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* it impelled in the mind from the creatioir
‘ of the world j without it, exiftence would
‘ have been a burden-. The good of that
* fociety, we may believe, was the great
aim of the Omnipotent Being who formed
*■ it: You are his vicegerent; and the
* happinefs of your people ought to be
‘ your firft, your chief and conftant ftudy,
‘ if you hope to acquit yburfelf as an ho-
1 neft man before that King, who had the-
* power to make you theirs^ and by whole
* indulgence alone you can expedt to reign
‘ happily. You may nqw look upon your-
* felf as. the favourite of Heaven ; fo for a
while might Macbeth! and fo he might*
‘ have continued, had he a6ted confidently-
‘ with the facred oaths he took, and which-
‘ you have now taken: but he deviated1
4 from the paths of virtue; he gave a loofe-
t to vicious paflions; he valued only fuch
4 favourites as flattered his vices ; he for-
4 fook the true interefb of his people, and'
4 the King of Kings forfook him. Of alf
4 other mifchiefs, beware of favourites!
4 A Governor fhould have no date favou-
4 rites, but fuch whofe conduct has ren-
4 dered them worthy the confidence of the
4 governed the laws will then exert their
4 vigour without obdrudtion ; there will be
4 no murmurings j criminals will calmly
' fubmit, to punifhments, becaufe they are
‘ infli&ed
* it impelled in the mind from the creatioir
‘ of the world j without it, exiftence would
‘ have been a burden-. The good of that
* fociety, we may believe, was the great
aim of the Omnipotent Being who formed
*■ it: You are his vicegerent; and the
* happinefs of your people ought to be
‘ your firft, your chief and conftant ftudy,
‘ if you hope to acquit yburfelf as an ho-
1 neft man before that King, who had the-
* power to make you theirs^ and by whole
* indulgence alone you can expedt to reign
‘ happily. You may nqw look upon your-
* felf as. the favourite of Heaven ; fo for a
while might Macbeth! and fo he might*
‘ have continued, had he a6ted confidently-
‘ with the facred oaths he took, and which-
‘ you have now taken: but he deviated1
4 from the paths of virtue; he gave a loofe-
t to vicious paflions; he valued only fuch
4 favourites as flattered his vices ; he for-
4 fook the true interefb of his people, and'
4 the King of Kings forfook him. Of alf
4 other mifchiefs, beware of favourites!
4 A Governor fhould have no date favou-
4 rites, but fuch whofe conduct has ren-
4 dered them worthy the confidence of the
4 governed the laws will then exert their
4 vigour without obdrudtion ; there will be
4 no murmurings j criminals will calmly
' fubmit, to punifhments, becaufe they are
‘ infli&ed
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/122388656 |
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| Description | Or, memoirs, intrigues, and atchievements, of personages, who have been chosen by the most celebrated poets, as the fittest characters for theatrical representations. ... Vol. I. Containing the life, ... of Macbeth. By a gentleman, no professed author, but a lover of history, and of the theatre. |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.81.182 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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