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S. M. STRONG AND P. C. PENDLETON
S’s AVING formed a co-pa-mrrship in 'be practice of
JR * the Law, will attend he several C -ur's of the
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March 31 23
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Collins is mv Age tv, fully authorized to repre
sent me in any matter of biis ; "es«.
JNO. RUTHERFORD.
July 21 33a
NOTICE.
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Harrold will act us our A’fornev.
REA &. COTTON.
July 21 33a
DISSOLUTION.
THE co-partnership heretofore existing under the
firm of Robinson, Wright tk Cos. is, by mutual
consent, dissolved. The unlicnidated claims agains’,
and debts due, the concern will be •e’t'ed bv .1. H.
Morgan. R. P. ROBINSON,
U. L. TTRIGHT,
J. w MORGAN!
July 7 57 tt
COPARTNERSHIP.
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’ him Mr. Calvin G. Wherler, will continue
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June 2 33 f
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of that kind and liberal patronage which hns hitber'o
been so generously ex'enrled to them ; and for which
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July 21 39T
NOTICE.
fipiTE subscribers having purcha-ed 'he entireS'oek
X of Fort. H\ milton A Cos., w iil con'irie the bus
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to realize a continuation of 'he liberal patronage which
has been extended to their predecessors, and to give
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L. \ BOND,
E SINCLAIR.
July 21 33 f
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A Goods *o F’»r', Bond &, Sinclair, wi*h a view of
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quest from th se inreb'ed to ’herr an e*r’y settlement;
a id e'-pccinlly from tho=e whose debts fell due on and
after the Ist ol'Janua--
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July 21 V r
NEW SPUING GOO’JS.
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f in Messrs. Rea <fe Cotton’s lire-proof buildings,
C -mtnerce Row, his Erring and Summer supplies of
Fa”cv and S’aple DRY-GOODS. Among which wil'
be f.mrid some desirable‘elections, adapted to the pre
sen’, and approaching seasons. Purchasers are invited
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J. R. ffAYFS,
IRA E. FORT.
July 21 _ 3Jif
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-I o r llon»c,si't! ami Ornamental Pain* in*,
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Or !cr« t either in the ci*v or country* thankfully recei*
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February 10 16 -
CITY LICENSES.
PTSONS visiting anv descrip ion of Licenses, far
uiu hesamobvanplien’ion 'ome.a’ the Ft>
Odio • JL333? L OW£N, C.erk Council.
,uary 27 H
DISSOLUTION.*
THE Oopar»rer*hip heretofore esis'ing be’wren ’ e
subscr 1 ers ti”der the firm ol IFit.i.!am Cooke &
Cos. in 'he City of New Yor! ,md Cooke A Cowles,
in M ico ,is,hvmu'ua! consen ,dissolved. Tbenames
r»f the firm w illbe used in eei'Vn.en* of the business,
by either party. WILLIAM COOKE,
y v 3 J. COfFLES-
Al' con. June 9 33
" E’-in’s Patent Rowm-TO Jfe Pi tols.
•> \ ELGIN’S Patent Bowie-Knife Pistole, just rerr
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ROBINSON, WRIGHT & CC
LetotnSet 1 f
j POETRY.
From the 3cithern Ll’erary Jjuraal.
POETRY OF N A T L BE,
Na'urc hath echoes that may fi.l
Tlie heart with sadr-es*, or may thrill
Wi;h tones of ecstacy ; each breeze
That wantons ’mid tha whispering treoa,
Sirring their leaves ;
That, passes wi:h a liglt.sima wing
Okr laughing brook and purling spring,
Or kgiuiy weaves
i'S path tha early flowers among,
Co.nos laden to my heart with song.
S , hath the calm and stilly hour
S -veet P.iesy’s bewitching power,
When Meditation from her cell,
Tnu pensive musing? of her snail
At eve awake ;
And with a gentle sympathy
Comes o’er the f>unt of memory,
Or softly ‘neats
’Neath Fancy’s quickening control
In shade or sunshine o’er the soul.
