The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-12 00:00:00

E SP AIR !—The climax of human misery
is the agony of Despair. Anger, Hatred, Terror, are en-
durable, but Despair is past the strength of even the strongest, when
it obtains a tenancy in the heart. Hope dies before it, and with
each hour the feeling becomes snore desolating, until death or mad-
ness wrench the sufferer from its fangs. It is a dreadful fact, that in
this mighty and prosperous country there are thousands in the con-
dition we have described. Aye; in the homes of English wealth and
the walks of English industry, Despair daily fixes its abode, and
turns the smiling fruits of enjoyment into " bitterness and ashes."
How is this ; and why is It ? Does a failure in commercial enter-
prise thus daunt the heart and fill its owner with Despair ? No ! it
is his pride to repair a loss and not to sink beneath it ! Does disap-
pointed ambition occasion his malady? No! Hope carries him
through every frustration of purpose, and, animated by unswerving
determination, he generally succeeds at last in what he has aimed
at ! Does blighted affection bring on Despair ? No ! Cold looks
may chill but do not kill. What, then, can be the terrible agency
before which Pride, hope, and Resolve grow weak and desolates a
heart impregnable to the attacks of mi'fortune, opposition, and
unrequited love? The question is soon solved.
Man laughs at poverty, derides pain, and faces peril; but a simple
consciousness of an incapacity to fulfil the high purposes of creation
depresses, saddens, and dispirits his entire soul, and with every
source of enjoyment at command, lie himself stands joyless and in
Despair To him the fascinations of beauty are a mockery. He
Despairs of ever feeling authorised to court its smiles. To him the
happy husband and the blooming bride form a maddening sight !
He Despairs of ever being entitled to a bride! To !din the merry
laugh of childhood is odious. He Despairs of ever nestling to his
bosom an offspring of his own ! And how dreadful to be thus cut off
from the supreme felicities of existence. The performance of every
duty is an enjoyment, and the more responsible the obligation the
greater is the happiness of fulfilment. Hence sleep, refreshment, ex-
ercise, and other recreations, being most essential, are most pleasing.
How dreadful, then, we repeat, must be the condition of that man
who, from early folly or the irregularities of maturer years, feels
himself cut off from the sublime mission entailed by the Creator on
our race, and which forms the highest of our duties and the noblest of
our privileges. Well may Despair attend such a condition. But to
such we say DESPAIR NOT ! Help is at hand, and relief may be
obtained. You will learn all by consulting Dr. Lamert's little work
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