ber to have heard Sir T. Lyttelton make the same observation. It seems to flow from a combination of circumstances, each of which is productive of pleasure. In the first place, it removes that uneasiness which a true spirit feels from dependence and obligation. It affords pleasure to the creditor, and therefore gratifies our social affection: It promotes that future confidence, which is so very interesting to an honest mind: It opens a prospect of being readily supplied with what we want on future occasions: It leaves a consciousness of our own virtue and it is a measure we know to be right, both in point of justice and of sound economy. Finally, it is a main support of simple reputation.

It is a maxim with me (and I would recommend it to others also, upon the score of prudence) whenever I lose a person's friendship, who generally commences enemy, to engage a fresh friend in his place. And this may be best effected by bringing over some of one's enemies; by which means one is a gainer, having the same number of friends at least, if not an enemy the less. Such a method of proceeding should, I think, be as regularly observed as the distribution of

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vacant ribbons, upon the death of Knights of the Garter.

IT has been a maxim with me to admit of an easy reconciliation with a person, whose offence proceeded from no depravity of heart: But where I was convinced it did so, to forego, for my own sake, all opportunities of revenge: to forget the persons of my enemies as much as I was able, and to call to remembrance in their place, the more pleasing idea of my friends. I am convinced that I have derived no small share of happiness from this principle.

I HAVE been formerly so silly as to hope, that, every servant I had might be made a friend: I am now convinced that the nature of servitude generally bears a contrary tendency. People's characters are to be chiefly collected from their education and place in life Birth itself does but little. Kings in general are born with the same propensities as other men ; but yet it is probable, from the licence and flattery that attends their education, that they will be more haughty, more luxurious, and more subjected to their passions, than any men beside. I question not but

there

there are many attorneys born with open and honest hearts but I know not one, that has had the least practice, who is not selfish, trickish, and disingenuous. So it is the nature of servitude to discard all generous motives of obedience; and to point out no other than those scoundrel ones of interest and fear. There are, however, some exceptions to this rule, which I know by my own experience.

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ON DRESS.

RESS, like writing, should never appear the effect of too much study and application. On this account, I have seen parts of dress, in themselves extremely beautiful, which at the same time subject the wearer to the character of foppishness and affectation.

A MAN'S dress in the former part of life should rather tend to set off his person, than to express riches, rank, or dignity: In the latter, the reverse.

EXTREME elegance in liveries, I mean such as is expressed by the more languid colours, is altogether absurd. They ought to be rather gaudy than genteel: if for no other reason, yet for this, that elegance may more strongly distinguish the appearance of the gentleman.

IT is a point out of doubt with me, that the ladies

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are most properly the judges of the men's dress, and the men of that of the ladies.

I THINK, till thirty, or with some a little longer, people should dress in a way that is most likely to procure the love of the opposite sex.

THERE are many modes of dress which the world esteems handsome, which are by no means calculated to shew the human figure to advantage.

LOVE can be founded upon nature only; or the appearance of it-For this reason, however a peruke may tend to soften the human features, it can very seldom make amends for the mixture of artifice which it discovers.

A RICH dress adds but little to the beauty of a person. It may possibly create a deference, but that is rather an enemy to love:

Non benè conveniunt nec in una sede morantur
Majestas et amor.—Ovid.

SIMPLICITY can scarce be carried too far; provided