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709. LOCHINVAR.

708. CHARACTER OF PITT. The secretary-stood alone; modern degeneracy-had O young Lochinvar is come out of the west, not reached him. Original, and unaccom-Thro' all the wide border, his steed was the bestmodating, the features of his character-had the hardihood of antiquity. His august mind And save his good broadsword, he weapon had overawed majesty: and one of his sovereigns He rode all unarmed, and he rode all alone. [none, thought royalty so impaired in his presence, So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war, that he conspired to remove him, in order to There never was knight, like the young Loclunvar. be relieved from his superiority. No state He staid not for brake, and he stopp'd not for stone, chicanery, no narrow system of vicious poli. tics, sank him to the vulgar level of the great; He swam the Eske river, where ford there was bt overbearing, persuasive, and impractic-But ere he alighted, at Netherby gate, [none. e, his object--was England, his ambition was fame. Without dividing, he destroyed party; without corrupting, he made a venal age unanimous.

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The bride had consented, the gallant came late.
For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war,
Was to wed the fair Ellen, of brave Lochinvar.
So boldly he enter'd the Netherby Hall,
Mong bridesmen, and kinsmen, and brothers and
Then spoke the bride's father.his hand on his sword,
For the poor craven bridegroom said nevera word,
O come ye in peace, here, or come ye in war,
Orto dance at our bridal, young Lord Lochavar?"
"I long woo'd your daughter, my suit you denied;
Love swells like the Solway, but ebbs like its tide;
And now am I come, with th's lost love of mine,
To tread but one measure, drink one cup of wine.
There are maidens in Scotland, more lovely by far,
That would gladly be bride to the young Lochin-

var."

France sank beneath him. With one nand, be smote the house of Bourbon, and wielded, with the other, the democracy of England. The sight of his mind-was infinite; and his schemes were to affect, not England, and the present age only, but Europe, and posterity. Wonderful were the means, by which these schemes were accomplished; always seasonable, always adequate, the suggest ons of an understanding, animated by ardor, and enlightened by prophecy. The ordinary feelings, which rende: life amiable, and indolent, were unknown to him. No domestic difficulty, no domestic weakness reached him; but, aloof from the sordid occurrences of life, and unsullied by its inter- The bride kiss'd the goblet, the knight took it up, course, he came, occasionally, into our system. He quaff'd off the wine, and he threw down the cup. to counsel, and to decide. A character so She look'd down to lush and she look'd up to sigh, exalted, so strenuous, so various, and so authoritative, astonished a corrupt age; and the With a smile on her Ep, and a tear in her eye. Treasury trembled at the name of Pitt, thro' He took her soft hand, ere her mother could bar; all her classes of venalty. Corruption ima "Now tread we a measure," said young Lochinvar. gined, indeed, that she had found defects in So stately h's form. and so lovely her face, this statesman; and talked much of the ruin That never a hall such a galliard did grace; of his victories; but the history of his country. While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, and the calamities of the enemy, refuted her. Nor were his political abilities-his only And the bridegroom-stood dangling his bonnet talents: his eloquence--was an era-in the and plume. senate; peculiar, and spontaneous, familiarly And the bride ma'dens whispered, "T were bet[ter by far, expressing gigantic sentiments, and instine-To have match'd our fair cousin, with young tive wisdom; not like the torrent of Demosthenes, or the splendid conflagration of Tully, it resembled sometimes the thunder, and sometimes the music of the spheres. He did not, like Murray, conduct the understanding through the painful subtlety of argumenta-So light to the croupe, the fair lady he swung, tion, nor was he, like Townshend, forever on the rack of exertion; but, rather, lightened So light to the saddle, before her he sprung, upon the subject, and reached the point by "She's won, we are gone, over bank. bush, and flashings of the mind, which. like those of his [young Lochinvar. eye, were felt, but could not be followed. They'll have swift steeds that follow," quoth Upon the whole, there was something in There was mounting 'mong Græmes of the Nether this man, that could create, subvert, or reform; an understanding, a spirit, and an eloby clan. (they ra quence, to summon mankind to society, or to Fosters, Fenwicks, and Musgraves, they rode and break the bonds of slavery asunder, and to There was racing, and chas ng on Cannobie Lea, rule the wilderness of free minds with un-But the lost bride of Netherby ne'er did they see. bounded authority-something that could establish, or overwhelm empires, and strike a blow in the world, which should resound throughout the universe.-Grattan. Reward him for the noble deed, just Heaven! For this one action, guard him and distinguish him. With signal mercies and with great deliverances; Save him from wrong. adversity and shame: Let never-fading honor flourish round hun, And consecrate his name ev'n to time's end: Let him know nothing but good on earth, And everlasting blessedness hereafter. 38

