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every theme is exhausted; that every thing,
from its most enlarged and general charac-
ter to the most intricate and minute rami6-
cations has been discussed, examined and
disputed, till not single foot hold is left un-
occupied. But all this is nothing but an "a
poloey for Incidence or inability. Some are
content with taking glance at things with
IN their own minds, being too idle to prepare
their cogitations in communicable form.
Idleness, ever at hand to advocate her own
plans, tells such minds that all they can
think or say, can never benefit or please the
world; and that it would be the mo- bare"
faced vanity to suppose that few distract
ed thoughts enunciated in an unpoiished
style, would either improve their own minds
or influence the manners of others. The
improvement of our minds and manners, as
we'll as those of our tellew men, in speaking
and writing our good thoughts, should be
more matter of concience than it is. The
art of writing, as we'll as the faculty of
speech, is an invaluable donation, intended
tO lHCIedSt SUITABILITY dlu dtleuotdlC Viz d.
perities of human nature, and men must set
tie it in their own minds whether they are
improving this talent in suffering it to re-
main unexercised


But the strongest and readiest reason we
have for not writing more is, that we are
not able. Our imagination is heavy, our rea-
son weak, memory unrctentive, pen slug
gisl,, Learning poor and intelligence little
The scroll of nature, art and science, is open
before us, and long list of themes present.
cd to our eyes. We see them, but our stu
pidty is so great that VIC are unable to ex-
anime or speak of them. The transactions
Of the world, the phenomena of nature, the
discoveries in art and science, general and
local transactions, and ten thousand other
things all worthy attention, are fit subjects
tor the pen; but ignorance paralizes our


minds and we are forced, however, much
against our will and to cur discredit, to ac-


knowledge our inability.


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