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Real Philosopher,

them . To hate or despise men for their errors and follies , is to insult those whom we ought to pity , and to reproach them with necessary and unavoidable infirmities . Let us comfort man , therefore , but let us never insult or despise him ; on the contrary , let us inspire him with confidence ; let us teach him to set a just value upon himself , and . to feel his own dignity and

importance ; let us exalt his views , and g ive him , if possible , that vigour and force , which so many causes combine to break and destroy . True wisdom is bold and manly ; it never assumes the . haughty and imperious air of superstition , which seems to have nothing else in view but to debase and annihilate the human mind . If the Philosopher has warmth and in his soulif he is

suscepenergy , tible of a deep and strong indignation , let him rouse ancl exert himself against those falsehoods and impostures of which his species has . been so long the victim ; let him boldly attack those prejudices which -are the real sources of all human calamities ; let him destroy , in the

opinion of his brethren , the empire of those priests and tyrants who . abuse their ignorance and their credulity ; let him wage eternal war-. tare with superstition , which has so often deluged the earth with . blood ; let him vow irreconcilable enmity to that horrid despotism , . which , for so many ages , has fixed its throne in the midst of wretched - nations . If he thinks himself possessed of superior knowledge , let : him communicate it to others ; if he is more intrepid , let him lend

. them an helping hand ; if he is free , let him point out to others the ¦ means of asserting their freedom ; let him endeavour to cute them ¦ of their servile . and debasing prejudices , and the shackles which opinion - has forged will soon fall from off their hands . To insult the ¦ wretched is the heig ht of barbarity ; to refuse to lead the blind is the ¦ height of cruelty ; to reproach them bitterly for having fallen into the ditch , is both folly and inhumanity .

A Chinese Tale.

A CHINESE TALE .

ADDRESSED TO THE FRIENDS OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . THE ancient Takupi had long been Prime Minister to the Queen ofYawaqua , a fertile country that stretches along the western confines of China ; during his administration , whatever advantages could be derived from arts , learning , and commerce , seemed to bless

the people , nor were the necessary precautions of providing for the security of the State forgotten . It often happens , however , that when men are possessed of all they want , they then begin to find torments from imaginary afflictions , and lessen their immediate enjoyments by foreboding that those enjoyments are to have an . end . The people now , therefore , cast about to find out grievances ; and , after some search , they actually began to fancy themselves aggrieved . A petition against the enormities of Takupi was carried to tiie throne in due form , and the Queen , willing to satisfy her subjects , appointed

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LONDON : Article 2
TO READERS, CORRESPONDENTS , &c. Article 3
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PRICES OF BINDING PER VOLUME. Article 3
THE MAN OF PLEASURE. Article 4
THOUGHTS SUGGESTED BY BEADING A TREATISE ON THE "ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE." Article 6
TO THE EDITOR. Article 8
ON SEDUCTION. Article 9
MASONIC EXTRACT FROM A TOUR IN SCOTLAND. Article 10
TO THE PROPRIETOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 11
FUNERAL ORATION Article 11
ANECDOTE Article 14
TO THE EDITOR. Article 16
A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE GRAND MASTERS OF THE KNIGHTS HOSPITALLERS Article 17
UNCOMMON SENTENCE: Article 19
OLD LAWS. Article 20
ANECDOTE OF THE LATE EARL MOUNT EDGECUMBE. Article 20
DETACHED SENTIMENTS.No. III. Article 21
ANECDOTES OF THE VERY ANCIENT LODGE OF KILWINNING. Article 22
INSCRIPTIONS Article 23
SLAVE COUNTRIES. Article 24
A CURE FOR A SORE THROAT. Article 28
CEREMONY OF A GENTOO WOMAN Article 29
DISSERTATIONS ON THE POLITE ARTS. Article 31
THE STAGE. Article 36
A LEAP YEAR LOST. Article 37
FOR THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 38
RELIEVING THE POOR. Article 39
CHARACTER OF A GENTLEMAN. Article 40
FOR THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 42
TO THE EDITOR. Article 43
REAL PHILOSOPHER, Article 44
A CHINESE TALE. Article 46
TO THE EDITOR. Article 48
Untitled Article 48
AN EASY METHOD OF DESTROYING BUGS. Article 48
FOR THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 49
INSTANCE OF DELICACY AND PRESENCE OF MIND. Article 49
Untitled Article 49
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 50
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 51
POETRY. Article 54
MASONIC ODE. Article 54
ON THE EPICUREAN, STOIC, AND CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY. Article 55
ATHEISM Article 55
IRREGULAR ODE TO EVENING. Article 56
ELEGIAC STANZAS. Article 56
SONNET TO DELIA. Article 57
PETER PINDAR TO DR. SAYERS, Article 58
ON FORTITUDE. Article 60
SONG. Article 60
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 61
PROMOTIONS. Article 71
Untitled Article 72
Untitled Article 72
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Real Philosopher,

them . To hate or despise men for their errors and follies , is to insult those whom we ought to pity , and to reproach them with necessary and unavoidable infirmities . Let us comfort man , therefore , but let us never insult or despise him ; on the contrary , let us inspire him with confidence ; let us teach him to set a just value upon himself , and . to feel his own dignity and

importance ; let us exalt his views , and g ive him , if possible , that vigour and force , which so many causes combine to break and destroy . True wisdom is bold and manly ; it never assumes the . haughty and imperious air of superstition , which seems to have nothing else in view but to debase and annihilate the human mind . If the Philosopher has warmth and in his soulif he is

suscepenergy , tible of a deep and strong indignation , let him rouse ancl exert himself against those falsehoods and impostures of which his species has . been so long the victim ; let him boldly attack those prejudices which -are the real sources of all human calamities ; let him destroy , in the

opinion of his brethren , the empire of those priests and tyrants who . abuse their ignorance and their credulity ; let him wage eternal war-. tare with superstition , which has so often deluged the earth with . blood ; let him vow irreconcilable enmity to that horrid despotism , . which , for so many ages , has fixed its throne in the midst of wretched - nations . If he thinks himself possessed of superior knowledge , let : him communicate it to others ; if he is more intrepid , let him lend

. them an helping hand ; if he is free , let him point out to others the ¦ means of asserting their freedom ; let him endeavour to cute them ¦ of their servile . and debasing prejudices , and the shackles which opinion - has forged will soon fall from off their hands . To insult the ¦ wretched is the heig ht of barbarity ; to refuse to lead the blind is the ¦ height of cruelty ; to reproach them bitterly for having fallen into the ditch , is both folly and inhumanity .

A Chinese Tale.

A CHINESE TALE .

ADDRESSED TO THE FRIENDS OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . THE ancient Takupi had long been Prime Minister to the Queen ofYawaqua , a fertile country that stretches along the western confines of China ; during his administration , whatever advantages could be derived from arts , learning , and commerce , seemed to bless

the people , nor were the necessary precautions of providing for the security of the State forgotten . It often happens , however , that when men are possessed of all they want , they then begin to find torments from imaginary afflictions , and lessen their immediate enjoyments by foreboding that those enjoyments are to have an . end . The people now , therefore , cast about to find out grievances ; and , after some search , they actually began to fancy themselves aggrieved . A petition against the enormities of Takupi was carried to tiie throne in due form , and the Queen , willing to satisfy her subjects , appointed

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