...condition of it the state of civilization of a people. It has been said of individual character, that— " The man whose eye Is ever on himself, doth look on one The least of Nature's works,—one who might more The wise man to that scorn, which wisdom holds Unlawful ever."* * Wordsworth's...

...thou be one whose heart the holy forms Of young imagination have kept pure, Henceforth be warned; and know that Pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; that he who feels contempt ]?or any Hying thing, hath faculties Which he has never used; that thought with him Is in its infancy....

...thou be one whose heart the holy forms Of young imagination have kept pure, Henceforth be warn'd, and know that pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty,...; that he who feels contempt For any living thing has faculties Which he has never used ; that thought, with him, Is in its infancy. The man whose eye...

...slug-shocker," would answer the desired purpose. Study of Conchology. — As Wordsworth nobly says, " Know that pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty,...never used ; that thought with him Is in its infancy." Besides the interest which belongs to the study of any branch of Natural History for its own sake,...

...of Conchology. — As Wordsworth nobly says, "Know that pride, Howc'er disguised in its own majestv. Is littleness ; that he who feels contempt For any...never used ; that thought with him Is in its infancy." Besides the interest which belongs to the study of any branch of Natural History for its own sake,...

...slug-shocker," would answer the desired purpose. Study of Conchology. — As Wordsworth nobly says, "Know that pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness ; that he who freís contempt For апт liring thing, llalli faculties Which he h«e never used ; that thought with...

...wider things, and expand the range of our sympathies. You will think of the true words of a great poet: The man whose eye Is ever on himself, doth look on one, The least of Nature's works ;—one that might move The wise man to that scorn which wisdom holds Unlawful ever. And if we must, by the...

...the face, it becomes a wonder that contempt should be so potent a thing as it is. The poet tells us that — " He who feels contempt For any living thing,...never used ; that thought with him Is in its infancy." We ought, then, to despise the contemner as betraying defect and deficiency in the very act. But in...

...our own position, and trusting to God for strength to fulfil the duties attached to it. "Know thou that pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty,...littleness ; that he who feels contempt For any living being, hath faculties Which he hath never used, — that thonght with him Is in its infancy. The man...

...things, and expand the range of our sympathies. You will think of the true words of a great poet: " The man whose eye Is ever on himself, doth look on one, The,least of Nature's works; — one that might move The wise man to that scorn which wisdom holds...