small  quantity  ol 
biscuit,  and  some  boxes  of  marmalade,  he  jumiied  in  him- 
kClf  wuh  nineteen  others,  who,  with  their  swords,  pre- 
vented the  coming  in  of  any  more,  test  the  boat  -nuuld 
sink.  I'l  this  condition  ihcy  put  off  into  the  great  Indi 
an  ocean  witlrnlt  a  compass  to  steer  by,  or  any  tVelh  wa- 
ter but  what  might  hapl^en  10  fall  from  llu-  h"V«"'. 
whose  mercy  alone  couid  deliver  the.n.  After  they  had 
rowel  to  and  fro  for  fmir  diys  in  this  miserable  condiii- 
<Mi,  the  captain  who  had  been  f.ir  some  time  very  sick  and 
weak, (tied:  this  added,  if  possible,  to  their  misery,  for 
as  they  ijow  fell  into  confusion,  every  o.nc  would  govern 
itid  «one  would  obey.  This  obliged  them  to  elect  one  ot 
their  o«l  companv  to  command  them;  whose  orders  they 
implicitly  agreedio  follow.  This  person  proposed  to  th- 
tnnipany  to  draw  'lots,  and  to  cast  evfi^Ji*^J^h  man 
b-iird  i  as  th^ir  su-  11  stock  ofjuos.'r^  ^o  far  spen 
as  notio  be  able  at  a  /cry  short 

abo«  ihreeda'-s  lonjer.     They  w«t  ,.^».,..  ,.,.. 

sons  in  all  :. in  this  numhcr  were  a^.  V     penter, 

both  of  whom  they  would  exe 
to  absolve  andcomfoftthem  i 
the  other  to  repair  the  pinnance  in 
Eocideut.    The  saTne  compliment  I'leJ^r* 
rapiain,  he  being  the  odd  man,  and    hisV%|g. 
ttquencr.    He  refused  their.indulgence  a  ^^ea 
at  last  they  obliged  him  to  acquiesce,  so  that  was 

four  todie  out  of  the  sixteen  remaining  persons. 

The  three  first,  after  having  confessed  and    receiv, 
^r.Uuion,  submitted  to  theiv  fate.     The  fourih  whom  i.t- 
tiim-  condemned,  was  a   Portuguese  gentleman  that  had   i 
youngerbroiher  in  the  boat,  who  seeing  him    about    to  be 
thrown  overboard,  most  tenderly  embr.aced  him,  and  with 
tears  in  his  eyes  besought  him  to  let  him  die  in  his  room, 
enforcing    hii    argnmems    by  leitinf;  him  that  he  was  a 
married  man,  and  had  a  wife  and  children  at  Goa.  besides 
the  cai-cof  three  si.'.ters,  who    absolutely    defended  upon 
•him  ;  that  as  for  hiinscit  he  was  single,  and  his  life  of  no 
Brtat  importance  :  he    therefore    conjured    him  to  suffer 
him  to  take  his  ilace.     The  elder  brother  astonished, and 
nulling  vrilh  this  generosity,  replied,   that  since    the  di- 
vine providence  ha;l  appointed  him  to  suffer,  tt     would  be 
wicked  and  unjust  to  permit  my  other  to  die  for  him,  es. 
jjecially  a  brother  to   whom  he  was  so    infinitely  obliged. 
The  younger,  persisting  in  his  purpose,  would  take  no  de- 
nial ;  but  thrcwing  himself  on  his  knees  held  his  brother 
fo  fatt  that  the  company  could    not    disengage    them. — 
'thus  ihey  disputed  for  a  while,    the  elder  brother     bid- 
ding him  to  be  a  father  to  his  children,  and  recommend, 
his  w  ife  to  his  protection,  and  as  he  would  inherit  his  cs- 
t>te,  to  ;:<ke  care  of  their  commonfillers;  but  all  he  could 
nay  could  not  make  the  younger  desist.    This  was  ascene 
ol  icndtrnessthat  must  fill  every  breast  susceptible  of  ge- 
nerous impressions  with    pity.     At  last  the  constancy  of 
ihe  diet  brother  yielded  to  the  piety  of  the  other.    He  ac- 


useful 
and 

other 
new 

I  con- 

•,  but 


qiiiesced,  and  suffered  the  gallant  youth  to  supply  his 
place,  who  being  cast  into  the  sea,  and  a  good  swimmer, 
soon  got  to  the  stern  of  the  pinnace,  and  laid  hold  of 
the  rudder  wiih  his  right  hand,  which  being  perceived 
by  one  of  the  sailors,  he  cut  off  the  hand  with  his 
sword;  then  dropping  into  the  sea,  he  presently  caught 
hold  again  with  his  left,  which  received  the  same  fate 
by  a  second  blow  ;  thus  dismembered  of  both  hands, 
he  made  a  shift  notwiihstonding  to  keep  himself  above 
water  will:  his  feet  and  two  stumps,  which  he  beheld 
bleeding  upwards. 

This  moving  spectable  so  raised  the  pity  of  the  whole 
company,  that  they  cried  out.  He  is  but  one  man,  let  us 
endeavour  to  save  his  life,  &  was  accordingly  taken  in- 
to llie  boat;  where  he  had  his  hands  bound  up  as  well 
as  the  place  and  circumstances  could  permit.  Tliey 
rowed  all  that  night  and  the  next  morning  ;  when  the 
sun  arose  as  if  heaven  would  reward  the  gallantry  and 
piety  of  this  young  man;  they  descried  land,  which  prov- 
ed to  be  the  Mountains  Mozainb  que,  in  Africa,  not  far 
from  a  Portuguese  colony.  Thither  they  all  safe  arriv- 
ed, where  they  reiiaained  until  the  nc.tt  ship  from  Lis- 
bon passed  by  and  carried  them  to  Goa. 

At  that  city,  Linschoten,  a  writer  of  good  credit  and 
esteeeiii,  assures  us,  that  he  himself  saw  them  land,  sup- 
ped with  the  two  brothers  that  very  night,  beheld  the 
younger  with  his  stumps,  and  had  the  s^ory  front  both 
their  mouths,  as  well  as  from  the  rest  of  the  company. 


POETIC  KPISTLE 
From  LOKD  LYTTELTON  to  Mr.  POYNTZ, 

ON    THS    SuajECT    CF    M ATItlMON V. 

O  THOU,  whose  friendship  is  iny  joy  and  pride, 

^Vllose  virtues  warms  me,  and  whose  precepts  guide: 

Thou,  to  whom  greatness,  rightly  understood. 

Is  but  a  larger  powerof  being  good ; 

Say,  PoyntA,  amidst  the  toil  of  anxious  state. 

Does  not  thy  secret  soul  desire  retreat  ? 

Uost  thou  not  wisli  (the  task  of  gloy  done) 

Thy  busy  life  at  length  might  be  thy  own  ; 

That  to  ihy  lov'd  [philosophy  re&ign'd. 

No  care  might  ruffle  thy  unbended  mind  ? 

Just  15  t^e  wish.     For  sure  the  liappiest  meed. 

To  favour'd  man  by  smiling  heaven  decreed, 

Is,  to  reflect  at  ease  on  glorious  pains,.- 

And  calmly  to  enjoy  what  virtue  gainsP^ 

Not  him  I  praise,  who,  from  the  world  retir'd, 
By  no  enlivening  generous  passion  tir'd. 
On  flowery  couches  slumbers  life  away, 
A  nd  gently  bids  his  active  powers  decay  : 
Who  feais  bright  Glory's  awful  face  to  sec. 
And  shuns  lenown  as  much  as  infamy. 
But  blest  is  he,  who,  exercis'd  in  cirjs. 
To  piivatel.jisure  public  virtue  bears; 
Who  tranquil  ends  the  race  he  nobly  run, 
And  decks  repose  wMth  trophies  Labour  won. 
Him  Honour  follows  to  the  secret  shade. 
And  crowns  propitious  his  declining  head  ; 
In  his  retreats  their  harps  the  Muses  string. 
For  him  in  lays  unbought  spontaneous  sing  ! 
Friendshi)>and  Truth  on  all  his  moments  waif, 
Pleas'd  with  retirement  better  than  with  state  ; 
And  round  ihe  bower,  where  humbly  great  he  lies. 
Fair  oli\es  bloom,  or  verdant  laurels  rise. 

So  when  thy  cotintry  shall  no  more  demand 
The  needful  aidofihy  sustaining  hand; 
When  Peace  rcstor'd  shall,  on  her  downy  wing, 
Secure  repose  and  careless  leisure  bring; 
Then,  to  the  shades  of  learned  ease  retir'd. 
The  world  forgetting,  by  tVie  world  admir'd. 
Among  tbv  books  and  friends,  thou  shalt  possess 
Contemplative  and  quiet  happiness  : 
Pleas'd  to  review  a  life  in  honourspent, 
And  painful  merit  paid  with  sweet  content. 
Yet,  though  thy  hours  unclogg'd  with  sorrow  roll. 
Though  wisdom  calm,  and  science  feed  thy  soul, 
One  dearer  bliss  remains  to  be  possest, 
That  only  can  improve  and  crown  the  rest — 

Permit  thy  friend  this  secret  to  reveal. 
Which  thy  own  heart  perhaps  would  better  tell ; 
The  point  to  which  ourswcetest  passions  move 
Is,  to  be  truly  lov'd,  and  fondly  love. 
This  is  the  charm  that  fmooihs  the  troubled  breast, 
Friend  of  our  health,  and  author  of  our  rest  ; 
Bids  every  gloomy  vexing  passion  fly. 
And  tunes  eachjarring  string  to  harmony. 
F.'en  while  1  write,  the  name  of  Love  inspires 
More  thoughts,  and  more  enlivening  fires  ; 
Beneath  his  power  my  raptnr'd  fancy  glows, 
g    And  every  tender  vers*  more  sweety  Moves. 


Dull  is  the  privilege  of  living  free  ; 

Our  hearts  were  never  form'il  for  liberty  ; 

Some  beauteous  image,  well  imprinted  there. 

Can  best  defend  them  from  consuming  care. 

In  vain  to  groves  and  gardens  we  retire. 

And  Nature  in  her  rural  works  admire  ; 

Though  grateful  these,  yet  these  but  faintly  charm  i 

They  may  delight  us,  but  can  never  warm. 

May  some  fair,eyes,  my  friend,  thy  bosom  fire 

With  pleasing  pangs  of  ever-gay  desire  ; 

And  teach  thee  that  soft  science,  which  alone 

Still  to  thy  seal  citing  mind  rests  slightly  knownl 

Thy  soul,  though  great,  is  tender  and  refined. 

To  friendshij)  sensible,  to  love  inclin'd. 

And  therefore  long  thou  canst  not  arm  thy  breast 

Against  the  entrance  of  so  sweet  a  guest. 

Hear  what  th' inspiring  Muses  bid  me    tell. 

For  Heaven  shall  ratify  what  they  reveal  : 

'  A  chosen  bride  shall  in  thy  arms  be  plac'd. 
With  all  th'attractive  charms  of  beauty  gvac'd  ; 
Whose  wit  and  virtue  shall  thy  ownexpiess, 
Distinguish'd  only^'by  their  softer  diess  : 
Thy  greatness  sh2,  or  thy  retreat  sluill  share  ; 
Sweeten     tranquiliiy,  tr  scf-tn  care  ; 
Her  smiles  the  taste  of  every  joy  shall  raise,# 
.•Xnd  add  new  pleasnrca.tQ  renown  and  praise  : 
Till  charm'd  you  o*n  the  truth  my  verse  would  prove. 
That  happiness  is  near  allied  to  love.' 


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Or,  LADY'S  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE. 


Volume  1.] 


mCHMO^SD  :—F I? I D  jr,   JUNE  21.  ISOJ. 


[NuMBEd  41. 


iNsrjycEs  OF  fem.il z  heroism. 

riisM  »io.vii's  iNrtosNCEol"  W311E.V  la  saciErv. 

THE  revolutionary  committee  of  Toulouse  had  con- 
dcmnt.l  one  Citizen  Causie,  of  tint  city.  It  wis  niglit 
*vl.ei»  lii&  sente,nce  was  prouoaitced.  liiid  tii^refort*  tlie  ex- 
ecution was  postjiorijd  till  the  neict  day.  His  wife  heard 
of  ih=  del^iy.aiid  immediately  coiicciveJ  the  design  ttj  avail 
herself  of  il,  and  rclcne  hiiii  iVoi)  liis  cr.eculioiier3.  An 
li  liilhutii'.od  house  adj;iiii:ilthk;  place  iu  which  he  was  to 
""jju^.  lue  iiiihl  ;  his  wife,  wliJ  ha.l  bold  eveiy  thin- 
whic!)  Shu  p.>s>e.ised,  in  order  to  di:.irtuutc  gold  in  hib 
hchalt,  iilbtautly  bought  this  house.  Thither  she  stole, 
followed  hy  a  female  servant,  in  whonibhe  could  confide. 
They  both  labo.ired,  aVl  luiie  a  hole  in  llie  wall  conti- 
guous to  thcpriou.i,  sullijienly  I  arge  to  let  out  the  cap- 
tive whom  tliey  wished  to  releasiii  bijt  then  how  could 
theyeiiil--'  th3.^u.irjs,  with  which  the  neighbourhood  was 
filled  !  The  provideul  lady  hid  hiouriit  with  her  a  mili- 
tary tiijjnibe,  wiiich  served  for  ihis  purpose.  Slif:  her- 
kelf,  dressed  as  u.i  Fen  d'  Arnic,  conducted  him  throujh 
the  posts  orthecentiiicls.  In  this  manner  they  travera. 
ed  the  city,  and  even  passed  tlie  very  spot  where  was  al- 
ready prepared  tl'.j  instruinent  which  was  tt»  have  de- 
stroyed th«  life  which  love  had  found  means  to  pre- 
sejve. 

L;^e  also  saved  a  young  man  of  Bordeaux,  who  was 
thrown  into  one  of  the  pribnns  of  that  city.  The  unwhol- 
some  air  which  he  breathed,  had  injured  his  health  ;  and 
and  he  v.'as  sent  to  the  hospital.  A  young  lady  named 
Theresa,  took  upon  hersc'.f  the  charge  of  atwrnjing  him. 
Me  was  handfoiiie,  and  possessed  the  advantages  of 
hn-th  and  fortune,  lau  amiable  cou.uenance  made  an 
i.iiprc.sion  on  the  heart  of  the  young  lady  the  first  nm- 
iiir'l  shesaw  hiiu.  Having  listened  to  th'j  melancholy 
story  of  h-^r  su2*ering.s,  anii  his  fears,  pity  contirr.ud  the 
rebolution  towhich  a  more  tender  sentiment  had  given 
-  kirth.  Sue  dcicrrti.ied  to  set  him  at  lib.:.-iy.  Having 
co.-n;ir.tnicaicd  tohim  her  design,  without,  however,  ac- 
.'•.rtCSI^'lsTif^'Tier  it^ajVmc.it,  s;.e  ajvised  liimtofolgn  the 
most  violent  convulsions,  and  at  lengUi  tj  assume  the 
appearance  of  death.  The  young  man  performed  his  part 
idmlrably  well.  Theresa  Spread  the  sheet  over  his  face 
ill  the  customary  manner  ;  and  when  the  physician  came 
to  him  at  the  usual  hour,  she  inforiued  him  th  it  the  pati- 
ent h.ad  just  e.ipired  ;  and  ihedoclor,  without  a  suspici- 
on of  the  fraud,  retired.  In  the  evening,  the  young  TUe- 
reia,  preleiidii  g  that  the  pupils  of  the  hospital  had  claim- 
ed the  body  01  tlie  deceased,  caused  him  to  be  rtinoved  to 
the  dissecting  room.  Having  succeeded  in  conve)'iug  liiui 
thiihcr,  she  di.guised  liiiu  in  ihe  dress  r-f  a  surgeon,  who 
was  in  tho  secret,  anti'lfy  this  means  he  escaped  without 
observation.  The  strattigem  was  not  discovered  till  the 
following  day.  Therese  was  interrogated  upon  the  bub. 
ject ;  and,  so  far  from  disseii.b'.iug  the  truth,  blie  related 
the  whole  prsccediiig  wltli  a  striking  franltncss,  that  she 
receivtd  %lree  pardon.  She  had,  however,  e.\cited  a  pas. 
ston  still  more  pov^etful  ilian  ihat  wiili  which  she  herself 
was  inspired.  Theyouvli,  whom  she  had  saved,  prevailed 
on  her  to  visit  him  in  his  retreat,  and  falling  on  bis  knees 
implored lljr  to  give  a  value  to  the  life  which  she  had  sa- 
ved, by  becoming  his  wife.  It  may  be  supposed  that  she 
did.iioi  rejccHiis  suit, since  she  obtained  happiness  her- 
self,  by  bcbtowing  it  on  him.  They  retired  into  Spaiii, 
-1. 1  w-rc  there  united  iu  marriage. 

A  widow,  in  tiie  piime  oflife,  whose  lover  was  impri- 
sciied  in  one  of  the  northern  dcpannier.ts,  displayed  an 
energy  which    was  not  crowned  by  n  snccessequal  to  that 

%«hicii  attended  the  above  insiai.ce  of  female  heroism. 

Siie  no  sao..er  heard  of  his  confineiiicnt,  than  she  hasien- 
id  tosolicil  his  enlargement,  but  ineffectually.  She  flew 
to  the  prison,  the  iront  of  which  faced  the '  street,  '  and 
there  wailed  for  the  first  opportunity  which  should  ojVer 
to  obtain  a  sight  nf  him.  On  his  presenting  himself  at 
one  of  the  windows,  it  IS  r<Jt  dilTicult  to  conceive  what 
each  of  thepartics  felt.  She  repaired  several  limes  tothe 
same  station,  bravirg  both  the  rain,  the  wind,  and  the 
^  centinclb,  still  more  pitiL'Ss  than  the  weather,  to  obtain  a 
short  interview.  Oneday,  however,  at  the  instant  of  her 
Xirrival,  a  mournful  tpeciacle  presenieit  itself  i  a  cart,  in 
■which  wtre  her  lover,  and  several  other  victims,  bound 
like  crintiiiuib,  betting  out  f.ir  the  place  of  execution.  On 
yciceiving  ihib,  she  daried  on  the  horses,  wliich  she  en- 
deavoured to  stop  i  aud  called  the  populace  to  her  aid, 
tcsecching  them  to  prevent  the  death  of  the  ob- 
ject of  her  love,  thcwassei/cd  l.y  the  aitendaitts,  fioio 
wiicse  hands  ihe  endeavoured  to  escape,  to  embrace  liie 
Vitfoi:-i.;:;e  v.rc;cl:they  wg^a  hurrying;  *o  execution.  Eve- 


ry ciVort  she  could  make  being  inefiectual,  she  reproached 
them  wiih  their  dastardly  obedience  to  the  tigers  they 
served,  and  implored  them  to  allow  her  to  bhare  the 
fate  of  hrin  who  was  above  every  other  earthly  conside- 
ration dear  to  ber.  On  tiieir  attempting  to  drag  her  from 
the  spot,  she  set^ccd  asabre  which  one  of  them  held  in  his 
hand,  and  jjlunged  it  in  her  heart.  At  the  sight  of  her 
blood,  which  gusiied  forth  in  streams,  the  populace  col. 
leC led  together,  and  surrounded  the  soldiers,  who  stood 
motionless  and  appalled.  W'tiile  the  lover  bitrxyedthe 
deepest  e'lloiioui  of  grief  and  lerror,  his  unfortunate  com- 
(lanions  forgot  the  fate  winch  awaited  the.n,  and  were 
entirely  absorbed  in  their  reflections  on  his  caUmitoussi- 
luaiion.  In  tlie  mean  time  a  party  of  munici;)at  olFicers 
arrived,  and  ordered  the  c.>rj)s  to  be  removed.  Ths  can 
again  set  forward  to  its  sanguinary  destination  ;  the 
wrctcited  victims  it  contained  were  executed  ;  and  the 
remembrance  of  the  sui;ide  of  this  magiianiiiDUs  female 
was  las:  in  the  turrcnti  of  blood  which  were  d..ily  shed.' 


BioGntraiCAL  memoirs 


Mrs.    INCHBALD. 


[P'owi  tic  Giiitrat  M.-t^a: 
(Co 
Thus  in  an 


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and 


unrxpee'ed  moment,  and  in  an  unexpected 
nianiitr.our  luroine  become  both  a  wife  and  an  actress. 
Mr.  luchbald  introduced  her  on  tiie  stage  in  Sjotlarfd, 
where  they  remained  four  years,  and  the  two  succeeding 
years  they  passed  at  York.  Respecting  ,\Irs.  Inclibald's 
thea'ricul  career,  there  is  little  to  relate.  Her  defects  as 
an  actress,  were  generally  foi  given  in  respect  to  hi  r  per- 
sonal attraction  ;  and  by  a  most  amiable  private  character 
she  acijnired  the  esteem  of  some  of  the  first  peo]ile  in  those 
places  where  slie  cl^anced  to  have  a  temporary  residence. 
That  she  well  mcriied  tiii.s  esteem  is  particularly  evi- 
dent from  a  circuifllilance  winclt  we  are  now  about  to  no- 
tice. From  the  duy  of  his  marriage  Mr.  luchbald  con- 
stantly evinced  the  most  pcriect,  and  even  romantic  at- 
tachment, love  and  fidelitv;  yet  was  he  never  able  to  rea- 
lise the  hope  he  had  fon.tly  indulged  of  sometime  con- 
verting into  an  alfcction,  equally  ardent  with  his  own, 
that  indifference  which,  whilft  single,  our  heroine  repeat- 
edly coni'essed  she  eniertained  for  iiim,  and  always  when 
urged,  possefsed  too  little  deception  not  to  acknowledge. 
But  a  heart  like  iters  could  not  remain  insensible  to  the 
influence  of  that  power,  which,  sooner  or  later,  it  is  said, 
every  mortal  must  obey;  and  she  must  have  pb  fie  lied  a 
very  high.ar.d  therefore  a  proper  sense  of  duty,  obligati- 
on, and  grali.udes  of  a  passion,  which  for  some  time  had 
wounded  her  peace.  Feelingly  alive  to  every  duty  of  a 
wife,  unshaken  in  the  principles  of  virtue  and  obedience, 
she  opposed  all  the  arts  of  seduction,  though  e.\er;ed  by 
onejieculiirly  lormed  to  inspire  the  pasiion  which  till  that 
period  had  been  a  sinnger  to  her  bosom;  one,  who  to 
high  birtli  and  an  elegant  person,  added  those  accom- 
plishments wliich  rarely  fail  to  make  strong  impression 
on  tho  female  mind.  Reason  seldom  triumjihs  over  the 
btruggleb  of  the  youthful  passion  without  a  sacrifice  of 
health  ;  and  this  our  heroine  experienced  in  a  verv  exten- 
sive degree.  The  situation  of  her  heart  she  found  cruelly 
alarming.  This  was  the  crisis  of  her  fite  :  and  in  this 
important  moment  she  acted  like  a  heroine  indeed!  She 
seized  the  desperate,  though  perhaps  the  only  laudable 
expedient  left  her.  Sincerity  sugge&ted  the  idea,  aiidcon- 
tidcr.ce  in  her  husband's  most  tender  love,  gave  her  pow- 
er to  execute  it.  She  confessed  to  him  the  violation  which 
iter  mind  hadsuR'cred;  begged  his  pity  and  forgiveness: 
and  proposed  to  go  with  him  to  whaever  place  he  should 
prefvr,  in  order  to  efcapc  a  further  injury  of  principles, 
or  which,  b!ie  candidly  confessed,  she  could  be  no  longer 
inswerabie.  Her  health  by  this  time  was  so  much  impair- 
d,  that  the  Physicians  in  Scotland,  had  advised  a  tour  to 
he  south  of  France,  as  the  only  means  of  recovery.  This 
dvice  was  now  adopted.  The  re-establishment  of  her 
health  may,  in  some  measure,  be  attributed  to  her  dis- 
tance from  him,  by  whom  her  peace  had  been  invaded, 
but  more  especially  to  the  tenderness  of  a  man,  who, 
lliiick  with  the  generosity  of  hersiMitinients, and  lament- 
ing the  langu  sliing  and  declining  state  to  which  she  was 
reduced,  repaid  that  generosity,  and  became,  instead  of  a 
jealous  husband,  the  faitful  confident,  the  faithful  advi- 
sor, alTectionate  comforter:  v/lio  not  only  pittied  her 
weakucssi    but  ulledgid  every  thin;    in   her    favor  that 


could  possibly  extenuate  it,  ami  reconcile  her  to  hers:lf 
He  even  urged  the  defparity  of  their  years  ;  he  assured 
her  of  his  perfect  forgiveness  ;  and  consoled  h=r  with  the 
hope  that  abseace  would  eircctnally  eradicate  those  fatal 
impiessior.s  which  had  proved  so  injurious  to  her  health 
and  hor  peace.  Nor  was  the  hope  vain  ;  our  heroine  con- 
quered those  impressions,  and  recovered  her  iranquility. 
After  Slaying  abroad  about  a  year,  ftjr.  and  Mrs.  Inch- 
bald  returned  to  EngLntI,  from  whence  they  had  beeii  ab- 
sent  near  five  ) cars.  They  constantly  avoided  the  gen- 
tleman who  had  nearly  prwcd  so  fatul  to  their  happiness, 
and  continued  to  live  in  the  mo-,t  perfect  harmony  near 
tv/o  years,  when  Mr.  Inclibald's  death  gave  our  heroin* 
a  neiv  occasion  of  testifying  how  much  she  had'"  ever 
thought  herself  obliged  to  hi.il,"  by  an  unaffected  con- 
cern for  hi::  memoi-y,  and  by  a  iiini  regar.l  to  a  strict  vo\y 
which  she  had  take  i,  never  agaimo  behold  the  man  who 
had  once  dtsigiied  the  rum  of  ner  peace,  and  the  iujurv  of 
her  husband.  ^ 

Once  more  left  to  herself,  her  former  wishes  ami  htr 
former  curiosity  returned  ;  and,  notwithstanding  all  the 
difliculties  she  had  heretofore  encountered,  she  again  re- 
solved '•  to  see  a  little  more  of  the  worij,"  and  again 
turned  her  attention  to  London  :  and  though  uponherar- 
rival.she  immediately  ((btaincd  a  situation  in  one  of  the 
theatres,  she,  for  four  long  years,  experienced  little  more 
than  poi/erry,  aggravated  by  psrsecution.  For  some  tri- 
fling iiisitention.  or  a  rejection  ofbome  peculiar  article 
required  by  the  manager,  but  repugnant  to  her  feelings, 
she  was  one  winter  expelled  the  tlieatro,  and  obliged  to 
tal-c  refuge,  under  some  hard  terms,  in  Ireland.  VVa 
weil  recollect  the  event  of  her  going  to  Dublin  that  sea- 
son  :  but  the  panicularcircumstancesthat  occasioned  her 
quitting  London,  of  her  ui.h  ippy  situ.itioll  in  it,  or  vv-liat 
induced  her  return  and  reiiisia-.cinent  iii  the  very  same 
'lluaticfroni  wl.tnue  she  was,  during  the  bcasoii  of 
pl.iying.  suddenly  disch'.rged,  wecannottake  upon  us  to 
State  ;  tilts-  are  private  occurrences  which  come r.ot  with- 
in Ike  vti~e  or  our  kno.viedge  ;  and  we  shall  not  staiu 
the  auilici.ticity  of  these  memoirs  by  giving  aa  facts  ihs 
coiKlu.>:on.s  of  conj.'C  ure 

Thus  ofpic.settai.d  liiihaiipy,  and  Ilvingin  the  n:obt. 
retired  ilianner,  our  heroine,  probably  to  tjivert  he.-  mind 
from  a  tw,o  frequent  recollection  of  lliese  circumbl.incc.., 
directed  her  aticnticn  to  dramatic  composition,  in  whicii 
she  has  so  happily  :.ucceedtd,  that,  whatever  cauib  ti.duc- 
ed  her  to  •'  w  oo  the  if.uae,"  the  piiblic  have  reason  to  re- 
joice in  the  eliect.  t 

It  was  inthe  fourth  year  of  Mrs.  Inclibald's  engage- 
ment  at  Coveiit  Garden  fheatre  thai  the  /lurjl  Talc  *a5 
was  thefiitit  pitctwhich  she 
hough  ihe  coniidy  cf  /  .'.'  Ullyuu 
;  ycirb  Jn.fore,  and  had  Uin 
Colman's  possesion.  Ap- 
[d,  and  Sent  by  an  anonymous  au- 
'obably  concluded  it  unworthy  of 
[ii/  7'<//c  was  sent  in  the  same  man- 
to  have  been  its  recommendation 
and  in  its  success  induced  Mr.  Inch 
nager  uf  her  comedy  :  his  reply 
v.as,  "  I'll  go  home  and  icad  it."  He  read  :  he  approv- 
ed i  and  in  the  following  summer  the  town  was  delight, 
ed  with  that 'piece,  to  which  Mr.  Colmangive  the  title 
oi  I'll  ttU  yuu  wUit.  '"       ■ 

"  Success,  tliey  say,  makes  pcAple  vain  ;"  but  Mrs, 
Inchbald's  success  seems  to  have  had  n^  ether  ciTectthau 
that  ofstimliUtiiigher  to Kewe.xeriionsi  Sishe  movesin 
the  dramatic  hemisphere  v*Rh  the  r.ipidity  and  the  brilli- 
aney  of  those  fascinating  lives  "  that  charm,  iiut  hurt 
not."  The  comedy  of  I II  tell yau  tuAit/,  has  been  suc- 
ceeded by  Aplmirimcs  it  against  tbvvi  ;  Tne  H'ido'w's  I'liiv  ; 
Suci  thuti;j  an:  I  aud  the  Mi<lni};i!it  Ffuir.  It  is  needless 
to  debcunt  on  the  merits  of  compositions  so  well  known 
to  the  public,  and  frciii  wliich  toey  will  yet  derive  much 
profitable  pleasure  ;  for  it  is  the  almost  exclusive  proper- 
ty of  ail  Mrs.  Inchbald's  dramatic  pvcduc.ions,  that  then- 
merit  ranks  them  in  the  list  of  what  are  calltd  '•  stock 
plays";  plays  which  ere  likely  to  amufe  succeeding  ge- 
iiirations.  To  these  works  of  genius  we  may  also  add  a 
iw.'vel,  for  which  we  are  assured,  Mrs.  luchbald  has  been 
ollerej  a  cobsiderable  sum,  but  which,  for  reasons  best 
known  to  henelf,  she  declines  publishing  at  present. 

The  comedy  of  y// <f//;ou  tuAa/,  was  written  at  the 
age  of  twenty. lour,  and  the  remain..er  of  the  pieces  at 
periods  oflife  so  rcmarkttbly  early,  that  we  are  naturally 
reminded  of  the  praise  bestowed  uy  Dr.  Jolinson  on  one 
of  the  poets:  ••  When  it  is  remembered  lie  says,  "that 
this  author  produced  these  four  plays  before  he  had  pass- 
ed the  twenty-fifth  year;  before  otii;r  men,  even  such  as 


bald 


speedy  a' 


162 


THE    MINERVA. 


lor  1804 — 5, 


Kited 


-.•,  sonic  t-MC,  to  Jiiiai:  in  eminence,  have  pas'jcj  their 
■  .'-t>,uion  cl' litfcruiore^^i^r  pi-c%tiine  for  ;»ny  otltsr  notice 
..n  oocll  a-.  ulKltovfi^Jon  diliseuieanJ  in<|uiry,Ili--.ubt 
v.hctiier  aay  ot.e  call  l>.-  proilnced  that  more  turpasscd  (lie 
c.'iniii.;!!  liiuifi  of  naiine  thin  him."  Tlie  appropriation 
to  our  auiliMcss  of  tills  striking;  sentence,  ai^  we  think 
li.At,  apprc'priiuioii  hut  mere  jllslictt,  redounds  more  to 
the  Mnor  of  Mrs.  Inchhiild,  than  any  praiie  immeuiate i>- 
dirtctcdt.i  licrbeir.  And  were  we  even  to  divest  her  \yit- 
'..I'S  of  nil  that  pnpjiarity  ami  fashion  which  liave  so  for- 
imaiely  att<i..:vi  iiiciii, still  it  must  be  aclcnowled.i!:cd,  and 

r  works  ev:il.n:ly  prove,  that  she  has  tn-iic  iBan  ac» 
.cinipliiihr'l  the  dcs.'rewlMch  lirst  ltd  htr  froin  home  : 
sl:cha»  not  only  "  seen  thi;  world,"  but  largely  coiitrihiit- 
ol  loita  emcriainiuent  and  instruction- 

■>V"e  Ci;iii  >t  conclude,  without  t-hserving.  that  the  hcro- 
;  >;  of  ihc'.rmii.iorrs  conituics,  as  far  as  the  business  of 
i!ic  'jhca'ic  will  permit, io  live  mucli  retired  :  Iter  fricndN 
irw,  aiiJ  .'.,.l;c:ed.  To  strangers  ii.decd,  her  dfporiinent 
i-,  by  no  nwaiis  conciliatin;;  ;  ai.d  ^lie  seei.is  very  ciij- 
tipuiliu^dditlgta  the  list  of  her  acqoaiiuaiice.  Asperi- 
l^"ljir  ill-wiii  in  otfiers,  she  never  endeavours  to  soothe  by 
}jcnlliiies.s  :  ridiciilc  VI. d  pc'intctl  satire,  are  the  wvapois 
M'itii  whicii  stic  r-^talia!«s.  and  sometimes  renders  ••  f.alii 
hicnds'  in;piacablcei-.rmies.  lUit  her  aitachtiient  heing 
(  :.ce  formed,  her  i'nentlship  is  tinreserved,  iincere,  and 
I  jiistant  i  and  though  li;r  heart  and  hir  purse  are  ever 
oricii  to  the  gompiain-.s  a'.id  the  wants  of  the  nnicrtunate, 
\=t  amongst  the  first  of  lief  virtues,  is  that  of  a  relincd 
delicacy  to  avoid  mauin^  connections  which  niiglit  lay 
hiv  under  a  iicce-.sity  of  receiving  obli<raiions  :  laudably 
I'roferringto  every  mode  of  ac'iuisi'.iaij,  the  emolifn^nrs 
i.ri.':;r.c  f,<im  iht  exertiinis  of  that  genius  whicli  is  calcu- 
'li^bt  ai'd  iiiilruct  mauVtnd. 


A  L  2'  n  O  if  S  0  ; 
0:V,  TiiE   C;(UEI.  HUSBAND. 

AI.THONSO  wrs  a  man  of  boisterous  pis.inns.  Th:« 
defc.1  waspartly  owisu.-  to  the  toi  great  inJ.lige.^ce  of 
Kis  parents,  and  the  pusillimiiTiity  of  ^s  tutor,  who  was 
afraid  if  iiniiiii^  him  under  any  restraint,  and  had  rather 
ciicrish  fuch  defects  in  lum  which  he  might  have  corre^- 
td,  than  ioofc  his  place  by  correcting  iliem.  The  tree 
.  arriei  with  it  every  fault  whicli  was  fulfered  to  remain 
inthel.wiu.     Tliii  was  the  cafe  of  Alphonfo.  ^, 

'.Viicii  he  was  of  an  age  fit  to  enter  into  the  f^ft  connu- 
bial ctnnpaci.  he  looked  nb'Ut  for  a  confort.  Hut  as  the 
profcffetl  biau'y  fcems  rather  designed  toxomniand  than 
to  obe»,  iberc  was  fcarcely  one  of  the  ISSle;  whom  he 
''i-.-irht -worthy  ol  his  choice.  Though  he  >vas  detcr-nin- 
I'l  not  10  pay  ho'r.aijc  to  brauty,  yet  he  was  far  from  re- 
i'..!vlng  not  to  pay  it.that  distant  ceremony,  which  even 
Jivide  can  fuiueiimes  stoop  to  oiT.t.  for  feveral  years 
l.e  ficnu^ntej  the  gay  ci.xle,  iinaflccted  with  the  overtures 
of  blandishment,  the  finales  of  beauty,  or  even  the  bash- 
I'nl  chartns  of  mtidesty. 

Tliajr  who  can  lioldouta  long  timeajainst  the  influence 
<f  external  charms  are   foiriciime  *" 

-l.Ivirain  a  icrious  rcncoture  coiiv 

lis  cbfervaiion.     He  faw  her— Ij 
li.-nsc— \vt»  reiilejs  lII  ni;.,!it— ■ 
I  -'.e  hini — and  when   the'dawn  en 
1  Ivira  fo  strongly  imprinted  upon  hil 
id  for  an  opportunity  of  feeing  her 

Their  first  meeting  was  accideiifcl 
her  name  nor  htr  conne.'.intis  :  he  sft 
i-i  vain,  an-iwas  almost  a,-.h::i)ied  to 
indcavoiir  to  find  lierout.  Hut  his  love  t 
li-titr  of  his  h-iushinefs— 'le  was  inJclV.i^ 
fearciits— and  his  knowledge  of  her  was  io  trilling,  that 
h;;  miglil  z-.  well  fathom  the  ocean  without  a  weight,  as 
til  nk  of  difeovvriiig  a  perfon  who  had  transli-ved  his  heart 
"  ith  a  dart,  v/hich   it  was  not  in  liis  power   to  eradi- 

A  bull  feast  prefented  him  with  an  opp:>r;unity  of  feeing 
Mvira  a  iV«oi.d  time ;  her  ciutn^ia  was  with  her — he  fent 
lis  fcrvanv  viih  a  handfoiue  prefeni  to  shake  litr  Hdelity. 
';  i.e  duenna  icjeficj  the  proikied  bribe  with  difdnin,  and 
thrtateiieri  ine.toralile  enmity  against  Alphonfi. 

Alphoiifo  .V..5  of  loo  Ir.fty  ;;  ilifposition  to  be  intimida- 
ted by  the  thie.its  of  an  old  woman  J  he  wv:s  in  hopes  to 
n  ett  with  diifculty  in  the  purfuit,  hut  thought  hlmfelf 
cj;'.'.ble  uf  fnruiounliiig  any  o'.>sta(.les  ihat  might  obstruct 
lis  views,  Hat-ciing  hinifelf  that  the  value  of  his  triumph 
x.ouldb.-ti-.hanced  b.-'rho  gveatnef.  of  the  difficuRics  he 
must  encounter.  When  ihe  fcv-t  began  ^  futeil  liimfclf 
iisxt  to  Elvira,  and  by  a  billet,  which  he  wrote  with  his 
pencil,  inlornted  her  ia->herin  tl|e  style  of  a  iiiastcr  th».i 
ilKobfiiiajoufnefi  of  a  lover,  that  lie  shoukl  be  glad  to 
run  out  the  thread  of  his  life  with  her  as  a  paj-tner. 

Elvirt  necived  his  billet,  and  as  loon  as  l-.e  read  it  tore 
i^  -n  pieces.  Ths  slight  galled  him— he  was  ready  m 
>iv7  lie  would  ueicr  lb  nk  of  her  more;  but  bis  pilde 
;  ade  h.m  icfrlve  to  conquer  that  feemin^  contcmufwhich 
i.:i  1  lUed  his  kl,.<:.l. 

Ui»  icivant.  by  hii  order,  followed  Elvira  and  the  du- 


her 


eana.  till  he  lodged  them  in  the  boufe  of  Don  Autonio  dc 
Vedcra.  On  his  infonnuig  Alphonfo  of  this  circumstance, 
his  hopes  revived,  and  his  infoeine  revived  together  wiih 
his  hopes,  lie  ajiplied  to  Antonio  to  have  the  pleafure  of 
joining  the  two  families  by  the  ties  of  matrii'mony.  An- 
tonio was  no  stranger  to  the  character  of  Don  Alphonfo: 
he  was  afraid  that  a  denial  would  make  him  defperate  ; 
he  therefore  fent  him  the  foflest  aiifwer  he  could,  telling 
liim  ■•  that  he  should  be  glad  of  the  alliance,  if  it  were 
agreeable  to  his  daughter — for  forced  matches,  tulded  he, 
are  very  feUlom  happy." 

Alphonfo  reccivej  the  anfwer  with  exultation,  he  lost 
no  time  in  his  application  to  Elviia,  whom  lie  acquainted 
wiih  her  father's  concession.  She  was  taught  abfolute 
fubmission  to  paternal  authority,  and  replied,  '"  that  she 
was  entirely  at  her  father's  difpofal." 

Alohonfo  communicated  her  anfwer  to  Don  Antonio  ; 
who  Kii.iwiiig  too  well  the  dangers  of  precipitation,  beg- 
ged to  have  time  to  fetind  his  daughter's  dil';u>t>itions  in 
private,  piomising  l.iiii,  "  tint  if  tiic  v-as  entirely  difen- 
gaged,  he  &hould  raife  no  objectii'ii  to  their  uniott.'V 

Anlonio,  according  to  fiis  declaration.  faunij|St}nvira  i 
was  rejoiced  lo  find  she  bad  \vn  iiiaile  any  l^engagc 
meiit  :  informed  Alphonfo  of  the  fruits  of  his  enquiry, 
and  the  day  was  fi.\ed  for  iheir  wedding. 

For  fjnie  time  they  lived  together  in  piffcct  harmony  : 
but  it  is  too  much  the  difjiositinn  of  the  malevolent  to  en- 
vy the  hjppincl's  of  others,  and  to  endeavour  to  blast  it. 
lilvira  havMij  a  quarrel  with  her  duenpa,  the  old  woman 
was  icfolved  to  u.'  revenged,  and.  for  ihia  pur])ole  tiidca- 
voured  to  plant  the  feeds  of  jealoufy  in  the  breast  of  Al- 
lihonl'o.  '  i 

tlyira's' brother  was  at  the  H.ivatinah  at  the  time   of 

frriage  with  Don  Alphonfo  ;  but  having  been  re- 
he  pl^d  Elvira  a  visit,  as  foon  as  he  arrived  at  Ma 
drid.  Antonivi  was.  at  that  lime,  from  home.  The  crafty 
diieuna  took  adv^lnlage  of  this  vilit  to  coiihrm  the  infiiiu- 
ati;)ns  which  she  \\:M  made  to  .Iphoiifo  of  his  wife's  inii- 
d:  iit\ .  She  told  hi.ii  that  h'lvira  had  received  a  vis);  from 
,111  mamiretto,  wnen  tie  was  abroad,  tliat  he  had  promi. 
fed  a  fecoud  visit,  and,  unlel's  prevented,  would  faciiiice 
the  most  f.icved  ties  entci-ed  into  by  the  faciaiiient  of  mar- 
riage. 

Alpiioiifo  listened  to  her  with  too  much  complaifai.ee, 
and.  on  quitting  her  was  determined  to  get  the  paramour 
of  his  wife  assassinated. 

However  he  dissembled  what  he  had  heanl,  from  Elvi- 
ra, and  behaved  to  her  with  greater  compiaifance  than 
she  had  UecD  ul'rd  to.  An  affected  character  is  generally 
carried  beyond  the  truth,  and  fometimes  becomes  a  racrc- 
caricatufe.  '^t; 

Before  Alphonfo  went  out  the  ne.tt  m6r!iin,g  he  had  a 
fecond  conve.f.ition  with  the  d.ienna,  who  endeavoured 
to  enc.-eal'e  the  I'ame  she  had  lighted.  Siie  deferibcd  the 
itrefs,  the  rigure,  the  starure,  and  pjrt  of  Don  Juan,  EIvi- 
ra'--i  brother,  in  fo  expl.cit  a  manner,  that  it  was  impossi- 
ble for  him  to  he  mts:aken  for  another. 

As  foon  as  .•ilphonfo  appeared  upon  the  Prado,  he  met 
will  Don  Juan  ;  the  sight  of  hini  raif^d  new  commuiiopo 
in  his  breast,  and  he  quitted  that  delighiful  fpot  to  hire 
a  band  of  ruffians  to  assassina'e  him.  To  make  then- 
blow  ftire.he  took  thuiti  with  him  to  the  Prado.  where  he 
pointed  out  Don  Juan  to  them,  and  promifed  them  a  con- 
siderable reward  for  dif[>atch:iig  him- 

That  very  evening,  as  he  was  returning  home,  the  ruG- 
ans  befet  hi.ii,  and  stabbed  him  bath  before  and  behind, 
till  he  fell  dead  at  their  feet.  To  prevent  difcovery,  they 
put  him  into  a  fack,  and  carried  him  to  Don  Alpilonfo, 
in  order  to  receive  the  reward  which  he  promifed  them 
fir  their  faogulnafy  deed.  •  Iphonfo  received  tnem  with 
a  f  liile,  paitl  them  the  promift^d  hire,  and  look  charge  of 
the  corpl'e  himfclf.  He  imintdialely  carried  the  fack  up 
stairs,  with  nione  than  I'avage  barbarity  opened  the  budy. 
took  out  the  heart,  and  in  the  dead  of  night  buried  the 
corpfe  in  his  garden. 

The  next  night  was  refolved  upon  to  e.-ihibit  a  fcene  still 
more  shocking.  Before  flipper  he  ordered  his  fervant  to 
bring  him  a  disband  cover  into  fiisapariment  a*»ove  sialis, 
and  shutting  the  door  against  him,  put  the  heart  of  fion 
Juan  in  the  dish,  over  whicii  he  carefully  placed  the  co- 

VVhen  he  was  informid  that  Hipper  was  ready  lo  be 
ferved,  he  told  Elvira,  "  that  he  had  pr.pared  her  fuch  a 
dish  as  she  had  never  feen  before,  and  had  rtferved  it  in 
his  clofet,  that  no  one  should  fee  it  before  her."  Oq  his 
return  he  came  down  with  the  dish,  clol'tly  covered, 
which  he  placed  On  the  table,  fa>  ing  that  "  it  was  intend- 
ed for  the  del'crt." 

During  their  fupper,  he  flung  out  feveral  hints,  that  he 
fufpected  her  iideliiy,  w'.iicii  gave  her  great  uneasincl's, 
and  extorted  from  her  the  most  folemn  vows  of  her  inno- 
cence. "  That  will  appear  (replied  Alphonfo)  afier  we 
have  feen  the  contents  of  this  dish,"  when  he  took  oli 
the  cover,  and  shewed  her  the  heart  of  Don  Juan,  her 
brother.  'Mie  sight  of  a  hutixan  heait  made  Elvira  start 
from  her  chair  v.'itii  the  greatest  horror  :  but  when  he 
tcld  her  it  belonged  to  ci;e  that  had  dehlcd  his  bed,  her 
agonies  were  beyond  expivabion  i  but  adding,  tliat  it  was 
tlic  h^ar.  uf  thevillaiii  who  had  visited  hcr  at  fucU  a  lime, 


in  his  abfence.  she  shrifked  out — it  was  my   brglher  '— » 
and  fell  breathkls  on  the  cirpn. 

Alphonfo  agitated  at  being  the  murdeier  of  two  inno. 
cent  perfons.  by  listening  to  the  instigations  of  the  due«. 
ni.  plunged  his  poigiaiil  into  her  bofom.  and  afierwards 
piercing  it  through  his  own  heart,  left  a  lesion  to  the  cre- 
dulous of  the  fad  effects  of  too  eafy  a  belief,  and.  to  ihe 
jealous,  of  the  ineiiia  >lc  iniferies  attendant  upon  fo  di.ibo. 
Ileal  a  passion  as  jealoufy. 


ORIGINAL  POErRY. 


rOR     THE     JIINERV.\. 
LINES,  ON  HEARING  A  YOUNG  I.ADY   SIN{ 

'I'he  charm"  af  music  we  are  told, 

Surpassing  f.ir  the  charms  of  gold, 

Vv'ill  footh  the  favage  breast. 
But  in  the  voice  of  C  '  •  •  •  •  "we 
The  melody  is  fo  divine. 

It  robs  ^iiii^of  its  lest. 

But  fuch  the  fwect  enchantment  is, 
Aithciigli  I  know  its  penalties, 

In  v^in  I  wish  to  fly, 
l"or  could  I  refolution  find, 
Not  only  ileaf,  I  must  be  blind. 

If  1  could  'fcape  her  eye. 


9£    !Olh, 


805- 


rOR  rjIR   MINERVA. 

When  first  I  faw  young  Collln's  face, 
Adorn'd  with  beauty  and  with  grace, 
Jly  heart  f.-om  love  was  then  quite  free, 
J,jt  foon  bib  Ijoks  aitracttd  me. 

The  next  day,  when  to  Church  1  went 
My  mind  on  him  was  s.iU  intent  — 
V,'!i;le  with  devotion  he  fe-^m'd-inl'plr'd 
I  silent  look'd  and  still  admir'd. 

1  felt  my  heart  with  friendship  gljw, 
(C-J-i/s  hia  choice  I  wish'd  to  know  ; 
A  fomething  in  my  bofom  mov'd, 
W'liich  wdiifpercd  that  I  furely  fov'd. 

Love  !  No,  no,  indeed,  that  shall  not  be, 
I  foon  again  will  boast  my  liberty. 
And  fmile  at  Cupid  thus  outdone,  - 
S'jme  hearts  cfc  pitrcd  Uit  :icvcr  ivon. 

C.\i 

licuMOND,  May  21. h,  li^S. 

THE  RESOLVE. 
The  slave  of  love  I'll  never  be, 
My  foul  deiies  the  urchin's  art  ; 
Go,  blind  deceiver  !  go  and  play 
On  fofter  hearts  thy  treach'rous  pirt. 

On  mine  thy  boasted  power  is  lost, 
Deceitful  boy   thy  wiles  are  vain  : 
I  laugh  to  fcorn  thy  dreadful  frown, 
i^nd  treat  thy  proffers  with  difdain, 

To  friendship  only  will  I  give 
Tliofe  vows  which  others  to  thee  pay, 
And  blefb'd  with  her  feraphic  fmile. 
My  days  in  peace  will  glide  away. 


The  maid  that  lovej, 
Goes  out  to  fea  upon  a  shatier'cd  jilank. 
And  puts  her  trust  in  miracles  for  fafety. 

I'KUDENTIA. 


Vol.  1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


163 


SIXECTED  POETRY. 

A  wnisPF.R  OF  THE  nE.iRr. . 

A    MORNI-NG    BEFLSCTION  IS  SPRING.     1 


ON  yonjer  bank  a  hciiitaous  flower 
.Lifts  its  fair  fnrm  to  ;ncet  the  s-prii 

H:iils  early  suns.iine's  genial  pnwn-, 
Soft  aiis  that  vernal  brcfzes  bring. 


Too  lovely. te:nieriilant  !  beware, 

The  world's  a  Ireacherolia,  cruel  clime  i 

Kow  sun-Heam'd  zepbyrs  Tporl  in  air, 
Kow  frost  and  storms  deface  the  [>nme. 


IJnw  liappv  bad  I  pr.wer  to  sbield 
From  each  cliillbla'r,  each  Imiiterous  \ 

Or  genlly  take  what  thou  miRht  yiclj, 
j\i>d  fondly  in  my  bosom  bind  1 


Alas  !  l>eyoncl  wr  hope  to  reach. 
And  for  in/ gliarJiaii  car.'  lOO  hisli, 


etch, 


,  and  gaze,  and  : 


Tet  '".lay  no  changing  season's  eIooiti 
Thy  nritive  elegance  restrain  : 

Ko  rude  hand  teach  thine  opeuinjj  bloom 
To  ihrink  into  itself  ajivu  ! 


XViilout,  nnbdneful  bUsi  invade  j 
Conceard,  no  r;wnn/ canker  |)rcv  ; 

Till  all  ihycharmsare  fnll  di-'|ilayM, 
And  tloiiribli'd  in  the  face  of  d.%y. 


Th'^ii  may  some  happier  hand  than  mitici 
A:i  lirm,  as  fond,  as  void  of  art, 

W»-trTmrTlTT  fiitoVe  fl-.e  eiuwinp, 
And  wear  I'ntc  nearest  to  his  lii^art  ! 


TO    STLViA. 

When  charrninj  Sylvia  seeks,  w-irh  fubtle  art. 

To  gain  the  fofi  icccfscs  of  the  heart  j 

Sler  hostile  arts  no  other  end  attain, 

'1  hall  fools  to  fiattci,  and  than  men  to  feign  ! 

Bills  wlicn  her  modest  look,  and  downcast  e}c, 
F..\ciic  the  tribute  of  an  oidenl  sigh  ; 
T.'.at  blofming  fair  imparls  ihi^  maxim  true, 
That  b«.uity  ever  can  obtain  her  due  ! 


A  NA  G  R^  M. 

IF  yon  trani^'pofe  wll^t  ladies  wear, 
'  Twill  plainly  shew  what  harlots  are  ; 
Again,  if  you  tranfpofe  the  fame, 
Ycu'll  fee  an  ancient  Hebrew  name ; 
Change  it  again,  and  if  will  shew, 
W  hai  all  uii  eailh  desire  to  do— 
Tianl'pcfeihe  Itilers  yet  once  more, 
SV'liat  iiad  men  do,\ou'il  then  explore. 


THE  RECLVSIi 


r.nrLECTioxs  im  uetihement. 

BV  AN  Ot.U  MCttALlST. 

IM.\CIN.\TI0N  IN  LOVE. 

That  fjcnlty  ot  thcsoiil.  which  is  alike  called  itnagina. 
i':>n  Or  fancy,  is  the  chief  source  of  its  pleasure*  and  iis 
l>jiM3.  By  iiTiaginaiiion,  we  deck  the  rough  cMcrior  of 
p>iiie  in  a  thousand  ideal  beauties.  We  fancy  that  we 
ai'e  treading  the  variegated  mazes  of  a  fairy  paradise,  and 
cheat  our  intoxicated  senses  with  mjriads  of  bright  page- 
aii'.ries,  till  their  evanescent  fabrics  melting  into  air, 
leave  us  amazed  and  lost  in.i  vast  de>ert. 

Wlist  a  sirkness,  what  A  elc^pa'r,  sei/cs  on  the  trem- 
bling heart  of  tbc  astoiu^hed  wieicii,  v.-lieu  tlic  enchanted 


vapour  vanishes  from  his  view  !  How  he  Hies  after  the 
failing  glory,  to  catch  one  radiant  drop  ere  it  falls  1  and 
when  its  gay  colors  no  longer  stain  the  horizon,  when  he 
sees  nothing  around  but  a  wide  and  naked  world,  in  vain 
he  looks  "towards  the  dissipating  fumes  of  heated  fancy, 
for  a  reil  against  the  horrors  which  are  pressings  on  his 
vision:  the  spell  is  broken,  and  the  reign  of  illusion  is 
no  more. 

Such  is  the  situation  of  that  mind,  which  unreflectingly 
surrejiders  itself  to  the  tyranny  of  the  imagination.  It 
never  sees  theaccldents  of  life  in  their  true  light  ;  all  is 
either  misery  or  bliss  :  its  wishes  are  passions  :  and  their 
disappointment,  despair. 

In  the  long  course  of  a  various  life,  many  woes  have 
prci^ented  themselves  to  my  observation,  to  which  this 
creative  power  of  the  soul  alone  gave  birth.  I  particular- 
ly mean  cases  of  Friendship,  and  her  sof:er  sister,  Love 
Claudius  is  a  man  whom  1  have  known  from  his  infan- 
cy 10  his  old  age,  and  his  character  fully  elucidates  my 
arginiienf. 

f!e  was  ofan  ardent  disposition,  and  a  fervid  imagina- 
tion. He  gi-aiped  at  the  first  alluriii;;  object  which  cross- 
ed th-t  path  ;  and  where  any  eminent  attraciion  Inflamed 
his  fancy,  his  senses  became  fascinated,  and  he  believed 
that  he  lived.  Such  an  infatuation  does  note.xhibit  the 
gtnile  influence  of  mild  allectinn,  but  not  the  infuriate 
adoration  of  the  mad  idolater.  His  not  a  tenderness  that 
melts  the  heart,  but  a  passion  th  it  fires  the  soul.  Claudius 
felt  this  wild  feeling  for  Cleora,  withall  the  fervor  that 
blazed  in  his  constitution,  nil  some  accident,  or  some 
fairer,  some  more  amiable  creature  rose  to  tiis  view,  and 
dissolved  one  d^luslsion  only  to  give  birih  to  ano- 
ther. 

In  this  inanner  he  went  through  life,  adoring^nd 
adored,  deserting  and  execrated,  spreading  mischief 
,1111'.  missrv  wherever  he  turned.  A'ld  jet,  this  man 
though  unfaithful  to  iriany  individuals,  v.-as  constant  to 
himself,  to  the  ideal  ^e/jij  which  he  loved  in  the  persons 
to  whom  he  had  generally  abandoned.  Th-j  m-nuont  he 
discovered  that  tliese  tair  creatures  ceased  -o  resemble  the 
bright  prototype  in  his  mind,  he  foreswore  his  vows,  and 
left  them  to  themselves.  It  was  the  creation  of  the  ima- 
gination that  he  loved  :  and,  heedless  of  the  consequence, 
he  pursued  the  same  thttce,  seducing  the  allccrions  of 
hundreds,  till  a  more  intimate  intcrcouise  having  worn 
oil  the  witcliery  that  enviror.ed  the  object,  he  again,  and 
again,  turned  loathing  from  it,  as  thj  re:U  from  the  at- 
clHiiitcJ  rhrhntl. 


D  S.    L  A  i'  ,7  i.  :^^z  lUS, 
Tic  Mwi.^^  of  Germany. 

Dr.  I.auren^ius  lived  some  years  ago  in  Leipzig.  He 
I'as  a  jurist,  noted  for  his  oiinlence.  '*  .At  home,  he  lived, 
like  the  poorest  person,  ktfptng  neither  inan  nor  maid  ; 
parilv  from  thinking  hccoulil  not  maintain  them,  partly 
froinfearof  being  robbed  He  lived  in  a  buildini;,  at- 
tached  to  j  Urge  house  of  his  own,  il  which  he  had  a  Suite 
<d' four  rooms,  through  all  which  he  had  10  pass  on  going 
out.  He  kept  these  rooms  fast  locked,  that  thieves  might 
be  obliged  to  burst  open  four  doors,  before  they  cauld 
reach  his  Mammon.  He  seldom  sent  for  meat  enough 
for  one  meal,  and  on  this,  when  he  did,  he  lived  at  least 
three  da>s.  He  took  neither  beer,  nor  wine,  nor  coffee 
In  short,  his  life  at  hoitie  was  a  constant  fast.  Though 
when  invited  by  bis  legacy-hunters,  lie  stuffed  like  a 
thiesher,  and  toped  like  a  cannon. 

"  Under  the  most  biting  hunger  (of  w'hich  he  actually 
complained  to  me)  he  had  not  the  heart  to  rob  his  coffers 
o(  a  single  penny.  He  cime  to  me  oftener  than  once,  as 
I  was  eating  my  breakfast,  and  begged  for  a  bit  of  r.jll. 
"  He  felt  a  little  qualm  :  otherwise  he  never,  eat.  \ 
single  niontnful  wasennugh.  More  would  be  his  death. 
He  would  chearfully  send  for  a  whole-roll,  but,  he  vowed 
to  heaven,  he  had  nota  half-penny  at  home — and  itwould 
be  a  sin  too,  as  all  above  a  mouthful  mrst  be  left  to  spoil." 
Dut  when  1  forced  upon  liiiii  half  a  roll,    he  eat    it  with 

"  1  have  twenty  times  witnessed,  when  servants  brought 
him  presents,  liov/  he  would  steal  to  the  grated  hatch,  to 
i;py  if  ihey  were  thieves  ;  with  what  fawning  devotion  he 
would  draw  his  bolts,  take  the  cake  and  wine  into  custo- 
dy, and  begin;  "Ah!  my  dear  fellow,  return  a  thou- 
sand thanks  to  your  master  and  mistress  for  the  refresh- 
ment they  vouchsafe  a  poor  wretch — Ah!  how  glad 
should  I  be  to  give  you  something  to  drink — but,  look 
you,  mav  I  never  share  the  joys  of  hcavenrmay  I  be  cast 
intoeverlasting  perdition,  if  I  have  a  farthir\g  of  mtmey 
here  within — But,  be  sure,  to  tell  them  in  mv  name,  I 
will  remember  them  in  my  will — Trust  me,  I  will  not 
forget  them." 


WIIFN  Carrack  had  arrived  to  his  high  Hate  of  thea- 
trical celebrity,  he  was  not  without  his  critics  and  censors 
— Qiiin,  and  all  those  of  the  old  school  said  he  he  was  a 
factious* intruder,  like  the  cry  of  more  modern  lime  a- 
gaiiist  iifcful  lefumtation — but  Garrkk's  was  the  pliiio- 


sophy  of  pure  ta$te  and    simple  nature,  and   it    made  its 

way  in  spiteof  the  e3fn6//iici/ junto  of  the  old  theatre 

Amongst  these  snarlers,was  Dr.  Hill,  a  celebrated  quack 
of  those  days,  who  iiublished  a  petition  of  the  letters  I 
and  U,  complaining  Hut  Mr.  Carrick  had  made  terrible 
innovation  on  the  English  language,  and  had  banished 
the  above  inentioiicd  letters  from  their  proper  places  in 
the  words  virtue,  which,  they  said,  be  pronounced  vurute  • 
and  inste.\d  of  loigratel'ul,  he  said  /"grateful.  Garrick', 
who  was  as  dextrous  a  poet  as  he  was  an  actor,  gave  the 
following  answer  .■  ^ 

'•  If  it  be,  as  you  say,  that  I've  injur'd  a  letter, 

I'll  change  my  note  soon,  and  I  hope  for  the  better. 

May  the  right  use  of  letters,  as  well  as  of  men,    ■ 

Hereafter  be  fi.x'd  by  the  tongue  and  the  pen. 

Most  devoutly  I  wish,  they  may  both  have  theirdue. 

And  that  /never  may  be  inistaken  for  V." 


A  inghlanj?r  who  fold  brooms  went  to  a  barber's  shop 
in  Glafgow  10  get  shaved.  The  baiber  bought  one  il 
his  brooms,  and,  afier  having  shaved  hini,  asked  the 
price  of  it.  •'  Tippence,"  faid  the  Highlander.  ■•  No. 
no,"  faid  the  barber,  -i  I'll  give  yon  a  penny,  and  if  that 
does  not  fati-.fy  you,  take  your  broom  a.^ain."  The  High. 
Under  took  it,  and  asked  what  he  had  to  pay  !  '  A  pen. 
ny,'  fays  Str.ip.  "  I  11  ,-;e  you  a  biubee."  fays  Duncan," 
"  an  if  that  dmna  fatisfy  )e,  pit  on  my  beard  again." 


[TbefyiUifivi"^  scarce  and  very  htonourotis  pneni  is  woriby  'nj 
rAey(iCe(joi«  Ch.miles  Cotton,  Efq.  He  i^  describUg 
a  ramble  in  Wales,  and  hence  takes  occasion  to  dratii  t.'x 
picture  of  the  hohe  Lis  guide  rode  ;  an  animal  tf  the  same 
clasc  -ivtih  Rosinantc,  or  rather  that  beast,  vibo  bore  the 
redoubtable  Sir  H«.li>as.'\  Port  Foi-io. 

A  guide  I  bad  got,  v/ho  demanded  great  vails 
For  conducting  me  over  the  mountains  of  Wales  j 
Twenty  gcodshiUmgs,  which  sure  very  large  is. 
Yet  that  would  not  serve,  but  I  must  bearliis  charges  t 
And  yet,  fr^r  all  that,  rode  astride  on  a  beast 
The  worst  that  e'er  wrnt  or.  three  legs  I  protest  : 
It  certainly  was  the  most  ugly  of  jades. 
His  hips  and  his  rump  made  a  right  ace  ofspades- 
His  sides  were  two  letters,  well  spur  gali'd  withal. 
His  neck  was  a  helve,  and  his  head  was  a  maul : 
For  hi',  colowi\my  pai•ls^nd  yotjr  trouble  Til  iparc. 
In-  ibecreatiire  was  wholly  denundcd  of  hair  : 
.'\ml.  except  for  two  tilings,  as  bare  as  my  nail, 
A  toft  of  a  mine,  and  a  sprig  cf  a  tail. 
Now,  such  was  Hie  beast,  even  snch  was  the  rider 
Willi  a  bi.ad,rikea  nutmeg,  and  legs  likea  s'pider, 
A  voice,  likcaciicket,  alooklikearat, 
The  brains  oT  a  goose  antl  the  heart  of  a  cat  : 
Even  sich  were  my  guide  and  his  heast ;  let  themfa^i; 
Tli^oi.efor  a  horse,  and  the  other  an  ass. 


MISPENT  TIJIE. 


j»,ar.dfly  up  to  the  Atiihor  of  time, 
^.'oitr  ufagc.  Ail  our  prayi-rs  cannot  in- 
m  either  to  return,  or  slasken  his  pace  ; 
the  mirpence  of  everv  tnlnute  is  a  new  rec-^rtl  against 
us  in  heaven.  Sure,  if  we  thought  thu*5.  we  would  dif- 
inifb  them  with  better  report,  and  not  fufier  them  to  go 
away  empty,  or  laden  with  dangerous  intelligence  !  How 
happy  is  it  that  everv  hour  should  convey  up  not  only 
the  mefNige,  but  the  fruits  of  good,  and  stay  with  the  An- 
cient of  Days,  to  fpeak  for  us  before  his  glorious 
throne  ! 


To    M  ARIA, 

1IER\VE.\RING   TWO   MtSI ATUIIES  IM  O.NE    I.OCKET. 

Exempt  from  art.  and  bafe  deceit, 
Maria  o?ice  I  thought  complele; 

Dutalter'd  now  the  cafe  isj 
She.  like  all  other  girls.  I  find. 
Can  ufe  her  cunning  when  inclin'd. 

And  wear,  alas  ! — tvio  Faces. 


HYMENE.^L    REGISTI  R. 


MARRIED,  on  the  13th  instant.  In  Norfolk,  Capt. 
DntsoALE,  to  Miss  Hankah  Vickeuy,  daughter  of 
Capt.  EU  Vickery. 


164 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol..    1, 


The  poetic  writings  of  James  Beat  nr.  Author  of  7'"' 
Minatret,  &c.  arc  highly  esteemed  in  the  literiry  world. 
The  following  fahle,  from  his  clegmt  pen,  contains 
an  excellent  iiiarnl  let:o:i,  conveyed  in  the  fvveeiest 
ftrains  of  polished  composition— a  lesson  which  cannot 
be  loo  feriously  considered  by  the  difcontented  man, 
who  impiously  rails  against  the  decrees  of  proridence, 
becaufi  she  has  not  placed  him  in  the  most  desirable  si- 
tuatio<iof  life— unjrateful  mortal!  is  no:  thy  conditi- 
on  envied  b/  millions!  Look  at  yon  pitiful  beg-^ir, 
worn  out  by  famine  and  difcale,  and  Icarce  able  to 
crawl  up  the  steps  of  thy  door,  to  thank  thee  with  fui)- 
missive  gratitude  for  the  I'lnallest  boon  ih;it  thy  bounty 
may  bestow  on  him — or,  vie.v  the  poor  African,  ex- 
hausted by  fatigue,  sinking  under  the  fcorching  rays 
of*  meridian  fun,  yet  not  daring  to  flinch  from  his  la- 
bnr,  lest  the  fmart  of  cruel  (Iripgs  malic  an  addition  to 
his  milVry;— fay  now,  unthinkinj  man,  hast  thou  just 
caiife  to  complain  of  thy  lot '.  Ceafe  then,  to  fnirl  against 
the  decrees  of  fate  :  bear  with  patience  thofe  ills  which 
arc  the  lot  of  huiitanity,  and  of  which  we  all  feel  a 
grea'er  or  less  proponion  ;  and  enjoy  with  avidity, 
with  chcarfulnefs,  and  with  thankfulnefs,  the  innume- 
rable virtuous  pleafurcs  which  offer  ihemielves  for  our 
tn]o'^iT\txn. •^Minerva. 

The  hares.— a  fable. 

Bj  Dr.  JAMES  BE.iTl'JK. 

VeJ,  yes,  I  gram  the  Ions  of  earth, 

^re  dooiited  to  trouble  from  their  birth. 

We  all  of  forrow  have  our  share  ; 

But  fay,  is  yours  without  compare  ! 

Look  round  the  world  ;  perh.ips  yoa'll  5nd 

Each  individual  of  our  kind 

I'letsM  with  an  equal  load  of  ill, 

K-)Liil  at  least.     Look  further  still. 

And  own  vour  lamentable  caii 

Isli.tieshirtofhnppiMers. 

In  yonder  hut  that  stands  alone 

Attend  to  Famine's  feeble  moan  ; 

Or  view  the  couch  wher;  Sicknel'a  lies, 

Mark  his  pale  cheek  and  languid  ^.-yes. 

His  frame  by  strong  convuUion  torn. 

His  struggling  sighs,  and  looks  forlorn. 

Or  fee,  transfix'd  with  keener  pangs. 

Where  o'er  his  hoard  the  nill'er  han;js  ; 

Whistles  the  wi  id  ;  he  starts,  he  stares. 

Nor  slumber's  balmy  ble'-sing  shares  j 

Uefpair,  Remorfe,  and  Terror  roll 

Tiieir  tempests  on  his  harrass'd  Ibul. 

.But  here  perhaps  it  may  avail 
T'  enforce  our  reafoning  wit! 

Mild  was  the  morn,  the  sky 
The  jolly  hunting  band  convene, 
The  beagle'e  breast  with  ardour 
'I'he  bounding  steed  the  chanipai 
And  fancy  oft  the  game  defcries 
Through  the  hound's  iiol'e,  and  h 

Just  then  a  council  of  the  Hares 
Hud  met.  on  national  alVairs. 
1  he  chiefs  were  fct  !   while  o'er  their  head 
The  furze  its  frizzled  covering  fpreaX 
Long  lu>ts  of  grievances  vvtrc  heard, 
And  general  dilcontcnt  appear'd. 
*'  Our  harralef.^  race  shall  every  favage 
"  B-ilh  fiuattjrupeu  and  biped  ravage  ? 
"  Shill  horfeS,  hounds,  and  hunters  still 
"  Uivite  their  whs  to  work  us  ill  ; 
*•  'The  youth,  his  pareni't.  lule  delight, 
**  Whole  tooth  the  dewy  lawns  invite, 
•'  Wholit  pulfe  in  every  vein  beat.s  strong, 
•■  Whofe  iin.hs  leap  light  the  vales  along, 
"  Ms)  yet  tre  noontide  meet  his  death, 
*'  And  lie  difincnnber'd  on  the  heath. 
"  For  youth,  alas,  nor  cautious  age, 
"'  Nor  strength,  norfpeed,  eludes  their  rage. 
•*  In  eveiy  field  wfc  meet  the  fop, 
"  Each  gale  comes  fraught  with  founds  of  wo  ; 
"  The  morning  but  awakes  our  fears, 
'*  The  evening  fees  us  batiied  in  tears. 
"  But  must  wecTer  idlygriese, 
"  Kor  strive  our  fortunes  to  rel-.cve  ? 
•'  Sniall  IS  each  individual's  force  : 
"  To  stratagem  be  our  rccourfe; 
**  And  then,  from  all  oiu:  tribes  combined, 
'*  The  murderer  to  his  cost  may  find 
"  No  foes  arc  weak,  whom  Justice  arms, 
j;  Whom  Concord  le»di,  noil  Hatred  warms. 


"  Be  roofed  ;  or  liberty  acquire, 
"  Or  in  the  great  attempt  expire." 
He  faid  no  more,  f.ir  in  his  breast 
Conflifling  thoughts  the  voice  fuppress'd: 
The  fire  of  vengeance  feemed  to  gleam, 
Fron  his  fwoln  eyeball's  yellow  gleam. 

And  now  the  tumult!  of  the  war. 
Mingling  confufedly  from  afar. 
Swell  ill  the  wind.     Now  louder  cries 
Distinct  of  hounds  and  men  arife. 
Forth  from  the  break,  with  beitirg  heart 
Th'  assembled  hares  tumultuous  start. 
And  every  strainit'ig  nerve  on  wing. 
Away  precipitately  fpring. 
The  hunting  band,  a  signal  given. 
Thick  thund'ring  o'er  ilie  pUin  are  driven  ; 
O'er  cliff  abrupt,  and  shrubby  mound; 
And  river  broad,  impetuous  bound  ; 
Now  plunge  ainld  the  forest  sh  ides. 
Glance  through  t!r;  op-n  h^s  of  the  glades; 
Now  o'er  the  level  valley  l\vefp. 
Now  with  short  sieps  strain  up  the  steep; 
While  backw.ard  liom  the  hunter';,  eyes     . 
The  landfcape  like  a  torrent  flies. 
At  last  an  anticnt  wood  they  gain'd, 
Ey  pruner'sax,  yet  unprofaned. 
High  o'er  the  rest,  by  Nature  rear'J, 
The  oaks  majestic  boughs  appeaid  ; 
Beneath,  a  copfe  of  various  hue 
In  baibarous  luxuriance  grew. 
No  knife  had  c.nb'd  the  rambling  fprays. 
No  hand  had  wove  th'  implicit  maze. 
The  flowering  thorn,  fclf-taught  to  wind, 
The  hazle's  stubborn  stem  intwined. 
And  bramble  twigs  were  wreath  d  around. 
And  rough  furze  crept  along  the  ground. 
Here  shrlieiing  from  the  Ions  of  muriher. 
The  hares  drag  thc'r  tired  limbs  n.i  farther. 

But  lo,  the  wesiern  wind  ere  long 
Was  loud,  and  roared  the  woods  among; 
From  rustling  leaves  ai.d  crashing  boughs, 
The  found  of  wo  and  war  arole. 
The  hares  distracsed  fuour  the  grove. 
As  terror  and  amazement  drove  ; 
Bin  dfflger,  wherfo'er  they  Hed, 
Still  fcem'd   impending  o'er  their  head. 
Now  crouded  in  a  grotto's  gloom, 
AUhojie  extinct,  they  wait  their  doom. 
Dire  was  the  silence,  till,  at  length. 
Even  fiom  defpair  deriving  strength^. 
With  bloody  eye  and  furious  look, 
A  daring  you;h  arofe,  and  Ipoke. 

•  I  Q  wretched  race,  the  fcorn  of  Fate, 
"  Whom  ills  cf  every  fort  await! 
"  O,  curled  with  keenest  fenfe  to  feel, 
■•  The  sharpest  sting  of  every  ill  ! 
"  Say  ve,  who,  fraught  with  mighty  Icheme, 
"  Olilberiy  and  vengeance  dream, 
"  What  now  remains  !  To  what  re ctfs 
•■  Shall  we  our  weary  steps  ajdrefs, 
"  Since  fate  is  evermore  purfuing 
"  All  wajsand  means  to  work  our  ruin  ? 
"  Arc  we  alone,  of  all  beneath, 
"  Condemn'd  to  mifery  worle  than  death  ! 
"  Must  we,  with  fruiilefs  labour,  strive 
"  In  mifery  worle  than  death  lo  live  ! 
"  No.     Be  the  I'maller  ill  our  choice  : 
'I  So  dictates  Nature's  powerful  voice. 
"  Death's  pang  will  in  a  moment  ceafe; 
"  And  then,  all  had,  eternal  peace  !" 
Thus  while  he  fpoke,  his  words  impart 
The  dire  refolve  to  every  heirt. 
A  distant  lake  in  profpect  lay. 
That  glittering  in  the  folar  ray, 
Cleam'd  through  the  dusky  trees,  and  shot, 
A  trembling  light  along  the  grot. 
Thiiher  with  one  confent  they  bend. 
Their  fcrrows  with  their  lives  to  end, 
■While  each,  in  thought,  already  hears 
The  water  hissing  in  his  ears. 

[  To  bt  omicludcd  in  our  next.  ) 


AN  EXAMPLE  OF  PATRIOTISM. 

A  Corsican  gentleman  who  had  been  taken  pri  loner  by 
the  Genoefe,  was  thrown  into  a  dark  dungeon,  where  he 
was  chained  to  the  ground.  While  he  was  in  this  situa- 
tion, the  Genoefe  fcnta  message  to  him  that  if  he  would 
accept  a  commission  in  their  fervice  he  might  have  it. 
"  No,"  faid  he,  ■*  were  I  to  accept  of  your  offer  it  would 
be  with  a  determined  purpofc  to  take  the  first  opportunity 
ef  returning  to  the  fervice  of  my  country  :  but  I  will  not 
accept  it,  for  I  would  not  have  my  countrymen  fui'pect 
that  I  could  be  one  moiitenc  unfaithful." Antfrhe  re- 
mained in  his  dungeon. 


HISTOKICAL. 
CRUEL   TV. 

COMMODUS,  the  Roman  emperor,  when  but  tweliri 
years  old,  gave  a  shocking  instance  of  his  cruelty  at  Cen^ 
tumcella,  now  called  Civila  Vccchia.  when  finding  ih« 
water  in  which  he  batlied  foinewhat  too  warm,  he  coin, 
manded  the  peil'on  who  attended  the  bath  to  l«  throw.t 
into  the  furnace  ;  nor  was  he  fatisiied  till  thofe  who  were 
about  him  pretended  to  have  put  his  order  in  execution. 
Afier  his  accession  to  the  emjiire,  he  equalled,  if  he  did 
not  exceed,  irt  cruelty,  Caligula,  IJomitian,  and  even  Ne- 
ro himlelf;  pla}  ing,  we  m.^y  fav,  with  ihe  blood  of  his 
fubjectb  and  fellow  creatures,  of  whom  he  caufed  great 
numbers  to  be  racked  and  butchered  in  his  prefence,  m:;rc- 
ly  for  hi5  diversion.  Seeing  one  ti:iy  a  corpulent  man 
pafsby,  he  iinmediatelv  cut  him  afunder  ;  far.ly  lo  try 
his  5tr«ngih,  iu  which' lie  c.\celkd  all  men,  and  partly 
out  of  curiojicy,  as  hi'.iileif  owned,  lo  fee  hia  intrails  drop 
out  at  once.  Sionae  he  murdered  bec^.ife  they  were  negli- 
gently dressed  ;  others  becaufe  they  leeinej  trimmed  with 
too  much  nicety.  He  assumed  ihe  name  ai'l  habit  of 
Hercules,  appearing  publicly  in  a  lion's  skin,  with  a  huge 
club  in  his  hand,  and  ordcriiiii;  feveral  pcrfous  though  not 
guilty  of  ar.y  crimes,  to  be  dil'guifed  like  monsters,  that 
by  knocking  out  their  brains  he  might  have  a  better  claim 
to  the  title,  the  great  destroyer  of  monsters.  In  slicrr, 
the  shedding  of  blood  fv.cmed  to  be  his«htaf  diveision. 


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VoUJMl    1] 


RICHMOND:— F J? /i)ir.  JUNE  28,  1805. 


[NUUBEE  43. 


FEMALE    VANirVi 

i 

OB,  TH«  -/|~' 

STORY  or  LOUISA.  MELVILLE. 

What  mbchicfs  have  arisen  from  vanity  !  and  in  every 
case,  how  poni-  are  (he  qualifications  il  has  to  bestow  ! 

Louisa  Melville,  before  she  reachea  theage  of  sixteen, 
vn  iinivrrsilty  allowed  tJ  be  one  of  the  prettiest  girls  in 
the  town  i'l  which  hor  family  resided,  and  she  was  eqiial- 
\l  admired  for  nle>til  endowmcT.'',  n  f"'  personal 
cl.lrins.  Thooph  nriiher  born  to  r-ink  nor  affluence,  her 
education  was  not  neglected  j  but  nature,  and  her  own 
assiduity,  did  more  for  her  than  her  parents  or  instruc- 
tors. She  made  the  best  use  of  the  few  advantages  she 
possessed,  and,  by  application,  was  soon  qualincd  to  out- 
strip every  rival  and  connpctitor-  When  nineteen,  she 
had  acquired  such  a  stock  of  general  knoivIcd;;e,  and  iin- 
provedherself  by  reading  with  so  much  succ'bs,  that  to 
ber  own  sex  she  became  the  object  of  envy,  ss  she  was  of 
admiration  to  the  other.  She  was  sprightly  in  conversati- 
on, but  prudent  in  deportment :  her  affabiliiy  and  good 
sense  were  even  more  attractive  th:in  her  beauty  ;  and 
happy  was  the  man  who  could  engage  her  atieniion,  and 
vho  possessed  hiniself  sufficient  taste  and  'entiment  to 
relish  that  refinement  and  delicacy  which  shone  forth  in 
all  that  she  said  or  did. 

Conscious  that  her  society  gave  pleasure,  and  perhaps, 
inspired  with  a  youthful  vanity  of  making  conquests,  by 
degrees  she  enlarged- the  circle  of  hermaleacqu-.tintance  ; 
and  b>  the  time  siie  w;\s  one  and  twenty,  almost  every 
hour  of  her  time  was  filled  up  by  calls  from  the  frivolous 
Of  the  idle,  who  were  ]>leased  to  trifle  away  their  heavy 
moments  in  converse  with  youth,  innocence,  and  beauty. 
One  or  two  young  gentlemen,  who  were  her  superiors  in 
rank  and  foi-ti'ne,  there  waa  reason  to  suppose,  were  sigh- 
ing to  obtain  lier  exclusive  regard  ;  but  when  they  would 
have  poured  out  their  hearts  before  her,  they  found  her 
engaijed  in  conversation  with  those  who  had  «o  object 
beyond  kil  ling  a  leisure  hour  in  agreeable  company,  and 
■C'TTOie  v.i:i^y~was  Uiiieird  by  llie  easiness  wiin  which 
they  procured  access,  and  the  gaiety  and  freedom  of 
Louisa's  conversation  on  every  subject  t ';tt  was  incidea- 
dentally  started. 

There  is  a  delicacy  in  real  regard  that  shrinks  from 
public  observation  ;  and  a  nice  sense  of  propriety,  that 
leads  the  genuine  lover  to  Imajjine  his  mistress  p.>iluted, 
by  in<liscriiniuate  conversation  with  every  person  who 
solicits  her  attention.  Perhaps  those  who  admired  and 
esteenietl  Louisa  .Melville  with  the  greatest  dejjree  of  fer- 
vour, were,  for  this  very  reason,  the  K.ist  eutei'iajping  to 
a  young  lady  of  her  dilposition.  Amidst  9uch  a  crowd 
of  visitants,  while  every  tongue  pourtJ  forth  its  .i.iulati- 
on,  and  every  eye  sparkled  with  pleasure  at  iicr  :.ighi,  she 
vainly  intagineti  it  would  be  no  diiBcult  matter  to  find  a 
lover  whenever  she  ple.ised.  Flattered  with  the  general 
homage  paid  to  her  beauty  and  her  wit,  she  seemed  to 
have  neither  time  nor  inclination  for  particular  selecti- 
on; and,  with  a  heart  strictly  virtuous  and  disengaged, 
she  gradually  began  to  find,  that  though  every  one  courted 
her  society,  no  one  in  earnest  made  her  those  professions 
of  partial  love  which  are  so  agreeable  to  a  female  ear. 
She  opened  her  eyes  to  her  folly  ;  but  it  was  now  too 
late;  and,  with  the  consciousness  of  innocence,  which, 
indeed,  had  never  been  impeached,  except  by  the  envious 
prudes  cf  her  own  sex,  she  discovered  that  the  compli- 
ments she  received  from  the  gentlemen,  were  now  rather 
the  offspring  of  gallantry  than  of  sentiment  ;  andthather 
character  was  rendered  fuspected,  solely  by  the  very  open 
and  unguarded  ease  with  which  she  had  tulTered  herself 
to  be  addressed. 

Though  her  vanity,  and  even  her  feelings,  were  deeply 
wounded  by  this  reflection,  she  found  it  dilBcult  to  alter 
her  behaviour.  If  she  denied  herself  to  those  who  used 
to  lounge  away  their  mornings  in  her  company,  it  was 
immediately  concluded  that  she  was  privately  engaged  ; 
if  she  admitted  her  usual  visitants,  it  was  only  to  I,e  mor- 
tified  with  i.  repetition  of  the  same  fulsome  unmeaning  a- 
dulation  which  had  been  so  long  paid  to  h*r  without  pro- 
ducing any  declaration  t>f  partial  attachment.  Without  a 
disposition  for  resirve,  she  imposed  restramts  on  her 
words  and  looks,  which  were  only  interpreted  to  her  dig 
advantage.  She  was  alternately  gay  and  distant  ;  and 
fensible  that  she  had  been  injuring  both  her  prospects  and 
her  character,  by  indiscriminate  familiarity,  she  tookeve- 
r;  method,  which  delicacy  would  allow,  to  emancipate 


herself  from  the  mere  flatterers  of  her  vanity,  and  to 
draw  out  the  real  sentiments  of  such  as  the  hoped,  or 
wished,  might  be  inspired  with  tender  sentiments  to 
wards  her.  iler  conversation,  which  used  to  be  full  of 
freedom  and  vivacity,  now  turned  on  subjects  which 
might  lead  her  apparent  admirers  to  explain  themselves  ; 
but,  instead  of  succeeding  in  her  aims,  the  majority  find- 
ing she  was  no  longer  inclined  to  amuse  them  when  they 
ha.l  nothing  else  to  do  but  to  talk  nonsense,  dropt  off,  and 
sought  some  more  inexperienced  fun' le,  who  would  be 
pleased  with  general  complimei.  «  ;  and  the  rest  could 
no'  h:lp  ub.ierving  to  each  uttter,  that  Louisa  Melville 
was  now  fishing  for  a  husband,  and  that  they  must  be  on 
their  guard. 

Thus  at  the  age  of  twenty-five,  after  being  for  si.t 
years  the  object  of  general  attraction,  her  levees  became 
deserted  by  all  who  had  crowded  them  "before  ;  and  she 
was  obliged  to  retire  lo  the  house  of  a  relation  in  a  dis- 
tant part  of  the  kingdom,  to  avoid  the  triumphant  malice 
of  her  own  sex,  and  ihc  sneers  of  such  as  had  only  flatter- 
ed her  to  deceive.  She  had  not  been  long  in  this  situati- 
on before  a  lover  appeared;  but  as  prudence  required 
that  he  should  acqnaiut  himself  with  her  previous  life 
and  conversation,  enquiries  only  excited  his  suspicion; 
and  though  no  evidence  could  be  produced,  because  none 
existed,  that  her  person  was  not  pure,  it  was  concluded, 
and  [lerhap's  on  just  grounds,  thit  the  mind  that  had 
been  accustomed  to  surh  a  promiscuous  society,  could  not 
escape  bet.ig  tainted.  We  look  at  the  garden  Hower  with 
pleu'-ure,  but  we  have  little  desire  to  make  tt  our  own  ; 
but  if  by  chance  we  find  the  same  blooming  in  the  secret 
shade,  we  fancy  its  odours  are  swecier,  and  we  fondly 
transplant  it  in;o  our  bord-rs.  It  is  thus  with  genuine 
love  :  interest  and  policy  may  induce  men  to  overlook 
the  previous  conduct  of  thjte  wi;h  whom  they  connect 
them,  if  it  has  not  been  marked  by  flagrant  violations  of 
decorum  ;  but  a  generous  attaclimcnt  can  only  spring 
from  a  conviction  of  unsullied  worth,  and  of  a  heart  that 
has  admitted  no  former  impression.  It  is  commonly  sup 
posed,  that  inlhe  bosom  wiiicli  has  once  tenderly,  truly 
lovcd,  the  enthusiasm  of  atfection  can  never  be  a  second 
ume  lent  .T.:J  i  and  ih..ujhtl.v  ,:l..v  aJ^i.irer  of  LouUu 
IVielville  cotiUlg.*!n  no  certain  evidence  that  her  heart  had 
ever  been  really  engaged,  his  vanity  could  not  reach  such 
a  pitch,  as  to  make  hint  forget,  that  of  the  numliers  who 
had  solicited  her  notice,  some  might,  in  all  probability, 
have  been  more  likely  to  make  an  impression  than  him- 
self. 

Others,  who  admired  her  person  and  manners,  probably 
felt  and  reasoned  in  the  same  manner ;  and  she  returned 
to  her  native  place  without  maKing,  or  at  leaft  fixing, 
conquest.  Reiterated  instances  of  neglect,  disappoint- 
ment, and  vexation,  preying  on  a  heart  of  sensibility,  and, 
aggravated  by  the  reflection,  that  the  vanity  of  ftudying 
to  be  universally  admired^inRead  of  being  individually  lov- 
ed, had  been  the  source  of  her  misfortunes,  threw  her  into 
a  slow  fever.  Her  bloom  faded,  the  roses  left  her  cheek  ; 
and  had  she  not  felt  resources  within  herself,  and  mus- 
tered all  her  resolution  to  recover  some  share  of  the  com- 
posure she  had  lost,  it  is  prob.iblc  she  would  have  sunk 
into  an  untimely  grave.  By  slow  degrees,  however,  she 
regained  her  health,  and  her  beauty  returned  to  nearly  its 
former  lustre  ;  but  younger  competitors  for  admiration 
had  arisen,  and  she  was  now  only  talked  of  as  a  girl  that 
had  once  been  pleasing  ;  while  those  who  had  most  sedu- 
lously furnisned  fuel  to  her  vanity,  were  thefirst  to  con- 
demn it,  and  to  join  in  ridiculing  the  folly  of  her  past 
conduct. 

To  withdraw  from  the  public  eye,  when  the  public  is  no 
longer  disposed  to  favour,  is  io  (lifficult  task.  Louisa  in 
a  manner  secluded  herself  from  the  world,  and  seen  only 
by  those  who  were  allied  to  her  by  blood,  or  by  a  gene- 
rous sympathy.  In  this  situation,  she  was  addressed  by  a 
gentleman,  who,  in  the  height  of  her  popularity,  would 
have  experienced  only  ridicule  or  disdain.  Wearied  of 
her  unprotected  state,  she  listened  tohisproposals,  though 
a  stranger,  and  unknown.  Suffice  it  to  say,  they  were 
apeedily  united;  but  in  less  than  twelvemonths  he  desert- 
ed her  and  an  infant  daughter  ;  and  to  the  inexpressible 
anguish  of  the  unhappy  woman,  it  was  found  that  the 
Villain  had  another  wife,  and  a  large  family,  whom  he 
had  previously  abandoned,  residing  in  Ireland. 

From  the  fate  of  Louisa  Melville,  let  others  learn  to 
shun  the  rock  on  which  she  split.  Vanity,  when  once 
thoroughly  mortified   will   stoop    to  any  thing ;  and  the 

iiding  u|)  of  herfortime  was  only  a  natural  result  of  the 
pathsbe  hadpursued,  vhich  regularly  conducted  to  it.       , 


SINGULAR  STORY. 

The  foltoiain^  i>  related  in  a  collection  of  lettera  tucribed  to 
the  younger  Lord  LYTTELTOiC. 

"  I  Obey  your  commands  with  fome  reluctance,  in  rela- 
ting the  story  of  which  you  have  heard  fo  much,  and  to 
which  your  curiosity  appears  to  be  fo  broad  awiive.  I  do 
it  unwillingly,  becaufe  fuch  histories  depend  fo  much  up- 
on the  manner  in  which  they  are  related  ;  and  this,whicll 
I  have  told  with  fuch  fuccefs,  and  to  the  mlilnight  terror* 
of  lb  many  simple  fouls,  will  make  but  a  forry  figure  in  a 
written  narration  : — however,  you  shall  have  it. 

"  It  was  in  the  early  part  of 's  life  that  he  at- 
tended an  hunting  club  at  their  fport,  when  a  stranger  of 
genteel  appeal  ance.  and  well  mourned,  joined  the  chace, 
and  was  obferved  to  ride  with  a  degree  of  courage  and 
addrefs  that  called  forth  the  utmost  astanishmeut  of  eve- 
ry one  prefent.  The  beast  he  rode  was  of  amazing  pow- 
ers ;  nothing  stopped  them  ;  the  hounds  could  never  ef- 
cape  them  ;  and  the  huntfmen,  whu  were  left  far  be* 
hind,  fwore  that  the  man  and  his  horfe  were  both  JeviU 
from  iell.  When  the  fport  was  over,  the  company  invit- 
ed  this  extraordinary  perfon  to  dinner.  He  accepted  the 
invitation,  and  astonished  the  company  as  much  by  the 
powers  of  his  con^erl'ation  and  the  elegance  of  his  man- 
ners, as  by  his  equestrian  prowel's.     He  was  an  orator,  X 

poet,  a  painter,  a  musician,  a  lawyer,  a  divine in  :,hort 

he  was  every  thing,  and  the  magic  of  his  difcourfe  kept 
thedrowfyfportfinen  awake  long  after  their  ufual  hour. 
At  length,  however,  wearied  Nature  could  no  be  charm- 
ed, and  the  company  began  to  steal  away  by  degrees,  to 
their  repofe.  On  his  obferving  the  fociety  to  diminish, 
he  difcovered  manifest  signs  of  uneasinefs  j  he  therefore 
gave  new  force  to  his  fpirits,  and  new  charms  to  his  con- 
verlation,  in  order  to  reiain  the  remaining  few  fome 
lime  longer.— This  had  fome  litile  etfecr— but  the  period 
could  not  be  long  delayed  when  he  was  to  be  conducted 
10  his  chamber.  The  remains  of  the  company  retired  al- 
io ;  but  they  had  f^aice  cl  :red  iheir  eyes,  when  the  houfe 
WIS  alarmed  by  the  most -.erriblc  shrieks  that  ti-ire  ever 
..oa>a.  Several  ,.erfoi.-;  were  awakened  by  the  noife  ; 
but  its  continuance  being  short,  they  concluded  it  to  prol 
ceed  Irom  a  dog  who  might  be  accidentally  confined  ii\ 
lome  part  of  the  houfe.  They  very  soon,  therefore,  cnm- 
poled  themselves  to  sleep  and  uere  very  l-.;.ii  aw-'kcned 
by  shrieks  and  cries  of  dill  greater  terror  ibrin  the  former 
Alarmed  at  what  they  heard,  fcveral  of  them  rung  their 
bells  ;  and,  when  the  servants  came,  they  declared  that 
the  horrid  founds  proceeded  from  the  stra.iger's  chamber. 
Some  of  the  gentlemen  immediately  arofe  to  inquire  into' 
this  extraordii^JM^turhauce ;  and,  while  they  wero 
drefsing  ''■JMSi^Bj;  t><3t  purpofe,  deeper  groans,  of 
delpair.andMIDef^Beks  of  agony,  ag-ain  astonished 
and  terrifi^ln»»'«   '  ^^" 


After  k^^ing  I^H  time  at  the  stranger's  chamber 
door,  he  anSeredlHi  as  one  awakened  from  sleep, de- 
clared he  hKheaT4'3  noife,  and  rather  in  an  angry  tone 
desired  that^emUBJTnot  again  be  disturbed.  Upon  this, 
they  returnedlSairof  their  chambers,  and  had  fcarce  be- 
gun to  communicate  their  fentiments  to  each  other,  when 
their  conversation  was  interrupted  by  a  renewal  of  yells 
fcreams  and  shrieks,  whicli  from  the  hoiror  of  ihem,feemr 
ed  to  ifsue  from  the  throats  of  damned  and  tortured  fpi- 
rits.  They  immediately  followed  the  l"unds,  and  traced 
them  to  the  stranger's  chamber,  (the  door  of  which  they 
instantly  burst  open)  and  foum:  him  upon  his  knees  in 
bed.  in  theact  of  scourging  himfclf  with  the  most  unre- 
lenting feverity,  his  body  streaming  with  blood.  On  iheir 
fcizmg  his  hand  to  stop  the  stroke,  he  begged  them  i:i  the 
most  wringing  tone  of  vcice,  as  an  act  of  mercy,  that 
they  would  retire,  assuring  theni  that  the  caule  of  tlicirdif- 
turbance  was  over,  and  that  in  the  morning  he  woul  1  ac- 
quaint  them  with  the  reafon  of  the  terrible'  cries  they  had 
heard,  and  the  melancholy  sight  they  faw.  ^  fter  a  repe- 
tiiion  of  his  entreaties,  they  retired;  and  in  the  morning 
fome  of  them  went  to  his  chamber,  but  he  was  not  there ; 
and  on  examining  the  bed  they  found  it  to  be  one  gore  of 
blood.  Upon  further  inquiry,  the  groom  faid,  that  as  foon 
as  it  was  light,  the  gentleman  came  to  the  stable  booted 
and  fpurred,  desired  his  horfe  might  be  immediately  fad- 
died,  and  appeared  to  be  extremel)  impatient  until  it  wa« 
done,  when  he  vaulted  instantly  int  >  his  faddle,  and  roda 
out  of  the  yard  in  full  fpeed.  Servants  were  immediate, 
ty  dispatched  into  every  part  of  the  furrounding  country, 
but  not  a  single  trace  of  him  could  be  found  ;  fuch  a  per. 
fon  had  not  been  I'een  by  any  one,  nor  has  be  been  jinc* 
heard  of. 


166 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804 — 5, 


Thecircum.'an«3  of  this  ftronge  story  were  immedi- 
atel)' committe.l  to  writing,  and  signed  by  every  oiie  who 
*ere  witncfiies  to  them,  thai  tlie  future  credfbility 
of  any  one  who  would  think  projwr  to  relate  them,  might 
be  duty  fupported.  Among  the  fubscribers  to  the  truth  of 
this  history,  arc  lomc  of  the  first  names  of  this  century. 
It  would  now,  1  believe,  be  imi>crtinent  to  add  any  thing 
more  than  thai  "  1  am,  Yours.  &.c/' 


IXTPACT 

rnOM   WILLIAM    Ar$TIN*S   •'  LETTSRS  FROM  LONDON." 

There  is  no  class  of  people  in  England,  holdcn  in  less 
respect  than  the  quakcrs;  yet  I  hive  seen  no  sccr,  in  this 
couiurv,  w»rli  whom  I  have  bcei)  more  pleased.  With  re- 
spect lo'tbcrc'stof  the  worU,  the  quakers  certainly  are  a 
hoPclcHS  and  barren  set  of  people.  They  hate  equally 
kings  ami  priebt*.  Their  conscieuces  revolt  at  tyihes  in 
any  sliipe,  therefore  the  clergy  hate  them.  Their  own 
niedjiuioru  serve  them  ins-ead  of  preaching,  there- 
fore  the  relijious  of  most  other  denominations  dislike 
lUein.  Their  temperance  laughs  at  the  physician,  and 
their  honcJly  starves  the  lawyer,  while  their  prudence  and 
foresight  exalt  them  above  the  active,  injurious  hatred  of 
the  worU,  and  elevate  ihem  ;il)ove  those  who  despise 
them. 

Their  decency  of  carriage,  their  unassunning  manners, 
their  habitual  economy  au  J  general  spirit  of  equity,  have 
long, and  will,  perhaps,  forever,  connect  them  together 
in  abpdy  co-e.*ibient  with  thtir  present  maxims. 

Tlicrtis  one  characteristic  which  distinguishes  the  qua- 
kcrs  from  aH  other  sects  :  they  discover  nothing  of  the 
spirit  of  proselyiism  ;  their  favorite  sentiments  partake 
nothing  of  enthusiasm;  they  hurl  no  damnation  on  the 
rest  of  the  world  ;  tolerant  to  cvt-ry  body,  they  consider 
all  honest  men  their  brcthien. — There  is  not  a  single  trait 
ill  their  character  incenijvcto  ill  will,  nor  a  moveniciu  in 
(heir  conduct  which  has  e\er  cour:ed  persecution.  Their 
humility  has  never  resisted  even  oppression  ;  in  suffering 
|>aticn^  they  are  active  only  in  support  of  their  pnnciplts. 
llemoTc  from  all  hypocrisy,  thty  h^vc  never  sought  after 
tetnpora!  power,  nor  has  iheir  own  system  ever  operated 
10  li»c  i>rejudice  of  others.  Yet  this  sect  h.vs  been  perse- 
Ci'.tedi  and  its  mcmbe»s  been  put  to  death  1  the  blackest 
stigma  on  human  nature  ivith  which. the  annals  of  poli- 
tics or  religion  have  been  stained. 

Though  th;y  live  under  a  monarchy,  they  have  con- 
trived, wiihrhc  sacrifice  of  all  icmporal  f.tVours,  to  erect 
themselves  uuo  a  government  of  their  own,  ap])roaching 
»«  near  lo  »  republic  as  liconsisteni  with  any  sort  of  alle- 
giance to  the'current  government.  This  is  a  mafier-piece 
of  policy  which  has  gained  them  a  firm  standing  in  the 
midst  of  their  enemies,  and  which  ought  to  teach  the  rest 
of  mankind  that  it  is  practicable  for  a  virtuous,  persever- 
ing few  to  counteract  the  mai>y.  The  quakers  have  con- 
trived to  render  themselves  happy  in  the  midst  of  misery, 
and  free,  in  a  great  mcasjie,  in  the  midst  of  slavery. — 
Henct  Ihey  have  all  that  natural,  unatVectcd  dignity,  and 
nil  that  manly,  cordial  spirit  of  accommodation  which 
man  discovers  to  man  before  he  become^^^nerate  :  and 
hence  they  regard  mankind  pretty  mu|^PR|(^t  Chero- 
kee did,  whOf  being  introduced  at  I'ar^)^  and  snWn  every 
thing  which  was  supposed  capable  of  delightingl^r  sur- 
prising him,  was  asked,  after  his  eyef  had  swallowed  the 
objects  of  a  whole  week's  exhibition,"?*  What  astonished 
him  most  C  answered,  "  the  difl'ercnqe  between  man  and 
man  :"  and  then  being  questioned  "  Vt^ith  what,  he  was 
most  delighted  '"answered,  "  Ke  wa^^os;  ddfghted  to 
see  a  passenger  help  a  heavy  burden  upoiS|tti^Kk  of  an- 
other," 

Although  thequakers  appror.ch  nearer  to  the  religion 
of  nature,  notwithstanding  their  correspondence  with  the 
worlds  than  any  systematic  sect  which  has  ever  appear- 
ed, they  still  hold  tothc  great  principles  of  the  christian 
religion,  though,  in  point  of  orrW^xy,  they  can  hardly 
he  termed  christians.  Most  others,  whether  eastern  sag- 
c>or  WLSiern  saints,  have  retired  from  the  world  in  the 
ilvgreethey  have  approached  Brama  or  Jesus,  while  the 
qt.akers,  contented  with  ihw  world  until  they  can  find  a 
better,  have  found  the  secr«t  of  livir  g  in  the  midst  of  so- 
ciety, and  of  miii^iing  as  much  of  this  world  as  is  consist- 
ent with  heaven,  and  as  much  of  heaven  as  is  consistent 
with  malving  the  most  of  this  world. 

1  have  been  led  to  these  observations  from  a  petty 
ctrcunistant.e  which  occurred  yesterday.  X  found,  on  my 
tabic,  ihe  following  printed  notice  :  '*  Some  of  the  people, 
calkd  quakers,  inteudto  held  a  meeting  this  evening,  at 
their  pUce  of  worship,  in  St.  Martin's  court,  St-  Martin's 
lane,  lo  which  the  ntlghhoars  are  invited."  In  expectation 
'of something  extraordinary,!  attended.  At  the  door  1  was 
Kcctved  by  one  of  the  friends,  'h'ho  introduced  me  to  a 
teat  among  ihcelders.  The  liouse  was  soon  filled,  and  a 
profound  fcilcuce  reigned  fur  a  few  minutes,  when  one  of 
the  bieihieu  rose,  and  began  to  speak,  but  he  had  not  spo- 
ken a  niinuie,  when  an  elder  said.  "  We  would  take  it 
kuiu  of  ihte,  friend  to  sit  dow  n."  The  speaker  looked 
up  to  &ec  wh«i)c«  the  disapprobatioa  proce«died,  then  nod- 


ding, in  acquiescence,  sat  dcwn.  Presently,  a  fine  look- 
ing, elderly  lady,  of  matronl)  appearance,  dressed  in  the 
most  elegant  simplicity,  rose,  and,  after  a  warm  and  im- 
pressive prayer,  delivered,  extempore,  an  animated  and  edi- 
fying discourse,  with  a  flow  of  elocution,  and  grace  of 
manner,  which,  had  she  been  forty  years  younger  might 
have  inflamed  those  passions  she  sought  to  allay. 

