Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-05-25
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! al; is the mind that makes the man."
Yes, certainly. No sensible person
can deny that. 4 ,rucr line never was
| written. Among all the cScellen, things
written by Dr. Waits, there is nothing
better than the line have just quoted.
"All are no, men who wear the hu-
man form - True enoueh-alas. foo
true there are hall men and whole
men; real IN en- and imitation Of men -
/ Too many are called men because they
/ have The form aud wear the robes of
| men, who are TO nearer men than Satan
was an angel Of heaven, because dis
guised az one. M one can he man.
unless he has the mud OF uan-"It is
the mind that makes the man" The
highest palsc he can be,,ov, i. 10 be
abls TO say OF person. empha;ically,
''hc is man ~
OF all things IN pan,aloons tina, inies,
society, there IS not one who would no,
feel himself insul,ed if 1t should be said
TO hun. lyon are no man sir; notwuh.
standing he might know the assertion
was true. II would be the mos, withcr.
ing rcPrnach tha, could be hoaped upon
him.
We are taught from children that the
principal distinction between man and
The brute creation. that which gives him
dominion over them his superuns IN
| physical iorce-ls his mind, the high
and God.like human mind II this be.
comes weak aud debased If he loses
/ his God-likc nature, he smss below the
level OF The brute. for they a, least have
hearts, If not MINDS. Such NAV some.
times pass tor men, rs The counterfeit
/ passes for the true coin. But We know
the true when "e see II. though We may
! sometimes mistake the counterfeit for
the true.
have often heard The query-.~ha,
constitutes a gentleman p THIS IS my
answer: polished mind and polished
manners ~ Were asked what cons,i.
,ntes man should an.wet-'a
lofty mind and brave. hue heart, Onc
from whose daun,less eye look, gu, the
lofty soul whose broad, manly blow
bears the stamp OF intellect, who NAN.
lain, his disaityE who .huns hypocri.,
a. he would the touch OF leprosy who
would rn,her die than be guilty OF one
base act There are such-there are
"iea IN the world blessing, on them
/ ! love them inr their warm. true hca IT'S
! reverence them for their noble minds.
Il was doubles, Of such tina, Pope was
thinking WHEN he wrote the famou.
line
can hone, mans the nobiest work Of God"
IL; is the mind that make, the man.
All human greatness is born Of the IN.
,ellec, A truly grea, man has grea,
mind. What is II tina, distinguishes
man from his teiioirs, as fitted by nature
to lead and command; whose memory
will be sacred; whose name will be-
treasured as household word Tor cen.
turles after his noble heart has ceased It's
pulsa,ions : II is IL. mind the giori.
Gus, undying mind.
II Is a law oi nature that strong minds
rule the weak Their power j, iel, tho
unackno~ledged. An involuntary re.
spec, is offered them, such as vice over.
awed always yields TO virtue. A true
m an may be bese, with difficulties enc
mics may surround him, trials and vex.
atoms meet him on every hand, ye, he
still enjoys one blessing. without which
all others would be vaiueless-i is self.
respect! lie can say IN his heart, Tho
all condemn me, yet conscience does not;
though slandered and abused, | have no,
fallen from my ,nanhood-l am still a
man
Rewarded at las, he certainly will be
Tor his struggles and sufferings: but his
creates, reward will be an approving con.
science and that priceless gem-seifre.
speet. Be This his eulosy-
An honest mans the noblest work Of God |
ALLIE oAkwoOp.