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PROVEEBS
REV. WILLIAM SCOTT (DOWNEY, B. D.
** To know wisdom and instruction ; to perc«ive the words of
andeistanding." Proverbs 9f Solomon 1 : 2.
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BOSTON :
J. M. IIEWES, PRINTER. 81 CORNIIILL.
1854.
Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1853,
Br WILLIAM SCOTT DOWNEY,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of llaasachusetts.
TO
REV. PHINEA8 STOWE,
TBIS
VOLUME IS INSCRIBED
Af A
TOKEN OF THE AUTHOR'S PERSONAL FRIENDSHIP,
^AirO Ot HIS
HIOHEST APPRECIATION FOR THE
UNRESERVED DEVOTION
or
EXALTED TALENTS TO THE CAUSE
OF
4282o7
PREFACE.
I BRIEFLY commend, with grateful feelings,
the Sixth Edition of my little offering to the
good wiU, and indulgent criticism of men of
moral excellence ; hoping for the same sub-
stantial evidence of approbation which ran out
the first five editions, if the sentiments in its
leaves are truthfully applied.
PROVERBS
WILLIAM SCOTT DOWNEY,
CHAPTER I.
1. Would men but look more mi-
nutely into the glass of their own im-
perfections, we should find them less
censorious.
2. A well-spent Sabbath on earth
prepares us for the spending of a better
one in heaven.
•t&' ••'•'--' Do wksy^s proverbs.
3. It is far better to die a porter in
the fear of the Lord, than a courtier in
the fear of the devil.
4. Forced love must soon become
mortal hatred.
5. As large trees are not the most
productive, neither are wealthy men the
inost liberal.
6. To be rich, in most cases, is to be
arrogant and selfish.
%. Strong drinks are like wars, mak-
ing cripples of some men, and sending
others to the grave.
8. No man should think better or
worse of himself merely on account of
his birth ; but rather let all think so-
berly.
Downey's proverbs. 11
9. Beauty, like riches, has been pro-
ductive of more evil than good.
10. The tongue of the slanderer is
a deadly poison ; and the voice of the
scold gloomy,
11. Poor is the man who can boast
of nothing more than gold ; and equally
so must the woman be who can boast of
nothing more than her beauty.
12. The contrast which exists be-
tween the abstemious man and the
drunkard is this — the former governs
his affairs, but the affairs of the latter
govern him.
/
12 downby's pboyebbs.
CHAPTER n.
1. Rather be pierced by a dart than
by the tongue of a wife,
2. The seas are not still while the
winds blow ; neither can a man be spir-
itually alive while his affections are
upon the earth. *"
/
•8. He who would guide others/
ought first to guide himself.
4. The religion of the tongue is as i/
the leaves of a tree ; while that of the
heart is its fruits.
5. A Christian never exposes himself
more than when he neglects to pray.
DOWNEY'S PROVBBBS. 18
6. The use of strong drinks, to most
persons, is as pills of arsenic disguised
in a honey comb ; although palatable at
first, it is ruin at last.
7. Should thy birth be noble, let
good deeds show it; should thy birth
be mean, let Christian graces beauti-
fy it. •
8. Men possessing small souls are
generally the authors of great evil.
9. To die happy you must live holy;
receiving injuries without complaining,
and readily forgiving them.
10. Better that ignorant men re-
main silent, than babble from the lack
of argument.
14 Downey's proverbs.
11. While travelling I have often
noticed bull-dogs lying still while pup-
pies were barking.
12. For a tutor to give a pupil a
longer lesson than he can receive, is
much like a farmer giving a heavier
load to an ass than he can take to
market.
DOWNEY'S PROVERBS. 15
CHAPTER m.
1. Truth, although harmless as the ^
dove, is stronger than the lion.
2. The indolent man values rest;
but the industrious man labor.
3. Religion is a substance, while
pleasure is but a shadow.
4. Would most men be as ready to
aid the needy as they are to insult
them, many would be a blessing and
not a curse to those around them.
5. In loving a godly man we love
both God and man.
16 IXOWNET'S MIOVERBS.
6. Most men are preparing how to
live, but, alas ! not how to die. Let
such bear in mind that all who are pro-
fligate of their means in summer, must
perish in winter — for there is no proba-
tion in eternity.
7. Would women be as silent in most
things as they are in telling their age,
men would be far easier, and courts of
justice less troubled.
8. Never be too precipitate in your
decisions ; but previously to pronoun-
cing them, maturely consider both sides
of the question.
9. If most married women possessed
as much prudence as they do vanity, we
should find many husbands far happier.
DOWNEY'S PttOVBRBS. 17
10. We frequently find men while
attempting to ridicule others exhibiting
their own ignorance.
11. Would ungodly men think more
of the union which exists between God
and his ministers, we should find them
unwilling to offend the poorest of them.
12. Punctuality strengthens confi-
dence and secures respect
18 bowkby's proverbs.
CHAPTER IV.
1. Man's time is his property ; it J
therefore behooveth him to improve it.
2. Would man but think more of his
probationary stay on earth, how very
insignificant would the pleasures of this
transitory world appear.
3. To bring forward past grievances
is folly; but to forgive, and strive to
forget them, is wisdom.
4. An uxurious husband makes a
scolding wife ; and an over fond parent
a spoiled child.
DOWNEY'S PROVERBS. 19
5. Diligence, frugality, and perse-
verance, are the leading steps to wealth.
6. Scolding wives, like bad clocks,
are seldom in order.
7. A prudent woman studies the
comfort of her husband and household ;
whereas a scold and spendthrift thinks
of parties and fashions.
8. Marriage is the comfort of the con-
siderate and prudent ; but the torment
of the inconsiderate and self-willed.
9. Through religion we may pass
to joys above ; but through worldly
pleasures we shall pass to torments
below.
10. A wise man is he who keeps his
own secrets and adheres to charity.
20 DOWNEY'S PROVERBS.
11. Religion protects, while sin ex-
poses to shame and contempt.
12. While the wish of many individ-
uals is to arrive at heaven, we daily be-
hold them on the way to hell.
i
downby's peoverbs. 21
CHAPTER V.
1. Family worship is a spiritual wall,
which, if attended to, will keep from
the Christian's door such temptations as
he must be otherwise exposed to.
2. Whatever has been the fault of
one woman may be the fault of another.
3. Ignorance and impudence are in- fy/
separable companions.
