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I am not a disregarder of the beauties and proprieties of Dress. On the contrary, I admire appropriate Dress. It speaks out the man or woman. But I would have everybody feel that the man makes the Dress. Almost any thing looks well on a noble woman. The plainest Dress becomes agreeable when worn by a person of grand purpose and good-doing life. Real life when unadorned is most adorned.
What she wishes, she must make an effort to accomplish. What she prays for, she must strive to attain. Everybody predicts a beautiful life from a good-doing young woman. Active and cheerful should be every young woman's efforts for the needy. Thus will she make to herself a large heart of benevolence, and draw around her a large circle of admiring and worthy friends.
Yes: rising as Ezekiel's river from ankle to knee, from knee to girdle, from girdle to the overflowing flood far beyond those lowest joys, which many wise have trampled under foot, of praise, and triumph, and profit the authorship of good, that has made men better; that has consoled sorrow, advanced knowledge, humbled arrogance, and blest humanity; that has sent the guilty to his prayers, and has gladdened the Christian in his praises the authorship of good, that has shown God in his loveliness, and man in his dependence; that has aided the cause of charity, and shamed the face of sin this high beneficence, this boundless good-doing, hath indeed a rich recompense, a glorious reward!
Yes: rising as Ezekiel's river from ankle to knee, from knee to girdle, from girdle to the overflowing flood far beyond those lowest joys, which many wise have trampled under foot, of praise, and triumph, and profit the authorship of good, that has made men better; that has consoled sorrow, advanced knowledge, humbled arrogance, and blest humanity; that has sent the guilty to his prayers, and has gladdened the Christian in his praises the authorship of good, that has shown God in his loveliness, and man in his dependence; that has aided the cause of charity, and shamed the face of sin this high beneficence, this boundless good-doing, hath indeed a rich recompense, a glorious reward!
In other words, it is not sicklied o'er with a semi-insane desire for notoriety or vainglory, and hence never weakens itself nor harasses any one else by lengthy recitals of its good deeds. It is not the professional good-doing. It is simply living its natural life, open-minded, open-hearted, doing each day what its hands find to do, and in this finding its own true life and joy.
How can I make my neighbours better likewise? How the world? As for the good things of this life, if they will make me a better man, let them come. If not, why should I care so much about them? What I want is, to be righteous like God, beneficent and good-doing like God.
'Bless yo'! I thought a' the good-doing was on the side of gentle folk. I shall get proud if I think I can do good to yo'. 'You won't do it if you think about it. But you'll only puzzle yourself if you do, that's one comfort. 'Yo're not like no one I ever seed. I dunno what to make of yo'. 'Nor I of myself. Good-bye! Bessy stilled her rocking to gaze after her.
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