The Anglo-saxon Race

In the whole lijstory of this race, powr has prevailed over genlleness, and the Divine anger has gleamed fiercely in the foreground ; whtle the Divine mercy hns scarcely been apprehendcd in the shade. Thenations of this división have been suífieiently active in asserling tlieir rights andnvenging their wrongs ; butitisMr. Eurke's remark, that ihe good ofiloes of kindnessand civility which one of these nations has done lowards another, would not fill ten pages of hi&tory, though spun out wiih the wire-drawn amplifications of a Guiccardini himself. The innate propensiiy of this race is, and ever was, to enterpriseand fierce activity ; and even when held or guided by jus tice, it has lackej the softer and more assunging qualities of chariiy and mercy. It has ?urnshed that ground of human nature which bas reflected the red rays - ;he lercer co'ors ; but the milder and swecter ones have bpen wariting.