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POETRY.
Extract from the TASK —a Poem
by William Confer# Esq.
GOD never meant that man should scale
the heav’ns
By strides of human wisdom. In his works,
Though wond’rous he commands us in a word
To seek him rather, where his mercy ihines,
The mind indeed enlighten’d from above,
Views him in all. Ascribes to the grand cause
The grand effect. Acknowledges with joy
His manner and with rapture tafles his ltile.
But never yet did philosophic tube
That brings the planets home into the eye
Os observation, and difeovers, else
Hot vitible, his tamily of worlds,
Discover him that rules them ; l'uch a veil
Hung over mortal eyes, blind from the birth,
And dark in things divine. Full often too
Os nature, overlooks her author more,
From intlrurncntal causes, proud to draw
Conclusions retrogade, and mad miftakc.
But if his word once teach us, thooi a ray
Through all the heart’s dark chambers, and
reveal
Truths undifeern’d, bur by that holy light,
Then all is plain. Philosophy baptiz’d
In the pure fountain of eternal love,
Has eyes indeed ; and viewing all die fees
As meant to indicate a God to man,
Gives him his praise and forfeits not her own,
Learning has borne luch fruit in other days
On all her branches. Piety has found
Friends in the friends of Icicnce, and true
pray’r
Has flow’d from lips wet wilhCafialian dew,
Such was the wisdom, Newton, childlike sage!
Sagacious reader of the works of God.
Aud in his words sagacious. Such too thine,
Milton, whose genius had angelic wiugs,
And fed on manna. And such thine, in whom
Our Bririll] theme is glory’d with such cause,
Immortal Hale ! for deep difeernment prais’d
And found integrity not more, than fam’d
For fantticy of manners undciil’d.
——
The following charafleriflic Epitaph on Cap
tain Ciarlu' of the Pvefolution, was made
by one o i his Officers, on board at his
. death.
THO* in the Styx the brave Charles Clarke
was hurl’d,
He put a girdle three times round the world ;
But as he try’d the fourth, and proudly fail’d,
Death back’d his top-fails; and thus rudely
• hail’d,
The Resolution ho !—diaries turn’d his ears,
Aud said, Death hails, lets give old bones
three cheers; I
Messmates, farewell! complete the voyage;
I’m ready ;
Charon, pufli off; fleer final!; Heady, boys;
Heady.
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Notice.
A I L those indebted to the con
cern of Mefiieurs Andrew
Pickens and Co. by bond, note, or
book account, are requeued to make
immediate payment to the fublcriher,
at liberty Hill, opposite
who is empowered to let le the fame,
and dilcharge luch ccbts as may be
due by laid concern.
JOHN M‘iy WALL.
liberty Hill , Dec. 15, 1788.
A LIKELY
negro boy
1 0 be fold tor T ohacco.
Inquire oi the Printer*
Cumming & M‘Credies
Have imported in the lad vejfe/s
from London and other parts of
Great-Bntain ,
A complete and general Aflbrtment
G O 6 D S,
Which they are now felling on mo
derate terms at their Stores in Au
gufla, Campleton , and at Liberty
hill , near Pickens' Ware-house,
viz .
WHITE, blue, green, and
drab coloured plains
Fearnoughts, ftrou-js, rose and duf
fil blankets
Superfine and second broad cloths of
molt colours
Green, buf7, white and red flannels
Caffimers, iagathirs, duioys
Womens icariet, blue and crimson
cardinals
Durants, fhajoons, calamancoes, last
ings, bombazeen
?rifh linens ot every quality
White and brown iheetings, dowlas,
Ruffla sheetings and drubs, bed
ticking and bunts
Oznaburgs
A variety of printed linens,callicoes,
and chi tzes
An aflbrtment of check and linen
handkerchiefs
Cam'oricks, la ans, lawn aprons and
handkerchiefs
Plain and figured mullins
Black and coloured Barcelona hand
kerch-fs
Plain andftriped (hags forwaiftcoats
A great variety of waiftcoai pat (r s
Corduroys, plain and figured veiVcts
Jeans and iutUans
Biown H'>ll and, linen and cotton
ch cks and (Iripes
Black florei tin**, modes, Persians
and odier silks
Mens and womens worded, cotton,
thread and silk ftocki gs
Mactrafles
Mens and womens saddles, bridles,
girths, surcingles, lacdle bags,
port manteaus, holsters, laddie
cloths, &c.
A complete aflbrtment of mens Ihoes
and boots
Ladies calamanco, lading and Mo
rocco thoes
Childrens ditto
A large aflbrtment of mens coarse
and fine hats
Ladies black and white riding hats
White and coloured threads, libbons
Writing paper of every kind, Bible-,
Teftamenrs, Prayer books, Watt's
Hymns, Spelling books, flutes,
haling wax, ink powder
Buttons, buckles, lpurs,dirrup irons,
bridle bitts
An aflbrtment of locks, bolts, hinges,
drawing knives, reap hooks,knives
and forks, cutteaux, pen knives,
razors, scissors, augers, gouges,
thilfels, fliovels and tongs, fire
clogs, brais fencers, smoothing
irons, grid irons, desk furniture
4d. 6d. bd. tod. I2d. sod. and 2^d.
nails and flooring bra s
Weeding anu grubbing hoes, felling
and broad ax «
Trace chains
s
Mill, crois cut, and hand saws, with
files
An aflortment of planes and plane
irons
Smiths anvils, vices, fledges, and
hammers
Frying pans
Ear iron, shear moulds, German and
blillereu iteel
Iron pots and Dutch ovens
Steelyards, hand vices, awl blades,
shoe and fiddle tac&s
Guaging rods
Cutting knives, scythes, gun locks
Large and fmali grindstones
Bral's wire and hair sieves
Lot king gLfTes, furvejors inßru
ments
Weavers flays and fliuttles
An afibitment of tin ware
An alfortment of crockery ware
Pewter diflies, bafons, plates, &c.
An afTortment of glass ware
Copper itills, with worms, &c. com
plete
Copper tea kett’es
Bar Lad, (hot, and gun powder
A variety of medicines
Pins, needles, fifhmg hooks, sewing
fiik, twist, &c.
They have also for Safe
Allum and fine -alt; Jamaica,
Weft India, and Northward rum;
white and brown l'ugars, molai
fes, coffee, chocolate, teas; a 1 pice,
pepper, brimstone, ginger; cop
peras, allum, nutmegs, mustard;
c >tton and woodwards; leading
liies, bed cords, and twine;
with a variety of other articles
too tedious toenumerate P
Augujiay Dec. i, 1788.
Just puhlijkedy and may be bad at
the Printing-Office, a Jew Co
pies of a
Funeral Sermon
On the Death of Daniel Kellogg, late
of the State of Conne&icut; who
died at IVaJhington , the 20th of
August 1788.
Preached at the Reqneft of the WASHING
TON LODGE, ‘ No. 5. of ANCIENT
YORK MASONS.
By the Rev. Brother JOHN HURT.
Alio may be had at the Print
ing-Office,
A jew Copies of the
LAWS
Os the General AfTembly of the
State of Georgia, palled last
Seflion.
ALSO THE
JOURNAL
OF THE
CONVENTION
OF THF
STATE of GEORGIA ,
On the Federal Constitution.
(jfy The Federal Con Hi tut ion is
contained in the above-mentioned
Publication .