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NO. 23
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THE PATRIOT,
14 printed and pii ' I i -t weltly by
T. F.JIlfA' STUJXGll,
Two 1) Mars ;er annum pay
able within three months from the
receipt of the first number, or Three
D ''lira after iho expiration of that
whole civilize. I world. The w.rks
of I) v jen have never, 1 believe. ap
pear d, Out in I fie 1 r native tongue; llic
production of Pope have been trutis
luted into every polished Uuguag' u
Kurope. We respect Oryden f
what he could have written, we ure
grateful to Pope, for what he ban ac
luuli) performed.
li has been fashionable, uf laic
ivcrtrs, to iepreeia:e mo gemu o
lint
be mon- uuiouudt'd
lime.
No paper (o be discontinued U"'1 ;ipe, an delicieni i;i origmalily
all arrearage are paid. uue at thetlu charq can
opti'iu nf the Rlifor; and a failure to ; Long before he was of agf, he wrote
notify a discontinuance will be consi
tiered a new engagement.
ADVKUTlSKMENrS
Not exceeding 10 lines, neatly in"
ert?d three times fo-r one dollar, and
25 cents for every ucceediug public
an pic poem, entirely (lie creature of
his own imagination, and many other
performance, which . sullicieirly
prove tharhe was not wanting 111 for.
lility. These, bis mature. .judient
committed to the (1 tmes, 10 that he is
indebteil, for ibis eharge of deliee cy
111 original seniiH, to hi- exmnite
ma
0 eartv impression!!, and seemed
happify, established to the mind of
(li.sniotMhe ardor of youth kindled
not m hismind any immoderate w Mi
en, except, perhaps, a toflf' ardent de
td'dog.iod: the fruiU of bis reve
011 - Hupplit d his own wa ils, the ba
lane - war eUimed.by, and with muC
i nplieily bestowed on, the neeessi-
t & 't ' '" m ... 1
came for a lime, a ufleter by his
great anxiety in serves oilier. The
diHieuiiy of procuring his prop rty
fmm Holland, and VBnounotber caus
es, produced embarrassment., lie re
paired l' Funs, with a view to ihe
settlement of his aft'nirs in Switzer
land and Holland; bu1, bring -ud fur
debts, his estates in both countries
tons iieig.bor; his favorite place was were sequestered, and he was. foe
home; his favoiiie society, his p or Home reasons to him unknown, ul
ocq'iaiutahcet as dependants; the .b- though qqconcious, of crimp, arrested,
1 vi i i7 yiuoincence Tere,.iii'se oyoruer me tei'uuve overnni-ns
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lea-i hlcei) (0 b" ever auto to prove 01 r ranee, and Kept in solitary con
their gratitude, and it was bestowed finement for several yearw. Ounng
withou1 osi utatiou or any appendage (bis lime his resolution and virtue
that could render it painful to the re- continued to him a comparative hap-
eeiver. Hippy would it have been piness: and when released; by whose
for liasmot bad he remained in his order or interference be m ver leu u d,
paternal eot, and hupp) would the re-jhe was informed that his estates were
solution have been for his happy te-j irrecoverably lost, and' that anamia-
nants The character of Hasmot hie woman t;f his native count rr.
Wh it ina.ho.t -r.i w -uld he destncahlv iucoinplele had whom he marned on hi first visit (a
cation; 'tiose "reenter length intne jeeleijf would probably have been ad.-' " "eeu entirely witfiout amtiition Pans lived in great iruiigeacc n fiiQ
same p oportion Letters to the Kdi-.,njred nnd extolled, by these sticklers cireuiiisVanee, which has since fed city, aud, by her "own inrfiistr7 sup
tor must be post paid. ' for originality. I to the political convulsion of a large ported a family of children. Hi ie-
1 have of'en thought that if the j 0 r 1 1 s -ofibe world, was aitceied or paired, to their wretched habitation,
ClUrii'lS.M. -rreat critics of antitiuitv. vm wen- c-inmeneetl dunce the minority nl.uuiihe migtittpst mnnareh who t ver
mis arucie is selected irom a
work published somo years since
but that make it none the less valua
ble, although we have, in modern
days, RyituN and other poets of great
meril.J
There is
no one of the fine arts
more commonly esteemed, or that pos
sesses a more general empire, than
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viiiihij uciwiiuwiritr our iguoranre,
where it exists, and deem it no dis
grace to be born with an inJinVrent
car, or to be unable to point out the
defects and excellencies i a picture.
