corporations have neither bodies to be punished, nor souls to be
condemned; they therefore do as they like."

403

Corruption is a tree, whose branches are
Of an unmeasurable length: they spread
Ev'rywhere; and the dew that drops from thence
Hath infected some chairs and stools of authority.

--_Beaumont and Fletcher._

404

The thatched cottage where one is merry, is preferable to a palace where
one weeps.

--_From the Chinese._

405

Good counsel never comes too late.

--_German._

406

From a safe port 'tis easy to give counsel.

407

He that winna be counselled canna be helped.

--_Scotch._

408

In many counsellors there is safety.

--_From the Latin._

409

Cheerful looks make every dish a feast,
And 'tis that, that crowns a welcome.

--_Massinger._

410

The countenance is frequently more expressive than the tongue.

411

A pleasing countenance is no slight advantage.

--_Duport._

412

A smiling countenance indicates courtesy, joy, good humor and happiness.

413

The character of a man's native country is as strongly impressed on his
mind as its accent is on his tongue.

--_Rochefoucauld._

414

RURAL LIFE.

The fact that the following verses are heard to-day proves their
"convenience," to say the least, for they were written by William
Livingston in 1747:----

Mine be the pleasure of a rural life,
From noise remote, and ignorant of strife,
Far from the painted belle and white-gloved beau,
The lawless masquerade, and midnight show,
From lapdogs, courtiers, garters, stars,
Fops, fiddlers, tyrants, emperors, and czars!

--_Christian Advocate_

415

THE COUNTRY.

A breath of unadulterated air,
The glimpse of a green pasture, how they cheer
The citizen, and brace his languid frame.
Even in the stifling bosom of the town;
A garden, in which nothing thrives, has charms
That soothe the rich possessor.
And are these not all proofs that man immured
In cities,