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An imitation of Dr. Watts* Latin Ode
ad Johanem Hartoppium.
To T HERON.
T HERON, defeent of noble line,
In whom, both wit and learning (bine,
V*Do you ddire my thoughts to scan
On “ whom I call the happy man.”
Thrice three times happy he appears,
And like the Angels f ends his years,
Who deep, within himfelf retires, •
And curbs his paflions and desires.
Him, far remote from mortal care,*
In ft’ent woods; or landscapes lair <
The rising and the setting; Sun
Still finds contented, though alone.
The plaudits of the giddy croud,
And flatt’ring exclamations loud ;
Although they seem to reach the Iky,
In vain, to f ierce his bosom, tty.
Not heaps of India’s shining ore;
Nor all the sands on Tagus' shore,
From peace obfeure, can him entice;
Or make him pompous dwellings prize.
Oh ! Il by kind indulgent Heaven,
My fate to my own wi(h, weie given,
Fure innocence, and native white
Should be my principal delight;
Nur gold ; nor glittering gems should find
Admittance to my humble mind ;
Or scarlet robe, or purple veil
Excite pale envy in my bred.
Remote from all vexatious ftrife,
I’d spend a peaceful qu^life,
And leave bright toys
To be admired by flaveFand boys.
May for my houle, a cottage ttand,
In some spot of desert land,
Where coding breezes healthful blow,
And purling ri v'lets gently flow.
Superb Aucusta’spompous train
Tempts me to love the town, in vain,
The duket murmers of the bees, »
More, than her busy merchants, please.
Cay courts have 101 l their beaded charms;
Contention all my foul alarms.
1 haste ferleave the croud, and rove
With untold pleafuie, thiough the grove.
Let fulfomc flatt’ry's oily tongue
Delight the giddy, and the young;.
But adulation I despise,
And her attendants, fraud and lies.
Adieu to blandishments—and rules
Nicknamed politeness, badge of fools;
Though tink'ling cymbals trump their fame,
They’re; hut at bell, an empty name.
Fly Venus, fly, and Cupid too,
My foul teferves no place for you.
Cease vain amours; nor me inoKfl,
Ccleftial raptures fire my breast ;
AH the dulcinea's in the grove,
In vain, conspire to gain my love.
May notes harmonious charm mine ear,
And heavenly songs my spirits cheer,
While some good book; or courteous friend
Helps me, the tedious hours to spend.
AMICUS. .
E P I G R AMS,
On the Ladies Pads.
WHEN women’s minds were undefiled and
chafle,
Even wives would blush, to (hew a swelling waist;
But now the pads that give the faihion’d swell
Mere mifles want, and wanton wiflvs tell ;
Tho’ great in size, their modesty is final/,
They rife to fhevv how ealily they fall.
Says Laura to Kitty when fixing her pad,
A natural one fhuft be charming, egad !
Yes, laughing fays Kitty, “ for who can ncgleft
To advert to the cause when they fee the effed.”
The Mahometans believe that women have no
fouh', we chriltians fee that they have now loft
their bodies ; therefore they cannot be hitman , but
mull be what we always thought them— angels.
ANECDOTES.
The Pumpkin and Paddy.
A certain Paddy, newly transported into this
country, pafled by where a farmer was gathering
Pumpkins. By my Ihoul and what do you call
them, Paddy—Mares eggs, fays the farmer.
And by bt. Patrick, and won’t you fell me one of
them ? for I wi(h to get in away of railing my
own horses, for my poor old father ftraigh ened
the hemp for nothing but tor taking one without
liberty—.Yese, yes, for a quarter of a dollar you
may take one. So Paddy takes it and on he goes
.. and in defeending a hill he by chance let the
pumpkin fall, and it took a direction down the hill
towards a bunch of bu/hes, and Mr. Paddy in full
speed after it. The pumpkin struck a slump and
split open—a rahit which lay under the buflies
asleep, fiarted, aimoii frightened to death, and
Faddy after it, yelling—flop that cault ! flop that
, caul: ! flop that cault !
