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3. To thy conference only* thou
fhalc confefs thy faults: Ihe alone
speaks frankly ; Ihe alone cart ab
solve thee.
4. To miracles, to witchcraft,
give no faith ; mistrust the perfidi
ous carefTes of all falfe priests, of
the heretofore great; the enemies
of the Republic ; if they still exist
these are the jugglers who deceive
thee, who lie, and wish thy def
truftion.
5. Obfere, in every particular,
the law of thy country, and thou
wilt never err.
6. After thy creator, love thy
country above all things: Ihe alone
ought to fix thy thoughts; and di
rest thy aftions : thy life is her’s.
7. After thy country, thou shalt
love and cherith, as tbyfelf, thy
father and thy mother; thou oweft
them refpeft and fubmiflion, if
they are republicans; before thy
felf, thou oweft them the neceffa
rks of 1 if?, and comfort in their old
age; honor them, and heaven will
bless thee. \
- 8. LIBERTY—This is the de
vice of the good citizen; Ihe is the J
recompence of the civic virtues.
9. EQUALITY—This is thy
inheritance;
10. Eternal hate, a war of death
to tyrants and vile despots.
11. To traitors, to perjurers, to
the enemies of the country; give:':
< no affylum, if thou wouldst not
be guilty, of their crimes,
12. When thy country is in
danger, do not basely conceal thy
felf: be the ^rft to (hew thyfelf ’
openly ; incombatting for it,thou
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Poets Corner.
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EALSE- GREATNESS,
Ey Dr. Watts.
/f ILO, for ba re to call him bleft
IVI That only boasts a large estate.
Should all the rrtafures of the
. Meet, and confpire’to make him Great.
I know thy better thoughts, I know
Thy reason can’t de fee nd so low.
Let a broad Rreath with golden sands
Through all his meadow roil,
He’s bat a wretch, with all his lands,
That wears a narrow foul.
He swells amtdft his wealthy (tore.
And proudly poizing what he weighs.
In his own scale he fohdl? lays
Huge heaps of (bin ire.
He spreads the balance v-tde to hold
His manors and his farms.
And cheats the beams with loads of gold
He hugs them in his arms.
So might the ploW-boy climb the tree
When Cragut mounts his throne,
And both Hand up, and (mile and fee
How long their fhaddw’s grown.
Alas 1 how vain their fancies be
Do not do to me, what thou would ft
not that 1 should do unto thee,
1. A LL nature announces to
thee a Creator: adore him.
He u every where ; every where
he will hear thee.
2. The wonders which surround
thee, are his ministers; know no
others; thefewill alwaysfpeaktruth
to thee.
To think that (hape their own !
Thus mingled Hill with wealth and Hate*
Grafts himfelf can never know ;
His true demenfions and his weight
Are far inferior to his fhoW.
Were 1 so tall to reach the pole,
Or grasp the ocean with a span,
I must be tneafur’d by my foul;
The Hnnd’s theftandard of the maa.
The twenty-five precepts of
Addrefed to
Printed by order bf the Representatives of
the People, in their fitting at Bourdeaux.
Reason.
all true Sans Culottes.
combateft for rhyfdf; here is thy
duty.
13. As a true republican, watch
the enemies bf liberty, unravel fe
diddus plots, denounce conspira
tors, courageously seize patricides,
and deliver them to the justice of
the laws.
~ 14. Openly proteCV opprefted
innocence ; lend an ear neither to
hatred, resentment nor passions;
pardorf easily, if thou wouldst be
pardoned , hold scandal in horror,
and remember that a calumniator
is the greafeft of criminals.
15. Every republican mortal is
thy brother : always extend to
him the helping hand ; wkh can
dor, explain io him his errors ;
carefully conceal his failing?-, draw
him from his evil path ; and al
ways fay to thyfelf, I am a mein,
nothing which infer efts humanity is
foreign to ms,
16. Fly envy, jealousy; ambi
tion and intrigue, if thou wouldst
not commit baseness.
17. Be not wicked j love thy
neighbour as thyfelf; render him
service and be benificent; do not
to another what thou wouldst not
that he ihould do unto thee f and
in the practice of these virtue?,
thou wilt find thy recompence.
18. Be reserved in thy words ;
be reflected ; deleft a lie j love
truth ; fly from violence and an
ger ; let thy heart didate chy oaths,
if thou wouldst efcapC the evil
confequencesi
19. Be frank ; difintereftfcd ; a
void difimmulation,and thy actions
w ill be pure and without reproach;
20. Remember that usury, mo
nopolizing and felfifhnefs are cap
ital crimes.
