For thefe each brook may serve, each verdant mead; Each prudent husbandman fhall teach thee skill; Go thou, and do likewife: the foil, the mind, To thy efpecial care, weed, guard, cull, plant:- THE wifeft part of those who have not much wisdom, is to know how to fubmit to the conduct of another. IT fometimes fhews as much ingenuity to know how to profit by good counfel, as to be able to give it to ourselves. WE have always a kindness for those who admire us, but not always for thofe whom we admire. FORTUNE difcovers our virtues and vices, as light does objects. IT is the honour of human nature to be the friend of the unfortunate. WHOEVER WHOEVER confiders the weakness both of himself and others, will not long want perfuafives to forgiveness. We know not to what a degree of malignity any injury is to be imputed, or how much its guilt, if we were to infpect the mind of him that committed it, would be extenuated by miftake, precipitance, or negligence. We cannot be certain how much more we feel than was intended, or how much we increase the mifchief to ourfelves by voluntary aggravations. We may charge to defign, the effects of accident. We may think the blow violent, only because we have made ourselves delicate and tender. We are, on every fide, guilt, which we are certain to forgiveness. in danger of error and avoid only by speedy FAVOURS of every kind are doubled when they are fpeedily conferred.. AN even and unwearied tenor of life always hides from our apprehenfion the approach of its end. not perceived but by variation.. Succeffion is AN infallible characteristic of meannefs is cruelty. In fome parts of HOLLAND the following, Law WHEN two men are determined to go to law with each other, they are first obliged to go before the reconciling judges, called the peace-makers. If the parties come attended with an advocate or a folicitor, they are obliged to retire; as we take fuel from the fire we are defirous of extinguishing. The peace-makers then begin advifing the parties, by affuring them, that it is the height of folly to waste their fubftance, and make themselves mutually miferable, by having recourfe to the tribunals of law. Follow but our direction, and we will accommodate matters without any expense to either. If the rage of debate is too strong upon either party, they are remitted back for another day, day, in order that time may foften their tempers, and produce a reconciliation. They are thus fent for twice or thrice. If their folly happens to be incurable, they are permitted to go to law; and as we give up to amputation, fuch members as cannot be cured by art, justice is permitted to take its courfe. EVERY man who propofes to grow eminent by learning, fhould carry in his mind at once the difficulty of excellence, and the force of industry; and remember that fame is not conferred but as the recompence of labour; and that labour, vigorously continued, has not often failed of its reward. OTHER acquifitions are merely temporary benefits, except as they contribute to illuftrate the knowledge, and confirm the practice, of morality and piety, which extend their influence beyond the grave, and increase our happinefs through endless duration. A fenfible Writer of SWEDEN, has thus expreffed himself on the Subject of FIRE-WORKS, PUBLICK FEASTS, and ENTERTAINMENTS, &c. "IT were fincerely to be wished, (fays he) that the cuftom were established amongst us, that in all events which caufe a public joy, we made our exultations confpicuous only by acts useful to fociety. We fhould then quickly fee many ufeful monuments of our reason, which would much better perpetuate the memory of things worthy of being tranfmitted to pofterity, and would be much more glorious to humanity than all thofe tumultuous preparations of feafts, entertainments, and other rejoicings ufed upon fuch occafions," TRUE Economy, equally unknown to the prodigal and avaricious, feems to be a just mean between both extremes; and to a tranfgreffion of this, at prefent decried virtue, it is that we are to attribute a great part of evils which infest fociety. * AN HYMN An HYMN to the DEITY. BE hufh'd, my griefs, 'tis his almighty will, While with triumphant faith my foul draws near Stand forth his glorious witneffes on high. Why Why should he condefcend to mind my tears, Deride the woes that human life moleft; Can fail, their heaven's an airy dream like mine. } A LITTLE, very little time, will wipe us entirely from the tables of human memory: and the streets, which we now crowd fo bufily, will not be lefs thronged for our abfence. What an important leffon fhould this reflection teach us; and how much ought it to diminish, in our esteem, the tranfitory purfuits and poffeffions of this prefent world? KEEP innocency, and take heed to the thing which is right; for that fhall bring a man peace at the last. ONE |