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On Friendship.

to communicate this blessing merely to the prosperous , but to tlite poor and distressed . When fortune smiles , when riches roll in , when honours are even crowning them with laurels , the world will profess Friendshi p . But where is the man , the rara avis , who * white calamity frowns * affliction threatens , and poverty impends , will aid and assist , coml fort and relieve ? This

is the test—a friend in need , is a friend indeed ; and such only deserve the name . Friendshi p not only implies a princi ple , but an act ; not merely a profession , butperformance ' . The Friendshi p of the world in general is merel y professional , " and consists in a number of promises or declarations which probably they never intended to execute , but delude . How greatly is such conduct to be abhorredand

a , yet how common I Here let us take a brief view of the different degrees of men who assume this character . The flattering courtier , learned in all the arts of sophistry , promises his poor dependants what he never means to execute . The social man , whose sphere exceeds not mediocrity , strenuousl y professes Friendshi to his friend whose

p , rank is superior , amidst the blaze of wealth and honour . The exalted party , by an adverse Providence , is hurled from the pinnacle of power to the drep-s of submission ; furnished with every hope professions can afford , he has recourse to his former friend , who receives him with disdain These are some of the effects of human Friendship , which glitter at the viewand vanish in the

, proof . How fleeting then are all our enjoyments ! how vain are all our comforts ! One grand cause why human Friendship is so precarious is , because man is a mutable creature , subject to various tempers and dispositions , prejudices , or antipathies . It is often seen that in those from whom we expect the most Friendshi p , we find the least , which arises from a groundless apprehension of the sincerity of their intentions .

As Friendship is a mental conception of regard for a particular object , it is often deceived , which deception being discovered , the Friendship gradually lessens . _ In order to the duration or continuance of mutual Friendship it 'is necessary there should exist between the parties a similarity ' of sentiment : this is essential to its progress and increase , as this often is the of if

means creating . By observation we find that people , after a short acquaintance , become the mutual participants of this communicative blessing , by reason of a similarity of sentiment and disposition . It is rarely seen that the simple and the wise , the profane and the pious unite in these sacred bonds of Friendshi

p . As the grand design of this social privilege is to impart ourioys and our sorrows to each other , unless there is an unity of mind , this freedom cannot take place . Can the modern profligate thus unite with the pious Christian ? or can the pious Christian seek alliance

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LONDON: Article 1
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 2
THE FREEMASONS' 'MAGAZINE: OR, GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY. Article 3
THE LIGHT AND TRUTH OF MASONRY EXPLAINED, BEING THE SUBSTANCE OF A CHARGE Article 8
TO THE PRINTER OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 11
ANECDOTES OF DR. GOLDSMITH. Article 13
THOUGHTS ON THE FOUNDERING OF SHIPS. Article 19
SIR PETER PARKER, BART. D.G.M. Article 20
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THOMAS DUNCKERLEY, ESQ. P.G.M. Article 23
ANECDOTE OF M. DE MONTESQUIEU. Article 28
TO THE PRINTER OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 29
Untitled Article 29
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, Article 32
Untitled Article 33
FAITH. Article 34
MERMAIDS NOT FABULOUS, Article 35
ON THE DISCIPLINE OF THE UNIVERSITY. Article 41
INSTANCE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE PENAL LAWS Article 43
ON THE BENEFITS OF LITERATURE. Article 45
A VIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF NAVIGATION. Article 47
THE GENERAL HISTORY OF CHINA: Article 51
A PICTURE OF PIETY AND ŒCONOMY. Article 56
ANTIENT CHARTERS. Article 58
ON FRIENDSHIP. Article 60
Untitled Article 62
COMMENTS ON STERNE. Article 63
DR. JOHN HUNTER, THE LATE JUSTLY CELEBRATED ANATOMIST. Article 68
TRAITS IN THE LIFE OF THE LATE UNFORTUNATE QUEEN OF FRANCE. Article 70
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 73
POETRY. Article 76
THE FORSAKEN FAIR. Article 78
TO THE PRINTER OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 79
THE QUEEN OF FRANCE's LAMENTATION, BEFORE HER EXECUTION. Article 80
FOREIGN OCCURRENCES. Article 81
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 82
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On Friendship.

to communicate this blessing merely to the prosperous , but to tlite poor and distressed . When fortune smiles , when riches roll in , when honours are even crowning them with laurels , the world will profess Friendshi p . But where is the man , the rara avis , who * white calamity frowns * affliction threatens , and poverty impends , will aid and assist , coml fort and relieve ? This

is the test—a friend in need , is a friend indeed ; and such only deserve the name . Friendshi p not only implies a princi ple , but an act ; not merely a profession , butperformance ' . The Friendshi p of the world in general is merel y professional , " and consists in a number of promises or declarations which probably they never intended to execute , but delude . How greatly is such conduct to be abhorredand

a , yet how common I Here let us take a brief view of the different degrees of men who assume this character . The flattering courtier , learned in all the arts of sophistry , promises his poor dependants what he never means to execute . The social man , whose sphere exceeds not mediocrity , strenuousl y professes Friendshi to his friend whose

p , rank is superior , amidst the blaze of wealth and honour . The exalted party , by an adverse Providence , is hurled from the pinnacle of power to the drep-s of submission ; furnished with every hope professions can afford , he has recourse to his former friend , who receives him with disdain These are some of the effects of human Friendship , which glitter at the viewand vanish in the

, proof . How fleeting then are all our enjoyments ! how vain are all our comforts ! One grand cause why human Friendship is so precarious is , because man is a mutable creature , subject to various tempers and dispositions , prejudices , or antipathies . It is often seen that in those from whom we expect the most Friendshi p , we find the least , which arises from a groundless apprehension of the sincerity of their intentions .

As Friendship is a mental conception of regard for a particular object , it is often deceived , which deception being discovered , the Friendship gradually lessens . _ In order to the duration or continuance of mutual Friendship it 'is necessary there should exist between the parties a similarity ' of sentiment : this is essential to its progress and increase , as this often is the of if

means creating . By observation we find that people , after a short acquaintance , become the mutual participants of this communicative blessing , by reason of a similarity of sentiment and disposition . It is rarely seen that the simple and the wise , the profane and the pious unite in these sacred bonds of Friendshi

p . As the grand design of this social privilege is to impart ourioys and our sorrows to each other , unless there is an unity of mind , this freedom cannot take place . Can the modern profligate thus unite with the pious Christian ? or can the pious Christian seek alliance

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