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I- o <?: r k y. LOVE SONG. ' ' jidufitcd to Modern Time*. Boast not to me the charms that grace The finest form or fairest face ; Shape, bloom and features I despise ; Wealth? wealth is beauty to the wise. Come, then, O come, and with the bring The thousand joys from wealth ihat sprir g $ Ob! bring the deeds of thiue estate, "thy quit rents, mortgages and plate. Stilt keep unseeii those auburn locks, And yield the treasure in the stocks ; O hide that soft, that snowy breast, And give, instead, thy iron chest. Thy dollars shame the blushing rose* Which in those cheeks unheeded blows ; Toe sweet for me that ruby lip , Give me thy bank stock, bonds and scrip. . 4 ? ? ? , i , FIOM tie WASHINGTON CITY GAZETTS* good wives. . Good wives to. snails should be a kin, Always their houses keep within; Bat not to carry (fashion s hacks) All they afe worth upon their backs. Good wives like echot still should do. Speak but when they're spoken to ; But not like ecAe# (most absurd) T o have fbrever the last word Good wives like city clock* should rhyme, Be regular and keep in time; But not like city clock* aloud Be heard by all the vulgar crowd. MIIMII III 1 I I II Miscellaneous . '? ?: TUB SKETCHBOOK, JYb. 8. | ?We have been politely furnished j with this number containing " A Hoy ul Poet, " The Country Church ," ** The widow and her ton,*' and " The Bent's head Tavern, East chezp." .The demand Kir this work continues to be so great, that a se cond edition of the 1st and Sd Nos. is now m the mm; and we are ful ly justified ill believing 'that it will be one of the moat popular of Ameri< can publications. "The Rot a V Poet," is an exhibi tion of the gallant James the First, of Scotland, in a new light. In Idpk historians have described the warrior and the. statesman; but it Ins been reserved for Mr, Irving to add the lover -and tbft poet. The laUfortnites rfhd early imprison ment of James-^-his amiable cbarac ? ter?rhis high poetical fancy? and his finding, amid the ' gh>om and loueliiiess of his prison house, " one fair spirit for hie minister" ? are de ecribed with great felicity. The force of the following extract will' be acknowledged by all such ae . w reverence the lyre:" ' - ? * ? It was the good forhrtie of James, however, to be gifted with poetic fkney, and to be visited in- his pri sob by the ehoicent inspirations of the muse. Bone minds cotrode and grow inactive, wider the lees of per twul liberty's others, morbid and irritable ; bat it Is tbe 'nature of the poet to become tender and imagina tive m the loneliness of confinement, lie banquets upon the honey of his n^m thoughts, st?d, tike the captive bird, pours forth his eoul in melody. * Hare yocmot wtm the nightingale* A pngrim coop'd into a cage, How doth ahe chant her warned tale, In that her lonely hermitage! fyen tl |re her~cWrauig melody doth prove f ? That all her boughs are trees, her cage a ? grate.* v :>? i. )\ Indeed^ it li the tfivlne attribute of the lfti*$f)fcti4?t, that it i* irlr*pre? sible^ uapinfinable? That when the Teal worltl ia shot out, it can create I world for itself, and, with a ne cromantic power, can conjure up glorious shapes and forms, and bril liant visions to make solitude popu lous, and irradiate the gloom of the dungeon." During the King's confinement in Windsor castle, th? window of his apartment looked forth upon a nmaU garden, which lay at the loot of the tywer." It was in this * quiet abel-l ii'red spot, adorned with arbours and ?green alleys, nnd protected from the passing ^aze by Iree^ an-Hnwihorn , hedges, that he ac ideuudly saw Mh( lif.tiriful Lady Jane,* and was at once captivated. All (he feelings of the lover nnd the poet were en listed, and I he * King's Q*iair,' the subject of which poem wi hjj lo * for the Lady Jane, was comjKisetl.J iOur author continues ? " It was the recolletion of this ro m jtic tale of former times, and the golden little poem that had i:s birth place in this tower, that made me visit the old pile with such lively in terest. T he suit of armour, richly gilt ami embellished, as if to figure in the tournay, brought the image of the romantic prince vividly before my imagination. I paced the deserted chambers where lie had composed his poem. I looked out u|ion the ?pot where he had first seen the Lady Jane. It was the same genial month ?every thing was bursting into ve getation. and budding forth the ten der promise of the year, lime seems to have passed lightly over '"?