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Hafaz, The Egyptian.
depart from thy heart . Morality disappeared from the sight , but not from the recollection of Hafaz . Truth first broke silence— " Thou art surprised , my son , at my homely appearance ; on their first approach all men think me plain , the time shall come when thou wilt esteem me beautiful . To-morrow we will commence our journey to thy final resting-place ; at present thou art tired . Sleep wellrefresh thearthlnature at t than
, y y presen , more even my lessons , to receive which the senses should be unfatigued . " Agitated and disappointed , Hafaz retired to his couch , and murmured ere he sank to rest , " Can this hard , ungracious , and unlovely dame be Truth ?"
With the dawn Hafaz once more commenced his travels . The way , which at first seemed dull , soon became cheered by the conversation of his companion , who led him gradually from the dark mists of ignorance in which he had been reared , to the contemplation of his real nature ; taught him to view man as a rational , responsible being , possessed of a present hope , a future immortality . All that in Ms science had been obscure , was now made clear ; all that had been involved in doubt , was lained he listened to the lessons of
now exp . As his guide , his respect and admiration hourly increased , although the unfortunate plainness of her visage still remained . Truth taught him gradually the real estimation of things , and her conversation never palled upon his inquiring mind . After a journey of several days , they reached the Euphrates , the mighty river which guarded imperial Bab ylon ; the stream rolled on its imperious course gilded barks were floating its surface and the
, gay on , hundred towers of the doomed city were reflected on its pellucid waters as on a silver mirror . The Egyptian , entranced with the magnificent scene before him , gazed upon it with wonder and delight . Truth remained unmoved the while , regarding him with a scrutinizing glance and at last demanded his thoughts upon the scene before him . ' " They are many , " replied the youth , " wonder at its beauties , pleasure while I gaze upon them ; but thou , unmoved , canst aaze uDon a
scene which admiration scarce finds power to praise . " " Suggests it no other thought ? " demanded Truth sternly , " does not gratitude to the Great Architect , whose word called the gushino- waters into being , mingle with thy pleasure ? Thou sayest truly that I am unmoved with the scene before me , for I have seen it oft ; indeed , ' tis long since I beheld it first . Yon rolling stream was then a valley ' fair as Paradise , the foot of man had not profaned it then . Ages rolled on . I looked againthe trees and in their
; were gone , place high towers were raised . Anon the city vanished , and the teeming earth sent forth its waters ; the valley then became a river wide and deep . Blood since hath stained its course . I have no joy to look upon it now . " Hafaz sighed , and turned from ' the Euphrates in disgust . " Do all thy lessons , " he demanded , " teach men disappointment ?" '' No , " replied Truth , " but they teach men to think justly . " The continued to
Egyptian long journey on , attended by his companion , who gradually imparted her principles and wisdom to his mind ; his admiration hourly increasing , although her extreme plainness annoyed him . They reached at length a dark cavern , Ms conductress paused . Hafaz looked into its gloomy recess , and from the worm and ghastly vestiges of frail humanity , knew it was the grave . Although prepared by the lessons he received , he shuddered as he contemplated the dreary passage , and demanded if he must attempt that path zlone
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Hafaz, The Egyptian.
depart from thy heart . Morality disappeared from the sight , but not from the recollection of Hafaz . Truth first broke silence— " Thou art surprised , my son , at my homely appearance ; on their first approach all men think me plain , the time shall come when thou wilt esteem me beautiful . To-morrow we will commence our journey to thy final resting-place ; at present thou art tired . Sleep wellrefresh thearthlnature at t than
, y y presen , more even my lessons , to receive which the senses should be unfatigued . " Agitated and disappointed , Hafaz retired to his couch , and murmured ere he sank to rest , " Can this hard , ungracious , and unlovely dame be Truth ?"
With the dawn Hafaz once more commenced his travels . The way , which at first seemed dull , soon became cheered by the conversation of his companion , who led him gradually from the dark mists of ignorance in which he had been reared , to the contemplation of his real nature ; taught him to view man as a rational , responsible being , possessed of a present hope , a future immortality . All that in Ms science had been obscure , was now made clear ; all that had been involved in doubt , was lained he listened to the lessons of
now exp . As his guide , his respect and admiration hourly increased , although the unfortunate plainness of her visage still remained . Truth taught him gradually the real estimation of things , and her conversation never palled upon his inquiring mind . After a journey of several days , they reached the Euphrates , the mighty river which guarded imperial Bab ylon ; the stream rolled on its imperious course gilded barks were floating its surface and the
, gay on , hundred towers of the doomed city were reflected on its pellucid waters as on a silver mirror . The Egyptian , entranced with the magnificent scene before him , gazed upon it with wonder and delight . Truth remained unmoved the while , regarding him with a scrutinizing glance and at last demanded his thoughts upon the scene before him . ' " They are many , " replied the youth , " wonder at its beauties , pleasure while I gaze upon them ; but thou , unmoved , canst aaze uDon a
scene which admiration scarce finds power to praise . " " Suggests it no other thought ? " demanded Truth sternly , " does not gratitude to the Great Architect , whose word called the gushino- waters into being , mingle with thy pleasure ? Thou sayest truly that I am unmoved with the scene before me , for I have seen it oft ; indeed , ' tis long since I beheld it first . Yon rolling stream was then a valley ' fair as Paradise , the foot of man had not profaned it then . Ages rolled on . I looked againthe trees and in their
; were gone , place high towers were raised . Anon the city vanished , and the teeming earth sent forth its waters ; the valley then became a river wide and deep . Blood since hath stained its course . I have no joy to look upon it now . " Hafaz sighed , and turned from ' the Euphrates in disgust . " Do all thy lessons , " he demanded , " teach men disappointment ?" '' No , " replied Truth , " but they teach men to think justly . " The continued to
Egyptian long journey on , attended by his companion , who gradually imparted her principles and wisdom to his mind ; his admiration hourly increasing , although her extreme plainness annoyed him . They reached at length a dark cavern , Ms conductress paused . Hafaz looked into its gloomy recess , and from the worm and ghastly vestiges of frail humanity , knew it was the grave . Although prepared by the lessons he received , he shuddered as he contemplated the dreary passage , and demanded if he must attempt that path zlone