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Collectanea.
CuiTicis . ir . —True criticism is the application of taste ancl good sense to the several fine arts . The object which it proposes is to distinguish what is beautiful ancl what is faulty in every performance ; from particular instances to ascend to general principles , and so to form rules and conclusions concerning the several kinds of beauty in works of genius . —Blair ' s Rhetoric .
THE INFLUENCE OF AN EARNEST SOUL . —There is scarce anything in nature more astonishing to a reflecting mind , than the influence " of one man ' s thought ancl feeling over another , ancl on thousands of his fellows . There are few voices in the world , but many echoes , and so the history of the world is chiefly the rise and progress of the thoughts and feelings of a few great men . Let a man ' s outward position be what it may , that of a slave or a king , or an apparent idler in a busy metropolis , if he have
more wisdom , love , and religion , than any of his fellow mortals , their mind , heart , ancl soul , are put in motion , even against their will , and they cannot stand where they stood before , though they close their eyes ever so stiffly . —Theodore Parker .
As the rising sun in a serene morning , so shineth the beauty of a virtuous woman in the house . As the light upon the holy candlestick , so sparkleth female beauty combined with chastity . As the golden pillars are upon the sockets of silver , so are the fair feet of a virtuous wife in the bordering of her house . —Book of Siruch .
FRANCIS was the first monarch who introduced ladies at \ his court . He said , in the style of true gallantry , " That a drawing-room without ladies was like the year without the spring ; or rather , like spring without flowers . " " As a material of human happiness or misery , temper is infinitely more important , because so much more frequently brought into use , than highmindedness . Opportunity for a generous action may occur , perhaps , once in a year , while temper is actively at work , for good or for evil , during every hour of our existence . "
" IF a man complains to you of his wife , a woman of her husband , a parent of a child , or a child of a parent , be very cautious how you meddle between such near relations , to blame the behaviour of one to the other . You will onl y have the hatred of both parties , and do no good with either . But this does not hinder your giving both parties , or either , your best advice in a prudent manner . "
" There isa magic in the first touch of sympathy which awakens sleeping powers in the heart , developes undiscovered stores of thought and feeling , and brings to light the bright things of the soul . " 'VIRTUE lies in the medium , vice in the extreme—and every virtue has its attendant vice . ' The practice of virtues with their attendant vices is common—the practice of virtues without them alone , rare , excellent , and beautiful . We have generosity and extravagance , justice ancl severity , tenderness ancl weakness , economy and- covetousness , walking hand in hand . How few there are who learn well to consider and watch over the nature and habits of their own minds , ancl to avoid the evil tendencies of their constitutional virtues . "
" Hath any wronged thee ? be bravely revenged : slight it , and the work is begun ; forgive it , and it is finished . He is below himself that is not above an injury . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Collectanea.
CuiTicis . ir . —True criticism is the application of taste ancl good sense to the several fine arts . The object which it proposes is to distinguish what is beautiful ancl what is faulty in every performance ; from particular instances to ascend to general principles , and so to form rules and conclusions concerning the several kinds of beauty in works of genius . —Blair ' s Rhetoric .
THE INFLUENCE OF AN EARNEST SOUL . —There is scarce anything in nature more astonishing to a reflecting mind , than the influence " of one man ' s thought ancl feeling over another , ancl on thousands of his fellows . There are few voices in the world , but many echoes , and so the history of the world is chiefly the rise and progress of the thoughts and feelings of a few great men . Let a man ' s outward position be what it may , that of a slave or a king , or an apparent idler in a busy metropolis , if he have
more wisdom , love , and religion , than any of his fellow mortals , their mind , heart , ancl soul , are put in motion , even against their will , and they cannot stand where they stood before , though they close their eyes ever so stiffly . —Theodore Parker .
As the rising sun in a serene morning , so shineth the beauty of a virtuous woman in the house . As the light upon the holy candlestick , so sparkleth female beauty combined with chastity . As the golden pillars are upon the sockets of silver , so are the fair feet of a virtuous wife in the bordering of her house . —Book of Siruch .
FRANCIS was the first monarch who introduced ladies at \ his court . He said , in the style of true gallantry , " That a drawing-room without ladies was like the year without the spring ; or rather , like spring without flowers . " " As a material of human happiness or misery , temper is infinitely more important , because so much more frequently brought into use , than highmindedness . Opportunity for a generous action may occur , perhaps , once in a year , while temper is actively at work , for good or for evil , during every hour of our existence . "
" IF a man complains to you of his wife , a woman of her husband , a parent of a child , or a child of a parent , be very cautious how you meddle between such near relations , to blame the behaviour of one to the other . You will onl y have the hatred of both parties , and do no good with either . But this does not hinder your giving both parties , or either , your best advice in a prudent manner . "
" There isa magic in the first touch of sympathy which awakens sleeping powers in the heart , developes undiscovered stores of thought and feeling , and brings to light the bright things of the soul . " 'VIRTUE lies in the medium , vice in the extreme—and every virtue has its attendant vice . ' The practice of virtues with their attendant vices is common—the practice of virtues without them alone , rare , excellent , and beautiful . We have generosity and extravagance , justice ancl severity , tenderness ancl weakness , economy and- covetousness , walking hand in hand . How few there are who learn well to consider and watch over the nature and habits of their own minds , ancl to avoid the evil tendencies of their constitutional virtues . "
" Hath any wronged thee ? be bravely revenged : slight it , and the work is begun ; forgive it , and it is finished . He is below himself that is not above an injury . "