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MISCELLANEOUS. ODE TO PITY. 0 TIIOV. th friend of man, assign’d V it'll hands bis wound* to bind, And chirm h:a frar.t.c wo : When first dis're-s, with dagger keen, lif-ola- forth to w*.te Lis destin’d scene, Hia wild Unrated foe ! Hy Pella’s* bald, c nwgc name, * Ily all the griefs bis thought could fraine, Receive my humble rite : Long. Pity, Id the nations view Thy sky-worm robes of tcnd’rest bine, And eyes of dewy light ? But wherefore need I wander wide Tj hold Illssus’ distant side, Deserted stream, and mute ? Wild Arunf too has heard thy strains, And. Echo, midst thy native plains, B"en sooth’d by Pity’s lute. There first the wren in myrtles shed Cn gentlest Otway's infant head, To him thy cell w*s shewn ; And while he sung the female heart, Vi’-h youth’s soft notes unspoil’d by art. Thy turtles mix’d their own; Come, Pity, come, by Fancy’*-, aid, E’en now my thoughts, relenting maid, Thy temple’s pride design : Its southern site, its truth complete, Shall raise a wild enthusiast heat In all who view the shrine. There picture’s toils shall well relate, Mow chance, or hard involving fate, fi’er moral bliss prevail : The huskin’d Muse shall near her stand, And sighing prompt her tender hand, With each disastrous tale. There let me oft, re tir'd by day. In dreams of passion melt away, Allow’d with thee to dwell. Thri— svrsse the mournful lamp of night, Till, Virgin, thou again delight To hear a British shell i * Euripides, of whom Aristotle pronounces, on a comparison of him with Sophocles, that 1 e was the greater master of tender of the ‘tender passions. f The river Arun runs bv the. village in Sussex, where Otway Lad bis birth. S 0 JY G O MEMORY! thou fond deceiver, Still importunate and vain, To former joys, recurring ever, And turning all the past to pain ; Thou, like the world, the opprest, oppressing, Toy smiles increase the wretch’s wo ! And lie who wants each o hm- blessing, In thee must ever fiid a fie! For the Patriot. THE LYSPECTPR....'Sc. IV. “Li an not on Earth; ’twill pierce thee to the heart; A broken, reed, at best; but oft* a spear; On its sharp point peace bleeds and hope ex pires.” You KG. THE clearest evidence of a, fu ture and immortal state of being,is the entire insuffieienty of the present, to render men happy. We have only to appeal to experience to prove that let a life be ever so blameless it is inse cure ayaitist (be attacks of adversity, ami oftentimes the more conspicuous a man is for purity the more he renders himself a target for the shafts of mn.- Jioe, vice hates the company of virtue ‘because it wishes not its act ions scorned with the eye of correct reproof, this -very hatred is the cause of its invete rate enmity. Miserable is that wretch who is com pelled to look to the world and its empty amusements for happiness, and still more miserable is he, who seeks eousislati.nl from the world there are few who like the good Iranian!an will stop by the way-side to assist distress, and like him two, they are generally to be found not amongst those who attract the gage of a stupid throng, as they 101 l in the lap of splendor. hnUimongst a humble ami unassuming tribe; hypo critical pretension, is too much occu pied in its own deceits, to hear the voice of misery or perceive the suppli cating baud of wretchedness. The tenure by which w e hold life is not more frail and inset a re; than the vain hope w hich leads us to expect that the world is ever teady to assist us.— Mankind are fraught with art and in trigue, ihey delight in cunning wile, be fore the eol’ossal influence of splendid renown vi. (tie fails a helpless and scarce resisting prey. It is id!-; to expect consolation ft on* the world,because its own feelings and interests monopolize its undivided at tention, because accustomed to fraud and deceit, it is callous to sympathy, because it is devoted to self-importance, and builds its consequence on the des truction of many a poor but honest man. “ man’s inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn.” As the world will not and probably cannot afford consolation, so it is ac customed to violate every right, to jus tify its own wrong, ns the world is a miserable prop, so it is a bitter back biting enemy. ’What foolish madness therefore to place reliance on its sup port or to believe its promises. That wretched being whom untow ard destiny compels to depend for ex istence on the charity of the world may in one instance receive the hand of suecour, but in thousands he will meet with contempt, decision, and cold indifference, if he “ ask for bread he will receive a stone.” Let the pen of benevolence labor to prove amongst men an ascendance of virtue over vice, ne vertheless there are too many examples to confute its