Excerpt from Evenings in Autumn, Vol. 1 of 2: A Series of Essays, Narrative and MiscellaneousEvening, when the busy scenes Of our existence are withdrawn, when the sun descending leaves the world to silence, and to the soothing influ ence of twilight, has ever been a favourite por tion of the day with the Wise and good Of all nations. There appears to be shed over the universal face of nature, at this period, a calm ness and tranquillity, a peace and sanctity, as it were, which almost insensibly steals into the breast Of man, and disposes him to solitude and meditation. He naturally compares the decline Of light and animation with that which attaches to the lot of humanity; and the evening Of the day, and the evening of life, become closely assimilated in his mind.It is an association from which, where vice and guilt have not hardened the heart, the most beneficial result has been ever experienced. It is one which, while it forcibly suggests to us the tran51ent tenure of our being here, teaches us.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.