until our citizens come to have their hearts like Archimedes' pullies,

fixed on heaven. The world sometimes makes such bids to ambition,



that nothing but heaven can outbid her. The heart is sometimes so embittered,

that nothing but divine love can sweeten it; so enraged,



that devotion only can becalm it; and so broke down,

that it takes all the force of heavenly hope to raise it. In short,



religion is the only sovereign and controlling power over man.

Bound by that, the rulers will never usurp, nor the people rebel.



The former will govern like fathers, and the latter obey like children.

And thus moving on, firm and united as a host of brothers,



they will continue invincible as long as they continue virtuous."

When he was near his end, seeing his lady weeping by his bedside,



he gave her a look of great tenderness, and said, "My dear, weep not for me,

I am not afraid to die; for, thank God, I can lay my hand on my heart and say,



that since I came to man's estate, I have never intentionally

done wrong to any."



These were nearly his last words, for shortly after uttering them,

he closed his eyes in the sleep of death.



Thus peaceful and happy was the end of general Francis Marion,

of whom, as a partisan officer, general Greene has often been heard to say,



that "the page of history never furnished his equal."

And if any higher praise of Marion were necessary, it is to be found



in the very remarkableresemblance between him and the great Washington.

They both came forward, volunteers in the service of their country;



they both learned the military art in the hard and hazardous schools

of Indian warfare; they were both such true soldiers in vigilance,



that no enemy could ever surprise them; and so equal in undaunted valor,

that nothing could ever dishearten them: while as to



the still nobler virtues of patience, disinterestedness, self-government,

severity to themselves and generosity to their enemies,



it is difficult to determine whether Marion or Washington most deserve

our admiration. And even in the lesser incidents of their lives,



the resemblance between these two great men is closer than common.

They were both born in the same year; both lost their fathers in early life;



both married excellent and wealthy ladies; both left widows;

and both died childless.



The name of Marion continues dear to the people of the south;

and to this day, whenever his amiable widow rides through the country,



she meets the most pleasing evidences, that her husband, though dead,

is not forgotten. The wealthy, everywhere, treat her with the respect



due to a mother; while the poor, gathering around her carriage,

often press to shake hands with her, then looking at each other with a sigh



they exclaim -- "THAT'S THE WIDOW OF OUR GLORIOUS OLD MARION."

End

• glorious [´glɔ:riəs] a.光荣的；辉煌的 (初中英语单词)


• gallant [´gælənt, gə´lænt] a.英勇的；华丽的 (初中英语单词)


• opening [´əupəniŋ] n.开放；开端 a.开始的 (初中英语单词)


• mourning [´mɔ:niŋ] n.悲伤；治丧；戴孝 (初中英语单词)


• beloved [bi´lʌvd] a.为….所爱的 n.爱人 (初中英语单词)


• valley [´væli] n.谷；河谷；流域 (初中英语单词)


• sacred [´seikrid] a.神圣的；庄严的 (初中英语单词)


• virtue [´və:tʃu:] n.美德；贞操；长处 (初中英语单词)


• proclaim [prə´kleim] vt.宣布；公布；声明 (初中英语单词)


• cheerful [´tʃiəful] a.快乐的；高兴的 (初中英语单词)


• parlor [´pɑ:lə] n.客厅；起居室 (初中英语单词)


• agreeable [ə´gri:əbəl] a.适合的；符合的 (初中英语单词)


• spoken [´spəukən] speak的过去分词 (初中英语单词)


• welcome [´welkəm] a.受欢迎的；可喜的 (初中英语单词)


• innocent [´inəsənt] a.无罪的；单纯的 (初中英语单词)


• weakness [´wi:knis] n.虚弱；弱点，缺点 (初中英语单词)


• frighten [´fraitn] vt.吓唬，使惊惧 (初中英语单词)


• plainly [´pleinli] ad.平坦地；简单地 (初中英语单词)


• miserable [´mizərəbəl] a.悲惨的；可怜的 (初中英语单词)


• politician [,pɔli´tiʃən] n.政治家；政客 (初中英语单词)


• sketch [sketʃ] n.素描；短剧 v.草拟 (初中英语单词)


• mechanic [mi´kænik] n.技工 a.手工的 (初中英语单词)


• republic [ri´pʌblik] n.共和国；共和政体 (初中英语单词)


