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188 from worldly michances; but will infallibly preclude excellence in either virtue or knowledge. The tumbling-block thrown acros every path by upicion, will prevent any vigorous exertions of genius or benevolence, and life will be tripped of its mot alluring charm long before its calm evening, when man hould retire to contemplation for comfort and upport.

A young man who has been bred up with dometic friends, and led to tore his mind with as much peculative knowledge as can be acquired by reading and the natural reflections which youthful ebullitions of animal pirits and intinctive feelings inpire, will enter the world with warm and erroneous expectations. But this appears to be the coure of nature; and in morals, as well as in works of tate, we hould be obervant of her acred indications, and not preume to lead when we ought obequiouly to follow.

In the world few people act from principle; preent feelings, and early habits, are the grand prings: but how would the former be deadened, and the latter rendered iron corroding fetters, if the world were hewn to young people jut as it is; when no knowledge of mankind or their own hearts, lowly obtained by experience, rendered them forbearing? Their fellow creatures would not then be viewed as frail beings; like themelves condemned to truggle with human infirmities, and ometimes diplaying the light, and ometimes the dark ide of their character; extorting&ensp;