3521. CURSES.

+ Curses from Rancour impotently pass

The lips of those that breathe them in the air.

3522. BABBLING.

Talkers are no good Doers.

3523. DEATH-CONSCIENCE.

Those Acts avoid which in the hour of Death Give evidence against the trembling Soul.

3524. TITLES.

Too oft between a Title and low Name There's nothing differs but the outward Fame. 3525. BREVITY.

It's better to be brief than tedious.

3526. CONSCIENCE.

2. Some certain Dregs of Conscience remain in the most wicked.

3527. PEACE.

[Heaven, 3. With greatest peace those Souls may part to Whose joy has been in making Peace on Earth. 3528. HYPOCRISY.

Ah, that Deceit should steal such gentle Shapes, And with a virtuous vizard hide deep Vice.

3529. LAMENTATION―unavailing.

None can ere cure their harms by wailing them.

* Ειλῶν κακῶν Τα Δακρυ ειεν Φαρμακον, Αειθ' ο κλαιων 78 πονειν επαυσαίο, Ηλαβομεσθ' αν αν δάκρυα, δονες χρυσιον. Νυνδ εδεν εστιν. Αλλά την αύτην οδον Έανε κλαίης, αντε μη, πορευέται.

Memoriter Citavi.

3530, RECONCILIATION.

The inflaming rancour of Men's high-swoln Hearts,

But lately splinted, knit, and jain'd together, Must gently be preserv'd, cherisht, and heal'd.

3531.

A Compact yet but green should not be put To an apparent likelihood of breach.

3532. KINGDOM.

Woe to that Land that's govern'd by a Child. 3533. CURIOSITY and GARRULITY. Pitchers have ears,

3534. YOUTH-generous and unsuspecting. * The untainted Virtue of fresh innocent Youth Hath not yet div'd into the World's Deceit; Nor more can it distinguish of a Man

Than by the outward shew; which oftentime
Bears very ill accordance with the Heart.

3535. LIFE WEATHER PROGNOSTICS. Short Summers lightly have a forward Spring, 3536. PREMATURITY.

Idle Weeds are fast in growth.

3537. DREAMS.

2. Trust not the Mockery of unquiet Slumbers, 3538. FEAR-provokes Attacks.

To fly the Boar before the Boar pursues us, '/ Were to incense the Boar to follow us,

And make attack where he did mean no chace. 163539. CELERITY. Take all the swift advantage of the hours.

* In the Greek Sense-ae05-pernicious.

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MATTH. xii. 36. and WAKEFIELD'in loç,

3540, DELAY dangerous.

Be not ta'en tardy by unwise Delay. 3541. TYRANTS hate OBSERVERS.

3§. None are for Tyrants

That look into them with considerate Eyes.

3542. SIN.

Sin will pluck on Sin.

3543. POVERTY-DELAY.

Delay leads impotent and snail-fac'd Beggary.
3544. IMPRUDENCE-REPENTANCE.
Men shall deal unadvisedly sometimes,
Which after hours give leisure to repent.
3545. GRANDMOTHER.

A Grandam's Name is little less in Love
Than is the doting Title of a Mother;
They are as Children*, but one step below.
3546, MARRIAGE.

45. Sweet are the silent Loves of Marriage-joys+. 3547. EVIL corrupts not only the present but the

future.

56. By Times ill us'd o'erpast, the Time to come, Ere us'd, becomes Abuse.

3548. CAPTIOUSNESS.

Be not peevish found in great Designs.

3549. PROLIXITY.

What need to run a Story miles about

When thou may'st tell thy Tale the nearest way?

3550. INJUSTICE.

Wrong will have Wrong, and Blame the due of 3551. CONSCIENCE.

Conscience is a thousand Swords.

So the Roman Law.

[Blame.

There is a Passage in Wollaston's Religion of Nature very like this.

65. The Friends of Tyrants are but Friends from

And in their dearest need will fly from them.

3553. WAR DISCIPLINE.

In War, behoves to lack no Discipline.
3554. CENTINELS.

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Use careful Watch; chuse trusty Centinels.
3555. COURAGE SUCCESS.. 114
Be valiant, and speed well.

Be to yourselfs zong dom
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406 TO.

As you would to your Friend,

3558. TEMPERANCE.

Pray GOD for Temperance. 3559. TAXATION.

Take heed of such Exactions by the which The Back is Sacrifice to the Load.

3560. DETRACTION.

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To be traduc'd by ignorant Tongues which The faculties or person, yet will be [know not The Chronicles of his doings, is too common: "Tis the rough Brake that Virtue must go through. 3561. CAUSES—FINAL.

HEAVEN HAS AN END IN ALL. L

3562. MUSIC.

When the dejected Soul sinks under Troubles, Music disperses them."

Firm tranquil Virtue cares not if her Actions Were tried by every Tongue, every Eyesaw them, Envy and base Opinion set against them, She bears herself so even, of 2016

3564. TRUTH.

Truth loves open Dealingao puts & C 3565. PRIDE..

26. When does Pride acknowledge

The Stamp of Nobleness in any Person
Out of herself.

3566. TIME-Distribution of it.

3§. Men should taão 2218 For Holy Offices have a Time; la Time ox To think upon the part of businesse 4206 Which privately, or for the State they bear; And Nature does of her frail Sons require t Her times of Preservation, 4 ANAANZ

3567. WORDS DEEDS.

4. Saying and doing well should yoke together. 3568, ENVY.:

All Goodness

Is Poison to a base and envious Heart.

3569. LAW.

When Faults lie open to the Law, let that, Not Enmity, correct them,

13570 AFFLICTION.

Trials are Blessings; if they teach farewell To Hope in Courts, and in Heaven bid it dwell.