The Almighty from his throne on earth surveys Bliss there is none but unprecarious bliss Not gain d with ease nor safely lov d if gain d Thus nature gives us let it check our pride See the sole bliss Heav n could on all bestow And which more blest who chain d his country say The first sure symptom of a mind in health If I am right thy grace impart Save me alike from foolish pride At aught thy wisdom has denied O lost to virtue lost to manly thought Our reason guardian angel and our God God loves from whole to parts but human soul Self love but serves the virtuous mind to wake Friend parent neighbour first it will embrace Earth smiles around with boundless bounty blest Happiness. Know then this truth enough for man to know The only point where human bliss stands still And but more relish d as the more distress d Good from each object from each place acquir d And where no wants no wishes can remain Gratitude. When all thy mercies O my God Transported with the view I m lost In wonder love and praise Oh how shall words with equal warmth The gratitude declare That glows within my ravish d heart But thou canst read it there Thy providence my life sustain d And all my wants redress d When in the silent womb Ilay To all my weak complaints and cries Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learnt Thine arm unseen convey d me safe Through hidden dangers toils and death And through the pleasing snares of vice When worn with sickness oft hast thou And when in sin and sorrow sunk Thy bounteous hand with worldly bliss And in a kind and faithful friend Ten thousand thousand precious gifts Through every period of my life 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 Amid a multitude of artless hands Ruin s sure perquisite her lawful prize Some steer aright but the black blast blows hard Like a flag floating when the bark s ingulfd With swelling sails make good the promis d port PART. V. EXERCISES TO PROMOTE PERSPICUOUS AND ACCURATE WRITING. First, with respect to single words and phrases. CHAP. I. Containing violations of the Rules of Purity. 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. 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 display ed. 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. |