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ecome the hired assassins of their countrymen. And all, &c. 11th. Let the army which eats the bread of Ireland, be her guardian and protector, and not the base invader of her rights and liberties. And all, &c. 12th. Let him who first proposed a mortgage on the revenues of Ireland, be accursed in the annals of your country. And all, &c. 13th. Let yourselves no longer be the slaves of religion, or sect, or party, but the united sons of freedom and philosophy. And all, &c. 14th. Let the majesty of your king reflect the majesty of your people. And all, &c. _Mirabeau scripsit._ _Salem Gazette,_ 1792. [D] Vide Wilberforce on the emancipation of the slaves. * * * * * Boston School of Fashion in 1807. Robert Smallpeace, _At his_ DRESSING ACADEMY, _and_ SCHOOL _of_ FASHION, _in_ MILK STREET, _opposite the South door of the_ Old South, [Illustration] REMINDS the Sons and Daughters of Fashion and Beauty, that tho' they may possess every latent excellence, yet they require the improving hand of ART, like _rough_ diamonds, to obtain the polish and brilliancy of the _first water_. What is elegance of form or contour of beauty without improvement? like "a light hid under a bushel," or whatever can be conceived to be _most unlike_:--And it is a lamentable fact, that _Full many a mind is rear'd with toil and care, To waste its worth--by_ SLOV'NLINESS _in_ HAIR. The _tailor_, or _milliner_, may encase us with taste and elegance; the _dancing master_ teach us the steps of ease and dignity; the _musician_ instruct us in our throats and fingers; and the _preceptor_ may inform our minds; and yet, with all these _accomplishments_, can we even be PASSABLE, if the _highest_ accomplishment of all be neglected? and the HEAD be left to its own "disorder worse confounded," exhibiting a "_paltry crown of mud and straw_," placed upon an "_edifice of ivory and gold_!"--and further-- _What though the_ EYE _volup
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