state of health during the prime of their lives, feel the infirmities6 of age, or a sudden sickness, more keenly than those who have labor⚫ed under a weakly and sickly constitution: so those who have basked7 in the perpetual sunshine of fortune, are more susceptible of the horrors of unexpected calamities, 8 than those who have been rocked in the cradle of misfortune.

6 Infirmity, s. a disease, weak ness, fault.

7 Basked, part. exposed to the

heat of the sun. 8 Calamity, s. misfortune, cause of misery.

9 Prosperity, s. success, good fortune, happi

ness.

5 To bear prosperity and adversity with equal prudence and fortitude, is perhaps one of the greatest difficulties we have to conquer; and it is from hence we may venture to form our opinions of the generality of people. Those who are insolent in prosperity will be mean in adversity; but he who meets adversity with manly courage and fortitude,* will, in the hour of prosperity be humane, gen- bravery, cofrtle and generous.

* Fortitude, ..

age, strength.

2 Console, v to cheer, to com

6 To ly from misfortunes, and endeavor to console2 ourselves by retiring from the world, is undoubtedly increasing the evil we wish to fort, to revive.

lessen. This has often been the case of disappointed lovers, when the object of their hearts has proved inconstants or ungrateful. They 3 Inconstant, a have vainly imagined that there not firm, variamust be something very soothing to ble. the afflicted mind, in listening to

the plaintive4 sound of some purl- 4 Plaintive, ing and meandering stream, or in expressive of

uttering their plaints5 to the gentle breezes and the nodding groves. But alas! these delusive consolations only contributes to feed the disorder of the mind, and increase the evil till melancholy takes deep root in their souls, and renders their complaints incurable.

sorrow, lament ing.

5 Plaints, & la mentations. 6 Contribute v to give to, to bear a part.

7. The society of the polite and refined of both sexes, is the only relief,7 at least the principal one, 7Relief, help, for any uneasiness of the mind. mitigation. Here a variety of objects will insensibly draw our attention from that one which tyrannises in our bosom, and endeavors to exclude all others.

8. In the commerce of this life, there is hardly an evil which has not some good attending it, or a blessing which does not, in some dedegree or other, carry with it, some bitter ingredient,9 To be, therefore, too confident in prosperity, * is a folly; and to despair in adversity, is maduess.

9 Those who enjoy the good while they have it in their power, and support the evil without sinking under its weight, are surely best fitted for this uncertain and transitory2 state. To have too nice and

8 Tyrannise, to play the tyrant, to act with rigor and imperiousness.

a

9 Ingredient part of a body

component

Prosperity,

success, goo fortune.

2 Transitor

:

+

delicates feelings is perhaps a mis-
fortune; and the wise man has very
justly said, " as we increase in
knowledge, so we increase in sor-

row."

3 Delicate, nice; polite, soft; pure.

4 Justly; ad. exactly; honestly.

5 Examine, a to ask questions; consider. 6 Despise, to scorn, disdain, s'ight,

10. We are apt to form too great
an opinion of ourselves, and to ex-
amine5 so closely into the conduct
of others, that we at last begin to
shun and despised all the world, in
whom we can find no belief; but
were we to examine our own con- overlook.
duct as critically, we should find,
that we have as much to ask from

the candor of others, as we have 7 Candor, s in-
cause to give.

genuity; sweet.

11. Self-love and pride are the ness of temper. sources from whence flow most of

our real, as well as imaginary woes;
and if we seek the retired and se-

questered but, it is not so much
8 Sequestered;
with a view to avoid misery itself, part. set aside,
as to endeavor to conceal it in our- separated; re-
selves from the eyes of the world. moved.

Epilogue to Addison's Cato.

1 You see mankind the same in every age: Heroic fortitude, tyrannic rage, Boundless ambition, patriotic truth, And hoary treason and untainted youth. Have deeply marked all periods, and all climes, The noblest virtues, and the blackest crimes.

2 Did Cæsar, drunk with power, and madly brave Insatiate burn, his country to enslave? Did he for this, lead forth a servile host To spill the choicest blood that Rome could boast? The British Cæsar too hath done the same, And doomed this age to everlasting fame.

3 Columbia's crimson'd fields still smoke with Her bravest heroes cover all the shore: [gore; • The flower of Britain, in full martial bloom, In this sad war, sent headlong to the tomb.

4 Did Rome's brave senate nobly dare t' opрове
The mighty torrent, stand confest their foes,
And holdly arm the virtuous few, and dare
The desp'rate horrors of unequal war?
Our senate too the same bold deed bave done,
And for a Cato, arm'd a WASHINGTON:

5 A chief, in all the ways of battle skill'd,
Great in the council, mighty in the field,
His martial arm, and steady soul alone,
Have made thy legions shake, thy navy groan,
And thy proud empire totter to the throne.

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6 We've had our Decius too, and Howe could say

Health, pardon, peace, George sends America;
Yet brought destruction for the olive wreath
For health, contagion, and for pardon, death.

7 Rise! then, my countrymen, for fight prepares Gird on your swords, and fearless rush to war; "Tis your bold task the generous strife to try; For your griev'd country, nobly dare to die! No pent up Utica contracts your powers,

For the whole boundless continent is ours!!

:

Distribution of Happiness, more equal
than commonly supposed.

† Philosopher, 8. a man deep in knowledge

either moral or natural. 2 Happiness, s. blessedness. content, good fortune 3 Define, o to

1. Certain philosopherst tell US,
that there is no such thing as bap-
piness2 or misery in this life, and
that they are terms merely confined
to the ideas of different people, who
differently defines them. It must
indeed be confessed, from constant
and invariable4 experience, that 4 Invariable,
what a man, at one time in his life, unchangeable,

considered as a misery, he will at
another consider as a happiness.

2 Cleorus was from his childhood;

explain, mark

out.

constant.

breds to business, and the pursuit of 5 Bred, part.
riches appeared to him as the prin- brought up.

cipal blessing he had in view, sinco,
from his wordly possessions, he bo-
ped to derive every comfort of life.
He viewed with an eye of pity and