THE CENTINEL. Si qui promittit cives, urbem fibi cura, HOR. VOL. II. The SECOND EDITION. DUBLIN: Printed by JAMES HOEY, Junior, at the Mercury in Skinner-Row. MDCCLVIII. A D MECENATEM. M ECENAS, ATAVIS EDITE REGIBUS, O & PRÆSIDIUM & DULCE DECUS MEUM. [Anglice. ] то The Right Honourable PHILIP STANHOPE, THIS WORK IS HUMBLY INSCRIBED, BY His affectionate Friend, and most obedient Servant, The CENTINEL. A 3 OF THE Mottos and Quotations. I NUMB. 68 GENERAL MOTTO, in the Title. Promise faithfully to guard the State, -What chains can bind Thefe various forms; this Proteus of the mind? 70 The man will furely fail who dares delay, And lofe to-morrow that has loft to-day. 71 Puffing hard and making much ado about nothing. 72 Thus often while the body lies oppreft With heavy fleep, the mind feems loos'd from reft, Because those images do ftrike and fhake The äery Soul, as when we were awake. 73 Some truths may be too ftrong to be believed. 74 At that poor bard you point, his prefence hate: Sir, he has wit ! But has he an estate? - 75 They fly in the face of correction. 76 Within the grafs conceal'd a ferpent lies. 77 In the policy of monarchy the greatest matters are effected with the leaft virtue; fo in machines, the inventor employs as few movements and wheels as possible. 78 That loves the fhade, this tempts a stronger light, And challenges the critic's piercing fight. QUOTATION from Juvenal. A yellow hat, covering black hair. VOL. II. 79 When |