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On Compassion.

man be called wretched who has this in reserve , let no man be called poor who has a friend to consult . It should , therefore , be a principle early inculcated into-the minds of our youth , that , to be happy is to be beloved , and that our enjoyment will be commensurate to our efforts in relieving the , distress ' and the misery of others . Was this the case , how much of that wanton and would be

pernicious cruelty avoided , as frequently the disgrace of manhood as of boyish years . Were our children taught to nourish sentiments of love ancl esteem for those around them , to elicit their affection b y each amiable exertion in their power , to visit and give succour to the sick and the afflicted , how often would the tear of rapture fill their eyes ; how would the sweet sensation dwell upon their heartsand with their

, grow increasing years . Oh , Charity ! our helpless nature ' s pride , Thou friend to him who knows no friend beside , Is there a morning ' s breath , or the sweet gale That steals o ' er the tir'd pilgrim of the vale , Cheering with fragrance fresh his weary frame , Aught like the incense of thholflame ?

y y Is aught in all the beauties that adorn The azure heaven , or purple light of morn ? Is aught so fair in evening ' s ling ' ring gleam As from thine eye the meek and pensive beam , That falls , like saddest moonlight , on the hill And distant grove , when the wide world is still ? BOWLES .

Society has been aptly compared to aheap of embers , which , when separated , soon languish , darken , and expire ; but , if placed too-ether , glow with a ruddy and intense heat : a just emblem of tiie strength , the happiness , and the security , derived from the union of mankind . The savage , who never knew the blessings of combination and he who quits society from apathy or misanthropic spleen , are like the separated emberdarkdeadand uselessthey neither

, , , ; give nor receive any heat , neither love nor are beloved . To what acts of heroism and virtue , in every age and nation , has not the impetus of affection given rise ? To what gloomy misery , despair , and even suicide , has not the desertion of society led ? How often , in the busy haunts of men , are all our noblest and gentlest virtues called forth And how , in the bosom of the recluse , do all the soft emotions and

languish grow faint ! Not that the speculator is a foe to retirement ; he has already confessed himself its friend , he speaks but of him who , dead to feeling , sinks into the lap of cheerless solitude . I hat many individuals , from a peculiar turn of mind , are calculated t ° ,. ' ! 1 mo . extensive utility in retirement , than on the active stage of life , he is , from his own experience , well convinced . He is also perfectl that reiterated

y aware misfortunes and perfidy , operating upon a warm and sanguine constitution , will often hurry the most amiable character into unmitigated seclusion ; but even in this case , as a proof that our affections to support life must , however small in degree , be engaged , let it be observed that the most recluse have generally had some object for their tenderness , some creature whose attention they strove to obtain , whose interest in their welfare thev R z ¦ *

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LONDON: Article 1
TO OUR READERS, CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 2
PRICES OF BINDING PER VOLUME. Article 2
Untitled Article 3
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, OR GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY . Article 4
ON THE PRESENT STATE OF FREEMASONRY. Article 7
HISTORY OF MASONRY. Article 10
CHARACTER OF BERNARD GILPIN, Article 14
THE KHALIF AND HIS VISIER, AN ORIENTAL APOLOGUE. Article 18
ANECDOTES OF HENRI DUC DE MONTMORENCI. Article 20
EXTRAORDINARY INSTANCES OF GRATITUDE. Article 24
EXTRACTS FROM A CURIOUS MANUSCRIPT, CONTAINING DIRECTIONS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD OF HENRY VIII. Article 25
BON MOT. Article 27
THE STAGE. Article 28
CHARACTER OF LOUIS THE SIXTEENTH. Article 29
A THIEF RESCUED BY AN ELEPHANT. AN AUTHENTIC ANECDOTE. Article 31
ANECDOTES OF THE LIFE OF THEODORE, KING OF CORSICA*. Article 32
ORIGIN OF ST. JAMES'S PALACE. Article 33
THE UNION OF LOVE TO GOD AND LOVE TO MAN, A SERMON, Preached in St. Andrew's Church, New Town, Edinburgh, Article 34
ACCOUNT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY NATURAL GENIUS, Article 42
PHYSIOGNOMICAL SKETCHES. Article 47
CURIOUS METHOD OF PROTECTING CORN. Article 50
ON COMPASSION. Article 50
ON MODESTY, AS A MASCULINE VIRTUE. Article 53
SOME ACCOUNT OF BOTANY BAY, Article 55
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE . Article 56
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 58
ON POVERTY. Article 60
DISSERTATIONS ON THE POLITE ARTS. Article 61
POETRY. Article 64
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, A SKETCH. Article 67
TO INDUSTRY. Article 67
WRITTEN IN MEMORY OF MY FATHER, Article 68
PORTRAIT OF AN HYPOCRITE. Article 68
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 69
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 69
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On Compassion.

man be called wretched who has this in reserve , let no man be called poor who has a friend to consult . It should , therefore , be a principle early inculcated into-the minds of our youth , that , to be happy is to be beloved , and that our enjoyment will be commensurate to our efforts in relieving the , distress ' and the misery of others . Was this the case , how much of that wanton and would be

pernicious cruelty avoided , as frequently the disgrace of manhood as of boyish years . Were our children taught to nourish sentiments of love ancl esteem for those around them , to elicit their affection b y each amiable exertion in their power , to visit and give succour to the sick and the afflicted , how often would the tear of rapture fill their eyes ; how would the sweet sensation dwell upon their heartsand with their

, grow increasing years . Oh , Charity ! our helpless nature ' s pride , Thou friend to him who knows no friend beside , Is there a morning ' s breath , or the sweet gale That steals o ' er the tir'd pilgrim of the vale , Cheering with fragrance fresh his weary frame , Aught like the incense of thholflame ?

y y Is aught in all the beauties that adorn The azure heaven , or purple light of morn ? Is aught so fair in evening ' s ling ' ring gleam As from thine eye the meek and pensive beam , That falls , like saddest moonlight , on the hill And distant grove , when the wide world is still ? BOWLES .

Society has been aptly compared to aheap of embers , which , when separated , soon languish , darken , and expire ; but , if placed too-ether , glow with a ruddy and intense heat : a just emblem of tiie strength , the happiness , and the security , derived from the union of mankind . The savage , who never knew the blessings of combination and he who quits society from apathy or misanthropic spleen , are like the separated emberdarkdeadand uselessthey neither

, , , ; give nor receive any heat , neither love nor are beloved . To what acts of heroism and virtue , in every age and nation , has not the impetus of affection given rise ? To what gloomy misery , despair , and even suicide , has not the desertion of society led ? How often , in the busy haunts of men , are all our noblest and gentlest virtues called forth And how , in the bosom of the recluse , do all the soft emotions and

languish grow faint ! Not that the speculator is a foe to retirement ; he has already confessed himself its friend , he speaks but of him who , dead to feeling , sinks into the lap of cheerless solitude . I hat many individuals , from a peculiar turn of mind , are calculated t ° ,. ' ! 1 mo . extensive utility in retirement , than on the active stage of life , he is , from his own experience , well convinced . He is also perfectl that reiterated

y aware misfortunes and perfidy , operating upon a warm and sanguine constitution , will often hurry the most amiable character into unmitigated seclusion ; but even in this case , as a proof that our affections to support life must , however small in degree , be engaged , let it be observed that the most recluse have generally had some object for their tenderness , some creature whose attention they strove to obtain , whose interest in their welfare thev R z ¦ *

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