3215. COMPULSION.

7. Be cautious of an offer when compell'd; As it proceeds from Policy, not Love.

3216. CAUSE-Good.

8. Where the Cause is best,

There Reason wills the Heart should be as good, 3217. Bad.

A rotten Cause abides no handling.
3218.

An obstinate Rejection of all Terms
Oft argues but the shame of an offence.

3219. COMMANDER IN CHIEF-his Power. 9+. In matters military, Power to hear, And, for his State, determine on Conditions, Is comprehended in the General's Name". 3220. PARDON-once granted, the AMNESTY should be complete.

10. Pardon once allow'd, A King should keep no tell-tale in his Memory That may record and history his loss To new Remembrance +.

3221. PROGNOSTICS-Moral.

Against ill Chances men are ever merry;
But heaviness foreruns the good event ‡.

Not so for another independent State; nor beyond military Limits. See WORDSWORTH's most eloquent, argumentative, and high principled Treatise on the CONVENTION of CINTRA.

:

+ JULIUS CÆSAR is a memorable instance of this Generosity and Policy united in destroying unread the List of the adverse Party found after the Battle of PHARSALIA. It may be explain'd thus :-That careless Gaiety is the Forerunner of Calamity; Vigilance of Success and permanent Welfare.

3222. DESERT.

116. Let Desert shine and mount to it's due 3223. TREACHERY.

[Station. § Treacherous Men are mostly Fools and Cowards. 3224. WIT.

§ Quick, inventive, spirited, and delightful ideas, delivered over to the tongue, become. excellent Wit.

3225. INATTENTION-revolts.

12. Lose not the advantage of a powerful Friend By seeming cold and careless of his Will.

3226. TEMPERS-unequal; MANAGEMENT. 13. Some men have Tears for Pity, and a Heart Open as love to melting Charity;

Yet, notwithstanding, being incens'd, are flint;
As humourous as Winter, and as sudden·
As flaws congealed in the Spring of Day:
Such Tempers therefore must be well observ'd.
Notice their faults:-but do it reverently,
When they are easy and dispos'd to bear it;
But being moody, give them line and scope,
Till that their Passions, like a Whale aground,
Confound themselves in working.

3227. HABITS; bad-not often revers'd.
"Tis seldom that the Bee doth leave her comb
In the dead carrion.

3228. PEACE.

Then is a time of Joy and Happiness,

When Peace puts forth her Olive every-where. 3229. ANXIETY consumes LIFE.

The incessant care and labour of the Mind Wears out the mure *that should confine it in.

* Wall.

3230. MUSIC.

13. No charm like Music to a weary Spirit. 3231. Joy; rarely fatal.

Those who are sick

With Joy, most part recover without Physic. 3232. KINGS.

Heads that wear Crowns

Sleep not so sound, nor half so deeply sweet, As those whose brow with homely biggin bound Snores out the watch of Night.

3233. RIGHTS-transmissible.

To others leave Rights which are left to thee, 3234. YOUTH-vainly ambitious.

Foolish Youth

Oft seeks the Greatness that will overwhelm it. 3235. TYRANNY-WAR.

2. Tyranny nurses War,

Lest rest and lying still make subjects look
Too near into it's state.

3236. COURT.

A Friend in the Court is better than a Penny in the Purse*.

3237. HONESTY—defends itself simply & boldly. An honest Man is able to speak for himself when a Knave is not.

3238. ASSIMILATION.

Minds that much and intimately associate with each-other fall into a semblable coherence. 3239.

It is certain that either wise bearing or ignorant carriage is caught, aş men take diseases, one

*The Proverb speaks cautiously, yet still perhaps some what largely, of a questionable Value.

Hh3

of another

Company.

therefore let men take heed of their

3240. HONOUR and FORTITUDE-will never submit basely.

* If Truth and upright Innocence prevail not, Honor and Fortitude will never beg A ragged and forestall'd Remission.

3241. AFFECTION-SYMPATHY.

Those Hearts whom Love unites will bear our 3242. JUDGE.

[Cares. 2. A true Judge dares do Justice on a Prince. 3243. KING.

3. True Kings love Justice, though against them3244. JUDGE.

[selves. A Magistrate must use the Sword of Justice With a bold, just, calm, and impartial Spirit. 3245. PARLIAMENT.

25. In forming the high Court of Parliament,
Limbs should be chosen of such noble Counsel,
That War or Peace, and all events may be
As things acquainted and familiar,

And the great body of the State may go
In equal rank with the best govern'd Nation.
3246. AGE.

An old Man can do somewhat†.

3247. POWER unjust.

O that Might should overcome Right!

3248. PATIENCE.

Of Sufferance comes ease ‡.

* I have observed no earlier allusion to the term Members of Parliament.

+ Non omnia longior Ætas

Quæ fugiamus habet: seris venit usus ab Annis.
Durum, sed levius sit Patientiâ

OV.

Quicquid corrigere est Nefas.

HOR.

3249. AFFECTION.

The earnestness which will not stay for shew or ceremony proves the zeal of Affection.

3250.

21. Friendship and Love put all other interests and wishes in oblivion.

3251. JESTS.

3. Answer not just Reproof with fool-born Jests. 3252. REFORMATION.

4. These who would turn away their former selves Must quit bad Company, which made them such.

3253.

5+. The worst should have a competence allow'd,
That want of means enforce them not to Evil;
And as 'tis found they do reform themselves,
According to their strength and qualities,
May hope Advancement.

3254.

Laws banish not to afflict, but to reform,
Till a vicious Conversation may return
More wise and modest to the World it wrong'd.

3255. DEBTORS.

Most Debtors promise infinitely.

3256. CONSCIENCE,

A good Conscience will make every possible 3257. THEATRE.

[Satisfaction. That the Gentlemen should disagree with the Gentlewomen, is not likely ever to happen at

a Theatre.

3258. GENIUS-poetic.

A Muse of Fire ascends

The brightest leaven of Invention.