Art thou not man, and dar'ft thou find Each blifs unfhar'd is unenjoy'd; Shall light and fhade, and warmth, and air, As reft to labour ftill fucceeds This fair variety of things Enthufiaft-unftring thy lyre; Enthufiaft-try ev'ry fenfe, That man was made for man. A MAN who lives apparently without religion, declares to the world, that he is without virtues, however he may otherwife conceal his vices. EVERY one complains of his memory, but no one of his judgment. WISDOM allows nothing to be good, that will not be fo for ever; no man to be happy, but he that needs no other happinefs than what he has within himself; no man to be great or powerful, that is not master of himself. IT is easier to be wife for others, than for ourselves. AS it is the character of great wits to fay much in a few words; fo little wits, on the contrary, talk a great deal, and yet fay little to purpose. THOU bounteous Giver of all good, Thou art, of all thy gifts, thyfelf the crown! Give what thou canft, without thee we are poor; And with thee rich, take what thou wilt away, VIRTUE and Friendship, above all things, purchase to men love and good-will. FRIENDSHIP improves happiness, and abates mifery, by the doubling our joy, and dividing our grief. IF the extent of the human view could comprehend the whole frame of the univerfe, perhaps it would be found invariably true, that Providence has given that in greateft plenty, which the condition of life makes of greateft ufe; and that nothing is penuriously imparted, or placed from the reach of man, of which a more liberal diftribution, or a more cafy acquifition, would increase real and rational felicity. HE that is pleafed with himfelf, eafily imagines he fhall please others, TO do the best can feldom be the lot of man; it is fufficient if, when opportunities are prefented, he is ready to do good. How little virtue could be practifed if beneficence were to wait always for the moit proper objects, and the nobleft occafions; - occafions that may never happen, and objects that may never be found? - E 2 THAT THAT charity is beft, of which the confequences are moit extenfive. THOSE who raise envy will eafily incur cenfure. "HE that endeavours to free himfelf from an ill habit, (fays Bacon) must not change too much at a time, left he should be difcouraged by difficulty; nor too little, for then he will make but flow advances." WHAT cannot be repaired is not to be regretted. Written on the SEA SHORE. THOU reftlefs fluctuating deep, Bleft emblem of that equal ftate, As o'er thy fmoothly flowing tide, Their light the trembling moon-beams dart, My lov'd Eudocia's image fmiles, And gayly brightens all my heart. But, ah! this flatt'ring fcene of peace, HE HE that indulges negligence, will quickly become ignorant of his own affairs; and he that trufts without referve, will at last be deceived, MUCH of the pain and pleasure of mankind, arifes from the conjectures which every one makes of the thoughts of others. We enjoy praise which we do not hear, and resent contempt which we do not fee. COMPOSITIONS merely pretty, have the fate of other pretty things, and are quitted in time for fomething ufeful. They are flowers, fragrant and fair, but of short duration; or they are bloffoms only to be valued as they foretell fruits. WHATEVER is great, defirous, or tremendous, is comprised in the name of the Supreme Being. Omnipotence cannot be exalted; infinity cannot be amplified ;, perfection cannot be improved.. NATURE makes us poor only, when we want neceffaries; but cuftom gives the name of poverty to the want of fuperfluities. FACTION feldom leaves a man honeft, however it: might find him. THAT praife is worth nothing of which the price is known. Extract from a POEM, entitled the Book of NATURE, HAIL hofpitable fhades, and lofty hills! Ye flowrets gay, ye cryftal murm'ring rills! But ftay, nor think that this delicious fcene,, E 3 green, Think't Think't thou yon fun, that gilds the western kies, Only to mark thy hours, and please thine eye, Where wisdom, power, goodness, beauty, fhine, Whene'er the flow'ry path thy feet shall lead For |