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He had always endeavored to be true to his God and true to himself; to be just and honest in his relations to his fellow men. HE HAD ALWAYS ENDEAVORED TO BE TRUE TO HIS GOD AND TRUE TO HIMSELF TO BE JUST AND HONEST IN HIS RELATIONS TO HIS FELLOW MEN
nsparent lake, with its wood-crowned shores, its picturesque rocks, its little green islands, indeed, everything about it was so grand and beautiful, that it seemed more like the creation of an enthusiastic imagination than a substantial reality. The retired shipmaster loved the beautiful in nature, and his first view of the silver lake and the surrounding country enabled him to decide that this spot should be his future habitation. He bought the land, built him a fine house, and was as happy as a mortal could desire to be. But I beg my young reader not to think that Captain Sedley was happy because he lived in such a beautiful place, and had such a fine house, and so much money at his command; for a beautiful prospect, a costly dwelling, and plenty of money, alone, cannot make a person contented and happy. The richest men are often the most miserable; a bed of down may be a bed of thorns; and a magnificent mansion will not banish the gnawings of remorse. Captain Sedley was a good man. W ENGLAND THE GLASSY TRANSPARENT LAKE WITH ITS WOOD CROWNED SHORES ITS PICTURESQUE ROCKS ITS LITTLE GREEN ISLANDS INDEED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT WAS SO GRAND AND BEAUTIFUL THAT IT SEEMED MORE LIKE THE CREATION OF AN ENTHUSIASTIC IMAGINATION THAN A SUBSTANTIAL REALITY THE RETIRED SHIPMASTER LOVED THE BEAUTIFUL IN NATURE AND HIS FIRST VIEW OF THE SILVER LAKE AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY ENABLED HIM TO DECIDE THAT THIS SPOT SHOULD BE HIS FUTURE HABITATION HE BOUGHT THE LAND BUILT HIM A FINE HOUSE AND WAS AS HAPPY AS A MORTAL COULD DESIRE TO BE BUT I BEGGED MY YOUNG READER NOT TO THINK THAT CAPTAIN SEDLEY WAS HAPPY BECAUSE HE LIVED IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND HAD SUCH A FINE HOUSE AND SO MUCH MONEY AT HIS COMMAND FOR A BEAUTIFUL PROSPECT A COSTLY DWELLING AND PLENTY OF MONEY ALONE CANNOT MAKE A PERSON CONTENTED AND HAPPY THE RICHEST MEN ARE OFTEN THE MOST MISERABLE A BED OF DOWN MAY BE A BED OF THORNS AND A MAGNIFICENT MANSION WILL NOT BANISH THE NOISE OF REMORSE CAPTAIN SEDLEY WAS A GOOD MAN
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