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Frederic. You must take a great deal of exercise, and often ride on horseback".

Gellert. The remedy might prove worse than the disease, if the horse were mettlesome.

Frederic. Take a coach.

Gellert. I am not rich enough for that.

-it is.

Frederic. I understand;-that's where the shoe pinches the men of letters of Germany:true, the times are bad.

Gellert. Yes, sire, very bad indeed!—but, if it pleased your majesty to restoret peace to Europe

m Il vous faut beaucoup ;— plus dangereux ;-P voilà ;t de rendre.

monter à cheval ;- pourrait être blesse ;-r en effet ;- plaisait à;

Continuation.

Frederic. Which do you prefer as an* epic poet -Homer or Virgil?

Gellert. Homer, as a* creative genius, deserves the preference.

Frederic. Virgil, however, is more correcty than the other: but, Mr. Gellert, it is said that you have written fables, which are much esteemed. Will you recite one2?

Gellert. I have a bad memory, but I will endeavour to do ita.

Frederic. You will oblige me. I shall step into my closet for a few minutes, in order to give you time to recall your thoughts. (The King,-on returning,)-Welle, have you succeeded?

Gellert. Yes, sire, here is onef:

—“ A certain Athenian painter, who preferred the • Lequel ;- d'Homère ;-y châtié ;- Voulez-vous m'en réciter une;a tâcherai de le faire ;- Je vais passer dans mon cabinet quelques ;-c le temps de rappeler ;-den rentrant :-e Eh bien; en voici une.

love of glory to that of fortune, one day asked as connoisseur his sentimentsh on one of his paintings, which represented the god Mars. The connoisseur pointed out the defects which he thought were in the work, and added, that art was too apparent1 in the generality of the composition. At that moment, a man of a shallow mind appeared, who no sooner perceived the picture than he exclaimed with transport, O Heaven, what a masterpiece! Mars is living; he breathes! he fills the spectator with terror! Behold that foot, those fingers, those nails! What taste! What grandeur in the appearance of that helmet, and in the armour of theP terrible god!' The painter blushed at these words, and said to the connoisseur, I am now convinced of the solidity of your judgment.""

Frederic. Now, the moral ?

Gellert. "When the productions of an author do not satisfy a good judge, the inference is against them; but when they are admired by a blockhead, they ought to be thrown into the fires."

That is very well, Mr. Gellert (said the king); I feel the beauty of that composition. Come and see met often; I wish to hear more" of your fables.

8 demandait un jour à un ;-b sentiment ;- lui dit ;- croyait trouver; faisait trop sentir ;-m paraît un homme très-borné ; -chef-d'œuvre ;- de terreur;- armure de ce;-9 maintenant;-c'est un très-grand point; il faut les jeter au feu ; - venir me voir;-" j'ai envie d'entendre encore.

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LA FONTAINE.

Of the writings of this author nothing can be recommended excepty his fables. In these he has

* Parmi les ouvrages ;- on ne peut recommander que ;-* C'est là que.

surpassed every other writer, and the name of the Inimitable La Fontaine has been given him by common consenta. His fables are perfectly natural, without the least affectation, and replete with wit. He was a man of extreme simplicity of manners; full of candour and probity; but in society always absent and thoughtful, so much so, that he often spoke to his friends without knowing them.

a d'un commun accord;-b pleines de;- C'était ;- il avait toujours l'esprit absent;- • à tel point.

ON TRADE.

TRADE enriches the people in England, and contributes to their freedom: this freedom on the otherf hand extends commerce; whence arisess the grandeur of the State. Trade raised by degrees the naval power which givesi England the superiority on the seas. Posterity will be surprised to hear that an island, which is far from being fertile, should have become1 so powerful by its commerce as to be able to sendTM, in 1723, three fleets, at the same time", to three different parts of the globe; one before Gibraltar, another to PortoBello, and the third into the Baltic.

At a time whenP Louis the Fourteenth made all Italy tremble, and when his armies were upon the point of taking Turin, Prince Eugene was obliged to march from the middle of Germany to succourt Savoy. Having no money, he addressed himself to some English merchants", who an hour and a half afterwards lent him five millions of francs, 'd'un autre ;- d'où provient ;- augmenta ; qui donne à ;— d'apprendre ; soit devenue; qu'elle ait pu expédier ;— à la fois ;- dans trois ;-P Dans un temps où ;-¶ quatorze ;obligé de ;- Allemagne ;- pour secourir ;-u négociants;dans une heure et demie.

whereby he was enabled to deliver Turin, and to beat the French; after which he wrote the following letter to these persons:-" Gentlemen, 1 have received your money, and flatter myself that I have laid it out to your satisfaction." Such a thing raises a just pride in an English merchant, and he may compare himself to a Roman citizen, when that title was of all othersd the most honourable.— VOLTAIRE.

y au moyen desquels il fut en état de ;-2 après quoi ;—a et je me flatte; l'ai employé ;—c a droit d'enorgueillir ;—d de tous

les titres.

LA HARPE.

This was an author of varied talents, an orator, critic, poet, and dramatic writer. His dramatic pieces have considerables merit; his poems gainedh several prizes from differenti Academies; his eulogies of Fenelon, Racine, and Charles the Fifth, have been much admired; but his principal work is a complete course of Literature, in 16 volumes, La Harpe has been accused1 of professing the pernicious philosophy of some men of letters of his time, but previously tom his death he declared his firm and sincere belief in the truths" of the Christian religion, and solemnly retracted whatever might have appeared in his writings against its precepts.

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C'était;-f pièces de théâtre;-g beaucoup de ;-h poésies remportèrent ;-i dans diverses;- Quint ;-on a accusé ;— mavant sa;-" aux vérités; -o se rétracta solennellement de tout ce qui.

OUR PRESENT HAPPINESS IS FOUNDED PARTLYP ON OUR IGNORANCE OF FUTURE EVENTS, AND PARTLY ON OUR HOPE OF HAPPINESS TO COME.

HEAVEN Conceals from all creatures the book of destiny, except the necessary page, theirs present state. It hides fromt brutes what man is acquainted with"; from men what spirits know: were it otherwise, who could support existence? To-day the lamb is condemned to death; if he could reason", would he skip and play in the meadowsb; Contented till the last moment, he browzes, and licks the hand that's raised to deprive him of life. O! ignorance of futurity, charitably given use, that each may fill the circle allotted to him by the Almighty, who sees with equal eyeh, being the God of all, a hero perish, or a sparrow drop, atoms1 or whole systems fall tom ruin, a bubble burst, or a world vanish.

Man! be humbled then in thy hopes, and fear to soar too high. Expect that great master-Death, and adore the Lord. He doth not suffer thee top know thy future happiness, but he gives thee hope for thy present blessing". An eternal hope blooms in the heart of man; he is never happy; he is always to be so"; the soul, uneasy and confined' within itself, reposes" while contemplating a life to

comey.

P EN PARTIE D'UN BONHEUR ;- r cache à ;- celle de leur ;

cache aux ;-" connaît;-x aux hommes ;-y autrement s'il avait de la raison ;- bondirait-il ;- plaines ;- broute le pâturage; qui se lève ;-e qui nous est charitablemen donnée; afin que chacun ;- que lui a marqué ;-- qui voit d'un œil égal; passereau ;-k tomber; des atomes ;m tomber en ;-n crains de t'élever; Attends ;-P ne te perme⭑ point de pour être ton bonheur présent; il doit toujours l'être inquiète ;- renfermée ;-u se repose ;- en contem. plant; à venir.

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