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Literary
August 25, 1838
New Hampshire Statesman And State Journal
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
An essay exploring the universal longing for tranquillity among the virtuous, ambitious, and dissipated, exemplified by sailors on stormy seas, weary kings, and nobles, who all prefer the prospect of retiring to a peaceful, forgotten retreat over worldly pursuits.
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TRANQUILLITY.
Tranquillity is the wish of all; the good, while pursuing the track of virtue—the great, while following the star of glory, and the little, while creeping in the styes of dissipation, sigh for tranquillity, and make it the great object which they ultimately hope to attain. How anxiously does the sailor, on the high and giddy mast, when on tempestuous seas, cast his eyes over the foaming billows, and anticipate the calm security he hopes to enjoy when he reaches the wished-for shore! Even kings grow weary of their splendid slavery, and nobles sicken under increasing dignities. All, in fact, feel less delight in the actual enjoyment of worldly pursuits, however great and honorable they may be, than in the idea of their being able to relinquish them and retire to
Some calm, sequestered spot,
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Tranquillity is the wish of all; the good, while pursuing the track of virtue—the great, while following the star of glory, and the little, while creeping in the styes of dissipation, sigh for tranquillity, and make it the great object which they ultimately hope to attain. How anxiously does the sailor, on the high and giddy mast, when on tempestuous seas, cast his eyes over the foaming billows, and anticipate the calm security he hopes to enjoy when he reaches the wished-for shore! Even kings grow weary of their splendid slavery, and nobles sicken under increasing dignities. All, in fact, feel less delight in the actual enjoyment of worldly pursuits, however great and honorable they may be, than in the idea of their being able to relinquish them and retire to
Some calm, sequestered spot,
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Tranquillity
Virtue
Glory
Dissipation
Sailor
Kings
Nobles
Retirement
Sequestered Spot
Literary Details
Title
Tranquillity.
Key Lines
Some Calm, Sequestered Spot,
The World Forgetting, By The World Forgot.