Every thing of good or evil, incident to any period of the year, is to
be regarded seasonable; the present time of the year, therefore, must
not be quarrelled with, if it be not always agreeable to us. Many days
of this month, in 1825, have been most oppressive to the spirits, and
injurious to the mental faculties, of persons who are unhappily
susceptible of changes in the weather, and especially the winds. These
have been borne with some philosophy, by the individual now holding the
pen; but, alas! the effects are too apparent, he apprehends, to many who
have read what he has been scarcely able to throw together. He hopes
that these defaults will be placed to their proper account, and that
cloudless skies and genial breezes will enable him to do better.