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intervention of some unforeseen accident�察�must be inevitably ruined。 

     23。    When a prince is guarded by wise and honest men�察�and when all 

public   officers   are   sure   to   be   rewarded   if   they   do   well�察  �and   punished   if 

they  do   evil�察 �the   consequence   is plain�察  �justice and   honesty  will   flourish�察�

and men will be always contriving�察�not for themselves�察�but for the honour 

and interest of their king and country。 

     24。    Wicked   men   may   sometimes   go   unpunished   in   this   world�察  �but 

wicked      nations     never    do�察  �because     this   world    is  the   only    place    of 

punishment        of  wicked     nations�察   �though     not   for  private    and   particular 

persons。 

     25。     An   administration   that   is   merely   founded   upon   human   policy 

must be always subject to human chance�察�but that which is founded on the 

divine wisdom can no more miscarry than the government of heaven。                           To 

govern by  parties   and   factions   is   the   advice   of   an   atheist�察  �and   sets   up   a 

government by the spirit of Satan。              In such a government the prince can 

never     be   secure   under    the   greatest    promises�察    �since�察  �as  men's    interest 

changes�察�so will their duty and affections likewise。 

     26。    It is a very ancient observation�察�and a very true one�察�that people 

generally   despise   where   they   flatter�察  �and   cringe   to   those   they   design   to 

betray�察  �so   that   truth   and   ceremony   are�察  �and   always   will   be�察  �two   distinct 

things。 

     27。    When      you    find   your   friend   in  an   error�察  �undeceive     him    with 

secrecy and civility�察�and let him see his oversight first by hints and glances�察�

and if you cannot convince him�察�leave him with respect�察�and lay the fault 

upon your own management。 



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     28。     When   you   are   under   the   greatest   vexations�察  �then   consider   that 

human life lasts but for a moment�察�and do not forget but that you are like 

the rest   of the   world�察�and faulty  yourself in   many instances�察  �and   withal�察�

remember that anger and impatience often prove more mischievous than 

the provocation。 

     29。    Gentleness   and   good   humour   are   invincible�察  �provided   they   are 

without hypocrisy and design�察�they disarm the most barbarous and savage 

tempers�察�and make even malice ashamed of itself。 

     30。    In all the actions of life let it be your first and principal care to 

guard against anger on the one hand�察�and flattery on the other�察�for they are 

both     unserviceable      qualities�察  �and    do   a  great   deal   of   mischief    in   the 

government of human life。 

     31。     When   a   man   turns   knave   or   libertine�察  �and   gives   way   to   fear�察�

jealousy�察�and fits of the spleen�察�when his mind complains of his fortune�察�

and   he   quits   the   station   in   which   Providence   has   placed   him�察  �he   acts 

perfectly counter to humanity�察�deserts his own nature�察�and�察�as it were�察�runs 

away from himself。 

     32。      Be    not   heavy     in   business�察    �disturbed     in  conversation�察      �nor 

impertinent in   your thoughts。           Let your   judgment   be right�察 �your   actions 

friendly�察  �and   your   mind   contented�察  �let   them   curse   you�察  �threaten   you�察  �or 

despise   you�察  �let   them   go   on�察  �they   can   never   injure   your   reason   or   your 

virtue�察�and then all the rest that they can do to you signifies nothing。 

     33。     The   only   pleasure   of   human   life   is   doing   the   business   of   the 

creation�察  �and     which   way   is   that    to   be  compassed   very   easily�拭      �Most 

certainly by the practice of general kindness�察�by rejecting the importunity 

of     our    senses�察    �by    distinguishing      truth    from     falsehood�察     �and     by 

contemplating the works of the Almighty。 

     34。    Be sure to mind that which lies before you�察�whether it be thought�察�

word�察�or action�察�and never postpone an opportunity�察�or   make virtue wait 

for you till to´morrow。 

     35。     Whatever tends   neither  to   the  improvement   of   your   reason   nor 

the benefit of   society�察 �think   it   below  you�察  �and   when   you have   done   any 

considerable service to mankind�察�do not lessen it by your folly in gaping 

after reputation and requital。 



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     36。    When you find yourself sleepy in a morning�察�rouse yourself�察�and 

consider   that   you   are   born   to   business�察  �and   that   in   doing   good   in   your 

