e seven wise men cannot find it.

Two hares at once, and you catch neither.

His wealth is not on the barn-floor; it is in his brains.

At home, as I like it; in company, as others will have it.

They gave a naked man a shirt, and he says, 'How coarse it is!'

Hast thou a pie? Thou wilt soon have a friend at table.

The largest ass will not make an elephant.

'Freedom,' says the bird, 'though the cage be a golden one.'

Every soldier would be general--every sailor, admiral.

In travelling, and at their sports, men show what they are.

A _Greek_ speaks truth once in the year.

The cow has a long tongue, but she is not allowed to speak.

A golden bed will not relieve the sick.

_Russian Bible Society._ Dr. P. speaks in the highest terms of the
Princess Sophia Mestchersky, who was among the first to encourage him to
attempt, in 1811, the formation of a Bible Society in Moscow; which in
two years was realized.

"From this commencement in 1813 till my leaving Russia, the
princess had published ninety-three different pieces, amounting
to upwards of 400,000 copies, on religious and moral subjects,
which together form eight volumes, 8vo., and which were
gratuitously distributed, or sold at low prices."

Among these are the principal publications of the London Religious Tract
Society.

A very favourable account of the religious character of the late emperor
Alexander is given, chiefly from the communications of the illustrious
princess above mentioned, and written by her at the time of his death.

The Russian Bible Society was founded in St. Petersburg, on the 23rd of
January, 1813, and continued in full activity about twelve years under
the patronage of Alexander. During the last three years of his reign, he
was powerfully counteracted by a strong party formed among the principal
nobility and clergy. There were, too, conspirators forming diabolical
plans against the peace of the empire, who misrepresented to the
government the character and labours of the friends of religion and of
Bible Institutions, to turn away attention from themselves, and their
own wicked revolutionary designs. But the mind of Alexander was not
changed.

When Nicholas his brother came to the throne, the plots of the party
above referred to were happily overthrown. But unhappily Seraphim, the
metropolitan, with several other prelates, and one or two fan