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Rh this undying thirst after happiness to be a perpetual source of torment to us. Such a reflection cannot be indulged in for a moment without incurring the guilt of the most horrid blasphemy. "The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works." The desire for happiness has been incorporated in our moral nature, for the benevolent purpose of inciting us to seek it where alone it can be found. Again we inquire, where can it be obtained? Let us hear what the wise man of the east said on this subject. He was surrounded by all the magnificence and grandeur of a royal court. He was eminent for profound wisdom, and he diligently applied himself to the seeking of this invaluable treasure. He tried every thing under the sun that man calls good and great. And what was the result of his long and patient research? The conclusion of the