mighty Men are not able to resist a wise and pious Commander.

3. As you are so far superior to me in dence and Wisdom, I shall not pretend to gain y your Opinion.

4. Do nothing that is repugnant either to Honor or Conscience.

5. I thought it in vain to oppose so powerful a Man either in Word or Deed.

6. Let me entreat you to remember that you are a Man; to support with Resolution such Accidents as no Prudence can prevent, and for which no Mortal is answerable; and to bear up against the Power of Fortune and the Pangs of Grief.

7. It is much easier to prevent ill Habits, than to master them.

8. Strive not peremptorily with a Superior in Discourse, tho' his Opinion differs from yours.

9. Philosophy teaches us to act, not to speak; and requires that every one should so live according to the Law prescribed, that their Works may not differ from their Words.

10. As Deceit is in all respects execrable, so it is particularly repugnant to Friendship; because it abolishes Truth, without which Friendship must lose its Name.

VIII. Verba minandi, &c.

VERBS that signify to threaten, (as minor, minitor, interminor,) or to be angry with, (as irascor, succenseo,) govern a Dative Case.

Note. The former govern a Dative of the Person, and an Accusative of the Thing threatened, &c.

1. THREATENING.

1Tho' a Tyrant threatens you with Death, yet dare to be just you must die once, and you can die but once.

2. God threatens Kings, Kings threaten Lords, and Lords threaten us: he that is a Tyrant over one Man, is a Slave to another.

3. It is scarce human to threaten Friends.

4. They who proudly threaten others, either fancy themselves Gods, or do not think that what they threaten to others may fall upon themselves.

5. My House being on fire, threatens a Conflagration to the whole City.

6. The Example of an Injury unpunished, threatens the same to all Men: for if it is permitted to injure any one without Punishment, who can be safe from the Violence of the Wicked?

7. Such an Enemy is he to his Country, that he now threatens it with Fire and Sword.

8. The old Gentleman took me aside, and threatens both you and me with Elm Rods.

2. BEING Angry.

1. Melancholy Men seem to be angry, not only with others, but with themselves.

2. Some Men throw away their Money, as if they were angry with it; which is commonly the Error of weak Minds and large Fortunes.

3. The prodigal Man sometimes counterfeits the liberal: but there is a great Difference between knowing how to give, and not knowing how to keep Money: I do not call him liberal,

who is angry with his Money, and therefore does not give, but throws it away.

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4. Anger does not always arise from an Injury, nor a Desire of unishment; for we are sometimes angry, not with those who have hurt us, but with those who are about to hurt us; and the most weak are oftentimes angry at the strongest, whom they 'cannot hope to punish.

5. The Wrath of a King strikes Terror into him with whom he is offended, as if the Sentence of Death was pronounced against him.

6. Amongst a free People, whose Laws have no Respect to Persons, a Smoothness of Temper is ́necessary; lest we should fall into an idle, disagreeable Peevishness, by being ruffled at impertinent Addresses, or unreasonable Petitions.

7. In this Matter indeed, there is no Reason to be angry with the young Man.

IX. Sum, cum compositis, &c.

SUM, with its Compounds, (absum, adsum, desum, insum, intersum, obsum, præsum, prosum, subsum; supersum,) all except possum, require a Dative Case.

1. Quit all Things, rather than forsake the Precepts of Wisdom: love them sincerely, and they will be a stronger Guard, than Money can procure thee...

2. A Wall is a Defence of a City, but the Courage of the Inhabitants is the strongest Bulwark.

3. Good Men may be in Contempt for a Time;

but in the end they shall be accounted the only wise Men.

4. I recommend all my Affairs to your Care and Protection, but particularly my Son, for he is my principal Concern.

5. They followed him with their Families and their Cattle; for this was their Money.

6. As it never can be well with the wicked, the foolish, or indolent; so no Man, can be wretched, who is brave, wise, and virtuous.

7. Let no one be displeased at my saying, Things have not gone so well with us this Summer as we could wish.

8. Whenever I hear my Friend reproached, I should be ashamed not to defend him.

9. Many in their Prosperity forget their Friends, who, to their Loss and Hazard, stood by them in Adversity.

10. Refuse not to stand by a Friend in his Danger.

11. Wonder not that you see me defend him in this Cause, tho' in other respects I have thought him blameable.

12. Behold! a Present from your Father!

13. He is a Man who wants Money; but he scarce deserves the Name who wants Erudition.

14. He that sees his Neighbour possess somewhat which is wanting to himself, is apt to think how happy he should be, if he was in that Man's Condition and in the mean Time never thinks of enjoying his own; which perhaps may, in many respects, be happier than that of his Neighbour, which he so much admires.

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15. No Man can be properly said to be miserable, who is not wanting to himself.

16. Few Things are wanting to Prosperity; to Avarice, all Things.

17. The whole of my Ambition is, not to be wanting, either in Advice or Assistance, to my Friends; or even to those, whom I have no Reason to rank in that Number.

18. There is so wonderful a Grace and Authority in Virtue, that even the worst of Men approve of it, and desire to be accounted virtuous them selves.

19. A clear Understanding, with a right Judgment of Things, gives perpetual Comfort and Satisfaction to him in whom it is.

20. Men ought certainly to have more Courage. 21. In Justice is the greatest Splendor of Virtue, from which Men are stiled good; whose principal Duty is to injure no one.

22. A tender-hearted Man hates to be present at any cruel Action.

23. He was so great a Lover of his Country, of such Integrity, and inflexible Constancy, that even when he had the Gout, he attended to every Business, which he thought was of service to the State.

24. Fortune cannot do much harm to the Man, who puts a stronger Confidence in Virtue, than in accidental Causes.

25. Glory has been prejudicial to many.

26. In the Case of Liberality, it should be our first Care, that what we give may not be to the Disadvantage of the Receiver, or any other Person; and that it may not be above our Circumstances.