Nor minslelsy In air alone 5
Earth hath her cords of ail very tone,
Tnat to the brighify glancing c>e
O. Genius wake to melody,
l.i the shil nusli
Os summer woods and shading bowers,
Or dewy cups of bursting flowers;
A id in the gush
Os purling Streams whose cadence thrills
The ear among her breezy hills.
Aid O.ean hat 1 Iter lyre of deep
Or gentle tone, as temperate sweep
Is neavmg bosom into surge,
A id o’er die bark us billows urge :
O. softer w ing
Os suriiii.tr zephyrs gently wake
The snur cits to waits that break,
A id playful spring
l.i dalua.ice on the sounding strand.
And murmur o’er the polisheu sand.
But loftier strains than breathe ou earth
A tu.ig the dreamy stars have birth,
A iu Sof.tr than the zephyr’s play
Tne cadence ot die heavenly lay;
W arned by the spell
That from each starry lyre awakes,
Enraptured Phoebus blushing breaks
U .b voiceless shell;
AVhile contemplation sue and sings
Her soul to viewless strings. H.
MISCELLANEOUS.
CIENEitAL HAKHISOn’s OPINIONS ON DCELLINU.
Tito New-Jersey State Gazette contains the
following lnteiestnig letter from General liar
nson, in reply to a letter fiom A. B. Howell,
Esq. of Nottingham in that State, asking his I
“ opinion of the code of honor which decides
controversies by a resort to the duel.” It |
abounds in matters of interest in many res- ;
pects, and therefore deserves general perusal.
Forth- Ith April, 1838. j
Dear Sir—You ask my opinion “ of the code
of h0..0r which decides controversies by a re- :
sort to the duel.” 1 comply with your icquest,
and would do so mo.e read.ly, if I could sup- |
pore that any thing tiiat 1 "could say would j
Have any influence m putting an end to a prac
t.ce wliicu is the cause of so much individual
distress, and violates so many obligations of |
t ie most sacred characler.
T.;e arguments which may be used against |
duelling aie so obv ous, and iia\e teen so of- ,
tea urged by persons mac i more able to ho
t .cm justice t rail I am, that 1 shall content
mvae.f with giving you wnat. may be teimed
my experience in matters of this kind. And j
as tats does not ex nbit the practice in a very
fascinating lig it, it may pen taps have a better j
eiiect than a. y other mode of treating the sub- j
jeci taut I could adopt.
I believe there were more duels in the north
western army between tne year i7t)i and 1795, j
inclusive, tnan ever took place m tlie same
leugt.i of tune, and amongst so small a body ol i
men us composed tne commissioned ollicers ;
ot tne army either in America, or any otner
country, at least in modern times. I became
an omcer iu tne lirst uientiO.>ed year, at so
early an age, tnat it is not wonderful that 1
implicitly uhopted the opinions of t:.e old oiTi- ;
curs, most oi wuom weie veterans ol tiro Re
vo.uttoii, upon tins as well as upon other sub
jects connected with my conduct and duty in
tne pioies'iou Iliad chosen. I believedttreie
lo e, in common with a large port.on ot the
officers, tnat no brave man would decline a
c.ia.lenge, nor rcfra.ii from giving Oi.e, when
ever i.e coaside.ed tnat nis rigats or lcel
liigs nud been trespassed upon. 1 must cotiless,
too, tnat I was not altogether free f.om the
opinion that eien honor uiigul be acquired uy
a well lougnt duel. Fortunately, however,
be,o.e I was engaged in a duel cit. eras prin
cipal or second, which terminated fatally to
any oi.e, 1 became convinced that all my opi
luonson tiie subject weie founded in error, and
no. e of ti<em mo.e so taan tnat wiiicndepict
ed tne situation of tne successful duellist as
either ..o orabie or desirable. It could not Le
r.o .orabie, Leciiu.-e t .e greater portion ot that
cinss of munkilid Whose good opinion oi an
individual t outers ho. or upon limi we e oppos.
ed to it. And I aad t..e best evidence to t;e
--i c\e that, in the grave of t e fai.en duellist,
was frequently bui edt,.e peace and happiness
of t.c survivor; t.. 0 act w'.iioh deprived tlie
one of existence, planted a tno. n in tlie bosom
of t. e otner, Wii.cn woultl continue to rai k e
and fe&icr tbeie to the end of his days. T. e
coiivict.on tnat such was the case, w.th men
of good feelings and piinciple, was produced
bv my w.tnossing the mental sufferings of an
i intimate snd valued fiieud, by whose hand a
MACON, (Ga.) SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, IS3B.
