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Sneers, which are the Didates of Pride, Haughti- 
nets, Ignorance, and Scorn 5 nor, in fine, chain’d 
by a narrow Stridure of Soul, which would cir- 
cumfcribe the Benevolence of God towards Man- 
kind, deny Happinefs to Fellow-creatures, and mo- 
nopolize it all to its own defpicable Selfs whereas 
fuch a Face is undoubtedly more ready to alter 
into Ciieerfulnefs and Complacency, and to dc- 
monfiratc to the World that benevolent Com- 
panion, which is the natural Bent of the generous 
Mind that owns it. 
Thus a Countenance of this engaging eafy Afpeft 
fhcws the Man fecurely cover’d by that mod noble 
Shield a good Confidence; which renders him fted- 
faft in every Refolution that leads to Virtue, tho’ 
often repuls’d by the Rubs of Oppofition and Affront ; 
and prompts him to commiferate even Enemies in 
Diftrels, and to fpeak the Truth with a decent Mag- 
nanimity, in the Prefence of the moft Arrogant and 
Envious. 
The Pi&urc of fuch a happy Soul is painted in the 
moft lively Colours, by that inimitable Poet Horace 
in the following Lines, which I cannot avoid repeat- 
ing here : 
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Virtus , repulfa nefeia fordid 
Intaminatis fulget honoribus ; 
Nec fumit aut ponit fecures 
jirbitrio popularis aura. 
Virtus recludens immeritis mori 
(Jo? him, negata tent at iter 'viay, 
Coetufque 
