You and I; . INTELLECTUAL CULTURE. BY RT. REV. SAMUEL FALLOWS, D. Z>.5 D. pi HERE is no subject, perhaps,more trite than that of has always been the topic ofcommon-place utterance for morethan a thousand years. Librarieshave been crowded with volumeswritten upon it. But although com-mon-place as sunlight or air, it is yetfresh as the morning and virginal as the human soul. Old asthe first man, it is as new as the last born infant, whose wail,falling on the mothers ear, implores her tender care and train-ing. The ablest minds of every nation have thoughtfullypondered the gr
You and I; . INTELLECTUAL CULTURE. BY RT. REV. SAMUEL FALLOWS, D. Z>.5 D. pi HERE is no subject, perhaps,more trite than that of has always been the topic ofcommon-place utterance for morethan a thousand years. Librarieshave been crowded with volumeswritten upon it. But although com-mon-place as sunlight or air, it is yetfresh as the morning and virginal as the human soul. Old asthe first man, it is as new as the last born infant, whose wail,falling on the mothers ear, implores her tender care and train-ing. The ablest minds of every nation have thoughtfullypondered the great theme. The Egyptian priest bent his con-templation to it while instructing the children of the favoredcaste, or inscribing the mystic lore of his nation on the columnand obelisk for an eternal remembrance. The Grecian scholar meditated upon it while leading outthe minds of eager, enthusiastic disciples, beneath the olivegrove of the academy,— Platos retirement where the attic birdTrilled her thick warbled notes the summer 20 YOU AXD I. The Roman rhetorician refle
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