Hence it has been found, that in proportion as young Quakers mix with the world, they generally imbibe its spirit, and weaken themselves as members of their own body.
The Quakers again, have an objection to the learning of instrumental music on account of its almost inseparable connection with vocal, in consequence of which, it leads often to the impurity, which the latter has been shewn to be capable of conveying to the mind.
This connection does not arise so much from the circumstance, that those, who learn to play, generally learn to sing, as from another consideration.

Musical people, who have acquired skill and taste, are desirous of obtaining every new musical publication, as it comes out.
This desire is produced where there is an aim at perfection in this science.

The professed novel reader, we know, waits with impatience for a new novel.

The politician discovers anxiety for his morning paper.
Just so it is with the musical amateur with respect to a new tune.

Now, though many of the new compositions come out for instrumental music only, yet others come out entirely as vocal.