4. Riches have benefitted tens, and
ruined thousands.
5. In religion consists the happiness
of the wise ; but in gold that of fools.
w.
22 Downey's proverbb.
6. It is wisdom to bear with evils
which we cannot remedy ; but the
greatest folly to clamor against them.
7. Would you have others to befriend
you, be friendly ; would you have them
to respect you, respect yourself.
8. As there is innocence in babes,
and imbecility in old age, even so there
is envy in pefverty, and arrogance in
opulence.
9. To receive an injury is to be
wounded ; but to forgive and to forget
it, is the cure.
10. Law without justice is as a
wound without a cure.
downbt's provbrbs. 28
11. Prosperity gathers smiles, wliilei /^
adversity scatters them. y
12. To keep your own secrets is wis-
dom ; but to expect others to keep them
is folly.
24 DOWKfiY'S PROVBftBS.
CHAPTER VI.
1. A gay body oftea accompanies a
weeping soul.
2. Money makes the gay lady ; but
virtue the noble woman.
3. The sword was never intended for
murder, but defence ; neither was the
tongue intended for slander, but prayers
and praises.
4. To countenance fraud is to succor
crime ; but to punish crime is to expose
the devil.
5. The hearer of God's word is a
tree planted ; but the doer is a fruitful
one.
6. It is better to drink the water of
indosfary firom an ear&ea cup, than the
wine of indolence from a silver tankard.
7. Most fashionable ladies are as
diamonds, because they are more costly
than useful.
8. Never be angry with your neigh- \^^
bor because his regt^us views differ f
from your own ; for all the branches of
a tree do not lean the same way.
9. Judge nothing by the appearance.
The more beautiful the serpent, the
more fatal its sting.
10. It is not sinful to be poor, but V
to be dishonest ; neither is it sinful to
be rich, but to be sordid.
26 downbt's peoyeebs.
11. A sacrifice of property denotes
philanthropy ; but a sacrifice of feeling
denotes love.
12. Never respect men merely for yr
their riches ; but rather for their philan-
thropy ; we do not value the sun for its
height, but for its use.
DOWNEY'S PROVERBS. 27
CHAPTER Vn.
1. Man ploughs the ground to make
it prolific ; God ploughs the heart to
make us Christians.
*2. The difference between a godly
wife and a worldly one is this ; the for-
mer is a real gem shining in the dark
evening of adversity ; but the latter is
a mere paste, glittering only in the
morning of prosperity.
3. A generous and a liberal man
gives what he can, and not what he
will ; a covetous man gets what he can
and hoards it at his will.
♦ The above was written in compliment to my
Yankee wife.— W. S. D.
28 DOWNBY'8 pbovbrbs.
4. For an individual to speak his
mind on every trivial occasion, is much
like a quack who would give mercury
to a sick man for every complaint.
5. To love for beauty and not for
virtue, is to love the gem on account of
its lustre ; but to love for virtue and
not for beauty, is to love the ruby for
its value.
6. When one errs from ignorance
he merits pity ; but when he errs wil-
fully let us be sparing in our reproaches,
for all men have human sensibilities.
7. Jesting among men is an evil of
greater magnitude than most persons
are inclined to believe. While indul-
ging in it we are given to lies ; but
Christians should avoid it. How can
DOWNEY'S PROVERBS. 29
we believe the parties to-day, who de-
ceived us but the day before ?
8. Modesty is the essence of purity,
but impudence is the effluvia of de-
pravity.
9. There is thunder in the voice of
the scold, but the music of " Apollo's
lute" in the language of the amiable
spouse ; the former wounds, but the
latter heals.
10. As there is innocence in infancy,
mirth in feasting, and awful solemnities
in death ; so there is quietude in virtue,
vanity in pleasure, and deceit in wealth.
30 Downey's proverbs.
CHAPTER Vm.
1. To awake a woman's curiosity is
to make her pliable.
2. Virtue and hospitality are spon-
taneous growths, which are often to be
met with where we least expect them.
3. When an intimate friend turns
from us, we often find him the most in-
veterate enemy.
4. The rich man travels as he pleases ;
but the poor man travels as he can.
5. To pray without faith is to make
a small fire while it is raining heavily.
31
6. As the compass, quadrant and
chart are the mariner's guide while on
a voyage, even so should the Bible, faith
and prayer, be the Christain's pilot
while on his voyage through time.
7. The Christian's trumpet is earnest
and fervent prayer ; let him not forget
to sound it while the enemy is near.
8. As honey is sweet to the taste,
and roses pleasant to the smell, even so
does religion speed us to heaven, but
pleasures to hell.
9. K a felon trembles before an
earthly judge, who is but mere man,
how will the impenitent man stand be-
fore the heavenly Judge, who is both
Qod and man ?
82 Downey's pkovbbbs.
CHAPTER IX.
1. As there are charms in music, and
ralue in gold, even so there is danger in
beauty, and delusion in pleasure.
2. It is easier to make the indigent
wealthy^ and the arrogant meek, tban
to make a rebel loyal, lawyers preadi
what they practise, or parsons practise
all they preach.
3. A flood of waters can but destaroy
Hhe body ; a deluge of sin must destroy
both soul and body.
' 4. Wealth may conceal a man's faults,
strength may rid him of his foes ; but
Downey's pkovbbbs. 9S
Bieitiier the oiie nor t]^ c^her ean \mim
the monster Death, or overcome imp«h
tial Time.
5. The match which M year oan^
will reduce a town to ashes. The small-
est sin will endanger both the soul of
the preacher and hearer.
6. To expect to reach heaven with-
out living holy, is to expect to move
the Alps by the strength of a man's
voice.
7. As prejudice is deaf, and necessity
lawless, even so are beauties void, and
beggars covetous.
8. Let every slanderer consider him-
self no other than the child of the devil,
3
34 Downey's proverbs.
who, while deceiving Eve, slandered
God. Gen. 3 : 4, 6.
9. Children are like beggars ; often
coming without being called.
DOWNEY'S PROVERBS. 85
CHAPTER X.
1. Doctrine without precept is as a
book without print.
2. As the careless rider, who on de-
scending a hill endangers his life by
giving slack reins to his horse, even so
do some men endanger their domestic
happiness by giving too much license to
ttieir thoughtless young wife.
3. The beauty of a man's person
may attract attention, while the noble-
ness of his soul alone will preserve ad-
miration.
y
36 Downey's proverbs.
4. As credulity is the sister of inno*
cence, even so is concealment the en-
emy to tranquillity.