' worthy man had fai’en. Several yennj had
elapse! foil tlie date of this affair, before I
became acquainted w,tu him.
V/e were soon after associated in the general
Staff of the army, and for the greater part of
tw'o years, we shared the same tent or barrack
room, and often t.,e same pallet. I had an op
portunity of seeing tlie agony he often felt,
when his mind recurred to trie event which
hud deprived society of a worthy member and
himself of an esteemed and cherished acquain
tance. Lke the unhappy hermit in the tra
gedy of Douglas, he appeared in bis sleep to
*• hold dialogues” with the ghost of the victim
of his superior skill in the use of arms, or more
perfect self-possession, and a witness of them
might have adopted the opinion of the youth
ful Norval, that the happier lot was his who
hud fallen. Taking the rules which govern
such matters, as tlie criterion, my friend had
nothing wherewith to accuse himself. The
quarrel was indeed “ fastened on him.” Ge
nerous as brave, ho had done every thing in
his power to induce a withdrawal of tlie chal
lenge, and when, by' a first fire, his adversary
was wounded, he anxiously desired that tr,e
affur might the e terminate. His proposition
rejected, his second shot was fatal. What an
instructive lesson does this story present to
who would resort to tiiis mo le of settling
a j,er.sri''al difficulty, who possesses common
sensibility am"? Lie principles of humanity and
honor. The sad Uufrnatives, his own death,
or a subsequent life of uil‘?r regret and sor.
row. A short experience in th*? army con
vince 1 me. also, that fighting a duel tv-s Lot
an mwbvihterl of true courage. I had
k: own instances ofdueis, ana desperate cutis,
being fought by nten who would not have
been selected by officers who knew them, to
lead a forlorn hope. On the contrary, 1 pos
sessed t ie most positive testimony to prove
that some of the bravest of men would not be
engaged in an affair of that kind under any
Circumstances.
Conformably to my plan, as stated in the
commencement of my letter, to give you facts
rather than arguments, 1 present you with ano
ther reminiscence of my early military lile.
1 introduce it not only to sustain my position,
but from the respect I entertain for the me
mory’ of a gallant brother officer, long since
culled to receive, in another world his reward
for having preferred “ the praise of God to
the praise of men.” In the summer of tlie
year 1793, Lieut. Drake, of the infantry of
UIC OU»U-i\*.£iV»»»j IWM-V - • .1 I
from another brother officer. Manifesting no
disposition to call him to an account, some of
those who wished him well, amongst whom 1
was one, spoke to him on the subject, express
ing our fears that his reputation as an officer
would greatly suffer, if he permitted such an
insuit to pass unnoticed. The answer he gave
me was. that lie cared not what opinion the
officers might form of him ; he was determined
to pursue nis own course. That course was
so novel in the army, that it lost for him, as I
had supposed it would, the respect ot nearly
all the officers. Tne ensuing summer gave
Mr. Drake an opportunity of vindicating most
triumphantly, his conduct and principles. lie
hud been stationed in a small fortress which
had been elected by Gen. Wayne, during the
winter, upon the spot which had been render--
ed remarkable, by tne defeat of St. Clair’s ar
my, three years before. Tne garrison con
sisted of a single rifle company, and thirty In
fantry, and oft e latter Drake was the imme
diate commander. In ti.e beginning ot July,
1794. a detachment of the auiiv, consisting of
several hundred men, under the command of
Major McMahon, being encamped near ti.e
fort, in wnich ti.ev had the previous day de
posited a quantity of provisions which they had
escorted fiom the cantonment of ti.e army at
Greenville, were attacked, early in the morn
ing, bv upwards of three thousand Indians.
