and will last a long time. Mortar' for fun dials on walls, may be made of Jime or fand tempered with linfeed oil, and for want of linfeed oil, may be made of fcummed milk; but oil is het ter: This spread upon the wall, will harden to the hardness of a flone, and not decay in many years, and will endure the weather fix times as long as the ordinary plaifter, made of lime and hair with water.

A certain author fays he has known a very firong and tough mortar (for fun dial plane) has been made after the following manner.

There was taken five or fix gallons of brook fand,and dryed on an oaft; and after that filted through a fine splinted ieve, and then mixed with it the fame quantity or rather fomething more of fifted line, and a gallon of boreing (or gun) duft fifted allo; they were all wetted and well tempered with fix or feven gallons of fcummed milk, and about two quarts of linfeed oil.

This was laid on the wall firft, well wetted with milk; but this proved very troublesome to the workmen to fet it fmooth, by reason that it dried fo very faft; but by keeping it often Sprinkled with milk, and fmoothing it with the trowel, it did at laft fet with afmooth and th ning furface. But notwithflanding all his care (as it dried) it cracked pretty much, which might probably proceed from the want of hair to it; it did alfo blow blifiers, though the lime was fifted; which probably might have been prevented, if the time had been prepared as for fresco painting.

(To be continued.)

To the Editors of the BOSTON
MAGAZINE.

Gentlemen, THE following is upon Yorick's El za; and which was copied from the monument of the abby of Brifiol. The monument is of the Whiteft marble. The device is an urn furrounded with a wreath of flowers, carelessly hung upon it. On one fide is reprefented Benevolence

leaning her right arm on the urny while he is looking down into her left where is a neft, in which is a pelican feeding its young from the blood of its on breaft. A figure ftands on the other file, meaning Genius, with a lighted torch in his hands. Me is looking upwards with a moft engag ing (mile. This monument is faid to be equal to any thing ever made of the kind. Indeed the attitudes, the garb, and the countenances of the twogures are excellent Upon the pedef tal juft at the foot of the urn is writ

ten thus:

Sacred

To the Memory

of

Mrs. Eliza Draper,
in whom

Genius and Benevolence
were united.

She died Auguft 3d, 1778, aged 33.

From the LADY'S MAGAZINE.

The Beauties of Brevity.

W

HAT may filence wifdom, will but provoke wit, whofe ambition is to fay moft, where leaft is to be faid. You may as well attempt to filence an echo by the ftrength of voice, as a wit by the voice of reafon ; they both are but the louder for it ; they both will have the laft word.

Happiness and pleasure, as wildom and wit, are each other's friends or foes; and if foes, of foes the worft. Well chofen pleafure is a branch of happiness; well judged wit is a flower of wisdom; but when thefe petty fubalterns fet up for themselves, and counteract their principles, one makes a greater wretch, and the other a greater fool, than could exist without them. Pleafure then calls for our companion, and wit for our contempt. Of how many might the names have flept in fafety, had not their unlucky parts awakened a juft clamour again them.

Poetical

When this, this little group their coun try calls

From academic fhades and learned halls,

To fix her laws, her fpirit to fuftain, And light up glory thin' her wide domain!

Their various tifles in different arts difplay'd,

Like temper'd harmony of light and fhade,

With friendly union in one mafs shall biend,

And this adorn the ftate, and that defend.

Thefe the fequefter'd fhade fall cheaply pleafe,

With learned labour and inglorious eale:

While thofe, impel'd by fome refiflefs force,

O'er feas and rocks fhall urge their vent'rous courfe;

Rich fruits, matur'd by glowing (uns, behold,

And China's groves of vegetable gold ; From every land the various harvest

fpoil,

mine,

Which dooms me ftill to fmart,
Which pleasure can to pain refine,
To pain new pangs impart.
IX.

Oh hafte to fhed the facred balm !
My shatter'd nerves new firing,
And for my gueft, ferenely calm!
The nymph indifference bring.
X.

At her approach, fee hope, fee fear,
See expectation Ay !

And difappointment in the rear,
That blafts the promis'd joy.
XI.

The tear which piry taught to flow,
The eye fhall then difown:
The heart that melts for other's woe,
Shall then fcarce feel it's own.
. XII.

The wounds which now each moment bleed, )."

Each moment then fhall close, And tranquil days shall still fucceed To nights of calm repofe.

XIII.

THE

HEE, Mary, with this ring I wed," So fixteen years ago, I faid, Behold another ring !---" for what?” "To wed thee o'er again--why not

With that firft ring I married youth, Grace, beauty, innocence and truth, Tafe long admir'd ; sense long rever'd; And all my Molly then appear'd.

If the, by merit fince difclos'd,
Prove twice the woman I fuppos'd,
I plead that double merit now
To juftify a double vow.

Here then, to day (with faith as sure,
With ardour as intenfe and pure,
As when amid't the rights divine
I took thy troth and plighted mine)
To thee, fweet girl, my fecond ring,
A token and a pledge I bring;
With this I wed, till death us part,
Thy riper virtues to my heart;
Thofe virtues which before untry'd,
The wife has added to the bride;
Thofe virtues, whofe progreffive claim,
Endearing wedlock's very name,
My foul enjoys, my fong approves,
For confcience fake as well as love's.
For why they fhew me hour by