There  is  one  defect  in  the  polity  of  the  quakers,  which 
will  forever  subject  r'jcm  to  the  tyranny  of  the  times — 
they  love  peace  so  well  they  will  not  even  fight  for  their 
liberty.  This  kiy)wn  principle  divests  them  of  all  politi- 
cal consequence,  when  those  great  political  movements  arc 
agitated,  which  sometimes  involve  the  deepest  consequen- 
ces to  society  :  otherwise,  the  quakers  would  gradually 
effect  a revolaiion  throughout  the  world. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  ANECDOTR 

or 

MADEMOISF.LLE  DK  SALIGNAC. 

This  gentlewoman  wasof  a  goodfamily  in  France,  and 
lost  her  sight  when  only  two  years  old,  her  mocher  hav- 
ing been  advifcd  to  lay  fome  pigeon's  blood  on  her  eyes 
to  pr^ferve  ihem  in  the  fmall-pox  ;  whereas,  fo  far  from 
anl'wering  the  end,  it  eat  into  them  i  nature  may  howe- 
ver be  fiid  to  ha  ve  coinpenlaied  for  the  unhappy  miftake, 
by  beauty  of  perfon,  fweetnefs  of  temper,  .vivacity  of  ge- 
nius, quicknefs  cf  conception,  and  many  talents  which 
ceriaii'ly  much  alleviated  her  misfortune. 

She  could  play  at  cards  with  the  fame  readinefs  asothers 
of  the  party  :  she  first  prepared  the  packs  allotted  to  her 
by  pricUing  them  in  feveral  parts,  yet  fo  imperceptibly, 
tliat  the  clofest  infpection  could  fcarcely  difcern  her  in- 
dex. She  could  fort  the  fuits,  and  arrange  the  cards  in 
their  proper  fcquence,  with  the  fame  precision,  and  near- 
ly the  lame  facility  as  thofe  who  had  their  sight.  All  she 
required  of  thofe  who  played  with  her,  was  to  name  eve- 
ry card  as  it  was  played;  and  thefe  she  retained  fo  ex- 
actly, that  she  frequently  performed  fome  notable  strokes, 
fuch  as  shewed  a  great  combination  and  strong  me- 
mory. 

The  most  wonderful  circumstance  is,  that  she  should 
have  learned  to  read  and  write  ;  but  even  this  is  readily 
believed,  on  knowing  her  metliod.  In  writing  to  her  no 
ink  was  ufed,  but  the  letters  were  pricked  down  on  the 
paper  :  and  by  the  delicacy  of  her  touch,  feeling  each  let- 
ter, she  could  follow  them  fuccefiively,  and  read  every 
word  with  her  finger  ends.  She  herfclf,  in  writing  mak- 
ing ufe  of  a  pencil,  as  she  could  not  know  when  her  pen 
was  dry  ;  her  guide  on  the  paper  was  a  fmuU  thin  riller, 
ami  the  breadth  of  her  writing.  On  finishing  a  letter, 
she  would  wet  it.  fo  as  to  fix  the  trace  of  her  pencil, 
that  they  were  not  obfcured  or  effaced ;  then  she  pro- 
ceeded to  fold  and  seal  it,  and  write  the  direction ;  all  by 
her  own  addrcfs,  and  without  the  afsistance  of  any  other 
perfon.  Her^riting  was  very  straight,  well  cut  and  the 
fpelling no  lefs  correct.  To  reach  this  singular  mecha- 
nifrn,  the  indefatigable  cares  of  her  affectionate  mother 
were  long  employed,  who  accustoming  her  daughter  to 
feel  letters  cut  in  cards  or  pasteboard,  brought  her  to  dii'- 
ting^ish  an  A  from  B,  and  thus  the  whole  alphabet,  and 
afterwards  to  fpell  words;  then  by  the  remembrance  of 
the  shade  of  the  letter  to  delineate  them  on  paper  ;  and 
lastly,  to  arrange  them  fo  as  to  form  words  and  fen- 
ten  ces. 

She  learned  to  play  on  the  gujlar  and  even  contrived  a 
way  of  pricking  down  her  tunes  as  an  aisiftance  to  her 
iiiemory.  So  delicate  were  her  organs  that,  in  singing  a 
tune  though  new  to  her,  she  was  able  to  name    the  notes. 

In  figure  dances  she  acquitted  herfclf  extremely  well, 
and  in  a  minuet  with  inimitable  eafe  and  gracefulnefs. 
At  the  works  of  her  fex,  she  had  a  masterly  hand  ;  she 
could  few  and  hem  (wrfectly  well  ;  and  in  all  her  works 
she  thi-eaded  the  needle  for  lierfelf,  however  fmall. 

By  her  watch,  her  touch  never  failed  telling  her  exact- 
ly the  hour  and  minute. 


MR.  ADDISON,  when  in  a  thoughtful  mood,  had  a 
custom  of  fuddenly  clapping  his  hand  behind  him  ;  fome 
young  men  of  fashion  undertook  to  quiz  him  for  it,  and 
one  who  was  a  notorious  fpendthrift,  and  who,  with- 
out further  ceremony,  faid,  '*  Do  now  tell  us  Mr.  Addi- 
fon,  what  is  the  reafon  you  lb  constantly  keep  one  hand 
behind  you  ?** — "  Becauic  faid  Addifon,  it  has  ever  been 
my  determination,  Sir,  to  k«ep  myfelf  beforehand  in  the 
world.** 


y£UD'  ESPFir.....**  How  can  you,  my  dear,  prefer 
puncb  to  %viiie  ?"'  **  Becaufe,  my  dear,  it  is  fo  like  matri- 
mony— fuch  a  charming  compound  of  opposite  qualities." 
••  Ay,  my  lord,  1  am  the  vieai  part,  I  Uippofe.*'  «'  No, 
my  love,  you  are  the  «««(,  with  a  dash  of  the  acid,  and 
no  fmall  portion  of  th«  spirit.** 


SELECTED  POETRY. 

n'e  an  dethout  ofpreurving  a  beautiful  ballaii  by  Mr. 
MoORK,  not  only  frum  ils  intrinsic  merit,  and  general 
vogue,  but  iecaute  it  ias  been,  far  the  mott  part,  publishtJ, 
either  in  a  mutilated  or  incorrect  form.  We  scarcely  need 
re-.nindtle  lovers  of  music  <jf  the  exepiisile  beauty  of  tie 
air,  but  vie  refrainfron  a  call  to  tliost,  who  have  a  genu, 
ine  tas  t  for  poetry,  to  observe  tie  Itscfy  union  betueen  sim- 
filicity  and  grace,  wi/cA  tie  genius  if  the  author  bat  ef- 
f'<:tcd.  [Poet  Folio. 

riRST    VOICE. 

Ob,  ladv  rAiR,  where  »rt  thou  roamaig! 
The  sun  ha,  sunk,  the  night  is  coming. 


Stranger,  I  go  o'er  moor  and  mounts 
1  o  tell  my  beads  at  Agnes"  fountain. 


And  who  is  the  man,  with  hi,  white  locts  flowinri 
<Jh  lad/ fair,  where  is  he  going  I  * 

THIRD    VOICB. 

A  wandering  piigrim,  weak,  I  faher. 

To  tell  my  beads  at  Agnes'  altar. 

Chill  fall., he  rai.,,  night  winda  are  blowing. 

Uieary  and  dark's  the  way  we're  going  ! 


Fair  lady  stay  till  morning  blushes. 
1 11  strew  for  thee  a  bed  of  rushes. 

SECOND    VOICR. 

Oh,  Stranger,  when  my  beads  I'm  counting, 
I'll  bless  thy  name  at  Agnes'  fountain. 

riRST  VStCE. 

Thou  i/ilgfim  turn  and  rest  thy  sorrow, 
Thou'li  go  to  Agnes'  shrine  to-morrow. 


Good  stranger,  when  my  beads  I'm  telling. 

My  saint  shu'l  bless  thy  leafy  dwelling. 
Strew  then,  ch  strew  our  beds  of  rushes, 
Here  we  shall  rest,  till  morning  blushes. 


raOM  AN    ENGLISH  PAPER. 

TO  MARIA, 

Who  complaSntd  she  had  lost  the  Key  of  her  Cabinet. 

WHY  vex  a  inoment  for  the  key  you've  tost } 

A  simple  key,  as  trifling  as  it  cost : 

But  charming  maid,  could  chance  e'er  make  you  part 

With  that  cross-warded  key.  which  locks  your  heart  ( 

Could  you  but  lose  it,  and  some  star  arise 

To  guide  me  to  the  wish'd  for  precious  prize, 

I'd  then  unravel  each  alluring  grace 

My  eye  that  rivcis,  but  denies  ih'  embrace^ 

And  find  each  seeming  sally  of  caprice, 

Is  but  the  coquetry  of  love's  device  : 

Thus  have  we  often  seen  fair  Luna's  ray. 

In  sportive  dalliance  on  a  riv'let  play  ; 

Vexitig  the  bosom  of  the  murmuring  stream 

With  all  the  gamiJols  of  a  chequer'd  beam  i 

Tillth'  inconstant  winds  her  veil  remov'd. 

When  all  wasbrighnessio  the  stream  she  lov'd. 


Love  still  commands  my  heart  and  purse. 
Life  else  would  not  be  worth  possessing  } 

Yet  never  let  me  make  a  curse. 
What  Jove  intended  for  a  blessing. 

If  faithless  Chloe  should  deceive, 
Ami  to  suftt'r  darts  and  anguish  t 

No,  gentle  ladies,  by  your  leave, 
I  wish  to  love  but  not  to  languish. 


At  a  rout,  where  the  ladies'  heads  were  profusely   dcco« 
rated  with  feathers,  the  following  repartee  took  place. 

"  What  would >t>u  do,"  one  day.  says  my  Lord  to  a  wit, 
"  Should  your  wife  thus  w.th  feathers  equip  her  V 

**  Why,  nothing  my  lord,  but  what  manners  permit'^ 
"I'djusttike  the  freedom  to  srri^  itr," 


Vol.  1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


167 


L   O  V  £. 

"  yulitt O  think'si  thou  ws  shill  meet  ag»!n  '. 

Jivmto I  doubt  it  not,  andaU  the»e  woes  shall  serve 

For  sweet  discourses,  in  our  time  to  come-" 
SHAKisrsAxe. 

tOK  of  Venus,  child  ofMay, 

The  reason  pray  explain, 
Why,  when  ihy  pleasures  haalcawar, 
Thy  tortures  still  remain  ! 
Little,  wily,  waninn  boy. 
Take  the  pain,  or  leave  the  joy. 

Yet  ifihou  wilt  not  separate 

Thy  gifts  of  bliss  and  woe, 
bather  lijan  lose  tliy  pleasures  great, 
I'll  bear  thy  tortures  too; 

Yts, yes,  thy  keenest  pangs  I'll  prove, 
Sooner  than  lose  one  grant  of  love. 

Must  1  Abstain  from  sof*  repose. 
Lest  mournful  dreams  appear  ? 
Mtistl  reject  the  ruddy  rose 
Because  its  thorn  is  near  ? 
No,  no  — ^  sad  dreams  arechecrM  by  morn  j 
And  sweetness  crowns  the  rose*s  thorn. 


NOBODY'S  COMPLAINT. 

Aye  Nohri'lv— and  why  not!— As  fr>r  my  single  self. 
1  sec  no  jrst  cause  or  inipedinient  why  my  name  and 
a  neT-fj-aper  should  not  be  joined  together,  in  the  tenuous 
b  ands  cf  fcnbbling  wedlock,  as  any  other  body.  There's 
your  Bufv  body,  and  your  Anybody,  and  your  Somebody 
and  your  Everybody — each,  each  in  his  turn  run  the  race 
of  typographical  notoriety  i  whilst  I,  who  boall  a  pedi' 
gree  as  great,  nay,  (being  eldest  of  the  Body  family)  of 
greattr  aniitjuity  than  eitlier,  am  doomed  to  grope  through' 
i!ie  labj»infhs  of  mere  vtibal  confequence.  Against 
futh  an  uneq.^al  diflribution  of  ri^h:-.  ainmg  brethren 
cf  the  lame  piinciple,  of  rhe  fame  texture.  U.^ltmnly  pro. 
test — an.i  mure  erpL'ci-.illy  ag,iiust  the  unliallowed  profa- 
na;lon  of  my  good  name  at.d  cUaracter.  Yea,  in  my  own 
.  prcper capacity  I  am  refolved  lo  defend  both  ;  and,  con. 
irai)  to  a  cenain  dogma  of  philofuphers,  prove,  that  1, 
jV;»  body,  pofoCis  the  fundamental  principles  of  a  real  bo- 
dy, or  matter  !  inafmuch  as  I  occupy  apice,  to  wit,  length 
and  bceaili — ^though  as  for  de^U'  I  do  not  conlend. 

All  ray  eneixijefi— «i«at  i?,  *!!  the  world,  nt,^r  H-iily  ca- 
lumnies on  my  fame — OughC^  nut  Bien  to  avertje  it  .' 

Says  Goody  Gafler,' John!  you  will  be  the  ruin  of 
your  family — carousing  it  every  night  ;  Who  was  with 
jou  last  night  '.'    •  With  me,  mother — nobody  !■ 

Little  mister  lets  fall  a  glafs — it  breaks — in  comes  the 
nurle — '  Sirrah  !  who  did  this  '.'     •  No-bod.y  !' 

Mifs  has  a  lover — he  stajs  late — nett  morning  a  female 
friend  gets  a  bint  of  it,  (for  tfo  /jalni}>  breeze  vihiipera  tken 
things  to  the  iCx) — She  calls  on  her,  and  after  Ibme  chit- 
chat,  dryly  obferves,  •  why  really  Melinda,  you  feem  in- 

difpoled    to-day — I  fear   you  rested    ill    last    nigh  I— 

Oh  !  while  1  think  of  it,  prithee,  what  rude  creature 
kept  you  up  fo  nnfeal'onabl/  >'  •  Rude  !  me  up  !  (stam- 
mering and  crimfoning)  why— why— Nobody  !'  (Zounds  ! 
when  I'd  fwear  by  the  ghost  of  a  shadow  that  I  never 
faw  the  huzzey.) 

Obadiah  Piimrofe  is  a  beau— he  struts  about  big  with 
himlelf — wears  a  frizzled  crop — bobicr  cravat — three 
inch  vest— fack  pantaloons— iuwarrow  boots  with  tal'sels 
— carries  a  six  inch  rattan,  anj  visits  the  ladies. 

The  other  day,  in  a  lai'ge  circle,  whilst  officiously  prefs- 
inga  lady  totakcfome  lemonade,  which  she  had  repeat- 
edly declined.he  turned  a  part  of  it  upon  her  gown.  A 
friend,  who  fat  near,  but  did  not  at  the  moment  fee  the 
tranfaction,  slio,-ily  afier  obferving  her  gown  Coiled,  en- 
quired who  did  it  I  Maria,  twi«ting  up  the  tip  of  her  noli;, 
and  glancing  at  Obadiah.  replied  with  burlefque  i'olainni- 
t/,  •  Alas  !— A''nJpV).— (What  an  infult  to  my  name  !) 

A  young  woiiian  maUes  a  falfe  step— it  leaks  out,  all 
the  world  whifpers, '  ■VVhoH;  is't- whofe  is't— and  the 
fame  world  maliciously  anfwers — •  Hubody  knmia  ." — 
(Scoundrels  !  when  1  know  nothing  at  all  about  it.) 

But  thcl'e  are  only  fmaller  thefts— mere  petty  larcenies 
oil  my  reputation— In  future  numbers  I  may  expofe  lome 
of  a  more  heinous  nature.  Mean  time,  Mr.  Printer,  as  1 
am  willing  to  bear  all  that  belongs  to  me,  should  my  cou- 
sin, Anybody,  ask  you  who  writes  this,  you're  welcome 
to  tell  liiui  ii  I, 

NOBonv. 

Tlie  Ladies  enwrap  themfelves  with  large  criinfon 
shawls,  which  are  fancifully  wrapped  round  the  light 
fantastic  form,  difplaying,  however,  the  bofom  ;  round 
the  head  is  twined  large  bands  of  muslin  a  hi  Tun;ue  ;  thus 
do  their  AeflUlf  afsiitiiUte  to  ihe  torrid  zone,  whilst  their 
uncovered  infensible  hoaoms  are  cru'elly  emblematic  to  the 
sighinjbeau,  of  the  icy  rcjiont  of  the  frigid  zone. 


FOa   THE  MINERVA. 
CHANGES    OF    FASHION- 

THE  PIC-TAIL  BEAUX.  ■* 

*'  Buch  have  at  ye  alt," 

The  wind  is  not  more  variable  than  Fashion  :  lik*  the 
thermometer,  'tis  constantly  tluctuating — rising  and  fal- 
ling aliernaiely  ;  sometimes  it  ascends  rapidly  to  the  head, 
and  then  falls  suddenly  to  the  feet. 

Important  revolutions  are  daily  taking  place  in  every 
article  of  dress,  from  my  Lady's  wig  to  her  gown  trail, 
and  from  the  hat-buckle  to  the  shoe-string  of  the  smock- 
faced  beau.  But  enough  has  been  said  against  the  extra- 
vagancies of  female  fashion;  'iis  not  iny  intention  to 
laiupouil  the  petty  foibles  of  an  almost  defenceless  sex,  al- 
ready over-loaded  wiih  unmanly  censure  :  I  will  not  criti- 
cise Willi  illiberal  severity  the  scanty  and  thin  dre.wes  of 
modern  belles,  nor  »  ill  I  give  scope  to  selhsh  malignan- 
cy, by  reviling  the  whole  sex  as  hypocrites  and  slander- 
ers, because  an  unworthy  few  have  been  contaminated  by 
hypocrisy  and  slander ;  with  the  same  propriety  might 
the  female  world  hurl  on  us  tlic  opprobrious  epithets  of 
thieves  and  murderers,  overwhelming  our  character  with 
un.speakiile  infamy,  because  some  wicked  men  have  per- 
petrated the  most  horrid  crimes. 

Is  it  not  great  pity  that  our  m'odern  Addisons  and 
Steei.es,  who  find  so  much  to  censure  in  female  dress, 
cannotbcinducedtonoticeihefolliesof  the  other  sex!  Let 
them  view  their  own  sweet  persons  in  the  mirror  of  trulhj 
and  if  they  can  find  no  ridiculous  oddity,  no  foolish  fopne- 
ry  about  themselves,  I  will  endeavour  to  convince  them  I 
thai  they  have  always  tieen  and  still  are  as  subject  to  the 
freaks  of  fashion,  in  all  its  extravaganc«,  as  that  "  frail  I 
se.x"  whom  some  of  them  uumii.kiDgl/  affect  to  des- 
pise. 

*  The  dress  of  our  grandfathers  and  great  grandfathers, 
for  half  a  dozen  generaMi. lis  back,  wasju.^t  as  pieposterous 
in  many  respects  as  that  of  our  modern  Fops.  An  ex- 
tract which  I  shall  here  introduce  from  an  ancient  Eng- 
lish  periodcial  work,  justly  authorizes  the  assertion. — 
Anno  Domini  34.G7— •'  The  people  had  an  cxiraordi- 
"  nary  way  of  adorning  their  feet.  They  w.jre  the 
"  beaks  or  pikes  of  their  shoes  so  long  that  they  en- 
'•  cumbered  them  in  their  walking  and  were  forced  to  tie 
"  them  up  to  iheir  I'.nees:  the  {v.\e  gentlemen  did  theirs 
"  with  chains  of  silver,  or  silver  gill,  and  others  with  la- 
•*  cea.  Tins  ridiculous  custom  wag  in  vogue  ever  i 
"  the  year  1382,  but  now  it  was  prohibiieJ,  on  the  for- 
"  feirure  of  twenty  shillings,  and  the  pain  of  cursing  by 
•'  the  clergy." — Absurdity  upon  absurdity  I  a  truly  ridi. 
culous  custom  indeed,  and  a  prohibition  still  more  ridicu- 
lous. 

Every  one  must  consent  that  our  female  ancestors  could 
not  have  been  more  preposterously  accoutred  than  were 
these  dashing  bucks  of  the  fifteenth  century.  The  enor- 
mous hoops  worn  by  our  grand  mothers,  against  wliieli 
the  Spectator  so  hehemently  e.vclaimed,  were  trifling  to 
these  long  toed  shoes,  tied  to  the  knees  wirh  silver 
chains.  l,et  us  now  take  a  slight  view  of  male  fash.ons 
in  our  own  ag^ 

A  few  years  past  we  had  sharp  toed  shoes,  pointed  off 
like  the  bill  of  a  Crane;  now  they  are  perfecll)  square, 
looking  as  if  made  for  a  foot  where  the  toes  had  been  ac- 
cidentally chopped  oir.  An  extraordinary  revolution  was 
also  effected  in  the  upper  department.  A  fine  head  of  hair 
had  been  considered  a  most  distinguishing  ornament  ;  no 
pains  were  spared  to  make  it  sleek  and  long  i  it  was  comb- 
ed, plaiied,  and  queued  witn  unc^|ng  care  ;  the  affecti- 
onate wife  was  seen  at  her  daily  t^,  currying  down  her 
husband's  luxuriant  locks,  and  stretching  his  queue  till  it 
extended  to  his  waill ;  the  craping  irons  too  were  not  un- 
frequently  employed,  and  every  lavor  was  lavished  upon 
the  head,  to  the  great  detriment  of  the  other  members  ol 
the  body,  who  were  much  displeased  at  this  open  [larti. 
ality,  and  made  heavy  complaints  against  it  ;  but  all  at 
once  the  shears  were  put  in  motion — hair  flew  on  all  sides  ; 
many  pretty  heads  were  suddenly  defpoiled  of  the  only 
ornament  they  possessed  ;  grief,  consiernation,  and  des- 
pair were  strongly  depicted  in  the  faces  of  many.  They 
had  toiled  incessantly  to  supply  an  unfortunate  deficiency 
ol  brain  by  theprofusenessof  hair  ;  after  tenderly  cherish- 
ing the  hopeful  bantling  with  more  than  maternal  affecti- 
on, it  had  at  length  arrived  at  a  respectable  size,  bur  was 
now  to  be  cut  down  in  the  bloom  of  beauiy—to  be  shorn 
to  the  quick  ! — <<  We  must  lose  our  hair  or  be  out  of  fa- 
shion, (said  they  i)  aye,  there's  the  rub."  The  Barbers 
protested  manfully  against  the  proceeding  i  it  was  yncon- 
stiiutional,  they  contended,  to  debar  any  man  from  exer- 
cising his  lawful  trade;  and  what  emjiloyment  would 
they  find  after  they  had  shorn  all  their  customers,  like 
so  many  sheep  >.  if  the  law  did  not  protect  them  they  muft 
starve— ihai  was  all.  The  Barbers'  remonstrance  passed 
unnoticed ;  every  man  who  wore  long  hair  was  hooted  at ; 
'lit  monstrous  uncouth,  said  one;  'tis  unfjtsltionable,  ob- 


served another  j  'tis  abominably  ugly,  replied  the  third  : 
"  cut  it  off,  cut  it  oft,"  was  the  general  cry  ;  and  few  had 
the  resolution  to  abide  by  their  own  opinion  in  this  dilem- 
ma. Powder  was  now  disused,  and  combs  laid  aside  ; 
what  sense  was  there  in  raking  over  naked  skulls  I  'twaa 
an  useless  trouble.  The  natural  consequence  was  that  fea- 
thers occupied  the  place  of  powder  ;  and  tlie  well-greased 
sleek  foretop  was  suddenly  metamorphosed  into  a  name- 
less monster,  whose  quills,  like  the  porcupine's,  stood  to 
every  point  of  the  compass. 

Thus  has  the  fashion  remained  for  some  years,  with  trl- 
fling  variations:  but  a  change  has  at  length  taken  pli«, 
although  as  yet  it  is  scarcely  wihie ;  on  a  close  inspecti- 
on of  a  genuine  modern  beau  you  will  find  a  little  infant 
queue  just  peeping  from  the  back  of  his  head  ;  every  fop 
wears  it,  for  it  is  the  badge  of  folly  ;  'tis  very  young  and 
consequenily  diminutive,  though  perceptible  without  the 
assistance  of  a  microscope.  Son>e  of  these  redoubtable 
queues  are  nearly  as  large  as  a  Dutch  goose  quill,  but  thv: 
greater  part  must  grow  considerably  befori  they  come  to 
that  size,  being  not  io  stout  at  present  as  the 'p;n  I  am 
writing  with,  which  is  quite  an  ordinary  ulle,  and  wa3 
plucked  by  my.self  from  the  left  wing  of  my  gr.mdmo- 
iber  s  grey  gander,  wlvich  may  acount  for  its  Wandering 
now  and  then  from  the  subject,  and  writing  nonsense  in. 
stead  of  sticking  close  to  the  text.  It  is  a  most  unhap- 
py circumilance  that  the  fashion  of  qu»<iing  should  have 
commenced  with  the  summer  i  for  excessive  warm  wea- 
ther wiil  of  Itself  often  produce  excru;.iating  head-aches  : 
and  when  a  single  luft  of  hair  is  so  violen'ly  ftrainel 
to  form  a  queue,  it  can  be  no  wonder  if  this  con 


becomes  ten 


more  grievous  tha 


npiaint 


,  L     ■      ,  "  '  ''*''  heretofore 

been;  the  intolerable  degree  of  pjin  which  it  must  cc^ 
caston,  will  be  suiKcieiit  to  addle  the  brains  of  any  imn 
whose  nerves  are  not  devoid  of  fLCling.  If  a  student 
of  l^w  or  of  physic,  instead  of  artendin|'to  his  studies. 
be  seen  lolling  i.i  taverns  or  strolling  through  the  ftreetf 
at  every  hour  m  the  day,  you  may  fupp.i|e  th» 
is  too  uiieafy  to  j.ermit  h's  reading  v/ith  ad 
,  t-ir  he  cjulti  not  .-cnicmber  hij  subject  half  ai 
It  a  nieiclupi's  clerk  commit  numerous  blundei. 
in  the  coiiptiMjj-houle,  histnafter  ,nay  attribute  it  to  ih.; 
lame  cauie;  be  not  angry  with  the  lomt;  man.  Mr. 
Truffici;  he  o.ily  follows  the  fashion,  by  apinr  his  fu- 
"-"  " '."  "'■■Itleue  him,  anijhe  will  again  be  i  cj.'- 


his  queu 
liour 


accounta.1t.  jL 

This  pretty  fashion,    it  feems,  has  nit  vet  four.d 
ii.t^rior  parts  of  the  country  ;' 


way  inio 


ding  near  the    I'ost-OlEce  last 
oiuerveu  to  eye  with  peculiar  earuesines.%    r. 
who  w?.cpirs:,.5iiowi-.  the  strtei:  a  grntleio 
ticedhis  inquisiovcinlpecion,  enquired  the   r 
"I  was  wuuderi.ig."  replied  Jehu,  '■  why  that 
ed  .""jng  man  should    wear   iiich  a  curfed  ? 


it  for  all  the   world  like  tlse  SLt.:n  of  my  chunjt 
ily  it 'ant  lo  long." 

Kortheprefent,  I  shall  bid  adieu  to  thefe  pretty  vounr 
men,  with  their  SKeet  little  queu.-s;  but   Ishall  noit^ 


ty  hnal  leave  ;    by    and    bye  perhaps  we  may  become 
better  acquainted,  and  I  may  pofsibly  honor  ihem  wuh 
'   -quent     commjjji^iions  ;     in  the  mean  time,  let  me 
igainst  female  drefs,  from  "  Pi^. 
me  of  the  hopeful  fraternity  has 
lb  by. 

CENSOR. 


hear  no 


laid  as! 


At  a  wedding  in  a  cyuniry  church,  in  "iomei-setshire,  the 
bride,  who  had  beenj^y  her  worthy-  Pastor  well  grounded 
in  the  CburcH'IQ^iiKilm,  and  who  had  not,  perhaps,  stu. 
died  the  matrimonial  IVrvice,  with  that  laudable  zeal 
which  many  ladies  think  necessary,  upon  being,  as  ufual, 
asked  the  question,  •'  Wilt  thou  hare  this  man  to  be  thy 
wedded  husband  ?"— cut  short  the  Clergyman  by  inno. 
ccmly  repl;ing,  "  Ves,  verily,  and  by  God's  help,  and  fo  1 
will,  and  1  heartily  thank  our  Hcave»ly  Father  that  he 
hath  brought  me  to  this  state." 

An  Innkeeper,  lately  complairing  to  a  French  gentle- 
man, that  his  houfe  was  greatly  infested  with  Rats,  and 
that  he  would  willingly  give  a  considerable  fum  to  get  rid 
of  them,  was,  on  the  following  morning,  and  after  he 
had  received  liis  bill,  accosted  by  him,"  Sir,  I  shall  tell 
you  vich  vay  you  shall  get  rid  of  de  rat."—"  I  will  be 
much  obliged  to  you  if  you  can,"  replied  the  landlord.— 
"  Veil  den,  only  charge  de  rat  as  you  charge  me,  and  de 
rat  will  never  come  to  your  houfe  again." 

EPIGRAM. 

Humdrum  complains  his  giddy  wife 

Distracts  his  nights  and  days. 
And  vows  he  cannot  bear  a  iifc. 

Of  gaming,  feasts,  and  plays. 

His  lot  is  hard,  as  fate  can  give. 

So  much  he  thinks  about  I.er  ; 
With  i)«r  he  swears  he  cannot  /lue. 

Yet  diet,  when  he's  viithmt  litr. 


168 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.  1. 


The  hares.— a  fabli. 

Bj  Dr.  yiMES  BEATTIS. 

[concluded.] 

Fait  by  the  mirg'm  of  the  Uk«, 
Conceal'd  within  a  thomy  brakt, 
A  Linnet  sate,  whose  careie&s  \%j 
Amnsed  the  solitary  day. 
Careless  he  sung,  for  on  his  breast 
S^rrrow  no  lasting  trace  impress'd ; 
When  sud'Jenly  he  heard  a  sound 
Of  swift  feet  traversing  the  ground. 
Quick  to  the  neighbouring  tree  he  flies. 
Thence  tretnblingcasts  around  his  e/est 
No  foe  appcar'd,  his  fears  were  vainj 
PIcas'd  he  renews  the  sprightly  strain. 

The  hares,  whose  noise  had  caused  his  fright, 
Ss«r  with  surprise  the  linlet's  flight. 
Is  there  on  earth  a  wretch,  they  said, 
\Vhonn  our  approach  tan  strike  with  dread  ? 
An  instantaneous  change  of  though! 
To  tumult  every  bosom  wrought. 
So  fares  the  sysictn-building  sage. 
Who,  plodding  on  from  youth  to  age, 
At  last  on  some  foundation-dreatn 
Mas  rear'd  aloft  his  goodly  scheme, 
And  proved  his  predecessors  fools, 
Andbvund  all  nature  by  his  rules  ; 
So  fares  he  in  that  dreadful  hour. 
When  injur'd  Truth  exerts  her  power. 
Some  new  phenomenon  to  raise  j 
Which,  bursting  on  his  frighted  gaze. 
From  its  proud  summit  to  the  ground 
Proves  the  whole  edifice  unsound. 


"  Children,"  thus  f^oke  a  hare  sedate, 
Who  oft  had  known  th'  extreine  of  fate, 

•  In  slight  events  thedocile  inind 

•  May  hints  of  good  instruction  find. 

•  That  our  condition  is  the  worst, 

•  And  we  with  much  misfoviunet  cursed 
'  As  all  comparison  defy, 

"  Was  late  the  universal  cry. 

■  When  lo,  an  accident  so  slight 

•  As  yonder  little  linnet's  flight, 

•  lias  made  yoursiubborn  hearts  confess 

•  (So  your  antazcment  bids  me  guess) 

■  That  all  our  load  of  woes  and  fears 
'  Is  but  a  part  of  what  he  bears. 

•  Where  can  he  rest  secure  from  harmv 
'  Whom  a  helpless  hare  alarms  I 

•  Yet  he  repines  not  at  his  lot, 

•  When  past  the  danger  is  forgot  : 

•  On  yonder  bough  he  trims  his  wingi, 
'  And  with  unusual  rapture  sings  ; 
•While  we,  less  wretched,  sink  beneath 

•  Our  lighter  ills,  and  rush  to  death.  _ 
No  more  of  this  unmeaning  rag^^4^^ 

'But  hear,  my  friends,  the  words  of  tg*. 

'  Wlien  by  the  winds  of  autumn  driven 

•  The  scatter'd  dtiuds  fly  crass  the  heavefii 

•  Oft  have  we,  from  the  mountain's  head, 

•  Beheld  th'  alternate  light  and  shade 

•  Sweep  the  long  vale.     Here  ho\>ering  lovers 

•  The  shadowy  cloud;  there  down\t>anU  pours 

•  Streaming  direct,  a  flood  of  day, 

•  Which  from  the  view  flics  swift  away  ; 

•  It  flies,  while  other  sharles  advance, 

•  And  other  streaks  of  sunshine  glance. 

•  Thus  chequer*d  is  the  life  below 

•  With  gleams  of  joy.  and  clouds  of  wo. 

•  Mien  hope  not,  v  hile  we  journey  on, 

•  Still  to  be  basking  in  the  sun  : 

•  Nor  fear,  though  now  in  shades  ye  rtiourn, 
'  That  sunshine  will  no  more  return. 

'  If.  by  your  terrors  overcome. 

•  Ye  fly  before  th'  approaching  gloom, 

•  The  rapid  cloud<  your  flight  pursue, 

•  And  darkness  still  o'ercasts  your  view. 

•  Who  longs  to  reach  the  radiant  plain 

•  Must  onward  urge  his  coiirbC  amain  ; 

•  For  doubly  swift  the  shadow  flies, 

'  When  'gainst  the  gale  the  pilgrim  plies. 

•  At  leaft  be  firm,  and  undismay'd 

•  Maintain  your  groimd !  the  fleeting  shads 
'  Erelong  spontaneous,  glides  away, 

•  And  gives  yoo  back  th" enlivening  ray. 

•  Lo,  while  I  speak,  our  danj^er  past  \ 

'  No  more  the  shnll  horn's  angry  blast 
'  IIowls  in  our  ear  ;  the  savage  roar 
'  Of  war  and  murder  is  no  more. 
'  Then  snatch  the  moment  fate  allovrst 
'  Mor  think  of  p»tt  or  future  wot*.* 


He  spoke  ;  and  hope  revives  ;  theUks 
That  instant  on>  and  all  forsake, 
lu  sweet  amu<eni«ni  to  employ 
The  pt«5en:  sprightly  hour  of  joy. 

Now  from  the  western  mountain's  broW 
Compass'd  with  clouds  of  various  glow  t 
The  sun  a  broader  orb  displays. 
And  shoots  aslope  his  ruddy  rays. 
The  lawn  assumes  a  fresher  green. 
And  dew.drops  spangle  all  the  seen*. 
The  balmy  zephyi;  breathes  along. 
The  shepherd  sings  his  tender  song. 
With  all  their  lays  the  groves  resound. 
And  falling  waters  murmur  round. 
Discord  and  care  were  put  to  Highf. 
And  all  was  peace,  and  calm  delight. 


PARENTAL  AFFECTION. 


Th»  foUowirJ  example  of  parental  sfTcction,  is  equal, 
if  not  superior  to  any  other  on  record  ;  and  which  ought 
to  commantl  the  iniil?.tioii  i.if  every  family;  1  allude  to 
the  tender,  but  prudent  conduct  of  the  late  queen  of  En- 
land,  Caroline.  Authority,  which  is  lo:.t  in  almost  every 
other  hoiisc,  was  carefully  preserved  in  the  royal  p»Ucc  ; 
whfre  it  was  rightly  judged  that  alfection  and  education 
without  govrrnmcitt  and  txftraint,  as  planting  without 
pruijing  and  lojipiug  off  luxuriant  branches,  would  pro. 
duce  inmds  vjid  of  ftrength  and  beauty,  and  unable  to 
bring  forth  the  fruits  of  u>eful  and  reasonable  action. 
The  queenkncw  how  absolu'ely  necessary  it  was  to  teach 
youth  very  early,  to  refurie  whiitever  w^s  hurtful  ordis* 
bonorahle  ;  and  to  prefer  the  constant  and  durable  good, 
before  momentary  and  fleeting  pleasures,  ^he  kiic\v  that 
in  the  pntc;ic:  of  thisdoctrtneof  reluflng,  lay  all  the  i.'eds 
of  virtue,  and  tlie  foundation  of  every  thing  great  and 
truly  noble  ;  for  which  reason  she  never  gratified  her 
children  with  what  was  improper  Tor  her  to  give,  or 
them  to  receive. 

The  best  proof  undoubtedly  wh  ich  parents  can  give  »f 
their  affection  to  their  children,  is  to  endeavour  to  make 
them  wise  and  good.  The  first  class  of  duties  which  pa- 
rents ewe  to  their  children  rcpects  their  natural  life  ; 
and  this  cuipreher.ds  prc-ction,  nurture,  provision,  in.! 
troducing  them  into  the  world  in  a  manner  suitable  to 
their  rank  and  fortune. and  the  like.  The  second  order 
of  duties  regards  the  intellectual  a-.d  moral  life  of  their 
children, or  their  education  in  such  arts  and  accomplish- 
ments as  are  necessary  to  qualify  them  for  performing  the 
duties  they  owe  to  themselves  and  others.  As  this  was 
found  to  be  the  principal  design  of  the  matrimonial  al'i- 
ance,  so  the  fulfilling  that  design  is  the  most  important 
and  dignified  of  all  the  parental  duties.  In  order  there- 
fore  to  fit  the  child  for  acting  his  part  wisely  and  worthi- 
ly as  a  man,  as  a  citizen,  and  acreaiurc  of  God.  both  pa- 
rents ought  to  combine  their  joint  wisdom,  authority,  and 
power,  and  each  apart  to  employ  those  taleim  which  are 
the  peculiar  excellency  and  ornament  of  their  respective 
fex.  The  Father  ought  to  lay  out  and  superintend  their 
education  ;  the  Mother  to  execute  and  manat;«  the  tietail 
of  which  she  is  capable.  The  former  should  direct  tlie 
manly  e>iertion  of  the  intellectual  and  moral  powers  of 
his  child  ;  his  imagination  and  the  manner  of  those  e.-;- 
ertionc,  are  the  peculiar  province  of  the  latter.  The  for- 
mer should  advise.  prot|M,  command  ;  and  by  his  eape- 
perience,  masculine  viglK  and  that  superior  authoi  ity 
which  is  commonly  ascribed  to  his  sex,  brace  &  ftrength 
en  his  pupil  for  active  life,  for  gravity,  integrity  and  firm- 
ness in  suftering.  T'te  business  of  the  latter  is  to  bend 
and  soften  her  male  pupil  by  the  charms  of  her  conversa- 
tion, and  the  softness  and  decency  of  her  manners,  for  sn- 
ciil  life,  for  poiitenessof  taste, and  the  ekgam  decorum 
and  enjoyments  of  huraauity ;  and  to  improve  and  ti  re- 
fine the  tenderness  and  modesty  of  her  female  pupil,  and 
form  her  to  all  those  mild  domestic  virtues,  which  are  the 
peculiar  characteristics  and  ornaments  of  her  sex. 

To  conduct  the  opening  minds  of  their  sweet  charge 
through  the  several  periods  of  their  progress,  to  assist 
them  in  each  period  in  throwing  out  the  latent  seeds  of 
reason  and  ingenuity,  and  in  giving  fresh  accessions  of 
light  and  virtue;  and,  at  length,  with  all  these  advantag- 
es, to  produce  the  young  adventurers  upon  the  great  thea- 
tre of  human  life,  to  act  their  several  parts  in  the  sight  of 
their  friends,  of  society  and  mankind ;  how  parents  be- 
hold those dtar  images  and  representations  of  themselves 
inheriting  their  virtues  as  well  as  fortunes,  suftaining 
their  respective  characters  gracefully  and  worthily,  and 
giving  them  the  agreeable  prospect  of  transmitting  their 
names  with  grgwing  bsDOUri  and  advaniag « to  a  race  yet 
uiibors  ! 


COURAGE. 


IT  is  not  the  daring  to  kick  a  waiter  at  a  tavern  ;  it 
is  not  the  strutting  with  a  cockade,  dressed  in  scarlet  \  it 
is  not  the  uttering  horrid  oaths  and  imprecations  at  every 
word,  that  constitutes  an  officer  :  these  may  be  current  in 
taverns  and  brothels  ;  but  they  are  no  characteristics  of 
true  courage.  That  man  only  is  truly  brave  who  fears  no- 
thing  so  much  as  doing  a  shameful  action  :  and  that 
dares  resolutely  and  undaiintedly  go  whet«  his  duty,  hovr 
dangerous  soever  it  is,  inay  call  him. 

A  man  cannot  answer  for  his  courage  who  has  never 
been  in  danger. 

Perfect  courage  consists  in  doing  without  witnesses,  all 
we  should  be  capable  of  doing  before  the  whole  world. 

Courage  is  always  just  and  humane. 

Courage  without  conduct  is  like  fancy  without  judg- 
ment:  all  sail  and  no  ballast. 

To  die  or  conquer  proves  a  hero's  heart. 

Pii;sence  of  mind,  and  courage  In  distress, 
Ate  more  than  armies  to  procure  success. 
True  courage  dwells  not  in  a  Troubled  flood 
Of  mounting  spirits  and  fermenting  blood, 
Lodg'd  in  the  soul,  with  virtue  ovcr-rul'd, 
Inflam'd  by  reason,  and  by  reason  cooi'd  : 
In  hours  of  peace  content  to  be  unknown.— 


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r:\OU   -i  HE  M0HN1>-G   ClERONlCI^E. 

:C')'h;XG  is  mnre  ipinieralile  to  an  old  perfon,  tlian 
•v-iioj,  or.  old  Inbits.  The  customs  tliat  prevailed  in 
-  .  )-r:iiili  bccortis  dear  to  us  as  we  advance  in  years  ;  and 
..'I  can  no  more  bear  to  fee  them  abolished,  than  wc  can 
lo  bchr.id  '.he  tree-,  cur  jdow.i  ucidcr  which  we  have  fport- 
:n  th?  Iu|>;>.vd,a,'3ofinf.noy. 

Even  I  .nylelf,  who  have  floa-cJ  down  the  stream  of 
jifi-  with  the  tide— who  have  humoarcd  it  in  ail  its  turn- 
jiigs — ^'ho  httve-c'3nfor*r»edi  n  a  great  meafure  to  all  its 
fiLh\:\"n^,  ca-.mot  bu'  ftei  fensible  ^(  ih'.s  pvejuiice.  1  "f- 
.';-n  5i  i',U  v-'lt^n  I  vliaw  a  ccaipariion  betu  ten  the  preiVnt 
ai;U  ').'il  ;  and.  ill  u^h  i  climot  b-lt  lie  fensible,  that,  in 
general,  tn^es  a.-::  altered  for  the  better  :  yet  there  is 
fomethnig  evenintlf  (rtt/)f/c-i;(i[ww  of  tbe  manners  which 
prevailed  tp  lily  ^oudiatl  days  that  is  inexpressibly  en- 
dca.tnc. 

There  is  nothinjlhat  f.»*ni5  more  strange  and  prepof. 
terous  to  ine  'Ivan  the  mt'-nner  in  which  modern  marri- 
agv^c  a, e  conducted.  The  parties  keep  the  matter  as  fa- 
cre'^  as  if  there  was  fomething  diigraceful  in  the  connexi- 
on. 1  lie  lady  positively  denies  that  any  thing  of  the  Itind 
is  to  hapiien  :  w.il  Uujii  at  her  intended  husbami,  and 
even  lay  bets  against  the  event,  the  very  d.iy  before  it  is 
to  lake  p!-.ce  They  fneak  in'o  natrirnvny  as  quietly  as 
polsible,  and  seem  to  pride  themfelve.i  on  the  cnnninj;  and 
iiijjenuity  they  difplsyed  in  their  manteuvrf  s. 

Itow  dilTerent  is  this  from  the  manners  of  forrner'wmea  ! 
I  recollect  when  niy  aunt  Barbara  was  addrefsed  by«^! 
I'tylith  ;  nothing  was  heard  of  during  the 
tMp  but  confultatinns  and  negoci; 
fi  lends  and  rclari^'es  :  the  matter  w.is  co 'sidered  atKi  re- 
considered, ami  at  leni-th  the  time  fee  for  a  final  anl«>er. 
Never,  Mr.  Kditor,  shall  I  forget  the  awful  lolemnitjrjof 
the  fecne.  The  a  hole  family  of  the  Oldsiyle's  afsembled. 
in  formal  conclave  ;  myaun:  Barbara,  drefsed  out  as  Hue 
;»  hands  could  make  htr— high  cushion,  enormous  cap, 
long  waist,  prodigious,  hoop,  ruffles  that  reached  to  the 
cndofhSr  finders,  and  a  ^o.vn  of  flarne-coioured  brocade 
figured  '.'iih  poppies,  roles  and  fun-fiov.ers.  Never  djd 
she  look  ftjrtrbfitTielynanaFir;ft7  "The  f^uire  enteted^e 
roont  \vith  a  countenance  ii#Ted  to  tlie  fulcinnity  of  the 
O'-Ca-ion.  !)e  was  arrayedin  a  fuil  fuit  of  I'carlet  velvet, 
his  coat  decorated  with  a  profusiu.i  of  larjje  silk  buttons, 
and  the  skirts  stiffened  with  a  yard  or  t.vo  of  buckram  ; 
a  long  pig-ia'ded  wi^;,  well  powdered,  and  adorned  bin 
heaJ;^  and  uttckings  of  deep  bine  silk,  rolled  over  the 
knees,  gracrtl  his  extremities;  the  flaps  of  his  vest  reach- 
ed to  his  knee-biickies  ;  and  the  ends  of  his  cravat  tied 
vilh  the  most  pvecife  neatncls,  twisted  through  every  but- 
ton hole.  Thus  accoutred,  he  gra»ely  walked  iiito  the 
mum,  with  his  ivory-headed  ebony  cane  in  one  hand,  and 
gently  fwaying  his  three-cornered  beaver  in  the  ciliev. — 
The  gallant  and  fashionoV.U  appearance  of  the  fqtiire— 
the  f,racefulnefs  aad  dignity  of  his  deportment,  accasion- 
£d  a  getieral  fniile  of  complacency  through  the  rooin.  My 
aunt  Barbara  iitodetitly  veiled  her  countenance  with  her 
fan;  but  I  obferved  her  contemplating  her  admirer  with 
£ieat  fatisfaction  through  the  sticks. 

The  bnsincfs  was  opened  wilhthe  most  formal  folem- 
nit)',  but  was  not  long  in  agita-iun.  The  Oldstyles  weie 
moderate — their  articles  of  capitulation  few,  the  fquire 
was  gallant,  and  acceded  to  them  all.  lu  short  the  blush- 
ing Bui  bara  was  cdivered  up  to  his  embraces  with  due 
ceremony. — Then,  Mv.  Editor,  then  were  we  happy  :  fuch 
oceans  of  arrack — fuch  mountains  of  plum-cake — fuch 
feasting  and  congratulating — fuch  fiddling  and  dancing. 
Ah  me  !  who  can  think  of  thofe  days  and  not  sigh  when 
he  fees  the  degeneracy  of  the  prefent  ! — No  eating  of 
cake  nor  throwing  of  stockings— not  a  single  skin  Idled 
with  v/ine  on  the  joyful  occasion — not  a  single  pocket 
etJified  l.y  it  but  the  parfon's. 

It  is  wiih  the  greatest  pain  1  feethofe  customs  dying  a- 
way  which  ferved  to  awaken  the  hofpitality  and  friend- 
ship of  my  antient  comrades — that  strewed  with  flowers 
the  j>atb  to  the  altar,  and  shed  a  ray  of  sunshine  on  the 
commencement  of  the  matrimonial  union. 

The  dei)ortment  of  iny  aunt  Barbara  and  her  husband 
was  as  decorous  after  inarriage  as  befo'"e.  }kr  conduct 
was  always  regulated  by  bh i  her  fentimen^s  ever  accord- 
ed with  his  opinions  ;  she  was  always  eager  to  tie  on  his 
neckcIoLh  of  a  morning — to  tuck  a  itapkin  under  his  chin 
at  meal-limes — to  wrap  him  up  warm  of  a  winter's  day, 
and  to  fpruce  him  up  as  fmart  aspofsible  of  a  Sunday. — 
The  'Squire  was  one  of  the  most  attentive  and  polite  hus- 
bands in  the  world — would  band  his  wife  in  and  out  of 
church  with  the  greatest  ceremony — drink  her  health  at 
dinner  with  pectiliar  emphasis,  and   ask   her  opinion  on} 


every  fubject — thowgh  I  must  eonfefshc  invariably  adopt- 
eihiKown.  Nothing  was  heard  of  from  both  sides  but 
dears,  fweets.  loi'us,  Kcc.  The  'Squire  could  never  stir 
out,  ofa  wlnter'sday,  without  his  wife  calling  after  him, 
from  the  window,  to  button  up  his  waistcoal  carefully. — 
Thus  all  things  went  rmooLhty,  and  my  relations  ,?ry//tA 
had  the  name,  and  as  far  as  i  know,  dcfervcd  it,  of  beingj 
the  moit  happy  antl  loving  couple  in  the  worUl. 

A  modern  married  pair  will,  nodoubt,  laugh  at  all  this. 
They  are  accustomed  vo  treat  one  another  with  the  utmost 
carelcfitnefs  and  neglect.  Nu  lo.igrr  docs  the  vvife  tnek 
the  napkin  tjndi;r  her  hu^hand's  chin,  nor  the  husband  at- 
tend to  the  neaping  her  plate  with  dainties.  No  longer 
do  i  tee  thofe  little  auin-ing  fooleries  in  company,  where 
the  Itidy  would  ptd  her  husband's  cheek,  and  he  chuck 
her  untier  the  chin — v.-hen  dears  and  I'weets  v/erc  as  plenty 
as  ccohies  on  a  new-year's  day.  The  wife  now  considers 
herself  as  totally  independent — will  advance  her  own  o- 
pinions  without  hcsitatton,  tho'  directly  opposite  to  the 
husband's — will  carry  on  accounts  cf  her  own — and  will 
even  have  fecrets  of  her   own    with  which  she  v^fufes  to 

\\  ho  can  read  thefe  f^cts,  and  not  lament,  with  me, 
the  degeneracy  of  the  preJi-nr  times  !  What  husband  is 
there,  who  will  not  look  back  with  regret  to  the  happy 
days  of  female  fiibjeclion! 

JONATHAN  OLDSTYLE. 

FEMALE  DRESS. 
The  government  of  Switzerland  have  addrefsed  the  fol- 
lowing circular  letter,  dated  tne  IStb  of  April,  to   all  the 


on  of  Fr 


bci.rgh  fee, 
our  canton  t 
their  bright' 
thofc  costuii 
contrary  to 
foolish  andr 
pre  IV, 


adopt 


te  and  lef-er  council  of  the  can' 
It  great  dUpleafure,  that  in  for 
air  lex  have  renounced  moral  it) 
ornament,  and  introduced  and 
which  are  foreign  from  our  manncts,  ino 
Ic  decency. — Thofc  fashions  extremely 
uloiis.  must  inevitably  make  a  dangerous 
people  who  have  not  yet  entirely  renoun- 
ced thofe  maimeis  which  distinguished  their  ancestors.— 
They  contribute  to  the  contamination  of  public  mora- 
lity. 

■•  Adopted  with  blind  enthu'*ial'm,  and  followed  with 
fury  by  the  plealure  lovingcrowd,  what  f;itnl  cflects  mtiv 
not  be  proiluted  lo  thofe  whole  education  being  negleclctl, 
are  but  feebly  fecnred  against  the  allurements  of  vice.  VVe 
tien.ble  f-ir  the  moment  when  morality  sh.dl  difappear  ! 
•■  This  public  fcand.d  htls  fo  much  e.xclted  the  attention 
of  ecclesiastical  authority,  that  thoy  hive  aildref.ed  us  to 
ttention    lo  venrelV.    by    the    most   efficacious 


folicit  < 


,111  be  without 
of  their  f.inii. 
given  the  most 
•  r  feriously  re- 
t  dilcovrr   ihe 


nteans,  this  growing  evil 

efiect,  lo  long  as  thofe  who,  in  the  intc 

lies  ;   tjsoleto  whom  God  and   nature  li 

lacied  duiic»of  inculcating  virtue,  neg 

form  thcmfelves.     A  general  remedy" 

e.vistenceofthecvil.the  knowle.J.-e  of  which    is    always 

dangerous  and  obnoxious  to  thole  ivho  maybe  already  ig. 

noraniftif  it  ;  even    the  publicity  of  it  is  a  fcandal  which 

ought  to  be  avoided. 

"  To  retain  as  much  aspofsible  simplicity  of  manners 
in  our  canton,  and  to  avoid  fuch  threatening  inconveni- 
ences, it  appears  to  us,  that  ihe  onlvefiicacions  means  con- 
sist  in  the  timely  interference  of  the  tribunal  of  morals, 
confequtnly  the  justices  of  peace,  as  presidents  of  thefe 
tribunals,  will  receive  from  them  the  following  mstruc- 
tions : 

"  If  a  perfon  of  the  female  fex  drefs  in  fuch  a  manner 
as  to  ollcnd  decency  av.d  morality,  the  justice  of  the 
peace,  as  president  of  the  tribunal  of  mannerss  must  ad- 
drefs  the  parents,  guardians  or  husbands,  to  engage  them 
toe.\ert  that  power  which  is  given  to  them  by  nature,  and 
Ihe  laws,  to  bring  the  perfon  back  to  the  paths  of  propri- 
ety and  prudence,  and  to  apprife  them,  that  if  they  still 
continue  refractory,  they  must  cite  them  before  the  tribu- 
nal of  morals. 

"  And  il  thefe  reprefentations  are  ineffectual,  cr  if  the 
tveaknefs  of  parents,  guardians,  or  husbands  aftord  no 
hope  of  amendment,  and  that  the  exhortations  of  justices 
of  peace  prove  of  no  effect,  then  shall  thefe  menaces  be  ex- 
ecuted, aud  fuch  contaminated  women  shtill  be  m.adc  to 
pear  before  the  tribunal  of  manners,  which  will  cenfui 
them  for  their  irreligious  and  immoral  conduct,  exhort 
them  TO  fulfil  their  duties,  and  reprcfent  to  them  with 
energy,  how  ridiculous  and  indecent  IS  that  drcfa  which, 
beside  the  fcandal  that  it  occasions,  expofes  a  virtuous 
woman  to  the  danger  of  being  confounded  in  the  public 
eyes  with  thofe  unhappv  females  who  justly  mtrit  Gene- 
ral contempt.— —/..->  Clefdu  Caiine!.  1 


From  (Ae  Boston  Weekly  Magaii;«e. 
The  following  narrative  is  the  fubject  of  a  volume  late. 
ly  ptiblished  ia  London,  written  by  Moks.  Itaho.  a  Pa. 

I  have  put  it  into  aconcife  foim , adopted  to  a  period! - 
eal  publication,  and  if  you  think  it  pofscfses  fuRlcient  in- 
terest or  conlequence  for  a  place  in  your  Magazine — you 
are  welcome  to  its  inlertion. 

Your's,  with  refpect,  P. 

TilE  SAVAGE  OF  AVEYROM. 


ape. 


A  CHILD  about  eleven  or  twelve  years  of  age,  who  had 
been  feen  foinetime  before  in  the  woods  of'  Caune,  in 
erance,  looking  after  acrns  and  roots,  upon  which  he 
liibsisted,  was  met  in  the  fame  place  towards  the  clofe  of 
1/98,  by  three  fportlmcn,  who  I'eizedrpon  him  at  the  in- 
stant he  was  climbiii,<  a  tree  to  elude  their  purfuit.  They 
conducted  him  to  a  neighbouring  vill3i;e,  where  he  was 
placed  under  the  care  of  an  agid  matron;  from  whom, 
however,  before  the  end  of  a  we:k,  he  contrived  i 
andfl.jd  to  the  mountains,  where  he  wandered  a_ 
ing  the  feverity  of  a  most  rigorous  winter,  clad  onlv'in  a 
tattered  shirt.  Atnighthe  retired  into  folilary  places, 
approaching,  as  the  day  advanced,  the  neighbouring  vil- 
lages;  and  in  this  manner  he  pulsed  a  kind  of  variant 
life  until  the  tltvie  in  which  of  Ins  ov.  n  accord,  he  took 
refugeina  d-velling-houl'e  of  tiie  Canton  de  .-t.  Sernin. 
Here  he  was  retained  and  taken  care  of  for  a  few  da"s 
and  thence  conveyel  to  the  Holpi:al  of  tit.  Afriqiie,  after-' 
wards  to  Kli.,des,  uhere  Ite  remained  ieveral  months.— 
During  his  ubvU  in  ihefe  ultTuieiit  pliic<,s,  he  appeared 
eqnaby  wild,  impiti.  i,t  of  retnint,  capricious  in  h:a 
temper,  and  contii  .ally  cnac;.i  ouring  to  getaway.  A 
clergy.nan,  di,t.n-uisi..-.l  at,  a  p.itron  of  general  literature, 
concttivingihat  liom  ihse.-,,,;  f.  me  new  light  mif,ht  be 
thrown  on  tlie  ir.jul  lcie.,..c  ..f  nnn.  obtained  permifiion 
lor  this  child  to  be   brought  to    t'.iris,  where  he  »rriv«d 


1799. 


aronabl. 


xpcctations  were  formed  by 
-,....>  .w|,c.iMig  ■■iiii,and,  instead  of  beholding  a 
■  yojtii— astonished  ut  tne  m  .gi.ihcence  of  tne 
■they  only  fiw  a  jioor  d  r.;U3ting  slccnly  boy— 
vitli  the  f,i3l'mollt;  aodfiequeutly  with  convul- 
'ery  perfon  a'ld  thing  around 
ta'e  of  inertia    as'  to  vtnLter 


ot  tO'Jch.  U-a 
the  fphereof 


When 
a  a  full 
anted  to' 


nsindilFerent 

fjufes  in  fuc  1 

ly  rLlpects  ntfjrior  to   our  djmestic    animals  ; 

exprt'lsive  and  wandering  ;  fo'  lu^le   instructed 

Ipects,  and  fo  inexperienced  in  the  three  fenfes 
nd  feel i,g— that  they  were  limiied  to 
■liate  wants— But  he  could  neither 
n  food  placed  out  of  his  reach,  nor 
mielf  from  immediate  danger, 
cd  to  go  into  the  garden,  he  let  olF 
p,  and  it  was  with  diSculty  that  he 
pafuions  were  confined  to  the  fou- 
nd anijer.  and  he  would  ofen,  and 
:aufc,  make  the  most  fudden.  and 
ate  of  profound  melanchol/. 


3ap- 


iviihout  a 
iolont  tr 
o  the  mostTUBPCerate  iieals  of  lai 

Immediately  after  his'arrival  inlo" Paris,  Mons.  Itaril, 
hysician  to  the  iinioial  institution  of  Deaf  and  Dumb', 
.-as  appointed  lor  his  instructor.  His  pnigrefs  under  the 
are  of  this  ^,enilsman  ha-,  been  uieommonly  great,  and  he 
i5  laid  t.)  be  itprer,?iit  prepared  for  fctiool  instruction. 

UetermiueJ  perl'everance  has  en.abled  M.  Itard,  to  ef- 
fect an  object,  which  will  prove  ever  honorable  to  his 
name.  For  where  one  would  have  been  fuccefsful  in  an 
undertaking  of  this  kind—tboufandj  might  have  been 
difcouraged — And  it  must  be  a  fource  of  pleafure  and  fa. 
lisfaction  to  him  as  well  as  to  she  world  to  reflect,  that 
he  htts  railed  one  fellow  being  from  a  brutal  state— and 
enabled  hira  toenjjy  the  advantages  of  viltiablj  learning. 

EUGENE. 


ON  THE  DREAD  OF  THUNDER. 

BE.\STS  difcover  a  confcionsnefs  of  danger  at  the  ap. 
proich  of  a  thunder  tempest  :  they  leave  their  food  ;  and 
their  looks  and  postures  betray  fvmpioms  of  fear  and 
amazement.  But  birds,  sheltered  from  the  fatal  bolts 
by  their  feathers,  are  fearlefs.  While  the  thunder  roars 
and  the  dark  and  heavy  clou  1  is  moving  on  towards 
them,  they  arc  often  feen  in  a  playiul  frolickioine  mjod. 
Both  are  guided  by  an  unerrinj  instinct.  Eeasf.  are  fome- 
[imes  stru»k  dead  by  lightning  i  they  are  in  re  •  danger  ; 


170 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804—5. 


and  have.  tLertfore,  clufu  to  fear.  But  lightning,  wliicll 
has  power  to  rive  the  strongest  oaits,  anj  even  the  harJ- 
n;  rocks,  fcltiom,  if  ever,  pafses  between  the  feathers, 
»ml  pierces  the  botlies  of  birtJs  •  The  Utter,  as  if  con- 
f);ioils  of  their  fofct/;  antl,  at  the  fame  time,  exliiliriled 
by  the  change  of  air.  that  begins  to  be  purifieiland  fweet- 
enert  i>x  explosion!  from  the  gaiherin;  clouds,  difcover 
marks  of  glee  ;  and  they  h;.c  indeed  real  ciafe  for  their 
expressive  marks  of  jiy. 

Man,  «xalied  by  reaf.m,  and  still  more  by  religion, 
should  in  this,  as  in  all  other  refpects,  act  a  higher  part 
than  the  bessts  of  the  field  and  the  fowls  of  the  air.  A 
thunder  and  tcmpeft  prclVnis  one  of  the  fublimest  fcenss 
in  nauire  ;  and  its  fiiblimity  is  blended  with  a  degree  of 
awfufncfs  proportionate  to  vjhich  thoughilefs,  and  much 
more,  afrolickfome  levity,  during  lucli  a  fccne,  though 
beC'ining  bird's,  would  b:  hii;hly  unbecoming  men  and 
women.  On  tite  other  ha)id,  they  should  not  difcover 
tlie  stupid  amjzcnient,  nor  the  fi  antic  fright  of  beasts. 

Thunder  and  ll({htning  are  recel'siiry  in  the  grant  ope- 
rations of  nature':  they  are  "  Ministers  of  good"  to  man. 
kind,  and  their  general  tendency  is  to  fave  life  rather  than 
to destra/ it.  By  killing  noxious  vapours  and  clarifying 
and  fweetcning  the  air,  they  render  it  wholefo.-nc  and  pre- 
»cnt  the  fi)re...d  of  p-stilencc  and  other  inortal  dileafcs. 
For  one  perfon,  destroyed  by  lightning,  tUoufands  and 
hundreds  of  thonfands,  vo, lid  be  destroyed  by  p')ifons 
ami  Tti.irral  contagions  in  the  afniofpherc,  if  this  power- 
ful instrument  to  cleanfe  it  were  never  ufed. 

The  fear  arising  from  thunder-storms  should  therefore 
be,  in  a  manner,  lost  in  gratitude  for  the  general  good, 
which  they  occasion  ;  and  parents  instead  of  fetting  be- 
fore their  children  on  I'uch  oitcattions,  an  example  of  con- 
sfefnation  and  wild  alTright,  which  would  tend  to  tender 
them  mircrahle  through  life,  should  eudsavour  to  fortify 
llu-ir  trtnds  by  argumi:nts  drawn  from  reafun,  philofophy 
and  religion. 

*  It  is  the  pr.iciicc  of  fome  people  always  to  rife  from 
tli.:ir  bed,  wU;..a  thunder  tempests  hinpen  during  ilic  night 
feal'on  (  whereas  abed,  filled  with  I'caiheri,  is  the  I'afcst 
sititation  that  can  be  found. 


I.ONRON  F.\S!I"iON-S. 


Full    Dbessks — 1.    Morning 
Rryal  putple  and  silver — "" 
and  silver   silk  ;  the   slee 
with  diamond-i.  Tli«  hair 
mpndi  and  white  ftathcr; 
Inistallttion  ball  drefs.    The  Ira 


tallatioti    of  drcfs  of 

s   and  bzck  of  while 

festooned    and   ornamented 

Jlsed  with  a  bandeau  of  tlia- 

Vurple    shoes   and   fan  —2. 

al  purple  antl  sil- 


:  of  richly  embroidered 
htir  drcficd  with  diamonjs,  and  a  large  plume   of    white 
feathers.  ' 

raoi.il:.\-AT)E  Dresses. — I.  A  round  drcfs  of  plain 
white  muslin,  wiih  a  fpencer  cloak  of  green  siik,  trimmed 
all  round  .vith  black  I  ice.  A  straw  hat  turned  up  in  front 
ai'd  ornamented  with  f-aihers.— 2.  White  muslin  drel's, 
with  a  Spanish  cloak  of  buff  coloured  silk  or  n.uslin, 
trimmed  with  broad  white  lace.  A  stra 
ft  the  sides.— 3.  A  round  drefs  of  c: 
I  black  bee  cloak,  trimmed  all  round 
f  paiMsh  hat,  ornamen'ed  wttha  fcath 
■    Observations.— The  prevailing 

nlac  and  green  ;  nankeen   great   coats.  Li  .  i    i  ^    are 

niuch  wont,    Tlie  variety  at  pvefent  i^  [  ?,kf, 

Viat  it  is.impcrsible  loi'ay  what  will  b.  ,  ,    .        ,5  la- 

cn.  Straw  hats,  of  various  forms,  nie  vMivcriory  worn- 
Worked  lenos  are  preferred  for  drefs,  infitillKry  part  of 
which  lace  is  introduced.  The  hair  continues  to  be  worn 
the  fstne  as  iifual,e.\cej)t  that  it  is  now  completely  parted 
in  front,  ani  formed  into  straight  bands  over  tiie  iore- 
hcjd. 


Thcminiflcr  of  ihr  inii-rior,  a  short  lime  s'nee,  called 
on  M.  Bourdier  an  ingenicue  watch-maker,  in  Magazine 
street,  for  the  purpofecfexamininga  Clod,  contrived  and 
executed  by  this  -jrii^t.  I;  is  intended  for  the  king  of 
Spain.  The  Clock  Ik  11  feet  high  ;  the  sub-base  ef  it  is 
circular,  reltirg  on  Scariat ides,  wh'xh  support  a  number 
of  arcades,  through  which  the  mechanism  is  seen.  Just 
above  th*4e  aicades  is  a  bason  torcceive  water,  which  is- 
sues, as  from  so  many  springs,  from  the  bodies  of  four 
chimeras  which  suilain  a  lesser  bason,  where  the  waters 
which  seem  to  spout  out  from  the  prows  of  four  gallies 
»rc  united  ;  these  being  adapted  to  the  four  sides  of  a 
pedettal,  on  which  a  Trojan  pillar  is  placed.  The  column 
is  covered  with  has  rillefs,  representing  the  provinces  of 
Spain  and 


■etl  with  bas  ri-lieis,  representing  the  provinces  of 
ind  the  principal  productions.  On  the  Jpiral  which 
separate.!  these  bas  reliefs,  the  hours  and  fninutes  are 
irarked  i  and  upon  the  globe,  which  terminates  this  co- 
lumn, the  twelve  signs  of  the  Zodi.ek  are  ciigraved,  the 
rcvoluiiuB  cf  v.hich  ij,  the  ajiaee  of  a  ye»r  if.  serpent,  the 


e.tibleiit  of  imnnitality,  indicating  their  course.  The 
parts  of  most  consequence  in  this  piece  of  mechanistn,  or 
if  I  may  be  allowed  the  expression,  the  toui  of  this  clock, 
surrountled  by  the  sub-base  composed  of  eight  glass  doors, 
is  constructed  in  the  manner  of  other  clocks.  It  makes  a 
concert  every  hour,  composed  of  two  German  flutes,  and  a 
piano  of  two  parts  ;  which  makes  a  very  harmcnious 
quirietto.  It  will  play  sixteen  dtfi'crent  tunes,  effected 
altogether  by  the  peculiar  construction  of  the  clock.  It  is 
only  wound  up  once  in  15  da>s.'  Kvery  part  of  the  exie. 
rior,  contributing  to  the  movements,  is  remarkable  for  its 
style  of  execution,  and  the  genius  displajed  in  their  com- 
binations ;  all  concurring  to  produce  luch  numi}erU'f;>  and 
multifarious  eiltects. 


•  The  music  is  only  heard  from  10  o'clock  in  the  e- 
vening,  to  10  in  the  morning  ;  nevertheless,  it  may  be 
made  to  play  all  the  airs,  without  interrupting  its  going. 

From  a  London  P,iper. 

A  young  man,  a  Midshipman  in  the  fea  Icrvicc;  ofra- 
Ihcr  obicure  birth,  was  taken  prifoner  during  the  Spanish 
v.'ar,  and  carried  to  Peru  in  South  America,  where  he 
remainel  on  parole  for  fon:c  years.  During  this  period, 
an  accident  brought  him  acquaintetl  with  a  lady,  a  near 
relation  of  a  very  high  feni,\le  peribnage  in  the  kingdom 
of  New-Spain,  whole  infltience  at  length  procured  him  his 
liberty  ;  fome  time  after  which  he  returned  to  Engbnd, 
111  the  purluit  of  his  profession,  he  has  had  the  for'une  to 
have  a  birth  on  boarti  the  ship,  perhaps  the  most  fuccefs- 
ful  in  capturing  the  British  prizes  lately  arrived  in  our 
ports.  It  happened  that  this  young,  man  was  detached 
u  ;th  a  party  of  feamen  to  take  possession  of  a  valuable 
prize  just  taken — when  upon  boarding  the  ship,  he  found 
to  his  utter  astonilhtncnt,  the  very  lady  to  whofe  kind  at- 
tention he  had  been  under  fo  many  obligations.  It  was 
now  his  good  fortune  to  have  his  cafe  exactly  reverfed, 
to  enj'iy  the  fupreme  felicity  of  being  able  to  repay  his  oh- 
ligations  with  a  large  interest.  The  cii-cumft.rnce  was  no 
Iboner  made  known  to  his  shipmates,  than  with  the  gene- 
rosity fo  characteristic  of  British  feamen,  the  officers  and 
crttw  immediately  agreed  to  restore  her  properi:y  to  tbtir 
illustrious  capiive.  AU  her  large  and  b.-autiful  vessels  of 
pure  gold,  an  imivienfe  quantity  of  the  most  valuable  jew- 
els, all  her  cosily  furniture,  and  property  of  every  def- 
cription  to  an  exceeding  large  amount,  with  which  she 
was  returning  to  her  native  country,  were  restored  to  her, 
thtjs  nobly  proving  that  humane  and  generous  treatment 
of  a  British  feainun  in  misfortune,  will  never  fail  to  be 
graie'itllv  lemembered  bv  his  gallant  comrades,  when  oc- 
casl'Mi  shall  prefent  itfelf. 

The  fortunate  midshipman,  (v.hofc  share  of  prize  mo- 
ney cannot  be  lefs  than  between  4  and  50001.)  has  taken, 
as  might  Be  fuppofed,  his  illustrious  friend  under  his 
proteaion  during  her  st,ay  in  this  country,  and  they  are 
both  we  believe,  at  this  raoment  in  the  metropolis. 


ANP-.CnOTF. 
A  AlAN  lived  lately  in  one  of  the  eastern  states,  whofe 
father  had  taught  him  the  method  of  accunnilating  riches, 
but  had  totally  neglected  h. 3  education.  From  applica- 
tion and  industry,  he  had  amafscd  a  property  of  about 
20,000  dollars.  Although  not  able  to  read  or  write,  he 
never  hired  a  clerk,  but  bad  tilways  been  in  the  habit  of 
keeping  his  own  books.  He  had  invented  fome  few  cha- 
racters, for  the  purpofe  of  conveying  his  ideas  to  himfelf 
and  others.  They  were  formed  as  nearly  similar  to  the 
shape  of  the  article  fold,  as  the  nature'  of  the  ciftuin- 
stance    of   it  would  admit.     One    day  a  customer  of  his 

called  on  him  for  the  ptirpofe    of  fettling   his    account. 

The  book  of  hieroglyphics  was  handed  down,  and  our 
merchant  commenced  ivith  "  fuch  a  lime  you  had  a  gal- 
lon of  rum,  and  fuch  a  litre  a  jmnnd  of  tea — fuch  a  time 
a  gallon  of  molafses,and  fuch  a  time  acheele."— "  Stop 
there,"  fays  the  customei-,  "  1  never  had  a  cheel'c  of  you, 
or  any  other  pel  ton— I  make  iny  own  cheefe." — You  cer- 
tainly must  have  had  it,"  faiil  the  merchant,  "  it  is  down 
in  my  book."  The  other  denied  erer  buying  an  article  of 
that  k*nd.  After  a  fufficient  number  of  firo't  and  con's, 
upon  recollection,  he  inf.jrmed  him  he  believed  he  had 
purchafed  a  grindstone  about  that  time.  "That  is  the  ve- 
ry thing,"  faid  the  merchant,  "  and  I  must  have  forgotten 
to  put  the  bele  in  the  middle.'* 


REMARKABLE  PERSONAGE. 
Don  Joze  Coideru  Beriora,  arrived  in  town  last  week 
from  Porugal,  on  a  visit  to  the  Portuguefc  Ambafsador 
This  gentleman  is  27  years  of  age,  and  28  inches  in  height 
elegantly  formed.  He  will  be  prefented  to  his  Majesty  and 
the  Royal  Family,  bv  his  Royal  Highnefs  the  Duke  of 
^u^ex,to  whom  he'liad  the  honour  of  being  known  at 
Lisbon.  The  Portuguefc  Charged'  Affaires  raifes  the 
Don  erect  on  his  hand,  and  carries  him  about  the  houfe, 
ard  wraps  him  in  a  Spanish  mantle  whilst  lie  conveys 
him  from  his  Excellency's  hall  that  brings  him  at  his 
apartments  in  Hanover-street,  Hanover  fquare.  It  is  faid 
1   he  is  as  accomplished  as  his  appearance  is  prepofsefsing. 


SELECTED  POETRY. 


•A     SONG. 

LET  not  woman  e'er  complain, 

X3f  inconstancy  in  love; 
Let  not  wotnan  e'er  complain, 

F.cUle  man  is  ipt  to  rove. 

Look  abr.>.id  through  nature's  range, 
Nature's  nngiity  law   is  change  ; 
Ladies  would  it  not  be  s-rar.ge, 
Man  should  then  a  monster  prove  1 

Markthe  winds,  and  mark  the  skies, 

Ocean's  ebb,  and  ocean's  flow  > 
Sun  and  moon  but  set  to  rise. 

Round  and  round  the  season's  go- 
Why  then  ask  of  Billy  man, 
To  opptie  sreat  nature's  plan  ? 
We'll  be  constant,  v.hi'e  we  can— 

You  can  be  no  more,  }'0U  know. 

ALPHONSO. 


A  WOMAN'S  SMILE. 

On  earth  there's  nothing  worth  possessing. 

Or  can  the  ills  of  lift  beguile, 
■Without  that  dearest,  fweeiest  blessing, 

The  magic  of  a  woman's  fmile. 

The  glare  of  wealth,  the  pomp  of  fame, 
t  Are  fenfclefi  trcafures,  jnylefs,  vile, 
JAre  baubles  with  a  fplendid'name. 

Without  the  charm  of  woman's  fmile. 

Th2  no.vlops  clouds  of  motley  care, 
Thit  thicken  round  our  jovs  awhile. 

Like  mornin,,.-  must  dissolve  m  air. 
Before  the  beams  of  woman's  fmile. 

How  fweet  the  fun's  bright  beam  must  be, 
Af-.cr  long  night  to  Zembla's  isle  ! 

Buf  ah  !  much  I'weeter  far  to  rw, 
•ihe  funshine  of  a  wo.nan-s   frnlU-  ' 

Then  place  me,  fate,  whe»«^er  you  may. 
Mid  dreary  waste,  or  fav'aje  isle  ; 

For  o'er  my  foul  no  gloom  can  stray. 
While  I  am  blest  with  woman's  foiilS. 


ELEGY. 

IN  vain  lh'«  ^rar, lamented  maiili  is  shed  : 
In  vain  this  breast  tnay  sorrow  for  thv  doom ; 

The  pan;^  of  woe  can  never  reach  the  dead, 
Or  pierce  the  sad  recesses  of  ihe  tomb. 

Yet.  sacred  shade,  the  tributary  'igh. 

WH-ch  friendship  pays,  in  tenderness  receive; 
It  is  the  lot  "f  excellence  to  die. 

And  must  be  natures  privilege  to  grieve. 

The  tender  bosom  is  no  longer  warm  : 

'r!:at  cheek  must  blush  no  wond'rout  gracrs  more; 
For  death  alas  !  has  triumphed  over  a  form 

Dcsign'd  to  conquer  all  the  world  before. 

But  here  reflection  casilymay  find 

The  short  duration  of  the  human  state  ; 

Since  all  the  noblest  virtues  of  the  mind 

Can  ne'er  e-xempt  us  from  the  stroke  of  fate. 


Heav'nly  are  my  Polly's  graces. 
They  the  female  world  outshine  ; 

Gods  !  she  of  no  human  race  is. 
Her  dear  form  is  all  divine. 

Who  can  then  behold  her  shrine; 

Brighter  than  the  noon-day  sunj 
And  not  tell,  without  divining. 

He  that  looks  must  be  undone  ? 

Yet,  dear  Polly,  I  must  view  thee. 

Thy  all  killingair  endure; 
And  my  ravish'd  eyes  pursue  thee, 
Since  the  charms  that  kill  can  cure. 


Vol.1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


171 


PROVIDENTIAL  DELIVERANCE. 

The  Leyden  Gaictte,  of  lhcl2th  of  Doc«ml>er,   ITSj, 
gives  the  following  account  of  the  mtcrposi:ion  of  div.^ie 
Providence  in  the  favour  of  a  wid-iw  and  her  family,  near 
Dordrecht,  in  ihe  province  of  Holla  td.     This  indus-.i;ons 
woman  was  Itfi  by  her    husband,  who    was  an    eminent 
carpenter,  a  comfortable  house,  withsorne  land,  and  two 
beats  forcarrying  merchandiie  and    passengers    on  the 
canals.  She  wasalso  supposed  to  be  worth  about  ten  thou- 
sand guilders,  in  ready  money,  which  she  employed  in  a 
hcinpcn  and  sail-cloth  manufactory,  as  the  means  not  on- 
ly ..f  increasing  her  fortune,  but  of   instructing  her  chil; 
dren  (a  too  and  two  daughters)  in  those   useful  brancnes 
of   basines3.     One  night,  about   nine  o'clock,   when  the 
workmen  were  going  hotne,  a  person  dressed  in  uniform, 
with  amuiket  and  broad-sworj,  came  to  her   house,  aiid 
requested  lodging.     ••  1  lc:n->  lodging,  friend,"   said  the 
tvidow!  "and  besides,  I  have  no    spare    bed,  unless  you 
sleep  with  iny  son,  which  I  think  very  improper,  bems  a 
perfect  strar.ger  to  us  all."      Tli,;     soldier  then  shewed  a 
dischurgelromDiesbech-s  regiment,  (signed  by    the  ma- 
jnr.whu  gave  him  an  excellent    charaoer)    a.id  a    pass- 
port from  Conipte    de  Maillcbois,    governor    of    fSrcda. 
The  widow  believing  the  stranger  to  be  an  honest  man,  as 
he  really  was,  called  her  son,  and  asked  him  if  he    would 
aicommodate  a  veteran,  wno    had    served    the    republic 
thirty  years  with  rejiutal  ion,  with  a  part  of  his  bed.    The 
young  man  consented,  and  the  soldier  was  hospi.abiy  en- 
tertained, and  withdrew    to  rest.     Some   hours   after,    a 
loud  tluiiiiping  was  heard  at  the  street  door,  which  rous- 
ed the  ooldier,  who  stole  sofily  down   stairs,  and   listened 
a-  the  hall.    Tile  blows  were  repeated,  and  the  door    al- 
most broken  through  bv  a  .ledge  hammer,  or  some   hea- 
vy iiisruineiit.     By  this  time  the  affrigh.td    widow,  and 
M:r  dai'.jhltvs.  were  running  ahdut,  and  screaming,    mur- 
der !  li.'urder!  but  the  son  having  joined  the  soldier,  with 
a  c-.se  ot  loaded  pistols,  ana  the  iaittr  screwing    on  his 
bityonet,  and  liesn  priming  his  piece,  wnich  was  well  till- 
ed with  slugs,  ticsireu  the  women  to    retire,    as    bloody 
worii  iniglft  be  e.\pected  in  a  few  minutes.  ,  Soon  after, 
the  door  was  bu'-si  in,  and  two  fellows  eiiieied.  and   were 
insiaiulv -shot  bv  the  son,  who  di^cliaiged  both    hi^  pis- 
tols at  o'nce.      Two   llrtove  rclUVuea  ,ht  luvour,  from  with- 
out, ti-.il  with.'ut    eflect  ;    and  the  iutrepid  veteran,  taking 
immediate  advantage  of  the  .i.o'.urge  of  thcirarms,  rustl- 
ing on  them  like  a  lion,  ran  one  -iiruu'jh  the  body    with 
hisbayoi.tt.  and  wh.l.'i.  the  olh-.    ..af  runninT  away  lodg- 
ed the  conte-its  of  Ins  piece  ot-twee.i  .lin  snuiuder';,  and  he 
dropped  dead  on  rue  spot.      flie-   t.'.cn  closed  the  door  as 
■w'ell  asthoy  could;  re  loaded  their  arms  ;  made   a   good 
-riim   B»^  vr»r»ttiyi-tiU~da,i'*ijghJ:*  wbeu  a  number  of  wea, 
vers  and  spinuerr,  came  to  resume  their  employment.  Wg 
may  guess  iheir  horror  and  surpii/.e  on    seeing  four  nwn 
dead  on  a  dung-hilliwlieic  the  soldier  h.id  dragged  them 
before  thedo-jr  was  shut.    The   burgomaster  and  his  syn- 
dic atieiidcri,  and  took  the  depositions  of  the  family  rela- 
tive to  this  alfair.    The  bodies  were    buried  in    a  cross- 
road, and  a  stone  erected  overtlie  grave  with  this  inscrip- 
tion.   •■  Here  he  the  wretched  carcasses  of  four  unknown 
ruiliatis,  who   deservedly  lost  their  lives  in  ati  attempt  to 
rob  or  muriler  a  worthy  woman  and  her  family.     A  stran- 
ger, who  slept  in  the  house,  to  which   divine  Providence 
undoubtedly  directedhim,  was  the   principal    instrument 
in  preventing  the  perpetration     of    si'cli     horrid  designs, 
which  justly  entitles  him  to  a  lasting   memorial,  and  the 
thanks  of  the  public.     John    De  Vries,  a  discharged  sol- 
dicf,  from  the  regiment  of  Diesbatih — a  native  of  Middle- 

burgii,  in  Zealand and  upwaiJsof  seventy  years  old — 

was  the  David  who  slew  two  of  these  Goliahs  ;  the    rest 

being  killed    by  the  son  of  the    family." The   widow 

prcseiiteu  the  soldier  with  one  hundred  guilders,  and  the 
tiiv  settled  a  handsome  pension  on  him  tor  the  rest  of  his 
life. 


THE  1'AS3I0nS. 

To  subdue  the  power  of  appetite,  to  vanquish  the  domi- 
nion of  cupidity,  to  suppress  the  lewd  and  unlawful  plea- 
sures tif  the  world,  is  ntore  glorious  than  to  triumph  over 
a  powerful  arnny,  for  these  passions  present  a  more  alar- 
ming phalanx  and  in  their  career  cotiimit  greater  devas- 
tations. He  who  encounters  thefe  passions  and  over- 
comes them,  is  entitled  to  a  bays  of  hOncur.  He  is  a  wise 
vlc^tor  and  puissant  conqueror,  who  triumphs  over  the 
direful  inclination  of  the  soul  and  snppress-s  his  passi- 
oiis  and  alTections. 


The   following    is  copied  from   Godd.trd's    Pennsylvania 
Chronicle,  No.  195,  from  October  8:h  to  15th, 'irro. 


'Mi 


afe 


"  Salem,  Sept.  25, 1770. 
s  Nam  ah  Leech,  of  Beverlv,  who  was  in  this  tow 


he 


_  ited  the  curiosity  of  numbers  .- 

— ,  as  a  veryreiTiarkable  instance  of  dwarfish  ftature,  be- 
ing but  about  twenty-five  inches  in  height.  She  is  fifty 
'wo  years  old. 


The  r.jllovving  cimmunications,  addressed  to  "  Cen- 
sor," have  been  received  since  the  publication  of  our  last 
paper. 

FOR  THE  MINERVA. 
To  tie  Author  „f  CE  NSQli, 
The  Remnnstrance  and  Petition  of  an  injured  personage, 

TH.XT  your  petitioner  is  descended  in  1  right  line 
from  an  illustrious  and  antient  parentage,  and,  accord- 
ing to  the  established  course  of  descents,  was  the  law- 
ful helv  to  his  father's  title  and  pre-eminent  dignity  ;  as 
fuch,  he  was  acknowledged  by  his  brothers  and  other 
near  relations,  who  knowing  the  justice  of  the  claim, 
made  no  hesitation  in  placing  him  at  the  head  oftheir  fa- 
mily, and  chearfuUy  acknowledged  him  as  their  superior  ; 
your  petitioner  was  universally  courted  and  esteemed  by 
a  numerous  acquaintance,  and  his  opiijicn  consulted  on 
all  matrers  of  consequence  ;  in  short,  his  judginent  was 
the  standmd  of  correctness  ;  his  kinsmen  paid  him  con. 
tinual  brmage,  tevidtred  their  services  with  humility,  and 
oppressed  him  with  c.ir.-sses  :  but  this  good  understand- 
ing, this  friendly  interecurse,  was  at  last  dedroy^d.  A- 
mongst  your  petitioner's  neatest  relations,  was  one  tjf  the 
most  ambitious_anf'.  turhulont  temper:  one  v;ho  is  never 
better  satisfied  than  when  breeding  mijchi'f,  by  whis. 
pering  the  foulest  slanders;  it  was  him  who  siwed  d  s- 
cord  in  our  family  ;  the  person  to  whom  I  here  alltule  is 
no  other  than  my  perfidious  kinsman  T^e  Mouth  ;  in  him 
have  1  found  a  persecu'ing,  an  unrelenting  en*-m}'.  The 
Hands  had  been  my  ablest  and  best  friends;  they  did  not 
like  many  others,  merely  proffer  thjir  g  nd  wishes  and 
kind  intentions,  but  unasked  they  rendered  much  ef- 
fet^ual  assistance.  Th»  I.T.-uth  possessing  an  insinuating 
address  and  powers  of  eloquence  almost  irresistible,  fo'tnd 
little  di.Ticulty  in  beguiling  my  igno  rant  friends,  and  dis- 
paraging me  in  their  estimation  :  he  persuaded  Tht  Hands 
that  I  was  an  insolent  tyrannical  Aristocrat,  who  was  too 
proud  and  too  lazy  to  work  for  my  living,  and  such  idle 
tiess,  (lie  cunningly  observed)  should  not  be  countenanced 
in  a  rejiublicm  govcrninent ;  this  plausible  atgument  was 
easily  accredited,  and  I  who  a  little  before  had  been  pam- 
pered in  lu\ury,  was  now,  on  a  reverse  of  fortune,  redu- 
ced almost  to  beggary  ;  and  you  may  guess  how  poor  a 
figure  I  made  amongst  niy  relations,  who  now  dressed 
themselves  off  in  the  finery  of  which  they  had  jrist 
stripped  me.  I  used  to  be  powdered  once  a  day  regular- 
ly, and  sometimes  oftener,  but  the  face  was  now  decora- 
ted with  my  spoils,  and  you  might  see  ca!ies  of  powder  in 
the  eye-brows  of  every  fair  lady  and  lady's  man,  and 
powdered  faces  wei-e  considered  much  handsomer  than 
powdered  heads,  the  former  contributing  greatly  to  the 
fairness  of  the  complexion,  which  is  an  essential  point  in 
female  beauty. 

After  a  tedious  succession  of  degradations  and  misfor- 
tunes, your  petitioner's  prospects  atleiigth  begin'  to  bright- 
en ;  The  Hands  have  discovered  how  much  they  were  de- 
ceived ;  and  if  no  unfortunate  circumstance  intervene,  a 
cordial  rei:onciliation  is  opectcd  to  take  place;  pray, 
Mr.  Cenfor,  lend  your  aid  to  bring  it  abottt  ;  lavish  out 
encomiums  on  the  beauties  of  flowing  ti-essesand  powder- 
ed locks,  and  I  have  little  doubt  but  with  your  friendly 
assistance  1  shall  fpeedily  regain  my  pristine  dignity. 
And  your  Petitioner  will  pray. 


THE  HEAD. 


SIR, 


TO  Mr.  censor. 


MY  master  hat  fometimes  told  me  that  'twas  the  best 
policy  for  every  man  to  mind  his  own  busiiiefs,  and  I'll 
take  the  liberty,  Mr.  Cenfor,  to  give  you  this  fmall  inatter 
of  advice.  What  right  have  you  to  coricern  yourfelf  with 
my  head  or  with  any  other  clerk's  head  >  So  we  fettle  our 
books  correctly  and  file  our  invoices  regularly,  tis  nothing 
to  any  body  whether  we  wear  queues  or  not.  If  wc  make 
errors  'tis  our  employers'  place  to  find  fault  and  not 
your's,  and  they're  forward  enough  to  do  it  when  there's 
i-othin^-    .,  iCtig  :  but  let  me  tell  you,  that  what  you  fay 


againft  queues  is  all  a  fib  ;  no  more  mistakes  arc  made  in 
comptinr-honfes  since  they  were  worn  than  before.  You 
advise  our  masters  to  cut  oft'  our  queues  if  we  are  negli- 
gent of  our  duty  ; — do  think  w.e  would  suffer  it  ?  if 
you  ilo  think  fo,  1  can  icll  you  that  you're  mista'r.en  :  re- 
member the  story  which  Peter  Pindar  tells  us  in  his  Lnu' 
siad  of  King  George  and  his  rooks  and  fcuil'ons  ;  the 
cooks,  difregarduig  the  royal  mandate,  refuted  to  fubmit 
their  heads  to  the  operation  of  the  razor  :  the  fciilhons 
were  just  as  refolute,  and  boldly  pronounced  the  order  to 
be  an  infringement  of  their  pcrfonal  rights  :  be  assured 
then  we  clerks  will  not  give  up  this  privilege  without 
a  struggle  ;  for  w,;  conceive  otir  m.tsicrs  to  have  Icfs  au- 
thority than  the  King  of  Britain,  and  we  are  certain  we 
have  better  pretensions  to  liberty  than  the  king's  menial 
farvants. 

But  perhaps  you  w  ish  to  krcw  onr  reafon  for  wearing 
•  |-ig-tails.'  as  you  call  them  :  I'll  tell  you  ;  it  is  becaul'e 
the  ladies  ihir.k  them  pretty  ;  1  did  not  have  one  myfelf 
till  I  found  ihit   our,    which   was  in    the  following  man- 

Ing  the  fam^  young  lady  ;  for  fome  tinie  she  .'^iie-.-ed  no 
piriialhy  fii-V-lthcri  l.ur  one  of  i'em  Ol.tnittrl  his  ad. 
verl'ary  by  ralr,:,  -  .1  r,  ,  .,■  :  and  v,-os  insMUtl;  prefirred. 
On  perceiving  ,i,is  I  iivd  directly  ftp  form  a  qtiene,  but 
unfortunately-!,.  ln;i  k.\,s  croppei:\rj  clofe  the  .-iLhTn 
could  get  r.  .  1,,  M  .  „  i,.  So  I  greas'tlxi:  and  tugg'd  it  for 
awe>l:,;Ln.l  li,  r,  icJ  it  fast  :  and  (%!  happv  to  inform 
you  ibm  1  :,  r,  >  1.,  i  fair  vray  (o  o'o  n>.il.  /f  yuu  don't 
d  i,y  the  ladies  you  hs^  better  follow 


the  r.shlon. 


iih  lutle  rcfpect  and  with  lefs  esttem, 

A  QpiLURIVEa, 


ANGER  being  al  .vays  stiled  a  rhort  madness  no  less 
dangerous  than  t'efornilng  to  ibe  persons  where  itrtigns, 
men  should  allow  themselves  leisure  to  consider  the  eon- 
sequence  of  it,  iief.ire  they  sulVer  them'elves  to  he  preci- 
pitated into  passion.  One  siying  to  Dingeues,  after  a 
rude  fellow  had  spit  in  his  fac-.'  sur-  this  blie  afj'r.jnt  will 
make  you  angry  ;  "  No,"  said  the  philosopher,  "but  I 
am  thi^kiiig  wneiher  1  ought  to  be  so  or  not." 


TO  PREV; 


rur,  EEC  AY  OF  THE  TEETH. 


To  keep  the  gums  found  and  the  breath  fweef,  was't 
with  one  of  the  following  prel'criptions  night  and  morn- 
Put  the  size  of  a  nu'neg  of  ntistacked  Hire,  cither  of 
stone  or  ovster  shell,  fresh  burnt,  into  a  quart  bottle  near- 
Iv  filled  with  hot  .vaier  ;  kc-o  it  f>  st.Vv?d  as  to  excltitle 
t'Ue  air— i- imr.t  he  ,.er,rn'..T!  -n  c.^rbcfore  using— oj.*  - 
or  tv.n  n-inuih-fuUs  v  ,|i  I  '■  fihci'.-i:  to  wa^h  at  a  trnne . 

Or  nnx  four  table  l;,'-.oi,ii;  s  ci  Iv.  pf  wood  ashes,  or 
one  tea  fpoenful  of  \\V  of  lariar.  in  a  hoLleof  warm  wa. 
ter.  :;s  above,  tivl  iil"?  it  in  the  fame  jjianner.  This  is  a 
~o.-"J  rfniP'Jv,  I'lie  lime  water  is  eulilled  to  a  small  de- 
gree  -.1   pretersnce. 

N,  ;..  firs  of  m»at  nr.-.t  not  be  fuTered  to  remain  be- 
tween tl.e  tceih  ;  hut  oiignt  to  be  genlly  picked  out  by  a 
quill  tooth-pick — ajuLnars  must  not  be  cracked  with  the 
teeth. 


V?  0?  A  MARRIED  MAIJ. 


The  felicity  of  a  married  man  never  stands  still.  It 
flows  Jitrpetual.  and  strengthens  in  its  passage.  It  is  sup- 
plied fro.m  various  channeln.  It  depends  more  on  others 
than  on  himself.  From  participation  proceed  the  most 
extatic  enjoyments  of  a  married  man. 

By  an  union  with  the  gjentlest,  the  inost  polished,  most 
beautiful  part  of  the  creation,  his  mind  is  harmonized  : 
his  manners  softened;  his  soul  animated  by  the  nunst  ten- 
der and  lively  sensations.  Love,  gratitude, and  an  ziTiitrer- 
sn/benevolence,  mis  in  all  his  ideas.  The  house  of  at 
married  man  \s  h\s  fiaradise.  He  never  leaves  it  without 
regret  ;  never  returijs  to  it  but  with  gladness.  Thtfrieml 
of  his  soul,  the  sfi/i' of  his  bosom,  welcome  his  approach 
with  rapture  ;  Joy  flushes  her  cheek — Mutual  are  the 
transports. 

Infants,  lovely  as  the  spring;,  climb  about  his  knees, 
and  contend  which  shall  catch  the  envied  kiss  of  paternal 
fondness.  Smiling  plenty,  under  the  guardianship  of  ce- 
conomy,  is  r.een  in  every  department  of  his  family.  Ge- 
nerosity stands  porter  at  his  door  ;  Liberality  presides  at 
his  table  ;  and  social  Mirth  gives  to  time  Ihb  most  plea- 
sing motion.  When  death  ovirtakes  him,  he  is  only 
translated  from  cr.e  heaven  to  another.  His  glory  is  im- 
mortalized ;  and  his  children's  children  represent  hira 
on  earth  to  the  latest  generation. 


or  TUE  POLISH  CUJSACTSP. 

FROM  WBA-'SALl's  HBU0IB3. 

T^E    Polish   men  of  condition  possess  a  cax;rtvating 
exicrior.and  no  wh^-rc  ^re  lo  \>i  foiinti  niorij  :iCcomplish- 
c;i  ciira.iers.     I.ji  atl  thj  exercises   oi"  liie    bod/  thfty 
c»|>.ii ;  but  it  is  ou  horseback  that  tliey  excel.     "  Le  Po 
iMiaiseesi  ne  a  cl4eval  i"  ai.d  tliev  preserve  this 
chiracieris^ic   ol'iluir   Sai>iiri:a.i  or  Scythian  o 
nevt-r  saw  men  tide  so  graceiuily,  or   U'»ite  a  more  mar^ 
tial  air,  witli  ihe  ele^arice  ami  softness    of  modern  man 
i.fts.    la  cnnv^^r.iation  tliey  arc  full  of  urbanity, 2^ay,  corri' 
inilnicalive,  and  well  bred.     Almost  all  the  young  nobitity 
h-i^vc    travelled,  particularly  into  France  ;  from    wliici 
country  they  have  brought  back  the  superficial,  but  mo 
Jc-.t  address,  only  to  be  gained  at  Paris,     Fiench   is   not 
any  v.here  spoken  more  gi/itrally  or  fluency  thanat  Wa 
siw  ;  for  the  Pules,  like  tils  Uussians,  have  a  nutioiiut  Im- 
uility  at  acquiring  foreign  lanjju:tges.     They    are  llia^jni. 
>icenl  andiliewy  in  tlleir'entcrtainments,  with  wliich  they 
contrive  lo  ntix  all  the  delicacy  of  an  cxpenlive  taste,  and 
cr»ative  fancy.     It  is  tc  lie  lamented  that    a    race  of  me; 
endowed  wiili  such  tjitr-.titje.s  a'ld  faculties,  ailoilld    in  ge 
•.n'r;,l  Le  false,   inco  I'-.stenr,  fic:;Ie,  prcdi^'al  and  deiiciei, 
in  mac  jlu.;nient,  conduct  a;id  corfisiency  of  ch:iracter, 
without  wliicli    uli  e.'ifernul  and  ornamental    talents  are 
comparitivcly  wf  no  value  or  importance. 

II  the  wje/itvcel  in  personal    endowments  and  accom. 
pllihitients,  tlie  Poiuh  vioiMitfii  r,ink   or  condition  are 
■Id  df^es  not  produce  females 
alc.rlated  to  cliarm  in  ccnver- 
ihe  shynciS    aitd  coldness  of 
iud  hauf.htiness  of  AnUrJan 
;d  bv  the  wish 
In  h 


equally  pic 
Jliorettinni 


T'lie  \vi 
jolishcJ  or 
sation.  'I-he;-  liaic  neiiher 
i.ie  English,  nor  the  reserv 
«i".»n.  Ef.5e,  join;d  with  giace,  a 
lo  pirtise,  render  them  inSnitely  ag 
tliey  may  dispute  lhep^lm  with  any  cuuntry  ;  and  their 
aliractions  are  commonly  heishtencd  by  all  the  reliae- 
ntcnl  of  c3]uelrj.  I  tj-i  not  mean  lo  apologise  for  their 
Itviiy,  nor  to  txiuse  their  lllicninisni  ;  but  those  imper- 
fictions  and  f.iults  are  mo  e  the  rcsuli  of  situation  than  of 
natural  riepr.<vi!y  or  lictntiotisr.css.  In  a  court  and  capi- 
r.tl  such  as  Warsaw,  it  is  not  easy  to  resist  the  seduction 
oie.'.i.nple,  added  10  the  tot  rent  of  inimoralily.  The 
tame  woman  v;ho  in  Piilind  is  a  Mcssalina,  if  transport- 
c  1  to  Vienna,  orto  London,  would  have  given  an  e.\am- 
Vie  of  every  conjugtil  virtue.  It  is  society,  morals  and 
lavs,  ■.yhxhlTiodtl  indiv'du^ils,  and  call  into  action  every 
thing  valuable  in  our  nature — Here,  all  I  see,  announces 
i\e:  li-:.r.  the  iniernal  dissolulijn,  than  ilie  external  dtstruc- 
tion  of  Poland. 

,_*ti»  elcg;jicc  and  variety  of  the  to'.let  sre  nowhere 
ocRir-aadtTiiood,  or  more  successfully  practi.seU  than  in 
this  capital;  whe.e  th;  ladies  seem  to  disdain  the  formal 
restraints  imposed  by  ctisiom  in  other  courts.  I  have  seen 
t..e  same  won-.en  in  the  o,es.es  cf  diHerent  nations,  tmd 
dn.erentceniurie.t;  a  ci.-cun-.stance  that  excites  no  asto- 
■••■^^hment  here.  There  is  fjineihing  Asiatic  in  the  style 
lale  attire,  which  reminds  me  of  Greek  or 


irkish. 

In  a   country 

snch    a  depar- 

ume"  of  Pa- 

:d  the  day 

her  villa, 

on.     The 

the  whole 

shade    of 

:  river.     I 

lidering  her 

hatevcr  in- 

convey    to  you 

>f 


more  than  of  F „. 

■tthich  frontiers  on  Moldav 
t-re,  or  rather  emancipt 
riVj  dots  not  and  oti^ht  ] 
hrJOrc  yef.crdsy  v;i;h  tl 

)ii|ir  the  Vistula,  accom.     ^ 

wvithtr  being  iniuppbrt'ably  war 
:iii=rnoon  i.i  her  garden,  under  the 
■■  mtlarse  elms,  not   far  from  the  • 
1  ad  then    an    opportunity  of   attent\ 
ti.ess,  which  I  will  endeavour  to  desc 
s.nliiy  the  attempt  may  di-, 

•■"  idea  cfthe  toilet  of  a  Polish    woma ,. , 

-ts  to  the  aavanrages  of  birth  and  fortune,  the  additiuna. 
t'  >ractioi<s  of  yoiiih  anr!  he*uty. 

