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KINGS,

KINGS-Five Special Cares of.

A king must have a special care of five things, if he would not have his crown to be but to him "unhappy felicity:"-1. That "pretended holiness" be not in the church, for that is twofold iniquity; 2. That "useless equity" sit not in the chancery, for that is "foolish pity;" 3. That "useless iniquity" keep not the exchequer, for that is a cruel robbery; 4. That "faithful rashness" be not his general, for that will bring, but too late, repentance; 5. That "faithless prudence" be not his secretary, for that is a snake beneath the green grass. Bacon.

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Ibid. And by the breath of sycophants applied,

KINGS.

Cure not the least fit of an ague in us.
We may give poor men riches; confer honours
On undeservers; raise or ruin such
As are beneath us; and with this puff'd-up
Ambition would persuade us to forget
That we are men: but He that sits above us,
And to whom, at our utmost rate, we are
But pageant properties, derides our weakness:
In me, to whom you kneel, 'tis most apparent;
Can I call back yesterday, with all their aids
That bow unto my sceptre? or restore
My mind to that tranquillity and peace
It then enjoy'd?

KINGS-Impotence of.

Alas! what are we kings?

Massinger.

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The love of kings is like the blowing of Winds, which whistle sometimes gently among The leaves, and straightway turn the trees up by

The roots; or fire, which warmeth afar off,

And burneth near at hand; or the sea, which makes

Men hoist their sails in a flattering calm,
And to cut their masts in a rough storm.
They

Place affection by times, by policy,

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Misery of princes,

That must of force be censured by their slaves!
Not only blamed for doing things that's ill,
But for not doing all that all men will.

By appointment; if they frown, who dares KINGS-Neglect of.

call

Them inconstant: if bewray secrets, who
Will term them untrue? if they fall to other
Loves, who trembles not, if he calls them
unfaithful?
Johnson.

Unbounded power and height of greatness give To kings that lustre which we think divine; The wise who know 'em, know they are but

men;

Webster.

When those whom Heaven distinguishes o'er millions,

Profusely gives them honours, riches, power, Whate'er the expanded heart can wish; when they,

Accepting the reward, neglect the duty,
Or worse, pervert those gifts to deeds of ruin,
Is there a wretch they rule so mean as they,-
Guilty at once of sacrilege to Heaven,
And of perfidious robbery to men?

Mallet.

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How perilous the height, how near to heaven;
Ten thousand ways exposed here to the lust
Of lawless will, there to the darker ruin
Of venal flattery.

KINGS-Wise.

Eurydice.

Wise kings have generally wise councillors, as-He must be a wise man himself, who is capable of distinguishing one. Diogenes.

KISS-A Devout.

I came to feel how far above All fancy, pride, and fickle maidenhood, All earthly pleasure, all imagined good, Was the warm tremble of a devout kiss.

KISSES-Sweets of.

Keats.

Sweet were his kisses on my balmy lips,
As are the breezes breath'd amidst the groves
Of ripening spices on the height of day.
KISSING (in Iceland) - Custom of.

Behn.

I whispered to Fritz (a touring companion) how I had always understood it was the proper thing in this country (Iceland) for travellers departing on a journey to kiss the ladies who had been good enough to entertain them, little imagining he would take me at my word. Guess my horror when I saw him, with an intrepidity I envied, but dared not imitate, first embrace the mamma by way of prelude, and then proceed, in the most natural way possible, to make the same tender advances to the daughter. I was dumb with consternation; the room swam before me; I expected we should next minute be packed, neck and crop,

KISSING.

into the street, and that the young lady would
have gone off into hysterics. It turned out,
however, that such was the very last thing
she was thinking of doing. With a simple
frankness that became her more than all
the boarding-school graces in the world, her
eyes dancing with mischief and good humour,
she met bim half way, and pouting out two
rosy lips, gave him as hearty a kiss as ever it
might be the good fortune of one of us he-
creatures to receive. From that moment I
determined to conform to the customs of the
inhabitants.
Lord Dufferin.

