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The Temper.
The governing of our temper is truly the buſineſs of our whole lives; but ſurely it would very much aſſiſt us if we were early put into the right road. As it is, when reaſon gains ſome ſtrength, ſhe has mountains of rubbiſh to remove, or perhaps exerts all her powers to juſtify the errors of folly and paſſion, rather than root them out.
A conſtant attention to the management of the temper produces gentleneſs and humility, and is practiſed on all occaſions, as it is not done "to be ſeen of men." This meek ſpirit ariſes from good ſenſe and reſolution, and ſhould not be confounded with indo-
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