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Literature, Religion, Morality,
Politics and Philosophy;

WITH MANY INTERESTING PARTICULARS IN

History and Biography.

FORMING A

Compendium of the Prefent State of Society.

Vol. I. for 1800.

BOSTON:

PRINTED BY MANNING & LOring,

For JOSEPH HAWKINS, No. 39, Cornhill.

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THE meritorious poetic favor, from "Criton," entitled "THE FASHIONABLE REVIEW, No. I." is received; and we regret that it did not come to hand foon enough for infertion. The Author, however, may rest affured, that in our next Number it shall fill the place it merits.

The Editor, in juftice to his own perfonal feelings, cannot but acknowledge the politenefs and good intentions of Mr. "CockLOFTICAL," and in juftice to the feelings of the public, must fufpend the publication of Mr. C.'s favor for a time.

The Stanzas on the Youth, who died with chagrin, because his mistress wore false hair, is destitute of originality, if not of truth. AMANDA'S Acrostic can be understood only in the circle of her acquaintance; we shall be proud and happy to oblige the ladies, when the occafion is confonant with our judgment.

MATILDA's poetic Lamentation, on being bit by a favourite dog, does more credit to her fancy than her knowledge of the world ; the circumstance of a puppy being ungrateful "towards his mistress, among the ordinary occurrences of life.

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Many original communications are under confideration; fome of which will appear in our next, as they poffefs, in an eminent degree, fuch fentiments as are calculated to please the majority of our readers.

TO PATRONS.

THE Marriages and Deaths, which have occurred fince the first of January, are unavoidably omitted in this Number, but shall appear in our next, with those which may happen in the present month.

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TO THE PUBLIC.

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THEN the Editor of the COLUMBIAN PHENIX first iffued his Proposals for this Monthly Publication, it was with a " trembling diffidence." But among the various pursuits of life, this, to which neceffity and ambition have impelled him, is the only one which is confonant with his fituation and feelings. Being deprived of the inestimable privileges and properties of vifion, his only refort, either for amufement or profit, is to the exertions of an ever-thinking foul; from which, though he cannot promise the most polished specimens of eloquence, he will endeavor to produce occafional differtations, that may perhaps tend, not only to the amufement, but to the inftruction of the reader.

Though affured of the aid of several gentlemen, on whose merit as writers, their effays will furnish the best comment, and of the fupport of friends in different parts of the country, refpectable in number, as well as ability to promote his efforts; yet with this fair profpect before him, he has at times viewed the dark fide of the picture, and felt at a lofs, whether to come forward and declare his honeft intentions, in what he thinks a laudable undertaking, and folicit the patronage of the public; or to make an apology to his friends, and to the world, for what many, and perhaps not without fome reason, may call a rash and foolish attempt. ·

He has lived long enough so know that the author, or editor, who does not promote the ambition of individuals, flatter their pride, and their avarice, or gratify their hate, finds in general but a fcanty fupport; and to atone for his neglect and chagrin, has only the felf-fatisfaction of having deferved better.-Excellent food for the mind; but it will not keep the body from starving.

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Experience too often proves, that a man, to derive pecuniary reward from his talents, muft pamper the vices and follies of mankind. The bill at the grog-hop or tavern is paid cheerfully, without even examining the items-the butcher's with more fcruples and reluctance the phyfician's with still more and most of all, the ill fated author's, who employs his time and talents to cure the diseases of the mind. Temperance parts with money cautiously. Extravagance

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