HONORARIA

rium offers matter for much and profound reflection; while of the concrete question?alas ! " 'tis the general humour of the world ; commodity steers our affections throughout/' If the subject be regarded from a philosophical aspect, we learn, as well from history as from observation, that the mind lias not failed to deal with it as with every other question into which an ideal and a real element justly enters. As the thoughts have oscillated towards one or the other phase of the question, this has been invested now with a preponderance of idealism, now of realism; while scepticism and mysticism have not failed still further to discompose the vexed reason with their perturbing influence.