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CURE FOR THE AGUE 4 FEtER.
DR. DUFFY'S
flTlHEREis no disease to which the human
Jl body is liable, bo universal, so dreaded,
orso generally fatal, as fever; it appears in
different countries and climates, under diffe
rent types and characters. In this country,
where its annual return is looked for. with
anxiety and apprehension, it usually assumes
the bilious type. v. - -v ' 'i
Another species of fever prevalent here,
And which it may be said never leaves, or sub
sides altogether, is the autumnal intermittent,
fa" ague and fever, which, if net so fatal, yet
is very distressing. Its characters,- effects
and consequences, are peculiar,4-to a diminish
ed energy of the nervous system, are to be as
cribed the languor, lassitude, and general pros
tration, which characterise its invasion,-to
w hich might be added the derangement of the
mixed functions of the liver, stomach and intes
tinal canal. It i3 therefore quite manifest, in
fact it is well known, that ague and fever; lay
the basis of consumption of the lungs, chronic
affection of the liver ancLspleen, dyspepsia, and
not unlrequently dropsy, and vhen once this
state of the viscera becomes established, there
is a constant tendency to relapse, even from
slight causes, and when thus complicated with
tose constitutional diseases, their treatment
aud cure become more difficult. '-'."'--
Common sense teaches, that the cure of
aue and fever, consists ia shortening'the du
ration of the paroxysm, and preventing its re
turn. The urat is to be accomplished by de
pleting the bowels, relaxing the skin, fcc
the second, by the prompt application of such
Medicines as are calculated id restore the func
tions, ami give a healthy ione to , the nervous
system. J . r"'
'The Tonic Mixture uow offered, possesses
nil the qualities requisite to effect the second
.iiidication. The lirsl dose generally, checks
the disease, 'and one bottle never, fails to effect
a cure, a healthy reaction takes i placet the
jippeiite is restored, the- system becomes in
vigorateti, and the patient begins to feel sur
mised at the rapid transitioh from a slate of
uiorbid suffering- to that off progressive - reco
very i These : effects, have been experienced
by all who have used it, u hich could be shown
'by numerous, testimonials, but the subjoined,
from persons of known veracity 'character
"and respectability, arc coiieMci cl yffiUnu
CH AS. DUFFY. .
4ih July1 1837. c ' , ; '.
' CtitTiriCAlKS- "
' - 1 , " ' Newbers, July 1st; 1S37.
1) t Sir I Uave ts$ed 5our .Tonic, Winure In my fa-
wi:y ami iu my establishment, and I have found it to be
vie ie"t uiediune I ever-tried for tbe cure hgne and
ftfvpr.t- - . . . . . E 8MALLWOOD.
, SrkiSG Hill, Lenuir Co.. June 17, 1837,
Trie little boy,, my son, wlio was sick ia April J-isf
ii Xj-vliern. with the aune and fever, was entirely re
rl by taking uiree or iour aoses or your i onic am
t iif a medicine -tvhicb,- Ubink," mrpftsses in-ttficacy
every i!i.itig I have ever used iu myfatnily for the cure
f Aso and fever. If Ibis can be. of any service, you
have mv jut roison to make u putjitc. - .
V GEO. WHITFIELD.
Dr. C.; DvrFr. '- :
Eaglefielu, Craven Co., July 1st, 18S7.
I Certify that 1 bave used Dr. Duffy's Tonic Mixture
with success, and find it more efficacioos iasaenre for
Ague and Fever- thau aav medicine I have heretofore
tried, r JOHN M. BRYAN.
Dr. C. Duffy. " ';J:.-
' Newbern. June 30th 1837.
.Sir 1 procured a bottle of your Tonic' Mixture three
or four w eeks ago, for a sister who uad experienced oc
casional attacks of a'ue and fever for several month,
and which had returned daily for a abort time prior to.
that period. She took the Mixture according to your
.directions the igaeswere iaitnediaiely checked, nor
has she siucehada return of them. Ayouuger person
in the family, who bad also been afflicted with tbe egnje
and fever for two or three months, took your Mixture
about tbe same time, and I em pleased in being able to
inform you that the, chills received an effectual check
and have not recurred since, y GEO. II. TAYLOR.