Tne 11 oops made a gallant resistance ; hut be
ing turned on both flanks, and in danger of
being surrounded, they retreated to the open
ground around the fort. From this, too, they
were soon dislodged by the overpowering
force of tiio. enemy: in the retreat many wound
ed men were in danger of being left, which,
being observed from the Fort, Capt. Gibson
directed his own Lieutenant to fake the in
fantry (Drake’s particular command) and a
portion of the riflemen, and sally out to i
their relief. To this Drake objected, and j
claimed the right to command his own men, j
and, as senior to the other lieutenant, hi.s right
to the whole command, “O, very well, sir,”
said the captain, “ if such is your wish, take
it.” “It is my wish, sir to do my duty, ar.d
I will endeavor to do .t, now and at all times,
was t.e mo 'est reply of Drake. He accord
ingly sallied out; skilfully interposed his <le
taciimcnt between tlie retreating troops and the
etiemv. one; ed upon them a hot fire, arrested
trie r advance, and gave an opportunity to the
wounded to effect their escaj e ; and to tlie bro
ken and retreating companies of our troops to
reform and again to fwe trie enemy. Tnrough
! out the whole affair, Drake’s activity, skill, and
I extraordinary self-possession, were most con
spicuous. The euomv of course observed it as
1 well us his friends. Trie numerous shots di
rected at him, however, like the arrows of
Tourer, aimed at t e heart ol Hector, were
tiH i ed aside by provider.cial interference, until
he had accomplished all that he had been sent
to ’-'orform. He then received a ball through
his bo iy and fell, a faithful corporal enme re
his assistance, aid with his aid he reached tne
fort; and thore two were the last oft he retreat
ing party that entered it, Druke making it a
point ofnonor that il should be so. Mr. Drake
jj was rendered unfit for duty for a time by
ui9 wound. lie had not. indeed, recovered
fiom it in the summer of 1796, w ren ; e was
my gueit. when in command at Fort Wash
ington, (Cincinnati,) on his way, on fuilough,
;to visit nis native State, Connecticut. His
| fr,ends, however, enjoyed h s pretence but a
i snort time. Having, as I understood, taken
■ the yellow fever in passing th tough Ptidudel
| phia, he died a few days atfer he reached his
nome.
I ha ve yet another reminiscence, the relation
of which may serve the cause you have so
! much at heart.
An officer of the army had so often and so
unnecessarily wounded the feelings of another
of the same corps, the duties of which made
j their association indispeasible, that be consi
■ e’ered himself bound to demand satisfaction in
j tlie usual way. Tt.cy met, and the injured
| man fell, receiving a mortal wound, us it was
| anticipated he would, •from tire superior skill
! of his antagonist in the use of the weapon
which they used. Being possessed of a high
grade ol talents and amiable character, he hud
die sympathy ofall tire officers. W,th otters,
I visited hint after Ire had leen removed to his
quarters. lie expressed a desire to see the
officer With whom he had fought, and 1 was
present at the interview. 1 wish I could des
cube, as it merits, this interesting scene.- The
circumstances attending it were so deeply im
pressed upon my mind that they can never be
effaced, us long as my memory holds its seat.
In the tent were some half dozen officers,
the fr.ends of the dying man, (lor, ns I have ;
said, he had from nis amiable qualities many !
and warm <i tuA ,*r iitutnirr ... i I
(fences oi their sorrow. Conspicuous above |
the rest, and near the Lead and! the rude couch, j
was ti e manly form of tne commandant ol the j
corps to which both of the duellists belonged,
(tire beau ideal of chivahous valor, and the
Chevalier de Bayard of tire army,) endeavoring
to stifle as best i.e could, tire feeling which agi
tated his borem. At a little distance, in full view
of the victim of his passions, sat tire insensible
- : : but I must restrain tire indignation
which 1 still feel. He was my brother officer
—we shared together the perils of a difficult
war—and in battle, l know t.e done his duty—
and whatever might have been his conduct to
others, I never hud personally any reason to
complain of him. But there ne sat, apparently
at least, unaffected by tire inisehicfhe had done,
by burying in an untimely grave, a man who
had never injured him, whose arm might be
nc" * ' * *“ i,,v 1 v ** ** D * - it Jo u it h
hitherto triumphant enemies ol his country,
and whose intellect might at some future time
have been usefully employed in its councils.
