[398:1] The twelve good rules were ascribed to King Charles I.: 1. Urge no healths. 2. Profane no divine ordinances. 3. Touch no state matters. 4. Reveal no secrets. 5. Pick no quarrels. 6. Make no comparisons. 7. Maintain no ill opinions. 8. Keep no bad company. 9. Encourage no vice. 10. Make no long meals. 11. Repeat no grievances. 12. Lay no wagers.

[398:2] See Tom Brown, page [286].

[398:3] See Bacon, page [165].

[398:4]

The wretch condemn'd with life to part

Still, still on hope relies;

And every pang that rends the heart

Bid expectation rise.

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