. Dr. Daffy. ' i --v-,: -.U
v - : Nzwbehs, June 24, 1837. '.
1)0. Duffg, -v .::Jl
Sir I take this method of informing you, that my
wife and daughter have tried your Touio Mixture, and it
urpassed their most sanguine expectations. '.' My daugh
ter bad been afflicted with ague and fever about two
years, during which time , she bad the most severe, sha
king agues, but was perfectly cured in a few days by the
use of your mixture. They do, therefore, with the great
est confidence, recommend it to all who are distressed
with the same disease, as a sovereign remedy.
, 7 Vv; ; r , - ... JOHN GILL.
Cravesbvillk, Craven Co.,
. t Core Creek, July 1st, 1837.
i . Sir I certify: that my daughter was ill for near
' twelve months with Aeue and Fever, and that she was
perfectly cured by takine Dart of a bottle of your Tonic
Mixture, and that, the remainder of the bottle cured a
-uuu vi a oeiguoourana irienaio wood i gave u.
J ; r WILL. HOLLAND.
''.-: . ; Newisest, July 6th, 1837.
air i uave received complete relief from a severe
and obstinate attack of Aeue and Fever, bv takinr one
bottle of your Tonie Mixture, and can recommend it as
me test medicine lever took for the disease.
WILLUM J. WILLIAMS.
Dr. C, Duffy. - .
MOLASSES AND SALT.
D(5T HHDS. 6 tierces Molasses, per
4-J brig Mary, .
2500 bushels Salt, perschr. Perseverance,
Just received and for sale bv
received and for sale by
- ' . " J. C. cfc M. STEVENSON.
July Htb, 1837. . 28,4. , '-;-" .
FfTHE undersigned will; receive proposals
JJL until the 3d of August, for building for
the United Siate& four lighters, to be used in
removing earth, excavated by a dredging boat.
The dimensions of saidlighters are to be as
follows : length forty feet, breadth twelve feet,
and depth three feet. ; Their model is to be
very similar to those which have been used ai
Ocracoke Inlet, their- frames to be of cedar,
and they are to be copper Xaslened and sheath
ed to light water mark. 1
" ALEX. J, SWIFT,
Lieut, of Engineers
Smithville, N, C, 28 2.
COLLECTORS OFFICE.
District of Ocracoke, : May 30th 1837. $
" TDROPOSALS wiil be received at this of
JJr fice until the 10th of July next, for buil
ding a vessel to be used as a floating light to be
delivered at her station at Long Shoal, of the
following dimensions, vi2: ; ."
. Sixty eight feet keel, twenty four feet beam
nine feet hold, seventy eight feet ou deck ; ma
king 145 tons or thereabout, Custom r House
Tonnage. To be built in frames, of Live Oak,
Locust and lied Cedar Timber. . Bolted to
gether with. Iron, eipcpt! the floors which are
to be of White -Oak find secured with - copper'
Bolts. The bottom plank to be of two and a
half inch, heart ofpitdi pine wales, four and a
half inch, and tapering down to meet the bol-l
tom plank. Deck blank to be of two and a half
inch heart of pitch pine copper spiked and
plugged. Beams to pe of the best heart of
pitch pine. -.The vessel to be thoroughly copper-fastened
as high as the deck, and coppered
with twenty four ounce copper. To have a
trunk cabin furnished wth births, lockers and
shel ves for. the accomodation of six persori
to have a bulk head forward of the foremast
forming an Oil Room, which is to be furnished
with eight double Tin Qil Canisters of fifty gal
lons each with covers. . To . have a double
mast fifty feet long and twelve inches square,
ept four feet apart fore and aft wise, with tour
shrouds on each side, and a stay or guy from
he hounds to both the stem and stern post, all
to be of seven inch rope to have a cambouse
fitted on a platform, covered with sheet lead
upou deck or in the hold, as may be most con
venient of sufficient size to accommodate six
persons. To have two common pumps and a
suitable Boat and oars, to have a capstern or
Windlass, aud belfry or gallows for a bell of
two hundred pounds with which it is to be
furnished: to have a miishrobm anchor of 1300
bs.with fcash-jroti head dhd wrought-iron shaft,
and a chain cable df one and a half inch, sixty
athoms ill length of the, best proven quality.
