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Equidem, ex omnibus rebus, quas mihi aut fortuna, aut natura tribuit, nihil habeo, quod cum amicitiâ Scipionis possim comparare. In hâc mihi de republicâ, consensus, in hâc rerum privatarum consilium: in eâdem requies plena oblectationis: nunquamillum, ne minimâ quidem re, offendi, quod quidem senserim; nihil audivi ex eo ipse, quod nollem: una domus est, idem victus, isque communis: etiam peregrinationes, rusticationesque communes. Nam quid ego de studiis dicam, cognoscendi semper aliquid, atque discendi? in quibus, remoti ab oculis populi, omne otiosum tempus contrivimus. CICERO.

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MY DAILY COMPANION,

MINE OWN FAMILIAR FRIEND,

CHARLES FORSTER, B.D.,

THESE EXAMPLES OF LIFE,

ARE, FROM THE HEART,

INSCRIBED:

J. L.

DEC. XII. MDCCCXXXII.

The eyes of JEHOVAH are upon them who love him;

He is their mighty protection, and strong stay:

A defence from the burning wind, and a covert from the mid-day sun;

A preservation from stumbling, and a help from falling:

He raiseth up the soul, and enlighteneth the eyes;

He giveth health, and life, and blessing.

THE SON OF SIRACH.

This is an honour due to the dead; and a generous debt, to those that

shall live, and succeed us.'

IZAAK WALTON.

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