SINCERITY IN CONVERSATION.
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Amongst too many ether instances OF the
great corruption and degeneracy OF the age
wherein we live, the great and general want
of sincerity in conversation is none of the
last. The world is grown so full OF dissimu-
lation and compliment, that mems words are
hardly any signihcaton of their thoughts
The old plainness and sincerity, that gener-
Gus integrity of nature, and honesty OF dis
position, which always argues true great
ness of mind, and is usually accompanied
with undaunted courage and resolution, is in
great measure lost amongst US.


The dialect of conversation is, now a-days,
so sweled with vanity and compliment, and
so surfeited (if you allow me the expression)
with kindness and respect, that it man
who lived century ago should return into
the world again, he would really want die
tionary to help I'm to understand his own
language, and to know the true intrinsic val
ue of the phrase in fashion and would hard
ly at FIRST believe at what low rate the
highest strains and expressions of kindness
do commonly pass in current payment; and
when he should come to understand it, it
would be a great while before he coald
bring himself, with good countenance and
good conscience, to converse with men up
on equal terms, and in their own way. And.
in truth, it is hard to say, whetherit it should
more provoke our contempt or our pity, TO
hear what selemn expressions of respect ana
Kindness will pass between men, almost up
on no occasion; how great honor and esteem
they will declare for one, whom, perhaps,
they never saw before and how entirely
they are, all on a sudden, devoted to his ser
vice and interest, for no reason I! how inf
nitely and eternally obliged to him, for no
benefit! and how extremely they will be
concerned for him, yea, and afflicted too tor
no cause!