Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-09-08
FAME AND IMMORTALITY.

g" The consequences which the actions Of
men bring after them commonly lie out Of
their power to compute. A small seed may
grow up to great tree, A blazing fire may
be smothered IN ashes. Whether the victo-
ries of heroes have done more for humans
ty, than the uncbtrusvt life of love of an
unknown man, is only sctn by the A}l-seeng
Eye above US. Let eac, one do the good
that is in his path and in his calling, and his
work shall remain, even if it seem TO pass
away, and will bear fruit IN its time. Honor
able fame, my best Eda," he continued,
turning towards her full and aifectionate
mortality on earth. A name may be repeat
cd by milliont through centuries of years
that is fame. The good which you think
and do, the spirit which goes from you, and
which lives and pcrpetuates itself through
endless generations, this is true immortality
upon EARTH"
CHILDREN.
And children-chldre oh We small
lovely, beautiful, innocent beings, daHings OF
God and man, the spring seems made Tor you
and you for the spring, when | see you
among the flowers, the brilliant butterflies
lowering around you, | know not wAa,
more beautiful higher world Can give.
The genius of love comes into life before
that of art.-There are men who perform
noble deeds, others who sing and immortal
ize their actions. Without deep powerful
love, which causes relations and friends to &C
and suffer for each other, without action
which show that love is stronger than death,
pencil and chlsel would not have brough
tears to no eyes, and music would have beer
but plaything. 1t is the inspiring glance
oflove which gives words of fire to the artist
Ilips-they can utter nothing beautiful whicl
that has not first Dictated"
THE MARTYRS FOR TRUTH.
1t is good to read of the noble heart
which have beat,-which have bled for eter
nal truths. One feels ones self near thi
ocean of power and love, as drop, a it'll,
drop. Humbly to know ones self is good
1.-THE drop suffers, what is that to the grea
whole Nations blood: the lives of hcroe
pass away in letters drop, complain not!
ADMIRATION.
Admira,ion,-rich source Of enjoyment
Why art thou not more sought? Thy pur
streams will never scorch the tlirsting no,
upon this little earth he can be refreshcdb
thee; after thousands of years, in highe
unfolding Of Gods infinite creation, sha
he drink of thy ever young, thy ever frcs
waters. The pleasure which thou give.
is pure. and followed by no pain. Happ
those who early learn to admire what
worthy of admiration |"
LOVE AND RECONCILIATION.
I, is glorious thing,--and those who trr
ly love know well how glorious il is---at
ter moments of misunderstanding, even
reciprocal transgression, to rest again, hear
to heart and to feel, deeply feel, that there
a certainty in the world, in spite of all I'll
powers of hell, certainty which is hcave
upon earth,--that they love each other, tn;
belong to each other, that nothing, in ii
world shall separate them, who have foun
each other again IN true,in perfect love-
o this is a certainty, the most beaulfie
that there, is on ear,h,--a certainty, which
the foundation and security for every o;he
He felt it truly, the man, who, when about
leave the stage of life, laid his hand upon h
heart and said Il love, therefore, am in
mortaln