Lochinvar."

One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear,
When they reach'd the hall door, and the charger

stood near,

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So dar ng in love, and so gallant in war. [invar?
Have you e'er heard of gallant like young Loch-

The good merchant wrongs r ot the buyer in number, weight, or measure. These are the landmarks of all trading, which must not be removed: for such cosena.e were worse than open felony. First, because they rob a man of his purse, and never bid him stand. Secondly, because highway thieves defy, but these pretend, justice. Thirdly, as much as lies in their power, they endeavor to make God accessory to their cosenage, deceiving, by pretending his weights.

710. EULOGIUM ON KOSCIUSKO.

erty, and independence, was a work of as much Speech of Gen. W. H. Harrison, the ninth President, in the Cod theulty, as danger. But to a mind like Kosei

gress of the United States, in the year 1818, on a motion to a lopt some public testimony of respect for the memory of General Thaddeus Kosciusko,

The public papers-have announced an event, which is well calculated-to excite the sympathy of every American Losom. KOSCIUSKO the martyr of Liberty, is no more! We are informed, that he died at Soleure, in France, some time

in October last.

usko's, the difficulty, and danger of an enterprise -served as st mulants to the undertaking.

The annals of those mes-give us no detailed account of the progress of Kosciusko, in accomplishing his great work, from the per od of his return to America. to the adoption of the new constitut on of Poland. in 1791. This interval, however, of apparent inaction, was most usefully employed to illum ne the mental darkness, which enveloped his countrymen. To stimulate the ig In tracing the events-of this great man's life. norant and bigotted peasantry with the hope of we find in him, that consistency of conduct which future emane pation-to teach a proud, but gal is the more to be admired, as it is so rarely to be lant nobility, that true glory is only to be found, net with. He was not, at one time. the friend of in the paths and dut es of patriotism;-interests the mankind, and at another, the instrument of their most opposed, prejudices--the most stuborn, and oppression; but he preserved, throughout his habits-the most inveterate, were recone.led, diswhole carcer, those noble princ ples. which dissipated. and broken, by the ascendancy of his tinguished him in its commencement; which in- virtues and example. The storm, which he had fluenced him. at an early period of his fe. to foreseen, and for which he had been preparing, I leave his country--and his friends, and, in another at length burst upon Poland. A feeble and unhem sphere, to fight-or the rights-of humanity. popular government-bent before its fury, and Kosciusko was born, and educated, in Poland; submitted self to the Russian yoke of the inva (of a noble, and distinguished family.) a country, der. But the nation disdamed to follow its examwhere the distinctions in society are, perhaps, ple; in their extrem ty, every eye was turned on carried to greater lengths, than in any other. Its the hero, who had already fought their battles, the Creator had. however, endowed him with a soul sage, who had ent ghened them, and the patrol, capable of rising above the narrow prejudices who had set the example of personal sacrificesof a caste, and breaking the shackles. winch a to accomplish the emancipation of the people. vicious education had imposed on his mind, Kose usko-was unan mously appointed generWhen he was very young. he was formed, by aliss mo of Poland, w th unlimited powers, uni the voice of Fame, that the standard of liberty the enemy should be driven from the country. On had been erected in America-that an insulted his virtue, the nat on reposed with the utmost conand oppressed people--had determined to be free. fidence, and it is some consolation to refleci, or perish-in the attempt. His ardent and genam dst the general depravity of mankind that erous mind-caught, with enthusiasm. the holy two mstances, in the same age, have occurred, flame, and from that moment he became the dovowhere powers of this kind were employed-soleted soldier of liberty. His rank in the American ly for the purposes for which they were given. It army-afforded him no opportunity--greatly to is not my ntention, s r. to follow the Pol sh chief distinguish himself. But he was remarkable through his service, for all the qualities which adorn the human character. His hero e valor in the field. could only be equaled-by his moderation and affability, in the walks of private life. He was idolized by the soldiers-for his bravery, and beloved and respected by the officers, for the goodness of his heart, and the great qualities of his mind.

