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Now, perhaps, is the time come to revive the well-nigh withered hopes of those who, guided by more profound contemplations, have discovered the fallacy of the new observations, and demonstrated the utter impossibility of their existence.

Horatio gave a deep sigh, but presumed not to reply; the other, to prevent him, turned the conversation on the wonderful actions of that young king into whose service he was going to enter; but the lover had contemplations of a different nature which he was impatient to indulge, therefore made his visit as short as decency and the favour he had just received would permit.

A day or two before his death he lay much silent, and seemed extremely devout in his contemplations; he was frequently observed to raise his eyes to heaven, and send forth ejaculations to the searcher of hearts, who saw his penitence, and who, he hoped, would forgive him.' Thus died lord Rochester, an amazing instance of the goodness of God, who permitted him to enjoy time, and inclined his heart to penitence.

But while the captain was one day busied in deep contemplations of this kind, one of the most unlucky as well as unseasonable accidents happened to him.

What think you, Sophia?" "I don't know, indeed," answered Sophia; "I have never troubled myself with any of these deep contemplations; but I think the lady did very ill in communicating to you such a secret." "And yet, my dear, this conduct is natural," replied Mrs Fitzpatrick; "and, when you have seen and read as much as myself, you will acknowledge it to be so." "I am sorry to hear it is natural," returned Sophia; "for I want neither reading nor experience to convince me that it is very dishonourable and very ill-natured: nay, it is surely as ill-bred to tell a husband or wife of the faults of each other as to tell them of their own." "Well," continued Mrs Fitzpatrick, "my husband at last returned; and, if I am thoroughly acquainted with my own thoughts, I hated him now more than ever; but I despised him rather less: for certainly nothing so much weakens our contempt, as an injury done to our pride or our vanity. "He now assumed a carriage to me so very different from what he had lately worn, and so nearly resembling his behaviour the first week of our marriage, that, had I now had any spark of love remaining, he might, possibly, have rekindled my fondness for him.

Can honour support such contemplations as these a moment?" "Common sense, indeed," said Nightingale, "warrants all you say; but yet you well know the opinion of the world is so contrary to it, that, was I to marry a whore, though my own, I should be ashamed of ever showing my face again." "Fie upon it, Mr Nightingale!" said Jones, "do not call her by so ungenerous a name: when you promised to marry her she became your wife; and she hath sinned more against prudence than virtue.

I now began again to feel for my Amelia, and for myself on her account; and the disorder of my mind, occasioned by such melancholy contemplations, very highly aggravated the distemper of my body; insomuch that it would probably have proved fatal, had it not been for the friendship of one Captain James, an officer of our regiment, and an old acquaintance, who is undoubtedly one of the pleasantest companions and one of the best- natured men in the world.

My fortune was now reduced to less than forty pounds a-year; I had already two children, and my dear Amelia was again with child. "One day the doctor found me sitting by myself, and employed in melancholy contemplations on this subject.

In a word, by thus introducing an entire new set of objects to his Imagination, I shall unavoidably give a Diversion to his passionate and love-sick Contemplations.

Chapter 4.XCII. --That provision should be made for continuing the race of so great, so exalted and godlike a Being as man--I am far from denying--but philosophy speaks freely of every thing; and therefore I still think and do maintain it to be a pity, that it should be done by means of a passion which bends down the faculties, and turns all the wisdom, contemplations, and operations of the soul backwards--a passion, my dear, continued my father, addressing himself to my mother, which couples and equals wise men with fools, and makes us come out of our caverns and hiding-places more like satyrs and four-footed beasts than men.

So leaving you to your contemplations-and wishing them, and every thing you do, an happy issue-I remain, with great truth, your affectionate, L.

May I presume to intrude upon my sovereign's contemplations?After some minutes, the Baron asked him, "If he might not be favoured with the fruits of his contemplations?" "You shall, my Lord," answered he, "for you have a right to them.

I had nobody to wave my handkerchief to now, nor to take leave of; and so I resigned myself to my contemplations, with this strange wayward heart of mine, that I never found so ungovernable and awkward before.

When we had been settled for the evening, at our inn, he asked me what scheme of life I had planned out for us both; for you were more at leisure than I, said he, with a sigh, for such contemplations, during our late visit in the country.

Here they all remained mute, for a considerable time, as that element had occasioned reflections to arise in each of their minds, which occupied their whole thoughts, in silent and self-contemplations.

She looked first at Mr. Andrews, then at Mr. Beville, thinking it most natural for one or other of them, to begin the inquiry-But their whole souls were so much wrapt up, in the reality of her existence, that the least thought about reconciling of appearances, never once entered into their heads. [Page 319] She then turned herself toward the clergyman, wtth an eye of curiosity, hinting the question she would have proposed; but he happened to be so intirely occupied, in contemplations of an higher nature, that he did not remark the expressions of her countenance, any more than Beville or Andrews had done.

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