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 sprightliness of his countenance instantly returned, and he passed forward without appearance of repining or complaint

I turned again toward the angel impatient to enquire from what secret source happiness is derived, in a situation so different from that in which it might have been expected; but he again prevented my request: 'Almet,' said he, 'remember what thou hast seen, and let this memorial be written upon the tablet of thy heart. Remember, Almet, that the world in which thou art placed, is but the road to another, and that happiness depend not upon the path, but the end: The value of this period of thy existence is fixed by hope and fear. The wretch who wished to linger in the garden, who looked round upon its limits with terror, was destitute of hope, and was perpetually tormented with the dread of losing that which he did enjoy. The song of the birds had been repeated till it was not heard, and the flowers had so often recurred, that their beauty was not seen; the rivers glided by unnoticed, and he feared to lift his eye to the