21. Disperse riches, they are
the portion of fools 5 content with
thy loti* envy not that of another,
nor the fortune of thy neighbuor;
do not borrow if thoucanft not re
turn ; what belongs to anothef is
not thine; deceft avarice, usury
and idleness, if thou wouldst not be
despised and live in shame.
22. Be charitable, comfort fuf
fering humanity; let the widow
and orphan find in thee a defend
er ; proted women and children,
and regard with veneration, every
aged person.
23. Do thou, old med, teach
and inftrud the youthand thou,
matron, remain in thy family;
watch over thy children; they be
long to the country.
24. Sans Culottes Republicans;
to all thy brethren thou oweft a
good example; what they advance,
treat with kindness ; cherifti con
stantly thy wife, thy children, and
thy family ; with mildness inspire
the social and republican virtues ;
be a good father, a good husband,
a good son ; thou wilt be'worthy
of being free,and^y^buhtry will
love thee. blsß {
25. Remember, lastly, that the
mountain, the centre of virtues, is
r the rallying point of each good
citizen ; thou oweft it'homage,
veneration and fidelity, it alone has
wished thy happiness, alone has e
ftablithed it to the mountain, and
the brave defenders of the country
thou art indebted for thy liberty.
By J. Grasest St. Savveur.
The Representatives of the people, in theit
fitting at Boardeaux, order the impres
sion of these precepta.
PEYREND D. H ARV AL,
Secretary of the Commiflianerr 4
■ - C ' ' /-Ar -.'*i * ’ k f h i a 1 \ 1 X ' '
RULES,
Fok the Observation of a
PARENT.
f TJ EMEMBER that we'
JLV are all by nature prone
to evil, and chat children want a
conftanc watch over them to guard
them from it.
2. Wfien they have been guilty
bf a fault, and you are informed
of ft j remember that the inform
ant must have thought the child
was much to blame, or he would
not venture the loss of your esteem
in giving information against your
child j examine as you would ano
ther’s child, in whose favour pa
rental affe&ion does not influence
you, and act accordingly.
■ 3. Puriilh your own child for any
fault, for which you would punilh
another person’s, or, for which
you would think another’s deserv
ing of it.
4 In every instance divest your
felf of paffidn before you inflict
punifhmeht, that it may not ap
pear to the child, to be the efied
of a revengeful temper; and al
ways punim with refclutiori, but
with coolness.
5. Remertiber that your child
it not more promifirig by nature
than others,
6. Remember that when single,
you could easily fee fduks in chil
dren which you may be blind to,
when you come to have them of
your Own ; for^ in the latter case,
you have parental aftedhon to bias
you, and to veil their deffeds ;
therefore be constantly on your
guard left it blind you to the dic
tates’of calm reason.
7. Parental affedion often leads
people astray, insomuch, that the
irretrievable ruin of their children
is the consequence.
8 Never promise a thild any
thing, whether punilhment or fa
vour; and fail of performing your
promise; for in chat case, your
child will foOn find that you are
capable of deception, and you,
consequently, will loose your cred
it with your children.
9. Never have recourse to
frighful stories co compel a child
to fubmiflion, but let your author
ity be inforced by reason, as soon
as the child can understand it.
10; As soon as a child is old e
nough to difeover paflion, and to
(hew oppofidon to your directions,
it is then a fit fubjdt of punrfhmenc.
11. Reflect often on your senti
ments refpeCting family govern
ment, before you had oh 6 of your
own.
if. Never become a dupe nor
a tyrant of your children.
13. Remember how ridiculous
other parents appear to you; when
they blind their Ayes; and flop
their ears to the imperfections of
their children; and think how you
must appear to other people, if
you do likewise.
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FROM THI HARTFORD GAZBTTB,
1 w • '
. Mefirs. Beach & Co.
^he following Rules which I drew
tip while a single man, by which
to regulate my conduEi when I
came to have a family, I have
found of great service in the course
of my life. As it is pofjible they
may not be useless to fame of your
readers; if you think they merit
a place in your Gazette, by infert^
ing them you will oblige
A PARENT.
i£ Before you begin an exam
ination of your child, examine the
state of your own mind; and if
you find it inclined, either in fa
vor of, or against the child, defer
the examination of the child until
you can bring yourfelf to a candid,
and unprejudiced state of mind.
1 If, after a cool examina
tion, you find it prudent,and for
the advantage of the child to pun
i(h it, never defer infliCting. it, un
til a future period; for in that
case, you will be liable to forget
it, and consequently, the child may
think you meant only to frighten
it, and the consequences will be
very injurious to its welfare.
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Dr. Langdon’s Remarks on the
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