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observable a degree of susceptibility too exquisite to ad

peace

As she advanced in youth, this sensibility gave a pensive tone to

her spirits, and a softness to her race to beauty,

and rendered her a very interesting object to persons of a congenial

disposition But St Aubert had too ood sense to prefer a charh to see, that this charerous to its possessor to be allowed the character of a blessing He

endeavoured, therefore, to strengthen her mind; to enure her to habits

of self-command; to teach her to reject the first is, and to look, with cool examination, upon the disappointments

he sometimes threw in her way While he instructed her to resist first

inity of mind, that can alone

counterbalance the passions, and bear us, as far as is compatible with

our nature, above the reach of circuht hied to witness, with seeles which his caution occasioned her

In person, Eant symmetry

of form, the same delicacy of features, and the same blue eyes, full

of tender sweetness But, lovely as was her person, it was the varied

expression of her countenance, as conversation awakened the nicer

erace around her: