And lips are all pallid, and cheeks are all cold, 2. There is grief, there is grief, there is anguish and strife, And the sufferer is striving for breath; For the spirit will cling, oh! how fondly, to life, But the terrible conflict grows deadlier still, Till the last fatal symptoms have birth; And the eyeball is glazed, and the heart-blood is chill;And this is the portion of EARTH! II. HEAVEN. 3. There is bliss', there is bliss', in the regions above, A spirit has soar'd to those mansions of love, And friends long divided are hasting to greet, And the seraphs are eager a sister to meet, And to welcome the child to its home. 4. There is bliss, there is bliss, at the foot of the throne; See the spirit all purified bend; And it beams with delight, since it gazes alone On the face of a father-a friend! Then it joins in the anthems forever that rise, It is dead to the earth, and new-born to the skies;— LESSON LIII. TACT AND TALENT. [The following comparison, drawn antithetically between Tact and Talent, has been attributed to Lord Jeffrey, the prince of English critics, an eminent lawyer, a learned judge, and one of the originators of the Edinburgh Review. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1773; died in 1850. This Lesson furnishes one of the finest and best-sustained examples.of continuous antithesis that could be produced. It also furnishes excellent illustrations of the principles embraced in the Elocutionary Rules VI., VII., VIII., and XIII.] 1. TALENT is something', but tact is every' thing. Talent' is serious', sober', grave', and respectable": tact' ̄ is all that', and more too'. It is not a sixth sense', but it is the life of all the five'. It is the open eye', the quick ear', the judging taste', the keen smell', and the lively touch,.; it is the interpreter of all riddles', the surmounter of all difficulties', the remover of all obstacles, .. It is useful in all places', and at all times"; it is useful in solitude', for it shows a man his way into the world; it is useful in society', for it shows him his way through the world'. 2. Talent is power', tactis skill'; talent' is weight', tact is momentum'; talent' knows what to do, tact knows how to do it; talent' makes a man respectable', tact will make him respected'; talent' is wealth', tact is ready money. For all the practical purposes of life', tact carries it against talent ten to one. 3. Take them to the theatre', and.put them against each other on the stage', and talent' shall produce you a tragedy that will scarcely live long enough to be condemned', while tact' keeps the house in a roar, night after night, with its successful farces. There is no want of dramatic talent'; there is no want of dramatic tact'; but they are seldom together': so we have successful pieces which are not respectable', and respectable pieces which are not successful'. 4. Take them to the bar, and let them shake their learned curls at each other in legal rivalry; talent' sees its way clearly, but tact' is first at its journey's end. Talent' has many a compliment from the bench, but tact' touches fees from attorneys and clients. Talent' speaks learnedly and logically, tact triumphantly. 5. Talent' makes the world wonder that it gets on no faster; tact' excites astonishment that it gets on so fast. And the secret is, that it has no weight' to carry; it makes no false steps'; it hits the right nail on the head'; it loses no time'; it takes all hints`; and is ready to take advantage of every wind that blows'. 6. Talent calculates slowly, reasons logically, makes out a case as clear as daylight, and utters its oracles with all the weight of justice and reason. Tact refutes without contradiction, puzzles the profound with profundity, and without art outwits the wise. Set them together on a race for popularity, and tact will distance talent by half the course. 7. Talent brings to market that which is wanted; tact produces that which is wished for. Talent instructs; tact enlightens. Talent leads where no one follows; tact follows where the humor leads. Talent is pleased that it ought to have succeeded; tact is delighted that it has succeeded. 8. Talent builds for eternity; tact on a short lease, and gets good interest. In short', talent is certainly a very fine thing to talk about, a very good thing to be proud of, a very glorious eminence to look down' from; but tact is useful, portable, applicable-always alert-marketable. It is talent of talent'; the availableness of resources'; the application of power'; the eye of discrimination', and the right hand of intellect'. LESSON LIV. TOWN AND COUNTRY. CUNNINGHAM. [ALLAN CUNNINGHAM, a voluminous writer in both prose and poetry, and a man of varied talents, was born in Scotland in 1784; died in 1842. Some of his shorter poems are perfect gems. In this Lesson we have an example of antithesis between opposing subjects, each separately presented at length, similar to that described in Lesson LII.] Born like the lily, where the dew Of such a fair and gladsome thing'. 2. Child of the town'! for thee I sigh; A narrow street thy boundless wood; 3. Child of the country! on the lawn Or share with thee thy venturous throne. 4. Child of the town and bustling street, |