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KISSING.

embodied when completed, but is instantly reproduced, and so is immortal. It is as old as the creation, and yet is as young and fresh as ever. It pre-existed, still exists, and always will exist. It pervades all nature. The breeze, as it passes, kisses the rose, and the pendant vine stoops down and hides with its tendrils its blushes, as it kisses the limpid stream that waits in an eddy to meet it, and raises its tiny waves, like anxious lips, to receive it. Depend upon it Eve learned it in Paradise, and was taught its beauties, virtues, and varieties by an angel, there is something so transcendent in it. How it is adapted to all circumstances! There is the kiss of welcome and of parting; the long, lingering, loving, present one; the stolen, or the mutual one; the kiss of love, of joy, and of sorrow; the seal of promise, and the receipt of fulfilment. Is it strange, therefore, that a woman is invincible, whose armoury consists of kisses, smiles, sighs, and tears?

KISSING-Ecstasy of.

Haliburton.

I swear, I love you with my first virgin fondness;
I live all in you, and I die without you:
At your approach, my heart beats fast within me;
A pleasing trembling thrills through all my

blood,

Whene'er you touch me with your melting hand;
But when you kiss, oh! 'tis not to be spoke!
Gildon.

KISSING-not a mere Expression.
Humid seal of soft affections,

Tenderest pledge of future bliss,
Dearest tie of young connections,
Love's first snowdrop, virgin bliss.

Speaking silence, dumb confession,
Passion's birth, and infants' play,
Dove-like fondness, chaste concession,
Glowing dawn of brighter day.

Sorrowing joy, adieu's last action,
When lingering lips no more must join:
What words can ever speak affection

So thrilling and sincere as thine! Burns.

A kiss fairly electrifies you; it warms your blood, and sets your heart a-beating like a brass drum, and makes your eyes twinkle like stars in a frosty night. It ain't a thing ever to be forgot. No language can express it, no letters will give the sound. Then, what in natur' is equal to the flavour of it? What an aroma it has! How spiritual it is! It ain't gross, for you can't feed on it; it don't cloy, for the palate ain't required to test its taste. It is neither visible, nor tangible, nor portable, nor transferable. It is not a substance, nor a liquid, nor a vapour. It has neither colour nor form; imagination can't conceive it. It can't be imitated or forged. It is confined to no clime or country, but is ubiquitous. It is dis- | Puir folk wadna get it.

KISSING-Propriety of.

Some say that kissing's a sin;
But I think it 's nane ava,
For kissing has wonn'd in this warld
Since ever that there was twa.

Oh! if it wasna lawfu',

Lawyers wadna allow it;
If it wasna holy,
Ministers wadna do it;
If it wasna modest,
Maidens wadna tak' it;
If it wasna plenty,

Ibid.

KISSING.

KISSING-a Mysterious Virtue.

What's in a kiss? Really, when people come to reflect upon the matter calmly, what can they see in a kiss? The lips pout slightly and touch the cheek softly, and then they just part, and the job is complete. There is a kiss in the abstract! View it in the abstract! -take it as it stands!-look at it philosophically! What is there in it? Millions upon millions of souls have been made happy, while millions upon millions have been plunged into misery and despair by this kissing; and yet, when you look at the character of the thing, it is simply a pouting and parting of the lips. In every grade of society there is kissing. Go where you will, to what country you will, you are perfectly sure to find kissing! There is, however, some mysterious virtue in a kiss, Cockton.

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KNOWLEDGE.

KNOWLEDGE-Reasons for Acquiring.

Men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation, and sometimes to enable them to obtain the victory of wit and contradiction, and sometimes for lucre and possession; but seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason for the benefit and use of man, as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind, to walk up and down with a fair prospect, or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon, or a fort on commanding ground for strife or contention, or a shop for profit and sale, and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator, and the relief of man's estate. Bacon.

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