, 1874-11-07
APT Quotations.

There ia famous story ct Sheridan thst in =
debate in tia House of Commons he heard q
ma1nber on tho opposite slde quote against him
though the Auea might sesn conclusive, tho Hon.
ssntlclnan, it hs had completed tho passage,
nonld lapa shown tho House that their real
msa,ing vas junt tho contrary. Lie thon pto-
70 10 y sps IN
aty atrine Of gsbberias', such n ha could i1i"
yeot on tho spur of tho moment. The House
waH. Of course, astouishod 1T his learning and
memory. and oheored him loudly, ~ A1a oppo.
nent, discounted. Bat without reply. 4 ready
memory il q good substitute FOR want Of ready
nit, but aoInstimes It must fail the uan who IL
ehle to lhinl Of a word whon he wanta it is more
cierar than tho p,hn who can recall whole pa9es
often shows real Wit, 40 when the Lord Derby.
then Mr. Stanley, quoted against o'Connell, ~ho
had apoIon thtee times in committee on thu
sh,llo question. contrary to the rulas of tho
from shakspoarc; md whom swift, on aeeins
tho mntto "non ruptli acd recopi ou q luedA! Of
William III. reau,kod ":rhs receiver il ss bad
as tha thief" But such czamplsg aro raro. and
not o!ien, shen related to be depended on g. A. A.
wiuus and tlluy wara scattered" In reference 10
tho Armada; E.raifo,d's, " Put not your trust IN
princeg,"' when clle.len abandoned him; I'd
ward VI. 8 saying when Ut his coronation the
swords Of State wske deliversd to hun. "Yom
hgTc forgotten the sword Of tho sprit;" and
ben trovati III not true. At least arc we'll III
vented. such are Lord penmxns reference II
George II. az something rhioh
Thu acn,harcx of Aiusy crown h1d on;
md tha application to tho 1xto Lord Bsoughau
aud fau1 al tho uortls ''VauI. et preateres
nihsi," Ii,ich may he considered parallel to 70.
cent college stnly. ! Groat university proposed
e1mo len years xso tue Discovery Of tl,e sonEcs
Of tho Nile az tho snhject Of prize eGsay, shs
ealupetitors to Hend in their coinpoAltions With
mpttooa attached by Which The succsastul elHast
nigh. ho identified. Ono OF these was 'tEr
Milo uhl IT," wAioa iu this ease, 1t fcast, turned
Out but too txno. Tho poora WAS not coneianred
stosieA at ttiH kind tnsn on happy applications Of
tnyts Of Scripture. Many OF these ara loo irrsvs~
rent, hut son,o aro OF historical yalus. and SONS
ure wall worth remeoloefing. The .Apooryphs
have heen little uIed in this way, though tha
va!l-kuown proysrb, "Magna est verltAs at pr:a-
valcbit, tho motto OF te city of Oxford, comes
from shen.; 'hut the oftau guoted iniuucsiou.
'1.ook to The end !" usually gtven in its Latin
ter Of the book OF Ecc!osias:es. Ono 81 tho hap
nieat applications from Bcrip:ure waa that OF t'aa
Saturday 1tsvisW, Of ~ hcpt silence. 5oa, evan
from Good Wntds," 10 thu Into Dsa Afford. Wnoh
hs bud ocaaad tor t,una u contribute to poEu:
lar magazine; aud the texts OF Sorlnots pseSonao
on public occaslo0s affora sorno oxceltens oSa1n.
p!es. Thus, al eloquent ehau took TOT hia to1t
ut tho reDpbuiuY at 4p auceot thusca HnleA 4hu
bsen partially do7troTea ov Hle, anG nsu ,.a =,
"usttas up .he frua,au!s tst astigE at'sI" 20 't
tSos nnssass Ss {, rsrso sa t Tha Kn daagatss i ali
giorions." Tor tho ocoaslen nt biz dise9nrhr:
seae ca,s tas "a nn'sist y, 1, xS ,o1st RsS,r ss
sa,d mt ia hnso b,st atIejsure. that Rll men az"
Iivra: nnd nora ttu1l o',a sutltor re!aso9 tho IN
n,ens VI family prayers wuera tho old gantse.
p,su eada ta tho soxt; "1fn clo.hed himself w',i'
for ~ Il uore with gnfuloDt, " tue cou1nIhk4t,
I'll IL oertaiuiy y very bad Aabit." An oftesd
.tcregmau vat,sed sonia renlAsa by commanding
ssfi.,on with, "as. psul says, and partly axret
| with Aiua--."