There were in the last war an Irifliman arid
Welchman, who, in besieging a city, went into a
teht to drink ; when, -as Cot splutter hers nails was
heaving up the pitcher; a cannon ball Dipt off his
Bead the jack and all, By Jafus,” cries Paddy,
the beet is fpilt.’*
(NEW GOODS.
JUST ARRIVED, AND ARE NOW OPENING
AT THE STORE OF
JOHN WILLSON & Co.
BROAD-STREiiT, V
A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
European -and East - India
GOODS,
LATELY IMPORTED*
IVkich they are now Jelling at the mojl re
duced prices for Cash or Produce—among
which are the following:
CALLICOLS and chintzes of the
r.eweft patterns,
White pavillion gauze,
Humhums, at halt a dollar per yard,
An elegant assortment of fans,
Green fill; umbrellas of different sizes and prices,
Belt green silk for covering unihrellas,
Elegant white and coloured feathers,
Artificial flowers and large fox tails,
A complete assortment of ribbons,
Ladies morocco (hoes, flippers and elegant fatidalls,
White and black tiffany and gauze,
Modes and ptrfians different colours,
Manchester muslins and bombazeens,
Muslin handkerchiefs and aprons,
Mens muslin neck handkerchiefs and cravats,
Elegant tambour’d muslin vest ftiapes,
Ladies and hats of different co
lours and prices,
Ladies fancy chip and willow hats and bonnets,
Striped jeans and nankeens,
Bell India nankeens at one and a half dollar per
piece,
White and brown Irilh (heetings and linens,
Perfumery, and belt Windsor soap for (having,
Hard and foft pomatum,
Hair pow'der,
Blank books, writing paper and bell Dutch quills,
Black and red wafeis,
Superfine and second broad cloths,
Bine, white, yellow and drab coloured cafimeres,
Kell red and common bark,
Rochelle and glauber salts,
Jalap, camphire, Squire’s elixir, Bateman’s drops,
Britilh cil, Turlington’s balsam, Nux Vomica,
blue (lone,
Bed Roman violin firings and silver basses,
Blrtckfnnitbi tools.
Bell curriers knives and Heels,
Elack pepper, alfpice, ginger, nutmegs, cloves,
mace and cinnamon,
3d. 4*J. sd. 6d. Bd. iod. 2od. and 3od. nails,
Scythes and cutting knives,
Horseman’s with pair of rifle
ditto. W
ALSO,
Jamaica rum, Madeira, Sherry and Teneriffc
wines, French brandy, all of a superior quality,
Porter in bottles,
Mufcovado fugar—coffee,
Hyfon and bohea tea,
Spirits of turpentine in bottles—With a number of
other articles too numerous to insert.
WANTED,
An APPRENTICE, to serve 4 or 5
years, to be found in every thing, except cloath
ing. None need apply but those whole parents
will be answerable for their honelly and integrity
during the term of their apprenticeftiip.
June 30, 1796.
IS AAC HERBER T,\
Begs leave to inform his f riends and the public in
general, that he has lately received on confign
m nty
A FRESH SUPPLY OF
DRY GOODS,
Which includes a general Assortment suitable to the
present Jeafon.
ALSO,
Ground and coarse Alum SALT
Bar iron, Heel, and nails of different sizes
Belt Heel plate hand saws
Cross cut and mill saws
Broad hoes, axes, adzes and drawing knives
Iron pots, (killers and frying pans
Bed London pewter, glass and tin ware
Gun powder, (hot and bar lead
London made Hills of the firlt quality
Alum, copperas, and brimltone
Belt Jamaica fpiriis %
Sugar, coffee, and molasses
Alfpice, pepper and ginger, &c. &c.
<Which he mil dispose of on the lowefl terms for
CASH or PRODUCE, at his Jtorty the upper end
of Broad-flree'.
Augusta, Jan. 12, 1796.
IfjF Blank Deeds of Conveyance,
and blank Bonds for sale by the
Printer hereof.
