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The Works of Hannah More; Including Several Pieces Never Before Published
The Works of Hannah More Including Several Pieces Never Before Published Author:Hannah More General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1809 Original Publisher: T. Cadell and W. Davies Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where... more » you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAP. XXIII. On the Choice of Society. -- Sincerity the Bond of familiar Intercourfe. -- Liberality. -- Injlances of Ingratitude in Princes. -- On raifing the Tone of Converfatisn. -- And of Manners. JL Rinces can never fall into a more fatal error, than when, in mixing with difho- nourable fociety, they fancy, either that their choice can confer merit, or their prefence compenfate for the want of it. It is, however, fometimes very difficult for them to difcover the real character of thofe around them, becaufe there may be a kind of confpiracy to keep them in the dark. But there is one principle of felec- tion, which will in general direct them well, In the choice of their companions, that of chufing perfons, who, in their ordinary habits, and in felecting the companions of their own hours of relaxation, mew their - . regard -f Regard for morality and virtue. From fuch men as thefe, Princes may more reafonably- expe« less