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On Youthful Courage And Resolution.
der to initiate them early in the management of affairs . On his return from the senate , Avhich had sat a longer time than usual , his mother desired to knoAV the reason : He was silent ; she intreated ; she menaced : Papirius , being expressly forbid to reveal the secrets of the state , bethought himself of the following evasion : " The senators , " says'he , "have had a very great debate , whether * ' it would be most expedient , ' to allow the men to take tv / o Avives
" each , or the AVomen tAvo husbands : They have come to no decision " this day , but to-morrow it will be determined . " The mother , _ greedily swallowing this tale , gave notice thereof to the Roman ladies her companions , and the next day they went in a body to the senate-house , praying the judges to give sentence in their favour . Thisuncommon request caused great mirth among the grave senators , and gained Papirius great esteem for his evasion : they found him . worthy of entering into their august assembly .
Invasion.
INVASION .
GREAT BRIT AIN being at present threatened with an INVASION from ^ FRENCH , vie flatter ourselves that -wefhall gratify our Readers and render an acceptable service to our Country , by re-publishing thefollowing judicious " REFLECTIONS on ^ T ERRORS of it , published some years . since by the very Reverend , and Venerable Dr . TUCKER , Dean of Gloucester , in which are clearly shewn the numerous
DIFFI-: " CULTIES fflii / DANGEEs of such an ENTKRPRIZE , with the best mode of DEFENCE , should our enemies he-able to effect a landing : but ? although the improbability of such an event is so great , that themost timid , we believe , need not le under any apprehension about it , yet , prudence dictates that we should le awake to , and guard against even its possibility .
TN times of imminent danger , or universal panic , an honest man , __ Avho really means to "Serve his country , may easily be distinguished from a ministerial sycophant on one extreme , and from a seditious republican on the other , by the following circumstance . He will neither applaud nor censure the actions of either side for what is past , whatever room there may have been given , but will look directly forwardin order to
, point out , if he can , the means of preventing those : evils , with AA'hich we are UOAV threatened . Tnis he may endeavour to do ( for he has an ample field before him ) , by animating the timorous and faint-hearted , Avho are afraid with very little cause : and also b y inspiring the bold and intrepid Avith those maxims of prudence and sagacity that may direft their courage to a proper end . We arenoAv threatened , with an Invasion : but , humanly speaking ; , and-under favour of the general providence of God , we have as little to fear in that respect as any people upon earth . This is my strong
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On Youthful Courage And Resolution.
der to initiate them early in the management of affairs . On his return from the senate , Avhich had sat a longer time than usual , his mother desired to knoAV the reason : He was silent ; she intreated ; she menaced : Papirius , being expressly forbid to reveal the secrets of the state , bethought himself of the following evasion : " The senators , " says'he , "have had a very great debate , whether * ' it would be most expedient , ' to allow the men to take tv / o Avives
" each , or the AVomen tAvo husbands : They have come to no decision " this day , but to-morrow it will be determined . " The mother , _ greedily swallowing this tale , gave notice thereof to the Roman ladies her companions , and the next day they went in a body to the senate-house , praying the judges to give sentence in their favour . Thisuncommon request caused great mirth among the grave senators , and gained Papirius great esteem for his evasion : they found him . worthy of entering into their august assembly .
Invasion.
INVASION .
GREAT BRIT AIN being at present threatened with an INVASION from ^ FRENCH , vie flatter ourselves that -wefhall gratify our Readers and render an acceptable service to our Country , by re-publishing thefollowing judicious " REFLECTIONS on ^ T ERRORS of it , published some years . since by the very Reverend , and Venerable Dr . TUCKER , Dean of Gloucester , in which are clearly shewn the numerous
DIFFI-: " CULTIES fflii / DANGEEs of such an ENTKRPRIZE , with the best mode of DEFENCE , should our enemies he-able to effect a landing : but ? although the improbability of such an event is so great , that themost timid , we believe , need not le under any apprehension about it , yet , prudence dictates that we should le awake to , and guard against even its possibility .
TN times of imminent danger , or universal panic , an honest man , __ Avho really means to "Serve his country , may easily be distinguished from a ministerial sycophant on one extreme , and from a seditious republican on the other , by the following circumstance . He will neither applaud nor censure the actions of either side for what is past , whatever room there may have been given , but will look directly forwardin order to
, point out , if he can , the means of preventing those : evils , with AA'hich we are UOAV threatened . Tnis he may endeavour to do ( for he has an ample field before him ) , by animating the timorous and faint-hearted , Avho are afraid with very little cause : and also b y inspiring the bold and intrepid Avith those maxims of prudence and sagacity that may direft their courage to a proper end . We arenoAv threatened , with an Invasion : but , humanly speaking ; , and-under favour of the general providence of God , we have as little to fear in that respect as any people upon earth . This is my strong