Have neither use nor profit—wiser far
To look to brighter patterns that instruct,
And lead the mind to great and good pursuits. —Anon.
Alexis. (Book xi. § 9, p. 731.)
Do you not know that by the term call'd life,
We mean to give a softer tone to ills
That man is heir to? Whether I judge right
Or wrong in this, I'll not presume to say—
Having reflected long and seriously,