As full, as perfect, in vile man that mourns, 3. Those women have been waiting at the door a very long time; let them enter. He is in grievous dsistress; let him pray to the Lord in sincerity, &c. Thou hast commited a fearful crime; fly to retirement; hide thy guilty head; meditate upon thy conduct; confess unto God thy transgression, with tears of heartfelt penitence; turn from thy iniquity, that, &c. He has his choice; he may go to London, if he please. He would, gladly, retire from business, and enjoy himself in the country, &c. He will depart to-morrow, if only he can obtain the permission of his father, who has hitherto opposed his intended journey. He may set off whensoever he chuses. Though that person love me not; though he regard me not with a friendly eye; nay, though he think and and speak ill of me, yet I will do him good when I can. If he were mindful of his own real and best interests; if he were serious and attentive, if he were to reflect soberly, he could not, &c. Though he grant that he has injured me, yet he refuses to make me reparation. Though he believe the existence of God, and acknowledge his government and providence; though he cannot but confess that in God he lives and moves, and The houses which were burnt down last night, and the children who were lost, belonged to me. They are what formed my most valuable earthly treasure; the things which were my chief delight. Who is the man that dares to make so rash and unfounded an assertion? Which is the book that you wish me to send you? That is a doctrine wnose influence is very extensive and powerful. Christianity is the religion which came from God, whose benign influence is destined, finally, to render happy all nations of men that dwell upon the face of the earth. Who are the charitable persons that clothed those poor children, whose parents had not, &c. 3. They are my books, pray do not remove them. Those boxes are not yours, they are mine. That garden is mine, and not hers. She is my own dear daughter, whom I affectionately love and justly esteem, &c. I have lost my arrow; lend me one of yours. Your goodness is my only hope, which is left to sustain me, &c. 4. The judge himself wept, &c. Your parents themselves cannot but acknowledge you to be guilty, and they bitterly lament your folly, and the guilt which you have incurred. He himself beheld the transaction, a spectacle which struck him with horror, which filled him with virtuous indignation. 5. The two brothers loved each other sincerely, and promoted each other's interest, &c. The two friends were separated from each other by an unforeseen event which they did not expect, and which afflicts them greatly. Every one who impartially considers the proposition must surely admit its propriety and justness. Any of the people you may meet with, &c. Not one of those ten men is strong enough, &c. Virtue and vice possess very different influences, and are followed by opposite results. That ennobles, adorns, and renders happy the human mind; this degrades, deforms, and renders it miserable. Let me have this umbrella which is near at hand; and do you take that which you see hanging on yonder pin. 7. Others have made equal advances, &c. Do unto others as you would that others should do unto you. When you have read those books, I will willingly lend you some others. We ought to consult the welfare of one's own family and friends in the first place, &c. None shew themselves more devoid of reason than they who drown their senses in wine. CHAP. VI. 1. I am raising the stone with this lever as fast as can. That man raised it up yesterday, &c. Pray do not awaken me so early, &c. His ship, which is a very fine frigate, lies at anchor, &c. He lay, last night, at my house, and to-morrow night, he will lie at Rochester. The moon was rising when we came away. He raised him up from the ground, &c. Is she not awake? Pray go and awaken her immediately, &c. His ship lying at Gravesend, &c. The wind rose and continued to blow, &c. He laid the sack of corn down, for he was so tired that he could carry it no longer. 2. Thou singest a good song, if thou wilt. They rejoice and are glad, they make the fields re sound with shouts of, &c. I delight to walk in the green, &c. I love to smell the fragrance of the flowers. That greyhound runs with astonishing speed, so that he quickly overtakes and catches the hare. All are but parts of one stupendous whole, As full, as perfect, in vile man that mourns, 3. Those women have been waiting at the door a very long time; let them enter. He is in grievous dsistress; let him pray to the Lord in sincerity, &c. Thou hast commited a fearful crime; fly to retirement; hide thy guilty head; meditate upon thy conduct; confess unto God thy transgression, with tears of heartfelt penitence; turn from thy iniquity, that, &c. He has his choice; he may go to London, if he please. He would, gladly, retire from business, and enjoy himself in the country, &c. He will depart to-morrow, if only he can obtain the permission of his father, who has hitherto opposed his intended journey. He may set off whensoever he chuses. Though that person love me not; though he regard me not with a friendly eye; nay, though he think and and speak ill of me, yet I will do him good when I can. If he were mindful of his own real and best interests; if he were serious and attentive, if he were to reflect soberly, he could not, &c. Though he grant that he has injured me, yet he refuses to make me reparation. Though he believe the existence of God, and acknowledge his government and providence; though he cannot but confess that in God he lives and moves, and |