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unlimited fwell; it might fweep over kingdoms, and deluge whole continents. Was it irregu lar and uncertain in its approaches, navigation would be at a ftand, and trade become precarious. But being conftant at its ftated periods, and never exceeding its appointed bounds, it creates no alarm to the country, and affords confiderable aids to traffic.

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Many and great are the advantages derived from this regular flux and reflux of the ocean. For the present I only just observe; that at its flow, rushing up our rivers, it clears and deepens the paffage; in many places spreads a copious flood, where a dry and empty wafte lay before. Is the failor returned from his voyage, and waiting at the mouth of the channels? The flux is ready to convey his veffel to the very doors of the owner; without any hazard of ftriking on the rocks, or being faftened in the fands. -Has the merchant freighted his fhip; would he have it transferred to the ocean? the reflux tenders its fervice; and bears away the load, with the utmost expedition and with equal fafety!-Behold, oh man, how greatly thou art beloved, how highly favoured by thy Maker! in what part of his works hath he forgotten, or overlooked thy welfare? fhew me a creature; point out a spot, in the formation or disposition of which he has not been mindful of thy interefts!" He has made thee to have dominion

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over the works of his hands, and has put all things in subjection under thy feet :-All sheep and oxen, the fowls of the air, and the fishes, -yea the furges of the fea," are fubfervient to thy benefit. Even thefe, wild and impetuous. as they are, yield their willing backs to receive thy load, and like an indefatigable beast of burden, carry it to the place, which thou fhalt nominate !-Indeed rich and precious are the treasures borne on the back of the ocean, and wafted by the gales of commerce, which would be useless without this liquid conveyance, this encourager of industry, and fource of wealth! -But of this hereafter.-A proper fupplement to my prefent paper, is fupplied by a Kentish correfpondent, who in his packet of Margate verfes, fends the following, written, as he informs me, by a promifing young gentleman of our city.

MARI SACRUM.

O' doctors long have try'd their skill in

THO vain,

The languid patient's vigour to regain :
Tho' med'cines fail, and ineffectual prove,
Nor aught the latent evil can remove :
In nature's flore, a grand refource we find,
To raise the body, and to cheer the mind.
The SEA a noftrum. in itself contains;
The patient tries it, and no more complains!

Let

Let not in vain the briny waters flow;
You there defcry the grave of human woe.
Drown'd in the waves rheumatic tortures cease,
The fpirits brighten, and the foul's at ease;
The nerves relax'd, and limbs fo`weak before,
With vigour brac'd, resume their native pow'r!
The wan complexion, and the jaundic'd eye,
Their pristine colour gain, and all's at liberty.
The penetrating falts refine the blood,

And undisturb'd flows the rich crimson flood!
The ftubborn palfey's felf its hold foregoes;
And warm life, tinkling, in the dead limbs glows,
The weakned eye receives its former fight,
And ev'ry object views with fresh delight.
Emblem of paffion, fee the billows roar,
And loudly foaming, dafh from fhore to fhore !
Tho' thus the fcurvy unoppos'd may rage,
The WAVES fhall foon the tyrant disengage:
At length the SEA the lurking foe subdues,
And (routed from his haunts) a calm enfues :
Nature reviv'd and chear'd in ev'ry part,
Proclaims the cure above the doctor's art!
No more defpondency, with gloomy shade,
Dares or the fpirits or the thoughts invade.
Freed from the gloom of vapours and of spleen:
The dull grow lively, and the fad ferene:
The thoughts no more a fullen aspect wear ; -
But fraught with mirth and chearfulness appear!
Be wife, nor nature's gen'rous gifts refuse,
Ufe the kind offer, but difcreetly use.

And

And with returning health, your off'rings pay, To him, whom ftern difeafe, and the wild waves

obey.

NUMBER XLVIII.

SIR,

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To the VISITOR.

ISS Selima Seeker fends compliments to Mr. Vifitor, and acknowledges his civility: she has the pleasure to inform him, that the favour done her has gain'd him much approbation and many friends; and if he conti Aues to be fo obliging, fhe affures him fhe will more and more ufe her influence to introduce his paper into all the families in the city. Poo -hang that little word, it flips out of one's lips, whether one will or not-In the town I meant to fay; and one would think I fhould have been more accurate; for entre nous, good Mr. Newsmaker, I have been immenfely mortified. I am almost ready to burft. So I will out with it. And be fure you write about it; and do, dear creature, do find fome way or other to avenge me: you have a scheming head, and I can help

you.

You

You must know then, that tho' I am city-born and bred, yet I have many relations at t'other end of the town. The family of the Seekers is a very antient, noble, and large family: we can trace our pedigree much higher than William the Conqueror, and we have now in the family a multitude of great Lords, and a greater multitude of fine Ladies: I affure you our house makes no small figure at court, and at most other places the name of Seeker is very well known-Now I must acquaint you, that yesterday I went to pay a visit to a celebrated c—ss of our family in *** street; and as I rattled over the stones with my long-tail'd bays, my heart exulted within me to think what a figure I should make at her ladyfhip's, by the significant airs I defigned to affume, and the importance I intended to claim to myself in our fame city-ball.

Well, rap-rap-rap went my footman; round me throws I my long, tail'd negligee: up stairs I tript into my lady's dreffing-room; and happily, as I thought, found it almost full of company, and several of my relations too were there. The converfation was very brilliantBut I, who was impatient to tell of the figure I made in our assembly, imagin'd every moment an hour till the subject was introduced. At length finding it not likely foon to come upon the tapis, I was obliged to yawn and rub my face.. Lord Billy Seeker, who fat next me, took the hint,

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