Also au'anchqr of .the common kind, to ireiffh:
7501 bs and eighty fathoms of hempen c&ble of
suitable size.' I he vessel ; id have . two. good
coats of paint throughout, to be fdrnlshed with
a comcient quantity ,oi gooa stone ptir
suitable size to stow; . compactly; To nave a
lanthorh made eff copper three feet sauare. and
four feet Ion?. .To cuntaintii copper lamp of
the compass kind, to hold six quarts of oil, and
fitted to burn twelve wicks, and hiing with
com pass 'motion, i The former" to be glazed
with white glasss of double thickness, eight in
cues by ; ten. ihe lantern to tiavel up and
down betweeri the masts upon a frame. It wil
be raised by rrteans of two leaden weights run
nins'in s eroove on ine lore ana auer nans o
the masts.of sufficient weight to keep ihe lant-
horn and its travelling frames in equipoise. The.
weights to be suspended by a single rope at
tached to their upper ends, and running over a
sheeve placed in the head of each mast, and pas
sing through groove in the side of the travel
ing trames ana uxea to its lower ends, ana
thpvian bfl drawn down bv'a sinirle rnhP a
they can be lrawn downby a single ropers a
whip attached to the frames. rl he vessel to be
furnished with storm sails of No I Cinyhss,and
an awning to extend fiom stem to the main
mast of the best canvass, a cast Iroti pipe to be
furnished to pass through the deck and bottom,
through which the chain cable ; is .to pass.
a platform to be laid over the ballast, the bal
last to be laid on Battens to keep it two inches
above the ceiling.- The vessel to be furnished
with two sixty gallon and four' thirty gallon
iron bound water casks, buckets, harness casks
&c. and a suitable cast iron stove for the cab
in, in short, the vessel with the fixtures and
equipments to be complete in every particular
to the entire satisfaction of the collector of this
port or such other person as he may appoint
for that purpose and the vessel to be delivered
on or before the fitst day of January, 1838.
No payment to be made, until - the - vessel
shall be inspected, approved and delivered.
The collector reserves the privilege of fur-
nishihg the contractors with such of the mate
rials ece. now belonging to the Light Boat at
Loner Shoal, as may be considered good and
sufficient, at a fair price to be agreed on by the
parties or some disinterested persons. 1
S, . BROWN, Collector.
iCf-The Elizabeth CityStar.EdentonGazette
and Washington Whig, will give the) above
three insertions and send their accounts to this
office
LL persons indebted to the ofaee of the
North Carolina Sentinel, prior to the 1st
of .January last, and especially those residing
beyond the limits of the State, are requested to
make immediate payment to William G.
Bryan, Esq. The accounts due to the sub
scriber for Postage, have also been placed in
the hands of Mr. Bryan for collection.
. - ' THOS. WATSON.
Newbern, May 10, 1837. ' 19
. JTXJ?T received per Schr. Bounty, two Ba-C-J
.rouches, four Wagons, one Jersey . Wag
on, and a goodllorse, which are for sale by,
: : : JQip MCONAID;
TO C.T. Bt PARK BEKiAMl.
Years, years have passed - "
My sweetest. Blue: I heard thy voice's louej -Baying
thou wouluet bs.mine arid mine alone
" 1 Dark years have cast v : .
Their shadows on me, and niy brow nd more '
Saiilea with the happy light that once it wore.'
? My heart is iere - ; -:
As a leaf tossed upon: the autumnal gale ;
The early rose-hues of my life are pale.
