the attempt; since the intention is the same, whether the hostile spear be launched with the firm vigour of Achilles, or feebly thrown by the palsied hand of Priam. Of the merit of the present translation I shall say nothing, my only design is to present the reader a short extract, in which he will observe not only handsome versification, but two celebrated passages well rendered. Sat. 3d.

Produce a witness of unsullied fame, A Scipio, Numa, or His honoured name, Who sav'd Minerva from the flaming pile-→ If poor, these virtues but excite a smile. "What is he worth? What can he well afford? How many lazy lacqueys grace his board? How many acres can he call his own?

What pomp, what splendour at his feasts are shown?""

These are important subjects-but how wise,
How good, how just, are questions they despise.
Credit and wealth are pois'd in even scales;
An oath most solemn nothing here avails;
The poor, 'tis said, live only by deceit,

The gods wink at them, as the rogues must eat.
Besides, what theme for laughter and for fcorn!

The vest is sullied, or the cloak is torn ;

The worn out leather shews the naked foot,
Or clumsy stitches cobble up the boot.

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O POVERTY! OF OF ALL THY NUM❜ROUS TRAIN OF ILLS, NONE WOUND US LIKE THE WORLD'S

DISDAIN.

-Who for his daughter will the youth approve,
With merit only, and with virtuous love ?
When do the poor inherit? What pretence
To civil honours, poverty and sense?

Our fathers, bless'd with little, once before
Fled, but to Rome should ne'er have ventured

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NEGLECTED GENIUS BOWS TO FATE'S CON

TROL,

WHERE WANT, PALE SPECTRE, CRAMPS TH ASPIRING SOUL.

PITY.

As the passion of Sorrow proceeds from the loss of what we have loved, it may imperceptibly dispose-in persons where passions are strong but very transient-to the affection of love towards the object commiserating our loss. No one can appear so worthy of the transfer, as the friend, who sympathises deeply with the affliction. The poet has justly observed that

Pity is akin to love.' In these moments, the commiserator forgets every fault, even where he knows that they exist; and brings forward every good quality, which in his opinion ren ders the afflicted less deserving of their suffer

ings. We may also add that the gratitude which this pity inspires, is accompanied with the most favourable sentiments of the human disposition, and has a tendency to produce a predilection for the person of the sympathizer. In short, whatever gives birth to any of the kindly affections, may be productive of personal predilections, and terminate in love both as an affection and a passion. Othello says of Des

demona,

She lov'd me for the dangers I had piss'd,
And I lov'd her that she did pity them.

LUDICROUS IDEAS.

NOTHING SO effectually subdues the violence. of anger, as the fortunate suggestion of ludierous ideas. Whatever excites a smile or a laugh, excites a sensation totally imcompatible with rage, or with deep resentment. It has often happened that something ridiculous in the ideas or conduct of the offender has averted the punishment due to his carelessness or inadver tency; or that some gay and cheerful thought has at once obliterated resentment against a conduct not entirely trivial. We are told by fabulists, that when Apollo was about to shoot Mercury disguised as a herdsman, incensed at this thievish deity for having stolen some catthe which Apollo was destined to watch, he applied to his quiver for an arrow that he might revenge the offence; but discoverings

that the arch thief had prevented the effects of his anger by previously stealing all the arrows, he was so diverted at the jest that his anger immediately subsided, Iracundiam voluptate, “superante.

In the quarrel between Jupiter and Juno, Homer represents the Queen of Heaven terrified into silence, and attempting to suppress the signs of a resentment which she could not subdue. But he informs us that it was the jest of Vulcan in taking upon him an office, for which he was so ill qualified, and becoming cup bearer, which effectually restored mirth and good humour among the celestials.

Vulcan with awkward grace, his office plies; And unextinguished laughter shakes the skies,

ASSOCIATION.

EVERY passion or affection which has been indulged to a considerable degree, seems to change the complexion of every surrounding object. Places in which we have been happy, strike us as if they were both witnesses and participants of our bliss; and distress invariably diffuses a gloom over locality itself, and every circumstance that reminds us of what we have felt. Nor can we call to our recollection any place in which we have enjoyed peculiar satis faction, without feeling an affection for that spot; or recollect scenes of unhappiness, with out feeling something like resentment against

the theatre of our sufferings. The traveller, who has been made happy in a foreign country contracts a partiality for every thing belonging to it; if he has been ill received and ill treated, the gayest scenes and the most advantageous circumstances belonging to that country, upon recollection inspire him with disgust and horrour.

ence.

This principle is also extensive in its influIt renders the spot where the lover enjoys the company of his mistress, a paradise in his sight, however different its aspect may be to another. The slightest present as a token of affection inspires exquisite delight; a trinket or a lock of hair are to him of more worth than a kingdom. It is this principle which enstamps an inestimable value upon the relicks of saints and martyrs, and empowers fragments of their garments, their very teeth and nails, to work miracles in the opinion of the devotee. In its more moderate exertions, it inspires a strong tachment to every thing which was once our friend's. It is this principle of association, which so easily implants in the religious and devout mind a veneration for the place destined to the office of religion; and inscribes holiness upon the edifice devoted to sacred purposes.

CHARACTER OF THE TRUE POET. The favour'd BARD, Who nobly conscious of his jutt reward,