* liltle scene of poetry and love, and to have withheld his desolating hand. Several centuries have gone Jjy* yet "'e garden still flourishes at tM'foot of the tower. The arbours. ? is true have disappeared, yet the place is still sheltered, blooming, ?HQ, retired. There is a charm about a spot that lias once been printed by tub footsteps of departed beauty and* hallowed by the inspirations of the poet, that is heightened, rather than impaired, by the lapse of ages. It is, indeed the gift of poetry to conse crate every place in which it moves ; to breathe around nature an odour more exquisite than the perfumes of the 'rose, and to shed over it*, tint' more magical than the blush of the' morning.'' I fn "The Country Churth," in nate dignity and good breeding are. well contrasted with pride, vanity1 and self-sufficiency. %, . | "The widow and her sou." In this sketpb, (be peculiar simplicity of tm author's style appears in all bewdj.' The passion of grief, i J*? the 7earn,nS9 of maternal and filial affection, are most tender ly bat powerfully depicted. Sel dom, indeed, are the feelings of a reader more intensely wrought up end seldom are they drawn towards so touching a scene of earthly suffer ing and deprivation. We shall not offer any apology for copying the following: ^ i v " When I saw the mother slowly and painfully quitting the > grave, leaving behind her 'the remains of iflUbat was dear to her- on earth, and returning to silence and destitu tipn, my heart ached for her.? What,, thought are the distresses of the rieht tlwfy leave friends to soothe -phmsuresjo begufc-a world th divert and disaip*N$ their griefs.? What are the saqpfa of the young J Their growing minds soon close *|k>ve the wound? their elastic spirits soon rise beneath the presure? their green and ductile affections soon twine round new objects. But the sorrows of the poor, who have no out ward appliance* to soothe ? (he tor rows of the aged, with whom life at ?est is but a Wintry day, and who can look for no after-growth of joy ? the sorrows of a widow, aged, sol itary, destitute, mourning over an o?~ Ijr too, the last solace of her years ; these am the sorrow* which miens' | feerthe hnnotenct of conftolatiSr' "The Hoar's -head Tavern," m a 'pleasant salit* upon those volumin-; on* commratators whose ponderous tones have become much more noted for hulk than, interest. 1 Whether we are most attached to the peculiarirfea of the author's Myle ; the delicacy and chasteoeaa of bis thoughts; or thfccharacte r m Which he comes befa^Pt that an Ame rican citizen,? we ha^e never atojK |ied to enquire. Nor shall We ttmi aside to erect some fancied Imt ri^id standard of criticism, and decide! opou the merit of tlie writer by the quantum of formal ami <*>Ui morality . i-?-Jviue, it^gjyit altogether certain J I but foreigifftiioea and foreign asso ciatiorrs have been too freqn^nt i oar author to l?eat boost ant repetition : But we are not dts|>osed to quarrel with him for tliis ? we arecontcnt to be pleased ; and to regard then? sketch es of our countryman as some of those chaste and beautiful flowers that varigate and adorn the literary landscape. We have wandered in Spencerian groves ? have bowed w ith reverence to classic grandeur? and have followed the. bend musings of the "mighty masters of the lay:" but fro? these haw turned with sa tisfaction to look upon native genius, and draw refined pleasures from the fanciful fountains of the Sketckl Book." CatsJcill Kecarder. BIOGRAPHY ; [It is wtll known, that one of the signers of the declaration *f Inde pendence, was Stephen Hopkins, of RbodeJsland; and most of jthose who have the/ac similies of the sis J natures to tliat immortal document, have noticed the peculiar chirography I of that gentleman, and made inqui-j nes, which the following hiographi-l Ti-om anew work entitled Gjaxetteer rrf Connecticut anrfl Wiod+lslnni*' recently published at ^w?r.3_ Centinel. . *"? Hon. Stir-hen Hopkins, a distinguished patriot and statesman, was a nntire of tbat part of Provi-| dence, which bow fortes tl?e town of potuate. He was horn in March, 1707. In bis youth, he disclosed high promise of talents, and soon be-| came esteemed for his growingworthJ bis early virtues, and his regular and usefol life. At an early period, hel wm appointed a Justice of the Peace, was employed extensively in the business of surveying lands, and was appointed to various other offices, some of which were resposible and important; and he discharged the! duties of all with great ability and faithfulness, and with equal advan-l tage to his own reputation and the public interest. In 1794 he was ap pointed a member of the board of Commissioners, which assembled at