Her  iicau-diess  has  no  rejcml.ianee  to  any  thing  that  I 
e.u  beheld  in  other  pans  of  Europe:  for  she  neither 
V.  ore  powder,  nor  was  licr  hair  frizzled,  but  on  the  con- 
ti-rv.  simply  crmbed  llown  over  her  forehead,  and  bound 
,;  ".  '"",'''"  fi"''.  Two  tresses  twisted,  which  fell  from 
the  lettside  wre  nefti-entlv  pinned  to  a  sort  of  turban, 
comporet!  likewise  of  muslio,  that  encircled  her  head,  tier 
r..>cw.i'<  o,,i  pale  rot-  coler,  boftiercd  bv  a  rich  embroi- 

thcm  "' Ab^rrt'r?  "^  ""'  ^dWf,  "'.'"'""'  ""«;'li"g 

<-<-e!(s  and  of  Home.-,  wh  cli  is  still  w„rn"in  WaUdiia.— 
A  broad  Medicis  of  Dresden  l:,ce  surrounded  her  bosom 
a;i>  s  loulders.  which  -.vcre  partly  uucovered,  and  partly 
th'nl  ,■■?  ^■"■'"'''  S^""'  "'"'»'^d  rather  to  display, 
th.n  to  hide,  tnose  pt-.rts  of  her  person.  Over  her  whole 
ngurewa.  diffused  a  voluptuousness  which  added  to  the 
m^!!!.''^^",  "?'■""'  ^'""''""S.  She  showed  me  her 
maids  who  had  just  rettjfned  from  bathing  ;  youn-  Polo- 
neve  girls  resemblnj  nymphs  of  loose  drapery,  wi'i'h  their 
I  u  ,  ,  '■  ,,?^''r'K  '''"'"  '•'«''■  I'^'^l^s.  The  Princess  herself. 
l.k.HrtyWortlyMon,ague-s  Fatiraa.  is  ,  native  of  Ktl: 
mm.cz  on  th;  hordcis  ot  Mcldavia;  and  when  a  child  had, 


she  tokl  me,  frequently  been  carried  by  her  mothe.  ,,iiu 
Uie  Ho.am  of  the  Baslaw  of  Choczim,  capital  of  that 
Tnrkibh  province.  I  have  found  her  conversation  on  eve- 
ry subject,  not  less  interesting  thnn  her  fijurc  ;  St  I  regret 
Ihat.njy  approaching  departure  from  Warsaw  will  soon  iu- 
teritipt  our  acquaintance. 

It  is  not  merely  in  the  intercourse  of  private  life  in  the 
graces  of  personal  .leportment,  or  in  the  ornaments  of  le- 
male  cultivation,  that  the  Polish  women  cvcel.  They  have 
ma  variety  of  instances,  disjilayed  masculine  firmness 
and  courage  above  their  sex  j  peculiarly  during  the  period 
when  their  country  was  the  scene  of  civil  and  foreign 
■ar.  I  could  cite  some  examples  of  this  assertion,  not 
unworthy  to  be  compared  with  the  greatest  models  of  an 
t.quity  in  heroism  At  the  acfton  of  Slonim,  in  Lithuania! 
fougnt  by  prince  iUdzivil  against  the  forces  of  Caiha 
rinell.in  the  autumn  ofl7S4,  two  ladiesof    thehicfest 

Kadzivil,  the  other  was  his  wife.  The  latter  scarcely  se 
venteen  years  of  age,  and  newly  married,  foueht  in  oe'rson 
on  horseback.  With  a  pistol  in  her  hand,  she  rode  aloiiK 
the  line,  encourasirtg, he  troops  to  do  their  dmy;anj 
■hen  the  Russians  ootained  the  victory,  she  saved  he  - 
.«lf  by  swimming  her  horse  across  the  river  Nien.en - 
1  his  Camilla  only  wanted  a  Vi,-g,l  to  celebrate  her  cou- 
She  was  born  a  Countess  Hzewusiti,  and  iss-ill 
confined  to  a  lonely  ea..tle  in  Lithuania,  where  as 
told,  she  IS  disordered  in  her  understanding  _ 
Her  sister-n.-law  IS  likewise  livitig.  and  in  PclanJ;  The 
fact  Itself  which  I  know  to  be  trtie,  is  one  of  the  many 
thattetvr  ,n  prove  how  witU-ly  different  are  the  spiri  and 
manners  of  the  country,  from  thole  of  our  own. 


soys   TO  HOPE. 

COME.  Ihpc,  thou  little  cheating  fMrite, 
And  let  us  let  this  quarrel  right  ; 
Cinic  thoii  to  me. 
Or  1  to  thee. 
No  niaticr,  lo  we  bnt  agree. 

You  told  me  Phillis  would  be  true, 
I  trusted  her.  I  truf  ted  you  ; 

She  prov'd  a  jade, 

1  was  lietray'd. 
And  this  was  one  sly  trick  you  play'd. 

You  prorr.isM  me  to  launch  a  dart 
At  Parihenifsa's  stubborn  heart; 

You  iVoi-e  'twould  hit; 

The  dcoce-a-bit ; 
It  mifs'J-you  told  a  fecond  tit. 


You  faid,  bife  imp,  that  I  should  find 
Belinda  best  of  woman  kind; 

The  knot  -wis  tied, 

^he  was  my  bride  ; 
-        She  was  my  plague— again  you  lied. 

A  thoufaod  times  you  vow'd  and  fwore 
And  fibb'd  and  Hatter'd  o'er  and  o'er  • 

Though  all  was  vain. 

It  lull'd  my  pain  : 
Come  then,  and  cheat  me  o'er  again. 


TRE  AMESICJN  SOLDIER. 

When  the  hoarse  AW, /,„>it  wakes  his  iil-omen'd  throat. 
And  r.chff  resounds  from  the  wiiid-heaien  rock 

While  the  pilferingwolt  Mraii„,»i,h  howling,  his  throat, 
Spreading  terror  and  flight  thro'  the  shcpherdless  flock: 

'Twas  then  a  poor  Soldier,  long  worn  in  the  war. 
Which  freedom  and  peace  to  his  countrymen  gave  ; 

Whcsc  bosom  was  raangtfd  with  many  a  scar. 
Was  heard  to  complain,  by  a  turf-maniled  grave. 

His  thin,  flowing  locks  were,  by  time,  silver'd  o'er, 
Misfortune  with  furrows  had  planted  his  cheek: 

His  figure  was  manly,  his  garments  were  poor 

And  grief  for  a  moment,  forbade  him  to  speak. 

"  Ungrateful  return,  that  thy  country  has  made 
"  Forthy  service,  I  cried,'asl  view'd  him,  alone  j 

"  'n  age,  she  forsakes  thee— depriv'd  of  her  aid, 
"  An  outcast,  you  wander,  unpitied,  unknown." 

"Oh  !   Mary!"  he  said,  while  the  big  briny  tear. 

In  fast-trickling  drops,  his  wan  cheek  did  bedew  ; 
"  Why  sleep  you,  my  Mary,  in  solitude  here, 
"  Or  why  live«  your  Edward,    to  Brieve  wui    lot  ■■•ou 


■•  When  youth  nerv'd  my  arm,  and  when    beauty's  wd,™ 

glow  •  =     ■""> 

"  Eeam'd  thro'  thoie  bright  eyes— ah  !   how  of-  in  th« 

grove,  "■ 

"  Where  yon  wave  mingling  streamlets  delightfully  ftowi 

Il-ave  we  wander'd  along,  to  converse  of  our  lovei 

"  But  Britain  the  death.daring  war-trumpet  blew, 
"The  voice  of  my  country  arous'd  me  to  arms : 
I  o  meet  the  proud  foe,  into  battle  1  flew 
"  And  left  my  dear  Mary,  a  prey  to  alarms. 

••A  season  she  languish 'd,  or  wander'd  forlorn, 

"  While  fear  and  suspence  rent  her  bosom  wi'th  sltrli. 

••  Then  expir'd  for  her  Edward-and  under  this  thorn     ' 
"  With  clay-clods  surrounded,  her  cold  body  lies  1    ' 

"  Weep  not,  gentleangeH  no  longer  a  slav- 
"  To  sorrow,  shall  fate  me  at>d  .Mary  divide"— 

He  said-then  in  haste,  o.i  the  dew-sprinkled  grave 
Hisaged  limbs  laid,  kiss'd  the  green  tiirf-and  died. 
ALOANUER. 


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LETTER  OF   A  TOUNG    GKNTLEM.I^f    TO    HIS 
SlSTEli. 

Yoo  are  now,  my  dear  sister.  irrivtJ  at  a  time  of  life, 
when  the  passions  l>fgin  to  unfold  themselves,  a,nd  the 
heart  cxiJimls.  and  disclose  all  its  tender  sensibilities: 
educated  in  ilij  l)>si»in  of  rural  retinilient,  far  from  the 
lihsrties  of  ihc  town,  your  mind  is  unsullied  as  the,  chrys- 
tal  stre,%rt»  i_-yoursoul  tli^  iilni^e  of  spotless  purity  ;  and 
yonr heart  ihf  sc«t  of  e««ry  virtuous.  «\rery  delicate  scn- 
liinent,  .'old  of  art,  and  free  from  affectation  ;  that  sweet 
tiniiditv,  that  charming  delicacy,  that  incharttinj  hash- 
rj-cs',  ilvAt  aitless.  Mushing  modesty,  which  shrink 
from  ihc  most  disltnt  approach  of  every  thing  rude  and 
indecent,  and  wh.ch  forming  the  hrifrhtest  ornaments  cf 
yiinr  stx.  shi-.e  in  their  fullest  lustre  throughout  every  I 
pArt  of  your  conduit.  .Such,  my  lovely  girl,  you  appear 
to  the  friendly  but  impartial  eye  of  your  brother  :  But 
ivill  my  charniiiig  sister  aU'ays  deserve  this  character  ? 
Younff  as  you  are,  St  posscs^.cd  of  sogeoilc  a  d.sposition, 
will  you  have  resolution  sufficient  to  associate  with  those 
who  ar:  called  the  polite  and  well-bred,  the  gay  and  fa- 
uliionable  latiies  of  the  present  day,  without  assuming 
their  manner^,  and  adopgng  their  free  and  forward  airs  ? 
\-ichour,  like  tliem,  adoiitting  'he  gcnjiemen  among  your 
»t:quaintancc,fo  litj^rties,  to  f.i.niltaritles.  which,  if  they 
arc  not  criminal,  are  at  least  inconsistent  with  that  mo. 
desty.  and  cilaj.ity  of  rraiiners,  which  constitute  the  first 
female  cbarnj,  »nd  the  want  of  which  the  most  brilliant 
accomplishmenrs  cannot  c0;npeu&a:e  ?  Liberties,  which 
will  lessen  the  dignity  of  ynnr  chirapter,  and  debase  you 
i.i  the  C)es  of  those  wli  >  are  per.iiitted  to  take  them. — 
Will  not  tiiose  indelicacies,  which  too  many,  who  are 
called  ^;entlem.^n,  are  accustomed  louse  in  the  company 
of  ladies,  become  familiar  from  iheir  frequency,  and  less 
ollensive  by'fejictilion,  until  what  at  fir.st  might  shock 
and  disgus:,  may  at  lengih  appear  even  agreeable  ;  and 
expressio.ts  for  which  a  mun  ought  to  be  kicked  out  of 
company,  be  pcrhajis  heard  with  a  smile  ?  Should  this 
a1teratioi>cver  take  place  in  my  own  amiable  and  blushing 
sister,  shouM  «Ae  sink  into  the  common  herd  of  what  are 
called  rile  polite,  the  fashionable,  and  even  virtuous  fe- 
nualcs,  what  distress  will  it  give  a  heart  which  throbs 
with  antious  solicitude  for  vour  felicity  !  How  shall  I 
pity  your  weakness,  and  mourn  over  the  ruins  of  yotjr  for- 
mefscSf! 

But  should  you,  tny  lovely  girl,  by  an  intercourse  with 
the  world,  acquire  just  that  ease  and  presence  of  n-.ind, 
which  is  necessary  for  your  own  s.ilisf.ict  on,  and  to  pre- 
vent jourbeing  cmbarras.sed,  (which  is  all  you  stand  in 
need  of  if  any  thing)without  losing  any  thing  of  your  pre- 
sent sensibility  ami  delicacy — should  you,  while  you  f^cl 
yourself  free  and  unconstrained  incontpiny,  atthesame 
time  be  able  to  maimain  that  nioJcll  reserve  in  the  whole 
of  your  co.iduct,  which,  untir.ctnred  by  haughtiness  or 
pride,  rtows  spontaneously  from  a  native  dignity  of  mind, 
and  purity  of  heart — you  will  then  have  arrived  as  near 
to  the  perfection  of  the  female  character,  as  will  be 
the  delight  and  admiraiio.i  oi  our  sex. 

If  those  fashionable  ladies,  who  obtrude  themselves  on 
every  occasion — who  admit  every  freedom  which  we 
please  to  lake — who,  in  public  companies,  suffer  them- 
tielvcs  to  be  clasped  in  our  arms,  seated  on  our  knees, 
kissed,  pressed,  and  toyed  with  it  in  the  most  familiar 
manner — with  whom  our  hands  scarce  need  restraint  ;  if 
they  did  but  know  how  much  they  suffer  in  our  opinion 
by  sncli  conduct,  how  cheap  they  render  themselves,  how 
much  we  prefer  your  amiable  diilidence,  your  blushing 
timidity,  tlicy  would  endeavour  to  be  likeyou,  if  not  from 
principle,  at  least  from  pride,  and  ihe  desire  of  making 
conquests.  Believe  me,  my  dear  sister,  1  am  well  ac. 
qnaimed  with  the  sentiments  of  our  se>c,  and  can  assure 
you,  however  desirous  they  maj  be,  that  their  companions 
of  an  hour,  or  ot  a  day,  should  indulge  them  inevery  pos- 
aiblc  freedom,  tliey  wish  to  find  very  different  manners  in 
those  wnom  ihey  would  choose  for  the  companions  of 
thpir  lives.  Besides,  my  dear  girl,  if  once  you  suffer  the 
rules  of  decency  to  be  broken  in  upon  by  one,  there  is  no 
drawing  the  line  ;  nor  will  you  find  it  easy  to  prevent  eve- 
ry person,  who  passes  for  a  gentle.n.tn,  to  treat  you  in 
the  same  manner  i  and  be  assured,  there  are  many 
who  are  called  gentlemen,  who  have  nothing  but  the 
fiame. 

How  mortifying  ought  it  to  \)s  to  an  amiable  girl,  to 
have  liberties  taken  with  her  by  an  insolent  brute,  because 
he  happens  to  be  well  drefsed,  and  has  money  in  his 
pocket,  who  is  honored  beyond  his  desert  by  being  ad- 
mitted into  het  campuny  !     Indeed,    to  icknowledge  the 


truth,  among  the  inost  of  us,  if  a  voting  lady  will  admit 
every  liberty  that  is  not  absolutely  inct^nsistent  with  mo-1 
dell) ,  she  will  find  it  extremely  difficult  to  prevent  onr  ta- 
king still  greater,  and  at  times,  such  as  ought  to  be  pain- 
ful to  any  girl  not  lost  !•  every    ciuitnenl  of  propriety. 

Do  you  ask  nie  how  you  shall  prevent  these  liberties 
being  laken  with  you  >  1  answer,  by  shunning,  as  much 
as  possible,  those  large  and  mixed  companits,  where  there] 
arc  no  persons  present,  whose  age,  or  the  gravity  of' 
whose  character,  liuy  in  sonie  measure  lay  arestraint  up- 
on the  rest ;  and  by  i^niformly  checking  every  thing  of 
th^tt  n:i.ure  in  its  first  aifcnipt.  Ihat  young  lady,  who, 
V.  hen  a  gentleman  is  siuin;;  by  her,  wiUiiemove  lite  hand 
that  is  [iicssing  her  knee,  ni  otherwise  improperly  employ- 
ed, and  dues  it  in  fuch  a  maiiner  as  shews  her  disappro- 
bation— or  when  a  gentleman  rudely  attempts  to 
clasp  her  in  his  arms,  and  ravish  a  kiss  from  her  lovely 
I'ps,  will  w.th  spirit  put  him  from  her,  and  assure  him 
slie-does  not  approve  such  freedoms — will  soon  prevent 
their  repieseniution.  And  do  not  my  dear  girl,  fear  to 
give  tiDence  by  such  conduct.  If  he  is  a  man  of  sense, 
he  will  approve  it— he  will  admire  yon  for  it  ;  if  he  is  a 
fool,  his  displeasure  isnot  worth  your  notice. 

But  indcccjic  conduct  is  not  all  that  a  young  lady  has  to 
guard  against.  Those  who  are  the  most  rude  and  indeli- 
cate in  their  actions,  are  commonly  equally  licentious  in 
their  conversation,  vill  the  wit  that  many  of  onr  young 
genilemen  possess,  consists  in  saying  things  that  wound 
every  delicate  bosom,  and  crimson  the  cheek  of  modesty 
— that  execrable  kind  of  wit  that  consists  in  the  use  of 
double  entendres,  or  expressions,  which,  though  not  ab- 
solutely shocking  to  themselves,  naturally  convey  loose 
and  immodtrate  ideas— which  in  general  are  so  pl.ii.i,  and 
intelligible,  that  it  would  bean  insult  to  a  young  lady's 
understanding  to  suppose  her  ignorant  of  heir  meaning 
— and  admitting  her  r.ot  to  be  ignorant,  the  moil  infa- 
mous rudeness  and  brutality  to  utter  in  her  presence. — 
Persons  who  are  no  better  acquainted  with  that  respect 
and  delicacy  which  ought  to  be  observed  in  the  company 
of  e\  ery  lady,  and  mucli  more  of  one  of  your  youth,  beau- 
ty, and  merit  ought  to  be  avoided  as  you  would  avoid  a 
peslilence  :  thh  can  only  affect  your  health,  your  life  ; 
thut  aCects  the  reinitaiiou,  and  is  a  canker  w-oim  which 
preys  u])On  and  blass  the  fairest,  lovelieit  llower  of  vir 
gill  modesty.  And  can  it  be  pos^sible  that  there  are  po- 
lite and  fashionable  young  l.idies,  whose  faces  are  ever 
ready,  on  such  uccasiuns,  to  wear  the  smile  of  approba- 
tion, while  the  archness  of  their  looks  give  sulTtcieiit  no- 
tice that  they  pcrlecily  comprehend  the  full  extent  of  the 
meaning?  Yet,  my  dear  girl,  doubt  not  but  there  was  a 
time,  when  they  too,  would  have  blushed  at  the  first  ali- 
proaches  of  indelicacy — such  is  the  terrible  devastation 
iiiailc  in  the  female  breast,  by  habit,  custom,  and  that  va- 
nity, and  rage  for  admiration,  even  the  admiration  ol 
fools  and  briites,  wiiicU  i'leqiicntly  a;  first  prevent  a  young 
lady  from  shewing  her  disa|>probation  of  improper  con 
ducc,  for  fear  of  losing  one  from  the  wretched  train  of 
her  admirers.  And  after  having  suffered  the  first  breach 
of  decency  to  pass  unnoticed,  it  serves  as  a  precedent  to 
encourage  a  second,  and  makes  it  more  difficult  for  her 
then  to  assume  that  propriety  of  conduct  z-*."  oj'^-ht  at 
first  to  have  adopted,  and  look  out  of  countenance^ever,- 
thing  rude  and  iiidelicaie  ;  untd  at  length,  by  its  f  requcn- 
cy,  it  becomes  familiar,  and  .all  her  chaste  sensibility  be- 
ing lost,  it  is  no  longer  offensive  to  her  polluted  ear. 

But  now  let  me  proceed  to  a  subject  more  agreeable  and 
pleasing  Nature,  my  dear  girl,  has  been  indulgent  to  you 
in  her  gifts,  and  has  lavished  upon  you  external  beautv 
with  a  bounteous  hand  ;  she  has  formed  you  with  a  per- 
son trjiy  lovely.  You  are  pretty  J  this  will  be  toldjou 
by  every  dangler  that  may  hang  about  you.  But  will 
they  be  as  honest  as  your  brother,  who,  while  he  with 
pleasure  acknowledges  the  justice  of  their  praise,  would 
wish  you  to  act  as  though  you  alone  were  ignorant  of  your 
chariTis  i  and  would  be  distressed  to  see  you  become  proud 
and  vaiii,  and  assume  a  thousand  ridiculous  and  affected 
airs,  which,  to  every  person  of  sentiment,  are  infinitely 
more  disgusting  than  all  the  ravages  of  the  small-pox  ! 
Though  you  are  beautiful,  think  not  your  beauty  alone 
sufficient  to  constitute  your  merit.  Be,  my  dear  girl,  as 
assiduous  to  cultivate  your  understanding,  to  improve 
your  mind,  to  acquire  every  truly  female  and  elegant  ac- 
complishment, as  you  would  be  if  you  had  not  one  sin- 
gle recommendation  to  our  favour  besides.  Beauty  of 
person  may  catcl\  us  at  first:  but  the  beauties  of  the  mind 
can  alone  secure  any  conquest  worth  making.  Sickness 
and  disease  may,  in  a  moment,  strip  you  of  the  bloom  of 
the  rose,  and  tarnish  the  whiteness  ot  the  lily  !  at  least 
those  charms  wither  and  decay  when  th^  winter  of  life 


pproaches  :  the  beauties  of  the  mind  will  survive  all  the 
uinsof  sickness  and  age,  and  endear  beyond  the  grave. 
leauty  of  person  soon  becomes  familiar,  and  palls  in  pos- 
ession  :  hut  virtue  and  sense  will  ever  improve,  and  be 
still  higher  prized  as  they  are  better  known. 


i  PICTURE  OF  MATRIMOm'. 


AMOKG  the  wild  birds  that  build  on  trees,  the  maJe, 
after  feeding  his  mate  m  the  nest,  pl;<nis  himself  on  the 
next  spray,  and  cheers  her  with  a  sonj;.  There  is  a  still 
greater  plealure  provided  for  the  human  race  in  the  matrix 
monial  slate,  and  stronger  incitements  to  constancy.—* 
Sweet  is  the  society  of  a  pair  fined  for  each  other,  in 
whom  are  the  aliections  of  husband,  wife,  lover  friend-; 
the  tenderest  affections  of  human  naliue.  Public  govern- 
ment is  in  p'irfection,  when  the  sovereign  commands 
with  humanity,  ami  the  subjects  are  cordial  in  their  obe- 
dience. Private  government  in  conjugal  society,  arrives 
at  Hill  greater  perfection,  where  the  husband  and  wife 
govern  and  are  governed  reciprocally,  with  entire  satis- 
facticn  to  bnih.  The  man  bears  rule  over  his  wife'-,  per- 
son  and  conduct  j  she  beirs  rule  over  his  inclinations,  he 
governs  by  law  ;  she  by  persuasion.  Nor  can  her  autho- 
rity ever  fail,  where  it  is  fupportcdhy  s»eetucss  of  tem- 
per, and  zeal  to  naUehim  happy.  Matrimony. among si- 
vages  is  a  very  hu.nble  state,  for  the  female  sex  ;  butrle- 
licate  organuaiion.  great  sensibility,  lively  imaginatiin, 
with  sweetness  of  temper,  above  all,  qualify  women  for 
move  dignified  soc'ety  with  men  ;  which  is,  to  bctheirbo- 
som  trieijils  and  coinpantoits.  In  the  common  co'o  ie  of 
female  education,  voung  women  are  tr.iined  to  malse  an 
agreeable  figure,  and  to  behave  with  decency  and  pr'iprie^ 
ty  i  very  little  cnl.ure  is  bestowed  on  the  head,  very  little 
on  the  heart.  CJ.icati.^ii  so  slicht  and  superficial,  is  far 
fro-n  scco  ijing  the  purpose  of  nature,  that  of  making 
woineu  fiicompani.ans  lyr  men  of  sense.  Due  euliiviti- 
t^n  of  die  female  miud  wcuild  add,;reaily  to  ihc  ha^ipii'.es; 
of  the  males,  and  siillmor.-to  that  of  the  females.  Time 
runs  on  ;  and  whew  youth  and  beauty  vanish,  a  fine  lady 
whoosverenlertaineJ  a  thought  into  wlucli  an  atl.ii'r.-r 
did  not  enter,  finds  berlelf  a  lamcn-abic  voiil,  ccci^-.i.niing 
discontent  and  peevithi.els.  But  a  woman  who  has  me* 
rii  improved  by  viruiousand  refined  cd'l'ation,  retains  in 
her  decline,  an  intluencc  over  the  .nen  more  flattering  cveU 
tiian  that  cf  beautv  ;  she  is  liie  <;,>light  of  her  friends,  as 
formerly  of  her  r.:'.T,i;-,-i;.  Admirable  would  be  the  ef- 
fects of  su^h  refined  ..d-lcation,  contiibuiing  no  less  to 
puiilic  .,/ood,  than  to  private  happi  .ess. 

\  man,  who  at  present  must  def^raile  htmselfinto  a  fop, 
or  a  coxcoml>**ji  nvrl.'t  to  pleale  the  .vonicn,  would  soon 
discover, ti'    ■     '  uir  is  not  to  be  gained,  but  by  ex. 

^rting  e^ci  ,11  in  public  aitd  pr^ate  life  i  and 

rhe  two  se:  ■'    I  ,  '     ;  corrupting  each  o  her,  would  be 

."ivais  in  The  rate  of  virriie.  MiitUdt  esteem  would  toeach 
be  a  schiul  of  urbanity  ;  and  mutual  desire  of  pleasing 
would  giv%  sinootlincss  to  their  behaviour,  delicacy  to 
their  sentlhient^tiid  tenderness  to  their  passions. 

Married%|i|rcu  especially,  destined  bv  nature  to  take 
the  lead  in  educating  their  children,  would  no  longer  be 
the  greatest  obstruction  ta  good  cducati<m,  by  their  igup- 
rance  and  frivolity.  Even  upon  the  breast,  infants  itre 
su jceptible  of  impressions  ;  and  the  mother  hath  oppor- 
tunities without  end,  of  instilling  into  them  good  princi- 
ples, before  they  are  fit  for  a  male  tutor. 


MEMORANDA. 
Of  a  Student  at  lav  for  34  Sours. 

Nine  o'clock,  A.  M.  was  cail'dby  the  servant  to  break.. 

fast  :  detniirred  In  it found  it  wouldn't  do,  tho'— m-ist 

JiUup  tie  bhnis  in  the  abdomen. 

Ten  o'clock — Felt  a  little  fqueamish;  intemperance 
had  taken  away  the  tone  of  my  tiomach — took  a  drop  of 
stimulus,  by  way  oi  replevin,  to  get  it  back  again. 

Eleven  o'clock — Peeped  into  Coke — what  a  big  book  it    . 
is — difficult  to  be  understood  too — couldn't  .stand  it — took  ,^ 
up  a    song  book,  and   hummed  over    "  Moiher  Casey"— iSi 
walked  out  to  a  neighbour's  and   fwallowed    another  reJ''^ 
plevin  stimulate. 

Twelve  o'clock — A  huge  fellow  made  a  wry  face  at 
me — 1  swore  I'd  prosecute  hmi  for  an  assault,  when  he 
commenced  a  most  tremendous  battery  upon  my  poor  car- 
case ;  I  gave  him  a  rejoinder — he  tipp'd  mc  -Asur-rejoinder 


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—I  then  dancd  my  head  inro  his  sromac. ,  by  way   of  a 
rdmtrr.  when  he  fell  on  the  ground  and  I  wai    ihe  caiitc. 

O.ie  o'clock  —Took  a  little  more  of  the  usoil  rtfi.'eTjm 

t>t  down  to  dinner  and  ate  a  slice  of  ham — mad:  five  re- 
solutions to  live  inore  tempcritely— looki  glass  oibalf 
"end  halfytf  way  of  cottfirtnin^. 

Two  o'clock— In  prime  order— wont  to  see  Mifs  S 
k  fine  looking  girl  she  is  loo— whispered  her  a  little  non- 
xense  in  the  ear;  her  mnfherdon'i  li'<e  me — she  pop'd  in 
all  of  a  sudden,  and  caught  me  kissing  her  daughter:  I 
made />jt/e  per  front  door,  and  was  olTin  a  tangent  ! 

Three  o'clock— Saw  a  crcdiiorr-he  dunn'd  oic  hard— 
tilt  1  ntn-tuHtrd  hint  for  the  prtsent. 

Four  o'clock— Tiine  to  go  to  study— got  ahead  ache- 
read  a'j'int  prtty  larany^tw  olil  cake  woman  came  I).,  and 
I  fnad«yorriWcc)iny  iij)on  her  buke',  and  detnincr' w^an 
her  gin^crlirta<l,  the  old  (lame  matle  prodigious  loud  and 
strong (/tfi-/a/-d<)«i*  against  if.  Mv  plea  wta/a;;  .•  she  vow'i' 
she'd  sue  ilr>e— I  gave  her  the  price  of  the  cakes  to  com 
l^r'nnise,  and  so  the  all'air  ended. 

Five  o'clock — Went  tuseean  acquaintance — tried  to  be 
vfitty — oato/lii'C  atteiitins,  three  were  abortions — one 
jol^t  was  laughed  at  m.t self.  Afrnt. — Stick  to  common 
*riise,  and  let  wit  alone. 

Six  o'clock — I'ook  a  liitle  more  re/iVnt— found  my 
stomach  in  prime  order— got  among  the  girls — lalked 
non  sense — laughed  loud,  and  endeavour'd  to  be  amusing 
■«-ihe  girls  snigKcr'd— I  looked  fojiish,  and  became  to- 
tally dumb-founded. 

Seven  o'clock.- Shall  I  go  to  bed  .'—Too  soon  yet— 
vhisiledlilabullero— capered  about  the  house,  &  swigg'd 
another  repcvin—Mi  quite  lively— sallied  out— broke  a 
negro's  !i<»<I  :  ihc  fello.v  made  more  noise  than  our  court 
crier-«-l  made  my  escape  in.^tai:ter. 

KijjlK  o'tlock— Took  another  replevin  .'—Nine— Ano- 
ther !!- .Ten — .\nothcr!  I  !— .  l!:icvea.--.Two  more,  in 
fl'iick  succession  !  !  !  ! 

2Jiiie  o'clock  the  rcit  morning-— Found  myself  in  bed 
with  my  coat  on  ! 


THE    MINERVA. 


ing.  andam  so  much  the  topic  of  conversation,  and  so  re- 
jubrly  introduced  after  the  customary    greetings  of  cere- 
nonjal  intercourse,  that  I  may  beraf4cio  1>«  a  kind  of  ne- 
cesary  aasislant  to  convetialioi  ;  for  wllen  people  are  bar- 
n  of  ideas,  1  am  always  at  hand  to  supply  the  vacuity  of 
inds;  yet  I  am  scarctly  n.tr.tioned   in   any    other  light 
hut  as  a  source  of  complaint  and  dissatisfaction,  and  wi-h. 
out  having  some  opprobrious  epithet  attached  to  my  name. 
Sometimes  I  am  accused  of  being  too    warm  in  mv  beha- 
viour, sometimes  too  c«ld.     If    1    smile  unexpectedly     I 
am  suspected  of  harboring  treacherous  designs  ;  and  men 
say  sarcastically.  We  shall  pay   for  this  !      If  I  continue 
my  placid  deportment,  and  am' mild,  sweet,  and  amiable 
for  any  length  of  time.  1  am  inclined    to  be  sad.      Thick' 
heavy,  dull  iiasty,  are  epithets  fomitionly  applied  to   me.' 
It  i  am  still,  I  am  said  to  be  vaporish-  -if  loud,  boisteri- 
ous  and  rude.     Aches,  pains,  rheumatisms,    and  shooting 
corns. are  cAen  attributed  to  my  influence.      In  short  Sir 
1  am  so  wretched,  so  censured,  so  abused,  every  dav  that 

vould  suein  as  if  I  were  a  stranger  upon  earth,  and  ' 
..„.ii  but  yesterday  rather  than  an  inhabitant  of  Paradise 
known  t..  Adam  and  Eve,  and  one  who  was  present  A 
the  Creation.  But  I  will  not  detain  ycu  any  longer, Sir, 
for  I  see  you  are  looking  at  me  through  the  window,  and 
meditating   an  imervievv    with    your  very    eld   acquain- 

THE  WEATHER. 


THE 


HEHALD. 


JIISTOKICA  L. 

I  r  was  not  Until  the  year  15.08  (s»ys  a  late  Eiiropea;i 
pnWicat  ion)  that  the  ufe  of  a  fork  at  table  was  introduc- 
ed in  ICiigland.  rhat  singular  character  Thomas  Coriate, 
ot  O.'Jecoilibe,  thus  speaks  upon  the  subject.  "  I  obsevv- 
ed  a  custom  in  all  thj  Iuli;ui  cities  and  towns  through 
^vhich  Ipiwcd,  that  is  not  used  in  any  othercouniry  that 
I  S!v«  iniuy  travels  ;  neiiherda  I  lliiiik  that  any  other na. 
tioii  in  Chrillendom  doth  use  it,  but  only  Italy.  The  I. 
lalians,  .and  also  most  siri.igers  are  comm:itar.t  in  Italv, 
.do  aliv.ay3,  at  their  meals,  use  a  little  fork  when  they  ciit 
-JkJ<>~.^at.  For  while  with  their  knife,  which  they  hold 
tn  rnch»hj^  they  cut  their  meat  out  of  the  dish,  they  fas- 
ten their  foi't.  v,hich  they  hold  in  the  other  hand,  upon 
t.io  same  dish.  Si  tbat  whatsoever  he  be  that,  sitting  in 
the  company  ot  others  at  oi.als  should  unadvisedly  touch 
the  dish  of  meat  wiih  h,i  fing-rs,  fr:,m  which  all  the  ta- 
ble does  cut,  he  will  give  occasioaof  o.TencV  to  the  com- 
pany, as  having  !ra-i<giessc:l  lie  (ain  r^f  go:id  man:.c-^,  and 
that  for  his  error  he  shall  be  at  least  b,-ow  beaten,  if  not 
leprehcnded  in  words.  This  form  of  feeding  is  generar 
ly  used  inall  ])laccsof  Uality.  The'  -— '-  ' 
part  being  made  of  iron  or  steel, 
the  last  are  on)f  used  by  gentlemen  H^  reaA  of  ih 
their  curwslty,  is  because  the  Italian  cKof  by Sy  means 
•ndure  to  have  his  dish  touched  K-ith^ars  j  acing  all 
tnen's  fingers  arc  not  alike  clean.  H^hon  1  myself 
thought  good  to  imitate  the  Italian  faslKkbyJhis  fork- 
ed cutting  of  meat,  not  only  whilst  I  wil|^*.,  but  ia 
l.crmany,  and  oftentimes  in  Ei.gUnd  sinc^fSme  home. 


raoM  THE    XEW-VOUK    DAILV    AOVEUTISEa. 

THE  PtRPETUAL  COMPLAINT. 

MH.  EOITOI', 

Being  among  the  number  of  those  with  whom  mankind 
s  constanily  dissatisfied,  I  beg  leave  to  subjoin  mv  com 
rhrpl'lVT  '"r  l^^^-'-^-ny  intro'ducedThemTo 
VVh^^  ,'n  ^  ""  '''"""''  of  .v"ur  communications. 
When  tell  you  1  am  as  old  as  Time  himself,  you  wil 
»llow,  that  en  the  score  „f  longevity,  I  ou?ht  t,*^  be  re 
.pected  ;  and  when  I  add  that  1  am  ventrable  in  Z  an- 
willal-Vl^t'""'";™"^'"  ™°''=''»  themseWer^^u 
r.  d  on  tfT'"'\"^  S''-^'"  "'«  I  =""  "<"  ">  be  Repro- 
bated on  the  score  of  inconsistency       Yet  so    it    !<:    Ih,f 

^rrraMe^lVo"""'"^'^  ""^'  ^^'  to  ^comt^odat'e'm; 
Uild  tl.     '^      "°'"  '"  ""  "''»''1«  dispositions  of  man- 

.  "v'l  eVwJc'nrTr  ''"'""\"°  ''""P^""'"'  ""S"'- 
bi.l   wl  1  the^  '  >'  '""""»■"=>■  >'  rendered  prover- 

cirsto  h!;  r  n  "  P'oP'n'i'y 'o  fickleness  never  oc 
with  h^  ^?°"""''"'  y«='  St.  1  have  no  quarrel 
dU^i-  d  7'"*,"'"  "he  subjects  of  indifference,  neglect,  or 

""  .  I  am  in^uiioj  alter  every  oisUt  and  every  mern- 


A  Poef^  has  lately  been  published  In  Salem,  entitled. 
Power  o/SMiuu'e,  in  two  parts,  by  J.  Storv,  which  by  the 
delicacy  <  1  its  verie,  promises  to  obtain  for  the  author  a 
very  considerable  share  of  applause.  The  design  of  the 
work,  says  the  writer,  is  no  lefs  to  exhibit  rtejcription.  of 
lite  and  local  scenery,  th.in  to  mark  the  influence  of  soli- 
tude upon  the  i>assions  and  faculties  of  mankind.  He  be- 
gins wiih  recounting  the  pleasures  of  retirement,  and  un- 
deriakes  to  shew  that  the  tender  and  sublime  emotions  of 
the  foul  when  reposing  in  the  shades  of  solitude  are  deri- 
ved from  that  principle  of  association  and  sympathy 
which  nature  has  impla.Kcd  in  the  human  breast.  The 
Poem  begii.i.- 

O'er  the  dim  glen  when  autumn's  dewy  ray 

Sheds  the  mild  lustre  of  retiring  dav, 

While  scarce  the  breeze  with  whispering  murmur  flows 

To  hylTin  its  dirge  at  evening's  placid  close- 

When  awful  .silence  holds  her  sullen  reign) 

And  moonlight  sparkle  on  ihedimiiled  main  j 

Or  through  some  ancient  solitary  tower 

Dirport  loose  tlia,lous  at  the  midnight  hour  • 

Whence  ao-,vs  the  charm  these  hallowed  scenes  impart, 

«  o  warm  the  fancy,  and  afleci  the  heart  ? 
Why  swells  the  breast,  alive  at  every  pore, 
With  throbs  luifcnown,  with  pains  unleir  before  I 
Why  turns  the  restless  glance  on  every  side 
In  grateful  gloom, or  melancholy  pride  ' 
Touch'd  by  quick  Sympathy's  mysterious  spring. 
Thoughts  airy  sprites  in  aiazy  circles  win". 
On  the  fine  nerves  impress  a  trembling  th?iil, 
And  move  obedient  to  the  wakeful  will; 
Till  memory's  trains  in  swift  succession  rise 
And  iwanti  Retirement  blend  harmonic  dyes! 

Another  observation  of  that  Poet  i,,  the  social  scenes  are 
incapable  of  aaoidingconsolatioii  to  the  heart  in  the  un 
fortunate  incidents  of  life,  in  disappointment,  sorrow  and 
despair. 

The  lovely  maid,  whose  native  virtues  flow 

Chaste,  as  the  airy  web  of  printless  snow. 

It  in  sad  hour,  the  prey  of  treacherous  toil. 

Her  riHed  hftnor  fall  some  plunderer's  spoil 

How  van,  the  hopo  to  hide  fiom  public  fai^e 

1  er  deep  contrition  and  ingenuous  shame  .' 

rt'here'er  she  turns  the  cit  Jed  crime  prevail!, 

in  smiles  reproaches,  ai.d  in  sneers  assails. 

And,  like  some  troubled  ghost,  in  thm  disguse. 

The  pointed  insult  meets  her  downcast  eyes. 

In  vain  may  eloquence  in  mercy  plead 

To  spare  the  person  yet  detest  the  deed. 

Ungenerous  censure  dooms  to  deadlier  woe 

The  wretch,  who  suffered,  than  who  dealt  the  blow. 

Poor,  wandering  outcast,  though  with  arrowy  iway. 
Embittered  memory  haunt  the  fatal  day. 
When  life's  bright  visions  wiih  pollution  fled, 
And  virtue  sickened  with  the  tears  she  shed  ; 
No  more  returned  the  scenes  of  festive  mirth. 
When  youth  and  fancy  cheer'd  the  social  hearth, 
Or  tript  with  truant  steps  thevcrdant  heath. 
To  watch  the  sun-beam  as  it  blushed  in  death  j 
let  shall  meek  solitude  with  temperate  sway 
Gild  the  deep  shade,  and  lightthe  closing  day. 
Lull  the  keen  pangs,  thy  bleeding  breast  that  tore, 
AndhWow  tran»ports,life  can  ne'er  restore. 


For  1804 — 5. 


SELECTED  POETRY. 


W  O  M  E  N. 

Lovely  women,  pride  of  nature. 

Good  and  sweet,  and  kind  and  fiir, 
1  ban  man,  a  higher  stile  of  creature. 

Perfect  as  celestiajs  are  : 
fee  Myra  comes  like  stately  Juno, 

Ever  fair  and  ever  yonng. 
Completely  like,  as  I  and  you  know. 

For  she,  like  Juno,  iat  a  t,/ifene. 

Voung  Celia's  ctiarrtts  that  beam  so  sweetly. 

To  paint,  ah  what  can  words  avail. 
£he  s  Venus  self,  and  so  completely. 

That  Celia  is,  like  Ve-.us/Ai,7  .- 
To  woo  the  charming  filoriana. 

Audacity  would  stand  »fri,id  , 
She's  chaste  awd  icy,  as  Diana, 

And,  like  Diana,  o;i  cUiHaii 

Thus  women  boast  a  near  relation,, 

Tis  plain,  to  the  celestial  race. 
Thus  we  of  their  divine  creation 

A  family refemblance  trace  :    ' 
If  then  some  faults  of  this  completion, 

Likefpots  upon  the  fun,  their  fame, 
Kust  this  same  model  of  perfection. 

The  stars,  not  women,  are  to  blame. 


JN  UNFORTUtTATE  MOTHEIi, 

TO     HER     I.VFA.VT     AT     Tlin     BJtEASr. 

Unhappy  child  of  indiscretion  ! 

Toor  blumberer  on  a  breast  fotlorn. 
Pledge  and  reproof  of  past  tranlgiersion. 

Uear,  though  unwelcome  to  be  born  ; 

For  thee,  a  fuppliant  wish  addrefsing, 

ro  Heaven,  thy  mother  fain  would  dare. 
Jlut  crnfcious  blushings  stain  the  blefsing. 
And  sighs  fuppicfs  my  bioken  prayr. 

But,  fpite  of  thcfe,  my  mind  unshaken. 

In  parent  duty  turns  to  thee  ; 
Though  long  respected,  ne'er  forfaken. 

Thy  days  shall  lovd  and  guarded  be. 

-And  let  the  injurious  worl.l  uphrai*  thee. 

For  mine  or  for  thy  fathers  ill, 
A  namelcfs  mother  oft  shall  aid  th^e, 

A  hand  unfeen  protect  the  still. 

And  while  to  rank  or  weal'h  a  .stranger 
Thy  life  an  humble  courfe  shall  run  ■ 

Soon  shall  thou  learn  to  fly  the  danger. 
Which  I,  too  late,  have  iearn'd  to  shun. 

Mean  time,  in  thefe  fequestered  vallies. 
Here  mayst  then  rest  in  safe  content  j 

For  innocence  may  smile  at  malice. 
And  thoii,  O  thou  !  art  innocent. 

Here  to  thine  infant  wants  arc  given 

Shelter,  and  rest,  and  purest  air. 
And  milk  as  pure — but  mercy,  heaven  ! 

My  tears  have  dropp'd,  and  mingled  ther;. 

AMANDA. 


ON  MRS.  JANE  LOUISA  STUART. 

Her  peerless  beauty  sheds  celestial  light. 

An  angel's  glory,  which   enchants  thesight  : 

Pure  mental  beams  through  blooming  features  play. 

Her  fmile  is  mornirg,  and  her  eye  is  day. 

More  than  my  muse,  such  heavenly  charms  require. 

Minerva's  pencil,  and  Apollo's  fire. 


ON  A  MODERN  DRAMATIST. 


Not  for  the  tfta^e  his  plays  are  fit. 
But  the  closet,  (said  a  wit :) 
The  closet !  (said  his  friend)  I  ween. 
The  viater  clotct  tis  /ou  meiin. 


Vol.1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


175 


HUMANITY  TO  ANIMALS. 

{Vrcm   Suutbcy'i    Travrh   into   Spain.) 

I  will  rf\ve  to  yoii  a  eircumstarcs  which  occorrf  J  al 
ASo  in  FiulunJ. '  Voii  will  iillnin:  ihe  dcfpotic  ju'.ticfc 
of  the  maglfti-ates.  A  dog.  who  hat!  beenruii  over  by  a 
carriage,  craijled  to  the  d>or  of  a  rnnner  in  .that  town  ; 
the  man's  fon,  a  boy  of  fifteen  years  of  ajte.  first  stoneil. 
and  tlien  poured  a  vtf^cl  of  bo'.liiig;  water  iijwn  the  mitie- 
rable  animal.  This  act  of  dlabolxal  cilielty  was  witnefs- 
erf  by  one  nf  the  majistraies.  who  thought  that  fvich  bar- 
barity tlcferveii  to  be  publicly  noticcil.  He  fhcie fore  in- 
formed the  other  mjgisiriTcs,  who  unanim  uOy  agreed  in 
contlininin-;  the  boy  to  this  punishme.it  .  —  He  was  imiiri- 
foned  till  'Mx  next  market  day  ;  then  In  the  prefer.ce  of 
all  the  pop!?,  Jie  was  conducted  to  the  place  of  execution 
by  an  officer  if  justice.  «lio  read  to  him  b  i  fenteiice.— 
■'  Inhuman  young  man,beca«ife  youdiil  not  afsist  an  ani. 
mal  who  implored  your  aCntanV-j  by  its  cries,  and*  who 
derives  beirj  from  the  I'iiii'.e  God  who  gave  you  life,  he- 
caulc)Ouad.-led  to  the  lot  turns  of  the  a^'onizing  btast, 
and  muiilere'l  it.  the  Council  of  Ibis  city  have  fentei.ced 
you  to  wear  on  your  breast  the  name  you  dtScrve,  and  to 
receive  fifty  stripes  "  He  then  hung  a  hi acl^  board  round 
bis  neck  with  this  infcription  :  ■•  A  favage  and  inhuman 
ycung  man  1"  and  after  infiicring  on  bim  f.ventv-five 
stripes,  he  proceeded  :  •*  Inhuman  young-raati  t  you  have 
now  felt  a  s'ery  fViall  degree  of  the  pain  with  vjhich  you 
tor'ured  a  helplef^  animal  iii  its  hour  of  death  !— .^s  you 
wish  for  mercy  from  that  God  who  created  all  that  live, 
learn  humaniiy  for  the  future."  He  then  executed  the  re- 
mainder t)f  the  fenience. 


GRATITUDE. 

THERE  is  a  fpccics  of  grateful  remorse  which  has 
fometim-^  been  known  to  operate  forcibly  on  the  minds 
of  the  most  hardened  imptlience.  An  actor,  celebrated 
for  mimicry,  was  to  have  been  employed  by  a  comic  au- 
thor, to  take  oflfihc  perfon,  the  m.inner.  and  the  singular- 
ly aukward  ddivcry  of  the  celebrated  Dr.  Woodvi'ard, 
who  was  to  be  introduced  to  the  stage  in  a  very  laugha- 
ble charac:rr.  The  mimic  dreO.ed  himfelf  as  a  country- 
m-iO,  and  waited  on  th.-!  iloclor  with  a  long  catalogue  of 
ailment",  which  attended  on  his  wife.  The  doctor  heard 
with  amazement,  ilircdlVs  and  ])aitis  of  the  most  opposite 
natute  repeated  and  ledoubled  on  tlu;  wretched  patient. 
For  as  the  actor's  wish  was  to  keep  Dr.  Woodward  in 
bis  company  as  long  as  possible,  that  he  might  make  the 
more  olAVrvatioiis  on  his  gealure.s,  he  loUdeJ  his  pt^oT  im- 
aginary fpoole  with  cv«ry  infirmity  whicb  had  any  pro- 
bable chance  of  prMongiu;;  the  interview.  At  length,  be- 
ing  completely  master  ot  his  errand,  lie  tirew  from  his 
puil'c  a  guinea,  a.id  vith  a  fcrap;  made  an  uncouth  offer 
of  it.  ■  Fut  up  thy  money,  poor  fel  low,  (fays  the  doctor} 
put  up  thy  money.  Thou  hast  need  of  all  thy  cash,  and 
all  thy  paticiicetoo,  with  fuch  a  bundle  of  diseafestied  to 
thy  back.'  I'he  tciorreiurn*d  to  his  employer,  and  re- 
counted thewhole  conversation,  with  fuch  true  feeling  of 
the  physician's  character,  that  the  author  fcreamed  with 
approbation.  His  raptures  were,  however,  ibon  checked, 
for  the  mim  c  told  hmi  with  the  emphasis  of  fensibility, 
that  he  would  foontrdie  than  prostitute  his  talents  to 
render  fueh  genuine  humanity  a  laughing  stock  to  the 
public. 

Gratitude  is  a  duty  none  can  be  e-tcufed  from,  becaufe 
it  is  always  at  our  vwa  difpofal. 


A  WIPE  WANTED. 

■The  following  curious  advertifcment  haii lately  appear- 
ed in  the  Charleston  Times. 

A  YOUNG  MA2f, 

Naliveof  a  pleifantpart  of  New-England,  having  no 
ebjectionstocnter  upon  a  Married  Life,  hereby  makes 
known  his  intentions  to  the  Young  Ladies  of  Carolina. 
He  is  about  twenty. five  years  of  age,  of  decent  pofsessi- 
ons  and  fair  prospects—can  prciduce  unfufpccted  character 
— other  par.iculars  to  be  cxprcfsed  on  perianal  intervtew  ; 
to  approach  which,  he  fuggests  the  following  method  :  — 
The  lady  whofe  atieniioii  may  be  excited  by  thcfc  propo- 
fals,  is  desired  to  drop  a  Billet  into  the  box  of  the  Post- 
oSct  addrtfsed  to  A  .  B.  in  which  she  will  declare  fo 
much  of  her  mind,  as  is  necefsary  to  hint  the  first  avow- 
al of  an  honorable  courtship.  She  will  alio  prefcribe  her 
(fictitious)  addrefs,  together  with  the  tiine  and  place  at 
which  he  may  deposit  a  letter  of  more  q^iplicit  contents. 
This  correfpondence  may  be  continued  at  the  pleafure  of 
the  parties,  until  by  reciprocal  understanding,  they  may 
»f:.ign  an  interview.  As  his  propositions  arc  religiously 
sincere,  he  expects  that  hers  alfo  will  be  fuch,  a.  far  as 
she  thinks  proper  to  proceed.  He  pledges  the  honor  of  a 
E'lUleman  that,  whatever  may  be  his  profefsions  and  dif- 
clofures,  he  wdl  oblerve  the  most  diplomatic  silence,  and 
unremitting  fecrecy.  She  will  be  indulged  (at  any  stage 
of  the  addrefses,)  in  fufpending  the  corrcfpondence  when- 


i-v<-r  she  chufes.  At'cnii  m  in  conr,ir,iiiiy  to  the  above  ( 
sliall  be  strictljf  paid,  for  the  fp.Wc  of  fourteen. days  from  i 
therfii*.  ■<«'-  _^  ^  I 

Though  antntroduciion  totheacquaintance  of  acon-pa-  i 
nion,  I'o  novel  and  unprecedented,  intiy  weir  With  many  a  \ 
theairicAl  app<aiance,  the  writer  is  ciMifci.it'is  ofnotliiiig,  ; 
why  it  may  not  be  perfectly  consistent    with  every  object  I 
of  courtship.     As  advertift-nieots  of  this  kind,  though  re- | 
ally  Eincere,  are  too  ofien  viewed  as  mere  fcenes  of  mock-  j 
gallantry,  he  tendtr;  his  afsurances,    that    thia   l/mitijiiii 
will  be  fupported  with  ferious     intention,     and  unudectec 
candc.ur  ;   he  begs,  moreover,  that  the  Lady  who  cannot 
otherwife  be  convicted,  would  fo  refpect  the    pro|)osition 
above  slated,  as  to  make  i>n    introd-iciory  e.xperiment,  ifo- 
lated  at  her  own  pleafure,  with  caution  and  refeive. 


RF.XHRKABLE  HYI'OGHRONURIAC. 

In  the  Memnirf  of  the  Count  i       'anrepas.  published 
net  long  ago.  we  have  an  account  -         mosr  singular  hy- 


pochrondrlt.c  in  the  perfon  t.f  the  pr'  •  of  Bourbon 
once  imagined  himiVlf  to  he  a  Hai.  d  wooid  fiilTer  no 
btU  to  be  rung  in  his  p.»lace,  lest  the  noife  shoiilct  drive 
him  to  the  woods.  At  aaoiher  time  he  fancied hiiiil'df  to 
be  a  Plant,  and  as  he  stood  in  the  garden,  itisisred  on  be- 
ing watered.  He  Pome  time  after'.sards  thought  he  was 
dead,  and  refulVd  noui  ishment,  for  wliicb.  he  laid,  he 
had  no  further  occasion.  This  whin:  would  have  proved 
fatal,  if  his  friends  had  not  contrived  to  difguifetwo  per- 
I'ons,  who  were  introduced  to  him  as  his  graivlfathcr  and 
Marfcbal  l.uxu.nburg,  (both  decea.'"od)  ;  and  who,  after 
funic  convcrfation  concerning  the  shades,  invited  him  to 
dliie  with  .Marshal  Ture>»ne.  alio  d-coafed.  Our  hypo- 
chi-ondrinc  followed  thein  into  a  ccltar  prepared  for  the 
purpofe,  where  he  made  an  hearty  meal.  While  his  dil". 
oriler  had  this  turn,  healwajs  dined  iu  the  cellar  with 
fome  noble  Ghost.  We  are  alfo  informe  I.  tiiat  this 
strange  malady  did  no;  incapacitate  him  for  busioels,  el"- 
peciaily  when  his  interest  was  concerned. 


riadam:;  j:iro.''IE  bon.^p  \iite. 

Zle,;/,  (L,ngland)  -Vuy  19. 
.\rrived  this  aftertioen,  the  ship  Erin  from  Baitittiore, 
having  on  board  Madaine  Bon3p,(rte,  (late  Mil's  Patter- 
fon  )  The  shin  first  put  into  Lisbon,  and  there  landed 
JtinoME,  who  immediately  went  o!f  for  Paris,  ordering 
the  vessel  to  piocccdto  Amsterdam,  from  whence  he  in- 
tended to  have  cinveyed  his  wife  to  Paris,  thinking,  by 
the  time  the  ship  arrived  at  that  place,  he  slioiild  have  ob- 
tained the  requisite  le'ivc  fr^m  iiis  brother;  but  on  the 
ship's  arriv;J  in  the  Te^tel,  Mada-ne  Bonipirtc  was  pre- 
venied  front  t;oing  on  shore.  iVIaflame  llonaparte  is  at- 
tended by  her  brother,  r*Ir.  Palterfon,  and  a  female  com- 
panion. The  reafon  of  the  ship  cominir  into  an  En.tclish 
port  is.  that  as  M.«lame  Bonajiarte  i.s  very  far  ailVaiiced 
in  pregnancv,  hrr  brother  did  not  think  it  fafe  for  her  to 
proceed  lor  Baltimore  in  ruch  a  fitiiation.  The  captain  of 
ihe  ship  informed  me,  that  he  remained  in  the  Texel  a 
wee'rt,  and  his  vessel  was  placed  during  that  time  between 
a  64- gun  ship  and  a  frigate,  and  row  guard  boats  were 
kept  about  the  ship  during  the  night.  The  Duteh  admi- 
ral l>ehaved  with  the  greatest  civility,  and  very  frequent- 
ly lent  provisions  from  his  own  table  on  board. 

i)oTer,  ^.'lay  2I. 

This  day  at  half  past  two  o'clock,  the  beautiful  Madame 
Jerome  Bonaparte  received  the  visits  of  the  most  confpi- 
cuous  perfons,  both  ladies  and  gentlemen,  at  this  place. 
Her  style  and  behaviour  on  this  occasion  difplayed  an  un- 
alFefled  elegance  and  dignified  compofure,  which  entirely 
confirmed  the  favorable  impression,  which  was  made  on 
her  first  landing.  She  was  dressed  with  great  simplicity 
and  modesty  i  on  her  head  she  wore  no  other  ornament 
but  her  own  hair,  feeming  to  trust  completely  to  that  na- 
ture, which  had,  to  her.  been  fo  bountiful.  The  conipa. 
ny  remained  a  considerable  time,  each  apjiearing  to  vie  in 
the  offer  of  attentions.  Among  many  distinguished  per- 
fons. Lady  Forbes,  the  hon.  gen.  Hope,  Mr,  Skeffingtoii, 
8tc.  6tc.  8tc.  were  particularly  noticed. 

May  22. 

Madame  Bonaparte  has  this  day  experienced  a  continu- 
ation ofatteutions  from  the  chief  inhabitants,  the  milita- 
ry. 8cc.  The  time  of  her  residence  here  is  not  yet  deter- 
mined. 

HISTORICAL. 
Capture  or  Constanti vople,  and    discovery  of 

THE    ART    OF    PriXTINC. 

Nearly  the  fame  period  of  time  that  gave  the  world  the 
important  difcovery  of  printing,  faw  the  destniflion  of 
the  Roman  Empire  in  the  East.  In  tlie  year  J453,  the 
city  of  Constantinople  was  captured  by  the  Turks,  under 
the  command  of  Mahomet  II.  after  a  vigorous  defence  of 
53  days.  The  encouragement  which  had  been  shewn  to 
the  Greek  prnfedors  at  Florence,  and  the  character  ofi 
Cofmo  de  Medici,  a«  a  promoter  of  letters,  induced  fnany  | 


earned  G  reeks  to  feek  a  shelter  in  that  city,  where  they 
met  with  a  welcome  and  honorable  reception.  Amongst 
iKefe  were  l>emeSrins  Chalcondylti,  Johannes  Andrjni- 
twj  Calisi»s,  Constantiiis,  and  Johannes  Lafcaris,  in 
i*hom  the  platonie  philolbphy  obtained  fresh  partizans, 
and  by  whole  I'lipport  it  began  openly  to  oppof.;  itfelf  to 
that  of  Aristo'le.  lietwec.i  the  Greek  aml.llaliaa  profes- 
sors a  fpirft  of  emulaiion  svas  kindled  that  operaied  most 
favorably  on  Up  canfe  of  letters.  Public  Ichools  were 
instituted  at  Florence  for  the  study  of  ihe  Greek  tongue. 
The  facility  of  diRusiitr  thfir  labours,  by  means  of  the 
newly  difcovered  art  of  printing,  stimulated  the  learned  to 
fresh  excrtioni;  and  in  a  few  years  the  cities  of  Italy  vi- 
ed  with  eaeh  other  iu  the  number  and  elegaitcc  of  wurks 
produced  from  the  prefs. 

The  following  patriotic  and  fentimental  Toasts  arc  fe, 
lected  from  thofe  drank  at  the  cilebration  of  America. 
Independence,  in  Petersburg,  on  the  4th  intt, 

THE  DAY— 

'  The  patriot  flame  n'ith  quick  contagion  tan. 
Hill  Lighted  hill,  and  man  ele;Vi?.ed  man  , 
Her  lieroes  slam,  awhile  Columbia  monrn'il^- 
And  crown'd  with  laurels,  liberty  i-eturn'd.' 

THE  Hlf.ROES  OF  THE  RKVOLUTION— 

'Our  sires  were  known,  but  by  their  mahly  fronts 
On  their  dark  brows,  entbron'd  fat  Liberty, 
The  awe  of  ho,  1.  and  contempt  of  death  : 
'\Vc  are  not  bastards-'  ,  ; 

THE  PEOPLE  OF  THT.  u.  STATE":— 

'  Are  we  not  mark'd  by  all  the  circling  world,       ' 
As  the  great  (lake,  the  last  effort  of  Libert,  ? 
hay— .5  ,t  not  your  wealth—the  thirst,  the  food, 
1  ho  r.;ope  and  bright  a.iibition  of  your  fouls! '        \ 

THE  AMERICAN  FAIR—  \ 

'  U.-ightest  prog*,iv  of  heav'n  1  \ 

How  shall  we  trace  thy  beautii>  !-where  feleS, 
t  he  ,-oleate  hues  to  emulate  thy  bloom  !' 6  gui 


OK  nUELI.ING. 

[cy  towrtu.J  I 

THE  point  of  honor  Has  ^'e«n  deem'd  of  nfe, 
1  o  teaeh  cood  manners,  ana  to  curb  abufe. 
Admit  .t  true,  the  conliqutiiee  is  clear. 
Our  polished  manners  are  a  mask  we  wear. 
And  at  the  bottrm  barb'rou,  still  and  rndej 
We  arc  restrained,  indeed,  h.it  not  fubducd. 
1  lie  very  remeily,  however  fiire, 
Sptings  from  the  mifchiof  it  intends  to  cure. 
Ami  lav.,ge  in  its  principle  arpears, 
1  ried  as  it  should  be  by  the  fruits  it  bear., 
iis  hard,  indeed,  if  nothing  will  defend. 
Mankind  from  qua,  rels  but  their  fatal  end  ; 
1  hat  now  anil  then  a  hero  must  deceafe, 
Ihat  the  lurvivmg  worbl  may  live  in  peace. 
1  rrhaps  at  last  dole  scrutiny  may  show 
,^  he  pia^ie^U^stardly,  and  mean,  and  low  ; 
'  i>a<  ™ei.  engat.   ;„  j,  compeiPd  by  force  : 
And  ».r,  not  c|urage,  is  its  proper  a^urce. 
1  he  i,^,-  of  tj  rJ,t  custom,   and  the  f.-ar 
Lest  lops  sholifd  cenlureus  and  fools  should  sneer. 
At    least  to  trafnple  on  our  Maker's  laws,. 

To  msT^^yjif^  fix'd  eternal  state. 
Out  of  the  very  flumes  of  rage  and  hate, 
Or  fend  another  shiv'ring  to  the  bar, 
With  all  the  guilt  of  fuch  unnat'ral  war. 
Whatever  ufe  may  urge,  or  honor  plead. 
On  rc.afon's  verdict,  is  a  madman's  deed. 
Am  I  to  fet  my  life  upcu  a  throw. 

Because  a  bear  is  rude  and  surly  ?   No 

A  moral,  s^jnsible,   and  well-bred  man 
Will  not  affront  me,  and  no  other  can. 
Were  I  empow'r'd  to  regulate  the  lists, 
They  should  eneouiitcr  with  well. loaded  fijtsj 
A  Trojan  combat  would  be  something  new. 
Let  Darei  beat  JSnteUiis  black  and  bluet 
Then  each  might  show  to  his  admiring  friends, 
In  honorable  bumps  his  rich  amends. 
And  carry  in  contusions  of  his  skull, 
A  satisfactory  receipt  in  full. 

TO  CORSESPOWBENTS. 
Soliloquy  to  Hope'  has  been  accidentally  mislaid— 


if  the  author  will  take  the  trouble  to  send 
it  shall  appear  in  the  succeeding  number. 
Humility  is  inadmissible. 


I  secopd  cop'y. 


CONVERSA'l  iON  CARDS, 

FOS  SALE  AT  THIS  OFFICS. 


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176 


THE    MINERVA. 


VgI.1. 


Tie  fillaaing  ooK  TO  iNDEPeirDEMce  vim  tlelivered  in 
BaiUmoreon  ibe  itb  of  July,  at  tb;  Baltimorc  Aca- 

DEHV. 

ODS  TO  INDEPFiiDENCE. 
No  I. 

HAIL  INDEPENDENCE  !  sourse  of  parent.joy, 
Of  ill  ^hat  human  life  with  rapture  warmi  ; 
Each  freedom  loving  heart  thy  praise  emplo)-, 
That  feels  the  priceless  ralueof  thycliarnti. 
Annual  lo  thee  devoted  be  this  day, 
That  gave  our  rising  infant  empiie  birth. 
That  rescu'd  from  Oppression's  slavish  sway. 
So  great  a  portion  ol  the  peopled  earth. 

Propitious  Power  ! — To  nnem'ry  dear, 

Hij^t  let  thy  snns  thy  banner  rear, 

Where'er  by  Tyrant  wrongs  unfuri'd  ; 

O'er  iv'ty  clime — O'er  every  land, 

i.jcrend  al'ar  thy  bold  command, 

I'lll  thou  hast  freed  the  fctier'd  world. 


II. 


DeKroid  of  thee  how  abject  human  life  ! 
X>t3pp  funk  its  low,  its  servile,  cringing  siate-^ 
Dmble  to  abet  the  glorious  scri>, 
Cfdhofe  thy  native  rights  who  vindicate. 
Beieft  of  thee  degraded  nian  appears, 
Bf:>ieath  his  nature's  dignified  scale  ; 
Ht>  conscious  worth  his  humbled  visage  cheers, 
tio  manly  joys  hit  sociil  hours  regale 
As  grass  beneath  the  burning  ray, 
His  dull-spent  moments  pine  awa) — 
To  thy  undaunted  spirit  dead. 
His  native  dignity  is  fled — 
The  bending  ntick — and  suppliant  knee- 
Ne'er  INDEPENDENCE  :— taught  by  tliee— 
Usurp  the  sacred  honors  of  his  head. 

HI. 

Where  thou  art  lost— too  soon  the  humbled  soul 
Falls  prostrate  at  the  Despot's  haughty  shrine  ; 
Their  yielding  stoops  tolawles3  power's  control, 
No  more  to  boast  a  freeborn  will  divine. 
Thus  brave  old  Europe's  subjugated  swains. 
Too  long  a  tyrant's  awful  nod  ador'dt 
Tho' often  ex i I'd  from  their  native  plains 
Orscntenc'd,  guiltless,  to  th''  wheel  or  cord. 

Seldom  do  souls  ensl.w'd  pervade 

The  ma^e  that  blinds  their  van'juish'd  view  ; 

The  more  the  grievous  trilntte  p:iid — 

Tlie  more  the  galling  chains  degrade 

Whate'er  to  native  right  is  due — 
'TiMsoon  oppression's  overllowing  flood 
In  0B»«  idt  wide  vortex  whelms  the  [^blic  good. 

IV, 

Bdi  muk  !  whtre'er  thy  fearlesnriiit  glv>'! 
There  all  her  genial  powers  the  s«l  ttiaintf 
Aiseru  the  right  that  from  thy  influence  flows 
Andall  her  native  vigor  soon  regam*. 
The  Despot's  hireling's  own  thy  mMtil  I#en, 
Who  ne'er  has  bent  thee  to  the  sla^Tn^jf^e  s 
Still  in  thy  train  resistless  ranks  are  seen 
While  tyrant's  tremble  at  the  dreadful  stroke. 
Calm  peace  and  joy,  and  rosy  health. 
With  rising,  honest,  self-won  wealth. 
Contentment,   dignity  and  truth. 
And  honor's  ever  blooming  youth. 
Arc  the  fair  offspring  thou  niay'st  ownj 
Virtue  in  every  varied  view. 
Pure  patriotism's  Unsullied  hue, 
By  thy  blest  votaries  best  are  known. 


Oft  as  COLUMBIA'S  rising  states  survey'd 
In  arts,  in  arms,  in  wealth  and  virtuous  fame, 
To  mind  recall  the  bliss  that  heav'n  display'd, 
When  independence  gave  her  first  a  name, 
High  rank'd    her  'midst  the  glorious  nations  brave 
Who  nobly  bled  in  injur'd  freedom's  cause, 
Whom  no  proud  tyrant's  minions  could  enslaves 
Or  force  from  sacred  right's  eternal  cause. 
Oft  as  the  varied  year  goes  round, 
High  let  thy  celebration's  sound, 
Grateful  record  the  great  auspicious  day— 
Thiit  all  our  grievances  redren'd  s 
Our  land  with  peace  and  frtedotti  bless'd, 
Asd  CTUth'd  the  Hydra-form  of  despotic  dismiiy. 


ve  SONS  of  INDEPENnFNCE,h»il  this  day. 

Who  prize  its  worth,  inesiimably,  dear. 

Your  warmest  gratulations,  loudly  pay. 

Ye  who  its  gleaming  arms  and  standards  bear. 

Your  country  ne'er  by  nature  form'd  to  bend, 

E'en  in  her  wildest  aspect  greatly  bold. 

Her  genius  to  her  sons  would  gladly  lend. 

And  grant  them  rights  ne'er  to  be  bought  or  sold. 

See  the  rude  Indian's  untaught  mind. 

Its  independence  still  preserve — 

No  dread  cf  power — no  fawning  arts  refin»d, 

Can  force  his  yielding  soijl  lo  swerve. 

r.lush  then,  the  mind  by  culture  train'd, 

That  senseless  of  its  rights  remains  ; 

Or  basely  barters  what  much  blood  obtain'd 

For  vile  Con  uption's  mercenary  gains. 

vn. 

Nor  let  those  Jferoes  brave  lie  longobstur'd, 

In  dark  oblivion's  ungrateful  grave, 

Who  sev'n  campaigns  of  toiUnd  blood  eiidur'd, 

;\nd  lnde|  emlencelo  their  country  gave. 

What,  tho'  by  lieav'n  'bovc  panegyric  rais'd. 

Their  lov'd  remain's  on  earth's  cold  bosom  rest, 

So  long  as  deeds  of  valour  shall  beprais'd. 

So  long  they'll  live  in  every  patriot's  breast. 

Then  raise  on  high— the  loudest  strain 

*•  And  louder  yet — and  louder  yet  again"— 

The  Soils  tj  Imtepcndencf  sing. 

Who  fought  and  bled— and  bled  and  fought. 

Save  those  from  conscious  worth  that  spring; 

Or  suchas  rescu'dnation's  bring 

To  those  who  dare  their  country's  rights  redeem  ; 

Tho*  in  her  cause  they  pour  life's  purple  stream. 

vm. 

As  fair  Aurora  pours  her  golden  light, 
Wilh  spreading  glories  o'er  the  azoic  zone. 
Till  the  meridian  blaze  bin-st  on  the  sight 
So  Independence — hath  ihy  lustre  shone  ! 
Since  that  high-favor'd  band  gave  thee  a  form 
That  o'er  Columbia's  Councils  now  presides, 
Thro'  ev'ry  dark,  suspicious,  gathering  storm 
Our  civic  bark  thy  saving  influence  guides. 

All  bail  !  the  happy  rescu'd  land 

That  owns  alone  thy  lov'd  command  : 
And  all  thy  worth  maint-ains — 

From  Vermont's  deep  perennial  snows. 

To  where  fam'd  Mississippi  flows. 
O'er  vast  Louisiana's  plains  : 

Thy  massy  base  rests  on  an  empire  wide 

While  lott'ring  thrones  falls  crumbling  by  thy  side. 

IX. 

Ah !  be  it  ours  to  teach  the  human  race. 
Far  as  they  spread  o'er  this  revolving  sphere. 
That  INDEPENDENCE  is  her  native  grace 
O'er  all  our  councils  shed  lier  lustre  fair. 
That  here  we  beat  hen  stanilaid  bold  erect, 
Uutarnish'd  by  the  grasp  of  servile  hand. 
Firmly  securing  national  respect 
O'er  the  wide  confines  of  this  happy  l»nd. 

Thafneath  her  waving  banner  high  display'd 
Maturing  Virtues  pros'pious  lise. 
Fair  Honesty  without  disguise, 

And  innocence  in  snowy  robes  array'd 

Uniitl'd  Worth— with  coiihci.ujs  Merit  crown'd, 

Superior   to  the  gilded  toys  ol  state. 

Integrity  ofsoul— tho'  unrenown'J 

By  all  the  baubles  of  the  falsely  great. 

"  These,  Independence  !  in  thy  train  preside," 

Propitious  Pow'r  !  our  patron  and  our  pride 


"  O  thou  !  who  ruleft  the  world  with  sov'reign  sway— 

"  To  whom  alone,  the  Free  should  prostratebend 

"  At  first  bequcath'd,  preserve  this  blififul  day, 
"  Till  time's  revolving  course  shall  end. 
"  Totheein  one  united,  sacred  sound, 

"  Exalted  by  Colinnbia's  loud  acclaim ) 

"  Let  all  thelengthen'd  hills  and  vales  around 
"  Repeat  thy  anthem's  to  thy  glor'ous  name. 
"  Beneath  her  highly  favor'd  skies 
"  Let  independent  temples  rise, 
"  Superior  to  the  yoke  of  civil  pride; 
"  Pore  as  thyself— theirsacred  joy, 
"  Devoid  of  pomps  corrupt  alloy, 
"  O'er  all  a  pious  land  preside  ; 

lAnd  to  thy   hallow'd  throne,  otjr  grateful  nraiscs 
J'  guide."  ' 


i  O  N  iV  £  r 
On  the  Jepartnre  of  a  young  ladj. 

Tis  past  the  visionary  dream  it  o'er 

And  fled  the  pleasures  in  its  blissful  train  • 

The  joys  that  Hope  had  pencil'd  are  no  more. 
Though  the  sad  substitutes  of  Grief  remain  ! 

Lucy  !— there's  anguish  in  the  very  word. 
That  once  was  life  and  Heaven  to  my  soul— 

For.  ah!   my  falt'ring  accents  are  not  heard 
By  her  who  listens  to  the  billowy  roll ! 

She's  gone  !-The  scUddiiig  bark  unfurls  its  s»il, 

And  bears  the  prize  triumphantlv  away  ■ 
Spreads  its  wide  canvas  to  the  I'av'ring gales 

Ah    liough  the  breezes  waf,  her  m  ,he  goal. 
They  cannot  tear  her  .mnge  from  my  soul. 


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[Nt'MBER    IS. 


AMBITION. 

*lEtlVlUSTULLIUS,thesi.Mh  kins  of  Rome,  tiadtwo 
daughters  by  Tarquinil,  (iBUjhter  of  Tirquinius  Pr'ucut. 
When  they  were  tnarriiK*"'''''.  *te  gave  them  to  then 
cousin-gcrrriiis,  that  prince's  two  grandsons.  Hiison-ln- 
Uw  met  in  each  of  their  wives,  di, positions  entirely  cp- 
posiie  to  their  own  genius  and  tempers.  Lucius,  tbe  eld- 
er brother,  a  man  daring,  haughty  and  cruel,  had  *  wite 
of  a  meet,  reasonable  fpii-it.  full  of  tenderness  and  rcs. 
pc(,t  for  her  lather  Arciu^,  the  younger  brother,  mbth 
jnore  hunnne  and  tractable,  f'lund  in  young  Tullia,  one 
of  ^our  bold  enterprising  women,  c«pable  of  the  biackcft 
deeds.  Perceiving  neither  ambition  nor  daringpcss  in  her 
liusbJKd,  khe  bore  with  uneasiness  his  p«iccal>le  temper, 
by  hercal'ed  iiidolei-.cc  and  cowardice.  Inclined  entirely 
to  the  old  Tarquin,  she  teased  not  to  i-raise,  adiiiire,  ex- 
tol lijni.  as  a  man  of  spirit,  as  a  prince  worthy  his  birth. 
She  spoke  with  contempt  of  her  sister,  for  so  ill  feconj- 
inj  a  husband.  Likeness  of  temper  and  inclinations 
quickly  united  Lucius  Tarquin  and  young  Tullia.  In  the 
private  conversation  whicli  she  often  procured  wit),  her 
broiher-in-law,  she  used  the  most  injuriou!.  and  contume- 
lious language  to  inspire  him  with  contempt  for  her  hus- 
band and  s-sic-r.  She  said,  "  it  v;ould  hav«  been  much 
better  for  theftt  bnh  to  remain  unmarried  than  to  bejoin- 
cd  to  tempers  contrary  to  their  own,  and  forced  by  the 
stupidity  of  others  shaiiiefully  to  languish  away  their 
time.  If  the  gods  hid  given  her  the  husband  she  deserv- 
ed, she  would  soon  heboid  i.)  her  family  the  crown  she  saw 
in  her  fathei-s."  It  ws  not  difDcult  to  infuse  her  senti- 
ments  inio  the  prince,  and  'end  him  to  her  designs.  They 
immediately  plotted  the  death,  the  one  of  her  husband, 
the  oihci  of'his  wife  :  and  after  the  ctecolion  of  the  dou- 
ble murjsr,  they  joined  together  their  fovtunes  and  furi- 
ous tcli:>pcrs  in  marriage,  which  Servtus  dared  not  not  op- 
pose, though  he  dreaded  the  fatal  consequences  of  it. 

As  they  now  saw  no  other  obstacle  to  their  ambition 
but  Eervius's  life,  the  thirst  of  dominion  quickly  carried 
them  from  their  crime  to  another  stil!  more  horrible;  that 
fury  which  Tarquin  had  always  by  his  side  not  letting 
llin^  rcil  ntghl  nor  day,  for  fear  of  losing  the  fruit  of  her 
first  parricide'.  What  words  did  she  not  use  ?  '*  Slic 
had  indeed  found  a  nan  called  her  husband,  &  with  whom 
she  might  live  in  a  private  and  dishonorable  servitude; 
not  a  ]>rincc  who  thought  hiiui^elf  worthy  a  throne,  who 
remembered  he  was'  grandfon  to  king  Tarquin,  and  chose 
rather  te  seize  the  sceptra  than  wait  for  it.  If  you  are 
tlie  inan  I  i  magine  myself  married  to,  1  call  you  my  hus- 
band, my  lord,  and  my  kinj.  But  if  not,  my  condition 
is  so  far  altered  for  tbe  worse,  as  1  find  here  wickedness 
■joined  to  cowardice.  Dare  only,  and  you  will  meet  no 
obllacle.  Yoo  need  not,  like  your  grandfather,  cress  the 
-.•as,  or  travel  to  Rome  from  Coriuths  or  Tarquini,  to  :^c- 
q  •■■re  with  difficulty  a  foreign  kingdom.  Your  house- 
hold gods,  the  image  of  your  grandlalher,  the  palace  you 
are  in,  the  throne  yondaily  heboid,  the  name  of  Tarquin, 
all  create  and  salute  you  king.  If  you  want  cwurage  for 
lliesc  things,  why  do  you  still  disappoint  the  city  ?  Why 
do  you  appcir  like  a  prince  that  expects  to  reign  ?  Be- 
gone from  hence  to  Tarq:iinii  or  Corinth  ;  return  back  to 
your  first  originali  more  like  your  brother  than  grandfa- 
ther." 

Tarquin  cncoit:-aged  and  Incessantly  spurred  on  by  this 
domestic  fury,  throws  oHall  reatraiui^and  resolvedly  pur- 
sues the  wicked  design.  He  labours  hi  gain  the  senators, 
especially  of  the  new  creation  :  he  engages  the  youth  by 
presents  ;  and  daily  increases  his  party  by  Viis  ailabiliiy, 
and  by  promis'tig  wonders  of  himsk.lf,  whilst  he  loads  the 
king  with  the  blackest  aspersions. 

When  he  thought  theprcper  hour  was  come  to  discover 
his  intentions,  surrounded  with  a  guard,  he  abruptly  en- 
ters the  Forum,  Fear  seizing  all,  he  advances  to  the  Se- 
nate-house, seals  himself  upon  the  throne,  and  orders  the 
senators  to 'be  convened  in  king  Tarquin's  name.  They 
instantly  assembled  some  prepared  beforehand,  others  for 
fear  their  absence  should  be  ileemed  a  crime  ;  the  great- 
est part  surprised  and  troubled  at  so  strange  and  une.x- 
prcted  an  event,  attd  believing  ;  ervius  was  undone.  Up- 
on information  of  what  passed  in  the  senate,  the  king 
comes  in  whilst  Tarquin  was  in  the  midst  of  an  harangue; 
and  with  a  loud  voice  cries  out  the  moment  he  seems  him 
on  the  throne,  "  What  !  Tarquin,  dare  you,  while  I  am 
aliic,  to  call  ihe  sen.atc,  and  sit  on  my  ihrcne!"  Tarquin 
fiercely  replied,  ••  H«  sat  in  his  grandfailier's  seat,  to 
which  a  grandson  had  moie  right  than  a  slave  ;  Servius 
had  too  long  insulted  bis  betters,  and  abused  their  pati- 
ence."    Their  favourers  on  both  sides  inaie  a  great  noise 


'  m!^.''Xr' 
f    ambition 


the  people  at  the  same  time  rushed    into   tlieienate,  and 
it  appeared  the  quarrel  was  to  be  decided  by  force  . 

Tarquin  seeing  a  necessity  of  coming  to  extremeties,  at 
he  was  young  and  vigorous,  takes  the  eld  man  by  the 
Waist,  carr.es  him  out  of  the  assembly,  and  throws  him 
down  the  steps  into  the  forum  j  then  returns  into  the  se- 
nate. Servius,  all  over  bruised,  and  more  dead  than  a- 
live,  was  led  towards  his  palace  b)  a  few  officers  that  had 
not  deserted  him  out  of  fear.  He  had  scarce  raachcd  the 
street  called  Vicus  Cypriua,  when  he  ivas  overlaurn  and 
murdered  by  persons  sent  after  hurt  by  Tarquin.  It  is  be- 
lieved, and  wiih  great  probability,  that  the  deed  was 
done  by  Tullia's  advice.  It  is  certain,  she  hastily  came 
forth  at  the  first  noise,  and  crossing  the  Forum  in  her 
chariot,  without  any  regard  to  the  decencies  of  her  se.i, 
or  the  manners  of  the  time,  drove  to  the  Senate,  called  out 
her  hushiiutl,  and  first  saluied  him  king.  He  ordered  her 
immediately  to  wichdra.w  out  of  the  luniult.  When  in  lier 
return  she  came  to  the  end  of  the  Cyprian  siriret,  the 
coachman  turning  to  the  left  to  go  up  the  esquil  ina-hili, 
stopt  short,  struck  with  horror,  and  shewed  hit  mistress 
Servius's  body  covered  wilh  Wood.  The  sight  only  serv- 
ed to  exasper'aie  and  harden  lullia.  '•  The  furies,  aven- 
gers of  her  sister  and  husband  (,says  Livy)  qidte  bereav- 
ed her  at  that  instant  of  her  reason;  so  th.ii,  forget'ing 
notonly  the  sentiments  of  ni-.ure,  but  even  of  humanity, 
she  ordered  the  chariot  to  be  driven  over  her  fathers  bo- 
dy, which  occasioiitdihe  street  to  be  called  Vicni  Jie.'erj- 
fui,  the  street  of  Wickedness."  Mie  entered  her  house 
as  in  triumph,  sure  ot  reigning  for  the  fulu 
111,5  for  the  happy  success  ol  her  villanies.  '■ 
rors  would  icem  incredible  if  the  eftects 
were  not  known. 

Servius  was  an  ctccllent  prince,  and  had  reigned  forty 
years. 

Tarquin  carried  his  inhumanity  60  far  as  to  deny  him 
•.he  iuLBral  solemnities  of  a  king.  His  body  was,  by  Itis 
widow  Taiqumia,  conveyed  in  the  night  toa  tomb  with  a 
few  Iricnds  only  i  and,  as  if  she  had  survived  her  hus- 
band hut  to  pay  him  those  last  iluties,  snc  died  toon  after. 
As  fur  Taiqain,  after  a  cruel  ard  t)rannical  reign  of 
many  years,  he,  his  wife,  and  family,  were  driven 
from  the  city  into  perpetual  banishment.  I'l  the  disorder 
and  tu-nult  that  attended  the  expulsion  ol  her  husband, 
Tullia  Hcd  out  of  the  palace,  and  was  pursu^id  wherever 
the  went  with  the  cries  and  curses  of  the  people. 


BIOGRAPHY. 

THE  LIFE  OF  OLIVE U  GOLDSMltH,  M.  D. 

[_\Vq  now  have  an  opportunity,  long  desired,  of  prefcnt- 
ing  our  readers  with  anew,  copious,  accurate,  and  de- 
lightful history  of  OLivEit  Goldsmith,  whole  adven- 
tures have  all  the  air  of  romance,  while  his  writings 
are  lb  faithful  n  truth  and  nature  :  and  who  deserves 
our  love  for  the  generosity  of  his  nature  in  the  fame 
degree  that  he  excites  our  admiration  of  the  frank  sim- 
plicity of  his  style. 

This  Biography,  as  we  are  assured  on  questionable  autho- 
rity, it  composi'd  front  the  information  of  persons,  who 
were  intimate  with  Goldsmith  at  an  early  period,  and 
who  were  honoured  with  a  coniinuatian  of  his  friend- 
ship till  the  time,  when  the  world  was  deprived  of  this 
fafcinating  writer. 

This  article,  to  every  ingenious  mind,  will  fulfil  the  do  u- 
ble  feryice  of  a  cheering  guide,  and  a  useful  monitor. 
It  will  excite  a  generous  emulation  in  the  breast  of  ge- 
nius, and  it  will  oi)erate  as  a  lesson  of  instruction  to 
thole,  who  like  the  feeling  and  improvident  Goldfmitli, 
lavish  their  bounty  upon  the  undeferving,  the  worthlefs 
and  rapacious.]  (rciiT  rouio.) 


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inding  the  biography  of  poet;  is,  in  genera!, 
tertaing,  yet  thelife  of  our  au'hor,  whose  wiitings, 
prosaic  and  poetical,  have  been  alwa)s  justly  admir 
;  by  no  means  destitute  of  incident,  and  must,  to  the 
rers  of  his  works,  be  highly  accepialile. 
author  was  born  in  Elphin,  in  tlic  county  of  Ros- 
common, in  Ireland,  in  17^9.  Being  the  third  fou 
among  four  children,  he  was  intended  by  his  father,  the 
Rev.  l.,harles  Goldfmith,  for  the  church.  With  this  view 
he  was  sent  to  Mr.  Hughes's  school,  where  he  was  well 
instructed  in  the  classics,  and  was  then  admitted  a  sizcr  in 
Trinity  CoHege,  Uu'ilin,  June  11,1744.  During  his  stu- 
dios) he  exhibited  no  specimens  of  that  extraordinary  ge- 


nius which  afterwards  procured  him  so  much  respect  and 
jTopularify  ;  on  the  contrary,  h«  did  tiot  obtain  his  degree 
of  bachelor  of  arts  till  two  years  after  the  regular  time, 
(via.  Feb.  27, 1749,  O.  S.)  Relinquishing  now  his  (or  ra- 
tiier  his  faihrr's)  intentions  resjiecling  the  church,  ho 
turned  his  thoughts  to  the  profeftion  of  physic,  and,  after 
attending  seme  courses  of  anatomy  in  Dublin,  he  went  to 
Edinburgh  in  1751,  and  studied  the  several  branches  o  f 
niedicine  under  the  diflerent  professors  in  that  universitv. 
During  his  continuance  at  the  Scotch  metropolis,  he  Foon 
becanie  conspicuous  by  his  want  of  economy.  He  engaged 
to  |iay  a  sum  for  a  fcllov7-student,  when,  probably,  he 
could  not  pay  his  own  debts  ;  and  was,  in  coiistqucnc* 
of  such  rasli  prcitiise,  obliged  to  leave  .Scoiland  with  pre. 
cipitation.  Thus  terminated  his  studies  with  respect  to 
thi5  medical  profession. 

Notwithstanding  his  hasty  flijht,  lie  did  not  efcapetht 
vigilance  of  his  pursuers  :  at  Sunderland,  near  Newcastle, 
he  was  arrested  about  the  beginning  of  1754,  at  the  suit 
of  one  Barclay,  a  laylor  in  Edinburgh,  to  whom  he  had 
iiiiau'tously  given  security  for  bis  It. end.  At  length, by 
the  favour  of  Laugl.iiii  Matlane,  Efq  and  Dr.  Sleigh, 
then  his  fellow  students  at  college,  he  was  soon  releasetl 
from  thecluiches  ofihe  b-iililf  Hceupm  he  took  hia 
pafsage  on  board  a  Dutch  ship  to  RoittrJam. 

It  rnay  reem  foniewhat  sti-a.igc,  that  an  individual,  thus 
poor  and  JiennyLfs,  should  think  of  seeing  the  world  :  but 
men  of  gtnins  do  not  act  by  common  nucs — 'hey  I'pring 
forward  bpyjiKi  the  usual  line  ol  cuiidc-t,  and  meditaie 
deeds  of  a  d^r.ng  complexion.  This  was  strictly  the  cafe 
with  Goldsmith  on  tin.-  present  occasion. 

Upon  his  arrival  at  Rotterdam,  vve»re  asrured  that,  ha- 
ving gratified  his  curiisity,  he  proceeded  to  Brufse>  ; 
then  visited  a  larije  portion  of  Flanders.  Having  p.ifsed 
some  time  also  at  S  rasburg  and  Lonvain,  where  lie  ob- 
tained a  degrej  in  mtdicnie,  he  accompanied  an  English 
gentleman  to  tertva.  it  is  an  undoubted  f.tci.  that  this 
ingenious  man  travelled  on  f-jot,  having  left  England  with 
a  very  small  sum  of  nioney.  Uc  had  some  knowledge  of 
the  French  language  and  of  music:  he  played  tolerably 
well  on  the  Ge.  man,  fluic,  which  became  means  of  sul)- 
sis:ence,iiiouah  or  ginally  it  was  nothing  more  th.in  a- 
muscment.  His  learning  and  other  ati.tinments.  prn.jii- 
red  him  an  hospitable  rectptian  at  the  religious  houses, 
and  his  iiiusic  made  him  welcome  to  the  pea  fan  ts  of 
Flanders  and  Germany.  Hence  he  remarks — ••  Whenever  ' 
I  approaciieil  a  peasant's  house  towards  night,  I  played 
my  most  merry  tunes,  and  that  generally  procured  me 
n.-t  only  a  lodging,  but  subsistence  for  th;  n«t  day."  AC 
ihe  fame  time,  he  honestly  confesses  that  the 
r»nks  had  iiji  any  taste  fur  his  music  :  "  they,"  : 
■'  always  thought  my  performance  coious,  and  nevcrmade 
me  any  relurhformy  cndcavou. '  to  pleasethem  !"    Tliis 

man  at  the^oor,  dnijg  Ins  utmost  to  amuse,  ought  to  ex- 
cite some  degree  of^coiitpassian — he  is  a  proper  object 
of  generosity.  .V 

When  Gol^mUji^arrived  at  Geneva,  he  was  recomiricn. 
dcd  as  a  pro|!((gjiiir3on  for  a  travtUing  tutor  to  a  young 
man,  wlrj  had  been  unexp.?ctedly  Isft  a  coiisi'lerablo  sum 
of  money  by  his  uncle,  Mr.  i.  This  youth,  who  was  ar- 
tided  to  an  attorney,  oil  the  receipt  of  his  fortune,  deter- 
mined to  see  the  world,  and  our  poet  accordinglyt^ccoiil- 
pMiiedhint.  "" 

Goldsmith,  during  his  continuance  in  Switzerland,  con- 
siderably cultivated  his  poetical  talents,  of  which  he  had 
given  some  ingenuous  specimens  while  at  the  college  at 
Edinburgh.  It  was  from  hence  he  sent  the  first  sketch 
of  hisdelighlfuiepistle,  called"  The  Traveller,"  to  his 
brother  Henry,  a  clergyman  in  Ireland,  who,  giving  up 
fame  and  fortune,  had  retired  with  an  amiable  wife  toa 
happy  obfcurily,  on  an  income  of  only  forty  pounds  per 
annum. 

From  Geneva  he  proceeded  to  the  fouth  of  France, 
where  a  disagreement  took  place  bet.veen  him  and  hit 
pupil,  when  the  latter  paid  his  preceptor  the  tmall  part  of 
his  salary  which  was  due,  and  embarked  at  Marleillet  for 
England.  Our  waoderer  in  fpite  of  many  difficulties,  con- 
tinued to  travel,  and  saw  the  greatest  part  of  France  ,  at 
length  his  curiosity  being  graiificd,  he  bent  his  course  to- 
wards  England,  and  in  th«  year  17*!,  about  the  begin- 
ning of  winter,  landed  in  perfect  safely  at  Dover. 

Onhiarctuin  to  England,  his  nuances  were  so  low 
(his  whole  stock  of  cash  amounting  to  no  more  than  a 
lew  halfpence)  that  he  with  riifilcL'i'V  got  10  London; 
where  being  an  entire  stranger,  his  mind  was  filled  with 
the  must  gloomy  reHecti0QS|  in  consequence   of  his  em- 


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THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804 — 5. 


iHi  (frjinmurt, 
terary 

a»J  hi 


•al    f.r 


iat  li*  was  invited  to  return  and  tai  e  car*:cl 
iry.  which  was  continued  foiiie  Iit;le  tinm 
whi  ch  rcq'iest  he  compMcd.  Dr.  ColJI'miili 

.1 t T)..l ir.«      *K-   _._I^i.--.t.-<l    nnu^I_ 


iiATf^A^iCtl  situation.  lie  now  ap,jlied  to  :.everal  apotheci- 
r<e^,  to  be  received  into  their  shops  as  a  journeyman  ,-  but 
though  a  Bachelor  of  Medicine,  his  applications  were  un- 
rurcensful  ;  his  br"ad  Irish  accent,  and  the  unccuthnest 
uf  his  appearance,  exposing  him  more  to  infult  tlian  pity. 
At  lengtllachcmifcr,  near  Fish.sireet,  struck  with  his-for- 
Urn  cooditioi),  a, id  the  simplicity  of  his  manner,  had 
CO'ntiassion  on  liiin,  and  took  him  into  his  claboratory, 
where  lie  continued  till  the  arrival  of  his  old  friend  Dr. 
Sleigh,  in  Lond')n.  "It  was  S-jnday,  said  Goldsmith, 
v;hen  I  paid  liinn  a  visit ;  and  it  is  to  be  supposed  in  my 
best  clothes.  Sleigh  scarcely  knew  me  :  such  is  the  tax 
the  unfortunate  pay  to  poverty.  However,  when  lie  did 
rcMllect  inc,  I  found  his  hejrt  as  warm  as  even  and  he 
bhared  his  purfe and  his  friendship  with  lae  iluiing  his 
conti::uancc  in  London." 

Soon  afier  tiiis  piriod.  he  was  engaged  to  afsist  at  the 
sc.iJcmy  of  Dr.  J  ,hn  Milner,  at  PcclJiani,  where  lie  was 
trejted  with  l.indneri  and  a'teniion.  He  had,  during  his 
ti-ivfU,  attained  a  perfect  knowledge  of  the  Latin  and 
French,  w'llch  now  he  taught,  and  tlie  latter  he  (poke 
with  fcci-.ity.  Dr.  John  Miln.-v  publislied  Greek  and  La- 
•-■ -  hich  have  bitn  much  csleenifd  by  the  li- 
ft wn-;;i  dif«eming  minister  of  eminence  ; 
IS  preached  by  Dr.  Samuel 
Chin.lhr,  well  known  for  his  able  writings  in  behalf  of 
Christianity.  Dr.  Milner  ili..-d  ab.nit  the  year  J760,  and 
Dr.  G^.ldf.nith  wasemplnyej  by  him  as  an  usher  near 
three  years.  He  was  not  indeid  with  him  at  the  tune  of 
his  death  ;  but  I'o  much  was  be  relpecled  by  the  widow 
Slid  famil/,  that  h:  was  invited  to  return  and 
ot  the  fcminarv.  which  was  continued  fome  I>t;l 
lonr<r — vitl 

came  to  I'jcitham  from  Richardfon 

writer,  al  liia  |ieriii'i  a  printer,  near  lJla..kfriars.  Here 
hf  wai  occupied  in  correcting  the  prcfs  ;  and  of  Rich- 
in  .Ion  and  hi',  fam.ly  he  always  ISoke  in  terms  of  refpect 
find  graiiludc.  H^hadalfo,  at  that  time,  foine  acfjuain- 
taiice  with  Dr.  GriHiihs,  the  Vsneiabic  proprietor  and  cdi. 
tor  of  the  Mon.hlv  Review,  10  which  rcfiKclaWu-  publica- 
tinn  be  even  then' contributed  articles  of  criticil'm.  from 
this  gentleiian  he  riceived  considerable  palt  onage.  and 
therefore  to  his  kindncfs  he  often  prc.fef^.l  himfclf  mucii 
indebted.  The  young  gentlemen  of  the  academy  were  al- 
ways Iijppy  when  they  could  get  him  on  a  winter's  tven- 
iug  to  tell  them  anecd.ites,  u  ith  which  his  mind  was  well 
stored.  But,  alas  !  he  never  was  an  economist.  Out  of 
hit  ftanty  f ilary  of  twenty  jiounJs  a  year.  Ire  fretjuently 
five  to  perlons  in  distiefo — nialiing  a  point  of  never 
fen.Vin;;^  ^  poor  author  away  without  half  a  crown!  He 
had  not  a  few  of  thefe  lat'er  applications  j  her.cc  it  was 
tbit  h,>  gereially  appliid  for  his  falary  before  it  was  due  ; 
and,  one  day,  upon  an  appliiition  of  the  kind  to  Mrs. 
Milner,  she  fmiling  laid,  "  yon  h,nl  better,  Mr.  Gold- 
fr.ii:h,  let  me  keep  your  money  for  ynu,  as  I  do  for  fomc 
of  ihc  young  gentlemen  :  'to  wbicli  he  rej.li.d,  wilh  great 
good  humour,  ••  III  troth,  madam,  there  is  equal  used," 
and  plealanily  walked  avaj.  Upon  liis  leaving  I'eck- 
Jiani,  he  I'ub^istcd  on  what  bis  talents  broui;ht  him  as  a 
vriier,  and  having  obtained  IV.me  reputatioirby  the  criti- 
rifms  be  had  wi  itten  for  the  .MonthU  Review,  he  was  en. 
gagc-lbvMr.  Griffiths  in  tht  compilation  of  it.  On  his 
return  to  London  he  had  wiMy  refulvedon  an  econonii- 

vvr.iie    fcveial    ingenious  pieces.     Hlprst^brks  were 

tlw  prelim  Stale  of '  Folite  I.ea'tningNn  Europe!"^  Mr° 
^ewb^ry,  who  at  that  time  gave  gnat  Wouragemeut  to 
liifd  of  literary  abilities,  became  cur  aaherV'-'^"'!.  ^"d 
in.'roducod  linn  as  one  of  the  writers  forTMijJFublic  Ledg- 
■  rin  which  his  "  Cuizen  i,l  the  World"  originally  ap- 
ptAVed,  under  ilie  ti.le  of  ■■  Chniefe  Letters."  It  is  alfo 
la,J  that  he  wrote  for  the  B.itish  Magazine  at  this  time, 
ot  which  Dr.  Sinollct  v\as  iben  editor,  most  of  ihofe  lif. 
la>ssnd  Tales,  which  he  afierwaids  collected  and  pub- 
lished ;u  a  Irp-arale  volume.  He  alio  wrote  occasionally 
lor  ihe  Critical  Review  ;  and  it  was  the  merit  which  he 
tlilcortied  in  crmcismg  a  dclpicable  translation  ofOvid's 
lM>ti,  by  a  pedantic  fchooliuasier,  and  his  •'  Inquiry  into 
the  prefent  State  of  Le.irning  in  Europe."  which  first  ,n. 
IrorJuecd  him  to  the  aeTjaintance  of  Dr.  Smollett,  whore, 
toiiiiii.-nded  hini  to  leveral  of  the  literaii,  and  to  most  of 
the  bookkllers,  by  whom  he  was    afterwards  paironifcd, 


{Tolc  co:iiiKued.'\ 


HOGARTH. 
»*•.  Hogarth  u.Ced  to  tell  a  story  of  his  being  once  in 
company  wich  feveral  artists,  who  were  boastinj  of  un"' 
rmtimon  works  each  had  Mecuted.  One  in  particular 
lliJ,  he  had  written  a  volume  in  folio  with  a  single  neii 
v.h.ch  he  ha.1  mended  19,  times.  Another  declared  he 
hadfitmhed  a»  que,.tria„  Siatue  with  only  .broken 
knife  for  a  chilsti,  and  a  rolling  pin  for  a  mallet.  A 
Oiird  declared  be  wgraved  »  copper.plate  with  no  other 


I  told  tlicm,'  laid  Hogarth,  •  that 

once  painted  a  Sacred  History  Piece  with  one  color, 
which  was  neither  heightened  nor  lowered  :  making  the 
back  ground  shades,  8ic.  with  one  unaltered  color."  Tlie 
company  exprefsed  their  asionishment,  and  begged  he 
would  relate  the  method  of  completing  his  performance. 
Hogarth  thus  informed  tliem  : 

_  '  I  was  lent  for  by  a  Sir  Thomas  Thornton,  a  man  of 
singular  difpositlon,  10  paint  his  stair-cafe  with  I'ome  fa- 
cred  historical  piece,  applicable  to  a  circumstance  which 
happened  to  him  once  ;  which  was  his  being  at  fea,  when 
be  was  pursued  and  taken  by  fome  Algerine  Pirates.  I 
asked  him  what  he  thought  of  the  Eg*plians  purfuingthe 
Children  of  Ifrael  through  the  red  lea." 

'  Egad,'  laid  Sir  'ihornas  '  a  lucky  thought.  'Well,  my 
dtar  friend,  begin  it  as  ibon  as  pof»ible.  But  stay,  s;ay  ! 
bold,  hold  I— What  is  )  our  price  !  1  always  liketo  make 
a  bargain  wiih  you  gentlemen  ot  the  brush'.' 

'  Dear  Sir,"  answered  Hogarth,  '  I  can  give  bo  anfwer 
to  that  until  1  have  finished.  I  shall  not  be  uareasona- 
ble  1  ycu  will  jiay  ,ne,  1  dart  fay,  as  an  artist.' 

'  Hty,  egad,  that  yen  may  depend  on,'faid  the  Baronet; 
•  but  stay,  slay  !  hold,  hold  !  1   can't  thini  of  exceeding 

Hogarth  piqued  to  have  his  talents  fo  undervalued,  ac- 
cepted the  terms  on  condition  that  five  of  the  ten  pieces 
should  be  paid  in  advance.  The  five  guineas  were  paid, 
and  the  painter  desired  to  begin  tomediately. 

Hcgarth  role  earl)  the  nt.\t  inWyning    and    took  with 
him  (.'me  u.icoiiiiiion  red  paint,  with  which  single  color 
he  covered  the  stair  cule    from  top  to    bottom.     He  then 
went  to  Sir  ThorKas's  chamber,  and  knocked  at  the  door. 
The  awakened  knight  asked— '  Hey!   WIro's-there.' 
'  Hogar;h,'  anf».^-red  the  painter. 
■  V.cll  !  what  do  you  want  ;'  laid  Sir  Thomas. 
•  The  job  isdoiK,  Sir  1  h.^mas,"  fjid  Kogarih. 
'  Done  !'  asked  ihe other.     '  Hey  the  d— I  !    no.    sure  ! 
The  siair  cafe  done  already  I  Hold,    hey — stav.    stay  ! — 
Let  me  get  on  my  morning  gown— done— l.tj— what   a 
week's  woik  done  in  a— day.     Stay,  stay  !' 

Ihe   kni^hi  hobbled  out  ol  his  chamber  as  fast  as  his 
gouty  legs  would  ptimit  :  and  rubbing  his  eves,  cried  out ; 
'  What  the  <:— I  have  we  here  !' 
'  The  red  fea  sir,'  Hogarth  anfwerecl. 
'  The  red  ^eJ  !'  said  the  assonislied  night. 
'  Hey  !  Slay,  stay  !   Hold  !  hold  !— But  where  the  d— 1 
are  the  children  of  Ifrael  >' 

■  They  are  all  gone  over.' fairi  the  painter. 
'  They  ale  all  gone  over,  'ore  they  1  — bir  Thomas  re- 
peated— .  Ley  !    stay,  s.ay  !    hold,    hold  !    but,  zounds, 
wlitre  are  the  Egpptians  !' 

•  They  are  all  uiowiitd.  Sir  Thomas,"  faid  Hogarth, 
who  wasconsiderabl)  pleafed  to  have  thus  To  properly 
tbastifcU  the  il.iberal  treatment  which  he  had  received. 

