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⟨man⟩. Let thy virtue be thus diffuſed; ⟨and⟩ if thou believeſt with reverence, ⟨thou⟩ ſhalt be accepted above Farewel. ⟨May⟩ the ſmile of Him who reſides in the ⟨Heaven⟩ of Heavens be upon thee! And ⟨againſt⟩ thy name in the volume of His ⟨will⟩ may happineſs be written!"
The King, whose doubts like thoſe ⟨of⟩ Mirza, were now removed, looked ⟨up⟩ with a ſmile that communicated the ⟨joy⟩ of his mind. He diſmiſſed the prince ⟨to⟩ his government; and commanded ⟨theſe⟩ events to be recorded, to the end ⟨that⟩ poſterity may know, "That no life ⟨is⟩ pleaſing to God, but that which is ⟨uſeful⟩ to mankind!"
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THE WAY TO GROW RICH.
COSMO de Medicis, Grand Duke of Tuſcany, concerning whom, on account of his prodigious wealth, it was ⟨rumoured⟩ that he had the art of, ⟨tranſmutation⟩. A noble Venetian who tho' ⟨he⟩ had but a ſmall fortune, was ⟨extremely⟩ well recommended to his Highneſs
