FEAR, CAUTION. 484. FEAR is a powerful emotion, excited by expectation of, some evil, or apprehension of impending danger; it expresses less apprehension than dread, and this less than terror or fright: it excites us to provide for our security on the approach of evil; Rometimes settles into deep anxiety, or solicitude: it may be either filial in the good, or slavish in the wicked. See the engraving for its external appearance, and also Terror or Fright. Now, all is hush'd-and still, as death! Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, [cold, of silver, which the boy conceiving was to be changed, went for that purpose; but, on his return, not finding his benefactor, he watched several days; at length the gentleman passed that way; when the boy accosted him, and gave him all the change, counting it with great exactness. The nobleman was so pleased with the boy's honesty, that he placed him at school, with the assurance of provid ing for him afterwards; which he did, and that boy became an ornament to humanity. Etiquette of Stairs. In showing a visitor-up or down stairs, always precede him, or her: there is a common error upon this subject, which ought to be corrected. Some persons will suffer you to precede them; even when they hold the light. Gentlemen should always precede ladies, up and down stairs. Etiquette of Riding. The gentleman should keep the lady on the right hand, that she may the more conveniently converse with him, and he may the more readily assist her, in case of accident. Varieties. 1. When you have bought The tombs, and monumental caves of death, look one fine thing, you must buy ten more; so And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart. Amid the chords bewilder'd laid; Full fast he flies, and dares not look behind him; Come, old sir,-here's the place-stand still; Anecdote. A nobleman, traveling in Scotland, was asked for alms, in Edinburgh, by a little ragged boy. He told him he had no change; upon which the boy offered to prosure it. His lordship finally gave him a piece that your appearance may all be of a piece. 2. Miraculous evidence, is inefficacious for producing any real, or permanent change in one's confirmed religious sentiments; and this is the reason, that no more of the Scribes and Pharisees of old, embraced the christian religion. 3. The great secret, by which happiness is to be realized, is to be contented with our lot, and yet strive to make it better, by abstaining from everything that is evil. 4. Every one is responsible for his own acts: all must be judged according to their deeds. 5. Is it not much easier to blame, than to avoid blame? 6. What is the difference between good and evil? 7. What makes us so discontented with our condition, is the false and exaggerated estimate, we form of the happiness of others. 8. It is much easier to plunge into extravagance, than to reduce our cxpenses; this is pre-eminently true of nations, as well as individuals. 9. Be decisive, of mild, according to circumstances. 10. Sui your conduct to the occasion. As flame ascends, Nature Never did bring forth a man without a man; Spare not, nor spend too much; be this your care- SIMPLE LAUGHTER. 485. RAIL ERY-may signify a bantering, a prompting to the use of jesting language; good humored pleasantry, or slight satire; satirical merriment, wit, irony, burlesque. It is very difficult indeed, to mark the precise, boundaries of the different passions, as some of them are so slightly touch'd, and often melt into each other; but because we cannot perfectly delineate every shade of sound and passion, is no reason why we should not attempt approaches to it. 486. RAILLERY, without animosity, puts on the aspect of cheerfulness; the countenance smiling, and the tone of voice sprightly. Let me play the fool the track of its agency shall exceed human sight and calculation. Anecdote. The duke of Orleans, on be ing appointed regent of France, insisted on the power of pardoning: "I have no objection," said he, "to have my hands tied from doing harm; but I will have them free to do good." Truth. Truth will ever be unpalatable to those, who are determined not to relinquish error, but can never give offence to the honest and well-meaning: for the plain-dealing remonstrances of a friend-differ as widely from the rancor of an enemy, as the friendly probe of a surgeon-from the dagger of an assassin. Varieties. 1. Envy is blind to all good; and the ruling passion of the envious is, to detract from the virtues of others. 2. A good person will have no desire to influence others, any farther than they can see that his course is right. 3. Good fortune, however long continued, is no pledge of future secu With mirth and laughter; so let the wrinkles come, rity. 4. Cases often occur, when a prudent And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark! 487. Miscellaneous. 1. It is impossible, to estimate, even an inconsiderable effort to promote right education. 2. It is said, that a stone, thrown into the sea, agitates every drop of water in that vast expanse; so it may be, in regard to the influence we exert on the minds of the young. 3. Who can tell, what may be the effect of a singie good principle, deeply fixed in the mind; & single pure and virtuous association strongly riveted, or a single happy turn given to the thoughts and affections of youth? It may spread a salutary and sacred influence over the whole life, and thro' the whole mass of the child's character. Nay more; as the character of others, who are to come after him, may, and probably will depend much on his, the impulse we give cannot cease in him, who first eceived it, it will go down from one generation to another, widening and deepening, and "eaching forth with various modifications, till and dignified confession, or acknowledgment of error, gives to the person making it, a decided advantage over his adversary. 