upon　their　innate　constitution　and　their　early　surroundings；
  the　comfort　or　discomfort　of　the　homes　in　which　they　have　been
  brought　up；　their　inherited　characteristics；　and　the　examples；
  good　or　bad；　to　which　they　have　been　exposed　through　life！
  Regard　for　such　considerations　should　teach　charity　and
  forbearance　to　all　men。
  At　the　same　time；　life　will　always　be　to　a　large　extent　what　we
  ourselves　make　it。　　Each　mind　makes　its　own　little　world。　　The
  cheerful　mind　makes　it　pleasant；　and　the　discontented　mind　makes
  it　miserable。　　〃My　mind　to　me　a　kingdom　is；〃　applies　alike　to　the
  peasant　as　to　the　monarch。　　The　one　may　be　in　his　heart　a　king；　as
  the　other　may　be　a　slave。　　Life　is　for　the　most　part　but　the
  mirror　of　our　own　individual　selves。　　Our　mind　gives　to　all
  situations；　to　all　fortunes；　high　or　low；　their　real　characters。
  To　the　good；　the　world　is　good；　to　the　bad；　it　is　bad。　　If　our
  views　of　life　be　elevatedif　we　regard　it　as　a　sphere　of　useful
  effort；　of　high　living　and　high　thinking；　of　working　for　others'
  good　as　well　as　our　ownit　will　be　joyful；　hopeful；　and　blessed。
  If；　on　the　contrary；　we　regard　it　merely　as　affording
  opportunities　for　self…seeking；　pleasure；　and　aggrandisement；　it
  will　be　full　of　toil；　anxiety；　and　disappointment。
  There　is　much　in　life　that；　while　in　this　state；　we　can　never
  comprehend。　　There　is；　indeed；　a　great　deal　of　mystery　in　life
  much　that　we　see　〃as　in　a　glass　darkly。〃　　But　though　we　may　not
  apprehend　the　full　meaning　of　the　discipline　of　trial　through
  which　the　best　have　to　pass；　we　must　have　faith　in　the
  completeness　of　the　design　of　which　our　little　individual
  lives　form　a　part。
  We　have　each　to　do　our　duty　in　that　sphere　of　life　in　which　we
  have　been　placed。　　Duty　alone　is　true；　there　is　no　true　action　but
  in　its　accomplishment。　　Duty　is　the　end　and　aim　of　the　highest
  life；　the　truest　pleasure　of　all　is　that　derived　from　the
  consciousness　of　its　fulfilment。　　Of　all　others；　it　is　the　one
  that　is　most　thoroughly　satisfying；　and　the　least　accompanied　by
  regret　and　disappointment。　　In　the　words　of　George　Herbert；　the
  consciousness　of　duty　performed　〃gives　us　music　at　midnight。〃
  And　when　we　have　done　our　work　on　earthof　necessity；　of　labour；
  of　love；　or　of　duty；like　the　silkworm　that　spins　its　little
  cocoon　and　dies；　we　too　depart。　　But；　short　though　our　stay　in
  life　may　be；　it　is　the　appointed　sphere　in　which　each　has　to　work
  out　the　great　aim　and　end　of　his　being　to　the　best　of　his　power；
  and　when　that　is　done；　the　accidents　of　the　flesh　will　affect　but
  little　the　immortality　we　shall　at　last　put　on：
  〃Therefore　we　can　go　die　as　sleep；　and　trust
  Half　that　we　have
  Unto　an　honest　faithful　grave；
  Making　our　pillows　either　down　or　dust！〃
  NOTES
  （1）　'Calcutta　Review；'　article　on　'Romance　and　Reality　of　Indian　Life。'
  （2）　Joseph　Lancaster　was　only　twenty　years　of　age　when　（in　1798）
  he　opened　his　first　school　in　a　spare　room　in　his　father's　house；
  which　was　soon　filled　with　the　destitute　children　of　the
  neighbourhood。　　The　room　was　shortly　found　too　small　for　the
  numbers　seeking　admission；　and　one　place　after　another　was　hired；
  until　at　length　Lancaster　had　a　special　building　erected；　capable
  of　accommodating　a　thousand　pupils；　outside　of　which　was　placed
  the　following　notice：〃All　that　will；　may　send　their　children
  here；　and　have　them　educated　freely；　and　those　that　do　not　wish　to
  have　education　for　nothing；　may　pay　for　it　if　they　please。〃　　Thus
  Joseph　Lancaster　was　the　precursor　of　our　present　system　of
  National　Education。
  （3）　A　great　musician　once　said　of　a　promising　but　passionless
  cantatrice〃She　sings　well；　but　she　wants　something；　and　in　that
  something　everything。　　If　I　were　single；　I　would　court　her；　I
  would　marry　her；　I　would　maltreat　her；　I　would　break　her　heart；
  and　in　six　months　she　would　be　the　greatest　singer　in　Europe！〃
  BLACKWOOD'S　MAGAZINE；
  （4）　Prescot's　'Essays；'　art。　Cervantes。
  （5）　A　cavalier；　named　Ruy　de　Camera；　having　called　upon　Camoens　to
  furnish　a　poetical　version　of　the　seven　penitential　psalms；　the
  poet；　raising　his　head　from　his　miserable　pallet；　and　pointing　to