Contributing greatly, by his exertions, to the establishment of the independence of America, he might have remained, and shared the blessings it dispensed, under the protection of a chief, who

loved and honored him, and in the bosom of a

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throughout the career of victory, which, for a cons derable t me, crowned his efforts. Guided by his talents, and led by his valor. his und se plined, l-armed m lita-charged, with effect the veteran Russian and Pruss an; the mailed cuirass ers of the great Fredere. for the first t me, broke-and fled, before the Ighter, and more appropriate cavalry of Poland. Hope filled the breasts of the patriots. After a long ught, the dawn of an apparently glorious day-broke upon Poland. But to the discerning eye of Kose usko, the light which it shed-was of that sickly, and portentous appearance, indicating a storm more dreadful than that, which he had res sted.

He prepared to meet it with firmness, but with means entirely inadequate. To the advantages of numbers. of tactics, of discipline, and exhaustible resources, the combined despots had secured a facton-in the heart of Poland. And, if that country--can boast of having produced ts Washington, it is disgraced also, by giving birth which was to decide the fate of a nation and a hero. Heaven. for wise purposes. perin.tted that it should be the last-of Polish liberty. It was decided, indeed, before the battle commenced. The traitor, Pon'ski, who covered, with a detachment, the advance of the Polish army, abandoned his position to the enemy, and retreated.

grateful and affectionate people. Kose usko had. however, other views. It is not known, that until the period I am speaking of, he had formed any distinct idea-of what could, or indeed what ought to be done for his own country. But in the Rev olutionary war. he drank, deeply, of the principles, which produced it. In his conversat ons with the intelligent men of our country, he acqui-to a second Arnold. The day at length came red new views of the science of government, and of the rights of man. He had seen, too, that, to be free, it was only necessary that a nat on should will it; and to be happy, it was only necessary that a nation should be free. And was it not possible-to procure these blessings for Poland! for Poland, the country of his birth, which had a claim to all his efforts, to all his services?

Kosciusko-was astonished, but not dismayed. That unhappy nation-groaned under a com- The dispos tion of his army would have done fication of evils, which has scarcely a parallel honor to Hannibal. The succeeding confl et was .. history. The mass of people—were the al ject terr ble. When the talents of the general-could slaves of the nobles; the nobles, torn into factions, no longer direct the m ngled mass of combatants, were alternately the instruments, and the vet mus. the arm of the warr or was brought to the aid of of their powerful and ambitious negal.ors. By hs sold'ers. He per ormed prod ges of valor. intrigue, corruption, and force, some of its fairest The tabled prowess of Ajax, in defending the provinces had been separated from the repulle. Gree an ships-was realized by the Polish hero. and the people, like beasts, transferred to tore gu Nor was he badly seconded by his troops. despots who were again watching for a favora- long as his voice could guide, or his example fire ble moment-for a second dismemberment. To their valor. they were irresistible. In this uneregenerate a people—thus debased, to olunin for a qual contest-Kose usko—was long seen, and ficountry--thus circumstanced, the blessings of lib-nally-lost-to their view.

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"Hope-for a season. bade the world-farewell, And Freedom shrieked as Kosciusko fell."

He fell, covered with wounds, but still survived. A Cossack would have pierced his breast. when an officer interposed. Suffer him to execute his purpose." said the bleeding hero: "I am the devoted soldier of my country, and will not survive its libernes." The name of Kosciusko-struck to the heart of the Tartar, like that of Marius

upon the Cimbrian warrior. The uplifted weapon-dropped-from his hand.