5. For an individual to say he loves
God, and at the same time be otherwise
than charitable towards his fellow man,
is much like one who would have us
believe him a true son of the Church of
Eome, while he hates the Pope.
6. For a man to feed his body at the
expense of his soul, is the greatest
folly ; nor are those doing less who de-
sire the applause of men more than the
grace of God.
7. The warrior who unthinkingly
wanders from his camp unarmed, can
make but feeble resistance when over-
8T
taken by the enemy ; even so must be
the case with all nominal Christians.
8. The prescriptions of skilful phy-
sicians and surgeons, may cuje the in-
veterate diseases of a man's body ;
whereas the receipts of the inspired
writers of the Bible alone can heal Ae
soul.
9. Beautiful peaches are not always
the best flavored ; neither are handsdme
women the most amiable.
38 Downey's fbovbbbs.
CHAPTER XI,
!• Those who cannot keep their own
secrets ought not to be entrusted with
the secrets of others. How can we ex- < *
pect the plant of a tropical climate,
which drooped in our summer, to flourish
in winter ?
2. The prescriptions of quacks can
but injure the body of man, which is
already dying ; but the doctrine of
atheists must injure the soul, that can
never die.
3. To be truly pious is to be truly
loyal.
DOWKEY'S PB0YBBB8. 39
^ 4« To travel across the Atlantic we
make much preparation ; bnt to travel
through time, we make little or no pre*
paration. . This is folly !
6. The diflferenee between a wise
and foolish man is this — the former sees
much, thinks much, and speaks little ;
but the latter speaks more than he
either sees or thinks.
6. As the covetous man thirsts after
gold, and the drunkard after strong
drink, so should the Christian's thirst
be for religion.
7. Wealth may add splendor to life ;
while religion alone can secure substan-
tial happiness.
40 DOWHET*S PROT«RBS.
S. Tii% mvoA is nothing less tha»i a
gaffdem of mestimabte Talae whiob WMt
dmild BtriTe to cultivate.
9. Better is it to tell a man of his
finlts than to speak <^ them in his
idisenoe.
DOWITDY'S PROVERBS. 41
CHAPTER Xn.
1. To acquire wealth is to create
friends ; but to gain knowledge id to
acquire tibat power of which fame will
speak.
2. As man loves the vine for its fruit ;
so let him love his Creator for the gift
He has bountifully bestowed upon Hm*
3. As there is craft in law, even so
is there fallacy in politics, and envy in
indigence.
4. As the diamond is among precious
stones, even so is the Bible among
books.
42 bowney's proybbbb*
5. For one to admire a woman merely
for her beauty, is to love the building
for its exterior ; but to love one for the
greatness of her soul, is to appreciate
the tenement for its intrinsic value.
6. To seek for tetotallers at a gin
shop, is to expect donations from misers,
to hear thieves speaking truths, or priests
refusing tithes.
7. Food and raiment preserve the
body ; but prayer and fasting must
benefit the soul.
8. As the steamboat goes against
wind and tide, even so does the free^
thinker argue against reason and reve-
lation.
DOWNBY'8 PB0YBRB8* 48
9. Education may refine the man-
ners ; but the grace of God alone can
refine the soul.
10. Sauce maketh palatable the dish
of the epicure ; even so doth religion
sweeten the bitter cup of adversity to
the Christian.
44 DOWKBY^S PROVBRftS.
CHAPTER Xin.
1. Never repine at your lot ; all tke
heavenly bodies are not suns.
2. Light and darkness cannot exist
together ; neither can good works issue
from a depraved heart.
3. The best sauce for a dish of adver-
sity is Christian resignation.
4. The difference between religion
and pleasure is this — the former en-
lightens and elevates, but the latter in-
toxicates and cankers.
bowket's pbovbrbs. 45
5. It is not the mere mastication of
the food which satisfies the hungry soul ;
neither is it the mere reading of the
Bible that benefits the reader, bat the
digestion.
6. Of your neighbor's faults see little,
hear little, and speak less than you
either see, or hear.
7. While the reading of novels and
romances confines the thoughts of men
to things below, the perusal of the
Bible raises them to things above.
8. We often find men possessing for-
bidding appearances, like cloudy morn-
ings, which end in bright noons, and
balmy evenings.
46 dowbtbt's provbbbb.
9. As we do not appreciate the
diamond merely for its lustre, neither
should we value doctrine without ex-
ample.
DOWNBY^S PROVERBS. 47
CHAPTER XIV.
1. To touch a man's pocket is to try
his philanthropy.
2. No horse is so sure footed but he
may stumble ; neither is any woman so
pious but she may fall.
3. It is good for a man to repent of
his sins ; but better for him had he
never sinned.
4. The vanity of woman, like ambi-
tion in man, too frequently leads her
into snares from which she seldom
48 DawNB3r'&: ?ao¥BB3S,
extricates herself without sustaining
much loss of time, and enjbarrassment
of mind.
5. The smiles of women are of so irre-
sistible a nature, that while warriors are
subdued by them, monks and abbots are
disrobed of their saa^titj.
6. Would men take the same care of
their souls as they do of their bodies,
we should find our churches as thronged
upon the Sabbath, as our markets are
upon a Saturday.
7. The diflference between the phi-
lanthropist and miser is this — the for-
mer lives to give, but the kttey dies to
give.
Downey's proverbs. 49
8. Most women act as if they were
bom to wound and not to heal.
9. While bars and bolts may baffle
the thief, virtue alone will defeat the
slanderer.
60 DOWNEY'S PROVERBS.
CHAPTER XV.
1. As drinks have their dregs, so
does life have its sediment.
2. Power will accomplish much ; but
perseverance more.
3. Reason without revelation is as a
ship without a rudder.
4. The lack of gold can but impair
a man's dying body; but the lack of
wisdom must ruin his living soul.
5. All those who are disposed to
serve none other than their personal
friends, are like the epicure who pro-
Downey's provbrbs. 51
vides for his household only such dishes
as suit his own palate.
6. To make others wealthy you must
possess gold ; even so to accomplish a
reformation in our fellow men, we our-
selves must first be reformed.
*7. Prayer and fasting will lead the
Christian to the arms of Jesus; but
sumptuous dinners to the arms of
Morpheus.