Albany to digest and concert a plan of union for the Colonies. Shortly! after this, he was chosen chi^f justice! of the superior court of the colony of Rhode-Island 5 and in i 7M he was elevated to the office of chief mapsJ colony, and continued in this dignified and important station about tight years, but not fai succes sion. He was also for years chan-j cellor of the College. - At the com mencement of the dTifficultieq between the colonies and Great-Britain, Gov ernor Hopkins took an early, active, and decided part in favor ofithe fbr *eri ?e wrote a pamphlet in sup port, of the rights and claims of the colonies, called, ?Tbe Rights of the Colonies examined," which was pub lished by order of the gmeral assem bly. lie was a member of the im mortal Congress of >70, which declar ed these States (then Colonies) to be " ?overeign, and independent," and his signature is attached to this sublime and important instrument,; which has no example in the archives] of nations. . ^ 44 Gove rnoiflepkins was not only distinguished^* a lUtemao and pat riot, but as a man of busines* ? hav ing been extensively engaged in trade and navigation, and also con cerned in manufacture* and agricul ture. He. was a decided advocate, and i zealous supporter, both of civil and religious liberty $ a Arm patriot, a friend to his country, and a patron of useful public institutions. He possessed s sound aMtUscriininating mind, and a clear affdBmnprehen?iv<* understanding; was alike distinguish ed for hi* public ami private virtues, being an able and faithful public of ficer, and an eminently useful private citizen* 1 > ? { ?* Governor Hopkins finished his long,, honorable and useful life, on (lie 30th July, 17B5, in the 79th year of his age.w u LOOK RRE YOU ILK J P.* "If you are attracted by th? ( harms of beauty, look twice as oftei ui my text as on the face of you, tLftna*) wnalptt "beauty ia bur 'skin deep.** Nairn*, say some| physiognomists, unites an amiatitr mind with a fair face. It way In juria was nature's original plan ; if faithfullv executed, no men of sense ? > would marry a woman without beauty. Hut art has got the upper hand of nature. When a handsome lad%> looks into the glass, vanity is -al most sure to l>e her companion as her own image ? vanity whispers in her ear, that tier fortune is made for this world ; away with such old f ishion stuff as the improvement . of the <nind. says this monitor; it is tit only for ugly faces, a mere invention of art to supply the defects of nature, if you see a fine lady, wlio pays( frequent devotion to her own image, beware, 1 say. " Look ere you leap" into the snares of love. "If your neighbor's cattle break into your cornfields, or he and you have a dispute about a few acres of land, u The law is a bottomless pit;5' and lawyers, who sometimes help you into if, and sometimes out, will not hvlp you either way for nothing. Leave out your dispute to men of candour and judgment; if you are not perfectly satisfied, it is better to resign a small part of yrtur interest, and live in peace, than to mortgage your whole estate, and entail ill will to your neighbor and yourself iipou your posterity. ^ .. -w"' "When thieves, horse jockeys and speculators, offer you a great bargain, "look ere you leap." ? Stolen goods are sold cheap; but they are liable to be taken away for nothing ? besides, the suspicion of being a partner in the theft. Gay horses are often as great a cheat as gaj women; look well and consi der thoroughly, before you leap at mere appearances. " Above all, stand on your guard when an irdi speculator lays his {deeds, patents, mortgages, assign ments, plans, notes, bonds, &c. &c. before you, and talks about his mil lions of acres in the Tennessee, Kentuky, on the Ohio, the Kanhawa and the Mississippi, and tells you, that for a few hundred dollars in hand, and a few more in notes, you may make your fortune? then, 1 say, "look ere you leap." Take cure how you put your |>en to paper. Your seal to*his bond may seal you up in prison." From the Baltimore Jlmerican. > A Dublin paper of July last con tains a speech of Mr. Crappinger on catholic emancipation, at a late gen eral aggregate meeting in Ireland, wherein he says: "Will the ene mies of reconciliation never reflect on the mischievous consequences of per* petrating religious discord and disun ion ? W ill they never learn to culti vate peace and harraonv ? Do they want an example of the blessing? of toleration ? Let them look to Ameri ca?that highly spirited and enlight ed nation ? renowned in arts, arms and commerce ; whose fame is spread in every quarter