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thing. t he should cov Tet Ste reas. . Is it not a scene of Wtlosioata peried of misadvente a pursuit of evils linked on all aides together} In the beginning ay it ls ignorance, pain ts in its middle; and its end is Oro. Cee 29. As one wave pusheth on another, tilt both are invol- : ‘being 5 ved in that behind them ; even 0 aucceadeth evil te evil, In the 3 ated aan ow up the lease : i 10 ter and the present aw Pp rr. ee a i etare ios Et “a life of man; the gree rw om cckations | and the past. ur terrors are real evils; our \ loo a5 DOG, | : forward into Impossibiiities, 0 v0 8 es fe fs ea rates shall reach his 30, Fools, to dread as mortals, and to desire as if immortalt- 8 its ahroudg tC pahres 31. What part of life is it that we should wish to remain we Ses +) a Do well whils with us? Is it youth? Can we be in love with outrage, licen-: a of It." Content thyself, Mee wens, and temerity? Is it age? Then we are found of. shall rejoice in hearing Rey infirmities, ee Cec eee ry 12z,, As the butterAiy whe ‘. 32. It ts sald, grey halra are revered, and length of days asmine which feeleth.not the ad ». .onor, Virtue can add reverence to the bloom of youth; and J+ | _the man who appeareth gay. and “tb without {t, age plants more wrinkles in the sou! than on the fore... [Byte } 18." “To what parposs, saith o) 1 GSS" what end are my tables filled with'd 38. Is age respected because it hateth riot? Whatjustice . | Pes, J them, if the world Enew K pet ia in this, when it is not age that deapiseth pleasure, but pleas- , ed, and food unte th ee rboeee é feel that thou deserveth > 14c) Why bestoweth thot 34. Be virtuous while thou are young, 80 ahall thine age be ae , , neonored. . young J ¢ "meaning words? Thow know tw CHAPTER XL. ‘st gardest it not. He knoweth he Heth '\ HOLY INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROPHET. thou wilt thank Bim (of yy en THE INSTABILITY OF MAN. a 15. The vain delighteth to spes ‘<" 1. Inconstancy is powerful in the heart of man; Intemper- # not that others Iike not to hear bimad ance awayeth it whither it will; Despair engrosseth much of it; rie 16. If he hath done anything we preeecir| ind Fear prociaimeth. “Behold, I sit unrivalled therein,” but ii that which ta worthy of admiration, his joy ts te Tie Vanity is beyond them all. &; pride to hear it reported... The desire of i tee 2 Weep not therefore at the calamities of the human - itself. Men say not, “Behold, he hath done & an state: rather laugh at its follies. In the hands of the man addicted | geaseth it,” but, “Mark how proud he be of HLA 17. The heart of man caanot attend: @ to vanity, Hfe then is but the shadow of a dream. F . 3. The hero, the most renowned of human character, what ) things. He who fixeth his souls oa chow + °e, but the bubbles of this weakneas. The public is unstable . pursueth bubbles, which break in thelr fe Ge! . ungrateful. Why should the man of wisdom endanger him- i * earth what would him honor... tieKees See self for fools, ; f 4. The man who negiecteth his present concerns, to re valve how he will behave when greater, freedeth himself with wind, while his bread is eaten by another. 5. Act as becometh thee In thy present station, and in more exalted ones thy face shall not be ashamed. 6. Whet btindeth the eye. or what hideth the heart of a man form himself, like Vanity? Lo, when thou seeth not thy- self, then others discover thee, most plainly. . 7, Aa the tulip, that ts gaudy without sm Il, conspicious without use; so It the man who ailtteth himself up so high, and hath not merit, ., , MOLY INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE ' 1. Nature oreet i to aeeeiyy + eat ore guard thyself at ali times ag Fr - 9% ‘Thou art, from the wemb of # “polka wavering from the Wine of thy father taberheth. t How then shalt thoa be Arm? ‘rk Lg. ‘Those who gave thee & ness; but he who gare thee 8 80 we. Employ it, and thoa art wise, be.’ Bec. 4.. Let bin whe doeth “aye fer r* . ‘ + nN 4 . eae igs