"Onward! onward! Toils despising,
Upward, upward! Turn thine eyes,
Only be content when rising,
Fix thy goal amid the skies."




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CONTENTS.


LECTURE I. THE VALUE OF A GOOD REPUTATION

LECTURE II. THE PRINCIPLES AND PURPOSES OF LIFE

LECTURE III. SELECTION OF ASSOCIATES

LECTURE IV. THE HABITS AND AMUSEMENTS

LECTURE V. THE RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS