North Carolina Mercury, and Salisbury Advertiser

              the north-carolina mercury and salisbury advertiser s a l i s b v r y privteb & rvbltshf v f r f kc i s coupe e nrp.r 163 -. t h u p s d at ju,y 9 soi vol iv mj^clllaneous thought in the whole courfe of my life i nerer faw any^crionj univerialiy keep bad compa ny experiments make the hiffcry of jihyljj an and theories irs fa tries i very nation arid every u,an cnght to b civiized ; but every nation and man ci^ht alii to be tree e mokt^jhyie to tsvr f 5 .'!^; in reading s tokave the power <>* tharu'ng :!• |« inornenrs rf l.ilfi tude that vifite rv-eiy ma for the ir.oii dcl'ttous fi^on?err of life what an urrforrt)n3te nerefurw i it tn the conftrntio-y of man thar h onderffand in it fcarrcly djbtored when rhe organs of his body begih to f t il .' " i modefly becomes everyone but tho f we fliould give it j place in our minds we oiouivl keep a fn fubjedtion to rrcatcr cca htiei he u!,o urdrrftands their tic i ke on with in g arms : he hik niors obje&s wiih in h s reach men arc d two fort j rhofe who thin aid ihoie vvhoamuie themi'rltes a hue atfion is one that is beneficial fd rmh and whore accon.piiihmcnsiequirt ia lents 1 he common peoplr have gtnertlly gcoj intentions and victoos manner h torifi are romances founded on fafls a work rives cfltbrity to a msn's n me and sfier th«t his name gives ce'tbrity his works it is a nice psinr to know hent<r quit a coirpany ; an accurate knowledge of the world gives readinej's in pfrcrivitt it bravery and a love of glory art declining atncngft j ; it is of l.tt.e moment to our happinsfs to bi lor £ to v,e m.-lttr or to ano ifer t i bur forrntrly o^u2f m « he fie id or ihe redufl o'i of a manii oui ; riy v/si the o!s of all rhat was dear to him his country family rnd friends v7e fliall never arrive ar principles in fi - n^rxe becaufe we nevfr know n-'oie than that we do ioiuethirg a;,d nevei know what it is we do we do not now call aminificr great whrn he j an intelligent adminiltrat»r ot pub c j rcver.ue but uhen he is fcitiic in expedi j en:s ro metenfe the revenue and im.eiat.ga i b f in their application people love their gx'.ud children better than i heir children ar.ti it is becanfe hey , can t(l matt io!<rab!y well the worh of the istur but their knowledge of the former being itu ptrfedr they fl-ttcr themftivcs with vj.i hopt i vttpv&fr ihtm the reaion v.hy fools fo often firrcrrl in their plans is that never diarulling thern felvrs they a.ways.pericvere it is worthy to be obkrv.d that the greater part oi our plc.-}ures are tnre^fo r.abic old then who i;ave ihidird in j-outh need cv\y to refcrt to tht memory for pica lure or life when others are cbngeu to be gin to ituriy merir is ? con^lstiot in evrrr affiiitjcn [ a fighrativt iit c is fo f:.r nmu uutk it iara natlw:i rmsrgirgfrom ignorance fidl err.pbyj the figura-ive and vcilirg ilvir & afterward acquire the impie 7 h difecul ty ct ompliciiy is that t bordtrs on tht i)2i aittjough ih itfelf ffion expenfive'ahh btautrful while thtjte v a wide tiinance between ; ; figurative flyieand b mbaft i hi re is vt-ry hair vanity n fiel/ng a nc ciefl ty f«.r r.-iiik or importanc ffatioh io at ir?i hotice 1 h fieioifm rnaf retuyu fro joft'rr.ortafs n;trtrils ttw ; iheheroifm that is rroii cif trvciiye is tfie admiration of the multitude aritlotle and horsie kz\s told us of the v'i:ues cf their forefathers and the ' dege neracy of their own tltntj ; and authors from age ro age have dene the fame ; buc it i hey had peken the truth men at this day v.ould be degenerated into brute am tnal . a ctkbrated phyii.ian tt'rs afked if the ommpne of the fexes was prejudicial tc hrtlrh '• no faid he •« if provocatives ire not uf'd b.jt i fhculd rank variety a niong provocatives it is a proof that m?rir is sf the higheft icind when it continues to fiiin with jeeuf tomed luftre a'thcugh merit oi as high a rank is in it prtfence i cail genina fscree gift of the deity which the poftfibr difplaya ut.known to hitn i'eif bcfmguhr if you v/il ; b u ! et it be in the tlcvaiioii uf ycjr tuughis lit that can dfxingu.fr h mkif no oihcrvufe than by hit dr eft is a dupable creature iu e\cry touniry i one l)?d the curiofny to k?ep an ac count ol hc number of t me 1 htcrd a lio ry repeated tfaii never ccicrvtd to h-vc been relartti • durirg three wttks thn it ct co pied ilu polite world i hcj.