The severe bodily pain wnicii the dying officer
had for some time suffered, had ceased, and
that calm and ease had succeeded, which is the
unequivocal harbinger of approaching death,
and which a Gracious Providence lias provid
ed tor the mortally wounded soldier, to enable
him to otliir a last prayer (or his distant family,
if lie has one, or tor the pardon of his own sins.
Turning his intelligent eye upon his late anta
gonist, he nTildly said that “ be had desired to
ree him, lor t. e purpose of assuring him of his
sincere forgiveness —that he wished him hap
piness in this world—and that, as the means of
securing it, he recommended to him, with trie
sincerity of a dying man, to endeavor to res
train the violence of his passions, the rndul
genre of which had deprived 0.. e of life, who
had never injueed him, in thought or deed.”
I am satisfied that what 1 have said above
does not entirely meet your inquiry, and
that you will expect me to state w.ial effect
the sce. es 1 have described, hid in form
ing my own principles, and governing my
own conduct. I have already stated an
entire change in my sentiments on tire sub
ject of duelling, from ti.o re winch 1 entertained
upon my first entering the army, and for which
no excuse can be offered, but my extreme
youth, and the bad example continually before
ine. In almost every other case, possessed of
the deliberate opinion of a man, you might safe
ly conclude that his conduct would be in con
formity to them. But such, alas! is not the
case with men of the world, in relation to the
laws which form the “code of honor.” Ab
stractly considered, they all condemn them,
while "in practice they adopt them. In all
other cases, independent men act from their
own conviction, hut in this care, upon the
opinions of others, or rather fiom wliat they
fear may ire the-opinions of others.
I acknowledge that the change of my opi
nions, whch I have admitted in iclut.ou to
duelling, had no other influence on my conduct
than to determine me never to be the aggressor.
But although resolved to offer no insult nor in
diet anv injury, I was determined to sutTer
none. When I loft the army, however, and
retired to civil life, I considered myself autho
rized greatly to narrow the ground upon which
I would be willing to resort to a personal com
bat. To the determination which I had pre
viouslv made, to ofli r no insult or inflict any
injury to give occasion to any one to call upon
, me in this way, (fo>- after witnessing the scone
which I have" last described, the wealth and
honors of the world would kot have templed
mo to level a pistol at t! e breast of a man whom
1 had injured,) I resolved to disregard nil re
marks upon my conduct which could not be
construed into a deliberate insult, or any injury
which did Dot aflect my reputation or the
happiness and pence of mv family. When I
had the honor to be called upon to command
the North Western Army, recollecting the
number of gallant mon that had fallen in the
former war. in personal combat, I determined
to use all the authority and all the influence
of my Btation to prevent their recurrence-
! And to take away tho principal source from
which they spring, in an address to the Pennsyl.
vania brigade, at Sandusky, I declared it to "be
my intentiou to punish every one who should
injure or even iusult, which "should be offered,
by tlie superior to the inferior officers. I can
not say what influence this course, upon my
part, may iiave produced in the result. But I
state, with pleasure, tiiat there was r.ot a singly
duel, nor, as far as I know, a challenge given,
whilst I retained the command. The activity
in which the army was constantly kept may,
however, have been the principal cause of this
uncommon harmony.
In relation to my present sentiments, n senso
of higher obligations than the human Jaws or
human opinions can impose, has determined
me never, on any occasion, to accept a chal
lenge or seek redress for a personal injury, by
a resort to the laws which compose tlie code
j honor. I am, very respectfully, your f«L
low-citizen, W. H. HARRISON,
To Aabon B. Howell, Esq.
