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'You here�察�reverend Father��' cried the Novice。
At the same time starting from his place in confusion�察�He drew
his Cowl hastily over his face。 Ambrosio seated himself upon the
Bank�察�and obliged the Youth to place himself by him。
'You must not indulge this disposition to melancholy��' said He��
'What can possibly have made you view in so desirable a light��
Misanthropy�察�of all sentiments the most hateful��'
'The perusal of these Verses�察�Father�察�which till now had escaped
my observation。 The Brightness of the Moonbeams permitted my
reading them�察�and Oh� �how I envy the feelings of the Writer��'
As He said this�察�He pointed to a marble Tablet fixed against the
opposite Wall�此 �On it were engraved the following lines。
INSCRIPTION IN AN HERMITAGE
Who´e'er Thou art these lines now reading�察 �
Think not�察�though from the world receding
I joy my lonely days to lead in
This Desart drear�察 �
That with remorse aconscience bleeding
Hath led me here。
No thought of guilt my bosom sowrs�此 �
Free´willed I fled from courtly bowers�察 �
For well I saw in Halls and Towers
That Lust and Pride�察�
The Arch´Fiend's dearest darkest Powers�察 �
In state preside。
I saw Mankind with vice incrusted�察 �
I saw that Honour's sword was rusted�察 �
That few for aught but folly lusted�察 �
That He was still deceiv'd�察�who trusted
In Love or Friend�察 �
And hither came with Men disgusted
My life to end。
In this lone Cave�察�in garments lowly�察 �
Alike a Foe to noisy folly�察 �
And brow´bent gloomy melancholy
I wear away
My life�察�and in my office holy
Consume the day。
Content and comfort bless me more in
This Grot�察�than e'er I felt before in
A Palace�察�and with thoughts still soaring
To God on high�察 �
Each night and morn with voice imploring
This wish I sigh。
'Let me�察�Oh� �Lord� �from life retire�察 �
Unknown each guilty worldly fire�察 �
Remorseful throb�察�or loose desire�察 �
And when I die�察 �
Let me in this belief expire�察 �
''To God I fly''��'
Stranger�察�if full of youth and riot
As yet no grief has marred thy quiet�察 �
Thou haply throw'st a scornful eye at
The Hermit's prayer�此 �
But if Thou hast a cause to sigh at
Thy fault�察�or care��
If Thou hast known false Love's vexation�察 �
Or hast been exil'd from thy Nation�察 �
Or guilt affrights thy contemplation�察 �
And makes thee pine�察 �
Oh� �how must Thou lament thy station�察 �
And envy mine��
'Were it possible' said the Friar�察�'for Man to be so totally
wrapped up in himself as to live in absolute seclusion from human
nature�察�and could yet feel the contented tranquillity which these
lines express�察�I allow that the situation would be more
desirable�察�than to live in a world so pregnant with every vice
and every folly。 But this never can be the case。 This
inscription was merely placed here for the ornament of the
Grotto�察�and the sentiments and the Hermit are equally imaginary。
Man was born for society。 However little He may be attached to
the World�察�He never can wholly forget it�察�or bear to be wholly
forgotten by it。 Disgusted at the guilt or absurdity of Mankind��
the Misanthrope flies from it�此�He resolves to become an Hermit��
and buries himself in the Cavern of some gloomy Rock。 While Hate
inflames his bosom�察�possibly He may feel contented with his
situation�此 �But when his passions begin to cool�察�when Time has
mellowed his sorrows�察�and healed those wounds which He bore with
him to his solitude�察�think you that Content becomes his
Companion�拭 �Ah� �no�察�Rosario。 No longer sustained by the violence
of his passions�察�He feels all the monotony of his way of living��
and his heart becomes the prey of Ennui and weariness。 He looks
round�察�and finds himself alone in the Universe�此 �The love of
society revives in his bosom�察�and He pants to return to that
world which He has abandoned。 Nature loses all her charms in his
eyes�此 �No one is near him to point out her beauties�察�or share in
his admiration of her excellence and variety。 Propped upon the
fragment of some Rock�察�He gazes upon the tumbling waterfall with
a vacant eye�察�He views without emotion the glory of the setting
Sun。 Slowly He returns to his Cell at Evening�察�for no one there
is anxious for his arrival�察�He has no comfort in his solitary
unsavoury meal�此 �He throws himself upon his couch of Moss
despondent and dissatisfied�察�and wakes only to pass a day as
joyless�察�as monotonous as the former。'
'You amaze me�察�Father� �Suppose that circumstances condemned you
to solitude�察�Would not the duties of Religion and the
consciousness of a life well spent communicate to your heart that
calm which。 。 。 。'
'I should deceive myself�察�did I fancy that they could。 I am
convinced of the contrary�察�and that all my fortitude would not
prevent me from yielding to melancholy and disgust。 After
consuming the day in study�察�if you knew my pleasure at meeting my
Brethren in the Evening� �After passing many a long hour in
solitude�察�if I could express to you the joy which I feel at once
more beholding a fellow´Creature� �'Tis in this particular that I
place the principal merit of a Monastic Institution。 It secludes
Man from the temptations of Vice�察�It procures that leisure
necessary for the proper service of the Supreme�察�It spares him
the mortification of witnessing the crimes of the worldly�察�and
yet permits him to enjoy the blessings of society。 And do you��
Rosario�察�do YOU envy an Hermit's life�拭 �Can you be thus blind to
the happiness of your situation�拭 �Reflect upon it for a moment。
This Abbey is become your Asylum�此 �Your regularity�察�your
gentleness�察�your talents have rendered you the object of
universal esteem�此 �You are secluded from the world which you
profess to hate�察�yet you remain in possession of the benefits of
society�察�and that a society composed of the most estimable of
Mankind。'
'Father� �Father� �'tis that which causes my Torment� �Happy had
it been for me�察�had my life been passed among the vicious and
abandoned� �Had I never heard pronounced the name of Virtue� �'Tis
my unbounded adoration of religion�察�'Tis my soul's exquisite
sensibility of the beauty of fair and good�察�that loads me with
shame� �that hurries me to perdition� �Oh� �that I had never seen
these Abbey walls��'
'How�察�Rosario�拭 �When we last conversed�察�you spoke in a different
tone。 Is my friendship then become of such little consequence�拭�
Had you never seen these Abbey walls�察�you never had seen me�此�
Can that really be your wish��'
'Had never seen you��' repeated the Novice�察�starting from the
Bank�察�and grasping the Friar's hand with a frantic air�察�'You�拭�
You�拭 �Would to God�察�that lightning had blasted them�察�before you
ever met my eyes� �Would to God� �that I were never to see you
more�察�and could forget that I had ever seen you��'
With these words He flew hastily from the Grotto。 Ambrosio
remained in his former attitude�察�reflecting on the Youth's
unaccountable behaviour。 He was inclined to suspect the
derangement of his senses�此�yet the general tenor of his conduct��
the connexion of his ideas�察�and calmness of his demeanour till
the moment of his quitting the Grotto�察�seemed to discountenance
this conjecture。 After a few minutes Rosario returned。 He again
seated himself upon the Bank�此 �He reclined his cheek upon one
hand�察�and with the other wiped away the tears which trickled from
his eyes at intervals。
The Monk looked upon him with compassion�察�and forbore to
interrupt his meditations。 Both observed for some time a
profound silence。 The Nightingale had now taken her station upon
an Orange Tree fronting the Hermitage�察�and poured forth a strain
the most melancholy and melodious。 Rosario raised his head�察�and
listened to her with attention。
'It was thus��' said He�察�with a deep´drawn sigh�察�'It was thus��
that during the last month of her unhappy life�察�my Sister used to
sit listening to the Nightingale。 Poor Matilda� �She sleeps in
the Grave�察�and her broken heart throbs no more with passion。'
'You had a Sister��'
'You say right�察�that I HAD�察�Alas� �I have one no longer。 She
sunk beneath the weight of her sorrows in the very spring of
life。'
'What were those sorrows��'
'They will not excite YOUR pity�此 �YOU know not the power of those
irresistible�察�those fatal sentiments�察�to which her Heart was a
prey。 Father�察�She loved unfortunately。 A passion for One
endowed with every virtue�察�for a Man�察�Oh� �rather let me say�察�for
a divinity�察�proved the bane of her existence。 His noble form��
his spotless character�察�his various talents�察�his wisdom solid��
wonderful�察�and glorious�察�might have warmed the bosom of the most
insensible。 My Sister saw him�察�and dared to love though She
never dared to hope。'
'If her love was so well bestowed�察�what forbad her to hope the
obtaining of its object��'
'Father�察�before He knew her�察�Julian had already plighted his vows
to a Bride most fair�察�most heavenly� �Yet still my Sister loved��
and for the Husband's sake She doted upon the Wife。 One morning
She found means
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