Canto Sixth .

Man’s responsibility in the management of his affections. Reasons why affections are misplaced. Our several duties in our appointed lots considered. The crossed in love. How to solve a hard problem. Examples drawn from life. Strange extremes Jealousy, and its twofold nature. The story of Lorenza’s trials. Grand results arising from disappointments. The rejected gift. Self-revenge repremanded. Woman’s influences. A thoughtless game discovered. Dissappointments reversed. Safety valves for vexed feelings. A look over the lottery of life. New inventions page XII required for the benefit of mankind. Good dispensations held at discount. The reason why, True Love’s cultivation. The results of neglects in love-culture. True life and its reverse. A blank in the affections. Sympathy for the lone deserving. The pernicious nature of diseased affections. Their activity in healthful state. The Poet’s safety valve. Employments for the affections. Life’s first request. The use of bestial pets. An apostrophe to the unengaged. Conclusion.