is plànted; and though great men should fall off, yet the cause shall lìve; and though he who utters this should dìe, yet the immortal fire shall outlast the humble organ who convéys it, and the breath of liberty, like the word of the holy màn, will not díe with the prophet, but survive him. VII. Emotional. 1. But here I stand and scòff you! here, I fling 2. Signior Antonio, many a time and òft About my moneys and my ùsances: Still I have borne it with a patient shrùg; A cur can lend three thousand ducats?" or "Fair Sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last; 3. Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness! And-when he thinks, good, easy man, full surely 4. I could have bid you lìve, had life been to you the same weary and wasting burden that it is to mě,-that it is to every noble and generous mind. But you, wretch! you could creep through the world unaffècted by its various disgraces, its ineffable mìseries, its constantly accumulating masses of crime and sòrrow; you could live and enjoy yourself, while the noble-minded are betrayed,—while nameless and birthless villains tread on the neck of the brave and long-descended :—you could enjoy yourself like a butcher's dog in the shambles, battening on garbage, while the slaughter of the brave went on around you! This enjoyment you shall not live to partake of: you shall die, base dog!—and that before yon cloud has passed over the sùn! 5. Thou slàve, thou wrètch, thou còward, To teach thee safety! thou art pèrjured too, THE SIXTH E I. GOD ALL IN ALL. VERY moment of our lives, we breathe, stand, or move in the temple of the Most High; for the whole universe is that temple. Wherever we go, the testimony to His power, the impress of His hand are there. 2. Ask of the bright worlds around us, as they roll in the everlasting harmony of their circles; and they shall tell you of Him, whose power launched them on their courses. 3. Ask of the mountains, that lift their heads among and above the clouds; and the bleak summit of one shall seem to call aloud to the snow-clad top of another, in proclaiming their testimony to the Agency which has laid their deep foundations. 4. Ask of ocean's waters; and the roar of their boundless waves shall chant from shore to shore a hymn of ascription to that Being, who hath said, “Hitherto shall ye come and no further." 5. Ask of the rivers; and as they roll onward to the sea, do they not bear along their ceaseless tribute to the everworking Energy, which struck open their fountains and poured them down through the valleys? 6. Ask of every region of the earth, from the burning equator to the icy pole, from the rock-bound coast to the plain covered with its luxuriant vegetation; and will you not find on them all the record of the Creator's presence? 7. Ask of the countless tribes of plants and animals; and shall they not testify to the action of the great Source of Life? 61 |