Autumn leaves . hardly one mans wife from anothers,as thick together as a flock of blackbirds, and asnoisy. Families are abolished, and Society is col-lected into flocks; but we are rejoiced to see thebarn-door fowl still sticking to his instincts — a surerguide in some respects than reason, especially whenparalyzed by fashion. But there is no end to these speculations, norpleasure in them neither; so we will only add, thatthe face of Society is so changed that its best friendscannot recognize the frankness and heartinesswhich once sat so kindly on its features. In someinstances its natural ex
Autumn leaves . hardly one mans wife from anothers,as thick together as a flock of blackbirds, and asnoisy. Families are abolished, and Society is col-lected into flocks; but we are rejoiced to see thebarn-door fowl still sticking to his instincts — a surerguide in some respects than reason, especially whenparalyzed by fashion. But there is no end to these speculations, norpleasure in them neither; so we will only add, thatthe face of Society is so changed that its best friendscannot recognize the frankness and heartinesswhich once sat so kindly on its features. In someinstances its natural expression is said to be coveredup by paint. The principal cause is feared, however,to proceed from within. Were all well there, the CHANGE. 107 face of Society, like the countenance of the fallenarchangel in Milton, would still be beautiful. It isthe change at the centre of each individual, whichhas wrought so great a one upon the exterior as torender it not easy to recognize its ancient opennessand
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