Each flower that lavish happiness produced Through the world's paradise, ere Disobedience Scattered the seeds of care. Then mingle case In one huge cup of comfort, for thee, love, To chase away thy dulness. Thou should'st wanton Upon the wings of time, and mock his flight As he mov'd with thee tow'rd Eternity A golden holiday; and should a cloud serious occupation of women, the wreck of men, the regret of the aged, and the real secret of Nature to perpetuate her works. WEDDED pairs, who have opposite dispositions, and are perpetually squab bling with each other, make one think of the union between the swallow and the snipe. The first, says the fable, was never pleased in winter, the latter was never displeased but in the sum mer. THE trifling train of female sparklers may be compared to the dew-drops spread their colors to the solar rays, which glitter in a May morning, and They both charm while they last, but but which are scattered by the air. they are only the charms of a moment. most trifling things and may be com OUR pleasures are destroyed by the pared to beds of flowers, amongst which some will undoubtedly be crushed-and one crushed flower is sufficient to disquiet us. It is better to lose a friend by too great frankness, than to have the meanness to deceive in order to please him. Coquetry is a snare laid for cunning, and prudery one spread for simplicity. In a letter to Mrs. Thrale, Dr. Johnson employs in a playful manner certain antitheses which cannot fail to amuse the reader : The inequalities of human life have always employed the meditation of deep thinkers, and I cannot forbear to reflect on the difference between your condition and my own. You live upon mock turtle and stewed rumps of beef; I dined yesterday upon crumpets. You sit with parish officers, caressing and caressed, the idol of the table and the wonder of the day. I pine in the solitude of sickness, not bad enough to be pitied, and not well enough to be endured. You sleep away the night, and WHAT is termed love, in the present laugh or scold away the day. I cough day, is an ardent desire, which assumes and grumble, and grumble and cough. the name of a tender sentiment. It is Last night was tedious, and to-day an honorable pretext to solicit some-makes no promises of ease. However, thing that is not so honorable, It is I have put on my shoe, and hope that the seducing error of the young, the Gout is gone." And talk thee into sunshine.. AFFECTION. Genuine affection is the lot of a few: it requires too many qualities to be general. It demands too much constancy for the volatile, too much restraint for the turbulent, too much delicacy for the simple, too much enthusiasm for the cold and icy, too much activity for the indolent, too much desire for the philosopher, too much self-denial for the libertine. Genuine love demands a considerable THE Celtic Academy, fully conscious degree of elevation and energy of soul; that the end and aim of all literary sogenerosity, sensibility, and rectitude of cieties ought to be directed towards heart; a warm imagination, and invio- the progress of human knowledge, has late attachment to the principles of vir- exhibited a distinguished zeal to carry tue and honor. It cannot exist in the this principle into effect. M. Volney, bosom of luxury and pleasures, in the one of its most celebrated members, midst of tumult, and the distractions of has been selected to deliver in a report, numerous and polite assemblies. It on one of the most extensive and astonrequires simplicity of manners, and reishing works hitherto published on the tired life. WERE the two sexes to appear al ways in their own faces, one might guess at the movements within, by the motions without. But as the majority put on faces, as well as cloaths, for public riew; it is therefore, with the majority, a difficult matter to be well acquainted. subject of languages; and he has performed his task in such a manner, as to prove that he was equally capable to undertake as to criticise such a performance. We learn from him, that Professor Pallas's book, which was composed by order, and printed at the expence, of the Russian government, is exceedingA ruby-nosed devotee of Bacchus,v scarce; that but a few copies only when reproved for the heinous sin of were published, and that none of them have been circulated but such as were drunkenness, justified himself by quoting from Goldsmith, “that virtue contransmitted as presents. In addition to sists not in NEVER FALLING, but in this, with an exception to the Latin preface, which explains the Russian one, RISING every time we FALL. all the vocabularies, to the number of 200, are figured in Russian characters, LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL IN- the use of which is almost unknown in TELLIGENCE. [The idea of an universal language has at several times been a favorite with the European literati. To constitute however the basis of such a plan, it was first requisite to contrast and compare the almost innumerable varieties of dialect which exist in the world, or 10 establish some new principle of language which should be suited equally to every manner of speech known. A difficulty thus presents itself which seems insurmountable. But although this end may never be accomplished yet a comparison of different languages may give farther insight into the radical principles of speech, and be productive of many advantages although it should fail in some that might be desired. Professor Pab las of Russia attempted a work of this Europe. He at the same time informs, his readers, that the Celtic Academy is indebted to the munificence of M, de Grave for the first volume of a book so. scarce in Paris; that it is not in possession of the second, and that the Impe rial library possesses neither of them. We are told, that the Russian em pire, more extensive than the Roman, at the same time exhibits a greater di versity of tongues and of nations; and that Catharine II. in 1784, wrote a cer-. tain number of words with her own hand, for the purpose of being compared in all the languages of the globe. The author has arranged his labors in three volumes, of which the two first contain 200 of the languages of Europe and Asia; the languages of Africa and America being reserved for another section. This, he adds, has never yet been published; and he at the same time intimates that, from the period of time which has expired, but little hope can be entertained at present of its completion. He observes, however, that this loss is likely to be made good by the labors of the learned Doctor Barton, who has already collected more than 200 vocabularies of America, and also some appertaining to Africa. having constituted it an universal alphabet, without a previous discussion whe ther it possesses the necessary condi tions for such a station. 