n that scheme for a perpetual peace among the states of
Christendom which Henri IV. formed, and which has been so ably digested
by the Abbe St. Pierre, will no longer be regarded as the speculation of
a visionary. The Holy Alliance, imperfect and unstable as it is, is in
itself a recognition of the principle. At this day it would be
practicable, if one part of Europe were as well prepared for it as the
other; but this cannot be, till good shall have triumphed over evil in
the struggles which are brooding, or shall have obtained such a
predominance as to allay the conflict of opinions before it breaks into
open war.

God in his mercy grant that it be so! If I looked to secondary causes
alone, my fears would preponderate. But I conclude as I began, in firm
reliance upon Him who is the beginning and the end. Our sins are
manifold, our danger is great, but His mercy is infinite.

_Sir Thomas More_.--Rest there in full faith. I leave you to your
dreams; draw from them what comfort you can. And now, my friend,
farewell!

The look which he fixed on me, as he disappeared, was compassionate and
thoughtful; it impressed me with a sad feeling, as if I were not to see
him again till we should meet in the world of spirits.

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