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Inthecommencementoflife,wesetnoboundstoourinclinations,nortotheunrestrictedopportunitiesofgratifyingthem,Wehaveasyetfoundnoobstacle,nodispositiontoflag;anditseemsthatwecangoonsoforever.Welookroundinanewworld,fulloflife,andmotion,andceaselessprogress;andfeelinourselvesallthevigorandspirittokeeppacewithit,anddonotforeseefromanypresentsymptomshowweshallbeleftbehindinthenaturalcourseofthings,declineintooldage.anddropintothegrave.Itisthesimplicity,andasitwereabstractednessofourfeelingsinyouth,thatidentifiesuswithnature,anddeludesusintoabeliefofbeingimmortallikeit.Ourshort-livesconnectionwithexistencewefondlyflatterourselves,isanindissolubleandlastingunionahoneymoonthatknowsneithercoldness,jar.norseparation.Asinfantssmileandsleep,wearerockedinthecradleofourwaywardfancies,andlulledintosecuritybytheroaroftheuniversearounduswequaffthecupoflifewitheagerhastewithoutdrainingit,insteadofwhichitonlyoverflowsthemore-objectspressaroundus.fillingthemindwiththeirmagnitudeandwiththestrongofdesiresthatwaituponthem,sothatwehavenoroomforthethoughtsofdeath.