Memoir of William Cookworthy : formerly of Plymouth, Devonshire / by his grandson.

  • Harrison, George.
Date:
1854
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Memoir of William Cookworthy : formerly of Plymouth, Devonshire / by his grandson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and make thee what the World calls a clever, smart man. But, if thy ambition carries thee no higher than this, thy views are full as low as his, who should give the whole endeavour of his life, to be the most perfect in leaping through a hoop. As I have mentioned obedience to conscience in little things, give me leave to say, that I am verily persuaded, that thy danger will be chiefly from what are esteemed so. Providence having placed thee among a parcel of gay, young people, I am jealous lest they should seduce and draw thee from that cha- racter which can, alone, become thee, to be like them- selves. Guard, therefore, against the easy, com- panionable spirit that leads thee from thyself, and loses -thee among vanities and wrong satisfactions. Be strong and play the man. Let Beason, and a calm sense of what is right, alone determine thy friend- ships compliances and pleasures; and never fear any odd consequences : for, as wisdom is honoured of her children, so she never fails to return that honour double on their heads. ]\Iay the God, whose creature thou art, and whose Eye is over thee for good, direct thy goings ! May his Good Spirit in thy heart gently lead thee into the love of all that is excellent and truly advantageous 1 And, if it seems meet to his unerring wisdom, may his good Providence render thy voyage 2Drosperous, and restore thee again to thy relations ; and may we all live in a grateful sense of our obligation to Him, —who has promised and fulfilled that He will be a Father to the fatherless, and a Husband to the widow !