Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-06-10
Daniel Webster on the Morning.
The following letter, written by Mr.
Webster to friend, has not lost its
interest by the lapse Of years or by the
death Of the writer
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Webster to friend, has not lost Its
interest by the lapse Of years or by the
death Of the writer
bo'clock, q. M, RICHMOND, VA.
April 20, 1847.
Whether 1t be favor or annoyance,
you owe this letter TO my early habits
Of rising. From the hour marked at
the top of the page, you will naturally
conclude that my companions are not
now engaging my attention, as we have
not calculated on being early travellers
to-day.
This city hes pheasant seat" 1t
is high tho James river runs below 1t,
and when went out, an hour ago,
nothing was heard but the roar Of the
Falls. The air is tranquil and Its tenn
perature mild, 1t is morning and a
morning sweet, and fresh and delight
ful. Everybody knows the morning in
its metaphorical sense, applied to so
many objects and on many occasions.
The health, strength and beauty
Of early years lead us to call that period
the morning of life" OF lovely
young woman we say sh Is bright as
the morning." and no one doubts
why Lucifer is called "son of The morn.
ling"
But the morning itself, few people,
inhabitants of cities, known anything
about. Among all our good people, not
one in q thousand see tie sun rise once
q year. They know nothing OF the
morning. Their idea of it is that 1t is
that part of the day which comes along
after a cup OF coffee and beetsteak, or
a piece OF toast. With them, morning
| is not new issuing of light, new
bursting forth OF the sun, a new waking
up of all that has life from sort OF tenn
porary death, to behold again the works
of God, the heavens and the earth 1t Is
, only part of the domestic day, be-
longing to reading the newspapers,
answering notes, sending the children
to school, and giving o!ders for dinner.
The first streak OF light, the earliest pur
ping of the east, which the lark springs
up to greet, and the deeper and deeper
coloring into orange and red, till at
length The glorious run Is seen, re-
gent Of the day"-this they never enjoy,
for they never 10 1t.
King David speaks Of taking to him
self the "wings OF the morning. This
| is highly poetical and beautiful. The
wings OF the morning are the beams OF
the rising sun. Rays of the light are
lwings. 1t is thus said that the sun OF
righteousness shall arise with healing
on its wings"-a rising sun that shall
Iscatter life, health and JOY throughout
!, the universe.
Milton has fine descriptions OF morn
ing, but not SO many as Shakespeare
from whose writings pages OF tn
most beautiful imagery, all founded
on the glory Of morning, might be I'LL
ed.
never thought Adam had much th'
advantage of us, from having seen tn
orld while 1t was new. We see a
fine risings of the sun as ever Alan
saw, and its risings are rs much
miracle now as they were In his day
and / think good deal more, because
it is now a part Of the miracle that TO
thousands and thousands of years h'
has come to his appointed time withou
the variation of millionth part of {
second. Abram could not tell how thi
might be. | know the morning al
: acquainted with 1t, and l love 1t.
love 1t, fresh and sweet as 1t is--a dali
new creation, breaking forth and call
Ing all that have life and breath AM
: being to new alteration, new enjoy
ments. and new gratitude.