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[No. 375]Saturday, May 10, 1712Hughes

Non possidentem multa vocaveris
Rectè beatum: rectiùs occupat
Nomen beati, qui Deorum
Muneribus sapienter uti,
Duramque callet Pauperiem pati,
Pejusque Letho flagitium timet.
Hor.

I have more than once had occasion to mention a noble Saying of