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.
When smooth old Ocean, and each storm's asleep,
Then ignorance may plough the watery deep;
But when the demons of the tempest rave,
Skill must conduct the vessel through the wave.
4 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.
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.

FINIS.

GRAINGER.

Sect.

PART I.

PIECES IN PROSE.

CHAPTER I.'

Select Sentences and Paragraphs,

CHAPTER II.-Narrative Pieces.

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,

6. The hill of science,

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13

28

29

30

31

34

36

5. Ortogrul; or the vanity of riches,

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,

15. Omniscience and omnipresence of the Deity, source of consolation, 62

CHAPTER IV.-Argumentative Pieces.

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,

6. On the immortality of the soul,

CHAPTER V.-Descriptive Pieces.

1. The seasons,

2. The cataracs of Niagara, in Canada, North America,

3. Grotto of Antiparos,

4. The grotto of Antiparos continued,

5. Earthquake at Catanea,

6. Creation,

94

7. Charity,

8. Prosperity is redoubled to a good man,

9. On the beauties of the Psalms

10. Character of Alfred, king of England,

11. Character of Queen Elizabeth,

12. On the slavery of vice,

13. The man of integrity,

14. Gentleness,

CHAPTER VI.-Pathetic Pieces.

1. Trial and execution 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 life,

5. Exalted society and the renewal of virtuous connexions, &c..
6. The clemency and amiable character of the patriarch Joseph,
7. Altamont,

1. Democritus and Heraclitus,

CHAPTER VII.-Dialogues.

2. Dionysius, Pythias, and Damon,

CHAPTER VIII-Public Speeches.

3. Locke and Bayle,

1. Cicero against Verres,

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97

98

100

102

2. Speech of Adherbal to the Roman Senate, imploring protection, 114

3. The Apostle Paul's noble defence before Festus and Agrippa,.

4. Lord Mansfield's speech in the House of Lords, 1770, on the bill

for preventing the delays of justice, &c.

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

133

135

5. On the government of our thoughts,

6. On the evils which flow from unrestrained passion,.

7. On the proper state of our temper, with respect to one another,

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,.

11. The pleasures of virtuous sensibility,

12. On the true honour of man,

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

14. The planetary and terrestrial worlds comparatively considered, 147

150

15. On the power of custom, and the uses to which it may be applied, 149

16. The pleasure resulting from a proper use of our faculties, .

7. Description of Candour,.

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

20. Scale of beings,

151

18. On the imperfection of that happiness which rests solely on
worldly pleasures,.

152

155

157

21. Trust in the care of Providence recommended,

159

22. Piety and gratitude enliven prosperity,

161

23. Virtue, deeply rooted, is not subject to the influence of fortune,

24. The speech of Fabricius, to king Pyrrhus, who attempted to

bribe him to his interests, by the offer of a large sum of money, 164

163

165

166

168

25. Character of James I. king of England, -

26. Charles V. Emp. of Germany, resigns his dominions, &c.

27. The same subject continued,

PART II.

PIECES IN POETRY.

CHAPTER I. Select Sentences and Paragraphs.

1. Short and easy sentences,

2. Verses in which the lines are of different length,

171

173

3. Verses containing exclamations, interrogations, parentheses, &c. 174

4. Verses in various forms,

Sect.

PART I

PIECES IN PROSE.

CHAPTER I.

Select Sentences and Paragraphs,
CHAPTER II.-Narrative Pieces.

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,

6. The hill of science,

7. The journey of a day; a picture of human life,

CHAPTER III.-Didactic Pieces.

1. The importance of a good education,

2. On gratitude,

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,

Page.

13

15. Omniscience and omnipresence of the Deity, source of consolation, 62

CHAPTER IV.-Argumentative Pieces.

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,

6. On the immortality of the soul,

1. The seasons,

CHAPTER V.-Descriptive Pieces.

2. The cataracs of Niagara, in Canada, North America,

3. Grotto of Antiparos,

4. The grotto of Antiparos continued,

5. Earthquake at Catanea,

6. Creation,

7. Charity,

8. Prosperity is redoubled to a good man,

9. On the beauties of the Psalms

10. Character of Alfred, king of England,

11. Character of Queen Elizabeth,

12. On the slavery of vice,

13. The man of integrity,

14. Gentleness,

CHAPTER VI.-Pathetic Pieces.

1. Trial and execution of the earl of Strafford,

2. An eminent instance of true fortitude of mind

3. The good man's comfort in affliction,

94

4. The close of life,

5. Exalted society and the renewal of virtuous connexions, &c. .
6. The clemency and amiable character of the patriarch Joseph,
7. Altamont,

CHAPTER VII.-Dialogues.

1. Democritus and Heraclitus,

2. Dionysius, Pythias, and Damon,

3. Locke and Bayle,

CHAPTER VIII-Public Speeches.

1. Cicero against Verres,

2. Speech of Adherbal to the Roman Senate, imploring protection,

3. The Apostle Paul's noble defence before Festus and Agrippa,.

4. Lord Mansfield's speech in the House of Lords, 1770, on the bill

for preventing the delays of justice, &c.

5. An Address to young persons,

CHAPTER IX.-Promiscuous Pieces.

1. Earthquake at Calabria, in the year 1538,

2. Letter from Pliny to Geminius,

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

young woman,

4. On Discretion,

5. On the government of our thoughts,

6. On the evils which flow from unrestrained passion,.

130

131

133

135

136

138

139

7. On the proper state of our temper, with respect to one another,

8. Excellence of the Holy Scriptures, .

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,.

11. The pleasures of virtuous sensibility,

12. On the true honour of man,

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

14. The planetary and terrestrial worlds comparatively considered, 147

15. On the power of custom, and the uses to which it may be applied, 149

16. The pleasure resulting from a proper use of our faculties, .

7. Description of Candour,.

18. On the imperfection of that happiness which rests solely on

worldly pleasures,.

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

20. Scale of beings,

21. Trust in the care of Providence recommended,

22. Piety and gratitude enliven prosperity,

150

151

152

155

157.

159

161

25. Character of James I. king of England,

26. Charles V. Emp. of Germany, resigns his dominions, &c.
27. The same subject continued,

PART II.

PIECES IN POETRY.

23. Virtue, deeply rooted, is not subject to the influence of fortune,

24. The speech of Fabricius, to king Pyrrhus, who attempted to

bribe him to his interests, by the offer of a large sum of money, 164

163

165

166

168

CHAPTER I. Select Sentences and Paragraphs.

1. Short and easy sentences,

2. Verses in which the lines are of different length,

171

173

3. Verses containing exclamations, interrogations, parentheses, &c. 174

4. Verses in various forms,