New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-04
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

~ THE RosE or SHARON" for 1853
(Bo.ton: A. Tompkins and D. D. Masscy & Coz
Edited by Mrs. c. a. SAWYER. An attractive number
Of this popular religious souvenir. The contents arc
rich and varied tho embellishments tasteful, and the
whole volume is peryaded with. air of refinement
and elevated sentiment Among the contributions are
articles by severs distinguished female pens, a. well
as from eminent clergyrnes and others. The following
essay opens the volume
GTovTSc OLD. ...BY HORACE GREELEY.
We yyLo have latsly ceased 10 be- young apt 10 be
startled by first perceptions that we are indsed
growing old. The eye nDy nave been dmfneh ana "
range Of vision contracted but did not mind that
il wns result Of excessve study protracted watching
--perhlIs OF accideat, Illness but now the locks,
once 20 uxurisnt and ample have wasted hair ~ hnr
until they lak and struggling the brow, 40 snoch
end isr tn recently grows rgd and forrowy and me
features have sharpness and Inrnobily We hsd net
hitherto known. Here essualty has made ia MAIL
there great sOrov has ser IL seal there SIN has lon
it's sisn each perhaps scarcely nJteeaDe py inen ply
altogether making great change In the exprossion Of
the countensnce, and foreshsdo~ing stiii gresfer
chsu pes to olcw. Old yet are not but u none
the lees obvious tha we are surely AMI ss"'y ooe""'
Yes, We are ali growing old. The youth. 10 the nrst
sush Of s cOLscious elasticity and energy the maiden.
In her nderest beauty and bloom me strong man. In
bs hlness Of vgor and endurance the msfron In her
chest ned grace and soOered l0veness all are npenng
for decay dissolution, and the tomb. some WIZ mature
earlier acme later many VIII be struck DOWN IN uheir
youth or their prime but sooner or later one common
fste sv ats US and mother will recesve so
sshes OF oil 10 her bosom We know tina NJ arms
length even IN childhood but realize and take 10
heart from the frat hour wherein perceive that we
ere growing Old. .
Wen, the adrnopition wears . certain aspect Of
susterity or shsrpness bat bears within core Of SWEET
ness ss we'll Tie human frame less 1.-THE and visor'
sus the humsn face les bland aud beauteous In age
than In VI nth yet Age hss s graces wherever they
have not been bhSted by the miidsws OF dsordsred
prime Admirable in ell its stages, u the crown Of
Code srrrily workmanship, when uncoruptsd BY en-.
unfarni,ted ~ sin and perhaps ne7er more truly 20.
than when svered locks and sunken checks procinss
the eyf ming reposc Of the passions which bad osen az
life New conscience so often oyerborne and shed ~
the fierce clsmors OF appetite, the fell sro0p o. am
bition Tesssers and yincaes is nztful hscendsncy
now heaven draws nesrer % earth recedf; now INC
soul awskes End prepares Itself for the gre6 snof
marion so vsibly approas hing. The Orenxh are Jns
then we in their Instructive and universal deicfencs ~
Age deeming length Of days" in some sense soSss
Divine appreciation and fsvor Nnnsny ss 49,
Which steadily nears the confines OF the cee<nn 80
,on. ought 40 cstch something Of that glory wncn n,
tbsir atmosphere and radiste IT, even I1ousA 'A~"'
ihrouah ia disLplAie the human nc ~, "a
p,, ags Ia not merely SAVIOR OF ne untc IA -
,svea,sr of Inc foul deformify OF evf' ne We, - ~ 80
e.ssrt.lioveliness of good The eagefness sha G.
ere oi Youth may enfrest nitisauon ~ sls',,o,.
i;b zen they cannot excuse ne tenpeeInyu'
uS.u, .i dle life my cloud or dtstor our per
WI, Of m. rnorsi character OF many aco W.
oel'r o.,;~ing would exhibis unworthy ana 49,
&c III x.,ons old Age--sn Old Age d decay,ns ~
p .,r S,oineering sppe.tes-of sifvered ss,,,sss
SUI ieot ri.ure without reiecton sna y 1890
w =, 1odof sereny devoid Of dgnnyd 49, sirsts
snd eslfes,ecm-s'ueiy this smoos '"'