Such are the fond and anxious sensibilities, with which we stretch our views to the future labours, consequence, and honours of our adopted ward. But, alas, amidst the chances and changes of the mundane state, what is permanent? and how many paternal hopes are annually blasted! If the offspring of our affection should prove idle, ingrateful, or profligate...if, losing all respect for our authority, he should commit himself to the guidance of unskilful hands, or, guideless, add to the number of rash innovators of the present age....should he turn philosophist in science, heretick in religion, empirick in nosology....instead of nourishing, should he attempt to destroy the liberties of the state, become the pander of sedition, and prophanely rail against law and justice.... should he, as a critick, be malicious or reyengeful, pertinaciously severe, or habitually indiscreet....nay, even should he once basely tell tales of an innocent family, or wilfully wrong the meanest individual, we shall immediately spurn him from our presence, withhold our aids, and leave him to his demerits...the neglect of the virtuous, and the applause of the vile. Boston, Jan. 1, 1805. 571 Barometer, state of, for May, 336— 333 527 409 Didot, Francois Ambrofie, death of 526 99 Duelling, papers on, No. I. 22-No. II. 52-No. III. 496-No. IV. 589, 595, Eaft Indies, mathematical menfu- Downes, Mrs. Lydia, death of 573 ration in viii Pfalm 100th paraphrased 279,825 Tappan, David, D.D. on the death of 181 Vagrant, the Song, a Tale, a; or what you will 40 Truth and the Miller, a fable 328 Spirit of the vital flame, by R. T. Verfes by Pafquin 88 Paine, jr. Efq. 376 Verfes, infcribed to a friend 83 Street was a ruin, by the fame 375 Winter night 81 Sleeping Infant, to a 427 Sonnet by Alcander 232 Young Divine, to a, on his ordina- 84 |