27. He was not only present, but had the chief Management in those Affairs; nor did he omit any Thing, that might be expected from a judicious, vigilant, and affectionate Friend..

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28. Hither ought all Things to be referred by those who preside over others; that they, who are in Subjection to them, may be as happy as possible: and it is the part, not only of him who rules over his Companions and Fellow-Citizens, but of him also who is Master of Slaves and Cattle, to be subservient to the Interest and Benefit of all over whom he presides.

29. It were to be wished, that all who preside in Government, were like the Laws; which, in punishing, are directed not by Resentment, but by Equity.

30. Strength of Body, accompanied with Prudence, is very profitable: but without that, it does more Harm than Good to those very Persons that have it.

31. Fortifications profit a City nothing, unless brave Men defend it.

32. The Discourse and Exhortations of my Friends served me instead of Medicine: such honest Comforts are the best of Remedies; for whatever raises the Spirits does good to the Body,

33. It is better to profit the bad on account of the Good, than to be wanting to the Good on account of the bad, when they cannot be separated such is the Way of Divine Providence.

34. Beams made of Fir supported the Roof. 35. You may know that a Sense of Goodness still subsists in the Minds of the most corrupt Men and that Men, however negligent, are not quite void of Shame for almost all dissemble their Crimes;

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and when they have succeeded, they enjoy indeed the Fruits of their Actions, but at the same Time endeavour to conceal the Actions themselves.

36. He excelled his Ancestors in Learning.

37. They who are unwilling, or are not able to manage their own Affairs, must act by others. 38. He was so broken by Calamity, that nothing remained to him of his former Dignity.

Dativum fermè regunt, &c.

VERBS compounded with these Adverbs, benè, satis, male; or with these Prepositions, præ, ad, con, sub, ante, post, ob, in, inter, super, generally govern a Dative Case.

1. Benè

1. Do good to good Men; for a Kindness laid up with a good Man is a Treasure.

2. He is good, who doeth good to others.

3. I have learned to lose as little of my Kindness as possible; for I will do no Man good against his Will.

4. Nothing can be more provoking, than to be treated ill by those, to whom we have been great Benefactors,

5. To act well for our Country is a noble Thing; and to speak well of it, is by no means absurd. 6. If you have done good to a Friend, repent not that you have done it; for you ought to be ashamed, if you had not done it.

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2. Satìs.

1. Knowledge is infinite; and it is impossible thoroughly to satisfy the Appetite in great and generous Minds.

2. Man was never made for Levity and Pleasure, but rather for grave and weighty Studies: not that we are debarred the Enjoyment of Diversions, provided that we use them moderately, when we have discharged our serious and more important Business.

3. When I found that he would not deign to give me Satisfaction, I determined to apply to his Friends.

4. I beg you would consider of some Means to satisfy him, who, you are sensible, I am very desirous should first be satisfied.

5. So great are the Obligations you have laid upon me, that I find it much easier to satisfy the World than myself in making a Return.

3. Malè.

1. Speak ill of no one; and it becometh you no more to hear Calumnies, than to report them.

2. Before you speak ill of any Man, consider whether he hath not obliged you by some real Kindness; and then it is a bad Return to speak ill of him, who hath done you good.

3. It is manifest, they who indiscriminately speak ill of all Men, do it from a Fault of Nature, not from the Demerit of those whom they abuse.

4. It is dangerous for that Man to reproach an

other, when the same, or the like, or the contrary, or a worse Crime, may be objected to himself.

5. Take care: you know not what Sort of a Man you are reviling.

6. Who is there that cannot reproach one of that Age, if he is so inclined?

7. Some Men lye out of Malice, to injure others: some out of Covetousness, to defraud their Neighbour; and some out of Fear, to avoid Danger, or hide a Fault.

8. Think not that you make me amends by Words, when in Fact you have treated me so ill.

4. Præ.

1. You must prefer useful Things to pleasant, when both cannot be obtained.

2. A Man ought to prefer the Safety of the Commonwealth to his own Advantage.

3. A good Reputation is better than Money

4. It is difficult, when a Man desires to excel others, to preserve that Equanimity, which is the Characteristic of Justice.

5. The Eyes outshine the whole Body: nor is Virtue without Prudence.

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6. It becomes those, who have the Command of others, or who excel them in Abilities, not to lead an inactive Life, but cheerfully to undertake whatever may advance the public Good.

7. Those Men who have any Desire to excel other Animals, must make it their principal Care, not to pass their Lives in Silence and Obscurity.

8. The first Step to the right worshipping of God, is to believe that God is: and next, to ascribe unto him all Majesty and all Goodness: to

know likewise, that it is He who presides over the World, and governs the Universe by his Power; who hath taken Mankind in general under his Protection, and on some is pleased to bestow particular Favors.

9. He made him Governor of the maritime Coasts. 10. Every Man's Love generally out-runs his Wishes.

11. The Masters go before the Scholars.

12. He hath done more for me than my Pa

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5. Ad.

1. He gave him good Counsel, if he would but have followed it.

2. My House lies contiguous to the River Thames. 3. When he drew near the Gates, Destruction approached the City.

4. Few Men are so happy in their Death, but that some of those, who stand by them when they die, will be ready to rejoice.

5. I call him ungrateful, who sits by a sick Man only because he is about to make his Will.

6. No Wonder he stuck so close to him, when he coveted to be his Heir.

7. It is not of less Consequence, what Masters you apply yourself to, than of what Parents you are

born.

8. There cannot be a greater Pleasure than that of Mariners, when they bring the Ship to Land: to some of them it could not be greater, if the Land they came to were to be their own.