Idothea, or the Divine Image: A Poem (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Your author, my little book, has exoerienccd more hesitation than difficulty in preparing you for the vicissi tudes of life. At last he ventures to commend you to Wide communities of men and women. His own lot forbade him to try the world under as favorable auspices as he expects you to'try it. He sends you now to the Pythian plain. With a smile on your face, vou must gird yourself for the contest, and acquit yourself nobly. Then you must visit different lands; enter the stately mansion as well,as the humble cottage; approach the young, the old, the unfortunate, the happy, the gay, the gloomy, the intelligent peasant, the eloquent statesman, Iords.and ladies, even the palaces of kings, wherever knowledge and virtue are seeking an abode. You have a glad, magnificent message to convey, - this wondrous Creation of mind and matter interwoven. It becomes you to feel the weight of your message and the dignity of your audience. He Wishes you to seek the very best society; assured that if they cannot admire you, they may not feel disposed hastily to cut your acquaintance; and if you cannot secure their applause, your manners.

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