, whom we consider as our superior."
To which Rebecca replied, "And the rarity of obtaining such a token, is what encreases the honour."
"Certainly:" returned young Henry, "and yet those in poverty, ungrateful as they are, murmur against that government from which they receive the blessing; and, unlearned as they are, would attempt to alter it.—We leave to the physician the care of restoring our health, we employ the soldier in fighting our battles, and the lawyer in the defence of our fortunes, without presuming to interrupt them in their vocations—then, why not leave, and without molestation, those to govern a kingdom who have studied the science of politics? For though a physician may not always be skilful, a soldier may not always have courage, a lawyer not always honesty, or a minister

always good fortune—yet, we should consider, that it is not upon earth we are to look for a state of perfection—it is only in heaven—and there, we may rest assured, that no practitioner in the professions I have named, will ever be admitted to disturb our eternal felicity.