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ergies of the heart, and hurry them on to an intoxi­ cation of bravery and de ance, which all the persua­ sions of reason could never have produced.
2. In the bosom of domestic life, how e ectual is the moderate intervention of this science, in strength­ ening the bond of social love, and in cheering the ex­ ertions, of industry! The poor artisan, who is fed by the labour of his hands, rgets his toil, while he un­ burdens his heart in song; and the nd ther and br9ther el their a ection sensibly increased, when the object of their care is charming the hours away with a melody of other times. In the temples of the living God, when the mind is distracted by the mem­ ory of earthly cares, or the assaults of indolence and tepidity, the choir and the organ are used to direct its attention and to elevate its aspirations. Here, too, they are made to the Supreme Being a int echo of that homage which he receives, in its perfec­ tion, from the seraphim in heaven. ow precious, there re, is this. art, which is capable of soothing the unhappy, of re eshing the weary, of softening the
, hard of heart, of re-animating a drooping courage, of strengthening a social a ection, of inspiring even la­ bour itself with a multitude of pleasing and cheer l associations!
G. GR IN.
FRAGMENT.
Yet much depends, as in the tiller's toil, On culture, and the sowing of the soil.
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THOUGH nature weigh our talents, and dispense To every man his modicum of sense,