So The Loud Torrent, And The Whirlwind's

By Sports Like These Are All Their Cares Beguil'd; The Sports Of Children Satisfy The Child.

A Flattering Painter, Who Made It His Care To Draw Men As They Ought To Be, Not As They Are.

A Man Who Leaves Home To Mend Himself And Others Is A Philosopher; But He Who Goes From Country To Country, Guided By The Blind Impulse Of Curiosity, Is A Vagabond.

It Is Impossible To Combat Enthusiasm With Reason; For Though It Makes A Show Of Resistance, It Soon Eludes The Pressure, Refers You To Distinctions Not To Be Understood, And Feelings Which It Cannot Explain. A Man Who Would Endeavor To Fix An Enthusiast By Argument Might As Well Attempt To Spread Quicksilver With His Finger.

Blame Where You Must, Be Candid Where You Can, And Be Each Critic The Good-natured Man.