2. To the having compared the words of different languages, without a previous comparison of the pronunciation of the same words, or without a previous analysis of the letters which are the signs of pronunciation; and 3. To the reception of several of the communications from the hands of per sons utterly incompetent to the task. After having indicated the names of the books and persons who have furnished the nomenclature of the lan M.Volney concludes by asserting that guages or dialects, the reporter first it is impossible a work of this kind transcribes the list of 150 words, which should ever be finished by a single per. are compared in the 200 vocabularies son, whatever may be his talents or his of Pallas; and then those of the 200 experience. To complete a literary languages compared in the first volume monument, so magnificently and so for of the vocabularies of the same author.tunately commenced, he intimates a dif. In respect to the classification adopted by him on the present occasion, he takes cach of the words separately, for exam ple, heaven; he then inscribes the title of the chapter, and ranging every pay in two columns, compares it throughout the 200 languages. By this mode, the analogies and different divisions are seen at a single glance, and as M. Pal las has classed the various tongues in relation to their affinities, the effect of the whole is equally curious and simple. M. Volney concludes his labors with the following deductions : 1. That in respect to extent of views, and abundance of materials, as well as the striking novelty of the results, the comparative vocabularies of M. Pallas constitute a work of the first order, infinitely superior to whatsoever has hitherto appeared of the same kind. 2. That of the 200 languages of which he treats, all those which by their pronumelation are connected with the Russan language, and conform to its alphabret, may either be considered as exact, or approaching nearly to exactitude. 3. That the languages which have some vowels for the elements of promunciation, or consonants and aspira, tions unknown to the Russian language, undergo alterations in a great number of their words, which sometimes totally disfigure them. 4. That the errors and imperfections which have crept into the work, may be ascribed to three causes: 1. To the having attributed to the Russian alphabet a degree of perfection which it does not possess; and to the! ferent mode of execution, and thinks that a polyglot commission, consisting of members selected from an academy solely devoted to inquiry into languages, wishes of the learned in respect to a would be best calculated to fulfil the subject of this kind. Its relations and correspondence would extend to all well instructed persons, both natives and for eigners: alphabets and vocabularies of all languages might also be collected, and printed in a series of successive publications, after having been previ ously examined and discussed. In the executed, M. Volney invites the Celtic mean time, until a project so useful is version of the Russian into Roman letAcademy to offer a prize for the con ters. THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT of this Commonwealth commenced its winter session in this town on Tuesday last. Present, Chief Justice Persons, Judges Sedgwick, Sewall and Parker. The charge to the Grand Jury on this occasion was worthy of the splendid reputation of the Chief Justice-Re Mr. Eaton performed the religious ceremonies, of the occasion. ERRATA.In the last paper, Wanderer, 2d colum, by an unfortunate mistate in striking out an i, a simile was was changed to a smile.. The name at the conclusion of Pat MYRA, should have been Anna Maria Porter. POETRY. THE FOX AND THE GOAT. ONE time a Goat whose simple heart, Her sage advice sincere and true, I ever prophecying evil, How long have Foxes lost their wit, y mischief near yon sunny hill, Determin'd then to know the whole, To whisper in imperfect note,' Ah weak, he cried, conceited goat, To the poor wretch whose head's By Friendship invited to Gratitude's feast; Their liquor was Claret, and Love was their host, Laugh, song, and droll Sentiment, gar- While Freedom and Fancy enlarg'a the .loud knock. A watchman hoarse bawling, 'Twas past Twelve o'clock. They nimbly ran down, the disturbing dog found, And up stairs they brought the Impertinent, bound; When dragg'd to the light, how much were they pleas'd To see 'twas the Grey-glutton ́ Time they had seiz'd. His Glass as his Lanthorn, his Scythe as his Pole, And his single Lock dangled adown And bid ye be gone, for 'tis past Twelve o'Clock. Says the Venom'd-Tooth'd-Savage, on this advice fix, Tho' Nature strikes twelve, Folly still He longer had preach'd, but no longer There is nothing like Claret for killing Love, laughing reply'd, I am pleas'd from my heart, He can't come and put us in mind we must part. This intruder, rude Time, tho' a tyrant long known, By Love, Wit and Wine can only be o'erthrown; If hereafter he's wanted on any design, He'll always be found in a Hogshead of Wine. Since Time is confin'd to our Wine, let By this rule we are sure of our Time EPIGRAMS. Modest Beauty the most bewitching. As lamps burn silent with unconscious light, So modest ease in beauty shines most bright; Unaiming charms, with edge resistless fall, And she, who meant no mischief, does it all. Marriage, the end of life. Tom prais'd his friend, who chang his state, For binding fast himself and Kate, In union so divine: "Twill be the end of mine. Boston, Mass.) Published BY BELCHER & ARMSTRONG No. 70, State Street. |