5. Agitation is to the moral and mental world, what storms are to the physical world; what winds are to the ocean, what exercise is to the body. 6. Truth can never die; she is immortal, like her Author. 7. There are a great many fools in the world: he who would avoid seeing one, must lock himself up alone, and break his looking glass. 8. What we do ourselves-is generally more satisfactori ly done, than what is done by others. 9. Such is the state of the world, at present, that whoever wishes to purchase anything, must beware. 10. The opposite of the heavenly virtues and principles, are the principles of hell. A fool, a fool, I met a fool i'th'forest, A motley fool, a miserable varlet; As I do live by food, I met a fool, Who laid him down, and bask'd him in the sun, And rail'd on lady Fortune in good terms; In good set terms, and yet a motley fool; Good morrow, fool, quoth I; No, sir, quoth he, Call me not fool, til. heav'n hath sent me fortune, And then he drew a dial from his poak, And looking on it, with lack-lustre eye, Says, very wisely, It is ten o'clock; Thus may we see, quoth he, how the world way "Tis but an hour ago since it was nine, And after one hour more 'twill be eleven, And so from hour to hour we ripe and ripe, And then from hour to hour we rot and rot, And thereby hangs a tale. When I did hear The motley fool thus moral on the time, My lungs began to crow like chanticleer, That fools should be so deep contemplative And I did laugh sans intermission An hour by his dial. O noble fool! A worthy fool! motley's the only wear 488. HORROR-is an excessive degree of fear, or a painful emotion, which makes a peron tremble: it is generally composed of fear and hatred, or disgust; the recital of a bloody deed fills one with horror; there are the horrors of war, and the HORROR. horrors of famine, horrible places and horrible Hark! the death-denouncing trumpet-sounds 489. PLOTTING CRUELTY AND HORROR! Mac Woman's Love. As the dove will clasp its wings to its side, and cover and conceal the arrow, that is preying on its vitals, so is the nature of woman, to hide from the world the pangs of wounded affection. Anecdote. Swearing nobly Reproved Prince Henry, son of James II., had a partic ular aversion to the vice of swearing, and profanation of the name of God. When at play, he was never known to use bad words; and on being asked the reason, why he did not swear, as well as others, answered, that he knew no game worthy of an oath. The same answer he gave at a hunting match, when the almost spent stag was killed by a butcher's dog, that was passing along the road; the huntsmen tried to irritate the prince against the butcher, but without succeeding. His highness answered coolly, "True, the dog killed the stag, but the butcher could not help it." They replied, that if his father had been served so, he would have sworn so, as no one could have endured it. "Away," said the prince, "all the pleasure in the world is not worth an oath." in Varieties. 1. A selfish person is never contented, unless he have every thing his own way, and have the best place, and be put first every thing; of course, he is generally unhappy. 2. The mind of man is, of itself, opaque; the Divine mind alone, is luminous. He is the light of both worlds, the natural and spiritual. 3. Is it not better to remain in a state of error, than to understand something of a truth, and then reject it, because we do not understand it fully? 4. Guilt was never a rational thing; it disturbs and perverts the faculties of the mind, and leaves one no longer the use of his reason. 5. All evils, in their because of the propensity to evil, into which very nature, are contagious, like the plague; beth's soliloquy before murdering Duncan. (Starting.) "Is this a dagger, which I see before me?" (Courage.) "The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee:" (Wonder.) "I have thee not; and yet I see thee still." (Horror.) "Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible to feeling-as to sight? or art thou but a dagger of the mind? a false creation, proceeding from the heat-oppress'd brain?" (Eyes staring, and fixed to one point.) "I see thee yet, in form as palpable as that which now I draw." (Here draws his own, and compares them.) "Thou marshall'st me the way that I was going; and such an instrument I was to use. Mine eyes are made the frols of the other senses, or else worth all every one is born; therefore, keep out of the the rest: I see thee still; and on thy blade and dud-infected sphere as much as possible. 