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5 ATURD AY, January 26, 1788.
GEORGIA STATE GAZETTE
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INDEPENDENT REGISTER.
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from tie BALOONADEi or Adven
lures'of an Aeronaut.
PESPHAIRASSON. t.
The KALAGALAIRE. *.
IT was the feaft of mercy ; and my heart
enjoved it: for there, misfortunes re
commend to favor, and didrefs commands re
lief.
There was a Languefeis 3 on Benevolence ,
pronounced by my friend, the Daligree. 4
His gestures and manner pleased me through
out the whole: but towards the conclusion,
he assumed a solemnity that very much af
fected me. I wirtied for a translation of that
part —“ He took pleasure in gratifying my
wirti.”
TRANSLATION, &c.
THIS glorious condud —glorious because
henificent, we fliall instate, if benevolence
really* hifpires us. But whv about
the imitation ?—Confider, I beseech you, the
vast importance ot such a condud. From it
are derived our purest joys ; and on it depend
our deared hopes. For no real happiness can
be ever enjoyed by the callous . It is mercy
that makes consummate bliss.
Benevolence! cause of our exift'erice ; source
of our felicity ! The Heavens j/sallpaj's away ; J
• n d the elements Jball melt with fervent h.at. .
1« earth also, and all the works therein, fliall
dijjolv. ~nd fdil : but thou fliall remain, ;
throughou -ter city, ; the fame.
' In Wisdom ■ great creative works, we ‘
trace Thee * bm -hiefly art Thou visible, in
that dupendous Providence, by which ;
the Divine image may *i*e restored to man ;
and his forfeited inheritance in the realms of ;
glory and bliss, regained.
Thou teached man to live in amity with
Clan; and Thou enabled—(glorious a6t
Thou enabled even enemies to forgive. It is
Thou who kindled the generous flame, from
Which the widow and fatherlefs obtain relief:
and to those whojare Without help, Thou fend
ed support and fuccour. It is Thou , who
dried up the tears of anguilh; and who mak
ed the forrowful of heart to Jing for joy .
Thou takefl the patriotic soldier to the field,
in defence of his country and the rights of
mankind: and Thou givefl him—(fupreme
delight 1) Thou gived him to weep over the
vanquiihed llainthus making, by thine en
chanting powers, even sorrow pleating.
Th* neglected, and “ woe-begone” cap
tive Thou finded out ; and by thine ail-chear-
Thou illumined bis darkling
— l
1. Pefphairaflbn. The land of plenty*
a. Kalagalaire. Feast of mercy, or of the .
v merciful.
3. Languefeis. Introduftory speech.
4* daligree, frefident or chief*
Thou teached us to disregard ih delusive
pleasures of this vain, tranfeient world ; and,
fublimatmg our thoughts, Thou raised our
affections to the Heaven of Heavens. For
those blifsful regions, Thou prepared our
minds; and Thou gived us a sweet foretade
of that happy period, when Thou flialt in
spire, and wholly possess our fouls, and at
tune our hearts to Aonian drains of
of lo ve, and joy supreme !
As soon as the Daligree had thus finifhed
his speech, he received a bow of applause
from the whole audience. The ladies 5 pres
sed round him. He had spoken their senti
ments ; and the man, who can do that, will
always please.
Our next entertainment, was a concert of
a dozen different indruments, mod muiically
attuned; with interludes by as many excel
lent voices. The Daligree obliged me with
a translation of the .piece, with which the
concert was concluded. But he observed “he
could give only the sentiment—the beauties
were much superior to his pen.**
Never, in my life, had I been so sensible
of the power of music. I was enraptured ;
and when it ceased, I felt the misery of de
spair.
„ Thus tranfeient are our bed and deared
joys in lite! wherefore, my friend, we mud
seek for happiness cljewhere.
T ranflation of the Hymn—To Godgivepraije6,
bEGIN the fdlemn, grand, celestial drain
With humble fervency, my foul I and sing
In grateful songs, of all the glorious works
Os Heaven’s Omnipotent—eternal King.
Ye curling Waters, as ye constant roll
Your silver waves, fucceflively along;
Still as ye flow, throughout your coafls declare,
Th* unbounded fubjeCt of my humble song.
Retain, ye craggy rocks ye echoing hills !
The solemn, sacred found, O long retain,
And from your hollow, winding caverns deep,
In rapturous notes return it oft again.
Ye fwiftly flying winds, and rapid gales,
From pole to pole that waft yourselves
{away:
To every diflant clime beneath the Tun,
My pleasing, glorious* lofty theme convey.
In joyful drains,—O, bear his blessed name,
Ye raids concreted, even when ye rife ;
Whether ye soar to meet the bluihing morn,
Or humbl> move to (hade the evening Ikies.
1 5 Ladies* In the original, Al-alhaion—
that is, the essence of excellencies.
6 In the original it is—“ To the Great
« King of Kings, Umverfal Father, and
« Judge;—let Heaven and earth give glory
« and guifc.”
THE
*
Ye thunders awful, as ye roll along,
Tremendous, thro* the vast aetheral plain j
Thro* Heaven’s expanse his wond’rous praise
[refound,
That worlds on worlds may catch the
[glorious strain.
Still may the blefled fandtht fpherca pe vide;
Forever be it echoed thro* the fkie ;
YV// Angels wbh their general chorus join*
In Grand, sublime, celestial harmony*
For me, — thro* life with heavenly rapture
[fir’d,
The gre.it Creator s praise Fll ceafe’efs sing a
And confecrare my heart, my foul, my all*
To God Jehovah —univerial King,
When we were summoned to dinner,
the company was very numerous, I expefted
liurry and confufion ; but I was agreeably
disappointed. Before and after dinner they
attended, with much decorum, to an aft of
devotion* which we too often negleft— -per*
haps despise.
Their conversation at table, appeared to be
lively ; and, to one another pleating. They
drank moderately, and without any trouble
some ceremony. In iliort, profusion and
extravagance of every k : nd, were hanifhed ;
and in their (lead, we had fimpJe elegance,
and good humour without noisy mirth. Soon
after the table was uncovered, the Daligree,
bowing round to the company, repeated Skai
Palangeis ; by which it wis ur.derflood. “ that
every one (hould do as he pleased ** Different
nmufements were rnftantly chosen : and I
walked into the beautiful grove. It was a
perfeft Paradife ; but, alas ! without rn Eve,
Upon this reflcftion, all the beauties of the
place began to fade. So I returned to the
house.
The Principals of the society were adjust
ing their accounts; and my friend told me*
“ they then fupporred about two hundred pen
sioners. Some of that number were occa
sional, or temporary ; but the vreater part,
it was supposed, would remain pensioners foe
life ”
Happy poor! who have such benevolent
protestors ; but thrice happy they , who can
thus feel for the distressed !—Here I ftopt, sur
prised at my own voice ; for I had spoken in
voluntarily. Their eyes were fixed on m*
friend ; who, underflanding their looks, told
them what I had said ; and they, in return*
honored me with a mod refpeftful bow.
When I had seturned this compliment, mv
friend added, « that the greatest part of thofa
pensioners were maintained at a vety small
expence. For most of them could do some
thing; and it is one of the arrangements of
the society, that none who can work, H>all
eat the bread of idleuefs.”
1 clasped my hands together; but fhamft
fnpp retied my voice. So J fwd to my fell* cp
* '•o. LXX.)