8. Acid will deprive the spurious
metal, of its lustre ; so will adversity rid
the spendthrift of her sycophants.
♦ A sleepy Deacon daring Sabbath afternoon's di-
vine service, gave rise to my writing the above.
W. S. D.
52 Downey's proverbs.
CHAPTER XVI.
1. As a good tree produces good
fruit ; even so does a virtuous soul
produce pure thoughts.
2. No man is so learned but he may
be taught ; neither is any one so illite-
rate but he may teach.
3. Of what shall man be proud ?
Seeing his greatness must decline, and
his beauty fade.
4. Look at home first; after, you may
see more clearly abroad. All who
would accomplish a reformation in others
should first be reformed themselves.
DOWNEY'S PROVERBS. 68
5. A man cannot walk among thorns
and not be pierced ; neither can he
lead an impious life and die happy.
6. It is easier to make a glass tube
pliable than to convince an obstinate
woman she is in fault.
7. It is not the mere sight of the
medicine that cures the sick ; neither
is it the prayer of the tongue that pre-
pares us for heaven.
9. A pimple may occasion death ;
even so the smallest sin may lead to
eternal misery.
9. Birds of fine plumage are not
the best songsters ; neither are comely
women the most virtuous.
54 Downey's proverbs.
CHAPTER XVn.
1. To be poor, in most cases, is to
be covetous and despondent.
2. Falsehood is a polished exterior ;
but truth is a gemmed interior.
3. The school-boy's guide should be
his parents and teacher ; even so should
every man's guide be the Bible and his
conscience.
4. As the painted woman receives
her beauty from embellishment, even so
does the plagiarist receive his popularity
from the chemical combinations of the
genius of others. The one is the Ignis
\
DOWNEY'S. PROVERBS. 55
fatuus which but deceives ; the other
the rainbow spanning the beauty spread
out to the delighted gaze.
5. Pleasure rusts the soul, but reli-
f ' gion brightens it.
6. No man's sight is so strong that
he can read in the dark ; neither can
reason, without revelation, guide us to
heaven.
7. All who laugh in time may mourn
in eternity.
Countries are not without their coun-
terfeit money ; neither are societies
without their counterfeit feelings.
8. Pleasure is the sun of the morning,
the cloud of the meridian, and the storm
of the evening.
66 d<wnet's provekbs.
CHAPTER XVm.
1. To speak ill of an individual in
his absence is to kick at a dead lion.
2. A savage cannot understand the
properties, nor the value of the diamond;
neither can a vicious man appreciate the
graces of a virtuous wife.
3. No day is so bright but it may
have its clouds; neither is there any
country so tranquil but it may be po-
litically agitated.
4. Never despise small things, for we
were all infants before we became men,
and pupils ere we became teachers.
Downey's provbrbb. 57
5. As fear accompanies guilt, even
so does beauty ensnare genius.
6. The fruit of small trees is easily
stolen ; so the charms of the comely
poor are easily ravished.
7. The ungodly rich man in the hour
of affliction is like the proud oak of the
forest in a storm; but the pious poor
man, the reed in the bog.
8. As a storm conceals the glories of
the sun and defaces the beauty of the
landscape, even so do maddening pas^
sions deform the soul, bearing along
with their impetuous waves both pesti-
lence and death.
i
i
58 bowitet's frovsbbs.
CHAPTER XIX.
1. The difference between a puppy
and a fool is this — the one is bom blind
and continues so for nine days only,
while the other remains with his eyes
shut aU his life.
2. As the farmer ploughs the ground
and sows the seed, so does the minister
of the gospel pray and preach ; the for-
mer needs the natural showers of the
season, the latter the living showers of
the Spirit of God.
3. The difference between the godly
and the ungodly man is this — the one
like the bee sucks in the sweets of re-
Downey's provbbbs. 69
.ligion ; the other like the spider drinks
in the poison of pleasure.
4. Woman's eyes have pierced more
hearts than ever did the bullets of war.
5. As a fish out of his native element,
so is the fool in the society of the wise.
6. Man's fall in Adam is the chry-
salis of the insect ; but his resurrection
in Christ is the beauteous creature soar-
ing aloft, his wings bathed in the glo-
rious light of the Sun of Righteousness.
7. The difference between the hum-
ble minister of Jesus and the fashion-
able popular preacher is this — the for-
mer studies the pasturage for his flock ;
the latter the transferability of their
wool.
60 DOWNEY'S PROVERBS.
CHAPTER XX.
*1. As the raby when set with the
diamond, even so is a peer who pos-
sesses Christian graces.
2. The grace of a Sovereign makes
the peer ; but the grace of God alone
makes the true nobleman.
3. He who under the guise of friend-
ship appropriates the services of the
poor to advance his own immediate in-
terest, is no better than the vampire
bat.
* The above was written in compliment to Lord
Clarendon, late Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
W. S. D.
Downey's proverbs. 61
4. As an intoxicating drink is to a
toper, so is flattery to a fool.
5. Great buildings are not always the
best furnished; neither are large men
the most intelligent.
6. Bright days do not always consti-
tute warm ones ; neither do many smiles
make the true friend.
7. When the lion becomes infirm,
asses kick at him with impunity.
8. There is surer footing on the ice
than by the side of a comely profligate.
9. To neglect a wife's pleasure is to
create a storm ; but to grant her request
is to remain tranquil.
10. As purified silver is to the silver-
smith, so is a pious wife to her husband.
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62 DOWNEY'S PROVERBS.
CHAPTER XXI.
1. An eastern basltaw once complain-
ed that he had no shoes, but when he
saw a man without legs he was con-
tent.
2. The shade of faith and the cloak
of trae godliness is the best equipage
for the storm of adversity, and the keen
atmosphere of selfishness.
3. As chancery is the most durable
suit in law, even so is religion the most
lasting suit for man's voyage through
time.
4. We do not appreciate the dia-
mond merely for its brilliancy but for
DOWmBY'S PEOVBRBS. 68
its properties ; neither do we behold, the
beauty of Grod merely in his work of
creation, but more so in the stupendous
one of redemption.
5. Storm and tempest purify the at-
mosphere ; penury and disappointment
purify the moral atmosphere of the soul«
6. Rum intoxicates l^he toper ; love
the amorous ; and prosperity the fool.
64 downby's proverbs.
CHAPTER XXn.
1. When a man loses his money, he
loses that which labor can restore ;
when he estranges a friend, he may
gain others ; but when he loses his
spirit, he is lost indeed.
