III. See how they have safely surviv'd The truth of a friend such as you. ་་ MUTUAL FORBEARANCE NECESSARY TO THE HAPPINESS OF THE MARRIED STATE. THE lady thus address'd her spouse— You are so deaf, the lady cried, (And rais'd her voice, and frown'd beside) You are so sadly deaf, my dear, What shall I do to make you hear? Dismiss poor Harry! he repliesosatard Some people are more nice than wise, bu A For one slight trespass all this stir?T What if he did ride whip and spur, 'Twas but a mile-your fav'rite horse Will never look one hair the worse.oood Well, I protest 'tis past all bearing Child! I am rather hard of hearing Yes, truly-one must scream and bawl:r I tell you, you can't hear at all!stungt oT Then, with a voice exceeding low No matter if you hear or no. A Alas! and is domestic strife,ving tog That sorest ill of human life, A plague so little to be fear'd, 2017 As to be wantonly incurr'd, To gratify a fretful passion, On ev'ry trivial provocation? The kindest and the happiest pair Instead of harmony, 'tis jar, And tumult, and intestine war. The love, that cheers life's latest stage, Proof against sickness and old age, Preserv'd by virtue from declension, Becomes not weary of attention; But lives, when that exterior grace, Which first inspir'd the flame, decays. 'Tis gentle, delicate, and kind, To faults compassionate or blind, And will with sympathy endure Those evils, it would gladly cure: But angry, coarse, and harsh expression Shows love to be a mere profession; Proves that the heart is none of his, Or soon expels him if it is. THE NEGRO'S COMPLAINT. FORC'D from home and all it's pleasures, Afric's coast I left forlorn; To increase a stranger's treasures, Men from England bought and sold me, But, though slave they have enroll'd me, Minds' are never to be sold. Still in thought as free as ever, What are England's rights, I ask, Me from my delights to sever, Cannot forfeit Nature's claim; Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same. |