Out of poetry every uian preonnes to
jude and will give hi opinion of an
od or tragedy, with as much confi
dence, as the first eriiic of t'ie ae
Dul, notwithstanding the gener I
p'resum-pti: n ther tre, in reality, biii
few. qtialilid tojude uiecurntely of
this ' harming art. ToestiniHte iust-
a ' A m '.ll -
most distinguished bv correct taste, :"'". I lie people, exercising 1 tie swayed a sceptre, migttl witni s, w tin
coutd tise fro'rf thir "raves aod bv j'veretn power, expel iu ;irorn uie-(ertvy,uie scene-oi-!v and iianty
inroiie 01 r 1 auce me rrp: bwiiuii ivc produced ny wieir ineeung
.if ;i loog line i:f muuarehs; their jus- difhcuities which presented tl-eni-
tifi 'iti u was drawn up in a n.asterly selves to this amiable family were
tylr, iixj published to all nations; truly g eat, but they were reuigred,
the H'eei was momentous, aud so gen- and, in pie of poverty, happy K-
eral, i to threaten the dissolution of cotiomy and industry grail u alii les
all heredti try monarchy , nor could sen d their wants, and they lived to
eluile him fr.m the firsFftR debts remain-.
lasoioi Already 'he lancieu uimsetl not lesailv recoverable Ova ffpneral
a slave, ind could ve, in Ihe govern
ment of Holland, his native country,
iitr an ill jj; tiniite exercise of author
ny not derived from the people, lie
W old !) revolutionist for the pub
some miracle, be enabled to compre
b ml moderu 'Jfingu .g s, they would
tivp a decided preference to Pop1,
over all the authors of fturope.
Though Milton, in some jfurticulirs,
may excel all the ancients, yet, his
(lu.imtn-'ss and pedantry wool J ex
.I f iila li t tri IV.On ilia - ( put 'fat"-'.4'l:ii
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Quinlilian
Tb omson, Artnstong, Sommerville,
Vk'MisidH, atid t'o'wper, may h' co;isi
dered among the li st poet in the se
eoud class. Of these, Thomson i
f ie most pleasing, aud Armstrong the
ii'St correct, tioidstnith, Mason,
(ji ay, and CiilliiH, may possess euul,
liiiiuh dilfernt exeellence. li iy ss
!iuht, by some, to have refined too
ntic!), and Vlasou is universally ac
knowledged to yield to no writer, an
cient or modern, in purity of Ian-
Jy the nrodueiinn of the Muse, re-1
fjuires not onlyaGne natural ase,ISUH?e
liut an extensive acquaintance with These are the authors, that ouht
elegant literature, both ancient and 10 frtr,n and goid the public taste in
modern Without these indispensi- petry, and to whom our language is
ble qualifications, we can form no "rider the greatest obligations Ma
correct opinion and though we may ny m -t'ern versifi rs may hiive merit,
cavil we cannot criticie. . ')Ml ,f f an inferior stamp, and en
Frvm fhisgenpral inability to judie 1,1 ,e1 lf little praise, beyond th t ol
accurately; arise the admiration, un '"lutrv. Cowper is the last of the
justly conferred n m idern poetry, to ' E"glish pont, and since him, I know
the comparative neglect of those ' un n it an individual bard who will pro
rivalled masters, u whom our Ian bablj rach p tsierity. The public,
giiajje is chiefly indebted for its liar- 'n general, are fond of novelty, and
mony and ";racc. Novelty seems to 'mpeient to judge. Hence, every
compensate for excellence and the, new poem is extolled, in terms of ex
hort lived poems of lhe day are pe travagsnt encomium, by the ignorance
rused with avidity; and praised wilht"' ,,s admirers, nnd by the partiality
extravagance, whilet ih' standard, 0I" ,r,p author's friend. We all re
bards are allowed to moulder on the 'member the admiration, which Delia
4X ' shelf. It is my intention, therefore, Crusca and b-s followers excited, both
if in this paper, to restore the great 1,1 Kngland and .m-rca; nor did the
'"JT . poets to their proper rank- and assisnt '"'"' cease, until the pen of Oif-
to the ret, that station, to which their nru. iikc tne spe tr 01 itnuriei, dis
'respective talents entitle them. jofved the charm, ith i's magic
1 To Milton and Shaksneare. all. I touch, and discovered the loathsome;
V presume are willing to yield the firgt deformities, concealed under the daa
law passed during the confinement of
II .siiuh; but II .sni t disdained to ti.ko
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he-.-. guu; but seeing no prospect of
. ( cung r'nat Ite.eonceived jumili tde
and bl:gtoiyJieiletermlned to cease
to he a slave. One road only was
pen: he set olTf.r Paris, the sea of
revolution and reform He did indeed
rnjoy a degree of satisfaction, out he
sigtied for a return in the ways of his
j oulh v hile involved in unsatisfied
oeditition, he was invited to form
one of a parly iben about travelling,
for their amusement, into Switzerland.
Our iietn was already tired of Parts;
some reMSons had determiucd him not
to return to Holland; a journey seem
ed necessary to relieve his drooping
spirits: he eagerly embraced the invi
tat ion: he had no friends In part from,
no long preparation to make; be was
ready, and joined his party in a few
hours. At once fascinated with the
romantic heights and luxuriant vales
of wifeerlaud. he sisrhed anew for
udvantage ofa discharge which he
called "merely legal. '-He called his
creditors, and, from his earning, paid
their demandi in7 full; and, with the.
balance of hi fortune, repurchased
an estae iu Switzerland, where ho
resides in the enjoyment of riches ""It
lobe purchased by gold, and in the
posgc.i.ion "f that happiness which
never entirely forsook him. beemi-e,
while in srarcb of i'. he always sttp
p m) at that point alone where it can
be enjoyed.
