TEACHING. BOASTING. SMOOTH. * FORM. TEACHING. * CONT. EAGER. 'Tis education forms the common mind; Manners with fortunes, humors turn with climes, Tho' Tho' thefe lines contain defcriptions, or characters, they may be expreffed with action almost as if they were speeches. This first line," Boaftful and rough," &c. may be spoken with the action of boasting. See Boafting in the Essay, page 18. The next with that of tempting. See Tempting, page 22. The foldier's character may be reprefented by the arms a-kimbo, the lips pouting out, and a blustering manner of reading the line. The fcrivener's with the eyes turn'd a-fquint, a low voice, and the action of shame. See Shame, page 17. The quaker's with the words spoken through the nose, and the appearance of affectation of piety. See Affectation, page 22. Tho' wond'ring fenates hung on all he spoke, jowl"." ADMIR. CONTEMPT, TREPI. DEPRECAT. Alas!----then bring the GRIEF with SICKNESS. "Odious! In woollen! 'Twould a faint provoke." AVERSION. (Were the last words that poor Narciffa spoke) "No-let a charming chintz, and Brussels lace, Wrap these cold limbs, and fhade this lifeless face. "One need not, fure, be ugly, though one's dead; WEAKNESS. "And-Betty---give this cheek---a little---red." EXPIRING. The courtier Smooth, who forty years had fhin'd An humble fervant to all human kind, Just brought out this, when scarce his tongue could ftir; "If---where I'm going---I could---ferve you, CIVILITY "Sir." K 2 with WEAK. « I give, English readers may not, perhaps, know, that Hellao fig nifies Glutton. That is, a furfeit of fresh falmon was thy death. The glutton will indulge appetite (fo indeed will every ha bitual offender in every kind) in spite of all confequences. GRIEF. WEEPING. WEAK. DIGNITY. PRAYING. "I give, and I devife," (old Euclio faid, And figh'd) "my lands and tenements to Ned." "Your money, Sir,"-" My money, Sir !---What ---all? "Why---if I must"---(then wept)---I give it "Paul." "The manour, Sir?"---" The manour---" Hold” "I cannot---must not part with that"---and dy'd. COMPLAIS. ANGER. XXXV. RECONCILIATION. The scene between Mr. Bevil and Mr. Myrtle. [CONSC. LOV.] Bev. STR IR, I am extremely obliged to you for this honour. Myrt. The time, the place, our long acquaintance, and many other circumftances, which affect me on this occafion, oblige me, without ceremony or conference, to defire, that you will comply with the request in my letter, of which you have already acknowledged the receipt. Bev. Sir, I have received a letter from you in COMPLAIS. a very unusual style. But, as I am confcious of the integrity of my behaviour with respect to you, and intend that every thing in this matter, fhall be your own feeking, I fhall understand nothing, but what you are pleased to confirm face to face. You are therefore to take it for granted, that I have forgot the contents of your epistle. Myrt. Your cool behaviour, Mr. Bevil, is agree- ANGER. able to the unworthy use you have made of my fimplicity and frankness to you. And I fee, your moderation tends to your own advantage; not mine; to your own safety, not to justice for the wrongs you have done your friend. Bev. My own fafety! Mr. Myrtle. Myrt. Your own fafety, Mr. Bevil. OFFEN. REPROACH. SURE. Bev. Mr. Myrtle, there is no difguifing any DISPLEAlonger, that I understand what you would force me to. You know my principle upon that point; and FIRMNESS. you have often heard me express my disapprobation of the favage manner of deciding quarrels, which tyrannical custom has introduced, to the breach of all laws, both divine and human. Myrt. Mr. Bevil, Mr. Bevil! It would be a REPROACHgood first principle in thofe, who have fo tender a to have as much abborrence at ING. confcience that way, doing injuries, as [Turns away abruptly.] K 3 Bev. Χ * "confcious of the integrity," &c. may be expressed with the right hand laid on the breast. IRRITAT ING. SELF-VIN DICATION. SERIOUS NESS. PIOUS TION. COURAGE, RAGE. IRRITAT ING. FIRMNESS. Bev. As what? Myrt. As fear of answering them. Bev. Mr. Myrtle, I have no fear of answering any injury I have done you; because I have meant you none; for the truth of which I am ready to appeal to any indifferent perfon, even of your own choofing. But I own I am afraid of doing a wicked action, I mean, of shedding your blood, or giving you an opportunity of fbedding mine, cold. I am not afraid of you, Mr. Myrtle. But I own, I am afraid of Him, who gave me this life in trust, on other conditions, and with other defigns, than that I fhould hazard, or throw it away, because a rafh, inconfiderate man is pleafed to be offended, without knowing whether he is injured or not. No---I will not, for your, or any man's humour, commit a known crime; a crime which I cannot repair, or which may, in the very act, cut me off from all poffibility of repentance. Myrt. Mr. Bevil, I must tell you, this coolnefs, this moralizing, fhall not cheat me of my love. You may wish to preferve your life, that you may poffefs Lucinda, And I have reason to be indifferent about it, if I am to lofe all that from which I expect any joy in life. But I shall first try one means toward recovering her, I mean, by fbewing her what a dauntless hero fhe has chofen for her protector. Bev. Shew me but the leaft glimpse of argument, that I am authoriz'd to contend with you at |