No. 134. Idleness an anxious and miserable state.
Quis scit an adjiciant hodiernae crastina summae Tempora Dii superi? HOR. Lib. iv. Ode vii. 16. Who knows if Heav’n, with …
Monthly Archives: June 1751
No. 133. The miseries of a beauty defaced.
Magna quidem, sacris quae dat praecepta libellis Victrix fortune sapientia. Dicimus autem Hos quoque felices, qui ferre incommoda vitae, Nec …
No. 132. The difficulty of educating a young nobleman.
Dociles imitandis Turpibus ac pravis omnes sumus.-JUV. Sat. xiv. 40. The mind of mortals, in perverseness strong, Imbibes with dire …
No. 131. Desire of gain the general passion.
Fatis accede, Deisque, Et cole felices, miseros fuge. sidera terrae Ut distant, ut flamma mari, sic utile recto. LUCAN. Lib. …
No. 130. The history of a beauty.
Non sic prata novo vere decentia Astatis calidtae dispoliat vapor: Saevit solstitio cum medius dies;- Ut fulgor teneris qui radiat …
No. 129. The folly of cowardice and inactivity.
Nunc, O nunc, Daedale, dixit, Materiam, qua sis ingeniosus, habes. Possidet en terras, et possidet aequara, Minos: Nec tellus nostrae, …
No. 128. Anxiety universal. The unhappiness of a wit and a fine lady.
[Greek: Aion d asphalaes Ouk egent, out Aiakida para Paelei, Oute par antitheo Kadmo legontai man broton Olbon hupertaton hoi …
No. 127. Diligence too soon relaxed. Necessity of perseverance.
Capisti meliust, quam desinis. Ultima primis Cedunt: dissimiles hic vir et ille puer. Ovid. Ep. ix. 24. Succeeding years thy …
No. 126. The universality of cowardice. The impropriety of extorting praise. The impertinence of an astronomer.
Nihil est aliud magnum quam multa minuta. VET. AUCT. Sands form the mountain, moments make the year. YOUNG. TO THE …