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and gradually ; and it fhould be afcer- 
tained, how long a period muft elapfe, 
after which, her admiflion muft be al- 
lowed. 
We are accuftomed to ufe the word 
TRIVIAL, to exprefs fomething frivo- 
lous, trifling, unimportant ; yet La Bru- 
yere fays, {peaking of pulpit difcourfes : 
“© T1 faut marcher par des chemins baitus, 
dire ce qui a été dit, © ce quel on prévoit que 
vous allex dire: les Matieres (viz. the 
exiftence of God, and the profpects of 
futurity) font grandes, mais ufes & 
~ FRIVIALES.” The epithets great and 
trivial appear incompatible, till we learn, 
that the ¢rivialis of the Latin, with 
which both the Englith and French are 
almoft identical, is derived from “/vium, 
a place where three roads met. 
The preceding obfervations prefent us 
with a glimpfe of the fource of that per- 
nicious loofenefs and indefinitenefs of 
{peech, which prevail fo generally. In 
part, they appear to arife from the aflo- 
ciation of ideas in the mind; in which, 
diftin& qualities, haying been confidered 
as refiding together in one fubftance, are 
often afterwards blended and confound- 
ed by thofe loofe and carelefs {peakers, 
who cannot {peak correétly, becaufe they 
cannot think precifely ; but who, un- 
fortunately, from their numbers and fitu- 
ation, fix the language of a country.— 
Thus, although there is no neceflary 
connection between the intrinfic value of 
a thing, and the manner in which it is 
ufed, or employed; yet moft perfons, 
being in the habit of efteeming what is 
exclufively their own, and of defpifing 
what is common to others; and the con- 
nection being once formed between 
meannefs and frequency of ufe; the 
idea annexed to the word irvial has 
been fhifted from the attribute to which 
it originally belonged (and which is now 
exprefled by aterm, faft finking to re- 
proach, viz. barknied) to that of mean- 
nefs and infignificance. 
So, the word vulgar now implies fome- 
thing bafe and groveling in aétions, 
though it originally indicated only the 
frequency of their being performed. 
And the word fie, from denoting what 
was wrought with extreme delicacy and 
ability, now fignifies, in common {peech, 
what is gawdy and fhowy, though its 
ancient import ftill remains, when we 
fpeak of lace, Scc. and in the metapho- 
rical application of it to intelleét, as when 
we {peak of a refined fpeculation. 
Tour of England. —Wakefield, Chapletown, &c. 
very vague and ill defined; it is her 
practice to produce her changes filently — 
201 
It is furely fair to afk, whether we 
ought-not to ufe thefe terms in (what ap- 
pears to ye) their original, ftriét, and 
proper fenfe ? Anti-Sinboron’s fear, that 
we fhall waht new terms, is groundlefs. 
In faét, our language contains a huge, 
but ill-forted, mafs of terms; which re- 
quire only a little arrangement, to pro- 
duce the defirable effects of perfpicuity, 
correétnefs, and energy. - 
Fan. 9, 1797. SINBORON. 

TOUR OF ENGLAND, 
(CONTINUED). 
Journal of a Tour through almoft every county 
in England, and part of Wales, by Mr.Joun 
HouseMAn, of Corby, near Carlifle ; who 
was engaged to make the Tour by a gentle- 
man of diftinétion, for the purpofe of col- 
le€ting authentic information, relative to 
the ftate of the pyor. This Journal come 
prifes an account of the gencral appearance 
of the country, uf the foil, furface, builds 
ings, &c. with obfervations agricultural, 
commercial, &c. 
PRIL 29, went from LeeEps to 
WAKEFIELD, in Yorkfhire, eight 
miles andahalf. The furface pretty le- 
vel; foil principally clay; fields fmall ; 
much land in grafs ; hedges quick(et ; 
the buildings good; and the population 
great; the fabric of clothand ftuffs occus 
py the whole country. Near-Wakefield, 
paffed over a pretty large traét of fine 
common, which is about to be inclofed. 
The country, upon the whole, has a very 
pleafing appearance. 
WAKEFIELD is a fmall, well-built 
town; the ftreets generally clean, with 
flagged walks on each fide. It is ins 
creafing in population and buildings. A 
few ftuff-pieces are brought to marker 
here, but not much woollen cloth. The 
cloth manufaétories in the neighbourhocd 
are numerous; but the cloth 1s chiefly 
fold Huthersfeld. The high {pire of 
Wakefield church, prefents itfelf to view 
at a confiderable diftance; a new one 
is now erecting. Canals ftretch in va 
rious dire¢tions. he River Calder 
wafhes one fide of the town. Coal is 
got in abundance in the neighbour- 
hood. © ' 
April 30, went from WAKEPIELD to 
CHAPLETOWN, in Yorkthire, eighteen 
miles. The foil in general light, bur 
in fome parts, fomewhat cold, wet, and 
fterile. The furface of the country, 
taken generally, is pretty level, yet 
rifes in numerous gentle {wells. The 
culture confifts of corn and grafs. The 
land appears to be pretty well cultivated, 
and 

