...who seemed carelessly to postpone the duties of recognition, till dinner and lights afforded him a more convenient opportunity of doing so. To him succeeded...inch of his prerogative' of acquaintanceship." The second specimen we shall lay before our readers, shall be somewhat of a different cast. It contains...

...lights afforded him a more convenient opportunity of doing so. To him succeeded the ' cidevant jcunc homme,' whose 'way of life is fall'n into the sear...inch of his prerogative' of acquaintanceship." The second specimen we shall lay before our readers, shall be somewhat of a different cast. It contains...

...who seemed carelessly to postpone the duties of recognition, till dinner and lights afforded him a. more convenient opportunity of doing so. To him succeeded...the ' cidevant jeune homme,' whose ' way of life is tall'ii into the scar— the yellow leaf;' who, with out-stretched hand, and perpetual 'how d'ye do,'...

...mansion with its luxurious surroundings, than by the sight of some other humble hovel like his own. They whose "way of life is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf" can better realize the oppressive weight of their years by listening to the merry prattle of childhood,...

...seems half in love with easeful death. The colon reintroduces a meditative, colorfully poetic Macbeth, whose way of life "Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf." He has lived long enough and has lost his chance to live a blessed time. Indeed, this remarkable speech...