2. Although we must sometimes re-
ceive silver and copper in exchange for
our gold, we are not bound to keep
them together.
3. The difference between the godly
and the ungodly is this — ^the one launches
his bark in a place of broad rivers and
streams, where the sure mercies of God
strengthens his mast and fulls his sail ;
downbt's proverbs. 66
bat the other planges into the turbid
waters of pleasure and dissipation.
4. To hoard gold is the warranty to
wealth ; but the only insurance to
Heaven is true godliness.
5. Were most men as liberal as they
are curious, their progress to heaven
would be more rapid.
6. Religion is a sovereign balm to
the penitent ; but burning coals to the
scoffer.
7. The Grammar school prepares us
for College ; so do our frequent reli-
gious meetings on earth, fit us for the
great perpetual meeting in Heaven.
8. As a crowded stomach retards di-
gestion, so does prosperity retard charity.
66 IfOWSET^S PBOTBOS.
9. As a stoTe witliaat a fiie to Ihe
poor, 80 is the language of ihe selfish
rich man to the indigent.
10. As the furnace purifies tiie sil-
ver, so does charity rid wealth of its
dross.
dowkbt's pboyebbs. 67
CHAPTER XXm.
1. The obedience of a wife to her
husband, is loyalty to a sovereign, and
submission to Grod.
2. With the eye of the body we be-
hold things present and changing ; but
with the eye of the soul we see glories
unchanging.
3. Water quenches the thirst of our
bodies ; but the grace of God alone can
satisfy the soul.
4. As the earth, when manured,
proves prolific, so should every hearer
of God's word prove fruitful.
68 Downey's proverbs.
5. A punctual man is a seasonable
shower.
6. As a prime seed sown in rich soil,
so is a good deed done to a grateful
soul.
•
7. He who preaches the Gospel per-
forms a noble work ; but he who prac-
tices that which he inculcates, accom-
plishes a much nobler one.
8. As the snow before the sun, even
so is a polished lie before the naked
truth.
9. Prosperity graces the sunshine of
the summer ; but true godliness beauti-
fies the gloom of the winter.
10. The difference between the
preaching and the practising of the
DOWNEY'S PROVERBS. 69
Gospel is this — the former scatters the
seed, the latter gathers and distributes
the harvest.
11. The harsh language of an angry
man is the mere scum of his soul.
12. Those who use hard words to
their wives during life, and speak soft
ones of them after their death, are much
like the spoiled child and his drum.
He knocked in both sides and wept
afterwards.
70 DOWNEY'S PROVERBS.
CHAPTER XXIV.
1. The miser covets gold, the soldier
valor, but the Christian true godliness ;
the first deceives, the second intoxicates
and declines, the third cherishes and
elevates unto eternal glory.
2. When the noble soul bends to
benevolence, it adds lustre to brilliancy;
so does the selfish soul add to its own
gloom by turning aside to sordid prin-
ciples.
3. God forgives sins on contrition —
man on confession. The Creator looks
to the root of the vine — the creature to
its fair leaves and branches.
DOWNEY'S PROVERBS. 71
4. Steam gives action to the engine;
even so does the love of Jesus give life
to the soul.
5. Humility is a slow tide, which,
springing from God, will bear us on to
heaven. Pride is a boisterous sea,
springing from the Devil, and hurrying
us on to endless perdition.
6. As the tree cannot exist without
its sap, neither can the soul be spirit-
ually alive without the grace of God.
7. Hypocrisy is that hole through
which our vicious habits peep out.
8. As a cancer is to man's body, so
is party zeal to his soul.
9. Flattery is refined deception — it
is the froth of language — it is the alco-
72 DOWNEY'S PBOVBRBS.
hol of social intercourse — it is the pre-
scription of the subtle — and the nectar
of fools.
10. He who stoops a little, saves
trouble ; but he who stoops low, expo-
ses himself.
11. He who shuts his eyes to some
things, saves his sight ; but he who
winks at all things, is a fool.
12. As a grim skull lies covered be-
neath the fairest face ; so does an abyss
of torment lie beneath the surface of the
glittering sea of sensual pleasure and
dissipation.
13. As an empty house with a pol-
ished exterior, even so is a comely man
void of understanding.
THE
WEALTHY FARMER AND HIS SONS.
A certain wealthy farmer had two
sons. The first-born was a self-conceited
youth, but the youngest a meek, obedi-
ent child.
The old man feeling a desire to pro-
vide for them, requested that they both
should accompany him to his study ;
when he addressed them in the following
words : — My dear children, you are
perhaps sensible that the many years of
my life have taught me human wisdom.
^
74 THE WEALTHY FARMER AND HIS SONS.
and the blessing of God has abundantly
crowned my labors.
The growing infirmities of age make
me anxious to see you both settled in
life, that you may become worthy mem-
bers of society, and ever prove your-
selves deserving of my love.
I now place at your own disposal one
hundred thousand pounds ; suggesting,
for your benefit, that you consult me in
all your important transactions. Never
sell what you would be unwilling to pur-
chase, and do not purchase things by
their appearance.
Both listened to their father with at-
tention, and after receiving their portion,
took their leave ; but, alas, with different
dispositions !
The oldest son was determined to do
THE WEALTHY FARMER AND HIS SONS. 75
as he pleased, and never seek the coun-
sels of the old man ; while the young-
est was conscious that without his fa-
ther's advice he could neither improve
his time nor his money.
The brothers took different roads, and
entered into different branches of busi-
ness. The first-bom never returned to
see his kind father, nor to seek hie
counsel, but was at all times to be found
in the company of the thoughtless, the
spendthrift, and the debauchee. Thus
he wasted his time, and squandered his
money, and was at length reduced to
penury. He became a curse to all
around him, and died in wretchedness.
The youngest son, who was frequent
in his visits to his father, to seek his
counsel, became wise and wealthy, so
76 APPLICATION.
tibat he was a comfort to the old ma&,
and a blessing to society. He died
happy.
APPLICATION.
We are to understand from the par-
able, that God is the wise and wealthy
father, and mankind are his children.
He has wisely suited duties to privi-
leges. His invitations are to all. We
all have talents given us to improve.
We are all to seek him in prayer as we
need his counsel. Without his advice
we must err ; without being frequently
at his house we are in danger of being
lost.
