sketches of young couples-第12部分

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cherish　the　faith　that　in　home；　and　all　the　English　virtues　which

the　love　of　home　engenders；　lies　the　only　true　source　of　domestic

felicity；　let　them　believe　that　round　the　household　gods；

contentment　and　tranquillity　cluster　in　their　gentlest　and　most

graceful　forms；　and　that　many　weary　hunters　of　happiness　through

the　noisy　world；　have　learnt　this　truth　too　late；　and　found　a

cheerful　spirit　and　a　quiet　mind　only　at　home　at　last。



How　much　may　depend　on　the　education　of　daughters　and　the　conduct

of　mothers；　how　much　of　the　brightest　part　of　our　old　national

character　may　be　perpetuated　by　their　wisdom　or　frittered　away　by

their　folly　…　how　much　of　it　may　have　been　lost　already；　and　how

much　more　in　danger　of　vanishing　every　day　…　are　questions　too

weighty　for　discussion　here；　but　well　deserving　a　little　serious

consideration　from　all　young　couples　nevertheless。



To　that　one　young　couple　on　whose　bright　destiny　the　thoughts　of

nations　are　fixed；　may　the　youth　of　England　look；　and　not　in　vain；

for　an　example。　　From　that　one　young　couple；　blessed　and　favoured

as　they　are；　may　they　learn　that　even　the　glare　and　glitter　of　a

court；　the　splendour　of　a　palace；　and　the　pomp　and　glory　of　a

throne；　yield　in　their　power　of　conferring　happiness；　to　domestic

worth　and　virtue。　　From　that　one　young　couple　may　they　learn　that

the　crown　of　a　great　empire；　costly　and　jewelled　though　it　be；

gives　place　in　the　estimation　of　a　Queen　to　the　plain　gold　ring

that　links　her　woman's　nature　to　that　of　tens　of　thousands　of　her

humble　subjects；　and　guards　in　her　woman's　heart　one　secret　store

of　tenderness；　whose　proudest　boast　shall　be　that　it　knows　no

Royalty　save　Nature's　own；　and　no　pride　of　birth　but　being　the

child　of　heaven！



So　shall　the　highest　young　couple　in　the　land　for　once　hear　the

truth；　when　men　throw　up　their　caps；　and　cry　with　loving　shouts　…





GOD　BLESS　THEM。











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