and maintains its influence over the minds of superstitious people-and here chiefly we are to look for the source of Rosseau's sufferings, which I believe were ultimately blessed to him he was partly enlightened as I remarked before; but not being wholly so; it is probable the tide of his writings in its passage through the land of superstition and immorality, also threw down some useful landmarks of christianity: and this might enlist against him in conjunction with the votaries of superstition, some friends of virtue; whose zeal for the virtue which they loved, might have rendered them insensible to the estimable parts of his character.

DOCTOR YOUNG'S ADDRESS

TO

LORENZO,

ON THE DANGERS AWAITING HIS SON ON EMBARKING

IN THE WORLD.

Suppose him disciplin'd aright (if not
'Twill sink our poor account to poorer still)
Ripe from the tutor; proud of liberty
He leaps inclosure-bounds into the world-

The world is taken, after ten years toil,
Like antient Troy, and all its joys his own
Alas the world's a tutor more severe,
Its lessons hard, and ill deserve his pains;
Unteaching all his virtuous nature taught,
Or books fair virtue's advocates inspir'd
For who receives him into public life,
Men of the world the terre-filial breed,
Welcome the modest stranger to their sphere,
(Which glitter'd long at distance in his sight)
And in their hospitable arms inclose :
Men who think nought so strong of the romance
So rank knight-errant, as a real friend ::
Men that act up to reason's golden rule
All weakness of affection quite subdu’d:
Men that would blush at being thought sincere,
And feign for glory, the few faults they want;
That love a lie, where truth would pay as well,
As if vice shone to them, her own reward.
Lorenzo, canst thou bear a shocking sight,
Such for Florello's sake 'twill now appear,
See the steel'd files of seasoned veterans,
Train'd to the world in burnish'd falshood bright;
Deep in the fatal stratagems of peace ;*
All soft sensation in the throng rubb'd off,

All their keen purpose in politeness sheath'd-
His friends eternal-during interest,

* False peace, the better to betray.

His foes implacable when worth their while;'
At war with every welfare but their own-
As wise as Lucifer-and half as good,

And by whom none but Lucifer can gain-
Naked through these, so common fate ordains,
Naked of heart, his cruel course he runs,
Stung out of all most amiable in life,

Prompt truth, and open thought, and smiles unfeign'd
Affection as his species-wide diffused ;

Noble presumption to mankind's renown;
Ingenuous trust and confidence of love.

These claims to joy, if mortals joy might claim
Will cost him many a sigh-'till time and pains,
From the slow mistress of this school experience,
And her assistant-pausing pale distrust,
Purchase a dear bought clue to lead his youth,
Thro' serpentine obliquities of life,
And the dark labyrinth of human hearts→→→→
And happy if the clue shall come so cheap,

What a picture is this of the man of the world, and yet he will talk of HONOUR!and if a drab-coloured man of the world, he will talk of-Morality !— -but both are known by one mark" Your friends eternal during interest”—but when this ceases-no matter what your good qualities-they cannot perceive them and while it continues-no matter what your bad ones-they will not be offended! How ridiculous

the pretensions of the multitude to discernment, and how gross their perception; who can "strain at a gnat" of error in the conduct of a poor enthusiast, and yet "swallow the camel" of villainny in a polished and opulent man of the world!!

For while we learn to fence with public guilt,
Fall oft we feel its foul contagion too,
If less than heav'nly virtue is our guard.
Thus a strange kind of curs'd necessity
Brings down the sterling temper of his soul,
By base alloy to bear the current stamp
Below called wisdom-sinks him into safety,
And brands him into credit with the world.".

ROAD

ΤΟ

WEALTH AND HONOUR.

First-In all plain and public transactions of business be strictly honest-it will obtain for you public confidence, which when once acquired, many safe opportunities of making money will be in your power.

Secondly-which ought to have been firstly

Banish from your thoughts all ideas of futurity-the repetition of these would interrupt that calm attention to your interests, which is necessary in order to their success. Thirdly-Choose for your whole system of morals but -Character-to this you must sometimes sacrifice a little-but the public credit and confidence you will acquire by these condescensions, as has been already remarked, will put plumb interest in your power

one word

and you know that in the ballancing of these accounts, character not conscience is to be consulted.

Fourthly-To obtain wealth and honor-If you are a high churchman, be up to it-have the interest of that faction-If you are a catholic, be forward in all the concerns of holy mother church-unless you live in an opulent protestant neighbourhoodin that case prudence may require you to promote her concerns with less ostentation, and with an appearance of great liberality toward your protestant brethren—If you are a dissenter, and live in the centre of many good synods-I need not tell you how to act-if you are a man of sense you know the genius of your party, better than I do to it sacrifice all opposition-if heresy spring up, appear neutral, or rather wishing to be informed, until you observe which side it takes—if the flame spreads among the opulent men of your party, you are caught also -their reasons were cogent-their arguments irrefragable -but if the poor of the flock presume to think for themselves, or to adopt new opinions, regard not their professions of conscience or a divine call-crush the heretics with fire and faggot and shew your wealthy orthodox neighbours, that the blood of your body, and the very muscles of your face, are inflamed and distorted with just indignation of their daring impiety.

Fifthly-It must be a constant maxim with you, that every rich man is honest, and every great man goodbut if some impertinent babbler within you, should set up to reason cases; pretending his name is common sense; kick him out--it is the impostor conscience who comes to