Good from each object from each place acquir'd For ever exercis'd yet never tir'd Never elated while one man s oppress d And where no wants, no wishes can remain, Through hidden dangers, toils and death It gently clear'd my way; And through the pleasing snares of vice, When worn with sickness,oft hast thou And when in sin and sorrow sunk When nature fails and day and night Divide thy works no more My ever grateful heart O Lord Through all eternity to thee 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 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 Though strong their oar still stronger is their fate, They strike and while they triumph they expire, In stress of weather most, some sink outright 1 O er them, and o er their names the billows close Like a flag floating when the bark s ingulf d 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 2 2 EXERCISES TO PROMOTE PERSPICUOUS AND ACCURATE writing. First, with respect to single words and phrases. CHAPTER I. Containing violations of the Rules of Purity. Grammar, p. 274. Key, p. 141. We should be employed dailily in doing good. 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. H They have manifested great candidness in all the transaction. 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 rendered 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. |