Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-09-10

quest, entered with them. They placed
him in the seat of honor. and set wine
and cOnscrVes before him.
"Sir," said the princess. San evening
walk must give to a man of learning.
like you. pleasures which ignorance and
youth can hardly conceive. You know
the qualities and the causes of all that
you behold, the laws by which the river
flows, the periods in which the planets
perform their revolutions. Everything
must supply you with contemplation.and
renew the consciousness of your own
dignity"
Lady" answered he, "let the gay and
the vigorous expect pleasure in their eX-
cursion': it is enough that age can obtain
ease. To me the world has lost its nov
city; look round and see what remem-
Der to have seen in happier days. | rest
against tree, and consider that in the
same shade once disputed upon the an
nual overflow of the Nile with Il friend
who is now silent in the grave. | cast
my eyes upwards, fix them on the chang
ing moon, and think with pain on the
vicissitudes of life. have ceased to take
much delight in physical truth; for what
have | to do with those things which
am soon to leave?"
"l on may at least recreate yourself"
said Imlac, ''wth the recollection of an
honorable and useful life. and enjoy the
praise which all agree to give you"
''Praisc," said the sage, with sigh
sis to an old man an empty sound
have neither mother to be delight
ed with the reputation of her son.
nor wife to partake the honurs of her
husband. have outlived my friends and
my rivals. Nothing is now of much I'M
portance; for cannot extend my inter-
est beyond myself. Youth is delighted
with applause. because it j. considered as
the earnest of some future good. and be-
cause the prospect of life j. far extended ;
but to me. who am now declining to de-
crepitude. there i little to be feared
from the malevolence of men. and vet
less to be hoped from their affection or
esteem. Something they may yet take
away. but they can give me nothing.
Riches would now be useless. and high
employment would be pain. My retro
-pect of life recalls to my view many OPP
portuities of good neglected. much time
>quandcrcd upon trtlc>. and more lost in
iI IA, lait
great designs uninterrupted. and many
great attempts unfinished. My mind i
burdened with no heavy crime, and there
fore | compose myself to tranquility
endeavor to abstract my thoughts from
hopes and cafes. which. though rea-
son knows them To be vain. still try tC
keep their old possessions of the heart
expect. with serene humility. that hour
which nature cannot long delay: anC
hope To possess. in a better state. that
happiness which here could not find
and that virtue which here | have moi
attained
He rose and went away. leaving hi,
audience not much elated with the hop,
of long life. The prince cOnsoled him
self with remarking, that it was not rea
sonabe to be disappointed by this ac
count: for age had never been considered
a> the season of felicity: and if it wa,
possible to be easy in decline and weak
ness. it was likely that the days of vigol
and alacrity might be happy: that the
noon of life could be bright if the even
inc could be calm.
The princess suspected that age wa,
querulou> and malignant. and delighted
TO repreS> the expectation, of those VIII,
had newly entered the world. She haC
seen the poSSeSsorS of estates look witt
envy on their heirs. and known many
who enjoyed pleasure no longer than
they could contine it to themselves.
Pekuah coniectured that the man wa
Older than he appeared, and was willin!
to impute his complaints to deliriou
detection: or else supposed that IA
: had been unfortunate and was therefore
discontinued; "For nothing" said she
condition the condition of life
lmlac, who had no desire to see then
depressed smiled at the comforts whicl
they could not readily procure to them
selves, and remembered, that at tn
same age he was equally confident o
unmingled prosperity, and equally fertil
of cOnsolatory eXpedients. He torbor
= to force upon them unwelcome know
edge, which time itself would too 500
impress. The princess and her lady IT
tired; the madness of the astronome
hung upon their minds, and they desire
= lmlac To enter upon his office, and della
= next morning the rising of the sun.
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