theories, there are too many principles whoue deleterious ten dency is well known, which have a commanding hiasover the human mind. Let, the advocates of the amiable Bur lemagne, attempt to prove that man is naturally correct, yet alas! their pre mises are too unsound, their deductions entirely forced. We must have re course to actual observation,experience must teach us, for truly “ the proper study of mankind is man,” the great Hook of human nature is not to be learn ed in the cloister, nor to be opened in the sequestered haunts of study, it is to be read in the walks of public life, and its pages covered in the face of day. A dependance upon the world is pro ductive of every species of mortifica tion and distress, its friendship is in deed a “ reed that pierces” deception is its darling attribute aqd the cloak of hypocrisy its favorite garb. SKETCH OF LONDON. [Concluded from our last. j After be lias studied this portrait of modern greatness in our sin, which wi'li a few honorable exceptions, l fear is too close a resemblance, he may cast his eyes upon that whimsical and insignificant thing, called a fine lady; in whom, although she thinks herself ihe most important personage in crea tion, he will search in vain for those characteristic excellencies of woman, winning softness, modest reserve, deli cate sense, elegante economy, and the regular conduct of domestic affairs filial, congugal, and parental affection, end a heart attuned to genuine friend ship, sympathy anil love. The whole business ofher life be will perceive to be pleasures, and the indulgence cf her capricious humors ; and yet that she is a novice in her profession! lie will find her a slave to fashions w hich dis figure the person, she is so anxious to adorn : a stronger to true elegance and taste, altho’ it he what she chiefly af fects ; and disgusted with the amuse ments. which have occupied all her thoughts! Me will smile to see her mistake af fected airs, for gentility ; impertinence tor familiarity : haughtiness for dig nity ; volubility of tongue for elegance —Bite ideas, and a round ol‘hackney praises for sentiment. The most ab surd prostitution of strong expressions upon trival subjects, for sublimity of thought; a troublesome pettishness of disposition, for a delicate sensibility, of nerve! and he sometimes will have occasion to be shocked at her break ing through tLo modest, the amiable restraints of nature, and considering impudence as a womanly virtue! at her affecting to disbelieve (lie truth of religion, while she is the dupe of child ish credulities, braving her maker with more than masculine infidelity , and y et screaming and trembling at the sight of a mouse, or a spider ! He will ob serve her strictly maintaining all the appearances of friendship, but totally lost to ils reality : making generous offers of assistance to those above the want of it, and neglecting common ci vilities to the needy and oppres'scd; — classing herself amongst the w armest of yon r friends in your preircnce, and sporting with your character in the hour of absentee: estimating Ihe worth other associates according to the rank they hold in the polite world, and yet prostituting all ihe confidence offrieml sbip to her chamber maid, and the best utfeetions of her sophisticated na ture to parrots, monkks and lap-dogs. Her most serious occupations lie will observe to consist, either in receiving or paying irksome visits of economy ; in which her expressions of the happi ness she feels at tiie interview,can on ly be equalled by the real languor and disgust she experiences, or in answer ing billets of unmeaning compliments, or in satisfying her own conceptions of friendship and politeness, by sending round an empty equipage, attended with a train of domestics, to enquire after the welfare of her most intimate associates ! in the evenings he will see her sit down at the card table, with anxiety, impatience, avarice, anger, and a thousand evil passions in her train : and perhaps lie may detect her, sex and quality, practising at the pool the worthless tricks of a sharper. Thus, from a general review ofher whole life, will our philosopher be ei ther tempted to turn a partial Maho metan, and doubt whether some of the female sex, may not be formed without a soul; or he will place such a being among the unsearchable mysteries of providence ! Satiated with these sights, he will not he much disposed to visit the par ties of the Hay Market, Coek-spur street, and Pieadilly, where the de pendants and appendages of greatness chiefly resort; or he might here con template human nature in a masquer ade, if it be possible still more fantas tic! he might behold persons descen ded from the meanest parentage, and educated in the humblest walks of life, suddenly spriuging up