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- ^ . ^ ly ^^ ; ikaviidtc Jmd # i& } 3 gif > dii h ^ a ^ ijb ^ f t ^ fl'k&fcitfJi &i&wi . > % w £ rtipm % f ^ # ^ # ^ ipp ^ i ^ misgivings , as to the yaWdity ofrhis title . But the time must surely come wjj eji this ] fectitipt ^ s grea 1 neisv ? ifl vanish away . The prbiict man depe ^ cls on ^^ o ^ n resourcesTor his influence over the opinions of men , arid on tlVe Qpuijpns of men for his happiness . His own resources will soon prove inadequate to the maintenance of his claims ; and when a flaw is once
discovered in his title , his demands will be disregarded and his power will vanish away . His happiness depends on the opinion of the world ; the opinion of tne world depends on the consistency of his character , or the permanence of his claim to its deference : such a claim cannot be preserved inviolate by one subject to human weakness and frailty ; and therefore a greatness-erected on . so unstable a foundation must soon be overthrown . Pride is not made for man ; neither is the kind of dignity which arises from pride a lawful ,. nor can it be a permanent , possession . Should it , by great care , be preserved for a life-time , the day must come when all unfair claims must be annulled ,
and when some wfto are greatest in this world will be declared the least in the kingdom of heaven . But the dignity of pride is as partial as it is transient in its dominion . The proud niang ^ ws such ^ itueiiess of mind in overrating his own powers , such na / rpw ^ ess of ^ vie ^ s in lopping ; hc > t beyond tlie , Jittle circle of self for excellence , ( tl ^ most desires will be least able tbaffpriiu l $ fi ' % ^ grf ^ ' / jqaS ^^ B ^ nukes will be at once evident to them ; and the Dity ) they , f ^ in
proportion to his anxiety ( not expresseji , bqt intensely felt ) for their acknowlejdgment of his superiority . The ^ pride , of ( jj griolanus n ^ i ghit keep a strong hold chi the imagination of the common herd of the Rqman people , and mi g ht eyen command their respect under reverse of fortune ^; ^ iit there m ^ ht be , and probably were , in Spme ^ enlig htened patriots who » in ^ he d ays of Ws glory , saw how dep ^ n 4 e r } t was his peace otj the fluctu ^ iii ^ g ti |^ p £ . pu , § Kc , ppinion , and Who mi g ht whisper to themselves and to each o ^ er ^ yn (\ $ n they s ^ w him sacrifice his public duty to his private resentment , mat * t fTO ^ P more than they had expected : that his dignity was not pf a
^ a ^ te ^ li jid , and might therefore , on the first trial of its nature ^ Regenerate info oDstinacy and perverseness . Few could now be found to covet the 4 ig ^! ( ty of ? priolanus . , ^ o ^ er kind of dignity accompanies decision of character . It resem-Mesj , . that pfjpride in the circumstance that when it originates in a hi g l \ idea p ^ ^ Jf , it is liable to the mutability and destruction to which all things of }> umaft prigia are exposed : it differs from that of pride , inasmuch as it d ^ - penj j ^ npt ojpL , human opinion for its safety . Decision of character , wHetjheV arising \ tvpxj ^ confidence in sel f or in a superior power , is incompatible , w | itli ^ rR ^ r 4 t ° ^ e flu ct ua ^ ons which are ever taking place in the worlds of matter and of mind . Events themselves are made to bend before the
decisipn of ^ ni f ister mind , and oppositions of opinion are of small account with it .., Tjiey must bend or break ; for its course must not and will not be delaysct It passes on like the wind over a field of corn ; bending the pliant , breaking tne stubborn , never pausing in its progress , or returning on its track . Wfrile this decision lasts and accomplishes its aims , it commands respect ancl it will be durable if it be founded on reliance on a superior
ppfaer , ; for then its exerise is not incompatible with a regard to the interests of nYen . wj > en it is founded on self-confidence , its day of de ^ trucfibn , j Will por ^ e . Napoleon ^ for a while , commanded th ^ e awe of the whole worl < J * , an
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1827, page 787, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1802/page/3/
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