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Rh and evil. In the sorrows that have afflicted, in the judgments that have befallen, the highest and mightiest, they will learn the only true lesson of equality—the conviction that our destinies are not in our own hands; they will see that no situation in life is without its share of suffering;—and this perpetual reference to a higher power ought equally to teach the rich humility, and the poor devotion. Secondly, I lean rather to giving practical than scientific knowledge. I would distribute books on farming, gardening, and a cheap, simple cookery would be a valuable present: for works of mere amusement, travels plainly written, especially such as, in the wants and miseries of other countries, teach us to value the comforts and advantages of our own;—tales, of which Margaret Lindsay is the very model—piety, submission, and active exertion, placed in the most beautiful and affecting light." "Since I have thought at all on the subject, it has seemed to me that aught of amusement for the poor is most selfishly neglected: 'merrie England' is certainly a misnomer. We have fêtes, balls, plays, &c. for the middle and higher classes, but nothing of the kind for the lower: even fairs—the last remains of ancient festivals