The Norwich Spectator (Volume 4) - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866. Excerpt: ... "' The number four (which is a square) signifies constancy of mind--neither to be depressed by misfortune nor unduly elevated by prosperity; and this will be the case when it hath for its foundation the four cardinal virtues, viz., justice, fortitude, prudence, and temperance; the first of which you ought to exercise in judgment, the second in adversity, the third in doubtful cases, and the fourth even in prosperity. "'The gold denotes wisdom: for, as the Prophet beareth witness, ' as gold excels all other metals so doth wisdom excel all other gifts;' and especially is it valuable to a king, so that Solomon desired of the Lord wisdom alone, that he might know how to rule the people committed to his charge. "' Moreover, the green colour of the emerald signifies faith; the Hue, serenity of the sapphire hope; and the red colour of the ruby ( GranatiJ, charity; while the clearness of the topaz denotes good works, of which the Lord hath said, 'Let your light shine before men.' In the emerald therefore you have fan emblem of J what you ought to believe; in the sapphire, of what you should hope; in the ruby, of what you ought to love; and in the topaz, of what you ought to do; that you may thus go on from strength to strength till you see the God of gods in Sion.'" Sincerely trusting that such may be our portion hereafter, I remain, my dear Sir, Yours sincerely, Richard Hart. A VISIT TO THE HOSPICE OF S. BERNARD. It was about two o'clock in the afternoon of a brilliant day in the height of summer, that we again found ourselves at Lucerne. Nothing could be more beautiful than the scene presented to us. The sky was cloudless, the unrivalled lake,--unrivalled at least in Switzerland,--smooth as glass, shining like silver in the glorious sun-light, and the far-stret...