1^0 eulogium on the minister. March 28. 



Hall *, and was ready to repeat Milton's divine hymn on 



marriage : 



Hal! wedded love, mysterious law, true source 

 4 Othumiin ortspring ! sole propriety 



In Paradise of all things common else! 



By thee adult'rous lust was driven from men, 



Among the bestial herds to range ; by thee ! 



Founded on reason, loy»!, just, and pure. 



Relations dear, and all the charities 



Of father, son, and brother, first were known f ! 



A MODEST EULOGIUM ON THE MINISTER. 

 To bestow indiscriminate praise upon the minister of the 

 day , discovers, not only a weaknefs of understanding, or mean- 

 nefs of spirit that are contemptible, but it is, besides, natu- 

 rally productive of such bad consequences to the commu- 

 nity, as to deserve the name of culpable conduct. For these 

 reasons, this conduct has ever been severely animadverted 

 on in this Miscellany. But if It be a meannefs, Ignorant- 

 ly to applaud the conduct of the minister on all occasions, it 

 Is, on the other hand, still worse, it Is wicked and unjust, and 

 discovers a badnefs of heart to oppose him on all occasions \ 

 and, whether he be right or wrong, to try to thwart his ope- 

 rations perpetually ; a regard for the interests of the com- 

 munity recjuires, that the conduct of those intrusted with 

 power, (hould be scanned with the most cautious circumspec- 

 tion, so as to prevent, as much as pofslble, the abuses of that 

 power ; but the same Interests require that improper oppo- 

 sition to the servants of the crown, (hould be checked by the 

 manly voice of reason •, because, if this be not done, the mi- 

 nister will be driven to the necefsity of defending himself 



* Bachflor's Hall, a house on Richmond green inhabited by unmarried 

 gentlemen. 



f Charming man ! though thou art ce id, thou yet speakest. 



Delightful pow'r of risual speech, 



Th.-t from the hollow tomb can teach. 



And make the voice of virtue reach 



To everlasting d.iys ! B. A. 



