be on their guard against the modern innovations of soi-disant reformers, who, mistaking the character of their religion, by throwing an unnatural gloom over the cheerful face of Christianity, injure that hallowed cause which, by the most solemn obligations, they are bound to prosper and defend. THE CLERICAL PORTRAIT, &c. &c. LETTER I. THE UNDER GRADUATE. MY DEAR BOY, WHEN I look back for a moment on the chequered life I led at the University, mixing, judiciously (as I then thought), the utile with the dulce, and rewarding every hour's toil with three or four of recreation, I confess I have a considerable inclination to atone by present watchfulness for past neglect. |