Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-24
INFLUENCE OF HOMER. H. DANA.

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Home gives certain serenity to the mind so
that everything Is well defined, and IN clear
atmosphere, and the lesser beauties brought out
to rejoice IN the pure glow which floats over
and beneath them from the earth and sky. In
tins state OF mind aiilicuons come to US chas-
teheu ana II 'he wrongs OF the world cross us
III ouI uooI-p''h' we put them ASIDE without an
B'I' vices are ABOUT us, not To- Ure US away,
or nlaNe Us mofoSe' but to remind Us Of our
ifaiitv ana Keep down our p1de. We are put
mo fiShl relation with the world; without
hoiuihE II IN proud scorn, like the solitary man,
not beng carried along by shifting and hurried
iy'"lSN' "'" vague ana caie'ess notions oi things
me 'H' "oilu man. We do not take novelty
''' ''p'"N'tIS"'' OF SCI up vogue iot ruie oi
'oN""'' iel'he4 40 we ueStalr' as II all great
N"'"'' n'" u1p"I'eu win the years gone ny
W"u7h we see new vices, iraliucs and iolheS
!!AN'"S grown III me yer! Isht winch J., spread
ing over inc cI'h' Vur safest way OF coming
mo communion win mankind IS through our
own Hou>eho!G, for mere our sorrow and re-
ere' at inc I"iilmsS oi tne nad are IN proportion
10 our loNe' "iille our iamlnar intercourse with
'he good mas secretly aSSimulaung influence
upon our characters. Inc domestic man has
an independence OF thought winch puts him al
ease IN society. and oheerfulncSS and benevo-
Iehce OF leehng which seem to ray out from him,
ana TO d'iuSe pleasurable sense over those
near IKE soit' onsht day. As domestic hie
'"u''S 'ti''N man NlI'"o' 80 uueS II he!p 10 Il
SUM" J""SVllehi' anu IISuI oaIahclhS OF
thlhsS' ana gives an integrity ana propHety to
inc "hoic character NoG; III ms goodness mas
o'u"l'o.' 'Ha' virtue snou4! hlaAe iS own en-
Jo!"rh'' ana Wherever vice OF lralily IS root'
Gu ou'' NolhG''i!nS Shoulu spring up 10 De a
-! "''n u''iei'' III us S'e"G' b"l man OF
cn1r"cl'r riSntl! cast mas pleasures at home
Nnlon' l'o"S. n''cG |" nus inquest hature' are
opN"i'p. ~ nm - ms "ahl ioou ana nc moves
ABOUT ms mousse uhuer continued sense oi them,
ana as Is hapl,y Almost without heeAhg H.
oilcH nave neen ealiCu angels III love talcS
ana SoHielS' tli W, nave almost learned TO thlnk
o' "iSTiS as niue ne''er lhah "omah' let
man VINO knows a"omah thoroughly and loves
her tfHly'-ahu there are women who may be
so hno"h ana ioN'u,-"lii ma 4i'er a lew years
tli' ms fSnSh !or 'he SroSSer pleasures Is les
sehe1' ana ihat ne mas grown INTO ionuncss
Ior 'he lhleHectuaI ana reIihe4 Wlthout an eHort,
ana almost uiinWarcS' lie mas oeen Ied on 10
virtue throusn ms Pieasuresi anu the uehghts
oI !he eye, anu 'he Sehtic pa! Vi that passion
Wilich Is 'he most iii"oru ana ronahuc IN our
nature ana Which Keeps much oi lts character
ahlusl lhe concerns OF me- nave heid nm III a
klhu OF spiilluali@eu eNiStehce' lie shares his
very pelhS WIN one Wno' d creature OF TINS
world ana WIN something ol the worlds irml-
ues' Is
Yet spirit still, and bright
WIN something OF an angel light
WIN all the sincerity OF companionshp Of
ieelnS' cares sorrows and .enJoyments, her
presence Is as the presence OF purer being
and there Is that in her nature which seems to