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powers and capacities of activity and enjoyment,
how noble and instructive appears the science of
ONTOLOGY.

The dignity and perfection of human nature,
the importance of knowing ourselves; the proper reg-
gulation of the passions, appetites, and affection; the true
enjoyment of life, the peace and happiness of our own
mind, and all the social virtues conspire to exalt and
recommend the study of ETHICS.

No employment can furnish so much useful
knowledge and wisdom, in the same time on so ea-
sy terms, as the study of HISTORY. This comprehen-
sive science presents to view the vast theatre of elap-
sed time. The mighty revolutions which have va-
ried the face of the world, the rise & fall of state and
empires, the triumph of knowledge and the mist
of ignorence, pass in succession before the eye. In the
course of a few days we live over ages, learn their man-
ners, gain their experience, and enjoy the fruits of their
labors, without sharing their toils and troubles. If
fame can make a man live after his death, history
gives him life before his birth. But the life of
fame is of little consequence; while that, which his