70 CHAPEL. CHAPEL-CHARACTER. Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The latter has the largest congregation. Defoe, T. B. Eng. i. 1. Sh. M. for M. 1. 1. He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one; Sh. Hen. VIII. V. 4. His words are bonds, his oaths are oracles; His heart as far from fraud as heaven from earth. Ib. Tw. G.11.7. Shakesp. Rape of L. Savage. Dryden, Annus Mirabilis, 39. Though gay as mirth, as curious thought sedate; As elegance polite, as power elate; Profound as reason, and as justice clear; Soft as compassion, yet as truth severe. Form'd by the converse happily to steer From grave to gay, from lively to severe; Correct with spirit, eloquent with ease, Intent to reason, or polite to please. Of manners gentle, of affections mild! In wit a man, simplicity a child. Pope, E. M. IV. 380. Who but must laugh, if such a man there be ? Pope, on Gay. Who would not weep, if Atticus were he? Pope, Es. to Ar.213. Rare compound of oddity, frolic, and fun, Who relish'd a joke, and rejoic'd in a pun. Goldsmith, Retal. His talk was like a stream, which runs With rapid change from rocks to roses : Praed, The Vicar CHARACTER-CHARITY. CHARACTER continued. Describe him who can, 71 An abridgement of all that was pleasant in man. Goldsmith, R. For ever foremost in the ranks of fun, Her glossy hair was cluster'd o'er a brow Bright with intelligence, and fair and smooth; Her eyebrows' shape was like the aerial bow; Byron. Her cheek all purple with the beam of youth. Byron, D. Ju. More loving, or more loyal, never beat With more capacity for love, than earth Byron, Two Foscari. Bestows on most of mortal mould and birth, His early dreams of good out-stripp'd the truth, And troubled manhood follow'd baffled youth. Byron, Lara. To those who know thee not, no words can paint! And those who know thee, know all words are faint! He is so full of pleasing anecdote, Han. More, Sensibility. So rich, so gay, so poignant in his wit, Joanna Baillie. In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow, Thou'rt such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow, Hast so much wit and mirth, and spleen about thee, There is no living with thee, nor without thee, From Martial. She was-but words would fail to tell thee what : Think what a woman should be, she was that. CHARLES II. Here lies our sovereign lord the king, Who never said a foolish thing, Anon. Rochester, Mock. Ep. on Chas. II. There was no winter in't; an autumn 'twas, He hath a tear for pity, and a hand Open as day, for melting charity; Sh. Ant. Cleop. v. 2. Yet, notwithstanding, being incens'd, he's flint; As humorous as winter, and as sudden As flaws congealed in the spring of day. Sh. Hen. IV. II. 4. "Tis not enough to help the feeble up, Charity itself fulfils the law, Sh. Timon, 1. 1. Sh. L. L. L. IV. 3. Robert Daborne, Poor Man's Comfort. Like thee, reserve their raiment for the naked, Or mix the pitying tears with those that weep! Rowe, Jane S. The gentle deeds of mercy thou hast done, Who daily own the bounty of thy hand, Shall cry to heav'n, and pull a blessing on thee. Rowe, Ib.1.2. Great minds, like heaven, are pleased in doing good, Though the ungrateful subjects of their favours Are barren in return. True happiness (if understood) Consists alone in doing good. In faith and hope the world will disagree, Rowe, Tamerlane. Somerville. Pope, E. M. [III. 307. Ib. Sat. i. 135. All must be false that thwart this one great end; Disdains to weigh too nicely the returns Thomson, Coriolanus, III. Let shining charity adorn your zeal, To shock us more, solicit it in vain! There are, while human miseries abound, A thousand ways to waste superfluous wealth, Without one fool or flatterer at your board, Aaron Hill. Young, N. T. Without one hour of sickness or disgust. Armstrong, A. P. H. CHARITY-continued. CHARITY-CHEATING. True charity, a plant divinely nurs'd, Fed by the love from which it rose at first, Thrives against hope, and, in the rudest scene, 73 Its fruit on earth, its growth above the skies.Cowper, Charity, The truly generous is the truly wise; [573. And he who loves not others, lives unblest. Home, Douglas. The drying up a single tear has more Of honest fame, than shedding seas of gore. Byron, D.J.viii. 3. He who will not give Some portion of his ease, his blood, his wealth, For other's good, is a poor frozen churl. Joa. Baillie, Eth. 1. 2. CHARMS. Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. CHASTITY. Pope, Rape of the Lock, v. 34. Chaste as the icicle That's curdled by the frost from purest snow, Sh. Coriol. v. 3. The soul whose bosom lust did never touch, Decker, Honest Wh. p. 1. In thy fair brow there's such a legend writ Of chastity, as blinds th' adulterous mind. Dryden, Albion. CHATHAM, His speech, his form, his action, full of grace, And all his country beaming in his face, He stood, as some inimitable hand Would strive to make a Paul or Tully stand. Cowper, T. T. 347. CHATTERTON. I thought of Chatterton, th' marvellous boy, The sleepless soul that perish'd in his pride. CHEATING. Wordsworth, Res. and Indep. VII. In little trades more cheats and lying Butler, Mise. Thoughts. Butier, Hud. 11. 3, l. 1. From stratagem to stratagem we run, Let me play the fool; With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come; Sleep when he wakes? and creep into the jaundice A merry heart goes all the day, A sad tires in a mile. Dryden. Sh. M. of Ven. 1. 1. Sh. Win. T. IV. 2, Song. Massinger. Cheerful looks make every dish a feast, CHIDING. If she do frown 't is not in hate of you, Sh. Two G. 1. 2. Do it with gentle means, and easy tasks; Chide him for faults, and do it reverently, Sh. Oth. IV. 2. Sh. Hen. IV. 2, IV. 4. The stealth of our most mutual entertainment, In the first days Of my distracting grief, I found myself As women wish to be who love their lords. Home, Douglas, i. 1. CHILD-CHILDHOOD CHILDREN-EDUCATION. The royal tree hath left us royal fruit, Which, mellow'd by the stealing hours of time, Will well become the seat of majesty, And make, no doubt, us happy by his reign. Sh. Ric. III. 111. 7. |