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caufing each to yield to his purpofe. In this 

 way he travels the great journey of life 

 with lefs of care and forrow than the more 

 fedate of other nations ; fombre refledion 

 offering no impediment to a path, which, at 

 every ftep, bears his loved motto,—" Vive 

 la bagatelle !" 



I am aware that you will plead very 

 broad exceptions to this, as a general cha- 

 rader., and I moft readily admit them ; for, 

 although the reverfe is too common, I have 

 feen Frenchmen, under misfortune, whofe 

 patient fubmlffion, inftead of bearing the 

 marks of levity and frivolity, has exhibited 

 all the manly firmnefs of true dignity and 

 philofophy. 



But I am wandering from my fubjedt — 

 abruptly, therefore, Good night ! 



