majestic in his creation—without action, still, lifeless, dead, becomes an icy weight-a common nuisance-whom everybody feels disposed to kick out of the way. We live in stirring times. It becomes every man to do something—to exert himself for the general weal-to be zealous, active, and to push ahead. What better are you than a man of snow, which the children laugh at and pelt till it is knocked over and lost, while you fold your arms, tie your feet, and sit still, day after day, gazing with a vacant stare above and around you? Arouse, or the worms will soon begin to feast on your

carcase.

The active only have the true relish of life. He who knows not what it is to labour, knows not what it is to enjoy. Recreation is only valuable as it unbends us; the idle know nothing of it.

Never suffer your energies to stagnate. The old adage of too many irons in the fire conveys an abominable error. You cannot have too many-poker, tongs, and all keep them all a-going.-Dr. Adam Clarke.

Activity and Decision.

A man now-a-days must have something of the steam engine in him. A lazy, snail-paced chap might have got on in the world fifty years ago, but he won't do these times. We live in an age of quick ideas; men think quick, speak quick, and slow coaches ain't tolerated. Be up and dressed always, not gaping and rubbing your eyes, as if you were half-asleep, but wide-awake for whatever may turn up, and you may be somebody before you die. Think, plan, reflect as much as you please before you act; but think quickly and closely, and when you have fixed your eyes to an object, spring to the mark at once.

Actor (An).

A man who does his business by nights instead of days, Who receives his pay for playing, and works whene'er he plays.

Adieu should in utterance die—

If written, but faintly appear ;
Only heard in the burst of a sigh-

Only seen in the drop of a tear.-Moore.

Adversity.

Adversity, like winter weather, is of use to kill those vermin which the summer of prosperity is apt to produce and nourish.—Arrowsmith.

Sweet are the uses of adversity,

Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,

Wears yet a precious jewel in his head :

And this our life, exempt from public haunts,

Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in every thing.—Shakespere.
Advice.

Be and continue poor, young man, while others around you grow rich by fraud and disloyalty; be without place or power, while others beg their way upwards; bear the pain of disappointed hopes, while others gain the accomplishment of theirs by flattery; forego the' gracious pressure of the hand, for which others cringe and crawl. Wrap yourself in your own virtue, and seek a friend, and your daily bread. If you have, in such a course, grown grey with unblemished honour, bless God, and die.—Heinzelmann.

Let him who wishes for a friend,

To his own business strict attend;
Put money in his purse, and strive
By diligence and care to thrive.

He then of friends will surely not have need,

A friend in pocket is a friend in deed.

– Advice, like snow, the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into, the mind.-Coleridge. - To thine own self be true;

And it must follow, as the night the day,

Thou canst not then be false to any man.-Shakespere.

An article given plenteously, but sparingly received.
-Love all, trust a few ;

Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy
Rather in power than use; and keep thy friend
Under thy own life's key: be check'd for silence,
But never taxed for speech.-Shakespere.

— If your eyes should be blue, do not languish, my dear; If black, you will have no occasion to leer ;

If you have pretty feet, let your garments be long ;
If you have a bad voice, never treat with a song.

If your teeth are pearl-white, never laugh without cause;
If you dance and play ill, never look for applause ;
If your temper is peevish, no joke you must play ;
If levity reigneth, mix not with the gay.

If your fortune is slender, pray dress within bounds;
If your neighbour is single, keep far from his grounds;
If a beauty is praised, never toss up your head;

If scandal is raised, have the tongue of the dead.

- If wisdom's ways you wisely seek,

Five things observe with care;

Of whom you speak-to whom you speak-
And how-and when-and where.

Advice to a Reckless Youth.

What would I have you do? I'll tell you, kinsman;
Learn to be wise, and practise how to thrive ;
That would I have you do ; and not to spend
Your coin on every bauble that you fancy,
Or every foolish brain that humours you.
I would not have you to invade each place,
Nor thrust yourself on all societies,
Till men's affections, or your own desert,
Should worthily invite you to your rank.
He that is so respectless in his courses,
Oft sells his reputation at cheap market.
Nor would I you should melt away yourself

In flashing bravery, lest, while you affect
To make a blaze of gentry to the world,
A little puff of scorn extinguish it,
And you be left like an unsavoury snuff,
Whose property is only to offend.

I'd have you sober, and contain yourself;
Not that your sail be bigger than your boat;
But moderate your expenses now (at first)

As you may keep the same proportion still.-Ben Jonson. Affability.

In order to render ourselves amiable in society, we should correct every appearance of harshness in our behaviour, which springs not so much from studied politeness as from a mild and gentle heart. Our manners ought to be simple and natural, and of course they will be engaging.—Blair. Affectation.

Affectation in any part of our carriage is lighting up a candle to our defects, and never fails to make us be taken notice of, either as wanting sense or as wanting sincerity.Locke.

Affection.

Affection is a coal that must be cool'd;

Else, suffer'd, it will set the heart on fire :
The sea hath bounds, but deep desire hath none.
Shakespere.

The beautiful humanities

Of nature, in the humblest dress,
Speak to our sweetest sympathies

Far more than language can express.

I saw a ragged little boy

Run to a withered dame's embrace,
To welcome her with bounding joy,
And fondly press her haggard face.
Her shabby garment to his eyes

Is rich, her withered face is fair,
For they are hers—and she supplies
His perished mother's love and care.

This world is full of pain and harm,
And life at best is little worth;
Yet pure affection is a charm

That almost makes a heaven of earth.

Affliction.

American.

Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue :
Where patience, honour, sweet humanity,
Calm fortitude take root, and strongly flourish;
But prosperous fortune, that allures with pleasure,
Dazzles with pomp, and undermines with flattery,
Poisons the soil, and its best produce kills.

Age.

Age is like the air we breathe: every one feels it, but no one sees it.

What is Age? A leafless tree

Deep night in all its mystery—

A faded flower—a ruin gray

The calm when storms have pass'd away—
A floating wreck—a sea-weed flung
Upon the shore-a torn wreath hung
In lonely halls once those of pride-
An orphan child—a widow'd bride-
The eye that looks back on the past,
Viewing the shades that gather fast-
The lip that murmurs forth a prayer—
The hand that points to HIM and there—
The foot advancing to the shore,

With hope and faith for evermore.

M. J. A., in Family Herald.

See INFANCY, YOUTH, MANHOOD.

Age, Miserable.

Where discipline in youth has been neglected,
And timely self-command, too oft it happens
That as with age the body uglier grows,
So the mind cankers.