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Life and Writings of Father Beschi. 



Appendix No, 2^1llustratiom made hy Father Beschi on a couplet of 



the Curat. 



See Ellis's Cural, page 88^ 



That which in spotless purity preserves 

 The mind, is real virtue ; all besides 

 Is evanescent sound. 



«' That which in spotless pudty," &c.^Vira-mamuni in the third book 

 of the Tonnul, OuifQ^sir^an- it&> (Poruladigaram) on the subject 

 matter of composition^ has particularly examined and illustrated this 

 couplet. He introduces it twice ; in the first chapter, in which the 

 rules for the composition of prefaces are stated, and in the third chap- 

 ter, on amplification, where it is made the thesis of a theme or dis- 

 sertation, intended to exemplify that species of composition. In the 

 former it is thus paraphrased. 



LLesr LUTtS-QsTeh- t—(su m Q <s= Sj iLj ^ ^ (su Qp ^ ^ fr sin- Qp lo p p lu ,t eij 

 LZ p^ ^egrjTGj LS-iroj ^Ar^ijup^^':muuj ^srreLsiiieoQsue^&j, LDe(^peifl0Lj 



mjSiLjtJ-uiuisT p^Qlhuj lu p^^^mp^etnLDCiuOaietflujir uSI £>0 ^ ir m ^ 

 /f fT u:^pQs frill up L—p^ rr eSi^eSOt-^uj ^iLeuL^Qujesrdsfr&fsruuQ 



Cld. QuQ^'-^Oun'(^Qes!^irp^QuTijLLesiniQ,sn'^eu^(osOL-^0uS)^iL 

 Ouj((^tistrQ pj p^ (T^i—?e>)wrrti-i^u^(yiii^^frQjQ^p^.tLjQLLp£^eS Li-t^p 

 Q^&s^iri^B.eiiQun' Liup{bs2e(raSL^(BQj^^e^ib Qsi^friM^Q (tt), ^^'tesr 



p^Qp, 



Every species of virtue is included under the two general heads of 

 domestic virtue and religious^ virtue. It is here said^ that by purity of 

 mind, eminence and north is obtained and, that devotion, or charity, and 

 all otlcer acts performed by one uhose mind is not pure, hath only the 

 empty sound and not the essence of virtue. The two significations of this 

 Curat are thus distinctly shewn. When thus explained the truth and 

 falsehood shine forth, and the true nature of virtue, whence substantial 

 profit is derived, becomes apparent, and if we reflect on this and act ac- 

 cordingly, the path leading to salvation will be seen. Although loss be 



