in the great hall to whom all men do bow; for he so much resembleth you, that we know not which is the emperor.' Then said the usurper to the empress, Go, and see if you know this man.' 'Oh, my good lord,' said the empress, when she returned from the hall, whom can I believe? Are there then two Jovinians?' 'I will myself go and determine,' rejoined the usurper, as he took the empress by the hand, and, leading her into the great hall, placed her on the throne beside himself. Kinsfolk and nobles,' said the usurper, by the oaths ye have sworn, determine between me and this man.' And the empress answered, 'Let me, as in duty bound, speak first. Heaven be my witness, I know not which is my lord and husband.' And all the nobles said the same. Thereupon the feigned Jovinian rose and said, Nobles and friends, hearken! That man is your emperor, and your master, hear ye him! Know that he did exalt himself above that which was right, and made himself equal unto God. Verily he hath been rewarded. He hath suffered much indignity and wrong; and, of God's will ye knew him not. He hath repented him of his grievous sin, and the scourge is now removed. Hear ye him, know him, and obey him.' As the feigned emperor thus addressed the astonished nobles, his features seemed illumed with a fair and spiritual light, his imperial robes fell from off him, and he stood confessed before the assembly, an angel of God, clothed in white raiment. And as he ended his speech, he bowed his head, and vanished from their sight. Jovinian returned to his throne, and for three years reigned with so much mercy and justice, that his subjects had no cause to regret the change of their emperor. And it came to pass, after the space of three years, the same angel appeared to him in a dream, and warned him of his death. So Jovinian dictated his troublous life to his secretaries, that it might remain as a warning to all men against worldly pride. And when he had so done, he meekly resigned himself, and fell asleep in death. This tale is an allegory; Jovinian was but the picture of the proud worldly-minded man, entirely given up to vanity and folly. The first knight whose castle he visited was true wisdom, ever disdainful of the pomps and vanities of the world. The next knight was conscience. The dog that turned against his old master was the lusts of the flesh, our own evil desires which ever, in the end, turn against those who have pampered them. The falcon is God's grace; the empress man's soul; and the clothes, in which the good priest clothed the halffrozen emperor, are those kingly virtues which he had thrown off when he gave loose to the vanities of the world. Evenings with the Old Story Tellers. REDUCTION. (1) £9768 to farthings. (2) 428s. to pence. (3) £9867 16s. 44d. to farthings. (4) £8654 14s. 6d. to farthings. (5) £1127 18s. 4d. to pence. (6) £97 16s. 11 d. to halfpence. (7) £3676 19s. 13d. to farthings. 8 £209 19s. 4d. to pence. (9) £863 18s. 103d. to halfpence. (10) 386784f. to pence. (11) 985672f. to shillings (12) 897965f. to guineas. (13) 496784 halfpence to £. (14) 967854d. to £. (15) 9675s. to £. (16) 54 tons to pounds. THE JACKDAW. fre-quent'-er, one who is in the spec-u-la-tive, thoughtful mot'-ley, of various colours ra'-ree show, a show carried in a un-im-pair'-ed, not injured box muse (v.), to think pe'-ri-od, an end mel'-o-dy, music phil-o-soph'-ic, like a philosopher re-pi'-ning, fretting pate, the head There is a bird, who by his coat, Above the steeple shines a plate, From what point blows the weather; Fond of the speculative height, You think, no doubt, he sits and muses He sees, that this great roundabout, And says what says he? Caw.' Thrice happy bird! I too have seen And, sick of having seen them, Cowper. THE CRICKET. Little inmate, full of mirth, Always harbinger of good. Thus thy praise shall be express'd, Though in voice and shape they be Neither night nor dawn of day Lives not, aged though he be, REDUCTION. Reduce (1) 4 t. 2 cwt. 3 qrs. 11 lbs. to oz. (13) 4 lbs. apothecaries' to dr. (16) 4 lbs. 6 dr. 2 scr. 15 gr. to gr. Cowper. (17) 5 dr. 1 scr. 14 gr. to gr. (29) 19 fm. 1 ft. 9 in. to in. |