6. Is goon, gouts of blood, which was not so before." (Doubting.) "There's no such thing." (Horror.) "It is the bloody business, which informs thus to m ne eyes. Now, o'er one-half the world, nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse the curtain'd sleep; now witcheraft-celebrates pale Hecate's offerings; and withered murder, alarmed by nis sentinel, the wolf, whose howl's his.watch, thus with his stealthy pace, towards his design-moves like a ghost. Thou sound and firm-set earth, hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear the very stones prate of my whereabout, and take the present horror from the time, which now suits with it. While I threat, he lives-I go, and it is done; the bell invites me. (A bell rings.) Hear it mot, Duncan; for it is u knell, that summons thee to heaven, or to hell. Music! oh! how faint, how weak! LANGUA E-fades before thy spell; Why should feeling-ever speak, When thou canst breathe her soul-so well. the eye tired with beautiful objects, or the ear I watch that star whose beam so oft And thou, too, on that orb so dear, Ah! dost thou gaze at ev'n, Thou'lt yet be mine in heav'n! But brings to mind some hope that's fled, And still I wish that hour was near, When, friends and foes forgiven, He help'd to bury, whom he help'd o stare would be destitute. 491. Whither shall I return? Wretch To try me with affliction; had it rained I am not prone to weeping, as our sex Why tell you me of moderation ? The grief is fine, full, perfect, that I taste, [it? As that which causeth it: How can I moderate If I could temporize with my affection, Or brew it to a weak and colder palate, The like allayment could I give my grief; My love admits no qualifying dross: No more my grief, in such a precious loss. Historians. We find but few historians of all ages, who have been dilgent enough in theit search for truth; it is their common method, to take on trust, what they distribute to the public, by which means, a falsehood, once received from a famed writer, becomes traditional to posterity. Anecdote. Washington and his Mother. Young George was about to go to sea, as a midshipman; every thing was arranged, the vessel lay out opposite his father's house, the little boat had come on shore to take him off, and his whole heart was bent on going. AL ter his trunk had been carried down to the boat, he went to bid his mother farewell, and he saw the tear bursting from her eye. However, she said nothing to him; but he saw that his mother would be distressed if he went, and perhaps never be happy again He just turned round to the servant and said, "Go and tell them to fetch my trunk back; I will not go away, to break my mother's heart." His mother was struck with his decision, and she said to him, "George, God has promised to bless the children, that honor their parents, and I believe he will bless you. Varieties. 1. Timotheus - an ancient When William wrote his lady, to declare, Who never fasts, no banquet e'er enjoys. I The play of pain Shoots o'er his features, as the sudden gust Crisps the reluctant lake, that lay so calm Beneath the mountain shadow; or the blast Ruffles the autumn leaves, that, drooping, cling Faintly, and motionless to their lov'd boughs. What avails [pain, And not a virtue in the bosom lives 66 Anecdote. The Philosopher Outdone. A learned philosopher, being in his study, a little girl came for some fire. Says the doctor, But you have nothing to take it in ;" and as he was going to fetch something, the girl, taking some cold ashes in one hand, put the live coals on with the other. The astonished age threw down his books, saying, "With all my learning, I should never have found out that expedient." Soon shall thy arm, unconquered steam' afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car; Or, on wide-waving wings expanded, bear The flying chariot-through the fields of air. The brave-do never shun the light; Just are their thoughts, and open are their tempers; Proverbs. 1. The true economy of everything is-to gather up the fragments of time, as well as of materials. 2. The earlier children are taught to be useful, the better; not only for themselves, but for all others. 3. Consider that day as lost, in which something has not been done for the benefit of others, as well as for yourself. 4. False pride, or foolish ambition, should never induce us to live beyond our income. 5. To associate with influential and genteel people, with an appearance of equality, has its advantages; especially, where there are sons or daughters just entering on the stage of action; but, like all other external advantages, they have their proper price, and may be bought too dearly; "never pay too much for the whistle." 6. Never let the cheapness of an article tempt you to purchase it, if you do not really need it; for nothing is cheap, that we do not want. 7. Vanity and pride must yield to the dictates of honesty and prudence. Miscellaneous. Great Britain-has dotted over the surface of the globe, with her possessions and military posts; and her morning drum-beat, following the sun, and keeping company with the hours, circle the earth daily, with one unbroken strain of the martial airs of England. The steam-engine is on the rivers, and the boatman may rest upon his oars; it is in the highways, and begins to exert itself along the courses of land-conveyances; it is at the bottom of mines, a thousand feet below the surface of the earth; it is in the mill and in the workshop of the traders; it rows, it pumps, it excavates, it ploughs, it carries, it draws, it lifts, hammers, it spins, it weaves, it prints; and seems to say to artisans, Leave your manual labor, give over your bodily toil, use your skill and reason to direct my power, and I will bear toil, with no muscle to grow weary, no nerve to relax, no breast to feel faintness. VARIETIES. Cease, mourners; cease complaint and weep no Preach patience to the sea, when jarring winds, Full of high feeding, madly hath broken loose, And bears down all before him. The day shall come, that great avenging day, Strike! strike the tyrants, and avenge my tears. |