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and give work to the industrious, preserve the portion of the helpless infant, and raise the head of the mourning father. People whose hearts are wholly bent towards pleasure, or intent upon gain, never hear of the noble occurences among men of industry and humanity. [[note]] N: 249 [[/note]] The talent of turning men into Ridicule and exposing to Laughter those one converses with, is the qualification of little ungenerous tempers. A young man with this cast of mind cuts himself off from all manners of improvement. Every one has his flaws and weaknesses; nay, the greatest blemishes are often found in the most shining of characters; but what an absurd thing is it to pass overall the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities? To observe his imperfections more than his virtues? and to make use of him for the sport of others, rather than for own improvement? We therefore very often find, that persons the most accomplished in Ridicule are those who are very shrewd at hilting a blot, without exerting any thing masterly in themselves. As there are many eminent Critics who never writ a good line, there are many admirable Buffoons that animadvert upon every single defect in another, without every discovering the least beauty of their own. By this means, these unlucky little Wits often
