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lriisn *»■■■» —bring a Consul General to this nation.hibtaleiTUuvftAa^e «\\v\V 1, 1824*. * - _____________ ■ tlTO COUUKbPUNlJKNTS.If VvnlrihquUt v. ill devote his aticmiort to w a sul'i ct of more consequence Own that lt;» ded- h ting » pbn for removing the evil of ccubacy.^p front among single swtern, we shall be pleased tt to hear from him.The request of Qrtavinn cannot be complied with. The composit.on of his piece is not only exceeding lame, but it partakes nothing of the style of even ordinary poetry. An author wheth* rr of poetry or prose, should never oiler lor pub-1,cation, a piece to which he would bo ashamed tu attach his numc, and we cannot conclude that “Uctavian1* would have the vanity to suppose lii.it his “Stanswi, composed and whiten after u perusal of Mrs. Kowson’a Charlotte Temple,” (oi which the following verse in a specimen,) would do credit to him as a poet. Alter a pathetic address to the wretched victim of deceit and love in which he seems to sympathise in her wrongs •t.d sufferings, he exclaims,Ah cruel man, can you indifferent v.ew The spot wl.cn hcu the victim )ou deceived ;] ere her lioni parents, friends, who loved hertrulb ■ .Ilclenllesi doomed her to a clay cold grave The shield of a fioiitiou* signature is too often an inducement lor young essayists to attempt tin experiment of offering their productions for pub lication. We would suppose Oclavian” tu be a youthful writer, and should think it not imprn-per to advise him to conit the Muse with more assiduity, before he aspires to the columns ol a public paper.
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Wilmington Wilmingtonian
Wilmington, Delaware, US
Thu, Apr 01, 1824
Page 3
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Emily W.
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