Litchfield enquirer., 1836-11-03
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 BEAUTY.
 The wind a1aefh over 1t and 1t is eunsp
 How often doMs hear men. eager in the pursuit of partneza for fife. in0ulre fpr beautiful woaene-and yet how hrief IF, existence of what they seek. and ho,v au-
 productive of happiness is its poa.e..;on-
 We know full weIl the saiisfac,;0n ,hae sleeps bshsath dc snOw.white lids of \ beautiful eye, in the naughty curl of an ex- quisite lip {; in the blush of . TOso that leapssinto a budding cheek in tho fine turn ofa swan-like neck, the gentle spsO- tions of . symmetrical form, or iaahe shad- owy rednndance of dark and beautifully flowing tresses. The hearts of the young and passionate leap gladly and arc flled with wild impulses, whilst he gazes upon these things--but when the soul is scrulini- zed, and found unblessed by elevated tho'r and generous feelings-whe ihe intellect is uncultured. and imagination cold, the slumber of fforgetfulness will soon lall upon the dream of beauty, and the flame of af. ectlon be quenched in apathy and dis2nst,
 With men Of genius, strong Feelings and powerful passions are ever associated, and if beauty is unmingled with the qualities of wild thought and affections if delieacy and virtue are not admirably blended with mental attractions, ths light of love will soon be extinguished, and the gentle im4 pulses of the bosom chilleI hy apathy and contempt. Men of inteIlect may yield n momentary homage 10 a besniif1l woman, dispossessed of other Vaccinations even ih0 village urchin will chase the gilded wing of butterfly, but in both cases the external splendor palls upon the senses, and souae- thing of an innate character is sought for to sustain the regard which beauty excited.-- Nothing is 50 Aattering to the feelings of man as the cxhaustless and qnenchless rec gard of female-and no incense 90 rich, can be offered upon the shrine Ofa woman's ambition, as the avowed and enthusiastic affection ofa man ofgeAius.
 Beauty thou art mean and unnnean- ing toy, when eoRtrasted with depth of feeling and power of mind, and she who would aggrandize to herself censsquenee, from the little ambition and personal beau. ty she possessess is too imbeeile in hef as. piratioMs to merit the attention of m ele- vated thinker.
 THE COMET--AN EXTRACT. - s Is it not . grand and vast conception, thAe shis van and misty orb has been travelling swifter than ne swihGyt cannon ball, through the dfAs realms of space, since our Savior sIept ins the manager at Bethlahem, and the sfa. III tho East lit iss fires for tho Wise Menss eyes ! Isis not like Divinity, that power of Astronomic prophecy, which pierced tho curtains of the fnture, and foretold the ad. vent of tIsis blazing world Looks it ncs. like sharing attributes with Omnipoyehe and q eircHmvCnting God I" And .Wkens the gsneFa.ion shall be sluWheriRa iM tho, dust. that predicted orb will agaiG serpasuss its {" horrid hair" across our skys When the lover who has now looked as it with his mistress shall become apatriarch among his children; whem the child now lisping iss early inquiries of the wandering star, shall tell the tale in after years, to some grand. babe. throned on her knee--then the comet will come again. What chsnges---what revolutions s---what coivulsions ofstates and empires---will change ere then! My soul expands into sense of slhlimiiy, as I fe. fleet on ths.yast world of events between.-- How many ties will be ssvered--ho ma- ny U88GtS U0 UtOASU~~UUW UUuUy t08vU WO shed. Yct while on earth these vicissitudes will advance and vanish, inthat far element above and around Us this luminous globe shall wander with its train- flashing and glowing through the fields of ihsmensity.-- Though itself imagination in her boldest ] fight-sinks with wearicd wing snabIe to grasp the stupsnduous, boundless theme
 Truly said the ancient minstrel: When
 survey the heavens, the work kOf thy ihR- ers-the moon and the stars whick thon hast ordained-theniI say, what is naan, that thou art mindful of him, q tISe son of man that thou yisiteth himf'
 RELIGIon. There is religion in every thing around ns a calm and holy religion in ilIe unbrsathing things of nature, which man would do well to- initiate. It isBa meek and blessed influence, stealing, q it were, unawares. upon tte heart. It cones: | tt lias no terror. DO gloom in lits appF0aeh- es. It has noughf to rouse np lhe pnSrs Isiops 1: it is uatramellcd by the cFeeds, and unshadewsd by the superstition of man. Tt is fresh from the hands sf iis suth6r, and glowing from the immediate psesenco of ibe Great Spirit which psrvades and quickens if. lt is written on she asched sky it looks out Gfans every star; ie is- among lhe hills and valleys of tho earth where the shrabIsas snsouniain-i0p piegces the ihin atmosphere of eternal winter, or a a e. v. -LAW M R-