dain, as a soldier would the comrade he should see running from his post. True feeling melts with compassion at the sight of misery; gives relief instead of tears; and instead of flying from objects which excite pity, pursues every track that may lead to the wretchedness it can alleviate. The proper manly character is that, which engrafts the domestic and social affections on the general humanity of nature. Man is never more noble than when honouring his parents, protecting his sisters, cherishing his offspring, and administering to the necessities of his fellow-creatures. There are talents of the heart, as well as of the mind; and woe to him who allows them to rust in inactivity!

3.

Doing good is not inclosed within any terms of people.

Remark.

National antipathy is the basest, because the most illiberal and illiterate of all prejudices.

4.

Compassion cannot stay in the virtuous, without seeking remedy.

5.

Favour and pity draweth all things to the highest point.

6.

It is a lively spark of nobleness, to descend in most favour, to one when he is lowest in affliction.

Remark.

Such pity the loftiest natures may accept, without any derogation of their dignity. It springs from that beneficence of heart, that commiseration for the lot of humanity, and that regard for the particular feelings of the individual, which form themselves at once into a tender and respectful interest for the object in distress: this pity endears the giver, while it seems to ennoble the receiver. In imitation of the divine Jesus, it loves to sit on the ground and bathe the feet of its companions, who have sunk down, overcome by

toil, weariness, and sorrow.

How different is

this description, the ready hand, tearful eye, and soothing voice, from the ostentatious appearance which is called pity! A suppliant approaches, and is received with a haughty demeanour, a chilling promise of assistance, and a ceremonious bow at parting. (0, the proud man's contumely!) An acquaintance requires sympathy, (the name of friendship must not be prostituted between such characters ;) and the fashionable comforter "pities him, from his soul-poor fellow, it is a sad thing; but the sight of misfortune makes one miserable. And when he finds his nerves stronger, he will look in upon him again." Cold, heartless wretches! Incapable of compassionating the afflictions of others; how desolate is your situation, when the hand of adversity marks you, in your turn, for calamity! How like the stricken deer, whom the rest of the herd flies, for fear that disaster should be infectious! Then, do you find the solitude of a kindless spirit: of a soul which cannot recollect the shedding of one honest tear of pity,

to apply as a balm to your own now bleeding and neglected wounds!

VANITY AND FLATTERY.

1.

ALAS! We are all in such a mould cast, that with the too much love we bear ourselves, being first our own flatterers, we are easily hooked with others' flattery; we are easily persuaded of others' love.

2.

Every present occasion will catch the senses of the vain man; and with that bridle and saddle you may ride him.

3.

The most servile flattery is lodged most easily in the grossest capacity.

Remark.

How gross then must be the capacities of most men! for how few, how very few, are disgusted with its heaviest dose! High, low; rich, poor; the grave, the gay; the affable, the morose; all confess its absolute, but pleasing, dominion. One or two very delicate tastes may think that like poison, it requires of all things the finest infusion, being of all things the most nauseous to swallow : but the mob, "the great vulgar and the small," who relish even that nasty weed, tobacco, for the sake of its intoxicating quality, greedily drink up flattery, from the same desire of forgetting their real selves. The flatterer easily insinuates himself into the closet, while honest merit stands shivering in the hall or anti-chamber.

He that receives flattery, becomes a slave to that, which he who sued to be his servant, offered to give him.