9. Persons may go far, and yet not far enough; they may be convinced, yet not converted; like king Saul, have another heart, and yet not a new one.—Jay. 10. Those who depend on God, shall not want even in a desert.—Bishop Hall. B. HAPPINESS. WHAT is happiness? A name. Who has gained the precious boon? Who, when gained, has held it fast? Ah! it vanishes too soon, "T is too frail a thing to last. Yet to it men sacrifice Health and all her cheering train, Grown at length too dearly wise, When they find pursuit is vain. Onward, onward still they press, 'Tis the universal theme. Little birds on gaudy wings In the rattle's tinkling noise, How it greets the smiling boy! Shrined in gilded gingerbread More matured, the lightsome girl Seeks in dress the wished-for prize, |