PAKI-.l.'.N  FASHIONS. 
Diamonds  and  pearls  are  in  great  request  :  they  have 
again  riftn  to  the  price  which  t;scy  fetched  before  the  re- 
volution. A  kind  of  simplicity  has  now  ufurped  at  I'a- 
ris.  the  place  of  that  univerfal  tondiiefs  for  mag  lificence 
or  ollentatious  expeiice  which  lately  prevailed  in  the  me- 
tropolis. This  taste  for  simplicity  is  not  he;ttevcr,  likely 
to  gain  odmitlaiice  into  the  French  Court.  Najiolean  ra- 
ther (li  ives  to  pien.ottluxury.ai.d  considers  the  love  of 
osicniaticn  as  the  means  of  ence.uraging  the  manulac- 
turts  oi  France.  This  opinion  was  pointedly  exprel'sedby 
hiscondi.ct  towards  a  Lady  who  was  picleniedto  thecni- 
prcfs.  f  he  appeared  in  a  velvet  drels,  without  embroi- 
dery. ThcEniperour  leniai'kedit.anddiiccicdtegur  the 
MasterofiheCcrtnion.es.  to  tell  her  il.at  her  drefs  was 
nol  fuilicently  rich.  This  commission  was  not  the  most 
agreeable  to  Stgur  ;  but  as  he  conceived  that  a  hint  from 
him  wouidcaule  lei's  cnibairafsn. em  to  the  Lady  than  a 
leproof  from  theempeior,  he  stepped  up  io  her,  and  paid 
hera  compliment  en  the  elegant  s.nipl.city  of  her  dicfs. 
'She  replied,  that  it  was  tiue  she  was  simply  dressed. 
but  she  hoped  likewise,  decent.'  •  Certainly,"  rejoined  Se- 
gur,  '  elecemiy,  but  not  fuitably." 


ON  GIVING  ADVICE. 
Advice  is  seldom  well  received,  well  intended,  or  pro- 
ductive of  any  good.  It  is  seldom  well  receieed  because 
It  implies  a  Inperiority  of  judgment  in  the  giver.'and  it  is 
seldom  intended  for  any  other  end  than  to  shew  it  •  it  is 
seldom  of  any  service  to  the  giver,  because  it  more  fre- 
quently makes  him  an  enemy  than  a  friend  1  and  as  sel- 
dom to  the  receiver,  because,  if  he  is  not  wise  enough  10 
act  properly  without  il,  he  will  scarcely  be  wise  enouch 
to  duiiiiguish  that  which  is  good.  * 

ON  IMPERTINENCE  AND  DIGNITY. 

Impertinence  is  to  dignitv  what  cunning  isto  wisdom- 
It  does  not  f.,llcw,  that  because  a  man  is  net  gum  oHm 
pertinence,  he  possesses  dignity  1  <n,  that  because  he  has" 
nocunning  heis  wiser  n  ay,  it  does  not  even  follow  that 
becaule  he  de-pises  impertinence  and  cunning,  he    sliouh 

he7ntiLirval''Je"'/"  'J,'-'"-  ''  '^  ""«  '"'"«  '<>  '^"°- 
the  intrinsic  value  of  a  thing  ;  another,  to  know  the  cur 
rentinfoniiationof  it.  '  "*'^" 


COMMUNICATION. 
Meffis.  Cook  S:  GnANTLANn. 

The  same  cause  vibi:b  made  Tibulius 
Io  be  admbet  and  copied  iy  tie  Author  „f  these  inimitahU 
ii.ies,  (a  siluUarity  0/  disfiosilioti  and  in  some  measui  e  nf  si. 
Illation,)  has  rendered  them  to  the  persim  by  tuAom  fAeji  are 
forwarded,  a  sunrce  of  meffabL  ddight.  To  attempt  the  e'slo- 
sy  "f  Mr.  Hammo.nd,  after  the  honorable  testimony  given  <f 
him  by  a  Lytlelton,  a  Stanhope,  a  ThMnpson,  viould  be  idle 
and  preposterous.  The  genuine  unaf.cled  warmth  and  sim>. 
plicity  iMch  reign  in  a.l  his  %<irilings,  must  gain  them  acces, 
to  every  heart  not  fenced  viitb  the  most  torpid,  tie  most  insen- 
sale  apathy  : — ?nust  ■welcome  them  to  every  one,  who  is  not, 
as  the  author  bus  aptly  represented  them.,  "  too  light  for  pas- 
sioii,"  or  from  "  dull  feiifation  stupidly  wife." 

[  Sy  Mr.  HAMMotJD.  ] 

All  !  what  avails  thy  lover's  pious  care  ? 

His  lav.sh  incenfe  clouds  the  sky  in  vahi  : 
Nor  wealth  nor  greainefs  was  Ins  idle  pray'r  t 

For  thee  akne  hepray'd.  thee  hop'd  to  gaift. 

With  thee  I  hip'd  to  waste  the  pleasinir  day 
1  ill  111  thy  ai-tns  an  age  of  joy  was  pa"ss'd, ' 
Then  wuh  old  love.inftnsiblv  decay. 

And  on  thy  bofom  gently  breathe  'my  last. 

1  fcorn  the  Lydian  river's  golden  wave 
And  all  the  vulgar  charms  of  human  I'ifel 

I  only  ask  to  live  my  Delia's  slave. 

And  when  I  long  have  ferved  her,' call  her  wif«. 

1  only  ask,  of  her  I  love  p''>s'est. 
To  sink  o'ercome  wilh  blus  in  safe  repofe  j 

To  strain  her  yielding  beauties  to  my  breast. 
And  kils  her  weary'd  eye  lids  tilt  they  clofci 


ELEGY     IX 

With  mean  difguife  let  others  nature  hide. 
And  mimick  viitue  with  the  paint  of  a'rt , 

1  Icorn  Ihe  cheat  uf  re-afcn's  foolish  pride. 
And  boast  the  graceful  weaknefs  of  my  heart. 

The  more  I  think,  the  more  I  feel  inv  pain. 

And  learn  the  more  each  heavenly  'charm  to  nrije 
Whilst  fools  too  light  for  passion  I'afe  remTin/        ' 

And  ciuU  I'enfation  keeps  the  stupid  wile. 

Sad  is  my  day  and  fad  my  live  long  nieht 
When  rapt  in  silent  giief  I  weep^alonl;' 

Delia  IS  lost,  and  all  my  past  delight 
Is  noiv  the  fouice  oi  unavailing  moan. 

AVhere  is  the  wit  that  heighlen'd  beauty's  charms  > 
AV  here  IS  Ihe  face  that  fed  my  longing  eyes  ' 

Wheie  IS  the  shape  that  might  have  blest  my  arms! 
And  where  thofe  hopes  relentlefs  fate  denies  ! 


[€legii:3  fo  A."  co.-ittKiiei.'.] 

SELECTfID  POETRY. 

The  following  SONG,  from  the  works  of  Bruce,  a  Ci. 
ledonian  Baid  of  thrlasicentury,  displays  much  of  that 
enthusiastic  pal'sion  of  Love,  which  is  a  trait  in  the  na- 
tional character  of  the  natives  of  Scotland. 

In  May,  when  ihe  gowans  appear  on  the  green, 
And  flowers  in  the  felds  and  the  foiestsare  li;en, 
Where  liUies  bloom'd  bonny,  and  hawthorns  up  ftirunr 
The  jellow-hair'd  laddie  oft  whistled  and  I'ung. 

But  neither  the  sh.ade 
Nor  the  blackbiids  i 
Conld  ideafute  his  eye 
For  love  was  his  pleai 

■The  shepherd  thus  sung,  while  his  flocks  all  around. 
Drew  neater  and  nearer  and  sigh'd  to  the  ground. 
Around,  as  m  chains,  lav  ihe  beast  of  the  wood. 
V,  ith  pity  dii'ainied,  and  with  music  subdued. 

•'  Young  Jessy  is  fair  as  Ihe  spring's  earlv  flower, 
Ai.e  Mary  sings  fweet  as  the  bird  ia  the  bower. 


r  the  sweets  of  the  flowers, 
warbled   on  blofsoming  bowers, 
hisearentertain; 
and  love  was  his  pain. 


Voll. 


THE    MINERVA. 


179 


But  Peggy  is  brighter  and  fairer  than  they  i 
blie'tfair  »»  the  morning  with  fimles  like  the  Jay. 

In   ilie  flower  of  her  youth,  in  the  blooin  of  eighteen, 
Of  Virtue  the  goddess,  of  Beauty  the  Queen  : 
One  hour  in  her  prei>cnce  an  a;ra  exceU 
Ainid  cotirts  where  Ambiiion  with  Mifery  dwcllt. 

Fair  totheshi  pherds  the  new  springing  flowers. 
When  May  and  when  morning  kaii  on  the  gay  hours  ; 
lUlt  Peggy  is  brighter  and  fairer  than  tliey  j 
She's  fair  as  the  morning,  and  lovely  as  May. 

Sweet  to  the  Shepherd's  the  wild  woodland  found 

W  hen  larks  sing  above  him.  and  lambs  bleat  arounui 

Kut  Peggy  far  sweeter  can  speak  and  can  sing. 

Than  the  notes  of  ih.:  warblers  tiiat  wclco.-nc  the  spring. 

When  in  beauty  the  moves  by  the  brook  of  the  plain, 
Yoird  call  hc^r  a  Venus  mw  sprung  from  the  main  : 
When  she  sings,  and  the  woojs  with    their  echoes  reply, 
Vnu-d  Ihinli  that  an  an^cl  was  warbling  on  high. 

Ye  powers,  who  preside  over  mortal  estate  I 
Whose  ncd  ruleth  nature,  whose  pleasure  is  fare, 
O  grant  inc,  O  grant  inr,  the  heav'n  of  her  charms  ! 
May  1  live  in  her  presence,  and  die  in  hcrarms! 

THE  EMtTr  PUPSX. 

A    UV  rHYRAMBlC. 

WHEN  r,3rtune  smiles  and  monev  comej, 

Like  torrents  ruihir.g  to  the  main, 
Icounl,  with  joy,  thegrowingsums 

That  fill  Mv  chest,  and  swell  my  gain  ; 
Then  can  I  kiss  a  smiling  lass. 

Nor  fetl  my  conscience  eer  the  worse  ; 
Can  sing  my  sonj,  can  drink  my  glass, 

Nordreadthe  plague  o£  Empty  Furce. 

The  north  wind  howls,  the  snow  descends, 

And  winter  rnleS  the  np'ni'ig  year ; 
But  1  will  social  fire  and  triemls, 

Notenipesl  fed, no  danger  fear  : 
No  stKo^j!  u'iu^t,  no  iColJiig  •aif: 

Have  I  to  llappv  hours  a  tnrsfc  ; 
But  lc«d  a  nurriihll  sii^lelife, 

Noi  dread  the  plague  •f  tm!>ly  Purse. 

Tis    5pr"ng— the  smiling  fieMs  are  gay. 

New  beluiies  freshen  in  the  grove  ; 
Sv.cet  minstrels,  perch'J  ou  ever/  spray 

Awaken  cheerfulness  and  love. 
But  I,  more  gay  than  e'en  ihe .spring. 

Rove  free  as  air — or  speed  my  course 
Todistant  climes,  on  Pleasure's  wing. 

Nor  dread  the  plague  of  Kmplj  Purst. 

E'en  summer's  raging  he.its,  in  vain 
Attempt  10  lob  me  o{  delight  ; 

And  chilling  autumn's  frost  and  rain, 
Serve  but  more  social '^o^-^  finvitc. 

While  money  la.sts,  Ml  revel  still- 
Twill  all  expenses  reimburse  t 

Take  coijr:.gc,  Iriends,  your  glasses  fill. 
And  dream  no  more  of  Enip:y  purse. 


HISTORICAL  ANECDOTE. 
GUELPH,  and  his  principal  fqllowers,  were  besieged 
in  thecaslle  of  Winsburgh  i  and  having  sustained  great 
loss  in  a  sally,  they  were  obliged  lo  snrr^-nder  at  dm  reti- 
on.  The  Lniperor  (Conrad)  however,  instead  of  using  his 
trood  fortune  with  rigor,  granied  the  duke  and  his  chief 
oiTicer!,  permission  to  retire  unmolested.  But  the  Dutch- 
ess, suspecting  the  generosity  of  Conrad  with  whose  en- 
mity against  her  husband  she  was  well  acquainted,  beg- 
ged that  she,  and  the  other  women  in  the  castle,  might  be 
i.Howed  to  come  out  with  as  much  as  each  of  them  could 
carry,  and  be  conducted  to  a  place  of  safety.  H;r  request 
wasgrante(l,  and  the  evacuation  was  immediately  per- 
formed ;  when  the  Emperor  and  his  army,  who  expected 
to  see  every  lady  loaded  with  jewels,  gold  and  silver,  lie- 
licld  to  their  astonishment,  the  Duchess  and  her  fair  com- 
jianions  staggering  under  I'ne  weight  of  their  husbands — 
The  tears  ran  down  Conrail's  cheeks  :  lie  applauded  iheir 
conjugal  tenderness,  and  an  accommodation  with  Guelph 
and  his  adherents  was  the  consequence  of  this  act  of  fe- 
male heroism. 

TRUE  HAPPINESS. 
THE  man  who  confi'ies  his  desires  to  h-s  real  wants, 
is  mure  wise,  more  rich  and  contented,  than  any  other 
mortal  existing.  The  system  upon  which  he  acis,  is  like 
Ills  soul  replete  with  simplicity  and  true  greatness  ;  and 
seeJiinghis  felicity  in  innocent  obscurity  and  peaceful  re- 
tirement, he  devotes  his  mind  to  the  love  of  truth,  and  his 
highest  happinci>s  in  a  contented  heart. 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 


TO  HOPE. 


Soft,  fvveet,  issuarive  pow'r,  by  all  on  whoni 
■I'he  wi'hVing  hand  of  item  adversity 
Hard  presses  ;  from  the  infancy  of  time. 
And  still  in  many  an  orizon  invok'd  : 
'   Thou  who,  in  mercy  to  a  wretched  race. 
Canst  fmooth  with  fmiles  the  vifage  macerate 
Of  Afric'i  fon  opprcbs'di  and  move  in  brisk 
llilariiy  and  joy,  th'  e.tiaciate  form 
With  thongs  (by  Friends  accurs'd  a  human  sh»p» 
DifgracingO  ofien  torn  »nd  furrow'd  deep  : 
V/ho  hovering  o'er  the  wretch  on  fortune's  wreck 
Afloat,  Canst  whifper  pe.ice  :  Who  pour'st  into 
The  foul  betray'd  by  broken  vows'. 
Of  Love  or  Friendship,  fweet  oblivion's  draughts 
To  foster  future  blifs  :— O  leave  me  not  I 
Sorrow's  defponding  viflim  lea.'e  me  not ! 
No  ruthlefs  doiM^ting  tyrant  L 
Ko  golden  visiejBirom  my  wishes  flown. 
No  fiiend  perfidious  mourn  :— All-bonnteous  Heav'n 
From  me  ihy  lichcst  gifts  are  not  withdrawn. 
With  Frtedem's  favorite  fons  my  lot  was  thrown; 
To  pale  necessity, — to  fictious  want, 
A  stranger  : — bit  in  thee  most  rarely  ble3t. 
In  thy  possession  far  above  all  price 
Ingenuous  i^micus !  noble  proof 
Of  real  worth  and  dignity  in  man. 
But  wilt  thou  Hope  aufpicious  (and  fay  true;) 
Tell  me  the  mistrela  of  c(ich  matchlcfs  grace, 
Lach  matchlcfs  virlut,  evi-r  has  csteem'd 
At  aught  my  love,  my  truth  unfpcakabie  ! 
Say  that  thofe  lustrous  eyes  which  at  the  jilaint 
Of  wretcliednefs  would  always  '•  shine  in  tears," 
And  melt  to  foftncfs  moic  divinely  fair. 
In  tender  fympithy  will  beam  on  me. 
Should  it  be  fallacy,  yet,  yet  pr;>long. 
O  while  I  live  the  fond  deceit  prolong. 

MRGINIUS. 

C^-  A  secmc  acUress  '  To  Hi'pe,'  loriVren  in  different  «ifa- 
are,  by  the  same  aulht/r,    is  resCiK\'J  to  grace  uur  next  miin- 


ANECUOIEOF    SIR  RICHARD  STEELE. 

Tn.\T  professional  characters  are  seldom  capable  of 
the  genuine  passion  of  friendshi[).  is  a  remark  which  the 
intelligent  have  frequently  made  ;  and  the  justice  of  ihe 
observation  was  never  more  completely  veritied,  than  by 
a  gentleman  who  had  long  professed  the  highest  regard 
for  Sir  Richard  Steele.  He  not  only  admired  the  under- 
standing of  this  author,  but  was  continually  requesting 
that  he  might  be  permitted  to  show  some  positive  proofs 
of  his  regard;  assured  him,  his  purse  would  he  always 
open  to  his  wants  afld  wishes  j  and  that  by  making  u'.e  of 
it,  he  would  afford    the  highest  gratificaiioii  to  his  heart. 

Sir  Richard  had  long  declined  this  gentleman's  liberal 
oflers  ;  but  finding  himself  pressed  by  the  payment  of  a 
hundred  pounds,  he  determined  to  avail  himself  of  that 
friendship  which  had  so  frequently  been  pressed  upon 
h;m,and  accordingly  went  to  this  professional  being's 
house.  He  was  received  with  that  warmth  to  which  he 
nai  been  accustomed;  and  offers  of  friendship  were  im- 
•irtdiatcly  renewed,  when  Sir  Richard  informed  him  he 
would  with  pleasure  avail  himself  of  his  kindness,  and 
for  a  short  time  borrow  the  sum  of  a  hundred  poinds . 

Suri>ri7.e,  rather  than  pleasure,  was  depicted  in  his 
countenance;  and,  instead  of  saying  he  was  delighted  at 
having  the  power  of  lestifving his  regard,  he  col.'ly  repli- 
ed, "  Why  really.  Sir  Richard,  1  should  be  happy  to  serve 
you,  if  it  was  in  my  power  ;  but  I  assure  you  upon  my 
honor,  I  have  not  tweniy  pounds  in  the  house."  Con- 
tempt and  indignation  marked  the  features  of  the  sup- 
plicant. "  And  so,  Sir,  (exclaimed  he}  J  have  not  only 
been  deceived  by  your  professions,  but,  from  your  pre- 
tended regard,  have  been  led  to  expose  the  state  of  my 
affairs?  Thedisappointment  I  can  hear  ;  but  I  will  not 
put  up  with  the  insult ;  and  you  shall  cither  comply  with 
wha;  I  have  requested,  or  take  the  consequence  of  my 
rage."  "  Lord  bless  me,  my  dear  Sir  Richard,  (said  the 
despicable  coward)  1  really  totally  forgot  having  received 
a  hundred  pound  note,  which,  I  assure  you,  is  completely 


at  your  service;"  8c  immediately  it  was  produced.  ••  De- 
spicable as  you  are,  (replied  iir  Richard)  1  shall  make  use 
of  the  note  for  a  few  days  ;  and  advise  you  never  more 
to  proff  ss  a  passion  which  voar  contracted  heart  is  unabl* 
to  feel." 


L  0  V  E. 

ALL  serious  and  strong  expressions  of  the  passion  of 
love  appear  ridiculous  to  a  third  person;  and  though  a  lo- 
ver may  be  good  company  to  his  mistress,  he  is  lo  nobody 
else.  He  himself  is  sensible  of  this  ;  and,  as  long  as  he 
continues  in  his  sober  senses,  endeavours  to  treat  his  own 
passion  with  raillery  and  ridcule.  It  is  the  only  style  in 
which  we  Care  to  hear  of  it,  because  it  is  the  only  style  in 
which  we  ourselves  are  disposed  to  talk  of  it.  We  grow 
weary  of  the  grave,  and  long  sentenced  love,  of  Cowlet 
and  PcritAucH,  wh.-i  never  have  done  with  exaggerating 
the  violence  of  their  attachments  ;  but  the  gaiety  of  Ovid 
and  the  gallanry  of  Horace,  are  always  agreeable. 


ANECDOTE. 

A  prifoncr  in  the  fleet  prifon  fent  to  his  creditor,  to  let 
him  know  lliat  he  had  a  propofal  to  make,  which  he  be- 
lieved would  be  for  their  mutual  benefit.  Accurdingly 
Ihe  creditor  called  on  him  to  hear  it.  "  1  have  been  think- 
ing," fdid  he,  '•  thir  is  a  very  idle  thing  fur  me  to  lie 
here  and  put  you  :o  ilie  e.i;pcnce  of  f'iven  greats  a  week. 
My  being  lb  chargeable  to  you  has  given  me  great  uneasi. 
nefs,  and  it  is  impossible  to  fay  what  it  iray  cost  you  in 
the  end.  Therefore  what  I  would  propofe  is  ihis  :  you 
shall  let  me  out  of  prilbn,  and  instead  of  uven  groils  you 
shall  allow  me  only  ti^Uleeii  pence  a  we,k,  and  llie  o  her 
ten  pence  shall  go  towards  the  difchar^c  of  the  debt." 

FROM    THE   BALI.ANCE. 

No  ferious  and  attentive  reader  can  loolc  on  a  page  of 
Young's  "  Night  Thgitghts,*'  without  finding  a  striking 
and  excellent  moral  lesson.  The  following  lines  have 
been  read  alid  quoted  until  they  are  familiar  to  almost 
every  ptrfon:  still  they  may  be  again  quoted  and  again 
read,  and  still  thev  will  be  founl  to  furnish  new  food  for 
rcflcaioi.  : 

"  The  ill!  sti  lies  ONf.      We  late  m  note  of  time 
•*  Bittjruni  its  liiss.     To  give  it  then  a  tongue 
"  Is  -iMe  in  man.     As  ,J  an  argel  spM, 
"  Ififl  the  sulemn  sound.    If  heard  urlgbt, 
*•  It  is  the  KNELi.  ofniy  departed  hours . 
"  TFoere  are  they  ?  with  Ihe  years  beyond  the  Jlood. 
•'  It  is  the  signai  that  dcntanJs  dispatch. 

A  clock,  iTiorally  considered,  is,  perhaps,  one  of  the 
most  uleful  monitors  ;hat  the  geniui  of  man  can  furnish. 
Look  at  it — you  behold  the  ])rogrefs  of  time.  Hear  it 
strike — you  are  told  anciher  hour  is  gone.  \Vhat  is  the 
a^e  of  man  .'  At  best  hut  a  few  yeari.  Years  are  c.ompo. 
led  of  days-^days  cf  hours— lio.us  of  minutes — minu  es«f 
feconds.  Man's  life  is  made  up  of  feconds^a  l  n^le  fe- 
cund is  all  that  il-piraleshim  from  eiernity  !  Look  at  yon. 
der  clock  !  How  fast  thcfe  feConds  fuccced  each  other  '. 
How  rapidladi^^ome  and  go!  yet  every  one  that  passes 
shortens  lijP^^^fc'elure,  man,  be  diligent. 

f        •m  MENTOR. 

■         S^'GULAU  CUSTOM. 
The  errc5fs  of  We  human  n-ind  are  iuinciinies  fo  ridicu- 

it  was   foriiW^a  custom  for  the  master  of  ihe  lioufe  in 
v.'hich  a  cat  died,  to  shave  his  left  eyebrow,  as  a  t-jken  * 
of  grief. 

ON  ARGU.VIENTATION. 

IT  may  hi  thought  a  parodox,  yet  I  believe  it  is  a  truth" 
that  the  applica  ion  to  rcal'on  by  argument,  is,  of  all  o- 
ther  methods,  the  least  likely  loconvince  men  of  an  er- 
ror, and  produce  a  change  in  their  opinion.  Arguments 
are  opposed  by  a  kind  of  insiinctive  impulse  ;  and  the 
mind  necessarily  fortifies  itself  in  exerting  its  uimost 
force  to  resist  an  attack.  But  if  you  laugh  at  the  ab- 
surdity, and  treat  it  with  an  air  of  superiority  and  ne- 
glect, as  the  attack. s  not  made  by  reason,  the  defence 
will  not  be  attempted  by  sophistry  :  ihe  rnind  will  of 
course  become  willing,  to  relinquish  an  opinion  that  ex- 
poses  it  to  ridicule,  and  will  then  naturally  consider  it 
with  impariiality  :  nay,  it  will  even  be  induced  to  giie 
that  up  as  indefensible,  which  is  treated  as  unworthy  of 
a  serious  confutation. 


AN  APPRENTICE  WANTED. 

A  well  difpofed  boy  of  refpectable  connexions,  who  has 
received  a  good  English  education,  will  k*  taken  on  f*» 
vorable  terms  »t  this  office. 


180 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol  1. 


l-  OO  R    M  JLRY. 

1,0  '  where  yon  yew  tree  fprcads  it's  dark'ning  shade 
Where  creeping  ivy  casts  a  diTmal  gloom. 

Where  night  birds'  notes  reverb'rate  through  the  glade, 
Cleaoder  mourns  o'er  Mar)'s  tomb. 

With  friendship's  tear  the  hallow'd  shrine  bedew'd. 
Where  youth  and  beauty  in  oblivion  rest, 
•'       With  vernal  flowers  the  fod  grown  tomb  he  strcw'd, 
1  hen  thus  exprefs-d  the  forrows  of  his  breast- 

"  Slran?er  whoe'er  thou  art,  in  pity  paufi-. 
And  if  fad  memory  e'er  clainneda  tear, 

If  thou  e'er  wept  in  sinking  virtues  caufe. 
Come  join  with  me.  and  pay  the  tribute  here. 

"  Here  in  the  clay  cold  lap  of  earth,  unknown, 
Poor  Mary  sleeps — beyojid  the  pale  of  tiniz. 

Her  grave's  sole  ornament — a  rough  hewn  stone. 
Her  birth  obscure,  and  uniiifcrib'd  her  name, 

".Mary  !  the  biyihe,  the  beauteous  rustic  ^uecn, 

Mary  !  the  echo  of  the  woodland  lawn, 
Gay  as  thelafi>bkin  bounding  o'er  the  green. 

Sweet  as  the  sky-lark  ush'ring  in  theduwii- 

"  Bur  now  she  sleeps  within  hcr  narrow  grave, 

Screened  from  ihe  cank'ring  breath  of  vuigur  scorn. 

Calm  as  the  surface  of  the  unruffl'ddeep. 

She  obey'J  ilio  mandate  in  life's  blooming  morn- 

"  Ni'ar  to  this  fpot  once  dwelt  a  lab'ring  fwain. 

The  huppy  tenantof  a  lowlv  cot, 
By  avrice  niu-nrich'J,  unbrib'd  by  gain, 

Conlcnimcit's  blefsings  were  his  humble  lot. 

"  He  had  a  fon  his  aje's  only  joy, 

Jiw  whom  concenter'd  all  a  parent's  care,  ' 
■\Vliile  Damon  doated  on  the  blooming  boy, 
I'oor  Jlarys  breast  was  toriur'd  with  despair. 

"  For  Mary  lov'd  him — to  distraction  loV'l, 
Andin  liei:  heart  the  deadly  passions  rage  : 

Maternal  influence  ne'er  love's  pangs  removd, 
Lorenzo  only  could  thofe  pailf^s  afsuaje. 

*'  I-orenr.o,  form'd  in  nature's  fairest  mould. 

The  stateliest  shepherd  of  the  neighb'ring  plain, 

What  female  could  the  noble  youth  behold, 
Anil  not  experience  love's  soft  thrilling  pain. 

"  For  Mary  too  Lorenro  often  sigh'd, 
^.    Oft  on  her  hoMm  breath 'd  his  ardnlt  love, 
*»  Where'er  she  movd  he  lingcr'd  at  hrr  side. 
And  secm'd  the  image  of  the  faithful  dove. 

'•  Oft  when  pale  Cyn'hia,  feeble  queen  of  night. 

Cast  her  bright  mantle  o'er  the  leafy  grove. 
Where  yon  wove  twigs  admit  a  glimm'ring  light. 

Has  Mary  listen'd  to  Lof^nzo's  lore. 

"  There  far  fecluded  from  nian's  prying^ 

In  mutual  love  tlic  winged  moments  M 
She  to  love's  Syren  voice  reium'd  the  sigl. 

And  each  new  hour  secm'd  fleeter  thaT  the  last. 

"  Tlitu  tliey  the  silent  hours  of  night  benlBld..  ■.' 
Thti.s  pass'Ueach  cvning  of  declining  day*"^ 

Thus  smooth  the  path  of  nature's  favourite  child. 
Without  a  thorn  to  intercept  hcr  way. 

■'O  simple  maid,  to  thy  ill  fortune  blind. 

Thou  f^irinhabiiant  of  yonder  gloom. 
Far  was  the  thought  from  thy  too  simple  mind, 

■That  thoud'st  foon  wither  in  the  icv  tom'o. 


"  One  ev'n  at  setting  fun's  diurnal  hour. 
In  tip  toe  haste  she  hied  lo  meet  her  love, 

Wiih  faulfring  siepshe  reach'd  the  conscious  bow'i 
Which  inodtst  shrinks  in  yonder  poplar. 

"  I,oreozo  came— a  melancholy  gloom 

O  ctsprcad  his  counten-..nce  ';   the  little  wood, 

Siill  as  ihedcaih-like  silence  cf  the  lomb 
Save  thelow  gurgling  of  a  little  flood. 

"  Ssve  where  the  cyprefs  adds  a  deeper  shade, 
,       Where  wanton  zephyrs  play  among  the  trees, 
M.  here  whisp.ring  leaves  the  lisfning  ear  invaie. 
And  ttetvibhug  aspins  murmur  to  the  breeze. 

"  With  seeming  fnrrow  and  unmanly  wile, 
(Veiling  the  fecret  purpose  of  his  breast,! 

In  »rtf\il  phrase  her  scruples  to  beguile. 
We  thus  the  mockery  of  love  «-\press'd  : 


''  O  Mary,  charming  empress  of  mv  heart. 

With  anguish  this  sad  moment  I  deplore. 
This  very  hour  tis  dettin'd  we  must  part. 

Part,  my  dear  girl,  perha]>s  to  meet  no  more. 

"  When  far  from  thee,  fond  mem'ry  oft  will  dwell 
On  former  moments  of  unequaJI'd  bliss. 

When  no  prophetic  spirit  dirst  foretell. 
An  hour  so  full  of  misery  as  this. 

.'^inre  envious  fate  now  robs  me  of  thy  charms, 
Let  mc  but  g»re  upon  that  heavenly  face. 
Feel  the  soft  pressure  of  those  snowv  arms. 
And  glut  witn  rapture  this  one  last  embrace. 

'  The  willing  maid,  inveigled  in  the  snare, 
Yielded,  unconscious  to  love's  flatt'ring  sway, 
I  The  villain  press'd  from  the  unguarded  fair. 
And  savage  like,  resistless,  seiz'd  his  prey. 

'  Her  tears  which  would  have  louch'd  a  murd'rer's  breast 
Hcr  spotless  innocence,  augment  the  pain. 
Increased  distress  but  cause  an  idle  jest. 
Angelic  virtue  did  but  plead  in  vain. 

'  See'st  thou  yon  lily  drooping  on  the  plain. 
Torn  by  the  ruthless  current  of  ytewind  ! 

o  fell  the  fairest  of  the  village  traj|f 
The  brightCit  ornament  of  woman  kind. 

'•  Grief  sapp'd  the  springs  of  life,  the  bow'il  her  head, 
Her  health's  livid  glow  forsook  her  tott'ring  frauic. 

She  now  lies  number'd  with  the  virtuous  dead. 
Obscure  her  birth,  her  virtues  and  her  name. 

"  Thus  by  the  demon  of  unbounded  lust, 

In  carnal  bloom,  in  Ufa's  uucheqiier'd  morn, 

A  fairer  flow'r  nov  moulders  in  the  dust, 
Than  did  iht  bed  of  Nature  e'er  adorn!" 

<»        _____  '■*■ 

POWER  OF  SOLIT0DS. 

(CONTINUED.) 

'^r,er  some  exemplifications  of  the  power  of  solifutle  on 
;We  T.irious  passions  of  the  soul,  the  poet  proceeds  to  shew 
.'«  inHueiice  muge  sorrow  and  deuth  in  the  instance  of 
St.  Aubin.1  h, stale,  though  not  remarkable  for  any 
novel  or  striking  crcttms-ance,,  being  merelv  a  descripli. 
on  of  chaiac'crm  alife  of  quietude  and  re.ire.»ent,  is  re- 
liess     '"  *  distinguished    for   its  poetical   sweet- 


Far  from  the  world,  its  pleasure  and  its  strife 
The  goodsT.  AuBiN  pass'd  his  tranquil  lij-e.       ' 
Deep  in  a  gk-n  the  rural  mansion  rose. 
And  half  an  acre  spanned  its  modest  close; 
Jiist  by  the  door  a  living  sireamle-  rolled, 
Whose  pebbly  bottom  gleam'd  with  sandy  gold. 
There  first  the  woodlark  hailed  propitious  spring, 
1  he  humming  insect  dipped  his  glossy  wing,       * 

Inveaved  with  mirtles,  near  itshubbling  head. 
Behind,  vast  mountains  clo.sed  the  wonderous  view 
Hung  O'er  the  horizon  veiPd  in  haay  blue 
Rolled  i,Tl,'i',°  ''•""'"S  eve  tr^id  vapors  h-iar 
Kolled  lis  last  gleams  their  woodv  summil^  o  er 
And,  seen  ai  distance,  thro'  soineoptninir  brake  ' 
Transparent  brightness  lit  the  neighbouring  lake. 

I  Mfd^Ji'LlVu^ranVimates^ll'ime^''^'''  "'  """» 
Or  caught  with  kiudling  glance  the  bold  designs. 
Where  horror's  form  on  beauty's  lop  reclines 

Meek  was  st.  aubin'j  soul,  hit  gentle  air 
Spoketo  the  searching  glance  the  man  of  care  ; 
L'l.like  the  giant  oak,  w;,i.h  piopp.d  on  high, 
Look's  O'er  the  storm,  and  dares  its  bolts  defv  « 
Hut  as  the  humbler  reed,  whose  pliant  train 
nend  to  the  breeze,  and  raise  to  bloom  again 
H.s ready  smile  relieved  the  welcome  poor. 
Who  throng'd  with  daily  joy  his  opening  door. 

As  the  whole  tale  is  too  long  to  be  conveniently  „tract 
ed  at  this  time,  we  must  omit    tome    parts  and   ma[e 
transition  to  those  passage,  that  will    sulfcr  the    least  hv 
tf^e^disconnection  .-    the  Hermit's  daughter   i.   thus    de'- 

One  darling  daughter  claimed  the  good  man's  care 
Cay  as  the  lark,  but  scarce  more  gay  than  fair  ■ 

Hmg  O'er  her  neck  ,n  native  wildnest  loose  ; 
Half  hTd'^VJ'?  'r;j^'"e'y"'  whose  bended  lash 
Half  hid  and  half  betrayed  a  fluttering  flash  i 
Heilih's  glow.ng  rose,  in  shadowed  lustre  sleek. 


Dill'us.d  its  virgin  blush  o'er  either  cheek  ; 
Love  in  her  form  its  bright  perfection  traced. 
Vet  drest  the  model,  still  to  nature  chaste  : 
No  sober  tricks,  no  mawkish  ^vhims  confined 
Her  lively  ease,  hcr  innocence  of  mind  ; 
A  parent's  taste  each  pure  refinement  taught, 
-And  fixed  the  polish,  when  it  formed  thethouglit. 
To  fancy's  lustre  lent  the  touch  of  art. 
And  gave  the  judgment  foree  to  guide  the  heart- 
One  of  those/<7n.f='/;«ra<,-.  a  country  sculptor,  waior. 
dered  to  engrave  on  a  tomb  stone,  the    following  words  t 

^  Wr«OK*  laomanii  a  cro^n  to  hcr  hmband. 
But  the  stone  beisg  small,  he  engraved  on  it 

St.  ?d.  to  bcr  biutmni. 


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[Number  46. 


BIOGRAPHY. 

THE  LIFE  OF  OLIVER  GOLDSMITH,  M.  D. 
Continued. 

FortcttinK  now  his  economical  plan,  he  ventnred  on  i 
yZLl  K..l^ins.  and  acc.rJnigly.uav.rt  lo  W.ne.O'T.c. 
Co.m  in  Fleei-street.  where  he  fi.visheil  his  immitiW 
nr.vel.'..  Th..  Vicar  of  Walirf^ld;"  and  having,  throngh 
,I-.ai  com.i.on  p.ssp.rt  to  the  human  ^'^^tT^'^^At^ 
,„d  the  esteem  of  Dr.  Johnson,  our  adtfirt  _ob'.a,ned  f  J 
,1  1  ..vel  the  sum  rf  CO/,  which  far  excewltd  h.s  t>tpect#? 
,i.n.s  „hehim5rlft:a,ri.dly«Unowleds«*.  Goldsmith's 
remt-ition  not  b^ms  yet  establ.shed  as  a  vmtcr,  iH»  book- 
■,clle,-w««doohifu!ofthsswce«  ofthenov'.,  and  be_ 
fore  he  hararded  p;i;'t;r  and  printing,  waited  the  tvent  ot 
..  The-  Traveller,"  after  whicU  the  no«!  appeared  to 
crea.  -idvantaffc.  It  wasinthe  yearirfij,  that  Dr.  Gold- 
L"L^;5,lded^h-.poem  of  The  Traveller  which  rV 
'."ined  ihfe  conime..d.uion  of  Dr  J.hnson,  who  caml.aiy 
acknowledged,  -  that  the.-e  had  not  been  ^.h"^.*  £■;""> 
shlce  .he  time  of  Pope."  But  s-ach  was  h.s  diffidence. 
ih.it  hclteptthe  m.inuscnpt  by  him  sorn;  years  ;  nor 
cVnUl  hcl.e'preva.l..-d  o„  to  publish  it,  till  persuaded  by 
Dr.  John5.>ii.  who  famished  hinnvuh  some  ideas  tor  us 

'"■fhf '  I'oe*,  in  cnnseqoencr  of  the  reception  it  met  with 
from  the  public,  enhanced  h.s  ruera,7  charac.er  "'^l'  -'« 
h.>okKe;lers,  and  introduced  hin  to  the  nonce  of  several 
nTsors  eminent  for  their  rank  and  superior  taKnts,  as 
Lord  Kn^enf,  Sir  Joshn  ReyholJs,  Dr.  N.ijenr,  Beau- 
<-i,-  c  MriD.-er.  Sic.  These  di-tingulshed  characiers 
'  -rc'emei-taiu.dwiih  his  conversation,  and  hlgldy  pleas- 
tdwitb  his  l»lundcrsi  MtI.e  san;  ti.ne  ilKy  admired  the 
dejunca  of  his  poems,  and  the  sin^phcuy  oX  'J=  ™-''  — 
lir  OL^illshed,  the  same  year,  a"  Coll.ection  ol  t-ssi^s. 
v.hicU  bad  previously  appeared  in  the  news  pa|)ers.  Hiasa- 
.in..s  a.1.1  other  periodical  pnb'lc.ttions.  But  the  •■  V,c.-,r 
of  ■.V'^l.et;eld.''p«Uished  in  ircC,  e5!abli:.lieti  his  reputaii- 


vdi' 


rt'ho  were 


Mr.oni.-  many  ether  characters o!  distinction 
desiroiU  to  know  our  author,  was  the  Bukeol  Northum- 
Ucliiid.  ^  =ird  tlw  cirttimstance  that  attended  his  in- 
tr'.docnon  to  that  ,wW.:man,  is  Wor.hy  of  being  related,  ^n 
orJi:r  to  sliew  a  s-uikli-.g  tvait  of  his  character.  "  I  was 
invhed,"  said  the  doctor,  by  my  friend  Percy,  to  wait  up- 
on the  duke,  in  conseti,:rllcc  of  the  satisfaction  he  had  re- 
el. Ived  ftoin  the  pernsal  of  one  of  my  productions.  I 
iht.-.^.std  mvsclf  in  the  best  manner  1  could,  and,  after 
;.tudying  some  compliments.  I  thought  iwcessary  on  such 
ar.  occasion,  proceeded  to  NonhvimbcrUnd  house,  and  ac- 
ouain-vd  ilif  s.  rvai;ts  that  1  had  part'lcnlar  businefs  with 
Lis  -^r-ice.  They  shewed  me  into  an  antl  chamber,  where, 
Utei-  wai-iMg  sonieiime.a  gentleman, very  elegantly d.-ess- 
Ttl.  ii-.jilchisapp-ar;mc  .  Taking;  hiin  fir  thedulte.  1  de- 
livtreil  all  the  fine  lhir;'s  1  had  composed,  in  order  lo 
compllmiint  hint  on  the  honour  he  had  tlone  me  ;  when. 
10  inv  great  asionishnient,  he  told  r.ie  1  had  mistaken  him 
for  h'is  inr,,ter,  who  would  see  me  immcdlaiely.  At-  that 
instant  the  duke  catneinto  the  apartment  ;  anl  I  was  so 
ccjifoai.ded  on  the  occasion,  that  1  wanted  words  birelv 
■  tufliclent  li>  c.xprefs  the  sense  I  enienaioed  of  the  duke's 
politenefs,  and  went  awav  exceedingly  .chagrined  at  the 
blunder  1  had  committed." 

The  doctor,  at  the  time  of  this  visit,  was  much  embar- 
rassed in  his  circnntstmces  -.  hut,  ya  n  of  the  honour  done 
him.  was  continually  ntenlloriiilg  it.  One  of  tho^e  in;^e- 
ni.iu.^  txcciit  A-sof  the  law,.aba;li(r,  who  had  a  wrU  -a- 
(.'inst  him,  detsrmined  to  turn  this  circumstance  to  his 
own  advantajc.  rie  wrote  hiin  a  letter,  that  he  was  siew. 
ard  to  a  nobiinun -.vho  was  charmed  with  rcidlng  his 
jjroijuction.  and  had  ordered  blm  to  deiii-e  the  doctor  to 
r.ppoint  a  place  where  he  might  have  the  honour  of  mect- 
i 'ig  him.  to  conduct  him  to  his  lardibip.  The  vanity  of 
poor  Goldsmith  immediately  swallowed  tlie  bait ;  he  ap- 
apoi.ucd  the  British  C.ilfee-house,  to  which  he  was  ac- 
companied by  his  friend  Mr.  Hairiihon.  theprinter  of  the 
Ciiiicjl  Review,  who  in  vain  remonstrated  on  the  singu- 
Krity  of  the  applicaTion.  On  entering  the  coffee-room, 
I'-c  bailiff  piid'tiis  rcfpecistj  the  doctor,  and  desired  that 
-.  ;  mv'ht  have  the  honor  of  immediaiely  attending  him. 
11;eyba.l  scjrce  entered  Pall-Mall,  in  their  v;ay  to  his 
1  nd'.hip,  when  the  ba:l:tf  jiroduced  hiswrit.  Mr.  Hamil- 
ton generously  paid  tiie  money,  and  redeemed  the  doctor 
from  captivity. 

As  our  amhor's  disposition  could  not  L«ep  pace  with 
his  «conomicol  resolution,  soon  after  the  publication  ot 
bis  "  Vraveller,"  he  changed  rfi«  lodginjs  in  the  WiiiB- 


Oince  Court.  for»  set  of  ehambers  in  fh«  Inner  Temple  ; 
K  at  the,  sanic  time,  in  Conjunction  with  Mr.  Bott,  a  lite- 
rary friend,  took  a  country-nouse  on  the  i  dgeware  Uoad,  I 
for  the  bciiel'it  of  the  air,  and  the  inconvenience  of  retire-  j 
ment.  He  gave  this  little  mansion  the  jocular  appellati- 
on of  tlie  ahutmihr' I  fiirutiic,  being  bhilt  in  a  faniaftic  | 
si)U  by  its  original  possessor,  »h<>  was  one  of  the: 
eraft. 

^  In  thii  rural  retiremeni  he  wrote  his  "  Hiatory  of  En- 
rglar.d,  in  a  .-jciios  of  Letters  from  a  Nibleman  to  his 
■  .^on  :•  and,  as  an  income:,tible  proof  of  the  merit  of  this 
production,  it  was  generally  sup'Mivcd  to  h.ive  Come  from 
tUc  pen  ol  Lord  i-yutclton,  one  of  the  most  elegant  wvi- 
icls  jf  Uiiv  tiuei  aiid.il  r.iay  licfaftlicrr  obfecved,  to  en- 
hance the  repuiationcf  the  work,  that  it  was  nev'er  disa- 
vowed by  that  noble  lord  to  any  of  his  most  intimate 
frienus.  It  had  a  very  extensive  sale,  and  was  introduced 
into  many  seminarie^^earniiig  as  a  most  useful  guide  to 
the  study  of  Engllshfl^ry. 

It  was  a  true  obser^mon  with  the  doctor,  that  "of  all 
his  compilations,  liis  •  Selection  of  English  I'nctry' 
showed  the  most  the  art  of  ihc  piofrsrion."  To  fur.iish 
copy  for  this  work,  required  no  invention,  and  but  little 
thought;  he  had  only  to  mark  with  a  pencil  the  particular 
passages  for  the  primer,  so  that  he  easily  acquired  two 
hundred  pounds  ;  but  then  he  observed,  lest  the  ptcmium 
should  be  deemed  more  than  acompcnsatiou  for  the  la- 
bour,'•  that  a  luan  shews  his  judgment  in  these  selecti- 
ons i  and  he  rtSy  be  oUcn  twtiuy  years  of  his  life  culii. 
viiing  ihaijudgineni." 

In  176b,  ne  commenceddramaiist,  having  liroduced  his 
comedy  ol"  The  Good-natvived  Man."  first  aced  at  the 
I  htaire  Royal,  Covcm  Gardcti,  but  which,  though  it  ex- 
hibited stvong  marks  of  genius,  and  keen  observations  on 
uitn  ai.d  manners,  did  iioi  at  hrst  meet  with  that  ap 
pUukc  which  was  due  to  its  merit.  »5"hc  bailiff  scene  waa 
generally  reprobated,  though  the  characters  wtre  well 
drawn  ;  however  to  comply  with  the  taste  ot  the  tcwn, 
the  ici.ie  was  afterwards  greatly  abr.dged.  Many  p^ri 
were  lilshly  applauded,  as  poli!?l':.iiig  gieal  comic  genius, 
and  paii.cnL.ly  that  of  Croakci  s  ti  cliiracier  truly  origi- 
nal, t,\cellenily  conecivid  by  the  au.lior,  and  highly  stiji- 
poned  by  Shuicr,  the  most  popular  comedian  o^  bts  day 
1  he  mantiiicr  of  h;s  rciding  the  incendiary  l.;tter  in  ilit 
fourth  act,  a,.d  the  expression  of  (he  diiVerent  palsions  by 
which  he  was  agitated,  produced  shouts  of  applause 
Goldsmith  him. elf  was  so  transported  with  the  acting  ol 
bnuttr,  that  he  expressed  his  gratitude  to  him  before  the 
whole  con.pany,  assuring  him,  •'  he  hadcxceeded  his  own 
idea  ol  the  character,  and  that  the  hne  comic  richness  of 
bis  colouring  made  it  almost  appear  as  new  to  him  as  to 
any  ocbcr  person  in  the  house."  l^r.  Johnson,  as  a  token 
of  his  friendship  for  the  author,  wrote  the  prologue.  In 
ihe  character  ot  the  Gond-naiund  Man,  our  author  deline- 
ated his  own,  and  it  must  bo  confessed,  that  the  picture 
was  very  jubt. 

The  eniolumtnte  arising  from  this  comedy,  including 
copy-right  and  his  three  nights,  were  above  five  hundred 
pounds,  by  which,  with  an  af-ditional  sum  he  had  reserv. 
ed  out  of  the  product  of  a  "  Roman  History,"  in  two  vo- 
lumes 8vo.  and  an  "  Hisiory  of  England,"  four  volumes 
8vo.  he  was  was  enabled  to  descend  from  the  attic  story  he 
occupied  in  the  Inner  Temple,  and  take  possession  of  a 
spacious  sei  of  chambers  in  Brook  Court,  Middle  Temple, 
which  he  purchased  at  no  less  a  sum  than  four  hundred 
pounds,  and  was  at  the  iurthcr  charge  of  furnishing  those 
chamb-rs  in  an  elegant  manner. 

Notwithstanding  this  elevation,  his  pride  was  hurt  by 
the  greater  success  of  Mr.  Kelley's  comedy,  called  "  False 
delicacy,"  which  was  brought  out  in  ojiposition  to  his.  at 
ihe  riv-l  theatre,  under  the  superinlcntlance  Of  M.  Gar- 
rick,  and  though  inferior  to  Dr.  Goldsmith's,  in  point  of 
character,  plot,  and  incidcitt,  bore  away  the  palm,  and  be- 
came so  popular  apiece,  that  ten  thousand  copies  were 
sold  in  the  course  of  only  one  season  ;  when  the  book-sel- 
lers  concerned  in  the  properly,  as  a  token  of  their  ac- 
knowledgment of  the  merit  of  the  commedy,  apparent  for 
its  extraordinary  sale,  prcfcnted  Kelly  with  a  piece  of 
plate  of  considerable  value,  and  gave  an  elegant  entertain- 
ment  to  him  and  his  friends.  These  circumstances  irra. 
tated  the  feelings  of  Goldsmith  to  so  violent  a  degiee,  as 
to  dissolve  the  bonds  of  friendship  bet  ween  Xelly  and  him  i 
for  though,  in  every  other  instance,  he  bore  a  near  resem- 
blance tu  his  own  character  of  the  Good-natured  nlan, 
)et,  in  li'.erary  fame,  "  he  could  bear  no  rival  near  his 
throne."  Had  not  his  countryman  and  fellow  bard  aspir- 
ed at  rivalship,  hadhe  been  motlestly  content  to  move  in 
)  an  humbler  sphere,  he  might  not  only  have  retained  his 


friendship,  but  commanded  his  purse  ,  bur  he  could  not  fl 
bear  a  rival  in  his  dramatic  pursuits  ;  and,  however  this 
may  appear  to  ordinary  readers,  as  no  pie  isin^  ch  irar  rr. 
istic  of  a^ooJ-nantre.^  man — yet  the  same  age  produced 
another  example,  and  Gamricic,  we  find,  was  no  less 
enviousof  the  success  of  oihtrs  than  Dr  Goldsmi'h  Our 
author's  morlificalion  chielly  arose  from  the  severe  criti- 
cisms ofpaftial  critics,  wno,  in  conformity  -.  rh  the  lave 
of  those  times,  gave  the  preference  to  ^e  time,!  ,/ come- 
dy ;  nctwithsllnding  Dr  Gold  iniih'sl-nte  w  .,^  at  nuch 
superior  to  Mr.  Kelly's  as  "  The  wChool  lor  Scardal''  is  to 
■■  The  Heiress." 

Thus  disajipointed  in  fame,  he  reii'rned..tw  but  po^lcal  - 
studies,  antl.i»roduccd  a  highly-rtnlilud  poom,  called  •The 
Deserted  Village."     The  bookfcUer  gave  bima  note  of  an 
hundred  guinea...  for  the  copy,  which  Goldsmith  retunitd, 
saying  to  a  friend  "  It  is  too  muthi  it    is  more  than  .he 
honest  bookseller  cm  aQ'ord,  or  the    piece  is  vvorih."    He 
es:iinateil  the  value  according  to  ihe  following  computati- 
on :  "  That  It  was  neartivc  shillings  acoupiet,  which  wu 
more  than  any  bookseller  could   allbrd,  or,    indeid.    any 
modern  poeiry  was  worth  ;  bui  ihe    sale  was    fo    rapul?<'>; 
that  the  bookseller,  w  iih  the  gieatesl  pleasure,  soon  paid  ,^ 
him  the  hundred  guineas,  v/ith  ticknowledgment  for  the 
generosi')'  be  had  evinced  upon  the  occasion. 

This  poem  was  by  no  means  a  hasty  production,  it  oc-  ' 
cupiid  two  years  in  compiling  ;  and  was  the  eiieci  of  ihe 
iit-ibt  niinu'c  u'.,servation,  during  an  e.vcursion  of  between 
four  and  Kve  ) ears.  Soonfftcr  iheappearar.ee  of  this 
work,  he  paid  a  tribute  to  the  merit  of  Dr.  Parnell,  i)i  a 
Life  prefixed  to  a  new  ed  tion  of  that  elegant  writer's 
*■  I-ocnis  on  several  Occasions  t"  a  work  thai  does  honour 
totheh-ad  and  heart  of  ihe  autimr. 

Though  Dr.  Guldsmiih  seems  to  have  derived  more 
fanie  from  his  poems,  yet  be  was  conscious  '.hat  prose  was 
mjre  productive,  and  therefore  pursued  ihc  latter.  The 
Earl  of  I.isbuine,.whose  classical  taste  is  well  known, 
one  day  at  a  dinner  of  the  Royal  Acad,  mltiar.s.  lament- 
ed to  the  doctor  Ills  ne^l.-ctiug  the  Mu.e,.  and  inqjired 
Of  hiin  why  he  forsook  p.  etr...  in  wb.i-b  be  was  sure"  of 
ch,rririi.tg  his  readers,  to  ronipile  bis:ories  and  write  no- 
vels ?  The  tloc:or  repl.ed,  ••  My  lord,  by  courtir.g  the 
Muses  1  sitjll  starve;  but  by  my  other  labours,  1  vat, 
drink,  have  good  clothes,  and  cr.j  ly  the  luxuries  of  lite.'* 


[7'oie  co«fi/«!-'J.] 


FROM    TtlE    COI.UKBHX    CEHTIl^EL. 

THE     VjJiSArL,I!....No.  VI. 
7'A'  htluiutuhle  deccf 
i^ofotce  can  sbaU  :  vlhat  it  that  ougkt  tobe. 


ER5 


»orE. 


light  of  morning  hid  dispr-,ed  the 
light  and  announced  to  the  world  the 
day,  Hasson  rose  from  his  bed  of  an- 
j,-. — T~--  'm  -i'ciice  ?i  despondency  ever  the  spaci- 
ous ])lain5  Shichjurround  the  cltv  ofBassora.  His  cheeks 
hich  wereViaircovercd  with  th'e  bloom  of  hcahh  were 
bed  Willi  anger  and  pale  with  grief; 
his  eyes  which  once'  sparkled  with  pleasure,  now  Hasb'd 
with  despair,  bis  lips  quivered  with  rage  and  the  unut- 
tered  burst  of  imprecation  hung  upon  his  tongue.  Thus 
he  strayed  for  some  time,  without  any  reriection  that  dij 
not  lead  to  madness,  or  any  consolation  that  did  not  spring 
from  death  ;  now  hurrying  forward  with  the  speedy  con- 
fusion of  fear,  and  now  halting  to  remain  in  the  stupid 
insensibility  of  soirovv.  He  beheld  the  insect  brush  the 
dew  from  its  fliihsy  wings,  and  picpare  for  the  excursion 
of  ttif  approaching.day,  he  heard  the  biid  warble  the 
song  of  g.iicty  ors^ell  the  note  of  love,  he  saw  the  rising 
sun  about  to  dispense  heat,  promote  vegetation  and  afsist 
pleasure,  he  turnedaway,  his  heart  swelled  with  envy  Sc 
burst  into  complaint.  "  AVhy  arc  we  told  (said  he)  I'hat 
all  are  equal  sharers  in  the  bounty  of  Allah,  whilst  he  la. 
vishes  his  kindness  on  others,  I  alone  am  neglected.— 
Tell  me  thou  radiant  orb,  whose  pompous  glare  intrudes 
ujion  and  mocks  my  sufferings,  will  the  glory  of  thy  set- 
ting rays  be  looked  upon  by  such  another  wictch  as  I  am, 
coinest  thou  to  lell  me  that  thou  hast  heard  the  vows  of 
my  rival,  and  seen  the  perfidy  of  my  jnistress  &  ihou  wert 
witness  lo  their  raptures  antl  wtnl  down  in  exultation  on 
their  happines,. — 1  have  anticipaied  all  this.  But  canst 
thou  tell  me  for  what  crime  I  am  so  severely  j  unl.shed 
which  of  our  holy  prophets  mandates  have  I  disobeyed.— 
Henceforth  let  no  one  suppose  that  a  coiupliauce  with  the 


182 


THE"    MINERVA. 


For  1804- 


laws  of  Providence  will  secure  happiness  since  Asad  ii 
blessed  and  Hassan  miserable.  Why  was  I  condemned  to 
bear  ihis  burthen  of  existence  f  Irs  brif;htesl  prospecrs 
arc  as  the  midnight  darkness  ;  hope  visited  mc  for  a  mo- 
ment, to  forsake  mc  for  an  age,  and  heiglitcned  the  plea- 
sures of  the  past  only  to  encreise  the  misfortunes  of  the 
i'li'ure." — When  the  first  shock  of  calamity  hasbien  sup- 
ported, every  suc'-eeding  moment  comes  frau^jht  with  son  • 
consoling  rejection  :  we  glide  imperceptibly  froin  despair 
to  lamentation,  from  lamentation  to  tranquility.  It  'iv  as 
towith  Hassa.i,  he  rcv:twed  the  time  that  -vas  past  and 
almost  forgot  it  could  never  return,  and  remembering  the 
delights  he  had  felt,  scarcely  remembered  that  he  should 
feel  them  no  tnorc.  , 

Mis  heart  became  ameliorated,  reafon  shewed   him  the 
impiety  of  qucstirnipg  the  authority  of  heaven,  imprefsi--d 
with  horror  and  devotion,  he  fell   on  his  knees,   '  Pi  otcct- 
injpo-.vcr.ffnid  he)  through  whose  will    I  wis  born,   by 
vt.\nU  p»m\U">ioil  I  exist,  and  at  whole  command  1  shall 
g'.ve  ui>  the  iifebestov.-e,l  upoi  me,  let   thy  justice  afsist 
tiic  iti  myactions,  and  thy  mercy  forgive  me  in  my  faults;^ 
pity  ti-.y  affl'cteJ  fervant,   to  you  he    commits  the  care  of 
•liis  bjdv,  and  lo  yon  the  welf;iie  of  his  foul.'    He  remain- 
eJ-in^ln^a  fe-v  moments  and  resentment  was  no    Ion. 
fr  an  inn-atcofhis  bofom,  'hough  difconlent  still  iower- 
.  I  n.i  bis  brow  ami  laiikled  in  hi-- heart.   He  beg.in  howe- 
vr  to  thin.'<  of  reainiiug  hjinc  and   arofc    for  that   par- 
,    pole,  w!ic:i  he  faw  by  his  siilc  a  venerable  old    ma.i,  v.'ho 
iiad  listeiifd  uiiperceived  to  his  orifons.     When  the  custo- 
mat-y  falutations  of  the  east  were    over,  the  fag'c  fpoke  to 
Hifsaii  in  the    following  words:  "  My  Ion,    I  perceive 
thy  looks  are  overcast  \jiii  sirriw,  and  1  heard  vou  atl. 
drefs  youiiVf  to  A.lali  !   wiih    the  humility  of  resigiiaii 
on,  rather  ih.in  the-  ftivour  of  gra  i  aje      Arttiiou  alrei 
dy  acqu.iinteJ  with  mijforlune  !     If  il>'>u  art  come  wit 
t!ie,  1  can  Wc'ep  with  you,  for  I  have  fulVeicJ  !  I  cv.i  fyin- 
p.ithize  and  coiifole    with  >ou,    f-.r  I    have    c.ipcrenccJ 
lympalhy  and  confolaiion.     A!i,  cr.ej  Haf.-an,   thy    fur- 
rows mtisth.ivc  li?eii  lijht.fjrthy  dilcoule  isv.ify  and  thy 
looks  cheerful  ;   but  I  wii  go  with   you,  fur  if  you  cann  ii 
afsuage,  T  am  convinced  you  «  ill    at  Icist  p'.irticipa;e  nn 
v.'oes,    Tlst-y  coiiverfed  in  tliis  manner,  till    thity   rvaclied 
the- old  man's  houfo,  wliich  was  at  once  conveiiieiit,j-et;r- 
fd  and  romantic.    'Wiien  they    were    fcatwl,    Halsan  in 
compliance  with  'he  old  man's  reqnrst  toiehte  his  story, 
began,  "  It  is  now  nearly  fjiii-  years  since  my  fatlicr  who 
was  a  merchant  of  Bafsora,  died,  ard  left    to  nie  an  inhe- 
rilaiKe,  which  he  toidme  would  be  fiitTicicnt  formy  wan;s. 
Caicty  of  youth  and  variety  of  amnfemeut   loon  made  me 
^rgrt  my  h.!'.,  and  1  eiijnje.l  liaiipiiiefs  until  love  crofsed 
all  my  fciiemes  of  pleaMir.'.     The  c.iarmiug  Zelia,   wluse 
bcifty  ciiniot  be  fek  unkfs  it  is  tt^n,  and  when  feen  can- 
ntit  be  dtTci'ibed,    capiiv.ued  tny  heart.     My  hopes  were 
flatlerol  by  hfr  parents  and  relations,  but  AlaJ  appj ared, 
and  HEfs,.n    was    forgotten.    His   magnif.cent    picl'vnts 
were  a  fulScient,  thi'  his  only   rccoinmendiiion  ;  in  short 
yesterday  Zelia  give  herfelf  ijp  to   his  embraces,  and  left 
me  to    the  horror  of  di-fpalr   or  desire    of    rrven^e  " — 
II  was  not  witi).>ut  fome  dil.'iculty  that  HaCsan  finished  his 
relation  — wiien  it  was  over,  ■'  My  fon  {dM  the  old  man) 
you  are  much  agitated  and  require  reft,    here  is  a  cham- 
ber ;  1  too  will  withdraw  antj  endeavour   to   reca\er  my 
ul'ial  compolure  which  has  I'eldom  been  dif.ur'oed  lo  much 
b)  any  ihiugas  your  melaiichtjly  lale."Hjfoaa's  mii'.dwas 
i'omewhat    moie    at     ease,  and  being  weai 
ercUe  sleep  uould  have  relieved  him,  but 
t'jred  him  by   recnrri.ig  lo    his  misforfju 
himff  If  still  roaming  on  the  plain,  when  : 
stooi  before  him.  "Uafsan,  (cried  the  fp 
foul  murmured  against  ihe  decrees  of  jus 
ts;  th)  felf  difrcgarded  by  h.aven,  but  kno 
peculiar  care,  I  am  the  angel  of  faie;    Allah  lia-T-coinm._ 
sioneU  me  to  remove  the  veil   which  hides    futurity  from 
your  fight.    No  doulnyuu  believe  your  rival  happy  in  the 
pof,el'sionof  fo  brignt  a  diamond  of  ncaiity,    and  in  your 
conceptionthc  wealth  which  piocuicd    him    the    prize  is 
neccfsary  to  theenjojment  of  it.   Yet  from  thele  two  cau- 
IVs  will  fpring  all  the  evils  which  are  about  to  fall  on  the 
lu\-.dof  unlucky  ATiid.     Kee  what  is  written  in    the  book 
ot  destiny."     Haf.an  looked  on  the  page  which  the    an- 
i:cl  prelVnted  to  him,  and  read  with  horror,  that  the  chief 
vi/lor  who  WHS  cruel  ami  i.-ipacicus,  had  refolved  to  strip 
Alr.dofall  bisvastpropuity,  .^h>.■■^a    favourable  oppor. 
luii.ty  occiin-c.l,  and  the  prolusion  of  s'laves,  gold,  jewels, 
I  hi:  richnels  of  the  apparel  which  the  latter  displayed  on 
the  cehbratijn  of  his  nuptials,  encreafed  the  eageri'icfs  of 
the  tyrant. —That  the  impeacht.ient  was  already  made  out 
against  him,  and  witn.-lses  already  prep.ired  to  prove  the 
charges  it  contained,  and  but  a  few  days   were   to  ibpse 
when  fc.feittire  of  piopvrtj  ar.d  loj's  of  life     awaited  this 
victim  of  avarice,      f  hat  to  coinpleie    his    wrtlchediiel's, 
Zelia  will  apjjear  tooHcr  her   testimony  against    Uini  on 
•Jiis  trial,  for  which  she  is  to  receive  a  part  of  the  conlif- 
cited  goods,   and    to  bo   admitted  into   the  Sultan's  se- 
r..glio. 

Is  it  pofsible,  faid  Hafsan,  that  her  mind  is  Co  debaf- 
ed  !  No.-it  cannot  be  originally,  and  really  fo.  Afad 
used  her  ill,  and  madncfs  urged  her  to  vengeance.  lie 
was  jtjing  to  ask  what  chastisement  was  rel'crved  for  tha 


j  vizier,  when  he  found  tha*  the  angel  had  disa[)pearcd- 
"  My  competitor,  e.\claimed  he  «  iih  a  si^h,  by  destroying 
mv  haiipinels,  has  infured  his  t>wr,  destruction  !"  The 
old  man  now  entered  the  apartment  and  Haf-an  awoke  the 
fsge  gave  him  a  fmall  volume,  the  works,  he  fuid,  of  an 
Eastern  Philosopher,  from  which  he  had  derived  wifdom 
and  learnt  contentment. 

They  now  parted,  and  Hafsan  retraced  his  steps  to 
Bafsora,  ruminating  on  the  wonders  of  the  day,  without 
being  able  to  reconcile  himfelf  to  his  situation. 

R. 


From    ytoore'a   '*  Vievi  of  Society  artd  ^fanntra  in  Switzer- 

Suicide  is  very  frequent  at  Geneva.  I  am  (old  this  has 
been  tise  case  ever  since  the  oldest  people  in  the  rcpub- 
lie  call  remember  ;  and  there  is  reascn  to  believe,  that  it 
happens  ofiener  herein  proportion  to  the  number  of  in. 
habitants,  than  ii.  England,  (.r  any  other  country  in  Eu- 
rope. 

The  multiplicity  of  instances  which  has  occurred  since 
I  have  been  licre  is  astonishing.  Two  that  happened  vc. 
ry  lately  are  remarkable  for  the  peculiar  circumstances 
whicli  accompanied  them.  ^^ 

Tlie  first  was  occasioned  by  a  suaHl  and  nnaccouiita- 
ble  Ht  of  despair,  which  seized  the  so!Pof  one  of  the  weal- 
tiiiest  and  most  rcspec'.able  citizens  of  the  republic.  This 
'young  geiiUeinaii  li.id,  in  appearance,  every  reason  to  be 
satistied  \i  ill.  his  lut.  He  was  handsome,  and  in  vigour 
of  youib,  mar,  icd  to  a  woman  of  an  excellent  character, 
who  hud  brought  him  a  great  fortune,  and  by  whom  he 
was  the  father  of  a  line  child.  In  the  midst  of  all  these 
b.cssiiigs,  surrounded  by  every  thing  »  hich  could  inspire 
a  man  w  nh  an  attachment  to  life  he  felt  it  ir^uppot table, 
and  without  any  obvious  cause  of  chagrin,  determined  to 
dosir..j  h  mse.f. 

having  passed  soine  hours  with  his  mother,  a  mo;:  va- 
luable woman,  and  with  his  wife  and  child,  he  left  thelu 
in  apparent  good  humour,  went  into  another  room,  appli- 
ed the  muzzle  of  a  musket  to  his  forehead,  thrust  back 
the  tiigger  with  his  toe.  and  blew  out  his  br.iins,  in  the 
hearing  of  the  unsuspeiJtfng  company  he  had  just  quitted. 
'Ihe  second  instance  is,  that  of  a  blacksmith  who,  tak- 
ing the  same  fatal  resolution,  and  not  having  any  conveni- 
ent insti  uiuent  at  hand,  charged  an  old  gun  barrel  w  i  h  a 
brace  of  bullets,  and  puttirgone  end  into  the  hre  ol  Ins 
lurge,  livd  a  string  to  thcliaiulle  of  the  bellows,  bv  pil- 
ing of  which  he  ct.uld  make  them  play,  while  he  wa.  at 
aconitiiieni  tiisiance.  Kneellug  down  he  then  placid  bis 
bead  near  the  month  of  ihe  barrel,  and  moving  the  bcl 
lows  b;  means  of  the  string,  they  blew  up  the  firv.  he 
kccp.iig  his  hand  with  as. onishiug  firmness,  and  huriiiie 
deliberaiion,  in  that  position,  till  the  farther  end  of  the 
barrj  vs  as  so  heated  as  to  kindle  the  Jrowder,  whose  l.\- 
plosion  instan.ly  drove  ihe  b  illets  through  his  brains. 

I  hough  1  know  that  this  Imppened  li  crally  as  I  have 
related,  yet  there  is  something  s'j  extraordinary,  and  al- 
most inciedible,  in  the  circumstances,  that  perhaps  I 
should  not  have  mentioned  it,  liad  it  not  be^n  attested, 
aiid  known  to  the  inhabitants  oi  Geneva,  and  all  the  En- 
g'.ish  who  are  at  present  here, 

V4hy  suiciile  is  more  frtquciil  in  Great  Britain  and  Ge- 
neva thancliewhere,  wtuld  liea  matter  of  curious  investi- 
gation. For  it  siii)ears  very  extraordinary,  tliat  men 
should  be  most  inclined  to  ki'll  ihcmselvts  in  ci.untriej 
where  the  blessings  of  life  arc  hcstsecuieJ.  Tliiicii.ust 
be  some  stiong  and  peculiar  cause  for  atieOect  so  prejios- 
terous. 

Before  coining  here,  I  wasof  opinion,  that  the  frequen-  I 
cy  cfsuicide  in  kngland,  was  occasioned  in  a  great  niea-  ' 
sure  by  the  stormy  and  unequal  climnte,  which,  while  it 
cicnds  the  sky,  throws  also  a  gloom  over  the  minds  of 
the  natives. — To  this  cause  foreigners  generally  add,  that 
cf  the  use  of  coal  instead  of  wood,  for  fuel. 

I  rested  satisfied  with  some  sague  theory,  built  on 
these  taken  together  — But  neither  can  account  for  the 
same  eltect  at  Geneva,  where  coal  is  not  usetl,  aiid  where 
the  climate  is  the  same  with  that  of  Switzerland,  Savoy, 
and  the  neighbouring  parts  of  France,  »  here  instances  t/f 
suicide  aie  certainly  much  more  rare. 

Without  presuming  to  decide  what  are  the  remote 
causes  of  this  fatal  prcpensity,  it  appeal  s  evident  to  me, 
that  no  reasoning  can  have  the  smallest  force  in  preven- 
ting it,  but  what  is  founded  upon  the  soul's  immortality 
and  a  future  state— What  eflect  can  the  common  argu- 
ments have  on  a  man  who  does  not  believe  ihat  necessary 
and  important  doctrine  f— He  may  be  told,  that  he  did  not 
give  himself  life,  therefore  he  has  no  right  to  take  it  a- 
way  :  that  it  is  a  centintl  on  a  [tost  and  ought  to  remain 
till  he  is  relieved  ;— what  is  all  thisto  the  man  who  thinks 
he  is  never  to  be  questioned  for  his  violence  and  de- 
sertion.' 

If  you  attempt  to  pique  this  man's  pride,  by  asserting 
that  it  a  is  greater  proof  of  courage  to  bear  the  ills  of 
life,  th»u  to  flee  from  them  ;   he  will  answeryou  from  the 


and  after 


hethei  Cato,  Cassius  and  Mar- 

The  great  legislator  of  the  Jews  had  been  convinced, 
that  no  law  or  argument  against  suicide  could  have  any 
influence  on  the  minds  of  people  who  were  ignorant  of  the 
soul's  immortality  ;  and  therefore,  as  he  did  not  think  it 
necessary  to  instruct  them  in  the  one  (for  reasons  which 
the  bishop  of  Gloucester  has  unfuldedin  his  treatise  on  the 
Divine  Legation  of  Moses,)  he  also  thought  it  supertiu- 
ous  to  give  them  any  express  law  against  the  other. 

Those  philosophers  therefore,  who  have  endeavouretl 
to  shake  this  great  and  important  conviction  from  tlio 
minds  of  men,  have  thereby  opened  a  door  to  suicide  as 
well  as  to  other  crimes.  For,  whoever  reasons  against 
that,  without  founding  upon  the  doctrine  of  a  future 
state,  will  soon  see  all  his  arguments  overturned. 

It  must  be  acknowledged,  indeed,  that  in  many  cases 
this  question  is  decided  by  men's  feelings,  independent  of 
reasonings  of  any  kind. 

Natute  I  as  not  trusted  a  mttier  of  so  great  importance 
entirely  to  the  fallible  reason  <.r|man  ;  but  has  planted  in  the 
human  breast,  such  a  love  of  life,  and  horror  of  death,  as 
leMuiii  c.in  be  overcome  even  by  the  greatest  misfonUi'.es. 
is  a  disease  which  srmetimes  afftcts  the  body 
'ds  communicates  its  baneful  influence  to  the 
mind  over  which  it  hangs  such  a  cloud  cl  horrors  as  ren- 
ders lite  absolutely  infupportable.  l"n  this  dreadf.il  state. 
every  pleasing  idea  is  banished,  and  all  she  so'uices  of 
comfort  are  poisoned.  Neither  fortune,  honors,  friends, 
nor  family,  can  allbrd  the  smallest  satisfaction.  Hone- 
the  last  pillar  of  the  wretched  falls  to  the  ground— De'- 
spair  lays  hold  of  the  abandoned  snilerer — Then  all  rea- 
soning becomes  vain— Even  arguments  i^f  religion  have 
no  weight,  and  the  poor  creature  embraces  death  as  his 
only  friend,  which,  as  he  thinks,  may  ttiininate,  but 
cannot  augment,  his  misery. 


SELECTED  POETRY. 

[SELEcrrD  ur  a  cokresponde.nt.] 
ELEGY    Xllr. 

[    BY    Ma,    lIAM-ttOXB.    ] 

Let  others  bo.i.st  their  heaps  of  shining  gold. 

And  view  their  Brids  with  waving  plenty  crown' 

Whom  neighbouring  foes  in  constant  ter.or  hold,, 
/■.nd  trumpets  break  their  slumbers  never  found. 

Whilst  calmly  poor  I  trifle  life  away. 
Enjoy  fweet  leifuix  by  iny  cheerful  fire. 

No  wanton  hope  iny  quiet  shall  betray. 

But,  cheaply  blest.  Ml  fcorneach  vain  desire. 

With  timely  case  MI  Tow  my  little  field, 

And  plant  my  orchard  with  its  master's  hant!. 

Nor  blush  to  fpread  the  hay,  the  hook  to  wield, 
Or  range  my  sheaves  along  the  funny  land. 

What  joy  to  wind  along  the  cool  retreat. 

To  stop  and  gaze  at  Delia  as  I  go  ! 
To  mingle  sweet  difcourfe  with  kisses  fweet  ; 

And  teach  my  lovely  fchclar  ail  I  know  I 

Or  if  the  fun  in  flaming  Leo  ride. 

By  shady  rivers  indolently  stray. 
And  with  my  Delia  walking  side  by  side. 

Hear  how  they  murmur  as  they  glide  away  ! 

Thus  plcafed  at  heart,  and  not  in  fancy's  dream, 
In  silent  happincfs  I  rest  unknown, 

-" ■"■  •■  hat  1  am,  not  what  I  feem, 

lyself  alone. 


Content 

I  live  for  Delia 


Oh  foolish  man,  who  thus  of  her  possess'd. 
Could  float  and  wander  with  ambition's  wind^ 

And  if  his  outward  trappings  fpoke  him  blest 
Not  heed  the  sickneb  of  his  confcious  mind. 

With  her  I  fcorn  the  idle  breath  of  praife. 
Nor  trust  to  happiiiefs  that's  not  our  own  : 

The  fmile  of  foriune  might  fufpicion  raife, 
But  here  I  knovr  that  I  am  loved  alone. 


Vol.  1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


183 


llei's  be  ihecii-e  ot  all  my  liule  train, 
While  I  with  tender  inJoknce  am  blest, 

The  favourite  fubject  of  hur  gentle  reign. 
By  love  alone  Jisiinguishd  from  the  rest. 

Beauty  and  worth  in  heralike  contend 
To  charm  the  fancy  and  to  fix  the  mind  ; 

In  lur  my  wife,  my  mistrefs  and  my  fiicnd, 
1  taste  the  joys  of  fenfe  and  realon  join'd. 

ELEGY     XV. 
O-fay  thou  dear  possessor  ot  my  braast  ' 
•^'heie's  now  my  boasted  liberty  and  rest  ! 
Where  the  gay  mo.ments  whic!i  I  once  have  known  . 

0  where  that  heart  I  fondly  thought  my  ov.ii  J 
rrcm  plj-ce  to  place  I  folitary  roan:i. 

Abroad  uneafy  nor  content  at  home. 

1  fcorn  the  beauties  commoiT eyes  adore  ; 

The  more  1  view  them,  fL-el  thy  worth  the  more  : 
Unmoved  I  hear  then)  fpeak  or  fee  them  fair. 
And  only  think  on  thee— who  art  not  there. 
In  vain  would  books  their  formal  fucconr  lend. 
Nor  wit,  nor  v.'ifdom  can  relieve  their  friend: 
Wit  can't  deceive  the  pain  I  now  endure. 
And  wifdom  shews  the  ill  without  the  cure. 
When  from  thy  sight  I  waste  the  tedious  day 
A  thoufand  fchemes  1  form  of  things  to  fay  ; 
But  when  thy  prel'ence  gives  the  time  I  L-ck, 
My  heai;'s  to  full  I  wish  but  c:iimoi  f,>cak. 

TJfE  IVOODM.IjV. 
Departing  day's  last,  glimmering  liglir, 

Ju»i  I'civ'd  to  guide  the  Wood:n(iii's  feet, 
Aiid  mark  the  fr.K'kc  (from  shades  of  night) 

Which  circled  o'er  his  lone  r;'reat. 

How  fweet  his  pastime  and  now  free  from  care  : 
Nocruil  ihought  diMurbs  his  tranquil  breast — 

Conieniinenl,  health  and  liappinefs  are  there. 
And  afur  toil,  how  g,a;elul  is  his  rest. 

No  ftheities  of  wild  ambition  haunt  his  mind, 

All  his  dtsnes  within  thsir  fphcte  coniiu'd. 
He  onl;  tVcks  to  be  an  Uoneot  nun. 

The  fresh  repast  his  little  field  fupplies. 
The  rustic  h^mulpnn  h.ibil  ihat  he  wears. 

All  .liat  fiincgndslcems'.^rateful  to  his  eyes  ; 
It  was  not  puichas'd  with  a'loiher's  tears. 

Kind  nature  gives  him  in  the  breeaes  health, 

Afiords each blefsiiig thatforcven'  man  was  meant, 

U.ikiiown  to  luxury  he  asks  not  weaUh, 
And  labour  learns,  to  relish  his  content. 

■    Tiu-y  on  whom  pomp,  and  power,  and  affluence  wait, 
And  all  their  liour» in  pleasuie's  chafe  em|iloy, 
Kr.oiv  not  its  worlh,  they  know  not  adverl'e  fate, 
Hoast  not  a  fiorid,  riibintntary  jny. 

When  'Fir'-nnc's  gif'.s  too  prodigal  fupplies, 

Theirrcal  estimation  is  unknown  ; 
Alike  their  value,  as  when  she  denies 

The  fmallest  favours  and  allows  us  none. 

It  is  a  competence,  a  moderate  store. 

By  honest  hands  and  virtuous  actions  gain'd, 

Auguients  the  r  ue  of  every  good  the  more. 
And  yields  a  fwtetcr  comfort  when  obtained. 

What,  tho*  no  menial  train  his  signal  wait. 
Nor  foundinj  titles  lengthen  out  his  name  ' 

No  empty  vulgar  tongue,  pronounce  h  in  great 
They  are  not  happiest  who  are  known  lo    Fame  ? 

Fame,  like  the  phantom  on  the  vernal  eve. 
Allures  th'  unwary  traveller  from  his  way. 

Its  garish  lustre  shines  but  to  deileive. 
And  brightens  nearer  only  to  betray. 

The  storm  that  vents  upon  the  oal;  its  power. 
Oft  spares  the  lowly  liilyofihc  vale. 

And  ills  which  o'er  the  palace  tenant  lower, 
Selduiu  the  humble  cottager  assail. 

Free  from  those  pangs  which  haunt  the  guilty  mind, 
•  The  cares  of  grandeur,  and  ambitious  woes, 
rieas'd  with  the  present,  and  to  fu'e  resign'd, 
1'hc  happy  Woodman  whistles  as  he  goes. 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 
ON    HOPE. 

0  fay  to  man  was  Hope  in  mercy  given 
Assuasive  of  each  poignant.mifery  ! 

Forbear  my  grief  t'impugn  the  will  of  Heaven, 
But  ne'er  has  Hope  a  folace  been  to  me. 

n. 

No— no.     She  hath  envenom'd  fortune's  dart, 
Arm'd  her  with  power  to  torture  not  her  own. 

Bade  keener  anguish  rankle  in  this  heart. 
Than  lorrow's  victim's  ufually  have  known. 

III. 

Elate  on  fancy's  wings  she  bade  me  rove 

O'er  fccnesof  blifs  to  feast  my  raptur'd  fo'jl : 

Already  had  1  plann'd  a  life  of  love. 
Ah  why  tlie  de^ullusion  thus  control  > 

IV. 

1  fordly  faid,  Eudosia  will  be  mine. 

Her  happir.efs  shall  every  thought  employ, 
To  that  fole  end  each  effort  shall  combine  ; 
And  blessing  her  will  be  my  dearest  joy. 

V. 
Then  must  this  never  be!  Shall  diJ.adful  truth 

Each  trembling  hope  from  my  fad  bofom  tear ! 
O  for  another  has  thy  malchlefs  worth 

Expanded  to  niatuiiiy  fo  rare. 

VI. 

Yet  none  with  fonder  dntv  would  admire 

Such  e:;cc  lenco  ;— none  would  more  ftiihful  prove, 

None  with  n.ore  ardent  vigdance  afpire  ; 
To  be  the  worthy  i.bject  of  thy  love. 
VII. 

Oh  mo'e  thin  wretched  man  !  condemned  fa  foon, 
(In  earlrest  bloom)  to  nurfe  unceasing  care, 

With  her  who  gave  them  all  thy  ji'ys  are  flown  ; 
1li\  brightest  pi-ofpects  funk  in  black  d-^fpair. 

VIRGINIUS. 


From  the  Port  FoUo. 
COnSOLAi:lON.  — Translated  from  the  French. 

The  gi-eat  I'hilofopher  Cilophilus,  faid  one  dav  to  a  la- 
dy who  was  overwhelmed  with  grief,  and  had  just  caulV 
to  be  lb,  M:;dani.  the  queen  uf  Lngland,  daughter  of  tl.c 
great  Henry  IrV.  has  been  as  unfo.-tunate  asyourfelft  she 
narrowly  el'caped  slrpwreck  on  the  ocean  ;  she  witnessed 
the  death  of  her  ro)al  Inisbiindon  the  fcalTold.  1  ain  very 
lorry  for  her,  replied  the  lady  ;  and  she  began  to  shed 
tears  at  her  own  misfortunes. 

But,  faid  Citophilus,  remember  Mary  Stewart :  she  en- 
tertained a  very  chaste  affection  for  a  gallant  musician. 
Her  hUbbaiid  killed  her  musician  in  her  prefence;  and  af- 
terwards her  good  fnend  and  kind  relation  Qiieen  Eliza- 
beth, who  called  hetlelf  a  virgin,  caulcd  her  head  to  be 
fevered  from  her  body,  on  a  fcaffold  arrayed  in  black,  af- 
ter having  detained  her  in  prifon  eighteen  years.  That 
v/as  very  cruel,  replied  the  lady  j  and  she  was  again  plun- 
ged in  melancholy. 

You  have  perhaps,  faid  the  confoler,  heard  of  the  beau- 
tiful Joan  of  Naples,  who  was  made  pril'oner  and  strang- 
led >.  i  have  a  coaful'ed  recollection  of  it,  faid  the  afflicted 
lady. 

I  must  relate  to  you,  faid  Citophilus,  the  adventure  of 
a  princess,  whom  I  instructed  in  philofophy.  She,  like 
all  other  great  and  beautiful  princesses,  had  a  lover. — Her 
father  entered  her  chamber,  and  furprifed  the  lover, 
whofe  face  was  all  on  fiiv,  and  whole  eyes  fparkled  like  a 
carbuncle;  the  complexion  of  the  lady  was  alio  extreme- 
ly animated.  The  countenance  of  the  young  man  fo 
much  difpleafed  the  father  that  he  inflicted  upon  him  the 
most  violent  blow  th»t   ever  had  been  given  in  his  pro- 1 


vlnca.  The  love.-  feized  a  pair  of  tongi  and  broke  the  fa- 
th«r's  head,  which  waj  wich  difficuliy  cured,  and  still 
bears  the  mark  of  the  wound.  The  princefs,  in  a  fit  of 
defpair,  leapt  out  of  the  window,  and  dislocated  hec 
ancle;  and  she  at  this  day  limps,  although  in  other  ref- 
pects  her  port  and  perfon  are  amiable, — The  lover  wal 
condemned  to  death  for  having  broken  the  head  of  a  great 
prince.  Yon  may  judge  of  the  situation  of  the  princefs 
when  her  lover  was  let!  to  the  gallows.  I  frequently  fav/ 
her  whilst  she  was  in  prison;  she  never  spoke  of  an/ 
thing  but  her  misfortunes. 

Why  then,  replied  the  lady,  will  you  not  permit  me  to 
thinkofmine'  Because,  said  the  philosojiber,  you  ought 
not  to  think  of  them,  as  so  many  great  women  have  been 
so  unfortunate,  it  is  unbecoming  in  you  to  despair. — 
Think  of  Hecuba  ;  think  of  Niobe.  Ah  !  said  the  lady, 
had  I  livitd  in  their  time,  or  in  that  of  the  beautiful  prin- 
cesses whom  I  have  mentioned,  and  if,  by  way  of  conso- 
latiun,  you  have  recounted  to  them  my  miafortuncs,  do  you 
think  they  would  have  listened  to  you. 

On  the  '.ncceeding  day,  the  philosopher  lost  his  only 
son,  and  his  exce.^swe  grief  almost  threatened  his  exist- 
ence. The  lady  made  out  a  list  of  all  the  kings  who  had 
lost  their  children,  and  prefented  it  to  the  philosopher  ; 
he  read  it,  found  it  perfectly  correct,  but  his  tears  ceas> 
ed  not  to  How.  .^fter  a  lapse  of  six  months  they  met,  and 
were  surprised  to  find  e:tcU  other  in  so  gay  a  mood.  They 
erected  a  b-auEiful  statue  to  'i'liic,  with  this  inscrip- 
tion : 


7T^;i;, 


t  Ojiuo!auon. 


ANECDOTE. 

,^n  Irish  Gentloinan  lately  at  an  f  nglish  Inn,  on  recei- 
ving his  account  ffoni  the  waiter,  was  somewhat  surpris- 
ed at  perceiving  that  a  charge  for  KTir'j.te/,  sixteen  shil- 
lin,;s.  made  parts  of  its  con:ents — '  Dy  Holy  St.  Patrick," 
vociferated  the  honest  Hibernian — '  though  I  am  not  so 
low  in  behaviour  as  to  complain  of  your  account  altoge- 
ther, notwithstanding  the  items  of  it  are  high  enough  of 
all  conscience,  yet  by  the  place  of  my  birrh,  a  place  of  all 
otliers  that  I  most  adniiie,  I  am  not  to  be  triekd  by  pay- 
ing for  an  article  which  though  uppermost  in  my  wishes 
I  never  had.'  This  inipis-Zuned  exclamation  produced 
an  in'errogalion  frOTi  the  asonishetl  waiter  to  ascertain 
thi-c.iase  of  it;  to  which  the  offended  Hibernian  replied, 
•  IVbhkc)'  the  devil  a  drop  has  been  placed  before  me  !  — 
Och,  had  I  kncwn  you  h=d  got  f,ich  a  friend  in 
the  hou.<e,  I  had  taken  him  to  my  heart,  and 
giVtn  him  a  welcome  reception  before  this  time.  P.ut 
d'ye  hear,  let  tlie  dear  cre.ifura  be  introduced  to  me  im- 
mediattl/ ;  as  it  would  bean  offence  to  Ireland  not  to 
treat  him  with  a  salute,  even  though  we  should  never 
meef  bffi>ie  we  p  .ricd.'  This  produced  an  explanatiori 
and  the  regretted  Wbiikey.nwnoA  out  in  be  a  chnhe  only, 
in  which  the  gei.tleniln  had'uken  an  airing  tho  day  bcfor* 


ff'/vi  sad  m^ig^sbifi'  s  parting  horir. 

When  anJJ^imrobs  the  bainm  S'6eU, 

II  f.<i  fiin(!^Bmfi-orii  lingers  n  t 

The  vatiisiKKrfti  u-e  ! 

Alas  f  vihat  a"gitnh  remlsthe  be<trt, 

Inthat  sad  hour  vihsn  Jriendsmtist  part. 

Tet  vowtg  ey'd  hope  shall  turn  the  vieu, 
A  cheeriig  scene  nf  bliss  to  paint, 
When  starting  tears  the  eyes  6ede%:>, 
Avdall  expression  shall  be  faint, 
7")  ^nark  the  joy  vrith  'which  u-e  jgreet 
That  rapturous  tour  vihen  friends  shall  meet. 


CLARA. 


COOK  y  GRANTLAND, 

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184 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.  U 


CANTING. 
Though  most  men  are  diaernit,  jret  fnarch  mankind 
ill  rough. 
Awl  all  hivt  a  Cant,  in  whatever  they  do— 
••  Mvuin,  examine  that  muslin,"  the  StopiK/xr  fayi, 
Who  has  rcuil'd  in  Comlnll  fuch  things  all  his  day., 
"  'Ti»  as  fine  as  a  butr,  and  as  thick  as  a  bvard. 
And  more  nnonfy  in  London  cost.  Ma'am,  on itiy  word' 
Thus  praising  tlicir  (roods,  they  all  lie  and  rant, 
But  never  believe  tlieni— for  'tis  but  their  ca/rf. 

Call  the  Doctor,  and  1o  !  he  puts  on  a  grave  face, 
*'  Hem,  Sir,  I  assure  you,  a  very  bad  cafe: 
1  shouU  have  been  fcm  for  before  :   but  no  doubt 
Mv  skill  and  my  pilU  the  d  feife  can  drive  ojt." 
Of  his  wonde.fu!  ciucs  loo,  MVJch  he  will  vaunt, 
Perhaps  true,  perhaps  not,  'tis  only  his  fa;.t. 

Apply  to  the  Lawyer,  behold  he  will  quote 
What  my  lord  Cole  has  staitd,  or  Lytt'eion  wrole  ! 
He  will  praie  cf  rfjilevins,  deiniirixrs  and  cost. 
And  an  action  fo  manag'd  can  never  be  lost." 
Then  continuation  and  proof  lie  will  want. 
And  will  pocket  A,*_/>f— for  that  is  his  car.t. 

The  SoJilier  will  tell  you  the  pcrili  he's  feen, 
The  siegfs  and  battles  in  which  he  has  been  ; 
or  the  wounds  he  rcceiv'd  and  the  feats  he  has  done, 
A. id  no  music  to  him  l"I<e  ihe  roar  of  a  gun. 
A  part  of  hii  stor/  most  fully  we  grant. 
For  the  rest— a  fuldicr  fotneiiiries  has  his  cant. 

The  Cri:ic  will  fnarl— •■  that  line  is  too  long. 
And  the  fuhjcct  of  this  is  too  grave  for  a  fong." 
Then  the  style—"  oh  'tis  Sat"— the  metre — "  oh  worfe  ;" 
But  put  any  thing  now  into  vcrfe." 
To  fiek  out  a  blunilcmr  fault  he  will  patit. 
And  cavil  for  words— for  'tis  but  his  cai.t. 

The  A-ithrtr  exclaims,  "  'tis  lor-ing  one's  time. 
To  employ  it  in  profe.  or  \n /.ishioniag  rliymi  ■■ 
If.^rioi.1,  or  i<f  bad,  yet  still  'lis  ii>  vain. 
For  the  ;itrh7r  no  morey  nor  praife  can  obtain  ; 
No  ju.lgei  of  merit  or  taste  arj  extant, 
Are  not  ell  poets  poor?" — and  that  is  his  cant. 

The  Crq-ie:te  w\\\  fa/,  "  I  pray  you  begone, 
1  ne'er  was  Ulorc  with  a  man  all  alone  ; 
Lord  what  will  the  world  lay  .'  I  hate  you,  fogo; 
Njy.  don't  be  allVonicd — I  don't  mean  fo." 
Aljout  v'.rtue  and  l^onor  too,  much  she  wij^^it, 
You  all  must  allow  a  coquette  has  a  ca/^^^H 

The  Diitlt  he  will  yawn  and  cry  what  a  bore,, 
"  I  ne'er  law  the  town  half  fo  stupid  bef. 
I  ha'nt  had  a  row  for  at  least  now  four  d.ij^ 
And  then  Cojutiguing  arc  all  cur  dull  plays; 
■  Then  the  girls,  demr.ie  Jack,  not  a  finile  will  now  grant, 
*Tis  fo  curfed  provoliing" — and  that's  a  Buck's  cant. 

It  you  fpeak  but  of  London,  or  any  thing  in't. 
The  fiesh  return'd  Traveller  tjuick  takes  the  hint. 
•'  r^Ncufi^  me — 'tis  not  fo — I  hope  you'll  allow 
Ml  right — for  I've  been  there,  and  furely  ?ni«t  knovi." 
Of  ih^  womUrs  he  has  iVen  too,  much  will  he  vaunt. 
And  most  tirefome  of  all  is  the  Traveller's  caiH, 

The  £t!itor  livs,  "  Lines  to  S."  are  on  file, 
"  On  Slt?ep"  is  in  rather  too  sleepy  a  flyle. 
With  pi'rfonalities  we  never  concern  us, 
And  niust  therefore  refiife  the  essay  of  "  Alvernus," 
On  dnlncfs  like  "  U.  T."  we're  never  in  want," 
And  much  inO;<  he  fiys — for  'tis  but  his  cant. 

ARCni  M'SARCASM,  Etg. 


The  varying  feafons  ev'ry  virtuous  foul 

Wuh  various  pleafiires  in  their  changes  blefs : 

F.aile  cheavfui  hoiies,  and  anxious  fears  controut, 
Acd  form  a  paradifc  of  inward  peace. 


A  short  I 


PARISIAN  FASHIONS, 
le  since,  it  was  not  fashionable  for  a  lady  to 


'B 


wear  a  role  on  her  head  ;  now  it  is  quite  the  contrary  ;  a 
rofe  must  abfolulcly  be  worn  i  but  «  hat  rofe  f  at  first  a 
simple  rofe,  prefenting  only  a  rofc-biid  ;  shortly  afier  the 
hall  is  commenced,  the  dancer,  whilst  in  the  height  of  a 
dance,  lurches  a  fecret  f|irii\g,  and  the  simple  lofe-bud 
produces  a  full  crown  of  flowers,  which  form  thciiifclves 
round  the  head  ;  on  the  touching  of  ant)ther  fpring,  the 
crown  divides  itfelf  into  three  or  four  bunches  of  flowers, 
the  difpcfal  of  which  is  e.xtreniely  interesting  ;  but  when 
the  l.idy'3  turn  is  to  be  alone  in  the  dance,  which  is  her 
most  favorite  part,  the  fecret  fpring  is  again  put  in  move, 
nieiit,  the  leaves  of  the  rofe  fall  oIF  at  the  feel  of  the /5e- 
tite  jnaitrcsse,  and  the  crown,  bunches  of  flowers,  all  dif- 
appear,  except  the  single  roff-bud  which  was  IVen  at  the 
dejut  1  nolv.'ithstanding  all  which,  the  dancer's  head- 
drcfs  dees  not  experience  the  least  confusion — This  is  ma. 
i;ic  ! 

Ovid  gives  a  very  poetisal  defcription  of  Daphne's  be- 
ing  changed  into  a  laurel,  whilst  flt^u;  from  Apollo  ;  the 
God  Icizcs  her  hands  and  caiches^reld  of  a  leaf;  he  en- 
folds her  ill  his  arms  and  embraces  a  icnfelcfs  trunk.  It 
is  thus  with  a  French  derante — whilst  her  lover  gazes  on 
her,  her  head-drefs  changes  from  a  bouquet  of  pinks  and 
tulips  to  a  wreath  of  rofes,  and,  in  turn,  put  forth  all  the 
variety  and  charms  of  the  gai-den^urfcrre. 

HI   TOmCAL. 
CH.INGS  OF  FO/iTVyit. 

DIOKISIUS  (of  Syracufc)  was  fucceeded  by  one  of 
his  own  Tons,  of  his  own  name,  commonly  called  Dioni- 
sins  the  Younger-  He  faw  himfelf  pofseficd  of  the  most 
powei  ful  kiiigd;  iTi  that  hud  ever  been  ufiivpcd  by  tyrants. 
He  hud  pofsefstd  it  ten  years  entire  ;  but  in  the  midst  of 
all  his  greatiiefs,  his  citadel  was  attacked,  his  trealures 
foiled,  and  he  himfelf  was  about  to  furrender  up  his  per* 
fon.  He  was  fent  to  Corintli,  with  only  one  galley,  with- 
out convoy,  and  w-ith  very  little  money.  He  fervtd  there 
for  a  sight,  every  body  lUnniiig  to  gaze  at  him  ;  fomr 
wiih  a  fecret  joy  of  iieart  to  feast  their  eyes  with  the  view 
of  the  mil'eries  of  a  man  whom  the  name  of  tyrant  ren- 
dered odious  :  others  with  a  kind  of  compassion,  from 
comparing  tiie  fplendid  condition  from  which  he  had  fal- 
len, wiih  the  inextricable  abjfs  of  distrefs  into  which  they 
beheld  him  plunged.  We  are  told  likewife,  that  the  ex- 
treme poverty  to  which  he  was  reduced  at  Corinth,  obli- 
ged him  to  open  a  fchool,  and  to  teach  children  to  read  ; 
perhaps,  fays  Cicero,  (without  doubt  jestingly)  to  retain 
a  fpccies  of  einpire,  and  not  abfolulcly  to  renounce  the  ha- 
bit and  pleaf^re  of  commanding.  Whether  that  was  his 
motive  or  not,  it  is  certain  that  he  who  had  feen  hinBl'clf 
master  of  Syracufe,  and  of  almost  all  Sicily,  who  had 
pofsefsed  immenfe  riches,  and  had  numerous  fleets  and 
grett  armies  of  horfe  and  foot  under  his  command  ;  tlat 
the  fame  Dionysius,  reduced  now  almost  to  beggary,  and 
from  a  K'iiig  become  a  Schoolmaster ,  was  a  good  lesson  for 
perfons  of  exalted  stations,  not  to  confide  in  their  grandeur 
nor  to  rely  too  much  upon  their  fortune.  The  Lacedemo- 
nians, fome  time  after,  gave  Philip  this  admonition,  that 
prince  having  written  to  them  in  very  haughty  terms,  they 
made  him  no  other  anfwcr  but  '  Dionysius  at  Connth.' 

POWER  OF  SOLITUD3. 

(continued-) 

The  behavior  of  St.  Aubln  at  the  death  bed  and  grave 
of  his  daughter,  is  defcribed  by  Mr.  Story  with  much  feel- 
ing and  delicacy. 

Beside  the  couch  where  Jane  expiring  lay, 
The  Hermit  knelt,  and  prayed  or  feemed  to  pray. 
Dim  were  his  eyes  with  anxious  vigils  worn. 
Yet  fpoke  a  foul  with  no  harsh  tumults  torn  ; 
E'en  in  the  agonies  of  dumb  ptfpair, 
Devotion's  futile  was  feen  and  cherished  there  : 
And  at  the  Itngeriug  hours  of  life  decayed, 


adiance  through  the  decpenii 


Faith  beamed  he 

shade. 

With  firm  reliance  drank  the  parting  breath, 
Kissed  the  pale  lips  and  clofed  the  eyes  in  death. 
Thro'  brighter  realms  the  uobodi.  d  cherub  fought. 
Realms  pure  in  blifi  beyond  the  foar  of  thought. 

Slow  thro'  the  narrow  path  by  miferr  worn. 
Passed  the  veiled  corpfe,   in  shrouded  silence  borne 
No  vain  parade,  no  courtly  pageant  fpread 
Their  sickly  honors  round  the  virgin  dead: 
Strewed  cer  the  bier  fome  vernal  rijwers  were  fesn, 
And  here  and  there  a  fweetbryar  fcll  between. 
The  father  came  in  forrows  holiest  gloom. 
His  railed  eye  fixed  on  hopes  beyond  the  tomb. 
Still  as  the  tempest  hushed  in  dic;id  fulpenfe. 
Yet  mild,  as  twilight  greets  the  wakening  (cnfc  i 
Ko  muttered  groans,  no  stifled  angnish  shook 
His  meek  repofe,  his  calm,  unaltered  look. 
Save,  when  the  ritual  doled  its  fainted  strain, 
And  O'er  the  cofEn  rolled  the  earth  again. 
One  lingering  tear,  that  feemed  the  man  to  fpeak, 
With  briny  lustre  trickled  down  l.is  cheek. 
One  lingering  tear  was  all  his  fpirit  gave. 
Then  bowed  a  last  farewell,  and  left  the  grave  '. 


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lilOGKAPIIY. 

*riIE  MF£  OS  OLIVZH   GOLDSMITH,  M.  D. 

Conctuiicd. 

K«  HOW  resumotl  his  drimaiic  pen,  anj  with  gjeater 
«iicc«M  ihkn  b.-fore,  Wis  crtmeily  of  ■•  She  Stoops  to  Con- 
quer, or,  The  Mistakes  bf  a  NiKht,*'  having  been  perf'ir- 
iiierf  at  the  Tlif.\t.-^  Ro.val.  C<.vLii,r  Hatden,  u  itli  univer- 
%»\  applause,  tulcqi-ale  to  the  aut'.Or's  m-st  sangut.ic  wi -ii- 
itK,  niid  cooirai?  to  the  c.v,)tr'atio:ii:  ol'  thccliUr  CoTiniii, 
then  mariiit;i'r  of  t'lat  Theatre.  This  ^HJcniaii  i{nonii;g 
that  SLMUin.cn'ai  comejy  was  tiie  rage,  an'l  conccivirf; 
tilts  to  he  too  farcical. hat!  cr.nj^igtxfd  it  to  condeTiii.a'ian 
>t  the  time  of  its  last  roh.-ars.il,  and  the  r,-<on<)yrrV  ifini  -n 
ti.iisetiucnily  btcumc  that  of  the  jicrfunners.  The  piece, 
however,  noiwrttisranding  the  seiitctice  pronounced  hv 
that  acknowledged  criric,  was  receivzd  with  griat  ."i;i- 
]>la*Tr3e.  to  his  nM<iii;ication,  and  tlit  exul'ation  of  the.  au. 
ihor,  who  was  no!  a  little  piijned  at  the  critic,  from  the 
f.-liowing  circumstance. 

