. Robert Ramble's [pseud.] stories selected from the history of England, from the conquest to the revolution . enses, and some-times suspected Charles and Turriano of being incompact with invisible powers. (See tlie engra-ving on the opposite page.) • He was particularlycurious with regard to the construction of clocks o and watches; and having found, after repeatedtrials, that he could not bring any two of them togo exactly alike, he reflected, it is said, with amixture of surprise, as well as regret, on his ownfollv, in having bestowed so much time and la- */ * tj bour on the more vain attem
. Robert Ramble's [pseud.] stories selected from the history of England, from the conquest to the revolution . enses, and some-times suspected Charles and Turriano of being incompact with invisible powers. (See tlie engra-ving on the opposite page.) • He was particularlycurious with regard to the construction of clocks o and watches; and having found, after repeatedtrials, that he could not bring any two of them togo exactly alike, he reflected, it is said, with amixture of surprise, as well as regret, on his ownfollv, in having bestowed so much time and la- */ * tj bour on the more vain attempt of bringing man-kind to a precise uniformity of sentiment con-cerning the profound and mysterious doctrines ofreligion. But in what manner soever Charles disposed of the rest of his time, he constantly reserved a >/ considerable portion of it for religious regularly attended divine service in the chapelof the monastery every morning and evening;ho took great pleasure in reading books of devo-tion, particularly the works of St. Augustin andS*. Bernard; and conversed much with his con-. (155) ABDICATION OF CHARLES V. 157 fessor, and the prior of the monastery, on pioussubjects. Thus did Charles pass the first yearof his retreat, in a manner not unbecoming a manperfectly disengaged from the affairs of the pre-sent life, and standing on the confines of a futureworld; either in innocent amusements, whichsoothed his pains, and relieved a mind worn outwith excessive application to business; or in de-vout occupations, which he deemed necessary inpreparing for another state. But about six months before his death, thegout, after a longer intermission than usual, re-turned, with a proportional increase of shattered constitution had not vigour enoughremaining to withstand such a shock. It en-feebled his mind as much as his body; and, fromthis period, we hardly discover any traces of thatsound and masculine understanding which distin-guished Charles among
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