the sight, | 7 he | hurried | 7 out of the | room, | 77| quitted the | castle | 7 with the | utmost pre- | cipi- | tation, 7 7| 7 and | hid himself | 7 in the | lodgings of an ac- quaintance | 7 who | lived | near, |77|7 where he | threw himself | 7 upon the | first | bed that pre- | sented itself | 77 | and had | every ap- | pearance of a man | suffering | 7 the | most ex- | cruciating | torture. 77777 His | friend | 77 | 7 who was ap- | prised of the state he was | in, | 7 and who | naturally con- | cluded he was | ill, | 77 | offered him | 7 some | wine|77|77| 7 He re- | fused, | saying, | " no, | no, | that | will not | help me. | 77 | 7 I have | been at Ar- | gyle, | 7 and | saw him | sleeping | 7 as | pleasantly as | ever | man | did | 7 with- | in | one | hour | 7 of E- | ternity, 7 7| 7 but | as for | me." |77|77|7 The | name of the | person | 7 to whom | this | anecdote re- | lates | 7 is not | mentioned, | 77 | 7 and the | truth of it | 7 may | therefore | 7 be | fairly con- | sidered | 7 as | liable | 7 to | that de- | gree of | doubt, | 7 with | which | men of | judgment | 7 re- | ceive | every | species | 7 of tra- | ditional | history. |77|77| Woodrow, | 7 how- | ever, | 77 |whose ve- | racity | 7 is a- | bove sus- | picion, | 77 | says, | 7 he | had it | 7 from the | most un- | questionable | 7 au- | thority. | 7 7 7 7| 7 It is | not in it- | self | 7 un- | likely ; |77 7 and | who is there, | 7 that | would not | wish it | true? | 77|77| What a | satis- | factory | spectacle | 7 to a | philo- | sophical | mind, | 7 to | see the op- | pressor | 7 in the | zenith of his | power | 7 7 | envying his | victim! | 77|77| What an ac- | knowledgement | of the | superi- | ority of | virtue!|77|77| What an af- | fecting | 7 and | forcible | testimony | 7 of the ❘ value of that | peace of | mind, | 7 which | Innocence | 7 a- | lone | 7 can con- fer! |77777 We | know not | who | 7 this man was, 777 but || when we re- | flect 7 that the | guilt | 7 which | agonized him, | 7 was | probably | 7 in- | curred | 7 for some | vain | title, | 7 or at least 7 for some | increase of wealth | 7 which he | did not | want, | 7 and | possibly | knew not | how to en- | joy, |77| 7 our dis- | gust | 7 is | turned into | something | like com- | passion, | 7 for that | very | foolish | class of | men, I whom the | world | calls | wise in their | gene- | ration. |77|77| Soon | after this | short re- | pose, | 7 Ar- | gyle | 7 was | brought | 7 ac- | cording to | order, | 7 to the Laigh council-house, | 7 from | which | place | 7 is | dated the | letter to his | wife, | 77 | 7 and from | thence | 7 to the | place of exe- | cution. |77|77|7 On the | scaffold | 7 he had | some dis- | course, | 7 as | well with | Mr. | Annand, | 7 a | minister | 7 ap- | pointed by | Government | 7 to at- | tend him, | 7 7 | as with | Mr. | Chateris. 7 7 7 7 | He de- | sired | both of them | 7 to | pray for him | 7 and | prayed him- | self | 7 with | much | fervor | 7 and de- | votion. | 77 | 77| 7 The | speech which he | made to the | people | 7 was | such as | might be ex- | pected | 7 from the | passages al- ready re- | lated. | 77 | 77 | 7 The | same | mixture of | firmness | 7 and | mildness | 7 is con- | spicuous in | every part of it. 7 7 7 7 7 "We | ought not," | 7 said | he, | 7 "to des- | pise | our af- | flictions, | nor to { faint | under them. |77|77|7 We | should not | suffer ourselves | 7 to be ex- | asperated | 7 a- | gainst the | instruments | 7 of our | troubles, | nor by | fraudulent | 7 or | pusil- | lanimous com- | pliance, | 77| bring | guilt | upon our- | selves;3 | 7 7| faint | hearts | 7 are | usually | false | hearts, | choosing | sin, | rather than | suffering." | 77 | 77 | 7 He | offers his | prayers | 7 for the | three kingdoms of | England, | Scotland, | 7 and | Ireland, | 77 | and that an | end | 7 may be | put | 7 to their | present | trials. | 77 | 77 | Having | then | asked | pardon 7 for his own | faults, | both of | God and | man, | 7 he | would have con- | cluded, | 7 but | being re- | minded | 7 that he had | said | nothing | 7 of the | royal | family, 7 he | adds, | 7 that he re- | fers, | 7 in | this | matter, | 7 to | what he had | said | 7 at his | trial | 7 con| cerning the | test; 7 7| 7 that he | prayed | 7 there | never might be | wanting | one of the | royal | family | 7 to sup- port the | Protestant re- | ligion; | 77 | 7 and if any of them | 7 had | swerved | from the | true | faith, 7 he prayed | God | 7 to | turn their | hearts; 777 but at any rate | 7 to | save his | people | 7 from their | machi- nations. | 77|77| When he had | ended, | 7 he | turned to the | south | side of the | scaffold | 7 and | said, | 77 | "Gentlemen, 7 I pray you, I do not | miscon- | struct | my be- | havior | this | day. | 7 7| 7 1| freely for- | give | all men | their | wrongs and | injuries | done a- | gainst | me, | 7 as | I de- | sire | to be for- | given of | God." | 77|77|7 He | then em- | braced his | friends, | 77 | gave some | tokens | 7 of his re- | membrance | 7 to his | son-in-law, | Lord | Maitland, | 7 for his | daughter and | grand-children, | 7 7 | stript himself | 7 of | part of his ap- | parel, | 7 of | which he | likewise | made | presents, | 7 and | laid his | head | upon the | block. | 77|77| Having | uttered a | short | prayer, | 7 he | gave the | signal | 7 to the | exe- | cutioner, | which was | instantly o- | beyed, | 7 and his | head | severed from his body. |77|77| Such were the | last | hours | 7 and | such the | final close | 7 of this | great | man's | life. | 77 | 7 7| May the | like | happy se- | renity. | 7 in such | dreadful | circumstances, | 7 and a | death | equally | glorious | 7 be the | lot of | all, | 7 whom | tyranny | 7 of what- | ever des- | cription | 7 or de- | nomi- | nation, | shall | 7 in | any | age, | 7 or in | any | country, | 77| call to | expiate their | virtues | 7 on the | scaffold! | 7777 THOUGHTS IN A PLACE OF WORSHIP. Hannah More. 7 And here we | come and | sit, 7 | time after | time, 7 | 7 And | call it | social | worship3 | 77 | Is it | thus?777 Oh 7 | Thou! | 7 7| 7 whose | searching | all per- | vading | eye 7 | Scans every | secret | movement of the | heart, 7 | 7 And | sees us | as we | are 7 | 77 | why 7 | mourns my | soul 7 | 7 On | these oc- | casions? | Why so | dead and | cold 7 | 7 My | best af- | fections? | I have | found thee | oft 7 | In my | more | secret | seasons, | 7 in the | field, | And in my | chamber: | 77|even | 7 in the | stir 7 | 7 Of | outward | occu- | pations | 7 has my | mind 7 | 7 Beeń | drawn to | thee, | 7 and | found thy | presence | life:77 | 7 But here 7 I | seek in | vain | 7 and | rarely | find 7 | 7 Thy | ancient | promise | 7 to the | few that | wait 7 | 7 In | singleness up- | on thee, | 77 | reach to | us. | 7777 Most | sweet it is 7 | 7 to | feel the | unity | 7 Of | soul ce- | menting | love 7 | gathering in | one 7 | Flowing from | heart to | heart, | 7 and | like a | cloud | 7 Of 1 mingled | incense | 77 | rising to the | thone | 7 Of | Love it- | self! | 77| then 7 | much of | heaven is | felt 7 | 7 By | minds | drawn | thither- | ward, 7| 7 and | closely | linked | In the ce- | lestial | union, | 7 7 | 'tis in | this | pares 7 | 7 For | social | worship. | 77 | 7 7 | Therefore | mourns my soul 7 | 7 In | secret, | 7 and like | one a- | midst the | vast 7 | 7 And | widely | peopled | earth | 77 | 7 would | seek to | hide | 7 My- | self and | sorrows | 7 from the | motly | crowd | 7 Of | human | obser- | vation. | 77 | 7 But | Oh | Thou | 7 Whose | bowels | 7 of com- | passion | never | fail 7 | Towards the | creatures | fashioned by thy | hand 7 | Re- | animate the | dead 7 | 7 and | give to | those | 7 Who | never | felt thy | presence | in their | souls | |