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at dreary spot is pointed out to travellers passing by, often stand, and, musing, gaze, nor go without a sigh." as I journeyed, the next morn, along my sunny way, precipice was shown to me, whereon the infant lay.

LESSON LXXXIII.

Song of the Stars.-BRYANT.

WHEN the radiant morn of creation broke, nd the world in the smile of God awoke,

nd the empty realms of darkness and death,

ere moved through their depths by his mighty breath, and orbs of beauty, and spheres of flame,

om the void abyss, by myriads came, the joy of youth, as they darted away,

hrough the widening wastes of space to play, heir silver voices in chorus rung;

nd this was the song the bright ones sung :

"Away, away! through the wide, wide sky,he fair blue fields that before us lie,—

ach sun, with the worlds that round us roll, ach planet, poised on her turning pole,

ith her isles of green, and her clouds of white, and her waters that lie like fluid light.

"For the Source of glory uncovers his face,
nd the brightness o'erflows unbounded space;
nd we drink, as we go, the luminous tides
our ruddy air and our blooming sides.
o! yonder the living splendors play:
way, on our joyous path away!

"Look, look! through our glittering ranks afar, the infinite azure, star after star,

ow they brighten and bloom as they swiftly pass! ow the verdure runs o'er each rolling mass!

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e path of the gentle winds is seen,

the small waves dance, and the young woods lean

d see, where the brighter day-beams pour,
e rainbows hang in the sunny shower;
e morn and the eve, with their pomp of hues,
er the bright planets, and shed their dews;
wixt them both, o'er the teeming ground,
er shadowy cone, the night goes round.

vay, away!-in our blossoming bowers,
soft air wrapping these spheres of ours,-
seas and fountains that shine with morn,-
ve is brooding, and life is born,
reathing myriads are breaking from night,
pice, like us, in motion and light.

ide on in your beauty, ye youthful spheres,
ave the dance that measures the years :
on, in the glory and gladness sent
e farthest wall of the firmament,-
oundless visible smile of Him,

e veil of whose brow our lamps are dim."

LESSON LXXXIV.

Domestic Love.-CROLY.

STIC LOVE! not in proud palace halls ften seen thy beauty to abide;

welling is in lowly cottage walls,

at in the thickets of the woodbine hide;

ch hum of bees around, and from the side pody hills some little bubbling spring,

ning along through banks with harebells dyed; many a bird, to warble on the wing,

orn her saffron robe o'er heaven and earth doth fling

love of loves! to thy white hand is given
Of earthly happiness the golden key;

hine are the joyous hours of winter's even,
When the babes cling around their father's knee :
And thine the voice that on the midnight sea
elts the rude mariner with thoughts of home,
Peopling the gloom with all he longs to see.
pirit! I've built a shrine; and thou hast come,
on its altar closed-forever closed thy plume!

LESSON LXXXV.

dor, in estimating the Attainments of others, recommended.-FREEMAN.

HERE are various causes, which lead us to think unfavorof the abilities of each other. The most obvious is . When the knowledge of another man obscures our gives him a preeminence above us, or is, in any way, nsistent with our interest, we are inclined to depreciate ot only by speaking against it, but even by thinking of nworthily. For we have such a command over our Is, that what we passionately wish to be true, we in time e to believe. There are, however, other causes, less ful than envy, from which the want of candor proceeds. s our knowledge is of different kinds, we are disposed to x uncandidly of the acquisitions of other men. We

the value of the knowledge which is in our own mind; can perceive its uses; we remember the pains which it us to obtain it; but none of these things can we see out us. We suppose that what is performed easily by ner, is not in itself difficult, though that ease may be the

of previous labor. We are apt, therefore, to underwhat we imagine can be done with so little effort; and re apt to judge uncandidly, if it is not done in the best er possible. As our own knowledge is thus conceived the most difficult, so it is also imagined to be of the est importance. We too often judge that the acquisitions

men are useless, and their exertions to obtain them ble. Of what benefit, we inquire, can such things -m or to the world?

critic, who spends his time in the study of words, the discoveries of the astronomer as of small value. ■t use," says he, "is it to determine whether the sun is or less than the earth; or whether a planet has four five?" The astronomer, on the other hand, thinks -s of the critic equally unprofitable, and that it is the ing imaginable, to employ months and years in ascerthe genuine readings of an ancient author. The atician is a dull, laborious slave, in the eyes of the ilst the poet appears to the mathematician a rhyming These several studies are, however, of benefit to the and the partial ideas, which we entertain respecting e forbidden by Christian charity; for they render us judiced and uncandid.

er cause, which leads men to betray a want of candging of the knowledge of their neighbors, is this, r taste is superior to their abilities. It is difficult to erfection in any art or science; but it is comparatively form an idea of it in our minds. We can know when ant falls short of this perfection, though we ourselves ise as high; we can perceive his defects, though we ble to mend them. In consequence of this cause, are allowed to be eminent in their profession! Upon are we willing to bestow that applause, which is due abilities!

when a man of splendid genius and the most enlarged ents, exhibits proofs of his knowledge and talents, we y to say, "He does well; but certainly he ought to er. Such an error ought to be avoided: such a of science is absolutely necessary, and ought to be d by him of this point he is partially informed; and point he is totally ignorant."

e, and sentiments of the like kind, are instances of a candor. In judging in this manner, we are governed dice, and do not make proper allowance for the dead which soon brings to the ground even the wings of e. Permit me, then, to recommend to you to exercise

for, when you think or speak of the knowledge and ats of your fellow men. Avoid, above all things, every ies of envy. It is a base passion, which ought not to bit the breast of a Christian. The abilities of another are not mean, merely because they stand in your way; are not inferior to yours, merely because you wish them

e so.

udy also to obtain an acquaintance with human nature with yourselves. A man who has a just idea of his own ties, will not be uncandid. For though he will perceive he knows a few things, yet he will also be sensible that ignorant in many things. Reflecting on the pains that as taken, to obtain the science of which he is possessed, ill be willing to acknowledge, that others may have exequal labor. As the knowledge with which he is wed appears to him of great importance, he will be to confess, that their knowledge may appear to them rtant; and that it may, in fact, be full as important. In as he must be conscious of many defects in his own ments, he will judge with candor of that want of peron, which he observes in them.

just idea of human nature destroys your prejudices, and ers you candid. For look at men; and do you find many foolish, or many very wise? What is called common deserves the title which is given to it; for it is, in fact, on. Few men are totally ignorant, and few men have i knowledge. The acquisitions of men are of different ;; but their real value may be the same, as they may ibute equally to the benefit of society.

me persons are showy in their knowledge; they have red the art of joining words aptly together; but this art not give them a right to judge unfavorably of the ledge of others. For a man of splendid talents, an ent man, may not, after all, be acquainted with more s than an humble and reserved man, who lives and dies scurity. These considerations should teach us candor; hey should deter us from imputing ignorance and folly y one, who is not possessed of exactly the same kind of ledge as ourselves. We are too ready to do this withfficient grounds; but because a person speaks absurdly

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