Let all those who would neglect
churches for taverns and theatres, bear
in mind that the longer they turn from
APPLICATION. 77
God, the harder He will be to turn to
them.
To seek God often is the highest wis-
dom ; but to forsake Him is the greatest
folly, the worst ingratitude.
Finally, let us all bear in mind, that
when we sin against God from ignorance
He pities, and will, on contrition, pa*-
^on us. But when we transgress his
laws wilfully, we shall be beaten with
Biany stripes, and that notwithstanding
** many are called but few bxq chosen.'*
78 THE GREAT KING AND HIS SERVANTS.
THE
GREAT KING AND HIS SERVANTS.
A certain Christian King, whose
highest ambition was to do good, and
who had long benefited his subjects bj
his mild but firm government, and his
equitable decisions, wishing openly to
display to the nations around him his
wisdom and beneficence, called his cab-
inet together, and addressed them as
follows : —
My subjects ! It is my wish to with-
draw from the country for a season^
and I have convened you to instruct
you in relation to the administration of
THE GREAT KING AKD HIS SERVANTS. 79
my afikirs during my absence, that
there be no sufficient excuse for finding
a deranged state of things upon my
return.
First. Carry on your operations in
the same way that I do while I am with
you, for I shall hold each one of you
strictly accountable for his actions upon
my return.
Second. I insist upon your regular
correspondence with me. The Treasury
I place entirely in your hands, and give
you full power to make such appropria-
tions as you shall deem best for the ad-
vancement of the interest of the king-
dom, and the happiness of my people.
I would suggest that you freely exer-
cise towards them that mercy which
has ever been extended to you.
m THE GREAT KING AND HIS SERVANTS.
The hour of my return is uncertain ;
but my laws must be faithfully admin-
istered, and all my plans strictly carried
out according to the views I have laid
before you.
Upon my return I shall institute a
strict inquiry as to the manner in which
the government has been administered
during my absence.
Then shall I reward the faithful, and
punish those who have been otherwise.
He then dismissed the Cabinet, and
privately withdrew from the country.
They had only to become assured of
his departure to throw off all restraint,
and, most of them, act according to the
dictates of their own selfish interests.
They bought and sold. They builded
up and threw down. They neglected
THE GREAT KING AND HIS SERVANTS. 81
to correspond with their master. They
expended the gold of his treasury only
for their own emolument, or that of
their personal friends.
While things went on in this way, a
smaller number endeavored with single-
ness of purpose to accomplish their good
king's will.
The king suddenly, and unexpectedly
returned.
He summoned his servants before him,
and commenced an investigation of the
maimer in which his affairs had been
controlled. But sad was the state of
things.
The ministers of his Cabinet and
his courtiers thus approached him : —
** While you, my Lord, were absent, see
the ^od we have done. We have en-
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82 THE GREAT KING AND HIS SERVANTS.
acted laws from which taxes have been
collected from our poor laboring breth-
ren. We have built navies, and with
the arms of our country subdued many
neighboring nations. We have torn
down the old houses of your kingdom,
and built costly ones in their stead.
And, finally, seeing the prosperous state
of things resulting from our wise coun-
cils, we considered it superfluous to
trouble you with our correspondence
concerning it."
Next came the Bishops^ Deans^ and
Vicars to account to the good old king
of their administration. These began :
— *' See, your majesty, how worthy we
are. We have fleeced from our flocks
as much as it was in our power to do.
We have torn down the old cMtches
THE GREAT KING AND HIS SSRVAKTS. 88
and erected magnificent cathedrals upon
their sites ; for which our richer breth-
ren have rewarded us by raising our
salaries. We have been very strict in
the government of our churches, preach-
ing twice upon each month. We have
not wasted our substance ; for from
keeping all we got, we have amassed
an easy competence. We have always
inculcated the sound doctrine of the
Bible, and have taught the poor to give
cheerfully to each other. We have vis-
ited the sick and the poor, and given
them our counsel and our prayers ; but
we have withheld the gold, deeming
our counsel better fitted to teach them
the self-denial of the gospel, than to
place them in the way of temptation,
whei^they may be in danger of dressing
84 THE GREAT KING AND HIS SERVANTS.
too richly, or living too luxuriously.
All this good we have accomplished."
The last but smaller number of the
king's subjects then approached. They
were plainly clothed, and were the poor
of the kingdom. They could not boast
of having erected palaces or cathedrals.
They had never considered themselves
wise ; and feeling their lack of wisdom,
they had sought counsel by constant
correspondence with their master while
he was abroad.
All they placed before him was their
effort to obedience, and faith in his
wisdom and beneficence.
Their language was : — " Most gra-
cious Sovereign, we have nothing of
which to boast ; and because we have
simply followed your counsel, w^com-
THB GBBAT KING AND HIS 8SRVANTS. 85
mend ourselves to your mercy for the
many imperfections you will find in the
discharge of the duties which have de-
volved upon us."
The good monarch, after a brief si-
lence, thus addressiBd the assembly : —
My subjects ! I have patiently listen-
ed to your communications, while I
have myself seen more than you are
conscious of. You, my counsellors and
courtiers, have acted from motives of
worldly policy, and according to your
own wiU and pleasure. The laws which
you have passed can never receive my
sanction. Your wars were unnecessary,
your palaces were built at the expense
of the nation. You have exacted what
I never required. Away with you !
-You,*^ Bishops, Deans, and Vicars, your
L
86 THE GRBAT KING AKD HIS SBRYANTS.
works cannot receive any plaudits from
me. They brought you high wages and
popularity among men. Tour superb
cathedrals stand proudly in the sight of
man, but sordid and low are the souls
who officiate at their altars. Your
prayers and advices you freely gave to
the poor because they cost you nothing;
and while you have scrupulously attend-
ed to all the outward proprieties of life,
your hearts are the seat of every unsanc-
tified passion. You must away. You
have not one qualification to fit you for
my kingdom.
Turning to the minority, he con-
tinued : You, my loyal and obedient
subjects, have fulfilled my requirements
in doing to others as you would have
them do to you. Your correspondence
THB GREAT KING AND HIS SERVANTS. 87
I have often received, and your actions
I have approved ; your qualifications
entitle you to be members of my house-
hold. Come, come with me — the in-
heritance is yours !
To THE Christian Reader: —
Every individual has had some remarkable
era in his history, which has forcibly impress-
ed upon his mind the claims of truth and vir-
tue, and drawn him to the paths of wisdom by
exhibiting its reward.