Tlie  first  ni^hiofthe  perfortrta'nce  of  his  comedy, 
Goldsmith  did  not  come  to  the  house  till  it  approached 
the  clo'-e,  having  heen  runiniating  in  St.  Ja.nes's  Park, 
ou  the  vi'ry  imjjoriant  decision  tf  the  faie  of  his  piece 
tlieii  pendiiig  -.  and  sulth  were  his  anxiety,  and  a.])preli£n- 
iiion  of  its  failure,  that  he  was  with  great  Uilicuky  pre- 
vailed oil  to  repair  to  the  Theatfe,  on  ihesnggesiion  of  a 
friend,  who  pointed  out  the  necessity  of  his  presence  in 
Order  to  take  cognizance  of  any  passages  that  might 
appear  oiijcctionable,  for  the  pnrpose  of  omission  or  al- 
teraiion  in  the  repetition  of  the  performance.  Our  au- 
thor, wiih  an  expectation  iuspentletl  between  hope  and 
fear,  had  no  sooner  etitered  the  passage  that  lead  to  the 
•tage,  than  his  ears  were  shocked  at  a  hiss,  which  pro- 
ctcde^l  from  the  audience,  as  a  token  of  their  tlisapproba- 
(ion.of  thcfarcic-il  suppo-ition  of  Mrs.  Hirdcastle's  being 
fo  palna'ily  drlii<led,  as  toconceire  herself  at  the  distance 
of  fifty  mil.:s  fr.xn  her  house,  when  she  was  not  at  the 
distance  of  fifty  yards.  Such  were  the  tremor  and  agita- . 
\\-\\  .iftl'.c  doctor  on  this  innvcicon-.e  salme,  that  running 
up  to  the  n'aiia.<.'r*he  excLiimed,  "  Wliai's  th.it  ■"— 
"  Pshaw  !  ducr.r,"  replitil  Colman,  in  a  sarcastic  tone, 
••  don't  be  tenilied  at  tquibs,  when  we  have  been  sitting 
tIicB«  t«.o  houts  upon  a  barrel  o! gun  po-xi!e> ."  Goldsmith's 
pride  was  so  hurt  by  the  poignancy  of  this  remark,  that 
the  friendship  wliich  had  before  subsisted  betwten  the 
manager  and  the  au  hor,  was  dissolved  for  life. 

The  success  of  the  comedy  of  "  S!ie  Stoops  to  Conquer," 
produced  a  most  illiberal  personal  attack  on  the  author 
in  one  of  the  public  prints.  Enraged  at  thisabusiee  publi- 
cation, Dr.  Goldsmiil-.  repaired  to  the  house  of  the  pub. 
lisher,  and,  after  remunstratiag  on  the  malignity  of  this 
a'tack  on  his  character,  began  to  apjily  his  cane  to  the 
shoulders  of  the  publisher,  who,  makinga  powerful  resis- 
lance,  from  being  the  defensive  soon  became  the  ollensiee 
eomhalant.  Ur.  Kenrick,  who  was  silting  in  a  private 
room  of  tli^iblishcr's,  hearing  a  noise  in  the  sliop,  came 
in  and  put  jWi  end  to  the  hght,  and  conveyed  the  doctor 
to  a  coach.  The  papers  instantly  teemed  with  fresh  abuse, 
on  the  impropriety  of  the  doc'or's  attempting  to  beat  a 
person  in  his  own  house,  on  which,  in  tine  Daily  Adver- 
tiser of  Wednesday,  March  31,  1773,  he  inserted  the  fol- 
lowing uddiess  : — 


every  rank  of  mankind  shall  be  found  to  give  up  its  bene- 
fits, content  wiih  secuiity  froin  its  itisuln. 

I  '  I.'kw  to  Jiuta  ^lop  ro  this  licentiousness,  by  which  all 
are  ii>discriitiinanl,- abuseii,  and  by  which  vice  conve- 
quent!)  escapes  in  the  general  censure,  lam  unable  to  tell  ; 
a;j  I  could  wish  is,  that,  as  tiie  law  gives  us  no  prclecti- 
f.li  again.st  the  injury,  to  it    should  give    caltmmiators  no 

'  shelter  aft  '     ' 


emeiic;  and  expressed  a  great  desire  ofmakin-  trial  of 
I  1,"?^'"  ^'"^^  P"'-"^'''-  whielihetiesiredhim  to  send 
htm.  The  apothecary  rejiresenicd  to  his  patient  the  iin- 
propriety  of  taking  the  mcd.cine  at  that  time  ;  hut  no  ar- 
gument could  prevail  witli  him  to  relinqiii.h  his  -nienti 
ZL^"  "'rt  *"■  "^""•'='  "PP^hensive  of  the  fatal"  consel 
quencesot  his  puitingthis  rash  resolve  into  execution    m 


shelter  after   having  ,„„voked    correction.     7he  insults!  .Miler  to  divert  hi      Tt-omireouest.Hn"''"'''  '". 

which    v.e    receive  before  the  public,  bv  bein^  mote  oren'  for  Ur   Fordlre    wl     !"       i  ^            ,^'™'"'"" '"  '-'"^ 

are  the  tviore  distresstn's.:  b,    'rcMi.-.g  ihem  ''J,, h  ,"/.„,!  the  m«sage^     '    "'"  '"""''^  '"'mediately  oa receiving 

".'''*''jn''  *>''''" '!2IJfi*fiaS':4".'.''<-^M»»«!e to  the  oni-IJ  Thiseentieman.  of  wh<,r«  ,„.,i:-.t  .,i.;i:.:..  V-J , ,      .  . 


*  TO    THE    PUftLlC. 

'  Lest  it  may  be  supposed  that  1  have  been  willing  to 
correct  in  otliorsan  abuse  of  which  I  have  been  guilty  of 
myself,  I  beg  leave  to  declare,  that,  in  all  my  life,  I  ne- 
ver wrote,  or  dictated,  a  single  paragrajih,  letter,  or  es- 
say, in  a  newspaper,  except  a  few  moral  essays,  under 
ihe  character  of  a  Chinese,  about  ten  years  a?o,  in  the 
I-edger  ;  and  a  letter  to  which  I  signed  my  name,  in  the 
St.  J.imes's  Chronicle.  If  the  liberty  of  the  press  there- 
fore has  been  abused,  I  have  had  no  hand  in  it. 

•  I  ha.'s  always  considered  the  press  as  the  protector  of 
our  freedom,  asa  watchful  guardian,  capable  of  protect- 
ing the  weak  against  the  encroachments  of  power.  \V  hat 
concerns  the  public  most  properly  admits  of  a  public  dis- 
tinction. But  of  late,  the  press  has  turned  from  defend- 
ing public  interest,  to  making  inroads  upon  private  life  ; 
from  coiiibating  the  strong,  to  overwhelming  the  feeble. 
No  condition  is  now  too  obscure  for  its  abuse,  and  the 
protector  IS  become  the  tyrant  of  the  people."  In  this 
manner  the  freedom  of  the  press  is  beginning  to  sow  the 
seeds  of  Its  own  dissolution  J  the  great  must  oppose  it 
Jrumpnnnple,  and  the  weak    from  fear;  till,    «t    last, 


^^^^^.^^.^  ont  Uefttjumc  to  the  opi 
nionof  the  wijild-.^ffrreiTCTTTT.gTo'irgai  addies;;;  «W*o 
oltei  expose  ilie  wea'-ness  of  the  law,  v.hich  only  serves 
ID  increase  our  mOltit.cation,  by  failing  to  relieve  us.  In 
shctt,  every  man  should  singly  consider  himself  as  a 
SUaidiaii  oi  ihe  liberty  of  the  press,  and.  as  far  as  his  in- 
.in.;,itecan  exiendislinilldenoeavnur  to  |;itVeiit  i.s  licciili. 
'ousiiebs  becoming  ai  fiiiv  the  grave  cf  freedom. 

'  OliVEU  CioLDSjJiTH.' 

The  emohiment  aiising  from  this  comedy  was  -.bout 
8oo/.  whtrh  added  to  the  prohts  of  Ins  other  lidionvs  a- 
mounted.  asts  asserted  ujion  goodauthoriiy,  to  i,8u( /.  but, 
ihrt>ush  a  jiiiiifuse  li'ieiaiity  to  indigent  authors,  a-d  par- 
ticularly those  ol  his  o.vn  country,  «  ho  jiiajed  on  his  cre- 
diilitv,  together  with  II. e  eftl-cts  of  iin  habit  lie  had  con- 
tracted for  gatttinjj,  he  found  himself,  at  tiieclose  of  that 
very  year,  not  in  a  stfie  ol  eiijo.nient  of  a'pleasiiig  pros 
pcct  before  him,  but  enveloped  in  the  gloom  *f  despon- 
I  dcncy,  and  all  the  perplexities  of  debt,  accumulated  by  his 

own  indibcrrti 

It  is  vemarisuiile,  that,  about  Ibis  timci  our  author  a|. 
I  tered  his  mode  ol  address  :  he  rejected  the  title  of  doctor 
and  a-sumed  that  of  plain  Mr.  ijOldsmith.  Tills  inno- 
vati  .11  liashten  attributed  to  various  causes.  Some  sup. 
posed  he  then  foimed  a  resolu'ion  never  to  engage  as  a 
practical  prolessor  m  the  healing  art;  others  imagined 
that  he  conceived  the  impcrtani  appellation  of  doctoi, 
and  the  grave  deportment  atiarliod  to  the  character,  in- 
compatible  wiih  tlie  n.an  ot  lasluon,  to  which  he  h?.d  the 
«4U4)Eto  aspire  I  but,  whtievtr  tright  be  his  motive,  he 
could  not  throw  off  the  title,  which  the  world  inipo'seil 
on  hitii  to  tr.e  day  of  liis  death,  and  which  is  annexed  to 
his  memory  at  tiie  present  day  ;  though  he  never  ob- 
tained a  degree  superior  to  that' of  Bachelor  OF  Phv- 
sic. 

Though  Goldsmith  was  indiscreet,  he  was,  at  the  same 
tiine,  industiious  j  and,  though  his  genius  was  livelv  and 
fertile,  he  frequently  submitted  to  the  dull  task  of  co'miii- 
laiioii.  He  had  previously  written  Histories  of  Englaiul, 
Greece  and  liome  ;  and  afterwards  undertook,  and  fi' 
nibbed,  a  work,  entitled.  An  History  of  the  Earth  and 
Animated  Nature  i  but,  if  a  judgment  rnay  be  formed  ot 
this  work  from  the  opinion  of  the  learned,  it  redounded 
more  to  his  eniolumeut  than  hisrcputaiion. 

Hislast  production,  Retaliation,    though  not   intended 
for  public  view,  but  merely  his  own  private   amnsement, 
and  that  of  a  few  panicuUr  friends,  e.vhibit  strong  marks 
of  genuine  humour.     It    originated  from  some  jokes  ol 
festive  merriment   on  the  author's  person  and  dialect,  in 
club  cf  literary  friends,  where   goed-nature   was  some- 
mes  sacrificed  at  the  shrme  of   wit  and   farcafm  i    and 
:  tioldsmith  could  not  disguise  his  feelings  upon    the  oc- 
casion, he  was  called  upon  for  Retaliation,  which  he  pro 


This  gentleman,  of  whofc  medical  abilities  Gt.ldsmi-h 
on?/';"'"''"."''  '*"'  '"'S''"'  ^<^"»-.  eorr.iborated  the  o.ii. 
on  of  the  apothecary,  an  used  every  argument  to  dissuade 

St  Toiler' m"'"^,'"'-'"'"'*"^  ■•  ''"""fo-"  theremon. 
s nances  of  his  physician  and  friend,  he  fatally  persisted 
h,  resolution  ;  ,ni  when  the  physician  visited  hiin 
he  lollowin-day,  and  inquired  of  him  how  he  did,  h- 
IctchedadeepsiJ,,  andsaid,  ina  dejebted  tone,  .'He 
wished  he  had  laUn  his  friendly  advice  last  night." 
,l„  r1  i"""-'  ";.'"  '"-^  ^'  "'«  '!=nKcrotis  symptoms  which 
tlie  ,iisoK<erinOic, led,  thought  it  necessary  to  call  in  the 
advice  ct  another  phssiciaii  ;  and  accordinclv  tironnnnl 
sending  forDr:  Turton,  of  whom  he  kn.w  (ftJldsS  had 
a  great  opinion.  'Ihe  proposal  was  acceded  to-  a  ser- 
vant «  as  imtTiednttely  dispatched  with  a  message;  ami 
on  his  an,v..I,  the  two  Doctors  assisted  at  a  consultation, 
<  Itch  they  continued  re,  ulaily  every  day,  till  the  disor- 
dt  put  a  period  to  the  existence  of  their  patient,  on  the 
4.1.  d.y  ol  April,  1774,  in  the  45.h  ye-r  of  his  age. 

Ills  friends,  who  were  very  numfDus  and  respectable, 
had  determined  to  bury  hnn  in  U  e.titiinsier.abbcy  •  Im 
p.ill  was  to  have  been  snppoitedby  Lord  Shelbourne. 
'-ord  Louth,  Mr  Joshua  Reynolds,  the  Hon.  Mr  lieaul 
clerc,  Mr.  Edmund  Burke,  and  Mr.  Garnek  ;  but,  from 
lome  unaccOjntablec.rcumstances,  this  design  was  droi). 

lemjilc  burial-ground,  on  .SatUrdav,  the  9h  of  Anril  • 
vWiei.  Mr.  Hugh  ^.\^.■„  Me.srs.  j.lhn  and  Ko,  rf  U  y'. 
Mr.  Palmer  Mr,  Etheiinglon,  and  Mr.  Hawes,  g-emle- 
men  who  had  been  lii.s  ineuds  in  life,  attended  liis  corpfe 


lied   by  hii 


:.s  iniJurnris,  t.„d  paid  the  last  tribme  to  hi; 
A  luljscr.ption,  ho,vcver,  was  afterwards 
tiieiids,  to  defray  the  ctpeiife  of  a  maib.s  ...„„„„,,. „i 
which  waspUc  .■  Ill  Westm.iister-abbey,  betweeiTGay't 
mommientantl  the  Duke  of  Argyle's,  in  the  Poet'  Corner 
with  the  following  Laiin  inscription,  written  by  his 
iriend  Dr.  Samuel  Johnlon  1— 

TflANSLATlay. 

This  Monument  is  raifed  to  the  Memory  of 

OI.IV^EI).  GOLDSMITH, 

.      Poet,   Natural   Philofopher,  and 

V^   Historian, 

Who  left  naJiiccies  of  writing  untouched. 


ffioV^ic 


duced  at  the  very 

It  may  not  be  so  accurate  as  his  other  poetical  producti- 
ons, as  he  did  not  revise  it,  or  live  to  finish  it  in  the  man- 
ner hci.itended  ;  yet  high  enlogiums  have  been  passed  on 
it  by  sotneofthe  first  characters  in  the  learned  world,  and 
it  has  obtained  a  place  in  most  of  the  editions  of  the  En- 
glish Poets. 

A  short  time  before  hr  paid  the  debt  of  nature,  he  had 
formed  a  design  of  compiling  an  Universal  Llictionary  of 
-^rts  and  Sciences,  and  liad  printed,  and  disiribuled  a- 
inongst  his  friends  and  acquaintance,  a  prospectus  of  the 
work;  but  as  he  received  very  little  encouragement  from 
the  booksellers,  he  desisted,  though  reluctantly,  from  his 
design. 

He  had  been  frequently  attacked,  for  foine  years,  with 
a  stranguary,  and  the  embarrafsed  state  of  his  aifairs  ag- 
gravated the  violence  of  the  disorder,  which,  witii  the 
agitation  of  his  mind,  brought  on  a  nervous  fever,  that 
operated  in  so  great  a  degree,  that  he  exhibited  signs  of 
despair,  and  even  a  disgust  with  life  itself. 

Finding  his  disorder  rapidly  increase,  hs  sent  for  Mr. 
Hawes,  his  apothecary,  as  well  as  intimate  friend,  to 
whom  he  related  the  symptoms  of  his  malady.  He  told 
him  h»  had  tjken  two  ounces  of  ipecacuanha  wine  as  »n 


UtKiJorped  hvhisjP<n, 
'WUfther  to  move  iViighter, 
V'     '^''  draw  tears  : 
He  was  a  powerful  master 
Over  the  alfections, 
Thiitgh  at  the  f^me  time    a  gentle  tyrant; 
Of  a  genius  at  once  fublinie,  lively,  and 
Equal  to  every  fnbject : 
In  exprefsion  at  once  noble, 
Pureanddelicate. 
His  memory  will  last 
As  long  as  fociety  retains  affection. 
Friendship  is  not  void  of  honour. 
And  reading  wants  not  her  admirers". 
He  was  born  in   the  kingdom  oi"  Ireland, 
At  l''ernes.  in  the  province 
Of  Leinster, 
Where  Pallas  had  fet  her  name, 
2'Jili  Nov.  1731. 
He  was  educated  at  Dublin, 
And  died  in  London. 
4th  April.  1774. 
As  to  his  character,  it    is  strongly  illustr»ted  bf   Mr 
Pope's  line, 

'  In  viit  a  man,  simplicity  a  child. 

From  the  Port  Folio. 

[The  following  is  an  efsay  to  translate  a  few  pages  of  % 
work  from  the  pen  of  the  modern  Democritus.  Th» 
original  appeared  in  Paris  in  i80j,  but  never,  has,  I 
believe,  found  its  way  acrofs  the  Atlantis  ;  th«  *stin. 


186 


THE    M  I  N  E  R  V  A. 


For  1804 — 5. 


guitheJtoiliur  I.  A.  de  :cgui- (ci  dtvant  Vifcomie)  in  a 
fln jii.ig,  uiiruffl.-d,  »'i'l  cliarm'iij  fiyU,  undertakes  to 
rclcuc  tile  fair  Vex  from  that  fubordinition  into  which 
il.cj  I'unk  with  Kves  fall,  anil  from  »  hicli  the  graJiiil 
I  rogr^  r.icii  of  fcifiice  :i>\d  rcGnement,  has  been  tardily 
fUriting  their  inar.iim-f^ion.  In  hit  tlirfe  volu.ies  he 
coDsidert  u-onicn  from  Eve  to  Cliarlotle  Corday,  and  as 
dry  d.fcrtjti'  n  c"uld  not  but  be  ungrateful  upon  fo 
1>land  and  produclivc  a  fubjctt,  hispositions  ari  inter- 
fferseJ  liis  iirinciplfs»:te-.'e.l,and  his  argument  re- 
freshed »ih  the  liveliest  historical  narratives  of  the 
:i,^c  or  country  he  considers.  In  proof  of  the  dcgcne- 
TjCv  of  nianiers  in  Paris  and  Lou  s  ZV.  and  of  its  pe- 
culiir,  I:  tint  and  pernicious  naiinc,  he  commuiiicites 
the  following  anecdoe,  which  ihonjh  it  may  possibly 
liave  reci-ivctl  tonw  poetical  embeHisliinents  from  his 
Jiar.ds,  is  jirobalilv  at  least  bronttly  founded  in  I'ict  and 
'l.ot  iiidikfly  lileiiilly  and  lineal!)  handed  down  to  us. 
'r,ir  Itutiii'.nt  evi  fc',  or  f,-istidi(  us  fair  who  may  be 
Mrtriii-ii  ut  tho  fiejJf^ul  of  the  fuhjecr,  niiist  recollect 
0.01  It  iiasinieiidi.d  for  the  iii<rldiin  of  France  ;  but 
»s  it's  aim  is  to  cxpofe  llie  an^buslied  indecencies  of  a 
<H;  .;ivevl  a^e,  It  order  til  It  they  may  be  detested  and 
avoirkd  in  the  [ncfcnt  and  future,  the  design  camioi 
b'j-  lie  Ji'iihuded,  and  if  it  piove  eiTicacious  in  cleansing 
•an)  coii.iiiunity  of  anycoinipt  propensities,  the  appli- 
caiioii  is  fiireiy  itt'idensive.^As  to  the  translation,  a 
foiinal  OIK-  is  gei.crally  odious,  unnatural,  and  uni>r. 
cuuiaig  1  but  liivtuijjhjai  Mr.  de  "'egur^s  wuva  tbeie 
run:  I'o  lich  and  (jlowing  a  vent  of  proper  and  eafy  wit, 
mil  I  have  cudeaiouicd  us  far  as  pif.sible  to  prelervc 
ith  [.eculiarity.— 1  have  died  to  trausUte  without  mc- 
tanioiphosing  him. J 

■■fi-cM  ^f.  diStgiir's  IVjihton  rroinir.i— Vol.  2  p.  190—2-53 

In  the  beginning  of  L'lUis  fiftctjnih't  reign,  the  younj 
women  were  not  yet  enlianchiRd  from  the  old-fashioned 
principles  to  wtiicli  their  grandparents  adlfered.  Thence 
arose,  in  order  10  beguile  their  fiiperintendance,  the  idea 
St  ufe  of  what  arecalled  C  a'li'.  These  mysierioiTsrclorts 
werefi.tcd  in  n.nu,te  purls  of  -.lie  suljurbs.  Ladies  got  in- 
to grey  carriages,  wlji  a  jilainequipage,  that  did  n,«  at- 
tract atieiiticin,  and  drive  vecretlv  to  ihofe  Cisini  -tthich 
Leionpd  10  their  lovers,  where  all  shame  was  d.rgnr,  and 
lic'--iiiioi!Siiefs  reigned  still  more  than  voluptuousness. — 
But  the  Same  women, .ts  they  went  from  th -fe  as\[uins, 
<.f  disorder,  resumed  at  the  door  a  compofed  mein,  untl 
tvcn  a  furt  of  pruilery  pcct:liar  to  the  morals  of  the 
times. 

It  was  thus  there  reign  eJ  in  the  tosom  of  conu])tion, 
»  lone  of  decency,  a  iTieasui-e  aliv ays  consonant  in  con. 
verfation  and  in  conduct :  woitien  perpetuated  in  Society, 
that  line  taste,  that  n;  p.-irent  rejidaiity,  which  imposeii 
cp'.ii  the  publ  X  i  and  lite  sigiu  \v.is  least  shocked,  at  the 
Very  jieiiodwhen  manners  were  most  offended. 

Inthis-vaya  young  lady  passed  many  years  without 
receiving  visits  from  gentlemen  :  she  never' went  private- 
ly to  the  play,  she  never  went  out  but  with  the  gi-eatest 
ctiQuet'.e  ;  in  a  word,  decorum  was  observed,  but  there 
were  Casini.  1  remember  an  anecdote  on  the  suhjoct, 
which  perhaps  may  give  the  reader  fome  jdea  of  the  man- 
ners of  the  age,  and  of  the  contrast  bMv^cn  the  countrv 
and  the  cipitil.  ^  ^ 

The  Casini An  AiieS^^f 

M.  deN,  a  Provincial  gentleman,  wh^ad  a  fuif  toso- 
licit,  set  out,  from  the  iiiliabited  part  of  his  i.-iansion,  for 
Palis.  He  was  one  of  those  countrymen  little  inured  to 
the  wajs  of  the  town  and  court,  but  of  the  utmost  good 
nature,  with  the  greatest  consideration  for  great  lords, 
and  th^  excellent  good  fcnfe  to  stay  always  at  home,  un.' 
til  the  moment  when  bu'iiness  with  the 'council  allured 
him  to  I'aiis  and  Verfeilles.  His  wife,  young,  pretty, 
fomewhat  deficient  in  sense,  but  by  no  means  in  coquetry' 
in  short  the  belle  of  the  Limiusin,  did  not  f.til  to  seiie  on 
so  favourable  an  opportunity  for  seeing  Paris  :  She  must 
prevail  on  her  hu-b,->ndio  let  her  go  with  him.  Now  a 
Parisian  woman  would  have  employed  her  graces  and  li 

liesse:   Mrs.  ,le  N applied  merely  that  instinctive  ad- 

dress  which  makes  ladies  acquainted  wirh  their  husband's 
blind  sitles  in  the  Limousin  as  well  as  at  Paris.  Well 
then  the  journey  is  agreed  on_l  he  departure  was  a 
grand  event  in  the  castle  ;  since  the  battle  of   Sawfield 

where  M.  de  N received  a  wound  which  netted  htm 

the  cross  and  a  half  pay  he  hardiv  ever  got,  he  had  never 
left  the  castle  Some  puichalVs  t'nust  be  made  that  were 
sent  for  to  the  village:   the  news  was  spread  abro.td,  and 

Mrs.  de  N had  already  acquired  an  increase  of  ion. 

sequence  in  the  alsemblies  of  the  little  neighbouring  town 
--She  was  going  to  Paris  indetd,  fo    Verseilles— may  be 
she  might  see  the  king  once.     Nothing  was   talked  of  for 
two  days  but  the  setting  out  of  M.  de  N.  and  his  wife. 
The  difficulty  was  to  know  where  to    put  up  at  Paris. 

M.  and  Mrs.de  B who  had  taken  a  journey  to    Ver- 

saiHes  ,n  ,7,6,  and  who  never  failed  recollecting  all  about 
4t,  were  heard  as.racles.    A   black  coat  was  procured 


for  the  husband— two  ells  of  new  clouded  .St.  Louis  rib- 
bonds  were  bought — a  plume  that  had  grown  ycllovr  was 
made  almost  white,  and  adjusted  in  the  'Squire's  hai — the 
anilquatcd  reglmcn'.il  sword  was  furbished  up.  As  for  my 
lady,  it  was  settled  she  should  Hot  buy  her  fashions  till 
she  got  to  Paris. 

]  dm  the  man-servant  became  a  Tubjcct  of  uneasiness — 
he  must  be  drel'sed — M.  de  S.  not  supposing  that  he 
sliouij  ever  occasi.Mi  to  travel,  had  made  a  prcfcnt  of  h-s 
old  livery  to  La  Raniee  his  game-keeper,  who  alw.tys 
stood  near  his  pew  at  church  on  hnlvdays.  Hewasoblig- 
e\!  10  takeaway  this  antique  deposi:  f.  om  La  Ramee,  as- 
suring him  at  the  fame  tbn!  that  It  was  only  borrowed  : 
L-,lJKainee  obeyed  in  a  fury ,  and  he  swore  one  of  the  four 
hares  on  his  master's  grounds  should  be  cooked  fur  that, 
v.hich  waspunctnally  executed.  Jjhn  was  hu  Idled  into 
his  livery,  but  as  I. a  Uamee  was  bigger  than  he,  the  coat 
c.ime  about  half  way  d  jwn  his  legs.  The  firmer  lent  his 
he  rses  and  calash  totairy  our  travellers  lo  the  village 
where  they  took  the  stage. 

No:hing  of  moment  occurred  on  the  journey  j  we  are 
about  ther<for«  to  follow  M.  and  Mrs.  de  N.  at  their  ar. 
rival  in  i'aris.  As  1  hey  had  been  cautioned  against  the 
deariiessof  the  fine  furnished  hotels,  they  gn  out  quietly 
at  a  tavern  in  the  Faubourg  Saint  Marceau,  at  the  Beauti- 
ful Image:  In  the  third  s'ory,  at  the  end  of  a  dismal  gal- 
lery there  was  a  chan.ber  with  two  beds  with  sheets  long 
since  green,  decoratctl  with  yellow  twisted  ribbons. 

M.  de  N.  was  a  whimsical  figure  ;  with  a  vast  r.tatiire 
he  combintd  a  pot  belly,  a  self  sufiicient  air  which,  his 
figure  rendered  ra'her  laughable  than  ImiK'Sin^,  a  .iirong 
I^imotisin  accent  hui-nbieptrls  and  a  thoroug  .-hi  fe  voice  : 
One  of  his  legs  too  had  been  abrllged  by  a  srike  from  a 
Biscaven,  whicli  falling  off  was  provideil  for  liy  the  sub- 
s.itute  of  an  enoi-mous  wooden  licel,  supporting  his  shoe. 
Add  to  this  a  very  few  sciui'Ies  of  breeding,  but  at  any 
r;itc  more  than  his  wife,  which  made  him  afraid  least  the 
hiiigiiagc  &  expressions  of  that  lady  would  make  her  too 
reudily  knoivnfur  a  Provircial,  and  on  that  account  enga- 
ged her  total:^  very  little.  She  was  quite  submissive,  but 
as  her  til  luck  would  have  it,  the  day  after  their  arrival, 
they  went  to  the  Opera.  The  pxce  was  Castor  and  Pol- 
lux 1  the  man  and  his  wife  were  fixed  in  the  third  row  of 
hoses.  Mrs.de  H.  hardly  dared  breaihe,  with  her  eyes 
fastened  on  the  stage,  and  stifl'as  a  sta'^e  she  never  turn- 
ed her  head.  All  at  once  thecurtain  rose — her  sight  was 
dazzled,  and  in  her  transport  she  cried  out,  ■  ah  !  my  dear 
there  how  it  he's  !'— IL  de  N  ashamed  of  its  trifling  e.\. 
clama'iun,  icplird  \i\h  temper  and  dignity,  •  Werry  vcl 
Ma'm  it  he's  how  it  be  s. 

Conceive  the  merriment  ard  jests  of  the  rest  of  the 
box  who  roared  out  their  laughter.  M.  de  N.  was  vex- 
ed— h's  wife  blu-h?d — '.he  noise  drew  the  attention  of  the 

next  box,  w.tich  by  chance  belonged  to   the  duke  of 

whc  wasthei-e  with  Mrs.  de whom   he  had  lately 

left  for  the  baionness  of ,  as  he  imagined  pretend- 
ed attentions  to  his  forsaken  iiiistreis  would  prove  a  pro. 
viication  for  the  new  one's  temptation:  this  too  bewil- 
dered his  wife's  suspicions,  who  had  read  him  a  curtain 
lecture  of  stlf.love  ihat  morning,  and  who  notwithstand- 
ing, was  at  the  Opera,  right  opposite  to  him,    with  the 

Maiquis  of ,  a  young  coxcomb  whom  she  did  not 

I  lok  upon  without  interest. 

The  duke  did  nothing  at  lirsi,  but  laugh  at  the  country 
l.-.dy's  fiereAotu  If  4e'.!,  but  by  chance  he  set  himfelf  to 
o;lingher.  He  thought  her  charming ;  through  Mrs. 
lie  K's  ridiculous  beha\iourhe  could  perceive  a  bloom, 
black  eyes,  a  fine  form  8t  beautiful  teeib — In  short  he  was 
tempteti.and  went  down  to  Call  Landry  his  running  foot, 
man  a  singularly  active,  clever  fellow.  "  Laiulry,  (said 
he,;  you  will  not  go  home  with  me— I  recommend  to  you 
a  litle  rustic  Irt  the  third  row.  No.  i) — She  is  with  a  man 
about  fifty,  who  behaves  as  if  he  might  be  her  husband — 
You  understand  me — to  night  when  I  go  to  bed  the  par- 
ticulars—ten louls  for  you  if  you  make  no  blunders." 

That  was  as  good  as  faying,  where  does  she  live,  her 
name,  what  brings  her  to  Paris— is  she  come-at-able— 
any  maid  who  can  be  gained— wont  a  hope  of  influence 
tempt  thefe  honest  folks  ("— "  My  lord  duke  shall  be  fa- 
tlsfied,"  anfwered  Landry — that  was  as  good  as  to  fay,  he 
could  have  anfwer  to  every  thing  that  night— So,  Indeed 
he  had — The  knowing  Landry  followed  the  fiacre  when 
the  play  ended,  and  while  M,  and  Mrs.  de  N.  were  un- 
drefslng,  the  running  footman  was  below  stairs  in  the  inn 
toelotoe  with  John,  treating  him.  Figure  to  yourfelf 
Landry  abfolutely  gilt,  his  master's  arms  glitteringonhis 
bonnet,  and  with  a  huge  silver  headed  cane  that  would 
have  made  John's  fortune.  There  was  Landry  affecting 
the  airs  of  a  lord,  at  table  with  the  booby,  who  sitting  on 
a  corner  of  a  three-legged  stool,  hardly  dared  to  look  at 
him.  The  gentleman  fpared  neither  wine  nor  liquors,  and 
gave  fo  ertiuisite  a  fupper  that  his  master  might  have  en- 
vied it.  John,  with  a  stare,  took  courage,  drank  and  ne- 
ver stopped  chattering.  -When  Landry  had  teamed  all  he 
wanted,  he  got  up,  payed  like  a  prince,  slipped  into  John's 
hand  a  louis,  and  difappeared  like  the  air. 
(To  be  continitttj) 


SELECTED  POETRY. 

THE  AMLaiC.VN  CXPTIVE. 
AS  wearied  and  faint,  o'er  the  wild  domain 

Near  Tripoli's  borders  I  fought  the  cool  shade. 
My  pity  was  rous'd  by  the  clank  of  a  chain  ; 

1  fiw  a  poor  captive  recllii'J  on  his  fpade. 

'  Sleeps  my  country  !'  he  cried  ■  shall  I  n<:'«rvisit  it  mort 
'  1he  land  of  my  fa' hers  and  freedom  enjoy  > 

'  Will  never  thy  voice  shake  this  giiilt-baidened  shore, 
'  And  warn  it  that  vengeance  has  wak'd  to  destroy*. 

'  O  where  Is  the  valour  that  flew  to  repel, 

■  The  lawlcfs  aggrefsions  of  Gallia's  power  ; 

•  O  where  do  thofe  spirits  magnanimous  dwell 

■  Who  fcorn'U  to  fubniit  in  a  perilous  hour  ? 

'  Has  anarchy  'whelm'd  thee  in  gl6omy  defjair  ? 

'  Or  the  conqueror  levell'd  thy  towering  pride  !-» 
'  O  no.     By  the  blood  of  our  heroes  I  fwear 

'  Thy  prowcfs  shall  never  be  vainly  deli'd. 

'  When  lately  thy  thunders  afsail'd  the  blue  sky, 
•  Aild  thedefaift  reecho'd  the  clamours  of  war; 

■  Thy  genius  approving,  loofe'ddown  from  on  high, 
'  And  own'd  with  a  fmile  the  Ameilcan  tar. 

'  Where  now  are  thofe  heroes  that  led  the  bold  fight  j 
'  And  the  eagle  and  stars  bore  to  Tripoli's  wall  ; 

'  Alas  !  fons  of  glory,  our  navy's  delight, 
'  Condemn'd  in  a  contest  unequal  to  fall. 

'  Must  care  for  our  brothers  to  strike  the  fad  lay, 
'  Meihluks  that  with  rapture  I  heir  them  exclaim, 

•  Ere  long  shall  the  bones  of  fea  robbers  difplay 

'  A  monument  worthy  of  iSoniet-.^'snnm,  ' 


LIFE  COMPARED  TO  A  STREAM, 
AS  through  irriguous  vales  and  shadowy  grove* 
A  mildly-murmuring  streamlet  viewlefs  roves. 
By  verdant  borders  wins  its  winding  wav 
Efcaping  through  the  fields  in  Fairy  play  ; 
Till  rapid  force  th'  increasi.ag  waters  gain. 
And  mingle  with   the  geutle-lwellingmaia. 

Thus  may  my  devious  life  fecurely  glidi. 
Far  from  Ambition's  blood  empurpled  tid«  ( 
By  Riches  unopprefs'd,  its  eourfe  pui ftie 
Nor  mid  Law's  vortex  be  ablorbed  from  viejr. 
When  darknefs  veils  my  evening's  closing  hour, 
And  nature  yields  to  Time's  resistlcfi  power, 
May  Death's  cold  hand  my  wearied  limbs  compofe, 
And  kindly  grant  the  welcome  Tomb's  repofe. 

RUKICOLA, 

ThefoUcfuiinn  theory  of  a  genuine  lover,  is  mnre  pbHosofidlcal 
than  is  commonly  fnrrried  in  those  ar.ier.t  and  uncaniroul- 
ed  hours  vi/jen  men  are  ieviitchij  viilh  lie  fascination  0/ 
female  beauty.  fPott  Folio. 

Why  we  love  and  why  we  hate 

Is  not  given  us  to  know  ; 
Random,  chance  or  wilful  fate. 

Guides  the  shaft  from  Cupid's  bow. 

If  on  me  Zellnda  frown, 

'Tis  madrefs  all  in  me  to  grieve; 
Since  her  will  is  not  her  own, 

Why  should  I  uneafy  live  : 

If  I  for  Zellnda  dfc 

Deaf  to  poor  Clarifsa's  erica; 
Ask  not  me  the  reafon  why, 
Setk  the  riddle  in  the  skies.. 


Vol.  1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


187 


RULES  AND  MAXIMS  FOR  PROMO  flNG 
MATRIMOrtAL  HAPPINESS. 

THE  liLcHest  way,  eiihcr  to  obtaTii  a  good  Iwsbind,  or 
to  kctp  one  (•>,  is  to  be  goo<ly»urfclf. 

Never  life  a  lover  ill  u-Uoiti  you  design  to  make  your 
Tiusliantl,  Itst  t-r  shoiilU  titber  mibraid  you  w  itb  it.crrc- 
lurii  it  afterwards  ;  and  if  ycutjiid  at  any  tiitte  an  iii> 
tlina'inn  lo  p!:iy  the  lyraiii,  iibieDibci'  ihefe  two  lines  of 
irulii  and  justice. 

lUP    "  Grmly  ab.jlt  tl->tr  be  rul'J  trbi gently  tnny'J, 

'•  Abjeci  tba/l  tb  ne  obey,  wio  bav^hiily  vicre  obeyed." 
Avoid,  both  before  and  after  marrij£;e,  all  thongnts  of 
rtlan?.ging  your  hiiiband.  Never  endeavour  todcceiveor 
iiii|>  >fc  oil  his  understanding:,  nor  give  him  uneasinefs, 
(as  Voine  do,  very  foolishly,  m  try  his  temper)— but  treat 
hini  aliva^s,  bcforc-haild  with  sineeriiy,  and  afterwards, 
■fti;h  ,ifi:^liiitt  auj  respect. 

B?  no'  r.-.n-juine  b'-fore  marr'ap^,  nor  promife  yoilrfeif 
f,l  citv  Without  aU'.y  :  f'lr  ih;'.t  is  imjioisible  to  lie  at- 
t^iaed,  in  this  jtrefeitt  state  of  thing-;.  C<»nsider  b«fore- 
fcand.that  the  i)erl"'ju  yo'  arc  going  to  ("pend  yo.ir  days, 
with. is  a  7nnit,  and  not  an  an:^fi :  and  if  when  you. come 
together,  you  Hifcover  any  thing  in  his  hum»)ur  or  beha- 
viour that  is  not  alto,;ether  To  agreeable  as  you  e.tpec:, 
pafs  it  over  as  huin;>n  frailty  ;  fmooth  your  brow,  corn- 
pole  your  temper,  ai^d  try  to  amend  it  by  cieerfuhiss  and 
gooJ  nacrtre. 

Hemetnber  aKvays,  that  whatever  misfortunes  may 
happen  to  either,  they  are  not  to  be  charged  to  the  ac- 
count of  luatrtiliony.  but  to  Ihc  accidents  and  infirmities 
oltiu.naii  life;  a  burdin -vhicli  caih  has  ent;a5eJ  to  af- 
sist  the  other  in  fupporiing,  and  to  which  botli  parries  are 
equally  expolVd.  Tnereforc,  instead  of  rr.iirniurings,  re- 
fi^tions,  and  difagreeotents,  whereby  the  weight  is  ren- 
dered abiindantl/  more  ijrievaus  ;  rcadiiy  put  l^ur  shoul- 
der to  the  yoke  and  iiiake  it  easi'.r  fjr  both. 

Ref.  he  every  morning,  to  be  cheerful  and  good  na- 
fjrcd  that  day  ;  and  if  any  accident  should  happen  to 
break  tliat  rcfolu  ion,  fu.Ter  it  not  to  put  you  out  of  teiii- 
[.-•r  wicli  every  thinjj  besides,  aiiU  elpeciallv  wi:h  vour 
husband. 

Difpu'e  not  with  him,  be  the  occasion  what  it  will  ; 
but  much  rather  d«nv  yoiisfelf  the  trivial  satisfaction  of 
having  your  o^^n  will,  or  gaining  the  better  ^Lai^argn- 
ment,  tiian  rifque  a  quarrel,  or  create  a  S^K^^urtting 
which  it  is  impofsible  to  know  the  end  of. 

Be  a'-.furcd,  a  woman's  power,  as  well  as  happinefs.  has 
no  other  fuuiidjlion  but  her  liusband's  esteem  and  love; 
which  confiquen;!;,  ii  is  her  undoubted  inierest,  by  all 
means  pofiibic,  to  pri  lerve  and  increafc— Do  you,  there- 
fore,  study  his  te;ii;)er.  and  command  your  own  ;  cbjoy 
his  falisfaciion  wiih  Innl,  share  and  looih  his  care.s,  and 
with  the  utmost  diligence  conceal  liis  in  fir  unities. 
•  Read  frequently,  with  due  a'ten'.ion.  the  niatrimonial 
fervice  and  take  care,  in  doing  To,  not  to  overlook  the 
v.'ord  obey. 

In  your  prayers,  be  fure  to  add  a /ilanfe  for  grace  to 
linake  a  cocd  \MrE:  and, at  iliesame  time,  resolve  lodo 
y'odr  utmost  endeavovh-s  towards  it. 

Always  we;u-your  wedding  ring,  for  therein  la  more 
Virtue  ihan  is  ufually  imagined;  if  you  are  ru.Hed  unawa.es 
assaulted  with  improper  thoughts,  or  texpt^d  in  any  kind 
aglinstyoui-  diify,  cast  your  eyes  upon  it.  and  call  to  mind 
who  gave  it  you,  where  it  was  received,  and  whitpafsed 
atthat  folenin  time. 

Let  the  tender.iefs  ofyour  conjugal  love  be  exprersed 
•with  fuch  ilecency,  delicacy,  and  prudence,  as  that  it  may 
appear  plainly  a-id  th<M  oughly  diftiiict  from  the  design- 
Jiigfondnelsof  aharlbt.  * 

Have  yon  any  concern  for  your  own  eafe,  or  for  your 
husband's  esteem  !  Then  have  a  due  regard  to  his  in- 
come and  circumstances,  in  all  your  c.tpences  and  desires  • 
for  ifnecelsity  should  follow,  ;rou  run  the  greatest  ha-' 
Sard  of  being  deprived  of  both. 

Let  not  many  days  p-U\  together,  without  a  ferious  ejt- 
ainination  how  you  have  behavsd  as  a  wife  ;  and  if.  upon 
reHection,  you  find  yonrlelf  guilty  of  any  foibles,  or  omif- 
sioris,  the  best  atonement  is  to  be  exactly  careful  ofyour 
future  conduct.  " ' 


ON  THS  DIFFERENT  FASHIONS. 

In  an  Italian  book  printed  a  century  ago,  there  is  this 
iofi  mui  of  a  fool,  who  went  sbout  the  streets  naked,  car- 
rying a  piece  of  cloth  on  his  shoulders.  He  was  asked  by 
lome  one,  why  he  did  not  drefs  himlVlf  since  he  h.ad  the 
materials!  ••  Becaufe,"  replied  he,  "  I  wait  to  fee  in 
what  manner  the  fashions  will  end.  I  do  not  like  to  ufe 
iny  cloth  for  a  drcfs,  which  in  a  little  time  will  be  of  no 
«lc  to  me,  on  account  of  fome  new  fashions." 

Since  (bat  lima  the  rapid  changes  of  fashion   have  fo 


ed,  that  what 


then  told 


fool's  reply 
wife  man. 


augtllentei 

might  now  palV  as  the  mature 

Who  would  believe  that  there  had  been  an  age  in  which 
the  eye-brows  growing  together  vtas  admir.:d  and  praiied 
as  a  ptrfi'ciion  m  ladits.  It  is  however  a  fact  attcllod  by 
.^nacrei-i,  who  boasted  of  this  char-n  in  his  niistref*. 
Theocritus,  Petronius,  and  federal  of  the  ancients,  alfo 
notice  it.  Ovid  informs  us,  th.at  in  his  time  the  ladies 
painted  between  their  eye-brows,  that  they  might  aji- 
pcar  to  be  united.  It  is  sliil  consiilcicd  as  beauiiful,  I 
believe,  a:iiong  the  Grecians  and  Persians. 

There  was  a  time  when  it  was  fislii.inable  for  gentle" 
men  to  have  thick  legs  ;  tiii<  droji^ical  fashion  luwevcn 
gave  way  to  a  coiituiiiptivc  one,  and  ihiu  lc£;s  were  for  a 
time  all  the  rage. 

To  what  height  has  not  fashion  carried  its  tyranny  ? 
There  has  been  a  pei  ioj  when  it  influenced  the  healih  ;  it 
was  not  btcomin^  to  he  heathy  ;  it  was  eoniidci-ed  as  in- 
dicative of  bcing^  a  low,  vulgar  perloil'. 

Ai  another  time  rlie  vapours  were  in  vogue,  and  It  was 
thought  a  iiurkofgocd  breeding  to  have  theme.xcessive- 

V'arious  are  the  forms  which  ladies  headJresO.s  have 
assumed  at  ditfere.it 'periods  ;  and  to  whai  svliims  li;>s  not 
the  Hislilon  of  the  hair  been  l',ii)jeeied  ?— — Sometiines, 
dressed  high,  then  low,  platted  to  hang  in  tresses,  and 
fnn-.etimes  clofc  tip  to  the  head,  and  it  haJ  beta  even  crop- 
ped round. 

Most  of  the  fashions,  however,  in  dressing,  which  have 
been  considered  liy  the  ladies  as  new,  may  b*  i'een  on  old 
medals  to  have  been  the  dresses  of  the  ancient  emprelfes. 


ACCOUNT  OF  THE  COURTSHIP  AND  MARRI- 
AGS    OF   TfE    C_LKURATED    DU.  SA.MUEI, 
*   JOHNSON. 

[From  tie  D^bH,,  c.iltln,,  -/B-rwcll's  Ufe  o/johnfon.] 

JOHNSON  had  from  his  eirly  youth,  be.-n  fons:bIe  to 
the  inrinence  of  feiiule  clurm.i.  Wne.i  4t  Stourbridge 
Ich.ial  he  was  mucli  enamoured  of  Olivia  Lloyd,  a  young 
quaker,  to  whom  he  wrote  a  copv  of  verles,  which  1  have 
not  been  able  to  recover;  and  I  am  assured  by  Mils  Se- 
ward, that  he  conceived  a  tend.'r  passion  fur  Mifs  Lucy 
Foiter,  dan;:hter  ot  the  lady  whom  lie  afterwards  m  irri'- 
ed-,  Mifs  Porter  was  lent  verv  young  on  a»MSii  to  Litch- 
fiHJ.  wh.-re  J.mnron  had  frequent  opportur.itie.',  of  feeing 
and  adniii-ing  her;  and  he  ad.liessed  to  her  the  following 
verles,  ou  her  pieleitting  him  wiilf  a  nofegay  of  nijrile  : 

•  IVhat  hopes,  w'.ut  terrors  does  thy  gift  create, 

•  Ambiguous  emblem  of  uncertain  fate  :  '  • 
'  Thy  itnrtle,  enlign  of  fupreme  command,  -  '. 
'  Consign'd  by  Venus  to  Melissa's  hand  : 

'  Not  lels  capricious  than  a  reigning  fair, 

'   Now  grants,  and  now  reject  a  lover's  prayer- 

•  In  myrtle  shades  oft  sings  the  happy  fwain, 

'  In  mwtle  shades  del'pairing  ghosts  complain  j 

■  The  myrtle  ci-owns  the  happy  lover's  head, 

'  lir  unhappy  lover's  grave  the  mjrtle  fpreads  : 

■  O  then  the  mianing  of  Ihy  gift  impart, 

'   And'^fe  the  throbblngs  of  an  anxious  heart ! 
'  Soon  must  this  bonKh,  as  you  Shall  ILx  hi.,  doom, 
'  Adorn  Philander's  head,  or  grace  his  tomb.' 

HiJ^venile  attachments  to  the  fair  fex,  were,  howe- 
ver, transient  ;  and  i;  is  cel'tain  that  he  formed  no  crimi- 
nal connection  wha'.foever.  Mr.  Hec'or  who  lived  with 
him  in  his  younger  days  in  the  utmost  intimacy  and  feci- 
al freedom,  has  as.sured  me,  that  even  at  that  ardent  fea- 
fon  his  conduct  was  stric-ty  virtuous  in  that  refpect;  and 
though  he  loved  to  exhilirate  himfelf  witH  wine,  he  never 
knew  him  iiito.'cicated  but  oMce. 

In  a  man  whom  religious  education  has  feciired  from  li- 
centious indulgences,  :he  passion  of  love  when  once  it  has 
feized  him,  is  exceedingly  flrong,  beirig  unimpaired  by 
dissipation,  and  totally  concentrated  in  one  object.  This 
was  experienced  by  Joiinfon,  when  he  became  the  fervent 
adm.rer  of  Mrs.  Porter,  after  her  first  husband's  death. 
Mifs  Porter  told  me,  that  when  he  was  first  introduced  to 
her  mother,  his  appearance  was  very  forbidding  ;  he  was 
then  lean  and  lank,  fo  that  his  enormous  structure  of 
bones  was  hideously  striking  to  the  eye.  and  the  fears  of 
the  fcorphula  were  deeply  visible.  He  alfo  wore  his  hair, 
which  was  straight  and  stiff,  and  feparated  behind  ;  and 
he  often  had  feemingly,  convulsive  starts  and  odd  gesti- 
culations, which  tended  lo  excite  at  once  furprife  and  ri- 
dicule. Mrs.  Porter  was  fo  rhiich  engaged  by  his  conver- 
fation,  that  she  overlooked  all  thefe  external  difadvanta- 
ges,  and  faid  to  hoylaughter,  Ibit  it  tbe  most  senMe  man 
that  I  ertr  saw  iiA)  life. 


Though  Mrs.  Porter  was  double  the  age  of  J.hnfon, 
and  her  perfon  and  manner  asdelcribed  to  me  by  the  late 
Mr.  Ljarrick,  were  by  no  means  pleasing  to  others,  she 
must  have  had  a  r.iperiority  of  umlerstanding  and  talents. 
as  she  certainly  lulpired  him  with  a  more  than  ordinary- 
passion  ;  and  she  having  signified  her  wiHingnefs  to  ac- 
cept  ,=f  his  hand,  he  went  to  Litchfield  to  ask  his  mother-, 
conlent  to  the  marriage,  which  he  could  not  but  be  confci. 
°"^"^"r  ^.^•"•y  *"n""J«trcheme,  both  on  account  of 
thi'irdifparity  of  years,  and  her  want  of  fortune  But 
Mr4  Johnfon  kne.v  too  well  the  ardor  of  her  Ion's  temper, 
aud  was  too  tender  a  parent  to  oppofe  his  inclinations. 

\J.  """f''  T'  '^°';  '"^i.^  '"'^°"  •''=  ■""rlaiJ-;  ceremonj- 
was  not  performed  at  Birmingham  ;  but  a  refoluiion  wa, 

.r^",:'lfi"- ■';"'"*  '"."   '^'••'■"^'    f"'  «•'->'''   place  the 

»     a  ^"'•^g"-'"""  '>==  <"«  0"  horfcliack,  I  flppofe  in 

very  good  humour.     Hut  though  Mr.   To|iham  Beiuclerk 

;:n^=;r^:^t:!'T^?;'-j:r:^;-:s,r;fo:;:^^r^ 

1  nave  had  from  my  illustriou;  fri.-nd  the  lollj.vmg  tur'i- 
ous  accoimt  of  their  jjurney  to  church  iipjn  the  nupt-al 
Z<'L  'k^'k'  ''r,''*r  ""'  '•'^  "'''  '••""^""S.  and  hart 
fuir  tc'^  her  h.«id  the  fantiitical  notion  that  a  woman  of 
p  r.t  shou.d  ,if..  her  lover  like  a  dog.  S,.  Sir,  at  first  she 
toM  me  that  I  rode  roo  la  t,  and  she  culd  not  keep  up 
WKh  me  ;  and  when  I  rode  a  little  slower,  she  passed  me 
a.  d  co.nphuned  ihat  1  l.ig^ed  behind.  [  was  ^ot  to  be 
midethertaveofcapv.ee,  and  I  refolved  to  be,, in  as  I 
"•--.ant  to  end  I  thciefcre  pushed  on  b:  iskly,  till  I  war 
fairly  out  of  her  sght.  The  r>ad  lay  between  ,wo  hed- 
Ces,  lo  1  was  lure  she  could  not  mifs  it  ;   and  I  c-nitriveo. 

oMV  'ilVr""'''  !'"=".'  '"'""=  "I'  ^^"h  me.  When  she  did,  • 
oblerved  her  to  be  in  tears." 

maTnn;oi'hT?ene:r"T'''u""'  '  ^■'"S"'''-  t'Ki""!"P  "I 
tnatunioi.ia   felictty  ;  b-it  ih-re  is  no  doubt  that  JohMcn, 

though  he  thus  showed  a  manly  firmnef,,  pr.ved  a  most 

al.cction,ate  and  indulgent  husband  to  the  last  moment  of 

Mrs.  Jolmfon's  life;  and  in  his  -  Prayers  ami  Mednaii- 

ons   ■  wc  find  very  remarkable  evidence    that  his  regard 

and  londnels  tur  her  never  ceafej,  even  after  her  death. 


,»  Tf!£  HAPPT  WIFE. 

'tpvely  looks;  and  constant  cobningi 

Swiet'njyg  aHI»the  toils  of  life; 
Cheerf^ 'children's  harralefs  fportmg 

Fi>llo\v  wi^'.an  m.ide  a  wife  ! 


The  raillery  of  Addifon  is  in-mitable.  The  feverity  oC 
his  reproach  is  always  tempcre'il  by  the  fweelnels  of  his 
fmile.and  he  is  the  inercifu'  jadge,  who  reliic-an'ly  and 
with  fome  forrow,  pronounces  the  lenience  of  the  law, 
not  the  bloody  cxerulioner,  who  dcsiroys  tbe  ciiminal. 
His  lam]3opns  upon  the  ladies  are  never  lr..^lignant,  and 
tl.e  mostimpaticnt  temper  will  not  be  ruined  by  fuch  gen- 
tle rejiroof  as  tiie  followi-ig  : 

Lavinia  is  reduced  to  fuch  an  extremitv  of  defpair,  by 
the  inconstanc«  of  Philandir,  tha.  she  tells  me  she  writes 
her  letter  wifP^ier  pen  in  one  hand,  and  lur  ganer  in  the 
other.  Bit|^]|^  ladies  are  ofi»n  vexed  with  still  greater 
cares.  1  hfflre  known  a  miilf.  a  Icarf,  or  a  tippet,  bec-ime 
a  folid  misfortune.  ;\  lap-dog  has  br.'ken  ttie  beans  of 
thouninds.  Flavia,  vho  had  buried  five  children  and  two 
husbands,  wa^i  never  able  to  get  over  tlie  lofs  of  her  par- 
rot. How  often  has  a  divine  creat-.tre  been  thrown  into 
a  fit,  by  a  neglect  at  a  ball  er  an  assembly  !  Mopfi  haa 
kept  her  chamber  ever  since  the  last  mafquerade,  and  is  in 
greater  danger  of  her  life  npen  being  left  out  of  it,  than 
Clorinda  from  the  violent  cold  she  caught  at  it.  Many  a 
lady  has  feiched  a  sigh  at  the  Honrish  of  a  cane,  and  been 
ruined  by  tbe  tapping  of  a  fnulf-box.  It  is  iiiipossible  to 
reckon  up  all  ihe  v.rgins  who  have  fallen  a  facrifice  to  a 
pair  of  fringed  gloves. 


LIHES  ADDRESSED  TO  A  SCOLD. 

Kternal  fury  !  hold  thy  curfed  tongue. 
So  quick,  fo  sharpi  fo  loofe,  fo  loud,  fo  long, 
That  neither  husband,  neighbour,  friend,  or  foe. 
Can  be  at  cafe  whene'er  they  hear  it  go  ; 
Dread  thunder  is  a  much  lefi  frightful  noife. 
Drums,  guns,  and  bells  are  music  to  thy  voice  ; 
The  pillory  which  the  perjur'd  villain  feari, 
Cannot  be  half  fo  uneafy  to  the  ears  ; 
Nor  is  the  aching  head's  vexatious  pain 
Half  fo  tormenting  to  a  sickly  brain  ; 
Then  hea\  en  cetti  d.  aid  l«ti  my  ears  feciire 
From  the  fad  plague  which  none  but  death  can  ct)t». 


188 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.  1. 


ODE 
TO  BOVS  AND  GIRLS. 

BYPBTEB    PlNDAa. 

LOVE  is  a  pretty  pafsion,  to  be  Aire  ; 
Anil  lonf,  1  nidefd,  may  love  endure  ! 
Yet  now  and  tliCT  to  prudence  should  it  look, 
Yes,  take  »  little  leaf  fro.n  wifdom's  book. 
Ourboys,  alas  !  begin  too  foon  to  sigh, 
Mournilir  pierc'd  heart,  and  lay  them  down  lo  die  ; 
Just  like  expiring  Uans  with  tuneful  breath. 
Sweet  rhyming  in  the  agonies  of  death. 

Too  foon  the  girls  abufe  of  pens  the  nib, 
And  pour  their  lixlegroanins  fouls  on  paper  t 
I.ove  should  not  come,  till  time  removes  the  bib  ; 
Mifses  should  learn  to  walk  before  they  capcii. 

Love  though  it  deals  in  swEi  rs,  ha!  many  sours  ; 
It  doe«  not  always  f.irnish  happy  hours, 

Puttin.^  us  oft  in  difinal  fituations  : 
The  novelty  fe!S  people's  fouls  a  longing  ! 
Wnat  thoufands  to  -heir  ruin  thus  are  thronging  ! 

Indeed  we  fee  the  ruin  in  all  nations. 

1  fear  love  does  at  times  a  deal  of  harm  : 

It  keeps  the  world  alive,  it  is  confess'd  ! 

So  far,  indeed,  1  like  the  pleafant  charm  : 

Yet,  yet,  tUrough  love,  what  thoufands  are  disticis  d  . 

"  Give  me,"  exclaims  the  youth,  "  but  heavenly  kifs 
ing,  .    . 

"  And  lo,  I  seek  nought  elfe,  for  notight  is  missing  j 
".Let  me  forever  dwell  on  Chloe's  lip  i 

••  On  Chloe's  bufom  let  me  only  lie  i 

"  There  pour  in  fwoetest  ex'.ncy  the  sigh, 
"  And  like  the  bee,  the  honey'd  treafure  sip. 

"  1  heed  not  frasran;  wines,  nor  flesh  nor  fish  ; 
■•  Chloe  is  all  I  want,  and  all  1  wish  '." 

And  thus  again  the  rapliir'd  nymph  exclaims, 

•'  Sweet  are  of  love  the  sighs,  and  dear  the  flames  . 

••  Love  fmiles  away  the  dark'ning  clouds  of  life  : 
"  Love  feels  no  lains  nor  storms,  nor  pinchipgcold  j 
"  Lo'.'e  wants  not    lire,  nor   candle,    meat,    clothes 

gold  :  .  ^     , 

"  All  blifs  is  center'd  in  that  one  word— WIFE.  ' 


LOUISA— A  SoN<». 

As  with  Louifa  late  I  sat, 

In  yonder  secret  grove, 
How  fondly  did  each  bol'om  bent, 

Andpour'd  its  tale  of  love  ! 

Eve's  tuneful  bird  with  sweetest  lay, 

Inspird  the  tranquil  jjlace  ; 
Eve's  siberstar  with  purest  ray, 

Beani'd  ou  the  chaste  embrace. 

Bnt  now  the  tender  scene  is  o'er. 

What  tongue  my  grief  can  tell  1      ^ 

In  yonder  grove  1  meet  no  inore,        \  i 
The  maid  1  love  so  well !  ^ 

Tet  still,  at  evening's  'eustoni'd  how. 

With  feelings  fadly  fwcet, 
I  seek  in  love's  forfaken  bow'r, 

My  folitary  scat . 

There  Philomela's  tuneful  tongue, 
Still  soothes  my  pensive  ear. 

Ah  !  tis  the  tame  melodious  tonj, 
Louisa  lov'd  to  hear, 

Andstillljoy  lo  merk  the  while. 

The  star  of  Venus  shine  ; 
Which  saw  the  blush,  tlie  tear,  the  smile, 

That  spoke  Louifa  mine. 

Her  clear  idea  finely  tied. 

To  each  lov'd  object  there  ; 
I  still  behold  her  ai  my  side. 

And  clasp  the  shadowy  fair. 


FANCY. 

Fancy,  thou  busy  olTspring  of  tlie  mind  ! 
Thou  roving,  ranging,  rambler,  unconfin'd  ! 
Pleasing,  displeasing,  aping,  marring,  making. 
First  Wright  for  wrong,  then  wrong  for  right  mista- 
king. 
Restless  thyself,  can't  letpoormt  alone, 
Thou  fomethinj;,  aotbing,  any  thing  ia  snc  ! 


THE  DESERTED  COTTAGE. 

Lov'd  Cottage,  once  the  feat  of  joy, 
How  chang'd  thy  scenes  appear  i_ 

No  longer  mirth  without  alloy 
Is  found  a  tenant  here. 

Beneath  thy  roof  pure  friendship  dwelt, 

The  genuine  and  sincere. 
Whose  heart  the  soft  emotions  felt; 

To  dry  affliction's  tear. 

Eulogv,  on  whom  is  slender  praife, 

Hisdeeds  his  life  commend, 
Ko  poor  man  pafses  but  he  says. 

That  cotcontain'd  a  friend. 

Whenbufy  memory  takes  T«.ervie\v, 

O'er  thofe  delightful  hours, 
Which 'willing  fancy  would  renew. 

Sad  disappointment  low'rs. 

On  yonder  green,  at  clnfeof  day. 

When  businefs  all  was  o'er, 
Oft  have  I  feen  tne  school  boy  play 

Before  the  cottage  door. 

Intent  on  fport,  in  gay  career. 
None  watch'd  the  wing  of  time. 

Till  o'er  yon  plain  they'd  chance  to  hear 
The  village  clock  iu  chime: 

The  distant  found  a  warning  fent. 

To-morrows  task  lo  gain, 
Wiih  active  step,  each  homeward  bent 

His  way  across  the  plain. 


Ah  !  happiest  state  of  human  life, 

Bright  sun-shine  of  our  day, 
Ko  storms  of  hatred  gend'riiig  strife 

O  er  cluud  thy  morning  ray. 

Yon  dreary  waste  with  weeds  o'ergrown 
Was  once  the  gard'ner's  pride. 

Where  Flora's  varied  beauties  shown 
And  art  with  nature  vied. 

The  choicest flow'rswftre  there  arrang'd. 

The  violet  and  the  rofe, 
But  now,  atas  !  thy  scenes  how  chang'd, 

The  thorny  thistle  grows. 

With  Julia  as  the  Sun  dedin'd 
The  fragrant  walks  I'd  rove. 

And  hear  the  transports  of  her  mind 
Convey'd  through  lips  of  love. 

And  when  returning  Re  would  roam 

Towards  the  cottage  stile. 
How  oft  we've  view'J  the  peasant's  hom« 

Illuinin'd  by  his  smile. 

But  like  the  storm  which  calms  forebode 

A  tempest  was  at  hand. 
That  makes  his  lately  bless'd  abode, 

A  cot,  deserted  stand. 

No  longer  now  the  seat  of  joy. 
How  chang'd  thy  scenes  appear. 

No  more  gay  mirth  without  alloys 
Is  found  a  tenant  here. 


'W 


HISTORICAL. 


Ramsey,  in  his  history  of  the  Ainerican  Revoltition, 
records  the  following  instance  of  pairiotil'm. 

Among  the  Americans  who  were  killed  in  the  actioii 
near  Charleston,  on  the  20th  June,  1779,  was  Colonel  Ro- 
berts, an  artillery  officer  of  distinguished  abilities.  In 
the  short  interval  between  his  being  wounded  and  his  dy. 
ing,  he  was  visited  on  the  field  of  battle  by  his  fon,  cap- 
tain Roberts  of  his  own  regiment.  The  expiring  father 
presented  his  fword  to  his  son,  with  an  exhortation  to  be- 
have worthy  of  it,  and  to  use  it  in  defence  of  liberty  and 
his  country.  After  a  short  converfation  he  desired  him 
to  return  to  his  proper  station,  adding  "  that  there  he 
might  be  ufeful,  but  to  him  he  could  be  of  no  fervice. 


A  SWEAT— FOR  A  SWEAT. 

A  Physician  had  a  skeleton  fo  fixed,  that  on  entering 
the  room  a  fpring  was  touch'd  when,  i  n  an  instant  it 
grafped  the  perfon  entering.  An  Irishmad  (a  stranger) 
called   «n  tht  doctor  for  ome  raiHa)  aid,   and  vraa 


shown  into  the  room  where  the  skeleton  was — it  seized 
him  in  a  ir\oment — Oh,  jasusl — up  with  his  fist  to  defend 
himself  :  but,  to  his  great  astonishment  he  faw  the  ghast- 
ly figure  difeugaging  itfelf,  when  he  flew  from  the  house 
like  lightning.  A  few  days  after,  meeting  the  doctor, 
(who  might  be  called  a  walking  skeleton.)  coming  out 
of  his  house — "  Ah,  my  honey — are  you  there  !  do  yo4  ' 
think  I  don't  know  you,  with  your  c''i  lies  on  ;  he  feie. 
ed  thedoctor  by  the  throttle,  and  bestowing  a  few  hejr- 
tv  whacks — take  that  for  the  I'weat  you  gave  me  t'oil.ct' 
day." 

— _  ^ 

THE  RETORT  PROPES. 

Dr..  Warren,  a  divine  feldom  in  church,  but  a  rigidju* 
tice  of  pe.ice,  having  a  fellow  before  him,  said,  I  shall 
teach  vou  lai\>,l  warrant  \ ou .  Sir.  (answered  the  fcUoivi 
it  would  be  better  if  j  ou  would  teuch  me  gor^-.tl. 


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[NVMBEB   4,9. 


BIOGRAPHY. 

THE  LIFE  OF  OLIVEU  GOLDSMITH.  M   D. 


We  insert  the  follnwinn;  lines,  in  verse  and  prose,  writ 
ten  by  a  friend  immetliatcljr  after  his  death,  as  they 
Vcrc  deemed  faithful  transcripts  of  hit  character. 

Here  rests,  froiri  the  cai-es  of  tlic  worlj  and  his  J>ffn, 
A  poet  whose  like  we  ^ilialj  scai'ce  meet  agaiti  j 
Who,  the*  farmed  in  an  age  when  con-npiton  ran  high. 
And  folly  atnne  scemM  with  folly  to  vie  ; 
When  genius^  witli  traffic  too  cotnlnonly  train'd 
Recoonted  h<T  merits  by  what  she  had  gam'd  ; 
Yet  spurn'dat  ;liosc  walks  of  ri< basement  and  pelf, 
^nd  in  poverty's  spite  darM  to  think  for  htmfelf. 
Thus  frfe'd  -from  those  ft-fffrs  the  muses  oft  bind. 
He  wrote  from  the  heart  to  \lfe  hearts  of  mankind ; 
And  such  \Tas  the  prevale'itt  force  of  his  song, 
Se.\,ap'S,  and  parties  >te  .-irew  in  a  throne. 
Tlieluvevs — 'twas  tlieir's  to  esteem  and  commend, 
For  his  Hermit  had  proved  him  their  tutor  and  friend : 
Thesta-emian,  liis  |V.|itic  pjssioi.s  on  fiif. 
AcknowleJ^M  -■*■().■•  .e  Ir.   tt  il>c  charmj  of  his  lyre. 
The  mora.ir.t  to,>  I'a^i  a  fetl  for  hts  rhymes. 
For  hit  Essay.s  were  carhj  oi\  the  rage  of  the  times  ; 
,   Nay,  the  ci  i:;c,  all  sch^iLiI'd  in  grammalicat  sense, 
Whi'  look'd  in  the  glow  ff  descia[)tion  for  sense, 
Hetormcd  as  he   rcjil,  fell  a  dupe  lo  his  art. 
And  confessed  by  his  eyes  what  he  felt  in  hit  heart. 

Tel  bfest  with  original  powers  like  these. 
His  principal  force  ivas  on  paper  ig  p'ease  ; 
Lil«ea  fleot-foeted  hunter,  though  first  in  the  chace. 
On  the  rotd  of  plain  fei.rel.e  oft  ilat;kcn'J  his  pace  ; 
Whilst  dulliiefsand  cunninlj,  by  whipping  and  Rorinj, 
Tlleir  hard-f'vjied  hackney's  paraded  be Im-e  hiiii  ; 
Compounded  iiliewise  of  >uch  primitive  parts, 
ThM  Ills  manner*  Alone  would  have-gain'd  him  our  hearts 

So  simple  ill  train,  so  iiigonu,,!,.,!;   kind, 
So  ready  to  feel  for  the  wants  of  ininkiiid  i 
Yet  praise  but  an  au'hor  of  popular  quiil. 
His  Hood  of  philanthropy  qu.ckh  stood  still : 
Transtonii'drrom  i,i,n,cif  lie  gft.v  m-auly  severe. 
And  rairdat  those  i  alcnts  he  ought  not  to  fear. 

Such  then  were  his  foibles  :  but  though  the/  were  sucli 
As  sh.-wiowed  the  picture  a  jiuietoo  much. 
The  style  was  all  graceful,  e.tpressive  and  grand, 
And  :l.e  whole  the  result  of  a  mailer  ly  hand. 

The  prosaic  enthusiasm  which  follows  doestlie  highest 
honour  to  his  ch.iracrer,  both  literary  and  personal. 

"In  aa  age  when  genius  and  learning  arc  loo  generally 
sacrificed  to  the  purposes  of  ambition  and  avarice  it  is 
the  consolation  of  virtue,  as  well  as  its  friends,  that  they 
can  commemorate  the  name  of  Goldsmith  as  a  shining 
example  to  ihe  contrary. 

"  Early  compelled  (like  many  of  the  greatest  men)  into 
the  service  of  the  Muses,  he  never  once  permitted  his  ne. 
Wfsitics  to  have  the  least  improper  influeoce  on  his  con- 
duct; but,  knowing  and  respecting  the  honourable  line 
of  his  profefiion,  he  made  no  farther  u^e  of  fcuon.  than 
to  set  of,  the  dignity  of  tnitb,-  and  in  this  he  succeeded  so 
bapplly,  that  his  writi.igs  stamp  him  the  man  of  genius, 
than  the  universal  friend  of  m.ankinil. 

"  Such  is  the  outline  of  hia  pnetical  character,  which, 
perhaps,  will  be  remembered,  whilst  the  first-rate  poets  of 
■his  country  have  any  monumenif  left  them.  But,  alas  ! 
his  noble  and  immortal  part,  the  good  man,  is  only  con- 
•igned  to  the  short-lived  memory  of  those  who  are  left 
to  lament  his  death. 

"  Having  naturally  a  powerful  bias  on  his  mind  to  the 
cause  of  viriue,he  was  cheerful  and  indefatigable  inevery 
pursuitofiti  warm  in  his  friendship,  gentle  in  his  man- 
ners, and  in  every  act  of  charity  and  benevolence  '•  the  ve- 
milk  of  human  nature."  Nay,  even  his  foibles  and  little 
weaknesses  of  temper,  may  he  said  rather  to  simplify 
than  degrade  his  understanding  ;  for,  though  there  may 
be  many  inflances  adduced,  to  prove  he  was  no  man  itjtht 
*or!J,  most  of  those  inftances  would  attest  the  unadulter- 
«d  purity  of  his  heart.  One  who  esteemed  the  kindness 
»nd  friendship  of  fuch  a  man,  as  forming  a  principal  part 
of  the  happiness  of  his  life,  pays  this  last  iinctre  and 
■raieful  tributi  to  hii  ndnory." 


To  so  high  a  octree  ofliierary  fame  did  Goldsmith  ar- 
rive, that  the  procKict  of  his  writings  in  general  is  said  to 
have  ainouiiieti,  ill  the  course  of  fourteen  years,  to  more 
than  eight  thousand  poonh  ;  but  this  sini^was  dilsipated 
by  all  itnpiovident  liberality  without  discrifninaiimi  of  ob- 
jects, and  other  fuhles  'i  c^rf-nal  to  mai|tiiid,  vjhich  our 
author  eould  not  see  ii.hiine  :lf,  or  if  he  #»uld  see,  wanted 
resolution  to  ctirrect.  iiu;  \^  iih  these  fo^Ic^  he  possessed 
many  virtwes.  and  those  particularly  ofiiuioaniiy  and  be- 
nevolence, whith  di%posediiiin  to  do  ali  the  f(ood  in  his 
pow«r{    so  that  lie  livci!  respected. and  dieil  lamented. 

As  to  his  person,  he  was  of  a  middle  staturo,  fair  com- 
plexion, wort- a  Isrge  wig.  blovei.ly  inhisdrvsn,  hut  possess- 
ing a  benevolent  coui-'ter.ance  and  a  cheerful  denicatior.  If 
he  thought  any  one  slighied  him,  or  used  him  ill,  it  caus- 
ed a  great  dejection ;  but  otlM:rwi.-,ehe  was  a  most  charm- 
in^' companion.  He  played  frequently,  though  indilTer- 
enily,  on  the  German  flue,  hi  his  diet  he  was  very  tem- 
pevatc-*»in  his  behaviour  unassuming. 

lie  was  however  the  easy  dupe  of  any  plairsible  pre- 
text, and,  upon  occasions  shewed  much  vanity  and  folly. 
He  was  very  fond  of  cards  and  belonged  to  a  card  club, 
which  al-.vays  kept  liitn  extremely  poor,  though  h»  was 
ctiiiiiiuially  receiving  large  supplies  for  the  prcduclions 
of  his  pen.  \inoug  Ins  Intimate  fiicndi.,  it  was  custo- 
mary for  hi.n  toc.NClaim  "  1  know  that  1  can  play  the 
gaiiie  of  whist  better  than  any  other  pji  Ion  beloiigin"  to 
the  club,  and  yet  1  alway.s  lo.se."  Whco  the  proJudion 
of  any  otiicr  author  pleased  him,  the  highest  cticoniiuiii  he 
CMil.i  pass  upon  it  Wiisihu"  expr,  sied,"  in-iruth  if  is  very 
e.sccllent,  I  sliouM  not  havcbee.i  ashamed  of  having  been 
the  author  of  il.i.  iiijs.ll." 

In  the  wintirof  17"A,  he  oivlcrcd  a  coach  from  Covent 
Garck-n  fuzn.  to  the  Uovil  Tavcrit,  at  IHjiupic  Uw,  at 
which  ;j|ace  i  weekly  club  was  then  held  by  tne  literati 
of  the  day  ;  viheo  t4ie  do.  lor  was  -et  down,  he  Iml  a  Jili- 
nea  anil  a  vhiiiing  in  his  pocket,  and  being  j-aiher  an  ab- 
sent charatxr,  he-gave  the  couchoian  the  guinea  ins  e»d 
of  the  shilliog:  the  doctor  ripaileJ  to  the  club-room  ; 
the  coaciiuiMi  droveaway.  Ueiug  c.ilied  upon  for  a  sub'- 
scr'piion,  the  doctor  threw  his  sliilliu,;  U|,on  the  labk", 
whfcli  he  imagined  was  a  guinea ;  he  to.m  perceived  the 
mistake,  and  lelaied  the  ciicu  nblaiice  to  tlie  club.  The 
coinpaay  laughed,  and  the  doctor,  in  a  violent  ra'e. 
rushed  out  of  the  room  to  week  thccoachman,  but  in  vain'. 
In  the  foilo^iiig  week,  wiicn  the  ciub  was  full,  and  the 
doctor  enjoying  his  bottle,  the  waiter  brought  him  word 
that  a  hackney -coachman  wan.edio  speak  to  him.  After 
receiving  some  sarcastic  advice  from  his  friends,  to  be 
cautious  of  hia  commerce  with  coacli-neii,  he  went  d.ivvu 
stairs,  andwas  astanishcd  to  find  it  was  the  same  indivi 
dual  who  had  drove  him  the  preceding  week.  ••  1  have 
brought  your  guinea  back"  said  the  coachman,  ••  I  know 
your  hon  .iir  made  a  mistake :  noiv  s.imc  scoundrels 
would  have  pocketed  the  money,  and  have  said  nothing 
at  all  about  the  matter,  but  that's  not  my  way  vour  ho- 
nour :  I  thank  God,  if  so  be  I'm  poor,  ri„  htin-'st,-  It 
wears  well,  as  a  body  may  say."— "  Mydeir  friend"  ex- 
claimed the  doctor,  •'  I  honour  and  admire  your  princi- 
ple i  you  will  please  to  wait  here  a  few  minutes."  Uppn 
which  the  doctor  marched  up  stairs,  and  told  the  storr 
with  all  the  blandishments,  which  a  oociic  mind  on  sucii 
an  occasion,  will  beget  in  a  good  heart.  He  finally  u.g. 
ed  them  to  a  suhfcription,  as  a  proper  rewaid  for  sin'Mi- 
lar  honesty  in  the  lower  ranks  of  hfe.  It  was  generally 
complied  with,  to  the  amount  of  fifty  shillinus.  The 
good,  but  credulous  man,  ran  with  the  colKction  to  the 
descendant  of  Phaeton,  poured  It  into  his  hat,  and  after 
affectionately  embracing  and  blessing  him,  was  rriurning 
up  stairs  to  his  convivial  friends,  with  that  enviable  and 
sublime  latisfactiun,  whicn  every  man  feels  after  the 
performance  of  a  good  action  ;  he  entered  the  room  with 
Iriumph  i  l)is  friends  welcomed  hioi  with  a  peal  of  ladgh- 
'^fT""l*'  '■  i'  w»s  at  the  doctor's  expense  !  The  guinea 
which  the  rascal  had  pretended  to  return  was,  a— caun- 
terfcii .' 

Mr.  BoiweII,in  the  life  of  Dr.  Johnson,  gives  us  ttte 
following  description  :— "  The  person  of  Goldsmith  was 
short  :  his  countenance  coarse  and  vulgar  ;  his  deport- 
ment that  of  a  scholar,  awkwardly  affecting  the  com- 
plete gentleman.  No  man  had  the  art  of  displaying  with 
more    advantage,      whatever      literary      acquisitions    he 

made Hia    mind    resembled    a    fertile   but  thin 

soil  1  there  was  a  quick  but  not  a  strong  vegetati- 
on of  whatever  chanced  to  be  thrown  upon  it  No 
deep  root  could  be  struck*  The  oak  of  the  forest 
did  not  gro*  there  i  but  the  elegant  shrubbery,  and   ike 


fragrant  parterre,  appeared  in  gay  succejelon.  It  has 
been  generally  circulated  and  believed,  that  he  was  a  mere 
fool  in  conversation.  In  allusion  to  this,  Mr.  Horatio 
Walpolc,  who  admired  his  writings,  said  he  was  ••  an  in- 
spired ideot ;"  ami  Garrick  describes  him  as  one  : 

-fir  ji.)/ri.«r  crial  IfcU 

WkoviTotc  lih  an  angel,  ar.rt  tali'd  liit  poor  Poll. 

But  in  reality,  thele  defcriptions  are  greatly  exaggerated. 
He  had,  no  doubt,  a  more  liian  common  share  of  that  hur. 
ry  ol  ideas,  which  we  often  finil  in  his  countrymen,  and 
which  fonietimcs  introduces  a laughaliie  confriion  in  et- 
prcfsing  them.  He  was  very  much  what  tne  French  call 
un  etourdic  ;  and  from  vanity,  and  an  eagrr  desire  of  being 
conspicuous  wherever  he  w.as,  he  frequently  talked  care- 
lessly, without  any  knowledge  of  tiie  Jui.ject,  or  evtii 
without  thought.  Thole  who  were  any  ways  distinguish- 
ed, excited  envy  in  him  to  so  ridiculous  an  e.tccls,  that  the 
instances  of  it  are  hardly  credible.  He,  I  am  told,  had 
no  settled  system  of  any  fort,  so  that  his  conduct  must 
not  be  too  strictly  criticised  ;  bat  his  affections  were  soci- 
al and  generous  ;  andwhe.i  he  had  money  he  bestowed  it 
liberally.  His  desires  of  imaginary  consequence  frequent- 
ly predominated  over  his  attention  lo  truth. 

"  Hi,  prose  has  been  admitted  as  the  model  of  perfecti- 
on and  th.:  standard  of  l.iiglish  language.  Dr.  Johnson 
says, ..  Goldsmith  war,  a  nun  of  sucn  variety  of  powers, 
and  sucn  ftncity  of  performance,  that  l.e  seemed  to 
excel  ni  wh.tever  he  atte.np.ed  j  a  man  who  had  the  »rt 
of  being  minute  without  tcdiousness.  and  general  without 
conlusi.n;  whoie  language  was  copious  without  restraint, 
and  ealy  without  wecknifs." 

Hisneriias  a  poet,  is  unversally  acknowledged.  HH 
writings  partake  rather  of  the  elegance  and  harmony  «f 
I'ope,  than  the  grandeur  and  fublimity  of  Milton  ;  andh 
is  to  be  lamented,  that  his  poetical  productions  are  n«t 
more  numerous,  for  though  his  ideas  (lowed  rapidly  he 
arrang.d  them  wirh  great  caution,  ai;d  nccimied  much 
time  III  pjlishiujhis  periods,  and  harmoiiizing  hi,  na;(i- 

His  most  favourite  poems  are  the  ■  The  Travellei.' 
•  Deserted  Village,''  HeriiVt'  ai.d  '  UetaliMi'  i'  ' 

These  protJuctions  m^.y  justly  be  rani.ed  with'-the  ir.ost 
aomired  works  in  Lii(«lish  poetry. 

"  file  Traveller  delights  us  with  a  display  of  charm- 
ing imagery,  refined  ideas,  -od  happy  cxprefsions.  The 
charactensiicsof  the  Jtuevent  nations  are  strongly  marked 
and  thepiedi.ectionot  each  inhsbitaut  in  favor  of  his 
own  ingeniously  described. 

"The  Ueser.'ed  Village  is  generally  admired,  the  cha- 
racters are  drawn  from  the  life.  The  de-cripiicns  are 
ii.ely  and  pic  u  «  que  i  and  the  whole  appears  so  easy 
and  natur.l,  as  to  bear  the  fetiiblance  of  hL-tori-fl  ruth 
more  than  poetical  fiction.  The  defcripiion  of  th-.  n  .r-h 
priest  (,,rohablyin:ciid.-d  for  a  character  of  his  hr,a.:-r 
rienryj  wou  d  have  dene  honour  lo  any  poet  of  any  aM, 
In  this  delcriiu.cti,  the  simile  of  the  bird  te.iJh- 
ing  her  yuii*^,,  to  fiy,  and  of  the  mountain  that 
arises  abovethc. storm,  are  not  easily  to  be  paralltl.d  — 
Iherest  of  the  Poem  consists  of  the  cliaracitr  of  the 
village  school  toaster,  and  the  drlcription  of  the  village 
^le.house;  both  drawn  with  admirable  pioprirty  and 
force;  a  deicant  on  the  mischiefs  of  luxury  JoA  wealth; 
the  vanity  of  artihcial  pleasuivs;  the  milerio  of  thofe 
who  l«r  want  of  employment  at  home,  are  driven  to   ftl- 

tic  new  colonics  abroad  land  concludes  with  a  beautiful 
apostrophe  to  poetry. 

"1  he  i.ormit"  holds  equal  estimation  with  the  rest  of 
hit  poetcal  productions. 

His  last  poem  of  •Keialiation,'  replete  with  humour  fre* 
from  spleen,  and  forcibly  CKhibits  the  prominent  feature, 
of  the  several  characters  ID  which  it  alludes  Dr  John- 
son.  as  recorded  bv  Mr.  Boswell.  sums  up'  hi,  literary 
chaiae.erm  she  following  concife  manner.  "  Take  hilrs 
;_Goldsnn,h]  as  a  poet,  his  Traveller  is  a  very  fine  per- 
lormance,  8v  so  is  his  Deferted  Village,  were  it  no-  some- 
times loo  much  the  echo  of  his  Traveller.  Whether  we 
take  him  as  a  fioet  as  a  comic  writer,  or  at  an  historian, 
he  stands  in  the  hist  class." 

f  wTI?'!  i^'i'"'"''  °^  '■''  1""'''''"=  ^"'"inp'  »re  'he  Vicar 
of  Wakeheld,  Essays,,  Letters  from  a  Nobleman  to  hit 
Son, and  the  Life  of  Parnell." 

f  w '',!  T?^"  '"  ""  '^^"*""  °r  merit  of  the  Vicar 
ol  Wakefield  it  is  certainly  a  composition  which  has  just- 
ly meriied  the  applause  of  all  discerning  persons,  as  one 
of  the  best  novels  in  the  English  language.  The  diction 
?i^"i'!'  ""■'^''  •"''  "''S^"'-  The  chrract.rs  arc  drawn 
to  the  life  J  and  the  scene  it  exhibits  are  injeniously  va- 
riegated with  hmnour  and  fentiment. 


)90 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804— 5» 


Tlie  herjt  of  the  pisce  displays  the  most  shining  vir  • 
tuftS  thi»  can  a.iom  relative  and  social  life  :  sincere  in  his 
professions,  humme  and  generous  in  his  difposiiion.  he 
is  hinifelf  a  pattern  of  the  character  he  represents,  enfor- 
cing that  excelleiu  maxim,  that  "  example  is  more  pow- 
eiful  than  precept."  Kis  wife  is  drawn  as  pofsessing  ma- 
ny laudable  qualifications  :  and  her  prevailing  passion  tor 
external  para'le  is  an  inotfensive  f.iible,  calculated  mther 
to  exci:cojr  Hiirthtlian  incur  our  censure.  The  chiracter 
of  Olivia,  the  Vicar's  eldest  daugh'er,  ii  contrasted  with 
thai  of  Sophia,  the  younger;  the  one  being  represented 
ks  of  a  disiJosition  gay  and  volatile,  the  other  as  rather 
grave  and  steady  t  though  neither  of  thent  seems  to  have 
indulged  their  peculiar  propensity  be)'on4  the  bounds  of 
moderation. 

Up  Ml  a  review  of  this  exec^llent  production  it  may  be 
truly  said,  that  it  inciilciie s  the  purest  lessons  of  morality 
and  virtue,  free  front  ih^ri;^id  laws  of  Stoicism,  and  a- 
d:i,)lcJ  to  autact  the  esteem  and  observation  of  every  in. 
gciHious  mind.  It  excites  not  a  thought  that  can  be  inju- 
rioui  to  Its  tendency,  nor  breathes  an  idea  that  can  oO'eiid 
the  L-liastesc  ear  ;  or,  as  it  h.is  be;;n  expressed,  the  lan- 
guage li  such  IS  ■'  angels  might  have  lietrd  and  virgins 
tald,"  Th!  wr.-.er  %vho  sugjpstedtliis  pleasing  idea,  ob- 
lefvcs  further,  "  that"  if  we  ilo  not  always  admire  his 
Knowledge  or  extensive  philosophy,  w»  feci  the  bciievo 
lencecfhis  heart,  and  are  charmed  with  the  purity  oi 
its  principles.  If  we  dottoT  follow,  with  awful  reverence, 
ihe  inaj"-ity  of  Uisreasoii,  or  the  dignity  of  -lie  long  exteu 
ded  period,  we  at  least  ca'ch  a  pleasing  sentiment  in  a  na 
lural  aiul  unaJTected  iiyle. 

FSOUA   L.\TS    LO.VOOX  MAGASINB. 

Csse  nfa  JiCison  viho  Juiirj[  tviche  ycar»  inat  in  a  itnte  tj 
ctrmfileie  Inertia. 

THi;  following  well  .luthenticateJ  case  is  of  fo  re- 
niari>a!)le,  and,  1  imagine,  of  lb  singular  a  na.ure,  that  1 
even  suspect  the  faculty  would  find  it  di:T)cult  to  give  a 
Aame  to  if.  liistory  has  indeed  recorded  a  curious  stor\ 
Cuncvniing  the  Seven  Sleepers,  who  awoke  after  having 
.^vpt  during  iTiany  years,  and  then  rsiuming  to  their  na-  I 
Uvecity,  found  themfelvei  lb  many  strangers  at  home.  I 
lr*«  cafe  I  lay  before  ;ou,  >"U  will  fee  a  man  who  dti- 
r'liig  twelve  years,  appears  not  to  have  existed  :  &  ihoiigli 
liii  ejet  Wire  open  all  that  time,  he  had  lott  tlteir  u-.t, 
witit  the  rest  of  his  fenfeli  till  he  as  fuddetily  recovered 
the  ulcuf  ihem  all. 

This  singular  and  ten ib'edipjrder,  in  which  the  foul 
fuddeiily  lolcs  the  full  exeici'Vof.ts  faciiltic',  has,  I  think, 
litun  called  by  physicians  !iy  t  ic  Greek  n  me  Katachm 
111  this  sirn-ige  difcrdcr  the  patient  remains  in  the  fame 
position  cf  his  members  in  ^.  hich  be  happens  to  be  when 
mil  his  iiiteilcctual  and  corporeal  powers  have  been  fud- 
idenly  iuierrnpted.  He  /■emains  with  his  eves  open,  but 
without  feeing  ;  he  has  neither  perception  nor  hearing 
diiring"this  state  :  and  frequentlv  it  is  only  a  few  drops  of 
blood  which  produce  thefc  terrible  effects,  untefs  they  oc- 
casion fuddeti  death. 

In  the.  Meinrirs  of  Stockholm,  of  October  i-84,  Mr. 
Arvid  Faxe  has  dtl'crlbed  the  f.illowing  cafe  ;  and  per- 
ha))K,  lieing  wriiien  in  the  Swedish  language,  it  may  come 
with   ibnie  novelty  to  > cur  readers. 

"  Olui  Olufson.  apeafant,  in  the  parish  of  Ratnncby, 
in  the  province  of  Blctting,  now  aged  4'(-^Aad  been  a  lai- 
lor  in  his  youth,  was  of  a  strong  eonstituiion.  and  had 
once  nearly  perished  in  a  storm.  He  was  leized  with  fe- 
ver in  June  1/71,  which  appeared  by  pains  in  his  body, 
great  htais.  and  violent  head-ache;  he  soon  lost  his 
ipeech,  and  shortly  after,  his  inlernal  and  extcrntii 
lenl'es 

"  About  a  month  afterwards,  the  fever  and  heats  aba- 
ted:  bui  he  had  become  fo  letm  during  this  malady,  that 
it  was  dilficult  to  difcover  in  himaflesiiy  libre. — H'isbody 
resembled  that  nf  a  skeleton  covered  by  a  slight  skin. 

"He  leni.ii 'cd  I)  ing  on  his  back  constantly,  and  im- 
fnoviable;  his  hantls  on  his  breast,  h.s  legs  stretched  out, 
and  hisetes  generally  clotVd.  He  pafsed  eleven  years  in 
this  helplelfc  siate,  lill  the  rummer  of  1782.  Except  a 
little  milk  insinuated  between  his  lips,  and  fometimes  a 
spoonful  of  wine  ur  brandy,  and  at  the  fame  time,  a  pinch 
of  Inuif,  he  anibiutely  look  no  other  food.  N:i  one  can 
recnllect,  during  all  this  time,  that  he  ever  exprelVed  a 
wish  for  food.  He  could  pafs  over  four  days,  and  fomc- 
tin^es  a  week,  without  taking  milk.  As  he  had  neither 
flesh  nor  fat,  this  constant  position  did  not  occasion  hi  m 
any  ulcers  in  his  back. 

"His  brother,  Anders  Olufson,  shcwcJ  every  fraternal 
aflection  for  him,  and  during  thefc  tedious  and  melancho- 
ly years,  he  sought  every  means '.0  restore  him  to  life, 
(for  his  present  state  could  fcarcely  be  called  life)  which 
the  mosi  itniler  friendship  suggested.  He  boiled  fom.e 
plants,  wHh  which  he  fomented  his  head  frequently. 
Olnf  appeared  to  recover  a  certain  degree  of  fenfation, 
regain  a  little  strength,  and  feemed  gradually  restored, 
but  h«  gave  no  mark  of  perception  nor  reafoning.^He  ap- 
peared in  a  restless  state,  and  full  of  aUrin,  in  the  pre- 
fctiiccof  any  perion. 


In  this  state  tie  remained  a  considerable  time  before  he 
would  fuifer  himself  toll*  ^obfcrved  stejiping  out  of  his 
bed,  which,  therefore,  he  generally  did  in  the  night,  or 
vrhen  the  family  were  out  in  the  f,elds  ;  then  would  he 
drag  himfelf  to  the  fpot  where  he  could  take  a  little  milk 
but  freqnentir,  by  Ihe  unexpected  entrance  of  any  one, 
he  Was  lci«d  with  great  trepidation,  and  fiequ«nily  re- 
mained stretched  out  on  the  ground,  without  the  least  ca- 
pability of  motion.— At  length  his  brother  refolved  to 
make  him  quit  his  usual  abode,  would  take  him  out,  give 
<)iher  nourishment,  (though  he  ever  preferred  milk,)  ad. 
ding  soine  sirengihening  fuhsiances.  bathed  his  head  with 
'a  1  '"*'"■'  '•''  '  'pfing  at  some  distance  from  the  house. 
Alihctigh  the  patient  had  recovered  his  hearing  and  feel- 
ing,he  still  remained  extren-ily  feeble  and  meagre,  with- 
out powers  of  articulation,  and  with  fcarcely  any  trace 
:  habit,  however,  made  him  capable  of  going 
water  from  tlie    spring    to    bathe  his 


ofreaf 
himself  to  di 
head. 


{Th  ke  eoy.dudedin  curntxt.) 


THE  BEAUX  OF  FORMER    TIMES    CONTRAST. 
ED  Wi  FH  THOSE  OF  THE  PRESENT. 

IF  the  observations  nf  an  old  fellow  are  not  wholly  su 
ptihuous,  I  would  thank  you  to  shove  them  into  a  space 
corner  oiyour   pajJer.  * 

It  IS  a  matter  ol  amusement  to  an  uninterested  snecta- 
tor  like  hin.fcir,  to  oblevve  the  influence  fashion  h^s  on 
the  drels  and  deportment  of  its  votaries,  and  how  verv 
quick  they  fly  from  one  extreme  to  the  other 

A  few  years  since,  the  rage  was,  very  high  crowned 
hats,  with  very  narrow  brims,  tight  ncckcloih,  ti;;h,  coat, 
t'Shi  jacket,  tight  fmall  clothes,  and  shoes  loaded  with 
ei.orliious  silver  buckles  t.,  Ihe  hair  craped,  plaited  qu--u- 
ed  and  powiieied  ;— in  short  an  airof  the  greatest  sprucs- 
nefs  and  tightnefs  diiftilid  over  the  whole  person 

The  bdies.  with  their  tresses  neatly  turned  up  over  an 
iiiiinenfe  cushion;  waist  a  yard  long,  braced  up  with 
stays  into  the  flttallest compass,  and  encircled  by  anenor- 
n-.tiits  bot.p  ;  so  vhat  the  f.;sl;ionable  belle  relembled  a' 
walking  bottle. 

Thus  dies-ed,  the  lady  was  feen,  with  the  most  bewitch- 
irg  langt^ur,  reclining  on  the  arm  of  an  extren.^ly  atten- 
tive iKau.who.  \>iiha  long  cane,  decorateii  with  an  enor 
lituus  lalWl,  w at.  carefully  employed  in  removing  everv 
stone,  stick  er  straw,  that  might  impede  the  progress  of 
his  nttcring  companion,  whife  hit;h-heeled  shoes  just 
brcught  thepnniisofhertoesin  t)ie  ground. 

What  an  alteration  has  a  few    years  produced  ! We 

now  lielioldour  gentlemen,  with  the  most  studied  care- 
lelsness,  and  almost  slovenness  of  dress  ;  large  hat,  large 
cottt,  huge  t.fckloth.  large  pantaloons,  large  boots,  and 
hair  scratched  intoevery  carelefs  direction,  lounging  along 
the  streets  in  the  most  apparent  listlefsnefs  and  vacuity  of 
tliou.;!  t  i  staving  with  an  unmeaning  countenance  at  eve- 
ry jial'setiger,  or  leaning  up>n  the  arm  of  fome  fair  one 
lor  fuj'port,  with  the  other  hand  cramm'd  into  his  bree- 
ches pocket.  Such  is  the  jjicture  of  a  modern  beau  ;  In  his 
diel's  stulling  himself  up  to  the  dimensions  of  a  Hercu- 
les,  in  his  manner  aflecting  the  ht-jilefsnefs  of  an  invalid. 
The  hflle  who  has  to  undergo  the  fatigue  of  dragging 
along  this  sluggish  animal,  has  chofen  a  character  very 
reverse;  emulating  irt  her  drcl's  and  actions  all  the  airy 
lightnefs  of  a  6)lph,  she  trips  along  with  the  greatest  vi- 
vacity. Her  laughing  eye,  her  countenance  enlivened  wiih 
aftability  and  good  humour,  inspire  with  kindred  anima- 
tion  every  beholder,  except  the  totpid  being  by  her  side, 
who  is  cither  aficcting  the  fashionable  fangfroid,  or  is 
wrapt  up  hi  profound  contemplation  «*— himself. 

Heavens  !  how  changed  are  the  nunoars  since  I  was 
young  !— then,  how  delightful  to  cont«nifilate  a  ball  room 
—  such  bowing,  filch  scrapin  j.  such  comptiflientiog  ;  no- 
tiiingbut  copperplate  fpecelies  to  be  heard  on  to  h  sides  t 
no  walking  but  in  minuet  measures  ;  nothing  more  com- 
mon than  to  see  half  adc/cn  gentlemen  knock  theirheads  , 
together  in  striving  who  should  first  recover  a  lady's  fan 
or  snuil  box  that  hid  fallen. 

But  now,  our  )Outhsno  longer  aim  at  the  character  of 
pretty  gentlemen  :  their  greatest  ambition  is  to  be  called 
laay  tiogs — careless  fellows— &c.  5tc.  Drefsed  up  in  the 
matnoih  style,  our  bucks  saunters  into  the  ball-room  in  a 
surtout,  hat  under  arm,  cane  in  hand  ;  strolls  round  with 
the  trios  t  vacant  air;  stops  abruptly  before  such  a  lady  as 
he  may  choose  to  honor  » iih  bis  attention  t  entertain  her 
with  the  commcn  slang  of  the  day,  collected  from  the 
eonverfation  of  hostlers,  footmen,  porters,  ic.  until  his. 
string  of  smart  sayings  is  run  out,  and  then  lounges  off 
to  entertain  some  other  fair  one  with  the  same  unintelligi- 
ble jargon. 

Surely,  Messrs.  Editors,  puppyifm  must  have  arrived 
to  a  climax  ,-  it  must  turn  ;  to  carry  it  to  a  greater  extent 
uems  to  me  impossible. 

JONATHAN  OLDSTYLE. 


POETRY. 


tOB  THE  MISERVA. 
Mettn.EDtTORs, 

If  you  f/w  t^tfoUwoiini  <•  Choice  of  a  Husband."' i 
pt.,ce  inya-jr  p„ptr,ym  Kill  no  Jml,t gratify  the  taUily  ,/,tt 
author— aud  ferbalH— please  lonie  of  your  f,,;,  reaileri. 


I'DJiCSST. 


CHOICE  OF  A  HUSAND. 


IP  inarri  age  ever  be  my  lot  in  life. 

And  I  by  fate  am  destin'd  for  a  wife  ; 

If  e'er  to  love's  soft  powers,  I  yield  my  heart. 

May  worth  inspire,  and  merit  point  th:dirtt 

And  him  to  whom  my  hand  and  heart  are  giv'n, 

Haye  all  those  blessings  from  indulgent  Heav'ni 

All  those  virtues  in  his  soul  bejoin'd. 

Good  sense  adorn,  and  honour  guard  his  mind 

His  tcmjicr  mild,  hisjudgment  sound  and  clear. 
Courteous  to  all,  and  to  his  friends  sincere  : 
Gay  without  rudeness,  polite  with  ease. 
His  rule  guod-nunners, and  hisaim  to  please  i 
Proud  to  oblige,  a  stranger  to  deceit. 

Ambitious  rather,  to  be  good  than  great 

May  winning  candour  grace,  and  heav'n-born  truth 
Adorn  each  action  tf  the  acci.n'plish'd youth. 
Biess'd  with  his  love,  I'll  chearfully  thro'  life, 
Fulfil  the  1,11  nbl«  duties  of  hiswife  ; 
Until  his  fading  virtues  cease  to  shine. 
Pleas 'd  I'll  admire,  and  strive  to  make  ihem  mine.-  ' 

SELECTED. 

ON  SEEING  A  HALF-BLOWN  WITHERED  ROSK 

SWEET,  wither'd  rosfcl  why  droop  thy  leaver, 

Why  pale  is  thy  Vermillion  hue  ?-» 
Behold  yon  parent  tree—  it  grieves 

And  hangs  its  head  for  loss  of  you. 

Of  late  I  mark'd  thee,  as  1  stray'd 

To  view  •'.i«  fields,  at  early  dawn  ;  - 
Mild  dew-drops  on  the  cionsplayd 

Thy  fragraice  filled  the  spacious  lawn. 

Kow  scatterd  all  thy  beauties  lie; 

Some  rude,  rough  hand  the  deed  hath  done-* 
Child  of  an  hour  :  just  horn  to  die. 

To  fade,  before  thy  charms  were  known  ! 

So  have  I  seen  a  lovely  youth, 

A  miniature  of  all  that's  good. 
The  friend  of  science,  virtue,  truth. 

Whose  prospects  Hope  with  pleasure  viewed. 

Cut  down,  by  Death's  relentless  hand, 

AVhilc  f/iends  stood  weeping  at  its  fall 
But  ah  1  twas  Heaven's >upreme  command  ; 

Life,  health,  their  tears  could  not  recal. — 

Man  !  what  art  thou,  with  all  thy  pow'r  J 

The  morning  plant,  the  op'ning  rose; 
Youth  spreads  thy  leaves — in  fatal  hour 

Death  nipt  the  shoot — they  droop,  they  close  ! 

ALCANDER. 


TO  A  POET. 

Unthrifty  wretch  why  yet  confine 
Thy  toil  and  homage  to  the  tune.' 
Tis  time  to  bid  the  nine  begone, 
Andntw  lakecarc  of  nfniier  oke! 


Vol.  1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


191 


FOR  THE  MINERVA. 

PETER.. ..A  GERMAN  TALE. 

