another hypocrisy, which is less innocent, because it imposes on the world. This is the affliction of such as aspire to the glory of a great and immortal sorrow: when time, which consumes all things, has worn out the grief which they really had, they still persist in their tears, lamentations, and sighs. They assume a mournful behaviour; and labour, by all their actions, to demonstrate that their affliction will not in the least abate till death. This disagreeable, this troublesome vanity, is common among ambitious women. As the sex bars all the paths to glory, they endeavour to render themselves celebrated by the ostentation of an inconsolable affliction. There is yet another species of tears, whose shallow springs easily overflow, and as easily dry away: we weep, to acquire the reputation of being tender; we weep, in order to be pitied; we weep, that we may wept over; we even weep, to avoid the scandal of not weeping. be Maxims, XXV.-ROCHEFOUCAULT. AGE, in Olden Times. Reverence paid to Age was authority Against a buffoon, and a man had then A certain reverence paid unto his years, That had none due unto his life. So much Every Man in his Humour, Act II. Scene v. AGE. Old is a tyrant, which forbids the pleasures of Old age youth on pain of death. Maxims, CCCXX.-ROCHEFOUCAULT. AGE. Weakness of Old Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. AGE. Essay on Youth and Age.-LORD BACON. Youthfulness in Though gray our heads, our thoughts and aims are green! Like damaged clocks, whose hand and bell dissent; Folly sings six, while nature points at twelve. Night Thoughts, v. Line 633. AMBITION knows no Limit. Thriftless ambition, that wilt ravin up Thine own life's means! Macbeth, Act II. Scene IV.-SHAKSPERE. AMBITION. Absurdity of Other ambition Nature interdicts; Nature proclaims it most absurd in man, Milk, and a swathe, at first his whole demand; To whom, between, a world may seem too small. EDWARD YOUNG. AMBITION. Test of When great men suffer themselves to be subdued by the length of their misfortunes, they discover that the strength of their ambition, not of their understanding, was that which supported them. They discover too, that, allowing for a little vanity, heroes are just like other men. AMBITION. Maxims, XXXIII.-ROCHEFOUCAULT. Folly of There shall they rot-Ambition's honour'd fools! By myriads, when they dare to pave their way AMBITION and LOVE. We pass often from love to ambition: but we sel dom return from ambition to love. Maxims, XXXVII.-ROCHEFOUCAULT. AMBITION and MODERATION. Moderation must not claim the merit of combating and conquering ambition; for they can never exist in the same subject. Moderation is the languor and sloth of the soul; ambition its activity and ardour. Maxims, XXXVI.-ROCHEFOUCAULT. AMBITION and CHOLER. Ambition is like choler, which is a humour that maketh men active, earnest, full of alacrity, and stirring, if it be not stopped; but if it be stopped, and cannot have its way, it becometh fiery, and thereby malign and venomous. Essay on Ambition.-LORD BACON. ANGELS. Ministration of How oft do they their silver bowers leave, Oh! why should heavenly God to man have such regard! The Ministry of Angels.-EDMUND SPENSER. ANGLING. The pleasantest angling is to see the fish ANGUISH and DISCONTENT. Corroding Anguish, soul-subduing pain, Genius: An Ode.-H. K. WHITE. ANIMALS. Against Cruelty to Heaven's King Keeps register of every thing, And nothing may we use in vain: Ev'n beasts must be with justice slain. The Fawn.-ANDREW MARVEL. ANTICIPATION and REALISATION. "Tis an old lesson; Time approves it true, The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost: |