The International library of famous literature : selections from the world's great writers, ancient, mediaeval, and modern, with biographical and explanatory notes and with introductions . 1851. He also wrote Causeries Historiques et Litt6raires (2 vols.,1854), and many plays which did not achieve any great degree of popularity.] What Power costs and Fame brings. 12th, seven oclock — On coming home this evening, Isaw, standing at the door of a house, an old man, whose poseand features reminded me of my father. There was the samebeautiful smile, the same deep and eager eye, the same nobleb
The International library of famous literature : selections from the world's great writers, ancient, mediaeval, and modern, with biographical and explanatory notes and with introductions . 1851. He also wrote Causeries Historiques et Litt6raires (2 vols.,1854), and many plays which did not achieve any great degree of popularity.] What Power costs and Fame brings. 12th, seven oclock — On coming home this evening, Isaw, standing at the door of a house, an old man, whose poseand features reminded me of my father. There was the samebeautiful smile, the same deep and eager eye, the same noblebearing of the head, and the same careless attitude. This sight has carried my thought backward. I set myselfto go over the first years of my life ; to recall the conversa-tions of that guide whom God in His mercy had given me, andwhom in His severity He had too soon taken away. When my father spoke, it was not only to bring our twominds in touch by an exchange of ideas, his words always con-tained instruction. Not that he endeavored to make me feel it so : my fatherfeared everything that had the appearance of a lesson. Heused to say that virtue could make herself devoted friends,. a THE ATTIC PHILOSOPHER. 7675 but she did not take pupils, therefore he was not thinking toteach goodness ; he contented himself with sowing the seedsof it, certain that experience would make them grow. How often has good grain fallen thus into a corner of theheart, and, long time forgotten, has suddenly put forth thestalk and given the ear ! Treasures are laid in store at a timeof ignorance, and we do not know the value till the day wefind ourselves in need of them. Among the stories with which he enlivened our walks orour evenings, there is one which now returns to my memory,doubtless because the time is come to derive the lesson from it. My father, who was apprenticed at the age of twelve toone of those trading collectors who have given themselves thename of naturalist, because they put all creat
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