of the globe ; whose hospitable shores, ever ready to re ceive the persecuted and oppressed, afford a new asylum to the ill fated victims of despotism I let them 1<*ok to America and say, to what is hv present greatness and renown to be attributed, but to the happy constitu tion which she enjoys : a constitution which, instead of making religion serve as a pretext for persecution*? instead of npholding revolting tests and declarations, grants unbounded liberty of consciAice to all, and knows no other distinctions but those which merit and patriotism ensure ?" Minion to the Sandwich bland* . By or before the middle of Oct next, Providence permitting, a mis sion to the Sandwich Islands will be emtarked at Boston, under the di rection of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions; comprising besides four of the na? tires now at the Foreign Mission School, eight or nine of our own country men, most of them married, i nd one having a family of five cliil ren , in all more than twenty fiv ^icrsous; two, Messrs. Hiram Ding ham, and Asa Tlmraton, ordc.;mxl Missionaries ; (wo, Hauue) Rugbies, and Thomas ilopoo, (a native of Owyhee, aud the friend of Obookiuh) advanced iu preparation* for the min istry, and well qualified for Cate chists and Teachers : a physickian, a printer, and a prime farmer, with qualifications, also for teaching. In dividuals of the company are, In side*, skilled iu- various luechauical trades. Any donations of sea stores, books* medicines, implements of husbandry Ate. designed for this mi nion, may be left at Mr. Armstrong's No. 5'J, Corn hi 11, on or before the first of Oct. Such necessary articles as are U9.t received in donations must he IHircliased. It is desirable, there fore, that all persons, who wish to aid the mission by s|?ecific donations should leave them as soon as conve nient, at the place j^bove- mentioned*^ Any of the above described artic'?s, which can b? conveniently transport ed, may be left with the Kev. Mr.. Harvey, Goshen, or Henry Hudson, Esq. Uartfordy Ckhl. Articles of cotton and linen cloth ing, both for adults and children,, will be very acceptable and very use ful to the mission. Boston Cent By a judicious disposition of time* the Christian may accomplish much without being subject to frequent dis appointments or perplexities: the psalmist David prayed seven tiroes a day, yet we do not find the important duties incumbent on him in his eleva ted and responsible station were neg lected, or suffered on account of his devotions. ^JJistory also informs us tli^t " Alfred, king of Englund, who fought fifty - six battles with the Danes, ma^iy of which were gained by his owupftrsonal courage and example, dedicated, with strict punctuality, eight hours every day to sets of de votion, eight hours to public affairs* and as many to sleep, study, and necessary refreshment. Singular effects from inhaling the ^nitron* Oxyd. Most of our readers have, no druht* been entertained by the whimsical effect produced upon many persona who have inhaled gas, which has been called th* Laughter aod Dancing-exciting gaa. At a recent lecture on the human frame, deliyer ed by Dr. Thornton, in London, the following effecta are atated to have Iteen produced by the respiration of thia gaa which might have been pen* ned by Baron Manchaoaen. " The flrat gentleman who inhaled it, laughed, and then danced to a very lively tune, which lie sqng.~^ The next gentlemen after the excite* thent to laughter, delivered a speech S,ut of Shakespeare, equal to Kpan, he then danced, singing the lively tnne of Merrily, ho, Cheerily, ho, in full glee ; and after that an tig in a deep fine base tone, the Wolf, aa well aa Bra bam. Hewaa unconcioua of what he was doing, but expres sed himself aa highly delighted, aa did the other gentleman. No debilU ty follows after inhaling this power* fill gas." Ludicrou*.?A correspondent inV neighboring town aenda us the fol lowing as a matter of fact ? . A Mr. M. last evening, in a par oxiam of melancholy or hypochon dria, left hia wife in bad and retired to another room, for the purpose of terminating hia e*ipt*9ce by cutting hia own throat Hia wife missing Mm, made an alarm; search was made by the neighbors, a*d he waa at length found with hia slews* rol led op to tbe shoulders, collar open ed, prostrate on a bed, with hia beml extended back aa if dead and I ra zor in hia band, Aa no blood wa* ?died, ft ia to be presumed that he nade a mistake, and used the back nstead of the edge of the razor; ut it waa a long time before lie could le convinced that he was in exis tence. t VattfaU Recorder ;