Orishial 



cot.ti.n.al fear, they are, in equal mercy, 

 ala.rued by cal!3 f.equent mid loud cuough 

 to HWiikeu so much as is needftil. i lioiign 

 Hncoiicerned we see ihe immy tall aromid 

 us, when the dart strikes -a friend U strikes 

 home to ourselves. The primfe tales are 

 overlooked with an unheeding eye, tlie 

 jiKls;ment of nations makes individuals 

 tremble. Tliongh we feel not tor others, !>aiu 

 pieaehes to our hearts, and the languors ot 

 decaviiiiS nature force upon us leisure and 

 attention. Tlie.e are ulio dcafm the.n- 

 SPlves to ail tl-.e^e ealls wiili the rattle ot 

 amusrment ; hut their tearl.!?sness is wil- 

 ful. There me (would tiiey were more .; 

 who mM them not; hut, wakeful m their 

 dutv, are never alarmed, because always 

 prepared. These make a due use ot bolli 

 the inii-ellint; and restrainiii;; mercy, the 

 desire of immortality, and unaffecttdiKsg 

 with hourly memeiilos of death. Ihe 

 gentle shunber indulged to support our 

 frail nature is fiom Providence, and, as 

 8uch, they iiratei-dly and tempeiately en- 

 joy its biesMng. The fatal lethargy into 

 wiiich it is so 'often perverted is the work 

 of man, combined against himself witn his 

 vorst foe ; and, as such, the wise break 

 from it by urging to Us utmost the pmsuit 

 of rtal inimortaiity. A lavnin, that who- 

 ever sutfers to sleep in his bosom, or to 

 delude iiim by chiming the tal=e jingle ot 

 roorlal tame, wmIi (ind, too late, was 

 placed there for the most important 

 pnri)ose. 



Thus ycu see, &c. 



The iu-o stip'tme: were it not hciter, 

 for obvious reasons, lo say,/<»- wrUing tirn 

 ereat arlidcs of our cncd, ixc. Tue soul s 

 iuuuortaliiv, ami the being of a God, are 



Poetri). "^^ 



THE two supreme of a Malicmetan crecJ, 

 because tliev only believe in It. 



I submit, as I ought, all the above t»> 



xuur better jnds'"*^"*- , 



I thaiik yon for gratilying <>'e curuv- 

 sitv of Major ilohorst. iU is U.il of 

 o-ratitude lor vour kind r.ceimoii ot 

 him ; speaks of you with love, revc- 

 reiice, and admiration, us he btloie dm 

 of voiir works. , 



I am, sir, with tlie most reapecttul 

 aflcetion, 



Your obliged and faithful servant, 



S. HiCHARDSOM. 



All mine rtesiie to be your's and Mis. 

 Hallows'. 



LErXER CVIII. 



January 20, 1757. 

 Dear, dear sir, 

 What puins have yon taken f 

 What masterly assistance liave jou 

 o-iven' What thanks are your due, 

 i Ihiiiic I shtiU profit l>y your every re- 

 mark ; and I am sure I shall ever ac- 

 knowledKca friendship which, la kind 

 and proportion, 1 siiall never be able l» 



return. , , .,_ 



Wo embrace all ymir good tamify 

 with the tcnderest regard, and pay them 

 our best wishes, wliich, on many ac- 

 counts, are so greatly due. 

 I am, do;u- sir, 

 i\Iost alFectionately yonr's. 



E. Yoiixs. 

 Tor t!io admirable addition to my last 

 poetry all thanks are due. 



ORIGINAL POETRY. 



PRiZF. POEM 



AT MR. I-OHD'S SCHOOL, TOOTISC. 



" La me tower like the cedar '' 



YES,— let them boaft tl-e peaceful joys. 

 The "cool-£i-quester'a v?.le" bestows;- 

 Where danger ne'er our bliss alloys, 



Nor boUii.g teiirs Uisturb repose. 

 Where man, content in lowly ease, 



GliJes down Dblivion's hatelul stream, 

 Uiitoss'd by Danger's passing breeze, 



Unwarm'd by Kortune's gilding beam. 

 Be mine the mountain's top to climb, 

 Aliho' cxpos'd 10 lortune's change. 

 To rdch Its utmo-t height, sublime. 

 And o'er its various wilds tn range. 

 O ! genius of that glorious itar. 



That shone propitious on my birth ; 

 Look Irom thy glHterin;; throne afar. 



And bend thy pitying cyeS on earth. 

 M hear thy votary's ardent prayer, 

 Ua: yd hii soul's lira wi*h deny ; 



O be that wish thy guardian eare. 



In Glory's beams to live and die. 

 Grant me renown, not that renown 



A mbition's bloodstaitl'd sword can gam * 

 Nor that which gilds Oppression's crown. 



Which gilds— but leaves a dfathless stam. 

 But that which decks the patriot's brow, 



Serenely bright, by nation's bless d, 

 Adoin'd by Virtue's pure-tglow. 



Of all dc::ires, the noblest, best. 

 And tell me not what numerous foes 



Against me will thsir force combine ; 

 O 'ell me not what varit>iis wees 



Must bend this now light heart of muic 

 With resignation I'd ei'dure 



Afiltctiun's sharpest, bitterest sting ; 

 The bal,» of Fame a certain cure 



To hcil the rank'.nig wound would brin;. 

 For olt tho' Fortune wings her dart. 



As olt the wanton twines her wieaih j 

 And, since alttrnate joy and smait 



Must sway the heaits of all that aieatlic, 



