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reservem. Would happiness be felt so strongly, if we had no one to share our joy with us; and in the accidents and misfortunes of life, what relief is there not in a friend who is as much affected by them as ourselves! What enhances greatly the value of the friendship of which we speak, ist, that it was not in any way built upon interest, but solely on the esteem of two great men for each other's virtue'.

"What need could Scipio have of me?" resumes: Lelius, " none, doubtless; nor I of him; but I jelt myself strongly attached to hima, by the high esteem and the admiration I felt for his virtue; and he to me, by the favourable idea which he had formedb of my character and morals. This friendship augmented afterwards, on both sides, by intercoursed and habit. It is true, we have derived from it, both he and I, a greatf utility; but we had not any of those advantages in views, when we began to love each other,"-ROLLIN'S LIFE OF SCIPIO AFRICANUS.

n une pleine effusion;- Le bonheur se ferait-il si vivement sentir; qui en partageât la joie – -P quel soulagement n'est-ce point d'avoir un ami;-4 qui en soit touché autant que ;-r Ce qui relève extrêmement ;-s prix ;-t c'est ;-u en aucune sorte fondée; que deux ;-y avaient de la vertu l'un de l'autie:

nul; mais je me suis attaché fortement à lui ;-b qu'il s'était faite ;-c s'est ensuite augmentée de part et d'autre ;d commerce ;-e que nous en avons tiré; une grande ;s n'avons eu en vue aucun de ces avantages.

J. J. ROUSSEAU.

THE life of this strange man and eccentric geniush offers an astonishing series of vicissitudes, caused by his disordered imagination. He was of

et de génie bizarre ; suite étonnante ;- que causèrent.

a proud and fretful disposition, imagining that there was a conspiracy of men of letters against him, and that all men were his enemies. Nom Frenchman, perhaps, ever equalled him in the eloquence of style. All the secret recesses of his heart are laid open in his 'Confessions;' he throws away the veil which covers hypocrisy, pride, and self-love, and appears a strange mixture of good and evil. There never was a more paradoxical writer; he declaimed against theatres, and wrote plays; he expressed his contempt for French music and composed somes, which is considered very good. In his writings, sublimity is joined to littlenesst; deep penetration, to" childish simplicity; the heightTM of reason, to folly. Rousseau attacks the Christian religion, praises the Gospel, and draws a most beautiful picture of its Divine Author.

's'imaginant;— Jamais;— ne l'a égalé‚—o replis ;— sont mis à découvert ;- Il n'y eut jamais; doxal ; et il en composa ;-t petitesse ; tration, à une ;-w le plus haut point;

beau.

d'écrivain plus paraune profonde pénévante ;-y fait le plus

CHARLEMAGNE.

CHARLEMAGNE, surrounded by a proud and warlike nobility, felt the necessity of restraining it within proper bounds, and preventing it fromd oppressing the clergy and his other subjects. He established suche order in the state that the variousf powers were properly balanced, and he alone was masterh All was united by the strength of his genius; the empire maintained itself by the greatness of its chief. He made admirable lawsk;

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His

he did more, he caused them to be executed. genius shone in every part of his vast empire. His laws discover a surprising penetration, a foresight which embraces every thing, a vigour which is irresistible. All pretences to elude duties were removed", neglect corrected, abuses in" the state reformed or prevented, and crimes punished. He minutely regulated his expenses; he improved his estates with care and economy: the father of a family might learn, in his laws, to govern his house. He was the patron of men of letters, and caused arts and sciences to revive. His designs were vast, the execution of them simple. He possessed to the utmost, the art of doing great things with ease. No prince ever faced' danger better than he; no general knew better how to avoid it. Why must it be added that he was sometimes cruel? the 4,500 Saxons that he put to death' for taking up arms against him, in defence of their

prince, is a stain upon" his memory. It is painful to be obliged to oppose a single vice to so many virtues.-MONTESQUIEU'S SPIRIT OF THE LAWS.

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1 il les fit;- exécuter;-- brilla sur;- montrent ;-P tout; a force; les prétextes;- ôtés ;-t les négligences;-" les abus de;- régia avec soin;-y fit valoir;- domaines;- un;bet il fit revivre les arts et les sciences;- en était ;- au plus haut degré;- facilité;-Jamais prince ne brava;- ajouter;parfois; qu'il fit mourir;- avoir pris ;-1 les armes; - sont; tache à;-° d'avoir à opposer ;-P tant de.

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SAURIN,

A* PROTESTANT clergyman, and a* preacher of the first order: he left France, and became minister of the French church at the Hague He was possessed of great talents, a fine declamation, an har

à la Haye;-r Il possédait.

monious voice, and the most persuasive eloquence. He has written five volumes of excellent sermons which have been translated into English; but Saurin's principal work is entitleds, 'Discourses Historical, Critical, and Moral, on the most Memo rable Events of the Old and New Testament.'

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ON COURAGE.

"I ADMIRE," said Tiberius" to Belisarius, "the courage with which you suffer adversity."-" Courage," resumed the hero, "does not consist solely in the contempt of death; that is the bravery of a common soldier: the courage becoming a general ought to enable him to meet alla the vicissitudes of fortune with firmness. Do you know who is the most courageous of men? It is he who", at the expences of his glory, persists in the discharge of his duty. The firm and wise Fabius affords a striking example of this kind of courage: he suffered the contempt of mankind with patience, and did his duty as if he had been prompted by their praises.' How different from the vain and weak Pompey, who could hazard the fate of Rome and of the universe, rather than bear the jests of his fellowwarriors! Believe me, my friend, a smile of virtue is more precious than all the caresses of fortune.— MARMONTEL.

DU;- Tibère; supportez:-simple; qui convient à un générala doit le rendre capable de braver;- C'est celui; dépens;-d persiste à faire;-e donne;-f inspiré par des louanges;- Quelle différence avec ce;-h plutôt que de supporter les railleries; compagnons d'armes.

MADAME DE SÉVIGNÉ.

THIS lady is celebrated for her wit, and the elegance of her style; her letters are written with ease, delicacy, and animation, and are excellent models of epistolary correspondence. M.1 de Levizac, a Grammarian, well known by his elementary works for the use of schools, has published a selection of them, which has met with a great deal of success.

ket avec gaieté;- Monsieur;— à l' usage;—¤ a eu.

DESCRIPTION OF THE HORSE.

THE noblest conquest that man ever made, is that of this proud and mettlesome animal, which shares with him the fatigues of war and the glory of battles. As intrepid as his leader, he sees the peril, and dares it, he delights in the noise of arms, seeks it, and is inspired with the same ardour as his master; he partakes oft his pleasures in the" chase, the tournament, and the course; joy sparkles in his animated eyes, but, as tractable as he is courageous, he suffers not himself to be carried away by his vivacity and the fire of his tempery; be knows how to repress2 his movements: he not only yields to the hand that guides him, but seems to consult the inclination of his ruler. Uniformly obedient to the impressions he receives, he flies or stops, and regulates his motions by the will of his He is a creature that renounces his exis

master

• ait jamais faite ;-P conducteur;- l'affronte ;- se plaît à ; animé de;t partage ;-u à la ;- étincelle; il ne se laisse point emporter ;- caractère ;- réprimer;—a non-seulement il fléchit sous;-b Obéissant toujours; il se précipite ou s'arrête ;--d d'après la volonté ;— C'est ;-- renonce à.