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it. One man calculates a gift by its marketable worth, 

 and places against it his higher self estimation. The 

 pride of another feels wounded by being laid under 

 an obligation, and loses no time to return a gift of 

 the same price. A third, that stands with higher 

 importance of rank and fortune than the donor, is 

 offended^by the intrusion ; and though good breeding 

 forbids him to send back the present that was kindly 

 meant, yet he silently withdraws, and knows the 

 author no more. These cases are within my own 

 experience, and this reflection I make for your in- 

 struction, that a parity of intellect and station must be 

 combined to make Friendship durable, and place, 

 esteem beyond the mutability of caprice. 



THE END, 



T. Bensley, Printer, 

 Bolt Court} Fleet Street London. 



