Progressive.

Be virtuous and you will be happy.
Remember a kindness, and be grateful.
Never censure those who try to do well.
By others' faults we should correct our own.
She who studies her glass neglects her heart.
Be not proud; it is odious to God and man.
Truth is the brightest ornament of youth.
Wish not for that which you cannot obtain.
Wisdom is the solace of human life.
Shake off sloth; it is an enemy to youth.
Honest persons are seldom destitute of friends
If you disoblige others, they will disoblige you
It is an honour to befriend the distressed.
The tear of sympathy brings its own relief,
Hope is the never-failing friend of man.
Virtue is our guide to happiness on high.
Piety constitutes our highest earthly happiness.
Nothing is certain in this uncertain world.
Poverty and shame await the slothful.
Cherish sentiments of charity towards all men
Young persons should not be prodigal of time.
Avoid all occasions of being angry.
Anger rests only in the bosom of fools.
Would you be happy within yourself?
Would you be respected by your friends ?
Would you be beloved by your Maker?
Be modest, be humble, be virtuous.
A man is known by the company he keeps.
Be good in greatness, and great in goodness.
That man is blessed who fears the Lord.

THE ROSE.

Child of summer, lovely Rose,
In thee what blushing beauty glows;
But ere to-morrow's setting sun,
Thy beauty fades; thy form is gone.
Yet though no grace thy buds retain,
Thy pleasing odours still remain.
Ye fair, betimes this moral prize:
'Tis lasting beauty to be wise.

TO THE SAME."

Busy, curious, thirsty fly,

Drink with me, and drink as I.
Freely welcome to my cup,
Couldst thou sip and sip it up.
Make the most of life you may;
Life is short and wears away.
Both alike are mine and thine,
Hast'ning quick to their decline:
Thine's a summer, mine's no more,

Though repeated to threescore;
Threescore summers, when they're gone,
Will appear as short as one.

No condition in life is so secure as not to admit of

change.

Never sport with pain or distress in any of your amuse

ments.

Be always ready to assist such persons as require thy assistance.

We should be more ready to forgive than to return an injury.

When we are told of a fault, we should ever try to avoid it afterwards.

Do not insult the poor; poverty entitles a man to pity rather than insult.

A kind word, nay, even a kind look, often affords comfort to the afflicted.

Neither time nor misfortune should erase the remembrance of a friend.

A good man has a tender concern for the happiness of those around him.

Despise not any man's condition, lest it happen, at a future time, to be thy own.

Envy not the appearance of happiness in any man: you know not his secret griefs.

Do as much good as you can to all mankind; to your enemies as well as friends.

A kind action gives pleasure both to ourselves and to those to whom we are kind.

He who is devoid of sympathy, is incapable of enjoying one of the greatest luxuries of life.

Never whisper in company; it is & mark of low breedng, and an insult to those who are present.

THE MOUSE'S PETITION.

Oh hear a pensive prisoner's prayer,

For liberty that sighs;

And never let thy heart be shut

Against the wretch's cries!

For here forlorn and sad I sit
Within the wiry grate;

And tremble at th' approaching morn,
Which brings impending fate.

If e'er thy breast with freedom glow'd,
And spurn'd a tyrant's chain,
Let not thy strong oppressive force
A freeborn mouse detain.

Oh do not stain with guiltless blood
Thy hospitable hearth,

Nor triumph that thy wiles betray'd
A prize so little worth.

The scattered gleanings of a feast
My frugal meals supply,
But if thine unrelenting heart
That slender boon deny;

The cheerful light, the vital air,
Are blessings widely given;
Let nature's commoners enjoy
The common gifts of heaven.
The well-taught philosophic mind
To all compassion gives;

Casts round the world an equal eye
And feels for all that lives.

M

DIVINE PROVIDENCE.

The glorious sun is set in the west; the night-dews fall; and the air, which was sultry, becomes cool.

The flowers fold up their coloured leaves; they fold themselves up, and hang their heads on the slender stalk.

The chickens are gathered under the wings of the hen, and are at rest: the hen herself is at rest also.

The little birds have ceased their warbling; they are asleep on the boughs, each one with his head behind his wing.

There is no murmur of bees around the hive, or amongst the honeyed woodbines; they have done their work, and they lie close in their waxen cells. The sheep rest upon their soft fleeces, and their loud bleating is no more heard amongst the hills.

There is no sound of a number of voices, or of children at play, or the trampling of busy feet, and of people hurrying to and fro. The smith's hammer is not heard upon the anvil; nor the harsh saw of the carpenter.

All men are stretched on their quiet beds; and the child sleeps upon the breast of its mother. Darkness is spread over the skies, and darkness is upon the ground; every eye is shut, and every hand is still.

Who takes care of all people when they are sunk in sleep; when they cannot defend themselves, nor see when danger approaches?