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Walton, in continuation
Hiseloquenceisforcibleandtouching;norcanIhearhim,whenherelatesapatheticincidentorendeavourstomovethepassionsofpityorlove,withouttears.Whatagloriouscreaturemusthehavebeeninthedaysofhisprosperity,whenheisthusnobleandgodlikeinruin!Heseemstofeelhisownworthandthegreatnessofhisfall.
"Whenyounger,"saidhe,"Ibelievedmyselfdestinedforsomegreatenterprise.Myfeelingsareprofound,butIpossessedacoolnessofjudgmentthatfittedmeforillustriousachievements.Thissentimentoftheworthofmynaturesupportedmewhenotherswouldhavebeenoppressed,forIdeemeditcriminaltothrowawayinuselessgriefthosetalentsthatmightbeusefultomyfellowcreatures.WhenIreflectedontheworkIhadcompleted,nolessaonethanthecreationofasensitiveandrationalanimal,Icouldnotrankmyselfwiththeherdofcommonprojectors.Butthisthought,whichsupportedmeinthecommencementofmycareer,nowservesonlytoplungemelowerinthedust.Allmyspeculationsandhopesareasnothing,andlikethearchangelwhoaspiredtoomnipotence,Iamchainedinaneternalhell.Myimaginationwasvivid,yetmypowersofanalysisandapplicationwereintense;bytheunionofthesequalitiesIconceivedtheideaandexecutedthecreationofaman.EvennowIcannotrecollectwithoutpassionmyreverieswhiletheworkwasincomplete.Itrodheaveninmythoughts,nowexultinginmypowers,nowburningwiththeideaoftheireffects.
