the sight, 7 he hurried | 7 out of the room, | 77 | quitted the castle | 7 with the utmost pre- | cipi- | tation, | 77 | 7 and | hid himself | 7 in the | lodgings of an acquaintance | 7 who lived | near, | 77 | 7 where he threw himself | 7 upon the | first | bed that 1 pre-sented itself | 7 7 | and had | every ap- | pearance of a man suffering 7 the most ex- cruciating torture. 7 7 7 7 7 His | friend | 77 | 7 who was ap- | prised of the state he was in, | 7 and who | naturally con- cluded he was | ill, | 7 7 | offered him | 7 some | wine 7 7 7 7 7 He re- | fused, | saying, "no, no, that will not help me. | 77 | 7 I have been at Ar- | gyle's, 7 and saw him | sleeping | 7 as | pleasantly as | ever | man | did | 7 with- | in | one | hour | 7 of E- | ternity, 777 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 |

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Woodrow, 7 how- | ever, | 77 |whose ve- racity | 7 is a- | bove sus- | picion, | 7 7 | 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? | 7 7 7 7 | What a | satis- | factory | spectacle | 7 to a | philosophical | mind, | 7 to see the op- pressor | 7 in the zenith of his | power | 7 7 | envying his | victim! 1 7777 What an ac- | knowledgement of the supe| | riority of virtue ! | 77 |77| What an affecting | 7 and forcible | testimony | 7 of the value of that | 1

peace of mind, | 7 which | Innocence | 7 a- | lone | 7 can con- fer! | 77 | 777 We know not who this | man | was, | 77 | 7 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, whom the | world | calls | wise in their generation. | 77 | 7 7 |

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,” | I 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 | pusillanimous com- | pliance, | 7 7 | bring | guilt |

PORNIA

royal |

ally false hearts, choosing | sin, | rather than suter
ing." | 77 | 77 | 7 He | offers his | prayers | 7 for the |
three kingdoms of England, Scotland, | 7 and | Ire-
land, | 7 7 ❘ and that an end | 7 may be | put | 7 to their
| present | trials. | 7 7 7 7 | Having | then | asked | par-
don 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
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; | 77 | 7 that he | prayed ¦ 7 there |
never might be wanting one of the royal family |
7 to support 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, | do not | miscon- | struct | my be- |
havior this day. | 77 | 7 I | freely for- | give | all
men | their wrongs and | injuries | done a- | gainst |
me, | 7 as | I de- | sire | to be for- | given of | God."
77777 He then em- | braced his friends, | 77
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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 | 7 7 |

Having uttered a | short | prayer, | 7 he gave the |

signal 7 to the

ly o- | beyed, | 7

body. | 77 |77|

exe- | cutioner, | which was instantand his | head | severed from his |

Such were the 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 description | 7 or de- | nomi- | nation, | shall | 7 in any age, | 7 or in | any | country, | 7 7 | call to expiate their | virtues 7 on the scaffold!|77|77|

last | hours | 7 and such the | final

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 | worship; 7 7 | Is it | thus? 7 7 7

Oh 7 | Thou! | 77 | 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 occasions? | 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: | 7 7 | even | 7 in the | stir 7 | 7 Of outward | occu- | pations | 7 has my | mind 7 {

7 Been drawn to | thee, | 7 and | found thy | presence life: 77 |

7 But here 7 I seek in | vain | 7 and rarely | find 71

7 Thy | ancient | promise | 7 to the | few that | wait 7 | 7 In singleness up- | on thee, | 7 7 | reach to | us. 7777

Most sweet it

7 Of soul ce

Flowing from

is 7 | 7 to | feel the unity | menting | love 7 | gathering in | one 7 | heart to | heart, | 7 and | like a | cloud | 7 Of | mingled | incense | 7 7 | rising to the ❘ thone | 7 Of | Love it- | self! | 7 7 | 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 |

Sweet element a- | lone, | 7 that | we can | live 7 | 7 To | any purpose, 7 or ex- | pect our | minds | Clothed with | that 7 | covering | which a- | lone pre- | pares 7

7 For social

worship. | 77 | 7 7 | Therefore |

mourns my soul 7 |

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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 |