-d it told two hundred and rwrnty five limes whith 1 thought quite fi/fficient modtitv is a fpcciei of fund th^t brings iis owner great ii tercft 1 viiiteil ihe gallics and faw no nnr un happy tace ; here i ice many unhappy fa ces whoft owners are fetkit to be hajpy ii the ur'.'uu of blue rfbbandt 1 hi is a fine fayir-g of beteca « sic praejetiiibus u'aris volupratibuj ut futur s^n nocc-as «« fr joy the prefent hour i'd as rot to irjurt ihofi that fo-lcws fhere is an error feliuh pervades the j whole of ihe c t ! ; ohyloiophy ; ii ptiyfui i morals and niftapbyfics wen lucoricci lor wart of the d flu ft pnbetwitc'a pcfit.ve and relative qufci.i r j hus ariftotje fail i : c nril.ke fpeskirgof the hfat and the r l d rd plito at.d ictrate of the beaimful m gof-d the great and hc perfffl 1 s a gieat dilcovny ihai ihere are ro pofit.ve qualities the tutus brtutifu uo d jo eat c areauributssof ohjicisfelatve on y 10 the beings that conteu p a e htm i hu principle is a to wipe ; vv y al rv.ort every prejudice the dialogiirs f i lato srea tiffue of ib r hilms vrcv f thresh of ihis principje malebrsr.che - committed a thouland miflskej from the fame caufe : n^f , 3 p hi '° r °^ fr *** men more i rerreclly f«l the iwcetnefs of virtue and i ae dignity of iheir nature than m arcut a.tomus he touches the heart elcvatei the mmd enlarges th i'oul j . w touft rnd the pohtici'or arinotle 3 j he two republics of plato l0 havc , u jj , idea of the laws and manner of lh e a:.cienc i greeks to rook for thofe in , h fir hif tona r s as fruitlefs a t0 lock for fren.fi la and cuftom.ih the h.hory of juwi the toiirteenth's wars ; the repubi'ic of piatbisnot n.ore ceime nca than ihat cf sparra to judge ji-.niy of men y c mud orer look iheprejudice of their times our r.ctfiedie begin to degenerate tei caufe our writer ar in fearch of the ridi cu 0 js in the pabion ihileid cf the hdicb lous in manners : the wffioim are no ndi culous in ihemfeives i have feldon giv-n my opinion of any authors but thole i admire having as !«-■ dom.aspcffiblc lead ary authors but the fanaticifm will find reafons to j.jflifv a bad aflion that an honeft man could not nnd priefls are the fycophants of princefi when ihey cannot be iheir maftcri he v/ho runs sfter v;t is p t to enbrare fovy ionce fa d ro mad^m c?u chvelft — •* you poftpone your fle c p to od tha phiiojbj.-h-.-ri ; you }•:■•.. ! 0 ' read the phlloio phe s toh lien y«.ur flumberi " hoj.e j the link that ciu.es ail our mea fuits the interval h ton fl o rt brtwren tmie four being 106 young g n d too { j li demands a re,u deal of fiudy 10 ac quire moderate kuowitdce or thole who ttiafce ctji p?nioni of th;ir fctvanrs i have only c lay that v»ce i iis csvi pimi&m'ent mcnof.ialenrs govern fools and cine foo 1 or oilier ()!:-:, governs a in o j m er.ts when 1 refleji on our dfcownes in na cttral phitofophy i th k we have one ve ry far for h^nv-.n beings idtenrfs oi^bt to be ranked mong fht p'-n hments oi hell ; and r.oit people place itamong the j<>y of juaven o-y frrehfls th^t arc yritmical tho ufe folrous tr.y uhlrr^f.-n i thn lore has iomofenfaricm wh : cfi frttndlbip has not . or unary grac*s loft ptn of their beanr oy jsing lei i v co<iipftifion v ith esch other : race of the highefl rsnk acquire a brigh ter luftrfc hen oppdfied to each other molt virtues are relative to individual rto pares of fuch zrr frienriovi sove of ne's country romjwlt'ou but juaice is relative to ijif whole ; and when any ih fcrfers with rhat it is vice though ranked tmonn jhs virr.ie ' thi fiiccpfs of tnofl enterprir.es depends o knowing how much time it nccclbiy to their fuctefs 1 iut ou^hr rot be attempted bv toe laws wfich can be eftedej by the cuftoms and toi.infri of a people ihave rein » fced th?r o fuccerd ir the world oneiruit have a vacaai air with a e head one's dr's hsould be a little inferior to n cond t on s»ppcr d^ir-oys one half of paris and inm r ihe other • i hate vcrlriics bec&ufe every btxfy is h'tlc end rnetn lure ; bo paris i love for lucre ui.t fci.ds great men if we ri e ccmtent to be h-.ppy that o_>il , : , t be difficult ; but we are ambition » t mrc hajpv than other snd that is j c « c*«iff others appear to be moie ff tf ib.^n they r««uy are sfemcfcoplehate difgrefittwj but itu.ck ivaillery is a p*regync on ific fpea/.ers wir at hc e-xpence cf his humsnity ptppic vihcfe minds are never picfoundly occtipied arc generally great tafkers obfcure ptop'e who are of making a large fortune 2re only praparirg ■ or ih moment wheu they w;il be in del pair for their want of health a gres;er ntmber of vices src occafioned by onr not itfficier tty t teeming ourfelvc th.ia from a too high opioion of our mc ru