Kose usko-was conveyed to the dungeons of Petersburgh; and, to the eternal disgrace of the Empress Catharme, she made him the object of her vengeance. when he could no longer be the object of her fears. Her more generous son-restored him to iberty. The remainder of his lifehas been spent in virtuous retirement. Whrist in this situat on. in France, an anecdote is related of h'm, which strongly illustrates the command, which his virtues and his services had obtamedover the minds of his countrymen.

In the late invasion of France, some Polish regiments, in the service of Russia, passed through the village in which he byed. Some pillaging of the inhabitants brought Kosciusko from his cotlage. When I was a Polish soldier." said he. addressing the plunderers, the property of the peaceful citizen was respected." And who art thou," said an officer, who addressest us with thes tone of author ty?"" "I am Kosciusko." There was a magic in the word. It ran from corps to corps, from heart to heart. The march was suspended. They gathered round him, and gazed-with astonishment, and awe-upon the mighty run-he presented. Could it. indeed, be their hero." whose fame was identified with that of their country? A thousand interesting reflect ons burst upon their minds; they remembered his patriotism. h's devot on to liberty, his triumphs. and his glor ous fall. Their iron hearts were softened, and the tear of sensibility trickled down their weather-beaten faces.

We can easily conceive, 8 r. what would be the feeling of the hero himself in such a scene. His great heart must have heaved with emotion to find himself once more surrounded by the companions of his glory; and that he would have been upon the point of saying to them,

"Behold your general, come once more
To lead you on to laurel'd victory,
To fame, to freedom."

The delusion could have lasted but for a moment. He was himself, alas! a miserable cropple; and for them! they were no longer the soldiers of liberty, but the instruments of ambition and tyranny. Overwhelmed with grief at the reflect on, he would retre to his cottage, to mourn afresh over the m series of his country.

712. THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH.
Under a spreading chestnut tree,

The village smithy stands;
The smith, a mighty man is he.

With large and s newy hands;
And the muscles of his brawny arms,

Are strong, as iron bands.

His hair is crisp, and black, and long;
His face-is like the tan;

His brow-is wet with honest sweat;
He earns-whate'er he can,
And looks the whole world in the face,
For he owes not any man.
Week out, week in, from morn till night,
You can hear his bellows blow;
You hear him swing his heavy sledge,

With measured beat and slow,
Like a sexton, ringing the old kirk chimes,
When the evening sun is low.

And children, coming home from school,
Look in at the open door;
They love to see a flaming torge,

And hear the bellows roar,
And catch the burning sparks, that fly

Like chaff--from a threshing-floor
He goes, on Sunday, to the church,

And sits among his boys;
He hears the parson-pray and preach,
He hears his daughter's voice,
Singing-in the village choir,

And it makes his heart rejoice.

It sounds to him, like her mother's voice,
Singing-in Paradise!

He needs must think of her once inore,
How in the grave she lies;

And with his hard--rough hand he wipes
A tear from out his eyes.
Toiling-rejoicing-sorrowing-
Onward--through life he goes:
Each morning-sees some task begin,
Each evening-sees it close;
Something attempted-something done,
Has earned a night's repose.
Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend,
For the lesson thou hast taught!
Thus at the flaming forge of Life,

Our fortunes must be wrought;
Thus, on its sounding anvil shaped.

Each burning deed, and thought.
There's a tear that falls when we part
From a friend whose loss we shall mourn;

When we think he may never return-oh, never.
Tis hard to be parted from those

With whom we forever could dwell,
But bitter, indeed, is the sorrow that flows (ever.
When, perhaps, we are saying farewell-for-
There's a tear that brightens the eye

