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full assurance that the rope is firm , his temperance will be of but little advantage : the unsteadiness of his nerves would prove as fatal as the intoxication of his brain . Next , sir , we have hope . A dance so dangerous who ever exhibited unless lured by the hope of fortune or of fame ? Charity next follows : and what instance of charity shall be opposed to'that of him who , in the hope of administering to hiss of multitudesand derides
the gratification of others , braves the , the dread of death . Then , sir , what man will withhold from the funambulist the praise of justice who considers his inflexible uprightness , and that he holds his balance with so steady a hand , as never to incline in the minutest degree to one side or the other ? in the next laceis his prudence more disputable than his
Nor , p , justice . He has chosen , indeed , a dangerous accomplishment ; but , while it is remembered that he is temerarious in the maturity of his art , let it not be forgotten that he was cautious in its commencement ; and that , while he was yet in the rudiments of rope-dancing , he might securely fail in his footing , while his instructors stood ready on either side to prevent or to alleviate his fall . Lastly , sir , those who from '
dullness or from obstinacy shall refuse to the rope-dancer the applauses due to temperance , faith , hope , charity , justice , and prudence , will yet scarcely be so hardened in falsehood or in folly , as to deny him the laurels of fortitude . He that is content to totter on a cord , while his fellow-mortals tread securely on the broad basis of terra firma ; who performs the jocund evolutions of the dance on a superof ice is stable station
ficies compared to which the verge a precip a ; may rightfully snatch the wreath from the conqueror and the martyr ; may boast that he exposes himself to hazards , from which he might fly to the cannon's mouth as a refuge or a relaxation ! Sir , let us now be told no more of the infamy of the rope-dancer . ' When he had endedI could not helwhispering Sir J . B . Boswell' How
, p , wonderfully does our friend extricate himself out of difficulties ! Pie is like quicksilver ; try to ' grasp him in your hand , and he makes his escape between every finger . ' This image I afterwards ventured to mention to our great moralist and lexicographer , saymg , 4 May not I flatter myself , sir , that . it was a passable metaphor ?'— . Johnson , ' Why , yes , sir . '
Anecdote.
ANECDOTE .
MR . St . John being some time ago in want of a servant , an Irishman offered his service ; but being asked what countryman he was , he answered , " An Englishman . " " Where was you born ?" said his lordship . " In Ireland , and please your honour , " said the man " How then can you be an Englishman ? " said his lordship . " My lord , " replied the man , " supposing I was born in a stable , that is no reason I should be a hone .
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Specimen Of Modern Biography,
full assurance that the rope is firm , his temperance will be of but little advantage : the unsteadiness of his nerves would prove as fatal as the intoxication of his brain . Next , sir , we have hope . A dance so dangerous who ever exhibited unless lured by the hope of fortune or of fame ? Charity next follows : and what instance of charity shall be opposed to'that of him who , in the hope of administering to hiss of multitudesand derides
the gratification of others , braves the , the dread of death . Then , sir , what man will withhold from the funambulist the praise of justice who considers his inflexible uprightness , and that he holds his balance with so steady a hand , as never to incline in the minutest degree to one side or the other ? in the next laceis his prudence more disputable than his
Nor , p , justice . He has chosen , indeed , a dangerous accomplishment ; but , while it is remembered that he is temerarious in the maturity of his art , let it not be forgotten that he was cautious in its commencement ; and that , while he was yet in the rudiments of rope-dancing , he might securely fail in his footing , while his instructors stood ready on either side to prevent or to alleviate his fall . Lastly , sir , those who from '
dullness or from obstinacy shall refuse to the rope-dancer the applauses due to temperance , faith , hope , charity , justice , and prudence , will yet scarcely be so hardened in falsehood or in folly , as to deny him the laurels of fortitude . He that is content to totter on a cord , while his fellow-mortals tread securely on the broad basis of terra firma ; who performs the jocund evolutions of the dance on a superof ice is stable station
ficies compared to which the verge a precip a ; may rightfully snatch the wreath from the conqueror and the martyr ; may boast that he exposes himself to hazards , from which he might fly to the cannon's mouth as a refuge or a relaxation ! Sir , let us now be told no more of the infamy of the rope-dancer . ' When he had endedI could not helwhispering Sir J . B . Boswell' How
, p , wonderfully does our friend extricate himself out of difficulties ! Pie is like quicksilver ; try to ' grasp him in your hand , and he makes his escape between every finger . ' This image I afterwards ventured to mention to our great moralist and lexicographer , saymg , 4 May not I flatter myself , sir , that . it was a passable metaphor ?'— . Johnson , ' Why , yes , sir . '
Anecdote.
ANECDOTE .
MR . St . John being some time ago in want of a servant , an Irishman offered his service ; but being asked what countryman he was , he answered , " An Englishman . " " Where was you born ?" said his lordship . " In Ireland , and please your honour , " said the man " How then can you be an Englishman ? " said his lordship . " My lord , " replied the man , " supposing I was born in a stable , that is no reason I should be a hone .