Happiness.

Know then this truth enough for man to know
Virtue alone is happiness below

The only point where human bliss stands still
And tastes the good without the fall to ill
Where only merit constant pay receives
Is biest in what it takes and what it gives
The joy unequall d if its end it gain
And if it lose attended with no pain
Without satiety tho e er so blest

And but more relish d as the more distress d
The broadest mirth unfeeling folly wears
Less pleasing far than virtue s very tears

Good from each object from cach place acquir d
For ever exercis d yet never tir d
Never elated while one man s oppress d
Never dejected while another s blest
And where no wants no wishes can remain
Since but to wish more virtue is to gain

Gratitude.

When all thy mercies O my God
My rising soul surveys
Transported with the view I m lost
In wonder love and praise

Oh how shall words with equal warmth

The gratitude declare

That glows within my ravish d heart
But thou canst read it there

Thy providence my life sustain d
And all my wants redress d

When in the silent womb I lay
And hung upon the breast

To all my weak complaints and cries
Thy mercy lent an ear

Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learnt
To form themselves in pray r

Unnumber d comforts to my soul
Thy tender care bestow d
Before my infant heart conceiv d

From whom those comforts flow d

When in the slipp ry paths of youth
With heedless steps I ran
Thine arm unseen convey d me safe
And led me up to man

Through hidden dangers toils and death
It gently clear d my way

And through the pleasing snares of vice
More to be fear d than they

When worn with sickness oft hast thou
With health renew d my face

And when in sin and sorrow sunk
Reviv d my soul with grace

Thy bounteous hand with worldly bliss
Has made my cup run o er
And in a kind and faithful friend
Has doubled all my store

Ten thousand thousand precious gifts
My daily thanks employ

Nor is the least a cheerful heart
That tastes those gifts with joy

Through ev ry period of my life
Thy goodness I ll pursue
And after death in distant worlds
The glorious theme renew

When nature fails and day and night'
Divide thy works no more
My ever grateful heart O Lord
Thy mercy shall adore

Through all eternity to thee

A joyful song I Il raise

For O eternity s too short

To utter all thy praise

The Voyage of Life.

Self-flatter d unexperienc d high in hope

When young with sanguine cheer and streamers gay

We cut our cable launch into the world

And fondly dream each wind and star our friend

All in some darling enterprise embark d

But where is he can fathom its event

Amid a multitude of artless hands

Ruin s sure perquisite her lawful prize

Some steer aright but the black blast blows hard
And puffs them wide of hope With hearts of proof
Full against wind and tide some win their way
And when strong effort has deserv d the port
And tugg d it into view tis won tis lost
Though strong their oar still stronger is their fate
They stike and while they triumph they expire
In stress of weather most some sink outright
O er them and o er their names the billows close
To morrow knows not they were ever born
Others a short memorial leave behind
Like a flag floating when the bark s ingulf d
It floats a moment and is seen no more
One Cæsar lives a thousand are forgot
How few favour d by ev ry element

With swelling sails make good the promis d port
With all their wishes freighted Yet ev n these
Freighted with all their wishes soon complain
Free from misfortune not from nature free
They still are men and when is man secure
As fatal time as storm The rush of years

Beats down their strength their numberless escapes
In ruin end and now their proud success
But plants new terrors on the victor s brow
What pain to quit the world just made their own
Their nests so deeply down d and built so high
Too low they build who build beneath the stars

PART V.

EXERCISES TO PROMOTE PERSPICUOUS AND
ACCURATE WRITING.

FIRST,

With respect to single words and phrases.

CHAPTER I.

Containing violations of the Rules of PURITY.
See Vol. 1. p. 294, and the Key, Part 5. Chap. 1.

We should be employed dailily in doing good.
It irks me to see so perverse a disposition.

I wot not who has done this thing.

He is no way thy inferior; and, in this instance, is no ways to blame.

The assistance was welcome, and timelily afforded.

For want of employment, he stroamed idly about the fields. We ought to live soberly, righteously, and godlily in the world.

He was long indisposed, and at length died of the hyp.
That word follows the general rule, and takes the penult

accent.

He was an extra genius, and attracted much attention. The hauteur of Florio was very disgracious, and disgusted both his friends and strangers.

He charged me with want of resolution, in the which he was greatly mistaken.

They have manifested great candidness in all the transac

tion.

The naturalness of the thought greatly recommended it.

The importance, as well as the authenticalness of the books, has been clearly displayed.

It is difficult to discover the spirit and intendment of some laws.

The disposition which he exhibited, was both unnatural and incomfortable.

His natural severity render him a very impopular speaker. The disquietness of his mind, made his station and wealth far from being enviable.

I received the gift with pleasure, but I shall now gladlier resign it.

These are the things highliest important to the growing age. It grieveth me to look over so many blank leaves, in the book of my life.

It repenteth me that I have so long walked in the paths of folly.

Methinks I am not mistaken in an opinion, which I have so well considered.

They thought it an important subject, and the question was strenuously debated pro and con.

Thy speech bewrayeth thee; for thou art a Gallilean.

Let us not give too hasty credit to stories which may injure our neighbour; peradventure they are the offspring of calumny, or misapprehension.

The gardens were void of simplicity and elegance; and exhibited much that was glaring and bizarre.

CHAPTER II.

Containing violations of the Rules of PROPRIETY.

See Vol. 1. p. 295, and the Key, Part 5. Chap. 2. Sect 1.

SECTION I.

Avoid low expressions.

I HAD as lief do it myself, as persuade another to do it. Of the justness of his measures, he convinced his opponent by dint of argument.

He is not a whit better than those whom he so liberally condemns.

He stands upon security, and will not liberate him till it be obtained.