Its garden drear,
Its bower deserted for rriy s'inging bird
Among its dim" retreats no more is heard:
Oh, trhsttfiem not - V
Who say that I have long forgotten'thee, ;
Or that evea now thou art not dear to nie !
s Though far my lot
From thiiie,and though time's ,6nward 'rolling tide
May ueyer bear me, dearest, to thy eidf. t
7 I would forgetl
Alas! 1 strive in vain in dreamy in dreams
The radiance of thy glance upon me beams;
.No star nasi mat
My gaze for years, whose beauty doth not shine,
Whose look of speechless love is not like thine!
The evening air : ; i
Sofl witness of the flowret's fragrant death -
Strays not so sweetly to me as thy breath ;
The moonlight fair- '
On snowy waste sleeps not with purer ray A
Than thy dear memory onlay heart's decay.
, 1 love theq still
And I shall love thee ever, and above
AH earthly objects, with undying love J
The mountain nil T . r
Seeks with no surer flow the far. bright sea,
Than my unchanged affection. flows to thee!
A -REMARKABLE DREAM OF DR;
DODDRIDGE:
The Doctor and Dr. Clarke had been con
versing together one evening, upon
the na
ture of the separate state .find the probability
that the scenes on which' the soul would enter
on its leaving the body,' would bear some resem
blance to those with which' it had been con
versant while on earth,' that it might by de
crees be prepared for themore sublime happi
ness of the heavenly world. This and other I
conversations of the same kind, probably oc-
inned th-Toliowinff-ream:'rvK-:?r I
'Hie OOCIOT imagiiieu inmseu UHiigerousiy i
ill at a friend's hpxr--tn London. Land after
lcior in this' state for some time, he thought
his SOUl leil inc pquy aim iuuu ti uigi lu aoine
kind of fine vehicle, which, though very dif-
ferent from the body he had just quitted was
still material i He pursued; his course till he
was at some' distance frdrn the city, when
turning back and reviewing' the town, he
could not forbear saying to himself, 5 hbf ; tri-
fling and how vaip do" thede'aff airs in Which the
inhabitants 6f this place ; are so eagerly ;era
ployed, appear to me a Separate spirit.'. At
length; as he was continuing his progress, and
thoun-h without ant certain direction, yell
easy and hanpv in the thought of the univer-
sal . goonness ana proyiaence oi uoa, wnicni
frtendt alike to all states and worlds, he was I
met hv one who told him he wis sent to con-
uuct V1 " wut,
f Vhence he concluded that h could be no
I " , .u.u uj ..
Oilier inan an uiuueu m ouucticu uu
der the form of an elderly man ; thev went ac -
cordinirlv on together till they came, within
sihtof a' spacious building which had the air
pt a palace : upon enquiring wnav -ii was, nis
ffuide told him it was the place assigned for
his residence at present ; ; upon t which the
doctor observed, that be remembered ?to" have
read while on earth, that eye had not Seen,
nor ear heard, nor the heart conceived, what
God had laid up for his servants, whersas he
coulofWsny ha?e conceived fth idea of such a
building from others he had seen, , though ho
acknowledged they were greatly infeiior to
this inlIe8nce. 1 The answer his guide made
him was plainly suggested by the conversation
OI me eveniOK, ll wm inn ikcun ui&i prcs-
enleu were contrivea on purpuse o uear a
. t J ".J I r
near resemblance to those-he had been accus-
tomed toon earth, that his mind might be
more easily and gradually prepared for those
glories that would open and overpower him.
