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 may never be within our power, we should therefore bend our attention to such productions as will, while they convey useful knowledge, strengthen the mind, and mend the heart. And above all, let us prize that volume, which points the way to truth, and which speaks of mansions reserved for the faithful "incorruptible, undefiled, and that cannot fade away."

 

MEMORY is that retentive power of the mind, by which it preserves the ideas and impressions it has received. It is of great importance in all the various employments and professions of mankind, and may be easily weakened by neglect, or strengthened at pleasure. It is more under our control than the powers of perception, fancy, or imagination, and ought therefore to be cultivated, to counteract the inequality which these must otherwise occasion; 