Such was the man, sir, tor whose memory I ask from an American congress. a sight tribute of respect. Not, sir, to perpetuate his taine, but our gratitude. His fame-will last as long as lit erty-remains upon the earth, as long as a vota-There's a tear that flows from the half-brok'nheart, Ty-offers incense upon her altar. the name of Kos usko-will be invoked. And if by the common consent of the world a temple shall be erect ed to those, who have rendered most service to mauk nd--if the statue of our great countryman. Washington-shad occupy the place of the Most Worthy." that of Kosciusco will be found by his s de, and the wreath of laurel-w I be entwined with the palm of virtue--to adorn his brow. Oh grief, beyond all other griets, when fate First leaves the young heart-lone and desolate In the wide world, without that only tie For which at lov'd-to live, or teared-to die; Lorn as the hung-up lute, that ne'er hath spoken Suce the sad day-its master-chord was broken

Of the friend, when absence is o'er!
There's a tear that dows not for sorrow, but joy,
When we meet to be parted no more—oh, never!
Then all that in absence we dread

Is past, and forgotten our pain,
For sweet is the tear we at such monents shed,
When we behold the lov'd of jeet aga a-forever.

712. TURKEY, ENGLAND, AND THE UNITED STATES-Kossuth. No man, aware of the value of his destins, can live satisfied, without freedom; but he, to whom God has given freedom, has got everything; if he has the will to use his freedom for the developement of his mind and the perfection of his happiness. This is the basis, upon which your free country has become a paradise, on which the eye and the heart may rest with joy, and which must strengthen the desire of every foreigner to become likerise free During all my life. I had but one leading idea-LIBERTY. It was the aim of my life, of my existence, to secure its blessing to my People; though I knew these blessings but instinctively. Now, I see how liberty ennobles anen, and beautifies nature. How should I no, then, be doubly determined, in spite of all danger, of all difficulties, to endure, to act, to struggle, and, if need be, to die, that my People may become free? My People, whom I can say, with deep felt satisfaction, that there is no people on earth, who better deserve to be free. But, besides the bliss of liberty, there is also a glory allotted to you; and this is the proud position which you hold, not only to bear good will to those, who do not enjoy that happiness, but also, to offer the hand of friendship to their less fortuna e brethren. This is indeed a great glory; for liberty raises us to the dignity of men Being in this position, you, in your national and individual capacity, are able to carry into practical life, the divine doctrines of our Saviour:"Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." It is only thus, that I can explain the grand phe-Hungary, the immense danger of our bleeding nomena, that so many noble-minded men, united in the love and enjoyment of freedom, can all join in the expression of their sympathy for the principles of freedom, of which they choose to consider me as an humble representative.

Europe. It is to the future of my country, that 1 devote the activity I have regained, by my liberty from the bondage of Asia; and this liberty is due, in the first place, to the noble feelings of the Sultan of Turkey; who, in spite of the arrogant threats of Russia and Austria, has protected my life, and that of my companions; and who, at last, raising himself by the magnanimity of his inspirations, and his respect for the rights of humanity, above all threa's, restored me to liberty, in the most dignified manner. While expressing my grateful acknowledgments to Turkey, I would also return my deep felt thanks for the magnanimous interferences of the Government of Great Britain and that of the United States, in such a high and generous manner, supported by the public spirit of the People of both countries, and even sanctioned by the magnanimous resolution of Congress, in obtaining the liberation of myself and of my associates. It is, therefore, with the warmest feelings of a grateful heart, I propose the toast"TURKEY-ENGLAND-and the UNITED STATES"

Without liberty, there can exist no lasting social order, no fiel for productive labor, no personal security, and no security for property. And if it is not the aim of society, to open the fields of productive labor, to grant security to persons and property, and taus, to develop man's mind, and ennoble his heart,-if this be not the aim of human society, then I do not know what aim it can have. How can mankind be contented, industrious, and happy, without freedom? But it is also not without reason, that all classes are united in sympathy, in order that that liberty, which, under different forms of government, but similar institutions, is the bliss and the pride of the English race, in both hemispheres, should likewise be allotted to other nations, to enjoy it under a government that best suits their wishes and their wants. Not without reason is this sympathy, not only because there is a moral solidarity in the destinies of nations, but also, because, where the productive power of a people, produces more than they can consume, such a country must have free intercourse, and an uninterrupted interchange of communication with the world, in order to secure the benefits of its labor, that, by the stoppage of one channel, there should arise a plethora, no less dangerous than consumption. Now, without the liberty of Europe, there is no such liberty of trade; which all despots fear, because the liberty of commerce is the great vehicle of political liberty. Freedom to trade-is only possible with freedom in Europe. It is fortunate, as well as glorious, when the material interests of a great nation are identical with the interests of the freedom of the world. This is a Providential Law Even a single community can but enjoy welfare and security, when the in erests of the whole country are in harmony with the interesis of the individuals