By this time they were come up to the pala-
m. inn nis puiae leu liiui. uuuusu a kiou ui
. . . ...
saloon into an inner parlour ; the first , . thing
that struck him was a large, golden cup that
. q .
stood udou the table, on which were embossed
the figure of a vine and cluster oi grapes, lie
asked his guide the meaning of this -who told
him it was the cup in which his Saviour drank
new wine with his disciples in his kingdom,
and that the figures carved on it were inten-
ded to signify the union between Christ and
his people, implying, that as the grapes
derive all their beauty and flavor-from the
in m ' th ainti(. when in -a state cfirlorv.
indebted for their establishment ahd ban
piness to their union with their head, in
whom they are all complete. While they lady in my house, 1 asked him if i might car
thn. i.n,.wrlnr. 'he heard a tan at the rv the book home with me. but chancing to
door, and was inforaied by the A
was a signal of his Lord's approach
intoni)a() In nrnr him for the
.. .. . i - . L .L..Li
ftirtnr!ntred the room. and upon his cas-
Arnrninoriir1-11. a snori uwc-us -hiuusui uui
tin? hiuiself at his feet, he graciously raised forgot, butrincription or no inscription, r yonr Two enormous black bears aro 'mplofC
. . . . j :.u iir r inA-n..;MilrA ennallir welcomed Iaffain took it uD.aud in the American- Musecnrf " Nw VnrK-1
K5m '
..u -. - . . -. ..
III), tUU WIUI liIVV- v..,
rnmnlftcency. assured him or His .favor,-and
his kind acpianca of tUftUhfaJ service and
i as a ioK.en oi ma peculiar regara, ana - tne in
timate friendship he intended to honour him
with, he,, took the cup, and. after drinking;
gave it into the bands of the Doctor; who
declined at first, as too. crekL&n honori but his
Lord replied, fas to Peter, in relation to wash
ing his feet,) if thbti drink hot tvith tne; thou
i hast no part with me: This scene, be obser
ved, filled hini with sUcb a transport pf grat
itude, love and admiration, that he was ready
iosidk unaer iu - . ..
His master seemed sensible of it. told him
he must leave him for the present but it would
not belong before he repeated his visit, and,
in the mean time, he would find enough to em
ploy his thoughts 'in reflecting on what had
Eassed, and inconterriplating the objects around
im. ' .' r '
As soon is his Lord was withdrawn, and
his mind a little composed, he observed tbe
room was hung around with pictures, and upon
examining them more attentively he discover
ed to his great surprirse, that they contained
the history of his whole life ; the most remark
able scenes he had passed through, being thus
represented in a most lively manner. It may
easily" be imagined how much this would
strike and aflect his' mind : the manv. tempta
tions and trials he had. been exposed to, and
the signal instanced of the Divine Goodness
towards Him in the different . periods of v his
life, which was by this means all "presented
at once to his vie w, excited the strongest emo
tions of gratitude, especially when he reflec
ted that he was now out of ther Teach of any
future distress, and that all the purposes oi
the divine love and mercv towards him, were
at length happily accomplished. The extacy
otjoy and thankfulness into which those re
flections threw him, were so great, they awo
ke him, but.for some considerable time after
he arose, the impression continued so lively,
that tears of joy (lowed down his cheeks, and
he said that he never on any occasion remem
bers to have felt sentiments of devotion,, love
and gratitude equally strong. ' -
From LocJiharts Life of Scott.
Guy Maunering was published on the 24th
of February that is, exactly two months af
ter the Lord of the ; Isles , was,dismissed from
the author's desk ; and, making butl a.narrow
F allowance for the operations of the transcriber,
printer, booksellers, &c. I think the dates I
have gathered together confirm the accuracy
of what 1 have often heard heard Scott say.thai
his second novel " was the work of six weeks
at a Christmas." Such was the recipe " for
I refreshing the machine."
