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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 Author: Various Release Date: February 22, 2010 [EBook #31358] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY *** Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. No. IV.--SEPTEMBER, 1850.--Vol. I. [Illustration: MISS JANE PORTER] [From the London Art Journal.] MEMORIES OF MISS JANE PORTER. BY MRS S. C. HALL. The frequent observation of foreigners is, that in England we have few "celebrated women." Perhaps they mean that we have few who are "notorious;" but let us admit that in either case they are right; and may we not express our belief in its being better for women and for the community that such is the case: "celebrity" rarely adds to the happiness of a woman, and almost as rarely increases her usefulness. The time and attention required to attain "celebrity," must, except under very peculiar circumstances, interfere with the faithful discharge of those feminine duties upon which the well-doing of society depends, and which shed so pure a halo around our English homes. Within these "homes" our heroes--statesmen--philosophers--men of letters--men of genius--receive their first impressions, and the _impetus_ to a faithful discharge of their after callings as Christian subjects of the State. There are few of such men who do not trace back their resolution, their patriotism, their wisdom, their learning--the nourishment of all their higher aspirations--to a wise, hopeful, loving-hearted and faith-inspired mother; one who _believed_ in a son's destiny to be great; it may be, impelled by such belief rather by instinct than by reason; who cherished (we can find no better word), the "Hero-feeling" of devotion to what was right, though it might have been unworldly; and whose deep heart welled up perpetual love and patience, toward the over-boiling faults and frequent stumblings of a hot youth, which she felt would mellow in
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