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"And such," returned Mr Monckton, "at first setting out in life, is the intention of every one The closet reasoner is always refined in his sentiments, and always confident in his virtue; but when he mixes with the world, when he thinks less and actshi quietly the track that is already marked out"

"But not," exclairain of spirit! the beaten track will be the last that a n to tread, For coned Directors of a noble mind"

"A pernicious entle in a corner of the room

"Deviations fro any notice of this interruption, "when they proceed froenius, are not merely pardonable, but adht to plead their enius as there is in the world, you rant that pleas of this sort are very rarely to be urged"

"And why rarely," cried Belfield, "but because your general rules, your appropriated custoeenius, but the use of understanding? If man dared act for himself, if neither worldly views, contracted prejudices, eternal precepts, nor compulsive examples, swayed his better reason and impelled his conduct, how noble indeed would he be! how infinite in faculties! in apprehension how like a God!" [Footnote: Hamlet] "All this," answered Mr Monckton, "is but the doctrine of a lively iination, that looks upon impossibilities simply as difficulties, and upon difficulties as mere invitations to victory But experience teaches another lesson; experience shows that the opposition of an individual to a coerous in the operation, and seldom successful in the event;--never, indeed, without a concurrence strange as desirable, of fortunate circureat abilities"

"And why is this," returned Belfield, "but because the atteeneral conforinality; the ht up, not as if he were 'the noblest work of God,' but as a ht that he , nor pursue his inclinations, lest, unhappily for his co should be averse to fools, and provoke him to despise them; and his inclinations to the tyranny of perpetual restraint, and give hie to abjure it"