ON THINGS 20 BE LEARNED. Gis

you think I was the dupe of your base lies? that 1
yerieved your abject flatteries P Know, there is only
one Being whom the sea will obey. He is Sovereign
of heaven and earth, King of kings, and Lord of lords.
It is only He who can say to the ocean, “Thus far
shalt thou go, but no farther, and here shall thy proud
waves be stayed.” A king is but a man, and a man
is but a worm. Shall a worm assume the power of
the great God, and think the elements will obey him?
Lake away this crown, J will never wear if more.
May kings learn to be humble from my example, and
courtiers learn truth from your disgrace!

DIALOGUE, ON THINGS TO BE LEARNED.
Between Manna and Kitty.

fatty. Pray, mamma, may I leave off working? 1
am tired.

Mamma. You have done very little, my dear; you
know you were to finish all that len.

4. But I had rather write now, mamma, or read, or
get my French grammar.

MM. I know very well what that means, Kitty ; you
had rather do anything than what I set you about.

Kk. No, mamma; but you know I can work very
well already, and I have a great many more things to
learn. There’s Miss Rich, that cannot sew half so well
as I, and she is learning music and drawing atready,
besides dancing, and I don’t know how many other
things. She tells me that they hardly work at all in
their school.

Af, Your tongue runs at a great rate, my dear; but
in the first place you cannot sew very well, for if you
could, you would not have been so long in doing this
little piece. Then I hope you will allow, that mammas
know better what is proper for their little girls to
learn than they do themselves.

kK. To be sure, mamma; but as I suppose I must
‘learn all these things some time or other I thought