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Literary
January 29, 1841
Burlington Free Press
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont
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This prose essay praises unaffected piety as the crowning virtue of a woman's character, elevating her above earthly desires, enhancing life's joys, mitigating sorrows, and ensuring a faultless presentation before God's throne in the afterlife.
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FEMALE PIETY.
The gem of all others which enriches the coronet of a lady's character, is unaffected piety. Nature may lavish much on her person-the enchantment of her countenance-and the grace of her mien-or the strength of her intellect. Yet her loveliness is uncrowned till piety throws around the whole the sweetness and power of her charms. She then becomes unearthly in desires and associations. The spell which bound her affections to the things below is broken, and she mounts on the silent wings of her faith and love to the habitation of God, where it is her delight to hold communion with the spirits that have been ransomed from the thraldom of earth.
Her beauty may throw a magical charm over many-princes and conquerors may bow with admiration at the shrine of her love-the sons of science may embalm her memory in the page of history; yet her piety must be her ornament her pearl.
With such a treasure, every lofty gratification on earth may be purchased, friendships will be doubly sweet, pain and sorrow shall lose their sting and the character will possess price far above riches, life will be but a pleasant visit to earth and death the entrance to a joyful and perpetual home. And when the notes of the last trump shall be heard, and sleeping millions awake to judgment, its possessor shall be presented, faultless, before the throne.
Such is piety. Like a tender flower, planted in the fertile soil of woman's heart, it grows, expanding its foliage and imparting its fragrance to all around, till it is set to bloom in perpetual vigor and unfading beauty in the paradise of God.
Follow this star; it will light you through all the dark mazes of disappointment and sorrow, it will gild the gloom which will gather around you in a dying hour, and guide you safely over the tempestuous Jordan of death into the haven of promised rest.
It is worthy of observation, that the most imperious masters over their own servants, are at the same time the most abject slaves to other masters.
The gem of all others which enriches the coronet of a lady's character, is unaffected piety. Nature may lavish much on her person-the enchantment of her countenance-and the grace of her mien-or the strength of her intellect. Yet her loveliness is uncrowned till piety throws around the whole the sweetness and power of her charms. She then becomes unearthly in desires and associations. The spell which bound her affections to the things below is broken, and she mounts on the silent wings of her faith and love to the habitation of God, where it is her delight to hold communion with the spirits that have been ransomed from the thraldom of earth.
Her beauty may throw a magical charm over many-princes and conquerors may bow with admiration at the shrine of her love-the sons of science may embalm her memory in the page of history; yet her piety must be her ornament her pearl.
With such a treasure, every lofty gratification on earth may be purchased, friendships will be doubly sweet, pain and sorrow shall lose their sting and the character will possess price far above riches, life will be but a pleasant visit to earth and death the entrance to a joyful and perpetual home. And when the notes of the last trump shall be heard, and sleeping millions awake to judgment, its possessor shall be presented, faultless, before the throne.
Such is piety. Like a tender flower, planted in the fertile soil of woman's heart, it grows, expanding its foliage and imparting its fragrance to all around, till it is set to bloom in perpetual vigor and unfading beauty in the paradise of God.
Follow this star; it will light you through all the dark mazes of disappointment and sorrow, it will gild the gloom which will gather around you in a dying hour, and guide you safely over the tempestuous Jordan of death into the haven of promised rest.
It is worthy of observation, that the most imperious masters over their own servants, are at the same time the most abject slaves to other masters.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Religious
Death Mortality
What keywords are associated?
Female Piety
Unaffected Piety
Moral Charm
Religious Faith
Afterlife
Death Jordan
Virtuous Character
Christian Morality
Literary Details
Title
Female Piety.
Subject
Female Piety
Key Lines
The Gem Of All Others Which Enriches The Coronet Of A Lady's Character, Is Unaffected Piety.
She Then Becomes Unearthly In Desires And Associations.
With Such A Treasure, Every Lofty Gratification On Earth May Be Purchased, Friendships Will Be Doubly Sweet, Pain And Sorrow Shall Lose Their Sting
Such Is Piety. Like A Tender Flower, Planted In The Fertile Soil Of Woman's Heart, It Grows, Expanding Its Foliage And Imparting Its Fragrance To All Around
Follow This Star; It Will Light You Through All The Dark Mazes Of Disappointment And Sorrow, It Will Gild The Gloom Which Will Gather Around You In A Dying Hour