1 her perfon; for she confidered that more could judge of beauty than of wit, and was, like the rest of human beings, in hafte to be admired. The defire of conqueft naturally led her to the lifts in which beauty signalizes her power. She glittered at court, fluttered. in the park, and talked loud in the frontbox; but after a thousand experiments of her charms, was at last convinced that she had been flattered, and that her glass was honester than her maid.. XXXX XXXXX NUMB. 190. SATURDAY, Jan. 11, 1752. Ploravere fuis non refpondere favorem · A HOR. MONG the emirs and vifiers, the fons of valour and of wisdom, that stand at the corners of the Indian throne, to affift the counfels or conduct the wars of the pofterity of Timur, the first place was long held by Morad the fon of Hanuth. Morad having fgnalized himself in many battles and fieges, was into. was rewarded with the government of a province, from which the fame of his wifdom and moderation was wafted to the pinacles of Agra, by the prayers of those whom his. administration made happy. The emperor called him into his prefence, and gave his hand the keys of riches, and the fabre of command. The voice of Morad was heard from the cliffs of Taurus to the Indian ocean, every tongue faultered in his presence, and. every eye was caft down before him.. MORAD lived many years in profperity; every day encreased his wealth, and extended his influence. The fages repeated: his maxims, the captains of thousands waited his commands. Competition withdrew into the cavern of envy, and discontent trembled at her own murmurs. But human greatness is fhort and tranfitory, as the odour of incenfe in the fire. The fun grew weary of gilding the palaces of Morad, the clouds of forrow gathered round his head, and the tempest of hatred roared about his dwelling, MORAD faw ruin haftily approaching. The first that forfook him were his poets; their example was followed by all those whom he had rewarded for contributing to his pleafures, and only a few, whofe virtue had entitled them to favour, were now to be feen in his hall or chambers. He felt his danger, and proftrated himself at the foot of the throne. His accufers were confident and loud, his friends ftood contented with frigid neutrality, and the voice of truth was overborn by clamour. He was divefted of his power, deprived of his acquifitions, and condemned to pafs the reft of his life on his hereditary estate. MORAD had been so long accustomed. to crouds and bufinefs, fupplicants and flattery, that he knew not how to fill up his hours in folitude; he faw with regret the fun rife to force a new day on his eye for which he had no use; and envied the favage that wanders in the defart, because he has no time vacant from the calls of nature, but is always chafing his prey, or fleeping in his den. His difcontent in time vitiated his conftitution, and a flow difeafe feized upon him. He He refused phyfick, neglected exercise, and lay down on his couch peevish and restless, rather afraid to dye than defirous to live. His domefticks for a time redoubled their affiduities, but finding that no officiousness could footh nor exactnefs fatisfy, foon gave way to negligence and floth, and he that once commanded nations, often languished in his chamber without an attendant. In this melancholy ftate, he commanded meffengers to recal his eldeft fon Abouzaid from the army. Abouzaid was alarmed at the account of his father's ficknefs, and hafted by long journeys to his place of refidence. Marad was yet living, and felt his strength return at the embraces of his fon, then commanding him to fit down at his bedfide, " Abouzaid,” fays he, "thy father has no more to hope or “ fear from the inhabitants of the earth, the "cold hand of the angel of death is now upon "him, and the voracious grave howls for his "prey. Hear therefore the precepts of an"cient experience, let not my last instruc❝tions iffue forth in vain. Thou haft feen " me happy and calamitous, thou haft beheld "my exaltation and my fall. My power is " in the hands of my enemies, my treasures "have rewarded my accufers; but my inhe"ritance the clemency of the emperor has "fpared, and my wifdom his anger could not "take away. Caft thine eyes round thee, "whatever thou beholdest will in a few hours "be thine; apply thine ear to my dictates, "and thefe poffeffions will promote thy hap"piness. Aspire not to publick honours, en "ter not the palaces of kings; thy wealth "will fet thee above infult, let thy modera"tion keep below envy. Content thyself "with private dignity, diffuse thy riches among thy friends, let every day extend "thy beneficence, and fuffer not thy heart "to be at reft till thou art loved by all to "whom thou art known. In the height of "my power, I faid to defamation, who will "hear thee? and to artifice, what canst thou "perform? But my fon, despise not thou "the malice of the weakeft, remember that "venom fupplies the want of ftrength, and "that the lion may perifh by the puncture of an afp." MOR AD expired in a few hours. Abouzaid, after the months of mourning, deter |