like grassy and pernicious weeds in the place of notra tive grain, and in the various profes sions of barbers, taylors, hair-dressers, milliners, linguists, musicians, &c. assuming the airs and apeing tlw man ners of their superiors ! If our philosipher should take a walk among the new buildings in St. Mary-la-bonne, he will not fail toad mire the provisions made in this com modious place, for administering to v ice and preserving the appearance of virtue: Passing by St. Gile's he may have opportunities of Contemplating men re duced to the lowest seale of villainy, lie may behold vice enthroned oh a dung-hill, surrounded with a retinue of beggars, thieves, pick-pockets, and house-breakers, enjoying in common all the privileges without the chains cf marriage. He may pick up this valu able truth out of the duty, that disso lute manners are unreservedly odious in rags, that vice appears withal! her ignominy, where external splendor is wanted to v arnish the crime, or dazzle the eye. Let our observed visit the city, be will behold the (fill power of interest, and the various modifications of that governing principle, the love of money! he will observe the v irtue of industry like Aaron’s rod, swallow up almost every other virtue ; or like the most subtle leaver., insinuate itself into eve ry action, and every motive—lie will bud this at the bottom of many a vice, and largely blended with many a vir tue; the bond of all social connections as well as the general cause of discord. Yes tlse city is a place where almost every ai t. ol courtesy and politeness may be set down to the score of poliey —where subscriptions and donations to misery shall be mostly regulated by some latent expectations of adversity: where the views cf interest shall ac company a man to the tavern, to the play-house, to the public gardens, and authorise expensive dissipation and midnight revels! nay, it shall even mix with his very religion, influence his c hoice of a preacher, or direct his du bious steps to a place of worship where ho may learn “not to love the World, nor the things of the world 1 He v. ill find the distinguished char acter of the fair sex to he an eagerness to pay the most extravagant compli ments to their husbands wealth, and by various arts of dissipation, put his gains and credit to the utmost proof. In a word he will observe such a gen eral spirit of luxury, such an affecta tion affluence amongst our city dames, as to discountenance the very appear ance of economy , and render them a willing prey to milliners, laundresses, and domestics ; he will perceive such a rage for imitating the prevailing fa shions as breaks down every distinction and unfolds every cla c s ;so that he shall find it difficult to distinguish the mistress from her waiting maid; or ile evpher the wife or daughter of a man in the lowest possible circumstances in a public assembly, from a rich heir ess, or the consort of an oppuleut mer chant ! he will frequently hear of af fectionate wives, who plunder their dear partner at home, (hat they may support l.is reputation abroad : and in league with their servants, advance the price of every marketable commodity in their daily accounts, to raise a fund for these secret and Liudible services -—be will often meet females stepping nut of pastry shops and dirty courts, like an heroine on the stage, from a cottage to a prison, in all the pemp of dress; and he may sometimes detect the notable housewife performing her common domestic offices, in silks, la ces and broekades, cither from her un conquerable attachment to finery, or because the poverty of the wardrobe will not allow her the necessary change of suits 1 lathe various outskirts of the town our inquisitive observer maybe witness to an odd assemblage of characters, and situations. He will find some few, who live and deserve to live, and are so fortunate as to succeed: many who would live, and cannot : great num bers who might live, and will not; and no small number who do live, and do not deserve it. He will often discern silent want and sickness privately strug gling with woe, while imposture iuter eefs the plentious streams of mercy, which would otherwise gladden their hearts! He will remark with a mix ture of pity and indignation, the cruel poliey of the times, which sets open such multitudes of houses for the pur poses of riot and intoxication, and thus debauches the morals of the people, in order to increase the public revenues! To this cause will he principally at tribute the frequent sight of insolence in rags; of spirits grown ungoverna ble by being lost to every sense of de cency of character; cf men reduced to the lowest ebb of wretchedness, even beyond the feelingof their ow n misery; and luminaling their worthless exist ence by falling victims