“Comets and Women”
Date
12-25-1811
Newspaper
Alexandria Herald
Page and Column
Page 3, Column 2
Newspaper Location
Alexandria Virginia
Serial Number
1148
Abstract
Report from Irish newspaper comparing Comets to women.
Transcript
Comets and Women.--Comets, doubtless answer some wise and good purpose in the creation-so do Women. Comets are incomprehensible, beautiful and eccentric-so are Women. Comets shine with peculiar splendour, but, at night appear most brilliant-so do Women. Comets are enveloped with a lucid nebula, through which their forms are visible-so are those of Women, though their light and elegant attire. Comets confound the most learned when they attempt to ascertain their nature-so do Women. Comets equally excite the admiration of the Philosopher and of "the clod of the valley"-so do Women.-Comets and Women, are therefore closely analogous; but the nature of each being inscrutable, all that remains for us to do is, to view with admiration the one, and almost to adoration love the other--Irish paper
Recommended Citation
"“Comets and Women”" (1811). New Madrid Compendium Far-Field Database. 1101.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cas-ceri-new-madrid-compendium/1101