Be this my apology for the introduction of
the following dreams.
W. S. D.
i
DOWNEY'S FIRST DREAM.
On the night of the 20th of January,
1835, while I was residing at Kingston,
Jamaica, W. I., I returned home to my
uncle's residence, from the theatre,
where I had been to see the play of Eu-
gene Aram. About three quarters past
twelve I retired to rest ; and was
scarcely asleep, when I thought I
saw the houses in the city disappear-
ing, and the sea and rivers dried up.
At the same moment the Blue Moun-
tains became levelled to a plain. A
great number of men, women and
I
i
92 dowkey's first drbam.
children, of every age and appearance,
were rashing on towards the East. Anx-
ious to learn what had happened, I
asked a friend who was running with
the crowd, what was the meaning of all
this. He replied, Do you not know !
this is the day of judgment. I cried
out to him, what shall I do ? His an-
swer was, I cannot tell you, I must go
on. So away he hurried, and I follow-
ed. I soon beheld a light brighter than
the noon-day sun shining around me ;
and there were gathered before me an
innumerable assembly. I saw the clouds
towards the East part, rolling back like
two great folding door^, and a majestic
being appi9ared. He was attended by
a host of holy angels. So great was
the eflfiilgence of divine glory that I
Downey's first dream. 98
was forced to close my eyes, while I
trembled from head to foot. With all
the sublimity of divine majesty, he took
his seat upon a throne of pure gold.
The immense assembly fell prostrate to
the ground. When they were raised
from their prostration, I beheld, towards
the right hand of the Great One, a most
beautiful walk, adorned on both sides
with flowers of every species. Graceful
fountains of marble and silver spouted
forth their columns of clear water ; while
the dazzling brightness of the glory of
the Judge could not be looked steadily
upon with the naked eye.
The grand walk led to the clouds, and
all who passed on to the right of the
throne, disappeared in the clouds.
To the left I beheld a fearful abyss
94 bownet's first dream.
from which I heard great thanderings ;
and there issued therefrom thick black
colunms of smoke, so that all was dark
and frightful. I saw that those who
moved onward to the left dropped into
the abyss, and were seen no more. All
this lasted for a day as long as seven
days; and when all had disappeared,
I, alone, stood before the Judge, pale
and trembling. I made bold to ap-
proach his seat, and cry. Lord, what am
I to do ? With sweet and gracious
looks, he pointed to the abyss, and in
tones of melting tenderness, replied, I
do not wish to send you there, and, point-
ing to the pathway, he said, You are not
fit to ascend to this place ; but go back
and teach until I am ready for you, and
you are prepared to meet me.
DOWNEY'S FIRST DREAM. 96
I noticed the Judge had marked all
those who had ascended the walk. I
asked him if he would not mark me also.
He replied, You are not worthy of it.
So saying, he motioned me away, and
disappeared.
I then awoke, and felt as wretched as
man may feel, until I was led to decide
to live and die in the service of the kind
and gracious Judge. W. S. D.
96 VISION SECOND.
VISION SECOND.
New Orleans, La., U, S. A.
August 1, 1851.
I had retired to bed at half past ten,
P. M., and falling asleep, I dreamed I
was in a sequestered spot. Tired and
hungry with the travels of the day, I
had seated myself upon a little hillock.
Looking about, I beheld one flying from
the clouds towards the place where I
sat. As he approached me, he threw
aside his veil, and displayed a figure of
unequalled beauty.
Addressing me — Child of sorrow, he
said, I am sent both to instruct and sue-
VISION SECOND. 97
cor you. He then bade me take hold
of his robe, which I did, when he bore
me with him to the summit of a lofty
mountain. Alighted here, I saw, at its
base, a large field, and in its centre an
orchard, crowded with trees of every
sort. It was surrounded by a high wall,
at different points of which were four
gates.
My guide bade me notice what I saw,
and asked. Are you not hungry ? I re-
plied, yes. He questioned. What do
you notice in yonder orchard ? I an-
swered, I see numerous trees crowded
with leaves, but no fruit.
He bade me follow him. We de-
scended to the orchard, and closely ex-
amined the^trees, but could discover no
fruit. Will not the beauty of the or-
J
98 VISION SECOND.
chard, the limbs of the trees, or their
numerous leaves satisfy your hunger ?
said he. No, I replied. He then took
from his bosom a wand, and pointing it
to the trees, he pronounced, Be fruitful !
Instantly every tree was loaded with the
richest fruits. At his request I freely
plucked and ate. My hunger was ap-
peased.
He then addressed me as follows : —
Open your ears, hear, and be wise.
This field is the world. The orchard is
the one true church, and Christ is its
body. The different trees which you
see, are the different denominations of
Christians. The branches and leaves,
which could not satisfy your hunger,
are the prayers of nominal Christians,
which avail little in the sight of God.
VISION SBCONB. 99
The fruits, which have since refreshed
yoa, and made you glad, are the works
of good men, which are ever well pleas-
ing in the sight of God.
Go upon your way, said he, and be
for the future more watchful over your
own heart, than you are to notice the
conduct of others. He then flew away
and left me, and I awoke.
100 VISION THIRD.
VISION THIRD.
St, Sidwells, Exeter, England,
Afigust 10, 1852.
. I had retired to rest at 12, P. M.,
and was scarcely asleep, when I thought
I beheld a light in the heavens much
brighter than the noon. While I looked,
the skies opened, and a heavenly mes-
senger appeared before me. His hair
was like threads of gold. His counte-
nance more comely than any maiden I
have ever looked upon. His raiment
was much whiter than wool. In his
right hand he bore an artificial branch
of the rose tree, upon which bloomed
one flower, composed of the most pre-
VISION THIRD. 101
cious and brilliant stones. Over his left
arm fell a scarf richly wrought with
threads of gold, and thickly studded
with gems : from it was suspended a
large golden cross.
He made me to understand that the
artificial branch was an emblem of
" Forget me not." That the scarf and
the golden cross were the property of the
Pope of Rome. He then held up both
hands to heaven and cried aloud, ** The
Church of Rome shall no longer be for-
gotten before God." When he had
uttered this three times, the clouds
opened and received him from my view.
These dreams, I solemnly declare,
came to me as 1 have related them.
Wm. Scott Downey.
OPINIONS OF THE BOSTON PRESS.