to the laws, through crimes of which the laws them selves have beer, the parents, the nur ses. and the guardians 1 By the water side he may con template the sons of ueptune. He will see an active impetuous race, equally ready for great and noble exploits, or for riot and confusion, as the most tri via! circumstances shall decide! He wilt find them generous because im provident and thoughtless, brutal be cause they are themselves, hard v; and courageous, because they are ignorant of danger! In the same person he will be witness to instances of more than Roman virtue, mixed with the vices of a ruffian 1 lie may often behold a city mob doing wrong, in order to rectify abuses; bul lying forth to revenge real or imagina ry evils, and committing stiil greater in the attempt; meaning well and actuat ed by right principles in the first in stance, but in the next degenerating into a law less banditti; hissing, haloo ing, pelting or leading in triumph, a prince or a beggar, according to their ideas of merit or demerit: but change ing these ideas, with every wind that blows. If curiosity or commiseration shall 1 induce him to visit the numerous pi i • suns, he niiUce Plw*, intended A. schools of reformatio,,, become n0,,? l ies of vice. Ife w ill observe men r : , dered tenfold more darir.g and exj ( . cnced in iniquity by their ptmishmenh! lobi to every sense of shame; exe t , t| the shame of having any remain*., virtues; since familiarised to ign oa . ous deaths, until they placidly conte* plate them as natural events. Should our speculative, chance to. at the same time a practical pJ,;] 0S( plier, lie w ill retire with due expejj lion from a place, w here, it | s t ri): . there is so much to learn yet so lj* t L to please. But if fate should obli ? him to take up his residence there ) will make the best of the mnlt er . prudently enjoy all the town affords, convert ! ; s knowledge oi‘ mankind jr possible, to their use; and, jndsi !v , with Horace “ In cither place ’tis folly to comp Lin I lit-nd.nl, soil not the scene creates ihe paid Boole lit Brittle 14. lie will seek happiness within himself by the practice of virtue, and the pm. suit of useful science; which fortunat ly for man, require no paiticular suit of town or country , but will grow aid flourish equally well, whereever l!. v are properly cultivated. Caution rjpHE public are cautioned a^air.y a trading for two A OTIZS and * }/UE JJILL. drawn in our favor i,. AbKaham Joseph, who ran away fcf. tween Ihe Ist and lOtli of April last, fit#i*i this city. One net- i t *i sty day s ds’e-i M. rch One do. do do. A!:.rc. l i sth for - - - ISS 73 Also, a due bid given us for ft: balance on thirteen Bales cf Cntte; sold him, the amount near three bur. dred dollars. The notes not belli! due were lodged in bank and of mm out’ name was on the hack us custom: ry . M hen lodged in bank the nut for .390 31 t-2 .'‘ .its was endorsed L Messrs. I-fi'ltmord and Alien and ou: selves fer the purpose ts discount.- V e should hot e advertised them ! fore, hut thinking that when we sc. them by John Jones, we bud a c. man, but have been deceived. YY therefore forewarn all persons fici trading for the said notes or due bill above mentioned,as they are net w ort a cent. P. 11. & T. Cr pcD. may 19. 1 1 THE SUBSCRIBERS, Ijg *'*G entered into partners! •• 8. for the practice of l aw in tli eastern district in the state of Georgia tender (heir services to the puhlic.- I heir office is opened on the corner Broughton and Lull streets, IM IIl). V. . KABEHSH \V YVM. HAULS!HAM. M.y IJ. 10 ll AS 111 Oil! iSt C'liillCii 05.111 perse:;., inclin'd to purcluv: L? at (hi late sales huvii’g bee unavoidably ai !, (lie subscribe: ?. authorised to sell, at private sale ar Lew s no! exceeding the number cfitei For terms, application to Le made t cames Johnston*. ? ~. , , r y warder.'. and. Lawson. May 16 4t ii ~fWsAur—~ -i (jw landing from brig ~ 73 ilids. Ncw-Orleans SIUQAT* 73 coils bale ROPE 2 Hawsers. On liberal term-’ lILj \ -sIvG i. > ■ ’.A ■April 17 j Nankeens. IW Pieces ln Y?<! •KEEAH, for sale by J. Caig* &. I*. MitcLeil. May 15 u> ’ RED-LION MOTE! -Mi. 200, Mi.rZet-Sriv. t, r ‘V.Ya %ue th-trs Sirih riireet, on the i'auth side, i-rcl in : cjnt.'e of the Pri'irifftd lintioritre. chc. GEORGE YOKE, ¥¥AVIK6 considerably c-olur-f j[ g this ccncerr, to whi< It, by : audition to the. building, he has a.'-di a number of Chcrnler*. a large /Aniifj room and extensive Siading — Merchants and Trave.tfe:s,that he hi it in his power to aceaum.odate tli” with a well served up table, stood h i liquors* —moderate ciiasoxs. ar.J ;i most unremitting attention; in shot with every convenience, which he - ters himself, will crive satisfaction ’■ii Friends and the Pr lie. IJiiiiadeipkie,l J iiiiadeipkie, ,Yoi\ % i-M -