IN  »  Villige  of  the  Mirjrairate  of  Bireith  i.i  Frineo- 
tiia,  lived  a  labourer  nimid  Pcier.    He  pofsefseil  the    best 
iitm  in  the  eountry,   but    that    however,  constiuued  the 
ftinst  inconsiderable  portion  of  his   wealth.     Three  fons, 
«nd  three    daughters    by  Therefa    his  wife    were  already 
♦nanied  ;  I'ney  had  all  children,  and    all  dwelt  with  him. 
Thertfa  was78ycaTsold,  hiniftlf  80  ;  and  both  were  be- 
JoveJ,  ftrved  and  refpected.by  that  nninerous  family,  eve- 
ry inemlier  of  which  was  emulous   to  prolong    the  days, 
and    multiply    the  comforts  of  their    venerable   parents, 
whcin  fohrleiy  and  labour  during  a  length   of   days,  had 
prefcrved  from  the  infirmities  incident  to  old  age.     Con* 
tented,  amiable,  happy,  and  j^lorying   in  tlieir    children: 
they  piaifed  God;  and  in»plovcd  his  benedictiotis  for  their 
defccndants.     One  evening  after  pafsing  tte  day    at  the 
li.i.vcst,  the  good  old  Peter,  Therefa  and  "he  Children,  ^at 
df'Wn  upon  the  gr."ifs  :  they    contemplated    with  ecstacy 
one  of  thole  dd.^htful  fum.Tier  nigHss,  to  the  pteafurcs  of 
Which,  the  inha!>itai>is  of  Cities  are  strangers.     Observe 
•aid  the  old  rtian,  how  yon  beautiful  sky  is  ger.im?d  with 
innuttietable    stars  i  thofe  frequent    meteors    apjiarentlv 
falling,  trailing  after  therfi  a  firy  road,     the  moon  almost 
concealed  behind  those  poplars,    darts    on  u;  a   pale  and 
t\vinklii]g  liglit,  which  iniparts  to  every  object  a  soft  and 
uniform  lustre. — The  wind  is  hushed— the  tree  appears  to 
respect  the  slumber   of  itj  feathered   inhabitant ,  nought 
interrupts  the  solrmn   scene,  fave  that  doleful  and  distant 
cry,  which  at  measured  intervals  strikes  our  ears^lt  is 
the  cry  of  the  Owl ,  ihe  symbol  of  the   wicked  :  tiey  are 
awake  whilst  otliers  sleep  ;  there  complaints  never  cease  ; 
and  they  dread  the  light  of  Heaven       My  children  be  al- 
■  \viys  good,  and  you  will  always  be  hnppy.     Your  mother 
»ijd  myself havre  been  blessed  with  uninterrupted  trantjui- 
Jity  for  sixty  years— Would  to  God  that  none  of  you  may 
pur<.hase  it  so  dea^.     At  these  words  a  tear  stole  frotti 
,he  good  old  man's  eye,    and    Louisa,  t)ne  of  his  grand, 
daughters,  about  ten    years  old.    ran    immediately,    and 
throwing  herself  inte  hts  armt. —  '  My  dear  grandfather,'- 
tald  she,  "  you  know  how  we  are  »lwa)s    pleaff  J,   when 
in  the  evening   you   tell    us  some  pretty   story— Oh  how 
much  more  eiichanted  should  we  be,  if  you   would  relate 
tousyolir  own— it  is  not  late,   the  evening  is  agreeable, 
and  none  of  us  ai'e  sleepy."    All  the  family  of  Peter  join- 
«d  in  Ihe  entreaty,  and  vangsd  themselves  in  a  semi.eir. 
tie  before  him.     Louisa  placing  herf^f  at  his  feet,  re. 
cu.nmendeu  silence  t:i  them  all.     Every  mother  took  to 
her  bosom  the  infant  which  by  its  cries    would   have  dis- 
tracted their  attention-  every  one  put  themselves  in  s  list- 
ring  altitude,  and  the  good  old  man,  placing  one  hand  on 
•  he  head  of  Louisa,  and  with  the  other  pressing  tht  hand 
o(  Iheiesa,  began  thus :— Many  Jays  have  elapsed  since 
1  Kii  eighteen  years  old  and   Theresa  si.\(een.     She  was 
Iheonlydaughlerof  Aimar,  the    richest    farmer    of  the 
country  ;  I  was  the  poorest  peasant  of  the  village  :  but  I 
had  never  been  sensible  of  my  necessities,  until  1  became 
enamouretl  of  Theresa.     I  did  all  in  my  power  to  sti  fie  a 
pafsion  which  1  knew  would  at   one  day  or  other  render 
ne  niiserable.     I  was  not  ignorant  the  poverty  tb  which 
fortune  had  condemned  me,  would  be  an  eternal  obstacle 
to  my  love,  and  that  it  was  necessary  t  0  renoUnce   The- 
resa forever,  or  quickly  to  think  of  the  means  to   become 
t'ch.    Toobtainthistast  end,  required  an  absence   from 
the  Tillage  where  my  Theresa  dw.lt  .  but  this  was   more 
than  1  could  bear.     I  consequently  offered  my  services  to 
her  father,  he  received  me  ;  and  you  may  know  with  what 
•  good  heart   I  applied  myself    to    labour.     Insensibly  1 
gained  the  frienuship  of  Airajr  and  the  lov«  of  Theresa, 


You  all  my  children  who  know  what  it  is  to  marry  for 
love,  are  no  longer  ignorant  of  the  pleasure  which  tkie 
heart  feels  at  the  reciprocity  of  every  interview,  every 
gesture.  Theresa  loved  tne  4s  sincerely  as  she  was  be. 
loved  by  me.     1  thought  of  Theresa  only  ;  I  laboured  for 

her  alone I  breathed    not    but  for  her  ;  and  1  flattered 

myself  that  happ'ness  would    never  abandon    me  :  but  I 
was  quickly  undeceived.     A  neighbiuring    peasant  asked 
Theresa  of  her  father    in  marriage.     Aimar    examined 
how  many  acres  of  land  his  proposed  son-in-law  could  set. 
tie  on  his  daughter,  and  thinking  him    the  husband  that 
would  fuit,  adiy  was  app'>inted  forthe  fatal  nuptials.   In 
vain  we  wept  ;-^tear3  could  avail  u>  nothing.  The  InRex- 
Ible  Aimar  gave  Theresa  to  understand  that  her   chagrin 
greatly  difplcasedhiin  i  fo  t  hat  the  event  augm.nted   our 
disitefs.     The  dreadful     day    approached— every  ray  of 
hope  wase.vtingttished.    Theresa  was  .ibont  to  become  the 
wife  of  a  man   whom  she  de-.ested.     To  prevent  this,  we 
agr;el  to  feize   Ihe  only  means    in  our  power  ;  we  made 
our  escajte,  and  Heaven  puttished  us  for  it.     In  the  mid- 
dle of  the  night  we  left  the  village  :  I  mounted   Theresa 
on  a  small  horse  whith  one  of  her  tsntles  had  Jiven  her 
I  thought  it  not  criminal  to  carry  it  away,  because  it  had 
never  belonged  to  her  father,     A  little   Wallet,   togeiher 
witli  our  cbthesv  containc  d  what  money  Therefa  had  by 
htr  frugality  been  able  to  accumulate.     As  for  myself,  I 
would  take  nothing  ;  e.\hibitiig    a    striking  proof,    that 
ma-iv  of  the  virtues  of  youth  are  the  mere    offsprings  of 
pi  cjud'cc  and  opinion.     I  had  here  aved   a  parent    of  his 
only  child,  and  at  the  faine   time  from  confcirmious  scru 
pies,  disdained  tore')  him  of  a   pin.  Wc  travelled  allnight 
and  at  break  of  d.ty  fjuod  ourselves  on  the  frontiers   of 
Bohetnia,  and  aimiist  beyond  the  reach  of     our    purtucrs 
The  place  where  we  first  stopped  was  in  a  valley  upon  th  ■ 
border  of  a  rivulet;  a  place  such  as  lovers  delight  tome,  t 
in.     There.'-a  dismounted,  seated  herself  by    my  bide   on 
the  grass, and  we  made  a  frug.1l  but  deli  clous    repast. — 
Then  consulted  on  the  mertsures  proper    to  be   pul-sued — 
andafter  counting  our  money  again  a  id  again,  and    ast  i . 
mating  every  thing  we  pcrssesied  at  the    highest  price,  our 
whole  fortune  did  not  amount   to    twenty     ducats.     We 
concluded  nevertheless  on  directing  our     s'eps  to    some 
great  city,  as  well  to  run  the  less  hazard  of  discovery,  and 
to  be  j lined  in  marriage  as   speedily  as    possible.     After 
these  reflections  we  took  the  rnad   leading  tn    Erra;     the 
church  received  us  to  her  bosom— and  We  were  married 
To  the  priest  was   given  one  half  our    little  treasure  as  a 
compensation    fqj    kindness,  and  never  was  inoney    be- 
stowed with  greater  willingness.    We    believed    that  out 
misfortunes  were  at  an  en<l,    and  that  we    had     nothing 
more  to  fear  :  and,  indeed,  in  the  absence    of    reHcction 
we  were  completely  happy  ;  but  soon  by  the  talisman  of 
necessity  we  were  wakened  from  this  deliriun.     We  had 
sold  our  little  horse,  and  at  the  end  of  a  month  had  not  a 
penny.*"  How  to  occupy  ourselves  1 — What  means  of  fub- 
sistence"?  I  knew  no  other  art  than  that     of  agriculture  ; 
and  th'e  inhabitants  of  cities  defpise  the  profession  which 
supports  them.     Theresa  was  alfo  unacquainted  with  any 

other  occupation  :  she    was  woriy    of   compassion she 

trembled  at  the  idea  of  fiiturity.  Our  sufferings  were  in. 
creased  by  concealing  our  respective  apprehensions.  Ha 
ving  no  other  resource,  I  enrolled  myself  in  a  regiment  of 
Cavalry  in  garrison  at  Egra,  and  gave  my  earnest  money 
to  Therefa,  who  received  it,  shedding  a  torrent  of  tears. 
My  pay  kept  us  from  dying  of  hunger,  and  with  the  litile 
works  of  Theresa's  hand,  (for  poverty  awaken'd  her  in- 
vention) we  procured  cloihes.  About  thii  time,  she  was 
delivered  of  an  infant,  which  drew  mohe  clofely  the  ties 
of  our  affection.  You  it  was,  my  dear  Gertrude,  whom 
we  regarded  as  a  pl.dge  of  our  eternal  love,  and  the  hope 
of  our  old  age.  At  the  birth  of  every  child  which  Hea- 
ven has  given  us,  the  fame  fond  emotions  have  been  reite- 
rated :  nor  have  we  as  yet  been  disappointed.  Every  day 
Thereta  wrought  bj  the  tide  of  your  eradle,  whUit  I  en. 


deavoured  by  attention  to  my  duty,  to   gain  the  encein 
and  friendship  of  my  oncers. 

(TO    S(    COMCLVtllD    IN   OUH  SIXT.) 

T&  afy  hnnuiut  of  tbe   tubicqumt  sneer  tould  mfyfrwjrmi 
tie  genittt  nf  an  Addiion.  QPort  Folio. 

Our  ladies  of  late  have  thrown  aside  the  tucker,  and 
expofed  in  its  primitive  nakedness  that  gentle  swelling  of 
the  breast  which  it  was  used  to  conceal.  I  obferved  thi» 
as  I  was  sitting,  ih*  other  day.  by  a  she. visitant  at  my 
lady  Lizard's  i  when  accidentally  as  I  was  looking  upon 
her  lace,  letting  my  sight  fall  into  her  bosom,  I  was  sur- 
prised with  beauties  which  1  never  before  discovered, 
and  do  not  know  where  my  eye  would  have  run,  if  1  had 
not  immediately  checked  it.  The  lady  herself  could  not 
foihear  blushing,  when  she  obferved  by  my  looks  that  she 
had  tnade  her  neck  too  beautiful  and  glaring  an  object, 
even  for  a  man  of  my  character  and  gravity.  I  could  scare 
f.irbear  maiiiig  use  of  my  hand  to  tover  fo  umeemly  a 
sight. 

THE  MUCH  ADMIRED  SONG. 
"  Let  him  meet  his  Welcome  home." 
BANISH  grief  thou  lovely  creature. 

See  who  comes  to  bring  thee  peace  ; 
Jof  now  sparkling  in  each  feature. 
B  ds  thy  grief  and  sorrow  ceAse  : 
O'er  the  rude,  the  boist'rous  ocean. 

He  by  fate  was  doom'd  to  roam — , 
Cease,  dear  maid,  this  wild  etaotion. 

Let  him  meet  his  welcome  home. 

Now  from  slav'ry  come  to  greet  thee, 

Sav'd  by  faie  front  Algiers'  coast — 

See,  l.c  riies,  sweet  niiid,to  meet  thee, 

Ljve  and  constancy  his  boast  : 
Each  lung  night  he  pass'd  in  sorrow  ' 

Made  him  bless  each  day  to  come, 
Hopei  that  on  each  j  >>ous  morrow,    . 
He  should  meet  his  welcome  home. 
Ban  8h  grief,  thou  lovely  creature. 

See,  Ihy  Sailor  bring*  thee  i-ejce  ;— 
Know  ti.eenot  thole  sun-burm  fcituiesi 

U'Ji-t-ivM  bids  thy  scrrow  cease  ;  • 
On  the  rude,  the  boist'rous  ocean. 

He  no  more  ^hall  luckless  roam.*- 
Then,  de.irmaid,  with  gl.'d  emotion, 
Jojfulnail  his  welcome  home. 

LOVE  OF  VIRTUE. ...Imtancs  of  Dion. 
Dion  was  educated  in  all  the  turpiiude    and  servilily  of 
courts  ;  accusicnicd  toa  life  of  softnesi,  and  what  is  still 
worse,  ta.nird  by  ostctltation,  luxury,  and   etery  spec  'i 
of  vicious  pleasure  ;  but  no  sooner    did  he    listen  to  the 
divine  Plato,  and  acquired  a  taste  for  that  sublime  phik 
phy,  which  inculcates    the   practice    of  virtue,  than  h 
whole  soul  became  deeply  enamoured  of  its  charms.  I'l. 
simelove  of  virtue  with  w  Inch  Plato  inspirt-d   the   mini, 
of  Dion,  may  be  silently  an. I  almost  imperceptibly    infus- 
ed by  every  lender  mother,  into  the  iiiind   of    her   dtild' 
Ph  losojihy  (roll!  the  lips  of  a  wise  and  sensible  woman, 
glilesqiiidtljf,  but  with  strong    effect,  into  the  mind  thro* 
thj  feelings  of  the  heart.     Wno  is    not     fond   of  walking 
eircn  through  the  most  rough    and  difficult    paths,    when 
conducted  by  the  hand  of  Love?   What  species  of  instruc- 
tion can  be  more  successlul,  than  soft  lessons  from  a  fe- 
male tongue  dictated  by  a  :  >md  in    profoand  ui.ilerstand- 
ing,  and  elevated  in  senti  nieni,  whete  the    heart  feel*  alt 
the  affection  her  precepts  inspire ! 

A  y£sr. 

A  certain  Priest  had  hoarded  up 

A  mafs  of  sacred  gold  ; 
And  where  he  might  secure  the  saroo 

He  knew  not  as  we're  told. — 
At  last  it  lik'd  his  fancy  well 

To  lock  it  in  a  chest  : 
Wiihin  the  Chancel  were  he  wrote 

Thereon,  ilic  Dcus  est. 

A  merry  grig,  whose  needy  mind         » 

Was  seeking  such  a  prey, 
Regarding  nut  the  reveiwnd   wcrd* 

That  on  the  casket  lay. 
Took  up  the  gold  and  blotted  out 

The  Priest's  inscript  thereon 
Wrote   Pesure.-rit  mm  tst  Hie. 

"  YoMf  God  is  rose  andg.:ne." 

*=■ ■  ga 

OBITUiKr. 

Departed  this  life,'  on  Friday  last,  at  Mr.    Sewell'a  if. 
Clsuceeter  caunty,Mr.  William  Witehain  of  thi«  «iy. 


1.^8 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.  1. 


To    LUCY, 
On  bar  retumirj;  a  Sod  vhb  a  rott  leafencloted. 

LUCY,  when  I  rtceivtd  the  book, 

lis  page'  anxiously  I  fouglit. 
To  find  the  pifsign,  where  you    , 

l!ad  pencil'd  a  congenial  thought. 

At  length,  atnorg  the  leaves  I  found 
A  leaf  by  nature's  hand  imprefs'd, 

Whofe  pagrs  to  my  mind  convey 'd 
Ideas  more  pleasing  than  the  rest. 

A  rofe  leaf  twas,  whofe downy  type 

A  thKafand  tender  thoughts  exprcl's'd  i 
I  icizdwiih  joy,  the  leaf  of  Uve, 
And  thus  the  beauteous  boon  addrefs'd  ; 

"  Thy  charming  page  need  not  be  read, 

Thy  origin  to  prove, 
Tliy  bluslicfi  t>hevv  thou  art  a  leaf 

Torn  from  the  book  of  love  ; 

•'  A  book,  which  Flora,  to  adorp^ 

fler  brightest  pencil  dtps, 
li'i/f-toinie  by  nature's  plastic  hand. 

Hot preis'd on  Lucy'.«  lips. 

■'  Does  Lucy  fead  the  leaf  without 
T(i«  thorns  with  which  'twas  bound. 

That  1  may  taste  the  fweets  of  love, 
And  yet  efcape  the  wound  ? 

"  If  fo,  her  kindnefs  comes  too  late— 

The  pains  I  now  endure  ; 
But  though  she  can't  prevent  the  wound, 

Siic  may  prcfci  ihe  a  cure, 

"  Yes — she  the  welcome  medicine  fends. 

To  niiiigate  my  pain  : 
Then  let  the  token  cherish  hope 

Nor  cherish  it  in  vain. 

'■  Thy  pages  more  ideas  convey. 

Than  volumes  can  contain  ; 
Andfuch  fnect  fehtiments exprefs, 

As  words  cannot  explain. 

"  Thofe  operate  slowly  on  the  mind  ; 

But  you  at  once  impart. 
By  love's  intuitive  dil'course,  #> 

Ycurlefsons  to  the  liearf 

"  On  thy  fair  page,  with  joy,  I  fee 

My  Lucy's  charms  pourttay'd. 
Thy  page,  iifelf,  an  emblem,  pure, 

Of  charms  that  never  fade. 

"  Thy  downy  face  and  blushing  hue 

Her  lips  and  cheeks  declare  ; 
Thy  form  reminds  me  of  her  heirt, 

Spotlefs  as  thou  art  fair. 

"  Her  mental  beauties,  which  shall  bloom 

When  outward  charms  decay, 
And  make  her  lovely  when  old  age 

Hat  driven  her  fmilesawa/, 

"  An  emblem  alfo  find  in  thee  :-» 

When  allthy  beauties  fade. 
Thy  perfum'd  breath  shall  makt  the  iweet 

Depriv'd  of  beauty's  aid. 

"  I,et  others  praife  the  letttr'd  lea/, 

Upon  whofe  magic  page, 
A  thought  to  other  countries  roamiy 

And  lives  uiother  a{«  ; 


•"  But  I  prefer  the  teofofhve, 

Whofe  pages  tell  of  blifs  : 
Though  to  my  lips  their  fphere's  confin'd, 

Where  they  convey  a  kifs." 

Then,  confcious  that  it  had  been  prefs'd 

To  your  dear  lips,  of  ruby  hue, 
I  gently  prels'd  it  to  my  lips. 

And  pleas'd  my  mind  with  thoughts  of  you. 

Never,  dear  Lucy,  did  1  read 
A  page  with  more  fupreme  delight  { 

In  future  all  your  ihougliis,  I  hope. 
On  fuch  fweet  pages  you  will  write  ; 

With  all  your  love,  conti;%ue  still       • 

Your  kindest  kifses  to  impart. 
On  pages  from  the  book  of  love, 

Tdl  I've  the  volume  all  hy  heart. 

SYLVANUS  SENTIMENT. 

THE  FIRST  LESSON, 

OF    A  TATMER  TO  HtS  SOS   AT  A  YEAR  OLD. 

BOV,  love  thy  mother  ! — she  with  teavfuleye, 
Tends  ih«  slow  progrefs  of  ihy  op'niiig  mind  ; 

Removes  the  cauie  of  every  infant  sigli. 
And  by  her  practice  lures  thee  to  be  kind. 

Boy,  love  thy  mother  ! — calm  her  beating  heart. 
That  throbs,  affectionate  with  care  f.ir  thee  : 

Compole  her  anxious  breast  with  playful  art, 
Prefs  her  fofi  lips,  and  prattle  at  her  knee. 

Boy,  love  thy  mother  !— Let  thy  lisping  tongue. 
In  broken  accents,  charm  her  wond'ring  ear, 
And,  when  again  upon  her  bofom  hung. 

Say,  Oh,  Mamma  !  I  lov^,  I  love  you  dear. 

Boy,  love  thy  mother  ! — the  reflected  rays 
Will  beam  new  lustre  o'er  thy  father's  days. 

THE  FAITHFUL  FRISND. 
>Y  cowraia. 
The  green  houl'e  is  my  fummer  feat ; 
My  shrubs,  difplac'd  from  that  retreat, 

Knjoy'd  the  open  air  : 
Two  gold-finches,  whofe  fprighily  fong 
Had  been  their  mutual  folace  long, 
Liv'd  happy  prifoners  there.      . 

They  fang  blythe  as  finches  sing 
I'hat  flutter'd  loose  on  golden  wing. 

And  frolic  where  they  list  ; 
Strangers  to  liberty,  'tis  true. 
But  that  delight  they  never  kneir. 

And  therefore,  never  mifs'd. 

But  nature  works  in  every  breast  ; 
Instinct  is  never  quite  fupprefs'd  i 

And  Dick  felt  fome  desires. 
Which,  after  many  an  cBort  vain. 
Instructed  him  at  length  to  gain 

A  pafs  between  the  wiree. 

The  open  windows  feem  t'invito 
The  freeman  to  »  farewell  flight. 

But  Tom  was  still  confin'd  i 
And  Dick,  although  his  way  was  clear, 
Wat  much  too  ganerous  and  sincere 

To  leave  his  friend  behind. 

•■or  sitting  on  his  grated  roof. 

He  chirp'd  and  kifs'd  him,  giving  prool 

That  he  detir'd  no  more  ; 
Nor  would  forsake  his  cage  at  laft, 
Till,  gently  feij'd,  I  shut  him  fait, 

A  prit'uer  at  before. 


O  ye,  who  never  knew  the  joys 
Of  friendship,  fatisfied  with  noise, 

Fandango,  ball  or  rout  ! 
Blush  when  I  tell  you  how  a  bird 
A  prifan,  with  a  friend  preferr'd 
To  liberty  without. 

TO  A  PRODIGAL. 
Thus  faith  philof  jphy,  amid  her  lore, 
Noneare  fo  truly  happj  as  the  poor. 
If  To,  thy  favoutingdie  c,f  f-riune's  cast 
And,  Tom,  thy  happincfj  e  .creafes  fast. 


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■A  3rRlK.[\G  DLMNliATIOX  OF  REAL  LIE^E 

IF  I  hiJ  just  iliis,  fiiitl   I,  as  1  wat  reading  an 

ac^omit  in  the  nrn  fiiapei-,  of  an  acquninurce,  wli>>  had 
^iriicil  an  axr«il>lo'  yoniig  laJv,  will  a  fartuu  ot' 
■jo.nooA— Ulhajf  "nist  ihis.  J  tlionli  jnirnev  cM.re.ily 
thiough  life;  iioiVmurmur  should  ever  eri:.i;.e  (.•«!>  my 
lips  ;  and  I  winjfS.' if  ("'''"'>'«■  P«veOt  tlie  cnm|>liinH  of 
oihf  rs.  The  liilnttrv  should  not  go  aw;iy  unfitislicd  trnrn 
liiv  dor.r.  I  wouM  l>s  a  failu'r  to  th^:  fatherless ; 
t    d.-l'irnce!cs8.    and    i    wi,i\.l-«w 


"  :, 


..ju-.t. 


i;ai«-.i   to    lireakfasf.     Two 

'        ild  not   eat.     The 

.  oind  was    ihe   li- 

.-'.t'to   my  imagina- 

,  h.v>l,  ojsiinjja  mcl.iiicholy 

s.-iie-hintj    ru    rckiudle    th-j 

•,.irM\i;,  ^■■■d    e\j)l.riu,j  every 

c  for  a  crusi  to  alia/  itis  rag- 


it    pr3t-?ctor 

licri^  my  iiiier.ance  wis  ttopped  hv 
tiverlowed  wi'h  svni|>alhy.  1  ih 
»r(.und  me  pcrfec:]y  hu|)|iy. 

The  wisli  wan  a  i;r.)phtlic  one. 
pnt:my  virtue  to  the  trial.  1  hud 
rajrajih  whe 


my  tears,  and  my  heart 
light  I  would  make  all 

Providence  intended  to 

:arcely  finished  the  pa- 
he  rfs'-hov  brftl^h;  me  a  letter,  infaj-m- 
brother  Oliver  hud  latclf  died  in  :lig*ait 
l:.Vli<-s,and  left  me  10.05,0/,     Wicn  I  had  linisW  the  let- 
lav  by  me  on  ih(? 


I  took  ill)  imy  haudfterchief  wliich  lay  by 
fable,  one  ir,ii;hi  iLitiirally  conclude  to    wipe  av; 
Uuiary  tear  from  oiy  cheek.     I  did  iieiilier.     It  i: 
to  irive  a  real'on  for  ever>'  thing   iliat    ha|)peiis  ; 
however,  that    for    tiMS  I  can  give 


dillSStdt 
ipens  i  I  think, 
u'jsiintial   ru;. 


My  bro'her  Oliver  h'd  Itegu.l  lii'  ;i-:tvel>  in  ll!s  ?0  h 
ver.r.  while  1  w:.syei  ac;>il4.  Our  acTiiiiui-i.ee  had 
Itardly  commcnad,  nor  was  it  ever  cherislicl  ami  cnnhr- 
nird,  l)v  ihc  participation  of  mnnul  diversion-!,  bopis 
a-id  IVarit.  Thus  he  was  tu  m?  as  an  alien,  and  not  ai  a 
l.rotfier— and  further  be  li.vl  left  me  as  mmb  ai  would 
have  made  mp.ny  rejoice  at  t  lie  death  of  a  brother,  who 
Jird  been  brousht  up  as  luch. 

I  amnf  w.said  I,  a  Sentlemiin,  and  I  will  fi-om  tHjS 
ti-r-e  li-e  is  a  j;cntU-inan.  So  I  leaned  my  bead  back  m 
r.iv  chair,  aadbejau  to  plan  out  a  sclumo  for  my  future 
conduct  in  life.  After  I  hid  tuvued  it  over  and  over  and 
viewed  it  ill  every  dii-eclion,  without  beini;  able  to  pl.-afe 
mvscif,  1  «ill.goto  bed  said  I— a  com  for  table  nap  will  re- 
frc'.li  luy  m  lid,  ai-.d.aH  will  go  ritht  in  the  morning.  So 
1  l;.iJ  me  down,  and  turned  iiieto  ihijsileaiid  Ibatside  ; 
».  1  p-Jt  niystll  in  -bis  i-o,u;.-u  and  ibat  p  .sltion  ;  but  it 
w.uidnot  do.  I  neither  could  g.-t  the  nap  I  wanted,  nor 
coi-lJ  I  get  the  10,000/.  out  of  my  head. 

Sio  I  toiled  at  it  all  night,  andaboutnine  o'clock  in  the 
nioniiog,  had  fixed  my  plan.  This  was  no  sooner  done 
than  I  got  out  of  bed,  wrote  it  on  a  piece  of  paper,  with 
Illy  ftnnuol  income  ill  one  column,  and  my  expenditures 
in  the  other  :  when,  to  my  great  ni'-rifica' ion,  1  found 
that  niv  e.vpences  would  be  e.xactly  71.  13j  61/.  above  my 
iicome.  1  iben  ran  over  all  the  other  plans  that  had  oc- 
cin-r<d  to  0  e  in  the  course  of  ihe  night :  bui  none  of  ih<tin 
s^nuld  ansv  cr  ;  and  this  could  not  be  executed  for  a 
•billing  less  than  the  estimate  I  had  made. 

Had  1  but  this  7/.  13j  &/.  faid  1,  it  wbuld  m.ake  mc 
ccniple:ely  happy.  .So  I  began  to  revolve  in  my  mind, 
with  Ihe  utmost  cagerners,  how  1  should  obtain  it.  1  wiil 
conceal  the  whole  for  »  year,  faid  I,  my  f.irtune  will  then 
amount  to  10  500/.  which  will  ea.sily  bring  matter*to 
b.-ar.  On  further  relleciion,  this  would  not  do.  I  had 
told  the  »tory  the  evening  before,  and  it  was  already 
spiead  through  the  tieighbpurhood. 

While  1  was  in  this  dilemma,  the  maid  came  to  tell  rne 
that  old  Peter  was  at  the  door.  Now  Peter  was  a  week- 
Iv  pensioner,  on  whom  I  bad  1  ng  been  accaston  ed  to  be- 
slowasi.-.«mce  ever)  Saturday  morning.  The  girl  had 
told  him  oTltiy  good  fortune,  and  he,  no  doubt,  had 
rclooed  lomeibinff  upon  it.  Bid  him  go  about  his  bu-i- 
ress.  ^aid  I,  in  an  aiii;ry  tone,  but  iny  heart  imote  m?  as 
1  fiid  it  :   all  my  vows  to  heaven,  so 'recently  made,  rubh- 

I  will  go  this  moment,  said  I,  and  give  the  old  man  bis 
li-<peti,-.e  at  leaft  ;  so  I  put  my  hand  in  my  pocket,  and 
walked  hastily  tolhedijor.  Stay,  siid^Avarice,as  I  open- 
ed the  door  with  my  money  in  my  hand,  consider  what 
vou  do.  Here  you  are  at  this  moiiient  short  of  your  reck- 
oning, 7/.  i3t.  6d.  mid  yet  yon  are  going  to  giveaway 
your  mouey  like  a  fool.  At  this  very  instant  old  Ptler 
bowed  to  mc  with  a  most  piteous  countenance  ;  his  look 
fpemed  10  say,  this  is  what  I  did  not  expect.  I  stood  in 
the  door,  agitated  by  con-ending  pafsions.— Charity  bade 
me  reach  mv  hand  and  give  it.  Avarice  contracted  it.  1 
would  give  it  and  1  would"  not.  The  jioor  eld  man  saw 
my  diftrefs,  and  modestly  walked  out  shutting  the  door 
«fter  him.  He  was  no  foouer  gone, than  I  cursed  him  for 
departing;  and -jias  cmvinoed  thr.t  I  sbonld  have  given 
ii  biin,  if  be  had  staid,  and  laid  all  that  blame  upon  his 
precipitate  retreat,  which  ought  to  have  fallen  on  the 
kadnefsef  my  ewn  heart.    I  put  up  the  si.x  pence,  walked 


o  the. room  a-^ain 
things  dsturhed  me 
iirst  was,  -he  waMt 
fiureifobl  Peter,  v 
tioft,  sitting  shivrri 
look  roun.i  him  in 
poor  rem-ifts-ofaii 
ctTimer  with  a  dei>p 
ing  ajipcii'e. 

'  Met  hi. ua;ht  wheti  he  h?Ui  in  this  foamier  rummaged  his 
•.vliole  hotel  in  vainl'ho  iat'dowi;  pn  l,is  chnr,  tarnrd  up 
his  eye.s  to  he.iv.-ii,  and  gave  a  deep  si.^h— -.he  sigh  wtis 
accompanied  with  an  niij-recation  on  me  for  having  deni. 
e<i  his  usiBil  boo-\.  B;it  perhaps  -bis  may  be  on  y  an  ill.i- 
lim,  sairf^,  and  be  ma;,  at  ibn  inomeilt  bs  bi,;giiig  at 
the  corner  of  the  slr.-ci.  fr.mi  s  imeutldy  as  bard  li.j.rtea 
as  nivself.  So  1  will  go  im  nedia.ely  and  lind  h.in  nut, 
and  if  1  do  nou.ind  h.m,  I  sh-i'l  bu.l  plenty  of  o  ;,ers  to 
ne^tow  soincthiiigon,  who  may  be  in  as  niacli  need.  So 
1  put  mv  it-  91.  into  my  (loce:,  resolved  t3  bestow  eve- 
ry fai'b'in;  of  it  m  ciarity  before  I  retunie.l.  I  had  got 
l,ut  a  lit  le  way  from  iny  d  >  if,  whe'i  I  l".l  v  a  poor  man  .vt 
adlstano-,  stand  inasupplica  log  ;mi  ure.  M/  niggard 
biCast  levolted  tigains*  all  resahitionii  I  had  madc-^it  is 
he,  laid  I,  and  1  mus- pan  wab  tny  m.niey,  aUhojgh  1 
have  "/.  i3s.  6/.  a-»eir  too  litile.  When  I  approaiheii 
the  man  and  f  .v.rid  i'  was  not  I'cter,  my  hsart  rejoiced 
widiin  m8*iis  1  ptissed  by. 

In  .going  through  the  lowii.  I  met  with  many  objects 
of  cliariiy,  hut  I  carefully  kepi  aloof  from  the  n  all,  lest 
pitv  shoiild  I  vercome  aiarice,  and  force  apissagemio 
my'l.ea-t.  Wtiile  I  shu  in.-.l  ever-,  o  her  liegg.ir,  1  would 
have  pe.suaded  mylili  ihat  I  wai-.t-ii  to  find  Pe'er,  but  it 
was  on!y  a  pt-ctfiice,  ftir  I  got  hoir^wuh  e-  cry  farthing 
of  mv  nioi.ev  In  my  jiocke",  »ilh\«hich.  1  sai  out.  Uui 
now  d'-ne  ,niy  dtiiv,  1  ihiu.pit,  wiiihtejard  to  Peter,  afio 
ift  had  not  given  him  Ihe  .nOBCy  -at  hr'.i„nor  found  him 
him  out  ali'-r,  i-  was  not  ?'i_»**n  f.i-alt  ;  so  I  s  11  d.)'.vn 
quietly  to  dinner,  wi'h  nolhtig  to  trouble  me,  bui  hvw 
j  I  should  get  the  71.  i3  M  that  i  wanted. 

On  Sun.lav,  atchu 
fu'l  cf  It  ail  the  week  u!  e.  ti 
ing  home,  I  found  aiotbt.'  T  tt 
me  that  111/  brother's  e.Tecs  h; 
account  thrin  was  expected, 
might  expect  at  least  2d,00j/  I  must  no-v  doulile  the 
pU'ii  1  had  thoushl  ofbel.ro  taitl  I  ;  hut  in  order  to  et 
feet  this  I  shall  w.".nt  1  JIj.  7J.  If  1  had  just  this,  I  should 
un.lnlbtedly  be  happy. 

'1  here  are  iio  limits  to  avavicp.  I  no-,v  fpent  as  uneafy 
a  nisht  ill  contriving  buw  to  obiaio  this  I5».  7d.  as  I  ha,l 
done  bcf..re  on  account  of  the  hiitid'  it.  I  rose  late  in 
the  moiiiiiig.  and  taking  h-:l  I  of  iny  waistcoat  to  put  ii 
on,  all  the  moixy  in  my  poci.et  fell  on  tlie  tloor.  On  ga- 
thering it  up.and  cnun;iii,![  It,  1  found  exactly  the  1 11.  g,/. 
O  conscience  !  howeier  we  may  for  a  time  stifle  thee,  thou 
an  a  t'.u  hful  nnnister,  and  never  ceases  to  roulc  us  from 
.hektharg,  of  vice,  I  lisiene  1  to -by  accusing  voice.  I 
leit  ihiit  I  ball  doneattiil's.  When  I  had  b;il  Imle  to  spare 
I'aid  I,  I  j;ive  cheerfully  a  part  of  'hat  little,  and  never, 
.ill  1  became  possefted  cf  much,  did  I  e^rry  asu.ii  I'olong 


head  ' 


i  full  of  it.  It  was 
,,  evening  !n-«8ot,.. 
IV  table,  infori.iiug 
Jd  to  much  htttir 
at  instead  of  ten,  I 


shed  i 


ny  pocket — but  1  will  i 


one  for  mv 


fault. 

As  I  faid  this,  1  felt  benevolence  rushing  warm  into 
my  heart.  Now  Peter  at  this  very  moment  hit  the  door 
with  the  knocker,  and  as  it  was  about  the  usual  time  of 
his  coming,  Ihe  sound  of  the  knocker  reached  my  heart. 
You,  faid  1 ,  look  ng  at  the  1 11.  yd  in  my  hat 
pay  the  forfeit  of  my  crimes.  Long  have 
eiery  ge-'Croui  fentiment  fioni  my  .heart, 
never  have  ii  in  your  power  to  do  it  again. 
old  man  away  rejoicing. 


ds— vou  shall 


but  you  sbjll 
So  I  sent  the 


FROM  GRA^DPRE'sVO'!\C'^  TO  BENGAL. 

■•  THE  inhuman  custom  of  women  burning  theral'tlves 
to  death  on  the  ccrpfe  of  their  hu->bands  is  not  vet  annihi- 
lated in  India  ;  but  it  is  confined  to  the  cast  of  the  Bra- 
mins.  When  an  individual  of  this  cast  dies,  one  of  his 
wives  is  bound  to  exhibit  this  dreadful  proof  of  her  affec- 
tion. This  lamentable  facrifice  is  not  impofed  upon  theiii 
by  law,  for  they  m.ay  refufe  to  make  it  ;  but  in  that  cafe 
they  lofe  iheir  character,  are  held  in  dishonour  and  are 
deprived  of  their  cast  ;  a  misfortune  fo  intolerable,  that 
they  prefer  to  it,  the  alternative  of  being  burnt  alive.  Na- 
ture however,  revolts,  in  feme  of  thefe  widows;  and  it 
is  probable,  if  left  to  themfelves.  that  they  would  never 
confcQt  to  10  cruel  %  facrifice  :  but   the  old  women  and 


priests  are  inccfsantly  importuning  ihem,  a-td  reprefent- 
ing,  that  after  death,  the  most  cqnisiie  happiiiefs  is  heir 
lot  :  as  they  are  most  commonly  young,  ii  is  no  difKcuU 
niaiter  to  triumph  over  iheir  weaknefs  and  irrofolu.ioii  j 
they  accordingly  fubmi;  to  the  culttim.  and  the  prejudice 
ivluch  ordaiUi,  i-  keeps  its  ground.  The  manner  in  which 
Mils  facrince  is  perl'orned  is  diiTerent  in  d.ll'erenv  places. 
Aspr.iCtiteilat  iJengal  It  is  horrible.  The  funeral  pile 
oi  the  nusujnd  is  e.ccted  near  a  wall  with  jull  fp.ce 
enough  bstv/een.  for  a  tingle  perfon  to  pafs.  that  the  wi. 
dow  may  wa!k,  as  is  ihe  cu!\oin,  three  times  rnu.d  it,  A 
hole  is  madr  in  ihe  W..11  at  the  height  of  the  pile,  in  which 
a  beam,  upjvards  of  iwentv  feet  long  is  placed,  wiih  a  rope 
faHened  to  the  end  of  it  and  hanging  to  the  ground  for  the 
purj>o.-e  cf  making  it  (.fciliaic.  Wneii.lhe  wi-low  has  per- 
formed her  ambni.i:io:is  and  taken  oil'  her  jew,  Is.  which 
she  distributes  among  her  companions,  she  afcnd,  the 
pile,  and  lies  down  embracing  the  corpl'e  of  her  liush.md. 
The  beam  is  tiic  1  pu  in  inoti^i  and  falfs  upon  her  fih.-a- 
vily  as ;o  break  her  loins,  or  deprive  her  of  the  pow- 
cr  of  iioviiig.  The  t>ilc  is  now  set  on  ii;-e.  and  the  mn.ic 
s'rixing  up,  cimtrrhuies,  with  the  sh  nits  of  the  people,  to 
dr;iwn  Uienoil'e  of  iter  Iri>a,i5:  an.lslu-is  thus  in  the  full 
Icnle  of  the  c.-v-pr  -i'sioii  hurnl  alive.  ..Iv  iVrvant  a  very  brave 
Icilow,  who  h;.d  been  dii'charged  tiooi  ,he  milit,irv  servite 
for  the  lofs  of  a  finger,  ,aud  win  disli.^ea  the  IJramins, 
informed  n  e  oned-.y  t!-at  a' woman  was  goi.i,.  to  be  bu-nt 
at  apl.iee  winch  he  p.iinied  out  to  mc  on  ihe'Utt  side  of 
the  river,  bef*een  Fult.vmd  Mayapour,  Havingenq  lir- 
ed  into  the  circumstance,  I  learned  tb-jt  sue  was  both 
young  and  b.indlome  ;  that  she  bad  twice  jiut  oft' the  ce- 
remony, b„t  that  the  dtiy  being  a  third  time  fi.xed  nothing 
couiil  longer  uetcr  it.  I  conceived^  tlitit  a  woman  who 
Had  t.vlce  h'  sr."<  ,1,  would  find  at  least  no  great  pleafiire 
i.i  s.i'imitii.r,;  :  ,o-d  conjecturing  ihat  i-he  ilright  n.i-  be 
iJrry  10  efcpe  iliogelber,  I  formed  the  rcfoluiioit  of  cii- 
deivouriiiing  to  fave  her.  I  asked  rfly  man  if  he  would 
a.s  St  me,  wmch  he  readily  .agreed  to,  adding,  that  he 
iiad  told  mc  wiih  the  hope  of  engaging  me  in  file  enter- 
pii.'.e.  He  rei)u.-s;e.l  thai  one  of  his.coinrades  might  be 
01  tliB  p.irty,  woo  was  a  hold  fe  how  and  would  he  of  great 
ule  10  ,.:<  ,  1  commen.le.i  his  i.ai,  and  aece.r....l  li.e  prof- 
fered services  i.f  his  frl.;rd.  1  .o^.k  will  me'  twenty  go'jil 
Kuiop.an  fail.ns,  whom  I  p"t  on  board  mv  sbop,  in  the 
bo  .vol  when!  imxttited  a  Iwivel  :  1  'proy'uled  alfo  a 
do-icn  nuijquets,  eight  p,it.-,l.s  and  a  scors  offabres.  Two 
officers  acc..iiipai;c<l  me  who  were  resolved  to  aid  me  to 
the  ut.i.tjsi  of  tne  r  .,o-./er.  1  encourajied  the  sailors,  by 
'.irooiising  them  t;i/fiuh  par:  of  whatever  j.-wcls  the 
woman  should  ha.e  about  lnv.  intending  to  leave  the  re- 
mainder for  herl'clf,  if  she  did  net  choofe  to  stay  v  ih 
me.  JIv  seivaiitaiid  hi,  c  itlpanion  were  wiiboiii  arms, 
a»  it  was  not  mv  inteli  il;,  to  eii.;.i..,  them  Mi  fighting. 
Idisptse.l  my  f -rces  1,.  tirec  1,  ..lies,  i.i  the  fotl'owioj 
miune;-.  On.;,  f  the  oiTicers  and  li-li;  men  we  v  to  gu.i.d 
'he  boat.  '1^  oilier  oilic.  rs  a".l.biv  nu-n  were  to  foUoiir 
me  at  a  shoi^fcslance  wiih  pistols  but  10  reserve  I'leiV  ore 
till  1  gaveorder*.  Sii  of  ille  most  le,  .I'l  e  I  seVc  ed  to 
attend  mc  in  the  business  ;  fi.tii  of  iln-m  :,,n.,<l  nii-h  r.ius- 
quets,  aiultivu  who  wtle  to  keep  thcnft  Ives  clcfe  to  p.iy 
side,  wih  pisloK.  The  party  who  were  left  l-  guaid  -he 
boat  had  mufquels,  and  were  to  be  in  readiness  to  cover 
my  retreat  ;  b.sides  his  fire  arms  evtvy  man  hifd  a  sabre, 
and  no  one  vas  to  fire  without  e.xprefs  leave. 

Such  was  the  arranj;ement  of  my  force,  and  I  had  no 
dount,  from  the  valour  ot  try  people,  ihat  my  iurcn-i-iu 
would  be  adinirahlv  fecon.letl.  I'liey  had  all  seen  m-.e 
service,  and  would  bravely  stand  before  a  veteran  and  ex. 
perienced  enemy,  much  mort  bcf  n-e  men  like  iliena-ive,s 
of  this  couniry.  It  was  planned  by  my  fervat.t  and  h'« 
companion,  that  I  should  go  up  to  her  :nd  touch  her  : 
this  was  a  violation  that  would  deprive  her  of  her  oast, 
and  then  she  would  ba,'e  no  ri,;ht  to  burn  liCrfelf  :  at 
the  lame  time  to  tell  her  in  theMoorish  language  not  to  be 
frigb  ened  but  to  resign  her  whdly  10  theii  di^ec  ion,  for 
that  they  came  to  refctie  her.  They  were  then  to  carry 
her  away  as  expeditiously  as  pofsible,  uiuler  the  cfeort  of 
the  officer  and  party  following  me,  while  I  ami  my  six 
chosen  sailors  were  to  bear  the  brunt  of  the  contest,  that 
they  might  have  time  to  reach  the  hoar,  to  which  I 
was  to  retreat  wh"n  I  supposed  them  salcli  ar.ivrd  there. 
I  hoped,  that  men,  unirt-meif  and  thus  tal,en  by  sori  rise, 
seeing  a  body  of  Europeans  wuh  sabres  and  pis'ol,  wi  nld 
not  have  the  courage  to  attack  u(„  bn:  being  prepared  to 
receive  them  iftbevdid,  I  rest  Ivtd  torun  the  risk.  My 
intention  was  to  leave  the  woman  afterwards  to  hero-vn 
dil'iosal,  'hat  is  to  say.  to  give  her  the  choice  of  eiihef 
going  with  me,  or  of  settling  at  Calcutta  upon  the  pr». 


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THE    M  I  N  E  R  V  A. 


For  1804- 


5. 


dute  of    her  jrwrls,  which    I  should    of  course  have  the 
jirec-iirion  to  bring  a-.vay  with  her.     Mv  whole  plan  was    i 
prcpirtJ  i""!  reaiii .  and  I  set  out  to   execute  it.     I  arriv- 
ed ai  the  place,  and  alertly  jumped  on  bhorc.     The  ar-  , 
ran?:vinetts  agr<«ed  upon,  were  made  w'.th    precision.     I  j 
ailvancrJ,  and  was  astonished  at  the  stillness  and  silence  I 
that  prevaited.     I  cime  to  the  spot.     Alas  !  the   dreadful   ; 
sacriiice  had  been  completed    the    preceding    day.     The  | 
■wall  was  still  warm,  and  the  ashes  were  smoakin.r.  I  re-    i 
turned  wi'h  an  oppression  of  heart  that  I  can  hardly  ex- 
press, and  as  mniii  afflcied  as  if  I  had  bieii  a    witness  to  ] 
the  lisrbarOHi  e-tt-cution.     My  regret  for  this  woman  was  | 
as  ifrfitas  thf  pleasure  I  should  have  felt  in  savinj;  her, 
and  the  idea  I  had  formed  (;f  her  youth  and  beauty." 

BIOGRAPHY. 

We  shall  always  be  happy  to  present  our  readers  -with 
Mcnuiiij  of  distinguished  Americans.  The  t'llow- 
iiijofthe  accomplished  WiLLt.^M  Vans  JIukray, 
late  Min'Stcr  of  the  Unlt'id  States  to  the  Batavian  Ke- 
piihlic,  and  one  of  the  F.nvoys  extraordinary  to  the 
French  liepu')lic,  cannot  f;jl  to  gratify  them.  He  died 
at  his  scat  in  Cawbridge,  Eastern  shcre  of  Maryland, 
Dec.  11,  1SC3,  .£t.  42.  [pou  r  roLlo. 

ivlr.  Mui-ray -vvasone  of  thofe  char.icters,  whose  dece^fe 
mi^htn'U  to  be  passed  over  with  the  inere  ordinary  no- 
tice of  a  newipaper  p:ira.;raph.  At  an  early  age.  he  h-id 
risen  hi^h  in  the  li.inoro,  and  shaicd  largely  in  the  conli- 
deilce  rif  his  country.  Hi!  had  tilled  various  oflicc-s  of  the 
most  iinpartant  tru  .t,  aud  hai  executed  their  duties  with 
great  ability  a'ld  f.iccess.  He  had  niidered  to  the  United 
.>>tat.-sfervice3.  the  impnrtatice  of  which  wilt  be  more  and 
inorc  appreciated  the  more  they  are  kiio*n,  and  the  more 
extensively  their  consequences,  wlit'cli  are  still  oper.tting 
shall  be  fpread.  He  was  a  virtuous  citizen.  He  was  a 
faithful.able,  and  indefatigable  public  Ici-vant.  He  was 
an  accointilisiieJ  antl  ati  ainiablc  nun.  His  mctnory  is 
an  objtxt  nj/t  uninferestin  •  to  his  naiion.  To  the  heart  of 
friendship  wliicli  guides  the  pen  at  this  moineni,  it  ispre- 
cioits,  it  is  inestiiiiali'.e. 

During  the  period  uf  the  American  revolution,  Mr. 
Murray  Was  pafsiii;;'  from  liiat  of  iuia.icy  to  manhood. 
At  the  peace  of  1783,  he  was  ab"ut  twtnty-two  years  of 
age,  and  had  received  an  education  preparatory  to  the 
practice  of  tlie  law.  lii\mt:dia'cly  aftet"  that  event  be 
went  to  London,  for  ilie  beuelit  of  improvement  by  travel 
and  f">reign  instruction,  and  resided  durin.^  a  period  of 
three  >e.irs  as  a  stuj -nt  lit  the  temple.  Here  he  becatie 
acquainted  with,  and  enjoyed  the  lociety  of  several  En- 
glish gentle.nen  then  upon  the  fame  estabUhhiTient,  and 
who  have  since  become  very  eminent  characters  in  that 
nation,  as  statesmen,  and  in  the  republic  of  letters  as  men 
ofgenius  and  fcience.  At  an  a;;e,  wlifu  the  passions 
ufually  riot  in  their  most  unlicensed  range  ;  with  a  natu- 
ral cinstitntion  by  its  exquisite  lensibility.  jiccutiarly  e.x- 
pufed  to  the  scductions-of  dissipation,  and  in  the  midst  of 
of  a  Itixurit-us  and  splendid  metropolis,  where  all  the 
energies  and  powers  of  m  ui  are  combined  to  vary  the 
scenes  of  deliglrr.  and  muUi[jly  enjoyments  :  where  sloth 
allures  to  beds  of  tlown.  and  pltafure  beckon^  with  fwim- 
mtng  eye  and  enchanting  smiles,  lie  retained  ^^  firmness 
and  refoUttion  of  devoting  his  time  and  attention  to  those 
objects,  which  were  to  mark  the  ufefuiness  of  his  future 
life.  The  obfervaiions  of  Dr.  Price,  of  Mr.  Turgot  and 
of  the  Abbe  de  Malby  upon  the  constitutions  and  laws  of 
the  United  States,  were  published  during  this  residence 
of  Mr.  Murray  in  Kngland.  He  felt  the  importance  of 
tile  subject,  and  meditated  the  writings  of  lliole  great 
men  with  that  ardor  of  rclearch  and  that  integrity  of  pur- 
pose, whi<:lt  were  strongly  marked  features  of  his  mind 
and  heart.  He  published  the  result  of  his  reHections, 
in  a  pamphlet  which  was  favorably  received  by  the  public, 
and  which  may  still  be  confultcd  with  advantage  by  any 
person  curious  of  our  constitutional  history. 

In  the  summer  of  x-^l,  while  a  student  in  the  temple, 
Mr.  Murray  took  advantage  of  ;i  vacation  to  make  an  ex- 
cursion of  about  six  weeks  to  Holland.  He  travelled  over 
that  country  with  the  pleafure  which  during  that  seafin 
of  the  year,  it  cannot  fail  to  give  a  man  of  lively  imagi- 
nation, of  accurate  observation,  and  of  judicious  reflecti- 
on. Enjoying  the  novelty  and  beauties  of  its  scenery,  re- 
marking the  manners,  characters  and  usages  of  the  inha- 
bitants, ir.quinng  into  their  laws,  constitutions  and  go- 
vernment, he  committed  to  paper  the  refult  of  all,  as  he 
went  along  ;  at  the  inns,  in  the  travelling  barks,  at  every 
resting  place  of  the  stage,  he  was  afsiduous  in  the  use  of 
his  pen.  and  thus  imjirovedto  valuable  purpofe  every  mo- 
ment of  that  time,  which  he  had  considered  as  indulged 
to  relaxation  and  amul'cment.  The  mass  of  information 
which  he  thus  collected,  and  preferved  10  minutes,  he  made 
on  the  spot,  heaferwards^Jigested  and  methodifcd  into  a 
regular  work  ;  which  has  never  been  published,  and 
which  the  writer  of  this  article  has  never  seen,  but  which 
he  hopes  is  not  lost,  and  wishes  may  one  day  be  pub- 
liihed. 


Ecfore  the  mpiiaiitn  of  the  leim  which  Mr.  Murray 
had  ailo'ied  to  l.is  residence  in  r.iirland.  he  lost  his  fa. 
iher.  The  dtaih  of  adisiant  friend,  is  almost  always  to 
the  I'urvivor  the  fame  in  cflect  as  if  it  v. ere  siKlden  death. 
Mr. Murray  had  no  intimation  of  his  father's  illness.  The 
first  intelligence  he  received,  after  a  letter  frombim  indi- 
catingperfect  licalih,  was  an  abri.pi  notification  of  his 
dcceafe.  To  that  lather,  his  attacliiiient  was  unbounded. 
Itwasthe  gratitude  of  a  generous  soul  united  to  the  fen- 
timent  of  filial  aiT'ect,on.  The  shock  was  too  violent  for 
a  constitution  ahva;  s  feeble,  &  at  that  time  in  precarious 
llealih.  The  day  af'Cr  receiving  the  information,  he 
took  to  his  bed,  froiTi  which  for  six  weeks  lie  did  not 
rise  ;  a  languid  and  tedious  Convalefcence  of  ftveral 
niunths  succeeded  this  illness,  shor.ly  after  which  he  re- 
turned to  his  native  country. 

In  the  course  of  hisab'ide  in  Fnglaiid  he  formed  no  at- 
tachment to  a  la.-ly  to  whom  he  was  after.iards  united, 
and  who  fuivives  to  Itimciit  his  loss. 

Immediately  after  his  return  he  engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  the  law  ;  but  the  Voice  of  his  country  very  fooiy  cal- 
led him  to  her  councils  lie  waselectcil  first  a  member 
ef  the  legislature  of  Mar\  land,  and  at  ihiee  successive  e- 
lcctions,from  1791  tol7y7.  to  a  seat  in  the  lloufe  cf  lle- 
preseniatives  of  the  I'nitfd  States.— This  station  he  l.l'e.l 
with  distinguished  honor  to  h.mself,  and  with  entire  sa- 
tisfaction to  his  numerous  coiistitLents.  llisfortuiie,  how. 
ever,  which  was  not  affluent,  had  suifered  by  the  devotion 
of  his  tme  to  the  ptbliclervic".  &  to  loutlly  called  f.ir  his 
attentioii  in  its  tun.,  that  lit  \7t'  he  declined  staiulint- a 
candidate  for  re-election.  Bui  his  merit  and  talents  had 
not  eicped  ihe  di;ceri,inge>  t  of  a  Washington.  He  was 
unwilling  that  they  should  be  buried  in  retirement,  and 
tine  of  the  last  ticts  of  his  administration  was  the  appoint- 
iiuiit  of  Mr.  Murray,  as  Minister  of  the  United  States  to 
the  Batavian  Kcpublic. 

(^To  if  continued.) 


T^Oyi  THZ  BEAUTIES  OF  HISTORY. 

COMPASSION. 

cSmpaSSION  is  the  fenfc  of  our  own  misfortunes  in 
thclc  rf  another  man.  It  is  the  wife  foresight  of  the  dif- 
asters  that  may  be.^all  tis ;  which  induces  us  to  assist 
others,  in  order  to  eitga;;;e  them  to  return  it  on  like  occa- 
sions: fo  that  thclcrv.ces  we  do  the  unl'ortnnate  arc  in 
reality  fa  many  anticipated  kindnesses  to  cuifclvcs. 

Ccinpttssiim  profier  to  niaiiiiiul  appears  t 
JV't:.  6  nature  ivttiiess'J  ivie,i  she  lent  U4  ienrt. 
To  shni  by  pitying  loutf,  and  mebinf^  tjea, 
//im  viilh  a  sujfering  friend  \tie  tympathizt. 
Who  cull  III!  sense  i/ol/iers  His  esc.ipe. 
Is  but  a  btute,  at  Lest,  in  human  shape. 
EXAMl'LF. 

THE  Sicilians  in  general  cxercifed  a  kind  of  tyranny 
over  their  slaves  j  but  a  citizen  of  Uiina,  a  city  in  ihc  cen- 
tre of  the  island,  by  name  Damopluhis,  had  made  him- 
felf  more  odious  than  the  rest  by  his  cruelties  to  a  great 
number  of  thole  unhappy  men,  who  cultivated  iiis  large 
possessions.  They  were  alll  marked  with  a  red-hot  iron 
tn  their  foreheads,  shut  up  every  night  in  dole  jirifons, 
and  let  out  early  in  the  morning  to  their  dally  labours  in 
the  fields  ;  tiiotigh,  at  the  fame  lime,  they  were  I'carccly 
allowed  the  necessary  provisions  to  fiipport  themlclves. 
On  the  other  hand,  Megallis,  the  wife  of  Damophilus, 
was  no  let's  cruel  towards  the  Haves  of  her  fex  ;  exaeling 
their  tasks  with  infuppor table  rigour,  and  causing  them 
to  be  unmercifully  whipped  for  the  least  fault.  Thefe 
two  tyrants  had  a  daughter,  who  was  very  diHerent  from 
themfelves  ;  though  she  was  very  young  she  had  good 
nature  enough  to  pity  the  afflicted.  She  often  alleviated 
their  fufleriiigs,  appealed  her  furious  mother,  fupplied  as 
far  as  she  was  able  ihe  wants . of  the.necessitous  ;  and,  in 
short,  was  the  only  refuge  of  thole  unhappy  peribns. — 
VVe  are  forry  history  has  not  tranfmitted  to  us  the  name 
cf  this  humane  add  virtuous  young  woiTian.  Tlic  oppref- 
fed  slaves,  not  being  able  to  bear  any  longer  the  unl'peak- 
able  miferies  they  gfoarfed  under,  entered  into  a  plot 
against  ilie  authors  cf  ihtm.  On  the  day  appointed,  the 
slaves  in  the  city  joined  their  comrades  in  llie  country  to 
Ihe  number  of  four  hundred  on  Damophilus's  ejtate,  ar- 
med with  forks,  hooks,  and  other  implements  of  husban- 
dry :  and  marching  directly  to  Knna  furpril'ed  and  pilla- 
ged it.  As  Damophilus  was  gone  with  his  wife  and 
daughter,  to  take  the  air  in  a  garden  near  the  city,  Knnus, 
who  had  taken  on  him  the  office  of  general,  fent  a  party 
to  feize  him,  which  was  done  with  the  greatest  circum- 
stances of  barbarity  ;  however,  they  treated  the  daughter 
with  all  the  humanity  and  refpect  due  to  her  virtue  :  fo 
true  it  is,  that  goodnefs  commands  regard,  even  from  the 
most  furious.  Ennus,  bein;  now  master  of  Enna,  assem- 
bled the  slaves  ha  commanded  in  the  public  theatre,  and 


having  erected  a  kind  of  tribunal,  commanded  Damophi- 
lus and  his  wife  to  be  Lrou;^h!  before  hini  in  order  to  be 
tried.  Some  of  the  slaves  v.  ere  accufers,  others  witneffes, 
and  the  11. uliitude  judge!  'tiinus  presided,  and  gave  ihe 
acculed  leave  to  fpeak  it,  th,-  r  defence.  But,  while  Da- 
mophilus was  endeavouring  i.i  raife  compassion,  aud  fome 
began  to  shew  pity  lor  him,  Herinias  nnd  Qiiexis,  iwoof 
the  slaves  whom  he  had  treated  with  great  cruepy,  came 
up.to  him.  and  with  repeated  blows  difpatched  him.  His 
wife  Wegjllis  was  femenced  to  be  delivered  up  10  the 
slaves  of  her  ovi  n  iVx.  whom  she  had  treated  without 
nercy.  Thefe  furies  f,t  no  hounds  to  ihtir  cruelty  ;  iii- 
tliiltd  on  their  liiinretV  eiery  torture  that  revenge  coulll 
inicnt;  aud,  at  leng  h,  tifier  having  fiiiiaied  their  rage, 
ihicw  htr  down  a  pncip.ce,  which  put  an  end  to  her  un. 
hapP/  I'ff  As  f^r  Iter  daiigliler,  the  was  treated  with 
'he  uin.ost  i.lp  ct  ;  tj.mluc  td  with  the  uiianimrus  con- 
lent  ot  all  loCuena,  and  there  delivered  uiiiouched  into 
th|  hands  of  her  relations. 


StLi:CTi:D  FOETKY. 

FROM    Tile    RtPERTCBV. 

The  ever-varying  lineaments,  exhibiied  in  the  diversif.ed* 
IVciiCi^f  nature,  are  dilTerently  coiuemplated  by  diXer- 
ent  pcrlons.  A  vivacious  difjiosition  is  accustomed  to 
invest  every  object  in  the  man.le  of  cheerfulnefi  ;  while 
a  melancholy  temper  difTufes  over  iKs  lonely  fceile  of 
ttjiings  the  fon.bre  shades  of  defpondency.  The  forme'' 
htv\ever  tl*  es  not  invatiably  afl'crd  most  enjoyment. 
fi-r  in  n-.clai.chcly  an  •inccmmunieable  pleafure  foiiie- 
times  predominates,  with  which  the  votaries  of  hilaritX 
are  entirely  unacquainted.  .V/helhcr  the  following  ec- 
logue, tranclaied  J'rom  the  Greek  of  Blon,  be  illustra" 
live  of  this  femiineiu,  the  leader  will  pleafe  to  deter" 
mine. 

clecdaM;?-- 

Which  leafons,  Myrion,  mid  the  varied  year 
IVith  most  attractive  lovelinefs  appear  * 
Does  Summer,  when  exertion  tills  the  ground, 
Or  Autumn  fpre'iding  rich  profusion  round  ; 
Docs  'Winter,  formed  for  indolence  and  joy, 
\\hen  con\erfe  fweet  the  focial  hours  employ  ; 
Or  claims  delightful  Spring  your  choicest  care. 
■yVhat's  ^our  opinion,  we  have  time,  declare  I 

MVUSON. 
/ll-perfeijl  \Vifdom*s  glorious  works  to  fcin 
Is  high  prefumption  for  the  pride  of  man  ; 
1  hough  all  must  be  acknowledged  good  and  fair. 
Still,  to  oblige,  my  preference  I'll  declare. 
Enfeebling  langour  flimmer  heats  produce. 
Autumnal  fruits  dileafes  introduce. 
Chill  winter  reigns  with  tyrannous  control. 
But  welcome  SPUING  reanimates  the  foul. 
This  is  the  loveliest  i'eafon  of  delight, 
V\  hen  joyous  day  is  equalled  by  the  night ; 
When  heat  and  cold  have  fi^-d  ;  and  fragrant  flowers 
Blossoms  and  breezes  charm  the  blithfomc  hours. 
RUafliOLA 


THE  EVENING  STAR. 
Sr  T.  CAMPBELL. 

GEM  of  the  crinifon  coloured  even, 

Com|ianion  of  retiring  day. 
Why  at  the  closing  gates  of  Heaven, , 

Beloved  Star,  dost  thou  delay  ! 

So  fair  thy  pensive  beauty  burns. 
When  foft  the  tear  of  twilight  flows 

So  due  thy  plighted  step  returns 
To  chambers  brighter  than  the  rofe. 

To  peace,  to  Pleafure,  and  to  Love, 
So  kind  a  star  thou  feem'st  to  be. 
Sure  fome  enamoured  orb  above, 
Defcends  srd  burns  to  meet  with  thee. 


Vol.  1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


195 


Tliiiie  15  the  brcltlling  blushing  hour  , 

Whcii  all  uuheiveiil  V  passions  6y, 
Chafed  by  the  foul  lubJuing  power 

Of  Loves  Jolicious  extacy. 
O  facrid  to  ilie  fall  of  day, 

Qu-en  of  propitious  stars,  appear, 
And  early  riff,  nor  long  tli-lay 

W  hen  Caroline  hcrfclf  is  here  ! 

Shine  on  lier  chofcn  green  rcfort, 

Whofc  trrts  the  funward  fiimmit  crown 
And  wanton  flowers  that  well  may  court 

An  Angel's  feet  to  tread  them  down. 
Shine  «n  Iter  r.i-eetiy  fccntcd  read. 

Thou  star  of  evening's  purple  dcnne. 
That  leaikihe  Nightingale  abroad. 

And  guides  tlie  pilgrim  to  his  liome. 

Shtoe  wlicra  my  charmer's  f-.veeter  breath 
I'mbalmsthe  fofi  e;;haling  dew, 
...^  Where  dyir.g  winds  a  sigh  bequeath 
Sf   To  kil's  the  cheek  of  rofy  hue. 
^Vh 


/lure,  winnowed  by  the  gentle  air, 

H.r  silken  tresses  darkly  How, 
And  fall  upon  her  brow  fo  fair, 

Like  shadows  on  the  mountain  fno 
Thus  ever  thus,  at  day's  decline. 

In  converfe  fwect  to  wander  I'ur, 
O  bring  with  thee  my  Caroline, 

And  thot)  shah  be  my  ruling  star  ! 

FOR  THE  MINEUVA. 

PETER.... A  GERMAN  TALE. 

(concluded.) 
fP.EDEP.ICK  "ur  Captain  was  not  yet  twenty  years 
old  :  he  was  distinguished  in  all  the  legiment  for  the  af- 
fability of  his  manners  and  elegant  exterior.  He  faiv 
1'hcresa,  and  interested  himself  in  her  fate  ;  he  repeatedly 
protnised  to  intercede  with  Aimarinour  favour  ;  and  as 
1  depended  absolutely  on  him,  he  proinif.:d  farther,  to 
grant  mc  liberty,  when  he  should  have  reconciled  us  to 
niy  Father-in-law.  Frederick  had  accordingly  written  to 
cur  village,  but -had  received  no  anfwer.  Every  day  the 
solicitude  of  my  young  Capi.-iin  appeared  to  increase;  and 
Theresa  became  continually  more  dejected.  Little  did  I 
imagine  that  Frederick  was  the  cause  of  her  affliction. 
Thii  yoiiii.g  man  with  all  the  ardor  peculiar  to  his  years, 
wasstruck  with  the  beauty  of  Therefa.  8s  like  mine  his  vir- 
tue  was  weaker  than  his  pat.sion.  He  knew  our  sufferings  j 
he  knew  ali'o  our  entire  dependence  upon  him;  and  was 
diring  enough  tosignily  to  Theresa  the  return  heexpect- 
ed  for  h^sgracious  protection.  My  wife  would  have  made 
liim  fetl  her  indignation  :  but  knowing  the  warmth  of  my 
dispobitiun,  would  not  make  a  disclosure,  the  fatal  conse- 
quence of  which  she  plainly  foresaw  ;  whilst  1  through 
through  the  effect  of  a  too  easy  credulity,  perpetually  la- 
Tlbhed  praises  on  the  generous  friendship  of  our  Captain. 
Returning  one  day  from  guard,  A imar  presented  himself 
to  my  eyes.  ••  At  length  have  I  found  ihe  vile    ravishcr" 

cried  be,  '•  perfidious  friend  !    Give  me    ray  dau'^hter  ■ 

give  me  back  that  consolation,  of  which  you  have  depriv- 
ed me  !"  I  prostrated  myself  »t  his  feet.— 1  supported 
the  first  tranfport  of  his  passion  : — my  tears  began  to  sof- 
ten him,  and  he  consented  tohear  mc.  I  would  not  at- 
tempt my  own  vindication.  It  is  done,  said  I— Theresa 
is  mine  ;  she  is  my  wife.  My  life  is  in  your  power  ;  par. 
don  your  child,  your  only  daughter  ;  dishonor  not  her  hus- 
band. Bo  not  suffer  her  to  become  the  victim  of  grief 
Forget  me,  that  you  may  better  remember  her.  Upon 
this,  instead  of  conducting  him  to  Theresa,  I  carried  him 
to  the  houfe  of  thy  nurse  my  daughter— «ome  added  I, 
eonic  and  ice  another  object  which   claims  your  compaf- 


sion  :  yo  ii  were  lying  in  your  cradle  Gertrude,  and  pro- 
foundly sleeping  ;  your  face,  a  soft  mixture  of  white  and 
red,  was  the  picture  of  innocence  and  health.  I  took  you 
in  iriy  arms,  and  pre  senling  you  to  Aimar,  this  is  also 
your  child  said  I  : — at  that  moment  you  awoke  ;  and  as  'f 
inspired  by  heaven, instead  of  crying,  you  smiled  tenderly, 
and  stretciiiiig  fort'*  your  little  hands,  you  twined  his  hoa- 
ry locks  around  yoin- ringers,  and  seemed  t)  court  his  at- 
tention. Aimar  kissed  you  a  thousand  times,  and  press- 
ing me  to  his  bosom,  "  Come,  (laid  he)  my  ion,  shew  me 
my  daughter. "  Fearing  that  my  wife  could  not  support 
the  sudden  sight  of  her  falhei-,  and  desirous  to  prevent  all 
11  consequences,  1  left  Aiinarvrho  carried  youin  his  arms  ; 
1  ran  to  the  door  and  beheld  Theresa  struggling  to  defend 
l.erscif  against  the  intiludest  atteinprs  of  Frederick. — In- 
stantlyl  buried  a  poig.iard  in  his  Tireast — he  fell,  the 
blood  gushed  from  the  wound— the  room  rcl'ounded  with 
his  fr.ghlful  c.ica  A  gua  d  ruhjd  in;  my  weapon 
was  still  fmoaking  ;  they  seized  me,  and  the  unfortunate 
Aimaronly  arrived  to  see  his  son-in-law  loaded  with 
chains.  I  embraced  him,  recommended  to  his  care  my 
wife  and  poorinfant,  and  was  then  led  away  by  my  coii,- 
radcswho  thrust  me  into  a  deep  dungeon:  In  this  horrid 
situation  I  remained  two  days  and  three  nights.  I  was 
ignorant  of  the  fate  of  Theresa  ;  1  saw  no  p 'rson  but  an 
inrie.\ibl>^  jiilor,  who  replied  to  all  my  an.vious  enquiries 
with,  '•  you  need  not  perplex  yourself  with  the  things  of 
this  life,  foryou  will  shortly  1  am  sure,  be  condemned  to 
death."  On  the  third  day  the  prison  doors  were  opened; 
I  was  ordered  out — a  detachment  of  soldiers  furroui-.ded 
&  conducted  mc  to  the  pUce  of  e.xcctition.  I  percei/ed  at 
a  distanct  iheiegimeiits  ranged  in  order,  and  the  horrible 
machine  whWwas  to  terminate  mydisastrous  days.  The 
reflection  that  I  was  at  the  extreme  of  my  init-eries  reno- 
vated my  faculties  ; — a  convulsive  motion  quickened  my 
steps— in  going  along  I  invnUnuarily  pr.mounced  the 
name  of  Theresa,  My  eyes  wildly  sought  her  every  where; 
my  heart  bled  because  I  was  unable  ti  lieholrl  her.  At 
length  the  sentence  of  condemnation  was  read,  and  m\ 
person  delivered  into  the  hands  of  the  executioner.  Ju.'-r 
as  he  was  preparing  to  give  the  fatal  stroke,  piercing  and 
reiterated  cries  arrested  his  arm.  1  loo'r,ed  up  and  Paw  a 
person,  half  naked,  bloody  and  pale,  who  strove  to  break 
through  the  crowd  ;  it  was  Fiedenck.  "  My  friend,"  he 
criea,  "  tis  I  Mho  am  culpable  ;  1  merit  death  i  pttrdon 
the  innocent:  he  has  rightl  y  punished  me,  he  his  onlv 
done  his  duty,  and  you  must  be  barbarians  to  deprii-e  him 
of  life.-**  The  Captain  ot  the  regiinent  advanced  to  Frede- 
rick in  order  to  calm  him  ;  shewed  him  the  law  which 
condemned  to  death  whoever  should  raise  his  hand  a-'ainst 
his  officer.  "  I  was  not  his  oilier  answered  Frederick  :"  I 
had  granted  him  liberty  the  preceding  day.  He  is  no  lon 
ger  in  your  power.  The  astonished  oiEcers  assenibk'd  : 
Frederick  andhumanity  pleaded  for  me  ;  I  was  remand- 
ed to  prison-  Frederick  wrote  to  the  minister,  accufcd 
liimfelf,  solicited  my  pardon  and  obtained  it  :  Ainiar 
Theresa  and  myfelf  after  thanking  our  benefactor  return. 
ed  to  this  village,  where  the  death  of  Aimar  soon  after 
put  me  in  possession  of  all  his  wealth,  and  where  Therefa 
and  myfelf  will  end  our  days,  in  the  bosom  of  tranquility, 
furrounded  by  you  my  children.  The  children  of  Peter 
had  approached  near  him  during  the  recital,  and  when 
he  concluded  they  were  still  in  listening  attitudes.  Be  ye 
hal>py  faid  the  good  old  man  ;  ntc  heaven  has  recompens- 
ed in  your  love  .  he  then  embraced  them  all,  and  the  fa- 
mily  retired  with  great  satisfaction. 


A  LIBEL  ON  WOMEN. 

Extract  from  the  "  Honey  Moon,**  just  pu'jiished    " 
at  New-York. 
CouMT  and  RoL-\NDo  meeting. 
RoLAKDo. —  •  •  •  »  J  f^g(  three  women — 
******  Three  loud  talking  women  ! 
They  were  difcoursing  of  the  newest  fashions, 
And  their  tongues  went  like— 1  have  tince  been  thinking 


What  most  that  active  member  of  a  vromaD 
Of  mortal  things  refembles 

Cou.NT. — Have  you  found  it  ? 

RoL.vNDo.- Umph  !  not  esactly—fomething  like » 
fmokc  jack  : 
For  it  goes  ever  without  winding  up  : 
But  that  wears  out  in  time— there  fails  the  simile. 
Next  I  bethought  itie  of  a  wa'er.mill  ; 


But  that  stands  still  . 


n's  tongue 


Needs  no  reviving  Sabbutli.     And.  besides, 
A  mill  to  give  it  motion  waits  fcr  grist; 
Now  whether  she  has  aiight  to  fay  or  no  ! 
A  woman's  tongue  will  go  foreveicife. 
In  short  1  came  to  this  couclu  ion  : 
M  )St  e:vr  hi,  things  have  their  similitudes,  , 
But  woman's  tongue  is  yet  incoitiparable. 

GEOGRAPHICAL    D2SCRIPTI0N    OF 

BACHELOR'S  ISLiVNU. 

TVliea  Hjtnens  torch  gltAni  in  the  marr/d  breast. 

All  vimiueriiig  pusiio,.s  are  at  rest  : 

III  Cimslaitt  lM<e  lie  ev'rj  pleasure  jiiid. 

And  tiierj:  solace  in  nfemale  mind. 
BACHELOR'S  Island  is  situated  on  the  burning  sands 
n.  the  uesartso,  Fol.y.  where  even  the  sa.age  iniiaimanl* 
o)  the  torest  seldom  venture  to  tread.  It  is  bounded  on 
the  east  by  the  regions  of  aflecta.ion,  vanity,  and  deceit, 
on  ,l,e  north  bv  the  territories  of  fear  and  ccwaidice  ;  on 
the  south  by  the  burning  z„„e  of  itmrj-^^,  diseafe  and 
death,  and  on  the  «  est  by  the  dead  lake  of  oblivion  — 
Hei.ce  It  IS  .asily  lo  be  supposed,  that,  the  air  of  this  1- 
sland  IS  suhry,  enervating  and  pestiferous-  -exposed  to 
perpe.ual  scenes  of  storm,  hurricane  and  tempest-  -and 
:.s  climate,  like  the  ir.iiidsnf  its  ivh.ibiiants,  is  never  set- 
tled lor  an  hour  The  .spring  of  Bach,  lor's  Island  total- 
l>  diliers  from  that  ot  any  oUier  1  have  heretofore  read 
of  1  as  that  IS  he.e  .Ik  M-ason  .1  the  n,o.„  pernicious  heat 
and  in  uhicn  the  generalnv  „f  is  i.,l,-ab,iants  are  pofsef" 
sed  with  a  kind  ,.f  ,„ad  ess,  tfte  ,nos,  destructive  to  them- 
Mlves;  the  mi^st  uijurious- to  every  civilized  c.-,untrv  and 
the  most  subvei  s.ve  ol  misgarded  ii.noc.iice.  ;  hose  'who 
weathtr  out  the  spring  anO-  live  tu  see  ,),«  sui.imer, 
tho  they  oseagrea,  de..re.„f,„adnes,,,  yet  =„  ,hat  Seal 
son  they  l,..c.-mcartlu  .  hy|,.-cri,ical  and  treacherous— 
1  heir  winter  is  truly  d.,p,cable  indred  :  fince  among  all 
nations  uj.on  earth,  vou  cannot  express  your  Conien^pi  of 
a  man  mo,-e))onitedly,  than  by  calling  him  an  Old  Ba- 
chelor a  thiug  thatlives  o„|,  ,„,  i,.Hr_^  thing  ihat  has 
no  lociil  harm.ny  in  ,:;.  , ^a  thitig  that  cares  for  no- 
body, and  whom  not, ,  r.-e.trds-a  thing  that  like-  a 
mnsliroora,  delignts  in  bogs  and  morasse-,  l.ut  hates  the 

a>esot  thismisrrirl.le  iMai.d,  -,nake  those  oflbcMeof 
m.tr.mony  the  cons  ant  object  of  their  ridicule,  vet  there 
have  been  numberless  insraiates  of  their  stealing  fr„,„ 
their  own  island  „i',.  that  ol  matrimony,  where  thtv  have 
prevailed  on  some  -nod  na-uied  easy  c.-eaiures  to  hi  come 
men-  nur.es  aM,!  res  orers  aher  their  con.s.i, „,;,.„,,  have 
ucen  nearl,  ruined  in  the,,-  lormer  mis<r,-ible  abodes-for 
111  the  iMc  lit  ,n;,tnmony  though  clnuds  nuw  and  then  ga- 
ili.roxer  ,t.  ,ei  ti.ev  serve  only  to  render   the   lemainder 

ot  the  day  more  brilliant  and   chearful In  Bachelor's  I- 

slaiid.  love  is^thing,  much  talk.-d  of  but  totally  un- 
known  to  theiTT:  ami  they  are  hate.l  and  deMiised,  rob- 
bed and  plitndeieii,  bv  the  ..hjvc-s  of  their  nji-crabl^  em 
braces.  If  cards  he  the  usual  diversiotis  of  the  people  on' 
the  i>landof  mati  imonv ,  they  are  considered  onl .  as  an 
amusement:  but.  on  Bachelor's  Island,  they  areprrdilc- 
civeoi  the  most  shrckmg  vices,  such  m  the  grolsest 
scenes  ot  drunkcnntss  and  debauchcrv,  the  total  tuin  i-f 
their  private  fortunes,  and  even  nuitd'er  itself  is  somciimej 
theconseq-.ence.  Hnw  uuny  have  quittetl  this  it.land, 
anil  Hed  t^.  that  they  s-,>  m»i.-li  despised,  in  order  to  re. 
|,air  thetr  ruined  fortunes,  by  set  king  a  rich  and  amiable 
partner)  Kt-clielnr's  Island  is  a  mere  desart.  incapable 
ot  producing  any  thing  but  nettles,  thorns  and  briers; 
here  are  no  bleatitig  lanihs  to  please  the  e^eof  innocence  ; 
10  doves  to  chtri-di  their  y  ,ung;  iiorTloes  the  i-lavCul  fawit 
l>  und  over  their  barren  p.ains  :  but  wolves,  tvgers  and 
crocodiles,  are  heie  seen  in  abundance.  Here  aie  neither 
wife  nor  children  to  weep  over  the  ashes  of  the  deceased  : 
hut  owls  hoot,  lavens  croak,  and  the  reptiles  of  the 
earth  crawl  over  their  graies  In  short  of  all  animals 
that  ever  nature  produced,  an  Old  Bachelor  must  be 
the  most  contemptible.  He  lives  a  useless  being  on  earth  - 
dies  without  having  answered  the  end  of  his  creation' 
in  opposision  to  the  manda-e  of  his  great  maker,  and  is 
at  leavt  comigned  forever  to  oblivion. 

H  VMli  WEAL. 


Married,  in  this  citv.  on  Saturday  the  3d  inlt  b-.'  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Blair.  Mr.  Thoshs  Bo  rli.ng,  juli.  Prin.cr, 
to  the  amiable  Miss  Martha  Boswell. 

-^— ,  in  Manchester,  on  Saturday  the  10th  olt. 

Mr.  Hieboiai  Millt,  to  Mil'»  Sarah  Jivnald. 


196 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.  1. 


POETRY. 

DAMON  TO  ELLA  : 
TBE  shepherd;  epistle. 


„/-1 


rbt  toppi'"  l"  ■'  -"hojar  from  pM,c  ragt, 
Dnp  in  a  vale,  with  a  (huicefnireUrd. 
Tutei  ihcpurcpUanni.: ,/ the  rural  lile. 


My  dtare?t  Ella,  fweelest  mild, 

nivincst  of  ihe  fair. 
In  poor  and  humble  verfe  array'd, 

Receive  thy  Damon's  pray'r. 

Ahi  leave,  ah,  leave  that  bufy  fcene 
Where  cares  and  cankers  dwell  ; 

A  noble  mind  will  ne'er  difJain, 
To  view  a  shepherd's  cell- 

'Mid  flow'ry  vales  with  herbage  green, 
And  hills  with  verdure  crown'd, 

My  little  lovely  cot  is  lien, 
By  woods  encircled  round. 

My  col  is  t!tgant!y  tirat. 

Nor  pooip,  nor  poverty  ; 
But  peace  and  happinefs  await, 

Refervd  for  love  and  thee. 

Then  leave,  ah,  leave  the  guiliy  town. 

And  still  more  guiliy  crew  ; 
And  come,  and  wear  the  rustic  gown. 

And  hat  of  harvest  hue. 

Let  wealthy  lords,  with  grandeur  groat, 

In  robes  and  rubies  shine  j 
In  simple,  humble  habit  neat, 

Be  love  and  Ella  mine. 

I'd  rather  live  in  humble  state, 
And  call  that  state  my  own, 

Than  be  dependant  on  the  great, 
And  fubjeil  to  iheir  frown. 

Then  come,  my  love,  with  Damon  live. 

In  fweets  that  never  cloy  : 
What  would  a  mighty  monarch  give 

To  share  a  shepherds  joy  ! 

Each  morn,  when  on  the  blushing  sky. 
The  fun  begins  to  peer,  ^ 

The  lark,  (h»«  quiv'ring  carols  high. 
Shall  break  upon  thine  ear. 

Together  then  we'll  stray  along. 
Thro*  brakes  of  woodbine  fweet  j 

Where  many  a  bird  with  many  a  fong. 
Thee  and  the  morning  greet. 

I'll  lead  thee  thro'  a  flow'ry  vale. 
Where  purple  violets  grow, 

And  tell  thee  many  a  pleasing  tale. 
And  many  a  landfcape  show. 

With  rustic  reed  I'll  pipe  a  strain, 
And  strive  to  pleafe  thee  wellj 

For  I'm  allow'd  by  ev'ry  fwain 
In  piping  to  excel. 

At  noon,  when  glist'ning  gos'mers  Ue, 

And  fultry  gleams  invade, 
We'll  hear  the  bufy  bustling  fly. 

That  hums  beneath  the  shade. 

At  eve  we'll  court  the  bosky  bunr. 
Where  cooling  breezes  breath  J' 

And  fee  the  shepherd's  lad  returiti 
Shrill  whisll'ing  o'er  th«  heath. 


At  night,  (when  lore  of  lesenjj  tire) 
The  tnitistrtl's  task  be  miiw  ; 

My  skill  to  touch  -he  trembling  wire, 
Shall  vie  with  all— but  thiae. 

Thus  morning,  cvning,  noon,  and  nighty 

^hall  pleafe  alike  the  mind; 
For  they  that  study  nature  right. 

Will  endlcls  pleafure  find. 

The  mightiest  work  Creation  showa 

Is  dull  to  folly's  sight  1 
But  he  that  God  and  ,~ature  knows, 

J^inds  wonders  in  a  might. 

Then  hither,  dearest  love,  repair, 
Nor  Damon's  vows  declinft 

For  night  and  morn  still  is  his  pray'r — 
"  Be  I.ove  and  Ella  mine.'* 

What  if  ankumble  shepherd's  bed 

No  costly  silk  affords  I 
Far  fweeter  rest  awaits  his  head, 

Than  many  a  mighty  lord's. 

Believe  me,  love,  I'd  rather  hold 

An  humble  honest  heait. 
Than  strut  in  gems  and  guilty  gold, 

To  acta  faiiliLl's  pirt. 

I've  walk'd  each  gay  assetnbly  round. 

In  learning's  vesture  diest  i 
But  rural  life  I've  ever  tound. 

The  fwcetest  and  the  best. 

In  outward  grace,  and  manners  rude. 
No  boasted  charms  are  mine  ; 

Yet,  trust  me,  love,  my  heart  is  good, 
B<.caure  that   heart  is  thine. 

Beneath  the  walnuts  shabby  shell 

A  luscious  kernel  lies  ; 
But  mark  what  pois'ncus  juices  fwell 

The  poppy's  painted  dyes  ! 

Then  let  this  trn'h  thy  brfoin  fill, 
With  vh'cli  1  in  w  crncliidf; 

That-all  tha- s  ugly  is  ,  ,  •  ill,— 
Nor  all  th.i'b  gaud/,  gj«!. 


FEO>l  M»«.  PILKIKGTON  5  MiknOR  rCR    YOUirG   LABIES. 

T  u  u  r  11 

When  a  man  loses  his  integrity,  he  loses  {.\\t  fuundation  of 
hisw/ae. 

Truth  is  so  great  a  perffciioii,  that  an  ancient  philofo- 
phef  (listried,  if  the  alm'glity  thought  proper  to  rend."!- 
hinilcH  visible  to  man.  he  would  choose  light  f"r  h's 
bod V ,  and  truth  Vr  his  soul.  The  advantages  which  are 
aiter.dant  uponaii  habitual  love  of  truth,  and  a  constant 
practice  of  its  jTtcepts,  are  fo  striking  to  every  thinking 
mind,  that  it  is  ahstlutely  astonishing,  that  even  from  mo- 
tives of  policy,  it  is  not  univeifally  practifed. 

Amidst  ihe  various  amiable  qualities  which  have  been 
attnboted  to  Calphurnia,  the  wife  of  Julius  Caisar,  that 
of  her  love  for  sincetity,  and  adherence  to  truth,  is  parti- 
cularly mentioned  with  the  apjjlaufe  they  merit. 

Aristotle,  the  Macedoi  ian  philosopher,  being  asked 
what  a  man  could  gain  by  telling  a  faishcod,  replied, 
"  Not  to  be  crec'iied  when  he  speaks  the  truth." 

Petrarch,  a  celebrated  Italian  poet,  resided  in  the  fami- 
ly of  Cardical  Colonna,  by  whom  he  was  loved  for  his 
virtues,  and  esteemed  for  his  abilities.  A  violent  quarrel 
having  happened,  which  that  nobleman  was  anxious  to 
know  the  fociidation  of,  that  he  might  do  justice  to  the 
injured  party,  he  assembled  all  his  houshold,  and  compell- 
ed them  to  take  a  folemn  oath  that  they  would  represent 
the  circumstances  with  fairness  and  impartiality:  and 
even  his  bi-other,  the  bishop  of  Luna,  was  called  upon  to 
make  the  sacred  assertion  :  but  when  Petrarch  appeared, 
with  an  intent  of  following  the  bishop's  example,  the  car- 
dinal instantly  closed  the  book,  saying,  "  As  to  you  Pe- 
trarch, your  word  is  fufficient." 
Zenceratcs,  an  Athenian  pliilosophar,  was  so  highly  CC' 


lebrated  for  his  truth  and  veracity,  that  one  day,  when  he 
approached  the  altar,  to  coniirm  by  oath,  the  truth  of 
what  he  had  asserted,  the  jtdges  unanimously  declared 
•  All  v.'ord  was  sufficient  evidence,  and  would  not  suffer  hini 
to  take  the  oath. 

Was  I  towritc  volumes  with  an  intention  ofconvtnc- 
ingyou  of  the  advantages  which  result  from  the  habit  of 
speaking  truth,  or  the  honor  which  is  obtained  by  the 
practice  of  it,  I  could  not  convey  a  stronger  proof  of  ei- 
ther, than  what  may  he  derived  from  the  above  llttl» 
historical  anecdotes  cf  Pctrarcit  and  Zcnocrates. 


Alexander  the  Hreat  feeing  Diogenes  looking  a'tentive. 
Iv  at  a  parcel  of  human  bone?,  asked  the  philofnpher 
•vhat  he  was  looking  for  !  "  That  which  1  cannot  find— 
the  di.Revence  between  your  father's  bones  and  tliofe  of  his 


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[NuMim  5t, 


BIOGRAPHY. 

FROM    THE    PORT     POLIO. 

WILLIAM  VANS  MJRKAY. 


(ConchMfrn 


■la.t) 


ru.d  of  alfa  rs         I'm-   ni.sn  .  , 

fwecn  the  Uni-fd  St  iies  ar.-i  r  ritr  .  ■.  e  -  -  •'-  •-•:.■,  .i 
rupture.  The  infill?  ice  of  Fian«  ovfr  tiir  Jiv-wan 
councils  was  udcontroulfd.  aii'J  her  J)f;t'>si.i-'>o  to  .itv.iiv<i 
HnUaii^fcp()posi;ion  to  hsr  •noli  iiii<)j"5t! '  a;jle  ant!  lu-- 
p:n;  iiflHt  in  the  quviTi:!.  was  n.'t  tin  i"ic:tl.  U  •»  jn- 
dicious'mixture  "f  tirmner-..  oi'.Ttilres3.  anil  of  :  •  c  I  ai| 
on.lw  not  only  sticcet'Ied  in  vn-lVr\-i-i;i  u.iin  ci  :;:>,'?  1  hir- 
ni'^nv  between  the  Amsrricri  :iml  Br.t.ivi.tn  n  .ti'ns,  l>jf 
■when  the  Fvenoh  ijn-.T.imeni  llste'iiiis  to  *'";i  .snttjesti- 
ons  than  i!io«,  which  lT»d  -..Imys-  pi-eciiiint«,l  iV/ii  ii«!o 
a  war  M-ilh  .'.tiieric.',  I>ecinis-  3.-n<'Me  t!i .'  tire  fi  ue  -tf.J- 
rer.sofUbth  nations  dictat-d  pe^'jc  unl  ncov.cil  .[km,. 
their  Hist  ste;)  w.is  :o  ftnd  to  ili.-  >(..«!? .v  n-/  '^<i:a'  cai. 
eulateJ  l>y  \  s  |Krsf>.-ial  charac''er.  j);  Ins  tVit  id,-  <ti''.'0..i. 
tion  towards  th-;  AilKi-icans'o  s^^ijtii  t!i  •  <:>.i<iniul  vi:«s 
and  intentions  of  the  A^acicMi  .niliiscr  at  th  it  pUce. — 
Tlia  lirjt  advances  lowavjs  -  y.-^i.:  '  '  i  '  ni.if:iu>  i  ■  ,vere 
thus  milT,  l>/ Cv.ifenn'.oes  <-  vl;- 

Pichf  11,  then  chari^-r  drs  I '"i  :  i>  ; 

thc.eled  to  erriain  ;.rv>i>->-.  i  eci 

oegociations,  mail*  'jy  Fra'.ice,  wij.n   -.r.    m.i.-ra/  irans- 
aiiucd  lo  his  sovcrniiicn^.  i'  , 

When  the  ilifp-.tches,  coitiiniM-iin  accoliit  of  theft  in- 
t«rfiew3,  a'lil  ihc  pr')|)"Hi-i'j.i-.  Jt'jIW  Trench  ^o.'frument 
were  ri-C(_'n-ea.  arri  ha'l ')«.!  t;dlyfconni  l-i+u  >v  the  then 
Pre»ident  of  the  United  Sratrs.-hipioam:  \x\.:m  suSciem 


that  time,  u:.  ..ili  r  '.•  ,  .  .i.  p:  -'!■■  W.  .ic  .'.  ;.if  ^<i:- 
litics,  as  vvcil  as  ihe  in'cgiiiy  ')|  tlie  n-.inist;.-.  U  \ffas 
tven  thou^ltt  by  lhOsewh>  iiad  IJVeiperiviifC  iiid  know- 
ledge *ii  l.is  taleu's  rind  characief,  ConaCv'oce  'too  cxtcn- 
»ive.  In  corr.pliancc  wih  tlie\i  ijpinia.is,  tv.-o  other  gen- 
tlemen, of  the  highest  relpegliMltty,  were  af"-#rwar.t . 
Joined  ijj  the  nomination  and  cifcimilsior  with  iiim.  He 
hadjtisily  estin-.ated  tl-.tf  s>roor  .>« the  Prt:sid.;n''.;  perfmal 
trust,  exhibited  in  the  riist  and  r,Ic  nonrnati  m  :  and  he 
felt  i!  as  an  atldjiioiialinark  of  the  fa. tic  fsieiin,  \i\k\\  he 
li.iU  cullcagn.-i  g'.vej^i^in,  withlvluinit  ivas  an  honor  to 
kc  associated.  ' 

The  issue  of  this  negjociitioti  whi<:li  tfrmin^tej  in  the 
treaty  concluded  at  ?stis,  the  inh  cf  Scpttnibrr,  1S)J,  is 
too  recent  not  to  b<?  within  tltcrecolLctitni  of  t;v-ci-y-  ore. 
Inimcdiately  tfier  ihe  si^n.t;:i.i  of  th^t  Instronieor,  Mr. 
Murray  rettir;ied  to  his  statio:-Jr.s  Minister  resid.?ni  at  the 
Hague,  wlieie  he  remiiiied  uiijil  t.fter  the  cominenccment 
of  the  preibat  adininistratioit.  j  He  was  then  teni  a;i;iin 
to  I'arit,  tonia.ke  the  exchaniJ.of  the  ratification.^,  whicli 
he  accordingly  effccti-d.  Siit.ns  it  ivas  j  idgsd  unnecfejs.i- 
ry  to  continue  tlwexpsiiseo!' I  piniainmg  a  public  Miiiis- 
l«r  at  tiie  il.i.>ue,  he  w.u  ininidiareiy  nflerwiids  rica'I.^d 
from  thai  niifaioii,  and  fetui  fcd  to  the  O.iitad  St:iri;s  in 
liiceni'jer,  iJoi.  From  thit»;sr"od,  until  his  decease,  be 
had  l.ve4  in  vetirenent  at  hfr  sea*,  iii  Cawbridgc.  His 
Lralih  li.d  always  beon  infirJi,  and  for  the  last  eighteen 
months,  had  been  i.i  a  continial  tlecli'ne. 

In  private  life,  Mr.  MarraJwas  remarhahlr  pleasinp;  in 
l,is  manners,  and  at  once  anli-sins  and  in.structiva  in  his 
converfatioa.  With  a  ininJpf in-iessam  ac'.iviw,  and  rb- 
fervation  ever  upon  th«wai<.j,  he  united  the  all  en'.tvei.ing 
fancy  of  a  poet,  anil  with  tli  m.>3t  inolTensivo  .^ood.  na- 
ture, a  peculiar  turn  of  orig  itl  hmiour.  He  had  a  sroiif 
and  gc.uinc  relieh  for  the  iije  arts,  a  reined  an.l  deiica'e 
taste  fir  Iiierat6re,  and  a  p:i  cvtring  and  pi.ieu  fondif  ss 
for  the  piirfuits  of  science,  flie  compxf^  i-f  his  conversa- 
tion therefore  was  very  ei"  isive,  and  ci-ncijrred  with  a 
temper  social  in  ihe  highest  legree,  tn  niikj  him  the  de- 
light of  hisfriendi  and  ini  lates  The  keenness  of  his 
fenaibiliiy,  and  tlie  rapinity  f  his  conceptions,  had  given 
him  a  scn<!e  of  di;torum  ai  ,  propriety,  vf hich  fecmed  al. 
most  intuitive.  He  ]5erce  ed  instantaneously  and  felt 
deeply  ev«ry  departure  frot  it.  But  his  wit  aud  le.mper 
alwavs  led  him  to  consider  t  with  good  humour,  and  to 
repiefent  it  with  pleasantry  He  had  therefore  a  power- 
^  tal«ac  ai  ridicule,  anil  i  iiu|;h,  botu  from  principle  and 


di'positlon,  he  kept  it  under  a  well  di',e^;>i;ped  cohtrDl_  ygt 
it  could  not  alwa>  s  avt'nl  ihofe  rese.unii-nrs  w,i:ch  arc 
the  onl>  dtfenc:  of  didlnn'V  and  folly  3gain.:t  it. 

His  fac  li'y  in  writiii-t  *ts  proportiotted  to  the  vivacity 

of  his  mn.d  :  His  !c:t;.     w.  re  »iroi-.)rly  I'larkeil  wiih  Uie 

characieristic  fceturos  of  his  cotl^ 'r;  .'.ion,  and,    by  thirir 

I  I  f,',!!-!",  ;hcirui>np;ti;"ty,  thti^.jioljjt  .tii;  svi'.,  and  u.iboun- 

'  r_v  »f»rj'.<..,  nii^ht  »crY«'at.    i,iud.-\«  of  epistolary 

n'dencc. 

uidic  >;>caker,  he  also  -anited  hifii      During  the 

I  .1     la...  id  hi-  iVrvice  in  the  Con^;ri;iiof  tie  U     Siates,  be 

j  ■io-i'<  ;..n  iic'ivc  part  in  the    meaiurai   unu   deoa'cs  ^of  toe 

I  l,iine,  -.mi  as  a  lesliifh'.s  tal.nts  in  t'lis  cajilcity.    ft  in/v 

sij.iice  toia-,  tliat  .11  le^islu.ive  uliembfis  accusto-ned  to 

tl.e  claqi'.riice  of  a  .4atlison  and  aa  .\ii;;s,  t;f  a  Gilei  and 

;..  De\ti.r,  Mr.  Murray's  .itaiion  v/as   •  if  not  first,  on  tlie 

ve*-y  tirsr  line.* — it  may  also  fervc  to  coailrnt  the  truth  '>i 

this  ib-iTV*tion,  thai  thi.s  was  the  jjlace,  where  his  siiua 

<ion  and  conduct  ,t;t.'acted  titr  no  '.:e.  and  engaged  ths  ef- 

teen  aud  coiitidence  ut  tlie  I'nied  Slates. 

Ill  ,?iving  to  the  public  this  rv-cole  aid  impericet sketch 
of  „.- of  tht;  brigbii'st  characters  which  has  ri-en  i;l  the 
-'-.n.  riCHii  Union,  ^iuci  the  C3t?.i>lishnieai  of  its  iildipcn. 
ucocc,  th<  writer  must  Uitii.it  tii.\t  the  shortness  of  iinn- 
has  not  aitntved.hir.i  to  uiiUe  it  m"re  worthy  of  the  si.ii- 
.j;ct  i  and  ivhile  indulging  the  ptivaie  tear  at  thi  eartnly 
liissoiurion  l»,i  the  Uiiid  of  death  of  loiig  tried  aiid  aifec 
tioit.r.e  fr.i.idJiip,  ho  may  oonf.le  itly  c-^U  upon  the  sor- 
rows of  his  e'ltinti-y  to  rningle  w'.ih  his  own,  at  the  loss  of 
a  ciii.;eii,  •<  hole  career,  cut  short  at  little  more  t.tan  halt 
the  oi'liifary  perio.J  ,)f  human  life,  had  airtady  been  sig. 
naii/.e.i  '  -  att*J  .fttents  thus  extraordio^y,  aiiii  oy  services 
ilidi  pie  einiiieni^-low-  *e^T  among  mankiad,  of  any  time 
ornaiioii.  al  ihcKge  of  forty-two,  batf'e  ever  given  fucli 
decisive  aud  iinportsnt  piSJgca  of  the  patriot's  vi,-i  j»,  and 
tin;  L.ta:eftttaii^s  wisdoiTi,;:s  the  .Tian  to  whom  th.s  tribii.e 
ct'  .i.u- •aoi-'ii  and  refpect  is  paid  !  Jfthe  lo^x  and  venc- 
I  \mtrica  be  jiisuy  dae  to  thole  exalted 
'■  w^tC'.,- p.»— 4-*t-'  ■*•  r'''>t»t  to  jod^^-'odrnc 
.  raiik  among  the  uations,  she  wit'  ncv.-, 
..-  .i,.M?...uu;  ,' i  tif  departed  tvortli,  whtc'i  e*r.;'ri;iii'^  ;i  a 
later  .Jaft  iflto  iite,  lias  toiled  with  equal  a.-dor,  a.id  ai.ue,. 
wiih  equal  devotion,  to  .strengthen  he;-  ioiicpe.  deuce  v.  i  s 
the  jiHi  ,.s  r^fvc-in'y,  ..od  to  adorn  her  te.TiijIcs   with  thtr 


LADV    JtAllV    WOTTLEY  . 

J.'.'  iVtii-  Chili, 


t'A.^c,  10  naa  ».-.uc-'tr«i." 


