THE Lady's Magazine; O R, Entertaining Companion for the FAIR SEX, appropriated folely to their Use and Amusement. This Number is embellished with the following Copper-Plates, viz. 1. A New Pattern Sprig for a Gown, Apron, &c. 2. A View of the City of Paris. 3. Paffion fubdued by Reason. And, 4. Sonnet by the late Dr Greene. LONDON, Printed for G. G. and J. Robinfon, No. 25, Pater nofter Row, where Favours from Correfpondents will be received. Το our CORRESPONDENTS. 'WE cannot promise infertion to Leander's Effay; it requires confiderable correction. E. P.'s Queries must be answered in the negative. We are obliged to Candidus for his Hints. The Propofal of Melicent V-, is contrary to our custom:~ the Packet will be returned when fent for. Received, Contentment. A Vifion.-Effay on Duelling.-On the Rights of Wives.-Epithalamium on the approaching Princely Nuptials. Enigmas by C. C. &c. &c, THE Lady's Magazine; For MARCH, 1795. THE GLANCER. No. III. HAT tranquillity of mind is the true fource of happinefs and felf-enjoyment, is a pofition which no perfon will attempt to deny; it refembles a geometrical axiom, it states the thing in queftion in other terms. The gratification of violent paffions or inordinate defires ceases almost the moment it begins, and as the mind cannot long remain empty, fome new paffion, probably more violent and more tyrannical than the former, rushes in, to fill up the void. This fucceffion of agitation and storm becomes more and more natural and neceffary, and renders the return to real tranquillity and ease more and more impracticable. The good effects of this calmness of mind, it is likewife to be remarked, are by no means confined to ourselves alone; it extends its influence and benefit to all with whom we converfe. A difpofition to be easily pleafed, at the fame time that it preferves us from numberlefs anxieties and difappointments, is a never-failing recommendation to the friendship of all about us; while the contrary habit is fure to raise up against us a multitude of open or fecret enemies. Discontent, when manifested by our external behaviour, is by our neighbours, generally, and not unfrequently juftly, attributed to pride. They fufpect we think ourfelves treated with injuftice by the world, which we fuppofe to be either blind to, or envious of our merits; while they, on the other hand, incline to think that we fare nearly as well as we deserve, and that we have not half fo much to complain of in that refpect, as themselves. But it must certainly appear fu perfluous to enlarge much on the intrinfic value and good effects of this happy difpofition of mind. They' are certainly too manifeft to be for a moment doubted. Of much more importance is it to confider by what means it may be procured and though precepts for the attainment of this defirable quality are much eafier to propound than to practise, it may not be improper to remark, that whoever, by continued exertions of the power he poffeffes over his paffions, fhall have brought them under a due fubjection to his reafon, has made a very great progrefs towards the obtaining that tranquil ftate of mind of which we are speaking. Every victory of this P 2 kind kind which he obtains, renders the|ceived him, and gave him the full fucceeding conteft more eafy, till at length, what was at firft a labour, becomes a habit, and no ftruggle whatever is neceffary. The mind which accuftoms itself to reflection, fees fo little importance in things which excite the most active conten tion among mankind, and fo little of durability in them had they any importance, that their prefence or abfence appears to it almoft the fame, and they become incapable of difturbing its tranquillity. Such a mind will, likewife, view every object in the most favourable light, for every object has its dark and its bright fide; and as there are few things in this world fo good but the cenforious and the querulous may find enough in them to cenfure and condemn; fo, likewife, are there few fo bad but the placid and eafily contented may extract from them advantage. In every change of circumstances therefore, and on every occurrence in life, it should be our first care to confider the bepefits which may poffibly refult from the new fituation in which we may find ourselves, rather than the inconveniences which may, but too probably, be the unavoidable confequence; we fhall thus by degrees create and confirm a habit of content and tranquillity which will enable us to pass through life with more pleafure to ourfelves and lefs disturbance and offence to others. command of his fleet; but the courtiers, envious of his great merit, perfuaded that prince not to hazard fo great a force with a man, whose probity was fomewhat doubtful. Hannibal's fleet was confcquently much retrenched; he nevertheless conceived a ftratagem, which amply fupplied his want of force: for a fufficient number of pitchers being provided, he ordered them to be filled with fnakes, fcorpions, and other reptiles. The two fleets being met, the Romans at first laughed to fee the pitchers thrown upon them, which breaking, by their fall, the noxious contents obliged many to throw themselves into the fea, whereby Hannibal gained a complete victory. GRASVILLE ABBEY; By G. M. TERROR. Makes wing to the rooky wood; While night's black agents to their Things bad begun make strong them felves by ill. ANECDOTE. ANNIBAL the Carthaginian general, being obliged through thee go with me." MACBETH. SUPERSTITION (though greatly encouraged by idle converfathe prevalence of a contrary faction,tion and fabulous tales) is natural to leave Carthage, put himfelf under the protection of Antiochus, king of Syria, then at war with the Romans. The king joyfully rc to mankind, and often inhabits the breafts of thofe, whofe valour and intrepidity in other refpects have been equally known and experienced. It |