Not he that defendeth himself, but he that saith nothing, is applauded by sensible persons.

S. CHRYSOSTOM.

Rise with the lark, and with the lark to bed.

JAMES HUADES, 1763.

From henceforth no more twain but one,
Yet ever one through being twain—
As self is ever lost and won

Through love's own ceaseless loss and gain—
And both their full perfection reach,

Growing the true self, each through each.

MRS. CHARLES.

Go, thou blest soul, partake the joys of Heaven,
A just reward for joys thyself hast given;
Though man's fond eye resigns thee with a tear,
The eye of faith shall view thee happy there.
Ancient Epitaph.

January 8.

Superior rank demands superior worth;
Pre-eminence in valour, justice, mercy.

MALLET.

Yet it may be, more lofty courage dwells
In one weak heart which braves an adverse fate,
Than his whose ardent soul indignant swells,
Warm'd by the fight, or cheered through high

debate.

HON. MRS. NORTON.

Now is there one to whom I can express
My nature's weakness and my soul's distress?
Let me not lose thee, never let us part,

So Heaven this comfort to my sufferings gives.

CRABBE.

In the heart no blanks unfilled remain,
Each empty seat shall have its angel guest;
Our saddest losses bring our highest gain,

Through sorrow cometh rest. Anon.

January 8.

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Example is a mighty force.

The best thing I can give you is a piece of advice : Work hard, do your duty, say your prayers, and leave the rest to Providence. A Tale of Seville.

For contemplation he, and valour formed;
For softness she, and sweet attractive grace :
He for God only, she for God in him.

MILTON, 1608.

We may believe that Christ communicates to the blessed dead all that it would do us service, or give them happiness to know.

January 10.

I am no sworn friend of half-an-hour,

As apt to leave as love;

KENNAWAY.

Mine are no mushroom feelings which spring up At once without a seed, and take no root, Wiseliest distrusted.

SOUTHEY.

Thou hast no faults, or I no faults can spy;
Thou art all beauty, or all blindness I.

CHRISTOPHER CODRINGTON.

Weep not for me embathed in bliss above,
In the bright kingdom blessed of joy and love.

JOSEPH WHARTON.

He is blessed, and I lament no more.

CRABBE.

January 10.

Be with God in thy outward works, refer them to Him, offer them to Him, seek to do them in Him and for Him, and He will be with thee in them.

DR. PUSEY.

We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honour.

THOMAS JEFFERSON, 1743.

United yet divided, twain at once.

WILLIAM COWPER, 1731.

Sleep, gentle spirit, peaceful in thy tomb,
Till waked to gladness in a world to come;
Then meekly bending at the Eternal Throne,
Receive the plaudit for the good thou'st done.
Ancient Epitaph, 1791.

January 12.

He that despairs degrades the Deity, and seems to intimate that He is insufficient, or not just to His word; and in vain hath read the Scriptures, the World, and Man. FELTHAM.

Angels listen when she speaks;

She's my delight, all mankind's wonder: But my jealous heart would break

Should we live one day asunder.

EARL OF ROCHESTER, 1647.

Death can't disjoin whom Christ hath joined in love;

Life leads to death, and death to life above.

Epitaph in Westminster Abbey.