day. 155. And now, to conclude: If any one Our Birthshould ask:-" Has the author himself "acquired all that wisdom, all that excel"lence of practical prudence, which he is "so forward to propose for the acquire❝ment of others?" I thus shortly reply: That he is far, very far, from pretensions so presumptuous and so preposterous; on the contrary, he feels himself far in arrear of that point, to which he is desirous that he himself, and all others, should attain. But, an hungry man who has found a feast, may as well share it with those who are as needy as himself, while he is feeding, as when he is full; and he who has fallen upon the elements of an useful art, will do better to invite companions to his studies, than wait for the proficiency of a master to which it is possible he never may attain. 1 THE END OF THE BIOSCOPE EXPLAINED. -Civil Knowledge mature. -National Rights defended. --Laws enacted, and supported, --Education of his Children. Vigilance as a Magistrate, Firmness as a Patriot. Virtue as a Citizen. -Historical Works. --Oratorical Works. Philosophical Works. -Political Works. Mathematical Works. |