• divine [di´vain] a.神圣的 v.预言 (初中英语单词)


• devotion [di´vəuʃən] n.献身；忠诚；热爱 (初中英语单词)


• sovereign [´sɔvrin] a.至高无上的 n.君主 (初中英语单词)


• govern [´gʌvən] v.统治；控制；指导 (初中英语单词)


• estate [i´steit] n.财产；庄园；等级 (初中英语单词)


• shortly [´ʃɔ:tli] ad.立刻，马上；不久 (初中英语单词)


• peaceful [´pi:sfəl] a.和平的；平静的 (初中英语单词)


• remarkable [ri´mɑ:kəbl] a.值得注意的；显著的 (初中英语单词)


• indian [´indiən] a.印度的 n.印度人 (初中英语单词)


• patience [´peiʃəns] n.忍耐(力)；耐心；坚韧 (初中英语单词)


• admiration [,ædmə´reiʃən] n.赞赏，钦佩 (初中英语单词)


• wealthy [´welθi] a.富有的；丰富的 (初中英语单词)


• whenever [wen´evə] conj.&ad.无论何时 (初中英语单词)


• agitation [,ædʒi´teiʃən] n.鼓动；摇动；焦虑 (高中英语单词)


• historic [his´tɔrik] a.有历史意义的 (高中英语单词)


• plantation [plæn´teiʃən] n.种植园；栽植；移民 (高中英语单词)


• remembrance [ri´membrəns] n.记忆(力)；回忆 (高中英语单词)


• brightness [´braitnis] n.光明；快乐 (高中英语单词)


• learned [´lə:nid] a.有学问的，博学的 (高中英语单词)


• ghastly [´gɑ:stli] a.苍白的；可怕的 (高中英语单词)


• gospel [´gɔspəl] n.福音；信条；真理 (高中英语单词)


• bravely [´breivli] ad.勇敢地；毅然 (高中英语单词)


• hearty [´hɑ:ti] a.热忱的；强健的 (高中英语单词)


• heavenly [´hevənli] a.天的，天空的 (高中英语单词)


• seeing [si:iŋ] see的现在分词 n.视觉 (高中英语单词)


• tenderness [´tendənis] n.娇嫩；柔软；温柔 (高中英语单词)


• resemblance [ri´zembləns] n.类似；肖像；外表 (高中英语单词)


• warfare [´wɔ:feə] n.战争；斗争；竞争 (高中英语单词)


• generosity [,dʒenə´rɔsiti] n.慷慨；慷慨的行为 (高中英语单词)


• pleasing [´pli:ziŋ] a.使人愉快的；合意的 (高中英语单词)


• setting [´setiŋ] n.安装；排字；布景 (英语四级单词)


• virtuous [´və:tjuəs] a.道德的；善良的 (英语四级单词)


• totter [´tɔtə] vi.蹒跚；摇摇欲坠 (英语四级单词)


• precept [´pri:sept] n.箴言；教训；规则 (英语四级单词)


• irresistible [,iri´zistəbəl] a.不可抵抗的 (英语四级单词)


• shameful [´ʃeimfəl] a.可耻的；猥亵的 (英语四级单词)


• sweeten [´swi:tn] v.(使)变甜(可爱) (英语四级单词)


• partisan [,pɑ:ti´zæn] n.党人 a.有偏袒的 (英语四级单词)


• lesser [´lesə] a.较小的；次要的 (英语四级单词)


• amiable [´eimiəbəl] a.亲切的，温和的 (英语四级单词)


• gathering [´gæðəriŋ] n.集会，聚集 (英语四级单词)


• delusion [di´lu:ʒən] n.欺骗；幻觉；迷惑 (英语六级单词)


• godlike [´gɔdlaik] a.神似的 (英语六级单词)


• departed [di´pɑ:tid] a.已往的；已故的 (英语六级单词)


• beaming [´bi:miŋ] a.笑吟吟的 (英语六级单词)


• benefactor [´beni,fæktə] n.捐助人；恩人 (英语六级单词)


• thereto [ðeə´tu:] ad.到那里；另外 (英语六级单词)


• weeping [´wi:piŋ] a.&n.哭泣(的) (英语六级单词)


• hazardous [´hæzədəs] a.危险的 (英语六级单词)


• dishearten [dis´hɑ:tn] vt.使沮丧，使泄气 (英语六级单词)