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cxiftence, the iiife&ums taint of human 

 fociety. 



Mr. Day's conftitutional fault, like poor 

 Cowper's, fcemed that of looking with 

 fevere and difgufted eyes upon thofe venial 

 errours in his fpecies, which are mutually 



tolerated bv mankind. This ftain of mi- 



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fanthropy was extremely deepened by his 

 commerce with the world, rcftrained as 

 that commerce had ever been. Satiric, 

 jealous, and difcerning, it was not eafy to 

 deceive him ; yet, in a few inftances, he 

 was deceived by the appearance of virtues 

 congenial to his own: 



" For neither man, nor angel can difcern 

 " Hypocrify, the only evil that walks 

 " Invifible, except to God alone." 



To propofals fo formidable, fo furc to 

 be rejefted by a heart lefs than infinitely 

 attached, Mifs Mills gladly aflcnted-; but 

 fomething more remained. Mr. Day in- 



fifted, 