Downey's Proverbs. Wisdom in minia-
ture. Rev. William Scott Downey, B. D., has
published a fifth edition of his Book of Pro-
verbs, which he inscribes to Rev. Phincas
Stowe. The book is full of brief, pithy, sen-
sible and striking paragraphs, each detached
from the other, but all forming a chain of wis-
dom and trath.
Mr. Downey has upon his subscription list
the names of some of the most eminent divines,
merchants and scholars of this city, and the
work is printed and covered in a style worthy
of the contents. — DcMy Courier^ 1863.
OPINIONS OF THE BOSTON PRESS. 103
Proverbs. By Rev. WUliam Scott Dow-
ney, B. D. We are indebted to the author for
a copy of this most excellent work. A fifth
edition has just been issued, and is, we are
pleased to learn, meeting with a rapid sale.
Its contents are full of instructive merit. Many
of the proverbs contain the true gems of
thought, conveyed in the most sententious and
pointed language. It is a book that possesses
the elements of a permanent interest, and
should be on every table. Its author is a
most worthy man. He is now m our city and
will be happy to dispose of his book. It is
worthy to mention that the " Proverbs " have
passed through five large editions in this coun-
try. Among the list of subscribers are some
of our first citizens.— 2>ae7y See^ July 9, 1853.
Downey's Book op Proverbs has been
handsomely published in a little volume. It is
a good-hearted and well-intended volume, and
104 OPINIONS OP THE BOSTON PRESS.
contains some proverbs of more than common
excellence. Rev. Mr. Downey resides in this
city, and is an entirely inoffensive gentleman,
desirous of doing some good in his day, and
turning his work to some account. The vol-
ume will look handsomely on the centre table,
and may be taken up at any time with advan-
tage. — Bunker Bill Aurora and Boston Mir-
ror, July 23c?, 1853.
Downey's Proverbs. Rev. William Scott
Downey, who, we believe, has become a resi-
dent of this city, has just issued here, from the
press of J. M. Hewes, a handsome little vol-
ume — ^the fifth edition — chiefly confined to
short, pithy and sensible proverbs, but con-
taining also two or three more lengthy essays
or tales of a good moral and religious tendency,
and an account of three veritable dreams of
the author. As Mr. Downey's object seems
to be '^to do good and communicate," and as
OPINIONS OF THE BOSTON PRESS. 106
this pretty volume will promote that end, we
cannot but hope that it will have an extensive
circulation. His proverbs are all good and in-
structive, and some of them are worthy of an
enduring place in the memory. — Daily Even-
ing Traveller^ July 25^A, 1858.
Book op Proverbs. The fifth edition of a
very useful and neatly executed little work,
entitled " Proverbs, by William Scott Downey,
B. D.," has just been published in Boston by
the author, from whom we have received an
elegant bound copy. . Besides the proverbs, it
contains sundry allegories and dreams, which
make it unique as well as instructive. In the
list of subscribers appended to it, we observe
the names of Governor Clifford, Hon. Abbott
Lawrence, Hon. R. C. Winthrop, Mayor Sea-
ver. Rev. Dr. Eastbum, Rev. Dr. Vinton,
Rev. Dr. Walker, of Cambridge, and many
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106 OPINIONS OF THE BOSTON PRESS.
other distinguished citizens. Mr. Downey
was formerly a missionary in the British
West India Islands, and seems to possess a
truly catholic spirit, and to be animated by
a philanthropic feeling. — lAherator^ July 29^A,
1853.
Downey's Proverbs. A Book of Pro-
verbs, by Rev. William Scott Downey, has
been sent us by the author. It is published
in good style, and contains most excellent
sentiments, conveyed m a very terse and
striking manner. The author's list of sub-
scription contains the names of nearly the
whole body of Protestant clergymen in this
city and its vicinity. — DaUy Evening Tran-
seript^ August 8tA, 1853.
We are indebted to the author, Rev.
William Scott Downey, D. D., for a copy of
OPIiaONS OP THE BOSTOK PRESS. 107
a neat little volume of Proverbs, chiefly of a
moral and religious nature. It is &om the
press of Mr. J. M. Hewes. The book is
beautifullj printed, and its contents bespeak
the author to be a profound thinker of gen-
erous and kindly sentiments, and alive to the
frailties and wants of his fellow-men. As
his errand among us is one of religious love,
Christian benevolence and pious zeal, we wish
him all success in his undertakings, and an
extended sale to his excellent little compen-
dium of wisdom. — Daily Atlas^ Aug. 1, 1853.
We are indebted to the author for a copy
of a neat little volume, entitled " Proverbs :
by Rev. William Scott Downey, B. D." It
contains many excellent maxims which it
would be well if the world would follow, and
abounds with that charity and good nature
which marks the bearing of the author. He
108 OPINIONS OF THE BOSTON PRESS.
has just received from Queen Victoria's chief
secretary tiie following note, written in a neat
hand and in good taste : —
Osborne, Aug. 22, 1853.
Rev. Sir — I have received the commands of her
Majesty the Queen to inform you of the receipt of
the book which accompanied your letter of the 2d
inst., and which has been very graciously accepted
by her majesty.
I am further commanded to assure you of her
majesty's high appreciation of the loyal sentiments
expressed in your letter.
I have the honor to be, reverend sir^
Your obedient and humble servant,
C. B. Pnipps.
The Rev. W. S. Downey.
IPost, Sept. 1th, 1853.
OPINIONS OF THE ALBANY PRESS.
Proverbs, by Rev. William Scott Dow-
ney, B. D. This is a pleasant and instructive
little work, deserving a place on every body's
table. It is full of terse sayings and senti-
ments, aU tending to the promotion of a high
Christian morality. It is published in excel-
lent style, and contains a great deal of good,
without any mixture of evil. Its tone is that
of kindness, and, what is not common in such
productions, tolerant.
" Never be angry with your neighbor be-
cause his religious views differ from your
own; for aU the branches of a tree do not
110 OPINIOKS OF THE ALBANY PRESS.
lean the same way," is one of the proverbs,
and contains the spirit of the whole book. —
Albany Daily State Register^ Feb, 28, 1854.
Proverbs, by Rev. William Scott Dow-
ney. We are under many obligations to the
author for a beautiful copy of tfiis pleasant
little volume. Its proverbs are full of wisdom,
and, in their themes and construction, valua-
ble and interesting. We commend him and
his work to the attention of the thoughtful.—
Albany Journal, Feb. lOih, 1854.
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