A"OU  Vve  gic.n  me  i  ?-est  deilof  fati'ifjction  bvrou'' 
account  of  .yi.'br  e!de;.i  daoihtcr.  i.  :.  uparncula.-iy  pkaf. 
ed  to  hf'.:r  she  is  a  gor,il  nritbmeiician  ;  it  is  the  W.i; 
proof  f.f  uiiderst^ndii-.g  :  tV.e  knowlet>g«  of  numbers  isor.e 
of  the  cuitf  dis;ii<<ioii3  between  us  and  bru'es.         "      • 


I  will  ..peak  to  you  ;,s  sifiposing  her  not  only  capable, 
but  uciirous  oflraeoin;:  i,,  th.it  oi.,c'jyatl  i-.e..'is  let  iter 
\>c  indulged  ill  it.  You  will  lel  ate  I  did  not  m'ke  it  a 
part  of  your  education  ;  your  pr''f,it;ci  was  very  dilfi'.iiiTt 
from  hers.  <>»you  h^.d  mne.i  tn  your  circ.imsinnc.:!,  it 
fcemed  your  busme  .s  to  leara  no  v  to  live  in  the  worM. 
as  it  is  licri  to  U.i.v.v  ho^v  to  be  el»y  out  of  it  It  i>  die 
common  error  of  builders  and  p.i.'ents,  to  follov;  fonie 
plan  they  tliinl;  beauutui  (ar.d  pcrh-'.ps  is  so)  without  con- 
sidcring  that  nothiin;  ^s  beautiful  which  is  .'.i'.placed  — 
lience  .ve  sec  so  many  edifices  raised,  that  the  raisers  cm 
nev'-'r  ii.habit,  being  too  la.Te  for  their  fortunes,  "v'lsias 
arc  laid  open  over  barren  iieaths,  and  apartments  contriv 
ed  for  a  coolness  very  agre:ableia  Italy,  iijt  killing  in  tb- 
north  ol  Britain  :  thus  every  woman  endeavours  to  brerd 
her  daughter  a  fine  lady,  qualifying  her  for  a  station  in 
which  fhe  will  never  appear,  and  at  the  id.r\'c 
time  tpcapciiating  her  for  that  retirement,  lo  which 
she  is  destined.  Learning,  if  she  has  raeal  tafte 
for  it,  will  not  only  make  her  contented  but  happy 
py  in  it.  Mo  entertainment  is  so  c  heap  as  reading,  n-.r 
any  pleafur:  so  lasting.  Mw  v.  ill  not  want  n;w  fashions, 
nor  regret  the  loss  of  expensive  diversions,  nor  variety  of 
company,  if  she  can  be  amnlid  with  an  author,  in  herclo- 
set.  To  render  this  aninfement  complete,  she  should  be 
permitted  to  learn  the  languages.  I  have  beard  it  laiiient- 
pd  thai  boys  lose  so  many  years  in  learning  mere  words  : 
Ibis  is  no  objection  to  a  girl,  whose  time  is  not  so  preci-  , 
«■$:  the  cannot  advaitct  htrseU  lit  Any  profcfsion,  and  I 


bus  therefore  more  hours  to  sp.tre  i  and  as  vou  fay  her 
r.eniory  is  sood.  she  will  be  very  agreeably  employed  this 
wa^-.  Thereare  twocaui.ons  to  bi;  g'veii  on  the  sitbjects 
fitsf,  not  to  think  herfclf  learned  when  she  can  read  La- 
tin, or  -.'ve.i  G.-eek.  "Languages  are  m-ire  properly  to  be 
called  >ehi''le»of  leanini/j,  than  learning  itself,  as  may 
i>e  observed  in' majty  school  mas'ers,  who,  though  perhaps 
triif;!  in  p-  nnnar,  are  the  most  ignoront  fellowstipoa 
err'*-,  t"-^.-  it,u>v.->r-;  ^c  consists  in  knowing  things,  not 
^vord,.  I  wotibi  no  fa.'hcr  wish  her  a  lingnist,  than  to 
eaihle  h'r  to  read  iiooks  in  their  or  ginals,  that  are  oftea 
corrup  ed,  and  are  alv.ays  ii.jured  by  translations.  Two 
birrs  application  tvery  morning  will  bring  this  about 
much  sooner  ihan  vou  on  i'li.igine,  and  she  will  have  lei- 
sure enough  besides,  to  run.ver  the ''.aglisb  poeiry,  vvh'cb 
IS  a  niore  iitiportrioi  pari  of  a  w.nnan's  elncai  on  than  is 
gei.erally  supposed  •  •  •  • 

•  ••  •  •  «  •  • 

Yon  shoubl-enc.  ura^e  voiir  d.ugbier   i.. 'tik    v,.r   wi^h 

you  whit  shtitad-,  and  a«  ■•  ll  are  '.  i-ri  ciya  >  ■  f  J-,';  i- 
guivbli.ir.  take  ca.'e.snc  d.e^  ,..j'  oi-.  .  .r  'n.  r  f'f-  f>r 
wit  an.-l  hii.nuur.  or  ,'b.  nic  f 'r  p-i.*  t  V ,  ;  Ji  u'.'-It  t  i  n- 
nion  errors  of  yo-.:ig  .,je'(>i.',  an.l  b  .V  a'.in  .1'  Ic  i.-e- 
nse.ices.  Tbjsccond  caution  to  l,e  given  li.  i ,  ^  i  X  >,  .,  eli 
is  mo<;  absohi'ely  necesi-.ary)  is  to  C'>ocea  w  b  vie  er  t,  a,  ii- 
iiig  she  acqaires,  widi  as  much  suticitiub*  .is  sbe  .\..T.d 
mde  crookedness  or  luitien  -I's  :  the  parade  of  i'  can  only 
fei've  to  diaw  on  her  the  tnvy,  and    confeqnenrly  ihe  most 

live. crate  hatred  of  all  the'*cand«4e  fools,  which  will 
certiinl;  be  at  lejst  lii.-.e  parts  in  fcur  cf  her  acquain- 
tance The  use  ot  knowledge  in  our  sex,  besides  the  a- 
niusemeiic  of  folitu.b*.  is  lo  ni  i.^er.vc  the  passions,  and 
teach  us  to  be  contented  with  •.  i'.nail  e^pence,  which  ate 
the  .  ertain  ciTects  of  a  s:udious  bf'  ;  and  it  may  be  prefer- 

ibls  even  to  that  fame  wbicb  m*  -i  have  cagrcssed  to  ihem> 
feivcs,  and  will  nai  suiter  Us  to  libarei 

*  *  •*         -;.■;■  *  *  •* 

If  shcbi3  tbsiame  '.nrlinViio'",  (I  should  r.>y  pafston) 
loi  leari'ting  that  i  w.tsl>u;ii  vvb,  lii.,tor^,geogr''phy,  and 
.ibit.u,oi)hy  will  f'-ir.iiso  her  with  maicrials  to  pass  away, 
,  e^rtol'y,  at.;.l;ei  ■:te  loan  is  alb'tied  omort-is.  1  he- 
hrre.tr':  li-wheud.  capable  ot  tiiakiiig  Mr  Isaac 
^'w. oil's  caK^ukuiooti,  but  the  rtsuli  of  them  is  not  dif- 
;i*.ilt  IP  he  undrrotco'd  11/ a  motleri  e  capacity.  Do  not 
i.ar  tbis^houidmake  b.-r,  aftVc;    the  Character  of  Lady 

-— ,  iirM".     :  t'l0^.e   wortico    are  .  ridiculous, 

not  lec'^i....  I          1  '     '  <"■  I'ut    b.caose  they  have  it 

luo.     On-;  .-.jipi.  r  historian,  af'er  read- 

.og  F.chf,!-'  .  ...olther  apr.  found  pbiloso. 

n'ler,  !,;.V';'i,  .  .:  .....  lie  of  i'upe's  u;:inteUigiO:'e  cs» 
-u-ys;  -I'll  i  Mii.d  IS  a..  ;ib;..  dreiie  on  the  turengih  of 
"iVhi'.iii^  Is  ^..ro't.oi's;   thus  you  hear  '.bett^  screaniing  po- 


litic 


idc-)nt, 


It  is  a  sayjng^f  Tiiccidides,  rliai  ignorance,  isbold.  anti 
kncv.'iadge  rcseT^-ed.  Indeed  :i  is  imp  i.jslble  to  be  far 
advane-d  ui  ii,  niiiiout  being  mi-rr  hnoibled  by  a  •ii'-'tvlc- 
lioh  of  human  Ign'rancc,  than  eia.td  i>T  leaVitini.  At 
the  same  lin'.c  1  ri  c -r-.m-'iH'  b.^o'ss,  1  , ir.  her  excluHj  work 
nor  dra*  nij;.  I  rnink  it  as  a  fcamialous  for  a  woman  not 
Mkoow  hoe.  to  u:e  a  needle,  .i.  a  man  not  kniw  how  to 
wne.  I  v,'«s  or.ee  ex'ieiiiely  find  rV  o-v  petxil  St  it  was* 
'.j'eat  ."(ler'i'iciiiio-i  to  nt^  whr  T  -■>■  .'icb-jr  tiirucd  off  my 
niasterf^BiviiVg  II  a.lf  r.  eo'i-.il-ta'.'s  prigicfs  fo.-ihe  short 
■i^'ie^l'Mt.  rd  M,  ovrr  c«ge,  ness  in  the  pu  fait  of  it 
imJ  Wrjei-Jght  a  iveaki'ess  in  .n.  e.  «i.  tint  .ti.ade  it  necef- 
s.*!"/  to  I.J  e  ,t!  ;  >n  I  aM  the  ad  anracte  I  got  was  l!ic 
(i.i;  ■  ■  ;,.ind.     1  sr*..  bv  hers,    that  practice 

i'-'iil  -'  '>  wii.er  .  .-be  mat  aitain    it  by  ser- 

ein.<  -        •    •  -o,  whin  yourhea'lth or  affairs  ntakt 

It  ir-ob'e.  .0  in  ..  j  to  wri'.'  ourfelf;  and  cus-oni  nill, 
nak-  it  an  a|j;rfeablc  amusement  to  her.  She  cannot  ha-  « 
t  omsny  for  liiai  i  ation  s\h-.-h  will  probably  be  her 
fa'.s.  Theul.i-naieeiid  i.f  '  our  education  was  to  make 
you  a  good  wife  (and  1  hj.ve  the  tronifort  to  hear  you  are  a 
g.ioJone  :)  hers  "U.;ht  to  be  to  make  her  banpy  in  a  virg-n 
siaie.  -  I  will  not  say  it  is  happier  ;  but  ii  is  uidiub:edly 
fafcr  than  any  marria;;e  la  a  loiteri  w.n-re  (at  the 
lowestcJiii|iutaiionj  there  are  ten  iboufand  blanks  to  a 
prize,  it  is  the  most  prudent  ch  nc?  no." -.0  venture  '  I  have 
always  been  f>  thorooghly  p-rfuidul  f  h.s  -rtrh,  that, 
notwithstanding  the  Hi-  eri-igvieos  Ibid  for  you  at  I 
intended  vou  a  sacrnice  f>r  vaniiy,  I  o-ved  you  the 
jn>-ice  to  lav  bePire  lou  all  he  bayards  a-ten  Ib.g  rnairi- 
mony  :  you  may  rec  lileei  I  d'd  f'>  in  the  str-i.gest  ntjuicr. 
l*crhap»you  may  have  mote  success  in  inftruct.op  vout 
daughter  I  she  bis  so  much  company  at  noire,  she  will 
nut  n«ed  tctking  ii  abrcad,  «ud  will  luore    KnUit/  laivQ 


198 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804—5. 


(lie  notions,  you  think  to  give  her.  As  you  were  alone  in 
T>.y  fiinily.it  would  huve  been  thought  a  great  cruelty  to 
sulVer  you  no  companion  of  your  own  aje,  efpccally  ha'f- 
ing  so  many  near  relations  i  audi  do  not  wonder  their 
ftplnioiis  inHuenced  yours.  I  was  not  sorry  toare  yon  not 
determined  on  a  single  lif.,  knowing  it  was  not  your  fa- 
ther's intention,  and  contented  myfelf  with  endeavouring 
to  make  your  hoinefo  eafy,  that  you  might  not  be  in  haste 
to  leave  it. 

I  am  afraid  you  will  think  this  a  long  insignificant  let- 
ter. I  hope  the  kindness  of  the  design  will  excufe  it,  be- 
ing willing  to  give  you  every  proof  m  my  power  that  1 
sm  your  roost  aflcciiooat*  mother. 

M.  Vf.  M. 


I'rom  U.  dc  Stgurt  Wort  on  Women— V,t.  j. 

(Translated  from  the  French.) 

AGE  OF  LOUIS  XVI. 

1  perceive  myfelf  compelled  to  enter  upon  fome  histori- 
cal details  of  the  cominencement  and  misfortunes  of  this 
reign,  bfcllifc  women  contributed  too  much  to  them  :— 
Dlaved  in  ibein  too  active  a  part,  to  permit  of  my  Ipralong 
bnthefubjea.  without  beitm  r.aiurally  lea,,  to  retrace 
fome  iwi.lenti  relitins^to  them.  The  concUtstcn  of  I.oais 
X  V's  reign,  and  the  bfginnins;  of  I.'uis  XVl',,  Ix-ir  an  af 
pect  nearly  similar.  There  do.  nevertlielefs,  eiiit  sha,1c. 
which  I  shall  endeavour  to  render  perceptiolc  ;  but  the 
reader  must  netes^arily  fuller  my  going  into  pariculars 
that  perhaps  wiW  feem  minute  to  him,  and  rather  fu.ted 
to  memoirs  than  to  the  nature  of  this  work. 

The  actions,  onduct,  writings  of  women  purf.ie  of 
tourfe  the  tinctufC  of  their  time  In  the  .tee  of  cliivtilry 
they  were  exhibited  heroic  :  but  in  our  day  lorcely  am 
beside  female  coxcombs  are  left  for  .ur  pencils  :  lo  ters 
alone  distinguish  Ibmf  few  of  'bcm.  When  pictures 
shri.k,  the  ground-work  isdefeSivc,  «od  not  the  fauhttti 


pencil  to  blame. 

Women— their  infiuence 


Tn  a  monarchical  stn 


manners  under  the  rtign  of 
XVI. 

,.„j;.. -■    t"^  character  and  inrlinatinni 

of  t'he"fovereign  always  inHuvnce  ih«  habits  of  th.  peopl.- 
he  governs. 

In  France  the  need  of  imitation  is  Pich,  that  when  tht-H 
court  ceaftd  to  dictate  inortcs  and  manners  to  the  capital, 
which,  in  its  turn,  handed  them  over  to  the  provinces, 
the  nation  fought  for  them  among  foreign.rs.  It  was  to- 
wa-ds  the  end  of  Louis  XV's  rei.-yn,  and  the  b'ltinning  of 
Louis  XVI's,  that  the  English  mania  was  fixed  in  France. 
The  old  king  desired  nothing  but  r-pofc,  and  his  young 
fuccessor  »as  Icfs  felicitous  of  living  as  a  king  to  .vhofc 
direction  evfl-y  thing  was  fubmitted,  than  as  the  head  of  a 
difcreet  private  family .  Let  not  this  remark  on  the  En- 
rlibh  mania  be  considered  a  puerile  obCcrvation.  Among 
the  French  where  all  ftc-ms  calculated  to  engage  rather 
the  ey-5  than  the  thoughts,  forms,  drefs,  habits  enjoy  a 
ereater  afcendjnt  than  elfewhere  over  manners,  and  in  a 
country  where  all  is  delusion,  eclat  is  the  fource  of  refpect, 
and  etiquette  the  fafeguard  of  politenefs. 

Eclat,  delusion,  eti<iueiie  were  completely  dtfolated  un- 
der Louis  X  ^l.  Incalculable  evils  refult^d,  to  wh'ch  v.-o- 
men  contributed.  By  a  striking  eontrndiction,  France 
was  resigned  to  them  by  the  ler.st  gallant  of  her  kings, 
and  it  is  this  I  am  about  to  endeavour  to  developc. 
£ffeci  ifmanrirt  on  political  ennt,  and  tie  cian^e 
ffpo'Mr. 
I  have  prcfented  the  lot  of  women  duiing  the  rtign  of 
Louis  XV  in  an  unfavourable  light.  I  thick  I  have  shcv/n 
that  a  fyllematic  debafemtnt  of  the  fcx  was  attvinpted. 
As  amiable  a  king  as  Francis  1,  woald  liave  experienced 
great  difficulties  in  reviving  gallantry,  but  I.tniis  XVI, 
was  the  monarch  least  caKulatc.i  for  thi.s  itndertaking,  by 
reafon  of  his  propensities  and  the  sirnplicity  of  his  habits. 
Uatiiraliy  blunt  and  open  refpecilng  all  women,  on'  lov. 
Ing  onlv  one.  he  gave  himWf  little  concern  m  pleafe 
them.  Had  he  reigned  in  a  lefs  corruptcj  age,  Louis 
XVI  would  have  fcrved  for  an  example,  would  have  en. 
couragfd  morals,  and  our  good  forefathers  would  have 
appreciated,  dBmired,  and  without  doubt,  imitated  him. 
But  arriving  on  the  throne  at  the  moment  of  a  t;eiicral  dis. 
follltion,  he  could  no  ntorc  restore  the  virtues  bv  his  indi 
vidual  morals,  than  regenerate  gallantry  by  hi»  fcemingly 
repulsive  deposition  and  exterior. 

Scandalized  at  the  pictures  he  beheld,  his  dissaiisfacti. 
on  fnnk  into  a  fort  of  mifanthropy.  He  essayed,  but  foon 
iJefpaired  of  reinstating  that  morality  he  cherished,  aiiif 
that  regal  dignity  he  fecretly  sighed  after.  Tired  of  an 
ufelefs  ftruggle.  he  fufered  the  etiquette  to  which  in  the 
earliest  days  of  his  reign  he  had  manifested  his  attach- 
ment, to  be  impaired.  The  coniemi't  thrown  upon  it,  ac- 
credited thefe  familiar  practices  that  were  introduced  into 
mode  ;  even  the  women,  unawares  of  the  injury  they  did 
themlelves,  fupported  the  latter.  Things  -attained  fuch  a 
pitch,  that  the  courtiers  almost  ashamed  of  the  decorati- 
•03  they  had  f  rccjud  ind  fo  much  covewd,  hardi/  deig;n- 


td  to  wear  them.  They  even  alTecced  to  lessen  thiir  on 
fcquence.  The  principal  nobility  drelfed  liie  their  fer- 
vanti  ;  at  the  plav— ai  ftt—t  of  public  r-fort,  every  body 
appe;  red  in  boots'and  frocks.  Inlittenti^n  to  the  forms 
of  polish  followed  the  indecency  of  dreii;  in  ceasing  to 
refpect  the  world  all  the  shades  of  fboicty  were  oblitera- 
ted. Women  began  to  Ix  faluied  with  levity ;  men  fpoke 
before  them  with  tilc  most  carekl's  familiarity:  the  wall 
was  fcarcely  ever  given  to  thenn  Under  Louis  XV.  th^y 
were  quite  as  dissolute,  but  arill  fome  deference  for  age 
and  ,'cx  was  mainrained.  Under  Louis  XVI.  they  v.-ere 
tro  Mi  vicious,  without  aimed  a  recollection,  of  politenefs 
remaining.  Thil  situation  of  thinga  is  one  of  thof-  moll 
milhating  with  the  e::istence  of  womeu^  M  Be*  amon{ 
them  of  the  city  and  th^  court,  attc  npful,  bv  rreans  of 
llieir  years  and  coiisWerationr to  oppofe  a  dyk.'  tj  this  re- 
volution in  manners.  Th«y  were  fttifered  to  t.'.k — the 
youiig  peojj;:  rather  ini:in5tively,  than  becaufe  of  ^.ny  ge-  j 
numc  penetration,  psrceived  that  their  place  in  i'ociety  was 
far  front  tiitteriug;  but  fashion  hurried  them  along,  arKt 
I'uch  fometi:nes  i>  the  declension,  d-at  degradation  is  pre- 
ferred to  ridicule.  The  i5u.:en  afcehdlng  the  throne  vfith 
wit,  beauty,  a  dcire  to  pleafe  the  French,  and  that  in- 
stinct tov»;rds  thv  graces,  wh'ich  she  did  not  drfplay  tjll 
.iftcr  being  fashioned  to  French  eleja.ice  nojse'sed  t'ls  fn- 
pcrior  merit,  through  &■  natii.al  feeliii3,  out  of  rcfircct  to 
I. .e  king,  and  to  tl>«  thvue  she  .thsred,  of  not  follo.ving 
Che  new  mules.  In  leed  she  often  tur.itil  them  into  ridi- 
cule. She  foon  fell  the  d'i'ri.rmiH  ot  the  indecor.>ilb  foi.ns 
tnat  hJ'l  gained  footing  iii_iocie;y.  The  pupil  of  a  m.) 
•tier  as  distin^uishta  for  her  >vit  as  for  aer  character  and 
.•■riuea.  her  I'ljU-iove  v.- as  wounded  as  a  womin  :.  r.-r  dig- 
uirv  o'lenied  »s«  qj=cn.  H.*oi!iia,-;J,  brslac!.,  from  her 
I'lfancy,  to  hsarthe  ma:,;niiice.tce  of  Loaii.  fpiKen  of,  ih; 
l.j.endor  of  France  and  ti.-^  gallantry  of  titv.;  amiaole  na- 
tion fo  overdowiui  witli  rejard  for  A'omcn,  she  dil'c  iver- 
ednuUuii^  sue  could  apply  to  ch.;fe  brilliant  reports,  or 
u-r.ich  gave  her  the  lca.»t  idi-s  of  that  flattering  pictur.-  her 
-).vn  im.igiii.uiou  had  still  further  embilli'.hed.  She 
could,  however,  fee  that  she  h,id  not  bee:.  ;:c'.ived,  biu 
mat  niic  taste  and  gooil  manners  were  tU.;/  in  the  tle- 
cii.,e-  She  maa:  fime  elforts  for  •  ..  restora'ion  ot  thit 
t.rbaiiity,  the  very  remembrance  oi  \^-»";u  v."^^  ,  her  nltra- 
line;  feutivitics,  of  which  she  made,  tl.t  |.,.r'.".i'!  orn?.- 
tneni,  cast  a  inomentary  eclat  over  ^^c^urt ;  l;ut  tlie  re. 
lurn  to  old  forme  and  ctiiitietis  Ir.sied  ...dy  a  short  time. 
-The  fetes  ccafcd,  and  the  queen  1-liiom  appca-'^d  -f'^r 
watds.  Concentrating  herfelf  within  a  very  restrit^ted  i"'- 
cicty^^oftoo  improvident  pc.iple,  who  Icved  her  ruthci  ai 
an  ind.viiical  than  a',ac«n.  her  f no -■(!■>  let  her  tiirgei  ne. 
grandeur  for  the  charr;i9  of  a  monotonous  and  iraiitjni 
life. 

This  K,  perhaps,  th«  only  error  with  wTTich  a  fociety 
the;  ha.  been  too  much  colulttniaied  can  be  reproaciied  : 
for  a  VjiiJ  '  .t.v  it  enjoyed  a  great  power,  ptirformed 
good  actiofiS  towai^ls  many,  and  evil  to  non«. 

The  qit.en  purfued  then  »■  edeciivity  that  led  her  to  liv- 
ing with  simplicity.  She  fopertiddcil  the  milappri  hensi- 
on  of  r.n  occaiioti.il  p\ililic  appearance  in  Paris,  half  in- 
cognito, tiaff  as  fovercign.  'Ihe  public  hesitattd  to  ap 
plaud  her,  and  bcc^.tne  accustomed  to  this  hicertitudv. 
13efore  long  wi^at  was  but  an  embarralTment  in  the  people 
about  achiiuwiedgtng  the  queen,  was  malignanily  ali;ri. 
bed  to  inditt'crciice  tov.'dvis  her.  She  foigol  that  if  a 
Frenchman  loves  his  kings,  he  loves  too  the  pomp  which 
shoitld  encompafs  them  i  and  that  by  a  natural  fcnti'i.ent. 
It  teems  as  if  the  object  lo  whom  homage  is  rciideted  has 
never  a  frame  fuliiicienfly  brilliant. 

For  his  part,  the  king  v.lio  had  only  laid  aside  his  in- 
clinations to  pleafe  the  queen,  returned  to  his  domestk: 
habits.  r.vtry  moment  not  confecraied  to  his  family  and 
coui.i^iIs,  he  gave  to  study  and  reading.  Hunting  was  his 
only  diversion,  to  which  he  adniited  only  five  or  six  cour- 
tiers: diminishing  even  the  niagnihccoce  of  thofc  pt.'a- 
furet  which  under  ni»  predecessors  were  lo  fplendid.  E- 
very  thing  feemed  to  tend  to  the  stripping  ot  the  throne. 
M.  de  St.  Germain  desrrojed  the  king's  houfe,  aud  by 
that  mean  completely  ravished  from  the  court  a  necessa- 
ry fplenaor.  1  his  alteration,  without  yet  attackingpow- 
er,  caul'ed  the  difappearance  of  its  indications.  Ver- 
faiUes  became  a  vaM  fulitude  :  e.xcept  of  a  fuiiday  morn, 
mg,  nobody  was  to  be  fcen  there.  Even  on  that  day  eve- 
ry one  Hed  to  I'aris  in  the  afe-rn-on.  At  the  fame  in- 
stant that  the  courtiers  abandoned  the  palar:,  the  i;ing 
left  it  to  take  his  folitary  walks  :  the  queen  to  go  to  Tri- 
anon. Thole  appeared  tired  of  .Bering  homage;  thefe  of 
receiving  it.  i  he  fovereigns,  their  traces,  and  their 
court  were  in  vain  fought  tor  in  this  beautiful  palnce  : 
all  was  in  eclipfe  :  the  piefent  feemtd  10  anr.ounce  to  u< 
the  future. 

Someiimee  the  king  would  join  the  queen  and  her  cir- 
cle, in  the  delightfid  paviUion  of  Trianon.  There  he 
passed  calm  and  happy  days — aiTording  rather  the  idea  of 
a  French  gentleman  on  his  etiatCi  than  of  the  defcen- 
dant  of  the  Bourbons,  in  the  midtt  of  raiiaclet  created  by 
Louit  XIV. 


'-~^ 


POETRY. 


Compassion  for    (he   furerings    of  a  lore-iicfc  rhymer, 

and  not  the  merits  of  his  composition,  induces  us  t» 

give  a  pkce  to  the  following  doleful  ditty.     The  poet*t 

vanity  will  be  tickled  at   feeing  himfelf  in  print — antl. 

our  readert  may  amufe  thtnifelves  at  his  egregious  foK 

l)  ;  for  never  have  we  fcm  a  better  fpecimen  of  leib.tr^ 

gh  style.     Since,  however,  his  cafe  is  fo  very  d'/fpe* 

rate  that  dejti's    bit  /.le  if  sbt't    coy,    we    hope  hi* 

piteous  whining  may  foften  the  fiinir  heart  of  the  ciUel 

fair  one,  aad  difpofe  her  to  look  on  ou.  Corrcfpondene 

S  with  a  pitying,  if  not  with  a  loving  eye — 

and  the  ladj  should  recollect  that  the  miudtr  of  a  ho. 

roan  bc.nr,  antl  cfiJvc'.illy  of  a  I'oet,  is  too  great  a  iV" 

uiEcf  li'Ca  at  the  a\.<(ust  altar  of  lupcrlaiive  beauty. 

% 
For.  T'd?:.  MIN  .RV,\.        ^ 

t^>3,-  V—  thy  chariT.s  h.ave  undone  me. 

They've  robb'i  me  of  rtafon  aud  joy  * 
.  Th<-u  dj,  dearest  ,M ,  ftnile  on  iiw. 

For  desih  is  my  fare  il  you're  coy. 
Be  cautious,  dejt  chjrmcr.  in  staying. 

Since  murder's  fo  htinous,  comply  » 
And  torture  ine  not  with  delaying, 

Sii,»  every:  citifa  chit  can  deny. 

fionsidier  my  angel,  "hy  nature 

In  forming  you  took  fuch  delight ; 
Dunt  think  you  was  made  that. fair  crettiif«t 

lor  nought  but  to  dazzle  the  sight : 
No,  Jove  when  he  gave  you  thole  jiaces, 

IntcnJed  you  fold;  for  love. 
And  i;avc  you  the  fairest  of  faces. 

The  kindest  of  females  to  provr. 

Besides  pretty  maiden,  remember; 

Tlie  Hower   t'.iat's  blooming  in  May, 
Is  witiier'd  and  shrunk  in  December, 

And  tftit  unrcsardcd  away  ! 
So  it  fares  with  each  fcornful  young  charratia 

V.'ho  takes  at  ^er  luveri.  distaste  ; 
She  trifles  till  thlriy  difarins  her. 

And  then  dies  forliken  at  lau  !  !  ! 


§****♦♦>, 


Old  Tovm,  Jlii)^nt  ^(i. 


SELECTED. 

raou  \  Mcw  vonK  rarxK. 

LOVr  !  thou  facrii,  'end.r  pafsion, 

Kind  tefiner  of  i(ir  yoiitS, 
Fl>    the  feats  of  prtle  and  fashion. 

Haste  to  virtue,  Jeace  and  truths 

Here  thy  watchful  flgils  keep, 

Never— never  fron  iis  flee. 
Softly  let  tbyEi,i.«j  sleep, 

Let  her  dream  olloveaiid  m«. 

Let  my  breast  thy  jil.  ^w  be, 
Let  II  e  taste  the  ^nd  del:ght  s 

Still,  beneath  the  hatthorn  tree. 
Let  me  watch  herslunabers  light. 

Let  no  thotights  apitoach  alarminjj 
Gentle  love  the  hdirs  beguile  ; 

Let  me  fee  her  eyes  o  charming. 
Open  on  mt  with  i  fjnile. 

I*tme  fee  her,  with  lonfusion, 
Hide  her  blushes  iifmy  breast  ; 

When  I  prel's  her  to  ny  bofom. 
Let  me  hear  liersijh  she's  blest  I 

Soft  fcufstions  crowil,upon  me; 

Never  may  my  he^t  repine  ; 
Why  should  care  or  i  rrow  prefs  me. 

Since  Lllen,  lover  Elleh's  minft 


/ 


VoL  1. 


THE    MINERVA. 


199 


FROM    THE   NEW  INOL 


aErv»i.i6A: 


SI.MOV  SCRAPER, 
Mr.  Scraper  huh  laicly  l«fn  lilghly  diver'td  with  »n  e- 
pistlt  fr"m  one  of  hl»  country  correfpondcntj;  »nd  (as 
he  h»th  already  acquired  the  reputstion  of  a  tattler) 
ventureih  to  offer  a  tranfcript  of  it  in  hope  that  others 
may  laugh  at  it  too. 

To  S.  ScRAPit,  Es^ 


SIK, 

I  DONT  know  what  vnu  men"'  wh?n  you  ovged  irte  to 
visit  tov;n  !  yoii  told  me  I  liiould  find  'hf  folks  verv  de- 
v«r,  and  fee  a  (treat  many  6iie  th';n;tt.  I  partly 
hclie»ed  you  ;  and  «o,  ye<;'fiHa».  I  ^aid  a  »'.}it  to  my 
wife's  half  «isier.  Mrs.  TumWleup,  wlio,  yon  know,  I've' 
in  a  house  jamrred  in  anion^  a  great  pile  of  hotisrs,  with 
ft  door-yarj  about  as  wide  as  3  cx^^ot  l.-d.  !  50;  to  town 
about  ten  o'clnci;  in  Die  morning  i  and  on  enquirinij  of  1 
70ung  fellow  where  filler  lived,  he  told  .Tie  to  rido  dwn 

S.-      str-ft  to  th--  corner  oFtiie  z^f.n.  tur.l    r'niiid     xhr- 

printing  onrec  corner,  and   af'cr  goi,.fj  doWti  i- sfe-- 

,„  Mr?..  's.  T  mn-t  tarn    roiin''.  t"  n.r    IcFt.  and  there 

she  lived  at  the  firit  h'luie  on  the  rl^lt,  inft  a»  ihc  be»d  of 

.t.rtt.      •■  Much  <.iilii;e   r.i  ye,"    r..v»   1— •■  now   I 

know  jutt  js  well  as  I  did  before."  The  puppy  hawi'd 
out  a  l.'ujthin.^  i  and  I  was  lef'  to  etv.'iire  again,  or  find 
my  way  alone.  The  n.-it  nn»n  t  spjkc  to.  proved  a  little 
nio»»tivil  :  he  went  wirh  m;  till  he  ciuii  pViiu  ctit  the 
houft,  and  then  wiV..5d  me  a  ,«:oo''.  inornnK. 

1  foui'd  ji»'er's  folks  »ll  at  breakfast,  lite  as  'twas  ; 
they  fci-iried  gliUenoiigiito  see  me  ;  b.ir  lo'i'<cu  ct'iokeJ 
at  my  del  boots  ;  and  when  I  asked  wh're  I  should  turn 
the  old  horse,  they  went  tp  tl.:  door,  «iwl  pointing;  1  way 
do«'n street,  told  tne  thttrir.  — — '»  stable  w.ii  there — 
J  thsught 'his  pl.iguy  e.'.J.  Mf'.Hij  I'l' come  a  eou-ininjj; 
liuveverl  be<->n  to  'liiak  1  mrst  do  a<  T  vris  hid  ;  so  I 
fciiYiibled  avvav  throiifrb  ibe  mud,  and  saw  old  Sorrel  i»!e 
in  a  brick  stable  ai  Vtj  >■;  «  m>.-<:tin!:  hoiife. 

Bv  the  time  I  h,r.l  got  hae!:  .0  si;tei''9,  and  fc!J  wife's 
and'children'slov  to  her  an  Inl'  'h:it,  I'le  Cloc';  struck 
twelve.  I  *M  gl»'l  ?o  hear  it  ;  as  I  had  -atcn  "i-y  jarU 
breakfasi,  !  bega.i  to  Itel  prsrty  shnrp  Pi"  llnwever  I 
bad  my  lonsting  for  my  paint  1  fo.  the  deuce  a  hit  of 
-»lil>rtt<'d-dIT!R-r«-«f'»»»w«p'cloclri  .#e<l>»n*et  down 
toa  fine  looking  )ilfcc  ofh'-l';  liui  it  « as'nt  hiirrniTr. 
»,1  ;  fo  that  I  r.-.fe  fruni  the  tai.'e  ahovt  as  i.unjiy  ai  I 
I'at  dowh. 

After  dinner,  T  tras  pviparin*  to  go  do*n  to  the  vri. 
terside,  lodo  fome  husinifs  for  oitj  ©"^nly  Country  neigh- 
bonrt,  when  sister  told  n.«  I  m-.iit  hi- h-.-k  ny  l-.ilf  p^st 
four  to  tea.  I  obeyed  her  punctuaiiy,  and  judging  from 
ourcou.itrv  p.?ctice,  I  lioped  I -"hov.ld  find  fome  bat;er. 
cakes  and  ham,  10  mak«  aimends  for  mf  twgh  dinner 
On  my  return  at  the  tci  hour,  i  found  I'everal 
young  folks  at  ih»  houfe,  wno,  I  ruisiofe,  had  coine 
there  to  fee  sister's  oTdest  girl,  Co^lj.  >'.  htn  1  first  got 
In,  Sophy  got  tip  and  mnde  a  cnnfeyi  -itu  to'.d  thern  that 
1  was  Uncle  Brush\v&.;d,  and  th'n  to.d  •f'..o  they  ill  was  : 
but  I've  forgot  "P't,  »nd  bt  des,  I  r.itts;  l.iuisn  to  tell  you 
ibout  my  te.i  (crape — the  rer;-  picLie  of  all  the  plagues 
which  tliisdcvilli^h  lown-visit  hjT' L-r  >.i,;lii  vnon  irts. 

After  we  had  waited  about  h  ,\l  :in  h.  ur.  a  little  negro 
«ame  out  of  the  kitchen,  will  »  i('™el  tuck'd  ll:;Jer  his 
chin,  Uiggiug  along  a  great  ri-i  plaHr-r  as  big  as  a  breid- 
tray ;  1  stared  like  an  ov.-l,  and  co".;ld'nt  tell  what  to 
make  oii't.  The  plaittr  had  about  x  peck  of  tea  cupton't 
all  full,  besides  a  fngar  po:,  .-.nd  I  d.iu't  ki\*n'  wh.st  dfe  : 
»nd  lo  top  off  .ill  the  .-aiV^l  c.-rriedif  fisht  to  me  :  1  s'a-t- 
ed  back — ilie  young  folks  tittered  like  a  H'>ck  of  black- 
biifds — Sister  tcowld  and  ca'.I'd  our,  '  brother  don't  drink 
hyfon — I'd  forgot  it!"  The  negro  '.hen  c;rri.*d  it  to  the 
rest  :  they  all  took  a  ctip  off  the  plotter,  and  Rrst  put  a 
bitoffugar  tnto't,  and  ihe;i  drizzled  in  affiut  three  drops 
cf  tnilk  out  of  a  little  thing,  no  more  lile  a  f.-.ilk  cup 
than  »  gridiron.  Tliey  held  their  tea  cups  in  their  hands, 
•nd  began  to  sip,  red  hot  as  'twas  ;  snd  sister  fjid, 
«' Von'd  better  try  a  eup  of  our  hyson,  b. other — I  guefs 
youU  like  it."  1  tho'i  I  must  do  as  I  was  liidis'-l"  ;  and 
fo  I  try'd  10  work  it  a;  the  re.t  did — I  jjot  injr  cup  into 
tny  hands  :  but  I  am  fure  twas  hotter  than  the  rrs:  ;  for 
the  very  faucer  burnt  my  fiii|jers  ;  and  at  this  inor.ient 
«long  came  the  negro  with  another  pUitcr  full  of  bread 
«nd  butter — And  nuw,  Mr.  Scraper,  haj  you  fecn  me,  at 
this  moment,  you  would  have  pitied  nie  from  your  ver;  f 
foul— In  o.ie  hand  I  held  ihe  tea  cup  is  hot  t-s  a  warming  I 
pan;  and  in  the  other  a  great  bit  of  bread  and  butters 
and  for  iTiy  life  1  couidn-c  tell  which  way  to  go  to  work 
to  eat  the  one  or  drink  tht  other.  Tlie  fweat  ran  dovrn  1 
in;  face  with  mere  v*;<'ation  ;  hut  at  length,  as  I  was  dole-  j 
ful  hungry,  1  made  agreat  bite  at  my  bread  :  in  doing  this  I 
Jtilted  the  tea-cup  in  'lother  hand.  In  that  sister's  hyfon 
popped  over  on  my  £ng«rs  and  fcald«d  iiie  fo  intolerably. 


that  down  went  bread  aid  bufer,  tea-cop  and  all.  The 
butter  side  of  my  bread  fol  fpat  on  the  knee  of  my  new 
;  velvet  breeches  ;  and  tne  hyfju.  after  ftalding  mv  knee  to 
a  blister,  run  down  my  boot  to  the  very  toes — Up  I  jut^p 
ed  and  cspeted  about  the  room  like  a  bell-sheepi  'he  bojs 
and  girU  ran  out'of  the  room  and  left  sister  and  me  toge- 
thrr.  1  wiped  my  velvets,  'p.^hile  sha  was  picking  up  the 
frtgmcnts  of  my  lea-cup  j  a«d  as  she.  carried  them  into  the 
kitchen.  I  feizcd  my  hat,  took  a  French  leave,  got  old 
f'lrrel  from  the  stable,  and  af^er  a  ride  of  live  hours  I  got 
Cafe  home  at  ten  o'clock  at  night 

I  need  not  tell  you  that  our  folks  were  d.ilefully  f.-ight- 
ened  to  fee  me  return  at  that  hoijr.  1  shall  conclude  with 
telling  you  that  if  you  call  pretty  foon,  you  may  fee  iriv 
new  velvets  iialf  fpoilt — poor  me,  limping  round  the  boufe 
with  a  fcald  on  my  knee  as  big  as  a  leatner  apron—and 
w;tV  a  fco.diii.^  like  a  bedlamite,  becaufe,  a?  she  fa^s,  I've 
dif^raced  tht  laiiiily. 

W  fe  and  ijirls  fc-,d.  their  co/i>pliments  :  and  I  am 
without  an^  compliment* 

Vour  friend, 

SAMUEL  BRUSHWOOD. 


r,  his  sermon,  as 


THE  CQUNTRr  PARSOiT. 

GiHs  '  maidens!  widoivs  !  wives!  there  has  a  C«im(rj' 
.".r.-.jr.  come  10  town.  •  God  blefs  hiin  !'  the  girls  w'-il 
I'lnii  kingly  lay,  and  ask,  •  Is  h^  a  gay  fellow.'— The 
roung  men  will  titter-  and  enquire  '  Is  hcinarr/e/  .'•— The 
wiilov^s  will  turn  their  caps  With  neiv  lace,  p'lt  on  their 
Sunday  looiiS,  and  eiclanti.  •  \Vhit  1  a  Pi.rt,m  »'— A'ld 
the  wives  *i!l  all  protest  they  «illgoand  hear  him 
preack — ^^Bi't,  mistake  ye  not,  yon  fwcet  and  bewitching 
creatures— you  roit-ljcds  and  bloomiut;  rnfcs  !  The 
Country /'arjou  ip  nut  ay^Ltowiuifc  lcniioiii«r  :  .He  is  a 
grave  old  .^entlspian,  tnat  weareih  I'lieciaciei,  and  taketh 
Inuft' out  ol  a  horn  box  1  and,  moreover,  he  d.lcouraeth 
aot  irom  tiie  pulpit,  but  from  the  Desk.  Pofiersed  wit  of 
tiio  >ta>tility  common  to  old  a,.:e, 
Well  asliis  text,  shall  lie  short. 

B£G1K  /A'  TIMS. 

Three  words,  my  brethren,  of  great  importance;  tJotti  to 
your  worldly  and  Ipiiitual  vclfare,  when  rightly  consi- 
dered. .  ■ 

Allx^;  pofsefsed,  at  the  death  of  his  Father  a  wide  do- 

rflain.     He  pla  ,ncd  vast-:mprcveiiients  :  and  intended  (o 

melioraie  the  condition  of  his  tenants.     He  dailv  ciuem- 

pUVfd  this  ubiect, and  rei'uivcd  to  see  about  it  qn'ckly. — 

I  Ke  thougbr  of  it  m  ''u:  morning  and  in  the  eveusis;  ;  but 

.  the  follies  Slid  fasht..  's  of  the  .iiinr- engrofsedhiiri'for  ilie 

I  rcmaiiiil:r  of  tliotlay  :  Still  ii--  vfouJd  .lo  ii — he  was  deter- 

I  mined  .m  it.     Th'js  Ue  C'int;r..;vd  until  he  had    3.mvi6  at 

I  the  ags  of  forty,  when  be  let  ab.i.jt    it  in  good  earnest  : 

I  But  ere  htcDu'd  complete  hii^rojea,  he    dltd.     He  did 

j  not  tt^in  in  iimc. 

I  Clarina  was  an  enchanting  girl — handfbme>  but  not 
1  accompr'Sheii.  Sli;  wishbd  to  be  pioiis  and  godly  -,  bui 
I  »::e  wtts  .0  younj_and  had  io  many  admirers  ; — and  it 
!  ivould  do  when  stie  ^rew  older.  She  f.ll  kick  :  Death 
j  hovcic.1  about  her.  7'hcn  she  wa.red  re.igion  j  it  was 
I  then  she  would  kgin  It  w.-s  too  late.  She  died  in  a 
i  phr«.:7.ietl  sMie.  i'le  did  not  ttgir.  in  time, 
1  T^'i  i^.^Au/Zhad  a  h.ibbitof  liveal'ing.  He  wiiiild  fain 
I  met.a  It  i  and  he  wonld  ir^in  foon.  Hi  kept  on.  howe- 
I  rer.  tt>  the  ..ge  of  fifiy.and  was  then  a  difgusiing  object 
of  profanity.  He  benan  to  mend  i  but  next  y««  he  de- 
(lir-ej  this  world.     He  diti  not  Ocj;'rnii  limr. 

S\tm  rhiitiy  -vas  f..ad  of  llrong  drink.  His  friends  told 

lii.n.  it  fie  per.iisted.  it  would  kill    him.     Sam    lau^jlied, 

thiiikin.i  he  could  leav;  ii  olTwhenHe  pleafed.      He  jrew 

I  old,  and^re*"  worthWl*.    Then  he  strove  against  in  but 

I  it  wasi.iWain.     He  did  not  4t^:>i  in  time. 

7V.;io(/S/ GiJi^chofe  tobe  alawy<r-  He  Would  study 
hard— that:.;  would.  He  frolicked  with  the  men,  and 
coquctcil  vsii^i  the  girts.  Vet  h«  would  begin,  he  faid,  to 
I  apply  hiiiifelf  cljfcly  very  loon.  He  went  on  in  the  old 
way,  frolicking,  coqueting  and  rtsclving,  till  the  time 
came  for  bun  to  appear  at  the  liar-  He  knew  nothing  of 
law  i  he  hi.d  every  thing  to  learn.  He  was  laughed  at 
and  fcorned.     He  did  not  begin  in  time. 

So  it  is  with  all  things  in  life,  my  brethren.  Whatsoe- 
ver yod  have  to  perform,  therefore,  do  it  prefsnily,  lest 
you  die,  and  the  work  should  he  Icfr  unftnislied  :  whe- 
ther it  be  tht  improvement  of  the  heart,  of  the  mind, 
or  of  your  estate,  begin  intlme, 

FAMILY  GOVERNMENT. 

"  Let  the  child  know  It  shall  gat  nothing  by  roaring  :" 
— V,'hintng,  Crying  and  bellowing,  arc  the  children'scli- 
ma-K  in  the  pathetic,  and  have  a  powerful  influence  over 
parents,  wh'5  have  more  tenderness  than  jndgn.ent.  Vv  hen 
tho  child  finds  it  can  have  prompt  pay  for  tears  and  sobs, 
thia  f«ad/  ourrenc;  will  be  coined  on  all  otuiaians- what 


is  worse,  they  will  often  be.  ouiierfeited.  This  sobbing 
si  stein  is  more  pernicious  in  a  family,  than  the  funding 
sysiem  in  a  na-iin  I;  dr.iwns  beauty,  and  stifles  th« 
good  hoinour  and  vivacity  of  the  mind.  The  simlingfac* 
of  youth  and  innocence,  is  1  he  mist  pleasing  sight  that 
nature  or  an  produces  I  would  g,ve  more,  to  fee  ihii 
living  picture  in  mv  parlour  iha'i  the  busts  of  all  my  an- 
cestors since  the  Hood.  Nature  generally  completes  her 
works  ;  it  is  left  to  the  human  sppcie*  10  perfect  ihem* 
selves.  Patenis  have  it  in  their  power  to  heighten  th» 
bloom  of  youth  with  their  habiual  cheerfulncis,  or  mat 
it  with  tile  distorted  grimaces  of  ill  nature. 

Instead  of  paying  the  child  for  sobs  and  tears,  grant  • 
premium  for  smil?s.  If  it  cry  for  a  favorite  play-thing, 
quiet  its  clamour  and  never  grant  it-,  request,  till  it  can 
make  its  suit  in  good  humour.  All  this  should  be  done 
for  your  own  honor  and  the  happiness  of  your  children. 

Eut  who  has  no  desire  to  oblige  a  good  neighbour  !  If 
your  friend  calls  to  set  you,  the  good  humoured  vivacity 
of  vour  children  is  the  finest  tight  you  can  possibly  exhi- 
bit, riie  muioim  has.v.oth'ii,;  m'ore  delightful,  and  die 
best  li.nd  of  niuoic  is  no!  mor»  pleasing  than  domestit 
luniiony.  When  you  can  furnish  your  guesis  with  thii 
cheap  tho'  eii'iuisite  enttrtainment,  why  should  you  grat* 
their  ears  %Viih  iht  difcord  of  Bedlam  ! 


TO    ABPIKI  so 


ties. 


Sci»fo  w 
imiVlfaboc 


■ibnne  in  the  army,  and  disiingui'hed 
ts'  of  his  oTicers  no  lifs  bv  his  pru- 
dr. ict  than  his  brsicry  The  co'^ful  ,  under  «  hom  he 
fought  committed  miny  oversights  bv  refu  ing  to  follow 
his  advice.  Yiiung  Scipio  drew  the  tro<-.p»  from  manf 
dangers  into  which  their  imprudent  leaders  had  plui.i-ed 
thetii.  His  great  and  ui.ivc,!al  rtpuuiion  excited  fome 
envy  aj;ainst  him  ii.  the  btgini.ii  R  ;  bur  as  he  behaved 
in  al  rrl'iiccts.toiV*  ibr  uthiosi  nuxletty  a-.  I  restne,  that  en- 
vy was  f-.nn  changrd  into  aumiraii.n  1  fo  that  when  the 
senate  leni  deputies  to  the  camp,  to  ei  quire  into  the  state 
of  'he  siege  i.f  Carih'age.  the  whcde  ami)  gave  him  una- 
nimously the  highest  comnienilations ;  ilie  fuldiers,  al 
well  as  ofF.cers,  i.ar  the  very  generals  extolled  the  merit 
of  young  Scipio.  So  necel^ary  it  is  for  a  man  to  snjten, 
ifl  may  be  allowed 'lie  cKpression.thr  fplendcr  of  his 
gl My  by  a  n«eet  nnj  invint  cmrin^e,  and  i.ot  to  excite  ihe 
j.^alonfy  ot  people,  by  a  liaugluy  and  I'df-suCciertt  beha. 
vioUr. 


^  '  ,^'/'  ■'  - -,  ■  fict  Jt  fom  a  •-^TO  *,>fe,  jv,t  pub'ihed  at 
Nfx'-r.'ft.  cjlle.l  "  The  Honey  ,V..  on  "  It  „  a  taJie- 
tcn't  ojiimin  0/  ■mom  in.  tVe  pab.iih  it  far  the  cmuif 
mer.t  if  i.ur  ra.V;;.  and  n.,  a  spcainen  of  tie  pictei 
iutihifut  tubi.:ndi.'^  t.>  tU  .\c'uinr<-n'.v. 

[Farmer's  Cabinet.] 

— A  WoMAw  tam'd 


With  words  !  w  hy  then  he  must  invent  a  language. 
Which  yii  the  learned  hive  no  glimpfe  of. 
Fasting  and  fnstigarion  may  do  fomething  ; 
I've  heard  that  dcaih  will  quiet  fome  of  them 
But  words  1  me:x  words,  cool'd  by  the  breath  oS 

man  .' 
He  may  preach  tame  a  h'owlnlg  wildernefs  ; 
Silence  a  full  mouth'd  battery  with  fnow  balls  ; 
Quench  fire  wiih  oil  i  with  his  repelling  breath 
full  back  the  norihern  blast  ;  whistle  against 

thunder, 
Thefe  things  ire  feasible— but  ttill  a  woman 
With  thii  nine  parts  of  fprech- 
Count. — YoU  know  him  not. 
Jt6lanil:—l  know  the  lady.     Well,  it  may  to  hith 
Be  eafy,  gentlemanly  recreation.- 
But,  as  I  hope  to  die  a  Bachelor, 
I'd  raihcr  come  within  a  windmill's  fweep. 
Or  pluck  the  lighted  fufce  from  a  bomb, 
(Which,  to  fay  iruih,  she  mostly  doth  refemblc, 
Being  stuifd  full  of  all  things  mifchievous) 
Than  parley  With  that  woman. 
Could  he  dilcourfe  with  Huent  eloquence 
More  languages  than  Babel  lent  abroad. 
The  simple  rhetoric  of  her  mother  tongu* 
W'  iild  p"fe  him  pr-.  fen'ly  ;  for  woihan't  voiee 
Sounds  like  a  (:  idle  in  a  concert,  always 
The  thiiltest,  if  net  loudttt,  intuamteii 


soo 


THE    MINERVA. 


Vol.  1. 


SZLECTEO  Sr  J  XISBESPO:!DEliT. 
A  rntrrvL  ixurta.  it  ad:,iirah!j  JcKriieJia  llc/oHo. 

SOME  fretful  tcinpan  wlnec  m  every  loucli  i 

Vou  al.v'>jS  do  tou  liulc  or  too  mjca  : 

Vou  Ipeaii  with  lif;,  in  hoj>c&  to  cuiertain  ;     ^ 

Yuur  eicvatcti  voice  iit\  tliro'  cbc  brain  : 

You  i'all  at  once  into  a  lower  key  ; 

That!  worfe  :  Tlis  ilrone-piiJC  of  an  humble  Dee  ! 

Tae  MO.iiI'era  I'tJii  aJaai  too  iiro.ij  a  li,;iu  i 

You  rife  anj  drjoji  liic  curiiin  ;— n  »»r  iti  night. 

He  tha'Kce  wiiti  eolu  j  you  stir  the  tire,  and  sciive 

To  Tai'f«:  a  l)iate  .— iliiv'i  roasiiiij  liim  jhvc  . 

Serve  liiin  wl  i  veu  loii,  and  lie  caotJses  its  It ; 

Wuh  tri/ui,  tuai'ttj^i'it  tite  i>orL  tic  wuuid  not  wi^b. 

He  ia.Ne<  wna:  ite  at  tir^i  l>ri>icls'd  toloaia  : 

And  ill  due  time  tVca^    lic^r.iiy  on  botrt ; 

Yu:  still  o'ergluuJei  wiin  a  cousiaai  fiown  j 

Xe  djei  not  >Wdliuw,  but  he  gu!p)i>  it  d:>Wii. 

Yojr  au|ie  to  yloiiic  mm  vaia  on  ever)  i-an, 

Kiinl'dl  ihoald  .vurk  t:ia:  tvonjer  li  ac  caa. 

AUs  1  hii  efl'oris  douule  ins  amrcit  j     . 

He  liiic^./ourt  liiiie,  and  his  owaiall  ieH>        •^_  , 

Tnuk  «lwa/»'t^»"ii'i£ "<''"■»>  always  lea/d,  ''"*^' 

Uii  unl^  jilcaijit;  tb,  to  be  difplcak'd# 


TIIK    MIS  211. 

IV  TBOMAJ    »\:;l«,     or  iuSlON,  (JOW  lt»B.  PAlNl/ 

Next  cjiviei  ih:  Miser— palsied,  jcMoin,  leaa, 
He  looks  !he  «r>-  tkcUti.r.  pj spieex  ! 
Mid  forcsit  iirejr,  he  hauan,  in  fpsctre  i-Ioom, 
Some  dcfert  Ai)b-ry,  or  sum;  Urjid'i  >viu,>  j 
Where  !  lierad  iii  earth,  h.s  occult  riclies  lay, 
Fleec'd  frjm  the  world,  «i,d  buried  f/oni   the  diy.- 
Wuh  crulcli  ia  hand,  he  points  hi>  n-.ineral  rod, 
Liiniu  t»  the  fpot  ;i,iJ  turns  the  well  k.iAwn  sod  ; 
Willie  there,  iavolv'd  in  night,  he  counts  his  store, 
B)  the  foft  tinklings  of  the  lo'.den  ore, 
He  shaket  with  tenor  lest  the  moon  thould  spv. 
And  the  breeze  whifjier,  where  his  treafures  he.— 

Thi»  wretch  tvho  d/wi,  would  not  take  one  pill, 
If  living,  h*  must  pay  a  Doctor's  bill, 
Siill  clings  to  life  of  every  joy  bereft  ; 
MU  God  U  GM  an.I  bU  reunion  theft  ! 


THZ  BOOK  WORM. 

»T  THE  SAMB. 

See,  the  lank  B.5ok-worm,  pil'd  with  lumSering   lore. 
Wrinkled  ia  Latin,  and  in  Greek  four  score, 
Wi.ii  toil  incefsani  '.bmiln  the  ancient  p£gc, 
No«  blati  a  hero,  now  turrit  dcncn  a  fage  \ 
O'er  learning's  lijld,  with  leaden  eye  he  jtrayi, 
'Mid  bu'.ts  of  fame,  and  Tnonuments  of  praise. 
With  Gothic  foot,  he  treads  our/iuwi  of  taste. 
Vet  stoops  to  pick  t'ne/wiiiw  frjm  the  waste— 
Profound  in  trifles,  he  can  tell,  how  short 
Were  MaofiS  legs— liow  larje  was  Tu!)/,  wart  ; 
And  scald  by  Gunter,  marks,  with  joy  absurd, 
Tlie  cut  of  Samer't  cloak,  and  EucJiW,  beard  !— 

Thin  throiig'i  the  we»ry  watch  of  sleeplefs  night— 
This  learned  Ploughman  plods  in  piteous  pjijrht; 
Till  the  di,n  .aptr  takes  French  leave  to  ion, 
As*  ilie  fti  folig  tmnblcj  on  Itis  teea. 


r«on  TH«  roar  roLio. 

The  fu'usefjuent  wild  strain  is  very  old,  »nd  hts  generr.lly 
pafsed  under  the  name  of  the  ballad  of  E.iilain.  It 
is  a  wonderful  specitiien  o!  the  vivid  force  and  romaa. 
tic  flighta  of  that  a.rial  faculty,  our  inirjlnlt'on. 

I'll  sail  upon  t!ie  Dogsiar 

And  iken  pursue  the  morr.inj, 
I'll  chafe  the  mo«n  till  it  be  noon 

I'll  make  l.er  leave  her  koniinj. 

I'll  cliinb  the  frosty  mountain. 

And  there  I'll  coin  THt  weathck; 

I'll  wrench  the  ra>nl>ow  from  the  skies. 
And  tie  i-^th  emit  f-.gcticr. 

The  stars  pluck  from  their  orbs  too. 

And  croud  iheiii  in  my  builgct  > 
Now,  if  I'm  not  a  roaringboy, 

Let  Gershain  College  judge  it. 

I'll  mount  the  clear  cerulean. 
To  shun  the  tempting  gipkiea, 

I'll  |.iiT  at  bowls  with  the  I'.n  ar.d  nio»a 
And  1.  :jht  y«  with  .-clipses. 


SONG. 

Lonit,  lovely  mi-1,  on  yonder  floir'r, 

>-lui  fee  that  bjjy  (!y, 

JU.V  for  th'  eij.iy.nent  of  an  hour, 
And  o:Af  bfi-..'.  to  die. 

Sc,  IT  and  the  ro?e  he  ligMSy  motes. 

Aid  wantons  in  the  son, 
Hiklittle  iifi  in  joy  improves, 

And  lives  before  'tis  gone. 

Trom  this  instinctive  wifdomlesrs 
1'lv.-  prMcnt  hour  to  pii/^ 

Nor  kive  to.-day'.i  Tupfcmc  c^.'.ccrn, 
'Till  monoiv's  morn  arirj. 


Mlt 


will  shine. 


.lay. 


Say.lnvclies:  f;:r,  c:nn  ;liou  d 
Tlia:  .•iiorrow's  hiJtien  doon] 

Know'st  thou  if  cloudlets  skies 
Or  heaven  be  v»i-iipp'd  in  jloc 

Fond  man,  the  tr-iieti 

J'-njoys  the  n-.oriiing 
Nor  knows  hit  r,ion:t-niary  pli» 

Must  end,  before 'tis  night. 

The  present  joys  art  all  wecl.-.im. 

The  past  ire  in  the  tom'j  j 
And  like-  th^  pcet's  dream  of  fame. 

The  futuie  never  c»t!». 
No  longer  then,  fair  maid,  delay 

1'he  promia'd  scenes  of  blifi  f 
Nor  idly  give  another  day, 

1  he  joys  assigii'd  to  lht«. 

If  then  my  breast  can  fooihe  thy  ears 

'Twill  now  ih.at  Cave  allay  ; 
If  joy  this  hand  can  yield,  ny  fair, 

'Twill  yield  that  joy  to-day. 

Quit  then,.ch  qi.'t  •  thou  lovely  mllf, 

Thy  bashful  virgin  pride; 
To-day  the  happy  plot  be  laid. 

The  bands,  to-morrow,  tied ! 

The  purest  joys  shall  be  our  own, 
That  e'er  to  man  were  gTw'n  i 

And  those  bright  scenes,  on  earth  been, 
Sbkli  brighter  tkine  in  1m*v'».  ' 


SIL^NCt 

A  pen'leman 
very  weak  in  his  in 


YS  A    I'RUCa  O^    WISDOSI. 

the  ill   fate    to    hav-  a    r„n 

' w,  was  continually    rcCf.r n'»-,J. 

.»g  silerce  as  ihle  besi'  n-chcd  ot  hid ing  his  in,perfte.i,.„fc 
I'  fo  happenrdthai  the  father  took  hs  fen  lo  an  eni.r- 
tainment.  and  for  want  of  room-to  sit  log.iher,  ih.y  wet« 
cM.&ed  to  ,aU  feparate  fea's.  After  dinrer.  Iwo  eemle! 
tiien.  opposre  ihe  fon,  diHcred  in  rpi„i<,„  „,,nn  a  fiihject 
ihc>  V.  rre  d  fccurvng  ihoul.  and  rather  .haii  have  any  fe. 
nous  d ::piiie  ■'  ey  a,-;itrd  to  Irave  it  to  ihe  gtn.leniaii  if' 
prsiie  .o  ilienri— vl.ey  the,  stated  the  cale  and  des  red  hl« 
opijiiPii— the  1.  rt  was  sileni— they  wailed  a  little  lonser 
and  then  dcsiied  him  to  decide— rtiU  he  kept  sileni-tha 
(tentle.iirt,  looking  stedfalily  .,  hin,  exclaimed.  -  Why 
the  Iplloiv's  ■«  fool  ["—TJpon  which  the  son  iraned  en 
anil  cil.d  out  ••  Father,    Father,    tl.ey    have    found    m» 

OUl    !"  '  .vuiiw      luc 


COOK  W  GRANTLAND, 

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BILLS,  C^Kns,  S.;c.  ill  t!.c  a.atcst  style, 
at  the  usual  prices. 


TI:R^rs  cf  "  the  minerva." 

Ist..."THe  Mf!.-',.t  .'A'  shall  be  neatly  printed,  weeHy.wa 
a  half-sheet  Super-R  syil  paper. 

2d....THE  terms  «reT«oooLLA«s  per  annum,  tobe»Ai» 

IN    ADVANCE. 

3J....A  hindrnn--iac  ;■     ^  '    "f  contents  will    1* 

furiilshtd  ('raiM  . 


The  f'llowJnggentI"nris!i/,rn>m  £(  mo  of  v.  bom  we  har« 
already  rec-i.od  indul>fe,!e  loku-.s  of  a'tachment  t* 
the  interests  of  this  pai.er,  will  rx:  its  r,«r  AcenuJu 
receivin;;  inoniry  due  for  th..  ,M  i  nfuva,  arthe  placei 
to  which  their  names  are  afiijrd— aid  tiir\  will  receive 
and  transmit  us  the  names  of  those  ,vlio  may  wish  t* 
become  subicriucrs. 


(V...) 


A'jtiiii 

^f^f'isij    (Georjia) 
Cij-/.«     .     . 


.  Mr  IJc.Corn-ick,  P.T'T. 
.  .Mr  ';h<  ;nai  Eurrough* 
.     Dr   7h„..i.'j  1.  Wray. 

Mr.  J.vnies  Cody. 
.    Cap'    William  Wyatt. 
.    Mr.  ("r.tiey  Wilkinson. 

Mr.  .Sam.  H.  Saunders, j< 
.   M.'.  Jehu  Scott. 

Sir.  Anthony  Street^ 
i    Mr.  (;eo.  Eirnes,  ?.  M» 

Mr.  Hr,hert  Pollard,  jr. 
Dr.  Charles  MercMc. 


Ci.a,.'u:c 

a<arL-;ay  .... 
Gaoch'ar.it^  .... 
Hki'a-Ford  .... 
HaiM\w  County, 
Hungry  Town  .  .  , 
Xrig  Wiltimi,  .  .  . 
Liberty  [^Btdfjrd) 

LouinUie  isf  SamlertvUU  (Geo)  JJr.  Bosiick,  P.M. 

ie^.-:j(on  (Ken.)       ■     Mr.  A.  Anderson,  Pf, 

Mwtimkurg F  r.  Sommt:rville,  P.  H 

Korf„!k  Barousb Mr    Curdon  Christie. 

h'o,tkHmbtrland Mr.  Th.mt.  Plummerr 

.^fc^,./•■cM</  M,lh.  (  Han.)  Cant.  Thomas  Price. 

Nev,  Lomlon,  V».  Mr.  H.,ratio  Drpries* 

^^ea  Canton,  Mr   Wm.  Gurrrant. 

Porttmoutb Dr   Krancis  Benson. 

P'<'"'""X Mr.  John  Dickfon,  Pf 

SmMfcld Hardy  Cobb,  Esq. 


fSlNTED  Br 

COOK  &  GIUVNTLAKD. 


The  PvlINERVA; 

Or,  LADVs  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE. 


11 


RICHMOND:— fi?/i)iir;  AIGIIST  SO.   liiOj. 


[NUMBEB   51. 


BIOGRAPHY 

Z.rtMbjtct  of  tlie  jinxnt  r'JTB^^r  !s  srt    et^'aordinary 
•n';t»nce  cf  the  felly  of  drparting    from  the  tstabli»!ii;(l 
'ider  of  focieiy,  and  i«  a  convincing  proof,  ilia!  wl.en 
rvom  «<i  from  »    fpirlt  of  rccennit  pride.  difK'g^i'rt' 
111  viojj'ts  itie  orrsmtntal  and   necestar*   iiualii/  of 
: 'r  fpx,  chiititj',  she  purchases  at  a  dear  T;iif  lirr  ide- 
al enjojrrenci.     She  becomej  the  «iope  of  »oine  debigii- 
ing  man,  who,  perhaps,  Bnder  the  n.ask    of  congenia- 
lity, corrupi*  har  mind,  and  deb^^es  her  iicrfon.    Too 
liic  vhc  difcovers  l.er  error,  and  (no  ma.itt  how  great 
her  firmness  and  nijgnaiiiwiij)  e»pericncing  the  iiithe- 
tihty  of  her  philosophy,  leel.s  to  relieve  herseif  from 
a  wretched  life,  by  fuicide.— W  rrintjci  Mtscella^}- 
Mbs-.GODWIW. 

T.f»ry  Wolstonerafi  was  bnrn  ot\  the  27th^  of  April, 
1759,  ill  London,  or  at  a  farm  uin-n  t  pptng  I'reM.  Tlie 
c4uC».'von  of  this  eictraordinarjf  woman  was  slender,  ami 
aht  ii..d  r;.ne  of  ihofe  early  ailv-tnlaget  wlin;h  liave  been 
»he  lot  of  most  women  who  havn  been  distinguished  In 
th<  literary  w.Md.  She  w«  rem^rkableio  cirly  life  for 
vivacity  and  resoltujou.  At  aineeen  year*  "f  a,ie  she  li. 
ved  with  a  Mn<rDa.v»on.  at  Buh.  a"  a  ctinipiuioii,  but 
v4>  obliged  to  leave  Mrs  Dawson,  to  auci.d  to  iho  wants 
of  her  dying  mother,  to  whom  her  bendViuur  appears  to 

lijve  bteii  very  Hntiful. Mm-  the  de:uii  o)  litr  mother, 

tlie  fon.,d  herself  in  i.arroa  ci.cumsiancct,  -.lud  was  anxi- 
ous to  li»  upon  some  itiode  of  lil=  to  fecu.e  her  ludcpen- 
dencc.  Inilie24tli  rear  of  l.er  age  she  optned  a  day 
fclT«.tBtl»(in*™".'^'>'h  -vaa.  Ni  aiier  ir.,.«f«rre.* -o 
Wew.ngton  gt«en.  She  had,  for  h.r  pannv-r,  a  young 
)adv.  to  whom  (hie  was  strongly  attaciie.l,  wlio  repaired 
to  Lisbon  for  the  recoverv  of  her  h'-al  11,  in  pursuanceof 
the  atlvice  ol  a  physician,  '[his  circums.a-.ce  is  worthy 
of  notice,  for  i'  gave  .,cc:islon  to  the  d.spliy  of  that  hero- 
ic  friendship,  which  so  much  disiinginshid  the  hfe  and 
th»racier  of  Mrs.  GtKlwin,  Hearing  that  her  (n.nd  was 
1,k»lT  to  die  at  Lislion,  Mrs.  Godwin  abandoned  her 
fclioo!,  in  conteiTipt  ol  every  ci'n-.id^ratlon  of  interest, and 
liaving  borrowed  »  sufficient  sum  of  money.  Hew  to  Lis- 
bon to  attend  the  last  wishes  of  her  friend.  On  her  return 
10  Itrgland,  she  found  her  fcliool  had  fuHered  greatly  by 
lierahfrnce  ;  she  ihervfore  entered  into  the  family  of 
Lord  Kingsborough,  its  governefs  to  liis  daughters,  in 
which  siiu.ition  hewever,  she  remained  but  a  sliort  time. 
In  irSr,  she  settled  111  the  nieiropolis,  and  had  recourse 
to  her  pen  for  subsistence-  iicie  she  pursued  lier  litera- 
ry lal>ours  ;  wrote  some  of  her  most  popular  prodntti- 
uHS  :  The  .answer  to  Mr.  Burke,  and  the  Vindication  of 
the  Rights  of  Women  !  iran-Jateil  federal  works,  and.con- 
irihutcd  many  articles  to  ihe  /.nalyiical  Rivjcw-  In 
l/^S  she  went  to  Paris,  where  she  became  acquainted 
■with  Mr.  Gilbert  lin'ai,  by  vliom  she  had  a  daugiitci. 
SJie  had  always  e nteriaincd  ihe  most  violent  prejudices 
against  the  Condi  I 'US  of  .nropean  marriages.  She  did 
•»\ui  think  it  cctisistent  with  the  raiuie  of  man,  for  him 
to  enter  inio  an  indifsoluble  union.  She  did  nm  like  those 
recipri-c^l  Irpal  responsibilities,  which  take  awiy  the  in- 
dividualiiy  of  action  and  conduct  Mrs,  Godwin,  as  ^lie 
frankly  acknowledges,  took  \ipon  her  t'.^e  duties  of  viarri- 
tt^e  without  the  ceiemony  — She  lived  with  Mr.  Imlay. — 
^She  was  now  more  than  33  years  of  age.  The  connecti- 
on did  not  prove  fonniiate.  Mr,  Imlay  disappointed  all 
her  hopes.  He  abandoned  her.  In  April,  175)5,  she  re. 
'urned  to  London.  The  cond-jcc  of  Mr-  tmlay  drove  her 
to  dcfpera:ion,  and  she  .iitempied  to  put  an  end  10  her 
iifc.  but  was  prevented.  Her  misery  iucreiscd,  and  she 
sjain  attempteil  to  destroy  I.erlVlf.  Eor  this'  purpose, 
s'.ie  repaired  to  l'utne>,  determining  to  throw  herfelf  in- 
to  the  river.  V/e  have  here  another  instance  of  great  re* 
solution.  It  rained,  and  Mrs.  Goodwin,  to  facilitate  her 
.descent  into  the  water,  waUred  up  and  down  the  brid-^e 
for  half  an  hi.ur,  that  her  clothes  might  be  thoroughly 
drenched  and  heavy.  She  now  leaped  from  the  top  of 
the  bridge,  but  finding  still  a  difficulty  in  sinking,  she  tri- 
ed to  press  ber  chnhes  closely  around  her.  .'he  at  Ian  be- 
«ame  insensible  i  but  at  this  moment  siie*was  difcovered 
.and  taken  out.  The  ne.xt  remarkable  event  in  the  life  of 
Mrs  Godwin  was  her  union  with  Mr.  Godwin.  They 
had  lung 'known  each  oilier  :  and  the  union  took  place  "i. 
b'.:ut  SIX  months  af'.er  Mrs-  Godwin    had    finally  lost  ail 


f!  hopes  of  reel: 


gMr.  Imlay.  They  didno.  immedi- 
_ _  .  isiiking  the  responsibility  lid  conditi- 
ons ;i!tem:inK  that  ceremoi.y  in'En^l.-.nd  Hut  alter  T.frs 
C.mlwi..  had  fiund  herself  pregnsui,  she  thought  it  letter 
tn  I'ubmit  to  Ac  cereniuny  of  iHarrlage.  ihan  to  that  «e- 
cliLs.on  frtin  so,.ict>,  to  which  liv-nj;  without,  in -.his 
country,  wo-Jld  fubject  li>^,  and  which  wuuld  inf.iilibly 
have  iimr.  >wed  the  circle  ot  l.rr  uitf.  !i!ess.  Mrs.  G-d- 
will  died  in  cnn-eqtience  of  child-binn,  in  August,  LJ)", 
and  was  bnrird  in  Saint  rincraschnrch-yard-  Since  her 
dea-.h  biivebeeu  -pnbl.Jiicd  hev  po»'-li'hii-iu->  -.vorl^s,  consibt. 
ing  of  leiiers  and  fiagme-us. 


Fn.m  Scn'f't's  walJi-t  anil  shtchrs  at  lit 

CAPE  OF  GOOD  hOP2. 

'  Tn  <^ne  of  our  morning  walks  ahout  the  town  obwrv- 
I  ing  a  consideralile  cioud  before  the  d".)r  of  a  hi.usc,  my 
!  friend  and  I  went  up  and  enquired  what  was  going  for. 
I  ward,  ai.d  were  infj'med,  t'lat  it  w;.s  a  publ  c  sale 
i  of  jii  ihe  cBecis  of  a  colonist,  deceased.  Scarcely  had  we 
I  joii.id  the  croud  when  the  aucnoiu-tr  iiiouived  upon  a 
I  thair  and  struck  for  some  tnne  upon  a  re  u.rd  plate  ol 
I  biasi,  as  a  »i|,iia!  that  the  auction  w.bgo'mg  to  begin,  Im- 
;  mi-iliately  all  wa.  a'lenin.n— .N'mnb^rs  of  ariicles  were  pui 
.  up  a.id  dil'pofcdof— till  growing  tited  of  the  fcene,  we 
were  going  away;  a  tliort  pa'llc,  however,  and  then  a 
i  murmur  ill  the  assembly,  announced  liiat  lon.eil.ing  else 
j  than  ivifles  was  going  to  be  ,,roiluctJ.  We  :,ci.oi^ii"Ely 
j  wailed  a  moment,  and  soon  saw  a  bJacL:  m-*n  coming  for- 
j  ward  thro"  the  croiiU  :  ••  Ah  '."  laid  Charics,  '•  ibey  are 
I  going  10  dispofe  of  the  family  slaves,  let  us  iiop  a  litiic 

I.Miger."  , 

I  '■  The  first  that  was  put  up  was  a  stout  native  of  the 
Mo'/.ambiqne  coast.  His  1-jok  was  fail  and  trelaiichol)  . 
his  hands  haii^inp  dow.i  clali'.eifeogeiher  as  if  they  weic 
houn.t,  and  his  eyes  cjes  I'lsed  upon  ihe  earth.  When  he 
heaid  Uiat  his  lot  was  datei  mined,  and  that  he  was  I'olil 
for  s,.x  hundred  tix  dolLtis,  be  railed  Ills  eyes  up  heavily 
to  look  for  lus  new  injstel,  and  went  after  him  out  ul 
the  croud  without  Ipcaking  a  word  ;  but  we  thought  that 
his  cheeks  were  wet  wiih  tears;  and  jierhups  we  were 
rii,ht  i  for  the  purchaier  told  us  with  some  exprcfsion  01 
cuiiipassion,  that  be  intd  been  a  great  favourite  ol  his  de 
ceased  friend.  Msny  \.eie  put  up,  the  hon»hold  of  ili:: 
tlecialed  having  been  very  numerous,  but  on  the  cou.ite- 
nances  .  f  all  of  the.n,  lorri^w  and  ihe  humiliation  of  sla 
very  were  the  piedonninating  features.  At  lengili  an  ob- 
ject was  piei,ented  which  almost  made  us  weep  ;  a  mo- 
ther was  brought  forward  with  a  litil  •  girl  of  iline  yeais 
old  clinging  ti,  hei,  which  they  wistied  to  tear  Irom  her, 
whilst  sue,  dreading  tile  threats  of  her  o-.viiei  .,  feelil- 
told  her  child  to  leave  litr,  -at  the  same  lime  that  sbe 
folded  Inrarms  round  it.  •  Put  them  up  togeilier  ;'  •-nid 
evtry  voice  ;  it  was  lO.lfented  to,  a„d  tlie  wun,r.a  kiriin,, 
lierchildfJcaMlngiibvthe  hand,  idvauccl  10  the  l'|,o,' 
appointed.  Whilst  lie/  bid  f  t  her,  shelooki-d  anx 
iously  round  in  every  countenance,  ;is  if  iitiptoling  cum- 
pafsior.  Her  price  was  bade  up  to  seven  bunttied  dollars, 
which  the  auctioneer  repeated  a  long  time  wltliout  an) 
body  I'eemiiij  williiij;  to  say  moK.  •  The  nun  who  had 
bought  her  and  I'ac  elilJd,'  l':ud  one  who  stood  iie\t  to  ii, 
.  has  lli|  repnlation  of  being  very  cruel  to  his  slaves.' — 
'  Has  he  ;  (said  Charles)  but  he  has  not  got  li.ein  )et.'_ 
Seven  bu/drcda.-d  ten  ctied  he,  wiilia  voice  trem- 
bling with  eagerness.  I'ivery  body  turned  their  eies  upon 
us,  and  the  mother  and  tie  ehihl  looked  in  Ciiarles's  f-ace 
Seven  hundred  and  twenty,  laid  the  man,  starting  up  ; 
tluriy  cried  Charles;  fifiy  faid  the  other  ;  eight  hundred 
l..ide  Charles  ;  the  man  bit  h'i.s  lips  ;  a  long  paul'e  eiifi.ed  ; 
eigln  hundred  and  one,  laid  a  .mild  looking  old  man, 
whefe  humanity  I  was  acquainted  with  ;  Charles  tlrew 
back,  and  the  poor  slave  was  alloucd  to. a  mild  niaster. 

•.'  When  we  hat!  gol  into  thellreet,  1  eoiiUI  not  help  re- 
marking how  lightly  Chsile.waikeri  ah.ng,  and  how  hi« 
eyes  glistened  wiih  the  pleasing  redeciion  of  having  ilone 
.Vgood  aciion.  B\erynuwand  'hen  alfo  he  exclaimed 
10  hiiiilelf,  •  poor  child  !  1  have  laved  yon  lome  llripes. 
however,  and  then  he  would  walk  on  f«  fast  that  I  .could 
fcarcely  keep  up  with  him. 

S  O  C  R  A  T  E  .'5. 

AXifONG  flie  ancient  Greek  Philolophers,  Socraies 
holds  a  confliicuous  rank,  on  account  of  his  attempts  to 
be   ufeful,  and  his  hjirxiile  ct/i<r<-je  ;,-i  u//  chcumttanctt. 


When  popular  fmy,  actuated  by  fuperstition,  facriliced 
ten  generals  without  caule.  he  alone  h.ed  courage  to  op- 
Iiol'c  the  maJnel's  of  the  people.  Wben  thirlly  tyrants 
wi  h  horrid  bariiariiy  lorilcd  it  over  the  lives  andliberties 
of  the  Atlieni;tns,  .Socrates  had  the  harddioid  repeatedly 
to  oppole  their  cruel  orders.  In  tiie  field  of  battle  loo  lie 
gave  honorab'e  proofo  of  his  courage-  This  g"od  man 
I  was  accui'Vd  ul  impict  > .  &-C.  and  condemned  to  dunk  poi* 
fon,  called  the  hemlock.  In  his  defence  at  his  trial,  he 
has  thtfe  exjneRions  ; — *•  Pafs  on  me  what  feiitence  you 
I  pieaf.*,  Athenians  :  hut  1  can  nciiiier  repent  nor  chatfge 
I  my  couduct.  ,Shouhl  you  refolve  10  acquit  me  lirtlie  tn- 
1  tnrc,  1  sh"Uld  not  hesitate  to  make  a,;fwer,  Alheiiant 
I  honor  and  lo^e  you  j  but  1  sb'ill  chool'.;  to  obey  G.-d  la- 
tberihanyou,  aid  to  niv  latell  brea  h  shill  nev. .-  le- 
nnu-ice  my  philof,  phy,  n-ir  ccafe  to  exhori  ane.  reprore 
1  y  ni  accori.!  ig  to  my  cullo  o,  by  telling  e»ch  of  you  when 
}  ou  come  m  my  way  ; — My  good  Friend — arc  you  not 
ash.imed  to  have  no  bthcr  tiioughts  than  that  of  ainas« 
MOg  wealth,  aid  of  acquiring  ^lury,  creJit  a.nd  dig  .iiiet, 
whiiit  ,vou  neglect  the  ti-cafures  of  pi  uJence,  iru  n  and 
wiftiom,  u'ld  take  no  p.,iii.  io  rt;;di;r  )rmyfoui  as  good  and 
liertect  15  it  iscap.blc  01  ucing.  ForthereR,  \ibeiiiana, 
if  in  tile  exiveme  dange,- 1  now  am,  I  do  not  inntate  the 
conduct  of  ihefe  who  upon  Icfs  oi.iergencies  have  imph.r- 
ci  and  fupphCited  their  juu.jrs  wiih  tears — jt  is  uot 
tbro^h  pride  and  oblUnacy  or  ariy  contempt  for  7011, 
but  f  .le!y  i'.r  your  hen  ir  aid  that  of  the  whole  city.  Y,.u 
should  ki.ow.that  there  aie  among  our  clizi  1  s  thole  who 
do  noi  fe:ir  iie..tU  ai  an  f-'il.  a..tl  give  ihat  ii;-..ne  ci.l.i  *o 
injustice  and  n.famy.  I  do  uot  ihitik  it  lill  nvable  to  en- 
tieat  a  judge — he  ought  to  be  perfuaded  and  convinced, 
tie  does  not  f-.vear  to  d.ich,;rg.;  wirh  iiipunily  wln^  '  « 
plealVs  ;  but  10  do  ju.ticc  w  Aeio  it  is  due.  lam  :.-'c.;rif, 
of  bti.eving  ill  nu  di.'muy— but  I  am  more  cuv  iicc '.  .-f 
die  eMsiencc  of  G.od  il.gii  my  acculers.  a'  i  J',' ccavli.jcd 
that  1  abandon  myfelf  to  God  and  10  ."'u,  <ha:  ',  •  e  .  .ay 
judge  y'i'  me    as    you  11. ay  Jcciii  best    ior  \oi,r:'o.ve^  and 


i}{z  ix(;yisrrivE  razNCHMAN. 


A  ynii 7:  rari-.itin,  travelling  Io  AmflerJ.-im,  vas  a'.- 
tracted  by  liic  rtinaikabie  bsati  ;  ofalouic  e»r  il,e  ,.i- 
ual.  He'-iiluritsed  a  Dutcliinaii  in  i'leiicb,  wli,^  au  jd 
near  him  in  tlie  vellel,    ni.h  "   Pray    j'r,    may  1   ..Sk  Vir.O 

tint  houfe  belong,  tu  ."  'J  he  IloiL.idei  anfweie,.  nin.  in 
Ills  own  lanj^uage,  "Ik  kaii  niei  verstan"— [^i  <iu  ,,u(  ».. 
Llei stand jou.]  Tlie  Par-iliaii  not  dcub,ing  but  lie  was  un- 
•ieratood,  took  the  Dutchiiiiiii's  anl'wer  lor  the  name  of 
the  proprielor.  "  Oh  !  Uli  1''  fiid  he,  "  it  belongs  to 
Mr.  KaniiitVrst,ji  ;  well,  I  atn  futc  he  mu  t  uc  ver;  agree- 
ably situaied  ;  thc  houfe  is  most  charming,  and  ihc  gar- 
dens appear  delicious.  1  don't  know  that  1  ever  law  J. 
belter.  A  friend  of  mine  has  01.0:  much  like  it  near  ihe 
1  ivcr  Loil'c,  but  I  certainly  give  this  ilie  i.-relerer.ce.' 


added 


at  Al 


..,  «,.,.,  obfervations  of  the  fame  kind,  10 
Dutchman  made  no  reply.  When  he  airived 
lam,  he  s-aw  a  nn>st  beau.iful  woman  en  ihe 
way,  talking  arm  in  arm  with  a  gentleman  ;  he  asked  «. 
j.trfnn  who  passed  him,  who  that  charming  lady  was  ; 
but  the  man  not  undei standing  ^r£ncll,  replied,  '•  Ik  kan 
ncit  ver'iaan-"— "  What  Sir,"  replied  our  traveller,  ■•  li 
that  Mr  K.-nnirerstan's  wife,  wh'l'e  houfe  is  near  the  ca- 
nal >  Indeed,  lbs  gentleman's  lot  is  enviable,  ro  possfsa 
r>  noble  ahoule,  and  Io  lovely  a  companion."  The  next 
day,  when  he  wis  walking  out,  he  faw  trumpeters  play- 
ing at  a  gentleman's  door  who  had  got  the  It^rgest  pri^a 
in  the  Dutch  lottery.  Our  Parisian  wishing  to  be  inform- 
ed of  the  gentleman's  name,  he  was  still  answered,  "  Ik 
kan  niei  verstaan."— "Oh  !"  said  he,  •'  this  is  1.  o  great 
an  accession  of  foriime  !  Mr.  Hani.nerstao  prop.ietor  of 
fuch  a  fine  houfe,  busbar.d  to  such  a  beaiml'"'  woman, 
end  to^et  the  largesi  priie  in  the  lottery  !  It  musi  be  al- 
lowed that  there  arc  feme  luckv  men  in  the  world  A- 
boiit  a  week  after  this,  our  traveller  walking  about,  saw 
a  very  superb  burying,  he  aekcd  who  It  was  I  "  Ik  kan 
iiiet  verstaan,"  replied  iKe  person  of  whom  he  enquired. 
■■  Oh,  my  God  !"  ciclaimed  h«,  "  poor  Mr.  Kannifers. 
tan,  who  hid  soch  a  noble  houfe,  such  an  angelic  wile, 
a..d  ihe  largest  ptize  in  the  lottery  !  he  must  haveqmtted 
this  world  with  great  regret,  but  I  thought  his  happmess 
was  too  complete  to  be  of  long  d,. ration."  He  li«ii  went 
home,  reflecting  on  the  instaUiliiy  of  humin  affairs. 


202 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804—5. 


10  THE  jRJSIMG  G£.AERATIOAr  OF  BOTH', 

sr.xi'.s. 

1  H£  PETITIO.V  OF  A    MUCH-AHU'^ED   BUT  VE- 
R7    INNOCENT  I'EKSON. 

HlMBLY    SlIOWETll, 

THAT  your  unhappy  petitioner,  thnugti  much  cii^ftcd  ' 
jnj  generiUy  »cLn"wledged  the  mon  uieful  and  v  4luable 
frrvant  nf  mankind,  is  particularly  by  you,   from   giddi- 
iitf*,  wsnt  of    attention,    or    improper   direction,  either 
»Iiatnefuliy  neglected  or  notoriously  iil  ufed. 

And  though  hjs  cotnpe-ence  to  culnvate  and  improve 
your  best  faculties  in  the  beft  manner,  and  for  the  bCM 
ends,  be  univerfilly  allowed  and  exijenenccd,  it  is  npvrr- 
thelesi  ajtonishrigto  wtai  purfuits  of  cxtr.me  insignifi- 
cance his  iiidul.;-*  -C"  i^  but  LOO  often  misa|)plied 

Miny  engage  mnvf*''"  ears  together  in  reiidi'ringtliem- 
Mlves  peiftcily  ulelcfs.  oevery  purpostf  of  lile,  in  de- 
ranging their  heads  and  inlj^'ing  ihr.ir  hearts,  colTUpt- 
ing  their  minds  and  tUstorMng  their  bo'ltes,  reducing 
Ihemfelves  from  the  fcale  of  rational  creatures  to  a  mere 
ape  in  afircc.  or  puppets  wn  a  wire.  | 

S'>nie  in  ike  no  nthcr  ufe  of  him  than  to   (ret  by  rote  a  i 
few  articiillte  sounds,  to  m^virh  harci  words,  to  gal)'>lethe 
_iargon  of  fas'iion,  to  mimic  tlic  compladAn,;e  of  e'iqiifi-  j 
te.  to  imbibe  the  loose  maxims  of  ttie  w^rld,  f^eak  wiiat 
they  d  .  lot  think,  ptomile  whit  they  never  mean  to  per- 
form, and  look  one  way  while  they  row  another. 

your  petitioner  has  to  state  with  regi  at,  that  he  i".  of  en 
tised  as  a  ta)ibmin.  to  iiwkebiack  wtiitc.  night  dav,  and 
good  evil,  t!ie  la-.v  a  noofj.  politics  a,tritk.  r.ergioii  ajest, 
irad^  a  plot,  »nd  life  a  trase'l/- 

He  <:o.Tipl.ruis.  that  by  his  nitfins  the  an  is  acquired  of 
*uriliiig  jiiHicc  into  ridicule,  by  ihe  sophiftry  and  vei Tati 
l>y  of  p^tiil'i_^gBr!  i  of  making  real  pic  y  cbsoleernf 
unaecepijli^,  I,/  the  aifcciej  grimac-i  of  hvpocriiical 
pretender*  or  weak  enthusias's  ;  and  cverv  phybtctl  pro- 
trusion tifuivoiyvl  aj«)  sUipicii'U^,  by  the  broad  qualified 
effrinlerv  of  quacks  and  nwii'itebaiiks. 

i{ow  often  ^s  he  wublc  i'>  ill)  nmr!!  fir  multitudes  in 
thegayeft  circles,  tlian  aid,  then  to  shuffle  and  mana-.;e  a 
p*cl(  of  cttrd^.towhifper  away  the  chrracters  of  the  m- 
noernt  and  unsuspecting,  to  sit  mum,  and  stare  ar  cacii 
other  ill  dumb-shr'W  I'ljte  p'cjrures  in  a  giller-,  or  gossip 
nonsense  bv  thp  hour,  aii'l.call  i'  p<)liie  eorn-ersatiun  .' 

It  grieves  your  Kiitioner,  thu  he  s.-i.mJ4  <"\  s.i  inan\ 
cccasicni  hr  ni .  le  icce?.'-ary  to  the  seduction  of  inn.,, 
eence,  to  public  d.  linqm-ncv,  r-rofeisional  ne.ijleci,  pros 
tiioted  geoiin,  property  dissipated-,  taleats  unimp.roved, 
t"*    nportunily.  Icisfc 

^  knows  of  what  importance  he  mijht  be  rendl-re.l  ii 
»ccop.,lishingyou'h.and  rndowiiig  them  with  all  pi-o 
perquaii|ica'ions,iolii:iie!it  others  .i  id bstter  ihemseive.. 
to  dithcii  July  to  'heir  country  aid  s-.c.ieiy,  r;i.ise  -Iifir  ' 
own  fornines,  augment  the  funds  of  hunw"  t^omfort,  ana 
extend  111-  ir  personal  repiiiaiion. 

And  he  woui )  earne-  l\  i.npress.you  with,  thi-  ihsolu'e 
necessity  of  aciiii;r  very  dilFerentlv  toward.';  him  fn,-n 
numbers  who  h.ive  gone  before  yoiil  who,  taking  advan- 
:»jc  of  hij  good. nature.  Iiav,-  made  thptnselves  a  imi<ance 
ral'erthan  able".'ng  losocie  ■■,  j.-j  vho,  -herefore,  are 
incapb  r  of  giving     ou  advic- ejici,-:  by  c;i  i  rast. 

You  may  no-  be  iwar*.  Iiii'  it  becornesjiim  rn  intimate, 
thlthe  isnotunfr  i^jenrli  tiiideihc  Mil  -fiiisown  des- 
tructioi,  aoJ'hat  i.i  his  v  ry  b- som  .ic  eherish.-d  the 
anificesealcul^ed.to  kill  him  ;  lat  those  wlio  have  most 
Jefor  hitn  .schim  worst ,  ai.ci  that  he  is  never  treated 
.0  ill  as  by  fuch  as  have  the  greatest  interest  in  treati.:,; 
bim  well. 

He  assures  you  no  one  cvi  pepareynu  better  for  actin- 
y-iur  respective  parts  honourably  on  the  stage  of  lifc-t 
that  yon  r,<-ver  lihmder  but  in  consequence  of  rejecting 
his  counsel :  andne/er  succeed,  eiiher  to  your  own  sjuis- 
faction  or  -hat  of  others,  but  in  j  coiformiiy  to  his  die 
tatrs.  and  the  pract'ce  of  his  5j,-;e  prtcep's. 

He  is  sorry  it  is  not  more  perfectly  understood,  how 
insep-r.ble  your  inierest  is  from  his.  how  much  moie  pre- 
cious he  now  is  than  ever  he  will  be  again,  how  eagirly 
you  are  insngated  by  every  thing  around  you.  the  past, 
*hep,,..ent,andtht  future,  to  husband  afsiduously  hi. 
kint^  indulgence,  and  on  no  account  to  trifle  with  him. 
While  fo  much,,,  The  humourof  blessing  you,  and  ren. 
flerng  y,„.l,ie.scdi  Liidhowvery  happy  they  are  who 
continue  on  f.,end^v  terms  with  him  from  the  beginning 
to  theen-l  oftheiidavs,  and-canin  every  stage  take  a 
reirorpec,,„  their  intercourse  witKhIm  without  a  blu,h. 
He  w,JI  only  ffe.ther  add,  th^  tlutfe  overtures  c»nnot 


honour,  and  r  -use  of  a  I  oil  w-ll  in -i  ii"{  inlividuil 
nearly  worn  out  in  the  service  of  m.iikinJ.  vergmj  on 
his  dissolution,  and  uncertain  how  soon  he  may  be  fu 
perseded  liv  one,  who  will  never  forget  the  injuries  done 
his  predecessor. 

And  your  petitioner,  as  in  dutv  bound,  shall  pray  for 
the  increase  of  your  happiness.  *nA  rejoice  in  whatever 
protnotes  and  congrms  it  to  iheemlof  T1M£ 


CHARACTER  OF  MR.  FOX. 

(Wt  art  iiideilflto  "  Adolpiius't   History  of  Kngland," 

a  perf.iyinanre  of  great  merit  a.ul  rteimt  ^rHjor  tbt  fo:^^ 
,-.,»  KscU  lirai^'ii  ckarj.t  .Jlthe  '  g-r>u  'taUr  of  ap^mtiM : 
li  cannot  but  be  it:tensii:ig  to.  cotem^rary  folitietant  I'l 
this  evuntrj'.\ 


FOX  dispbyed  at  Eton  and  at    Oxford  an   anient    a-, 
tachiiient  to  classical  liiarature  and  gave  piesagr     -f    fii- 
ture  greatness,  by  u.iweaned  application    ti    C  c«      aol 
Demosthenes,  .and by  prcleiring  the  A  henia-i  to  the     !'  > 
man  Orator.      Even  in  the  curliest  periods  uf  l:te.  aiui  .lur- 
ing all  the  vitissitudes   of    pleaCure    and    dissipal.  ,n,     h- 
wasindetitigiblr  in  t!;e  exeicse  of  hi«  ar-iimuntativ- :^ 
culty._Thc  inrtitlgenr  partiality  of  his  futher  suppi:.;  1   a 
i>imd,-int  means  of  grmifyiiig  indiiiations  na'u-ai  to  youth 
ot  warm  passiOTij,   totally   eicempt   foim    r.-^traiat  ;'    and 
his  great  talents  were  shj^ulej  froinihe   view   of   tho>- 
that  could  not  difeern  them  through  the  veil  of  unbour  l' 
»d  d,s5i|,m,on.     He  obtained  a  feat  in  parliainetit    hc''.>« 
tintage  o(l,.gal  mwurity,  and  wisin    1770.    appointed:! 
bw  his  fiippon,   tlniigh   marked 
s  ti-mpi-r.  and  energy  of  his  geiii- 
incd  esicni,al  to  ihe   canfc  of   govern 
once  participa-ted  in  the  unpo. 
ion.  without  theeredit  of  shar 
he  rei'Jt, 

'■y 


f«- -    ..  L         I..  .  ^     •,i*,-    --t..ur,;4     ^iMinor 

i.or.irr;  that  his  paiience.hlje  the  faculties  of  eve- 
ry mor.,  I- creature,  has  iislfmi-s,,  that  once  gone,  he 
cannot  be  reearied  i  ,nd  that  slighted,  per^.erted.  or  flun? 

a  M  u„^f  1  •     "  "^  >""'  '"'"'  *  f™^'"  of  endlef' 

alio  unavailing  repentance.  , 

Tonr  petitioner,  therefore,  most  earnestlv  pr»v»,  that 
t'ZZlir  ""'''"':  "''  '*"  P"»P"i'y  "f  ...cceeding 
^T^Iaa'^TT''^  ^''■"""'>'  "■'Sh  •hof'^considerati. 
"hi,  a-id  devife  fome  means  of  providinj  for   tSe    safety 


ord   of  the  ad  nirajty 
with    all  the  ardor  of  h 
us,   was  not  yet 
niert  :    he  had  more 
pitlarity  of  iheailminist 
iiigihe  direction  of  the 

edi  his  situation  at  the  admiralty  with  marks  of  disgu'st, 
■md  was  then  expected  t,i  j'jin  the  rank  ot  oppo:.i!»on  ; 
ilie-difTirencs  was.  however,  accommod-ated,  and  he  soon 
.,fier,vardsre«»i  eila  fc^t  at  the  ticasury  board,  from 
which  he  Was  disiivssed.  Ill  Vtarcli  1,-74,  with  circum- 
stances w  bich  ot;ca,Ri  .ned  the  nios.  lively  indignation. 
To  b<- p-nod.  of  hit  tfuHtingthe  minister  charitable  excu- 
fes  were  ali'oidej  fr  liis  political  errors  and  lenity  of 
conduc,  h/  y  ,n!h  and  inexperience  :  but  he  foon  difco. 
vftfj-  piwers  .of  regular  debate^  whicUneither  his  friends 
hMl  oped  nor  biseoe'nies  dreaded.  The  force  of  Fox's 
pra'orv  Caii;ic-  or  adequately  dffcrJbefl.  and  t^an  Ite  felt  on- 
ly t)  ■  •hoiu  who  li.ive  Upaj-d  him  oji  imponanf  occasions. 
/lis  rpeeches  were  km  inous,  withoui  tlie  appearance  of 
concerted  jrra.iigement  i  his  mind  ft-e'Tiiid,  iiy  its  master. 
I_  Inrce,  to  have  compressed,  rediited,  and.  with  a  con- 
sistent sujieriority,  ro  lystematize  rule.  The  torrent  of 
his  elot^ue,  c  ■  iiicreafed  in  fmcc  as  tlie  fubjcct  expanilcA; 
the  vehemence  of  his  mn^iner  was  supportedby  exjiressi- 
oiis  of  correfpondeni  energy  ;  the  decisive  terms  inwhieh, 
he  delivered  his  opinions,  by  precluding  the  possibility 
of  evasion,  impresseil  . -I  full  conviction  oflijs  sincerity.  & 
gained  regard  even  from  the  most  inveterate  opponent. 
The  distinguishing;  chaKtctcrts'ic  of  his  arguments,  was 
profoundiiefs  i  his  general  aim  was  tlie  establiahmeni  of 
fome  grand  principle,  to  which  all  other  parts  of  fpeech 
were  fubfervicnt  ;  and  bis  genius  for  reply  was  singular- 
ly happy,  lie  not  only  coivbated  the  principle  reafoning 
of  his  ailverlary  ;  but  extending  a  generous  protect  on  to 
I.i.  own  partizaiis  re f  tied  their  fptechis  from  rd, cole  or 
m  frepiffentajion — The  boldest  conceptions  and  most  de- 
cided principles,  uttered  by  him,  did  not  appear  gigantic  ; 
he  teldom  employed  exaggerated  or  tumid  phraleology  ; 
in  the  greatest  warmth  of  political  coniesi.  few  expres- 
sions efcaped  him  which  can  be  cited  to  the  difadvajiiage 
of  his  character  as  a  gentletnan.  Rhetorical  embelliih- 
msnts,  though  frequently  found  in  his  harrangues.  did  nor 
feem  the  p/odiice  of  laborious  cultivation,  hut  fpontane- 
ous  effusion.  Superior  to  art.  Fox  fi»cmed  to  illustrate 
riilcswhich  perhaps  he  had  not  in  contemplation  :  and 
the  bold  originality  of  his  thoughts  and  expressions,  would 
rather  entiile  hint  to  he  considered  the  founder  oCnew  fpe- 
cies  of  eloquence,  than  a  servile  adherent  to  any  establi;  V 
cd  practice.  Burke  siudiciis  and  mdefaiigahle.  from  his 
continually  augmenting  stores,  poured  knowledge  into  the 
mind  of  Fox  ;  but  in  debate  their  manners  were  widely 
dissimilar. — Fox  depended  on  his  natural  and  dally. imr 
proving  genius  for  argumentation  :  Burke  on  ihoftbeau- 
ties  which  his  taste  and  learning  enabled  him  to  collect 
andidispofe  withfomuch  grace  and  facility.  Hlsfpeeche, 
were  listered  to  with  adniiiatinn  a-  elegant  pleadings: 
but  Fox  was  always  elevated  aliove  his  fubject  j  and,  bv  e- 
ncrgy  of  manner  and  impetuosity  of  oratory,  staggered 
the  impartial,  animated  his  adherents,  and  threw  uneasi- 
nefs,  alarm  and  ajtoniiihn-.eiii  into  the  ininds  of  his  oppo- 
neius. 


SELECTED  POETRY. 


FROM    A    LiTE    LOllDOH    rATtR. 

The  following  lines  are  nearly  a  correct  account  of  an  in- 
c  dent  that  occurted  during  the  Ust  campaign  in  E- 
gypt,  which  the  Author,  hearing  related  in  company 
versilied  at  the  request  of  a  Friend,  without  quitliug 
the  room  : — . 

THE  tunault  of  battle  had  ceas-d-high  in  lir. 
The  standard  of  Britain  triumphantly  wavd  , 
And  the  remnant  of  foe,  had  fled  in  despair, 
Whom  nigUi  intervening  fVom  sUogbter  bid  fiat'd^ 

When  a  Vefr,n  w«  fi.en  by  the  light  of  his  lamp, 

blow  pacing   he  bounds  of  the  carcafc  strown  plain 
^ei  ba,e  his  inte.it —for  he  ^iihied  the  Camp. 

To  comfort    he  dying,  not  plunder  the  sUiii. 
Thoug'i  donbiUst*  in  war.  at  a  story  of  woe, 

Down  k'i  age-fu  rowd  eheek  the  tears  often  ran. 
Alike  proud  to  conquer  or  .save  a  brave  foe. 

He  fought  like  a  hero  but  felt  like  a  man. 

As  he  counted  the  slain.     Oh  -  conquest!'  h«  .mett, 

•  Thou  ar,  gl,  rions  indeed  !  bn,  dearly  thou  nt  won  , 
f  o(  dearly,  alas  !'  a  voice  faintly  replied. 

It  tb. ill-d  thro'bis  heart-t.wa«  lUe  voice  of  hinon. 
He  listeird  aghast—all  was  filent  again— 

.He  seaich'd  by  tlie  beams  which  his  lampfceblv  she* 
And  found  his  brave  son  amidst  hundreds  of  slain. 

The  corpfe  of  a  comrat|R  supporting  his  head. 

'  **''"'"'■>■■'  "-f  "-ar  shatter'd  foldier  exelaim'd, 

Ras  death  rudely  witherd  thy  laurjs  so  Bj.n  C 
The  youth  op'd  his  eyes,  as  he  heard  himfelf  nam-J. 

And  jtwoke  for  a  while  from  his  death  boding  swootr. 
Hegai'd  on  his  Father;  who  tnett  \yy  his  side. 

And  seizing  his  hand,  prest  it  close  to  IVi^  heart  : 
•  Thank  Heav-n  thou  art  here  my  dear  father:  he  eri.l, 

•  for  soon,  oh  !  too  soon,  we  forever  must  part  : ! 
'  Though  death  early  ealt'd  me  from  all  that  1  love, 

•  From  Glory  !  from  thee  !■  yet  perhaps  it  js  giv'n, 
'  To  meet  thee  again  in  yon  regions  above  !■ 

Hie  eye  beajn'd  with  hope,  as  he  look'd  up  to  Heav'n. 

'  Then  let  not  thy  bosom  with  »»in  sorrow  swell, 

•  Ah  !  check  'ere  it  rises  the  heart  rending  sigh  ! 
'  I  fought  for  my  King  !  for  my  Country  !_I  fell, 

•^In  defieiite  o£tlicir  rights— and  I  CLaar  i»  ..jb.' 

THE  LIBERTINE  REPULSED. 
Hentte  Belmour,  perfidious  !  this  instant  retire, 

No  further  entreaties  employ. 
Nor  meanly  pretend  any  more  to  admire. 

W  hat  bafely  you-wish  to  destroy. 

Say.. youth,  must  Imadty  rush  on  upon  sHamr-, 

If  a  traitor  but  artfully  sighs  ! 
Andeternally  part  with  my  honor  and  fame 

For  a  ceiiiplimant  paid  to  my  eyes. 

If  a  flame  all  dishonest  be  vilely  profeat. 
Through  tenderncfs  must  I  incline,  . 

And  seek  to  indulge  the  repofe  of  a  breast, 
That  would  plant  endless  tortures  in  mine! 

No.  Belmoar — a  passion  I  can't  but  defpife, 

Shall  never  find  way  to  my  ears  : 
Nor  the  man  meet  a  glance  of  regard  from  thoftcyes; 

That  would  drench  them  forever  in  tears. 

Can  the  lover  who  thinks,  nay,  who  wishes  lBe.biU<lV 

EJ<rect  tViat  I  e'er  si.fluM  be  I-ind  ! 


Vol.  1. 


T  H  E    M  I N  E  R  V  A. 


20i 


IILIAL  CllVELTT. 

