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10. But if a hermit you're resolv'd to dwell,
And bid to social life a last farewell;
'Tis impious

God never made an independent man;
'Twould jar the concord of his gen'ral plan.
See every part of that stupendous whole,
"Whose body nature is, and God the soul;"
To one great end the general good conspire,
From matter, brute, to man, to seraph, fire.
11. Should man through nature solitary roam,
His will his sovereign, every where his home,
What force would guard him from the lion's jaw!
What swiftness wing him from the panther's paw?
Or should fate lead him to some safer shore,
Where panthers never prowl, nor lions roar,
Where liberal nature all her charms bestows,
Suns shine, birds sing, flowers bloom, and water flows,
Fool, dost thou think he'd revel on the store,
Absolve the care of Heaven, nor ask for more?
Though waters flow'd, flow'rs bloom'd, and Phœbus
shone,

He'd sigh, he'd murmur, that he was alone.
For know, the Maker on the human breast
A sense of kindred, country, man, impress'd.
12. Though nature's works the ruling mind declare,
And well deserve inquiry's serious care,

The God (whate'er misanthropy may say,)
Shines, beams in man with most unclouded ray.
What boots it thee to fly from pole to pole?
Hang o'er the sun, and with the planets roll?

What boots through space's furthest bourns to roam ?
If thou, O man, a stranger art at home.
Then know thyself, the human mind survey;
The use, the pleasure, will the toil repay.
15. Nor study only, practise what you know;
Your life, your knowledge, to mankind you owe.
With Plato's olive wreath the bays entwine; `
Those who in study, should in practice shine.
Say, does the learned lord of Hagley's shade,
Charm man so much by mossy fountains laid,
As when arous'd he stems corruptions course,
And shakes the senate with a Tully's force?
Wuen freedom gasp'd beneath a Cesar's feet,
Then public virtue might to shades retreat:
But where she breathes, the least may useful be,
And freedom. Britain, still belongs to thee.

14. Though man's ungrateful, or though fortune frown;
Is the reward of worth, a song, or crown?
Nor yet unrecompens'd are virtue's pains;
Good Allen lives, and bounteous Brunswick reigns.
On each condition disappointments wait,
Enter the hut, and force the guarded gate.
Nor dare repine though early friendship bleed :
From love, the world, and all its cares, he's freed.
But know, adversity's the child of God;

Whom Heaven approves of most, must feel her rod.
15. When smooth old Ocean, and each storm's asleep,
Then ignorance may plough the wat'ry deep :
But when the demons of the tempest rave,
Skill must conduct the vessel through the wave
Sidney, what good man envies not thy blow?
Who would not wish Anytus* for a foe?
Intrepid virtue triumphs over fate:
The good can never be unfortunate;
And be this maxim graven in thy mind ;
The height of virtue is, to serve mankind.

16. But when old age has silver'd o'er thy head,
When memory fails, and all thy vigour's fled,
Then mayst thou seek the stillness of retreat,
Then hear aloof the human tempest beat;
Then will I greet thee to my woodland cave,
Allay the pangs of age, and smooth thy grave.

* One of the accusers of Socrates.

GRAINGER.

FINIS.

PART I.

PIECES IN PROSE.

CHAPTER I.

Select Sentences and Paragraphs.

CHAPTER II..

Narrative Pieces.

Sect. 1. No rank or possessions can make the guilty mind happy,
2. Change of external condition often adverse to virtue,

3. Haman; or the misery of pride,

4. Lady Jane Gray,

5. Ortogrul; or the vanity of riches,

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3. On forgiveness,

4. Motives to the practice of gentleness,

5. A suspicious temper the source of misery to its possessor,
6 Comforts of religion,

7. Diffidence of our abilities a mark of wisdom,

8. On the importance of order in the distribution of our time,

9. The dignity of virtue amidst corrupt examples,

10. The mortifications of vice greater than those of virtue,

11. On contentment,

12. Rank and riches afford no ground for envy,

13. Patience under provocations our interest as well as duty,

14. Moderation in our wishes recommended,

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15. Omniscience and omnipresence of the Deity, the source of conso-

lation to good men,

CHAPTER IV.
Argumentative Pieces..

Sect. 1. Happiness is founded in rectitude of conduct,

2. Virtue man's highest interest,

3. The injustice of an uncharitable spirit,

4. The misfortunes of men mostly chargeable on themselves,
5. On disinterested friendship,

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6. On the immortality of the soul,

CHAPTER V.
Descriptive Pieces.

sct. 1. The seasons,

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2. The cataract of Niagara, in Canada, North America,
3. Grotto of Antiparos,

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CHAPTER VI.

Pathetic Picces.

Sect. 1. Trial and exccution of the Earl of Strafford,

2. An eminent instance of true fortitude of mind,
3. The good man's comfort in affliction,

4. The close of Efe,

5. Exalted society, and the renewal of virtuous connections, two
sources of future felicity,

6. The clemency and amiable character of the patriarch Joseph,
7. Altamont,

CHAPTER VII.
Dialogues.

Sect. 1. Democritus and Heraclitus,

2. Dionysius, Pythias, and Dainon,
3. Locke and Bayle,

CHAPTER VIII.
Public Speeches.

Sect. 1. Cicero against Vorres,

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129

132

135

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140

2. Speech of Adherbal to the Roman Senate, imploring their protec-
tion against Jugurtha,

146

150

3. The Apostle Paul's noble defence before Festus and Agrippa 154
4. Lord Mansfield's speech in the House of Lords, 1770, on the bill
for preventing the delays of justice, by claiming the privilege
of parliament,

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Sect. 1. Earthquake at Calabria, in the year 1638,

2. Letter from Pliny to Geminius,

3. Letter from Pliny to Marcellinus, on the death of an amiable young

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5. On the government of our thoughts,

6. On the evils which flow from unrestrained passions,

7. On the proper state of our temper, with respect to one another,
8. Excellence of the Holy Scriptures,

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9. Reflections occasioned by a review of the blessings, pronounced by
Christ on his disciples, in his sermon on the mount,

10. Schemes of life often illusory,

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13. The influence of devotion on the happiness of life,

14. The planetary and terrestrial worlds comparatively considered,
15. On the power of custom, and the uses to which it may be applied,
16. The pleasures resulting from a proper use of our faculties.
17. Description of Candour,

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18. On the imperfection of that happiness which rests solely on world-
ly pleasures,

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19. What are the real and solid enjoyments of human life,

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23. Virtue, when deeply rooted, is not subject to the influence of for-

tane,

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24 The speech of Fabricius, a Roman ambassador, to king Pyrrhus,
who attempted to bribe him to his interests, by the offer of a
great sum of money,

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25 Character of James I. king of Engiand,
26. Charles V. Emperor of Germany, resigns his dominions, and re-

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2. The same subject continued,

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