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Article ANCIENT AND MODERN FRANCE. ← Page 2 of 2 Article REMARKABLE INSTANCES OF THE EFFECT OF FEAR. Page 1 of 2 →
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Ancient And Modern France.
er barbarous songs ; his blood oozed from all his pores , and he himself took deep draughts of it . Seated at the table of death , amidst this sanguinary ebriety , he drank to universal reason , and to the fraternity of nations . His house was on fire , and he was advised to " play the water engine on it— ' Rather set fire to that of my . neighbour ( said he ) , that I may see which shall be first burnt down . '—
Every lineament of his countenance was gradually disfigured ; the whole habit of his body was entirely altered ; what before was his head became his feet , and his feet took the place of his head ; he walked on his hands , and gesticulated with his feet . He was on the . point of expiring in the midst of convulsions '— ' Ah ! What a pity 1 * exclaimed all the women . ' Be not alarmed—he recovered from
his delirium-, but how shocking was his awaking moment 1 He beheld the fragments of his golden goblets , and the smoaking ruins of his house . — -Cruel perspective ! Now , like a famous cynic , he will be obliged to drink out of his hands : —he is deprived even of the casks that so lately contained tbe most delicious liquors , and he has lost even the means of concealing himself in the tub of DIOGENES . ' This comparison was received with unanimous applause , and fervent vows were offered up for the recovery of the comely youth .
Remarkable Instances Of The Effect Of Fear.
REMARKABLE INSTANCES OF THE EFFECT OF FEAR .
'U'EAR , when it gains an ascendancy in the mind , renders life ¦» . ¦ " ¦ burden . The object of fear is evil ; and to be exempt from fear , or at least not enslaved to it , gives dignity to our nature , and invigorates all our faculties . Yet there are evils which we ought to fear . Those that arise from ourselves , or which it is in our power to preventit would be madness to despiseand audacity not to guard against .
, , External evils , which we cannot prevent , or could not avoid without a breach of duty , it is manly and honourable to bear with fortitude , Out of many instances of the fatal effects of fear , recorded in writers , the following is selected as one of the most singular . ' George Grochantxy , a Polander , who had inlisted as a soldier in the service of the King of Prussiadeserted during the last war . A
, small party was sent in pursuit of him ; and , when he least expected it , they surprised him , singing and dancing among a company of peasants , who were got together at an inn , and were making merry . This event , so sudden and unforeseen , and at the same time so dreadful in its consequences , struck him in such a manner , that , giving a great cry , he became at once altogether stupid and insensible , and
was seized without the least resistance . They carried him away to Glocau , where he was brought before the council of war , and received sentence as a deserter . He suffered himself to be led and disposed of at the . will of those about him , without uttering a word , or giving the least sign that he knew what had happened or would happen to
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Ancient And Modern France.
er barbarous songs ; his blood oozed from all his pores , and he himself took deep draughts of it . Seated at the table of death , amidst this sanguinary ebriety , he drank to universal reason , and to the fraternity of nations . His house was on fire , and he was advised to " play the water engine on it— ' Rather set fire to that of my . neighbour ( said he ) , that I may see which shall be first burnt down . '—
Every lineament of his countenance was gradually disfigured ; the whole habit of his body was entirely altered ; what before was his head became his feet , and his feet took the place of his head ; he walked on his hands , and gesticulated with his feet . He was on the . point of expiring in the midst of convulsions '— ' Ah ! What a pity 1 * exclaimed all the women . ' Be not alarmed—he recovered from
his delirium-, but how shocking was his awaking moment 1 He beheld the fragments of his golden goblets , and the smoaking ruins of his house . — -Cruel perspective ! Now , like a famous cynic , he will be obliged to drink out of his hands : —he is deprived even of the casks that so lately contained tbe most delicious liquors , and he has lost even the means of concealing himself in the tub of DIOGENES . ' This comparison was received with unanimous applause , and fervent vows were offered up for the recovery of the comely youth .
Remarkable Instances Of The Effect Of Fear.
REMARKABLE INSTANCES OF THE EFFECT OF FEAR .
'U'EAR , when it gains an ascendancy in the mind , renders life ¦» . ¦ " ¦ burden . The object of fear is evil ; and to be exempt from fear , or at least not enslaved to it , gives dignity to our nature , and invigorates all our faculties . Yet there are evils which we ought to fear . Those that arise from ourselves , or which it is in our power to preventit would be madness to despiseand audacity not to guard against .
, , External evils , which we cannot prevent , or could not avoid without a breach of duty , it is manly and honourable to bear with fortitude , Out of many instances of the fatal effects of fear , recorded in writers , the following is selected as one of the most singular . ' George Grochantxy , a Polander , who had inlisted as a soldier in the service of the King of Prussiadeserted during the last war . A
, small party was sent in pursuit of him ; and , when he least expected it , they surprised him , singing and dancing among a company of peasants , who were got together at an inn , and were making merry . This event , so sudden and unforeseen , and at the same time so dreadful in its consequences , struck him in such a manner , that , giving a great cry , he became at once altogether stupid and insensible , and
was seized without the least resistance . They carried him away to Glocau , where he was brought before the council of war , and received sentence as a deserter . He suffered himself to be led and disposed of at the . will of those about him , without uttering a word , or giving the least sign that he knew what had happened or would happen to