The Sacred Lamp Of Day Now Dipt

The Accumulation Of Numbers Always Augments In Some Measure Moral Corruptions, And The Consequences To Health Of The Various Vices Incident Thereto, Are Well Known.

I Believe That Man Will Not Merely Endure; He Will Prevail. He Is Immortal, Not Because He Alone Among The Creatures Has An Inexhaustible Voice, But Because He Has A Soul, A Spirit Capable Of Kindness And Compassion.

The Simplicity And Uniformity Of Rural Occupations, And Their Incessant Practice, Preclude Any Anxieties And Agitations Of Hope And Fear, To Which Employments Of A More Precarious And Casual Nature Are Subject.

The Anchors Now Made Are Contrived So As To Sink Into The Ground As Soon As They Reach It, And To Hold A Great Strain Before They Can Be Loosened Or Dislodged From Their Station.

The Sacred Lamp Of Day Now Dipt In Western Clouds His Parting Day.