''’THE fubferibers having experienced
A many inconveniences from those indebted to
them y not being punctual in their engagements, have
to requefl that if not in their power at present to
pay , they will call and liquidate their accounts ,
otherwije they may rejl effured they will be placed in
the hands of a Lawyer , and no lenity Jhewn them.
They have taken Mr. LAIRD M.
HARRIS, .{who has lived witrh them feveralyears,)
into bufmefs, which will be carried on in future un
der the firm of
Harris, Maher G? Co.
who are duly authorifed to fettle the affairs of the
concern of M. Maher‘S Co. and those who have
any demands againjt said concern, are requefled to
bring them forward.
Matthias Maher Co.
HARRIS, MAHER & Co.
hope, that the attention which they to pay to
the friends of the late concern and the public , will
merit a continuance of their custom.
They have now on hand a complete assortment of
seasonable GOODS, which they are determined to
fell very low for cash or produce.
Augusta, June 21, 1796.
C O L L E C T O R’s SALES.
On the firlt Tuefday in AuguH next, at the court
hoiife in Greene county,
W ILL B E SOLD,
The following trads of land, for the taxes due
1. thereon for the year 1794.
226 acres of land, Greene county,
Town creek , adjoining Gabriel Toombs, the proper
ty of Philip Rowlet.
800 acres in Franklin county, Sandy
creek-, adjoining Morn's land, the property of Ed
ward Bradley.
2%j\ acres/Franklin county/Curry’s
creek, adjoining Scott's land, the property of Wm •
Alien.
400 acres in Greene county, Brier
creek, adjoining Walton’s land, the property of
Charles '1 east.
10S7-J acres, Franklin county, waters
of Oconee, adjoining Mathew Stone .. Aifo 63 acres
Greene county, Cherokee creek , adjoining Nathan
Cindrick , both-said trails of land the property of
JosephM i Cutckin.
300 acres; Franklin county, C. creek,
adjoining Lawrance, John M‘Cut
chin.
\ acre lot in the town of Greenfborough
with considerable improvements, the property of
William Devereux.
300 acres . Oglethorpe county, waters
of Little river, adjoining John Tanner , the pto
perty of David Mitchel.
250 acres Franklin county, waters of
Sandy creek, adjoining Afther Pattern, the proper
y of Joseph War hob.
A L S O,
IV I L L BE SOLD,
For the taxes due for the years 1793 and 1794.
460 acres of land in Greene county,
Reserve fork of the Oconee, originally granted to
John Smith. v
460 acres in the county aforefaid, and
Reserve fork, on the water* of Green Brier .creekj
ariginally granted to the said John Smith.
A. Heard, T. C. G. C.
June 15, 1796.
S HER IF Ls SALES.
On the firH Tuefday in AuguH next, at the court
house in Greenlborough, Greene county, be
tween the hours of ten and three o’clock,
WILL BE SOLD,
The following trads of land :
2QO acres, Greene county, waters of
Ogechee, adjoining John King, whereon Jacob
Bindley now lives.
Aljo 150 acres in the aforefaid county, on the
waters of Beaver dam creek, adjoining Mar bury’s
land.
Also, 87 acres in Wilkes county, on the waters
of Stephens’ creek, adjoining Morrow’s land.
The aforefaid traits of land taken as the property
of Jacob Findley, by an execution, Lipham and
Moore againji Wm. Campbell, Samuel Campbell and
jaid Jacob Findley.
June 15, 1796. A. HEARD, S. G. C.
F O,R SALE,
THE LOTS in Augusta, at present occupied by
Mr. Tail, Rcftur of the Academy, and for
merly by the fubferiber , known in thecplan of the said
town by numbers 92 and 93 ; together with the un
expired term of two years of a lease of 12 or 15
acre* of Common nearly adjoining Jaid lots and at
present in cultivation :—PoJfiffion to be given the ijl
day of January next.
J. MERIWETHER.
For terms apply to Mr. Wat. Urquhart .
Augujlat May 25, 1796. *