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him. The laws are equal to all, and security of property is afforded to all. Those who rise to affluence, as thousands have done, from the loom or the spindle, are as secure in the possession of their property as the first lord in the land; and the prudent mechanic, who saved his earnings in good times to build him a cottage, is protected in the enjoyment of it by our equal laws, and our glorious constitution. But this is only what should be.

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Would you use the same inflection at found, as at air or sea-at instances of equality, as at field--at Providence, as at reformat gaze, as at equality to be found?

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Last Moments of Lord Byron.

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On returning to my master's room, his first words were, "Have you sent?"" I have, my Lord," was my answer: upon which he said, "You have done right, for I should like to know what is the matter with me." Although his Lordship did not appear to think his dissolution was so near, I could perceive he was getting weaker every hour; and he even began to have occasional fits of delirium. afterwards said, "I now begin to think I am seriously ill, and in case I should be taken off suddenly, I wish to give you several directions, which I hope you will be particular in seeing executed." I answered I would, in case such an event came to pass; but expressed a hope that he would live many years to execute them much better himself than I could. To this, my master replied, No, it is now nearly over;" and then added, “ I must tell you all without losing a moment!" I then said, "Shall I go, my Lord, and fetch pen, ink, and paper?"-" Oh, my God! no; you will lose too much time, and I have it not to spare, for my time is now short," said his Lordship; and immediately after, " Now pay atten tion!" His Lordship commenced by saying, ff You

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will be provided for." I begged him, however, to proceed with things of more consequence. He then continued, "Oh, my poor dear child! my dear Ada! My God! could I but have seen her! Give her my blessing-and my dear sister Augusta, and her children; and you will go to Lady Byron, and say

tell her every thing;-you are friends with her." His Lordship seemed to be greatly affected at this moment. Here my master's voice failed him, so that I could only catch a word at intervals; but he kept muttering something very seriously for some time, and would often raise his voice and say, "Fletcher ! now, if you do not execute every order which I have given you, I will torment you hereafter if possible." Here I told his Lordship, in a state of the greatest perplexity, that I had not understood a word of what he said; to which he replied, "Oh, my God! then all is lost, for it is now too late! Can it be possible, you have not understood me ?”— "No, my Lord," said I; but I pray you to try and inform me once more." "How can I?" rejoined my master; " it is now too late, and all is over!" I said, "Not our will, but God's be done!"—and he answered, "Yes, not mine be done-but I will try". His Lordship did indeed make several efforts to speak, but could only speak two or three words at a timesuch as, " My wife! my child! my sister!--you know all- -you must say all- -you know my wishes:" the rest was quite unintelligible. A consultation was now held about noon, when it was determined to administer some Peruvian bark and wine. My master had now been nine days without any sustenance whatever, except what I have already mentioned. With the exception of a few words, which can only interest those to whom they were addressed, and which, if required, I shall communicate to themselves, it was impossible to understand any thing his Lordship said after taking the bark. He expressed a wish to sleep. I at one time asked whether I should call Mr. Parry; to which he replied, "Yes, you may call him." Mr Parry desired him to compose himself. He shed tears, and apparently

sunk into a slumber. Mr. Parry went away, expecting to find him refreshed on his return,—but it was the commencement of the lethargy preceding his death. The last words I heard my master utter were at six o'clock on the evening of the 18th, when he said, "I must sleep now;" upon which he lay down never to rise again!-for he did not move hand or foot during the following twenty-four hours. His Lordship appeared, however, to be in a state of suffocation at intervals, and had a frequent rattling in the throat on these occasions, I called Tita to assist me in raising his head, and I thought he seemed to get quite stiff. The rattling and choaking in the throat took place every half-hour; and we continued to raise his head whenever the fit came on, till six o'clock in the evening of the 19th, when I saw my master open his eyes, and then shut them, but without showing any symptom of pain, or moving hand or foot. "Oh! my God!" I exclaimed, "I fear his Lordship is gone!" The Doctors then felt his pulse, and said, "You are right-he is gone!"

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Ir will be seen that our selections are confined to the following authors,-Massillon, Chalmers, Hall, Wayland junior, Sterne. Our limits prevent us from introducing extracts from other pulpit orators, of whom we entertain a high opinion.

It has been asserted, that we, as a country, do not excel in pulpit eloquence. And the charge cannot be denied. Whatever is the cause, the time spent in preparation for the pulpit-we speak of the establishments of England and Scotland-is certainly not among the number : for that is long enough. Whether it results from any fault in the mode of that preparation, or whether it has its seat in the heart, we will not pretend to determine. But certain it is, our pulpit orators, in general, display no little ignorance of human nature, and of its actual state of advancement in religious and other knowledge-from which it might be asserted, that a great share of their limited and circumscribed influence over the hearts and the understandings of men, may be said to arise. It is false, that men are unwilling to listen. It is false, that they turn a deaf or an unwilling ear to the eloquent and devout Orator. There is one road to the heart, and one only—a road

which is ever open to the friendly and earnest voice of him who has either the sense or the understanding to find it. It is on this road that we so frequently see Massillon, that great and good man, travelling; to whom, as a pulpit orator, there has been so long, at least in this country, no rival. The only one that has arisen of late to rival, in some respects, this great man, is Dr. Chalmers. He, undoubtedly, stands high-and he is, in our opinion, the only pulpit orator in Britain that can be placed near Massillon. But, however willing to enter upon the distinguishing characteristics and excellencies of the respective authors from whom we have taken extracts, this is not the proper place. And yet, after all, some knowledge of the energy, the life, and spirit of an author, is of the highest importance to the Elocutionist-in short, it is indispensable-it is his peculiar province. If ignorant of these, he is nothing; and if acquainted with these, but unable to portray them, what is he?

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