Remains of the Late Reverend Richard Hurrell Froude, M. A., Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Remains of the Late Reverend Richard Hurrell Froude, M. A., Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, Vol. 2 of 2 Nor let any person allow himself, on light grounds, to suppose that he in his own person is entirely free from it. The point in this narrative which is most surprising, is the perseverance Of one set Of men in pursuit Of an Object, the value of which we cannot understand, and the complete in difference of another set, to an Object quite as easily within their reach, and the value Of which we perceive to be inestimable. Now if any one Will be at the pains to look around him, or to examine his own heart, he will find that he himself, and almost every one, are in themselves an example Of this surprising inconsistency. He will detect him self and his neighbours in dedicating as much time and pains to the pursuit Of things, which even them selves Own to be comparatively insignificant, as would, if directed to higher Objects, secure to them an inheritance in heaven. There is indeed scarcely any thing in the whole face Of human affairs, which when one comes to consider it, is so amazing as the disproportion Of the exertions we make, to the acknowledged value of the ends to which they are directed. We cannot turn our eyes in any direction without seeing instances of men who lead lives Of labour and discomfort in the pursuit Of such things as wealth, power, or praise, and really think nothing Of the difficulties they face, and pain which in many in stances they undergo. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.