  his　faithful　slave；　exclaimed：　〃Alas！　when　I　was　a　poet；　I　was
  young；　and　happy；　and　blest　with　the　love　of　ladies；　but　now；　I　am
  a　forlorn　deserted　wretch！　　Seethere　stands　my　poor　Antonio；
  vainly　supplicating　FOURPENCE　to　purchase　a　little　coals。　　I　have
  not　them　to　give　him！〃　　The　cavalier；　Sousa　quaintly　relates；　in
  his　'Life　of　Camoens；'　closed　his　heart　and　his　purse；　and　quitted
  the　room。　　Such　were　the　grandees　of　Portugal！Lord　Strangford's
  REMARKS　ON　THE　LIFE　AND　WRITINGS　OF　CAMOENS；　1824。
  （6）　See　chapter　v。　p。　125。
  （7）　A　Quaker　called　on　Bunyan　one　day　with　〃a　message　from　the　Lord；〃
  saying　he　had　been　to　half　the　gaols　of　England；　and　was　glad　at
  last　to　have　found　him。　　To　which　Bunyan　replied：　〃If　the　Lord
  sent　thee；　you　would　not　have　needed　to　take　so　much　trouble　to
  find　me　out；　for　He　knew　that　I　have　been　in　Bedford　Gaol　these
  seven　years　past。〃
  （8）　Prynne；　besides　standing　in　the　pillory　and　having　his　ears　cut
  off；　was　imprisoned　by　turns　in　the　Tower；　Mont　Orgueil　（Jersey）；
  Dunster　Castle；　Taunton　Castle；　and　Pendennis　Castle。　　He　after…
  wards　pleaded　zealously　for　the　Restoration；　and　was　made　Keeper
  of　the　Records　by　Charles　II。　　It　has　been　computed　that　Prynne
  wrote；　compiled；　and　printed　about　eight　quarto　pages　for　every
  working…day　of　his　life；　from　his　reaching　man's　estate　to　the　day
  of　his　death。　　Though　his　books　were　for　the　most　part
  appropriated　by　the　trunkmakers；　they　now　command　almost　fabulous
  prices；　chiefly　because　of　their　rarity。
  （9）　He　also　projected　his　'Review'　in　prisonthe　first　periodical　of
  the　kind；　which　pointed　the　way　to　the　host　of　'Tatlers；'
  'Guardians；'　and　'Spectators；'　which　followed　it。　　The　'Review'
  consisted　of　102　numbers；　forming　nine　quarto　volumes；　all　of
  which　were　written　by　De　Foe　himself；　while　engaged　in　other　and
  various　labours。
  （10）　A　passage　in　the　Earl　of　Carlisles　Lecture　on　Pope'Heaven　was
  made　for　those　who　have　failed　in　this　world'struck　me　very
  forcibly　several　years　ago　when　I　read　it　in　a　newspaper；　and
  became　a　rich　vein　of　thought；　in　which　I　often　quarried；
  especially　when　the　sentence　was　interpreted　by　the　Cross；　which
  was　failure　apparently。〃LIFE　AND　LETTERS　OF　ROBERTSON　（of
  Brighton）；　ii。　94。
  （11）　　〃Not　all　who　seem　to　fail；　have　failed　indeed；
  Not　all　who　fail　have　therefore　worked　in　vain：
  For　all　our　acts　to　many　issues　lead；
  And　out　of　earnest　purpose；　pure　and　plain；
  Enforced　by　honest　toil　of　hand　or　brain；
  The　Lord　will　fashion；　in　His　own　good　time；
  （Be　this　the　labourer's　proudly…humble　creed；）
  Such　ends　as；　to　His　wisdom；　fitliest　chime
  With　His　vast　love's　eternal　harmonies。
  There　is　no　failure　for　the　good　and　wise：
  What　though　thy　seed　should　fall　by　the　wayside
  And　the　birds　snatch　it；yet　the　birds　are　fed；
  Or　they　may　bear　it　far　across　the　tide；
  To　give　rich　harvests　after　thou　art　dead。〃
  POLITICS　FOR　THE　PEOPLE；　1848。
  （12）　〃What　is　it；〃　says　Mr。　Helps；　〃that　promotes　the　most　and　the
  deepest　thought　in　the　human　race？　　It　is　not　learning；　it　is　not
  the　conduct　of　business；　it　is　not　even　the　impulse　of　the
  affections。　　It　is　suffering；　and　that；　perhaps；　is　the　reason　why
  there　is　so　much　suffering　in　the　world。　　The　angel　who　went　down
  to　trouble　the　waters　and　to　make　them　healing；　was　not；　perhaps；
  entrusted　with　so　great　a　boon　as　the　angel　who　benevolently
  inflicted　upon　the　sufferers　the　disease　from　which　they
  suffered。〃BREVIA。
  （13）　These　lines　were　written　by　Deckar；　in　a　spirit　of　boldness
  equal　to　its　piety。　　Hazlitt　has　or　said　of　them；　that　they
  〃ought　to　embalm　his　memory　to　every　one　who　has　a　sense　either
  of　religion；　or　philosophy；　or　humanity；　or　true　genius。〃
  （14）　Reboul；　originally　a　baker　of　Nismes；　was　the　author　of　many
  beautiful　poemsamongst　others；　of　the　exquisite　piece　known　in
  this　country　by　its　English　translation；　entitled　'The　Angel　and
  the　Child。'
  （15）　'Cornhill　Magazine；'　vol。　xvi。　p。　322。
  （16）　'Holy　Living　and　Dying；'　ch。　ii。　sect。　6。
  （17）　Ibid。；　ch。　iii。　sect。　6。
  （18）　Gibbon's　'Decline　and　Fall　of　the　Roman　Empire；'　vol。　x。　p。　40。
  End