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 107th IF others talk at Table be attentive but talk not witb Meat in your Mouth

108th WHEN you Speak of God or his Atributes, let it be Seriously &

Reverence. Honour & obey your Natural Parents altbo tbey be Poor

109th LET your Recreations be Manfull not Sinfull.

110th LABOUR to keep alive in your Breast tbat Eittle Spark of Celestial fire called Conscience (14)

(14) This closing maxim or injunction, the observance of which is so important in the make up of a man's character, is thus most appropriately placed at the end, and its choice for that place is peculiarly characteristic of Washington's style. Throughout all his writings he is especially noted for his good taste and apt allusions to his subject in the opening and closing of his letters and communications, and the example here given is a proof that this talent was not wanting even in his earliest youth.

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