Geo'zia and Jllibama. W e learn
of a gentleman diiecl frem (ieorgia,
that an accommodation of the contest
ed qties'ion relative to the boundary
line between these two Slates bus
ben effected As we slated in our
last, Ihe Georgia Commissioners com
menced running the line according to
their construction of the compact of
1802r when they were recalled by I ho
Altibama Lomissioners, and toe dif-
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whether he would return to Holland
against his former resolution H'
loved his native country above all
others, but liked the natural appear
tnee of H witaei hnd more; he believ
ed the laws were better, aod he re
solved, if otherwise, that he would be
a slave any where rather than at
home: he tbnrefore fix d his residence
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... ( in ttia lAmnla vf l.. Ti.f ...ai. f 1. J T 1 1 II o Pnvprinw nf hpi ll.unl nlrrtnln. MO a riCH VOC, ttUU ttirea-IV
former distinguished by his sublimity An intimate acquaintance with I m" greater than if he ware king
-...i i i..... l i - r ... .i ..u.a .:ti ZXm ... , ,i ol the canton. . 1 he democratic sen ti
an j irii iiiii, iiic taiier uy ins uui- .i,"'. " nm riiuui m-
rversalily of genius. tect the faults of the bad and let it
The claims of Oryden and Pope to be remembered, that this is no trifling
the second, will hardly be disputed.' accomplishment,, if it be true, that a
though it may not be so clear, to which J?"00' tate in literature generally lead
of these great poets, the palm of su to a ci rreel taste in politics, morals,
periority is,due Oryden may. have andMfgTod;;
more genius, hut Pope has more art.
The subjects, on which Oryden exor- Value of Contentment.
clsed Uis taentJ wr generally nfla . TUsmot wa7d,.c,aded of parent
temporary nature, and consequently n;ilher A rh, nor avarieious.
excite little inte:est in nostrr iv. '1 ' .
uuuir ir.ii.u uu HtDiKttcTi i rr r r
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ot wiuerlaud. he signed anei tor ... . . - . ,4
. . .. , a 1 ' . . , Terence which prevailed was settled ,
his former h'ippy home, and hesitated ' ..... '
l L ...L. fj.r...i by the latter . ,ry sss nting o the
by the latter p triy ass nting
preposition of the former. Ho hat
the line will now be run from Nira
jaek on the Tennessee river, to the
most western point" of a great bend
on the Chat ahoor hie, known as Mil
ler's bend, about 37 miles above Fort
Mitchell. ,
A .1 (!. lflAln..M..AM I t I ? - t
roau vmi , ii.omii.iiun anu ueili!UT. .. .. : .:' .
while- the hngl.sh lgprl
Bryden is sihking info neglect, but mM,ePl4te desire of noi. being p .orl
?TPe " !l''S8t,t1, .'if . ' ,l I he lessons; prt.caily thin
timatioo of scholars, tFroughout thothe roof of an humbie bat decent cabin,
The National Gazette contains a
translation oflhe Speech of M ' Vi
darre. the liepresentative fro n Peru
to the Pansma Congress, at the open
ing of tha body. We shall give mn e
extracts from it hereafter as it is n
exposition of the faculties, obj cts
and duties oflhe Congress, us under
stood by himself, a lawyer of emi-
ments. which arose out of the ashes
of the French monarchy, began to
spread widely "hind the people of Hol
land were not free froinjheir i'Eyi:
ing effect. i he stadjfuolder, featjing
for the stability oflii crovi-n, enact-
ed, ny concurrence f'f tlie slates gener jnence,
al, several severe laws abrogating still
m re the rights of (;e pf.ple: m iny in' Treaty with Mex'co The N"ew-
eoiweqoence folUwed vhe example f V'ark Times as - A f iend h;i ob-
Ilasm t, and emigrated to F nee. liginly handed us an extrsct.. of aJeU
oiiuq n ja tvii 'wni iiic viij-ucu, ier uaieu ,eH-i iimi hi jijiy.. i m
sonis oi men, atii will-therefore he lu,.. i .-.vi :.hi.-:i.i I - i - . ; . . , . .
I !X i ucmw ,v '""Win iuiici IICIJ Alii
repaired to TTis plae' of residence, he slates that he "had lust cor-cltnf d
and bought farms contiguous to his. and signed a treaty "f a rty and con
F m years these settlers e ijoyod hap-'nierce with that. c .outry, . nd if a he'
pmess arising from cotenj and 'heir . did tvt apprehend a y dd'.ieiil.y' in
in derate views;- but amot Ava:-ihV tJon?;rrj;brerTiK-irtb th; ir a
not as lastiog at lie merited; , lio.be'- ty must be approved by liulh hoiej.'?
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