July 8th, noon
Do genius and authority really wear life as a crown , while the greater part of mankind receive it as a yoke ? Is the difference of rank but a different use of men 's dispositions and talents , or a real inequality in their destinies ? A solemn question , as it regards the verification of God 's impartiality . July 8th , noon . -- I went this morning to call upon a friend from the same province as myself , who is the first usher-in-waiting to one of our ministers . I took him some letters from his family , left for him by a traveller just come from Brittany . He wished me to stay .