. Death's doings: consisting of numerous original compositions, in verse and prose, the friendly contributions of various writers; principally intended as illustrations of thirty copperplates . las ! fellow mortal, expe-rience only can teach wisdom : it has convinced methat my system is a vain hypothesis: man is still un-der the dominion of Death: but, in yielding to thetyrant, I have the satisfaction of knowing that thechange will enable me to solve the greatest of all se-crets. As he calmly yielded up his breath, theground seemed shaken as if by an earthquake, andthe pyramid crumbled into du
. Death's doings: consisting of numerous original compositions, in verse and prose, the friendly contributions of various writers; principally intended as illustrations of thirty copperplates . las ! fellow mortal, expe-rience only can teach wisdom : it has convinced methat my system is a vain hypothesis: man is still un-der the dominion of Death: but, in yielding to thetyrant, I have the satisfaction of knowing that thechange will enable me to solve the greatest of all se-crets. As he calmly yielded up his breath, theground seemed shaken as if by an earthquake, andthe pyramid crumbled into dust. Awe-struck andtrembling, I expected to be involved in the generalruin, when the voice which I had before heard againaddressed me: Mortal! such is the frailty of hu-manity—virtue alone can render life happy: butausterity is not virtue; to trifle time away is towaste life—to endeavour to reduce life to exact ruleand method is commonly a painful task—oft, also, afruitless occupation. While we are reasoning con-cerning life, life is gone; and Death, though perhapsthey receive him differently, yet treats alike the Fooland the Philosopher.* A. T. T. * Humes Essays—The Stoic. TUTTO. PILOGFE, 445 THE EPILOGUE, AND ADDRESS RECAPITULATORY. Spofeen fig Seatft, in (SffSiratUt. Pray dont alarm yourselves !—tis only I!Just come to speak the Epilogue,—and tryTo make my bow, for once, before the curtain—Behind Ive playd an active part, thats certain:Aye, aye—sharp work Ive had of late, I trow—Important Doings, both with high and low ;The rich, the proud, the humble, and the learned sage, and the unletterd all succumbd—and so must thousands , bless me, how you start! how pale you look!You tremble, eh, lest you be brought to book ?Nay, do not fear ! I now come but to speak,—Perhaps on business I may call next week :—Next weeks too soon, you say ?—well, then, Ill giveA further respite, if you needs must live 446 deaths doings. A little long
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