The Mind Is The Eyesight Of The

Appearance Rules The World.

The Greeks Put Us To Shame Not Only By Their Simplicity, Which Is Foreign To Our Age; They Are At The Same Time Our Rivals, Nay, Frequently Our Models, In Those Very Points Of Superiority From Which We Seek Comfort When Regretting The Unnatural Character Of Our Manners. We See That Remarkable People Uniting At Once Fullness Of Form And Fullness Of Substance, Both Philosophising And Creating, Both Tender And Energetic, Uniting A Youthful Fancy To The Virility Of Reason In A Glorious Humanity.

This Is The Curse Of An Evil Deed, That It Incites And Must Bring Forth More Evil.

Alas! When Duty Grows Thy Law, Enjoyment Fades Away.

No Cause Has He To Say His Doom Is Harsh, Who's Made The Master Of His Destiny.