His foes implacable when worth their while;*
At war with every welfare but their own-
As wise as Lucifer-and half as good,
And by whom none but Lucifer can gain

Naked through these, so common fate ordains,
Naked of heart, his cruel course he runs,

Stung out of all most amiable in life,

Prompt truth, and open thought, and smiles unfeign'd
Affection as his species-wide diffused;

Noble presumption to mankind's ronown;
Ingenuous trust and confidence of love.

These claims to joy, if mortals joy might claim.
Will cost him many a sigh-'till time and pains,
From the slow mistress of this school experience,
And her assistant-pausing pale distrust,
Purchase a dear bought clue to lead his youth,
Thro' serpentine obliquities of life,

And the dark labyrinth of human hearts-
And happy if the clue shall come so cheap,

* What a picture is this of the man of the world, and yet the will talk of HONOUR!-and if a drab-coloured man of the world, he will talk of-MORALITY!- -but both are known by one mark-" Your friends eternal during interest”—but when this ceases-no matter what your good qualities-they cannot perceive them and while it continues- -no matter what your bad ones-they will not be offended!

-How ridiculous

the pretensions of the multitude to discernment, and how gross their perception; who can "strain at a gnat" of error in the con-duct of a poor enthusiast, and yet "swallow the camel" of vil lainny in a polished and opulent man of the world!!

For while we learn to fence with public guilt,
Full oft we feel its foul contagion too,
If less than heav'nly virtue is our guard,
Thus a strange kind of curs'd necessity
Brings down the sterling temper of his soul,
By base alloy to bear the current stamp
Below called wisdom-sinks him into safety,
And brands him into credit with the world."

ROAD

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WEALTH AND HONOUR.

First-In all plain and public transactions of business be strictly honest-it will obtain for you public confidence, which when once acquired, many safe opportunities of making money will be in your power.

Secondly-which ought to have been firstly

Banish from your thoughts all ideas of futurity-the repetition of these would interrupt that calm attention to your interests, which is necessary in order to their success.

Thirdly-Choose for your whole system of morals but one word-Character-to this you must sometimes sacrifice a little-but the public credit and confidence you will acquire by these condescensions, as has been already remarked, will put plumb interest in your power

and you know that in the ballancing of these accounts, character not conscience is to be consulted.

Fourthly-To obtain wealth and honor-If you are a high churchman, be up to it-have the interest of that factionIf you are a catholic, be forward in all the concerns of holy mother church-unless you live in an opulent protestant neighbourhoodin that case prudence may require you to promote her concerns with less ostentation, and with an appearance of great liberality toward your protestant brethren-If you are a dissenter, and live in the centre of many good synods-I need not tell you how to act-if you are a man of sense you know the genius of your party, better than I do to it sacrifice all opposition-if keresy spring up, appear neutral, or rather wishing to be informed, until you observe which side it takes-if the flame spread among the opulent men of your party, you are caught also

-their reasons were cogent-their arguments irrefragable -but if the poor of the flock presume to think for themselves, or to adopt new opinions, regard not their professions of conscience or a divine call-crush the heretics with fire and faggot-and shew your wealthy orthodox neighbours, that the blood of your body, and the very muscles of your face, are inflamed and distorted with just indignation of their daring impiety.

that

Fifthly-It must be a constant maxim with you, every rich man is honest, and every great man good→ but if some impertinent babbler within you, should set up to reason cases; pretending his name is common sense; kick him out-it is the impostor conscience who comes to

abuse you-for common sense is evidently on your side

Sixthly-If you are born a friend-as some are born rich, and some poor,-some free men and some bondmenyou are to consider your title as a comfortable freehold, or warm patrimony, capable of producing a good dealyou have the benefit of the character of the whole church, which is considerable in the world, beside the flux and reflux of trade in your own society-your good sense to improve these is highly honourable for although your forefathers purchased this title, by christian affection, fidelity and charity-you are to understand it but in one sense-namely, you are your own friend; and so far the friend of others only, as promotes this end-(remember I am addressing you as a candidate for wealth and honour)-hence you must not part with any thing, but what promises you a good return, either in money, or reputation, which is as good as money, being frequently a fruitful source of it—you must not be unsteady-you must lean to no new opinion-no alteration of dress or carriage—you must avoid all religious fervors-and direct the whole of your passions into the channel of your trade-you must adopt with the rest of your fellow-citizens, the word, `character, for your whole system of morals—and to save the trouble of abstract reasoning, have but one sentiment of all vice and wickedness-namely "unsteadiness," or a deviation from that path, which ultimately leads to wealth and honour.

Seventhly-As you have been already informed of the sentiments you are to hold of the rich and the great (no

matter what party you belong to) it may be necessary to give you a few further instructions with regard to your conduct-indeed they naturally flow out of the principles inculcated-you are to recollect, that these gentlemen are already established in possession, and that you are only a candidate for the glory of this, world-hence you are to conduct yourself with the utmost modesty toward them; and if they honour you with their conversation, you are never to dissent from their opinion-if one of these should assert that the head of a louse is flat, although you believe it to be in the form of a cone; you are not to dissent, much less contradict; particularly, if it is a testy gentleman you have to deal with-you will be well paid for your condescension-you will have the gentleman's affections-his interest will come in a trainone by one, he will bring his friends to see you, and they will come in laughing- I need hardly prescribe rules for the exercise of your charity-for in reality you are to tread under foot the very sentiment of such a virtueyour character will require you sometimes to unite in a public collection, but you will find value received for this sacrifice, in the public opinion-After what has passed, to speak of warning the unruly, comforting the feebleminded, or restoring peace to the aflicted, would be superfluous they would take up too much of your time; and I cannot promise you, that they are the way to present honour and prosperity-but it may be necessary to give you a hint, how you should conduct yourself in company, when an absent character is spoken of--you are not to consider whether this character may or may not