Part i

. Chap. 21._

But God, who is able to prevail, wrestled with him; marked him for his own.[208-2]

_Life of Donne._

The great secretary of Nature,--Sir Francis Bacon.[208-3]

_Life of Herbert._

Oh, the gallant fisher's life! It is the best of any; 'T is full of pleasure, void of strife, And 't is beloved by many.

_The Angler._ (John Chalkhill.)[209-1]

FOOTNOTES:

[207-1] Virtue is her own reward.--DRYDEN: _Tyrannic Love, act iii. sc. 1._

Virtue is to herself the best reward.--HENRY MORE: _Cupid's Conflict._

Virtue is its own reward.--PRIOR: _Imitations of Horace,