2988. DEATH-the Teacher of PRINCES. What surety in the World, what hope, what stay, When what but now was King is now but Clay. 2989. PEACE ensured by being fully prepared against WAR.

An Enemy is more dispos'd to Peace Which we with Houor and Respect may take, Seeing us sinew'd in our own Defence.

2990. ACCUSATION-on State-Charges. Regard the Motives of the' Accuser well: Whether they spring from any hidden Malice, Or worthily, and as in truth they should, From some known Ground of Crime in the accus'd.

RICHARD II.

2991. ANGER.

2. Deaf as the Sea, hasty as Fire, is Anger. 2992. LIES.

3. Hateful to GOD and to good Men are Lies. 2993. KINGS.

4. The eyes and ears of Kings should be impartial. 2994.

Ill can Kings sue; accustom'd to command. 2995. AGE should be pacific.

+ To be a Peace-maker becomes old Age. 2996. HONOR not to be sacrificed to any Consideration of Hope or Fear.

That fair Name

Which in despite of Death lives on the Grave, To dark Dishonor's use let no Man have.

2997.

‡ In Honor live; and for true Honor die.

2998. REVENGE is not for Man.

Anticipate not the dread Will of Heaven, Who, when it sees the Hours ripe on Earth, Will rain hot Vengeance on the' Offenders' heads: 2999. AGE-AFFECTION.

2. In an old blood may live Affection's fire. 3000. CRIMES unresisted are encouraged. 3. In suffering another to be slaughter'd, Men shew a naked pathway to their lives, Teaching stern Murther how to butcher them. 3001. PATIENCE-DESPAIR.

What is call'd Patience oft is but Despair. 3002. GRIEF assimilates every thing to it's own Feelings.

2. To the sorrowful Sorrow seems to dwell every 3003. CLIMAX. [where. The daintiest last; to make the end most sweet. 3004. HEAVEN-we should be cautious to what we implore it's Aid.

3. Who ask Heaven's aid should feel their Cause is good.

3005. COURAGE.

The valiant live.

3006. PHYSIOGNOMY.

A quick and wise Observer may discern Virtue with Valour couched in the Eye. 3007, WAR-CIVIL-Unnatural.

2. The Earth of any State should not be soil'd With that dear blood which it hath fostered.

3008. ENVY.

§ Envy hates a Rival.

3009. COMFORT-universal.

§ The Sun that warms us here shines o'er the And gilds e'en Banishment.

[Earth, 3010. EXILE perpetual-one of the most cruel of Punishments.

Hopeless that word is-" Never to return." 3011,

Not far that Sentence is from speechless Death, Which robs the tongue from breathing native breath.

3012. CONSCIENCE-a a guilty, how burthensome. Bear not along

The clogging burthen of a guilty Soul.

3013. EXILE.

To the

poor Exile all the World's his way

3014. JUDGE-no Man should be in his own Cause,
Judge not a Cause which near concerns thyself.
Lest in the very dread to be thought partial,
A contrary bias urge unseen;

And seeking but that slander to avoid,
The party, and thyself, and justice perish.

3015. AFFECTION-PARTING-SILENCE. 24. Affection has no language to take leave When the tongue's office would be prodigal, To breathe the' abundant dolour of the Heart. 3016. AFFLICTION-FORTITUDE.

Woe doth the heavier sit

Where it is faintly borne.

3017. IRRITATION.

Fell Sorrow's tooth doth never rankle more
Than when it bites, but lanceth not the sore.

The World was all before them, where to chuse
Their Place of Rest, and Providence their Guide.

P. L.

3018. EXILE alienates not a good Citizen.
If banisht, to thy Country still be true.
3019. POPULARITY-affected.

2. The artful dive into the popular Heart
By humble and familiar Courtesy,

While purer Spirits rather are than seem.

3020.

3. The artful and the falsely popular

Throw their high-acted reverence on the vile,
Inflame their passions and adore their vice.
The truly popular are simple, free;

And with calm reason move no other ends,
Nor those by other means, than well beseem
The steady Virtue of the Wise and Good.

3021. WAR-VIGILANCE and CELERITY.
* Expedient manage must be made in War,
Ere leisure yield means to an active Foe
For their advantage and our certain loss.
3022. SUCCOUR treacherous.

2. Hypocrisy, when it pretends to aid, Makes much of seeming haste, and comes too late. 3023. ADVICE-whers fruitless.

3. In vain comes Counsel to a self-clos'd Ear. 3024.

Deaf is an ear, when stopt by flattering sounds, To wise and virtuous Counsel.

3025. OLD-AGE—monitory.

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4. Virtuous and wise Old-age would breathe it's In wholesome Counsel to yet unstay'd Youth. 3026. PAIN- -SINCERITY.

§ Those lips breathe Truth which breathe their 3027. IMITATION. [words in Pain. Aukward and lame is servile Imitation.

3028. EXCESS-short-liv'd.

He tires by times that spurs too fast by times. 3029.

With eager feeding Food doth choak the Feeder. 3030. ATROPHY-Causes of it.

Watching and Solitude and Grief consume.

3031. SYMPATHY.

¶Those ill theirselves are worse seeing others ill, 3032. EXPERIENCE Profit by it. Give not thyself, unthinking, to the Care Of those Physicians that first wounded thee* 3033. SOVEREIGNTY-it's Limits.

§ All legal State is subject to the Law. 3034. TYRANNY.

Tyranny heeds Relationship nor Years+.

3035. OPTIMISM.

§ All is best as 'tis,

3036. DEATH.

When hearing of the Death of others, think Their Time is spent. Our Pilgrimage must be. 3037. MORALITY-verbal.

Morality may float upon the Tongue,

The Heart corrupt the while, or negligent.

3038. WAR-costly.

Great Exigence of War demands great Charge, 3039. VALOUR―true.

2. In War a Lion; and in Peace a Lamb‡.

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HOM.

Η Αφρητώς, αθεμιςτος, ανέστιος. Ι.
Αρης 8 Πεταγμενα σιτειται.

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