This poem is the Lord of the Isles, now,
believe, about as popular as . Rokeby ; but it
has never reached the same station m general
favor with the .Lav, Marmion, or the Lady ot
me ijhilc. x iic ursi eumuu ui - j,ow . wjucb
Jin quarto was," however, rapidly ; disposed ot
and the separate -editions in oetaor which en-
t sueu uciore ms pueucat wurns were coiiecieu,
amounted together to 12,2o0 copies. This, in
the case of almost any other author, would
have been splendid success, but as compared
with what he had previously experienced, even
1 in his Kokebv, and till more so as compared
with the enormous circulation at once attained
by Lord Byron's early tales', swbich were then
following-each other in almost breathless suc-
cession, the falling off was decided. One eve
I ning, some days after the poem had been pub
lished. Scott requested James Ballantyne to
call on him,a'nd the printer found him alone in
nis norary, worKing ai we intra Toiume ui
Guv Mannerihs. I give what follows from
i Ballantvne's Meffioran&a i
t : Tti. juuicb'w siu, .ii gic jwm
a Aveek-what are the people saying about the
Ua .t. uk.w ik,... . -.a
I uuiu ui me isis " . i iiubiiaicu - a nitir,
1 the fashion of Gil Bias3; but he speedily brough
the matter to a point.:; "Come," said he,
I uspea'k out; my good fellow; what has put it
t iuio your neaa iooe on su iiiucu- ceruuii
I with mb all of a sirddeh t But I see how it is;
the result is given in one vrord -Disappoint
I ment." 1 My silence admitted his inference to
(the fullest extent. His countenance certainly
did look rather blank for a few seconds; in
truth, he had been fully unprepared for the
event, for it is a singular fact that before the
Public" cr rathef the booksellers had given
decision, he no more knew whether he had
written well or ill thin whether a die thrown
out of a box was to turn ttp a' six or an ace
i uuwever, uv lusMUMjr icsuiucu iu vpiiiis,
-J IJ.LfJ J ..lL. I. -
i anu expres?eu nis wuuuer ravuvr iiiai 1119 u
elical Donulantv should hate continued so
I long, than that it should have now at last giv
I en' way. ' At" length, he said with perfect
cheerfulness, Well, well, James, so be it
but you know we must not droop, for we can't
i . . ,
uiuru w ekc uci. uim.o uuo mm uaa iauu
I we must just stick to' something else." And so
he dismissed . mei .and he resumed his nov
el
liaiiantrne concludes the anecdote in tnese
J words "He spoke thus, probably unaware of
J the undiscovered wonders then slumbering in
his mind. . Yet still he could not but have
felt that the,production of a lew; poems , was
nothing in comparison of what must be in re-
serve for him, for, at this time he was scarcely
inore than forty. An evening or two after. I
I called aeain on him. and found on the table a
- 1 copy of the Giaour, which he seemed to have
been reading. Having an enthusiastic young
nni nV.a.sn X .nrA Ttvrnn'a I ncrl nlfrtn hf fnrt. I
"What inscription raaid he. i0 yes, I had
i uw wwow w - ...r..--.
v - - - . - ; .., - ,
.i. - .....- ...
ne continueo, jamts, xy
where I don't even nreten'
ito fiedge my ar
row. At mistime be had .never seen wyron,-
but I knew he meant soon to. be in London, r
when no doubt the mighty consummation of
the meeting of the two bards would be accom
plished; and 1 ventured io say that he must be -
looking forward to it with some interest.' His v
countenance became fixed; and he answered
impressively; Oh; of course." In a minute V
or two afterwards he rose from his chair, pa
ced the room at a very rapid rate, which was "
his practice in certain, moods of mind, then
made a dead halt, and bursting into an extrav
aganza of laughter, r " James,", cried he 'I'J1
tell you what Byron should say to me when
when we are about to accost each other :
Art thou the man whom men famed Grizzle call V '
And then how germane tyould be 'my an-'
swer - - - - -
'Art thou the still more famed Tom Thumb the
small ' ' t .' ' ,
"This1 says the printer; "is a specimen of
bis peculiar humor; it kept him full of mirth
or the evening." ,
' The whole scene strikes me as equally and '
delightfully characteristic; I may add' hardly
more so of Scott than of his printer; for Bal-
antyne,, with all his profound worship of his
friend and benefactor, was in truth, even more
than he,, an undoubting acquiescer in "tbe de- .
