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80. =. ,ai5ra -GRIEF-BY B. JOHNSON.
8as Grief deals With the presence OF esl ano
vi when e gathers in soffening power arouno the
. heart; itImellows the emotions IN happy man
ner and ed q the mind feel Its lnslgnlh'
go. Z, with those external laws,
,xh;eb & iscssssntly endsayors to override. It
;sotIs ssrss REGULATOR of the wild career OF
haaissa b: and we're it, not for its conserya.
i've bearine: be would forget his dependence
= mon his God, the preservation ofhlnselt, and
his dnty towards his neighbor. I'm an instant,
i ii often arrests him In his thoughtless course,
n and brings him to know his. fniteness when he
ii essays opposition to those immntabIe 6ehests
which he ever strives to elude, but to- the stern
necessity of which he must ever benz. - This
constitutes the great utility Of this passions and
when the soul is trained by its rendering weight
it learns to linger in its embrace, and from ITS
gentle solitude, sends forth tho purest words,
and the loftiesfa sentiments; but, when exces-
. siYe, it causes a. painful oppression IN the re-
gion of the heart and deep and Jul respirasion'
The individual who is thus Affected, loses bis
energy. and avinoes an nobstiuate indispesition
!. to make the slightest exertien o Il this feeling
) is prolonged, the pulse becomes weak, small
and irregular; and the appetite fails. The face
grows paAid, and the preston OF the features
too well Indicates the state OF the mind. Ii
these symptoms are not alleViated, exhaustion
ensues, and low fever, attended with great
nervousness, is apt to set H., which, II not at
. once relieved; exposes the sufferer TO tedious
disease, and sometimes to death. PIT often de-
veops insanity, and III some cases, IS frequent
~ the exciting cause Of suicide: Biography
SAYS that the. celebrated Doctor Fernel, and
Pope Clement Y II; died from the direct effect
. of this passion !; and classical literature tells
! that Horace survived Ihis patron Meeenas but
nine daysgd 9aa on- 10 .J.,. - -, Gro
- An to'agreater or Hess extent, are, now and
then, brought to confess the potency OF this
passion; and it IS not, 10 every Instance an
fects. Even a weli.balsnced9 intellect, is fire.
ouenty an insufficient barrier against its exces-
! sive force; for human culture does not always
give the necessary frnlness to resist or evade
the violence of feeling which often arises from
unanticipated events. It Is during the first
moments of the 1eycitation OF Gnef, that IT'S
greatest influence is produced, and If an indi-
vidual could ever be taught to regard his most
important pleasures as but transltory gifts that
may pass from his possession at any hour, he
would be prepared in no insignificant manner
to meet with requisite fortitude, many OF the
unfortunate yicissitudes Of life, and avoid
much of the inordinate disquiet that usually
i results from an.improper estimation of sudden
visitations of the distressing Incidents which
are inseparably connected with earthly ezis-
tence. But human reliance is too trail: for
mortal dependence, and the heart that is sore
with e must .d Look upT s 70 .h nghep
words uttered in; humble prayer, always bring
tx hlaS ind. I
vouchsafed,1 that If the stricken spirit will
reyerently place it's burden at the throne of
Him who IL all mercy, and deyoutly imploree
His divine aid, it will receive comfort, and
meet bright pure fountain, whose living
waters will soothe the heavy brow, quiet, the
throhbing heart, and bestow q consolation that
no terrene agency can ever yield. 12s@255" j