PISGRACEFl'L  »<  arc  the  eircom^'ancfs  I  »m  about 
«o  rcl.i-.€,  ami  i  icii-iJiWe  ami  surprising  ai  iliey  miy  ap- 
p«r,  they  nil- f"iMi'l*tl  I'l'""  aiiihority  ihat  prfc  iirtcs  all 
duiibl,  »ii<l  l.w  Ufii  Mtcaicii  li>  nost  whose  vcrjicity  is 
'unquc-siionaMc- 

At  «n  itic>'<t  Css'lj.in  in?  of  tlie  mnit  remote  i«ans 
of  Wales,  r<r»i)ird  a  gcn'lemiii.  whom  t  iliall  call  Cai!- 
«alU(ler,  »l>d  «h<iii>.  after  a  short  ihoitf;h  severe  illness, 
-was  tepirttti  fn  havv'  fi'len  a  vistim  to  iis  vJo'ience.  His 
son,  a  ynti-.j  mm  i-f  »pec:'ms  manners,  inouriu-d  the 
•■•cMt  With  i^ic  iiiosi  fili;il  co.,ce,n  ;   bn'.  afr«r  drir-.iinij  a 

■  n  time  togiiff  a<  .1  la.i-eniatiooemeiijtd  frum  reiiie- 
into    lie  irlicliri  n/  nfe. 

.  verjl  years  eU{»eil  v>  ithojt  any  e'rC'Jmstantws  arising 
oulil  ci-ea'e  su  p'cions    as    to    the    sinceiiiy  of  his 

r.    w'leit  acc'Jr'tr-tnrroiliice^'Itim  t'>  an    o  d  f»iepd-  of 

fvhev's,  whom  lie  ipptarfl  ausolii'ily  dcl.ithiel  ^' 
ii.srigfo""'!  '^'  ''"*  "^«" 'g  tnoi*  place  a'  a  •"ii^libou'- 
ing  gen'l.vtia.'s  Irn'-e.  v.>.im|.  (;ad»'iH.i>ler  ins  iit-d  upon 
riieit  alU'inff  toliilClsllH,  an-l,  in  cnpiiriiment  lo  the 
mcrtiory  of  Ivis  drcaftd farlicr,  he  made  a  fumptuous  en- 
teru  nmctlt  t.ir  his  old  favorite.  Mirh  and  good  humour 
xlfcked  ih'l)  .ard.  a  \d  the  gr.rsts,  delighted  with  the  hof- 
pitality  thrv  received,  thcttglit  not  of  retiring  uniit  the 
niidiiiglit  liKur 

At  the  ytwng  man  wishel  tn  pay  parrie'dsr  atten-ion  to 
tlie  ohject  on  ullom  111!*  Ta-her  lia.l  pLiced  his  regard,  lie 
V"J'-'='«'l  1'''"  '"  ''''  apiitf-n'  prepared  for  his  reception  ; 
and  after  iKwj-.ijij  the  Irds  he  had  formerly  fusiaincil. 
and  lamcntinsrhei'citli  of  aln.-lovpd  parent,  mfo,nied  the 
~nili"m.in  ihat  <\\j  bed  he  Was  lo  sleep  on    was  tnat    on 

vV.  h.s  lathcr  had  expired. 

Ivinjh  'he  wine  hid  •xhilara'ed  the  siran^ier's  spiri's, 
1  -i  ilie  recoil,  ciion  of  his  deceased  fnenii's  virtues  natu- 
rally tended  t.^  k)wer  atifi  d--pr«»s  them  ;  and  ,i«  $'>on  as 
he  wa-s  inbed  I.e  ir.ipeiccpubly  fell  into  a  irjin  of  think, 
ing  iipin  the  sli.'ir.iir^s  and  insiability  of  human  e\isi- 
ence  From  this  turn  o.  ideal  lie  was  suddtnl.  roused 
by  perceiving  Uib  chamber  door  opc.i  with  pr,.ciutinn,  & 
a  'all.  thin.  cniac:ated  ligiire  enier,  wboie  person  wiS 
"ii'pas&ed  11.  a  laitiTt  1  blanket. 

KViiement,  :\l  flr>t,  suspended  his  faculties,  and  he  re- 
r  -  ud  transii.xedAviih  terror  and  asto.tislimenf .  These 
sejiMiions  ;;ra«h.t*'tT  jtft  vd  'atta  he  ciiliily  examined  the 
(pectie's  f,a  nvri  :  rh'i'sf  of  his  lost  friend  were  imprint- 
ed on  iha  cijiinieiiince  ;  but  alas  !  how  altered — how  sad 
iy  chansed  '  — '.V  h  1 1 1';  ir.i'.ing  upnn  the  fi  iiu  with  a  irix- 
t'axj:  of  griei  and  i-Uiprtle,  hstw  must  he  hnve  been  af  o- 
ri.shed  to  hi-.ir  it  e.tcl  li.li.  ill  ilic  looe  of  feelilenefs  and 
deiiglit— — a  Hio!  O.  the  comf.itt  of  a  fire  \ — and  imine- 
d'.ilely  spring  forward  to  enjoy  ilie  inlluence  of  it'. 

Unable  to  ace  um  for  wha-  he  he  saw,  yet  he  believed 
h  lo  be  ih«  tpirii  of  his  detailed  friend,  how  muft  his 
»pprehension5  hive  been  I  icreiscd.  by  perceiving  it  turn 
its  eyes  wildly  t„>vardh  the  bed,  and  again  exclaim—"  A 
bed.  too! — yes  my  own  Iwtl  !— and  again  1  will  enjoy  its 
xifreshing  comf'n'.s  '." — Then  fuddeiil)  returning  liom  the 
iirc.  It  t'.irea-  itseif  by  the  side  of  the  stranger,  who, 
ttretchiiig  out  bis  hand  to  discover  whclier  it  was  a  sha- 
dow or  fubtiance  which  had  I'o  thoroiignlv  .ilarmed  him, 
{ound  It  was  the  pc^Ion  oi  his  long  loft  fiiend  ! 

The  readers  will  h»re  foresee  the  conclusion  of  the  n^-- 
r..:ve_iliey  will  btl'obl  ihe  lather    restmed  to  ilioli  pof- 

vns,  of 'vjiicb 'hadL»pra\iity  of  his  son  had  dfpri-.ed 
>i  ;  and  picture  that  ion  to  their  at'ionished  ii^iagmati- 
,  li.adcd  with  infamy  and  difgrjcu  !  1  hey  will  like- 
wife  perceive  the  baiict  of  Utiven,  in  bringing  that  son 
to  justice  ihiou^^b  the  c;'.rele4Siiei">  and  iiuoxicalinn  o( 
iiis  Imher's  keejir  who,  in  pjrtlkilig  of  the  coiu  iviality 
v.'i.ich  Iptrad  ilr ciigbiut  ihe  Caitlej  had  forgot  to  sc- 
t  ire  'hi.  dour  ol  liis  piilbner'5  dungetMl. 


HISTORICAL. 


MONIM  \  -was  a  lady  whom  all  Gjreece  adm'eed,  not 
BO  much  for  her  beauty,  though  confessedly  e'.quisi'e,  -js 
tor  her  wisdom  and  prudence.  Miihridaies,  King  of 
Pontus,  who,  e.vcepimg  Alenander.  was  the  greatest  of 
kings,  having  fallen  ilelperately  in  love  with  her.  had  for- 
gotten nothing  ibat  niighi  r  ^-ine  her  to  favour  his  passi- 
on ■  lie  fent  her  at  oncetificen  thousand  pieces  of  gold  j 
but  her  virtue  was  proof  against  every  atiack.  She  reiu. 
fed  his  prefcnts  till  be  gave  her  the  quality  of  wife  and 
queen,  and  f*nt  her  thcroya^  tiara  of  diadem  ;  an  essential 
cerenieny  in  the  marriage  of  the  kings  of  tbofe  nations 
Kordid  she  then  comply  without  extreme  regret.  A 
more  humble  saton  was  what  she  had  much  rather  have 
chufen  :  but  herfriend-t  da^jled  with  the  fplendor  of  a 
erown.  U  the  power  of  Mithridatcs,  who  was  at  that  time 
every  ts'here  vic;o-.  luu;,  and  at  the  height  of  his  glory,  in- 
<»i«teJ  on  her  acceptance  of  To  advantageous  an  oiler. 
She  contphcd,  aud  the    world  thought  her  happy  ;    but 


nfor 


princes 


they  were  greatly  mistaken.  That 
passed  her  life  in  continual  Tadiiefs  and  iff  1 
inghcr  fial  b'auiy,  that  instead  of  an  hulband  had  gi- 
I  ven  her  a  masior.  &  instep  of  pi-ocunng  her  an  n  niorable 
I  abid'.-,  and  the  edcarmenls  of  conjugal  focieiy,  had  con  6- 
I  ned  her  in  a  elite  prifon,  under  a  guar,!  of  barbxriaos  ; 
where  far  removed  from  the  deii.?btftll  regions  of  Greece, 
she  had  only  enjiyed  a  dream  of  that  happinefs  with 
which  she  had  l>eeli  rlitt«ied  and  bad  really  lost  that  fo- 
lld  substantial  good  site  pnl'sessed  in  her  o\«n  beloved 
countrv.  Bu*  her  misery  was  not  vet  com,  Icte.  JMithri- 
datesw'iiof.r  f.r.-  .e^~«ik  lal  'ni  'ttn  led  a  war  a 
jjainst  tho  Rom\n5,  was  at  least  detcaied  h.  I.ncullus  in 
•h»  plai.is  of  Cabiiie.  l-.vtn  at  this  battle  fi>iiun<  feeltied 
iosinils>n  bin  as  formerly,  fsr  he  h.i. I  greatly  the  advan. 
tag?  in  the  two  first  scions  :  but,  on  a  sudilen,  firtune. 
Honour,  wealth,  and  every  thing  the  world  Calisgiea.,  fn- 
I'oukhmi:  in  short,  he  s'as  Incompletely  conquered  in  a 
ihiid  en^agerneni,  th<it  he  was  oUijjed  to  niilte  li  s  es- 
cipeo'i  loot,  and  wiihmil  a  siigle  servant  to  attend  him 
t.niaged  at  thisdeleat,  and  ftippfsing  thai  his  >»ife  would 
fall  into  the  hands  of  Lucullns.  jealobfy  or  cruelty  prompt- 
ed him  to  send  her  orders  to  die  i.y  ihe  bands  of  Baccliidas 
iheeunuch.  When  ttiis  inesse.ia  r  of  d. am  arrived,  and 
had  signihed  to  the  pnncels  the  order  of  Mirhridatis, 
which  favored  her  no  farther  than  to  leave  her  at  lib;riv 
t'^  choose  the  kind  of  death  she  thought  most  gentle  and 
ininiediatc.  Moiiima,  tvikin:j  ihe  diadem  from  her  he'ad, 
tied  It  round  her  n!-cl<,  aid  huig  her.olf  ,ip  by  it  ,■  .ui 
ihat  not  proving  strong  enough,  and  bveaking,  she  cried 
out,  ■•  Ah,  fatal  ir.fl.:,'  y.iu  mi:;bi  ai  least  do  me  this 
mournlnl  oiEce.  Then  throwing  it  aw.ay  wi'h  indignation, 
(lie  presented  her  neck  to  Baochidas,  who  dd'patclied  li<r 
with  one  relenrlcfs  stroke.  As  for  Miihi-iila-es,  tlioiigl 
he  recovered  his  kingdom  again,  he  did  not  long  enjoy  it  ; 
lor  being  driven  By  Pompey  to  his  fon  Pharnaces.  he  there 
niertitated  a  scheme  of  revenge,  which  threw  his  army  in 
lo  fuch  lerror,  that,  to  prevent  the  execuiion  of  it.  ih'> 
confpired  against  him  and  chofe  Phainaces  his  son  king 
Mnhridate!  ihen  feeing  InmfeU'  ahand^med  by  the  who!.- 
wo.lil,  and  'hat  even  his  son  would  not  fuller  him  to  if 
cape  where  he  could,  retired  to  his  apartment,  and  afier 
giving  iiolson  to  such  of  his  wives  aid  daughters  as  were 
with  him  at  the  lime,  he  tools  the  lame  himself  i  hui 
svhen  be  perceived  that  it  had  not  its  elfect  upon  him,  he 
Jiad  recourse  to  his  swunl. 


EXTR/VOflDIMARY     SNAKr:    K-'  LAKE  ONTA- 
RIO. 

Extract  of  a  letter  f,  om  .a    gentleman  residing   near   the 

Black  river,  in  the  state  of  New-York,    to    his  corre- 

fpondent  in  Callleton— dated, 

"  Watertosvn,  Ju.ie  30.h,  18O5. 
'■  Sir,       . 

"  Fotir  men  of  refpectability.  who  belong  to  this  place 
were  returning  from  Kingfton,  lall  sveck,  in  a  b  jat  acrot's 
Laki:  Ontario,  who  went  about  half  way  home,  cfpied  a 
diltait  object  lying  in  the  Lake  :  which  they  fuppo- 
iVd  to  be  a  boat  with  iicr  bottom  up.  They  iniinediatel) 
steered  towards  it,  with  a  design  to  makea  prize  of  her; 
when,  with  the  fwiftnef,  si:  an  arrow,  it  darted  towards 
them,  and  ihev  diico/ered  it  to  be  a  m-">uster  in  the  form 
of  a  snake.  They  were  dreadfully  f  i^htened  aud  pulled 
wiih  all  their  might  t.)  the  »h:)re.  which  they  Ibun  gam- 
ed it  being  at  no  great  distance.  The  monster  closely 
puisiK-d  them,  until  gaining  bhoal  water,  it  played  back- 
..  ardaiid  lorward  bch.ie  them  two  h«urs.  This  aftoid- 
ed  them  lei  ,ure  to  recover  trom  their  surjirise,  to  approacii 
and  survey  it.  It  c  'iitracted  itself  m  a  spiral  form, 
which  they  judged  to  be  nearly  eighteen  feet  in  diameter 
Irom  the  centre  of  the  curl,  the  head  projected  acr 'ss 
folds,  lying  even  with  the  cltcutnference,  almost  as  large 
as  a  hogshead  ;  the  eyes  nearly  as  large  as  i  pint  basin  ; 
the  mouth  irightlully  large,  and  aspect  terrible.  The 
length  as  it  appeared  above  the  water,  they  judged  it  to 
be  l5oie';t.  The  bod/  apiie.ar  d  to  be  ab.iut  the  ize  of  a 
barrel.  Aftrr  playng  around  as  stated  above,  he  steered 
his  course  for  a  vessel  which  had  left  Kingston,  at  the 
same  time  with  themselves,  bound  to  Niagara,  anj  was 
out  of  sight  in  a  moment. 

"  I  uideistand  that  the  Indians  have  frequently^tee 
the  same.  He  attempted  to  pick  a  man  out  of  a 
schooner,  who  saved  himself  by  jumping  into  the  cabin. 
A  number  of  boats  have  been  lost  in  the  Lake,  which  ma- 
ny have  cnnjeciured  were  ilestruyed  by  this  monster.  It 
is  supposed  to  be  of  the  fame  kind  with  that  which  in- 
fests the  seas  of  Norway.  «as  It  is  not  difficult  for  it, 
when  young,  to  come  up  the  n^Yr/ St.  Lawrence." 

However  incredible  the  above  amount  may  appear,  the 
frighted  imagination?  of  these  spectators,  have  not  repre- 
sented this  monster  of  a  serpent,  to  be  of  such  an  enur> 
mou(  size,  as  the  S«ji-Snakc  which  was  ih!>t  U/  the  mai- 


ter  of  a  ship,  in  the  CifarwL-gian  seas  in  i746  The  leng" 
of  that,  it  will  be  rec  illecied,  was  more  than  a  hundre* 
yards.  The  boat  and  ship-masters  in  those  seas,  seem  t' 
dread  being  overset  by  this  sea.-nonster  :  and  on  that  ac 
count,  provide  themselves  with  quantities  of  castor,  %\ 
they  are  known  to  have  a  remarkable  aversion  to  the 
smell  of  that  drug  It  ts  probable  that  many  who  crofs 
the  Ontario  would  be  happy  to  obtain  a  substance,  equally 
efltcaciuus,  for  their  own  security^ 


RtrLSCTlON. 

Where  is  the  inan,  says  the  world,  that  can  pretend  to 
perfection?  The  world  should  first  tell  us  what  is  the 
perfection  of  man.  Is  it  to  base  conquered  the  degrading 
passions)  To  be  void  of  avarice,  envy,  revenge  fa  pride  ! 
To  be  brave,  faithful,  benevolent  and  aspiring  I  To  ex- 
alt the  rational  faculty  to  a  knowledge  of  the  Deity  1  To 
trace  divinity  in  the  precepts  of  Christianity  ?— Then  let 
the  world  scoft'  at  pretensioi.s  as  it  may,  I  will  not  think 
I'o  ill  of  mankind  as  not  to  believe  ihat  there  are  many 
enti'l'd  to  tbc  prail'c  of  attaining  to  the  perfection  of  their 
nature. 


THE    BEE. 
FULL  oft  mj  love  the  moral  page, 
Persuades  us  matk  the  careful  Bee, 
A.id  oft  I've  heard  the  hoary  sage, 
Cotiimend  its  useful  industry. 

And  look  thee  love— see  every  flower 
That  spreads   its  beauties  to  the  day  j 
Prefcnls  some  sweet  attractive  power. 
To  charm  the  cheerful  wanderer's  way. 

And  why  thould  MAN,  with  fullen  pride, 
Neglect  the  joys  by  He.^veii  be^tow'd. 
And  scorn  ihc  Rowers  that  bloom  beside 
his  short,  and  ever  varied  road. 

POVERTY. 

0"-I  Poverfs  !  thou  hag  forlorn  ! 

Wjencc  ill  the  name  of  v.onder  didst  thou  come! 
Of  what  curat  monster  wast  thou  born  I 

What  impious  frolic  made  this  world  thy  heme) 

Thou  such  an  hideous  scare-crow  art, 
Man  at  Ihe  .la-ne  of  thee  a  panic  feels  j 

Thinks  ihee  at  band,  and  runs — m>  heart ! 
Like  folks  with  a  mad  bullock  at  their  heels. 

The  mere  per  chance  of  meeting  thee 

Has  fent   to  bedlam  manyandmanya  one. 

Some  eenio  Death's    embrace  will  tlee. 
Thy  hated  hug,  O  poveny,  to  shun. 

\\  '.  fcores  (as  all  the  wmid  doth  kno'.vl 
'^lldst  c- (Ters  fuH  of  gold,  to  feast  their  C'  f  01, 

(1  heir  brains  by  thee  ore  b.ither'd  To) 

Have  flown  to  razors,  ropes,  and  eke  to  [loiton. 

Yet  though  fo  comical  a  creature. 

Thou  and  poor  I  have  liv'd  fo  long  together. 
That,  Dame,  tome  thy  eVry  feaiure 

Is  grown  familiar — not  admir'd  much  neither. 

There  are  that  preach  about  thy  uses. 

That  hold  thee  up  to  view  as  Beauty's  queen; 

Bat,  for  his  own  part,  feldjm  one  fees 
Aught  io  thee  so  desirable,  I  ween. 

Yet  if  there  should  be  one.  which  much  I  doubt. 
Thinks  thee  fo  pietty,  priihee  tack  about. 
And  soon  as  may  be,  go  and  And  hin  out. 


After  the  loss  of  Minorca  to  the  French,  the  Secretary  o£ 
war  fuund  in  his  office  the  following  billet  : 

Sir, 
1  was  a  LieuCtnant  with  gen.  Stanhope  when   he  took 
Minorca,  for  which    he  was   made  Lord — I    was   a  lieu- 
tenant wiih  gen   Blakenney  when  he  lost    Minorca,   for 
which  he  was  madea  Lord  j  I  am  a  Lisutenant  Still. 

Yours  — '■ 


dj"  The  perfon  who  borrowed  the  First  Volume  of 
Pope's  Works  from  a  Book-Store  in  this  city,  will  Ob- 
_g«  ibe  oirner  ky  relutn.ng  it  without  delav. 


^04 


THE    MINERVA, 


Vol.  I. 


Tb(  nniural  itn.^gcr^  and  c  ^jjriniiic  subllmrj  of  the  fi- 
joined  extract ff«m,  the  Seattmt,  catvt  do  otbervisf  than 
^'.fi'-K  thf  reader,  whether  he  te  intinuitety  conversant 
vitht  or,fr,nn  ueej^ittnn,  a  :'ritt^er  tOt  the  literary  benu* 
tits  tfthjt  adnurtiMir  personijicr  of  Kaiure,  Thompson, 
!1>e  exiroct  is  beaatifully  itetcriplive  of  a  teene  in  Spring  ,■ 
an-i  the  cl  >se  connection  ietwern  the  tietineation  and  the  inci< 
ilorr,  %ii!l  iviine.iiately  present  itstf  to  the  minds  of  sitcis 
its  lave  viade  the  phenomena  nj  nasurc  any  part  tf  their 
itidj—\_  VJ  i  Imingion  Mirror. 

"  The  nort1i<east  fpends  h's  rage  ;  he  naw  flint  i;p 
'Wiiiiln  Ms  (roo  cavr,  tli^  ^HuOvc  foutii 
"Warms  the  wide  air,  and  o'er  tlie  vo^d  of  Ileavfn 
ITreallieB  rlie  hi;;  clouJ  wiih  vernal  showeri  tlUttiit. 
A^  f.rs:  -.iticlky  wreaili  tliey  iXcTn  lO  rife, 
Sc»'-ce  staining  »rher;.  Ij'jt  by  fwift  degrrcs, 
Ij)  heaps  on  I:t»|i8,  tli«  d-juMiiig  vapohr  faiis 
Alnnj  tlie  Inatlcd  sl.y,  and  ming'ing  d:ep 
tis  on  tl,'  \uii7on  lo  li.d  a  Tettltd  glo  in  : 
Kot  I'lrcli  as  wmlry  storms  o  i  nif  rials  s^ed, 
OppiTirniglile;  but  lovely,  gtnle,  kind. 
And  full  of  cury  hnjii  and  cury  joy, ,. 
,    The  wisli  c.f  na'i'iir.     Giajual  finlis  i!ie  brcese, 
"^     I'llo  a  pe.-fi.l  cilm — t'lat  noi  a  bie.iih 

I    hvard  t.>  laiver  tlirnugh  ihe  closing  weeds, 
tViiiilling  iiirn  llieniiiiy  uvinl.ling  Icnves 
Ofari)in  tall.     Th' un'-Uiling  Diod.'!,  c!ij,:-,cl 
r»gla«5y  OiY.id.h,  rren>  Ihrnngh  d'laSie  Ip]  fc,. 
iVji-lful  uf  ilitircouifc.     M'  a  silence  a-l, 
'\ii.l  pleasing  cxpi-ctatiin.     I>«.ds  and  fl-.>L-!;s, 
I'rop  the  drj-  fjn  igi  and  mu ciiiiploring  eve 
■:!jic  fillinij  -rcH-durc.     Iluilhd  iti  ihoi  t.  lu/nenfe, 
'J>.e  plumy  people  s  rrak  their  wings  wrli  oil. 
To  throw  the  lucid  inoi:.tuic  trickliiK*--!*'; 
-^'id  wait  the  approaching  fign  to  strike,  at  nnce, 
I  ,ro  ihegr-xnl  choir.     U'en  mo»n;:iins,  Vdis, 
Atd  fnrcsrt  leein,  inijiaijinr,  to  demand 
The  pimiisM  AvccinH,..    Mfii>  fupeiior  walks  . 

Amid  tl!»ghd  crea;ioii,  muRng  priifc, 
And  loo:  i,i5  lively  gratitude.     At  I.isr, 
•Vhe  clouds  cnnsign  their  tre.ifures  to  the  Celds  ; 
Ajid,  lufil)  sliaiiing  on  the  dimpled  pool 
I\i.-llt!ive  drips,  let  all  thrir  molslurc  flovv. 
J«  largt  eflusioo  o-cr-lhc  frcslieo'd  world. 
'I  ht  stealing  shower  is  I'carec  to  paiter  heard, 
J3v  such  »s  wander  throjigh  ihc   foresi  walks, 
Beneath  ih'  umtirig^ci'is  mahiinde  of  icav.j. 
Kul  who  cai)  hol,l  Or-  s,».I,-,  xvl,i|e  Hiavcii  dtf.er.ds 
111'  t;iiiv..ilal  bui.r.iy,  shcddhig  iierl.s. 
And  fii!i<»,  antj. flowers,  on  N.uure's  a.-ntilc  lai>  ! 
Swift  Fancy  ■fli-'d-anticipa'cs  tlu-ir  gr..wtl,  ; 
Anil,  while  ilie  n  il',y  r.jiiinicii:  dittilj, 
Uehclas  ihc  I;ii:"Hing  conn:ry  eolo,,,:  ir  nyl. 
"■j'hus  ai:  day  Iciig  ih»  full  distended  clomis 
J.idiilgc  their  gc'ral  stores,  aiid  well-shower'd  earth 
h  deep  eiirich'd  «i;h  vegetihle  life  \ 
Till,  in  Ihew-stern  skjr,  the  downward  fug 
looks  out  ell'ulgeni,  frotn  ami.V  the  fiash 
Ofbrokc.i  clouds,  C^y-sJifiing  to  his  beain^ 
Tl.'  illiimhrj  mountain,  through  the  forest  strearnj, 
Shakes  on  t!ie  fljoju,  and  in  a  yellow  mi-t, 
TarTmoaliing  o'cr  tli'  inierrpinuble  plain, 
In  twinkling  rjyriads  lights  tke  di-w.y  geinrt. 
Moist,  bright,  and  green,  the  landskip  laughs-around, 
?,ull  Iwellthe  woods— thcirev'ry  it.ns.c  wakes, 
Mi.\'d  ill  wild  concert  with  the  warbling  brooks  .- 
ii.CieaJ'd,  the  distant  bicitingj  of  ilie  h.lk. 
And  hollow  1o»m  rel'iionsive  from  the  vales. 
Whence  blending  all  the  fweeien'd  zephyr  fprings. 
Meantime  refracted  from  yon  eajtcrn  cloud, 
Bestriding  earth,  the  grand  etherial  bow 
Shoott  up  imnnenfe,  and  every  hue  unfolji. 
In  fair  proportion  running  from  the  red, 
Te  -.•.here  the  violr:  fades  into  the  r-cv. 


Here,  awful  Newton  the  dissolving  clouds 
Form,  fronting  on  the  fun,  thy  showery  prlHa  ; 
And  lo  the  figc-iiisiructed  eye  unfold 
The  various  twine  of  light  by  ihee  difclos'd 
From  the  while  mingling  maze.     Kot  fo  the  bo>;,. 
He  wond'ringvicw^;the  bright  enchantment  bend, 
Delightful,  o'er  the  radiant  fields,  and  runs 
To  catch  the  falling  glory  ;  but  amaz'd 
Hel-.olds  th'  amusive  arc+i  before  him  fly. 
Then  vanish  q;nte  uway.     Sii  1  night  fucceeds, 
A  fofeii'd  shade,  and  litbrated  earth, 
Awaits  the  morning  beam,'  to  give  to  light, 
Ralk'd  tlyough    ten  thonraucjdiiftrcnt  plastic  tubes, 
'I  lie  balmy  treaOires  of  the  former  daj. 


Encvish   TFA-N'SI. 


OF    1 

MKST  or  S 


IE    CVLEBRAT.CD   BIAG. 
?PHO. 


BLEsT,  as  the  immortal  gods,  islia, 
The  youth  wlio  fondly  sits  by  tliee. 
And  hears  and  fees  lliee  all   ihe  while, 
hoftiy  fpeak  and  fweeil/  fniile. 

'  rv>-3S  this  depriv'd  my  ftiul  of  rest. 
And  rais'd  fuch  tumulis  in  my  breast ;, 
For  while  1  gaz'd,  in  tranrpori  tost, 
Ms  brta'h  was  go*ie,  tny  voice  was  lost, 

My  bofjm  glow'd  :  the  fubtlc  flame 
Han-t^ nick  thro'  all  my  vital  ftanie  ; 
Oc-  r.iy  dirn  e;  c!  a  darknefs  lun-.f;, 
M/  eitrs  with  hollow  murmurs  rung. 


■  llinbi 


I'd. 


In  dewy  damps  mv 
Ms  biocd  wiih  gcmie  hjrrors  ihr.! 
My  f<rehle  pulfc  ibrgot  to  play, 
I  f-inted — fuok— and  died  awav. 


PAKODY  K-O  TI12  ABOVE, 


CURST,  as  the  devH,-  himfyf;  is  he, 
Th'  onhsppy  wretch  whofe  tied  to  tliec  :. 
^^'ho  heirs  and  fees  thee,  every  hour, 
Talk  fo  loud,  and  look  [j  four.  . 

'Tis  this  d<prive«  my  foul  of  mst. 
This  raifes  horrors  in  my  breast  ; 
For  of*,  in  fudden  anguish  tost. 
My  courage  fails,  my  voice  is  lost. 

My  hair's  erec'. :  unufual  dread 
O'er  all  my  vital  frame  is  fprcad : 
My  fcired  eye-balls  shun  the  sight ; 
Deaf  arc  my  cars  with  dire  alTright. 

C.~ld  fweats  tny  trembling  meinlcrs  fee!  ; 
Teirific  fears  nfiy  blood  bangell : 
Relolv'd,  at  last  no  more  to  stay, 
1  'iti — ial<c  breath !.>-and  run  awOf  '. 


Cnaavus  III.  King  of  Sweden  had  formed  a  plan  to 
abridge  the  liberties  of  his  country.  On  the  night  butore 
the  plot  was  executed,  tlie  king  wished  to  fpeak  with 
foiiie  officers  of- Ihe  guards,  but  the  I'entry  refilled  to  let 
him  pal's.  'Do  you  know  who  1  am  >  faid  the  king. 
Yes,  replied  tbc  ibldier,  ^itt  /  ^ko  itiou  7;^  Jut/.  : 


F.PIGRAM. 

ftepi-ni,  repent,  for  pity's  fake, 
lloar'd  out  a  friar  to  a  rake. 
Below — where  droops  the  wiUow  tree, 
I  faw  the  Devil  iiiTtfatch  of  thee  ! 
Mercy  !  the  deed  mav  come  to  pafs— 
How  Io.ok-d  he,  father  ?  like  an  !.i"s— 
Poh,  inan  I  recover  from  this  fright. 
It  wju  thy»hadow  caught  th.v  sig^ht. 


'   h'l'K'd   in  Ireland,  ,,pe, 
hail  commmed  there. 


U  ORLDI.Y  COKCtKKs. 
A  man,  fome  time  ago, 
his  own  land,  tor  a  murde 

liiilehelorehewas   turned  elf,  having    taken    a   vi'ew  a 
the  lurroiiiulir.g  country  he  callid    lo  his  wife  very  delil 
rately,  and  lold  her  rh»  lis  pigs  «*r,  rooting  up  ,le  f^ 
t.cs  m  the  nex,  field,  and  deured  Ler  to  send  somed-lj  to  dr,„ 
them  out.  ■"  "' 


Gieenough's  Tinc'ur 
the  tecih  and  gum; 
Tooth  llrushes, 
Powder, 

ricks. 

Hair  Powder. 


EnVnce  cf 


Oranges 
Burgam 


Oil  of  Rofis,  g  40  pr.  oz. 

«»f  Rhodium. 
Pofi:  Water. 
Milk  of  Kofcs, 
Gowland's  Lotion, 
Wash  Balls, 

Windlor  Soap,  perfumed. 
For  sai.b  cu  the,  £tU  Ta- 
vern Apntlceary  Shc/t. 
Itiehmond,  Auguil  29. 


COOK  ^  GRANTLAND, 

REsPECTrutxY  acquaint  the  puLIic. 
and  p;irtlcul£uly  tliosc  A-.-ho  ai-e  iorci 
ot  encouraging  young  eecixners,  th-t 
thoyhwe  lately  procured  a  paixel  of  new 
t}To,  which  will  enable  thtni  loexemtc  oh 
the  shortest  notice,  Paiiphlkts,  H..i.vd- 
BiLLs,  Cakds,  &c.  in^ the  neatest  st\le 
at  the  usuiil  prices.  *  '  ' 


TERMS  OF  ••  THE  I.tlNERVA." 
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a  half-sheet  Super-Rjyal  paner. 
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IN    ADVAiVCE. 

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The  following  gentlemen,  from  some  of  v.hom  we  have 
already  recei/ed  indubitable  tokens  of  attachment  t» 
the  interests  of  this  paper,  will  act  as  our  Agents  itt 
receiving  money  due  for  th;  Minerva,  at  the  places  ' 
to  which  Iheir  names  are  affixed— and  they  will  receive 
and  transmit  ns  the  names  of  those  who  may  wi^h  to 
become  subgcribei^s. 

Atir,sdon    (Va.) Mr.  Mc.  Cormick,  r.  M. 

^7""' Mr.  Thomas  Burrouglisi 

Augusta    (Georgia)     ....     Dr.  Thomas  I.  Wray. 

Ca-Ira Mr.  James  Cody. 

Charlotte Ci.].!.  William  Wyatc. 

Charles  Ci!}^ Mr.  Carey  Wilkinson. 

Goochland, Mr.  Sam.  H.  Saunders,  jr. 

HicPs-Pord Mr.  Jehu  fcott. 

ffano^er  County,         .         .       .      Mr.  Anthony  Street. 

Hungry  Tmrn Mr.  Geo.  Barnes,  P.  M- 

A7-.7  n^illium Mr.  Robert  Poll.wd.  jr. 

Lil.erty  (^Bedford)  .         .        Dr.  Charles  Merckle. 

Louisville  Cf  Sandersville  (Geo.)  }!r.  Dostick,  P.  M. 
Lexington  (Ken.)       ....      Mr.  A.  Anderson,  Pr. 

Miirtiiisbvrg Mr.  Sominerville,  P.  M 

Norfolk  Borough Mr.  Gurdon  Cli)islie. 

Niirthumberland    .....     Mr.  Thomas  Pliimmcr. 
Ncw-Pound  Milts, {Viiin.)  Capt.  Thomas  Price. 

jVm  London,  Va.  Mr.  Horatio  Depricst. 

2fev3  Canton,  Mr.  Wm.  Cucrranr, 

Piirtsmoutb Dr.  Francis  Benson. 

Petersburg i     .      Wr.  John  Dickion,  Vt. 

Smitbfield Hardy  Cobb,  Esq. 


PSHiTSD  Br 

COOK  &  GRANTLAND. 


The  1\ 


Or,  LADYs  AND   GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE-, 


Voi-rwE  1] 


RlCHMOKD.—f,ff/D^2",  SEPTEMBER  6,  180J. 


[NUMBKl    5?. 


FEMALE  EDUCATION. 
PHROHISiA,  whtn  her  diushteri  were  little  children, 
vTtd  to  spend  some  hours  diilv  in  the  nurlery,  and 
tauglit  the  yotmg  creatures  to  recite  nriary  a  preny  paT- 
«»g«  out  of  the  JliWe,  Ijefore  they  were  capable  cf  read- 
ing  it  theinfelvet :  yet  at   fi»  veart  old    tlvry    read   liie 

«5jin.v  e.-wth    .;<■•     r.  -i  1  >   .1  t..c  ■  r-Jc>.a  10   ■:■    i    rtr- 

iafiie  s<orie<  i<i  Genesis  aiid  in  the  Gospels  which  their 
>r<5jtier  had  tiujhr  them  before.  As  their  years  advan- 
cid,  they  were  aJnuttol  into  ihr  best  cor.vci  lltion,  ami 
had  such  bocks  pot  into  their  bands  as  mij^ht 
acquaint  them  with  the  role's  of  prudence  and  piety  in 
an  easv  and  faitiiliar  way  :  the  rtiading  the  lives  of  emi- 
neat  {wvsons  who  were  esamjiles  of  this  kind,  was  one 
of  tlie  July  iT>ethods  slie  ti",i-d  at  once  to  instrict  and 
«nt«;riain  iht-ai.  By  such  means,  ai:d  others  which  she 
wisely  adapted  to  their  aJvancini;  a(;e,  thcv  hid  all  the 
knowlrd);c  l)eito«ied  upim  them  tn.ii  could  uc  fupposcd 
jiroper  for  women,  and  that  tttight  render  thc'r  charac- 
ter honouraljle  aud  useful  iti  the  world. 

Long  has  Phi^nissa  <<nown,  that  donicsttc  virtues 
are  the  buCness  and  the  honour  "f  her  wx.  Nature  and 
his'ory  agreejo  a$sut«  her.  tli.it  the  condtKt  ot  the  huule- 
hoid  IS  coininitted  to  the  wonion,  and  the  precep:'.  and 
examples  of  sci-iptarc  confirm  it.  She  educated  her 
daughters  tbertfore*  constant  acunVmianc*  with  all  fa- 
mily affairs,  and  they  knew  betiiiicS  what  belonged  to 
the  provisions  of  the  table,  and  the  furniture  of  every 
room.  Though  her  circumstances  were  considerate  iit 
the  world,  yet,  by  her  own  example,  she  made  her 
children  know,  that  a  frequent  visit  to  the  kitchen  was 
DOC  beneath  their  state,  nor  the  common  itienial  alKirs 
too  mean  for  their  notice,  that  they  ntight  be  able  liere. 
•Fttr  to  manage  their  own  houle,  and  no:  be  dhect- 
CL.  imposed  upon,  and  perbapsfidicwte(i.by  their  own 
fttv,.  us. 
.  Ti.»it  .  •^  ;pi>;a«»J.ortj.  ;»  tUe-science  of  f hajutefl- 
xnd  <We  b.  ,'  up  skilful  in  ali  the  plant  End  ilowry  arts  I 
of  it  ;  but  it  wa-  .>L'ver  made  a  task  ii(>t*  a  toil  to  thetu,  j 
nor  did  they  traste  ;''<;;'•  hours  in  those  nicaand  tedious 
-works,  which  cost  ou,- fen-iaie  aticestois  seven  years  of 
thtirlife,  and  stitclies  without  number.  To  render  this  | 
exercife  picafant,  one  of  them  alwas  entertained  Ihe  com- 
pany with  some  useful  author  while  the  rest  were  at 
-work ;  every  one  had  freedom  and  encoura^'emcnt  to 
atart  wliat  question  she  jileased  and  to  make  any  remarks 
on  the  present  subject,  that  ra.vJing,  working  and  conver- 
fatioo  might  iili  up  the  hour  with  variety  and  tieliglit. 
Thus,  while  tlteir  htinds  were  making  g.tvinents  for 
Ihemleivesor  for  the  poor, -their  minds  were  enriched 
with  treasures  of  linman  and'diviiie  knowledge. 

At  proper  seasons  the  young  ladies  were  intiriicied  in 
thegayer  accomplishments  of  their  age  :  but  they  were 
laugUt  to  esteem  the  f.ijig and  the  dance  some  of  thoir 
meanest  talents,  because  they  are  often  forgotten  in  ad- 
vanced years,  and  add  but  little  to  the  virtue,  the  honor, 
or  the  happinefs  of  life. 

Phronissl  heifelf  w»i  sprightly  and  aaive,  and  she 
abhorred  a  (lothful  and  lazy  humour;  therefore  she  con- 
stantly found  out  some  inviting  and  agreeable  employ- 
ment for  her  daughters,  that  they  might  hate  idicne.s  as 
a  mischieTous  vice,  and  bi  traitied  up  to  an  active  and 
useful  life.  Yet  she  perpetually  nsinuated  the  fuperior 
delights  of  the  closet,  and  temj)ted  thcin  by  all  inviting 
meihods  to  the  love  of  devout  retirement.  Whenl'oever 
she  feemed  to  distinguish  them  by  any  peculiar  favours, 
it  was  generally  upon  some  new  indication  of  early  piety, 
or  foir.e  young  practice  of  a  ftlf  denying  virtue. 

They  were  taught  to  receive  visits  in  forms  agreeable 
to  the  age:  and  though  they  knew  the  modes  of  dreis 
■affic'ieat  to  fccure  tkein  from  any  thing  aukward  or  un- 
fashionable, yet  their  minds  were  fo  wall  farnished 
with  richer  variety,  that  they  had  ns  need  to  run  to 
those  poor  and  trivial  topics,  to  exclude  silenca  and  dul. 
Ttefs  from  the  drawing-room. 

Here,  I  must  publish  it  to  their  hononr,  to  provoke 
the  fex  to  imitation,  ihatthottgh  they  comported  with  th< 
fashion  in  all  their  Ornaments,  so  far  as  the  fashion  was 
modest,  and  could  approve  itiejf  to  reafon  or  religion 
yet  I'hroiiissa  would  not  fuffer  their  young  judgment! 
fo  far  to  be  imposed  on  by  custom,  as  that  the  mode 
should  be  entirely  the  measure  of  all  decency  to  them. 
She  knew  there  is  such  a  thing  as  natural  harmony  and 
agreeablencM;  in  the  Iwautiei  of  i;olour  and  figure  her  de 
Iicjcy  of  stale  was  exquisite  i  and  where  the  mode  run 
counter  to  nature,  though  the  indulged  her  daughters  to 


1  follow  it  in  fotif^e  innocent  i 
not  to  be  remarkably  si.i 
yet,  she  took  care  alwa. 
gay  folly  and  ailccled  e.xi 
cics,  both  in  furniture  ai ,, 
world  was  eminrn*  ;  bv  ti 
..cr  ilie  WJi-i.r.t  :r.  a.'V    n'-w 


tnse  she  loved 
.f  inOiirerence, 
to  dit-ringuish 
natural  dwn- 
ir  rank  in  l)ie 
aied    the   firit, 


'■■"I,  ■ 


tse  extimpieandinstrociions,  site  had  fo  formed  their 
minds,  as  to  be  able  to  see  garinsnts  more  gaudy,  and 
even  more  modish  than  their  own,  without  envy  or 
wishes.  They  could  brar  to  lind  a  trimming  set  on  a 
little  av^ry.or  the  plaitof  a  garlti'jnt  iliKlispoledi  without 
milking  the  whole  houMr  and  tlie  day  uneafy,  and  the  sun 
and  heaven  finile  upon  us  in  vainc  >'i 

Phronissa  taught  th.-?m  the  lianpy  art  of  managing  a 
visit  with  fonir-iiseful  n-i-ipi-iweyient  in  the  hour,  and 
without  offence.'  If  a  word  of  Icandti  occurred  in  com- 
jiany,  it  was  soon  diverted  or  1"iip|ii-,.(led.  The  chiidrcii 
were  charged  to  .speak  wefl  of  ih.-lr  neighbours  as  far  as 
truth  would  admit  ;  and  to  be  sil.nt  as  to  any  thin<  be- 
sides :  i>iit  when  the  po  ir  or  the  -U't'.jr^Ded  wrrc  menti- 
oned in  difc.urfe,  the  aged,  thj  lams,  or  theblind,  thole 
ohjec-s  wei-e  handled  \ii.h  the  utmrtst  lenticrners :  no- 
'hmj  could  ilifpieafe  f'lironiss-.i,  iicre  :h.ia  to  heir  a 
jest  llirnwn  npon  natii'-ihin-fii-.ni.ies:  she  iliotj_jUt  there 
was  foinething  faced  tn  milerr,  a  i.l' it  w-as  not  to  be 
touched  with  a  rule  h-»nd.  All  icprcich  an  1  fatiie  ol 
this  kind  were  forever  IjanisheJ  wii,:rts  site  cii-ik' ;  aii.t  ii 
ever  raillery  was  indu>t;ed,  vice  and  wilful  f.>li>'  were 
tile  constant  subjects  of  it. 

Persons  of  distinguished  characters  she  always  tlistin. 
guished  m  her  relpcct.  an.i  trtiii^-d  up  her  family  lo  pa 
the  fame  ci-vilities.  Whensoever  she.  n'.m^i  h;  r  own 
parents,  it  was-,vitli  ht,.;h  viiieration  and  love,  and  iliirr- 
by  she  natur.tlly  led  her  children  to  jjfve  due  hjnOur  to 
all  their  superior  relatives, 

Thn,ij\  \t,{~  .;.-,f,.«i,;,>,i-«?  tsi?,  'tgr  »;•  ten,jV  -at  Ort 
prtestliood  in  ail  f,.rins,  and  lo  te  ,<;ii  every  boy  to  fc6!t' 
at  a  minister,  Phiolits^a  paid  d"n.)ie  honours  to. them 
who  lahoiived  in  the  ward  and  docirme,  wli.-n  tlieir  per-, 
f'.ial  behaviour  upheld  the  dignity  of  their  ofuce  i  fi..r 
she  was  perfu.ided  St.  Paul  was  a  bcticr  diit-cnr  iiian 
the  gay  i?,entleinen  of  the  mmle.  B.'siJes,  she  wifely 
onsidered  that  a  contempt  of  tl-.eir  pei  f.jus  w>-.tlcl  neees- 
I'diil,-  bring  wiih  it  a  c.>iir«npt  of  \fl  ih-,-ir  minis- -.'i,  i  ■ 
aid  then  she  niight  i-..-ry  her  J,iiii-b-crs  to  ■  tite  c'v,i,-cli  ,iv 
much  as  she  Ipicalld  ;  but  preacin„g  junl  pravin;;. -i-i.l  ,il 
facrej  tliini's,,  wniiM  gi-.w  U.S|,i[a-,ij  ail  I '  "'.i-lelV. 
when  tliey  had  tirlt  learned  to  n'like  a  jist  of  Hit 
preacher.  __ 

But  are  thefe  yn\!iig  ladies  alw-ivs  confined  at  home  : 
Are  tlicy  never  fnlle'ed  to  IVe  the  world  '  Ye',  ami 
sometimes  without  in;  Kuard  of  1  nisther  toot  thon.jii 
PhromlVais  fowell  belov.'d  i:y  h.V  chiMren,- that  .they 
would  very  scMom  cho.ise  to  g  i  without  iii-r.  Tlieir  IViais 
were  inlaid  betimes  with  liie  principles  of  virtue  and  pru 
dence  :  tWefe  are  their  conllant  guard  ;  nor  d>  thev  wish 
to  make  a  visit  whtu-e  ibeir  motUer  has' reason  to  fui*t)|^i 
their  fifcty. 

They  have  freedoiit  given  them  in  all  the  common  af. 
fairs  of  life  to  choofe  f.;r  llieml'elves  l  bnt  they  take 
pleal'urc,  f;ir  the  mist  part,  in  i;eferring  the  chciioc  back 
to  their  feniors.  Phronissa  has  managed  the  restrain 
their  younger  years  with  fo  lu.tch  reafjn  and  io-v-e, 
they  have  seemed  all  their  lives  to  know  iiothin';  but  li- 
berty ;  an  udmonition  of  iheir  parents  m.;ers. with  cheer- 
ful cotr.plimc-.^n.l  is  nev.r  dti)a;ed.  A  wi.Ii  or  desire 
has  the  fame  power  over  them  now,  as  a  coitimand  had 
in  their  infancy  and  childhooil  ;  for  the  command  w.is  e-" 
ver  dressed  in  the  softest  language  of  auihority  and  this 
made  arery  act  of  obeience  ^delight,  till  it  became  an 
habitual  pleasure. 

In  short,  they  have  been  educated  with  ftich  diforetion, 
tenderness,  and  jiieiy,  as  have  laid  a  foundation  to  nriake 
them  happy  and  ufeftll  in  the  rising  age  :  their  parents 
with  pleasure  view  the  groiving  prcfpect,  and  return 
daily  thanks  to  Almighty  God,  whofe  blessing  has  at- 
tended their  watchful  cares,  and  has  thus  far  anfweircd, 
th«ir  most  fervent    devotions.  ^ 


OM    LAUGHING 

TO  form  a  true  judgment  of  a  perfon's  'emper,  begin 
-vtilh  an  observation  on  his  laugh  ;  for  jjeopte  are  never 
to  unguarded  as  when  ihey  art  plcafed  i  and  |au -liter  ac- 


i  ing  a  visible  fymptom  of  some  inward  satislactlon,  it  is 
1  then,  if  cYer.we  inay  lieheve  the  face  ;  hut  for  method 
I  fake,  it.willbe  necessary  to  point  out  the  several  kjnds  of 
I   laughing,  under  llie  following  heads  : 

The  Dimplers.— The   Sirilers.— The   Laaghers.— Th» 

Pri„'>ir-.t:;-ri^JHi..-!»ii:.-  jl— •' 

The  Dimple  is  practisedto  give  a  grace  to  the  features, 
and  is  frequently  made  a  bait  to  enungle  a  gar-tng  lo- 
ver. — This  was  called  by  the  ancients,  the  chain  laugh. 

Tli«  Smile  is  for  the  most  part  confined  to  the  fair  lex, 
and  their  mole  retinue  :  it  expres  ei  our  jaiisfaciion  in  a 
silent  sort  of  ajiprobation,  an\-i  does  not  disorder  the  fea- 
tures too  Hiiicli.  and  iherlfore  is  practifed  by  lovers  of 
the  mnst  delicate  addrefs. 

The  Laugh.  Imong  us,  ii  the  common  V/'»u»  of  the  an. 
ciems,  and  breaks  forth  spontaiieoiisly. 

The  Gri«  is  generally  madeufe  oftodifplay  a  beautiful 
fet  of  teeth. 

The  llori.e.laugli  is  used  with  great  success,  in  all  kinda 
of  diri>iitation.  fhe  rrohcleiiis,  in  this  kind,  by  a  well- 
tinied  laugh,  will  baffle  the  r.-iost  solid  argu.nent.  Thia 
Upon  all  iLcasions  fupplies  the  want  of  rtafnn,  and  is  re- 
ceived Willi  great  applause  in  coffee-houfe  difputcs  ;  that 
siilc  the  lauijh  joins  'with,  is  generally  obl'tivcd  to  gain 
the  belter  oi  lll^  antagonist. 

The  p.-ude  has  a  wonderful  eileem  for  the  chain-Iaugh 
ordimp.ej  she.  lucks  n|je,i  all  otl.V'  kinds  of  laughter  a» 
c.KCesikrs  of  Irvitv,  and  is  neieer  feen  upon  die  molt  e«- 
ti-ava^.ni  jr!:i3,  'to  dl^order  her  icaiiiies  with  a  lil.ile; 
her  I'ps  arecmpofrtl  wnli  a  piimnefs  Iieculiar  to  her 
character  ;  all  her  in.odesty  feeTns  collecitd  into  htr  face, 
and  but  very  raicly-takes  the  freedom  to  sink  her  chcclc 
into  a  dimjile.  The  eiiVn.inaie  fop,  by  the  long  exercila 
ol  his  countenance,  at  the  glafs,  it  in  the  fume  situation 
and*  on  nijv  wnwjily  .s.-e  him  attroire  ln«  owp  alo.. 
queKceby  a  dimple.  ,, 

The  yotjng  widow  is  only  a  chain  for  at'tniO!  her 
smites  arc  confined  by  decorum,  an.l  sue  is  iibliged*io  mak» 
tier  face  sympaihife  with  her  habit;  she  l.ioks  demure 
\>i  art,  ai.d  li-.-  the  strictest  rule  of  decency  is  never 
ailn-.vcdtj  fniiletill  the  tirft  otter  or  advance   to    h,r   is 

The  waggei,er:il!y  calls  in  the  hoiffe-laugh  to  his  asist- 

There  are  anott  er  kind  of  grinncrs.  which  fnme  people 
term  sneeiers.  Tiiey  alwa  '«  mdu  g-  their  mirth  at  li.U 
espence  ff  their  fncnds,  and  all  tluir  ridicule  consists  in 
n-iserifonable  ill-ha-uie  ;- but  they  sli<-uid  consider,  ihat 
let  tlniii  iio»hat  tl  ey  will,  they  never  can  laugh  away 
tlieir  own  f  liy  by  I'nevringai  other  people's. 

'fhe  o.qnei  hiis  a  great  deal  of  the  sneeier  in  lier  com- 
posiiio.i  ;  bu'  she  mull  beaHnwe'd  lobe  a  prol'iticni  in 
laii.;h,er,  and  one  Mh'i  can  run  through  all  ihe  exercife  r.f 
tlie'featuu-s  ;  she  fnbdues  the  formal  lover  with  the  dim- 
ple—accosls  the  fop  will)  a  smile— joins  with  the  wit  in 
adoivnrtslit  lansli  ;— to  vary  tl.e  air  of  her  coaniei.anre, 
she  frecj:  i  tlv  rallies  with  a  grin  — and  wlun  she  haiU 
ridiculed  iie.lofer  quite  out  of  his  undeistandi.ig.  she,  to 
crtuplr-e  hi.  imsfortuiics,  fliikes  him  dumb  with  the 
lioife  laugh. 

THUUCHrS  ON^  HL'MAX  HAPPINESS. 

.  MUCH  has  heenfaid,  at  diflerent  periods  of  the  world, 
^Otlthe  fiiliject  of  human  happinef-;.  Many  expedients 
llave  been  formed,  by  iugenius  fpcculatills,  for  Ihe  at. 
tainment  of  this  fublunary  Velnity  ;  various  have  been  the 
plans  prop«l"ed,  to  facilitate  the  acquisition  of  this  phan- 
tom til  the  imagination  j  as  if  it  were  jiossible  for  the 
powers  of  the  human  intellect  to  remain  stationary,  uii- 
derany  situation  we  can  I  e  placed  in.  Corporeal  grati. 
fications,  we  all  know,  are  of  transient  duration,  and  to 
-n-iany  of  them,  even  thofe  accounted  the  most  erqni- 
^itely  pleasing  not  only  fatieiy,  but  disgust  and  langouc 
succeed. 

Intellectual  enjoyments  (which  are  certainly  the  most 
alluring)  are  evanescent  and  ileeting  :  seldom  alTording 
that  pleasing  gratification  that  our  fanguinc  expectations 
vainly  aniicipataied.  It  may  naturally  be  demauded 
what  is  the  caufa  of  this  grievous  dii'appiiintiTient 

There  appears  lo  be  many  cngeni  reasons,  l»hy  the 
itiiiiU  ntvcr  enjoys  unmixed  felicity  in  this  state   ef  a.^i*t' 


206 


THE    MINERVA. 


For  1804 — 5. 


«nce  ;  ihc  iKi.icipil  o.ic  however  is,  that  we  are  two  apt 
to  promise  ourfelves  greater  d'-.grees  of  h»ppinef»,  thin 
the  nature  of  things  can  posslily  beslOMTi  wh?n  wears 
in  purfuit  of  any  promiting  gratification,  we  generally 
contemplate  it  in  an  abstract  feme,  as  not  being  con. 
nectcd  with  contingent  concomitants.  We  readily  grant, 
that,  in  general,  all  human  loss  are  innperfect  :  but  do 
not  we  entertain  a  kind  of  mental  reservation  in  favour 
ol'oiirowrt  sagacity  an^l  prudence?  Are  wc  not  apt  to 
fiippofe  that,  in  the  general  mode  of  human  conthirt,  men 
frustrate  the  end  of  gratifications,  by  some  tnifc'iitvotis  r 
injifdicioui  minagement,  for  which  they  are  culpable  ; 
but  which  wetrull  oar  nicer  judgment  will  torn  to  abet- 
ter account. 

The  various  ways  by  which  the  v*nity  of  man  tteceivcs 
him.  and  counteract',  even  his  best  refoluiions,  are  fi) 
numerous, that  no  perp>n  in  any  rtegree  acquaiuied  with 
himself,  will  deny,  that,  on  many  occasions,  h;  has  con- 
ceived thoughts  of  his  own  superior  prudence  and  discre. 
tion,  that  he  would  be  ashamed  to  own.  That  tlwse 
mistaken  conclusions  in  our  own  favour.  »rc  among  the 
many  eccentricities  of  the  human  mind,  most  pers-ons 
will  donhllcrs  adirtit  :  and  from  this  single  c'lrcnmf.ance 
we  have  liiren  led  to  form  fjlUcious  notions  of  the  nifire 
of  humau  happiness.  It  wouli  be  arrog.int  in  me.  not 
to  acknowledge,  that  I  have  b«n  repeatedly  dr(.i;Ii;,l  in 
thi  ;>articipation  of  intellectuil  giatiUcaiions,  byenpi'Ct- 
in;  a  greater  degree  of  fatisfaciiun  from  them  Urau  the 
naiur>  of  th'ngs  will  admit. 

For  the  conrolation  and  encowrafljetnent  »f  vojnsf  per 
eonr,  'who  wish  to  SI"  up  tHe  mcafure  of  their  dniv  in 
incial  iift'  ;  it  is  but  just  to  inform  tliein.  that  if  th,-y 
i>r(ferv.^  themseUes  untaintea  by  vice,  which  is  con'.tant- 
ly  holduig  forth  its  illuivc  Joys,  they  liny  find,  in  t'no 
intervals  of  iheir  leifnre  m  imenn,  harmless  amnfcnuMits 
^hat  will  leave  no  srin;brli:n<l  them.  Youth  full  of  gay 
tho"<;his  and  pletsing  enpeciations,  imagine  iliat  tliey 
will  find.  In  a  full  sc.ipe  of  eiqoi.site  gatiru-ationi,  as 
much  Iiappinefs  in  a  few  months,  as.  i"  tin-  ifurvl  graii:i- 
tion  of  huiiuinpleafiircs,  are  experienced  in  a  whole  ace 
The  mndrrn  man  of  pleasure  supposes,  that  the  01 J  Put, 
liis  father,  docs  not  know  hew  to  enjoy  Itfe  !  tils  grave 
adiiionitiouR  (the  fntiis  of  many  years  observation  aiuU's- 
perieiice^y  are  consi.leTfcd  as<?i<'e  nui\-it:^,  resulting  fnnn 
» total  inujp.acitv  of  enjiying  lifo.  Thus  deluded  by  his 
own  vanity,  and  the  elttpiy  app'aufe  of  raw  lv>ys,  he 
jCKshcs  into  every  fccnc  '*f  d'-^siptniim,  ruiiishis  constituti- 
o.T,  his  reputation,  an(S  bis  forime. 

To  the  vouv.g  men  of  thea'tfe.  I  would  further  observe, 
that  if  ihfv  cultivate  the  habits  of  virtue,  thfv  will  not, 
in  the  end  have  just  canfe  to  dec'.are  that  all  is  vanity  ;  h 
"  that  li/e  isa  bul>ble  :"  for  he  >yho  lives  af;recablc  to 
nature,  (that  is,  to  virtue)  lives  happily;  and  he  whofe 
life  has  Ween  spent  in  iilVful  pu,  suits,  cannot  be  said  to 
have  Uv.-din  vain.  Inn»cent  pleafures  will  be  the  atten- 
dants of  virtue,  as  pain,  *-en\orse,  and  mifcry,  are  the  na- 
tural eousenaences  of  vice. 


BIOGRAPHY. 

JOEL  BARI.OW, 

A  man  equally  distinguished  in  Europe  and  America, 
s»as  born  at  Reading,  in  Connecticut,  about  the  yrar 
1758  or  59  :  entered  Vale  College,  in  .September,  177+, 
and  graduated  in  17r8.  The  events  of  his  youth  were 
probably  no  wise  rcinarl<at>le.  Reatling  is  a  fmall  cuun- 
iry  place;  Mr.  Birlow,  fen.  was  a  refpectable  farmer  ; 
and  his  fon.  no  doubt,  received  the  customary  instructi- 
on of  youth  in  his  situation. 

Theclafs  in  which  Mr.  Harlow  entered  was  remarkable 
from  the  nrsrniblageof  men  of  talent. i,  many  of  whnn 
now  poll  Is  a  Inrge  f  hare  of  public  confidence,  and  inlUi 
ence,  nr'diiect  itie  councils  of  their  country.  To  bf  ran- 
ked among  the  first  ;,i  such  a  jroupts  no  ordinary  oiaife  ; 
and  as  among  the  fust  Mr,  Barlow  was  uniformly  consi- 
dered. 

Among  many  abfurd  riistoms  which  formerly  prevail  ed 
at  Yale  College. but  whichare  since  abolished,'  was  that 
of  an  annual  chillenge  from  the  Frenchmen  to  the  .Sophi. 
•niore  cbfs.  on  the  fjll  of  the  first  fnow,  tocobat  at  fnow 
balling.  This  cufiom  is  only  of  importance  at  prefent, 
as  it  gave  birth  to  the  firs'  poem  Mr,  Barlow  is  known  to 
have  produced.  The  conflict  of  \;he  contending  parlies 
■was  happily  pourtraved  :  the  dclVriptinn  of  a  fnow  storm 
with  which  the  poem  commenced,  concluded  with  this 
fpiriicd  line — 

1'  Atiiiytive  dtscendt  in  magazines  qfsnov.'.'* 

The  attachment  whicli  Mr,  Barlow  difplayed  for  poetry, 
recommended  him  to  the  particular  notice  of  Dr.  Uwight- 
and  I  hough  his  tutorial  instructions  were  confined,  prin' 
C'pallv,  to  another  claf--,  yet  he  took  frequent  occasion  to 
jirnmoie  the  improvement  of  his  young  friend.  To  this, 
Mr.  Barlow  alludes,  in  very  strong  terms,  in  an  unpub. 
ishcd  jiwciical  letter,   aUdiebed  to   his  friend   Wolcott 


(late  Secretary  of  the  Trealury  of  the  United  States) 
shortly  after  their  depaiture  from  college  ;  in  which  he 
declares  the  I'ummit  of  his  happinefs  and  theextent  of  his 
Wishes  to  be,  to  have 

"  D.iiig'11/tir  Us  tutor,  WJuitfor  biijriend." 

With  what  fuccels  Mr  Barlow  cultivated  ^poetry,  inay 
be  judged  by  his  poem  delivered  at  the  public  examination 
for  the  bachelor's  degree,  in  1778,  and  which  was  print- 
cd  a^  the  tint^ 

On  leaving  college,  the  slender  finances  of  our  author 
admonisheil  liim  to  (elect  fomc  employment,  which  would 
Ipcedily  furnish  him  with  the  means  of  fubsistence.  The 
C  'iiuectlcut  army,  at  this  time,  was  deficient  in  chaplains 
— and  he  was  urged  to  qualify  hiiiifelf  for  tha^  appoint- 
m^-iit.  'I'his  rcituired  time  :  but  it  was  intimated  to  him, 
,tiiat  sucii  w;ii  tnc  confi.'ence  n  his  genius,  application, 
virtue,  andiuch  the  desire  to  ferve  him.  that  a  brief  pre- 
paration v/as  all  that  would  be  dcinanded,  and  that  every 
indulgence  should  be  fliewn  hiin  at  the  examination.  Thus 
encouraged,  heappltel  hltiself  strenuously  to  theological 
stujic-!  1  and  at  the  end  of  ■«<  weeks,  it  is  faid,  fusraitied  a 
ivpntaMe  e.vamiiiJtion,  wan  licenfed  to  preach,  and  ri- 
paired  to  the  ar.ny.  Asa  preacher,  Mr.  Barlow  was 
much  res[)ected  ;  and  the  wr.ter  of  liris  article  remembers 
to  have  heard  nim  deliver  two  fermons  during  his  theolo- 
gical courfe.  How  long  heonLintied  in  th.;  army  is  nut 
now  recollecied  ;  but  |)ri'b\bly  until  the  clo:e  of  the  war. 
In'  17^1,  however,  he  repaired  lb  New-Haven,  arrj  took 
hisd-gree  of  mjstt-r  of  arts. '  On  this  occasion  he  pro- 
mtiinced  a  poem  which  w.is  foofi  at\er  printed  ,•  and  was 
inttn.led  as  the  camest'of  his  "  Vi.,i-m  of  Cotumiia."  v\\k\\ 
it  appears  he  had  already  compofed.  This  fniall  poem, 
to'ciher  with  that  abov;  menlioned,  are  republished  in 
"  AniericAO  PoL'ms,"  vol.  1. — a  valuable  repository  of  na- 
tive poetry. 

Afier  leaving  the  army,  Mr.  Barlow  applied  himfelf  to 
the  stutly  of  the  law, -to  which  he  had  early  destined  him- 
IV'lf  Rut  immidi.ite  fnppoit  was  nrcessary  ,■  and  at  the 
rtig';estion  and  probalily  with  the  assistance  of  Ifis  friend, 
he  niitlenook  and  fuccce.led  in  the  establishment  of  a 
weekly  ])aper,  lit  connexion  with  a  printer,  at  Hartford. 
Uurin,g  this  coni.eci  tn,'  he  published  his  "  Vision  of  Co- 
lumbus ,■''  which  has  gone  through  two  AiTieric?.n,  one 
English,  ani  one  Paris  edition,  i'h-:  fubjf  ct  of  this  Po-  ! 
em  was  popular  ;  and  the  active  jeal  of  the  friends  of  the 
aut'ior,  fpcurtd  to  i.  a  favorable  reception.  But  its  merit, 
over-rated  a!  rirst,  is  now  under-Valued.  The  Warr.1lh  of 
friendship  and  the  decision  of  an  American,  may  be  fuf- 
pecteil  of  parti  vlitv— but  after  ever,-  deduction,  the  "  Vi- 
sion of  Colinrihur,"  must  he  considered  as  a  specimen  of  ^ 
talents  highly  houor.tble  to  r>  young  a  man.  The  eafe, ' 
correctncfs, and  even  swectnessjof  the  versification,  and 
the  pliilosophical  tnrn  of  ih.'Ught,  which  it  difplaiys 
throtii'-.out,  are  miicli  towards  compensating  fur  the  inlie 
rent  defects  of  plan,  and  the  abfence  of  thofe  bold  and 
original  flights  of  genius,  which  have  been  designated  as 
among  the  indifpcnsable  characteristics  of  Epopei — and 
the  poem  ir.ay  be  repeatedly  perufed  with  plcafuv:,  al- 
though the  reader  may  not  be  .able  to  forget  that  fome  of 
its  TTiost  inierestiGg  pasatjes  are  close  copies  of  correfpon- 
dent  dr-fcilpiions  and  relations   in  the    Incas  of  Marmon- 

1,1, Afier  the  pjhiication   of  this  poem,    Mr,   Bavlow 

wa'.  cinploved  b>-  the  clergy  of  Connecticut  in  the  ref  isi- 
on  of  Ur.  Watt's  version  of  the  psalms— to  supply  defi. 
ciences,  and  to  adopt  the  whole  to  the  peculiar  taste  of  the 
country.  This  ta>k  he  executed  to  general  acceptance, 
and  in  twoinstancis  added  very  beautiful  little  p»»ms  to 
the  common  psalm  bock. 

About  this  lime  Mr.  Barlow  t'roppej  his  connection 
with  the  weekly  paper,  and  opened  a  book  store,  but  as 
this  was  principally  for  the  sale  of  his  edition  of  the 
j>ralms,  he  qtiiticd  this  occupation  as  soon  as  that  was  ef- 
fected, at'd  engaged  in  the  profession  of  the  law.  In  this 
his  sticcess  was  butindllfprent.  The  noble  conceits  and 
gem  rnns  sentiments  of  the  poet,  did  not  readily  amnlga. 
mate  with  the  tautological  jargon  and  petty  detail  of  the 
lawjert  Mr.  BarloWsmannnsand  aildresf  were  not  po- 
puUr:  his  elocution  was  emb'irras'-'»d — and  he  was  thought 
deficient  in  tbt.t  happy  impudence  which  is  so  essential 
to  the  success  of  an  advocate.  He  had  no  children  to  la- 
bor for — anrl  the  amiable  fortitude  and  enlightened  un- 
derslflmliitg  of  his  partner  sustained  his  Ipirils,  Still  ihe 
prolpect  of  a  small  decreasing  fund  preyed  upon  his 
mind  :  and  he  was  thtrefore  the  more  easily  induced  to 
quit  his  situation,  and  toseek  in  an  agency  to  a  foicign 
country  that  weahh  which  eluded  his  grasp  in  his  own. 

Some  members  of  a  land  company,  called  the  Ohio 
company,  in  connexion  with  a  few  other  perlons  then  sup- 
posed lo  be  men  of  property,  bv  a  manoeuvre  not  then  un- 
(ierstood,  but  which  has  fincebeen  detected,  appropriated 
to  their  own  use  a  very  considerable  part  of  the  funds  of 
that  company  :  and  under  the  title  of  the  Scioto  company, 
oflered  large  tracts  of  land  for  sale  in  Europe,  to  few  of 
which  had  Ihey  any  pretensions.  It  was  the  agent  of  the 
Scioto  company,  but  with  a  perfect  ignorance  of  their  e-. 
ere'  plan,  that  Mr,  Barlow  embarked  for  France,  in  1783 
i    The  event  of  this  agency  was  unfortunate,   and  left  h 


it  is  supposed  with  no  other  retources  than  his  o'*n  genius 
and  reputation,  to  make  his  way  in  a  distant  land,  and 
amid  a dilTerent  people.  Froiii  this  time  his  literary  and 
'  pclitical  history  i&  kiio,vn. 


AN  INTERESTING  FACT. 

SOME  years  previous  to  the  late  revolution   in  FrtircV 
when  the  nobility  yet  held   their  almost    re^al  honours  : 

a  Mr ,  a  )0ung  Englishman  in  Paris,  ufed  to  fpemi 

much  of  his  time  at  th^  //ofe/ of  the  Marquis  dc  Boa- 
ille.      His  hofpitality,  and  accoiiipllshmenis.  won  far  on 

the  esteem  of  Mr.   ,  and    in    one  French    family, 

even  in  the  heart  of  the  most  difsolute  court  in  Europe, 
he  beheld  connubial  happitiefs'.tonnubial  parity!  iheiler- 
fonnl  graces  of  the  marchionfifs.  though  in  the  wane  of 
foiiy  years,  yet  gave  lovelincfs  to  liie  fenimiuts  of  a 
mind  that  was  only  to  be  know  1  to  be  a.Hored.  She  was 
admited  and    esteemed   by    Mr.  ..-ju   her  hus- 

band was  reverenced  and  loved.  When  ihis  truly  noble 
pair  quitted  Parii,  fcr  their  Chateau  in  the  country,  they 
rc^iiestid  their  giiest  fpecddy  to  follow  sirem. 


ilr 


iih  the 


had  bteii  ioine  weeks  in  Paris  after  Ihe  de- 

llestnous  friends,    and  was  pieparing  ta 

.,         I-.  „  ^^  from 


vhcit  he  rcceit 


(  parture  i 

I  comply  ■ 
tlic  MarquLi,  wriiten  in  the  lUmosi  consci-natio.j  »nd  an- 

I  guish  ol  ininy.     He  had  lost  the  wife  of  his  bofom— she 

I  was  .then  lying  dead  in  the  castle,  after  havin,j  endureti 
the  pains  oi  a  short  but  rajiid'HInels-'.  she  was  at  peace  -. 
but  tor  htm,  his  g.ief  mus.  h;  a,  eternal  as  his  love  " 

This  imelligence  furpriled  anil  :.mic'ed  Mr  and 

eager  to  confoie  his  funerii.g  IVl.  „d,  he  immediiiel'-  fee 
oft  for  the  Chateau,  V/hen  he  arrivej  at  the  villwe, 
which  lay  at  the  foot  of  the  h'll  on  vithich  the  castle  was 
situated,  instead  of  the  stillnefs  of  IJ^npathetic  forrow.  ' 
marking  every  connienai.ce  fir  One  whofe  iiimuit  foul 
was  charity  :  — instead  of  this  decent  tribute  to  the  virtu, 
ous  dead— the  bells  rang ;  and  the  parents  were  alTt-itbled, 
dancing,  singing  and  exhibiting  every  feature  of  f.^tivity. 
Ain.iwd  and  sliocked,  he  e.iquired  what  it  meant  >.  The 
general  reply  w.as— •'  the  marchioness  is  come  to  life  !" 
Bewildered  wi'h  a  hope  he  haully  dared  cherish,  he  has- 
tened to  the  Chateau;  and  there  was  r.'Ccived  with  opea' 
arms  by  the  happy  Marquis.  He  ltd  htm  to  the  cham- 
ber of  his  amiabl^wife ;  who  thanked   Mr. with 

tears  ol  gratitude  for  the  confolation  his  friendship  'had 
intended  iter  lord.     Afier  th?    first  h,>r;„d    ohft-rva/.-os 

and  Mr. felt  his  enu  tion  fubsided    to  Iranqlfflhy  j 

he  enquired  the  ojcasioii  of  this  blif.ful  change.  The 
uiarchioncfs  said  to  him,  nearly  in  the  following  terms. ' 
••  My  illncls  was  fudJen  and  fo  alarming,  that  tlieMar. 
quis  lummoncd  feveral  physicians  to  attend  me.  All  their 
exertions  seemed  to  fail,  and  thev  ileclared  that  there  wa? 
no  hope  ;  but  conformed  to  remain  in  the  roo  n  urtil  I 
breathed  my  last,  1  took  leave  of  mv  family.  And  in  bid- 
ding  my  husband  adieu  forever,  a  sn.lden  convulsion  seiz- 
ed me-and  I  appeared  to  expire  in  his  arms  I  fell  bacif 
oti  my  h.-d,  palean.1  motio„|ers  ;  a„d  he  was  torn  bv  ab- 
lolute  turce  from  the  apartment.  The  physicians  tltenad- 
vaiiced  and  looked  at  me,  declared  that  I  was  dead  I  was 
stiff  and  cold  as  marble,  and  laid  in  mv  shroud  upon  my 
couch,  to  be  ready  for  interment.  For  this  part  of  my 
narration  I  am  indebted  to  my  women.  In  obedience  to 
our  religion,  and  in  honour  of  mv  rank,  the  room  was 
darkened,  hung  with  bl.ick,  and  lighted  with  wax -lights  ; 
and  the  anthems  of  the  dead  were  chanted  morning  anil 
evening  around  my  bed  At  last  the  day'  came,  in  which 
Iwasto  becominitted  to  the  earth,  Mv  husband,  who 
had  bocn  detained  from  the  sight  nfmv  corple,  hearing  I 
was  to  Ik  removed,  broke  from  his  room,  and  flying  to  ihe 
door  of  my  apartment,  insisted  upon  leeingmeoiice  more. 
In  vain  he  cnircate.l  :  his  a«endant«,  in  obedience  to  the 
demands  of  the  pliyslcians,  held  him  fast — but  his  grief 
was  stronger  than  their  strength  ,•  and  with  a  fudden  ex- 
eriion,  he  burst  from  their  hold,  and  rushing  into  the 
chamber,  flung  himfelf  upon  my  hofoin  exclaiming— 
"  My  wife  !  my  dear  wile,  thev  shall  not  tear  ihee  from  ' 
me  !"  At  thefe  wowls.  I  raMVd  m)  leU',  and  cbfued  him 
into  my  arms — he  fainted.  By  the  allistancc  of  the  fa- 
culty he  loon  recovered;  and  I  was  removed  to  a  warm 
bed,  which  q-.iickly  restored  me  to  my  former  fylf  What 
1  have  told  you  is  extraoi  Jinary  ,•  but  what  I  have  yet  to 
tell,  still  strikes  me  with  terror.  When  I  appeared  to 
expire,  I  suppole  I  fwooned  ;  for  I  have  no  reci'lleflionof 
any  thing,  until  my  feo("-s  f-emcd  to  awake  at  the  strains 
of  fine  music,  I  found  niyfelf  stretchd  on  my  couch,  un- 
able to  open  my  eyes,  to  move,  or  articulate  a  lound.  The 
voices  of  the  choristers  chilled  me  withilread,  Butwhen 
I  heard  them  proceed  for  hours  in  the  Iblemnilv.  and  mv 
women  who  fat  around  me,  difcoursipg  of  my  death  and 
intended  burial — r,od  knows  what  were  my  Tiorrors  !  the 
conviction  that  I  should  he  buried  alive,  vi'ith  all  mv  fen- 
fes  contemplating  the  fcene,  almost  drove  rr^.f.  ma'd— \et  X 
was  incapable  ofexprefing,  even  bv  a^ip.n.  thai  I  existed. 
In  this  state  of  distrattion'and  tcrro  ■  was  mv  mind,  when 
I  heard  my  husband's  voic'e  at  the  door— when  I  heard 
his  struggles,  his  eloquent  gri.  f,  O  !  my  foul  was  torn  with 
agony  !— but  when  n.y  lord  threw  himiclf  upon  my  breast. 


Vol.  1. 


TPIE    M  INERV  A. 


»nd  in    >11  the  tonure  of  ingnish,  callfd    upon  my  name 
and  strained  ni«  to  hi?he»rt — it  caufed  Aictia  tempest  Ir.    . 
mv  foil— fiMh  ■>  revoluiiin    in  my  whole    fra-n-,    tint  I 
fell  the  wilT,  and.  iliu  next  moment.    h:iJ    tlic   p^wcr,  to  j 
grasp  him  in  my  annJ,  the  rest  you  already  know." 


FROM  THE  TRENTON  FEDERALIST. 

Frequent  contemplation  of  Death  necessary    to    moderate 
the  Pasiions. 

I,et  tho'e  weak  mind?  who  live  in  dou'jt  ami  fear 
To  jaggUug  prieMs  for  oracles  repair  ; 
One  ceriam  hourofdeaili  to  each  decreed. 

My  filed,  my  certain  »oui,  from  UcuLii  has  freed. 

ROWE. 

ir  is  recridcd  of  fnme  eastern  monarch,  ll>»t    he  kept 
an  officer  in  hi^oule,  wrinne  employment  it  was  to  remind 
iiim  of  his  morl5*lily.  iiy  c:tli':is  ont  every  innrning.   at  u 
•ijted  ivonr— 'Rcmeniber,  pijucc.  thil  iliou  shalt  die  !'and 
tlic  cnnteiiipli'ion  i>f  the  frailnrss  and  uncerrainty  ot  our  ( 
prcfent  slate  appeared  of  so  much  itnp'irtancc  to  Snion  of  j 
Athens,  that  he  left  iliis  precpt    to    future  ages—'  Keep  I 
thine  eye  fixed  upon  the  end  ol  thy  life.'  j 

^'A  freqiteni  and  attentive  prcfpect  of  that  moment,  1 
which  must  put  a  jn-riod  to  all  our  schemes,  and  deprive  j 
usof  all  onr  iictjutsitions,  is,  indectl.  t>f  *he  utmost  etiica- 
cy  to  the  jtist  ^n^  rational  reguLmon  of  our  lives  ;^  nor  ■ 
would  ever  any  thing  wicked,  or  often  any  thin;»  abi*uitl,  } 
be  undertaken  or  pro:-,ecutrd  by  him  who  should  hegrn  e- 
viry  d.iy,witli  a  ferlous    JeHection  that  he  is  born  to    die. 

The  disturbers  of  our  Il.ippines  in  this  world  are  our 
tjcsires,  our  griefs,  and  fnir  teirs  ;  and  to  all  thefe  the 
cots'.ideralion  of  nnortaliiy  is  a  Certain  and  adequate  re. 
medy.  •  Think,'  says  Epictettis,  '  frequently  on  jjov-ertv, 
,*  banishment  and  death,  and  ihon  wilt  never  indulge  vi- 
'  oleiit  desire,  or  give  up  thy  heart  to   ttlcan    fentimei't.' 

That  thenisim  of  Epic'etus  is  founded  on  j.ift  obser- 
vation, will  easily  be  g-an  ed.  when  we  leHect  li'ow  that 
vehemence  ofeagerncfs  afnrthe  common  objects  of  pur- 
I  *"''t  ii  I'in  llvil  in  nin  inindi  We  TCpre«ttnt  to  oucselvcs 
the  pleasure  of  fntne  future  possession,  and  fuffer  ogr 
thoughts  to  dwell  attentively  upon  it,  till  it  has  wholly 
,«nprrossed  the  imagination,  and  permits  us  not  to  conceive 
»ny  happiness,  but  its  attainm^'nt,  nor  any  niiferv  biit'iis 
»loss  :  everv  otli,rsati>fjctirin  wliich  th"  biuntj  of  Pr  >vi- 
dencc  has  I'ca'ten-O  over  life  is  neglected  as  inconsidera- 
Wit  in  coinpirisnn  to  the  g'-eat  iilij^ct  which  we  hive 
placed  before  us,  an-J  is  thrown  from  ns  as  incumbering 
our  activity,  or  trampled  under  foot  as  (landing  in  our 
way.  **" 

Everyman  hss  experienced  how  much  of  this  ardour 
,  lias  been  remitted,  when  a  harp  or  tedious  sickness  has 
fet  death  before  his  eyes.  The  c.iiensive  influence  of 
greaiucfi,  the  glitter  of  wealth,  the  praifcs  of  admirers 
and  the  attendanc*  of  fupplicants,  haife  appeare.J  vainSt 
«mpty  things  when  the  last  hour  feemed  to  be  approaching, 
and  the  same  appearance  they  would  always  have,  if  the 
faoj,e  thought  was  always  predominant.  Wc  should  then 
find  th^  aiil'urdity  of  stretching  out  our  arms  incessantly 
to  grasp  ihit  which  we  cannot  keep,  and  wearing  out 
our  lives  in  endeavours  to  add  new  torrents  to  the  fabric 
of  ambition,  when  the  foundation  itself  is  shaking,  and 
the  ground  on  which  it  stands,  is  mouldering  away. 


THE  WILL  OF  PETER  PITHOU. 


rtTER  Pithou  svas  an  emir.'.nt  French  lawyer,  the 
friend  of  the  illustrious  tie  Thou,  and  the  chancellor 
THopital.  He  wrote  his  will  in  elegant  latin,  which  can. 
tains  perhaps  rather  moral  than  p^-uniary  directions.  It 
begins  thus  : 

••  In  the  midst  of  the  treafons  and  of  the  perfidies  of  the 
mont  corrupt  age  that  ihe  world  eyer  faw,  1  have  been  as 
much  as  possible  the  slave  of  my  word. 

"  I  have  constantly  loved  &  cultivated  my  friends  with 
the  whole  force  of  my  heart.  I  have  rather  endeavoured 
tud'Tarin  my  enemies  by  kindncfs,  than  to  revenge  my- 
self, by  doing  them  mil'chief. 

"  I  have  loved  my  wife  as  myself  j  J  have  never  in- 
dulged my  children  improperly  ;  and  my  ferva'nts  I  have 
treated  as  men. 

"  As  a  man,  a  child,  a  boj-,  I  have  paid  great  deference 
to  age. 

•  "  My  country  has  never  concentrated  all   my  affecti- 
•ns.     I   have  anxiously  desired  the  amendment  of  the 


Full 


state,  but  always  by  moderate  antl  just  means, 

respect  a"d  veneriMo.i  t'-*r  purer  atuiqiiity,  i-  have   never 

been  the  du-e  of  novelty. 

"  I  have  always  fSared,  and  avoi.led,  as  a  I'crpent,  all 
vain  dil'putes  and  cavils  refpecting  divine  tmatiers. 

"  1  have  always  been  well  assured,  thut  knowledge  and 
openefs  of  mind  led  mote  liirectly  lo.  their  point  than  ig- 
norance and  intrigue. 

'*  1  have  never  b-'tn  so  happy  as  in  those  dnvs  in  which 
I  have  been  able  to  be  of  use  to  my  country  and  my 
friends. 

■•1  have  ever  preferred  the  art  of  judging  well  to  that  of 
fpealiiiig    finely 

"  I  trust  raflier  to  the  di^cision  of  the  law  than  in 
that  of  my  own  judgmcn:,  the  difposal  of  ail  that  I  die 
worth. 

••   1  trust,  that  all  the  tendernefs  that  I   have  rec;i\Td 
from  my  dear  witc  wiil   be  iransferr  J  to   my    children, 
and  that  she  will  lake  care  of  tlieir  educuion  as  it  I   were  i 
living. 

"  I  bequeath  to  posterity  Mtisfnithful  picture  of 
mi.-.d,  w  hich  I  h  ipe  the.>  will  receive  ^^  iili  tli.:  I'.:n 
piicity  with  uhitii  1  have  p,>iir,ra.ed    i;." 


TlliS  WIDOW 
TO  IIF.R  IMF.VNr  IN  THE  C'!.\DI.''. 
IBy  M;t.  B.  H:o!e,  of  Sheffield,  I'.ng  ] 

BLOSSOM  of  HoPt;  !  WholV  chernb  l,u 
Can  all  thy    Mnihei's  woes  l>?^iiilc  ;    • 
Sweet  bud  of  ci.nvlott  !  in  wliofr  face 
Her  furrowing  eye  delights  to  t.ace. 
Through  every  fca'ure,  openi'.g  lair, 
All  image  of  thy  father  there  ! 
Ah  !  gentle  germ  of  joy  unborn  ; 
Pale  beam  of  an  o'«rsb::dow*d  moi'n  : 
How  shall  thy  Mother's  foul  esprefs 
Her  hope,  her  fi;Rr,  her  foft  distrcfs, 
As  bending  o'er  th.-cradel'd  Form, 
She  deprecates  life^  fatal  storm  ! 
And  prays,  with  all  a  parents  fears 
For  blessings  en  thine  early  years  ; 
A  dowertt  on  thy  Fatiier's  to.nb  ; 
Unmindful  ihou,  that  IjiVows  |>  wer 
Haili  mark'd  thee  fiom  life  s  earliest  hour 
Wtecklefs  of  many  a  bitter  ter.r 
That  flnw'd  upon  the  father's  bier  ; 
And  many  a  brin,.v  torrent  shed 
L'o.in  thine  own  unconfcious  head  e 
Vet  while  thy  little  cheek  htth'pre;! 
Thy  hapless  mother's  thiobbiig  hr^-ast  : 
No  tongue  could  urge  a  p'ei  like  thine 
To  foothe  a  breaking  heart  like  mine, 
rour  through  the  breast  In  sweet  a  charm 
And  cen  despair's  fell  pang  diUrin. 


When  Wilkes  first  arrived  from  France,  and  be- 
fore he  was  taken  upon  the  outlawry,  he  lodged  in 
a  I'mall  hoiife  near  St.  Geort;«'s  fields,  wlirre  he  was 
occafitinally  vilitcd  hy  f-veral  of  the  inost  icfptctablc 
members  of  the  niinonty  of  that  time.  Ainoiw  the 
rest  Mr.  Fitzherhcrt  (the  f.ither  of  th.^  prcl'cnt 
Lord  St.  Hrlrns)  and  a  late  criefirated  nieniher  of 
th»  Houl'e  of  Commons  bcinjj  his  visitors,  he  llicwed 
them  one  evening  fcveral  political  manufcripts,  which 
lie  intended  for  immediate  publication,'  and  alked 
their  opinion  of  them.  They  at  firll  d'etlined  it, 
but  Wilkes  pi'effingthem  for  their  advice,  one  of  the 
gentlemen  faid'  "Why,  Mr.  Wilkes,  though  there 
are  fonie  fhibborn  facts  in  thofe  papers,  and  very 
pointedly  told,  do  you  think  they  are  C|;iite  ia  pru- 
dent .?"  '  No,'  fjys  the  other,  '  certainly  not  ;  but 
what  the  P— I  have  I  to  do  with  prudence?  I  owe 
money  in  France,  aoi  an  outlaw   in    England,   hated 

by  the ,  the  Parliament  the  bench  ofbithops, 

puil'iKd  b0the  courts  of  law,  the  niinifteri  Sic.  &C. 
•  &.C. — and  what,  do  you  talk  tome  of  prudtnc-  for? 
I  nufl  raife  a  dud,  or  ftaive  in  a  jail  for  life. 


"  Well,  but  what         ■ 
purfue   ?"     '  To  let  i, 
■■  Good  G— d  Mr.  Wiik. 

on?     What  are  your  pietei. 11. i:i.  .'  '   •  tjttiKrr.i. 
rants  and  the ^ooJ  no  ure  of  my  fellow   citizens.' 

Hi* friends  left  him  in  defpair ;  but  the  rtl'.ilt 
(hewed,  defperate  as  the  meafure  was,  it  in  part  fuc- 
cecdrd,  although  he  lofl  his  elc£lion  fir  Loud m, 
he  inlltntly  pr-ipofed  hirafelf  a  candidate  for  MitU 
dlcf.  X,  which  he  ultimately  carried  and  reprefcntcd 
fjr  I'evcral  fclfioDs. 

We  read  the  other  day  of  the  marriage  of  a  couple, 
whole  joint  ages  amounted  to  150  years.  This  re- 
minds us  of  what  we  remember  in  an  old  author,  who 
tells  lis,  that  there  arc  three  forts  of  m.irria(;r«,  ift 
olCiid's  mc/iing—i.  e.  as  when  Adam  aid  Eve.  tws 
yo'ine;  folks  were  coupled  together  ;  tndly  Man's 
making,  as  when  one  is  old.  and  the  other  younij,  as 
Jjsepb'i  marriage  with  Mary  ;  and  3'd(y  the  Devil's 
nsKnig,  as  when  two  old  folks  many,  iiot  far  comfort 

Ijut  COVttOuClicfs, 


A  v'rqiii  of  twenty-three  was  lately  throwing  out 
I'ome  alT.i'fd  fntcis  at  matrimony,  when  a  grave 
fii  tid  ill  (-ompany  ohrcrved,  that  "marriages  were 
inailf  in  Heaven."  Call  you  tell  me,  fir,  rejoined 
-he  fly  nymph,  v/hythey  are  fo  j/i>w  in  coming  doijn  1 


rO  THE  PATRONESSES  &P.VTaONSoF  thk 

MINERVA. 

One  year  hss  now  elapftfd  fiiice  the  commencement 
of  thisMifcellany,  and  the  prefent  number  compleats 
the  fiiRvsiunie  of  the  Minerva.  The  encourage- 
ment whii;h  the  pubJlHiers  have  recej,,;J  in  the  prfcfe. 
cution  of  this  work,  though  not  fuflflcientto  excite 
valti  expei-T-ation,  lias  neverthclt  fs  been  highly  grati. 
Tying  to  their  feelings.  Commencing  their  biifinefi 
with  a  veiy  ftnall  capital,  having  only  a  limited  ac- 
quaintance, am!  not  an  individual  infioential  friend 
to  intei-efl  him'elf  ill  their  behalf,  they  have  had  dif- 
Uiiilties  to  encounter,  which  are  experienced  only  by 
peopU  uiiiier  fimil.ar  ciicumftances. 

For  every  nun'ier  of  this  volume  we  have  en- 
deavoured to  se!e£l  fomething  which  might  im- 
prove the  rnoraU,  delight  the  imagination  or 
'%nrich  the  mind  of  the  inquifitive  reader:—. 
Biography  of  eminent  perfons,  interesting  historical 
sketches,  elegant  efsays,  extracts  from  the  best  p^, 
ets,  Sec.  have  alternately  filled  the  columns  of  our 
mifcellany  ;  and  wc  are  happy  to  hear  that  the  man- 
ner in  which  it  has  been  conducted,  meets  the  appro- 
bation of  many  intelligent  perfons.  Tiie  strli!\en;  de- 
corum, too,  we  believe,  has  been  uniformly  main- 
tained ;  and  nothing  we  hope  has  ever  appeared  in 
this  paper  U'hich  would  in  the  sliglitePt  degree  wound 
the  feelings  of  delicacy.  Thus  have  we,  to  tlie  ut- 
most ef  our  ability,  difcharged  our  engagement 
to  our  fnbscribers  ;  they  too.  a  very  fmall 
portion  excepted,  havtt  puniSlually  prefentetl  tis 
with  the  remuneration  ofour  fcrvices;  and  the  few 
who  have  not  yet  paid  their  fubfcriptions,  it  is  hoped 
and  expei5\ed  will  take  advantage  of  the  fiift  oppor- 
tunity to  do  it.  The  index  to  the  firft  volume,  and 
acorrei5t  lift  sf  fubfcribers  will  be  fent  with  the  firft 
number  of  the  fecoiid  volume  ;  which  will  appear  on 
Friday  ne«t.  <• 

THE  PUBLISHERS. 


THE    M  I  N  E  R  V  A. 


Vol.  1, 


;-,,.■.  i-   ..,c  Lhi<lon  PubUcalion. 
.:l  )U-t?»TS  ON  Al'PARlTIOMS. 

Scene -Tbt  Bums  o/'Faiii.ey  Ca«tls. 

Time— Midnight. 

YE  fpirirs  who  i:ihahit  world*  unknown  ! 

rrific  f|>erin:5,  wliiilier  are  ye  flown  ! 
'  !■':  have  I  heard,  yc  love  at  tliis  dre^d  hour 
.  '.  hmnt  the  ruin'j  aiilc  or  most-grown  tower  ; 
*r.?  tl.t  in  j-hadowy  tbrms.along  the  glade. 
Or  i:alk  gigantic  'mtdst  the  gloomy  shade. 
Yet  h^re  alone  with  silent  stepi  I  tread, 
■>-Vhere  biokcn  walls  their  'mouldering  ruins  fpread  i 

hpre  ilie  cold  ashes  of  the  fair  and  great, 

•inly  enshriii'd  reposr  in  awfiil  siate  ; 
V'leie  the  dart:  iv)  cbfijj  the  embattled  towrr, 
;;<1  lengtlitns  oul  awhile  its  linal  hour: 

■;  all  is  still  !  t:o  frightful  ghost  appears  ; 

'  ghat.tly  phantom  iit  huge  form  uprears; 

.  whiembd  fpirit  glides  acrofs  the  glootil  ; 
hollow  gioaii  kiw  mutters  from  the  tomb  ;  « 

(1  Jea  h-ln'ie  Miencc  Iprf^lils  an  awe   pr.if..und 
Ai^il  darkness  flings  her  I'ahle  ma.i'.le  round. 
1  hen  whirlier  arc  these  shad-.wy  fiigclres  He  I, 
■Jlut  n'i;h»l>'  gu;^d  the  relics  of  the  dead  ? 
And  whcr^  is  pale  chfck'tl  Terror-s  hideous  triin, 
■| hat  oir  ths  inidnisiit  hour  is  faid  to  reign  .' 

Ah!  let  gritn  Fer.r  and  S.jprrrtition  teW 
'    ;alc  of  hi.-ror  fiocn  Iheir  murky  cell  ; 
:..r»  hy  the  gliiiimtri'ij  taper's  pile  bine  light, 
•)  p'.s-,   in  sul!cn*n;ood,   ihi;  dreary  "night  ; 
'-in>;.  with  frenzied  looks  at  every  ::otind, 
.Ilk:  visionaiy  piianiimts  tlo.t;  around. 
.    -ihey  m  IV  tell  of  .l.'eds  wiih  hornr  fraujht, 
.■  rd  drt-adful  sighs  that  titocU  the  labouring  thought; 
Vc  will-l  fcorn  the  vain  doluding  t:ile. 
Nor  let  their  voice  o'er  reafonss  ft. f  prevail. 
But  can  f  still  a  hard/  fmptio  stand, 
:'  t  jfctiuij  truths  rcvcfd  in  every  land  ; 
•  .iile  uildirputel  fac-s  iheir  force  unite, 
I  prove  tliat  s]iiriis  haunt  the  &ltatlcs  of  night  ? 
1  no!  1  miKst^nhmii  -I  pitad  Jn  vain 
■.^sination's  wild  de8|>otic  reign  ; 
lay  thJt  f\'ai-  Uy  Parcn's  ina^ic  a'd 
.'.■  fill  wuii  airy  f     ms  th-    'uhious  shade: 
Ibid  ihe  trembling  Heart  in  ina.ihoo.i's  fpite, 
a  from  a  vlavei^ngljnsh  wi'h  pile  affright. 
,    s— 'tis  ,n  vain  !  for  while  with  IVls'iiprifn 
tJ-cr  many  a  drcidfui  legend  pity  lighs, 
Some  well. attested  facti  the  mind  pitrceivcs, 
Ai'.d  -fith  dilcrimi.iaimg  power— believes. 

'Yet  shall  !  drcid  at  this  dark  honr  to  rove. 
Amid  the  foU'ixiitstillnes  of  the  grove  ;  ;' 

Or  where  the.  time-worn  battlettients  arife,  ' 
Or  the  proud  turret  low  in  ruin  lies! 
1  fcoru  tiie  thought — assut-d  that  Sovereign  Power 
G'  »-erns  alilce  the  dark  or  noon-tidt  hour  ; 
A->d  here  :>s  free  frotn  rude  alarms  I  stray, 
Ai:iid  theft  shatlcs  as  in  the  blaze  of  day; 
V'.ule  to  thy  care.  O  thou  Alinightv  Friend  '- 
By  iiigl-.t  or  day  thy  spirit  I  sSmiJienLl. 

But  oh  !  mv  licart  delights  while  thus  I  rove,' 
Tn  ■.ndui^e  the  pleasing  rhottght  that  fsme  1   love, 
"Who  now  have  gained  the  radiant  feats  of  bill's. 
Attend  mv  wandrmg  s  o'er  a  scene  like  this. 
Oh  ye>— mtihinks  I  fvel  htr'prefence  near, 
Whose  memory  clai"^s  ali'^ciion's  grateful  tear  ; 
Wliose  form  so  much  belovd  hath  siill  the  power, 
Wi'.h  fweetes't  Gnilcs  to  ciieer  the  d.rkest  hour  ; 
D^st  ihnu.  iiidwd,  my  lonely  steps  attend, 
A'.d  O'er  me  now  with  kind  compassion  bend  ; 
.•\i  sious  with  alia  nojhtr's  care  t'l'Opirt 
A  iiahn  to  soothe  tile  sorrows  of  my  heart  ? 
Might  I  indulge  the  wish  that  thou  '.vert  near  : 
Elest  fpirit  !   :Uigf,t  1  now  behold  thee  here  ; 
Such  -as  thou  art.  array'd  in  garmeii's  bright. 
Or  luch  as  memory  views  with  fond  deliglit  .■ 
1  dare  believe,  my  heart  with  g!ad  furprlfe, 
A/.nild  linger  here  till  morning  beams  arise  ; 
^'.■I;h  strcig  de-i.e  that  gentle  voice  to  hear, 
•Whol'c  kindnef,  oft  hath  charm  d  mv  infant  ear  j 
And,  fiavght  «  ith  teudcrcst  love,  hath  luli'd  to  rest 
The  little  sorrows  of  mv  youthful  breast. 

It  must  not  be  !  I  look  ar.jund  in  vain 

Darknefs  profound,  and  awful  filcnce  reip^n 
O-er  all  this  gloomy  scene  which  seems  lo  lie 
Eniomb'd  Ltneaih  the  sable  v.aulted  sky. 
Oh!    when  shall  this  imprisoned  soul  of  mine 
Bunt  from  iis  djrk  abode  with  powers  divine. 

And  meet  with  thoi-.e  I  love,  o'n  that  blest  shore, 
T.'hcie  sorrow,  pain  and  death  are  known  no  more 

Oil!  let  my  foul  with  hoi.«ful  patience  s»y. 


■"  Thy  wdl  be  done  !"  and  wait  that  awful  day. 
That  bids  my  spirjt' wingns  wond'rous  flight, 
Ki'im  this  dark  world  to  realms  of  purest  light  ; 
WiTli  r.ipturous  joy.  lo  siiare  the  glorious    prii« 
Of  nnmortality  above  the  skies  ! 


THE  WANSERER'S  GKAVE. 


A  mound  o^  fund,  heftp'd  on  the  barreti  (hore, 
W'nich  Ocean's  quick  fucceeding  billows  lave. 

Shall  oft  compassion's  Carred^'rar  implore, 
For  'lis  the  feisiiian't  foitiary  grave. 

Far  from  his  home,  from  all  his  heart  Iteld  dear, 
For  coiiipeieuce  he  iirav'd  ihe  stormy  main  ; 

Urg'd  the  purfint  through  all  the  circling  year 
Tiiro'  J'ummer's  heats  anil  winter's  beating  r.ain. 

F'.'rtnr.e  propi'.inus  to  his  ccaselefs  toll, 

Dt-if-.n'U  hir  fond  voiarys  ardent  wish  to  blefs, 

Si.ii  \.o\t  for  him  her  gay,  deceitful  smile. 
And  crowii'd  his  diyaiiis  wiih  promis'd  happinefs 

Yet  here  li."  lies— Ihe  visionary  form 

il. ,'  1.(1  his  \ain  purfuit  dissoK.'d  in  air- 
ily '-■uik  a  \ii.1iin  to  tne  IiO'a  ling  storm. 

Thai  raVd  iiiiiiiilidul  of  ihe  fuppliant  pra) 'r. 

But  as  he  funk  amid  the  wi-rer's  roai. 

He  la.s'd  a  dm.,  -i  l'«pylica:inj  eye  ! 
«'  lle;iven  aid  my  fnil  on  seraph  win^s  to  soar, 

•■  M)  errors  pardon  !"  brca:h'u  his  latest  sigh. 

Eoine  on  the  bo.''om  of  the  beating  wave. 

His  lifelefs  firm  was  dalh'd  upon  the  strand  ; 
Some  pious  hands  hire  dug  his  lonely  grave, 

And  re^ar'd  ihis  humble  monument  of  land. 


Soon  will  the  pertfl);ible  totxib  decay. 


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S^'on  will  the  waters  wash  '.■>«  I'and  away, 
ALid  every  v,-biige  of  his  fate  crafe. 

Vet  as  \  ^^'ander  on  the  fea-bea^  shore. 

And  waich  vrl:h  musing  eve  the  ebbing  wave  j 

The  w.'ll.icniemL-ered  I'poi  shall  oft  implore  • 
A  silent  liibuic  to  the  w.\XDEKt.K"b  gr.vve. 


TilE  ANGElL's  FACE. 

No  plate  had  John  and  Joan  to  hoard, 

I'Uin  folk. in  humble  plight! 
One  only  tonkard  crown'd  their  board, 

And  tliit  was  Kll'd  each  night. 

Aloof^whof.-  inner  bottom— stretch'd 

In  pride  of  chubby  grace- 
Some  rude  engraver's  hand  had  etch'd 

An  angel's  cherub  face. 

Jnhn  fwallowd  first  a  moderate  fup  ; 

But  Joan  was  not  like  John; 
For  when  her  lips  once  loucli'd  the  cup. 

She  swill'd  till  all  was  gone. 

Tohn  often  ,<-r'}  !--r  to  drink  fair  ; 

Sut  she  ne'er  chang'd  a  jot  ; 
She  lovd  to  see  ihe  angel  iherc. 

And  therefore  drained  the  pot. 

When  John  found  all  remonstrance  vain, 

Anolher  Card  he  play'd; 
Ami  where  the  angel  stood  fo  plain, 

lie  got  a  J^ieWpourtray'd. 

Joan  faw  the  horns,  Joan  saw  the  tail. 

Yet  Joan  as  stoutly  qualf'd  ; 
And  ever.  >•  she  •eij'd  her  ale, 

She  clear'd  it  at  a  draught. 

John  star'd  wl'h  vrmder  petridej,         ^ 
Ills  hair  sio.-d  on  his  pate.  W 

And  "  why  dost  guz>le  now,"  he  cried, 
"  At  thisenorinous  rait !" 


'  John,"  said  she.  •■  urn  1  to  blame  ! 

I  can't  in  cniifcience  st..;) ; 
or   fure  'ttrould  be  a  burning  shame, 

'Jo  leave  ilic^eni^  a  drop." 


ANECDOTE. 
An  illittrate  shop-keeper  having  an  empty  cuk,  whicM 
he  wished  lo  dispose  of.  placed  it  before  his  door,  »nit 
with  chalk  wioieupon  it  •■  forsail  "  A  waggish  whool 
bov  passing  that  way  shortly  after,  and  perceiving  ih« 
mistake  of  the  "  venderof  wares"  immedifely  wrote  un- 
derneaih,  "  for  freight  or  passagei  appiv  at  ths'bung  hole.' 


enou,Th'3  Tinctnr/,   ft 
le  teeth  and  guii.3, 
icb  Brushes, 

J'owder, 

Picks, 
r  Powder. 

Lavender 


Oil  ofRcfes.  S  40  pr.  oz. 

of  Uhodium. 
Rofe  Water, 
Mil'Kof  Rofes. 
GowHiid's  Lotion, 
Wash  Balls, 

Wiudl'or  Soap,  perfumed. 
For  sAi.Krtr  tie  BcUTu- 
vem  jIl'^Ahcejrj  Shop. 
Kiclimoud,  Auguil  29.    ; 


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