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On The Passions Of The Ancients.
treasons of his master ; for which service he insisted on the privileges of a freed man , and solicited certain places of public trust which were at that time vacant . —Cajsar listened to his reproofs with the greatest composure , aud , rising from his tribunal with an-air of inexpressible dignity , replied , " Reproach me not , O Servillus ! with thy boasted services , nor on thy life presume to ask a reward for them ; Affranius has paid his lifethe forfeit of his crimestherefore suffer his ashes to
, , rest undisturbed ; thou hast ungenerousl y betrayed the confidence he reposed in thee , for what ends thyself and the gods can only tell : if from a desire to preserve Cassar to assert the liberties of his country , let our safety and the approbation of thy own heart be thy reward ; but if from motives of avarice , may the gods suffer me to perish rather than basely purchase the blood of a fellow-citizen to redeem my own .
We lament , O Servillus , that the safety of Cassar , and ( what is far more dear to him ) the preservation of his country , compelled him to accept thy treasons ; but know , perfidious wretch ! that traitors like thee , however exalted , will always be the object of a generous man ' s contempt . We have an admirable instance of continence and greatness of soul
in the conduct of Sci pio , which has , and I fear will ever remain unparalleled . When that immortal hero had subdued Carthage , a young lady of distinguished beauty was presented to him as his indisputable prize , by the law of arms ; but , upon enquiry , finding that she was espoused to the prince of that country , who was himself a prisoner in the
Roman camp , and inconsolable for her loss , he commanded the Car-•thaginian to be brought into his presence , and having freed him from his chains , restored the fair captive unviolated to his arms , withdrew his army , and left them in quiet possession of tiie conquered country . An action like this is in itself sufficientl y glorious to immortalize the name of Scipio to endless ages : for though love and friendshi by
p , soothing our passions , teach us a sympathetic feeling for the distresses of mankind , and elevate the soul of man beyond itself , " It is humanity ennobles all . " J . A . K .
The Modern State Of Friendship.
THE MODERN STATE OF FRIENDSHIP .
THE world is full of changes and revolutions , and vicissitude is the only certain thing in it : but of all living beings , none is so variable as Man : he is a creature perpetually falling out with himself ^ and sustains two or three opposite characters every day he lives ; is cheerful and angry , pleased and despairing , cynical and good humoured , and all , perhaps , in the space of half an hour . I sometimes pay a visit to my old friend Tom Weathercock , and should oftener , were he always in the same humour , or even near it : feut he is in a continual state of war with himself ; he is an enemy to N 3
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On The Passions Of The Ancients.
treasons of his master ; for which service he insisted on the privileges of a freed man , and solicited certain places of public trust which were at that time vacant . —Cajsar listened to his reproofs with the greatest composure , aud , rising from his tribunal with an-air of inexpressible dignity , replied , " Reproach me not , O Servillus ! with thy boasted services , nor on thy life presume to ask a reward for them ; Affranius has paid his lifethe forfeit of his crimestherefore suffer his ashes to
, , rest undisturbed ; thou hast ungenerousl y betrayed the confidence he reposed in thee , for what ends thyself and the gods can only tell : if from a desire to preserve Cassar to assert the liberties of his country , let our safety and the approbation of thy own heart be thy reward ; but if from motives of avarice , may the gods suffer me to perish rather than basely purchase the blood of a fellow-citizen to redeem my own .
We lament , O Servillus , that the safety of Cassar , and ( what is far more dear to him ) the preservation of his country , compelled him to accept thy treasons ; but know , perfidious wretch ! that traitors like thee , however exalted , will always be the object of a generous man ' s contempt . We have an admirable instance of continence and greatness of soul
in the conduct of Sci pio , which has , and I fear will ever remain unparalleled . When that immortal hero had subdued Carthage , a young lady of distinguished beauty was presented to him as his indisputable prize , by the law of arms ; but , upon enquiry , finding that she was espoused to the prince of that country , who was himself a prisoner in the
Roman camp , and inconsolable for her loss , he commanded the Car-•thaginian to be brought into his presence , and having freed him from his chains , restored the fair captive unviolated to his arms , withdrew his army , and left them in quiet possession of tiie conquered country . An action like this is in itself sufficientl y glorious to immortalize the name of Scipio to endless ages : for though love and friendshi by
p , soothing our passions , teach us a sympathetic feeling for the distresses of mankind , and elevate the soul of man beyond itself , " It is humanity ennobles all . " J . A . K .
The Modern State Of Friendship.
THE MODERN STATE OF FRIENDSHIP .
THE world is full of changes and revolutions , and vicissitude is the only certain thing in it : but of all living beings , none is so variable as Man : he is a creature perpetually falling out with himself ^ and sustains two or three opposite characters every day he lives ; is cheerful and angry , pleased and despairing , cynical and good humoured , and all , perhaps , in the space of half an hour . I sometimes pay a visit to my old friend Tom Weathercock , and should oftener , were he always in the same humour , or even near it : feut he is in a continual state of war with himself ; he is an enemy to N 3