were to be bought, such a commodity in the market would bring Rogues without number to out-bid each-other for it *. 3091. WISDOM-her Warnings disregarded. § Wisdom cries out in the streets, and no Man regards hert. 3092. WIT-Abuse of it. Witty Profaneness is a dangerous Corrupter. 3093. HABITS-bad. 2. Where there are bad Habits a slight Temptation overcomes good Resolutions. 3094. PRAYERS-without Principle. Where there is no foundation in Principle, the Transition may be very short from Praying to Purse-taking.. 3095. PROFESSIONS and TRADES -how ABUSES in them attempted to be excused. † Persons excuse many Frauds and bad Practices to themselves under the pretence that it is no sin for a Man to labour in his Vocation. 3096. RELIGION-none without MORALITY. 3. The idea that Men are to be saved without regard to their Conduct is very encouraging to Villainy. 3097. EXAMPLE-bad. ¶ If Abuses want countenance, the misconduct of those who are called the Great is too ready to give them. The famous CHARTERS is reported to have said on his Death-bed, that if he thought he should live another twelvemonth he would give a Thousand Pounds for a good Name, and make an Hundred per Cent. of it. † Allusion to PROV. 3098. RECREATION. § Delights which come but seldom wisht for come; And all things satiate but strange Accidents *. 3099. PRIDE-PRETENSIONS. The Proud Soul pays respect but to the Proud. 3100. KINGS. Majesty ill is temper❜d to endure The moody frontier of a subject brow. 3101. SUBMISSION-temporizing. + Submission and Rewards to Enemies Is to buy Treason and indent with Fears. 3102. DIGNITY-INJUSTICE. 2. 'Tis shameful to Nobility and Power gage them both in an unjust behalf. Το 3103. PASSION. 3. Passion starts away, And lends no ear to sober purposes. 3104. 4. Talk not to those in Passion, Till they are better temper'd to attend. 3105. 5. Before the Game's afoot Passion lets slip. 3106. TYRANNY-suspicious and ingrateful. A Power unjustly rais'd is prone to think Unsatisfied those by whose aid it rose, And for Reward oft pays with Punishment. 3107. COURAGE-FORTUNE. The brave bear Fortune in their own strong Arms, Rather than hold her at uncertainty. .3108. PICK-PURSES. Great Pick-Purses and little differ as giving direction does from labouring. Πάντων μεν Κορος εστι. HOM. 3109. PICK-PURSES-political, the worst. § No Knavery worse than that which preys on the Commonwealth. 3110. CONFIDENCE and FIDELITY-necessary even among Thieves. § Even Thieves in general are forced to be true to one another.. 3111. WISDOM-COURAGE-SAFETY. From the midst of the Nettle Danger, Wisdom and Courage pluck the Flower Safety*. 3112. ENTERPRIZE-Means of SUCCESS. A dangerous Attempt requires steady Friends, a well-chosen Opportunity, a Plan well formed and conducted, to have any reasonable prospect of Success. 3113. SECRET-HUNTERS. Who urge you for a Secret, this believe They will not utter what they do not know: And so far you may stretch your Confidence. 3114. SELF-KNOWLEDGE-possesst by few. Cowards rail at Cowardicet. 3115. BRAGGING. The Lies of a Braggart are gross as a Mouatain, open, palpable. 3116. COMPULSION. 2. Nothing worth having is to be had upon Compulsion. Αιδομενῶν δ' ανδρῶν πλεονες σουί ηε πέφανται. Τρέσσαντων δ' λ' αρ Κλέος ορνυται, ὅτε Τις Αλκη. HOM. f Clodius accusat Mochos; Catalina Cethegum. JUV. 3117. FALSEHOOD-TRUTH. The Parade of Falsehood is easily put down by plain Truth. 3118. INSTINCT. Instinct is a great Matter. 3119. YOUTH-Waste of it. Though the Camomile the more it is trodden grows the faster, yet Youth the more it is wasted the faster it wears. 3120. COMPANY-bad; corruptive. § As pitch defileth, so bad Company. 3121. VANITY-AGE. 3. Vanity doubly misbecomes Years. 3122. CONSCIENCE-PHYSIOGNOMY. A true Face and a good Conscience. 3123. TRUTH. Tell Truth and shame the Devil. 3124. VERSE-affected. § A mincing and affected turn of Verse Is like the forc'd gait of a shuffling Nag. 3125. LIBERALITY-TENACIOUSNESS. 4. The Man who will give freely, nay profusely, To any deem'd a well-deserving Friend, May be the same who, in the way of Bargain, 3126. PATIENCE-TRIALS of it. 5+. Trials of mortal Patience these indeed, A smoky House, tir'd Horse, and railing Wife. 3127. COURTESY. [Hearts. 65. Courtesy plucks sure Homage from Men's 3128. POPULARITY-too much courted is lost. 7. Those who too eager of the public gaze, Enfeoff themselves to Popularity, And daily are devour'd by wondering eyes, Occasion thrives; Success pines by Delay". 3130. FLATTERY. A brave Man cannot flatter; and a great Defies the tongues of Flatterers. 3131. POLICY-defensive in war. § 'Tis ill to set the fortune of a State All at one cast:-to throw so rich a main On the nice hazard of one doubtful hour, And try at once, by misadvised rashness, The very bottom and last bound of hope. 3132. COWARDICE-GLUTTONY. The latter end of a Fray and the beginning of a Fits a dull Fighter and a keen Guest. [Feast 3133. WAR-when to urge or delay Battle. Consider in War whose supplies are certain, and whose doubtful: and urge or delay Battle accordingly. 3134. GREATNESS conscious. Greatness knows itself. 3135. PATRIOTISM-Characters of true & false, 24. False Patriotism, till it gain it's end, Is as the true, in many semblances. Like that it takes upon it to reform Oppressive Judgements and injurious Laws That bear too hard upon the Common-weal; Cries out upon Abuses; seems to weep * Καιρῳ θην παντα ελειται· THEOCR Ut qui conducti plorant in funere, dicunt, HOR. |