generation�察�you answer your character and act like a man�察�whereas sleep 

and idleness do but degrade you�察�and sink you down to a brute。 

     37。    A mind that has nothing of hope�察�or fear�察�or aversion�察�or desire�察�to 

weaken   and   disturb   it�察  �is   the   most   impregnable   security。   Hither   we   may 

with safety retire and defy our enemies�察�and he that sees not this advantage 

must be extremely ignorant�察�and he that forgets it unhappy。 

     38。    Do not disturb yourself about the faults of other people�察�but let 

everybody's crimes be at their own door。                Have always this great maxim 

in your remembrance�察�that to play the knave is to rebel against religion�察�all 

sorts of injustice being no less than high treason against Heaven itself。 

     39。    Do   not   contemn   death�察  �but   meet   it   with   a   decent   and   religious 

fortitude�察 �and look   upon it   as   one of   those   things   which   Providence   has 

ordered。      If   you   want   a   cordial   to   make   the   apprehensions   of   dying   go 

down a little the more easily�察�consider what sort of world and what sort of 

company you will part with。             To conclude�察�do but look seriously into the 

world�察�and there you will see multitudes of people preparing for funerals�察�

and   mourning   for   their   friends   and   acquaintances�察  �and   look   out   again   a 

little   afterwards�察  �and   you   will   see   others   doing   the   very   same   thing   for 

them。 

     40。    In   short�察  �men   are   but   poor   transitory   things。    To´day   they   are 

busy and harassed with the affairs of human life�察�and to´morrow life itself 

is taken from them�察�and they are returned to their original dust and ashes。 



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                                     PART III 



     Containing prophetic observations relating to the affairs of Europe and 

of Great Britain�察�more particularly from 1720 to 1729。 

     1。   In the latter end of 1720�察�an eminent old lady shall bring forth five 

sons   at   a birth�察�the   youngest   shall   live   and   grow  up   to   maturity�察 �but   the 

four   eldest   shall   either   die   in   the   nursery�察  �or   be   all   carried   off   by   one 

sudden and unexpected accident。 

     2。   About this time a man with a double head shall arrive in Britain 

from   the    south。    One    of  these   heads    shall  deliver   messages     of   great 

importance      to  the   governing     party�察 �and   the  other   to  the   party  that   is 

opposite to them。        The  first shall believe the  monster�察�but the last  shall 

discover the impostor�察�and so happily disengage themselves from a snare 

that was laid to destroy them and their posterity。            After this the two heads 

shall unite�察�and the monster shall appear in his proper shape。 

     3。   In the year 1721�察�a philosopher from Lower Germany shall come�察�

first to Amsterdam in Holland�察�and afterwards to London。                   He will bring 

with him a world of curiosities�察�and among them a pretended secret for the 

transmutation   of   metals。      Under   the   umbrage   of   this   mighty   secret   he 

shall pass upon the world for some time�察�but at length he shall be detected�察�

and   proved   to   be   nothing   but   an   empiric   and   a   cheat�察  �and   so   forced   to 

sneak off�察�and leave the people he has deluded�察�either to bemoan their loss�察�

or laugh at their own folly。        N。B。´ This will be the last of his sect that will 

ever venture in this part of the world upon the same errand。 

     4。   In this year great endeavours will be used for procuring a general 

peace�察�which shall be so near a conclusion that public rejoicings shall be 

made at the courts of several great potentates upon that account�察�but just in 

the critical juncture�察�a certain neighbouring prince shall come to a violent 

death�察�which shall occasion new war and commotion all over Europe�察�but 

these shall continue but for a short time�察�and at last terminate in the utter 

destruction of the first aggressors。 

     5。   Towards the close of this year of mysteries�察�a person that was born 



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blind   shall   have   his   sight   restored�察  �and   shall   see   ravens   perch   upon   the 

heads of traitors�察�among which the head of a notorious prelate shall stand 

upon the highest pole。 

     6。    In   the   year   1722�察   �there   shall   be   a  grand    congress�察    �and   new 

overtures   of  peace  offered   by  most of   the   principal parties   concerned   in 

the war�察�which shall have so good effect that a cessation of arms shall be 

agreed upon   for six   months�察 �which   shall be   kept   inviolable till   a  certain 

general�察  �either   through   treachery   or   inadvertency�察  �shall   begin   hostilities 

before the expiration of the term��

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