2907. PRUDENCE.

2. A modest Wisdom plucks the cautious Mind From over credulous haste.

2908. TRUTHY SINCERITY-how sacred. 3. The Good never breaks Faith: for he delights No less in Truth than Life.

2909. REVOLUTION—violent; it's Character. 4. In the wild Fury of a Revolution,

Griefs of an hour's Age do hiss the Speaker,
If he would call them newest: every Minute
Then teems a new one.

2910. PHILANTHROPY.

To cure a Private Ill the noblest Medicine Is a Devotedness to Public Good.

2911. GRIEF and FORTITUDE.

*+ A Man who worthily maintains that Name,
Will strive against his Sorrow as a Man:
But he must also feel it as a Man,

And can not but remember such Things were
As were most precious to him.
2912. BOASTING-unmanly.

2. Better to play the Woman with the Eyes
Than braggart with the Tongue.

2913. PATIENCE and HOPE.

Receive what cheer ye may:

The Night is long that never finds a Day *. 2914. MIND the sole PRINCIPLE of SENSA

TION.

3+. When other thoughts fill the abstracted Mind, The Eyes are open, but their sense is shut.

*Equivalent in sense to this sublime Allegoric Aphorism, but how different in Expression is the conimon Proverb→→ ""Tis a long Lane which has no turning."

2915. CONSCIENCE.

Power is a weak Protection against Conscience. 2916. FORETHOUGHT-better than REPEN

TANCE.

St Attend to what you do: and especially where what is done cannot be undone.

2917.

When we see Faults in others, let us think That we have Faults*: we all have need to say, Good God, forgive us all!'

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2918. DERANGEMENT- how to be treated. From the disturb'd in Mind we should remove The means of all annoyance: and still keep A watchful eye upon them; but with care To make it not observ'd.

KING JOHN.

2919. TRUTH.

Truth is Truth.

2920. MANNERS.

Our Country Manners give our Betters way.
2921. WOMEN-love COURAGE.

He that perforce robs Lions of their Heart
May easily win a Woman's.

2922. WAR too often unnecessary.

Easy for Nations oft it were to win

That Right in Peace they fiercely urge by War. its effect on National Character. 2. War stirs up

2923.

All the unsettled humours of a Land,

Rash, inconsiderate, fiery.

Aliorum vitiis si nimis irascare quomodo feras tua?

2924. GOD-JUSTICE-CONSCIENCE.

3. Heed that supernal Judge who stirs good In any breast of strong authority [thoughts To look into the blots and stains of Right.

2925, INJUSTICE―impious and inhuman. ¦ Wrong slanders by Misdeeds Earth & the Heavens, 2926. ANGER.

In Anger pause, and be more temperate.
2927 ALLIANCE-its proper BASIS.
2. Protection, to be just and honourable,
Stands most divinely vow'd upon the Right.

2928. Be Man no farther Enemy to Man
Than the constraint of hospitable* zeal,
In the relief of the opprest and helpless,
Religiously provokes.

2929. POVERTY and RICHES †.

Men being poor, their Virtue oft is this To say, "there is no Sin but being Rich;" Who once made rich, as eagerly exclaim And say, "there is no Vice but Beggary.'

2930. AMITY--pretended.

2. Oft the rough Frown and the fell Rage of War Lurks beneath Amity and painted Peace.

2931. KINGS-Heaven wars against their injustice.

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The Heavens are armed against perjured Kings. 2932. PEACE-none but in the MIND.

To incensed Passions Peace itself is War.

* "Hospitable" is here most truly classic: in Defence of Strangers; who are under the Protection

Jovis Hospitalis.

Διος ξενιου,

"Give me neither Poverty nor Riches: feed me with food convenient for me." PROV.

2933. WICKEDNESS-remote from true cou

RAGE.

2. The great in Villainy are little valiant.
2934. TEMPORIZERS.

Ill fare those temporizing heads and hearts,
Who ne'er are strong but on the stronger side:
Fortune's sworn Champions; who can never fight.
But when her humourous Ladyship is by
To teach them safety.

2935. INDULGENCES.

Ill counsel'd in the ways of Heaven are they
Who for the Merit of vile Gold, Dross, Dust,
Would buy corrupted Pardon of a Man,
Who in that Sale sells Pardon from himself.
2936. LAW-where it fails, natural RIGHT is
When Law can do no Right

[revived. Let it be lawful that Law bar no Right *.

2937. MISGOVERNMENT and ABUSE OF LAW their FRUITS.

When Law that should be right itselfis wrong, How can that Law forbid the Tongue to blame? 2938. DISTRESS produces DISTRUST and

DISHONESTY.

[up; 25. Tread down distressful Need and Faith mounts Keep up that Need, and Faith is trodden down.. 2939. FIDELITY—the Breach of it is Impiety. 3. Those who dare

Play fast and loose with Faith, but jest at Heaven.
2940. OATHS to a criminal Purpose, void.
Who swears to Sin swears that against himself
Which may not be performed by himself.

* The State of Nature revives when Law gives no Remedy.

2941. BURN-TREATMENT of it.

Fire quells Fire

Within the scorched veins of one new burnt*. 2942. GOLD may be bought too dear.

4. Oft where the Fortune lives there the Life dies. 2943. REVENGE; cruel and remorseless.

5. Heat of vindictive Rage hath a condition That nothing can allay; nothing but Blood.

2944.

destructive to those who indulge it. 6. Rage will burn up itself and turn to ashes. 2945. MENACES.

The Threaten'd may be safer than who threats: 2916. WAR-devouring!

2. The fat ribs of Peace

By ravening War are fiercely fed upon. 2947. RAPACITY-unrelenting.

34. Rapacity still cries, Relent not ever; Use our Commission in it's utmost force." 2948.

41. No ties or sanctions will hold Rapine back When Gold and Silver beck him to come on.

2940. MISCONDUCT.

Can aught go well where Conduct still runs ill. 2950. GENIUS--military.

24. True military Genius still combines
The heat of Speed with wise advice dispos'd,
And temperate order in the fiercest course.

3+. They can not bear praise of an Enemy Who can not find a pattern for their shame.

* Latter Writers have made a medical and surgical Precept which borders neatly on this.