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From A Persian In London To His Correspondent In Bengal.
yenge wait not . the going down of the sun ; murder stalks abroad m the full noon . There is civil war in every little villag e ' hatred anddissenhon are hi every house . ' Oh ! Ali , it is betted to £ rroaI 1 under vexations , and to bend the head to Heaven , than to take the hit m the teeth , and disobey the rulers . " It is better than this wild and guilty freedom , to wi pe away the tear that is pressed from our by tortureand to in secret
eye , say , " My soul is innocent . " If is happier to pass through pain to poverty , than to be torn by remorse and the secret upbraidings , - If thou smartest under fresh oppressions , lay my -words Jike an nealing ointment on the sores of th y heart , for friendshi p is the soul s physician . ' Remember there is happiness but in obedience
no to the rulers , and resignation to the decrees of fate . This is the true wisdom , neither exceedingly to desire ; nor long to re < n-et anything . Our prophets make it thine and thy friends . —As I understand more of these strange events , I shall impart them to thee . ' ABEN-CORAH-CAWIT .
On The Sagacity Of A Spider; It's Structure And Properties Delineated.
ON THE SAGACITY OF A SPIDER ; IT'S STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES DELINEATED .
OF all the solitary insects I have ever remarked , the S pider is the most sagacious , and it ' s action ' s seem almost to exceed belief . This insect is formed by nature for a state of war , not only upon other insects , but also with it ' s own kind . It ' s head and breast are covered with a strong natural coat of-mail , which is impenetrable to the attempts of other insectand it '
every ; s belly i ' s enveloped in a soft , pliant skin , which eludes the sting even of a wasp . It's legs are terminated by strong claws , not unlike those of a lobster ;' and their vast length , like spears , serve to keep every assailant at a distance . ' Not worse furnished for observation , than for an attack , or a defence , it has several eye ' s , large , transparent , and covered with a substancewhich ¦
horny ; - , however , does not impede it ' s vision ' : Besides tins , it is furnished with forceps above the mouth , which serves' - ' to kill , orsecure , the prey already caught in it ' s claws , orit ' s Jiet . Such are the implements of war , with which the body is immediately furnished ; but it ' s net , to entangle the enemy , seems what it chiefly trus'ts'to , and what it fakes - most pains to render as . complete as possible . Nature has furnished the body of this little fe . reature with a glutinous liquid , which proceeding from the' anus , it spins into a thready coarser or finer , as it chooses to contract or
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From A Persian In London To His Correspondent In Bengal.
yenge wait not . the going down of the sun ; murder stalks abroad m the full noon . There is civil war in every little villag e ' hatred anddissenhon are hi every house . ' Oh ! Ali , it is betted to £ rroaI 1 under vexations , and to bend the head to Heaven , than to take the hit m the teeth , and disobey the rulers . " It is better than this wild and guilty freedom , to wi pe away the tear that is pressed from our by tortureand to in secret
eye , say , " My soul is innocent . " If is happier to pass through pain to poverty , than to be torn by remorse and the secret upbraidings , - If thou smartest under fresh oppressions , lay my -words Jike an nealing ointment on the sores of th y heart , for friendshi p is the soul s physician . ' Remember there is happiness but in obedience
no to the rulers , and resignation to the decrees of fate . This is the true wisdom , neither exceedingly to desire ; nor long to re < n-et anything . Our prophets make it thine and thy friends . —As I understand more of these strange events , I shall impart them to thee . ' ABEN-CORAH-CAWIT .
On The Sagacity Of A Spider; It's Structure And Properties Delineated.
ON THE SAGACITY OF A SPIDER ; IT'S STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES DELINEATED .
OF all the solitary insects I have ever remarked , the S pider is the most sagacious , and it ' s action ' s seem almost to exceed belief . This insect is formed by nature for a state of war , not only upon other insects , but also with it ' s own kind . It ' s head and breast are covered with a strong natural coat of-mail , which is impenetrable to the attempts of other insectand it '
every ; s belly i ' s enveloped in a soft , pliant skin , which eludes the sting even of a wasp . It's legs are terminated by strong claws , not unlike those of a lobster ;' and their vast length , like spears , serve to keep every assailant at a distance . ' Not worse furnished for observation , than for an attack , or a defence , it has several eye ' s , large , transparent , and covered with a substancewhich ¦
horny ; - , however , does not impede it ' s vision ' : Besides tins , it is furnished with forceps above the mouth , which serves' - ' to kill , orsecure , the prey already caught in it ' s claws , orit ' s Jiet . Such are the implements of war , with which the body is immediately furnished ; but it ' s net , to entangle the enemy , seems what it chiefly trus'ts'to , and what it fakes - most pains to render as . complete as possible . Nature has furnished the body of this little fe . reature with a glutinous liquid , which proceeding from the' anus , it spins into a thready coarser or finer , as it chooses to contract or