Tns tovso vr;rg.
A woman runs a risk of being spoiled by
tlie flattering period that precedes marriage.
S;e is, of necessity, then, a fust object; and
custom bos added to tlie homage which love
would willingly render. An individual of a
family, who may before have been but little
considered, rises at once into importance ; and
the ] ersou she most values is ready to execute
the slightest expression oi lier will.
The sooner that a woman can divest herself
of any unreasonable expectations..Jt’iuglj the
greater the probability of her securing perma
nent attachment. Courtship is a dream, from
which it is better to awake, voluntarily, than to
be reluctantly roused. It is better to return to
our ordinary habits—to the sober and culm
fulfillment of our daily business, in the place
assigned by duty—than to cherish an artificial
excitement, and cling to a false position.
It is a proof of judgment in n woman, when
she bestows attention on her husbands charac
ter ; when she sets herself to study his pecu
liarities, and to consult them to the utmost of
her power. This is the management which is
not only allowable, hut praiseworthy; for its
object is not tlie obtaining of sway, but the
promotion of mutual felicity.
It is certnily much to be lamented when a
young wife yields to a timidity of listlessncss,
which prevents us from making independent
• u-lirn nursed the i ervousress which
unfits her for alt useful set vices , m,ni,
ever be the call upon her, she is in reed of aid;
and, fiom never having thought of exerting
herself, is incapable of doing so when tho
emergency arrives. Incidents daily occur
which markeitlier the helplessness or capability
of every woman. Sudden alarms, trifling inci
dents, throw one into uncontrolable agitation ;
whilst another calmly avoids or relieves the
mischief. One is unable to put forth a hand
to help herself; the other, without nppcarance
of effort, is ready to help all besides. One
cannot stir without support; the other is
continually employed in some useful or benevo
lent purposes. One reclines upon a sofa, ■
establishing no claim on others but her own
incapacity; the other by her perpetual good
offices, lays up a debt which is willingly paid
on demand, and thus provides in the best way,
for her future exigencies.
It not unfrequently happens that a young
married woman is ofter.er alone than she has
previously been accustomed to be; a 1 and that
she misses the family circle with which she has
hitherto been surrounded. Let not this, how
ever, depress her spirits, or render her too de
pendent on her husband for entertainment.
Let it least of all, lead her to seek, too frequent
ly, relief in company. One of the first things
site should learn, is to be happy in solitude ;
to find there, occupation for herself; and to
prove to her husband, that, however she may
enjoy social intercourse, and especially desire
his presence, site needs not either a sister or a
friend to entertain her when he is away.
Female Improvement
THE STARS.
The stars ! Look at that distant star which
twinkles in the firmanent. There it hath shone
with undinnnished lustre for centuries. The
eyes that are sealed in death thousands of years
have gazed upon it, and seen it the same as we
behold it now. It Jias held its place through
successsive empires. If we look back thiough
trie vista of distant ages, we find it there. It
beheld Rome in her might and majesty. It
looked upon Babylon in the days of her glory.
It saw Egypt in her rising greatness. Yet
still it shines on, without change or diminution
oflustre. Perpetuity, constancy, is stamped
upon it. Yet this is but a feeble type oft! ©
constancy and endurance of heavenly friend
ship. “ Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the
sun for the light by day, and the ordinances of
the moon and stare for a light by night, which
divideth the sea when the waves thereof rear ;
1 the Lord of Hosts is his name ; if those ordi
i nances depart from before,saith the Lord, then
the seed of Israel shall alsocease from being a
nation before me forever. The mountains
shall depart and the hills be removed, but my
kindness shall not depart from thee, neither
shall tho covenant of my peace be removed,
saith the Lord, that hath mercy on thee.”
If w© attach so much value to the constancy
that can abide but a few years at most, how
can we estimate aright that which endures for
ever 1 Think of a friendship, the measure of
whose duration is eternity itse’f, the tenure of
it without limit or end. O what a basis for
l everlasting confidence is foie l
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