The people of Hungary have a future, because they have vitality, and deserve to live; because their independence is necessary to the freedom of

712. HUNGARY'S GREAT STRUGGLES.-Kossuth Three years ago, yonder house of Austria, which had chiefly me to thank, for not having been swept away by the revolution of Vienna, in Mareb, 1848,-having in return, answered by the most foul, most sacriligious conspiracy against the chartered rights, freedom, and national exist ence of my native land, it became my share, being then a member of the Ministry, with undisguised truth, to lay before the Parliament of

country. Having made a sketch, which, however dreadful, could be but a faint shadow of the horrible reality, I proceeded to explain the terrible alternation, which our awful destiny left us, after a failure of all our attempts to avert the evil. Reluctant to present the neck of the realm to the deadly snake, aimed at its very life, and anxious to bear up against the horrors of fate, and manfully to fight the battle of legi imate defence,

- scarcely had I spoken the word, scarcely had I added words, that the defence would require 200,000 men, and eighty millions of florins, when the spirit of freedom moved through the hail, and nearly 400 Representatives rose, as one man; and, lifting up their right arms toward God, solemnly declared- We GRANT it; FREEDOM! or death."

Thus they spoke, and there they swore, in calm and silent majesty, awaiting what further word might fall from my lips. And for myself, it was my duty to speak, but the grandeur of the moment, and the rushing waves of sentiment, benumbed my tongue. A burning tear fell from my eyes, a sigh of adoration to the Almighty Lord flushed my lips, and, bowing before the majesty of my people, I left the tribunal silently, speechless and mute [Here Kossuth paused a few moments, overpowered by his emotions, and then said,] Pardon me my emotions: the shadows of our martyrs passed before my eyes; I heard the millions of my native land once more shouting- LIBERTY! OF DEATH.”

As I was then, so I am now: I thank you, gentlemen, for the generous sympathy. with which, in my undeserving person, you honored the bleeding, the oppressed, but not broken Hungary; and I thank you warmly for the ray of hope, which the sympathy of your people casts on the night of our fate. But the words fail me; not only for want of a knowledge of your language, but chiefly because my sentiments are deep, and fervent, and true. The tongue of man is powerful enough to render the ideas which the human intellect conceives; but in the realm of true and deep sentiments, it is but a weak interpreter; these are inexpressible, like the endless glory of the Omnipotent!

713. INDUSTRY AND ELOQUENCE. In the ancient republics of Greece and Rome, oratory-was a necessary branch of a finished education. A much smaller proportion of the citizens were educated, than among us; but of these-a much larger number became orators. No man-could hope for distinction, or influence, and yet slight this art. The commanders of their arm es-were orators, as well as soldiers, and ruled-as well by their rhetorical, as by their military skill. There was no trusting with them-as with us, to a natural facility, or the acquisition of an accidental fluency-by actual practice. But they served an apprenticeship to the art. They passed through a regular course of instruction in schools. They submitted to long, and laborious discipline. They exercised themselves frequently, both before equals, and in the presence of teachers, who criticised, reproved, rebuked, excited emulation, and left nothing undone, which art, and perseverance could accomplish. The greatest orators of antiquity, so far from being favored by natural tendencies, except indeed, in their high intellectual endowments, had to struggle against natural obstacles; and, instead of growing up, spontaneously, to their unrivalled eminence, they forced themselves forward by the most discouraging, artificial

process.