efsion of the public, or rather of the booksel- "
ers." , Among the many absurdities into
which-his revexeBire for tbe Popedoraof Pa-
ternoster Row led him, I never could but csn
sider, with special astonishment, th'e facility
with which he seemed to bave adopted the no-
lion that the Bvfon otl14 was reauy enuiieu
to supplant Scott as a popular poet. .Appre- -cialing,
as a .man of his talents Leonid hardly . . ,
fail to do, the .splendidly 'original t glow anu
depth of Childe Harold, be always appeare:! ..
to me quite blind to the-fact, that in the Oia-
i- t .1 ' n At I : T - .ii;!..' knil'
our, in uie unue at aujuus, iu a. auaiua, mu,
indeed, in all his early seriotis narratives, 13y-
ron owed at least half his success to clever,
though perhaps unconscious imitation of Scott,
and no trivial share of the rest to the lavish use
of materials which Scott never employed, on- ,(
ly because his genius was, from the begtmng to,
the end of his. career,.- under the guidance of
high and Chivalrous feelings of moral rectitude.
All this Lord JJyron hvnsell seems to nave
felt most completely, as witness the whole se
quence of hislelters and diaries; and I think 1
see many symptoms tnai ooin tne oecision n -the
million, and the index, "the decision of the
booksellers," tend the same way at present;
but my: business is to record,' as far as my
means may permit, the growth and structure
f one great , mind, and the effects which it
produced upon v the s actual witnesses of
its manifestations, not r to obtrude the
conjectures of a partial, individual as to what"
rank posterity may assign it . among or above
contemporary rivals, , , -
The following letter was addressed to Lord
Byron, on the receipt of that of the Giaour to
which Mr.: Ballanlyne's memorandum'refers.
I believe the inscription to' Scott first appear
ed on ihe ninth edition of the poem. : ' ; '
To the Rloat Hon. Lord Byron, London.
"My Lord: I have long owed you my best
thanks for the . uncommon pleasure 1 had in
purusing yotfr high-spirited Turkish frag
ment. But I should hardly have . ventured to
offer them, well knowing how you must be
overwhelmed , by volunteer intrusions of apj
probation (which always look as if the wrH
..ter valued his opinion at fully more than it -
may be worth) unless I had to-day learned:
that I have an apology for entering upon the'
subject, from your having so kindly sent me u
copy of the poem. 1 did not receive it. soon-
er, owing to my absence from Edinburgh;
where it had been lying quietly ai my house
in Castle street; so that 1 must have seemed
ungrateful, when, in truth; I was only modest.
The last offence may be forgiven, as not com
mon in a lawyer ana poet; the first is said to bt
equal to the crime of witchcraft, but rnany an
act of my life has shown that I am no conjur
er. If I were,' however," ten , times more mo-."
dest than twenty jr ears' , attendance at the ba r
renders probable, your, flattering mscriptioii:
would cure me of so unfashionable malady, x
might, indeed, lately have had a legal title to
as mucn lopremacr uu i uiuuaus h wu wf
conferred by a' sirn manual, for I had a very?
flattering jouer ot tne laurei; dui asx leu ooiig
ed, for a great many reasons; to decline it, 4
am altogether unconscious of any other title w -
sit u pon, the forked nili. s ... .
"To return to the Giaour. '- I had lent tay
first edition, but the whole being imprinted ia
my memory, I had no difficulty in tracing Xu
additions, which are great improvements, as I
should have conjectured beforehand, merely
from their being additions. I hope your lord-
ship intends to proceed with this fascinating
style, of composition . Jx"ou have access to lt
stream of sentiments, imagery and manner,
which are so little know to us as to convey all
the interest t)f novelty, yet so, endeared to urf
by the perusal of Eastern tales, that we are
not embarrassed with utter ignorance upon tho
subject. Valhek, bating some passages, would
have made a charming subject for a tale.- Th
conclusion is truly grand. I would give a$reat
deal to know the originals from which it tras1
drawn. Excuse this hasty scrawl, and believer
me, my lord, your lorship'a much ; obliged;
very humble servant . . .
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