LIFE'S DEEPER MEANINGS.
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and the boundless ocean; 'silent pinnacles of aged
snow' in one hemisphere, the marvels of tropical
luxuriance in another; the serenity of sunsets; the
sublimity of storms ; everything is bestowed in bound¬
less profusion on the scene of our existence; we can
conceive or desire nothing more exquisite or perfect
than what is round us every hour; and our percep¬
tions are so framed as to be consciously alive to all.
The provision made for our sensuous enjoyment is in
everflowing abundance; so is that for the other ele¬
ments of our complex nature. Who that has reveled
in the opening ecstasies of & young Imagination, or
the rich marvels of the world of Thought, does not
confess that the Intelligence has been dowered at least
with as profuse a beneficence as the Senses? Who
that has tasted and fathomed human Love in its dawn¬
ing and crowning joys has not thanked God for a fe¬
licity which indeed 'passeth understanding.' If we
had set our fancy to picture a Creator occupied solely
in devising delight for children whom he loved, we
could not conceive one single element of bliss which
is not here."
He who, living in the midst of such visible mani¬
festations of love and benevolence, can pass them by
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