714. THE FREEMAN.
He is the freeman, whom the truth makes free,
And all are slaves, besides. There's not a chain,
That hellish foes, confederate for his harm,
Can wind around him, but he casts it off,
With as much ease, as Samson, h's green withes.
He looks al road into the varied field
Of nature, and, though poor, perhaps, compared
With those, whose mansions glitter in his sight,
Calls the delightful scenery all his own.
His are the mountains, and the valleys his,
And the resplendent rivers. His to enjoy,
With a propriety, that none can feel,
But who, with filial confidence inspired,
Can lift to heaven an unpresumptuous eye,
And smiling say- My Father made them all!"
Are they not his, by a peculiar right,
And, by an emphasis of interest, his,
Whose eye--they fill with tears of holy joy,
Whose heart with praise, and whose exalted mud,
With worthy thoughts-of that unwearied love,
That plann'd, and built, and still upholds, a world,
So clothed in beauty-for rebell ous man?
Yes: ye may fill your garners-ye that reap
The loaded soil, and ye may waste much good,
In senseless rot; but ye will not find,
In feast. or in the chase, in song or dance,
A liberty like h's, who, unimpeach'd
Of usurpation, and to no man's wrong.
Appropriates nature, as his Father's work,
And has a richer use of yours than you.
He is, indeed, a freeman. Free, by birth,

Demosthenes-combatted an impediment in speech, an ungainliness of gesture, which at first-drove him from the forum in disgrace. Cicero-failed, at first, through weakness of lungs, and an excessive vehemence of manner, which wearied the hearers, and defeated his own purpose. These defects were conquered by study, and discipline. He ex-Of no mean city; plann'd, or ere the hills iled himself from home; and during his ab- Were built, the fountains open'd, or the sea, sence, in various lands, passed not a day With all his roaring multitude of waves. without a rhetorical exercise, seeking the His freedom-is the same in every state; masters who were most severe in criticism, And no condition of this changeful life, as the surest means of leading him to the per-So manifold in cares, whose every day fection, at which he aimed.

Brings its own evil with it, makes it less:
For he has wings, that neither sickness, pain,
Nor penury, can cripple or confine.
No nook so narrow, but he spreads them there,
with ease, and is at large. The oppressor holds
His body found; but knows not what a range
His spirit takes, unconscious of a cha'n;
And that, to bind him, is a van attempt,
Whom God delights in, and in whom he dwells.

Such, too, was the education of their other great men. They were all, according to their ability and station, orators; orators, not by nature or accident, but by education, formed in a strict process of rhetorical training; admired and followed-even while Demosthenes and Cicero were living, and unknown now. only because it is not possible that any, but the first, should survive the ordeal of ages. The inference-to be drawn from these observations is, that if so many of those, who received an accomplished education, became To-day man's dress'd in gold and silver bright, accomplished orators, because, to become so Wrapt in a shroud be ore to-morrow-n gåt: was one purpose of their study; then, it is in the power of a much larger proportion among To-day he's feed ng on del clous food, us, to form themselves into creditable and ac-To-morrow dead, unable to do good! curate speakers. The inference should not be denied, until proved false by experiment.

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW.

To-day he 's nice, and scorns to feed on erumbs, To-morrow he's himself a dish for worms; Let this art be made an object of attention, To-day he 's honor'd, and in vast esteem, and young men train themselves to it, faith-To-morrow not a beggar values him; fully, and long; and if any of competent talents and tolerable science be found, at last, To-day his house, tho' large, he thinks but small, incapable of expressing themselves in con-To-morrow no command, no louse at all; tinued, and conniceted discourse, so as to answer the ends of public speaking, then, and not fil then, let it be said, that a peculiar talent, or natural aptitude-is requisite, the want of which must render effort vain; then, and not fill then, let us acquiesce in this indolent, and timorous notion, which contradicts the whole testimony of antiquity, and all the experience of the world.-- Wirf.

To-day has forty servants at his gate,
To-morrow scorn'd, not one of them will wait!
To-day perfum'd, as sweet as any rose,
To-morrow stinks in everybody's nose;
To-day he's grand majest e, ull del g'it,
Ghastful and pale before to-morrow a ght;
True, as the Ser pture says "manə ...
The present moment is the life of man.

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