Small Worries He that resigns his peace to little casualties, and suffers the course of his life to be interrupted by fortuitous inadvertencies or offences, delivers up himself to the direction of the wind, and loses all that constancy and equanimity which constitutes the chief praise of a wise man.-Rambler, No. 112. Great Writers The greatest writers have written for bread-Homer, Shakspeare, Dryden, Pope, Sir John Hawkins.-Life. Page 268. Modern Writers Modern writers are the moons of literature; they shine with reflected light, with light borrowed from the ancients.-Life. April 29, 1778. Character, Amusements found out by 24 Conversation, Brilliancy in 32 Character, Estimate of... 26 Criminals, Confined 26 Critics and Authors 27 Criticism 27 Culture, Ancient 27 Cunning 27 Cunning 28 Cupidus not Avarus 28 Curiosity 28 Curiosity 28 Curiosity 25 Correspondence 25 Council, Influence of Men in 33 34 34 34 34 27 Crusades 35 ... Death, Nearness of Deception, Universality of Dependant, A, should not culti- Dependence, Poverty the Result of Depopulation... Diary, Keeping a ... 36 Eating 37 Economy 37 Economy, Divine 37 Education, Influence of 37 Education by Amusement 38 Egotism 44 44 44 44 44 44 45 45 45 45 45 46 46 46 38 Election, Popular 46 39 Eminence 46 40 Enjoyments, Analyzing 47 47 47 |