Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-20
I From The Christian Examiner.

Unnatural dread Of Death 1T seem. TO Us
range il seem as II all were wrong, in a
word whore. from the very constitution OF
things death must close every scene OF human
life, where it hath reigned for "ges over all
generations, where the very DIR We breathe
and the dust we tread upon WAS once mated
lif 1t seems tous mos strange and wrong,
this most common, necPssar., eEpeaient, and
certain OF all events, should lung such horror
and ISOLATION with IL that II should bring such
tremendous agitation, as IL II were some awful
and unprecedented pApnomenan; that il should
he more than DEATH shock. catasrophe-
cor. usion as if nature. instead of holding
on its steady course, were falling idto lrretrev-
able ruins.
And that which is strange, is our sirsngsness
to this event. Cali sickness, we repeat, call
pain, an approach 10 death Call the wpari.
ness and failure Of The hubs and senses, call
decay dying. II - SO; il Is "A gradual loosening
oil the cords of life, and breaking up Of ITS res
ervoiIs and resources. SO shall they all, one
and another, give way. u feeP'--wil the
thoughtful man say feel the pang Of suffer
ing, as il were, piercing and cutting asunder
one by one, the fine All invisible bonds that
hold toe To the earth. feel the gushing cur
rent OF life within 10 be wearing away is own
channels. feel the sharpness of every keen
emotion. and OF every acute aud far penetrating
thought, as Il it were shortening the moments
OF The souls connexion and conflict with the
body SO II -, and so IL shall be- ill al last,
the silver cord is loosened, and the COLLIN
bowl Is hrNken, and the pit is broken at The
fountain, and the wheel is broken al the Csiern,
and The dust reforms To the earth as il was, and
the spirit to the God who gave it,"
Mo-, 10 M, q .,rs,oe dienansation Dosth
Is the fellow of all tlot is e,rthIv. the iri.rd nj
man alone II is not an snanoIy; il j. moi
monater in the cr.,I,a,. Itxtbe law. mad ,he
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a'e! 10 ,he h'es' MI ctons OF the soul go
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ihe mario" mouse, and pail, aud brerihlcss
va" A'eSS' anu 'u"eia' uAia--'he'e belong not
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we ''"'"" vi eA'st nee man does not die,
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